Chapter 10: Snow Day
"Really, Victoria, you're going to love Cheimónas"
"I better not get arrested on this plant Doctor."
"Oh, no treason, just winter all year round. It'll be grand. Get warmer clothes on, you'll be cold in that."
I ran to the Tardis closet and grabbed a flannel, warm leggings, and some boots. Humming Jingle Bells, I pulled my thick hair back into a ponytail.
It was that time of year. The holiday season had come, and to soften the blow of losing my family, the Doctor had promised to take me to a planet where the lights shined so brightly, sunglasses were optional. Those lights would make the frosted piles of snow glisten. Children sledding down that snow on hills.
I missed my family so much. But I had friends, great friends to make up for it now. It was hard to think this adventure had lasted a couple months now.
When I first boarded the Tardis it was October, and now it's December! Hard to believe.
I walked back into the control room where the Doctor was typing in coordinates.
"Yes, much better- love it." he smiled as I did a little twirl. "So, they have a holiday concert to celebrate Earth's traditions, would you like to go or just explore Cheimónas?"
"Concert works for me."
"Good, ready? Geronimo!"
The Tardis did her thing, shaking and whirling us about. All of the sudden there was a screech, a shudder and still.
"Doctor? Are we here? That's not how we landed the other times."
The Doctor was trying to open the doors. "We appear to be snowed in."
"Just teleport her somewhere else in Cheimónas."
The Tardis started up again but didn't budge. We were stuck.
"We're going to have to stay in the Tardis for a day or so before she can get out. We seem to be wedged in pretty solidly.
"Can you last that long?"
Are you sure we can't move at all?" I groaned. "I'm not sure I want to be stuck with a hyperactive timelord when he is stuck indoors."
The Doctor pouted. "I'll be just fine."
"Wanna bet?"
"Name your price."
"The newest iPhone."
"Fine."
"Great. Now, what do you want to do?"
"You wanted winter? I'll show you winter."
The Doctor opened the doors to a room I had never seen to reveal a winter wonderland. Fake snow was covering the large area. The temperature was simulating that of a true winter, and a sledding hill stood proudly on the opposite side of the expanse.
I reached down and felt the snow. It was the same texture, and packed the same, only it was cool instead of freezing.
Something hit my back while I was hunched over. The Doctor smirked and started making another snowball.
I shrieked and covered my head from the assault of snow heading my way. The bombarding balls were met with snowballs of my own.
"Care to give up?" I shouted while building up my shelter so I did not get hit… as often.
"Never!"
I assembled a snow fortress to protect me from attacks. The snow walls stood tall and proud while I piled up the arsenal of snow orbs, shaped to a perfect sphere.
The Doctor could make snowballs inhumanly fast (which makes sense, I guess) but I had the upper hand of fortification, given my years of winter brawls with my sister and my friends.
There was a lull in the crossfire as we both restocked than madness ensued as snowballs were pelted across the magical room.
There really was nothing more amazing and joyful as a good, old-fashioned snowball fight. I paused, thinking of my family and holidays we had shared. A happy pause, though.
I didn't notice the Doctor creeping up on me until he dumped one large armful of snow onto my unprotected back.
"YOU LITTLE-" I chased the Doctor around the room until realizing how out of shape I was. "Fine, I cede. But you better watch your back, mister."
"Snowman?" The Doctor huffed, also tired out.
"Permission granted, as long as it's big."
An hour later, an adorable snowman that could top Frosty any day stood 3 meters tall. A top hat adorned his round head and accented the red and green scarf around his neck.
"He's perfect!" I grinned, clapping my hands together.
"Yep."
"Wait- we forgot arms."
"I don't see any sticks."
"Well go find some! It isn't a snowman without arms!"
Outside the door, a supply closet with only sticks in it appeared. Grabbing two, the Doctor and I head back into the winter wonderland room.
"Care to do the honors?" the Doctor asked holding the arms out to me.
"Now he's perfect."
In one of the Tardis's many cozy kitchens, we heated up some hot chocolate.
"It's not the holidays unless you have hot cocoa," I said, plunking the two steaming mugs onto the table.
"Mmph" came the agreement muffled with a gulp.
Cream chocolate goodness. Reminds me of the Christmas Eves traditions we used to have. My mum would make peppermint hot chocolate for Brooklyn and me, and tea for herself and my dad. We would open one present early to calm the urge that wakes you up at 4 am on Christmas morning.
No, really, I was the worst at Christmas. My parents would dread that holiday morning because they knew it meant zero sleep for them.
"Ah, this is so good."
"You know what we should do?"
"What?"
"Movie. Marathon. Holiday Edition."
I stretched out on the comfy wool couch in the Tardis movie theater. We had just finished Scrooge and were now starting on Arthur Christmas.
"More popcorn?" the Doctor asked while, onscreen, it was revealed a present had been missed.
"Sure."
As he left to refill our large snack bowl, a glanced around the room and sighed contently. There was a fireplace in the corner, and garland draped across the mantle.
The cushy couch had snowflake pillows now scattered across the floor. Corresponding blankets were donned on my lap, and over where the Doctor was sitting previously.
The Doctor returned with hot buttery popcorn and handed half of it over to me.
I smiled. Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad Christmas after all.
Hey guys! Sorry about the short chapter, I'm writing this in between talking with family and eating. Christmas eve, you know. Check out Victoria's outfit on my Polyvore at fluffypompom, and have a great Christmas/ Kwanzaa/ Hanukkah/ holiday of preference. The 2nd part of this fluff chapter will be coming at you Christmas morning! 2 chapter in a 24 hour period is exciting, I know.
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