At the Starling house, Robyn and her father were decorating the tree together like they did every year, and of course, this year, they had help from Tom and Jerry. Jerry smiled as he helped, but he kept checking his mouse hole as he was expecting someone to come over for the holidays, he just hoped that they weren't lost or maybe didn't get the letter he mailed off last week. He soon saw two mice coming out.

"You guys made it!" The brown mouse beamed before running to them.

Tom looked over and then smiled.

"Who?" Robyn asked. "Who's here?" She soon saw the two mice.

"Oh, Jerry, it's been too long." A female brown mouse smiled to her brother.

"I know, Mariana," Jerry smiled back. "I can't wait for you to meet Robyn, our new owner."

"And I hope you don't mind, but I kind of also invited your cousin Muscles to come as well." Mariana said.

"C-C-C-Cousin M-M-M-Muscles?" Tom shivered.

"Hey, Pussycat!" An aggressive bully mouse glared to the gray cat as he came inside with Jerry's sister and nephew.

"Don't worry, Cousin Muscles; he hasn't caused me any problems," Jerry smiled. "We're good friends, though we do tend to do our usual cat and mouse chases."

"Really?" Muscles asked. "Well, in that case, I guess he's okay by me, but if he does anything, I'm gonna pull off his whiskers!"

"Oh, Muscles, such violence!" Mariana yelped before covering her son's ears. "Please, not in front of Tuffy!"

"Don't worry, Mariana; I'll be sure to do it without Tuffy knowing." Muscles assured her.

Robyn soon came over to the mouse family reunion.

"So, this is Robyn?" Mariana smiled.

"Hi there," Robyn smiled back. "It's nice to meet you. Wow, I never knew Jerry had such a big family."

"Just be happy that he didn't invite his uncle." Mariana said which caused Tuffy to nod in agreement.

"Do I wanna know?" Robyn asked about Jerry's uncle.

"He once used my whiskers as guitar strings." Tom groaned.

"Oh..." Robyn winced. "That sounds painful..."

"Yeah, I have to admit it was a bit harsh, but he was my uncle..." Jerry shrugged in defense. "Anyway, I'm glad you're all here, Mariana, I was hoping I could take Tuffy to see the ballet."

"You and that Nutcracker Ballet." Mariana chuckled to her brother.

"Well, it has always been his favorite ever since he was a kid." Muscles smiled.

Jerry smiled bashfully.

"Ooh, we've got a bunch of mice!" Mr. Starling noticed.

"Daddy, this is Jerry's family." Robyn told her father.

"It's nice to meet you all." Mr. Starling said.

"It's nice to meet you too, sir," Mariana smiled. "So, you're the famous Daddy Starling the humans talk about who goes on adventures."

"He's like Indiana Jones, Mama." Tuffy told his mother.

"He sure is." Mariana smiled.

They soon heard someone knocking at the door or in this case, scratching at the door.

"Huh, who could that be?" Robyn wondered.

"I'll get it," Mr. Starling smiled as he went to open the door to see who it was, and where he saw it was Patch. "Oh, hello there, Patch, come on in." He smiled to the Dalmatian.

Patch smiled back as he came into the Starling household, and where he soon saw that most of Jerry's family came. Mariana screamed at first and hid behind Muscles who glared at Patch, looking like he wanted to beat the Dalmatian up.

"Guys, guys, relax, this is Patch," Jerry told his family. "He's a good friend of mine and Tom's."

"Ohh." Mariana, Tuffy, and Muscles said, now realizing that Patch was a good friend of Jerry and Tom.

Patch smiled to the Mouse family. "Pleased to meet you all."

Tuffy walked up to Patch and soon hugged him with a smile.

"Aw, Tuffy likes you already~" Mariana cooed.

"Dinky's not here, is he?" Jerry nervously asked Muscles. "He's a good kid, but quite a chatterbox."

"Nah, he's not here." Muscles shook his head.

"Phew!" Jerry wiped his forehead. "I mean, uh, how unfortunate."

Muscles chuckled to his cousin and even ruffled up the top of his head.

"Wow." Patch smiled as he explored the Starling household filled with Christmas decorations.

"Do you like it?" Robyn smiled back. "Christmas was always a proud holiday for us... It was Mother's favorite celebration."

"The decorations really look amazing." Patch smiled back.

