Dan: Welcome back to the story! Although now I'm a little angry because someone (Glares at a certain blunette) took my gun
Runo: Well we have been getting a lot of complaints
Me: Namely me
Julie: Yeah me too
Alice: I was really scared when he started shooting (Sweat drops)
Me: See how dangerous you are with a gun? Now onto replying to the first reviews :) Hey jazzmonkey, yeah I just chose him as random XP Well you'll find out in this chapter! MarshmellowsSleeping, yeah what a twist huh ;) like I said before, the discovery will be soon uncovered! Hungryhippo1000 thanks X) Yeah I updated. I do it when I feel like it. I know a really bad thing to do right? InnocentDiamond, no they cut the glass case with the laser. I really wonder how much medical lingo I got right though… -_-" Hi dragon chicky, thanks for being a new reviewer ;) That's really sweet of you to say X)Yeah I know I took the gun off him. But can't speak for Dan in the story…
Runo: Oh no…
Me: By the way, some parts are in different languages, it might happen in some chapters, but I didn't want you to get confused, so I used Google translate. If you want to know what they're saying just copy and paste there
Ace: This author owns the plot and used some real life shows as inspiration, but only the story is hers
Chapter Two: Out for the Kill
No one's POV
Location: I.R.I.S. Headquaters
"So it's a kill job?"
Alice asked wanting confirmation from her boss.
Spectra nodded while bringing up a profile on one of the many screens behind him "Target name, Julio Santana, head of the largest mob gang in Italy. From what we know, he is planning a terrorist attack on one of their political candidates running for ambassador" He explained while showing an image of the said governmental figure "The hit is not your main priority. All you need to concern yourself with is Julio, and take him down. After all, he is one of the targets on the IRIS list"
The orange head nodded once as she prepared to leave "I'll see what I can do" With that, she left for her mission.
{~X~}
Location: In the Air
"So our assignment is to protect an Italian politician running for ambassador?" Dan said clarifying their mission.
The five, well, four of the Points were currently on a private plane gliding through the clouds, off to their designated location. They were all equipped and dressed according to their order. Each of them was wearing their usual work clothing, everything in black.
Runo was staring off into the distance from the oval shaped window as she had her hand on her cheek "Apparently. Masquerade said he got some info that there might be some… complications, during the public speaking"
The blunette was wearing a long tight turtleneck sweater with a sleeveless buttoned leather vest over it. Her jeggings and combat boots were made from the same material as well.
The Second point signed as he took the glass of soda from the table in front of him "Don't they have security for that? Why were we signed up to be their personal bodyguards?" He whinged as he took a sip from the soft drink before setting it down.
Dan had on a plain singlet under a denim jacket that was pushed up to his elbows and had the collar folded up. He wore a pair of jeans and some converses, easier for running.
"Stop complaining. Didn't you want to leave the Pentagon?" The green orbed girl asked, but it was more of a statement than a question. To which Dan counteracted by saying "But this isn't the type of mission I'm talking about"
The blond genius on Dan's left was busily typing away on his laptop while still interacting with them "This mission, although may seem bleak to you, is very important. If anything happens to the candidate, havoc and chaos will unleash in the Italian government" He explained thoroughly.
Marucho was wearing a top with a short sleeved unbuttoned dress shirt over it. He had knee length khaki shorts held by a silver buckle belt, and simple runners. Although he mostly did the behind the scenes work rather than on the field.
"You may say that, but what would happen at a public gathering?" The brunette asked rhetorically. Runo then kicked his shin from under the table "You'd better not have jinxed us just then" She said in a threatening tone with eyes burning into his soul.
The said, burgundy orbed spy clutched onto his now bruised leg as he looked at her with one eye shut in pain "I didn't think you believed in that stuff!" He choked out. The Third Point went back to the window as her nerves calmed down a little "When it's with you, something bad is bound to happen" All he could do is grumble silently while glaring at the blue haired girl, finding that comment somewhat offensive.
"So how far are we from the destination?" The raven haired agent asked Marucho, ignoring the other two Points like he had been doing for the entire time they've been on the jet.
The small boy pushed up his red glasses as he checked the GPS on his screen. It showed the plane along with its course of flight in a yellow distinctive line on the map of the world. They were currently still above the ocean, nearing onto land soon enough "We'll be there in approximately two hours and seventeen minutes. When we land, it should give us plenty of time to set up before the gathering officially begins" He answered in his usual logically implied tone.
