*Partner in Crime*

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Chapter 9:

Lucy's POV

I groaned and rubbing my head.

"What happened?" I muttered. I looked around and realized that Grinch was carrying me.

"You hit your head after the explosion." Grinch muttered back, dully. He set me down and I took a few wobbly steps as memories came rushing back.

"Oh. That's right." I remembered.

We made our way to a garbage cute.

"I'm sorry that the Mayor ruined our fun, Grinch." I said.

Grinch shrugged. "It had to end anyway. Besides, I still had fun causing chaos."

He opened up the garbage chute and was about to get it when suddenly we heard cheers from the people of Whovill and we looked back.

"Good thing we had a spare!" we heard someone say, as they brought out another tree to replace the one that Grinch burned down.

Furious, Grinch pulled me into the garbage chute and pushed the button.

When we arrived back home, we opened the door to find Max, jumping and dancing to some Christmas music. I had no idea how he was able to do that.

Grinch snarled. "Are you having a holly...jolly...Christmas?" he asked. Then he grabbed Max and his dog house and flung them out the door shouting, "WRONG-O!" as I cut off the music.

Grinch went outside and I followed him. He grabbed Max from the snow and paused.

Max's face was covered in snow and he looked a lot like Santa. Grinch turned back to me and said, "I have a brilliant idea!"

"You want to STEAL Christmas?" I asked. "Are you crazy?"

"It's the perfect scheme! Those Whos won't be expecting it!" Grinch said, and he grabbed a bunch of red and white cloth and his sewing machine. After a few minutes he put on his new clothes.

"With this coat, and this hat, I'll look just like Saint Nick!" he exclaimed.

He started grabbing random metal objects and pulling out random tools.

"If you say so." I said.

Grinch snickered in reply and I rolled my eyes as he began to sing a song about himself.

We began building the sleigh.

We tested out several prototypes. Grinch insited on testing them out personally, even if he ended up crashing into the wall several times.

"Airbags are a little slow. But that what these tests are for!" he said, before collapsing.

After working all evening, we finally finished the sleigh. We went outside and watched the real Santa through binoculars.

Grinch realized that he had forgotten a couple of details about his plan.

"I need an elf and a reindeer!" he said.

"Where do you plan on getting those?" I asked.

Grinch turned and looked at Max and I. "If I can't find a reindeer and and elf...I'll make them instead."

I narrowed my eyes and froze him on the spot. He yelled at us as we ran away.

Eventually, he got free from the ice and dragged me out of my room. He threw random bits of cloth at my face. "Make yourself an Elf suit! I'll go get Max!"

I groaned but did it anyway.

When I finished making the costume, I looked at myself in the broken mirror that Grinch had.

I had made myself a green dress with red tights, and I made a green and red version of a Santa hat.

I looked ridiculous.

I looked for Grinch and Max. When I found them, Grinch had tied a reindeer horn at the top of Max's head and gave him a red yarn nose.

When he was done, he put on a director's cap.

"Alright, here's the deal. You're Rudolph and an Elf, and you hate Christmas! Now, ACTION!" Grinch said.

Max knocked off his red nose with his paw and I stared at my brother and said, "You're kidding, right?"

"BRILLIANT!" Grinch bellowed. He then started going on about us defying Christmas.

He really is crazy.

Grinch looked at me and grinned. "We're ready."

I'm sorry this took forever...

Anyway, thanks to all those who reviewed!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"

I only own my OC, Lucy, and the plot of this totaly random fanfic.

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-Lia