I still have the feeling you're not getting the point to a theme song, Web..... because, what happens usually after a theme song? Yes, you can do it!! You've got it!! A NEW EPISODE!!!!!!

So what are you waiting for?!?!?

Christmas!!!

The would-be elf was half-crouched over the globe, which was floating just above the floor, as if it was suspended by some kind of force-field.

He quickly snatched the globe up, and carefully placed it on a nearby counter, "HOW did you do that? That's something you only see in the Star Wars movies!"

"It comes with being an elf, and we had it first. Where do you think Lucas got the idea anyway?"

"Wait--it comes with being a what??"

"And elf!! Dont you remember, I told you that Santa sent me?"

"Uhm.......no, I actually dont remember that little detail."

"Well he did. I'm supposed to give you a fresh dose of Christmas Spirit."

"Now THAT rings a bell! So tell me, you can do this......Jedi-force stuff...........how?"

"I am only allowed to use it in emergencies, and as you can tell, I am not that good with it yet....I could only hold that globe in place, and not raise it up and put it back."

"So....um....its real."

"HELLO!!! How do you think Rudolph and the gang get Santa and that overgrown sleigh around? They don't have jet engines strapped to their harnesses."

"Ooooookkkk.... But didnt you say that I seemd to have enough Christmas spirit?"

"Uhm...yes?"

"Well, then, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and goodbye!"

You finally broke out of your snippet spell!!!!!!!!!! YaY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


great job! So much for helping myles, eh?

Great job! Please post more soon!

Except next time you post a sentence snippet you better post a warning note first so we don't miss it. I blinked and moved on to the second post which didn't make sense until I read the fleeting one above it!

kav (who thinks she will be counting down Christmas by reading Web's story...a sentence a day!)

Well, I came back to all sorts of posts........sort of........

Love what you're doing with this (when I pasted all the posts together). Bobby seems to be in store for a real surprise. Can't say that his investigative skills are in high gear.......he sure missed a lot at the introduction of his elfish friend.

So.....are you saying Lucas has Santa connections?


Jill

Thanks Kid, now Web has a theme song!

Thanks for more than just a sentence that time Web! Loved how Bobby just doesn't get that it's a real elf...lol

This is good. I can't wait to see where you are going to be taking this with Bobby (one sentence at a time might i add ). can't wait for moreee

This is the last post of the weekend! I will be out working at a Christmas Expo (fancy name for a flea market selling nicer stuff) through Sunday! And besides that, I need to finish writing it! (You wouldn't like it much if I just posted the ending I already wrote and skipped the middle! )

Bobby started his car, and his radio came to life; blasting him with "Jingle Bell Rock."

"That is so not worthy of being called a Christmas Carol!" Bobby slapped the radio off "And to think that puny little tyke had enough nerve to say I didnt have enough Christmas Spirit!"

"Puny? Little?! What do you expect from an elf?! Goliath? Good grief! Just because my stature doesnt measure up to your egotistical headstrong opinions doesn't mean you can insult me!"

"What are you doing in my car and just HOW did you get in???" Bobby was fairly yelling.

"Good grief man! No need to yell! I am right here, and if you haven't noticed, I have slightly better ears than yours. I climbed in the door when you left it open, and I am not necessarily always visible either you knoe."

"I suppose there is no getting rid of you is there?"

"Nope. Santa says you need Christmas Spirit, so I shall be here until I fugure out how you need it, and how to give it to you. Count your blessings. I'm pretty sure about the former."

"All right then. Would you like to help me decorate my apartment? I am hosting the office Christmas party this year."

"Sure!! I have always wanted to help decorate for Christmas!"

"You mean you live on the North Pole with Santa and you haven't help decorate for Christmas?!"

"No, it stays like that year-round, and I wasn't born when it was origionally done."

"Well then, we shall have some fun!"

Great post!

poor Bobby!
Have fun at your expo

Fantatsic story so far, I'm really enjoying it! I think Bobby's met his match!

Enjoy your weekend,

Sairs

Bobby seems to be adjusting just fine to the presence of the elf

Hehe, I love how you write Bobby and the elf. Great stuff. Hope the expo was great. I look forward to you return to posting!

Bobby met his match ...didn't he? They will have fun

Your posts are getting longer, Web ... are you sure you're feeling fine?

Let's decorate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jill

ok, I haven't posted here in a week, I do have some coming momentarily!! The expo was phenominal!! This was the best weekend he has ever had, from what I gather. (And he has been selling flags for the past 14 years! )

For sure, Sunday was 3 times better than any other Sunday at that event. (Maybe that's why I have been so tired this week! )

Anyway, I'll go back to the writing!

They finished just as it was growing dark.

