the meeting room at the Civilian Arms Crew( or C.A.C) Headquarters awaiting for Melvin Porter to show up, and discuss the new ‘tip’. Shane, Jenny and Bette( Marcus had left for his day time job) sat at the table, waiting for Tina. Finally she entered the room, sitting on the seat. Tina had dressed in an army – camoflouge spaghetti strapped tank top that bared her well toned abdomen, and black cargo pants . Her blonde hair was held up in a pony tail, and she sat down at the oval table, putting her yellow tinted glasses on the oak surface. Shane leaned over from her chair, across from the blonde, checking out her outfit.
“Nice outfit, T” her eyes roamed up and down her figure.
” Uh, thanks.” Tina said, nervously. Shane turned her head to look at Bette, who had her legs crossed up on the table, her chair tilted as she leaned back, her nails cleaning a machete knife.
“Don’t you think Tina looks nice?” She looked up at the nonchalant woman. Bette’s eyes flicked up at Tina for a second, then concentrated back to her knife.
” Shane don’t you have nothing better to do, other than be such a pervert?” she murmured.. They all laughed at what she’d said, Tina shyly giggled, a little bit disappointed at Bette in her mind. Chief Officer Melvin Porter entered the room, holding a bunch of maps and a projector slide.

“Good morning Ladies.” He smiled, setting down the projector. ” As you probably noticed, we have added a new member to the fold. Officer Christina Kennard. She’ll be working with all of you, as she’s filling in for the dearly departed Alice Pieszecki.” Bette looked up at her father, then at Tina, stopping her ministrations.
“Tina, I believe you’ve met Shane Shane McCutcheon, our expert technical specialist,”
” Yeah, we met! Whatever you need, I can build and make.” Shane smirked, interrupting him.
” Yes… and Jenny Allenwood, communications operator. Marcus Allenwood is the weapons expert, Elizabeth Porter, the leader of the team. And Lisa, who is still Missing in Action, he’s the vehicle expert.”
Melvin turned off the lights, and clicked on the projector. He clicked a button and it showed a picture of a well dressed man on the screen.

“Eric Cortezi, run by the most infamous secretive mob in the united states. Cunning, deadly, and perverse. We found out that he’s growing methymphetymines in Europe, being shipped to the states. His headquarters remain a mystery, and his other operation has yet to be revealed by our contacts. But back to the meth, The deal of sales is worth pretty well over 100 million dollars, being transported in tanker ships.”
He clicked the next slide, to reveal hidden camera surveillance photos, across the coast. There were about a dozen oil ships nearby, and about a hundred men holding guns and other heavy artillery stood by. He clicked another slide showing a huge mansion
” This is Cortezi’s home. Tight security and surveillance cameras.” He added.
” So, what’s the plan, boss-man? ” Shane exclaimed.
” Well, it just so happens Cortezi’ is throwing a birthday party for his wife, Peggy Peabody tomorrow evening. Porter and Kennard will go undercover to patrol and Shane, you’ll wire them the communication. Understand?”
“yes!”
“yeah”
“all right, we’ll de-brief tomorrow morning at the same time.” he said, as the women left the room. He put a shoulder on Tina’s hand to stop her.
“I’m counting on you, Officer.”
Tina smiled hesitantly and nodded.
“Whooo, guess your the favorite!” Shane giggled. Tina sighed, with a ” Shut up” then noticed Bette, walking outside through the doors. Tina looked at Shane.
“Ah, she just needs a smoke break, c’mon! Let’s go out and chat!”
“Um… I don’t think -”
“Don’t think what? You’re not much of a thinker, are ya?” Shane patted the blonde on the back. They opened the door to see the dark girl leaning against a wall, a cig in her hand.
” Still think I’m such a perv? I brought a friend.”
” Yes actually, you totally read my mind.” Bette smirked.
“WHAT? She’s straight!” Indicating Tina.
“MmmHmm…” Bette inhaled her cig, exhaling slowly, looking at Tina..
” I’ll leave you ladies go at it.” she quipped, flicking the butt away.
” Urgh, you *****! I’m not a pervert!” she barked.
“Bye, Shane.” sauntering off . Tina couldn’t help but smile at her coolness. Because that’s what she was; calm, cool, and deadly *****. Shane glared , noticing the blonde’s expression.
” And you like this girl? She drives me insane! ” Tina whipped her head up.
” Nooo?” she gasped, laughing nervously, ” I just have um, I admire her.”
” Admire her, eh?, She’s a lone wolf. Has quite the reputation of being an outstanding lover in bed. Can make you scream ’till your hoarse, can make you bend-”
“Uh, ok, ENOUGH, Shane.” Tina cut her off, feeling the blush spread across her cheeks.
“Sorry, I’m just tellin” the truth. She has a different girl every week. ‘Course you wouldn’t know.”
“No, I wouldn’t know, so just drop it, ok?” she huffed, getting trotting through the door, before Shane could apologize.
….
Outside the Cortezi mansion, Tina shifted nervously with her dress. She was standing at the entrance of the mansion’s doors as groups of people made there way through.
