Note: first fanfic, will improve as I go along, I have been a gamemaster on my past RP site so the action should be good, and I do not own Ben 10 or anything that is remotely like Ben 10.

AUTHOR'S NOTE OF GLORY: And here we are to the next chapter of the Earth Trial. Enjoy! Sorry this chapter took awhile, I was incredibly busy this week!

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Blizzard sighed.

She lowered her hands slowly, breathing hard since she was tired. It worked, the igloo held, and they were safe.

For the moment.

Even though her eyes were open she could not see anything because it was dark. But even though it was, she looked around the room, hoping to see something. She called out in the cold darkness.

"Diamondhead? Ripjaws?"

The walls soaked in the sound, leaving a hollow, dead silence.

"Diamondhead?"

She heard a groan to her left, she crawled over to where the sound came from. She felt around with her dainty hands and was able to find Diamondhead.

"Diamondhead…wake up!"

Diamondhead groaned again, he slowly sat up and opened his eyes too.

"W-where are we…what happened?"

"We're in an igloo."

"How?"

Blizzard could tell that Diamondhead was tired, his dimly responses means that he hasn't recovered yet from the avalanche.

"When you fainted, I was able to put up an ice shield just in time. Luckily the avalanche didn't hold much longer and I was able to keep the igloo intact."

Diamondhead's head was spinning, he didn't understand a word she said but he just took her word for it.

"Right….so how do we get out?"

"Simple!"

Blizzard raised her hand as high as it could go, and with her ice powers, she was able to make a small hole appear from the ceiling. Light flooded in as the igloo darkness disappeared. Diamondhead blinked several times before he said.

"Good. We must now continue on to get that flag."

"Uh, Diamondhead, we have a problem."

"What?"

Blizzard pointed her finger at the sleeping Ripjaws. He caught sight of her on the floor.

"Oh."

Diamondhead scratched his head. He then said,

"Alright, here's the plan, Blizzard, you must go get the flag from the mountain top. Since you are made of mostly of ice, you can get to it quicker than I can. I'll stay here and take care of Ripjaws."

Blizzard nodded. Before she left she said,

"Make sure Ripjaws does not die! If she does, I will make you into jewlery!"

She then climbed out of the small hole from the top of her igloo and disappeared.

Diamondhead sighed.

"Well, I might as well try to get out of this ice chamber."

He looked up at the hole that Blizzard had just made, it was too small even for his arm to get through…much less his body. He then approached the wall, he looked at it and sighed again.

"What did I do to deserve this?"

He began punching the wall, hoping to shatter it and making an entrance. After five minutes of constant punching, Diamondhead stopped. He breathed heavily, he still had not recovered from the avalanche yet, and he had not broke the wall yet.

"Gah…how can I get through?"

A voice in his head answered him.

You know Yang…if I was in control now, I would have us out of here in no time.

Yang hated it when Yin butts in like this, it disturbed his peace of mind.

"Buzz off."

Temper, temper Yang. I bet you that if we had things…my way…I would have destroyed that wall in seconds.

"Well your not in control now Yin!", shouted Diamondhead, "now please let me think."

Diamondhead closed his eyes. Yin was silent.

After a minute of silence Diamondhead opened his eyes.

"Now Yin…I want absolute silence, if you talk it will break my concentration."

Oh Yang, your soooo like that…"Be quiet you worthless mood"…or…"let me concentrate!"…but…I'll be quiet this once to see how well you do.

Yang waited for his voice to stop, when he sure it was, he closed his eyes again. Channeling his energy, he pulled back his left arm. All the energy was pulsating into his arm and his legs began to wobble. The arm began to shake, intensifying as each second passed. When he was ready Diamondhead opened his eyes.

"YAAAAAAH!"

He threw his arm forward, it made contact with the icy wall. The punch sent reverberations across the igloo. The igloo then shattered like glass and fell onto the floor. A gaping hole was present now.

Diamondhead collapsed to the floor exhausted.

YAY!, cried Yin, We're free! Now we can get some fresh air!...Yang?

Yang was knocked out, apparently, he used up so much energy that he fainted, with a sleeping Yang, Yin saw his chance.

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Diamondhead opened his eyes once more, this time revealing a grassy green color in his eyes. He stood up quickly.

"YES! I'm back!"

Diamondhead did a victory dance before he stopped and picked up Ripjaws.

"Alright princess, lets take you outside."

Diamondhead took her outside, she still was unconscious and her breathing was shallow. Diamondhead laid her down carefully. He looked around trying to find something.

"Now where could that be…Ah!"

He found his large gloves near the entrance to the igloo. He picked them up and put them on his hands.

"There we go!"

He turned back to the blanket covered Ripjaws, she looked peaceful, with her closed eyes and her smiling expression that was full of teeth. She did indeed look beautiful, and a little bit cute.

Diamondhead's heart melted at the sight of her.

"Ah…nature is so wonderful."

BAM!

Diamondhead was thrown to the floor unexpexectically. A creature landed on top of his back, nawing on his neck trying to pierce his diamond skin.

"What the-?"

Diamondhead stood up trying to get the animal off of him.

"Geroff me!"

He grabbed for the creature, his hands enclosed around the brute's neck. With all his might he threw the creature to the ground. But just as he did another animal tackled him making him lose his balance and falling to the floor. The creature was on his chest and was looking at him straight in the eye.

It was here that that Diamondhead truly saw what his foe looked like. They were lion sized, with white fur to blend in with their surroundings. Their mouths were wide and were displayed with many rows of teeth. It had yellow eyes that were pierced with black slits. And their breath smelled horribly.

Diamondhead punched the creature in the jaw. Sending the creature flying through the air. The creature landed on the ground wimpering.

"Get out of here you wild mutts!"

Scrape…scrape…

Diamondhead turned, the creatures apparently gave up on Diamondhead and were now dragging away Ripjaws carcuss.

"YOU GET AWAY FROM HER!"

The creatures turned around and saw him coming at them in a rage. Not wanting to stay here any longer, two of them picked up Ripjaws and bounded off. Diamondhead ran after them but it was of now use, the creatures were too fast for him and got away.

Diamondhead stopped running.

"Where there's a fine how-do-you-do."

He sat on the ground.

"Now, what should I do?"

Blizzard's voice rang inside his head,

Make sure Ripjaws does not die! If she does, I will make you into jewlery!

Diamondhead stood up quickly.

"Yes Mrs. Blizzard! Right away!"

He then ran with all his might to find the kidnapped, aquatic alien.