Paw Patrol X: A Paw Patrol Christmas Part Three
Continuing from the previous part, Zuma was about to start singing his Christmas song for all of Adventure Bay to hear. As he started playing, he thought about the lyrics he wanted everyone to hear, and smiled as he began to sing Spend Christmas in Your Own Way. "People always say Chwistmas, is with your family. And while that's twue and all, there's mowe ways for it to be." So far, so good. Everyone seemed to be enjoying it. "I'm not saying you can't spend it, with your folks if you want to. But it shouldn't be the only way to live the holidays thwough."
Zuma then started playing a little faster as he started singing about how other people might feel during this time. "Thewe are some people out there who live on theiw own, with theiw family in another state. They might not like to twavel much, or can't afford it at some wate." Celeste and Gabe were shown smiling as Zuma continued playing. "But they still wanna see their folks, and they need a solution fast. Just find a way to facetime or something, to make their spiwit in you last."
Zuma continued playing as he then brought up something else regarding other Christmas scenarios. "Some people in this world might not even have a family at all. They could be owphans, or homeless, or abandoned at the mall." Despite the cynical tone of that last line, people still seemed to be liking the song and seeing that Zuma was making some possibly valid points. "But there are some ways to show those without pawents that you cawe. Just shawe with them a little kindness, and it'll get them thewe." Zuma saw that everyone was liking the song, so he kept playing happily.
"Chwistmas time or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, whatever you celebwate! How you do so should be up to you, not up to expected fate!" Flare was clearly excited himself, and Snow could tell, since he was cheering proudly for Zuma and waving his arms around, flattering Zuma with the enthusiasm as the Chocolate Labrador continued. "Don't let some wandom dude on the stweet tell you you're doing it wong! It could just mean, that the way you celebwate, was diffewent all along!"
Zuma kept playing and then went into detail on how some people could actually be nasty around this time of years. "Now don't get what I'm saying wong, I'm not saying you should be a Chwistmas gwouch. If you don't like Chwistmas then that's fine, just don't kill the mood with your slouch." Celeste and Gabe looked at each other and embraced as they saw the talented boy they brought into this world. "And don't fowget to wemind your family, if you have one, that you still love them all. I'm suwe the ones who weally love you back, will settle for a phone call."
Zuma played a quick strum before going back to his original melody and continuing with his singing. "You don't have to be an angel. Just don't be a Chwistmas, deviiiil." Zuma smiled in response to how that played out and kept playing and singing for the people of Adventure Bay. "No day is liked by evewyone, that much is clear and twue! Just don't tweat those hate Chwistmas like cwap!" Zuma played for another second before singing some more. "Chwistmas ain't for evewyone, I can accept that fact! But I'm mowe than open to stawting a holiday gwoup pact!"
Zuma played for about ten more seconds as he then played a more melancholic melody to open up about his own life. "I can kinda welate to both sides of the coin, at least in my own way. Six yeaws ago, a week after my biwthday, my family was taken away." Celeste and Gabe then gave remorseful looks upon hearing that, wishing they weren't forced out of Zuma's life like that. "But I leawned duwing my time here, that you gotta take the good with the bad. So hopefully one day, something will happen, and I'll once again find Chwistmas wad."
The town started to feel bad for what Zuma went through, but he then picked the melody back up to re-lift their spirits. "Chwistmas should be spent in your own way, a way that makes you happy on that day! And that's a fact I can see undewstood, by all in Adventuwe Bay!" Flare started thinking about what Zuma was saying, and then he smiled and kept listening after a couple seconds of thought. "I'm not saying ignowe your loving family, cause that is not the way! I'm just saying that you should be allowed to, spend Chwistmas in your own way!"
Zuma continued playing for about twelve seconds more, and then he finished with a final part of the melody and sang the last lyrics of his song for all to hear. "That's wight; so go on ahead and, spend Chwistmas, in your own... waaaay." With one final strum, Zuma finished his song, and everyone in Adventure Bay started cheering for him. Zuma was glad to see that everyone loved his song as he thanked them through the microphone. "Thank you! Thank you vewy much! Glad it wasn't too cynical for ya!"
