Japanese Title: Togepi Goes Exploring! Light Saves Lives!
Translation:Togepi Iku Asobi! Hikari Amasu Raifu!
By: Pro_V
"Rise and shine, lovebirds," an annoying tap met Eevy's shoulder, "Come on. Get up," he kept pestering Lance as well, "Lots to do before Christmas. Up, up, up."
"Go away," Lance took a swing at whoever it was, sending the porch swing into a quick rock, "Leave us alone."
"Let us sleep," Eevy swatted at the pest, causing the swing to sway faster, then buried her face in Lance's shirt, "We're tired."
"Well, Miss Hikoboshi," the voice was right in her ear, "Whatever happened to "I hold nothing for the Dragon Master, sir. Nor will I ever"?"
"What?!" Eevy's eyes shot open and she went rolling to the porch floor, "Kratos! You stupid shit! What do you think you're doing?!"
"Other than laughing at you," he fought to stop laughing, "I came to get you to start decorating."
"No," Lance rolled over and covered his face with his arms, "Do it yourself this year."
"I'm too old," Kratos fake wined, "I'm a feeble geezer. Now get up," he put his right foot on the edge of the porch swing and slammed it back into the wall.
"Woah!" the swing rammed the wall, sending Lance flying down on top of Eevy.
"Ow!" Eevy heaved, "Get off me!" she shoved him away and sat up, "Why don't you just hire someone to do it?" she whined.
"Because I don't want to," he snatched her wrists and stood her up, "Come on. Look composed. Like a Mistress should."
"What time is it?" she moaned tiredly.
"It's about 7:30 in the morning on Sunday. Wake up," he tried to get Lance to stand.
"Sunday?!" she bugged, "You mean we spent the entire night out here?!"
"By the looks of your hair, I think so," Kratos snickered as he continued trying to get Lance up.
"Oh, man! I gotta go change and get cleaned up," Eevy looked at her reflection in the window, "I look terrible!" she looked down at Lance, "You don't look much better yourself."
"Very funny," Lance yawned as Kratos forced him to stand, "You're helping, right?" he poked Kratos in the side.
"Actually, no," he smiled wide, "I have a much more important engagement. Literally," he patted his pocket, "I'm sure you'll get along just fine without me."
"No fair!" Eevy whined, "We can't decorate this whole house without supervision!"
"Sorry! The stuff is up on the fourth floor, just like every year. You know where it is, Lance. Show her. I expect the entire house done by tonight."
"Oh, come on!" Lance nearly wilted, "Please, no!"
"You'll survive," Kratos just walked away, "Good luck!"
"Why that no good rat!" Eevy snorted, "You just wait! This place will look great by the time we're done with it!"
"You know something?" Lance pointed out as he yawned.
"What?" she puffed.
"You just gave in to exactly what he wanted us to do."
"I did n-Oops."
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"Why do we have to help?" Rachel pouted as she trucked a box down the stairs, "It's not our house!"
"If you don't want to help, you can get out completely," Will snorted, "We go through this every year."
"What a nightmare," Beth moaned, "Four stories and not one clue what it is exactly he wants done to the place."
"I guess we just put it up and go with the flow," Sooney shrugged and tossed a box to Yuu-Yuu.
"Guess so," Yuu-Yuu snatched the box and sat it on the table, "Couldn't he have helped even a tiny bit?"
"He never does," Jason grumbled, "But he certainly does take a good slice of the credit cake afterwards."
"I can only imagine," Mizu yawned and caught the box as it was tossed at her face, "Watch it!"
"Sorry," Eusine paused and yawned wide, "But I'm tired and I'm only half awake. I can't see straight yet."
"A word of advice, ladies," Lance threw a bundle of lights at Eevy, "Keep away from my brother until after the New Year."
"Why is that?" Eevy grabbed the lights and threw them at Medira, "What else is wrong with him, other than the fact he's the biggest flirt walking?"
"Nothing. That's the problem," Lance muttered, "He comes prepared with mistletoe every year."
