Here’s a short story set within the world of , focusing on the Fly Team’s early dynamic. Title: The Budapest Blindspot
But “home” was a hotel conference room in The Hague, and tomorrow there would be another case. Another American who thought borders could protect them from justice.
“He’s here,” Raines whispered. “He’s nervous. Keeps checking the kitchen exit.”
As the Budapest police arrived, Forrester handed over the prisoners for extradition processing. He looked at his team—flawed, stubborn, but airtight when it mattered.
Budapest, Hungary – Early Season 1 timeline.
Their target: Lukas Brenner, a former CIA asset turned rogue. The Austrians had lost him. The Hungarians didn’t want him. And the Fly Team had exactly six hours before he slipped into the black market of the former Eastern Bloc.
“Remind me why we’re doing Europol’s homework?” she muttered.
The operation tilted. Brenner wasn’t just fleeing—he was selling a list of undercover NATO identities. The gray van wasn’t backup. It was a buyout.
“Locals or hostiles?” Forrester asked.
Forrester cuffed him. “I have an Article 4 agreement with the Hungarian National Police, an active INTERPOL Red Notice, and a helicopter to Ramstein Air Base in twenty minutes. That’s all the jurisdiction I need.”