"THat does look good, if we do have to say so ourselves!" Bobby said as they admired their work.

"Almost as good as the North Pole," the elf chuckled, "but it's hard to compete with Father Christmas when it comes to Christmas!"

"You've got that right. Say..." Bobby froze in shock, "Good grief! We've gone on for this long, and I dont know what your name is!"

"It's ok, not everyone gets and indirect visit from Santa Claus either. My name's Dewberry."

"Well, then Dewberry, I am pleased to meet you, though I must say, I am still a bit doubtful of your elfhood. anyway, would you like to go out to dinner and then do some Christmas shopping?" Bobby glanced at his watch, "It's 5:00 now...I tell you what, Ruppert's is just three blocks away. If I call now, we might get in by 5:30, and that would give us about four hours or so to shop before everything closes at 11:00. How's that sound?"

"Sounds simply splendid!"

Bobby chuckled, "All right then, lets get going!"

Bobby shopping with an elf ... SCARY !!!

Bobby shopping peroid is scary!

Why am I scared about Bobby going shopping??

Why am I even more scared about Bobby going shopping with an elf??

Angela

I do have a wee bit more written, and then a small hole, then a bit more written, but that small hole is killing me!

And there's another little detail that I need to find a way around that (thankfully) you guys have missed so far! (Yes, there is a small technicality in the story that ruins it! )

Anyway, all this to say that I will hopefully be finishing this soon!

OOOOOOOOOO! Fill in the blank story telling! Love it! Post it anyway! We have enough imagination amongst us that we each can come up with a different version of how you got to the "bit more" part.

Hi,

I just caught up your story and I love the idea Bobby and Dewberry together... and I am very curious how Dewberry will supply Bobby more of Christmas Spirit

Continue!!! You loafed about enough!!!!!


Restie

Bobby and Dewberry shoppping! I'll be patiently waiting for more!

Sairs

Well I had been gone from the Christmas challenges for so long that I thought I would have a lot to catch up on. Pretty much true for most stories...though not so much for this one. Hope you can figure out that technicality soon Web so we can find out what kind of shopper Bobby is.

Ok, got it all worked out now. And there is a sequel chasing me now! *runs for my life* warning: The aforementioned "sequel" will not, shall not, and cannot come until I have finished writing 10,000 Myles, (which I am going to hopefully re-vamp, and finish in January!)


They had just finished polishing off matching orders of Jerk Lamb with Guava Glaze and a slice each of blueberry cheesecake at the restaraunt, and were now browsing about the mall, "So tell me Bobby, why do you want to know what everyone want for Christmas? Doesn't that take all the fun out of thinking, scheming, and plotting out of it?"

"I know that I dont want to know how you know I wanted to know, so I will just answer your question. Quite frankly..." Bobby faded out as Dewberry held up her hand, "What?"

"Say that again?"

"I'm just going to answer your question."

"No, what you said before that."

"I said that I dont want to know how you know what I wanted to know."

"Oookk....Gotcha...I think." My stars! He is starting to sound like Tara!

"So, back to the point. I have never enjoyed shopping for presents. I was actually planning on giving everyone gift cards this year. What do you think?"

"BOBBY!!!!!" Dewberry was visibly appalled, "You actually think that you can get away with buying GIFT CARDS for everyone on your list?? What do you think Christmas is about? Throwing cash around?"

"Something like that, more or less. It's all just a commercialistic scheme to give national retailers a end-of-the-year sales boost, in my opinion."

"But Bobby! Christmas isn't about decking the halls and wishing everyone you meet a "Merry Christmas!""

"It isn't? Take one look around here and then look me in the eye, and tell me it isn't everything you just said and more!"

"Sure the general populace may have bought into your twisted version of Christmas, but that doesn't mean you can't remind those around that there is oh, so much more!"

Dewberry hopped up on a display table to gain an equal height to Bobby.

"Christmas will come even if there are no ribbons! It'll come even when there are no tags! Christmas CAN come without packages, boxes, or bags! Don't you think its possible that it didn't come from a store? Maybe Cristmas means just a bit more?"

Bobby sighed, "Yea, you're right. So, Miss Dewbery, Elf-messenger for Santa Claus, what say we do some shopping? We have a lot to buy, and not much time to do it in!"

"All right then! Let's go shopping!"

"I just have one question."

"What's that?"

"Would your favorite Christmas movie, by any chance, be How The Grinch Stole Christmas?"

"Yes it is! How'd you know?"

They both chuckled as they headed into the store.

I think the Grinch was winning out at my house this year!

Great job, Web!!! Keep posting!!!

Jill

Bobby needs you, Dewberry !

Fair warning: I have recovered from my severe case of long-post-itis, and shall return to normal mini-snippet length.

