Jace was stirred awake by the feeling of a body on top of him. He opened his eyes and ran his hand along the body of the Woltar woman on top of him. He chuckled as he felt the woman''s furry tail begin sweeping across his legs. Then a moment later he was groaning as his watch alarm began going off in his bag.

    "Sorry," Jace apologized with a chuckle as he moved the woman off of him and pulled himself off of the bed. He stepped over and opened his bag pulling out his watch. He glanced at it and clicked his tongue in annoyance. He began pulling on a pair of pants.

    "Going somewhere?" The woman asked as she lifted herself up.

    "Just need to step outside for a second for a private call. I will be back in a minute." Jace answered as he grabbed his aviators as well and stepped onto a balcony that the room has, closing the door behind him.

    He pulled his Aviators on and the chatroom opened. [Ulin: Arrived, ready for briefing.] Then there was another message below it. [Tako: Arrived a few hours ago, had issues coming in.] Jace frowned at the messages.

    He then sent his own message. [Spectre Jace: Here.]

    A moment later another message popped up. [Anvil: Prepare for briefing.] Then a few moments later a file appeared on his glasses.

    Jace opened them and was assaulted with several pieces of information. All of which was relating to things they could not discuss before arriving. Like who the Intelligence Agency they would be working with from the Woltar. As well as the identity of the agents that were picked to work with them. There was also the info on their target and the investigation they were picking up on.

    The only thing in this data packet of information was the identity of the Woltar spies they would be working with. But as he read through the three files of information he had to restrain his laughter. He turned around and walked back into his rented room. Taking off his aviators and turning off his watch as he did so.

    He walked back in and frowned as he caught sight of the young Woltar woman dressing herself. "Aw? Leaving already?" Jace asked.

    The Woltar woman was a wolf Woltar with gray fur and hair. Her tail was fluffy while the ears atop her head twitching when he entered. While her nose twitched as she likely caught his scent.

    "Yeah, my boss called. Apparently I have to head straight into work. But if you are still in town I would like to go out sometime soon." The woman stated as she slid her leather jacket on. Her ripped jeans and combat boots were already-

    "You are wearing the wrong boots." Jace pointed out while hiding a smirk. She was wearing his boots. "As much as I would not mind the swap. You will probably regret it later."

    The woman blushed in embarrassment. Jace had met her last night at the bar once it got busy enough. Once it got dark there were bands and became fully bustling. It seemed Chen''s spot was very popular among the locals.

    This woman, Vana D''yahn, was apparently in the Woltar military for a time before she left and went into the private sector. Supposedly she was now working as a low-level guard. But as Jace watched her switch boots and leave he had to restrain his amusement as he knew who she really was and where she was likely going. They would see each other soon.

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    A few minutes earlier.

    Vana leaned up on the unfamiliar bed and glanced out the windowed door at Jace, the young man she met at the bar last night. She had come out to play while she had the time since she did not know when she would get another chance.

    RING!

    She quickly leaned over and pulled her phone off the bedside table. She answered it as she propped herself up against the headboard of the bed.

    "This is Vana, speak." She was quick and to the point.

    "Agent Vana, you are being sent an address to meet up with your team. There you will be briefed and then sent off. This assignment is classified, you are not to communicate with anyone from the agency until it is complete." The voice was of a woman she had never met. But that was how it always was.

    "Understood." Vana answered and hung up. Getting out of the bed, flinching for a moment in pain. "Damn." She stretched for another moment before she began dressing. Pulling on her underwear. Then her jeans took a moment because of having to fit her tail through a specially tailored hole. Then her bra and black tank top came on.

    The young man, Jace as she recalled his name, was taking off his aviators as he walked in. They had a short conversation before she left. She quickly skipped down the stairs glancing at Chen, the AI Bar owner, he was cleaning after last night. She has gotten absolutely wasted before and slept the night on the nearby beach. But Chen had usually the best breakfast prepared for anyone drunk that stayed the night.

    Vana walked over to her motorcycle and jumped onto it. Starting it up before racing off. She was speeding along roadways and bridges until she arrived at her destination. A remote abandoned mansion. She pulled up to the entrance and noticed a trio of cars already parked at the entrance. A green crossover, a black SUV, and a red sports car.

