SECRET SANTA'S:
Izuku Midoriya - Mezo Shoji
Mezo Shoji - Spinner
Spinner - Tsuyu Asui
Tsuyu Asui - Himiko Toga
Himiko Toga - Momo Yaoyorozu
Momo Yaoyorozu - Nejire Hado
Nejire Hado - Eri
Eri - Maharo Shimano
Maharo Shimano - Kota
Kota - Tiger
Tiger - Kojiro Bondo
Kojiro Bondo - Yui Kodai
Yui Kodai - Ochaco Uraraka
Ochaco Uraraka - Hanta Sero
Hanta Sero - Ibara Shiozaki
Ibara Shiozaki - Midnight
Midnight - Ragdoll
Ragdoll - Katsuma Shimano
Katsuma Shimano - Katsuki Bakugo
Katsuki Bakugo - Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu
Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu - Rikido Sato
Rikido Sato - Gentle Criminal
Gentle Criminal - Yuga Aoyama
Yuga Aoyama - Dabi
Dabi - Fuyumi Todoroki
Fuyumi Todoroki - Pony Tsunatori
Pony Tsunatori - Jurota Shishida
Jurota Shishida - Tenya Iida
Tenya Iida - Minoru Mineta
Minoru Mineta - Yosetsu Awase
Yosetsu Awase - Eijiro Kirishima
Eijiro Kirishima - All Might
All Might - Tomura Shigaraki
Tomura Shigaraki - Twice
Twice - Ectoplasm
Ectoplasm - Setsuna Tokage
Setsuna Tokage - Mirio Togata
Mirio Togata - Hawks
Hawks - Shota Aizawa
Shota Aizawa - Nezu
Nezu - Koji Koda
Koji Koda - Tamaki Amajiki
Tamaki Amajiki - Togaru Kamakiri
Togaru Kamakiri - Lunch Rush
Lunch Rush - Nirengeki Shoda
Nirengeki Shoda - Hitoshi Shinso
Hitoshi Shinso - Present Mic
Present Mic - Kyoka Jiro
Kyoka Jiro - Mashirao Ojiro
Mashirao Ojiro - Mandalay
Mandalay - Naomasa Tsukauchi
Naomasa Tsukauchi - All For One
All For One - Pixie-Bob
Pixie-Bob - Mr. Compress
Mr. Compress - Juzo Honenuki
Juzo Honenuki - Shoto Todoroki
Shoto Todoroki - Mina Ashido
Mina Ashido - Reiko Yanagi
Reiko Yanagi - Toru Hagakure
Toru Hagakure - Natsuo Todoroki
Natsuo Todoroki - Makoto Tsukauchi
Makoto Tsukauchi - La Brava
La Brava - Kiniko Komori
Kiniko Komori - Shihai Kuroiro
Shihai Kuroiro - Recovery Girl
Recovery Girl - Snipe
Snipe - Hiryu Rin
Hiryu Rin - Kurogiri
Kurogiri - Denki Kaminari
Denki Kaminari - Neito Monoma
Neito Monoma - Itsuka Kendo
Itsuka Kendo - Mei Hatsume
Mei Hatsume - Kosei Tsuburaba
Kosei Tsuburaba - Sen Kaibara
Sen Kaibara - Power Loader
Power Loader - Cementoss
Cementoss - Fumikage Tokoyami
Fumikage Tokoyami - Melissa Shield
Melissa Shield - Izuku Midoriya
I DO NOT OWN JCA OR MHA OR ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Jackie Chan Adventures is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television.
My Hero Academia is written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.
Arthur Christmas is directed by Sarah Smith who co-wrote it with Peter Baynham, and was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations.
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Lobby
Everyone had exited the theater to walk back into the now Christmas theme lobby. A few seconds after the doors shut behind them, they heard loud Christmas bells that were getting louder by the second. They were so loud that Jiro and a few others had to cover their ears. Eventually, the bells were replaced by the sound of loud truck noises which belonged to the monster truck that busted into the lobby. Everyone backed away as the debris from the wall the truck came out from, some already freaked out by the giant vehicle. Despite the fact that the monster truck was red and green, decorated with Christmas lights, many were on their guard.
Their guards dropped when they saw their host open the door and step out of the truck. Turns out, he changed his outfit again to a green suit with a red tie and all covered in reindeer heads. He also had two ornaments on the ends of his antlers and he was wearing green sunglasses. He faced the audience with his casual smile as if everything was fine.
"Sup humans." Ozzy said. Many looked at him incredulously.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Aizawa said angrily. "You could've hurt someone."
"But I didn't." Ozzy countered calmly. "Besides, it's Christmas. You gotta arrive in style, especially since it's time."
"Time for what?" All Might asked.
"Time for y'all to practice your give and take, your good will among children, your "ask and you shall receive" as you would say."
Everyone just stared at their host, obviously not understanding what he was talking about. Ozzy rolled his eyes.
"Your secret Santa gifts." The audience's eyes widened in realization as they finally remembered what he meant from the beginning. Though, there was still some confusion about all this.
"Excuse me, sir." Asui asked, raising her hand. "But we don't have any gift to give each other."
"Sure you do." Ozzy gestured his arms to the left. "See for yourself."
All of a sudden, the empty space to the left where their host gestured was no longer empty. In its place was what could be described as the biggest store any of them have ever seen. On the outside, the walls were pure red and gold. It wasn't blood red though, but shiny red like the red you would see on Santa's sleigh. On the inside was a different story though, because it looked like a bunch of isles and shelves going down the other side of the store that didn't seem to end. The other side of the store was so far away that no one could see the end of it. In all honesty, this place seemed more like an underground road tunnel rather than a store. In fact, the only thing that made this place seem like a store was the sign in front of the entrance saying "SANTA'S SHOPPING STORE".
"I came up with the name myself." Ozzy said proudly. "So here's how this works, you're all free to go in and pick whatever you want. This store is filled with anything and everything that could possibly be considered a gift, the only limit in this store is your imagination. But the thing is, you aren't allowed to share your ideas or show anyone, especially the people you're gifting to, your gifts."
