A/N:

kd: An apology to my readers…I forgot to mention that for time saving purposes Masquerade will not be connected with Alice, yet I may use such a reference as a joke in this chapter so keep your eye out!

Masquerade: Great! I don't have to be associated with that loser…

kd: That's mean Masky!

Masquerade: My name's not Masky! It's Masquerade for crying out loud! Is it really that hard?

kd: It is if you constantly have to write it -.-…

Masquerade: My name's only *starts to count letters off of hand* ten letters…

kd: Masquerade, my real name has half that many letters and your name is five times as long as my abbreviated username.

Masquerade: Wow! *says in fake praise* It looks like someone's good at math!

Hydranoid: I call not doing the disclaimer!

Masquerade: -.-…

kd: Don't worry Hydranoid, I've invited a friend to do the disclaimer and to be interviewed! Ladies and gentleman, here's Terradoll!

Terradoll: Hello everyone!

kd: So Terra, who's currently your favorite character in any series?

Terradoll: Probably L from Death Note.

kd: Favorite bakugan character?

Terradoll: Defiantly Masquerade!

Hydranoid: Wait! Masquerade actually has a fangirl?

Masquerade: Hydranoid, you're not supposed to look so surprised.

Hydranoid: But I am! I mean, Masquerade…fangirl? I can't even believe those two words are in the same sentence!

Masquerade: You're just jealous! How many Hydranoid fangirls do you see?

Hydranoid: Well…

Masquerade: That's what I thought.

kd: Guys, stop bullying each other! Ok then! Back to interviewing the Masquerade fangirl! So anyways, Terradoll, what are the kinds of fanfic you like to read and write?

Terradoll: I like to read OC fanfics or ones where Ash (from pokemon) gets hurt or dies. And I like to write fanfics about romances between me and Masquerade and fanfics where Ash is getting hurt or dying.

Hydranoid: You must really hate this Ash guy O.O…

Terradoll: Yes, very much ^.^

Hydranoid: …

Masquerade: …

Hydranoid: Can you do the disclaimer now, lady?

Terradoll: kd doesn't own any part of bakugan…if she did I'd force her to put Masquerade in every single episode!

December 2nd 6:00 A.M. At Masquerade's Mansion

"MAAAASQUERAAADE!" a voice called from the first floor of the mansion. Masquerade covered his ears by folding his pillow around his head. He pulled the covers over his head and tried to go back to sleep. "OHHH MAAAASSSKY!" the voice continued. Masquerade threw the covers up and marched downstairs in anger. He looked around for the early-bird bakugan and found him at the front door.

"What?" Masquerade snapped.

"You've got mail :D" Hydranoid said imitating an old computer notice.

"Oh, goody," Masquerade said with fake delight while picking up the single white envelope, "It's probably our electricity bill, I thought I told you not to light up the house."

"But I didn't D:"

"Sure you didn't."

"Well…"

"Hydranoid!"

"Look, the envelope! It doesn't look like a regular bill…"

"It-it's from the Brawlers," Masquerade said in true surprise, "It says I'm invited to their Christmas party…"

December 2nd 11:00 A.M. at Marocho's Mansion where the brawlers meet.

"You did what?" Runo asked, shocked from this brave (and maybe incredibly stupid) act.

"Ummm…yeah, I invited Masquerade…please don't hurt me…" Alice said timidly.

"I'm not going to hurt you Alice but I am clueless to why you invited that heart-less, Christmas-hating…" Runo ranted but trailed off as she started running out of bad things to call him.

"Ummm…grinch?" Marucho offered.

"Yes! A grinch!" Runo yelled.

"Well, Mrs. 'Christmas Spirit', maybe if you let Alice explain herself she may give us a clue to why she invited 'The Grinch'." Shun said matter-of-factly as he waved his hand toward Alice, encouraging her to continue.

