The Emerald Witch || Five hargreeves [On Hold/ Slow updates]

Chapter 11

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Five, Vivian and The Handler all arrived at the commission.

The handler speaks up as they all start walking towards the entrance of the commission, "I must admit, in all the time that I've been here, I've never met anyone quite like you both. Hazel and Cha-Cha, for example, are talented, certainly, but..." the Handler continued as she looked at Vivian, "They can't see the big picture." She finished.

"Plus we took them down pretty quickly." Vivian spoke up as the Handler nodded at her answer.

"Fair enough. But your spunk, your enterprising spirit, well it reminds me of a great deal of myself, if... I may be so vainglorious. If things work out for you here, you could potentially make fine successors Five and Vivian. Plus with the emansion on your abilities and great reflexes Vivian, you have the potential to be one of the most powerful people at the commission. Isn't that what your always wanted?" the Handler finishes.

"We'd like to discuss the logistics of our family's safety at your earliest convinience." Five spoke up. "As well as this body replacement."

"Such chutzpah. It's refreshing, I'll admit. Slow down, Five. All in a good time. In fact, now that you've finally agreed to work with us, we've got all the time in the world. The commission works in support of a delicate balance between the time line of events and mankind's free will."

They all passed by the briefcase room as Five was about to go in a grab one until the handler stop him, "The briefcase is no longer part of your kit, Five. Free your mind. You're management now, one of us." They all walk into a room of people sitting at desks, "All the people on this floor are case managers, each one responsible for one major event at a time."

"So many of them." Vivian said as she looked at every person sitting at a desk.

"Impressive, isn't it? Being part of something... so grand. Come along." She says as they start walking downthe hallway again. "Whenever someone chooses the wrong path and the time line is chnged the Commission gets a report from the field agents on the ground. These field reports are sorted and assigned to a case manager. They determine if anyone need to be... removed from the equation to assure that their event happens as it should. Based on tha determination, the case manager sends instructions via pneumatic tube to... temporal assassins like you both formerly were. Any queries so far?"

They all walk into another room but with smaller amounts of desk than the last room, "Yeah. Just one. Who was the case manager handling us?" Five asks as he looks at the Handler.

"Ah. You mean the apocalypse." She says as she walks over to a woman sitting in the desk behind the open one that was infront of her, "Five, Vivian, meet Dot."

"Oh, hi." Dot says as she sees Handler, Five, and Vivian all standing right next to her desk.

"Dot is responsible for all apocalypse matter. In fact, It was Dot here, who first flagged your apperance in 2019." She says as she looks between Five and VIvian.

"No hard feelings." Dot says smiling at the two teens.

"Sure." Vivian answers as she smiles a little at Dot.

"Well, you certainly put us through the ringer. Outsmarting two of out so-called best temporal assassins." the Handler starts again as she puts her hand on Five's shoulder as Vivian glares at her, "If that doesn't spell leadership material... I just don't know." She walks over and grabs a file from off the desk. "I suspect... you like something that challenges your intellect. Which is why I've given you a particularly complex first case. It's too bad Joseph Spah decide against sabotaging the fuel tank."