Christmas Cordonian style Knight Thunder Twist.
Christmas cordonian style with a Knight Thunder twist
author's note this story takes place a week after the arrest of Barthelemy Beaumont and those who were with him in the coup against the crown of cordonia.
The Palace of Cordonia is a buzz with excitement as servants and people alike work together to decorate the capital city for the upcoming Christmas celebration.
Karyson and his Queen Reimeiko were observing as the decorations and preparations were happening.
“It is a Happy Time For Us my dear Reimeiko. What a celebration the preparations have been going on for days.” Karyson gushed. “ old man Beaumont and the rest of his conspirators are behind bars my aunt and uncle can finally rest in peace knowing that they're killers are incarcerated for the rest of their lives. I am relieved as well. Rhiannon and the twins are growing up free from Barthelemy's tyranny. and peace is once again returned to our kingdom.”
“oh yes.” Queen Reimeiko agreed. “ we are finally able to live our lives and our children are free the grow up away from all the evils that were thrown at them. all of our friends from all around the kingdom and Beyond have come to help decorate. BJ and the trio were getting along beautifully and this is our first real Christmas together as a family.”
before they knew what was happening, a loud crash could be heard from the kitchen close to the ballroom. Karyson and Reimeiko exchanged fearful looks and took off in the direction of the crash. they both get through this serving doors only Drake fell out on the floor with a bowl of cake mix on his head.
“ what happened?” the king demanded attempting to hide the laughter behind his feigned anger.
“It was an accident, honestly.” Maxwell Beaumont quickly said. “I was coming one way with a bowl of cake mix. He was coming the other with the apples and we collided. Nothing major we’ll fix it we’ll fix it.”
“Well you had better fix it.” the King growled in feigned anger. “Racine will get both of your butts if you mess up her kitchen and you know how fiercely protective Racine is of her kitchen.” as the king and his queen turned away and walked out of the kitchen once out of earshot they finally busted up laughing. “ did you see the look on Maxwell's face when he and Drake thought they were in trouble? The look of fear was priceless. “
As they exited the kitchen and returned to the Ballroom and the decorating, Marco and Valerie from Lythikos and Jiro and Camila from Applewood arrived with their families with more sweet treats and snacks for the celebration. The Cordonian children we're given permission to take the time to play with BJ and the trio.
“Thank you for inviting us to your Christmas celebrations your Majesty's.” Camilla announced. “And we are glad that you were able to save your daughter from being taken over by that bad man.”
“ well the bad man will be no trouble for no body anymore.” the queen replied. “ he is locked up for the rest of his life and will never harm another Soul ever again. you know what I have got an idea. what do you guys say you guys heard BJ & the trio up to the playroom and then I will come and tell y'all A Christmas Story tell you all about how it all began with me and my family.”
“ that would be awesome your highness.” Marco gushed. “ it would be great to hear all about your first Christmas and how things meant for you and yours.”
“ well okay if you will take BJ Rhiannon Ethan and Gabriel do the playroom The King and I will be up in a few minutes with the Christmas book.”
without another second to spare the cordonian children took the younger ones up to the playroom and waited for the queen to arrive with her story. within about 10 minutes the king and queen arrived at the playroom all the children were sitting in a semicircle in front of the rocking chair waiting to hear the Queen's famous story.
“ truth of the matter be told.” Karyson replied. “I cannot wait to hear the story you have come up with my love.”
“ well this is a story that everybody will enjoy.” Reimeko said. instead of sitting in the rocking chair she pushed it back and set down in the floor with the children and her husband and began her story. “ this is the story of a Time long ago back before my parents back when my grandparents were still just children my grandfather told us the story years later and it's become a family favorite: Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse the stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that st. Nicholas soon would be there the children were nestled all snug in their beds with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads.”
