The weather was ruthless. Snow flurried across the ice, the wind whistled and pushed at them fiercely, and every step Rex took was an effort against the chill and the wind. Alaska would've been his last choice to go to. But it was worth his time, if it meant a cure for EVOs other than tracking them down one by one. He just wished that it could be a little warmer.

"Keep your eyes peeled, Rex," Six yelled to Rex through the storm a few feet ahead of him. "We don't want to miss it."

Rex pulled the white hood over his head lower. "How are we supposed to see anything through this storm? What does this thing look like, anyway?"

"It looks like red graphite," he shouted, holding the tracking device in his hand a little higher. "So once we reach the spot, it can't be too hard to find."

Rex shivered violently. "Why'd we come on a day when the weather's so bad? Can't we come back when it's settled down a little? I think my teeth might fall out, they're chattering so much."

"We didn't expect this weather. And we definitely can't turn back now." Six continued to walk tall, the wind obviously not bothering him at all. "Don't worry, Rex. Once we find it, it'll all be worth it."

"Yeah, if I haven't been frozen by then," he mumbled. Then he had an idea that made him feel stupid that he hadn't thought of it yet. A red motorcycle formed beneath his chilled feet, and Rex was lifted out of the snow as he stopped in front of Six. But Six kept walking right past him.

"No, Rex. We're to close for that. It's only a few hundred yards away. But we need to be careful; someone else has probably found it and will have some-" But before he could finish his sentence, Rex drove right passed him, and stopped a few hundred yards away from Six. "No, Rex, wait!" But all Rex could hear was the wind blowing in his ears.

The snow crunched beneath him as he knelt down at the supposed spot of the rock. He tried digging, but there was too much snow to get through. He stood up and propellers appeared on his back. Rex turned them on, and the snow cleared to reveal a thick layer of ice. The propellers disappeared, and Rex squinted at the ice, looking for the red rock. A glint of red shone from beneath the ice, and a smile broke across his face. He turned to Six a little ways away, just in time to see him running at him and yelling through the wind. The smile on Rex's face melted, a worried look replacing it instantly. Rex turned around instinctively to find a pack of wolf-looking EVOs staring at him, baring their sharp teeth with anger glowing in their red eyes. But Rex only grinned.

"This'll be fun." On Rex's fists grew a pair of big, red, and metal fists, ready to meet the EVOs' jaws. He ran forward, hitting them every which way, making a path for himself right through them. As soon as he got to the last EVOs in the pack, he turned around to admire his work. But instead of looking at EVOs sprawled across the terrain, he found himself looking at them all, still standing, and moving closer to him. He decided to make his way through them one last time. He took another swing at an EVO, but before his fist could make contact, an EVO jumped at him from behind, digging its teeth into Rex's side. Rex yelled out in pain and threw his fist at the EVO latched to him. The EVOs kept getting closer. Rex clutched his side, warm blood drenching his hand. He struggled to stay standing, but the pain took over him. His knees buckled beneath him and Rex collapsed to the snow. He grimaced as he hit the ground, hoping that Six would

get there soon. Another EVO launched itself at Rex, and he knew that he wouldn't survive the next blow. He closed his eyes and waited for the more pain to come. He waited. But instead, he heard an incredibly load noise. He opened his eyes after the noise had stopped to find Circe leaning over him.

"Ouch, the wolf bites," he said smoothly.

She looked at him worriedly. "What happened? Are you okay?"

Rex coughed, the awful taste of blood filling his mouth. The pain in his side kept getting worse, but there was no need to worry her even further. "Yeah, I'm fine."

She looked at the blood covering his jacket underneath the unzipped coat. "Rex… we need to get you out of here."

"No, we need to help Six," he argued.

"You're no help staying here, Rex. You can't help him right now, and we both know that." She looked off to the side of her. "Breach is here. She'll make a portal and-"

"You're not taking me to Van Kleiss, Circe," he interrupted.

"Rex, he can help you," She protested. "It's your only chance."

"I have no chance with him, Circe. He'll barely keep me alive, and that's exactly what he said."

"I'll talk to him, Rex. Listen, it's either Van Kleiss or you'll die. And if you die, no one will have a chance against the rest of the EVOs. You need to consider humanity right now, Rex, and not yourself."

"Circe, Holiday can help me, more than Van Kleiss," he stated.

She sighed deeply. "Rex, I can't do that."

Rex scrunched up his eyebrows. "This was all planned, wasn't it? How could you do this Circe?" He shook his head. "I thought I could trust you."

A tear fell from her cheek.

"Circe, hurry it up." Breach's soft, shrill voice came from the direction Circe had looked to.

"Rex!" Six's voice had never been so relieving. He looked past his feet and saw Six running towards Rex, fighting and jumping over EVOs.

"I'm sorry, Rex, but I'm not leaving without you." She stood up

"I'm sorry, too." The metal fist formed on his fist again and he swung it at Circe. She toppled to the ground, and before she could get up, Rex was on his motorcycle, looking for Six. He looked in the direction of Breach and saw Six fighting her. He drove over to Six, fighting against the bike collapsing; he was too weak. Rex held onto his wound as he slouched over the handlebars. His eyesight started getting fuzzy, and Rex wasn't sure if he would be able to make it over to Six or not.

"Rex, are you alright?" Dr. Holiday's voice echoed through his earpiece. "Your biometrics are changing…."

"Don't worry, Dr. Holiday; I was just having a little fun with some EVOs," he said calmly. "Then Circe and Breach showed up, so I think that Six and I might need a ride."

"I've already started landing. And what about that rock? Did you find it?" she asked hopefully.

"Sorry, Doc, but it got a little complicated once I found it. I didn't get a chance to dig it up."

Rex stopped right behind Six and called for him. Six took a step towards Rex, but Breach put a portal in front of him, and Six fell through. Six appeared behind Breach and started playing around with Six and her portals. Rex got of the bike and started to stumble over to help Six. But Breach saw Rex walking over, and put a portal where he was standing. And before he knew it, he was falling fifty feet above the ground. He tried to form his propellers, but he was too weak to do anything with his nanites. When he was only five feet above the ground, another portal opened below him, sending him out sideways at the ground. He skidded across the ground, coughing blood out onto the snow. Breach saw the blood and remembered why they were there.

She glanced over at Circe, watching her get to her feet. "Circe, hurry!" she shouted.

Circe looked at Rex grimacing and coughing, and started to run towards Breach and him. The snow packed beneath her feet and crunching as she ran. Van Kleiss would not be happy if they didn't bring Rex with them. She watched as Rex stood up again unsteadily, holding his side. Circe sneaked up behind Rex and flung her fist up at the back of his head as hard as she could. Rex crumpled to the ground unconscious.

"Breach! Forget him, we need to go!" she shouted through the blizzard. Breach acknowledged her and stopped creating portals. But as soon as the last portal closed, Six jumped onto his feet and ran for Rex. Breach created another portal for Circe, Rex and herself. Circe ran into the portal with Rex, and Breach turned to Six.

"Bye, Bye." She smiled at him and put a portal beneath his feet that opened half a mile away.