Chapter 15

Santa Saurus

It was Christmas over Sanjo City, as houses around the suburbs put up all sorts of Christmas decorations such as wreathes on the doors or hanging Christmas lights outside. The City itself too glittered with bright lights and snowflake ornaments hung up at store entrances or on buildings, as snow flakes descended gently down to the ground and covered some areas in a smooth blanket of white snow, the air was filled with the warm and joyous singing of carols by Christmas choirs in the streets or going door to door, hoping everyone would be filled with the Christmas spirit and have a happy new year.

In her room at the animal hospital, Cera was dressed in a white upper top and long red dress writing in her journal about the events from the other day after she and the others had a trip down to Kyoto to catch a fukuisaurus. For a small dinosaur it was both fast and pretty strong, especially its move card, which she feel would serve plenty of good use on Zoe's hands. Miku, wearing a red santa hat hopped over to where she was as she written down the entry in her journal before closing it up.

"Alright," she said as she stood up and helped Miku onto her shoulder, "Now that that's taken care of I think it's time to lend a helping hand in getting the place ready." As she said that, Miku chirped happily and with excitement as they shut the bedroom door behind them and went downstairs. After that they aided Mrs Drake in setting up the Christmas Tree and its' decorations, hanging ornaments around the house as well as helping to prepare a Christmas turkey.

"Thank you very much Cera." said Zoe's mom gratefully with a warm smile, dressed in a Mrs Claus outfit. "You've been such a great help getting the place ready for Christmas."

"It's my pleasure Mrs Drake." said Cera with a bow, "After Zoe decided to spend her time over at the Taylors' I couldn't just leave you and Mr Drake all alone now could I? This is also my way of saying thanks for giving me a place to stay too."

"Now that's very sweet of you." she smiled warmly with a chuckle, before the house phone began to ring.

Ring Ring

"I'll get it." she said as she went over to pick it up.

As she did, Cera looked outside the window to see the gentle snow falling from the bright evening sky and hearing the echoes of singing and cheer in the distance, which helped to put her mind and hart at ease, "It sure is nice isn't it Miku?" she said to her partner who hopped next to her as she sat down at the table. "Christmas really is a time for cheer and giving, as well as thankful for what we have." While they may not remember much about themselves, they are at least are thankful for what they have now. That was what went through her mind, as Mrs Drake soon came up to her.

"Hey Cera?" she asked getting her attention as the young girl looked to her.

"Yes?"

"My husband's calling me out now," said Mrs Drake as she got a first aid kit from the back room, "He said something about an emergency with the elephants at the zoo catching a cold in this weather, and he needs me to bring over his…hee hee….mega needle for it." she giggled patting the kit she had with her which made both Cera and Miku shiver at the thought.

"Brrr….." The first time they saw it, they nearly had their souls scared out of their bodies, but to have it brought up on Christmas was something they wouldn't expect….

"Going out to work on the holidays? Harsh…." said Cera pityingly.

"It is, but it can't be helped sometimes…." Mrs Drake sighed with a smile as she prepared to leave the house, "So I'm afraid I won't be able to stay and help with the decorations, sorry for that." She said, but before she left she turned around to look at Cera again, "Also I'm sorry to trouble you but would you also mind looking after the house while we're away too?" she asked hoping to trust her with said important task.

Cera smiled and nodded without hesitation, "It's no problem at all Mrs Drake, I perfectly understand."

Mrs Drake smiled brightly upon hearing her words, "Thank you, you really are an angel from the heavens." She said gratefully as she opened the door and began to leave, "I'll be back as soon as I can, I promise."

"Take your time, after all a proper procedure can't be rushed otherwise there'll be consequences." Cera waved with Miku hopping up and down.

"Hahaha well said." Mrs Drake chuckled, "Well take care now!" she said shutting the door behind her.

"Bye!" After she left the premises, and the sound of the family car starting up and driving away, Cera had noticed a to-do list Mrs Drake left them on the fridge as she took it down and read it through. She then smirked seeing they weren't too much trouble for her to handle though they were quite a lot….. "Quite a number of things to do for just 1 night." She thought before bringing up her dinoshot and dialling on it, I'd better check in with Reese and see when she'll be getting back." she said to herself as it rang a little and soon the call came through, showing Reese on the screen, "Hi Reese, you done with your work at the D lab yet?" Cera asked.

