Princess was walking down a long rose petal-covered aisle in a long white gown. As she approached the altar, she gazed longingly into his sparkling blue eyes...
Suddenly, a faint, annoying chirping sound interrupted a beautiful dream. Just five more minutes, she thought, it's so cold outside, and this bed is so cozy and warm...She reached over and threw the alarm clock against the wall. Only, the aggravating sound didn't stop.
She bolted upright, realizing it was her communicator..."This is Princess..."
"Princess, sorry this call had to come so early in the morning, but the Chief wants to see us."
"It's ok, Mark, I was about to get up anyway...I'll go wake up Keyop..."
She smiled wistfully, she was happy to wake up to the voice of her beloved commander.
"That's not necessary, Princess, the chief asked for the two of us...alone."
The sound of those words sent shivers up her spine...alone? "10-4, Commander, I'll meet you there..."
Now she was feeling quite awake. She scurried to get dressed, left a note for Keyop, and headed out for her bike. She noticed her feet were unusually cold as she stepped outside.
"Oh...my shoes!" She exclaimed, turning back to go into the house," I'll be needing those..."
She was glad no one was around to see her little "faux pas."
As she arrived, she had many thoughts racing around in her head. Has the chief noticed the flirting that goes on between us? Or did he find out that we send secret messages to each other on our communicators? I hope this isn't a reprimand session...
Warily, she edged into the room where the chief was standing. Mark was sitting directly in front of him on the couch. She noticed Mark looked a little sheepish. Maybe he's wondering if we're here to hear about fraternization, too.
She sat down near Mark, making sure to keep her distance. She didn't want to appear too "friendly" with him.
"What's up, Chief?" Mark sat back and crossed his legs.
"It appears that Spectra is on the move again...this time they are making threats against government officials. And they seem to have a particular political family in mind to assassinate." The Chief shuffled through some papers and brought out two photographs.
"These two young people are Oren and Diane. They are the children of two of our top government officials. Our intelligence points to them as Spectra's next target. They will be getting married this weekend, and plan on going to a popular ski resort for their honeymoon."
Mark uncrossed his legs and leaned forward," So what do you want us to do, Chief?"
Princess listened intently as she picked up and examined the photos.
"I'd like for you to pose as a newlywed couple and go to the Wintergreen Ski Resort to blend in and research your surroundings. We believe they may try to attack during the couple's honeymoon. We need to make every effort to keep them safe, if they fall into Spectra's hands, who knows what will happen."
Princess fumbled and dropped the pictures...Did I hear him correctly? Newlyweds?
Marks eyes widened. He glanced over at Princess with a questioning look. She shrugged her shoulders back at him." What about the wedding, chief? That seems like the ideal time for Spectra to strike."
"That's a job for the rest of the team," the chief continued," We'll be gathering more intelligence here while you two are working undercover at the ski resort."
"Sooooooo, you want us to blend in, like skiing, snowboarding, and going out to eat?" Princess tried to hide her excitement, "Does this mean we get to use your credit card?"
"Yes, Princess, but don't go crazy with it, just use it for the essentials." The chief's eyes narrowed. He took off his glasses and rubbed between his eyes. This was dangerous. There's no telling what the swan would think was essential.