The Best Christmas Ever

Story by: Phoenix710

Summary: With Christmas approaching, the Rovers are all preparing to celebrate the holidays together. Since he wants to make this Christmas extra special for his two closest friends, Blitz decides to fly out to Wyoming, and brings Hunter's mother, Starlight, back to Road Rover Headquarters, so that she can meet her grandchildren, and spend the holidays with her son, and her new family. Meanwhile, Havoc is cooking up a new plan to start a new world war. Can the Rovers stop him, and still get home in time to celebrate Christmas?

Disclaimer: I do not claim any rights whatsoever to Road Rovers, or to any of the characters associated with the series. Road Rovers, and all associated characters, are registered trademarks of Warner Brothers. All original characters, however, are products of my imagination.

Chapter One: A Very Special Surprise

Hunter and Colleen woke up just after 8:00am on this particularly lovely winter day. Checking the calendar, Colleen said, "Huntie, I can't believe that Christmas is only a week away. I just love this time of year!" Hunter walked over to her, and pulled her close, enjoying the feeling of her warm, gentle hands on his back. He kissed her, long and deep, and said, "It's not only Christmas, Colleen. Cassie and Alexander's birthday is on Christmas Eve as well." Colleen replied, "I know. After breakfast, why don't you and I head out, and do some shopping, and we can leave the kids with The Master. I'm sure he won't mind taking care of them." Hunter said, "That sounds like a great idea to me, sweetheart. Come on, let's get the kids, and go have breakfast." Colleen went into the twins' bedroom, and found them already making their beds. Cassie said, "Morning, mommy!" Alexander repeated the process, and Colleen hugged them both. Hunter came in, carrying Kayla. He handed his baby daughter to Colleen, and pulled his two older children into a hug. Once they'd all greeted each other, the happy family of five headed downstairs into the kitchen. Exile was already downstairs, watching the news, while Kasha played with Alek. Blitz was helping Shag put up Christmas decorations, while Samantha put together a jigsaw puzzle with Karina. Hunter finished making breakfast, and slid the omelets, breakfast sausages, and hashbrowns, onto everyone's plates. Once they'd finished eating, The Master came in, and said, "Good Morning, Rovers!" They all replied, "GOOD MORNING, MASTER!" Hunter said, "Master, if it's alright with you, Colleen and I were planning to head out and do our Christmas shopping this morning. Could you watch the kids for us, please?" The Master replied, "I'd be delighted to. Go ahead and do your shopping, Hunter, and have fun." Hunter replied, "Thank you, Master!" Together, he and Colleen cleaned up the breakfast dishes, and then the two of them headed for the vehicle hangar. Climbing into the Street Rover, the pair took off, headed for the local mall. Blitz, in the meantime, suddenly got an idea. Turning to Exile, he said, "Exile, I just thought of the perfect gift that I could give to Hunter. I'll fly out to his home in Wyoming, and pick up his mother. Then, I'll bring her back to Headquarters, send her through the Transdogmafier, so she can spend the holidays with her son and family." Exile replied, "Comrade, that is wonderful idea! Comrades Hunter and Colleen will be so happy, and the kids will be able to finally meet grandmother! You really have become much better dog, Comrade, and I am proud to be your friend." Blitz smiled, and replied, "Thanks, Exile." Samantha pulled Blitz close, and said, "Blitz, you've got such a golden heart. I can't wait to meet Hunter's mom either. If she's anything like him, I'm sure she'll be a wonderful lady." Kasha said, "Da, Comrade Hunter is wonderful, kind dog, and great friend, so his mother must be just as sweet." Shag, who was now dusting off the pictures on the mantle of the fireplace, said, "Rah, Ri ran't rate!" (Yeah, I can't wait!" Blitz finished decorating the living room, and then, he went to go and talk to The Master about his idea. The Master said, "Blitz, that's such a kind and thoughtful idea! Hunter's going to love being able to celebrate the holidays with his mother! Go ahead, Blitz. Bring her back her soon, since Hunter and Colleen are due back in three hours." Blitz nodded, and then he took off for the hangar. He climbed into the Cloud Rover, and took off, headed for Wyoming. When he landed at the small farm that he remembered from the last time, when Hunter had been trying to track down his mother, he climbed out and looked around, before pulling out a pair of binoculars. After a few minutes, he spotted Hunter's mom, Starlight, on the porch of the farmhouse, sitting up, and looking in his direction. She rose up on all fours when he started down the hill, and began barking at him. He