"Oh, great," Medira mumbled, "Well, I'll come prepared with my boyfriend then," she grabbed Jason's arm, "Help me untangle these lights."
"Do I look like a bodyguard or the solution book to Chinese puzzles to you?" Jason whined as they started unraveling the string of lights.
"This is impossible!" Skiff burst as he tried to de-wedge the box from the corner, "It's stuck like glue!"
"Careful with that!" Luri flailed up the steps, "That's fragile! You'll break it!"
"Sorry!" Skiff stepped back and held his hands up at his sides, "I didn't know!"
"It's all right," Luri opened the box without moving it, "It's just that I don't want this to get smashed."
"What is it, Luri?" Tracey looked around the doorframe, "That's really pretty!"
"It's the angel my mother always put on top the Christmas tree. Isn't it beautiful?" she carted it out the door, "We need a tree!"
"We've got one," Will puffed, "It's out in the center of the City."
"No. I mean a real tree. Right here in the Mansion. We need an actual Christmas tree to put all of our ornaments and decorations on. A tree to put our presents under. That overgrown piece of firewood just doesn't cut it!"
"She's got a point," Ash shrugged, "That doesn't really do it for a Christmas tree and what's Christmas without a tree?"
"Yeah!" Misty jumped, "A beautiful evergreen right in the center of the room! All decked out in lights and Christmas bulbs! With candy canes and candles and bows! Covered in garland and tinsel and popcorn strings!"
"Sounds like you like Christmas," Brock looked at her blankly.
"I never got anything much on Christmas. It was always my sisters. But this year, I just know it'll be different! We need a tree!" she shouted as loud as she could.
"Hey! Leave my eardrums, will ya'?" Eevy snapped and rubbed her ears, "We can't get one now. Kratos will explode if the house isn't done by the time he gets back. And we need all the help we can get."
"Hey," Jason attracted their attention, which he had a bit of anyway, as the light strings were draped all over him as Medira paced around him, pulling at them here and there, "He said he wanted the place decorated. Well, you gotta decorate a tree."
"Yeah!" Luri smiled wide, "Come on, Eevy! Please? Pretty please?"
"Oh," Eevy sighed, "I suppose," the others started cheering, but she soon put a halt to that, "BUT. Only one of you is going. The rest are staying here to help."
"I wanna go!" Ash shouted, "Please, oh please, oh please!"
"Geez, fine!" Eevy leaned away, "You and Pikachu can go," she dug around her belt, "Here. Take Vovo."
"You're going to let him go alone?" Lance looked at her like a clean canvas, "He's just a kid!"
"I'm no kid!" Ash snapped.
"Prove it!" Lance growled.
"Knock it off!" Eevy grabbed their collars and pulled them apart, "Ash can take care of himself and you'd just better cool your jets anyway. Vovo, you go with Ash and Pikachu and do whatever he says. Within reason, that is."
Ash spat out his tongue and Lance returned the gesture without question, "Little monster."
"All right! Let's go, Pikachu! Come on, Vovo!" Ash started to walk out but paused, "Uh…One question. Where do I get a tree?"
"Oh geez!" Eevy facefaulted straight to the floor, "Walk about ten minutes into the woods to the east. Once you're there, look around, Mister Brain! There are evergreens everywhere! Use your Kingler to cut it and your Tauros to bring it back. If I find a Pokemon in it when you get back, I'll sick it on you!"
"Meow! Hiss, hiss!" Ash grumbled as he walked out.
"And watch your back, little boy! There're more than just trees out there!" Lance thundered behind him as the door slammed shut.
"What does he take me for? A little kid?" Ash muttered, "Come on Pikachu, Vovo. Let's go."
"Ah. A target."
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"What are you doing, V?" Vic stared at her brother as he continued jamming something in his pocket.
"Preparing to go and steal Lance's girlfriend, as if it's anything to you," Victor just continued his ritual.
