"Not my Waterloo" Short Affair due June 17th

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Challenge: The Short Affair

-Prompt Word 2 – Hostage

-Prompt Colour – Black

Author: mrua7

Title: "Not my Waterloo"

Word count: Approx 873

He could barely see his partner kneeling beside him as Illya was dressed entirely in black, with a knit cap covering his blond hair and grease paint smeared all over his face. Kuryakin was even wearing black gloves.

Napoleon had opted for a more stylish camouflage shirt and trousers, and like Illya, he too wore grease paint on his face and neck, gloves too. Solo had a black beret on his head, though he really didn’t need it, but he felt it completed his look.

Cowering behind the two agents was the hostage they were attempting to free, one Professor Semyon Semyonov.

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First Annual ...

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So... I guess it isn't really official yet, but what does that have to do with us enjoying a little bit of writing fun?

I know that many of those who read stories don't describe themselves as writers, but sometimes I know you'd like to insert something, a word or a phrase.  Well, why don't we just do that here, today. 

Here's the beginning of a sentence, and in the comments section, finish the sentence with whatever comes to mind.  Well, within the guidelines of the community; nothing off putting, if you know what I mean.

Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin thought they had seen everything, but the sight of ...

That's all I'm giving you.  Now you tell the rest of the story by finishing the sentence, maybe adding another sentence to it.  Let's see how many versions of this we get.  Of course, this is open to everyone, writers and readers alike.

Just copy the first part of the sentence into your comment and finish it.  Have some fun, and let's celebrate Everyone's A Writer Day.