✋ Top a' the mornin' to ya laddies, and lassies. It's Me Sora Pendragon and welcome back to, Chronicles of The Guardians, I am super excited, I just made Inari Sushi, for the first time, and I'm planning to make some to share with a friend of mine, when we go to a Lindsey Stirling concert, so for those of you who are unfamiliar with, her you can find her on YouTube she is absolutely amazing. She plays violin, and dances at the same time, anyway she is amazing so yeah go check out vids, she is that much Big shout out to Earth Star wishing you, the best of luck in your future. Now without any further ado about nothing.

Chapter: 2 The Snow Queen, and The Vanishing Boys.

The Village, of Borealis

Blitzen, and Mitzi were taking there Son Rudolph, for a stroll, through, the village. Rudolph kept glancing, around at all the wonderful things that surrounded him, that's when a snowflake, fell on his red-nose. " We call this snow." Mitzi explained to him.

" S-s-snow." Rudolph repeated, and started jumping around happily, and repeating his first word. As he did this Rudolph's nose began, light up.

" Mitzi." Blitzen, addressed to his wife. " He's doing it again."

" Doing what?" Mitzi, asked. " I don't see what the problem is?" She said, calmly, as the watch Rudolph, playing.

" Noses, are not supposed to do that." He informed,

" Says who."

" Hey Blitzen." Shouted, Dasher, as he Cupid, and Comet, walked over to greet their brother, and sister-in-law, and hopefully their new nephew.

" How's it going Buddy Boy?" Comet asked,

" where's the new fawn, of yours." Cupid wondered, looking around for, the young buck.

Just as Rudolph raced under his father, Blitzen closed the gap between his back legs around Rudolph, holding his son in place.

" Embarrassed by your son, Dear?" Mitzi coaxed, making Blitzen let go of Rudolph. " Rudolph, these are your Uncles, Dasher, Comet, and Cupid." She said, as Rudolph jumped around, some more, with his first word.

" Aww what cute little guy." Comet commented,

" Regular, chip off the old Buck." Dasher complimented,

Cupid gently flipped the yearling, onto his back, and tickled him, Causing the young buck to laugh, and his nose to light up.

" Whoa!" commented Dasher.

" What?" said, Cupid, surprised.

" Yikes!" blurted out, Comet.

" All right, let's go!" Blitzen insisted. " I'll lock antlers, with the next deer who makes a quip about my son's nose." He vowed, as the took, Rudolph to see, North's Toy Shop. As the made their way there Elves, Reindeer, and Yeti alike would whisper, point, or laugh at little Rudolph. " Alright, everyone the shows over move along." Blitzen, snapped gesturing his antlers at them to be ln their way.

When they, got to the toy workshop, Rudolph, amazement peeked even more. The Yeties, and Elves were busy making toys, but one had enough time, to toss a teddy bear, to Rudolph, and the Elves, were busy testing the toys out, and everyone was hard at work until.

The doors were blown open by a huge gust of, snowy wind. " ALRIGHT, SOMEONE IS ON THIN ICE!" Shouted, a somewhat stocky, woman with, skin as pale as fresh fallen, snow, eyes as cold blue, as ice wearing a snowy white robe, over an ice blue dress, and a crown made from icicles, over her snow white her. In her left hand, were three snow wolves on leashes, while her right hand held a wand that closely resembled an icicle, by her side was a penguin, dressed in a red tux.

The wolves snarled ferociously, at every occupant in the workshop. " Hush, Hush my lupine babies." She said, to them, calming them down. As she then proceeded to freeze, everything in the workshop, with her wand. While everyone took cover one elf even resolved to hide, inside a doll house. " Superb aim Madam." The Penguin complimented, after she iced, a whined up to dog.

Poor Rudolph trembled in fear as he hid beneath his parents, while clutching his new teddy bear, close to him.

" What is going on?" North, asked as he, and his wife came to see what the commotion, was about. " Why Stormella, so nice to see you, what brings you here?" He asked, politely, despite Stormella, obvious rage.

" One of your elves, is responsible for vandalizing, my ice garden, and I want justice!" She demanded, turning to a trembling elf " Was it you?" She asked, forcefully.

The poor little elf, answered, with frightened, no and hid behind a yeti.

" How do you know it was one of my elves?" North asked,

" Duh!" Stormella, answered, rudely shaking an elf's hat bell in his, and Mrs. North's face. " I found this at the scene of, the crime."

" Alright, which elf, is responsible?" North asked, kindly as the elves came out from, hiding especially the one taking refuge in the doll house, and the perpetrator stepped forward.

" I was bringing the wish lists from the post office." The elf explained, sadly, crying in fear" I was driving on the ice bridge, lost control of the skiddo, and crashed into the ice garden. It was accident."

"Oh, i'll show you an accident." Stormella, stated. " Hand him over."

" Stormella." North, said calmly. " He didn't mean to destroy your ice garden, just let him off." He reasoned.

