The Agency
This story will be based in an alternate universe of FT where the world is set in the near future for us, so it will have material things from our world, i.e. cars, motorbikes, planes, cruise ships, but be set in the world of FT, I have made changes to aspects of characters and also some of their behaviours so consider this OOC and AU.
A man sat in a shadowy corner of a dark dive bar, sipping away at a glass of Jack Daniel's Whiskey and Coke, his dark green almost black eyes roaming around the rowdy bar, hovering for a moment on some guys getting agitated over a game at the pool table.
"You fucking cheater!" Yelled one of the drunken men. "You bumped the ball then shot from a different angle!"
"Fuck off I did, you fucking drunk cunt!" Shouted the man suspected of cheating.
"Who are you calling a cunt you fucking daft cunt!"
"I'm calling you one you fucking moronic cunt!"
The two men continued to argue until they broke out in a fight causing the bouncer to come over and throw them out of the bar but the fight and argument continues outside, the occasional "Cunt" loudly drifting in through the doors and windows and piercing the music.
The green eyed man continued to gaze around at the other patrons of the pub, studying them for any sign of trouble as he sips his drink.
"You know Sal, you aren't Lush… You can't function on the job while drunk." Said a woman as she gracefully dropped into the seat on the other side of the table from him, placing a new full glass of his favourite drink on the table. "You looked like you were about to run out."
The man looked across the table at the familiar face of his handler. "I didn't see you come in M, what do you have for me?"
"What, no thank you for the drink?" M chided playfully.
Sal smiles playfully at the beautiful woman in front of him. "Thank you M, so what have you got for me?"
M pulls a folder from her bag and places it on the table. "Kidnapping, all the details are in that dossier."
Sal opened it and was greeted with a photo of a blonde with chocolate brown eyes. "The city of Hargeon?"
"Yes, the Archivist has found out that she will be meeting the Doppler on a cruise ship called the Spirit of Innocence tomorrow night."
Sal grunts in annoyance at the name Doppler. "Is she a target or the bait for the real prey?"
M smiles deviously at the man before her. "She is both, all the information is in that dossier, you should finish your drink and head to your safe house in Hargeon as soon as possible."
"Before I do, this makes no mention of what room I can expect them to be in, there are a lot of places to hide in a cruise ship, which means a lot of places to look too…" Sal says as his eyes raise up from the paper to meet the blue eyes of his handler. "Especially one of the largest cruise ships in the world."
"We are unsure right now but the Archivist says to expect them to be in the rear third of the ship."
Sal lets out a long sigh and downs the last of his drink in one go, wiping his mouth he stands. "Winging it again are we?"
"Unfortunately." M replies as she too stands and collects her things. "Make sure to be at the docks by 8pm."
"Will do M." The green eyed man said as he picked up his backpack and headed out of the bar followed by the woman whose silvery white hair shimmers in the moonlight.
"Goodnight Sal." M said as she headed for her black Mercedes Benz.
"Night M." Sal threw over his shoulder as he put on a back motorbike helmet and got onto his Kawasaki Ninja H2R, starting it as the roar of an engine sounded behind him.
Looking over his shoulder and grinning in his helmet as he sees M spin her tires and rocket past him while she sends him a playful wink, the CLS 63 badge glinting in the streetlight.
"You're On!" Shouts Sal as he revs his bike and pops the clutch, standing the powerful bike on its rear tyre as the exhaust roars out of the straight pipes.
Bringing the front tyre back to the road he races after her, the supercharger in his bike whining and whirling as it force feeds air into the engine.
M laughs heartily in the cabin of her car as the headlight of her friend's bike gets closer and closer, she quickly shifts into the next gear and puts the pedal to the floor.
As he nears the car it spits fire from the exhaust as the sound of a new burst of power hammers in his ear drums, the flames illuminating the second part of the car's badge, AMG Black Edition.