"With all due respect, why would we share our ideas or even show them? I think we all know it would defeat the whole secret in secret Santa." Honenuki argued.
"Consider it my own superstition." Ozzy shrugged.
"How long do we have to do this?" Todoroki asked.
"However long it takes, there is no time limit. But if there isn't anything in there that you don't think will be a good gift, which I doubt will happen, then feel free to talk to one of the minions about it. I'm sure they'll have no problem getting whatever you ask them while I'm gone."
"Gone?" Nezu asked, voicing everyone's thoughts. "You won't be present as we are granting our gift to each other. At least to authenticate our progress at least"
"Nope, me and my helpers have other business to attend to." A door appeared right behind Ozzy and it swung open. "But you all should be fine. Like I said, my minions will be all around this place if you need something. Don't be spooked by those glowing red eyes, deep down they are just a bunch of softies. Literally, they're made of mushy soft metal, you can touch them if you want."
Many flinched and looked grossed out at touching those big gray things. Before any of them could voice their concerns, their host had one last thing to say.
"So before I go, I have to ask all of you something." Ozzy pulled out a pen and notepad from seemingly thin air. "You all got your notes with names on them in the beginning, so you already know who you'll be secret Santa to. That being said, which one of you would like to stay out of the Secret Santa event. Be sure to keep in mind everything I said would happen if you don't participate."
Everyone looked at each other, not sure who would say no when there was a lot to lose if they refused. That was when the first hand was raised.
"Apologies, but I wish to stand aside for this event." All For One spoke. "I'm not one to send gifts to heroes. Seeing as I don't have any experience points, my refusal won't have any negative impact on me."
"Figures." Tsukauchi muttered. "If he's not doing it, then I'm not doing it either."
"Why's that?" Makoto asked. Her brother just stared at her and showed her the note with the name on it. She saw that he got All For One, so naturally she understood his decision.
Ozzy wrote their names in the notepad.
"Okay, anyone else?"
"I also refuse to participate." Asui said, raising her hand. "I refuse to give gifts to a villain who attacked me and would kill me at any chance. I can always get my points back by trying again."
"Same." Rin said, also raising his name.
"That makes three." Pixie-Bob added.
"Four." Aoyama joined in raising his hand.
"If that's the case, then I refuse to give gifts to a false hero, much less a hero in training." Spinner objected. "I don't care how many experience points I have."
"I must side with my master and my fellow league member." Kurogiri said.
"Perfectly understandable, and I will protect your privacy by not saying the name you got." Ozzy finished writing everything down in his notepad, then began to read from it. "Now to give my congratulations to the people with new experience points. Tsu gets Spinner's experience points, and Toga gets Tsu's experience points. But since Tsu refused to be Toga's secret Santa, then that means that Toga gets both Spinner's and Tsu's experience points. So with her own experience points combined with Spinner's and Tsu's, Himiko Toga has qualified for the bonus levels. Congratulations Toga, you'll be free to get a new talisman power in the next interlude."
While Ozzy was smiling, everyone else just stared at him as if they hadn't processed his words yet. While some looked at their host since he said he'd respect their privacy but then took it back, there were some on the heroes side who felt dread upon hearing this. One villain being able to grab extra power was bad enough, but now two villains? Sure they knew this was inevitable, but they figured they could beat the villains before then. The only good thing out of this is that Dabi hadn't chosen to get a talisman.
On the villain's side, a few LOV members were cheering and patting Toga on the back for her victory. They stopped though when they saw that the girl in question was absolutely frozen, eyes widened in shock. Those few were worried about her, even some on the heroes side were concerned since she stayed the same for a minute. Suddenly, a huge smile spread on her face and she literally bounced back.
"Yay!" Toga cheered, jumping up and down excitedly like a child. While the heroes were surprised by this sudden change, the League members knew this was normal since she's actually done this exact thing before. One person in particular was feeling ashamed by what happened, that was none other than Tsuyu Asui.
Tsu had worked so hard, fought alongside her classmates, during both the MCU and JCA interludes to get stronger and gain points. Now all of that was gone because she couldn't do one act of kindness towards a girl she hates. What's worse is that said girl is now getting all the points she earned through hard work. She had never felt more like an idiot than she does now. Uraraka put a hand on her soldier when she saw her friend upset.
"With that out of the way, we move on to the next one." Ozzy looked at his notepad. "Since Aoyama refused to be Dabi's secret Santa, Dabi gains more experience points for the bonus level. Not that it matters much since he already qualifies for one and has turned down two. But hey, at least you'll be able to qualify for another level soon."
"Whatever." Dabi shrugged, obviously bored.
"So next, we have a very long one. Detective Tsukauchi, All For One, and Pixie-Bob have all resigned from secret Santa, so Mr. Compress will gain all their experience points. Though Tsukauchi and AFO don't really have any points since they haven't been in the Danger Room yet, so really it's Pixie-Bob's points he'll get. Congratulations Atsuhiro Sako, you get more points even though they're not enough to do any bonus levels."
Mr. Compress didn't know how to feel about this. On one hand, one man's loss is another man's treasure, or in this case three. But on the other hand, the points he gained pretty much meant nothing since he can't get any of that talisman power he witnessed. Then again, the points he has now only brings him one step closer to that power. Guess he'll just have to be patient and optimistic about the future.
"Ok, last one." Ozzy looked at his notepad. "Since Rin and Kurogiri both refused to be secret Santa's, both their points go to Kaminari. But Kurogiri has no points since he hasn't used the Danger Room, which means he'll get Rin's points. Congratulations Denki Kaminari, you have qualified for the bonus levels."
"All right!" Kaminari cheered, fist pumping in the air. He threw his arm over Bakugo's shoulder. "Looks like we're bonus level buddies Bakugo."
"Get your hands off me." Bakugo said, smacking Kaminari's arm off.
