Draco's Crew: Holiday Surprise

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The Message from the Sky

Draco sigh as he shake his head and look at his newspaper, while Jack leave the room, listening to the bird, and thought to himself, I'm sorry Jack, but that day means nothing to me sense that day...

Draco turn the paper and mutter, "I need to get my mind off this.", so he decided to check his horoscope and blink, "Oh, you got to be kidding me.....", then he got, leaving the newspaper where it is and head out as he begin to think about the message from the star, In three days, the past well repeat itself, if you don't step in and change, the outcome will be the same as it was in the past. What the hell does that mean.

He shut his eyes as he tried to figure out what the horoscope meant, but then he narrow his eyes, It's means nothing. Most likely the guy who wrote it was drunk on too much eggnog.

Malchior though as he move toward his room, trying to the horoscope out of his head, and stop as he growl, "I should of just don't the stupid crossword."

-In the easter side of Yule-

"Wow....", Kardra said as the she and many other of her friend stop at a huge greenhouse, noticing it was like a huge jungle inside the large glass building, then glance over her shoulder, finding Jessie heading toward the baker near the glass building, then glance at Ayame, Rae, and Gar, who was heading toward a different way. "Hey guys, let's meet back here.", the doctor said as everyone give her a nod and when their different ways, leaving both the doctor and the tiger cub. "I wonder what I would find in here.", Kardra though as she and Jean walk inside the greenhouse, noticing a huge group of people wondering the area, but what really caught her eye was a huge blossom in the middle of the glass building.

She glance at her tiger cub, who was busy moving behind the doctor, trying to hide from the on coming kids that want to pet her, which made the doctor laugh, then pick her up and hold her close as a little redhead girl, where a blue sundress, most like from the heat of the building, and run up to her.

"Can I pet the kitty?", the redhead as other kids join her.

"Sure...if you tell me what's going on.", the doctor said as the tiger cub sweat dropped as she hate be called kitty, or the fact that her friend is using her for information.

"Sure lady.", she said with a smile, but point to a small room with a woman taking coat from people, "But you want to take off your coat. It's get way to hot here."

-on the western side of Yule-

"Why are you following us?", Gwen ask as she glance at Ken, who was enjoying the sights.

"I just feel like going with you.", Ken said as he look at Gwen with with a smile, "Is that alright with you, Angel?"

"No.", Gwen said with a sigh as she close her eyes and mutter to her brother, "I really wish he stop calling me that."

"Don't worried.", Roy mutter back as he stop and turn around, glaring at the sniper, who sweat dropped, "Why don't you leave us alone?"

"I was planning to.", Ken said as he smile as he pass the two, who just blinking, watching him head toward walking a few blocks away from the two, and turn the corner, think to himself, Why does the smell of gunpowder is getting strong? More to the point, why do I smell gunpowder?

He came to a stop as his eyes widen, blinking at he find and smile, "Well, there something you don't see everyday."

-in the middle of Yule-

"Stupid scaly butt....", Jack mutter as he fly toward the open area of town, muttering to himself, then a snowball fly toward him, making the bird dodge the ball and turn around to find Karai and Harry have a snowball fight against a group of kids, who seem to be winning, but a woman cried out, "Time for hot cocoa!", Making the kids run toward the house, leaving the two pirates alone.

"I guess we win.", the navigator said as he brush his snow cover gloves, then grab a hold of his blue coat and wave it, clearing the snow off, while Karai did the same with a smile.

"Guess so.", Karai said with a slightly giggle, then turn her head, "You can come down, Jack."

"Heheh...alright.", the bird said as he flew down and landed on her shoulder and look at the two, "Look like you have some fun,.", then the parrot look around and sneeze, "Do you mind if we go somewhere warm?"

"Sure.", Karai replied as she head toward her boyfriend and grab a hold of his hand, "Let's go fine a place to have a small bite."

"Fine with me.", Harry said with a happy smile and take hold of her hand, leading her to a nearby cafe.

A few minutes later, they were inside the warm building, setting near the window, waiting for their drinks. "Alright, Jack.", the blind girl said with a light sigh, "What's wrong?"

"It's Draco....", Jack answer as he set down on the table, looking at the two.

"What did he do?", Karai ask with a sigh, while Harry lean back, crossing his arms, thinking it was just a little fight.

"He's in a mood."

"So we notices.", Harry said as the waitress came by, putting their hot drinks near them and walk away, "What's wrong with him?"

"It's because the holidays are coming.", the bird said as he lean down and have a sip of his drank.

"That's a bit weird.", Harry said before taking a sip, "Normally people are alway happy around this time of year."

"Well, he not really in the spirit.", Jack said as he wiped his beck with his wing.

"How come?", Harry said as he glance at the bird, then at his girlfriend, who just shrug as she took a drank of her cocoa.

"I don't know....", the bird answer as he look down at his tea.

"That a bit weird for him.", the blind girl said as she rubbed her neck, "I mean, the last time we spend Christmas together, he really enjoy the holiday."

"I remember that Christmas.", Jack said as he tilt his head and look at Karai with a smile, "He give you that necklace, right?"

"Yup.", she said as she finish her drank and sigh, "So then this must happen after that year."

"Pretty much.", the bird sigh and look to the side, "But I have no clue why he acting like that. I just no when he started acting like this."

