*If any questions arise about any mistakes, or issues with the characters involved, please read the Preface on Chapter 1* Chapter 2 - Change of the Wind "EEE-YEOW! What the..." The feline became startled as he stares at the doorknob handle leading to the bathroom. He paused and looked at his right hand and was wondering //But I barely have anything on.// For a slight moment he was concerned because it wasn't no ordinary static shock. In fact it was similar to one of the lightning bolts that sergued through him in his dream. Though is would be an idea to freeze his hand and try again, the cat took the chance and grabbed the handle once more. He let out a sigh of relief as he proceeded into the bathroom and as he looked into the mirror, he realizes that his spiky hair has shot up from the shock. Confused, the feline shook his head and stared his shower. After he was done in the facilities, he did a few morning strecthes, gotten on his shirt, blue flame jacket and pants, as well as his elemental sword. As he was getting his shoes on, something dropped from out of his jacket. It was metal emblem in a shape of a cat head that could be seen inside an ancient pyramid. "Ah..." as he picked it up, "You gotten me out of some tight spots so far." He tosses the cat metal into the air as it starts to glow and suddenly changes into a blue vacuum cleaner. But it wasn't no ordinary vac. It was a special gift from a client he helped a year ago back in his home city. He finishes by saying, "Now it's time to be put to the ultimate test." and in an instant the vacuum changed back to the cat emblem. He kissed it for good luck and placed it in his pants pocket so it won't drop out. Once he was fully clothed, he looked back into the mirror with his spiked hair going forward this time. //This is it. I'm really going for it.// He's gotten the rest of his belongings and headed out of the hotel room. After handling the final payment. The wandering warrior walked outside and looked around the city to find out where to go. //Let's see, he said to the south east exit. So it's....that way!// As he anxiously pressed on through the overlanders, it wasn't long before he completely bumbed into someone of his size. "Hey watch it pal or do you want to get knoc..." she stopped to get a better look at the clumsy oaf that bumped into her. "No way. Frostcat?!" The cat shook his head as he responded,"eeehhh... sorry about that. I didn't see...huh?!" Puzzled that anyone would remember his name he took a look at who he bumped into. Another cat with long black hair and pigtails. Yellow fur and white tips on the ears rearing a black and red head band, short top, short skirt and boots to match. It wasn't long before it hits him. "Honey?!" "HEY!" as she suddenly pounced and hugged Frostcat to death. "I never thought I'd see you here." "Trust me...I'm kinda surprised myself." Frost responded as he tried to push her apart from him so he can breathe. She released him giving a sly look and asks "So what's going on? Last time I've seen you, you've gotten handed by a green duck three years ago." Frost emphasized "With bombs! Besides, you we're there on the sidelines after I've beaten you in the prelims." he finished with a smirk of his own. "Just because you've beaten the bully, doesn't mean that she'll forget." she replied. "rrrriiigghhhttt...Anyway I got to get going. See ya later." he said as Frost starts to walk away. Honey quickly ran in front of him and threw a strong punch front of his path leaving a quick gust of air across his face. "And where do you think you're going?" she wonders. Frost looks to her and answers, "Let's just say an agent of G.U.N. has given me the final directions to The Great Forest." "Ha! and I'm Shadow the Hedgehog." she cracked. The warrior smiles and says "Funny you should mention that name." Honey tilted her head towards him and responds "Wait, you mean..." Frostcat answers proudly, "That's right. It won't be long until I'll finally become a Freedom Fighter. Now if you excuse me, I hear destiny calling." Without hesitation he pushed his right leg against the ground to slide a little away from his old rival and started to skate towards the south-east exit of Station Square. Honey yelled "If you can't beat a duck then how can you even be one?!" Frost shouts back, "That's because he hasn't met me now!" as he continues to the exit. Honey looks at the ice trail as she sees the determined feline disappear in the crowd. She simply folds her arms and gives a small chuckle and said "He's still a child." Frostcat has arrived at the exit and tries to think back to the directions before he was distracted. //He said that underneath the entrance to Twinkle Park there should be a sewer. There it is!// He skated under the upper walkway and into the sewer as instructed but as he got further inside he was stopped by a metal gate that won't open."Heh, nothing that freezing won't fix. Wait..." as he just recalled someone else reminding him not to expose any entrances to G.U.N.'s base. "Shoot. What did he say...I know!" He went to the gate's left side and thought, //Five steps away right?