Shun wore a short sleeve V neck T-shirt and a basic leather jacket over it. He had on fingerless gloves and was wearing a pair of skinny pants and sneakers.
"Then I guess we'll have to see if something will really happen at this public meeting" The First Point said while glancing down below where ground was now visible.
{~X~}
Location: I.R.I.S. Headquaters
Alice made her way from Spectra's office towards the forensics department on another level.
If she was going for a kill job, she needed a specific person to come along with her.
"Billy, are you in here?" She called for when she entered the bio lab "I have a job for you!" The orange head continued while looking around the spacious room, searching for the said examiner.
"Oh hey Alice, I'm back here!"
He shouted from somewhere. She followed the voice up and down a few short flights of stairs before reaching the blond who was deeply into solving a puzzle of scattered bones on his desk "Wow, I can almost imagine the massacre" Miss Shadow commented while viewing all the different pieces.
Billy was twirling one of the metacarpals in his fingers as he light-heartedly communicated with her "So what job do you have for me?" He asked while placing the bone in his hand to a connecting fragment.
The chocolate orbed girl cleared her throat before answering "I need you on clean-up duty while I'm on a mission in Italy" She said like it was the most normal thing ever. But the Australian knew what she meant "Ah, I've always wanted to eat pasta in Italy, see the sights, and then clean up your mess" He said in a sarcastic tone while emphasising the word 'clean'. He then looked up innocently "Oh, I'm being serious here. Sounds like a great day!" Apparently she misjudged his definition on 'having fun'.
Alice rolled her eyes and turned to leave "Pack your equipment. I'll meet you in front of the entrance above ground so that the car can take us to the jet" He nodded while putting the last bone in place, and started getting ready for the trip.
The Russian made it out of the lab and started to go off into the direction of the inventor's chambers, probably working away on her gadgets.
"Wait! Don't touch that!"
She heard from the other side of the metal door of the silver heads department.
As the sensor picked her up, the automatic entrance slid open. The beauty was met with a black smoky mist floating around inside. She coughed a couple of times while trying to divert the fog away from her face by using her hand "Julie… What happened?" She said through the thick haze. Her eyes squinted trying to locate her friend, but no such luck.
A beep was heard and in a few seconds, a strong wind started to whirl around the room, sending the smoke upwards through the ventilation system.
Alice then found the gadget girl she was searching for, along with another spy. And they were both covered in black soot "Ok, what did you do now Ace?" The Russian asked in a predictable tone of voice, to which Julie glared at the mint haired agent and replied for him "He found one of my new smoke bombs lying around on one of the tables. And I specifically told him not to touch anything in my lab!" She blew her gasket as the Dark Spy looked a little frightened by her scary expression "At least it wasn't a knock out gas bomb" He said trying to lighten up the situation, but it wasn't working with the tanned inventor.
The Russian laughed at them for a second before getting to the point of her arrival "Julie, I need some gadgets for my new mission" The said silver shot her head up excitedly, much to Ace's relief of being spared for the moment "Oh sure! What do you need?"
"I just want a basic Glock pistol with a single cartridge already inserted inside. This mission will be over soon and I don't want any heavy artillery on me. And also need two ear coms. You know, a new piece since the last one ended up in your dessert." Alice explained while the inventor nodded with a nervous laugh as she headed off to the weaponry storage room.
She soon returned with the handheld gun, a pair of earpieces, and passed it over to the orange head "It should be concealable enough to hide under your field clothes, so I don't need to give you an extension belt or anything, ok" The spy nodded gratefully to her as she left the department, on her way to get ready.
But she had now left the two reaming individuals in a room loaded with harmful objects. And Julie was still pissed "Now Ace, what did I say about touching my gadgets?" Her tone was dangerous and deadly as she closed up on the agent, slowly creeping his way towards the closest exit before he gets seriously injured.
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Location: Rome, Italy
At the moment, the Points were now stationed in front of a platform where the political figure will be representing themselves in a few hours. It was set just outside the Roman Coliseum, one of the many historical structures in all of Italy.
