[Spy Arashi: Humble Beginnings] Chapter 7. Surprise Annoucements
Title: Spy Arashi: Humble Beginnings
Author: Biohazard Geeky Nutcracker coolohoh
Chapter: 07. Surprise Annoucements
Rating: G
Pairing: General Arashi friendship
Summary: What would happen if our five stormy boys are not idols? What would happen if JE itself is not an entertainment agency, but a spy agency instead? Come, find out with me!
Master post here.
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There was a buzz all around the Agency. Johnny had just announced the formation of a temporary group within the Agency, consisting of 5 young and aspiring members - Aiba Masaki, Ninomiya Kazunari, Sakurai Sho, Matsumoto Jun, and Ohno Satoshi. The talk among the trainees was regarding the unknown member Ohno Satoshi. There was plenty of speculations regarding who he was, how and when he got into the Agency. On the other hand, the talk among the Agents was on the radical decision made by Johnny to put a skilled agent together with a team of four rookies, who have not even made it out of basic training. Furthermore, announcing a temporary team for trainees was an unprecedented thing. There were junior teams alright, but temporary teams? Now that was new. Even the Agents themselves were confused by the new name Johnny-san had created.
Combat training soon began for the new recruits, and the members of the new temp group were seemingly getting along well with each other. The only problem with the group was that Ohno was… missing. No one else in the group knew anything about Ohno. Heck, they’ve not even HEARD of him before, much less SEEN him. And this guy was… supposed to be a part of their group? Why didn’t he even turn up for their first briefing? Their handler had patiently explained that Ohno was away on a solo mission, and that he will be back in one or two months. Solo mission? The four guys looked around in bewilderment. None of them had been on missions before, much less solo missions. Plus, they were not yet official agents, and un-official agents do not get sent out on missions. They all agreed that there was more to Ohno Satoshi than what meets the eye.
Curious to learn more, Aiba started poking around for more information on the mysterious agent. While snooping and asking around did not get Aiba far, he did manage to gather some interesting information. While the system of junior agents and agents, together with the ranking system had been explained to them beforehand, Aiba was surprised to know that there was a rank known as junior trainees. Trainees were new recruits, agents to be still learning the trade and trying to prove their mantle. While those who were recruited were of legal working (20 and above) age, Aiba was surprised to learn that junior trainees recruited were as young as 16. And while the word junior trainees suggested that they were inferior to trainees, in truth it was often the opposite. Most junior trainees have been training in the Agency for years, whereas trainees were fresh recruits. Adult recruits normally stay as trainees for a year, after which they become either agents or junior agents, depending on their performance. Those who did not make the cut were denied of a job at the Agency, and many ended up joining the police force instead.
"So Ohno is most likely a junior trainee!" Aiba concluded, as he finished presenting the results of his investigation to the other three members.
"Ne Sho-kun, you were invited to join the Agency three years ago, surely you have heard of this man?" Aiba asked, ever so cheerful and friendly.
Sho shook his head, "Nope, we're talking about a secret branch of the government, doing the government's secret jobs, what makes you think they would let out such secrets to insignificant beings like me?" Sho huffed. Aiba was friendly alright, but he still could not get over the fact that Aiba manged to get a higher rank than him.
"He's probably just another random guy that Johnny tricked into joining the Agency at an early age..." Nino replied. He was getting bored of Aiba's obsession with their phantom member, and his body was aching all over from their trainings. Jun sensed Nino's irritation, and tried to smooth things out,
"He's just another normal trainee I guess, there's no need to get so obsessed over him". The rest nodded wearily in agreement, and Aiba looked downcast by the lack of interest from the rest.
Little did they know that Ohno was far from normal. After joining the agency at 13, he had embarked on his first mission the following year, as part of the decoy group. It wasn’t a particularly hard mission, and Ohno had been under the watchful eyes of the members of SMAP, but he still broke the agency record for being the youngest member to take on missions. Following the first success, Johnny began deploying Ohno out whenever an innocent young teenager could be helpful to the mission. Then when Ohno was 16, he took on his first ever solo mission proper. They had needed someone to infiltrate the building though the air duct and retrieve some information from the computers, and Ohno’s small build made him perfect for the job. Ohno jumped at the opportunity to perform, and since it was a relatively safe and easy mission, Johnny consented.
