“Good idea,” Sally agreed, as she pulled back on her trigger. The tongue of flame stretched out three feet, and Watch quickly withdrew from attacking her. He turned to Bum instead, who had also lengthened his flame. Watch took a step back. Adam grabbed the stick he had dropped and limped forward.

“Drive him against the wall,” Adam said. “We can only capture him if we corner him.”

“Do we want to capture him?” Bum asked as he pushed Watch back with the flame. “We won’t be able to control him.”

“We can do what Sally said,” Adam replied. “We can tie him up.”

“I don’t know if rope can hold him,” Sally said, having second thoughts.

“Just get him against the wall,” Adam ordered.

The wall surrounding the cemetery was high and nearby. A minute after they started on the offensive, Watch was cornered. He glared at them with his weird glowing eyes, and they each felt a chill. But he didn’t have the power of an original Cryo Creature. He could make them shiver, but he couldn’t freeze them.

“Now what?” Sally demanded.

“Now I’ll talk to him,” Adam said, taking a wobbly step forward.

“What are you going to talk about?” Sally asked. “Ice cream? Popsicles? Smoothies? The guy is a walking ice cube. You can’t talk to him.”

Adam gripped his stick tightly. “A part of him must remember us.”

“We’ll keep guard,” Bum said. “But if he does attack, we may have to burn him a little.”

“I understand,” Adam said. “Try not to burn me while you’re at it.”

Adam stepped to within ten feet of Watch. His friend had his back pressed against the wall. He continued to glare at them, although something in his eyes seemed to change as he stared at Adam. There may have been a flicker of recognition. Adam couldn’t be sure, but it gave him hope.

“Watch,” Adam said. “We don’t want to hurt you. We want to help you. Do you remember me, Watch? I’m Adam. I’m your friend.”

Watch stopped glaring and his right cheek twitched. The weird light in his eyes faded, although his eyes did not return to normal. There was a blankness to them that Adam found disturbing. It was as if Watch’s brain had been wiped clean by the cold man. Once again Adam wondered if Watch could ever be returned to normal.

“I really am your friend, Watch,” Adam said, encouraged by the change, any change, in his condition. Adam took another step forward and held out his hand. “You can come with us. We’ll take you away from these evil monsters.”