Patch walked along as it was clear that snow was falling hard. His feathery plumage wasn't enough to keep the biting cold at bay. Cold wasn't his only problem, he still hadn't eaten properly and he was about to go head to head with the older males. The juvenile Edmontosaurus carcass had been reduced to bones as patch approached it. It was clear he wasn't looking for food but stuff for something. Looking around, he saw a good bone as he picked it up. Scar soon approached Patch as he was looking for supplies too.

"Hey no hunter, what do you think you're doing?" Scar hissed wondering on what Patch had in mind for the carcass.

"Mind your own business, why can't you get those sticks from the ground, the snow has buried everything." Patch hissed back. It was clear Patch saw Scar as a potential rival for the life and death struggle for survival.

"I need materials too you know. It's nesting season." Scar told Patch as Patch took a leg bone from the pile as he was looking around. Patch soon scampered off with the prize. Patch soon arrived back to his nest as he puts the bone down. Scar wasn't too far off as he made a nest too. "You know Patch; this winter is more than just looking after number one. We must also prepare for a family when the next spring comes. First step, attracting a mate." Scar told Patch that the only way to survive the winter was not only taking care of yourself but also preparing for a new generation of Stenonychosaurus to hatch in the next spring. Soon a female Stenonychosaurus appeared as her gray feathering was lighter as she was inspecting the nests, it was clear she was choosing to see what mates there were available. Patch looked at the female as he felt his heart flutter.

"Stella." Patch chirped to himself as he knew that love wasn't around the corner.

Two hundred miles to the south, thousands of determined cats and Edmontosaurus have battled their way through the blizzard. They were now walking along a huge ice encrusted sea. But because of the blinding whiteout, they have strayed completely off course and into deep trouble. They were wandering across the sea as it was frozen on the surface but the ice was cracking as it couldn't hold up the weight of a behemoth. Tiger's leap felt the ice cracking beneath his paws as they were heading over some thin ice.

"Cats of the group hold back! This part isn't really safe." Tiger's leap told them as he knew that if they wandered farther into the thin ice, they could be in deep trouble. The cats continued to mass where Tiger's leap had stopped them but the Edmontosaurus didn't get the message, they just kept going.

"So which way you think we're going to go? Dove's Flight asked as the cats continued to mass together. The Edmontosaurus continued to wander onto the thin ice, unaware of the danger. The ice continued to crack and groan as more animals continued to travel along the ice.

"If the ice gives away, we will follow the animals behind as they might know another way across." Tiger's Leap mewed as the Edmontosaurus continued across the ice. Tiger's Leap was holding up the group as he wanting for them to stay safe but the ice continued to crack and buckle with the weight of so many animals. It was clear that the ice was going to cave in at any moment.

"It's not like the ice is going to break when we cross it." Pebble's Fall mewed as he knew he was right. The thin ice could support a 10 to 15 pound cat but it couldn't bear the weight of an 8,000 pound Edmontosaurus. What he said would come true.

The ice continued to creak and groan under the weight of so many herbivores crossing it. Soon the ice breaks as an Edmontosaurus fell in. This began a chain reaction as more Edmontosaurus began to cave in as the ice was breaking beneath them. It was clear that the ice in certain sections couldn't bear their weight. Tiger's Leap was watching the carnage.

"You just had to open your big mouth didn't you?" Tiger's Leap asked the tom. Pebble's Fall nodded. Tiger's Leap soon knew that not everyone was breaking through so they now decided to pad away from the danger zone. It was clear that the freezing water could kill a huge animal in minutes but that wasn't the only thing though. Veteran saw Turtle as he knew he was one of the unlucky ones that got separated. He soon saw one of his own kind swim to the patch of ice they were on as it prepared to get on the pack, something grabbed it and dragged it under. It was clear that monsterous predators lurk in the deep and Turtle was preparing him go for a swim.

"Come on you can do this!" Turtle cheered him on. Veteran gulped as he and several members of his kind prepared to swim. They soon leaned forth as they all dove in. They were soon swimming out to him, keeping their heads up as they swam over. Predators with long snake like bodies and paddle like limbs swam beneath them ready to take up any prey that was unlucky enough to make it onto the ice. Veteran was swimming along as he soon got onto the ice as Turtle stepped away to make room for him and for Turtle to not fall in. Veteran soon pulled himself onto the safety of the ice as the predator surfaced and went back under."I'm so glad you're safe." Turtle mewed to Veteran as he turned and they began moving together.

