One day in June, Alden and Nougetsia were at a local ski resort where they were snowboarding down the mountainside of Ice Cream Mountain, their coats secured around them as they kept the chilly weather of the mountain at bay.
Alden rode his board up to a snow bank that served as a ramp. He jumped and did a flip before landing shakily back down.
Nougetsia applauded him. "Not bad for your first jump."
Alden blushed a little. Luckily, his tinted glasses hid most of it. "Thanks!" He felt confident at the comment of his dear friend.
This changed when she gained a smug look. "But not good enough, Peanut." She steered her board over to another snow pile and did a 360 backflip before landing back down. "Ta-da!"
Alden cheered and whistled. "Yeah! That's my girl! That was amazing!"
Nougetsia blushed. She and Alden had been spending a lot of time together recently. Some of their friends even joked and teased them by saying that they were dating. Usually, they would either try to ignore them and say they weren't or Alden would threaten some of them with his balisong if he was pissed off.
Though Nougetsia did sometimes think to herself on what it would be like if they did date. 'I bet he'll be bringing me flowers and chocolates and it'll be romantic.' Her thoughts were interrupted when Alden snapped his fingers in front of her face.
"Nougey? Are you okay?", Alden asked. Nougetsia shook her head and gave him a small yet sheepish smile. The thought of him calling her 'his girl' still lingered a bit in her mind.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine.", she said. She looked at Alden, then at the sky above them. She noticed that the sun was starting to set. "Hey Peanut, you know that I had a lot of fun today. But it's getting kinda late. How about we go home before the trail gets too dark to see?"
Alden pouted a bit. "Really? How about I do just one more jump, then we go. Please?"
The young racer couldn't resist when he did this face. It always manages to convince her to agree to something every time Alden wanted to do something.
Sighing, she nodded and greed to his request. "Alright, Peanut. Just one jump and then we go."
"Yes!", Alden exclaimed. He used his powers to 'Flash Step' up to a good spot for him to build up speed for the jump. "Are you recording this?", he hollered.
The yogurt girl gave him a thumbs up and aimed her phone at him. "Yup! Go for it!"
Alden took a deep breath and started to make his way down the hill. The spot he chose was very close to the mountain's peak, giving him more time to build up momentum. Despite his Runner Jacket and hat being securely fastened, his face had nothing to protect him from the chill other than his sunglasses.
Soon, he was only mere yards away from the snow ramp. He bent his knees and ollied as his board hit the edge of the ramp. He turn his body around and did a frontside 180, then 360, then 520. His jump was so high and his speed was so fast that he soared over Nougetsia, who looked at him, amazed at his height. Even she had never jumped that high when she snowboarded.
"That's amazing!", Nougetsia yelled.
Alden did a Spider-Man gesture and flashed her a smile. The moment felt great for the young magician. Being able to impress the girl of his dreams was just- 'Wait, did I just think that? 'The girl of my dreams?'"
Nougetsia was still shouting in excitement as she recorded the moment. But this was cut short when her eyes landed on the area Alden was heading. "Oh no!", she gasped. From what she could see, Alden's trajectory would land him in the center of a frozen lake near the foot of the mountain, just behind the small village of snow people and peppermint candy citizens.
"ALDEN! LOOK OUT!"
Alden was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Nougetsia yell. He looked down and saw her pointing ahead. He look forward and saw where he would be landing. No sooner had he noticed his board above the frozen lake, he felt gravity begin to pull him back down. With no other choice, he covered his face and braced for impact.
(CRASH!)
"ALDEN!", Nougetsia shrieked as she rushed to the boy.
The local candy and snowball people were near by when Alden crashed through the ice and fell into the lake.
No one knew if he could swim, or if he was injured as they didn't see him come up. A few peppermint people dove into the water while the snowball people went to get something to help carry the boy in.
