Starland
It was The Time of Shadows in Starland, everyone was coming home for the holidays. Alesha and her family Molensas are going to take a break from the circus and celebrate at The Barrett Bed and Breakfast, Tyra and Cheryl will be celebrating Kwarmzaa in New Prism, Georgia will celebrate Chanukah in Old Prism, Leslie will be helping out at the production of A Festival of Illumination Carol as the narrator, Pia will be staying here and help feed the homeless wishlings, Vivian and Vega's father will be visiting Kalidescope City, Lottie will be helping out Alyssa, SHimmer, SHine and Pia with the homeless kids, and Carrie will be going to Jamaica so her father can meet his beloved Tamara after all these years.
After everyone left, the remaining Star Darlings headed off to the homeless children wing. Many of the patrons were playing together, including Sage's adoptive daughter, 'Nichelle'. While she was playing Candy Starland, she spotted a bunch of kids going to sleep. As they went to bed, Nurse MAisie and Lady Yasmin erased their memories of Starland's existence, although they did keep the happy memories. "Do you really have to erase their memories?"
"We have to," Nurse Maisie explained, "Because it's to dangerous for a Wishling who isn't Starland Worthy to know about the existence of Starland."
"Nichelle is worthy," recalled Pia, "Because she deeply believed that STarland is real and doesn't want to go back to her step-mother."
"True," Lady Yasmin replied, "But she did keep in touch with the homeless children she bonded with the most. Friendship circles change overtime, one starday it'll happen to you and your SDE friends."
Pia wasn't sure about what her grandmother said.
"Hey!" shouted Orla, "What are you guys doing?"
"Playing Candy Starland?" Nichelle asked
"Then I'm in," smiled Orla, much to the homeless kids satisfaction.
Pia was happy, because. her twin sister is controlling her temper around holidays, "Now this is The Gift of Sweets." Orla smiled,
Orla's words froze Shimmer and Shine, "Shine," Shimmer said to her twin sister, "we forgot to get presents for Festival of Illumination,"
"It's not like Christmas in Zahramay Falls," Shine replied, "Besides, we already got each other's presents and presents for Tala and Nahal."
"Yes," agreed Shimmer, "But not for our new STarling Academy Friends. Just remember that it's about helping those in need and-"
"-You don't find the gift." Shine continued
"-The gift finds you." both twins finished.
Before they took off to find their last minute presents, their Star-Zaps glew, meaning that there's trouble on Wishworld. On the Star-Zaps, the STar Darlings could see a zoologist's 10-year-old daughter feeding monkeys, but is glum because this is her first ever Christmas in Nairobi, Kenya and misses America.
"You three go on ahead," Pia said, "Lottie and I have our shift."
"Yeah," Lottie replied, "We're like going to teach them how to make ornaments out of CDS."
Wishworld, Nairobi
Alyssa, Shimmer and SHine were all dressed in African apparel for the mission. Tala and Nahal ran off, believing that they could help find presents.
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A few minutes later, they found the girl from the star-zap. She was making some Christmas pet treats that she use to make every year back in Clifton Creeks. When she placed them down, she spotted the two little animals, "Hello, little ones" she greeted'I'm Jumana, what's a gibbon monkey and a bengali tiger doing in Africa, you two should be in Vietnam and India."
Hearing their tummies growl, Tala and Nahal were starving. "You two can have my pet treats," Jumana said, "My mother use to work at a pet shelter that is against euthanization. As for my daddy, he's a freelance photographer and he's finally going to achieve his dream of taking pictures African wildlife. My two big brothers are his assistants. Every year, I give pet treats to stray dogs and cats, of course I had to have supervision so I won't get any diseases."
Tala and Nahal were so busy eating the treats, that they didn't see Horriblescope and Hydra sneaking around. "Yuck," Hydra growled, "Wishworld's holidays. Why can't they just have fruitcake instead."
Using his snake summoning powers, he sent two of his snakes to snatch the pet snacks. TAla and Nahal tried to talk them out, but the snakes refused. Instead, they stuck their tongues out and slithered off, "Now this is one infestation my parents won't allow." Jumana groaned.
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Meanwhile, Alyssa, Shimmer and Shine were looking for both Jumana and the perfect presents for the other Star Darlings when they spotted Hydra's hench-snakes. Seeing the black sparkly trail, they knew it hat to be Star-snakes. "Sounds like someone is on Santstar Clar's naughty list." Alyssa figured.
Turning into an angel, Alyssa flew into the sky and blasted water towards the snakes. "No, no," Shimmer corrected, "Snakes don't like fire."
"Not mine," Hydra replied, "They don't give me the cold shoulder."
"Cold shoulder," Shine whispered, "That's it."
With her animal-genie powers, she made the place snow and polar animals came out of nowhere. The star-snakes were so uncomfortable, they begged Hydra that they should go back, "Fine!" groaned Hydra, "I just don't want you guys injecting poison as a complaint.
"Why do I always have to do everything myself," Horriblescope growled,
She got out her Coal Gun, and shot lumps of coal out. Observing the coal, Alyssa saw that the coal had negatite in them, meaning that it's not healthy for a Starling to touch them. Although this does give her a wishful idea, "I wish that the coal can make us happy and warm."
Hearing this, Shimmer and Shine turned the coal into a campfire with hot cocoa making supplies. "WHAT!" Shouted Horriblescope, "How can a pair of genie twins turn my negatite coal into hot chocolate."
"It's genie magic," smiled Shimmer, "We can do anything."
"Although we only grant 3 wishes a day per person," Shine explained, "We also can't kill anyone, make anyone fall in love with anyone else, and resurrect the dead."
Outraged, Horriblescope teleported off to suck on some egg nog.
Jumana came up and saw the numerous polar changes and was amazed. Immediately, she got her parents and they decided to make snow angels. "Tala! Nahal!" Shimmer and Shine shouted.
Hearing their names, Tala and Nahal returned to their respective owners.
After witnessing Jumana and her family playing in the snow, Alyssa spotted an ornament with a star. With one glow, it turned out to be another Wonder Wish, 'Thankfulness'. Seeing the family play in the snow Shimmer and Shine decided to give them some snow globes.
Starland, Starling Academy
Pia, Lottie, and Orla were acting out The Nutfirecracker when Shimmer and Shine came in with presents. As they opened their presents, they were pleased with the results. Pia and Orla's were a Sugar and Spice themed snow globes, respectively, Lottie's was psychedelic themed, and Alyssa's was angel themed. "DId you do all of this for us?" Alyssa asked.
"Christmas and Festival of Illumination is about giving Alyssa," Shimmer explaiened,
"Awww!" Alyssa smiled, "Myself, Lottie, Pia and the other Starlings worked together to give you two a group present."
In the present a a magic carpets with the map of Starland. "We figure you two can transport from Zahramay Falls to Starland anytime by using this special carpet." Alyssa explained, " Georgia, Carrie, and Alesha raised money for it through their SD supplies sales, Leslie and Vivian Pia, Lottie and I sketched the carpet, Cheryl woved and built the carpet, and Tyra tested it out for safety."
After all they went through, they said, 'Happy Festival Illumination to all, and to all a good night.'
The End.
