Operation: Banana Split

Singapore
Thursday
2:00 PM

"Stuck again," Yanna complained. "We solved everything, only we didn't solve the starting point."
Jem got an idea. "Mish, gimme some places here in singa where jet could be starting in."
'What is Jet doing here anyway?" Yanna asked herself.
"I got 3 places. One, his sister's house. I heard Jet moved there a while back," Mishka typed on his computer. "Another would be... ahh. The math competition. Convention I mean. Did I tell you he was addicted to sudoku samurai?"
"Logical." Jem said. "Let's split. You and Yanna take his sister's house. I'll take the convention."
"Communicate with eachother through these sunglasses," Mishka gave Jem and Yanna. "Extend the earphone from the sides of the glasses. My computer can track the visuals. Basically, I see what you see. I'll be in the hotel, aiding you guys. And, the visuals can reach Josh in the Phil, so he can help too."
"Good. All right, let's split." Yanna said.
Mishka saw his 2 companions walk in opposite directions. Then he saw both of them come back.
"Where is his sister's house?" Yanna asked.
Jem asked, simultaneousley, "Where is the convention?"

Manila
Thursday
2:10 PM

The computer chirped again. Mishka was online.

Mishka: Josh, I may need help. See if you can get 2 visuals.
Joshua: Yep, I see them.

Josh saw the two videos connecting.

Mishka: The left one is Yanna, the right one is Jem.

Joshua: I suspect they are splitting. Let's call this Operation Banana Split. Brb, me gonna get dessert.

Mishka: I need you to help me. And maybe I can help you guys too.

Nicah joined the conference

Nicah: Hello Mish. I'm using Josh's other laptop.

Almira joined the conference

Almira: Hi Mish! Wow, us here in Manila are communicating through computers even if we are two feet away from eachother.

Mishka: What? How many computers do you have Josh?

Jasper joined the conference

Joshua: Sorry, guys. It's getting too complicated for the readers now.

Jasper: Oh man!

Jasper has left the conference

Almira has left the conference

Nicah has left the conference

Joshua: Okay, so how do I talk to them?

Mishka: Get a pair of headphones and a mic.

Josh and Mishka stayed on the conference while also talking with Nicah and Almira.
Nicah said, "I don't get it. Why does she sound so familiar and yet... not so familiar?"
"I'm completely lost," Almira confessed.
"Let's try a different perspective. What if Sly (we all agreed to call him Sly now right?) used a voice modulator?" Nicah said.
"Nope. Still wouldn't make him sound familiar to you," Almira said.
"Unless... wait a second. Naomi... where have I heard her name before?"

----------------Flashback------------------
"Hey Naomi!" Nicah said.
"Nicah!" Naomi replied. "How are you?"
----------End of Flashback-------------

"Wow. What a short flashback." Joshua muttered over his computer as Nicah told about her flashback.
"I've met Naomi before? But where?" Nicah said.
Almira asked her, "Did you seem to be good friends?"
Nicah snapped. "That's it! My classmate! It's all coming back!"
"If she was your classmate, why is she throwing a party?" Almira asked. "Is she crazy? Mad?"
"Unless, Sly threatened her to do as he said."

They were getting to something here.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Thursday
6:15 PM

"Touchdown." A voice from the airport said.
Jasper looked at his wristwatch. He hadn't set the time yet. "Wow. I traveled from Manila to Rio in 15 hours. 2:10 departure. 6:15 arrival. 4 hours in 15?"
Complicated it may seem. But let us stick back to the story.

Jasper reached the main store.
"Good morning." He formally said.
After the meeting, he checked the store for any casualties or anything. He finally allowed its opening.

The next day (Jasper got a hotel in Rio) he went back to Jollibee to eat a pocket pie. He spotted someone familiar.
"Nicole?"

Location: Classified
Time: Classified

Jet struggled to get another piece of paper. He wanted to warn pfkada.
"You!" A big man pointed at him. Jet's hands were suddenly forced to his back and was tied.
"We'll bring you to our boss."

Location: Also Classified
Time: Also Classified

Carlos was running through files. He knew he shouldn't be there. He eyed one file with a particular name on it. He read it to himself.
Naomi
He kept it in his jacket. He looked for another one... Lauren. He pocketed that too. He heard the door open. He bolted for the fire exit. "Gotta warn the gang." He jumped off the building onto the floor.

"Now how do I give this to them."
Internet: too risky.
Mail: too sneaky
Package: too expensive

He heard a box of files fall to the floor. Apparently, the person who entered the room saw the fire exit open but stumbled on the box of files. The files flew down from the building and fell to the floor. Carlos stopped. One of them had a red mark. He ran towards that file, while keeping hidden from the man. It read Apoptoxin and under Apoptoxin was Carlos.