Spy 1
The white snow spread across the capital city Prague for miles. The snow came up to the ankles, but that in no way stopped the buzzing of life that filled the beautiful city.
Men and Women went about their daily lives as usual; people were shopping, eating out with friends, and just enjoying life, everyone but one man.
The man's name was Richard Parker. Richard Parker was a handsome man that stood at 5'11, with chestnut brown hair, brown eyes, tan skin and he looked to be in his early 40s.
He had a lean build that was covered by a thick brown coat that shielded him from the biting cold weather of Prague. Richard walked down the street until he came to a small bagel shop located at an intersection that had a clear view of every street and all of the people that passed by the shop.
Richard stopped and then turned and looked around with an expert eye in every direction for anything suspicious and when he didn't see anything he quickly entered the shop.
Inside the Bagel Shop
The Bagel shop was full of life as well; the people inside the shop were loud and joyous.
They were eating their bagels while enjoying hot cups of coffee.
Richard maneuvered through the shop until he came to a booth that was occupied by a seemingly old man with gray hair and who looked to be in his eighties.
Richard stopped at the booth and he looked at the older gentlemen
"Excuse me sir….but is this seat taken?" he asked
"Only if you sit down young man" the old man replied
Richard smirked and then sat down on the opposite side of the older man.
He looked around again; searching for anything out of place, but his search was interrupted when the older man started to talk.
"We're clear Richard…..and people say I'm paranoid" he said.
"You are Paranoid…but paranoia is probably how you and I are still alive" Richard responded.
"Ah the life of a spy" said the older man with a smirk.
Richard Parker was indeed a Spy, just like the type everyone reads about.
It was his job to obtain secrets and information from dangerous people, manipulate assets into revealing information about their organizations, blend in and disappear from public eye without a trace.
Richard did all of those things and he was extremely good at his job, so much so he had earned the respect of one of the greatest spies known to man: Colonel Nick Fury, the man he was sitting across from.
"I see Doctor Nemesis finally got around to perfecting that image inducing tech that I swiped from that Leviathan organization" said Richard looking at the older man.
"Yeah, but unfortunately Nemesis is a bastard and he only created one before he slipped off my radar….but I'll find him again" Nick replied.
Nick Fury was the leader of the clandestine and peace keeping taskforce known as S.H.I.E.L.D. So far only a select few in government knew that the organization even existed.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s main goal is to protect the U.S. and her allies from terrorist organizations around the world and there were dozens of them.
Organizations such as: A.I.M. which is composed of super intelligent individuals who want to rule the world through Science, there was also Hydra who just wanted to rule the world with an iron fist, and then there was Leviathan, an organization that not even Nick himself knew a whole lot about, but that would change shortly.
Usually Nick wasn't an old man, he was a man that stood at 6'2 and weighed about 220lbs. He usually had black hair with gray around the sides, tan pale skin, a 5 o'clock shadow and a black patch covering his left eye.
Nick also usually wore his standard S.H.I.E.L.D attire which composed of a dark navy blue suit, with a white belt holder which held both his guns, but now Nick was in disguise so he wouldn't blow Richard's cover.
"You do have a knack for finding people" said Richard. The disguised Colonel leaned back in his chair and looked at the man across from him.
"Richard you took a risk in contacting me…we did the friendly small talk…..now tell me why you wanted to see me?" said Fury seriously
"Alright Nick…I'm gonna be blunt with you….I….We that is, Mary and I want out" he said seriously staring back at Nick. The two men stared at each other for a second letting what Richard just said linger in the air.Nick rubbed his wrinkled chin and he let out a sigh.
"Richard please tell me you didn't call me all the way Prague to tell me you want out"
"You're damn right I did Nick" Richard replied.
"Richard you and Mary are too Goddamn close to quit…" Nick started before he was interrupted
"We understand how close we are, but…." Richard started before Nick interrupted him.
"No I don't think you do" Nick growled slightly leaning forward "You said it yourself in your last report The Red Skull has given both of you his blessing to be inducted into his trusted circle…this is it Richard. This is what you and Mary have been working you asses off to achieve and you want to throw it away…why" asked Nick forcefully before he looked around just to make sure no one heard him raise his voice.
Richard let out a sigh and he looked at his friend/boss with tired eyes.
"There comes a point in a person's life Nick where…where they
come to realize what's really important…and…"
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