I wandered the Pole for a few minutes before I ended up near Gary. He wasn't baking as many cookies as usual instead he was making a cake. He gestured to a bowl and I started mixing it. "What's it for?" I was curious.
He groaned then a growl.
"A tournament?" Now I was confused. What was it going to be for making the most toys? Gary put down his bowl and made a punching motion. He kept doing it until I finally got that he was trying to mime it out for me. "A fighting tournament?"
Gary nodded.
"Can anyone participate?"
Another nod.
I was going to the training area. I wanted to get in this action or at least watch it. I found the training area easily. Most yetis and Nicholas were warming up. Did I ever tell you how amazing Nicholas is? Especially when he was using his swords? I loved to watch him spar with the yetis. I used to be a fighter. Mike and I used to go at it with our cousins. I'd broken a few noses and an arm, not mine of course. I ducked just in time for a yeti to miss me.
"Ellie!" Nicholas's voice was filled with worry.
"I'm alright." I stood back up. "You missed." I smiled at him. I was a bit disappointed he had a shirt on. Nicholas had to have muscles under there.
"I vould be best if you moved down here." Nicholas told me.
There was a chalkboard filled with yeti names and of course Nicholas's I figured they must be having some type of tournament and it was just beginning. "Can I join?" I asked pointing at the empty space on the board. I recognized the yeti's name Jingle. He was still a teenager in yeti years.
"I don't think."
I wrote my name on the board before he could go any further. The medic yeti nearby looked at me with a slight glare and looked to go get more supplies. I wasn't that fragile. I couldn't get overly hurt right?
North was worried for Ellie. Though he watched the fighting going on in front of him he kept glancing at her. She was stretching and preparing for her own fight. It was two away. She'd changed her clothes she wore some green jogging outfit. It was tight fitting tank top and pants.
"Thanks, Karl." The elf handed her a hair tie. He preferred her hair down. It made her look more…well beautiful in his eyes. His eyes scanned the crowd. It had grown to nearly everyone at the Pole. Even Jack had shown up and was talking to Phil. The bell rang and there was one more match to go. Then it was Ellie's turn.
North looked at the Medical yeti, Joyce. She had put a stretcher and got two of her helpers ready. He hoped it didn't come to that. Ellie should be okay. He remembered she'd been on the naughty list several times in her childhood due to fighting. He duck to miss a yeti coming his way. It was Ellie's turn next. He looked to Joyce again. Hopefully, she didn't get too hurt.
I put my hair into a ponytail. Karl looked worried so did several of the other elves. I looked at Nicholas. He was checking out the medic yeti. I wasn't going to get hurt. At least I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get hurt. Jingle was smaller then me. I knew that much, but he was also bulkier and better yet a yeti. I realized the yeti probably had a strength advantage on me. Maybe even a stamina advantage. She knew how to dodge.
"Tire him out a move in for the take down." I told myself doing my last stretch. The one yeti just picked up the other and threw him towards Nicholas. He ducked and the yeti didn't hit him. She hoped her exit wasn't going to be this bad.
North watched as Ellie stepped into the ring. Jingle stepped in it as well. The yeti had gone through a small grown spurt since the last time North had saw him. The bell rang, and the fight started. Jingle wasn't trying to hurt Ellie. It was obvious. Jingle was trying to get Ellie in a bear…well yeti hug so he could just drop her out of the ring. Ellie was not making it easy on him. Ellie was ducking and dodging. North saw what she was doing she was going to get Jingle to the edge of the ring then push him out.
Ellie succeeded in her plan. Jingle tried to get her again while she was near the edge she was able to get out of the way while Jingle tired to balance himself. Ellie then gave him a slight shove and he fell out of the ring. The crowd cheered. North did not what to know who her next opponent was.
Everyone looked over the chalkboard. Phil and Jack were ordering the names on the chalkboard. The next round was set. North couldn't believe what those two had done. He looked down the list of names and whom they were facing. At the very bottom of the list was his name next to Ellie's.
I'd beaten Jingle, but my victory was short lived. There was a gasp around the room. I looked over to the chalkboard. I was facing Nicholas next. How was I supposed to fight him? I wouldn't want to hurt him, but I really did want to win. It was going to be hard. He'd seen me fight I'd have to change my technique for him. Then again if we were going on plain skill alone I was going to lose. He fought yetis! For crying out loud! All I managed to do was push a yeti out of the ring first!
Karl hugged my leg in relief that I was all right. I don't think he'd seen the chalkboard. I don't think any of them seen the chalkboard they were all gathered around me. I looked over at the board again hoping it'd change. I saw Jack and Phil looking quite smug. Something was going on. I looked at Nicholas. He looked just as shocked as I was. Whatever was going on at the Pole Nicholas didn't know about it. Jack did, the yetis did, and maybe and elf knew too. I was going to find out what they were all planning.
A/N: Another chapter. I hope you enjoy the little bit of action. Will Ellie find out what is going on?
Guardian of:
Imagination 19
Faith 12
Belief 10
Joy 6
Innocence, Childhood, and Determination 1
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