They escaped the amazing digital circus, only to fall 5 feet onto a pile of fresh snow, and no way to turn back. They got up, dusted themselves off, and ran, far and fast. 3 days went by, but as they were camping on a mountain, disaster struck and their fire went out, and could not be replaced. Caramel used all the strength to help them get down, but tricked them into leaving her. she now stands stuck on the top of that mountain emitting an infectious spore of some sort. 2 days later they run into an infected. while running through thick forests Tidal falls, foot stuck to a tree limb. she accepts her fate and gets up the best she can, slowly, foot now injured. Kitty and Salt can't turn back without risking their lives so they are forced to leave. Tidal thrashes and fights until her end, and stays in the forest, still stuck to the root. she only escapes when new found power engulfs her being. She is infected, and lost in the dense forest. Kitty and Salt only survive by reaching a camp, after 5 gruesome days and 2 losses. (Right now she is stage 2, but by the time she is discovered she is stage 5.