A/N: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of my watchers on DeviantART, FanFiction, Wattpad, and ArchiveOfOurOwn, you've all helped me on my feet and have made many of my adventures and stories possibly, whether with other friends or my own design. This is my holiday gift to all of you based on The Nutcracker play and also based on one of my childhood favorite movies: Barbie in The Nutcracker. I only own my OC's as do some of my friends such as CartoonNetwork90sFan who owns some of these characters, and everyone else belongs to their respective owners. Read & Review!

Our story begins in the future of the town known as Megaville. We open to a special place known as Pepe's Dance School where Dee Dee was all grown up and was the teacher of the class since she was highly skilled back in her younger days as she was helping out her daughter who was so much like her named Michelle as they were practicing a dance together for an upcoming show for the holiday seasons.

The song entitled The Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies began to play as the mother and daughter danced together for rehearsal while the others were at home with their own families to get ready for the upcoming holiday show. The dance of the mother and daughter seemed to be going well so far and so good. Michelle soon stumbled slightly as she stopped dancing with her mother for right now.

"You almost had it, Michelle; here, let me show you." Dee Dee soothed her young daughter before she soon stood on her tiptoes and spread her arms out while twirling to demonstrate.

Michelle nodded to her mother and soon tried to copy her moves to become a real ballerina like her mother when she grew up as an aspiring dancer at youth and became a ballet teacher when she grew up and got married to live out her dreams and make them come true. Michelle continued to try, though she began to doubt herself so she sat down on the floor in dismay.

"I'm never gonna get all these steps right, Mom." The young ballerina complained.

Dee Dee soon went behind her daughter and turned off the music on the stereo. "If we keep practicing, you will." She then gently told her daughter.

"But what if I freeze out there?" Michelle frowned as her mother came to sit down next to her. "In front of everybody?"

"You've just gotta find the courage to try," Dee Dee encouraged her daughter as she sat down. "Like Clara."

"Clara?" Michelle replied. "From the ballet?"

"Uh-huh," Dee Dee smiled. "And especially when I was a student for my teacher, Ms. Babcock."

Michelle looked to her mother as she could tell this would involve a story to help her learn a lesson about dancing.

The snow outside grew heavy, but soon enough, we are brought back in time to Cartoon Network City. There were some folks outside who were getting ready to go over to a certain house for a Christmas party they were invited to.

"Needs more salt." Ed smiled simply after he caught a snowflake on his blue tongue.

"Get over here, Lumpy!" Eddy scoffed. "I'm only going to this party for your girlfriend!"

"Now, Eddy, be nice," Nazz reminded her new friend since she loved Christmas more than anybody. "It's the holidays after all and it's nice that Dexter and Dee Dee's parents invited us to come over."

"Yes, this'll be the best Christmas ever," Mike agreed. "I always loved Christmas in New York, but it's so good to spend it with all of you."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, when do we get the presents?" Lu asked as she was building a snowball while Lancelot shivered slightly in the snow.

"Well, I may not know about Christmas, but I'm glad that I get to celebrate it with you guys." Katrina said.

"Oh, yeah, you'll love it, Kat," Chicken nodded to his werecat girlfriend. "I just know that Dexter's mom will have the best treats."

"We all deserve to celebrate the holidays," June said. "Especially me, it's been really crazy with my responsibilities with Ah-Mah lately."

"It was really generous of Dexter and Dee Dee's family to have us all over," Double D smiled. "Especially since Mother and Father will be home from work by the time the party will be over."

"Ed is so excited to meet Santa, you guys!" Ed gushed in excitement. "Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy!"

They all soon went to get going to Dexter and Dee Dee's house as they had a party to get to. They were all very excited to get going.

"Mike, I still wonder this about Santa Claus," Og said to the city tomboy. "I mean, how can he deliver all of those presents in just one night with eight reindeer in a flying sleigh?"

"It's magic, Og," Mike shrugged. "I mean, it just happens."

"I agree with you, Og, but let's keep the science babble to ourselves for Ed and Dee Dee's sake." Double D told the genius island native boy.

"Hmm... I guess I'll save this for my next meeting with Goat, Ms. Pig, and Spiney..." Og muttered to himself slightly.

"Uh, yeah, you do that..." Mike shrugged as she walked along with the others in the snow.

"Just as long as I get presents, I deserve the most since I'm the princess after all." Lu said.

Mike rolled her eyes to that. Typical Lu...

"So, Katrina, this will be your first Christmas ever, right?" Mike asked the werecat.

"Yeah, first ever," Katrina nodded. "Since we've never had Christmas back where I come from."

"That's why I invited her along." Chicken added.

"You never heard of Christmas?!" Ed gasped to Katrina. "What?!"

"Oh, don't tell me you've never heard of the best day of the year!" Eddy said to Katrina.

"Well, I... I... No," Katrina shrugged. "My family and I actually don't know what this Christmas is."

"She is new in town, you guys..." Chicken said since Katrina was still new to a lot of things that everyone knew like they did in the city.

"Yeah, I am," Katrina rubbed her arm slightly. "Sorry..."

"Wow, and I thought we had culture issues." Mike said to Lu and Og who knew what Christmas was now thanks to her.

"So, uh, someone please, tell me what this whole Christmas thing is about and why it's so special." Katrina requested.

"Oh, Katrina, Christmas is the time for giving," Double D told her. "The time to be with one's family."

"Double D's right," June agreed with her boyfriend. "Christmas is about sharing the holidays with family and friends."

"Every year, we get to celebrate from Christmas Eve to December 26th." Double D continued.

"Also known as Boxing Day!" Ed randomly chimed in, though he was right.

