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AN: Well there appears to be some confusion about my challenge last chapter as in formatting the symbols didn't come out. So if anyone can tell me what Boylston Street, Copley Square, and Central Square, have in common, and who John Singleton Copley was, that person will win a prize of getting the final drafts of APO as they are written, before they are released to Now please post your responses with your reviews at Also leave your e-mail addresses so that I may tell you if you are right or wrong. Well enjoy Chapter 7 of APO and remember to enter in the contest where the winner will be announced in Chapter 8.
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Chapter 7:
The Deck of 54
Wes was getting toward the climax of the piece, when suddenly the door opened abruptly to the sight of a woman a woman yelling at him, but then covering up her mouth in shock. He stopped playing and stood up and faced her with tears forming in his eyes.
"Jen" he said softly.
"Wes oh god…" She said as she ran towards him. He opened his arms where they embraced.
They pulled away and looked into each other's eyes.
"Wes is it you, is it really you," Jen said with tears rolling down her cheeks smearing her makeup.
"Jen it's me, I'm here now." Wes said tears rolling down his cheeks as well. "Jen I never stopped loving you from the moment I first saw you." Wes said to her. She was slightly amused by this, as she chuckled choking back tears at the same time.
"When I first saw you I wanted to kill you" Jen said as it was his turn to chuckle.
"I guess you know something about me that you didn't know before " Wes said to her as she was getting herself back together but failed with more tears spewing form her eyes making them a bloodshot color. "Now where did we leave off four years ago?" Wes said to her as she smiled through the tears. "Oh yeah I remember" he said as he pulled her into an embrace with their lips meeting. They kissed and shared in this moment of pure bliss. They pulled away and looked into each other's eyes.
"I love you Wes and I never stopped" Jen said now pulled together with the tears no longer occupying her face. "But how did you get here won't you have to go back?" She said all at once. Wes held up a hand to stop her.
"Jen, I'm not going back unless you want me to, I'm staying right here." He said. Suddenly her face turned to pure joy as their lips met again showing their passion for each other.
"I'll take it that you want me to stay then" Wes said to her as she began to laugh.
"But how did you get here?" She asked him
"Why don't we sit down and I'll tell you everything" Wes said to her as they sat on the loveseat, with Wes putting his arm around her shoulders.
Katie's Office
APO HQ
Silver City
"Oh how the lovebirds re-unite" Lucas said as he got jabbed in the ribs by Katie
"I think it's sweet that Jen and Wes are getting back together" Katie said as she continued watching on the monitor
"Hey how come I don't get any thanks for this?" Trip demanded "I was the one who put the cameras in there without Alex knowing." Trip continued as the trio continued watching the monitor of Wes and Jen's apartment.
"I didn't know that Wes played the piano!" Trip suddenly realized
"Shut-up this is premium TV" Lucas said earning another jab from Katie. Suddenly the screen went black and Lucas jumped up from his chair "Hey what the Hell happened to the video link"
"Sorry I had to end your fun, but some people deserve their privacy" A voice said from around the corner. Alex emerged holding a cable in his hand
"Ok show's over guys lets go" Katie said as she motioned for the guys to get up from their seats.
"I'm going to give them some time before we call them down here." Alex said to them, "So if you guys want to grab some dinner and then come back then we'll be ready." Alex said to them
"We'll get take-out what's everybody feeling like." Katie said as she sat at her desk
Wes and Jen's Apartment
Boylston Street
Silver City
Wes explained to Jen how he first knew that he would be traveling to the future, how he was extracted by Katie, Trip, and Lucas, how he was suddenly knocked out in the Time-Ship, how he awoke in the hospital allowing Alex to explain some things to him, and finally how he ended up here playing the piano. Jen listened intently to Wes's story nodding every so often in agreement in Wes's story. Finally Wes stopped when at the same time what sounded like a phone ringing sounded in the apartment.
"I'll get that" Jen said as she headed over to the phone. She picked up and answered
"Hello"
"Okay"
"Yep…thanks….Goodbye"
"Well who was that" Wes asked her as she sat down
"That was Alex; we need to report to the APO Headquarters" Jen said unhappily
"Well I guess we should get up then, but I hope you know the way" Wes said to her, "Otherwise we'll be fired on the first day" Wes said to her as she laughed at his corny joke. They both got up from the sofa and headed towards the door.
