Yo-Kai Watch! Christmas in Springdale

Chapter 02: Wish of a Yo-Kai

Leading Frostynyan out of the jewelry store, thereby lifting his powers from everyone within, Nate sits out under a snow covered tree with Jibanyan and Whisper. They sat together under the vacant branches of the tree, each holding a mug of hot chocolate. Frostynyan takes one sip and shivers with delight.

"Yum! I never get tired of this chocolatey taste year after year." he chuckled. Nate glanced down towards the light blue feline.

"So, Frostynyan, what were you doing in the jewelry store? You shopping for Christmas?" Nate asked. Whisper glanced at Frostynyan with arms crossed.

"Oh pish posh Nate! Yo-Kai DON'T need to buy each other gifts for the holiday season! What do you think Ol' Saint Trick is for?" he huffed. Frostynyan set his cup down before hopping off the bench.

"W-Well….actually, your ghost friend is a bit off." he said, making Whisper scoff. Jibanyan and Nate nodded.

"Yeah. We figured." they replied, making Whisper more befuddled. But as the ghost stuttered and groaned, Frostynyan continued.

"You see….I was actually looking for a present for the snowflake of my eye. She's a beautiful Yo-Kai known as Frostina." he continued. Nate and Jibanyan looked on in confusement.

"Frostina? As in…..the ice making Yo-Kai?" Nate asked. Hearing this, Whisper quickly drew his Yo-Kai Pad and swapped pages until he came to Frostina.

"Yes Nate. Don't you remember Frostina? She's the Yo-Kai that can basically freeze anything and can become the even more powerful Yo-Kai, Blizarria, when she finds a special hairclip. I believe we met someone like her before." Whisper mentioned. Nate suddenly realized who Whisper meant, patting his hands together.

"Oh yeah. Now I remember. But….wait a sec. I don't remember Frostina mentioning she had a boyfriend….especially a "cat Yo-Kai" boyfriend." he replied. Frostynyan started to blush, rubbing the back of his head.

"Y-Yes. Well, Frostina and I aren't exactly a "thing", per se. We've been friends ever since we first became Yo-Kai. See, my kind of Yo-Kai is usually born when a cat parts from the human world in the icy grip of winter. But Frostina? Well, just the sight of her smile gives me all the warmth I could ever want. So….I wanna find her something extra special for the holidays this year." he said, blushing from cheek to cheek. Jibanyan looked on.

"Oh yeah? And what's that?" the cat asked. Frostynyan turned to his warm blooded cousin.

"W-Well…..that's the hard part. I don't even know where this thing is. Originally, I wanted to find her one of those Glacial Hairpins so she could realize herself and transform into Blizzaria. But….my Frostina….oh. She has a DIFFERENT wish." he said. Nate leaned over.

"And that would be?" he asked. The cat glances up at him.

"Well….have you heard of something called the "Yo-Kai Heart"?" he asked. Nate and Jibanyan looked in befuddlement as Whisper gasped, his eyes almost bulging from his head.

"Uhhh…..no? What is that?" Nate asked.

"Beats me. I never heard of it." Jibanyan added. They both turn to Whisper, frantically swiping through his pad.

"In all my wildest dreams, I never thought anyone would be looking for THAT THING! Of ALL the things to give someone for Christmas, THIS…..Dah!" Whisper shouted. Nate suddenly stood up and looked over Whisper's shoulder.

"Hey, Whisper? What's this Yo-Kai Heart that Frostynyan is talking about? Is it a big deal?" Nate asked. Whisper scoffed.

"A big deal? A BIG DEAL?! The item Frostynyan is referring to is a LEGENDARY treasure that is hard to acquire, even among the highest powered Yo-Kai! Here! Look!" he exclaimed, slamming the pad directly into Nate's face. He plucked it off his face and looked down at the screen while Jibanyan hopped on his shoulder. The item appeared to be a crystal snow globe with a large ruby red heart floating in the center.

"What is it then? Some kind of tacky snowglobe?" Nate asked.

"I never seen this before." Jibanyan added. Whisper quickly snatched the pad away again.

"The NERVE of you! The Yo-Kai Heart is a treasure that is passed down throughout the Legendary Yo-Kai each and every year in the Yo-Kai World. It is said that it will grant the wish of ANYONE, be they Yo-Kai or human, who can open it!" Whisper exclaimed. Nate and Jibanyan both gasped.

"So, it's like a genie's lamp?!" Jibanyan asked.

"That's amazing! But…..uhhh…..why would Frostynyan want something so powerful like that?" Nate asked. The three then looked back to Frostynyan, who turned away with cheeks red and paws tucked in his jacket pockets.

"A-Actually, it's really to answer my snowflake's wish. All she wants, more than anything in the world, is for Yo-Kai and humans…..to….to share ONE holiday season together. I heard the Yo-Kai Heart could grant that wish and, well…..she means the world to me! I wanted to grant her wish no matter what!" Frostynyan stuttered.

"Seems like this "girlfriend" of yours is on a pretty HIGH HORSE if you're looking for something like the Yo-Kai Heart." Whisper said. Frostynyan sighed.

"Y-Yeah. I know it's probably a big order to fill…..but I'm sure you'd do the same….if you were in love." Frostynyan expained. Hearing those words, Nate lightly gasped, thinking of what he said earlier about finding the perfect gift for Katie, no matter what. He then crouched down to Frostynyan.

"Frostynyan? What if I told you I'm actually friends with a few Legendary Yo-Kai? If I call a few of them here, maybe they can tell us where it is." he asked. Frostynyan gasped.

"R-Really Nate?!" he asked. Whisper's jaw dropped like a stone brick to the ground as Jibanyan's eyes widened.

