Berlin, Germany

Alexandria Pov:

She slipped her  suppressed pistol back into her shoulder holster, walking over to Nicky. There was very little that she missed; as an agent that she didn't notice. Maybe that's why she had been recruited to join the Alpha group. She didn't know what it was. She remembered seeing a young agent being trained at Camp Perry the Farm. When she had trained there. She would have never guessed that it would have been Lex.

She raised her eyebrow as her eyes narrowed on the body of the dead Russian before she spoke. " I think we have to assume that these Russian merceranries were somehow told the extract location of this place."

"It has to be the Deputy Director of National Intelligence who would informed them about this site." Orleana spoke.

"Somehow I think all this is connected to Venzeuela and Thunderstorm. When you think about it and we know how powerful Russtech Ammuntion is after we found out who some of their clients were." Nicky stated.

Alexandria remembered hearing about a Russian intelligence operation ThunderStorm when she had been at Langley before  joining the Alpha group. She thought it just was a myth in the Intelligence community that agents were told by their action officers. Now She knew for sure that it was very much real. Still, she didn't know why the Russian mercenaries had snatched Lex for? There was more this she knew.

"Who are their clients?" Alexandria inquired.

"Deputy Director of National Intelligence Cassandra Lei, Deputy Director of SVR Ivan Grigorvech and Senator now Vice President Meera Bryce." Nicky answered.

Alexandria frowned as she made a steeple with fingers  " Nicky, those are some powerful people that you don't want to mess with."

Alexandria paced back and forth.  She tensed at thought of who they would be going up against: It could be even the whole goddammed government? And in that cas. What in the hell was really going on  in Venezuela? She had operated there before, almost escaping with her after her cover had been blown. So now the question was, how far willing they go on this mission?

"There's one thing I don't understand that is why these Russian mercenaries snatched Lex?" Alexandria asked.

Nicky shrugged "I think the Russians are interested in what he knows about special access programs, and covert operations going on in Russia. But I think more too it than my guess is that they want to interrogate him to see what he knows about Venezuela."

" I think we need to contact Director Hamilton to see what she can find out through officials channels. I mean maybe she can talk to the Russian foreign minster?" Alexandria asked.

She wanted to rescue Lex from the Russian mercenaries.  But She knew that mission came first after all; she remembered when they had him to  give a speech to the new recruits at the farm. Yes, she had been nervous at the  time. But who wouldn't be knowing that after you finished the spycraft course there? That you would be an agent for the CIA.

Flashback (a couple years ago)

The Farm

As the new recruits dashed into Artium over to where there were some chairs to sit at. Alexandria sauntered in, her eyes darted back and forth sweeping the surroundings. She could hear her own heartbeat. She fidgeted as she twisted her ring on her finger, walking over to one chair in the far corner. she sat down.

The CIA instructor stepped onto the promenade as he glanced at all the recruits seeing the ambitions in them. After clearing his throat, he addressed to them. "I know  that all  of you are asking yourself, what  you are doing here? Wondering if you have what it takes to become an agent for us? Well, you must have heard the call or love of your country. It's an  honour to introduce to my one of the finest and best agents to come from the farm. Now please welcome Lex Jackson."

I stride over to the microphone as I look at every recruit. I know what they are thinking: I had been here before choosing my words carefully.

"I m not going to lie to you or tell you it's going to be easy. No, not all.  But you know what your doing for you're  country while risking your own life  for national security.  You can never your family what you do. If you do, you will putting  their life in danger."

"Being an agent for us is nothing like James Bond, I can assure you. But you will able recruit and develop assets you can use to get intel from. I know many of you are thinking when do I get to fight off a foreign agent or what if I get captured. You have to mentally strong."

Out of the corner of my eye, I swiftly spotted a woman in the corner sitting. Noticing that she met my eyes, I pressed on, "Once you get your first operation assignment. You will be given your covers. As a Noc (Non official cover operative)It's extremely important that you don't get captured.  I can't  stres that as much."

When I was done addressing the new recruits, the CIA instructor sauntered back up to the microphone" Thank you Lex"

After everyone rose from where they were sitting. Alexandria got up and walked over to me as I walked down the steps of the promenade.

"Excuse Mr. Jackson I wonder if you have sometime to talk?" Alexandria asked in a nervous tone.

"Alexandria Lamont right I read your 201 file. I see you speak twenty different languages and from a military family background. And there's no need to call Mr. here at the farm we just go by our first names." I told her.

"I just have some questions I know  you addressed everything already. Let's say one of your agents gets captured while he's on a covert team. Which comes first: the mission or rescuing the agent?" Alexandria inquired.

"Alexandria, The mission always comes first. I know you will want to go after whoever  the captured the agent. But the intel you get from that mission will help you find the agent, I assure you." I remarked.

"Lex, I'm nervous about going on my first operational assignment. Is that supposed to be okay?" Alexandria asked.

"Alexandria, every agent is nervous whether they go on their first operational assignment or another operation. It's natural for you to be nervous. Tensions are high  and you're not sure if you're been followed or not. You will be okay just follow your gut and instinct." I asserted.

Alexandria walked out of the Artium not looking back with the recruits. I had a good feeling that she would go far in the CIA. 

The flashback ends

"If Operation Thunderstorm is connected to Mk Ultra somehow. We have to assume that maybe the CIA knew about it or was involved?" Alexandria inquired.

"Yes, but those redacted files were destroyed years ago if the CIA was involved in it. Maybe Director Hamilton could shed light on the MK Ultra part for us." Nicky stated.

Alexandria knew going up aganist CIA or Russtech Ammunition was going to be risky. After all, Russtech Ammuntion had a lot of contracts all over the world and maybe even to the CIA. Yes, She had believed in the saying at the CIA the truth shall ye free. How many times she had told the half truth, never the whole truth. 

"When I asked Station Chief Willis about Agent Stephens. He told me he never discussed his details about his job with him. I thought that was weird and Strange." Nicky stated.

"Maybe Agent Stephens, didn't trust him or knew that he was working for someone else?" Alexandria inquired.

"Yeah, Okay but those gunmen that tried to kill me weren't agents from the Berlin station.  my  guea is that they were assassins probably working for Deputy Director of National Intelligence and Russstech Ammunition." Nicky exclaimed.

"Russtech Aummition must have a lot invested in the Operation ThunderStorm? If they killed you after you left the American embassy." Alexandria asked.

"Wer'e to have to tread carefully on this one. I think the only person we can trust is Director Hamilton. We don't even know if the CIA has  been infilrated and compromised yet. " Nicky said in a cautious tone.

Alexandria paused and thought for a moment. Thinking about the reprecussions. If that was true. It wasn't good at all. Over the years she had trusted her instinct her to get  her out  of tight spots when she had been operating in Europe before. Now she would have to trust them again.