It was that time of the year…joyful music to be heard left and right, the smell of warm food and drink to be relished at every street corner, the ground covered with snow, and everyone hustling to get last-minute shopping done in the craze of others with like-minded intentions. It was that time of the year when whole the city just seemed to shut down except for hospitals and stores. Yes, it was Christmastime once more…some enjoying the cold, others keeping safely indoors from the cold. It was that time of year when no matter who you were, there was a least a slightly happier mood to be felt…all radios playing the same songs, all TV stations showcasing their Christmas specials. The sense of a lightened spirit could be felt in all people of the globe. With a world gradually reaching a more peaceful, prosperous, and progress-filled era, each Christmas leading up to this one seemed to be getting more and more…special. Families wound tightly together. Lovers felt closer than any other time of the year. This was th

at time of the year when whole the city just seemed to shut down except for hospitals and stores. Yes, it was Christmastime once more…some enjoying the cold, others keeping safely indoors from the cold. It was that time of year when no matter who you were, there was a least a slightly happier mood to be felt…all radios playing the same songs, all TV stations showcasing their Christmas specials. The sense of a lightened spirit could be felt in all people of the globe. With a world gradually reaching a more peaceful, prosperous, and progress-filled era, each Christmas leading up to this one seemed to be getting more and more…special. Families wound tightly together. Lovers felt closer than any other time of the year. This was the season known for selfless gift-giving and acts of kindness. This was a season known to celebrate Christ's birth for those of faith. This was the Christmas season. animater and karma had been married for over six months, still as happy to be together as the day of the proposal two month

s before the wedding. And while they had bought presents for each other in Christmases past, this Christmas seemed more special to them than any others they had known, because this year, they could give each other gifts as husband and wife. There was no sweeter or more official title they could hope for to describe their relationship. Christmas Eve…it was only a matter of hours before animater and karma would be joining their families for great food, time together, and, at midnight of Christmas Day, giving each other thoughtful gifts. animater and karma's moms would be bringing in the great food, kobe would be bringing his fiancé to join them, garfield and alica would be bringing along their baby Amanda, and the arbuckles would be in with their quirky and witty British humor. karma was doing some last-minute shopping while animater was sticking around their new house, cleaning it up some while every so often checking on TerraFleet progress in technological and educational development. With the radio blasti

Christmas Eve…it was only a matter of hours before animater and karma would be joining their families for great food, time together, and, at midnight of Christmas Day, giving each other thoughtful gifts. animater and karma's moms would be bringing in the great food, kobe would be bringing his fiancé to join them, garfield and alica would be bringing along their baby Amanda, and the arbuckles would be in with their quirky and witty British humor. karma was doing some last-minute shopping while animater was sticking around their new house, cleaning it up some while every so often checking on TerraFleet progress in technological and educational development. With the radio blasting Christmas music outside, animate was melting away snow from the driveway, the winds starting to really pick up. "Great…" thought animate as he looked up into the sky and saw what was coming. "That can't be good…better hurry this up, then!" All of a sudden, the radio started losing its coherency, getting gradually fuzzier and fuzzier. "

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Snowstorm Warning for your area. You are advised to take shelter indoors immediately. Be sure to keep a backup generator with you, as this may very well knock out all power for up to a day…" With that, the radio went completely dead, nothing but static to be heard. As animater suddenly turned his head to where he had set the radio down, he noticed the hovercraft returning with karma in it. He quickly went over to her and saw her shivering despite all her layers of clothing and the cover of the canopy. She opened it, slowly getting up and trying to get out. "Hey, an-animater…" she said before briefly kissing him. "Let's get you inside, karma. I'll take care of the bags." "B-but…" "No. I'll take care of them. Your safety comes before mine." He held her closely the whole way inside, leaving her on the couch as he went back out to brave the snowstorm that only seemed to get all the fiercer. As karma took off her gloves and tended to her cold hands, animater came ba

ack in with all the bags on an airborne wagon. "Told ya that'd come in handy" said karma as animater closed the door. "Phew…!" said animater in relief as he took his coat off and rubbed his arms to get warm. "Whoa…man…what a time to be out and about. You're crazy, karma" said animater with a half-smile. karma blinked slowly and, with a warm smile, said "worth it…" "Well, the normal radio's out…time to go to satellite..." said animater as he went over to the TV stereo and turned on the satellite radio, which said "I repeat, all people are advised to remain indoors with all necessary precautions taken to ensure safety and the ability to hold out for up to two days." "Well…this can't be good…" said karma, still trying to warm her cold-bitten hands. "I guess this means that the family won't be able to come over after all…" said animater in disappointment as he turned off the satellite radio. "And we don't have the transporters in yet…lemme call 'em and see how they are…" he said as he pulled out his cell phone

which was considerably more advanced than most others' he knew.

chapter 2 in 4 weeks

or less

oh sorry

devilsmas

shit i forgot lets just forget those parts

your in it