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Lions. Tigers. Hikers with guns. What you see isn't what you get.

Copyright Jerod Underwood Park 1997
All rights reserved

STORY PLOT: Your team has been dispatched by the head of the corporation, himself. Though, his name must be kept secret, for unstated reasons. Each member of the team has been shuttled to a meeting place via limousines (with all back seat windows blacked out) just a few miles away from the missions coordinates, where a luxurious hotel room on wheels is parked. As you and your team mates meet inside the vehicle, you find a lovely woman designated as the team's mobile base assistant. Her code name for the mission is Tennessee. From there, she goes through a door and closes it behind her. You hear an engine start up. Then, as the vehicle shakes from forward movement, you hear an intercom system crackle to life. Her voice comes over it. With which, she begins to debrief the team on need-to-know information. "Your destination, though top secret, is a rather rural location deep within' the wilderness. Mountain ranges will be lurking nearby. But, keep in mind that this is in no way a vacation spot. It's business." But, she never seems to define it well. "Your team's mission is to explore the forest areas and beyond to look for suspicious activity within' the woods." "What kind of activity?", as you think to yourself. "Must be another top secret. If I only had a penny for every one of those..." After a breath, she continues, "Your cover story is that you're just a bunch of hikers out on a sunny afternoon. Your real story? I'm not allowed to tell you at this time. Your goal is unknown, even to me. Each of you are equipped with supplies and equipment vital to your mission. These supplies are located in large backpacks, each pre-embroidered with your code names on them. You can locate these backpacks inside the closet, located to your left. Under the sign marked 'I'm Busy'. Each pack is equipped with general equipment useful during your mission, standard corporation equipment for field operatives, prop filling for use with your cover story, in case of capture. Each pack is equipped with the personal choice of hand weapon that each of you prefer to use. These weapons are accessible from a secret compartment in the pack, behind your right arm. Standard corporation radio equipment, necessary for communicating with your other members and with me for further instructions. Any questions?"
As several of your teammates start in on the questioning, you go over to the closet to study the equipment in your pack. Along with the standard equipment and decoy props, you find specific instructions addressed to you. These designate your patrol sectors by use of a satellite mapping system and conditions of the terrain.

THE TEAM: Each member of the twelve person team has their own special talents and ways of getting the job done, usually while having little idea of what the job is. After all, your team is the best of the best. The ace of the base. The ones with that golden touch. And the corporation expects yet another flawless job to be delivered to their doorstep. And yet, they protect themselves with allowing only the skinniest of details to go by. It's just a miracle the team has had any success at all. Much less, a 95% perfection rating. But, in the spy business, it all comes with the job.
Each team member has their own, unique contribution to that winning spirit. There's Doug, the team leader. His strong leadership skills hold the team together through the rough times. Or Jameson's swift puzzle solving skills... (More to come.)

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Copyright Jerod Underwood Park 1997
All rights reserved