Zuma then looked to where Rocky was sitting, and he was cheering as well while also giving Zuma a thumbs up for support. This made Zuma smile, and as he blushed softly in response, Flare climbed up onto the stage, Zuma was quick to point it out after laughing a bit. "Sowwy Flawe dude. No encowes tonight."
"It's not that. I have something to show you!" Zuma became intrigued as Flare then called out to Celeste and Gabe in the crowd. "Celeste! Gabe! You can take them off now!"
Zuma was stunned to hear the his parents names, and when he looked into the crowd, he saw... Celeste and Gabe removing their disguises with the brightest smiles one could have! Zuma couldn't believe it. Were his parents really right in front of him? This had to be a trick, right? There's no way it was them. There's no way Flare could've actually found his parents after years of him being separated from them. Snow then came up and told Zuma to do it if he really wanted to. "Just come down here and hug them dude! We can't hologram someone we've never met before!"
Zuma suddenly started bursting into tears of joy as he hopped off the stage and called out to his parents while running up to them. "Mom! Dad!" Zuma hugged his parents tightly, and they wrapped their arms around him as soon as he did. Zuma was so happy that words could never describe it. The tears on his face were enough to show it though. "It's weally you!" Zuma pulled his parents away as he expressed how much he'd missed them. "I didn't think... I thought... I..."
Or... he tried to. He was so stunned with happiness that he couldn't find the right words to say. He just started bawling again. "Waaaah! Mommy! Daddy!"
Celeste was quick to hug her son and lift him up again, which she wasn't prepared for as she commented on how big her joyfully bawling son had gotten. "Zuma Alex Thorne; my handsome son. Am I really holding the same four year old angel I wanted to teach guitar to six years ago?"
"Sure looks like it to me." Gabe chimed in happily, being just as happy as Zuma and Celeste were in that moment. The couple couldn't help crying tears of joy themselves as Gabe wiped the tears from his eyes. "We're just so sorry we didn't get to see you grow up to double digits. At least we'll get to be here to see you grow into adulthood."
Flare was about to approach to explain where he and Snow found Gabe and Celeste, but Snow stopped him while smiling. And when he looked at her, she nodded her head no and made it clear that they needed this moment. Flare observed the scene like she was, and saw that she was right. It'd been years since Zuma had even said hello to his parents, and he clearly needed some time to catch up with them. And that was best started alone. So Flare just decided to watch from nearby. Even if he had to wait however, he could tell that he and Snow managed to make Zuma happy, as well as reunite a broken by corruption, and now repaired by love, family.
Back at the Lookout, Zuma was introducing his parents to the rest of the Paw Patrol, who were all excited to meet them. "Guys, I know you all saw them after the show, but these are my pawents!"
Celeste and Gabe were more than happy to meet Zuma's friends with Celeste being the first to speak up about how excited she was. "So you're the group of amazing friends who kept Zuma from spiraling down a bad path, right!? I speak for both myself and my husband when I say we're as grateful as can be that you helped our beautiful baby boy!"
Gabe then chuckled a bit before introducing himself and his wife. "My name is Gabe, and my super hyper wife next to me is Celeste."
Gabe kissed his wife's cheek, making her smile even more brightly as Marshall found his twelfth pun and went for it. "Sure is a fitting name for a reunion with such celestial heart warmth to it."
Everest couldn't help but laugh upon Marshall's last pun, and just before he dinged it for twelve, the rest of the pups called him out. "Marshall!"
The other pups laughed a bit as Marshall then reminded Everest of their bet in a jokingly devious tone. "Well Everest, looks like I win."
Everest flinched and gave a nervous smile after she heard that with Chase hinting at what that meant to Celeste and Gabe. "For context, I fart a lot more than your son does."
