Authors Note: I don't own anything in bold or the characters. Wow another chapter though this is definetly the last one for 2019. I will see you all in 2020. I can't believe how far I have gotten in this story. I have almost caught up which leaves the question: What will I do then? Don't worry I have millions of idea's for fanfiction and not just Sander Sides so yeah
12 Days of Christmas
Once everyone was once again seated and looking to the screen the screen flickered to life.
Thomas: It's the most wonderful time of the year. You'll have one hour of daylight then you can say night-night I'll be over here. It's the most wonderful time of the year. *snoring*
Everyone laughed happy at the lighter tone for this next episode.
(Theme Music Plays)
Roman: Hey, Thomas.
Patton: Ye-hey, Thomas.
Thomas: Yeah?
Roman: Tom.
Patton: Tomothy.
Thomas: Yeah, what is it?
Roman: Tommy Salami.
Patton: Tomalomadingdong.
Roman: Thomas the Dank Engine!
Thomas: Can you guys speak normal?
Everyone was laughing hard at the byplay between the three people on screen.
Roman: Why don't you...
Patton: If you want...
Roman: Jog on up here...
Patton: Or walk...
Roman: And, uh, stand where you normally stand for a Sanders Sides video.
Patton: If you want to.
Thomas: Why?
Roman: BECAUSE I WANNA MAKE A SANDERS SIDES VIDEO.
Patton: YEAH!
Everyone giggled at the two sides enthusiasm.
Thomas: Oh. Um... Sure. What is up everybody?
Patton: Yay!
"That was quite a weird" Terence muttered.
Everyone agreed.
Roman: Good, because it has been, like, five-ever.
Virgil: Yeah, it has.
Thomas: Yeah, I'm already doing it, Virgil.
Virgil: Do you know how long everybody's been waiting for another one of these?
Thomas: I'M ALREADY DOING IT, VIRGIL!
Everyone laughed at the interaction between Thomas and Virgil.
Logan: And you know what time of year it is.
Thomas: Cold...time?
Logan: We live in Florida, try again.
Everyone chuckled.
Thomas: The time of year where we see that soup commercial where the boy is a snowman for some reason?
Logan: Now you're alienating our viewers who live outside the U.S.
Thomas: Peppermint latte?
Logan: Christmas, Thomas! It's Christmas.
Thomas: Now you're alienating our viewers who don't celebrate Christmas. There's no winning here!
Everyone chuckled amused.
Roman: Ah, it's just like that old saying. "There's no winning on Christmas."
Logan: No one says that.
Thomas: Yeah, that's not a saying.
Roman: Pretty sure I've heard it somewhere.
Everyone chuckled.
Logan: So, Thomas, given the season don't you think that some people might expect a seasonal video of some kind?
Roman: Don't get ahead of us, Microsoft... Nerd.
Logan: Oh okay, so now that you can't insult Virgil you've moved on to me.
Virgil: Ooh...
Everyone was giggling.
Roman: Eh, look...
Logan: It's okay, I can take it but if you keep it up, you'll have a diss track coming your way. You malodorous scent-urion. *prideful uh*
Patton: Burn...?
Roman: I don't know if that was a diss...
Logan: Like a Roman centurion. Or like, but also, scent. As in like a smell.
Virgil: Logan, buddy, um... An insult doesn't really have that punch when you have to explain it afterwards.
Everyone laughed.
Roman: Like I was saying before I was interrupted by the Microsoft Turd.
Virgil: Same joke.
Roman: It was a variation and I can think of a Microsoft Third. Oh look, I just did. Anyway, I've been working on this amazing, incredible, epic surprise! And Patton helped a tiny bit too, I guess.
Patton: Mm hmm.
Roman: What? I mean you can't do better than this snazzy sweater.
Everyone looked amazed and made sounds that they liked the christmas sweater.
Thomas: Oh my goodness! You know, I want to compliment you, but you were just mean to Logan.
Roman: Sorry Logan.
Thomas: I LOVE IT!
Everyone chuckled.
Patton: Isn't it great?
Thomas: It is!
Logan: It looks like your regular outfit except that this is... knitted.
Roman: I know right? It's perfect.
Patton: Hey fellas, how do you like me meow, question bark.
Virgil: Woof, double-dog dad joke.
