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CHRISTMAS IS RUINED “Santa, where are you?” Mrs. C screamed. Suddenly, an elf came running down the hall to Mrs. C. I t was Brennazon. She was the wordiest one out of all the elves. “All of the rain deer are not in their cages. What if …..” Then Suzie the elf with the most attitudes interrupted. “Christmas is ruined. We know we know. I mean what is the point all we ever do is work so why can`t we just take a break?” “Were making children happy so that’s all that madders, you know better.”Mrs. C said. ”Um” Suzie grumped. “Well, I was saying what will we do?” Brennazon asked. Then, Tootsie the detective elf said, “Well then it’s a case that Justinian and I will have to figure out. We will need some helpers. So we pick Suzie, Brennazon, Linda and Schmidt. “Me, really? Oh, I am so excited!” Schmidt said happily. Then Jack Frost walked by too quickly, very mysterious. “Look! It’s the kidnapper, Jack Frost!” Linda screamed. All of the elves ran over and grabbed him. “Aaaah! Ok, ok. I know I did some bad things in the past but…” Then Brennazon quickly interrupted. “Some, some? You’ve done things in the past that nobody can even think of, so we know it was you. Where are they?” Then Mrs. C. came over before Brennazon could hit him and grabbed her and held her. “Calm down sweetheart. It’s not worth it. “Oh Rosie.” Jack Frost said. “Don’t call me by my first name! Mrs. C. to you! Got that?” Mrs. C. interrupted. “Sorry, Mrs. C.” Jack Frost said. “Thank you.” She said. “As I was saying, this time it really wasn’t me!” Jack Frost screamed. “Good. Well case closed. We don’t have to do it. I will just be on my waaaay. Fine, I’ll stay if I have to, but two days until Christmas Eve, so we have to finish wrapping all of the gifts.” Brennazon said with relief. “Well, ok you have one night so wrap fast. Tomorrow you will have a full day of searching with my help. So, like I said, wrap fast,” Mrs. C. said. Then all of the elves started to run so fast that they tripped and fell. “Come on! Let’s move!” Tootsie screamed. Then all of the elves got to work. By the next two hours the elves finished. They got lots of rest to start an early search. It was 6 a.m. The elves were getting ready for their long, hard day of search. First, they checked the café they went to in Paris two nights back. “Look, it’s eight of the reindeer,” Justinian screamed. Then they went over to them and asked if they knew where Rudolf and Santa were. “Well, all we know is that they are together,” Dasher said, like he was brainwashed. “Ok. Let’s check Hollywood, CA,” Linda screamed. She was really loco. “Well, its 6:30 a.m. so I guess we can fit it in, plus it’s so stinkin’ cold here,” Tootsie said, shivering. “One problem. How are we going to get there? Our elf dust is gone, so what will we do?” Schmidt asked. He really wasn’t too bright. “Oh!!! We’re using the reindeer!” he answered. “Sorry! I hurt my leg so I cannot fly,” Cupid said sadly. “Ok, I will carry an elf and you” Dasher said, happily. “Who is the second strongest?” Mrs. C. asked. “I am the second strongest,” Dancer said. “Ok, you’ll carry me.” Mrs. C. said. “Everyone get on a reindeer before my ears freeze to death!” Brennazon screamed. They went on their way. Once they parked there was a strange trail of water. “Hey guys! Look at this! It’s water droplets that lead into McDonalds!” Justinian screamed. “Let’s follow it!” Brennazon quickly interrupted. “Hey! It’s totally Jack Frost! It’s hot here so he could be melting and got to the nearest air conditioned place.” “Wow! You really thought this one through!” Mrs. C said like she was super shocked. Guess, who was the first one to enter McDonalds? BRENNAZON!! Remember she was the worried one out of all the elves? Now she is the bravest one out of all the elves! DRIP! DRIP! “Hey, did you guys hear that?” Schmidt asked. “YES,” Everyone answered. “MAWAOHAAAAH. It`s me…” Then, Brennazon interrupted the person. “Not Jack frost it`s Frosty the Snow man! That’s why he went into an air conditioned place because he was melting! It all makes senses now!” Brennazon said. “Who`s the detective?” they asked. “Me,” Tootsie answered. “You’re not a very good detective because I`m …………………………………………….. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN!” Frosty reviled himself from the black cape he was under. “OMG!”Linda said. “Oh no!” Schmidt said. “Shheesh, not that big of a surprise,” Suzie said. Justinian just fainted. “I knew it! I knew it!” Brennazon screamed. Then she did a little elf dance (creepy?). “Why?” Mrs. C. asked. “Everybody makes movies about Santa and the reindeer. I am hardly in any. Now they have to make movies of me because the main stars will be gone.” Frosty threatened. Frosty was about to push this red button until Suzie scared him up onto a balcony. “Move that cage onto the balcony! Put those rocks in the cage!” Brennazon screamed. Then she pushed a button and Frosty the snowman fell through the roof into the trap. “Nooooooooooooo! I’m melting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Frosty said. “Hey! Over here!” Santa screamed. Everybody ran over to Santa and Rudolf. “Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and we have to get ready for the special day.”Suzie screamed. “Oh Suzie, I thought you hated Christmas?” Linda asked. “I actually love Christmas!” She answered. “Let’s go!” Schmidt screamed. Everyone climbed onto a reindeer and headed back to the North Pole. “Rest up, sweetheart. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, so like I said, rest up.” Mrs. C. shouted. Right after that, everyone was sound asleep. “I told you so. So I told you so,” Mrs. C. Kept hearing in her head. She thought she was hearing things but it was Jack Frost on a motor scooter (with a helmet, of course), circling Mrs. C.’s bed saying, “I told you so!” All through the night, Mrs. C. could not sleep. The next morning on Christmas Eve, the Frosty the Snowman goo was gone. Looks like another mystery to be solved by the elves. The End By: Emma Pizzullo