Nine Lives of a Cat Burgler

Saving the World with Tescos (every little helps!)

We are standing outside the local supermarket. Ace leans over to me and smirks. "We are gonna save the world with Tescos?"

I snigger but then have to calm myself as Leon looks over. He looks at me. He looks at Ace. He gives an all knowing look (one he has managed to perfect over the years with out the bother of actually having to know anything at all). He turns and walks through the open doors. We follow.

We wind our way through the busy shopping aisles, the middle class women doing shopping with their rosy face babies, the lower class workers, buying probably for a higher class maniac who is too paranoid to shop themselves for fear of being murdered. We get to the door which says authorized personel only which Leon ignores and marches through. He drags us in behind him into this room. This massive, giant, gargantuan room decked out with all kinds of tech. It is amazing! If this is Tescos, imagine what Waitrose has behind their back doors. There are seven people (including Leon) standing in front of the mass of technology.

"Meet the team!" Leon says cheerfully.

The Leader of the setup is a guy called Jaimo (pronounced Jay-mo - he was very specific) He is quite tall and I won't lie. He is also quite fit. He looks like he works out regularly and Leon told me he is ex army. He is dressed up in combat boots,black cameo trousers and a black vest top. I would say that I couldn't take my eyes off him but his ambience seemed dangerous. Confident and friendly but like he could break your arm any second.

Then there was Lucy, his second in command. She was very tall and thin and pretty. She again looked sporty and she told me she swam regularly (which explained the chlorine smell!). She reminded me a lot of Fizzy and they seemed to get along well.

Then there were Trixie and Pixel. Identical twins with identical gothic clothes, Identical black hair, and an identical talent for computers.

After that was Juke, originally from Africa with cool converses, cool hair, a cool personality and less cool Hawaiian shorts.

Then finally there was Casey and Leon. Leon beamed at me in an innocent sort of way, his piercings rippling as he moved his face muscles. Casey stood behind. If looks could kill, I would have just been horribly tortured and then murdered slowly and painfully whilst being burnt at a stake with knives thrown at me. As I said, we don't get on.

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We have been here a day now. Jaimo has shown us around and explained everyones jobs: Trixie and Pixel hack the TR daily, Juke deals with communications, Lucy organises things and Leon, Casey and Himself are field agents. He then explained our jobs. For the time being Ace and I would partner up with Leon and Casey being field scouts and Fizzy would help at base (we all agreed Fizzy was too delicate for the world of war) He then said there would be a mission soon. By soon he meant now.

So back to the scene:

"Ok, we have found that TR have moved from a small base nearby. If we could go and scout around, we might be able to pick up any info that they may have left behind. The plan is for Leon and Ace to stay on guard, here." Jaimo points to a map. "And then Casey and A.B could search. Now this mission will be dangerous but-" He glares at my raised hand. "Yes?"

"Well, err, this is all good and all, scouting for clues but wouldn't it be better if we actually went to where they are, and scouted from their 'actual' base."

"It's too dangerous, we have no way in and there is low chance of success. Now-" Another glare. "Yes?"

"You do have a way in. They want me and Ace. Casey can hand me in with some story... wandering in the forest.... recognised me from pictures.. the usual and then they would trust her. Thats the sort of shallow people they are (no offence to your parents Ace!) Then if they trust Casey, they wouldn't suspect anything was up and would lock me in some cell again. Then you have a source inside!" I am met with looks of terror.

"No! I won't do it!"

"What if they kill you?"

"Let me go. You would be safe!"

"I am never letting you do this! I am four years older than you, you know! I can stop you!" I hit Leon. Hard.

"I am happy to do it. Let her go in. If it works we get info. If it doesn't, it was her choice to go! If she wants to get herself killed let her!" This helpful comment was from Casey. All eyes turned to her. "Well I'm not saying I like the little brat but yes it would be a shame if she died and all that... But it might also work."

That was a less helpful comment. Jaimo pauses.

"It might work.... It's worth a try... Lets go for it!" And with that I handed myself over to the psychopaths.