As the sun began to set, my team and I began to build our snow fortress. I had imagined a simple design that would withstand any attack from the enemy. As the leader, I assigned each individual a task and made myself a spy. Hillside created a massive fort wall made of ice and snow. I turned to my teammates to share my concerns, only to realize that they had failed to follow my instructions. Each person was building a part of the wall in a different manner. Their lack of teamwork and inability to follow directions would make the entire structure fall apart! When I expressed my concerns, Tucker claimed that everything would turn out well. Billy pushed the walls together. Sure enough, fractures formed in the walls. But, Tucker saved the day by creating holes that could be used for covert operations. Once the forts of both teams were complete, we rolled snowballs. No matter what I tried, my snowballs would not stick together. In contrast, Billy's snowballs stuck together like he had the Midas touch. When I listened to his instructions, the snow stuck together, and I had my own pile of frozen ammunition.

Snowballs were piled high all over the field. It was time for the battle to commence. I peeked over the top of the entry to our fort and spotted George's head. I narrowed my eyes at my foe and dared him to make the first move. George disappeared into the snowy structure. I bravely rallied my troops and prepared to throw the first snowball. Just then, a snowball landed in our area from the direction of Hillside's fort. The battle had begun!