It didn't take long before the disappearance of the baby, or the appearance of some Alienizer came around. Particularly Wells wasn't at all happy about this. At the crack of the next dawn, the whole team was discussing this.
"It really wasn't my fault!" was Umeko's defense, "How was I supposed to know this was going to happen?"
"Even if it's for a half of a second..." Wells exclaimed, "... you never keeps your eyes away from a kid!"
"Is that the only rule you do abide to?" Hoji asked.
"This really isn't the moment for that!"
"Neither is this a moment to fight over this!" Doggy intervened.
Wells tried to keep his cool. This relieved Umeko greatly, and Hoji appeared to be nearly happy.
"We have already identified our thief." Doggy began, as he used the holographic projector to show him, "Anturia Seijin Ruf Rek. A wanted criminal on."
"An ant from Ant-uria. What a surprise!" Wells remarked.
"Not so long ago..." Doggy continued uninterruptedly, "... the Anturia Seijins have created a special device that would make themselves grow to our size, so it would be easier for them to interact with us."
"Ants are known to be hard workers." Sen informed everyone who may not know.
"That would explain why he seemed to get smaller when he left!" Shelly realized.
"Technically, he just returned to his normal size." Hoji figured.
Jasmine tried to stay on topic: "What is he wanted for?"
"He conducted illegal experiments." Doggy explained, "Experiments which were meant to make the people grow to a much larger size than originally. Many people died when the experiments failed!"
Everyone put up their usual caricatural face, to which Wells said: "Honestly, why don't you just ask him how they died."
"They died when the experiments turned out to make the people shrink to even smaller sizes. Out of fury, he stepped on his own test subjects.
"That's evil!" Umeko exclaimed.
"Wait a minute!" Hoji interrupted, "How big was he trying to get? As big as a kaijuuki?"
"Exactly!" Doggy confirmed, "However, the notes he had left at his last hide-out say that to create such a weapon, he needs another source of energy."
"The meteorites?" Jasmine wondered.
"That is possible." Doggy answered.
"But why did he kidnap the baby, and stole one little piece of rocks?" Wells wondered.
"We're not sure." Doggy replied.
"Perhaps he has a thing for wes..." Ban began, but got interrupted.
"Don't... even... think... of finishing that sentence!" Wells exclaimed.
"Swan!" Doggy turned to the aforementioned, "Is there any way in which you can track him down?"
"That meteorite doesn't emit enough radiation for my scanners to detect." Swan replied, "I'm sorry."
Shortly after saying this, only Murphy seems to be eager to make any sound. Even then, it's sounded more like sadness.
Tetsu, who hadn't been in the room the whole time, entered the room just then: "Boss! This has been brought in here!"
The object he was referring to resembled a small disk. Doggy decided to not hesitate any longer: "Put it in the computer!"
He did as he was told. The disk played. It was a video recording of the Seijin Ruf Rek, holding the baby in one hand, and the meteorite in the other. Particularly Wells was shocked to see this, but couldn't say anything, as Ruf Rek had already started to speak: "Good morning, Space Cops! I suppose you would want your superkid back alive! Then listen very carefull! First, I want a full pardon for everything I've done in the past! Second, I want you to give me all the meteorites you have in your base! Drop them of at sector 8.7.5 at midday, and I'll return him to you! And another thing! That human that looks just like this kid has to bring it alone!"
That's where the message ended. Although Ban was never too fond of westerners, he too was angry about this: "So he kidnaps a baby to get all the meteors!"
"That's unforgivable!" Hoji stated.
"Before we start using catch-phrases..." Wells remarked, "... let us think of how to operate!"
"And how do you find that officer he mentions?" Ban wondered, "Who in here looks just like that baby?"
Wells sighed: "Can you ask an even more stupid question?"
"All of you people look alike..." Tetsu said, "...so I'm pretty sure he was referring to you, Wells!"
"You're not really planning on going there alone, are you?" Jasmine sounded concerned.
Wells needed to think about this, though Doggy wouldn't allow him to even consider this: "Wells! I know you feel responsible for that kid, given you see something of yourself in it..."
Only Ban and Hoji are the ones to make the face. Still, it was enough for Wells to say: "You guys really know to pick the moments, don't you."
"But you do realize he might not even have the intention to do as he said he would." Doggy finished.
"Maybe." Wells whined.
"Wait a minute!" Sen suddenly said, as he went to the nearest wall, and stood on his hands.
"Now what?" Wells asked sarcastically.
"That's Sen's..." Umeko started, but got interrupted.
"I realize that's his thinking pose! I'm just wondering what he's thinking about." Wells said.
"Could you guys play that thing again, please?" Sen requested.