A chapter fit for Christmas. I hope you like it. And Merry Christmas!
Chapter 32: A Merry Holiday Match
Tom, Sarah and Sidney were setting up their decorations for Christmas. "I really love Christmas." Sidney said as she helped Sarah with the Christmas lights. "So do I, darling. Nothing beats being with family for the holidays." Sarah said. "Hey, Sarah, remember our first Christmas together after we got married?" Tom asked. "How could I forget. It was the night you gave me my locket with our wedding photo in it." Sarah said. "Which is next to my baby picture." Sidney said, remembering the story. "That was one of the best Christmases of my life." Sarah said. "And hopefully this one will be even better." Tom said.
Just then, Sidney's scanner started beeping. Sidney put down her end of the lights and answered her scanner. "Majorina, you have been challenged to a mystery match. Prepare your deck, then report to the Chirrul Drome in exactly 3 hours." The Drome Master said, ending the call. Sidney was surprised to hear this. As were Tom and Sarah. "I just got challenged. And it's only 3 days until Christmas." Sidney said. "I didn't even think Chaotic would be open around Christmas." Sarah said. "I didn't either." Tom said. "Well, what should I do?" Sidney asked. "Well, the choice to accept this challenge is up to you, Sid." Sarah said. "Whatever you decide, we strongly support it." Tom said. Sidney looked at her scanner, thinking about what to do. Then, she made her choice.
In Chaotic, Sidney headed right for the Chirrul Drome. Tom and Sarah watched from the Port Court. As Sidney entered, she saw her challenger. An old man with a rather husky body and a big white beard. He kept his hood up, hiding his face for the moment. Sidney stared at her challenger, somehow recognizing him. "So um, you, uh, ready to get Chaotic?" Sidney asked. "Why, yes, I am…young Sidney Majors." The old man said. Sidney's felt her ears deceived her. She knew that voice. "Santa?!" She asked in shock. "Ho-ho-ho!" The old man chuckled, pulling his hood back to reveal the father of Christmas himself.
(Intro (Christmas Themed)
Sidney couldn't believe it. Santa Clause had challenged her to a Chaotic match. Tom and Sarah were just as surprised. "Wow, Santa. I didn't know you played Chaotic." Sidney said as she assembled her team. "The elves and I play the card game when we're not working too hard for Christmas. I play a bit online too." Santa said. "So, why did you challenge me?" Sidney asked. "I wanted to test one of my favorite nice listed children and see how she does against a real holly jolly challenge." Santa replied. Sidney felt like she was 7-years old again.
"This could be some match. I mean, our daughter is facing Santa Clause himself!" Tom said. "I know. This should be very Chaotic." Sarah said. "You're right. It should be." Tom said.
"Majorina, HolidayMaster, lock your decks, please." The Drome Master instructed. Sidney and Santa locked their decks and revealed their teams. Sidney had put up Drakness, Verlina, Sukoval, Lhad, Princess Oézaeria and Flitterix on her team. Santa had Ikkatosh, Blügon, Owis, Iparu, Antideon and an unknown reindeer Creature in the back. "Who's that Creature in the back?" Sidney asked. "That's Rudoliphan. An OverWorlder. He's my very special Creature." Santa explained. "I don't think I've ever seen him in any Drome matches before." Sidney said. "Then you'll be the first to experience what he can do." Santa said.
Majorina, since you've accepted the mystery challenge, you will attack first." The Drome Master said. "Activate the Location randomizer." Sidney spun her randomizer, landing on the first Location. "The first Location, Wooden Pillar. Choose your attacking Creature and it's target." "Sukoval attacks Blügon!" Sidney declared, tapping her Sukoval and transforming into the yellow sea snake. Santa tapped his Blügon and transformed into the big blue ape man. "Let's get holiday Chaotic, Santa!" Sidney said as everything went white.
