Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:57:29 +0000
From: Todd todd <futureslave@hotmail.com>
Subject: Chapter 17 of CIA

So I had a few people write and ask me to continue my story.  I have a few
days free so I wrote some more.  If you like it you should do 2 things one
is tell me you like it so that I use my limited spare time to do more of it

the other is tell nifty and send them a few bucks, lets say $17 dollars for
the last chapter.

here goes: (only read it if you give them something and promise to send me
a note saying my writing sucks or is ok or good or great)

Tom changed the discussion "But first we have another job for you; one I
think you're a little more suited to do. There's a high school in Missouri
that's had a disproportionate number of black kids disappeared of...,
well..., let's say, suspicious causes. Or in some cases - they just died.
The only common threads are that they went to the same high school and all
tried out for, or joined, a sport; ...mostly football.  Some ran away and
some met their demise in an accident.  The FBI has investigated these
deaths, and disappearances, in great depth.  They've wire tapped and bugged
the high school and some of the coaches homes and cars.  They've conducted
aerial and street level infrared searches, investigated and followed
suspects for extended periods and have even planted agents; but they've yet
to develop a single lead. The school year just started and there was just
another disappearance.  You guessed it... he was a black kid... He signed
up for and was trying out for the varsity football team.  The FBI was
keeping a close eye on him, yet poof... he disappeared... right under their
noses.

We agreed to help them out, ...by lending them... -you-, "he said with a
slight lilt in his voice, and a turn of the head with a deep gaze into my
eyes looking for a reaction "to help them to solve their case.  Again,
you're too young to be in high school, but we'll go with the Doc's angle
that you're a brainyack kid, that skipped grades, etcetera.  We'll plant
you, and see if you can get inside and find out who the leader is, ...and
where the fuck these kids have gone.  We've assumed that they're already
dead, but finding out who killed them, and putting a stop to it, would be
better than leaving them as missing and letting this situation
continue... right?"  Tom asked without expecting an answer to a question
that sounded sort of defensive based on the tone of his voice.

Once you're well ensconced, ...and assuming you haven't broken the case
wide open all on your own, and have all the culprits in handcuffs...," the
sarcasm was dripping from every word, "then the FBI will plant their own
version of you that the good doc..." "TOM!..." The Doc yelled sharply.
"What?" responded Tom; feigning ignorance.  The Doc was instantly furious,
not angry, but furious "Aaron!, wait in the fucking hall!" the Doc demanded
through clenched teeth.  I've never seen the doc get so angry before and I
had no idea what set him off like that.  I started to walk to the door
wondering what Tom had done to cause such an instantaneous ravenous anger
in the Doc when Tom feigned a defense "I didn't know that 'your STAaaR... -
boy-' didn't know about the oth..." Tom's condescending defense was cut
short by the individual syllables "Tom..., shut... the... fuck... up...!"
which pushed their way out of the doc's clenched teeth.  I figured that I
should get out - right then - so I opened the door and stepped out into the
hall.  Almost instantly the door slammed shut behind me so hard that I
thought it should've broken off of the hinges, shattered the door jam or
something. Then I heard the static come back on - but now it was noticeably
emanating from the door itself.  I put my ear to the door and it finally
dawned on me that the static sound was coming from -inside- the door
itself.  Ding, ding, ding my brain finally put it together - the static
noise was used to muffle or disguise the sound coming through the door so
that people, like me, couldn't listen in on a classified conversation
through a closed door.  Every once in a while I could hear the sound of a
human voice screaming but there was no way to make out even a single word
of the verbal combat that was going on inside.

After about 10 minutes passed the man-in-the-suit returned driving down the
corridor in a golf cart like vehicle that screeched to a stop right in
front of me.  I remembered that Tom had destroyed the phone in the
conference room and so I knew that it was impossible for either of the two
arguing ...or maybe worse... men to have called him so I figured that: I'd
been seen alone in the halls, had been reported, and the man-in-the-suit
was here to help capture me or something.  I was preparing an explanation
as to why I was alone in the corridor as the man-in-the-suit jumped out of
the cart and ran towards me.  I braced to be grabbed by him - but instead -
he said in a perfunctory way "Hi Sean.  Just stay there, we'll be out to
get you in a moment, ...sorry about the delay here" All that I could figure
was that 'people' must have been listening into the conference room all
along; but why the static then?  The man-in-the-suit banged on the door,
the static stopped, the door opened and the man-in-the-suit went inside
closing the door behind him; which was immediately followed once again by
the static sound emanating from the door.

