Chapter 5: A Special Visitor
It was now late in the night. Everybody in Bikini Bottom had drifted off into a deep sleep. Sandy and Kelly were asleep too. Kelly still had tear stains on her cheeks and she sniffled as she slept. Kelly shifted in her sleep, still having not dozed off entirely. Her ears twitched as she heard something. Bells. "What?" she said groggily. "What's going on?"
The bells continued to ring and jingle. "Where's that coming from?" she said, getting up and looking out the window. Nothing. Kelly saw nothing. "Must be my imagination." said Kelly. "You think so Kelly?" said a voice much deeper than Kelly's. "Eeek!" she shrieked. She turned around and saw none other than Santa Claus himself. "Oh my goodness." Kelly said, her hands clasping over her mouth. Santa did his traditional jolly laugh. "Ho ho ho!" he said. "W-What are you doing here?" asked Kelly. "I can sense something is troubling you young lady." said Santa. "So, what's on your mind?" Kelly sighed and sat on her bed. "Something is clearly causing you much grief." Santa said. "Earlier tonight," Kelly began. "me, Spongebob and Sandy tried to spread the true story and meaning of Christmas. It didn't work." "How so?" Santa asked. We tried to put on a simple show to show the people of Bikini Bottom that Christmas is more than about getting free stuff." said Kelly. "Nobody really listened." "I see." He said. "What exactly was this show about?" "We were telling the story of when Jesus was born." said Kelly. "Ah, the Nativity story." Santa said. "They were not receptive to your message?" "Nope." Kelly said sadly as she buried her face in her hands. "I see." Santa said.
He put his hand on Kelly's shoulder. "You want to know something?" said Santa. "What?" Kelly asked. "I feel that God must be very proud of you." said Santa. "You really think so?" she asked. "Of course my dear." Santa said with a smile. "Nobody else had courage enough to stand up in front of a large mass of people and tell something she believes in." "But, all the others helped me." Kelly said. "Yes, but you were the one who told Spongebob what Christmas was truly about." said Santa. " I know that God is proud of you Kelly." Kelly thought about that for moment. She smiled slightly. "Yeah, I guess your right." Santa patted Kelly on her back. She looked up at him. "But what am I gonna do now?" asked Kelly. "I say you need to pray and go back to sleep." said Santa. "But first I have a gift for you." "Oh?" Kelly said. Santa reached into his large sack of gifts. He pulled out a small box and gave it to Kelly. "What is it?" Kelly asked. "Open and see." said Santa. Kelly opened the box. Inside was a beautiful necklace; gold chain with a silver angel medallion and a brilliant gold cross hanging from it. "It's so beautiful." said Kelly as she put it around her neck. "It's also blessed." Santa said. "It will protect you and help you keep God in your heart at all times." Kelly smiled. "Thank you Santa." she said. "Oh, I almost forgot. There is one more thing." said Santa. "What's that?" she said. Santa reached into his pocket and he pulled out something small. "Mistletoe?" Kelly asked. "Think about this one." he said, smiling. Kelly thought for a moment. Then she smiled and giggled. "I get it." she said.
Santa smiled. "I must leave now. Got a lot deliveries tonight." He said. "Go to sleep now, and let your troubles leave your mind." Kelly giggled. "Ok." she said. Kelly got under her covers and snuggled in. Santa smiled again, before stepping out of the room. Kelly slept peacefully, her breathing gently and slow. "And you might get a little surprise in the morning." Santa whispered. Kelly slept on peacefully, a smiled etched across her face.
Not to far off, Spongebob brushed his teeth and crawled into bed. He decided to say a quick prayer before he did so. "Dear God, please comfort Kelly. She's been hurt terribly and needs your guidance. Amen." Spongebob yawned. "Good night Gary." said Spongebob. Gary meowed. As the two drifted off to sleep, a bright star glowed and twinkled in the evening sky.
(Note: Since Santa Claus was in the actual Spongebob holiday episode, I decided to add him in.)