章節 86: The Most Wonderful Time Of Year
POV Rio
It was my birthday and I was finally taking a break from going all over the planet killing all the worst of the worst criminals. I was quite exhausted so I felt like being extra lazy today. I sensed Gardevoir in my doorway.
Gardevoir: "Good morning Rio. Breakfast is ready."
Rio: "Okay just give me a minute to get dressed."
Gardevoir: "It's fine. I will wait for you here."
Rio: "I am not dressed."
Gardevoir: "I'm a Pokemon. I'm basically a wild animal. People usually don't mind getting dressed in front of wild animals. Do they?"
Rio: "I mean yes technically that is true but..."
Gardevoir: "So don't worry. Please continue by all means."
Rio: "Wild animals don't speak to people telling them to get undressed. Also, why are you breathing so heavily."
Gardevoir: "Haah haah. I don't know what you are talking about."
Rio: "I uh, um. Perfect Unknowable."
Gardevoir: "Rio, there is no need to be shy. It's perfectly normal and totally not weird to change in front of wild animals."
I don't bother responding to that and instead use my wings to fly to the bathroom to get changed.
(AN: This is more a joke from a meme I saw not that long ago. Please don't take it too seriously. Image Here.)
An Hour Later...
I had eaten breakfast and now I was summoning Santa. In a flash of light, I see a friend from a year ago.
Santa: "Hohoho. It's so great to be back. How have you been Rio?"
Rio: "Fairly okay all things considered. Just a bit tired. How have you been?"
Santa: "Oh I have been great. I already know why you are exhausted and I hate to do this but I have somewhat bad news for you."
Rio: "Oh no. What the bad news."
Santa: "You will have to trigger the trap before the 20th of January or else the Covenant will ignore you and attack Earth instead."
Rio: "Oh Feather. I hate to ask this of you but could I borrow the naughty list so I can improve my efficiency in gathering all the bad people on Earth."
Santa: "Unfortunately I can't give you that. It's against the rules as a Santa. That being said I can give you a gift from me personally that gives you a list of bad people that won't interfere with your plans if you get rid of them. The list is 3.8 Million long but you should be able to manage to get it done right before the deadline. I can also tell you the name of a spell that will help you greatly in getting everything done. It's called Time Boost. It will increase your local time in a small bubble."
Rio: "Thank you, Nick. I really needed the help. Now I want to introduce you to my daughter. She should be getting up soon."
Christmas Eve...
I woke up from someone jumping up and down on my stomach and screaming at me to wake up.
Chrysalis: "Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up Get Up!"
Rio: "Okay Okay, I am up. Just stop jumping on me like I am a Goomba."
I get dressed and eat breakfast with everyone who is here as today is the day of the Christmas party and like last year it is at my house. After we had breakfast I started getting the house ready while Chrysalis just sat on my shoulders.
Several Hours Later...
Rio: "Okay is everyone ready for a night of food, fun, and games."
Everyone: "YEAH!"
Rio: "Perfect the first thing I want to show everyone is a heavily modified version of Age Of Empire II Age Of Kings. This one will allow all 40 of us to play at once. Tex you will get twice the amount of soldiers as everyone else but you cannot team up with anyone else. Now let's do some practice rounds so everyone can get used to the game."
We ended up playing quite a few rounds and in the end, I lost but I had fun and that was all that mattered. The winning team was Gardevoir, Mal0, Widowmaker, and Renamon. Though it was a very close call the second-place team was Simon, Marceline, Snake, and Ventress.
Ventress: "Darn it we were so close too. Oh well, I am sure we will win next time."
Simon: "That was a lot of fun. I hope we can do this again sometime."
Rio: "Okay the winners get a special treat from me."
I grab a cupcake in a clear container and give one to each of the winners. Everyone was confused especially when I told them not to eat the cupcakes until they were either alone or in the comfort of their own home. I teleport everyone to Sanctuary for the next activities.
Rio: "Now it's time for some physical activities. Who wants to ride in a sleigh with me."
I see several raise their hands. I pick Gardevoir. I put her in the sleigh but she notices something strange.
Gardevoir: "Wait where is the horse to pull the sleigh?"
I give her a very big smile and she seems to start rethinking her decision.
Gardevoir: "Uh on second thought I think I want to go play a game with Ruby."
Rio: "Too Late."
I strap her in and start singing.
(AN: Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w9Bzirg4rc for vocals there aren't any high-quality instrumentals I could find.)
Rio: "~~~
One! Two! One, two, three, four!
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way (Ha-ha-ha!)
Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to fly and sing
A sleighing song tonight!
Oh, jingle bells (Hey!), jingle bells (Hey!)
Jingle all the way (Hey! Hey!)
Oh, what fun it is to fly In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells (Hey!), jingle bells (Hey!)
Jingle all the way (Hey! Hey!)
Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!
Thought I'd grab some friends And take them for a ride
Not so sure what's up As people run and hide
Put Serana in the back
Right next to Gardevoir
Better buckle up, my friends 'Cause we're about to fly!
Oh, jingle bells (Hey!), jingle bells (Hey!)
Jingle all the way (Hey! Hey!)
Oh, what fun it is to fly In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells (Hey!), jingle bells (Hey!)
Jingle all the way (Hey! Hey!)
Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!