"Don't tell me you're honestly going to try the mistletoe trick again," she sighed and slouched, "V, it never works. Did you ever think that maybe you should just try to honestly get yourself a girl instead of always trying to steal one from Lance? I mean, you always ruin his relationships that way. You scare them off."
"So? Just because they have crummy taste in guys doesn't mean it's my fault.
"If they have such crummy taste in guys, why didn't they choose you?" she fumed lightly.
"Oh, very good! Buh dum bum, ching!" he puffed while continuing his "preparations".
She sighed again and shook her head, "I'll bet you any amount of money she sooner kills you than kisses you."
"Nah. She's not older than me like the others."
"You're sick, V. Really sick."
"You heard what she said. She said I was cute."
"No, she said you were almost as cute as Lance, and he was in the room. She was just playing games with him. Do you honestly think she would have said something like that when her boyfriend, your much older and much bigger brother, was standing right on top of her and you?"
"Never know!" he laughed, "Maybe she wants away from him!"
"Don't kid yourself! There are hundreds of girls out there! Why do you always have to pester Lance's?"
"Because it's fun!"
"Like I said. You're sick."
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"Hurry up, will you?" Rachel grumbled, "You're not light, you know?"
"Sorry, but I can't reach!" Yuu-Yuu stretched to wrap the lights around the decorative wall carving as she stood on Rachel's shoulders, "A little higher!"
"I can't go any higher! You're too heavy!" Rachel held her ankles and tried to stand straight to add the extra two or three inches, "Where's the ladder?"
"Medira and Luri have it!" Yuu-Yuu stretched even harder, "Outside! To put the lights up on the roof and stuff! I've almost got it!"
"I can't do it!" Rachel shrieked, "You're too damn heavy!" she lost her balance and went flying to the ground to sit.
Yuu-Yuu slammed down to her side with the string of lights falling over them in a muddle, "All that work!" Yuu-Yuu wailed.
"Stop your blubbering," Will snorted and walked up beside them, "If you couldn't reach, why didn't you just say so?" he raised a palm and directed the lights off the floor and up to the wall.
"You couldn't have done that in the first place anyway?" Rachel grumbled.
"Nope," Will crossed his arms behind his back and walked away, grabbing a box from the table as he passed.
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"Be careful Luri, Medira!" Misty called up, "Those shoes aren't really meant for walking on a porch roof!"
"We're fine, Misty," Medira balanced along the edge of the roof, "We're being careful."
"Yeah! We're just stringing a few lights!" Luri called down and stood up, "What could be eas-" she stepped down on a patch of ice, "Wah! Look out, Misty!" she slipped and went tumbling off the roof and down into the snow.
"Luri!" Misty bounded through the snow as Medira jumped off the roof.
"Togi-togi-pii!" Togepi cried and looked down at her, "Togi-togi!"
"Are you all right, Luri?" Medira stared down at her fallen friend.
"I'm fine," Luri spit out a shower of snow and stood up, "The ground broke my fall," she brushed off.
"Hey! Are you all right up there?" Eevy called down from the end of the walk.
"We're fine!" Luri called, "I think I'll go change though."
"Same here," Medira followed her inside.
"Hey, Misty! Come give us a hand!" Brock called from the second story balcony.
"Coming!" Misty ran inside.
"Togi-togi!"
"Come on, Draco," Lance called his Dragonite to his side, "Slam this post down too."
Draco let out a roar and pounded the post down as Eevy leaned away, "Good job, Draco," she slid the candy cane cover over the post, "Looks great!"
"Hey, Draco. Work your magic here too," Lance pointed to the post beside that one, "Great job!" he put a soldier over that one, "Just a few more, buddy!"
"After this we can help put the lights up. Kratos is gonna go blind with all the lights we'll have up!" Eevy cheered nastily.
"Outside and inside!" Lance smiled wide, "Outside…That reminds me. Where's that Ketchum kid?"
"I don't know," Eevy paused and looked around, "He hasn't come back yet. I hope he's all right."
