Christmas day had arrived at last. Snow had been falling all morning turning Lazytown uniform white from its usual bright colours. All of the decorating at the Mayor's house had been done and the presents laid out ready to be opened. The guests would be arriving any minute and Bessie got the ear plugs ready for when Robyn was being brought over.
Trixie arrived first closely followed by Stingy and Ziggy. Doctor Cole arrived two minutes later, he'd been invited by Bessie as she'd discovered he had no family and couldn't imagine the man spending Christmas alone. Sportacus arrived next; he'd been at Robbie's house sorting out with Kit who'd carry Robyn over this year. Kit had volunteered himself and had strangely said that ear plugs wouldn't be needed anymore.
"What do you think he meant by that? They're not going to hit her over the head with a baseball bat to get here quietly are they?" Trixie asked after Sportacus had told everyone about the ear plugs.
Sportacus shrugged, "I don't know. He didn't say what he had planned but I really don't think it would be a baseball bat to the head."
"Seeing as Robyn is a major Chionophobiac I really can't see them doing it any other way."
"What was that word?" Ziggy asked in confusion.
"Chionophobiac? Chionophobia is a fear of snow, a phobia."
"Oh," several people said at the same time. They'd been confused by the word as well.
Two minutes later the phone rang and Bessie answered it. The call finished in less than thirty seconds. Bessie explained that it was Kit and they were on their way over. Everyone went over to the window to see how Robyn was being brought over. They all gasped in amazement when they saw Kit was giving Robyn a piggy back over and she wasn't making a sound. As the two got closer everyone could see Robyn tucking into a chocolate chip muffin and eating it quite merrily.
Doctor Cole shook his head and said, "Carrot on a stick."
Everyone that had heard the doctor's statement nodded. It was just that. All of Robyn's attention was focused solely on the muffin so she didn't notice the snow. It was a good trick and something they should have tried fifteen years ago. Had they worked it out it might have saved a lot of noise and hassle.
It wasn't until Robyn was inside the Mayor's house that she'd noticed she'd moved at all. Robbie entered a matter of seconds later carrying a bowl which Robyn grabbed and ran off into a quiet corner where she wouldn't be bothered.
"Cake mix." Robbie explained.
Everyone nodded and laughed. If anyone had an affinity for cake mix it was Robyn. She wouldn't let anyone get near her while she was eating it and if anyone tried to pinch any she'd guard it like a tiger. It was quite obvious that Robyn had been bribed to come quietly.
Fifteen minutes later everyone was sitting down to dinner. Robbie was helping to serve everyone their food
"You know this makes a real change from you trying to make me leave Lazytown," Sportacus mused out loud.
Robbie looked up and smiled, "and I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for you meddling kids."
"You better watch out Robbie." Kit laughed, "You'll have the copyright police after you not to mention the fashion police."
"And what's wrong with the clothes I wear?"
"I suppose they're ok if you get dressed in the dark."
Laughter broke out all around the table at this statement. There was no denying that Robbie and Kit was quite a pair when it came to comedy and insults.
In response to Kit's insult Robbie flung a carrot at him which amazingly Kit caught in his teeth. As a joke Robbie made to fling a knife at Kit as well but he got told off by Bessie. Sulking like a scorned child Robbie sat down and levelled a menacing glare at Kit who just smiled sweetly at him.
After he'd had several mouthfuls of food Sportacus smiled, "you know sometimes I find it hard to tell you two apart."
"Us two?" Kit asked indicating himself and Robyn.
"No. You and Robbie."
Kit nodded, "I guess we are a lot alike. The only way to tell us apart is that one us has a bigger package."
Robbie burst out laughing, "at least I've used mine."
"Well I'm going to use mine on your daughter." Kit threw back.
Robyn raised an eyebrow, "Kit, if you and me were the last two humans on this earth I'd be trying to start a family with Skip."
Kit fell off his chair laughing and the others weren't too far off doing the same.
"Oh so you really love me then," Kit managed to get out once he'd calmed down a little.
"You're cheating on me with my father. What am I supposed to say?" Robyn replied.
Doctor Cole managed to stop himself laughing long enough to say, "I really hate to burst your bubble but if you have no marriage license or certificate you're not actually married."
Robbie banged his hand on the table in mock annoyance, "so I've been taking this guy's verbal abuse for no reason? Terrible."
"At least you take it on the chin. I wouldn't be so easy going about it all."
Kit laughed, "You've got to admit he's got a flipping big chin to take it all on."
"Here we go again. Do you actually want to marry Robyn because I could always say no." Robbie replied.
"You know I could always give you a seed and you could grow a sense of humour with it."
Everyone around the table 'ooh-ed', they waited anxiously for Robbie's retort but none came. All Robbie did was laugh.
By the time the dessert course had come round everyone had had their fair share of wine. Sportacus had kept himself on water and watched with amusement as everyone reacted to the alcohol. Robyn's reaction was funniest, she would giggle at anything.
After Robyn's tenth giggle fit Kit turned to her and said, "We're just a little bit drunkified aren't we?"
"Jusht a little bitsh drunkified, yesh." Robbie slurred thinking Kit had been addressing him.
The party wound down about ten o' clock and everyone went home. In his merry state Kit couldn't help but sing a lewd song but was shushed by Sportacus.
Kit growled at his being interrupted but then smiled, "you can't stop me singing this one!" clearing his throat he commenced, "Mary had a little lamb, it was full of fun and frolics and every time the lamb played up she kicked it in the…"