She however sighed and shook her head, "Not quite," she said, "I still have a few more tests to run on the android first and then a couple more records to archive before I close up for the day." she answered, "Then I'm going to be heading over to the mall the get a Christmas present for everyone." she then added at the end with a warm smile.

"Aww that's so sweet of you…." said Cera clapping her hands together feeling touched by her friend's kind generosity.

"Yes, though I may not show it I really do care about you all very much." Reese nodded, "And I want to take the time and effort to pick out something meaningful to show it as well."

"I understand," Cera replied nodding, "Take your time and don't rush it, all that matters is the careful thought you put into the gift and the spirit in which you give. That's what makes Christmas."

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Reese chuckled as she prepared to cut the call, "Take care now." She said as the screen turned dark.

Seeing they were now on their own, looking ay the list Cera then smiled as she looked to Miku, "Well Miku, might as well get started on this. These chores aren't going to do themselves." She said as Miku squawked in excitement, hopping onto her shoulder as they went off.

The next couple of hours Cera helped to hang up the remaining decorations around the house including stockings and ornaments, while Miku settled for putting up the star ontop of the tree. She found climbing around it to be very enjoyable as she wrapped the Christmas scarfs, ornaments and angels around in different spots to balance it completely.

After that, they went to the animal holding pens to help feed the dogs and cats, while Miku chirped to the aviary area, which included some chickens, canaries and parrots, encouraging them to sing in their own Christmas animal carol to help liven things up a little. Later they went to the fish quarantine section giving the goldfish and guppies their Christmas dinner and then checking the heat lamps in the reptile section for the tortoises and lizards the make sure it was warm enough for them in the cold of winter. Finally after that they went to the large sections where wildlife rescues or even zoo animals were taken in, which included a few foxes and a couple of other exotic and unusual animals too. After reading them a 'Christmas carol', Cera seemed to have touched the animals' hearts as they soon settle down for a good night's sleep.

Seeing them all happy and peaceful made them both smile at one another for a job well done, a job either one of them wouldn't have been able to finish alone.

"Phew, looks like we've pretty much gotten everything sorted out Miku." said Cera with relief as she wiped some sweat from her brow after checking off the last item on their list. As she settled down onto the chair to catch her breath, Miku lay down flat on the table all poofed out but smiling with satisfaction. It was a lot of work to do on a holiday, but the experience of doing something wonderful for others was all the reward they needed as they sat back in enjoying themselves. As she was about to doze off in satisfaction, Cera suddenly recalled something important as she woke up and got out of her chair. Her moving it woke Miku up as she saw her partner grab her dinoshot from the table and dial on it.

Hopping over to get a look, she saw Cera was staring at it rather seriously which put her on alert as she dialled through several encryption codes on the screen, "Maybe I ought to check in on the alpha gang to make sure they aren't up to anything of the sort…." she said as she tried to hack into their live feeds. After she installed a link since the last time they entered Zeta Point, she made sure to relay her connection over various servers worldwide so they wouldn't be able to trace her. Since they discovered their home she couldn't take any chances, and on a holiday like this she wouldn't put it past them to try anything on a day like this.

As she did, a signal soon came on board as a few voices came over the com link, "We're almost there! The brats' hometown is just over this hill!" said Zander's voice from the other end.

"Oh great it's the 3 stooges…." Cera groaned while Miku hissed in agitation. "What are they up to now?" Cera narrowed her eyes, if they were doing something in their town on Christmas it couldn't be anything good….even if they were ti be giving out presents or sing carols she doubt anything they could come up with would be in the holiday spirit at all….

"First we'll get back Rod and Laura then later the cards! This is the easiest mission Dr Z ever gave us!" Ursula cheered as Cera hardened her expression at their despicable plan.

"Yup, we'll get back on his good side for sure with this!" Ed cheered on the other end.

"Say I just thought of something better!" Ursula then spoke out.

"Oh?"

"What's that?" asked Ed and Zander.

"From what the camera showed, apparently only 3 out of the 4 brats are at the house now, meaning no doubt that their last member, that other girl is alone by herself somewhere!" Ursula pointed out, "I bet she's at the animal hospital, the same place when we brought their house to our island!"

"I get it! We'll gang up on her and take her and her dinosaur by ourselves!" Zander gasped in excitement.

"Then the rest of those goodie two shoes will have no choice but to give into our demands! Ahahahahah! Sometimes I even amaze myself!" Ursula laughed deviously.

