Snowcon Forest

The Snowball Effect

"Take that, newbie!" Hat Kid yelped as the snowball struck her hat, knocking it off. The Subconite who had thrown it cackled at the girl's stunned expression, which swiftly shifted into a mischievous grin.

She scooped a bunch of snow up into her hat and chased after the, still laughing, smaller shadow. "Get back here!"

All around them other Subconites were chucking snow at each other, laughing and shouting as they fought back and forth. She was proud of her plan, especially now that she could see how much fun everyone was having.

Her plan had been to start a snowball fight in front of Snatcher's house, and it worked! Just about all the Subconites were participating and everyone seemed to be having fun. A few Dwellers floated off to the side as they watched the snow fly, occasionally dodging the projectiles. Snatcher himself was sitting in his chair that was now outside, protected by a snow-proof barrier to watch the "battle".

He praised whoever managed to hit Hat Kid and laughed at her betrayed expressions.

Originally the child had planned to try and draw Snatcher into the fight, but she had quickly learn that not only could the shadow create barriers, he could also choose to become incorporeal.

It was no fun throwing snow at the shadow since it just phased through him while he laughed.

All in all the day was going perfectly. Everyone was enjoying themselves, and she had managed to find some old, worn gloves in her spaceship. No frozen hands for her!

"IT'S VANESSA!" The small shadow shrieked as they sprinted up the path. Immediately, everyone began panicking. The Subconites disappeared into the shadow and the Dwellers floated higher up into the forest until only Hat Kid and Snatcher were left.

Said shadow had "stood up" and floated over towards the pathway that lead to the broken bridge. His eyes narrowed and his gaze sharpened until he could see the smoky shadow that was slowly making her way up the incline.

How dare that ice bitch walk up to his home!

Snatcher snarled, but his hands were shaking. He was scared, scared of the women who had killed him and made his subject suffer, but he had to be strong. If only his damn hands would stop shaking! Hopefully the hat brat would not notice what was happening...

Hat Kid stared at Snatcher's shuddering form, his pained and angry face. Even if she did not know about the shadow's past, it was easy to see how visibly upset he was with the creepy old lady's presence.

She shuddered, feeling that unfortunately familiar aura getting closer. She had felt it back in the manor while being chased, that feeling of your vision narrowing down to a point and the shadows around you suffocating you while your instincts screamed at you to run, but it had never felt this strong. This was so not good!

Hat Kid had no idea if Snatcher would be able to actually fight against the old lady, so she had to figure out a plan, and fast!

She looked around, hoping to find something, anything that would be useful in getting rid of Snatcher's creepy ex. Ugh, there was nothing but snow! Snow, snow, and snowmen?

What?

Hat Kid did a double take. It was not a complete snowmen, only the beginning of one. The large ball of snow was sitting not too far from Snatcher's house and was almost as tall as she was! The child felt a grin appear on her face as a plan formed in her mind.

She quickly rushed over and began pushing the snowball, slowly making it bigger. Unfortunately it was taking too long and the child worried that by the time the snowball would be large enough that it would be too late.