Chapter Four
Hoagie's POV
There. I did it. I made Fanny a new Mustard Gun. And I improved it too!
It has twice the shooting power and twice the ammo storage. Now she definitely can't get completely mad at me.
As soon as I was done Nigel said he wanted to see me in his office.
Said something important came up. Like a mission or something. But as I got there it turns out I was the only one here.
"Uh... Numbuh 1-T, dude, where is everybody?" I asked.
"Numbuh 3-T has gone to the candy store, Numbuh 4-T needed to baby-sit his brother and Numbuh 5-T has some errands." He replied.
I dunno if it was just me, or I saw some sort of glint in his eyes. I mean it's pretty hard to see with his sunnies, so maybe I was imagining things. Since he got back from the meeting his behaviour towards me was weird. He kept grinning and smirking at me, like he knew something that I didn't, which was kinda weird coz that's usually Abby's job or something.
Anyway I looked at him with curiosity. "Sooo, sup?"
"Well, there's a facility deep in Manhattan that has some sort of suspicious behaviour going on there. I want you to go with another operative to investigate."
I raised an eyebrow. "Oh yeah? Who?"
I saw him briefly grin, just before he turned serious again. "Numbuh 86-T"
I was shocked. I swear my jaw must've hit the floor or something. I mean don't get me wrong, 86-T was a great person... sort of... but me and her, we don't mix as a team. Things always seem to go wrong when we're together, so why are we going on a mission together, with no one else?
"Numbuh 86-T will arrive shortly."
I choke. "Woah, woah, woah, woah! Slow down partner. whaddya mean 'arrive shortly'?"
"I mean she'll be here very soon."
"No, no I know what it means it's... just..."
Couldn't say anymore, because right there and then a ship crashed though our wall. I knew it was 86-T. She was the only operative that did that. It was like her signature move.
The door opens, and out she emerges. She approaches me with a very angry look on her face, then again does she feel anything different?
"You must be very happy now, aren't ya?" She yelled in her cute Irish accent. Wait, did I just say cute? What's that matter with ya Hoagie?
"So come on. Where's my gun fly-boy?"
Oh right, gun. I reached to my back pocket and took out the bulky red and yellow gun and put it in her hand she held out in front me. "Heyy.." Yeah, she noticed. "This isn't my gun! WHERE IS IT HOAGIE GILLIGAN!"
Man, she scares me. "Uh… Well... you see your gun got damaged and unrepairable -"
"OH typical boy! First you destroy the gun, then you make some sorta lame excuse about not being able to fix it!"
"Uhh... but you see..." I could feel my face getting hot as I rub the back of my neck in embarrasment. "I built a new one. This one has twice the fire power and ammo storage meaning you can put in more mustard than before."
She looked at it the gun in her hand, then looked back at me. "I'm still not forgiving you for destroying my gun."
"Oh I'm sure in time you will toots, after all -"
"DON'T CALL ME TOOTS!"
Haha. Got her again. I know she hates to be called that but I just love seeing her all flustered and angry.
Then I just realised Nigel was still here. Fanny and me turn to look at him both with embarrased faces. "Well," he began to say. "Looks like you're all ready to go. A ship is waiting for you and we'll give you the coordinates to Manhattan and the rest is up to you."
"Thanks boss." I say. Still I find it a bit suss that it's only me and Fanny going. But whatever.
Nigel turns to leave, but I'm pretty sure I heard him say, "Plan is going well."
What was that about?
