IcePack (Tyrren) Roleplay!

This is a roleplay about the Ice Foxes in Alpha Sharpice's Pack, IcePack!

You can use your Ice Foxes in this RP

DEEPICE- Races into clearing with Icerunner and Jacob behind her. "We just returned from a patrol," she gasped. "We saw the tracks of Ice Tigers... in our territory!"

SHARPICE- "What?" he rose to his paws, his dark eyes full of anger. "Ice Tigers? Are you sure?"

ICERUNNER- "Yes. Their scent was everywhere!"

*Murmurs of alarm fill the clearing... Ice Tigers were very big, dangerous and mean!*

JACOB- The blue Ice Fox followed, strangely calm. He said, "If you think about it..." then cut himself off. "Sorry," he said, "I was just, uhh, thinking out loud..."

DEEPICE- "What were you going to say, Jacob?"

*All eyes turned on him.*

JACOB- The Fox shook his crystalline fur. "I was considering the Ice Tigers, and an alliance. But then, we can't understand them, so it wouldn't work." He yawned, showing teeth like icicles.

SHARPICE- The great Ice Fox snorted. "Nonsense," he snapped. "They are solitary, brutal creatures. What if they turned on us? We will have to evacuate."

JACOB- His gaze turned cold. "Personally, I think that'd be *weak*," he said, with a hint of a snarl.

SHARPICE- Sharpice narrowed his eyes at Jacob. "What did you say?"

DEEPICE- "I'm sure it was nothing!" she yelped, defending Jacob. She turned to him. "Jacob, you need to stop worrying that handsome head of yours." She stepped closer to him and brushed her tail against his chin, batting her dark eyes at him.

JACOB- The Ice Fox said nothing, but stared at Sharpice as though asking him if he was deaf. It seemed to be neither a look of happiness nor of sadness or anger, just a simple, nonchalant stare.

SHARPICE- The great male ice fox grunted and turned away towards a den at the far side of the camp, where Crystalice and her pups were.

JACOB- He let go of the stare, and looked up at the sky. He sniffed the air. "Snow again. Like yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that," he said in a bored voice.

DEEPICE- "You're so smart!" she yipped. "Kind of like me." she leaned closer to him and gazed at him expectantly. From across the clearing, Icerunner snorted in amusement.

JACOB- Jacob seemed to be surprised by Deepice's reply. "It's simply a matter of training your nose to recognise and distinguish the smell of rain - which is rare around here - and the smell of, well, normal air from the smell of snow," he replied.

DEEPICE- "Well, you have the perfect nose for it," she murmured.

JACOB- "Thanks," Jacob said and, if he were human, he would have shrugged.

ICERUNNER- "What's up with you two?" he asked, swaggering up to them. The lanky-legged male grinned at them with his pointy fangs.

JACOB- "Deepice complimenting me on being able to predict the weather - and the weather is rather predictable, wouldn't you say? Ah, there's the first snowflake," he said, as a small snowflake landed on his nose.

DEEPICE- "Second!" she yapped as another white flake landed on her paw.

ICERUNNER- "Um, OK, third," he said.

JACOB- The ice fox stared up at the sky. The cold, bitter smell of snow filled his nose as he breathed in. He sneezed out a snowflake which melted on his silver nose.

ICERUNNER- "Come on you two. Sharpice told us to get ready to evacuate."

CRYSTALICE- "Is it true there are Ice Tigers in the territory?"

ICERUNNER- The lanky male shrugged. "That's what we smelled."

JACOB- The ice fox nodded at Icerunner, though it was hard to tell which sentence he was nodding at.

ICERUNNER- "Come on, Deepice, let's go help Alpha."

DEEPICE- The blue female sighed. "All right. See ya, Jacob!"

JACOB- The ice fox nodded. He stared at the snow-covered ground.

MOONICE- As she wandered through the snow, she perked her head up to the sound of crunching snow, and it was definitely not from an Ice Fox. "Sharpice," she said, "something is approaching. Something large."

JACOB- Jacob suddenly ran, soon almost invisible in the snow.

SHARPICE- "Run! It's the Ice Tigers!" He barreled towards the Mother's Den and bundled Crystalice out, picking up their pups in his great jaws.

ICERUNNER- "Go! Go! Get out!"

DEEPICE- "Jacob!"

JACOB- The Ice Fox hesitated for a moment, plunging into the snow. He had been mid-run when he hesitated. "Huh?" he asked himself. "Why did I pause?"

DEEPICE- "Jacob!" she yelped, barreling into him. "Come on, we need to run!"

SHATTERICE- He ran as the Ice Tigers chased after them. He yelped with fear as they began to gain on them.

JACOB- The Ice Fox yelped as he was pushed over. "Alright, alright. Deep, you can follow me." He got up again, and ran.

DEEPICE- "Thank you!" the small female yipped and shot after Jacob as he vanished into the undergrowth.

*Sharpice's howl tore through the air, telling them to regroup at the Ice Caves.*

JACOB- He felt cold branches snatch at him and whip him, but he didn't stop. It occurred to him that he'd forgotten where the Ice Caves were.

DEEPICE- "Come on, the Ice Caves are this way!" she turned sharply and nearly rammed into him. Suddenly an Ice Tiger leaped from the bushes. A giant white paw came down on Deepice, crushing her. Deepice's pained yelp tore through the air. "Jacob!" she gasped.

JACOB- He stood his ground, staring at the ice tiger. He tried to remember... Ah yes! He growled in Ice Tiger, but he was out of practise. "Oops parrot ice fire, they it claw flesh bleugh let go," he said in the Ice Tiger language.

ICE TIGER- "And why should I let her go?" he growled in the Ice Tiger language.

DEEPICE- "LET ME GO YOU BIG FAT SON OF A WORM!"

JACOB- "Blorglesnort blep you rodent grass parrot claw," ("Because she will probably hurt your ears?") Jacob replied to the Ice Tiger.

ICE TIGER- "Grimble grass parrot claw, little blifgronhak." (Nothing hurts my ears, you little worm)

JACOB- "Am cool inn parrot fire?" ("Am I... speaking Ice Tiger correctly?) Jacob asked.

DEEPICE- Suddenly Deepice squirmed violently and slipped free of the Ice Tiger's grip with a yelp. "Go, go!" she yelped at Jacob. The Ice Tiger roared in anger. It's giant paw came out at Deepice slipped away. It collided with her side, knocking her off balance. Deepice yelped. A claw came down over her face, and searing pain tore down her face. Pain, pain... there was so much pain! Blood spurted high, bright blue.