At Wooden Pillar, Sukoval climbed up the roots, looking for Blügon. Just then, there was a yell. Sukoval looked up. Blügon came dropping down with his pickaxe. Sukoval quickly zipped out of the way as Blügon landed and struck the pillar with his pickaxe, freezing it slightly. "Wow! That was incredible! Never pictured you to be so aggressive, Santa." Sukoval said. "There's a lot about me that even you don't know." Blügon said, blowing Hail Storm from his mouth. Sukoval dropped down, dodging the attack. "Hydro Balls!" He fired Hydro Balls from his eyes, hitting Blügon right in the chest, causing him to fall. Luckily, he grabbed a root sticking out of the pillar. "Sorry I had to do that! I hope you don't put me on the naughty list for that!" Sukoval called. "That's up to me and me alone. Ice Shard!" Blügon fired ice shards from his hand, hitting Sukoval dead on and coding him.
Sidney was shocked at Santa's skill as a Chaotic player. "Well, that was rather naughty of me." Santa said as he transformed back. "You just took me by surprise, that's all." Sidney said. Santa nodded in understanding and spun his randomizer, landing on the next Location. "The next Location, the Forest of Life." "Ikkatosh attacks Drakness." Santa declared.
In the forest, Drakness flew through it, avoiding Ikkatosh's Torrent of Flame attacks. "Ember Swarm!" Drakness fired Ember Swarm from his hands, hitting the living tree Creature, but barely made a scratch on his bark. "How the-" Drakness asked in confusion. "Look around. See those sparkly dots floating in the air? That means it's Aichlyss here in the Forest of Life." Ikkatosh explained. "Aichlyss. When the 3 stars form on a certain angle that disperses mirages and invisibility powers." Drakness said with realization. "Correct. And as a bonus, as an ice tree, Ikkatosh gets lots of boosts here in the Forest of Life during this time." Ikkatosh said. "Maybe. But I've got plenty of boosts myself." Drakness said, forming a Diamond of Vlaric in his hand. "Then let's see what you can do." Ikkatosh said. Drakness fired Pebblestorm from the Diamond. Ikkatosh kept his ground and fired back with Torrent of Flame. The fire/water attack started to push the earth attack back. Seeing that his attack was being overpowered, Drakness quickly flew away, making the torrent hit a tree. Ikkatosh saw what Drakness was doing and fired a Frostblight, sending him into a tree. Drakness struggled to get up, but Ikkatosh fired a Heat Rage at him, coding him.
Sidney's attack. "Lhad attacks Owis!" At Lake Morn, Lhad was chasing Owis around the lake with his Bronzeflight, blasting him with Airize. Owis managed to dodge the first 2, but the last one sent him flying into the lake. 'Owis' energy is almost at 0. One more attack and he's code.' Sidney thought. Lhad was about to zoom over. But then, the lake started to shake. Lhad was confused at what was happening. Just then, a Gigantroper shot up out of the water with Owis on top. "A Gigantroper?! That's not good!" Lhad panicked. Owis raised his left arm, controlling the Gigantroper's arm and fired an Energy Blast from the hand. The blast knocked Lhad off his Bronzeflight and sent him into the sand. Lhad got up and fired a Magmamight from his chest. But the Gigantroper broke through the attack with another Energy Blast and coded Lhad with it.
Tom and Sarah watched with worry as their daughter was losing battle after battle. "Man, Sid's getting pounded in there." Sarah said. "Yeah. I never expected Santa to get so serious when it comes to battling in Chaotic. I'm not sure Sid can even win this one." Tom said. "Maybe. But we just have to hope Sidney can pull out a miracle. "Owis attacks Princess Oézaeria." Santa declared from the screen. "Well, let's start hoping." Tom said.
