SPY x FAMILY — Chapter 1

EVERYONE HAS A SECRET SELF THEY DON'T SHOW TO OTHER PEOPLE.

NOT TO FRIENDS ...

NOT EVEN TO FAMILY.

NOT TO LOVERS ...

THEY HIDE WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY WANT BEHIND LIES AND PAINTED SMILES.

AND THUS THE WORLD...

CONTENTS

MISSION 1 ... MISSION 2 ... MISSION 3 ... MISSION 4 ... MISSION 5 ...

TAKE ME TO THE EMBASSY.

YES, SIR!

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!

THE BRAKES AREN'T—

HUH?!

ONE OF OUR DIPLOMATS IN OSTANIA WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

THEY WANT A WAR WITH OUR NATION OF WESTALIS.

WE SUSPECT IT WAS AN ASSASSINATION CARRIED OUT BY THE EAST'S FAR-RIGHT-WING POLITICAL PARTY.

WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING IN THE EAST.

THEN WE SHOULD PUT HIM ON IT.

THE BEST AGENT WE HAVE...

"TWILIGHT."

JUST AS I PROMISED. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTER...

... WEARS A HAIRPIECE.

NEGA- TIVES AND ALL.

THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SECURE HIS RESIGNATION.

NICE JOB.

HEY!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

WHAT ?!

AREN'T YOU GOING TO HAND OVER WHAT YOU PROMISED ME?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

BUT... I JUST

OH NO...

THAT WAS A SETUP ...!!

CODE NAME: TWILIGHT

RIIIP

PHEW

THE MAN WAS A SPY.

IN AN ERA IN WHICH THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD WERE WAGING A FIERCE WAR OF IN- FORMATION JUST OUT OF SIGHT...

...HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE BATTLEFIELD, EMPLOYING A HUNDRED DIFFERENT FACES TO SURVIVE.

SO ANYWAY

DADDY WAS GOING ON AND ON ABOUT HOW SOMEONE STOLE HIS HAIRPIECE PICTURES AND HOW HE WAS GOING TO MAKE THEM PAY.

I HAVEN'T THE FOGGIEST IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

HM? OH, INDEED. HOW UN- FORTUNATE FOR HIM.

ROBERT? ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?

OH, ROBERT, LOOK!

DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT WILL BE US SOMEDAY?

HMM? AH...

BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE AFFAIRS.

WHAT ?!

LET'S BREAK UP.

ROBERT, WAIT!

YOUR CONVER- SATION SUGGESTS A LIMITED INTELLECT.

BUT I HAVE NO FURTHER NEED OF YOU...OR RATHER, YOUR FATHER.

IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THIS "ROBERT" DISGUISE TOO.

THOSE JOINED MY I.D. PAPERS IN THE RUBBISH BIN ON THE DAY I BECAME A SPY.

HOPES OF MARRIAGE? THE JOYS OF AN ORDINARY LIFE?

TOSS

THE TRAIN TO BERLINT IS LEAVING ON TRACK FIVE...

CIPHER C, THEN?

MEOW.

Lifestyles FWFF The Ir... Curtain i

Eto:.

Good day.

Or rather, good evening, "Twilight."

Hospice helping terminally a

Thanks to you, the minister has survived another day, to the great benefit of Westalis.

Excellent work on your last assignment.

Your target is the leader of the National Unity Party, Donovan Desmond. He is a grave threat to the truce between the East and the West.

I'm afraid we have another assignment for you already.

DONOVAN DESMOND

PKIN HEYWOOD BBC and featured people protesting.

Your mission is to get close to him and probe into any seditious activities.

In order to do so...

...you will marry and have a child.

Desmond is a recluse and is extremely suspicious of others. At this point, he operates almost entirely behind the scenes.

His only public appearances are at the events held at the elite private school his son attends.

These events serve as informal get-togethers for the upper crust of industrial and political leaders.

EXCUSE ME?!

I HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO MAKE A CHILD?!

