Have a great Christmas everyone.
And to kick things off, here's some sillyness. (Yeah, I know I drag these up every year, but why not, some folks might not have seen them before?)
Some Xmas rhymes I wrote for people in previous years.....
If the fight against the first had actually been on Christmas day!!!!
T'was the night before Christmas,
and in Slayer Central.
The whole place was in chaos.
I mean totally mental!
Potentials were all gathered out in the kitchen,
Whining & moaning, pouting & bitching.
They've all been out getting their training from Spike,
Even the one who sounds like Dick Van Dyke!
Willow was making out upstairs in bed.
Although necking with Ken, she was thinking of Fred.
This new squeeze of hers was really quite rude,
One kiss from her, you turn into a dude!
Giles reminiscing on times when he mattered.
Till his Slayer went freelance & the Council got splattered.
He tried to off Spike with the wrong kind of Wood.
His logic was sound just his timing not good.
Xander was dreaming of Potential frolics.
But Anya is back & after his....erm Body.
A brief heart to heart, though the timing was tricky.
They settled their feud with a kitchen floor quickie.
Dawn was a Hero, though just Xander who saw it.
If she could just cure her thieving, You know, take something for it.
She's studying hard to be a Watcher like Giles.
Not quite as clever, but cuter by miles.
Spike got a Soul, but it came with a hitch.
Turned him into a Puppy, ever more just loves bitch.
She said that she loved him, we all know she lied.
As his disco ball bling dusted Vamps till he died.
Andrew was baking some snacks for the showdown,
With his whiteboard & pens gave a tactical lowdown.
With his video camera he's creating a blog,
Cause he's fully expecting to die like a dog.
Anya was back, newly human....again.
She thought that not running was truly insane.
In battle the bringer just wasn't detected.
And a swing of his sword left her neatly bisected.
The unemployed Robin took an instant dislike
To the leather clad Vampire that calls himself Spike.
They're not Freudian hangups, he's just mis-understood.
But it's Faith that just floored him with a simple "Got Wood?"
Buffy evicted found a house & a bed.
But the man in her arms, like her sex life, was dead.
The first paid a visit to gloat & to sneer.
But the incorporeal taunter gave her an idea.
With Buffy sent packing it's now Faith who's in charge,
She's leading the scoobies & livin it large.
The bomb that they found nearly blew her away,
Now she's in Buffy's bed, where she's aiming to stay!
Angel was hanging around for a bit
But then, like the preacher, he just had to split.
Seeing Buffy with Spike made him ever so jealous,
Even though munching Cookie would bring back Angelus.
So the plan was laid out & the battle commenced.
When they all got made Slayers the First was incensed.
Buffy went down, they were taking a stuffin.
Then the battle was won by a handy McGuffin.
Sooooooooooo
The Vamps did attack, the scoobs were knocked back, things looked bad until Spikey went Nova.
So they called it a day, as the ceiling gave way, & like that the whole battle was over.
The Battle was done, & they still kinda won, though they mostly escaped safe-n-sound.
It dawned on them all, the town plus the Mall, was now just a hole in the ground.
"There'll be no Christmas shopping, so there's no point in stopping. We might as well head to LA."
"We'll give Angel a call, as it's after the fall, He might give us somewhere to stay."
So they boarded the bus, & with minimal fuss, the war weary gang did depart,
and by morning were found, kinda hanging around, in the foyer of Wolfram & Heart.
With the wounded found beds, & pumped up with Meds, the others all stood round the tree.
But Angel was brooding, "see we didn't get food in, we had only planned dinner for three."
Buffy flashed him a smile, "can we crash for a while, we promise we won't make a fuss."
"To tell you the truth, we're just glad of a roof, and to get out of that damn yellow Bus."
Giles told Angel the story, all the heroes & glory, all agreed that their victory was great.
"Though I'm thinking the worst, now we've beaten the First, we may have just blown Season 8."
"And that crater again, will be hard to explain, looks like it was made by Atomics".
"And the First is not finished, though his powers diminished, I bet he turns up in the comics."
"But together we stand, if not quite hand in hand, and I think we should all raise a cheer."
"At the end of the day, it just leaves me to say....Merry Christmas & Happy New year!"
😀
Twas the night before Christmas & in Slayer Towers,
Came the sound of soft footsteps despite the small hours.
Tip-toeing slowly came Dawny, the Key,
To checkout the presents piled under the tree.
She looks at the labels, she's checking them twice,
Hoping the presents for her were all nice.
She had to look closely for the ones with her name,
As in the poor light they all looked the same.
But somethings not right, these gifts all feel weird,
And then out of nowhere, the Slayer appeared.
Hands on her hips & a trace of a sneer,
"I've been expecting you sneaking down here!"
"I had to be cunning, do whatever it takes",
"You can squeeze all you like, for those presents are fakes!"
She shook her head slowly, the smile came unbidden,
"You'll just have to wait, the real ones are hidden!"
Dawn stood up all flustered, she tried with a whine,
"Was just checking I'd taken the pricetags off mine!"
Buffy said nothing, but her face said 'Yeah, right',
That's just what you do in the dead of the night.
"You never trust me", the younger girl snapped,
"This year I paid for the gifts that I wrapped."
Buffy was happy, she'd stayed quite tight lipped,
She didn't let on they were stashed in Spikes crypt.
Smugly she smiled, she felt she'd been shrewd.
When she goes to collect them she might just get, erm, a cup of tea?
Things can get tricky at this holiday time,
But if you get sneaky you'll handle it fine.
If you live with a Teenager you have to be,
Careful of what you leave under the tree.
But if you out-fox their peeking,
You'll have nothing to fear.
For a Merry Olde Christmas.
And a Happy New Year!