Chapter 4:

Scatty felt weak, she tried to open her eyes, but she couldn't see anything, it seemed like the room was pitched black. Scatty felt someone gripping her hand, as she was about to scream, a hand covered her mouth, and someone whispered on her hears, "Just be quiet and follow me." Scatty knew that the sound was familiar, it was Zach Goode.

Scatty tried to stand up but immediately fell back, "I can't" she whispered back. She could hear Zach sighed. Zach whispered, "I can't take her, she's drugged." Scatty knew that he was talking through his comm to whoever was out there. "Time for plan B….Of course I'll stay here with her!" He whispered back to Scatty's ear, "Things are about to get ugly."

Just as he finished his sentence, they could hear all the BANGs, BAMs, and BOOMs from outside. "What's going on?" Scatty tried to get up, but she was too weak. "The CIA are busting in." The lights are back on, Scatty could see around the room now. She could see Zach in a black suit. He had guns and some weird stuff on his belt, and he was holding Scatty's hand really tight.

Suddenly some guys in black suits busted into the room, "Freeze!" They yelled at Zach. "CIA?" I asked him. "Nope." He answered me before he pushed me down from the metal bed I was lying on and started shooting at them. There were no more shots. "Are you okay?" he asked me. "I'm fine, although when you pushed me, my head banged on the solid metal floor." I answered him.

Another guy was about to shoot at us, but then something shot him from the back. "You guys okay?" asked an agent that I knew I've seen before. "Better than before." Zach answered him as he checked my pulse. The agent carried me, "Zach, you cover us."

The three of us went through the door and…I don't really know which way we go, my head hurt really bad, "Owh." I groaned. "Stay with us kiddo!" The agent that carried me spoke to me. "Say something, anything." He continued.

"Didn't I kick your thigh, once?" I asked him.

"Yeah." He laughed. "Zach, sniper. 2 o'clock!" and Zach shot at that direction.

"What's your name?" I asked him again, trying to keep myself awake.

"Grant, name's Grant." He answered me. "Zach, this is not good, her heart beat is slowing down!"

"Just a little further!" Zach yelled as he shot another man down.

"Hang on, kiddo. You can do it!" He said as he turned left or was it right? Oh I don't know. "Sing that creepy song you sang before!" he begged me.

"Just close your eyes, the sun is going down, you'll be alright, no one can hurt you now, come on don't fight, little girl your save and…" I didn't managed to finish the song before I passed out on his shoulders.

Everything was white, the ceiling was bright, but it was probably the only thing I could see right then. I tried to move my finger…it worked. "Jonah, she's awake." A female voice spoke on my right side. "It's okay…Sca- I mean Hyacinth." I heard a door being opened and closed.

"Well it's about time. You've been out cold for 3 days." A male voiced spoke to me, but I couldn't see him. I tried to stand up and it worked. I found a blonde woman, that almost looked like Anne, and a thin male agent that I've seen with Grant before.

The three of them stood in silence for awhile, and finally Scatty spoke, "You're that agent who thought I was in a foreign chase." I mumbled.

The guy laughed, "yeah, and my name is Jonah by the way." He shook my hand then pointed at the woman beside him, "this is Liz Sutton."

I couldn't really hear him that clear, his voice were more like vibrations trying to drill my skull. I looked at my hand that was covered with bandages and asked them, "What did they do to me?"

Jonah's face turned down, "They smashed your finger bones." His eyes met Scatty's teary eyes, "but since I am a genius…I fixed them." Scatty smiled, to show how relieve she was. "Although, you are not to use them for 3 months."

"Three months? But I have finals!" Scatty exclaimed.

"The school looked through your recent report and understood everything, it's okay, you will get to grade 9." Liz stood up and patted Scatty's back.

"but…what can I do until then?"

"Go home and rest, you're still weak for anything." Jonah smiled as an encouragement. "I'll call Zach and Cammie in." he went out.

Scatty looked up to see Liz, "They did it so that I couldn't throw knifes, am I right?" Liz only nodded.

"Don't be sad, Erin told us that you found another expertise." Liz smiled as Zach and Cammie went in. "Archery."

Scatty spent her 2 and a half months by chewing bubble gum and watching television. Sometimes she went out jogging (under Cammie's supervision, of course) but then her head started to hurt and they went home. Today, was probably the most exciting day she had for 3 months.

Jonah undid her bandages, "Try to move your fingers now." Scatty did, they were working fine, and she didn't feel any pain, although they were a little rusty since she wasn't using them for a long time.

Cammie handed her some throwing knife and pointed at the mug that was placed further away. "Try to throw." Scatty did, and the mug broke to pieces, she smiled and so did Cammie and Jonah.

Scatty looked at the calendar, "It's 11th June, I missed the final." Cammie walked to her and hug her from behind. "I know I'm still getting to grade 9, but it feels…" Scatty couldn't finish her words, but Cammie understood her perfectly.

Jonah stood up from the stool he was sitting on and looked outside the window. "Hmmm, Zach is back." He turned to Scatty, "Take it this way, the other kids only had a month of holiday, you have four." Scatty knew that it was suppose to be comforting, but it wasn't.

