Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction
Yu-Gi-Oh! How The Grinch Stole Christmas
By: Gema J. Gall
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or the Grinch. Surprised? Don't be. BTW: This is based off of the Jim Carey version. Shayla is my OC, so hands off; but feel free to read her fic, Shayla's Story. I also don't own Drake or Lara, they belong to E-100 Alpha, who is on vacation and Kevin, who belongs to Edgar.
Gema: Yay! Yay! Yay! It's Christmas time again!!! And that means it is hot cocoa season!
All: NOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Joe: Someone save us!!!
Akhana: How can you be saying that? The fic hasn't even started yet.
Serenity: Who are you? And what's going on?
Tristan: Be happy you managed to escape last year..
Gema: *evil laughter* That won't happen again.
Akhana: Hi! Lady Akhana is the name, and founding member of POF. I am here to.. 'assist' with this fic.
Tristan: Save us!
Akhana: Sorry, I can't.
Gema: She doesn't control the keyboard! I do!!!
Kaiba: What are you planning this year?
Gema: Why spoil it? But be happy, I gave you the lead!
Kaiba: I'll pass. I remember what you did last year.
Gema: You can't! *evil laugh* Now, can you hand me a candy cane for my cocoa?
All: NO!!!!
Akhana: *sweet smile* Here you go. *hands Gema a candy cane.*
Gema: Thanks!
Bakura: Why did you do that?
Akhana: *smiles sweetly*
Mokuba: Seto, I'm afraid.
Kaiba: So am I.
Gema: Don't be! I love you! *hugs Seto*
Kaiba: Gah! Can't...breathe...
Akhana: Gema, remember, he is only a man.
Gema: *nods*
Joe: Now I am afraid.
Shayla: Sorry I'm late. What is going on?
Mai: Your author is stealing your man.
Shayla: What? I don't know what you are talking about.
Gema: Oh the irony.
Shayla: *twitch* I smell hot cocoa...
Tristan: Yeah, and Gema's been in it.
Shayla: Oh no! No...No...No...
Serenity: I still don't get it.
Téa: You will in a few pages...
Kaiba: *Gasp* Give me one good reason why I should go along with this.
Gema: Unlimited bashing of the mutt.
Kaiba: Oh? *Gema whispers in his ear, he glances at Joe.* Deal.
Joe: What was that about?!
Akhana: Be afraid.
Bakura: No! Run for it!!! *Bakura, Joe, and Tristan race away*
Gema: Oh! That is so cute!
Yu-Gi: What is so cute?
Gema: They actually think they can hide from me. *evil laugh*
Téa: Why us?
Akhana: I think it has to do with her Yu-Gi-Oh! addiction.
Téa: Better get Alpha to find POF. Maybe they can control her.
Mokuba: Where is Alpha?
Gema: Dragging Drake and Lara here. *grabs marshmallows*
Yu-Gi: Must you?
Mai: You OD'ed on chocolate last time, although I think some eggnog was involved.
Gema: I don't drink eggnog!!!!!!!
Mai: That does it; we need POF.
Téa: Now.
Duke: I just passed Tristan, Joe, and Bakura on my way in. What is going on?
Mokuba: You're better off marching right back out.
Duke: Huh?
Gema: Hot cocoa goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood.
Kaiba: Get her off of me! I can hardly breathe!
Akhana: Forgive her, she's a fan girl.
Duke: Thanks for the advice. *exits*
Serenity and Mokuba: Wait for us! *they run away*
Shayla: The cast is quickly dwindling...I think they are the smart ones!
Mai: No, the smart ones are the ones who didn't even bother to show up.
Gema: I can fix that! I control the keyboard.
Téa: Must you remind us? *typing heard*
*The rest of the cast appears*
Marik: Huh? Where are we?
Ishizu: I did not foresee this.
Odion: What is the meaning of this?
Gema: Merry Christmas and Happy Hot Cocoa!
Marik: Oh no, oh no. Not again. Will someone get that away from her? She killed me off last time before the story even started!
Gema: Good news! No one dies this time!
Yu-Gi: That's good..
Mai: You must be crazy if you think any good can come of this.
Kaiba: *gasp* Can't..breathe....
Pegasus: What a lovely shade of blue, Kaiba-boy.
Kaiba: Must...throttle...
Akhana: Don't make me BH you, Pegasus!
Odion: I am lost. BH?
Akhana: *pulls out large mallet* Baka Hammer! *smiles*
Shadi: Now we should all be concerned.
Téa: I'm running will I still can.
Shayla: Wait for me!
Mai: Me too! *The three of them leave*
Marik: How dare you leave us alone with a sugar-high, fan-girl of an authoress!!!
Ishizu: I foresee us leaving. *Marik, Ishizu, and Odion run*
Pegasus: Wait for me!
Gema: You cannot escape the evil plans I have for you!!!!! *evil laugh*
Akhana: Gee, your whole cast just fled. Except Kaiba, and I think he fainted from your bear hug.
Gema: *smiles* He's so cute when he is sleeping.
Akhana: Don't make me BH you!
Gema: *not listening* Not everyone escaped. I already put some in cages. ^___^
Akhana: Oh? *looks around and sees Bandit Keith in a cage, along with Rex Raptor, Weevil Underwood, Mako Tsunami, Espa Roba, Noah, and Rebecca Hawkins.* *She bursts into laughter*
Mako: Would you mind giving us a hand?
Rex: Yeah! Come on! This is no way to spend Christmas!
Rebecca: Teddy! Do something!
Noah: You'll live to regret this!!!
Gema: You'll only be in there until I need you. *laughs*
Keith: Not funny!
Akhana: That could qualify as cruelty to animals.
Weevil: Take that back!
Akhana: Sorry, I forgot, pests aren't animals.
Weevil: Grrrr!!!!!!!!!
Espa Roba: This is cruel and unusual.
Akhana: Deal with it.
*Alpha enters with Drake and Lara. Edgar brings in Kevin.*
Edgar: I brought him like you asked. Have fun. *winks and exits*
Kevin: What is going on here?
Alpha: It's Christmas.
Drake: OH NO!!!!!
Lara: NOT HOT COCOA!!!!!!!!!!!
Drake: Alpha, you are going to pay for this!
Gema: I don't think so. Don't make me put you in the cage.
Lara: Why is Kaiba unconscious?
Akhana: Gema wouldn't let him go.....
Drake: That does it. We're out of here!!! *Drake and Lara run.*
Kevin: *looks around* Wait for me!!!!! *runs after them*
Mako: Hey! Take us with you!!!!
Gema: I think I need more chocolate in this cocoa. The spoon isn't getting stuck in the cup.
Alpha: That was too much information.
Akhana: Gema, everyone who could run did.
Gema: I guess that means it's time to start the fic!!! *walks to keyboard*
Akhana: Goodie!!!!!!
*Kaiba wakes up and picks up Alpha by the collar.*
Alpha: Let me guess, you want me to find POF?
Kaiba: I want you to do anything to stop her before this gets out of control like last time. And you had better do something..
Alpha: Okay, lighten up. It is Christmas...
"Inside of a snowflake like the one on your sleeve," started the narrator.
(Akhana: Hi! It's me folks! Gema gave me a part! Yay! I get to speak in rhyme!!! I do it all the time!)
"There happened a story you must see to believe," continued the narrator. As she speaks the scene pans in. "Way up in the mountains in the high range of Pontous, laid the small town of Whoville, the home of the Whos.
(Gema: Okay, y'all are going to have to excuse my spelling here. I'm so happy I can barely type!)
(Mai: Translation, she is so sugar-high she is shaking.)
(Duke: What's up with these Whos and their weird names?)
(Gema: Don't make fun of the Whos, after all, you are one.)
(Duke: What?!)
(Akhana: Excuse me! I'm narrating!)
"Ask any Who and they'll have this to say, 'There is no place like Whoville around Christmas day,'" continued the narrator. Whoville is extremely decorated with all sorts of things. "Every window was fluffed, every lamppost was dressed, and the Whoville band marched in their Christmas day best."
(Yu-Gi: That seems like over-kill. *noticing the decorations.*)
(Gema: I need more marshmallows.)
(Marik: Now that is overkill!)
(Tristan: Watch when you use the word 'kill' around Gema, it may give her ideas.)
"Arbor Day was fine and Easter was pleasant and every Fizz Pheasant day they ate a fizz pheasant," continued the narrator as she glad at the cast. "But every Who knew from their twelve toes to their snout they like Christmas the most without a single Who doubt."
Inside on of the shops it is a complete madhouse. People are racing around, grabbing last minute gifts. It is packed with wall to wall Whos. The cashiers and clerks can barely keep up.
"Farfingles welcomes you!" greeted the cashier, Kevin, as he checked out another customer. "Merry Christmas! And thank you!"
(Joe: Tough break bro, you got stuck here before you even made it into the main storyline.)
(Kevin: I think I got off easy..*glances at Kaiba, who is unconscious again* *to Gema* I hate to say this, but you can let the poor guy breathe every now and then.)
One Who was roaming around the store and was reading a shopping list, checking off what he bought already. "We got a snoozaphone for your brother Stew and a snoozaphone for your brother Drew. A monkle for your uncle and a pant for your aunt, and a pantha for your cousin Leon.." Drake Lou paused there, realizing his shopping partner was missing. "Yu-Gi Lou? Yu-Gi Lou?"
(Drake: This officially bites! I have a snout!)
(Yu-Gi: I don't like it any more than you do.)
(Gema: Little Yu-Gi Lou Who! *cackles*)
(Mokuba: This is so not cool.)
(Gema: Spell check doesn't think so, either.)
