(You should already know this story is not for those who are easily offended by this kind of stuff. :/ Still... I warn thee.)

The seven archangels in order from least to most important are as follows. Melissa the Chaste, Abigail the Temperate, Jewel the Charitable, Amberlin the Diligent, Kanterlin the Kind, and the leader Thein the Humble. Irisatine's hated opposite. The angelic spirits sheltered the mortals closest to them and sealed the church tightly. Bravely, they started to flip over the pews and destroy the shadows. Mephiles and Iris lay underneath their bench and waited in the deepest darkness.

Why don't we fight them head on? This is only prolonging the inevitable battle. Mephiles said to Iris as she shook her head in protest.

Oh yes we can defiantly take them on. They are just the most powerful archangels ever, that's all. And in their own house of peace and divinity? You are dumb. She said with a harshness that made him glare at her.

Where are my useless brothers when it matters?!

The Virtues had found them hiding within the seething shadow mass that Mephiles had created and pulled them out. They landed to the floor in pain but soon twisted their bodies around in such an unnatural way their bones creaked when they did so. Iris shot up from the floor clear to the ceiling . She started ripping out stone and brick from the churches walls and flung debris towards the angels. The spirits formed a wall of defense as the statue behind them bled and its hands fall off.

"Get out." Thein commanded in a bellowing voice. "Rid yourselves of this place beasts and be gone!"

Mephiles and Iris hissed at group and flung the church doors off of their hinges. The blackness of the night encroached upon the light of the church and beckoned them to return back.

"This would be a different story if all of us were here, Thein. Be glad you are still sitting in your throne high and mighty." Iris remarked with venom as Thein scowled.

"You would be the one to talk, your highness."

"NO! STOP! I invited them!" Cream shouted at Thein before running towards the demons. "If I want them to stay they will stay!"

The archangels murmured to one another in shock and outrage.

"They were invited?! What kind of trickery is this?" Amberlin asked as her maw hung open. "Is this girl calling the shots now?!"

"Amberlin." Kanterlin started and put her hand on Amberlin's back. "If she invited them, we cannot force them to leave."

They all looked to Thein who then looked disgruntled.

"If this child wishes for them to stay for the ceremony..."

(Cream looks to the spirits and her eyes unveil the truest intentions within her heart. She smiles.)

The demons and angels lock onto one another's gaze as the demons smirk in content. Mephiles holds unto Cream's hand as she swings them back and forth. Cream then approaches the Virtues and pulls the closest, Jewel, down to ear level.

"Christmas time is the time to forgive others of the sins they have committed. Everyone deserves love, even demons."

"But...SHE IS THE VERY EMBODIMENT OF A SIN! PRIDE! ...LOVE DEMONS?!" Jewel couldn't believe this. "Blasphemy of the highest order!"

"And return the saint to his proper glory!" Melissa demanded as she holds the broken, gilded statue in her arms.

"What glory would that be?" Iris says smugly as the archangel persists sternly.

"Fix Saint Wilikern Ms. Iris. I like that silver statue and it's mean to leave it like that."

"Well mean is what I kind of am, sweetie. Since you care about it so much though." Iris flicks her claws together and it returns to mint condition.

The rest of the service passes in tension so thick, you could have cut it and served it on a plate. The Mobians rush out of the now busted down entrance and hurriedly huddle into their cars, trying to just salvage what is left of the night without any more weirdness happening. Mephiles and Iris leave, drifting across the floor as if an invisible force pulls at them. The angels, who still stand at the head of the church, breathe a sigh of relief once their evil auras have been removed.

Cream hops into her respective car and watches as her friends open their gift bags.

"Oh Cream you shouldn't have!" Amy says holding out a pink floral scarf, then wrapping it around her neck. "It's so pretty!"

Cream watches as Sonic now opens his metallic blue bag.

"Wow Cream this is awesome!" Sonic says as he gives her two thumbs up. "I always wanted a chili dog holder!"

Tails opens up his orange gift bag to pull out a platinum wrench, and Shadow, brooding to himself silently, peeks into his red bag. It's a picture frame for his most prized possession. The only picture of him and Maria he has got.

"Thanks Cream." He says quietly.

Cream nods once as Shadow gets out of the car, looks at her, then warps away. But not without passing a glance over to Mephiles who turns his head away. Then the little rabbit comes over to them. She hands Iris a glittery purple bag, much to her delight, and gives Mephiles an inky black bag. Moving aside the wrapping paper, Iris pulls out a silver antique looking diamond shaped mirror. She rubs her fingers along the indentations on the back and stares at her glassy reflection, quite pleased with what she sees. Mephiles reaches gingerly into his bag and pulls out a collector's edition set of the best horror movies in cinema. He smiles as he sees his favorite in the bunch, Saw.

"We appreciate this Cream." Mephiles says as he tries to attempt a hug. " I'm not good with affection."

"It's fine Mr. Mephiles. Ms. Iris?"

Iris still stares at her reflection, fussing over her bangs. "I love how my quills turned out today."

"Uh.. Ms. Iris?"

Iris stops talking to herself and strains to look away from the mirror. "Sorry Creamy I got distracted. Yes?"

Cream giggles and holds her hands. "You really like mirrors huh?"

"Well, when you look like me who wouldn't?" Iris said proudly as she squatted down next to her. "I have something waiting for you at your house."

(Back at Cream's house, Christmas morning. The last present is hiding in the corner. It's the one she had mentioned previously.)

"Oh wow! Cheese come meet your new friend!"

"Chao? CHAAAAOOOO!"

"No don't eat him! Not food!"

"What's going on in here?! Oh my!" Vanilla says as she wipes her hands on her apron.

"Mom this is Fredrick. He is now my kitty friend!"

The baby hellcat towers over Vanilla and meows.

"Oh my..."

(The end)