Mali-U Penthouse Dorm
A few minutes to 5PM, the girls had rolled their suitcases out poolside and looked to the sky in anticipation. Soon, a black WOOHP jet flew quickly, yet nearly silently into position above them, and a vacuum device extended from the underbelly. The girls tightly gripped their suitcase handles and were sucked into the vacuum to board the plane. Quickly, the vacuum retracted and the jet flew off unnoticed, except by one person in a nearby parking lot.
Mandy was poised at the side of her violet convertible, and had happened to look towards the penthouse dorm of the girls she'd known for so long. However, she'd looked over the instant after the vacuum had retracted, and merely shrugged before boarding her car.
Over the Pacific Ocean
The girls had secured their suitcases, found seats, and attached seat belts, giddy with excitement. Smiling, Jerry glanced over his shoulder to them from the controls. "Welcome to WOOHP Air. I expect a safe, speedy flight to Sydney. Please enjoy your your flight," he called out.
"Thanks Jer!" the girls replied.
Airspace over The Rocks, Sydney
The jet slowed to a hover over a 20-story WOOHP building in Sydney Cove near the Ferry Terminal.
After landing on the roof, the plane was powered down. The group gathered their belongings and disembarked. Suddenly, the entire landing descended into the top floor of the building, earning surprised looks from the girls. Jerry merely smiled, and the hydraulics came to a stop with the pad resting in a hanger filled with high-tech aircraft. A man working in the hanger boarded the jet and eased it into a vacant spot as the landing pad raised back up to the roof until it settled into place with a metallic noise.
"Jerry!" a tall, middle-aged man called out as he strode across the hanger to shake and firmly pat the shoulder of the somewhat older man.
"Steve, it's been too long!" Jerry replied, smiling. "Girls, this is Steve Bellums, director of WOOHP Australia," Jerry explained.
"Hello, I'm Clover," the stunning young blonde woman introduced herself pleasantly.
"Sam," followed the beautiful redhead eagerly.
"Alex," the vivacious black-haired beauty added.
"It's an honor," Steve said emphatically, shaking hands with each. "You've saved people, cities, countries, and the entire world more times than I can remember. We're familiar with your work over here," Steve said, grabbing Jerry's suitcase handle and rolled it along, leading the way.
The girls smiled modestly, took their suitcases, and walked alongside the two directors to the exit.
"Thank you, Steve," Jerry said, glancing over at his old friend. "How are things?"
"Pretty quiet, just like everyone else. We do have an ongoing case..." Steve mused.
"But for now, let's drop your things off here, take a tour, and meet your old friends." The girls' eyes lit up at the mention of old friends. Steve triggered an automatic sliding door, and walked down a hall with the group to another door which slid open.
Steve's Office- WOOHP Australia
Everyone dropped off their suitcases in the office, which while quite similar to Jerry's, had a few potted plants, photos and painting scattered about. Steve gestured to four WOOHP water bottles on his desk.
After the visitors had taken theirs and expressed thanks, the group left the office to briefly tour the training room, gadget lab, and (much smaller) containment facility.
Steve took a call, then after half a minute or so announced, "Ace! B and B just got back in by mini sub underground. Let's grab your belongings and go meet them."
"OK!" chimed Alex smiling at the clever nickname for their friends, as everyone got back to the office, dropped off their water bottles, and rolled their suitcases out of the office to the elevator down the hall.
Front Lobby
They descended to the bottom floor and the doors parted to reveal a modest-sized, high-ceiling room with a black-haired young man and long black-haired young woman seated on a lobby couch near the front desk.
"Blaine! Britney!" the girls enthused, catching the attention of the pair, who stood to take fierce hugs from each of the girls and warm handshakes from Jerry.
"It's been too long, guys" smiled Blaine. "We would've been here sooner, but just got in from an underwater investigation."
"So good to see you all! If Dean was here, we'd have the whole gang," pointed out Britney.
She noticed Sam smile a bit sadly at this, and Jerry spoke up, "Yes, Dean is actually temporary Los Angeles director in my absence." Blaine and Britney both looked a bit impressed at this news.