"I'm glad you like them," Robyn smiled to the Dalmatian. "Also, Jerry is very excited for our tradition to go see the Nutcracker Suite at the theater. We go every year. Daddy says his first date with Mother was to the Nutcracker Ballet, so every year, he takes me."

"Cool," Patch smiled before seeing Muscles walking up to him. "Um, hello..." he said to the strong mouse.

"Oh, careful, Patch!" Tom warned the Dalmatian.

"I hear from Jerry that you're pretty strong." Muscles smirked at Patch.

"That I am, Muscles, that I am." Patch nodded.

"How strong?" Muscles smirked as he then grabbed Patch by his collar and pulled him right down on the floor, showing how strong he was for a little mouse.

"Super strong." Patch smirked back.

"If you can lift me, it don't count." Muscles told Patch.

"Hmm... Well, I'm also magical, so what if I was your size and lifted you, because I am not going to lift the house because of the snow." Patch said.

"Hmm... Well, okay," Muscles shrugged. "If magic exists that is."

"Real magic?" Tuffy's eyes lit up in amazement.

Patch nodded about to get up but could still feel Muscle's grip on his collar. "Um, but first, Muscles, could you let go of my collar?" He then asked.

"Huh? Oh, sorry." Muscles replied before letting go.

"Thank you..." Patch straightened himself out and then used his magic to shrink him to the size of a mouse.

"UNCLE JERRY, DID YOU SEE THAT?!" Tuffy yelped in shock. "HE 'SHRINKED' HIMSELF!"

"Yep, that's magic for ya." Jerry smiled.

"Ready for a 'lift'?" Patch smirked with a pun.

"Ah, very funny..." Muscles rolled his eyes. "All right, hit me with your best shot, Fido."

"Okay, but you asked for it," Patch said before looking to Jerry and Mariana. "You two might wanna cover Tuffy's eyes."

Jerry nodded as he did as requested.

"Aww!" Tuffy pouted as Mariana didn't hesitate since she was his mother.

"Alright, now remember, Muscles, you asked for this." Patch said before upper cutting him.

"WHOA!" Muscles yelped.

Jerry and Mariana cringed as they watched this while covering Tuffy's eyes, and where he crashed into the ceiling, leaving a mouse-sized crater.

"Oh, that does it!" Muscles muffled as he was stuck in his bowler hat before he soon fell from the ceiling. "Come on out! I'll make you Puppy Chow!"

Patch snickered as he couldn't help, but laugh at Muscles getting stuck in his own hat. Muscles soon got himself unstuck before landing on his feet. Patch chuckled.

"Nobody laughs at me!" Muscles glared as he rolled up his sleeves.

"Sorry, sorry." Patch said.

Muscles soon roared and lunged out for Patch like a wrestler in the WWE. Patch simply sighed as he should have seen this coming. Muscles soon tackled Patch and began to fight him.

"Oh, such violence!" Mariana cringed.

"You clearly haven't seen me and Tom fight." Jerry smirked.

The fight didn't last long.

"So, is that good enough for ya?" Patch asked.

"Okay, you ain't bad, Spot, you ain't bad," Muscles admitted while panting. "No one's ever beaten me before, not even a gang of cats!"

"It's true." Jerry said.

"That was fun though," Patch smiled to Muscles. "It's nice to meet you in person though."

"So, Patch, how's everyone at your home?" Jerry asked the Dalmatian.

"Great." Patch smiled.

"How's Jessica?" Jerry asked.

"Loving her job as a Day Care teacher," Patch nodded. "She just loves playing with those kids and their toys."

"That's great." Jerry said.

"She says college is going good too," Patch continued. "She's a little worried about Goofy though since Max will be joining her soon since, well, you know how that father and son goes."

"What about Max's mommy?" Tuffy asked.

"Oh, um, Mrs. Goof isn't in the family anymore," Patch replied softly. "Jessica told me."

"Aww!" Tuffy frowned.

"Is she...?" Mariana asked as she pointed past the ceiling.

Tuffy looked up as he didn't know what that meant, but Patch nodded to Jerry's sister.

"Oh, my..." Mariana frowned.

"I'm afraid so..." Patch replied.

Later on, it was about time to get ready. Robyn smiled as she wore a baby blue dress with white tights, and black dress shoes for the ballet. Patch was allowed to go with them to the ballet.

"Oh, Robyn, sweetie, you look so cute~" Mariana cooed as she walked across Robyn's vanity table.