Currently Ohno was on his 45th mission, working at a bakery shop in Okinawa in order to gather some information about the possible drug smuggling in the area. It’s been one and a half months and there had been absolutely no trace of the smugglers though. Normally Ohno would have asked Johnny for permission to return to Tokyo already, but this time round he had hesitated. Ohno was just enjoying himself too much in Okinawa. The bread from the bakery was delicious, and Ohno enjoyed sun tanning on the beach in his free time. Plus, the fishing in Okinawa was good. It all seemed like a holiday come true for Ohno. Unbeknownst to Ohno though, a holiday was exactly what Johnny had in mind for his favourite agent. There were reports of drug smuggling activity in the area, but the possibility of those rumours being true had been almost close to nil. What Johnny hadn’t expect was that his prodigy will enjoy his holiday so much. A bit too much in fact. Still, Johnny decided to let Ohno enjoy the ocean breeze a little while more. The poor boy had never had anything close to a holiday since he joined the Agency 10 years ago. It was two weeks after the formation of the new group when Ohno got a call from Johnny. Johnny hadn’t exactly summoned Ohno back, but Ohno got the message immediately when Johnny announced that Ohno was now part of a 5 member team.
“What? Since when!?!?!” Ohno exclaimed, bewildered that he had not been informed beforehand.
“Oh since two weeks ago actually…” Johnny chuckled.
“TWO WEEKS! And you didn’t think of telling me till NOW?” Ohno screamed into the phone.
“Well considering how much fun you were having… if your tan is any indication… I thought I’ll let you have a little more fun.” Johnny laughed. Ohno mumbled something unintelligible into the receiver before putting hanging up the phone, still muttering curses under his breath. He’d unknowingly already left a bad impression on his teammates BEFORE they even meet. Ohno was sure he’d set a brand new record of ‘piss off your teammates in the shortest possible time’ in the Agency. Yet another new record, Ohno sighed as he wondered how to break the news to the old couple that he’ll no longer be able to work for them.
Ohno sat uncomfortably on the sofa, while waiting for his team members to arrive. He had got back in Tokyo the week before, and spent some time watching the rest of his members before deciding that he should stop postponing the inevitable - meeting his team members. Ohno was hunched over in a corner and digging his nose when the rest of the four arrive. It seems like they had already gotten off to a pretty good start without Ohno, as the four of them were joking and laughing with each other as they entered the room. Which was nothing out of the ordinary though, considering that they had been together for nearly a month already. Ohno shrunk further into his seat as he realised how left out he was. How would he be able to work in a group like this? Ohno silently cursed his mentor. Johnny should have known better than to play such pranks on him. As much as he did enjoy the extended holiday, Ohno did not appreciate being left out of the group. And he sucked enough at human relationships already, if his relationship with the rest of the Agency, minus Johnny SMAP and TOKIO were of any indication.
Perhaps Ohno wasn't entirely to blame for that though. Johnny had been so pleased over his 'catch' that he had announced Ohno's joining in the grandest possible way - at the New Year's party. The New Year party was the grandest possible gathering in the Agency. Every one attended it, from the old senpais, (even those who are retired!) to the young and newly joined juniors. It was the night of fun and celebration, and also a night for acknowledging the hard work of deserving members/groups of the Agency. The annual Agency rewards was the last event on the agenda of the party, and was the highlight of the night. That was, except for the year when Ohno made his appearance AFTER the awards ceremony. Johnny had announced Ohno's appearance with a Steve Jobs styled 'and one more thing'. And a big deal that 'thing' turned out to be indeed. No one remembered anything else that night besides this young boy named Ohno Satoshi. The reaction of the agents were mixed. Some were in awe of the talent this young boy processed that prompted Johnny to recruit him at such a young age, but for the most part, they thought that Johnny had made a mistake, or was downright pulling their leg. Some even believed that it was Johnny's cheap ploy of saying they were not even as good as a kid, and downright hated Ohno. Ohno had ran off the stage in fright at the mixture of cheers and jeers coming from the crowd. It had been Ohno's very first day at the Agency too. From then on, Ohno made all sorts of excuses to avoid the New Year party, he was just one small kid and nobody would miss him anyway (as least that was how Ohno tried to convince himself), and Johnny had sent him off to their Kyoto branch for one on one training. Ohno never mixed with anyone in the Agency besides his instructors, till he had to go on missions with SMAP and TOKIO. Even then Ohno mostly kept to himself, preferring the peace and quiet of his own existence to joining in the mindless chatter.