This part of the story is where the king picked it up. “ oh I remember this with mom and her kerchief and I in my cap we had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter away to the window I flew like a flash tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow gave the luster of midday to objects below when what do my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer with a little old driver so Lively and quick I knew in that moment it must be Saint Nick More rapid than the Eagles his coursers they came and he whistled and shouted and called them by name now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen on Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen to the top of the porch to the top of the wall now dash away, dash away dash away all as dry leaves up before the wild hurricane fly when they met with an obstacle mount to the sky so up to the Housetop the coursers they flew with the sleigh full of toys and Saint Nicholas II and then in a twinkling I heard on the roof the Prancing and pawing of each little hoof as I drew in my head and was turning around down the chimney st. Nicholas came with a bound.”
The queen took up the story from then on. but the story had brought in everyone else to hear the long and blustering Tale. “ he was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot, a bundle of toys he had flung on his back and look like a peddler just opening his pack his eyes have a twinkled his dimples how merry his cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry his droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow the stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath he had a broad little face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly he was chubby and plump a right Jolly Old elf and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself a winking his eye and it twisted his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread he spoke not a word but it went straight to his work and feel it all the stockings then turn with a jerk and laying his finger aside of his nose and giving a nod up the chimney he rose he sprang to his sleigh his team gave a whistle and a way they are flew like that down of a thistle but I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight Merry Christmas to all and to all a good-night.”
The children and everyone assembled sat there in awe as the queen finished the long historical story Amazed by the beauty and the imagery she weaved as she told the story.
“Tell us more your majesty.” Camilla gushed. “is there more Christmas poems and stories you know that one was amazing especially the tale of the snow.”
“ there is much more there is one by Charles Dickens that was entitled The Christmas Carol but that is a much longer story to be told and right now we have not the time.” the queen replied. “ but the moral of the Christmas story is at least A Christmas Carol is a story if you like I will read to you all at bedtime but for now we have a celebration to get to and hopefully everything is in order.”
Ethan, Rhiannon, and Gabriel, along with BJ approached Queen Thunderis with curious eyes. “ was there more to the poem Aunt Rena?” BJ asked. “ it was a very short story but I'd like to know more.”
“ me too mommy.” Rhiannon echoed. “more Christmas Story pease?”
“ alright here's one I can tell you since we do seem to have time before the big celebration.” the queen replied. “ when Jamie Randall and Shannon we're just nine maybe ten years old that was one Christmas that turned into a Christmas miracle. The Llewellyn's had just moved in next door Mr. Llewellyn had joined Thunderstar Universal and his children Tristan, Erin, and Jordan had just enrolled in the nearby Elementary School. Mrs. Llewellyn was traveling the country with her family to meet up with her married family in time for the holidays. Miss Rihanna drove a special delivery truck all over the country and was to an extent a female version of Santa Claus. but it wasn't just gifts for the children that she was hauling every year she was also doing everything to help families that didn't have everything they needed. “
“Was there a lot of families like that?” Camilla asked. “ I do not understand what did it mean that these families did not have everything they needed?”
“The families I am referring to are the ones like well your Nobles and Royals call them, commoners.” the queen replied. “ because unlike the Nobles and Royals The parents of these families had to work for a living. not everybody born is born into it a family where all they have to do is bark orders at others and get what they want the commoners had to work for everything they had but because of a lot of the Nobles and Royals of the history there were a lot of things that they were unable to afford. Anyway, Mrs. Rhiannon owned her own Trucking line and was an independent truck driver. Well this particular holiday season she was called on by a very special family she had grown up around over the years. they asked her to drive what they call the Christmas truck because what was in the trailer of that special truck what's going to save this one town utter destruction. well the week before Christmas Mrs. Rhiannon packed it up And headed out for the town of Lincoln Falls which was apparently somewhere in Alaska. they drove for the longest time she and her brother but always called back to her family in order to keep them up-to-date as to where she was she dropped off her load and was on her way back first few days before Christmas Eve when she was supposed to call she did not. the truck had been found