A Hedgehog Of Chaldea

Almost Weekly Santa Alter


The Holiday has now arrived in Chaldea, the inside Of Chaldea was filled with Christmas decorations to celebrate the Holidays. Although, this Christmas time is different from what Chaldea celebrates. This time, their new Master, Sonic joins Chaldea to celebrate Christmas alongside Mash, Romani, and Da Vinci. How will the Blue Blur celebrate Christmas this time around now that he's no longer in his own world to celebrate?


*Sonic's Room*

Sonic's room was filled with Christmas decorations he himself filled up with, his bed covered with a red Christmas blanket, a Christmas tree with presents underneath it, the ceiling covered with ribbons and such, the average Christmas decorations. Even Sonic himself dressed up for the occasion, wearing a Santa outfit the size for him and wearing a Santa hat as well.

"*Enter's Room* Merry Christmas, Senpai! I see that you are already ready to celebrate the Holiday... Huh? Sonic's nowhere... where did he go?" Mash said

"Fou, Fooou!"

"That's odd, he doesn't usually leave without telling one of us where's he's heading. I shall go ask the Doctor about his whereabouts." Mash said

"Fou..."


*?*

"First I was at Chaldea and now a few moments later. I'm completely outside under the night sky while standing on snow..." Sonic said

"So you dressed as the one called Santa as well? Little Blue Hedgehog?" A female voice said

"*Turn's Around And Notices A Figure Standing Right In Front Of Him* That is correct! It's what I wear during this time of year! Besides, aren't you Saber Alter? Didn't I already form a contract with you?" Sonic replied

"Nonsense, Sonic. I'm completely different from the one you mentioned just now. My name is Santa Alter. A Santa Claus of Evil who takes down an icy breath of Midwinter!" Santa Alter said

"Nice to meet you, Santa Alter. Names Sonic The Hedgehog! I'm just a Hedgehog who likes to celebrate the holidays with my friends. Although this Christmas, I get to celebrate it with my new friends!" Sonic replied

"Sonic The Hedgehog, huh? Interesting... Anyway Sonic, even don't I look like this, I just want to express my gratitude for delivering presents to all the good boys and girls. But I went through the trouble of gathering said presents and lost the means to transport any of them. The reindeer that I hired before all ran away... idiots... All I did was use Excalibur Morgan as a jet engine to propel us into the stratosphere. Yes, it's true I could pull the sleigh myself but it will leave a bad reputation for Santa... That is the reason why I brought you by force, Sonic. With your speed and my gratitude, I honour you for being one of my reindeer." Santa Alter said

"Wait a minute, I'm wearing a Santa outfit as well. Why do I have to be a reindeer for you? Besides, I'm shorter than those reindeer to carry that sleigh on my own..." Sonic replied

"Hmmm... You do have a point..." Santa Alter said

Moments later, a group of enemies appear and were charging at Sonic and Santa Alter.

"Seems the presents have drawn some uninvited guests. You are a fighter as well, Sonic. Let's go take care of these unwanted guests!" Santa Alter said

"A Christmas for me is nothing without a little bit of butt-kicking. Don't worry Alter, I got this!" Sonic replied

Sonic pick's up snow from the ground and creates a perfect snowball that he throws at one of the Reindeer Men enemies. The snowball hits face first at one of them as they fell back to the snow Sonic throws a few more at the two other Reindeer Men. Sonic soon after runs around in circles around the Monsters, creating a snowy tornado that sweeps up the enemies and blows them all away soon after.

"That's what I'm talking about!" Sonic said

"Not bad, Sonic. But it's no time to celebrate yet, we still have lots of work to finish first." Santa Alter said

"Don't worry, I'll join you and help you hand out those presents of yours to the boys and girls," Sonic replied

"A quick response, eh? The good choice now gets ready yourself to pull the Sleigh." Santa Alter said

"Actually, I have a better idea! Will finish this faster with this way." Sonic replied

"Hmph?"

Sonic run's up to Santa Alter and lifts Santa Alter up in a bridal carry, making Santa Alter blush a little.

