Hey everybody! This is my first Fillmore fic. As Christmas is just around the corner, it's Christmassy but has an adventure too. Features my original character (you'll know it when you read it or just check up in my profile).

Hope you enjoy it!! Merry Christmas!! And a happy new year!!

-Rouge25-

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Oh yea and the disclaimer thing- I don't own Fillmore, Disney does. If I did I'll get them to start producing again!"

Now on to the show….

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And now "Fillmore" Today's episode Threatened present

Act 1 A gift spoiled

Twas the 1st Monday of the Christmas Month. Excitement was high, with students left and right constantly zoning out during lessons in anticipation of the holidays and the parties that are soon to come. The Xmas party club's been working on the school's annual bash all year in preparation of their big debut. Christmas seems to be coming early this year, with gifts already flying all around as people give their loved ones presents. They're not the only ones getting presents; X's is getting a little present of its own this year. Computer Room 23, 24 and 25, with its decade old Macrosoft computers it is the oldest computer room in the school, been there ever since the school was built. Now it is due to be renovated.

X is the winner of this year's Pear Christmas scholastic give away. Its part of their new PR program every year the big computer company gives one lucky school brand new computer labs, with the latest gear that will make even the most obsessed of technophiles drool. Today is the first stage room number 23 is getting half of their old computers replaced completely with a big demonstration ceremony in front of the whole school, a ceremony that big of course, needs the safety patrol. The entire squad is there, with an event this big there can be no slip ups, including 3 certain safety patrollers we know all two well.

"Uh um guard duty" Fillmore mumbles to his two team mates as they enter the hall. It's a known fact that guard duty is one of boring assignments given to the safety patrol, second only to be on convention duty for the turtle watching club.

"What's this? Cornelius Fillmore actually complaining about work!? Wow, nice to see you're still human Fillmore." She spun around looking at her partner with a way exaggerated look of astonishment.

"Ingrid…"

"Yeah, thought you lost you're sanity a few months back" said Nicky with an amused grin at his long time team mate.

"What's this? Gang up on the bald guy day?"

"Actually yes" Ingrid said smiling "Now come on, better get to our post before Vallejo blows a gasket" walking in the direction of the stage the two other patrollers following her pushing against the stream of students that are steadily entering the hall, they were supposed to be on the right side of the stage ready to help out if anything went wrong.

"Yeah, that guy's going to blow himself to an early retirement if he keeps this up and its probably going to be our fault too."

No sooner than they arrived Vallejo was on them like a dog on a bone. He opened his mouth to scream

"Hey Vallejo" Nicky said as if nothing had happened interrupting the commissioner "Come on lets get ready we don't want Folsom to get again would we" with a cocky grin as he slid past with practiced ease.

"I…… Just get to your posts!" exclaimed the commissioner with a blazing look in his eyes as they followed the trio.

Brushing past the commissioner "Yeah you should know, being on the receiving end all the time" Fillmore added in an under tone but loud enough to be heard by Vallejo leaving several other patrollers nearby grinning.

Soon they were past him; Vallejo stared after his best team shaking his head. "I know they're the best. Too bad they also give me one heck of a headache, not to mention scary bills"

Fillmore and the others headed to their spot passing a few other teams in the progress exchanging hellos. Each safety patroller knows every patroller in the squad; they were like a family tone another.

"Hey guys, up to your daily routine?" Karen said with a grin, standing with Anza and O'farrel as the trio settled in to their spot beside them

"Annoying Vallejo? Sure someone's got to do it, he's going to go soft if he can't blow some steam off." Fillmore said smiling, leaning against the stage wall.

"Hey Danny you ok? You look like you didn't sleep at all last night" Nicky said, looking inquiringly at the read head. Sure enough he had bags under his eyes.

"Oh all night movie marathon" Danny said as he stifled a yawn. Seeing Karen's face starting to go red "I know I shouldn't have. But there are reruns of the Vampirita Movie! All 4 of them!! I can't miss that!" He added quickly as everyone laughed.

"And you Kar? Don't tell me you watched the movie marathon too?" Nicky added as he saw Karen yawning.

"No.." smiling at him in a Monday blues way as she stifled another yawn "Just still sleepy, you don't look so hot yourself hot shot" She said as he caught him rubbing his eyes

"Oh I was…"

"Hey guys check it out!" Anza said interrupting him as he nodded to the right to the press box. Aside from the X middle school reporters there were reporters from CNN, MORE! MORE!, TIME, Fortune And even NBC.

"No wonder Folsom was going nuts about this thing going perfect with this sort of publicity" Fillmore said as he peered around the room and sure enough camera crews are all over the place.

"Pipe down you guys! Folsom's going to start!" Lorraine calls out. Her team being positioned near to the stage entrance she has a better view of what's going on and sure enough the curtains started to rise. A hush fell over the audience as Principal Dawn Folsom took her place at the podium.