Celeste and Gabe kept that in mind with Rocky speaking up and letting Celeste and Gabe know how far Zuma's come since he met the Paw Patrol. "Zuma didn't just become a member of the Paw Patrol two and a half years ago Mr. and Mrs. Thorne. He also saved helped save Everest, our latest member, from the clutches of Charm in Prison City!"
Celeste and Gabe were amazed to hear that, but also a little frightened by it. They didn't want their son getting too severely hurt. Celeste decided to speak up optimistically, trusting that everyone in the room did a good job at keeping Zuma safe. "Well... at least he can still walk. And I can hug him again."
Zuma was more than happy to see that his parents haven't changed, and he turned to Flare and Snow with immense gratitude. He walked up to him and spoke up about all he and Snow did for him tonight. He might actually start liking Christmas again because of this. "You two didn't have to find my pawents for me. I have a new family wight here." The other pups smiled as Zuma finished what he had to say to the Dalmatian and Husky. "But seeing my pawents again, the same as they always were... I can't descwibe how happy I am now. (Sheds a tear of joy) Thank you."
Flare smiled and started wagging his tail as he instantly went in for the hug with Zuma wrapping his arms around him. Snow joined in as well since she helped Flare find Celeste and Gabe, and that just made Zuma feel even warmer. He'd already had full confirmation that his friends in the Paw Patrol loved him immensely, and this just added to how much he believed that. Celeste and Gabe embraced as well, being overjoyed that their son had found a good home while they were locked up.
The sun was rising early on Christmas morning, and as everyone else was heading into the living room, Flare was already cooking Christmas breakfast for them all. He was also wearing a little santa hat, one that really brought out the essence of how much he loved Christmas. As he finished preparing everything, he started plating it all with excitement in regards to how everyone would love it. Specifically, he was serving breakfast omelettes. "Merry Christmas everyone! Who wants a totally delicious Christmas breakfast!?"
Everyone was, as always, excited to try out Flare's meal before they started opening their presents. Celeste and Gabe sat down at two extra chairs Flare pulled out and started eating after everyone thanked Flare. They were both amazed with Gabe being quick to acknowledge at how good of a cook Flare was at such a young age. "This is amazing! And you put together an omelette like this all by yourself?"
Flare giggled a bit as he sat down to eat. He was always glad to see when someone enjoyed his cooking. "That's right. Though, sometimes I cook too much."
"Too much is better than too little." Gabe responded, being ecstatic to learn some of Flare's skills for when he got back into cooking. "Any chance you can share me some cooking tips? I haven't made anything outside of a prison kitchen for years."
"That would be so awesome!" Flare beamed, being more than happy to share his skills with others. "Just wait until you start cooking stuff like this again!"
Gabe was definitely excited as Celeste got back to eating with Rocky pointing out how well Zuma's parents were adapting to normal life again to the Chocolate Labrador. "Your parents seem to be fitting in really well. Especially considering the environment they've been held up in for so long."
"Hehe. Totally." Zuma was more than excited to see this himself. He just knew if all went well, the others would love his parents. He saw Gabe getting culinary tips for the omelette from Flare and Celeste doing girl talk with Skye, and he couldn't help but think optimistically about the future. "Who knows? Now that my blood family is back in my life... I could actually stawt liking Chwistmas again."
Rocky smiled upon the thought of Zuma growing more fond of Christmas again. He'd always hated it when Zuma seemed somber around this time of year. Maybe now things could start looking up. There was no way to know for sure, but they could now hope for the best with Gabe and Celeste back in his life. Zuma then looked at Flare, who was clearly having a great time sharing these culinary tips. He didn't know what it was, but there was something about that pup that just screamed Christmas joy. They say kids are sweet? Well Flare was definitely proof of that.
