It is yet another snowy and chilly day in Ninjago. The frozen precipitation flows evenly from the cloudy, gray sky, covering the grassy ground with a thick layer of white. Excited, I awake my brothers. "Guys, it's snowing!" I cry.

"Only you would care this much, Zane," Kai groans, tugging his pillow over his face and over his ears. "Go away!" he teases.

"Either way," Cole admits, "Your outbursts about snow really creep us out."

I snatch Kai's pillow away from his grasp and smack the sleeping Jay with it. In the meantime, I explain, "But Cole, you jump up and down like an excited toddler during dirt storms, especially ones that you cause."

We accusingly glare at Cole. "Fine, let's go play in the snow," he grumbles. He gets up reluctantly.

Cole, Jay, and I leave the room to go gather our coats. Kai asks, "Wait, no breakfast?"

We shrug. "Stay in if you want," I suggest.

"Maybe I will." Kai shrugs. "I hate snow." He grins. "Guys, today's Christmas Eve!"

"Christmas Eve?" I ask, tilting my head to the right.

"Oh, yeah! I totally forgot!" Jay says joyously, putting his hand over his forehead. "Santa's coming tonight!"

"Santa?" Kai laughs. "You still believe that?"

Jay exclaims, "Well, Sensei Wu didn't make us put stockings out for nothing, now did he?"

"Who—" I begin.

Cole cuts me off. "That's probably because Lloyd still thinks Santa's real. All because he's physically 16 like the rest of us doesn't mean that he stopped believing."

Gleefully, I butt in, "I am physically 17!"

They roll their eyes. "Well, anyway," Kai says, "Maybe we should concentrate on making 'Santa Claus' cookies. Zane, are you up to baking?"

"Sure, but—"

"Great! Make him chocolate chip cookies!" Kai commands.

I walk into our closet and pull out my pink apron. I trudge into the kitchen, watching the snow from the window. I sigh because I am making cookies for someone who I have never even heard of!

After the cookies are done, I wipe my hands on my floral-patterned apron and walk into the living room of the Destiny's Bounty. "I am finished," I announce, holding the plate out in front of me.

Jay cheers, "They look delicious!" He reaches for one. I don't hesitate to let him grab one.

Kai slaps Jay's hand. "They aren't for you! They're for Santa!"

"Oh, right," Jay says sheepishly. He backs away from the tray. "Put them on top of the fireplace mantel."

I nod and place it next to the Christmas cards. I pick one up and read it. I smirk, "Skales sent us a card?"

"Weird, right?" Cole laughs.

"And from… Garmadon? It reads, 'Merry Hanukkah, ninjas. I'm out to get you!" I read aloud.

"Is that foreshadowing or something?" Kai asks. "NV needs to do better than that."

"Don't break the 4th wall, dude. It took us forever to repair it last time!" Cole whines.

I state, "The phrase was made when there were three walls on a traditional three-wall box set in a proscenium theatre since the fourth wall was where the audience saw in."

The other three blink. "Let's pretend we know what that meant," Cole says, a cheesy grin on his face.

That night, we all sit around the fireplace, sipping hot cocoa, even Sensei. Lloyd chimes, "I can't wait for Christmas Day! Santa's coming and we're going to exchange gifts!"

Everyone smiles and nods. Nya leans her head on Jay's shoulder. Lloyd snickers and nudges Jay. He points to mistletoe over a doorway. Jay gets the memo and drags Nya away with him.

I raise an eyebrow as I watch them curiously. Jay wraps his arms around Nya and they kiss. Kai fakes a gag and Cole giggles. I just sit, confused about this whole 'Christmas' matter. Everyone is silent. Then I raise the question, "Who or what is Santa Claus?"

Sensei sighs exasperatedly. "Zane, I wouldn't imagine you to understand…"

Jay, who is now red faced, has come back to sit with us. Nya sits next to him. My eyes flicker to them and back to Sensei. I ask, "Yes? Why does he like cookies? Is he fake?"

Lloyd shouts, "No!"

"Yes!" Cole, Jay, and Kai shout.

Kai clears his throat. "Well, it's an old children's tale. A man with white beard comes down the chimney and gives the children toys if they were nice. But if they were bad, they get lumps of coal in their stocking."

Cole interrupts, "Well, I personally wouldn't mind…"

"Yes, you would," Jay says.

Sorry guys, this is gonna have a super cheesy plot to it, but hey, it's a Christmas special, right? XD Who doesn't love Sensei dressing as Santa and Garmadon dressing as Rudolph? (Don't worry, that won't really happen.) Well, Merry Christmas! Chapter 2 will come soon! Oh, and it's gonna be Zane's POV the whole time, but he's just my favorite so… Eheheh…