Chapter Two
We finished eating our breakfast early that morning, and we were ready to head to H.Q. Sage and I walked over behind a rusted dumpster. The green paint had chipped away to reveal the metal base in some places. I grinned at Sage. She gulped nervously. She knew what was coming; we were leaving for H.Q., and she hadn't gotten used to our form of transportation yet. I turned to the brick wall behind me, and placed my paw on top of it. A bright light went down the brick as it scanned my paw, and as soon as it finished, I felt the floor dropping beneath me.
When I looked again, I saw I was in a tunnel lit with light blue lights. I was sitting inside one of the H.Q. Rocket Sleds, a streamlined vessel that took the agents into the headquarters. Sage sat next to me, looking a little dizzy. She shook her head to focus, and as soon as she did, I pressed down a lever in front of me. The Rocket Sled quickly turned on, flames blasting out the back of it. We sped away as I pushed the lever up all the way to the top. Sage sat quietly, her paws covering her eyes. I grinned, opening the window slightly and letting the wind rush through my fur.
Soon enough, our transportation slowed as it pulled into port. The door opened, steam spraying everywhere, and I hopped out. Sage soon followed me, clearly glad the ride was over. We both walked up onto a platform near a metal door that had the D.O.G. icon on it- a paw print and a badge. A small computer screen stood on a standard next to the door.
"Good morning Agent Zap and AIT Sage. Please scan your pawprint now." An electronic voice said. We did as it told us, pressing our paws onto the screen. "Access granted."
The metal doors in front of us split open, revealing the grand headquarters inside. Sage and I stepped through, looking around the area. However many times I had entered through those door, I was still amazed. The main floor had the same icon as the door. Dogs of all kinds rushed across it. On the left side of the main floor, there were three tunnels that lead to different parts of H.Q. On the right wall, there was the tech lab, the gym, the cafeteria and the bathroom. If you looked up, you could see giant screens that broadcasted news across H.Q.. There were also several different floors that you could access with an elevator. The entire area was lit with soft lights.
I looked to the left of me to see Rocky and the rest of the strays coming into H.Q. from the Rocket Sled ports. They walked over to where Sage and I were. We all planned to go to out boss, Lou's office.
"Lou probably wants us for a mission, ya know, since Kitty Galore is launching her plan." Rocky said.
I nodded. "Sage, we better head up there too. Remember Lou wanted to talk to you about going on a real mission?"
Sage's eyes immediately lit up. "Yeah! I hope he lets me go with you guys!"
I smiled. All of us headed towards the elevator. We clambered on and headed up to the top floor. When we reached the top, we got out and went down the hallway to Lou's office. The sliding glass doors parted and I saw Butch the Anatolian Shepherd standing in front of Lou's desk.
"Ah, good morning agents." Lou gave us a nod as we came into the room. "I'm glad you arrived. The threat of Kitty Galore is getting worse, so I'm sending Butch in to pick up the new recruit. Rocky, Shades and Ivy, I want you to deliver this package to our undercover agents. They'll need it for their missions in the field. The delivery area is guarded by dangerous henchcats, so you'll need to be careful. Zap, Sage, I want to talk to you."
We all could sense the urgency in Lou's voice. We knew that we had little time to track down Kitty and stop her before it was too late. The other agents dispersed and went off to their missions without a word. Sage and I stayed behind, standing in front of Lou.
"Sage, I have been evaluating your progress and I believe that you are indeed ready to go on a real mission. The mission we send you on will most likely be a simple delivery or pickup mission. You'll be sent with Zap of course." Lou explained to us. "For now, there is a training mission much like the one you'll be sent on being set up in training room A. You two can head on down there and do that so you can keep up on your skills."
"Yes sir." Sage and I both said. We exited the grand office, the glass doors sliding closed behind us.