Barley sat in his brother's mostly untouched bedroom. Today was the one-year anniversary of the shocking assassination of Ian Lightfoot. He was hanging out with his friends in the park when it happened. He was shot in the back of his head, dying immediately. No one knows who did it or why it happened.

Blazey entered the room and curled up beside Barley's feet. It was no secret that Ian was her favorite, but she found comfort in the oldest Lightfoot son. "You miss him too?" Barley asked. He was aware that the dragon couldn't speak to him, but he still talked to her in his lowest moments.

Blazey has always been good at reading emotions so she could tell Barley was feeling extra sad today. Barley made a promise that he was going to find his brother's killer, even if it was the last thing he did.

Colt was driving home. He noticed that someone was hot on his trail. The car behind him ended up rear-ending him, causing the car to flip. Colt's head was bleeding and he was dizzy but other than that he was fine.

He crawled out of the car and looked around. He suspected to come face to face with a drunk driver. Instead, he saw someone wearing a mask. It covered most of his face, but he could make out the face of an elf.

"I think you mistook the road for a bumper car ring," Colt said. "It looks like you hit the back of my car. I'm sure this was all an accident, but I'm going to have to take you to the station. I just have to call my friend."

The mysterious elf then shot him in the leg. "Give this message to the Lightfoot family," the elf said, in a dark voice. "The Cards are coming for them and they won't stop coming for them until their all dead."

He called a second officer for back up. He then shot him in the chest but made sure it was on the opposite side from where his heart was. He then got back into his car. Colt felt like he recognized the person's voice, but he couldn't figure out where he knew him. He then put pressure on his wounds while he waited for help to arrive.

A/N: Thanks for reading this chapter! This is heavily inspired by "Captian America: Winter Soldier." A special thanks to the proofreader I had for this chapter. My good friend, Kailey. Next chapter will be coming soon.