Flare and the others were opening up Christmas presents in the living room with Chase struggling to open up one of his gifts. He had an idea as to why too, and he was quick to call Rocky out on it when he gave a deadpan look to him. "You seriously need to lighten up on the titanium strength tape Rocky." Rocky shrugged before heading off with Zuma for his gift as Chase finally managed to get the gift opened up. This was revealed to be some new spy pup gear, which Chase looked very fond of. "Aw, cool! Now I can go undercover in style! (Looks at Ryder) Thanks Ryder! This is awesome!"
"Not a problem pup." Ryder rubbed Chase's head as he commented on a setback he might have to handle. "Just make sure to work on sneaking around quietly, and without any explosions going off, during missions." Chase snickered a bit as he nodded his head yes, being well aware of what Ryder was talking about.
Zuma was being led to his room by Rocky, who had a blindfold on him as Zuma commented on how often this was coming up for him. "Been using a lot of blindfolds for my suwpwises lately." Rocky opened up Zuma's bedroom door and took off the blindfold, revealing what looked like a pirate themed bed. Zuma couldn't help but start geeking out to the new pirate bedwear that fit perfectly with the flag on the wall right above his pillow. "Is that a piwate bed!?"
Rocky nodded his head yes as he pointed out just how much time it took to make this. "I've been working on this bad boy for a whole month up to now."
"It definitely paid off!" Zuma hugged Rocky, making Rocky blush softly as Zuma thanked him. "Thanks Wocky! You're the best!" Zuma then pulled Rocky away as he then lamented on how his gift looked, which he soon revealed to be goggles that he handed to Rocky. "The goggles I got you... might be weak in compawison though."
Rocky got a good look at the goggles and found that they were a super strong, possibly unbreakable, model. He couldn't help smiling gratefully as he assured Zuma that it was enough. "The fact that you know me is good enough. Thanks Zuma." Zuma was glad to see his gift could work for Rocky. He was always glad to have friends who weren't picky.
Skye was then seen opening a present she got from Snow, and she was amazed to find that it was in fact, a bird calling whistle. "Oh my God; is this what I think it is!?"
"If the birds actually respond this time then it will be." Snow playfully snarked, and then she looked to Marshall and Everest as she pointed out how well they were gushing it up. "Maybe you can give those two lovebirds an excuse to bond some more."
Skye giggled a bit before thanking Snow for the whistle, "Thanks Snow. I can't wait to start using it." and the two then went back to opening their presents together.
Marshall and Everest were getting a good look at the gift Marshall got for Everest, which was revealed to be a new hockey set. She was ecstatic when she saw it and had to thank Marshall instantly. "Thank you Marshall! I already love it!"
Marshall chuckled a bit as he pointed out how easy it was to pick out Everest's gift. "Well you said you were the sporty type, and you love the snow, so I thought it would help."
Everest smiled gratefully as Flare then game back into the living room with his tablet as he reminded Marshall of their plans. "Marshall; Marshall! I just remembered we said we'd face call mom and Margareth when they went to visit dad's grave!"
"Oh, right!" Marshall instantly got into video view, and everyone else prepared themselves for the call of Flare and Marshall's mom and sister.
Wave and Margareth were currently walking through the cemetery of Twin Flame Island in winter coats and were shown walking up to Blaze Munroe's grave. Wave was the first to speak as she kneeled down to her husband's grave and spoke to him. "Merry Christmas Blaze." Pictures of Blaze with his family and flowers were around his grave, showing that his grave was visited on a consistent basis. At least once a year. "Our first Christmas with the boys in Adventure Bay."
Margareth kneeled down with her mother as Wave's phone then went off, leaving Margareth to beam as she knew what that meant. "At least they remembered to call."
Wave happily answered the call with Flare taking over and grinning as he greeted his mom and sister. "Merry Christmas mom; Merry Christmas Margareth! Did you wish dad a Merry Christmas yet? Are you okay being in Twin Flame Island without me and Marshall for once? Wanna meet Zuma's kinda long lost parents?"
