Inspirational quote: Things will get better! Just stop worrying. Everything will be OK. Just be patient. God will give you what you want at his own accustomed time, if it is according to his will and if it won't wreck you.

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Arista's clone put a hand to her mouth immediately, realising what she just did.

"Oh my god!" She screeched. "I've never killed anyone before! I feel so so terrible!"

Dr Kozak stood up from where he was, placing an ice pack he so happened to magically find on the floor on his eye.

"Hey, don't be," he soothed, patting his daughter's back. "She deserved it. She was my arch nemesis, Arista."

Arista still felt undoubtedly horrible though... What if she got arrested because of this?

"Am I going to go to hell now because I killed someone for the first time?"

Thoughts like this kept on filling Arista's clone's mind until Dr Kozak got so fed up of reading her mind and her negative thoughts that he rolled his eyes.

"Arista," he told her, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Arista. We get it. It was an accident. A good accident, yes, but still an accident nevertheless."

Arista smiled but then frowned again.

"It's just... I've never killed anyone before."

Dr Kozak: And I could say the same thing but obviously that's not true. I kinda have to kill people for a living. *places a hand on each of Arista's shoulders and stares at her non stop in the eyes* Arista. Listen.

Arista didn't listen. She was looking everywhere except at her father's face.

Dr Kozak: Look at me. *uses his hands to turn Arista's face so that she is staring at him back* Diana Valentine was evil. Okay? So killing her was a good thing.

Arista: I still feel bad though.

Dr Kozak was annoyed.

Dr Kozak: Want me to get mad at you?

Arista shook her head vigorously.

Dr Kozak: Then shut up!

Arista didn't listen though. Although as soon as she was about to say something, that was when Diana's kids Cynthia Rose and Martinez rushed into the scene.

"What just happened?" Martinez yelled at both of them. "My sister and I just watched everything live happen through the CCTV cameras."

Neither Dr Kozak or Arista's clone said anything. Dr Kozak just shrugged and shoved a toothpick in his mouth, nearly swallowing and choking on it but didn't.

Dr Kozak: Don't know, Martinez. See for yourself.

And saying that, that was when Cynthia Rose and her brother Martinez entered the room fully, staring at their dead mother.

Cynthia Rose: *to Dr Kozak mainly because she found it highly unlikely that Arista's clone would be the reason for her mother's death* You killed my mother?!

Dr Kozak: *surrenders but then points to his daughter* Arista did it! Not me.

Then Dr Kozak knew that he had to stop talking once he caught his daughter's clone giving him a really maleficent look of death and disgust.

Arista's clone: I'm really sorry, Cynthia Rose. *stares at her brother, who she slightly hates* And Martinez. Kind of. But mainly Cynthia Rose.

Martinez and Cynthia Rose at the same time: Why are you sorry?

Dr Kozak and Arista's clone just stared at both of them blankly in return, with one eyebrow raised from Dr Kozak.

Martinez: *high fiving Cynthia Rose and says this at the same time as he again* We absolutely hated her! She sucked.

Dr Kozak laughed nervously but Arista's clone laughed properly.

Dr Kozak: So.. Let me get this straight. You guys are happy that my daughter killed her?

Cynthia Rose: Yes. She was the worst mother in the world. I don't get what she has against you two.

Dr Kozak smiled but didn't say anything else. He was talking to Cynthia Rose about something, leaving Arista's clone and Martinez sort of hanging.

Arista's clone: *folds her arms sternly, is cross with him still for booby trapping her father* Martinez, I thought you were evil.

Martinez: I have mixed feelings about you and your father.

Arista's clone: Mainly positive or negative?

Martinez was really considering it. He was like this for about five seconds.

Martinez: Positive.

Arista's clone smiled.

Martinez: And hey, can I talk to you in private about something?

Arista's clone: *slightly confused* You are talking to me in private.

Martinez: *looks back at Dr K and CR* Not really. My sister and your father and talking and laughing about something.

Half grudgingly, Arista's clone sighed and nodded, which was when Martinez took her hand and led her somewhere more privately.

Arista's clone: So... Why have you decided to take me to your dead mother's janitor's closet?

Martinez: Look, Arista. I just wanted to apologise.

Although before Arista was about to say something, Martinez held up his index finger indicating that he hadn't actually finished talking yet.

Martinez: And before you ask me what I'm apologising for, let's just say that I felt bad about booby trapping your father. He's actually a really nice person. Sometimes. Occasionally my mother just wants me to be rude to you guys but Cynthia and I think you guys are pretty cool.

Arista's clone smiled at that.

Martinez: So... What do you say, Arista? Forgive and forget?

Arista just stared at him. Something about Martinez's eyes were telling her that he really meant this and wanted Arista to forgive him more than anything else.

Arista just couldn't say no.

Arista: Sure. Why not.

Then Martinez and Arista's clone sort of hugged each other.

Arista's clone: Oh. And Martinez?

Martinez just looked at her in return as he tried to at least get them out of the room.

Martinez: Yeah?

Arista's clone: Are you single?

Martinez just stared at her abhorrently before saying else. He looked at her, then at the door handle, not replying.

Martinez: *coming back closer to her* Whoa. Let's not take a trip down that road, Arista. Plus, you're turning 17. I'm 22 at the moment. *knocks on her forehead three times playfully* Remember that I'm five years older than you.