// After the fifth step he slammed the wall with the side of his fist and heard one of the bars lowered. "Yes!" he said as he started to move one to see that very bar raise up completely. "What?!...oooohhhh...hehehe." Figuring out the mechanics, he pulled out his emblem and retrieved his vacuum but by retrieving it, he also had a pair of goggles on his head. Giving his left lens some adjusting, he hit the wall again and waited. As the the bar completely lowered he pressed the button on his vacuum and everything turned blue to him. He quickly ran across the gap between the bars and the blue tint disappeared seeing the bar shoot back up to the celing. "A Chaos Control exit. Nice..." As he proceeds further in, he sees a small platform and a computer console next to it. Carefully he typed in the access code to log inside. By selecting teleport the screen showed four spaces to input their passwords. "Let's see. The leader is 'Order,' the professor is 'Maria,' and spy is 'Treasure,' and the fourth one I should know." he muttered while trying to guess what the last one is. "Ultimate Life?" As he typed it in the screen said INNCORRECT PASSWORD. "Power?" INCORRECT PASSWORD "Chaos?" INCORRECT PASSWORD "Hatred?" INCORRECT PASSWORD "....." "Love?" ..... INCORRECT PASSWORD "Whew!" wiping his forehead with relief. "Then what is it. Something the both of us use. 'Time!' " INCORRECT PASSWORD "Hold on..." as Frostcat can recall. Before his slumber last night he remembered the female bat agent telling him about the hedgehog's past and how he came to be. "Freedom." ACCESS GRANTED The feline closed his eyes and smiled for a few seconds then continued by inputting the coordinates to The Great Forest. Once Frost got on the platform, the teleport pad activated and transported him in the outskirts of the forest. //Not too long now.// he believes as he skates forward and recalls the last instructions from Shadow. "Now just keep going forward until I see a..." "HALT! PRIORITY ONE HEDGEHOG!" a robotic voice interrupted. The feline looked at where that voice came from and sees a six foot tall gray and robot with white metallic shoulders and a dome like head and red visor. "Hedgehog?" he asked as he looks over himself and continues "Uhh! Not again." He then grabs his tail and shakes it to the emotionally challenged robot and says "Do you see this tail? I'm a...WOAH!" as he instantly ducks under laser fire from the robot. "Lousy Swat-Bot. Looks like were not going to negotiate huh?" Frost launches forward and zigzags being lucky to dodge the oncoming lasers as he draws his sword. The swat-bot then changes his arm into a missile cannon and fired one to the supposed hedgehog. The warrior quickly brings the sword in front of him and pointed down and flat so that the base of the sword covered his face and the rest can act like a shield. The missile hit the base of the sword and exploded on impact. As the smoke cleared up the robot analized a block of ice in front of him. "Ha, not bad. My turn!" Frost quickly moved away from the ice block and closed in for an attack but as he swung his sword, the robot quickly vanashed into the trees. "What the...camouflage? He didn't say anything about a camouFLLAAAAHHH!!!" yelling as he felt a hard metal strike his back in fell into the ground. Before he can turn around to fully get back up, he only saw a oncoming stream of fire blasting him all around. "AAAAAAHHHHHHhhhhh....." There was nothing to hear but the burning of tall fire as the swat-bot analyzed the fire. "TARGET NEUTRALIZED REPORTING BACK TO ROTRO*bzzzt*..." Becoming silent as the head of the robot slowly falls off and the rest of it's body became frozen by the ice sword that struck the spot in between. The fire continues to burn and slowly changed it's orange and red color to shades of blue. Suddenly his frozen aura pushed the flames away snuffing it out in the process. "There's a reason why I have blue flames dimbot!" He walks towards the decapitated swat-bot and pulled the elemental sword from the near by tree. He then puts the sword back in it's sheath and continues, "And now that that's over with, I need to find a hidden pathway to....." The warrior as lost is concentration due to some appearing underneath the head of the fallen swat-bot. It looks like some sort of blueish-purple type vortex or whirlpool. "What in the name of Mobius is that?" he wonders. Inching closer and closer to the robot's head it started to wobble around. Suddenly the visor on it's head became red again and Frostcat jumped back with his hand on his sword. "That bot is still active?!" he wondered as it slowly began to rise. The startled cat noticed that there was something completely under it. When it fully appeared it looked like some sort of red ball with long red ears with a yellow stripe, a floating ball with spikes as it's fingers on each side and yellow shoes. But what was more wierd was it's face. A small tan circle no bigger that Sonic's chest with big beady true blue eyes and a smile. //uuuhhh....O-Kay?// Frostcat thought as he looks puzzled to see this live smiley pillow thing under a swat-bot head. The creature then walked away. Bouncing around without leaving the ground heading deeper into the forest. Then, from out of the blue, a gust of wind was blowing across the confused feline and towards the direction of where the creature walked to. "Wha...What's the deal with this...?" //It happened again. First the door handle, now the wind?// he thought as he recalls the very wind in his constant dreams. "Does this mean....Nah!" as he changed his mind and tries to shake the thoughts out. "Besides, I need to find that hidden pathway and become a Freedom Fiieeee!!!" As an even stronger gust of wind blows at Frostcat as he slightly freezes his feet to stay still. The wind starts to slow down but there's no doubt that it was still blowing to the same direction. The ice warrior gave out a huge sigh and said "This has better be worth it. That's all I've got to say" as he skated towards the direction to try and catch up to that creature.