Go grab Marceline
Who's hiding in the barn
Put her in the back And leave behind the farm
Sky is clear and blue And the wind is at our tails
People hold on tight because We're about to tip the scales!
Tomorrow is Christmas morning
Tomorrow is Christmas day
And Santa's coming 'round the corner and he's bringing presents
'Cause he's been filling up that, filling up that Santa sleigh
We start speeding up
As colors start to show
Streaming through our manes
The higher up we go
Even faster still Faces fearing doom
What fun it is to fly and sing As we sonic rainboom!
Jingle bells (Hey!), jingle bells (Hey!)
Jingle all the way (Hey! Hey!)
Oh, what fun it is to fly In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells (Hey!), jingle bells (Hey!)
Jingle all the way (Hey! Hey!)
Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!"
As I stop singing and land I look behind me and see all three of them are shaking and pale as a ghost. That isn't saying much as all three of them are either pale or white-skinned normally. I laugh a little.
Rio: "Who wants to go next?"
Everyone starts making a run for it and I just laugh.
Rio: "Unfortunately there is no escape."
A Few Hours Later...
We return to my mansion and almost is shaking and glassy-eyed.
'Did I do it too much? No, it's the people who are wrong.'
Chrysalis: "Can we go sleighing again Dad?"
Rio: "Yes we can go as a family later."
Lucario seemed to have heard me as Mal0 patted his shoulder.
Mal0: "We will miss you."
Lucario: "Tell my father I love him."
Rio: "I am right here and it's not that bad. I am the one doing all the work. Do you know how exhausting it is to do so many Sonic Rainbooms? A lot."
Mal0: "Well at least some of us enjoyed it."
Rio: "Now let's go get some dinner. I hope you enjoy the meal as I made my grandma's special pie recipe."
We all sit down and have a lovely meal. I laugh when Yang laughs and shoots sparkling cider out her nose. I also have to stop Lucario from eating all the pie as it's his favorite. I nearly lost it when I spotted Chrysalis trying to hide rolls in her mane. Something strange happens when I see someone I don't remember being there a second ago. I look again and I do a spit take.
Rio: "SPOOOOF! Huh?"
Mal0: "Is something wrong Rio?"
Rio: "No, how could they have got in here."
Mal0: "What? Who?"
I get up and start running as I see the unstoppable and most frightening being I could ever imagine.
Courier: "I've been looking for you. Got something I'm supposed to deliver - your hands only."
[Ding]
[Letter From A Friend Added To Your Inventory]
I pull the Elder Scroll out of my inventory and start reciting the banishment lines.
Rio: "Hold, Courier on the Wing! Sister Hawk, grant us your sacred breath to make this contract heard! Begone, Foul Creature! By words with older bones than your own, we break your perch on this age and send you out! You are banished! Courier, we shout you out from all our endings forevermore! You Are Banished!"
Courier: "NOOOOOO! CURSE YOU DRAGONBORN!"
I breathe a sigh of relief when I feel the Courier has been removed permanently from this reality.
Serana: "How did that thing get in here?"
Valerica: "It must have followed us from Tamriel. I am glad it's gone for good now."
Rio: "You and me both. I am just glad the Elder Scroll could cast him out permanently."
Mal0: "Uh what was that all about?"
Rio: "That was a being simply known as the Courier. It is a normally unkillable and unstoppable being. It can find you no matter where you hide and it will deliver the letter to you. Luckily I had the Elder Scroll handy or else we may have had to deal with that thing for a while."
I sense everyone is a bit unsettled even Santa. I decide to get everyone off that scary topic.
Rio: "Let's get off this dreary topic and get back to our meal."
Mal0: "What about the thing it was here to deliver?"
Rio: "Oh I guess I can see what it was delivering."
I open the letter and I am surprised by the confetti that is shot out of the letter.
Letter: "Sorry this got to you late but this letter got stuck at the interdimensional post office. Now let me sing you a very special song.
Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday to you. From good friends and true. From old friends and new. Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday to you. And Many More, A Manticore. And Lots of Clocks and Stripy Socks.
The letter goes on for quite a few more lines with more and more bizarre rhymes. Eventually ending with a massive HAPPY BIRTHDAY written in what looks like a pink crayon. As I read the last line more confetti shoots out of the letter and I nearly drop the letter in surprise.
Mal0: "Uh, you got a little something on your head."
I give a deadpan stare at Mal0.
Rio: "You don't say."
I put the letter in my inventory and use magic to clean up myself. Then I rejoin the dinner. After dinner, I led everyone to the living room where I would read them a favorite story of mine to end the night. The story had several song numbers that everyone seemed to enjoy. Like last time Santa had to leave early to start delivering the gifts. At the end of the story, it was quite late and it was time to retire for the night. I led everyone to their rooms. Once I led Mal0 to her room she stopped me at her door and pointed up and kissed me before closing the door. Above the door was a mistletoe.
'I am positive that wasn't there earlier today. It's a shame I can't sense her feelings to know for certain what this kiss meant. Wait that was my first kiss of this life. Was that the first in my 3 lives?'
I walked to my room while I thought over such a strange topic.
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Authors Note:
I know this is technically early but I wasn't going to delay this by almost a month so December will have to be good enough. The next chapter will be the actual gifts and also a song. Lastly don't worry the Skyrim Courier will never get back into the MCU. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Until next time Ciao.
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