"Stop making up holidays, Lumpy," Eddy scoffed. "Anyways, this is usually the time where we decorate our houses, putting a tree inside the house, and there are presents left under the tree."

"So, who's Santa Claus then?" Katrina asked.

"Santa Claus is the jolly old elf in charge of Christmas," Mike replied. "He leaves presents for everyone and doesn't even ask for anything in return, except for maybe milk and cookies. He brings one big bag all around the world for all of the good little boys and girls."

"SANTA!" Ed beamed since he loved Santa more than anyone else.

"If you're unlucky like me, you'll get stuck with clothes for Christmas." Eddy grumbled about how his mornings on the holiday usually ended up.

"I just love Christmas," Nazz mused. "It always makes me feel so warm and happy no matter what else is happening... Except for maybe when someone spits egg nog on me when I try to kiss them under the mistletoe."

"Sorry about that, Nazz," Eddy replied. "I was just overexcited, I mean, you of all people were about to kiss me!"

"He's got ya there, Nazz." Lu had to agree with Eddy.

"You guys do this every year?" Katrina asked.

"Oh, yes, of course," June nodded. "It's all apart of our holiday tradition, and we take those traditions very seriously."

"DEE DEE'S HOUSE!" Ed cheered.

Everyone then rushed with Ed since they were now close to the Tartovosky household to celebrate Christmas with the family.

Inside the house, Dee Dee wore a pink sweater with blue sweat pants and dark pink sneakers as she looked at a snow globe by the decorated tree while Dexter appeared to be taking notes while wearing an embarrassing Christmas sweater.

"Candles, we need more candles!" A man's voice called out.

"I'll be right there, Jeff!" A woman's voice replied.

"Dee Dee, could you help us decorate?" The man of the house asked his daughter. "We have to hurry before your friends arrive!"

"Yes, Dad." Dee Dee nodded.

There was soon a ring at the doorbell.

"22 minutes early..." Dexter sighed. "I just hope Aunt Dextamina's not here with another sweater."

"Oh, Dexter..." Kathy told her son in a slight scolding tone. "Your Aunt Dextamina works so hard on those sweaters, you should be thankful that she makes those for you."

"Yeah, for you, Dexter." Dee Dee giggled to her little brother much to his misfortune.

"Just decorate the tree, will ya?!" Dexter nearly snapped.

Dee Dee blew a raspberry before she opened a gift box and smiled as she took out a ballerina ornament while their older cousin Jade was decorating the tree with their mother.

"Oh, it's so beautiful, Dee." Jade told her younger cousin.

"Grandma gave this to me," Dee Dee smiled in memory which made Kathy also smile sadly since that was her mother. "The Christmas I saw my first ballet."

"You were so adorable," Kathy smiled back, though a little sad. "I miss her a lot. She loved Christmas more than anything, except of course maybe your grandfather."

"I miss her too, Mom..." Dee Dee sadly nodded as she thought about her late grandmother before she stood on her tiptoes to hang up the ornament.

"Oh, dear!" Kathy frowned as she picked up her gingerbread house which was a little ruined. "Those pesky mice found their way into the Christmas boxes!"

"Aw, dang..." Jade pouted as she saw the cookie ornaments which had bites out of them before looking around. "Huh... I don't see any mice... That's as fishy as a tuna in a minnow school."

"I agree, even if I have no idea what you just said." Dee Dee told her older cousin.

"Mom, Jade, Dee Dee, I think I found your mouse." Dexter said as he looked behind the couch with a slight glare to see a certain teenager who was visiting his girlfriend's family for the holidays.

"Oh, uh, hi, guys." Scott muffled since his mouth was full.

"Mystery solved," Jade smirked to her boyfriend. "Scotty, you might wanna wipe your mouth off that frosting before the mice eat ya."

Scott smiled nervously before running off to the bathroom.

Soon enough, the others came to the door and gave out holiday wishes to the Tartovosky family.

"Ed!" Dee Dee beamed.

"Dee Dee!" Ed grinned and soon hugged his girlfriend, lifting her up in the air slightly. "Merry Christmas!"

"Hey, guys, come on in!" Dee Dee smiled.

Everyone smiled back and soon came inside.

"Ooh, presents!" Lu beamed and knelt by the Christmas tree.

"Now, Lu, those presents are for Dexter and Dee Dee's family, not you." Double D warned the 'island princess'.

"Uh, I knew that," Lu replied before glaring at her pet turtle. "You hear that, Lancelot? These are for Dexter and Dee Dee, not selfish turtles!"

Lancelot glared back before shrugging to the fourth wall as someone else came to the door.

"Oh, no, not him!" Dexter gasped.

"Magic Uncle Fergle O'Reilly!" Dee Dee beamed to her maternal uncle.

"Oh, Dee Dee, you're at least a head taller, and Dexter, you're getting shorter." Fergle greeted his family.

"Gee, thanks..." Dexter murmured.

"Uncle Fergle, we thought y'all weren't comin' this year." Jade said to the magician.

"And miss a chance to visit you all and vex my sister?" Fergle smirked innocently.

"Hello, Fergle." Jeff and Kathy greeted the short Irish man.

"Ah, my favorite sister and brother-in-law." Fergle greeted the couple back.

"LUCKY CHARMS!" Ed told Fergle.

"Ah, I get that a lot..." Fergle scoffed and shook his head. "I don't be seein' what the big deal is."

"Magic Uncle, where were you this time?" Dee Dee asked her adventurous uncle. "Tell us all about it!"

"Come along then, my dear niece and nephew and friends," Fergle chuckled. "Any friend of me favorite niece and nephew's are friends o'mine."

The others smiled as they joined Dexter and Dee Dee in the living room to hear about the magic uncle's latest adventure.