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🆕Crystal Springs Chapter 24: Blizzards NOW UP

and YES, you read the emoji right! It's NEW CONTENT!

Chapter 24: Blizzards

Snow immediately hits the fan once the Cold Front gets back to the Pole.

(HERE) on ao3 and (HERE) on fanfiction dot net!

I am so HAPPY to FINALLY post NEW content for CS, like, PROPER NEW. These chapters coming up have not seen the light of day since 2017, and weren't even TOUCHED for the rewrite(s) until 2023. Here's a little snippet of what snow hits the fan upon Jack and Jacqueline's return to the Pole from Frost Manor...

“Run,” she said, darkly. The briefest of beats passed by, Jack frozen in place as he assessed the scene. Incoming avalanche. The Workshop and town nearby. Jacqueline stiff in front of him, the ground cracking around her. The far-off rumble, fast approaching. He took a step forward. “RUN!” she repeated, with a bit more urgency and a softer current. Decision made, Jack whipped a finger up in the air. “Fabulous idea, Jacqueline.” Turning sharply on his heel, Jack shot forward, feeling out the snow beneath him. The speed, the sturdiness, the density; hands glowing, the snow below him rumbled, propping him up. With a grin, he sliced his hands through the air behind him, using the speed and momentum of the avalanche to bring up his own slab of snow, racing down the hills. Snow shot up behind him, ice pellets spraying as he zig zagged down towards the town, casting his eyes back every so often. It had been a long time since he surfed an avalanche, but if he had timed everything right (and he knew he had, he was Jack frostbitten Frost for a reason, after all), he’d have just enough time to clear the square and divert the snow. Assuming the Dome would let him, he thought with a frown, quickly glancing up. Unsure if the cracking was from the avalanche or the Dome, Jack landed in the square, a sharp turn stopping his snowy descent. The snow spiralled out behind him, powder flying as he anchored himself to the ground, staring down the fast-approaching cloud of white with a quiet, focused, determination. “Hey Jack!” said a familiar voice behind him, footsteps fast approaching. “Everything oka—AYE! Is that what I think it is?!” “Yes,” Jack said, quietly. “It’d be in your best interest to get everyone inside as quickly and quietly as possible, Curtis, if you wouldn’t mind—" “AVALANCHE!” The elf yelled, pointing up at the cloud of snow heading down towards them. “NOT screaming,” Jack snapped. “How ELSE do you expect everyone to get to safety in time?!” Curtis asked, as elves began to take notice and run into the nearest buildings. Thankfully, the square was fairly flat. The angles just weren’t conducive to an avalanche, nor was the amount of snow in the square. It was unlikely that Curtis’s cry had made things worse, Jack realized, relieved. “Come on, everyone in! Please refrain from panicking until you are safely indoors, and keep the doors clear to make sure everyone gets in safely and has their turn to panic!” Curtis shouted, waving everyone in. Shopkeepers and city workers threw open their doors, elves rushing into whatever building was closest as powdered snow began to drift into the square. “That’s everyone?!” “Yeah, just about! What the heck is going on?” “Ah—” “Silver bells! Is that Jacqueline?!” Up in the hills, the slab of snow that held Jacqueline came to a stop. Her arms were bent at the elbow, palms pulled towards her, a look of intense concentration on her face. The avalanche was, oddly enough, slowing down. The cracks reduced, though the ground was still rumbling. She’s still fighting, Jack realized.

Will Jacqueline succeed in fighting it off? Or is she about to ruin everyone's day? Is Jack gonna be able to circumvent an ENTIRE AVALANCHE? (Duh, he's Jack Fucking Frost!)

Read on to find OUT (a03 link here) (fanfic link here)

Want to start from the top? You can read the Prologue: An Encounter HERE on ao3 and HERE on ff.net!

Summary and some author's notes under the cut! :)

It's been almost a year since Jack Frost thawed and things are looking...well, not so great. Jack's powers are seemingly gone. Without them, the Dome that keeps the North Pole safe from the cold and its magic controlled is melting, putting everything and everyone magical at risk. Unable to hide his power shortage any longer, Jack is forced to admit the truth. Thankfully, there is a solution: enacting the Legate Law, bringing Jack and the sister that he hurt so many centuries ago back together again. But when Jacqueline starts experiencing destructive blackouts, the pair are forced to head back home to Crystal Springs, bringing Jack face to face with the rest of the family. Needless to say, between getting his powers back, helping his sister figure out what in the FROST those blackouts even were, reconciling with his parents, meeting the two even younger siblings he didn't even KNOW he had, NOT TO MENTION the ancient threat that's had it out for the ENTIRE Frost family finally making a move? Saving Christmas (regrettably) is looking to be a little bit...complicated.

So...what's new with this chapter? (a la the lil' what's new updates I had when I was posting up to Chp 23 to ff.net!)

I took the bones of the original and added muscles AND meat AND skin AND EVEN CLOTHES.

word count check: ->CS 2014 (the OG): 5,010k ->CS 202X: 15,200k (ish)

(insert perturbed monkey puppet looking left and right reaction image here)

🆕 A bit of insight has been added via MINDSCAPES! So we get a VIBE of what exactly is going on with Jacqueline 🤔

🆕 Lore drop! A bit of a look into how paternal mental connections work with magibean parents!

🆕 The OFFICIAL Mario Party Team Name for Jack and Jacqueline has FINALLY officially dropped: Cold Front! Now I can refer to them as such without perplexing people!! :D

RIGHTO. TIME TO UNLEASH THIS! I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY! And for those of us who have seen today's episode and are experiencing a bit of psychic damage (I've only seen reports of what happens and am going in armoured, oh baby), I cast CURE WOUNDS (Crystal Springs Update) AND HOPE IT GIVES YOU BACK SOME HP! 💙💜

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