Everyone laughed but did agree that they liked Pattons christmas sweater as well. Patton in the room was bouncing in anticipation of having the sweater.
Patton: 'Cause there's cats and dogs on my sweater.
Thomas: Oh, that is so you.
Logan: It sure is.
Patton: But wait, there's more!
Roman: That's right Patton. We've got sweaters for Billy Days!
Patton: Logan, are you ready for yours?
Logan: Really? Okay, well as I'll ever be.
Patton: Oh, don't you sweat it.
Everyone chuckled at Patton's puns.
Thomas: Ooooh!
Logan: You know this is actually quite tasteful.
Roman: Sweet cheese pastries, he likes it!
Everyone laughed at Roman's dramatics over Logan liking the sweater.
Logan: It's a little louder than my usual taste. However, the clear influence of the De Stijl movement is particularly inspired.
Patton: Well that sweater is dishtyle nowadays.
Everyone chuckled at Pattons pun.
Logan: As I was saying, De Stijl not unlike myself with Roman or Patton was the cleaner, more moderate answer to the excesses of art deco
Roman: Moving on!
Logan: I think we did enough moving on in the last two videos.
Everyone chuckled at the small joke.
Thomas: Yeah...
Roman: Virgil!
Virgil: Please no. I literally wear a hoodie all year long. I don't need to downgrade to a-
Patton: Sweater!
Virgil: Okay...
Thomas: What's this? What's this? That sweater's pretty great!
Virgil: You know, actually, this is uh... Pretty chill.
Logan: Really? *Patton joins in* I'd say mine is rather toasty.
Patton: *gasp* Dad joke?
Logan: Never!...Intentionally.
Patton: Sure.
Everyone laughed at Logan and Patton's interaction.
Thomas: Dang! Look at all you guys looking all festive for the holidays. All right, my turn, where's my sweater? Come on, sweater time. Sweater me up!
Roman: *awkward noise*
Patton: Oh boy.
Roman: Yeah, we can't conjure a sweater for you.
Patton: Well, this is awkward...
Roman: We're imaginary... you're not...
Patton: I feel bad now...
Everyone was laughing about that even Thomas.
"Yeah I should have expected that" Thomas grinned sheepishly.
Thomas: No, it's fine! It's fine. Just move on...
Virgil: Are we good, like, we did the holiday stuff. Can I go back to my room now?
Thomas: I don't know. I mean, since we're all here, we might as well just keep this holiday party going.
Virgil: You have to stop whatever that is.
Everyone chuckled at Virgil's attitude.
Roman: You read my mind, Thomas.
Thomas: You're in my mind, Roman.
Roman: True. I've composed the perfect Christmas carol for the four of us.
Virgil: Cool. I call Ghost of Christmas Future.
Roman: No, not the brilliantly written classic novel by Charles Dickens which discusses classism and the futility of love and the certainty of death. Talking about a literal song.
Logan: Oh, no please.
Virgil: I so liked the original idea that I misinterpreted.
Everyone chuckled at Logan's and Virgil's reactions to it being a literal song.
Patton: Oh this is perfect. What better way to celebrate our first Christmas with Virgil than all of us singing a song together? What's the song?
Roman: It's going to be our take on the 12 Days of Christmas.
Virgil: So not the original version, where some rando delivers a bunch of birds and humans to a poor unassuming person who would definitely not have the living space to accommodate all of them?
Everyone chuckled about Virgil's interrpretation on the famous christmas carol.
Roman: No! Ours is gonna make a lot more sense.
Everyone was chuckling.
Patton: Can I have another one? D-do one more!
Roman: Or a lot less-who knows? Thomas, you can conduct it.
Thomas: Okay, so you can give me imaginary sheet music, but when it comes to a sweater imagination's not good enough? Got it. Ohh! I'm not bitter.
Everyone chuckled.
Roman: All right, boys let's get festive!
[Soft piano music]
"I love how Logan is confused about why he his wearing a scarf" Talyn grinned.
Everyone laughed.
Patton & Roman: On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Virgil: Guys, I'd rather not participa-
Roman: Too late! We're doing it.
"Urgh talk about being put on the spot" Virgil groaned. Everyone grinned at that but also wondered why that was a bad thing.
"Oh is being put on the spot a bad thing?" Patton asked his kiddo.
