Spy School: On Ice (Fan-Made)

Chapter 10

Montreal, Canada
Oak Hotel
December 9th
1800 Hours

Me and Mike had formed a plan to save our friends.
Our first priority was finding the recruits.
We consulted the list of candidates we had.
"Resentful skater girl is our main suspect... she's the one the decoy was following..." I said.
"Her name is Pearl." Mike brought up.
"Thank you! I've been wondering what her name was!" I breathed a sigh of relief.
I'm so glad I can stop calling her "resentful skater girl"!
"So let's go investigate her!" Mike said.
"But we have to be fast! Who knows when the organization will enact their plan?" I said.
With that, me and Mike left the equipment closet of the rink.
"Look, there she is!" Mike pointed.
Pearl was leaving, duffel bag thrown over her shoulder.
"Let's go!"
We both followed Pearl, keeping a safe distance behind her.
We walked until she arrived home, and we dashed into the bushes to hide.
"Binoculars?" I asked.
Mike passed me some cheap black binoculars he got at the gift shop.
I pressed it to my eyes and looked into the window.
Pearl wasn't the only one in the house.
Olivia was there too, waiting on the couch with a serious look on her face.
"Olivia's there! She looks like she wants to tell Pearl something." I whispered.
"Let's go listen in then!" Mike replied.
We snuck closer to the window. It was unlocked, so we could open it.
Once we opened it, we could hear what they were saying.
Mike pulled out a recording device and started recording.
"This is bad, Priya! If Fang is working for them, we don't stand a chance!" Olivia cried.
Wait, Priya...?
"I know that, Heather! But we need to do something! People are already getting hurt!"
Priya? Heather?
But before I could make another move, Mike dropped the device, making a loud clatter.
I heard one of the girls walked over to the window.
She jerked it open and pushed the curtains aside to reveal us.
Mike made an awkward smile.
"School project...?"
"
Priya/Pearl growled and dragged us both inside.
"These two were spying on us!" She told Heather/Olivia.
"Wait, that's the guy that Fang kidnapped!" She said.
Priya looked to me with confusion.
"So why were you spying on us...?"
Before I could open my mouth, Mike burst.
"We're undercover CIA agents in training! We're trying to find potential recruits for this new organization that Fang is a part of!" He blurted out.
I flashed him an annoyed look.
Priya and Heather looked at each other, then at us.
"We're undercover FBI agents in training..."
We all looked at each other in shock.
"That's how I knew you were kidnapped and how I knew you were with Merlyn... I kinda thought you were a recruit..." Heather admitted.
"I thought you were too! And you!" I admitted as well.
After a moment of silence, we all laughed.
"Oh wow, talk about awkward...!" Heather laughed.
"I know!" Mike said.
"But wait...what about Trís? With you two being FBI agents, she's the only suspect I have left..." I said.
"Sorry, she's just a civilian... I conducted a thorough investigation myself." Heather sighed.
"That means we have no other suspects!" Mike cried.
"Unless you guys have any ideas...?"
The girls shook their heads. "Sorry, you were the only suspect we had."
Mike cleared his throat.
"We might not have any suspects, but we do have a plan!" He smiled.
The two girls looked at him expectantly.
"We were hoping to use Fang to get to the organization's home base! Then we can save our friends!" He explained.
Priya and Heather had looks of worry.
"Are you sure? Fang is really dangerous... He used to work for the FBI, but he betrayed us... That's how we know about this organization..." Heather said.
"It's the only plan we have..." I sighed.
Priya and Heather both looked at each other and nodded.
"We'll help. This organization is our enemy too." They decided.
Mike smiled. "Great! Now let's go find Fang! Can't be too hard!"
Then we heard a yell and a cry.
"That was fast."
The four of us ran out the door and towards the scream.
It was coming from the convenience store.
Sure enough, it was Fang.
"For the love of god, I said TWO bottles! Not fucking one!" He snapped.
The cashier was in tears. "I'm sorry, we don't have any more..."
"Am I the only one who does their job?! Fine, here you go."
Fang growled and slapped some dollar bills on the counter. He snatched his bottle of wine and turned to leave.
I was the first one his eyes landed on.
"You! I've had enough of you screwing things up!" He grabbed the front of my shirt and lifted me up.
"Let him go!" Mike kicked his shins.
"Ouch! There's more of you?!" He yelled.
Since they didn't have any weapons on them, Mike, Priya, and Heather started punching and kicking.
"Ugh! Little pests!" His kick caught Priya's legs and she tumbled down to the ground.
"Quit punching me! Or else I'm gonna crush this kid's skull!"
Both of his arms locked around my chest, holding me tightly.
Everyone backed off, but Mike gave him a dirty look.
"Looks like I'll have to tell everyone they missed some..." He muttered.
In one swift motion, he tossed me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"Don't try anything funny. If you do, your friend is gonna get hurt. Understand?" He narrowed his eyes.
Mike, Priya, and Heather all reluctantly nodded.
His hands gripped my legs as he walked away from the store.
As I got further from the store, I could see the cashier frantically calling the police.
Too bad they can't help.
Mike gave me a desperate, worried look.
"I got this." I mouthed.
Or at least I hope so...

Candidates
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-I give up