held up his hands, and said, "Easy…easy…I'm friends with your son, Hunter." She looked at him, rather uncertainly, for a few seconds, until he began speaking in canine to her. When he mentioned that he had come to bring her home, so that she could spend the holidays with her son, her daughter-in-law, and her grandchildren, she began wagging her tail, and barking happily. Together, they walked back to the Cloud Rover, climbed inside, and Blitz carefully took off, so that he wouldn't frighten her. He then flew back to Road Rover HQ, landed, and guided Starlight to the Transdogmafiers. He gestured towards it, and she stopped, rather uncertain. Blitz said, "It doesn't hurt at all, trust me." She still looked frightened, until he said, "Watch, I'll show you." Heading into his Transdogmafier, he changed back into a regular Doberman. Walking towards her, he barked out, "Now, watch again." He went back in, and came back out, in the same form she'd seen him in first. Blitz said, "You see, it's totally safe. Your turn." She stepped into one of the tall, silver tubes, and was immediately surrounded by thick smoke, as the transformation began. Minutes later, she came out, on two legs, just like the rest of them. She looked herself over, and said, "Wow…this is incredible! Oh gods…I'm actually talking!" She looked over at Blitz, and said, "You were right, Blitz…that didn't hurt a bit." Blitz replied, "Ja, it's fun, really fun. Come with me, I'll introduce you to the others." The two of them headed into the living room, and Blitz said, "Hello, everybody! I'm home!" Samantha walked up, and said, "Hi, sweetie!" They kissed deeply, and then Sam noticed Starlight. "Blitz, who's she?" Blitz replied, "That's Hunter's mom, Starlight. Starlight, this is my wife, Samantha, and our little girl, Karina." Starlight's eyes gleamed as she looked at Karina. "She's adorable! Blitz, she's the spitting image of your wife, except for the fact that her fur's the same color as yours." Blitz then moved on to Exile, and the big Husky said, "Greetings, Comrade Starlight. My name is Exile, and this is my lovely wife, Kasha, and our son, Alek." She greeted the three of them, and then Exile introduced her to Shag, and to Muzzle. Blitz excused himself, went out to the kitchen, and brought back a tray full of mugs of hot cocoa. Starlight took a cup for herself, and they all began discussing everything, from the various adventures the team had been on, to what they'd done before being Road Rovers, and especially, how Hunter and Colleen had helped them all at various times. Starlight said, "So, when is my son going to get back? I can't wait to see him, and my new daughter, not to mention my grandchildren." Exile said, "They will be back soon, Comrade, I promise." Soon, Hunter's voice was heard, as he and Colleen collected the kids from The Master's office. Starlight stood up, and, moments later, when Hunter came in, his eyes went wide, and he said, "Oh… my…MOM!!!" He rushed forward, and embraced her. When they pulled away, Starlight said, "Oh my…Hunter, you've gotten so handsome! Your friends really are wonderful." Hunter said, "Mom, this is…this is so awesome! I can't believe you're actually here!" He then said, "Mom, this is Colleen, the lovely female Collie I told you about last time. We're married now, and she just recently gave birth to our third child, Kayla." Colleen brought in the kids, and said, "That nice young lady there, kids…she's your daddy's mum. That makes her your grandmother. Go on, say hello." Alexander stepped up first, and Starlight said, "Hunter, is he your and Colleen's son?" He smiled broadly, and said, "He sure is, mom. His name's Alexander." Hunter then walked her over to where Cassie was, and said, "This is Alexander's twin sister, Cassie. She's the spitting image of Colleen, aside from the fact that she's got my eyes, whereas Alexander's got Colleen's. Mom, this is Kayla, our newest addition to the family. She's just turned seven months old." Starlight smiled at the sight of her youngest granddaughter. The pretty little girl looked just like Colleen, right down to the blue eyes. Her fur did have a golden tinge to it, causing it to be a deep amber, instead of the light brown fur that Colleen and Cassie had. She said, "Hunter, you and Colleen have a lovely family, and I'm proud to call Colleen my daughter." Colleen said, with tears in her eyes, "Starlight, thank you…" Starlight embraced her new daughter, and then went down into the rec room, along with her son, and her grandchildren, so that they could have some family time. After all, they had a lot of catching up to do.

Next Chapter: Hunter and his mom talk about what they've been through, since they last saw one another, and Starlight gets to know Colleen, and her grandchildren. Meanwhile, Havoc begins his newest scheme. Join us next time for Chapter Two: A Happy Reunion.