"God we must me waking the neighbourhood real good tonight!" Sal cheers as run up alongside the performance sedan, he waves to his handler before racing past and getting in front of her.
As they reach the end of the long road they start to slow down for a red light, Sal moves over to the right and gives M room to park at the light.
"This is where we part ways hot stuff." M calls out playfully as she winds down her window.
"Heading home or to headquarters?" Sal asked as he lifted the visor up off his face.
"Home, I have to look after my brother and sister."
"Come on M, they are old enough to take care of themselves. Beast even goes on assignments too."
"They still need their big sis to look after them Sal, what about you and your big brother?"
"We know each other's capabilities and let each other do as they want, anyways he works in interrogation and training now."
M shrugs her shoulders and looks up at the traffic light. "Make sure you go right to the safe house Sal, we wouldn't want any Phantoms to find you."
"Heh they can try." He taps the fuel gauge on his bike. "Gotta fill up before I leave town, I'll take the highway and hammer it to Hargeon so I can get some sleep before the Op, let me know if we get any new info."
M nods and winds the window back up, heading left on the intersection while Sal turned off to the right and when to the nearest station.
As he pays for the fuel a police car pulls up behind his bike and both officers get out, one fills the car with the other checks out the bike in front of them.
"How can I help you officers?" Sal asked as he walks out of the building and over to his bike.
"Firstly we have had reports of a bike racing a car not long ago, just wanted to ask you a few questions." The officer beside the bike said.
"Sure, ask away."
"Where were you about 15 minutes ago?"
"At my house talking to some friends online and making plans to head to theirs for the night."
"And that's where you are heading now?"
"Yes."
"Which direction did you come from?"
Sal points down the road, opposite the way he actually came from. "I live about 10 minutes that way, pulled into here when I noticed I was getting low on fuel."
"Would you mind blowing into this please?" Said the officer as she held out a breathalyser. "Don't stop until it beeps."
Sal took a breath and wraps his lips around the Styrofoam insert and blows into it.
"Keep going, keep going…"
BEEP
"That's enough."
Sal pulled back as the officer took the insert out and binned it, waiting for the read out.
"You're clean, we'll get you to do one more test for us though. Lick this tab for me." She said as she held out a testing tab, putting it into a tube of liquid then shaking it after it was licked.
"Anything else officer?"
"Can I see your licence?" She said and inspects the plastic card she was given, looking up then back down, she hands it back.
"You're all good, but one more thing."
"What would that be ma'am?"
"Is this the new H2R?" The officer asked giddily as she pointed to his motorbike.
"Yep, just bought it recently."
"God I'm so jealous, I've been looking at one for a short while now, if I gave you my number could we maybe organise a test ride?" The officer asked hopefully as she unashamedly fangirls over the bike.
"Yeah sure, I don't mind."
"Sweet! Oh by the way, you are clean on the drug test too so you can leave in a sec." She said as she pocketed the vial into a pouch and grabbed her notepad, quickly scribbling down her mobile phone number then handing him the piece of paper.
"Thanks officer…?"
"Please, just call me Alexia Rose." She stated with a wink as she pointed up at his hair. "Salmon looks good on you."
"Thanks Alexia, I'll see if I'm free on the weekend and will give you a call later." Sal said as he put his helmet on then got on the bike.
"Bye for now cutie~" The officer said as she sashayed back to her patrol car and sliding into the passenger side.
Sal chuckled to himself and drove off down the street, heading up to the highway and speeding down the road to the city of Hargeon.
Hargeon City, 3:17 am
Sal rolled up into the garage of his safe house and closed the garage door, stretching his tired limbs from a long and hard ride as he walks to the door to the house. "What was that code again… ah yeah."
He puts in the code and enters the house, the house management A.I. calls out to him as it lights the way for him. "Good morning Agent Salamander."
"Cherry it's…" He looks at his watch. "3:20 am, I think it's still night time."
"But goodnight is for when you go to bed." It asked, confused.
"Easy now, don't fry a circuit again. Has logistics been keeping the inventory fresh?"