JACOB- The ice fox leapt onto the Ice Tiger, going for its chin. He tore at it with his teeth, slashing at its legs with his claws.

ICE TIGER- The great beast stumbled backwards, exposing its throat and stomach. Deepice gasped as the Ice Tiger rolled off of her.

JACOB- He took advantage of the opening, tearing apart its soft underbelly.

ICE TIGER- The great beast roared in pain, the blood spurting high.

JACOB- The blood stained his crystalline fur, but he didn't care. He was almost among its organs now. The only thing on Jacob's mind was survival.

ICE TIGER- The massive beast gave one last bellow, then it shuddered and died.

JACOB- He stood there, panting, before jumping out of the bloody corpse.

DEEPICE- The small Ice Fox lay still, her paw over her face. Blue blood was poring from behind her paw.

JACOB- "Deepice..." he said, staring at the blood.

DEEPICE- "Jacob- my eye... I can't see!"

JACOB- "It's all too common, I'm afraid... One... argument... with an Ice Tiger with your claws, and you end up missing something. Hm. At least it's one eye..." He tried to stop the blood flowing with a paw, but his fur was already drenched in blood.

DEEPICE- She suddenly felt woozy. She tried to stand, her eye clenched shut, but she just collapsed. Her legs were too shaky to hold her.

JACOB- He looked at her for a moment, thinking. Jacob could probably pick her up by the scruff of her neck... *Without dropping her, though?* he thought gloomily, but gently picked her up by the scruff.

DEEPICE- She allowed Jacob to pick her up by the scruff. Snow snarted to swirl down from the sky. Then she slipped into unconsciousness.

JACOB- He remembered where the Ice Caves were, and started walking in the direction of them.

DEEPICE- She was still unconscious.

JACOB- Eventually, the Ice Fox reached the ice caves, and gently put down Deepice.

SHARPICE- "What has happened?" he whipped around to face Jacob. "Did you do this to her?"

OCEANICE- "I never trusted him."

JACOB- He looked shocked by their comments. "Goodness gracious, no! An ice fox, fierce though we may be, could not inflict such wounds in such a fashion... It was an ice tiger, and a rather rude one, at that."

SHARPICE- "Crystalice! Get over here!"

*Crystalice addressed Deepice's wounds. Within several hours Deepice was sitting up.*

OCEANICE- The haughty female walked up to Deepice. "Hey there, ugly," she spat at her. "Aw, did the big bad kitty-witty scratch up your eye?" Deepice flinched.

JACOB- A growling came from behind Oceanice, and something which might've sounded like 'Deep's the only decent one among them all...' if you were close enough.

OCEANICE- "What was that, *Jacob?* Are you threatening me? The Ice Fox with the silly name, threatening me?" Her dark blue eyes were sparking with a challenge, and her crystalline fur rippled.

DEEPICE- "Leave him alone." Her one good eye was open, and the other one was shut, covered in blue blood. "He hasn't ever done anything to you."

JACOB- "You may notice that I am... bigger than you," he snorted, lips pulled back over his teeth in a growl at Oceanice. "Also, say, does it irk you when you have the same nickname as everything else? Ice, Ice, Ice, Ice and Ice... Hmm, maybe it'd be Ocean for you. Perhaps that's not the point I'm trying to make..." he added, voice growing more like the growl of an extremely angry Ice Fox.

OCEANICE- "You want to fight me, flyboy?"

DEEPICE- "Teach her a lesson, Jacob."

JACOB- "It would be unhonorable to start a duel without the leader's permission," he said staring at Oceanice. He had no doubt he could take her in a fight... *Maybe.* he thought.

OCEANICE- "Ha, leader shmeader. I say we fight NOW!"

JACOB- He eyed her carefully. "I knew that you were trouble, but I didn't know that you would disobey the leader. Remember what he has said?"

OCEANICE- "Well, you know that I have un*dying* loyalty to my- our alpha, Jacob, but I do believe that Sharpice would agree to me on this one. Its clear that he hates you."

JACOB- "Boastful. Well, everyone should know how easy it is for a body to get LOST in these parts... Do you want to be dead? Lost? Body never found?" Jacob raised his voice, hoping to get the attention of another wolf.

OCEANICE- The female Ice Fox started to back Jacob against the wall. Then she raised her paws and lunged. Jacob had no time to react. Oceanice pinned him down, her lips peeling back from her fangs. Jacob kicked up, defending himself, ready to stop the fight. Oceanice lunged again, and she grabbed Jacob in her paws and flipped Jacob on top of her so it looked like he was pinning her down. It was then that Oceanice raised her voice for help. "ALPHA! MURDER! HELP!"

DEEPICE- "What?" she yelped in shock. "You liar!"

SHARPICE- "What in the name of the stars is going on here?" he yelped, skidding into the den with Icerunner close behind him.

OCEANICE- Oceanice slid out from under a shocked Jacob. "A-alpha h-he tried to k-kill me," she said, intentionally trying to make her voice tremble.

SHARPICE- "What?" he turned to Jacob with a snarl on his lips. "Is this true?"

DEEPICE- Before Jacob could speak, Deepice gathered her strength and lunged for Oceanice. "You LIAR!" She screamed. "YOU TRAITOROUS SNAKE! I... I hope you..." she collapsed from lack of energy, gasping for breath. "You... you tried to kill Jacob."

OCEANICE- "It's clear that she is being delusional. She was seeing things. You poor dear," she crooned at Deepice. "Why don't you rest?"

JACOB- "Well, Deepice seems to be fully functional, and shows no signs of being delusional," he countered, glaring at Oceanice. "You forced me to attack. It was not a proper, hmm... duel, I suppose would be the right word."

SHARPICE- "Jacob! Come with me, now." The great Ice Fox turned, his tail swishing. "Oceanice, Icerunner, you can come too."

DEEPICE- She gazed at Jacob sadly. *Good Luck,* she mouthed.

JACOB- "And Deepice?" he asked Sharpice, and he would've raised an eyebrow if he had any.

SHARPICE- "No. Now come."

JACOB- "Fine." *Above all, this is a small knot in the string of time, no?* part of his mind though. He followed Sharpice.

SHARPICE- The Alpha led Jacob, Oceanice and Icerunner out of the den. He took them deep into the forest. The ground was covered in ice, but the Ice Foxes' paws were accustomed to this. When they were far enough away, Sharpice turned. "Jacob, come here."

JACOB- "Yes." He obeyed Sharpice, though he felt like there was a knot in his throat.

SHARPICE- "Did you really try to kill Oceanice? Did you start a fight without my permission?"

