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NOTE: This story may contain violence and mild bad language. If you will be offended by these things, do not read and certainly don't complain. You have been warned.

Chapter four: Dragonfly

Ada threw the last pair of socks into her suitcase. She was ready to go.

She was actually going on a mission.

Wow.

She slumped back onto her bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to stop her stomach from hurting. She was so nervous.

"Knock knock!"

Startled, Ada sat up.

"Uncle James!" She sprang off the bed, grinning, and hugged him.

"So, you're going on your first mission," James began, "where is it you're going?"

"Glasgow," Ada shrugged.

"Scotland. Nice place." James drew a small white box out of his back pocket.

"Oh no, Uncle James, you didn't need to."

"I wanted to," he grinned, handing her the white box, "happy first mission."

Ada took the box from him and opened it. Nestled in the white silk was a tiny sterling silver dragonfly with wings the most beautiful colour of green Ada had ever seen.

"Thank you!" She gasped. James picked up the tiny dragonfly and Ada held out her wrist for him to clip it onto her bracelet, which was becoming quite heavy.

"Good luck, Ada."

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"Meryn!" Ada sprinted across the grass towards the car park, her suitcase clutched in her arms. It wasn't half heavy.

"Oh, hey Ada!" Meryn grinned, turning round.

"Sorry I'm late," Ada gasped, "got held up."

"It doesn't matter. Gabrielle and Connor aren't even here yet," Meryn shrugged.

A tall girl with long red hair and fiery eyes grabbed Ada's hand and started shaking it enthusiastically.

"I don't think we've met," she said happily, "I'm Lillith McKendrick."
Lillith had a black shirt and looked about seventeen. Ada decided she liked her.

"I'm Jack," a boy of about fifteen mumbled.

"Don't worry, he's like that to everyone," Lillith laughed, whacking Jack playfully on the shoulder.

"He is," Meryn agreed.

Jack threw them both filthy looks. Ada decided she liked him, too.

"Don't panic! We're here!"

Ada looked up. Gabrielle O'Brien and Connor Reilly were jogging across the grass from the mission preparation building. Gabrielle was clutching a briefcase that looked like it had seen better days and a laptop bag was slung across her shoulders, bouncing wildly as she ran.

"And we always get in trouble for being late," Lillith mumbled under her breath.

Ada hid her smile.

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"Six hundred and ninety seven bottles of beer on the wall, six hundred and ninety seven bottles of beer! Take one down and pass it around, six hundred and ninety six bottles of beer on the wall!"

The only one not singing merrily was Jack. Even Gabrielle and Connor had joined in.

It turned out Glasgow was much further away than Ada had first thought.

When the group got to six hundred and thirty nine bottles of beer, Gabrielle called a halt to the song.

"Has everyone studied their target's profile extensively?" She asked seriously.

"Yes," Ada droned with the others.

"You sure?" Gabrielle's eyes narrowed.

"Yes!"

"Do you want to take another lo-,"

"Stop worrying Gabrielle!" Lillith laughed, "everything will be fine."

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