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Inazuma fought back the hair blowing in his eyes to see the stares aiming his way. He looked to the snow falling faster then most rocks, and then to the shelters.
"Everyone, go to the same shelter! Anything you don't need, throw in another shelter!"
He then grabbed his old pack, pulling what looked to be a black box from inside it, and then through his pack into a shelter.

Gritting her teeth, Secret fought to stay upright as she slowly headed into the shelter Molly had disappeared in. Holding her purse close, she brushed the snow off of her wings, which were numb with cold. Digging through her purse for something to cover them, Secret was relieved to find a blanket. It wasn't very thick, but it'd have to do. Shivering quite a lot, Secret was surprised at how hard it had been for her to stay standing. Not weighing near as much as she should certainly had its downsides...

Worried, Secret watched the entrace carefully to see when the other two would come in. It was so cold--and those animals! She didn't want to think of what could happen.

Absentmindedly, Secret answered. "Yeah... I'll be fine. I'm just not used to it being so cold, and it doesn't help all that much that my wings are damp. I'm more worried about Inazuma and Mitsuki. I hope nothing happens to them..." Trailing off, Secret returned her attention to the entrance, her eyebrows pulling together worriedly.

Meanwhile, Mitsuki had frozen at the sight of a large wolf, struggling against the stong winds, heading twards the shelters. Instinctively, her hnad wrapped around the pocket knife, glancing at the doorway of the shelter that Molly and Secret were in. "Inazuma!" She shouted over the sound of the wind, "Please tell me we have something to cover that open doorway!!" The wolf was getting closer, only a few yards away now. "Inazuma!" She called again, never taking her eyes off the wolf. If they didn't have something to cover that doorway, the wolf was sure to come in, or at least try to.

As Inozuma dragged Mitsuki into the shelter, she glanced back and saw that he had not hit his mark. The wolf continued to move toward the shelter, letting out a howl. She sat down in the shelter, the pocket knife still in her hand. She took a large dagger out of her backpack, then plunged its blade into the trunk of a tree. She put her ear up to the handle, her hands wrapped around the end securely. "It tests for vibrations in the ground...that stupid thing's still coming..." She said,keeping her ear against the end of he handle. One hand reached back down into the pocket of her coat, coming back out with the pocket knife. She flipped open the largest blade, and tossed it to Secret. "Use this if you need to...What do you think, Inazuma?" She asked, without looking at him.

"Whatever that box thing is, don't waste it now...we may need it more later. She said to Inozuma, still holding her ear against the handle of the dagger. Then she directed her attention to Secret, looking at her out of the corner of her eye. "Yeah...could you make a door...and more importantly, would it be able to hold out against a wolf?" The vibrations told her that the wolf ws very close now, only a couple of feet away. "Secret..." She said, a hint of urgency in her voice. "If you can't we'll just have to make due with what we have...I can use this dagger if I have to, and that pocket knife is to protect yourself...if you don't think you can do it, don't make any rash movements...We can't have anyone getting hurt..."

The shelter was darker then night when the door was finished. Inazuma forced his energy in to his finger again, this time only small sparks forming on it. The light showed Secret on the floor, almost as if sleeping.
"Someone get a light, and no fires. I don't know if there are any air holes in this thing."

Secret was dreaming. She had to be. Nothing else could explain why she'd seen her own body, out cold on the floor of the shelter before being pulled unceremoniously through the wall. Or why she no longer had wings and no matter how loud she shouted, no one answered.

She also knew that the wolf could sense her presence; it had stopped scratching at the door. Now, it was looking her way, its eyes only somewhat focused on her. Secret had no idea what she should do. She had no clue how she'd even come into this state. But she knew that she had to somehow get that wolf to leave--her wall wasn't sturdy enough to keep it out if it scratched its way through. But she didn't know how. It scared her.

"Maybe I can help you," said a voice from behind her. Jumping, Secret spun and saw a boy--the boy from the pictures! He seemed to be in the same state as her. But he shouldn't be here! she thought. Before she could say anything, the boy spoke. "Run straight for it. It'll leave. Then take a stick or something and give your friends some air. Hurry--I can only keep you like this for so long." Still confused, Secret turned and ran at the wolf, startling it. The wolf panicked and ran off. Then, she picked up a large, heavy stick, wondering how she could hold it if she was as unsubstantial as she suspected. Nonetheless, she forced it through one side a few times, creating a sufficient space for air.

When she was finished, she felt herself shoot back into her body, an odd sensation. But she stayed asleep, and would remember nothing of the incident upon awakening.