Hello kiddies! I am so happy with the response this has been getting that I'm uploading a new chapter! Thx for the reviews and those who reviewed my last chapter this update was cooked up fast just for ya'll so enjoy! I'm going into a short time skip with this one and a new character is revealed. They're important so pay attention! Danny was originally four so now he is five at the start of this chapter!=^-^=

Disclaimer: Don't own DP!

Ch. 4 - Snow Witch


"Oh Little One! It is time to wake up!" Frostbite entered the room and called out in his hushed tone. Peeking around the quiet room he quickly noticed that Danny was not in his bed like he's supposed to be. Danny had been making this a habit recently ever since he met a stranger who liked to try and scare others. The FarFrozen stood there in the middle of the room taking glances through his peripheral vision and of course he noticed the little patter of feet over his head.

The little halfa jumped down onto his horns and yelled, "BOO!" causing Frostbite show false cowardice. "Oh no! You scared me!"

Danny giggled as he sat on his head gripping each horn in his little hands. "Gotcha Frosty!"

He grabbed the giggling tike off of his head and placed him back on the floor. "You're getting better at this."

Danny smiled at him widely as he took the frosty giant's hand or his claw considering that's all his little hand could grip. "It's time for breakfast Frosty!"

"Oh is it?" With a grin of his own Frostbite pulled up Danny by his hand and took him into his arms. "Then we should make haste." As they made their way down the cavern to the dining hall Danny let out a few disgruntled coughs which in turn cause worry for the FarFrozen listening to them. "Still have that cough?"

The little halfa covered his mouth as he looked up at Frostbite. "Yeah, but I'm okay Frosty!" That did little to ease Frostbite's mind especially since he had been coughing since he awoke yesterday.


After Danny had eaten his morning meal Frostbite took him outside to play. It was rare that he had the chance to spend the day with the little halfa so he always enjoyed seeing Danny happy and playing when he did. Over the year the boy had spent in the Frosty wasteland these moments weren't often enough at least in the eyes of the fatherly FarFrozen.

As he placed him down in the snow Danny was quick to head off towards the small fortress of ice that Polar had built for him a few months ago. His cloak fluttered in the wind as he ran revealing his trademark black and white jumpsuit. It seemed strange to Frostbite that the boy had never grown out of it despite having grown several inches over the year. He climbed up the ladder on the side to get to the top and the first thing he did was jump on the slide on the other side.

It was his favorite thing to do aside from flying….. or trying to anyway. He never was able to stay airborne very long but Frostbite chalked that up to his childish lack of focus. What was also surprising is just how entertained he could stay most of the time even though he usually played by himself. The FarFrozen land was teeming with the yeti people but…. Sad to say there are no children among them…. Not for the time being anyway.

Danny climbed back up the ladder again to slide and as he sat down to go he started to cough again. He politely placed his hand over his mouth as he did so, but manners weren't what Frostbite cared about. Human children were very susceptible to sickness and he had yet to experience what to do in the case that it was any kind of severe. Sure he's had a cough before, maybe a small cold especially at first, but what if this isn't the same? What if it's serious!?

Frostbite furrowed his brow as he watched in worry, contemplating whether he should take the risk of letting him play outside. Danny came down once again and when he started another coughing fit Frostbite knew what he was going to do. A scooped him up immediately and carried him towards the cavern much to the little halfa's dismay. "Wait! I wanna play some "cough" more!" He once again broke down into a coughing fit.

"I'm worried Little One. You may be getting sick."

Danny grumbled a bit before responding. "But I'm okay Frosty!"

Frostbite hugged him close as they made their way down the hall of the cavern. "For now you are." He set him down just inside the boy's room. "Let's just stay inside today to make sure you stay that way." He smiled at the little boy with worry evident in his eyes. Danny could only pout as he turned and headed for his toy chest. As he opened the lid Frostbite could have sworn he saw the boy shiver which is something he hadn't done in a long time, at least not inside. The moment was fleeting as the boy quickly dove in for one of his ice toys but it was long enough for Frostbite's worry to deepen.

A knock was heard at the door at which both of them turned as it opened. "Lord Frostbite are you in here?" Tundra came through the door holding a square flat object that had pictures on it. "Reconnaissance has found another one."