I was left out in the corridor for another 15 minutes.  While I was sitting
there I was dissecting how the-man-in-the-suit knew that the two men were
fighting.  The theory that people were listening in didn't make any sense
since they went
 to all the trouble to make static doors.  Then I remembered the pendant
the Doc used when the president was here.  The Doc must have used it to
call the man-in-the-suit.  I thought for a second that maybe Tom could have
called the-man-in-the-suit but as I remembered Tom didn't have a pendant,
he only had a cell phone, which I know doesn't work in this place; unless
the doc let's it work by turing off some electronic cell phone killing
field. Besides Tom always seemed to be the guy not in favor around here.
So, my conclusion was that the Doc must have called for help.  All of the
sudden the static went off jolting me back to the situation at hand. The
door opened and the-man-in-the-suit said "come on back in Sean.  Sorry for
the rather extended delay.  We had to work out some ...administrative
details.  I went back in closed the door and flipped the switch that turned
on the static; like I knew what I was doing.  I then spied a little white
electrical cord near a hinge that went from the door into the wall right
beside it.  AH HA!  That's how its done! "So Sean"... ..."SEAN!... are you
here Sean? 123... earth to Sean..."  I realized I was still focused on the
static thingy and the man-in-the-suit was trying to talk to me while I was
day dreaming.

I responded, coming back to the moment, "yes... yea I'm listening..."
The-man-in-the-suit began - as he was clearly annoyed and was now taking
charge - "you may have heard some things... where you didn't really have a
need to know.  Can you tell me what you do know and what you may have
surmised based on what you have heard?"  "Well" I began, feeling like this
was a hunt to prove that Tom was guilty of some infraction so I thought
about it for a second and responded "I don't really know anything" "Good on
you for not snitching Sean, but what you say is not going to get anyone
into any trouble, we just want to figure out how we can move forward.  So,
just be honest; and we'll pick things up from there." The-man-in-the-suit
finished.  I looked at the Doc and he said "Go ahead sean tell him
everything... it's ok" I began again "I don't even know what to call you
Sir." I pointed out to the-man-in-the-suit.  He responded "'Sir' is fine
Sean, please tell me what you know."  "ok... SIR" I responded with every
word covered in a fair helping of disdain in my voice.  I hated the
arrogant attitude that he had, implying that what I want to know is
unimportant, yet what he wants to know is.  I was beginning to feel like
people had forgotten that I am actually a 58 years old man, but instead
they were treating me like I really actually was 11.  I began my carefully
worded response "On my first assignment I'm going into a High School... in
Missouri... as a freshman student.  I'm trying to find out who is murdering
a bunch of black kids there.  That's all I know." I finished abruptly.
The-man-in-the-suit said "Please Sean, I know you know more, just help us
to get on with this."  I looked at Tom and he said "It's ok kid you can
tell him the whole thing I'm not in trouble" I took a deep breath and
continued "well I guess there is already an agent or two planted in the
school from the FBI.  This agent, ...or agents I guess, haven't been able
to find out who the killers are so far; and another kid was just
killed. Someone, probably you SIR, has decided the FBI needs help in the
form of a kid agent so YOU picked me.  I don't think the Doc, or Mr. Tom
there, likes the idea very much. I also don't think the FBI likes the idea
either" I finished. The man in the suit asked "how do you know the FBI
doesn't like that idea?" I answered by asking a question"...that the FBI
needs help from the CIA, to do their job, and they need that help after
they had failed in such a colossal way?"  "Very perceptive young man"
the-man-in-the-suit said to me as his eyes looked away from me up to the
Doc and Tom standing behind me.  "Please go on Sean" Well first, I'm not a
'young man' and I'm just guessing, but I think there is another kid, what
you guys like to call 'an asset' just like me, that the Doc has created for
the FBI.  The FBI wants to use him, rather than me.  But instead... I think
YOU... want to try me out... on this case first... before I start the case
that everyone thinks is so dangerous.  So... YOU are giving the case to the
CIA.  Assuming I am successful, then the FBI will feel stupid when the case
is solved by the CIA, while the FBI couldn't find its own ass with both
hands. That's why the FBI doesn't like the idea"