"In that case, plotting a course for Pet Town Animal hospital now!" Ed called out as the com then switched off.

As the feed ended, Cera narrowed her eyes seriously as Miku climbed onto her shoulder just as furious as she was. As if finding out where Max's home was bad enough, now they were going after her, "Trying to attack our unguarded house? What a perfect way to ruin the holidays…." she muttered as she stood up firmly, "If they think I'm about to give up without a fight they've got another thing coming….." he thought seriously looking around and remembering all the great things the Drakes did for her since she came here, "This is my home and I'll have to defend it….somehow….." she thought uneasily looking around, other than for the kitchen utensils she didn't really have anything that could be used to dispatch 3 burglars who could use dinosaurs…this was a tricky one, and if Rod and Laura were in the area she couldn't afford to call for help knowing that the D Team would need everyone present to stand a chance against them, no doubt they were on their own.

She almost resorted to call the police when Miku suddenly gained an idea and began chirping in her ear. After hearing it out, Cera's eyes brightened up, "Yeah! That could work!" she said smiling as she patted her partner on the head, "Good idea girl!" she praised as Miku fluffed up her feather joyfully.

(Later)

About half an hour later, the A Team soon came upon the Drake residence at the front, peaking their heads around the corner with devious grins. "Alright here we are!" Zander called out loud as the stupid in front.

As Ed took a closer look, putting a hand over his eyes for a better view he saw no signs of anyone moving about inside through the front windows not heard anything, "Looks like the place is completely empty. They must have all gone out somewhere to celebrate." he said as Ursula snickered to herself.

"Hee hee, this will be easier than kicking a ball across the field! Even if we don't find the fourth brat we still have a whole house to loot!" she cackled as the others followed with her.

"Yeah, I think we might actually pull it off this time!" Zander grinned eagerly.

"But we're not actually going to barge in through the front door are we?" Ed then asked.

"Of course not, we'll surround it on all sides." Ursula corrected him as they huddled together for a plan of attack, "I'll go through the side." She looked to Zander next, "Zander you take the back." she said as he nodded before turning to Ed for last, "Ed you go in from the roof like Santa Claus."

He jumped back in surprise, "What!?" he cried out in alarm as he shook his arms out and his head, "B…But I'm afraid of Santa! I'm claustrophobic!" he whined as Ursula scowled at him while Zander shook his head.

"That's not what it means Ed…." he mumbled.

"Just do it and don't question me!" Ursula then growled suddenly which made them both jump up in alarm and stand tall like soldiers ready to obey!

"Yes ma'am!" They both shuddered before splitting up for their respective sides!

"Hee hee hee!" Ursula grinned widely almost like the grinch as she leapt over the hedge where the garden was before pulling up the window surprisingly with little effort, "Ha, they didn't even lock the windows." she snarked as she brought herself into the family living room. Only to splash down in a rather large plastic tub as she landed! She blinked her eyes in surprise as she looked down, "Huh? What the-" She froze stiff when she saw in the tub was a rather large electric eel slithering about in the water and around her legs! Before she could jump out she suddenly received a massive jolt of electricity which surged through every fibre of her being!

BZZT!

"YEAGH!" she cried out doing a jig with each jolt she received before falling out of the tub and on the floor unconscious! "Ugh…." She groaned as she face planted on the floor, while an african grey parrot felt in and landed on the table near where she was and began squawking at her while she was out cold.

"Squawk! You're an old lady!" It first screeched in Zander's voice, "SQUAWK! She's an old lady! SQUAWK!" the parrot then squawked in Ed's voice as Ursula gritted her teeth on the floor, tensing up her fist as a tic mark appeared on her forehead.

"Grrrgh….."

Outside, Ed had barely managed to climb up the ladder and get ontop of the roof, where the glass upper window was. As he did he gulped down hard and sweated anxiously before shaking his head clear and pumping his hand int a fist, "Alright, to beat my worst fear I'll have to become my worst fear!" he said sounding as brave as he could, mustering all his courage before swallowing down hard, "Gulp….here goes!" He declared as he opened the upper window and jumped in! "HYAH!" Unfortunately the square window was far too small for his large plump body as he ended up getting stuck halfway in the upper attic! "Uh oh…." he croaked seeing himself inside the dark dusty attic (filled with covered up old furniture and pet related items like spare food, shipping crates and supplies) as his legs shook outside upon being trapped! "Help! Someone get me out of here!" he cried out as he shook about and thrashed but to no avail!

