Salem nodded. "I did and although he seemed a little...vindictive at times, I think he gave me a mild punishment," he said, although he didn't want to exactly come out and say what his punishment was, especially with the girl he was crushing on sitting right beside him. 'sure, that will go over real swell. "And my punishment is to say 'I love you' or an equivalent of it to the girl of my dreams," yeah, that will go over real well...' he thought to himself.

" I'm glad your punishment wasn't bad. Mine is to catch a Bishie within 2 weeks." Eve said and blushed." Would you like to help me catch one? I have to ask Alex first, since I do need to register officially at a gym before I do." She said. Eve hoped Tracy could help her get things to where she needed them to before she started to look for a Bishie.

Salem chuckled lightly as he heard what Eve's punishment was. "That sounds exactly like you Eve," He said with a small chuckle, adding that he would love to help her get a Bishie. He hoped that she didn't ask about the details of his punishment though.

Eve did want to ask Salem, but figured it wasn't her business to know. " Thank you so much for helping me." She said with a smile. She hoped she would get the courage to tell Salem how she did feel about him.

"Don't mention it," he said, returning the smile with one of his own.

" I'll let you know when I can start the process. Carly wants to tell Alex about my punishment , since I would be leaving the safe house. " Eve said since they did agree on a rule to never go alone or to tell someone where they were going. Eve didn't like being cooped up in the safe house very much.

"Sure you don't want me going with you? I still have my poisoned blade," Salem asked. He had agreed with the policies that Ark set up once they increased the guards in the city and thought of it as a good idea, especially when both he and Eve had no Bishies to help protect them.

" I would love your company!" Eve said. She really wanted to tell him how much she liked him but decided to wait once they were looking for a Bishie. She didn't want to be rejected.

Salem chuckled lightly at her enthusiasm and nodded lightly. "Just let me know when you're going, alright?" He asked. He was still thinking of ways to tell her about his feelings but was still coming up empty.

" I promise I will." Eve said with a smile before she left. She needed to tell Alex about the dream she had, since he would be ale to tell her what to do to become a trainer.

Alex was sketching out on the couch, relaxing for once in a while. Glancing over his shoulder was Yugito, who was interested in his advanced skill of drawing. Seeing Eve come in, he put the pad to the side as he noticed that the ex-receptionist wanted to ask him something. "Eve?" he asked.

"Sorry to bother you. First I should tell you that I have had nightmares because of my association with the scientists. " Eve started and told Alex about the meeting with Morpheus and what her punishment was. She hoped he didn't think she was crazy.

Alex listened to Eve talk about Morpheus, the God of Dreams and the nightmares associated with them, as well as her punishment. Before the male trainer could say anything, especially since it was a lot to take in, Yugito piped up. "She isn't lying Ark," to which Alex just hm'ed about, seeing as it was a lot to take in. "You said your punishment was to capture a Bishie in two weeks, correct?" He asked, making sure. Especially since it didn't sound like much of a punishment...

" Correct. I will get a break from the nightmares for those 2 weeks. Once those 2 weeks are up, they will be back and worse ,until I catch a Bishie and help you all fight. I've wanted to help ever since I met you guys and I feel this is my chance to do so." Eve said.

"Then we'll need to get you set up. Unfortunately, we can't just do this over the Bishiedex otherwise I'd ask Tracy to set you up," he replied. He knew that Angelus wouldn't mind flying there, but he didn't want to just go to Tracy's just because of something like this. Plus, he wasn't exactly sure where Angelus was at the moment. He knew that she was hunting in the forest nearby but that was all he knew.

" Okay. We could have Tracy message the forms through the encrypted email system Salem has set up. I could fill out the forms and then send them back to her. I just wouldn't have a Bishiedex until we can get out of town safely." Eve suggested. There had to be a solution to this problem.

Alex thought about the idea for a few seconds before nodding. "That could work actually," he said. "You'll have to explain it to Tracy, but if you want, I can call her right now, although I'm not sure if I'll get through or not."

" You can call her. Even if she's not available, Deanna might be able to forward a message. Carly says Deanna is a receptionist at Tracy's gym. " Eve said. She hoped to one day meet her friend's sister.

"I didn't know that. I wonder if that's the same for Michael as well," Alex thought out loud, seeing as he hadn't heard anything about Michael from either himself or Taylor. Before anything else could go on, Alex called Tracy's number.

" It wouldn't hurt to ask. " Eve said.

Deanna was bored. It had been a slow day for everyone and knew it was because most people were helping with the clean up of the town and the care of the Bishies. She was glad so many trainers , new and old had taken them in. But tit was still up to the Bishies if they wanted to remain with the trainers.

Ark was somewhat surprised when he saw Deanna's face pull up on the Bishiedex screen instead of Tracy, although he hid it well. Then again, Eve did say that Deanna was now a receptionist for Tracy.

" Hi Alex. Good to hear from you again. Tracy is in a meeting but she'll be out in a little bit. I can transfer the call when she is, till then we can talk. Carly says things are bad where you are. " She said feeling concerned.

"Alright then, I can wait. And yes, things have gotten worse as Carly said. Patrols have been upped and I've seen a few new faces around the town," he said, confirming what Dea said. Looking towards Eve, he wondered if it was okay to tell Dea about the nightmares or not.

Eve nodded knowing it would be alright for Deanna to know.


" That's not good. From what I heard, the School and the Scientists had a major falling out. I have a feeling that the School won't back down since they have been wronged. You must have the scientists that fled, but most of them are in jail for the crimes against wild Bishies. "Deanna said knowing that wasn't the only punishment they would be getting.

"Then it must be the School that we're dealing with, knowing their past with your sister and Max, it wouldn't surprise me all that much. Listen, Eve was telling me about weird dreams and meeting Morpheus. You or Thalia wouldn't know anything about that, would you?" Alex asked after getting confirmation from Eve.