"How ??? Stole Christmas" by Luke's Dragon

A/n

Unlike Pokemon or Final Fantasy chapter 4's victim of a Davis trip Suikoden isn't that well known, however I like it so tough. Basically it's a RPG where you are the hero in charge of a castle and a group of 108 ner-do wells. It's better than it sounds go find it.

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Chapter 4 How Davis got in a snowball fight with an army

Ellie Who's that big guy over there, is he a friend of yours Riou?

Riou 1 Friend..?

2 That's Bear

3 That's Viktor

~ Suikoden II

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Davis and Matt had spent a rather uncomfortable night on Mimi's kitchen floor, they had been far too tired to get all the way back to the hotel, plus Matt had the horrible suspicion he had lost the key.

The following morning when Davis woke up the sun was still shining brilliantly like it was the middle of summer, rather than December 23rd it was 7:15 so Davis was up late. Perhaps it was the exertion of yesterday; he had been in two brand new worlds and missed dinner. Plus him and Matt had been up late last night. He was now only down seventeen forfeits to the zero Matt owed him.

Deciding their mission to save Christmas couldn't wait any longer he woke Matt up by turning on the radio and playing cheerful Christmas songs at high volume. The change was immediate, one minute there was a sleeping blonde haired young man at total peace with the world. The next a screaming avatar of destruction, tearing the power cord out of the wall and trying to strangle Davis with it.

"I knew that would get you up"

"Or get you killed"

"Come on we have stuff to do"

"…fine"

"Let's find breakfast first, I'm hungry.

Quite possibly the best idea Davis has ever had, now lets see what passes for food in this place… Huh, no bread, no cereal, what does this girl live on?

It was then Matt remembered the party and how everything had been eaten, therefore as Matt and Davis embarked on their adventures through the final portal they had the added disadvantage that they had to try and save Christmas on an empty stomach.

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Matt and Davis materialized in the middle of a street inside a fortified city; this created quite a fuss as strangers suddenly appearing out of thin air often does. Whilst regaining his senses and wishing he had just stayed at home Matt was grabbed from behind by a several large, angry and above all, armed soldiers.

Hoisted up and marched towards the main castle building Matt and Davis had no choice but to give up without a fight.

Marched through the main castle building and up several flights of stairs Matt and Davis were brought into the main hall where a man and a boy of about Davis' age where having a blazing argument, something about how the boy, Riou, should not be wandering off on his own. Riou's response was that he wasn't a kid and could damn well do as he pleased. This was interrupted by the guards dragging Matt and Davis into the room.

"Lord Shu! We caught these two spies outside." Davis started giggling uncontrollably

"Lord Shoe? Should we be scared or should we polish him Matt?"

"Davis, you never polish your shoes"

"Oh yeah"

"Silence. Do not taunt Lord Shu"

"Aww…but…"

One of the guards dug his sword into Davis' back, stopping any more taunts. The man called Shu looked as though this was the last thing he needed. However the boy called Riou seemed to find the whole exchange funny.

"So you two are spies?"

"No, we're not" Matt was sure that pointy sharp things tended to happen to spies.

"You teleported into our castle" One of the guards with onion smelling breath said. Onions made Matt think of breakfast.

"…Yeah that's kinda hard to explain"

"How did you get into our castle then?" Shu asked

Matt was stuck, being spies probably meant some sort of execution based activities for the rest of the day. Telling the truth would either be dismissed as a total lie, and then executed or be believed which had about as much chance of happening as Tai asking for a comb for Christmas.

"We came from another world" Davis added helpfully

This meant Matt had to explain as best as he could the whole saga from the beginning, after he finished the looks he got suggested they possibly believed him, but more than likely thought he was quite mad. Still there seemed to be no move to do painful things with swords to anyone, which was a good thing.

"Very well you may look for your 'Christmas' but don't cause any trouble"

"Thanks Lord Boot! Come on Matt"

"Davis…"

"I know 'shut up' right?"

"Yep"

"Huh… I liked Mattmon better"

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Looking around the castle for signs of Christmas Matt's nose picked up the smell of food, Davis had noticed it too and the pair of them followed the aroma. They wound up in a restaurant and found a table to order food from. The restaurant had a wide selection and both digi-destined were able to order meals they would like.

I suppose we really should be doing something more productive than sitting around eating but then again, saving the world on an empty stomach is just not going to happen.

The meal was delicious; the problem came when it was time to pay.


"That will be 650 potch please"

"Potch?"

"You know money"

Matt searched through his pocket, he had yen, dollars, pokemon dollars and gil but no potch. Deciding that he had no other choice Matt knocked over the table and ran out of the restaurant, Davis following him soon after. They sprinted out of the restaurant, around the corridors and right into one of the largest men Matt had ever seen.

