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'Twas the night before Christmas...

You look around. It's your room - nothing different, everything's where it should be. The calendar on the wall catches your eye, and you take a look at the date. It's the 24th of December - Christmas Eve. You check a working clock, and realise that there are 12 minutes till midnight. You look back at the calendar, and notice that Christmas Day is circled with thick pen and the words "New job" are written in green ink. Why would you want to work on Christmas? It doesn't make sense. You think of going to bed, but realise that you're not tired - in fact, you feel more awake than ever. You go to grab some clothes from the cupboard. When you open it, though, there's only one set of clothing. You pull it out. There's a pair of big black boots, a large pair of red pants, a thick black belt, and a red coat made for someone at least 3 times your size. What the heck are you doing with a Santa costume? There aren't any other clothes around, so you put the suit on anyway. It's far too big for you, and extremely hot. This is stupid. You check the time again. 11:59. 1 minute till Christmas. You're suddenly gripped by the urge to do something extremely stupid. You watch the clock as it counts down to midnight, grinning as the seconds tick past. 3... 2... 1...

You let out a hearty "Ho Ho Ho", shaking your non-existent gut around like an idiot. You laugh, then sit down on the bed, bored out of your mind. You sigh deeply and watch the snow fall outside your window. A sudden movement on the lawn catches your eye, and you rush to the sill. What you see startles you: an ornate red sleigh sits on your front yard, harnessed to 12 reindeer. The back of the sleigh is filled with presents of all sizes. Strangely, there doesn't seem to be a driver. You wonder where Santa went. Then you remember that you're dressed as the man, and rush out of the room and down the stairs. You can't pass up on this opportunity - this'll be hilarious. You burst through your front door, bound across the lawn and leap into the sleigh. You let out another stupid "Ho Ho Ho", then fall back, laughing. Suddenly the sleigh lurches, and you start in shock. It rises steadily into the air, and then you're wizzing through the night sky, dragged behind 12 flying reindeer. You think of jumping, but looking over the edge of the sleigh tells you that's a bad idea. You watch your home disappear behind you, then shiver as the temperature drops suddenly. You pull the coat tighter around you. This was a bad idea. A few minutes later, you realise that there are lights on the horizon ahead of you - civilisation. You sigh with relief, then wait as the lights grow larger and closer. Mere minutes later, the sleigh lands in the middle of what appears to be a winter village for midgets.

What.


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