At UnderWorld City's scrapyard, Oézaeria ran through the place, dodging the Gigantroper's Energy Blasts and rockets. Pokemon stopped running for a second to catch her breath, hiding behind a huge scrap pile. But then, the Gigantroper burst through the pile. "Sorry there, little girl. But it looks like game over." Owis said. 'Right. Time to try out a new trick.' Sidney thought. "Coil Crush!" Oézaeria wrapped her tail around the Gigantroper's leg. "What was that supposed to accomplish?" Owis asked. Oézaeria pulled as hard as she could, causing the leg to lift up and tilting the robot. Owis fell off, crashing into the scrap. Before he could recover, he saw the Gigantroper fall on top of him, coding him.
Sidney sighed in relief as she transformed back. "Well, that was quite the effort, young Sidney. But you still need to beat the rest of my Creatures if you want to win against me." Santa said. "Then let's start rockin' around this Christmas party." Sidney said.
Sidney's attack. "Flitterix attacks Blügon!" At Invectoid Garden, Blügon waited for Flitterix to come out, pickaxe ready. Just then, Flitterix came out of nowhere and blasted Blügon with Pollen Gust, knocking his pickaxe out of his hand. Blügon tried to fight back with Hail Storm, but Flitterix dodged the attack and coded him with Spirit Gust.
Santa's attack. "Ikkatosh attacks Flitterix." In the Labyrinth of Linsic, Flitterix attacked Ikkatosh with Airslash. But Ikkatosh dodged the attack and fired with Riptide. The attack soaked Flitterix's wings, causing her to fall. Ikkatosh then attacked with Inferno Gust, coding her.
Sidney's attack. "Princess Oézaeria attacks Antideon!" In Kiru City, Antideon fought with a Flitflut, firing Power Pulses at Oézaeria. But Oézaeria threw him off course by hitting one of the Flitflut's propellers with Iron Balls. As Antideon struggled to keep his Gear airborn, Oézaeria used Telekinetic Bolt to pick up a town statue of Tangath Toborn and swung it at Antideon, coding him.
Santa's attack. "Ikkatosh attacks Princess Oézaeria." At Crystal Cave, Ikkatosh tried to blast the Mipedian Princess with Torrent of Flame, but Oézaeria dodged the attack by leaping around on the crystals. Then she fired a Night Strike from her hand, coding Ikkatosh.
Sidney's attack. "Princess Oézaeria attacks Iparu!" At Skeletal Springs, Iparu shouted Shriek Shock, slightly damaging the princess. "Melody of Mirage!" She shouted, casting her Mipedian Mugic, creating several mirages of her. But Iparu wasn't fooled. He swatted them all down with Dangalash, coding the real Oézaeria.
Santa's attack. "Iparu attacks Verlina." In Iparu's Jungle, Iparu attacked with a Torrent of Flame from his Pyroblaster. Verlina, who was hiding in a tree, jumped out, dodging the attack. "Skeletal Strike!" She launched a spirit of her own skeleton to attack Iparu, but he blasted it with Heat Rage. But Verlina would not give up. She fired Vine Snare from her fingers and latched onto Iparu. Then she spun like a top and swung him around and around. Finally, she swung him into a tree, coding him upon impact.
Sidney smiled proudly as she transformed back. Santa clapped with impression. "A very excellent match, Sidney. Very few players have never made it this far. But you still gotta beat Rudoliphan." He said. "That's my very special gift that I saved for last." Sidney said. "Majorina, it is your attack." The Drome Master said. Sidney spun her randomizer, landing on the last Location. "The next Location, the Riverlands." "Verlina attacks Rudoliphan!" Sidney declared. She tapped her Verlina and transformed into her best Creature and friend. Santa tapped his Rudoliphan and transformed. Rudoliphan was a man-sized reindeer with a red tunic and green wrist bracelets. "Now we'll get to see what Rudoliphan can do. Let's get Chaotic!" Sidney said.
