"Man, this place is really cool. What do you think, Lola?"
"Meh, it's okay. But where is that Triple 7 guy?"
"I don't know... Hey, do you hear sleigh bells?"
HO HO HO. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Ha ha... Not a bad costume, eh?
"You don't make a good Santa Claus."
"Yeah, you aren't big enough. Not to mention you didn't bother to put on a beard."
Hey! It was itchy... Anyway, I invited the twins here to wish everyone of you a Happy Holidays. And as a little present, I decided to give you all not one, not two, but THREE minisodes. Each one depicting a group during the holiday escapades of a different group.
"Alright... So how are we doing this thing?"
Well, festive greeting cards all the rage. And I have these two child size elf outfits, sooooo.
*ZAP* *sssiiisssssss*
"Wow Lana, that's a little extreme. Even by my standards."
"I wouldn't be caught dead wearing something like that. I'm going home."
"Hey, wait for me!"
Christmas minisodes!
Holiday Minisode 1: Express Delivery!
Lynn grunted as she lied down on the floor of her room doing sit ups. "67. 68. 69… 70. 71…" She strained as she started to lose steam. "Come on, Lynn! This is nowhere close to your record. You're getting sloppy!" She scolded herself. Before she could continue, the bedroom door flung open to reveal her father, who had a terrified look on his face.
"L.J.! Oh thank goodness you're here!" He said in a panicked tone.
"Woah, Dad where's the fire?" Lynn asked. Her father quickly looked out the door, glanced to both sides, and quickly shut it.
"I need your help, kiddo. I just got all my Christmas shopping done. But… I forgot to get a present for your mother!" Lynn Sr. confessed. At the mere mention of her father's mistake, Junior's eyes widened. Before her dad could react, Lynn grabbed the man's shirt and pulled him down to eye level.
"YOU WHAT!?" She yelled. Lynn Sr. covered his daughter's mouth and shushed her. Lynn pried his hand off of her and glared at him. "Do you remember when you forgot Mom's birthday a few years back? She was so steamed that she pretended you didn't exist for a whole week!" She reminded. The father of eleven shuddered at the thought.
"Luckily, I already know what I want to buy her." Lynn Sr. reached into his pocket and showed his daughter a picture of a pair of rainbow pearl earrings. "I wanted to get these at the mall, but I forgot." He explained. Lynn grinned and began to do some stretches.
"Well lucky for you, you have a kid that can run faster than jets can fly." She bragged. Lynn so found herself caught in a hug from her father.
"You're the best, sweetie." Lynn Sr. reached into his other pocket and pulled out a large wad of dollar bills. "This should be enough for the earrings. Just be careful about the…" Lynn cut off her father and snagged the money from him.
"Ice on the sidewalk, got it!"
"No! Watch out for the-" The father was unable to finish as his daughter had already took off at an incredible speed. With his daughter far beyond earshot, all Lynn Sr. could do was groan in worry. "*sigh*…Bargain hunters."
…
Three minutes passed, and Lynn Sr. was sitting on the living room couch with Lily sitting on his lap. "She should be back right now. Should I be worried?" He asked the infant, despite her lack of ability to respond. "No. No I shouldn't be so paranoid. I mean, she's a super hero for Pete's sake." He reassured. There was a silence as he stared out the window and his legs shook nervously, much to Lily's delight. "I mean, she can handle herself out there. She's just doing a little last minute shopping. Just days before Christmas." As Lynn Sr. stated these facts, he looked down at Lily. The smile of his youngest made him begin to second guess himself. "Oh, what have I done? She may have super powers, but she's still my daughter. And she's still out there in the wild at the mercy of those bargain hunting animals!" He proclaimed.
The father lifted Lily up and put her on a separate couch cushion as he stood up and began to run to the door. "Hang in there, sweetie. Daddy's coming!" Lynn Sr. hastily opened the door and was about to run out towards Vanzilla, when he was stopped by the sight of Lynn at the doorstep. The young brunette's face was covered in scrapes and bruises. "Lynn! Oh, thank God!" He let out in a massive burst of relief. "I'm sorry I asked you to go out on your own. I was just so afraid and I didn't want to upset your mother."
Lynn didn't give a verbal response, simply opting to give her father a small brown box. She then walked past him and face planted on the couch. Lily laughed as she began to use her powers to heal the big athlete's wounds. The patriarch opened the box and found the earrings inside it, along with a receipt for the purchase. "L.J.? Are you okay?"
"I thought the people Leni had to deal with were crazy!" Lynn suddenly exploded as her head shot upward. The act of which startled her father and baby sister. "But those guys were ANIMALS! I had to go Trackstar to stop things from going full on riot. A few were even just trying to steal stuff too! I mean, it's the holidays, people! Who would steal during this time of the year?" She vented as Lily's powers caused her injuries to fade. Lynn Sr. felt tears sting his eyes and he instantly flung himself towards his daughter and wrapped her in a hug. Lily liked the sight of it and giggled as she joined them too.
