Back in his bedroom, Strong Bad found himself in a familiar room.
"I'm home!" said Strong Bad happily as he got up in his old bedroom. He looked at himself. "I'm alive...and I'm home!" He laughed merrily to himself as he looked around his room.
Outside the bedroom window, on the ledge, Mimi, Tizzy, Doody, Jewel, Amy, Yumemitchi, Kiraritchi,
Toro, Jun, Ricky, Pierre, Suzuki, Clank and Bassy Girl had their eyes closed tightly. A second later, they opened their eyes slowly just as a few familiar friends of theirs came in.
"Guys! We were so worried!" exclaimed Timmy happily.
"Yeah. We thought you'd be goners by now." agreed Homesilvis.
She then faced 'the audience' as she narrated. "'Yes, the bedposts were his own, the bed was his own, and the room was his own'."
"Hi girls and guys! We're back!" said Timmy happily on the ledge, waving to the "audience".
"Told you, we would." Daxter said with a smile.
"Yeah!" laughed the others.
Mimi A.K.A. Marie laughed as well as she continue narrating. "'But the thing that made Strong Bad happiest of all was that his life lay before him and it could be changed'."
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Inside the room, Strong Bad was happier than he ever was before.
"I will live my life in the past, the present, and the future! Oh, Monobear and Ms. Usami..." Strong Bad kneeled down on his knees and prayed. "Oh, Heaven and the Christmas time be praised for this day. I say it on my knees, Monobear & Ms. Usami, on my knees!" them down! Heck I'm still here as well! It's a miracle!" He looked at a mirror nearby, and groaned in disgust.
"What can I do now?" asked Strong Bad anxiously. "I'm as light as a feather, happy as an angel, and merry as a schoolboy!"
Back on the ledge, Daxter looked down in concern, remembering what happened the last time they were near the window.
"Uh, do you think it's safe for you boys to be up there?" asked Bassy Girl nervously.
"Ah, calm down, Bassy Girl." giggled Mimi. "Strong Bad's safe now."
"Yeah! What could happen now?" agreed Homesilvis.
Of course, it was one of those 'you had to say it' parts as Strong Bad swung open the window and knocked Homesilvis and Timmy off the ledge while Mimi Tizzy, Doody, Amy, Yumemitchi, Jewel and Kiraritchi used umbrellas and Daxter, Boxxy Boy and Bassy Girl flew down like before. He looked around and smiled happily.
"Man! What a great morning!" said Strong Bad cheerfully. He then spotted a mouse lemur walking down the streets below. "Hey you, lemur!"
Mort looked up and looked alarmed, and got into a defense stance, "Ahhh! Don't throw another paper ball at me!"
Strong Bad laughed as he said, "Aw calm down, little critter. Tell me, what is today?"
"Huh?" asked Mort puzzled.
"What is today, my little friend?"
Sensing no danger, Mort got out of the defense stance and said, "Well, today is Christmas Day."
"Thank goodness! It's Christmas!" shouted Strong Bad excited. "I didn't miss it after all! The spirits did it all in one night! They can do whatever they like, of course they can, of course they can!"
"Uh, sure. Of course they can." Mort said in confusion. He had no idea what Strong Bad was on about but he decided to play along and hope he didn't get another paper ball thrown at him in the progress.
"Hey little critter, do you know the poultry shop in the next street?" Strong Bad asked.
"Oh sure. I stopped there lots of times."
Count Bleck chuckled. "An intelligent lemur...a remarkable lemur." Mort blushed at the comment. Maybe Strong Bad wasn't as bad as he thought of him yesterday after all. Strong Bad continued, "Do you know that prize turkey that is on sale in the window?"
"Oh, the one that is twice as big as me? Sure, it's still there." Mort responded.
"Good, uh...say, what's your name, kid?"
"Mort, sir".
Strong Bad laughed. "A good name for a great critter like yourself. Anyway, I want you to buy that prize turkey."
"Oh, be serious." Mort said, rolling his eyes in disbelief.
"Oh, I am serious! Buy it for me and I'd give you a dollar. Heck to that, I'd give you 10 dollars!" Strong Bad then took out some sort of piggy bank and threw it to Mort who caught it.
Mort looked excited, "Wow!" Then he began to run off.
From nearby, Mimi continued to narrate. "'And so, Mort was off like a shot. So eager..." The blue haired girl was interrupted when Mort bumped into them by accident.
"Oops. Sorry!" giggled Mort sheepishly as he jumped off, and ran off to the poultry shop.
