Glitch or Not

Chapter 9: Where's Vi?

( In the Morning, with Strawberry and Vi )

Vi was still unconscious on the ground in the warehouse, and Strawberry was holding back tears as she continued tapping her paw frantically on the gauntlet's screen, desperately trying to call anyone to come help the wounded combat specialist. Then, suddenly, she succeeded in calling someone on the gauntlet, after a few seconds, Simi appeared on the gauntlet and began whining as soon as she saw Simi.

Simi: Uh? Vi's causer glitch? What-

Strawberry then nudged the gauntlet to show the unconscious Vi to Simi for a few seconds, and Simi gasped in response.

Simi: Oh my gosh! Hold on and stay on call, pink, we're coming. ( Turns her head to her side ) Guys! We have a tech down! It's Vi, she's unconscious!

Strawberry whined as she laid down beside Vi's side as she heard the sounds of Simi and the other Dabney techs on the call in the background.

( Meanwhile, at Bailey )

Mitch was last to arrive at work, and when he parked his van in the store's employee parking lot, he quickly noticed that Vi's motorcycle wasn't in the spot where it usually was every morning since she arrived.

When Mitch went into Headquarters, he saw that all the other techs were there, except for the combat specialist.

Mitch: Has Vi come in for work today?

Zahra: Uh, no.

Haneesh: Maybe she's running late?

Mitch: She comes to work every morning at 4:30 on the dot. I highly doubt she's running late.

Miko: Wow, since when have you been keeping track of Vi?

Bergy: Maybe she went on patrol early today?

For some reason that was unknown to him, Mitch had a feeling that wasn't the case, and he felt something that he thought he would never feel towards a newbie tech... worry.

( Meanwhile with the Dabney techs )

Nameless was currently driving him and his team to the abandoned warehouse Vi was. Wes kept a check on the unconscious tech by looking at her heat signature while Simi and Ray were talking to Strawberry, trying to keep her calm. Ray was also holding a med kit that their boss, Joan gave them after hearing that Vi was hurt, the kit had " TG Emergency Med Kit " on the front.

Nameless: ( while he was driving: ) Wes, Ray, Simi, status report!

Wes: Her heat signature shows that she's stable, but it's weakening by the second.

Simi: Me and Ray are doing our best to keep the causer glitch calm, but...

Ray: ...little pink seems to be ignoring us and is definitely worried about the girl.

( With Strawberry )

Strawberry whined as she nuzzled Vi's side, and she quickly picked her head up when she heard the sound of a car parking outside of the building. She then quickly ran to the Dabney techs as soon as they went inside.