"I can't believe I fit through that door." said Excaelum.

"Kind of a nice thing to make the door that big. What is it like 8 feet wide and 7 feet tall." Shadow added.

They continued exploring their new living space. Luna went back to Canterlot to stay with Celestia. The next came upon them, Shadow and Aero were to report back for their next course. They arrived to the briefing room and Knight Black Soul was starting her lecture.

"Ice Valley is not like Dry Ocean because, instead of blazing temperature over 143 degrees Fahrenheit you will have freezing temperatures below 20 degrees Fahrenheit maybe even lower. Now remember what happened at Dry Ocean, 7 of you friends were taken out because, they suffered from heat strokes. You have the decision to leave my regiment before we go to Ice Valley."

No one left. Yet.

"I have been informed there is an unusual amount of activity from Yeti but, we will still go because they usually don't bother us. If you don't want to take that risk, leave now."

2 Pegasus left the room.

"We still have to take precautions. We will give you a pair of these, what we call, hoof-blades. They do not go past the bottom of your hoof so you're able to walk with them on. This precaution shall be another flag saying to leave while you still have the chance also, Knight Storm and I will be over-watching you from the sky with our team, this should also be another flag."

Another 2 Pegasus left, one sitting next by Seng said something that stopped Black Soul from giving any further warning.

"The rest of us aren't going anywhere."

"Is that right, Cloudfire. Do the rest of you agree with him?"

They all answered,"YES SIR!"

"Alright." Soul continued,"Go get some rest we have a long day ahead of us."

There were only 8 Pegasi left: Shadow, Seng, Lancer, Aero, and Cloudfire. The others were known as Voyager, Echo, and Hail. The next early morning they had to leave early to Ice Valley, a blizzard was stirring. The valley will protect them form the harsh winds but, if they take too long they can be buried by the snow.

Arrival time 4:31 AM

Time starts at 5:00 AM

The weather was freezing and it didn't get any better as the sun rose. The blizzard will block most of the sunlight from reaching the valley. Knight Storm had a team of 3 Pegasus with him their names were Fencer, Razor, and Canon. Knight Black Soul also had a team of three: Tint, Bladedancer, and Flood. The storm was getting worse. The snow slipped in through some small cracks in the doors and hit them in the face. The howling of the winds was loud not because of the speed of the train going against it, it was the speed of the blowing winds.

"These winds are relentless." said Fencer.

Razor replied,"It's not so bad."

Tint added,"It can be worse."

"Don't jinx it or I'm going to have o stab you. You have negative energy Tint." exclaimed Fencer.

Canon chuckled,"Not if he gets you first."

They group laughed a bit.

"It is so cold right now. Brrrr! Damn it's really cold!" whined Aero.

"Once we move our body temperature will rise so don't whine so much." Lancer replied.

"Oh I wasn't whining if you want to hear whining I can do it right now."

"Okay just shut up." said Lancer.

Seng asked Shadow,"Do you think it's that dangerous in the valley?"

"Maybe, but I doubt it unless we run into a few yeti on the way. They're pretty much not a bother unless provoked."

"Let's not hope that happens, us provoking them." said Lancer,"I don't want to tango with them at all."

"None of us do." Seng said.

They were going to start in less than 10 minutes.

Storm came from the starting to the back where the carts were,"We modified the carts so, 2 of you can drag one together. We can't afford to lose anyone in the blizzard. We will travel in a small compact group so we can all see each other. My team and I will be in the front, Black Soul's team will be in the rear. Any questions?"

The 8 remaining Pegasus answered,"No, sir."

Shadow and Seng chose their cart. Lancer with Aero. Cloudfire with Voyager. Echo with Hail.

Formation

Storm

Fencer Canon

Razor

Shadow-Seng Lancer-Aero

Cloudfire- Voyager Echo-Hail

Soul

Tint Flood

Bladedancer

They began, it was freezing so they had to keep moving to keep their body temperature up or else they catch hypothermia.

"The halfway point is a ways from here." sighed Aero.

"Let's just focus on something else other than that." Lancer tried to get his mind off of that idea.

"Did any of you see the beam of light a couple days ago?" Seng asked the group.

"I did, I thought the world was going to end." Aero exclaimed.

"Maybe it's a sign of the beginning of the end." said Lancer.

Shadow stayed quiet and listened to the three talk about what they thought the beam was. Shadow started having memories replay themselves. They were blurred, he saw the accident at Fallen Star. He shook his head, to stop that horrible memory. He wondered why he was seeing that. Again, he saw his old friend Dragaitas opening his great wings, he again shook his head.

"Why I'm I seeing this now?" he mumbled to himself.

He heard a scream of pain,"AAHHHHH!! LEAVE ME!!" Shadow looked up and saw everything besides the blizzard, was normal. They were still flying the carts with no problem.

The screams in Shadow's head continued, he wanted to cry because, those screams brought back terrible memories but that's all they were. Memories. The past.

Through all those painful memories, came a soothing and happy one he heard the voice of his deceased wife,"Dawn, don't run too fast. You're going to hurt yourself."

The memory was as clear as the sky after a storm.

"Starflare you can't baby her, for the rest of your life. Let her roam free."

"Yes I can, dear. And do you really want Dawn to hurt herself again?"

"No, honey. Last time she did Dawn kept on crying. My ears are still ringing."

"That was a week ago, Stop exaggerating you big baby."

Shadow saw his daughter turn around,"Who're you calling a "big baby" mom?"

"Your father. Even though he's strong you can still beat him in a race, can you hon?"

"Yeah dad, you're slower than a rock."

