Naomi stood hesitantly before the creepy alley. She shivered in the cold evening air, but mainly because of the unfriendly area.

„Perhaps, following Zeke secretly wasn't a good idea. I lost the sight of him. If I want to find him again, I have to go through this accursed alley. Damn it! I'll die here, just because I deduced writing a good story from Zeke's behavior. It's not too late to turn back. No! I want to this story," Naomi thought in herself. Finally, she entered the dark and smelly alley.

The ground was wasted and full of bizarre puddles. Although her heart was in her throat, she went on.

„Damn! Zeke was entirely right. I should have stayed in the Shatterdome," Naomi was thinking, while she was trying to get out from the narrow street as soon as possible. She almost passed through the alley, when a shape emerged from the darkness some meters from her. Naomi gave a start and stopped. She couldn't see well enough in the darkness. Just one thing was clear for her, the shape was a man who started walking toward her. Naomi started to back away, and finally she turned around and ran. She ran as her foot endured, but she heard the chaser's footsteps became louder and nearer behind her. After some meters, the man caught up with her, he grasped her strongly and turned the woman towards himself. Naomi tried to scream, but the man covered her mouth with his one hand.

„Chill out, Nao. I'm Zeke. I don't want to hurt you."

„Heavens, you gave me the shivers. But I've never been so happy for you than right now."

„Nao, I begged you to stay out of this," Zeke started angrily. After that he measured the woman with his eye and smirked. „Otherwise, did you really think you could follow me in high-heeled shoes and a suit in the Kowloon Boneslum?"

"Stop kidding around and tell me what you're doing here."

„I'll tell you on the way, but now we must get out of here as soon as possible. It's a too dangerous neighborhood for you, beautiful."

The ranger embraced her guardedly. They started to go back towards the car, which parked some streets away.

On the way Zeke started to tell his task. "Pentecost – unofficially – sent here Newt. The little scientist's task was that he obtained a fresh kaiju brain from Hannibal Chau. He's a dangerous chap. Chao runs the kaiju black markets in Asia and he can obtain all kinds of kaiju stuff to Newt's crazy researches. Pentecost ordered me to follow the little guy and keep my eyes on him. All this went well until you put a spoke in my wheel. When I noticed that you follow me, I started to come back for you and I lost sight of the little scientist. I can't take care of both of you, but at least I can take you back to safety to the Shatterdome."

"I'm sorry, Zeke."

"Yeah, me too. Pentecost is going to kick my ass for this."

The vibration of Zeke's cellphone broke the science between them.

„Zeke Amarok," he answered the phone. After some seconds tense silence he started to swore hard. Finally, he turned to Naomi and told her shortly and angrily. "Give me your shoes, now."

"What?"

"You heard me, give me your shoes," he repeated. His voice was cold and sinister.

Naomi obeyed. The man took away the shoes without a word and broke out both of heels with a fast and strong move.

"Take your shoes. They'll be good."

"Jesus! You've damaged my shoes! Do you have any idea of how much were these?

"Nao, we don't have time for that. I'll buy new shoes for you once, I swear. But now we have to get out of here!"