Spy School: Little sister, big problems, giant future

The three drunk men

9:00 am
Hotel in Berlin
March 16, 2019

Cyrus called our phones again. " Wake up, and meet us downstairs in the lobby. Hurry up, we have things to do." He said. We all groaned, but got up anyway. We changed, and took turns using the bathroom. Then we went down to the lobby.

The Hales were already there. They dressed like everyone else in the hotel. Shirts and shorts. Except for Alexander. He was wearing another suit. Catherine was scolding him for it.

" I deliberately said no suits or pants! Why would you wear a suit when it's 100 degrees outside?" She asked exasperated.

" I have to look presentable. The spies in the movies always wear suits while working. No matter how hot it is." Alexander said. Erica shook her head.

" Those are movies, dad. They aren't real. This is real. You don't have to wear a suit on every mission. Especially when it's more than a hundred degrees outside." Erica said. She looked amazing. She was wearing capri shorts and a blue top that matched the color of her eyes. She also had on a black backpack. I figured it had weapons in it, since she couldn't wear her utility belt.

Zoe was also there. She looked nice too, but not as nice as Erica. Mike was staring at Zoe with dreamy eyes. Zoe blushed.

" We're going to get something to eat, then we'll come back here and search for any leads on this organization." Cyrus said. We all nodded, and headed out into the parking lot. We took the same black van that we drove last night.

" I call shotgun!" Alexander yelled. Erica rolled her eyes, and sat next to her mother. She did the same thing all over again. Catherine sighed.

" I'm fine dear, you don't have to worry about me. I'll be fine." She said. I realized something odd about Catherine stomach.

" You're stomach got bigger." I said. Catherine smiled.

" Yes it did. My baby bump is starting to show." She said. She put a hand on her belly. Erica finished strapping her mother in, and looked at her stomach. I thought I saw a tiny hint of a smile on her face. It was so quick, no one else noticed it but me. Erica strapped herself in, and we drove off.

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Berlin is a very nice city. There were lots of monuments and statues. The towns were crowded with tourists. We saw horse carriages too. Zoe went crazy when she saw them.

" I want to ride in a horse carriage! It would be so much fun." She said. Mike nodded in agreement.

" Yeah. Can we ride in one?" Mike asked Catherine.

" Of course you can." Catherine said.

" No you can't. Not now, not ever. End of story. Moving on." Cyrus said curtly. He sped up a little as we came into a clearing with not many people walking about.

" Oh come on Cyrus, loosen up a little. This organization isn't going anywhere." Catherine said.

" We don't know that. We still have a mission at hand. The mission always comes first. Fun comes last." Cyrus said.

" I thought family came first." Alexander said. " You always said that. Mom did too." He said. Cyrus slowed the vehicle just a little tiny bit. His eyes showed sadness in the rear view mirror. But that one tiny emotion lasted half a second.

" We're eating here. No more questions." Cyrus said. He pulled into a parking spot. We went inside a little German restaurant. It smelled of pretzels and other baked goods. A small woman came up to us. She had a sweet, German accent.