Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed the story so far. Now I know this might not have been the best story, But I had a little fun doing it, so let's finish this. now onto Chapter 8.
Chapter 8
A Happy Ending
The Book World
After the black faded away, Scrooge found himself in his bed, while Drake, Abigail, Ezran, Callum, and Soren were on the window edge outside Scrooge's room. Once they all realized where they were, all of them smiled and relaxed. "I'm home." Scrooge said, as he stood up and looked around the room.
Outside, the book glowed again and Drake opened it. "Yes, the bedposts were his own. The bed was his own. The room was his own. But the thing that made Scrooge happiest of all! Was that his life lay before him. And it could be changed." Drake said, reading the book out loud, with his voice back.
"And I'm glad we have our voice back." Abigail said to everyone. "I'm just happy when I'm done with that creepy future." Soren said to everyone. "Not as happy as him." Callum said to everyone, as they all turned to see Scrooge pacing around his room, with a big smile on his face.
"I will live my life in the past, the present, and the future. Oh, Jacob and Robert Marley." Scrooge said, before getting on his knees and looking at the ceiling.
"Oh, Prime Dimension in the Christmas time be praised for this day. I say on my news, Jacob and Robert. On my knees." Scrooge said, before noticing the bed curtains that Ariados stole were still there.
"Oh, they're not torn down. They're here." Scrooge said, as he stood up and grabbed the curtains. "And I'm here. It's a miracle." Scrooge said, as he touched himself. Scrooge then entered the room he met Hoopa in.
"I don't know what to do. I'm as light as a feather. I'm as happy as a Legendary. I'm as merry as a schoolboy." Scrooge said, as he started pacing again.
"Well he's changed a lot." Soren said to everyone. "There's a saying that people don't change overnight, but I guess Scrooge is the exception to the saying." Drake said to everyone. "I'm just glad to see him feeling better." Ezran said to everyone.
"I hate to ruin the mode, but shouldn't we get down from here?" Abigail asked everyone. "We're fine, Scrooge is fine, everything is fine, what could happen now?" Drake asked Soren, as Scrooge opened the window, making Drake, Abigail, and Soren fall from the window and onto the street a floor below them, with Callum and Ezran using their wings to avoid falling.
Scrooge looked down to see the Bunnelby walking past his home. "You there, boy." Scrooge said to Bunnelby, getting Bunnelby attention. "What, me?" Bunnelby asked Scrooge, before looking around to see he was the only one around, so Scrooge must be talking to him.
"Uh, that is, "what, me, sir"?" Bunnelby asked Scrooge, as Drake, Abigail, Ezran, Callum, and Soren grouped up. "What's today?" Scrooge asked Bunnelby. "Pardon?" Bunnelby asked Scrooge. "What's today, my fine follow?" Scrooge asked Bunnelby.
"Today? Today is Christmas Day." Bunnelby said to Scrooge. "It's Christmas Day? I haven't missed it. The Mythical Pokemons did it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can. Of course they can." Scrooge said to Bunnelby.
"Of course they can." Bunnelby said to Scrooge, thinking this was strang. "You know the curry shop in the next street?" Scrooge asked Bunnelby. "Yes, sir, I do." Bunnelby said to Scrooge. "An intelligent lad. A remarkable lad." Scrooge said to Bunnelby, making Bunnelby feel good.
"Do you know whether the prize Gigantamix Curry has been sold in the window?" Scrooge asked Bunnelby. "You mean that big white jar that's twice as big as me? It's still there." Bunnelby said to Scrooge.
"It's a pleasure talking with you, lad. Go and buy it." Scrooge said to Bunnelby. "Be Serious." Bunnelby said to Scrooge. "I am serious. Buy it for me and I'll give you a shilling. No, I'll give you five shillings." Scrooge said to Bunnelby, before toosing down a bag of coins. "Wow!" Bunnelby said, taking the coin bag, and started to run, rushing past Drake, Abigail, Ezran, Callum, and Soren.
"Well someone's excited." Soren said to everyone. "I wonder what Scrooge is going to do next?" Abigail asked everyone.
Inside, Scrooge closed the window. "I'll bring it to Bob Cratchit's house. What a surprise it'll be. That curry is twice the size of Tiny Tim." Scrooge said to himself, before he got ready to leave his house.
Outside, the book glowed again, and Drake opened it and read aloud the new words. "And a few moments later, dressed in his finest, Scrooge appeared on the streets of the city to wish Merry Christmas to all the world." Drake said to everyone, as Scrooge walked up to his home, wearing his hat and cloak.
"Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas." Scrooge said to Pokemon, as he walked past them, surprising all the Pokemon.
