Mimi and friend's Christmas Carol part 9

Strong Bad did not want to believe that Apple Bloom's dead, only that the girl was instead just in a hospital. But then, he, along with Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Yumemitchi, Kiraritchi, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank, Bassy Girl and Kuro arrived at the last place they wanted to go to: the graveyard.

"Do we have to come here?" asked Strong Bad with a gulp in concern.

Kuro nodded. "Yes."

Jewel then leaned over towards Strong Bad as she spoke. "I'm really terrified of this place, too, Strong Bad." said the red haired in fear.

"So do I." added Bassy Girl as she clung hard to Strong Bad's cape to stay close to him.

"There's something I got to know. Is that not true?" asked Strong Bad.

Kuro just said. "Yes."

Swallowing up whatever pride he had left, Strong Bad spoke up."Come on, tell me what I want to know! I don't know, but I must! Who was the wretched soul whose death brought so much glee and happiness to others?"

The five stopped, as Strong Bad had once again answered. "Look for yourself."Stong Bad, Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Yumemitchi, Kiraritchi, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank and Bassy Girl looked and saw that they had stopped in front of a tombstone. Although covered with snow, a bit of the writing was seen. The writing on it read "Ap".

"Something tells me something bad is going to show." said Boxxy Boy feeling afraid.

"Something tells me the same thing." Added Mimi

"Me too." finished Bassy Girl as she continues hard to Stong Bad's cape.

"Why if that coin landed on heads instead, Homesilvis, Boxxy Boy, Timmy and Daxter would experience this horror instead of us girl narrators!" said Clank.

"Well too bad, ladies," cut in Kuro. "the coin had chosen you."

"Well that didn't help." muttered Jewel.

"Shhh!" said Mimi. "Strong Bad needed peace for a moment!"

Strong Bad's heart skipped a beat at seeing the grave stone's writing. He had a bad feeling as well since he knew whose grave this was as he stepped forward to the grave. That was when Bassy Girl tapped him lightly on the shoulder.

"Strong Bad? Remember back at Wagsatchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly's house, I actually saw what Nathan meant when he said a crutch without an owner." said the red-headed girl.

"I see." said Strong Bad grimly. He then looked back at Kuro. "One more thing, Kuro. Are these shadows of things that will be or are they the shadows of thing that may be?"

Of course, Kuro answer. "It depends." 

Strong Bad walked to the grave and wiped off the snow. What he, Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Yumemitchi, Kiraritchi, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank, Boxxy Boy and Bassy Girl saw on the writing was something that almost made their hearts stop completely. On the tombstone were the following words:

Apple Bloom

2008-2013

A young cute Pony Flilly who had hope

May she rest in peace

The girl narrators stared at the words on the tombstone in horror. "No!" exclaimed the three friends, horrified.

"It can't be!" Bassy Girl cried.

Soon enough, Boxxy Boy burst into tears, with Mimi patting her on the back in sympathy.

"No. It can't be! But.. it's true." exclaimed Strong Bad in horror. She knelt down on the snowy ground and sobbed very loudly. "That girl did not deserve to die! She didn't deserve to die!"

In tears, the bad turned back to Kuro, looking more and more afraid. "These things can be changed, right? I mean, a life can be made right, right?"

Strong Bad begged Kuro. "Please! I didn't want this to happen! Tell me that these events can be changed!"

"That's not all, County." Answered Kuro.

"Well then, there's something else you wanted to show me, is that it?" Strong Bad asked.

Kuro stopped, allowing Strong Bad to stand before it. Jewel stayed close to the strong bad, though just lingering at best. "Kuro, I know there's a question that I have to ask. I'm afraid to, but I have to. Who was the wretch whose death made so many people happy?"

Kuro pointed more prominently than ever before and said. "Well, look at this one."

Strong Bad and the girl narrators following the direction to specific grave nearby. It stood silently, not even a stone's throw distance away, and no more different than the next grave.

Strong Bad stepped slowly and carefully, before rushing back to Kuro. "Kuro, one last question…"

"Make it quick." Said Kuro darkly.

"These things you have shown me, will they happen? Or can they just simply be able to happen?"

Kuro pointed all the more at the grave. "Look for yourself."

Strong Bad went back, cautiously turning again. "These things can be changed!"

Strong Bad went on, stopped, and pointed at a different grave in cowardice. "Someone can fix their life!" Strong Bad insisted.

"You got that right, Strong Bad." Agreed Amy.

Finally he arrived at the other grave, the deceased's name covered by the snow. Slowly, he brushed the snow away, his fear only growing all the more as each letter was revealed. The name was soon fully uncovered, and Strong Bad wept.