“You sure about this?” She said, talking into a hidden microphone below her chest. From the outskirts of the mansion, Shane sat in her van, fiddling on a monitor screen at Tina, wearing her headphones.
” I’m sure. Everything’s set.” Shane replied.
” If you aren’t sure, why did you take this job?” Bette huffed, and shot a look through her bangs. She was sitting inside a a bar, in the party room..
“What’ll it be, miss? You seem to be off in your own little world.” The tall, dark and handsome, bartender asked. Bette moved/adjusted the strap where her mic hid, smiling at the man.
” Sorry, I’ll have a martini, shaken, not stirred.”
” And I’ll have a scotch on the rocks, not that you care.” Shane muttered, and Bette ignored her comments.
” What’s a fine lady like yourself, in here all by your lonesome?” He asked.
” I’m just waiting for a friend, and enjoying the celebration.” She murmured as she grabbed the martini he offered.
” Ah, you know Mrs. Peabody?”
“Kinda.” She caught her eye as Tina made her entrance, walking down the long, wide stair case. She marveled at the scarlet dress elegant and shiny, yet slightly vampy, The red, smooth material was like silk, it held her curves rather nicely, and her cleavage as well, holding the straps that tied around the back of her neck and the ‘V’ dipped very low . ‘ Impressive’ she gulped back her drink, slamming it on the table and got up.
” That’s my friend. Nice talking to you….” she looked at the bartender’s name tag.
“James. ” She flashed a smile.
“Anytime, Bette” James said under his breath , as she sauntered through the people.
“Any word of him, Shane?” Bette asked through her mic.
” No sight of’im. I’d move in closer to miss Peabody, though.”
” Way ahead of you.” She edged in closer, past the crowd to see Peggy Peabody holding a microphone on the platform.
“Is this thing on?” She tapped the end of the mic, which emitted a tone sound, startling the old woman.
“I guess it is!” She laughed, as well as the crowd.
“First of all, I want to thank you for coming here, my friends. And thanks to my husband for paying the caterers!” Eric emerged behind a door, and waved. People clapped loudly.
” You see him, Tina ?” Shane asked, peering at the monitor.
“I do.”
“Um,Tee, about last morning, I was way out of line, about Bette. I dunno, I just run my mouth sometimes, but I’m just warning you. She’ll break so many girls hearts, whether you admire her or not..”
“I know, Shane, you’re a good friend for watching out for me.” Shane smiled as she quickly changed the subject.
“There’s Eric to your right!Come on, Tina, here’s your chance! Go for it, straight girl!” Tina looked at the man, then at Bette, glancing at her across the hall. he sauntered over to the bar, which accidentally caught her dress, almost tripping herself. ‘ Smooth, Kennard, how about an encore?’
“Woah, there, miss, you better watch yourself!” James smiled. Tina regained her balance and asked him for champagne. ‘ Okay, flirt with the guy, knock him out, then kidnap him. Torture him with all the information he knows, look dead *****, and play hard-to-get!’ she thought, slowly walking towards Eric. She barely glanced at him as he was talking to a group of men, then slowly his focus was on her.
” Excuse me a moment.” he said, walking towards the blonde woman. Tina walked outside towards the garden, which was about 10 acres long of grassy fields, with a fountain, patio tables across the deck, and a huge ‘garden labyrinth’, cut into the bushes. The moonlight reflected Tina’s skin, her blonde wavy hair tied up, like that of a princess. Eric just gazed at her, his desire throbbing at the sight of her.
” Lovely Night.” Tina stated to Eric her back turned,, looking up at the garden and the stars above.
” Yes, it is very lovely, and very beautiful, indeed.” He walked towards her/his breath against her shoulder, and Tina tried to force herself not to flinch and deck him one. ‘ ofcourse an accidental killing might get me in trouble’ he mused, then carried on with the game.
“Have I met you before?” he husked, and she turned around. ” Cuz if I was, I surely would remember something as beautiful as you are.”
…..
” Bette, Tina’s headed towards the garden.” Shane said through Bette’s mic. She walked towards Tina, maintaining her distance a couple feet away. She noticed Eric following her as well, and a tinge of hate rushed through her. ‘He killed the best thing that ever happened to me. I want to see the look on his face when I get revenge.’
She slipped back through the room, passed outside of the building. Tossing off her high heels for, and scanned that the guards were not looking, she reached down and grabbed the grappling gun that was attached under her garter belt behind her dress, and shot against the top of the building. The grappling hook’s metal clamps gripped against the edge of the roof, as she began to climb up. She made it to the top, spying the Tina and Eric chatting, as jealousy flooded her. she shimmied down the other side, landing on the ground. Bette hid behind the bushes, having a good view of the couple.
“Yeah, that’s good, Bette, I have a good view here. I dunno how to read lips.” Shane said to her, peering at the screen..” I can’t make out what he’s saying to her.”
…
” Well, beautiful stranger, why are you out all on your lonesome without being protected?” Eric wrapped his arms around her thin waist. Tina smiled, and ran her arms around his neck.