"Not bad deductions Sean, not bad at all, ... and you're close.  But...,
the CIA can't operate inside the United States so this IS an FBI operation;
and will...  no...  MUST stay as an FBI operation.  But where you're wrong
is the FBI asked us to lend you to them for this operation.  It wasn't Tom,
as you already guessed, but it was actually the FBI that asked for you.
They called in a favor." The-man-in-the-suit finished his rebuttal of my
take on what had happened.  I asked "What favor? or am I 'allllllowed' to
know?"  The-man-in-the-suit answered "technically you don't need to
know... to do either job... so I shouldn't tell you.  You understand that
right?  But I'll tell you this one time... It was in exchange for the FBI
altering the reports on the child smuggling case; the one you'll be working
next.  You know, where the FBI altered what they told the press, to include
you."  I interrupted "Is that why this case is taking precedence over that
case because they figure I'll never make it out alive on the other case?"
Tom interjected "he asks a lot of questions doesn't he?"
The-man-in-the-suit ignored tom's acerbic comment and responded to me
shaking his head slowly "No.  ...They don't have a-need-to-know anything
about you or your future assignments.  They simply did what we asked them
to do, as a favor in that case, and now they've called in that favor... on
this case."  I figured that this was the right time to ask about the
elephant in the room "But hasn't the Doc created someone like me for the
FBI to use? Why not just use him?" Tom interjected once again "see what I
mean."  The-man-in-the-suit said "Tom can you please wait in the hall?"
Tom looked instantly angry and wrinkled his forehead and asked like a
petulant child "What?-Why?"  The-man-in-the-suit responded "Please Tom!"
Tom responded "I'll be quiet" The-man-in-the-suit looked away from me and
peered into Tom's eyes and said "No, Tom... please do as I ask!" Tom
stomped out of the room again reminding me of a punished child.  Ha, ha, it
was his turn to cool HIS heels in the hall.  The door was closed and the
Doc turned on the static and the-man-in-the-suit exhaled hard and picked up
right where he left off "No, not exactly.  There ARE other child agents -
true, but they're not like you, at all, in any way.  You're very unique,
you're the only agent like you." After a bit of a pregnant pause, where I
didn't speak, leaving the-man-in-the-suit to figure out what to do next.
He decided I was expecting more of an explanation and continued. "Its true,
we have trained other agents as children; some from a very young age; but
none of them are your caliber.

Tom doesn't have a-need-to-know for any of this.  That's why I sent him out
into the corridor, not because of his snarky comments, although that's what
I want him to think, but so that he won't think we were discussing
information he doesn't have a-need-to-know.  He is NEVER to know ANYTHING
of what you have gone through: age regression, speed learning, strength
training, the artificial carbon nerve network inside you - NOTHING.  You
are NEVER to reveal any of that to anyone or discuss it with anyone other
than me or the Doc - ok?  The other child agents are good, no question, but
you are the only man that has been successfully regressed in age.  We
started others out as children, and trained them while they were children,
but they don't have: your strength, and speed, or your intelligence and
they certainly don't have your life skills.  We were able to teach you
literally 1000 times as much as we've been able to teach them.  The FBI
doesn't know that, and Tom doesn't know that either. ...So, yes there is a
black agent.  He's actually 24, but has undergone some conventional
surgeries and some other growth stunting techniques along the way, and as a
result looks like he's 17.  They may use him on this mission, once you're
well ensconced, so that you can keep an eye on him.  The reason the FBI
doesn't want to use him alone is that he is such a huge investment for
them. Also because they figure the chance of survival for a black male on
this mission, let alone a greenhorn, is much less than it would be for a
white male; which is why they asked us to lend you to them.  Tom on the
other hand thinks the FBI's agent is ready and fully capable; but what he
doesn't know, and what the three of us do know, is that the FBI is getting
to borrow an extraordinary asset - you.  So in summary, we owe the FBI a
favor for helping us to set up our international child abduction
backstory. So, in return we agreed to help the FBI by loaning you to them.
Tom has to accept that, at face value, period.

