(Author's Note: Guess who' is baaaaaaack? First update of 2018! Yeah, I am very sorry for my little hiatus. Just like last year, I did not use my winter break efficiently. I've even had three days of school cancelled ALONG with a weekend, and I haven't utilized in as well as I should or would have liked to. But, here with are. Enjoy:)

Chapter Eight: Chaotic Christmas

(10 years in the future)

"Done!" I cheered in joy and tossed my textbook and notebook to the ground. I was behind on my schoolwork (it was totally Lola's fault), so I had to get caught up during our winter break. I hated it so much!

But, it's finally done with. And just the day before Christmas too. Other than that, I'm probably excited this year. Christmas is one of the only times throughout the year that my whole family comes together. Nowadays, along with mom and dad, it's only Lucy, Lana, Lola, me, Lisa, and Lily.

I stood up and walked over to our room's mirror. I picked up my hairbrush, just giving my hair a few quick brushes. I had grown my hair out my hair a considerable amount since I was a kid, with its length reaching the middle of my back. I had also stopped wearing my bow for the last few years, though I still kept it on my nightstand. Sentimental value, you know.

Just then, my door suddenly swung open. "Lena!" I turned to the sound of the yelling voice and saw Lily standing in the doorway. Her blonde hair was in braids, and she wore the same purple shirt and blue pants she's worn for a long time. Only bigger, obviously. "Come on! We still gotta put some decorations up."

"Alright Lily, I'm coming," with a chuckle, I got out of bed and allowed myself to be pulled by my little sister. I for one have no clue where she gets all of this energy from.

As we reached downstairs (never letting go of my hand), we found Lucy sitting on the couch. Everything that she wore was pitch black. Her hoodie, her pants, her shoes, and even the piercings on her eyes (it was a dare from Lynn. Mom and Dad were NOT happy). Believe it or not, Lucy had actually gotten rid of her bangs when she was eleven. Not only was her forehead visible, but you can now see her icy blue eyes. I kinda like that she did that. It adds a layer of…humane beauty I guess you could say. "Hey Luce."

She looked up from the novel in her hands (she's gotten REALLY into reading novels these last few years. She's actually in Honors English), "Hello Lena. Lily."

Lily ran up and pulled the book from our older sister's hands, "Come on Lucy, it's Christmastime. No reading."

"Sigh. I've told you before, Lily, that I'm not going to stop reading whatever I'm currently reading just because it's a holiday." Lily sighed very loudly with exaggeration, causing me to laugh and Lucy to smile.

"Lena! Lily! Lucy! Have any of you seen my cellphone?!" From the kitchen, walked Lola. As she grew up, she'd given up on wearing the whole princess attire. Now she wore a plan pink t-shirt with blue jeans and a gold necklace that we got for her after she had gotten straight A's on her report card last year (no joke. She worked ridiculously hard that semester for those grades. She hasn't kept that level since then, but she's doing better than one might assume). She had her hair in a ponytail and wore a pink bracelet on her left wrist.

"No."

"Aw, dang it! Where is that thing?!"

"You mean this?" We all looked to see Lana walking into the house. She wore her red cap, only backwards, and had her hair in pigtails. She wore a messy gray shirt, blue jean shorts, and a dark blue bracelet on her right wrist. "You left it in Vanzilla from your talent show during the last week of school."

"Oh! Thank you so much Lana! I don't know what I would have done without it."

"No problem...Lori 2.0," she muttered the last part under her breath.

"What was that?" Lola was already texting, not looking up as she asked her question.

"Nothing," Lana replied casually, while the three of us tried to contain our laughter. Lola had been using her phone more often when she entered middle school. So much so that the rest of us had gotten into calling her "Lori 2.0". Pretty much all of us has recorded videos of Lori and Lola texting side-by-side, that we gladly showed them whenever either of them denied the claims.

"Has anybody seen my Christmas tinsel?!"

"It should be in the attic mom!"

"Oh. Thank you Lena!" We then heard the sound of a car pulling into the driveway. Moving to the window, I saw a gray station wagon in the driveway.

"Lori, Bobby, and the kids are here!" I called throughout the house, and then the twins AND Lily were practically fighting one another to get out the door first. I saw Lucy sigh and close her book before following them outside, albeit at a much slower pace.

I heard a sigh coming from the top of the stairs, "Can you all please be a little quieter? I can't work with all of this ruckus."

