Enter Eve

Berlin, Germany

For Colonel Eve Baird, her day had started as expected. Just another day at the office when she was out catching terrorists on a weekly basis. This was going to be another routine mission, go in stop the terrorist's plot then go home to her spacious almost spartan apartment.

Rinse and then repeat.

This was her life, Eve wasn't going to deny that something was missing; she couldn't put her finger on exactly what was missing. Yes she was single but her job didn't allow for much time to go out and date. There simply wasn't enough hours in the day. Keeping the world safe was a full time job and she loved it.

"Colonel Baird, we've found them" Come from behind her, the time to think was over. It was time to go to work, suit up and bring down these terrorists before it was too late. Fate had plans for Eve Baird. The threads were slowly coming together, weaving lives together. People who under normal circumstances would probably never met. These were not normal circumstances, they were extraordinary, soon this normal day at the office would become something greater, the start of a new life.

A life of mystery and misery, of loneliness and adventure. More than that, an opportunity to make a difference, to save the world every week, twice before Friday.

Unknown location

Claudia pressed herself against the wall, damn it not again. This was just too close! How was it that they had stumbled onto her most recent location? They were tireless. She missed her bed, she missed her little apartment heck she even missed the daily disagreements with Tina over money or her latest man-child of a boyfriend.

Life had changed dramatically in such a short period of time. She had tried going to police, reporting the attack but that had gotten her nowhere. Yes, they had taken down the report but when they actually got round to investigating Professor Walker's office, they found nothing to collaborate her story. There was no evidence of any kind of attack, no footage on the rather outdated CCTV cameras. It was as if that woman hadn't even been there! In the end, she had been cautioned for wasting police time!

It had been hard to swallow; it was if someone was working their socks off against her. There was no way she could go home; Claudia had realized this after leaving the University. As if they knew where she worked, she was damn well sure that they knew where she lived. This meant that she would have to keep on moving, never stay in one location for too long. However Claudia would not be able to keep this up forever, her funds were limited and her options were getting few and far between. There was always the possibility of...no she wasn't that desperate, going home was her last option when there was nothing left. It would be like admitting defeating, with her tail between her legs.

Even she wasn't that weak. This would do for now, well until a better solution presented itself to her. "It's time to move on" She muttered quietly, turning on her heel walking away from the abandoned building that had once deemed safe enough. Claudia would just have to start her search for another temporary location to rest her weary head. It was never ending.

From the rsooftop a woman watched curiously, her long dark mane blew softly in the breeze, it was if it was dancing with the wind beside her. "Little bird, you're learning. One day close, one step nearer to the life of magic and wonder that awaits you" She laughed, her hand pressed against her hip. Her eyes quickly flitted down, taking in the time displayed upon the watch wrapped around her wrist; it was time to move on as she still had much to do in what little time she had left. "Keep running little bird, you'll get there soon" If anyone glanced upwards, one minute she would have standing and the next she would be gone as if by magic.

Berlin, Germany

With the tactical six man squad behind her, Eve felt ready to tackle this situation head on. They had been debriefed on route to the location where the cell had been tracked to. There had been no time to delay after the information had reached the counter-terrorism team, they had to act and get hold of the nuclear bomb, swiftly disarm it before it could be used. With police chatter coming through her earpiece, it was time to make their move as they raced through towards the warehouse

"This is team leader." Eve said, speaking into her earpiece, standing at the threshold, the door had been left open. They were expecting the heat, Eve was ready with gun in hand to face down whatever was waiting for her inside.

"We have confirmation on a weapon of mass destruction inside the building." Her squad was ready, with a tilt of her head, it was time to make their move. Three of her men broke away, they would be entered from a different angle. It meant that they could cover all the bases by ensuring that no-one would get away.

"Priority one is to retrieval of that package" The order was there, they all knew what they were doing "In three, two" There was no time to finish the countdown as Eve led the remaining men into the building, she knew that this could quickly evolve into a fire fight but they were armed and ready.

"Freeze" Eve shouted as she locked eyes on two terrorists, who were idly standing by wooden crates, both armed with rifles. With her gun raised, she continued to speak "Hands in the air" This just triggered the rest of the cell to make their move on the small team. Shoots were fired all around Eve. In between the shots, Eve could hear the muffled chatter of her squad ring through.

'Man down! Dave's been hit" This was all part of the job, every one of them knew that each and every time they went out on a job, there was always a chance one of them wouldn't be returning home. Dave was a good man, this wasn't his day. He was trying to make the world a safer place for his children and Eve dared to hope that the bullet had only pierced the Kevlar vest, not his flesh.

In amidst all of the chaos, Eve's eyes narrowed as she noticed a single man reach down and grab the duffle bag, which she could only assume contained the nuclear device. He was going to try and make an escape, not her watch!