So, wanna know who's gonna play the cast of Nutcracker? Read on and see...

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Inumon wasn't happy with the results, so in order to make it fair...

"LET'S HAVE A REMATCH!!!" Both Inumon and Joey said, together.

Renamon casually shrugged. "All right... fair enough, we'll have a rematch. In fact, I'll choose another Duelist for Joey to fight. If he wins, you get to use Robin Hood."

Joey grinned. "Awright!"

Inumon pumped his fist into the air. "Yes! Nothing will go wrong now! Nothing!"

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"And that's game!" Jaden said as he had Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman, Elemental Hero Neos, Elemental Hero Electrum, Elemental Hero Bladedge and Elemental Hero Tempest on his field.

Inumon stood over a fallen Joey, his left eye twitching. "Jaden was able to summon five monsters while you were only able to summon Gilford the Lightning... and why didn't Gilford destroy Jaden's monsters?!"

Joey groaned. "I only sacrified two monsters... if I sacrified THREE monsters to summon Gilford, then his special ability would be activated..."

"WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THAT?!" Inumon screamed.

"He had Flame Wingman out, I had to do something!" Joey said.

Inumon snarled. "Not enough, he played Negate Attack, hmm?"

Renamon casually walked over to Inumon, grinning. "So, Nutcracker, hmm?"

Inumon slowly nodded. "Yeah... just let me get a cup..."

Renamon smirked. "Don't worry, Inny..."

Inumon sweatdropped. "Don't call me that, please...?"

Chuckling, Renamon patted Inumon on the head. "Oh, Inny... you won't be playing the main character of the Nutcracker this year... you're joining the play, but as a different character..."

Inumon smiled. "Really? What is it? And who's gonna play the main character...?"

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"WOULD EVA EEVEE AND GROWLY GROWLITHE PLEASE ENTER THE ROOM NOW?" SkullSatamon said, yelling through a megaphone.

BlackGuilmon groaned. "We're starting the auditions, and already SkullSatamon is going overboard..."

Knuckles nodded. "I know... they're only in the other room..." He blinked. "And is that their actual last names...?"

SkullSatamon shook his head. "Nope, I've added that for effect..."

BlackGuilmon sighed. "Truthfully, I'm not that surprised at all..."

Eva walked into the room with Growly, rubbing her ears. "This is what I get for having these ears. I have too fine a sense of hearing and he used a megaphone while he used a megaphone..."

Growly nodded. "Yeah... however, BlackGuilmon and Knuckles don't need a megaphone... they ARE megaphones..."

"You've forgotten Joey..." BlackGuilmon muttered.

Shaking his head, Knuckles glanced at a sheet. "So, Eva... you wanna play as the leading female character of this play, Clara? And Growly, you want to play as the Nutcracker himself, hmm?"

Eva nodded. "Yes."

"Ahuh... tell me, if I do play as the Nutcracker, does this mean I have to wear a cup...?" Growly asked.

Eva rolled her eyes. "Don't listen to what Renamon has said about the play..."

Knuckles chuckled. "Don't worry, Growly... sensible people like you and Eva won't get hurt in these sort of plays, believe me... however, I'll give you one just in case..."

Growly sweatdropped. "Thanks... I think..."

Eva blinked. "Wait... the last three plays didn't have any sensible people at all...?"

Knuckles shook his head. "Nope... not a single one..."

"What about my aunt Velene, she was in the Christmas Carol and she's sensible..." Eva said.

Knuckles fumed. "She was playing the Ghost of Christmas Past... and she said that Inumon might end up like me!"

BlackGuilmon smirked. "What a way to go..."

Snarling, Knuckles tapped the paper. "All right... you two have got the parts. As long as you try and make sure that there are no problems in this play, I'm sure this will turn out better than the last three."

Growly smiled. "Thank you, Knuckles."

"You're welcome..." Knuckles said before glancing at BlackGuilmon. "And remind me, who's playing the leading villian of this play, the Mouse King?"