The reason the Doc was upset was that you learned that he has developed
more subjects than just you.  ...or patients... or assets... or
agents... or whatever.  By the way - you are an asset and an agent.  The
others are not assets, they are agents, but not assets; for what that's
worth.  Anyway, we don't usually let deep cover agents know about each
other; just in case one is caught or goes rouge.  In your case the cat's
out of the bag.  The FBI's agent, on the other hand, doesn't know about
you.  He doesn't NEED to know about you to do his job, and you're not to
reveal yourself to him; for your own future safety ok?" "sure- ok" I
responded.  "And you CAN'T tell Tom about your background ok?  "sure, I
understand, but whats the difference between an asset and an agent?"
The-man-in-the-suit responded "An asset is something almost impossible to
replace.  An agent can be replaced by another agent.  We can't replace you.
We may never be able to make another agent like you and you took 100's of
thousands of hours to create.  You are like a piece of art that can never
be replaced." The-man-in-the suit could see I had no idea what to say to
that so he looked at the Doc and nodded "let him in" The Doc opened the
door and let Tom in, closed the door, and turned on the static.  "Ok Tom I
think everything is sorted out.  No more breaches, ok?  Use Sean, ok?.  If
he doesn't dig anything up in a month, then let the FBI put in their NOC,
and then Sean keep an eye on him for you, ok? There was a lot of silence
for a while.  Clearly Tom wasn't 'ok'.  The Doc spoke up filling the
uncomfortable silence "his name is Aaron" "What" said the-man-in-the-suit.
"His name is Aaron not Sean" the Doc said.  "Right" said
the-man-in-the-suit... "First mission... sorry ...Aaron".  Well can I leave
it to the three of you now? Everyone answered yes or in Tom's case was
silent and the suited man flipped off the switch and and opened the door
and left.

"So then... your first day of school is Monday" Tom begrudgingly picked
back up.  School's been in session for 2 weeks already. The boy that
disappeared nearly two weeks ago still hasn't turned up.  Your background
story is that you moved into town from France where your father was an
executive with a company named World Wide Technologies. The FBI will
provide you with two cover agents.  One will pose as your mother, and the
other of course, as your father.  All they will know is that you're a CIA
agent here to help the FBI.  You're already enrolled in all the AP classes
in school, but we think your focus should be on the PE teachers and
primarily the varsity football coaches."  I interjected " but you don't
KNOW that it's the football coaches for sure right?"  Tom agreed "True, we
don't know that it's them; in fact it could be anyone... so I
guess... watch for anyone that has an interest in... the football
team... or black kids... or whatever.  It could be another teacher or an
adult that graduated years ago, we don't know, you're right Aaron.

The head varsity football coach Mr. Schneider only teaches PE to seniors so
your PE coach will have to be Mr. Bates. Mr Bates is also the offensive
coach for the varsity football team.  Of the eight boy's PE coaches seven
are confirmed gay, and the other is a little bent as well and all of them
are pretty much pedophiles.  Six of the" The Doc chimed in "ephebophiles
NOT pedophiles!"  What's an E-phe-bo-phile I asked?  The Doc responded "an
ephebophile is an adult attracted to POST pubescent boys." "Right, I knew
that" I said realizing that somewhere inside that I really did already know
that - somehow.  Tom then added one of his classic crap generalizations.
"People become cops to have power over people. Guys become high school gym
teachers because they ARE pedophiles." "Ephebophiles" the Doc corrected
Tom.  "If it quacks like a duck" responded Tom. "Hardly" commented the Doc
"they are quite different. "Whatever" replied Tom.  "Anyway" Tom
interjected getting us back on topic. "Six of the seven
'PEDOPHILE'... coaches are also heavily into sadomasochism and the other
seems inclined to it as well.  Coach Schneider Coach Bates, and Coach
James, also called the "bigun", have criminal records which include
pedophilia in some way or another.  Coach Schneider's name was Jackson and
he came from Chico CA where he coached.  He was accused of using tactics in
training his Quarterback which were abusive.  Bates was caught taking pics
of high school locker rooms and James was caught in a hazing episode which
involved sex and sadomasochistic torture.  All three were released and
charges were dropped for various reasons.  Coach Schneider changed his name
and moved here as part of the deal with the boys parents to prevent them
from continuing the prosecution.

