Alvin's POV
It was like any normal day. I was thinking of something awesome to do, Simon was making an invention in the basement, and Theodore was making some lunch in the kitchen. The girls were helping us out with what we were doing.
Brittany: "Maybe we can… nah."
Me: "Oh, I know… no."
Brittany: "Man, this weird. Have we already done everything?"
Me: "I think so, yeah. Well, there is one thing we haven't done, but I don't like it."
We went up to Dave's room and saw him writing us some new music.
Me: "Hey, Dave."
Dave: "Hey, Alvin. Hi, Brittany."
Brittany: "Dave, I know this will sound weird, but is there anything we can do for you?"
Dave: "What happened or what do you want?"
Me: "Nothing, Dave. We're just bored and since we can't think of anything fun to do, we figured we'd make your life easier and do some chores for you. Is that too hard to understand?"
Dave: "From you, yes, but if you are offering, I need you and the others to get a few things for me."
Brittany: "Okay, Dave. We'll get the others."
Dave gave us a list and we left with our siblings. After an hour, we had one thing left to get. We didn't know what it was because on the list it said to go to CVS and find Ben. We were supposed to tell him we were Dave's children. When we walked into CVS we found Ben and walked up to him.
Ben: "Can I help you?"
Simon: "Uuhh, yeah. We're Dave's kids."
Ben: "Oh! Give me a second. I'll go get 'it.'"
Ben left and came back with a purple and gold box.
Ben: "Here, take these to Dave. It's locked and couldn't be lock-picked by the best lock-picker in the world. Dave has the key. Make sure you don't lose it."
Ben left and we headed home.
Me: "What do you think is in here?"
Simon: "I don't know, but it has to be important."
Theodore: "It might be for us because it has a small size that probably would fit us."
Eleanor: "I don't know, but it really is striking me as weird."
We walked home and gave the box to Dave.
Me: "Dave, what's in this box?"
Dave: "After dinner, I'll tell you."
We waited a few hours and then, after dinner Dave told us to follow him. He led us down to the basement and we looked around at a dead end.
Simon: "Dave, there's nothing here, but a wall."
Dave: "Are you sure? Look closer."
We did as we asked and then we noticed something. There was a brick sticking out of the wall. Theodore pushed it in and the wall split in half. We saw a room with a lot of gold and candles. There was a chest at the end of the room. We walked up to the chest and Dave opened it. We couldn't see what was inside.
Dave: "What do you guys know about my past?"
We mumbled a bit until we admitted we knew almost nothing.
Dave: "Well, before I was a song-writer, I was born into something bigger. It was something very important and I was needed, but after a while the importance went down and I wasn't needed anymore. Now, I'm needed again, but it is something I can't handle alone. So, I need your help."
Me: "What was this important job, Dave?"
Dave: "I was an assassin. I killed people who were manipulating others for to cause monarchy over the entire world. And now, you're all joining."
Simon: "Why? I'm sure Ben is an assassin, and there are others, right?"
Dave: "Ben is a supporter of our creed, but he isn't trained. I know for a fact that all of you have certain skills that you can use, and I'll train you to both increase those skills and gain new ones."
Theodore: "What are our skills, Dave?"
Dave: "Alvin, you know from experience what risks are worth taking, and you're very agile. Simon, you can easily figure out how to use and make new weapons and supplies. Theodore, you are good at making people think otherwise. You could easily lower suspicion. Brittany, your knowledge of fashion could help us disguise ourselves well. Jeanette, with all the books you read, you know a lot of strategies that we'll need. Eleanor, you know what risks are worth taking, and know how to keep everyone under control."
We all looked around and nodded.
Dave: "I will train you all to gain better abilities. First, though, I'll give you each a weapon. All of you will get these hidden blades. Customize them all you want, but always have them on."
Dave gave all of us wrist guards made of metal.
Dave: "Alvin, you are fast and strong. With this sniper rifle, you can attack both close up and far away."
Dave pulled out a sniper rifle and gave it to me. I made sure it was loaded.
Dave: "Simon, you are smart and tactful. I give you this katana. Its blade can change size at will."
Simon took the katana and looked towards Dave.
Dave: "Theodore, I know how you don't like to fight up close, so I give you this rope dart. You can wrap it around your enemies' necks and hang them or just go for a direct cut."
Theodore took the rope dart and swung it around a bit.
Dave: "Brittany, since you're in charge of disguises, you need a small weapon. So, I give you this dagger."
Brittany took the dagger and looked at Dave.
Dave: "Jeanette, I know you don't like blood, so I'll give you this retractable bow staff."
Jeanette took the bow staff and made it smaller.
Dave: "Eleanor, you're fast. I'll give you dual pistols."
Eleanor took the pistols and stuffed them into her pockets.
Dave: "Okay, everyone. Training begins tomorrow."
With that we went to our rooms and had a goodnights sleep.