Frostbite turned to Danny who was watching with curiosity as he covered his mouth from another cough. "Let's talk outside." They both made haste and closed the door behind them leaving little Danny to play about in his room alone. Outside the room Tundra handed the tablet to Frostbite who was going over the images in great interest.

"They were found only an hour ago."

Frostbite stroked his beard a bit. "But what are they for? Why put them here?"

Tundra shook his head. "We do not know sir. We have our best men looking into the subject as we speak."

Frostbite nodded. "Good and in the meantime destroy these marks as best you can. Whatever their aim is we want to deter it as much as possible."

Tundra slammed his fist into his chest in response. "Aye sir!" Frostbite handed him back the tablet but froze while doing so in realization. "Sir?"

"Shh!" Frostbite put his finger over his mouth and raised his ears.

"I can't hear anything sir."

Frostbite looked at in in worry. "Precisely!" He turned and ripped open the door as fast he could. What should have been the patter of Danny's feet as he played or his giggling from behind the door was instead silence. The sight that fell upon Frostbite as he entered made his heart sink. Danny was passed out on the floor with labored breathing and clutching his arms as he shivered.

"Little One!" Frostbite quickly kneeled at his side and placed his hand on the boy's head. His eyes went wide once had for he was burning up. "Tundra! We need to get him to the medical bay immediately!" He picked Danny up carefully before he hastily dashed towards their medical facility.


After placing Danny on the examination table Tundra started up a scanner to analyze Danny's condition. A large screen at the head of the room flickered on showing the outline of a small figure with several numbers beside it. "His temperature has gone from his standard 74 to 77.2 Sir."

Frostbite looked over the boy with discomfort evident on his tiny face. "This is more than a cold then…" Tundra nodded as he looked over the data. The next few hours consisted of them running various tests though with little result. With every new conformation came more confusion. You can't blame them though considering they had never treated a human before, least of all a human sickness.

"From all of our tests so far all we can tell is its some sort of infection."

"Yes and we have little to offer in the realm of human sickness….." Frostbite had both hands on his head as he racked his brain for an answer.

Tundra was relatively worried himself but more for his leader who was acting most out of character. He had never seen Frostbite so openly worried and almost terrified. He looked down at the child still sleeping on the table. He furrowed his brow as he thought to himself. All this over a little halfa child? Tundra himself had never really spent much time with Danny aside from watching over him on rare occasions. He had no overall attachment to his wellbeing aside from the fact he was a child.

Danny started to cough in his restless sleep causing Frostbite to snap out of his thoughts. "I don't know what else to do… except talk to her."

Tundra's eyes widened. "Her? Surly you don't mean…?"

"Yes." He turned to Tundra with a serious expression. "She is sure to know the answer and have something that can help."

Tundra stopped what he was doing at one of the monitors. "But you can't! She…. She wouldn't even show up if you called her!"

Frostbite looked at Danny with his steely gaze. "Yes but I must try. I can use the infi-map to locate her current residence."

"But the price!"

Frostbite turned to the door. "The alternative is far too high a price!" He ran from the room as fast as he could in hopes of helping Danny in time.


The Infi-map. One of the greatest artifacts of the ghost zone, and able to take its wielder anywhere they would want. It knows the location of every ghost, realm and portal within the spectral dimension and can even read your mind. It is with this map that Frostbite found the cavern he stood before now. Well within the land of the FarFrozen but still hidden so that it may not be found except by one who already knows where it is.

As he stepped towards the entrance the wind in the area picked up and thrashed against him almost as if it was pushing back or keeping him away. Frostbite would not be stopped so easily, however, and he marched forward with a will of steel. Upon breaking past the winds he found the cave to be shallow. There was an area near the back that had an opening in the ceiling where a calm sprinkle of snow was falling into what looked to be some kind of dish. "There she is then."

As he approached he heard a light whistle as a blue flam erupted inside the dish which for some reason didn't melt the snow at all. "What business do you have here Frostbite? You know that we have an agreement against the interaction of our people."

Frostbite clapped his hands together and bowed. "Forgive my intrusion Lady Glacia, but I require assistance of which only you can give."

It was silent again for a few moments before her voice echoed through again. "Does it have to do with that halfa you took in a year ago perhaps? I can see no other reason you would come back and bow at my feet."

