Story 03 – Part 3 – Faith in Your Team

“Your boss must be really easy going to let you use this rag tag group as your personal strike force,” Vire told both agents.

Dev laughed. “Actually, he’s a little unorthodox. There’s a reason our agency isn’t a particular agency. We kind of cover anything and everything.”

“We’re actually encouraged to pick up our own contacts,” Regg added. “Though, this is the first time we’ve picked up a freelance agency.”

“You know,” Dev said, “for being so adamant about not encouraging Tech to hack, you sure have no problems with being devious yourself.”

“That was before I met you boys two months ago,” Vire pointed out. “That and having Carmine back in town helps. I would prefer Tech have friends and idols who are a little closer to his age. But enough about that, it looks like we’ve got movement.”

The group was set up in the lobby of the apartment complex. At Owens’ request, Vire had built several computer systems to put in the lobby. After all, if Owens was going to be running his own side agency he needed some good equipment. Dev had to admit, Vire and her son were some of the best assets that Owens had. They really were becoming a personal task force.

Dev shook his head, snapping his short attention span back to tracking. The crazy cult had been catapulting dead bodies and then vanishing. If Boomer’s information was correct, then maybe they would be able to track these guys and figure out what exactly was going on. They could just be dealing with crazies who launched dead bodies, or else there was more going on.

“Okay, they’re splitting up,” Vire said. “Since the tracking devices are on their clothes, we’ll have problems if they change.”

“At least we’ll know where they live,” Agent Michaels said. “We’ll be able to post surveillance.”

“Or we could just break in,” Dev suggested. “You know, Vire, Regg will never admit it but he’s pretty good at picking locks.”

“Really?” Vire asked, surprised.

“Can we get back to work?” Agents Michaels asked.

Dev grinned, but did turn back to the computer. He enjoyed tormenting Regg a little too much. It was a trait he had picked up from Owens. Still, it was amusing that Regg was actually really good at several sneaky behaviors, but you could not tell when you looked at him.

Agent Michaels did try to follow the rules before breaking them, which was a good thing. Given that the agency they worked for had a bit of a reputation for rule breaking, it was good to try to follow some of the laws. Of course, when you belonged to an agency that finds you rather than you joining it, the rules tended to change.

“Mr. Owens suggested I hit you in the back of the head when you space out,” Regg said as he tapped Dev on the shoulder. “I don’t think that’s actually necessary.”

“Thanks,” Dev laughed. “My head appreciates it. Though, it wouldn’t be wandering around if those guys were actually doing something interesting.”

“Like one of them going to an old abandoned building?” Vire asked. “Well, at least one of the tracking devices is doing that.”

“You sure?” Dev asked.

“Well, I hate to admit it,” Vire said, “but Tech would be able to figure that out. I’m good with computers, but better with building them.”

“Well, we can always check it out,” Dev suggested.

“By ourselves?” Regg asked. “What if that’s the cult meeting place?”

“Well of course by ourselves,” Dev said nonchalantly. “We really can’t go in with a strike force unless we have confirmation that it is the cult base.”

“I’d rather go in with a team,” Agent Michaels admitted.

“What?” Dev teased. “You don’t like the odds of two against the body snatchers?”