James Bong – Episode 8
Scene 1
K is dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean”. He’s wearing a Star Wars t-shirt, tight high-water jeans, and a fedora. He thinks he’s alone…..
Miss Moneybit (giggling): Hey K.
K (shocked, gasps): Hey, how’d you get in here?!
Miss Moneybit: Symphy let me in.
K (turning to Symphy): You’re not programmed to let people in without my authorization!
Symphy: Miss Moneybit made a very convincing argument which overrode my programming.
K (arms folded): Do tell.
Symphy (innocent smile): She said that allowing her to see you dance would be a great lesson in humor for me and that any improvement to myself would ultimately benefit you.
K: Interesting logic.
Moneybit (still giggling): I haven’t told you the best part! I’m filming this!
K: Not funny.
Moneybit: Not a joke. This should earn a handsome profit on Dtube.
K: Where’s the camera?
Moneybit: Hidden on me. And no, you’re not allowed to look for it.
K (whiny): You’re not really posting it on Dtube, are you?
Moneybit: Oh, relax. No, I’m not.
K (relieved): Whew, thanks.
Moneybit (satisfied grin, ear to ear): I’ll just save it for a special time when I need to blackmail you.
K (sighing): So what brings you by?
Moneybit: I’m bored and my Spanish isn’t so good, so my options are limited.
K: Your brutal honesty is appreciated.
Moneybit: And I’ve had a bit of tequila, too. Where’s Bong?
K: Getting away from it all.
Moneybit: Even you?
K: Especially me.
Moneybit: Do you have any idea where he goes?
K: Nope. That’s how he is. Enigmatic to the core.
Moneybit: And he has no family?
K: So he says. Anytime the subject is broached, he gets edgy.
Symphy: K, I’m sorry to interrupt, but there is breaking news regarding altcoins that I think you’ll find pertinent.
K: Thanks, Symphy. Throw it on the holoscreen.
A hologram of a news broadcast coming from the BBC pops up in the middle of K’s living room.
K: Wow, Symphy, you were right. This is big. The English government is putting a 20 percent tax on all altcoin transactions.
Moneybit: Which means that most merchants will either stop accepting altcoins, or people will stop purchasing with them. Or both.
K: True. But this might end up being a disadvantage to them in the long run. It’ll push altcoins onto the black market.
Moneybit: You mean the real free market.
K: I stand corrected, yes, the free market. Prices will spike and altcoins will become more popular than ever!
Moneybit: The best of times.
K: And the worst of times. Symphy, end transmission. I can’t stand to listen to these presstitutes any longer than necessary.
Hologram disappears.
Scene 2
General Small is talking to Sir Hugo Trax via holocall in General Small’s office at CIA headquarters.
Trax: Did you find bugs in your office?
Small: Yep! We found a ton of em!
Trax: I can only imagine how those magically appeared. And don’t act so boisterous when you’re announcing that our communications have been compromised.
Small: Yes, sir.
Trax: Anyway, I assume they’ve been destroyed.
Small: Yes, sir.
Trax: So now that Bong doesn’t have access to our systems anymore, we need to find a way to get him to England.
General Small: You want me to do what?
Trax: Get Bong to England.
Small: You’re in London. I’m in the US. Why do you need my help?
Trax (facepalming): Good point. I don’t know why I should ever ask you for help on anything. I don’t even know why I keep you around.
Small: Because you know that whoever takes my place will be just as incompetent.
Trax: True enough. Ok, back to Bong. Do you have any ideas on how to lure him here?
Small: Well, I always like a good honeytrap.
Trax: I’m sure you do. Bong is too smart for that, though.
Small: How about this? We could spot him on grid surveillance and send a team after him.
Trax: We can’t just attack a super spy out in the open like that. We’d get way too much unwanted attention.
Small: We could threaten his loved ones.
Trax: He’s a loner, remember?
Small: How about a bribe?
Trax: Your ideas, amazingly enough, are getting worse. Unlike us, he has morals. Bribes are out of the question.
Small: What can we give him that he wants?
Trax: I think I’ve got it. He doesn’t have loved ones, but he does have moral principles that he cares about.
Small: Moral what?
Trax: Yes, nearly a foreign language to guys like us, I know. Anyway, I’ve got an idea for the perfect bait. See ya, Small.
Small: Wait! You’re not gonna tell me?
Trax: If I need something screwed up, I’ll call you.
Scene 3
James Bong is sitting at the bar and lounge in the Seehof Hotel in Davos, Switzerland. He is alone with the bartender.
Bong (to bartender): Another scotch and soda, please.
Bong stirs the ice with his finger in the empty rocks glass in front of him as he stares sadly and blankly into space. A striking, young female dressed to impress approaches Bong.
Female: Is this seat taken?
Bong (continues distant stare): The entire bar is taken.
Female (to bartender): I’ll have what he’s having. (sits next to Bong) You’re a very wanted man in London, you know.
Bong (glances at female): I’m a very wanted man in many places.
Bartender delivers drinks. Bong gulps his down.
Female (amused): You’ve crossed some very influential people in certain circles. They’re trying to find a way to get you to London quietly.
Bong (amused): The ever-nebulous “they”.
Female: Do you know who I am?
Bong: Mary Poppins.
Female: Diana Gateschild.
Bong turns and looks her up and down.
Bong: They sent you to find me?
Diana (scoffing): Hardly.
Bong: Then what are you doing here?
Diana: I came here to warn you.
Bong: Warn me about what?
Diana: To not go to England. Not on their terms, at least.
Bong: They can murder me anywhere in the world. Why is England so damn special?
Diana: Because they know about your past and want to keep things localized and quiet. They might also think that you can be turned.
Bong: And how do you know all this?
Diana: Because members of the ruling class can be exceedingly paranoid and take certain precautions.
Bong: You mean you spy on each other.
Diana gives knowing smile.
Bong: And why are you helping me?
Diana: Because I want to do what’s right.
Bong: How touching.
Diana (stands up): Look, James, my gut tells me that at some point you’ll want to confront your past. When that time comes, you can go to England on your own terms and have a chat with the Gateschild brothers. At least if you go on your own terms, you can surprise them and have a chance at survival. But until then, be weary of any temptations they might throw your way. My father can be very clever. Goodbye, James. I’ll be watching you.
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