Team Possible saves Christmas, part 3
By Star-Eva01
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Bowing to them both, the child like person spoke. "Hello Kimberly, Ronald, and you too Rufus. My name is Tomas. Welcome to the North Pole."
Hello replied Kim, Ron, and Rufus. Ron and Kim stood up. However, Kim's 'weird-dar' was still sounding.
"If you will follow me, I'll show you to the hospital," Tomas told them.
Moving toward one side of the room, Tomas reached toward what seemed to be a toy soldier on one shelf. Pulling it to him, a door that was hidden opened on to a hallway. What they saw, stopped Kim's 'weird-dar' cold.
Both Ron and Kim had never seen anything like the hallway they found themselves in. Wide enough to fit two cars in, and painted a bright red, the hallway was filled with people moving with a sense of controlled chaos. Kim and Tomas found themselves having to pause often to get Ron. Kim thinking to herself, "I love him with all my heart and soul, but sometimes that 'child like wonder' of his is trying." For Ron's part, he would smile at his beloved Kim, and continue onward. However, sometimes something would catch his eye that he could not refuse.
One of the rooms off the hallway called to him, and he just stopped dead in his tracks. Looking into the window placed in the door, Ron looked into what must have been the largest jewelry shop he had ever heard of. Ron, not the richest man on the planet, did still get a check from BN once ever 4 months. Most of that check went to pay for college and he the he wanted to buy for Kim when they married. Kim knew that he got some money from a trust fund, but not were it came from or how much. Ron had wanted to buy Kim a necklace and earring set that he had seen once, but the price was out of reach. 'Maybe' he thought as he looked in the window.
"Ron, head in the game" Kim called to him. She too had wanted to look into some of the rooms off the hallway, but after all Kim was, the Team Leader and her natural "Kim-ness" always kicked in when they went "Mission Mode". Pulling Ron to her, Kim kissed his check saying, "window shopping later, mission now please" with a grin. Ron, trademark goofy grin in place followed.
After another few minutes, Tomas turned into an alcove off the main hallway. When Ron and Kim followed, they found him standing on a platform that looked like an elevator lift. Tomas made a "please step here," gesture. Both Kim and Ron stepped on the platform. The second that they did, a whooshing sounded around them as the platform took off like a rocket. Ron screaming at first from the sudden acceleration.
Kim shook her head, placing her hands over her mouth. In all the years they had been together as best friends, boy\girlfriend, and all thru their engagement, Kim had finally learned a simple truth of the universe, kind of like Murphy's law: sooner or later, when the time is perfect to embarrass, Ron will lose his pants no matter the precautions. Like now.
"Oh man, not again" was his reaction. Like Kim, Ron had finally come to terms with this great universal fact. Looking at Kim and Tomas, Ron just said, "Merry Christmas" and started pulling his pants back up. That's when Kim noticed that Ron was wearing the boxers that she had given him last year, the ones that she had made for him that had reindeer on them with the catchphrase "Ron Ron reindeer". Kim's blush threatened to match her hair, turning her into the largest red Christmas light ever seem. Tomas just dropped to the platform and laughed with all his might. Rufus poking his head out of his pocket, smiled at his Humans, said "Kim's Ron-deer". Pushing both Kim and Ron to break out laughing holding each other.
Tomas finally managed to stop laughing. Looking at the two of them laughing and holding each other, he knew that the Big Man had made the right choice. "Ronald, Kimberly, we are passing over the pre-flight area. We should be at the hospital in a few seconds."
With that, Kim and Ron finally noticed that the platform was flying over a hanger like area the size of a football stadium.
"We stage the gifts here for the flight. Over there", Tomas said pointing to a spot off to the right, "is the transport site." Looking to were he pointed, Kim saw what looked to be a large concert stage with a lot of activity. "Don't worry too much about that Kimberly, it's not important to your team helping out."
Kim looked again at Tomas, and he smiled. "You're thinking that I'm an Elf,' he said with a grin. "Your right of course. However, you are wrong about my age. I'm a lot older then I look."
"KP, check this out" Ron called to her. Turning to look at the direction that Ron was pointing, she could not believe what she was seeing. In the back of her mind, a line from a very old poem rushed to the front.
"But what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer."
Tomas laughed again, "What were you expecting Ronald, a Flying Hummer?"
As the platform starting gliding down, Kim saw a team of elves working on the sleigh. 'Looks like it took a hit' she thought. Her mind starting to think of things that could damage the vehicle. Ron spoke up at that point, "A plane did that Tomas?"
Tomas nodded as the platform landed by nearby the sleigh. "This way please", he motioned for Ron and Kim to follow again. Taking them through a door, into what looked like any number of emergency rooms the pair had been in.
