"Hello chief," Said Agent 86 Aka: Maxwell Smart as he walked into the chief of CONTROL's office, "You said you wanted to see me?"

"Yes Max, as you've probably heard by now Agent 147, is being held hostage by KAOS, and they say that if we don't pay the ransom they will kill him."

"Yes, I've heard that," Said Smart, "But, why did you call me here?"

"Well, since our budget doesn't have the money to pay the ransom-"

"Wait Chief, What about our funds reserved for ransoms?

"It ran out after your last case. You were kidnapped and you were holding secret CONTROL information so to get the information we needed to pay the money they asked for.

"Well gosh Chief, you didn't have to have to do that. By the time they came to get me I had already created a cunning way to break out of the cell they were keeping me in and disarm guards, and all in two minutes. Would you believe it? Two minutes!"

"Actually, max, I don't believe that."

"Would you believe one hour?"

"Frankly, no."

"How about by the next full moon?"

"Max! Back on subject, I called you here because I need you to get into KAOS undercover and rescue Agent 147.

"I see, a plan Q-13, but with all due respect, sir, aren't Q-13's a dangerous plan for use only when an important person has been kidnapped?"

"Yes, they are, max. What's your point?

"Well, not to be rude, chief, but Agent 147 isn't the best man on the force. I mean did you see what happened last time he tried to catch a KAOS agent, he mistakenly kidnapped the mayor. I just don't think that he has made enough of a contribution to CONTROL to activate a Q-13, if you know what I mean."

"Max, Agent 147 is my brother."

"And what a wonderful man he is."

"Anyway, tomorrow you-"

"Wait chief, this is confidential material, isn't it."

"Yes it is, so maybe you should let my finish what I was saying."

"Well, we can't discuss this kind of thing without the 'Cone of Silence"

"Please, max, not this time."

"Why not"

"Because every time we use it, it's either completely useless or I end up with permanent head trauma!"

"Chief, I demand the cone of silence."

"Fine. Lower the cone of silence." The Chief said into the intercom on his desk.

Suddenly the familiar buzzing of the Cone of Silence's slow descent from the ceiling started. The cone lowered until it rested on the chief's desk, one small dome over max's head, one over his own.

Nervously the chief started again, "So tomorrow you will meet a CONTROL informant at the San Francisco Naval Base at eighteen hundred hours, he will tell you where KAOS' new headquarters are"

"How will I know its him." said Max

"Um," said the chief recovering from the shock that the Cone of silence was still working flawlessly, "Oh yes, he will be wearing a tie with the picture of a bird on it."

"Will I need a code?"

"Yes, when you see him offer him some gum, he will then say he is allergic to cats."

"Got it, chief. You can raise the cone of silence now"

The chief flinched, "Raise the cone of silence." He said as he spoke into the intercom again

The cone buzzed and rose off of the desk smoothly. All the while the chief ready to cover his head if something happened. The buzzing stopped and he looked up, the cone was on the ceiling.

"What I tell you." said Max

"It worked." The chief looked like he would have even laughed if he wasn't so dignified, "Well max, go see Parker in the lab he has some gadgets you'll need on this case."

"Ok chief, I'll see you later." Said Max as he got up and headed out the door

As he closed the door he heard a crash. He opened the door and peeked inside and saw the cone of silence on the chief's now crushed desk.

"Max!!!"

"Bye, chief." Said max as he shut the door and ran