Chapter 9: Beautiful Christmas

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Christmas Eve

The day of the party finally arrived. Everything was set. It was make or break time for Star and the gang. This party was either going to be one for the scrapbook, or it would be a complete disaster. Star, Marco, Jackie, Chloe, Tom, Janna, Pony Head, and Mr. Dunlap, as well as the Butterfly clan and the Diazes all stood at the entrance to the park, awaiting the arrival of those who RSVP'd.

"You okay, Star?" Marco asked his girlfriend, taking note of her shaking nerves.

"Oh yeah, totally, totally..." Star said loudly and quickly. "I always shake uncontrollably when I'm calm and totally not nervous like I am right now."

"It's all gonna work out. We've done everything we can. Everything in there looks amazing."

"You guys really outdid yourselves."

"Us? Girl, we all know this wouldn't have come together like this without you." Janna smiled, reaching over and lightly punching Star's arm.

"Guys..."

"You know she's right." Jackie chimed in, getting Star's face to turn red.

"But what if something goes wrong? What if...what if they hate it?"

"Yo, girl, if they got a problem, that's on them." Pony Head exclaimed. "You guys put your backs into this party and, like, everything in there is like the most beautiful party I've ever seen! Are you sure you destroyed all the magic, cuz that's the only way you could put something like that together."

Star and Marco got a laugh from that. "Nah, magic's got nothing to do with it. It's good old fashioned teamwork and camaraderie."

"You have a pretty good team with you, hard to deny that." Mr. Dunlap remarked, tusseling Star's hair before turning back to Pony Head. Pony Head's mere existence baffled him. "So...how do you...how do you exist?"

"What's that mean?"

"...You're a floating head."

"...Yeah."

"No arms or legs."

"...so?"

"H-H-How do you do things, how do you exist!?"

Pony Head could only raise an eyebrow, for before she opened her mouth, a large crowd of people and monsters came down the street heading towards them. "Ooh, they're coming!" Star pointed out, getting excited at the sight. "Get ready guys, we get one shot to pull this off!"

Mr. Dunlap patted Star's shoulder and stepped in front of her. "Let me take the lead here." He said, clearing his throat and preparing to utilize his thunderous voice. The crowd approached them and slowly came to a stop when they were in striking distance. "HOW'S Y'ALL DOIN'!?" He shouted at the top of his lungs. The crowd cheered in response, albeit awkwardly. "Hope you're all ready for the biggest holiday party Echo Creek's ever seen!" More enthusiastic but awkward cheering. "Come on in!" He led the kids and the crowd into the park, showing off the gigantic party that had been set up for them. Glistening, glowing lights surrounding nearly every corner of the park, engulfing the place in a Christmas-esque atmosphere that rivaled only cheesy rom-coms.

Tables with only the finest holiday cuisines populated every quadrant. The tables representing the orphanage and the animal shelter were filled to the brim with babies, animals, and representatives from both happily waiting for their acknowledgement. Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanza decorations & knick-knacks scattered everywhere, lighting up the park in a way that could only be captured in fairy tales. There was a magnificent, over-sized Christmas tree right next to the giant stage, with presents galore scattered underneath it, more than enough for everyone to have at least one.

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