An hour before midnight. The night was peaceful, with no clouds in the sky. Everything about it was beautiful, even the full moon made the night look perfect. Most people were asleep, but there were still people at the pier, mostly people who were on summer vacation. Two of these people were a girl called Scarlett Adams and a boy who was known only as Highspeed. They were both standing by the railings, watching the moon and stars reflect on the water's surface. The two of them were almost completely silent, both letting their eyes speak for them. As they looked back out over the water, Scarlett's housekeeper stopped nearby, calling Scarlett over to the car. She waved at Highspeed as she left, leaving him to walk home on his own. He looked back out over the water, seeing the moon and stars reflection one last time before he left for home.

As he walked down the empty streets, he saw someone run past him. He was about to continue walking, until a man ran in front of him, appearing to be chasing the girl. He ignored Highspeed, keeping his sights set on the girl. Highspeed watched them both run down the street, knowing he shouldn't get involved, but a small spark of either the choice to do what's right, or a sense of boredom made him take one of the side streets, meaning he should be able to outrun the man and take him by surprise. He dashed off, taking one of the nearby alleyways as a shortcut. Meanwhile, the girl was starting to tire. She wasn't the most athletic girl around, but she'd managed to keep away from the man for an hour. She knew the man would catch her, it was just a matter of minutes, or seconds as the man ran faster, closing the gap between them. She was about to give up as the man was centimetres away, but stopped when she saw someone emerge from an alley, ramming the man away from her. She looked to see a boy with almost blue hair run past her, taking her hand and leading her away. Two more men came after them, expecting to catch the girl easily, only to be disappointed and surprised when the boy, who must have used a lot of energy to knock an adult over, started to move much faster than they expected anyone his age to run. They watched as the two of them disappeared from sight.

In a nearby alley, Highspeed and the girl tried to get their breath back. As they stood there, Highspeed looked down the street to see if any of the men were still chasing them. He saw no-one, turning around and seeing the girl looked familiar. He turned back into the alleyway, seeing something he remembered about the girl. He started to feel a little uncomfortable, knowing who the girl was. She was a year older than him, though she was only a little taller. From what one of her friends had told him, the girl's name was April, and every time Highspeed always felt a little uneasy when he was near her. This wasn't helped when once, just out of the blue, she had stared angrily at him. He doubted she remembered that, but she would probably recognise him soon enough. He looked back to the street, still seeing no-one. As he looked back, April started saying "Thanks for that. I didn't expect anyone to be chasing that guy." Highspeed looked to her, avoiding eye contact, commenting "This isn't the first time you've actually noticed me. I think you were kind of angry with me once, or I said something you didn't like." April looked him in the eye, recognising him immediately. She said "So you're the one my friend was talking about. And sorry about staring angrily at you." "So I guess she does remember me," he thought to himself. He looked around, thinking he heard something.

April looked to Highspeed, seeing him feeling a little uneasy around her. She also noticed he was looking around as if this sort of thing happened to him regularly. She also noticed that, just by looking at him, she had the feeling there was so much about him she would want to know, but knew he wouldn't be talking about it any time soon. Despite what her friend had told her, and the fact she'd just met him, she had the feeling this wasn't the boy she was told about. Then again, would he be as her friend had described if there were men after him. She stayed leaning against the wall, ready to ask about who this guy was. "So, if you were just passing, how come you knew how to head that guy off, and how did you know what to do when we got away," she asked, waiting for a reply. Highspeed looked back to her, replying "That's something I think I'll keep to myself for now, since you never know who might be listening." "Guess I saw that coming," she thought to herself. She was about to ask him something else, but saw him move into a defensive stance, as the three men who were chasing her ran into the alley.

The three of them came towards Highspeed, ready to fight. They came at him at a surprising speed, moving too fast for him to react. The knocked him to the ground, leaving him lying there as they moved closer to April. She backed into the wall, realising there was no way out. Though she didn't scream, someone seemed to answer the call for help inside her head. She looked down the alley, seeing someone start to step forward into the light. She gasped as she saw Highspeed had changed his hair almost completely blue and looked like Sonic the Hedgehog. He had spines on his back, but the most noticeable thing was that he had strange, gem-like symbols on the back of his hands, and was also glowing a bright, ghostly blue. He stepped forward, making the men's heads turn as he made his way towards them. They were about to attack, moving with the same reflexes as before, but seemed to have attacked thin air. They looked back, seeing Highspeed standing right behind them. They attacked again, only to find themselves frozen in mid-air, staring right at Highspeed. He looked like he was concentrating hard on something, but appeared almost emotionless, as if he was a machine behind his eyes. One of them noticed something in his eyes, remembering something he had learned at some point "As well as these five children, there are four others out there that are just as important. If you should find one of them, then report back immediately." All of a sudden, all three men were thrown backwards by an invisible force. They hit the ground, feeling every bone in their bodies ache. They didn't even try to chase after the two of them as they left the alley.

Highspeed and April walked up to an abandoned apartment building. April looked up at it, wondering why they were here, barely listening to what Highspeed was saying until he said "To put it briefly, this is where I live," which made her look at him with a look of surprise and bewilderment. Without giving her time to ask questions, Highspeed walked over to the front entrance. April followed, still unsure if they both should be there. They made their way upstairs, moving up past dark, unlit hallways until Highspeed stopped climbing stairs and walked down one of the hallways. He stopped, reaching out to knock on the door at the end, only to jump back when the door opened, with Shadowspeed stepping out almost as if he was expecting to see him. He turned to go back down the hallway, stopping when he saw April making her way down to them. Before he said anything, Highspeed whispered to him "Long story. I might tell you it later," and went over to another door, opening it and walking in, looking to the girl lying on one of the old beds. He whispered something in her ear, backing away as if he was expecting something bad to happen. Instead, Nightbird simply woke up, looking to the door, seeing April, Shadowspeed and Nightshade, who had just woken up, standing outside. She then looked back to Highspeed, who was still standing next to her. She hoped she was still dreaming, for Highspeed had whispered to her "I think we have a huge problem."