"Have you seen Rocket and Sally at all," Leaf asked as she and Frost walked through New Mobotropolis.
"I have. They were going into the forest to spend a little time together," Frost responded.
"Did they say what they were going to do?"
"Not really. If they decide to do what I think, then I won't be surprised."
"Frost, help," Rocket said as he staggered over to Frost.
"What happened, Rocket," Frost asked.
"Help."
"Rocket?"
"Sally needs help," Rocket said before collapsing to the ground.
"Somebody help," Leaf cried out as Rocket blacked out.
As Rocket came back into the real world, he saw Frost standing over him. He looked around and saw he was in the hospital, recovering from the attack in the forest.
"Hey, bud," Frost said.
"Hey, Frost."
"What happened to you out there? Was Sally more forceful than I thought?"
"No, it wasn't like that," Rocket said.
"Then what did happen," Frost asked.
"Sally was captured."
"Captured by who?"
"There was three of them. An eagle, a phoenix, and a dolphin. The dolphin mentioned a fourth member, though," Rocket said weakly.
"God," Frost said.
"Listen to me, Frost. I'm worried about her. I love her and I want her back."
"Don't worry, Rocket. I'll get her back no matter what."
"Thanks, man," Rocket said before one of the hospital's nurses came into the room.
"I'm sorry, but Rocket needs time to rest," she said.
"Of course. I'll be back," Frost said before leaving the room. As he was walking out of the hospital, Frost thought about what Rocket had said. 'There was three of them. An eagle, a phoenix, and a dolphin. The dolphin mentioned a fourth member, though.'
"What does that mean?" Frost pondered about what Rocket was talking all the way over to T.N.M.H.Q.
"Frost the Hedgehog reporting in," the laser scanner said as Frost walked under it. The laser scanner was one of the improvement Thunder and Tails had added to T.N.M.H.Q. Other improvements included a laser barrier that kept out any intruders and a cloaking device that hid the base from the radars of any passing aircraft.
"I swear. Tails and Thunder are too smart for their own good," Frost muttered.
"We heard that," Tails and Thunder said.
"Damn audio/video surveillance." Frost walked over to the records room, placed his hand on a hand scanner near the door, saw the door open, and walked in. Inside the records room was a filing cabinet with the files of all the members of Team New Mobotropolis, a computer with the same kind of information as in the cabinet, and maps of every part of Mobius. Frost walked over to the computer and looked Rocket's info. He changed his status from 'Active' to 'Inactive' and confirmed the change in status. He also labeled Sally as 'Missing in Action', meaning that she was captured in the line of duty.
"Wherever you are, Sal, I'm sure you're wishing Rocket will come. I'm afraid he isn't about to come to your rescue," Frost said.
"Where am I? Who are you," Sally asked before being slapped by Terra.
"Shut up," Terra said harshly. Terra was in charge of watching Sally to make sure she didn't escape, Flame and Aqua were having a private moment in Aqua's room, and Aero was speaking with their leader.
"We have the girl," Aero said.
"Excellent. Make sure she's still there when I come by in the morning," the voice on the other line said.
"We will. Sally Acorn will not escape us."
"Good. Luna out."
"Aero out," Aero said before hanging up the phone. He then began writing the ransom note that would be sent to Elias.
"Your Majesty, we have your sister in our hands and we will turn her back over to you if you follow our demands exactly. Should you even mess up one of our demands, your dear sister will be executed and her lifeless body burned to a crisp. Firstly..."
"'These are our demands. If you don't follow them, your sister will be killed.' Frost, I'm ordering that you and Team New Mobotropolis find Sally before it's too late while I try to meet the demands of her captors," Elias said.
"Of course, Your Highness. I will see to it that Sally is brought back unharmed."
"Thank you. Dismissed."
"Of course, sire," Frost said before leaving the room. Leaf was waiting outside for a full report from her boyfriend\co-leader.
"Well?"
"Elias will do the best he can to meet the demands while the team has to track down Sally."
"Can we save her in time," Leaf asked.
"Possibly, but we'll need the right gear," Frost responded before he and Leaf started the walk back to T.M.N.H.Q.
