A/N: I have to go back to school tomorrow! -sniffle-

The Demonstration

Erik, Amanda, Willy, Holli, Victor, and Cricket slept soundly by Jack's house. They had fallen asleep long before the awards had finished. Now, the sun rose slowly over the town, and Erik's snores pierced the still air.

Cricket awoke with a start as she heard Pebbles shouting something from far away.

"Guys! Wake up!"

Willy stretched and moaned with annoyance.

"You woke me up…"

"Yeah, but Jack and Pebbles are riding into the town on a snowmobile!"

Amanda popped up and peered at the gates.

"And Jack's got some cheesy-fab sunglasses!"

After everyone was woken up, the group ran to the town square, where they were greeted enthusiastically by Pebbles.

"Wassup! How are you guys?" she asked cheerily, hugging each and every person that had arrived in Halloween Town with her.

"Tired," was their reply.

Just then, Jack approached them. "Listen, I need your help…"


"NO! I am NOT going out like this!"

"But you need to…"

"Can you at least give me a different outfit?"

"Come off it! You're fine!"

Pebbles adjusted the hat on Victor's head and tossed her hair back, revealing her naturally pointy ears. She was dressed up as an elf, as was Victor. "You're okay, sweetie. Everyone looks like this, except for Erik."

Victor looked around angrily to Erik, but his anger turned to fear when Erik waved the Punjab lasso at him, smirking. He turned back to the mirror and sighed. "For obvious reasons, I'm guessing?"

"Yes. Very obvious reasons. He's working the lights."

Holli came out of the room in a Santa Claus outfit. "I like my costume!" she exclaimed, flicking the little bell on her hat out of her eyes. "Besides, my costume jingles." She grinned.

"My costume jingles more!" Willy yelled, playfully waving a bell on his own hat at Holli.

Cricket and Amanda finished putting up the Christmas tree. "Everything's set," Cricket said, dusting off her own Santa costume.

Jack grinned. "Perfect! Just get into place!"

As he walked off, Pebbles nodded her head to Amanda. "Signs ready?"

Amanda smirked. "Ready."

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"And Christmas is when everyone gives presents to each other and sings songs!"

"Songs of imminent DOOM?"

"No. Cheery songs, like…"

As Jack started singing some random Christmas carol, Cricket subtly gave Amanda and Pebbles a thumbs-up.

They looked at each other, nodded, and held up a sign. It had a speech bubble leading from where Jack's mouth was. Inside, it read:

Prevent elf cruelty and give us a PBJ sammich today!

Some of the people giggled. Jack, confused, turned around to check out what was going on, but Amanda and Pebbles had already hid the sign.

He shook his head and turned around.

Amanda and Pebbles held up an even bigger sign that read:

KFC r0x0rz my b0x0rz!

More of the town laughed a little. Jack turned around once more to find the sign hidden and Pebbles and Amanda leaning on each other, grinning innocently.

He faced the front again, his teeth gritted, now frustrated.

The group let him go on for a while. After about 10 minutes Jack relaxed and talked more freely, knowing that nothing unusual was happening behind him.

But after 12 minutes in total, Cricket came over to help Amanda and Pebbles lift up a sign that was half the size of the wall behind them.

This one read:

POOOOOP!

That did it. The town went into absolute hysterics, falling over and wiping tears from their eyes. Some even clutched their sides and stomachs in an effort to stop laughing, but kept right on going.

Although the group hid the sign in time, Jack knew what was going on, seeing as there was a small corner of poster board peeking out from behind the tree.

After hushing the town as best he could, Jack finished his speech, drew the curtains, and whirled around angrily to face the girls, who were trying their best to hide their smiles.

"What did you do? I look like a total idiot now!"

Erik dropped down from the top rafters.

"Never trust a bunch of preteens in unusual outfits, Jack. I learned that a very long time ago."


A/N:
Seeing as this is the last day of winter break, I won't be able to update as frequently!

Just remember, though: I get off on the 16th, not to mention my other winter break is on February 17th!

Yeah! Only a month or so! –sarcasm-