"None the less, none of the coaches are going to want you on the football
team; you're way to small.  So we'll have to woo them into putting you on
the team.  We can do that in potentially two ways.  First we'll have your
'Dad' bribe them.  He'll ostensively be offering them some philanthropic
gifts: one to cover the cost of a new addition to the library and a second
to pay for a new turf for the football field and some others to disguise
the first two.  The library gift should get the principle to put pressure
on the coach to put you on the team; because he's been lobbying for a new
library extension for years.  It should also thrill the football coach
because his grass field is almost unusable it's in such bad shape.  The
other wooing we can do is to let you entice the coaches with your let's
call it 'gay boy charm'.

The first step of that effort will be to have the head coach and principle
and a couple of others over for dinner with your 'parents' who will try to
convince the coach how much you want to play football, on the varsity
squad, not the JV squad.  You can then imply that you would do 'anything'
if you could play on the varsity squad.  We don't want you to be on the JV
team, or to be a manger or trainer, or some other bullshit towel boy job.
The reason is we don't think that you'll gain the level of intimacy that
you will need to get into their confidence.  We want them to know and TRUST
you.  That intimacy can only be gained through one on one interfaces, which
will only happen when you have daily contact.  It's better still if you
become pivotal for them.

This Podunk high school has a pretty abysmal football record: 0:14 last
year.  It was worse the year before that. In fact it's never much better in
their history.  If you get on the team and can change that record you would
become an indispensable player for them.  So we would like you to help them
to begin to have a winning team for once.  But be careful.  Don't set any
records.  We don't need a lot of press asking how you ran a 100 yard dash
in 9 seconds or anything like that.  Just be a touch better than everyone
else that is trying out for the various positions.

We've set up a hell of a basement training room in your home. You can take
the coach down into your 'boy cave', and show him your 'dedication' ...to
football.  We will have your 'parents' intimate that: 'what happens in
football training stays in football training', 'no pain - no gain', coaches
and teachers need a free hand if they want to give a child the best
'motivation', 'spare the rod and spoil the child', and you have to break a
few eggs to make an omelet, etc.  At the same time you will be agreeing
with what is being said and saying for yourself how: 'you would want to put
yourself in their hands', that 'you know it wont be easy' and that you know
that the harder they are on you the better you will become. We will have
your 'parents' ask you in front of the coaches something like 'So you know
this is high school football and you're two years, and really three years,
to young' and 'when the going gets tough you'll have to man up and suck it
in' and don't come crying to us if the coaches aren't nice to you' or 'what
happens if something bad happens like you break a finger' to which you will
of course promise that you wont be a quitter no matter how bad it gets.
That way the coaches will feel like they have a free hand, without fear of
anything 'leaking out' back to the parents." Tom said making air quotes.
We will also set up a daily punishment session for him to observe so that
they know you are used to punishment.