The man, who was easily over six foot tall was not impressed to have people running into him, he looked cross, Matt decided the best idea would be an immediate apology.

"Sorry, didn't see you there"

"Humph! Fine just watch where you're going"

"We will, lets go Davis…Davis?"

Davis however did not want to go, he was just staring at the man, and it looked as if he was trying to work something out, then with the authority of someone who had just completed extensive research he announced.

"Santa!"

"Davis, this man is not Santa Claus"

"Yes he is, he's big and fat"

"Davis three things, one he has no beard, two Santa is a fictional character, three don't call people with big swords fat"

"But…."

"Come on"

The man shook his head, kids today had no respect, big and fat? He was just well muscled that was all. Shaking his head he set off to the castle bar, he needed a drink.

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Matt had already decided that there was no reason to stay here, whatever they were looking for was either not around or guarded by people with swords and other pointy things so could damn well stay where it was. Davis on the other hand looked practically crushed.

Guess he wanted to find it a lot more than I did. I suppose I feel kinda bad for him, but this isn't my problem and I've no desire to get myself killed to save anything. Oh what now… It's raining. Just great

Matt was only a little bit wrong, it wasn't raining, it was in fact snowing, lightly at first but then within the space of a few minutes the entire castle was covered in snow and it was still falling.

"Matt look!"

"Oh at what" he asked, perhaps a little too sarcastically. Sarcasm however like tranquilizers had no effect on Davis.

"The snow Matt, it's snowing. We found it"

"Yes… but how do we get it back?"

"Umm… I don't know"

"Maybe if enough falls through the portal…"

Just then a group of people emerged from one of the buildings covered in snow, they were complaining about how snow shouldn't fall inside and how it was unfair that these things always happened to them. He was just about to suggest that they should go and look what was going on when a snowball hit him in the shoulder.

"Got you!"

"Davis, we don't have time for this"

Davis either didn't hear him or didn't care because he threw another snowball at Matt, this time hitting him square in the chest, before Matt could protest Davis had thrown another two, both finding their mark with surprising accuracy. Fed up with his companions antics Matt made his own snowball and threw it at Davis. However unlike Davis, Matt would have struggled to hit a whale, he came close though, he hit something very large, the man from earlier.

The big man looked as though he was ready to kill not helped by the fact that the other guy he was with, dressed all in blue was laughing his proverbial stockings off. Both men made their own snowballs and started throwing them at Matt and Davis, before too long some of their friends had joined in, making the sides Davis and Matt vs. a small army.

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"Runaway!"

"But Matt… we're winning!"

"We are not winning, anyway we have to save Christmas"

"Oh yeah, lets go then"

Matt and Davis retreated into the building that the snow covered people had came out of, it was by the looks of it a junk shop, antiques and bags of sugar seemed to be given the same treatment in terms of where they were placed. However in the middle of the floor looking quit out of place was a hi-tech looking device. It appeared to be a box with a light beam coming out of the top. Out of the light beam snow was falling.

"We found it Matt, we found the snow"

"Yes, now all we have to do is get home without being snowballed to death"

The only option they could think of was just to run for it. In a manner of speaking it worked, they got to the portal and got home alive and the amount of snowballs that hit them wasn't that many. At least it was only just in double figures. Each. Per limb.

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Emerging once again they were greeted to an empty house, there were no signs of the other Digi-destined but there was a note on the table.

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To Matt…. (And hastily scrawled on as an after thought) and Davis

We have Christmas. You may think that you have won but you have not. Ha ha ha aha ha!

Tomorrow morning a portal to my castle will open. Try and thrwart twart stop my evil plans if you can. Ha ha ha aha ha ha!

The Christmas Thief and his her evil henchmen

P.s. ha ha ha aha ha

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The clock said that it was ten o clock at night, since the portal didn't open until the following morning Matt ad Davis decided to get takeaway pizza and have an early night. Davis however seemed worried.

"What's wrong Dai-Chan?"

"…Nothing"

"Come on you've been like this all day"

"…suppose so"

"So…?"

"When you said that Santa was made up…"

"Yes?"

"Just made me think back to when I was a kid, you know?"

"Not really"

"Well we always had this whole big family thing, now well its just not the same"

"…Yeah growing up sucks"

"Oh, sorry the whole families at Christmas thing isn't you're strong point is it?"

"No, but it's Okay"

"…Well g'night I'm going to bed"

"Yeah I'll be along in a minute"

I'm actually worried about him; it's not like Davis to get worked up about much. He tends to put on this really happy cheerful persona all the time and it's strange to see that crack. I do the opposite of course I put on the dark, couldn't care less persona, so I guess we go together well. I know I could cheer him up by telling all our friends about us, but I'm terrified of doing that.

I guess I'm also worried about my friends being in the hands of someone who bothers to write down a maniacal laughter but can't spell thwarts.