There's a special kind of feeling in the air
It only happens at this time of year
"WEEEEEEEE!" Rev yelled as he went flying down the hill on his sled. "I'm gonna beat you guys!"
"Oh, we'll just see about that..." Cassidy said as she prepared to follow Rev. "Ready, Tech?"
When everyone is filled with love and cheer
'Cause that's what matters
Tech glanced down. The hill that Rev had chosen was unusually steep, and had a drop-off at the end. "Uh... I don't know, Cass. Maybe we should go on a less dangerous-looking hill."
Pretty paper boxes tied with bows
Cassidy looked at him in surprise. "What? You get hurt all the time battling supervillains on a daily basis and you're afraid of a little hill?"
Walking in the sun or in the snow
"It's not little. Besides, I'd like to do something and not end up getting hurt, thank you."
"Don't worry, you won't. Now, hang on!"
We can feel the excitement growing, knowing
Tech tightened his grip around Cassidy's middle as their sled wooshed down the hill.
It's the greatest time of year, and it's here
Help me celebrate it
Rev had just reached the bottom when he saw Tech and Cassidy following him. He suddenly got an idea, and set to work on building a large ramp out of snow at the bottom of the hill, right in their path.
With everybody here, friends so dear
Let me simply state it
"RRRRREEEEEEVVVVVVV!!!!!!!" Tech and Cassidy screamed as their sled went flying over the ramp. Both coyotes were thrown into the snow, Cassidy on top of Tech. They looked at each other in confusion for a second, then broke out in laughter.
Joy to the world and everyone
"Hey, love puppies, are you sledding or what?" Duck questioned as he pulled his sled past them.
Tech and Cassidy exchanged sly looks.
Lift up your hearts and feel the love
"YYEEOOUCCH!" Duck yelled as he was hit in the back with two snowballs. "Oh, is that how they're gonna play?" He picked up some snow and threw it at them.
It's our favorite way, to spend the holiday Yeah
Tech and Cassidy ducked and the snowball hit Lexi in the arm. "Hey!" She shouted, returning Duck's throw. But it missed and hit Rev in the back of the head.
And that was the end of any abilitly to keep track of who was throwing what at who as an every-man-and-woman-for-him-and-herself snowball war broke out.
We can get all cozy by the fire
After what seemed like only a few minutes, they decided to call a truce and head inside. All of them were freezing. Especialy Duck, who got buried underneath a huge snowball from Slam.
When they were inside, Lexi made hot chocolates for everyone. Just then, the doorbell rang and a delivery boy left five envelopes in Ace's hand. He handed them out. There was one adressed to Tech, Lexi, Rev, Slam, and himself.
Turn the music up a little higher
Tech was the first to read his letter, which said,
Dear Tech,
We would love to come over and meet your friends! You've told us so much about them, we just can't wait! We'll be coming tomorrow. See you then.
Love, Your Mom and Dad.
PS. The other envelope has a picture that I thought your friends (Especially Cassidy) would love to see.
Tech glanced over only to see Cassidy holding the second envelope. "Oh, no."
I don't think that I could ever tire
Of being together
Cassidy began to open it.
"Oh, please no..."
Cassidy's hand flew to her mouth to suppress a giggle. The other's intrest suddenly sparked. "What's that?" Ace asked.
Decorate the tree, hang mistletoe
And stand by me
Cassidy stretched her arm out to show them, but Tech attempted to grab it from her. "Give it to me, Cass."
"What's the magic word?" She asked teasingly.
"Now. Or else."
"Or else what?"
It's a picture perfect moment captured
Tech smiled slyly. "This." He reached out and tickled her.
"TECH!" Cassidy squealed. "Rev! Help!"
Memories that we'll have after
Rev zipped over and grabbed the picture from Cassidy, then ran back and showed the others, who burst out in laughter. Then, Rev returned the picture to Cassidy.
It's the greatest time of year, and it's here
Help me celebrate it
"See how cute you used to look!" She giggled, showing him the picture. Tech's face went red. It was a picture when he was a baby, wrapped up in a green blanket, asleep, with a ragged toy dog in his arms.
With everybody here, friends so dear
Let me simply state it
Tech could only sigh. "At least I know my mom hasn't changed yet." He turned his attention to the others. "What do your letters say?"
Joy to the world and everyone
"Our parents accepted our invitations to come over for Christmas." Ace said.
Lift up your hearts and feel the love
"Wait, you invited them over?" Duck asked.
"Well, yeah..." Ace began.
It's our favorite way, to spend the holiday Yeah
"This is so exciting! I can't wait to meet all your parents!" Cassidy announced, smiling.
Duck, however, did not share her enthusiasm. "Sure, whatever."
"What's wrong Duck? Are your parents not able to come?"
Duck stood up quickly. "Yeah, that's one way of putting it." He left the room angrily.
Cassidy blinked. "What did I say?"
Tech put his arm around her. "Nothing, because by the sound of it, you don't know the truth."
Cassidy gave him a confused look.
"Ya see, Cassidy, you and Duck have a lot more in common than you think..." Ace started.
"Like you, Duck grew up as an orphan. That's about all we know. He's really touchy with his past." Lexi finished.
"Oh no, no wonder he was so upset with me! I have to go apologize..." She stood up.
Tech stopped her. "I don't know, Cass, maybe you should let him blow off some steam first."
"Okay." Cassidy sat down again. 'Poor Duck, he probably never told much for fear of being made fun of. I know how he feels. If only I could talk to him...'
.ORANGE TRIANGLE.
Duck walked down the busy streets of Acmetropolis aimlessly. He stopped when he realized he was at the edge of a cliff, overlooking Acmetropolis Beach, which was now empty. He gazed up at the night sky. 'I guess I was a little hard on her... after all, I never told her. Plus, she did grow up an orphan, too... but now she's a princess, and Tech's her prince...'
His thoughts were cut off when he was suddenly blinded by a bright light. "What the...?" When the light dimmed, he could see a star, seemingly plumeting to the ground. The star touched the ground a few yards from where he was.
Out of curiousity, Duck followed the light that was shinning where the star landed. What he saw half-amazed and half-scared him.
"Hello, Duck."
(END CHAPTER)
TEH GASPISHNESS!!!!! WHAT IN THE NAME OF CREAM CHEESE IS GOING ON? Find out in the next chapter!