"Strong Bad," he read. He turned in desperation while Boxxy Boy couldn't help but wish that nothing even worse should happen as she sobbed while Mimi try to comfort her.

"Please! Please! Don't let bad happen!" Kiraritchi sobbed.

"Please Kuro, no!" Strong Bad begged. "Hear me! I'm not the bad I was! Why would you show me this if I was past all hope?! Please, I will honor Christmas and try to keep it all the year!"

"Please Kuro, don't let bad happen!" Boxxy Boy sobbed again.

Strong Bad continues "I will live my life in the past, the present, and the future! I will not shut out the lessons you and the other spirits have taught me! Tell me that I can at least sponge out the writing on this stone!"

"DON'T LET BAD HAPPEN!" cried Amy

At this point, Stong Bad was on his knees, grasping at the spirits cloak in agony and desperation. "Please Kuro, PLEASE ANSWER TO ME!"

At this, Stong Bad leaned against the spirit, only for the cloth to fall.

And then, he woke up.

(Author's Note: I hope this chapter's not too short for you)

End of Chapter 9

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Mimi and friend's Christmas Carol part 8

Since Nathan had left, Strong Bad looked around the churchyard area nervously. He knew that the next and last ghost would appear and it was something he would rather avoid. As the count looked around, he was unaware that a fog was closing in on him. Suddenly, he turned around, and saw the fog coming his way. 

Strong Bad gasped in horror and tried to run away, but the fog soon caught up to

him and covered him. Strong Bad had coughed a bit before looking around once more. Before he knew it, the whole abandoned church area was covered with fog. He looked nervous as he walked around, sometimes backwards. Suddenly he heard an 'Ahem!' behind him and jumped. He turned and came face to the trapezoid-shaped face with a tall, mysterious and strange being with black fur, big eyes and triangle ears. This being wears a black goth cape (similar to Grim's from "Billy and Mandy"), a dark gary shirt, pants and hat with a white "K" in front, his rectangular-shaped body looks so much like an android with a mini claw for a right hand.

(Author's note: Kuro is from Together Everywhere (Doko Demo Issyo) form in this story)

Strong Bad gulped as he spoke up. "Am... am I in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?"

The figure nodded silently then answered. "Call me Kuro."

"Kuro, I fear you more than any specter I have yet met." said Strong Bad in fear.

Meanwhile, the narrators watched on from the abandoned church's doors. Soon enough, they were getting scared by this.

"This is too scary, I don't think I wanna see anymore." shivered Timmy in fear.

"Me either!" agreed Homesilvis instantly.

"But what about the story?" ask Amy

"Sorry Amy, I don't wanna see what this spirit has in store for Strong Bad." said Daxter, fear inching in his voice.

"Well, when you're right, you're right." gulped Mimi. Although brave, there were some places even she the narrator wouldn't go! She turned to the "audience". "Hate to say it, folks. But you're on your own in this. We will meet you at the finale!"

With that, the others headed inside while dragging Bassy Girl who refused to leave him, but fortunately for Jewel,"who my friend" Toro said. a familiar gloved hand grabbed Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Yumemitchi, Kiraritchi, Daxter, Homesilvis, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Boxxy Boy, Bassy Girl, Timmy and Clank by the collar of their shirts or scarves. The five turned to see Strong Bad glaring at them.

"You six aren't going anywhere! I need you to stay here if I'm going to continue this adventure like your little doll like friend wished!" The count demanded gesturing to Bassy Girl.

"Okay." shrugged Mimi. "But here's a deal, half of us will go and the rest will stay."

"We'll flip a coin on who will go" began as she pulled out a coin. "It'll be boy vs girl this time."

With that, Yumemitchi tossed a coin into the air, heads for boys and tails for girls, when the coin landed bac into Kiraritchi's grasp, it's tails meaning the girls must carry on.

Then, the boy narrators heard the sound of a wolf howl. "MOOOOMMY!!!!" screamed Timmy.

With that, the boy narrators headed back inside the church, closing the doors and locking them, not to mention bolting the door shut, and... Aw, you get the idea!

"Well, looks like we girls got no choice." said Clank with a shrug.

"Okay." said Mimi in fear.

The four looked at the spirit as Stong Bad spoke up. "I'm ready to follow you and learn what I can...with a thankful heart."

"Good." Said Kuro, the sound of the way Kuro speaks made the four even more scared as he just put its hand on Strong Bad's shoulder. With a snap of his finger, a portal appeared before them.

"Oh yeah. I guess we better get on going, eh?" Pierre asked nervously.

"Well, lead on, Kuro." said Mimi.

Strong Bad, Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank, Boxxy Boy, Bassy Girl and Kuro walked towards the portal. As soon as they stepped into the portal, the scene suddenly began to swirl around like some sort of portal as they kept going through it.