As the narrators got up, all of them (besides Timmy) started laughing.
"Aw, nuts." scowled the buck teethed boy in annoyance.
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Strong Bad closed the window and smiled as he made plans for Christmas.
"I will bring it plus prized cruise tickets to Wagsatchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly's house. Man, will they be surprise! It's the twice the size of Apple Bloom" said Strong Bad merrily.
Strong Bad was so full of excitement and energy that he just put his top hat, scarf, coat, cape and trainers on without thinking to change out of his nightclothes, and then he hurried out of the door. He ran back in as he realized something.
"Whoa! I can't go out looking like this!" exclaimed Strong Bad as he looked at himself. He picked up the cane nearby and smiled. "There, much better!" He then ran out of his room once more, saying, "Why so I have this anyway?"
Outside as everyone was getting ready for a great Christmas morning, Mimi was narrating once more.
"'And a few moments later, dressed in his finest, so to speak, Strong Bad appeared on the streets of the city to wish "Merry Christmas" to all the world'." narrated Mimi.
"And look what he's dressed in." Daxter remarked as she and the others looked and saw Strong Bad leaving his home.
Strong Bad passed Otto (from Time Squad) and Flapjack passing by and said,
"Merry Christmas, guys"
"Merry Christmas." greeted the two, not minding that Strong Bad was in his nightclothes at all. After all, this was Christmas. Why bother with such details?
"Merry Christmas, Dante and Kuromi!" Strong Bad said to Dante and Kuromi passing.
"Merry Christmas, Strong Bad " responded Dante with a smile.
"Um, yeah, what he said" Kuromi said, slightly confused.
Strong Bad passed Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby playing merrily saying, "Merry Christmas" to them.
He then passed to the narrators, hugging them happily saying, "Merry Christmas!"
"Wow, thanks!" laughed Daxter as Strong Bad moved on.
"'Everyone was out and about this fine morning and soon, he encountered two familiar faces'." Mimi narrated smiling.
And sure enough, those two familiar faces were Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey, the same two Mr. Men who visited his office yesterday asking for a donation. The two turned and jumped back alarmed as they saw Strong Bad approaching.
"Ahh! Strong Bad!" yelped Mr. Small in alarm.
"Hey there. Listen, about that charity donation you asked for yesterday..." begun Strong Bad.
"Uh, uh, listen, Strong Bad." said Mr. Nosey nervously. "We weren't on our way to ask you about it. Honest! If you still don't want to do anything with the donation or us, that is fine!" Mr. Small nodded quickly in agreement.
"On the contrary, I want you both to put me down for..."
Strong Bad whispered the amount in both their ears. Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey gasped at the amount Strong Bad was telling them.
"My word! That much?" asked Mr. Small in disbelief.
"That much! And great many back payments will be included, I guarantee it." Strong Bad said with a smile. "After all, it will be for the poor and homeless."
"That...that is nice of you, Strong Bad. I don't know what to say. I wish we have something to give you in return." said Mr. Small in amazement.
Mr. Nosey looked up smiling then took his red and green scarf off. After he did, he presented it to Strong Bad.
"Is that for me?" asked Strong Bad, touch by this.
"Sure is" Mr. Nosey confirmed, smiling back.
Smiling back, Strong Bad removed his old black scarf and put the new one Strong Bad had offered to him around his neck.
Strong Bad smiled. For the first time in years, he felt...warm.
"Thank you. Thank you...50 times! And a Merry Christmas to you both!" said Strong Bad merrily.
"Same here!" Exclaimed Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey, smiling.
"Hey, Strong Bad," Mort come running up, holding the prize turkey. "I got the prize turkey!"
"Good. Follow me." instructed Strong Bad.
Mort smiled and did so. Mr. Small, Mr. Nosey, the narrators, and a few people followed along merrily as the count began to sing.
Strong Bad: With a thankful heart
With an endless joy
With a growing family
Every girl and boy
Will be nephew and niece to me
Excited, the crowd and narrators sang along.
All: Nephew and niece to me
Strong Bad: Will bring love, hope and peace to me
All: Love, hope and peace to me
Everyone entered a bakery singing to the people inside as they helped gathered the good eats.
Strong Bad: Yes, and every night will end and every day will start
With a grateful prayer and a thankful heart
As everyone left, one employee yelled as he fell down with a ladder. Needless to say, those inside followed everyone outside.
