Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Erin finally passed the maze for the first time and she was thrilled when the green light at the end of the maze brightened. She burst through the door and found the rest of her crew standing there smiling with their hands clapping. She grinned from ear to ear “Thank you.”
Brad stepped up as he hugged his friend openly “I knew you could do it!”
She smiled as she pulled away “Thanks to Dennis.”
“Where is he?” Mia asked as she turned in circles “He was here a minute ago.”
Suddenly the intercom gave a loud ring “Agents, report to the glass room.” Dennis’s voice of authority came on.
Mia clutched her heart “Jesus! I hate that intercom.”
Reina laughed as she wrapped an arm around Mia’s shoulder “I’ll protect you.” The girls giggled as the five walked up to their destination.
When they settled down Dennis passed around a small laptop with a moving screen for everyone to see “This mission should be a short one. It’s a cruise that’s been taken over by a group of terrorists. Because it’s not on national waters, the government cannot stop them. We’ve got orders from the head to go ahead and sneak on the boat. Since they have held everyone hostage, the innocent people are all inside the boat, a few guys are standing guard and one is holding a gun to the ship driver’s head. Our only shot is coming in from the air at the back of the boat where there is no security.”
“How are we going to get on? I’m assuming they have weapons.” Brad asked.
Dennis nodded “Unfortunately they do. Which means…”
“Bulletproof vests?” Reina suggested.
“Yes.” Dennis smiled “But I have some bad news for a few of you with fear of heights…” suddenly all eyes landed on Mia.
Her round eyes bulged out as she shook her head “Oh no…you can find a boat and get me on there…but I’m not jumping out of any planes!” She said vehemently.
“You’ll have a parachute.” Brad pointed out.
Mia rolled her eyes “I don’t care….I’m not jumping out of any planes.”
“How about I jump with you?” Erin offered.
“No!” Mia cried stubbornly.
Andrew smiled slyly “How about I go with you?”
Her eyes narrowed disgustedly “Ew…no…definitely NO.”
He wasn’t offended as he laughed it off while Brad had a better plan “How about the plane lowers for Mia and I’ll jump with her there?”
Dennis was contemplating the idea “I guess we can do that…”
The rest looked at Mia for her answer “Fine…but I’m gonna need help.”
Dennis nodded firmly as he slammed the lab top shut “Fine, everyone go and change, your ride will be here in about two minutes, get your headsets ready and I’ll be contacting you from headquarters. We’ll watch out for the terrorist while you guys take over.”
“Yes sir!!” the five stood up and saluted Dennis.
He rolled his eyes “This isn’t the military, I told you guys you don’t have to do that every time there is a mission.”
“But we like to!” Reina answered for the group while everyone laughed.
The trip to the private airport near the harbor was short and quick. The group were dressed in black and the girls tied their hair up. All had matching sunglasses and silver headsets that wrapped around their right ears. When the plane took off Mia grabbed onto Reina’s arm and squeezed it tightly “Ow!! I need the blood to move my arm!” she yanked her arm away and Mia struggled to reach for another lost soul.
Everyone merged to one corner leaving her there to hold onto the safety bar dangling on the side. Brad felt sorry for the girl as he kneeled over and crawled over to her due to the small plane and the bumpy ride “I’ll sit with you Mia.”
Mia was glad as she quickly reached over and grabbed onto Brad’s arm, he flinched in pain but wanted to stay calm and cool. But she was cutting off the blood circulation in his arm. Reina raised an eyebrow and smiled “She’s strong for a small girl isn’t she?” she laughed when Brad nodded his head with widened eyes.
Erin looked out the window and caught the cruise ship “We’re here.” She pointed. As if on cue, the captain of the plane announced their destination.
The four began to put on their parachutes while Mia smiled in her seat “I’ll see you guys a little later.”
Brad turned to her “Nope, you’re going with us. If they lower the plane, you will crash into the waters if you jump out. This is our only shot.”
“You tricked me?” Mia’s voice screeched.
Andrew laughed “My offer still stands.”
Her eyes narrowed “I’d rather crash into the waters.” She frowned grumpily as she got up and put on her own parachute.
“It has a built in lifejacket just in case you miss the target.” Brad informed.
