Chapter 9
Authors notes: I'M BACK BITCHES. Btw, if any of you are going to Atlantic City in New Jersey DO NOT STAY AT THE BAYMONT HOTEL, it's a dump. However, if any of you are ever going to Las Vegas any time soon, stay at Bally's, it's affordable and their rooms are fabulous. Anywhere on with the show.
Eddy: well that was uneventful.
Edd: Eddy we're almost done.
Eddy: still though being a bodyguard is lame and boring. Next time how about we get something dangerous and death-defying as our next mission. Like skydiving out of an airplane while defusing a bomb and being shot at by Nazi's riding jet ski's filled with nitroglycerin.
Edd looks at him worried: we should have a long discussion with Naz about the mental side effects of those simulations.
The Ed's along with Kevin and the Ambassador walked quietly through the airport and approached the doorway leading to the runway where the private jet was waiting. The area of the airport they were using was restricted from the area used for commercial and international flights for their pedestrian clients. Still, the staff were ready to shut the place down to ensure the pedestrians safety. Kevin moved on ahead and stood outside where the jet was, scanning the area. Edd fiddled with his wristwatch, checking the time, in about 1 hour their mission will be over. Eddy might have been disappointed by it, but he was actually glad it would end the way it did. In fact, he hoped that there were more missions like this, he really didn't know whether he would be ready for actual danger. As they approached the jet, Kevin's eyes locked on with Edd's, he smiled and winked at the other male from a distance, he was never going to let go of that kiss and Edd knew it. The smarter male merely smiled back but avoided eye contact, he's working right now and it was imperative that he remained focused. Ed, who was still carrying the chicken headed up the stairs first leading into the jet, as Edd took the time to examine the area around them and Eddy stood at the base of the stairs with Rolf. Edd observed the area near the entrance of the airport where more agents were starting to empty out. He often did this for every area they had entered since the day they started this mission, looking out for any unknown or unfamiliar faces in the group of agents, searching for any devices behind doors or next to trash cans, observing the three snipers on the roof…. Wait…
Ed: THERE'S A BOMB ON THE...
Suddenly the entire back end of the jet exploded, causing Kevin and Ed to be launched from the wreckage. Ed landed on his feet and took off running towards Rolf and Double D. Kevin fell to the ground and his suit jacket caught on fire, he quickly stood up took off his jacket and ran towards the others with his gun readied. Ed quickly moved to the front of Rolf as the small group headed back towards the airport entrance.
Edd: GUYS THERE'S SNIPERS ON OUR RIGHT.
In the midst of the commotion a stray bullet flies towards Rolfs' head from their right, Ed presses a button on his watch and a holographic shield quickly flashes to the right of them deflecting the bullet. Edd activated his own moving to Rolf's side switching places with Ed who moves to the front. The whole area is busy with chaotic activity, agents are now shooting at the snipers from the roof of the building surrounding the entrance of the airport. As the two Ed's rush forward with Rolf in tow, two other agents were gunned down in front of them. There were about 4 additional agents firing rapidly at the snipers, resulting in a shootout. Eddy activates his shield and catches another bullet as it made its way towards Kevin's head.
Kevin: what the hell are those?
Eddy: first of all, YOU'RE WELCOME, second of all, Edd made these, but their prototypes so they won't last very long, we have to get out of here NOW.
Kevin looked ahead of him realizing that the other Ed's and Rolf have safely made it inside the airport. Eddy moves forward shielding himself while Kevin fired a few rounds at the snipers. He manages to hit one of them in the arm and he follows Eddy behind the shield. Eddy momentarily, removes the shield to fire on the other two snipers. At this moment another bullet comes their way and hits Eddy's right leg above the knee. Eddy cries out in pain and falls to the ground while putting his shield back up as quickly as he could. Kevin rushes to his side and puts his gun away.
Kevin: I GOT YOU, COME ON.
Kevin ducks behind the shield and wraps Eddy's arm around his shoulders, supporting the other male and getting him to stand on his uninjured leg. The two make their way back to the airport and quickly enter while the other agents secure the perimeter outside. Kevin deposits Eddy into a nearby chair who at this point was shouting out in pain and agony.
Eddy: HOLY SHIT, I take back everything I said.
Kevin takes a handkerchief from his pants pocket: What?
Eddy: I said this job was lame and boring, I wanted something dangerous to happen, I change my mind. This job is fucking insane.
Kevin chuckles lightly and presses the handkerchief to Eddy's wound causing the other male to hiss and clenched his teeth. Eddy growls and glares at Kevin as he tries to nurse his injury.
Kevin: careful what you wish for. Now get back to work, lazy ass.
Eddy: fuck off Kevin.
Nat enters the room with a couple of other agents who continue towards the doorway of the airport. The chaos outside died down as it seems the assassins were retreating, being overpowered by the other agents. He then stops in his tracks, noticing Eddy and Kevin sitting there partially covered in Eddy's blood.
Nat: what the fuck happened to my sweet little badger?
Eddy: NOT NOW NAT.
Kevin: a bullet to the leg.
Nat: wait, is that his first?
Kevin grins up at him: yep
Nat: oh they grow up so fast.