” But I am being protected. ” She beamed. Eric laughed,
“By who?” Tina leaned close to Eric’s ear and whispered.
” By an angel.” She looked past Eric to see Bette crouching in the bushes holding a rifle, signaling to her.
“Tina, that’s the signal, move in!” Shane said, but Eric quickly turned around, grabbing her wrists.
“An Angel, baby? You mean a fallen one, AT THAT!” he let go of one one of her wrist, whipping out his gun, and fired at Bette through the bushes. Bette dodged her bullets, running across the bushes. Tina wiped her gun behind her dress, only to figure out it was missing. She looked back at Eric.
“Lookin’ for this, love?” He wagged her gun suggestively. Tina struggled with her wrist, as he tightened his grip. He snaked it his arm around her shoulders, holding the gun, and pressed the gun barrel to her temple.
“I KNOW YOU’RE OUT HERE, PORTER!” He screamed, ” I CAUGHT THIS LITTLE DOVE, FOR YA!”
Across the garden, Bette kneeled, hiding behind the fountain. She loaded the rifle. She leaned against the stone curve of the fountain, and glanced quickly back to Eric holding Tina at gunpoint.
“Let her go, Cortezi, I’m the one you’re after!” She yelled back.
” Then drop the gun, Bette, let me face you! Or her brains get blown.” Bette looked at Eric, then got up, dropping the weapon.
” Heh, there’s a good *****. Now slowly walk towards me, I want to have a good look at you.” Bette hesitated, and Eric growled pushing the barrel tighter into Tina’s temple, causing her to whimper. Bette complied, walking up to them so they were three feet apart.
“Now, go catch your dove!” Eric pushed Tina away, where she stumbled into Bette’s arms. Bette ran her hands over the blonde’s back, pulling away to look into her eyes.
” You all right?” She murmured. Tina nodded, trying to hold back her tears. The guards emerged right on cue, holding rifles, cornering the pair. Eric cackled mercilessly, looking Bette in the eye.
” Isn’t this too sentimental, I’m going to enjoy torturing you” His eyes drifted to Tina’s cleavage,” All of you.” Bette’s hand grabbed Tina’s head, shooting a look of death at him, Tina’s face buried in her neck.
“I won’t let you get away with this. We’ve gathered more than enough information on your little operation that’ll put you behind bars for years… or possibly worse.” Eric leaned in, towering over Bette, and breathed.
“Yeah? That’s too damn bad. My money’s been raking in almost 100 million dollars in meth, coke, weapons, you name it! We control everything! And as for you my dear..” he ran a finger down Bette’s neck, coming to rest at her breast.
“What the ***** is this?” he pulled the mic from out of his hand. Realizing this, Eric’s hand smacked Bette across the face.
“You’re a smart *****, Porter, but not smart enough!” One of the guard’s rifle hilt slammed Bette on top of the head, knocking her unconscious, and hitting the ground.
“Bette!” She screamed, reaching for her, but the guards pulled her back, holding her there. And before she knew it, the gun’s hilt thrust into her head with a crack! and the world faded to black.
…
Shane heard the noise at the other end of Bette and Tina’s mic line. She jumped up, throwing her headphones down, cursing under her breath. She flipped open her cell phone and dialed. The caller picked up.
“Hello?”
“It’s Shane, Jenny. Listen, Bette and Tina are in a whole world of *****! And-” She rambled but fast that Jenny was unable to decipher her.
“Hey! Calm down, and tell me what happened.”
…
“Night-night, Ladies.” Eric smirked at the two unconscious women lying there on the grass. He motioned to the guards to carry them off, as Lenore stepped into the garden area and smiled.
“Bravo, Baby, Bravo! I knew you wouldn’t let me down!” She walked up to Eric and gazed at the the guards hauling the women away. The Man leered at them.
“Ya know, those two are just so….*****’ *****!” Lenore rolled her eyes.
“No Eric.”
” Aw, c’mon! Let me play with’em!”
“When we’re in Alaska, then you can have your way with them!”
…….
Shane scrambled into the meeting room at the C.A.C. headquarters.
“I drove around for Eric and his men, hacked into the surveillance cameras, did every bit of scanning technology I could come up with, and nothing! They could be long gone by now.” Shane slouched back in her chair. Jenny and Marcus let out a sigh. In the front of the room, beside a window, Officer Chief Melvin Porter was talking on the phone.
” Is Melvin still talking?” Marcus asked to Jenny.
“Yes” she said.
“Who’s he calling?” Shane asked.
Marcus and Jenny looked at each other, and averted their eyes.
“Um..”
“What? Who?” Melvin slammed down the phone.
” She’s hiding out in Mexico. The only way to save my daughter i we have s to leave immediately.
“Who? Who’s in Mexico?” Shane wailed, sounding like an owl.. Melvin turned and looked at her.
“My other daughter ofcourse.”
Shane looked suddenly confused but then she realized it, her hand slapping her forehead.
“Aw, Geez, Not Katey, ANYTHING but Katey!!”
TBC