act natural | mi high

01 | The Fall of S.K.U.L

'The new spy team undertake one of their most dangerous assignments yet - to intercept the shipment of SKUL's ultimate weapon.'

GROWN MEN WITH ANGER ISSUS DON'T LIKE TO BE BEATEN. AND THEY CERTAINLY DONT LIKE TO BE BEATEN BY A TEENAGED GIRL,BARELY TOUCHING 5'6 WHO HASN'T HAD A DAY OF MIXED-MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING IN HER LIFE AND A MOUTH TOO SHARP FOR HER OWN GOOD. "I thought you were meant to be a champion or something?" The crowd had started to gather after the first punch that she dodged, more joining by the second, and the third. She'd picked up his pattern of movements by then. That's all she needed to win that fight. Her strength lied in everything she learnt and her skill benefitted greatly.

She couldn't deny the rush she got in situations like this one, which was probably why this was her fifth fight at this particular gym. Each time, a man, often similar in terms of size and personality, took the opportunity to prove his masculinity. And that opportunity was ripped away each time as the teenaged girl took advantage of her own skills. Brawn meant nothing in any of the fights that she took part in. He'd just tapped out, and she was gloating happily until a hand-cuff settled around her wrist and she was being thrown over the shoulder of a man in a dark suit while another follow behind.

"Excuse me gentlemen, this isn't exactly a fair fight."

"What's going on? I didn't do anything!" While sitting with a bag on her head in a room with what sounded like three other teenagers wasn't exactly an ideal situation. It was certainly better than laying in the back of a van, with a bag on her head listening to the two men who grabbed her talk about their shockingly boring relationship problems. Her intuition was proved correct as the bag was removed from her head revealing three other teens beside her. Two boys and one girl. The blonde boy who sat to her right was certainly making his presence known, he hadn't shut up since the group had been brought together.

"That's not what it says here." A woman stepped out from the darkness and suddenly she knew why she was here. In any other situation the dramatic flare would've certainly been appreciated by the girl, but the cuffs were starting to hurt her wrists. "Daniel Morgan. Think you're some kind of action hero?" The look on his face proved as such. "You seem to find it hard to keep your feet on the ground." His head shook in quiet frustration, catching a glimpse of the blonde girl to his left biting her lip to hide her amusement. Something he'd come to find she had a knack for, finding amusement at the most inappropriate of times.

"Tom Tupper. Sophisticated online activity. Hacking into the NASA Mainframe." Unlike Dan, Tom had a quick response, "I was testing out their security software." A response he'd obviously prepared on his unexpected journey. The woman revealed a photograph, "by reprogramming the Mars rover?" Tom had written his name across Mars, he didn't have an answer for that one. "Busted!"

"Do you take requests?" The blonde girl received three exasperated glares and a stone faced expression from the woman. "Nope. Ok then."

"Madeline Beckett. Professional copy cat. You seem to be incredibly receptive."
"Yeah. And the last time I checked that wasn't illegal."

"You are correct Miss Beckett. But I'm sure you know exactly why you're here." by the looks on the other teens faces, now all directed at her, it was obvious that they didn't.  "And Aneisha Jones. Spending all your time pretending to be other people. You've been spotted with the President of the United States, the Foreign Secretary, and intel suggests you had a front row seat at the royal wedding." The others were impressed by that one. "My petition - human rights - it needs big names. I'm far too busy to be arrested."

"This isn't an arrest. This is a proposition."
The suits un-cuffed them. "You couldn't of done that earlier." Maddie mumbled.
"What do you know about British Intelligence?" The woman questioned, they all remained in their seats. "Like spies and stuff?" Aneisha questioned.