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Position Compromised: A New Semi-Transparent Lad Story
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"Position Compromised"


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The Parodiopolis office of the Federal Meta-Human Resource Center.
Monitoring Station A1, Sub-Level 28 Alpha.
Monday, 11 am.

The acting head of the FMRC, Ruben Holcomb, walks in & barks "Report!"

"Yes, sir. From the info we got from your conversation with the bartender Chuck. Then using some GPS tracking & triangulation we have pinpointed the rogue agents to here." An Agent said & then turned on one of the main view screens.

On the screen it showed a from space view of a mostly wooded area with a mountain in the background.

"This where Summers has been hidden, eh?"

"Yes. The property belongs to a one Mr. Clayton Greenhawk. He has owned this little piece of paradise from the last few years, before that it was just an abandoned plot of land."

"Who abandoned it?"

As the Agent replied using a remote he flashed a photo of said former owner on the screen "Zemo. He owned a laboratory on the mountain near by & liked owning the land around him for a few miles. Basically when you left the town's limits you entered Zemo owned land."

"What's this hick town's name again?"

"Kloshee Illahee."

"Does that mean anything? Sounds Indian."

"They're Native Americans' & in our search we haven't found anything on it's meaning."

"Probably means 'Land of the Ungrateful Rats'" Holcomb grumbled to himself & then said "Do we have anything on this Greenhawk person?"

"Yes, we cross-referenced his name with our files Summers, C-Class, other Government files we have access to to & we also Googled him just in case."

"And?"

"Clayton Greenhawk was born in either the late '60's or the early '70's, there are conflicting reports on both." The Agent said as he put a somewhat current photo of Greenhawk.

"Mr. Greenhawk is & has been involved in various protests against Environmental cruelties since the late '70's, he started young. He wants to save the Whales, stop clear cutting old growth Forests, stop oil drilling in Alaska, a stop to testing products on animals, etc. You know the stuff. He also does some political protesting: No Nukes, Free Tibet, WTO, Impeach Bush & Clinton, No Iraq War, etc." The Agent said as he flipped through a slideshow of Media appearances of Greenhawk: Newspaper photos, Video clips, Articles written by/about him, Messageboard postings, etc.

"Also, Greenhawk is a master marksmen with many forms of pre-industrial revolution weaponry."

"Which means what exactly?" Holcomb said interrupting.

"Swords, Bow & Arrows, Slingshots, Spears, etc."

"So, Summers got himself a modern day Robin Hood."

"Looks like it."

There was a few moments of silence & then Holcomb pointedly asked. "If we'd been looking for Summers & his kids why didn't we look for them in Alaska before now?"

"Well, sir. The info we had at the moment did not lead us to look in Alaska. Nothing in C-Classes' files mentioned anything about Alaska & there was only passing references to Greenhawk in Summers' files."

"But, it was there?"

"Yes. Summers met Greenhawk during his Soul Searching trip which happen between the years of '90 & '95. After that there has been little to no documented contacted between the two."

"But, there was contact?"

"Yes. Birthday cards exchanged, Christmas cards exchanged, nothing all that out of the ordinary."

"Ok." Holcomb said sounding not all that convinced. "What lead Greenhawk to Osh Kosh Begosh?"

"Kloshee Illahee, Sir. From what we've gathered he found the town during one of his trips up to Alaska, Greenhawk is originally from Oregon. We guess he bought the chunk of the land he currently lives on with his savings which we suspect was made from his time with the Barnett, Bailey & Smith Traveling Carnival/Freak Show/Petting Zoo." The Agent said & then showed a promotional flyer prominently featuring Greenhawk, a Bearded Lady & a Llama. "Greenhawk joined the show in '83 & left in the fall of '98."

"Anyone else been up at Summers' pow wow up north?"

"Yes. Chuck mentioned a man by the name of Torrie. We're doing multiple searches about Torrie but are running into a few roadblocks."

"From who?"

