Phil's office was filled with broken gadgets and microchips and pieces of scrap metal lying everywhere. It was a horrible mess. But Phil moved easily to his desk and sat down. Alan and Orji sat on one side of the couch while Tony sat between them and Marc. Tony was over cautious for all of their safety. He planed to slowly integrate Marc into probably what Phil had going through his twisted mind.
Marc shifted nervously. Tony knew he had a lot of explaining to do. Phil stared into space for a minute before a grin spread from ear to ear on his face.
"Okay, Marc was it?"
"Yes," answered Marc.
"You have two choices," he said holding up a finger for each hand, "Option one," he said thrusting his hand out, "Is that we wipe your mind and you forget this ever happened."
Tony saw Marc give a sick and upset look.
"Option two is that you work for us," he said. Marc looked at him like he was crazy. Then Phil put his foot in the air, as if trying to get another finger.
"Option three is that you'll be our spy in WHOOP."
"But you said only three choices," said Marc.
"Don't bother," said Alan.
"He can't count," said Orji.
"Can so," Phil pouted. Tony thought about the choices. He didn't know what Marc was thinking. Did he want to forget this whole endeavor? Did he want to leave WHOOP and start being even more like the big brother he looked up to? Or did he want to try and live a double life? A life that would carry lies to the rest of the family? What did Marc want?
"I want to join you. But it isn't safe for me to leave WHOOP," he said, "I'll be your inside eye."
Tony leaned near Marc.
"Why are you doing this?"
"After mom and dad became spies again, Jerry has been keeping me in the labs inventing while he sends them out on missions. It won't be long before he considers getting rid of me," he said as if it was a well known fact.
"But you're smart!"
"But Jerry is more interested in some guy who's been going by Cover. Genius inventor I'd like to meet."
Alan and Orji looked at one another.
"Was Cover found on a chat room?" asked Alan.
"Uh, I think so."
Alan and Orji smiled and looked at Tony.
"I'm Alphie," said Alan.
"I'm OmegiXD," said Orji. Tony smacked his head. How could he have missed that?
"From the chat room, I went by Cover," he answered. He watched as his brother pieced together the information he was given.
"Okay let me get this straight. You were released from WHOOP…"
"Yes."
"…but you didn't forget…"
"Uh huh."
"…so you started inventing under the code name Cover…"
"Yep."
"….and then I sent you to a music school…"
"Sounds right."
"….Where you became a spy again…"
"You know it."
"…and you've been helping our family on missions…"
"Totally."
"…with twins that tried to kill us…"
"Good guys."
"… and now I find out that the two people Jerry wanted us to find were the same person and they were the very person we weren't supposed to bring back to WHOOP."
"Got me there," said Tony. It was weird when taken into perspective that they were trying to catch someone who they didn't want to catch because they did want him but couldn't take him. Like a circle.
"Sounds like something my grandma would do," said Phil.
"Who is your grandma?"
"Jerry's Sister Sherry."
Short but weird. The twins are still trying to escape so please wish me luck as I try to catch them! Review!