Only one week remains. However, the deadline for admis- sions is approach- ing fast. You are to enroll your child at this school and gain entry to these events.

I NEED TO CALM DOWN. A SPY WHO LOSES HIS COOL IS A SPY WHO'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS LIFE.

This operation is the key to maintaining peace between East and West— and perhaps the world beyond.

We're calling it "Operation Strix."

You and your fellow agents do great deeds that never see the light of day. You are heroes without shadows.

You'll earn no medals. Your name will never make it into the papers.

But despite that...

Never forget that everyone else's day-to- day lives are possible because of your blood and sweat.

...FOR THE SAKE OF A BETTER WORLD!

I ABANDONED MY IDENTITY WHEN I BECAME TWILIGHT. OKAY. FINE, THEN. A FATHER IS JUST ANOTHER ROLE TO PLAY. AND I WILL PLAY IT TO PERFECTION

IT'S GOT CENTRAL HEATING AND AIR-CONDI- TIONING. ALSO, IT, UH ...

THIS IS ONE OF OUR FURNISHED SINGLE-FAMILY APARTMENTS.

...AND THERE ARE SECURABLE ESCAPE ROUTES... NO LISTENING DEVICES...

EXCUSE ME, SIR...?

I'LL TAKE IT.

LOID FORGER, PSYCHIATRIST.

THEN I'LL NEED YOU TO SIGN RIGHT HERE, MR. FORGER.

THAT'S MY NEW LIFE.

I have two boys myself. They're eight and ten!

WHAT A WONDERFUL NEW START THIS WILL BE FOR YOUR FAMILY!

A HAPPY HOME LIFE... A FAMILY TO CHERISH...

DO YOU HAVE A SON OR A DAUGHTER?

AH, WELL...

NOTHING BUT LIABILITIES TO A SPY.

...THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT NEXT.

HUH ...?

DING DONG

YOU WANNA FOSTER A KID?

YEAH?

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR SO MANY YEARS, BUT...

YEAH, WHATEVER. JUST TAKE WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT.

I DO. AND I UNDERSTAND I CAN ADOPT THROUGH YOUR ORPHANAGE AS WELL?

COME ON IN.

WHAT A DUMP.

Who's that guy?

THAT SHOULD MAKE IT ALL THE EASIER TO FABRICATE A NEW FAMILY HISTORY.

BUT AN ORPHANAGE THIS SHODDY IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE GOOD RECORDS CONCERNING THE PROV- ENANCE OF ITS CHILDREN.

THE MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH A FAMILY...

...BUT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE WITH JUST THE CHILD FOR NOW.

OF COURSE, I'D PREFER TO DO THE ENTIRE MISSION SOLO...

I hate kids.

BUT EVEN FOR WESTALIS'S GREATEST SPY, IMPERSONATING A CHILD WOULD BE A TALL ORDER.

OH— IDEALLY I'D LIKE A CHILD WHO CAN ALREADY READ AND WRITE.

YEAH? IN THAT CASE...

ANYA, GET OVER HERE!

THIS IS THE SMART- EST ONE WE GOT.

SHE DON'T SAY MUCH, BUT... SHE'S A GOOD KID.

THIS IS MY CHANCE TO GET HER OUTTA HERE. CREEPY LITTLE BRAT WEIRDS ME OUT.

GREET THE MAN, ANYA!

THIS GIRL LOOKS FOUR, FIVE AT THE OLDEST...

AHH... PERHAPS NOT.

YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST SIX TO ENROLL AT EDEN ACADEMY.

SIX!

HMM?

HUH, YOU'RE SIX AL- READY?

I'M SIX.

DAILY OS CROSSWORD TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP TUP SHOOM

SHE SEEMS MUCH TOO SHORT TO BE—

THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE? THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOUGH FOR YOU.

HM? THE NEWS- PAPER?

ONE DOWN IS "HOMEO- STASIS." ONE ACROSS IS "CAUSAL CLOSURE," AND BELOW THAT IS "SYMPLEC- TOMOR- PHISM"...