Wave and Margareth were more than happy to see their family as Marshall spoke up before they could answer. "Merry Christmas girls! And... almost everything Flare just said."
Wave then gave her answers to all three of Flare's questions after she and Margareth wished them a Merry Christmas. "We just got started with that, it's going fine, especially now that my sweeties have called;" Flare and Marshall grinned widely as Wave then answered the last question. "And I think that's up to Zuma."
Zuma nodded his head yes to his parents, and that signaled Flare to show Zuma with Celeste and Gabe on the tablet. "They said yes! Mom, Margareth, this is Celeste and Gabe!"
"They may, or may not, be ex criminals from a few years ago." Marshall quickly explained, and then he realized what he just said and covered his mouth.
Wave and Margareth laughed a bit in response to that with Wave showing that they had no fear in regards to it. "That must have been exciting. I just hope you knew to clean up your act when you were having Zuma."
"Oh believe us; we did." Celeste assured Wave, being more than confident in how well they cleaned up for Zuma. "As soon as we found out I was pregnant, we bid our boss farewell and started actually contributing to society." Zuma then hugged his parents again with both of them being more than happy to be back in his life. "And it was the best decision we ever made. The cleaning up thing; not the criminal stuff." Wave couldn't help smiling when she felt the sincerity in those words. She always admired to see a parent, or in this case two, this dedicated to their family.
Chase was putting the condoms Skye got him for Christmas in one of his drawers with a sly grin on his face. He then started flirting with Skye, who was more than excited for when the two of them would have their first time. "Maybe after your birthday next month we can have our first time getting freekay."
Just the thought of doing 'it' with Chase was making Skye sweaty with excitement and lust. She had to contain it however, as she knew where they were headed next. "That would be perfect, but let's contain those thoughts for now. We still have to see what Celeste and Gabe wanted to show us."
"And we will as soon as they're ready." Chase assured Skye, and the two sat down on his bed together as they thought about how happy they were for Zuma to have his parents back. "Ya know Skye, Zuma really has come a long way from when we first met him. He started off as this pup who was unsure if he really had the right to have friends, a family, and everything else that could lead him to a life of happiness. And now, flash forward all the way to Christmas, and he's making his parents proud with the contributions he's made to the Paw Patrol."
Skye thought back to when Zuma first moved in and smiled at how close they've been since then. "Our little brother sure has a lot to be proud of."
Chase then brought up something that he knew would make Skye happy as he held out his piece of the necklace. "And I'll make absolute sure our future puppies have the motivation for that too. Keeping their happiness in mind of course." Skye held out her part of the necklace and she and Chase put it together, spelling out 'Until the end and evermore'. They both knew that their love was a burning passion, and that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together.
Ryder was leading everyone outside as they went to the front of the garage as he built up what was over there. "Try to contain yourselves pups. This newly modified vehicle will be our go to mode of transport for every Paw Patrol vacation moving forward!" Ryder then showed everyone what looked like a bus that was themed for the Paw Patrol. "Behold; the Paw Patroller! The first official Paw Patrol vehicle for all of the pups to ride in at once!" The pups were all impressed with Ryder happily opening up the inside for them to see. "You think that's cool? Wait until you see the inside."
And that's exactly what they did next. Once the door through the back was fully open, everyone went inside and got a look around. Each of the pups had their own color coated seats to indicate their role, and Flare even got a seat next to Marshall, since he wasn't on the team yet. Flare was quick to rush up to the front, wanting to see what was up there the most. "We have our own bus now!? That's so awesome! (Sees milkshake button) Oooh; milkshake button."
Flare happily pressed the milkshake button, and it spawned a chocolate milkshake from inside the engine compartment. Ryder then explained all he was able to add to the Paw Patroller. "Yeah, this is different from the bus we used when we went camping last fall. The next time we go camping, we can stay in the bus if necessary."
