(A/N: So in the first chapter, Snaptrap and his men are going to celebrate Christmas, since it's their first one as parents. But it's not just the kids' first Christmas, but Snaptrap's, too! Let's get this show on the road!)
When they got to the store, Snaptrap and his men put the kids in the big multi-child stroller, and Snaptrap pushed the stroller while his henchmen got shopping carts from the cart corral for the stuff they would be needing for Christmas. They weren't sure just how much stuff they were going to need, but they were sure they'd need more than one cart for all of it.
As the members of D.O.O.M. made their way to the entrance of the store, they were in for a big surprise: Dudley and Kitty were there, too. Not only that, but they saw Kitty pushing a shopping cart while Dudley pushed a multi-child stroller that held 3 kids that looked like him and Kitty in it.
"Agents Puppy and Katswell! Fancy meeting you here!" Snaptrap exclaimed as he walked up to the T.U.F.F. agents he used to consider his enemies.
"Snaptrap, what are you doing here?!" Dudley asked in surprise.
"I might ask you the same thing." Snaptrap said.
"First of all, Snaptrap, I've been known as Agent Katswell-Puppy ever since Dudley and I got married. Secondly, we're here to shop for Christmas supplies." Kitty replied.
"Oh. Well, I'm here to do the same thing you're doing: shopping for Christmas stuff." Snaptrap said.
"You want to celebrate Christmas this year, Snaptrap?" Dudley asked. He never dreamed that Snaptrap was actually going to do it.
"Snaptrap said yes to it. Only... it has been a while since Francisco, Larry, and I were really able to celebrate Christmas, thanks to Snaptrap not knowing about it, and then refusing to celebrate it last year." Ollie admitted.
"And this is my first time really celebrating it. I know I tried to ruin it a couple years ago, but you guys already know that I reformed when Snappy here came along." Snaptrap said, looking lovingly at his child in the stroller.
"You did." Kitty remembered hearing that news when her maternity leave was over and she had to return to work. She also remembered that when Snaptrap found out she was pregnant, he agreed not to do anything until she had given birth to her baby (he hadn't known she was carrying triplets).
"And we kind of need help. What are we going to need for Christmas? We figured that maybe you two might know. Can you please help us out?" Larry asked.
Dudley and Kitty whispered to each other very quietly for a moment before nodding their heads at each other. Dudley turned to the former villains, smiled, and said, "We'll be glad to help you out."
"Thank you." Snaptrap said.
They all walked into the store together, and Dudley said, "First of all, you guys are going to need a Christmas tree."
"And there are two options for that. You can get a real tree from that tent you saw outside..." Kitty started.
"I did that last year. You should have seen the tree I picked out. The tree was nice and big, and it smelled as fresh as a pine forest, but Snaptrap sent me and the tree to the shark tank, which kind of ruined everything." Larry said.
"I'm sorry to hear that, Larry. But the problem with a real tree is that it will eventually die, and you'll end up throwing it out when Christmas is over." Kitty finished.
"Gee, that's kind of a waste." Snaptrap said, looking unhappy.
"So maybe you can get an artificial tree, like Kitty and I have. It's so easy to set up and take down, and you can keep it for years to come." Dudley said.
"Ooh! Let's go for the tree Agent Puppy spoke of!" said Snaptrap.
"Okay, we're getting a fake tree. Well, I guess that's all right." Larry said.
So Dudley and Kitty led the former villains to the area where artificial Christmas trees were displayed. There were so many kinds. Some were made of tinsel, some were different colors, like blue, black, pink, and white, but most of them were green and pre-lit, with lights that switched between clear and multi-colored.
The trees also came in different sizes. There were small trees that were about 3 feet tall, and some were around 7.5 feet tall. The tallest tree on display was 12 feet tall, and it was very expensive.
The kids' eyes all lit up like the lights on the pre-lit trees. It was an enchanting sight for ones so small, and it was their first Christmas, too.
"Are you really going to set up the tree at D.O.O.M. H.Q., Snaptrap?" Kitty asked.
"No way! We're going to decorate Snapdance Studios, so Mom doesn't find out what we're doing. She almost found out about it before we came here, and we can't let her find that out." Snaptrap said.
"Yeah! If Snaptrap's mom finds out that we're celebrating Christmas, she'll turn into the Grinch and steal our Christmas before it even begins." Francisco said.
"The what?" Snaptrap asked, scratching the side of his head in confusing. Clearly he had never heard of the Grinch.
Dudley couldn't believe that Snaptrap never heard of the Grinch and how he stole Christmas, but then he remembered why: he had been a villain all his life, and because of that, he never celebrated Christmas, so he never watched a Christmas special. Nor had he ever read the book by Dr. Seuss.
"We'll help you find out who and what the Grinch is after you pick out the tree you want." Dudley promised.
Snaptrap was tempted to pick out a small, black Christmas tree that was pre-lit with red lights, but his henchmen really didn't want that.
"Why not?" Snaptrap asked.
"Two words: much lavish." Dudley said sarcastically, making Kitty giggle a little.
"Our thoughts exactly." thought Snaptrap's henchmen.
"Also, pre-lit trees can pose a real problem for you if a color goes out." Kitty warned.
"How so, Agent Katswell-Puppy?" Snaptrap asked.