Verlina knelt down at the edge of the Riverlands, waiting for Rudoliphan. Suddenly, several Ice Disks came out from the sky towards her. Verlina leapt out of the way as the disks hit the ground. Rudoliphan slowly hovered down from the sky. He then started attacking with Progressive Speed attacks. Verlina ran along the river avoiding the attacks. "Delerium!" She yelled, firing the multi-colored beam from her head. The beam hit Rudoliphan, causing his head to ache. "Coral Balls!" Verlina then fired Coral Balls from her hands, hitting the reindeer Creature head-on, dropping his energy down to 20. Rudoliphan, still under the effects of Delerium, did his best to concentrate. He then fired Riptide, hitting Verlina in her chest and knocking her into the river. Her energy dropped down to 15.
"Oh no!" Sarah cried. "Come on, Sid! You can do it!" Tom called.
Verlina resurfaced just as Rudoliphan regained control of his head. "You put up a good fight, young Sidney. But you're almost out of energy." Rudoliphan said. "You forget. So are you." Verlina said. "Not likely." Rudoliphan said. He summoned an aurora-like veil, surrounding himself. Verlina couldn't believe her eyes.
"Rudoliphan gained 50 energy from that veil!" Tom said. "But what is that veil? I've never seen a BattleGear like that before!" Sarah asked.
"This is a Northern Mountain Veil. It grants me 50 energy because Rudoliphan is a Muge." Rudoliphan explained. 'Great! It's gonna take a lot more power than I have here in the Riverlands to win this match now!' Sidney thought. But then, she thought of something. 'Unless-' Verlina dived back under the water. Rudoliphan looked confused. 'What could that young girl be planning? She can't be planning to attack me from underwater.' Santa thought. Just then, the river water shot up like a geyser. Verlina was on top of it. Rudoliphan watched as Verlina gathered the water to the center of her chest. Then she smiled and Rudoliphan gasped, knowing what was coming. "FLUIDMIGHT!" Verlina fired a giant fist of water at Rudoliphan, striking him hard and coding him.
"Yes!" Tom cheered. "She did it!" Sarah cried. "I can't believe it! She actually beat Santa Clause!" Tom said. "It's a Christmas miracle!" Sarah cried as she hugged her husband.
Sidney cheered as she transformed back. "Well done. You have beaten me." Santa said. "Thank you, Santa. But I hope beating you doesn't put me on the naughty list." Sidney said. Santa chuckled. "Not exactly. Sidney Majors, you've done so much good in your time on Earth and in Chaotic. And I can't think of a better reason to keep you on my nice list this year." He said. Sidney started to tear up and went to hug Santa. "Thank you, Santa." She said. Santa chuckled as he hugged her back.
On Christmas Morning, Tom, Sarah and Sidney had just went through their presents. Just as they were cleaning up the wrapping paper, Sarah noticed one more gift on the tree. She looked at it and saw that it had Sidney's name on it. "Hey, Sid? There's one more present for you!" She called. Sidney walked over and took the present. When she opened it, she couldn't believe her eyes. There were 2 new Chaotic cards. A Rudoliphan card and a Northern Mountain Veil card. And there was a note at the bottom. 'A special gift for a very special match. I look forward to a rematch someday. -Mr. C.' Sidney started to shed tears of joy. Tom and Sarah embraced her as they went to the window and stared outside. "Thank you, Santa. And Merry Christmas." Sidney said. Santa's image appeared in the sky and winked at the family. For this was the most wonderful Christmas of their lives.
*Sniff* I'm sorry. Writing that last part almost made me cry. But I'm hope you like this chapter. Merry Christmas, everyone.
New Cards:
Creature: Rudoliphan (Inspired by the Deer Spirit from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
OverWorld Muge
Courage: 75
Power: 60
Wisdom: 80
Speed: 75
Elements: Air, Water
Mugic: 2
Energy: 60
Ability: If player casts OverWorld Mugic, Rudoliphan gains 20 Energy.
BattleGear: Northern Mountain Veil
Grants 50 energy if user is a Muge
The Veil is a beautiful sight to be seen. And a very helpful piece of BattlGear. -Najarin