"Yes, last refresh was at 2pm yesterday."
"Good, I think I'll have a cup of tea before I go and pass out in the bed." The agent said as he made his way to the kitchen, hearing the kettle pop as it was heated up by the A.I.
"Thanks." Said Sal as he brewed his tea then drank it, heading to the master bedroom and having a quick shower before heading to bed.
"Goodnight Agent Salamander."
"Night Cherry."
11:49am
Sal wakes with a groan as light streams into the room through the windows, he turns his head to look outside then slowly sits up. "What's the time Cherry?"
"11:51 Agent Salamander, would you like me to start the coffee machine and get the coffee brewing?"
"Yes Cherry." He said as he got out of the bed and had a shower. "Any missed calls or messages I need to know about?"
"None from HQ, so nothing important."
"Perfect." Sal says as he finishes his shower and gets dressed, he heads to the kitchen and makes himself breakfast and drinks the coffee.
"Is the basement stock up to date?"
"Yes Agent Salamander."
"Good, I'll need to stock up for my assignment later."
After breakfast was devoured, Sal grabbed the dossier from his bag and headed to the basement, pressing his hand to the inside wall and accessing a biometrics scanner, after passing the check the walls all turned around to reveal a fully stocked armoury.
"Cherry could you bring up the schematic for the cruise ship titled Spirit of Innocence."
"Right away Sir." The A.I. replied as a holographic display hummed to life above the table in the centre of the room.
Sal glanced over at it on his way to an assortment of pistols, grabbing out his favourite tool, a Glock 20 Gen5 10mm pistol, attaching a suppressor to muzzle and resting it on the table in the middle of the room along with half a dozen extra mags and a box of sub-sonic ammo for the pistol.
"Get Agent Demon on the line, I need to see if she has any more information for me."
Ring Ring Ring
"Na… Sal, what can I do for you?"
"Morning M"
M giggles at him. "It's afternoon silly."
"Afternoon then, I was wondering if you had any new info for me."
"Well~… I caught Agent Fairy, Ever, sneaking into the house and trying to slip into my brother's room."
Sal chuckles and shakes his head gently. "Save the gossip for when I get back to HQ M."
"Can we drop the code names, I know you are on a job and I'm your handler but we are on a secure line and both of us are in places where we won't be eavesdropped on."
"That's fine with me Mira." Sal said as he sees his silvery white haired handler pop up on the holographic display and activates his side.
"So you wanted to know more if we have any new intel, Natsu?"
"Yes but first, why are you in a towel?"
Mira looks down and giggles as she brushes her wet hair. "I'm at my house, just got out of the shower and had to put it on because someone~ called me."
"You aren't at HQ?"
"I was but I have a photoshoot for the magazine at 2:30pm, so I'm home getting ready for it." Mira says as she takes in the sight of her agent, seeing him in black camouflage pants, black combat boots and a form fitting black long sleaved combat shirt.
"I still don't know how you manage to stay in the limelight and do clandestine missions at the same time." Natsu said as he loaded 15 rounds into each mag.
"Well to be fair, most of my job is now bossing a certain pink haired man around to my heart's content."
"And I thank you for your helpful advice." Natsu says as he rolls his eyes.
Mira giggled. "Don't be like that~ it's not like I've made you clean my house for me."
Natsu heads over to one of the shelves and grabs a knife, a mag-fed tranquiliser pistol with ammo and mags, and various non-lethal gadgets.
"Oh Natsu, the mission has to be done clean, so you don't have fifth freedom, no killing unless word comes in that the parameters have changed."
"Gotcha." He replied as he placed the equipment on the table then went to get a utility belt and an under arm holster for the pistol and a holster for the tranq pistol to be sat on the back of the belt.
"We believe that the meeting will be held in the rooms ranging from 400 to 600 in the aft section of the ship."
Looking back at the hologram as he put the gear on. "Cherry highlight those rooms for me."