Inumon walked in, wearing Mickey Mouse ears and a mouse nose with buck teeth. He wasn't amused. "I'm not late, am I...?"

Knuckles laughed. "I should have known..."

Inumon snarled. "The Mouse King, the Mouse King! That Renamon will pay! I'll beat her down!"

"Inumon, think about what you just said..." BlackGuilmon muttered.

Inumon blinked. "Erm... I'll... take her out... to dinner...?" He bowed his head. "Why am I weak against women...?"

Eva looked proud. "Because we're a powerful species..."

Growly sweatdropped. "That's great..."

SkullSatamon grinned. "Aw, Inumon... don't worry about it... it's great that you've become the Mouse King. As the Mouse King, you get to command an army to kidnap Eva..."

Inumon sighed. "Really...?"

SkullSatamon nodded. "Ahuh... and already, your chosen army stands outside to help you during the play."

"Well, that's nice of him..." Eva muttered.

Knuckles shook his head. "Not really... there's one drawback to the army that SkullSatamon has chosen..."

Eva blinked. "What's that?"

"SkullSatamon was the one who chose 'em..." Knuckles muttered.

Eva sweatdropped. "I see... no doubt SkullSatamon has made an army of Magikarp for the Mouse King..."

BlackGuilmon shook his head. "No, no... amazingly, SkullSatamon chose mice for the army..."

"So, what's the problem?" Eva asked.

SkullSatamon opened a door, smiling. "Tada! Inumon, meet your army!"

"Pichu!"

Inumon's jaw dropped. "PICHU?! YOU'VE CHOSEN PICHU, PIKACHU'S PRE-EVOLVED FORM, FOR THE MOUSE KING'S ARMY?!"

Knuckles nodded. "Yep... he certainly did..."

Inumon stomped over to SkullSatamon. "I can't use Pichu as the Mouse King's army! They're too young! Plus, if they use their electric attacks, they'll hurt themselves!"

"Well... we could use the other Pokemon as your army..." SkullSatamon mused.

Inumon raised an eyebrow. "Like what...? Pikachu or Raichu...?"

SkullSatamon shook his head. "Nope... Magikarp!"

Knuckles and BlackGuilmon were now holding Inumon back as he swung a mallet wildly. "COME HERE!!! COME HERE!!!"

"Calm down, Inumon!" Knuckles said.

"We're running out of mallets!" BlackGuilmon added. "Don't waste this one on this idiot's head!"

Growly sweatdropped. "Any comments, Eva...?"

Eva nodded slightly. "Yeah... let's creep away while they're not looking..."

"OK..." Growly muttered.

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Later on, after Inumon had calmed down, Knuckles and BlackGuilmon were at the table with Eva standing in front. Knuckles sighed. "All right, Eva... we might need your help on this one..."

Eva nodded. "OK... What do you need...?"

"Clara lives with her family... a mother, a father and a brother..." Knuckles said. "Can you suggest anyone that could take part in the play...?"

Eva rubbed her chin. "Well, I could ask MY parents to join in..."

"Flara the Flareon and Soln the Absol, right?" Knuckles asked. "I hope they can help out..."

SkullSatamon blinked. "I thought Soln was missing..."

"Only in the story, this is the real deal!" BlackGuilmon said.

Eva blinked. "So, are you accepting the fact that you're one of the typical bad guys that can't win...?"

"Yes..." BlackGuilmon sobbed.

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Eva was now standing with her parents, Flara and Soln, as Knuckles smiled. "I thank you for coming and accepting the parts of Clara's family..."

Flara nodded. "You're welcome..."

Soln smiled. "At last, I can finally do something apart from that flashback scene and being missing for 15 years in that story we're in..."

BlackGuilmon shrugged. "It wasn't that bad..."

"Ask Noite..." Soln muttered.

Noite, an Umbreon, walked into the room while rubbing his nose. "Hello, everyone..."

