Loonatics Unleashed: Le Renard Rouge

Chapter 3: Slow Dance

A wise man once told me 'When something is covered in gold, you only have to scratch the surface to expose the rot'. That is exactly what I do. It was another morning for me, a cup of Lady Grey tea, and I am ready to work. Upon hacking into the company database, there was information on everything from operations to upcoming events.

"Good morning," I said to Mr. Tech, he nodded and brushed the little squiggle of hair that dangles in front of me. I lightly giggled, and turned on the computer. Upon getting into the company database, I saw there was an event coming up called the Golden Peony Gala. This gave me an idea, but I had to run this by Ace first, and see what he says.

"A dance, eh? Could be your kinda shindig, if yah know what I mean," Ace said looking over the invitation, "knowin' you, I'm thinkin' you've already made some preparations of your own, just take Tech with you, I'm sure he can use an evening away from the lab," I nodded and got the green light for this mission. Now I have to convince Mr. Tech.

We spies or agents have a certain gait when we walk. For female agents like me, we have a slight sway in the hips when we are walking. It works well with a dress, "Mr. Tech, do you know how to dance?" I asked, showing him the invite, "The Golden Peony Gala is tonight, and Ace wants us both to attend," Mr. Tech lightly smiled back at me.

"I have talents outside of being a genius," He replied, expressing his willingness, "you stole my first kiss, Emma, so in a way, you owe me and I think a dance is a way to pay off your debt," with this assignment, I get to know Mr. Tech a bit better, and I have an opportunity to get the information this team needs to bring down these criminals.

"Well-played, Mr. Tech," I replied with a small smirk and a wink to him. According to the computer database, this evening the security is going to be top-level. I was ready for the evening as I was dressed in a royal blue satin formal dress with sequin detail. Mr. Tech fills out well in a nice black tuxedo, and with that we were ready for the evening.

"You look stunning," Tech complimented to me,

"Thank you," I replied with a small grin, and we went into ballroom which was on an island in the middle of Acmetropolis. I looked around at my surroundings. This was quite the gathering of the elite from the Acmetropolis Ensemble playing music to mercenaries outside dressed in full battle dress and armed with assault rifles and machine pistols.

I could tell that Tech was worried seeing the security outside, "Those are hired guns, whoever is behind this, they might be expecting you," Tech said in a whisper into my ear as he hold me close in our dance. His dancing skills are very good. He spun me in a twirl of the hand, and pulled me in with a hand at my lower back. I lightly grinned at him.

My eyes softened as I looked into his. I was enjoying my evening with him, but it was time to go to work, "If you may excuse me, I have to go to the washroom," I said to him, that was our code for me to start the second part of the mission. I went to the washroom, and I felt like I was being watched. As I went to the stall, it was time to work.

I had my black leather suit, boots, and gloves hidden in the ceiling. I zipped up my suit and put on boots, and gloves. When the mercenaries broke into the washroom, I was long gone as I had escaped into air duct. I stood still, and waited for the men to leave the room. As they left, I crawled from the air duct, and up onto the roof of the building.

As I felt the evening breeze through my hair, I saw that there were two cables linking the two buildings, and they were my only way across. It was a long way down. I almost fell as I grabbed the cables, and used the right turned myself around. With a 'hup!' I swung myself up on top of the cables, and crawled slowly forward to the other building.

I stopped as I saw a mercenary looking up in my direction, "Meh, must've been a squirrel," He said to one of the other men on duty. I was relieved, and made it to the other building without further incident or delay. I was on the glass roof of the other building, and used a glass cutter hidden in my belt buckle to cut the glass, and make a way in.

I was out of the hearing range of the guard when I touched my earpiece, "I am going in, Mr. Tech, I will meet you back at headquarters, by the way, thank you for the dance, you were wonderful," I said to him, smiling lightly to myself. I looked down at the pipes as they would be my only way of getting down. I dived through the hole in the roof.

"Go get 'em, Foxy," said Mr. Tech with encouraging words. I gave a small, flirty smile to him with a slight waggle of the eyebrows.

I grabbed onto the pipe, and swung myself on top. There were guards on the metal bridges armed with CZW 556 assault rifles and Scorpion Evo 3 submachine guns, 'These men come prepared, I will give them that' I thought as I picked my first target. I dived down, and grabbed on a lower pipe. I swung around, and kicked a guard in the chest.

I put him on his back, and the other mercenaries took notice. I moved in close as soon as his rifle was turned to me. I grabbed the top of the rifle, and elbowed him in the face, and used the railing as support as I kicked him in the chin with a back handspring kick. I lunged forward to knee the next one in the face, and kick him across the cheek

The last one swung at me with a knife. I leaped up to the pipes, and kicked him in the face, forcing him off the walkway to the floor below. I rested on the railing and wiped the sweat from my brow. I had to get out before more guards come. I swung from the pipes, and back to the hole in the glass roof. There was no sign of the leader anywhere.

Where or who ever the leader is, they run quite the business. Looking over documents from last night, I now had to find out where the holdings are in the human trafficking ring and their selling of endangered species for consumption. I found where the leader is running the gun-running operation, now I have to find the others before it's too late.

The good thing was my scuffle with the guards made them call for assistance. That gave me a chance to make my escape. Using a camera on my watch, I was able to send photos of the building layout, and where the weapons are being hidden. The only thing I have as evidence as to who this leader maybe was a ring's codename: 'Black Rose'.