One-Man Infiltration Mission

Agent York followed Alice. The path was extremely convoluted, and went through a complex labyrinth, across a bridge over a lava pit with lava sharks in it, and behind a laser array.

"Where exactly is this interview room?" he asked. He was getting further from his goal, but he didn't show his annoyance; he'd been better trained than that.

"Um, I'm pretty sure it's this way..."

York continued following her until they reached a small closet. She opened the door and motioned to him to come inside.

"This is the one section of Hothead's base that doesn't have working surveillance cameras," she explained. "Greetings, Agent York. I'm your contact. I've been working here for months, learning as much as I can in preparation for the eventual assault."

"Can't I just break the machine in his office?"

"That's the end goal, but it won't be that simple. Hothead's not the smartest of villains, it's true, but he's dangerous in a fight and I've never seen him leave the office. You'll have trouble conducting any sabotage while he's around."

"So I need to either get rid of him, or get some weaponry that can stand up to him."

"You'll need to deal with Carol as well. In all honesty, she might as well be in charge; she knows how to manage an evil organization far better than Hothead does. I've been trying to stage accidents to get him to fire her, but every time he actually gets mad at her, she starts crying and he can't go through with it."

"Damn. So that's why I was told to bring the laughing gas. I'm afraid it didn't survive the flight."

"Well, I suppose you'll just have to improvise. You're Agent York, after all."

She handed him a form.

"Now, fill this out so that it looks like I actually interviewed you. And if Carol asks, be sure to say I was incredibly incompetent. That's been my cover story, we need to keep it up."

"Thank you, Alice. I'll be sure to say some particularly unpleasant things about you."

She smiled.

"Actually, my name is Anita."