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Icecloud's POV

The town fair just opened up a few days ago. I quickly check the calendar on my phone. Nope. I'm not busy. Why not go? I'll just check it out for a few hours.

xXx

"One ticket, please," I say to Brightheart at the ticket stand. She smiles and gives me a ticket in exchange for five dollars.

"Now, with this ticket, you can go anywhere, okay? Everything comes with the cost of the ticket, except for food," she explains, as I nod in understanding.

"Thank you," I say, and I'm off.

I skip around, past several different food stands, and I head immediately for the rides. There's a ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, a drop tower, some kiddie rides, and one roller coaster. I decide to try the roller coaster first.

xXx

After riding practically every single ride, I'm done and just plain hungry. I check my watch. 2 o'clock. I still have a few hours to kill. I'll go over and get a snack.

First, I buy some lemonade, then get a funnel cake. After eating both of those, I'm ready for some cotton candy.

I make my way to the cotton candy stand. I smile as I watch little kids with their hands and noses pressed up against the glass as they admire the fuzzy cotton candy being made.

I look up to see the man with ashy black hair who works the cotton candy stand. "One cotton candy, please."

The man grunts. "What flavor?"

"Oh… pink and blue, please," I add.

The man nods, and I watch as his muscular hands grab a little cone, then dip them into a bucket of cotton candy. A few moments later, he hands me the cone.

I read his name tag. Ashfur. That name sounds familiar…

"Thanks… uh… Ashfur," I say.

Ashfur smirks. "No problem. Why don't you go out in the back and sit down at one of the tables to enjoy your cotton candy?"

"Why not?" I smile. I walk around the little cotton candy tent and find a little table in the back. I sit down and bite into the cotton candy….

My vision goes black.

Foxleap's POV

"Icecloud!" I screech, racing towards my sister. But it's too late. It's too late…

I flip myself up and realize that it was all just a bad dream. Breathing deeply, I check the clock beside my bed. 2:15 pm. Wait, did I really sleep in that late?

I open the door of my bedroom and head out into the living room to see Rebelle reading as Silverblaze plays a new video game on the XBox. Jayfeather's sitting on the couch knitting… Wait, knitting?

I decide not to question Jayfeather's odd life decisions.

"Good morning," growls Rebelle. "You slept in."

"Technically, it would be 'good afternoon'," Jayfeather points out.

"I know," snaps Rebelle. "I said it because Foxleap here just woke up."

"Hey Foxleap! I'm about to beat your high score!" calls Silver from in front of the TV.

"Yeah, right," I retort as I strike a pose. "Nobody can defeat... me."

Silver giggles, but Rebelle just rolls her eyes. "Sure," Rebelle says.

Suddenly, a really strange feeling comes crashing down on top of me. All of a sudden, a wave of horror has fallen down on me, and I'm swallowed up by darkness.

"Help!" I call as I fall to the ground. "Help!"

Suddenly, my eyes fall shut as my body starts to feel limp. I hear a shriek and footsteps.

"Foxleap? Foxleap? Foxleap!"

I throw my eyes awake to see Silverblaze on her knees right beside me. "Foxleap? Are you okay?"

I breathe heavily, then stand up and brush myself off. "Yeah… I think so. It's just… I heard…"

"What?" snaps Silver. "Foxleap! Tell me what happened!"

I feel my forehead, which is starting to hurt. "A shriek. It sounded like Icecloud…"

Suddenly, I know what's going on. My eyes go big and round as I stare blankly at the wall right behind Jayfeather.

"Foxleap? What's happening?" questions Rebelle.

"Icecloud. Town fair. Trouble," I say. Immediately, Rebelle grabs Jayfeather and Silver's hands and jerks them out of the apartment. Realizing I'm still in my pajamas, I whip a sweatshirt and some sweatpants onto myself and quickly follow.

xXx

"FASTER!" I yowl as Rebelle drives Silver's car around town. But I don't need to yell any more. Rebelle's somehow gotten us to the town fair in less than two minutes, while it would take Silver about ten minutes.

"Cotton candy," I murmur. Rebelle nods and rushes forward, with Silverblaze and Jayfeather right at her heels. I try to follow, but end up being a little more slow, so I end up walking.

"Hey Foxleap, how's it going?" says a voice, and I look to my right to see my old friend, Toadstep. I hear he once had a crush on my sister…

"Hi Toadstep," I say. "I'm in a hurry… see you later."

