The sun streamed into the corner office and bounced off the metal nameplate on the huge desk that read BLUE. That wasn't her real name, she had been cursed with four names. Her parents couldn't say no to any family members and hence she was named Berta Lillian Una Elizabeth.

Blue suited her much better. She was middle aged petite woman with dark brown hair, all dark apart from few blue streaks she purposely put there. She was dressed in a dark professional suit.

She had been in her office since about daybreak, going through the papers on her desk, over and over, hoping to read something new. Hoping to understand the newest threat that was looming over the heads of her organization.

Blue formed an organization six years ago using her brains and skill and wit. And her many many connections in the government. She called it Bow & Arrow.

The world was a very dangerous place, full of plots to over throw governments and get rid of the opposition. The FBI and CIA could only do so much and the Secretary of Defense was only one person, and Blue's own cousin.

Ms. Clarabelle Brown, who luckily only had one name no matter how old fashion it was, trusted few people. And she knew her cousin, Blue had been into spying and her investigation skill were rivaled to none. Who else would Clarabelle ask to protect the world?

The organization wasn't exactly illegal, nor was it legal. Technically it didn't exist. Bow & Arrow was formed to protect the world from things they didn't need to understand. They took care of the threats before they really became threats.

Bow and Arrow had a small handful of employees, none of them were easy to find. Or to convince to join. There was Regina Macintosh, a former politician from Maine, she had been blackmailed and forced out of office a few years prior to Blue finding her in another campaign office. Victor Whale had been nursing a large mug of beer in a bar, after being kicked out of yet another hospital for unproved experiments. Sidney Glass had a rap sheet a mile long for wire taping, his skill was almost legendary. As a struggling fashion designer, Ashley Boyd had little choice when the mysterious woman offered her a job at a start-up organization. Robin Loxley was this close to making it onto the police force in his small town that was until he discovered corruption and dropped out completely. Kathryn Nolan was the only one who found Blue and offered her services; her reasons were still unknown to this day. Gold, just Gold with no first name or pretty much any background information, was the hardest to track down; he never left a paper trail, almost perfect for a dealer of hard to find objects.

Over the years, they discovered they all worked quite well together, taking out targets before the government got to them, both national and international. The actual operation took up a whole building on a corner of a very busy street in New York City, Broadway to be exact. The sign on the door said insurance but it never seemed to be opened, the lights were never on. Or that's what the front window made it look like.

Blue received untraceable emails daily and she spent most of her time reading them. She shouldn't be this stressed out, she should be used to this stressed by now. It was six years since she first opened the organization. The words stress and fear should have disappeared from her vocabulary. But they were still there, especially with the newest threat.

This newest mission might be bigger than the eight of them. As much as she hated it, they needed help. But she was very sure she found the perfect recruits.

Regina Macintosh usually walked to work, she was in New York City, what was the point of owning a car? Tt gave her time to focus on the day ahead. It was the only part of her former life she kept. Maine had been home until someone framed her for stealing money and she was chased out. Now New York was her home, new job, new life. It was perfect, she couldn't ask for anything more. One last check of her cell phone, which brought a smile to her face and untangling her fingers from someone's hand, she entered her office building.

Robin Loxley walked through the front doors of Bow & Arrow ten minutes after Regina did. She was already heading out of the break room. He just whistled to himself, he was happy, but then again he was always happy?

"Morning Robin, Blue wants you in her office now." Nova, the receptionist, beamed up at him. She was Blue's niece, sometimes it seemed like Bow &T Arrow was a family company. But Nova had her own set of talents that were helpful to the success of Bow & Arrow. The receptionist was a sweet girl, but he knew looks were deceiving. He had seen her disarm a mugger on the way to work one morning without spilling. "Thank you Nova." He ran up the stairs, two at a time. Robin Loxley avoided the elevator like the plague.

Blue's office was huge, as the founder she deserved it. That and she put up with all of them on a daily basis. Not many people could pull these seven people together and expect them to get the job done while not killing each other.

Regina and Gold were already there. Seriously, did Gold not have a life? He was at the office before Robin and still in his office at the end of the day; it was like he lived there.

The conference table held thirteen open folders containing a different person's file.

"Morning, are we expanding?" He greeted them.

"Actually we are." Blue told him honestly. "Did you not get the email?"

"No, when I leave here, I am off the clock, unless duty calls. Besides I was very much enjoying myself last night." He said. Gold rolled his eyes, Blue scoffed while Regina did not meet his eyes.

"We are dividing them up into groups." Blue informed them. "Who do you want to recruit?"

"Thirteen at once? Is this really wise?" Gold asked. "We would be more than doubling our work force at once. Provided they even accept the offer."

"Did you not see the latest email? We need them. All of them." Blue told him sternly.

"Why them, Blue? What makes them so special?" Regina asked.

"Nova did the research. We all have a common goal. And addressing your concern about them not wanting to join, they should be given the choice. This is their lives, we can't make them do anything."

The four heads of Bow & Arrow stared down at the files on the table. Thirteen, a seemingly large number, they were random strangers, what was the chance they wouldn't be at each other's throats within a minute of stepping foot in the door? Among them was a pair of sisters, a brother and sister, a set of cousins and the two legacies.

For once in her life, Regina was agreeable. "I'll take these four." She gathered up four files and sat down in a chair to begin to read up on her chosen targets.

Robin shook his head, and then noticed two very familiar faces on the table. "Just these two." But he was ready for an adventure and grabbed another one.

"If I must…" Gold took four files, then thought better of one of them and placed it back on the desk.

This left three for Blue. "Alright, that's settled. I need them all here Monday morning."