And we come herewith to the second part of the Christmas episodes.
Took a little longer because I had to edit the story and I wanted to publish it on Monday. But the demand is very high. So please it continues with the story
Many unfortunately didn't quite get that but Alicia still has an aversion to Christmas. But that changes with the next chapter.
Until then
Snow continued to fall in Inkwell City while residents did their Christmas shopping. The roads were cleared of snow and very few people were driving. Every now and then a cab drove by while Elder Kettle drove with Alicia and Blood past the big Christmas tree and a brass band playing Christmas music. An elderly lady with a bell in her hand asked for donations. In the park, the children played each other's snowball fights while at least the two enjoyed time together and the rest ice skated and enjoyed time on the frozen lake. Nothing could spoil this mood. Or could it? Well, let's face it, when you see the devil wearing a red scarf at the edge of the frozen lake, you know what's coming when he uses his trident to crack the ice and send the rest of the people into the freezing water so that they become nothing more than a frozen ice cube.
And this is exactly what happened and pleased the devil very much. So much so that he began to sing a song.
Christmastime's my favorite time
He stretched his arms and put on skates to skate and perform tricks on the ice himself.
Christmastime's
My favorite time of the year
While the people still frozen in ice cubes watched him, the devil circled the hole in which they fell in and turned in circles several times.
It's the holiday spirit
That makes my heart swell
Sitting on a bench in the park were Sherman and Dorris. In his hand Sherman held a sprig of mistletoe which he placed over himself and Dorris so that they both stood under it and knew what it meant. So both prepared to kiss the other. But the devil who saw the two and stood next to a tree on the branch that was directly above the two lay a pile of snow that fell down by the thrust of the devil on the two.
The hanging of stockings
The balls on the tree
A little mouse was decorating a Christmas tree in the park when the devil appeared and with his trident enlarged the ball that the mouse had just attached so that it fell from the tree and landed on the mouse, crushing it.
It brings out the best
In most everyone
While the brass band continued to play, the devil cast a spell on their instruments which turned into monsters and attacked them. The older lady was also very frightened and jumped into the pot that was next to her while the band fled and did not notice the devil on the other side of the street who watched the whole thing with glee.
But it brings out the devil in me
The remaining residents with their purchases walked through the streets. The devil appeared in the middle and stretched out his leg while a passerby with a lot of gifts in his arms slips over them.
It's the hustle and bustle
And folks filled with cheer
The sound of shards could not be ignored. But the devil went to his next victims. A family taking a photo in front of the big Christmas tree. These suspected nothing of the devil until it was too late.
Those holiday feelings
We all hold so dear
No sooner had the photographer taken the photo than the devil appeared in the middle, smiling joyfully into the camera while the family was shocked. This was also visible on the photo that the devil was holding in his hands.
Makes Christmastime
My favorite time of the year
Yes, the devil liked the photo very much even if he could imagine that he would be on it with Alicia. Yes his thoughts turned only around her and yes the family was gone for a moment while Alicia appeared next to him. He hugged the picture and continued with his chaos tour through the city.
It's the laughter of children
The goodwill towards men
While two children were driving down a hill. A turtle and a humanoid apple, the devil appeared at the bottom of the hill and with his trident created a wall of bricks into which the children drove.
The spirit of giving
And festive snowmen
His eyes wandered to Ribby and Croaks who were finishing a snowman that looked a lot like their mother. That both were content one saw them. But the devil used his magic to turn the snowman into a snow monster that not only frightened the two brothers but also chased them through the city.
Makes Christmastime
My favorite time of the year
On a tree trunk sat the devil with a cup of hot chocolate from which two marshmallows looked while in the other he held an opera glass and enjoyed the chaos.
So what makes this time
So special to me?
Meanwhile, in the city, three children were licking their candy canes with relish while from above on a balcony the devil watched them and hit the railing to drop the icicles that had formed under them.
Ha! It's actually quite simple
You see
This landed directly in the hands of the three children who had previously sucked the candy canes and now stuck to the icicles with their tongues.
It brings out the best in most everyone
But it brings out the devil in me
On his hand the devil, who was now standing next to the road, held a wind-up soldier which he wound up and let loose on the road. This caused a tire of a passing car to burst. This lost control and drove into the big Christmas tree that was in the city.