We have already bought the house and the renovations are complete.  It's
ready for you to move in.  You will meet your 'parents' tomorrow.  Tom went
over to a filing cabinet with a dial, like you see on a safe, and he
twirled the dial one way then the other and back and forth on and on.
Finally he pulled the drawer open and pulled out a couple of sealed manilla
envelopes.  He handed one to me and said "Here is your history - memorize
it."  He then started telling me about a bunch of other alphabet soup
things and finally said you have now received your OPSEC training and read
the Security Classification Guide for this program.  Do you have any
questions or harbor any reservations for complying with the security
guidelines laid our in these documents?" I answered "no" and he said this
is a test, you must pass this test with 95% or we will have to do the
briefing again.  I filled clicked the buttons.  The questions were very
hard and I wished I had actually listened to is briefing now.  there were
200 questions ant it took me almost an hour to finish the test.  I push the
submit button and it came back "Congratulations you scored 100% - please
enter your name and you may print copy of your course completion. Press the
send button to electronically send the information to HR for records
retention."  Tom remarked "holy fuck 100% on your first time through? It
took me 3 times to score a 95.  Shit you must be a smart kid alright.
Don't tell anyone anything that they don't NEED to KNOW.  Well it's just
about time and we have completed the read-in and provided you your personal
effects in tons of time for you to catch your flight. The V-22 is fueled
and ready in the hanger so we might as well get a jump on things.  Here is
your package of personal items." Tom finished as he was handing me the
second envelope.  I responded to the rush out the door with "I thought we
had lots of time, don't I have to pack?"  "No everything you need is set up
in your home." Tom said.  "We do have lots of time to spare but everything
is fueled and ready so why waste the time, we will have extra time to make
the flight".  We went up to the hanger and walked up the aft ramp of the
V-22 and got into the aircraft.  "Sorry but they need to blindfold you and
me before we go" Tom said.  "but why" I asked " I have to read these, there
isn't a window in here anyway."  "Its protocol" Tom said.  One of the two
technicians that escorted us up into the V-22 put my envelopes into a thick
plastic bag and pulled a strip off and closed the plastic bag bag sealing
the envelopes inside.  He then put the plastic bag labeled "TOP SECRET"
"Eyes Only AARON KLINE" into another foil covered bag sealing it again.  He
then put it into a cloth bag labeled "diplomatic pouch" along with a small
envelope and said "The destruction instructions and materials are in this
envelope."  He took two zip ties with numbers on them and threaded them
thru the zipper pull and a ring at one end of the zipper pulling the zip
ties tight closing the cloth bag completely.  He then took a pair of hand
cuffs and cuffed my arm to the ring on the cloth bag.  He the put a zip tie
around my wrist quite snuggly and another zip tie between the zip ties
holding the cloth bag closed and the zip tie on my wrist.  The second
technician came over and wrote the numbers of the zip ties on a sheet of
paper on a clip board and clicked the handcuff one notch tighter which was
annoyingly tight.  I remarked that the handcuff was too tight and the
technician responded "sorry that's the rule snug plus one click".

They then put foam earplugs in my ears, a blindfold on each of us and then
a heavy thick leather and rubber bag over the blindfold with a breathing
tube sticking out of it.  They then pulled straps tight around the outside
of the bag so that it cinched the bag tight around my face.  They then
pulled a strap tight around my neck and put a pad lock on it locking the
bag on my head and making it hard to breath. They pulled the five
seat-belts super tight and I heard the rotors start.  I felt my breathing
tube get connected to a another hose.  I figured it was oxygen.  I heard
the ramp start to close.  As it was closing I heard one ask the other as
the ramp was closing and the engines were starting up "did you see how
young that kid was.  The other technician replied "No, no I didn't just
click a handcuff to a bag full of 'eyes only' SCI onto a ten year.  No I
didn't!  I'm sure as hell I didn't do or see that.  No way that ..."  The
sound deadening hood and earplugs, closing doors and engine nose drown the
conversation.  But I realized I could hear right through that bag over my
head.

Then I started to feel woozy.  As I was coming back to consciousness I
realized that I wasn't in the V-22 any more but laying on the floor.  I was
expecting to take off but instead some lady was removing the hoods and
blindfolds.  As I regained my vision I realized I was in a van and lifted
my hand and the information bag was still locked to my wrist.  The fuckers
gassed me.  I had been a sleep for who knows how long.  That's why they
tied the crap to my wrist so that they could gas me and I wouldn't loose
the secret documents.  As I looked around I could hear that white noise
hiss in the van.  Tom wasn't with me but there were two other people in the
van.  The woman who took off my blindfold and another man.  The woman spoke
first "I'm special agent Pamela Kline and this is special agent James Kline
of the FBI's counter terrorism division.  You must be special agent Aaron
Kline.  Sorry about all of this.  It must be scary to wake up like that on
your first mission."

