"Norm"

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The one Sally accidentally nipped when she was shaving the hair off of Vladimir's neck/back. He just looks better ripped and hairless.

A traitor in the Russian intelligence service in the city of Vladimir.

This particular Vladimir tale happened while Questor and Passiona were recuperating from injuries, but that doesn't mean they're not ready for a new adventure soon.


He sighed, and settled down with the latest works of Dan Brown

I did just finish 'The Lost Symbol' and it was a great romp through Washington D.C.

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And so it begins…

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[Tarina]

The early predawn had arrived.

Tarina sat up, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Today is the day. I might not make it through this one thought she.
As T. pulled on her combat boots, and slipped into her new penetration-proof suit her mind was racing. This day had to go off without a hitch, her comrades were counting on her. Austin was on another mission but due to arrive any moment through the worm portal.

The mission was one of many that they had gone through together. Come on Austin, I will not leave without you. T. was eyeing the time on her arm-computer. It was an invention of her own. The best feature it had was the ability to make them disappear with the touch of a button. It was also a weapon, a communicator, with a host of other features to numerous to list.

A-Ha!!! Austin had just stepped through the worm-port. They looked at each other and Tarina rushed into his embrace.
After a time they got re-suited up and started to go throught the mission together.

It was a rescue mission combined with a bit of intel needed on the enemies capabilities. They knew of almost everything that is, until they had a comm come through from a deep-cover agent. The planet was in serious crap if this mission went bust.
The list they had received was impressive if it was ours. The two of them had to gain entrance to the underground facility that was producing these futuristic weapons. Not to mention the part about having to rescue a dozen plus comrades of their own.

They had time for one last run through, and then it was time.

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“Ah,” thought Questor out loud, remembering Spock’s famous words… ‘Indeed, Captain, these days, military secrets are still the most fleeting of all. Advances in the sciences have increased exponentially to the point that we can now do in days what once took sceintists a lifetime.’

“Well, Passiona, let’s put your inventions to the test in battle. Where are we headed?”

[Tarina]

Passiona and Questor were now on a set course for their first stop. They needed somewhere to change the mode of transportation when they got a little bit closer to their target. It would be an hour tops depending on the winds and the fickleness of the countries air forces, and ground to air smart bombs that might bother them a tad.
It did not bother the couple as they caught up on lost time together and compared notes on the intel provided for them on board when they had arrived. Passiona was showing off what the new arm-er could do. With the single tap of one little spot, a red laser appeared and could melt through any man made or natural element on the planet Earth instantly. With a double tap the redness of the laser disappeared and was a new weapon. A brilliant green light shot out and whatever aimed at would destroy, with pulse technology. On the opposite side there was the small scale nuclear device, that was deployed on the end of the amber laser with pinpoint precision. It would decimate the intended target with minimal fallout or danger to the operative. A new ingredient proved the safety of the user, and the civilians in hostile territory. There was the usual technology as well, the invisible cloaking, and all of the other modern day tekkie stuff.
Speaking on the on board comp was a 5 minute warning. They were arriving to their safe house in hostile territory. All on board electronics went to save power mode, an unecessary act really, the entire ship was cloaked and nothing could be picked up on any type of sensors. The ship was made out of synthetic polymers mixed with spider silk and nanobots that repaired holes when needed. An effective cloaking agent, a technical breakthrough for all espionage work.

Questor and Passiona put on their game faces and got down to the serious issues at hand. They landed the craft in a small clearing, and as they came to a stop on the exact co-ordinates given to them a slight shadow seemed to cover them.
Out of nowhere it seemed people arrived. On closer inspection the trained eye could see they were now covered by a dome of the same type of cloaking device that their ship had built into it.
In the middle of their safe "House!".
Passiona got up and stretched like one of Questor's kitty cats, and grinned at him like the cheshire variety of the breed. Time to get a move on. They both exited the craft and were met by a certain nameless individual we will name later on.
Questor and Passiona dutifully followed the boss of the facility.

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Red Hot

Before the mission, Passiona and Austino had driven to the end of Kuhio Highway 56, reaching the exotic Ha'ena State Park located on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i often referred to as the 'end of the road'… However, it was their beginning as a married couple.

Tucked against the Napali cliffs is this Ha'ena State Park. Ha'ena, its name is usually translated as ‘red hot’. When the sun is down on the right side of the Napali cliffs, the scene turns to a deep and perfect red, and where many couples have envisioned a beach wedding.

The 230 acres park is situated at the terminus of the North Shore drive and is host to Lumahai beach, Ha'ena beach, Ke'e Beach and a spectacular 1,280ft cliff named Bali Ha'i. The cliff and these beaches have also been the locations for several well-known songs in the 1958 film titled Bali Ha'i, set in the South Pacific by Hollywood in 1958. One mile to the east is Lumahai Beach, which is actually three beaches in various degrees of connectedness, depending on how the sand builds up. It is visually stunning, with black lava cliffs, white sand, blue ocean and green jungle. It’s always great for running on soft sand, then swimming in the fresh water of the mouth of Lumahai River, and playing in the waves where the river meets the ocean.

And now they were in the clutches of whom, perhaps even intentionally?

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