"So this is where the meeting is? Pretty out in the open if there's going to be an attack here" Dan said while examining the area.
Runo paced her surroundings for anything that seemed out of place or suspicious "Nothing yet. But when the crowd comes in, someone is bound to use that as a cover. What do you guys… think…?" She turned back to her fellow spies and noticed that Dan was getting a gelato from a cart passing by and Marucho and Shun were discussing a security measure of the perimeter.
The blunette sweat dropped, and then put her hands on her hips "No one listens to me anymore now that I'm the only girl" She huffed to herself.
Runo was about to sigh when she noticed someone standing by the stage wearing a black baseball cap and matching tinted sunglasses.
As she neared in to where he was standing, she managed to catch part of his conversation he was having on his cell phone "…Sì, capo. Si dovrebbe avere una vista chiara" With that, he ended the call.
"Excuse me…" The agent started while closing up in him "… The speaking isn't for a few more hours. What are you doing here so early?" She asked in a sceptical tone. But the shady man didn't seem to understand her "Ci dispiace. Non parlo inglese" He then walked off, leaving Runo with a mindful of doubts "Oh, if only I knew Italian!"
Each one of the Points had their own territory of the art of foreign dialect.
Marucho knew all the European languages. Shun was diverse in Asian countries. Dan was quite familiar with African tongues. And Runo excelled in South American speeches.
The Fifth Point, although not present on the current mission, communicated well in the Middle East.
The brunette soon returned licking the three scoop icy treat in the colours of the Italian flag "What's with you?" He said, unaware of the aura she was giving off "Nothing…" The emerald orbed agent answered with gritted teeth before she stormed off to the glassed boy finishing off his conversation with the raven haired spy.
The blunette stopped in her tracks as something caught her hearing. She spun around trying to detect the sound, but everything seemed like the way it was before, normal.
Dan put a hand to the agent's shoulder, which startled her for a second as she jolted from his touch "Are you sure you're okay?" He asked in concern. Runo hesitantly nodded before she started walking cautiously to the others along with him. Was it my imagination, or was that a gunshot? The Third Point thought, but shook it out as the government figure was still safely in hiding before the public speaking, so she didn't think much more of it.
"So what's the situation?" The agent wondered, forgetting her troubles for the moment.
Marucho adjusted his glasses before replying "Along with the candidate's bodyguards, there's not much of an access point where anyone could escape without suspicions. So I'm sure we just have to scout the areas which are closest to the stage" Runo nodded while the brunette just finished his dessert in a matter of seconds "Then we'd better get to work" She said as they all agreed.
{~X~}
"Alice, are you sure I'm close enough so that I can reach the body without anyone noticing?"
Billy asked through the earpiece as he was stationed behind an abandoned factory, which the Russian was currently inside.
She was wearing her black field clothes as it was easy to move around during these types of missions. She wore a tank top under a military styled leader jacket that had ten brass buttons on each side and four along both sleeves by the writs. It had wide lapels around the collar and crossed her chest where it was zipped up. She wore leather skinny pants and a pair of high heeled boots that reached her knees.
Alice creped past the machinery and some old dolls on the floor covered in a sheet of dust from the time they've spent unused. She had her eyes sharp in case of anything that could come out at her. But the orange head had her gun clutched in both her hands, so she was well prepared "You'll be fine. Our satellites detected a calling signature here, so it's bound to be Julio. This place hasn't been in production for three years, the perfect place to set a terrorist attack"
"Ok, if you sure, just give me the signal and I'll be there to take care of the rest once you're done"
Alice didn't answer back as she had heard something from the observation room above a high flight of metal stairs.
"Sei in posizione?"
The beauty quietly made her way slowly up the grated steps, rusted over the years. She hoped that the noise she was making wouldn't draw the attention from the mob boss.
"Bene. Attendere ulteriori istruzioni capito?"
She heard again in the same voice. A beep came after he finished speaking. Alice assumed it was the phone he was using to communicate with his minions.
Miss Shadow was now face to face with the door that was keeping her, and the target separated. Her hand slowly coiled around the knob, waiting for the right moment to enter.
{~X~}
The gathering had already started a few hours after their arrival, and a large amount of citizens began to pile around the platform, cheering on their favourite candidate for their new ambassador.