"Come on Lisa, we aren't that bad," I retaliated as my second to youngest sister walked down the stairs, her nose buried in one of her notepads. Her hair (which had grown back a few years ago, as had her teeth) and glasses were kept the same as they had been for years. The only differences were the colors of her sweater and pants, now wearing blue and gray respectively.

"Oh dear sister Lena, if only that were true," I put a hand on her head as she tried to go outside, preventing her from doing so, "What?"

"This year, can you at least try to actually enjoy the holidays with everyone?"

"I'll have you know that I do enjoy the holidays."

"By that you mean spending the entire break either working on some random project?" Her silence spoke volumes, "How about I hold onto that for just a little bit, so we can make sure that you enjoy the holidays with us?"

"...Fine. But if I miss the opportunity to make any big scientific breakthroughs, I will never forgive you."

"Ooooooookay," I put my hands up and stepped aside while she walked to the car. Bobby, our brother-in-law, was the first to step out, "Hey Bobby!"

"Hey guys, what's up?!" He wore a sleeveless black shirt and gray sweats, not much else about him really changing over the years. Lana and Lola were the ones who went up to hug him, while Lucy and Lisa just kinda remained motionless as he still gave them a hug. He smiled at me and opened his arms, "Good to see you Lena."

I gladly accepted the hug, "You too Bobby. How have things been at the police academy?"

"Nothing to complain about," he replied as he let go. I then heard "Aunt Lena" before feeling two pairs of arms wrap around my stomach.

I looked down and smiled, "Hello Stephanie. Hello Tyler." My niece and nephew's skin was a slightly less tanned than their father's and they both had brown hair, with Stephanie's in a ponytail and Tyler's in a more messy fashion. They both wore gray hoodies along with jean shorts. "Have you two been behaving yourselves?"

"I have, Tyler is another story," Stephanie quickly replied.

"That's a lie! I've been behaving just fine, she's just jealous that I make it look cooler."

"Alrighty kids," I decided to break away the conversation before they fought. When they got going, they were like Lana and Lola. "How about you two head inside and say hello to grandma and grandpa?"

"Yeah! Let's go Stephanie." The kids just went sprinting into the house after that.

"Don't run in the house you two!" I turned to see Lori stepping out of the car, the same glare on her face that she used to give us when we were younger. She wore a white shirt with a black jacket and pants, along with earrings and a necklace. Her hair was significantly more manageable than when she was a teenager, only going straight down to the bottom of her neck.

"Aren't five year olds adorable at that age?" I spoke snarkly/sarcastically with a smirk on my face.

Lori looked at me, put a hand on her hip, and chuckled, "What ever happened to that sweet, quiet girl you used to be?"

"Years of adapting to my environment. You've all corrupted me," I said dramatically, slowly moving one finger down from my eye.

Lori rolled her eyes, "Smartass," she commented before stepping forward and giving me a hug, "It's good to see you again sis."

I hugged back, "You too. How's the lawyering been?" I joked, to which I received a light smack on the top of my head.

"My job as a lawyer has been fine. How have things been here?"

"Lucy has been quiet, Lana and Lola have been fighting, Lisa has been going all out with her experiments and research, and Lily has been nothing short of a big ball of limitless energy. You know, the usual."

She laughed, "Good to hear. Have you heard anything from the others?"

"Yeah, they've either gotten in contact with me or our parents. They should be here soon." I told as we walked into the house.

"Guess it's good to see that not much has changed around here," she commented. She wasn't wrong though, the house hadn't really changed in the last couple of years.

"Lori!" We turned to the sound of our father's voice and saw him coming down the stairs. His age was beginning to show with some of his hair turning gray, although he claims that it's a sign of "maturity" and that he had "earned them".

Lori smiled and went to give him a hug, "Hey dad."

"What about me? Don't I get a hug?" Our mother came from the kitchen, wiping her hands with a rag.

"Of course mom." She walked up and embraced our mother. "Has everything been going alright?"

"Yes, everything has been fine. Considerably less loud than in the old days, so I guess that's a plus," she joked, a coy smile on her face.

Lori playfully smacked her in the arm, "Very funny." At that moment, my phone rang. Taking it out of my pocket, I walked outside and answered.

"Hello?"

"Hey Lena."

I chuckled, "Hey Laura. How have you been?"

"Pretty good. Like how you're wearing those earrings that I got you."

