"Do we know what it is, yet?" a soldier asked.
A group of military scientists and soldiers were gathered around a metallic test tube.
"No, not yet." a scientist answered. "We've..."
Just then they heard a hissing sound and the top half of the tube started to raise, steam pouring out of the opening.
"What's happening?" another soldier yelled.
The tube opened all the way and the soldiers and scientists waited for the steam to clear. Too late. Lightning bolts shot out from within the tube in every direction. Some of the bolts striking the military personnel. Then the tube exploded, setting off an alarm. The doors to the lab opened and armed soldiers poured in. A yellow hedgehog stepped out from the smoke and raised its hand. The soldiers raised their weapons. The yellow hedgehog fired lightning bolts at the crowd of soldiers, frying them.
"Too, easy." the hedgehog said to himself. "Now to find Jason."
The phone rang and Jason picked up.
"Yeah?" he said.
"Jason! It's Private Stewart." He sounded panicked. "From Military Base #6. There's been a... there's been an..."
"Pull yourself together, Private, and tell me what happened."
"There's been an accident. We need your help."
"We're on our way." He hung up.
"What is it?" Blaze asked, approaching him.
They were standing by the phone in the kitchen.
"There's some trouble at Military Base #6. Time to go to work."
"Where's Wave?" Blaze asked. "I can't find her anywhere."
"She said she was going for a walk." Jason answered.
General Hanson, or Michael Hanson when he's not in uniform, closed the door behind him and turned to go to his car. He stopped when he saw Wave standing by the picket fence on the sidewalk. He cautiously approached her.
"Wave." he said. "You look different. What are you doing here?"
"I came to apologize." she said. "For everything I did. I was in some serious trouble with a dangerous enemy. Unfortunately that enemy is still out there somewhere and I just wanted you to know that if he does return, I'll be there to help stop him."
"So, you've returned to normal, have you?"
"Yes, sir. I'm not who I was a couple days ago. I'm... good."
"Well, it's nice to have you back."
Then a van pulled up behind Wave and the driver's side window rolled down.
"Thought I'd find you here." Jason said. Wave turned around. "Come on. We've gotta go."
"What's the problem?" she asked.
"There's been an accident at Military Base #6. They're asking for our help."
"They're asking for our help because of an accident?" Wave asked.
"It may not be an accident, Wave."
"Oh. Right." She turned back to the general. "Gotta go." she said, and headed toward the van.
"Good-bye." said Hanson. "And, Jason..."
"Yeah?" Jason said.
"Keep protecting the world, would ya? Makes our job a whole lot easier."
Jason smiled. "You got it, sir."
As soon as Wave was in the van, he put it in drive and headed back to Freedom Fighters HQ.