It was obvious he was clenching his teeth at her pompous tone but he didn't moved from his pennant pose. "Yes….. he has grown ill and we have not the resources to treat him."

The air around the cavern seemed to swirl a little causing the blue flame to dance in response. "I will be happy to help him of course, humans are a fascination of mine but there will be a price as you know."

Frostbite was silent a moment before answering. "I will do anything you ask."

"Anything?! My dear Frostbite have you really gotten so attached to this boy that are willing to do anything?" Frostbite didn't respond but his silence was all that she needed. "Be thankful that I do not take advantage of this moment as I usually would. I will help him, but in exchange, I must be allowed to see him once his ice core fully matures."

Frostbite stood up with an evident look of relief on his face. "My highest gratitude Lady Glacia!"

"Be warned Frostbite! If you do not bring him to me I will come to the village myself!"

Frostbite's expression turned to confusion. "I would not go back on my word that is the way of the FarFrozen! But I must know what has you so intrigued about him?"

She laughed and it echoed through the cavern. "That is for me to know Frostbite and for you to find out. Let's just say fate has plans for him." With that the flame burst forth from the bowl and then slowly died down revealing a greenish powder where the snow used to be. "Give this to him immediately and he will be fine. I'm sure you can handle anything else that may happen. Should you require any assistance with the boy again please come. As long as it is for the boy there will be no price." The voice went silent and the light snowfall stopped. Frostbite was quick to create a jar of ice and pour the powder into it.


Upon his return the first thing Frostbite did was treat Danny with the powder. He mixed it in with some water woke the halfa who was now in some sort of cold sweat. "Little One please drink."

Frostbite laid his frozen claw on the little boy's forehead and a small smile appeared on his face. "That… feels nice… Frosty."

A smile spread across the FarFrozen's face at his words. "You have to drink this and it will make you feel better I promise." Danny struggled to sit up and when he saw he couldn't Frostbite was quick to give him a hand. "Here Little One."

Danny gripped the sides of the cup as best he could and took a sip though the minutes the stuff touched his lips he pushed it away. "Nasty!" He said with a low grunt.

Frostbite waved his finger to Danny. "Medicine doesn't have to taste good to help. Drink it all Little One." Danny furrowed his brow in pleading but quickly gave in when he saw the stern expression on Frostbite's face. He nodded and placed the cup up o his mouth again. Once he had it all down he pushed the disdainful cup back to Frostbite. "Good boy Little One." He laid Danny back down and scruffed his hair. "Now just rest and you'll feel better before you know it." Danny didn't have to be told twice as he already had his eyes closed.

"What is it that she asked for?" Tundra asked with a serious expression. All the FarFrozen know just how eccentric that particular woman was as she could ask for anything and that included your afterlife.

Frostbite gave a smile as he watched Danny's peaceful expression. "I banked on her curiosity for humans and it turns out I was right. She merely asked to see him when he was able to stay in her presence without freezing."

Tundra looked at him in confusion. "That's all?"

Frostbite nodded. "I know it seems strange and her motives for such a request baffle me too but you should know that she is not the malicious type as her reputation would have you believe. She is, however very eccentric and that can come across to people as malicious. I do share your wariness though when it comes to dealing with her."

Tundra nodded in understanding. "Then I guess we only have to wait and hope she wasn't in a whimsical mood." He then turned back to the monitor to see Danny's temperature, which had risen to 78 while Frostbite was gone, now read to be 76.3. "And it seems it isn't."

Frostbite looked at the readings in intrigue. "The medicine couldn't be fighting the infection that fast could it?" He took a closer look at the readings and gasped. "Oh no!"

Tundra came around to see for himself. "What is it sir?"

Frostbite slammed his fist onto the monitor. "His ice core is awakening! This temperature drop isn't from the medicine at all!"

Tundra looked wide eyed at the screen. "But it is still far too underdeveloped! What could have-"

"The fever did it if I had to guess! It awakened to help preserve Danny's life."

Tundra turned to Danny who was still asleep on the table. "His ice core awakened as a subconscious effort to say his life?"


Ah! it's a cliff hanger! What will happen to our poor little halfa now!? Sorry but its in my nature to keep people on the edge of there seats when reading my stories. If you don't want to wait all you gotta do is review! More reviews equals a faster update my lovely readers! Any insightful guesses as to what this could lead too are welcome!=^-^=