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Part 6 of Plushie to the Rescue; in the name of Christmas!

Once again, Plushie found herself trapped inside something. This was becoming wretchedly familiar and it was as horrible the second time around as it was the first. Although, this time she had some toys to keep her company, which was a small comfort, but a comfort none the less. She listened as Zero Omega moved further and further away, leaving her there in the graveyard, trapped in the large red sack. "I've got to get out of here... I've got to stop him... I've got to make him believe again..." Plushie said to herself as she frantically felt around the toys. Her scepter, you see, was lying uselessly in the snow outside. Not good.

She felt around, using her hands to determine what each toy was -- it was dark in there, of course. Her hand touched a hard, rough object and, after further inspection, she determined it to be a plastic dinosaur. A moment before she had planned to drop it and continue her search, her hand ran down the length of his tail, which ended in a point. This might work! Plushie wiggled around within the toys, doing her best to get some leverage. Pushing the point of the tail into the sack, she pushed and pushed, trying to put as much force and weight against it as possible. At first, nothing happened, and so she pushed harder and harder still, wiggling to and fro. Then it happened... crehhgck!. The sack ripped and the tail jutted out.

Woohoo! Plushie wiggled it around, making the hole as big as possible before putting the dinosaur toy down and putting both her hands through the hole. She gripped the sack and pulled, and pulled, and pulled, ripping it bit by bit before finally, at last, the side tore completely, and she toppled out into the snow. Seeing Zero Omega a ways off, Plushie immediately grabbed her scepter and ran after him. Although I'm writing this... I can't tell you what was going through her mind... but in the next moment she had taken a flying leap through the air, with an "AAAAAAAH!" cry, and landed right on Zero's back!

He yelled with surprise -- I'm not entirely convinced that even he didn't think it might have been some graveyard ghoul -- turning this way and that in an attempt to shake off whatever was on him. Plushie hugged his back in a piggyback fashion, wrapping one arm around his front to hold on. "You're not going anywhere until you believe in Santa again!" She told him firmly as he spun and twisted and shook. Stubbornly refusing to let go, Plushie gripped more tightly, "You're not leaving! You won't ruin Christmas! You need to believe in Santa!"

Well, for the time being she had succeeded in keeping him there...

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Sun Jan 08, 2012 @ 02:56am


Zero flailed and twisted left and right, throwing his weight around almost violently in an attempt to get the meddlesome girl off his back. Plushie clutched as best she could, being taken for a ride, pinching her eyes shut and shaking her head rapidly and yelling, "No! No! Believe in Santa! Believe in Santa!" The scene was similar to that of a pesky little sister stubbornly nagging at her brother until she got her way. Zero jerked roughly to one side, causing her legs to slip from his sides. With another rapid jerk, her legs swung off to the side, caught under his arm. He pulled her around until she had no choice but to let go... before just dropping her in the snow. You might think it rude, but in all fairness, if someone had just flying-tackled you and clung to your back, I think even you might just up and drop them in the snow.

Plushie rolled over and pushed herself to her feet. "You can't stop believing in Santa... You'll kill him..." She said feebly, not sure if Zero realized the depth of his remark. It seems that he did. "I don't believe in Santa." He reiterated. Plushie gave an involuntary jerk, as if something had begun to spasm and wither inside of her. She took a step back, her scepter in hand. Pointing the golden end towards her free hand, she chimed,

"Square and red with a little green bow,
Be something special that I may bestow.
Bring with you your magic and might,
So that this icy heart may melt tonight."


Red and green ribbon snaked their way from the end of the scepter, intertwining and curling until a box had manifested itself in her hand. It was a Christmas present. Plushie handed it to Zero, "It's for you.. just for you. It's not a toy, or a Hallmark commercial idea... it's something just for you..." She told him. For a moment, he seemed curious; he seemed to wonder what this Christmas magic would make for him. That curiosity did not last, however. Like the Santa plushie, the snow globe, and the teddy bear, he tossed it over his shoulder, letting it land discarded in the snow.

