Merry Christmas, Rick!

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This was a Christmas oneshot created by TheIkranRider, and this takes place before Tinsel's Trial and after Tanaka in Trouble. To Ikran, this reminded her of an event during Christmas 2004, as she watched the pilot of F-Zero GP Legend for the first time; she had to record it as she and her family were opening presents. With that kind of inspiration, Tinsel, her OC, gave a special gift to her favorite F-Zero pilot.Rick in his Dragon Bird was heading to the Falcon House for his usual cup of hot coffee, and his Dragon Bird was packed with gifts. Mute City was dazzling as lights shined celebrating the season and good will across the universe. He handed a special coffee blender to Burt and a tech kit for Clank before he tried the limited edition of a white and dark chocolate hot cocoa! He soon went to the Elite Mobile Task Force base and hung out with his cohorts there as they were exchanging presents. Lucy received a makeup set as well as wooden frames for her posters, as the F-Zero fanatic. Dr. Clash got a new tool set, Jody got peach-creme makeup even to cover up her cybernetic parts to make it match her natural skin complexion. Dr. Stewart got a letter from his family wishing him a Merry Christmas and they're doing well. Jack got a few knick knacks for his instruments such as a lightning bolt guitar pick, guitar strings, and screws for his drums. EAD got tickets well in advance for Kate's concerts throughout next year. Tinsel got a white/black checkered flag as well as a toy model of the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon; latter from Yugi and Joey, Rick got an audio Blu-Ray from Tinsel with songs/genres all about racing, and then she asked Clash to borrow his master maglet to enter the Dragon Bird's cockpit. She snuck away and opened up the glove compartment and slipped a small package into it, before she bonked her head as Rick found her in the garage!
She bashfully said she wanted to give him a special gift for later. He asked to see it, and she slipped it out. It was a tiny box wrapped in red ribbon, with satin inside, and a heart-shaped golden locket! He soon opened it and saw 2 portraits from 150 years ago, Rick wearing his green t to the right, and Haruka gleaming in the left; though Tinsel couldn't find a pic of her and had to improvise using Miss Killer's image. Rick hesitated and he was so surprised and grateful for Tinsel's thoughtful gift, as he only had a memo of Haruka's engagement ring. Tinsel was satisfied her gift was what Rick appreciated and cherished so much! He had been using it as a memo ever since.
== Trivia ==
* This was inspired by the pilot episode Ikran saw for the first time since Christmas 2004! Next to having a few new DDR games, a metal mat for them, a red trike, and The Day After Tomorrow DVD, the pilot was one of her favorite gifts and it became one of her all-time favorite episodes in the anime!
* The locket became an essential plot object to Rick representing his relationship with Haruka and their past life 150 years ago. Throughout the timeline, it functioned as a supportive memo to him.
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