Naomi went to back to her apartment. Naomi finally got the sleep she wanted, but at a cost. Right before her alarm went off, Naomi had a nightmare that everyone she knew and cared about worked for the Sumeragi. Luckily, Naomi's alarm clock snapped her out of it.
"Someday I intend to destroy that thing." Naomi muttered angrily while getting out of her pajamas.
Her pajamas consisted of a blue jersey with a white stripe surrounded by gray on the shoulder, with blue for the torso. She also had shorts with a blue and white marble pattern.
Naomi changed into a blue shirt with a cosmic pattern that said, "Shine bright like the stars in the sky." Blue jeans, cosmic blue combat boots and had her hair in a ponytail with a blue space scrunchie.
Naomi was about to walk out the door when her computer started beeping.
'Please don't let it be Zeno. It's too early in the morning for this'. Naomi mentally groaned.
Naomi went to her computer which said 'incoming voicemail. Naomi clicked 'open' to see Zeno nervously sweating.
"You didn't get much sleep either Zeno?' Naomi asked.
"Well, um, it's not that." Zeno answered.
"Well what is it then?" Naomi queried.
"Well, the boss said there's an Adept who goes around kidnapping female Adepts. Only ones who are in the age range of thirteen to nineteen years of age. We need you to take them out." Zeno replied.
"I'm not doing it! Have Moniqa do it! Oh, wait, Moniqa's 20 and a human. Why not Joule!? Oh wait, she's 12 and defenseless." Naomi protested.
"Exactly why we need you for the job. You need to come here so Moniqa can give you your outfit." Zeno instructed.
"Nokay, hold the phone. Please tell me it's not a dress." Naomi moaned.
"How did you know?" Zeno wondered.
"Wait, what!?" Naomi shrieked.
Naomi sighed while rubbing her temples.
"Listen, can you ask Moniqa to get a pair of shorts for me?" Naomi wondered.
"Why?" Zeno interrogated.
"They'll make me feel more comfortable. And I'll wear the dress." Naomi explained.
"Alright, you have to get here in ten minutes." Zeno agreed.
"Okay, bye." Naomi ended before turning off the video call.
Naomi went next door. When she entered, she didn't see anyone. Suddenly, she heard Joule humming and followed it to the kitchen. Naomi looked to see Joule at the stove making pancakes.
"Hi Naomi. Would you like a pancake?" Joule greeted.
"I'm good, thanks though. Is Gunvolt here? Zeno just called me about a mission so just in case if we both need to go, we'll be there." Naomi explained.
Suddenly, Gunvolt appeared in the kitchen doorway.
"What's this about a mission?" Gunvolt asked.
"Oh thank goodness you're here, I thought you headed out already and I was coming here for no reason." Naomi sighed in relief.
'Wait a nanosecond. If he's asking about the mission, then that means Zeno didn't fill him in. And if Zeno didn't fill him in, then does that mean Asimov is letting me go on my first solo mission!?' Naomi wondered.
Gunvolt proceeded to snap his left index and thumb while saying Naomi's name. On the fourth try he got her attention.
"Huh!? What did I miss?" Naomi asked.
"It's more like what did we miss." Gunvolt answered.
"So, you ready to go?" Naomi wondered.
"Sure am, if that's okay with you Joule." Gunvolt answered while looking at the tweenager at the stove.
"That's fine." Joule agreed before sighing.
Naomi got down to Joule's height and put her left hand on Joule's left shoulder.
"Hey, how does this sound? If we come back before lunch, I'll give you two some money so you two can go get some lunch at a decent restaurant. That cool with you?" Naomi offered.
Joule nodded happily before hugging Naomi.
"Thank you." Joule thanked.
"You're welcome, but I can't promise that. If that doesn't happen though, at least you two can eat dinner together." Naomi spoke.
Naomi got up and walked out along with Gunvolt. When they got to the tenth floor of the building, they saw Moniqa swinging a dress on a hanger with her left index finger. The dress was navy blue with the moons mostly white with gray details while the stars were just white. The sleeves were 6 inches wide.
Moniqa was holding crew socks and a hairbow the same pattern as the dress in her left hand. In her right hand Moniqa was holding a choker with a blue moon and three stars. The moon on it would glow in the dark and emit a tracking signal in case Naomi went missing.
There was also a pair of what appeared to be flats with straps and a ponytail holder in black. Moniqa was also holding some faded blue jean shorts.
"I guess since the outfit is cosmic themed it seems tolerable to wear." Naomi spoke.
"If you want you can keep the outfit. Keeping the choker is mandatory. If you get lost during a mission while wearing it, we can track you." Moniqa explained.
Naomi squealed happily. Naomi went into the women's restroom in the building to try on the outfit. When she was done, she got a couple of compliments.
"If there was a Ms. Interstellar competition, I'm sure you'd win." Zeno smiled.
"I'm glad I got that one because it looks perfect on you." Moniqa complimented.
Suddenly, Moniqa remembered something.
"Oh, I almost forgot. You'll have to put these on. They'll allow us to listen in on your conversation without you using a com and looking suspicious." Moniqa remembered while pulling out gold hoop earrings with silver star charms dangling from them.
Naomi quickly put them in after taking her other pair out.
"So, where is the guy now?" Naomi asked.
"He's at the corner of Hiroshima St and Kimura Ave." Moniqa replied.