These drabbles will mostly be centered on any and all stories dealing with the Christmas Holidays. Rise of the Guardians and The Santa Clause being two of my favorites, they will most likely be the driving force. If you have any plot bunnies, please let me know in a review (I don't always see the PMs). This first one is from The Santa Clause (1994).

Doing the Right Thing

"Are we doing the right thing Neil? Taking away Scott's visitation rights? I mean, what was so bad about Charlie believing in Santa?" Laura's voice has the tone of 'This has gone on so long, I can't remember why we're even here in the first place.'

"Oh come on Laura. Don't you remember when you first stopped believing in Santa Claus?" Dr. Neil Miller sits nonchalant watching his wife fret over the fact that their basically stealing away Scott's son. He doesn't think about the fact that Scott and Charlie love each other, nor that Charlie is all that Scott has left. All he sees is that Charlie, at age five, still believes in mythical storybook characters that he himself stopped believing in when he was three.

Scott comes running into the room at that moment looking for all intents and purposes like Jolly Ol' Saint Nick himself. Huffing slightly, snow white beard quivering, he asks, "Where's Charlie? I need to speak with him."

Neil can't believe what he's seeing. 'This is exactly the reason why he shouldn't be looking after Charlie. He's gone completely around the bend...' Instead, all he states is, "He's inside with the judge."

At about that moment, the judge's chamber doors open and Charlie steps out. As soon as he see's his dad he can't help but shout, "DAD!" Running up, Charlie is lifted into the air and placed on his father's hip. He whispers softly into Scott's ear, "Don't worry dad. I told the judge everything."

Scott can admit to himself that he feels a slight bit of dread at that. "Everything?"

Charlie grins like he's done the best thing in the world, that by telling the judge about their trip to the North Pole and about Scott being the new Santa, everything in the world will be just fine. Charlie's innocence is both breathtaking and heartbreaking all at the same time. "Yeah, everything! I told him about the ride in the sled and meeting Curtis and Comet! Now that he knows everything, he'll make sure everything's alright."

"In light of the season, I find it hard to come to this decision, but make it I must. I feel that it is in the child's best interest that Scott Calvin's visitation rights be revoked until such a time as a hearing can take place. Mr. Calvin, you are not to call nor write to your son. Any and all visitations must be made and approved through Laura and Dr. Neil Miller. Do you understand these terms?"

Scott can feel his heart breaking as the judge finishes stating his decision. He can't seem to wrap his mind around the fact that his ex-wife has just taken away his pride and joy. Though to be fair, Scott really feels like it's Neil's fault. The guy can't seem to understand that Charlie is a child and children have imaginations.

So what if he believes there's a Santa?!

So what if he thinks he's the son of the new Father Christmas?!

What difference does it make to Neil?

Scott can't stand the thought that this psychiatrist is stealing his baby boy away... but all he can do is watch as Laura and Neil grab Charlie's hands and start to walk away. It breaks his heart to hear his son ask, "Why isn't daddy coming too? What's going on mom?" and hearing Laura start to explain, "It's alright hun. But you see... your dad isn't aloud to come see you anymore..."

His heart breaks more to hear his son start crying and yelling for his dad.

Scott wishes once more that he had never stepped foot outside on Christmas Eve.

I've been getting so many drabbles and short stories running through my head lately, that I'm finally going to start posting them. I offer no assurance that they will be in any kinda order, nor will they be for all the same series or theme. They will just come as they trickle into my head and out my fingers...

As a side note for all my readers of Shattering Mirrors: The Rewrite, PLEASE don't give up on me. I plan to start redoing it soon. Life has been busy in so many ways and I haven't been into comics much lately... I'll get there eventually...