Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Veronica
I never knew my real family. They abandoned me when I was born. That’s probably one of the reasons I’m so good at fighting. I fought my way through 8 families until I found the Fl4res. Now I know what you’re thinking. What the heck are Fl4res and what kind of a name is The Fl4res. Well there are two answers to this question. The first one being that we are a highly skilled group of trained spies and assassins. Answer two is kind of a long story so grab your popcorn and sit down.
It all started 100 years ago with Monica and Augustine Wentworth. Monica married Augustine for the money but what she didn’t know is that Augustine knew he was being played. So Augustine did the only rational thing he knew, he killed her. So he gathered a small team of 6 people off the streets and trained them to be assassins. He told them the mission and they killed her and more. They decided to burn down Monica’s house with her in it. The six assassins were #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6. Their real names were never known by anyone but Augustine himself.
After Augustine died #1 took over leaving the others to die. He selected 10 new members. One of these members being dear old Z. Oh I should probably mention that Z is the new leader. Their last mission was killing the prime minister on a boat, but none came out but Z, the last known contact they had was a flare gun. No one knows what happened to the other 9 and nobody dares ask. Thus we got the name The Fl4res.
Anyways now that you’re caught up im gonna talk to Z about my next mission. Oh my gosh I’m so rude my name’s Veronica but you can call me Agent Phoenix. On my way to Z’s office there were two thoughts in my head. One being I wonder what my next mission is, and two I hope she’s in a good mood. I walked in the room and she was sitting at her desk typing. She looks up and says “ ah just the person I was looking for.” So I said “OK?” I asked what my new mission was. She replied you have a solo mission.
Now I’m thinking oh shit a solo. She tells me the info that I must kill a man named Jax who also goes by Agent Ash. I am also informed that he is from The shadows. Now another question that you are probably asking is Who the Heck Are The Shadows. Well this one is a short story. They are a group of unprofessional unskilled assassins who might have infiltrated us once or twice. They are our worst enemies because it’s like they know our every move before we make it. So this guy Jax is at the same level as me and 2 years older. Of course I told Z I’m up for the challenge because what could possibly go wrong right?
I get the brief of him and I’m thinking oh shoot not him. This is because I’ve seen him before when in my foster home. He was one of the rich kids who bullied me. Oh well what a small world we live in. I go to my room to read the rest of his profile when Natasha comes in. Natasha has been my best friend since forever. We both love each other as if we were family, and we are family that is. She sits on the bed and says “ Girl dont gatekeep whos the hottie you have to kill.”
I laugh because he’s hardly cute but give her the profile anyway. She looks at the profile then at me and says “ snobby rich kid?” and I nod in agreement. She is like the only person that knows everything about me. At this point she probably knows more about me than I know about myself. So we talk for the next few hours until dinner time when she says “ I got a mission too.” We both squeal and then she looks at me and I instantly know something’s wrong. “What is it?” I say. “I have to kill his brother.”
She says I don’t understand why she’s so upset so she says “ He didn’t do anything but the boss says we cant have any family member alive. I think about that for a minute and don’t have a response so I say “ What’s for Dinner?” Noticing my avoidance, Natasha responds with “ your favorite Mac n Cheese.” While eating, both of us can’t shake the feeling that people are watching us.” and they were little did I know it was all because of stupid Jax Warner. Now at this point in time I would like to take a brief moment to tell you why everyone was scared of Jax because allegedly he can kill someone in less than a minute.
Honestly speaking I doubt that but we’ll find out won’t we, and find out I did but that’s later. Back to the cafeteria and everyone was still staring but as I looked they all looked away seemingly consumed by their conversations. That night as I lay awake in my bed I pictured that little boy who bullied me. That’s when I realized something I hadn’t noticed before. I vividly remembered him with a black eye. I remember because when I asked him he just said my dad. I wasn’t thinking about what he meant in that moment but now I realize it was really a call for help.
I chose not to respond to that call and that hurts me now. However, I know my mission and I plan on going through with it. When I woke up the next morning I had a sense of clarity and remorse for a kid I had once resented. After getting dressed and showering I went to talk to Z.
When I got there, she was talking to someone that I didn’t know. I didn’t want to interrupt so I silently listened in and what I heard shocked me. I heard Z talking to zane, my mortal enemy and first best friend. What I heard I almost couldn’t comprehend. They were reciting with choreography hamilton no I’m just kidding they were plotting something. What you might ask well I guess you’ll have to wait until the next chapter (Insert evil villain laugh)
