Child Control

Now Who's the Intruder

I woke with a start. What was that voice I heard earlier? Was it a dream or reality?

"Great, you're up." I jumped and looked to my right. Fia was standing there filing her nails.

"Why are you here and how did you know where I was?"

"Oh Zax told me, and Annita said the clock is ticking for our mission. I hope you shower fast girly because we gotta leave in 10." She threw some clothes and at me and left the room. Ok. I guess everyone I rushing me today. I ran to the bathroom, showered, brushed my hair and teeth and ran out to find Fia. She was in the hall with Yov. Yov handed me a water bottle and two granola bars before following after Fia who was already at the end of the hall.

"Wait up Fia!" I said, trying to stuff my face and jog at the same time. "What's the mission and why is the clock ticking?"

"We are to follow a lady we think may have been involved with the recent break-in. We know her current location but we don't know how long she's going to stay there. I need you both to look normal but also walk quickly and with purpose. If we run into trouble Yov will teleport us back here and for the most part Torana, you won't have to do anything. But in an emergency where we need something, we're relying on you to use your powers." Hopefully, I'd be able to help. I'm not confident in my abilities yet.

"Why can't we use your invisibility?" Yov asked.

"Because we don't know what kind of information or technology the enemy has. If they show signs that they know they're being followed I'll use it. My invisibility also only lasts so long. for 1 person it can last up to 4 hours, but on 3 people it will only last a little over 1 hour. That's the catch to my power. So we'll use it sparingly. We need to collect as much information as possible. If only Alexi was here." She mumbled under her breath. "She's has a photographic memory and is able to collect information without ever having to interact with a person."

"Wow, that would be very helpful." Yov said. It would, but I'm not convinced Alexi and Grievous are to be trusted. There's just something about them, and my gut instinct has been right so far. We speed-walked out of the front door of Annita's shop and into the busy street.

"The woman we're following should be a couple of blocks down outside a grill restaurant. She's average height and has long black hair. We're going to hang around and when she leaves were going to split up and follow here so we're not as suspicious. Don't lose sight of each other." Fia whispered. We nodded and headed to the restaurant. We spotted the woman almost immediately because her long black hair stood out against her pale skin. We stopped across the street, hid slightly behind a building and watched her.

She was sitting and eating some rather tasty looking food from the restaurant. When she finished her meal she got up, paid for it and left. Fia nodded at us and we split up to follow her. Yov was the closest, with Fia in the middle and me at the rear. She seemed to walk aimlessly around town for about 45 minutes. I used our communication device to whisper

"Are you sure this lady is suspicious?"

"Yes." Fia whispered back. "Just wait. I have a feeling we're onto something." I refocused my attention and walked slightly faster. She was farther away than she was a second ago. She casually glanced around before heading down another busy street. It was a street full of different clothing vendors. She stopped in front of a scarf vendor and disappeared behind it. The man shouting out his prices didn't notice her going behind his cart into the alley.

We all rushed to follow and barely saw her open a door and start to walk inside.

"Come on!" Fia said and touched both me and Yov. We ran after her and barely made it in time for the door to close behind us. The woman was nowhere to be seen and it was dark. I turned to look behind us and found the door gone. I opened my mouth to speak and Fia quickly clamped her mouth over it. She shook her head and made a hand gesture. I started at her with a confused tilt of my head.