Hey guys! Now, I should let you know that I will be editing the previous chapters so I can add Christmas songs, to give it a special touch.
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Ch 3. Is Santa Claus Real?
The Pocket Mall was filling up with thousands of people, itching to get the last of their Christmas shopping done before tomorrow, Christmas Eve. When they arrived there, the whole building was decorated with Christmas decorations, making them all have a good vibe about the holiday. Ben gave orders for each group to do before the mall closed at 12 P.M. exact.
Team Winx was buying decorations to put up in their base. Team W.i.t.c.h was buying sweets and such to eat tomorrow as well as cooking books to help them make a nice Christmas dinner. Team Test was with Team 10 on buying boxes, wrapping paper, bows, and other things to help them wrap up their soon to be presents for each other, including me. And Team Xiaolin was tasked with the most important task: finding the perfect Christmas tree.
Right now, they were all outside the mall to see so many Christmas trees on display and they were having trouble finding the right one for them. Some were too skinny; some were too thin, even some were too tall or too short. While the other warriors were still searching, Omi suddenly noticed a nice couple with a little girl looking at the tree across from him.
"Mommy, Daddy, when are we going to see Santa?" The little girl had golden hair in pigtails, freckles, and blue eyes and she was wearing yellow and pink winter attire.
"In a little while, Suzy. We still need to find a Christmas tree." Her mom had the same colored hair and eyes and she wore warm colored clothing.
"Well, what about this one?" Her dad had short red hair and green eyes but he had freckles and he wore tan colored clothing.
"I like that one. It's perfect!" Suzy exclaimed in excitement.
"Then this one it is!" The whole family smiled looking up at the long, green healthy tree. Omi wondered about who Suzy wanted to see…Santa. Hmm, I wonder who this Santa is. Omi ran back to his friends as they saw another tree. "My friends, I have a question. Do you know anyone by the name…of Santa?"
"Of course Omi! Santa's the symbol and spirit of Christmas!" Kimiko exclaimed. She tells Omi that Santa Claus is a big, chubby man with a round belly. He also wears a red suit and he has a white beard with a red hat.
"He also watches you all the time, plus every other kid in the world." Raimundo added, smirking at him.
"What do you mean?" That's when a musical number broke out as the cold wind blew around the trees and the lights shined down on them. Kimiko started singing.
~You better watch out, you better not cry~
~You better not pout, I'm telling you why~
All three of them, plus Dojo, sang together.
~Santa Claus is comin' to town~
Raimundo sang the next part.
~He's making a list and checking it twice~
~Gonna find out who's naughty and nice~
The four of them sang together again.
~Santa Clause is comin' to town~
Clay sang the next part.
~He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake~
Dojo sang the next part.
~He knows if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake~
They all sang together, with tons of people outside joining them.
~You better watch out, you better not cry~
~You better not pout, I'm telling you why~
~Santa Claus is comin' to town~
~Santa Claus is comin' to town~
~Santa Claus is comin' to town~
The musical number ended and everyone clapped and cheered for the kids before going back to their shopping. "Now do you understand, partner?" Clay asked.
"I…think so." Omi said, that is, until he added. "But uh-could you remind me again?" Omi gave them a cheeky smile and his friends groaned, Raimundo face palming.
"Hey guys? Uh, a little help up here, please?" The warriors looked up to see Dojo up at the top of the tree, clinging on. "Uh Dojo? How did you get all the way up there?" Omi asked.
Dojo frowned, ashamed of himself when he answered, "I uh…thought I saw something shiny up here."
Clay asked, crossing his arms, doubting to believe that, "Really?"
"Okay, I loved the smell of pine up close and the view is very beautiful up here so PLEASE GET ME DOWN!" He rushed explaining the truth. The kids laughed and Clay climbed up the tree to get their little dragon friend down.
Meanwhile, the others were still shopping. Bloom saw some perfect crystal ornaments of angels, reindeer, and Christmas trees. Hey-Lin found tons of boxes of Christmas cookies, doughnuts, and mini cakes. Susan and Mary got the idea of the holiday to make a snow machine since it doesn't really snow in Pocket City. Right now, Ben, Gwen and Kevin were in a jewelry store finding the girls each a nice gift. That's when Ben saw something in the glass display that caught his eye.
It was a silver chain necklace with a silver heart on it, decorated with tiny blue and purple gems on it. It gleamed with magical beauty and in an instant, he thought of me. And compare it to me; it symbolized me since I love hearts, of course! Ben knew; this would the perfect Christmas gift for me, a gift from him, from his heart, to bring joy back into my aching heart. He decided to buy it right away.
