The Monkees Part 2

Chapter 7

"So, you have no idea where you heard the names from? You're not even sure if you overheard the names as a kid or when you were a teenager or now when you're an adult?"

"Davy, all I can say is, its been years since I heard that name. I was probably a young teenager at the time still living in Texas. I remember hearing that name from several different guys." It was all coming back to him. "Well, as I said, I don't remember all too much. I was just a kid at the time."

"Mike, please get to the point." Micky said completely impatient.

"Okay. Here's the story. I always went to a specific coffee shop before I moved here of course. And one day, I went in with my girlfriend and I overheard several older men talking about these guys. One of them kept mentioning Peter. I remember that much because I was wondering who this Peter Tork guy is. I didn't ask them and they never told me."

"Wait, wait. They mentioned Peter in their conversation?"

"Yeah. It was a bit strange. They kept saying that he was a great kid and will go anything that is said. Basically saying he was naive. I looked him up when I got home that evening. All I read was he was a great multiinstrumentalist. I completely forgot all about Peter when I moved here to Malibu. Then I actually met Peter and I kept wondering where I heard his name from. Now, I know."

"So, Peter could be the real target here."

"Why me though?" Peter began to question.

"That's what we need to find out. Apparently, you were a target 10 years ago and they couldn't find you. Now, they are going to search for you again." Micky said moving closer to Peter and he put his hand on Peter's shoulder.

"Okay. So, we need to make sure they don't get anywhere near Petah." Davy suggested.

"That's a good idea but how? They know where we live, and they know how to get into the house even when it's locked." Mike said as he shook his head in confusion. He had no idea what to do or how he was going to protect Peter.

Mike began again trying to figure out why they would be after him: "Think Peter. 10 years ago, what happened? You must have it in you memory somewhere."

Peter thought long and hard. He couldn't think of why these guys would be after him. "Uh...........I can't think of any reason why these guys would be after me."

"Could something have happened when you were 15? Did you witness anything or over hear someone say something and they know it was you who overheard them?"

"Uh, hold on let me think." Peter thought about it some more. "It was a really long time ago. How am I supposed to know what happened?"

"Think real hard Pete."

"Okay."

Peter thought about it for another few minutes. "Well, I, uh, oh that's right!" Something clicked in Peter's head.

"Well?" Davy insisted on knowing.

"Okay. It was a few days after I turned 15. My brother (I'm not sure if Peter had a brother in real life) owed some money to some pretty aweful people. He was 19 at the time. And when I say he owed money, I'm not talking about 10, 15 bucks. I'm talking about thousands of dollars. My brother couldn't pay off the rest of the money he owed. It was $50,000. He only paid $10,000. 6 years ago, he was killed in a car accident while still paying the guys. Now, I guess they wanna find me because I'm the next person they want."

"Dude, $50,000? That's alot of money!" Micky spoke as soon as Peter was done speaking.

"Yeah. It is. So, apparently, since they managed to mention my name 10 years ago and they brought up their boss, which was among the names Micky mentioned, they will be going after me and soon. The problem is, I have to watch my back like before."

"Look Petah, nothing is going to happen to you ya hear me?" Davy responded still worried about Peter.

"Yeah I hear. It seems like we can never catch a break from these guys."

"Yeah you're telling me. They are just coming up with other things to try and kill us. I am getting real tired of running from these guys!" Mike said. His frustration showing badly.

"Hold it fellas. We all need to calm down. Mike, being frustrated won't help our situation any. Calm down." Micky said putting a hand on Mike's shoulder as Mike gave out heavy sigh.

"We can beat these guys. I know we can. We have done it many many times before."

"Davy's right Mike. Getting mad won't solve anything."

"I suppose you're right. But, just when we are trying to get our lives back from what happened a few months ago, something else has to happen. First, I was knocked out and Micky was kidnapped, then we went looking for Micky only to come back to the pad and he is standing 30 feet away from all of us with a bomb attached to his chest. Then once the bomb is defused, we find out that I recognize a drug boss name and Peter is in grave danger." Mike slammed his fist into the wall creating a huge hole the size of his fist.

"Okay Mike. No need to get mad. Understand? We are all frustrated."

Mike put his hands up in defeat. His knuckles on his left hand were bruised and bleeding. "Sorry fellas. I can't take this anymore. I can't take any more running around. I am so tempted to kill every single one of our enemies so they will leave us alone!"