Chapter 5: Grace
The sound of my phone wakes me up. I groan and answer the call without knowing who it was. "Monica, it's 6am in the morning." I say, as Monica replies, "Oh, I'm sorry G, I just wanted to wish you luck on your mission today."
"Thanks Mon, I've gotta go", I say and she responds, "Have a good day!" I smile lightly as the line falls silent. Rachel comes out of the bathroom fully dressed in grey pants with a black shirt tucked in, paired with a grey blazer.
"Good morning, G. I decided to let you sleep in for a bit. Now that you're awake, get dressed. We are heading to the NSA Tokyo branch at 8am. I'm heading to the restaurant to meet the guys for breakfast. We'll wait for you there." Rachel said.
I nodded with a light smile thanking her as I headed towards the bathroom to get ready. I got dressed in blue pants with a white shirt tucked in, paired with a blue blazer.
I then headed towards the restaurant and as soon as I stepped into the restaurant, I spotted Rachel and the guys. I walked towards their table and said, "Good morning, guys."
"Morning!" Theo says and Donald nods at me. We have a light breakfast then head to the hotel lobby where the vehicle sent by the NSA Tokyo branch is waiting for us.
I look at the massive building in awe as we step out of the vehicle. When I was a full-time agent, there was no Tokyo branch yet. Now I realize how much I've missed the past 8 years. Sometimes I wish I had been there for it all and sometimes...I wish I had never become an agent.
"You will never get used to it, trust me", Donald says with a smile staring straight ahead. We all then entered the building and as I stepped foot into the building, a strong scent of lavender and peppermint hit me.
Suddenly, a man walked towards us saying, "Donald! Rachel! Theodore! Nice to meet you again.", the man said with a bright smile on his face as he shakes hands with all of them and then turns to me. "You must be Grace. I'm Kai and welcome to the Tokyo NSA branch. I'm the captain here. I've heard amazing things about you. Glad you're back with the agency.", Kai says with a light smile as we shake hands. I do not bother to correct his last statement about me being back for good.
"Thank you Kai, it's an honor to be here." He replies, "The honor's all mine." We were then led to the tech department headed by a man, Hiro Yoshin, who Theo and the others were well acquainted with.
"Hi, I'm Grace," I said.
"Hiro, nice to meet you." He replied with a smile as we shook hands. Kai then briefed us on the mission ahead tonight. Hiro and Theo hack into Dominic's database to get blueprints of the whole building where the auction is taking place.
After getting the blueprints, we strategized. Donald and I were going to go in as a couple, Alexander Carter and Elizabeth Carter respectively. Rachel was going in alone as an arms dealer. Theo, Hiro and a few others including Kai were behind the scenes guiding us through the event via earbuds.
"Okay, if it doesn't turn out as planned, we will split up and meet at the warehouse on Park Avenue. The reason for this is that we can't risk Dominic or anyone else knowing the whereabouts of the NSA's Tokyo branch. The warehouse is the only safe place to meet up and besides, it belongs to the NSA so it's completely off the grid.", Theo says as I continue, "That seems like an effective back-up plan. I'm in." Everyone else agreed as well.
"This is the bomb we're looking for," Hiro explains, showing us a picture of the bomb. "It's an incendiary bomb, in simpler terms, a fire bomb that could destroy a whole city. We have to get it before it gets into the wrong hands.", he continued.
We all nodded and prepared for the mission. Many officers were given holsters, metal handcuffs, a portable radio, tracking chip, body camera, knives, pistols, batons, tasers and bulletproof vests. Donald, Grace and I were putting on a minimal amount of weapons as we were participating in the full body scan that would be done at the entrance.
We were given pocket knives, body cameras and a tracking chip planted on us. I was dressed in a backless red gown with a slit above my knee and Donald in a simple black tuxedo.
Donald stares at me with an expression I couldn't read. "You look beautiful as always." I respond, "You aren't too bad for yourself."
We then headed for our vehicle. Donald and I were to take one vehicle and Grace in another as we had to arrive separately. Officers moved into vans and Kai called S.W.A.T teams for back-up.
After a head count of everyone who needed to be present, we all set out on the road.
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