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Sooner or later, the ten arrived in a part of Toon Town of all stars stories a year later. For the moment, it was raining outside. As the scene reset itself, Strong Bad heard some laughing. He saw that it was coming from four men Mr. Rude, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd and Captain K'nuckles.

"I don't know much about it either way." remarked Yosemite Sam. "I only know that he's dead!"

"Yeah!" agreed Mr. Rude.

"When?" asked Captain K'nuckles.

"Last night, I believe." Yosemite Sam answered.

"Wonder what he died of?" asked Mr. Rude. "I thought he'd never go."

This caused her the four men to laugh cruelly.

"Well I don't know or care why he's gone." Elmer Fudd remarked. "I just like to know what he did with his money."

"He didn't give it to me." said Captain K'nuckles. The others said 'no' in some sort of agreement.

"Well it's like to be in a cheap funeral." said Yosemite Sam with a smirk. "I don't know a single soul would go to it."

"I wouldn't mind going." said Mr. Rude. The others looked at him in surprise.

Then, Mr. Rude smirked as he spoke. "If lunch is provided!"

Strong Bad looked on in shock as the four men laughed at Mr. Rude's joke.

"Speaking of which..." said Yosemite Sam, checking his watch. "It's almost that time!"

"Let's go, then!" Mr. Rude said as he left with the others.

The Strong B that kept on watching paused, and then turned to the others.

Strong Bad turned to Kuro "I know some of those gentlemen." He then ask. "but what poor retch do they speak?"

"You'll see." said Kuro grimly. Instead of answering, the figure pointed to a door nearby with its staff. Gestured by Kuro, Strong Bad, Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank, Boxxy Boy and Bassy Girl entered. Inside were four figures named Synonamess Botch (from 1983's Twice Upon a Time movie), Dr. Nefarious, Madame Mim and Eris (from Billy and Mandy).

The figure up front, Botch, spoke up. "So, back from the house of sadness I see."

Madame Mim laughed. "Ha! It's sad that he didn't die years ago, that old skinflint."

"Hear, hear!" agreed Eris.

"So, Dr. Nefarious, Madame Mim and Eris..." said Botch with a smirk. "What have you for me, something to remember him by?" He smirks as he tickled Madame Mim, making her laugh.

"Knock it off, boss!" said Eris, rolling her eyes.

Dr. Nefarious took out a pair of collar buttons that Botch soon took. "I stole these collar buttons from his dresser! They must cost a fortune!" Dr. Nefarious said.

"Those things?" laughed Madame Mim as she took out a pair of bed curtains while Botch observed the buttons the buttons. "Check these out! I got his bed curtains! Very fine damask ever!"

"Aw, you always get the good stuff." scowled Dr. Nefarious.

Soon, Botch took the curtains and looked them over. "Hmm. Although very cheap damask, they are still worth a few coins."

"Ha! These are worth more!" said Eris, laughing as she took out a bunch of blankets. "I got his blankets! And right where he died too!"

Botch then took the blankets. He was amazed as she felt them. "They are still warm, Eris. I don't pay extra for that."

"You should. It's the only warmth he ever had!" laughed Eris evilly.

This caused the others to laugh as well.

"The only warmth he ever had!" laughed Madame Mim.

"For once, you said something we all agree upon." said Eris with a smirk.

As the four continued laughing, Strong Bad looked shocked. He left and went back to the figure. "Okay, okay. I get it. The case of this unhappy person might be my own." said Strong Bad, trembling. "My-my life tends that way now. But come on! Isn't there any tenderness connected with this world? Show me it or that conversion will haunt me forever!"

"Yeah! What he said!" agreed Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank, and Bassy Girl at the same time.

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As if to obey what the four had requested, Kuro waved its hand. In a quick flash of light, and to Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank, Bassy Girl and Strong Bad's surprise, they were in front of a familiar house.

This made the four smile. "Why it's the house of Wagsatchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly! The best place for joy and laughter." exclaimed Strong Bad happily.

"Yeah!" agreed Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank and Bassy Girl in happiness.

That was when Stong Bad looked back at Kuro with a smile. "Thank you very much, Kuro! You're the best!"

At that moment, Toro's happy smile turned into a concerned frown as she looked around. "Hold on. Something isn't right..." said the pink boombox girl.

Then, Strong Bad, Mimi Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel and Bassy Girl looked around in concern to see that Toro was right. The streets were strangely empty nowadays, and there was no commotion. This made Stong Bad look extremely worried. He knew that Wagsatchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly should have been approaching home with Apple Bloom right about now.

"Wait a minute. Doody is right. It's too quiet around here. Why is it so quiet?" Strong Bad asked in concern.