"Poof….at least things can't get any worse…." he muttered before freezing stiff to see a pair of striped skunks walk up to him, hissing and flaring their tails at him! He began to sweat profusely as he held out his hands to them, "Err nice skunks…..pretty skunks?" They then turned around and aimed their tails at him and letting loose a noxious spray in his face, as he cried out in agony!

SPRAY!

"AAAAAAAHHHH!" he screamed as his cries echoed through the dark of the attic!

"Here we go." Back downstairs at the other end, Zander came in at the backdoor and entered through to find himself where the couch and seating area was. As he strolled in he then realised something, "Oh I just remembered! This also happens to be the very place my angel lives at!" He gasped before blushing red and spinning about like a drunk, "Oh my angel! Oh this is a dream come true! I really am in heaven!" he sang before scampering off, "Her room must be around here somewhere! I just know it!" he cheered with excitement as he scampered off forgetting about the mission.

"P.U….." Ed moaned in anguish after the skunks left, he was still hanging at the upper window and many tears were watering from his eyes, "I'm really going to need a shower after this….." he whimpered crying to himself wondering what he ever did to deserve this. His tortures were only just beginning, outside on the roof an african crested porcupine crawled up from where his bottom was, sniffing it then hissed viciously before striking with its tail! "YOW!" Ed cried out as the pain spurred him to pull himself in! Sending him tumbling down the attic trap door and then falling down to the upper floor of the house! "GAAAAAHHH!" he cried as he face planted on the floor! "Ouch…." he then groaned with a quill sticking out from his butt!

Nearby Zander came upon a door and sniffing it he then grinned and drooled upon recognising the scent of the perfume from it, "Hee hee….this must be it!" he said shadily as he reached out for the door knob, only to have his other hand pull it away. "Oh I shouldn't do this, this would be disrespecting her privacy, not to mention it'll make me look like some kind of creep…" he thought to himself as an inner war between his infatuation and his conscience was raging violently as he dramatically kept pulling his open hand away multiple times! "GARGH! I can't decide!" he cried out grasping his head in agony.

"Squawk! Ursula's an old hag!" the parrot continued to squawk downstairs at Ursula with the same voices as her teammates. Upon noticing she raise her head and her eyes were flaring red, the bird quickly flew away and out of sight as she punched the ground and pushed herself back up, snarling like a vicious lion ready to kill! "Right….that tears it…." she growled as she popped her knuckles and tensed up 1 fist, which had a serious tic mark, and she gnashed her teeth before storming off to look for the 2 bozos! "Grrrr…When I find them, that'll be the last time they ever utter a single word…."

Back upstairs Zander had calmed down and apparently had given in to his inner desires in the end, as he grabbed hold of the knob and began to turn, "Oh she doesn't need to know this, and I just can't resist!" he grinned and blushed red as he turned the knob. His nose even began to bleed a bit as he slowly opened the door, excited for what kinds of mysteries he would uncover in Reese's room. As he opened it fully, he was greeted by an unexpected guest inside, which snarled at him.

Hiss….

"Huh?" He blinked his eyes as the growl snapped him out of his fantasies. Looking again he froze and turned pale to see a large alligator growl at him before lunging out!

"ROAR!"

"BWAAAAAAHHHHH!" He screamed shutting the door quickly and feeling a huge thud at the door followed by multiple poundings from the other side! "Not my angel! Not my angel!" He screamed flailing his arms out as he ran off as far as possible from the door!

"Yuck, I really stink worse than Helga's atomic waste cooking…." Ed groaned plucking out the porcupine quill from his backside, as he stomped his feet crankily on the same floor, even holding in a hurl before letting it loose. To his luck as he opened a door he smiled to see the washroom complete with shower, bathtub and front sink. "Finally a bathroom….." he smiled gratefully as he opened the window to find all kinds of bathroom tools inside from toothbrushes, hairdryers, shavers etc. "There must be something in here that can help with this…." He muttered looking around for something he could use to help with the smell, before grabbing hold of 2 bottles, "Deodorant….cologne….it'll have to do…." he said reading it out loud before spraying himself all over and wiping it under his armpits. Sniffing himself while it wasn't a full proof solution it had to do for the time being. Looking to the side he saw the toilet bowl was closed as he raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Why's the toilet closed down? That's inconvenient…." he muttered as he opened it up. As he did, a cobra suddenly raised itself up till it could look Ed in the eye! He then sweated nervously as it opened its jaws and hissed at him. "AAAAAAHHH!" Ed screamed quickly shoving the huge snake back in the toilet then shutting the seat back down and running away in a panic! "What have these guys been eating!?" he screamed as he came down the hallway near the stairs!