"Merry Christmas," Drake Lou greeted another shopper. "Yu-Gi Lou? Son?"
(Drake: Woah! Run that by me again! Son?!)
(Akhana: Look on the bright side. That means you have a wife.)
(Drake: Ah.um..)
Drake Lou spotted a pile of boxes with legs. He walked over and removed one of the middle boxes, revealing Yu-Gi Lou, who was holding the whole thing up.
"Dad, doesn't this seem a bit much?" asked Yu-Gi Lou.
(Gema: No comments!)
"But this is what Christmas is about," replied Drake Lou to his son's downcast face. "Don't you feel it?"
Things were getting even crazier in the check-out line. Eager buyers pushed in from all over, pouring money into the hands of the clerk. "Merry Christmas!" said a near frantic Kevin. "Thank you! Wait! Don't forget your change!" The buyers were literally dumping their money on him and leaving with their goods.
Outside the timekeeper watched as the large, Whoville clocked ticked closer and closer to the anticipated day. "Another minute closer to Christmas!" yelled Tristan to the Whos below.
(Tristan: One moment. I'm an old guy who watches a clock?)
(Gema: No, you are wherever I want you to be.)
(Tristan: Great..)
(Gema: Not as great as hot cocoa!!!)
(Serenity: I still don't get it. What's wrong with hot cocoa?)
A local merchant decided to take advantage of the holiday crowds. He stepped outside and made an announcement. Kevin cleared his throat.
(Kevin: Wait! One moment ago I was a cashier.)
(Gema: Eh, same difference.)
"For the next five minutes only, 99% off!" announced Kevin. A stampede followed, nearly trampling him in the process.
In the town square Whos of all types were busy decorating the town tree. They had all sorts of various tools to help them put the ornaments on the tip top.
(Gema: Hey! Where are my tree decorators? *Walks over and grabs Tristan and Bakura*)
(Tristan: Lay off! I'm watching a clock.)
(Gema: You've been drafted to tree duty.)
(Bakura: Why me?)
(Joe: Gee, I'd think you'd be used to it by now.)
(Gema: Don't laugh at him until you see what I am going to do to you. *evil laugh*)
(Joe: *gulp*)
(Gema: Now where did I put those chocolate shavings?)
"Yes, every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot," continued Akhana the narrator.
(Mai: If Christmas means a sugar-high authoress, I don't think I like it too much.)
"But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville," said the narrator as the scene slowly shifted up the snowy mountain slope, "did not."
The Grinch was watching through a telescope as four teenaged Whos worked their way up the mountains. The two guys were brothers, although they didn't look like it. One had platinum blond hair with a violet tint, the other's hair was black. Their girlfriends were with them, as well. The one girl was blonde and the other had black hair.
"Come on girls! All the good mistletoe is at the top, hey Marik?" called Duke.
"I'll race you, Duke!" Marik replied as the four burst into laughter.
(Duke: Woah!!! Time out!!! Brother?!)
(Marik: What is going on inside that hot cocoa filled head of yours?!)
(Gema: *starts humming and ignores them*)
"Last one to the top is a stinky old Grinch!" joked Marik.
"Guys, where are we?" asked Ishizu as she looked around. "I think we should go back."
"You're scared of the Grinch!" laughed Duke.
"No we're not!" protested Mai.
(Duke: THAT TEARS IT!!! There is no way those two are our girlfriends!!!)
(Marik: She's my sister!!!)
(Gema: Okay, then you can have Mai.)
(Mai: Hey!!! I think I am being insulted here. *looks around* By all of you!)
(Joe: *grumbles* That is just wrong.)
(Ishizu: I fail to see the humor in this.)
(Gema: *starts singing and ignores them.*)
(Mai: Okay, that clinches it. She's been in the eggnog.)
(Gema: I hate eggnog!)
"They say he lives up here in a big cave and only comes down when he has the hunger for the taste of..Who flesh!" said Marik, startling the girls.
"Marik!" exclaimed Mai as she hit him with the back of her hand.
"Guys!" protested Ishizu. The guys broke away laughing.
"You're scared of the Grinch. You're scared of the Grinch! You're scared of the Grinch!" taunted Duke and Marik. Little did they know that the intruder alarm within the Grinch's cave was going off at that very moment.
"Are not!" protested the girls.
"Are too!" countered the guys. The group continued up the mountain, laughing the whole way.
That all came to a very quick halt, though. As Duke and Marik climbed up a ledge they spotted a door in the mountain, the Grinch's front door. They stopped and gawked at it, truly looking nervous. The girls stayed down, peeking over the ledge.
"Come on! Touch it! Touch the door!" dared Mai. Then, in a much more flirty voice she said, "Do it for me, Marik."
(Marik and Mai: This is so not happening!!!)
Marik gave a nervous smile and he and Duke began to step closer to the door. They were taking very small baby steps and shuddering, not from the cold. They were almost to the door when it burst open and a huge green head with blazing eyes jumped out. The four Whos screamed and took off running down the mountain, tripping and falling in the snow as they went.
(Duke: Oh brother.)
(Ishizu: Are you referring to Marik.)
(Joe: Don't tell me you're buying into this sugar-high plot too!)
(Gema: It's your turn, Joseph! *giggles*)
(Joe: Oh no.)
(Akhana: Gema, now you have to let go of Kaiba. He has to act. And besides, he's not supposed to be blue.)
Back at the cave the humongous head that appeared turned out to be no more than a plaster head strapped to the front of the Grinch's dog, Joe. He was barking into a megaphone to enhance his performance.
(Joe: ONE MOMENT!!! I am not a dog!!! I REFUSE to do this! You'll be hearing from my lawyer!)
(Kaiba: *waking up* You don't have a lawyer, mutt.)
(Joe: Grrrr!!!!)
(Gema: That is exactly why I chose you for the part! Oh, let the bashing begin!!!)
(Joe: I'm not doing it!)
(Gema: I thought it might come to this, so I got you something. Akhana, the prayer beads!)
(Akhana: Right. *shoves a necklace around Joe's neck* {For all you Inu- Yasha fans out there..})
(Joe: Hey! What gives!)
(Gema: I get them from Kaede. Allow me to demonstrate... SIT, boy! *Joe crashes to the ground*)
(Joe: Ow...That's not fair.)
(Akhana: Of course it isn't. Now play your part, mutt!)
"Well done, Joe!" complimented Kaiba the Grinch, who was happier about traumatizing Whos than anything. "It serves them right the yuletide- loving, sickening-sweet, nog-sucking, cheer-mongers. I really don't like them. No, no I don't."
(Kaiba: I hate you, I really do.)
(Alpha: Don't hate, it's Christmas!)
(Kaiba: What are you still doing here?! I sent you to get POF!!!)
(Alpha: Ummm..I wanted some cookies before Gema eats them all.)
(Gema: We have cookies!!?!?! *races to find them.*)
(Akhana: Kaiba, I hate to say it, but green isn't your color.)
(Kaiba: *grumbles*)
(Akhana: But it does look better than the various shades of blue you were turning before.)
(Kaiba: You had better stop that hot cocoa drunk friend of yours. *glares*)
(Akhana: I would, but she already promised me a killer Christmas gift if I don't.)
(Joe: And that would be?)
(Akhana: Sit boy! *crash* Oh, we have joint control over all Baka Hammers and prayer beads, for your information.)
"Max! Get my cloak!" ordered the Grinch.
(Joe: Why should I?)
(Akhana: SIT!!! *crash*)
(Joe: *whimper*)
"I've been much too tolerant of these juvenile Who delinquents and their innocent victimless pranks," said the Grinch as he strolled outside and glared at Whoville far below. "So they want to get to know me. They want to spend a little 'quality time' with the Grinch? I guess I could use a little social interaction." An evil smile spread across his face as he thought of the mischief he could accomplish.
(Gema: *walks into room with a stack of chocolate chip cookies* Awe! Seto is smiling!!! *begins to hug the daylights out of him.*)
(Kaiba: *gasps and faints.*)
(Yu-Gi: Here we go again.)
A few minutes later the Grinch had arrived in Whoville via the trash- pipeline which ran the length of the mountain. He wore a large cloak which hid his green complex from the unsuspecting Whos.
(Gema: No, let's change that to a dark trench coat. And sunglasses instead of a mask. *smiles dreamily and begins to eat cookies*)
Kaiba the Grinch was wearing a dark trench coat with the hood pulled up to hide his identity from the Whos. A pair of dark sunglasses hid the rest of his face, so the Whos were clueless to who he really was and what his intentions were. Not that they would have noticed, being so preoccupied with their own shopping and celebrating.
"Merry Christmas!" greeted two Who bikers who were riding tandem.
(Gema: Oh, bikers! *yanks Tristan and Bakura onto the scene*)
(Tristan: What's the idea, I thought I was decorating the tree.)
(Gema: You've been reassigned.)
(Bakura: Who rides bikes in the winter?)
(Akhana: Whos.)
(Bakura: That's what I was asking, who rides bikes in the winter?)
(Akhana: Exactly!)
(Bakura: Exactly what?)
(Akhana: Not Whats, Whos.)
(Bakura: Huh? Who does what?)
(Akhana: Ride bikes in the winter.)
(Bakura: Who rides bikes in the winter?)
(Akhana: Of course. I already answered that.)
(Bakura: You lost me.)
(Akhana: Whos ride bikes in the winter.)
(Bakura: Who does?)
(Akhana: Right!)
(Bakura: What?!)
(Akhana: No, not Whats, Whos.)
(Bakura: Huh?!)
