She had access to thousands of sattelites, computers, and even a few bank accounts. " Ok.. I can only get a couple of names and a few references in a couple of papers, Ones a Ashley J. Williams, so called " Enemy of Evil" By the tabloids." " They recruited a tabloid hero?" Fiona sighed, " Yep... and heres the next one.. Stanley Ipkiss, an accountant in Edge City First National." Mattias was sitting up his eye brow raised very high. " Ooo... this one seems your type. Beatrix Kiddo... supposedly a member of the Deadly Vipers Assassination Squad, experience in hundreds of weapons, and even has the training the equivalent of a samurai." " Can you imagine if we had a woman like her at Exops?" " Heh, Fiona she would be doing all our jobs."
Fiona clicked and typed a few more times. " And the last two files are blocked, C.I.A. and MI6 eyes only." Mattias started to pace around the terminal. " They arent there yet?" " No." Mattias said. " You got the communciators. Mattias didnt even need to glance. " Yep and even that tiny ass one." Soon he saw a man with a graying beard, suit and tie, and suitcase approaching him. " Just found my ride outta here Fiona." Fiona sighed happily " Good, now we can meet the team."
Mattias had excpected James Bond to be...well younger, not a 74 year old man. " So.. you work for Exops right?" Mattias nodded at him, " Yep and now im on loan from them to you guys, and I hear your still wading through red tape." James sighed, saying " Another couple of days..and then we go in.." James and Mattias walked out of the terminal and into the limo. James took command, saying " Everyone, meet Mattias Nilson." Mattias soon felt the gaze of a woman he immediatley saw as Beatrix Kiddo. He introduced himself casually, and stretched back. A guy with black hair held out his hand...a metal hand. " Im Ashley J. Williams, but please call me Ash." " And im Agent Stuart Little."
Mattias whipped his head around for the source of the voice. He finally looked down to see a seven inch tall, suit-wearing, walking and talking mouse. Mattias realised who the little earpiece was for. " How does he..." Stuart grunted saying, " Genetic Experimentation, very messy, something id like not to be talking about." Mattias turned to a man sitting in on the side of the limo clutching a dark green mask, his eyes seemed to dart about as if looking for something. " So who you might be?" The man looked at him, saying " Umm..yeah Im Stanley Ipkiss."
James turned to him " So I guess Exops has briefed you on whats going on?" Mattias chuckled " Yeah and that a bunch of people from classical literature are so real I could slap one of them across the face." " I think thats how we all feel." " Well," Mattias said as he pulled up his suitcase from the seat next to him, he pulled out the communicators and handed one to each of them. " These things are powered by heat, and do the work of a walkie-talkie and all you have to do is put it in your ear." Ash looked up at him " I think we figured that out five seconds ago smart-ass." " Well Hello to you all." Fionas voice chimed in happily from their earpieces. " So hows everyone doing?" Ash spoke, " Uh, well considering the fact that we have had a lot of shit happen to us in the past few days I say were just peachy clean."
" Well, Mr. Williams it seems someone got up on the wrong side of the bed." Mattias suddenly got sly smile on his mustached, blonde mohawked face. " Hey Ash would you pipe down, Fiona can be annoyin' at first but she will grow on you." Fiona chuckled lightly, " And I thought you liked the sound of my voice." Stanley suddenly spoke up. " I used to be an accountant until The Mask crashed into my life. And now...im gonna help hunt Kai-Lo down."
Fiona leaned foward for a moment on her console. Her entire conversations were recorded and catalouged by time and date. Something about Stanley seemed suspicious, it seemed as if a deeper voice was talking along with his. She tapped her chin as she made a mental note to talk review his voice later. She spoke into her headphones. " Alright well, as you obviously dont need me im gonna leave you all alone for now, see ya later."
Stanleys mind was a chaotic river of memories and emotions, He kept seeing the Mask in his minds eye. Later that night after a nice dinner at a fancy resturant in Edge City, he drove to the funeral home Tina was in. He looked down at her, in a tiny coffin, with her hair all done up and makeup applied, her parents would be in town in three days, it would take a week before the U.N. could get authorization to send them to North Korean territory. To think the world was in danger and they still had to swim across the red tape sea. " Im gonna get who did this to you."
Dont you mean me? Stanley gasped and looked up to see the Mask again. Suddenly the Mask roared at him and grabbed him by his neck. " YOU LET HER DIE STANLEY YOU LET HER DIE!!!!" The Masks voice was that of a giant man, deep and reverberating. " I didnt let her die! She got shot! I cant block bullets!" The Mask tightened his grip. " Once this mission is over Stan, my boy, im going to lock you away, far back as I can get you!" As if on cue, Ash stepped in to check on him. " STANLEY!" Ash shouted to him. The Mask let Stan go and looked at Ash, his voice glowing with anger. " And when im done with you...hes next"
And then he vanished. Stanley fell back, and Ash rushed to grab him. " Stan...I know somethings wrong now..tell me." Stanley looked at him, with a fright filled voice he said " Its the Mask.. hes angry..he thinks I let Tina die..." Stanley started to cry, " Ash...once this mission is over, the Mask must be destroyed."
Ash felt a rush of memories of the Necronomicon come back in an instant. He shook his head at the bad memories trying to forget that horrible part of his life. " Dont worry...ill make sure.."
