A/N: This is officially the first chapter of A Cold Tale. This story won a vote, and it's two competitors will have to wait for another day. This story is rather unrealistic, but pretty much every story on this website is in some way. Enjoy, as I give the intro.

It starts with a struggle. It gets cold after that. Think danger is next? Well you're right. Just so you know, it's a fight. Say goodbye to the dark, and let those nightmares bark. It's story time right now...on A Cold Tale.

Chapter 1: Frozen World

"It seems weird doesn't it? To think our ancestors lived in a world that was much more beautiful, and even had more land to explore. However, only a fraction of the people on this planet survived when the Titan Blizzard came and snowed everything over. Just the thought of it, how we have to try harder then we ever have before, and that we only have very little habitable land to live on compared to how it used to be. That's why I believe it's important to make the most out of our lives, and try something new."

"Linc, you're here every other day." The camera zooms out to reveal the voice came from a waitress, and Lincoln sitting at a table near the restaurant's front counter drinking a soda. Lincoln was wearing a blue jacket over a white shirt, black pants, white shoes, and white fingerless gloves that he wore for some reason.

"Susie, just...okay?" Lincoln simply responded with a bit of bitterness. Lincoln was a regular, so he was well known, and naturally the workers would tease him a bit every time he came in. He didn't mind, but it made things a bit weird for him.

"Why are you here anyway Linc?" Susie asked. Lincoln then put his soda down and sat up.

"I was told to meet up with a family friend here. I was told to give her the...whatever is in this bag...she needs for her work." Lincoln said. Susie simply made a joking scoff and walked away. It was true, the Loud family were rather close friends with a local scientist. Rita had bumped into her one day, and after a bit of discussions, the two eventually decided on an agreement that Lincoln would be a little delivery boy for her.

Lincoln then heard a voice at the front counter. "Excuse me, is there a boy named Lincoln Loud here?" Lincoln looked up and saw her. Azure Frost was her name. She was a rather young scientist, being in her early 20s. She wore a traditional lab coat along with safety goggles around her head, which she kept around her forehead while not using. Her most notable feature was her blue hair. Lincoln assumed her hair was dyed, but his hair was naturally white, so he figured anything could be possible.

"I'm right here." Lincoln said as he got up. They both then started walking out. "Here's the money for the soda." Lincoln said before throwing an envelope with the money in it onto the front desk. Lincoln and Azure then stopped outside in front of the building. "So, how's your day been doc?"

"Pretty good, I'm making real progress on these plans. I just need the metal pieces I was promised." Lincoln just shrugged and gave Azure the bag. Azure then reached behind her and handed Lincoln the sheathed sword on her back. "Here's the sword I said I'd make for you. Made from the strongest ice to ever exist. That may not sound like much, but ice can get really tough."

Lincoln took the sword out of it's sheath and started swinging it at the air. It seemed almost weightless, which didn't make much sense to him. Then a voice in the distance called out to them. "Hey Lame-O!" Before Lincoln could really react, Azure simply gave a goodbye gesture and and walked away. Ronnie Anne then ran up to him. "The doc give you that sword?"

"Yeah, it's pretty sweet. I swung it around a bit, and it has less weight then I expected." Lincoln responded.

"Well that's nice, but isn't weird just casually talking to a grown woman like that? That's not really considered normal." Ronnie asked. Ronnie wasn't really the biggest fan of Lincoln being friends with people like Azure.

"Come on, you don't need to be jealous of the doc. That'd be weird." Lincoln said trying to tease Ronnie. It of course got him a punch on the arm.

"Not what I meant idiot." Ronnie scolded him.

"I know, I know, sorry. I just couldn't resist taking that shot at you. Anyway, I better get going to the academy." Lincoln said before running up in the castle's direction. Lincoln was a knight trainee, and he took his lessons very seriously.

Lincoln was heading up to the gate, when another boy about his age ran in front of him and pulled out a knife. "Going somewhere?"

"Have you thought this through? I'm a knight trainee, meaning I'm experienced in combat, and I'm also armed with a sword. You just have a knife and probably can't even use it properly." Lincoln just blankly responded. Believe it or not, Lincoln was used to this kind of thing, but he was never really afraid considering he knew this rundown by now.

"Oh yeah?" The boy then charged at Lincoln with his knife. Lincoln, having his reflexes trained, was able to grab the boy's hand. Lincoln then simple headbutted the guy, knocking him down. "Always the same with these idiots." Lincoln said. He then walked up the guards at the front gate and showed them his ID as a trainee, and he was let in, meeting up with the knights that were the teachers of the trainees.

As the day went from morning to evening, Lincoln was seen leaving the gate and began to walk home. He then made it and used a key he had in his jacket pocket to unlock the front door. He then walked up the stairs to his room and took off his gloves, jacket, and shoes. This revealed black socks underneath, as well as a few small scars on his hands, probably from trying to punch stuff. Of course he also now had his white shirt hanging out all the way, but it's a white shirt, what do you want me to say about it?

Lincoln then went back downstairs and waited for the family dinner to finish cooking. "So Linc, how were today's lessons?" Luna asked sitting next to him. Her attire was the same as you'd expect from Luna, except she wore black pants instead of a purple skirt.

"Tiring." He simply responded. Luna understood perfectly and didn't bother digging for more answers.

"Dinner!"

"Ah, finally, a relaxing part of my day." Lincoln said before getting up. He and the rest of the siblings went into the kitchen to eat.

A/N: That's the first Chapter of A Cold Tale everyone. Hope you all have a good day/night. AP100 out.