The Redakai sat in their circular office. The table was a large oval shape and at the head of the table was Quantus. "We have reports," Quantus stated, his voice strong and levelheaded, "that a teenage girl fitting Nox's description has been seen around several remote villages."

Atoch frowns to himself, "So she is still on earth… I figured she'd have gone after Lokar… " He sat to the right of Boaddai.

Who let out a sigh of discontent, "Where was she last sighted?"

Quantus ruffled his brow, "That's the concerning part. Our last reported sight of her was in New York City. It seems that she went from hiding out near remote villages to densely populated cities."

Putting all of his weight on the table Boaddai speak with an anxious voice, "That is most concerning. If Nox has another one of those temper tantrums… the lives of innocent people are at risk."

"When was she sighted?" A member of the Redakai with grey hair and sapphire eyes speaks up.

"Five months ago; which is also concerning. We've always had some report of someone spotting her or someone who looks like her but now: nothing. It's like Nox has disappeared from the universe," Quantus twirls the end of his black and grey mustache.

"Not good," Boaddai frowns, "The longer we take to find Nox the more innocent people we put at risk."

The same man who spoke out earlier speaks again, "True, but how can we find someone who cannot be found?"

Ky and Boomer walked the trails behind the monastery. After three day Ky finally told Boomer what happened in the library. "So you were talking, having a nice little conversation and Maya, all of a sudden, threw a book at you?" the blonde frowns, "Ky, I know Maya can be moody but I don't think she would just randomly throw a book at someone without a good reason."

Rising his voice Ky becomes defensive, "I didn't do anything wrong!"

Boomer frowns, "I'm not saying you did. But maybe you said something that hurt her feelings or made her mad." They came at a fork in the trail and took a left. It was the quickest way back to the monastery.

Ky sighs, "Look all I said to her was how I felt about N and how its badly the whole situation is effecting her and that she should just forget about N and move on."

Boomer shakes his head, "Well what did you expect would happen if you said that?! N was Maya's best friend. They've known each other for a long time. You can't just say that to someone who lost their best friend. I bet she's still in shock though…" Boomer scratches his head, "I know I am. I never thought N could turn into that… that monster!"

"But Boomer, she has new friends now! Plus this happened like five months ago! It's not healthy to hold on to the past," Ky mutters under his breath.

Boomer lets out another sigh, "I know, bro. Just give her some time to move on. She'll come around."

"Yeah, Boom, I guess you're right…" Nodding ky looks off into the distance.

"Come on; let's go help Mookee clean the X-Scaper. He sure could use the help," Boomer suggests.

"Alright," Ky agrees.

Boaddai walks to Maya's room. Once he reached the door he knocks softly, "Maya?" without waiting for a response he opens the door. Letting out a sigh me shakes his head, All she seems do to now a days is mediate…

"Hey Master B." she nods as he walks in.

"I Mookee told me about what happened," instead of his usual seriousness he was quite stern.

"Ky started it!" Maya gets to the defensive.

"I know, Maya, I know," Boaddai sits down next to the blue haired girl. Letting out a deep breath he continues, "But what Ky said was true, it's time to move on."

Tears swelled in Maya's yellow orange eyes, "But Master, you should never turn your back on a friend, no matter what!"

"Maya," Boaddai places an arm around the distraught girl. You can't explain something this complicated to a child. Not without confusing them or hurting them… Placing a kiss gingerly on her forehead Boaddai takes a breath, "Look, whatever Lokar did to Nox it changed her. Whatever she is, she is not the Nox we once knew." Felling Maya's shoulders shudder he knew she was crying. While they may not have been biologically related but Boaddai considered Maya to be like a granddaughter to him. It wounded him to see her this way. "I know it is hard to understand this right now, but for the sake of your training it's time to move on." With that he stood up to leave. How am I supposed to tell her that Nox is a demon who must be captured?

"Master Boaddai?" Maya's voice called weakly after him. Boaddai could hear the tears in her voice.

"Yes Maya?" He stood in the doorway.

"If Lokar did something to N… Something to change her… Isn't it the Redakai's job to help her?"

The older man stood bearing in mind the child's words. They were true. But yet she made it sounded so simple. Nox couldn't simple be saved, she was beyond redemption. Lingering in the door way Boaddai frowns, "Maya," he turns to see her red eyed and still silently crying, "We tried. There is no cure for what Lokar has done to Nox. I'm sorry…" Then he left. He may be a kairu master but he was not ready for dealing with this. What's worse is that new books of kairu history were made, ones with a chapter on the bloody history that has taken place these past few years. Which meant it would mention Nox in them. Maya would read them and get upset. She would know how different Lokar made Nox and the monster Nox truly was.

Ky was sitting peacefully underneath the tree near the training arena. A soft breeze swished his short black hair in the winds. He looked out into the distance watching the sunset.

"Hey Ky," Maya walked up behind him.

"Oh," he said surly to mask his true feeling of happiness when he saw her, "what's up?"

"Nothing much," she said anxiously, "Hey, uh Ky… Mind if I join you?"

Flashing a million dollar smile he says not so nonchalantly, "Yeah, sure!"

The blue haired girl sat beside the black haired boy. Together in silence they watched the sun go down. Magnificent mix of colors ran across the sky. Before it had gone down Maya broke the silence with a weak voice, "Ky, I'm sorry I threw a book at you…"

Ky smirked, Boomer was right. Maya did come around…

"I was really upset… I'm sorry," she finishes with misty eyes.

Ky's eyes sparkled with what little light they had left, "It's okay, I forgive you." He gave her a quick hug, blushed then turned his head so Maya couldn't see. Once more the two sat in silence. Not the kind that was awkward but the comfortable silence between friends.

"Hey guys!" Boomer came rushing around.

"What's up Boomer?" Ky asked his best friend.

"Dinner time!" The blond called. Rather excitedly which was odd considering because Mookee's cooking could make any one faint.

Ky made a fake gagging motion which made the three of them laugh till they couldn't breathe. "Can't we just skip dinner?" He begged.

"You better not!" Boomer howled, "I convinced Mookee to let me rustled up our grub tonight!"

"Wait, you made us good ole farm food?!" Ky's mouth was already watering as was Maya's.

"I sure did!" Boomer said triumphantly.

"Last one there is a rotten Kairu deposit!" Maya called who was all ready running to the kitchen on board the X-Scaper.

"Come on Boomer! We can't let her beat us!" The two boys charged after her. as the three raced the laughed like nothing bad had happened the previous days.

Long after dinner Maya lay awake in bed. She couldn't get her mind off of what Boaddai told her. What he said did make some sense. Her training was suffering but how could she let go and forget about her first best friend? Suddenly realizing that it had been nearly six months ago she frowned. When she found N's note to her it gave her hope she would see N soon. "N, I hope where ever you are you are safe…" With that she fell right asleep. If Maya knew what Lokar had in store for N she'd never sleep.