But it brings out the devil in me
The tree started to burn and panicked the people standing in front of it while the devil just grinned and rejoiced. Everything was striding and the fire siren rang. Everything was perfect for the devil until he heard a train whistle and looked around in confusion until he saw a toy store in front of which a few children were standing. He pushed them away and looked into the shop window where there was a winter landscape. But his attention fell on a small train coming out of a tunnel. "Oh!" cooed the devil when he saw the train. "What a marvelous little train!" he said, pointing at the train he was following with his eyes. "Oh, there it goes!" he continued to follow the train as it passed through the winter wonderland of the shop window.
The train whistled as it went on which pleased the devil very much. "Oh! Oh, look at the little wheels!" he circled his fingers as he said this while steam came out of the steam pipe of the little toy locomotive as it whistled. Yes, the devil's happy face was not to be missed. Especially not when he pressed his face into the shop window and his pupils got bigger and bigger like a cat looking at a toy. But his thoughts were interrupted when he heard a familiar voice. "But you don't have to buy me that, Elder Kettle, because I actually want something else this year," he heard not far away and looked around the corner where he saw none other than Alicia accompanied by Blood and Elder Kettle who were also standing in front of the store looking into the window and didn't even notice him. She exhaled "I don't really want anything more than to have my beloved next to me" she said and walked past the store while the others followed.
This pleased the devil very much because he hoped that she meant him with her beloved. After all, the two were also together and married. He was about to follow her when he saw two more passers-by standing next to Alicia and the other two. "And I want one of those and that" said an anthropomorphic sandwich kid standing next to a female adult anthropomorphic sandwich looking in the shop window and pointing to various things he wanted for Christmas. "And I want one of these, and I want new marbles, and I want a bunch of candy" said this while his mother only looked annoyed and both did not notice the devil. "What a greedy little brat!" said the devil when he saw the child trying to persuade his mother to buy all these things for him, but she mentioned one thing that confused the devil very much. "You know, it's almost like you wanna end up on that naughty list" she said, "Naughty list? What the heck is that?" the devil wondered as he continued to watch the two. "But I've been good all year. I've gotta be on the nice list" said the child as she continued walking with her mother and the devil was even more confused than before.
"Nice list? And what is that?" he asked himself even more confused than before while he decided to follow the child. "Shh. You there, boy" he said and tapped him on the shoulders to get his attention. This one noticed him and looked to him. "What is this naughty list you speak of?" he asked him. "It's what Santa puts you on when you're naughty. Where you been?" the child explained to him in a mocking tone. This pleased the devil very much "Ooh! Sounds like my kind of list" said the devil pleasingly "Nah. It's the stinkin' pits" said the kid with a thumbs down. Now the devil was even more confused than before. You could see it in his face. Yes he wanted to know why the list was so bad. "You get on that naughty list, you don't get presents" the kid explained to him. Yes, both of them were not pleased to hear that. "That's why I've been trying to be nice all year".
Of course, this did not really please the devil. The whole year long to be nice only to get gifts he found not fair. "Yeah. It really sucks an egg" the child explained to him "But I just know it's all gonna be worth it when I get that spaceship". The devil pondered while the two continued walking. Meanwhile in the meeting room in Inkwell Hell, the rest of the Imps, as well as Henchman, Amnon and Stickler, gathered and talked to each other while waiting for the boss. "I'm not pointing any fingers, but someone has been stealing lunches out of the community refrigerator" Stickler said with his fingers raised while the rest of the Imps tried to ignore him. "I know we work in the fiery underworld, but that's no excuse for bad manners" said Henchman with his arms crossed while Amnon who was sitting next to him nodded in agreement. Both flinched, however, as the door slammed shut and they looked at the devil coming out of it.
"All right, everyone. Listen up" said the devil as he entered the room and threw his scarf on the clothes rack while he was on his way to the table. "I have an important question" He sat down on his chair, which was different from the others. This one was bigger and looked more like a throne than an office chair. "What would have to happen for someone, me, for example, to, let's just say, get on Santa's nice list?" he asked the others at the table. They reacted nervously and did not want to answer the question. Yes the others were silent and the devil noticed that. Most of them sank into their chairs, while others said something or talked with their Seatmate. Stickler, who had previously raised his finger, lowered it so that he would not have to answer the question. An imp sitting next to Henchman and Amnon whispered to the two "I thought you two said he didn't know about the list" but before the two could say anything the devil fired his trident at the imp sitting next to them. Yes, the two were very frightened because the Imp was gone and the devil was now standing next to them.
