[glow=blue,2,300]Sadly, the time has come for me to end this Christmas story, until we start a new one next December. Thank you to all who participated and Merry Christmas.
And now, here we go, the conclusion to a TJMD Christmas:
Trapper stood watching Stanley, who now looked very humerous as Santa.
"Stanley," he yelled,"Get Santa into the Hospital and make sure he is ok."
"Uh...dont I kinda have to deliver gifts or something?"
"I will do it." Trapper bellowed in a very bossy tone of voice.
"Uh...no John...you wont..."
"What?"
"I am going to, I have the suit and its my job."
"Listen Riverside, your a Jew, you dont even celebrate Christmas."
"So!?" Stan yelled," The whole meaning of Christmas is to bring joy into the world, and what does it matter what religion you are? As long as the world is preparing for the coming of a king, what does it matter if I spread joy in the name of David, Christ or Muhammad?
"Looks like Stan understands Christmas more than you Trap," Gonzo laughed," I think you better let him go...until Santa recovers..."
"But I look like Santa!"
"Trapper..."
"Fine, we have a parade to get to Riverside. You have to be there too. You march in the parade and then you take off for your Christmas Eve flight."
"Right!"
And so they marched, to meet Nurse Startch for the Christmas parade. Trapper had known Startch since the 1950's and they were good friends. And so on they marched, dressed like elves with Stanley Clause in the back. Kids ran at him and cheered, he had never felt so loved in his life.
"Uh...He He He Merry Christmas.....and Happy Channukah!" He laughed.
"Its Ho Ho Ho!" A voice from under his belt said.
Stanley Cluase located the sound, it was a small camera phone, linked to an elf.
"What?"
Its not He He He, its Ho Ho Ho!"
"Oh."
"Not Oh, Ho! I am [shadow=red,left,300]Bernard"[/shadow]
"Bernard? Werent you in that Santa Clause movie?"
"Yes, now lets hurry up, we have gone through 2 Santa's since 1994 so come on..."
The parade went well and Stanley began to take off for his Christmas eve flight. He had never felt so loved, so important, so alive, so....so...Happy! He liked being Happy. He was excited about the ride when Bernard came back over the P.A.
"Stanley Cluase, Santa is back, he is better he can make the trip.
"Wha?"
"Get out of the sleigh...now."
Stan landed it and stepped out, he looked and saw Santa walking up to the sliegh.
"Ho Ho Ho," Santa said," I am jolly again, and I will take it from here Stan."
"Yes sir." Stan obeyed.
Stan was dissapointed, he walked away looking very glum. Now Santa is not only the nicest guy on earth, he may be the smartest too. He saw the look of sadness on Stan's face, and he wanted to do something.
"Er...Stan.." he began," ya know, I am getting kinda old for this, and its a hard trip... What Im trying to say is...Stanley with your mind so bright, will you drive my sleigh tonight?"
Stan was shocked.
"Yeah...I mean...yes sir."
He joyfully leapt into the sleigh. Stan had never seen a white Christmas, all his life he wished it would snow on Christmas, and since he lived in Sna Fran, that dream never came true.
"Stan," Santa laughed," I know what you want..."
"What?"
It began to snow heavily.
"Oh my gosh...its snowing...I have never seen real snow....how did you know....thank you Santa! Stan began to laugh joyfully.
"Ho Ho Ho, dont thank me Stanley," Santa said," away we go..."
The sleigh took off.
"Then who should I thank?"
Santa pointed up to the sky, at a bright Christmas star.
And so it was that Gonzo went back to SFM and it was indeed a very merry Christmas.
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