"So now that that's settled, time to let you little birds fly from the nest." Ozzy was halfway through the door when he turned his head. "Have at it."
Ozzy shut the door behind him and the door disappeared instantly as it closed. Everyone took that as their cue to split up and get their jobs done.
Hall Of Fame
Since she had opted out on Secret Santa, Tsu decided to take a look and see if Christmas characters were a part of the hall of fame. Turns out, she was right because there were so many additions to the heroes' side of the wall. The good thing about this movie was that there were no actual villains so there was no need to look at the villains wall.
Arthur Claus - Newly named Santa who worries
Steve Claus - Tech savvy expert and mission supervisor
Margaret Claus - Loving and underestimated wife/mother
Malcolm Claus - Former Santa now retired
Grandsanta - Eldest retired Santa
Bryony Shelfley - Top notch wrapping elf
Peter - Brown nosing elf
Gwen Hines - Bicycle girl of the night
Elder Reindeer - Last minute savior
Chief De Silva - Misinformed UNFITA commander
Tsu was surprised by some of the additions of minor characters on this wall. Sure, she understood Chief De Silva being on here but Peter and the reindeer she wasn't expecting. Then again, they both did play a role for the main characters, the reindeer saving the sleigh and Peter always being by Steve's side.
"Hello, Asui." A new voice spoke. She turned her head and saw Aoyama and Rin approaching her.
"Hi Aoyama, hi Rin. What are you two up to?" Tsu asked.
"Well, since we don't have any gifts to give. We figured we'd just stick together and wallow in our self pity." Rin jokes, even if it was meant to be sad.
"Now, now, Rin." Aoyama waved his arms. "There's no need to rub salt on Asui's wounds and make this more depressing."
"Call me Tsu." Tsu corrected. "And there's no need, Rin's right. It sucks that we didn't think about the consequences. Because of what I did, I ended up helping a psychopath who tried to stab me more than I should've. It was like Ozzy said, all my hardwork wasted away because of my personal problems."
Tsu turned her attention to Arthur.
"For someone who wants to be a hero, I'm pretty narrow minded." Tsu was now tearing up. "I should've been more like Arthur. He did everything he could to complete a goal and even break the rules his family set up for one person. Despite how scared he was, he was one of the most selfless characters I've seen. I couldn't even be selfless enough to give a gift to one person. How lame is that."
Aoyama and Rin each stood by Tsu's side as she started crying, putting a hand on both her shoulders.
"Shh, it's ok As–Tsu." Aoyama reassured her. "Just because you didn't want to do something nice for someone, doesn't mean you're a bad person. Even the nicest people in the world can have dark sides to them. Besides, from what you said, it's understandable why you did what you did. Nobody would hold it against you for still having a grudge with the bloody mademoiselle. It's only human for you to have these thoughts."
"Yeah, and besides, we're practically just as bad as you based on your logic." Tsu looked at Rin as he said that. "I mean look at us, we had a chance to show villains that we represent the good of others, but we chose not to. We let our fears and personal thoughts about the villains keep us from spreading good will among men. But despite that, none of our classmates or teachers held it against us. I mean, even some of the adults couldn't go through with theirs and they're more experienced than us."
Tsu stopped crying and looked at her classmates comforting smiles. She realized they were right, just because she wasn't the better person doesn't mean she wasn't a good person. If the roles were reversed, would Toga have done the same. Probably yes since she's obsessed with her and Ochaco, but that's besides the point. The point was that she wasn't alone in her recent failure. She'll work twice as hard to get her experience points back, and keep that crazy girl from getting the rooster, ox, and any other animal power. She wipes her tears and smiles at them both.
"Thanks guys." Tsu shared a side hug with the both of them.
After the kids left the Hall of Fame, two new people entered to take a look at the new portraits. These two were none other than the others who refused to be secret Santa's, Detective Tsukauchi and Pixie-Bob. The latter was hoping to get to see another image of her hunky Christmas guy Steve while Tsukauchi was just bored and decided to follow.
The moment Pixie-Bob saw Steve's portrait, she blushed and moaned.
"Oh, if only he were real." Pixie-Bob whined. "What I wouldn't give to sink my claws in that manly body."
Tsukauchi was grossed out by the way Pixie-Bob was acting, so he took his mind off of it by trying to admire the new faces on the hero wall.
Door to Other Doors
Inside the many door room, Ozzy and Will were standing beside each other in front of a brown, polished door. Ozzy was smiling like a child on Christmas morning while Will was as still as a statue, mask hiding his emotions. Both of them have been waiting for about ten minutes for the door to open and a certain pair to step out. Their patience was finally paid off as the door slowly swung open and fog began to pour out of the bottom. The door opened all the way to show that inside was nothing but a white, swirling vortex with no way to see the other side. Suddenly, a hand shoots out and with it, the head of Ozzy's cousin Lenny. Once Lenny was fully out the door, he only had a moment to breathe a sigh of relief before Ozzy came in.
"COUSIN!" Ozzy shouted excitedly before tackling his cousin to the ground. Lenny groaned as his exhausted body was now crushed by his cousin. "I never thought I'd ever see you again."
"You told us to be back here before Christmas." Lenny said, picking himself up.
"That feels like such a long time ago." Ozzy said, getting up and wiping a tear from his cheek.
"Was your mission successful?" Will asked.
"Close." Lenny answered, then turned to his cousin. "We were able to get The Executive and Felicity, but the others were harder to reach. We'll have to try again next year."
"Well half is better than none." Ozzy noticed the opened door. "Hey, where's—"
Just as Ozzy was about to finish his sentence, something shot forward out the door and knocked the Fauns down. Will, still standing in the same spot, saw that it was just A.L.A.N. piled on top of the cousin in pain.
"I'M ALIVE!" A.L.A.N. yelled, sitting up. "And I'm ready to hear the fat man sing Christmas carols inside strangers' homes."
"We have guests that expect us." Will reminded.
"After we take care of those meddling guests!" A.L.A.N. pumped his fist in the air. He sat up and that allowed Lenny and Ozzy to sit up and rub their sore backs.
