Solo Enigma

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Captain Dragon as usual, went to head quarter going on with works. For months, the air of the office was filled with talks among the personnel about his achievement and B-PIT as a whole. On the one hand, Captain Dragon wasn’t triggered as it was the job of an agent to carry on with such doings. Not only at B-PIT, has it been prevailing across the globe to every intelligence team. For him, it wasn’t anything more than the normal task to them.

For another one year, his service to B-PIT was all up to expectations and thoughts. Every complications and hurdles in the country were resolved without any single errors. His sixth year at B-PIT had successfully completed in the year 2030. In each and every step, he was able to gain attention of outsider and other agencies across the world. It was easier and fulfilling for him to work hard with eye from every nook and corner of the world.

Captain Dragon didn’t stop grooming himself to the best and wishes to do finest in making a difference at B-PIT, people across the globe and world as a whole. It was his dream from high school to join NASA as one of the field agent from Bhutan. His years of yearns and aspirations crippled into reality in the year 2031, when he was selected by the boards of director of Bhutan. He was to be a first Bhutanese to join NASA as a field agent.

However, he would be an agent of B-PIT forwarding at NASA for a term of two years. The NASA head office based at Washington DC, United States of America (USA) had written to B-PIT for one field agent to be recruited for a time period of two years. They wishes for the full cooperation as NASA had an important mission to be executed. The Administrator of B-PIT had come to the conclusion in aiding them with most experienced and irresistible agent.

Captain Dragon felt blessed for getting the opportunities in fulfilling one of the wildest dreams of him. Being a busy guy with lots of workload in past years, time wasn’t lingering for him to hear from the Administrator about his next journey. He was dreaming about the place wishing to give everything that he got till now. Moreover, he wants that as last mission in his life and wants to start over with his girlfriend on returning back to Bhutan.

It was the dream twelve years aback instilled from the book, ‘Dooms day Conspiracy’ to join NASA and was astound on appearing really short for him though it was more than decades. The blends of emotion and thoughts were over the hill without convinced frame of mind. After all years of training and field works, he was cheered for rewarding his hard work in an expected way. Life and life line for him wasn’t an obstacles in pursuing the dream.

On the other hand, it was demanding for him to think about the mission and new surrounding at the place. Further, he won’t be back to Bhutan for two years and felt forlorn recollecting about his loving mother, considerate girlfriend, empowering friends and jolly personnel at B-PIT. It would be his longest duration at elsewhere away from head quarter and nation as a whole. He was missing everyone before departure only.

He decided to join the field operation for the last time during the course of his life as it was his dream from high school. There was still a month time for him to start with new career at new place. For past few years, Captain Dragon was busy with operations and didn’t find time to spare with his mom and girlfriend. This time, he decided to share a parts about his vacation for two years at NASA head office in Washington DC, USA.

Even then, Captain Dragon does not want to worry them beforehand and decided to share by the last minute. So, for the time being he dares to study about NASA before really joining as an agent there. He do have a little idea about the place but have to study carefully into the depth to understand more. He don’t want to get lost with rules, surroundings and protocol of the place.

On searching through the website about the NASA, Captain Dragon was surprised to learn a lot new things about place than his knowledge. NASA which stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration looks forward with a motto for the benefit of all with more than twenty thousand employees. It was an important air and space administration agencies that upholds information about the earth which plays dynamic role in scientific advancement, national security and American Economy.

NASA have thousands of personnel ranging from astronauts, scientists, engineers, mathematicians, accountants, historians, writers, computer support technicians,  project managers, artists, educators, human resource personnel, public relation managers, physicians, lawyers, arm personnel and more. The office have every kinds of workers with knowledge in all three fields. Captain Dragon concluded that it comprises an individual with arts, science and commerce background.

NASA was an autonomous agency with quite hard to get in as an employee of it. To become a part of them, individual have to pass physical examination with bachelor’s degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, mathematics followed by minimum of three years professional experience. It was blessing in disguise for Captain Dragon to take in their offer to him as an agent without need to undergo those process.

Captain Dragon was drowned dreaming about the place with quite unique characteristics from Bhutan Intelligence Team (B-PIT). More or less, it was nearly same with B-PIT but the requirements and protocols for recruitment differ with management system too. It wasn’t a bad idea from him to look into it. However, his responsiveness was caught by the roles and responsibilities of diverse department of the agency.