IT'S CHILD'S PLAY FOR ME, OF COURSE.

YOU FINISHED IT?! SERI- OUSLY?!

Who taught you that?!

THIS IS A STUNNING LEVEL OF INTELLECT! THIS GIRL SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACE THE ENTRANCE EXAM!

I'LL TAKE THIS ONE!

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. JUST TAKE HER AND GET OUTTA HERE.

CHILD ACQUIRED. MISSION ACCOM- PLISHED. SUDDENLY I'M WORRIED THAT EVERY- THING IS GOING TOO SMOOTHLY.

NOW, ABOUT THE PAPER- WORK...

IS THIS OKAY WITH YOU?

"SPY"

"MIS- SION"

SO COOL!!

THE GIRL WAS A TELE- PATH.

SHE HAD BEEN MADE THUS BY ACCIDENT, AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF RESEARCH EXPERI- MENTS CONDUCT- ED BY A CERTAIN ORGANIZATION. SHE HAD LATER ESCAPED FROM THEIR FACILITY. LISTEN UP, LITTLE GIRL. IT'S ANYA!

SHE POSSESSED THE ABILITY TO READ MINDS.

TEST SUBJECT "007."

SHE THEN MOVED FROM INSTITU- TION TO INSTITUTION, SEEKING SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF HER. LISTEN UP, ANYA.

IS THAT CLEAR? YOU'LL BE MY CHILD FROM NOW ON. BUT AS FAR AS EVERYONE ELSE IS CONCERNED, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY CHILD.

CLEAR.

YOU ARE TO ADDRESS ME AS "FATHER." As the elite do.

PAPA!

VERY WELL.

WE'RE THE FORGERS. WE JUST MOVED IN TODAY.

WHAT AN ADORABLE YOUNG LADY.

I'M ANYA, AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PAPA'S CHILD.

YOU DON'T SAY THAT PART!

LET'S GO TO OUR APART- MENT.

TURN IT ON IF YOU LIKE.

TV!

MY HOME?

...TODAY'S ANIMATED ADVEN- TURE-SPY WARS!

THAT'S RIGHT.

... Of all the shows ...

MY FAVORITE!

THAT INCLUDES FORGED I.D. PAPERS FOR THE GIRL. I'D BETTER SECURE ALL THE THINGS I'LL NEED...

YOU'VE GOT A SILENCED PISTOL?! ARE YOU SOME KINDA PRO?!

SO COOL ...

Be a good girl and watch your show.

IT'S NOT AN ADVEN- TURE. IT'S JUST SHOPPING.

I'M STEPPING OUT FOR A BIT.

ADVEN- TURE TIME!

Shoo. Shoo.

Yes, fine.

I WANT A SILENCED PISTOL!

IF WE SEE ONE ON SALE.

HOLDING HANDS WILL IMPAIR MY ABILITY TO REACT TO AN ENEMY ATTACK. BUT I SUPPOSE THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT...

MUST SHE BE SO CONSPICU- OUS? AAAH! PAPA ! Save meeee!

THE KEY TO ESPIONAGE IS APPEARING ABSOLUTELY NORMAL.

COME NOW, DEARY. A LITTLE GIRL LIKE YOU NEEDS TO HOLD YOUR DADDY'S HAND.

Here.

ENEMY ATTACK ?!

DOES SHE HATE ME? GLANCE GLANCE TMP TMP TMP FWUP

THIS IS A PROBLEM. I NEED TO STAY ON GOOD TERMS WITH THE GIRL UNTIL MY MIS- SION IS COMPLETE. WAS IT TOO SOON TO HOLD HANDS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HIDING.

DID I DO SOMETHING TO MAKE HER FEAR ME?

I'LL USE BASIC DIPLOMACY! UNDERSTAND- ING THE OTHER PARTY IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD PEACE!

I NEED TO UNDER- STAND THE WAY THIS CREATURE THINKS!

I LIKE PEANUTS.

HM...? OKAY...