"Well it certainly raises the anxiety I would be feeling" Virgil answered kindly with a tiny bit of snark.
Everyone else thought about this.
Remus discovered that his recliner could spin in circles so was amusing himself doing that and employing the rocking feature in his chair at the same time while still concentrating on the episode. He found that his concentration level had improved with the movement. Though he nearly tipped the recliner over a few times.
Roman & Patton: On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Logan: Two two-part Vids.
Roman: You gotta sing it.
Virgil: I'd really rather just duck out.
Patton: Quack!
Everyone chuckled at Patton quacking.
Roman: Rocky start, but we can still save this thing!
Roman & Patton: On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Patton: Three small dogs! [Roman: YES!]
Logan: Two, two-part vids.
Roman: No!
Virgil: My fight or flight reflexes are kicking in.
"You guys need to listen to what Virgil is saying. He is obviously slightly distressed participating in this so you should be attempting to calm him before continuing" Lilly said frowning slightly.
Patton, Roman and Logan all thought upon this having seen Virgil's expression onscreen.
Roman: Bravo, Patton. [Patton: *giggles*]
Roman & Patton: On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Roman: Four make-O-vers.
Virgil: Weird emphasis [Patton: Three small dogs ]
Roman: At least I'm singing! [Logan: Two, two-part vids.]
Roman: Virgil!
Virgil: What?
Roman: Ugh! It's okay, Roman. We'll get through this.
Everyone chuckled at Virgil's stubborness.
Roman & Patton: On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Patton: Five...name reveals!
Logan: Five?
Roman: Yep. Four makeovers
Roman: Thomas introduced himself. [Patton: Three small dogs.]
Logan: That's a stretch but sure.
Roman: You missed your line.
Virgil: Is it too early to call it?
Roman: Yes, it is! Seven more days!
Everyone chuckled at Roman's frustration. Deceit was smirking slightly at the distress in his tone.
Roman & Patton: On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Logan: Six songs a sungin'?
Patton: Five...name reveals! [Roman: Shut up!]
Logan: Is this some sort of punishment for something?
Roman: Four makeovers.
Patton: Three small dogs!
Logan: Two, two-part vids.
Virgil: I just don't really get it. You know?
Roman: No! I don't know!
Roman & Patton: On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love game to me...
Roman: Seven slights at Virgil. [Virgil: Of course.]
Roman: Come on, the kids love it, you incredible-! [Logan: Six songs-a-sungin']
Patton: Five...name reveals!
Roman: Incredible sulk!
Everyone chuckled at the insult and Virgil's reaction to it.
Roman: Four makeovers.
Patton: Three small dogs!
Logan: Two, two-part vids.
Virgil:Like...Why is this my line? I don't understand.
"Aww poor Virgil is a little confused" Valerie grinned.
Roman & Patton: On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Logan: Eight bouts of banter.
Roman: Seven slights at Virgil.
Logan: Six songs-a-sungin'
Patton: Five...ruined kids films!
Everyone laughed at the changed lyric. Virgil had to be grabbed before he fell of his chair again.
"Virgil onscreen found that funny to look he is trying to hide his laughter" Terence chuckled.
Roman: Patton! Four makeovers! Don't change the lyrics. [Patton: ... small dogs... ]
Patton: I'm just so bored singing the same thing! [Logan: Two, two-part vids!]
Roman: No rewrites!
Roman & Patton: On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Patton: Nine Patton punchlines.
Logan: Eight bounts of banter.
Roman: Seven slights at Virgil.
Logan: Six crimes against the English language!
Patton: Five... [whispered] second...cookies.
Roman: You, jerks! Changing the lyrics!
Patton: Three small cats!
Everyone was laughing hard again and it took twenty minute to calm them.
Thomas, his friends, Roman, Patton, Logan, Deceit and Remus also thought it was amusing that onscreen Virgil was finding it all amusing and was trying to hide his laughter.
Logan: Two two-part vids.
Roman: Are you trying to rap?
Logan: I do not like to sing.
Virgil: You guys just keep talking...
Everyone chuckled at that.
Roman & Patton: On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Roman: Ten tie adjustments. Patton!
Patton: Oh, sorry!
Everyone chuckled.
Logan: Patton, I'll trade you my sixth day, for your fifth day.