Strong Bad: With an open smile and with open doors
I will bid you welcome
What is mine is yours
With a glass raised to toast your health
All: With a glass raised to toast your health
Strong Bad: And a promise to share the wealth
All: A promise to share the wealth
They continued throughout the city to Strong Bad's workplace as he continued to sing.
Strong Bad: I will sail a friendly course
File a friendly chart
On a sea of love and a thankful heart
All: On a sea of love and a thankful heart
Inside his workplace, Strong Bad placed down baskets for each of his workers, First and Second Minions with coals that they wanted yesterday. He left notes for them saying "Merry Christmas".
Strong Bad: Life is like a journey
Who knows when it ends?
As he said the last part, Strong Bad went to his desk and took out a picture he didn't want to take out until now. It was a picture of his long lost love, My Melody. He sighed as he looked at it.
Strong Bad: Yes, and if you need to know
The measure of a man
You simply count his friends
Strong Bad then came out of his office and sang towards Mr. Bump.
Strong Bad: Stop and look around you
The glory that you see
He now went through the excited crowd, continuing the song.
Strong Bad: Is born again each day
Don't let it slip away
How precious life can be
With a laugh, everyone continued following Strong Bad throughout the city as he went through his Christmas plans.
First off, he stopped at a familiar place. Two Brother Strong, SpongeBob, Ed, and Chowder, who were celebrating Christmas, looked up and got up surprised as Strong Bad came in. Smiling happily, he hugged each of them, surprising them some more. With a chuckle, Strong Bad gave each a gift with a smile. He then told them to follow him, and they left with Strong Bad and a few of the crowd following. The two looked puzzled at first, then they smiled especially SpongeBob, Ed, and Chowder. 'He finally made it to spend Christmas with us. He really did it.' thought Ed proudly as they continued on.
Strong Bad's next stop was an old folk's home. It was where Ms. Phyllis, Etno Polino and Mimi
were living at. They turned and looked surprised as Strong Bad came in, giving out gifts to them as well. As he told them to follow him, which they did, the old people and Mayor looked at their gifts. Mimi had a new hat. Etno Polino tried to listen to it with a hearing aid while Ms. Phyllis just shook it.
were living at. They turned and looked surprised as Strong Bad came in, giving out gifts to them as well. As he told them to follow him, which they did, the old people and Mayor looked at their gifts. Mimi had a new hat. Etno Polino tried to listen to it with a hearing aid while Ms. Phyllis just shook it.
Later on, just about everyone in town followed Strong Bad happily as he continued to sing.
Strong Bad: With a thankful heart that is wide awake
I do make this promise
Every breath I take
Will be used now to sing your praise
All: Used now to sing your praise
Strong Bad stopped near where the friends of Two Brother Strong, SpongeBob, Ed, and Chowder lived singing to them.
Strong Bad: And to beg you to share my days
He then gave the gang some treats and present, making the kids and teens happy.
All: Beg you to share my days
He went to the alleyway where the heroes lived. He put an arm around Petunia's shoulder as he sang.
Strong Bad: With a loving guarantee
That even if we part
He then gave the happy tree friends some food, making the whole load of them happy and smiling.
All: I will hold you close in a thankful heart Soon they stopped at the place Strong Bad wanted to go to all day as he finished the song.
Strong Bad: I will hold you close
In a thankful heart
All: In a thankful heart!
Strong Bad went near the door then turned motioning everyone to hide.
"Oh yeah! Hide!" said Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey quickly. The others nodded in agreement as they hid as well. Everyone but Mort still holding the prize turkey left. Strong Bad then made a serious ticked off look on his face as he pounded on the door loudly. He smirked a bit. He saw Mort still behind, waving to him to hide.
"Oops. Oh yeah." said Mort quickly as he went to hide as well.
After he left, Strong Bad chuckled. Then he made himself looked ticked off again.
'Got to make this look convincing' thought Strong Bad. 'Just to give them a little a scare'
He then began to yell, "Wagashietchi! Homestar Runner! Jak! Sly Cooper!"
The door opened and a nervous and scared Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly answered.
"Ah. S...Strong Bad. What a surprise." chuckled Wagashietchi nervously.
"So there you two are." Strong Bad said narrowing his eyes. Inside though, he was chuckling. "I was looking all over for you. You both were not at work this morning like we discussed!"
Jak looked confused. "But we did discuss it, sir! It's Christmas Day; you gave me, Homestar and the other workers the day off!"