Jack watched suspicuosly as the team opened the gifts left on their desks. None had tags on them, but since there was none on Bobby's desk, and he left this morning for a visit to his mother, the source of the presents was pretty obvious. There's no way he could afford all those...

Nice to see you are back in true form!!!

Jill

Well I enjoyed it though it was short-lived!

My favourite lines:


That just cracks me up every time I read it.
Shades of Darcy still clinging to him...she is gone in this story, isn't she?

I think that just has to be my favourite Christmas line ever. Now I am picturing Dewberry as little Cindy-Lou Who.

If you're going to be posting in sentences again, you better hurry and post frequently because the deadline is fast approaching.

kav

Unfortunatly, you speak the truth. I kinda messed myself up b dawdling....now I can't torture as much. *sigh* I'll just post a bit now, and some more.....eventually.



Sue opened the card that she found in the pocket of the new duffel bag for Levi, "He donated enough money to buy a whole fishing boat for the people in southern Asia in my honour! How wonderfully thoughtful!"

"I saw that in the Samaritan's Purse Christmas Catalog! It's like, three thousand dollars!" Tara bubbled, "That was some major change there!"

Did Bobby rob a bank with elf dust before shopping with Dewberry?! Thanks for the couple of sentences, Web, right generous of you this holiday season.

kav

All comes clear...in due time!

Actually, that was my problem...I was happily writing away, when I suddenly got bopped in the head by The Gambler GRRRR

So..I had to think of a good reason for Bobby to suddenly be wealthy-ish.

Then...I ran into yet another problem! I actually had the end all written up, and I read the fateful replies on Secret Promises.... And back to square one!

I was going to make it a dream, but beings that yall expressed what I wouldn't dare put into words (im not fond of dream-endings most of the time) I had to come up with YET ANOTHER reason for him to be rich!

Ok...now that my explanation is longer than my post........

"Aren't you going to open your gift Jack?"

Everyone looked up at him, "Oh! Um.....yea. I was just...watching S-, um, you guys open yours."

Interesting...

Aurrghh! That drove me crazy when he said that. Whatever happened to "Christmas gives you something to hope for?"

He pulled out the sleek black fur trenchcoat that lay carefully folded in the giftwrapped box on his desk, Oh, Bobby, how could you possible afford all this?

"It's beautiful Jack!" Lucy fairly squealed, "You will be simply smashing in that!" She and Tara exchanged a conspireotorial wink.

"Isn't that the one you were looking at when we were at the mall the night before last?"

All eyes were suddenly glued to Sue, "You went OUT the day before yesterday?" Lucy gasped.

"And last night," Sue grinned at Lucy.

"You little sneak! Shopping my foot! Remind me not to believe me next time you tell me there was simply nothing interesting to be found!"

"Try it on Jack!"

He slipped it on. A perfect fit. He slipped his hands into the luxurious pockets, and froze at the sensation of a hard, foreign object in the left one. "It's a Chrstmas card."

Merry Christmas Jack! Don't you DARE return this! I'll explain it when I get back.

Bobby

We'd all like to hear the explanation!!

Jill

I totally sympathize with your story taking turns you didn't expect it to. Don't worry Web, you have 3 more days and now that you've proven you can be wordy (in your explanation post) I'm sure you'll just whizz through this.

kav

HEY!! I resemble that!

Actually, believe it or not, there are going to be no more than five posts more!

I'll actually finish a story!

and that would be when? See, web, it doesn't count unless you post them.

kav

Waiting for the explanation as well...


You know, Web, it's actually amazing that your explanations are longer than your posts

web, post single sentences if you must but please...explain Bobby's actions...
I'm all nervous about it

I too am a little nervous about Bobby's actions... post more soon, please?

Sairs

Did you actually mean to put the word "resemble". Knowing you, you probably did.

This is a great story!! How come you never told me you were writing one!?!? Oh wait...you did, or at least hinted at it when you told me I should too. :whistle:

BTW- love ur new sig. That song playlist looks a bit familiar. Oh yea, that's what you forced me to listen to.

:whistle:

Web....tick tock....where's your post?

cutting it close is an understatement here!






Jack glanced at his watch for the tenth time in the last five minutes. Bobby had asked him to pick him up at the airport, and had promised to give him an explaination. The plane had landed ten minutes ago, and if Bobby didn't come out of the terminal section in the next half-minute, he was going to start flashing his badge and go find him.

"Well, mate, you wanna drive me home, or just stand there looking at the x-ray machine all day?"

"Bobby! You shouldn't sneak up on me like that!"

"Sorry."

"You have any checked baggage?"

"Nope, it's all right here."

"Ok, then let's get going. And Bobby?"

"Yea?"

"This had better be good."