"Ok, I'm going to take a quick nap before we have to deal with those other crazy hosts." Lenny said with a yawn. "How long until the other host and their helpers arrive."
"Less than an hour." Ozzy said with a smile.
"What!?" Lenny looked at his cousin with an incredulous look. "But we just got back."
"Ain't no time like the present." Ozzy shrugged. "So now that you're all here. I can give you your assignments while I host the hosts."
Ozzy pointed at Will and Lenny.
"Will, you'll be at the door that will welcome the Executive and his people while Lenny will welcome Felicity and her helpers."
"Wait, wait, wait." Lenny held his hands up. "The fox lady. I don't want to be near the fox host, in case you haven't noticed, foxes eat goats."
"Alright, fine." Ozzy turned to A.L.A.N.. "A.L.A.N., you'll welcome Felicity and the gang while Lenny will be given a new job."
Lenny put a hand to his chest and sighed in relief while A.L.A.N. started making slot machine noises as if someone got a jackpot. Ozzy looked at his cousin.
"So cousin, your job will be pretty simple." Ozzy pointed to the door labeled SECRET PLACE. "You'll be standing outside that door as A.L.A.N. and Will bring our guest to this secret place. Now they'll probably ask or get offended that I'm not here to greet them, but that's just because I've got stuff to do. So thank you for volunteering and getting out of your comfort zone Lenny."
Lenny just stared at his cousin as if he just got punched in the face. He went from having one scary job to having a double scary job. He wondered how his cousin kept getting him in the shit end of every stick.
"Uh." Lenny raised a finger, still in shock. "You know what, I actually—"
"AW YEAAAAAHHHH!" A.L.A.N. shouted through a megaphone in his mouth. "FOX PEOPLE ARE NOW IN MY HOUSE! I WILL LEAD THEM INTO THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION!"
A.L.A.N. looked around and saw everyone was staring at him, freaked out.
"Or the path of peace and harmony, as we celebrate this amazing holiday." A.L.A.N. corrected, clasping his hands together with his eyes closed. The others still stared at A.L.A.N., who was obviously oblivious to it all.
"Okay." Ozzy clapped his hands and broke the awkward silence. "You all have your jobs, and before we get started, there's one last thing to do."
Ozzy snapped his fingers and before they knew it, Lenny and A.L.A.N. were wearing ugly Christmas sweaters. To add to it, A.L.A.N. now had the appearance of a human in his 20s with blond hair and brown eyes. A.L.A.N. looked down at his hands and that's when he noticed the change.
"Woah!" A.L.A.N. said. "Look at me, I'm a humana! But does that mean I'm Pinnochio?"
"That was a wooden puppet." Lenny corrected, turning to his cousin. "So two questions, how come Will's not wearing a Christmas sweater and why did you make A.L.A.N. human?"
"Will has chosen to remain faithful to the costume, which means adding Christmas stuff to it will make it look tacky." Ozzy said. "As for A.L.A.N., the Naruto world isn't familiar with robots so I figured Felicity and her group will be more comfortable with humans rather than machines."
"That doesn't make any—"
"Alrighty." Ozzy clapped his hands and interrupted his cousin. "Now that that's settled, we can get started. A.L.A.N., Will, you good to go?"
"Indeed sir." Will nodded. "I have done thorough research on the Executive and his associates, Sweet Dream and Daryl. I believe I will have the appropriate behavior and responses to anything they have to say."
"And I'm not afraid of death, because I'm dying to see those foxy ladies." A.L.A.N. said with a flirtatious smile.
"Great, let's get to work." Ozzy snapped his fingers and him, A.L.A.N., and Will disappeared, leaving Lenny all alone. He looked back and forth as if expecting them to come back. When he realized that wasn't the case, he rolled his eyes and just stood in front of the door as he was told.
A.L.A.N.'s Door
A.L.A.N. was pacing back and forth in front of a door with a hidden leaf symbol on it. His movements were stiff and his arms weren't bent, it was as if he were a windup toy soldier. He even started singing.
"Wai…ting to die, wai…ting to die, here comes the bride and I bet she's wai…ting to die." A.L.A.N. sang. Hearing the sound of the door opening made A.L.A.N. freeze in place. He looked at the door and saw a white swirling vortex, similar to the one he apparently came out of. The moment a hand shot out of the door, he unfroze and gave a salute. Now standing in front of him were the famous Felicity and Kushina.
"Greetings travelers from another world." A.L.A.N. said to the two, giving them a curtsy. "I am here to bedazzle you in everything our leader has to offer."
Kushina snorted.
"Ha, you're funny." Kushina looked around. "Man, I can't remember the last time I was in here."
"I can." Felicity answered. "Though that's because I brought you here myself."
"Well yeah." Kushima said, posing. "Obviously you can't resist my natural charm."
"And your demanding presence." Felicity smirked.
They both stopped their conversation when they heard an alarm go off. They both turned to A.L.A.N. and saw the alarm was coming from him, and his eyes were flashing red.
"Uh, what's that?" Kushina asked.
"Not good news." A.L.A.N. said with a smile. "But it'll work out, Christmas is about issues getting solved ridiculously fast. Follow me."
A.L.A.N. waved them forwards and started walking. The two new arrivals looked at each other, then just shrugged and followed the disguised human.
Will's Door
Unlike A.L.A.N., Will chose to stand silently in front of his door with his hands behind his back. During his wait, Will had not moved a muscle from his spot. It has been so long that if anyone were to pass Will, they would assume that he was a literal statue. Luckily, the wait was over because the door he was waiting for finally opened. Will removed his hands behind his back as soon as he saw hands pop out of the door. Eventually, the person the hands belonged to showed their whole body and was revealed to be the Executive himself.
Underneath his mask, Will was in awe of the host in front of him. If he had to choose a second host to serve under, it would've been this one. The Executive's demeanor and knowledge is far greater than even the doors in this room. His awe turned into confusion though as he noticed the change in their uniform. It would seem as though those with a serious demeanor such as the Executive could also embrace the festive holiday of Christmas.