... MAKES WORLD PEACE?

UNDER- STANDING ME...

I HATE CARROTS.

THAT COSTS ONE DALC. YOU CAN'T BUY IT WITH A TEN- PENT COIN.

OOH, A BAKENRY! I LOVE BACON!

BAKERY

THIS, PLEASE!

THAT'S A "BA-KE-RY." THEY DO NOT SELL BACON.

THERE MIGHT STILL BE ENOUGH TIME TO EXCHANGE HER FOR A DIFFERENT CHILD...

IS THE GIRL ACTUALLY STUPID?

!!!

Hmm...

WAS THE CROSS- WORD A FLUKE?

Please stop drawing atten- tion! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU NOW?!

WHAT A HORRIBLE PARENT... NO! DON'T GET RID OF ME!

I'M A GOOD VALUE!

I CAN'T WALK. WHAT ?!

?!

I NEED A WAY TO DECIPHER THIS NON- SENSICAL BEHAVIOR. I NEED A MANUAL!

I JUST DON'T UNDER- STAND.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

LIBRARY

BOOKS AND ESSAYS ABOUT CHILD- REARING? JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

I'LL TAKE EVERY- THING YOU HAVE.

"THE FOUNDATION OF CHILD- REARING IS TRUST."

TO THINK THAT ALL THE WORLD'S PARENTS ARE UNDERTAKING SUCH A DIFFICULT MISSION...!

"INSTEAD OF SCOLDING, STRIVE TO UNDER- STAND THEM."

"CHILDREN MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CONVEY THEIR FEELINGS VERBALLY, SO TRY TO SENSE WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING."

"CONSIDER EACH SITUATION FROM THE CHILD'S PERSPEC- TIVE."

HM. SO NO INTERRO- GATIONS, THEN.

"A CHILD WHO HAS CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO SOLVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS WILL, IN THE FUTURE—"

"FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILD'S FUTURE, CULTIVATE SELF-ESTEEM IN THEM."

PARENTING

THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME.

SHE'LL JUST BE GOING BACK TO THE ORPHANAGE WHEN MY MISSION IS OVER.

THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE ANY "FUTURE."

NO! I DON'T WANNA!

I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAM.

I HATE STUDYING!

YOU PLAN TO CHEAT YOUR WAY THROUGH? YOU REALIZE THAT IF YOU DON'T PASS...

I DON'T NEED TO STUDY!

I'LL READ THE ANSWERS FROM... ...OTHER KIDS' MINDS.

...MY MISSION WILL FAIL.

ENOUGH OF THIS. I'M GOING OUT.

AND THAT'S FINAL!

YOU'RE STAYING HERE TODAY!

STAY AT HOME AND BEHAVE!

HEY!

HA! DID YOU THINK I WOULDN'T SEE YOU THERE?

It's not safe out there!

I TOLD YOU TO STAY PUT!

GOT YOU!

GOT YOU!

PAPA'S REALLY GOOD AT THIS!

AND...

... THAT'S WHY YOU'RE LATE?

IN THE END, I HAD TO TRAP HER INSIDE BY BARRICADING THE FRONT DOOR.

You're not getting out now!

I'M GONNA PRAY YOU DON'T GET REPORTED FOR CHILD ABUSE.

CRYING IS THEIR SOLUTION TO EVERYTHING! IT'S UTTERLY INFURIATING.

I JUST CANNOT FATHOM THE WAY CHILDREN THINK.

THE APPLICATION, AN APPOINT- MENT FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAM AND A COPY OF THE TEST.

ANYWAY, I GOT WHAT YOU WANTED.

THEY'RE KIDS, TWILIGHT. CRYING'S THEIR JOB.

REGISTERED 8900235

THAT WASN'T EASY TO GET, YA KNOW.

YOU'RE A LIFESAVER, FRANKY.

EVEN IF SHE'S A TOTAL DULLARD, SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MEMORIZE HER WAY THROUGH IT.

OH, AND ABOUT HER...

