Other Worlds by Jon Scieszka

Author:Jon Scieszka
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-02-11T05:00:00+00:00

Debriefing of Undercover Agent Bartolomej after termination of “Operation Earth.”

Supervisor: What the heck happened here yesterday? You’re supposed to be one of our top guys.

Agent B: You have my report.

Supervisor: There are a few holes.

Agent B: It was complicated. Have an empanada.

Supervisor: It’s always complicated, Agent B.

Agent B: This was different.

Supervisor: I’m listening.

Agent B: It’s Agent R. She was . . . a challenge.

Supervisor: No kidding. That’s what you were supposed to be here for. To notice if anyone was slipping. To report it.

Agent B: She wasn’t slipping. She never slipped.

Supervisor: What are you telling me?

Agent B: She was perfect. But there was something going on that I couldn’t see.

Supervisor: Because you weren’t looking hard enough.

Agent B: Because it was impossible to detect.

Supervisor: What was it?

Agent B: It was love.

Supervisor: Love?

Agent B: Agent R loved the boy. Her boy.

Supervisor: The kid was human, Agent. He was a means to an end.

Agent B: Are you going to try an empanada or not?

Supervisor: Maybe just one. But I still don’t understand what you’re trying to tell me about Agent R.

Agent B: I’m telling you that she was Nathan’s mother.

Supervisor: And?

Agent B: And she cared about him more than she cared about the mission.

Supervisor: Nobody cared about the mission more than Agent R. This is delicious. What did you say it’s called?

Agent B: It’s an empanada. Maybe Agent R wasn’t exactly who you thought she was.

Supervisor: Yeah, I figured that out when she commandeered the Boat and took off with Agent S and the kid. And every ounce of the virus.

Agent B: Indeed.

Supervisor: The doctors reported that at one point Agent R shouted something about a “Plan B.” Did you hear that? It wasn’t in your report.

Agent B: I don’t recall that.

Supervisor: You don’t recall that? It’s the last thing the doctors remember before they woke up in an empty apartment. Empty except for your team, I mean.

Agent B: Keep in mind that the doctors had just been assaulted by Steven—excuse me, by Agent S. They may have been temporarily confused. It’s all in my report.

Supervisor (consulting file): And apparently she called out the name “Toto.” Were you aware of anyone on the premises she might have referred to as Toto?

Agent B: Of course not. It would have been in my report.

Supervisor: There’s something else: How do you think Agent R learned to navigate the Boat? She was only a kid on the trip to Earth.

Agent B: She must have been watching.

Supervisor: You should know. It was your job to watch her.

Agent B: (no response)

Supervisor: You’re a trained engineer, Agent B, isn’t that right?

Agent B: (no response)

Supervisor: Did you teach Agent R how to drive the Boat?

Agent B: We had a lot of time on our hands.

Supervisor: You realize that without the Boat we’re all stranded here? You do understand that, Agent B?

Supervisor: (no response)

Supervisor: I hope you have plans. Our resources are limited. You can’t expect us to take you in after what’s happened.

Agent B: Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.

Supervisor: Where will you go?

Agent B: I have something lined up.

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