Yes the two were very frightened and Amnon hid behind Henchman. "Henchman, Amnon" heard the two behind their back and turned around and were very startled when the devil was now standing right next to them. "You two knew about the nice list, and you didn't tell me. Why?" he asked the two. "Uh..." said Henchman while Amnon helped him. "It's not exactly your kind of list, boss," Amnon said, hoping the devil wasn't interested. But that was not the case. "Oh! And what is that supposed to mean?" he asked the two, slightly annoyed. Neither of them knew what to say to that. "Well, you are kinda evil," Henchman told him. This didn't really please the devil who was shocked when he heard that.
"Are you saying I can't be evil and be on the nice list?" the answer was clear and the devil didn't really like that. Yes, he had heard enough and left the room in a huff. This confused the two very much. "Where are you going?" Henchman asked him as he followed the devil with his eyes. "To get my name on the nice list". "And at this hour on Christmas Eve, there's only one person who can do it" he disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving the others confused.
Meanwhile, at the North Pole where the Christmas elves are preparing everything for the big day. Yes, there was still a lot to do. In the workshop, the elves continue to work on the toys they threw into the sack, which is then brought to the sleigh. The singing could not be overheard that resounded from the workshop.
Making Christmas toys
'Cause it's that time of year
Each of the elves worked at different stations. One hammered with a wooden hammer while another filled a stuffed animal with fabric and looked to his colleague, waving his finger.
There's no time for fooling around
Santa's made this clear
A few other elves were carrying stuffed bears and singing along as well.
Making Christmas toys
Spreading love and cheer
On a conveyor belt rode a not quite finished toy duck that gets its head screwed on by one of the elves. Two more elves packed the gifts.
All the kids are counting on us
Christmastime is here
Another elf painted the faces of the doll heads that were attached to a steering wheel. Yes, he also sang and stopped with his work before continuing.
All the kids are counting on us
Christmastime is here
Two elves holding ready-wrapped presents ran to the sleigh as the door opened behind them and a familiar face appeared. It was none other than Santa Claus himself. He is traditionally depicted as a festively overweight old man with a beard, wearing a red suit with white trim and a matching cap, black boots, and a black belt. "Ho-ho-ho" he said to get the attention of his elves. They saw him and were very pleased to see him. "Santa!" said the elves as he went into the workshop and greeted his elves. "Hello, Elf Number 15" he also greeted him before Santa greeted the other elves and went to his office while hewent up the stairs that led to it. But before he went into his office he praised his elves. "Keep up the good work. Christmas is nigh!" the elves rejoiced and cheered as Santa went into his office.
He locked the door and did not suspect that he was not alone in his office. "Hello, Nicholas," said a voice behind him. Santa heard this and turned around. His boss chair turned around and the devil was sitting in it, grinning at him. "Ho-ho, hello" said Santa slightly nervous. "Goodness, what a hairy boy you are" he chuckled nervously as the devil grabbed his trident and hovered while he flew to him. "Who are you?" Santa asked him. "I'll make this quick, Santa," said the devil as he stopped in front of him. Santa looked at him and was a bit confused. "I'd like to inquire about this nice list of yours" the devil groomed Santa's beard as he spoke. "Oh-ho-ho. I see. This is about a present" he leaned slightly and pointed to his ear in the meantime. The devil looked at him in confusion.
"Well, just whisper into Santa's ear what you want" that confused the devil even more than before. "Really?" he asked while Santa waited for an answer from him. "Aren't you gonna, you know..." Santa knew what he meant and responded immediately. "Oh! Ho-ho-ho. Of course" he went away for a moment to get a small stool from one of his cabinets that were in his office on which he sat down while the devil was slightly nervous. But when Santa asked him to sit on his lap he was very happy about it and sat on Santa's lap. He whispered his wish to him. "You want a tutu?" Santa asked him. The joy on the devil's face disappeared when he said that. He didn't want a tutu but a "choo choo" the devil explained him. Yes, Santa had misheard and he realized that when the devil looked at him grimly. But Santa laughed about it while the devil was relieved.
"Wow, that was easier than I thought" said the devil and got up from Santa's lap. "I guess I'll be on my way, then" yes the devil was on his way out when he heard again the word he had heard before. "Let me just find your name on the nice list" Santa said as he walked over to his desk where two scrolls were. He opened one of the scrolls while the devil appeared next to him. "What is your last name?" Santa asked him while looking at the list for his name. "Devil" the devil answered while Santa was looking through the list. But the name was not on the list Santa held in his hand. "I'm not seeing anything" he looked from the list to the devil. "What's your first name?". "The?" replied the devil.
