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Nancy watched the attack on Johnny’s house from a safe distance away. She was partially hidden behind a large oak tree very much like the one she had zip lined up into the night she and Johnny had walked home after their failed attempt to get the Chip. There were multiple vans parked sporadically all over the street in front of Johnny’s house, their back doors were still wide open from where the army of soldiers had poured out. Several of them were still on guard around the vans, keeping watch around the neighborhood for any signs of resistance. Nancy shook her head. It was like a full scale invasion. If she had only shown up a bit earlier she probably would have had enough time to find the Chip and leave before anyone got there. Nancy brought a small device up and clipped it to her ear. She activated it with two quick taps and then waited while a connection was established.
It was a nice day out, with barely a cloud in the sky. It wasn’t too hot or too cold, perfect weather. You’d never know that anything bad could be happening on such a peaceful, sunny day. But if the United Order got the Chip back, it would be a day that none of them would ever forget. The United Order would never make the mistake of letting them steal the Chip back a second time. It would be moved to a super secure location and guarded by the best people and technology that the Order could afford. Then they would use it to get whatever they wanted. They would build their wealth quickly and their power would increase just as fast. Soon, there would be few people who could stand up to them, and soon after that there would be no one that could defy them openly. They would be an unstoppable force upon the world.
Nancy heard a series of beeps that told her the link was established through several layers of advanced encryptions, making it almost impossible for anyone to listen into her conversation.
A voice spoke to her from the other end of the line, it said only one word, “Yes?”
The voice was modulated and scrambled, making it pointless to try and figure out who the person on the other end of the line was. Not that anyone would have been able to break through all the security of the connection, but even if they did they wouldn’t find anything that was worth knowing.
“I wasn’t able to retrieve the Chip. The United Order showed up with over two dozen soldiers who are now tearing the house apart to find it,” Nancy said as she continued to watch the house.
On the other end of the line, her handler stayed silent. Nancy waited, knowing that her handler didn’t like to be interrupted when given bad news.
Nancy’s handler meant the world to her. The handler had found her just over two years ago, had helped train her and shown her how to make and use the most advanced technological gadgets the world had ever seen. Given enough time, Nancy could probably turn a toaster into a jetpack, a laser gun or a radar scrambler. Her handler had also taught her how to fight; both how to handle crowds of people and one on one against the most expert martial arts masters.
Her handler had given her a new life away from her all-too-cold foster family and the orphanage before that. She had also given Nancy the spy name of Seventy-Seven, and the identity and sense of purpose that went along with it.
Nancy didn’t have an entire organization behind her like Johnny and Ackers. She had just one person, and as far as Nancy was concerned, that was enough.
“All might not be lost if the Chip is not found. Does B. Fast suspect anything?” Her handler’s voice came through the other line, disrupting Nancy’s thoughts.
“No, he thinks I’m helping him,” Nancy replied.
She felt guilty about her deception. Nancy liked Johnny, maybe even more than she wanted to admit, and deceiving him like this made her stomach feel empty and hollow.
Would he ever forgive her? Would she ever forgive herself?
Nancy tried to push the thoughts away as her handler began speaking again.
“Stay by the house. When Johnny arrives, do what you can to help him. If the United Order gets the Chip there won’t be much we can do other than a full scale attack.”
“I understand,” Nancy replied.
The connection was dropped and Nancy found herself alone again. She took the device away from her ear and slipped it back into her pocket. Johnny had to understand. In the end, this was all just part of being a super spy.
End of Part One
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