"I don't believe in Santa." He said again... and again, Plushie felt that gut-wrenching wither inside of her.


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Sun Jan 08, 2012 @ 02:57am


Plushie stood facing Zero Omega, and he her, each staring back at the other. The night was still and silent, as it often is before the brink of a war, or when something horrible was building in the horizon. A gust of wind scrambled through the air, almost as if it had accidentally walked in-between these two great forces, in the midst of their impending clash, and was eager to be elsewhere. Zero looked stern and immovable; he would not be swayed, he would not allow Santa to come, he would have his revenge on Gaia even if it meant killing the symbol of Christmas, and Christmas itself. Plushie looked pained; her breathing was coming more shallow than it had before, and she winced now and again. It was as if Zero's words were killing something inside of her... and so they were... the Christmas magic that filled her this time of year.

Plushie gripped her scepter and pointed it towards the sky, waving it to and fro, not as merry as she had before, for she was growing weaker and more ill.

"Silver Bells, Silver Bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas Day."


Two large silver bells materialized in the air above them, rocking back and forth, ring-a-lings their traditional sound. The air grew warmer, more peaceful.

"I don't believe in Santa." Came Zero Omega's voice, hard and clear through the melody.

The bells abruptly stopped their rock, their beautiful music cut off. A terrible sound filled the air; a large, deep crack had split each of the bells. It was a horrid, monstrous gash. The bells began to fade as Plushie looked up in horror, watching as they disappeared entirely. The warm, peaceful feeling died at once, replaced by cold air and dread.

Her chest ached, enticing a soft gasp from her, another withering spasm occurring. She put a hand over her heart...it was as if it was breaking...


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Sun Jan 08, 2012 @ 02:59am


Plushie staggered a moment on her feet, her chest tightening. It was such an odd, horrible feeling. If you've ever felt sick from hunger, you might somewhat recognize it. An emptiness swelled in her stomach and chest, making her ill and weak. She felt hollow inside, as if something that had been beautiful and majestic was withering away and dying within of her. She couldn't give up; she couldn't let Zero defeat her because she was all that stood between him and Gaia, between him and Santa, and between him and Christmas. It was up to her to defeat him. She didn't want to hurt him, though, not as she had the bots and zombies. Unlike them, he was an actual person, and although wicked... or perhaps, as it's Christmas, although naughty... Plushie felt he was misguided and needed help finding the right path again. Like Christmas, he too needed saving.

Zero Omega observed the change with her, noticed how she seemed less peppy and full of magic. He had also noticed what his words had done to the Silver Bells, realizing that he was causing this great Christmas magic to fail and fade. His wicked heart grew with elation. At last, he knew how to defeat this meddlesome girl and ensure that Christmas would be ruined for all of Gaia. Despite this, he didn't look pleased with himself. It was a simple matter of this is what it is, and it cannot be stopped. It is inevitable.

Plushie lifted her scepter once more, preparing to call out for another symbol of Christmas magic. Before she could utter a single word however, Zero acted. "I don't believe in Santa." He said once more. Plushie's arms dropped as if someone had put a weight on them, her scepter falling to her side. She staggered and gasped; it felt like someone was strangling her insides. "Don't give up..." She told herself silently. Her arm shaking, she moved to lift her scepter once more... "I don't believe in Santa." Came Zero's voice, firm and insisting. Plushie cried out and dropped to her knees, unable to even stand. Her chest was tight, her stomach feeling as if she hadn't eaten in days. She gasped for breath, looking up at Zero with tears in her eyes, "Stop.. please..." She begged him.

Zero's heart was so encompassed by ice that even a girl on her knees in pain, pleading with him, did nothing to him. He walked over towards her, almost mechanical in nature. Leaning over, he took hold of her scepter. Plushie struggled feebly for a brief moment to hold onto it, but found she couldn't. She supported herself on her hands and knees once Zero had taken it from her grasp, looking down at the ground. "Please... don't.." She knew what was coming, and she was not let down... as wonderful as that would have been.

