Part 3 of Plushie to the Rescue; in the name of Christmas!
Our little heroine replaced her crown upon her head and gripped her scepter tighter than ever; she was feeling a great mix of things as it were: sadness, anger, frustration, and even a bit of dread. Things were beginning to look hopeless; Frosty had sacrificed himself for Santa's treats, but as it were, they and even Christmas itself, were no closer to being safe than they had been when Zero Omega had lit them on fire. It all seemed futile. Zero had Santa's treat hostage, an entire zombie army at his disposal, and an absolute resolve to ruin Christmas. What could she, one girl, do against all of that?
Plushie tipped her head forward as if defeated -- she sure felt defeated. Well, that was that. Christmas was going to be ruined; she failed. With a sigh, she stood waiting, waiting for the zombies to close in on her, drag her down, and begin their brain-feasting. It was all over. Zero Omega had won. Her world had gone black, dark and hopeless, so despairing and depressing. Then, somewhere in the dark, there came a light; it was a soft, golden color, warm and faint. The more she began to notice it, the brighter it got. A thought occurred to her just then, as that little light glowed: People were counting on her. She saw all the children of Gaia eagerly rushing to their Christmas tree, excited to find the presents that Santa left them, only to find nothing. She saw their faces, their heartbroken and confused expressions. She saw them asking themselves if Santa had forgotten them, or if they had been so bad that he purposefully neglected them. She saw some of them despairing and others becoming angry. Santa forgot me, some said! Santa doesn't exist, others said! On and on the turmoil raged until Christmas itself became no more! More and more people refused to believe in Santa and, with less believes, Santa himself grew powerless to visit Gaia. No more cheer, no more songs, no more decorations, no more Christmas trees, no more presents, no more generosity -- Christmas was no more.
The little light blinded her, so fierce and bright and golden! It snapped her out of her hopeless trance and lifted her from the blackened pool of despair that she had, moments ago, been dangerously close to sinking into. "Never!" She cried, her resolve strengthened once more. "I will never, never, never, never let you take Christmas away from Gaia! I will never stop believing in the power of Christmas... or myself!" Plushie held her scepter (golden end up) behind her and towards the sky, a look of fierce determination on her face.
"Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen,
On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen!
Help me stop these fiends, in the name of Christmas!"
Far, far off in the distance there appeared what looked, at first, like a flock of birds. They were flying in the air, closer and closer to the scene below. As they grew closer, the birds became larger in size. After a moment, it was clear that these birds were a chocolate color and, in fact, not birds at all! Their bodies became larger, their features more easily seen, and several of them had antlers on their heads -- why, they were reindeer! All eight reindeer were coming, at top speed, towards the gathered group, their hoofed feet moving as they were running on the ground.
"Quick! Take out these holiday-horrors!" Plushie called, swinging her scepter forward to point at the lumbering zombies. The reindeer charged forward into the fray, headbutting and throwing zombies left and right, into tree branches and against tree trunks. Bringing up the rear, his nose shining bright, charged little Rudolph, the ninth and smallest of the group. What he lacked in size, he made up for in heart. Rudolph back-kicked a few zombies in the butt, sending them flying face first into the snow. They were stuck! As the reindeer departed, Plushie cheered and waved, hopping up and down with excitement. Many of the zombies were down and were not getting up! She had made some progress! Never lose hope! Never stop believing! She would win this fight, in the name of Christmas!
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