"AGENT 3 IS WHAT?!" Kai rocked back and forth on his feet. "What do you mean Agent 3 is missing?!"
"He went missing yesterday night. We have been asking all of Inkopolis if they have seen him. We've been looking for him all morning."
Kai grabbed the girl's shoulders and shook her, "Have you got any clues?! Anything?!"
Seeming to be unphased she said, "No, we haven't found a single trace of him. I'm sorry sir."
"Please find him!" Kai begged.
"I'm sorry to be asking this but why are you so worked up about this? You seem a bit more frantic than the others. Do you have a relationship with Agent 3?"
"HE'S MY BEST FRIEND!" Kai screamed as his eyes started to flood with tears. "He was the one who found me in the street! He helped me when I lost my sister when I lost my family!"
"Sir, I'm going to need you to calm down. We are doing our best to find him. I assure you we are doing everything we can." The squid hadn't an ounce of sympathy in her voice.
"Please! You have to do something!" He cried. "Please find him!"
"Okay, we will. I'm going to go and question more of Inkopolis, sir. Thank you for your time."
The squid walked off trying to find more people to ask about the disappearance of Agent 3. Kai's eyes flooded over. He had no idea what to do. He already lost his sister, and he had now lost his best friend. They were his everything. At least that's what he thought. Steadying himself and wiping his tears, he started to head over to the Plaza.
He walked through Inkopolis, reluctantly looking at all the squids and octolings who were laughing together. Kai sauntered his way to Crusty Sean's to get his food. He ordered his usual and slouched into the nearest chair. Thoughts fogged his mind as his eye caught sight of the alleyway he saw yesterday. An urge to explore it was ignored as he continued to eat the meal in front of him.
He threw away the wrapper, and started to make his way to the Lobby to meet up with Star and Niki.
When he got there, they were nowhere to be seen. He sat down and twiddled his thumbs, and thought about the circumstances he was in.
A team of two walked out of a stage. Both Niki and Star were covered in sweat in ink from a match they won. Kai bounced up, Maybe teaming up with them will make me feel better?
"Hey! Guys! Over here!" he shouted running over to them.
"Why are you so late?" Niki asked.
"Oh, sorry-"
"Don't apologize, just get ready. I'm about to book us another match, so don't goof off."
"You mean- you're going to let me join you again?!"
"Don't get the wrong idea, you're just not as bad as I thought."
"Oh thank you!"
"Okay, I booked us a match!" Star shouted from the distance."Get ready because we're gonna go up against Team Jawbreaker!"