The four men gang had been chatting animatedly about Aiba's love for karaage when they entered their designated resting room, only to find an unknown tanned man sitting on their sofa. An awkward silence filled the room as they waited for some sort of introduction from the tanned man. The new guy however, just sat there in silence. In the end it was Sho who spoke up first.
"Are you.... Ohno Satoshi?"
"Unn... nice to meet you." Ohno stood up and shook hands with Sho. After each member gave a brief introduction, the room fell back into silence.
"Johnny said that... you were on a mission?" A curious Aiba asked. At that, Ohno's face flashed beet red.
"Yeah sort of... it was more like a... holiday then a mission though..."
"A holiday?" Jun asked, narrowing his eyes. A holiday does not sound like a good excuse to miss their group formation announcement.
"It was all Johnny's fault!" Ohno lamented.
"He only thought of telling me that I'm part of a work group two weeks after the group was formed!" The members laughed wearily, as tension hang in the air.
The rest of the months passed peacefully for the group. The four new members continued their basic training as required by all new Agency members. Ohno had his own training routine to adhere to however, and the members only saw each other occasionally. Eventually though, Ohno started taking on solo missions again and they barely saw Ohno anymore.
A/N: Yay! A longer? chapter this time. And they've finally met Ohno, even though the meeting didn’t really go well... How will they continue from here on? Please wait for the next chapter! XD
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Author: Biohazard Geeky Nutcracker coolohoh
Chapter: 07. Surprise Annoucements
Rating: G
Pairing: General Arashi friendship
Summary: What would happen if our five stormy boys are not idols? What would happen if JE itself is not an entertainment agency, but a spy agency instead? Come, find out with me!
Master post here.
[Previous Chapter] [Next Chapter]
There was a buzz all around the Agency. Johnny had just announced the formation of a temporary group within the Agency, consisting of 5 young and aspiring members - Aiba Masaki, Ninomiya Kazunari, Sakurai Sho, Matsumoto Jun, and Ohno Satoshi. The talk among the trainees was regarding the unknown member Ohno Satoshi. There was plenty of speculations regarding who he was, how and when he got into the Agency. On the other hand, the talk among the Agents was on the radical decision made by Johnny to put a skilled agent together with a team of four rookies, who have not even made it out of basic training. Furthermore, announcing a temporary team for trainees was an unprecedented thing. There were junior teams alright, but temporary teams? Now that was new. Even the Agents themselves were confused by the new name Johnny-san had created.
Combat training soon began for the new recruits, and the members of the new temp group were seemingly getting along well with each other. The only problem with the group was that Ohno was… missing. No one else in the group knew anything about Ohno. Heck, they’ve not even HEARD of him before, much less SEEN him. And this guy was… supposed to be a part of their group? Why didn’t he even turn up for their first briefing? Their handler had patiently explained that Ohno was away on a solo mission, and that he will be back in one or two months. Solo mission? The four guys looked around in bewilderment. None of them had been on missions before, much less solo missions. Plus, they were not yet official agents, and un-official agents do not get sent out on missions. They all agreed that there was more to Ohno Satoshi than what meets the eye.
