Chapter One

I ran through the forest, scared out of my wits. A bear was chasing me becuase I had disturbed her cubs. Humans cannot outrun bears though, and soon I was floating in air...

I woke up to the sound of rustling paper. "Christmas is five days away, and I still can't find the wrapping paper!" A voice said. I sat up and looked around. "Where am I?" I mused, seeing yetis everywhere. This did not strike me as odd at all. A cute boy with white hair walked over to me. "Good, you're awake. I'm Jack Frost, and this is Tooth Fairy." a hummingbird creature waved at me and then kissed Jack, as if to say he's mine, so back off, sister! "I'm Natalie Reisman, and could someone please explain to me what I'm doing here? More to the point, where am I?" I asked. Jack looked nervous. A giant bunny hopped in. Was I seeing things? "Ah, so the newest recruit is here. Ain't much to look at, aye, North?" it said. A guy who looked suspiciously like Santa just nodded and kept looking for something. A little sandy man walked in and made sand symbols. I could translate them instantly. "So you need me to help you defeat Pitch again." somehow I already knew who Pitch was, and the thought of him made me shiver, but not with fear or hate, and I hated to admit what that feeling was. North, as I later learned the Santa-man was called, looked up. "Well, yes. And though it's risky to send you out on a mission when you don't even know who you are, this is urgent. He took out a snowglobe and threw it. Before I knew what was happening, I was sucked into a portal to who knows where.