Chapter 2 – News, Part 1
A/N: Finally, an update right? I decided that it's a good story, although it will continue showing up as vignettes in Ghosts and Spooks.
Why were those 25 kids on that copter? What were they doing on a military helicopter, during what was obviously an extraction following a (hopefully) successful covert mission? Auggie had been pondering this all weekend when he got back to Langley Monday morning. Booting up his computer and plugging in his ever-present headphones, he began going over the messages that had been left in the inbox at his workspace (he refused to call it a desk, it was too much like those group desks that he'd had in elementary school to be properly called an actual work desk).
Once his computer had finished its start-up sequence and brightly chirped in his ear that all systems were a go (he really needed to stop watching science fiction films with his brother Tony when he was in town), he brought up the Agency search function and decided to see (covertly) what his bosses knew about the crash and the mission that had preceded it. Three minutes of hacking later, Auggie found what he had been looking for: Max.
According to the CIA, Max did not officially exist. It was the codename for the most psychotic, sociopathic, antipathetic operatives the United States government had employed during each administration and predated the CIA by several years. In this case, the operative in question was actually named Max, had a deceased twin brother who had also been named Max, and both had been trained by their father, another "Max" spook. Boy, this family sure has problems, Auggie thought as he read the files that he had illicitly accessed. Unfortunately, there weren't any photos available concerning Max, which wouldn't normally be a problem for the blind hacker, but it would be a problem for the people he intended on sending the information to.
Copying the files to a ghost account that he had set up shortly after becoming a spy, Auggie quickly erased any trace that he had been there and closed all programs related to his search.
When Auggie got home that night, he accessed the ghost account, encrypted all of the information, and attached it to an Email to the Loser known as Jensen.
From: MingusWorshipper81
To: PetuniaRocker47
Subject: Majorly Awesome Exposition
Attachments: Majorly Awesome Exposition, Ninja Cats, Rocking Petunias,Disaster in Bolivia, Families Remember Dead, No Memorial for Black Ops Soldiers
I'm glad to hear you're okay. I was trolling through some old files when I came across this majorly awesome exposition. It's not much, but I thought you might like it. If I remember correctly, there are ninja cats in it. There are also some news articles you might want to peruse.
-AA
Hitting send, Auggie got up and walked to his kitchen to make himself some dinner. He hoped the information helped. He sighed; the Losers were in for some tough times.
Sorry for the lack of updating; I've been dealing with the drama that is finding a medical externship.
