Secret Files

The Equipment

Item/Description Mission(s)
Acid dispenser
Disguised as a normal aerosol can. Dispenses acid capable of dissolving two inches of steel within five seconds. 
C
Amplified directional listening device
Consists of single earpiece and miniature microphone. Useful for eavesdropping on distant conversations. 
A
Belt buckle digital camera
Stores digital photos on removable mini-data discs.
A
Belt buckle grappling hook
Includes 300 meters of thin, high-tensile fiber cable. Grappling hook is propelled by compressed gas. Complete with servo-motor for automatic rewinding, and can lift 100 lbs. at a speed of 100 meters per minute.
D
Bug sensor
For identifying and deactivating electronic listening devices
E
Concussion grenades
Timer-enabled.
D, E
Decoy computer
Functions as a normal laptop computer, but configured to automatically transmit random data when connected to a phone line.  
E
Defensive shock necklace
Disguised as a normal gold necklace. Capable of delivering a non-lethal electric shock. Inside of necklace insulated to protect wearer from shock.
E
Disorienting marbles
Emits short blast of white noise, capable of disorienting anyone within a four-foot range.
B
Electro-magnetic impulse generator
Resembles a small credit card. Capable of deactivating any electronic or magnetic devices within a radius of two meters.  
A, E
Emergency rations Standard equipment
Equipment belt
Black leather belt lined with hidden pouches on the inside surface. Used to hold equipment and supplies for each mission. Belt buckle capability changes from mission to mission. Standard equipment for the belt includes smoke pellets, water purification tablets, emergency rations, and a global positioning satellite (GPS) signal generator.
Standard equipment
Flare launcher E
Flashlight
Pen-sized.
E
Grappling hook gun
Powered by compressed air. Built-in motor to retract cable, capable of pulling 150 lbs. Includes 250 ft. of special double-stranded fiber cable. 
C
Gum pack communicator
Standard Agency communicator, disguised as a pack of chewing gum. 
F
Handheld computer/communicator
Reads mini-data discs and transmits data via satellite. 
A
Holographic refractor
Used to send misleading images to video surveillance cameras.
E
Laptop computer I
Includes 24-hour battery, built-in GPS functionality, live audio/video satellite feed, and wireless Internet connection. 
B
Laptop computer II
Loaded with special decryption and file-cracking software, including an automatic password cracker. Capable of tapping into secure mainframe computer networks. 
C
Laptop computer III
Includes built-in wireless modem that transmits on an ultra-high frequency using a special encryption scheme for secure communications. Also includes special Screen Grabber software capable of reading stray RF emmissions and displaying contents of other computer screens on its display. 
E
Miniature blowgun
Complete with three tranquilizer darts that inject a measured portion of neural toxin capable of rendering a 200 lb. man completely immobile within three seconds. (Effects of the toxin wear off after ten minutes.) 
B
Miniature halogen flashlight
Similar in size to a AAA battery.
F
Miniature jet propulsion units
Designed for emergency in-water and underwater activities. Shoots a stream of compressed gas, capable of forward propulsion of 30 kilometers per hour. Contains five-minute supply of propellant.  
D
Miniature rebreather
For emergency underwater activities. Holds two minutes of pure oxygen. 
C
Miniature telescope
Includes high-powered 100X zoom and night-vision optics.
C
Multi-function utility tool
Resembles a Swiss army knife. Consists of multiple tools, including a lock picker, screwdriver, drill, and knife.
A
Multi-purpose anti-personnel defensive device
Non-lethal weapon with multiple functionality. Capable of shooting rubber bullets, knockout darts, gas pellets, miniature stun grenades, electric tasers, or a jet of flame. Includes laser targeting system.
E
Night vision goggles E
Night vision viewing lenses
Ultra-thin, resembles 3-D glasses
A
Noise-canceling earplugs B, D
Pen laser
Battery-powered, disguised as normal ball point pen. Capable of cutting through two inches of solid steel. Battery life of two minutes, at full power.  
B
Portable body heat monitor
Similar in size to a small telescope, but with a built-in sensor to monitor body heat. Results displayed on a small computer monitor in the eyepiece. 
E
Portable chemical analyzer
Handheld device capable of analyzing chemical composition of any gas, liquid, or powder. 
F
Portable DNA testing device
Extracts a single drop of blood from subject's finger, then compares DNA with samples in the Agency's main database.
E
Portable magnetic disc reader
Handheld device capable of reading contents of computer discs.
E
Radio-controlled model boat
Equipped with explosive torpedoes. 
C
Radio headset
For hands-free communication. Fits over one ear. Voice-activated. Communicates with base station equipped with LCD screen and GPS system for precise tracking.
C
Scrambler coins
Disguised as U.S. quarters. Emits high-frequency signal that scrambles all motion-sensing devices within a fifty-yard radius, for ten seconds. 
C
Self-destructing CD-ROM disc
Contains prerecorded video clip from the Director
C
Short-range homing device
Disguised as a ball-point pen. Side-mounted LEDs track location of removable transmitter.
D
Smoke pellets Standard equipment
Sunglass communicators
Global transmission capability over five choosable satellite frequencies. Includes flip-down microphone and miniature speaker in the right earpiece. Additional optical functions in individual devices (one per device) include telescopic lenses, microscopic lenses, infra-red lenses, and miniaturized digital camera.  
B
Taser pen
Disguised as normal ballpoint pen. Fires electrical stun impulses that incapacitates for two minutes. Twenty foot range.
C
Taser pistol
Fires electrically charged cables to a distance of 20 feet. 
E
Telescopic binoculars D, E
Transforming ski boots
Normal-looking boots eject 12-inch plexiglass skis from the front and back, to turn boots into miniature snow skis. Activated by radio transmitter located in matching gloves.   
E
Water purification tablets Standard equipment
Wire cutters E
Wrist communicator
Includes built-in speaker and optional remote earpiece 
C
Wrist laser
Miniature laser gun incorporated into Agency-supplied wrist watch. 
E
Wrist video communicator
Similar to to older wrist communicator, but with built-in color video display and miniature camera. Also includes built-in cellular phone functionality, voice-activated dialing, digital still camera with digital zoom lens, and GPS tracking. Real-time pictures can be transmitted via satellite uplink. 
D