For some reason Runo felt uneasy ever since the suspicious figure began hanging around earlier in the day. What was that he said on the phone? She thought over repeatedly.
When she finally remembered, the agent went backstage to find the Fourth Point, where he was stationed to take care of the security overview of the speaking "Hey Marucho…" She began to get his attention away from his laptop that was placed over a wooden crate that was just his height "Yeah, what's up Runo?" She retraced her mind and recalled the phrase that has been bugging her for the past periods of time "What does 'Sì, capo. Si dovrebbe avere una vista chiara' mean in English?" She asked curiously.
The short blond pushed up his glasses before saying "Roughly translated, it turns into 'Yes, boss. You should have a clear view'. Why?"
The blunette's eyes then grew wider with a sign of worry in them "Earlier today I saw someone lurking around, and he said that sentence to a person over the phone" The genius thought about it for a moment thought as he shut his eyes and started tapping his chin "'Clear view'…?" His aqua blue orbs shot open at the insinuation of something "You don't think…" He knew exactly what was on Runo's mind as she nodded at the same idea.
"A sniper attack" They both said at the same time with absolute certainty.
The Third Point activated her comm and warned the other two "Dan, Shun, look out for a sniper and guard the candidate. He's about to go on stage and there might be a long distance strike soon"
As the two boys heard those cautionary words, they became more self-aware.
"Dan, move in towards the politician, your closer than I am" Shun commanded through the earpiece as he was more than twenty metres away from the platform.
The brunette understood and began fighting his way through the crowd "Sorry, excuse me, coming through… Move it people!"
Photographers, journalists and reporters have swarmed all over for the occasion. The politician made his way on stage, waving with a friendly smile to public.
While somewhere else, perched high above, a rifle was aimed directly onto the stage. Its wielder was looking through the small telescope attached to the sniper, trying to lock on the candidate's position, although one of their promotional banner flags was slightly blocking him from view.
The raven haired agent started examining the surrounding structures to see if he could spot anything "Marucho, can you find the high spots around the area?" He asked the Fourth Point in a hurry.
He was about to respond when an echo of screams and gasps were hears in the audience.
Marucho pulled back the red velvet curtain slightly to view the crowd rushing out of the area, as Dan had just belted the politician. Behind them, there was a noticeable bullet mark that went through a banner, and onto the wooden platform not far from the brunette.
The fleeting audience reacted to the Second Points actions by scurrying away. The blond took a moment to view the turmoil before moving to his laptop and began opening various tabs on his screen "According to the blueprints of the surrounding area, there are three main points above ground where its locations could be taken advantage of, the Coliseum, a small company building and an abandoned toy factory. Shun, Runo check them out, Dan, stay on the candidate and make sure his protection is insured" The genius ordered.
The three nodded on the other end and all said "Right" Before doing as they were told.
{~X~}
Alice twisted the handle and gradually pushed it open. She managed to see a bald man armed with a Dragunov sniper rifle, aimed outside the window.
It seemed he didn't notice her presence when she slowly shut the only exit and pointed her weapon towards him "Avete bloccato sul bersaglio?" Miss Shadow asked using Italian, one of the many languages she knew.
Santana surprisingly answered unaware that there was another person in the factory "Sì. Un colpo molto chiaro…" When the Italian realised that he wasn't answering to one of his men, he instinctively turned to the direction of the doorway, where he was met with a gun in a beautiful girls hands.
He smirked as a 'humph' escaped his lips "An American spy was sent to stop me? And a woman no less" He made it sound as if she wasn't a problem. The mob leader didn't even look at her, as if giving her acknowledgement was just absurd.
[Profile:
Name: Julio Santana
Age: Twenty Eight
Status: Mob Boss/Target No. 2489 on the IRIS List
Threat Rank: Level Three]
"I'm Russian thank you" She corrected in an irritated tone while still pointing her pistol at him.
"Wow, don't get much of you. All of the people who've tried to catch me have been from the American government. Not to mention they've all ended up dead" Julio said meaning to threaten her, but it wasn't going to work on this spy who simply commanded "Put the sniper down, and call your men off" She ordered while motioning with her eyes, but the Italian had no intention of doing so.
"Put it down!" She repeated with more force. But his eyes then turned cold blooded and out to kill as his pointed the rifle in her direction.
