The next morning, Shadow started to wake up, finding himself lying in the same place he'd fell, lying face down on the grass. He tried to get up, finding there was something under his left hand. He also heard laughing from someone standing above him. He looked to his left, seeing April lying face down beside him, her hand underneath his. He tried to get up, but found he couldn't get his hand off of April's. He propped himself up with his right hand, seeing that the people standing over him was Adam and Steve. He noticed tape in Steve's pocket, looking to see his left hand was taped to April's. She was waking up, but Adam and Steve didn't flinch. She looked up angrily at them, glancing at her hand taped to Shadow's. She wasn't in the best of moods, considering all that had happened last night had left her lying stuck out here. As Adam and Steve laughed their head off, Shadow grabbed a sharp stone, using it to cut the tape. Quietly, the two of them got up, tapping Adam and Steve on the shoulder. Though they were still laughing, their smiles were wiped off their faces, and before they could turn and run, April swung her knee right between Steve's legs, making his breath explode out of his mouth. Adam looked to Shadow, who had a look that said "Get the heck out of here or you will regret ever being born," and ran off before he found out what the look really meant, with Steve limping quickly behind him.
After Steve and Adam had sprinted off, Shadow and April headed towards the park gate, talking about what had happened last night. Shadow was about to mention the fire blasts, but when they got to the gate, Amy was waiting for them, saying with a hint of annoyance "You do know I had to cover for April last night, and that wasn't easy. I think you two owe me, big time," and started to walk off. April caught up with her, asking how she had managed to cover for her, while Shadow hanged back, thinking about last night, about how he had unleashed blasts of flames at the attackers. "Did I really do that? How was it even possible?" he thought to himself. He watched as April ran on ahead, probably heading home to try and explain things with her parents. Shadow caught up with Amy, asking "How exactly did you cover for her?" Amy smiled. "I had to tell dad, so he called her parents and said she was staying with some friends from school since it was getting too dark. I think they bought it, but she may have to explain why she didn't tell them first."
Later that evening, Shadow was lying on the sofa while Amy flicked through the channels on TV. They were both bored, and it was getting late again, so Shadow made his way up to his room, taking his MP3 player with him. He was about to head upstairs when he noticed someone at the door. He went over, opening the door and looking in shock. There was April, standing there with her clothes covered in blood. She looked scared, constantly looking behind her. Shadow closed the door a little, making it so Amy couldn't hear what he was saying. He stepped outside. "April? What.....what happened? What did you.....do?" She almost started to cry, her voice full of terror "Those men.....from last night. They came after me and......." Tears started to appear in her eyes, and, despite the blood covering her, Shadow hugged her, hoping to help calm her down. She stopped crying long enough to say "They killed my parents and took my sister. My brother and I managed to escape, but we got separated. I found out where you lived, and came straight here. Could I please.....?" Shadow didn't even need to think about it, almost instantly replying "Of course you can stay, and don't worry, you're safe now." The two stayed outside for a few more seconds, arms around each other. Adam and Steve were passing, but they simply stared in disbelief, walking right into a street light.
Later that night, Shadow, Amy and April settled down to watch TV, finding that the things they wanted to watch would be on later. Amy stopped on a news broadcast, about to change channel when she saw something that made the three of them listen closely. "A brutal murder took place today, and, going by eyewitness reports, these two parents were killed by their own daughter," and April's picture appeared on the screen. All three of them looked at each other, barely paying attention to the news report. Shadow remembered something from earlier, about how Adam and Steve had seen them and had walked straight into a street light. They would have obviously seen the news report, and would have reported them to the police. Sure enough, they heard a sound they hoped was just their imaginations. Police sirens sounded as squad cars came down the street, thundering towards their house. Shadow got to his feet, ready to fight as the police grew closer. Amy did the same, and April stood up, asking the both of them "You two are going to take on the police. It looks like they have an entire squadron out there." Shadow simply made his way to the door, saying "I've handled tougher opponents, and some of them haven't ended up in crutches," and left. Amy followed close behind, and April went with them, hoping to try and help in any way possible.
The sight that greeted them was what looked like a small army. It was what was expected, since the news had said April would probably be armed and very dangerous. As they walked out the door, they looked over what felt like a large sea of police uniforms. The police had their weapons drawn, aiming at the doorway. Shadow was the first to step out, greeted by all guns pointed at him. April and Amy came just behind him, obeying a police order to put their hands up. This was the moment Shadow had been waiting for, and he started to summersault towards the police. He was halfway across the garden before one of the officers threw something at him, knocking him out cold. Amy and April ran over to try and aid him, but the police started firing, taking this as a threat. As the bullets fired, Shadow started to move, getting to his feet quickly and sending forth a wave of flames, disintegrating the bullets. The fact Amy and April were in danger was the key to his new "fire power". The police, though awestruck, prepared to fire again, one of them firing straight at April. Shadow and Amy stepped aside, thinking the bullet was coming towards them. April wasn't so fortunate, fixed to the spot as the bullet flew towards her.
What happened next was the last thing anyone thought possible, for April seemed to disappear, leaving a black cloud where she once stood. The bullet flew past it, and April re-emerged, shocked at what she had just done. She looked towards the police in a way that filled them with dread. She ran towards them, somehow managing to leap across the police and get behind them. Without thinking, she outstretched her arm, launching a blast of what looked like black mist. The police retreated back into their squad cars and driving away as fast as possible. Amy looked from Shadow to April, amazed at what they had just done. Somehow, she knew that this was the beginning of something that would change their lives forever.