The NASA agent includes a lots of offices and departments. It was an enormous agent comprising thousands of agents is various field. However, Captain Dragon was optimistic with every departments and field areas. The field offices are responsible for conducting investigations on allegations of crime, cyber-crime, fraud, waste, abuse, and misconducts having impacts on NASA programs, projects, operations and resources.

Every field operations in the field was heart winning and challenging for Captain Dragon to look into. It was never jabbing to learn and experience new things at the new place. On the other hand, Captain Dragon was sorting out to come up with the talk to his mother and girlfriend. Even if it appears tough and raises objection from them, Captain Dragon was fully determine to take a chance in the life. He said to himself and came to a conclusion as last and final outing in the filed operation in his life.

Captain Dragon wishes to spend his rest of life with his near and dear ones after the labor. He never got a time to know the real meaning of life, while making himself to the work day and night. Moreover, he felt aloof without anyone around till date, though surrounded by his team and colleagues. Captain Dragon sketched everything in place to share about his departure, time period and commitments after reaching back to Bhutan and got into the sleep that night.

A month time at Bhutan appeared short and there was only few days left to start with the new expedition. He was somehow equipped with some principles about NASA. Captain Dragon decided to call his mom and text girlfriend. Before making notice to them, he placed nicely folded letter in the cupboard. Everything till date was reflected there, if something gets bad with him during the operations. It was the lengthiest compared to the first two letters.

Engulfed with misery mind, he reached for the phone and ringed mother. There was a prompt reply from her with those tender-soothing, yet dimmer tone. On the other hand, it wasn’t easy for Captain Dragon to share about his next new voyage. However, he uttered followed with stuttered after half an hour talk. She wasn’t seemed happy to him but was cheered upon her prayers and words in her quivering tone. He wished her a fullest stay in his absence making short.

He was relieved from one but still there is another to convince. He made up his mind to get away instantly to her. He checked her Watsapp, Messenger, f*******:, i********:, Telegram and every social media. Captain Dragon wants to calm himself before departure and called her straightaway. There wasn’t any sign form her. He ringed for the last time and got drenched without respond. Captain Dragon made up his mind to head away directly.

He organized his room for one last time, finally everything in cupboards, boxes, shelves and rags. Captain Dragon was summoned back to the head quarter before the due and hurried there imagining ups and downs. It was the administrator wishing him beforehand as he would be out of the station. He seemed emotional to him for the first time with that upright wrinkled face. Captain Dragon paid his homage to him and got away back to home.

He just took a glimpses at the surrounding around while tracking back the path. For the moment, he was engrossed with wholeheartedly attachment to the place. It was for certain that he would be missing the place and moments at B-PIT and place as a whole. It was just around twenty minutes on reaching to the home, which usually take only ten minutes. He threw himself onto the bed, carried away with sentimental mood. He wasn’t certain of anything in particular.

He was taken out of dilemma on dimmed ring from the right side of his bed. He grabbed the phone and felt delightful with Tenzin calling him. He took and deep breathe and received the call, fully wound up. Her voice was same but appears worn out without any promising endings. Only positive at moment was she never wants to have partner in her life and even Captain Dragon too. She just wants to confirm him to move on with his own life.

Captain Dragon could even utter a single view after cancelling the phone right after her talk. He didn’t force to call again and learned that she isn’t happy to him for years of silence. On the other hand, he texted her his thoughts and his only mission, which would be last in his life time. He don’t want to see her reply and altered into NASA system. There is still forty eight hours to leave and he got himself equipped with everything.

The leftover time tickled swiftly, finally departing from Paro International Airport. He was scheduled for the direct flight for more than twelve hours’ time. He sighed and hovered looking at the uneven landscape carpeted with pristine green environment. He just wished for his arrival back to the place after two years without any fall downs. It was the longest flight that he took in his life time but seemed shortened than others on knocking at the Washington International Airport at United States of America (USA).

Captain Dragon lost his mind with throbbing heart at the new place. However, it wasn’t grueling with personnel from NASA. Everything was in place for him. His apartment, training area, weapons, dress code, office and other needy items. There wasn’t any time for him to survey the place for he was given with the mission from the next day only. No celebrations, No welcome party, No one gossiping at the place, all are found busy with their task in and out of the office.

Captain Dragon took the responsibility and sketched the map for next mission in his life. He never wants to commit any mistakes with the last expedition in his life. He was given six months to submit the maps and operational plan before execution. NASA perceive to work without any fall downs and was so to Captain Dragon. Though ten times advanced compared to other nations, the satellite and space operation system was quite similar to B-PIT but some alien to him. The trail got engulfed with planning and study for six months.