Nougetsia arrived moments later to see some peppermint people she knew out Alden out of the frigid waters. He was shivering and most of his clothes and jacket were soaked and were beginning to freeze.
"Alden! Alden, are you okay?" She rushed to his side as the candy people were pulling him onto more stable ground. "Peanut?"
For a few seconds, Alden didn't respond. He didn't appear to be breathing. Luckily, a snowball who was aiding in the effort knew CPR and a few seconds later, Alden coughed and spat out some water from his lungs. He gasped for breath, his body cold and weak and his vision blurry. But he was able to see a familiar but hazy form.
"H-He-ey N-Nou-ge-ey...", the boy said. His speech and breathing was obviously affected by the cold. It didn't help that not only were his normal clothes soaked, but his jacket as well. Nothing was protecting him from the cold as he and Nougetsia waited for help. "I-I-I'm c-c-o-ol-ld."
"SShhhh... Keep calm, Peanut. We're gonna get you some help, don't worry." She removed her ushanka (or winter cap) and replaced Alden's own fedora with it, giving him some warmth. "We won't leave you. I won't leave you."
Alden, while still weak, saw Nougetsia's beautiful, braided hair flow out. To him, she really was beautiful. 'Wow!' was his only thought.
The former hero was still feeling the cold. The hat had helped somewhat with the chills, but his body was still in danger. "Nou-gey..."
"Yes, Peanut?"
"M-My h-ha-t."
Nougetsia looked at the hat and gave it to him. "You want this?" Alden nodded and tried to take it, but his hands were frozen. "Let me help. What am I looking for?"
"I-I have a li-ligh-ter in th-there. And a zi-zi-ppo wa-warm-er."
The female racer looked into the hat as the peppermint people from before waited for the rescue team and the snowball person helped, or at least tried to, keep Alden conscious.
"Is this it?" She pulled out a brass zippo lighter with a webbing design etched on it and a black metal casing with the Zippo logo on it and an etching of a glove with a spiral on it.
"Y-yes. P-Please...light it.", Alden's voice started to get weaker.
Nougetsia lit the warmer and handed it to Alden. The fire withing the warmer seemed to be helping with Alden's chills, at least for the moment. "Th-thanks."
Soon, a small rescue team of candy people arrived with an emergency rescue sled.
"Anyone call for a rescue team?", a small Jolly Ranchers woman said.
"Oh thank Mod, your here!", Nougetsia said, feeling relieved. "My friend here fell into the frozen lake and nearly drown. He's freezing and his breathing is shallow. We need to get him to the hospital ASAP!"
The EMT candies rushed of to Alden and removed his frozen Runner jacket before placing him in the rescue sled and wrapping him up in the blankets. As one EMT checked his temperature, it was revealed that it had dropped to a dangerous level.
"Mam! This racer's temperature is 31 degrees celsius. We need to get him to the resort quick before he loses consciousness.", another Jolly Rancher said.
"Alright then! let's move!", the Jolly Ranchers woman ordered.
"Wait! Can't we bring him to a hospital instead? I'm sure they have better equipment for this.", Nougetsia said.
"I'm sorry but we can't do that. This boy needs immediate care. If we drive him to Sugar Rush General, his codition will get worse before we even get there.", the woman countered. "Plus, the longer we stay pout here in the cold, the more we're putting his life at risk."
After a bit of thought, Nougetsia agreed. They set off for the resort where the medical team was stationed. She hoped they had enough equipment to save Alden. A hospital would've been a better choice, but the Jolly Ranchers woman's argument was true. It would have taken too long.
At the resort, Alden was put on a cot and was covered with several sheets to keep him warm. The doctor there had diagnosed him with moderate hypothermia and hypothermic shock. Several warmed IVs were being injected to him as he began to regain consciousness. He had previously gone unconscious a while ago, which worried Nougetsia. Luckily, it was only for a few minutes. She was now waiting by his side when the local doctor came in.
