"I don't know!" another voice replied.

"If you continue this at this rate, you'll get yourself fired and without a penny to your name. Do you really want that? If you don't, find that delinquent Arne already!" they threatened the other person.

"Will you quit it already? All you do is put me down!" they took offense/

"I will keep doing it until you catch that boy Arne!" the other person retaliated against them.

"Why are you so obsessed with him? What's so special about him?" they questioned the other person.

"You're jealous of him aren't you? You want the glory and splendour he gets! Well, you got to earn it by finding him first and steal that emblem and amulet from him!" they scolded the man.

"What's so special about this emblem and amulet you want so badly?" the man asked the woman.

"It's not for me! It's for the boss!" the woman answered.

"It's impossible to catch him at this rate. It's too dark still to find him and besides we haven't got any sleep!" the man moaned.

"Sleep is for losers!" the woman shouted at him.

"What's her problem?" I asked Arne.

"Shh! Just listen." Arne answered me.

"Fine." I answered reluctantly.

"Sleep is fuel for the body and mind! Without it, no one can work on full power! You're crazy to think I'm superhuman." the man lectured her.

"You're too soft for a man. You got to toughen up if you want me to take you seriously!" she told him straight.

"I see you're tough with me because you expect the very best out of me." the man realised.

"Of course so you better live up to my expectations!" the woman answered.

"I get it now!" the man exclaimed.

"That took you long enough to figure that out!" the man blurted out.

"Are you implying that I'm slow?" the man asked.

"I said that you need to be quicker at catching onto what people mean easily. That's your weakness and that leaves you at a disadvantage against unpredictability." the woman explained herself to save face.

"Just wait and see for yourself! You'll soon take everything you said about me and wish that you never said any of that." the man responded to her confidently.

"I'm looking forward to it! You better prove me wrong!" the woman answered her.

"I wonder what he's got up his sleeve to prove himself but we'll make sure he doesn't succeed." I spoke to Arne.

"God knows what he's thinking. If anyone can stop him, that's us!" Arne answered me.

"You never answered my question about the emblem and amulet. What does it bring to us that makes it so important to get off him?" the man reminded her.

"Oh boy! I thought you forgot!" the woman admitted.

"You really underestimate me for someone who says they believe in me." the man caught on.

"You're a twofaced liar!" the man accused her.

"I guess I lied so I guess I should."

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"Should what?" the man asked her.

"Should tell you the truth. Do you forgive me?" the woman asked for forgiveness.

"Yeah you should because I don't like liars." the man answered her.

"I knew you would say that. I was waiting for you to say that." the woman answered him.

"So?" the man asked her.

"Are you serious?" the woman questioned him.

'I think I know what she's gonna say now.'

"The emblem and amulet contains such power that we can use that power to get him under our control and his family as well so they can't try to resist and fight back against us. There is only one amulet and emblem of its kind so if we lose it, there isn't another one of its kind unless we make another finding what makes the emblem and amulet so special. " the woman answered the man's question.

"Do you have any questions? " she asked him

"How are we going to get them under our control? "

"We'll have to find something to control them or make a hypnosis machine ourselves? " the man suggested to her.

Why bother when we can steal one? " the woman suggested.

"Are you sure? We are qualified in technology and manufacturing so we could join forces with a company? " the man asked the woman.

"Do you know how long it will take? " the woman asked him.

"No." the man answered her.

"Exactly so there's no point bothering to find or make something! " the woman countered him.

"Can we at least try? You never know unless you try right? " the man persuaded the woman.

"I suppose you're right. Just this once only. " the woman agreed with him.

"Thank you so where should we look?" he asked her.

"We should look where metal and electricity would be in large supply. " the woman answered him.

"How about a power plant? " the man suggested.

"Good idea but where's the nearest power plant to us? " the man asked her.

"I don't know. " the man answered the woman.

"I'll just look up the nearest one myself then. " the woman answered him.

"Okay, then. " the man responded to her.

"This is getting interesting but I'm tired. " I whispered to Arne.

"I know but we don't have anywhere to sleep. If we sleep here, it's too risky because they may find us if you move a lot in your sleep or snore loudly in your sleep. " Arne warned me.

"You're right about that but I'm no snorer so you don't have to worry about disrupted sleep. I move a lot in my sleep because I have insomnia. Then where do you think we should go now? " I asked Arne.

"Wait. Let's watch them a little longer. " Arne suggested.

"Why? " I asked Arne.

"Because I said so. " Arne retaliated against them.

"Okay." I answered Arne.

"I found the nearest power plant but it takes 2 hours and 15 minutes by foot to get there. The owner plant is Voltage Stone Power Plant. " the woman answered him.

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"Are we going to follow them? " I asked Arne.

"We won't have to. " Arne assured me.

"How? " I questioned Arne.

"Just watch and see. " Arne prompted me quickly.

"Okay." I answered Arne.

Arne just threw a microchip on the man's jacket perfectly.

'He has good aim. I'm impressed. I wonder what else he can do and what he has under his sleeve. Time will tell me sooner or later. '

"Did you hear something? " the man asked her.

"No." the woman admitted.

"Where did you hear it? " the woman queried me.

"Got no clue. What noise do you think it could be? " the man questioned her.

"Probably just an insect nothing else. No one would be here at this time. It was probably just your paranoia or your mind was playing tricks on you! " the woman predicted.

"So it had to be someone or something that or who made the noise. It has to be. " the man whispered under his breath.

"Are you sure? I feel like we're being watched. " the man asked her.

"Stop acting like a scaredy cat. " the woman teased him.

"Oh, stop it! " the man complained at her.

"Fine, I'll stop. Who do you think is watching us? " the woman answered the man.

"I don't know. " the man answered her.

"Whatever. I knew you would say that. Predictable as always. " she muttered under her breath about him.

"I feel something or someone nearby. " the woman mentioned.

"Who or what is it? " the man asked her

"I feel someone's aura or presence. It's strong. " the woman answered his question.

"Who's aura or presence are you feeling? " the man asked her.

"I think it must be a male or female's aura. It's one that I haven't sensed before. " the woman answered him.

"Where can you feel the aura coming from? " the man asked him.

"Perhaps from the forest? " the woman suggested.

"Uh-oh! Have they found me out? I asked Arne, whispering so they couldn't hear me or Arne.

"They felt your aura. " Arne informed me.

"How? " I queried Arne.

"Everyone here had some special skill or ability, unique to each individual. Some are similar but not ever the same unless there's a strong connection. " Arne explained to me.

"I don't get this stuff that you're talking about. I don't believe you. " I questioned Arne.

"Not everyone will but I'm sure you'll understand soon since you're a smart one. " Arne assured me.

"I suppose I will sooner or later. " I answered Arne.

"A power plant shouldn't be only the place we look. " the man suggested to her.

"I suppose you're right. Where else should we look? " the woman asked him.

"Power stations, metal fabrication sites, construction sites, industrial sites and garage or estate sales. " the man suggested to her.

"What about that aura you felt? " the man asked her.

"I still feel it but we can get to that later. " the woman answered him.

They walked away.

"Phew, that's close! " I sighed.

"We're not safe yet." Arne warned me now.

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