“Look! there they are!”, The Agents whispered to each other. “HUSH!”, said a firm voice behind them. It was their instructor, H.S. That was the only name they knew him by.

The Agents were pretty embarrased to be found fooling around off-duty, but H.S affirmed them and said, “Just try not to mess around. You have a job to do.” The Agents nodded and turned to head towards their assigned targets.

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The county fair wasn’t usually this crowded every year, but the dry heat brought more people out to use the new waterslides. One of The Agents wiped the sweat off her forehead and looked longingly at the big waterslides and the people screaming in delight on them, but one of her fellow comrades took her by the arm and dragged her along.

The Agents slipped through the crowd, trying not to be noticed. They were quickly approaching their targets, a boy and a girl, who were contemplating whether or not they should get on the ferris wheel. They were in line, close to the front. The Agents managed to slip in behind them unoticed. They heard the tail-end of their conversation: “….c’mon! don’t be scared!”, said the boy. He looked about 15. The girl, who looked slightly younger, adjusted her glasses and frowned. “I…I don’t know…-”, she began, but before she could finish, the boy said, “Aww…I bet you’ll like it!!” and pulled her onto the ride. The Agents slipped into the basket behind them.

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~END OF CHAPTER ONE~