{~X~}
Two of the Points scattered off using the directions Marucho gave them.
Runo just got cleared at the entrance by the Coliseum and began racing to a higher level in the monumental structure "Shun, have you got anyone on your end?" She asked through her comm while continuing to run through the ancient halls.
On the other line, the raven haired agent managed to get into the toy factory though a shattered window, broken who knows how many years ago "Not yet, I can't see a high point in here…" He then started searching around past the machinery and dust "Wait, I think I found something" The First Point said, changing his last statement.
The spy found a flight of stairs that probably led to the control room. He ran up them two by two until he reached the doorway.
{~X~}
Before he could even take a shot, Alice already pulled the trigger on her end aimed for his leg.
He cried out in pain and dropped the sniper replacing his grip clenching on to his bleeding shin "I don't want to repeat myself again…" She then carefully made her way to grab the mobile on the windowsill. The orange head tossed it to Julio before holding her gun in position "… Call off you men"
The Italian smirked and started calling the number. The dial tone was heard as he had put it on speaker.
The line soon picked up on the other end "Ciao capo…"
Alice waited for him to do as she said. But his cocky grin said otherwise "Sparare a vista" The Russian immediately took the next bullet straight to his heart.
He dropped the phone on the cold floor as his face drained of its colour "Capo? Capo!" It repeated over and over. The gunshot was quite loud as is reverberated around the room, but luckily only one window was open, so the noise wouldn't reach that far.
Miss Shadow tucked her Glock away in her jacket and took the sniper rifle in her hands. She looked through the telescopic sight, trying to find the other shooter. Because she knew he was bound to be close to their boss if they were going to take out the politician.
She spotted a black clothed figure in an arch window inside the Coliseum, with the exact some sniper in his hands.
He was so preoccupied with the cell phone in his left hand that Alice had the perfect chance to take the shot. Julio's minion was taken down along with him. The sniper was soundless and wouldn't even wake up a sleeping baby in the middle of the night.
The beauty threw the rifle beside his dead body "Hey, it was your choice of words" She said before contacting Billy on her comm "He's gone, but you have more things to clean up than expected"
{~X~}
Shun opened the metal door in a quick motion "No one's here, what about you Runo?" reported before moving off to the next location.
{~X~}
The blunette ran around the top row of the ancient crumbling Coliseum. She looked down from one of the arches where she could see the platform below, but found the same thing as the First Point "All clear here, there's just one more place that shot could have come from"
{~X~}
"I'm already there" He said as he raced up the emergency flight of stairs. The amber orbed spy busted through the top door of the company building.
A figure that had his face concealed and panicked as he started shooting with his rifle, despite the fact he didn't know who Shun was. Although with that weapon, close combat wasn't in his favour.
The raven haired spy took refuge by the edge of the doorway, but kept it open as he slipped out a gun from his leather jacket.
Waiting for the right moment, he aimed his weapon at the assailant, but pulled back when he started refiring. Shun activated his earpiece again and needed to make sure he could go in without any burdens "Marucho, is the candidate safe? Are the citizens evacuated?"
"Your all clear, so go for it" He replied back with assurance.
The spy thanked him silently and ducked though the doorway and began shooting again. He managed to hit the sniper in the arm, causing him to drop the rifle, which gave Shun the chance to take the final blow.
He then contacted the others to let them know the threat was gone "I got the attacker. We need to send reinforcements from HQ to take care of the body"
{~X~}
"Here's your caffè macchiato and caffè freddo" A waitress said in an Italian accent while setting down the drinks, a white teacup on a plate by the beauty, and a tall iced glass to the examiner.
She bowed slightly before leaving to attend to another customer waiting by the podium at the café beside the ocean.
The spy had now completed her assignment, and for safety measures changed into a more casual set of clothing to not arouse suspicions on her.
The fresh sea air whipped past her orange locks as she hooked her fingers onto the miniature ceramic cup, and took a sip from the frothy drink, while Billy played around with the straw before doing the same "You had to take two of them out didn't you? I drug two bodies out of here and all you had to do was pull the trigger" He somewhat complained about.
Alice placed down the cup and set it in the hollow of the small dish "It's harder than you think… But I should've gotten used to it by now" It seemed like she wanted to avoid the subject when she picked up her coffee again.