(Gema: Cut it out, Abott and Costella. Um.anyways, back to the plot.)
"Merry Christmas!" greeted Tristan and Bakura, the Who bikers.
"Oh yeah, you bet," said the Grinch, half-heartedly. "Ho, ho, ho and stuff.." The tandem bike had barely passed him when it fell to pieces, dumping its passengers in the street. "Oh my!" he gasped with fake concern. "Someone has vandalized that vehicle!" He turned to his dog, who was walking at his heels. "See, Joe, the city is a dangerous place." The Grinch was busy trying to hide a saw behind his back.
(Joe: You will pay for this, Gema.)
(Gema: Don't be mad, drink cocoa!)
(Kaiba: You'd better behave, mutt. Don't make me get the rolled up newspaper.)
(Joe: How dare you?! You won't get away with talking to me like that!!! Grrrr!!!)
(Kaiba: *smirks* Yes I will, Gema already allowed it.)
(Gema: *eating marshmallows* Yup, I gave him unlimited rights to bash the mutt.)
(Joe: *blink.* *blink* Someone help!!!!!)
"The Grinch hated Christmas, the whole Christmas season," Akhana the narrator picked up the script while the rest of the cast was busy trying to run. "Now please don't ask why, no one quite knows the reason."
"Merry Christmas!" greeted Odion, the local chief of police.
"Hi, flatfoot," muttered Kaiba the Grinch.
(Tristan: Yikes! Whoville must be a very safe place, a crook would just have to look at Odion and have second thoughts.)
(Odion: Thank you..I think.)
(Bakura: EEP! Erm.um..yeah.)
Two Who kids ran by, Mokuba and Noah. The Grinch stopped them.
(Kaiba: *glaring at Noah* What is he doing here?!)
(Gema: Filling in for some of the younger parts.)
(Noah: What is going on?)
(Mokuba: Welcome to a nightmare. You're not the only one who likes torturing people.)
(Kaiba: *to Noah* If you try anything...!!!)
(Gema: Lighten up. *sing-songy* I know something you don't, 'bout Noah. *giggles and starts on the cocoa*)
"I have something for you," said the Grinch as he handed the saw to the boys. "Now be sure to run real fast with it. Come on! Double-time!"
(Kaiba: I hope Noah hurts himself.)
(Noah: Lay off! I'll make you pay!)
(Gema: No you won't! Baka Hammer!!! *BH's Noah*)
(Noah: X___X)
(Kaiba: *looking at Gema reasonably impressed.*)
(Akhana: Can we please focus?)
"It could be that his head wasn't screwed on quite right," continued the narrator, who was getting very annoyed with all of the distractions. "It could be perhaps that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small."
The Grinch was slowly making his way into the heart of town, pushing past people with no concern whatsoever. He accidentally knocked a Who's packages all over the street and walked on as if nothing had happened.
"Hey stranger!" greeted Kevin, the hat salesman. He held a large candy cane cane in front of Kaiba. "Won't let you go 'til you buy a chapeau."
The Grinch glared at him, then pulled out a bottle of expired perfume and sprayed it in his face. Kevin, stunned, slid to the ground. The Grinch then smiled and walked on. The bikers, who had found a second bike, didn't notice the abnormally large speed bump and ran right over it/him in the holiday chaos.
(Kevin: Hey! That was uncalled for!)
(Akhana: In the movie the Grinch used his own bad breath, count your blessings.)
But the Grinch was the only one of interest in the square. Drake Lou and Yu-Gi Lou were still going about their shopping, Drake juggling a large number of packages. The radio, playing Christmas music, of course, could just barely be heard above all of the bustle.
"Boy, nothing beats Christmas, right Yu-Gi Lou?" asked Drake with a big smile.
"I guess.." sighed Yu-Gi Lou.
"You guess?" asked Drake Lou, surprised.
"It just, I look around at you and mom and everyone getting all corbelled," said Yu-Gi Lou. "Doesn't this seem superfluous?"
(Yu-Gi: What the heck is that supposed to mean?)
(Téa: It must be more of those Who words.)
Before Drake Lou could answer, the sound of yelling cut him off. "Dad!!! Daaaddddd!!!" screamed Marik and Duke as they ran into the square with Mai and Ishizu. The four of them were covered in snow from snout to toe. They looked like Who Popsicles.
"What happened to you?!" gasped Drake Lou as he looked at his older two sons.
(Drake: Sons? Sons?! That is so outrageous I can't even begin to argue it!)
(Gema: Then have some cocoa and be happy!)
(Drake: That stuff is poison.)
(Gema: Why are you so grumpy? You have a bigger part this year!)
(Kaiba: Big parts bite. I envy the characters who are killed off.)
(Mai: You don't listen well. No one dies in this one.)
(All: Dang it!)
"It was the Grinch!" yelled Marik and Duke. The affect that one word had was amazing. Cars came to a screeching halt. Walkers stopped. Talking ceased. It was like the entire square had been frozen in time. Everyone had inhaled, and were waiting to breathe.
"Grinch!?" a few Whos dared to gasp.
"What do you want?!" snapped Kaiba the Grinch. Then he remembered he was in disguise. "I mean..Grinch?!"
Out of a nearby shop the mayor of Whoville exited, looking around the square cautiously. His loyal flunky, Bandit Keith, was at his heels, worse than any dog, even Joe.
(Joe: Hey!!!)
"Did someone just say Grinch?" asked Mayor Pegasus May Who. He looked around, as if daring anyone to say 'yes.'
(Joe: Pegasus is the mayor?! How's that for unfair!!!)
(Akhana: Just be quiet until you see what Gema is planning for him. *Gema is heard laughing evilly.*)
(Keith: I refuse to do this! I am no one's lap dog!)
(Gema: You don't have a choice. Baka Hammer!!!)
(Keith: X___X)
(Pegasus: Well, considering this is the only position with power, I might as well play along, for now. *Akhana and Gema burst into laughter, making him nervous.)
"Hello Mayor May Who, sir," stammered Drake Lou, knowing that this was going to be a hard situation to get out of.
"Drake," said Pegasus as he motioned for Drake Lou to come over. Drake Lou did, a little nervous. He put an arm around Drake Lou and started talking to him in a low tone. "I don't need to remind you that this Christmas marks the 1000th Whovillation."
(Keith: I won't do it!!!)
(Akhana and Gema: Baka Hammer!!!)
(Keith: X___X)
"Whoville's most important celebration," chimed Keith, somewhat reluctantly.
"The Book of Who says," started Mayor Pegasus. He held his hand back as Keith slipped the book to him. Mayor Pegasus quickly found the page he was looking for. "'Every Who whose size we can measure knows that Christmas time is a time we must treasure.' Now Lou please tell me that your boys were not up on Mt. Crumpit provoking the one creature within a billion balameters of here who hates Christmas."
"But it was the Grinch!" insisted Marik and Duke, with Ishizu and Mai nodding feverously behind them.
"No, no, no, sir!" exclaimed Drake Lou as he clamped his son's snouts shut. "There isn't any Grinch."
"But there is!" insisted Duke.
"We saw him!" added Marik.
Drake Lou put his hand over their mouths again. "I am sure they were just up on the mountain playing with matches or defacing public property or something like that."
(Duke: This is definitely cruel and unusual.)
(Marik: Where is my Millennial Rod?!)
(Gema: Sorry, no Millennial Items are allowed in this fic.)
Mayor Pegasus exhaled at that. "Well, that's a relief," he said. Then, louder, "All right, you heard the man, there is no Grinch problem here!"
The square then broke back into its usual frenzy of Christmas activities. The Grinch had perched himself on a ledge and spit a spitwad at the mayor when he wasn't looking. The mayor looked around, but Kaiba the Grinch had disappeared into the crowd again.
(Shayla: Yup, you can tell he's a politician, he's a dirty liar.)
(Pegasus: Oh yes, the blind girl from the Duelist Kingdom. *glance over at her* How come you can see now?)
(Gema: Because I say so! And I have the keyboard. Now, you might want to be nice to her because..*starts laughing*)
(Shayla: I'm scared.)
(Mai: Aren't we all?)
Drake Lou and Yu-Gi Lou quickly finished with their shopping. From there they headed straight to the post office to help with the holiday rush. The post office was even more chaotic than the streets, if that was even possible. Whos juggling large boxes pressed in around the counter, all wanting overnight shipping.
(Gema: Oh costumers! *snaps fingers and Mako, Rex, Weevil, and Espa Roba appear.)
(Mako: What do you want.)
(Gema: I need the lot of you to stand in the background during crowd scenes.)
(Rex: You mean we're extras?)
(Gema: Yup.)
(All: YES!!!)
(Téa: No fair! How come they got off easy.)
(Gema: I think I'll try nutmeg in my cocoa this year.)
(All: *groan*)
"Drake Lou! I need this there by tomorrow!" called Mako Who.
"Check! Rush! Merry Christmas!" called Drake Lou as he passed the present to the back.
"By tomorrow!" called Espa Roba Who, who was juggling a large number of boxes.
"Check! Double rush!" said Drake Lou as he took the boxes from him. The whole room degenerated into even worse chaos as more and more people tried to push their way forward.
Drake Lou headed into the back where Yu-Gi Lou was waiting. Drake Lou began to sort through the massive amount of holiday mail while Yu-Gi Lou started asking him questions.
"But dad," said Yu-Gi Lou. "I don't understand something. Why won't anyone talk about the Grinch?"
Drake had climbed onto a rolling ladder as was busy sliding back and forth, putting mail in mailboxes. "Because the Grinch..." he tried to explain, but it wasn't easy. "You see Yu-Gi, he Grinch is a Who who..." Drake paused there and slid across the room, searching for the right words to explain everything. " Actually, he's not a Who, he's.. more of a ..."