Zach went in from the doors and scanned the room. "Well, well, well, looks like we have our knife thrower back." He said as he picked up the knife that was used to broke the mug to pieces. He walked to Cammie and kissed her before he ruined Scatty's hair and shook Jonah's hand.

Scatty excused herself and went up stairs. She threw herself on her bad and stared at her ceiling, "How boring can another month of day off be?"

Scatty was in her turquoise mini-dress with a matching not-so-high heels, Cammie did something to her hair that made it straight but a little curly on the bottom. Scatty went out from her room and found Zach in a tux, sipping coffee from his favorite mug. "You look great!" He exclaimed when he saw her descended the stairs. Scatty rolled her eyes, "Yeah, and you're such a good lair." She replied flatly.

Cammie went out from the bathroom; she was wearing a red strapless dress that fits her like a glove. Zach gave his flirty smile to her, "I want you out of that dress already." Cammie smiled back, and Scatty pointed to her mouth showing how disgusting they are.

The three of them went into the car, and Zach drove. Scatty watched houses and trees that they passed. The three of them were silent before finally Scatty hummed a tune. "Nice tune, what the title?" Cammie asked her. "I don't know." Scatty answered.

"Oh, where did you hear it?" Cammie asked again.

Scatty took out her De Ossie phone. Zach had given her the phone so he would know where she is no matter how far she goes. "Here" she gave the phone to Cammie. Cammie took a look at the phone, then handed it back to Cammie.

"We're here." Zach said as the car passed the castle's security. "I hate castles." Scatty mumbled under her breath. "Gallagher academy is in a…" Zach was about to cut, but she snapped back, "Gallagher academy is in a mansion."

The three of them went down from the car and towards the castle. There, a guy with broad shoulders was waiting for us, "What took you so long?" The guy yelled in a plumy British accent.

Zach gestured at Scatty and Cammie, "Girls care about their look much more than guys."

Scatty snapped, "Girls does, female spies think of their cover much more than guys." Scatty didn't know if it was because she was insulted or she was in a bad mood, but she said it anyway. The broad shouldered guy chuckled and offered his hand, "So, you're Hyacinth Goode. I'm Edward Townsend." The guy winked at Scatty, that way Scatty knew that he knew the truth.

The introduction didn't take long, the group decided to split up; Zach and Cammie went together, while Scatty went with Townsend. Scatty played her cover really well (Townsend noticed).

"Grandfather, remember that time when we had dinner with Prince Charles?" Scatty said as she mimicked a spoilt British brat accent. "Indeed, my love. Such a charming prince." Townsend supported her cover. Scatty could hear Zach and Cammie playing their cover as her parents; more like the covers they've been playing for more than 3 months.

Scatty could still see the piece of paper that Zach had handed to her whenever she closed her eyes:

Objective: Assassinate Sir. Oleander Brew.

Time taken: 45 minutes

They have circled the castles for 30 minutes; there will always be a crowd no matter where they went. Finally, they decided to regroup on the dance floor. Scatty could see Zach and Cammie from the distance, she and Townsend was already walking towards them, when a boy approached her, "Well, you certainly looked beautiful, Abigail!"

"Well dear, who's the young chap?" Townsend asked Scatty, he was playing his cover.

"Oh, this is…" Scatty was about to explain, the boy stepped forward, offered his hand and spoke, "Henry Brew. Nice to meet you, my Lord." He looked at Scatty, then looked back at Townsend, "Do you mind if I borrow the beautiful Abigail for a second? They're certainly playing our song." Townsend smiled, "Oh no, no, no, you two have fun."

Scatty didn't want to dance. Scatty wanted to regroup with the Goodes. "Are you sure? Remember that heart attack when I left you alone?" She asked him. 'Please buy it, please buy it!' Scatty thought. "I'll be fine, and..Oh look, your parents are there! You go on and have fun." And just like that he left Scatty and Henry.

Henry offered his arm for her put her hands on, and she did. The two of them waltzed on the dance floor. "You looked very beautiful, Abigail; I love what you did to your hair!" he said as he spun her around. Ask him to take you somewhere private Scatty could hear Zach talking through her comm. "Henry, why don't you show me around this beautiful castle" She put her hands around Henry's neck "You know, somewhere more…private." She gave him her best fake smile.

Zach watched as Scatty disappeared with Henry, "Where do you think they'll be?"

Townsend laughed, "Suddenly having a fatherly cautions?" Zach's face stayed still. "I don't know." Townsend finally answered.

"G-guys…" Cammie bubbled in an American accent, it seemed like she was forgetting her cover. "Circles!" She pointed at some guys with familiar faces.

Townsend spoke through his comm, "Shadow, come in shadow…get back here!" he said as he called Scatty by her codename, but the three of them couldn't hear anything but static. "Comm's jammed!" he yelled at Zach and Cammie.

Cammie's face turned red, she closed her eyes for awhile and bit her bottom lip. "Let's split up and get Shadow!" and just like that, the three of them went.