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"Where's Kaia?" Jasmine asked.

"I put her to bed," said Soto. "Don't worry."

"I'm really concerned, though," Jasmine frowned. "I've got a bad feeling…"

"I'm sure it's nothing much," reassured Soto. He sighed. "I'll call Iemitsu; we need an update on these matters." He flipped open his cell phone and dialed the number, then waited for the call to connect.

"Iemitsu, it's Soto."

"Soto…?"

"We need an update what's going on with the Varia; you know that Allegra's kid is in Namimori already?"

"Okay, don't tell me – Allegra's going to murder me too?"

"No, I don't know about that. But I need to know what's happening outside; you aren't the only one involved."

"Look – this is going to be hard to explain. Do you know who hold the rings?"

"Yeah. Anything happening at all…?"

"The Varia have come."

"The Varia? Tonight?!"

"Their first target is the Thunder – Lambo, the Bovino kid. I've already called the Storm, the Rain, and the Sun to make sure he's safe, as well as my son."

"Wait…the entire Varia is going to attack Lambo?!"

"It's the Levi Thunder Unit – Levi and his three best captains."

"Levi?! Him, his subordinates, and his big, gigantic umbrellas?!"

"What?!" cried Jasmine. "I knew it – it was something bad; I'm going to check on Kaia."

"Was that Jazz?"

"Yeah, that was. I have to go; Kaia's in a precarious condition. I'll tell you about it later; ciao." Soto hung up, stuffed the cell phone into his pocket, and followed Jasmine to Kaia's room.

"Soto," breathed Jasmine. "She's gone! She's gone, she's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone! Oh, she's going to be dead…" She fell on her knees and began to cry.

"No, Jazz- Jasmine, come on. We have to find her."

"Where do you think she would be then?! Think about it!"

"Come on; just hope," said Soto. "For Allegra, for the Boss, for Kaia."

A scream echoed across the neighborhood. A wave of shock washed over Soto and Jasmine.

"Kaia!" Soto dashed straight out of the room, closely followed by Jasmine. "Jazz, you have any method of protecting yourself against the Varia?"

"I've got a gun; is that good enough?"

"Okay. We split up."

"Fine," agreed Jasmine. They both disappeared into the night, as the Scramble of the Ring Battles is set and arranged.

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That's for today, folks, so please review and vote and everything… xD

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