"A what?" asked Yu-Gi Lou, a bit impatiently.
"Exactly son!" said Drake Lou. "And he's a What that doesn't like Christmas. Just look at his mailbox, not a Christmas card in or out, ever." He indicated a mailbox that was stuffed full with cobwebs.
"But why?" asked Yu-Gi Lou.
Before Drake Lou could answer, much yelling could be heard from the counter as impatient Whos tried to ship their last minute mail.
"I'll be right there!" yelled Drake Lou as he took off to the front to see to the problem.
Meanwhile, in an adjacent room, the Grinch was busy creating holiday chaos. How he had managed to sneak in the chaos, no one could really guess. Then again, maybe it was the chaos that allowed him to sneak in.
"It will take them years to sort this out!" Kaiba the Grinch snickered as he began to take mail from one box and put it in another. "This is yours and now it's his and this is his and now it's hers," he laughed evilly as he enjoyed his prank. "And for the rest of you.." He pulled out a stack of envelopes from under his trenchcoat. "Jury duty! Jury Duty! Jury Duty! Eviction notice! Pink slip! Blackmail! Jury Duty! Chain letter! Jury Duty! Jury Duty!" He threw them into random mailboxes, an evil smile on his face.
(Gema: Oh WOW!!!!!)
(Mai: Now what?)
(Gema: This is good hot cocoa! No, I mean it is excellent!)
(Marik: Someone please save us.)
(Gema: I started a new box, cause I drank all the old stuff. This is called 'Chocolate Sensation.' Oh my gosh! It's to die for!)
(Mai: Chocolate Sensation?)
(Gema: It has 50% more cocoa than regular hot cocoa. *big starry eyes*)
(Marik: We are all doomed.)
Drake Lou was up to his eyes in holiday mail, so he turned to Yu-Gi Lou. "Would you mind helping me and take these letters to the back?" Drake Lou asked, handing the letters to his youngest son. Yu-Gi Lou nodded. "But be careful of the sorting machine, right?" Yu-Gi Lou nodded again and took the letters as Drake Lou turned around to deal with the Christmas crowd.
(Rex: Post Office service stinks. We've been waiting here for hours.)
(Espa Roba: It is starting to tire me.)
(Gema: That is what I told you to do, so SHUT UP!!!)
(Extras: EEP!)
Yu-Gi Lou entered the backroom, letters in hand. The sorting machine stood in the middle of the room. It was mostly a conveyer belt that took the packages to the basement to be sorted, hence the name. There was a large hole in the floor where the packages fell. The hole narrowed as it went, so the packages were piling up. Bit of packaging material lined the room. Other than that it was completely empty. Yu-Gi Lou stared at the sorting machine, slowly circling around it.
Something on the floor caught his eye. He bent down and picked it up. It was a pair of sunglasses. Yu-Gi looked at them curiously, then shrugged his shoulders. Right above him was Kaiba the Grinch, bracing himself against the wall and ceiling. He was also holding Joe the mutt, knowing that Joe would give him away.
(Tristan: How true, how true.)
(Joe: Hey! And that mutt line was uncalled for!)
(Gema: Don't make me say it.)
(Joe: Say what?)
(Gema: Sit. *Crash* Oops.)
Just when the Grinch thought that Yu-Gi Lou would move on, Joe sneezed. "Bless you." As those words slipped off of his lips, Yu-Gi Lou turned and looked up. Then he screamed. Kaiba, mockingly, screamed back, which caused Yu-Gi Lou to scream again. Kaiba jumped down, dropped Joe, and glared at the tiny Who.
"You're the.. the... the... the... the...," stammered Yu-Gi Lou.
"..the ...the ..the," mocked Kaiba. "The Grinch!"
Yu-Gi Lou screamed again and jumped backwards. His foot hit the end of the sorting machine and he fell in backwards into it. A package fell on top of him and he was quickly trapped in the hole, which led to the basement and the rest of the sorting process.
"Well, that worked out nicely," commented Kaiba, surprised but remotely happy.
"Help!" cried Yu-Gi Lou as he tried to struggle free. He only seemed to manage to force himself deeper in. As he sank further into the machine, he learned why mail never survives the post office. The sorting machine led the packages to a large stamp that marked them as FRAGILE, but it crushed them in the process, and Yu-Gi Lou was heading right for it! "Somebody help me!"
(Kaiba: I am beginning to like this.)
(Téa: *disgusted* You have no heart.)
(Mokuba: That's not true!)
(Gema: I think everyone needs a cup of cocoa to calm down.)
(All: NO!!!!!)
"Joe, let's go," said Kaiba the Grinch. "Our work here is finished."
Joe looked from the sorting machine and trapped Yu-Gi Lou, back to Kaiba the Grinch who was attempting to leave. He then raced forward and grabbed the Grinch's ankle, preventing him from leaving.
"Let go!" yelled the Grinch as he tried to wriggle free of Joe's grip. "This is not a game!"
Yu-Gi Lou was sinking further into the machine. He was dangerously close to the crushing stamp. He screamed, the called for help again.
Kaiba the Grinch looked at his dog, to the foot of the Who boy, which was the only thing not buried. He groaned. "Bleeding hearts of the world unite!"
(Kaiba: How true is that.)
(Gema: Very true, very very true.)
(Téa: What is that supposed to mean?)
(All: *sigh*)
(Mai: Your friendship speeches are legendary, hon.)
The Grinch walked over, reached into the machine, and pulled Yu-Gi Lou out, then set him on his feet. Joe jumped up and down happily. The Grinch glared at both of them, then snatched his sunglasses out of Yu-Gi Lou's hands.
"Give me that! Don't you know you're not supposed to take things that don't belong to you? What are you, some sort of wild animal?" snapped Kaiba. Yu-Gi Lou stood there stunned, then shook his head an inch. Kaiba the Grinch turned to Joe. "Let's go!"
The Grinch and Joe turned to leave. They were almost to the door when Yu- Gi Lou found his voice.
"Thank you for saving me!" he called after them.
Kaiba came to a dead halt. He slowly turned around, glaring at the young Who. "Saving you? Is that what you think I was doing?" Kaiba the Grinch asked in a low voice. Yu-Gi Lou nodded eagerly. Kaiba shook his finger, "Wrong-o. I merely noticed you were improperly packaged." He reached over and grabbed the roll of wrapping paper in the corner. He walked over and threw it over Yu-Gi Lou. "Hold still!" ordered the Grinch as he began to wrap the Who feverously. He turned to the mutt. "Max, pick out a bow!" Then he turned to Yu-Gi Lou. "Can I use your finger for a second?" A few seconds later, Yu-Gi Lou was trapped within shiny red paper.
His work done, Kaiba the Grinch left, cackling. As he shut the door he put his sunglasses back on. Joe walked quietly at his heels.
"Help! Anyone!" called Yu-Gi Lou. "Hello?!"
Drake Lou entered the backroom, trying to find what had happened to his son. "Yu-Gi Lou?" he called.
"Dad?!" cried Yu-Gi Lou as he managed to break his arms out of the package. "Daddy! Daddy!"
"What the hey?" asked Drake Lou as he walked over and helped his son unwrap himself. A smile was spreading across his face. "Yu-Gi?!"
"Dad! It was amazing!" Yu-Gi started to blab.
"You've been practicing your Christmas wrapping!" said Drake Lou, proudly. "Son, I am so proud of you!"
"Oh...well.." stammered Yu-Gi Lou, not knowing how to explain everything to his dad.
"That's the holiday spirit!" Drake Lou continued to beam.
"Sweet little Yu-Gi didn't know what to do," said Akhana the narrator. "In his head tumbled a conflict or two. If the Grinch was so bad, then why did he save me? Maybe he wasn't so bad...just...maybe."
Gema: First chapter done!!!
All: Thank goodness! *they start looking for ways to run*
Drake: This is so bizarre I can't even begin to complain about it.
Akhana: Then don't.
Drake: How can I have two sons who are the same age as me?!
Lara: *chuckles* I think a man who can take care of kids is attractive.
Drake: Eh-hem..
Joe: Looks like we need to find them some mistletoe.
Drake and Lara: Hey!
Gema: Double, double cocoa and trouble, fire burn and liquid bubble! *laughs*
Tristan: Guys, she's singing to the hot cocoa maker...
Bakura: I'm scared.
Tristan: Aren't we all.
Kaiba: I am fed up with this! *starts to walk away*
Gema: There he is!!! *hugs him* I missed you while you were on stage.
Kaiba: Let...go...can't breathe...
Mai: Will someone please keep her away from the eggnog?
Gema: IT'S COCOA!!!!!!
Téa: Mai, let's bail.
Mai: Right. *Most everyone else runs*
Yu-Gi: *pouting* Why do I always get the short rolls?
Akhana: Gee...I wonder.
Kaiba: *gasp*
Akhana: Gema, let the poor guy breathe.
Gema: *sigh* Okay..*lets go of Kaiba*
Alpha: *laughing* First he's blue, then he's green, then he's blue again!
Kaiba: I thought I sent you to find POF!!!
Alpha: I will...eventually.
Kaiba: *glare*
Alpha: Hey, I have one job here and that is to make sure that POF arrives in time for the final bow.
Kaiba: The final bow?!
Alpha: *laughing* I have no intention of stopping this thing, blue-boy.
Kaiba: Why you!!!