"Don't worry, Lynn. I won't ever make you do something this dangerous again!"
"Dad, I helped stop an army of living snow men last week. It wasn't that big of a deal." Lynn reassured, but her father didn't listen.
"From now on, all my holiday shopping will be done online ahead of time."
"That's great, Dad. Can you let go of me now?"
"Not yet. Just a few more minutes." Lynn could only groan in annoyance as her father's grip tightened.
...
Holiday Minisode 2: Winter Wonderland!
Maria Santiago opened her eyes and was immediately greeted with an intense chill. The air around her was so cold and frigid, she could see her breath. Maria powered through the icy air and crawled out of bed. "So… cold…" Maria muttered through gritted, chattering teeth as she got a blue bathrobe out of her closet. "At least I have off for the holidays." She reasoned. Exiting her room, she walked through the apartment to the kitchen to get a morning cup of coffee.
As she got a mug, she stopped when she noticed most of her family huddled together on the couch with a large green blanket. Even Lalo, the family dog, was whimpering from how cold he was. Maria sighed at the display. "So the temperature isn't just me?" She asked for conformation. Hector nodded.
"A blizzard happened last night and the temperature dropped like a rock." The grandfather explained.
"My glasses are frosting up." Carlos complained as he pointed to his face, showing the lenses of his glasses were completely white. Carlota rolled her eyes in annoyance while shivering.
"Those w-w-will melt with a h-hair dryer. I on the other hand have b-b-b-bigger problems." The teenager complained. "I b-b-bet Bobby doesn't even notice wh-what's going on." She fumed. Her comment caught Ronnie Anne's attention.
"Wait, where is Bobby? I haven't seen him at all." Everyone started to look around the room when Ronnie Anne made that observation. Hector scratched his head in confusion.
"I haven't seen any of the boys either." He added. Everyone started to grow nervous. Frida started to break a nervous sweat.
"You don't think something bad happened to them, do you?" She asked nervously.
"Oh, d-don't b-b-be ridiculous, M-m-m-mom. I'm sure th-they are j-just asleep. I'll go check on th-them." Carlota groaned as she got up, still shivering. She made her way to Carl's room and opened the door. "C—C-Carl, are you in here?" Carlota asked as she peered inside. However, what Carlota saw caused her to let out a giant shriek of horror. The scream immediately rallied everyone to her side as the gasped in awe over what they saw inside the room.
"Well, this explains why it was so cold this morning." Ronnie Anne moaned in an unamused tone. Before The family was a giant sea of pure white snow. All the boys were present and wearing heavy winter clothing, except for Carl, who was still in his pajamas and not even showing any sort of regard to the frigid temperature around him. Bobby was making a snow sculpture of Lori, Carl and C.J. were having a snowball fight, and Carlitos was laughing as he made snow angels on the floor. Bobby glanced over to the door and waved nervously.
"Oh, morning everybody." Bobby greeted casually. C.J. thrust his arms into the air and cheered as he hit Carl with a snowball.
"Captain C.J. has saved Snow World!" He triumphantly as Carl groaned. The snow around him melting and turning to steam. C.J. then noticed the rest of his family in the door way. "Hey guys! Look what Bobby made for me!" He cheered. Carlota's gaze shifted towards Bobby and she shot him a glare so icy that it rivaled the temperature around them.
"Why…? Why did you do this?" She asked in an angry whisper. Bobby simply shrugged nervously.
"I wanted to give the others a fun day out because of the weather being too rough outside." Bobby explained. Upon hearing the explanation, the rest of the family's expressions softened. "Did I go a little overboard with the snow?" Bobby asked.
"A LITTLE!?" Carlota shrieked in rage as she tried to leap towards her cousin in rage. Her parents held her back. "Bobby, do you have any idea what you've done!?" She fumed. Bobby took a few steps back, startled by Carlota's anger.
"What's the problem, prima?"
"The 'problem' is that your little stunt froze the pipes and left our apartment without water. Including THE SHOWER!" She roared. Bobby looked down, slightly ashamed of his actions.
"I'm sorry guys. I just wanted to do something cool for the others. They usual clean up the snow around town so they can't really have a lot of snow during the holidays. I didn't think that would happen." Bobby confessed. C.J. saw his family all looking upset with Bobby and grew uncomfortable with the sight.
"Aw, do we have to get rid of Snow World?" C.J. asked sadly. Carlitos sensed the tension as well and gave everyone a sad, teary eyed expression. The display started to pull at everyone's heartstrings and they began to reevaluate the circumstances. Maria was the first to speak up.
"Well… How about if you try and keep the cold air in this room, and clean up when you're done, you can keep this going for a while longer." She reasoned. The boys immediately ran over and hugged Maria.
"Thank you so much, Mom." Bobby.