Zero took one last look at her scepter before gripping both ends and bringing it down as hard as possible on his knee... snapping it in two.


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Sun Jan 08, 2012 @ 02:59am


That deplorable sound seemed to echo from every single dead tree in the graveyard; it thundered through the swaying branches, bounded off the rotted tree wood, and clashed wretchedly with the tomb stones like nails on a chalkboard. It was heartbreaking and gut wrenching. Plushie couldn't bear to look up and see her scepter in such a broken condition, its magic maimed and murdered with one fatal snap. She kept her head down, letting her tears run down her cheeks and drip into the snow -- drip, drop, drip, drop.

Zero Omega glanced at each half of the now broken scepter before tossing it to the ground, discarding it as he had everything else. Plushie turned her head after a moment to gaze at her fallen companion, fresh tears coming to her eyes when she saw the state of it. Reaching a hand out, she picked up first one half, and then the other, sitting back on her heels and cradling them in her lap. She could feel Zero's eyes on her; he wondered how she'd react, if she'd attack him or just sit there and give up.

Maybe he couldn't be saved. Maybe he was so far lost in his wickedness that nothing and no one could bring him back. Plushie thought these things as she sat, staring down at her broken scepter, knowing she couldn't possibly mend it. The magic inside had been broken in half; she couldn't possibly continue to keep fighting with it. Could she fight at all? It was bad enough as of late, what with Zero declaring over and over that he no longer believed in Santa. Her magic had been fading; she had been growing more ill with each declaration he made. Now her scepter was broken; she couldn't channel anything left... if there was anything left.

"Please... fix yourself..." She whispered to her scepter, hoping there'd be some Christmas miracle and it would magically mend. It did not. Each half lay there, as if dead, in her lap. "This wouldn't have happened if you had just minded your own business." Zero told her. Plushie knew the comment was supposed to hurt, but she couldn't help but give a sad laugh. Looking up at him, she said, "Because you're somehow the better person for what you're doing, than me, the person who meddled to save Christmas."

Zero shrugged and turned a bit, preparing to depart. "Look where your meddling has gotten you. Your scepter is broken and Christmas is as good as done for."


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Sun Jan 08, 2012 @ 03:00am


Plushie remained silent; she couldn't respond to what he had said because, in a sad dose of realism, she knew he was right. Her meddling, as good intention'd as it was, hadn't done Christmas a spot of good. She had battled a robot army and a zombie army, had fought her little heart out to save Christmas, and here she was with the mastermind behind this wicked plot, unable to defeat him. What had she accomplished? Sure, she had stopped the robots from stealing more cookies, and the zombies from eating people's brains, but the one that mattered most was the boy in front of her... and she couldn't stop him.

It seemed as if all her efforts were made in vain. Zero Omega would continue with his plan; he would continue to steal Santa's cookies, Santa would be unable to come to Gaia to deliver presents, children everywhere would stop believing, and then... She couldn't even finish the thought; it was too horrible to bear. Plushie dropped her head with a pitiful little sob.

"I'm sorry, Gaia... I'm sorry Christmas... I'm sorry Santa." She said miserably. The thing about most villains is that they don't quit when they're ahead. I think this can be attributed to their downfall. Zero Omega, who heard her words, turned back to face her. He had walked a few feet away, preparing to leave and continue on with his plan. "Don't sit there and apologize to Gaia, or to Christmas, or to Santa. Blubbing isn't going to change my mind. I am going to get my revenge... and Christmas will be destroyed. No one will believe in Santa after tonight. No one. When he doesn't come with his presents, no one will care about him any longer." He said, turning once more to make his exit.

Plushie's tears slipped from her cheeks and onto her hands as she whispered two words, two very small words, but two words with a huge impact...

"I will."


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