I raised an eyebrow, "How would you know that?" I looked around, only to jump as I suddenly saw Laura's smiling face in the window. "OH MY GOD!" I swear, this woman was like the damn Joker! I glared at her as she waved, like there was no care in the world. I walked over to the door and opened it, "Just come in the house already!" She gladly walked into the house, the smile never leaving her face for a moment.

The two of us looked very similar, to the point where it was really weird. Not only was our hair similar in length, but we also wore similar long sleeve shirts and pants. The only noticeable differences being our skin tones and different color clothes. Mine being fushica and hers being green, obviously. "Was that really necessary?"

"Was what necessary?" She asked innocently.

"Don't play games with me," I growled, to which she responded by sticking her tongue out at me. "How's Ryan?" I asked, deciding to change the conversation.

"He's fine. He had to do some last minute Christmas shopping for a few people. How's Ben?"

"Alright. He called me about an hour ago to say that he was actually shopping with Ryan. He said they'd be here in about half an hour, forty-five minutes tops."

"Your siblings get here yet?"

"Just Lori and her family. The others should be here soon. Although, Lincoln and Brock are the only ones that I actually expect to get here on time."

Laura chuckled, "Rude much?"

I looked at her with a raised eyebrow, "Am I wrong?"

"Touche." We shared a little giggle before we both took a seat on the couch. I'm gonna level with you guys, nothing of any excitement happened within the next twenty minutes. The only thing that came close was Stephanie and Tyler fighting, but it wasn't anything massive where more than one person had to split them up. Besides, much like Lana and Lola, their fights don't usually last very long and are usually over something small and stupid anyway. Lori and Bobby had kinda become experts at knowing when to intervene in one of their kids' fights. So if they didn't intervene, none of us tried to.

Within those twenty(ish) minutes was when everybody else started showing up. Brad and Leni drove in and came bursting into the house, loudly announcing their presence (although, I blame most of that on Brad more so than Leni).

Leni hadn't changed too much over the years. She wore a turquoise shirt, jeans, and a blue jacket. She had on flip flops, golden earrings, and had kept the same white sunglasses that she has wore for years. The main difference was that she had grown her hair out longer and had straightened it out.

Brad, on the other hand, had changed a considerably more than Leni had. The only articles of clothing that he kept from the past were his fingerless gloves and golden necklace. His hair, while short, had actually covered the entire portion of his head (you wouldn't even believe how much convincing it took to get him to finally get rid of his Mohawk). He wore a sleeveless white t-shirt (he had no problem showing off how in shape he is, although he was completely faithful to Leni) and black sweats pants. Wearing a shirt without sleeves had also shown the tattoos that he had gotten in college, and...well...let's just say that Victoria was NOT happy when she found out (that woman can be downright terrifying when she wants to be). A cobra on his arm and a flaming sword in the middle of his chest.

Holding Leni's hand as they walked was little Nicholas. His skin was a slightly lighter tone than his father and he had neatly kept brown hair. He wore a plain red shirt along with jean shoes and green shoes. He also had on a heavy blue coat and a red hat (A/N: the kind that are soft and cover your ears. You guys know what I mean). It was adorable how he kept trying to pull away from his mother, but Leni kept a tight grip.

"Nicholas, no! Stop that. No running right out. Okay?"

"Okay," Nicholas replied, in his adorable and youthful voice.

Leni smiled, neither her nor Brad could stay frustrated at their son for too long, and lent down to give him a kiss of the forehead, "Thank you honey."

Another car pulled up shortly behind them. The first to step out was Brock, his red hat and coat visible against the night sky. His hair was cut shorter and had pierced ears. It never ceased to amaze me how he is always able to give off this aura of...power.

Stepping out of the passenger seat was a dark skinned woman with shoulder-length brown hair and bright blue eyes. She had a black hair, blue pants, and golden earrings. She also wore red gloves and had a kind smile on her face. Pandara Benson, formerly Pandara Saini. Wanna know something else that amazes me? How differently Brock and Pandara carry themselves, and just the feel that they give off. Brock shows strength whereas Pandara is more...compassion. Brock is a tiger, while Pandara is a deer. He's fire and she's water.

After Pandara got out of the car, she opened the backdoor and let little Asad out. He had dark skin like his parents, short brown hair, a white shirt, blue pants, and a black coat.

