As midnight approaches, Highspeed and April tell the others about how the men were after her and how Highspeed fought them off. Shadowspeed listened carefully, going over the story in his head. He wondered how three "businessmen" could react with the reflexes to take down Highspeed, and why they would be after someone who didn't seem to be anyone special enough to try capturing. He looked out the window, seeing the full moon. The day was July 24th, and midnight was only fifteen minutes away. He didn't think there was anything special about today, but something about midnight tonight made him a little uneasy. The two of them had finished their story, mainly because Nightbird was asking questions about it.

Meanwhile, in an office block, the three men who tried to capture April were standing in the chairman's office, listening to him as he went on about how the three of them couldn't take down a child and how they failed to capture the girl. He hadn't given them a chance to speak, so they were waiting until he had finished. "So, what excuse do you have to explain this failure? And it better be good," the chairman finished, waiting for a reply. One of them stepped forward, explaining "We had easily beaten him, but he seemed to have somehow been able to get back on his feet and try to fight back. We tried to attack him again, but he somehow disappeared behind us. We attacked a third time, but we were stopped in mid-air by some kind of invisible force. We were thrown back, barely strong enough to go after them. The strange thing was that the invisible force seemed to be coming from the boy, who when he fought back was glowing a strange, ghostly blue colour......." the chairman raised a hand to signal silence, then said "Did this boy have any tattoos or symbols on the back of his hands?" The man answered "Yeah, he appeared to have strange, gem-like symbols on his hands the same colour as he was glowing." The chairman smiled, saying "In that case, bring me the boy and the girl, as well as anyone who tries to get in your way." The three of them nodded, leaving the room. The chairman smiled evilly "Soon, I'll have the strongest one of the chosen, and will hold all the cards."

Ten minutes to midnight. Back at the apartment block, Nightshade looked out the window, seeing two 4x4s pull up outside. She watched as the doors opened and twelve men, six from each car, make their way to the front door. She signalled to Highspeed, who simply said "How in the world did they know we were here." He ran out of the room, making his way towards the stairs. Nightbird and Nightshade followed, with Shadowspeed hanging back for a few seconds. As he left, he turned to April, telling her to stay there. He walked out before she could say anything, going the same way as the others. The four of them moved slowly down the stairs, listening as the men made their way up towards them. Highspeed started to head down, planning on leading the men to the roof. He walked through the door to the hallway, waiting for the men to get to his level. He didn't need to wait long, for the first six had made it to his floor. He started to edge backwards towards the second staircase. As the other six climbed the stairs, Shadowspeed tossed a blade of energy towards them, getting their attention. As the first six were busy with Highspeed, the other six decided to get these three children who tried to get in their way. The six who were after Highspeed watched as their comrades dashed up higher. They were about to turn and help them, but Highspeed threw something in their direction, making them remember their primary target.

Five minutes to midnight. Shadowspeed and Nightshade ran to the floor they had started on, with Nightbird close behind. Nightshade noticed the old door lying nearby, grabbing and carrying it over to the doorway. She was about to put it in place, when Nightbird slide underneath. With the door in place, Nightbird used a continuous fire blast to weld the door in place. She got to her feet, making her way to her room. As she pushed through the door, April stood to the side, running out when Nightbird shouted to. The two of them joined Shadowspeed and Nightshade by the door, who were ready to fight when the men broke through. Meanwhile, Highspeed had made it onto the roof, where he hid behind the fire exit area, waiting for the men to catch up to him. He watched them as they stepped onto the roof, holding strange guns by their side. He also noticed that if he stepped out into the open, all six of them would fire without thinking. Even if he moved fast enough, he wouldn't have anywhere to go. He watched them, wishing he hadn't, for the men had seen him and were now coming towards him. He prepared to run, but one of the men fired a tranquiliser dart at his back, knocking him out cold. He felt his strength leave him like a rushing river, his entire body crumpling under its own weight. He hit the ground, completely unconscious. He couldn't feel a thing, or do anything about what was going to happen. At the same time, the six men who were after Shadowspeed and the others had broken through, firing a tranquiliser dart at Shadowspeed, Nightbird and Nightshade. April watched as the three of them fell, the only three who could help her. The men, led by the chairman himself, stepped towards Highspeed, the clock struck midnight on July 24th, the day known as Inti Raymi.

The men stepped back as Highspeed started to glow a deep, ghostly blue colour. They watched as he rose into the air, his eyes slowly opening and glowing the same colour as his body. He looked over the men, appearing to be completely emotionless. It was as if he couldn't feel anything, showing no sign of being alive or dead. He looked like an angel but also looked like a demon, but only one thing was obvious, he had power beyond imagination, and he was about to unleash it. The men tried to fire the darts at him, but they had no effect. The just appeared to bounce off of him as if he was surrounded by an invisible shield. He looked over them with glowing, emotionless ghostly blue eyes, filling them with dread and fear. It was as if he was both evil and heroic, commanding some form of ancient power. He outstretched his arm, a ball of energy forming around it. He fired a blast of ghostly blue energy, disintegrating the guns and turning them into dust. All the while, he still showed no emotion. He looked to the chairman, saying in a voice that was unworldly, commanding and emotionless "I command you to leave here now. If you resist, I will show you my full power, and will show no remorse or mercy." The men didn't need to be told twice, all of them rushing away as fast as possible. Highspeed watched as they ran into their cars, driving away as fast as possible. With that, the very power that possessed him left, leaving him in the way he was before, out cold and completely weak.