Pokémon Style Stories

The Ghost Of Christmas Present

It wasn't long before the clock's bells tolled 2, which would be the signal for the second ghost. Moe: "Scrooge knew that the second ghost was due to appear as the bells tolled 2, and so he waited for it to appear." said Moe, as Scrooge looks around to see where the second spirit will appear. Suddenly, a golden glow appeared and the sound of someone laughing in a Santa Claus way was heard. Knowing that it was most likely the second spirit, Scrooge went to the room where the glow was, and sees lots of food and Christmas decorations. It wasn't long before Scrooge sees a Snorlax wearing a green robe and a holly wreath on his head, who was in fact the Ghost of Christmas Present (voiced by Jerry Nelson) himself, and he was in a good mood as he laughed like Santa Claus. Ghost of Christmas Present: "Come forth, and know me better man, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!" Scrooge: "Alright... are you the second spirit that Marley told me would come?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Indeed, I am the Ghost of Christmas Present, and I have come to help you see the joys and wonders of Christmas that's happening now, I'll bet you've never seen a being like myself or my brothers, have you?" Scrooge: "Indeed not... have many brothers do you have?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Oh... far beyond a thousand, that's for sure." Scrooge: "Really?... imagine the grocery bills..." said Scrooge, before the spirit laughed and walks up to Scrooge. Ghost of Christmas Present: "I suppose you never knew how wonderful Christmas time was?" Scrooge: "Well... in all honestly spirit... not really... though there was that one time I enjoyed being with Amber or Belle... but they left me... I have nobody to share it with..." Ghost of Christmas Present: "Yes... it is sad to say goodbye to someone you loved... but that doesn't mean we can't have love again, and before this night is done, you will see that you do have someone to share it with... follow me." said the ghost, before he and Scrooge went outside and witness all the people and Pokémon having fun in the snow and looking at the decorations that were hung up on the houses or trees. As for the Stooges, they were following Scrooge and the spirit, before they slipped on some ice and crashed into a snowman. Scrooge: "Wow... this is... amazing... some many people and Pokémon having fun... and look... that's turkey is enormous..." Ghost of Christmas Present: "Yes, sadly only those with a lot of money can afford it." Scrooge: "Really?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Yes, and some people who get a lot of work... but don't get paid enough to buy what they need." Scrooge: "Who would do work without getting paid?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "You should know who... follow me." said the spirit, before he leads Scrooge to a certain house. Moe: "Scrooge followed the spirit to the house that belongs to a certain woman that has done a lot of work but doesn't get paid a lot." Larry: "Who would that be?" Moe: "You'll see for... wait... where's Curly?" Larry: "Look!" yelped Larry, as he sees Curly stuck in the chimney upside down. Curly: "Hey guys!, I'm stuck!, get me out of here!" yelped Curly, before Moe and Larry climbed up to the roof and went to the Raichu. Moe: "What are you doing in there?!" Curly: "I smelled a cooked goose and the smell was really good and I wanted to get closer to the smell, but before I knew it, I got stuck..." Larry: "You just had to stick your nose where it doesn't belong..." Curly: "Sorry..." Moe: "Come on, let's get him out of there..." said Moe, before he and Larry try their best to get Curly unstuck from the chimney. Scrooge: "What's so special about this house?, I mean what does it have to do with me?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Simple... this house belongs to your overworked yet underpaid employee... Emily Cratchit herself, along with his son, Tiny Tim, and his Pikachu." Scrooge: "Wait... this is Cratchit's home?... and she has a son?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "That's right... and speaking of which... there they are." said the ghost, before Scrooge turns around to see Emily Cratchit with his 10 year old son, Tiny Tim (played by Ash Ketchum and voiced by Veronica Taylor), followed by a Pikachu, came to the scene. Tiny Tim: "Oh boy... I wonder if the goose is ready..." Emily: "It should be, Mew was helping me on cooking it while I went out to pick you up from church." Pikachu: "Pika." Scrooge: "Wait... did she say Mew?, my sister is in that house too?