Stories tagged “spy”
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Double-Seven O (770)
Double-Seven O’s head swam. The rest of his body swam too as held his breath, struggling to reach the surface of the pond. Double-Seven O gasped as he thrust his head above water. He reached inside his coat pocket and activated the built- in flot...
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VIXI: Seventeen.
“Okay, but you didn’t have to kill it!” Blood oozed lazily from the purple-gray body on the floor. “You really have no say, dude,” said the big one. “You know why ‘m in this line of work? To mutilate ’em. To turn ’em i...
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Initially Speaking: The Fictitious Account (pt. 2)
She nods, but I can tell she’s not thoroughly convinced. “What’s the job this time?” “Sadie, you know I can’t say too much.” “Nor do I want to know too much, I just want to know where my work will be seen...
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Kalyla Gets A Call From The Godfather
My cell rang on my way out of kick boxing class. “Hello?” “Hey, little girl.” My Father answered brightly. “How are you?” “I’m fine, Daddy.” I answered smiling a little. “Is something wrong?&#...
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Stealth
I waited until it went dark for the night. The plan had sat in the forefront of my mind all week, and today was the day to strike. As soon as the guard killed the lights, I sprang into action. I grabbed the cell door and began to deal with the lock. I...
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Shhh! Just Watch.
“Gabe, what the hell are we doing?” I whisper furiously, both relieved and sad to be leaving Jane’s side. Gabe climbs into the car and slams the door as I pull away from the curb. “Won’t this look a bit weird that I just s...
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Initially Speaking: The Fictitious Account
I always trust Mercedes’ Metal Works whenever I have a new assignment. I slip into Mercedes’ one drizzly night, finding her hard at work with a torch in one hand, & prodding hot metal into shape with a chopstick in the other. When she l...
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The Other Half
They say that getting there is half the fun, but they—whomever they are—fail to mention that it’s the easy part. Getting in, that was a cinch; it’s going to be getting the girl and getting out that’s the challenge. You’re no...
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Bang Bang Bang!
Diving, rolling, sneaking, you make your way through the building. You stop and press flat against the wall and listen as a guard passes nearby. Once out of sight you realize you were holding your breath. With a smile you continue. At the end of a long...
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Government Labs
He descended the stairs and passed through the double door. The smell of cordite and gasoline wafted by. He approached the grey haired man in the lab coat. “Ahh, double seven oh, About time you got here. What kept you?” “There was some trouble wi...
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Me and Willie Tee
The first time Willie Tee tried to kill me I was sitting on a bus-stop bench right outside the Scottsdale mall, eating a Billy Club sandwich and washing it down with an orange-flavored Super Slurp. I watched the mortals walk in haphazard patterns acros...
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Kyle waits for his handler...
… under the poplars beside Starbucks. He’d acclimatised to the tension of being a traitor to his country; waiting for an unscheduled, authoritative knock on the door (“Kyle Mitchem? I am placing you under…”), or a sudden, ...
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Severed Ties
Ava sauntered into Rafferty’s office, her package mixed with the empty boxes she had procured from the mail room. She gave Rafferty a sympathetic look as she handed him one of the boxes. “They’re letting you go,” more statement ...