He scowled for a moment, "Ah, he's fine," he waved his hand at her, "Come on, Draco. Let's finish up."
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"Where'd you guys find these?" Misty looked the decorations Brock and Tracey were holding, "They're really cool."
"They were up in the attic with rest of the stuff," Tracey shrugged, "They're just wire spheres with lights, but they look great hanging from the balcony awnings."
"Especially with colored lights," Brock paused, "Unfortunately, they're all only white lights."
"And you want me to change every bulb," Misty moaned, "Oh, all right," she sighed, "Stay here, Togepi, and be good."
Misty started in with the lights and, one by one, switched them out. Brock and Tracey started hanging them while she worked away. Togepi wandered around under the table for a moment before turning and heading out the door and into the hall. She jumped onto the railing leading to the stairs and balanced along it, heading for the banister. She cried once, not even loud enough for Misty to hear, and slid down the stair banister. She bounced along the floor and chirped a bit, this time louder, but now she was too far away for Misty to notice. She continued along and went right out the open front door. She slipped down the front steps and puffed into the snow, walking under the ladder and off into the woods.
"You're awfully quiet, Togepi," Misty turned and looked for her egg Pokemon, "Togepi? Togepi!"
"What's the matter, Misty?" Tracey looked over his shoulder at her.
"It's Togepi! She just disappeared!" Misty wailed, "My poor baby Togepi!"
"Don't worry, Misty. We'll find her," Brock jumped down from the step ladder, "Come on. Let's go see if anyone's seen her."
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"No," Skiff shook his head, "I haven't seen Togepi. Only Farfetch'd here," he pointed to his Pokemon, "Farfetch'd. Go see if you can find any sign of Togepi," Skiff finished hanging the lights around the door and jumped down to keep working.
"I haven't seen her," Morty shrugged, "Come on out, Gengar, Haunter, Gastly, Misdreavus! Gengar, take the others and go find Togepi."
"Gengar geng!" Gengar nodded and tugged Lisle's shirt.
"Here, Gengar. Go, Gengar, Haunter, Gastly, Misdreavus!" Lisle threw out her Poke'Balls, "Go with Morty's Gengar, everyone. Find Togepi!" the two of them went back to putting up the pine garland along the walls.
"Nope. I didn't see her," Sooney shook her head, "Come on, Meganium!" she let her Poke'Ball go, "Go see if you can see any sign of Togepi," she started repositioning the manger scene yet again.
"I'm sorry. I haven't seen your Togepi, Misty," Beth sighed sadly, "I'm very sorry. Here. Take my Smeargle and have him help. Go, Picment! Help them find Togepi!" she turned back to the invitation cards she was making for the League Christmas party.
"No Togepi here," Eusine shook his head, "Here. Take Electrode for some help. Go, Electrode! Make sure you find Togepi!"
"Last time I saw Togepi, she was with you," Mizu frowned, "Real sorry, but take Seadra for some backup. Go, Seadra! Help them find Togepi!" she and Eusine went back to checking light bulbs.
"No sign of her with me," Will continued changing the tablecloth and table décor, "Sorry, guys. Maybe Alakazam can help. Come on out!" his Poke'Ball dropped from his vest clip, "Alakazam. Go and help find Togepi."
"Sorry, Misty," Jason slouched, "Haven't seen her, but take Scizor with you. Go, Scizor!" the purple Scizor broke from the Poke'Ball, "Go and help find Misty's Togepi, Scizor," he went back to putting the net lights over the bush.
"We haven't seen your Togepi anywhere," Lance drooped, "If we had, we'd definitely have known it. Sorry."
"Don't worry, Misty," Eevy comforted, "She's just a little baby. I'm sure she didn't go very far. The Pokemon will find her. Especially with my brother's Ghosts on her trail."
"I hope so," Misty sniffed.
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"What do you think of that one, guys?" Ash pointed out an evergreen of about seven-feet.
"Pika-pika," Pikachu motioned a so-so sign.
"Eev ee," Vovo did the same.
