Chapter Three - The Teen
Another day had gone by and Na�f finally got the horrible news she'd been expecting. Her father never came back. She stood at the rails of the lights and held back a tear as she explained to a good friend of hers when to light the lights. She'd hid her precious little Fascia in her bedroom so no one would see her. She'd had many guests that day, mostly people saying how sorry they were about her dad. She was almost done talking when she saw the tiny nose of the Icicle appear at the open doorway. Her eyes got wide as Egyptan bolted across the snow covered floor and leapt into her arms. She sighed and held her, realizing she wouldn't be able to hide her for long anyways. Her friend made a great fuss over what she called an odd little creature but Na�f calmed her.
"I'm leaving to look for daddy. Thats why you have to tend the lights. I'll return as soon as I can." She got her friend to leave then ran downstairs. Her cub was in her arms as she went along making a pack with food and a blanket as well as a change of clothes. Fascia lifted her little muzzle to nudge Na�f. *I'll help find your daddy.* Fascia smiled sweet and Na�f immediatly felt better. "Thank you my dear, sweet little Fascia. Lets go now before it gets to late and night stops us." So she set the cub into the snow and set outside herself.
Fascia dashes through the snow, nothing more than a blurr as she poured through the snow. At the edge of town Na�f entered a small store and got a SnowMobile to continue her little journey on. She'd do hereself no good if she got lost as well. Fascia didn't like the idea of riding on a machine while she could frolic in the snow, so she ran on and danced and played in the winter snow while Na�f rode. She loved watching the beautiful Icicle cub race through the snow, leading the way as she dashed everywhere searching and exploring.
The search went on much like that. Fascia riding when she was tired of running and Na�f searching as she sped along on her little SnowMobile. A week went by when Na�f began to realize she wasn't sure where she was, the land was different from the lands she was used to and she became scared she'd get lost. However determination and hope of finding her father drove her on. Nothing truely happened until one particualarily cold day:
Na�f sighed and shared one of her final chocolate bars with Fascia. It wasn't all she had but she heard chocolate stimulated the brain. She sat down in the SnowMobile and used it as a warmth against the cold. She looked at Fascia. "Fascia, why don't you run out ahead. Its so cold and I'm not sure if I can go on much longer in this cold." The young Egyptan's eyes were sad and faintly worried for her kind caretaker. So she nodded and raced off into the snow. She was never one big for words for she found herself rather shy.
She ran for hours, soft paws flying through the snow below her. She spread her wings and hopped wishing she could fly. What good where these wings if not to fly. She ran a bit faster, spread her wings again and leapt into the air, flapping hopefully. Suddenly a strong gust a wind hit her, blowing snow and ice. Fascia crashed into the snow. There was a snow storm coming ahead and she decided it was better to calm down to better pay attention. She listened to the whistling wings for the thought she heard something. Waves crashing on something. She let out a gleeful howl and ran towards it, fighting wind and snow until she stepped onto something slippery. She yelped as she slipped and fell forward.
She laid there for a minute until she looked up and saw a man. He was being chased by a giant snake which seemed to be made of pure ice. She gasped when she recognized the man from a picture of Na�f's dad. She raced towards him as fast as her legs could carry her towards the man. Something happed as she ran, she felt tingly and stronger. The man stumbled backward and slipped over the edge of the cliff, and the beast lunged after him. Fascia cried out and ran faster spreading her wings and diving after the man. She caught him on her back and flapped her wings hard and then, she was flying! She cried out with joy as the ice beast crashed into the rocks below and she sored to the edge of the cliff with Na�f's father. He was exhausted from the time without much food or water so Fascia leapt into the air and flew back to Na�f. Flying was much faster but she was exhausted herself as she returned for having to carry the man.
She collapsed at the edge of the SnowMobile and smiled up at Na�f then fell asleep. A beautiful teen Icicle resting in the frigid snow beneath her. Na�f flew from the SnowMobile and hugged her father. Everything was going to be alright. She helped her dad on then picked Fascia up and got in with her, riding off with her sweet Egyptan.
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