I DID SOME DIGGING INTO HER PAST.

Problem child?

SHE'S BEEN FOSTERED OUT AND RETURNED FOUR TIMES. GOT TRANS- FERRED OUT OF TWO OTHER ORPHANAGES TOO.

THERE AREN'T ANY BIRTH RECORDS OUT THERE AT ALL. WE DON'T KNOW HER AGE OR WHO HER PARENTS WERE.

"ANYA WILLIAMS"... "ANYA LEVSKI"... "ANYA ROCHE"...

ALL WE COULD FIND WAS FROM THE LAST YEAR OR SO.

A GIRL OF MANY NAMES. IT'S LIKE SHE'S THE PERFECT KID FOR YOU, TWILIGHT!

THANKS FOR THE TIP.

JUST DON'T GET ATTACHED, ALL RIGHT? NEVER ENDS WELL.

THAT WAS A JOKE. DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK.

WHAT LOOK?

HEY! MY FEE!

UGH.

I SERIOUSLY CANNOT FATHOM THE WAY SPIES THINK.

I'M SOOOOO BORED!

I THOUGHT LIVING WITH A SPY WOULD BE COOLER.

I'd better make a habit of locking this. I can't have her touching my spy tools.

SPYWARS

I WANNA DISARM BOMBS AND STUFF.

Combina- tion is 6, 1, 1, O...

OOOOOOH!

A SPY radio?

BOSS, WE'RE INTERCEPTING SOME KINDA WEIRD TRANSMISSION!

BZZZZ—

CODED WITH THE WEST'S CIPHER ?!

T-W-I-L- I-G-H-T- H-E-R-E. NO, IT'S JUST... PLAIN TEXT! SAYS, UH...

"TWI- LIGHT HERE" ?!

THIS IS THE FREQUENCY USED BY WESTERN INTELLIGENCE. IT MIGHT REALLY BE HIM!

THERE'S MORE! "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN."

FIND THE SOURCE OF THAT TRANS- MISSION! I'm gonna kill him!

Now that you know I'm a spy, you have to die!

I HAVE TO HIDE MY POWER TOO. IF HE FINDS OUT I CAN READ MINDS...

Anya, you can't ever tell anyone about your power. You understand that, right?

...I'LL HAVE TO RUN AWAY.

Anyway, it's study time now, Anya.

But I wanna draw!

You need to learn how to use your power to help bring about world peace.

Drawing doesn't matter.

We don't have time for tears.

You're not here to play. You're here to study.

I'VE GOT TO REMOVE THE BAR- RICADE.

OH. RIGHT.

THAT GIRL BETTER NOT HAVE TRASHED THE APARTMENT ...

M R M P H ?!

WHO THE HELL ARE THESE GUYS?!

SHE'S GONE!

WAS SHE ABDUCTED ?!

ANYA!

ANYA!

BY WHOEVER SENT THESE THUGS? BUT WHY?

I'VE GOT TO FIND—

FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, I MUST HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED. I NEED TO GET MYSELF TO SAFETY IMMEDIATELY.

NO. THINK THIS THROUGH.

THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF OTHER KIDS OUT THERE.

AS FOR ANYA, WELL...

I'LL START OVER FROM SQUARE ONE—

OKAY, SO...

WE DON'T KNOW, BUT SHE WAS IN THE APARTMENT THE TRANSMISSION CAME FROM.

DON'T TELL ME SHE'S TWI- LIGHT'S ...?

WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE KID?

THE TRANS- MISSION ...?!

THERE WAS SOME SORT OF BARRICADE OUTSIDE OF THE APARTMENT.

OUTSIDE OF IT? WHY?

WE DON'T KNOW.

WELL, MAYBE WE CAN USE HER AS A HOSTAGE TO TURN TWILIGHT.

WE'LL MAKE HIM TEAR OFF THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S HAIRPIECE PERSONALLY.

BOSS, I THINK IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON FROM THE HAIRPIECE THING.

HM?

