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PnF: Christmas Carol-Part II

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The clock then struck two and Scrooge knew the second spirit was due to arrive. He then heard a loud thump coming from the next room. He went into the room and saw a large, green-haired spirit.
"Are you the Ghost of Christmas Present?" Scrooge asked.
"Indeed I am." the spirit replied. He began to shrink down until he was standing about eye-level with Scrooge.
"Now, I want to show you the true joy of Christmas." he said.
"Why?" Scrooge replied.
"Why?" the spirit said, then chuckled, "Because today is Christmas!"
"It's Christmas morning?" Scrooge said, bewildered.
"I want to show you something." the spirit said, grabbing Scrooge's hand. The two eventually teleported and wound up at Bob Cratchit's house.
"This is Bob Cratchit's house!" Scrooge exclaimed. Scrooge peered through the window to see Mrs. Cratchit at the oven. She was humming to herself, stirring the pots on the stove. Mr. Cratchit was sitting next to the fire with Tiny Tim.
"Who is that little one?" Scrooge asked.
"That is Tiny Tim." the spirit replied, "He's truly an inspirational figure."
"How is he inspirational?" Scrooge asked.
"He's slowly dying and yet still has so much exuberance for life." the spirt continued.
"Can you tell what will happen to him, Spirit?" Scrooge asked.
"I can't," the spirit said, "But, I do see an empty bed by the fireplace and a hat without an owner. If these images are to remain unaltered, the platypus will die." the spirit said.
"But, if he'd rather die, he'd better do it! And decrease the surplus population!" the spirit, exclaimed mockingly.

Scrooge kept his eyes on Tiny Tim until the room faded to black. The spirit approached Scrooge, very old.
"My time is approaching, and there is one spirit left." the spirit stated. He transported the two to a church setting. The Spirit of Christmas Present sat down on a stone bench.
"Do spirits really get old?" Scrooge asked.
"Not many, but my time on the earth is very brief." he said, "It will end on the stroke of twelve." Suddenly the church bell started ringing.
"Don't leave Spirit!" Scrooge exclaimed.
"I must." the spirit replied.
"Can you at least tell me what to expect from the last spirit?" Scrooge asked again.
"That, my friend is for you to find out." the spirit said. The clock finished ringing and he disappeared. Once again, Scrooge was alone.

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!" Scrooge fell to the ground sobbing. The spirit rolled her eyes and sent Scrooge back to his bedchamber. Scrooge stopped crying and opened his eyes. It was light out. He opened the window and called out to a boy.
"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!"

THE END
From the second spirit to the end. (I broke this up into two sections, as it's about 9 full pages long.)

Phineas and Ferb (C) Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh.
A Christmas Carol (C) Charles Dickens.
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JimCarreyDude19's avatar
My favorite part was of course Candace's part. :giggle:
I still would like to my version "A Candace Carol". It's not REALLY a direct adaptation, but the overall theme is still there.