Chapter Ten: A New Mission

Once they were in the car, the radio beeped. Annie pressed a button under the dash, and Carl appeared, looking worried. "Agent X! You've just got to find Agent P! Something's come up, and it can't wait until he gets to his new home. I already sent the information to your home computer… hurry!"

Agent P gave up trying to get his attention, and opened her glove compartment. Her hat fell out, and he picked it up.

"But Carl!" Her eyes darted from the road, to the radio, and back, as she clicked the button repeatedly.

Perry chattered, making her glance over at him, then waved the agent I.D. he'd found in the hat.

She shrugged. "Carl thought I should be called X, for experimental agent. He still uses it whenever Monogram isn't around. Come to think of it, I'm still not sure if AJ is short for Annie Jamison, or Agent J. How bout you? Is P short for platypus, or Perry?"

The semi-aquatic mammal shrugged back. Who came up with this naming system anyway?

Annie pulled up in front of her house. She opened her door, and held it as Perry slipped his hat off, and jumped out on all fours. She unlocked let him in through the front door, then closed it, giving him a thumbs up. "In case the neighbors are watching… good thinking."

He put his hat back on with a smile. I've only been doing it my whole life.

He chirped his reply and waited for her to take the lead. Sure enough, she went straight upstairs to her computer. She motioned for him to take the chair, and started typing. "My quick access code is "Annie 1 miss me?" and my security clearance is the same as my Agent I.D. code; just in case you ever need it."

That could be useful. He nodded his thanks absentmindedly; he was worried that Carl seemed to think he was still being relocated.

Major Monogram appeared on the screen, reading a report. "AJ, there've been some random thefts over the city, and so far, we can't pin them on any one villain. We sent you a list. We can't be sure who's behind this, but we're giving you the heads up.

"More importantly though, I was watching "Ducky Mo-mo" when I realized that I'd made a terrible mistake! You have to locate Agent P before he…" he finally looked up, "…. Agent P! Thank goodness you haven't left yet! My apologies Agent, P, I, don't know what came over me. As long as you can keep this a secret, AJ, I guess his cover really isn't blown."

"As for the thefts, if anything else crops up, you two will work together and find out who is behind all this, and if necessary, put a stop to it. Monogram out."

Annie heaved a sigh of relief as Perry leapt out of his chair and into her arms. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

She hugged him back, then set him in the chair again. "Well, now that that's resolved, and since we can't get started without more information, I'm going to get something to eat. Want anything?"

Perry nodded, and followed her down to the kitchen. "Warmed up macaroni and cheese okay?"

He chattered his response, standing awkwardly beside his food bowl. Well, this is awkward.

Annie didn't seem to agree. She put the bowl through the microwave, then turned and got two place settings out, and set them on the table.

He took a step, then stopped. She can't really mean for me too…

She got out a pitcher of lemon aid and set it down with the macaroni before sliding into a chair. She looked up at him, and pushed another chair out with her foot while she started dishing out the food. "It's alright Perry… unless, you'd rather eat on the floor…"

He shrugged, and climbed into the chair, chattering his thanks. He returned her smile. A pet sitter that knows my identity… this could get interesting!

To be continued…..

A/N: I don't own Ducky Mo Mo either, and I can't say I'm too upset about it. :D

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(Reply to NattyMc: Exactly! Or at least he seems to be to me... ;D But that's what I was going for! )

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