"What are you doing?! This is not what I had in mind..." Santa Alter said

"Our first destination is that house over there. Now hang on tight cause here we go! *Speeds Off Towards The First House*


*A Few Moments Later*

"*Arrives At The First Home* See? we arrived here in just a couple of seconds. No Sleigh is faster than a Hedgehog like me!" Sonic said

"This is not what my plan was to arrive here! You're going to ruin my reputation!" Santa Alter shouted

"It's okay, you are still Santa in my book. *Winks At Santa Alter* Now then, who's the first present for?" Sonic said

"...Hmm. The writing is so black and smeared I can't read it at all. The return address of this "Dear Santa" letter is in Persia. A request from Darius, aged 3." Santa Alter explained

"Darius, huh? Never would've thought..." Sonic replied


*Inside The House*

Lu Bu shouted

"The iron lament that surpasses the vocal cords... Echoing from the depths of the hollow, the enamoured yet hate-filled voice of a young girl's lingering affections as she "sings" of death... I should call it the raging moans of a girl who can no longer abide by her hunger. Ahh, how unsightly yet adorable! Though it's a far cry from my own taste, she conveys her feelings so well that it truly pains me. A cry that would pierce Heaven itself. You who spews forth such hatred, I'd liken you to... Yes, a carp swimming up a waterfall. Christine! Christine has gone so far from me! Why? Couples! Christmas! Santa Claus! Whenever I hear that this is a night for loved ones, it makes me sick! Why must we, upon such a night as this, be a company entirely of men?" Phantom said

"*Inside The Chimeny With Santa Alter* What was he rambling on about?" Sonic confuse

"A ferocious cry from the soul. It stirs the heart too greatly. Surely, that Servant is an actor of some renown. A splendid performance. He probably has more passion in his pinky than that cursed Tristan... However, I can't come to terms with that one of them is Darius. There's nothing here but that tree-like candle in the center of the room. Does that mean Darius isn't here? That's fine, we could simply just climb back up and move on to the next house. However, I pity these two..." Santa Alter replied

"We can't just skip someone just because they aren't on the list. At least give everyone a fair shot." Sonic replied

"I suppose so... Fine, will deal with them I guess..."

Soon, the two finally enter the home as Phantom and Lu Bu notice them.

"Merry Christmas you two! I hope you all are enjoying the holidays!" Sonic said

"Prepare to receive your presents from me!" Santa Alter said

"■■■■■ーーー!"

"Oh, Christine! You've come back to me, Christine!" Phantom said

"Halt, Black Mantle! Do not approach my reindeer... who happens to be a Blue Hedgehog... And is also wearing a Santa outfit... Laying hands upon your audience is a third-rate performer's action. Are you not a world-class actor after all?" Santa Alter said

"What? I, a world-class...actor, you say? I, the spectre of this miserable underground hovel?" Phantom replied

"I never engage in flattery. You rave as though mad, but your cries are filled with truth. So much so I am moved to tears. But more importantly, where is the master of this castle? The sender of this letter to Santa should be here." Santa Alter getting right to the point

"■■■■■ーーー!"

"Santa... Ahh, Beautiful One, what tragedy is this? Now that I look more carefully, you are, indeed, Santa Claus!

"Ohh... Oooohhhh! Santa... Santaaaaaaa!" Darius shouted

"Hey, did the candle tree just move?" Sonic said

"What is the meaning of this you two!" Santa Alter said

"■■■■■ーーー!"

" Die, please. Repent! And surrender what's in that bag! Santa Claus is the one who should be struck from this world!" Phantom said

"Wow, they really don't like Santa Claus in this world..." Sonic commented

"Well! Only naughty little children try to take things by force like that! We've no choice. Prepare to fight, Sonic!" Santa Alter replied

"Wait a minute, I can' fight these kids right here! It's not my thing..." Sonic said

"Then how are we supposed to handle these kids then?" Santa Alter replied


*Outside*

After

"See? Simple and easy!" Sonic said

"Have you learned your lesson, ruffians?"

"*Covered in Snow* ■■■■■ーーー!" Little Lu Bu shouted

"*Covered In Snow As Well* Santa... Claaaus... Santa... Claaaaauuss..." Little Darius said

"*Covered In Snow* When I think of what we've done... Oh, the anguish..." Little Phantom said

"Seems like I'm starting to become a bad guy on Christmas..." Sonic admitting

"Well, you can't always be a hero all the time, Sonic. We have to make sacrifices to get the job down." Santa Alter replied

"I see, at least I apologize by handing them out their presents..." Sonic said

Sonic takes out three presents for the three as he hand's them out to the children who had the biggest smile on their faces.

