Chapter 1: The MB AllianceBrad sat in his bed, his female friend sleeping next to him. Brad was smoking a cigar, and thinking of a brilliant escape from the woman he slept with last night. Being the big-shot secret agent he is, Brad doesn't stay with one woman too long. As he was deciding whether to go on a stealth mission in Russia or a commando operation in Venezuela, there was a knock on his apartment door. He got up, put a robe on, and walked to the door. He opened it, and was met by two men in black...actually a man and a woman in black.
The first noticeable thing about the man was his height. The man, a skinny 6'8" fellow, asked, "Sir, are you Brad Harper?"
Brad studied the the man and his female partner. "Maybe...who are you?"
The man sighed, and showed his fancy government badge. It said, "Zeke Freeman, US Government Agent."
Brad nodded, and said, "Yes I am...what do you want...Zeke right?"
"That is correct."
"What do you want?" Brad asked quietly, putting his hand in his pocket, should he need his laser pen.
Zeke was about to answer, when the female partner tugged on his sleeve. She was, as opposed to her partner, very short, about 5'5". "What is it Soma?" Freeman asked.
Soma pointed to Brad's attractive companion, who was waking up. "Shall I tranq, ZF?"
ZF nodded, and Soma quickly pulled out a pistol, and shot the woman, who slumped back onto the bed.
Brad looked at the MI6 Agent, and then quickly asked, "What the bloody hell was that? Just because I was gonna ditch her doesn't mean you had to kill her!"
"One night stands aren't healthy Brad, ask my buddy Fred."
"Who?" Brad asked confused.
"Never mind that," ZF started, "We're here to take you with us."
"Pardon me?"
"You're in the club now, Brad." Soma said. "MB-227, the Failsafe Squad. We're a secret agency of spys, soldiers, and misfits of society. And guess what? You're in."
Brad scracthed his head. "I was never notified...I'd think Jamie would have told me about this."
"Jamie, I assume you mean Commander James Franklin," ZF started. "Don't worry, our leader will brief you at the base. So get your crap, we have to go."