Hey there, I hope you all are having a wonderful December and are starting to get into the Christmas spirit!

We've recently had a buttload of the white stuff up here in Abbotsford, British Columbia and this has given me the idea to do a little bit of a Christmas thing in the 'Aftermath' universe.

I know it may seem like I'm stuffing the story and Machina down people's throats, and to be honest, I sorta am. But hey, I've got my own canonical universe going on in my brain. I have a very active imagination.

So, here's how this is gonna play, Ima release 3 chapters for this thing, with the final one coming out on Christmas Eve. Sound good, yeah?

Some fluff may come out of these chapters. I've never actually written fluff, so hopefully it won't suck.

Happy Holidays.

~HolyMaryMotherofGawd


1.) The Night Before Christmas

It was three days before Christmas. The tree was up and fully lit, casting a glow along the Common Room, which had a number of candles sitting around, adding to the tree's glow. The six Titans, Robin, Raven, Machina, Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy were all sitting on the couch, each with a glass of Cyborg's eggnog, engaging in conversation. Robin and Starfire were cuddled up on one end, cyborg was in the middle, and Beast Boy, Raven, and Machina were on the other end. Machina being between the grey demoness and the green changeling.

Cyborg stood up and spread his arms apart. "All right y'all. Gather 'round!" He exclaimed. "Uncle Cyborg's gonna grace your lives with a Christmas tale!"

"Oh, joy." Raven said, rolling her eyes. "I'm warm and fuzzy already."

Beast Boy wiggled his eyebrows at her. "Maybe you would be if you scooched a little closer to Machina."

Machina gave Beast Boy a blank stare, then looked up at the ceilng.

"Is that Mistletoe? Suddenly I feel like kicking ya' on the mouth." Machina said bluntly.

"Oh, glorious!" Starfire said cheerfully, raising from her seat. "I must fetch Silkie, he would want to hear this!" She flew quickly into the kitchen to look for her pet worm-thing. This was soon followed by loud crashes, after which she returned with Silkie in her arms.

Cyborg cleared his throat.

"Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for a mouse."

The rest of the Titans looked at each other. Was he really reciting this old story?

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there."

Beast Boy raised his hand. "That's Santa, right?"

Cyborg sighed. "Yes, Beast Boy. That's Santa."

Cyborg cleared his throat again.

"Raven and Machina were snug in their bed,"

"What?" they both replied in unison.

"While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads."

Machina leaned over to Raven. "I'll be big spoon, you be little spoon eh?"

She walloped him in the back of the head. "In your dreams."

"With Beast Boy in his kerchief, Starfire in her pink pajamas or whatever, And I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winters nap."

Robin looked confused. "What about me?"

Cyborg shrugged. "You're not sleeping. You're hunched over, typing away at your computer on a Slade case or something."

The rest of the Titans laughed while Robin grumbled. Cyborg continued his story.

"When out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter. The Titans all got up, to see what was the matter..."


"Titans! There's somebody out on the island! We need to go see, now!" Robin yelled, traffic light suit donned.

"Dude, it's like, three in the morning!" Beast Boy whined, rubbing his eyes.

Cyborg yawned. "Yeah, come on man. You're just hearing things."

Starfire was humming an off tune Christmas song. Raven and Machina didn't say a word.

"Titans, Go!" Robin flew away to the window in a flash, looking outside. His face suddenly hit the glass with a good amount of force.

"Robin! What's wrong!" Cyborg yelled, as he ran to the window. He looked outside, and his jaw dropped.

The rest of the Titans ran to the window and went collectively slack-jawed.

They saw a miniature sleigh, that was being pulled by 8 reindeer. The jingling of Christmas bells could be heard in the distance, as well as a faint "Ho, ho, ho!" They all followed the figure until it went above them.

Then they heard a bump on the roof. This was followed by some pawing of hooves.

"You're shitting me." Machina said, looking up at the ceiling.

Then, the latch that lead to the rood opened. Starfire began to squeal in excitement. Robin armed a birdarang.

They all went slack jawed again, even Raven, when the big man himself, Santa Claus, jumped down from the latch with the grace of a ninja. He looked up at the six dumbstruck Titans and stopped dead.

"Um." he said in a jolly voice. "Hello."

Raven pointed a trembling finger at him. "You...you exist."

Santa put his fists on his hips and stuck his chest out. "Of course I exist! How else do each of you get an extra present in addition to the ones you receive from each other?"

The Titans remained silent. They hadn't actually questioned this before, somehow.

Robin, being the skeptic his is, started to poke questions. "So. If you're the REAL Santa, what do each of us want the most for christmas?"

Santa grabbed his belly and laughed. His 'Ho, Ho, Ho!' instantly making everyone in the room feel cheerful.

"Very well. If I have to give you any more proof." He walked up to Robin.

"Robin, you want nothing more than to drive the Batmobile. It's what you've wanted since you first met Batman." Santa said.

Robin was silent as Santa then moved to Cyborg.

"Victor Stone, you want an A-2768BT processing chip so you can give yourself more power in all of your functions."

Cyborg grinned. "Spot on, my man." He fist bumped Santa.

"Raven, you want the impossible to find, extremely rare first edition of the teachings of Raznok the Wise."

Raven nodded.

"Starfire, you want...mustard."

Starfire squealed, and instantly gave Santa one of her bone crushing hugs. "Oh, yes! You are most correct!"

Santa regained his bearings, and stepped over to Machina.

"You want a guitar. Not just any guitar. An Epiphone, Korina '58 Explorer and a 'Mustang III' amplifier to go with it. Fully digital."

Machina gave the thumbs up. "Hell yeah!"

Finally, Santa made his way to Beast Boy.

"And you. You want a copy of the newest Mega Monkeys game, correct?"

"You know it." Beast Boy responded, grinning.

"Also, Beast Boy. You are the king of the universe and the best in everything ever. You are the hottest hunk of man on the planet, and every girl in the universe wants you. Also, I'm a monkey."

Santa then began to dance around and make monkey noises.


"Oh! Thanks a lot, Beast Boy! You HAD to go and ruin the story!" Cyborg yelled. "Y'know, I spend all of 5 minutes thinking of a way to cleverly fit all of us into 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, and I would like a little courtesy!"

Beast Boy threw his arms up. "Aw, come on dude! Your story is totally boring! I had to do something to spice it up!"

"HEY!" Cyborg retorted. "My story is NOT boring."

"Uh, yes it is!" Beast Boy shouted. "If it was any more boring, I would've died! Of boredom! That's how boring it is!"

Cyborg growled. "Oh, that's it green bean. IS ON!" Cyborg tackled Beast Boy.

Machina and Raven were sitting alone on their end of the couch now. Raven rolled her eyes.

"They never get tired of fighting, do they?" she asked.

"Nope." Machina yawned.

"Are we tired?" Raven asked in a heavily sarcastic tone.

"Yep." Machina stated bluntly as he rested his head on her shoulder.

"Um." was all she had to say.

"Oh." Machina started, looking up at her. "You don't mind if I use your shoulder as a pillow, do you?"

Raven sighed. "I guess not. Just this once."

"Kay. Thanks." Machina said, closing his eyes.

Raven leaned back, and closed her eyes as well.