Katie's Office
APO HQ
Silver City
"Well that was good" Lucas said putting down his chopsticks into the empty Chinese food carton.
"I concur" Trip said with his mouth half full of rice
"Next time chew all the way" Katie said grimacing
"Oh sorry" Trip apologized with his mouth clear of food
"Why did Alex take his into his office?" Katie asked the boys
"Hello he's musing because Wes and Jen are back together" Lucas said in a patronizing demeanor. Suddenly Katie's office door opened to reveal Alex standing in the doorway.
"We have a meeting in the planning room in 5 minutes, so make sure you clean up this mess." Alex said pointing to the empty Chinese food cartons and utensils strewn on the desk. He abruptly shut the door and a silence fell over the room
"Do you think he heard that?" Lucas asked nervously
"Probably" Trip and Katie both answered
"You're kidding right?" Lucas questioned more nervously this time
"Nope" They both said as they started picking up the mess from Katie's desk.
"Man I'm in the shit now" Lucas said softly
Central Square Subway Station
Silver City
6:57 Local Time
"Now I thought for sure that you would have a car." Wes said to Jen as they were walking down the platform with Wes's arm over her shoulder
"No I don't, but I'm curious as to what gave you that idea?" Jen asked him
"Let's say I got a ride from the big cheese over to surprise you." Wes said nonchalantly as they got to the end of the platform
"Well Time Force has a whole fleet of cars for officers for personal use, but mainly you take the subway because its free, the government taxes you if you live in a city and own a car." Jen said as they came close to the APO door.
"I see" Wes said
"Wes you have to promise me something" Jen said facing him
"Anything, what is it?" Wes said concerned
"Promise me that you won't piss off a certain someone in there please" Jen said to him
"Don't worry we've already taken care of that" Wes said as she gave him a peck on the cheek
"Business now pleasure later" Jen said as she swiped her card on the reader and the door opened
APO HQ
Silver City
7:00 PM Local Time
Alex was sitting at the head of the table in the Planning Room of APO. Behind him were television monitors, and in front of him was a large table with five chairs each with a red APO folder at each place on the table. The door opened to reveal Katie, Trip, and Lucas entering the room.
"Right on time, take those three seats right there" Alex motioned to the seats to his left. They obliged as they all took a seat with all of the m staring at Alex.
"So what's this meeting all about?" Trip asked Alex
"You all shall find out as soon as the other two people who are to fill these seats arrive" Alex said, to which Trip nodded
Suddenly the door opened revealing Wes and Jen who both walked into the room. Pleasantries were given between the 5 rangers, when finally they all sat down. Alex got up form his seat and began to speak.
"Okay so I assume you know where we are and what this place does, but you all don't know your roles in this organization. This is what you're all going to find out." Alex said as he pulled something out of his pocket.
"This is a deck of cards, 54 to be exact. Each card has the face of the criminal and a brief bio. Now all of these criminals are onInterpol's List as well as TF's for the most dangerous criminals on Earth. 52 are in the standard deck of playing cards with 4 suits and the corresponding cards 2-Ace. The remaining 2 cards are the 'jokers' meaning that they are the most dangerous of all these cards and have tied all of the suits together to form one criminal organization known as 'The Order'. Now the suits are based in different countries and regions around the globe and were once separate and rival organizations. The Clubs are based out of Western Europe continuing on the old Mafia style operations, Extortion, Loan Sharking, Prostitution, Larceny, Fraud, and Contract Killings. They have been evaluated as the weakest of the suits and we will go after them first. I will fill you in about the other suits as we progress through this list. Now we will start from the bottom and work our way up the chain of command. The 2-9's are local lieutenants and report back to the boss. Now 10-King are high command guys. Now from what minimal Intel we've gotten, they run certain areas of the organization for example 10 might run the Fraud and Larceny while Jack might run Prostitution and so on. Now the Ace is the head of the Mafia organization, 'The Don'. During the operations prior, we need to gather enough Intel as to where he is, security, etcetera from the lower cards we capture. For this mission agents who are capturing the card in question will be located in a safe-house in London as the cards are spread all over Western Europe. So that's the explanation as to what you will all be doing here at APO. Now are there any questions?" Alex finished looking out to his audience who was taking this explanation in. Wes raised his hand, "Yeah I have a question, I'm not qualified to covert operations and I'm not up to speed as to the technology agents use in this time period, so what am I supposed to do?" Wes questioned
"That's a good question Wes, now you're going to spend some time with Trip and myself as well as in the simulator to bring you to the level to where your teammates are." Alex said to which Wes nodded his head.
