A/N I made a mistake in this story. I meant CIA instead of

CSI. Sorry.

Jack's P.O.V.

The HQ building was dimly lit on the outside so that no one would know

where base is held. The HQ building has 27 stories and up to 50 rooms on

each floor. But I've been coming here since I was 2 so I know it like the

back of my hand. Scarlet doesn't know this place as well as I do so she

followed close behind me. One wrong turn and you could be lost in here for

days.

My mother's office was one the 27th floor, section A, room 32. When we

reached my mom's office, I made sure I knocked. She beckoned us in, she

pointed to seats across her room, facing her desk. Her head was faced down

as she finished up some paper work. Then when one of her of her many

assistants came in and whisked it away, she turned her attention to us. "Jack.

Scarlet." We stood as she said our names. In here, she was our boss and is

issued great respect as being head commissioner of the CIA. Outside of

work, she was more fun and relaxed than you would think, but in here she

was as serious as a heart attack.

She nodded her head signaling us to sit back down. "What is the new

mission?" I asked. This question has been tugging at my brain all day.

"Before you receive your new mission, there is one that you and Scarlet

have to complete tonight." This time Scarlet spoke up. "What is it?" My

mom went into her top desk drawer and pulled out two folders that we

always get our assignments in. A brown pocket folder with the CIA symbol

on the front, filled with information on the person we were trying to catch.

Their whereabouts, their name and criminal record not mention their picture.

She handed them to me and Scarlet. We flipped through the folder as she

spoke. "This guy has been robbing banks through-out the tri-state area. He

calls himself the 'The Dark Knight' " She then pulled out a map. Scarlet and

I got up to see more clearly. She took a marker and then continued speaking

as she drew circles on the map. "These are the banks that he has already

robbed. He works alone and strikes at night. He's likely to strike at the

Central Bank in Manhattan tonight. He's an expert when it comes to

camouflaging so carry your night-vision goggles. Take an hour to suit up

then we will have our helicopter take you to the area." Scarlet nodded and

we both shook my mother's hand. "Good luck." She said as we walked

towards to door. I held the door as Scarlet walked out, before I turned to

walk out also "Jack?" "Yes mom?" "Be sure to come back here after the

mission. Only you. It's important." I wanted to know what the problem was

but there was no time to ask. So I simply replied "Yes ma'am." I ran to the

elevator that Scarlet was holding for me. I pressed the button to go to the

basement. "What did your mom say to you?" "She told me to meet with her

when we get back to talk alone." "What for?" I let out a breath. "Wish I

knew."

When we reached the basement I typed in the code for the room that held

weapons and armor. We both got dressed in 30 minutes. Scarlet pulled her

dark brown hair into a bun while I put on a black hat over my messy hair.

She put on an army-green tank top while I put up on a plain black vest. I put

on army-green capris while she put on black ones then we both put on black

combat boots. Then we strapped on our armor. I strapped a pocket knife

around my arm and a 900 watt powered laser around my leg. Scarlet put on a

belt that held another knife, rope, grappling hook and things of that nature. I

put the night vision goggles around my neck while she put on her watch. We

got our pagers and radios. Then we ran to the elevator back up to the top

floor to reach the helicopter. "Time?" Scarlet looked at her watch. "9:50"

We went over the plan in the elevator like we usually do. I started off first.

"The helicopter will get us there by 10. It will drop us off on the roof of the

bank, I'll use my locker to cut into the vents." I stopped as she continued.

"We go through, find an opening to the ground floor. I tie my rope around

my waist while you lower me down. When he comes in we'll have the

advantage of a surprise attack." She smiled at me, feeling proud that she

figured out the rest of the plan. I held out my hand and she grabbed it, as we

echoed our motto known to only us, through the elevator walls. "I came to

win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive. I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to

rise. Get ready because I came to win." We smiled as we finished off. We

chanted since the first mission we went on. We felt that it gave us good luck,

it gave us hope. She was a good partner, but I would never admit it to her.

The elevator stopped at the top floor and we made our way to the helicopter.

We got to the bank at exactly 10. I searched for the vent opening on the roof

of the bank, when I found it; I pulled out my laser and drew a square big

enough for us to fit through. I let Scarlet go first then I climbed in after her.

We crawled through the vents for what seemed like hours, but we finally

found the opening to the ground floor. We peered through. It was as dark as

night, there was no doubt that he would be wearing black so it would be hard

to find him. I searched the floor and the walls and the doors, when I searched

a second time I saw something move by the door. I grabbed my partners arm

as she was getting her rope ready, "Scar look, he's outside." As I finished

my sentence he shattered the window with the back of his gun. I noticed the

alarm didn't come on. He probably discharged the alarm before he broke in.

No wonder no one caught him. I looked at Scarlet and she nodded showing

me that she was ready. I opened the ventand held her waist as she climbed

through. She dropped with no hesitation as I held the rope and let it glide

slowly through my hands. 'The Dark Knight' expected knowing of it. When

Scarlet was safely on the floor, she kept her distance and waited till I came

down. I let my hands grabbed one of the poles as I swung my legs out of the

vent. I jumped down and the criminal turned around. With him distracted

Scarlet got her chance to take the gun. I lunged at him, stopping him from

hitting Scarlet. When he realized that there were two people fighting him he

started to fight back. Somehow he retrieved his gun form Scarlet and hit her

in the face with the back of it. She fell on the floor and he walked over to her

and held up his gun. Seeing this made me angry, protective. I reacted

immediately, not caring about the mission anymore. He had made it

personal. I took the pocket knife from my arm and I stabbed it into the back

of his leg. He cried out in pain and fired the gun but luckily it had hit the

roof. He held his leg and took out the knife, I quickly took his arm and

flipped him on his back and my foot on his chest while I took back my knife.

Scarlet walked over with a minor bruise on her face, but other than that she

was perfectly fine. After all, she's a girl that could take a punch. "Scar."

"I'm on it." She took out her pager and paged the nearest police station. In

less than 10 minutes the cops showed up and hand-cuffed the criminal. We

showed them our ID's and they took care of Scarlet's wound. When she was

all fixed she called HQ and had them send a car this time. At midnight we

were in the HQ building, in the basement. Scarlet was putting away the

armor and I was cleaning my knife. Then we walked into the elevator. "Nice

job out there." I smiled. "You too, especially the way you landed. I was

afraid you were going to make noise." She looked at me and shook her head.

"Jack you really need to start trusting me more." I laughed and agreed.

"Hey, go talk to your mom. I'm going home to rest." "Okay, be careful."

She nodded as the elevator met the first floor, before the doors closed she

gave me a hug goodbye. I pressed the button for the 27th floor and in 20

minutes I was sitting in my mother's office.

"Jack we have a lead on the guy that murdered your father." I couldn't

believe what she had just said. But she didn't give me any time to ask if she

was joking. "We traced him to Seaport, California. I took the liberty of

getting our team transferred to their CIA agency." This was too much to take

it. "Were moving to California?" my mom nodded her head. "We leave next

week Sunday." "Is Scarlet coming with us?" "Yes. She is part of our team."

I smiled. I had no problem moving as long as she came with us. I looked

down at my necklace and thought of my dad and said the only that was left

on my mind.

"I'm ready for anything."