Meanwhile, In Wonderworld...
To say that the inhabitants of Wonderworld were excited for the holidays was an understatement. The decorated theater threshold to the heart healing world was just the tip of the iceberg. Wonderworld was completely transformed during the merry season. The Tower of Tims was decorated to resemble a giant Christmas tree, and various snowmen. Toys, and sleds were now scattered around, as the entire Isle was covered in a blanket of glittering snow.
Balan stepped onto the Isle, the cold not bothering him, as he chuckled at some Tims building a snow-Tim. Snapping his fingers, he made a small top hat that was similar to his own as well as a scarf, and put on the Tim. "Stay warm my snowy friend, lest you want your fun to end." He said before he walked on towards the stages.
Why the stages you may ask? For the Holiday party of course! The holiday soirée is the one time of the year when the walls that separated the worlds dissappeared, letting the costumes mingle and interact, as well as the stages themselves giving light to the Clock of Happiness, making the Wonderworld equivalent of the Aroura Borealis appear through the entire world.
Striding into World 8, He felt the frigid blast of frozen air, prompting a cartoonish shiver from Balan, even though he can't be affected by the cold. The wintery world seemed to have felt more merry than the reason it was created. The ice and snow refracting the twinkling lights now hung throughout the world, and the icy surfaces and snow covered platforms now had the costume shaped snow angels, and ice lines from skating.
The top hatted maestro looked to see the costumed inhabitants of the land decorating, having friendly chats to those visiting, or watching a band of musical costumes playing their renditions of various carols.
His presence was unseen in the merry environment, until a Frost Fairy with jingle bells saw him.
"Hello Maestro." She said, gracefully stepping towards him, as snowflakes made a makeshift bridge across the crowd. Balan gave his usual smile and bowed to her "My dear, what a sight to behold! It's like something out of a story waiting to be told!" He said jubilantly. The Frost Fairy gave a small smile "Thank you. It is the holidays after all." She said.
Balan chuckled before the Frost Fairy went off and grabbed a mug "Care for some hot cocoa?" She asked. The top hatted maestro nodded "Yes please my dear, with Whipped cream and marshmallows! If that's not to insincere." He said. "Coming right up!" The frost fairy replied and got to work. The maestro smiled before he remembered that after he checked up on everything, that he needed to send out his invites to the human visitors of Wonderworld.
"Here you are!" The frost fairy said cheerfully, handing Balan a warm cup of cocoa, with Whipped cream, and a few marshmallows that resembled his hat and the Tims. Balan gave a chuckle "Such a wonderful treat! It looks almost too good to eat!" He said "hope you enjoy it Balan." She said before she rejoined the festivities.
Balan nodded before he snapped his fingers, and reappeared back in the theater. Taking a sip of the warm drink, he called forth some parchment, and got to work creating invitations for the Christmas Party...
Meanwhile, In DownTown Timeville...
After finally getting the gifts she had back home, and out of her family's sight, Kaylo was finally able to get to DownTown Timeville "Hey guys! I'm back!" She said cheerfully. Emma smiled when she saw the pink haired girl bounding over to them "Well, new area, different stores. Let's see what they have here!" She said.
Very soon, the children's were now wandering through the stores that lined the street. Only this time, some of the kids actually had some luck. Mei had found a beautiful tapestry for her family, while Emma was fortunate enough to spy a new suit and watch at a reasonable price for her father. Leo however, was still having a bit of trouble finding the perfect gift for his mom.
After wandering around for a good half hour, the kids had taken another break inside of Sugar and Spice bakery, to which a happy Catilin was perfecting some Christmas sweets. "Here kids, you can sample these while you warm up" She said, laying down a few cups of hot cocoa, along with a few platters of various marshmallows, peppermints and candy canes, chocolate Bark, Gingerbread cookies and more "Thank you Auntie Catilin!" Kaylo said cheerfully.
Leo sighed as he took a nibble at a peppermint flavored marshmallows stick "Guys, what am I going to do? I can't think of something she would like..." He said. Mei gave him a sympathetic look "Don't worry Leo, it's not Christmas yet, you still have some time. And besides, there's got to be something..." she said. Trisha Jane got to thinking "Just imagine it like This Leo: Is there anything that your mom has wanted, or had been eyeing for a while?" She asked.
The blonde haired boy leaned back and thought, thinking of the last time he payed attention to what his mom might desire. But unfortunately, he didn't seem to come up with anything. "I...am not sure." Kaylo raised an eyebrow "Well, Christmas isn't for a while Leo, you can still ask her what she might want, or try to see what she's been eyeing." She said with a shrug.
Suddenly, A loud dropping of a tray made Kaylo jump from her seat...and causing a letter, written in curly writing to fall out of her pocket, that was addressed to "Santa Claus"