Chapter 2: Faust.
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It had been 6 months since KittyToastClock had pointed out the flaws in the New England mansion's security system. He hired professional security guards, made sure they got a real wage, and had a new electronic security system installed. Every door was locked. Master keys or electronic key cards were the only way to open them. And only certain individuals had access to all the rooms.
The entire family was gathered at the large Breakfast table. Tigerkitty had come home for a visit. She craddled Noon-e in her arms as she sat at the table. The little one year-old squealed with glee. Despite being a Supermodel, she sure didn't act like one. There were only two things to do on Noon-e's Birthday. Greeting the new nanny, and enjoying the costume party that the adults had planned. Every guest was to arrive dressed as a Victorian Lady or Gentleman. KittyToastClock thought the whole idea was stupid......
"How the fuck is Security supposed to do its job, when everyone is wearing a freaking mask?!" He thought to himself.
He walked out into the hallway, leaving Tigerkitty, Metalix, Noon-e, and Mom & Dad behind. Opening the doors to the family library, KittyToastClock walked over to the young lady seated at the main desk. Things hadn't gone well for Sarai. She had no problem firing her Department-issue Glock model 17........ But on the last round, the slide would lock open; and the problem began. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't press down on the slide-release without feeling an awful pain in her thumb. She felt like a rookie again. Every rookie learned very quickly that the hardest part of shooting a handgun wasn't the 12 - 14 pound trigger pull on a revolver, but the amount of force needed to release a slide on an autopistol that was locked open, under spring tension.
The only silver lining was this new assignment. Her previous experience as a trained nanny in England was now going to pay off. She would be a nanny with arrest-powers. It was a personal favor, from the Mayor. Turns out that Noon-e's dad was a BIG campaign contributer. All she had to do was keep the baby safe, and take care of it. Very easy for Sarai to pull off. It would only be for a few months, while the family tracked down another highly experienced nanny to take over for the one who retired. If she did a good job, there would be a promotion in it for her. KittyToastClock introduced himself, and told her about Noon-e. He took her to the gun cabinet, and gave her a Smith & Wesson model 10, with a 2-inch barrel, and a shoulder holster for it. The revolver had no slide, thus Sarai's thumb injury was no longer a problem. He also handed her a small taser.......... Turns out, she'd need both sonner than she thought.
Sarai was told to come back later that night; a costume would be ready for her.
"All dressed up........ to go to work!" Sarai couldn't help but smile at that realization. On her way out, she noticed several high-end cars parked in the driveway. The black BMW M3 sedan caught her eye.
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The party was underway when Sarai arrived. She dressed in her "uniform," and went to meet Noon-e. Tigerkitty handed the baby to her. Noon-e smiled, she liked Sarai.
KittyToastClock just couldn't relax. He was dressed up, and also had on a mask. He scanned the ballroom. Everything seemed to be okay. Then he noticed a slender figure, dressed in dark red, with a matching mask that had an elongated nose. He got a weird feeling. He walked up to the figure and introduced himself.
"That's a rather bold costume you have on. Let me guess, you're here as Faust."
The slender figure only nodded. KittyToastClock couldn't tell if it was a friend of the family or a party crasher. He decided to take no chances. "I want to show you something" he said, pretending he knew whom he was speaking to. "I think you'd enjoy it." He began to lead Faust out the ballroom, and continued towards the front door. Things were going well....... until they got near the front door. Suddenly, Faust turned around and a small .22 caliber pistol came out. One round hit KittyToastClock in the stomach. He collapsed. Faust ran directly to Noon-e's room. Opening the door, Faust got hit in the gut with the taser. When Sarai saw the gun in the assassin's hand, she reached up with her other hand, pressed the barrel to Faust's head, and pulled the trigger. Her face was splattered with blood and brains. A piece of Faust's skull had nicked her chin. She saw what had happened downstairs on the CCTV camera in Noon-e's room.
KittyToastClock staggered upstairs. He was relieved to see that the dead body wasn't that of Noon-e. Sarai bent down and removed Faust's mask.
"Do you know who it could be?" She asked.
"Just Some-Stupid-Idiot." He said........ I really wish you had blown his balls off, Sarai."
The ambulance arrived quickly.
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SOAS learned immediately that the assassin had failed........ And she was not happy. She yelled into the phone........ "What the fuck is wrong with you! You fucking jackass! Why didn't you send Jade? She got the job done last time! Contact Jade. Or, I'll have your balls floating in my coffee!!!" She slammed the phone down.
"Morons....... morons....... I've got fucking morons on my team!" SOAS looked up from her desk. "Oh, you know I don't mean you."
Bobby Jenkins was seated in front of her.
"So, Sarai is still alive?"
SOAS responded, "Huh?........ Oh yeah! The target is still around. You better get back there......... The Terror is supposed to take place soon. And we can't afford to miss it."
"What exactly is it?" Asked Bobby.
"I have no fucking clue, no one in this Agency has a fucking clue. And Uncle Sam put me in charge of all these fucking morons! .......... All I know is, it's going to be BIG!"