Mia shook her head “So there’s a chance I’ll miss the target. I might as well aim for the waters.”
Reina smiled as she crawled her way over to Mia “Come on, we’ve practiced it a hundred times. How could you still be afraid?”
Mia frowned at her friend “That was on ground not in the middle of the ocean with whales ready to eat you and sharks ready to bite.”
“Whales don’t eat humans.” Andrew said matter of factly.
“Shut up.” Mia growled. Suddenly the door of the plane opened as she let out a whimper. She grabbed onto Reina’s arm for dear life “I just want to tell you that I love you…”
The four laughed at her dramatic nature “You’re not going to die, Mia.” Reina rolled her eyes.
Brad was standing by the door “Come on!!” he cried while the wind blew everything in its path “I’ll see you guys down there!” he jumped out and within seconds he was a mere speck.
Andrew was next as he turned “See ya girls!!” he jumped out leaving the girls behind.
Erin turned to Mia and Reina “Who’s first? I’ve got to close the door.”
Reina had to practically yank her arm away from Mia’s grip “I’ll go.” She stood by the door and turned to Mia “Just stay calm.” She gave her the last piece of advice before disappearing into the open air.
Mia crawled towards the door “Oh God…I can’t do it, Erin!!” she cried while gripping on a handle. “This isn’t freaking Charlie’s Angels….I can’t fly…I’m afraid of heights and I aint as gutsy….”
Erin rolled her eyes as she reached out to Mia and yanked her hand and moved her closer to her body “Mia, calm down. You can do this. Really.”
Mia nodded slowly as she pulled her eyes away from the ocean “Just breath….could you do me a favor?” Erin nodded “Give me a push, I’m afraid I won’t-”
Before she had the chance to finish her sentence, Erin pushed her out and she pushed a button before she too jumped out after Mia. She could hear Mia’s shriek and she was still yelling something about counting to three. Erin only guessed that Mia wanted her to count before she pushed her out the plane.
Brad was the first to land on the back of the boat, he let go of the parachute when he was close enough to jump onto the platform. He rolled a few times to keep his balance and got up slowly, he plugged in his ear piece “Leo’s on board.” He checked in with Dennis.
“Good, now go to your left, there’s no one there now.” Dennis ordered.
Andrew landed with a thump but he was not injured “Aries is here. Leo where are you?” he asked into his headset.
“I’m on the left, just follow me.” Brad answered.
Reina was next as she stumbled her way onto the platform, she wasn’t as graceful as the guys. She rolled her way close to the edge of the boat before she found balance and stood up “Gemini on, where are you guys?”
“On your left.” Brad replied. He crawled towards a door leading into the main center of the room but quickly hid when a guy with a gun stood guard “Negative, there is an armed guy, find me another way Capricorn.”
“Can you go down a little further? There’s another opening.” Dennis had a good satellite view of the ship.
Mia let go of her parachute too late as it tangled her on the side bars of the ship. She was struggling to break free when Erin made the perfect landing. She ran over to her team member “Hold still.” She whispered as she pulled out a pocket knife and cut off the parachute causing Mia to tip over the edge. Erin reacted quickly as she caught her arm and used all her strength to pull the girl up.
“Thank you…” Mia breathed.
Erin smiled as she placed in her head peace “Scorpio is onboard.”
“How about Pisces?” Reina asked.
“Did she fall into the water?” Andrew’s teasing voice broke through the devices.
“Ha ha…” Mia said sarcastically “I’m okay.”
Brad frowned as he headed gingerly to the other side of the door “Stop messing team, come on! Scorpio, go on the right side and be careful, there is a guy with a gun there.”
“Copy that.” Erin nodded to Mia “Come on.” She pulled out her silent gun and lied down on the floor, she peeked over the edge and saw a guy standing guard. She had a perfect shot of his arm. She aimed and shot, the gun was especially made to make no sound when it was fired. The guy dropped his own weapon and Mia instantly reacted as she pounced on him. The girls easily brought him down as they threw him overboard. “One down.” She smiled as Mia gave her a high five.
“Good job girls.” Brad commented as he snuck into the other door, which indeed was free of terrorist. “Capricorn, I’m coming in. Team, get ready to take over."