Me: Welcome to Chapter Eleven!

Sprx and Chiro: Hi!

Me: You two are two cute. So anyway welcome to Chapter Eleven. Since it's almost Christmas this is going to take place on Christmas eve/Christmas. Please enjoy!

Gibson: Aunna does not own SRMTHFG

Nova: Please Read and Review!

Chapter Eleven: Christmas!

Once again Christmas, my favorite holiday, has come to Shuggazoom. Gibson tries once again try to convince us Santa doesn't exist, Chiro will not sleep tonight for Santa is coming, Sprx will try to get Nova under the mistletoe with him, Antauri will put up final decorations, and I will make a delicious fruitcake everyone will enjoy.

"Come on Otto!" Chiro shouted, all bundled up and a sled in hand. "You'd promise we would go before you made fruitcake! And Sprx and Nova are coming!"

"I coming too!" Gibson shouted. "And so is Antauri if he can find his other mitten!"

"Found it!" I heard Antauri shout. He somehow managed to lose his left mitten every year. I rolled my eyes. Now if I could find my hat I would be all set.

"Otto!" Nova yelled.

"What?' I asked.

"Why is your hat in my boot?" she asked. I ran downstairs to see Nova holding my hat a good foot or two away from her. I took it from her and we were ready to go.

"Let's go!" I yelled.

"Yeah!" Chiro yelled and burst into the rare Shuggazoom snow. Gibson hopped out after the rest of us trying to get his left boot on. Chiro couldn't stop laughing. Especially after Gibson landed fast first in the snow.

When we reached Rosebud Hill Chiro had stopped laughing and Gibson had his boot on. Nova was already complaining about the snow. Sprx threw a snowball at Antauri and end up making a monkey imprint in the snow.

Chiro put the long, wooden sled down and hopped up front. Antauri got behind him and Nova was behind Antauri. Gibson got on followed by me and, finally, Sprx. "Ready?" Sprx asked.

"Ready!" we shouted together. Sprx pushed us a little and down we went. Chiro was squealing with laughter and Nova was smiling. Sprx was whooping, Gibson was chuckling, Antauri was holding on the Chiro for dear life, and I was howling with joy. Sledding with the family was the best.

When we reached the bottom Antauri looked like he was going to pass out on the spot and Chiro was begging to go again. I laughed and began to drag the sled back uphill, Nova and the other monkeys following close behind. I noticed Chiro wasn't following. "What's up Chiro?" I asked.

Chiro looked up from his daze. He shook his head a couple of times and looked at me. "Nothing Otto," he said. "I thought I saw something. Must have been my imagination." Chiro smiled and dashed in front laughing.

"Slow down Chiro!" Nova shouted and tried to catch up. The rest of us shrugged and ran to catch up to our friends. This is what Christmas was about. Having a great time with family. Even though Christmas was tomorrow it felt like it today.

When we got to the top of the hill Chiro was dangerously close to passing out. Nova was trying to calm him down but it didn't work. Gibson finally got Chiro to catch his breath and we prepared to sled again. Antauri said he'd follow us from the sky and we agreed. None of us wanted to carry Antauri up the hill.

We went down the hill about eight times without any problems. But the ninth was our downfall. We started out fine. It was just like any other time. But when we got to where Antauri couldn't see us thing went downhill. Literally.

The sled started to turn sideways. Nova and Chiro tried to correct the sled but it was to late. We hit a huge bump that sent Chiro flying off the sled and then rammed into a tree.

When I finally came back online Antauri was shouting for us. I yelled out in pain when I tried to stand. I looked at my foot and saw that it was broken. I grabbed a nearby stick and hobbled over to Nova. Her tail was bent at a odd angle but see was fine.

I activated her and she yelled. "Chiro!" she screamed. "Where's Chiro?"

"Your going to have to find him," I said. "My foot's broken and I don't know where anyone else is,"

"Where… right… here," I heard a voice gasped. Nova helped me turn around and we saw Gibson with a broken arm and Sprx's hand was broken.

"Nova," Sprx said. "We have to find Antauri. We couldn't get the kid out of here if we tried. Gibson and Otto try to make a couple of casts. We're going to need all the monkey power we can get,"

"There you are!" we heard a voice shout. It was Antauri. In his arm was Chiro, his right leg bent at an odd angle. He looked like he was asleep.

"Antauri," Gibson said. "You're going to have to make the casts and pain medications. I can't do it. Not with a broken arm."

Antauri nodded his head and we got out of there. Nova would come back later for the sled. Chiro moaned and I had tears in my eyes. This hurt! I never thought I would have broken my foot sledding.

When we got back Antauri put Chiro down and popped Nova's tail back into place. She yelped and ran over to help the rest of us.

Antauri did a x-ray of my foot while Nova helped Gibson take a x-ray of his arm. Sprx just sat on the bed with Chiro since his hand was broken.

When I had my cast on my foot and got a crutch I helped Sprx over to Nova while Antauri and Gibson looked at Chiro's leg. Nova told me that Gibson had broken his arm right before the elbow and that Sprx would be fine once he had the cast on for a week or so.

But Chiro and me were different. We wouldn't be in action for a month or two. Gibson definitely wasn't going to let me walk on my own for a while and Chiro would probably be in crutches till March. Such a beautiful day turned bad.

When Chiro had woken up and practiced with his crutch for a little while we went to bed. Tomorrow was Christmas, a day of joy.

The next day…

I heard a scream of pain followed by Otto's are you alright. I could tell Chiro had fallen out of bed and rushed out the door. It was the least I could do. I was the only team member not on the sled. I should do all I can.

When I got to Chiro's room I couldn't believe what I saw. "Antauri," Chiro said.

Mandarin had Chiro pinned to the ground, Chiro's crutches nothing but pieces of twisted metal. I activated my claws and scratched Mandarin's face. He howled with pain and rolled off of Chiro. I picked him up by the scruff and threw him out.

Realizing Chiro's crutches were repairable I bent them back into place and helped Chiro up. Only five-years-old and being beat up. I felt so bad.

"Thanks Tauri," Chiro said.

"No problem Chi," I said. We walked downstairs and Chiro gasped. In every team member's chair was five presents. Chiro squealed with delight and the others joined us in the gift opening.

Nova got a pair of boxing gloves, a book on marshal arts, a crystal rose, a teddy bear, and a pair of slippers. She thanked us all in turn.

Gibson got a map of stars, two books, one on astronomy and one on medicine, a homemade lamp, and a pair of socks. He smiled at us.

Sprx got a model plane, a book on Mobious Quint, a set of polishing rags, a poster that said Flying Sky High, and a magazine with planes in them. He shouted with joy at the gifts.

Otto got a fix-it-yourself kit, a homemade alarm system, a book on mechanics, a new tool box, and a little baby apple tree. He couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the day.

Chiro got a picture book of the Sunriders, a new stuffed monkey that oddly represented Sprx, a train set, obviously carved for hours on end, a little quilt, and a photo album with camera. He hobbled over to each of us and gave us a hug.

I got a bonsai tree, a new meditation mat, a radio, a book on plants, and a fully made scrapbook. It was full of pictures from the first day we met Chiro. I chuckled.

The rest of the day was uneventful. I looked at my scrapbook all day and soon declared this the best Christmas ever, even though we weren't fit for anything.