It was about eleven at night in the large city of Venice. A young woman with long jet-black hair held in a braid stood on a loan building. Watching, waiting for the signal. She was in an all black suit. Black skintight pants, a black long sleeve form-hugging shirt but that was hidden by a large black hoodie. Her hands were gloved and she had a mask over her face. All that was seen were her eerie silver eyes. One of her gloved hands reached toward her ear and she pressed the center.
"Umi, statics." She whispered. A short burst of static was heard then a feminine voice answered.
"target coming in view in three, two, one." Was Umi's answer, the woman then saw a large SUV turn a corner and slow down.
"Axe, now" the girl whispered and she saw a shadow of a car dart out of a small alcove. She 'accidentally' ran into the SUV and the said vehicle came to a stop. Another young woman got out of the car. She had short black hair and she was dressed in casual clothes. In black jeans and a t-shirt with a zip up hoodie that had rabbit ears on the hood, she was a sight to see when she started over reacting to the man that got out observing the damage. He was trying to calm her down.
"Awe, how sweet. Alright I'm going in." the woman on the building then swiftly jumped onto a fire escape without a sound. She quickly jumped down the stairs and made her way toward the SUV. Everyone in the car was out now trying to calm the girl, Axe, down. The woman from the building reached the SUV without anyone noticing. She quickly opened the back, grabbed a large black duffle bag, hoisted it over her shoulder and closed the back silently. After that, she disappeared in an alleyway and checked her find.
"Got it. Get out of there Axe. Umi, pick me up at the meeting point. Axe meet us there." With that said the woman quickly climbed onto another building and jumped from building to building getting farther and farther away with every jump she took.
Within a few minutes, the woman was at the meeting place, a park on the outskirts of the city. She casually sat on a bench and waited. After a few moments she saw a white van pull up to the otherwise abandoned park, save herself. Another woman got out, she had shoulder length brown hair and was dressed in casual clothes as well. In jeans and a t-shirt with a light jacket over her shoulders she walked toward the other woman confidently. Silently she sat down next to her and placed her arms over her chest.
"wanna know how Axey got rid of the guys?" she questioned and the woman in black smirked and looked toward the other woman.
"don't I always?" she questioned and the woman laughed.
"she faked a call and said that she was about to get new victums. Or as she called them, 'test subjects' she then started speaking crazy and they ran back to their vehicle peeling out. I think somewhere in her rant she said something about needing testicals. That's probably what made them leave." She stated in a calm voice with a hint of amusment laced in. the woman in black sighed.
"she will never learn."
"hey it got them away didn't it?" a new voice sounded from infront of the two women. Both looked up and saw Axe, or Axey. "so tomorrow we're dropping this off at the museum?" she questioned changing the subject and sitting on the ground before both women. The one in black nodded and the other sighed.
"so what did they steal anyway?" Umi questioned
"artifacts." The woman in black stated simply. Both other women looked at her with blank stare.
"we know that cid." Axey stated
"but what artifacts did they steal?" Umi questioned.
"sure sure, and they stole some sort of ancient weapon Miumi." cid answered them. They both had an 'oh' sort of face on.
"come on lets get back to the hotel, we have some rest to catch up on before we have to deal with the bone heads tomorrow." Miumi stated and both Axey and Cid nodded. Cid and Miumi stood from the bench and Axey stood from the ground. cid leaned down to pick up the bag, hoisted it again over her shoulder, then the three of them walked back to the van Miumi came in.
~The next day~
The three women woke to their alarm clocks the next morning. Each had their own morning routine and when they were finished, they met in the lobby of the hotel they were staying in. Each was in more formal attire. In a nice shirt and slacks, it wasn't ballroom formal but formal for the engagement they were soon to be in. Naomi had a dark blue Chinese style top on with grey slacks, Axey had a light green printed Chinese style top on with black slacks and Cid had on a black Chinese style top on with black slacks. She also had gloves on; they were short, only coming up to her wrist and were black as well. They quickly hopped into a black Mazda 6 and Cid drove them to the museum they were talking about last night. Miumi was in front seat as Axey was in the back, head banging to her ipod. The two women in the front heard the whispers of Lady Gaga coming from the speakers in her ears. They looked at each other and rolled their eyes at their friend. She could be such a kid sometimes.
When Cid pulled into the museum parking lot, the place was basically empty. The three quickly got out and Cid got the bag out of the trunk of the car. She placed a pair of sunglasses on her face, grabbed the bag, then closed the trunk, following after the two other women. They reached the front door and walked in. Cid then led the way through the museum and when security tried to stop them, she gave him a glance that would have made a hardened criminal piss his pants. They reached the back door in no time and Miumi stepped in front of Cid before she could kick the door in. she quickly knocked twice and when she heard a faint 'come in' she turned the knob. She and Axey walked in first then Cid closed the door after she was in as well.
"Ah, so you are the three causing the disruption downstairs. Pleas take a seat. I presume you have acquired what I asked of you?" a man with a thick Italian accent commented then gestured to the seats.
"we wouldn't be here if we didn't." cid stated coldly not removing her sunglasses or her gloves. She walked up to the desk and placed the bag carefully on it. She then unzipped it and opened the bag wide so that the man could see. After that she walked backwards until she stopped just before the wall, leaning against it instead of sitting down. The man's face lightened and he smiled at what he saw in the bag.
