“Part of being promoted to Alto Status is you now have access to Science Department Nine,” continued Commissioner Martin. “It’s where we keep our forward thinkers. The ones that come up with scream machines you see in the movies, only the stuff they make completely legit.”
Martin knocked three times on the door and a small microphone came down from the ceiling. She belted a quick fifteen second solo and the doors rumbled open.
“I’ll teach you how to do that next week. I need to introduce you one of our top scientists. Follow me.”
As they walked down the hall, they passed a multitude of lab rooms. Each room having its own brand of weirdness; a gilled cat walking on the ceiling, a webcam that sporadically shot soap at the behest of the owner, a GPS map that showed the locations of past lovers. Sarah’s eyes bulged.
“Ah. Here we are. Sarah, I’d like to introduce you to Dr.Clark - Dr. Clark, this is our newest super spy, Sarah Throm.”
Dr. Clark spun around. “So, you’re Sarah Throm! I’ve been heard things about you. Things that turn my mind turn to mush. But I fear that the rumors about you have been grossly exaggerated. I fear your answer… I’ll ask you anyway: Did you duet with Will Pugh in order to stop under-water terrorists from blowing up the Grand Canyon? ”
“Um,” Sarah nervously rubbed the back of her neck, “Yeah… That was me.”
Dr.Clark face grew ecstatic.
“Yes, Yes. It was excellent work,” commented martin, “But let’s get the matter at hand: Do you have anything to give to Sarah?”
Dr.Clark looked at Commissioner Martin. And then gave Sarah Throm a hug.
Martin sighed.
“Do you have anything else to give her?”
“Um, Yes. I’ve made you this mix cd.”
“Dr.Clark!”
“And this voice chip,” Dr.Clark’s voice squeaked, “It’s really special and I made it just for you. You should feel special. Basically if you ever need to clear a room or someone’s attacking you, just scream very, very loud. And Bam. They’ll be out for at an hour.”
“Thank you… That’s all we need right now,” muttered Martin.
Commissioner Martin started walking away. Sarah followed.
“Seeya Sarah Throm! That mix CD has Cartel on it! You’re awesome! Bye Now!”
Sarah turned to wave good-bye but the giant metal doors slammed in her face.
Martin cursed under her breath.
“Ok, well, now that we have you armed. It’s time to introduce you to your advisor and partner for this mission: Agent Zacher.”
TO BE CONTINUED…
