From: RobfromVoid <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: [PW!] Christmas Is Such a Magical Time Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 4:08 PM On a stage set up in front of a rainbow colored caravan underneath the half-burnt Christmas Tree in Celadon City, Marvin the magician is cooking up a half-baked magic show for all the little boys and girls who need to believe in magic during the holiday season. The magician is dressed as Santa Claus, complete with one of his Jynx assistants, who is in reality a Ditto named Xerox that Transformed into a Jynx. A Mr. Mime in a Santa hat and a mature blue-haired woman in a skimpy red outfit, presumably Mrs. Claus, are bringing large boxes with magical designs on them onto the stage. "Merry Christmas!" Marvin waves to people whilst laughing, his belly wobbling like a bowl full of jelly, "Ho Ho Ho!" A little orphan boy dressed in brown looks up to the stage with his wide bright blue eyes and in a very meek voice asks Marvin, "Are... are you... the real... real Santa? I... want something... something for Christmas... please..." "Of course I'm the real Santa, just look at my beard! Ho Ho Ho!" Marvin laughs, tugging at his white beard, which is glued on. Xerox the Jynx shudders at Marvin's false claim, but continues to stack presents underneath the Christmas Tree. She knows from reading the local newspaper that a terrorist organization for Pokemon liberation attacked the tree to destroy the Pokeballs underneath and liberate Pokemon that were being given away as gifts, "Those misguided fools. Are they completely oblivious to the fact that two wrongs do not make a right, and that they are just doubling the wrongs that humanity and Pokemon kind have to face? The mathematics behind it is multiplication, not sign analysis." Despite her qualms, she continues to stack presents underneath the giant tree, which is all part of Marvin's show. When Marvin walks up to her, smiling, she asks, "Why did you deceive that poor child? You are not really Santa Claus, master, unless there is something that you have not told me." Marvin pats Xerox on her metallic yellow hair, "Our job is all about deception, Xerox... but it's not harmful deception. There's a difference between lying to make a little boy's wish come true and lying to hurt a friend who trusts you." "I find what you did to be the latter." Xerox turns away from Marvin and heads back into the caravan. Marvin scratches his head, careful not to knock off his wig or Santa hat, "I'm sure someone will adopt that kid, eventually, and maybe the belief that he's going to be adopted might just make it come true. There is a certain strength behind will power..." "Santy-man, who ya talkin to?!" Famifax asks, coming up from behind him. She is wearing a low-cut tight fuzzy red dress that ends with white lining at her thighs, a Santa hat, and thigh high laced up green boots to protect her legs from the cold, "We gotta starts tha show before everyones leaves! Fersure!" She grabs Marvin's sleeve and drags him to center stage. She points out at the crowd, which is slowly dispersing, "See?! All those peeps are leavin cuzya totally makinem wait tooo long!" Marvin nods and smiles a forced smile, since Xerox's words are still circling about in his mind, making him feel a little uneasy, "Merry Christmas, everyone! Santa has come a long way from the North Pole to perform the best Christmas magic show ever, to get everyone in the holiday spirit and to inspire everyone to have the faith to believe in magic!" Marvin motions to Famifax, who bends over and turns on a radio that plays 'Do you belive in magic?', or 'The McDonalds Theme'. The younger boys and girls smile when they hear the music, and the older boys smile when they see Famifax bend over. Marvin places his hands on the pillow that acts as his belly, and laughs heartily, "Ho, ho, ho! Time to begin the magic show!" Bozo, the Mr. Mime, hears his cue and drops two pellets, which create a cloud of red and green smoke that engulfs the stage. Everyone in the audience watches as two large spotlights shine out through the smoke. The music in the background shifts to 'Here Comes Santa Claus', then seconds later, Santa is seen again, now riding his Rapidash, with his Jynx at his side. Everyone looks awed when they see the Rapidash that seemingly appeared out of nowhere, but the teenage boys are more concerned that Mrs. Claus is no where to be seen. One of the boys shouts, "Hey, where the heck did that hot babe run off to?" "Hey, watch what you call my wife!" Santa calls out to the audience while his Rapidash blushes, unseen to the naked eye since the redness blends with the fire on Rapidash's mane. Santa looks around the stage, "Hey, that's right... Where *is* Mrs. Claus? She was operating the music just a moment ago. Oh, I know, she must have run off to the North Pole to fetch more presents for all the good boys and girls... Not the naughty ones, like that boy who said she was hot!" The Rapidash looks like she is about to say something, but Santa pulls on her reigns and she only lets out a neigh. A Christmas show heckler shouts out, "Hey, fat man, if you're really Santa, let's see that Rapidash fly!" "Why, certainly!" Santa pulls on the Rapidash's reigns and she kicks her front hooves up. Her front legs stay up while her back legs float off the stage, and she starts kicking them to propel herself forward, over the audience. Santa, who is still riding the Rapidash, waves down to the people he is floating over with one hand while holding on to his Pokemon with the other. "He's using strings! Invisible cord!" The heckler cries out, even as the Rapidash carrying Santa flies over him. Not surprisingly, Rapidash drops a load on the heckler as she flies over him, but not the kind of load that little kids like receiving on Christmas morning - just a big, brown, steaming load. The heckler wipes his poop-covered eyes, and leaves the show to find a bathroom. Moments later, Santa lands back on stage as the audience cheers him on. He glances around stage again, "Mrs. Claus is still at the North Pole? She must be waiting for me to bring her back... Maybe I should send Rapidash to get her." Santa's Jynx brings him a large red mantle with a green Christmas tree painted on it. Santa snatches the mantle and drops it over his Rapidash. A few seconds after it lands on the Rapidash's back, the mantle catches on fire! "Oh no, that's the second Christmas Tree that's caught on fire today! Those lights must be a safety hazard..." Santa waves his gloved hands over the burning mantle, "Rapidash, please go, don't stay; Bring Mrs. Claus back right away!" The burning mantle falls onto the stage. Santa's Jynx raises her arms up high, and a Blizzard of strong snow falls in the area, putting out the fire! The burnt, snow-covered mantle starts to wiggle. The blanket lifts off the ground, covering what seems like a human arm. Then another arm lifts up, and the person behind the mantle starts dancing, sawing her hips as she stands up off the stage. The once red but now blackened mantle disintegrates, revealing the person dancing behind it - Mrs. Claus. She many bags full of toys at her feet. She opens the bags and starts tossing toys out into the audience, until they are all gone! Santa laughs, hugs Mrs. Claus, then gives her a kiss on the cheek, "Mrs. Claus, everybody!" Mrs. Claus curtsies to the audience while they applaud, then she and Jynx run off stage to join Bozo in the nearby caravan. Santa turns to the gathered audience, takes a bow, and smiles, "...but that's not all! For my last trick, can I please have a volunteer from the audience?" -Marvin Claus