Vanessa sat on her seat in Classroom C, quiet. On her left, slightly messy from his earlier ordeal (which she had no idea of), was Agent Reaper, who, at that moment, was giving his reason on why he entered the X-files. Her eyes travelled to the man in front of them, the Training Director, who was listening attentively to Reaper's words.
Two men, vastly different on the surface, but somehow she knew that they had alot in common.
>" but I believe some things should not be left unexplained. That's why I'm > here," Agent Reaper said, ending his story.
"Agent Lee?" Josh asked.
Reaper turned and looked at the agent beside him, perhaps expecting an alien story too.
Vanessa spoke.
" There is this chinese saying - 'If I don't go to hell, who will?'. There is one job here that needs to be done, and I am doing it."
>After a moment's pause, Josh began to speak again.
>"Interesting. We all seem to have our own reasons for joining. Me >personally, I joined out of curiosity. I worked in Forensics for >quite a while, and my work became more and more related to X-Files >cases, so I made the changeover. That, and I got a promotion, which >always helps."
>"Now, I have a bit of a test for you. As you may or may not be > aware, we have all manner of cases here in the Division. I'm going > to describe one to you, and I'd like you both to describe how you'd > go about solving it. I think you'll get the general jist of things >once I've described the case!"
>"This particular case is one that was recently done here in the >Bureau. It's looking at the disappearance of scientists at a Marine >Research Institute. The scientists are all members of the same >research team, developing a special sonar system for the Navy. The >scientists have vanished on three successive trips, always at the >same spot, at the same time of night. There are a number of strange >aspects to this case. Firstly, there are no apparent signs of a >struggle. Only the members of the scientific team vanish, and >occassionally some equipment. Crew members who have returned have >reported a strange whalesong, a dark shadow in the water, bright >lights in the sky and a strange whirring sound. But there have never >been injuries in any of the disappearances. So, what do you make of >it?"
>"Well, Josh, it seems that the team were probably subject to some form of >espionage. Any new sonar technology would be highly desirable to another >government. Also, if a team working on a similar project were involved, >this could explain the 'whalesong'. It could have been another sonar device >being used. The dark shadow in the water would have been from a submarine >or test station which had the sonar device on board. Bright lights would be >needed by any airborne search craft in flight trying to locate the navy >vessel. Also, for such a search and retrieve, helicopters would be the most >logical choice. This could also explain the whirring sound heard by >witnesses. I must admit, though, that the fact that no struggle was >detected is somewhat more of a mystery. This would imply that those who >took the crew were able to approach unmolested. This would only have been >possible if they were 'friendly'. It seems most probable, however unlikely >it may sound, that another government agency was responsible."
>Reaper tried to gauge the reaction of Josh, but could see nothing. The man >was good.
>"The military can be a lot of devious SOBs. If I had to attempt a >judgement, I would say from that information that another branch of the >military had decided that the technology was either too good to allow or >wanted to steal the project's secrets, plus any money which is granted for >research in the area. One distinct puzzle is that there are no injuries. >Even if a team managed to get aboard under a friendly guise, surely when >they tried to kidnap someone, there would be a struggle. Also, the scenario >above is fine for a 'one off' raid, but after the first time, any covert >element of surprise must surely be gone. On the next trip, the crew would >be ready for anything. Perhaps the airborne unit used some sort of >biological agent, such as gas, to knockout the crew before boarding."
>"Anyway, those are my initial thoughts. To proceed, we would have to look >at the navy vessel's logs to find out what they picked up on sonar and >radar. Also, we need to know what kind of facilities are in the area from >which such a raid could have been launched. Are there any military projects >underway *capable* of mounting such an assault and also, was there any >other strange activity reported in the area? Locals on the shore seeing >funny objects, or fisherman seeing a craft where there should be none. I >have to say, though, I'd be inclined to go with military espionage, not a >UFO theory."
Vanessa agreed with Reaper's idea of military espionage.
" One thing that may be of importance is the spot which the scientists disappeared. There may be a secret cabin or hidden area, which someone can hide, and then grabbed the scientist and escaped to the outside. I am almost sure that the area had been searched for hidden areas and such, but not finding any does not mean that there is none, only that it may be well-hidden. The occurance of lights in the sky may be a helicopter, which also explained the whirring sound, or a more advanced air borne equipment, used as a mode of escaping. It would be quite difficult if a submarine is used for escaping. I would need to know more details regarding the sea region which the ship was in. The whalesong might be real, or it might not be. The cold war may be over, but that does not mean that there are no unfriendly countries that are interested in getting the sonar system, especially if its use is more purposeful than what we had known. Two other things that should be looked into is the type of equipment that is reported missing with the scientists and the particulars of the missing scientists. A link may be found there. "
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Sorry for making it so short, but then am i supposed to continue with josh's actions? Afterall, he might have a nice little surprise for the missing scientists' case!!!
Still blur, Lee Sau Woon aka Agent Vanessa Lee