"Same goes for you. I helped you through the storm and you were there cheering me on to make it across the icy water. I could have been eaten by those monsters if I was careless." Veteran admitted as they continued to walk across the ice. They knew they had to be more careful on the ice.

"It's clear that a gentle giant would help a small cat through the worst of times." Turtle responded as they were soon reunited. The whole herd knew they needed to be more careful on the ice seeing how it cracked and gave away on them. They had several objectives to do as they needed to be able to complete them as they continued south. Getting out of the arctic so they could travel into warmer climates and reunite with the Pachyrhinosaurus herd that they got separated from during the whiteout. Tiger's leap knew they needed to be together as they continued onward.

After the lake, they continued on through the landscape as it was clear that little to no food was growing. Starvation was going to take its toll.

A foot was banging on the icy lake as something wanted entrance. It was the Nodosaur who was toughing it out as best he could.

"Come on." The Nodosaur growled as he banged his hard foot on the ice. He wanted the ice to at least crack as he wanted to be able to get into the lake to drink. He soon slammed his hard foot on the lake as the ice finally cracked. He looked to the work he was doing as he knew one more hit would do the trick. He soon slammed the foot down on the shattered ice as it soon broke Pieces of ice were floating around as the water had finally been breached. The Nodosaur soon lowered his head down as he began drinking from the lake. The cold water felt refreshing but it wasn't much to try to keep him warm. He was beginning to miss the warmer days as he looked up to the sky as flurries of snow were beginning to fall. "I really need some company. I just can't wait for Turtle to come back." The Nodosaur began to move away from the lake as he knew that he needed to scrounge together enough food to last another day.

Being left in the north meant foraging around the clock to keep yourself going but the Nodosaur's relentless foraging was bringing him into dangerous territory. He turned his head to the right seeing a large pile of bones laying around. It was clear he was approaching the Nanuqsaur's cave. A puff of breath came from like smoke being pushed into a random direction. The predator hissed as it came to life. The Nanuqsaurus limped out seeing the Nodosaur.

"What is an armored mortal like you doing outside of my cave." The Nanuqsaurus hissed as he was wondering what a Nodosaur was doing outside. The Nodosaur held his ground in case the predator decided to go on the attack.

"I was looking for food and I guessed I stumbled upon you." The Nodosaur responded as he knew he was in no condition for a fight. The Nanuqusaurs looked at him.

"If you want nothing to do with the king, I say walk away or I will rip the armor off of you and make you my next meal." He roared. The Nodosaur charged at him but stopped after one step forward realizing that there was no need for a fight.

"I guess you're right." The Nodosaur responded as he knew that the fight would have some nasty results. The Nanuqsaurus said nothing as he turned away and limped off back into his cave. Even in a cold winter like this, even a small injury could have deadly consequences, if they did fight; it could end up killing them both. The Nanuqsaurus knew he didn't have the guts fir it. The Nodosaur thankful for his life being spared turned away as he began walking off to find other food in the cold arctic. The Nanuqsaurus soon lay down as his leg ached badly. It was clear the Stenonychosaurus bite he had sustained was now infected. He knew he needed to rest and hopefully a better victim would come to him.

Scar was walking along as his clawed feet crunched on the snow. He looked at the setting sun knowing that this was the last day which the sun would show itself to the animals of the arctic. Those that were left were going to experience it.

"Deep winter would soon begin. Once it does, the sun will not rise until four long months will pass. This is the beginning of the longest night on the earth." Scar told himself as the moon would be visible for these next few months. The Nodosaur appeared as he looked at Scar then the setting sun. It was clear that the night was going to consume them all.

"Yeah. I want to be able to see Turtle by the time the next sunrise comes. He needs to tell me about his first migration." The Nodosaur prayed as he wanted the sun to come back. Some of them would never see a sunrise again. The Nanuqsaurus drifted off to sleep as his eyes closed as the shadows lengthened.

The whole herd had finally made it across the frozen ocean and were waiting on what to do next. They were still moving south as they were determined to get to their refugee. Tiger's leap was still leading as the landscape was slowly changing as the snow wasn't as deep yet the landscape was taking spikes in temperature but one thing was the same. There was still no food.

"Just keep hanging in there, we will find some food I promise you." Tiger's Leap told them as they continued to move south. The clouds were starting to get dark but it was clear they weren't heavy with snow but rather something else. It was clear that they were now moving into the volcanic wasteland. For Turtle and the others, the days of suffering were going to begin.

[A/N]: This chapter was a bit shorter than the others since it was just crossing the ice and preparations for the longest night on the earth. I was busy yesterday since my father took me out with a friend and I had fun I will admit. I was just too tired to write this chapter.

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