[Lipizzan]

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A contest for the prettiest backstory of how Jack Frost got his "snowy powers". Ends December 20th.

[Kori]

Things were busy over the holidays and I was stuck between Peppermint and Jack Frost, so if he’s still on… here I go (sorry it’s not that good).

Furry and wet, the black colt shivered in the cold breeze of winter. A loving mother worked to keep her baby warm, coaxing him to stand on wobbly legs, and nurse. Mother and child standing side by side, the little colt stood in contrast to the white snow, as his fur was black as night. The babe’s mother and family worked together to keep the colt warm throughout the winter days and nights, never giving up caring for the young one. Seven nights after his birth, as young eyes gazed up curiously and innocently at the full midnight moon, her glow reached out touch the colt’s fur, gradually causing black strands of hair to look frosted. Like frost forms on a clear surface, so did it appear on his body… first his mane, then his face, revealing a pink nose, changing his eyes to blue, and then neck, back, tail, and legs until his body was as white as snow and the moon’s light. As snowflakes began to fall that night, they dissolved into strands of hair, causing his ears, mane, tail, and the bottom of his legs to turn various shades of icy blue. A final large snowflake landed upon the base of the colt’s tail and there it stayed, a coldness seeping into the colt’s body, his warm breath slowly disappearing into the night as his temperature dropped. Tearing his gaze away from the captivating moon, the colt stepped near a lake that was yet to freeze all the way through. Stepping too close to the water’s edge, the water quickly began to frost over, audible cracking noises could be heard as the ice formed. Seeing his reflection and blurry appearance, he startled, turning and running back to his mother who welcomed him with a warm smile, having been spoken to by the moon in a dream earlier that night. Nuzzling her colt, she spoke softly:

“My darling boy, my Jack, you have been blessed by the Moon and the Earth.
By our love and your will to survive this winter season, you shall never shiver again,
and shall command the elements surrounding your birth.”

[Lipizzan]

It's amazing! c:
And I'll extend the deadline to near the end of the month. If there's no more entries by then, he's yours : )

[SunnyStreets]

The white colt stood in the blizzard. He shivered and flicked his tail to shake off some of the snow and turned to where his mother was lying, watching him. She smiled.

Jack trod through the snow towards her, his hooves crunching into the snow. "Mama?" he asked quaveringly.

"Jack," she said. "My dear Jack, you need to leave me. You have a life." She sighed. "And mine has ended."

"But, Mama!" little Jack cried. "I can't leave you!"

"When you were born, the snow blessed you. An angel from heaven came down. Jack, you have powers. Use them. Survive."

Jack stared at her, then, as her words sunk in, he buried his nose in her shaggy fur. "I will," he promised. "I will survive, for you."

"Go now!" she urged. And he went. He fled into the night, into the blizzard, the cold. He went on until he could go no longer, then he lay down, wishing the storm would stop.

"Oh," he murmured, "why won't the snow stop falling? And what did Mama mean by pow-" he broke off as a shaft of sunlight filtered through the trees to where he was lying. He gazed at it and put his foot out to touch it, as though he weren't quite sure it was real. The moment he touched it, however, the ground froze over and left a small, cold patch of ice. "Mama was right!" he thought. "I do have powers - snowy powers."

He stood up and, with new strength in his heart, carried on.

[Kori]

Bump?

[Lipizzan]

Whoops!! I'm sorry, I should've judged this way earlier!
Kori shall win him! I loved the wording used and it was just a beautiful story!
@My Horse Rocks:
This was a tough decision and I loved your story too!! I will make you a runner-up horse to make up for it. : )