**Chapter Twenty Five**
The darkness had claimed Justin.
He hovered in a void of nothingness. The silence echoed in his ears more deafeningly than any sound he had ever heard. Neither hot nor cold, wet nor dry, soft nor hard, the darkness...
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**Chapter Twenty Three**
Everything immediately turned to chaos. The reindeer, who had been flying calmly despite their excitement, suddenly burst into frantic motion. Like wasps protecting their hive, they swarmed the sleigh, filling the air...
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**Chapter Nineteen**
The first thing Justin realized was that he wasn't dead.
The second was that he wished he was.
He raised his head out of the snow with a quiet moan of pain. A wind as sharp and cold as a knife immediately slapped him in...
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The light depends on santa claus! and tonight, santa claus depends on us! i won't lie to you. the sleigh will be heavy. the journey will be long.
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"then as a member of the council of eight, i hereby declare that you, justin flinchley, are now a fully-fledged part of santa claus' sleigh pulling team! fly fast, fight hard, and share your light with the world!"
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**Chapter Eighteen**
"Tornado!" Lena exclaimed. "What do you think you're--"
Before Justin had time to react, Tornado snatched Lena off his back.
Then he hurled her away.
_"LENAAAA!"_ Justin screamed as he watched his Rider plummet down...
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**Chapter Seventeen**
The sun was beginning to set on Val Luminara.
Justin laughed in triumph as he flew straight through the ring, the bell disappearing right out of his hands. The trumpets blared, and Lucas swooped in to slap him on the...
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**Chapter Sixteen**
Justin's heart raced as he roared across Val Luminara. All he wanted was to go faster, _faster!_ Whenever he started to accelerate further, though, Lena would pull back on his antlers to slow him down. Lucas and Willow...
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**Chapter Eight**
Suddenly, Justin found himself the focus of not one, but _eight_ reindeer's attention.
"We are here to discuss the training of the newest addition to Santa's sleigh pulling team." Dasher said, motioning toward him. "Justin,...
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And so he sent you a gift that only santa claus could ever offer. it was what we call the opportunity."
"what opportunity?"
"the opportunity for a new life.
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**Chapter Ten**
For a place technically located at the North Pole, Justin thought, Val Luminara was surprisingly warm. Not hot, but closer to it than any temperature a literal icy wasteland should have ever been able to achieve. It reminded...
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**Chapter Nine**
Justin knew the moment he woke up, and his antlers punctured his pillow, that the previous night hadn't been a dream.
He got out of bed with a sigh, his hooves clicking on the hard wooden floor. Somewhere in the distance, a...
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