"You guys are too picky," Ash grumbled, "You're way too particular about your trees."
"Pika," Pikachu puffed.
"Eev," Vovo snorted.
"Well, I suppose living in the woods most of your early life can have that effect on your taste in foliage."
"And I'm sure fire has a few effects on pesky little kids and their Pokemon," Ash, Pikachu and Vovo froze solid, "Oh, did I startle you? Good."
Ash looked left and right frantically as a circle of trees around them lit up, "Oh no. It's Peter."
"That's Rubeus to you," he caused Ash to turn around as fast as he could, only to meet his blood red eyes, "She was stupid to let you wonder off alone. With only a few Pokemon, you're nothing but an easy pick up."
"Pikachu! Use your Thunderbolt!" Ash called, but Pikachu didn't obey, "Pikachu?"
"Pika-pi!" Pikachu and Vovo quivered up against each other in a smaller ring of fire, "Pika-pi! Pika chu!"
"Leave them alone!" Ash cracked nastily, "Let them go!"
"No," Peter stated flatly, "Just because it's Christmas time doesn't mean I turn jolly and nice. Either come with me quietly, or take a flaming fist across the face. Either way, the choice is yours."
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Togepi walked silently through the woods, looking around the trees with a few chirps here and there. She stopped at the sight of a circular white glow in front of her. She stepped back with a whimper as the Forest Spirit shot out of the circle and hovered silently in front of her. Togepi didn't like the way it was glowing and started bawling. The Forest Spirit floated back quickly from this baby Pokemon taking on such a sudden jump-start for no apparent reason.
"Bi?" it looked sadly at Togepi, "Bi-bi-bi?"
"Togi?" Togepi stopped crying momentarily and looked up at the bright white thing in front of it, "Togi-tog togi-togi."
"Bi-bi bi-bi. Bi. Bi-bi," the Forest Spirit reached out and took Togepi's hand, "Bi-bi-bi-bi."
"Togepi!" she started wailing again, "Togeeeee!"
"BI!" the Forest Spirit zipped back a bit and covered its ears with its hands, "Bi-Bi-Bi," it floated forwards and motioned its hands in a 'calm down' gesture, "Bi-Bi-Bi. Bi-bi bi b-bi, Bi-Bi-Bi."
Translation please! From the top!
"Uh…Hi?" the Forest Spirit looked at Togepi sadly, "What's wrong, baby?"
"Huh?" Togepi looked up, "I'm scared and I can't find my momma."
"That's all right. I'll help you find her. Just let me check on my trees."
"But I miss my momma now!" she started shrieking, "I want to go back to momma!"
"OK! Togepi. Togepi. I'll help you find her now then, Togepi."
Togepi sniffed a bit and stood up. She chirped happily, causing the Forest Spirit to smile the widest smile it could fit on its tiny mouth. The Forest Spirit landed slowly in front of Togepi and took her hands. A bright white flash flooded around the woods. It washed around every shrub and tree, sending leaves into the air wildly as it rushed past. Scizor and the other Pokemon stopped and looked off as the space between the trees illuminated a bright, blinding white. The group stopped and stared off into Spectral Spirit Woods and the light ran across the yard and into the woods on the other side of the lawn. Peter paused and stood straight, looking off to his left. The white light hit him head-on, throwing him to the right and slamming him into one of the trees he'd set on fire and extinguishing the flames. Ash, Pikachu and Vovo braced, but they weren't thrown, they simply got their hair/fur messed up ever so slightly. The white light dissipated and everything seemed to be as it was. A familiar chirp caught Misty's attention from behind.
"Togi-togi-tog!"
"Ah! Togepi!" Misty jumped in relief, "Togepi!" she threw her arms around her and picked her up, "Don't you ever run off like that again, Togepi. I'm so happy you're all right."
"Misty," Sooney leaned away, "You're…purple."
"Huh? Yah!" Misty looked down and saw Yuu-Yuu was dead serious; she was glowing purple, "What?! What's going on?!" she shrieked, "This is just like what happened when I touched that handprint on the glass!"
