"Message delivery!" yelled a boy walking into the first aid station. He approached the group sitting at a table. Sitting at the table were Ryoga, Cueball, Ate, Smirk, Kechara, and Charjer.

The boy cautiously approached Smirk all the while keeping his eyes on the large figure of Ate. Ate grunted and the boy jumped back, screamed, and ran out. Everyone giggled.

"It's a bit chilly today," observed Cueball who was rubbing his arms.

Smirk was looking at the message. "Looks like there's some kind of storm approaching," she said. Charjer looked outside from his seat.

"The rain doesn't look as heavy right now," he observed.

Ryoga looked out. "Hey," he said. "Do you hear that?"

Everyone listened intently and one by one, they each nodded. "It sounds like an earthquake," said Kechara.

They all moved outside, searching for the source of the sound. "Look!" exclaimed Charjer, pointing towards the entrance to Darbonne Memorial Park. What he was pointing at was a large snowball that was rolling towards them.

They all gasped. "By Alith!" gasped Ate. It rolled directly for the fountain, crushing beggars and hags as it collided with the structure. Gohan came tumbling out of the structure as it crumbled. Everyone laughed.

"Having fun there Gohan?" asked Cueball.

"Hey! I slipped and rolled down a hill all right!" he responded quickly. "Puzzle Park is covered in snow."

Ryoga thought out loud. "Snow. Smirk, let me see that message." Smirk handed him the scroll.

After giving it a once over, Ryoga reported that parts of Lindon and Hafnia were experiencing snow. The Enchanted Forest was covered in ice.

"Has anything like this ever happened before?" inquired Charjer.

"Yes, but that was a long time ago," replied Ryoga. "Back when the dragons and balrogs combined their forces with..." He trailed off.

Everyone waited patiently for a minute until Charjer said, "With who?"

"The witches," Ryoga said with a sudden darkness.