Shadows of Enigma

Operation Pepperoni

“I’m in”, I said. “Sweet!”, Carrot said , as she lifted me up in the air. “We can now set the plan in motion”.

I was officially part of thr “Anti-Salvatores” movement. I, Jace and Carrot gathered in a room inside the hideout, a room now adorned with more serious tones.

The first phase of the plan mainly involved me so it was just the three of us. Carrot, typically the heart of laughter, turned serious, her eyes focused.

"We're not just here for pizza and fun," Carrot declared. "We're here to expose the truth behind the Salvatores. Jace, tell Isabella about Operation Pepperoni."

“Are you always thinking about pizza and never serious?”, Jace asked with an hint of anger. “Always”, she replied quickly. “But couldn’t you come up with a better name”, I said which she replied to with a mimicry of my voice.

“Focus!”, Jace sreamed which attracted the attention of some other people who looked like they were used to him behaving that way. “Grandpa”, I muttered.

Jace took a deep breath. "Operation….”, Jace paused and looked at Carrot who was eager. “Sigh, Operation Pepperoni”, he said with no choice, while Carrot hooted for joy. He continued

“Is our plan to infiltrate the Salvatores' security systems and retrieve a crucial piece information without them realizing it. It’s the first part of the entire plan or mission, whatever you want to call it."

Carrot handed me a tablet. "This is what you do. We need an accurate description of Alexander’s room layout , if we do, we’ll be able to access hidden files, encrypted messages, and maybe get one or two informations that could lead us to the second phase of the plan."

I looked at the tablet, my heart pounding. "Why me? Why not Jace, huh?. Jace is closer to Alexander, right?, you’re his house manager."

Carrot sighed in defeat, as she put her hands on my shoulders, "Honey. Always listen to the complete plan before commenting, okay?”, she said.

“Carrot, don’t stress her okay”, Jace said in rescue to me. He then explained.

“We need a perfect layout of it. It would definitely hold one or two keys., to be precise. There’s no way I could stay long enough in his room to get the complete overview of it. And I can’t just break in, cameras are literally everywhere in the room. “But you are the perfect candidate for this. You're still in their good graces. You can move around without raising suspicion."

“But how, would I enter his room?”, I asked as I was becoming to be in sync with their reasoning. “One step at a time baby”, Carrot said.

Carrot added, "Your position gives us an advantage. He won't see you as a threat, just the charming, sexy and thick Isabella he think he knows."

I nodded, understanding the gravity of the task. "So, how do we start?"

Carrot leaned in. "First, we need you to gain access to Alexander's room, and remain their for approximately seventeen minutes. That's where we suspect the most engaging lead is stored. The sexy body is your ticket in.", she said checking out my boobs and ass.

I quickly backed up as I used my hands to cover my cleavage. “What does my body has to do with this?”, I asked, puzzled at the point Carrot was picking from. She just smiled, which made me more concerned.

Jace handed me a small case. "In the case you’re holding, is a contact lens that basically records everything you see, which Alexander’s room is the main focus to record. That’s why we need you to stay long enough in the room.”

Jace continued, “It basically depends on how well you use your….. resources”, he said looking down at my body.

“What the actual f**k, you perv”, I said as I attempted to hit him, but he quickly dodged it. “Why are you guys just talking about my body.” I said with annoyance. “It’s not like I’m gonna seduce Alexander”, I said with hand’s akimbo.

The room fell dead silent. No one said s**t. “You guys don’t actually mean it right?”, I said when I didn’t receive any response from them. “No!”

“So you just have to wear this, when you go meet him”. A lady who Jace called to give me instructions on how to seduce Alexander, said while raising a revealing night robe in the air. It was so revealing.

“Just un-do the two top buttons and he won’t be able to resist you. Infact no man would resist you”, she said with confidence.

“Yeeea, my baby is actually seducing a man”, Carrot jumped for joy. I rolled my eyes at her, with numerous thoughts running through my brain.

Jace had actually gone back to the mansion, before questions about his whereabouts began to pop up. I was taught “The Art Of Seduction”. At least I knew the basics.

I was to be returned home, later in the day. Before I left, I chatted with Carrot. “I’m actually nervous, you know. I’m not the type to know how to seduce guys”, I said with a laughter.

“You know, they’re somethings that we gotta do, not for ourselves, but for everyone around us. We want them to lead a happy life, so you go some extent for them. Even if we have to learn seduction for a greater cause”. She ended it with a hearty laughter.

“Haha, very funny, but jokes apart, that might be the most intelligent thing you’ve ever said, though”, I said also with a laugh.

“What’s your story actually?”, I asked, curious about what happened that she decided to join this society.

She immediately went quiet before saying “Let’s get you to your husband’s house”, Carrot said before leading me out to the car.

I didn’t know what went wrong but I didn’t pester her anymore. All I felt was pity to her.

“I’ll miss you, baby. And you’re welcome here anytime, just make sure you’re not followed”, She said finally before she gave me a big hug.

“We’ll make operation Pepperoni work”, I said with a smile. “Bye, Alexander’s bride”, she said with a wave.

I got into the car, waving at her. She felt like the big sister, I never had. I finally settled down and focused.

In the car, one of the members began to delve deeper into the specifics, the humor of the Pizza Union transformed into focused determination. It was clear that beneath the pizza-loving exterior, this group was driven by a genuine desire for justice.

The plan was set in motion. As I got to the front of the mansion, I was pushed out of the car, just for show, and with that, the car zoomed off at high speed.

As I stood up from the dust, I looked up at the mansion. The mansion that held the city in its interior.

“Operation Pepperoni is on”, I said as I walked towards the gate.