"Hey, Ken. Have you seen Omi?"
Ken blearily looked at Yohji as he sat up in bed. "He's probably downstairs making breakfast as usual."
"No, he's not there. Man! The one time I get up for breakfast. I was looking forward to it too."
Ken stretched. "Yohji, why are you even awake now? It's not noon."
"Ha! Ha! Ken. I see the mornings sometimes. Besides, I have the first shift of keeping an eye on Omi. According to his schedule, he doesn't have anything planned until 11am." Yohji paused a moment. "That reminds me. I have got to talk to that kid about having a social life. I didn't see one fun thing on his calendar."
"Well, at least it's a good thing he keeps everything on his computer. I'm sure he's around here somewhere." Ken smiled as he got up and started getting dressed.
"Yeah, you're right. I think Manx just got me all worked up with her legs and socks and . . . "
Ken blushed. "Yohji!"
"We just haven't had a mission in a while. I must be a little rusty." Yohji remarked.
"Did you lose Omi already?" Aya growled into the conversation.
"Oh, hey, Aya." Yohji began to sweat. "Lose? No. I just can't seem to find him." Yohji weakly smiled at Aya.
Ken sighed heavily. "Aya, have you seen Omi?"
"No." Aya answered simply.
Ken tore out of his bedroom and into Omi's without pausing to knock. Frantically, Ken's eyes scanned the room. Yohji and Aya walked in behind him. "He's not here!"
"I told you that already, Ken." Yohji retorted.
Aya's eyes darted about Omi's room. "It doesn't look like there was any kind of struggle."
"Yeah. He probably just went somewhere. Maybe he met someone?" Yohji pondered.
"Yohji! Omi's not . . . he wouldn't . . . argh!" Ken blazed out of Omi's bedroom and flew down the stairs calling Omi's name.
Yohji looked at Aya. "What did I say?" Yohji innocently asked. Before Aya could respond, Ken yelled from downstairs. "His bike is gone!"
Aya and Yohji rushed to the banister. "He really is gone?" Yohji questioned in amazement.
"Yeah! He's out there . . . unprotected. He doesn't know Schwarz is out to get him! We've go to do something!"
"Calm down!" Aya growled. "Did you try to call him?"
Ken bolted across the living room for the phone and dialed Omi's number. Aya and Yohji made their way downstairs. "He's not answering!"
"Why are you getting so worked up, Ken?" Yohji questioned.
"You don't understand!" Ken cried.
Aya walked up to Ken. "What's going on?" Aya asked coldly.
Ken hesitated.
"You're really starting to piss me off, Ken." Irritated, Aya continued. "What are all these nightmares you're having?" Ken's eyes widened. Yohji's face went blank. "Why are you always calling out for Yohji and me?"
Ken stumbled to find the right words. After a few moments, Ken choked out, "I keep dreaming about old missions. Each one of the missions is one where we almost lost Omi." Yohji's jaw dropped. Ken continued. "The first one was when Omi was shot while we were fighting Takatori's SD. Then I dreamt about Omi being poisoned by Schreient. And now after having received our mission from Manx, I dreamt about the last time we met up with Schwarz." Ken fell silent.
Yohji broke through the silence. "The time Nagi pinned Omi to a pillar and practically killed him."
"And when Omi jumped after Farfarello, who kicked the shit out of Omi." Ken breathed back.
"When did the nightmares start?" Aya questioned sternly.
"Three days ago."
"The same day Manx said the Weiss computer was tapped into." Aya pieced together.
"Do you think they're related?" Yohji wondered.
"Yes, I do." Aya answered immediately. "It's too much of a coincidence. Schwarz is very talented at manipulating minds. Why not enter someone's dreams?"
"But why would they give me dreams about Omi almost dying in past missions?"
"Maybe it's their sick way of telling us their plans?" Yohji bluntly said.
Ken looked at Yohji and then Aya. "We have to find Omi. Now!"