All Kuro did in response was "Look" while he pointed to the house with its staff. Nodding, Strong Bad, Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel and Bassy Girl looked through the window. The four saw Sunny, Marzipan, Keira and Carmelita near the stove cooking dinner once more. But to their concern, Sunny wasn't her usual self when they last saw her. In fact, she was not only cooking, but crying as well.

Sackgirl looked concerned as she came over to her stepmother. "Stepmother Sunny? Are you crying again?"

Sunny looked at her stepdaughter, her eyes red with sorrow and sadness. "Oh no. Not really. The lamp... it's hurting my eyes again."

"I see." said Little Sister, nodding sadly.

"Me too." Keira agreed, sadly as she was stirring the pudding. She, Chamametchi and Tallulah 

knew that Sunny was really crying and they couldn't blame her. Not after what happened to...her.

Strong Bad quickly suspected what happened and gasped, tears in his eyes. "Oh no. Not cute little Apple Bloom."

Back inside, Marzipan dried her eyes her eyes, and she turned to look back at the girls. "Okay, okay. Now my eyes get weak in... in the dim light. I just didn't want your stepfathers to see my eyes like this when they got back home for anything in the world. They should be back by now."

At the spit, Lemmy Koopa was turning it slowly as he looked on in concern. "I think they're walking a little slower these past two evenings."  

Just then, the door opened up and a sad, teary-eyed, sniffling Wagsatchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly came in. Unlike last time when Strong Bad was last there, Apple Bloom wasn't with them. And everyone knew the reason why.

As they looked up and sighed, Wagsatchi dried his eyes with his sleeve. "Hello, my dears."

"Stepdads Wagsatchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly." Chamametchi said with a sigh.

"Oh." Tallulah said sadly as they, along with Iggy, and Dukey, came over and hugged their stepfathers.

"Hello, girls and boys." Jak said with a sad sigh.

"Hello, Dukey and Empress." Homestar said sadly.

"Hey." Dukey responded sadly.

"Everyone..." Carmelita said, sighing sadly as she came over. "Go set the table."

As the children went over to the table to do as they were told, Sunny, Marzipan, Keira and Carmelita nodded and then turned back to their husbands. "How was the churchyard?"

Homestar sighed sadly as he spoke. "I picked a spot for Apple Bloom where she can see... Well, it's-that spot on the hill where you can see the ducks and other critters on the river. Apple Bloom..."

Sunny, knowing what Wagsatchi was going to say, patted her husband on the back. "She always loved watching the ducks and other critters on the river."

Strong Bad walked away from the house in sadness, and then looked at Kuro.

"Oh, dear. Is there a Christmas that brings this awful scene?" groaned Strong Bad as he looked back at the house. "How can they endure it?"

With a sad sigh, Mimi shook her head. " don't know. I just don't know..."

Inside the house, as the family sat down to eat very sadly, Sly spoke up, totally misty-eyed. "It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it." He continued as they all looked at him. "I'm sure we shall never forget Apple Bloom the cute one or the first parting that there was among us."

The family nodded sadly as they hung their heads down while Chamametchi, Little Sister, Tommy, Mac Simon, Lemmy, Tallulah, Iggy, Thoedore and Sackgirl sniffed sadly. Tears were streaming down the boys' cheeks now.

Behind the table was Apple Bloom's chair. The girl wasn't on it but two things were there: a crutch and a doll Teddy without an owner. One thing to say about this sad scene: Nate's grim prediction was really true in this sad future. The only one seeing the crutch and Teddy was Kiraritchi.

"That's awful! The poor, little girl!" said a saddened Kiraritchi.

Mimi then glanced at Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Jewel, Yumemitchi, Kiraritchi, Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank and Bassy Girl with a sad look. "C'mon, guys. It's time. We should get going before we lose track of Stong Bad and Kuro."

The other two nodded sadly with tear-filled eyes. With that, the three walked off to follow to follow the Christmas Future spirit, and Stong Bad. What they didn't know was that they were heading towards Destiny's Graveyards...

End of Chapter 8

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Mimi and friend's Christmas Carol part 7

Strong Bad looked up to see that he and Nathan had arrived in the streets of a poor neighborhood. He looked puzzled. He hadn't been to this part of town before.

"Uh, what in blazes are we doing here?" asked Strong Bad puzzled.

"Well, it's Christmas here too, Strong Bad." chuckled Nathan in amusement.

"But I don't know anyone who lives here!"

"Oh, of course you do. This is the home of your overworked, under pay, yet loyal employees, Wagassiertchi, Homestar Runner, Jak and Sly Copper." explained Nathan pointing at the house.

