3 years later……

6:45 am

There was a ringing noise heard echoing through the halls of the one story house into the bedroom where Norman was sleeping. Or used to, Norman was not expecting to get a phone call during his vacation from doing missions and was slightly agitated that they interrupted his sleep. He decided to not answer so he could fall asleep again. Only for it to ring again. Norman then frowned in annoyance and covered his ear with a pillow. It was only after the fourth time it rang he decided to get up from his bed. Turning on the lamp on the chair he winced at how bright it was and began rubbing his eyes while yawning. After that he walked his way to the door, turning the knob, he began hoping it was just some guy trying to sell something. as he walked towards the living room he could see the sunlight shine through the windows, he walked towards the phone and slightly hesitated to answer it.

"Hello?" Norman asked exhaustingly.

"Norman, this is bonbon?"

"What is it." norman sighed.

"Norman, we need you to come back in immediately." Bonbon rushed.

"Why, what's happening?" Norman said. He could hear the sound of alarms through the phone.

"The whole agency is on high alert. They said there was a breach in one of our prisons in china. The whole place is destroyed.

"Okay, but why does this involve us?" Norman asked.

"The prison was built for one person, one dangerous person."

"One person, but who?" Norman replied getting confused.

"Norman, it's behemoth." bonbon said as her voice got low.

As norman heard that name he almost dropped the phone in shock as a flood of memories came in his head. The gruesome bodies he saw at the prison. The expressions made by the families of the deceased when they heard their loved ones were killed by an alien. He could still remember the conversation he had with him about being unique.

Although the entire city's population witnessed the event, they were forced to keep silent about the incident so there wouldn't be any world leaders demanding to close the portal in canterlot high or worse, a war. The amount of work put forth in repairing the whole city's damages. Many of the public information of that night were explained by freak thunderstorms and multiple earthquakes.

Norman knew if behemoth escaped the agency would have to go public about that night. As he finally snapped out of his thoughts he quickly hung up and speed walked his way through the hallway and got ready.when he finished getting dressed and brushing his teeth he was too much in a hurry to eat breakfast, instead making his way to the car in his garage to drive to the barber shop, which was secretly one of many underground headquarters in the states.

Norman had a easy time driving through the streets since it was early in the morning. Norman looked at the skyscrapers in front of him and noticed one skyscraper was still going through repairs. His thoughts were interrupted as he drove through uneven pavement on the road, although most of the damage was fixed there was still noticeable marks in pavement that needed to be redone on the road. Since the entire town was under mind control the people that snapped had trouble with the repairs as they couldn't get to a fire in time nor could they get there at all, since Norman's mind was on the mind control part another person came into his mind. Norman had not seen adagio since she had stolen his car that night. He wasn't even sure she was in the state. Letting his mind get back on the road the drive was fairly quick, he had reached the barber in less than 10 minutes and quickly got out and locked it heading straight through the door.

The barber shop still looked the same since the last three years only the walls had been painted red, blue, and white and added more furniture to make it look more like an actual barbershop. Norman made his way to the reception and talked with the guy,who was reading a magazine, to tell of his arrival. When he was checked he walked towards the hallway past the bathroom towards a closet. Closing the door behind him, he pressed a button and a loud bang was heard as the closet began changing into an elevator moving down. The elevator made a ding as its doors opened to reveal a large white base that looked like a coliseum. He then checked up on the reception again and made his to the meeting room, where twilight and bonbon were already waiting with a few other agents engaged in their own conversations.

“Norman.” Twilight smiled, shaking his hand, which Norman smiled back.

“Good to see you, twilight.” Norman said then directing his attention to bonbon.

“Glad to see you again, Norman. Though I do wish it didn't have to be like this.” Bonbon said depressingly.

“Is it true, did he really escape?” Norman asked.

“Yes, unfortunately. After he escaped we lost his signal after 2 miles. He could be anywhere in China.” Twilight responded with a frown.

“Well he can't just disappear. He's a seven foot tall Minotaur.” Norman said.

“That is why he won't get away so easily.” Starlight said as she walked through the door. Getting everyone's attention they quickly stood up from the chairs, standing straight up, while in unison addressing her.

"Madame." They all said.

"At ease." She said, they complied and sat back down. Starlight then headed her way up the stairs to the podium that stood in the center of the stage.

“As you all know, behemoth escaped our underground prison in China an hour ago.”

“All our agents have been notified and are conducting a search as we speak.”

But, due to the small amount of agencies in China. They've requested we send some agents to them. Which is why you are all here. You've been assigned, along with agents across the nation, to take effort in the search to find behemoth and turn him in.” Starlight commanded.

“This mission starts in a few hours, so I suggest you get ready now. It's gonna be a long flight.” Starlight said as she walked down the stairs from the podium. Before she left the room she stopped.

“Twilight, Norman, sweetie drops. You're coming with me.” Starlight commanded, walking out the door towards her office.

Norman,twilight, bonbon looked at each other in confusion,wondering why they needed to follow her, then complied, walking out the door.
They both walked through the brightly lit hallway towards a door at the end. Norman grabbed the knob and let twilight and bonbon go before himself, then turning the knob, closing the door.The room was lit by a single lamp on her desk and there was a large amount of paperwork on it, which starlight was putting away. While she was doing this, they all got chairs and sat down.

“You asked for us, Madame.” Bonbon said.

“Yes.” Starlight nodded.

“Since you were already in the meeting, I don't have to repeat myself. I want you to make a team.” Starlight said, catching Norman and bonbon off guard.

“What.” They both said in disbelief.

“You're both the strongest agents we have. So, me, along with others decided it would be best if you were to use your skills, cooperatively.”

“Wait, so you want me and bonbon to create a team. I don't know if you've seen, but we don't have that many agents here.” Norman replied.

“I'm aware, that is why it was my choice to modify the rules. I'm letting you make a team that doesn't include agents.”

“So, you're letting us recruit people outside the agency?” Bonbon asked.

“Yes.” Starlight nodded.

“So do you have any recommendations?”

“Only one.” Starlight said. Norman and bonbon then listened in.

“I want you find adagio.” Starlight said.

“Adagio!” They both said.

“None of us have seen her in 3 years. Where do you expect us to find her?” Norman asked.

“Manehattan. She got a job for construction, recently. You might not have seen her in 3 years, but the agency has.” Starlight said.

“She was with behemoth the longest. Which Is why I want her.” Starlight added.

“So that's it.”

“You,Norman, adagio, and twilight, along with 2 others.” Starlight clarified.

“But I don't get it. Why do we need complete strangers to find behemoth.”

“Well, I was honestly hoping you'd choose people that had some kind of training in the past. But the choice is up to you.Starlight said.

“I wouldn't be doing this if I knew it was a problem. You have my trust all three of you.” Starlight said.

“Yes, Madame.”They nodded. They all saluted before walking out the door to get ready.

“I'll go find adagio. Bonbon, you recruit the other two. Twilight, you're with me.” Norman commanded.

“Got it, hey, good luck with adagio. Who knows what she's like now.” Bonbon said as they all reached the elevator.

“Well, last time I saw adagio she stole my car ,so, Probably the same.” Norman smiled.

Author's Note

Well, welcome to the actual first chapter of agents. Note, if anyone has read The Rise then you know about how that was made and what happens in it. Everything will be recapped later on, so reading the rise will not be important. But to anyone that has I don't plan to make agents that dark. Or edgy. Cringe...

And if anyone has any ideas you can message me.

Also I noticed this story somehow already got a couple favorites , so I must be doing something right for you guys to Pity me. :D