SPA vs STAX #2
Protégé
By Celebff
Starring:
Aubrey Plaza as Jessie Clive
Peyton List as Agent Pink
Meg Donnelly as Agent Gold
The first trap had been laid. Soon SPA would have Margaret Hunt in custody, a very valuable bargaining chip with the STAX Corporation. However, with their numbers already stretched thin, The Boss had decided to only put Agents Pink and Gold to work in recruiting duty. STONE, their strongest ally had already declined assistance. TYME, another agency, similarly held back and told The Boss that they would wait to see how things played out. SPA seemed to be on their own, however there were two possible freelancers for the agency to bring into the fold.
The prized jewels were Agent Breeze and Agent River, both of whom had familiar relationships with SPA in the past. Breeze had worked closely with the agency on a number of missions. Her skill in disguise and espionage would make her a valuable asset against the trillion dollar corporate entity that was STAX. Agent River was a bit more isolated, however her detective skills were second to none. If there was any way to uncover the plots of STAX, putting these two to work for them would be the best way to do it without setting off any red flags.
So, The Boss ordered Agents Pink and Gold to the home of Agent Breeze. Secure her, recruit her, and bring her back to SPA. Then they’d be on their way to Agent River. However, as Agent Pink knocked on the door to the agent’s apartment, there was no response. She looked at Gold, who had a concerned look on her face. Pink took a step back and kicked in the door. The two agents rushed into the apartment and saw it completely tossed. A scattered array of papers, personal items, and furniture splayed out across the floor. There were holes in the drywall, paint chipped, and a knife embedded into the wall. The two agents searched the entire place, but found no trace of Agent Breeze. Something had happened here.
The two agents quickly paced down the hallway to the elevator. Agent Pink brought her wrist communicator to her lips.
“Agent Breeze is missing, there’s been a sign of a struggle, we’re on our way to extract Agent River now…” she said.
As the elevator opened there stood a single person inside of it. In a plunging top with a black leather jacket over it, a dark haired brunette woman stood with her hands behind her back. She looked up at the agents with massive dark brown eyes and smirked.
“On second thought…” Pink said into the communicator. “We might not be able to get there in time.”
“You two ladies looking for something…” the woman asked. “Or someone?”
“The woman who lives in apartment 55,” started Agent Gold. “Do you know where she is?”
“Oh Agent Breeze?” the woman responded. “She’s on route to a STAX holding facility where she’ll then be transferred into the custody of one of our capable employees for personal holding.”
Agent Pink clenched her fists and asked, “Who are you?”
“Name’s Jessie Clive,” the woman said. “Tilda Hasting’s personal protégé. That means we all have something in common, don’t we? Agent Pink, protégé of Agent Blue and Agent Gold, protégé of Agent Yellow.”
“You’re going to tell us where Breeze is right now,” Pink said.
“Oh I am?” Jessie laughed. “I think instead I’m going to show you just how superior STAX training is to SPA training.”
Pink and Gold both rushed into the elevator. They each began throwing punches and kicks, but Jessie calmly defended and countered. She snapped Gold’s head to the side with a jab before catching Pink’s foot mid-kick. She slammed an elbow into Pink’s jaw before ducking another punch by Gold. Jessie rammed her back into Gold’s chest, carrying the smaller girl into the side of the elevator. The smaller blonde’s back bent over the railing at a terribly sharp angle and she let out a wail of agony. Pink came forward, throwing two haymakers at Jessie, but the brunette ducked and tackled Pink to the floor. Jessie pinned the blonde, but Pink’s legs clamped around her waist.
Gold meanwhile leapt on Jessie’s back and slung her forearm across her throat, cranking her back into a choke hold. As Gold pried the assailant off of Pink, Pink released her scissors and began stomping on Jessie’s stomach. The protégé of Tilda Hastings took in a deep breath and kicked her feet out, using the momentum to spin her around to her stomach. In the same motion, her legs connected with Pink’s ankles, bringing the SPA agent crashing down to the floor of the elevator.
Now on her stomach and with Gold still clamping on with her choke hold, Jessie rose to her feet and backed up, roughly slamming Gold against the doors of the elevator. Gold kept her choke hold on as tightly as she could, even bringing her legs around Jessie’s hips to keep her stable. Jessie stumbled around the elevator, nearly tripping over Pink, who herself was trying to stand up. Pink finally got to her feet, stuck behind Gold and Jessie. The elevator bell went off and the doors opened. Jessie quickly moved backwards again, this time knocking Pink backwards into the apartment lobby. Jessie continued to stumble back before she leapt off of her feet and dropped backwards, landing on Gold whose choke hold instantly released as her spine hit the marble floor.
Jessie twisted her body so she was on top of Gold, looking down at her. She brought her fist up and then slammed it three times down on Agent Gold’s jaw. The petite SPA agent went limp as her head dropped to the side, her eyes closed. Jessie stood over her and then turned to face Agent Pink, who was barrelling towards her. Jessie bent her knees and caught the raging Pink, throwing her into the marble wall of the lobby. Pink crashed to the floor and Jessie took a handful of her blonde hair, dragging her along the lobby. She brought her to her feet and stood her up against the doorman’s post, which of course was unmanned,
With one hand on the agent’s shoulder, Jessie snapped a right cross that cracked against Pink’s jaw. Then her knee came up to Pink’s abdomen, doubling the blonde over. She grabbed the back of Pink’s leather catsuit and hoisted her up off of the floor. She lifted her up over her head, and then slammed her back down on the floor.
Pink let out a whimper as she hit the floor. She brought her communicator up to her wrist as she tried to crawl away.
“S-send… b-bac-ACK-”
Jessie grabbed the blonde’s throat and lifted her up off of the floor. Then, she punched her twice with her left hand. Pink’s head dropped. Her body went slack. Jessie tossed the agent to the floor and she slid next to her partner’s similarly knocked out body. Jessie took a pack of cigarettes out of her jacket, bannged the bottom of them, then plucked one from the carton. She slid it into her mouth and lit it, taking in a long, satisfied drag. Jessie sauntered over to her defeated victims, squatting next to Pink’s body. She took a handful of blonde hair and lifted Pink’s face up off of the floor. She blew smoke into her face and the woman weakly coughed in response.
Jessie took the cigarette out of her mouth and twirled it with a devilish grin. She moved it forward, bringing the ash-end dangerously close to Pink’s eye. She was ready to plunge it directly into her pupil when she suddenly felt a vibration on her hip. She looked down at her phone and saw RESTRICTED typed out across it. She dropped Pink’s head and picked up the phone.
“Yeah,” she said. “I’ll be right there.”
Jessie stood up and took another drag of her cigarette.
“You two are lucky I’m needed elsewhere,” she said. “Until next time little birdies…”
Jessie Clive had left no doubt who the superior protégé was. The two knocked out agents didn’t know it, but they had been saved by incredibly lucky timing. When they awoke they would have no indication of what had captured them. They would only have the painful memories of losing to Jessie Clive.