jackknifed into a snowbank on her way back to her family but there was no sign of her or her brother come to find out she and her brother had been rescued by a stranger but this was no ordinary stranger at least I did not think so according to Rhiannon The Stranger had seen what it happened the snow so hard to see through Rihanna's lost control of the truck and hit the snowbank almost burying the big truck in the snow. The Stranger welcome them back to his home where they could get warm and wait out the blizzard that it hit for what seemed like several days the blizzard blew and blew and blew and by the time it finally stopped Rescuers had found the truck and we're working diligently to dig it out Rhiannon and her brother had wakened from the sound of someone digging around the in the snow around the truck they were thankful that they had been spared. when they told the dispatcher about what happened and who had helped them they did not at first believe what she said come to find out the stranger name was Liam Alexander that is the name he gave us Rhiannon declared but that is impossible the dispatcher replied Liam Alexander died back in 1956 due to snow storm this just as this one was it couldn't have been him come to find out Rihanna looked in the direction they had gone towards Liam's house but all she saw for miles and miles with nothing but snow but he was here she protested he saved us we were we were in his house. Liam Alexander was quite the angel back in the day he was always doing everything humanly possible to help all the families who were unable to have anything extra for like Christmas and whatever else even those who were struggling financially and otherwise he would always do what he could to help the night he died he was on the same kind of run you heard the song Angels Among Us by Alabama the dispatch arrest well yeah of course who hasn't Rihanna declared that song tells a story quite literally the dispatcher said I believe there are Angels Among Us sent down to us from somewhere up above They come to you and me In our darkest hours to show us how to live pto teach us how to give and to guide us with the light of love. the dispatcher took Rhiannon to the cemetery and showed her Liam's tombstone with that Epitaph written in the Stone. Liam James Alexander born March 25th 1936 died December 16th 1956 he was an angel Among Us and he will always be remembered and loved He was only 20 years old the dispatcher said but in his short years of life he gave more of himself did many others ever thought about. Rhiannon continued home that night and when she finally walked in her door Christmas morning her husband sons and daughter as well as their new neighbors were there to greet her relieved that she made it home safely the last thing she said before she went to bed herself if it was not for Liam Alexander I would not be here today no matter what happens my children never take strangers for granted because when you least expect it they could very well be angels in disguise.
“ it was amazing.” Camila gushed. “ is Miss Rhiannon still alive? I would have loved to have been able to have met her.”
“ well actually you already have.” Queen Seidre replied. “ she was me in my younger years. and it was the last run I made before I returned to my husband and my children and my reign as Queen of Thaddea.”
“ all right you guys that's enough stories for now.” Maxwell called. “ the ballroom the snacks and everything is ready time to get this party on and Christmas Jamboree kicking into high gear let's go you guys come on what do you want stories later. it is time for presents let's go let's go.”
as everyone began to move out of the playroom and head back to the ballroom the king embraced his Queen before she left.” I will have to admit that this is the first of the best Christmases ever put together my love.” he replied. “ I look forward to a whole lifetime of more to come to watching our children grow up happy and healthy to being together and finally living in peace here so much I want to do. you have a very thoughtful look on your face my queen is there something on your mind?”
“ I got some test results back from dr. Ramirez the other day.” the queen announced. “ I did not want to say anything and get your hopes up until I knew for sure but now that I do…”
“ oh my goodness Queen Reimeiko what is it?” King Karyson asked. “ please do not leave me on tenterhooks what is going on?”
“ it seems that Rhiannon and the twins are going to be having a sibling or two soon.” Reimeiko replied.
“ wait, what? seriously baby?” Karyson asked. “ this is beyond any shadow of a doubt the best news all day and one of the best Christmas gifts ever. oh now we had to make this big announcement and now.”
“ we will in due time but for now let us just enjoy the peace and quiet of the celebration and not worry about telling everybody else any more than what we already have.” the queen replied. “ I definitely do not want a repeat every Rhiannon and the twins first year”
“ oh good point my love.” King replied. “ now come on we have a celebration to enjoy.”
the Cordonian King and his Queen return to join the others in the big Christmas celebration relieved to have made it through their first two years despite all the shortcomings trials and tribulations they have had to face from the beginning. as she watched her husband her family and her friends celebrate the Christmas holidays, Reimeiko knew that no matter what the future held, they would always face everything together as a family as a unit as a very strong compassionate loving and caring Kingdom.
The End