"Merry Christmas you three!" Sonic said

"■■■■■ーーー!"

"Presents!"

"Christine! You've brought her back to me!"

"Anything to make someone's Christmas better!" Sonic replied

"Merry Christmas to you three as well! Come on, Sonic, let us go. We have a lot more to work to do." Santa Alter said

"Sounds good to me!"

Sonic carry's Santa Alter once again as he speeds away to their next destination.


*With Sonic And Santa Alter*

"All right. They were the perfect companions for some light warm-up. Now it's time for you to work, my reindeer. At each stop, gather the stockings and bring them to me. Stockings are the crystallization of the hearts of children seeking presents... It is by the power of such magical energy that Santa Claus traverses the globe. In other words, you could call it our fuel. The more you gather, the greater the reward I shall bestow upon you. Remember that as you go about your work." Santa Alter said

"Sounds good to me! Alright, so who's our next person on the list?" Sonic asks

"This "Dear Santa" letter is from Marie, a girl who lives in France. Two of her friends are always fighting, so she wants a present to bring them together, it says." Santa Alter replied

"I don't believe in one wish. I prefer others being happy with everything they wished for, like Marie and her friends." Sonic said

"..."


*France*

"And now we have arrived in France! It's been a while since I came here. The last I came here was just a couple of months ago." Sonic said

"Let's just get this over with and give the presents." Santa Alter said

"Who's there! Show yourselves! Don't make use of my swordsman against you! *Notices Sonic* Oh, hello Master. I didn't think I'll see you right now. Merry Christmas!" D'Eon said

"Hey there, D'Eon. Merry Christmas to you as well!" Sonic replied

"Wait, did you say Master? *See Sonic* Oh! Hello Master! Merry Christmas! A cute outfit you have on! What's bring here to France today?" Marie said

"Well, I actually didn't plan on coming here today. But a little incident happened that made me arrive here with my partner next to me." Sonic replied

"Is that supposed to be Santa next to you? Santa looks different than the one we saw before." D'Eon asks

"Nonsense, I am indeed Santa. Why is there a cannon behind you and aiming at the sky? Were you aiming up to shoot up once we appeared?" Santa Alter said

"Of course! I wanted to shoot you down with your sleigh once you appeared. But I didn't expect Master to be your reindeer instead so now it's pretty much useless. Even if we shot the cannon at you two, Sonic would've just dodged it no problem." Marie replied

"HA! Checkmate Alter! Always be ready for what life brings you!" Sonic said

"In some other timeline... the MAster would not be a Hedgehog and in fact a normal human. And easier to mess around with." Santa Alter said

"Oh, Master. You never got to meet my pet huh? Oh, sweetie!" Marie said

Moments later, a Chimera appears and roars in front of Sonic.

"...Ummm... This is your pet, Marie?" Sonic asks

"I had the same question as well..." D'Eon said

"It certainly is! Give him a rub. He'll enjoy it!" Marie said

"Ummm... I'm good, but thanks for the offer..." Sonic replied

"*Arrives* No signs of Santa tonight... If I did find Santa... I would've stopped Clause because of the low attitude he was going." Astolfo said

"Astolfo? I didn't expect to see you here as well! Merry Christmas!" Sonic said

"Master?! What are you doing here?! How long have you been here?!" Astolfo said

"I just arrived here with my partner next to me. Instead of using the sleigh. We decided to go on with speed!" Sonic replied

"Why didn't I think of that? You're faster than everyone else in this world!" Astolfo said

"Hehe! I appreciate the compliment. I would love to stay and spend Christmas with you three, but Santa here is on a tight schedule and she'll like to give you your presents!" Sonic said

"You heard the Hedgheoig, Just hurry up and line up so I can give you your presents you three." Santa Alter said

"Alright! Come on D'Eon and Astolfo!" Marie said

"Wait, I get a present as well? You possibly can't be serious about this!" D'Eon said

"We sure are! We aren't leaving anyone out of this Christmas!" Sonic replied

"Hey, I actually like those frills you have, Man." Santa Alter said

"What are you talking about? I am not cross-dressing and a man!" D'Eon replied

"What's wrong with a girl dressing like a boy? It's like what Master said, anyone can wear what they prefer, and he doesn't mind at all." Astolfo said

