Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Julie stood there patiently waiting for him to continue. He seemed to be contemplating whether or not to ask her. After a long moment of silence her patience ran out “Well??!”
Andy held up his index finger to his lips “Shhh…” he turned up to the sky and found a bright light coming their way. It was a helicopter. “They found us.” He reached for her hand and yanked her into his secret passage way. They raced down the maze until they came upon his humble home. He pressed on a brick near the door as it flipped inward showing a squared shape control with numbers from 0-9. Julie saw him punching in random numbers but it was actually his secret code.
She turned to him almost fearfully for the first time “Who are you?” he seemed to smart to be a regualar spy.
He looked at her with a solemn look “Come over here.” He waved her to where his nightstand stood. Using his hands as he twisted the front right leg of the table, it sunk into the wall as another table with more controls appeared. On the table was a clear screen computer. “History.” He commanded.
Hundreds of pictures flashed before Julie’s eyes as she watched in awe, it was like a movie. His own life story that is. The little boy played on the swings innocently, while his mother pushed him. His dad was filming the scene. She easily recognized that it was Andy. “This is you?” she asked to make sure.
He nodded as he sped up the short movie “The only memories that I have left.” The minute he said it, the screen blurred and cleared up. “I am Agent Nicholas Chan of the FBI, special research team.”
Her face clouded over as she recalled the name “I’ve heard of you….” She remembered Sergeant Liu telling her vaguely of this agent that was missing in action when they first went undercover to find out the secrets of Toys Domination, Inc. According to the Sergeant, he was one of the many that didn't survive. "I thought you died?"
Andy nodded “I’m not surprised.” he let out a small sigh “When I was ordered to go undercover along with all 10 of my other teammates, we were given fake identities. As you may know, the FBI can tap into any system there is in this country.”
She nodded “That’s why Leo has not realized that Cass and I are half sisters.”
“One of the great things in our kind of work.” His smile faded slowly as he began his tale “But not all great things last forever.” Julie had a confused expression on her face and he explained further “For years I worked in that company, discovering all the knick knacks that made it work. All the secret hideouts and passage ways were discovered by yours truly. But alas, Nicholas Chan no longer exists. I was deleted from the data base after our team was discovered by Leo Fung and his father. During one fierce battle with man and machines, we lost. I was the only one left, of course returning with a broken arm and fractured ribs was not a good sign. I came back to the FBI only to find out that they would not compensate for my loyalty. In one quick night, they tossed me into the harbor to be eaten by sharks and fishes, they wanted no one to find out about the undercover work.”
She gasped after hearing the last sentence “How did you survive?” chills running up her spine as she can only imagine what he might have gone through.
“I swam until my legs and arms were numb. I guess those swimming classes really helped during high school.” He shook his head as he let out a long sigh “I used the identity of Andy Chu after I became inexistence. It’s the only person I know now. I found this hideout years before and continued working at Toys Domination to pay for my food and electronic devices.”
Julie shook her head in shock “But why would they do that to you? Couldn’t they use your knowledge of the passage ways and discoveries to tackle the secrets of Toys Domination? And didn't Leo Fung find out who you are?”
He chuckled sarcastically “Silly girl. If you report everything to the FBI, why do they even need you? Its like saving the squirl after you found all his acorns. I used the connections I got to concur up a new identity. Leo never found out.”
“Why are you telling me?” she asked in wonder.
Andy smiled sincerely “Instincts. Don’t you remember what the FBI first teach you? Trust your instincts. Mine told me to trust you.”
Julie smiled slowly as she looked to the ground “You never told me what your condition was in return for learning your identity.”
“I know you will agree.” He said with confidence, she raised her eyebrow as he continued “Do not tell your head about me.”
She tilted her head thoughtfully “But he can help you recover your identity.”
He shook his head sadly “No one can.”
Julie sighed “I can’t believe you’re one of the living souls from Project A.”
“If my guess is not wrong, you should be Project P.” she nodded as he snickered “So many lives have been lost and still they have not found any way to stop those machines.”
“Do you know how?” she asked curiously. He seemed so secretive and mysterious at times. Plus his knowledge has no boundaries.
“I know how to stop them from attacking, but the main controls can block that button on their chest.” He smiled at her “You have more questions?”
She widened her eyes “More than you can imagine. Who was that man earlier? Anthony…”
“Anthony Lung?” she nodded eagerly “Have you ever heard of the term ‘faternal twins’?”
“Yes, two people from the same mother born on the same day but do not look alike.” She shrugged her shoulders “What are you trying to say?”
Andy smiled “Everyone in this universe has a faternal twin that exist, although some never get to meet the other. This definition was proven by the Science of Humane Discoveries. Mine just happens to be the CEO of another successful toy manufacturer.” A sly smile crossed his face and she knew he had a plan.
She wrinkled her forehead “Now that I think about it, you two don’t look that much alike. He’s a few years older and his voice might be a bit deeper. I think I was caught up in the moment when I saw someone that looked so much like you.” She was thinking more clearly now.
He laughed “There’s no such thing as two perfect humans in this world.”
