It had been a pretty boring day for Lance. The math test that he had studied day in and day out for ended up being easier than he expected, and the rest of the day moved at a snails pace. The only other excitement came from the bullies that had tormented Satoshi in the morning. Even then, all it took was some intimidation for them to leave. Lance sighed on his way home, he wished something exciting would happen today. "Maybe I should join a club or something...no then I would miss training. But I don't always have training, and those days get pretty dull. A part time job? That might work if I explain it to dad, we could use the money. I wouldn't mind training later either..." Lance mused to himself as he walked, letting his mind drift away. He was soon brought back to reality, however, by a large spike of spiritual energy. He looked up from his thoughts, and looked around, but nothing caught his eye. He saw that he was almost home though, about two or three houses away, but that didn't matter at the moment. The energy he had felt was unfamiliar and dark. Much too dark for a normal person. Lance narrowed his eyes, not moving from his spot. He slowly reached into his bag and grabbed the metal claws he always kept with him. A few seconds of eerie silence and then...<br/><br/>A large roar echoed out behind him, and he turned around to see a towering mass of darkness, topped off with a white mask. His eyes widened at the giant beast. He was scared. It was the first Hollow he had seen since his childhood, and the memory froze him in fear for a few seconds. But his training saved him, as he jumped as hard as he could to avoid the beast. Hand springing backwards, he got into his normal battle stance. He clenched his teeth, knowing that this was way out of his league. But for now, he would keep the monster distracted. His worried face morphed into a sly smirk. "Alright freak, let's see if you can keep up with me." With that, Lance lunged at the Hollow.