Gema: I can't let him go!!! *hugs Kaiba again*
Kaiba: *gasps and faints*
Akhana: We need to work on your men skills, Gema.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! How The Grinch Stole Christmas
By: Gema J. Gall
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or the Grinch. Surprised? Don't be. BTW: This is based off of the Jim Carey version. Shayla is my OC, so hands off; but feel free to read her fic, Shayla's Story. I also don't own Drake or Lara, they belong to E-100 Alpha, who is on vacation and Kevin, who belongs to Edgar.
Gema: Yay! Yay! Yay! It's Christmas time again!!! And that means it is hot cocoa season!
All: NOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Joe: Someone save us!!!
Akhana: How can you be saying that? The fic hasn't even started yet.
Serenity: Who are you? And what's going on?
Tristan: Be happy you managed to escape last year..
Gema: *evil laughter* That won't happen again.
Akhana: Hi! Lady Akhana is the name, and founding member of POF. I am here to.. 'assist' with this fic.
Tristan: Save us!
Akhana: Sorry, I can't.
Gema: She doesn't control the keyboard! I do!!!
Kaiba: What are you planning this year?
Gema: Why spoil it? But be happy, I gave you the lead!
Kaiba: I'll pass. I remember what you did last year.
Gema: You can't! *evil laugh* Now, can you hand me a candy cane for my cocoa?
All: NO!!!!
Akhana: *sweet smile* Here you go. *hands Gema a candy cane.*
Gema: Thanks!
Bakura: Why did you do that?
Akhana: *smiles sweetly*
Mokuba: Seto, I'm afraid.
Kaiba: So am I.
Gema: Don't be! I love you! *hugs Seto*
Kaiba: Gah! Can't...breathe...
Akhana: Gema, remember, he is only a man.
Gema: *nods*
Joe: Now I am afraid.
Shayla: Sorry I'm late. What is going on?
Mai: Your author is stealing your man.
Shayla: What? I don't know what you are talking about.
Gema: Oh the irony.
Shayla: *twitch* I smell hot cocoa...
Tristan: Yeah, and Gema's been in it.
Shayla: Oh no! No...No...No...
Serenity: I still don't get it.
Téa: You will in a few pages...
Kaiba: *Gasp* Give me one good reason why I should go along with this.
Gema: Unlimited bashing of the mutt.
Kaiba: Oh? *Gema whispers in his ear, he glances at Joe.* Deal.
Joe: What was that about?!
Akhana: Be afraid.
Bakura: No! Run for it!!! *Bakura, Joe, and Tristan race away*
Gema: Oh! That is so cute!
Yu-Gi: What is so cute?
Gema: They actually think they can hide from me. *evil laugh*
Téa: Why us?
Akhana: I think it has to do with her Yu-Gi-Oh! addiction.
Téa: Better get Alpha to find POF. Maybe they can control her.
Mokuba: Where is Alpha?
Gema: Dragging Drake and Lara here. *grabs marshmallows*
Yu-Gi: Must you?
Mai: You OD'ed on chocolate last time, although I think some eggnog was involved.
Gema: I don't drink eggnog!!!!!!!
Mai: That does it; we need POF.
Téa: Now.
Duke: I just passed Tristan, Joe, and Bakura on my way in. What is going on?
Mokuba: You're better off marching right back out.
Duke: Huh?
Gema: Hot cocoa goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood.
Kaiba: Get her off of me! I can hardly breathe!
Akhana: Forgive her, she's a fan girl.
Duke: Thanks for the advice. *exits*
Serenity and Mokuba: Wait for us! *they run away*
Shayla: The cast is quickly dwindling...I think they are the smart ones!
Mai: No, the smart ones are the ones who didn't even bother to show up.
Gema: I can fix that! I control the keyboard.
Téa: Must you remind us? *typing heard*
*The rest of the cast appears*
Marik: Huh? Where are we?
Ishizu: I did not foresee this.
Odion: What is the meaning of this?
Gema: Merry Christmas and Happy Hot Cocoa!
Marik: Oh no, oh no. Not again. Will someone get that away from her? She killed me off last time before the story even started!
Gema: Good news! No one dies this time!
Yu-Gi: That's good..
Mai: You must be crazy if you think any good can come of this.
Kaiba: *gasp* Can't..breathe....
Pegasus: What a lovely shade of blue, Kaiba-boy.
Kaiba: Must...throttle...
Akhana: Don't make me BH you, Pegasus!
Odion: I am lost. BH?
Akhana: *pulls out large mallet* Baka Hammer! *smiles*
Shadi: Now we should all be concerned.
Téa: I'm running will I still can.
Shayla: Wait for me!
Mai: Me too! *The three of them leave*
Marik: How dare you leave us alone with a sugar-high, fan-girl of an authoress!!!
Ishizu: I foresee us leaving. *Marik, Ishizu, and Odion run*
Pegasus: Wait for me!
Gema: You cannot escape the evil plans I have for you!!!!! *evil laugh*
Akhana: Gee, your whole cast just fled. Except Kaiba, and I think he fainted from your bear hug.
Gema: *smiles* He's so cute when he is sleeping.
Akhana: Don't make me BH you!
Gema: *not listening* Not everyone escaped. I already put some in cages. ^___^
Akhana: Oh? *looks around and sees Bandit Keith in a cage, along with Rex Raptor, Weevil Underwood, Mako Tsunami, Espa Roba, Noah, and Rebecca Hawkins.* *She bursts into laughter*
Mako: Would you mind giving us a hand?
Rex: Yeah! Come on! This is no way to spend Christmas!
Rebecca: Teddy! Do something!
Noah: You'll live to regret this!!!
Gema: You'll only be in there until I need you. *laughs*
Keith: Not funny!
Akhana: That could qualify as cruelty to animals.
Weevil: Take that back!
Akhana: Sorry, I forgot, pests aren't animals.
Weevil: Grrrr!!!!!!!!!
Espa Roba: This is cruel and unusual.
Akhana: Deal with it.
*Alpha enters with Drake and Lara. Edgar brings in Kevin.*
Edgar: I brought him like you asked. Have fun. *winks and exits*
Kevin: What is going on here?
Alpha: It's Christmas.
Drake: OH NO!!!!!
Lara: NOT HOT COCOA!!!!!!!!!!!
Drake: Alpha, you are going to pay for this!
Gema: I don't think so. Don't make me put you in the cage.
Lara: Why is Kaiba unconscious?
Akhana: Gema wouldn't let him go.....
Drake: That does it. We're out of here!!! *Drake and Lara run.*
Kevin: *looks around* Wait for me!!!!! *runs after them*
Mako: Hey! Take us with you!!!!
Gema: I think I need more chocolate in this cocoa. The spoon isn't getting stuck in the cup.
Alpha: That was too much information.
Akhana: Gema, everyone who could run did.
Gema: I guess that means it's time to start the fic!!! *walks to keyboard*
Akhana: Goodie!!!!!!
*Kaiba wakes up and picks up Alpha by the collar.*
Alpha: Let me guess, you want me to find POF?
Kaiba: I want you to do anything to stop her before this gets out of control like last time. And you had better do something..
Alpha: Okay, lighten up. It is Christmas...
"Inside of a snowflake like the one on your sleeve," started the narrator.
(Akhana: Hi! It's me folks! Gema gave me a part! Yay! I get to speak in rhyme!!! I do it all the time!)
"There happened a story you must see to believe," continued the narrator. As she speaks the scene pans in. "Way up in the mountains in the high range of Pontous, laid the small town of Whoville, the home of the Whos.
(Gema: Okay, y'all are going to have to excuse my spelling here. I'm so happy I can barely type!)
(Mai: Translation, she is so sugar-high she is shaking.)
(Duke: What's up with these Whos and their weird names?)
(Gema: Don't make fun of the Whos, after all, you are one.)
(Duke: What?!)
(Akhana: Excuse me! I'm narrating!)
"Ask any Who and they'll have this to say, 'There is no place like Whoville around Christmas day,'" continued the narrator. Whoville is extremely decorated with all sorts of things. "Every window was fluffed, every lamppost was dressed, and the Whoville band marched in their Christmas day best."
(Yu-Gi: That seems like over-kill. *noticing the decorations.*)
(Gema: I need more marshmallows.)
(Marik: Now that is overkill!)
(Tristan: Watch when you use the word 'kill' around Gema, it may give her ideas.)
"Arbor Day was fine and Easter was pleasant and every Fizz Pheasant day they ate a fizz pheasant," continued the narrator as she glad at the cast. "But every Who knew from their twelve toes to their snout they like Christmas the most without a single Who doubt."
Inside on of the shops it is a complete madhouse. People are racing around, grabbing last minute gifts. It is packed with wall to wall Whos. The cashiers and clerks can barely keep up.
"Farfingles welcomes you!" greeted the cashier, Kevin, as he checked out another customer. "Merry Christmas! And thank you!"
(Joe: Tough break bro, you got stuck here before you even made it into the main storyline.)
(Kevin: I think I got off easy..*glances at Kaiba, who is unconscious again* *to Gema* I hate to say this, but you can let the poor guy breathe every now and then.)
One Who was roaming around the store and was reading a shopping list, checking off what he bought already. "We got a snoozaphone for your brother Stew and a snoozaphone for your brother Drew. A monkle for your uncle and a pant for your aunt, and a pantha for your cousin Leon.." Drake Lou paused there, realizing his shopping partner was missing. "Yu-Gi Lou? Yu-Gi Lou?"
(Drake: This officially bites! I have a snout!)
(Yu-Gi: I don't like it any more than you do.)
(Gema: Little Yu-Gi Lou Who! *cackles*)
(Mokuba: This is so not cool.)
(Gema: Spell check doesn't think so, either.)