"Togi-togi!" Togepi tried to calm her, but it wasn't working.
"What in the world was that?" Ash looked around blankly.
"Eev?" Vovo's ear twitched as it only did when hearing his Mistress's voice, "Eevee-eev," he looked off to the side.
"What do you hear, Vovo?" Ash listened as hard as he could and just caught three light voices, "What is that, Pikachu?"
"Pika chu," Pikachu listened harder, "Pika-Pika, Pika-Chau, pi Pi-Pikachu, Pika-Pi."
The wind picked up slowly, pulling the voices with it. Three voices was all it took for a perfect harmony, causing the Forest Spirit to pause and listen. The singing came totally a cappella from the direction of the Mansion. The Forest Spirit recognized the song and swayed to the beat, though it wasn't really a song to dance to. It was mainly an alto group, the Spirit could tell, and one of its favorite Holiday songs. There was, however, one soprano, but this soprano was struggling to keep her voice at a good pitch and kept slipping back. The music ended and the Spirit was just turning to work when it started again. This time clearer and louder.
O holy night…The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
'Til He appeared and the Song felt its worth.
The thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Oh, fall on your knees…Oh, hear the angel voices.
O night divine! O night when Christ was born;
O night! O holy night! O night divine!
"Who's singing what?" Ash looked side to side nervously, but received only another verse as an answer.
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King…Before him lowly bend.
Behold your King…Before him lowly bend
"Who, why and where?" Lance was going spastic as he searched for the source and reason.
"On the roof," Jason said numbly, "Up on the roof."
Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains He shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim.
His power and glory ever more proclaim.
"What are they doing?" Will's head fell to the side.
"Singing," Brock nodded.
"Yes, I know that. But why?!" he snapped.
"Well, there's got to be some logical explanation for it," Skiff looked up blankly, "Just for fun?"
"What is that, Vovo?" Ash looked down at the Eevee as he sat and listened intently, "Dexter, translate."
"A song for the Forest Spirit," Vovo answered simply, "If I'm correct, which I always am, it's Luri, Medira and Eevy."
"Why?"
"I just said it was for the Forest Spirit," Vovo snapped, "They're thanking it for something."
"Pika-pika!" Pikachu pulled Ash's pant leg, "Pika-pikachu!"
"Hey! Look! It's that alien Pokemon ghost thing!" Ash spun and pointed.
"No. That's the Forest Spirit," Vovo stared.
The Forest Spirit spiraled around the unconscious Peter, sending its sleep inducing powder onto him, ensuring he wouldn't wake for a while. It then moved to an evergreen a few feet away and sped around it. The tree started getting thicker and bushier and glowing green-white. The Spirit floated around it for a moment before turning to Pikachu, Ash and Vovo. They stepped back, but got only a small wave. The Forest Spirit started pirouetting in the air, sending sparks everywhere and splashing light around itself. Ash leaned away and one hit his nose and turned his whole body light purple. Two landed on Pikachu's bright red cheeks, causing them to spark wildly and one dropped on Vovo's forehead.
"Bi," the Spirit cried, "Bi-bi, Bi-Bi-Bi. Bi-bi!" it flew in the opposite direction and disappeared in a bright flash of white.
"Wow," Ash moaned, "The Forest Spirit…So," he looked down at Vovo and Pikachu, "How about that tree?" he pointed to the one as its glowing died down.
"Pika," Pikachu nodded.
"Eevee," Vovo agreed.
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"Um…Eevy?" Sooney and Yuu-Yuu moved slowly up behind her, "Can we talk to you for just a sec?"
"Sure," Eevy motioned to Lance and stopped unwrapping ornaments to follow the two younger girls out of the room, "What's up, guys?"
"Uh…" they looked nervously at each other, then back to Eevy, "Well…"
"What's up with you two? Is something wrong?" Eevy scratched her head.