"Look at all of them, they don't know what to make of it." Abigail said to everyone, as Drake flipped the page in the book. "Everyone was out and about this fine morning. And soon Scrooge encountered two familiar faces." Drake said to everyone, as they noticed Scrooge ran into Metagross and Claydol, who were very surprised to see Scrooge.
"Mr. Scrooge." Metagross said to Scrooge, worried they were about to get yelled at. "Pardon me, gentlemen, but about the charity donation you asked me for yesterday?" Scrooge asked Metagross and Claydol with a kind tune that confused Metagross and Claydol.
"Put me down for…" Scrooge said to Metagross, before whispering something to Metagross and Claydol. And whatever he whispered was enough to make Metagross and Claydol look at Scrooge with wide eyes and jaws open.
"That much?" Metagross asked Scrooge. "Not a penny less. A great many back payments are included in it, I assure you." Scrooge said to Metagross. "My goodness, I don't know what to say. I just wish there was something we could give you." Metagross said to Scrooge.
That's when Claydol had an idea, and used his psychic powers to give Scrooge, the bright red scarf he had on him, to Scrooge. "A gift? A gift for me?" Scrooge asked Claydol, as he took the scarf.
Scrooge then put the scarf on. "Thank you. Thank you. 50 times! And a Merry Christmas." Scrooge said to Claydol, as Bunnelby walked up to them with a big white jar in his hands.
"Here's your Gigantamix Curry, Mr. Scrooge." Bunnelby said to Scrooge. "Follow me, lad." Scrooge said to Bunnelby, as he started to walk, with Bunnelby following him. That's when music started to play in the background.
"With a thankful heart with an endless joy. With a growing family every girl and boy will be nephew and nice to me." Scrooge sang, as crowds of Pokemon gathered around Scrooge.
"Nephew and nice to me." The Crowd of Pokemon Sang, with Drake, Abigail, Ezran, Callum, and Soren joining in on the singing.
"Will bring love, hope, and peace to me." Scrooge sang before going into a shop.
"Love, hope, and peace to me." The Crowd sang.
"Yes, and every night will end. And every day will start. With a grateful prayer and thankful heart." Scrooge sang, as he bought a large amount of food and stuff from the store. Scrooge then led everyone in the store outside.
"With an open smile and with open doors. I will bid you welcome. What is mine is yours. With a glass raised to toast your health." Scrooge sang to everyone, as he held up his hand like he was holding a glass. "With a glass raised to toast your health." The Crowd sang.
"And a promise to share the wealth." Scrooge sang to everyone. "A promise to share the wealth." The Crowd sang. "I will sail a friend course. Follow a friendly chart. On a sea of love and a thankful heart." Scrooge sang, as he led the crowd to his building, and went in alone.
"Life is like a journey. Who knows when it ends?" Scrooge sang, as he left buckets of coal for the Rattatas and a thank you note for all their hard work.
"Yes, and if you need to know. The measure of a man. You simply count his friends." Scrooge sang, before walking out of his building.
"Stop and look around you. That glory that you see. Is born again each day. Don't let it slip away. How precious life can be." Scrooge sang, as the crowd grew larger.
Scrooge leads the crowd through the city, stopping at Fred and Clara's place first. Fred and Clara were very surprised when Scrooge hugged them and gave them gifts.
Scrooge told them he had more joy to share and left them. And while Fred was completely taken aback by what just happened, Clara had a big smile on her face.
Their next stop was a retirement home, where Braviary and Fozziwig were still alive. The two were very surprised to see Scrooge, but happy to see him. Scrooge then gave them gifts, and wished them a Merry Christmas, before leaving them. Leaving Braviary and Fozziwig to shake their gifts, trying to figure out what Scrooge left them.
"With a thankful heart that is wide awake. I do make this promise, every breath I take. Will be used now to sing your praise." Scrooge sang, as he led the crowd through the city. "Used now to sing your praise." The crowd sang.
"And to beg you to share my days." Scrooge sang, as they stopped in front of a poor family's home. "Beg you to share my days." The crowd sang as Scrooge gave the family a large basket of food.
"With a loving guarantee. That even if we part." Scrooge sang, as he gave a Denenne some cheese. "I will hold you close in a thankful heart." Scrooge and the crowd sang together. "I will hold you close in a thankful heart." Scrooge sang to the crowd, with a gentle tune in his voice.
A few seconds later, Scrooge led the crowd to their last stop, the Cratchit family home. Scrooge then hushed everyone, and made everyone hide, before he knocked on the door to the house.
But after he knocked, Scrooge noticed Bunnelby right behind him and waved his hand to hide further back. Bunnelby finally understood that, and moved out of view.
