Spy School - Reversed

Prologue

Made by: Cosmic

Edited by: April and Marsh

My hands tensed as I stared at the person sitting across from me. Joshua Hallal, one of the most notorious villains at SPYDER, was sitting barely 3 feet away from me, his dark eyes glaring at my face.

I resisted the urge to lunge forwards and slap him in the face, but seeing I wanted to be alive, I didn't. As we sat in silence, the tension in the air grew. His eyes were cold and calculating, staring at me, piercing through my mind. I shuddered. He had been bad enough before he had tried to go for world domination. But now, his metal limbs gleamed with a new ferocity that I never knew someone could possess.

Finally, he spoke. "Now Ben, let's have a nice chat."

I seriously doubted it would be nice.

I was trying to ignore the cold sweat running down the back of my neck as Joshua spoke. "As I am aware, you have been kicked out of your precious little school because of ah... an unfortunate accident."

His voice was so calm and controlled, a fact that made me clench my fist with rage. Spy school had been everything I wanted. All my hard work had been towards that place to contribute to the greater good. I had been kicked out by that idiotic principal, who seemed to think I was the reason for all of it. Now Joshua was simply mocking my failure?

Joshua noticed the look on my face and smirked. "I suppose you can guess why I'm here?"

With some effort, I managed to say, "Yeah, you're here to offer me a job, probably."

"Wow, your skills of deduction are truly amazing. I can't seem to fathom why the CIA would throw away an agent with such skill as yourself!" he replied mockingly.

"Shut up," I muttered under my breath.

"So Ben, instead of flatly rejecting our offer, I'd like you to think about something. What has the CIA ever done to you? What have they given you for your hard work? Nothing. At SPYDER, there's a whole lot more opportunity. There are millions to be earned, you'll be respected by your companions. Most importantly, you'll have a role to play, not just some lapdog for the CIA, listening to their every whim."

I thought about this for a moment, considering the options. Most of what he said was true: about earning nothing at the CIA, about not being respected for saving lives. But still, that didn't make working at SPYDER the right thing to do. But still, it seemed like a tempting offer.

I grimaced in frustration.

Still,

I had been blamed. Blamed for the destruction of our school. Blamed for everything bad that had happened. I clenched my fists. They had betrayed me. They had never cared about me.

Joshua was a master at toying with people's minds. Shaking the thoughts out of my head, I told him, "I'm still thinking about it."

Joshua smiled, knowing he had struck a point. "Oh, and one more thing, Ben," he said calmly. "If you reject, well, you'll have to be killed."

"Well," he continued, "we're almost at our location. So make your decision quickly. I don't want to show up there with bloodstains on my shirt, it's brand new."

I sighed. There was only one option to do, turn to SPYDER. But that didn't mean I had to work for them. I could be a double agent in disguise, and feed information to the CIA.

As if reading my thoughts, Joshua said, "Also, if you're thinking about working as a double agent for the CIA, trust me, don't do it. Things will go a lot more pleasant if you don't."

I had no choice but to agree to his terms, and I reluctantly said "I accept." 

Note - We will be posting a chapter preferably every Friday, starting this Friday if possible. We usually write ahead before posting, so don't ask us for spoiler details, it gets annoying. Also, the prologue is going to be the shortest section, as a regular chapter will be around 1300 words or so.

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