Following behind him, his associates Daryl and Sweet Dream had appeared at the host's side. Additionally, they had also embraced the Christmas spirit that was inside of them. Will took a step forward and was about to introduce himself when Sweet Dream suddenly jumped onto Will, grabbing his collar.
"Woah, look at you." Sweet Dream said, literal stars in his eyes as he stared at Will's mask. "I thought our boss was pitch black and moody but you're like a walking shadow! I mean wouldn't it be cool if shadows could actually walk on their own? Are you related to a shadow? Is that why you aren't dressed for Christmas? Can I please, please, please wear your mask?"
"I'm afraid I must decline your last request." Will said, taking Sweet Dreams in his arms and setting him down. "My uniform is part of my identity and personality within the realm of the theater, including my mask."
"I can respect that." Daryl nodded.
"I CAN'T!" Sweet Dream said, getting teary eyed as he made his way back to the Executive's side.
"So why don't I ask the most important question, what's your name?" Daryl asked this time.
"William sir, Will for short." Will answered, bowing to the three of them.
"Ah, then you are the one who sent out the letter, requesting our presence." The Executive said.
"Indeed sir, my host thought it would be a critical event to attempt to bring the host together now that Kiddo has taken a leave of absence. In the meantime, we are honored to have all of you here."
Will gestured his arm forward.
"If you would all please follow me, I would be happy to bring you to see our host Oswald."
Will started walking forward and the trio followed behind. As they walked, the group began having a conversation with the masked helper.
Outside The Secret Place
Lenny was standing outside the door his cousin had told him to stay by, leaning against the frame and swinging his hoof back and forth. While A.L.A.N. and Will were obviously excited to help Ozzy with this social gathering, Lenny was on the fence. These people they were meeting have been around longer than his cousin and have way more experience than him. Lenny was scared at the idea of how powerful these people are. For all he knows, these people could actually be here to seek revenge since him and A.L.A.N. did technically trespass.
He was so lost in thought that he didn't notice A.L.A.N., Will, and their company approaching them. It was like that until A.L.A.N. and Will called his name at once.
"Lenny/Lenard." The two spoke. Lennyl snapped out of it and his eyes widened at seeing who was with them. He immediately stood up straight and gave their visitors a nervous smile.
"He—hello." Lenny said, sweating like a bullet. "It's great you're all here, I happy to be serving you."
Everyone just stared at him, definitely not buying anything he's saying. Lenny got nervous because of the stares and he decided to move things along.
"So," Lenny, still with a forced smile, gestured his arm towards the door. "If Executive and Felicity can let themselves in through this door, the rest of us can celebrate in the helpers section."
This response caused some confusion.
"The helpers section?" Daryl asked.
"Indeed." Will said, him and A.L.A.N. walked over to Lenny's sides to face their visitors. "This room, The Secret Place, has been designated for the host themselves. Unfortunately, our host forgot to take into account that there can be more than one host in a theater. So therefore, The Executive and Felicity are the only ones designated as hosts since they have been around longer in their theaters than the rest. As for the rest of you…"
"You're on the same level as us losers!" A.L.A.N. said excitedly. "We have snacks, minions that do whatever we say, and decorations. Can you imagine those bright, blinking lights getting into your eyes."
Everyone stared at A.L.A.N. as his eyes literally turned into spirals.
"I'm not so certain about this," Executive said. "My companions have been by my side for a long time. It's only fair they join us in the same room."
"No, no, no, it's ok." Daryl said. "I actually don't mind talking with these guys. Might be nice to see what's on the other side."
"Yeah, while the grown ups are away, the kids will play!" Sweet Dream said.
"Been awhile since I was considered a kid, but what the hell." Kushina shrugged. "I like these guys, they seem fun and people I want to probe."
Everyone stared at her, some with raised eyebrows and others with wide eyes. Kushina looked at everyone's faces then burst out laughing.
"I'm kidding, it was a joke." Kushina chuckled, then turned to Felicity. "I'll see you later."
"Bye!" Sweet Dream said to The Executive. He jumped onto his boss and hugged him, who simply hugged him back. The Executive looked over to Daryl, who just shared a nod with him and walked towards the trio. Felicity did the same, and then Sweet Dream hopped off and walked towards the group. Lenny decided now was the time and opened the door for the two hosts.
"After you." Lenny said. The Executive and Felicity both thanked Lenny and walked into the Secret Place. Once Lenny closed the door, he followed the others as they went towards their own hangout spot.
The Secret Place
Felicity and The Executive saw that this Secret Place as it's called was not what they were expecting. They thought it was going to be some all powerful, holy ground that represented his great power. Instead, they were in a nice, Christmas decorated cocktail bar that even had barstools with their names on it. The two looked at each other and shrugged, deciding to just go with it. The moment they sat down, Ozzy appeared from underneath the bar table and had switched his blazer with a Christmas suit vest, making himself look more like a bartender.
"Well, well, well, look who finally made it to the party." Ozzy said with a smile.
"Uhh," Felicity said awkwardly. She looked around the room and saw that despite the lively Christmas vibe, it was just the three of them in the room. "It's not much of a party to be honest."
"Given time, I'm sure it will become so." The Executive said. "Though I am impressed that you came up with the idea of bringing the host together. I speak for all the hosts when I say that we thought Kiddo would be the one to do so."
'Thank you, finally someone gets it." Ozzy said proudly. "Who knows, maybe I'll become as great as Kiddo. I mean, I'm already leading this Christmas party so I guess I'm the head host right now."
"That's not greatness, that's just ego." Felicity said.
"It does seem as though you're putting too much effort into that title." The Executive agreed.
"It's a working progress, like this Secret Place." Ozzy reached down and put two glasses in front of his fellow host. "So, can I start you goodfellas off with some drinks while we discuss our experiences as Kiddo's backup dancers."