All of the pups expressed their excitement in their own way with Celeste bringing up to Zuma how impressed she was. "I always hoped you'd have smart friends Zuma, but I never thought you'd be friends with a super genius!" Zuma laughed a bit in response to that as he then thought about those words. The irony was that he was currently in love with a Mixed Terrier breed who could classify as one too.
Marshall then became curious as to where they would be going first and asked Ryder as he walked up to him. "Hey Ryder. Now that we have this thing, where are we gonna take it first?"
"Well Marshall, after Celeste and Gabe show us the surprise they had in mind, I'm gonna take you all somewhere perfect for Winter." Marshall had to admit that he liked the sound of that. He was always down for some fun in any weather.
The Paw Patroller was driving up to a lot of houses that looked as if they were a part of Adventure Bay. Gabe was directing Ryder to where the Paw Patroller needed to stop, since he was the one superior to directions compared to Celeste. "Right here Ryder." Ryder stopped in front of a one story house, one that looked cozy enough for a family to live in. Gabe then looked to Celeste, since he knew she'd wanna deliver the news. "Go ahead and tell them sweetie. I'm as excited as you are."
Celeste happily did so and announced the news she and Gabe had as soon as she had the go ahead. "I know it's sudden and kind of hard to believe since we just got out of prison, but Gabe and I are moving to Adventure Bay as soon as the purchase goes through!"
Everyone was pleasantly surprised by that news, and Zuma was ecstatic. He'd hoped that he'd be able to visit his parents easily ever since they reunited last night. "So does that mean I can visit you whenevew I want!? Like, just finish a wescue and come on over!?"
"Of course! Although, you can do more than visit Zuma." Celeste assured Zuma, knowing that he'd love to spend as much time with her and Gabe as possible. "We talked to Ryder, and he said that if you ever wanted to, you could move in with us!"
Zuma was definitely glad to hear that, even though he'd prefer to stay at the Lookout for now thanks to the convenience. Gabe was quick to chime in and assure Zuma that they wouldn't force him into this. "Of course, it's your decision Zuma. And even if you stay at the Lookout, we can come and visit YOU anytime we want too."
Snow was then quick to take a jab at the gas release Celeste did in Flare's room the other day while grinning smugly. "Living with Zuma or not, at least now you don't have to fart in Flare's room anymore." Celeste laughed a bit while scratching the back of her head in response to Snow's jab at her. It was clear her snark hit a comedic part for her.
Zuma then came up with a compromise that he knew his parents would be chill enough to accept. "Would you... settle for being the fiwst place I go to on the wawe occasion I get so fed up at the Lookout that I need to go somewhere else?" Celeste and Gabe couldn't help but laugh softly in response to that as they walked over to Zuma. the fact that they hugged him right after that was proof that they were okay with it. Zuma couldn't be happier. His parents hadn't changed one bit since that day. He happily wrapped his arms around them with only one word in mind. "Pewfect."
The Paw Patroller was then shown to be heading up some icy mountains near Adventure Bay as Marshall and Everest were talking about life. Marshall was actually curious about where Snow and Everest grew up, so she was explaining that to him. "Being Huskies, we had no problem going outside in a place surrounded with snow. So it was easy enough to head on over to someone else's place when things got too intense at home."
"Well that's good at least." Marshall responded, and then he quickly corrected what he meant. "I mean, not that your life was crazy; just that... you were able to get around it."
Everest giggled a bit, having already understood what Marshall meant as she assured him that he was good. "Don't worry, I get it." Another question came to Everest's mind, and she hoped Marshall wouldn't mind that it was a two parter. "So... are you interested in having someone to spend your entire life with?"
Marshall was more than happy to answer that question, since he didn't have anything to hide. "I'd love that! When I'm ready of course. And I'm straight if you're curious."
Everest thought to herself 'Score!' just before she asked the second part of her question. "What kind of girl would you want to spend the rest of your life with then?"