Arista's clone: Oh yeah. I forgot that. Sorry.

Martinez: But... We could be platonic friends. I'm seriously lacking some at the moment. It's hard to trust people nowadays. The people who I thought were my true friends really aren't.

Arista's clone: You know what... So am I. And yeah, I agree.

Martinez didn't say anything. He couldn't think of anything to say back, that was why.

Arista's clone: So... Friends it is then?

Martinez: Yep yep yep.

And saying that, Martinez walked up to her and fist bumped her, then hugged Arista's clone again.

Both of them then left the room after that, meeting up with Dr Kozak and Cynthia Rose who were both, for some reason, seriously laughing about something, but then stopped laughing when the two had arrived.

"Well... My sister and I have got to go.." Martinez told all of them. "We can't help you guys during the mission or you may get disqualified... Bye."

Cynthia Rose insisted that she wanted to stay and talk to Dr Kozak even more but after Martinez gave her a warning look, she reluctantly followed him.

Then Cynthia Rose and Martinez were off.

"Hey." This was coming from Arista's clone.

"What's up?"

"What were you and Cynthia Rose laughing about?"

"None of your business."

Dr Kozak didn't say anything after that.

"What about Diana Valentine? How do you feel about her death? You said you liked her or something."

Dr Kozak felt absolutely amazing about her death.

He couldn't believe this was true.

This was too good to be true, but at the same time, it was actually something that was true.

"Diana was 37. I'm 35. I told you. And I don't like her either."

"But you said you did. On the train, you seemed to be head over heels for her."

"I only liked what she was wearing, not her herself. You must be crazy if you thought that. Believe me, Arista. I don't want Diana back. I can't have her back anyway, because you've accidentally killed her."

Silence.

"But how am I supposed to believe you though? Love isn't a joke, dad. It is too serious for play acting, dad."

"I was only in love with what Diana Valentine was wearing, not Diana Valentine herself. I've already mentioned this! Plus she's my sister in law. Well, was my sister in law before she died."

"Yeah, I loved what she was wearing too. Really nice."

"What were you and Martinez talking about?"

Arista's clone froze.

"Nothing that you need to know about," she replied, folding her arms.

"Exactly. So don't ask me what Cynthia and I were talking about if you won't tell me what you and Martinez were talking about."

Arista's clone shrugged before saying anything else, still folding her arms.

She rolled her eyes.

"Okay. Fair enough. You win, dad."

Dr Kozak nodded and was about to say something but then kind of stifled it when he had heard some muffling sound in the background.

"What was that?" Dr Kozak silently asked his daughter's clone.

"What was what?" Arista's clone repeated.

Doctor Kozak didn't reply, mainly because he didn't actually know the answer. Remembering that Kieran and Esperanza had been booby trapped once again, he came closer to them, Kieran making a muffling sound once again.

"If I didn't know any better I think Kieran is trying to say something!" Dr Kozak told his daughter, removing the sellotape from his mouth, and Esperanza's.

"Guys! We've only got one and a half minutes to get that trophy back. I'm not lying!"

And Kieran was totally telling the truth about that as well. He showed Dr Kozak the timer on his phone. 90 seconds just wasn't enough time.

"Okay. Arista will help you guys out of that cube. In the meantime, I've got the keys. I'll try and unlock Diana's trophy cupboard."

And saying that, Arista's clone helped Kieran and Esperanza out of the cubed booby trap, Dr Kozak trying to use the keys to get the trophy.

He didn't get very far.

The fire alarm went off again, and soon after two security guards entered the scene, one who was dark skinned and one who was light skinned.

How to describe them?

They were just two men.

In a tuxedo.

Wearing sunglasses.

And trainers.

With guns.

They were holding guns, the trainers didn't have guns. That would have been cool though, Kozak couldn't lie.

They both had black hair, and the dark skinned one was quite chubby whilst the light skinned one was just really short.

"Crud," Arista's clone yelled, helping the kids out, and as she said that, Dr Kozak muttered the s word to himself five times really quietly.

"Who... Who are you?"

"Diana Valentine's security guards," the dark skinned security guard explained, coming closer to Dr Kozak and snatching the keys away from him.

"I'm Victor... And this is Alastair."

And when Victor said 'stair' of Alastair's name he deliberately spat on Kozak's face.

"And I... Don't care." Dr Kozak rhymed, trying very very hard to snatch the keys from Victor's hand.

It backfired completely.

Dr Kozak looked at Kieran.

Forty seven seconds left.... Kieran thought to himself, which Kozak read, as he was a mind reader.

He would have actually said something but pfft.

Kieran lost his voice, he didn't have any time for that.

There wasn't enough time for this at all.

Dr Kozak was winding Victor and Alastair up so much that they carried him, Dr Kozak's feet off of the floor.

"Hel... Hello," Dr Kozak said, smiling nervously, as he was being raised from the ground.

Diana Valentine really did know every trick in the book.

The next bit happened in slow motion, really.

Victor and Alastair lifted Dr Kozak off of the ground, then threw him across the room for annoying both of them.

And with that said, Dr Kozak landed face first on the floor, his whole body pouring out blood immediately.

Doctor Kozak was dead.

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Moral of chapter: Being a spy is a lot more dangerous than you might potentially think. XD