Finale

"Good?" Calhoun smiled as she placed another forkful of pie in Felix's mouth. The man looked as if he were on cloud nine as he tasted the juicy berries, the buttery-honey crust and warm gooey filling in his mouth.

"It's pure HEAVEN…." The man sighed, floating off the couch a bit.

"See, what did I tell you?" Mary winked towards Calhoun "It doesn't have to LOOK perfect. Just so long as he loves it."

Calhoun gave Felix's pant-leg a little tug to bring him back down, then kissed him on the nose "Ya love it?"

"Ah doooooo….."

"So the pie is good…." Vanellope said, wrapped in a towel "Does that mean WE can have some?"

"I dun knooooooooow….." Calhoun cooed "I mean, ya guys made it seem like I was TERRIBLE at cookin'! I'm sure ya wouldn't like this!"

"But Felix said he liked it!" whined Ralph "Give us just a taste! A bite!"

"A BITE for YOU Wreck-it would be the whole thing!" smiled Calhoun, teasingly putting another morsel into Felix's mouth "Guess you two will have ta wait til Mary an' I bake agaaaaaain!"

"I blame you…." Vanellope huffed.

"S'not my fault…." Grumped Ralph.

"Hey, ya can't blame MEEEEE!" sang Taffyta "I did NOTHIN' with tha snow!"

"Oh hush an' just give me tha box!" growled Gloyd.

"Such HORRIBLE manners, Mr. Orangeboar!" the strawberry racer cackled "Keep actin' like that an' ya won't get your present!"

"Taffyta, please! I know it's a towel! Vanellope got one, Snowanna got one, EVERYONE GOT ONE! Ya do this ever year with us!"

Taffyta held the box just inches away from Gloyd, batting her huge eyelashes "It might be somethin' else! Plus, it still might be wet from when ya attacked me with snowballs earlier!"

"TAFFYTA!"

"MERRY CHRISTMAS!" Candlehead cheered, handing out cookies towards the many new guest at the party "There is plenty ta go around! Help yourself!"

"Seems like someone is havin' fun." Smiled Snowanna "An' to think. All ya had to do was swipe a few pies!"

"Now Snowanna…." The little candle-headed racer said in a scolding tone "STEALIN' is bad! I already learned that the hard way! But thanks ta Mr Mayor Nicelander Gene, I still managed ta hand out cookies ta everyone like I wanted! Plus, there will be so much more later on, right?"

"Nnff, an' she made BLUEBERRY cupcakes too?"

Candlehead turned her head to see Gene once again sneaking snacks, the girl gasping in shock.

"MR. MAYOR NICELANDER GENE!"

"Urf, I was just….making sure they were of a good enough standard! That's all!"

Don and Crumbellina played a holiday tune, their serenading strings filling the entire room with such a warm holiday feeling. As they played, Crumbellina took notice of the lone figure sitting before them, a smile on her face as she held a tiny little present in her hands.

Nicelander Meg.

And she had never looked happier.

"So I take it you finally talked with Ms. Meg?" the racer said. Don gave a small nod as he continued to play.

"Let's just say we had some 'time' to discuss things with so much needed privacy."

"See, I told Ms. Meg things would turn out alright." The girl said "All she needed was some confidence!"

"And what Lucy needed was an hour or two in the closet."

"Excuse me?"

"Oh nothing, young lady!" Don smiled "So, do you know anything from the Nutcracker Suite?"

"I dun wanna talk to ya…." Mumbled Norwood.

"Aw, c'mon baby." Giggled Nel.

"No. Cuz you're mean an' ya got me in trouble so NO."

"Is that how it's gonna be?" the purple Nicelander teased "Den I guess I won't be givin' a certain wed-head his gift dis year?"

"Nel, I don't care HOW much baby talk ya give me, there is NO way! NO HOW I'm gonna forgive ya for what ya pulled on tha roof!"

"Oh, don't make me call Nolan over here!" Nel continued to tease "My big bad cousin won't like it if ya keep poutin' like this!"

"I don't care what Nolan thinks!"

"NORWOOD. YOU BETTER STOP MESSIN' WITH NEL!"

"I didn't do anything, BALD-SPOT!"

"Okay, okay. Calm down boys…." The cheeky little woman laughed "Since you're going to be that way Red, here. Lemme show ya what ya got."

Nel untied the fancy ribbon atop the box, handing Norwood a little card.

"What's this?"

"Read it."

Norwood gave Nel an unsure look but as he read on "This card gives Nicelander Norwood aka Massive Annoying Cat Person…."

Norwood glared at Nel.

"Aw, how sweet of you."

"Just keep reading."

"It gives NORWOOD….."

The man stopped, a surprised look on his face.

"It gives Norwood one free kiss….."

"A SPECIAL kiss…." Nel chuckled, a brow arch.

"Aw, but ya kiss me every day now!" Norwood pouted, crossing his arms "How can-!"

Before Norwood had a chance to say anything more, Nel LEAPT upon him and gave him a kiss so huge, so powerful that he was certain he won a one-thousand point bonus from it!

"MWA!" Nel laughed, sitting up, Norwood still left astonished on the floor "Told ya it was worth it, freckle-butt!"

And while the party was going on in the penthouse, three others were having a wonderful evening as well.

"Can we put on Godzilla vs. Mecha King Kong on?" asked Tony.

Finally comfortable, finally feeling a tad better, Deanna sank deeper into her new comforter, presents from both Lucy and Tony.

"Ya got the soup, Lucy?"

"Yup!" the Nicelander smiled "Thanks for convincing Don ta let me outta that closet, Dee-Dee. I don't think I would have lasted another minuet in there with all those ships-in-bottles an' junk he had."

Deanna took her soup, happy to have some company over for the holidays "Consider it my gift to you, Lulu. Now shut up and let's watch this movie. You have NO idea how hard I had to look for a copy of this!"

"Ho ho ho!" called a voice from down the hall "Meeeerry Christmas everyone!"

Tony got up from his chair, looking towards the door "Hey, Roy came back?"

"Wait…that's ROY?!"

"Hey kids, how would you like-!"

"ITS SANTAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"W-wait, WAIT! I CAN ONLY TAKE- GAUUUUUUUUUUUUURGH!"

The three Nicelanders winced as they watched Santa Nicelander get plowed by the Sugar Rush kids, the lot of them dragging him off into the penthouse.

"Well, at least he'll regenerate."

On the twelfth day of Christmas, Litwak gave to me.

Twelve frozen presents!

Eleven soaked racers!

Ten eaten pies!

Nine hours baking!

Eight bottles of Moo-Moo milk!

Seven dead Cybugs!

Six exploding pookas!

FIVE GOLDEN HERO MEDALS!

Four Super Mushrooms!

Three tons of snow!

Two Nicelanders stuck in an elevator!

AND ONE INSANE CHRISTMAS SPENT IN THE ARCADE!

Merry Christmas to everyone, from Candleheadbutt!