"Okay Miss Brumblestain, your friend seems to be recovering for now. He gave us quite a startle a while ago but he's fine. Now, we would like to ask you something.", Dr. Thunder said.
"Yes?", Nougetsia replied.
"Well, since this resort isn't fully equipped with all the medical supplies needed for his treatment, may I request you to take him home for now until you can bring him to the hospital tomorrow for a thorough examination? I don't want to be rude, but the resort's been getting some complaints since your friend crashed into the lake. Something about him ruining the ambiance of the resort and all that."
"Are you serious? He's sick. I don't know if he'll be safe if I took him home now. His house is on the other side of Sugar Rush and my own home is near the top of the mountain.", she said, her tone sounding as if she'd been offended (though it was about Alden). "Please, can't you just take care of him until he's better?"
"Look, you may be a racer and all, but this is a luxury resort, not a medical center. Now, if you won't leave, I'll just have to toss you out!" he snapped his fingers and a few burly security guards appeared.
"N-Nou-gey. D-Don't w-w-worry, I-I can make it. Just still a bit ch-chilly, but I'll be fine.", Alden said as he began to get up. Of course, his shivering had messed up his coordination and his knees buckled. Good thing that Nougetsia was able to catch him in time.
"A-Are you sure?", she replied worriedly.
Alden gave her a faint smile. "I-I'm sure."
Without really any other option, Nougetsia reluctantly agreed. She helped Alden up and held him by his shoulders. Not only was Alden's sudden hypothermia affecting him, but he also seemed to develop a fever. Nougetsia would have asked for help from one of the guards but decided against it. She did, however, take the blanket with them along with Alden's hat and polo. His jacket had disappeared as soon as it began to thaw out earlier but Alden explained that it's still in his inventory.
The two made their way to the Frozen Yo-Kart and started their drive to Nougetsia and Adorabeezle's house. They'd have to ask someone to come get the Cloud 9 tomorrow.
Along the way, Alden began to shiver again. Nougetsia stopped for a brief moment and removed her jacket, revealing a beige sweater underneath. She put the jacket around Alden before resuming their drive.
"W-Wait, N-Nou-gey. W-Won't you g-get cold?", Alden said.
"No worries, Peanut. I'm a snow racer. I'm used to it.", Nougetsia replied, keeping her eyes ahead of her, but also taking a quick glance at Alden. He seemed to be enjoying the warmth of the fur jacket. "The cold never bothered me anyway."
Alden chuckled at the reference. "Hehe...Such a snow queen." He began to nod off after saying that.
Nougetsia glanced back at him again and smiled at his cute, sleeping face. "My cute little Peanut."
Okay, so as you can tell, this story is about my OC Alden and Nougetsia. Well, many of you might say it's another one of these "Sick day" stories. But let me tell you to stop making predictions and enjoy it for now. Something else will be developing here, and not just pneumonia.
(Bah-Dum CRASH!)
"Jojo!" The boy suddenly ran away.
Moving on, I would also like to make some honorable mentions. May I ask some of you to support the writers Quanktum Spirit and Jubileena for their colaborated story of Forbidden Friendship. This story is very good and touching, but sadly, it's been put on low priority due to lack of demand. I hope you can help make it popular by giving it some views and reviews.
Many writers seem to abandon the story due to lack of demand for it, especially since the story itself has a good plot but no views. I'd like to help them out. I also want to help new writers as well. One being Mangle6. They have an interesting series of stories but only few reviews.
Also, I still want to support writers who've been here for a long time and have great story output. Among the are TheDisneyFan365, Agent BM, Crumbelina's Sweet Admirer, Jubileena, and VickyT36. Their stories vary but are all great! Please go support them!
Alright then, other than that, I'd also like to say to those writers who want mentions for your stories, please review mine, tell me what story to review, and I'll read and review it. I'm more of a reviewer than a writer, to be honest.
So...that's pretty much it for now. Please review, comment, critique.
SALAMAT!