"No!" Yuu-Yuu answered quickly, "No, not at all! It's just…" she leaned up to Eevy's left ear as Sooney did the same to her right and whispered quietly to her.
"Oh!" Eevy's eyes widened, "I'm sorry! I didn't know!" she shook her head and glowed red, "That's why you were having such a problem with some of the decorating! Why didn't you tell me?!"
"Well…We didn't know what you'd say," Sooney shrugged.
"Don't be silly!" she waved her hands at her, "Why would I say anything?"
"I dunno," both answered.
"Come on. We'll fix this right now," she took each one by a wrist and dragged them along.
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"I can't reach it!" Yuu-Yuu shrieked, "Higher, Rachel!"
"Oh, come on!" Rachel stretched, "Can't you get it yet?"
"No! A little higher!"
"So you're short and heavy. Lose the weight and gain some height!"
"Would you just ask me from now on?" Will snorted and tossed the last set of lights up, "And stop bickering."
"Looks great!" Eevy praised, "You picked a good tree, Ash."
"Aww," Ash folded his arm behind his head, "I didn't really pick it."
"Whatever," Luri shrugged, "It's still beautiful, but it's not quite done yet. We have to put the angel on," she held it up, "But I'm too short and I really want to do it."
"Let me help," Eevy took out a Poke'Ball, "Sovo! Lift her up to the top to place the angel!"
"Espe!" Sovo picked Luri right off the ground, "Esp!"
"Careful, Sovo! Don't drop me!" Luri quivered and stretched to place the angel, "There!"
"That looks great," Mizu smiled wide, "It's really pretty!"
"Let's go see it from outside," Eusine jumped out the door, "Wow."
Medira and Luri were quite proud of the colored lights that covered every edge of the house, each one bright enough to light a three-inch expanse in every direction on its own. Eusine and Mizu made sure of that. The candy canes and soldiers Lance and Eevy had been putting up with Draco had acquired lights as well. The manger scene Sooney had fought to get exact positioning with had three spotlights and was sitting under the bare dogwood tree. Jason's net lights were on their medium moving setting and brightened that entire half of the lawn. The garland could be seen on the walls if you looked close enough. It took Morty and Lisle the entire day to do just the ground floor. The lights Misty, Brock and Tracey had on the balconies looked even better at night. Skiff had lined the most prominently used doors with bird shaped lights and the lights Yuu-Yuu and Rachel had managed to get up without help lightened up the walls. Beth's invitation cards were in a stack on the table Will had redecorated and Ash's tree was covered in lights and bulbs along with Luri's angel lighted on top. And now, also in the window of the tree room, sat a menorah, especially for Yuu-Yuu and Sooney. Kratos stepped up behind, and he wasn't alone.
"Beautiful. The best yet," he looked strangely giddy and nodded repeatedly while surveying the landscape, "Absolutely beautiful."
"Thank you very much," Eevy said proudly and turned around with retaliating speed, "Oh," she jumped at the sight of the woman standing beside him, "Who's this?"
"This is the League Treasurer; Yuushou Eirene," Kratos pushed her forward, "This is the Champion Mistress; Evangelina Hikoboshi."
"Eevy, please," Eevy reached out and shook her head.
"Pleased to meet you," Yuushou nodded once.
"Oh," Eevy looked down at Yuushou's hand, "That ring."
"Yes?" she held it up and looked at it, "It's my engagement ring," she noticed a scowl form on Eevy's face, "Oh! No, no, no!" she jumped, "My engagement ring from Bazan."
"You?" Lance pointed at Kratos, "And her?" he pointed to Yuushou, "Cool."
Kratos stood proudly, "Works for me!"
The Next Chronicle:
Family Matters
Notes
Whee! More holiday weirdness here, and even more to come! I dunno WHERE or WHY I got the idea for the whole song thing, but I did, so meh...Anyway, I have nothing to say, except that I have nothing to say, so I'll shut up now. *sweatdrops* [Eevy: You're a goon.] *glares* Go away...
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