Soln blinked. "Noite, why aren't you wearing your sunglasses? I thought you said you wanted to look cool..."

"I couldn't see, so I kept bumping into lamp posts and trash bins..." Noite muttered.

Knuckles sighed. "Wanted to look cool... sounds like an ego thing..."

SkullSatamon grinned. "Speaking of ego, do you want to..."

"NO!!!" BlackGuilmon and Knuckles snapped.

Flara looked at the sheet and frowned. "Clara's younger brother... hmm, who do you think should play as the younger brother?"

Eva smiled. "Vulko... although he's my cousin, I treat him as if he was my little brother..."

Soln nodded. "Yeah, you two get along very well..."

Knuckles frowned. "That'll be a problem... Clara's brother will get jealous of Clara's new Nutcracker and break it... I can't see Vulko as the mean type."

Eva shook her head. "No... neither can I..."

BlackGuilmon rubbed his head. "So, we need someone who is little and will have no trouble acting mean... who would be the ideal choice...?"

"LET ME GO, YA IDIOT! LET ME GO NOW OR I'LL BURN YA!!!"

Inumon walked into the room, dragging someone behind him with a rope. "No, no... no go, pal! Seeing as it's Christmas, I'm gonna share the joy with you... and that joy is, making you suffer by having you join in the play!"

Impmon snarled. "LET ME GO, YOU MOUSE FREAK! I DON'T WANNA PLAY AS THE YOUNGER BROTHER! I DON'T WANNA!!!"

Noite blinked. "He fits the spot perfectly..."

"Why not use BlackGabumon?!" Impmon asked.

Eva sighed. "The younger brother has to be jealous and mean to break the Nutcracker, not big mouthed and get into trou... oh, I forgot who I was talking to..."

Impmon was steamed. "Watch it!"

Knuckles smirked. "Hey, Impmon! Congrats! You're in the play!"

"Yippie..." Impmon muttered. "I'm gonna burn ya, mousy..."

Inumon grinned. "Try it..."

SkullSatamon smiled. "Isn't friendship wonderful...?"

Flara and Soln sweatdropped.

"Inumon, how did you know we need a younger brother...?" BlackGuilmon asked.

Inumon smirked. "Impmon did... he was teasing me about being the Mouse King and happened to say that I was lucky I wasn't the younger brother of the female main character..."

Impmon fumed. "I should have kept my big mouth shut..."

"What do you think Rika and Renamon have been telling you these past few years?!" Knuckles asked.

"Eva! Why don't you have your own younger brother do the play instead of me?!" Impmon begged.

Eva sighed. "I'm an only child..."

"SO?!" Impmon snapped. "Your parents could make another!"

Knuckles rolled his eyes. "I think it takes about 8 or 9 months for the child to be born, Impmon... and the play is due to start in a few weeks time..."

SkullSatamon perked up. "A time machine! We can use a time machine to..."

"Say another word and I'll shove spinach down your throat!" BlackGuilmon snarled.

Knuckles sighed. "Not only would it take eight or nine months for the child to be born, the mother has to be pregnant in the first place... and Flara isn't pregnant, is she...?"

Soln shook his head. "Nope, she isn't..." He glanced at his wife with a fearful look. "You're not, are you?" Soln asked fearfully.

Flara sweatdropped. "No, not yet..."

Soln gulped. "Great..."

Eva sighed. "I don't think papa can get mum pregnant that quickly..."

Noite chuckled. "I dunno, Eva... your parents do it like rabbits-" He found himself being strangled by Soln. "ACK! I WAS KIDDING! I WAS KIDDING!"

Soln dropped Noite to the floor, his face red. "Can we move on please...?"

"We're leaving?!" SkullSatamon gasped.

BlackGuilmon sighed. "Right... we need to find someone who can play as Herr Drosselmeyer, the godfather."

SkullSatamon gasped in horror. "WE'RE DOOMED!!!"