"I didn't know my angel could keep such a monster as a pet!" Zander wailed as he and Ed crashed into each other!

"GAH!" They then tumbled down the stairs in a flurry before slamming at the door in a tumble! "Oof! Ow! Yowch!"

As they regained their senses, rubbing their temples and sore behinds they looked to one another groggily, "Oof….Where did you come from?" Ed asked.

"I could ask you the same thing….." Zander replied.

They quickly hugged each other in a fright as they looked around worried as to what other animal may jump out at them next! "What is this place!?"

"This isn't a house it's a zoo!" They each cried out in a panic!

"There you are….." A deep voice suddenly said to them from behind them which snapped them out of their funk. As they turned they saw Ursula was walking towards them, apparently with tightened fists and a shade covering over her eyes.

They both blinked at her, unaware of the sour mood she was in as she soon came upon them both, "Oh hey Ursula."

"How's-"

"Take that!" She suddenly cut them off as she delivered a swift knuckle sandwich to their faces causing them to cave in!

SMACK! POW!

"OW!" They yelped as they got a black eye and missing tooth each after pulling their faces back out!

"What did we ever do to you!?" They whined as she tensed and shook a fist at them!

"That's what you get for calling me an old lady you clods!" she growled before folding her arms and looking away from them, "Hmph!"

Rubbing his cheek sorely which was now bulging red after missing a tooth, "Is she still mad at us for that?" Zander muttered to Ed looking to him.

Ursula's ear suddenly pricked up and she shot a ferocious glare at them which made a lion look like a kitten! "So you do admit it!" she shrieked as her fingers began twitching, just waiting to grab hold of some nincompoop's throat and rip their heads off their bodies!

"Gah! W….We didn't mean it! We swear!" Ed and Zander both cried out shaking their hands in front while also begging them not to hit their face as she came closer and closer to them!

"I trust you guys as far as I can throw Tank in full size!" She then screeched followed by deep heavy breathing with each snarl. Unaware that a tarantula suddenly landed on her head from above.

"Ah!" Both men gasped in alarm to see the large hairy spider ontop of Ursula's head as she edged closer and closer, but she soon stopped upon seeing their expressions had changed.

"Hey, what's up with your 2 clowns now?" she asked suspiciously as she blinked her eyes.

"Ursula! Stop! Don't move!" Zander yelled out to her as he held a hand out while Ed went off to the side near the door.

She then gritted her teeth in annoyance and frustration, "Oh no you don't! You don't talk back to me when I-" She suddenly froze when Ed came back with 2 umbrellas, and he handed 1 over to Zander as they focused entirely on her. "Umm….what are you doing?" She then asked as a bead of sweat dripped down her cheek and the 2 men came walked up to her while holding up the umbrellas!

"Ursula….Do…not…move….." said Ed firmly eying above her.

"Stay perfectly still….." Zander followed as they raised up the umbrellas they held.

Ursula' heart began to race as she eventually found herself backed up against the wall with the 2 men cornering her ready to bash her head with he umbrellas it seemed! "Come on now this isn't funny…." she swallowed hard and tensed as they came within but a few feet of her, "Don't you-"

WHAM!

"YOW!" she cried clutching her head which now developed a huge bump after Zander and Ed both brought their umbrellas down hard on her! The spider however had quickly jumped off at the last second and scurried away somewhere and the 2 men got town on the floor looking for it.

"Where is it!? Did you get it!?" asked Ed frantically as he looked all around him ready to swat the spider the second it crossed his line of vision.

"It couldn't have gone far!" Zander followed.

"How….dare….you!?" Ursula growled in her most furious voice and tone of all! They turned pale and froze seeing she had recovered and had stood up again, popping her knuckles and developing a demonic aura around her! "You dare attack me!? I'll crush you!" She screeched as she leapt on the both of them and the 3 of them ended up in a vicious tussle!

"GAAAAAHHHH!"

