May 31st 2016

11:52 Eastern Standard Time

The Hollywood Sign, Las angelos, California

Near secret entrance of The North Wind Convention Center

(Skipper's POV)

"Kowalski analysis!" I shouted peering thru a pair of binculors. Kowalski had a pair of his own was was scaning the Hollywood sign and the surrounding area, "Sorry Skipper…I can't locate the secret entrance!" Kowalski said. "I found it!" Private shouted. "Private your going to get a raise in this," I said. "what?" Private said. "Double…no triple the fish rations!" I said. "What!" Kowalski said. "Fish?" Rico said. "Yah!" Private said. "do you have to rub it in," Kowalski muttered. "Okay Private lead the way!" I said. Private lead us to where he saw the entrance which happened to be under the "H" in "Hollywood". "How did you miss that?" I said glaring at Kowalski.

"I thought that would be too obvious!" Kowalski shouted. Kowalski went up to the door and started to press on various surfaces, "The secret button has to be here somewhere." Private pushed on the side panel on the H and a door slid open. "Oh…that was my next guess," Kowalski muttered. "Okay men," I said, "Commence Operation: Elitist of the elite!" "Aye skipper," Kowalski said. "Now roll out!" I shouted. We entered the secret North Wind Convention Center and sneaked past their security measures and the posted guards. "Skipper," Kowalski said, "Backstage is this way." "We're not going backstage," I said, "we're going abovestage." "I might be able to get us up onto the walkways and gauntries above the stage," Kowalski said.

"Okay boys let's exit stage up," I said. Rico blasted a massive hole in the ceiling and then hacked up a grappling hook. "Grab on!" I shouted. Rico, Private, and Kowalski grabbed tightly on the grapple gun. I fired and we flew up into the ceiling and landing on a overhead catwalk just as a pair of guards walked past. "Kowalski options!" I said. Kowalski looked down thru the mesh that formed the false ceiling, "Based on the sitting arrangements…I say that way!" We followed Kowalski and found ourselves directly above the gaint stage where the host was standing. "That Buck Rockgut," Kowalski muttered. Rockgut shut up the crowd, "All right candy corns settle down so I can read the winner." "Winner of what?" Private whispered. "And the winner of the Agent of the year award is…Super Special Agent Nigel!" The appluse of the crowd filled the air as Private's Uncle Nigel walked up on stage.

Rockgut handed Nigel who issued his thanks. Nigel then took the podium and began his acceptance speech. While Private listened intently to his uncles words I blocked them out as I scanned the audience below for the smug faces of Classified and the North Wind. I put my attention back on the stage when I finally heard Nigel say, "Thank you." as he walked back to his seat. Rockgut returned to the podium and said, "And now the Award you all been waiting for…The Elitist of the Elite Award." "And your Nominees are…The North Wind…" "Move! Move! Move!" I shouted loud enough for everyone to hear. Rico hacked up a smoke bomb as we made our surprise arrival on stage. "What are you doing here Dandy dumplings!" Rockgut said. "Why didn't we get an invite!" I replied. "Someone call security!" Agent Classified shouted. "Classified please seat down," Rockgut shouted, "There is only one way to fix this shakeup…" The North Wind and the four of us all felt darts hit us and we all blacked out.

(end of chapter one)