"Good morning everyone!" she exclaims silencing those last minute conversations in the audience. "As you know this year, we are very fortunate to be selected by the Pear computer company as the winner of this year's Christmas scholastic give away!" A loud cheer broke up from the audience, everyone has heard of what the Pear computers can do and the model that came out just 2 days ago was said to be the best yet. Supposedly it's going to beat even Macrosoft in terms of everything a day after its release and it was up on the must have for Christmas list. "And here to deliver the initial shipment, lets give Mr.Rowland an X middle school welcome!" Gesturing to the stage entrance, a tall black haired man in a suit walked out.

"Rowland? The Andrew Rowland? He's actually here?" Anza said turning to the direction of the stage to look at the man.

Everyone was now turning to the direction of the stage and standing on tip toes to look "Yeah, didn't expect that too, guess the PR is just too big to miss" Nicky added " I thought they're just going to send a flunky, its not everyday someone on the world's richest list comes here"

"Wasn't he on the 5th spot?" Asked Danny as he stood on his toes

"3rd Danny" Ingrid answered the red head. It was no surprise that Ingrid knew, due to her reading the finance section of the newspaper everyday. Of course the photographic memory helped too.

"Not exactly 1st yet, he's still gotta catch up to Wade Coleman, Macrosoft's owner" Karen mumbled to Anza and Nicky.

"Yeah but Macrosoft had a head start by 5 years!" Nicky exclaimed "For this guy to catch up that fast… it sure is something."

Mr.Rowland walked up to the center of the stage all the while waving and smiling broadly at the audience.

"Yep" Fillmore mumbled "Publicity… nothing like it" earning him a small grin from Ingrid.

"Its business, Fillmore" she said with a small shrug.

Their talkies suddenly squawked "Turn back and face the audience people!" Vallejo said through the talkies even though he was still turning his head looking on the stage.

Rowland reached the podium; shaking hands with Principal Folsom as he took her place at the mike.

"Thank you everyone for your warm welcome!" with a wide grin on his face. "It is an honor for us to be here! As you know, this year you are the lucky winners of the Pear Christmas scholastic give away!" No sooner after the words left his mouth the audience started cheering again and the cameras started to go wild. Raising both his hands he motioned for the audience to settle down albeit with a grin on his face. When the noise subsided he continued "By the last day of school 3 of your computer labs will be replaced with the latest in Computer technology! No more slow processing! No more bulky screens! And definitely, no virus attacks!" A ripple of laughter broke over the crowd, ever since Pear became active it is a widely known fact that it experiences far less virus attacks than Macrosoft, supposedly because the hackers hate Macrosoft more than Pear. "Everything the best there is! And now ladies and gentlemen I present to you… the Pear 2007!!" The loudest cheer yet broke out as 3 computers on a wheeled desk was carted out on to the center stage. This time Vallejo didn't even bother telling them to turn and face the audience.

Upon seeing it Nicky let out a slow whistle "Man looks even better in person than in the magazines"

"Tell me about it" Fillmore replied as he stood on the tip of his toes to get a better look at the stage. There on the center of the stage were three of the most beautiful computers he had ever seen. Its white carbon fiber skin polished until its like a mirror with a huge but amazingly thin screen and a remarkable small CPU. Although Fillmore wasn't much of a technophile even he had to admit that it was something.

"Man I would love to get my hands on one of those babies" Danny muttered under his breath his eyes shining at the sight of the Pear 2007's. "Too bad they cost like $3500 a piece". As he was saying this a screen dropped from the top of the stage, they are connected to the screens of the Pear 2007's so that the audience at the back can see.

As the computers slowly rolled to a stop in the center of the stage, Principal Folsom moved to join Rowland in the center of the stage. "Yes by the start of next semester the installation will all be finished and the computer labs open to the public. Let me remind you that these are to be treated with the outmost care. We are very fortunate to have them here at our school and I just know that the safety patrol will give 110 in making sure they are safe.". As she said this she surreptitiously looked at Vallejo, a look that said or else. "NOW!! Who wants to see these babies run!!?? A louder cheer if even possible erupted. Turning to Mr. Rowland "If you would do the honors Mr. Rowland" She passed him a remote control that has been sitting on the podium.

"Gladly, and now… X middle school! Welcome to the future!!" He pointed the remote to the computers and pushed the button.

The computers whirred to life, with a remarkable short start up sequence it was on the desktop in record time, and then suddenly the screen went white the cheering died down a notch.

Sensing something might be wrong the safety patrollers started to tense up casting furtive looks into the audience.

Folsom and Rowland who had been watching the crowd spun around. Then someone in the crowd jumped up pointed to the screen and screamed. The entire safety patrol spun around

"Dawg"

The screen had turned black all three of them and in them was a picture of a White knight.

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HAHA cliff hanger!!. More coming soon guys, I'm trying my best to get this done before Christmas. Read and Review please! 