A few days later, Megan and Zac were training at the laboratory when they got called to Camille's office.
The handler had found Joseph Schwartz's mansion, located inside a rich neighborhood on the outskirts of Novis, and was preparing a mission for the three of them.
"Let's do it on Saturday night since we know Joseph is home at that time," Camille explained.
"Saturday?" Zac wondered aloud.
"Oh, don't worry, Zac. You are not going with them…" the platinum-haired woman replied with a gentle smile.
"Ah, well… I wasn't nervous about the mission—I just remembered we had plans on Saturday," Zac commented, scratching the back of his head.
Camille inquired about their plans, so the trio told her that Victoria, who was one of the organizers, had invited them to go to an event at Firewater nightclub.
At that moment, Camille called one of her servants into the room, bringing a pile of stacked papers that were heavily placed on her desk.
"Hmmm, Victoria, Victoria…" The handler muttered as she scrolled through the documents with her fingers.
"Aha!" Camille exclaimed, pulling one of the papers out of the pile.
"Victoria was the girl that Joseph's son wanted to date back in high school. The document says the kid developed an unhealthy obsession with the girl…" the handler explained as she read the document.
"Yeah, I could deduce that much after seeing him…" said Dante, prompting Camille to delve into her thoughts.
"Our informant said that Joseph was planning a move on Saturday, and his son hasn't been seen after the altercation with Dante on campus…" the handler muttered as she organized her thoughts.
"So, do you think they are planning something with Victoria?" Dante asked, making Zac tensely clench his fists.
"I can't say for sure, but I'll send a few agents there, just in case…" Camille replied.
When the trio walked back home, Dante noticed Zac's umbra flowing from his body, and he could tell that his feelings stemmed from anxiety.
"What's wrong?" the warlock asked his friend.
"I'm just nervous—Here I thought I was going to have a fun weekend with Tori…" Zac replied with a bit of disappointment.
"Hmm, I get the feeling you'll be able to do that after the mission is over," Dante casually said.
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When Saturday arrived, Dante and Megan met at Camille's office, where a driver took them to the rich neighborhood on the outskirts of Novis.
Meanwhile, Zac and Sophia were getting ready to go to Firewater nightclub, and as the redhead waited in the living room for the blonde to finish dressing up, he heard a knock.
Opening the front door, Zac found a beautiful woman with peach-colored hair, wearing a somewhat short dress with a nice leather jacket and an unamused expression on her face.
"You must be Zac…" The woman commented, inspecting the redhead up and down with her gaze.
"Y-yeah?"
"I'm Maya. I'll be joining you two tonight," she continued.
"Oh, Miss Camille and Dante told me about you…" said Zac, stepping aside to allow the woman to enter.
The agent explained that Camille had sent her and the two Tylers, but they would stay outside of the venue to keep an eye out.
Zac got a little nervous from her words, as she was talking as if something was bound to happen. The redhead knew that Victoria could be in danger, but he wasn't expecting anything crazy to happen in a public space.
Still, the simple fact that Camille was being cautious made him somewhat anxious.
After Sophia went downstairs wearing wide-leg pants and a fashionable blouse, she greeted Maya with a hug, making Zac understand that the women had known each other for some time.
While the three of them were on the subway, Maya handed Zac and Sophia tiny earpieces.
"Here, put these on…" the agent commented.
Inspecting the earpiece closer, Zac noticed that it was almost entirely made of plastic, and it was small enough to stick to the side of their ears without it being seen on the surface.
"These were made so no metal detector can find them…" Maya explained.
A moment later, Zac turned to look at the two Tylers, who were inconspicuously sitting a few seats away from the group, and noticed that one of them was carrying his chrome baseball bat.
"Umm, Miss Maya…?" Zac asked, but his gaze was fixed on the bat, letting her know what he wanted to ask without him finishing his sentence.
"We brought it just in case you need it, but don't worry about it. Tyler will take care of it," said the pink-haired agent.
"O-Okay…" he nervously replied.
When they arrived at the nightclub, they saw a long line of people waiting to get inside and Victoria standing next to the bouncers at the door, acting as the hostess.
As the brunette spotted her two friends walking by, she waved at them and signaled with her hand to approach her, making them skip the line.
"I'm so glad you guys made it!" Victoria exclaimed, seeing Maya behind them and introducing herself.
"Dante and Megan wanted to apologize…" Sophia said with a bit of apprehension.
"It's okay. Those two must be busy… I'm happy that you guys made it," Victoria clarified, making Sophia smile warmly.
During all this time, Zac was speechless, not able to get his eyes off Victoria, who was wearing a short blue dress that matched the color of her eyes and a pair of large, ringed earrings.
Her clothing was similar to what Maya was wearing, but Victoria's voluptuous figure had the redhead wholly hypnotized.
"You are looking handsome, Zac!" Victoria said with a playful tone, looking up slightly to lock her eyes with his.
The redhead was wearing gray jeans and a buttoned, short-sleeve shirt, which wouldn't have been considered the most fashionable.
However, Victoria couldn't help but notice that Zac's arm muscles looked a little bigger and more defined, wondering if he always had that kind of body.
"A-anyways, let's get inside!" the brunette continued, bringing herself back to reality after getting hypnotized by Zac's body.