Kevin: I know our little Eddy's becoming a man.
Nat: you know my first was in the ass…. I was then shot for the first time weeks later.
Eddy: fuck off Nat.
Kevin gets up: shake it off short shit
Eddy: again…FUCK OFF KEVIN.
Kevin retreated with a smirk before addressing Nat who followed him deeper into the hangar.
Nat: we couldn't get into the building the assassins were in, I'm afraid they got away.
Kevin gets serious: shit
Nat: when we finally made it to the roof we found a large amount of blood on the ground, so it appears they've been severely injured. After all, there's almost 10 of us now and only 3 of them that we know of. I sent Edward and five others to scan the lower levels where the baggage area is. We have another convoy of 6 other agents including Ed staying with Rolf in a safe location.
Kevin sighed a little in relief, up until this point he was trying not to think about Edd, trusting that his love interest was smart and resourceful enough to handle things on his own and remain safe. With his feelings confirmed he could move forward.
Kevin: good, how fast can we get forensics here?
Nat: they're on their way, should be another 3 minutes or so.
Kevin: so what do you think? Are they connected to Jaguar?
Nat: too soon to tell. I'll send you the forensics report when it's ready.
Kevin: thanks, Nat.
Nat gave him a nod and was about to leave but Kevin grabbed his wrist gently and gave him a soft appreciative smile.
Kevin: no really, thanks, man. You're basically the only one taking us seriously enough to keep us in the loop.
Nat: we're besties dude, I've got your back.
The two men hug each other before Nat walks off toward the entrance, a medic runs up to him and Kevin leads him to assist Eddy's injury. Meanwhile, on the floor below the hangar, Edd was the first down the stairs toward the baggage claim area pointing his gun around. He scans the room and carefully searches it to make sure no one was hiding behind any hidden corners. He then hears his fellow agents call out.
"FOUND ANOTHER ONE"
Edd turned pale: o…oh dear
Agent 1 moves toward the device and glances at the timer: shit, we have 5 minutes, that's not enough time for the bomb squad to arrive. EVERYONE EVACUATE THE AREA.
Agent 2 gets on his walkie-talkie: calling all units, there is another IED near the baggage claim area. I repeat IED in baggage claim. WE HAVE 5 MINUTES TILL DETONATION. EVACUATE THE AREA.
The agents rush back upstairs and join the other agents who were calling out to the airport staff on the other side of the building. Since the baggage claim was directly below the area of where Eddy and Kevin were, they knew they had to haul ass.
Eddy: give me a fucking break.
Kevin supports Eddy on his shoulders again: yep, here we go again. Still bored?
Eddy: shut up and get me out of here.
The two were about to leave when Ed is heard barreling towards them. Kevin moved to the side so he could pass. Ed was carrying Rolf and his chicken bridal style while rushing past the both of them making police siren noises with his mouth. Kevin and Eddy blinked at them momentarily before snapping out of it and moving quickly toward the entrance. At the 2 minute mark, all the agents in the building were evacuated and the airport completely shut down after performing their own evacuation of the pedestrians and staff. The fire department was called as everyone made sure the building was completely empty and as far away from the bomb site as possible. While Nat called it into his superiors, Kevin took a moment to scan the crowd outside for a certain raven haired male, however, Eddy was the first to ask what he was thinking.
Eddy: um….where the hell is double D?
The smarter male was still where the bomb was and the timer was at 1 minute and counting. He had sensed something was amiss when one of the agents shouted that they found another bomb. When he was about to evacuate with the others he noticed something odd. First off the bomb was sitting on the conveyer belt near the stairs. If the assassins were going to take them by surprise again then why put it out there in the open. Second, as he closed in on the device he noticed the sticker on the bomb, it was dark pink and it had the picture of a fierce jaguar on it. Third was the….
Agent1: Vincent, we have to go NOW.
Edd: it's fake.
Agent1: what?
Edd: the bomb is fake
Agent1: we don't know that for sure…..
Edd: Rob please, just take a second to look at this very carefully, the sticker is dark pink with a jaguar on it and don't you find it odd that it is just sitting out in the open like this.
Rob: I…
The other agent walked up to him and examined the bomb ignoring the fact that it was now going on to 45 seconds. He frowned as he also noticed the dynamite as well as the detonator.
Rob: there's no electrical cables, no fuse.
Edd: exactly, however, it's still connected to this timer.
Rob tensed: whatever the hell it's going to do, we'll find out in the next 20 seconds. If we get blown up and you survive, tell my wife I know she slept with my brother and I'm leaving everything I own to the housekeeper.
Edd: WHAT?
The timer reaches its end and the device goes off, as Edd's life flashes before his eyes he realizes that he was on the floor. Rob had apparently grabbed him and dove for the floor instinctively a few feet from the device but all that happened was that the timer popped open and a powdery substance shot upward into the air. Some of it landed on Rob's head causing him to brush it off lightly as the two men slowly look up from the floor and rose to their feet cautiously. Rob motioned for Edd to cover his nose with the collar of his jacket and he complied. Rob knew he had to have been infected with something so he figured he might as well see what was in the device.
