Atticus was laughing as he was with his new partner called Inspector Kringle who had busted Brooks Oliver last Christmas in the Plaza Hotel when he wanted to marry Mr. Peabody's daughter Rachel when her heart was set for Bill.

"I really wanna thank you for your help, Fudo," Kringle smiled to Atticus. "I really must repay you."

"You needn't, Kringle, the pleasure is all mine." Atticus smiled back.

"Well, what would you say to free passes to the Christmas ball for you and you lovely family?" Kringle offered.

"I'd have to ask how you were able to get passes to the Christmas ball." Atticus smiled.

"Oh, an old friend of mine," Kringle chuckled. "Enjoy them."

"I shall," Atticus smiled as he took the passes. "Happy Holidays."

"Happy Holidays to you as well, partner." Kringle smiled back punching Atticus on the shoulder friendly.

Atticus chuckled and then went to go home, it was very late, so his kids would probably be asleep by now.


When Atticus came home, he saw his three kids asleep with their pets underneath the Christmas tree.

"They tuckered themselves out waiting for you to come home," Mo smiled to her husband after greeting him with a kiss under the mistletoe. "They should be up and at it tomorrow morning."

"Yep, and where we'll share the surprise with them." Atticus whispered to his wife as he showed her the passes.

"Ooh~" Mo's eyes glowed, she then went to take Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas out of the DVD player. "How did you get those?"

"You let me worry about that." Atticus smirked.

"Oh, come on, tell me." Mo said as she put away the DVD.

Atticus chuckled as he then helped Mo put the kids back in their rooms and they went into their room together. "Kringle." he then said as he joined her in bed about where he got the Christmas ball passes from.

"He gave you them? Mo smiled.

"Yep, as a reward for helping him." Atticus said.

"I hope you two continue to be partners." Mo yawned.

"I hope so too," Atticus smiled sleepily. "Night, Mo."

"Night, Atticus." Mo smiled back.

The two then went to sleep and decided to share the wonderful news with their kids first thing tomorrow morning.


Not only the Fudos would be given passes to the Christmas Ball, but so would the Forte family and even the Foxworth family along with the Roberts which meant Barbie and Kelly. But one of the Roberts sisters was not going to go to the Christmas ball.

"Now kids, you can bring your pets and Pokemon, but keep them on the floor." Mo told the kids.

"Yes, Mom." Akito, Vincent, and Estelle replied.

"Good, now go and find your best attire to wear to the Christmas ball." Mo smiled.

The kids then smiled and went to go do just that. And where they put on clothes suited for a ball Estelle's ballet shoes had changed into shoes perfect for the Christmas ball. She then looked in the mirror and smiled as she did a twirl for herself.

"I heard Jenny will be there." Mo said to Atticus.

"Jenny?" Vincent blushed.

"That's right." Mo nodded.

Vincent smiled sheepishly. "That'll be fun."

"Sure it will." Akito smirked playfully.

Vincent turned beet red shyly as everyone chuckled to him playfully.


Later on, Felicity had come in a more puffy and special dress for tonight.

"That's a beautiful dress, Felicity." Mo smiled.

"Merci, Tante Mo," Felicity smiled back. "It's my Christmas dress."

"I take it you and your parents are going to be at the Christmas ball too, right?" Mo smiled.

"Oh, oui," Felicity replied. "Papa is much more appreciating of Christmas nowadays."

"Oh, good..." Mo smiled in relief, remembering that Forte had issues with Christmas due to past experiences, especially around Cherry. "I hope you don't mind, but Estelle's pen pal will be joining us as well."

"Ah, yes, Jennivere." Felicity remembered.

"And we're going over to pick up Barbie and Kelly." Atticus said.

"I just love Barbie's home, it's like a palace of its own." Felicity smiled.

"That it is." Atticus smiled.

"Such a wonderful young woman." Mo agreed with their childrens' best mentoring friend next to Tech E. Coyote.

Estelle soon came down the stairs, looking like a princess.

"Oh, my little girl..." Mo cooed.

Estelle smiled as she ascended from the stairs gently and gracefully. Atticus started to have tears in his eyes.

"It's okay, Dad, it's all right." Vincent gently patted his dad's hands.

"I know, she just looks so grown up..." Atticus smiled sadly.

"Wow, Estelle, you look like a real princess." Felicity smiled.

"Thanks, Felicity." Estelle smiled as she then did a small twirl with her dress.

Jenny soon came to the door with her parents, she had on a pink coat with her hair worn down, but covered with a white fuzzy hat and she had her hands bundled in warm and toasty cover ups that came with her coat and boots.

"H-Hi, Jenny." Vincent blushed.

"Oh, hello, Vincent," Jenny smiled as she took off her coat for now once she was out of the bitter cold of winter outside to reveal her ruby red dress with white tights and black buckled shoes like she wore for her birthday.

Vincent soon started to blush once again.

"I just love this dress." Jenny smiled down to herself.

"Yeah, you really should wear it more often, like out of school..." Vincent shrugged as he shuffled his foot since she went to a private school with uniforms.

