[ WP ] A spy accidentally becomes a war hero to the enemy

He stood on a float making its way down the main boulevard of the capital, people chanting his name. He would go down in history as the man who single handedly secured victory in this was. Everything was just as he imagined it would be, just one problem is was the wrong capital and the wrong people chanting his name. He thought back on how he had gotten himself here and what his next move would be. 
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 He had joined the army straight out of school hoping to make a difference, and it was quickly made apparent to him that he lacked the physical properties to be a soldier; he had always been a weak and frail child. But he had one physical trait that made him valuable to the war effort, he looked like the enemy. He had the right hair and skin color and with a little bit of effort could make himself sound like them too. It was this that got the attention of the intelligence department and they recruited him before he had even finished his second week in boot camp. They had come to him with the promise he would make a difference and play an important role in defeating enemy. He decided that if he could not defeat the enemy on the battlefield he would do it in the shadows. 
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 He first assignments were boring, mostly pretending to be a refugee at different refugee camps. A recent drought on the other side of the border had led to a huge influx of them and the intelligence department was worried. He had been told that enemy would be trying to infiltrate the country disguised as refugees or would try to recruit them. He was told his service was making the country safer. However all he saw was poor farmers who just wanted to start a new life no foreign agents or radical elements. 
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 One day he overheard some refugees talking about how they planned to break into the supply building to steal some food and blankets. Suddenly an opportunity presented itself, this was his way out of these boring and useless assignments. He reported to his superiors of a raid planned to gather weapons and supplies for further attacks. The intelligence department captured them right after they picked the lock on the door. After many hours of enhanced interrogation they confessed to being enemy agents. Soon the news media picked up the story and suddenly the whole country was in a frenzy. 
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 He had been awarded a medal in secret for his actions and then had it instantly taken away since no one could know who he was and what he had done. This was not the type of hero he imagined he would be. He had imagined parades in his honor and people chanting his name. 
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 He received further training and was finally given the assignment he had always dreamed of, he was going behind enemy lines. He would be a spy, just like in the movies. He imagined himself killing the bad guys and getting the girl. He also realized that if he was going to be a hero he would need to do something big and do it himself. It was his boss who got all the credit last time he was not even mentioned in the news. 
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 He was given a cover story, he was a son of a farmer whose land was hit by the drought looking for a job to send money home. They gave him everything he needed to assume this identity, school record, family photos, a letter of recommendation from his teachers, everything one could think of. The assignments was easy he was to meet up with his handler and report on enemy troop movements. 
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 His handler helped him secure a job at a gas station next an dam not far from the border. His job was to keep track of military movement over the dam. At first he was excited and nervous. The first time an enemy soldiers stopped at the gas station he nearly had a heart attack, he had never sweated so much in his life. As day became weeks and weeks became months he seltled into his rhythm. Day in and day out he mopped the floors, stocked the shelves, and rang up customers all the while counting how many military vehicles went one way and how many went the other. This was not the life of a spy he had imagined. 
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 He might have been the first to know something was wrong, as he checked his notes he noticed a pattern. More and more vehicles are going towards the border then coming back. It was subtle at first one or two trucks more a day but now it was many factors more. He need to inform his handler immediately, He had missed the last meet up due to one of his useless coworker calling in sick and his boss telling him if that if he did not cover that he would be fired. 
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 So he called up his boss and said that his father had died and he needed some time off, his boss said no at first but when he threatened to quit reluctantly agreed. He raced to the city towards his handler home, just as he was about to pull into the street he thought to himself that if he gave this information over to his handler then he his handler would get all the credit. It would be another secret ceremony for him and dinner with the leader for his handler. So he decided to first stop by the local dinner and think about his options, of any way he could make sure the credit was his. 
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 As he ate his lunch he noticed something strange a table of four all in suits. This was a low end area of town and most people did not own a suit, and these suits looked well cared for. Something felt wrong so he selected a patch towards bathroom that would take him past the people in suits. As he approached he made one leg slip out from under him and fell to the ground with a great thud. The people at the table got up and helped him up, during this time he managed to get the information he need. One of them had a gun strapped to his ankle, these people worked for the government. This could mean only one thing his handler had been compromised.why else would government agents be this close it could not be a coincidence. He said his thanks and continued on to the restroom then back to his table. He finished his food, payed, and drove away as fast as possible. 
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 Thought raced through his head had he been compromised, how could he get out of the country, what was the exit plan, and how could he get his information to the right people. He suddenly realized how unimportant he was, he only was given one contact and no way to communicate other than that. On top of that he was never given an exit strategy other than he would inform when the time came. He was expendable, a lowly pawn in the grand scheme of things. He thought about trying to go to the embassy but realized he had no proof of who he was and they would not let him in. On top of that it was obviously being watched by enemy intelligence agents, so if he was n't compromised he would be. he thought maybe he could sneak across the border but knowing of the military buildup along it he doubted he would make it across and even if he did his own side might shoot him as he entered the country. He could not think of any good options, and so he drove around for a few days always looking out for government agents that might be following him. Then his boss called and asked how thing were going, he told his boss the funeral was over and he was on his back. His boss asked if he would be coming into work today and he said he could. 
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 As he drove to work he suddenly realize that it might be a trap. but then he could not think of anything else to do, he was quickly running out of money and could not think of any good options. Plus if he was compromised he would not last long. He arrived in time for his usual shift and was surprised to see his boss actually at the store. He felt certain it was a trap now, his boss never visited the store unless something was wrong. His boss approach and said that during his absence he was forced to cover shifts and that it became clear how valuable an employee he was and that a promotion was in his future. With no other option he could think of he settled back into the rhythm he was used to. He kept hoping that someone would make contact with him and he could get his information to the people who needed it, and become a hero. 
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 The war started suddenly, he had known it was coming for over a month now but it did not make the start any less a surprise. The radio kept talking about victory after victory. In his mind every victory was one he could have stopped and country men he could have saved. As he watched more and more military vehicles crossed the dam he sudenly realized that he could make a difference in the war if he could destroy the dam.