Curious to learn more, Aiba started poking around for more information on the mysterious agent. While snooping and asking around did not get Aiba far, he did manage to gather some interesting information. While the system of junior agents and agents, together with the ranking system had been explained to them beforehand, Aiba was surprised to know that there was a rank known as junior trainees. Trainees were new recruits, agents to be still learning the trade and trying to prove their mantle. While those who were recruited were of legal working (20 and above) age, Aiba was surprised to learn that junior trainees recruited were as young as 16. And while the word junior trainees suggested that they were inferior to trainees, in truth it was often the opposite. Most junior trainees have been training in the Agency for years, whereas trainees were fresh recruits. Adult recruits normally stay as trainees for a year, after which they become either agents or junior agents, depending on their performance. Those who did not make the cut were denied of a job at the Agency, and many ended up joining the police force instead.
"So Ohno is most likely a junior trainee!" Aiba concluded, as he finished presenting the results of his investigation to the other three members.
"Ne Sho-kun, you were invited to join the Agency three years ago, surely you have heard of this man?" Aiba asked, ever so cheerful and friendly.
Sho shook his head, "Nope, we're talking about a secret branch of the government, doing the government's secret jobs, what makes you think they would let out such secrets to insignificant beings like me?" Sho huffed. Aiba was friendly alright, but he still could not get over the fact that Aiba manged to get a higher rank than him.
"He's probably just another random guy that Johnny tricked into joining the Agency at an early age..." Nino replied. He was getting bored of Aiba's obsession with their phantom member, and his body was aching all over from their trainings. Jun sensed Nino's irritation, and tried to smooth things out,
"He's just another normal trainee I guess, there's no need to get so obsessed over him". The rest nodded wearily in agreement, and Aiba looked downcast by the lack of interest from the rest.
Little did they know that Ohno was far from normal. After joining the agency at 13, he had embarked on his first mission the following year, as part of the decoy group. It wasn’t a particularly hard mission, and Ohno had been under the watchful eyes of the members of SMAP, but he still broke the agency record for being the youngest member to take on missions. Following the first success, Johnny began deploying Ohno out whenever an innocent young teenager could be helpful to the mission. Then when Ohno was 16, he took on his first ever solo mission proper. They had needed someone to infiltrate the building though the air duct and retrieve some information from the computers, and Ohno’s small build made him perfect for the job. Ohno jumped at the opportunity to perform, and since it was a relatively safe and easy mission, Johnny consented.
Currently Ohno was on his 45th mission, working at a bakery shop in Okinawa in order to gather some information about the possible drug smuggling in the area. It’s been one and a half months and there had been absolutely no trace of the smugglers though. Normally Ohno would have asked Johnny for permission to return to Tokyo already, but this time round he had hesitated. Ohno was just enjoying himself too much in Okinawa. The bread from the bakery was delicious, and Ohno enjoyed sun tanning on the beach in his free time. Plus, the fishing in Okinawa was good. It all seemed like a holiday come true for Ohno. Unbeknownst to Ohno though, a holiday was exactly what Johnny had in mind for his favourite agent. There were reports of drug smuggling activity in the area, but the possibility of those rumours being true had been almost close to nil. What Johnny hadn’t expect was that his prodigy will enjoy his holiday so much. A bit too much in fact. Still, Johnny decided to let Ohno enjoy the ocean breeze a little while more. The poor boy had never had anything close to a holiday since he joined the Agency 10 years ago. It was two weeks after the formation of the new group when Ohno got a call from Johnny. Johnny hadn’t exactly summoned Ohno back, but Ohno got the message immediately when Johnny announced that Ohno was now part of a 5 member team.
“What? Since when!?!?!” Ohno exclaimed, bewildered that he had not been informed beforehand.
“Oh since two weeks ago actually…” Johnny chuckled.
“TWO WEEKS! And you didn’t think of telling me till NOW?” Ohno screamed into the phone.
“Well considering how much fun you were having… if your tan is any indication… I thought I’ll let you have a little more fun.” Johnny laughed. Ohno mumbled something unintelligible into the receiver before putting hanging up the phone, still muttering curses under his breath. He’d unknowingly already left a bad impression on his teammates BEFORE they even meet. Ohno was sure he’d set a brand new record of ‘piss off your teammates in the shortest possible time’ in the Agency. Yet another new record, Ohno sighed as he wondered how to break the news to the old couple that he’ll no longer be able to work for them.
