A/N - So, this is very first HM fanfic and I'm really excited about it! :D I'm going to try and include as many events from the actual game (which I haven't played in while) as I possibly can. Happy reading! :D

Vanessa Slater slipped off her black leather jacket as she stepped into her office at the Kou Sa Ku In Headquarts, she slid gracefully into her chair and began typing her password into her computer. Instantly a window containing a live video feed popped up along with several files containing information that would be necessary for her next assignment.

"Good morning, Slater. I trust your last mission went well?"

"Doesn't it always, Parker?" Vanessa smirked, tossing her thick, golden mane dauntingly in the air. "The boss says he's already got a new one cooked up for me."

"That's correct." Parker smiled. "He wants you to check out a place called Mineral Town."

"Mineral Town?" she asked with a hint of curiosity. "Wasn't that Turner's project?"

"Yeah, but we've got a slight problem... He's missing!" Vanessa's eyes grew wide with shock, Turner was missing?

"...But... How?" she finally managed to ask.

"We don't know." Parker frowned. "That's why we need you to go. The boss has been watching the place for years, he wasn't too concerned about it being a real threat until now."

"Where do I start?" she asked after a moment of silence.

"You'll arrive in the town tomorrow at noon on the local ferry. This is an undercover mission so you'll be posing as a farmer named Claire Williams. You're goal is to recover the missing agent, find whoever is behind his disappearance and annihilate them, got it?"

"Understood." Vanessa nodded.

"You're to spend the next few hours studying profiles of all the locals. The main suspects right now are Mayor Thomas, Gray, Jeff, and Doctor Trent; be sure you keep an eye on them. Oh, and the boss wants you to inform me immediately on any new info you pick up." Vanessa gave a quick nod before grabbing a notebook to scribble down notes on the town residents. "Also..." Parker began. "Take care, Slater."

"Parker," she giggled, faking shyness. "I never knew you cared."

"Naw," he replied with a teasing grin. "I just don't wanna have to come down there and rescue your lazy butt." The two laughed before bidding farewell, leaving one another to their assigned tasks. Vanessa went to work studying profiles, taking notes on every detail she thought might be important. Out of the four suspects she decided to focus her work on Gray, he seemed to be more likely to betray his fellow townsmen than the other three, but then, you never could tell.

The next day came all too quickly, in place of her usual fashionable leather clothing Vanessa found herself dressed in a pink and white checkered shirt along with a rather simple looking pair of faded overalls. Her strikingly blond hair was down, hiding her face behind a mass of golden waves. The sea air filled her nostrils as the ferry approached the tiny village, making her feel fresh and alive. The moment her feet touched the splintered wooden dock the cunning Vanessa Slater ceased to exist, she was replaced by the sweet, simple-minded farmer, Claire.

"Hello there!" called a man that Claire recognized as Mayor Thomas. She noted that his appearance in person was quite similar to that of Santa Clause, not that she'd ever seen Santa Clause in person but that was hardly relevant.

"Hi!" she waved.

"I'm Mayor Thomas." he introduced himself.

"Claire Williams." she smiled. "I'm here about the ad in the newspaper for the old farm?"

"Ah," the mayor mused. "So you're the one who's decided to take up that place, eh?"

"Yup." Claire nodded happily. "I can't wait to see it!"

"Don't get your hopes up." he warned. "It's a wreck."

"Well then, I'll do my best to make it nice again!"

"Good!" Thomas grinned. "Let's get down there then."

A/N - Hope you like it so far! Also, I love my reviews more than the Kappa loves cucumbers so feel free to leave one (It would totally make my day XDXDXD)!