"She continued since I didn't speak "We will stay in the background for the
most part. Do you need a drink?" she asked as I was shaking the sand out of
my head.  "Of water?  Yes please" I answered.  I was parched.  "Since you
are new at this I should remind you that once we leave the van no further
classified discussions can take place until we arrive at the house and go
into the SCIF." said James.  "Sure of course" I shouted over the white
noise.  We pulled off the road and James opened the doors in the back of
the van. We were in a gas station under a roof.  All of the words were in
french on all of the equipment and advertisements.  We were in fucking
France. They kept me asleep as we flew over the fucking god damned ocean
and we are now in France for fuck's flying sake.  As I was working myself
into reality in drove a Lincoln Town Car which pulled up to the the pump
beside us.  "Here is our ride" said James who opened the door and ushered
me into the back seat. The man driving the car had the privacy window
closed.  Pam and Jim got in and closed the door as the gas station
attendant arrived and asked the driver in french how much gas he wanted.
The driver said fill it up.  So both the Town Car as well as the van
sitting beside us were getting fueled up.  After a while the van driver
paid the attendant and drove off.  Then another van that had been sitting
at pump further away, which looked a lot like the van we just got out of,
paid the attendant and drove off.  Then the attendant took our payment and
we drove off.  On the way James took out some hand cuff keys and removed
the handcuff from my wrist and the cut the zip ties writing the numbers of
the zip ties on a piece of paper.  Pam compared the numbers and initialed
the sheet of paper.  James then unzipped the pouch and tore open the
envelopes and handed me my pouches.  "You will need your personal effects
so open this envelope first and memorize everything in it and put it all
away.  One you have that you can open this last envelope. It will fill you
in on who you are.  You only have about an hour.  In the envelope was a
well worn wallet with dog eared money and pictures etc.  There was a
passport and some scraps of paper like old receipts and the like.  James
said to put them in my pockets.  My wrist still hurt from the handcuffs and
zip tie. I then opened the other envelope and read my background.
Birthdate and SS numbers etc were all in there.  James put all the papers
and the plastic bags in a coffee can sized thing and screwed the lid on.
He opened the littler white envelope and dropped it inside the can then
stuck a wad of stuff in a hole in the can and pressed a button.  I heard a
pop and he said don't open this for a while or we will have smoke all over
the inside of the car.

We arrived at Charles De Gaulle Airport.  The driver got out and opened the
trunk and put 6 suitcases on a trolly.  Jim paid the Town Car driver opened
the coffee can looked inside showing Pam and tossed it in the garbage.  Jim
gave the attendant our tickets as the Town Car pulled away leaving the
pouch inside the car.  We got on the plane without a hitch.  My passport
worked great.  The flight was long and uneventful.  Customs was a breeze.
We changed planes in Dulles and landed in St Louis a few hours later.  We
took a cab to the house.  It was a very nice two story fancy white house
with a wrap around front porch and pillars holding up the roof over the
porch.  The cab driver unloaded the trunk got paid and sped away. The house
was full of boxes.  We spent the next three days unpacking.  Sure enough
the basement was remodeled and turned into a huge gymnasium.  Some of the
boxes had stuff for the gymnasium and there were a few new boxes of new gym
equipment.  We set everything up and hardly ever spoke.  There was a
special room they called the SCIF that was underground and outside the
walls of the house.  You could only get into it by pulling the furnace
forward exposing a short hallway with doors in it.  As you walked down the
hallway put your hand in the holes in the wall and looked into the eyeball
scanner the door would whoosh open and close behind you.  There were three
set of those doors on the way to the SCIF.  I estimated that we were pretty
far from the house, in the middle of the backyard, well underground.  At
the end of the hall was a complex of rooms.  There was a as small set of
rooms for people to live in, bathrooms, kitchens and bedrooms.  There was a
communications room and a fully equipped hospital.  There was also a
similar hallway which lead to another house that sat on the road parallel
to our street.  Nothing was lavish in the subterranean complex; other than
the hospital. My bedroom was in the basement of the house all set up with a
football themed training area.  A few neighbors came by over the next
couple of days and introduced themselves.  Some had kids some just brought
welcome gifts.