[Discontinued] Mao Mao x Spy! Reader: Spying for the Enemy, Flying with my Crush

Prologue: Blank Has Been Fired

'This plan has a ridiculous amount of holes in it, and yet I went along with it like an idiot. That's alright, though. I'll give it my own few tweaks, and it'll be coming right along smoother than margarine.'

You mouth opened slightly to emit a sigh of disappointment. Personally, you wished that the Sneaks' Guild had admitted for someone else to take the job that you were about to complete(or attempt to, at the very least), but the client had apparently insisted on you accepting his offer for some odd reason. As of current, you had to push aside any emotions you may have been feeling and go through with this, though you seriously did not want to.

To cut long, elaborate discussions full of endless, stupid suggestions from your client short, you had been hired to infiltrate Pure Heart Valley and spy on the sheriff there—a jade-eyed ebony cat named Mao Mao. Anyone else who you deemed important enough to learn about was secondary to him. After gathering what should be enough information for the client, you would return to him and give him a report on the strengths and weaknesses of the Valley and its sheriff.

On paper, it sounded very solid, but the issue you had with it was the lack of detail and consistency. For example, your client had insisted that you wear brightly-colored clothes to "help you blend in with the citizens". You shot that one down immediately, stating that the chance of you remaining undetected with bright colors on your person would be very low, especially if this Mao Mao person lived up to his description(which you know that he did, but that's for later). He then said that you could gather information on him by claiming to be a visitor and interacting with him. You stopped that, too, by pointing out that a sheriff would most likely be on guard around strangers that just suddenly pop up.

If you were one of the newer spies, you probably would have listened to the client and gotten yourself killed, or worse, captured by the sheriff. You were grateful that you had a seasoned sneak's level of experience that kept you from failing the mission.

You were so caught up in thought that you had not noticed the large wood doors in front of you...until they opened. "FIRE!" And let loose a random explosion that you had not been expecting. The blast effortlessly threw you backwards and off of your feet. "Perfect aim!" At that moment, you started to wonder if having a seasoned sneak's level of experience really meant something for you. 'Knowing me, it probably doesn't since I have the worst luck around.'

Skidding back on the asphalt that you had been walking on, you muttered, "Ouch," and proceeded to stop yourself with your hands. You had managed a handstand, quick and steady, and pushed off the ground and into the air, flipping once before landing on your feet. Your eyes stared at the smoke caused from the explosion, watching it clear up.

The three shapes of a caped cat, a one-eyed badger, and a peg-legged bat flapping its wings became distinct. The cat was holding the badger's mechanical arm, which was currently a laser cannon that was still charging. All three of them stared at you with wide eyes before the cat uttered, "Oops." He quickly let go of his ally's arm, which shifted into a normal arm, and cleared his throat before extending a hand out towards you in an apologetic manner. "I am so sorry. Are you alright?"

You nodded with a smile and started walking towards them. "I'm fine, thank you. And it's quite alright! I prefer lasers over fish anyhow."

The badger started talking now. "Um, I don't know if you're aware of this, whoever you are, but you're on fire!"

"Oh?" You looked down at yourself. The [F/C] hoodie that you had chosen to wear was ablaze, along with your black shorts. "I guess I am! It's not that big of a deal!"

"But won't you burn to ashes?" asked the bat, tilting her head and the majority of her body in confusion.

"Eventually," you answered, nodding. With a sneaky smile, you tacked on, "Unlike most, I don't succumb to the elements that easily."

"I'd assume it to be a lack of elements, then?" The ebony cat gave you his signature smirk.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Your face is turning blue from asphyxiation. The fire is, er, eating up all of your oxygen."

"Oh." You nodded in understanding. "Well, then, if you'll excuse me..." And with that, you crumpled to the ground, still on fire, still choking....

The trio let out a small yelp of surprise before starting to panic as they went about putting you out. You were having a hard time hearing their voices as distinctly as you once did, but you pieced together something about carbon dioxide choking you even more. Then you slipped out of consciousness.

~~~

Darkness wasted no time in developing itself in your vision. You slowly sank through it, wondering what was going on while you were unconscious. "That was a rough start," you decided aloud for the gloom to hear. "But I'll work with it."

"I'd certainly hope so, because if you can't..." a voice threatened from beyond the gloom.

"Shut up, Umbra. You aren't my guardian."

A face loomed out of the darkness for you to see, and the gloom slowly started to glow until it was a deep silver. The face was yours with a few alterations. Instead of your normal [E/C] eyes, this face had bioluminescent pale red sclera with black slit pupils. The mimic's teeth were sharper than normal, and you spotted a few cuts on their lip where the mimic's chompers had bit into their lip. The rest of the face's body became visible. The mimic apparently had long claws as well.

Umbra grinned wickedly and said, "We share a body, [Y/N]. I'm the reason that you didn't disintegrate when you were struck by lightning. I'm the reason that you didn't die from instantly fatal venom. I'm the reason that you didn't 'burn to ashes' just now. I may as well be your guardian." They crossed their arms and continued, "So...you wanna tell me why you don't wanna do this mission?"

"Not really, but I'll say this much: to give is to get," you sighed, shaking your head. "Anyways, I think I may have found an easier way to complete this mission. My assumption is that I'll end up at their house or under heavy surveillance from Mao Mao whilst staying in the infirmary, if they have one." You gave Umbra a half-hearted knowing grin. "Remember the main goal for this mission?"

"You found a loophole!" realized Umbra in shock. "That's cheating! That makes me so proud of you!" they declared, fiercely embracing you. "Great job!"

You gave them a glare. "You aren't making me feel any better about it."

They gave a sharklike beam in return. "You should feel better about it." The silvery gloom started to glow brighter. "We'll talk more later. We're awakening." Umbra gained a hopeful look as they asked you, "Can I take over this time?"

You smirked and said, "We'll talk more later."

"You're growing up into a fine spy, you know that?"

"Thanks for the guidance."

"Down goes the moon..."

"And up comes the sun.  Shining on the rocks..."

"For a shadow won."

First day troubles, huh?  Ouch. Luckily, the attacker turned out to be your target. Perfect!  All you can hope for is that he ends up having to take care of you and this mission will be bagged faster than a to-go order from Friar Fat Boy's.

Except...you don't want to finish this mission.  You want to deliberately fail it.  You want to help him.  Especially after he helped you.

Notes: Let the rejuvenation process commence!  Prologue: EDITED