They disappeared from the lair and found themselves back in the surface. It was late winter, with barely any snow on the ground as Pitchiner and Young Jokul were practicing magic spells.
"This is a couple of hundred years after he offered to train me," Jokul explained. "This is the day... our friendship broke."
["So... how am I doing?" Young Jokul asked.]
["A little more practice, and you'll be an expert," Pitchiner smiled.]
["Yes!" Young Jokul grinned before sighing. "You know... I've been thinking about what to do with my magic abilities,"]
["Will you use it to get revenge on that wretched queen and seize the throne?"]
["Erm... something like that," Young Jokul took a deep breath. "I was actually thinking that instead of just me, I can... charm the queen into letting me be her king, so my future child could be the ruler,"]
["WHAT?!" Pitchiner looked shocked. "CHARM the queen?! That's a horrible idea!"]
["I told you even though she did horrible things to me, I never wanted to harm her."]
["But to CHARM her?!" Pitchiner snarled. "If you think that charming her would soften her, you would be sorely mistaken!"]
["But-"]
["She's going to hurt YOU if you try." Pitchiner hissed. "Why don't you listen to me?!"]
["If you want me to hurt her, then I don't think our friendship will work out."]
["FINE!" Pitchiner growled and turned away. "Don't come crying to ME if she kills you for what you're about to do!"]
With that, the Nightmare King disappeared into the darkness.
"Did... your plan work?" AJ asked.
"Not… exactly," Jokul winced and sighed, raising his staff. "Come, let me show you,"
They disappeared once more and reappeared in the Snow Queen's Kingdom. A child's cry echoed through the air as the group saw the Past Jokul holding a Baby Crusher in his tires.
"Aww, you were so CUTE back then, Crusher!" Pickle cooed. "I mean, you're cute now, but you were SUPER CUTE before!"
"Uh... thanks?" Crusher blushed as he turned to his father, confused. "Then... why did you not stay and raise me?"
"Then... why did you not stay and raise me?"
Jokul didn't answer. He simply motioned them to watch. The group complied, and they turned to see the Snow Queen enter the room.
["Aww, how is my little Ina-yuki?"]
["Ina-yuki?" Past Jokul glanced at her in bewilderment. "That is a VERY odd name…"]
["But a perfect name for my Ice lightning child~" the Snow Queen reached out to get the child. "Now hand over my future heir!"]
["You mean 'our' future heir?" Past Jokul frowned. "He is MY child, after all,"]
["That's what you think." The Snow Queen smirked. "Guards, GET HIM!"]
["But, your highness, he is our king!" The guards opposed.]
["Not if I say so, he isn't." The Snow Queen snatched the baby. "He is of no use to me. Take him away. It's an order."]
[The guards looked unsure but sighed and nodded, taking Past Jokul by the tires. "Yes, your majesty…"]
["Please, no! He's my son! You'll never raise him right!"]
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Dangerous And Cold 2: Call Of The Spirit
FanfictionMonths passed since the Ice Queen's fall. Crusher soon gets a trinket that could lead him to his father, who had disappeared just as he was born.