"Ummm, yes, well. It's just that…I doubt Masquerade has anyone to celebrate Christmas with, shouldn't everyone have the chance to celebrate Christmas? It's the time of year when people can overcome each other's differences and come together to celebrate, so Masquerade should be one of the people we celebrate with." Alice said almost passionately. The room was silent. Then…

"Alice, as nice as that sounds…people just don't work that way…" Shun said mildly sad.

"Yeah and I doubt he'll even bring the required secret Santa gift!" Julie said angrily.

"Ummm, Julie…Christmas parties aren't just about the gifts…" Alice spoke softly, "Plus I made him my secret Santa so if he forgets then I just won't get a present."

"Why is it that Alice is the person who assigns the secret Santas?" Dan complained.

"Because there are some people in this world who can keep a secret and others who simply can't, Dan." Shun commented smugly toward Dan.

"Oh please! Like 'Mr. Hotshot' here could keep a secret longer than me!"

"Dan, you still wet your bed…"

"What? O/O WHO TOLD YOU THAT!"

"You did, genius! Dan, you can't even keep your own secrets let alone whose secret Santa is whose! That's why we have Alice do it, we all know at least she can keep a secret."

"Maybe too many secrets…" Julie said suspiciously. The rest of the brawlers just stared at her then looked toward Alice.

"Ummm, I'm guessing not," said Shun.

"Ditto," Runo commented.

"Me three!" Marucho added. The room grew quieter as there were other murmurs of agreement. Alice could keep a secret but she didn't have that kind of secret…right?

December 2nd 2:00 P.M. At some random mall…

"Deck the halls with balls of holly! Fa lalalalala la la lala! 'Tis the season to be jolly! Fa lalalalala la la lala!" a group of Choralers sang with obnoxious cheer. A little boy playing the hand bells for the group kicked a tin can, for collecting money, toward Masquerade as he walked by. Masquerade spit his gum into it. The little boy stopped jingling the bells as he looked up sadly at Masquerade. Masquerade just grinned evilly at the small, helpless boy. Masquerade didn't think much about the evil act as he walked into a large department store until he heard his annoying shoulder pest speak up.

"What was that?" Hydranoid said in despise.

"I just gave them a tip."

"In gum!"

"But it was the winter green flavor, very Christmasy, right?" Masquerade asked with a crooked grin.

"It's not like you gave them a stick of gum you spit out your old gum into their can!"

"Details, details…"

"THEY STAND OUT IN THE COLD TO SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER AND YOU GAVE THEM ALREADY CHEWED GUM! They're just trying to make an honest buck or two…"

"There wasn't much money there anyways."

"I think they made a good amount of money."

"Not anymore. I swiped twenty bucks from them when the 'little drummer boy' wasn't looking." Masquerade gave another crooked smile as he waved a twenty-dollar bill at Hydranoid.

"B-but…why?"

"This way I don't have to pay for Alice's stupid present," Masquerade said while he started browsing the shelves, "It's a win-win situation!" Hydranoid just gloomily scanned the shelves as they walked through the gardening department. Hydranoid needed Christmas cheer…and fast. It was a good thing the party was tomorrow, maybe he could show his master how great Christmas really was, after all he did learn about the joys of Christmas from the brawlers…well, kind of…

So obviously Hydranoid plans to teach Masquerade about Christmas himself, hoping that this party will help him reach his goal but does he really believe that Masquerade is going there at will? And what does Masquerade think about all this? Will he try to get on the Nice list or will he stay where he used to be when Santa goes and checks his list twice? Maybe we'll have to go back in time to figure this one out…

December 2nd 6:00 A.M. At Masquerade's Mansion (Masky POV)

"MAAAASQUERAAADE!" I heard an annoying voice call from downstairs. Oh god, why is Hydranoid calling me at…I looked at my alarm clock, 6 A.M.! If he's trying to show me a Christmas special I swear I'm going to—"OHHH MAAAASSSKY!" That was the last straw!

"Darn it, Hydranoid! I told not to call me that!" I hissed as I climbed down the stairs. I had to find him and shut him up before he drove me crazy! I found him near the front door standing on top of a white envelope.