Rob: do me a favor, I'm going to need a medic. We need poison control down here as well.
Edd: affirmative
Edd broke out his walkie-talkie, doing as he was told while moving further away from the infected area. Rob closed in on the device slowly hoping that nothing else deadly would come out. Inside the now opened device was hollow except for a small folded greeting card. Rob took out a handkerchief from his pocket and used it to pick up the card. He then opened it, looking at the words written inside.
Edd finishes his call and looks over: what does it say?
Rob: a little parting gift from me to all of you, I will no longer be kept from my beloved. Until next time, Jaguar. Beloved?
Rob suddenly felt dizzy and dropped the card onto the floor. He then leans against Edd causing the other male to panic. Edd catches him in time and lowers Rob to the ground, he reaches for his walkie-talkie again and speaks into it trying his best not to freak out completely.
Edd: MAYDAY, MAYDAY MAN DOWN, we need a medic here pronto, hold on Rob.
An hour later
It took 10 minutes for the paramedics to get there from the local hospital. By this point, Rob had passed out and was breathing in a shallow manner. After a quick explanation of what happened, first responders from poison control were on the scene. The powder that infected him was fentanyl, a powerful painkiller 100 times more potent than morphine. He accidentally inhaled some and it was absorbed into his skin. Luckily it wasn't enough to kill him, so once he gets the antidote he should recover. The area was quarantined and no one was allowed to touch the card or anything around that area until the floor was deemed safe. Another hour passed and another jet arrived to pick up Rolf and his animal friends. Rolf was incredibly impressed by Ed's fortitude during the entire situation. So much so that he gave the taller male a large bag of solid gold coins and an egg the chicken had laid during their stay at the hotel so Ed could hatch and raise his own chicken. The group were now on a first class flight back home, relaxing for the first time that day, except for Eddy who seemed to have a very nice high going from the morphine he was shot with for the pain in his leg.
Eddy: dude I am going to break into that hospital and steal a case of this stuff. I am sooooo, damn mellow right now.
Ed speaks to the egg in his hand and sits next to Eddy: don't listen to him Ed Jr, stealing is a no-no.
Kevin peaks at him from behind his seat: hey remember that place back home, you know where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play?
Eddy looks up at him dazed: oh yeah, what about it?
Kevin: they said you owed them $500 for staying at their place. How about you give me the money and I'll make sure they get it.
Eddy: oh shit…..really? cool, h..hold on.
Edd: Eddy don't listen to Kevin, why don't you take a nap…Eddy?
The shorter male was snoozing soundly in his chair with his hand still in his pocket. Edd smiled at him a bit before glaring at Kevin.
Kevin: what? You honestly expect me to pass up a chance like that?
Edd: next time please try not to take advantage of my friends when they're high.
Kevin: sorry it's just that I have so much energy, probably a result of the intense adrenaline rush from what happened earlier. If only there was a way to spend all of this energy in a recreational, fun and….. dare I say it, sexy manner.
Edd gives him a knowing grin: may I suggest knitting?
Kevin: hey why not, I could make a nice wool cozy for the pair of handcuffs I'm going to put you in tonight.
Edd chuckles: I beg your pardon, Kevin? You know there is such a thing as office sexual harassment, I could report you to HR.
Kevin: oh uh, we don't have one, we were attacked by terrorists a few years back. We totally lost our entire HR department.
Edd: so the terrorists attacked an entire CIA facility in order to blow up one department?
Kevin: I know right, what are the odds?
Edd: highly unlikely.
Kevin grins: ok, what are the odds of you going out with me this Saturday.
Edd blushed and smiled at him: I believe they just might be in your favor. Exclude the handcuffs and you have yourself a date.
Kevin smiles contently and speaks to himself: Kevin Barr scores once again.
This earns another chuckle from Edd, he then relaxed against Kevin's shoulder causing the other male to wrap his arm around him. After what occurred today and what was to come, they both needed this date.
Elsewhere
"Well, that was a hot fucking mess".
"Seriously where the hell was our back up, WHO THE FUCK ONLY SENDS THREE ASSASSINS?"
"WE'RE A DISTRACTION YOU STUPID BITCH, the weapon is ready, awaiting our next instructions".
The man listening to them over the intercom smiled, "excellent, we'll be taking it for a test run tomorrow. For now, you're all on standby until further notice and for god sakes get some medical attention. You're bleeding all over my nice and shiny floor".
"Copy that".
Their illustrious leader leans back in his swivel chair and takes a good look at the hundreds of pictures posted all over the walls of his office. They were of different places, taken at very different times spanning the past 10 years. In each picture, from all angles, performing various tasks and dawning different hairstyles throughout the years as well as clothing was Kevin Barr completely oblivious to the leader's watchful eye. His eyes then cast downward at the latest picture on his desk, it was of a certain ravenette male sitting at a table with two other males, a short muscular man and a taller one. He looked embarrassed amongst the other bar patrons while Kevin and Nat perform their karaoke routine on stage. The leader frowned a bit, he did not expect them to have shields projecting out of their damn watches. He decided he will need to find some other way to take them out, then and only then will he finally have Kevin Barr all to himself. But first…
"Let's see what this weapon can really do".