Ohno sat uncomfortably on the sofa, while waiting for his team members to arrive. He had got back in Tokyo the week before, and spent some time watching the rest of his members before deciding that he should stop postponing the inevitable - meeting his team members. Ohno was hunched over in a corner and digging his nose when the rest of the four arrive. It seems like they had already gotten off to a pretty good start without Ohno, as the four of them were joking and laughing with each other as they entered the room. Which was nothing out of the ordinary though, considering that they had been together for nearly a month already. Ohno shrunk further into his seat as he realised how left out he was. How would he be able to work in a group like this? Ohno silently cursed his mentor. Johnny should have known better than to play such pranks on him. As much as he did enjoy the extended holiday, Ohno did not appreciate being left out of the group. And he sucked enough at human relationships already, if his relationship with the rest of the Agency, minus Johnny SMAP and TOKIO were of any indication.
Perhaps Ohno wasn't entirely to blame for that though. Johnny had been so pleased over his 'catch' that he had announced Ohno's joining in the grandest possible way - at the New Year's party. The New Year party was the grandest possible gathering in the Agency. Every one attended it, from the old senpais, (even those who are retired!) to the young and newly joined juniors. It was the night of fun and celebration, and also a night for acknowledging the hard work of deserving members/groups of the Agency. The annual Agency rewards was the last event on the agenda of the party, and was the highlight of the night. That was, except for the year when Ohno made his appearance AFTER the awards ceremony. Johnny had announced Ohno's appearance with a Steve Jobs styled 'and one more thing'. And a big deal that 'thing' turned out to be indeed. No one remembered anything else that night besides this young boy named Ohno Satoshi. The reaction of the agents were mixed. Some were in awe of the talent this young boy processed that prompted Johnny to recruit him at such a young age, but for the most part, they thought that Johnny had made a mistake, or was downright pulling their leg. Some even believed that it was Johnny's cheap ploy of saying they were not even as good as a kid, and downright hated Ohno. Ohno had ran off the stage in fright at the mixture of cheers and jeers coming from the crowd. It had been Ohno's very first day at the Agency too. From then on, Ohno made all sorts of excuses to avoid the New Year party, he was just one small kid and nobody would miss him anyway (as least that was how Ohno tried to convince himself), and Johnny had sent him off to their Kyoto branch for one on one training. Ohno never mixed with anyone in the Agency besides his instructors, till he had to go on missions with SMAP and TOKIO. Even then Ohno mostly kept to himself, preferring the peace and quiet of his own existence to joining in the mindless chatter.
The four men gang had been chatting animatedly about Aiba's love for karaage when they entered their designated resting room, only to find an unknown tanned man sitting on their sofa. An awkward silence filled the room as they waited for some sort of introduction from the tanned man. The new guy however, just sat there in silence. In the end it was Sho who spoke up first.
"Are you.... Ohno Satoshi?"
"Unn... nice to meet you." Ohno stood up and shook hands with Sho. After each member gave a brief introduction, the room fell back into silence.
"Johnny said that... you were on a mission?" A curious Aiba asked. At that, Ohno's face flashed beet red.
"Yeah sort of... it was more like a... holiday then a mission though..."
"A holiday?" Jun asked, narrowing his eyes. A holiday does not sound like a good excuse to miss their group formation announcement.
"It was all Johnny's fault!" Ohno lamented.
"He only thought of telling me that I'm part of a work group two weeks after the group was formed!" The members laughed wearily, as tension hang in the air.
The rest of the months passed peacefully for the group. The four new members continued their basic training as required by all new Agency members. Ohno had his own training routine to adhere to however, and the members only saw each other occasionally. Eventually though, Ohno started taking on solo missions again and they barely saw Ohno anymore.
A/N: Yay! A longer? chapter this time. And they've finally met Ohno, even though the meeting didn’t really go well... How will they continue from here on? Please wait for the next chapter! XD
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