Jack hadn't slept.  Frankly, there was no need to.  He had been far to busy trying to find even a scrap of information on his host, but to no avail.  The man was a ghost, as they say.  

No matter.  Jack would not be deterred so easily.

As the sun began to rise over the horizon, Jack heard the sound of music.  It was a gentle tune, almost comforting even, but it would have been loud enough to have roused him from a deep slumber.  "It must be time for breakfast," he thought.

Wandering aimlessly through the halls of Shambala, Jack eventually ended up in the same entrance hall where the Khan had made his first appearance.  It seemed he had arrived just in time to hear The Khans plans for the day.

So the first round was to be a cooperative effort?

Jack had to admit, it saved him some time.  He did not have to go and search out Fubuki, now she would come to him.  Still, though, the whole situation was discomforting.

[i]What if the ride in the limo was no coincidence?[/i]  Jack thought.

But even if they were all playing directly into the Khan's hand, what did any of it mean?  What could the mysterious brute of a man hope to achieve?  The event was not just an ordinary tournament, that much was clear.  But what, in fact was it?

Jack's deliberation was interrupted by the arrival of his Injection Fairy Lily.  "Shall I introduce you to your partner, Mr. Jack?" she asked with far more pep than Jack could stomach.

"That will be unnecessary, Lily." he replied. "I believe we've already met."

"I should think you're correct, sir." Lily beamed.

"We'll meet up with Miss Motorei soon enough.  First, I have some questions to ask you."

"Of course!" Lily exclaimed, "Anything you need!"

"Yes, yes, quiet down." Jack shushed her.  "I need to know if you can show me a map of the palace.  Floor plans, an architects sketch, anything like that." 

"Well.." She hesitated, "There is a directory near the main enterence..."

Jack cut her off, "The directory is no good.  I need to see something more detailed."

"Well, sir, I don't have anything like that." she answered in a sad tone that apologized for the failure on its own.

"That's quite alright, Lily." Jack said.  It wasn't a huge loss, it wasn't really even surprising.  He simply wanted to push the limits of her usefulness, and clearly that limit had been met.  

"But I can take you to someone who does!" She cried excitedly.

Jack raised his eyebrows in surprise. 

[i]Interesting[/i], Jack thought, [i]perhaps I've judged this monster too soon.  [/i]

"That would be wonderful, let's go."