Chapter 10
Jackson checked himself one last time in the mirror as he combed his hair and straightened his suit. Johnson and Thompson did some last minute primping themselves before he opened the door. The three agents took a deep breath as Jackson put his hand on the knob. He opened the door to find Queen Machina, Princess Kestra, and Agents J & K. Jackson smiled pleasantly at the group as he bowed. A few moments later Johnson and Thompson bowed as well.
"Good afternoon Queen Machina. We are honored to have you visit the agency." Jackson said.
"And the pleasure is all ours. I believe you know Princess Kestra of Zion?" Machina said.
"Yes, we were at your birthday ball last night. It's is such a pleasure to meet you." Jackson answered as he kissed her hand.
"Thank you." Kestra told him. "But I hope that maybe you gentlemen could help me."
She took out the earpiece and showed it to the three agents and then she continued to speak.
"You see I am trying to find the owner of this. Every man in the mega city, human and program alike, has gotten their brain scrambled when we have put this on them." Kestra explained.
"And?" Thompson asked as he raised one eyebrow through his dark shades.
"Meaning only one thing, the man I met was an agent program, which led us to you." Kestra said.
"And what do you plan to do when you find him?" Johnson asked.
"I plan to marry him." Kestra answered.
The three agents looked at each other.
"Can you excuse us a second?" Jackson said.
Jackson motioned for the other two to join him in the other room, they followed.
"Okay guys we have a situation here, there's a chance that ear piece could be our meal ticket if you know what I mean." Jackson said.
"Well she did say she was in the company of what she believed to be an agent program. So you know what that means ?" Johnson asked.
"That means that either one of us could try it on and not be affected?" Thompson asked.
"Exactly." Jackson answered.
"What about Smith?" Thompson was concerned.
"Yeah, isn't he an agent program too?"
"Hey the way I see it, we're the upgrades. I mean seriously you guys. I'm willing to bet it will fry his brain like it did all the others. Besides he wasn't even there last night." Jackson answered.
"Well I guess you're right." Johnson said.
"So are we gonna do this or not?" Thompson asked.
"Yeah, I say we go for it. Besides Smith won't be back for a long time. I sent him out on a very long errand and it will be hours before he gets back." Jackson said with an evil grin.
"Sweet!" Johnson and Thompson said at the same time.
The terrible trio returned to door way and let the princess and her friends in. Jackson showed them to the living room as they all stepped inside took their seats.
"Can we offer you anything to drink?" Jackson asked the royal entourage.
"Oh no I'm fine." Kestra answered.
"I'll pass as well thanks." Machina said.
"Y'all got a bathroom? That Starbucks is just goin' right through me right now." Agent J said.
"Uh, yes down the hall and to the right." Thompson told him.
"Thanks man." Agent J said as he quickly got up and headed to the bathroom.
The agents and the entourage were pleasantly chatting wen a few moments later Agent J poked his head out of the bathroom.
"You don't wanna come in here for awhile man. It's not pretty. Just thought I'd warn y'all ... ya know just in case."
Agent J poked his head back into the bathroom and the group heard a flush.
"AWWW DAMN!" Came a shout from the bathroom.
The group looked towards the bathroom. A few moments later, they could hear sounds of a plunger and water splashing. A few moments later Agent J walked out.
"What happened in there?" Agent K asked.
"It was nothing I could not handle K. The situation is now under control. I would just suggest that y'all don't go in there for awhile. But everything is cool." Agent J said.
"Well shall we get this over with?" Jackson said in an annoyed tone.
Jackson was already annoyed with Agent J's flatulence and was afraid to see the damage that was done to the bathroom. No matter, when Smith got back, he would clean it up. That was what he was good for anyway.
"Okay well let's do this." Kestra said.
She removed the earpiece that Jackson and put the one that Smith left behind in his ear. She waited for a few moments, and then she heard a crackling sound as Jackson started to twitch. Not less than a second later, his hair stood on end and smoke blew from his mouth like he was on fire.
"Take it off! Take it off!" Jackson yelled as he screamed in pain.
Kestra quickly took it off. By the time she took it off Jackson, his hair looked like the head of a troll doll as it stuck straight up. Johnson and Thompson could not help but suppress a laugh as they covered their mouths. Kestra looked to the other two agents. Johnson summoned up his courage and stepped forward. He remove his earpiece and let her put it on him. Just like Jackson before nothing happened at first and then the crackling started again.
"Oh my God! This hurts! Ahhhh!" Johnson was screaming in agony as his body convulsed.
Kestra took it off of him and moved on to Thompson who also removed his earpiece.
"Maybe third time is a charm." Kestra said out loud to herself.
She placed it in his ear, he sat calmly for a few minutes and just like the two before him, the crackling started again and it would not be long before he too screamed in agony. Kestra with a deep sigh removed it from him and she sat back down. Now sitting before were three men in dark suits with really big afros that were a result of the shock.
"Well thank you for your time gentlemen." She said sadly.
The group made their exit out the door until Smith showed up with a huge load of dry cleaning. Smith recognized her right away and started to bow.
"Oh your majesty, we didn't know you were coming." Smith apologized.
"And you are?" Kestra asked.
"Smith." He answered.
The three now afroed agents were looking at each other wondering what to do next.