As Strong Bad looked at the house surprised, the narrators themselves, disguised as chimney sweeps, climbed up a ladder next to the boy's household."'Perhaps it was the spirit's own generous nature and his sympathy for all poor men that led them straight to the home of Strong Bad's two faithful clerks'." narrated Mimi/Marie as she climbed up the ladder "it my friend down there" asked Daxter "Quiet" whisper Mimi.

Daxter got to the roof and sniffed something coming out of the chimney that he could easily fit into. Once he had smelt the smell, Daxter smiled.

"Goose!" Daxter laughed with glee as he ran over. "They are cooking goose down there!"

Daxter stuck his head down into the chimney top, sniffing happily. That was until Homesilvis pushed them aside.

"Daxter, get out of the way." Homesilvis said as she began cleaning out the chimney with a chimney sweeper.

"Hey! Don't be sweeping the chimney now, Homesilvis! You're blocking the smell!" snapped Daxter angrily.

Down below, Strong Bad looked concerned as he looked from his employee's house back to Nathan.

"So uh, this is Wagashietchi, Homestar Runner, Jak and Sly Copper's house, right?" asked Strong Bad pointing at the house.

"Who told you that?" asked Nathan puzzled.

"You did. Just now."

Nathan looked surprise, then he smirked. "Ah, I am usually trustworthy." He chuckled as he and Jack looked into the window.

Strong Bad saw two people by the stove cooking dinner.

"Hey, who's the four girls dressed in dark pink, purple, sea blue and blue?" Strong Bad asked, pointing at the woman.

"They're four your employees' wives. Or otherwise known as Sunny Funny the Sunflower, Wagashietchi's wife, and Marzipan, Homestar's wife" Nathan said nodding.

Strong Bad looks shocked. "Does that mean the other girl in orang is Sly's wife? And girl with a fairly pale ears Jak's wife?"

"Indeed, she's Carmelita Fox and Keira Hagai". Inside, the four women, four of them Sunny Funny, Marzipan, Keira Hagai and Carmelita Fox were indeed cooking. Sunny has petels pink hair on her head, blue eyes, and wears a red and blue long sleeved dress, green boots and a bleached blue apron, Wagashietchi's wife. She wears her hair in a bright yellow ponytail, wearing a purple dress embellished with white trim and gold buttons, along with a matching hair band Homestar's wife. Keira on the ears with a fairly pale She wears a white top mostly covered by a dark blue button covered long-sleeved coat with a yellow collar. She still wears purple pants but these are more rugged and give the impression that she will be doing some actual adventuring. She wears a new pair of brown boots, that don't go very high, and a necklace with a blue-white crystal, but keeps the same choker and goggles as before.. Jak's wife, Carmelita the fox now has the sleeves of her coat rolled up and wears a skirt that end at her thighs and has different boots, although these seem to be the only major changes in her outfit Sly's wife. The girls sniffed the dinner and smiled. She turned to see a small creature slowly turning the spit that was rolling the goose Daxter was sniffing nearby.
He was a Koopaling with orange body, his green face with two marks, wobbly eyes, and also has multi-colored hair at is his orange spiked shell, two spike bracelets on his heads, wears a scarf on his neck, He has recently sported a yellow ponytail in addition to his mohawk and belly area and the tip of his small tail. This is Lemmy Koopa, He is not as evil as most of his siblings.

"Lemmy, don't stop turning that spit." Carmelita instructed to the koopaling creature.

Lemmy nodded as he kept turning the spit a little faster. "After that, that is how the roasted goose is properly made". added Marzipan.

"It smells so good, stepmothers." said Lemmy smiling.

"It does, doesn't it?" asked Sunny smirking as she looked in a mirror.

Back on the roof, Daxter smirked as he called Timmy to get a whiff of the goose from another chimney.

"You're right Daxter, that smells wonderful." Timmy sighed happily as he stuck his head down. However, he slipped and fell right into the chimney yelling madly getting the others' attention.

"Oh, good grief." groaned Mimi as she saw what happened.

"Hey! I'm stuck! Get me outta here!" yelled Timmy, stuck in the chimney itself.

Bassy Girl just sighed. "I knew you weren't suited for literature."

Back inside the house, Timmy struggled trying to get free from the chimney. Soon he got free and screamed. Luckily for him he landed on something. Unluckily for him, he didn't know what it was at first.

"Well, I landed on something soft." Timmy said with a relief sigh. But then his feet felt something and he looked down. He yelped as he realized he landed on the goose itself! "And hot!" He jumped up and down yelling 'hot' many times like mad.

Sunny looked around. Then thinking no one, including Marzipan was watching, she helped herself to some chestnuts. Unfortunately, a teenage girl spotted her doing this. 