Roman: NoooOOo.
Patton: Haha! Sure.
Logan: shall be ideal.
Roman: For what?!
Everyone was full blown laughing again at this point taking another twenty minutes to calm down enough for the screen to continue.
Roman: Four makeovers.
Patton: Three small dogs
Logan: Two, two-part vids.
Virgil: This lyric just doesn't make any sense.
Patton: Come on, Virgil! You can do it!
"Patton encouraging Virgil to do things is amazing" Joan smiled.
Everyone agreed and Patton was beaming.
Roman & Patton: On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Logan: Eleven lit vocab-cards.
Roman: Ten tie adjustments.
Patton: Nine Patton Punchlines!
Logan: Eight bounts of banter.
Roman: Seven slights at Virgil.
Patton: Six sungs-a-songin'
Logan: Five... FALSEHOODS! phonated.
"The terror or Virgil's face" Talyn laughed and cooed at the same time.
"Everyone jumped at that" laughed Thomas.
Everyone else was chuckling though Logan also looked a little bit smug.
Roman: Wow... Makeovers
Patton: Three small dogs
Logan: Two, two-part vids.
Roman: Virgil...Can your gift to me be singing the line one time?!
Virgil: Fine.
Roman & Patton: On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Patton : Twelve mushy moments!
Logan: Eleven fire slang words!
"Logan just dabbed again" Virgil called out laughing.
Everyone else just looked amused at Logan's antics and Virgil's reaction to Logan's antics.
Roman: Ten tie adjustments!
Patton: Nine Patton punchlines
Logan: Eight bouts of banter
Roman: Seven slights at Virgil
Patton: Six songs-a-sungin'
Logan: Five Crofters Jams...
Roman: Four makeovers
Patton: Three small dogs
Logan: Two, two-part vids.
Virgil: And a truckload of bubba, gump shrimp
"WHAT!" was shouted throughout the room in shock. Then everyone started laughing though Virgil's was a nervous laughter because of the almost panic attack that had ensured when everyone shouted very loudly.
Patton seeing Virgil jump again at the shouting patted his hand incomfrt while still laughing.
Logan: I'm sorry, uh...
Thomas: What?!
Roman: What?
Thomas: That was Virgil's line? Why didn't I see that?
Roman: It's imaginary, Thomas. You can't see it.
Thomas: You're right. There are no lyrics or lines in this
Everyone snickered at that.
Roman: What-come on guys? It was pretty funny.
Thomas: No.
Logan: Yeah, I don't know much about humor, but that wasn't it.
Virgil: Right? It... like doesn't reference any past videos we've ever done.
Thomas: It's more something I would laugh at to myself alone, randomly. Not for a video...
Roman: Look, I wrote it in a hurry. I've got a lot of stuff going on right now.
Thomas: Of course, Virgil didn't want to sing that
Roman: Well, I don't know what to tell you guys except that there's no winning on...Christmas!
Everyone chuckled at the little tantrum.
Patton: Guys, we're being a little mean here, okay? Let's not stifle Roman's creative whimsy.
Thomas: Oh...uh...true. How about we go for more positive constructive criticism?
Virgil: Okay... It wasn't... Good...
Roman: I don't like you.
Everyone laughed.
Thomas: That's not positive or constructive.
Logan: Fine...uh. Roman...I'm sure you could think of an even more appropriate line, for Virgil.
Roman: Well... Maybe... This could work...
Patton: Oh! That's cute!
Roman: And an Emo who's now our best...
All: Frieeeeeeend. [Patton: OooOooo ]
Everyone cheered at that line agreeing that it was a better lyric for Virgil.
Virgil: Great, I'm feeling the spirit of Christmas welling up inside me or maybe that's vomit.
Everyone chuckled.
Patton: Oh, you love us. Shut up.
Roman: Well, that was a struggle but, uh, you know we made our way through it.
Logan: I don't even know who the true love was in that song. Was it Thomas? Who was giving us those things?
Roman: Not important.
Everyone huffed in laughter.
Thomas: Well whatever it was, you guys did that darn thing and I loved it. I mean you all made it happen in your own ways. Maybe that's what Roman meant. There is no winning on Christmas because there isn't supposed to be anyone putting themselves before others. It's the season for giving And when we put others first... we discover what the true meaning of Christmas really is.
