Chapter 1: The Plot Begins
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Agent R,
For the last couple of weeks more than a hundred Time Agents and Time Keepers have fallen victim to _ The Corrupter. Not much is known about her whereabouts, as Headquarters is on the clock searching for information.
In here I have enclosed the identities of undercover Time Agents and Time Keepers that are under target. _ uses her magic to imprison time magic practitioners, keep them alive to drain out as much magic as they can and leave them for dead. She must be stopped immediately.
Make sure Nib's nib is unclogged and he's ready for this mission. It was given to you when you graduated from The Warp Academy, and decided to join the Undercover Agent Society.
The Warper society thanks you for your service!
The Time Magic Society or Denbora
Daily Log:
Arrived at Camp Avo.
Spoke to the one in charge about Operation Time Ring.
He listened and granted me entrance to his Time Agents.
Gave every Time Agent a Time Inhibitor.
Completed the majority of list.
I have two more left.
Agent _ and Time Keeper _.
Warn Joe The Magnificent about danger.
Keep Jodie Arthur and The Book away for a while.
Don't forget to visit tia-avó Sarai for dinner.
End Log
Agent R pressed the "SAVE" option on his hologram before putting away his Holo-Watch. As he walked away from Camp Avo, an explosion was heard. It sent Agent R flying through the sheer force and he fell face-first to the ground. The shrieks and cries of alarm surrounded him. Thick black smoke was everywhere and debris rained from the sky. His leg hurt like crazy.
Flames licked the area around him. Pressing a damp cloth to his nose and mouth, Agent R crawled on his stomach, careful to not put any pressure on his right leg. As soon as he found a safe, secluded area, he sat up and checked closely how much damage the explosion caused. Bits of metal pieces impaled his leg, visible open wounds and he was losing a lot of blood.
"Shit…" he muttered. He reached for his utility belt and took out a switchblade knife. With extreme delicacy, he cut through his uniform, leaving his leg below the knee uncovered. He started to remove the larger metal pieces, using his knife to cut the skin if the metal piece wouldn't budge.
"Nib…" he whispered. "Come and heal this up…"
A dark blue fountain pen shot out from his combat boot, trailing behind a green light of its own. Nib bent over and examined the damage before nodding. It circled around Agent R's leg and the wounds closed up and the flesh healed.
"Thanks Nib," he said with a smile. "You're a lifesaver."
Nib shook it's head (or tip) at Agent R before writing out a message for its owner.
"I'll take it easy when I finish finding everyone on that list, Nib." he said in irritation. "But the question I should be asking you is… where's the list?"
Nib drew a question mark. Agent R groaned and face-palmed himself.
"Now you tell me! The list must've blown away from the explosion." Agent R stood up and took a few small steps. "C'mon, let's see if we can find it. If not, then we'll have to contact Agent M. She works for the Denbora headquarters."
Agent R tried to collect his thoughts on what just happened. He found most of the Time Agents and Keepers on the list and gave them a Time Inhibitor; they were silver rings, that when the owner puts it on, all traces of time magic would disappear.
"Oh man, it's worse than I thought." Agent R looked back at Nib. "We need to contact Headquarters; this isn't an 'accidental explosion case'... we're under attack!"
"No way, we're not contacting Agent S!" Agent R crossed his arms over his chest. "I'm still not over the fact that she still gets to keep the necklace that Madame du Barry was supposed to get. That was MINE!"
Nib wrote something again.
"Put a message in The Daily Warper? Please, do I look like an undercover agent?"
Nib protested against its owner by writing another message.
"Hey, watch your language, Nib!" he warned the blue fountain pen. "I know I curse, but that doesn't mean you can do that in public. What would the rest of the Time Agents say if they say you writing in that language? They'll say I don't know how to take care of Pens!"
"You know, there are more important things to worry about…" said a low, seductive voice in his ear. "How about seeing your great-aunt in Brazil, Rosario Rios?"
"How did you...?"
Agent R, now known as Rosario Rios, turned around to see a young woman standing before him. She wore a revealing, floor-length black dress with the slit up the side. It was backless and strapless. Her wan skin was covered in twisted, serpent-like tattoos all over her arms, legs, back, even her chest!. Her long, dark-red choppy hair seemed to move with a mind of its own, mimicking the movements of its host. Her chartreuse-colored snake-like eyes widen gleefully as her dark-red lips spread open to reveal her large fangs.
"You think some little ring is going to stop me?" she shook her head at him. "Tsk, tsk. I expected better from the Time Traveler's society."
"You!" he snarled at the woman. "You're the one who killed all of them!"
"Me?" she feigned innocence, putting a sallow hand on her bosom. "Why would that be?"
"The tattoos on your body come alive. You leave the imprints on the dead. Or should I say… the Corrupted!"
"Alright, you got me…" she smirked and put her hand down. "But what does that matter? I still have plenty more time magicians to suck off…"
"I'd watch how you word that, witch!" Nib flew to Rosario's hand and he turned into a Time Sword. "You might give people the wrong idea… not that it's far-fetched…"
"Like you scare me!" she scoffed, and raised her sharp pointy nails at him. Dark chartreuse magic emitted from them.
"Thousand Serpent Fangs!" she roared and thousands of little serpents flew at Agent R, their fans opened wide and dripping with poison.
"Mil Fatia de Morte!" he yelled and cut through her serpents they laid in writhing heaps on the ground before sparks flew everywhere and they disappeared.
"Is this all you got?" He pointed his sword at The Corrupter. "Figures, you're nowhere near your magical base; you aren't as powerful when you travel through time. So just give up and leave."
"I should," she lowered her hands in defeat and her eyes returned to normal. "Does this mean you won't need this anymore?"
She pulled out a scroll from her cleavage and rolled it open to Agent R. His jaw dropped. It was the list.
"Who gave it to you?"
"I snapped someone's neck for it. Nothing too fancy."
"I see you got busy, Rosario…" she cooed, reading all of the names. "Oh, two more people left?"
"Give me the list now!" he demanded.
"Agent A" The Corrupter gasped in surprise. "As in, your great-grandfather?"
Rosario roared in fury and lunged at her with his sword. The Corrupter was faster; she crouched low and sank her claws in Rosario's chest. His body jolted with very pulsing shock of electricity she gave him. She removed her hand and kicked him so hard he flew into several trees.
"You know, I was thinking about taking the list and finding these people myself. But you sparked my interest in him…" She took out a small hourglass and turned the dial of it.
"You've been a thorn in my plans for too long, Rosario!" She snarled at him. "Imagine what would happen if Agent A never hand any living descendants? I think I'll pay him a visit, like the rest of you crummy time magicians!"
Her maniacal laughter filled the air as the hourglass started to pulse with her energy. There were bright flashes of light and she turned into a fire-ball before disappearing completely.
Nib got up and saw Agent R, motionless. Nib, in a panic wrote out a message, took out Agent R's hourglass and transported the message through space and time. There was no time to waste. His owner was now the targeted, and his existence was in danger. There was only one thing to do.
Contact Joe the Magnificent.
A/N: Saving Agent A is a story I had in my head for a while now. It's sort of similar to Family Affairs, but with more action and better. Family Affairs, was too melodramatic for me (if I continued to write it out). There are some small changes:
Rosario is now a Time Agent
We get to meet his great-grandfather instead
He will not tag along in the warp
Tell me what you think. Leave a review, thanks for reading! :)