After they arrived, it pretty much opened some kind of floodgate as everybody showed not long after. The first were Victor and Rebecca, who had picked up Luna, Brady, Luan, Bennett, the former two's baby girl Mackenzie, Bruce, Barry, Brandon, and Bradley. She's like how Lily was at that age, a little bundle of cuteness. Her dark skin and brown hair were only barely visible with the blanket that Luna had her in.

Luna had let her hair grow out, with it now reaching her shoulders. She wore a dark purple shirt along with a black jacket with a large white skull on the back., black pants, and black boots. Instead of simply wearing paperclips, she had actual piercings in her ears. On the left side of her neck, she also had a tattoo of a guitar with a skull in the middle.

Brady had kept the red streak in his hair, and had pierced ears like Luna. He had on a gray hoodie, black pants, and whites shoes. Although he may not like to admit it, he had grown to be more talkative in recent years (a side effect from being in the Loud family for so long).

Bennett had on a red shirt, jean shorts, and he still wore his magicians hat. Although, that was because he liked to wear it during family get together whenever he shows off his magic tricks. He says that it adds a level of "flare" to the tricks (I told Laura what he said once, and she said that he was so full of it. To be honest, I didn't completely disagree).

Luan had stopped wearing her hair in a ponytail, so its length now reached the middle of her back. She had also long since removed her braces, showing perfect white teeth. She wore a yellow shirt with white shorts, and had a yellow flower in her hair.

In terms of physical appearance, Bruce and Barry hadn't changed too much over the years. The two had kept their color scheme of orange and blue respectfully. Despite many trying to fix it, they also kept their hair pretty messy. They always looked like they just rolled out of bed.

Bryce's hair was on the complete opposite end of spectrum, being nice and neat. He had a golden hoodie, a red shirt, and blue pants. He still wore his glasses and had a book with him (I think he said it was science fiction).

Much like Lily, Bradley had grown into a huge orb of limitless energy (maybe I should get them off of sugar?). He had short hair, a white shirt, gray sweats, and a red coat. I swear, combined, he and Lily were like a hurricane of chaos. It doesn't help matters that the other kids (excluding Mackenzie for obvious reasons) tend to mimic their actions. As if our family wasn't loud enough already.

"Haha! Can't catch us!" Stephanie called out as she, Tyler, and Asad. ran past Laura and I, with Lily and Bradley hot on their trail.

Bradley laughed, "Just you wait!"

"Gonna have to go faster than that!" Asad called back.

"Hey!" Pandara called out, "You all know not to run in the house!"

"Yeah, and keep it down!" Luna called out, "If you make Mackenzie cry, we're all gonna have a problem."

"Sorry Pandara/Mom. Luna/Aunt Luna."

"Girls!" Mom called from the kitchen, "Where are your brother and the others? Dinner is gonna be ready soon, and I don't want us to have to wait too long after."

"Lynn just texted me," Lucy responded, "She said that she and the others should be here any minute now."

"Well, tell them to hurry up please," Victoria said, "This is why I told them to leave earlier." Laura and I shared a look and a laugh. I then felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I took it out and saw a new text message from Ben.

Hey Lena. Ryan and I just finished shopping and are on our way. I'd say...twenty minutes tops. Ryan was holding us up.

I rolled my eyes, I doubted his statement. Ben and Ryan would almost always blame one another whenever they're together and something goes wrong. It has gotten to the point where it's nigh on impossible to tell who is REALLY behind an issue between those two.

Sure, but try and hurry up. Dinner is almost ready, and mom and Victoria aren't gonna be happy with people being late. Also, text Lynn and the others to hurry up. Wherever they are.

"So Luan," I heard Laura speak behind me, "Lori, Leni, and Luna all have kids. They all are married. If you Loud kids are going down the line from oldest to youngest, you're next. So? Any of that down the line?" She playfully nudged Luan with her elbow. I shook my head at Laura's complete lack of subtly and/or boundaries. Although, if I'm being honest, it was kinda nice to see her turn that on someone else. You know, someone who isn't me.

"Well, we haven't really talked about it recently," Luan answered, not seeming affected by what some would kinda an "inappropriate" topic, "But," she then flashed one of those famous smiles of hers', "I would definitely say it's in the cards. Sooner than anyone thinks. Even Bennett."

"What about Bennett?" Said boy asked, a soda in hand.