"Yeah. Anything to help a love sick Yo-Kai." he said. Frostynyan's eyes began to well up with tears, wiping them away with his paw. Nate stood back up and reached into his pocket, drawing out the medals of Shogunyan, Kyubi and Spoilerina.

"Nate, are you sure about this? It's not like the legendary Yo-Kai are just going to GIVE you the Yo-Kai Heart. It's an ancient treasure that's to be kept out of the hands of greedy!" Whisper asked. Nate glanced to him.

"C'mon Whisper. We at least have to try. And….to tell you the truth, I saw a little bit of me in Frostynyan. Maybe by helping him, I'll figure out what to get Katie." he said. He then activated the watch lens and gripped tightly to Shogunyan's medal.

"Come on out my friend! Calling Shogunyan! Yo-Kai Watch! Do your thing!" he called, slapping the medal inside.

SUMMONING…..LEGENDARY!

Imaginary! Incendiary! Flip flop, squiqqle boom, slim slam, Legendary!

Using the watch, Nate soon had an ensemble of his most powerful Yo-Kai friends around him. There was Shogunyan, Dandoodle, Kyubi, Elder Bloom, Spoilerina, Hovernyan and Venoct.

"Ugh. What is the deal with you summoning me here Nathan? I HAVE things to do, you know?" Kyubi scoffed. Shogunyan approached Nate.

"To what do we owe the pleasure my friend?" he asked. Nate sat down on the bench as the Yo-Kai all faced him.

"I'm sorry to call all of you here together like this. But….I have a question to ask. Have any of you heard about an item called the Yo-Kai Heart?" Nate asked while Whisper showed off his pad. The Yo-Kai all gasped.

"Nate! How did you hear about that?" Hovernyan asked. The three then pointed to Frostynyan, who looked at them in befuddlement before hiding his face under his jacket.

"Why would a human be asking about such a powerful Yo-Kai artifact? Have you lost your marbles?" Venoct asked. Dandoodle nodded.

"It's actually to help Frostynyan grant the wish of….someone very dear to him. His friend wants humans and Yo-Kai to share one Christmas together. And…..well, you all must know I'm not one to turn down helping a Yo-Kai." he said. The Yo-Kai looked between one another.

"The Yo-Kai Heart is a pretty powerful item, even to us Yo-Kai." Elder Bloom explained.

"Spoiler alert! It's caused its own fair share of problems in the Yo-Kai Realm as well. Using it supposedly requires a massive amount of energy. And, for what you want to grant little man, you'd need energy from both the hearts of humans AND Yo-Kai to be in sync." Spoilerina continued. Kyubi scratched his chin.

"Indeed. I heard the Yo-Kai Heart's power, especially for what kind of wish it wants to grant, needs a lot of power. It draws its strength from how badly its user wants their wish granted." he added. Hovernyan floated over towards Nate.

"But still, for all the kindness you've shown us Yo-Kai over the time we've spent together…..I suppose it wouldn't be fair of us to keep the Yo-Kai Heart out of the hands of a pure spirit like yours." he said. Nate lightly gasped as the other Yo-Kai all nodded.

"Just be careful with the darn thing, okay?" Elder Bloom asked. Nate nodded.

"Y-Yes! Thank you!" Nate exclaimed. Just then, all eyes turned to Kyubi.

"Well, Kyubi? You were the last to have the Yo-Kai Heart, were you not?" Shogunyan asked. Kyubi looked on at the others before pointing at himself and gawked. Sweat raced down his head as he turned away.

"Kyubi?" Hovernyan asked. As all eyes fell on Kyubi, the fox Yo-Kai tried to keep his nervous face hidden. Just then, Spoilerina took one look at him and sighed.

"Spoiler alert everyone. Kyubi doesn't have the Heart it would seem." she said. Everyone gasped as Kyubi jumped from shock.

"W-W-What?! Why you big mouthed stool pigeon! How DARE you try to say that I…!" he exclaimed before stopping with everyone glaring at him. He groaned and crossed his arms.

"Look! It wasn't my fault! Okay?! A while ago, some Oni came stole the Yo-Kai Heart from me! It's probably in the hands of the oni princess by now!" he shouted. Everyone gasped.

"W-What?! In HER hands?!" Shogunyan shouted.

"What did you let them do that for?!" Elder Bloom asked.

"Kyubi you fool! You should've told us sooner!" Venoct exclaimed. Nate and the others looked on in confusion.

"What's wrong? Who has the Yo-Kai Heart?" Nate asked. Hovernyan sighed heavily.

"It would appear….it's in the hands of one COLD HEARTED Yo-Kai. The Oni King's daughter, Damona." Hovernyan explained. Whisper quickly brought out his Yo-Kai pad and started swiping through pages until he found Damona.

"H-Here she is….hmm. DAH! Nate! Damona is a Yo-Kai whose powers are on par with the legendary Yo-Kai! She's one BAD apple!" he explained, showing her image to him. Frostynyan looked on, along with Nate and Jibanyan, at the picture of Damona.

~ DAMONA ~

"CHARMING"

"According to the Yo-Kai Pad, Damona is a powerful Yo-Kai who traded away her own EMOTIONS for the immense power she has. She's a mixture of one part freezing ice powers and one part super dark magic!" Whisper continued. Nate and the others gasped, the other Yo-Kai glaring angrily at Kyubi.

~ Yo-Kai Realm | Netherworld ~

We suddenly shift scenes to the netherworld ruins of the Yo-Kai Realm, entering in a purple ice crystal castle and into what appeared to be a throne room. On the throne, stroking the very same Yo-Kai Heart across its snowglobe casing, was Damona. She looked on with a rather displeased and somewhat bland look on her face.

TO BE CONTINUED…