TRANS- PARENCY IS ESSENTIAL IN GOVERNMENT. TOUPEES ARE A NO-GO.

HM.

ALSO, THE MINISTER IS A TRAITOR WHO'S BEEN SECRETLY BACKING THE WEST.

A SILENCED PISTOL!

ANYONE WHO ADVOCATES FOR A TRAITOR IS THEMSELVES A TRAITOR.

HEN I'LL AND THE ITERRO DUMP THE BODIES

TRACT INFORMA CUT OFF HIS ARMS WHILE HE'S STILL ALIVE BSOLUTELY KILL HIM EVERY ONE OF THE WESTERN DOGS ALL HIS LIT

A REAL- LIFE BAD GUY!!

BOSS, NGUYEN AND HIS GUYS ARE BACK FROM THE APARTMENT!

R M M M P H

LOOKS LIKE THEY CAUGHT THE GUY.

M M M P H

NICE WORK.

GUY URGGH MOVED ... LIKE A PRO... I THINK IT'S REALLY HIM!

HELLO THERE, MISTER TWILIGHT.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS THAT BELONG TO ME.

DUDE, GO LIE DOWN.

RUSTLE

M M R R P H !!!

NGUYEN ?!

SHE'S GONE TOO! THE GIRL!

WHAT THE HELL?! THEN WHO—

OH NO... NOT AGAIN!

THIS WAS A MISTAKE.

RISKING EVERY- THING BY WALTZING RIGHT INTO ENEMY TERRITORY ...

URK

I'M NOT FIT TO BE CALLED A SPY.

PAPA..

MORE CRYING. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I HATE...

P A B W A A A A A A A A !!!

H- HEY! IT'S OKAY, I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU! "Pa- bwa"?

PAB- WAA- AAA ... WAA- AHH ...

I'M NOT SCARED!

OH.

SO THAT'S WHY I HATE THE SOUND OF KIDS CRYING SO MUCH.

BECAUSE IT DREDGES UP MEMORIES OF MY OWN CHILDHOOD.

ALONE AND IN DESPAIR, WITH NO ONE OFFERING TO SAVE ME.

FEELING SO POWERLESS THAT THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS CRY.

I THOUGHT I'D PUT THE PAST BEHIND ME, BUT ON A SUBCON- SCIOUS LEVEL, IT'S BEEN THERE THIS WHOLE TIME.

I HAVE THIS ALL BACK- WARDS...

LISTEN, LITTLE GIRL.

IT'S ANYA!

OKAY. LISTEN, ANYA.

YOU KNOW THE GAME "TAG"? ME AND MY FRIENDS BACK THERE, WE'RE PRO TAG PLAYERS.

WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE THEY'RE GOOD AT TAG, WE CHALLENGE THEM TO A GAME.

PAPA IS A LIAR.

OH!

I'LL REWORK THE MISSION. FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE A KID. WHEN THEY SEE THIS, THEY'LL PUT HER IN A BETTER ORPHANAGE.

GIVE THIS TO A POLICE OFFICER THERE, AND YOU WIN THE GAME.

IF YOU GO RIGHT DOWN THIS STREET AND TURN RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE A POLICE STATION.

YOU GOT THAT?

THE MISTAKE WAS ENDAN- GERING THAT CHILD IN THE FIRST PLACE.

NOT FIT TO BE A SPY? NO.

READY, GO! PA...

HURRY!

HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT?

MAKING A WORLD WHERE KIDS DON'T NEED TO CRY... RIIP RIIP RIIP

THAT WAS THE WHOLE REASON ...

...I BECAME A SPY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

EXIT

DON'T LET THAT BASTARD GET AWAY!

WE'RE GONNA DRAG HIM OUTTA HERE AND EXPOSE HIS FACE TO THE WHOLE—

TWANG

?!!

A TRAP ?! KOFF KOFF ...

WHAT IS THIS? FLOUR ?!

DON'T SHOOT! THE WHOLE PLACE'LL BLOW!

T- TWILIGHT ?!