"Nothing," the two of them replied before they laughed. I couldn't help but smile. It really showed how close Laura was to my family and I, it was like having another sister. Thankfully though, Lily was the last kid my parents have. I can understand wanting to have a big family, but twelve kids is plenty. It'd even be too much for some (probably a lot) of people.

...I need to remind my siblings to make sure we give mom and dad a lot of presents for Mother's and Father's day, their birthdays, and Christmas from now on. Probably mom more than dad.

Not five minutes, we all heard the sound of a horn honking. Most of us (with some effort) made our way to the window and saw two more cars pulling up to the house. One was red while the other was white.

Stepping out of the red car was Lynn and Boomer. Lynn had kept her hair in a ponytail, and was currently throwing around a tennis ball. She wore a red coat with blue jeans and wore black gloves. Lynn had always been the most athletic of the family, but she had really shown that these last couple of years. Even with clothes on that are meant to conceal, you can tell that she was in great shape.

Boomer was exactly the same, most likely the two of them had been working out together for so long. He wore blue jeans too, but his coat was green. He still wore the headband that he had when we first met. He also had on black fingerless gloves and brown boots.

Stepping out of the white car was Lincoln, Ronnie-Ann, Clyde, and Bailey.

Most of my sisters (including Laura) joke about how astonishing of a change Lincoln went through. He had grown tall (tallest out of the twelve of us), and had gotten very much in shape (Lynn had helped him get in shape back in high school). He wore a forest green jacket with a black shirt, blue pants, white shoes, and black fingerless gloves. His hair had grown out a little bit, coming down from his head a little bit.

Standing next to him, with his arm over her shoulder, was Ronnie-Ann. Like with Lincoln, the change that she went through was astonishing. She wore a purple coat, gray pants, and boots. She had also stopped wearing her hair in a ponytail, with it reaching the top of her back.

Keeping the train of astonishing changes moving, we have Clyde. He still wore his glasses, but actually had changed his hair to a Mohawk. Much like Lincoln, he was also in good shape. He had on an orange shirt, blue coat and pants, and red shoes.

Holding hands with Clyde was Bailey. Her hair had gotten a little shorter, though kept her highlights and her hat. She had on a yellow hoodie, gray pants, and red shoes.

"Hey everyone!" Lincoln waved over to us.

"You guys certainly decided to take your sweet time," Brad laughed with crossed arms. "Well," he bowed in mock respect, "We're certainly glad that you all finally decided to grace us with your presence, lords and ladies." Making sure that all parents and kids weren't looking, Lynn and Boomer flipped him the bird.

"Would it physically pain you to shut up for about five...ten minutes?" Ronnie-Ann scoffed.

"You know, I've been asking myself the exact same question my entire life," Bailey commented, "I think that the only time when he can really be quiet is when he's sleeping, and even that might be a stretch."

Brad smiled and walked to Bailey, "Bite me."

She smiled in a similar (odd) fashion that he did, "Right back at you."

"Alright guys," Clyde got in between them, "Let's not fight on the holidays."

"We're messin' with each of McBride, it's what we do," Brad replied, ruffling Clyde's up a bit.

"He's right Clyde. It's just classic sibling banter, nothing to worry about," she gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "It's fine."

"Will you kids come on already?!" Victor called from the living room, "You're letting in the cold!"

"We better get going," Brad said before turning to Bailey, "You know how papa doesn't like the cold." They all came into the house, and hugs were quickly exchanged.

"Have you heard anything from your brother?" I asked Bailey after hugging her, still not seeing Ben or Ryan anywhere.

"Um, could you be a little more specific?"

"Ben."

"Nope, sorry," she apologized sincerely, "I thought he was here."

"It's alright," I waved off, "Thanks."

"I'm going to kill them," Laura told me after pulling me away from everyone, "I am going to kill them. Do you want one, or can I have both?"

"Let's wait to hear their excuse for being late," I reasoned, "Then we'll decide whether or not to kill them," I added, smirking a bit as Laura did.

"What are you two smirking at?" We turned and saw Bruce, Barry, Bryce, and Brandon walking over to us, each with a soda in hand.

I was about to answer, but Laura beat me to it, "If you two must know, we're contemplating murdering your brother Ben and Ryan because of how long they're taking to get here."

Barry laughed, "I love how you said that as if it were the most normal sentence in the world."

"Well, this IS Laura we're talking about," I pointed out. The three of us shared a laugh while Laura just glared at us.

