It might have all been planned, but now that she was on her own, April wondered if it had been such a good idea. After Highspeed had left for Hong Kong, she'd went over to the apartment to find Shadowspeed, Nightshade and Nightbird standing looking at note from Highspeed. It told them why Highspeed had left, and also said that they had to find the other four gatekeepers. As if it was arranged, two boys and a young man had entered the room. The boys were two of the gatekeepers, Matt and Jamie, who had come in search of Scarlett. They explained how they had come so close to finding her, but how an accident had prevented this from happening. They had been shown the note, and told the four of them all about the Old Ones. When they had finished, they tried to come up with a plan to help Highspeed find Scarlett. In the end, they decided it was too dangerous for two of the chosen ones to be in the same city, and if Matt or Jamie went, they would be playing right into the Old Ones hands. It was then that everyone realized how large a part April had to play in all this. She was the only one there who didn't have any powers that the Old Ones could detect. After the plan was decided, Shadowspeed contacted Alan Blunt who had somehow been told all about the current situation. He agreed with the idea. It was all decided.
April would be taken to Australia and smuggled into Hong Kong on a ship carrying thousands of metal containers. The Australian secret service were a little hesitant, but understood what was at stake. She was now halfway to Hong Kong, completely on her own. Before she'd left, she'd been given experimental gadgets to compensate for her lack of powers. She had gloves that allowed her to fire electrical discharges and use artificial telekinesis. She also had a special blade given to her by Shadowspeed. He said the blade could extend, and that she could change its shape to suit her needs. She'd experimented with it on the journey, finally falling asleep. It was freezing inside the container, and she wasn't allowed to leave until they'd docked in Hong Kong. She'd been given a backpack that had everything she needed to survive, including a blanket for the journey. She thought about what she'd do once she arrived. She'd been given some money, but she knew it mightn't last long. The second problem was finding either Highspeed or Scarlett. Highspeed would be hardest to find since he'd be travelling the entire city. She'd decided to let Highspeed find her, since they were bound to cross paths eventually. Besides, she'd been given Scarlett's new address, and she would go there first.
She was woken by something hitting the container from the outside. She got up to feel the container moving. There was nothing below it, so she thought the container might be slipping a little. There was another crash from the door, so she grabbed the gloves, which had half cut off of each finger. On the back of it was a small orb, which served to absorb electricity for the gloves to use. She knew there was someone there, trying to break in. She heard a voice shout in to her "Come on out here, and I might have mercy on you." She knew it might be Scorpia, since she was warned they might come after her, and she was ready for him. She outstretched her arm, letting the orb gather the energy from the air. She concentrated, firing a bolt of lightning at the door, which struck the man with enough electric charge to get the message, she was armed, and she was very dangerous. The man ran to an escape boat and left, heading towards a small island. April looked outside, seeing it was pouring with rain. She knew they would be arriving at Hong Kong soon, and then that would be where her troubles would begin.
She had fallen asleep, and was in the middle of a strange dream. She stood before a small army of strange, unworldly creatures. She knew that they were part of the Old Ones forces, and they were all moving towards her. She looked to see something huge move towards her from underground. She didn't want to see any of this, and wished she could just wake up. She suddenly felt something grow from her back, what looked like dragon wings, and watched as a strange symbol started to form on the back of her hand. It looked like a storm cloud, and it was blood red in colour. She suddenly felt a surge of power and as she looked towards the Old Ones, she raised her arm, unleashing an endless inferno on them. She watched as they tried to run from the flames. She fell forward as the power left her, and heard a voice that sounded close to her own say softly "Embrace your true nature, and never be afraid to unleash the true power within you," and with that, she woke up, feeling the container rising into the air. She knew she had arrived in Hong Kong, and was already putting the dream out of her mind. But she still couldn't ignore what had happened, about how she wished she was awake and suddenly had dragon wings and the strange symbol. What she didn't realise was that when she'd wished she could wake up, she had done so in a way she hadn't expected.
The moment the container touched the ground, the doors opened and April ran out as fast as she could, firing lightning bolts to unlock the gates. The crew had been in on the plan, and had created a distraction nearby. She ran through the city streets, dodging pedestrians as they made their way home. She only caught glimpses of the neon signs above her. She was running to get as far away from the harbour as she could, knowing the Old Ones would notice the distraction. As she ran, she became aware of someone following her. She thought she was just thinking things after being inside the container for what felt like days. She turned a corner, gasping when she saw a black cloud moving towards her. She knew that it was a swarm of flies that were part of the Old One's forces, and they had seen her. She ran down the street, the swarm right behind her. She heard them buzzing behind her, knowing they were getting closer. She heard something, looking up to see a shadow in the mist. It looked human, but that was all she could make out before it disappeared from view. Without knowing, she'd turned into an alley and was now staring at a wall. She turned round, seeing the swarm were preparing to attack her. She didn't know why, but she looked beyond the flies, seeing someone standing at the alley's entrance. He looked a little different, but she was glad to see him nonetheless. She watched as he leapt over the swarm and drew a staff, leaping towards the cloud and dispersing it. The flies prepared to unite and attack, dashing towards the figure. April had noticed another swarm coming towards them, and was using lightning to shock the insects. The figure had noticed the second swarm, and had turned round to strike.
Thought the flies were individual creatures, the fact they were close enough to look like a cloud made it easy for the figure to telekinetically grab them, making them glow a ghostly blue. April had seen all this happen, and was now using the gloves' other power, artificial telekinesis. The flies were surrounded in a strange black energy, rendering them defenceless. She moved forward, standing beside the one who was helping her. They made both swarms merge, a combination of black energy and a ghostly blue glow. They both concentrated, gathering whatever energy they could, and finally throwing the flies with such force that it felt like a brick wall, and they could both feel the shockwave. Now that they were alone, April looked over the person who'd helped save her life. His hair was a mixture of dark blue, brown and a silver-grey colour, and was spiked like Sonic the Hedgehog. The spikes were a little longer, moving freely as a breeze caught them. He also had a scar on his right eye that, if you could see the right way, looked like shattered gem fragments. Despite all these differences, the boy said to her in a voice that had the distinct air of overconfidence "So, looks like you've learned some new moves since I last saw you." The boy was Highspeed, and he had been hiding right under the Old Ones' noses for a long time.