Saphira continued to sleep, unaware of the events around her.

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"Sir, the beast is asleep, while the target isn't. What do you want us to do?" The leader asked in a phone as he watched Tracy exit the gym.

Tracy jogged toward the council hoping she would be there in time. She had to be careful.


" Keep an eye on the target. Don't let her get out of your sight. " His boss said.

"Affirmative sir," he said as he moved with her, curious as to where she was going.

Tracy was glad she had made it safely and entered the building. She asked one of her guards to follow her once this meeting was over. She had the feeling she would be safer with someone with her.

The Spy watched this with his binoculars and cursed lightly. It seemed as if he would have to get one of his Bishies involved on this in order to cause a distraction. He would just have to wait for both the guard and Tracy to be in a secluded spot.

Tracy was glad the meeting was over and the issue of the gym expansion resolved. She also was glad to have the guard with her. She still had her guard up just in case something happened.

"Miss Tracy, is something the matter?" The guard asked her as he noticed that she was tense, as if something or someone was after her.

"I feel someone is after me. I fear these people want to use me against my friends. " Tracy said in a low voice.

"The same ones who helped us win against Bryce?" the guard asked in the same tone of voice for clarification.

" Yep. " Tracy said in the low voice. She hoped her friends were safe.

The spy continued following both Tracy and her guard, hoping that they would get to a place that wasn't secluded soon. Even though his job required patience, he didn't like to wait endlessly.

"Then why just me as a guard Miss Tracy? Wouldn't it be better if there was more than just one guard?"

" This won't attract any unwanted attention. We blend in better with the crowd." She said.

"Good point," he replied although he still kept his guard up. He would rather die than have it be because of him that Miss Tracy was kidnapped or worse.

Tracy was glad to be near the gym. She would call Alex and let him know her suspicions .

Saphira woke up and yawned lightly before shaking out the kinks she got while sleeping. She hoped that her partner was alright, but knew that she could take care of herself. Getting up in the air, she flew around the town lazily although she would instantly come to Tracy's side if her trainer needed her.

" Thank you so much. I'll let you and the others know if I need your help. " Tracy said once she had unlocked her door. She felt safer at the gym , knowing many ways inside and out. If needed she would take the underground route in case she was in danger. She figured there was no way the scientists knew about the tunnels.

"You're welcome Miss Tracy," the guard said before he saw that she entered the gym and knew that she was safe while within those walls.

"Damnit," the spy thought to himself as he watched Tracy enter the gym yet again. He knew that he couldn't enter there without a very good plan and the layout of the place as well. If he didn't do that, then he might have been wearing a "please kill me" sign around his neck. However, as he watched the guard walk back towards the council building, a plan did start taking shape. He would have to do a little recon, but that was nothing for him. Although, he'd have to get good at masking his features when wearing the uniform of one of the guards.

Tracy got her Bishiedex out and called Alex. She would feel better if he knew her suspicions.

Alex was taking care of his swords while Taylor and the others were out and his Bishies relaxing in their own way when he heard his Bishidex going off. Curious as to who was calling him, he opened it up and accepted the call.

" Hi Alex. It's me Tracy. I hope I didn't catch you at a busy moment." Tracy said.

"Nope, not at a busy moment, at least not right now." Alex replied as he noticed that his sword seemed to be on fire after he oiled it down so that the metal wouldn't rust. "What's up?" he asked.

" I have a feeling something is about to happen here. I've had the feeling like I'm being watched." Tracy said.

"Watched? But we haven't done...oh hell. Why do I have the feeling that this is related to the Scientists that we just recently annoyed?" he asked. "You're safe for now though, right?" he asked, concerned for one of his friends.

" For now. As far as I know they don't know about the layout of the gym or the tunnels. If they do I'm in big trouble." Tracy said.

"No kidding. If I may make a suggestion, you may want to get another Bishie, that way if they do find out about the tunnels and/or the layout of the gym," Alex said.