Gavin's dreams had been filled with nothing but terror and violence. He was mortified, scared and confused about what he was experiencing in these dreams. It was like a bad nightmare that wouldn't go away. Only it wouldn't stop and eventually Gavin woke up with a start, breathing very hard with cold sweat trickling down his forehead. Gavin sat there in his room, awoken from his nightmares and he couldn't remember what he had dreamt at all. Gavin couldn't even remember a fuzzy little image from his dream. It was almost as if he hadn't dreamed anything at all. The only evidence that he had that he had had a nightmare was the terrible feeling he had in his gut. But Gavin didn't think much of it. He just went back to sleep.
Later on that morning Lina and Leviathan were watching over Zelgadis, Martina, Zangulus and Gourry's final preparations before their level 3 red agent exams. This is was the big one. At the time of the LPD officers initial registration into STF the higher officials of STF had informed them that they wanted them to get up to at least a level 3 red agent rank. None of them knew exactly what the higher officials wanted them to do once they reached that rank so all they could do was make guesses. Lina and Leviathan figured that they'd just have them do the same thing that a lot of the red agents were doing, searching for information and leads to try and catch Vernas. Though it didn't seem quite right that they had to have four LPD officers specially trained, it's not like there wasn't enough red agents in STF. So there had to be a special purpose for them. But because they couldn't think of what that purpose they were left to have to wait and see.
The way preparations were going for the level 3 exam, it looked like they weren't going to have much problems with passing the exam. But of course they still didn't have any idea on how they might do during the test. LPD officers equivalent in rank was that of a level two red agent. What they were going for now was beyond anything they had ever previously trained for as LPD officers. Will I pass? Will I fail? Those were the thoughts that were going inside their minds.
"So how are you doing?" Lina asked Zelgadis whom seemed to be the most stressed out of the four former LPD officers.
"I'm worried that I'm going to fail this. I didn't worry that much with the other two tests because I knew for certain that I shouldn't have had any trouble passing. But this goes beyond what I know that I'm definitely capable of." He met her eyes with ones filled with worry and uncertainty.
"Hey Zel do you remember what I said a little while back. I said that you'd probably be able to get up to my rank."
"Yeah and?"
"Well I meant it. Zel you'll do fine, believe me you'll pass I know you will." Lina gave him a pat on the back and a warm smile. He smiled weakly back. And now if was time to the LPD officers to take their first test of the many that they needed to pass in order to become a level three red agent.
Lina went and sat down next to her brother and shook her head.
"You needed to give Zelgadis a little pep talk?" Leviathan grinned.
"Yup. Isn't it silly? One the person out of this group who has the highest chances of passing and he's the most stressed about it doubting his own abilities." Lina frowned and shook her head again.
Leviathan laughed. Well that's Zel for ya, a real perfectionist. "But tell me Lina who do you think might have trouble with this level of testing?"
"Well as you know Zel shouldn't have much of a problem at all. But lets see, the rest of them have things that might hamper them. Like both Zangulus and Gourry don't use bio guns so that might not go in their favor. Of course they have exceptional sonic blade skills so that does make up for it. But then we have Gourry's slow learning and forgetfulness so that might be a problem if he forgets vital information that he shouldn't forget. And they might deem Zangulus' attitude unfit to be a level three red agent because how he treats his co-workers. As for Martina her problems are her physical. She's a great interrogator and she's great at memorizing stuff and paying close detail to things, but in short she's a klutz. She's not the most coordinated person and also her bio gun skills are not that favorable."
"So basically they have their good sides and bad sides. It's just a matter to the testers on which points they think are more crucial." Lina nodded in agreement.
Gavin walked around the STF halls like a zombie. He was there hours before he needed to be and his mind was a muddle. His sleep wasn't good at all. He kept having these bad nightmares, but like the first one we wouldn't remember what it was about when he woke up. It was bothering him a bit but he didn't think too much of it.
Even though Amelia hadn't signed into STF headquarters yet Gavin decided to see what their duties were for that day. And he wasn't surprised to see that they had been assigned to patrol around STF halls like security guards. Since yesterday's incident it seemed that the higher officials didn't see that it would be a good idea to have Gavin put out on the streets. And Gavin didn't blame them. He could easily see their reasoning and was fine with it. Also it worked his favor because due to yesterday's shock and his lack of street he didn't really feel up to doing street work.
Though it did seem funny doing STF hallway patrolling. That was a job that was usually given to red level one agent. Reason being level one agents are just above a trainee but still quite far from a level two agent in status. Level ones had the information but not the skills and experience to actually do any street work. So they were assigned to patrol around STF headquarters to give them something constructive to do and to help them get more associated with STF's build structure and layout. Of course since the STF headquarters in the past were more or less considered to be practically impenetrable they STF higher officials didn't have to really worry about any security breaches. So that's why didn't have any problem assigning this task to level one agents. But since the whole incident with Ozer's break in it was clear that they were taking a few more precautions then they had in the past.
"I wonder if Amelia will be annoyed on having to do hallway patrolling?" Gavin said with a laugh.
Lina and Leviathan watched the clock as it ticked away. It was all they had to do, watch the clock. They needed to stay there until the LPD officers finished their test. The worst thing about this was the fact that the level three tests were significantly longer then the previous two. So they were going to be stuck there for a very long time. And to make matters worse, Lina was hungry...