Scrooge then started to act like he used to. "Bob Cratchit?" Scrooge asked, with a very serious tune in his voice. That's when a scared Bob finally opened the door, and saw Scrooge's mean looking face.
"So, here you are." Scrooge said to Bob. "M-M-M-Mr. Scrooge." Bob said to Scrooge, on the verge freaking out. "You, sir, were not at work this morning as we had discussed." Scrooge said to Bob.
"But, Mr. Scrooge, sir, we did discuss it. It's Christmas Day. You gave me the day off." Bob said to Scrooge. "I, Ebenezer Scrooge? Would I do a thing like that?" Scrooge asked Bob, as Emmy moved to the other side of the door.
"No. I mean, yes, but you did." Bob said to Scrooge. "Bob Cratchit, I've had my fill of this." Scrooge said to Bob. "And I have had my fill of you, Mr. Scrooge." Emmy said to Scrooge, getting mad, with Bob trying to calm her down.
"And therefore, Bob Cratchit…" Scrooge said to Bob, but was interrupted by Emmy. "And therefore, you can leave this house at once." Emmy said to Scrooge.
"And therefore, I'm about to raise your salary." Scrooge said to Bob. "And I am about to raise you right off the pavement…" Emmy said to Scrooge, as her feathers flare up and her foot glowed white
"Pardon?" Emmy asked, just now hearing what Scrooge said, and calling down. "Pardon?" Bob asked, wondering if he heard Scrooge right. "Yes, Bob. Raise your salary. And pay your mortgage on this house." Scrooge said to Bob, with a kind voice and smile.
Bob and Emily were surprised by this. "Please, sir, come inside. Yes, yes." Bob said to Scrooge. "Bob Cratchit, would you and your family care to join us for a little curry dinner on this fine Christmas Day?" Scrooge asked Bob, as he walked into the room.
Scrooge's request shocked the Cratchit family. "Merry Christmas." Scrooge said to Bob, moving to the side, letting all the Pokemon into the house. This surprised the Cratchit, but they welcome with joy.
Outside, Drake, Abigail, Ezran, Callum, and Soren laughed in joy at the sight of this. Then Drake noticed the book glowing again. Drake then opened the book and read the words, and cracked a smile as he read the words.
"Hey guys, listen to this. And Scrooge was better than his world. He did it all, and infinitely more." Drake said to everyone. "That's good to hear." Abigail said to Drake. "And, er, Tiny Tim?" Soren asked Drake.
"According to this, Tiny Tim did not die, thanks to Scrooge's help." Drake said to everyone, with a bigger smile on his face. This made everyone cheer with joy. "That's great news." Soren said to Drake. "It gets better." Drake said to Soren.
"According to this, to Tiny Tim, Scrooge became a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a Pokemon as the good old city ever had. And it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any Pokemon alive possessed the knowledge. May that truly be said of us and all of us." Drake said to everyone, as he read from the book, before closing it.
Back inside, everyone gathered around the table for a massive dinner, and while everyone got ready to eat, Tiny Tim looked around. "Arceus bless us." Tiny Tim said to everyone. "Arceus bless us. Everyone one." Scrooge said to everyone.
"The love we found." Scrooge and Tiny Tim sang together. "The love we found. We carry with us. So we're never quite alone. The love we found. The love we found. The sweetest dream. That we have ever known. The love we found. We carry with us. So we're never quite alone." the whole town sang, before they all started to enjoy Christmas together.
Outside, Drake, Abigail, Ezran, Callum, and Soren watched this with a smile on their face. "So Drake, does the book have anything else for us?" Ezran asked Drake. Drake opened the book again, and flipped the page he just read. But when he did, he found that was the last page in the book.
"Nothing. That's it the story is over." Drake said to everyone, as he closed the book. "Good to hear. This may have been a little fun, but it was mostly frustrating, creepy and a little bit of a pain. But at least it's over." Abigail said to everyone.
"It's not over. Not until Callum learns his lesson. And since we're still here that means he hasn't learned it." Drake said to everyone, as they all looked at Callum. "What?" Callum asked everyone. "Come on Callum. You have to learn something after all this?" Drake asked Callum.
Callum then looked at the house, and a thought came to his head. "I think the lesson is that the past may not be great. But I have to accept the fact that I cannot change what has happened and must live with it. And I can't live holding onto my despair, I have to let it go and see the world around me, for it still spins, so I must seize the day and do what will make me happy. And if I want things to get better, then I take the steps to make that happen, rather than wait for it." Callum said to everyone.
That's when the book glowed gold and forced itself out of Drake's arms before opening. Then everyone glowed gold, before turning into balls of energy and getting sucked into the book. The book then closed and glowed gold before getting sucked into self.
