Third Person POV
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEE-
Lucy turned rolled over and turned off her alarm clock. The sleep in her eyes vanished and was replaced by a smile as she saw the picture on her nightstand. It showed her, all in black, holding up a badge. Her face was showing no emotion, but inside her heart was ready to burst with happiness.
Standing beside her was Mirajane (A.K.A The She-Devil), her trainer and second-in-command. Mira hadn't bothered to hide her bright smile.
Lucy had just passed her training for FTSA (A.K.A, The Fairy Tail Spy Agency) and was starting as a rookie on the field. Today was her first day and, for better or worst, the start of her first mission. Unfortunately, she had yet to know who her partner was or what the mission was about.
She got out of bed and started to get ready for the day. She was happy and nervous all at the same time. She wore a simple blue blouse that flared out on the sleeves and bottom and wore light blueish gray bootcut jeans. Sighing, she popped her syrup-less waffle into her mouth while she zipped up her knee-high boots. Then, without further ado, she left her two-story condo, and into her life as a FTSA agent.
The FTSA building was located under Fiore Central Park and Wilderness Reserve. Every entrance, camera, and conveniently placed tree were hidden and disguised so slyly that a number of new recruits have lost their brand-new jobs just because they got lost in the park itself- not to mention the labyrinth underneath it.
Luckily, Lucy has memorized the way to and from every entrance and exit there is. And this particular morning was no different. She veered of the path (looking around for any pedestrians first of course) and headed behind a large oak tree.
Lucy pulled a leaf and immediately, a tiny piece of bark slid upwards near the base of the trunk revealing a retractable needle. Knowing she would only have five seconds before the needle retracted and the bark slid back over, she quickly placed her pricked her thumb on the needle which identified her as an agent from the DNA in her blood. And then she fell.
In a matter of eight seconds, from the time she reached for the leaf to the time she landed on cold hard metal, she had entered the FTSA (or as agents like to call it, "The Base"). She hurried down the hallway and quickly flashed her ID to the scanner knowing the metal tunnel would flood in a time frame of 13 seconds. She passed through and entered an elevator (which demanded an eye scan to be of use) and decelerated down into The Base.
A rush of people went up and down the hallways. Some in casual clothes (office workers), some in long white coats (lab workers developing new tech., poisons, ect.), and the rest wore skin-tight, stretchy, black, suits. They were simply called, "suits". Each suit was equipped with a gun, water, extra bugs, walkie talkies, a taser, multiple knives, a rappeling hook, night vision goggles/ binoculars, and a million other things that are always being added and improved.
Lucy headed straight to Erza Scarlet's (A.K.A Titania) office (the president and director of the FTSA) to collect her mission file, be briefed, and finally meet her she never met the legendary agent, was scared to death of Titania. The only thing she knew about Titania, was she was top-dog and scary as hell.
Before she knew it, Lucy was standing in front of the twin oak doors that lead to Titania's office. "I can do this." she mumbled. A split second after her hand touched the wooden doors, a female's voice answered, "Come in!" How the hell did she hear me? Lucy thought. She took a deep, shaky breath and pushed open the heavy, oak doors.
A woman with long, dark red hair sat behind a large desk. In front of the stood two small, plush chairs. A name tag was sitting on the desk and as Lucy got a closer look she realized, that ERZA FREAKING SCARLET was staring at Lucy's face. She was frozen in shock.
Erza gestured to one of the chairs, "Take a seat Lucy Heartfilia." Without a moments hesitation, Lucy complied.
"Yes, ma'am."
They were in the middle of a brief stare off when the twin doors burst open, bits and pieces of wood splintering. Both women immediately grabbed their guns from their holster and pointed it towards the door.
And then, the almost mythical man, Natsu Dragneel (A.K.A "Salamander") walked in looking extremely fucking badass. He was wearing his tight black suit and sunglasses (which most likely had a second use). His very attractive face had a small smirk playing on it.
"Natsu Dragneel! You're late! Not to mention the fact that you just broke my door! I'll have you know that the repair cost is coming out of your paycheck!" Erza screamed at him.
"Jeez, take a chill pill Erzy." At that moment, the probability of Erza's head blowing up was a million to one. All the while, Lucy sat there memorized, staring at the man. ' ohmygod,' Lucy thought. ' he has pink hair! Wait, is the legendary Salamander my partner? I thought he already had a partner... Wasn't her name-'
"Unfortunately," started Erza, cutting Lucy out of her thoughts. "This reckless man will be your partner throughout your career as a FTSA agent. His name i-"
"But doesn't he already have a partner?" Lucy blurted out. Oops. She covered her mouth. Natsu's smirk dropped. The mood in room got dark. Fast. It was never alright to ask about someones previous partner. It just wasn't done. "... Um, I mean... Um I uh...sorry." she mumbled.
"Yes," replied Erza, the dark aura still surrounding her. "He did have a partner. Poor girl. We lost her a couple months ago."
Lucy turned to Natsu. "I'm sorry." She whispered, her voice barely bigger than a whimper.
Natsu, with a clenched jaw replied, "It's fine. Forget about it." Erza cleared her throat. Inside she was heartbroken, but on the outside, because she needed to be fierce (if not for her, for her agency), she kept a straight face- void of all emotion.
"The case you will be working on is about a group of terrorists," She slid two identical files to both Lucy and Natsu. "They go by the name of The Big Bang-for obvious reasons- and they are currently the number one terrorist organization in the world. I want you two to infiltrate their base-become one of them. You're going under your own names, but your cover will be two expert bombers. Therefore, each of you will be reading," Erza grunted as she pulled out a three inch thick book. "This. It has all you need to know to become a professional bomber."
They make those?!
Both operatives were silent. "Um, what?" they said in perfect and probably never to be repeated unison. They looked at each other, dumbfounded. 'Shit!' Lucy thought as she felt herself blushing, 'Why does he have to be so damn attractive?' Salamander smirked. And Lucy pouted. Salamander mimicked her pout and Lucy wrinkled her nose and, inevitably, Salamander mimicked that too. Lucy rolled her eyes, sighed, and looked back to Erza. She assumed he also mimicked that. She was correct.
"Anyway," said Erza with an amused smile thinking of the cute exchange. "You have no reason to suit up. Just read the book and file thoroughly. I want a full report on bomb building by tomorrow, so get going." She waved them off, dismissing them. "Oh and Heartfilia?" She said right before Lucy stepped through the door, "Your new code name is Princess."
Lucy turned and left without another word.