The blond felt a little guilty as a silence was brought in the atmosphere around them "Sorry…" The Russian was always sensitive about the subject for some reason, but no one knew why. Then again, taking away a life, takes a part of your own, no matter what type of person they once were.
"Don't worry about it, besides how are you and Julie doing?" She asked nonchalantly while finishing off her drink as it was in such a small cup. To which the forensics head nearly did a spit take and ended up choking on an ice cube "W-what are you talking about? Even you said relationships for agents are a bad call"
The spy had a nostalgic look in her eyes as she stared at the salty waves crashing onto the rock beds by the shore "Sometimes, but I meant for normal people. When they get involved in our world, things don't end well. However you and Julie might have a chance. What's stopping you?" Alice wondered as the two had an on and off thing for a couple of years now.
Billy shrugged as rested his chin in the palm of his hand "Not sure. I feel like she's hiding something from me" He answered in an honest tone while gazing at the ruins perched on a high cliff not far from their location.
Miss Shadow then received a message from Spectra through her earpiece "Why did you eliminate an insignificant person from the mission" He questioned curiously, but it seemed he was more irritated than angered as she didn't follow his orders directly.
The orange head leaned back into her seat "I got Santana didn't I? Taking out his underling wasn't that much of a bother. Kind of conspicuous to prepare a strike before anybody showed up at the meeting though" She added as the pair of gunmen set up the attack even before anyone showed up at the meeting place.
"That may be so. But if you were going to remove all the variables, please do it more thoroughly. To my knowledge there was one more sniper at the scene"
"What?" Alice said unbelievably wanting an explanation. The blond noticed her agitated expression, but didn't say anything as he knew not to interfere in a conversation between an agent and the Director "But the candidate is still alive. Did they fall back?"
The line went quiet for several seconds before Spectra replied, which worried the beauty for a moment "Nope, they were eliminated"
Her eyes widened as she sat up straighter in her chair "By whom?" She asked in a hushed tone of voice. Alice knew that she double checked to make sure there were no reinforcements. How was there another shooter at the scene? Did they appear when the speaking started? She began to create her theory when the Director came back to her previous question "I'll have to get back with you on that"
And so he ended the transmission, leaving the IRIS spy in the depths of confusion.
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Shun's POV
Location: Bayveiw University
After the last mission, the Pentagon finally released us to go back to our personal lives.
Outside my line of work, I was still in college. Something to fall back on I guess if the spy stuff didn't work out for me one day. But things were more complicated than that.
I was leaning on a tall tree by the courtyard, waiting for someone that should have been here by now. I had just landed a couple of hours ago and called them not long after. I haven't seen them in almost a month. That's how things unusual work, you don't really get to relax in your normal life. Not that it was in the first place.
No one's POV
"Shun!"
A voice in the distance called out.
The amber orbed boy turned towards the direction it came from and saw a girl running from the Literature department, where they had first a year ago.
She stopped in front of him and balanced herself on her knees as she caught her breath "Sorry… I was late… What time did your flight get in? You should've called…" She let out breathlessly while looking up at him.
"Sorry Alice, my battery died" He apologised while taking her hand and began walking around the university grounds.
I have to end it soon. He thought as a slight frown was shown on his face while glancing at the orange headed girl. Shun knew the dangers of having an ordinary person in his life. The consequences of being a spy revolved around their loved ones. And he had already lost so much. So right now, he has to let go, before she gets hurt.
Although the beauty seemed really happy one the outside, her expression became less enthusiastic than when she had first arrived to meet her boyfriend. I need to break up with him. Those words have been echoing in her mind for the past few weeks, and she knew this might the only chance she had left before returning back to the I.R.I.S.
Secrets are what keep agents alive. But they also what gets them killed.
After all, they are living in the world of spies.
Me: Hehe, I wonder if any of you were expecting that
Runo: I don't get how… (I cover her mouth)
Me: No giving anything away
Dan: But since when did… (Covers his mouth too)
Me: You guys need to know when to shut up
Julie: So… (I tackle her)
Me: Sense the tone people!
Julie: I just wanted to say leave a review… and can you please get off me?
Me: Oh right (Gets off Australian)
Billy: (Sweat drops) This is one seriously messed up group
Shun and Alice: Absolutely…
XOXO AsianBunny