This got a laugh from Felicity and a shrug that basically said "true" from The Executive. And so, they began talking amongst themselves right after Ozzy poured them their drinks.
Helpers Lounge
While the leaders were busy in their bar, the followers were having fun in their own little lounge. This lounge was a mixture of an arcade and sports bar because it had games, big tv screens, lots of snacks, lively fast paced music with a dance floor, and the bartender area as well. There were even some minions that were serving the helpers either by giving them trays of food or standing by a prize center for any tickets earned.
"Man, this place kicks ass!" Kushina laughed. Right now she was wearing Christmas tree sunglasses, a Santa hat, and had a Santa mug in one hand. She told the others it was hot cocoa but some of them saw her pour alcohol in it. As she was sitting in her seat and enjoying herself, the others were more than happy to do the same. For instance, A.L.A.N. and Sweet Dream were both playing Stepmania further away and they were both thriving. They not only kept up with the steps, they were also so perfectly synced that they danced as if they were one person. When it was over, the machine showed they got a perfect score.
"WOO-HOO!" A.L.A.N. shouted. "We are ultimate step masters!"
"We've got da powah in da feet!" Sweet Dream agreed, holding one foot up with his hands.
"Dance dance revolution? More like dance dance evolution!" Instead of cheering, Sweet Dream stared up at A.L.A.N. with a raised eyebrow.
"Uh, I mean, machines are losers." A.L.A.N. said, smacking the game.
"Why would you say that about your own kind though?"
A.L.A.N. just stared at Sweet Dream, completely frozen. The robot disguised as a human didn't look worried or scared or surprised, he just gave Sweet Dream a blank look.
"My kind is blonde," A.L.A.N. denied. "Like the saying, "Us blonds have to stick together", am i right?"
Sweet Dream looked up at A.L.A.N. with the same stare. It was like that for a few moments until Sweet Dream snapped his fingers and A.L.A.N.'s disguise was suddenly gone. A.L.A.N. looked down at himself to see his real body, then met the little boy with the same expression.
"I'm naked." A.L.A.N. said.
"And a robot with awesome dance moves, don't hide any of those things." A.L.A.N. started to get teary eyed from that comment.
"Are you saying an adorable and fun loving little boy from a separate movie thing could love a flimsy robot who others feel are insane?" A.L.A.N. gave Sweet Dream a hopeful and heartfelt smile. Sweet Dream did the same with teary eyes as well.
"Only if that robo-pal can do the same for me?" Immediately after saying that, A.L.A.N. picked up the boy and hugged him tightly, who hugged him back.
"OF COURSE I CAN/OF COURSE I CAN!" The duo yelled at once, eyes closed and gushing out tears. By gushing, that meant their eyes were spraying out arc's of water that looked like miniature geysers. It was like something one would see from a kids cartoon. Unknown to them, the duo were being watched by Daryl and Lenny nearby. They were walking around the lounge to see all that Ozzy had to offer when they stumbled upon their colleagues. Instead of being moved, they both looked disturbed by what they were seeing.
"Weirdos." They both said at once. The two looked at each other with a small amount of surprise.
"So, you got one of those too?" Lenny asked.
"Yeah, he can be a bit of a handful." Daryl said, rubbing the back of his neck embarrassed.
"Has yours ever tried to eat a full grown tree with his jaws alone?"
"No, but has yours ever threatened the audience with something that seemed life threatening but ended up being a joke and basically tricking them?"
Lenny stared at Daryl, clearly freaked out at the idea of what Daryl was saying.
"Ok, you're going to have to give me a lot more details about that."
Daryl nodded. He put one hand over Lenny's shoulder and led him to one of the many couches, fulfilling his request. Over by the bartender area, Will was facing the lounge with his hands behind his back as if he was on guard. Only he was enjoying the scene in his own way by nodding his head and tapping his foot slowly. Then out of nowhere, a hand grabbed his front and pulled him to the side. Before he knew it, Will was sitting at a table in front of Felicity's helper, Kushina. She looked at Will with a smirk, even when he quickly sat up straight.
"So what's your deal?" Kushina asked.
"I work alongside my colleagues A.L.A.N. and Lenard to assist the host of our theater, Oswald Thompson." Will explained. "He brought me here from an alternate universe where–"
"No, no, no, I don't care about that." Kushina shook her head. "I want to know about your face."
"Pardon?"
"Do you always wear that mask?" Kushina leaned into Will's face and gave him a flirtatious smile. "Now I'll always love my husband, but I can't help but wonder if there is a handsome face underneath that costume."
"That depends if you plan to stick around after Christmas." Kushina smirked.
"Well look at that. Tall, dark, and serious is a flirt." Will didn't show any response to that comment. He did however accept a martini that one of the minions gave him on a tray. Kushina saw this and raised her mug.
"Merry Christmas!" The two clinked their drinks with a nod.
Santa's Shopping Store
After Ozzy left for whatever he needed to do, everyone started to go about their ways. They took his activity seriously since it was Christmas and went to Santa's Shopping Store to find the right gifts. One would think that with dozens of people in the store, it would be easy to figure out what they're getting for gifts. That was not the case though because for some strange reason, the moment someone watched someone else take something off the shelf, they forgot. It was strange to them, it was like someone plucked this specific thing out of their brains like erasing something you wrote down. But other than that, everything else was normal considering this place. Some people were easy to shop for such as Melissa giving Midoriya All Might merchandise or Present Mic getting Jiro a really nice record player. Other people were having a harder time though such as Todoroki with Ashido or Makoto with La Brava. One person was one of those who was struggling as well, they had spent a long amount of time trying to figure out the right gift. This person was interrupted when someone approached them.
"Hey Fuyumi." Fuyumi turned to see her brother Natsuo approach her.
"Hey Natsu." Fuyumi smiled at him. "How's your gift giving going?"
"Ha, I see what you did there." Natsuo laughed. "And to answer your other question, no, I haven't figured it out yet. You?"
"Me neither. It's a shame that our host won't let us ask each other what we'd like for Christmas."