"Oh, hahaha. You guys are so funny."

"You say that like you're surprised," Bruce shot back, to which she just rolled her eyes.

"I for one I'm surprised that your ego hasn't gone down after all this time," Bryce spoke up.

"Come on bro, why change perfection?"

Brandon scoffed, "He not asking to change perfection, he's asking to change you."

"Oh, very funny," Bruce suddenly jumped forward and grabbed Brandon in a headlock, "Very funny, little man."

"Let go of me, you idiot!"

"Excuse Bryce and I for just one second," Barry whispered politely to Laura and I, "We'll be right back. Hey! Come on guys!" Barry moved in to separate them.

"Break it off you two," Bryce wasn't far behind.

"Not to sound rude," Boomer called out, "But when are we gonna eat? I'm starving!"

"We're still waiting for Ben and Ryan to show up," Dad answered, "Which should be at any moment now."

Lynn then walked up to the two of us and put a hand on our shoulders, "Lena. Laura. I want you two to know that I say this with nothing but love and compassion. If those two don't get here soon, I'm going to have to kill them."

"Get in line," we both replied. At that moment (go figure), we all heard another car pulling up to the house.

"Showtime," Laura said before walking out of the door with a smirk on her face. I wasn't far behind, or that different in facial expressions.

Stepping out of the car was (the ones who finally decided to show up) Ben and Ryan. Ben wore an orange hoodie, blue pants, and white shoes. His hair had also gotten considerably spikier than when we were kids.

Ryan had NOT changed much over the years. One example was his spiky dark green hair, which I personally still don't think is natural. He wore a red shirt, gray hoodie, and blue pants.

"Hey girls," Ben greeted as they walked towards the house, each with two bags in each hand. He frowned when he saw the looks on each of our faces. "What's up?"

"Well Lena, look who FINALLY decided to grace us with their presence," Laura replied, the sarcasm was practically dripping with sarcasm.

"Alright, you guys are mad," Ryan spoke, setting the bags down, "That's totally understandable."

"Oh really? You boys figured that out all by yourselves?" I shot back.

"In our defense," Ben began, "It was pure chaos at the store, and we got caught in traffic. This really wasn't our fault. We did send texts."

I crossed my arms, "To keep in contact, or just because you didn't want to actually talk?" Both of their eyes widened a bit and seemed to begin sweating. They even tugged at their collars. "Well?"

Now they were just babbling random gibberish. Between the two of us, it was Laura who got tired of this first, "Alright, that's enough outta you two. Let's just go. We've had to wait for you two before we could eat, and everyone is starving," she threw an arm over my shoulder, "Including us."

"Please let go of me." Once that was all taken care of, the four of us walked into the house. "Ben and Ryan are here!"

"It's about damn time," Brock commented.

"BROCK!" Both Pandara and Victoria scolded him at the same time.

"I know! I know. I'm sorry."

"Enough talking! LET'S EAT!" Lynn exclaimed, racing to the kitchen like she was a kid again. Unfortunately, most of the kids imitated her.

"See? Everything worked out fine," Ryan pointed out, after almost everyone had gone to (or near)the kitchen.

Laura rolled her eyes and smacked his arm, "Shut up."

"Come on," Ben grabbed my hand, "Let's eat."

Ryan threw an arm over Laura's shoulder, "That's a plan I can agree on." Laura and I shared a look before rolling our eyes and laughing. The holidays with my family is always loud. And crazy. And chaotic. And just...pure madness. All of that has only increased with new relatives and additions to the family.

The next two to two and a half hours just talking and laughing. Given the fact that there was so much more of us than usual, we tried to stay as quiet as we could. Which really wasn't that quiet. But hey, we were trying. Of course, our little meet up was NOTHING compared to the morning. It was (to quote Lori) literally the exact definition of pure chaos. Yelling and cheering and running around. Complete anarchy, and there wasn't a single place on Earth that I'd rather be.

(Author's Note: Annnnnnnnd that's a wrap. I do understand that it may not seem like the "conventional" Christmas special. In retrospect, it may not have been the best idea to make my Christmas special and first future chapter the same. Oh well, live and learn.

Hope you guys enjoyed the future theme. I didn't try to focus too much on any character as to show everyone. If you guys would like to see more chapters set in this time, let me know and I can give other characters more time in the spotlight for future chapters.

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