"And that still remains. Whatever suits you two I'm fine!" Sonic replied

"Alright, let's see... *Pulls Out Marie's Present* Merry Christmas..." Santa Alter said

"A glass horse! Oh my! It's so beautiful! Thank you, Santa!" Marie said

"Yea, yeas, whatever... Come here, Knight. Your turn..." Santa Alter said

"*Present Was A Maid Outfit* What the? This is a maid outfit. What am I supposed to do with this?" D'Eon said

"A message to make better food or if someone will take you at this point."

"Wow..."

"I didn't that was going to be your present, D'Eon... Why don't you come to my room sometime this week... I have a present for you under the Christmas tree I put up and placed presents for each Servant I summoned up to this point." Sonic asks

"Really? Sure, I'll come by sometime this week!" D'Eon replied

"In the case of Astolfo. I know exactly that there isn't a present for you..." Sonic said

"What?! Why? How do you know?!" Astolfo said

"I didn't bother to get you a present this year. I didn't know you were going to show up anyway. And you didn't even help Sonic to save Orleans..." Santa Alter replied

"Even Atalnata showed up as an enemy there as well. And she called Sonic a Rodent before." D'Eon said

"That isn't fair! Those Chapters ended a while ago! And how was I supposed to know that Sonic would arrive in our own world as well? I thought it would be some regular old Human Master that did all this. Not Sonic!" Astolfo said

"Why don't you also come to my room with D'Eon as well later, Astolfo. I also have a present for you as well." Sonic said

"At least you actually forgive me for not being around you that much," Astolfo replied


*China*

A few moments, Sonic and Santa Alter arrive in China as a heavy snowstorm is falling down on them.

"Alright, we made it here. who's the next person on the list?" Sonic asks

"It's Jean Kay, but the address is unknown..."

"Jean Kay? Don't you Jing Ke?" Sonic asks

"Who cares, they must be hiding in those caves there. Come on, let's get this over with so we can move on to the next person on the list." Santa Alter said


*Inside The Cave*

"What's wrong! With people! On Christmas?! Are all these couples! Exchanging presents! No, it's fine. It's fine, Martha. Showing your beloved how you feel is a good thing. The problem is! Who can't even ask a girl out! And why are they playing! Sappy pop songs! On a day! Like this!?" Martha Piss

" If someone wants to send presents, they can do it any time. I went and got the enemy general's head for my brother the instant the idea came to me. He refused it for some reason, though. I went hunting monsters, and they said they wanted a demon's heart, not their head. "Stop that, it's scary," they said. Hehe... Both them and my brother want so little. It's such a virtue to be so not greedy. If they want me to do it, I'll pull all the eyeballs off a Demon God pillar, but... Unfortunately, I've been given no such order. ...so crazy that it could make you shiver just hearing about it..." Ushiwakamaru said

"Merry Christmas you two! I hope you three are having a wonderful time this Christmas!" Sonic shouted

"Huh? Master? What are you doing here?! *Blushing* D-Did you listen to me the whole time without me knowing?! I swear that wasn't all on you!" Martha shock

"I rather not talk about it right now, those are your thoughts and I won't change them for you. We're just here to see Jing Ke." Sonic replied

"O-Oh, you're looking for Jing Ke? She's here with us right now." Martha said

"*Appears* You called? Oh, I didn't know Master was going to be here right now. Martha, you know it's rude for you to not have dinner ready for us, especially Master here!" Jing Ke said

"I didn't know he was going to come in the first place. And why me, are you supposed to be the one making dinner as well. You're just as lazy you want others to do their work for you. If I had my staff I'd be teaching you a lesson, Jing Ke!" Martha replied

"You know Master is here, right? He can just command you to do dinner for all of us without even trying." Jing Ke said

"Seems like Jing Ke decided to have her own party," Sonic commented

"Apologies, Jing Ke began drinking to recover from a traumatic event, and that was ten days ago. Now she's totally toasted." Ushiwakamaru said

"No surprise there..." Sonic replied

"Couldn't wait for me, huh? Santa Claus is here for you, I've come to deliver your present!" Santa Alter said