"Merry Christmas," Drake Lou greeted another shopper. "Yu-Gi Lou? Son?"
(Drake: Woah! Run that by me again! Son?!)
(Akhana: Look on the bright side. That means you have a wife.)
(Drake: Ah.um..)
Drake Lou spotted a pile of boxes with legs. He walked over and removed one of the middle boxes, revealing Yu-Gi Lou, who was holding the whole thing up.
"Dad, doesn't this seem a bit much?" asked Yu-Gi Lou.
(Gema: No comments!)
"But this is what Christmas is about," replied Drake Lou to his son's downcast face. "Don't you feel it?"
Things were getting even crazier in the check-out line. Eager buyers pushed in from all over, pouring money into the hands of the clerk. "Merry Christmas!" said a near frantic Kevin. "Thank you! Wait! Don't forget your change!" The buyers were literally dumping their money on him and leaving with their goods.
Outside the timekeeper watched as the large, Whoville clocked ticked closer and closer to the anticipated day. "Another minute closer to Christmas!" yelled Tristan to the Whos below.
(Tristan: One moment. I'm an old guy who watches a clock?)
(Gema: No, you are wherever I want you to be.)
(Tristan: Great..)
(Gema: Not as great as hot cocoa!!!)
(Serenity: I still don't get it. What's wrong with hot cocoa?)
A local merchant decided to take advantage of the holiday crowds. He stepped outside and made an announcement. Kevin cleared his throat.
(Kevin: Wait! One moment ago I was a cashier.)
(Gema: Eh, same difference.)
"For the next five minutes only, 99% off!" announced Kevin. A stampede followed, nearly trampling him in the process.
In the town square Whos of all types were busy decorating the town tree. They had all sorts of various tools to help them put the ornaments on the tip top.
(Gema: Hey! Where are my tree decorators? *Walks over and grabs Tristan and Bakura*)
(Tristan: Lay off! I'm watching a clock.)
(Gema: You've been drafted to tree duty.)
(Bakura: Why me?)
(Joe: Gee, I'd think you'd be used to it by now.)
(Gema: Don't laugh at him until you see what I am going to do to you. *evil laugh*)
(Joe: *gulp*)
(Gema: Now where did I put those chocolate shavings?)
"Yes, every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot," continued Akhana the narrator.
(Mai: If Christmas means a sugar-high authoress, I don't think I like it too much.)
"But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville," said the narrator as the scene slowly shifted up the snowy mountain slope, "did not."
The Grinch was watching through a telescope as four teenaged Whos worked their way up the mountains. The two guys were brothers, although they didn't look like it. One had platinum blond hair with a violet tint, the other's hair was black. Their girlfriends were with them, as well. The one girl was blonde and the other had black hair.
"Come on girls! All the good mistletoe is at the top, hey Marik?" called Duke.
"I'll race you, Duke!" Marik replied as the four burst into laughter.
(Duke: Woah!!! Time out!!! Brother?!)
(Marik: What is going on inside that hot cocoa filled head of yours?!)
(Gema: *starts humming and ignores them*)
"Last one to the top is a stinky old Grinch!" joked Marik.
"Guys, where are we?" asked Ishizu as she looked around. "I think we should go back."
"You're scared of the Grinch!" laughed Duke.
"No we're not!" protested Mai.
(Duke: THAT TEARS IT!!! There is no way those two are our girlfriends!!!)
(Marik: She's my sister!!!)
(Gema: Okay, then you can have Mai.)
(Mai: Hey!!! I think I am being insulted here. *looks around* By all of you!)
(Joe: *grumbles* That is just wrong.)
(Ishizu: I fail to see the humor in this.)
(Gema: *starts singing and ignores them.*)
(Mai: Okay, that clinches it. She's been in the eggnog.)
(Gema: I hate eggnog!)
"They say he lives up here in a big cave and only comes down when he has the hunger for the taste of..Who flesh!" said Marik, startling the girls.
"Marik!" exclaimed Mai as she hit him with the back of her hand.
"Guys!" protested Ishizu. The guys broke away laughing.
"You're scared of the Grinch. You're scared of the Grinch! You're scared of the Grinch!" taunted Duke and Marik. Little did they know that the intruder alarm within the Grinch's cave was going off at that very moment.
"Are not!" protested the girls.
"Are too!" countered the guys. The group continued up the mountain, laughing the whole way.
That all came to a very quick halt, though. As Duke and Marik climbed up a ledge they spotted a door in the mountain, the Grinch's front door. They stopped and gawked at it, truly looking nervous. The girls stayed down, peeking over the ledge.
"Come on! Touch it! Touch the door!" dared Mai. Then, in a much more flirty voice she said, "Do it for me, Marik."
(Marik and Mai: This is so not happening!!!)
Marik gave a nervous smile and he and Duke began to step closer to the door. They were taking very small baby steps and shuddering, not from the cold. They were almost to the door when it burst open and a huge green head with blazing eyes jumped out. The four Whos screamed and took off running down the mountain, tripping and falling in the snow as they went.
(Duke: Oh brother.)
(Ishizu: Are you referring to Marik.)
(Joe: Don't tell me you're buying into this sugar-high plot too!)
(Gema: It's your turn, Joseph! *giggles*)
(Joe: Oh no.)
(Akhana: Gema, now you have to let go of Kaiba. He has to act. And besides, he's not supposed to be blue.)
Back at the cave the humongous head that appeared turned out to be no more than a plaster head strapped to the front of the Grinch's dog, Joe. He was barking into a megaphone to enhance his performance.
(Joe: ONE MOMENT!!! I am not a dog!!! I REFUSE to do this! You'll be hearing from my lawyer!)
(Kaiba: *waking up* You don't have a lawyer, mutt.)
(Joe: Grrrr!!!!)
(Gema: That is exactly why I chose you for the part! Oh, let the bashing begin!!!)
(Joe: I'm not doing it!)
(Gema: I thought it might come to this, so I got you something. Akhana, the prayer beads!)
(Akhana: Right. *shoves a necklace around Joe's neck* {For all you Inu- Yasha fans out there..})
(Joe: Hey! What gives!)
(Gema: I get them from Kaede. Allow me to demonstrate... SIT, boy! *Joe crashes to the ground*)
(Joe: Ow...That's not fair.)
(Akhana: Of course it isn't. Now play your part, mutt!)
"Well done, Joe!" complimented Kaiba the Grinch, who was happier about traumatizing Whos than anything. "It serves them right the yuletide- loving, sickening-sweet, nog-sucking, cheer-mongers. I really don't like them. No, no I don't."
(Kaiba: I hate you, I really do.)
(Alpha: Don't hate, it's Christmas!)
(Kaiba: What are you still doing here?! I sent you to get POF!!!)
(Alpha: Ummm..I wanted some cookies before Gema eats them all.)
(Gema: We have cookies!!?!?! *races to find them.*)
(Akhana: Kaiba, I hate to say it, but green isn't your color.)
(Kaiba: *grumbles*)
(Akhana: But it does look better than the various shades of blue you were turning before.)
(Kaiba: You had better stop that hot cocoa drunk friend of yours. *glares*)
(Akhana: I would, but she already promised me a killer Christmas gift if I don't.)
(Joe: And that would be?)
(Akhana: Sit boy! *crash* Oh, we have joint control over all Baka Hammers and prayer beads, for your information.)
"Max! Get my cloak!" ordered the Grinch.
(Joe: Why should I?)
(Akhana: SIT!!! *crash*)
(Joe: *whimper*)
"I've been much too tolerant of these juvenile Who delinquents and their innocent victimless pranks," said the Grinch as he strolled outside and glared at Whoville far below. "So they want to get to know me. They want to spend a little 'quality time' with the Grinch? I guess I could use a little social interaction." An evil smile spread across his face as he thought of the mischief he could accomplish.
(Gema: *walks into room with a stack of chocolate chip cookies* Awe! Seto is smiling!!! *begins to hug the daylights out of him.*)
(Kaiba: *gasps and faints.*)
(Yu-Gi: Here we go again.)
A few minutes later the Grinch had arrived in Whoville via the trash- pipeline which ran the length of the mountain. He wore a large cloak which hid his green complex from the unsuspecting Whos.
(Gema: No, let's change that to a dark trench coat. And sunglasses instead of a mask. *smiles dreamily and begins to eat cookies*)
Kaiba the Grinch was wearing a dark trench coat with the hood pulled up to hide his identity from the Whos. A pair of dark sunglasses hid the rest of his face, so the Whos were clueless to who he really was and what his intentions were. Not that they would have noticed, being so preoccupied with their own shopping and celebrating.
"Merry Christmas!" greeted two Who bikers who were riding tandem.
(Gema: Oh, bikers! *yanks Tristan and Bakura onto the scene*)
(Tristan: What's the idea, I thought I was decorating the tree.)
(Gema: You've been reassigned.)
(Bakura: Who rides bikes in the winter?)
(Akhana: Whos.)
(Bakura: That's what I was asking, who rides bikes in the winter?)
(Akhana: Exactly!)
(Bakura: Exactly what?)
(Akhana: Not Whats, Whos.)
(Bakura: Huh? Who does what?)
(Akhana: Ride bikes in the winter.)
(Bakura: Who rides bikes in the winter?)
(Akhana: Of course. I already answered that.)
(Bakura: You lost me.)
(Akhana: Whos ride bikes in the winter.)
(Bakura: Who does?)
(Akhana: Right!)
(Bakura: What?!)
(Akhana: No, not Whats, Whos.)
(Bakura: Huh?!)
(Gema: Cut it out, Abott and Costella. Um.anyways, back to the plot.)
