Beauty in Disguise #wattys2018

Chapter 1: Huntress and Falcon

As, the man begged for his life, I stood there with no expression or life in my eyes. You would think that after doing this for years, I would get used to it. But every time the life is taken out of someone, I lose a little bit of myself too. Jase cocked his gun pointing at the man's head.

"Any last words before he shoots?" I snapped at him. He had evident fear in his eyes and whimpered.

"I have a family back at home Huntress," the man said.

"You do, maybe if you made better choices, we wouldn't be here standing in front of you," I said while crossing my arms.

"Huntress," Jase said while waiting for my signal.

"Go Falcon," I said while taking breath. As he pulled the trigger, the man's life flashed in front of my eyes. The man's smile will haunt my dreams forever, like every other person I was assigned to. My name is Dylan Mae Jennings and I am 23 years old. I work as an assassin and spy in The Organization of Spies and Assassins. Because I wanted to keep my identity as an assassin separate, I am known as Huntress. Jase Stone is my partner and has been my friend for many years. Like me, he is also known by another name, Falcon, in the organization. When I was younger, I wanted to work in law and justice and I succeeded by getting a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Investigation. During my last year of college, I got swept up in The Organization, but that's a story for another day.

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"Nice job on the mission Huntress," some other assassins said as Jase and I walked by. As I walked to the Director's office, I kept a straight face, but acknowledged those who praised me.

"You are quite popular," Jase said.

"Not exactly," I said and Jase scoffed.

"Please, the Director assigns you to every mission because he likes your skills," Jase said and I laughed.

"Assigns us, its always been Huntress and Falcon," I responded before entering the Director's office. There he was Director Warren Ramirez, the head of The Organization. He sat there at his desk in all his glory.

"You wanted to see us?" I asked firmly. He chuckled and motioned us to sit down.

"Come on Huntress, we have known each other for a while, cut all the formalities," Director Ramirez said and I rolled my eyes.

"Cut to the chase Director," Jase said and Director Ramirez shrugged.

"I have a new mission for you two, this is a long term mission, rather than a short one like you guys just came from," Director Ramirez said and I nodded slowly.

"Whom are we dealing with?" I asked leaning on the back of my chair.

"The Kingsford Bikers Crew," Director Ramirez said, "My trusted sources say that they are planning something, and it is crucial that you gain information on what they are doing."

"And what else?" I asked. I knew Director Ramirez, from the look of his face, we had to also take out someone.

"You also need to take out the Chief's son, Will Kingsford," Director Ramirez said, his eyes hardening.

"I just have a question Director, if they were planning something, shouldn't we take out the Chief?" I asked.

"You are smart Huntress, but the Chief's son is the one in charge. We do not know if it is a weapon or something to help them," he said.

"What do we need to do?" Jase asked cutting the tension between the Ramirez and I.

"You will go to their Racing Circle tomorrow and compete in their race. We have been informed that the third in command, Liam, will be there looking for new people to recruit," Director Ramirez said.