The moon hung high above Hoirom's esteemed museum. Wight and his team of students stood on its rooftop, keeping an eye out for any would be intruders.
"So, Luli, how did you end up working with Wight?" Invisia asked her casually.
"Ummm..."
"You can tell them," Wight permitted. "They can know."
"Okay... Jonas approached me sometime after the first day we arrived at E.C.A., the day we all met. He told me he'd need my help. Waking my Aura Crystal was easy after that," Luli answered.
"Let me guess, you got scared when he attacked you?" Miya asked.
"No, I've actually known Jonas and Briar sometime before coming to the school."
"How?!" Sofia shouted.
"Mr. Cord is an old teacher of mine," Luli explained. "It was a long time ago, but he told me about-"
"Shhh, quiet down," Wight said. "I got something." The girls quieted down and crept over to the icy hero. They peeked over the edge of the museum's roof and saw a group of individuals in full face masks and goggles running up to the museum's back door.
"Those must be Hero Hunters," Invisia said. "Let's go."
"No. Not yet," Wight objected. "I need to know what they're after. Then we can step in."
The Hero Hunters quietly hacked into the door system and let themselves in. The small grouping spread out through the exhibits inside, knocking out every night guard in the building.
In no time at all, they converged on the Greek mythology exhibit. Numerous artifacts and tall statues were the focus. The figures made up of elegant white stone were chiseled with near life-like appearances. They converged on the statue of Apollo, a mighty god displayed with a bow and arrow pointing to the sky light above. At the tip of the arrow was a shining red shard.
"That's the one," said the lead hunter. "Grab it and let's go."
The thieves leapt around like crickets, climbing up the statue to claim the mysterious crimson stone. It took a bit of elbow grease, but they were able to rip the shard out.
"Good work. Now let's get out of here."
"Where's the getaway team anyway? Weren't they supposed to be in position by now?"
"I heard they had a run in with some Masks. We're gonna have to improvise."
Weiss dropped down and fired her freeze beam, trapping two of the Hero Hunters. Wight froze up a wall of ice that cornered the rest. The heroes dropped down, confronting the thieves. The hunters stayed quiet, but were prepared to fight for their freedom.
"What is that?" Wight focused on the red shard they held, trying to make sense of what it was. The hunter carrying it pocketed the artifact, then threw down a smoke bomb that shrouded all of them in a thick black gas. Once the gas dispersed, the remaining Hero Hunters were gone.
"They couldn't have gotten far!" Wight shouted. "Spread out and capture them!"
"I can't move from this spot. These two are gonna get away if I do." Weiss kept still, having her fingers pointed and locked on the two she had captured.
Wight groaned and froze them in place. "There," he told her. "Now get moving!"
The students all took off in different directions. Sofia ran into the ocean exhibit and circled around the first Hero Hunter until they collapsed on the floor from intense spinning. Once they were on the ground, the speedy hero carried them back to the statue of Apollo.
