It was early in the morning, but everyone was still asleep. Everyone but Edward. He was on the balcony just staring at the sky. He murmured, "They're failures. They can't even finish the game." "You shouldn't doubt their abilities Edward. They tried their best." Edward turned around to see Mr. Nafario scowling at him.
"They're disappointments to our classes. They have beaten this game before." Edward said as he turned to look at the sky once more. Mr. Nafario sighed and said, "Just don't become a scourge like Conner did." He walked away, and Edward said, "Conner was a better student than any of them. Your words are just words of pity towards the rest."
Mr. Nafario stopped in his tracks, and said, "What about Kole? Or should I say Claudius?" Edward growled and said, "He's an exception. He's the son of a god after all." Edward then walked away saying, "I'll be back. Just don't come looking for me." Mr. Nafario stared at Edward as he walked away, knowing that he is about to do something scandalous.
Kole was just waking up when he saw the sun through an open window. He yawned and said, "Ah... It's morning..." Kole was about to shut his eyes once more, but someone shouted, "Wake up! Wake up! It's time to eat!" Kole perked his head up to see Ice at the doorway. Kole said, "Ice did you actually make something...?"
Ice proudly nodded and puffed up his chest. "Yup! You're going to like it!" In the corner of Kole's eye, he saw Blaze looking at the ground. Kole stood up and walked over to Blaze saying, "Are you ok Blaze?" Blaze looked up at Kole and said, "O-oh. I'm fine Kole." Then he stood up and said, "Let's go eat something."
In the dining hall of the hotel the group was staying in, Kole and Lark watched Blaze as he was slowly eating his food. Blaze slammed his paw on the table, and with a mouth full of food, he said, "Alright, what's up?" Lark shut Blaze's mouth and said, "Don't talk with your mouth full. Also, is something wrong? You've been eating less since the game ended."
Blaze swallowed his food and sighed. He said, "I just... wish Forest was here is all. I wish I could've done something to help." Lark said, "I don't know what really happened between you two in the past, but you need to-" The flames on Blaze's ears turned blue and he shouted, "Don't you dare finish that sentence! You would never understand because you had a family!"
Blaze hopped off of his chair, and stomped his way out of the dining hall. Lark looked down and said, "This is worse than I thought. I'll go and try to talk to him." Kole watched as Lark walked out of the dining hall, then sighed. "Hey Kole? Is something wrong?" Kole looked next to him and saw Ice with a expression filled with worry.
"I'm fine. It's just that everyone is feeling sad or is acting strangely." Kole said as he put his head on the table. Ice said, "Well you're not wrong. Blacksmith has been acting weirdly since yesterday, Edward is missing, and Mr. Nafario has said nothing about... well anything." Kole perked his head up and said, "Wait, Edward is missing? I thought he was still asleep!"
Ice shook his head and said, "I checked the room he was staying in this morning. Then I searched the hotel, and there was no sign of him." Kole ran to the dining hall exit and said, "We need to find him! Are you coming Smith?" As if he was in some trance, Blacksmith shook his head and said, "H-huh? Uh, sure?"
Outside of the hotel, Kole, Ice and Blacksmith searched the hotel grounds for a clue of some sort. A moment later, Ice shouted, "Hey guys! I found something over here!" Kole and Blacksmith ran over to where Ice was and saw a small note. "It says... "Go to the middle of nowhere. I'll meet you there". That seems quite ominous" said Blacksmith as he picked up the note, "Could this be where Edward is?"
Kole looked up and saw a balcony. He said, "That balcony is near the room Edward is staying in. Perhaps this note was for Edward, and he tried to hide it afterward." Ice said, "Maybe, but it seems that the note was here the whole time."
Then a cold voice said, "Hello boys." Everyone turned around to see Edward with an ominous aura around him. Ice said, "H-Hello Edward... uh... we were just looking for you! E-Everyone's worried sick!" Then a black lynx wearing an evil smile came from behind Edward. "C-Conner!?" Kole exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
Ice growled and said, "You're not here to chat, aren't you?" Conner chuckled and said, "Well well you catch on quick. I expect nothing less of Claudius's brother." Blacksmith took out an air horn and a loud sound came out. Edward laughed and said, "Everyone should be asleep right now! There is now way-" Then someone shouted, "Sleep? I don't have time for that if Conner is still alive!"
Edward looked up at the balcony and saw the rest of the group. Conner growled and said, "Edward you pest. Must I do everything myself?"