The young teen paces back and forth through his room, with a worried look on his face. Outside, in the peaceful suburb of Onnet, twilight is setting in. It is only noon. "I don't get it, I just don't get it. Why is this happening?" Dawn had broken at seven that morning, give the town only 5 hours of daylight. Ness continues his pace.
Meanwhile, another boy, slightly younger, approaches the window from outside. "Ness, are you in there?"
Ness approaches the window, and leaned out. "Lucas, something isn't right here. Ever since Elddan left for the Chaos Realm, the days have been getting shorter, and the nights longer. And, I haven't been able to contact John or Phoenix since then. I know something's wrong, and I won't rest until I figure out what."
"Why is it that I get the feeling that neither will I?" Lucas moaned as he walks towards the door. Ness's mother let's him in, and he runs up to Ness's room. "So you haven't been able to reach them telepathically?"
"No, it's like there's a brick wall blocking me. I just don't get it."