"What? Me? Strong Bad? Give someone the day off? Would I ever do that?" said Bad in a fake ticked off voice.
Sunny Funny, Marzipan, Keira Hagai and Carmelita Fox were behind the door, Sunny was glaring angrily as theirs husband said nervously, "No. I mean yes! At least...I think you did."
"Wagashietchi,Homestar Runner,Jak,Sly Cooper. I had have enough of this!" remarked Strong Bad in pretend anger.
By now, Sunny looked angry. She wasn't going to look on while her husband got berated like this!
"And I have enough of you, ya vampire man!" yelled Sunny as she ran out and confronted their husbands' employer.
"Sunny, calm down!" Keira as she ran out after her.
"Sunny, Sunny, please!" yelped Wagashietchi alarmed, fearing his wife was going to get him and Jak fired. He turned to Strong Bad quickly, "Strong Bad..."
"And therefore, Wagashietch, Homestar Runner, Jak and Sly Cooper..." Strong Bad became to say. He then began to think, 'Almost there'.
"And therefore, I want you away from our house right now!" yelled Marzipan very loudly.
"Now," Strong Bad then shouted out loud, "And therefore, I'm about to both raise your salaries!"
"And I'm going to raise you right off the pavement and out...'" Sunny stopped and looked confused as she realized what Strong Bad just said, "What?"
"Come again?" asked Keira shocked at what she just heard.
Strong Bad smiled. "You heard right. I'm going to raise your salaries and help pay your mortgage for this house. In fact...since you both have been good loyal and good friends to me all these years, I think it's time to transfer you two from clerk...to become my partners. What do you say?"
Wagashietchi, Sunny, Homestar, Marzipan, Jak, Keira, Sly and Carmelita looked stunned. The count that was a jerk and was never known for his kindness in years was being kind right now! Any anger Sunny has felt towards Strong Bad is gone.
"Sure! It's an honor sir. Would you like to come in?" asked Homestar happily as he move aside to let his employer in.
"You are always welcome in my home, sir." said Marzipan smiling.
"Thank you." said Strong Bad smiling as he came in, he held out cruise tickets. "Oh, and one more thing. How would you and your family like to join us for a little turkey dinner on a cruise trip this fine Christmas day?" The rest of the family came over, surprised as their parents, as Strong Bad continued with a smile, "Merry Christmas."
Strong Bad moved aside and suddenly Mort with the turkey and everyone else behind him came in.
"Merry Christmas!" cheered Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey.
"Merry Christmas!" laughed Mort cheerily as he showed the prize turkey.
The whole family looked surprised and happy as they greeted their unexpected guests.
"Wow!" said Wagashietchi,Homestar, Jak and Sly happily.
"This is wonderful!" said Sunny, Marzipan, Keira and Carmelita with glee.
Strong Bad smiled happily. He had never felt this good on Christmas in years. He wondered how else it could be perfect.
"Excuse me sir? Is Senor Cardgage here?" asked a voice behind him.
"Sure. You are looking at..."
As Strong Bad turned around he gasped as he saw who just spoke. Someone he had known and hadn't seen since he looked at his past oh so while ago, but in reality whom he hasn't seen in years.
It was Homesilvis replace my melody. She was right now wearing a white dress with rainbow colored details, white gloves, silver earrings and a Heart shaped rainbow colored Bowed hairclip on her head, still as young and still as beautiful since that day.
"Homesilvis? Is that you?" gasped Strong Bad in happiness and surprise. "But how did...I don't...where..."
Homesilvis giggled as she said, "Let's just a sailor scout, a young man, and a diesel shadow told me that someone I once knew has changed. And that someone may be here right now ready for our wedding at the Christmas cruise."
Strong Bad smiled warmly towards Homesilvis, "Homesilvis...I have missed you. My goodness, you've stayed so beautiful. I mean you've always look…"
Homesilvis giggled, "You always did usually run out of things to say, Senor Cardgage. These four told me you've changed…for the better".
Strong Bad sighed as he said, "Homesilvis...I'm sorry. I let my greed and want of money get between us. All that time years ago...I wanted to be with you. I'm sorry. I will never let greed come between us again."
Homesilvis smiled back, "I've loved you, Senor Cardgage. I always did and never stopped loving you even if you did became a jerk back then. Now then, have you now decided when will we be married?"
Strong Bad looked nervous, "Well, since it's been a really long time, I'll say today at the ship if you like?"
Homesilvis smiled as if her hope has been granted and she said, "Yes, yes, Senor Cardgage, I will!"