Unbeknownst to them, Cera had picked up the tarantula which had crawled upstairs, which she then put into her pocket safely before snickering in amusement at the 3 stooges with Miku, before making her presence known to them, "My my you guys are sure lacking in the Christmas spirit this season." she said to them.

"Huh!?" They looked up from their fighting and widened their eyes to see Cera was folding her arms and striking at them rather smugly from the top of the stairs. "You!"

"You planned this all along didn't you!?" Zander accused as she shrugged her shoulders uncaringly.

"Now you realise it?" she sighed shaking her head, "Boy you 3 really are slow…."

Her snarky comments made the Trio growl and clench their fists at her cursingly, "Grrr…."

"Why you….."

"It's been fun messing around with you tonight," she said before folding an arm on her hip, "But I really have to get this place ready for Christmas before everyone comes home, so I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave." she asked as politely as she could wheel Miku chirped in addition.

"Ha! You think we'll just go because you asked!? Fat chance!" Ursula retorted shaking her fist out at the little girl.

"After all you put us through it's pay back time!" Zander bellowed having lost all restraint and mercy.

"Our Christmas Present to you!" Ed concluded popping his knuckles as they began to climb up the stairs to where she was.

She however wasn't at all worried as she reached into her other pocket, "I thought you might say that." she said as she picked something from it and held it out to them, "Which is why I have this." She said holding what appeared to be a long metallic whistle with a dog bone key chain at the end of it.

The trio stopped upon sight of it, "A whistle?" Ursula questioned.

"Gah! What if it's an animal call or something!?" Ed gasped as the trio widened their eyes in alarm!

"AH!"

Cera snickered as she held the mouthpiece and took a breath before she put it in.

"EEP!" The Alpha gang covered their heads and closed their eyes unable to bear with it much longer. But after a few seconds they didn't hear any sound much to their surprise..

"Huh? I didn't hear anything…." asked Zander curiously as they looked back up to see Cera had blown on the whistle but no sound appeared to be coming out. When she stopped the trio grinned and snickered deviously seeing there was nothing stopping them now from getting well deserved Christmas revenge!

"Haha! Looks like your little animal call is bust!" Ursula mocked pointing out to her.

To her surprise Cera smirked back at them rather sinisterly as she took the away from her lips, "Oh it's not broken, it's working fine. Also it's not an animal call, it's a whistle." she corrected.

"A….whistle?" The trio said in unison, blinking their eyes curiously.

"Mhmm." she nodded, "This is a dog whistle, which makes a sound so high pitch that people can't hear but only dogs can." she said before grinning at the best part, "In fact this is a special whistle that attract every criminal's worst nightmare." She said as her eyes gained a rather dark look on them, "A pack of viciously trained police dogs." On cue, a doberman, rottweiler and german shepherd burst in from different corners of the house before snarling and growling viciously at the 3 intruders!

"GAH!" they cried out as the dogs were surrounding them on all sides as they huddled together in a panic at the dogs gnashing their teeth and foaming at the mouth, hinting possible rabies but they didn't want to find out!

"N…Nice doggies…."

"Sit boy…."

"Want a bone?" They each pleaded as the pack edged in closer.

The Trio turned pale as Cera held the whistle up again to her face as she gave out the order, "Alright boys, sick em!" she pointed out at them as she blew again!

The high pitch sound made the dog's ears prick up before they growled and charged ahead!

GROWL!

"BWAAAAHH!" They all screamed as the sounds of tussling and smashing soon came upon the house before the trio ran outside the front glass door with the 3 dogs on their tails!

"You stay behind Ed! You've got more meat on you!" Ursula cried out.

"Me!? But they want protein, I'm all fat and cholesterol!" Ed whined, "If it's bones they want they can just take Zander!"

"Oh no you don't! You have the right balance of meat and bones Ursula so you go!" He yelped as he jumped and the dog's bite barely missed!

"WAAAAAAHHHH!" They screamed in terror as they disappeared down the road into he snowy night.

"Merry Christmas!" Cera sang out to them as she waved her hands in the holiday spirit. "Phew, and that takes care of that….." she breathed in relief to see it was finally over and they could rest easy now. She looked down to her shoulder and smiled at Miku, "Great job getting the animals to cooperate, such a good girl." she praised as her partner chirped happily. They then turned around to see the alpha gang had left a bit of a mess in the house that needed some tending to and fast. Stretching out her arms Cera folded her arms on her hips, "Well, time to spruce the place up before they all get back." she said as she went back in the front to clean up.