After all the shopping drama and such, the gang got everything they needed. Now, all that was left was to prepare for Christmas Eve, which was tomorrow. On their way out of the mall, Omi asked everyone if they believed in Santa Claus.
"Of course I do! Christmas just wouldn't be the same if there was no Santa Claus." Bloom said, carrying a ton of shopping bags filled with hanging ornaments, tinsel and holly and such.
"I believe in him, but not as much as my little brother does. Man, he never stops talking about him, and he badgers on and on the whole entire month!" Irma groaned at that and from dragging a wagon full of boxes of treats beside Johnny who helped her out along with Dukey.
"Well, I believe…that he's going to give me a brand new bike with double the horse power and a skateboard and a brand new video game console to take back home, a new water blaster, a—!" Johnny was cut off by Dukey.
"Johnny, don't you think that that's a lot?"
"Besides, what makes you think that you're on the nice list this year?" Susan asked, helping Will with the other goodie bags.
"Yeah, because for all we know, you could be on the naughty list!" Mary exclaimed. Johnny frowned but he spoke determined, a smirk replacing his frown.
"Well, we'll just see whose right this time, my sisters." Dukey gulped at seeing how Johnny smirked, like he was concocting a master plan. Well, maybe he was.
"Eh, I don't. I mean, obviously, Santa Claus is just a scheme, created by companies just so parents buy their kids' toys and themselves products and they get all their money." Kevin said, earning him a upset look from Gwen. "What?! I heard it myself."
"From where?"
"From…some friends."
"Which friends?"
"The ones I don't see anymore." He spoke like it was a question rather than an answer. Gwen doubted that.
"Omi, Santa is real only if you believe in him, with all your heart." Kimiko winked at him and Omi smiled at her.
"Hmm, I believe you are right, Kimiko." But Omi would have to test that belief out tomorrow.
Well, happy thoughts lurked in Ben's mind. He carried the other present bags with his team and one of them carried my present. Hopefully, it would be enough to make me happy again since Anakin ruined my Christmas spirit by not coming to celebrate because of the Hoth mission. He also bet that I already left since they were gone for so long shopping.
Well, let's just hope that everything goes according to Ben's plan…
Meanwhile, as the sun broke out over the snowy land, the clones made a move as the mission braved on. The three Jedi were dressed in winter gear and they all ran as fast as they could, also trudging in the big sheets of puffy snow.
It took a few, long hours until they reached the enemy base, but most of it was covered in snow. The army hid behind the snow banks and Rex peered out, using his high-tech binoculars to get a closer look. Several small detector droids hovered all around the area to spot any enemies entering their territory.
"There are some detector droids in the perimeter, sir. But other than them, there's no one else." Rex told the generals. "Well, now what?" Ahsoka asked. Obi-Wan peered out over the bank and spoke while scanning too, "We need to take them out. Or else our mission is compromised. Anakin and I will try to sneak around to the back. Ahsoka, you and the troopers try to take them out without being caught." She nodded and Obi-Wan, along with Anakin, Rex, and some other troopers ran to the back.
When they reached the back, it was covered with real battle droids and some more detector bots. "Take them out." Anakin commanded and the troopers took out the detector bots one at a time when they weren't looking. When they were all shot at, they attacked.
At the same time, the troopers at the front took the bots out. Ahsoka could hear blasters firing up ahead, so she knew the attack began. But that's when from out of the snow battle droids came out automatically by openings in the snow. "Take them out!" Ahsoka turned on her lightsaber, charging with her men, striking them down.
When the rest of the droids were down, Rex planted bombs on the wall, and when it went out, it left a big enough hole for them to walk through. But a whole fleet of droids were walking down the hall, blasting them. The Knights blocked them and charged, slicing them in half.
Along the way, Anakin thought of only one thing: me. He wanted the mission over and done with. And the more this was dragging on, the more frustrated he got. And I triggered his anger by the sound of my voice, cracking and down and full of tears, instead of being sweet and gentle. He grew guiltier at causing me to fall from hearing him tell me that bad news. And that made him take a little quicker taking down each droid.
At both sides, they were done…for now. "Ahsoka, meet us at the center." Anakin spoke through his com-link. "Okay, Master. Be careful." He smiled at her words, "Hey, aren't I always?" She and Obi-Wan spoke at the same time, "No." He glared at him but he smiled and shrugged like it was no big deal. He signed off and they continued off, with me on his mind.
"Don't worry, Shorty. I'm almost there…I'm almost there…and when I'm done here, I'm coming for you."
So, Pocket City will be explained and such in Ch 17 of Cyber Chase, just to clear that up.
So, our main OC will be back in the next one. And Christmas Eve will be as well, plus some goodies for you guys!
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