Which is why I didn't see it coming when all of a sudden, all of these men in black masks showed up pointing a gun to our heads and maneuvering us towards the gym where our shaking principle was being held at gunpoint.
Chapter 2
She looked into my eyes and I could see relief. Unfortunately, she had to know who I really was, since this was her school. I didn't want to blow my cover, but if that's what I was going to have to do in order to save the lives of these spoiled brats, I was going to have to since that was what I had been taught to do. And it was the right thing. But mainly because I would blow my career if I didn't. My overall skill level would let me take on twenty full-grown men single-handedly with ease, so I wasn't quite worried about the twenty-five armed criminals standing all around us. The only reason I was remotely worried was because these weren't just any ordinary criminals. They were the ones my parents had failed to destroy. These people were my mortal enemies as an agent and as a daughter. I always had to have to guns on me at all times, and they were currently stuffed in my bra. In my defense, I was just getting tired of looking flat-chested every day in my baggy clothes, so I tried this, and it really did work. Besides, it was just for today. And what a jolly good day it was to have my only weapons stuffed up my bra. My luck really did suck. My mind worked fast. I went over to one of the Black-Masks (or just Masks, as we agents have nick-named them) and voiced a dramatic protest."You dummies should know better than to do this," I said in my kiddy voice. It's amazing that we even have to have a cover for our voices. God. One particularly bulky Mask looked down at me with a truly bewildered expression. Everyone's eyes were on me. "I mean, seriously. There are so many holes in your plan that even I am amazed," I continued. "Don't look at me like that, you big buffoon. You heard me!" I decided to throw in some nerdiness while I was at it."If Shakespeare was here, he would be so upset by your lack of brains and planning that he would write a glorious play all about you, saying how big and stupid you are. And that would be the entire play. Yeah," I rambled. "That's right. I am deeply disappointed that you are such an idiotic parasite!"I continued to throw insults at him, while he narrowed his eyes at me. For the grand finale, I spit in his face, then threw careful, girly punches at him, making sure he didn't notice the strength that was really hidden beneath them. Or rather, I'd like to think it was strength, since I was so into my cover right now. The principle was looking like she might burst out crying, since she obviously thought that was my whole plan, to just speak up. The head Mask came over and picked me up by the neck, and I tried to act stubborn. But in reality, my plan was working out perfectly."Throw this one," he shook my violently, and I screamed, even though it didn't hurt much yet. "Into the bathroom over there. And guard her from inside. You deaf or something? I don't see you moving!"The second mask hurried over and flung me over his shoulder. I took a strong objection to this but kept my mouth shut. He threw me inside the bathroom, which he had to unlock first. There was someone else in there. Shoot. Then he went outside and locked it again, not listening to his leader. They never did. I had anticipated this, but not my new cell-mate. Dang, this was going to be harder than I had imagined. So first, I had to make a new plan. I squinted into the darkness, trying to make out exactly who it was sitting all hunched and small over there, while my mind was still trying to figure something out. And then, it had to stop, because all of a sudden, I realized who it was. Of course! Brent Mehoffer. Didn't his dad get, like, second place for the richest-people-in-the-world list or something? I tried to remember exactly what...Oh...My...GOD!!! His dad didn't make second! He made first! And all of this was because of him! He was going to be kidnapped and held for ransom, and then -knowing the Mask- they would kill him.