Everyone smiled and cheered that they finally are going to be married. Strong Bad smiled. And he gave Homesilvis a twirl around. Then, the two finally kissed as they were going to be married on a cruise trip.
On the bow, the narrators laughed.
"What a great ending. He going to marry the girl of his dreams." Homesilvis smirked.
"Are they allowed to do that and is this ending different?" asked Homesilvis puzzled.
"Aw, it's a fan-fiction. Let Strong Bad be with Homesilvis and let there be a wedding." said Bassy Girl smiling.
Mimi chuckled then spoke to the "audience" once more, "'And Strong Bad was better than his word. He did it all and infinitely more."
"And Apple Bloom?" asked Timmy feeling worried and concerned.
"And Apple Bloom..." Mimi then smirked. "Who did not die..."
"Wow! That's great!" said Clank happily.
"Awww." cooed Bassy Girl, happy that Apple Bloom would not die after all. The others cheered in agreement.
"'To Apple Bloom, Strong Bad became a third father and Homesilvis a third mother. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man as the good old city ever had'." Mimi said narrating.
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Back on deck, everyone watched Strong Bad and Homesilvis walked down the ship towards Reverend OJ (from TUGS in human form) as "The Wedding March" played as Mimi continued narrating.
"'And it was always said of him that he knew how to keep Christmas well if any man alive possessed the knowledge'." Apple Bloom bought the wedding rings to the newlyweds, making Strong Bad smile warmly as Reverend OJ began the wedding.
"My Melody, do you take Senor Cardgage to be your beloved husband?" OJ asked.
"I do." Answered Homesilvis.
"and Senor Cardgage, do you take Homesilvis to be your beloved wife?" OJ asked.
"I do, forever." Strong Bad announced.
"'May that truly be said of us, and all of us! And so, as Apple Bloom observed...'"
"God bless us." said Apple Bloom with a smile.
Then Strong Bad said, "God bless us, everyone!"
"Then I pronounce you and Homesilvis husband and wife!" announced OJ proudly.
Soon everyone on deck cheered, including the Time shifters, Two Brothers, SpongeBob, Ed, Chowder, Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak, Sly, Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey, Dante and Kuromi, First and Second Squad and people Strong Bad knew in the past, present, and future.
Chorus: Keep Christmas with you
All though the year
When Christmas is over
You can keep it near
Think of this Christmas day
When Christmas is faraway
Jun sighed happily. Then with a smile, she and Woody stand close to each other lovingly. Soon enough, Jewel and Amy was kissing Blu and Rudy on the cheek, Timmy and Tallulah began to connect, Clulutchi leaned her head on Strong Sad's shoulder who blushed and Wagashietchi, Homestar, Jak and Sly kissed their wives Sunny, Marzipan, Keira, and Carmelita on their cheeks.
Chorus: Keep Christmas with you
All though the year
When Christmas is over
Save some Christmas cheer
These precious moments
Hold them very dear
And keep Christmas with you
All through the year
He then looked past Homesilvis and saw three familiar figures nearby waving at him smiling: a Gravity Queen, a young man and a black cat near the bad. It was Kat, Drake, and Kuro!
Kid Chorus: Christmas means the spirit of giving
Peace and Joy to you
Strong Bad also saw that Kat, Drake, and Kuro had disappeared. He saw them all over the beautiful Christmas horizon. Along with them were the ghosts of Monobear and Usami, who were laughing merrily with Kat, Drake, and Kuro. Strong Bad smiled at this.
Chorus: The Goodness of loving
The gladness of living
These are Christmas too
"Bye, everyone!" The ghosts laughed to the audience, "Merry Christmas!"
Chorus: So Keep Christmas with you
All though the year
When Christmas is over
Save some Christmas cheer
These precious moments
Hold them very dear
And keep Christmas with you
All through the year
"See ya later!' laughed Daxter, Tess, Boxxy Boy, Clank and Bassy Girl as they waved to the audience.
"Bye!" cheered Mimi."Merry Christmas!" laughed Jun, Woody, Jewel, Amy, Blu, Rudy and Timmy who waved goodbye as well.
Chorus: Just keep Christmas with you
All through the year
Meanwhile, Kat, Drake, and Kuro looked at each other, smiling while proudly watched the ship depart. They then all at the same time clicked their fingers, generating pink, orange, and blue sparks, Strong Bad and Homesilvis once again shared a kiss thus ending the story!
End of Final Chapter
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