Inumon blinked. "Why are we doomed...?"

"BECAUSE OF THE GODFATHER!!!!!" SkullSatamon howled.

BlackGuilmon rubbed his forehead. "I'm not liking the idea of wasting my time explaining to this idiot the difference between Godfather the movie and the actual family role..."

Impmon rolled his eyes. "What about the Sugar Plum Fairy?"

Flara blinked at this before glancing back at the casting sheet. "Sugar Plum Fairy?!"

SkullSatamon smiled. "We could change it into the Cheeseburger Fairy."

BlackGuilmon picked up a pen. "I think I'll add a new character to the play... one that I really need... the Sanity Fairy..."

Knuckles sighed. "So, who should play the Godfather?"

Impmon grinned. "Al Pacino!"

"Not THAT Godfather!" Knuckles snapped.

"I know! Cherrymon!" SkullSatamon said, grinning.

Eva sweatdropped. "I think we need a small, small Cherrymon if he needs to fit on the stage."

"We could always chop the branches off..." Noite said.

Flara sighed. "I would love to see someone actually try and get permission to chop off an Ultimate-level, tree-like Digimon's branches just so he can fit on the stage..."

Knuckles shook his head. "Think of someone else!"

"Magikarp!" SkullSatamon said.

"NO!!!" Knuckles snapped.

Eva smiled. "Someone who is chosen as the Godfather must be a close friend of the family, right?"

Knuckles nodded. "Yep, that's true..."

"We could have one of Papa's friends play the Godfather... either Noite, Donner or Agua..." Eva suggested.

SkullSatamon shrugged. "Better choose either Noite or Agua... Donner might be with Santa..."

Eva facefaulted. "Not THAT Donner!"

Impmon grinned. "Why not Noite, the one whom is talking about your parent's personal life...?"

Noite sweatdropped. "I was joking! Joking! JOKING!!!"

"We know! We know! WE KNOW!!!" Soln shouted back.

"Good news, Noite... you're in to play as the Godfather..." Knuckles muttered.

SkullSatamon brought up a tape recorder. "Cue music!"

"DON'T!" BlackGuilmon snapped.

Knuckles picked up Impmon by the scarf. "And Impmon, if you, by any chance, during the play, mention this joke that will force Noite to panic in front of thousands of people, I will personally throw you into the jaws of the Cyber End Dragon..." He smiled. "OK?"

Impmon sweatdropped. "O... OK..."

"Now, who would be silly enough to play the Sugar Plum Fairy?" Knuckles asked.

"MIMI!" Everyone else said.

Knuckles wrote Mimi's name down. "She's in..."

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At the end of the day, Knuckles looked pleased at the results. "All right... everything is ready! The cast has been set and we'll meet the team in two days time..."

BlackGuilmon nodded. "Yep... plus, our unwilling extra cast will be playing the Nutcracker's army while the Pichu will be playing the Mouse King's army..."

SkullSatamon grinned. "Don't worry... they'll be evolving into Pikachu soon..."

"Really?" BlackGuilmon asked.

SkullSatamon nodded. "Yep... according to the Raichu elder, they'll evolve at February the 19th next year!"

BlackGuilmon sweatdropped. "So, it'll be on time then..."

Knuckles blinked. "How would the Raichu elder know? Why do you believe him...?"

"Knuckles, this is SkullSatamon!" BlackGuilmon snapped. "Remember the Godfather problem?!"

Knuckles sighed. "Well, how should we end this day...?"

SkullSatamon grinned. "I know! Let's interview Baihumon as he drinks his baby bottle!"

BlackGuilmon walked away. "Good night..."

The cast was set and everyone is happy...

"Stop mocking us..." Knuckles groaned.

What will happen next...? Wait and see...

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Second chapter done! I hope I'll be able to do 3, 4 or 5 chapters before Xmas Day! I'm trying my best, believe me!

Until the next time, see ya!