The White Sheep and The Black Wolf
"Of all the agents ever trained under me, I've never had one that was
as difficult as you!" Zed growled and paced the office. His hands
twitched in agitation behind his back. He stopped and glared at
X. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
With a straight face, X coldly answered, "With all due respect sir,
my actions were done in an attempt to apprehend Drekk."
"You call holding someone as bait an attempt!?!" Zed snapped. Then he
plopped down wearily into his chair. His face was a deep crimson and
he clasped his knuckles until they became white.
"I find my idea of holding Jeebs was a brilliant move and my part.
Why chase down Drekk when we can lure him to us?"
Zed's eyes flashed. "Why!?! Because the organization was established
to protect our civilians not risk their lives. And another thing,
what were you thinking of when you went off on your own?"
"Sir it was Elle who didn't follow."
"It doesn't matter what happened. What matters is that you broke
nearly every rule in the book." Zed sighed heavily and ran a hand
through his hair. "We have rules that would keep us from going off
the end like you have demonstrated just recently."
Gradually Zed recomposed himself. "You're dismissed X, until I figure
what to do with you."
X wanted to protest but found that Zed was too agitated to be
bothered. So instead he nodded and left.
For a while Zed sat in silence, trying to calm his nerves after the
tension built. Glancing at his laptop, he wanted very much to contact
Lin Dunn and demand him to send a replacement agent. However, he knew
that it was considered an insult to do that according to the Alien
Rights Committee.
A knock came at the door and Elle entered.
"Well?" Zed demanded. What could it be now?
"I want to apologize for X's behavior sir. I should have watched him
more closely," Elle replied.
Zed waved a hand. "Couldn't be helped. I can't control him myself."
Despite the fact that it was Zed who had assigned X to her in the
first place, Elle couldn't help but feel sorry for him. It seemed
there wasn't a single minute of the 37 hour day in which he had to
yell at X for every bonehead stunt he did. And it seemed that despite
X's big ears, Zed words went through one ear and out the other.
Now Elle was at a loss at what to say to Zed to explain her partner's
irrational behavior.
"Did you make a full report like I asked?" Zed interrupted the
awkward silence.
Without a word, Elle handed him the file. She watched as he onced it
and was puzzled by why he was suddenly laughing.
"Well, well, looks like our X got the publicity he wanted." Zed
snickered. He pulled out the photo of X dangling without his trousers
from the World Trade Center from the file. "Yep, that's what I call a
real inside exposure."
Elle laughed. No doubt the footage of the third take down of Drekk
was being played in the JeeDang Galaxy, with of course millions
watching X's kidnapping as well as his embarrassing moment. Yep, this
would take his ego down a few notches, Elle thought with a smile.
"Of all the agents ever trained under me, I've never had one that was
as difficult as you!" Zed growled and paced the office. His hands
twitched in agitation behind his back. He stopped and glared at
X. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
With a straight face, X coldly answered, "With all due respect sir,
my actions were done in an attempt to apprehend Drekk."
"You call holding someone as bait an attempt!?!" Zed snapped. Then he
plopped down wearily into his chair. His face was a deep crimson and
he clasped his knuckles until they became white.
"I find my idea of holding Jeebs was a brilliant move and my part.
Why chase down Drekk when we can lure him to us?"
Zed's eyes flashed. "Why!?! Because the organization was established
to protect our civilians not risk their lives. And another thing,
what were you thinking of when you went off on your own?"
"Sir it was Elle who didn't follow."
"It doesn't matter what happened. What matters is that you broke
nearly every rule in the book." Zed sighed heavily and ran a hand
through his hair. "We have rules that would keep us from going off
the end like you have demonstrated just recently."
Gradually Zed recomposed himself. "You're dismissed X, until I figure
what to do with you."
X wanted to protest but found that Zed was too agitated to be
bothered. So instead he nodded and left.
For a while Zed sat in silence, trying to calm his nerves after the
tension built. Glancing at his laptop, he wanted very much to contact
Lin Dunn and demand him to send a replacement agent. However, he knew
that it was considered an insult to do that according to the Alien
Rights Committee.
A knock came at the door and Elle entered.
"Well?" Zed demanded. What could it be now?
"I want to apologize for X's behavior sir. I should have watched him
more closely," Elle replied.
Zed waved a hand. "Couldn't be helped. I can't control him myself."
Despite the fact that it was Zed who had assigned X to her in the
first place, Elle couldn't help but feel sorry for him. It seemed
there wasn't a single minute of the 37 hour day in which he had to
yell at X for every bonehead stunt he did. And it seemed that despite
X's big ears, Zed words went through one ear and out the other.
Now Elle was at a loss at what to say to Zed to explain her partner's
irrational behavior.
"Did you make a full report like I asked?" Zed interrupted the
awkward silence.
Without a word, Elle handed him the file. She watched as he onced it
and was puzzled by why he was suddenly laughing.
"Well, well, looks like our X got the publicity he wanted." Zed
snickered. He pulled out the photo of X dangling without his trousers
from the World Trade Center from the file. "Yep, that's what I call a
real inside exposure."
Elle laughed. No doubt the footage of the third take down of Drekk
was being played in the JeeDang Galaxy, with of course millions
watching X's kidnapping as well as his embarrassing moment. Yep, this
would take his ego down a few notches, Elle thought with a smile.