"What?!" Stormella, shouted. " You dare to obstruct justice? He needs to answer for his crime hand, him over." She demanded.

" No one is being handed overto you." Mrs. North stated, firmly. " Good day to you Stormella."

" Fine!" Stormella shouted, in outrage. " Because you won't give me the elf, I am closing my ice bridge to the public."

" But, Stormella." North said, still trying to get her to see reason. " Your bridge is the, only way to the post office."

" If any one dares to cross it I'll unleash a storm, upon the entire world." She proclaimed, " I'm talking hail, sleet, snow on a windshield that'll knock your thermal socks off baby." She left, with her wolves, and penguin to return to her castle. " Oh Ridley, Ridley, Ridley." She said, on the sleigh ride, home. " Now it's just a matter of time."

" What is ma'am?" The Penguin asked, while stirring, the Wolves.

" Why until someone crosses my bridge." She explained, " And then I'll be ready." She finished, with an evil cackle.

Meanwhile

" Prongs, what are you doing?" Shouted, the matron, Miss. Haley. " Get up immediately!" She hollered. Pushing him ruffly from his bed striking a blond haired, boy with eyes, that matched, his name perfectly, and a lightning bolt shaped birthmark, repeatedly.

After breakfast, Cobalt went out for a walk in the forest. The Matrons had warned the boys at the Orphanage, to stay away, the forest otherwise The Boogeyman, would come for them, the following night, and whisk them away never to be seen again.

The thing about Cobalt though was, the forest held no fear, for him. As he walked, a Stag stood watching, unmoving with, a strong, majestic, hold to himself.

" Great Prince!" Cobalt said, with great respect, as he bowed. " Your forest has nothing to worry about from me-"

" Arise young, Cobalt." The Stag stated, " You need not concern, yourself with such formalities." He informed, with a kind, gentle, and understanding tone, As he raised, the boy's head with an antler, and guiding Cobalt, to a standing position.

Prince Actean trusted, Cobalt, to never harm, the forest. The boy held all the innocence of a young yearling, and the strong, brave, and true heart of a stag. How Actean wished that Cobalt to be a real yearling to take under his antler, but for now he could only be a friend. Cobalt never did fit in with others of his kind, who feared, and spited him for things that happened around him when he was upset, scared, or angry, and for everything Cobalt just couldn't explain how, or why these things happened.

" My Prince." Cobalt said, worriedly as he stroked, Actean's face." Something mysterious has been happening at the Orphanage."

" Please young yearling." Actean pressed on gently. " Tell me what troubles you?"

" The other orphans." Cobalt, started. " I keep noticing that, every morning, more, and more of them, keep disappearing." He explained, as he continued to, stroke Actean.

" How is this, happening, young one?" The Stag, asked with the concern, a father would, have for a son. " You once told me that, adult, humans will come, and take an orphan, as one of their own."

" Yes, well not at night." Cobalt explained, " I'm gonna hide tonight, and see what happens." Cobalt finalized,

" Then I only wish you safety, young buck." Actean said, sincerity, as Cobalt, turned to leave, " Good luck to you in your investigation." The Stag, wished, as he nudged, the boy in the back, gently.

...

After dinner, Cobalt, and the other boys went to get ready for bed. " We saw you go into the forest, Freak." A rather large boy, by the name of Arden with platinum, blond hair, silver eyes, and pale skin. " The Boogeyman will come for you, but the funny thing is, you've gone into that forest, and others but you haven't vanished."

" That is what I intend to find out Arden." Cobalt, countered. " Now if you'll excuse me..."

As he began to make his way to the bedroom, something in the Matron's Office caught his eye. A filing cabinet labeled forbidden, with his surname on it. Looking around to make sure no one was watching, Cobalt snuck over to it, and opened it. The only thing inside, was a gold medal, hanging from a red strip.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Shouted, Miss Haley, Cobalt, quickly, shoved the medal into his pocket, as he shut the drawer quietly

" N-Nothing Ma'am I just-!" He began, only to be grabbed, by the collar of his shirt, and thrown roughly into, a broom cupboard, precisely where he wanted to be.

The Cupboard, was small, and dark, but Cobalt, made the most of, it as the there was a grate in the door, through which Cobalt, stood vigilant. Finally, at precisely 2 A.M. Streams of what looked like, golden sand wove their, through out the room like rivers, splitting into brooks, and formed images above the sleeping boys' heads. One was of Arden finally finding a wealthy family to adopt him.

That's when Cobalt, saw something move towards, him. A tall dark ominous, man with, gray skin, black curly hair, and evil yellow eyes, wearing a black robe seemed to just rise up out from under Arden's bed.

" I thought I heard the laughter of an orphan being adopted." The man said, ominously as he watched, Arden's dream, become more happy. " and look at him so full of hope, wonder, and happiness, why there is only one thing missing a touch of fear." The Man said, as he touched the dream turning it from, a golden happy dream, to a black horse, with eyes just like The man's, and Arden seemed to cringe in fear, as if his dream had become a nightmare.

