Mimiko came too in an nearly abandoned warehouse with empty crates scattered about. Her head was spinning in circles and her ears were ringing so loudly that all other sounds were drowned out. Dazedly she lay there, unable to even think, let alone move.

Something's wrong. A part of her whispered through the haze.

It was enough to prompt her to look around. Laying on the ground like her (she wasn't sure how far away as she seemed to have no depth perception right then) was a dark-skinned and white-haired man in a white trench coat. He wasn't moving and she couldn't see his face, so she didn't know if he was conscious or not. A thought trickled into her otherwise numbed mind.

What happened to him?

"I have to use your power to subdue him." The voice of the naked woman said from somewhere, "I'm not sure how much longer you'll survive this, but being awake is shortening your lifespan. I am going to make you sleep again."

And then Mimiko's eyes suddenly got overwhelmingly heavy and she fell into a dreamless sleep.

At Sei's:

Kotaro came bursting into the room where everyone was discussing what they could do (while Jirou paced restlessly). Rosette was absent, having been carted off by several of Sei's servants for the sake of her and the baby's continued health. Everyone stopped to stare at the blond boy in surprise.

"We have to get Mimi-chan back right now!" He exclaimed.

"That's what we're trying to do." Joshua informed him.

"No! Right now! She's dying! That naked woman is using Mimi-chan to keep Aion chained because Mimi-chan is like you and Azzy-chan!"

Joshua and Azmaria both lurched to their feet at that. The others all tensed, remembering what they had been told about the powers the two used to hold. Mimiko was like them? One of those... 'Apostles'? Before speculation on that could go any further Joshua came to a realization.

"Chrono, can you pinpoint where Aion is? Mimiko-san is probably very nearby."

"Already got him." Chrono answered.

"Where?" Sei asked.

Chrono telepathically projected where Aion was and then said that he would meet them there just before a Gate (what looked like a magic circle) appeared under his feet and he disappeared in a flash of light. Everyone else raced for the doors.