"Yeah, how long will this operation take?" Lucas questioned
"It could take up to two years depending upon the quality of Intel and how sloppy the suits are. Minimal time will be six months but I would expect about a year for all suits to be captured" Alex said
"Alex you told me that there was someone else joining APO next year, who is this someone and why do we need him?" Jen questioned
"This someone who will be joining us is classified, but I can tell you why he will be joining, and that is because the Harts and Jokers will be way too dangerous for 5 rangers, you will need the help of a 6th ranger, whose powers are currently being developed at TF." Alex said "This person is currently under cover in the Harts organization, that's why I can't tell you this person's identity for fear that if you are captured you will divulge the name under torture." All nodded their heads understanding the risk in the person's identity.
"What happens when this operation is over? Will we still work here or be sent back to TF?" Katie asked
"Unfortunately I don't have the answer to that question Katie" Alex said to them
"Alex, do you want me to head Op Tech because I got the feeling that when you wanted Wes to spend time with me that was what you were getting at?" Trip questioned Alex
"Yes Trip, I want you to head up Operational Technology for obvious reasons, and also that is what you will be informing Wes about when the time arises" Alex finished "No more questions, good moving on you may now open the folders in front of you." All of them broke the seal on the folders and opened them to reveal a few pictures of a nightclub, the 2, 3, and 4 Clubs cards, and some documents outlining the mission.
MISSION 1
1) Subjects: 2, 3, and 4 of Clubs: Nikolai Kruchev, Reginald Storrow, and Alfonso Buresti
2) Locale: Entertainment District London, UK
3) Address: 1125 Baker Street, Basement
3A) Time and Approx Length of Mission: 22:30 GMT mission start; Approx Length 30-60 minutes.
3B) Date: Will take place on the evening of July 16th
4) Purpose of Meeting: Intel Suggests a Regional meeting for Extortion and Fraud profits.
5) Security: Light, area is an underground casino; guards check ID and search for weapons while Intel suggests two additional guards at meeting area. Guards are probably armed with light weapons and stunners.
6) Plan: Lucas and Jen will attempt to enter the casino without knocking out guards. Should guards refuse them entry they will use non-lethal force to enter the casino. After entering Casino, Lucas will create a distraction on the other side of the casino while Jen will sneak into the meeting area and subdue the Subjects. Once given the all clear over radio contact, Katie and Wes will enter and put the Subjects into the van in the alley. Jen, Katie, and Wes will leave the area using the van and head to the safe house, while Lucas will make his way back on foot. Trip will be monitoring the mission back at the safe house, via hidden cameras and microphones on the agent's person.
7) Abort Policy: If abort is called all agents must walk away and regroup at safehouse as soon as possible. For this mission, Katie and Wes will leave the alley in the van and return to safe house, while Jen and Lucas will leave on foot.
8) Radio Contact: Agents must maintain radio silence from when Jen and Lucas enter the casino until Jen gives the all clear for Subjects subdued. Radio Calls will be given at the following times
1) Van in Alley
2) Agents Approaching Casino
3) Ready for Distraction (Lucas to Jen)
4) Subjects Subdued
5) Van Away
6) Departure from Casino (Lucas)
9) Op Tech: Stun Grenades (disguised as make-up kit and cell phone)
Microphones
Hidden Cameras
Van
Light Weapons (for Katie and Wes)
Disguises (for Lucas and Jen)
UPON MISSION COMPLETION THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE DESTROYED
After everyone finished reading they all looked up to Alex.
"Are there any questions or concerns about the proposed mission?" Alex said to the 5 rangers. To this they all shook their heads. "Excellent, now take these folders with you, and you should all go home and get some rest. Report here at 9:30 tomorrow morning. Have a good night" Alex finished as he pushed a button opening the door.