"Isn't this a wonderful dress?" Robyn smiled to the female mouse. "It was my mother's."

"I just know that she would have loved to see you in that dress." Mariana smiled.

"Thanks, Mariana," Robyn smiled back before sighing. "I really miss her... I was only a baby when she died."

"That's so sad to hear," Mariana sighed and shook her head while tutting. "Well, I know she must've been beautiful like you."

"Oh, I'm not beautiful." Robyn blushed.

"Of course you are." Mariana smiled.

"Robyn!" Mr. Starling called out. "I forgot to tell you that Jonny will be joining us too!"

"J-Jonny?" Robyn blushed even more. "As in Jonny Quest?!" She soon rushed to her mirror to make sure she looked perfect.

"And, who is this boy Jonny?" Mariana smirked.

"Oh, uh, he's just a friend." Robyn smiled nervously.

"Uh-huh," Mariana still smirked. "Sure."

"How's my hair?" Robyn asked. "Do I look okay?"

"You look great, Robyn," Mariana smirked. "Is this the Jonny Quest that Jerry wrote to me who is the son of Dr. Benton Quest? He told me about your little adventure over Spring Break~"

"H-He did?" Robyn asked.

"Oh, sure," Mariana replied. "And, something about a boy named Hadji and a dog named Bandit."

Robyn sighed. "I grew up with Jonny... I hadn't seen him again until then, our mothers were very good friends."

"Aw!" Mariana smiled.

"So, um, do I look okay?" Robyn asked.

"You look just fine, dear." Mariana smiled.

"I just want to look perfect." Robyn said.

"Of course," Mariana smiled and nodded. "You're just fine."

"Thanks, Mariana," Robyn smiled back. "This means a lot to me."

"Well, we better get going." Mariana said.

"Okay." Robyn smiled as she carried the female mouse in her hands.

"Thank you, dear." Mariana smiled back.

Robyn soon set her down on the floor to join her family as she then came to the staircase and walked down.

"Oh, there's my little princess," Mr. Starling smiled proudly. "Ready?"

"Ready, Daddy." Robyn smiled back as she took his arm.

They soon went out. They drove off to the theater together. Tom, Jerry, Patch, and the Mouse family sat in the back with Robyn.

"So, what's the Nutcracker about, Robyn?" Tuffy asked.

"Well, there's this cute girl named Clara," Robyn smiled in memory. "She's celebrating Christmas, and her godfather Drosselmeyer comes over for a visit, and gives her a magic Nutcracker doll which soon comes to life that night, and they come into the Land of Sweets while also fighting the Evil Mouse King and befriending The Sugarplum Fairy."

"Ooh." Tuffy smiled.

"It's my favorite Ballet," Robyn smiled back. "I'm sure you'll love it, Tuffy."

"I have the same feeling." Tuffy smiled.

After a little while, they soon ended up in front of the theater. Robyn carefully came out of the car in her coat, trying not to slip on the snow or the ice. She soon saw Jonny close by. Jonny soon came out, wearing his own coat, his hair was slicked and combed down a little, but he was wearing a suit underneath the coat and looked like a young gentleman.

"Uh, h-hi, Jonny." Robyn blushed.

"Oh, hi, Robyn," Jonny blushed back. "You look... Nice tonight."

"You too." Robyn blushed back.

Mariana soon smirked as she took a look at Jonny. Muscles added his own smirk. Robyn blushed nervously to the Mouse family.

"Oh, you have more pet mice?" Jonny asked.

"This is Jerry's family," Robyn told Jonny. "This is Jerry's sister, Mariana, her son, Tuffy, and their cousin, Muscles."

"Hey there, kid." Muscles smirked.

"Oh, he looks just like Jerry, only tougher." Jonny commented.

"And stronger." Muscles said as he flexed his right arm.

"Wouldn't wanna mess with him." Jonny chuckled about Muscles.

"Good move." Muscles chuckled to the blonde boy.

"Trust me, he's as strong as he looks." Patch smiled.

"I'll believe it from here," Jonny chuckled. "Maybe we'll test it later, I wanna get to the ballet in one piece."

"You like ballet, Jonny?" Robyn asked.

"A little bit," Jonny blushed softly. "My mother was a big fan of it and even studied it before she met my dad."

"Aw!" Robyn smiled.

Jonny and Robyn smiled to each other while blushing as they went inside of the theater.