The Secret Agent Teens: The First Mission

Chapter 13: Jungle Escape

"You forgot one thing..."

The agents were horrified when they turned around to see Watson and Tulio at the Cave's entrance. The traders filed in behind them. "...try to get past my men alive."

"Wait...that's the Watson guy who has your brother? He's so old."

"Brian..."

Watson just sneered at him. "Charming...and judging from that little quip, I assume you've heard of me as much as I've heard of you."

"How did you find us?" Dylan asked.

"Wasn't too hard. It was almost effortless." He held out a watch to the agents, but it wasn't any old watch. Dylan looked closely at the dirty watch and felt his heart sag in agony.

"No..."

"Honestly, whoever's teaching you "agents" should've known not to put any location tracking devices in your watches."

"What did you DO TO HIM!?!"

"I did nothing. Your brother was so hellbent on looking for you, he started going mad. So, he threw himself overboard when we were sailing. I just stood by. Now, if you would be so kind as to hand over the diamond, I promise my men will not lay a hand on you."

"Don't do it, Dil," said Brian.

"Don't worry. I won't." Dylan turns his attention to Watson. "You want this?"

"It will be an honor."

Dylan went and turned the compass around, making the tiles on the floor come back. He looked at Xenna and nodded. "Come and get it."

Watson signaled his men to retrieve the diamond for him. When they were halfway across, Xenna turned the compass again, releasing the darts. Watson and Tulio watched the men get covered head to toe by the tiny spears. As Tulio dodged the darts, Xenna tuned the compass and made the tiles disappear again. Half of the traders fell into the chasm while Tulio held on to the edge. Dylan dug into Brian's backpack and pulled out his grappling hook. He shot the hole in the ceiling with his wrist gun to make it bigger and then fired the hook.

"Come on!"

Xenna and Brian grabbed onto Dylan's legs, and they went through the ceiling before Tulio could catch them. When the teens were out, Xenna placed the diamond in her backpack. Inside, Watson was giving commands.

"Tell the others to surround the jungle. Don't let them escape!"

"Yes, sir!"

Outside, the teens crossed the bridge and ran through the jungle once again. Xenna was on her watch. "Send the jet ASAP! We're in the Amazon near the Xingu River!" Suddenly, she ran into a muddy creature and screamed, making it scream as well. Suddenly, she recognized those familiar eyes. "Matthew?"

"Xenna?"

"Matt?"

"Dylan!"

"Matt!" Dylan ran to Matthew and hugged him with great joy. "I thought you were-"

"Dead? Yeah, I thought so too. I saw Watson had the map, and I thought-"

"I was dead too? Watson had the fake map."

"A fake map?"

"Uh, guys?" The brothers turned to face Xenna. "Did you forget we're in the middle of being chased?"

"By who?"

"There!" The agents turned to see that the traders had caught up to them. "Stop them!"

"Those guys!" Brian yelled.

"Let's go!" With the traders hot on their tails, the teens ran in the opposite direction

"Just a small guess. You're being chased by the traders too?"

"You expect me to be doing something else? Besides, I kinda like the attention."

"Join the club," Xenna snarked. She looked up and saw the jet flying over them.  "Dylan, give me that hook."

Dylan threw it to her, and she aimed it out at a nearby tree. She shot it and grabbed Dylan. Dylan grabbed Matthew, followed by Matthew grabbing Brian. The teens swung up to the same cave from before. At the top, they tried to flag the jet until they got the pilot's attention. The aircraft flew over, and Xenna shot the hook in the doorway. At once, the teens plowed into the jet as Tulio and his team watched them fly away with the diamond. Inside, Dylan rose and sat on one of the seats.

"Is...is everyone okay?" asked Dylan.

Xenna replied. "We're good."

Brian groaned as he rolled over. "Why can't we just have a normal landing?"

"The good thing is, it's all over. We found the Cave of Destiny, and we got the diamond!" The teens cheered and high-fived each other.

"Well, I guess you have everything under control."

"You have no idea." Dylan looked over at Brian. "Hey, Brian. Come here." Brian went over to the Squires brothers. He beamed with excitement when we saw Matthew. Even covered in mud, he still looked cool. "This is Brian. He's been my partner during this mission."

"Pleased to meet you." Matthew shakes his hand. "Hope my brother didn't cause you any trouble."

"Uhh...n-no, not at all. Your brother is awesome. The coolest agent I worked with."

"I know." Matthew follows this up by rubbing his brother's head, making Dylan punch him playfully.

"Okay, now that we have everyone, let's get back to Akron so we can destroy this diamond once and for all."

"Already? Can't we stay for a little while?"

"I'm actually with Brian on this one. We deserve a break."

"Please, Xenna?"

"...okay. We'll spend one night in Rio, and then it's back to Akron in the morning."

"Yeah!" Brian, jumping with joy, plops onto one of the seats. Hey, Matthew! Sit next to me!"

Okay, sure," Matthew chuckled.

As Brian began to tell Matthew everything that happened through the mission, the agent sat next to him. Xenna moved past Dylan and went up to the cockpit. Dylan sat down and sighed. "Finally," he thought. "We found the diamond. My brother's not dead. Watson and his goons are the ones going mad. Can this day get any better?"
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Back in the Amazon, the traders were still looking for the agents. Tulio arrived at the campground when someone came up to him. Watson wants him. Now. He took a deep breath and went into his boss's tent. He found him sitting with his head down and a whiskey bottle next to him. He didn't want to bother him, but again, he didn't have a choice.

"My deepest apologies, sir."

At first, Watson didn't say anything. Tulio could feel the tension burning up. Suddenly, he heard, "Two times...when I came to you about this job, you said you would take care of it. You said you had everything under control, and two times YOU'VE LET ME DOWN!!" He threw the bottle at him to emphasize his point. Tulio felt the alcohol splash on him.

All the trader could say was, "I understand, sir."

"Are you having second thoughts?? You think this is too difficult?!"

"No, sir. I don't."

Watson marched over to him and jagged a finger in his chest. "When this is over, I will have my diamond, and I will make sure a secret agent is fried..." Watson began to walk out, only to stop and say, "...and I don't care which one it is."

Tulio turned in horror as his boss left. He wanted to grab him and hurl him out of the tent. He lost everything because of this job. His home. His family. Even his freedom. Now, Xenna's in danger.