"Naomi, are you okay?" Gunvolt worried.
Naomi shook her head and looked at Gunvolt who sat down next to her.
"S-sorry, I didn't even notice you were there. My bad about runnin' off earlier. I just got stuck in my own head. Got some real bad memories of this place, least there's some good ones to go with em." Naomi apologized.
"This is GV, I found Naomi, she's alright." Gunvolt announced.
Naomi turned her com back on.
"You look like heck man, ya need a break an a shower ASAP." Zeno commented.
"You weren't lookin' so hot yourself earlier. And seriously, sixteen year old Adonis? HA! I don't know which is funnier, you comparing yourself to Adonis or calling yourself strapping haha!" Naomi teased.
"He does brag about himself a lot..." Moniqa confirmed.
"Hey Zeno, don't go near any ponds. If ya do you'll prolly stare at your reflection till you die an all there'll be ta remember ya by is a flower in your place." Naomi mocked.
"You two need to continue your mission. Your target is at the end of the facility. And Naomi..." Asimov spoke.
"Yes sir?" Naomi squeaked frightfully.
"We need to have a talk when you get back." Asimov notified.
"J-just eliminate me now." Naomi sighed as she free fell back first onto the floor, with the back side of her hand over her forehead as characters appear before they faint.
Gunvolt rolled his eyes at the sight of his coworkers dramatics. Naomi tried to play dead for a moment but Gunvolt wasn't falling for it. He knew she had been dead for a while already after all. Though Naomi was taller, older and weighed a bit more because of her height, Gunvolt grabbed Naomi by her right ankle and proceeded to drag her across the hallway floor.
Naomi attempted to dig her nails into the floor but that surely didn't work. She knew she couldn't harm Gunvolt. So, kicking him, stepping on his foot, and injuring him in any way, shape or form was absolutely out of the question. So, Naomi did the only thing she could do other than scream help: -which would have certainly gained them attention from the enemy- fold her right arm, tap her fingers on the floor while she used her left arm to hold her head up.
All while wearing a Seriously? is THIS what I'm getting paid for? look on her face.
"Alright, alright! Yeesh! Lemme get up!" Naomi pouted.
She stood up and dusted herself off, glaring at Gunvolt when she finished.
"Asimov said our target's in there." Gunvolt stated as he looked at the security door in front of them.
"Well, there ain't no use sittin' 'round an waitin'." Naomi supposed as she dashed into the room ahead. Gunvolt followed behind and the door closed immeadiately after.
"Who's there? Oh, its's, N-Naomi? I-is that you?" Elise 3 theorized.
Naomi initiated her Primal Dragon transformation with a malicious smirk on her face. Elise powered down and turned back to normal as one person. Naomi and Elise hugged as Gunvolt looked suspiciously at Elise.
"Oh thank goodness I have a good reason for coming here now!" Naomi cheered.
"Uh, I'm confused, do you two know each other or?" Gunvolt guessed.
"We did, for, like a week. She got sent here after Lumen was used to track Adepts through a video game. She played it while Merak was online and he reported her. Her Rebirth Septima is what created those zombies back there.
She can fully resurrect or partially resurrect someone. Those scientists back there were partially resurrected. Her personalities gain forms of their own when she transforms. What are you doing back here anyways?
I'm certain this place holds bad memories for the both of us." Naomi elaborated.
"T-they say I b-betrayed them. So I, I, I got locked up in here and I don't know what to do!" Elise wailed.
"it's alright Elise, we'll get you out." Naomi assured.
"I can't get past the Hexapyle, it looks like it leads to the surface." Elise sniffled.
Gunvolt got rid of the Hexapyle while Naomi walked with Elise. However, Elise dashed into a room while they were walking.
"What's up with girls dashing off in this place when I'm around?" Gunvolt pondered.
Naomi and Gunvolt followed after her. She was transformed again. But this time, there was a third Elise.
"You sssaid you'd help us essscape! You lied! Now you'll pay the ultimate pricce!" Elise 2 hissed.
"I wasn't allowed to come back here! I wanted to help you! They wouldn't let me! They kept saying you were alright!" Naomi yelled.
"You betrayed us by working for the enemy!" Elise 3 debated.
"I know neither of us wanted this! To be held down by the enemy!" Naomi sobbed, tears streaming down her face.
"Our job is to take her out." Gunvolt stated.
Naomi fell to her knees and began crying even harder. Using her hands to cover her face.
That's how I felt when I thought I had to destroy Joule. Gunvolt remembered.
"I'll do it." Gunvolt confirmed, head hung, with a shadow preventing anyone from seeing his eyes or how he felt doing what he was about to do.
"W-what?" Naomi muttered, eyes wide as her arms wer up in the position they wre when she was crying. This time they wre at her sides.
"You may want to get out if you don't wanna see this." Gunvolt warned.
Naomi looked at Gunvolt who was looking at Naomi from the corner of his left eye and nodded before speed walking to the doorway. Though Naomi turned around real quick to get a last look at her friend before her coworker ended her.
"And GV, please be careful." Naomi begged.
"Go back to HQ, you can watch with the others if you want. I just don't want you to be around when this goes down." Gunvolt recommended.