The Castle In Katolis
A few seconds later, Drake, Abigail, Ezran, Callum, and Soren found themselves back in the Castle, in their normal bodies and outfits, with only an hour and 21 minutes had passed.
"We're back! Oh yes! We're back!" Abigail said to everyone, as they let out a breath. "I wished we could have battle as Pokemon. But I'm glad we're back." Soren said to everyone.
"And that holiday was a lot of fun. I think it could be something we could do here." Ezran said to everyone. "We could, but we will have to modify it, because we don't understand everything about Christmas, but we get the purpose of it." Drake said to Ezran. "Plus it will take some time before it can become as big as Christmas is. But I think it's something we can work on during the winter." Callum said to everyone.
"Agree. And while that book was interesting, I hope never to see that book again." Drake said to everyone. That's when the book appears on the desk, which makes everyone's eyes wide. "Nope, Not dealing with this thing again!" Soren said, as he grabbed the book and got ready to toss it out a window. But Drake grabbed the book, and stopped Soren.
"Don't just throw it away!" Drake said to Soren, as they both started to play a game of tug a war with the book. "Why not? You know this Book trapped us in it?" Soren asked Drake. "That's exactly why we don't throw it away. We can't let some random person get sucked into it." Drake said to Soren.
"That's a good point." Soren said to Drake, letting go of the book. And thanks to Drake pulling on the book with as much force as he could, Soren letting go caused Drake to pull back the book right into his face. This made Drake drop the book.
The book landed on the floor, and on its spin, making the book open. This made everyone scream a little, worrying that they were about to get sucked in again, even closing their eyes, not wanting to see the hands grab them again.
But nothing happened, curious they opened their eyes, and noticed the book was just laying there by Drake's feet. "What the…" Drake said, as he bent down and picked up the book. Drake looked through the book, and noticed something odd.
"It's no longer blank. Our adventure is writing in it. Like we help make the story." Drake said to everyone. "That is strange. But at least no one will get sucked into it." Callum said to everyone. "That is a plus, but what are we going to do with it now?" Abigail asked everyone, as Drake slammed the book shut.
"I'll hold on to it. And I'll try to figure out where it came from during my free time." Drake said to everyone. "I'm okay with that." Callum said to everyone. "It's better than destroying it. It may be creepy but it's a nice story." Ezran said to everyone. "And with some tweeks it could be a good story to tell the kids." Abigail said to everyone.
"Now that we got all that settled. What do we do now?" Soren asked everyone. "Well now that Callum's feeling better. How about he takes a nice hot bath, while the rest of us prepare our own little, "Christmas" feast. Then we all get a good night's sleep, and tomorrow, we go out into the world, and see if we can't get a few new Pokemon. I don't know about all of you, but after all that, I kinda want to catch a Mienfoo." Drake said to everyone.
"I won't mind going out to catch a new Pokemon either. That Teddiursa I was, was pretty cool." Soren said to everyone. "I could use some help around the castle, and that Indeedee seems like the perfect helper." Abigail said to everyone.
"And being an Emolga was fun too. I would love to see one in the wild." Ezran said to everyone. "And I think getting a little buddy like Rookidee would be a big help in my healing." Callum said to everyone, before they all laughed and smiled at each other.
A Twisted Realm
In a Twisted Realm, the cloak figure and Aguya were sitting on their couch, watching all of them with a smile on their face. "Looks like Callum is finally starting to heal." Aguya said to the cloak figure. "Yes and it was entertaining to watch them." The cloak figure said to Aguya.
"Well then I think we're done here. I'll return to my station, and you can get back to your game with Eshu." Aguya said to the cloak figure, as she stood up and tried walking away. "Hold it." The cloak figure said to Aguya, making Aguya freeze.
"It's not fair that we gave the Black Dragonflight that little adventure, and not the White Dragonflight. We can't have our Herald in Katolis one up our Herald in Xadia." The cloak figure said to Aguya, as Aguya turned to him.
"Then what do you plan to do with Allen?" Aguya asked the cloak figure. "I want to see him work with that boy that speaks true, but lives a lie." The cloak figure said to Aguya, surprising Aguya. "Master, you can't mean that world?! That's one of our hunting grounds, it's not a place for soft Pokemon or their trainers!" Aguya said to the cloak figure.
"But I got a report of a big case coming up. And it's the perfect case for two Reshiram heralds to meet." The cloak figure said to Aguya, as he stood up. "Now come, we have much to do." The cloak figure said to Aguya, as he walked away, with Aguya following him.
Hello everyone, I hope you like this chapter. Please follow or review if you like this story. I hope you all liked it, like I've been saying throughout the story, this was a last minute thing so sorry if it wasn't all that you were hoping for. But I hope you all enjoyed it and I wish you all a Merry Christmas.