Yo-Kai Watch! Christmas in Springdale

Chapter 05: Yo-Kai Comedy Hour

~ Yo-Kai Realm | Damona's Ice Castle ~

Nate and friends stood paralyzed, staring face to face with the terrible tyrant Yo-Kai that was known as Damona. The black hearted Yo-Kai continued to gaze at them with her raging purple eyes. Knowing someone must speak soon, Nate slowly started to step forward with Jibanyan clinging to his leg and Damona's eyes fixated soon on him.

"Excuse me….Damona? My name is Nate Adams. I'm a human, true, but I am the human with the Yo-Kai Watch! That's why my friends and I are here right now. We….We came to speak to you about returning the Yo-Kai Heart." Nate said. Damona's eyes narrowed into slits.

"Oh? So those goody good Yo-Kai sent YOU to take it back? Why send a miniscule human to face me?" she asked.

"It's….It's because I'm willing to go to ANY lengths to help Yo-Kai in trouble. And my friend, Frostynyan, wants to use the Yo-Kai Heart to grant a wonderful wish….one I think even you might benefit from." he replied. Damona huffed.

"And what might that be?" she asked. Suddenly, Frostynyan slowly stepped forward.

"A….A wish that Yo-Kai and humans can share just ONE Christmas together!" he shouted. Hearing those words, Damona's eyes flinched for a second. But she soon returned to her demonic scowl.

"Hmph. I must say, you have a pretty "good hearted" wish if you dare invade MY castle little cat." she said. She then closed her eyes and started to ponder.

"Please Ms. Damona! Frostynyan and everyone else would not be here if not for me. It's my selfish wish that led us here. We just ask that you please return the Yo-Kai Heart to us. Please. We'll do anything you wish in return." Frostina called, suddenly bowing down on her knees. Whisper gawked in fear, rushing to her side.

"Y-Yes! YES! We'll do anything you command of us, O powerful Damona!" Whisper cowered, bowing next to her. Nate looked on at the Yo-Kai before turning back to Damona. She still remained deep in thought before her eyes suddenly flashed open.

"Very well. You may have the Yo-Kai Heart back….on ONE condition." she said. The group all gasped.

"A-And that would be?" Nate asked. Suddenly, a villanous smirk came on Damona's face.

"Quite simple. Make…me…laugh." she said. Hearing this felt like a lead brick suddenly dropping on everyone's heads.

"That's it?!" Katie asked.

"M-Make her laugh?!" Jibanyan asked. Damona smirked.

"Yes. See, I am a Yo-Kai who "supposedly" has no emotions left in this black hearted body. Therefore, if you can prove the rumors wrong and make me laugh PURELY, I'll return the Heart no questions asked." she said. Nate gasped before turning back to the others.

"Did you hear that guys?! This is a cakewalk! All we have to do is make Damona laugh and we'll get what we want!" Nate whispered loudly.

"Yes! If this isn't a lucky break for us, then I surely don't know what is!" Whisper cheered. Nate nodded before facing back to Damona.

"Okay Damona! Get ready to have your sides split from our comedy! Whisper? Jibanyan?" Nate called. What followed was Nate's two prominent Yo-Kai standing side by side with each other as Whisper held a microphone.

"So, Jibanyan! Have you heard any funny jokes on the old Yo-Kai vine?" Whisper asked. The cat nodded.

"I sure have Whisper! Here's one for example! Have you heard what happened to the Babblong that talked for too long?" he asked.

"I dunno. What DID happen to the Babblong that talked for too long?" Whisper asked. Jibanyan snickered.

"Well, I'll tell you….he got LOOSE lips!" he exclaimed. The two Yo-Kai then burst into laughter as Nate eyed Damona, shocked to see a stone cold expression on her face.

"Really? THAT is what you call comedy?" Damona asked. As she eyed Whisper and Jibanyan, the two felt a sharp cold pain rush up their spines.

"Uhhh….perhaps the young lady prefers imitations?!" Whisper asked. Jibanyan nodded before suddenly reaching behind Whisper, yanking out the Yo-Kai Pad.

"If that's the case, here is my impression of everyday Whisper!" Jibanyan announced. Whisper looked on gawking as Jibanyan started to swipe across the Yo-Kai Pad with a dopey look on his face.

"Oh! Uhh….don't worry Nate. I DEFINITELY know this Yo-Kai. It's….It's….uhhhh….." Jibanyan slurred. Whisper growled.

"I do NOT sound like that! I am a DIGNIFIED Yo-Kai butler and I demand you treat me as such!" he shouted. But Jibanyan's impression continued as he continued to mimic Whisper perfectly. But as it continued, Nate remained fixated on Damona. The Yo-Kai did not crack one smile or even looked remotely happy.

"Hmmm. Tough crowd." Nate thought. Katie looked on at Nate.

"Uhhh….Nate? Not to sound like a stiff critic or anything, but you never really did come up with the best jokes at school. This might be harder than you thought." Katie said. Nate gawked.

"I….I do TOO know how to make a good joke! It's just…..HARD when you're trying to appeal to a high class Yo-Kai like her." he replied. Damona sighed.

