Hello, I'm back to the present and will try to make the Chapters roll out quickly now, if there is something you want me to improve on or to do with the story, put it in a review. Here we are.
4: Resurrection
Theo paused with the pen in his hand and looked down at his sweaty wrist for the time, the logbook for the punishment lap desk was a few pages away from finishing and being so close to the New Year there were sure to be an overload.
Then Theo stopped, he looked around to his sides and decided adding four or five more laps to the amount he had done this afternoon wouldn't hurt if no one was around, breaking the rules would be shaky but things had cooled down for the past week with Zara.
Theo was about to start his trip to the main building but a heavy hand clamped onto his shoulder like a vice.
Theo turned around and managed a meek smile before giving his co-handler a thumbs up, 'Hey Maureen' Theo cringed.
Maureen shook her head making her brown hair bobble, 'You're already walking on glass, Theo, don't try taking your shoes and socks off'.
His head slumped down, 'Do I have to re-do them?'.
'No' Theo allowed himself a smile, 'You smell, but I want you to do seven extra tomorrow'.
Theo protested, 'But I only added on fi-'
'Seven more' she said exercising her veto power, 'or you'll be having a thunderstorm from Meryl when she's back'.
Theo started the journey to his room, Maureen was only his handler for now because when he was appointed Meryl she had been bed-sick for three weeks.
A handler is always an important part of a future agents transition into CHERUB but Meryl had an immense recovery and by the time anyone realised there was an issue, Theo had already made both of them a surrogate mother.
Theo had by now reached his room and noticed there was a message that had been left at around one. It was Zara.
'Hello Theo, we both won't be forgetting what's recently happened involving you so I'll cut you to the chase. Maureen said you'd be running, so to make sure you take that shower that she pleads you to take, I want to see you at 1600 hours in my room'.
'I'm aware of how agents feel about having one chance for their big, break, so I would like to give you a relatively small but good mission. You are excused from combat training with Ms. Takada and I'll be checking when you report to John's office that you are showered and presentable'.
'Good luck' Zara added out of sympathy rather than the fact it was his first mission for quite some time.
Theo still allowed himself a smile and looked at himself in the mirror, slightly disappointed at the type of mission but nonetheless excited. Then he smiled again in the mirror, 'Damn, I stink'.
Theo wasn't sure if he had ever seen the mission preparation building with even a half-fully functioning security system but the fact that he was one of the first people in quite some time to scan his eye retina seven times Dennis King's assistant mission controller let him in gave him a scowl as if to say you broke the system, stupid.
When Theo entered Zara's office while knocking at the same time he was surprised to see Rob's girlfriend Lyra and mission controller John Jones sitting on the two available seats apart from Zara's.
'Come in Theo' Zara said, 'I believe you know John and Lyra'.
Theo shook John's hand before giving Lyra a weak smile and leaning on the wall. John took over.
He handed Theo a thick file with a Portuguese name that would take a while to read, 'So Theo, I haven't actually had your answer but I'm sure you'll be saying yes..'
Zara interrupted him, 'He hasn't actually read the mission briefing'.
'Oh' John said, 'Well I know it might be a bit unorthodox but because we set off soon I suggest you read up and make sure you aren't cutting it fine'.
Theo almost opened the big file before him before realising it was the one on the table with, mission briefing stamped on.
**CLASSIFIED**
MISSION BRIEFING FOR THEODORE
JAMESON AND LYRA WILIKINSON
THIS DOCUMENT IS PROTECTED WITH A
FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG
ANY ATTEMPT TO RMOVE FROM MISSION PREP BUILDING
WILL SET OFF AN ALARM
DO NOT PHOTOCOPY OR MAKE NOTES
SMUGGLING
Criminals of nowadays have varied ways of smuggling, some get violent hoodlum gangs or maybe people looking to make easy money to do it, usually, these are the small time criminals. Others who are smart enough will have a system which usually has big shipments coming in and various storage places at different places in the country they operate in.
PABLONOTI (PABLO) ESCABAR I,II,III & IV
Since the early 1900's the Escabar family has regularly been employed in the smuggling business, though the earlier generations were unknown by authorities, the last two generations have araised awareness.
The Brazilian bred family have a unique system, they will find corrupt cargo handling officials that have the same product flying to different countries and will load their own "cargo" in. If the police were to try and track the route it would require manpower of at least two thousand and that would not be a certainty.
ESCABAR IV AND THE WHITE ROAD
The latest and so far as the police know only left Escabar has been made a national threat. Over the past few months there have been links to him selling illegal arms in the name of the United Kingdom to various Brazilian and Russian dealers.
The police believe the latest in the Escabar line has spread his criminal base and had made various visits to, for reasons unknown, to Cornwall were there have been numerous missing persons reports.
The police have not linked these together but higher ups in MI5 would like a thorough investigation. They believe a simple CHERUB investigation would suffice and would be successful in a long term operation of this.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Escabar IV has been reported to have two kids aged 12 and 15 who have most likely been kept in an anti-social environment and thus are open to making friends. If CHERUB could send in two agents to make friends with the two children then a likely infiltration of their house could commence.
ALL AGENTS MUST UBDERSTAND THAT
This mission had been classified LOW RISK, although the Escabar family have very violent links they have not been reported to operate out of native South America
Agents must understand this mission will very likely have slow progress and after a month may be cancelled.
Agents must remember they have the right to refuse or undertake any mission.
Usually when someone was leaving people, Theo and co. would enjoy themselves but with Danny and Brian off on the mission, Chloe and him not on speaking terms, and the twins who weren't twins seeming to have disappeared, Theo sat on a table with Lyra and Rob.
Leaving so close to Christmas didn't really bother Theo as the novelty of presents would still be there and Christmas was the time when he last saw his mum.
It felt like a half-arsed and Theo couldn't be bothered to finish. He went to his room and started packing before a knock came at the door.
Theo said on his bed, 'Come in'. He got a mental jolt when he saw Chloe come in, before he could get a word in edgeways she gripped the back of his head and pulled him in for a snog without warning.
After a few seconds she stopped and pull away, taking with her that good-old 'Chloe smell'.
After she left Theo sat on his bed, dumbfound and screamed out loud, 'Why are girls so bloody complicated?'.
It was a shame no one gave him an answer.
A bit of a confusing end, I know. Please read and review, give me ideas, don't do drugs, keep on reading books, live long and reproduce, and mostly ... keep on writing.
Disclaimer: I don't own CHERUB.
Acclaimer: I own all the characters mentioned in this chapter except the aforementioned:
Maureen Evans,
Meryl Spencer
Lyra (I made up the last name),
Zara Asker
John Jones