(Meanwhile)

In an open street further off from the animal hospital, the A Team came out of an alleyway all exhausted and out of breath as they limped out and nearly collapsed on the ground, "Huff….huff…..glad that's over with…." Ed huffed and wheezed before falling down to the ground.

"Yeah, it's a miracle we managed to get away…." Ursula groaned as she sat down at the wall of a building out of breath and energy, also barely recovering from the shock at nearly having her butt bitten off. She in fact was thinking of calling it quits and going home when suddenly-

"Hey look!" Zander pointed out ahead while lying down on the ground, when the others followed they widened their eyes in surprise to see a battle brewing!

"It's Rod and Laura!" Ursula gasped seeing they had Terry, Spiny and Tank out.

"And the brats too!" Ed followed as they had Chomp and Ace on their side. It was a rough fight but in the end despite being outnumbered, Ace was able to take all 3 of them out single handedly with a mayfly and the battlefield disappeared.

"Hoho, looks like they got their butts beat!" Ursula chuckled in amusement as Zander and Ed snickered seeing they could take advantage of the situation. "And it's up to us to save the day! Come on troops!" She announced plucking out their secret weapon from their pocket, the megalosaurus that Dr Z gave them, "Charge!" She then announced as the 3 of them ran ahead into battle!

(Meanwhile)

Back at the Drake residence, the front doors opened and the first to step in was Dr Drake with a large jolly smile on his face while dressed up in a Santa getup, even with a santa hat too. "We're home!" he hollered as he came in with a sack filled with his medical gear followed by Mrs Drake and Reese who were dressed as his helper elves. "Boy that sure was a handful wasn't it?" he said wiping some sweat from his brow.

"It sure was honey." Mrs Drake smiled.

"Just be glad the elephant didn't try to crush you after you gave it its' shot dad." said Reese pushing up her glasses. As they looked around, they found the entire house spotless and decorated with all kinds of christmas holiday decorations from wreathes on the wall, angels on the lights, the Christmas tree was flashing in many colours and it was even better than they had left it earlier!

"Wow, this place looks amazing….." Mrs Drake commented while her husband's jaw dropped in awe, needing her to push it back up to close.

"Yeah, it's….very impressive…." Reese admitted as she looked around, surprised that Cera was able to get it all done on her own without anyone's help. Speaking of Cera-

"Thanks." she said as she walked in carrying a freshly baked Christmas cake with Christmas berries on the top, before settling it on the table where Miku awaited with the turkey. As she did, the little raptor jumps up and down with excitement as she couldn't wait to take a bite out of the fresh poultry, "I put in a lot of work to get this place ready for the holidays. I even got us a cake ready too." said Cera to the Drakes who looked on in awe and amazement at her efforts.

"Oh it looks delicious!" Mrs Drake clapped her hands together.

"I call first dibs!" Mr Drake called out as he tossed his sack aside and charged for the table, followed by his older daughter who couldn't help but chuckle to see his jolly attitude, "Hahahaha, I'll help you cut it up dad." Reese laughed as she went to the kitchen to get a knife, while her dad sat at the table waiting excitedly to take the first bite of their Christmas dinner.

"Thank you sweetie." said Zoe's mom as she put a hand on the girl's shoulder, "I hope it wasn't too much trouble Cera dear. Having to decorate the whole house and watch it on your own." she said as Cera shook her head and smiled brightly, filled with the holiday spirit.

"Oh no, it was no trouble at all…." she said as the family sat down together to have a Christmas dinner they'd never forget.

Here we have Santa Saurus, wanted to have Cera celebrate with the Drakes and have more of a home alone vibe with it, hope it was entertaining especially with all the animals pitching in to help too. Sure I also had them use Spiny here too because when they were having fun at the D Team house in the anime, I didn't want him to be left out so just imagine he was there in chibi form with Terry and Tank during the celebration. In case any of you are confused as to the design of the Drake household, watch Vaccination Vacation again and you can get a full bird's eye view of the household.

In response to reviews:-

To Drew Luczynski-

Thanks for the review, personally I feel Michelle kinda deserved it too. Also because they didn't end off the school in the anime that well, wanted to make it more meaningful and hope it didn't disappoint.

I also hope to use some other arcade exclusive dinosaurs for the few remaining season 1 OC chapters but season 2 will remain quite close to the canon. Glad you enjoyed it.