PnF: Christmas Carol-Alt. End

Suddenly, smoke billowed into the area. Scrooge jumped up and began to try and outrun the smoke. He couldn't see where he was going and bumped into something. The smoke cleared and he could see he bumped into a tall person with a cloak and a scythe in hand.
"Are you the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come, the spirit who's coming was foretold to me?" Scrooge asked. The spirit nodded.
"Could I see your face?" Scrooge asked, "I mean saw the other spirits' faces." The spirit pulled down the hood and revealed her face.
"You're a female spirit?" Scrooge asked.
"What? You've never seen a female spirit before?" she said, angrily.
"Why are you here?" Scrooge asked.
"Boy, you sure do ask a lot of questions." the spirit said, frustrated.
"My bad." he replied.
"I'm here to show you what will happen in the future if you do not change your ways." she said. She slammed the scythe on the ground and smoke billowed out. The two were standing in a street in London in the pouring rain. A group of men were standing around.
"All I know is, he's dead." one man said.
"Wow, when'd he die?" another man asked.
"Last night I believe." the first man replied.
"I thought he'd never go!" another man chimed in. They all laughed.
"I knew those three men, Spirit." Scrooge said.
"Hey, I don't care." the Spirit replied, angrily. She then slammed the scythe down on the floor and the two ended up at Bob Cratchit's house.
"Ah, Bob Cratchit's house! A place full of vibrant and uplifting energy!" Scrooge exclaimed. He looked around. Everything left different somehow.
"But…something's wrong." Scrooge replied.
"Gee Sherlock. What tipped you off?" the spirit angrily replied. There was a pause before the spirit continued.
"Go look in the window and see for yourself." the spirit replied. Scrooge peered into the window and saw Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit, sitting together. Mrs. Cratchit was in tears.
"No! Not Tiny Tim!" Scrooge said, sadly. He turned to the spirit. She nodded her head.
"Life is full of meetings and partings, Emily." Bob said, "We were lucky we knew him at all."

"Show me no more!" Scrooge said, sobbing.
"Uh-uh-uh," the spirit said, "There is one other thing you need to see!" She slammed the scythe in the ground and the two wound up back at the church cemetery where the two met up.
"Why are we back here?" Scrooge asked.
"What's with all the questions?" the spirit said, annoyed. She then pointed to a tombstone.
"That tombstone?" Scrooge said. The spirit nodded her head. He went over to it. The tombstone was covered in snow, so he cleaned it off. It read 'Ebenezer Scrooge.'
"Ebenezer Scrooge." Scrooge said, laughing and crying at the same time, "Oh please spirit! Let there be a way for me to sponge off the writing on that stone!" The spirit took Scrooge's hands of the cloak.
"Hey, hands off the material." the spirit said.
"I promise to celebrate Christmas every day, in the past, present and the future!" Scrooge exclaimed, "I promise I'm a changed man!"
"Sorry, but I have to do this." the spirit said. She floated over to the tombstone and ripped a hole in the cold ground. Fire and smoke shot straight up out of the hole as Scrooge bent down and peered into the hole.
"Spirit, you're not serious, are you?" Scrooge asked.
"I am. Get in." she said, pointing into the hole.
"No! I refuse!" Scrooge replied. This made the spirit very angry.
"If you refuse to go, then I'll force you to go!" she said angrily. She floated behind Scrooge and use her scythe, much like a pool stick and shoved Scrooge into the hole. Scrooge could hear her laughing evilly as he plummeted deeper and deeper into the hole. The shock of the event snapped him wide awake as he opened his eyes. It was light out. He opened the window and called out to a boy, walking by in the snow.
"You there, young fellow!" Scrooge said.
"Who, me?" the boy asked.
"Yes, you." Scrooge said, "Do you know if the giant turkey is still in the shop?"
"The giant turkey?" the boy asked, "It's still there."
"Good, go over and buy it." Scrooge said, throwing a small bag of coins down to the boy.
"Buy it and bring it over to Bob Cratchit's house!" Scrooge explained. The boy nodded and was off like a shot.
"The turkey is twice as big as Tiny Tim!" Scrooge said, "His eyes will light up when he sees it. But, I must get ready."
Dressed in his Sunday best, he exited his house and walked over to Bob Cratchit's house, bumping into the two charity workers from the day before.
"Oh, Mr. Scrooge." Monogram said.
"Hello, gentlemen, are you still accepting donations?" he asked.
"Yes." Monogram replied.
"Then put me down for…" Scrooge said, then whispered the amount in Monogram's ear.
"That much?" Monogram said, surprised.
"And not a penny more." Scrooge replied. He then briskly walked away from the two shocked charity workers. He soon met up with the boy and shopkeeper.
"Follow me." Scrooge said. He led the two to Bob's house. He motioned the two to go away for a brief moment.
"Bob Cratchit!" Scrooge bellowed. Bob nervously opened the door.
"Mister Scrooge?" Bob replied.
"What did I say yesterday?" Scrooge continued.
"You gave me the day off." Bob replied again.
"I gave you the day off?" Scrooge replied, shocked.
"It's true!" Bob replied. Mrs. Cratchit was behind the door, overhearing the whole conversation.
"Well then…I guess I will raise your salary." Scrooge said.
"Well, I will raise you right into the roof!" Mrs. Cratchit exclaimed. The two stopped and looked at each other.
"Pardon?" the both said.
"Raise your salary, so you can pay off your mortgage to your home." Scrooge replied. He motioned to the little boy and the shopkeeper to bring in the turkey.

Scrooge was better than his word, he truly became a person who loved Christmas. And in little Tiny Tim, Scrooge became a second father. And as Tiny Tim chattered, Scrooge said,

"God bless us, every one!"

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Meanwhile, on a cloud high above the city of London….

"That was a nice story." Phineas said.
"Whatever." Candace replied.
"It makes you think that any person can change and love Christmas." Phineas stated.
"Again, whatever." Candace replied.
"It makes you wonder if this could happen to Candace!" Phineas said laughing.
"Why you little…how dare you say that!" Candace shouted. Phineas jumped down off the cloud only to reappear a short time later.
"You're going to have to catch me!" Phineas said mockingly. Candace used the scythe, much like a surfboard and chased after Phineas. Ferb just shrugged, clapped both hands together, jumped off the cloud and soared off, chasing after Candace and Phineas.