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Go see for yourself." said the ghost, before he takes Scrooge inside, at the same time when Emily, Tiny Tim and Pikachu did too. As for the Stooges, Curly fell into the chimney and landed on the goose. Curly: "Whoa... I guess I landed on something soft [feet smoking] and hot!, oh!, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!" yelped Curly before he jumps off the goose and landed on a pile of pillows, while Moe and Larry went into the house before the door closed. Pikachu then gets himself a hug from Mew, who was happy to see him. Mew: "Hi Pikachu!, how's my favorite electric type?" Pikachu: "Pika, Pika, Pikapi." Mew: "Really?, oh dear..." Emily: "Something wrong?" Mew: "Huh?, oh nothing... he said something about Tiny Tim... will he be okay?" Emily: "Yeah... I believe so..." Tiny Tim: "Wow... what a wonderful goose!, we must thank Mr Scrooge." Pikachu: "Pika!, Pikachu, Pika, Pi!" Mew: "Don't say that, I know he can be a little cold to others, but he's still my brother... and my only living relative." Pikachu: "Pika..." Mew: "That's okay." Scrooge: "I don't get it... why is Mew here?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Because the Pikachu is her boyfriend, surly she told you about him, right?" Scrooge: "Well... I never let her have the chance to tell me... as it would remind me about Belle... and spirit... what about the boy... what's wrong with him... he looks a little sick." said Scrooge, who noticed that the boy had to use a crouch to walk. Ghost of Christmas Present: "I'm afraid that he's sick enough to be in need of some medical treatment... but he can't as his mother can't afford it." Scrooge: "Why's that?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Because you took her payment away." said the ghost, which made Scrooge realized what he was talking about. Scrooge: "Oh... but it was only a few bucks..." Ghost of Christmas Present: "Yes, which was meant for his operation..." Scrooge: "You mean... it's that serious?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "I'm afraid so... and if these shadows remaind unchanged by the future... the child will die..." Scrooge: "What?!, no please, say it ain't so!, tell me that he'll live!" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Why does it bother you?, if he's gonna die, then he better do it and decrease the surplus population!... at least that's what you said anyway." said the ghost, which made Scrooge widened his eyes in realization on what the ghost was talking about, remembering what he said to some certain Pokémon earlier. Scrooge: "I... I did say that... I admit it... but I didn't mean the children too..." Ghost of Christmas Present: "Next time Scrooge, you should get to know who the population is and remember this, no life is worthless or unfit to live." Scrooge: "I... I will spirit... you have my word..." said Scrooge as he looked down in shame, while Curly was busy trying to cool down his feet. Curly: "Oh man... that was one hot goose..." Larry: "I didn't think normal animals even exist in the Pokémon world..." Moe: "Well they have to, otherwise people would force to eat Pokémon." Curly: "Nya!" said Curly, scared of the thought of being someone's main dish. Emily: "Alright everyone, let's have dinner... and I propose a toast... to Mr Scrooge, the founder of the feast." Pikachu: "Pika..." Mew: "Come on, he's still my brother... and it's Christmas too." Pikachu: "Pika." All: "To Mr Scrooge!" Tiny Tim: "God bless us... everyone!" said Tiny Tim, which touched Scrooge's heart before the room started to turn dark, and everyone was gone. Scrooge: "Wha.... Where did they go?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Come... my time grows short..." said the ghost, who was now looking really old, before he and Scrooge appeared in a cemetery. Scrooge: "Why do you look so old?, are all spirits' lives so short?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "My time upon this globe is very brief... it ends tonight on the stroke of 3..." said the ghost, before Scrooge sees the nearby clock tower that was almost ready to strike the hour. Scrooge: "You mean... a moment from now?, but spirit, I learned so much from you." Moe: "Nothing Scrooge can say or do to stop the clock from ticking to the hour." said Moe, as he and the other Stooges were at the clock tower, getting ready to ring the bell. Scrooge: "Spirit... please don't leave me..." Ghost of Christmas Present: "I believe that I must." Scrooge: "You mean so much to me... you have changed me..." Ghost of Christmas Present: "And now... when the clock strikes 3... I will leave you with the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come..." Scrooge: "You mean... the future?... must I?" Ghost of Christmas Present: "Go forth... and know him better man... ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!" said the spirit, before he vanishes as the bell begins to bong the hour.