JACOB- He shook his head twice, once at each question. "She insisted on starting it without your permission. I challenged her, and was going to ask for permission to fight from you, after she mocked Deepice."

OCEANICE- "You liar. How dare you say that! He tried to kill me! I was mocking Deep, yes, and he flew at me and pinned me down! There was murder in his eyes, I swear!"

ICERUNNER- The male Ice Fox glanced at Sharpice. "I think I'm going with Oceanice on this one. After all..." he trailed off.

JACOB- "I'm an outcast, yes, but that's old news..." he said, sounding more upset.

SHARPICE- "The punishment for murder in our pack is death," snarled the alpha. "And Jacob, son of outcasts and traitors, you will now have to die."

JACOB- "Does there not need to be a real trial?" he snarled. "I did not try to murder Oceanice. And, if it is over my name..."

SHARPICE- "Silence! Icerunner, make sure he does not try to flee."

ICERUNNER- The lanky male obeyed and went to stand beside Jacob.

JACOB- "DOES. THERE. NOT. NEED. TO. BE. A. TRIAL?!" he repeated, louder.

SHARPICE- "No," he growled. "I am Alpha, what I say goes. And I say that you, Jacob, should die."

JACOB- "Is not banishing a punishment?" he said, feeling shocked.

SHARPICE- "No. It is time for you to die, Jacob."

ICERUNNER- "Wait, Alpha, isn't this going a bit to far...?"

SHARPICE- "SILENCE!" He whipped around to bare his fangs at Icerunner. "Unless you want to be next."

ICERUNNER- He whimpered, backing away and lowering his head. "Yes, Alpha. Sorry Alpha."

OCEANICE- "Do it, Alpha!"

SHARPICE- The male Ice Fox poised to leap for Jacob, his ears laid back. "I've been wanting to do this for a long time... on my bark! Three, two, one..."

*Suddenly an icy blur shot from the bushes, bowling Sharpice over and knocking him to the ground. Deepice stood over the alpha, her eyes blazing.*

DEEPICE- "You traitor! You will NEVER touch Jacob!"

JACOB- "Hm. Sharpice, I never realized why you're an Alpha. And I still don't know. Since I'd prefer to go with being banished... Deepice is right, and Oceanice was the biggest traitor. She, indeed, lied to you." He shook his fur, and growled at Sharpice. Jacob had been pushed over the edge.

DEEPICE- "Jacob, come on, let's get out of here." She sounded worried. *Please don't fight...*

JACOB- "...Follow if you want, I suppose. I'm leaving. Right now," Jacob sighed, and ran. He was soon just a glint in the distance. *I... hope she follows me... But why?* he thought.

SHARPICE- "Kill them! Both of them!"

DEEPICE- "Go, run!"

JACOB- He ran even quicker. *I feel accomplished and yet defeated...* he thought.

SHARPICE- "AFTER THEM!"

DEEPICE- Her eye widened as she saw Oceanice, Icerunner and their alpha zip after them. She pressed on, her breath rising like a tempest in her mouth. "Come on, Jacob!" she yelped.

JACOB- He was in full sprint by now, gasping for breath at every lurch forwards. There was no time to stop.

SHARPICE- The alpha was gaining on them. He leaped forward and tackled Deepice, who was lagging behind because of her limp.

DEEPICE- She kicked up with a yelp, trying to slip free. She gasped as she saw the Alpha's fangs glint in the moonlight. "Let me go," she hissed. "You traitor!"

SHARPICE- "No, you're the traitor!" he snarled as he bore down on her throat.

DEEPICE- "Jacob, keep running! Don't stop!"

JACOB- He stopped. He disobeyed Deepice, turning around and running back. He slammed into Sharpice. *Deepice... Why do I- No. No, no, no... Though, it sort of makes sense...*

SHARPICE- He kept his grip on Deepice and snarled at Icerunner. "Get the traitor!"

DEEPICE- "Jacob, I said RUN!" She snarled at him, anger in her eyes. "Get out of here!"

JACOB- He leapt onto Icerunner, baring his teeth.

DEEPICE- "If you really care for me, Jacob, RUN!" Here eyes were desperate, pleading with him.

JACOB- He looked at Deepice for a split second, and ran again. He went even faster than before.

DEEPICE- She lowered her head. "Thank you, Jacob," she whispered under her breath, and then Sharpice hit a paw against the back of her head and she knew no more.

JACOB- Eventually, he came to a sparse copse of Evergreen trees, indicating that he was incredibly far. Jacob paused for a breath, panting.

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DEEPICE- She startled awake with a gasp. She was in an icy cave, surrounded by a pool of freezing water. Her paws were chained by ice to the icy floor. *Great, I'm back in the Ice Caves.* She struggled back to consciousness and gazed around. Suddenly it all came back to her. "Jacob!" she yelped, and gave a fierce tug on the ice chains. They didn't budge. Deepice let out a howl. "SHARPICE! ICERUNNER! YOU ICY CHILDREN OF WORMS! LET ME GO!" There was no response, and Deepice's head sank to her paws with a whimper. She shut her eyes and took a deep breath. *Think, Deepice, you can get out of this.*

CREATURE- "Don't struggle. The chains will only get tighter."

DEEPICE- Her head shot up again. "Who's there?"

CREATURE- "No one, just an old icy beggar."

DEEPICE- She gasped as a scaly, icy creature materialized from behind a giant block of ice. "Who... who are you?" she breathed.

CREATURE- "I said no one," he muttered. His wings were draped in ice, and his eyes were sad and lonely. There were ice chains around his talons as well, and his whiskers were drooping.

DEEPICE- "You're a dragon! But... how did you get here?"

DRAGON- "I trespassed from the Forestlands," he muttered. "These caves connect all the way to Icebarron's palace. The Ice Eagles caught be and I have been here for years. Too many to count."

DEEPICE- "How come you haven't starved?" she said quietly.

DRAGON- "I'm a dragon. I can survive for ages without anything to eat. I melt ice and eat that, but other than that..." he lowered his head with a sigh.

DEEPICE- "I guess we're just destined to be prisoners," she said softly. "I'm sorry." There was no response, and sadness filled Deepice as she realized the predicament they were in.

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JACOB- The Ice Fox looked around him. This far out was dangerous. His fur stood on end as he felt some snow fall off a tree and onto his head. But it was just the icy wind.

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DEEPICE- "But did you commit treason?"

DRAGON- "No, I just trespassed. Icebarron the Great hates trespassers." he paused. "What is your name, young Ice Fox?"

DEEPICE- "I'm Deepice."

DRAGON- There was a pause, and then the dragon spoke again. "I'm Grimscales."