"no trouble came to you when you acquired this I hope?" he questioned in broken English. Cid rose an eyebrow but stayed silent.
"no. none that we couldn't handle anyway." Miumi answered for them. The man smiled and nodded to one of the men standing beside him.
"your money for your services." He stated and the guard opened a suitcase to show them the money. All three eyed it and nodded. The guard then placed it on the ground by Axey.
"thank you. it was a pleasure doing business with you sir. And now you know who to call first when you need something like this taken care of." Miumi stated standing. Axey did as well and grabbed the case as she stood. Cid opened the door as the man shook hands with Miumi and Axey. The two then walked out the open door and Cid stared at the man who's hand was held out for her to shake. Instead she nodded to him.
"forgive me but I don't shake hands sir." She stated then left, closing the door behind her. Miumi and Axey were waiting for her at the end of the hall.
"lets go." She stated walking up to the two and then the three left. They walked back through the front of the museum and then left completely.
~a few months later~
"sir I really think you should look toward recruiting these three. Their fast, intelligent and good at what they do." A man's voice stated through the phone.
"who are these three?" another man questioned
"their names are Axey, Miumi, and Cid. not much is known about them. Apparently they grew up together studying martial arts in brazil. The thing is though, their American. They are currently living in the large city of New Orleans, Louisiana. They moved back from the states when the oldest, Cid, was eighteen. The other two are a year younger. They work together at a small bar owned by a James Gautier, he took them in when they first got to the states. I'm sending you their files now. I highly recommend these three general Hawk." The voice stated and typing could be heard.
"very well, I'll look over their files and get consider your offer. Are they military?" general Hawk questioned.
"one, Cid. signed up for the Marines, as a sniper. But military don't let woman in combat. She almost made it though. When she was rejected she opted out and went back to the other two." The voice stated. And the general seemed somewhat interested.
"okay, I will get back to you on my answer." With that said general Hawk hung up and checked his e-mail box. The three women's files just came in and the general hit the print button to print them out. When the pages were finished he logged off of his computer and looked through the files. The first one was for the Miumi girl.
Name: Miumi Z
DOB: June 23, 1988
Location of birth: Creeds, Virginia
Sex: Female
Eye color: steel blue
Hair color: dark brown
Height: 5'6"
Weight: ~135 lbs
Specialties: has accuracy in small range weapons. Better with tech, computer programming. Graduated college top of class at MIT. Black belt in Brazilian martial arts, all of them, along with other forms of martial arts such as Tai Kwan do, black belt in each. Briefly studied in Japanese temple.
Background: parents killed in car bombing, only survivor. She was shipped to Brazil after a year in an orphanage. Reasons unknown. There she met two young women named Cid and Axey. Both having pasts of their own. When the woman Cid, turned eighteen, she took both Axey and Miumi to the states. There after Miumi went to college at MIT, graduated two years later top of class. Then moved to New Orleans and met back up with Axey and Cid. Currently working for James Gautier at his bar as his accountant and bartender. She is the calm one of the trio, level headed and the peacekeeper.
General Hawk examined the details and was impressed with her high college scores. He glanced at the picture taken and nodded; placing the file on his desk. He then looked through the next file.
Name: Axey Cobain
DOB: June 13, 1988
Location of birth: Knoxville, Tennessee
Eye color: Topaz
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'5"
Weight: ~145
Specialties: distractions, sharp shooting, hand-to-hand combat. Black belt in Brazilian martial arts, all of them. Transportation, gets in and out quickly. Aircraft qualified. Quick thinker in bad situations
Background: parents unknown. Shipped to Brazil when she was about six. Met Miumi when she was seven, cid when she was eight. Trained with both in the Brazilian martial arts. Bright but doesn't show it. Moved back to states with Cid, then finished high school. Social and loyal to friends. Comic relief to Miumi and Cid. Currently working for James Gautier at his bar as bartender and DJ
The general examined the picture that came with it and rose an eyebrow. She was sticking her tongue out at the camera. Apparently she knew that the photo was being taken unlike in Miumi's where it looked like she was looking for something away from the camera. He finished with the file and placed it on his desk. Last but not least Cid.
Name: Cid (last name unknown)
DOB: October, 1987
Location of birth: unknown
Eye color: unknown
Hair color: black
Height: 5'8"
Weight:~150
Specialties: weapons, infiltry, hacking, shooting, hand-to-hand combat, translation, black belt in Brazilian martial arts, all of them. Many mort martial arts. Transportation, stealth, level head.
Background: parents unknown. Was abandoned in Brazil when she was six. A Brazilian martial arts instructor found her unconscious in middle of street two years later. At eighteen stowed away with Axey and Miumi on cargo ship. Landed in New Orleans. Enlisted into Marines two months later leaving Axey and Miumi everything she had. Two years later, opted out when they didn't select her as a sniper. Currently working at James Gautier as security and bartender. Level headed, doesn't speak much, always has sunglasses and gloves on.
General Hawk looked over the scores of her Marine training and noticed she was top of class. He raised an eyebrow and shook his head. All three had questionable backgrounds. Cid had a few encounters with the authorities in the states, no telling how many in Brazil. Even if she did have a record, she had one hell of a résumé. He looked over each of their files a few more times then made up his mind; he was going to give the three a shot that is if they even wanted it.
