A Not-So-Silent Night/Story

## Episodes

### Party Crashers

***The Palpebrans have got the city decked out for the holidays, when rouge golems appear and make off with all their presents! Urged on by a furious Pur Lillie, Alk and co. depart on a quest to bring down the golems and take back their holiday cheer.***

*Stella walks into Palpebra and looks around*

**Stella:** Is Palpebra undergoing renovation? I can hardly regonized it.

**Pur Lillie:** Beautiful, isn't she? We're dressing the city up in her holiday clothes.

**Stella:** Holiday clothes?

**Pur Lillie:** Well, yeah! 'Tis the season and all that. It's not a party without tinsel, candles, and mistletoe everywhere you turn.

**Pur Lillie:** And would you look at the presents! Now, don't even get me started on how I had to beg and wheedle a budget out of the Guildmasters. Bunch of old Scrooges...

*Rumbling in the distance*

**Pur Lillie:** ...! Did you hear that?

*Snow Golems crashed into the plaza*

**Pur Lillie:** What in the name of the holiday ghost?!

**Mystery Golem:** GRAAAH!

*The golems flee with all of the presents as Light and Alk arrive*

**Pur Lillie:** It's over... The holidays are ruined...

**Alk:** So, those monsters made off with all the presents?

**Stella:** Correct. There's nothing left.

**Stella:** They seemed... happy, though.

**Pur Lillie:** That's 'cause they STOLE our holiday joy! The annual present raffle's the hottest event of the season!

**Alk:** Come to think of it... isn't the raffle funded by the fees you forcibly collect from adventurers?

**Light:** Careful, Alk. Your words may come back to haunt you...

**Pur Lillie:** Grrr...

*Pur Lillie thinks for a moment before turning around*

**Pur Lillie:** Guess the Guild'll just have to host a new event!

**Pur Lillie:** It's Golem Hunting Season.

**Alk:** You mean like duck hunting season?!

**Pur Lillie:** For every golem butt you kick, you'll get a fantabulous present from the Guild!

**Alk:** Wait... So you're sending us out to beat up golems... so that we can give you presents they stole... to give to us?

**Pur Lillie:** You got a problem, bub? I'll have you know this was all according to keikaku.

**Light:** Alk, we cannot let these thieves run free. There is justice to be served.

**Alk:** And presents to be earned!

**Alk:** Watch out, golems! We're taking back our holiday cheer!

END EPISODE

### Why the Golems Stole Our Cheer

***With Challua's help, Alk and co. learn that all the golems wanted was to received presents and share in the holiday cheer, just like everyone else.***

*Alk defeats a snow golem*

**Mystery Golem:** Groar...

**Alk:** Phew... Think that was the last of 'em...

**Light:** I've lost track of all the golems we've felled...

*Alk thinks for a moment*

**Alk:** Why do you think they stole the presents in the first place?

**Light:** There is no saying what goes through the mind of a monster... If anything at all.

**Alk:** What if all they wanted was to join the celebrations?

**Light:** They are beasts, Alk. Not children.

**Alk:** Yeah, you're probably right... Well, guess we better tell Lillie the deed's done.

*Alk and Light begin to leave as Stella stares at the Snow Golem*

**Alk:** Stella?

**Stella:** Why not test your theory?

**Alk:** Huh?

**Stella:** This is one of my favorite possessions. I offer it to you.

*Stella walks up to the golem and gives it a gold star*

**Stella:** ...No response.

*Challua enters*

**Challua:** Is it present time?

**Challua:** Looks fun! I want to play too!

**Alk:** No, uh, Challua... We aren't exactly playing here...

**Challua:** I can help! You're looking for the perfect present, right, Alk?

**Alk:** No, I, uh... Sure.

**Challua:** Then Challua knows just what to do!

*Challua goes over to the golem*

**Challua:** Estrella Gracia!

*The gold star rises into the air and begins to shine. The light coming from the star heals the golem.*

**Mystery Golem:** Grah... GRAAAH!

**Light:** Is this the power of sprites?!

**Challua:** He says he's waiting for the magic words!

**Alk:** Oh, gotcha!

**Alk & Stella:** Happy holidays!

**Mystery Golem:** Gra-gra-graaah!

*The golem took the star and disappeared.*

**Alk:** Heh. Guess golems want to celebrate the holidays, just like we do. That's kinda cute.

**Alk:** Stella, Challua. Thanks for reaching out to them.

**Challua:** You're welcome!

**Alk:** Now, what say we go tell Lillie the tale of our Not-So-Silent Night?

END EPISODE