When Nick came to he was strapped to a table. At first his vision was blurry, then once it cleared up he felt odd like something about him was changed. He noticed the straps were very loose so he unstrapped himself from the table and got up. He was kind of unbalanced at first but after he could walk straight he started to try to find a way out but he couldn't even find a way out of the room he was held in. So while he waited he thought of what Eggman was talking about.

"Morning, Nick." Nick was so caught off guard he didn't even notice his arm had turned into a cannon.

"What do you want icy?"

"I was just trying to be nice since you're going to be here a while, but if you're going to that way."

"Sorry, I'm just confused"

"By the way my name's Snow, and you should put that cannon away." After she said that Nick realized his arm was a cannon, then he changed his arm back.

"What's happening here?"

"You'll find out soon enough." Just then Eggman came in and put his hand on Nick's shoulder. Nick grabbed Eggman's arm and flipped Eggman onto his back, then was holding Eggman up by his collar.

"I want to know what you did to me. Now!"

"Ok. Ok. Just put me down." So Nick put Eggman down, calmed down, and let Eggman explain.

Eggman told Nick about how the project first got started. He was abducting creatures and altering their DNA trying to make them stronger, faster, and even smarter. Once a bot came back with blood on it. Nick remembered the robot that had cost him his right arm, an Egg Knight. At first Eggman thought the robot ended up killing the animal, then realized that the blood had some odd properties to it. So Eggman ran the blood through DNA typing and was shocked to find out the blood was that of a hybrid. Specifically that of a hedgebat. Eggman then realized that the blood was that of Nick's. So Eggman started testing using Nick's DNA code. He changed the name of the project to Project Nick.

Snow then explained how she became part of the project. Snow had found out about what Eggman was doing so she went to Eggman wanting to be part of the project. Eggman gladly took her in as soon as he found out that her blood had some of the same properties as Nick's, and so she became a loyal test subject. After Eggman got the DNA enhancements perfected he decided it was time to put the enhancements to the ultimate test subject, Nick, himself. After Eggman and Snow finished explaining Nick had some questions he wanted to ask, but he was so tired he decided to stay and figure out what to do in the morning. Eggman put Nick in a living space. It was much smaller than the other holding room, but Nick didn't care because he was too tired. So he took his shirt off, got in the bed, and fell asleep. That night Nick heard the door open.

"Hi, Nick." Whispered a voice in his ear.

Nick sat up, "Snow! What are you doing here?! You know Robotnik doesn't want you in my room!"

"Shhhhh!" Snow said as she handed Nick a card.

This time with a softer tone Nick said, "What's this?"

"It's a key card. Doc wanted me to give it to you in the morning, but I want out of here and you're the only one that can use that key card."

"Why do you... Wait. I thought you were loyal to Robotnik."

"I was until I saw what he was doing to the creatures that failed the experiment, but I pretended to stay loyal so that he didn't roboticize me. Can you please not tell... Eggman what I told you? I'd surely be roboticized if he found out about this."

"Don't worry, Snow, I won't tell him.", then Nick's stomach growled, "Do you know where the food is?"

"Yeah, follow me. Heh heh."

"What?"

"You're forgetting your shirt."

"Whoops!", Nick said embarrassed.

After he put his shirt on the two started walking to the kitchen.

"We'd better be quiet. Eggman's robots are kind of wacky at night.", Just then a robot zipped by them.

"I'm guessing that's one of the failed experiments."

"Yes. He was supposed to be faster than Sonic and stronger than Shadow. He actually was, but he had a cocky attitude."

"Is that why Eggman roboticized him?"

"Eggman roboticized him to get more control of him. He plans on reorganicizing him soon because he's not as fast as he was."

"Oh. He has an organicizer here in the base?"

"Yes, but it's always under high security watch. Only Eggman can get in."

Nick changed his voice so that it sounded like Eggman's "Well. Well. What have we here?"

Snow was shivering as she turned around, but when she saw Eggman was nowhere in sight she said still scared, "B-B-But."

"Haha. Sorry, Snow, that was me." Then Nick got a slap to the face. Literally.

"DON'T EVER DO THAT!", Snow said infuriated

"Sorry!" he said rubbing his cheek where he had just been slapped

"Wait a minute.", Snow said calming down, "You sounded just like Eggman. how'd you do that?"

"That's one of my favorite tricks. I can mimic anyone's voice."

"That could come in handy since the doors that only Eggman can enter are voice command."

"Including the robots that guard the organicizer?"

"Yeah. Why?" Snow said raising her eyebrow at the question

Then Nick said with a smile on his face, "No reason."

Once they got to the kitchen a full hour had passed. Nick fixed him a sandwich and ate it then after he was done he noticed Snow was gone.

"Snow? Oh sh-" Nick started as he was attacked by a rogue Molebot.

It was trying to put holes in him with the drills that were on its arms. Nick grabbed one of the drills with his hand. At first the drill ripping his glove exposing the metal arm underneath, but once the drill hit metal it jammed. Nick then ripped it off and shoved it through the chest of the Molebot. After the Molebot was down Nick went to look for Snow, but he didn't have to go far. He saw a puddle of blood and automatically knew what happened. Nick rushed over to Snow to find that the Molebot had drilled a hole through her stomach. She didn't have time to react.

"Snow. Snow! Snooow!" Nick said shaking her.

Then Nick did something unusual. He shoved his hand into her wound and yelled in despair.

"CHAOS! HEAL!"

Snow came back alive and the hole in her sealed up like it hadn't even happened.

"How did you..." were the only words that came out of Snow's mouth before she fainted.

Nick had never used Chaos Heal on anyone else but himself before. He took her back to his room and laid her on his bed, and then he sat on the floor with his legs folded under him, closed his eyes, and fell asleep like that.