Santa looked through the list again but he hadn't found the name. "Let me check the other list" he said and closed the list he was holding in his hand and took the others in his hand. He opened them and to his shock the devil was first on the list. "Your the Devil?" Santa asked him. The devil nodded but he noticed something else on the list. "You're number one on the naughty list" Santa explained to him. The devil appeared behind him and looked at the list he was looking at. Yes he saw right. In tenth place was Alicia Powell. "Why is my beloved Alicia on the naughty list?" asked the devil as he took the list from Santa's hand. He could not believe it. Alicia was nothing like him, so why was she on this list? Santa realized that the devil was waiting for an answer from him. He got that answer when Santa walked to one of his cabinet he opened that was full of snow globes. He took a snow globe with the name Alicia P. on it. He went with it to the devil who noticed that Santa was no longer smiling but sad.
The devil looked at these while Santa shook the snow globe. The small house depicted in it disappeared and a vision appeared in which Alicia was ten years old and lying in bed with her stuffed animal in the shape of a wolf. She hugged it tightly. She was wearing her pajamas with a picture of Balto on it while the bottom part of the pajamas showed the rest of the characters like Balto, Jenna, Boris and co. "Since she was 10 years old, her joy for Christmas disappeared," Santa explained as the devil looked at the snow globe that showed Alicia jumping out of bed and running downstairs with her Wolf Plushie in hand to the living room where the Christmas tree was standing and everything was beautifully decorated. But one thing was missing. "On that Christmas morning, little Alicia found out that..." the snow globe showed Alicia's face, which was no longer happy but disappointed. When she looked at the Christmas tree, there were no presents under it. Confused, she went to the tree and did not know what was going on. The version disappeared and the house appeared in the snow globe that Santa put in his closet.
"Since that Christmas day, Alicia began to hate Christmas" Santa explained as he looked to the devil who had a tear running down his face. He couldn't help but cry and sniff when he heard how Alicia celebrated the following Christmas. Not at all, or only with her brother who didn't like the holiday either. The reason was clear: both of her parents did not celebrate Christmas with her since that day. No the work had priority. Overtime was preferred to celebrating with the family. "And that's why you put her on the naughty list?" the devil asked him as he rolled up the naughty list. Santa just nodded. The devil didn't really like that. But Santa had a solution that could put them both on the nice list. "I'll put you two on the nice list" the devil looked at him with a confused look. "If you...".
In the workshop, which was now darkened and lit only by the candles, some elves with capes stood around a circle of candy canes and sang in chorus. The devil and Santa stood outside and watched the whole thing before one of the elves pulled the devil to him while he held a Swing incense lamp in the other hand. The other elves continued to sing while the elf who dragged the devil with him was placed in the center of the ring. All the elves pulled down their hoods under which were candles. Santa also appeared, wearing a cloak as well. This one was red and not green. The devil looked at him as Santa began to say something. "Decatus, seasonem, holly jolly, om". The elves said the same until not only Santa's eyes but also those of the elves started to glow and had no pupils anymore. This confused the devil as well as the smoke coming out of Santa's mouth which extinguished all the candles and completely fogged the devil who started coughing. He wiped away the smoke and realized that Santa was gone and only the elves were there, leaving the workshop as if nothing had happened and leaving the devil alone.
The latter went back to his realm and was visibly annoyed. "What an unbelievable waste of time" he said and sat down on his throne while looking at his hand. "All that for a choo choo I'm not even going to get" Yes, he was not happy about it, but suddenly he felt a strange feeling inside of him. He did not know what it was but knew only one thing. His body began to change. And yes he felt pain and screamed because of it. You could hear his pain. Well, Alicia heard it when she was lying in bed and woke up. She didn't know why she woke up but anyway she couldn't fall asleep now. While she was getting up to get something to drink, Henchman and Amnon were in the throne room cleaning it. Henchman used the vacuum cleaner while Amnon dusted the columns with a feather duster. While the two were cleaning, the devil tried to get his trident. But it tipped over and the two demons heard this and turned around to see the devil as Santa Claus before he disappeared behind his throne. "Did you see that too Amnon?" asked Henchman with big pupils in his eyes. The husky demon nodded and his tail wagged in delight.