"Right away Agent Salamander."
The specified rooms change from a soft blue hue to an almost golden yellow, showing their location on the ship.
"That's a fair way above boarding level."
"Yes it is a big ship after all, you'll have to work your way up then back down once the job is complete."
"And what about that bastard Doppler?"
"Incapacitate and prep him for custody, we are bringing in law enforcement to pick him up."
"So I have to work to a time window before the cops show up and make things harder?"
"Yes, we'll do our best to delay them but no promises."
"Ok, chances are they have a guy in the security room so I'll have to take them out first so I won't be detected and they warn everyone."
"Cherry can you highlight that for Agent Salamander."
"Right away Ma'am." The A.I. replies as it does as instructed.
"Hmm looks like I'll have to double back from the security room to the meeting place, can you light up the security camera too."
"Natsu I think it's best if you use the augmented reality contact lenses so you can keep track of all these cameras, I'll see if I can get a tap set up on them so we have cones of sight displayed for easy avoidance." Said Mira as she starts typing a message off to the Archivist.
Natsu nods and grabs a small container from a shelf and takes it to the table. "Good idea, might also take some tracking micro-drones so I can keep track of positions of any hostiles."
Watching him grab a small container filled with tiny spider-like drones Mira goes back to brushing her long and silky hair. "Don't forget your tac-com, we'll need it to manage everything and feed new objectives and intel to the HUD in you contacts."
"I know, I know, you drilled it into me hard enough that one time I forgot years ago that you don't need to bring it up every other mission." Natsu said with a slight chuckle in his voice.
He comes back to the table after collecting the box and starts filling the pouches on his belt and the holsters with the equipment he has lain out on the table.
"Keep your eyes on the table mister, I've got to get dressed." Mira said playfully as she pointed at him through the call, smiling as she spun around her chair and half sashayed half danced across her room.
"You know I'm sure all the guys and girls who buy the magazine you do a part in would kill to have you get naked while they watch."
"And very few people have the privilege to actually watch me as I'm comfortable with them, I think you are the only guy alive who has seen me naked." Mira said as she hung the towel up on a drying rack and rummaged through her bedside table.
"Keyword being "Alive" isn't it."
"Yup~, question, what colour should I wear?"
"Why are you asking me that?" Natsu asked as he looked up at the hologram display of her camera.
She stands up and faces him with her hands on her hips baring all for his eyes to see and frowning at him in mock frustration. "Because I value your opinion idiot."
Natsu rolls his eyes and takes in the view any man would kill to see. "White I guess, because it matches your hair."
"That wasn't so hard now was it~." She replies as she bends back over and rummages through her draws, pulling out a pair of white lace underwear. "Ohh I love this set, they are so cute~"
Natsu heads over to his bag and pulls out his tac-com then places it down on the table.
Turning back to the camera as she bends to put the white lacy thong on, her breasts hanging down due to their weight and size but still retaining their all natural shape perfectly. "Got everything you need?"
"I should have, I've got lock picks and the tac-com has a built in code breaker if I need it."
"Is it the newest model?"
"Yeah I just got it yesterday, while I was at HQ, R&D gave it to me for field testing. Said it was much faster than the old unit at breaking into the newer devices."
"Oh cool, I wonder when I'll be given mine." Mira said as she straightened up, her breasts bouncing with inertia.
"Depends on if my test goes well, from what I know Titania and Frosty both got given a test unit each as well for their missions too, I think Frosty is due back at HQ today and Titania is due later this week."
The model nodded at her agent and put her lacy bra on. "Dress?"
"Silver, satin so it shimmers." He replied as he grabbed a matte black jacked and pulled it on, covering his equipment from view. "And sapphires for your jewellery, to match your eyes."
Mira giggles and smiles as she claps her hands together. "And that is why I let you see me get dressed, you always give me great fashion advice." Turning to her wardrobe then looking back at him with a devilish smirk she gives her ass a spank.