DEEPICE- "Oh."

GRIMSCALES- "Why are you here, Deepice?"

DEEPICE- She told him about Jacob, and her pack, and Sharpice's betrayal. "So I need to escape," she finished. "So I can find Jacob."

GRIMSCALES- "Are you two partners?" he asked with a cock of his head.

DEEPICE- "Partners?" she asked curiously.

GRIMSCALES- "Together, I mean. Paired for life. Mates."

DEEPICE- She blushed under her fur. "Uh... No, I..." she paused. *I wish.* "No, we're just friends."

GRIMSCALES- The great dragon dipped his head back and laughed. "Ah, you wish, huh?"

DEEPICE- "How... what?"

GRIMSCALES- "I can read your thoughts, young one. All Forest Dragons can."

DEEPICE- She blushed even fiercer. "Um..." she didn't know what to say.

GRIMSCALES- The dragon abruptly changed the subject. "So, how do you plan to escape?"

DEEPICE- Suddenly an idea pricked in her head. She turned to Grimscales. "I think I have an idea."

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JACOB- He sniffed the air, and shook his head. Even if there WAS anything, the snow was getting into his nose. "I'm positive that I'm in a BLIZZARD," he thought out loud, angrily.

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GRIMSCALES- "Are you sure this will work?" the massive dragon gazed down at the chains.

DEEPICE- "I have no idea. But you're strong! Just run into that ice pillar and break it. Then the chains will come free."

GRIMSCALES- "You make it sound so easy," he muttered. Then he took a deep breath. "All right, here goes nothing." he gathered himself up and then rammed into the ice pillar. It didn't budge.

DEEPICE- She cringed at the booming sound that echoed through the Ice Caves. "Shhh, you'll alert the Ice Foxes!"

GRIMSCALES- With a sigh he raised an eyebrow at her. "Like I care." He said.

DEEPICE- "Try again," she snapped. "Hurry!"

GRIMSCALES- The poor dragon sighed and slammed into the ice pillar once more, harder. The ice rumbled ominously, but didn't break. "We'll bring the cave down on top of us," he said. "I'm truly sorry, Deepice, but this will never work."

DEEPICE- She turned away to hid her face. Anger boiled in her. *We have to get out of here! I have to get to Jacob!*

GRIMSCALES- "You do love him, don't you?"

DEEPICE- She gritted her fangs. "Stay out of my head."

GRIMSCALES- "When you see him again, you should tell him."

DEEPICE- "Well, we're never going to get out of here," she blurted. "So forget it. And stop reading my thoughts."

GRIMSCALES- "I can't help it, they're very loud."

DEEPICE- "Just leave me alone, all right?" she lowered her head to her paws. An icy wind slithered through the cave, moaning softly. Deepice shut her eyes, and a tear slowly slid down her face. It froze before it hit the ground.

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JACOB- "Snow, snow, no prey, snow, snow, ice, no prey, snow... Errrrgh!" he growled. It was cold, even for him, and the lack of prey made him angry.

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SHARPICE- At the break of dawn Sharpice strolled into the Ice Caves with Icerunner, Moonice and Oceanice behind him.

DEEPICE- She raised her head slowly. 'What do you want?"

SHARPICE- "It is time for your trial to be held. We will uncover all the lies that have been lurking." His lips peeled back from his icy fangs, and he glared at Deepice.

OCEANICE- "I hope you prove *guilty."*

DEEPICE- She spoke in a flat voice. "Thanks." Out of the corner of her eye she saw Grimscales shift his sleeping position. One yellow eye opened and stared at Deepice and the others. *Good luck,* it said. Deepice nodded softly in acknowledgement before Sharpice went forward and presented a key. He unlocked the chains and Deepice was free. Well, free from the chains at least. She glanced over at Grimscales. *I'm sorry,* her mind whispered. *I wish you good luck.*

GRIMSCALES- The great dragon's eyes widened in surprise, and then he nodded at her. *And I hope you find your love,* his mind whispered, even though Deepice couldn't hear his thoughts. His eyes glimmered as the biggest Ice Fox gave Deepice a sharp shove and led her out of the cave. Grimscales was alone once more.

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JACOB- "Hmm... I wonder, is snow edible?" He ate a mouthful of snow, and winced as he got a brain-freeze.

ICE BIRD- "Ha! You ate snow!" The voice made Jacob jump. A large, icy bird covered in a crest of icicles was perched in a nearby tree. "An Ice Fox like you needs a pack," he cried. "Why are you alone?"

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OCEANICE- "She's on Jacob's side, and Jacob is a *traitor!* We can't trust her!"

CRYSTALICE- "Are we sure that Jacob is a traitor, Oceanice, or are you just trying to blame him for no reason at all?" her ice-blue eyes bore into Oceanice.

OCEANICE- She bared her fangs at Crystalice. "Jacob and Deepice are the traitors! I swear by Icebarron's gizzard!"

STORMICE- "She said a bad word, mommy," the little pup whispered, tugging at Crystalice's fur. "She took the name of Icebarron in vain!"

BLUEICE- "Maybe Oceanice is the traitor," she sniggered, then burst into giggles.

BLACKICE- "I sense fear and anger," he muttered. Then, turning to his mother he gazed at her with his serious black eyes. "Mommy, what is happening? Why do they hate Deepice?"

CRYSTALICE- She turned to her serious little pup and licked his head fondly. "Don't you worry about it, young one. You'll understand someday."

DEEPICE- The female Ice Fox raised her head defiantly. "I. Am. Not. GUILTY!" She roared. "Stop saying that!"

OCEANICE- "Saying that only makes you seem more guilty!"

DEEPICE- "But if I give in, I'll die!"

SHARPICE- "SILENCE!" The howl echoed through the clearing. Silence filled the air, echoing his loud tone. "The trial will begin." He turned to Deepice. "What did you see in that cave?" he asked.

DEEPICE- "Oceanice started to tease me. Jacob defended me, and then Oceanice dared him to fight her." she swallowed, feeling eyes prick into her fur like needles. Angry, disbelieving eyes. She took a deep breath. "Jacob refused, saying that it wouldn't be honorable to fight without your permission." she bored her gaze into Sharpice's blue eyes. "And then Oceanice attacked. She flipped Jacob on top of her, and that was when she cried out and you came rushing in."

OCEANICE- "LIAR!" She screeched. "It was the opposite!"

SHARPICE- "Oceanice, please," he growled, his voice icy. Then he took a deep breath. "Why were you siding with Jacob?"

DEEPICE- "Because he's my friend." her gaze was bold.

ICERUNNER- "You would side with him over the life of your packmates?" he growled.

