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Footsteps resounded throughout the seemingly calm halls of Himitsu Takana. Agents below 00-rank were around, eyeing the three who had entered the building. By now the incident had been buzzing around the place already. The secretaries couldn't keep anything quiet within the building. Especially Lancy. So there were whispers and looks as Agent Littrell once again headed down to the office where he’d said he would meet his cousin.

It amazed him sometimes how different they were, he and Kevin. Most of their family had gone off and joined the military. By the time he and Kevin had reached that age, both wanted something beyond that. Brian had slowly worked his way through the rankings of the system and eventually the CIA, while Kevin struggled with another job until the day he was recruited into HimTak, the secretly appointed, true "Big Brother" of the world. The public never knew of HimTak and credited their protection back to America, which was only the country that hosted them for now. Eventually, there'd be a relocation; there always was to keep people guessing. The main reason – the only reason – Brian knew the exact spot was because he was related to K. K wasn't stupid, knew he had to work with the US government, so he always called Brian, whom he could trust.

That fact, however, annoyed him to no end at the moment. He had just barely gotten back from the mission from hell with the most irritating, poor excuse for an agent that he'd ever dealt with. Brian had been promised time off for having taken that extra mission with Himitsu Takana, being the only "open-minded" agent of his team who solely dealt with "special projects." When he’d gotten back, he was simply told something huge had happened and that he was to be sent with two FBI agents to go check it out. Goodbye time with Opal.

He continued walking, ignored the murmurs around him. Some came from the federal agents who accompanied him.

"See, I told you the truth was out there!"

"They could drop you in the middle of the desert, tell you the truth is out there, and you'd ask them for a shovel! I'm waiting till I see."

And basically, that's what they were doing. Coming to the middle of a damn desert to see what had K so worked up. He could have been with Opal, his Opal. Usually she was in LA while he was across the country in DC when not on an assignment. He loved that girl, and no matter how hard or frustrating his job got, she was able to soothe him in ways no other could. He had been yearning for this time with his girl, and now it was gone.

It was the slamming against another body that snapped him out of his reverie.

"You?! Watch where you’re going! Fuck, you’re supposed to LEAVE after you try and fuck up the world.”

Brian's jaw set in annoyance. He was beyond the point of not being in the mood to deal with him again. He stepped up to the taller blonde without hesitation. He leaned up, meeting the other man nose to nose without a second thought. "And again, people like y'all can't handle it, which is why I got MY orders!" he shot back, his country twang in full effect. The two FBI agents behind him had gone on ahead without his notice.

"All you're gonna do is cover it up! Hide it; use it somewhere to make the world worse..."

"We ain't on a mission anymore, pretty boy. I could-"

"Oh yeah? Bring it on, you damn hillbilly!"

"Hillbilly?! Hillbilly?! This hillbilly has more brains than you, you poor excuse for an agent. No wonder you were on hiatus before!"

At that, Nick shoved the CIA agent against the wall. He didn't care what K said. He could care less that the CIA would be pissed off if he beat up the one agent willing to deal with them. America hated anyone taking away the Big Brother role the way HimTak did. But all he could think of was how badly he ached to beat the annoying southern boy to a bloody pulp, even if K did have the misfortune of being related to Brian.

No one mocked his hiatus, not with what had lead to it. No one. It was a sore spot that never went away. "You know SHIT. Back the HELL off!"

Finally, he felt a pair of hands pull him roughly away and shove him back against the wall. An angry pair of green eyes met his gaze. Brian just smirked defiantly. "So Kev, is it time to fire him yet?"

The oldest one of the bunch just rubbed his temples, followed by a tired run of his hand through his full head of black hair. "I'm going to go gray between you two and your immaturity. 008, this is exactly why you're not going on this mission. And Brian, he's one of my best, and I'm sick of you helping pick fights. Both of you are acting like spoiled brats, and I am damn sick of you both. Carter, go to Pearl's lab as planned. Brian, follow me to containment; your FBI agents are already there. And if you know what's good for you, stay silent, or the US government could go to hell before I let them in on this incident."

Both of them rolled their eyes, but did as they were told as Agent K took this moment to turn around and walk further down the corridor. Brian took a deep breath and, after shooting a glare after Nick, walked down the same direction his cousin had.


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Brian found himself delayed later, but for good reason. The mission was located in LA, and he couldn't believe his good luck. It was nothing compared to the time off he could have had, but it was something.

He had told Agent Jay and Agents Scull and Mull that he would meet with them at the destination, but that he had a meeting he had to attend first. And it was true, sort of. He had caught the first flight he could, even if it was at two o'clock in the morning. He’d wanted to arrive the first chance he got.

Now he was there, with Opal in his arms, as they lazily watched the sunrise on the balcony of her luxurious studio apartment. Her silky, dark hair was within his fingers, and her jade eyes were gazing up at him with love. Brian couldn't think of a better way to spend a mission, especially after his last one. She just didn't know he had another assignment to do just yet.

"This is so nice," she said softly, as if not to ruin the tone of the newly born day. "You, me, the sunrise, and no one is trying to kill us."

A gentle kiss was placed upon her forehead by the southern gentleman. "Perfect."

"I can't believe we'll be able to be free of that for two weeks... I love my job, yeah, but it's good to have a break."

Brian subconsciously released a sigh at the thought. His superior officer owed him big time. "About that."

She stiffened just ever so slightly. "You got another assignment, didn't you?"

"Darling, I didn't want it..."

"Which means it involved Himitsu Takana again because that's the only reason they'd take your vacay away." She gave a slight pout of the lips. "That stinks. What's time off without your boyfriend?"

