Finding North

Finding North is the first in The Corey and His Dan series, which starts with Finding North, continues with The Road Back, and concludes with The Other Side of Glory. It is the origin story of Corey and Storm, or 'Dan's' friendship.

History
Finding North was posted at StormNation after The Bridge was written and The Fall of Storm was revealed. It was designed to show the missing moments of Season 5 during which Storm was absent. Storm, or Daniel as he goes by in Finding North, plays a secondary character to Corey's lead. This also marks the transition of Storm to a third person character in Daniel.

Episodes
The remaining members of the Pack, and their friends, are preparing to enter new phases in their life. Some prepare for college, some prepare for new careers.

FN1.01 - The Day I Met Daniel
Corey Caines is a young man with a lot of love to share with the world. This is in stark contrast to his upbringing and home life. As a lifetime orphan, Corey seems to have always been at the mercy of others who have abused him. This changes when one day he makes friends with a teenager who stands up for Corey against a group of bullies. From this moment on, Corey sets his sights on this stranger and seems determined to become friends with him.

FN1.02 - What Do You Want From Me?
Daniel continues to try and keep himself seperated from Corey, not wanting to get involved in his life. However fate it seems has other plans and once more Daniel finds himself having to decide whether to do the right thing or continue his isolation.

FN1.03 - Just Corey Being Corey
Corey seems to finally be working his way into Daniel's life, while back at Trinity, things take a dark twist for Corey. ===FN1.04 - The Darker Side of Daniel Marcus === When Corey is absent from school, Daniel begins to fear something has happened to him. When he learns just what, he is forced to make a choice that will lead him down a dark path in order to protect his new friend. This is the point of no return for him as he decides whether to commit fully to helping Corey or walking away. ===FN1.05 - Restoring Hope === After the realization of his horrific actions overwhelm him, Daniel calls on a friend for help and receives two for his troubles. Together they try to find a way to remove Corey from his desperate situation and bring down those responsible.

Abuse
One of the darkest themes in Storm Front's history sees Finding North dealing with the difficult issue of child abuse. It shows how vicious a cycle it can be, and how difficult it is to overcome.

Innocence
The innocence of Corey Caines is seen to be a conscious move on his part to keep himself from falling apart.

Friendship
The tale of a very unusual friendship for Corey and Daniel shows that sometimes the most opposite can attract.

Darker Tone
As a prelude to Tempest Fore and one of its lead characters, Finding North is much darker in tone to regular Storm Front and deals with mature content such as sexual abuse.