She wears a pink mame cap with a yellow bow, and a pink fancy dress similar to a petticoat. This was Chamametchi. 

She wear Blue dress and white socks, green hair pink bonnetand Mary Jane shoes. That was Sackgirl.

A younger brother He wears blue coat, pants and newsboy hat with a star. That was Tommy.

A chipmunk Second family member He wears Blue coat, winter hat and pants. That was Simon.

A koopaling Third family member an orange ones His shell and hair color vary, wear his glasses and light green hair, wears a scarf on his neck. That Was Iggy

A girl She wears pink clothing and winter beret with a flower. That was Tallulah

A chipmunk third family member He wear Green coat winter hat and pants. That was Thoedore

And last a boy wear a red winter clothing and ears muffs. That was Mac

She came up, exclaiming, "Stepmother Sunny! I thought you and stepmother Keira, Marzipan and Carmelita said we couldn't eat those chestnuts until stepfather Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly and Applebloom get home!"

"Yeah sweetie," agreed Carmelita who was mixing up plum pudding for her family dinner. "Didn't you and I agree on that, didn't we Keira?"

Sunny yelped and put the chestnuts she was eating anyway. She turned quickly and innocently to Chamametchi and Keira saying, "Now, now. I wasn't eating them! I was checking to see that they aren't burnt. It's how cook do it, dear, and don't shout Little Sister."

"Uh, I'm Chamametchi." Chamametchi pointed out frowning.

"I'm Little Sister!" This came from a girl Chamametchi's age with her normal blue eyes and brown hair with a pony tail and right now wearing a green fancy dirty dress that had a blood stain going around the middle, along with a small white bow on her head and she also wore that reach just below their knees. Her barefoot while they explore. Both she and Chamametchi hated it when stepmother Sunny got them mixed up.

Sunny looked back from each girl and said nervously, "Uh, I need that. Right," She turned to Little Sister, "Chamametchi"?"

Little Sister rolled her eyes annoyed. "Little Sister!"

Marzipan looked back and forth confused. She groaned. "Whatever!" The girls hmmph on this while Keira just shook her head while she kept stirring the pudding.

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Strong Bad heard some singing. Both he and Nathan turned and saw three figures approaching. One of them was Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly themselves were carrying another girl as a pony Chamametchi, Little Sister, Iggy, Tommy, Mac, Simon, Tallulah, Lemmy, Thoedore and Sackgirl's age with Brilliant gamboge eyes and Brilliant amaranth hair and right now wearing a yellow fancy dress that had a white ribbon belt going around the middle, along with a Light brilliant crimson bows on her head and she also wore white socks and black shoes. She was currently carrying a crutch as her stepfathers held her. Her name was Apple Bloom. Nathan smiled as both stepfathers and stepdaughter began singing the same song Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly was singing before.

Apple Bloom: 'Tis the season to be jolly and joyous

Four: Fa la la

Apple Bloom: With a burst of pleasure we feel it arrive

Four: Fa la la

Apple Bloom: It's a season when the saints can employ us

Four: Fa la la

Apple Bloom: To spread the news about peace

Four: And to keep love alive

The three laughed as they stopped by their own house. Strong Bad looked at this, mostly at the young girl as Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly put her down.

"Come on, Apple Bloom." Homestar said with a smile.

"Yeah!' Apple Bloom said laughing. Strong Bad noticed that the young girl was walking barely which explains why she was using a crutch to support her. "Let's see if stepmothers Sunny Funny, Marzipan, Keira Hagai and Carmelita Fox finished Christmas dinner yet."

"Indeed!"

The three laughed as Apple Bloom opened the door, making sure not to fall.

"Careful, girl." said Jak with precaution as the three came in. He didn't see Mimi and the others, down from the roof, running in quickly.

Once Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak, Sly and Apple Bloom were inside themselves, Sly closed the door and announced, Wagashietchi, Jak and Sly saying "Merry Christmas," Homestar saying "Happy Decemberween" all together "everyone!"

The kids and Dukey saw Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly and got excited.

"Stepdad Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly" squealed ten types Chamametchi, Little Sister, Iggy, Tommy, Mac, Simon, Tallulah, Lemmy, Thoedore and Sackgirl at once as they ran towards the boys.

"Homestar, buddy!" laughed Dukey and Empress as they ran towards them as well.

Four Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly got a bit squashed as both their stepdaughters and Dukey hugged them tightly.

"Heh, heh. Merry Christmas, girls and boys." Jak said chuckling.

"Merry Christmas, Dukey." Added Homestar happy to see his dog buddy.

"Merry Christmas!" said Dukey.

"Calm down, everyone." chuckled Keira smiling as she came forward. "Set the table. Go on."