DEEPICE- That did it. She turned to him with a snarl and flattened her ears. "Jacob," she snarled, "is more honorable than any of you." her eyes narrowed. "And he is not the traitor. You are."

*Howls of outrage echoed through the clearing.*

SHARPICE- "Enough!" he glared at Deepice. "Then you will die."

DEEPICE- "At least I will die," Deepice said. "Knowing that there is one honorable Ice Fox in the world." Her mind went to Jacob. "And at least I will die knowing there is one thing I can love with all my heart."

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JACOB- His ears pricked up. "Basically, my pack was chased by predators, my only... friend, shall we say, got an eye ripped apart, a traitorous pack member challenged me to a battle without Sharpice's permission, she pretended that I randomly attacked her, the alpha - that's Sharpice - sided with her, and the last thing I know - it was all a blur, possibly also the snow - is that the pack member whom I ran with, who's called Deepice, was attacked by the alpha in his fury and yelled at me to run. Oh, and I'm not surprised if they're all siding with Oceanice- Oh, I need to say who that is, don't I? She was the traitor." Jacob finally took a breath, and added, "And I ate snow because I'm starving and now I see that my head hurts when I eat it."

ICE BIRD- He cocked his head, and then burst into raucous laughter. "This 'only friend' of yours, is she a good Ice Fox?" the bird cocked his head.

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OCEANICE- ... "and then he attacked me," Oceanice finished. "And pinned me down. He was going for my throat."

DEEPICE- Her throat closed up with anger at Oceanice's lying tale. It was all so messed up... she bit her tongue to keep herself from crying out.

SHARPICE- "Thank you very much, Oceanice," he growled.

DEEPICE- Her heart sank. *He believes her.*

SHARPICE- "All right, now we'll vote." his eyes were cold. "Who believes Deepice?" his eyes went to Oceanice. "Obviously you don't." then he turned to Crystalice. "Crystalice? What do you think?"

CRYSTALICE- "I think that Deepice is innocent," Crystalice said, her eyes firm and angry. "There's no way she could be capable of treason."

SHARPICE- His eyes widened at his mate, but he said nothing. He nodded sharply, his eyes saying *we'll talk later.* "Icerunner!" he yelped.

ICERUNNER- The lanky male jumped. "Huh? Oh..." he paused and stared at Deepice.

DEEPICE- *Please, Icerunner. We grew up together! We were like siblings!*

ICERUNNER- "I... I think I believe Oceanice," he muttered. He flinched at Deepice's outraged, heartbroken yelp. He turned to her, unwilling to meet her gaze. "I'm sorry, Deepice."

DEEPICE- "No you're not," she hissed. An angry sob tore from her throat. "You're a traitor." her voice broke.

*One by one, all of the Ice Foxes- Moonice, Iceshatter and the rest voted on Oceanice's side.*

DEEPICE- *No, no no... why is this happening? Jacob, where are you?*

ICESHATTER- He turned to Sharpice. "Well, Alpha? You have the deciding vote."

SHARPICE- "It appears that everyone is siding with Oceanice," Sharpice growled. His eyes flicked to Deepice. "I think that Deepice, daughter of Scarletice and Hailice, is guilty of treason and siding with the traitor, Jacob."

DEEPICE- She didn't speak. The yelps around her faded into one silent murmur. It had all gone wrong. *I'm sorry, Jacob... it looks like that was goodbye.*

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JACOB- His ears suddenly pricked up. *Oh dear... What is... DRAH! No, no, no...* He ignored the Ice Bird, and ran towards where he though Deepice might be.

ICE BIRD- "Wait, where are you going?"

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SHARPICE- "On my mark, Oceanice, you will execute," Sharpice snarled.

DEEPICE- "This is not very honorable," she spat. "Killing me."

SHARPICE- "What you did was unhonorable, now be quiet!" his eyes were fierce.

SHARPICE- "On my bark."

OCEANICE- "I've been wanting to do this for a long time," she hissed.

SHARPICE- "Three,"

DEEPICE- She shut her eyes.

SHARPICE- "Two..."

OCEANICE- She braced herself, poised to leap for Deepice's neck.

*Suddenly a roar louder than thunder echoed through the air, reverberating through the earth. Every Ice Fox froze.*

DEEPICE- *Could it be?*

*The ground thudded, and out of the forest burst a giant, scaly beast, his wings spread and his mouth open in a roar.*

SHARPICE- "What in the name of Icebarron is that," he breathed. Fear shot through every muscle in his body. "RUN!" He roared.

DEEPICE- Joy flooded her. "Grimscales!" she yelped.

GRIMSCALES- The massive beast shot forward on his hind legs, roaring. His eyes were flaming, and his mouth was foaming with fire. He barreled towards the Ice Foxes, scattering them like dominoes. Yelps echoed through the air... terrified, panicked yelps. "Deepice!" the dragon said, halting before his little friend. The female Ice Fox about to kill her had fled into the trees.

DEEPICE- "I thought no one was going to save me," she breathed.

GRIMSCALES- The great dragon chuckled and scooped her up in one giant hand. "Well, someone did." he placed her on his back. "What do you say we go find this Jacob?"

DEEPICE- "Yes!" joy filled her.

GRIMSCALES- "Hang on!" the mighty beast flared his wings open and then he shot into the sky with a massive pump of his wing muscles.

DEEPICE- She clung to his neck as the wind tore past her. I*'m coming, Jacob! Don't worry!*

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JACOB- The ice fox skidded to a halt as he stared up at the sky. Oh great. A dragon. *Dangerous, able to snap up an ice fox in- what was it? Two bites?!* he thought.

GRIMSCALES- (From above, too far away for Jacob to hear) "Where do you think we'll find this Ice Fox?" he asked.

DEEPICE- She was silent.

GRIMSCALES- "Um, Deepice?"

DEEPICE- "I sense that he is close," she breathed. "Very close."

JACOB- He sniffed the air. It was a whirlwind of scents, but... "Deepice?" he shouted.

DEEPICE- Her eyes shot open. "Land, land!" she cried.

GRIMSCALES- He flared his wings, surprised by her sudden voice. He banked sharply. "Hold on!" he roared. His talons flashed in the sunlight, and then he crashed into the snow. A shower of white powder flew up from the earth, and Grimscales huffed as he struggled to stop. He finally slammed into a tree and halted, breathing hard.

DEEPICE- She didn't hesitate. She leaped off of Grimscale's back. "Jacob!" she yipped. "Jacob, where are you?"

JACOB- His ears lifted. The ice fox ran towards where she was. "I think that I'm nearby!" he called.