"You've got mail :D" Hydranoid said in a bad imitation of a computer. I flicked him off the letter and picked it up.

"Oh goody," I muttered. We never get any mail, just bills and taxes, and that was fine with me. Because Hydranoid went through all this trouble to wake me up over a stupid bill I thought I'd tease him, "It's probably our electricity bill, I thought I told you not to light up the house."

"But I didn't D:"

"Sure you didn't." I said sarcastically, he's so gullible XD.

"Well…"

"Hydranoid!" I yelled. I was wondering why there were lights on our indoor fern…

Hydranoid with a fearful look in his eyes tried to change the subject, "Look, the envelope! It doesn't look like a regular bill…" He was right, it didn't have the clear window in the middle like normal bills did, I carefully opened the envelope. The letter was handwritten in girly cursive.

Dear Masquerade,

DEAR? Who in the world would address a letter like this to me? I honestly thought the first hand-made letter sent to me would be a death threat or ransom request for Hydranoid fashioned in cut-out magazine letters. This was unexpected…I went to the end of the letter to see who sent it.

Sincerely,

The Brawlers

"It-it's from the Brawlers," I said shocked. I went back to the top of the letter and read the first sentence.

You're invited to the Brawlers' Christmas part!

"It says I'm invited to their Christmas party…"

"Start at the top and read it out loud!" Hydranoid said excitedly.

"Dear Masquerade,

You're invited to the Brawlers' Christmas part! The party will take at Marucho's Mansion and start at 8:00 A.M.. We w ill also be using a secret santa system, in which all guests will have to bring a present to the person they were assigned to, you will bring a gift for Alice. If you cannot make it please make to call one of the brawlers so that someone isn't waiting for a secret santa that never comes. So we hope to see you there! Sincerely, The Brawlers…"

"…" Hydranoid was silent and had this distant look on his face.

"…" This can't be happening, I thought.

"You've got to go."

"What!"

"I don't want you to die alone in a retirement home!"

"O.O…What?"

"Just…never mind…" Hydranoid said sadly. Wait a minute…I looked at the top of the letter again. The party will take at Marucho's Mansion. I tried to stop a smile from spreading across my face. Marucho's the little brat that collects and keeps every brawlers' data. He probably stores his data into a computer so chances are is that this computer is at his house! It would make serching for minions and defeating future opponents much more easier if I knew about all of their moves before hand!

"You know what Hydranoid? I think I'll go to this party."

"R-r-really? :O"

"Yeah, sure. What harm could there be in one little party?"

"Yay! Now all we need is Alice's present! :D"

"Oh yeah…" I said unenthusiastically.

December 2nd 6:00 A.M. At Masquerade's Mansion (Hydranoid POV)

So there I was, a peacefully resting bakugan, and then…a giant white rectangle fell on me!

"AHHHHH! I CAN'T SEE!" I screamed as the giant rectangle suffocated me…although bakugan can't suffocate because they don't need to breath in ball form so…I just rolled out from under the rectangle. As I was rolling out I realized that it was an envelope. Oh, I get. I must have fell asleep under the mail slot…not my best move…wow, the bills have come already? It seems like they come earlier each month! Oh well, I'll just have Masquerade deal with it. "MAAAASQUERAAADE!" I yelled. I heard some rustling from upstairs but I knew he wasn't out of bed yet. Time to use my secret weapon…"OHHH MAAAASSSKY!" I called, that always gets him going XD. And it worked too because I heard someone stomping down the stairs soon after that. I saw his blonde, spiky hair as he looked around for me.

"What?" he snapped at me. Hmmm, looks like someone isn't a morning person…

I looked up at him and said, "You've got mail :D" imitating his computer when he gets an e-mail. He bent down and flicked me off the envelope. "Ow," I muttered as I hit the wall.