Setting in a wheelchair, was the one person they were here to help. It had to be him. With a full head of white hair, and a flowing white beard to match, was heavyset man in a bright red coat, though covered in what looked to be soot. Kim recalled every memory she had of every mall Santa that she had ever seen, and unknown to her, Ron was doing the same thing. This was the original one, the one that all the others were based after. The only thing to ruin the picture was that his left leg was in a cast.
Well, that and the missing pants.
At the same time, both of them called out to the other, "KP\Ron"!
The man in the chair called out, "Jinks, you both own me a soda." Laughing until his belly started to shake. This made both Kim and Ron start laughing too. Ron managed to stop first, looking again at the man, cast and all, "Mr. C?" he asked.
"Yes Ronald, it's really me," replied Santa.
Looking at Kim he said, "I know Kimberly, you have a lot of questions that you want answered, but we have little time. I will try to answer them all as best as I can." Turning to Tomas, "Is everything ready for Wade" he asked. After getting a nod from Tomas, Mr. C continued.
"This complex, or city if you will, is hidden under the Pole itself, and that's why it has not been found by any one." Before he could continue further, the doors opened to admit a woman, dress closely to Mr. C. "Honey, I would like to meet Ms. Kimberly Anne Possible and Mr. Ronald Dean Stoppable. They have agreed to help us out. Ronald and Kimberly, I would like you to meet my wife Jessica, or Mrs. C as Ronald would say."
Kim and Ron said hello to Mrs. C. Looking at them both, Kim noticed that they seemed to have an 'ageless' look to them.
Nodding to Ron and Kim, Mrs. C turns to her husband, "Ready" she asks.
"Yes", Mr. C replies. And with that, Mrs. C moved to the back of the wheelchair and pushed it toward a door in the back. "Bet you are ready for some answers Kimberly."
With Mrs. C pushing the chair out the door and down another hallway, Mr. C continued, "For hundreds of years, this place has existed. Over the centuries, I have taken many names and talents. And to save time, I will not go into them all. But what is important is that the spirit of Christmas is what makes this place, and to the world out there, I am that spirit. If you will, I'm the embodiment of all that is right in the world. The spirit of giving, caring, goodwill, peace, and most importantly love. With the power of that spirit, I can do what I do. "
Mrs. C led them into another room, while her husband spoke again. "I, or should I say we, started our lives so long ago that it is hard to remember. When I was young, or should I say younger, I starting giving handmade toys to small children in a remote part of Europe. During this time, I married my wife, and we found that we could not have children. I continued to give toys to children, with her help for many years. Giving more and more until I could no longer make enough. During that time, we found this place, and the elves to help."
The room that they had entered looked to be a combination of the places of worship for every belief on Earth. But at the center of it was a spot that seem to glow with the whitest light Kim or Ron had ever seen.
"This place, and this spot even more so" spoke Mrs. C, "focuses that power. To take his place tonight, both I and my husband must give you some of that power." And with that, Mrs. C wheeled her husband into the light, and followed him into it herself.
Ron and Kim stood, holding each other's hand. In her mind, Kim thought about her church. Standing before the pulpit and looking at her minister. In his mind, Ron thought about his temple. Standing before the pulpit and looking at his Rabbi. Both of them thinking about what the meaning of the season was to them, and to each other.
"Ronald Dean Stoppable, do you love Kimberly Anne Possible?" Asked Mr. C. Turning to look into Kim's eyes, Ron replied, "Yes, with all my heart" without any pause.
"Kimberly Anne Possible, do you love Ronald Dean Stoppable?" asked Mrs. C. Looking back into Ron's eyes, Kim replied "Yes, with all my heart" without any pause.
Looking away from each other, Ron and Kim look to Mr. and Mrs. C. Glowing with a light that was brighter still both held out their hands to the young ones. Speaking with one voice, a voice full of music, they called Kim and Ron to them. Kim taking Mrs. C's hand, and Ron Mr. C's they stepped into the light.
A feeling of peace came on both Ron and Kim as they moved into the light. Mrs. C looked at her husband, telling him that he had chosen well. "I can see your love for him Kimberly. It has grown strong. I see something more. Chris?"
Mr. C, looked at Mrs. C. "Yes Jessica, I see it too. Ronald's love for her is strong too, but I see what you mean."
Together, the Mr. and Mrs. asked, "Are you ready?" The reply from both Kim and Ron was "Yes." And with a feeling that seemed to fill their souls, the light flashed.
To be continued
Author's Notes:
Ok, that's chapter 3. I want to say something about this chapter. I felt that no matter what I did, there would be no way that I could not totally leave my own beliefs out of this completely. So I have tried to keep them small and mostly in Kim. However, I have found that I cannot stop the romantic in me also.
The idea that the Claus' are centuries old is something that I remember from my own past. And I cannot remember anywhere hearing what Ms. Claus name was, other then Jessica from the old Rank and Bass cartoon, "Santa Claus is coming to town", so I have used that here. That's also were Chris came from.
Star-Eva01
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