DEEPICE- The snow started to swirl in her face, but she kept running. Was that a blue shape, picking its way through the snow? She plowed herself forward, took a tremendous leap and bowled him over. "Jacob!" she yipped. "I found you! You're really here!"

JACOB- "Woah! Yup, I also found you, though you had some help." He got up. "I think that the ancient powers of- um, I think that the ancient powers helped us find each other. Plus, you were lucky to... have... help from... uhh... a dragon."

DEEPICE- She leaned forward. "Jacob, I have to tell you something," she said urgently. Before Jacob could respond she blurted "I love you."

JACOB- The crystalline fur on his cheeks immediately reflected a warm blue light. "Uhh... Maybe it's best to tell you this... What I was going to say before... was the ancient powers of the Soul. Meaning... we could be soulmates..." *Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES!* part of his mind thought.

DEEPICE- "You mean, together? Forever?" her eyes twinkled with happiness.

JACOB- "Well, unless one of us ends up dying, of course, but... Even then, the other would end up meeting up with the already-dead one in the Afterlife!" he said, and it was evident that he had had the thought of confessing to Deepice for a long time.

DEEPICE- She laughed and licked his nose. "I think that's a yes!" she cried.

JACOB- He licked her nose back before sniffing the air. "Is there any chance of the pack following us? Technically, the danger isn't over yet, no matter how quick we may run. Or fly."

DEEPICE- "Oh, sorry, I need to introduce you to my friend." As Grimscales plodded up to them, Deepice turned to the great dragon. "Jacob, this is Grimscales. He's a Forest Dragon. He was captured and thrown into the Ice Caves for trespassing. He helped me escape." She turned back to Jacob. "Grimscales, this is Jacob. He's..." she paused and cocked her head. "He's my soulmate."

GRIMSCALES- Amusement shone in his eyes. "Ah," he chuckled. "So you did tell him." His gaze fixed on Jacob. "A pleasure to meet you, young Jacob."

JACOB- "Nice to meet you, Grimscales. ...Sorry for the nervousness, dragons often alarm me."

GRIMSCALES- "Well, there is no reason to be nervous around me. I'm very gentle, me." suddenly he sneezed so violently it sent Jacob tumbling backwards into a young tree.

DEEPICE- She laughed and then instantly stifled it. "Jacob, are you okay?" she yelped, running over to him.

JACOB- He got up. "Yep, just... slightly achy." If he could, Jacob would shrug.

GRIMSCALES- "My deepest apologies. This cold weather is... irritating my sinuses..." he covered his mouth quickly as another sneeze tore from his throat.

DEEPICE- "Well, you're free now, Grimscales... you can go home!"

GRIMSCALES- The great dragon's eyes lit up like a thousand light bulbs. "That's right... I can!" A faraway look shone in his dark eyes. "Home..." he murmured. He then turned to Deepice and Jacob. "Thank you both."

DEEPICE- "For what? I should be thanking you, you saved me!"

GRIMSCALES- "Thanks for giving me hope, I guess. Hope that I could be free."

JACOB- "You know, I should also thank you. For helping us both," he said to Grimscales.

GRIMSCALES- "Oh, well I..." if he could have, the great dragon would have blushed.

DEEPICE- "We won't forget you, Grimscales," Deepice said.

GRIMSCALES- "And I won't forget you." he reached forward and gently smoothed down Deepice's fur with a long, black talon. Then he spread his wings and soared into the sky. Jacob and Deepice watched him until he was out of sight.

JACOB- "Nicer than the other dragons I've heard of. Stereotypes are lies. Of course, they're pretty much lies either way, but- Ahh, rambling."

DEEPICE- Silence passed for a moment. "So, what now?" she asked. "IcePack will be after us. Sharpice won't stop until we're dead... I know it!"

JACOB- "I'm not giving up on that 'ice tiger friends' idea. So, maybe we should try to find one and hope that it's friendly? That's basically the only option - hope a random stranger is friendly."

DEEPICE- "If it means spilling Sharpice's guts and making him suffer, I'm all for it." her gaze hardened.

JACOB- "Now, I think that... Oh great. I forget which way it is to that place which is crawling with creatures..."

DEEPICE- "Creatures? What kind of creatures?"

JACOB- "Icetigers, mainly."

DEEPICE- "The ones that tore out my eye."

JACOB- "Got any other suggestions?"

DEEPICE- She lowered her head. "No. It's just, if I lose you, I won't have anyone left!"

JACOB- "I suppose that we'll have to risk it..." He turned around, and started walking in the direction he thought the Ice Tigers might be in. "Maybe this way?" he said.

DEEPICE- "Maybe." she turned around and followed Jacob as he trotted into the dense Ice Forest.

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SHARPICE- He sat on a rock, his gaze icy. The darkening hours slowly spread across the sky. His lips twitched up into a snarl. "It's time that the traitors, Deepice and Jacob died!" he snarled angrily, slamming a forepaw into the ice-covered rock. His icicle-fur clattered as his body shuddered with anger.

OCEANICE- "What should we do?" she cried. "Jacob tried to murder me!"

CRYSTALICE- "Murder is a strong word," she said reproachfully.

OCEANICE- "I think that its appropriate," she spat at the alpha's mate.

ICERUNNER- "What if that Icebarron-forsaken monster is still with Deepice?" he said. "That thing will slaughter us!"

SHARPICE- "Oh, we won't be going after the traitors alone," he hissed.

OCEANICE- "We won't?"

SHARPICE- "No. I have a plan. We need someone big. Someone powerful." he paused. "No, some*thing* powerful." his face split into a grin and a cackle erupted from his throat. "The Ice Tigers."

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JACOB- He realized something. "When was the last time we ate?"

DEEPICE- "I feel like it was months ago," she murmured. "We should hunt! I'm sure that there are some little icy critters running around this place." her sharp, blue eyes scanned the forest.

JACOB- He laid down, and started covering himself with snow. "Camouflaging," he explained.

DEEPICE- "Erm, how is that effective?" her delicate nose twitched violently. A prey-scent was rising up from the snow-dusted forest floor. She froze and scanned the clearing. Was that a rustle she heard in the bushes? A rabbit suddenly shot from the bush to her right. She snarled and leaped after it. *Thank Icebarron it wasn't on my left side...* But even as the thought flitted through her mind the rabbit shot in front of her. She could no longer see it because it was on her blind side.

JACOB- His muffled voice came from the snow. "This could work, or this could not. Basically, I'm waiting for some prey to climb on me, thinking that I'm some snow, or something.

