The boys were walking down the trail leading to the snowy mountains. They had parked their Desert Racers at the inn and set off on their long journey.
"How much longer till we get there?" Seonghwa asked.
Hongjoong looked at the map.
"We should be close by now." He said.
He looked at the scenery around him, then he saw something out of the corner of his eye. It was a small patch of something white and soft. He walked over to it and examined it. It was a patch of snow.
"We're getting close." He called out to the others.
As they walked down the trail, they saw more and more patches of snow. After some walking, the entire ground was covered in snow. The air around them began to feel cold.
"Brr...w-why is this place s-so c-c-c-cold?" Yeosang asked.
"We're in the snowy mountains. Of course we're going to be cold." Hongjoong replied, "But you're from the desert, so this might be a bit extreme for you."
"Good thing we're wearing long sleeves!" Seonghwa said.
Hongjoong looked at the map.
"We're almost there, guys!" He called out.
Then he saw something in the distance. It looked like a large structure. The boys ran up to it. When they reached it, they found themselves standing in front of a large, black building. It looked like a hideout or a base of some sort. Hongjoong looked at the crystal. It was glowing very brightly. Then it started to sing again, but louder...
"Jeogi jeo banjjagineun Treasure
Negero sonjishane Treasure
Moduga jjoccgo issneun Pleasure
Jeomjeom deo nuni meoreo Crazy"
Then the crystal hovered in the air. A long, glowing string came from the glowing center. It tied itself into a necklace and placed itself around Hongjoong's neck. Hongjoong and the others looked at the necklace.
"This is the place." Hongjoong said with a smile.
Suddenly, the crystal shone very brightly, then it began to change color. The orange and black turned into red and black. The boys looked at the crystal in shock.
"It changed color!" Jongho said, "What does that mean?"
"I don't know." Hongjoong said, "But whatever it means, it must be good!"
"Well, what now?" Wooyoung asked.
Hongjoong looked at the building.
"We go inside." He replied as he stepped in front of the boys, "I don't know what's behind these doors, but whatever it is, we're going to face it head on, because we are ATEEZ!"
The others stared at him in silence.
"'ATEEZ?'" Seonghwa said, "What's 'ATEEZ?'"
"Oh! I forgot to tell you!" Hongjoong said, "It's our team name! There are eight of us, but we're one team! And we're teenagers! See? We're ATEEZ!"
"Hm. I like it!" Seonghwa said.
"Yeah! It's pretty good!" Yeosang added.
All of the boys loved their new team name.
"So, what do you guys say? Are you ready?" Hongjoong said.
"Yeah!!", the others shouted back.
"Then let's go!!" Hongjoong shouted.
The eight boys burst through the doors to the building, unaware of what awaited them...
To Be Continued In...Treasure EP. 2: Zero to One
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Treasure EP. 1: All to Zero
Adventure"Will you join us?" --------------------- Hongjoong is a young man who loves adventuring and exploring is home region. He carries around a small, mysterious crystal that guides him to his goal. One day, the crystal leads him to assemble a team of e...
