Naomi then remembered that she was allowed to have outside contacts i she didn't mean to contact anyone and inform them of any aspects of her job. Having nothing better to do, counting to the highest number in her head until she had some work to do becaem Naomi's newest pasttime. She got to 500 when she got a text from Zeno.

Ay man, ya got time for a game?

Sorry, I've been busy. Only thing I can play right now is Celestial Concord.

That'll work.

The two played for an hour and forty five minutes, took a break for fiteen minutes and played again for two hours and thirty two minutes. After ending the call and turning of the game, Naomi began reading H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds. She didn't know who had it worse, the speaker or his brother.

'I wonder if the tripods have their own distinct personalities.' Naomi wondered.

That's when Naomi got another text, from Mytyl this time.

Hey sis where R U?

At work, they've got me hooked up with a new schedule so I'm working all day. They're so busy here I won't even be able to get off on the weekends. At least my raise makes it all worthwhile.

Will you get holidays off?

Only if the job doesn't take a while or needs to get done quick.

I miss U :(

Same.

Can we eat lunch together? Since it seems like we'll only see each other 4 mealz? :\

I'll eat with you for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Yay! Thanks sis, u r the best!

Even better than Nori?

Well, I wouldn't go that far.. :P

What about Copen? I've definitely gotta be better than him right?

Eh, I dunno yet, he's been avoiding me like the plague.

Yup, I'm better than him.

4 now I guess. But I just feel like something's off.

I think I know what it is. It's either one of two things. Want me to contact him and see what's been bugging him?

Plz.

No prob, see ya.

Good luck.

Thanks, I'mma need it.

Naomi closed the text thread with Mytyl and called Copen. Her level of furiosity was possibly comparable or above her rage against Nova's knowledge of her Sumeragi contract.

"What did you do?" Naomi fumed.

"I don't understand. What are you asking me about?" Copen queried.

"I was texting Mytyl just now and she told me you've been avoiding her lately." Naomi ranted.

"I didn't think she'd tell you that." Copen admited.

"So were you doing it just as an experiment or are you avoiding her for an entirely different reason?" Naomi interrogated.

She could hear Copen sigh on the other end of the line.

"Okay, theory number two it is then." Naomi noticed.

"I don't want to get her involved in my battles anymore." Copen confessed.

"She's being tracked somehow. I think it's from the Muse Septima in Lola. I'll need that back." Naomi guessed.

Naomi then realized the true reason Copen was worried.

"Look, you need to remember that she's not an Adept, I'm the one with the Muse Septima. So, you and Mytyl are human, I'm not. I'm the only one from the three of us that has a Septima." Naomi assured.

Unfortunately, Naomi didn't realize that Nova was listening in.

'So, she's related to that girl we kidnapped. There's no doubt that both of them have some relation to the white tiger as well. This could possibly cause quite a problem in the future.' Nova supposed.

"I'll look into how they kidnapped her." Copen informed.

"And I can look at the info here under the guise that it's so I can help them locate Adepts in the future." Naomi smirked before ending the call.

Or at least, she tried to.

"And sis, be careful." Copen warned.

"I'll try, but with this line of work there's no promises." Naomi laughed.

Finally finished with the call, Naomi turned her focus to the plan. In that very same moment, the Lyoko team was trying to forge their own plan with the help of Team Sheeps.

"So, you're the other Italian ladies man Naomi told me about that dyed his hair the same way I did. Ya owe me a rematch later on the Sakura Shrine stage." Zeno commented.

"Does that mean the winner gets to decide the next battlefield?" Odd question.

"If you win we can spar at Tenshiku's Tomb." Zeno confirmed.

Deal." Odd agreed.

"Can you two stop talking about video games and worry about more important matters?" Yumi asked.

"Yeah, and it's not the same without Naomi." Zeno sighed.

"There's no use sitting around when we ccan be formulating a successful plan to free her right now." Asimov informed.

"He's right, we'd better figure something out before they hurt her." Moniqa agreed.

Hours were spent on working towards saving Naomi. Eventually, the effects of sleep deprivation caught up to them so everyone decided to regroup the next day. Sleeping did them all good. Besides classes, there was no further delays.

"I've got it! Why don't we aim all our power at one of their most importat facilities and force them to send Naomi? We can figure out what to do from there as we go along." Aelita recommended.

"That actually doesn't sound like a half bad idea. What do you think Asimov?" Moniqa remarked.

"Agreed, this is the most ideal plan." Asimov stated.

So, disbanding and looking into the plan, both groups had their work cut out for them. Moniqa and Xiao formulated their part of the plan while Asimov told them of what he could. Jeremy and Aelita were busy plotting while Ulrich added tidbits of info here and there.