"Really, if this is the best you've got, you'll NEVER make me laugh." she said. Nate groaned, shaking his fist.

"Okay! Let's try something else!" Nate thought. He reached into his coat and drew out another Yo-Kai medal.

"Come on out my friend! Calling Babblong! Yo-Kai Medal! Do your thing!" Nate yelled. The Yo-Kai gawked in shock as Nate inserted the coin.

SUMMONING SLIPPERY!

Trippery! Glippery! Slimey-wimey do, Slippery!

In a flash came Babblong, the previously joked Yo-Kai.

"Wowza! What'cha calling me for ol' pal?!" he asked, rubbing his long nose.

"Babblong? We need you to make this sour puss crack a smile!" Nate ordered "So make Damona smile, okay?" Babblong turned towards Damona and grinned.

"It'll be a piece of cake! Stand back!" he cackled.

~ A While Later…. ~

As time went on, Babblong did the best he could to tell his funniest stories without making them drag long enough to get lost in. But no matter what the Yo-Kai tried or said, an hour passed before he had to give in to Damona's scowl.

"Whoa…..I tell ya. That's one BIG stick in the mud. I used all my best material and still nothin'!" Babblong sighed. Nate growled.

"Okay! I'm not done yet!" he shouted.

~ A Few Minutes Later… ~

The next Yo-Kai to fail were the three classic Yo-Kai Nate had befriended. Not even the tattling lies of Pallysol, Lady Longnek or Boyclops could charm the scowling Yo-Kai.

"It's not possible!" Lady Longnek gasped.

"She's….a monster!" Pallysol added.

"She ain't no Yo-Kai I ever met!" Boyclops finished. The trio then fled the scene, running clean out of the throne room in a flash. Nate and the others watched in disgust as Damona huffed.

"Okay. I'm getting fed up with this. Five….minutes. That's ALL I'm giving you to come up with something ACTUALLY funny." she said. Everyone gasped.

"Oh man! What are we gonna do?! She's totally emotionless! No WAY can we make her smile!" Jibanyan yelled. But suddenly, Frostynyan grabbed onto his cousin's shoulders, shaking him back and forth.

"D-Don't say that Jibanyan! You're the funniest guy I've ever met! If you don't think of something, Frostina's wish will NEVER come true!" he yelled, shaking frantically towards the end. As Jibanyan stumbled across the floor in a daze, eventually tumbling over, Nate glanced to Whisper.

"Whisper…..what are we going to do?" Nate asked. Whisper quickly whisked out his Yo-Kai Pad.

"To be frank? All we can do now….is BEG. She's too powerful for us to reason with." he replied. Nate gulped.

"I…was afraid you'd say that." he replied. But just then, Frostynyan gasped and ran towards the front of the pack, eventually heading for Damona. Frostina gasped.

"No! Frostynyan! Come back!" she cried. Whisper and the others gasped in shock.

"W-What's that dumb cat doing?! He's…He's not thinking of attacking Damona head on! Is he?!" Whisper yelled. As Frostynyan reached the stairs leading up to Damona's throne, the wicked Yo-Kai flashed a demonic scowl on her face, freezing the cat in his tracks.

"W-What's happening?!" Frostynyan gasped.

"What's this? You think YOU can just simply attack me? Heh. Ridiculous." Damona said, eyes glowing red "Now, either you go back to your friends and "try harder" OR I use my demonic powers….to crush you like a grape." Frostina gasped.

"N-No! Damona! Don't do it! Frostynyan's just trying his best to grant my selfish wish! He'd do anything to make it happen and I'm afraid he's going insane from it! Please spare him!" she pleaded. Out of the corner of his eye, Frostynyan saw the tears coming from Frostina's eyes as she dropped to the ground and begged. Gasping from the mere sight, Frostynyan looked back up towards Damona and started to struggle against the dark magic surrounding him. The others watched as the cat fought with all his might.

"Frostynyan!" Nate and Katie yelled. Frostina glanced towards him and gasped, seeing the cat Yo-Kai pushing through the pain as he inched up the stairs towards Damona, even startling the Yo-Kai waiting at the top.

"W-What the..? How can he be resisting my powers? No Yo-Kai lower than a legendary tribe has been able to!" she thought. Giving a slight growl, Damona amped up her attack, adding more pressure down on the dark aura enveloping Frostynyan. But the cat continued, albeit slower, towards her.

"Frostynyan! S-Stop! Please! You'll kill yourself!" Frostina cried. Katie gasped as Nate and the others could only look on as Frostynyan continued fighting. Eventually, Damona put so much pressure down on the cat that he collapsed to the ground, weighed down by the sheer gravity. Frostynyan remained paralyzed as Damona smirked, only to lose said smile when the cat started pushing himself up again.

"How? HOW?! This is impossible! He's just a stupid little cat! How can he resist me like this?!" Damona yelled. Frostynyan chuckled, glaring up at the shocked Damona.

