(Christmas Eve Eve)
"So...that means I really am the pope?"
Cam, Angela and Daisy stared at Kevin as he sat in his recliner, the pope's hat still perched on his head. In the background they could hear Temperance moving about the kitchen, doing some stress-relieving baking.
"How...do you figure that?" Angela finally asked.
"I put on the hat, that makes me the pope. She put on the coat, she's Mrs. Claus. Makes sense."
Cam shook her head. "Yeah, I don't think it works that way."
"Because I'm not Mrs. Claus." Temperance stuck her head around into the living room. "Cookie?"
"Yes, thank you," Kevin said.
Angela frowned. "Yes, sweetie, you are."
"Just like I'm the pope," Kevin stated.
Daisy grabbed Kevin's hand. "Can you command Opus Dai's albino assassins to free my Lancealot?" Everyone just stared at her. "Well...they did it in The Da Vinci Code."
"This isn't fiction, Daisy, this is real life. Where Temperance Brennan is Mrs. Claus, Booth is Santa and Angela is able to make complex computers when she is basically a glorified sketch artist." Cam stated.
"Right...hey!" Angela shouted.
"Ladies, I insist if you fight you be naked. That's the rule." Kevin walked over to his computer. "I could put on some music if that would work?"
"Do you have a death wish, blonde boy?" Angela asked.
Kevin was about the answer when there was a knock on the door.
"You guys...?" When the women all shook their heads, Kevin went and pulled down a short sword decorating his wall. "Mrs. Claus, in the bathroom."
"I am not-"
"Yeah yeah yeah." Kevin complained.
"You really think a dull sword will help?" Angela hissed.
"My shotgun's at my parents house, so this is the best we got." Grabbing a letter opener and stricking in his waistband, Kevin nodded for the women to stay back. When he was sure Temperance was inside (and the cookies wouldn't burn), Kevin opened the door...
...and was nearly bowled over by a strange man.
"Where's Mrs. Claus?" He demanded, looking at the three women.
Angela stood up, defiant. "I'm Mrs. Claus!" She told the strange man.
"No, I'm Mrs. Claus!" Cam added.
"No, I'm the real Mrs. Claus!" Daisy shouted.
"And I'm her friend the Pope!" Kevin proclaimed, still brandishing his sword.
The elf frowned. "You three are not Mrs. Claus." He knelt in from of Kevin. "Your Holiness."
"Mom?" Parker called out, shutting the door behind him. The call tugged at Temperance, forcing her to open the door.
"Parker...Bernard?" Temperance's eyes went wide. "You're...here."
"Of course I'm here! Parker told me something bad happened to Santa."
"But...but..." Temperance began to feel faint. "That...that wasn't real...it..."
Bernard frowned, turning to Cam. "Did she and Santa deny what happened?"
"Yeah."
"Big time," Angela added.
"I told you I was the Pope!" Kevin said, gloating.
Bernard groaned. "And I bet they began to act strangely, huh?" When they nodded, Bernard walked up to Temperance...and slapped her. "Get a grip! You are Mrs. Claus...your hubby is Santa! Parker is your son! You denying it caused the magic to go into overdrive to prove it...that's why you look like this!"
Angela frowned. "Wait...this isn't how Mrs. Claus is suppose to look?"
"Well...she does look like that...but only on Christmas Eve to Christmas morning. The rest of the year her and the hubby look normal. They also have alot better control of their powers!"
Temperance blinked. "You mean...this isn't stress eating?"
"Of course not!" Bernard complained. "Look at Parker! He accepted this, so he looks normal and has access to all his powers. That's how he knew Santa was in danger. The same for Pope Kevin."
"Ok, so aside from me being right...you mean Santa Booth really is in danger?" Kevin asked.
"Not just him...Christmas is in danger. Without Santa...no Christmas." Bernard held up his hand when Kevin coughed. "Fine, the religious Christmas is still around. But the Santa Christmas is doomed."
"We have to free my dad," Parker pleaded.
"He's being held with my Lancealot at FBI headquarters."
Bernard frowned. "The Knights of the Round Table are involved?"
"Along with Hodgins, I would imagine." Angela stated, ignoring the confused elf.
Cam turned to Temperance. "Dr. Brennan...what do you want to do?"
Temperance looked at each of them, before nodding her head. "We save my husband...we save Booth...we save Santa." lights twirled around her, replacing her normal clothing with the long white coat with red trim and white cap. "And the name is Mrs. Claus."
Bernard nodded. "Alright...so we have 3 women, an elf, the Pope, Mrs. Claus and her son...let's do this."
"To the Popemobile!" Kevin proclaimed.
"I actually brought something better." Moving towards the window, Bernard pulled back the blinds...to reveal a grand red sleigh and 8 primed and ready reindeer.
Angela just shook her head. "And I thought my life couldn't get stranger..."
