The Next Puzzle Piece...

[Oracle]

(Christina rolls her eyes at Radar's last comment. She keeps her arms folded across her chest as she ignores him for the time being. The waiter returns with menus, and when he takes their drink orders, Christina looks at the corner of her eyes and sees that the waiter is trying to look down her shirt. She stares at Radar, wondering how he knew that. Radar taps his forehead with his index and middle fingers. Christina rolls her eyes again and then gives the waiter an annoyed stare. The waiter seems to stand a bit straighter and smiles bigger when Christina looks at him. Christina scoffs and answers annoyed and angry.)

Christina: Just get me a water.

(Radar orders a root beer as the waiter writes down the drink orders. As he walks to get the drinks, he glances over his shoulder at Christina. Christina shakes her head and looks back at Radar.)

Christina: You know I hate it when you're right.

[Radar]

Radar: Most people do.

(Matthews leans against the side of the window they're sitted against. He looks out of the window and can see the whole parking lot. As the rain falls, he sees the clouds and raindrops, steam rising, and little children dancing in the rain. He smiles briefly and then looks down as he pulls a rubix cube from his pocket. He starts toying around with it. When the waiter comes back with the drinks, he asks what they want. Matthews glances up at Christina.)

Radar: Well?

[Oracle]

(Christina orders herself a burger and fries and hands the menu back to the waiter. She finds that the waiter is still staring at her. She just rolls her eyes and scoffs again while he takes Radar's order.)

[Radar]

(Radar is now the one who rolls his eyes. He whistles to get the waiter's attention and then points at his eyes.)

Radar: Hey, hey, Susan. I'm over here. Quit looking at the women and their bodies. Maybe if you stopped doing that Danielle wouldn't have left you. Then again, it might've been the fact that you hung out all the time on the field and have no respect for women except for when they're in your bed. Now are you going to take my order or not?

(The waiter stuttered and looked confused and amazed. Matthews smiles and looks down at the menu. He points to a random thing and asks the waiter what it says. The waiter continues his stuttering spell but finally manages to tell him it's a Turkey Club.)

Radar: Thanks. That's what I'll have. Now get out of here before I scream at the top of my lungs what you did to your bosses Cadillac.

(The waiter gathers the orders and makes off rather quickly. As he does, Matthews sighs and slinks down in his chair, ignoring the look Christina was giving him.)

[Oracle]

Christina: Are you insane? Even though he is a creep and deserved what he got, what gives you the right to go through his mind like that? He probably knows what you are now. He might even be calling the cops too.

[Radar]

Radar: Oh please. I just want to eat. Save the lectures for someone who cares. Besides, he's too much of a chicken to call the police. I know for a fact that he thinks I'm a private investigator. He thinks his mom hired me just like she hired the.....well....let's just say, his mom hires a lot of rather unsavory people to deal with her favorite mistake.

(Radar goes back to playing with his Rubix cube and listening to the peaceful sound of the rain falling.)

[Oracle]

(Christina's eyes grow wider, but she shakes her head and decides that she really doesn't want to know.)

(After a few minutes of silence, the waiter returns with the food. He sets it on the table and quickly walks away back to the kitchen, avoiding the both of them. Christina is grateful that the waiter walked away rather quickly and didn't bother them anymore. Christina starts to eat her fries when she sees the rubix cube.)

Christina: What's with the cube?

[Radar]

(Radar looks at the cube as if he's never seen it before and then tucks it safely into his jacket. He shakes his head at Christina and begins eating his fries.)

Radar: Maybe another time, Christina.

(The two eat their meals in silence. As they leave, Radar smiles at the waiter and walks over. The waiter is hesitant, but Matthews only shakes his hand and leaves a twenty dollar bill in it. Matthews pays and then escorts Christina back to the H-14. As she gets in, he thinks about the cube and the last thing his father told him before sending him away.
Matthews climbs behind the wheel and starts the Hummer up. A red signal is beeping at the center of the steering wheel and Radar puts his com in his ear. He looks back at Christina.)

Radar: I didn't handcuff you this time. Trust me when I say, if you try anything, I won't be the one regretting this course of action.

(Radar talks to Anorak as she tells him of a distress signal from the LAX airport. He nods and asks her to calculate the course. She tells him it would only be an additional hour to get there, as it's only moderately out of the way.)

Radar: Ok, Christina. We're making one last pit stop. Gotta pick up Ryder's dumb a$$, probably.

[Oracle]

(Christina sits in the back and is a bit relieved that she won't be going to the base just yet.)

Christina: Who's Ryder, a soldier?

[Radar]

(Radar smiles and glances back at Christina.)

Radar: Yeah, Ryder's a soldier. Alex Ryder to be exact. Good man. He was one of the elite soldiers chosen to be in the "Lycan Clone" Project. Anyway, he's probably coming back from Philadelphia.

(Radar looks back at Christina and sighs. He knows he should really heed her advice, but he doesn't really care. Something about her intrigues him and he wants to find out what it is.)

Radar: Hey, come on up here. Come sit in the passengers seat. For some strange reason, I want to talk to you.

[Oracle]

(Christina stares at Radar once again, not believing what she is hearing. But she takes Radar seriously and climbs into the passenger's seat.)

Christina: So why and what do you want to talk about?

[Radar]

(Radar takes off his red shades and places them in a compartment between the two seats. He picks up the blue shades and places them on his face. As he closes the compartment, Christina gets a glance at all of the different shades he has. Matthews looks at her and forces a small smile.)

Radar: I have no idea. I know there's something about you that intrigues me, and I have yet to place my finger on it. I also know that your powers have returned. Now....before you accuse me of not giving you any privacy, may I just say I was sleeping somewhat soundly, and not infiltrating your mind on any level. But anyone who has dreams like you do, must have something up. Honestly dear Christina, it was as if Metallica were being blasted right against my head. I couldn't help but notice. Now, seeing as how you don't trust me, I'm going to go ahead and make you a deal. If you don't try anything for the remainder of this trip, I won't tell Smith that your powers have returned when we get to Omega Base. How's that?

[Oracle]

(Christina is a bit embarrassed that Radar knew about the nightmare that constantly troubled her. But she then looks at him confused. She intrigues him? And now he was proposing a deal where he would keep her powers a secret. She would take up on his offer, but she had to know something first.)

Christina: Why exactly are you doing this? I mean... When we first met, you were a bit of a tight @$$ military guy who used his powers in public and then bound and handcuffed me. And now you're presenting me with a deal to keep my powers a secret. I really don't get you.

[Radar]

(Radar smiles and shakes his head as he looks in Christina's direction.)

Radar: The only way I acted like an a$$hole before, was.......oh hell there Christina. That is the way I usually am. But I needed to find out if you were going to be the irritating nuisance type of person. As far as I know, you're an ok person. A bit troubled, but nowadays, who isn't. Besides, I've been told that I'm complicated. Perhaps I truly am.

[Oracle]

Christina: Well whoever told you that was right.

(Christina looks out of her side window and can now see the highway unlike in the back with the windows tinted. Even though it is afternoon, the sky is still dark from the rainstorm. It reminds her of driving in the night, and she begins to think about the dream again. She becomes somewhat scared and puts on her seatbelt to secure herself.)