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Darmi was on Earth with Anna when she heard a peculiar sound. Her ears perked up.

"Tone. Tone. Tone."

Her eyes widened. "This is Joseph Sir's transmitter! But how can it be here?"

Shocked, Darmi looked down and saw the transmitter lying in front of her.

"How could he leave this behind? The boss hasn’t arrived yet. How will I track him now?"

Anxious and unsure of what to do, Darmi felt overwhelmed. She was new and didn’t know much about the protocols. Then the sound echoed again.

"Tone. Tone. Tone."

Her expression tightened. "This means there’s a message. I should check. But… if something urgent has happened, what will I do? Things can’t move forward without the boss."

Gathering her resolve, Darmi input Joseph’s code into the transmitter. The news that appeared on the screen left her stunned. A delegation had departed from Joseph’s home planet toward Earth.

But why? There was no clear reason. If only Joseph were here—he would have figured it out. But where was he?

Darmi knew that anything significant related to Joseph’s operations would never happen without his knowledge. A message like this should have reached him, and if it was critical, he would have intervened. But now, Joseph was missing, and something unknown—something dangerous—was coming toward Earth with ill intentions, targeting Anna.

Darmi felt an impending sense of doom. She was sure that whatever was happening wasn’t random. It was part of a larger plan against Joseph and Anna.

Meanwhile, Anna was lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. Her father had invited her to dinner that evening, but her mind was elsewhere. Suddenly, a loud clap of thunder startled her. She sat up, shaken. Lightning always frightened her. During storms like this, she used to cling to her father for comfort. But tonight, a headache weighed her down.

Walking to the window, she opened it. Rain poured heavily outside, drenching her face as she stood there, lost in thought, unbothered by the storm.

"Tone. Tone. Tone."

Darmi, pacing nervously in her room, heard the transmitter beep again. She rushed toward it.

"One hour away from Earth."

The message made her palms sweat. Joseph was still nowhere to be found.

"The boss hasn’t returned yet. What should I do?" she murmured, growing restless. Suddenly, she thought of Dr. Harry. Using Joseph’s transmitter, she sent him a message asking him to come immediately.

When Dr. Harry arrived, he appeared calm but curious. "Darmi, where’s Joseph? I was told to come, but he’s not here."

"That’s the issue! I don’t know where he is. His transmitter is here, but he’s missing, and a delegation from his planet is heading to Earth."

Darmi explained everything, her words tumbling out in a rush. Harry, a scientist connected to Joseph’s planet and familiar with his work, was equally alarmed.

Now, Darmi wasn’t alone in her worry. Harry joined her, both trying to make sense of the situation and praying that nothing terrible had happened to Joseph. Despite their efforts, they found no clues about the delegation’s purpose.

"Tone. Tone. Tone."

The transmitter beeped again, pulling their attention. The screen lit up with a single word:

"Arrived."

Darmi and Harry exchanged a glance, their faces pale. The delegation had landed.

“What now?” Darmi whispered, fear creeping into her voice.

Harry looked grim. "Let’s hope they don’t harm Joseph."

Unspoken prayers filled the room as they braced for whatever was coming.

"Mr. Joseph! We've arrived. And it's only a matter of time before we reach this girl's house." The representative of the delegation reported to Mr. Joseph.

"Ok. Go and kill my lookalike without delay. If anyone comes in the middle around him, don't waste time to kill him too but beware, don’t try to harm Anna."

Mr. Joseph's order had arrived and they proceeded towards Anna’s house.

Anna looked back and saw Joseph.

"Where were you, I have been worried?" She asked while looking at his face. He was depressed.

When she said that, Joseph fell into thought. He was still thinking about what happened there.

"I don’t know, I think someone is changing in my system."

He was in a hurry to go home so that he could know the whole situation of today. 

They were both talking when the glass of the window was broken. Anna was frightened and immediately stood up asking what happened.

Just before they both understood the scene, some black clothed people entered, they were flying in the air and seeing them he understood what it was. They were the black people of his planet.

"Who are you guys and what are you doing here in my house".

Anna’s dad asked nervously.

"Your daughter did not do well to come in the middle of our planet's mission. Now the end must be met."

"What is this?" He saw this scene with surprise. It was a small study where those black-robed men were coming. Joseph could not understand what all these people were doing here. The specific mark on these black clothes was supposed to indicate that these people belong to his planet.

"What are you guys doing here?"

A gasp came out of Joseph's mouth. And then those people turned towards Joseph.

"We got this order because of you". One of them who was at the forefront said in robotic language.

"I order you to go back to the planet" Joseph had told them sternly.

"We have received Mr. Joseph's order. We cannot go back without his order."

Those people were making him helpless. He understood that Knox was back.