"I'll try." Jenny said.

Vincent smiled bashfully as he stared at the floor. Vulpix came beside Jenny and nuzzled up against her.

"Aw, hi there, Vulpix." Jenny smiled down.

Vulpix smiled up to her. They soon drove off to the Roberts sisters' house.

"You and Kelly seem close, Estelle." Felicity noticed.

"Oh, yes," Estelle smiled. "Kelly is my best friend after all."

Akito soon playfully pouted at that.

"Of course I can have more than one." Estelle said as she hugged Akito.

Akito chuckled and hugged his twin sister back. "Love ya, Sis."

"Me too, Bro." Estelle replied.

"You two are so close." Mo smiled.

"Well, they've been sharing for nine months and beyond." Atticus smirked.

"Yep." Vincent nodded.

Atticus and Mo chuckled. They then rode up to the Roberts house.


Barbie answered the door with her hair styled and she wore a dress as white as winter snow. "Oh, hello there." she smiled to her favorite guests.

"Are you and Kelly ready yet?" Mo asked.

"I was just about to get Kelly, everyone else is at the ball." Barbie replied.

"Kelly must still be upstairs." Estelle guessed.

"Well then, you two better go up and see if she's ready." Mo said.

"Wanna come?" Estelle asked Felicity and Jenny.

"Sure." the other girls smiled.

Barbie then led them around the house as they called out for Kelly who did not come when her name was being called.

"She doesn't seem to want to come out." Felicity said.

"Kelly! Kelly, where are you?" Barbie called for her little sister. "We're late!" she then sighed in defeat. "How do little sisters know the exact worst time to disappear?"

Estelle soon brought out Teddy and where he could sniff out Kelly. Teddy smiled up to her.

"Think you can sniff out Kelly?" Estelle asked.

"I'll try." Teddy nodded and then went to try to do just that. And where he could smell Kelly and found her in a room, trying to hide.

Kelly was hiding and then appeared to be crying as she held a snow globe. Teddy soon brought Estelle to Kelly. Estelle, Jenny, and Felicity then looked forward to the girl.

"Kelly, there you are," Estelle said to her best friend, she then smiled at her mint green dress with her hair in a bun and white gloves. "Ooh, you look like Tinkerbell."

"Thanks..." Kelly smiled sadly.

"Kelly? What's wrong?" Estelle frowned.

"This isn't Christmas." Kelly frowned back.

"Well, yeah, not yet, but you should come to the Charity Ball," Estelle replied. "Everybody's gonna be there."

"Yeah." Jenny and Felicity smiled.


"The calendar says 'December 24th: Christmas Eve'," Barbie walked over as she collected her purse. "And pretty much, everyone we know is at the Charity Christmas Ball, where we need to be."

"I don't wanna go to the ball, I wanna do what we do every Christmas Eve," Kelly pouted. "I want to stay home and make cookies and drink cocoa and sing carols and open a special present! That's what we do, and I'm staying here until we do it!"

"What are we going to do?" Jenny frowned to Barbie.

"Okay, I know you miss what we usually do, but look what we get instead," Barbie soothed her sister. "We'll go to a big party, spend time with our friends and family, and support a really good cause. The Ball will raise money for a hospital. It's Christmas."

"I hate Christmas!" Kelly hissed.

"I've never seen Kelly like this before." Estelle felt nervous.

"I think I know just the story to get her into the Christmas spirit." Barbie whispered to Estelle, Jenny, Felicity, and Teddy.

The three girls and Teddiursa then smiled in response.

"Story time." Estelle had a knowing smile since Barbie solved any of Kelly's problems with a story. And where her shoes started to glow, telling her one thing. She then looked to Jenny and Felicity and took their hands since they were in the room too and this might be fun for all of them to experience and not just her and Teddy like when Vincent and Vulpix met Rapunzel.

"You know what?" Barbie smirked slightly to Kelly as she went to get her snow globe. "I think it's okay if we run a little late. I wanna show you something."

"We're about to be on an adventure." Estelle whispered to Jenny and Felicity.

Teddy nodded in agreement as he was no stranger to this.

"Ooh..." Felicity and Jenny whispered back.

Barbie soon brought out a snow globe.

"That's your snow globe," Kelly noted. "You said I wasn't allowed to touch it."

Estelle and the girls and Teddy were ready for how they would be sent into the story.

"Well, this is a special occasion." Barbie told her little sister.

Kelly hesitated about taking the snow globe.

"Go on." Barbie told her.


Kelly then gently took the snow globe only for Barbie to wind it up and it then played O Christmas Tree. And where it soon started to swirl some magic snow around the room before it swirled around Estelle, Felicity, Jenny, and Teddy.

"There's a story behind this snow globe." Barbie told her sister.

"There is?" Kelly asked.

"A story about the beauty of Christmas, and how one girl discovered it many, many years ago." Barbie nodded.

Estelle, Felicity, Jenny, and Teddy were all soon transported away.