Back in the high tec laboratories of STF headquarters Rezo was once again trying to unravel the two mysteries set before him. One the mystery of Luna's condition, two making sense of Ozer's DNA which was a complete mystery all it's own.
Rezo wasn't sure which one he should focus on more. The DNA sample or Luna's condition, he seemed to be getting nowhere with both cases. It was rather frustrating. But Rezo wasn't going to stop until he reveled these mysteries out. And that's one of the reasons why people feared for his health. He was getting far too obsessed. It was just like when he was trying a way to gain sight with his blind eyes. He was so completely obsessed that many thought if he hadn't figured out to see that he might have gone mad. Perhaps he would have, perhaps he wouldn't.
Rezo stared at the blaring computer screen. He was reviewing the same computer scan results that he had looked at a dozen of times over the past three days. His eyes hurt as well as his head. I'm working too hard... Rezo rubbed his temples and leaned back in his chair. If only I could find a way to relax... Rezo closed his eyes and then it hit him. An idea that caused him to stiffen in chair and open his eyes really wide. It also caused him to fall down.
"Dr. Rezo are you alright?" One of the lower ranked yellow agents asked his superior. But Rezo ignored his subordinate and sprung to his feet with renewed energy.
"Dr. Rezo what's up?" Filia looked at the head yellow agent with a bit of curiosity.
"I have an idea! And it just might help Luna Inverse's condition!" Rezo practically yelled out. Everyone in the room came to him to see what the great one had thought up.
The leader of the black suited people watched a video display of Rezo with interest as Rezo told the rest of his fellow yellow agents in the lab his new theory.
"Well I'll be damned. Old Rezo actually thought of something that might help that Luna girl. I didn't think that he even be able to think up of anything or at least not before it was too late." The leader laughed.
"Do bare in mind Sir that Rezo happens to be STF's greatest scientific mind."
"Yeah greatest scientific mind huh? Not so great I'd say. He didn't even realize what we had done to Gavin Inverse."
Gavin and Amelia were doing their day's duty, wall patrolling. Amelia acted like she didn't mind but Gavin was very aware that she was disappointed. It's all my fault. If Amelia had been signed on to work with a different red level two agent then she would be stuck doing this pointless job. Of course Gavin didn't dare voice his thoughts. Because if he did he knew the type of reaction he would get from Amelia. So he kept them to himself.
"I wonder if they have level two red agents doing the hallway patrolling then what's the level one agents doing now?" Gavin mused. He didn't know why but some reason he found himself paying closer attention to certain parts and section of STF as they passed by them. He would look at something and store it in his head for future reference. And he didn't know why he was doing it. He was just finding himself compelled to do it.
"Probably the same thing that most orange agents are doing."
"What's that?"
"Training." Amelia rolled her eyes as she said that. She had been listening to many complaints this morning from various level one agents and trainees that they were being forced to training instead of doing anything else.
"Well speaking of training, when do you plan on doing your serious training so that you can take your level one exams Amelia?" Gavin asked while memorizing the look of a security lock. He really wanted to smack himself in the head or something. This random analyzing thing was really starting to bug him.
Amelia on the other hand hadn't noticed what Gavin had been doing besides talking to her. "Well um I don't know... I don't know if I'm ready for it yet." Amelia spoke in a small and embarrassed voice.
"What do you mean you don't think you are ready?! All you need to do set aside some time to do some real serious training then all you need to do is take the test. Believe me I know you'll pass. Hell you've already assisted Lina on some things that way exceeds my rank."
"Yeah but if I go do the tests I'll have to go and do my level two one two just in order for me to be able to do anything besides stuff like hallway patrolling."
Gavin just shrugged.
Since Lina had been very hungry when the test had started they had food brought them. And due to boredom Lina and Leviathan were playing cards.
"Do you think they are close to being finished?" Leviathan discarded a card.
"Well based on the average time that it takes a level two agent to finish this test, yes I'd say they would be close to finishing. But then that's the average agent. For all we know they could take a hell of a lot more time or they could be done -- "
Lina was cut off by Zelgadis, Martina, Zangulus and Gourry dragging themselves in.
"now."
"Hi guys how was it? And how come you all came back at the same time?"
Something sounding like 'ugh' was their first answer to Lev's first question. Zelgadis decided to give an answer more then a syllable for the second question.
"They kept everyone in there until everyone finished the tests." And Zelgadis after saying that collapsed on the floor. Followed by Zangulus, Martina and Gourry.
"So I guess you guys are tired huh?" Leviathan said with a cheery smile. In return he got four sets of tired and annoyed eyes glaring at him.
Upon hearing Rezo's theory everyone in the lab went to work to see if it was possible for his idea to work.
There was quite a buzz among all the yellow agents in the lab. Each of them were normally tired and wiped out with practically no energy from working so hard. Only now with a possible solution for one of their problems in hand they had an abundance of energy that they didn't have before.
"Have you run the probability scan through the computer yet so see what the chances of this theory to work?" Rezo asked one of his subordinates.
"I'm doing so now Dr. Rezo. According to the scan we have a 76 percent probably of your new theory helping Luna's condition."
"What are the chances of the idea completely curing her?"
"According to the computer 49.5 percent."
Even with that news that didn't bring Rezo down. They were finally close to a solution.