I saw Masquerade roll his eyes at me and then said, "Oh goody, it's probably our electricity bill, I thought I told you not to light up the house." Oh no! How' he find out? He probably saw though I tried to hide it.

I recomposed myself and whined, "But I didn't D:"

"Sure you didn't." he didn't believe me! Might as well come clean.

"Well…"

"Hydranoid!" he yelled as if he had just found out…oh I get it, he was just pulling my leg -.-;;. But it's his fault we don't have a Christmas tree! All I could find to light up was this stupid fern, and it couldn't even hold up a star! Uh-oh it looks like he's going to throw me at the wall again! I need to think quick. I looked up at the envelope and saw that there wasn't a clear window on it like a bill.

"Look, the envelope! It doesn't look like a regular bill…" I squeaked. I saw Masquerade looking over the letter with caution, as if expecting poisonous dart to pop out. He slowly opened it and scanned the top of the letter. Something ruined his composure and a certain emotion spread across his face. What's going on? Masquerade's showing emotion!…Is he broken?

"It-it's from the Brawlers…it says I'm invited to their Christmas party…" Masquerade said in a shocked voice. How could this have happened? The brawlers hated us…right? I was defiantly intrigued.

"Start at the top and read it out loud!" I demanded. As Masquerade stared reading it I realized how this happened, Tigrerra must have pulled some strings. Masquerade's voice grew more distant as I started to fantasize about the day Tigrerra first taught me about Christmas…

It was a cold November night and Masquerade was super irritated at me for some reason. He threw me out his bedroom window and when I hit the hard ground I yelled up at him, "I'm going to the brawlers, at least they know how to treat bakugan fairly!"

"See what I care! It's not like you can just roll the whole way there, it's too far away!" he yelled as he angrily slammed the window shut. Little did he know that I took his dimensional transporter…I transported to Runo's room, where I would find Tigrerra. Me and Tigrerra have been secretly dating for the past two months, the whole secrecy idea is Tigrerra's but I don't care what other people say, I love Tigrerra! She's probably ashamed of my Master's actions but that won't stop me from being close to her and if the entire world knows, then I still wouldn't care, she's my Tigrerra, and in all honesty…she's kinda hot ;D! So anyways…when I teleported to Runo's room Tigrerra recognized the light-show produced from the dimensional transporter and hopped from the top of Runo's dresser to the windowsill where I appeared.

"Hydranoid!" she greeted me.

"Hi Tigrerra…" I said dazed by her beauty. She had jumped down off of Runo's dresser and had rolled toward me in total grace. Her white skin glowed heavenly reflecting the moonlight that seeped through the window.

"You may stop staring now."

"Sorry." I said embarrassed. She just giggled. Tigrerra looked down at the card I was standing on.

"Is that how you got here? You used the dimensional transporter? How did you sneak it past Masquerade?"

"I sneaked the dimensional transporter into the yard earlier today so when he threw me out the window I could use it."

"He's going to be ticked off when he finds out you took it." she said gleefully. I could tell she enjoyed the idea of my Master waking up the next morning and realizing his dimensional transporter was gone…

"You're right, he is…I don't like being yelled at by me master…" I said quietly. Tigrerra looked guilty.

"I'm sorry Hydranoid, I just wish Masquerade was a little nicer to you…"

"Yeah, well, we all know that's not going to happen." I said in spite. Tigrerra looked at me with sympathy, which warmed my heart and made me feel like I was melting in her hands. We just stood there in silence for a moment, it's never awkward silence but I don't know how to explain it, it's like, we're silently talking to each other through our eyes. Yeah, I know, right? Kinda mushy…but that's how it feels! I broke eye contact for a moment because something caught my eye. I looked out the window to see millions of white flakes slowly drift to the ground in an otherworldly kind of grace. "W-what are those?" I asked Tigrerra. She looked out the window too, and I saw a type of joy in her eyes.

"It's snow!" Tigrerra said with excitement.

"Snow?"

"It's like…fluffy ice that falls from the sky."

"No…way…" I said in amazement.

