The Boo From U.N.C.L.E. Chapter Six
Oct. 17th, 2016 04:23 am( Read more... )

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-Prompt Word #2 – Brew
-Prompt Colour – Purple
Author: mrua7
Title: The Halloween Trick
Word Count: Approximately 1,000 (sorry, slightly over)
It was Halloween and time for April Dancer’s annual party. The guest list was a mix of personnel from every section at headquarters; there were even a few accountants and scientists along the the Section II and III agents, secretaries, translators and so many others.
section7mfu,
uncle_du_jour,
mfu_map_room.
“So what do you think?” Napoleon asked, peering dubiously into the lake, almost gagging at the putrid smell coming off the foaming purple water.
“I think we have found what we are looking for,” Illya replied darkly, looking towards the factory on the opposite shore, the waste pipes clearly pouring something into the water.
Yes, he’d already figured that much. “Yes, but what is it,” he asked, toeing gingerly at the stained rocks underfoot. There was an oily green residue that somehow mingled with the purple, swirling in some way that almost made him sick to look at. “Aren’t you supposed to be a scientist?”
Illya shrugged. “I can take samples and get it analysed, but just from looking I have no idea. If you are looking for my scientific opinion, then scientifically speaking, I advise you refrain from taking a plunge.”
“Ah, the wonders of education,” he said wryly, his eyes scanning the tree line. Despite their bickering, they were both on high alert. This THRUSH plant was in the middle of nowhere, but in their hike up to it they had passed three concealed checkpoints. All were empty. All showed signs of having been abandoned in a hurry. And, their voices and footsteps apart, there was a silence hanging in the air that felt unnatural. If the only water supply had been contaminated by whatever THRUSH was doing here then the local wildlife might have simply been forced to move on, but that didn’t stop the quiet from being eerie. It didn’t stop him being sure someone was watching them either. “Let’s go.”