Julie shook her head “How could you laugh at a time like this? The brink of humanity wipeout and world domination from a monster making freak of an old man, who uses his toy company as cover up. You no long exist in the world and you’re a janitor that was just fired or quit…whatever it is. You tell me why you're smiling right now.”
Andy turned to face her, his lips inches from her own “My mom always taught me, there’s a bright side to every down side. Mine is standing in front of me.”
She looked downward with a shy smile, she wasn’t use to the sweet talk being that she spent most of her days bickering with Will. Will? She forgot all about him, they should be worried sick about her. Julie’s head snapped up “I have to go home.”
He nodded with understanding “I know.”
“How will I get in contact with you?” she asked.
Andy reached over and under her shoulder length hair as he placed a tiny cold metal onto her neck. “I can find you anywhere now.”
“That almost sounded creepy if not for the fact that I trust you.” She smiled. He took her hand as he walked her out through the maze. Julie turned to him with a sincere look “Take care of yourself.” She was getting attached to him.
Andy reached over and pulled the strand of hair that was covering her left eye “I will. Be careful, don’t trust anyone.” He warned.
“Not even…” she began.
“Not even them.” He said in a serious tone. She nodded understanding who he was trying to imply.
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When she returned home, she was surprise not to see Cass sitting there waiting for her. Instead, she found Will pacing around in the room. His head turned up and a look of worry was taken over by an annoyance. “Where have you been?” he hissed loudly.
She shrugged carelessly “I did some more snooping.”
He widened his eyes “Are you crazy? At a time like this? Security is at maximum use in that company! You could have been killed!”
Julie smiled slowly “Awww, I didn’t know you cared.” She teased.
He shook his head “I don’t, but our cover could be blown.”
Her smile fell “Is that all you’re worried about?”
Will nodded “Of course, why else would I be worried about? You’re not my REAL wife, you know.” Suddenly a wicked smile crossed his tanned face “Is someone taking their role too seriously? Does someone have a crush on me?”
Julie looked like she was about to hurl “Please, I don’t want to lose my dinner.”
He laughed with his head bobbing up and down “No one can survive William Lai’s charm.”
She rolled her eyes as she climbed onto bed and threw a pillow roughly at him “Go to sleep, charmer!”
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The next day, Julie set out to find out why Leann despised Cass so much. It was one of her personal missions that she promised herself to do by the end of the day. She came in earlier than normal and found Leann sitting in her office dictating a letter of some sort while her computer typed away. Julie cleared her throat to get her attention. Leann looked up with raised eyebrows “Yes?”
Julie closed the door to keep from being disturbed “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
Leann nodded “Sure, anything.” She smiled friendly at the girl.
“Do you have something against Cass Lam?” she held her breath and braced for her boss to give her a dirty look or worse, a scolding.
Leann dropped her hands on her laps “I don’t like her.” She said simply.
“Why?” Julie pressed on.
“I don’t like the fact that some girls sleep their way up to the top. As long as I’m here, she won’t get that chance. You may think my brother has all the power, but I’m not just a little department manager.” She winked slightly indicating that she knew more.
Julie shook her head “She never slept with your brother.”
Leann waved her hand carelessly “That’s what she wants everyone to believe.”
“Well, did you see them?” Leann shook her head “Did Cass tell you herself?”
Leann shook her head once more “But my brother did tell me personally. He brags about which girls’ he’s slept with in a week. So there’s no reason why he would have to lie.”
Julie shrugged “Maybe he wants everyone to think that, especially you.”
This time Leann looked at her oddly “What do you mean by that?”
She leaned in closer to Leann’s desk “He knows how much you despise his unprofessional attitude towards women. He builds his ego to make himself feel better. Think about it, if you never caught them doing anything and all you hear is his side of the story, shouldn’t that flash a big red sign of something is wrong with that picture?”
Leann seemed to be taking it in “But that doesn’t explain why she was snooping around the ‘No Trespassing’ zone that one night.” She looked around eventhough there was no one else in the room with them “I heard of rumors for years that we had spies in the office. I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s one.”
Julie laughed “Trust me, she’s the least person that’s likely to join the FBI.”
The petite girl crossed her arms “Who’s talking about the FBI. Why do they want to know about us? We just manufacture toys. I was talking about our other competition, the other corps that want to take us down. We’ve grown stronger through the years and it just makes the green eye monster come out of the other corps.” She suddenly tapped the table “Which reminds me…where’s that file for World of Toys Inc.?” she moved the clear chips that were sprawled out on her table.
Julie looked over as she reached for a familiar looking chip “This one?” she raised it up to Leann’s face.
She smiled brightly “There it is!” she turned to Julie “Thank you.”
“I thought they were our biggest competitor?” she asked trying to find out more things.
Leann nodded “They are, but it looks like my brother made a contract for the two corporations to co-exist in this toy manufacturing industry. I was surprised when he mentioned it to me earlier yesterday.” Her face wrinkled thoughtfully.
“I guess I should get back to work.” Julie sighed as she got up, before she left she turned to Leann “Cass is not that bad once you give her a chance. You’ll realize that she is the least person you should be suspicious of.”
Leann tilted her head to the side “I’ll take that into consideration.” She promised.
“Thanks.” Julie said gratefully before returning to work.