Marshall was taken aback by that question, since he'd never thought about it before. After he started thinking about it for a moment, he opened up to Everest about who he'd want that kind of live with. He did his best not to get emotional from the inspiration. "I guess... probably someone who's good with kids, and wants to have a family like me. After Flare was born and my dad passed away, I spent a lot of time helping him and being the best big brother I could be. And I guess that ties into me wanting someone who's okay with having a responsibility like that."
Everest knew she liked Marshall for the right reasons. The response he gave was so sweet! She then got excited as she made an offer to Marshall about his future puppies. "If we're still in touch by the time you have puppies, I hope you'll let me teach your kids how to have some outside fun." Marshall gave a thumbs up in response to that, and then a question entered Everest's mind. She hoped it wouldn't be too personal for Marshall to talk about. "What did your dad die from anyway?"
Marshall had to admit that he couldn't give a factual answer to that, and started thinking about something relating to it as he answered. "Good question."
Everest raised an eyebrow with concern as the Paw Patroller then stopped, leaving Ryder to announce that they were there. "Alright everyone! We're here!" Outside the window was a male human wearing some winter gear and holding a snowboard. As soon as Everest saw the snowboard, her focus was solely on having fun in the snow again.
Flare and the others, who were now all wearing snow jackets and winter hats, were getting ready for snowboarding as Ryder thanked Jake for letting them use the mountain. "Thanks for letting us go snowboarding here Jake. I just knew this would be the perfect winter activity for us all to do after our Christmas morning."
"Hey dude; it wouldn't be called Jake's Mountain if I didn't share it with the public." Jake replied happily, and then he gave the pups to go ahead to start going down the mountain. "Alright pups! The mountain's all yours!"
The pups then started going down with Chase and Zuma being first as Zuma reminded Chase of a requirement for their race. "Wemember Chase. You can only use your skills to win this. So don't even think about giving yourself a tuwbo boost."
"I wouldn't need it anyway Zuma." Chase assured Zuma, only to then aim his butt at the Chocolate Labrador. With Chase's front paws on his legs and his butt pointed directly at Zuma, he looked back smugly at his surprised friend "Just in case...", and he scrunched his face, when on cue, he...
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...released a loud and bassy ten second fart into Zuma's face, making his butt vibrate and causing Zuma to start coughing as he wafted away the yellow eggy cloud. Chase gave a proud grin as he coyly shook his butt at Zuma as a taunt once enough of the gas cloud cleared. "Now I'll have less of a chance at letting any of it out by accident."
"Then you'd bettew hope that butt blast doesn't distwact me down there." Zuma taunted back, and then he and Chase got ready while giving each other competitive grins. "Time to wide ya cheatew!"
Chase and Zuma then went down the mountain as Flare and Snow, who were next in line, reflected on how the holidays have been going for them. Snow admired the amount of kindness Flare showed, since the whole plan with getting Celeste and Gabe back into Zuma's life was his idea. "I gotta hand it to ya Flare. I wasn't a hundred percent sure we'd be able to pull this off, but it paid off. You really do bring joy to everyone, don't you."
Flare smiled happily as he made his response, trying not to be overconfident about how his plan worked out. "I just saw an opportunity to help a friend. And that's not the only plus. Gabe and Celeste could be lots of fun to play with!"
Snow was quick to sneak a peck on Flare's right cheek, making him blush softly as she asked him a question. "Anything you wanna call out when we go down?"
Flare smiled happily as Chase and Zuma were close to being far enough down the mountain for them to go down. He did have something in mind for what he wanted to say. "There is ONE thing I have in mind." Snow was excited to hear it, and then when she and Flare went down, he happily exclaimed what he had to say for everyone to hear. "Merry Christmas!" Snow shrugged in response to that, feeling that she couldn't think of anything better to say in the heat of the moment.
First they made a figure eight together, and then they went through some flags that were on the trail. Then, Snow went around a ramp, when Flare jumped off of it and flew through the screen while laughing, making it cut to black. He then voiced over for the parting words.
"Merry Christmas everyone! Season two is coming soon!"