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Part Six
It seemed as if Manhattan and Christmastime were two things that went well together, just like peanut butter and jelly. Not only was there joyfulness running through the Muppet Theatre, with the success of the show, but everywhere else in the city as well. From Mickey Mouse’s club downtown (where Scrooge McDuck and Michael Caine sang “Thankful Heart” on stage together) to an oak tree in Central Park, where Chip, Dale, and their Rescue Rangers team were taking a vacation from their usual days of crime busting.
There even was a little bit of joy emerging within the X-Mansion in Westchester, where the X-Men and the other mutants of the School for Gifted Youngsters were around their Christmas tree and each opening one present for the evening. The Fraggles sat nearby the group, singing a pleasant song about the spirit of giving. The evening seemed to have been going well for them all, until Bobby Drake had pulled the last exchanging gift from behind the tree.
“Here’s the last one, guys. It says ‘To: My Excellent Students’ and it’s from…” When Bobby read the last part of the tag, he swallowed hard, unsure about how his friends would feel about whom the gift was from. However, looking at the expression on Bobby’s face, Wolverine knew exactly who it was.
“It’s from the Professor, isn’t it?” Wolverine asked, and the room quickly fell silent, as Bobby looked up at Wolverine and nodded. Storm’s hands went to her mouth and covered it, showing that she had completely forgotten about how Professor Xavier always gets his gifts the day after the previous Christmas year.
“W-Well…how ‘bout we open it and see what it is?” Gobo suggested, and everyone, except for Wolverine, acknowledged that suggestion. Bobby immediately ripped open the gift and found what appeared to be a box made out of marble rye. Opening the box, Bobby and everyone else noticed how there was a beautiful Christmas ornament inside, which came in the form of a golden shield with diamonds that formed an “X” at the center of it.
“Oh, it’s…it’s gorgeous.” Mokey uttered, and even Wolverine knew that it was, but couldn’t stand the fact that the Professor himself wasn’t there to see the smiles on the students’ faces. Without saying anything, he headed out of the room and went out into the snowy atmosphere outside. Taking deep breaths, he tried his best to take his mind off of all that had happened months ago. It was still very hard for him to get pass those events, and he often wished that none of it had ever happened…he often wished that he had never become an X-Man in the first place.
“Oh, god. I wish you three were still here.” He murmured to himself. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to move on.” Wolverine could not fight the tears that came out from his eyes. They just streamed down over his cheeks, as he thought about the years before. But his train of thought was soon broken, as he heard the sound of people singing in the distance.
“It’s in the singing of a street corner choir. It’s going home and getting warm by the fire. It’s true that wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas. A cup of kindness that we share with another, a sweet reunion with a friend or a brother. In all the places you find love, it feels like Christmas.” Wolverine recognized that Christmas song, but didn’t recognize the voices that were singing it so harmoniously. When he realized that it was coming from the front gate, he immediately ran to that area and found carolers that came in the form of Jerome “Doc” Christian, Sprocket, the friends from Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends, Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable, the W.I.T.C.H. girls, the gang from Sesame Street, and Clifford & Pepe the King Prawn from the KMUP station.
“Oh, hello there!” Doc exclaimed, and Sprocket barked his greeting. “This house sure does look like it could use some caroling.”
“We hope you don’t mind us stopping by and singing.” Bob said, and before Wolverine could reply, one of the W.I.T.C.H. girls instantly recognized him and addressed the mutant.
“Wait a minute. You’re Wolverine.” Will uttered, and she noticed the “Do I know you from somewhere?” look on his face. “I first met you and your X-Men buddies on the Statue of Liberty, years ago. Remember?” Wolverine slowly began to recall that incident, and he grinned once he did.
“Oh, yeah.” He said. “The fairies.” Some of the other carolers looked at the W.I.T.C.H. girls strangely, after hearing what Wolverine called them. The girls just smiled sheepishly and came up with a believable cover-up.
“There was a costume party at the time.” Cornelia said, and their friends had bought in to their excuse, soon before Clifford noticed the sad look on Wolverine’s face.
“Hey, man, why the long face?” He asked him.
“Sí. It is Christmas, h’okay.” Pepe said. “De time to indulge yourself in eggnog and get yourself plastered, saying ‘Feliz Navidad’ backwards or somethin’.”
“I wouldn’t recommend gettin’ other people to relive your last Christmas party, shrimp.” Irma said, and Pepe was about to say something, until she cut him off. “And, yes, I know you’re a king prawn.”
“One of de best, my love.” Pepe said, rubbing his body against hers, shortly before she shoved him out of the way. Meanwhile, Gordon could see in Wolverine’s eyes and expression that he was missing someone special on Christmas Eve. And he knew exactly who that someone was, after remembering what the X-Men had gone through in the late part of the Spring and the good friends that they had lost in the events.
“I think we have an idea what you’re going through.” Gordon told Wolverine. “I can remember the first Christmas that we spent without our good friend, Mr. Hooper.” Gordon mentioning that name was what reminded the others about the “Mutant Incident.”
“With all due respect, our friend didn’t go out as peacefully as yours did.” Wolverine said.
“That’s not the point, Mr. Logan.” Bob said. “We never let Mr. Hooper’s death get us down on Christmas, because we always remembered the other Christmases that he spent with us. And thinking about those Christmases is what keeps us happy and not sad.” Wolverine seemed to have been getting Bob’s point and felt his spirit lifted a little.
“So you’re saying that as long as I remember the Christmases that I spent with Professor Xavier, then I shouldn’t be so sad about him being gone?” Wolverine asked, and Bob and the others nodded.
“That’s the greatest thing about Christmas. The people who were in life before they passed will always keep their spirit with you and remind you just how important it is to keep their Christmas and yours with you always.” Bob said, before he began singing a song that he and his Sesame Street friends loved to sing during that time of season. “Keep Christmas with you, all through the year. When Christmas is over, you can keep it near. Think of this Christmas day, when Christmas is far away.” The other carolers joined in with Bob, as Wolverine felt himself getting happier by each verse they sang.
“Keep Christmas with you, all through 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.” Once Wolverine’s spirit was fully lifted, he decided let the carolers in on the mansion property and led them into the house, as they continued to sing. “Christmas means the spirit of loving, peace and joy to you. The goodness of living, the gladness of remembering; these are Christmas too.” Once Wolverine and the carolers were inside the mansion, everyone inside were very surprised, and they all smiled gleefully, hearing the carolers sing in such perfect harmony. Logan stood by Storm and smiled at her, showing that he wasn’t going to let Xavier’s loss bother him on Christmas, so long as he and everyone else always remembered him and his cause.
“So, keep Christmas with you, all through 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.”
Have a MARVELOUS Christmas, True Believers!!!