DEEPICE- "Jacob, catch it!" she yelped, panicked. "It's getting away!" she shot after it, but she tripped over Jacob and went sprawling over him. The rabbit vanished into the bushes. Deepice sighed and glanced down at Jacob. "Really?" she asked flatly.

JACOB- "...I guess this REALLY doesn't work," he said, getting up.

DEEPICE- She laughed, the cheerful song echoing around the clearing.  "Oh well," she said.  "We'll just have to try again."

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ICERUNNER- "Are you sure this is a good idea?" He asked, with an anxious glance at Sharpice.

SHARPICE- "Of course!" Sharpice said, with a shake of his head proudly.  "The Ice Tigers will be allowed passage through our territory freely, if they will kill the traitors."

CRYSTALICE- "Are you sure we should do this?" She asked softly.

MOONICE- "Of course!" She yapped.  "It'll be thrilling!"

JACOB- He stalked a squirrel, who was eating a type of berry which could survive the winter - if it didn't get eaten, of course. That sentence also went for the squirrel.

DEEPICE- She stalked quietly after him.

JACOB- He suddenly leapt, pinning the squirrel.

DEEPICE- "Nice catch!!!" she cried exuberantly.

Jacob- The ice fox killed the squirrel with a slice of his claw. "Well, that's a start. But we'd need more prey," he said.

DEEPICE- She picked up the squirrel in her jaws and gave him a friendly nudge. "Well then we better get moving!" she cried.

JACOB- He started sniffing the ear, turning his head slightly every so often. "Should be more prey in that direction," he said, pointing with his nose.

DEEPICE- "All right." she padded after Jacob, her nose twitching as well. Her ears swiveled as the wind hissed by her, rattling her ice-like fur.

JACOB- There was a wild Winter White hamster there, washing herself. He lowered himself, slowly moving towards the hamster.

DEEPICE- She watched him stalk the prey, her nose twitching softly.

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BLACKICE- The young pup was in his nest, sleeping. The cold chill of the air penetrated his fur, but not his dreams. Or was it a dream? Perhaps it was something more...

*Two foxes, in the woods. A female with one eye. A male with blue fur. The dream was so real. Too real...*

*The snarl of an Ice Tiger reverberated through his mind. The massive beast hurled itself from the bushes, leaping for the two Ice Foxes...*

 Blackice snapped awake with a yelp, his fur pricking.

CRYSTALICE- "Blackice! What's the matter?"

BLACKICE- The young pup was trembling. "I... I had a dream," his voice was a quiet whisper. "Or something like a dream..."

CRYSTALICE- "A vision?" her ears trembled.

BLACKICE- "Maybe," he muttered. "It was of Deepice and Jacob... in the woods."

CRYSTALICE- Her blue gaze was suddenly sharp and alert. "You know where they are?"

BLACKICE- "They're in Ice Forest. I had a vision of an Ice Tiger leaping for them! Crystalice, why does Sharpice want to use the Ice Tigers? Its brutal!" the young pup's voice was serious and worried.

CRYSTALICE- "I've been thinking, Blackice... I need to find them and tell them about Sharpice's plan. I can't let them die... I don't think that they're capable of treason." she glanced at Blackice. "We leave for Ice Forest tomorrow, before anyone is awake ... but you cannot tell your sisters or anyone else of the plan. Do you promise?"

BLACKICE- His eyes were solemn and serious. "I promise."

CRYSTALICE- "Good pup. Now sleep, and be ready to head out tomorrow."

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JACOB- He leapt towards the hamster, who let a loud "WRREAK!" of surprise.

DEEPICE- "Get it, Jacob!"

JACOB- He slammed a claw down, trapping the hamster.

DEEPICE- Once he had finished it off, Deepice came forward. "I think we have enough for just the two of us. What do you want, the squirrel, or the hamster?"

JACOB- "You have the squirrel, I'll have the hamster."

DEEPICE- "All right." she dropped the squirrel and started to eat.

JACOB- He started eating the hamster.

DEEPICE- "So, how exactly are we going to find the Ice Tigers?" she asked, swallowing her mouthful.

Jacob- He crunched the bones as well before swallowing. "I think you're forgetting our noses," he said.

DEEPICE- "Yes, but its not like we can smell for miles." She blinked at him. "Silly fox."

JACOB- "I'm fairly sure it's been done before," he said.

DEEPICE- "Yeah right." she nudged him affectionately. "With your nose, maybe. You can smell snow, remember?" her eyes glinted mischievously.

JACOB- "Wait, this place is like a blizzard of smells. Never mind..."

DEEPICE- She cocked her head. "What?"

JACOB- "There's too many smells in the air..."

DEEPICE- "What kind of smells?" she leaned closer.

JACOB- "Various creatures is the most I can tell," he replied.

DEEPICE- She lifted her head. "Ice Tigers?" the word came out as a whisper. Her breath floated into the icy air and froze.

JACOB- "A small hint of them, plus... Other ice foxes."

DEEPICE- She rose to her paws. "We need to get moving then. Right now. We need to find the Ice Tigers." Her eyes filled with icy determination. Her muscles hardened. "Sharpice needs to *pay*."

JACOB- He shot off in the direction which he thought the ice tigers might be in.

DEEPICE- "Jacob, wait!" she caught up to him, her one eye gleaming. "Jacob, we need to bring the Ice Tigers a gift... because if we just waltz up and say 'hey, we need your help!' they'll just be all like 'aww, what a bunch of adorable, unceremonious Ice Foxes let's eat them.' and that would be the end of Jacob and Deepice." she took in a deep breath. "Sooooo... what do we bring?"

JACOB- He skidded to a halt. "Hmmmm... This is why I wish it were possible to know more about the Ice Tigers. Because, then, we'd know what things are considered the best gifts in their society."

DEEPICE- "Well, they obviously like killing... I mean, trying to come up with a gift is pretty much ineffable, considering how belligerent they are..." She paused, musing on this for a while.  "Perhaps if we just show them respect they will at least listen to us..." She glanced at Jacob in alarm.  "Am I talking too much?"

JACOB- "I don't think you're talking too much. Especially since you made good points."

DEEPICE- She blinked at him. "Oh, um... thanks!" her icy tail gave a quick wag.

JACOB- "So... What should the plan be?"

DEEPICE- She paused and licked a snowflake off of her nose. "Um... we need to find a gift."

JACOB- He looked around him. There were many things, but not many would make good gifts. "Hmmm."

DEEPICE-"Perhaps giving them the location of Sharpice and the others will satisfy them," she growled.

JACOB- "Maybe. Wait, aren't Ice Tigers loners?"