"Merry Christmas!" greeted Tristan and Bakura, the Who bikers.
"Oh yeah, you bet," said the Grinch, half-heartedly. "Ho, ho, ho and stuff.." The tandem bike had barely passed him when it fell to pieces, dumping its passengers in the street. "Oh my!" he gasped with fake concern. "Someone has vandalized that vehicle!" He turned to his dog, who was walking at his heels. "See, Joe, the city is a dangerous place." The Grinch was busy trying to hide a saw behind his back.
(Joe: You will pay for this, Gema.)
(Gema: Don't be mad, drink cocoa!)
(Kaiba: You'd better behave, mutt. Don't make me get the rolled up newspaper.)
(Joe: How dare you?! You won't get away with talking to me like that!!! Grrrr!!!)
(Kaiba: *smirks* Yes I will, Gema already allowed it.)
(Gema: *eating marshmallows* Yup, I gave him unlimited rights to bash the mutt.)
(Joe: *blink.* *blink* Someone help!!!!!)
"The Grinch hated Christmas, the whole Christmas season," Akhana the narrator picked up the script while the rest of the cast was busy trying to run. "Now please don't ask why, no one quite knows the reason."
"Merry Christmas!" greeted Odion, the local chief of police.
"Hi, flatfoot," muttered Kaiba the Grinch.
(Tristan: Yikes! Whoville must be a very safe place, a crook would just have to look at Odion and have second thoughts.)
(Odion: Thank you..I think.)
(Bakura: EEP! Erm.um..yeah.)
Two Who kids ran by, Mokuba and Noah. The Grinch stopped them.
(Kaiba: *glaring at Noah* What is he doing here?!)
(Gema: Filling in for some of the younger parts.)
(Noah: What is going on?)
(Mokuba: Welcome to a nightmare. You're not the only one who likes torturing people.)
(Kaiba: *to Noah* If you try anything...!!!)
(Gema: Lighten up. *sing-songy* I know something you don't, 'bout Noah. *giggles and starts on the cocoa*)
"I have something for you," said the Grinch as he handed the saw to the boys. "Now be sure to run real fast with it. Come on! Double-time!"
(Kaiba: I hope Noah hurts himself.)
(Noah: Lay off! I'll make you pay!)
(Gema: No you won't! Baka Hammer!!! *BH's Noah*)
(Noah: X___X)
(Kaiba: *looking at Gema reasonably impressed.*)
(Akhana: Can we please focus?)
"It could be that his head wasn't screwed on quite right," continued the narrator, who was getting very annoyed with all of the distractions. "It could be perhaps that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small."
The Grinch was slowly making his way into the heart of town, pushing past people with no concern whatsoever. He accidentally knocked a Who's packages all over the street and walked on as if nothing had happened.
"Hey stranger!" greeted Kevin, the hat salesman. He held a large candy cane cane in front of Kaiba. "Won't let you go 'til you buy a chapeau."
The Grinch glared at him, then pulled out a bottle of expired perfume and sprayed it in his face. Kevin, stunned, slid to the ground. The Grinch then smiled and walked on. The bikers, who had found a second bike, didn't notice the abnormally large speed bump and ran right over it/him in the holiday chaos.
(Kevin: Hey! That was uncalled for!)
(Akhana: In the movie the Grinch used his own bad breath, count your blessings.)
But the Grinch was the only one of interest in the square. Drake Lou and Yu-Gi Lou were still going about their shopping, Drake juggling a large number of packages. The radio, playing Christmas music, of course, could just barely be heard above all of the bustle.
"Boy, nothing beats Christmas, right Yu-Gi Lou?" asked Drake with a big smile.
"I guess.." sighed Yu-Gi Lou.
"You guess?" asked Drake Lou, surprised.
"It just, I look around at you and mom and everyone getting all corbelled," said Yu-Gi Lou. "Doesn't this seem superfluous?"
(Yu-Gi: What the heck is that supposed to mean?)
(Téa: It must be more of those Who words.)
Before Drake Lou could answer, the sound of yelling cut him off. "Dad!!! Daaaddddd!!!" screamed Marik and Duke as they ran into the square with Mai and Ishizu. The four of them were covered in snow from snout to toe. They looked like Who Popsicles.
"What happened to you?!" gasped Drake Lou as he looked at his older two sons.
(Drake: Sons? Sons?! That is so outrageous I can't even begin to argue it!)
(Gema: Then have some cocoa and be happy!)
(Drake: That stuff is poison.)
(Gema: Why are you so grumpy? You have a bigger part this year!)
(Kaiba: Big parts bite. I envy the characters who are killed off.)
(Mai: You don't listen well. No one dies in this one.)
(All: Dang it!)
"It was the Grinch!" yelled Marik and Duke. The affect that one word had was amazing. Cars came to a screeching halt. Walkers stopped. Talking ceased. It was like the entire square had been frozen in time. Everyone had inhaled, and were waiting to breathe.
"Grinch!?" a few Whos dared to gasp.
"What do you want?!" snapped Kaiba the Grinch. Then he remembered he was in disguise. "I mean..Grinch?!"
Out of a nearby shop the mayor of Whoville exited, looking around the square cautiously. His loyal flunky, Bandit Keith, was at his heels, worse than any dog, even Joe.
(Joe: Hey!!!)
"Did someone just say Grinch?" asked Mayor Pegasus May Who. He looked around, as if daring anyone to say 'yes.'
(Joe: Pegasus is the mayor?! How's that for unfair!!!)
(Akhana: Just be quiet until you see what Gema is planning for him. *Gema is heard laughing evilly.*)
(Keith: I refuse to do this! I am no one's lap dog!)
(Gema: You don't have a choice. Baka Hammer!!!)
(Keith: X___X)
(Pegasus: Well, considering this is the only position with power, I might as well play along, for now. *Akhana and Gema burst into laughter, making him nervous.)
"Hello Mayor May Who, sir," stammered Drake Lou, knowing that this was going to be a hard situation to get out of.
"Drake," said Pegasus as he motioned for Drake Lou to come over. Drake Lou did, a little nervous. He put an arm around Drake Lou and started talking to him in a low tone. "I don't need to remind you that this Christmas marks the 1000th Whovillation."
(Keith: I won't do it!!!)
(Akhana and Gema: Baka Hammer!!!)
(Keith: X___X)
"Whoville's most important celebration," chimed Keith, somewhat reluctantly.
"The Book of Who says," started Mayor Pegasus. He held his hand back as Keith slipped the book to him. Mayor Pegasus quickly found the page he was looking for. "'Every Who whose size we can measure knows that Christmas time is a time we must treasure.' Now Lou please tell me that your boys were not up on Mt. Crumpit provoking the one creature within a billion balameters of here who hates Christmas."
"But it was the Grinch!" insisted Marik and Duke, with Ishizu and Mai nodding feverously behind them.
"No, no, no, sir!" exclaimed Drake Lou as he clamped his son's snouts shut. "There isn't any Grinch."
"But there is!" insisted Duke.
"We saw him!" added Marik.
Drake Lou put his hand over their mouths again. "I am sure they were just up on the mountain playing with matches or defacing public property or something like that."
(Duke: This is definitely cruel and unusual.)
(Marik: Where is my Millennial Rod?!)
(Gema: Sorry, no Millennial Items are allowed in this fic.)
Mayor Pegasus exhaled at that. "Well, that's a relief," he said. Then, louder, "All right, you heard the man, there is no Grinch problem here!"
The square then broke back into its usual frenzy of Christmas activities. The Grinch had perched himself on a ledge and spit a spitwad at the mayor when he wasn't looking. The mayor looked around, but Kaiba the Grinch had disappeared into the crowd again.
(Shayla: Yup, you can tell he's a politician, he's a dirty liar.)
(Pegasus: Oh yes, the blind girl from the Duelist Kingdom. *glance over at her* How come you can see now?)
(Gema: Because I say so! And I have the keyboard. Now, you might want to be nice to her because..*starts laughing*)
(Shayla: I'm scared.)
(Mai: Aren't we all?)
Drake Lou and Yu-Gi Lou quickly finished with their shopping. From there they headed straight to the post office to help with the holiday rush. The post office was even more chaotic than the streets, if that was even possible. Whos juggling large boxes pressed in around the counter, all wanting overnight shipping.
(Gema: Oh costumers! *snaps fingers and Mako, Rex, Weevil, and Espa Roba appear.)
(Mako: What do you want.)
(Gema: I need the lot of you to stand in the background during crowd scenes.)
(Rex: You mean we're extras?)
(Gema: Yup.)
(All: YES!!!)
(Téa: No fair! How come they got off easy.)
(Gema: I think I'll try nutmeg in my cocoa this year.)
(All: *groan*)
"Drake Lou! I need this there by tomorrow!" called Mako Who.
"Check! Rush! Merry Christmas!" called Drake Lou as he passed the present to the back.
"By tomorrow!" called Espa Roba Who, who was juggling a large number of boxes.
"Check! Double rush!" said Drake Lou as he took the boxes from him. The whole room degenerated into even worse chaos as more and more people tried to push their way forward.
Drake Lou headed into the back where Yu-Gi Lou was waiting. Drake Lou began to sort through the massive amount of holiday mail while Yu-Gi Lou started asking him questions.
"But dad," said Yu-Gi Lou. "I don't understand something. Why won't anyone talk about the Grinch?"
Drake had climbed onto a rolling ladder as was busy sliding back and forth, putting mail in mailboxes. "Because the Grinch..." he tried to explain, but it wasn't easy. "You see Yu-Gi, he Grinch is a Who who..." Drake paused there and slid across the room, searching for the right words to explain everything. " Actually, he's not a Who, he's.. more of a ..."
