Maybe their phones ran out of batteries...

[That's a better thought than thinking they were captured. It's a big city, they could be anywhere. But... If they ever go into the bad guys' bases... they should probably look for locked doors to check for kidnapped people. Just in case.]

But yes! Lots of new people. Even one who says... she met you in a dream??? Connie! She has long dark hair, a pink sword... and a lion?