    She pulled up by the door and parked her motorcycle. Hoping off and moving to the door. It was already slightly opened so she just pushed it open some more as she walked in. The lobby was extravagant like one of those ancient designs from human history. They were made more for showing off than functionality.

    She walked past the lobby to where a modern armored gray box was sitting in the center of the living room. She looked around and noticed two of her fellow agents.

    "Ellis and Patrick, I suppose you are the people I am working with on this job?" Vana asked. "But who else? I saw three cars out there." Vana nodded at the entrance.

    The pair of men exchanged a look of confusion before looking back at her. "We actually do not know. We were just told to bring this box here from the space ship terminal. We came in the SUV and we were surprised when that crossover arrived before us."

    "Then who-"

    "That would be us. We are the people you are working with." A voice spoke from above them. Vana looked up to a balcony where a man was standing. He waved down at them. "I arrived before you guys did. Name''s Tako."

    "Are you briefing us?" Vana asked before she suddenly felt a shiver go up her spine.

    "No, we are not. He is going to be a few minutes late. Apparently he decided to pick up breakfast. We have to wait for him since he is the only one that can open the box." A woman''s voice sounded behind Vana. Causing her hair to stand on end.

    Vana spun around and pulled a knife out of the sheath hidden in her jacket. Her wrist with the knife was grabbed. She looked at the woman who talked. It was like she appeared out of nowhere. But as she took a breath and calmed herself she relaxed her arm.

    "Sorry, you surprised me." Vana told the woman who released her arm.

    "That''s fine. My ability can be rather surprising. I am sure it also sets off your instincts." The woman answered, "You can call me Ulin. While that is our boss." Ulin nodded behind Vana.

    Vana turned around and blinked in surprise. While Jace smiled at her. He held several brown bags in his hands. "Breakfast from Chen''s. He said you have a favorite apparently." Jace told her as he walked over to a counter.

    "How… you… Jace?" Vana asked in surprise.

    "Yup, I will admit when we were given the identities of the Woltar Agents I was surprised to learn I had already met one." Jace told her as he opened the bags and began removing food containers. Sear?h the N??elFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    "Vana, you know this person?" Ellis asked in surprise.

    "Well, yes I met him last night at Chen''s bar. But I am guessing that was by chance." Vana pointed out. "What exactly are we doing with… the Vexical Inquisitors?" Her question caused the three of them to chuckle.

    "Vexical Military, we are hunting someone who assisted the federation in a covert attack on our nation. We tracked histrail Woltar and Leonair systems." Jace explained as he walked up to the armored box and placed his hand on a black spot on it.

    A moment later the box began opening up. Splitting out to two sides the lid revealed an array of weapons and a holographic imager appeared. It immediately began displaying images above the box.

    "Meet Devan Alistair, he is an anthro goat human. He is also a smuggler on Nymph who moves just about everything through the Artemis system. Weapons, mecha, drugs, people, slaves, and even information. We are going to follow one of his contacts. They are supposed to be meeting Devan sometime in the next few days." Jace told them as he grabbed from one of the extended panels his gear. A sheathed combat knife with a few throwing knives. Then he grabbed a pyre and a silencer with a few magazines.

    "We do not know Devan''s location?" Patrick asked.

    "Unfortunately not," Jace backed up as Ulin walked up to the case to get her own gear. While Tako jumped down from the second floor, landing quietly before he made his own way over to the box of gear. "We will use this place as our base of operations for the next few days. Vana and I will be on the first watch. Ulin and Ellis will take the second. Tako and Patrick will take the last watch. Any questions?"

    "Yes, how are we getting there? I doubt we would be very hidden or discrete if we took my motorcycle." Vana pointed out as she picked up a container that had her favorite breakfast from Chen''s.

    "We are not," Jace raised her motorcycle keys that he lifted out of her pocket earlier. Then he tossed the keys to Ulin. "Ulin, you take her bike, we will take your car." Jace explained.

    Ulin raised an eyebrow in confusion. "How did you know my vehicle is a sports car?"

    Jace shrugged, "because Tako was probably the first one here. He probably only got in less than an hour ago." He then grabbed a bag that he did not unpack, it had his own breakfast in it. Jace walked toward the front door as he caught the keys Ulin tossed to him. "Fill your partners in on other relevant information that will help to find Devan."