It's Christmas Eve!
I hope every body is ok!
This is the second to last chapter! :(
I aim to get the last chapter up later tonight because I won't be around for Christmas Day or the days after to update. If I don't manage to post the last chapter tonight, it'll be posted around 28th or 29th. If that happens, we'll just have to pretend it's Christmas then! :P
But I'll try my absolute best!
There's a shock in this chapter!
I don't own BTR :)
Hello!
Good morning, afternoon, evening or night!
It is dependent on where you all are and I don't want to be wrong.
I can't believe that it is Christmas Eve!
How time flies!
And that means that it's almost Christmas!
But, on a sad note, it does therefore mean that this story only has a few more chapters before it is over and finished.
But, I promise you all that these last chapters will be the most brilliantly thrilling chapters of this whole tale!
Let's get onto it, shall we?
Logan continued to spread his contagious Christmas cheer onto others until most of the school had some Christmas spirit present. It had been some time since the major event that caused everyone to start singing and come together. Logan now knew that at least the kids of this town were willing to change. He wasn't so sure about the adults.
He knew, from Kendall's mother, that her and her friends were sad to see Christmas go, but they weren't about to do anything to bring it back. She herself had said, although a lovely woman, that she couldn't deal with all the stress and chaos around at the joyous time.
It was clear that most of the other adults in Christmas Town, apart from people such as Noël and the woman and her child he had found on his first night there, that they shared the same views. Some probably would go even as far to say that they hated Christmas completely. It was one thing to change the children's opinions about Christmas, but the adults would prove a much harder task.
It was when Logan was yet again busking on the cold street corner of 34th, that an opportunity to change every single person's opinion about Christmas came around. Logan now only had less than two days to help bring Christmas back. If he were to complete his mission, he would be able to go onto another town; if not...he didn't want to think about that just yet. There was still time. But that time was rapidly running out.
Wrapping up the sweet melody of Walking in The Air, Logan watched, like normal, as the towns people dispersed and walked away. He didn't expect to come face to face, with a tall, broad man dressed in a suit, with the gold trimmings that could only mean one thing.
"Mayor Williams?" Logan gasped, eyes widening at the man before him. Well, there was more than one man before him. Two body guards flanked the mayors sides, even though this was a town of little crime or attacks. Why had the mayor come to speak to him? What if he was going to try and stop all of Logan's efforts to restore the Christmas cheer?
"Chris Tamispirs, I presume." The man replied, looking Logan up and down with scrutiny only a highly respected man could hold.
"Logan, sir."
"Very well, Logan. I hear you've been singing on this corner for the past two weeks now."
"Yes, sir. Just for an hour or two." Logan kept his gaze steady as he prepared to be shouted at about all of the things he wasn't allowed to do. Was busking illegal? Was trying to bring the Christmas cheer back a crime?
"And that you've been trying to raise this towns Christmas spirit."
"Y-yes sir." Logan couldn't remain confident as the mayor went on and on about everything he had done or was doing.
"And then there was the recent incident where you caused the whole school to abandon lessons, just to sing Christmas songs in the cafeteria."
Logan had no reply. He simply couldn't think of what to say next. The man before him raised his eyebrows expectantly.
"Uh-well-you see...I just thought-um-that t-this town could use some Christmas s-spirit?" Logan all but squeaked. He was positive he was trembling and his hands were becoming clammy with nervousness.
A silence ebbed away between to the two, Logan trying to read what the man before him was thinking. He was typically very good at reading people, but this man wasn't letting anything show.
Suddenly, Mayor Williams' face changed and was taken over by an ear-splitting grin.
"And so it should!" he chuckled at Logan's nervousness. "I agree very much with you boy. This town has no Christmas spirit. I thought that when I became Mayor, I could change that. Well, I haven't gotten very far now, have I?"
Logan didn't know whether he should laugh himself, so he decided on an awkward chuckle.
"But then you came" his eyes lit up "and you just seem to do everything right. You have the right ideas and you've changed many people's views on Christmas already. I don't know how you've done it, it seems almost magical, but I would love to help you on the final hurdle."
"The final hurdle?" Logan questioned.
"Yes. Making everyone believe in Christmas! And I have an idea on how to do just that!"
Logan looked at him hopefully.
"Come on, let's go to my quarters and see what we can think of together." The man started walking, stopping in the middle of the street to see if he was coming. Logan smiled. Maybe he could do this by the time he had to leave. Maybe.
