Five Years Later

Perry lazily leant back in his office chair, listening to his girlfriend's voice on the radio through his headphones.

"Hey folks! Your pal Pansy here with the latest summer tunes. It's going to be a scorcher out there today, so better get your sunglasses and bathing suits out. And here's just the track for you to sunbathe to: an old PFT favourite called Summer, Where Do We Begin?"

The PFT song began playing as Pansy's voice fell silent. Perry smiled and closed his eyes, feeling the cool air conditioning on his face as he listened to the song. There really was nothing better than this. Listening to his girlfriend's radio station while relaxing after another successful mission.

However, it didn't last.

Someone knocked loudly on the door of his cubicle. Perry sighed, removed his headphones, and turned his chair round, spotting one of his close friends. "Tally, I was just relaxing."

"Sorry, but Major Monogram wants to discuss something with you in his office," Tallulah the Turtle said. She was Terry the Turtle's twin sister, and almost his polar opposite. While Terry was careful and unemotional, Tallulah was carefree and highly emotional.

Perry sighed again and switched off his radio. "I'm coming."

He got up and followed Tallulah out the office. On his way, he saw Peter and Pinky, two of his best friends, chatting by the water cooler. They gave him smiles and waves as he passed.

When they got to Major Monogram's office, Tallulah opened the door and held it for Perry, who walked through it, hearing it close behind him. He went up to Major Monogram's desk and sat down on a chair in front of it. "You wanted to see me, sir?"

"Yes, Agent P," Major Monogram said. "You have recently completed a successful mission, correct?"

"Yes, sir."

"Tell me about it."

Perry frowned. "How come, sir?"

"I am aware that Kane Kennedy gave you your mission so I would like to know the details."

Perry was confused, for two reasons. One, Major Monogram usually didn't concern himself with random missions. Two, he didn't have to get the information from Perry himself; Kane could have given the details of the mission to his superior. But Perry obediently said, "Well, Kane informed me that Dr Bloodpudding was stealing parts for some kind of new ray so I went out to his building, smashed the ray, and apprehended Dr Bloodpudding."

"Very good, Agent P."

Perry noticed that Major Monogram seemed distracted. "Is everything okay, sir?"

"Yes, Agent P." The major sighed and rubbed his eyes tiredly. "I've just realised that yesterday was your five year anniversary of being with us at OWCA."

"Oh yeah. It was." Perry had forgotten about that. "Is it a problem?"

"No. It's just that…well…how much do you remember about your past?"

Perry paused, thinking. "I remember everything that was ever done to me, all my best friends, all my worst enemies, and almost every task I was given. Why, sir?"

Major Monogram was frowning at Perry and apparently missed the question, so Perry self-consciously got up and left the room. Major Monogram still didn't speak.

On his way back to his office, a flash of blue outside the window caught his eye. He peered out and saw a familiar portal appear above the grass outside. Four figures tumbled through and landed on the green grass, looking exhausted. Perry quickly rushed down the stairs and out onto the lawn. "Are you guys okay?" he asked urgently.

Edie Ellershaw rolled onto her back, displaying bruises down her arms. "Fun fact: robots don't have a sense of humour."

"Where did you guys even go?" Perry asked in amusement.

"Mississippi," replied Monty Monogram, who had flopped on his face with his limbs sprawled out. He too had various injuries over his face and some cuts in his spysuit. "Dad said there was a guy who had invented loads of robots that were terrorising people in Jackson so we headed over there."

"Did you guys win?"

"'Course." Lyla Lolliberry sat up with her hands out behind her and leant on her arms, grinning up at Perry. "The Superspies always win."

"Okay, first of all, we never agreed to name ourselves that," said Reuben Roddenstein, who was also lying on his back. "Second of all, we don't always win. Remember Christmas two years ago?"

Edie rolled back onto her front so that she could see Reuben and pointed at him. "We don't mention Christmas of 2008. Ever."

"For good reason," Lyla contributed. "Anyway, we did win, eventually. With a few physical knocks."

"And a lot of knocks to our pride," Monty added.

"Speak for yourself." Reuben sat up and looked over at Monty. "Not all of us have egos the size of OWCA."

"Okay, whoa." Monty held up his hands. "I think you mistook me for Lyla."

"Hey!"

Perry couldn't stop a laugh. "I think I'll leave you guys to your bickering." He turned and began walking away.

"Hey, could you tell my dad we're back?" Monty called after him. "We're just heading out for some food."

"Sure."

…

The Superspies: Lyla, Monty, Edie, and Reuben! If you've read my Alpha Universe stories, you'll know who Edie and Reuben are. If not, this easter egg will make no sense XD

And no, the Canadian Lyla, Edie, and Reuben are not agents of OWCA. Monty joined COWCA and they formed a team (unofficially called the Superspies) which bases at both OWCA and COWCA. How the portal is created will be explained later.