SNOWBALLS

Matrix kneeled in the snow, applying the finishing touches to the snowman he had just made.

"There, not bad if I do say so myself" He clapped his hands together.

All of a sudden he was ploughed into his creation by a snowball to the back of his head.

"Ha got ya Matrix!" A small blue sprite called from atop a mound of snow.

Matrix pulled his face free and turned to glare at Bob, who was howling wildly from atop his perch.

"Ha Ha , yuk it up Bob" he growled as a chunk of half melted snow slid down his collar.

He picked himself up and shook off the offending slush.

"Honestly Bob I ......" He stared at the snowman a moment before grinning evilly.

Bob was gasping for breath as he began to pick another snowball up.

"Bob!"

"Huh?", Bob looked up in time to be nailed by a snowman head , and knocked over the edge of the mound.

"Ha!" Matrix shouted grabbing the snowman's torso.

Bob lay on his back in the snow stunned.

"Did he just hit me with a snowman?" he asked himself, he began to pick himself up when a battle cry cut through the air.

Matrix jumped on top of the surprised guardian, and slammed the snowman's middle on his head.

Matrix's laughter could be heard throughout the sector as he ran through the streets towards the diner.

Bob sat up in the snow watching green sprite run off ,

"Ok" he sighed pulling a near by sled to his feet "two can play that game", he grabbed the bass of the snowman and shoved it on to the sled .

"You know this means war!!! he hollered racing after Matrix, sled and snowman in tow.

Meanwhile Matrix who had fallen down laughing in a snow drift some 20 feet from the diner, finally managed to regain some composure and was beginning to pick himself up when Bob skidded around the corner.

"Now you're in for it Matrix" Bob laughed grabbing the snowman's bass , "hmph" he strained attempting to lift it up. "Hmmmmph......damn...you...mmmph...stupid.....hpmm.."

Matrix stood watching with a stupid grin plastered on his face " oh no Bob I'm really scared" he teased .

"Shut up!!" Bob blurted " hmmmmmp......mmmpgh I'll (pant)....get......(wheeze).....you...In a moment (gasp).."

Matrix smirked , making a slight movement with his hand he fired gun at the snowball.

BAM!!

Bob stood there, eyes wide and covered in slush. "Matrix" he said slowly "I'm going to kill you"

Matrix chuckled as he slipped gun back into it's holster on his thigh."I believe I win this round eh Bob?"

He started towards the diner , looking up at the sky and taking a deep breath, it was great to let loose every once and a while . As long as you knew when to stop of course.

Whack!

A snowball slammed his butt, Matrix turned to see Bob grinning at him.

He bent down and made his own snow ball, his eye glowing red.

This was not one of those times.

From the diner Dot watched as Matrix and Bob bombarded each other with snowballs and smiled

Realizing that next week she would probably have two sprites with the flu to watch after.

"They never learn" she laughed , then as an after thought she pulled on her coat, walked outside and making a snowball aimed it at Bob's head.

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