It was a quiet afternoon for him. As head of the Chicago-Illinois flight training center, it had been an extremely quiet day. Another batch of new pilot licenses signed off, bills cleared, and his large stack of emails had been cleared and so had the stack of letters ranging from acceptance letters to advertisements for new equipment. He typed absent-mindedly, scheduled a new inspection of the complex new radio equipment installed in control tower 2… "Beep, beep, beep" 'what now' he thought as his desk phone alerted, and without so much as taking his eyes of his computer screen, he flipped the cord phone into his ear. "Sir, there is a pending appointment"

"Who" the commander grunted hardly giving it a thought.

"who wants to talk to me at 8:36 at night, I'm heading out in and hour!"

"um…sir, Daniel Fenton would like to see you"

He frowned, "Daniel, why would the star flyer of the base want to see me now and for what, he takes his examinations tomorrow and he has a near guarantee of being passing for the segment two training"

"Yea, let him in, did he say why he was here?"

"Sir, he's concerned about his physical test"

Now that was odd, not that he affiliated with the incoming flight students much, but he had seen personally just how fit Daniel was, not to mention that he appeared to be in excellent health. He finally wrenched his eyes from the computer screen and turned his full attention to the phone.

"Sure, send him"

"Alright, but he looks worried beyond all get out

He frowned, his face slowly morphing into a worried but contemplative look, this was bizarre, rarely did students come directly to him to face such petty issues like a physical. It seemed that the test was simple enough, you pass or fail, meaning you became a pilot or not. Students usually came if something of large concern such as lawsuits or expulsion, Daniel Fenton was among the class of 2012's most promising students, why should he be worried?

A jet roared outside as another aircraft took off, shaking the building with raw power. As the building fell quiet, he listed closely as shoes crossed the polished floors of the hallway. Followed by the traditional, "knock, knock" on the door.

"Come in"

The door opened slowly as the young 20 year old entered

Now even for director Robert, who had a deep complexion on his face, the boy was fascinating to look at, with his straight black hair that was cut short on his neck but hung in great bangs across his face, his stunning blue eyes that looked like they read minds and his melancholy but wise look that covered his face. But right now, the young man looked extremely on edge, as if he was open up a college acceptance letter or the results on the SAT. He stood, looking uncomfortable. For a moment there was strange silence, as a prop aircraft thundered across the night sky.

"Well" director Robert said looking impatient but amiable "Sit down"

Daniel grabbed a chair and sat down as if it was an electric chair

"What's biting you", chuckled the director, "You look like you're about to be condemned or something!"

"That's because I am on the danger of undergoing just that" replied the concerned student

"So what seems to be the problem"

"Well, sir I don't think I can pass my physical tomorrow"

"Well then you should see Miss Stern in the medical office, and I am not about to make an exception for anyone"

"But sir, it's not that I would fail the exam, I would exceed it, just touching me is a indication how would not pass it"

The director's eyes narrowed, and, to his own surprise, he lifted his hand and reached over to shake Daniel's extended hand. Shock crossed his mind as he felt freezing skin, as if the boy had been left in the snow for a good while and then resuscitated. Jerking his hand back, his eyes widened as they scrutinized the boy, who looked like his wanted to vanish, if he could.

"What in the great blazes, you have hypothermia right now!"

"Well sir, that's the issue, I am not normal"

Director Robert looked at the clock and sighed, "this might take a while"

"Well, you should start at the beginning"

Daniel sighed and looked with a resigned look on his face, "Well, it began 6 years ago"