He gave her a gentle squeeze, nuzzling her neck and inhaling the sweet, vanilla fragrance of her skin. "The good news is that this mission is here in LA, so I won't be far, and I'll take a day or two extra with you after it's done."

Opal smiled softly. He may have been a workaholic at times, but she gave him points for trying. In their business, it came with the territory, and she had long ago accepted that. When they’d first began dating, she’d had a hunch he would love his country more than her. She didn't know for sure, and may never know, but it was endearing, and she loved that loyalty within him. "This better be some mission," she teased.

He nodded. "Huge. K actually had to call us because he wasn't sure how to go about it without a little help."

"That big?"

"Yep."

She grinned even more, with a twinkle in her eyes. "Fine; I guess I'll let you save the world."

He chuckled as he stood with her scooped within his arms. "I'll save the world later. Right now, I have a new mission." With that, he ran off to her bedroom playfully, and loud squeals and giggles between the lovers soon followed.


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“I can’t believe I’m wearing this,” Pearl groaned, letting out a soft squeal as she tripped in her stilettos.

“Just think of it like this: the sooner we get in, the sooner we can get out and out of these get-ups. Does this tail make my ass look big?” Red inquired, turning to look at the white ball of fluff on her butt.

Groaning, Emerald gave Red a slight push. “Let’s move it, girls.”

Jay shook his head. He couldn’t help but laugh; this was going to be interesting. Part of him was sorry that he had to subject the ladies to this, but the other part of him… well, he was a guy, after all.

They made their way up to the entrance of the Playboy Mansion and pressed the button, listening to the elaborate doorbell, which was a horrible rendition of “Don’t Cha.” Four pairs of eyes turned to stare at Jay.

“What? I didn’t pick the doorbell music.” He smirked.

There were assorted groans just as the door swung open to reveal a huge, muscular guy with an unsmiling face.

Jay took a step forward, offering his hand to the guy. “My name is Rico.”

The guy stared at his hand and then at him and then looked at the girls, a hint of a smile forming on his lips.

Jay cleared his throat. “These are my girls. That’s Cookie…” He pointed to Emerald, whose eyes widened in shock. “That’s Candy…” He pointed at Pearl, who whirled around to look at him. “This is Cocoa…“ He pointed to Diamond, who stiffened slightly. “… and this little lady is Muffin,” he finished, resting a hand on Red’s shoulder. She jerked out of reach, and his hand fell back at his side.

“Muffin, huh?” The guy grinned.

Red swallowed hard, batting her eyes. “I hope you like muffins.”

The guy chuckled. “You have no idea. Why don’t you ladies come on in?”

“I’m so glad to hear you say that; that’s exactly why we’re here. I’d like to donate these lovely ladies…to you! Well, to the man of the house… might I have a word with him so we can work something out?”

The guy stared at him for a moment before shutting the door.

“Way to go, Jay, now we’ll never get in!” Pearl groaned.

“I had to say something; it’s weird if I’m offering you guys and don’t ask for anything.”

“Now what do we do?” Diamond sighed.

Just then, the door opened again, and they all turned.

“You ladies can come in. You… Rico, you leave.”

“Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. Where they go, I go.”

The guy crossed his arms over his chest. “Then no deal. It’s either the ladies, or you all can leave.”

Red slowly made her way closer to the man, bringing her hand up and rubbing his chest lightly. “Aww c’mon, it’s no fun without Rico.”

The guy raised an eyebrow. “Rico would be too much of a distraction. The ladies around here get distracted too easily, and we don’t need another guy around here. Boss’s orders. Your choice.”

Jay hated to do it, but they needed to get inside. “Fine.”

“What?!” was the collective response from the four women.

“I want you ladies to do what you’ve always dreamed of, and that’s to be Playboy bunnies. Who am I to stand in your way? Don’t forget me, okay?” Jay sighed, before turning and heading off.

They stood there, stunned.

“Ladies, won’t you come inside?”


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Jay quickly made his way down the driveway and over to the van waiting a short way down the street. He pounded on the door and hurried in once the door slid open.

“This isn’t good; I can’t believe they wouldn’t let you in,” Brian sighed.

“I tried, but the ladies are okay; they can handle themselves,” he said, giving a small nod to Mull and Scull, the FBI agents.

“I know, but we don’t know what we’re up against. I mean, we handle this kind of thing a lot, but this is just… I don’t know; it’s crazy. We haven’t seen this kind of activity in years, and all of a sudden it’s starting again?”

“Mr. Littrell, we’re starting to get feed,” Mull announced, turning the volume up and flipping a few more switches.

“Great.” Brian put a pair of headphones on and handed another pair to Jay. He was worried; they had to stop this, and they had to stop it fast, before the whole world started to be taken over.

Jay shook his head. “I can’t hear a thing.”

“Here, let me adjust your settings,” Scull suggested.

Suddenly, Jay could hear several different voices all at once. He could make out Emerald distinctly. He hoped they’d be all right in there.


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“Please, ladies, make yourselves at home. Hef will be down shortly to introduce himself and help you get better acquainted.” The security guy smiled, running his hand over Red’s shoulder lightly. “And maybe I can have a muffin for desert.” He winked before walking off.

Pearl pretended to gag. “I may throw up. I can’t believe this,” she whispered harshly.

“You’re telling me,” Red groaned, rubbing at her shoulder.

There were a few girls standing around; they all eyed them wearily.

“Okay, ladies, let’s split up; we can cover more ground that way. Get any information you can get from the women, but don’t be too suspicious,” Diamond announced.

“That won’t be too hard,” Emerald groaned.

They all went their separate ways.


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