Pedro Pascal Character Imagines

Pinball Wizard (Javier Pena)

Summary: Javier and Marina make a bet.

"Fuck," Steve cursed, "This is the best lead we've had in weeks."

They arrived to yet another empty house. A tip had said that one of Escobar's lieutenants was hiding out in the house, but had once again slipped away right before they got there.

"Peña, O'Brian, do a complete check of the house. Search from top to bottom. Hell, knock down walls if you have to. See if you can find anything we can use," Carrillo ordered.

Javier nodded and turned to Marina. "You good?"

Marina cocked her gun and nodded.

The two of them went inside, calling out every time they cleared a room. They checked the house from top to bottom and still turned up with nothing.

Marina entered a room and her eyes lit up. "Javi!"

Javier came running in, his gun drawn. He was breathing heavily and waving his gun in all directions, looking for an attacker. When he saw none, he lowered his gun. "What?"

"Javi, check this out!" Marina said, running over the machine. In the corner of the room sat a pinball machine.

"Ri! Don't touch that!" he snapped.

"Come on, old man. Show a young whippersnapper how it's done."

"Okay 1. Fuck you. And 2. I'm not that old. I played these things in college."

Marina ignored him and pulled the lever back, releasing the ball. She played for a few minutes, before the ball went down the hole.

Javier snickered. "You suck at this."

Marina turned to him. "You try then." She gestured to the machine.

Javier walked over to her. "Let's make this more interesting, shall we? I beat your high score, you go on a date with me."

Marina raised her eyebrows at him. "Fine. But if I win, you buy me lunch for a month."

Javier laughed. "Really? That's it?"

"Fuck you, Peña. I like my food."

Javier bumped her hip with his and she moved. Javier pulled the lever back, releasing the ball. His fingers were so quick and instead of moving around like Marina did when she played, he stood as still as a statue.

Marina watched bug-eyed as he beat her high score and scored way above it.

"What the fuck are you two doing in here?" Steve's voice snapped Javier out of 'his zone'.

The ball slipped down the hole and the game was over.

"Just having a bit of fun, Murph," Marina told him.

"I'm glad you're having fun, but we're here to catch Narcos. Not here to beat their high score."

Javier turned to Marina, ignoring Steve. "I win."

Marina crossed her arms over her chest and stared at him. "Really? I hadn't noticed."

"Pick you up at 7?"

Marina gave him a wry smile. "I don't know. I'll have to check my schedule. I think I might have a date with some paperwork. My partner can be a real asshole sometimes."

Javier smiled that crooked smile Marina loved. "Asshole, huh? I just might have to have a talk with him."

Marina laughed. "Anything but that. You two might get along too well and then where will I be?"

Javier reached over and took Marina's hand in his. "Come on."

Marina looked into the brown eyes covered by his yellow aviators. "Okay. But in all seriousness, if you want this date. You're helping with the paperwork."

Javier groaned dramatically, causing Marina to giggle. "Fine."

"Great. I'll be waiting outside." She kissed Javier on the cheek and left the room.

Steve turned to his partner. "What in the hell was that all about? I felt like you two were about to start fucking with me still in the room."

Javier and Marina were known to openly flirt with each other, but never like this.

"She bet me that she couldn't beat me in pinball. If I won, she had to go on a date with her. If I lost, I had to buy her lunch for the next month."

"You might still have to do that. You know how much she likes to eat."

The two men laughed.

Steve looked at the score on the machine. "Damn. That's the highest score I've ever seen."

"Many nights spent in the arcade down the road from A&M."

"I bet pinball made you very popular with the ladies," Steve said.

Javier looked at him and gave him a smirk. "A gentleman never kisses and tells, Murphy."