Roman: Yeah! That's totally... what I meant. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Everyone laughed.
Logan: Don't forget to take advantage of sales during this time of year. You desperately need an iron.
Patton: Leave out sweets for Santa and then eat them all yourself because that's what Santa would want.
Everyone chuckled at that.
Roman: May visions of sugarplums dance in your head and hopefully not visions of your naked Aunt Patty.
"Remus!" Roman called looking over at his brother.
"What?" Remus asked blinking loudly at his brother.
"Why would you send me that thought to say to Thomas" Roman asked.
"Cause it's a little bit funny" Remus giggled to himself.
Thomas: Okay! Thanks Roman for that unpleasant side comment.
Roman: Yeah, I'm sorry. I don't know where that came from.
Everyone chuckled.
Thomas: Well I hope this was an enjoyable first Christmas with us, Virgil.
Virgil: You know what won't be enjoyable? Those three ghosts that are gonna be visiting you later tonight.
Thomas: No, why?
Virgil: What? It's my favorite christmas story. Let me be an individual, Thomas.
Everyone snickered.
Thomas: But you're not an individual.
Everyone laughed.
Thomas: Okay, well whatever this was I hope that you enjoyed our little Christmas celebration and I hope that you're enjoying this time of year as well. We didn't talk about much but maybe one takeaway is that when expressing a concern to someone about something they've created There's always a more positive approach, than just tearing them down because that's never constructive. That's destructive. Anyway, it's been an amazing year. May there be many awesome things to look forward to in the year ahead. And until next time take it easy guys, gals and non-binary pals. Peace out!
"That was a great episode" Thomas grinned at his friends and his sides.
"It was" Joan grinned.
"ENDCARD!" Remus screeched causing everyone to cover their ears and Virgil's breathing to start to hitch.
"Lower the volume Remus" Thomas said.
Remus just grinned at him in response blinking loudly again.
Patton: GUYS! It's time for the Secret Santa!
Logan: We're right here. Okay. Virgil, I had you so I thought an appropriate gift would be this gift card for some audiobooks that you could listen to with those large headphones that you own to calm yourself down in moments of excessive alarm.
Virgil: Oh that's... That's all right I guess.
"Thanks Logan that will probably help quite a bit" Virgil smiled shyly at the other side.
"No problem Virgil though I haven't got it for you yet" Logan answered back.
Roman: Okay Logan, I had you.
Logan: No, that's not how Secret Santa works.
Roman: So I decided to write you a 400-page screenplay about you partnering up with Sherlock Holmes to solve his greatest mystery yet.
Logan: Roman... I mean, the cover is ridiculous, but I'm very intrigued.
Roman: Yeah. In it, Watson just fricking dies, and you take his place.
Logan: I always thought Sherlock was too good for him, He was always like, "Sherlock, I've got feelings". I mean who can relate.
Everyone chuckled.
Patton: Well, I had you Roman.
Roman: Oh goodie!
Patton: I made you some pasta!
Roman: Oh? Thank you.
Patton: Do you know what the secret ingredient is?
Roman: No.
Patton: Love.
Roman: Aww.
Patton: And cumin.
Everyone laughed.
Romn: Oh.
Patton: And that means Virgil has me.
Virgil: Ugh. Mine is stupid. Everyone else's was so good.
Patton: No, Virgil you know whatever it is, I'm gonna love it.
Roman: *mouth full* A gift is a- *chokes* is a gift.
Everyone chuckled.
Logan: Redundant, but Roman's not wrong.
Virgil: I... made you this card. I'm sorry for not doing more.
Patton: Oh, oh, oh. You know I'm not good at catching things. *laughs* I LOVE IT!
Virgil: Yeah?
Patton: Oooooooh!
Virgil: Well... Good.
Roman: The only thing that would make this moment better is like if somebody, had, some garlic bread...
Everyone chuckled.
Patton: God bless us Everyone!
Logan: None of us needs to sneezed.
Patton: Dad joke
Logan: Aw, sh-.
Everyone was laughing though Logan was also blushing slightly at having been caught telling a dad joke.
"Well that was really good" Terence smiled.
Everyone agreed enthusiastically.
"Well one more episode then we will stop for the day" Thomas spoke.
"Everyone settled down turning towars the screen.