In addition to this official equipment, Agent Z and his colleagues have often fashioned their own weapons and tools out of everyday household objects. For example, in Agent Z's first mission, two members of the opposition were driven away by a home-made air gun that Annie Johnson created from a plastic tube, a compressed air canister, some parts from her little brother's toys, and some of her father's old golf balls. 

 

The Vehicles

Item/Description Mission(s)
Hang glider
Two-person capacity. Lightweight aluminum frame. Black fabric wing.
C
Lear jet
Equipped with in-seat videogames and personal video monitors. Enabled for real-time satellite audio/video communication. 
D
Limousine
Stretch model with three rows of seats. Rear seats face each other. Includes video screen embedded in glass privacy panel, linked to Agency headquarters via trunk-mounted satellite antenna. Black. 
B
Mini-jet
Highly maneuverable single-occupancy jet aircraft. Equipped with air-to-air missiles and wing-mounted machine guns. Silver. 
B
Personal jetpack
Designed for single-person jet propulsion. 
D
Piper Saratoga
Equipped with air-to-air missiles and front-firing machine gun. Powered by a 300 horsepower engine, capable of crusing up to 214 miles per hour at a maximum altitude of 20,000 feet. Includes a state-of-the-art radar system and GPS navigation.
B
Sports car
Outfitted with missile launchers for concussion bombs and phosphor flares. Temporary speed boost provided by nitrous oxide injectors. Red.
A
Sports utility vehicle (SUV)
Stock engine replaced by a 550 horsepower turbocharged V8, capable of accelerating from zero to sixty miles per hour in 4.3 seconds. Full-time four wheel drive with traction control, both off-switchable for rapid acceleration. Built-in GPS capabilities, with map projected onto the windshield via a heads-up vector graphics display. Real-time video communications via dash-mounted 5" diagonal LCD screen and in-car camera mounted above the rear-view mirror. Weaponry includes front-firing stun bullets (miniature non-lethal concussion bombs) and rear-release electro-magnetic disrupter tacks (released via a swiveling license plate holder). Also includes a front-firing grappling hook, attached to 500 feet of test line capable of holding 3000 lbs. for a minimum of ten seconds. Bullet-proof glass and puncture-proof tires standard. Black.
B

 

Mission Key

A Agent Z and the Videogame Zombies
B Agent Z and the Theme Park Terror
C Agent Z and the Ray of Death
D Agent Z and the Nuclear Gamble
E Agent Z and the Android Assassins
F Agent Z and the Terrorist Threat (short story)
 

 

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