Both of them went to the throne and saw the devil whom they mistook for Santa Claus "Santa!" said the two while the devil removed his hands, scaring the two. "Boss? You're Santa?" said the two. "No, I'm not Santa, you idiots!" the devil yelled at the two. Amnon jumped in Henchman's arms as he was being yelled at and was shaking very badly. Henchman, however, tried to stand up straight. The husky demon was not really light. "Santa's the one who did this to me!" the devil declared as he pulled at his beard he couldn't get off. It was stuck to his face. To be more precise, he looked quite similar to Santa with the suit, the cap and his current body. Like Santa, the devil gained a little weight and his cheeks took on a reddish hue. "You meet Santa?" the two demons asked, "Yeah. He's a psycho" the devil explained to the two and hoped that this was enough for them. But the two wanted to know more. Yes, he was very annoyed by it. "Henchman, Amnon!" he roared while Amnon jumped back into Henchman's arms. "Sorry, boss," the two said.
But they were still confused about why he now looks like Santa. The devil explained it to them so that the two understood. "If you want a train, why not just make one appear?" Amnon asked the devil. "Amnon, getting a present isn't the same unless someone else gives it to you" the devil explained to the husky demon whose ears were now hanging down while his tail stopped wagging. "Now, I am going back to the North Pole immediately" he said and tried to stand up but had a little trouble doing so. "Oh! Can we come too, boss?" the two demons asked him. Henchman's wings and Amnon's tail wagged with joy as the devil agreed. Arrived at the North Pole, everything was prepared. The reindeer were tied to the sleigh and the gifts were inside the sack. The only thing missing was Santa Claus. This appeared. Well, rather the devil who became Santa Claus and wants an answer to his question. This was answered by an elf who had a certain resemblance to Stickler.
"Santa has one too?" the three said, startled when they saw him. Yes, he resembled Stickler very much, only he looked very similar to the other elf. Like him, he also carried a book under his arm and walked towards the three. "I'm afraid you are Santa" he replied. This did not really please him. "According to the bylaws of paragraphs three through seven, subsection 17C, you are Santa" he opened his book and showed him a page with Santa on it in a vitruvian pose. But the devil was not pleased "How do I get back to normal?!" he asked while picking him up and shaking him several times. "You must deliver presents to all persons on the nice list" he replied, but the devil refused to do so. "Then you can say sayonara to the nice list" said Elfstickler who was now sitting on the floor and adjusting his glasses. "Plus, if you do not succeed, you'll stay Santa Claus for all eternity" that didn't really please the devil who doesn't like to be Santa. Just as little that Elfstickler keeps repeating the last word. So he agreed to distribute the gifts. "And, of course, there are rules," Elf Stickler explained to him. These were quite simple. The devil had to recite all the names of the reindeer. But he was confused. But Amnon and Henchman helped him and recited all the reindeer names.
"On Dasher, on Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen. On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen" the two said at the same time. The elves clapped while the two demons bowed "Why, thank you" said Henchman who blushed slightly while Amnon wagged his tail. The second rule was that the devil should always be jolly and never angry. Of course, the devil didn't stop there and fired in anger at Elfstickler after he pressed his finger him several times in the face who immediately disappeared while the others screamed in fear until the devil brought him back to life. The third rule was that every child on the Nice list must receive a gift. Of course, the list was very long. So long that it stretched over the entire North Pole. The fourth rule was that the devil ate all the cookies and drank every glass of milk that the children had left for Santa. "Doesn't look like that will be a problem, huh, boss?" said Amnon as he touched the devil's flabby belly and it wobbled slightly. This didn't really please the devil which Amnon noticed which is why he let go of the belly.
The last rule was that all gifts had to be delivered by midnight. So the three made their way to the sleigh. As soon as the devil sat in it, he had a panic attack and grabbed Henchman and Amnon by their collars and shook them back and forth several times. "I'm gonna be stuck as Santa forever!" he said in panic. "You can do this" said Henchman who tried to cheer him up and motivate him. Yes, he didn't want to appear like that in front of Alicia after he learned that she didn't want to have anything to do with Christmas. The devil exhaled and ordered the reindeer to fly away, but they did not move a bit. This made the devil very angry. He stood again in flames and frightened the reindeer so that they ran away in fear and Henchman and Amnon served as reindeer substitutes. Amnon was in the front while Henchman was behind him and the two now wore a harness around their bellies. For Henchman this took some getting used to but Amnon didn't mind.