"Really?" Natsu said with a chuckle. "Spanking yourself for me?"
"Oh come on Natsu~ you should know from all of our sparing lessons that I love roughness, being pinned to the floor or a wall~."
"Yeah, and we are just fighting in those, you know how distracting it is when you know your opponent is getting turned on in a fight?"
"You just love dominating me and taking advantage of me in times of weakness."
Natsu chuckles and shakes his head. "Mira, all we have done is spar, no intercourse, no matter how much you always grind against me in an effort to distract me when I have you in a grapple."
"Oh you love it, don't make it seem like you don't always purposely cop a feel of my tits or ass whenever you get the chance." Said Mira as she straightens up and rummages through her wardrobe for her desired dress.
"More like you shove them into my hands." He argued back playfully.
"No I don't~ don't lie to me you meanie." She giggled as she slid her dress on then put on some sapphire jewellery.
"Almost time for you to leave is it?"
"Yeah, not long until my shoot, I'll be back in time for your mission easily so I'll talk to you at 7:40pm make sure you are in position at the docks by then."
"Will do Mira."
"Bye Sal." She said as she went to her desk and lent down.
"Bye M." He replied as they ended the call.
"Cherry, turn off the hologram and send all the data to my tac-com."
"Yes Agent Salamander."
Sal strapped the tac-com to his left forearm over his jacket sleeve and powered it up, tapping away at it to integrate all the tech based equipment he is using.
"Data transmitted Sir." Cherry announced.
"Good, well I better go get set." Sal said as he double checked everything and made some lunch to go.
Hargeon City Docks, 7:30pm
Agent Salamander rode into the dockyards on his bike, a paper bag full of fast food sitting between the bike's handlebars and its windshield, he drives down into a tight alleyway and parks his bike out of view, getting off it and placing the helmet on the seat.
"Hopefully I have time to eat before I start."
Giving his gear a once over, he nods in confirmation then grabs the paper bag, looking up the sheer walls of the two warehouses to his left and right. "Better get up somewhere I can have a good view."
Holding the bag securely in one hand he runs up one wall then jumps to the other, grabbing a handrail for the catwalk above him and pulling himself up, resting the bar in the groove of his boots and squatting down before launching himself up higher.
Once he is on the roof he walks over to the side that has a great view of the cruise ship and sits down.
"Burger time." He opens the bag and starts to eat the burger be bought on the way over.
Keeping an eye on the time as he quickly and cleanly eats the burger, fries and drinks the cup of Coke. "Ah that hit the spot."
He cleans his hands and mouth with a wet wipe and starts getting ready, putting on a sub-vocal microphone on his throat and adjusting the strap so it sits comfortably then puts in an earpiece in his right ear and finally places the A.R. contacts onto his eyes.
Tapping away at his tac-com he gets the three pieces of equipment linked to the communication system and makes sure it's all running fine.
COMM: "Mic check"
COMM: "Loud and clear Sal, you all set?"
COMM: "Yeah, time is 7:39pm, want to get started M?"
COMM: "Let's commence the operation."
Sal grins and cracks his knuckles while rolling his shoulders and neck. "Showtime."
So I hope you all like the first chapter of my new story, first thing I should note is I know that I go between a few names for the characters but while on mission they will be referred to as their code name, so for instance Agent Salamander for Natsu or just Sal for short.
Second thing is just explaining what a sub-vocal mic is so you don't have to google it, saving you the time and effort, basically it is a special mic that picks up the movement of your vocal cords that happens even when you just think words, it's done through a sensor, analyser and transmitter, that's the simple version, if you want to know more then hop over to google, bing or yahoo, whatever you use and give it a read up on, it's quite fascinating.
What this allows is for silent communication between two people, best thing for when you are doing clandestine operations as silence is your best friend, in the story the silent communication will be denoted by "COMM:" before the sentence, I've done this to distinguish the difference between vocal and sub-vocal communication.
Thank you for reading.