Bo clicked the latch of the giant suitcase and began talking in a surprisingly cool voice. If his looks had matched his voice, girls would flock to him. He'd be considered HOT. "There are three layers of gadgest in this suitcase, but they're all the same. One is a computer hacking cable. It will download everything on a computer's hard drive after being in the USB port for 60 seconds. Very handy. These sneakers come in different colours for all of you. Demetra's are black and purple. Juni? Yours are red and white. Jo's are baby blue and dark blue. They're upgraded versions of the old ones the OSS used to hand out. Not only do they track one person, they can track anything that has stepped on the same ground within twenty-four hours. You select which one you want to track on what is the size tag on the normal sneaker. A small arrow appears on the farthest shoelace to show you the way to step. These are X-ray sunglasses here. They look regular, but they can see through a maximum of four trees until it finds an animal or person. Those are sequoias we're measuring. This sun-tan lotion not only serves normal purposes, but also makes you bullet resistant. Cool, huh? I left the best for last. It looks like a volleyball, but it can fly into the air and spy cam. It's remote-controlled and can be a boomerang and a net shooter. Of course, they're in high demand, as they're extremely hard to manufacture. Once the mission is done, return them. Go on! Here's a layer for each off you. File to the OSS airport sedan. They have your other stuff loaded. The manuals to operate each of the gadgets are tucked into the foam beside them. You need to start on your trip! Oh, and I know the agent types are pretty tense about it, but have fun. You're going to the Bahamas. Kick back and relax once in a while." They left and the sedan drove to the private plane.
A few hours later, they arrived at a Bahamas resort of unknown location. The OSS had organized it so the trio wouldn't harbour grudges against the area if they encountered any resistance. Dem and Jo shared a room, but Juni had one to himself. Of course, Jo and Dem had a widescreen TV and first-class access to the gym to make up for sharing. They didn't mind either way, as they were best friends. "Hey Dem! Let's head for the beach, girl!"
"No thanks Go. I'm not sure what would happen to my life hair clip. I don't want to chance it." Jo shrugged and slipped into her red and white striped one piece bathing suit. "How do I look, Demetra?"
"Like a candy-cane."
"Does that mean you think it's sweet? Or that I'm curvy?"
"Quit with the stupid puns. I meant you're twisted."
"Ha. Ha. You're HILARIOUS." Jo gave a huge fake smile before grabbing her red towel and heading for the beach. Dem took out her PC laptop and researched the Bermuda Triangle. Who knew if it would come in handy? A few minutes later, Jo burst through the door. "Demetra! I have info!"
"So soon? Okay. Why didn't you just text? Then I could e-mail the information quicker."
"My phone is still in my blue jogging pants. Look, do you want to hear the news or what? They've been erasing memories of people. Well, actually, it sounds like they store them for later use. Then, they usually place the empty memory's body into a different location with new memories."
"And you found this out HOW, Jo? Or should I even be asking this?" Dem shook her head with a snort. Jo explained, "You'd be surprised what you can find out by snooping in a suit guy's briefcase." Demetra groaned at Jo's cheerful voice. "Jo, please tell me you didn't..."
"Sorry. I'd be lying. The guy looked suspicious in his black suit and sunglasses. His head was bald with a tattoo on it. It was some kind of lizard saying 'Remember me: Your worst nightmare'. His muscles were huge!" Suddenly, Juni walked in and interrupted. "It was a gecko, Jo. You have everything right though. I saw him. He came out of the guy's bathroom in skull and crossbones swimming trunks. The skulls had Hawaiian leis around their necks."
"That's pronounced Ley-ee. That's so cool! Is he still out there?" Juni smiled wryly and spoke to Jo. "I take it your reason isn't just because the trunks are the latest style?" Jo blushed. "Hey, a girl's allowed to window shop. He WAS hot!" Juni shrugged. "How did you get out of that sticky situation by the way?" Dem shot a horrified glance at her best friend and spoke in a weary tone. "What did you do?"
"I can't help it. He snuck up on me and saw me shuffling through the papers. Just remember my cover story. My mum works for Lipstick Associates, okay? I told him that I thought it was her briefcase and was looking through papers for a client. He TOTALLY bought it. It helps to play the dumb blond sometimes." Jo giggled and tossed her loose white blond hair over her shoulders. "What are you waiting for, Dem? Antarctica to become a summer resort?"
"With global warming, it might happen yet."
"JUNI!" Jo and Dem cried in unison, then Dem began typing furiously into the computer. She sent an email right to headquarters. A minute later, Jo's phone rang. "Hello. Jo speaking."
"Original answer, Josephine. It's your personal number."
"WhatEVER. Did you just phone to criticize my speech habits or do you have something else to say, Gabriella?" A trilling laugh sounded from the speaker. "Good job, Jo, Juni. Especially you though, Jo. You used the lesson of stereotypes well and obtained the proper info on the first day. You realize this doesn't leave you any time to lounge on the beaches, right? Back to work!" Jo and Juni groaned, both of them in their bathing suits. Dem gave a 'yahoo' before moving to be beside Juni after she shut her computer off. He looked so cute in his red and black flame swim trunks. She kissed him on his chin before listening to the debriefing again. Jo always had her cell on loud volume so we could all hear the conversation. "Good work, trio. Your next step will be to meet at the lifejacket house beside the beach. It has a blue door. Inside, there's a lever that, above, has a sign with STAFF ONLY on it. Pull the lever. Bye!" With that, the phone went dead and they picked up their duffel bags before racing for the lifejacket house.
When they were all inside, Dem pulled the lever and the floor flew out from under them. They slid through a dark tunnel downwards. Dem screamed. "I was so NOT ready for this!"
"Dem, you aren't the one going backwards!" The voice was Jo's. Then, the blond gave a 'wahoo' before they hit the bottom. It was still dark. Juni and Dem decided to make the best of the time. When Jo flicked on the light, she laughed at the sight of Juni and Demetra frozen in a French kiss. They both had the 'deer-in-headlights' look. Dem pointed downwards for the light to shut off again, but Jo gestured for them to follow and they unlocked their lip lock quickly. The steel room was small. They walked for the door and out into the sunlight. After a second look though, Dem stated that it wasn't. "That's manufactured light, not sunlight. We're in a building of some sort. This could be dangerous."
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