Hay Arnold Christmas Carol
Helga calmed down after a few minutes and remembered the card Arnold gave her and pulled it out of pocket. 'Saint Patrick's Homeless Shelter' Helga left her office to find Arnold. Helga comes out of the building, she sees the sky 'How long has it been' she looks at her watch 'geez it's 4 o' clock sun will be down in no time' She hails a cab then tells him Saint Patrick's Homeless Shelter. The cab drives off, a few moments go by and she arrives ate the shelter and gets out of the car. She walks in she sees some people working at a desk and walks over to them; the lady at the desks asks "Can I help with something?" "Yes, is Arnold in?" The lady gets up"I'll be one minute, oh and what's your name?" "Helga" "Why don't you wait right here Helga I'll be right back" then the lady walks away leaving Helga to think of what she going to say. She just looks at the wall and sees numerous newspaper clippings of Arnold being recognized as a humanitarian and several awards. "Helga?" she turns around quickly " Arnold?" a little confused "What did you need?" "You said that is anything happened again I should see you" "Well what happened?" "To start, I have been thinking about these past years and wondered what would it be like if things had been different" "You mean regret?" "Yeah I guess I do" "You know Helga as long you recognize your regret it's never too late to change" He says smiling hoping this might get her to change.
" Arnold would you like to talk over lunch?" Arnold smile thinking that there might be a chance "Sure Helga" then they are interrupted, Stinky and Eugene come running up Stinky starts first "Hey Arnold there ain't a fuse in the whole ga'dang place." Eugene comes over "Where out of medical supplies" Arnold turns to Helga "I'll be just a few minutes I have to take care of a few things" Helga looks at Eugene and Stinky "Oh chrimeny Arnold they can take care of it you can just go to hardware store for fuses and Eugene knows plenty well were to get medical supplies" "Look Helga I'm in charge I have to-" "you know what Arnold just forget it" "Helga if can just wait-" "Forget Arnold, Let me give you some advice" she leans in and talks low "Scrape'em off. I you really want to save someone…Save you self from this" "But wait-" Helga storms out "Bah Humbug" is all she says and makes her way back to the studio.
She hails a cab again, and a cab comes to an abrupt stop right there 'That was quick, all well' She gets in "KBC Broad-" she is cut off by the sudden acceleration "Hey watch it bub" "Oh relax Helga, have some fun in life" Helga is taken back "How do you my name buster?" "In my line of work you have to know these things because you see I'm the Ghost of Christmas present" she looks shocked and reaches for the door but they lock and won't open. "Were are you taking me?" the ghost turns to her "Just to see a few friends if you don't mind" They come to a stop outside of some homes and the ghost lets out Helga. "What are we doing in this rundown area?" "Its Christmas here to you know" they walk to the door. The ghost walks right through the door the Helga starts to but rams into the door "That was a great joke" she says sarcastically the ghost pokes it head through the door "I love that bit" Helga just scoffs it him, Then the ghost opens the from the inside and lets Helga in. "be quite someone could hear us" the walk further in then to a living room "Relax Helga the can't see, feel or hear us" Helga sees a young couple sitting down across from a young man and there chatting away while Helga looks about and all the decorations then she notices a picture by the phone.
It's of her family, then Olga walks in "Hey guys here's your drinks" then she sits beside the guy who she realizes is Rick. "Thanks Olga" he say receiving the glass "Olga you invite Helga every year but she still doesn't come, I mean when are you gonna learn not to even try?" Olga thought for a minute " I guess I'll never learn, she's mean and cruel but she still my baby sister" "Whatever you half to tell yourself Olga" Her friend Jackie gets up and picks a present "Okay everyone its time for presents" She hands Olga a box "Olga you first, this is from Helga" Helga's eyes widen "That doesn't look like a shirt" she unwraps it "ooohh It's a Sony DVD Player, there must have been a mix up" "What did she get you last year?" "Gitsu knives" "Well what did you get her?" The ghost temporally transports Helga outside the building the back again. Helga comes back in time to hear John "That is so nice" Olga raises a glass "A toast to Helga, the best sister I have" "Yeah right Olga I'm the only sister you have" Helga said under her breath, the ghost signals her back out to the cab.
They head off again "Now where are you taking me?" "Don't worry Helga" "Who's worrying" she mutters under her breath. They come to another neighborhood and once again go inside. Helga recognizes the home "What are we doing at Phoebe's home?" The ghost just ignored her as the walked inside. Helga saw Phoebe having fun with her kids while Gerald laughed away. "Look Helga how they can be so poor yet so happy, and look at rich, powerful and miserable. I mean Helga what's the use of all that money when you don't even have any friends?" Helga just stood there and watched phoebe was as happy as she'd ever seen her. Then she notices a little boy sitting down in the living room. "Who's that?" pointing to the boy in the corner "That's Jake Phoebe's youngest" "What's wrong with him?" "Well genius you might have known if you actually listen to people instead of ignoring them" Helga still looking at Jake "Okay, I see you point. But seriously what's wrong with him? He doesn't looks so well" They both look at him "He has a virus. It can be cured but Phoebe can't afford it you tightwad" She turns quickly at the ghost "Who are you calling tightwad?" "You" says the ghost not carrying any emotion in it. Helga couldn't come up with a rebuttal. "Well is he going to be okay?" "Helga are you actually caring for another life form?" "Just answer me" says Helga angrily "Well if these shadows remain unaltered I believe the child will die" Helga just watched the spot where Jake sat even when everything faded away into black suddenly she finds her self on the set as the lights come back on and everybody sees Helga just standing there. "Helga?" She snaps out of it and turns around there is Phoebe standing there confused "Are you okay Helga?" Helga notices there is some else next to, she looks down there is Jake "Who is that?" "Why this is my youngest son Jake, I brought him here to see the Christmas show" "Oh that sounds like fun. Well I'll be in my office" Phoebe noticed she was acting nice "Are you sure your okay Helga?" "Yeah sure I'm fine" that's all she says before walking off.