"Wait a minute, did you say Santa Claus? In fact, both of you are wearing and dressed up as one..." Ushiwakamaru said

"Actually this is the real beside me, I'm just a helper..." Sonic replied

"I see... You there... I'm gonna smash up your face!" Martha said

"Oh, wait, Santa's here? Give me some kind of gift card for a yakiniku place!" Drunk Jing Ke said

"Okay, seems like no one in this world prefers to see Santa at all," Sonic replied

"Reindeer! Solve this for me, you know how to handle situations without the sword-swinging and stuff." Santa Alter said

"This is not how I wanted to celebrate the holidays... Please you three, can we just settle down and not fight Santa here? In fact, I'm wearing a Santa outfit as well!" Sonic replied

"You as well, Master? What's the meaning of this Master?" Martha said

"My Christmas back home is completely different from your world, Martha. Everyone in my world actually loves Santa's arrival handing out the presets to the children." Sonic said

"Really?"

"Even at some places. Children place cookies and milk for the big guy himself to see if he actually arrives at their homes."

"Isn't that just breaking into homes?" Ushiwakamaru said

"..."

"Oh, right. Sorry..."

"Either way. It's a holiday where we can all come together and enjoy ourselves, spend time with others and such. Well, that's what we see back home." Sonic said

"Well, it's your world after all Master. Both ours aren't similar to the other one. I can't just change it and have some thoughts about it." Martha said

"Thank you, Martha."

"So what? Are we not going to fight against Santa?" Drunk Jing Ke said

"Absolutely not. And by the way, what do you mean there was a different Santa that arrived here before us." Santa Alter said

"It's true. A Santa Claus came here before. When I said, "Yay! Presents! Santa, I want a new set of German cooking knives!" and got all excited..." Martha explained

"...That Santa made us sign some weird form and then put our stamp on it... ...and the next thing we knew we were forced to buy expensive presents with our own money..." Ushiwakamaru said

"Really? Never heard of any Santa like that. But it does sound like what Egghead will do if he dressed up as Santa before I arrived and give him a piece of my mind." Sonic replied

"That's not all. When they found out we didn't have enough money, they confiscated our stuff!"

"What the hell? Santa Claus is a friend to children everywhere! ...But it seems your story is true. As a fellow Santa, I am upset."

"I just realized your outfit is black. I didn't realize that she was Santa Claus at first. But the other Santa looked just like you'd expect Santa Claus to look."

"...A dark Santa, huh? One that gives awful presents to bad kids. Kids might think she's a mean Santa, but objectively speaking, she punishes evil kids so they'll mend their ways." Martha commented

"I have no intention of lecturing anyone. Anyway, I'm sorry that happened to you. Let me see... I didn't expect to need presents for three people. You, cold-looking woman. This is for you. The real one isn't here, but if you have this with you you'll find it." Santa Alter giving Ushiwakamaru a present

"A-A ship? I might be able to do something with a small boat, but a ship this large... Whatever... If I sneak aboard at night and take the boss out first, the crew will all belong to me." Ushiwakamaru said

"Well... that's a thought if I ever heard one..." Sonic said

"Next..."

"Huh? I get something too? I'm sorry. I misjudged you. You are pure-hearted, and a real Santa Claus... *Notices The Present Was Just A Book On How To Get Stronger* Wait a minute! what are you trying to say to me?" Martha said

"Just come to my room later, Martha. I have a present that I am sure you would like..." Sonic commented

"Hmph... At least you care about me, Master." Martha said

"What about me?" Jing Ke said

"Well, to tell you Jing Ke. You're the main reason why we're here in the first place." Sonic said

"You get this, Jean Kay. This talisman will help you do your job elegantly, and not panic in front of your target."

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA! Wonderful! I love this bearded guy! Wow. That kinda got me. That hit me right in the kokoro. I'm gonna go assassinate this guy! He's got a face that just makes you want to stab him from behind!" Jing Ke drunk

"Anyway, Merry Christmas to you three! Have a wonderful holiday!" Sonic said speeding off with Santa Alter

"I still have a ton of questions about Master's world..." Ushiwakamaru said

"Eventually, he'll tell us about it when everything is all settled down," Martha said


To Be Continue...


"Next Time: Almost Weekly Santa Alter (Part 2.)" Sonic As The Narrator