I then dash ahead. I've lost sight of the others, but I just follow the sweet scent of cotton candy until I reach the cotton candy stand.

Standing there is a completely normal-looking man who is giving some kids some cotton candy. The others are nowhere to be seen.

I watch in horror as a child takes a piece of cotton candy and holds it to their mouth.

"STOP!" I hiss, as I leap forward and knock the cotton candy out of the children's hands. The children turn to me and frown.

"Give me back the candy!" wails the girl, who's got two little pigtails of brown hair. The boy next to her starts crying.

The man working at the counter turns to me. He lifts up his hat, so that some light falls on his face, just enough for me to recognize him.

"ASHFUR!" I yowl, leaping over the counter of cotton candy, and ready to attack Ashfur. He steps back as I throw myself in his direction.

He dodges, wincing as he hides behind a trash can. I kick the trash can away and turn to him.

Ashfur smirks. He bounces up, grabs my shoulders, and throws me against the wall, pinning me there. I try to struggle free, but his hands are too strong.

"Heads up!"

Silverblaze has snuck up behind Ashfur and is now hitting his head with a few cotton candy cones, just as Rebelle comes flying towards Ashfur as she tackles him and he falls to the ground.

"STOP!" cries Ashfur. "I'll go away now! I promise! I'll do whatever you want!"

"Yeah, right," cackles Rebelle sadistically.

"I promise!" yowls Ashfur. "Really!"

"After what you've done, there's no going back," states Silverblaze. "Maybe if it was a minor crime, but this must be addressed."

"What must be addressed?" Ashfur cries. "He was the one who started the fight!" Ashfur points to me.

"You hurt my sister," I growl. "You started the reason for the fight."

"I never did anything to hurt your sister," chokes Ashfur, and I want to believe him. I really do. But how can I?

Suddenly, I hear Jayfeather's voice. "I have proof."

I whip around to see Jayfeather sitting down on the ground with a first aid kit, treating…

Icecloud.

"Icecloud!" I shriek, but Jayfeather stops me.

"She's just asleep," says Jayfeather. "The poisoned cotton candy isn't deadly."

"She'll be alright?" I fret, and Jayfeather nods.

"Well, she's okay. That's good," says Silverblaze.

"Guys, what are we doing about Ashfur?" asks Rebelle.

"I'll take care of that," comes another voice, and I turn around to see Hollyleaf in her police uniform, blocking a crowd of people who have come to see what's going on.

Hollyleaf walks over to Ashfur and handcuffs him. Ashfur growls, "where's the proof?"

Hollyleaf smiles. "Right here." She pulls out a phone (or some kind of electronic device, at least) and taps the screen. She then turns it our direction.

It's a security camera recording. I can faintly see Ashfur, but it's him, all right. Ashfur approaches the bags of cotton candy, then opens a little packet of something, and sprinkles it onto the cotton candy. He cackles as he sets the packet on a table, then turns and leaves. Hollyleaf zooms in on the packet, which reads, "Tigerstar's Cotton Candy Poison".

Ashfur's face goes pale, and Hollyleaf sets the phone back in her pocket. She turns to Ashfur. "You, sir, can explain everything in court." Hollyleaf turns back to us. "Thanks, guys. See you later."

"Bye, Hollyleaf," Rebelle calls as Hollyleaf takes Ashfur back to the police car, which is flashing lights. After Hollyleaf forces the crowd away, Brambleclaw comes up to us.

"I'm shutting this stand down," he says. "So you guys can leave now. Thanks again."

xXx

*three days later*

I smile as I grab my fifth slice of pizza. "Go Icecloud!"
She, Rebelle, Silverblaze, and Jayfeather are having a video game battle, and so far, Icecloud is winning. I smile as the screen reads, "First place!" and shows Icecloud's little character.
I high-five my sister.
"Video games are stupid," huffs Jayfeather.
"I'll take your place, Jay," I say, and Jayfeather hands me the controller.
Ah, this is how it's all supposed to be. My sister, my best friends and I, all hanging out, playing video games, and eating pizza.
This is the life.

Icecloud: I'm honored to have been a main part of this chapter!

Foxleap: Icecloud, this isn't the Oscars.

Icecloud: I'd like to thank my family for being supportive, my friends for always being there, and... oh! All of you fabulous readers, because without you, well, why are we even here?

Foxleap: You do have a good point there.

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