Steve looked at the sizable group of elite agents, and started, "Not to bring down the mood, but I might as well get this over with. That situation I mentioned." Everyone's expressions grew a bit more serious. "Usually we do this in my office, but since we're all here- Someone has been targeting the fishing industry of our country, clipping nets before a catch can be brought aboard. This person leaves no clues behind, and didn't turn up the past few times we shadowed a fishing boat in mini subs."
Blaine nodded as Steve continued, "Our economy is taking a hit, especially in fishing. We're investigating possible suspects; people with a grudge against the industry or that want to protect fish to an extreme. And the gadget lab's getting stealth added to our subs ASAP."
Steve eyed the visitors, "Hate to ask this, but would you mind giving us a hand while you're here?"
"Of course, Steve," Jerry replied immediately amidst the girls' affirmations.
"Thanks, I'll let you know if anything comes up then," Steve said as he stepped to the front doors to trigger them to slide open. "Your ride to the hotel awaits, ta!" he said, gesturing to a black sedan in the parking lot outside.
The visiting team gave thanks to Steve and gave their own goodbyes before exiting the building with Blaine and Britney.
"We can meet up later after you've settled in. I'll give a call," Blaine said while he and the car's driver helped load everyone's luggage in the trunk.
"Yeah, after all, tomorrow..." Britney said musically, "we're going out to dinner for your birthday!"
She grinned and gave Sam a shoulder hug, then walked over to the passenger side of Blaine's small, white car nearby.
"Oh, awesome! Thanks!" Sam said to her, then looked around to everyone else. "Can't wait!"
Everyone boarded their respective vehicles and drove off to their destinations.
Seaside Warehouse- Sydney
Further east along the shoreline, in the Moolloomooloo neighborhood, a mini sub moved through a circular underwater opening in a concrete wall below a small warehouse. It continued forward, then surfaced alongside a nearly identical sub in the unusual living space. A burly, grizzled man emerged from the top hatch to the greetings of a few other men in the open-air kitchen nearby. He stepped out, closed the hatch, then walked across the sub docking area/living space, and accepted a cup of coffee from one of the men.
"Men, we've got a new kind of mission. Listen up..." the scowling man started.
Park Wyatt Hotel Entrance- Sydney Cove
After thanking the driver, the four fetched their luggage and entered the vast front lobby of the luxury hotel. Jerry spoke with the front desk clerk, obtained door keycards, distributed them, then led the festive group to the elevators. After going up a few floors, the group exited, found their respective rooms and unpacked.
They'd agreed to meet in the dining area downstairs before parting ways for the rest of the day. As their late lunch ended, Jerry said, "Enjoy Sydney. Of course, if you have any concerns, please call".
"Got it, Jer!" affirmed Clover, as she and the girls waved while leaving the spacious room.
Emerging from the hotel, the smiling girls took a short walk to the waterfront, then followed it east along the Circular Quay past the Ferry Terminal until eventually reaching the Sydney Opera House.
Glancing at her phone, Sam shared, "Says here, in 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip of the First Fleet established the the first British colony in Australia. This neighborhood, the Rocks, was once home to aboriginal people and is the first site of European settlement. The name comes from the rocky coast where convicts once pitched their tents".
Alex made eye contact and smiled at Sam, while Clover replied with a distracted "Huh," gazing at a fit, confident clean-cut tour guide nearby. Clover quickly grabbed her friends' arms and directed them to the guide, smiling flirtatiously. "We'll take the... guided tour," she requested, batting her eyelids.
The man looked in surprise at the her, then grinned. A few more tourists joined their group, and the tour commenced.
Royal Botanical Gardens
After the tour, and Clover had obtained the guide's phone number, the girls took a short stroll to the spacious park of the neighborhood, passing by palm groves, orchids, ferns and the like. They briefly stopped by a kids' art exhibit, showcasing the nation's history and indigenous culture, and finally ended up at the enormous outdoor event venue known as the Domain. A large crowd had gathered for the mellow rock concert, and the girls were enjoying the music for a while when a call came in on Alex's X-Powder. "Alex here, what's up Jerry?" she inquired, trying not to disturb anyone nearby.
"I hate to interrupt your sightseeing, but if you ladies could make your way to a more secluded area, we have an emergency," Jerry requested.
Alex signaled to the girls, and they set off a good ways off from the crowd. Suddenly, they were sucked into a giant powerful vacuum by that had emerged behind a towering tree.