"I guess, but then again, that would take away the secret in secret Santa."
"Yeah, you're right." Fuyumi laughed. "As much as I like having you here, I think I need to figure this out by myself. Since we can't share our ideas with each other, it's better if I just have time to think."
"Ok sis, let me know when you're done and I'll let you know when I'm done."
Fuyumi nodded and watched her brother walk away. Now she was back to thinking of the best gift for her person. She didn't know this Pony Tsunatori that well, only that she has american roots, is in the other hero class, and has those horns as a quirk. Maybe she would like something with an american image or symbol on it as a way to feel closer to her home. Once again, she heard footsteps approaching her and she rolled her eyes and assumed it was her brother.
"Natsu, it's only been a minute." Fuyumi began to turn around. "I haven't—"
Fuyumi stopped talking when she finally saw who had approached her. The man standing in front of her and making her eyes widen in worry wasn't her little brother, it was Dabi from the League of Villains. He stood there with a small present held in his right hand and an emotionless expression on his scarred face. For a few moments, the two of them stood there in awkward silence, well awkward for Fuyumi at least. So she took a chance and spoke first.
"Uh, hello." Fuyumi said, a little scared. "Can I help you?"
"Yeah, I'm your secret Santa." Dabi said, holding out the present for her to take. "This is for you."
Fuyumi was surprised by this. She knew that secret Santa was supposed to be random, but she didn't think she'd be one of the unlucky ones to get a villain. As much as she wanted to get away from this guy, she knew that it would be rude to reject him on Christmas. So with reluctance, she took the gift out of his hand and opened it. What she was holding put a smile on her face. It was a snowglobe with kids skating on an ice rink in the middle of the woods. She shook it and smiled more as she watched the snow fall.
"Thank you." Fuyumi looked Dabi in the eye. Though her happiness was also mixed with confusion. "How did you know I like snowglobes?"
"Lucky guess." Dabi turned around and was prepared to leave until Fuyumi stopped him.
"Hey, wait a second." Dabi stopped and turned back around as Fuyumi said his name. She walked closer to him and looked up to his face with narrow eyes. "Have we met?"
"No."
"Are you sure, because there's something familiar about you?"
"Don't you think you'd remember meeting someone like me if we'd met before."
Fuyumi realized that the villain had a point, there's no way she'd forget if a villain like him had ever approached her.
"Right, I'm sorry." Fuyumi held up the gift. "Thanks again for the gift."
Dabi finally took this as his cue to leave, he turned around and walked out of the store, glad to be done with this. Unknown to the Todoroki daughter, Dabi shed a tear of blood which he quickly wiped off before anyone could see it.
Game Room
Since everyone was busy with getting each other gifts, certain areas such as the Game Room were practically empty. The only ones in the Game Room were two LOV members, Twice and Shigaraki. They both had decided to hangout in this space after giving their gifts and seeing that this room was unoccupied. Twice was Ectoplasm's secret Santa and he got the U.A. teacher several different books about clones in a dystopian world. Ectoplasm was confused by this but Twice explained that since they're quirks are similar, he should know how twisted having clones of himself are. Twice left before Ectoplasm could question him about it. Shigaraki decided to do something simple and get his ally an old game boy, similar to one he used to have growing up. Instead of questioning it, Twice happily accepted it and started playing with deep concentration until they played one of the arcade games in the room. They were both having a blast until someone coughed behind them to get their attention. They both turned around and saw it was All Might standing awkwardly with a gift in his hand.
"Is now a bad time?" All Might asked, looking directly at Shigaraki. While the retired pro looked at Shigaraki with hope, the hand villain just glared at him in silence. Twice looking at the two back and forth between the two, he didn't know what to say so he just decided to leave.
"Excuse me, I got something to do. Nah, that was a lie." Twice said, pointing towards the exit that he started walking towards.
"What do you want?" Shigaraki spoke once his friend was gone.
"I have been chosen as your secret Santa, so I came to give you your gift." All Might held up his present for the villain. Shigaraki walked up to All Might and snatched the present from him. He holds it up to his ear and shakes it to hear what's inside.
"Alright, I'll open it later." Shigaraki turned back to the game and was about to start a new round when he noticed that All Might was still standing behind him. "What, do you have another gift?"
"No, no, I was just hoping we could talk."
"I've got nothing to say to you. You know how I feel about heroes, especially you." Shigaraki was starting to get annoyed, but All Might kept pushing.
"Why is that though? Why do you hate heroes so much, because it's what you feel or because of what All For One has told you?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Shigaraki's annoyance turned into anger.
"Just because that bastard tells you something, doesn't mean it's true."
"Don't!" Shigaraki pointed a finger at All Might. "Don't you ever speak to me about my master like that. He has done more for me than any of you heroes have. You know what, forget this, we're done here."
Shigaraki picked up his present and stomped out of the Game Room, leaving behind a heartbroken All Might standing in the middle of the room.
"Forgive me, master." All Might thought to himself. Every time he saw the blue haired villain, All Might couldn't help but think of the woman who made him a hero. He still couldn't believe that someone so hateful and twisted could be related to someone so selfless and kind. And to think it was all that monster villain's fault. He wasn't sure how long it would take or how he'd do it, but he swore on his masters name that he would bring her grandson back into the light.
Various Rooms
Throughout the theater, everyone was enjoying themselves from the little kids to the trio of hosts at the bar. Gifts were exchanged, dancing was active and festive, games were played, and so much more. This went on for hours until everyone finally decided to call it a night and head back to their rooms, wishing each other one final merry Christmas.
Inside the Secret Place, Ozzy saw what time it was and decided to send their guest off. Ozzy sent out a signal to his three helpers and they informed the others that it was time to go. So after a few minutes, all the hosts and helpers were inside the Door To Other Doors area to say their goodbyes.
"Later little man." A.L.A.N. said to Sweet Dream, holding his fist out.
"Later thin man." Sweet Dream said, fist bumping the robot followed by an explosion.