"YAY!" C.J. cheered as he leaped backward and started to make snow angels. "Come on guys, indoor snow is the best snow!" He invited gleefully. Carlota shook her head and turned around.
"Sorry C.J., but I've already had my fill of cold for the day." She stated. Carl couldn't help but snicker a little bit at his sister's frustration.
"Hey, Bobby's the one here with ice powers. But somehow you're the one here being an ice queen." The child quipped. He started to laugh at his joke, but was cut off when Carlota pelted him with a snowball. The teen giggled, seeing her brother's face covered in snow. "Oh, you think you're so tough? Let's see you do that again." Carlota happily obliged and hit her brother again with another snowball. Her giggled started to turn into full on laughter.
"SNOW BALL FIGHT!" C.J. declared as he jumped on a small hill and started throwing more snowballs all around the room. The adults sensed the growing chaos and started to back out of the room, while Ronnie Anne and Carlota found themselves getting roped into the fun and entering a full on snow war.
...
Holiday minisode 3: Gift exchange
Hellena looked out from her office window and down at the Christmas party she had set up for Vulcan. The grunts looked very happy as they endulged in the festivities, ate food, and exchanged brightly colored presents in the work area below. The laughter echoed through the festively decorated halls of the lair. Seeing the party below her, Hellena felt something stir deep inside her. She took an inhale through her nose before speaking. "Ahh, Christmas." She sighed as she closed her eyes.
"How I HATE you so." Hellena spat. She turned around and walked passed a body guard as she went to her desk. The heavily armored man seemed rather confused with his leader's actions as she went typing away on a black laptop.
"Ms. Donbeanad, I'm surprised you would say that. What's not to love about the holidays? He asked. Hellena looked up from her work and shot a glare.
"Everything about these holidays is nothing but a waste of time. The population uses it as an excuse to stuff their faces and get expensive presents." She stated sourly. "That isn't even touching the ignorant ones who genuinely believe the aspect of 'togetherness'. Wasting their time out in the cold singing stupid songs, making their homes look like something a three year old threw up with those cheap decorations, and huddling around fires drinking hot chocolate with their loved ones." Hellena ranted.
"Nothing but a large sham for everyone. Naughty and nice alike." She huffed. The minion in front of her was a little astounded with his leader's lack of holiday spirit.
"Then why are we even having a Christmas party?"
"Simple: For morale." Hellena answered. "Just like with how I provide benefits to the henchman, if I keep a pet well fed, they won't rebel or betray me." The minion scratched his head.
"Well, maybe you'd like to give it another shot? Come join the party, boss!" He offered in hopes of appealing to the young woman. Hellena scoffed at the idea.
"And waste time I could be spending making sales and designing weapons? Hard pass. Now leave me alone before I make you leave by force." She threatened. Sensing the venom in Hellena's voice, the minion ran out of the room quickly and left Hellena alone. "Now, where was I before he brought up that ridiculous holiday?" The criminal mastermind mused as she went back to work. However, something in the corner of her eye managed to grab her attention.
Turning slightly to face it, Hellena saw that it was a black present with a white snowflake pattern, tied up with a bright red ribbon. A note protruded from the bow on top. Curious, Hellena grabbed the box, pulled out the note, and started to read it. "You may not know who I am, but you have my eternal gratitude. The money I make from this job keeps my mother alive. As such, I would like to return the favor. Happy holidays! Signed, Jim Saito." She read out loud. Hellena rolled her eyes at the letter, but opened the present anyway. Inside, Hellena saw a custom made handgun. It was painted a shiny black color with a red stripe across the barrel. Next to it, was a couple of bullets.
"Oh. This is actually well made." Hellena admitted as she inspected the weapon and loaded the bullets into it. Curious about its performance, Hellena pointed it at a large picture of The Sound Barrier she had on the wall. Closing one of her eyes to aim, she decided to lock on to Silver Wind and take a practice shot. Pulling the trigger the bullet flew out and struck the picture perfectly, leaving a smoldering black mark over Silver Wind's face. Hellena was speechless as she noticed the gun didn't make a loud bang when fired. Rather, it was a soft 'pew' sound.
"A built in silencer!? That's… brilliant." Hellena was at a loss for words over the intricate firearm she had received. Content with the gift, she opened a drawer in her desk and stashed it away.
"Perhaps their actually is something nice about the holidays…" Hellena mused as she got back to work.
Arghhh... my head. That twerp is definitely not on Santa's nice list this year.
Well, may as well get back to work on Guardians of Great Lakes... Actually, speaking of which, I have something I would like to ask the readers.
Should I move Guardians of Great Lakes over to The Loud House section of Fanfic? Seeing how little attention the Casagrande stories get in that section is a little demoralizing, so maybe I should move it here so it will get more traffic. What do you all think?
Anyhow, Happy Holidays! Allanarcher777 is out, PEACE!
(P.S. That Jim Saito character that was mentioned was a concept made by Imagaco)