"A what?" asked Yu-Gi Lou, a bit impatiently.
"Exactly son!" said Drake Lou. "And he's a What that doesn't like Christmas. Just look at his mailbox, not a Christmas card in or out, ever." He indicated a mailbox that was stuffed full with cobwebs.
"But why?" asked Yu-Gi Lou.
Before Drake Lou could answer, much yelling could be heard from the counter as impatient Whos tried to ship their last minute mail.
"I'll be right there!" yelled Drake Lou as he took off to the front to see to the problem.
Meanwhile, in an adjacent room, the Grinch was busy creating holiday chaos. How he had managed to sneak in the chaos, no one could really guess. Then again, maybe it was the chaos that allowed him to sneak in.
"It will take them years to sort this out!" Kaiba the Grinch snickered as he began to take mail from one box and put it in another. "This is yours and now it's his and this is his and now it's hers," he laughed evilly as he enjoyed his prank. "And for the rest of you.." He pulled out a stack of envelopes from under his trenchcoat. "Jury duty! Jury Duty! Jury Duty! Eviction notice! Pink slip! Blackmail! Jury Duty! Chain letter! Jury Duty! Jury Duty!" He threw them into random mailboxes, an evil smile on his face.
(Gema: Oh WOW!!!!!)
(Mai: Now what?)
(Gema: This is good hot cocoa! No, I mean it is excellent!)
(Marik: Someone please save us.)
(Gema: I started a new box, cause I drank all the old stuff. This is called 'Chocolate Sensation.' Oh my gosh! It's to die for!)
(Mai: Chocolate Sensation?)
(Gema: It has 50% more cocoa than regular hot cocoa. *big starry eyes*)
(Marik: We are all doomed.)
Drake Lou was up to his eyes in holiday mail, so he turned to Yu-Gi Lou. "Would you mind helping me and take these letters to the back?" Drake Lou asked, handing the letters to his youngest son. Yu-Gi Lou nodded. "But be careful of the sorting machine, right?" Yu-Gi Lou nodded again and took the letters as Drake Lou turned around to deal with the Christmas crowd.
(Rex: Post Office service stinks. We've been waiting here for hours.)
(Espa Roba: It is starting to tire me.)
(Gema: That is what I told you to do, so SHUT UP!!!)
(Extras: EEP!)
Yu-Gi Lou entered the backroom, letters in hand. The sorting machine stood in the middle of the room. It was mostly a conveyer belt that took the packages to the basement to be sorted, hence the name. There was a large hole in the floor where the packages fell. The hole narrowed as it went, so the packages were piling up. Bit of packaging material lined the room. Other than that it was completely empty. Yu-Gi Lou stared at the sorting machine, slowly circling around it.
Something on the floor caught his eye. He bent down and picked it up. It was a pair of sunglasses. Yu-Gi looked at them curiously, then shrugged his shoulders. Right above him was Kaiba the Grinch, bracing himself against the wall and ceiling. He was also holding Joe the mutt, knowing that Joe would give him away.
(Tristan: How true, how true.)
(Joe: Hey! And that mutt line was uncalled for!)
(Gema: Don't make me say it.)
(Joe: Say what?)
(Gema: Sit. *Crash* Oops.)
Just when the Grinch thought that Yu-Gi Lou would move on, Joe sneezed. "Bless you." As those words slipped off of his lips, Yu-Gi Lou turned and looked up. Then he screamed. Kaiba, mockingly, screamed back, which caused Yu-Gi Lou to scream again. Kaiba jumped down, dropped Joe, and glared at the tiny Who.
"You're the.. the... the... the... the...," stammered Yu-Gi Lou.
"..the ...the ..the," mocked Kaiba. "The Grinch!"
Yu-Gi Lou screamed again and jumped backwards. His foot hit the end of the sorting machine and he fell in backwards into it. A package fell on top of him and he was quickly trapped in the hole, which led to the basement and the rest of the sorting process.
"Well, that worked out nicely," commented Kaiba, surprised but remotely happy.
"Help!" cried Yu-Gi Lou as he tried to struggle free. He only seemed to manage to force himself deeper in. As he sank further into the machine, he learned why mail never survives the post office. The sorting machine led the packages to a large stamp that marked them as FRAGILE, but it crushed them in the process, and Yu-Gi Lou was heading right for it! "Somebody help me!"
(Kaiba: I am beginning to like this.)
(Téa: *disgusted* You have no heart.)
(Mokuba: That's not true!)
(Gema: I think everyone needs a cup of cocoa to calm down.)
(All: NO!!!!!)
"Joe, let's go," said Kaiba the Grinch. "Our work here is finished."
Joe looked from the sorting machine and trapped Yu-Gi Lou, back to Kaiba the Grinch who was attempting to leave. He then raced forward and grabbed the Grinch's ankle, preventing him from leaving.
"Let go!" yelled the Grinch as he tried to wriggle free of Joe's grip. "This is not a game!"
Yu-Gi Lou was sinking further into the machine. He was dangerously close to the crushing stamp. He screamed, the called for help again.
Kaiba the Grinch looked at his dog, to the foot of the Who boy, which was the only thing not buried. He groaned. "Bleeding hearts of the world unite!"
(Kaiba: How true is that.)
(Gema: Very true, very very true.)
(Téa: What is that supposed to mean?)
(All: *sigh*)
(Mai: Your friendship speeches are legendary, hon.)
The Grinch walked over, reached into the machine, and pulled Yu-Gi Lou out, then set him on his feet. Joe jumped up and down happily. The Grinch glared at both of them, then snatched his sunglasses out of Yu-Gi Lou's hands.
"Give me that! Don't you know you're not supposed to take things that don't belong to you? What are you, some sort of wild animal?" snapped Kaiba. Yu-Gi Lou stood there stunned, then shook his head an inch. Kaiba the Grinch turned to Joe. "Let's go!"
The Grinch and Joe turned to leave. They were almost to the door when Yu- Gi Lou found his voice.
"Thank you for saving me!" he called after them.
Kaiba came to a dead halt. He slowly turned around, glaring at the young Who. "Saving you? Is that what you think I was doing?" Kaiba the Grinch asked in a low voice. Yu-Gi Lou nodded eagerly. Kaiba shook his finger, "Wrong-o. I merely noticed you were improperly packaged." He reached over and grabbed the roll of wrapping paper in the corner. He walked over and threw it over Yu-Gi Lou. "Hold still!" ordered the Grinch as he began to wrap the Who feverously. He turned to the mutt. "Max, pick out a bow!" Then he turned to Yu-Gi Lou. "Can I use your finger for a second?" A few seconds later, Yu-Gi Lou was trapped within shiny red paper.
His work done, Kaiba the Grinch left, cackling. As he shut the door he put his sunglasses back on. Joe walked quietly at his heels.
"Help! Anyone!" called Yu-Gi Lou. "Hello?!"
Drake Lou entered the backroom, trying to find what had happened to his son. "Yu-Gi Lou?" he called.
"Dad?!" cried Yu-Gi Lou as he managed to break his arms out of the package. "Daddy! Daddy!"
"What the hey?" asked Drake Lou as he walked over and helped his son unwrap himself. A smile was spreading across his face. "Yu-Gi?!"
"Dad! It was amazing!" Yu-Gi started to blab.
"You've been practicing your Christmas wrapping!" said Drake Lou, proudly. "Son, I am so proud of you!"
"Oh...well.." stammered Yu-Gi Lou, not knowing how to explain everything to his dad.
"That's the holiday spirit!" Drake Lou continued to beam.
"Sweet little Yu-Gi didn't know what to do," said Akhana the narrator. "In his head tumbled a conflict or two. If the Grinch was so bad, then why did he save me? Maybe he wasn't so bad...just...maybe."
Gema: First chapter done!!!
All: Thank goodness! *they start looking for ways to run*
Drake: This is so bizarre I can't even begin to complain about it.
Akhana: Then don't.
Drake: How can I have two sons who are the same age as me?!
Lara: *chuckles* I think a man who can take care of kids is attractive.
Drake: Eh-hem..
Joe: Looks like we need to find them some mistletoe.
Drake and Lara: Hey!
Gema: Double, double cocoa and trouble, fire burn and liquid bubble! *laughs*
Tristan: Guys, she's singing to the hot cocoa maker...
Bakura: I'm scared.
Tristan: Aren't we all.
Kaiba: I am fed up with this! *starts to walk away*
Gema: There he is!!! *hugs him* I missed you while you were on stage.
Kaiba: Let...go...can't breathe...
Mai: Will someone please keep her away from the eggnog?
Gema: IT'S COCOA!!!!!!
Téa: Mai, let's bail.
Mai: Right. *Most everyone else runs*
Yu-Gi: *pouting* Why do I always get the short rolls?
Akhana: Gee...I wonder.
Kaiba: *gasp*
Akhana: Gema, let the poor guy breathe.
Gema: *sigh* Okay..*lets go of Kaiba*
Alpha: *laughing* First he's blue, then he's green, then he's blue again!
Kaiba: I thought I sent you to find POF!!!
Alpha: I will...eventually.
Kaiba: *glare*
Alpha: Hey, I have one job here and that is to make sure that POF arrives in time for the final bow.
Kaiba: The final bow?!
Alpha: *laughing* I have no intention of stopping this thing, blue-boy.
Kaiba: Why you!!!
Gema: I can't let him go!!! *hugs Kaiba again*
Kaiba: *gasps and faints*
Akhana: We need to work on your men skills, Gema.
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