"It's actually quite simple….Damona. The weight I feel….having to watch Frostina's wish go unanswered for another year….fills me with determination to see this through. Besides….you're…making….her…..CRY!" he yelled, his fiery power eventually shattering Damona's dark magic. She gasped as the sudden outburst threw her against the back of her throne. Suddenly freed from the darkness, Frostynyan came charging straight up the stairs and towards Damona. He lunged into the air, frightening Damona slightly.

"No way! Look at him go!" Nate cried.

"It's….It's unfathomable!" Whisper yelled. Frostynyan drew his paws back, glowing bright blue, as he took aim.

"ICE PAW BLIZZARD!" he yelled, unleashing a ferocious stream of cat paw punches straight at Damona. At the blinding speed of his attack, he kicked up a massive cloud that erupted with each punch that made impact. Whisper and Jibanyan remained with mouths gawking open as Frostina watched silently from the base. When it was all over, Frostynyan leapt back and landed in front of the group, his paws sizzling from the barrage.

"Was that….?" Nate asked. Whisper looked through his Yo-Kai Pad until he found Frostynyan's page.

"Apparently, THAT was Frostynyan's version of Jibanyan's "Paws of Fury" attack. However, it seems more powerful the more his emotions are stirred. If angered too far, even a LEGENDARY Yo-Kai would have trouble shielding themselves from such an onslaught!" Whisper gasped.

"And you didn't tell us this earlier BECAUSE…?!" Jibanyan asked. Whisper looked towards his slightly angered friends before putting the pad behind his back out of fear.

"Uhhh….I forgot?" he asked, chuckling nervously at the end. However, Katie looked up towards Damona's throne and gasped.

"Nate! Look!" she yelled. Letting out a group gasp, everyone looked back up towards Damona's throne. As the smoke cleared, a bright purple shine was seen as Damona was encased in a glistening shield that surrounded her like a bubble. The destruction dealt by Frostynyan may not have touched her, but the throne she once sat on was destroyed. However, her shield was not all but flawed as crack marks could be seen stretching out from the center. With one hand, she lowered the shield.

"ALL THAT and he didn't even hit her ONCE?!" Jibanyan yelled, eyes bulging from his head. Just then, Damona began floating down towards the floor, prompting Frostina to rush back to Katie. Even from such a far away distance, Nate looked on as Damona appeared seething in rage, her teeth clasped together as her demonic scowl remained on her face.

"You…..You…..YOU STUPID CAT! How DARE you attack me like that!" Damona screamed, her dark aura sending a hurricane of wind towards them. When the wind died down, Damona growled and looked at the Yo-Kai Heart, still in her possession. And without second thought, she threw it far behind her with one arm. Nate and the others gasped from fright, fearing its destruction, but the item was powerful enough to survive the fall, simply rolling along after it hit the ground.

"NO ONE attacks me and gets away with it! The penalty for ANY attempt on my head….is DEATH!" she growled. But Frostynyan did not seemed phased as he looked on at Damona.

"Tell me something. Were you even PLANNING on giving up the Yo-Kai Heart, even if we DID make you laugh?" he asked. Nate and the others gasped as Damona suddenly made a crooked smile.

"I can easily tell when someone's telling the truth or not. She's been lying to us since the beginning! She was NEVER going to surrender her stolen goods at all!" he yelled. Nate gasped.

"What?! Now that's just LOW!" Nate shouted. Damona's smirk soon turned to a scowl as she slowly raised both hands into the air, enveloped by a dark purple aura.

"If that's the case, then we don't have to keep playing by HER rules! If you won't give it to us peacefully, we'll have to MAKE you!" he continued. Opening his watch again, Nate started to summon the legendary Yo-Kai to his side alongside other fierce fighters, such as Blazion, Tattletell, Komasan and Komajiro. Hoverynyan floated at Nate's side.

"Nate! What's happening?" he asked.

"Simple Hovernyan. WE'RE about to teach this little deceiver what happens when you try to swindle others!" Nate shouted. The Yo-Kai all looked on at Damona as she herself was enveloped with her own dark aura.

"Hmph. I knew we should've just done this from the beginning. Time to knock this princess off her high horse!" Kyubi grinned, sparking a flame in his palm. Komasan and Komajiro looked on in confusion.

"K-Komajiro? Wh-What in tarnation is going on here?" Komasan asked, hugging his brother. Komajiro looked up at the other Yo-Kai, ready to battle, before facing Damona.

"From what I can gather, brother, that there lady pulled the wool over our friend's eyes. They say she commited the unspeakable thing…..she LIED." Komajiro said. Komasan gasped before his cheeks puffed up.

"Ooh! Why in tarnation! Lying's one of the most heinous things anybody, human OR Yo-Kai, could ever do! I'm so oirnery right now!" he yelled in a huff. As everyone remained frozen, ready for the first attack to be thrown, Katie suddenly stepped forward, surprising Nate.

"Damona….tell us. Why? Why were you lying to us from the beginning?" Katie asked. Damona eyed her.

"Why did I lie? Heh heh heh." she cackled "It's simple really…." Katie gulped as the others looked on.

"I did it…because….I HATE Christmas!" she yelled.

TO BE CONTINUED…