Apple Bloom joined her siblings and pets as they did, "Hey know, wait for me." The crutched kids said.

Sunny Funny, Marzipan, Keira Hagai and Carmelita Fox turned and smiled at their husbands and said, "Merry Christmas, girls."

"Merry Christmas, boys." Said the girls smiling as they both gave their husbands a kiss and a hug.

"Sunny Funny..."

"Marzipan..."

"Keira..."

"Carmelita..."

Sunny Funny, Marzipan, Keira Hagai and Carmelita Fox lets go and smiled the same time their husbands did.

Nearby, Timmy groaned as he felt his feet and tried to cure them with ice as his friends came over.

"Ooh. Daxter tricked and made me fall down the chimney and landed on a flaming hot goose." groaned Timmy.

Daxter just made a sheepish grin.

"Awww, you have all the fun." groaned Homesilvis irritably. Timmy glared at him annoyed "What's that you friend"said Toro sees him "It jak right there."said Daxter point there. "What?"

Back inside, Applebloom laughed as she goes to the table where dinner is now set.

"All right! Dukey and Empress! The Christmas dinner! The goose! The goose," Suddenly Applebloom began to cough badly. The stepparents noticed and looked concerned.

"Now, now, girl, you're getting too excited." Sunny said quickly and sadly. "Go sit in your chair for a moment and rest, okay?"

Applebloom nodded. As the young lad went to sit in her chair in a corner nearby, Carmelita turned to Sly and smiled a bit. "So how was she at church?"

Jak smiled. "She was as good as gold and better." He continued as Applebloom sat down. "She told me that she hoped the people saw her in church because it might be pleasant for them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk and blind man see."

Usually, Strong Bad wouldn't care much about this. But for the first time ever, he felt sad and guilty for the young Applebloom. "She's a remarkable kid." He felt it for a good reason. It reminded him of him when he was young and defenseless.

As Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly's family sat down to eat, Mimi narrated as she and her friends watched.

"'And with that, Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly's family came to what was surely the happiest single moment in all the livelong year'." said Mimi smiling.

"The feast looks so...meager." Strong Bad observed.

"Yet very well appreciated." added Nathan nodding.

"Man, I pay them both a small amount."

"Strong Bad" begins Wagashietchi.

"Wagashietchi!" said Strong Bad excited. Thinking either Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak or Sly had seen him; he stood up and went to the door exclaiming, "Sly!"

He went through the door like a ghost. But as he came in, he realized that four Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly didn't see him at all. In fact...

"I think it would be fair to lift a cup to my employer." Jak said as he lifts his cup up. "To Strong Bad, the founder of the feast!"

Sunny, however, just scoffed at that. "Founder of the feast, indead!"

"Yeah!" agreed the girls with a frown.

"In fact, if he was here, I would show him a thing or two and I hope he chokes on it!" scoffed Sunny. some more.

"Choke!" agreed Chamametchi, Little Sister, Tallulah and Sackgirl.

"Sunny!" scolded Keira.

"Now, now, Sunny." Wagsatchi said chuckling nervously. 

"Remember the children and Christmas Day." added Jak.

"Yeah Sunny, I say that on the blessed day of Christmas, one must drink to the health of Strong Bad." explained Keira. 

Sunny signed, "Okay Keira, even though he is odious, stingy..." Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly grunted in agreement as she continued, "...wicked, cruel and unfeeling..." Chamametchi, Little Sister, Tallulah and Sackgirl grunted some more. "...and badly dressed..."

This caused the girls to gasp.

"And..."

Apple bloom interrupted her stepmother as she lifted her cup up, quickly before she said something else, "To the founder of the feast. Strong Bad!"

Sunny sighed in annoyance and reluctantly raised her cup as well. "To Strong Bad. Let him be merry and happy this day, I have no doubt."

"No doubt." nodded Chamametchi, Little Sister Tallulah and Sackgirl reluctantly.

Strong Bad looked downcast. Although Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly were loyal to him, Marzipan, Chamametchi, Little Sister, Iggy, Tommy, Mac, Simon, Tallulah, Lemmy, Thoedore and Sackgirl couldn't even stand the girl. Strong Bad now felt bad of the times when he was mean and cruel to Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly.

"Cheers!" said Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly.

Apple Bloom smiled as she said these simple words, "God bless us, every one."

As everyone watched and as those at the table begin to eat, Apple Bloom began to sing.

Apple Bloom: Life is full of sweet surprises, everyday's a gift

The sun comes up and I can feel it lift my sprit

It fills me up with laughter,

And all the good times hurry by so fast.

Keira smiled as she hugged her little girl.

 it fills me up with song

I look into the eyes of love and know that I belong

Bless us all,

 who gather here

Sunny: The loving family I hold dear

Wagsatchi: No place on Earth, 

compares with home

Jak came over and joined in.

