Frozen Fever: 19th Birthday

The Snow Pests

"Psst... guys..." Ben urged, his voice barely above a whisper.

Kristoff's eyes fluttered open, his mind still foggy with sleep. "Hmm... wha--?" he mumbled, his voice thick with sleep. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he spotted the tiny creature. With a swift movement, he stood up, intent on capturing the mischievous little being. The creature, however, was quicker. As it leapt towards the fruit punch, Kristoff lunged, but the creature nimbly dodged, causing Kristoff to knock over the glass bowl. Fruit punch splattered everywhere, soaking both him and Sven. Ben managed to stifle a laugh, his eyes twinkling with amusement. "Hey, give me a hand here, will ya?" Kristoff, dripping wet and covered in fruit punch, glared at the creature. "Come back here, you little rascal!" he exclaimed, chasing after the tiny troublemaker.

"Coming!" Ben replied, springing into action. The three of them cornered the tiny creature, Olaf standing in wide-eyed wonder at the new spectacle. Just as Ben extended his arms to grasp it, the hall doors banged open and to his dismay, ten more of these creatures wobbled out at high speeds around the courtyard. Now realizing that these guys were a serious problem, Ben ordered the two to cover the table. "You guys stay here in case any more come out. I'll check the south wing." They nodded. "And Olaf, try and stay out of trouble...."

"Okay, hero sir!" Olaf exclaimed, his voice filled with enthusiasm.

The south wing was eerily quiet. Not a single suspicious sound or the telltale squeak of a snow creature could be heard. As he rounded a corner, a faint rattling noise caught his attention. Heart pounding, Ben cautiously approached the door. Just as his hand reached for the bronze knob, the door burst open, unleashing a tidal wave of snowgies. At least fifty of the tiny creatures stampeded out, swarming over Ben as he tumbled to the floor, protecting his head with his arms.

"Where on Earth do these creatures come from?" Ben muttered to himself, struggling to his feet. He sprinted after the relentless horde. In the courtyard, chaos reigned. Kristoff was engaged in a comical battle with the snowgies, trying desperately to protect the birthday banner. Ben was knocked off his feet as a particularly large snowgie barreled past. As he dusted himself off, he spotted Olaf running in terror, a swarm of snowgies hot on the trail of his carrot nose. To his right, a human pyramid of snowgies was forming, their ultimate goal being the cake. With a burst of inspiration, Ben grabbed Olaf's head and used it as an improvised bowling ball, sending the snowgie pyramid crashing down. A satisfying chuckle escaped his lips. Just then, the rope holding Kristoff's banner snapped, and the snowgies tumbled to the ground in a chaotic pile.

"Oh no!" Kristoff cried helplessly. These snowgies were becoming an unbearable nuisance.

"I can fix it!" Olaf exclaimed cheerfully, scooping up the scattered papers from the floor.

Ben whirled around just in time to see a group of snowgies preparing to launch a fruit punch-filled catapult at the cake. "No!" he shouted, grabbing the empty fruit punch bowl as a shield. With incredible reflexes, he caught the incoming projectiles, one by one, until the attack ceased. A smug grin spread across his face.

"All fixed!" Olaf announced triumphantly, dangling from the repaired sign. Ben and Kristoff exchanged bewildered glances as they read the newly formed message: "Dry banana hippy hat?" Ben dropped the bowl of captured snowgies and stared at Olaf in disbelief.

"NO! WAIT!" Ben heard Kristoff yell from behind him. He spun around to see the snowgies running with the cake. He watched on as Kristoff caught up to them and snatched the cake back. He sprinted in circles. The snowgies cornered Kristoff into a corner. Ben was about to go and help Kristoff when suddenly he heard Anna and Elsa's voices from the clock tower.

"Is that... what are they doing there?" He stared at the two in the clock tower until he was called by Kristoff.

"Hey Ben, we can't do it on our own." Kristoff pleaded, his voice filled with panic. Ben's eyes widened in horror as he watched Elsa lose her balance and plummet from the clock tower. Without hesitation, he sprinted towards the base of the tower. "Hey, don't leave us!" Kristoff shouted after him.