DEEPICE- "No, they live in Tribes. There's a leader, and then the leader's mate, and then all the others are soldiers. Only the leader can have a mate... or so I've heard."

JACOB- "Oooh. That DOES make more sense..."

DEEPICE- She nodded. "So, should we just give it a shot?" she glanced at him.

JACOB- He nodded in reply.

DEEPICE- "Well, then let's get going!" she bounded forward through the snow, leaving a long trail of smeared pawprints behind her.

JACOB- He ran after her, going at full speed. Maybe, if all went to plan... Maybe, just MAYBE...

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SHARPICE- The mother's den was empty. No pups. No Crystalice. Sharpice's nose trembled with anger. *Where were they?*

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DEEPICE- "Jacob, I think that that's it!" she stared at the towering, gaping Ice Fortress in the distance, glittering against the horizon like stars were hidden in its walls. "I think that's the Ice Tiger's kingdom."

JACOB- "Isn't that where the Leader of the Icelands lives, though?" he replied.

DEEPICE- "No, silly, this is the SOUTHERN part of the Icelands. Icebarron the Great lives in the north." she nudged him playfully. "You should really learn your geography."

JACOB- "Oops. Yeah, I should, shouldn't I?" he chuckled.

DEEPICE- She nosed him playfully. "Yeah. So, um, what's the plan?"

JACOB- "...Not sure. Since they'd probably have guards. Which are probably as violent as the rest of them."

DEEPICE- "We could sneak in. We're small, and quick." her one eye glinted.

JACOB- He nodded.

DEEPICE- She glanced towards the icy trees. "Let's sneak through here," she said. "Then we can spy and evaluate the situation." she giggled. "I feel like we're delinquent Ice Foxes. Is that even possible? Or would Sharpice and his Pack be delinquents?" she lowered her head and flattened her ears. "Sorry, I talk a lot when I'm nervous, hehe."

JACOB- He chuckled at what she said about Sharpice. "Yes, let's spy on them."

DEEPICE- She trotted silently through the stark-white snow, her paws crunching softly through it. Her crystalline ears flicked back tightly against her head, and her one indigo eye was narrowed. She slunk through the trees towards the Ice Palace. "Come on," she hissed to Jacob.

JACOB- He went as close to the ground as he could without making a sound and followed Deepice, ears alert.

DEEPICE- She came up to the line of trees just outside the palace and peered out, her eye narrowed and her nose twitching violently. "I see a small ditch just outside the palace," she growled softly to Jacob. "There are several guards, but if we sneak through the trees and into the ditch, they won't see us."

JACOB- He nodded, flattening his ears but twisting them around slightly to hear.

DEEPICE- "Come on, Jacob. We need a good plan."

JACOB- "Hmm... Wait, we need to know which direction the wind is blowing. We don't want them to smell us."

DEEPICE- "The wind is blowing towards us. We'll be fine," she said.

JACOB- "Good. I think we can move forwards, then..."

DEEPICE- She nodded. Glancing around she slunk low into the snow and crept through it. She was making for the ditch. Once she had slid into the ditch and crouched low into it, she glanced back to see how Jacob was doing.

JACOB- Jacob slid forwards, propelling himself by moving his paws slowly. Once he got closer, he started to crawl a bit more. The ice fox slipped into the ditch, staying low.

DEEPICE- "Come on," she hissed in a hairbreadth of a whisper. "The palace is just ahead."

JACOB- He raised his snout into the air and took a deep breath, to see - or smell - where ice tigers were.

DEEPICE- She paused to glance at them. "So where are they?" she asked. Then, teasingly, she nudged him with her nose. "You've always had a good sense of smell. You knew when the snow was coming, remember?"

JACOB- "They're patrolling the area, I think."

DEEPICE- "But where?" she flicked her tail, then winced as it clattered loudly.

JACOB- "They're going around in a circle, and getting closer..."

DEEPICE- "Get down!" she hissed, pressing herself into the snow so she was almost invisible. After the Ice Tigers passed, she raised her head up, panting. A strange scent floated into her nose. It was almost like... "Jacob!" she hissed. "Jacob, do you smell that?"

JACOB- "Smell wha- huh!" He smelt it as well.

DEEPICE- "Ice foxes! Jacob, get down!"

JACOB- He crouched even lower, even throwing a bit of snow over himself.

DEEPICE- There was a clatter of ice in the distance. Or was it fur? Deepice glanced in panic at Jacob. "What do we do?" she hissed.

JACOB- "No idea," he whispered.

DEEPICE- "Well, if they see us, this mission is shot. Maybe the Tigers will see the fox and leave, and then we can sneak in." her one eye glimmered hopefully.

JACOB- He gave a slight nod.

*The clattering sound grew closer. The Ice Foxes in the trench tensed, waiting.*

ICE TIGER 1- "Glor sneeblegrob grr friclong," (the Ice Fox returns).

ICE FOX- "Ah, yes, sneeblegrob grr rowston gleep," (ah, yes, the Ice Fox has come back.)

DEEPICE- She inhaled sharply. That voice- she recognized it. *Sharpice!*

JACOB- His ears went straight up.

SHARPICE- "Have you seen any sign of the traitors?" came the snarl in Ice Tiger language. Sharpice stood right before the Ice Tigers, his ears up.

ICE TIGER 1- "Fleeb rong ba gorban claw," (no sign of them yet). Then there was a deep chuckle. "Ra flee jang gloorb, saw gler greep glubblevong." (They will be exterminated.)

DEEPICE- "Jacob, you studied Ice Tiger language," she hissed urgently. "What are they saying?"

JACOB- "No sign of them yet, chuckle, they will be exterminated... And Sharpice... He said, have you seen any sign of the traitors. This does *not* bode well," he said, in an almost silent voice.

DEEPICE- "We need to get out of here... fast!"

JACOB- He nodded, but his crystalline fur clinked loudly. "Oops," he gasped quietly.

DEEPICE- She winced, tensing.

JACOB- The ice fox tensed up.

DEEPICE- "If Sharpice finds us here, we're dead. This plan is shot." she started to back away slowly. "We should go!"

Jacob- "I agree," he hissed, trying to walk silently.

SHARPICE- "Do you smell that?" he hissed in Ice Fox language. "It smells like..."

DEEPICE- "Go, go!"

JACOB- He leapt out of the trench and ran, hitting the top speed of an ice fox out of fear for his life. *How did a small argument lead to this?*

DEEPICE- The female Ice Fox ran after Jacob, her crystal fur bushing. She heard someone running behind her, and she raced faster through the spiraling snow.

(WAKE UP RP!!!!! CHIPPER!)