Missing Agent

Chapter 1

The captain was sitting were she usually sat and waited. Three was supposed to report to her soon and get a new mission objective. But she was running quite late. The captain sighed and frowned. Callie and Marie weren't here, and Pearl and Marina haven't visited since ever, so Three was alone. In the past, that would have 100% been okay, but now...it bothered her. She didn't like the thoughts her mind made. Especially today. It was like a mini Agent Four in her head.

"You think about Eight at all today?"

"Oh dear."

"Come on, bring on the memories!"

"No,no, no, and no. Bad mind"

"BUT I'M SO BORED."

"SHUT UP! Can you just not think until Three comes?"

"NO."

"Fair."

Captain Three groaned. She hated having conversations with herself, particularly ones about Eight. Eight...The name lingered in her mind. When was the last time she visited? Or the last time she called or texted? Let's not even get started on when she last sent a letter. Three started to get worried about her over the past month or so. She shut her eyes closed and shoved the thoughts aside. Right now, she had to keep a lookout for Agent Three, wherever she was. So when she opened her eyes again and saw a silhouette of Agent Three and her small fry, she was pleased.     

"Hey Cap! Sorry, got caught up with some of the remaining fuzzy octarians. Hope I wasn't to long...", Three said sheepishly. The captain crossed her legs.

"Nah, it's all good. What's the report?", she said, adjusting her captain's hat. 

" Well, the fuzz-i-fied octarians are cured from the west quadrant, but...", Agent 3 hesitated. The captain looked confused.

"But what?", she asked.

" They took over the northern section of the land above. About a few hundred miles from here.", the agent said worriedly. The captain almost had a heart attack. That's were Agent Eight lived. Putting her best face on, the captain sighed.

" That's okay, did anyone get hurt or affected? And did they evacuate the area?", she said confidently. The agent shook her head.

" Thankfully, no one got affected, and most of the residents did escape. But there's another thing you should know.", she said rubbing the back of her neck. The captain started to get nervous, was Eight one of the residents that didn't escape? She steadied herself and continued. 

"What else is there to know?"

"The invasion was about a month ago, and we only got informed today.", she said fidgeting with her fingers. Captain Three's heart sank. The invasion happened shortly before she lost contact with Eight. 

"Cap...is there someone there that's important to you? That might have lost contact with you recently?", Agent Three said tilting her head. The captain froze. 

" Callie and Marie told me that you were in close contact with another agent that's in that region, and that you two were really close friends.", the agent said sheepishly. Captain Three turned her head away to hide her blushing. She rubbed her forehead and sighed deeply. 

"There might be...an acquaintance over there that has some significant value to me.", she said, still slightly blushing. 

"Like a crush?", said Four, popping out of nowhere. Captain Three got startled and nearly fell over. 

"Oh yeah, it's a crush! Aw, how sweet! Who is it that you have to heroically save from the furry octarians?", she said poking the captain. The captain took off her hat and bonked her on the head. 

"That is none of your business.", she said adjusting her hat back onto her head. 

"What's this about a crush?", Callie said, walking toward the trio. Marie followed in silence. Four bounced up.

"Captain's got a crush that she's got to save from the furry octarians. Oh, it's gonna be sooo romantic!", Four exclaimed, sticking her tongue out at the captain. Callie got giddy.

"Oooo! Who is it?", she asked.

"Guys, can we talk about the part where we gotta save someone from the contaminated octarians?", Marie sighed. Captain Three sighed in relief, Marie always knew how to get everyone on track. 

" Thank you Marie, Three came back telling we that the west quadrant was cured, but up north a few hundred miles from here, a settlement got invaded. The one where...", The captain paused, holding her breath. Marie realized the problem. 

" That's were Agent 8 is, isn't it?", Marie said, sighing. Captain Three hesitated before she nodded. 

"Not everyone has escaped yet, and the invasion happened a month ago. And that's when I lost contact with her. And now...", her breath started to become shaky. Callie gasped in disappointment.

" Aw, Captain. It's okay, she's a tough cookie! I bet you that she's perfectly fine!", She reassured. Four frowned. Agent Three squirmed. 

"Uh...who's Agent Eight?", she asked, rubbing her arm. 

"We'll explain later, right now, we should probably go and check out the place. And, hey, Captain. Do you think it'll cheer you up if you go with Three on this mission?", Callie said, touching the captain's shoulder. 

"Me? On a mission? Oh boy...when was the last time I even did that?", she asked herself. 

"Oh! Can I go too? Please Captain?", Four pleaded. 

"Fine, I'll go. And you can tag along Four. Callie, I need you to be in charge if anything happens here. Marie, you stay with her. Three, and Four, pack you're things. We're going on a field trip."