Assassin or Agent

Chapter 6

Kate's POV

As I heard the school bell go, I raced out of the classroom, really excited to see the results of the genetic tracer. The others had different classes to me on Tuesdays so I wouldn't see them until I got down the lift. My energy was high and I could barely contain my self from sprinting to the care-takers closet. I had a huge smile on my face as I thought of my new life with a family. I would still be a spy, of course, and still be friends with the others. But I would have people to spend my weekend with, people to share memories with, people to love. Lost in my thoughts, I barely noticed Mrs King approach me.

"Ah, there you are Kate!" Mrs King, the deputy principal, said walking up to me. Sighing, I stopped walking and faced her.

"Hi Mrs King!" I said as happily as I could considering she was holding me back from being at the base.

"Now, Kate I need you to do an academic test, it won't take long, about an hour." An hour! I couldn't wait that long. After I found my family I could finally have a purpose, a family to love me, a job that I love, a life I could enjoy.

"Sorry Mrs King, I have to go!" not waiting for a response, I let my energy out and sprinted to the closet, placed my thumb on the scanner and went down into the base wearing my black skinny jeans and leather jacket. "Hi guys!" I said smiling, "is it read-" I cut my self off as I saw their faces. They looked, well, like they had bad news to tell me. And they probably did. "What's wrong," I said, barley more than a whisper.

"Kate, before I tell you this, just know you are always welcome here…" Frank said. The look on his face made me worried, worried for my family.

"What's wrong!" I say again, more loudly, "has something happened to my family?" Frank looked at the floor and sighed before he said the next part.

"Kate, you're a clone, a clone of the mastermind." As if the force in Franks words knocked me back, I headed back to the lift, taking backwards steps. 'Kate, you're a clone, you're a clone' continually sounded in my head like a mantra as kept heading to the lift.

"Kate, wait!" Dan shouted and jumped up just before the lift doors closed. My mind in shock, I force my legs to move, to run, run anywhere but here. I sprinted out of the school, not listening to the traffic, the people, the noises of the city. I felt tears run down my face as I kept running. 'Kate, you're a clone, you're a clone' still sounded in my mind as I ran. I thought of Zoe, of Keri, of the training camp, how my whole life had been a lie. My bright red hair wasn't natural. It was from the mastermind.

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I didn't know how long I had run for. I didn't know where I was. I saw my pencil communicator flash from my jacket pocket. For some reason I was angry at them, all of them. With tears still running down my face I took out the pencil and snapped it in half.

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- I had been hiding for over two days now. I am used to surviving of the bare city streets. I have been all my life haven't I? I steal bread from the bakery and a few vegetables here and there. All without any shop owners suspecting, my skills coming in handy once again. I drink rain water, which isn't hard to find these days. It has been raining for three straight days, began right after I left and hasn't stopped once. To be honest the weather is similar to my current mood, sad, lonely, confused. I would have booked myself in a motel but I had no money on me. I just ran without thinking, or planning. Back in my assassin days I would have planned to be progressive. Now I am Kate. Someone who doesn't think before she runs. To be honest I don't know what to call myself any more. I am a clone. A copy of another's brain and intelligence. I am not unique nor special in any way. I was created for a purpose and now that I have not pursued that I am nobody. I am living on the streets, in the ally ways of Britain finding shelter under sheets of metal roofing. I sleep on newspaper as padding. I have no family, no life or belongings. I am almost non existent. Who am I, is a question I have not yet found the answer to.

I had fallen asleep in my den on Waldock street. Half asleep I slowly open my dreary eyes. A blurry image of a human is now forming in my vision. On full alert, jumping to my feet I saw an astonishing sight. Dan.

"Kate, I have been looking for you everywhere! The team has been so worried! Why would you run away like that?"

"It wouldn't matter if I disappeared of the face of this planet. No one would care because I am an invention, a clone, not a human."

"But I care." Dan said it with meaning but I still had to get out what I wanted to say.

"Really? You think you know me but really you don't. I don't even know myself!"

"But I am intrigued by you Kate London. I think I know you and then you throw your own surprises. I like that about you." It was then that I noticed something about Dan that I had never seen before. A shimmer, a little shine in the corner of his eyes. Cheeky yet mysterious. And now I was the one intrigued.

"Well I am very happy you found me intriguing but aren't you going to tell me the reason for your visit?"

"Kate London," He emphasized the word London, "I have a proposal for you. Will you be my partner in a new mission? I am sure you will be interested. MI9 has discovered a connection between 'The Man' and the genesis who cloned you." Although I winced at his last words, I was somehow interested in his mission. "Kate, will you help me?"

"Yes, I think I will."

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Back at school we were getting our briefing. As usual we are all seated around a large white table listening to Frank speak.

"Find out who 'The Man' is, to do that you will have to be careful. Aneisha will be giving you all a small disguise for this mission. We have discovered the whereabouts of the training camp that you kept in. your mission is to go in, arrest this man, and then call for MI9 backup."

"Oh, and Frank? I might need a new pencil," I said a bit sheepishly. Frank looked at me, as if he was saying 'Really?' so I kept quiet.

"Ok, briefing over. Everyone go back to class and be back here by 3." Everyone rose from their seats and packed their gear away. I was walking towards the elevator when Aneisha approached me.

"Hey, how are you? After everything that has happened I mean."

"Fine." I didn't want to give away too much, I felt nervous for this mission and I didn't want Aneisha to know.

"Really? I mean if you need anything just ask." She said it kindly and I did believe she was my friend; she just didn't know me that well yet.

"Thank you, but I don't think I will need it," I said as I headed to the lift. I was just about to walk in when she started talking again.

"You know Dan was really worried about you. He made Frank use all the possible equipment to find you. He skipped school for three days!"

"I know," I said plainly, getting slightly annoyed at her talking.

"Well, don't keep your hopes up ok. Zoe and Dan have history. Dan was head over heals for Zoe but she rejected him. I'm not going to lie; the other day I saw them kissing."

"Kissing?!" I was astonished, I don't even know why I am angry. Dan and Zoe? Am I jealous? Do I like Dan? I could feel my face blushing, turning into a red hot anger.

"Hey Kate!" I heard Dan's voice behind my shoulder but stepped into the lift and closed the doors. I felt a tear roll down my face, but angrily, I wiped it away.

Sorry for the short chapter guys, will make a longer one next time to make up for it. Just so you know this is one of the chapters that Snapcraclpop wrote some of. I wrote the start and she wrote the end so look out for this symbol, , for when we swap over. Anyway, hope you enjoyed!

P.S – I have a missing scene posted for this story. I advise you read it as it had information that is important to the story in it. Here is a link - s/11770518/1/Assassin-or-Agent-Missing-Scene