Reflexes

Fandom: MacGyver

Category: gen

Rating: G

Word Count: 150

Brilliant light assaulted his eyes. Mac’s reflexes took over; arm raised to shield his eyes, he winced away from the direction of the strobe — just as panel of wood beside his face exploded! His head had been there half a second ago!

Splinters of wood bit into his arm and shoulder as he dropped to the floor, rolling and then scrambling to get behind the uncertain protection of a stack of wooden crates. No more bullets followed, however.

Instead, a mocking voice lilted at him from out of the darkness.

“Nice reflexes, MacGyver! I nearly got you that time! Run if you must… but I will get my picture. It makes me smile to imagine Peter Thornton opening the letter containing the photograph of the moment of your death — it will be the high point of my career.

“Run, MacGyver… you’ve got a few seconds while I reload the camera…”