"You can't just replace the string of lights because they're part of the tree. If colors of the lights die out, then the whole tree has to be replaced." Kitty said.
"Good point. Let's get a tree that isn't pre-lit." said Larry.
They saw a tree that had fiber-optic needles, but Dudley said they might not want to get that either, in case the needles stopped working.
"Right. So let's find one that doesn't do any of that." Francisco said.
"Ooh, I like that one there!" said Ollie, pointing at a green, 6-foot tree. It wasn't pre-lit, and the needles weren't fiber-optic either.
"That tree is at least one foot smaller than our tree at home and at T.U.F.F., but it should be big enough for you guys." Kitty smiled.
Snaptrap thought about it, and he decided that they'd get that tree.
"Okay, we'll get that one!" Snaptrap said.
"Yaaaaay!" said his henchmen.
So they bought the 6-foot tree and placed it underneath the basket of Francisco's shopping cart because he was strong enough to push it.
"Now that tree is going to need lights, so let's pick some out." said Dudley.
Snaptrap and his henchmen saw all sorts of Christmas lights. Some were one color, but they all knew they wanted more than one color for the tree. They decided on a set that had 16 different functions, and the colors of the lights were red, green, and blue. Dudley and Kitty thought that was perfect. They also got multi-colored Christmas lights to decorate the outside of Snapdance Studios.
"Now do you want tinsel, or garland for the tree?" Dudley asked.
"Is there a difference?" Snaptrap asked.
"Yeah, the garland is easier, because it's kind of hard to remove every piece of tinsel from the branches." Dudley said.
"Okay, let's get garland!" said Ollie.
So they did. Then Dudley and Kitty helped them pick out ornaments for the tree, including some that they had to buy themselves, for their kids' first Christmas.
"We'd better do that, too." Snaptrap said, so he and his henchmen got ornaments for Snappy, Melody, Stella, and Murray's first Christmas.
"How about some candy canes?" Kitty asked.
"Oh yes! Those are nice to put on the tree, and you can also eat them if you get hungry." Dudley said.
They found all kinds of different candy canes, not just the traditional red-and-white peppermint ones. Snaptrap and his henchmen got a box of those, and a box that had Funfetti candy canes in it (saw a box of those at Walgreens not too long ago).
"Now you need a topper for the tree. Do you want to get an angel, or a star for the top of your tree?" Kitty asked.
"Or you could get a tree-topper from GameStop." Dudley said.
"Why? They had some?" Francisco asked.
"You bet they did! I went there last week with the kids, and I saw two different toppers that were so cool! There was a Starman for "Super Mario", and a Triforce for "The Legend of Zelda". However, Kitty said no because our angel tree-topper is just fine, even though the angel pitches a fit every time I put her on the tree." Dudley explained.
"No, she doesn't. Don't lie, Dudley." Kitty said in a mock-stern voice, but she was smiling. She whispered to Snaptrap, "Dudley acted out a fake fight with the angel, trying to put her on top of the tree last weekend. It amused the triplets to no end."
In the end, Snaptrap and his henchmen picked out a star to top their tree. It wasn't a Starman like Dudley was hoping, but he didn't really complain.
Then Dudley and Kitty helped them find books about Christmas (including How The Grinch Stole Christmas), and some DVDs of Christmas movies and specials. Snaptrap also got some CDs called "Now That's What I Call Christmas!".
"Have we got everything we'll be needing yet?" Snaptrap asked.
"Well, not yet. You guys and the kids need Christmas stockings. And for that matter, so do our own children." Kitty said.
"Speaking of children, what are your kids' names?" Snaptrap asked as he and his henchmen followed Dudley and Kitty to where they could find Christmas stockings.
"The boy is George, and as you can tell, he looks like me. The girls are Molly and Summer. Molly's the one who looks like Kitty. And in case you don't know, these 3 are triplets." Dudley said.
Snaptrap told Dudley and Kitty the names of his kids as well, and they liked the names the villains picked out, even though they gasped in horror when they learned the name of Larry's child.
So the bad guys picked out the stockings they liked, and they also picked some cute ones for the kids. Snaptrap even got himself a Santa hat. Larry bought himself a green Santa hat.
They also bought slice-and-bake cookies, pre-made gingerbread dough, peppermint bark, and food for the Christmas feast. As well as eggnog. Snaptrap wanted to get alcoholic eggnog, but his henchmen all said no.
"What? I was going to get the alcoholic kind for Mom, to pacify her. I was getting non-alcoholic for the rest of us." said Snaptrap.
"Oh, okay." his henchmen said. They didn't really like Snaptrap's mom, but she sounded like the kind of person who would drink the alcoholic stuff.
After paying for everything, Snaptrap and his henchmen thanked Dudley and Kitty for their help.
"Think nothing of it, Snaptrap. Christmas is coming, and we were happy to help." Kitty said as she and Dudley put the kids in their car seats and began putting the things they bought in the trunk.
"Yeah. See you around." said Dudley.
So Snaptrap put the kids in their car seats while his henchmen put the bags and the tree in the trunk of their D.O.O.M. Mobile. Then they drove to Snapdance Studios so they could decorate the place for Christmas.
Looks like Snaptrap and his henchmen are going to be busy this season! But there's still more to come, you know! Stay tuned to see what will happen!