"Us, sir. There are scattered mentions of Torrie in Summers' file & on the 'net. But, we keep getting hits about him in protected Government databases on topic ranging from files during World War II to files during the Vietnam Conflict, after that time the hits are scattered."

"Anyone else?"

"Chuck mentioned a woman who fits the description of Model Citizen." The Agent said as he flashed a full bodied picture of the Agent of Project: S.W.O.R.D. "She does wear a pretty unique uniform."

Holcomb makes a note to phone her employer.

"Anyone else?" Holcomb asks.

"None that Chuck mentioned. To know precisely would require some in person investigation."

"No time for that. Summers' need to be addressed quickly. Enact the Crossbow protocols."

"But, sir?"

"What? I gave you an order & I expect to carry it out." Holcomb pointedly as he stared down the Agent.

"Yes, Sir." The Agent said & turned around to a console. He typed in the necessary codes & pressed enter.

With he head hung low avoiding Holcomb eyes, he turned around & said. "It's done."

"Good."

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Space.
One of the main NASA Satellites' orbiting Earth. The Satellite moves from it's normal orbit to a new position, a concealed laser comes out & powers up. It fires down upon Alaska. The Laser connects with a plot of land just on the outskirts of the Kloshee Ilahee Fishing Village.

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Alaska.
A few feet from where the Laser touched down.
In an RV.

"I knew that Chuck guy looked suspicious." Gordon Matthew Summers said. He was in the passenger seat.

"I told you going into town was dangerous. You don't know where Holcomb has placed agents." Clayton Greenhawk said. He was seated in the Drivers' seat.

Victor Torrie was seated just behind them, The former members of C-Class that did come to Alaska are seated around the table.

"So, it was a good thing we came into Mr. Greenhawk's RV to get warm?"

"Yes, Oswald. Yes, it was." Mr. Summers said.

"Well, the element of surprise is gone." Greenhawk said dejectedly.

"Not if Holcomb thinks we're dead!" James Milton said.

"He wouldn't think that. Holcomb is to smart to think that. This was just a message telling us he knows where we are & that he could kill us at any moment." Torrie said without feeling.

"Yeah. But, we have no idea of what Holcomb is thinking." Summers said. "I should know. I spent months trying to figure out his thought process & just when I thought I figure it out, he sprung something on me from left field. Then I had to start all over again."

"Where are you right now?" Betty Marsh asked. There was some feeling in her voice, that feeling: Scared.

"I'm not back at starting all over again. Holcomb sending this message, as Vic called it, reconfirms my thinking on what he's thinking. Now, some of the things Abbey told me at the bar has me rethinking Holcomb a bit but if my thoughts are correct we may have to cut training shot & go back to the East Coast."

"What? So, he could kill us in person?"

"Possibly. Death, in our line of work is always a possibility." Summers deadpanned.

No one replied to that comment. Most just stared at the burning crater in the ground.

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TO BE CONTINUED


Next Time: We catch up on where a few former Members of C-Class have been since they became former Members, Summers & his group come back to the East Coast, Holcomb furthers his plans & other stuff. I can't reveal all that will happen here or no one will read it!

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FOOTNOTES:


-This story deals directly with the last scene of the last Semi-Transparent Lad story: "Bar Talk".

-I actually don't really know what "Kloshee Illahee" means. I got the name from my Grandmother, it's the name of the Retirement Community she lives in.

-I guess by now you can guess which two comic book characters Mr. Greenhawk is partly inspired by.

-There was to be an overview of Mr. Torrie's history, like what I did with Greenhawk. But I couldn't figure out how to phrase it so it's not here but it will be a future story.

-Model Citizen's real name is Abigail "Abbey" Walker & is Mr. Summers' Girlfriend. For those that don't remember what Abbey's "Uniform" looks like it's a white Bikini, white Latex boots & a long white cloth Jacket with white faux fur trimming. She did not choose this uniform, it was given to her by Project: S.W.O.R.D., the super secret Spy Organization she works for. As revealed last time, Abbey is the trail of Holcomb & it looks like he might also be on her soon.


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