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Where on Earth, Spies Ch. 17

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"Nitstsa nochi suete utra. Time for me to get back to work." Carmen mused. She woke up in her own bed, of course. She had enjoyed the evening with Alik. Just a quiet dinner in a nice restaurant, where they talked about their pasts. They didn't want to talk about work, and their work pretty much took over any opportunities to have hobbies, so Carmen talked about back when she was a little girl being raised by her mother after she left the spy business, and Alik talked about how he had gotten quite I'll when he was young, which eventually confined him to his wheelchair for the rest of his life. It never seemed to really bother him, though. He gained a fervent interest in reading, and picked up books on many numbers of topics. His favourites were history and technology, which made him into a bit of a code monkey. He wouldn't claim he could hack into anything in a minute, that was pure fiction. But in time and with a lot of patience, he had slipped into Acme's computers (and left some surprises there they wouldn't figure out until it was too late), the World Spy Organization's mainframe, various other important computer networks, and once or twice when he was feeling particularly mischievous; he hacked a social networking site, if only because it was funny to watch people fear for their accounts. He never did anything too bad there, it was just for the fun of it.

Carmen had a bit of a fascination with Alik's story. Mostly because she too loved history. Somehow they eventually found themselves talking about Napoleon becoming a laughing stock in Russia, and eventually likened it to Waldo trying to get at Carmen. They all knew he wouldn't be able to take her down. Or that's what they convinced themselves.

Back in the present of the story, however, Carmen was finishing her morning routine of brushing hair, teeth, etcetera. She made sure her coat was clean and pretty, and even gave her hair some faux dye. From black to brown hair, she looked far more like her mother.

"I don't get it. I mean, you look beautiful, but why?" Alik queried.

"Simple, moĭ krolik. I am going to go to Germany, some time in the past, To find this 'Herr Doktor' the gecko mentioned. The rest of the plan is my own design, you'll have to see what happens in time." She remarked with a smile, walking over to give Alik a kiss on the cheek. For once he didn't faint. He seemed pretty much okay.

"Alright, but I have to ask you something very important before you go, and I can't let you leave if you don't answer." He stated with a more serious tone.

Carmen was surised, and looked over curiously. Alik looked like he would seriously attempt to stop her, so she figured it must have been a big deal. She got tense when given ultimatums like that. She crossed her arms, pursed her lips a bit, glared just a little, to see if he could keep it up. "Oh really. Well, tell me your question and we'll see about that." She stated firmly, perhaps a bit miffed that he would dare try to force her into anything.

"What's your real name?" He asked with an earnest, curious look. He wasn't afraid of her tough act, he figured she wouldn't really mind the question after he asked it.

Carmen loosened up again and breathed a sigh of relief, smiling just a bit. "Is that all, moĭ krolik?" She smiled a bit and leaned down over him, to whisper in his ear.

Alik looked up at her when she withdrew again to tug her gloves onto her hands. "Now don't ever repeat it, it could get me into deep trouble with VILE if they knew that I even told you. Promise me that, Alik. I am off to Germany, to go retrieve those files." She stated firmly, smiling a bit while she started off.

"I promise, Carmen." Alik didn't even repeat it to himself out loud. But he did save it in his mind. It was a very special piece of information, after all. He let her go, silently giving well wishes, knowing he couldn't help her once she travelled through to the past. Acme agents had special communicators for that. VILE didn't.

Carmen stepped into the chronoskimmer and let Alik tell her how to run it again, she was getting the hang of it though. She was at least confident enough that she could get back to her own time with it. Hopefully. Maybe it wasn't such a good plan after all.
Chapter 17: If not Carmen, then who?

Legal bull: Carmen San Diego, Zack & Ivy, Where's Waldo, Erin the Esurance Girl and the guy who plays alongside her, and Martin the Geico Gecko are all property of their respected owners. (Alik, on the other hand, is mine).

Chapter 1: [link]
Chapter 2: [link]
Chapter 3: [link]
Chapter 4: [link]
Chapter 5: [link]
Chapter 6: [link]
Chapter 7: [link]
Chapter 8: [link]
Chapter 9: [link]
Chapter 10: [link]
Chapter 11: [link]
Chapter 12: [link]
Chapter 13: [link]
Chapter 14: [link]
Chapter 15: [link]
Chapter 16: [link]
Chapter 17: You're lookin' at it!

If you happen to be on Twitter, thank @radio_satori for being good enough to double-check my Russian translations for me! (Note: at time of release, this post may not be checked for grammar yet.)
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