Two days later.
Surprisingly I woke to the sound of a knock on my door. Stumbling out of bed in my shorts and a tank top I found a messenger on the other side. "Good morning princess." He greeted me. "Morning." I mumbled.
"Her majesty Queen Sasha wishes that you meet with her and the other council members immediately, it's very urgent." He informed me. "Alright I'll be down in a few minutes." I assured him. The messenger nodded and bowed respectfully before leaving.
I closed my door before heading to the bathroom to wash my face and get dressed.
A few minutes later as promised I was scrubbed clean and out of my pajamas and into my usual black looking clothes I was on my way to the throne/ball room.
I met a pair of guards at the door to the room. "Princess the others are expecting you." One spoke as the other opened the door for me. I walked in to see my mother, sitting in the larger of the two throne chairs, surrounded by my council members, along with Zak as always.
"Ahh Keira thank you for joining us." My mother gestured to the slightly smaller throne chair next to her. I walked and sat in the chair. "I image I've been called for a reason." I ventured.
"Yes my dear, as you are aware we have been planning the war for over a hundred years and now that the war is finally upon us we are well prepared to carry out our actions and win this war."
"And you need me to do something?" I asked, though I was pretty sure I knew the answer. "Maybe." She said quickly. "Your highness!" One of my council members scolded. "Alright. Haven is having a ball for their council members, governors, barons, and the king of Spargus along with the prince. My spy has reported that there will most likely be talk of their war plans, and it gives us a chance to get in the palace. Now the Sandover City law clearly states that a member of an agency such as NCIS has the power to send an agent undercover with the approval of the current ruler. But if the current ruler wishes they may employ a spy of there own, but that takes weeks to clear and we are short on time."
"So you want to send an agent undercover to get information?"
"Yes Keira."
"We were hoping you could go." Zak suddenly piped up. "Zak!" My mother hissed. "It is her choice and I do not approve of this plan at all!"
"Your highness with all due respect the princess has trained for years she is the most skilled person I have ever seen, she's ready for this. And it is her duty as princess to do what is best for her country and her city!" Zak protested.
"She is my only child Zak, the only heir to the throne. What if something went wrong? Keira may be your agent but she is my daughter!"
I sat there for a minute while they argued. This was crazy. I had never been on an undercover mission before, true I had trained for years and I was very skilled but come on I was the youngest NCIS agent and the least experienced.
"But I've never been on an undercover mission before." I interrupted everyone's arguing. "And this would be a perfect opportunity to see how you do." Zak spoke. "He's right." I muttered to my mother.
"I may not be experienced but I do have a duty to my people and my city, who knows I may enjoy this mission." My mother looked horrified and Zak looked proud. "Then we better prepare."
I nodded and turned to my mother. "Mom I know you worry about me but I'll be fine, I promise." My mother nodded and turned to Zak. "Bring her back alive." She hissed. Zak nodded and bowed before gesturing his hand out to mine.
Carefully I took it and he led me out of the ballroom and into another.
The room Zak had led em into was quite bare except for a shelf off to the side with a duffel bag on it, and a table in the middle.
"We have decided because security is tight that you will have to sneak into the palace to get in, and because security is tight you will have to be smart and quick if you are to complete this mission." He began to explain to me.
Zak grabbed the bag off the shelf and started emptying it's contents onto the table. There was a pretty red dress, a pair of blue earnings with a plain blue ribbon choker, a spray bottle with the words 'tan' written across it, a box with the label 'contacts' on it, and a spray bottle with the words 'dye' on it.
"These items you will use to help you on your mission. The red dress and blue jewelry is what every women will be wearing if you remember our royal colors are black and green while Haven's colors are blue and red, the spray bottle that says 'tan' is for your skin to blend in more, these are gray contacts."
He picked up the box. "Because of your amazing eyes it would give you away immediately, it is common for girls in haven to have plain faded green eyes so these will make your eyes blend in with others. After a long time our lab at NCIS finally managed to create contacts that will not in any way affect your vision and will last up to an hour before they lose their color and start to burn. " He put the box down.
"The hairspray is for your hair of course, because you have green hair that would also give it away so for the night you'll have brown hair."
He gathered up the items and put them all back into the duffel bag.
"When you go into the palace I will be on the outside with two other agents we won't be able to give you an earwig to keep in contact but we will be there to help you escape and if assistance is needed. The party starts at ten at night so we have a little over fourteen hours to get ready, then we will sneak into Haven City and you will sneak into the palace and change, then attend the ball and get all the information needed. Meet me at NCIS in thirteen hours."
And with that he opened the door and gestured me out. I grabbed the bag and left to go to my room and prepare.
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