Having not been WOOHPed in quite a while, the girls yelled in fright louder than usual as they careened to drop from the ceiling onto a comfortable couch in Steve's office. The three caught their breath, and composed themselves. "I was wondering if we'd ever do that again," considered Alex.
Jerry nodded in understanding and started, "Girls, we have a situation at the Sydney Aquarium."
He pressed a button at the desk's console and an image appeared of fish being sucked out the bottom of one of the large tanks.
"Fishnapping? I think this relates to the fishing sabotage we heard about earlier," Sam pondered.
"Precisely," Jerry agreed. "Agents are spread around the continent on patrol. You three are the closest. And since Steve, Blaine and Brittney have been putting in so much effort already..." Jerry trailed.
"No worries, Jer. Load us up and we're there," Clover cut in.
"Yes, the Earring Smoke Bombs. Activated by touching here," Jerry indicated briefly on an earring.
Clover snagged them, smiling. "Portable Force field in a Handbag," Jerry held out a small white bag, and showed a button on the handle to Alex, who'd just grabbed it with a nod. "And the classic; Laser Lipstick," he said, tossing one to Sam. Catching it, Sam and the others used their X-Powders to change into their iconic spy outfits. "And M-Ray Contact Lenses!" Jerry said as they were taken quickly.
"You'll take a mini sub down below. Now in stealth mode. Good luck, girls!" Jerry said, and pressed a button to open a trap door beneath them. They flew down the tunnel yelling, and Jerry smiled and waved.
Piers near Sydney Aquarium
The high speed WOOHP mini sub sped into position a ways off from the unknown mini sub, which was under the aquarium. A large vacuum device stretched along the underbelly, and fish sucked from the tank above were released into the wild through the opposite end of the hose.
"Clover, can you shoot a tracer on that sub? Then try to stop him while Alex and I catch the fish and patch up the aquarium." Sam rattled off quickly.
Sam and Alex were outfitted in UPWATIs, ready to drop out of the sub through a special compartment in the back, which allowed such maneuvers without allowing water into the enclosed cockpit.
"Nice plan, girl. Will do," Clover affirmed. "I'll hand you that piece of the floor with the robot arm once I get a chance too!" she added.
"Let's do some high-tech fishing!" Alex added, psyching herself up for the task.
Sam nodded, then she and Alex exited the sub through the back, Alex already holding out the Portable Force field in a Handbag.
Clover moved into position and shot the tiny tracer successfully onto the other sub.
Inside the other sub, one of two gruff-looking men picked up the signals of Sam, Alex, and a tiny speck that contacted their sub. "Hey, where'd they come from?" asked one of the two. "Beats me, let's send them packing," the other said. Alex had activated the force field, which had captured a large amount of escaped fish. Clover moved her sub in front of Alex to cover her, preventing the villains from getting to her. Alex shrunk the force field's size slightly, quickly swam to the hole, and got the fish back into the tank they'd come from.
The enemy sub was preparing to to ram the opposing one when Sam shot it with her laser lipstick, shearing off a piece of a tailplane. The distraction allowed Clover to use her sub's robotic arm to grab the circular piece of metal off the shallow cover sea floor and use it to forcefully swat the opposing sub.
The copilot of the sub briefly faced his partner, "We can't risk losing the boss's sub. Let's go. I'll use a pulse to deal with that tracker." The man pressed a console button, causing a pulse that rendered the tracker inoperative. The pilot nodded and moved the sub at high speed out of the cove to the ocean.
Clover had moved the piece of the aquarium floor into place, and Sam used her laser as a welding tool. Alex snagged the tailplane piece off the sea floor, and returned to the surface with Clover, who'd already contacted Jerry with an update. A WOOHP team of men in suits arrived to help aquarium staff who'd been contacted to help repair the damage and check on the sea creatures.
Sam and Alex got back into the sub to chase the enemy signal, but discovered it had vanished.
"Too bad about the tracker, but great work, team. When you bring the sub back, I'll analyze that piece you've found. Also, it seems while you were busy here, a second sub stole an undersea sound amplifying device from a top-secret lab in Melbourne," Jerry explained.
After the girls had returned, Jerry collected and handed off the piece to a lab tech, and the four took a WOOHP car back to the hotel. Before going to their respective rooms, they'd agreed on meeting for breakfast downstairs at 8AM.