Avengers Forever aka Die Hardest
Chapter Seven: Der Tag. Morning
Present Day - London, Emma Knight's house
Emma Knight (Emma Peel that was) reached out her hand and turned off her alarm clock. She took a quick shower, then wrapped in her morning coat went into her study and turned on her computer. She took a quick look at her email and saw a message from Cathy Gale, saying she'd be a day late for the party - and that she'd left a message for Steed to that affect on his answerphone. She also saw a message from Purdey explaining their situation, and Purdey's hope that they would only be a couple of day's late for Steed's party. She said she'd called up Steed and left him a message on his answerphone.
There was no message from Tara King. Emma was surprised at this - first that Tara hadn't been delayed (it seemed to be a pattern) but more that she hadn't emailed to see she was leaving to catch her flight. Tara, as well as Cathy Gale and the Gambits, would be staying at her house in London for the week in which they were to celebrate Steed's birthday. Since the Underground went straight from Gatwick to downtown London there would have been no need for Emma to meet anyone, but Tara usually kept her appraised of her travel details.
Nevertheless, no message was all to the good. It meant Tara would be in London for Steed's birthday that night.
Their plan had been to take Steed to dinner in Tibet-By-The-Sea that night, than on to London for the entire week where they would go to see plays and visit a few touristy spots. In the back of Emma's van was a motorized wheelchair, with quite a few gadgets that Emma had designed personally. Not that Steed needed a wheelchair, but once he saw it Emma was sure he'd fall in love with it.
Emma sent email responses to Cathy and the Gambits, then switched off her computer. She dressed quickly in jeans and a sweatshirt, picked up the suitcase which contained her corpulent nurse's costume, and the large brocade bag which contained Steed's present of a notebook computer, as well as some other odds and ends, and went to her van. She checked her watch. She'd arrive in Tibet-By-The-Sea in good time, change into the nurse's outfit in a convenient restroom, and then see Steed. Him and her, all alone. What fun they would have!
Present Day - Tibet-By-The-Sea, Mulberry Luxury Retirement Center
Mr. Strange, his back to the tv that was lifeless at this time of the morning, ticked off a series of entries in his notebook. ''The antidote to the sleep gas will be released in the vans on our drive to the Naval station,'' he said. ''The drivers, and the passengers, including those Oldsters, will thus be immune to the Sleep Gas when we release it, but everyone else will be out like a light for at least twelve hours. Our men will man the gates and make sure no one gets in during that time.''
''Good,'' commented Honeywell.
Strange nodded. ''Our man on the Triton also has an antidote to the sleep gas. He'll be ready and waiting to escort us to the Weapons Bays.''
''And with all those weapons...and the codes to activate them...no one will be able to stop us.''
Strange nodded again and closed his notebook. ''Operation Triton begins in five hours.''
''Right.'' Honeywell glanced at the tv. ''Five hours. Strange, I think we have just time enough to watch Ocean's Eleven. The original, of course.''
''Of course.''
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