Agent Minnesota

I'm afraid, but what am I afraid of? And what is that smell? Smoke?

I sat up in a bed that I vaguely remember in a room that was littered with clothes and garbage. Out of the door there was a flickering light and near the ceiling there was a dense cloud of black smoke. Hearing distance coughs I sat up quickly and grabbed my phone and running into the hallway. I accessed the situation and ran to my sister's room I tried the door handle but it wouldn't budge I stepped back a few paces and throwing my shoulder into the door with the sound of wood splintering. Wakeing my sister up she coughed and looked around I told her to go get the animals out of the house. She ran out the door and did what I asked. I ran to my parent's room next and not even trying the door handle I slammed through. Wakeing up my parents we all left the house. By then the house was engulfed in flames and there was distant sounds of sirens. I sat down and looking around seeing that the whole block was up. Finally the fire fighters were here and they got to work when one of the firefighters came up to me and in a familiar voice he asked "are you all right?"

Waking up suddenly and looking around I remembered I was in the back of a Pelican. I saw around me that Maine sharpening his knife, Rifle knifle? I don't know. Continuing my search I saw North and South Dakota bickering about something I guessed it was about AI's again. Wyoming was telling knock, knock jokes to whoever would listen. Carolina sulking in a corner mumbling to herself finally I rested my eyes on Washington who had a concerned look on his face and repeated his question.

"Are you all right you were mumbling to yourself about a fire and stuff?"

"Fuck off Wash, it's none of your business." He put his hands up in surrender. At that same time we hit a batch of turbulence which sort of freaked out South. Swearing in a loud voice that made Theta laugh out loud. South turned to the scared Theta and started to issues death threats to him and everyone on the ship including the AI's. A few batches of turbulence later we had to tie down South so that she couldn't complete those threats. All the time we were doing this Theta was smiling and once South saw that, she went ballistic. Theta than appeared behind my leg terrified I looked down and grinned at the small AI behind my hazop helmet. Just then South lunged at us and me and Theta gave a little squeak. Which got us very strange looks, at the same time Wash punched South in the visor and she became unconscious. That began a heated argument between Wash and North, we all sat back down and listened after few minutes four-seven-niner came over the speakers in her agitated voice.

"Welcome back agents to the Mother of Intervention a total population of a whole bunch of assholes "

We all stood up and gathered our gear. Looking around franticly looking for my DMR I felt a nudge near my shoulder looking up I saw South holding my DMR. looking around to see who let her out they all shrugged. I took it and grabbed my tomahawk and folded it. Looking back up seeing that South was still there I straighten up and said.

"Thanks for finding my DMR South, I greatly appreciate it" and went back to getting my gear together.

"You're welcome Minnesota "and she walked away.

I looked over my shoulder and watched her walked until I caught the menacing glance from North and I went back to work. By that time four-seven-niner was docking, we all got off and South brushed up next to me then North elbowed me and gave me another menacing glance. I turned to the lower class agents commons and walked to the door, all the sudden it opened up and the Consoler and Director came walking out I gave a crisp salute and continued walking. Then the Director called from behind me "Agent Minnesota a word please" I turned around and saluted.

"No need for formalities Minnesota please walk with us" the consoler said in his soothing tone

We walked for a while until we came to the bridge sitting down in his chair the director gestured to an arm chair in front of the desk.

"Please sit Agent Minnesota we have a lot to talk about "I sat in the chair and it sagged under the weight of my armor.

Smiling the director continued in his rough southern accent "I'll just get to the point" he put an AI memory unit on the table. "This is your AI Minnesota his name is Omicron the alphas bravery" suddenly the AI popped up, he looked exactly like delta but his color was dark blue. Lightning bolts sparking every off him and he in an athoritive tone spoke.

"Hello Agent Minnesota my name is Omicron and I have been selected to be your AI and greatly respect to be your AI"

The director pressed a button on the memory unit and he disappeared sighing to himself the Director continued.

"Your surgery will begin in two weeks and then your schedule will change and you'll be training with the top eight"

I got up and saluted, walking out the door and continued down the hallway then turned down another. Knowing that there would be nobody down this hallway I stopped and swore out loud knowing what happened to wash I stood there for a few moments till I heard footsteps coming down the hallway. I walked back to my room with a bad feeling about getting an AI. I got into my pajamas and crawled into my bed I started to read a book, when agent Montana walked in and also got his pajamas on and he climbed in to his bed and started to read a book I looked at him and he peered over his book

"So what did the director need to talk to you about?"

I looked at him stunned than it hit me I looked at him "York told you didn't he, that guy and his black mail"

"Maybe or maybe not "and Montana looked over his book again "and…."

"The director is giving me an AI and some new equipment" and I layed down looking out of the glass ceiling at the distant stars.

"Dose any of the top eight know?" and he put the book down this time and looked at me

"No…" I said peering over at him "and they're not going to know until after the surgery specifically South and Carolina" I sat up on my elbow and gave him a death stare and after a few minute he got the message and put his hands up in surrender.

"Ok, ok I won't tell South or Carolina but sooner or later they will find out and you know what will happen" we both winced at the thought of South finding out. But gave a little chuckle when we thought of Carolina finding out because ever since she went down on the leader board she had rough times and now the lower class agent can win a fight against her. I layed back down and looked at the stars for a little bit longer until I fell asleep.