Warning: This is a fusion with Nightmare Before Christmas. And has my crack bunny and hamster narrators: Plotz and Ponder.
The Gundam Nightmare Before Christmas Part 2
So, let me get this right. Duo's King of Halloween and is very depressed. Heero's a rag doll created by Dr. J for some nefarious purpose...
Yeah, let's not go into that, shall we?
Ew, no. Let's just pretend he needed a cook.
Works for me. In fact, I think he's in the doctor's kitchen right now.
You better mean that literally and not figuratively. I don't want to think about Dr. J's 'kitchen'.
Heero finished stuffing the deadly nightshade into a harmless looking jar. Carefully, he opened the cupboard and hid it behind the mandrake root. He heard the familiar drone of Dr. J's wheelchair on the ramp and quickly closed the cupboard. Trying to look innocent, he picked up a nearby grenade and tossed it idly in his remaining hand.
"So you came back." Dr. J leered from the ramp.
"Obviously," Heero muttered sullenly.
Dr. J lifted up Heero's detatched arm. "For this." The arm clunked him on the head again and he winced.
"Yes."
Dr. J smiled evilly. "Shall we then?" He gestured towards the lab. Heero followed slowly and when he reached the large circular room, he went and strapped himself down on the operating table.
Do I need to cover my eyes for this part? Is this turning into a bondage fic?
He's just sewing Heero's arm back on. Get your mind out of the gutter!
Hey! I'm just trying to help! If she wants to keep the audience interested bondage would be the way to go- just not with Dr. J...
Shush.
Heero looked out the window as Dr. J sewed his arm back on.
"That's three times this month you've slipped deadly nightshade into my food and run off!"
"Actually it's four- five if you count the belladonna in your soup." Heero corrected and Dr. J thumped the table with his fist.
"How dare you! You're mine! I made you with my own two hands!"
"One of them is really a claw."
"That's beside the point! You are supposed to be grateful to your creator!"
"I am- I'm just restless. I can't help it. I'm tired of sewing and inventing explosives-"
Dr. J finished the suture and sighed. "I should've seen this coming. Even created things have a teen phase I guess. We'll just have to be patient and wait for it to pass."
Heero sighed. "I don't want to be patient..." Out of the window he could just see the edge of the woods. He knew what he wanted...
Oh, this is good. I like aggressive Heero.
Just cause he knows what he wants doesn't mean he'll be aggressive. Duo is the King of Halloween town.
So Heero won't think he's good enough? Hasn't she used that one enough? Speaking of Duo, where is he?
Let's look and see...
Duo paced through the wood, head down, Scythe following at a distance. His dark coat blended into the shadows, his white face seemed to float over the ground.
He's still brooding.
Yes, but he looks good doing it.
That doesn't mean we have to watch him all night.
Good point. Let's move ahead, shall we? To the day after Halloween?
Quatre climbed the stairs of Duo's house and rang the bell.
And waited.
He rang the bell again. "Duo? Are you home? We need to take a look at the plans for next Halloween! We only have 364 days left!"
No one answered.
Quatre took a deep breath and pounded on the door.
It remained stubbornly shut.
Quatre's cheerful face suddenly spun away, the smile and bright blue eyes were changed...
"Duo? Where are you? I can't do this by myself!"
WHOA! She brought out SCARY!ZERO!QUATRE! Hide me!
He can't see you idiot! Get out of that pumpkin!
No way in hell! I'm not coming out until he's gone! He's scarier than clowns!
Speaking of...
From the base of the stairs, came a helpful sounding voice: "He's not home."
Quatre turned around quickly, cheerful face in place. "Trowa! I was hoping to see you this morning! Wait- what do you mean Duo's not home?"
The clown smiled and shrugged, his flute dangling from his fingers. "I mean he's not there. He hasn't been home all night."
"Really?" Quatre looked speculative. "Hm- I didn't see him leave with anyone at the party..."
"He went off towards the graveyard."
"Well then, since he might not be home for awhile," Quatre smiled and grabbed Trowa's elbow. "Let me take you to breakfast."
"Thought you'd never ask."
"I have a feeling breakfast is going to last past noon."
Oh, way later than that. I don't think the Mayor is going to go looking for Duo until tomorrow. If then.
Speaking of- is Duo still wandering in the woods?
Let's go see.
Duo yawned and stretched. The pumpkin sun was blazing in the sky- it was morning and he had been walking all night.
"Where am I?" He asked Scythe, who didn't answer of course. "I think it's someplace new! Then again it looks a lot like the old places."
Scythe just barked.
Duo stepped into a ring of trees and stood transfixed. Each tree had a door on it- but each door was different. One looked like a jack-o-lantern, one was egg shaped, one was heart shaped. The best looking door was one shaped like a tree covered in lights.
No! Pick the egg door! The egg door!
Why the egg door?
Easter has the best candy.
Duo touched the knob on the tree door and it swung open. He looked inside at the darkness and then back at Scythe.
"Nothing there. Isn't that weird?"
Scythe wondered again why Duo kept asking him questions. He couldn't talk. Didn't his master know that yet?
Duo turned back to the door, but then a weird little swirl of white rose up out of the darkness.
Scythe watched as the white swirl surrounded Duo and pulled him into the tree. The door swung slowly shut.
Okay, that's kind of creepy.
Well, it's not supposed to be.
Are you sure? This is Halloween town.
I'm sure. In fact, I think we need to follow Duo.
You would.
Duo blinked at the brightly colored town covered in drifts of snow abuzz with colorfully dressed tiny people. "Damn Scythe, we're not in Halloween town anymore." He said before realizing Scythe wasn't with him. "Some faithful compainon," he muttered.
Getting carefully to his feet he slid into a handy shadow. This was a new unfamiliar place. He needed to do some recon. He watched as the tiny people decorated trees, baked gingerbread and kissed under the mistletoe.
His eyes glowed with delight. This was new! And he liked it!
He's not going to start singing is he?
This is Duo.
Oh good. I was worried there for a minute. So where are we?
This would be Christmas town.
Yay! That means Santa!
Yes it does.
A nearby door opened and a familiar red suited jolly outline came into view. "Une! Have you seen my rose colored suit? I need it for tonight!"
Oh no. She didn't!
She did.
TBC...
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