"Jack...When did this happen?", Harry ask as he look at the sad bird.

"It started two years again....when we were in a place called, Water 7...", Jack said as he close his eyes and begin to tell the information that he knows.

-back at the greenhouse-

"So let's me get this straight,", Kardra begin to make sure the information she got from the lil' girl was right, "That giant plant is the first flower that was planted on this island?"

"Yup.", the girl answer as she pet Jean, who was a little cross at her friend.

"And it been her for a hundred years.", the doctor said as she look at the plant well everybody seem to be busy with something else.

"Uh-huh."

"So your family built this greenhouse to keep the flower growing?"

"That and to raise the other plants that we need.", said an elderly, white hair woman, wearing a white doctor jacket, and a bright green dress, making the doctor turn her head, noticing the man and raise a brow.

"Ok...so everything is straighten, but I still have two questions."

"Which are?", the old woman ask as the girl run up to her, holding the tiger cub, who seem really out of it.

"What flower is it?", Kardra begin as she point the huge blossom, then point to the old woman, who she guessing the lady was the girl's grandmother, took Jean out of the girl's arms and put her down, "And who are you?"

"I"m Dr. Holly Afghan, one of the owners of this greenhouse and part time care giver to the plants.", the elderly woman said as she pulled out a pair of glasses, bend down, looking at the ivy that was glowing around a nearby tree.

"And the plant?"

The elderly doctor turn around, facing the young doctor, "It's called euphorbia pulcherrima.", she watch the doctor's face as it look confuse and sigh, "Or commonly know as poinsettia."

"That's got to be the oldest poinsettia in the world.", Kardra mutter as she look at the plant as three people begin to water it.

"It is.", Dr. Afghan said as she look at the plant and sigh, "And the biggest one of it's kind."

The doctor just look at the flower, but then she saw people moving away from the plant, carrying bags of things, "So, why are they carrying things around?"

"You don't know anything.", said the girl with a giggle, but stop as the old doctor smack her lightly on head, making her rubbed the spot, "Grandma.....what was that for?"

The older doctor sigh as she shake her head, then look at the other doctor, "They been giving gifts to help celebrate the holidays."

"Really...does everyone get the gifts?", Kardra ask as she look up at Dr. Afghan, who nod once while Jean jump into her friend's lap, planning to get her friend's back. "Good to know, though I don't know if one bag will be enough for us.", the doctor said as she rubbed the tiger cub's ear.

"Well....you can take to bags,", the elder doctor said as she shut her eyes and begin to walk away from Kardra with her granddaughter, "But anymore will cost you. Well, if you excuse us, we have some business with some cacti."

"Bye lady!", the girl cried as she wave at the pirate doctor, while she follow her grandmother.

"What nice people.", Kardra said to herself, then glance over her should noticing a overweight, bearded man, dress in red and a cap. Wonder if that Santa here for the kids?, then she watch Santa move toward the plant, joining another man, wearing the same suit and beard, but he was a foot smaller to him and begin to mutter something to one and another That's...a bit weird....

-back at the cafe-

"And that's all I know.", Jack said as he look at the two, who look a bit worried and confuse at the information.

Karai rubbed her chin and lean against the chair with a sigh, "Harry....what should we do?"

Harry shut his eyes as he think of an answer and open his eyes, "Well....we have two possibilities."

"Which are?", Jack ask as he face the navigator, with a question look.

"Well, we either forget the holiday and find another island for the log pose to record.", Harry said as he lean back, "Or we celebrate the Christmas."

"But what about Mal?", the blind woman ask as she still rubbed her chin.

"Well, we either ask about the night, so, he can fill in the blanks or we just celebrate it without him.", Harry said as he sigh and sip he newly fresh drank.

"Well, he did said he won't mind everyone celebrated the holiday.", the parrot said as he rubbed his beak with his wing, then look up, "Are we going to have that plant?"

"What plant?", both of them ask as the face the bird.

"You know. The plant that say you must kiss the person underneath that plant."

Karai blink, the giggle some as she figure out the plant, well Harry stared at parrot and said, "Jack...Malchior is right. You're an ero-bird."

Malchior: Well, I'm going to stop right here. -grin weakly as he did a V sign- Anyhoo, sorry it took me so long in putting the next chapter up, but I had some problems with the Internet, then I sort of...hehe...delete the last couple of chapters I finish. But don't you guys worried. I still remember how I plan everything down. -grin as he hold up a notebook and open it, only to find noticing but drawing of a very cruel map, making the author's right eye twitch and shouted- Dammit, Draco!

Malchior: What? -he shouted as he walk into the room-

Malchior: What the hell is this? -hold up a notebook, showing the drawing-

Malchior: It's a holiday gift for Jessie. -he said as he smile weakly as he glance at it- Do you think she would like it?

Malchior: Why would she like a map....-he thought out loud as he glance at it, noticing where it lead and drop the notebook, turning around, looking at Draco and then slam the notebook against his face, then dropped it. He then got up and mutter- If anyone need me, I'll be in the bathroom....with a ton of mind soap. -then walk out of the room, leaving Draco with his eyes spinning-

Malchior: -shake his head and sigh- Well that's it for now. So, please review, for we do want your feedback.