I'm excited to see what this idea is!
Well, I am telling this story, so I do know.
But figuratively speaking, I am very excited.
I can tell you that Logan and Mayor Williams stayed up late into the night, sharing ideas and combining them together to try and create something that would really get everyone together. It was early morning, the next day when they finally found something that would work.
And if it did work, then Christmas town would be Christmassy once again.
Everyone had gathered on the Christmas Eve morning. There had been announcements all over the town earlier in the day. Over the radio, on TV and even by people shouting out down every street. They had been told to come out to the town square, which was actually right opposite 34th street. The Mayor apparently had an important announcement to make.
"Thank you all for coming here today." Mayor Williams started as he saw all of the town's people before him. He noticed how un-festive they looked and he was determined to see that changed.
"I know you're wondering why I called you all here." He started, looking out towards everyone. "And there is a very good reason. Christmas Town over the years has become dull and boring. We hold no Christmas spirit even though our name suggests we do. I set out to change that years ago, but never succeeded." He turned and smiled at Logan in the audience, who was standing next to his friends.
"And then that boy, right there, started to change what I couldn't. He's brought Christmas spirit back to your children and now, we both intend to do the same for you." He chuckled when Logan was wrapped in a headlock by the other boys.
"You see that tree" Mayor Williams pointed to the tallest tree in the town square. It was shaped much like a Christmas tree and had been there for many decades. "When I was young, that tree there used to be used for a town Christmas tree. I ask now, after all these years, that we do the same."
People looked at the man confused. Some smiled or nodded, them too remembering what it used to be like. Some children looked at it, wondering how it could have ever been used as a Christmas tree.
"Bring any spare decorations you have." The mayor shouted. "Bring ornaments, ball balls, stars, candy canes, lights and tinsel! Make decorations if you want! And bring them all back here by 3pm. That is when we shall then decorate the tree like it used to be, with all of our decorations. Go! Go and bring back what you can find!"
There was a mighty uproar of people bustling about, some running, and some skipping even. They all had huge smiles on their faces. Logan looked around as his friends ran over to their families and started to tug their arms so that they could get everything they had. He grinned as he realised that many of the adults were willing to change. They were willing to bring back Christmas. Logan went over to the mayor, waiting with him for the town's people to start arriving with all sorts of different decorations.
They're going to decorate the tree!
It looks like Logan has finally helped change Christmas Town so that they believe in Christmas!
Or has he?
After many hours, the tree was fully decorated. Everyone was smiling and some were even crying. They had never seen such a beautiful tree and they couldn't believe they had ever given up on Christmas. One thing everyone was sure of was that Christmas was definitely back.
The mayor stood in front of the button that would turn on the tree lights. He got everyone to count down from ten. When they reached one, he pressed the button.
But instead of a magical site, with people gasping at the beauty, the lights sparked and nothing happened. They all waited, but still, the tree remained dark.
"I knew this was a waste of time!" One man shouted.
"Yeah, why did we even do this?" Another person added. Soon, everyone was shouting.
"I believed in Christmas for this?"
"This is stupid!"
"Christmas is stupid!"
"I hate Christmas!"
"Me too!"
"Everyone does!"
"Yeah!"
Logan's eyes widened, this couldn't be happening. He had worked so hard. He tried to speak up, to say anything, but a strange tightness in his chest stopped him. He couldn't breathe. His heart was thumping erratically and his vision blurred. This couldn't be happening yet! He still had time! He had time before his mission had to be completed! But his brain didn't seem to want to listen to the logic of time.
Logan cried out as a searing pain shot throughout his whole being. He was vaguely aware of the town's people still shouting out, arguing with each other or the mayor. He was also aware of his friends racing towards him, but then Logan knew nothing.
That's when Logan collapsed and everyone went silent.
Oh no!
What has happened to Logan?
What do you think has happened?
You'll have to wait and see in the next chapter!
Sadly though, the next chapter will be the last.
Oh well, we had fun didn't we?
And we still have a whole other chapter to go!
I shall see you then.
But for now,
I bid you a good day and night.
There you are!
I hope you liked it!
Once again, I will try to update later, but if not, by 28th or 29th :)
Please review! It's amazing to see what you think! Especially as these are the last chapters!
See you next chapter!
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