"Here's to us normal guys." Daryl said to Lenny, holding out his hand.
"Normal yes, guy, not so much." Lenny said, shaking Daryl's hand and sharing a smirk with him.
"Next time, I will get that mask off." Kushina said to Will with a daring smirk.
"Many have tried, few have succeeded." Will told her. He said his goodbyes by giving her a bow which she returned.
"So, can I count on you two to come back next year?" Ozzy asked hopefully with a smile.
"That depends on the powers that be." The Executive answered.
"Nah, we'll definitely do this again." Felicity said.
"Sweet." The trio of hosts gave each other a three way handshake, but that wasn't the most unusual thing. The unusual thing was that the trio suddenly grew two extra arms which caused reactions of fascination or in Lenny's case, disgust.
"So," Ozzy clapped his hands, leaving the handshake. "A.L.A.N., you escort Felicity and Kushina to their door while Will, you do the same with Executive, Daryl, and Sweet Dream."
His two helpers nodded and the duo split up and led their guest to the exits. As they left, Lenny turned back to his cousin.
"So, guess I can get rid of the Christmas crap. As for you cousin," Ozzy held his arms out to gesture to the entire room. "This place is all yours again."
"Uh actually, we need to talk." Lenny said, just before Ozzy could leave.
"About what?"
"A.L.A.N. got an alert in his systems when Felicity and Kushina got here." Lenny gave his cousin a look to show how serious Ozzy needed to take this. "He told us that it was a message sent by the Great Ones."
"Pssh, yeah right." Ozzy laughed off. "They spoke to the robot first and not me."
"According to A.L.A.N., they have been trying to contact you but you've been ignoring them."
"That's because I've been trying to embrace Christmas and everything after that."
"Yeah well, that's actually the problem." Lenny scratched his head. "It turns out, we've exceeded the deadline for our "Christmas special", I guess you could call it. We finished all of this when it's not even Christmas anymore."
"Well the laws of time vary in this world."
"Normally yes, but there's a reason that the Great Ones are insistent on this. It's because you invited the other hosts to this theater when you yourself admitted that it's risky to bring them all here. Even though they've only been here for less than a day, the Great Ones have used their power to make sure this Christmas event doesn't cause things like paradoxes or any universe collapsing event."
"So they're upset that I've pushed their power and ignored them." Ozzy repeated but obviously didn't see it as bad as his cousin.
"Yeah, they want to speak to you when this is over. So you're going to have to get someone else to host the next episode of JCA."
"Easy, Will." Ozzy shrugged. His answer gave Lenny a sigh of relief, obviously he didn't want to take his cousin's place. He much rather stay in this quiet door space. "Speaking of which, have him and A.L.A.N. completed their tasks."
Lenny pulled out a phone and looked at the screen, tapping on it a couple of times.
"Yeah, the others are gone." Ozzy smiled and snapped his fingers, which instantly made the two helpers appear on both sides of the faun cousins.
"Woah, are we gods?" A.L.A.N. asked.
"I'm afraid not, we have merely been transported by someone given god-like power." Will said.
"For good reason." Ozzy told him. "Lenard has informed me of this minor dilemma and it seems I'll be getting a lecture once we shut this holiday thing down. So I have decided to let Will here be the host while I'm gone."
"Master." A.L.A.N. saluted the man in black.
"I am honored, sir." Will said.
"But now we can do the final exchange." Ozzy snapped his fingers and one gift appeared in each of the four's hands. "These are the presents we all got each other during our time here. Who wants to go first?"
"I guess I can start." Lenny said. He opened his gift from A.L.A.N. and saw that it was an album of photos from when the two of them were exploring the other theaters during their travels. Lenny finally noticed the front of the album said "MY FAVORITE TIME WITH LENNY". Lenny gave the machine a smile. "Thanks A.L.A.N."
"Of course." A.L.A.N. smiled back. Now it was time for A.L.A.N.'s gift from Will. He opened it and gasped and smiled when he pulled out a bobblehead of A.L.A.N. with human teeth. "A MINI ME! Do you think this little guy has a soul, or maybe a heart like the tin man from Wizard of Oz?"
"Those are questions to ask another time." Will said. Will opened his gift from Ozzy and saw it was a name tag label "FRONTMAN". Will got a better look at it by holding it up eye level, then turned to his host. "Thank you sir, this means a great deal to me."
"Any time Frontman." Ozzy said. Ozzy opened his gift from Lenny and was actually surprised by what was inside. It was a Blu-ray DVD copy of "OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL". He looked to his cousin. "How do you know I haven't already seen this movie?"
"Because it would've been the first thing you'd show the audience if you had." Lenny said with a smirk. "Seeing as it's your name and unintentionally calling you powerful."
Ozzy shared his cousin's smirk. He didn't care if this movie was good or bad, he was definitely watching it.
"Well then, guess there's only one thing left to do." Ozzy said. He started walking away from his helpers, the three of them shared a look, then followed their host.
The Button
The helpers had caught up to their host in an area they didn't recognize, not even Lenny which was weird since he'd been in here longer than the others. He was standing in a large white, circled area with a podium in the middle. This podium had a button with letters on it, which A.L.A.N. saw that it said JCA.
Before they knew it, Ozzy pushed the button and the entire room changed. A wave of glowing light spread throughout the room and even to the entire theater, unknown to the helpers. Ozzy watched as everything once again disappeared in white light.
AUTHORS NOTE:
So after 13 days, I have finally finished the last chapter of this Christmas story. While I would've liked to have finished it sooner, I'm still glad to know that I at least finished it on the week of my birthday. I'm also planning to do things differently for the next Christmas movie I choose to write about. I will start writing the next movie right now but won't post the chapters until about Christmas time. If anyone has any Christmas movie ideas that haven't been suggested yet, please let me know. And finally, I'd like to give a special thanks to Peacebreaker808 and la gran diosa zorra fantasma for letting me write about their oc characters.
Thank you for your support and expect this story on the next Nightmare Before Christmas.
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