"It means Christmas is coming!"

"Christmas?" I asked, Tigrerra stared at me.

"You don't know what Christmas is?" she asked with surprise.

"Well…no"

"Christmas is the time of year when people all over the world can come together in peace and harmony to celebrate the birthday of the human savior."

"That…is…AWESOME!" I stated.

"Yeah but I wouldn't bring it up with your master…"

"Why not?"

"I doubt he'd understand it."

"I think he'll understand…well…probably not…but!

Tigrerra sighed, "Hydranoid, do you know what happens to people who don't believe in the spirit of Christmas?"

"What happens O.O?"

"They die alone…in retirement homes…"

"O.O…I don't want my mater to die alone…"

"Then you need to teach him the true meaning of Christmas before it's too late!"

"I shall!" Ok, so, I hardly knew the true meaning for Christmas yet but if I was going to learn about it then Masquerade was going to learn about it too! He had too…or else…

As I returned to reality I heard Masquerade say the last two lines of the letter.

"Sincerely,

The Brawlers"

"You've got to go." I knew what I had to do to save Masquerade from a lonely death...

"What!" Masquerade demanded. Ok, so I get how he thinks he's the master in this relationship but I just need him to go to this party!

"I don't want you to die alone in a retirement home!" I tried to explain myself.

"O.O…What?"

"Just…never mind…" Well, looks like he's going to die alone anyways, might as well give up. My master looked thoughtfully at the letter and then the strangest thing happened…it looked like he was trying to fight back a smile! He only smiles when he's thinking of something evil…but…what could it be?

"You know what Hydranoid? I think I'll go to this party."

"R-r-really? :O" I asked in complete surprise. What's going on?

"Yeah, sure. What harm could there be in one little party?" he said as a grin fully evolved on his face. There might still be a chance!

"Yay! Now all we need is Alice's present! :D" My master might be able to die…not-alone!

"Oh yeah…" he said with something other than excitement…could this be too good to be true?

So…yeah. While Masquerade is thinking up some plot to make this party to his pure advantage Hydranoid is more happy than suspicious about his decision to go. So what will be the outcome of the Christmas party? Will Hydranoid and Tigrerra announce their love to everyone? What horrors wait for Masquerade as he goes to a party that's solely focused on the holiday he hates the most? Will Hydranoid truly understand the meaning of Christmas himself or will he not be able to see past the commercial part of it? Will Masquerade die alone? Probably…

Masquerade: Hey! Don't add that last part!

kd: I can write whatever I want to!

Masquerade: No you can't! *starts dressing into a Santa costume* Stop this! Ok, I get it! You're crazy enough to write random crap!

kd: Thank you ^.^ Oh, and Masquerade? Red is not your color.

Masquerade: Never speak of this again!

Hydranoid: Hey guys…SANTA?

Masquerade: No, wait, Hydran—

Hydranoid: kd! How'd you manage to get Santa here for an interview? :D

Masquerade: -.-…Hydranoid? It's me…

Hydranoid: Well, duh, I know it's you, Santa.

kd: …

Masquerade: …

Hydranoid: So what's your favorite kind of cookie? Tigrerra says you like chocolate chip best but I think you prefer something a little more Christmasy, like gingerbread, am I right?

Masquerade: …

Hydranoid: Oh and…by the way? To all of kd's readers…if there are any Hydranoid fangirls out there…

Tigrerra: What was that Hydranoid?

Hydranoid: Tigrerra! How did you get here?

Masquerade: Looks like someone's been a naughty boy, Hydranoid XD

Hydranoid: No, wait! It's not what it looks like!

kd: Well, anyways, thanks to all my readers and reviewers! And I wish you all a merry Christmas! Oh and I've been expirimenting with the POV's since I'm so used to 3rd person, I tried to add more detail to each one but if reading the same scene over again was too boring, feel free to tell me so! I won't take it personally! I just don't want to be a misguilded fanfic writer! Happy Holidays~