AS IF I'D LET PEONS LIKE YOU CATCH EVEN A GLIMPSE OF ME.

H- HEY

YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDIN' ME!

TURN AROUND AND YOU'RE DEAD.

TWILIGHT

HOW DO YOU KNOW MY DAUGHTER'S NAME...?

HOW'S IT GOING, EDGAR?

AND HOW'S KAREN?

IF YOU WANT HER TO HAVE ANY SEM- BLANCE OF A NORMAL LIFE...

I KNOW HER HEIGHT, HER WEIGHT, HER SHOE SIZE, HER FAVORITE FOODS. I KNOW HOW MANY MOLES ARE ON HER BODY. IT'S MY JOB, EDGAR. THAT'S WHAT SPIES DO. YOU'RE OUTTA YOUR MIND! MY DAUGHTER WOULD NEVER— EDGAR. AND I KNOW THAT, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO YOU, SHE'S INVOLVED IN PLENTY OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

...YOU LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE.

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER.

SO I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

IF YOU UNDERSTAND, THEN GO STRAIGHT HOME.

ANYA ?!

PAPA!

HOW DID YOU... I MEAN, UH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING AWAY FROM HOME?

PAPA- AAA!

AS FOR ME, UH, I JUST CAME HERE TO SHOP. LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE OUT OF BUSINESS THOUGH.

I WAS PLAYING TAG WITH STRANGE MEN.

PAPA IS A REALLY BIG LIAR.

I SEE... WAS THAT FUN?

IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY.

I WANT TO GO HOME!

WITH YOU, PAPA!

ARE YOU...

...SURE ABOUT THAT?

She's been fostered out and returned four times.

IF YOU LEAVE ME AGAIN, I'LL CRY.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO HOME.

PAPA IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST LIAR.

BUT WE NEED TO MOVE. THAT APARTMENT IS DANGEROUS.

I FOUND A POISONOUS SNAKE IN THERE YESTERDAY.

BUT...

I DON'T LIKE SNAKES.

HE'S A COOL LIAR.

I WANT TO LIVE IN A CASTLE!

IF WE SEE ONE ON SALE.

BUT AFTER WE MOVE, YOU NEED TO STUDY.

THIS TIME YOU'LL JUST NEED TO REMEMBER THE ANSWERS. It'll be easy.

BWAH ?!

YOU MAY BEGIN THE TEST!

THIS IS SOOO HARD!

I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS!

urggh...

PLEASE, ANYA...

I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THESE.

I WANT MY MOMMY! EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE.

Waaahh! zzz...

K-212

K-212

YOU PASSED !!

THERE!

I DID GOOD?

GREAT JOB!!

YOU DID VERY GOOD!!

PAPAAA !

WHA ...?

I LOOSENED UP FOR A SECOND, AND THE EXHAUSTION GOT THE BETTER OF ME.

WAIT, ME, TWILIGHT? LOOSEN UP?!

Don't leave me all alone!

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH ME?

Z Z Z

MY PAPA'S DEAD...

SPECIAL DELIV- ERY!

THEN I NEED YOU TO GIVE THIS TO MOMMY OR DADDY.

IS THIS THE FORGER HOUSE- HOLD?

I'M ANYA FORGER.

PAPA! YOU GOT A LETTER!

THERE IS NO MOMMY.

OH! I— I'M SO SORRY!

YOU GOT MAIL! I HAVE TO PULL MYSELF TOGETHER! HUF HUF AND NOW I'M FALLING ASLEEP IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE?!

WHAT THE—?! ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK?!

W H A A G H ?!

"THE SECOND PHASE OF THE ADMIS- SIONS PROCESS "

MAIL?

"A MANDA- TORY FAMILY INTERVIEW "

MUST BE FROM EDEN ACADEMY.

WHAT IS IT, PAPA?

"BOTH PARENTS MUST ATTEND WITH THE APPLICANT."

"ABSO- LUTELY NO EXCEP- TIONS."

THERE IS NO MOMMY!

BUT ...