Sarah Jane Adventures X Doctor Who
A Yellow Christmas
Chapter One
It was the start of a cold winter day; the sun remained hidden behind a wall of clouds while a chilling wind danced around the sky. With the leafless trees and sidewalks now covered with white crystallized fluff many children wishing for the school bell to ring.
It was that time of year again, where parents swarm brand name stores to find the perfect gift and lovers kiss under the mistletoe.
Cars fill the driveways of many houses while some poured out on to the sidewalks. From Grandmama and grandpapa to aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews as families from all around try to do their best to visit one another and bannerman road was no different.
Laughter filled the air as children played in the snow, their grandparents sat back and watched them with a nice hot cup of cocoa in hand. While smiles and laughter echoed down the streets of bannerman road only one house remained quiet.
With only her pastel white and green Nissan Fargo in the driveway house number thirteen would be the quietest house on the block. With no reason to trudge out in the cold to put lights around the house Sarah Jane Smith found herself curled up on the couch enjoying a nice cup of peppermint tea.
With Luke, Rani and Clyde at their prospective colleges she no longer felt the spirit of the holidays anymore she felt like the opposite instead. With K-9 recharging and Mr. Smith in sleep mode she didn't even have anyone to talk to. One of her favorite holidays now became the loneliest time of year and she couldn't wait for it to end.
Taking one more sip from her cup Sarah Jane looked over at her plastic pine Christmas tree. She managed to place a few bulbs on it along with a touch of garland and a string of lights. While the top of the tree remained empty. She couldn't bare to top the tree with the star Luke made it art class for it would only make her cry. Her eyes then traveled down to the various gifts under the tree. She remembered spending a long time finding the right wrapping paper that fit each person's personality, it's a pity that she has to send them in the mail and not enjoy the smiles of thanks across their young faces. But they are grown now and life no matter how harsh it could be had to be endured.
Sarah Jane set her cup down on the table when Mr. Smith's voice echoed from the attic. Not wasting anytime she hopped off the couch and ran up the stairs, perhaps some world saving would cheer her up.
Sarah Jane opened the attic door to see Mr. Smith already up and running. She stood there for a few moments before looking up at her super computer.
"What do you have for me today Mr. Smith?" Sarah Jane asked aloud.
"Weather satellites show a yellow crystallized substance falling across the UK." the supercomputer informed her.
Sarah Jane tilted her head a bit but the moment her eyes looked to the window she saw the problem with a tiny smirk she shook her head. As she saw what Mr. Smith said a yellow crystallized substance falling to earth in simple terms yellow snow. But something didn't seem right about this, Slipping on a pair of gloves and pulling out two beakers Sarah Jane opened the attic window half way and held them out the window.
Once the beakers were full she brought them back inside and shut the window, she then set them in a holder and waited as Mr. Smith slowly beamed a blue light over the beakers. Sarah Jane let out a long annoying sigh as she paced the floor waiting for his scans to be completed. She forgot how thorough Mr. Smith likes to be.
Sarah Jane's head shot up when her ears picked up a loud scream coming from outside. Her eyes traveled back to the window where they remained glue to the scene before her. Running down the street holding her child in her arms was a parent being chased by two yellow snowmen.
"Mr. Smith how long until your analysis is complete?" Sarah Jane asked.
"One hour and forty-five minutes." the supercomputer responded.
Sarah Jane slipped on her brown leather jacket, royal blue hat and wrapped a blue scarf around her neck leaving only her eyes unprotected. She then walked over to her desk and pulled out two sonic lipsticks from her drawer and placed them in her jacket pocket. She opened the door to her attic and looked back to her super computer with a smile.
"Keep me informed I am going out to do some researched of my own." Sarah Jane said.
Shutting the door behind her Sarah Jane skipped down the stairs with a smile forming across her face.
"Well looks like the holidays have finally gotten interesting."