Jak & Apple Bloom: And every path will bring me back from where I roam

All: Bless us all, that as we live
We always comfort and forgive
We have so much that we can share

Apple Bloom: With those in need we see around us everywhere

Apple Bloom & Keira: Let us always love each other

Apple Bloom: Lead us toward the light

Apple Bloom/Carmelita: Let us hear the voice of reason

Apple Bloom: Singing in the night

Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly: Let us run from anger
Sunny, Marzipan, Keira Hagai and Carmelita: And catch when we fall

Apple Bloom: Bless us all with playful years

Apple Bloom's voice began to get weak a bit as she continued singing. This put a shred of tear in one of Strong Bad's eyes as he continued to feel sad for the crippled girl.

With noisy games and joyous tears

All: We reach for you, and we stand tall

Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly: And in our prayers and dreams we ask you bless us all

Apple Bloom: We reach for you, and we stand tall
And in our prayers and dreams we ask you bless us all

(Author's note: I'm using the song ends instead because I feel like doing something different plus my friend Cosmo Prower Tomahak used different songs for her stories)

After Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly finished the song, she began coughing once more, concerning the family some more.

"We better get eating. Let's have dinner, everyone." Carmelita said to the family sadly as they went to sit down.

Strong Bad looked sadly as well. He could tell from the cough that little Apple Bloom didn't have much health care, medicine, etc. Add to the fact that Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly wouldn't be able to afford a doctor...

"Nathan, please tell...will Apple Bloom be okay?" Strong Bad pleaded to Nathan as he watched on.

"Sorry, Strong Bad." said Nathan with a sigh as he stood up. He was getting older as time passed. "That is the future. My realm is in the present."

"Please. I've got to know." Strong Bad said looking at Nathan sadly.

Nathan could see something in Strong Bad's eyes: full of love and concern for young Apple Bloom.

"Well, Strong Bad, I do see a vacant seat by the chimney corner and a crutch without an owner. If these shadows of the future remained unaltered, then I'm believe...the child...will die."

"No." whispered Strong Bad as he looked at miserable at the young smiling crutch holding girl. Apple Bloom had no idea of what lied in her future.

"Why the concern, Strong Bad," Nathan asked sternly. "If she's going to die, she'd better do it and decrease the surplus population."

"Oh, Nathan." said Strong Bad sadly.

"'And as Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly's family vanished into the darkness, Strong Bad kept his eyes upon Apple Bloom until the last'." narrated Mimi some more.

Soon both Strong Bad and Nathan were in darkness. Nathan puts his arm around Strong Bad's shoulder as he said.

"Let's go. My time grows short." Nathan sighed.

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Strong Bad and Nathan arrived at a church that was abandoned. He looked nervously around. Then he began to notice Nathan's becoming a bit transparent.

"Um, Nathan, are you disappearing?" asked Strong Bad in surprise.

"Yes! I am." Nathan said nodding.

"Are spirits' lives so short?"

"My time on this planet is very brief." sigh Nathan as he sat down on a bench nearby. "I believe it will end on the stroke of midnight."

As he said this, the church bell began to ready. It was being rung by Timmy, Homeslivis, Toro, Jawel, Amy and Daxter who were taking turns ringing the bell.

"One!" yelled Timmy after groaning and ringing the bell.

"Two!" said Homeslivis with a cringe.

Strong Bad gasped in shock, then, as the bell rang the second time, he said to Nathan, "Now? But, Nathan! I have learned so much from you!"

"Three!" strained Daxter as she rung the bell the third time.

"Four!" exclaimed Timmy with a heavy heart as he rung the bell the fourth time.

"'Nothing Strong Bad could do or say could stop the relentless march of those terrible bells'." said Mimi grimly to the "audience".

"Five!" yelled Homesilvis as she rang the bell.

"Oh Nathan, do not leave me!" yelped Strong Bad as Nathan began to disappear into green sparkling mist.

"Sadly, I must, Strong Bad." sighed Nathan.

"But you changed me! You mean so much to me!" protested Strong Bad sadly. He felt Nathan was his newest friend who had grown him how great Christmas is.

"And now, I leave you with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come." said Nathan grimly.

"You mean the future?" yelped Strong Bad in fear. "Must I?"

"Go forth, Strong Bad, and know him better, my friend!" said Nathan as the bell rang for the 12th time as he said his last words. "Merry Christmas and good luck…" And with that, Nathan disappeared into sparkling green mist, leaving Strong Bad, with the exception of the narrators still hiding, all alone.

"Oh no." groaned Strong Bad, not liking what could come next.

End of Chapter 7

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