Part 14: Chapter -1: Meanwhile...

Gather 'round, children, for I have a story to tell...













Deeeeck the halls with boughs of holly~

Hi, Gale! Thanks for inviting me. Everything looks great!

Thanks! We got a tree and everything!





And I got the eggnog!





Hope you put the extra special "ingredient" in it~

Ha! Trust me, you can smell the brandy all the way over here.

Good evening.

Oh, hello! I'm not sure I've seen you around. Do you have an invitation?

I don't need an invitation.

Oh, silly me! You don't need an invitation.

Wow. How did you do that?

I didn't do that.

Oh! I guess you didn't.







This is really great. You've outdone yourself, Gale.

Absolutely!

Thanks so much, everyone. How's the new recruit coming?

Doesn't know her ass from her sword blade. I left her with Sgt. Slabrock. If he can't whip her into shape, there's no hope.

Well, good luck with that.

Hey, isn't that...?

Oh. Oh God. It is.

Hi, everybody!

Who invited you?

Well... The guy with the hat said he was a friend of yours, and he invited me, soooo...

No. Go away.

Come on. It's the holiday season.

Yeah, but things happen around that freak. Bad things.



Hey, does anyone else smell that?

Sorry, we had to change the wheel oil on our carts earlier.

What? Why?

Completely forgot to, and inspection's tomorrow. If we didn't do it, commander'll have our hides.

Well, those fumes mixing with the fresh paint upstairs can't be helping! We have to have those rooms ready when vacationers show up tomorrow!

You know what? I'm not even worried about it. If she wants to stay, fine. Now, let's all gather around our wooden tree, enjoy incredibly alcoholic eggnog, and remember the real reason for the season.

Yeah! Merry Christmas, every... aaah.... AAAAAAAH...








Minutes later...











I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW I SNEEZED FIRE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH








...and that's the story of the Worst Christmas Party in History.

wooooooooooooow




Next Time: Secret Agent Dad! (seriously this time)