" Now my friend." The Man, stated while stroking, the Horse. " Change as many dreams into our kind as possible, have them swallow their sleeper, and bring them to the lair. Before the 3 A.M. I must find the boy immediately."

Cobalt, watched in horror as the Horse did what was told of it. After an hour twenty orphans had vanished, into the stomachs of their own nightmares, including Arden, and vanished, beneath his bed.

Cobalt, shrunk away from the grate, When suddenly he noticed a brass ring in the floor of the closet. " Huh, I wonder why no one noticed, this." He said to himself, as he pulled it up only to open a trapdoor. " Woah this night just keeps getting weirder, and weirder by the minute." He commented, as he climbed down the steps, closing the door after himself. That's when he heard a little voice in his head saying. Evig em thgil.

" Evig em thgil." He repeated, only to have a blue light appear in his left hand. " Whoa I didn't know i could do that." He commented in surprise, as he walked, down the cobweb, and dust infested, corridor. " Guess this place hasn't been used in years." He added, until after an hour he came to a great at the end of the passageway, beyond that the forest.

" Man." He pouted. " Now what am I supposed to do." That's when the voice spoke again. Etarg tlem yaw.

" Etarg tlem yawa!" He stated, as the grate melted away. " Wow! I can get used, to this." He commented, as he stepped into the walked into the, forest.

That's when he heard, a twig snap, behind him. " Who's there?" He stated, as he turned, around to face who ever it was, only to see his close friend, and father figure." Actean!" He said, as he walked, over to the stag, and hugged him.

" Cobalt?" The Prince said, in surprise, but returned, the hug with one front leg." What are you doing out here at this time?"

Cobalt explained, everything that he had witnessed, from the man, to what he just did by by speaking in a certain way.

" Hm!" Actean said, thoughtfully, " I'm convinced that You may not be safe, at the Orphanage, Cobalt."

" Then what should I do Actean?" Cobalt, asked. " Live in the forest with you?"

" There is another, human town, on the farthest side of, my forest." Actean answered, " You might be safer there, young one."

" How am I supposed to get there?"

" I'll carry you there on my back." Actean, answered, by laying down, and letting the boy mount him. " grab hold of, my antlers, and hold on tight." by the time they got there, they could see a town, as Actean promised, and as they headed there Cobalt noticed what looked like a broken, bed frame a little ways away from them.

The frame gave off a rather forbidden aura, and made Cobalt shudder as they past it. " Actean what can you tell me about that bed frame, over there?"

" Oh so that's what that is." Actean said, " Well we don't know why it's there buta dark ominous aura pulses from it, so we animals tend to keep our, distance from it, also I absolutely forbid you from going near it." He stated, as if Cobalt were his son. " Do you understand Cobalt?"

" Yes Actean." Cobalt, understood. " don't worry I don't want to go near it anyway."

After a while they finally arrived at their destination. " I've heard the yearlings of your kind call this place Burgess." Actean explained, as he let Cobalt get off, his back. " Hopefully, you will be safer here."

" You won't come with me Actean?" Cobalt asked,

" I'm sorry Yearling, but my place is in the forest." Actean said, " Although it does pain me to be away from you." The Stag could already see tears forming in the boys eyes, and pressed his face against his friend's own.

" I will miss Actean." Cobalt sobbed, hugging the him.

" And you Cobalt." Actean said, saddly. " Just remember what I tought, young buck, always, have Courage, Character, and a Heart That is True, amd always follow your heart to do the right thing." He finished, as trotted back to the forest.

" Goodbye Actean." Cobalt said, as his friend vanished into the forest.

As soon as Cobalt reached Burgess.

" Show Me The Light someone to lead, and guide me,

Show Me The Light a love who'll stand beside me!

Show Me The Light when I fear The Dark,

A Ray of Sunhine, A Rainbows Arc.

Show The Light."

Cobalt recognized, the voice as the one that taught him his spells, He followed it to an old abandoned theater, and continued until he followed it into the alley, through the back door, and to a dressing room that read Artemis Prongs.

" Mom!" He said, happily went in, shutting, and locking the door behind him. " It was the whole time, whispering those spells to me, guiding me here with your song." He continued, as he made a bed for himself, on the couch, yawned, and heard his mother sing the song again, to lull him to sleep, which it did, and The gold sand gave him a wonderful dream of watching woman, who for some reason felt like his mother, while he leaned against two reindeer bucks, and a doe, while a young yearling with a shiny red nose sat on his lap, a dream that made him smile in his sleep.

Welp Ladies, and Gents there you have yet another wonderful chapter, the song that Cobalt's mother used, to guide him to her dressing room is a real song From Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie. You can Find it on YouTube type in ' Show Me The Light.' Although I myself prefer the movie score performed by Michael Lloyd, and Debbie Lytton, but try both, and decide for yourself which versions you like.

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