Ami and Lita silently followed Andi down the hallway after school to the science lab. They ducked behind a door and held their breath as Andi turned the key in the lock with a loud click that echoed down the hallway. She looked around quickly as though making sure she was alone, opened it barely enough that she could fit, and then squeezed through. She closed it behind her and Ami and Lita were taken aback, but crept closer when they heard the click of the lock once more.

"Why is she locking the door again? What is she doing in there?" Lita asked.

Ami shook her head. "I don't know, but look!" Andi had turned off the light and closed the blinds on the door .

"Whoa. . .why so secretive? I had thought she was a nice kid, but it looks like Rei was right about her!"

"AHHH!!!" The two spies jumped at the sound of Andi's scream, and both pressed their ears against the door. "Don't DO that! What are you doing here?"

"You really think that I was going to let you do this yourself?" came a male voice that they didn't recognize. "Come on, Andi! We both know that if I did that, you'd screw it up!"

There was tense silence for a long moment before Andi responded. "Fine!" she snapped with more harsh irritation than they'd ever heard in her voice before. "But keep it down!"

"Hey, I'm not the one who screamed, now am I? So where is it?"

"It's in my backpack." There was another long pause. "Do I have to touch it again? Last time, it. . ."

"Do you want to figure this out? You've got more to worry about here than I do."

"Well. . .Can I at least use gloves?"

"Do I look like I care?"

Ami and Lita glanced at each other. "Who is she talking to?"

"And what are they talking about that she doesn't want to touch?"

"I don't know," said Lita, "But I know how we can find out."

. . .A few minutes later. . .

"Ow! Ami, that's my ear!"

"Sorry, Lita. . .but this was your idea." Ami straightened and grabbed a hold of the window ledge as she stood on Lita's shoulders. "She's closed all the blinds, but I can see under them a little bit. I can't see who she's talking to, but. . ." She stopped and shuddered at the evil energy she sensed from the object that Andi held in her rubber-gloved hands. It was a transparent ball that was partially filled with weird, silver dust.

"But what? What can you see?"

Just as Ami was describing what she saw, Andi suddenly paused, and turned her head to look right at the window into which Ami was peering. "Ahh!" Ami was startled into losing her balance and fell down on top of Lita.

"OUCH! Ami, what happened?"

"RUN!!!"

Lita didn't need to be told twice. She and Ami scrambled to their feet and made a break for the trees.