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Chapter 9
The Ice Hopper

The wind was blowing harshly within the deep ice canyon, for there was a blizzard where Skeeb and Bass lied. within the intense wind and blinding snow a shadowy figure appeared among the two. Standing over them, holding a staff. Skeeb was beginning awake as his eyes were slightly starting to open. In an instant he notice the mysterious figure standing over him with a staff. But suddenly he was knocked out once again by the staff of the mysterious figure. Bass who manage to safely get down to where Skeeb was and set camp was being dragged off along with Skeeb in a net by the mysterious figure. Both of them were knocked out. The cloaked figure moved through the blinding storm until he approached a strange wall in the side of the ice canyon. The wall was 40 ft high and 50 ft in width and it was made or crystal clear ice. So clear that his reflection shown through. As the cloaked figure approached the wall dragging Skeeb and Bass along he pulled out a small remote control and pressed a button. The ice wall began to slide open and the three of them went in.

Hours have passed and Skeeb and Bass lied with the cloaked figure in front of a warm fire. Almost frozen to death, Skeeb and Bass seemed to have been rescued by this individual. Suddenly the individual took a bucket of water and splashed Skeeb and Bass and both of them awoke and screamed.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The cloaked individual laughed outloud with a jolly laugh and removed his hood and shown his old bearded face. He was a large creature with many faces and a beard to match. Skeeb being disorentated from everything looked around and tried to escape. But he couldn't for he was tied to a strange looking tree.


"What... where am I?"
said Skeeb

Bass awoke aswell and he tried to escape but wasn't able to.

"Who what!"
replied Bass

"Haha let me introduce myself, My name is Scarif, I am known as an Ice Hopper. Do not be alarmed at my size I am nice and gentle. We Ice Hoppers live here under the ice and of course we are at war with Keepers. Please make yourself at home with us for there are many who are like you who live among us here!"

explaned Scarif as he smoked his many pipes in his multiple mouths and started untieing Skeeb and Bass.

"Sorry I had to tie you up but I didn't want you to escape and get yourselves killed outside in the cold."
explaned Scarif.

"Ice Hoppers I think I heard about your kind but I think you were extinct."
said Bass.

"Oh no, my freak mudokon friend we aren't extinct only hidden from the rest of the world."
Explaned Scarif.

Skeeb looked at Scarif and turned away for he felt scared to show himself.

"You there Swig, why do you turn away from me?"

"I..I am a freak a natural freak of nature. I can't be in sight of anybody. Or you people will kill me!" said Skeeb

"Poor lad, he really is afraid of himself isn't he?"
said Scarif

"Yeah My name is Bass and this is Skeeb he feels the world is after him for his looks and unfortunatly the Keepers want his mutation."
explaned Bass.

"How did you manage to escape the Freak Dome?"
asked Scarif.

Just then Skeeb interrupted the conversation and explaned his delema.

"I left the Freak Dome in rage and in fright. I was a monster unstopable and relentless and now I must go to my home of Brice to figure out why I am the way I am."

Scarif put his arms around Skeeb and said. "Come you two, I believe you find sanctuary here under the ice."
explaned Scarif as he chuckled.


Just then another ice door opened up and behind it was a world beyond imagine. A lush world, the underground world of the Ice Hoppers.

"My friends there are more than you think liveing here. I am only an Ice Hopper among other Ice Hoppers. We give sanctuary to those who escape the Freak Dome. This is the sanctuary of the Freaks my home is your home, You will find other escaped freaks of the Freak Dome here. Let me take you to the almighty Noom!"

"Almighty Noom?" questioned Bass and Skeeb.

"Yes, the Almighty Noom a Once Freak Dome escapee like yourselves. He runs this place and he lives in the ivory fortress you see in the center of the lake."

"Nobody has ever seen his face but he can be a very scary person."

"Really!"
said Skeeb

"Yes so be on your best behavior or else!"
said Scarif

"Gulp...or else what?" asked Bass

"Well the Almighty Noom has some issues that he needs to deal with. Lets Just say he has garbage eating problems!" laughed Scarif "And if anybody is rude around him he will view you as Oddworld trash and I guess you can understand the rest."

"Gulp.....Ok!""
said Skeeb, and Bass.