"That hurt my feelings Dawn. YOU BETTER RUN BEFORE THE TICKLE MONSTER CATCHES YOU!!"

He chased his daughter and started to tickle his daughter with his wings. They both rolled down a hill and laughed. Starflare was standing on top of the hill, smiling.

The memory ended, and Shadow started to tear up.

"I'm so sorry Starflare. It was all my fault." Shadow began to cry under his breath so the others won't hear him.

He heard Seng, wiped the tears away then looked at him.

"Shadow we're stopping for some reason. Pay attention, Soul's going to tell us something"

Shadow looked ahead and saw the valley was littered with holes on the sides.

"There are a lot more. Now, leave the carts. We have to fly our way out."

"A lot more what?" asked Voyager.

"Yeti. They may try to attack us."

"Damn, we need to go now Soul, I can see them." Storm said.

They were poking their large white, fur-covered faces out from the holes. Yetis stood at least 9 feet tall and had arms that were 6 feet long each and weighed at least 750 lbs.

"Ready your blades. I will decided whether you die or not." Knight Black Soul exclaimed.

One yeti charged toward Shadow. Shadow left his cart and sliced it's thick throat. It landed next to Storm. It's body was heavy, they could tell because of the vibration it generated when it landed.

"Stay together." he said.

Soul replied," And who gave you command?"

"That body. Now are you going to criticize me or help me?"

"Hit their joints, head, and as Shadow displayed their throat or neck. Lead the way."

"Alright. On 3, fly as fast as you can. Ready?! THREE!!"

They flew straight in and the yetis started to pour out of the holes. The group was broken when one of them jumped straight in the middle of them.

"DAMN!! KILL IT!!" shouted Soul.

Storm and Razor pulled back and charged to him. Razor went for the joints on it's legs, when it was down Storm finished it off with a swift hit to it's throat.

They saw the end of the valley but, it was blockaded by yetis. They had to go straight through, if they fly up the blizzard would've forced them back down, leaving them stunned on the floor. Soul's team was attacked. A yeti grabbed hold of Tint and started to pull on his wings, within a few seconds he would be a Pegasus without wings. Bladedancer and Flood stopped him just in time. They both made crossed cuts to the back of the yetis neck. It went limp and fell.

"That was close." said Flood.

"It was." Tint replied.

"Can you two shut up and help me??!!!" screamed Bladedancer was facing a yeti that was over 10 feet. Soul got it's attention by cutting it's wrist. It got angry. Blinded by it's rage, Soul cut it's neck but, the cut wasn't deep enough. She cut it again, and again in the same spot. It finally fell.

The blockade was ahead. Soul and Storm's team teamed up against the wall of at least 8 yeti. There were 6 total from the two teams.

Cloudfire and Hail were also attacked but, were saved by Storm and Echo.

Echo being a recruit didn't have enough speed to make a clean cut. His cut was rough and slow. Storm finished was Echo started and killed his target.

"You need to be faster Echo!"

"Sorry sir!"

The blockade had a hole in it and they were able to go through. The yetis didn't follow for some reason.

Lancer, Seng, and Aero ganged up on one 7 foot yeti. They striked simultaneously, it had three gashes on different places.

"I killed it!!" Seng joyfully shouted.

"NO!! I did!" Lancer argued.

"Does it matter? We all know I killed It!!"

"SHUT UP AERO!!" Seng and Lancer screamed.

The three then screamed for a different reason. The alpha yeti was behind them. It was 14 feet tall. The power it possess was more than they can handle so they chickened out and flew to the end of the valley where the two teams, Cloudfire, and the others were. The only ones missing were Soul, Storm, and Shadow.

"The alpha is here." Storm said.

"Just like old times, huh?" Soul replied,"Eliminate it. COME ON!!"

The two old friends met the alpha, it swung at them. It was slow but, if it got hold of either one of them, it would've been over.

"Joints!! Hit them!!" yelled Soul.

They both attacked the same one on it's left leg and right leg. It was still standing. They did it again. It still was standing. Shadow came out of nowhere and joined.

"Need help?"

"SHUT UP AND HELP US!!" Storm screamed.

The three were able to bring it down to it's knees. Three deep simultaneous cuts to the throat killed it. Or so they thought. It began to rise even with blood running down it's body.

Soul shouted,"BRING IT DOWN!!"

Another three cuts to it's red throat finished it for good. 7 more alphas appeared. Shadow, Soul, and Storm retreated to the end. Shadow stood at the end waiting for them.

"What're you doing?!!! Get back here!!" Canon shouted.

Shadow landed. One of the alphas swung at him. It's hand was slashed off by something. And Shadow didn't even flinch. None saw it but, Shadow's wing was covered in blood.

"You will not harm anyone." Shadow said.

Shadow's eyes, mane, tail, cutie mark, and wings started to glow. He ascended, wrapped himself in his wings, and opened them. The glow from his wings blinded the alphas, the wind generated by his wings kept them from advancing. He used to glowing wings and flew past the beasts so fast no one could've seen it. The alphas fell to pieces, in halves, thirds. Shadow emerged from the snow their lifeless bodies kicked up, still his body was glowing. His head was jerked back and he shot a beam of light into the sky that dispersed the blizzard from his out of his mouth and eyes, it continued for 3 seconds. The beam faded away and he fell. He saw his friends fly to him.

He blacked out.

Author's Notes:

http://azndragon123.deviantart.com/art/Hb-Default-3-400255372?ga_submit_new=10%3A1379195120 concept art for the hoof-blade. it's not good, it's just to show you an idea of what it looks like