But what frightened him was that his nose started to glow red. He turned around and scared Henchman and the Devil into protecting their eyes like the other elves before Amnon turned around again. He took a deep breath and began pulling the sleigh with Henchman to distribute the gifts. This was not easy for the devil, however, as he had trouble both being jolly and digesting all the cookies and milk that were offered to him. The list got smaller and smaller until there were only three houses left. Well one house rather the other two were a ship and a junkyard. There the devil brought the gifts for Captain Brineybeard, Hali, Dr. Kahl, Varian and Eira before he flew to the last house which the devil recognized immediately. "You have got to be-" the devil was about to snap when Amnon calmed him down. The devil knew that in this house was also his beloved Alicia. She was lying on the sofa with Cuphead, fast asleep, while the latter heard footsteps on the roof and woke up and opened his eyes.
In front of him stood Santa who was distributing gifts for him and the others under the tree. "Alicia wake up!" whispered Cuphead into her ear to wake up Alicia who was still fast asleep. Cuphead couldn't wake her up but Santa heard him and turned to face him. His pupils were very thick when he saw the sleeping Alicia. But they returned to normal when he saw the cup and groaned. "Is it really you?" Cuphead asked him while he just nodded. "I was worried maybe you weren't comin!" Cuphead said as he got off the couch and went to the devil. The devil saw that Cuphead wasn't smiling and that confused him a bit. "What do you mean?" the devil asked him. Cuphead wasn't sure how to say it, so he asked him to sit down so Cuphead would sit on his lap. The devil found a small stool to sit on while Cuphead sat on his lap and whispered to him. The devil knew what was bothering him. It was about Alicia to whom he was also looking. "She's not a fan of Christmas but I think she deserves at least to have her wish fulfilled" he said and exhaled before continuing In return, I would like to give up my gift this year so that at least Alicia is happy" the devil looked at him in confusion while Cuphead continued to speak, looking at Alicia who was still sleeping. "Since she landed here with Cuppy she has done so much for me and my brother and Elder Kettle" he turned to the devil who looked from Alicia to him. His large pupils were impossible to miss. "Cuphead jumped down from the devil's lap and was about to go to Alicia when he felt the devil's hand on his shoulder.
Cuphead looked at him and saw that the devil was taking two gifts from his coat. One was a small toy train that the devil recognized from the toy store that he gave to Cuphead. The other was a stuffed animal that looked very much like the devil. The devil was a bit confused about it and put it between the gift from Blood and Cuppy. A name tag was wrapped around the belly of the stuffed animal with Alicia's name on it. Or he wanted to, but he decided against it. Instead of putting the gift for her under the tree, he decided to place it between her arms."Wow that will please her very much!" said Cuphead as he hugged the devil. The devil found this a little strange, but he liked it. He had never been hugged like that by anyone before. Was it the holiday or something else? No matter what it was, when Amnon and Henchman looked at the Nice List, the two names Alicia Powell and the Devil appeared on it. After Cuphead let go of him, he went back to Alicia on the sofa and fell asleep next to her while wishing the devil a Merry Christmas before his eyes fell shut. The devil just smiled and nodded before looking at Alicia. She didn't notice that he gently went over her cheek with his fingers. "Merry Christmas my dearest" he said softly before disappearing. His work was done, so he flew back to the North Pole.
The next day Alicia woke up or was woken up by Mugman and Cuppy who had already unwrapped their presents. Only Alicia's gift was not under the tree. So she got up even though she was confused. She felt something soft between her arms and looked down where the stuffed animal lay. While she was doing that, Elder Kettle came in with a tray that had six mugs of hot chocolate on it filled with whipped cream and marshmallows on top. He gave them each a mug and wished them all a Merry Christmas while turning on his new radio that was playing soft Christmas music. Everyone was happy about their gift only Alicia was confused about hers Did Elder Kettle buy me the plushie after all? she asked herself as she looked at the stuffed animal more closely. She took it in her hand and didn't know why, but she hugged it. It reminded her very much of Lucifer her husband whom she missed very much. Oh Lucifer... Yes, she missed him very much. She ignored everything around her while hugging the stuffed animal until there was a knock at the door and Cuphead walked towards it. He opened it and was more than surprised. In front of it stood someone he knew. "Djimmi?"