Kelly's Hunt

Posted on Thu Jan 18th, 2024 @ 9:17pm by Level 4 Kelly Morrison

Kelly Morrison sat in front of the sleek, high-tech computer terminal at the top-secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility. Her determined eyes scanned the screen as she entered Jaclyn's name into the database. The soft hum of the machinery echoed in the dimly lit room, emphasising the urgency of her quest.

According to their estranged father, Jaclyn had run away from home. However, Kelly couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to the story. Not that he had been forthcoming when questioned by S.H.I.E.L.D.

Kelly reviewed the expense report.

There had been a transaction a month or so before which had led her to a motorhome dealership. And then the occasional transaction for what was obviously food and fuel. She had investigated the dealer and found that Jaclyn had traded in her car for a small motorhome. A motorhome she used to travel towards LA.

As the search results populated the screen, Kelly's heart raced. Images flashed before her, depicting her sister Jaclyn in various locations. The timestamps on the images suggested that Jaclyn had been on the move, always one step ahead of whoever was chasing her.

Then, she stumbled upon a series of images that sent shivers down her spine. Jaclyn was being pursued by a sinister-looking cult leader, his malevolent gaze fixed on her. In the subsequent frames, Kelly's sister unleashed a torrent of dazzling powers, pushing back the cult leader and his followers.

With a few swift keystrokes, Kelly accessed classified S.H.I.E.L.D. information to gather more details on the cult leader and the organization. She knew she couldn't rely solely on the official channels; this was personal.

She pulled up information on the now obviously dead man and frowned as she read it. The situation had been dire and Jaclyn and the other girl with her had been rescued. Not by S.H.I.E.L.D, but by another group that worked with them. Drake Academy.

They had taken Jaclyn, the other girl, the remains of Jaclyn’s motorhome which now resembled a massive robot, and a puppy with S.H.I.E.L.D acceptance.

Kelly pulled up what little information there was on Drake Academy.

Ally of S.H.I.E.L.D. And an address. Was all that she could see. The rest was:

=Level 9 access Required=

She scowled. Fine. She was a level 4. She had leave she could take. Sitting back in her chair. She considered things.

Her young sister was a Mutant. Or Awakened as some like to call them. If her father found out he would really loose the plot not to mention what his whore would do. None of her other siblings showed any sign of the X Gene. And she, herself was scanned when she joined S.H.I.E.L.D.

Kelly stood, wiped her search history and shut down the terminal. Road trip time. She left the small alcove where she had been working and headed for her desk. Ten minutes later there was a leave request submitted and Kelly was leaving the station by quinjet. Her destination, Arizona and the Drake Academy.

The quinjet dropped her in Phoenix and Kelly hired a rental car and headed off. She would find her sister.

Tbc