Holiday Special 1 - Secret Santa

“Due to the strange nature of the multiversal time axes this may or may not come at an appropriate time chronologically on the blog.”

“Knowing you, it’ll probably seem misplaced.”

“That aside, Merry Christmas all, or whatever equivalent suits the occasion for you. In the spirit of the season and to further my efforts at becoming the future ‘King of Jumpers’, I’ve decided to do something a little different and present gifts to all those within my purview. But since I was tasked with gifting one person in particular, they shall receive something more special than the others as compensation. Let it be known that without my companions none of these gifts could have been completed as I am now. So if you wish to give thanks, they deserve them just as much as I.”

“At least one of you better be grateful, or I’ll have all of you die for me.”

“Now there’s something you haven’t said in a while. Anyway, first up is a…Shio Memony. We uh… we didn’t have a lot to go off of for this one. I don’t think anyone besides your Pokémon can vouch for your interests.”

“Since all we can really gather is that you like eevees, we decided to present you with…”

“Nine different eevee plushies! But wait, you might ask “Why would I want any more than three of the same adorable plushies?”. To that I have to say, these are magical plushies. Eight of them turn into a specific eeveelution when you put some magical energy into them, the other one is just a normal plushie. While we know you don’t possess any magical power yet, Alice has assured us any mage worthy of that title can transform them for you, if you never want to learn yourself, or just get impatient. Hope you like them Shio!”

“The next person is… Aliseris.”

“This is a gift I was… hesitant to give out. As much grief as I’ve given Dingo for his own actions, I don’t know if Alsieris is truly on a different level, or just had a rough start. Regardless, I shall not leave a jumper without a present from us, so I hope you don’t try and find a way to kill someone with this.”

“We prepared a book that if you read it, might give you a change of heart about your… violent hobby. Conversely, it contains a spell that can help you calm down when you read it. Jump-chan will only let it work on you, so don’t even attempt to try and use it to subdue someone you want to kill. If we find out you did anyway, the book will explode in your face. While not lethal, it shall scale in power as you do, so it’s currently at its weakest. Happy Holidays.”

“And the last person we’re not exactly acquainted with, but certainly more rational, is Breemer Emmerich.”

“Thankfully, with everyone else we were able to make more informed decisions. Although… I feel like I still don’t have enough of an understanding about you, Breemer. Regardless, I hope you find the gift to your liking.”

“With not much to go on, we settled on something you could modify yourself, although without many in jump applications. Shock, Sora and Psyche all worked on an easy to adapt, (but impossible to reverse engineer thanks to Jump-chan’s interference) generator for any technology you might come across that needs an external power source. With some tampering, it could even be placed inside of things too. The catch is you have to have a demon, or a being similar to one either willingly agree to power it, or be forced. Please don’t force benevolent or peaceful entities. You’re only allowed to use it for mundane circumstances, but if you can get a source of power, the generator is likely never to run out of power so long as you keep the creature powering it alive somehow. Hope you can find a use for it. Enjoy your holiday.”

“Tadek or Regret if that’s what you would like to go by, the next gift belongs to you.”

“While you had a rough start, and I haven’t been aware of you for that long I believe you have the potential to be something much greater than you are. Please enjoy your gift and continue to take yourself to greater heights.”

“Tadek, dude, you got an awesome gift! It’s a replica of the Overlord’s cloak that King has as the King of Bel. Not only will it make you appear mysterious and help you blend in with a crowd, but it makes you look totally bad ass. It’s also been enchanted so that it can attach itself to any piece of clothing you have. Put it on your trench coat and you’d look totally awesome. Merry Christmas.”

“The next gift is for a certain princess with her own kids. Your adventures have been a pleasure to read through and I wish you the best for the holiday season and the rest of your time as a jumper. I request that you at least take this present with you on a jump and use it at least once. Merry Christmas Sigmund.”

“Since we all doubt that you’ll stop going to jumps where you have to defend yourself we figured it would be appropriate to give you a sword. King had the sword made by Daidara, and turned it into a high frequency weapon. Unfortunately, unless you ever learn how to use high frequency weapons, that feature will remain locked. I did however, include two technique scrolls from my own style. If you ever take the time to learn how to use your chi, you can use the scrolls to learn my ‘Water Dragon’s Fang Strike’, and ‘Coiling Sea Serpent Slash’, albeit not ever truly at its full potential. The sword also makes a good gift in its own right if you ever want to give a companion something to use. Merry Christmas.”

“Now we’re down to the last three jumpers. This next one if for a dog that likes getting on everyone’s nerves.”

“While we differ greatly in our philosophies on life, and I can’t say with certainty we’re truly on good terms again, you still have many redeemable qualities I should focus on before judging you. Knowing you Dingo, your pride will probably cause you to leave your gift in your warehouse or toss it on one of your companions, but I still want you to like it all the same.”

“Since you’ve never stopped chasing your desire to be the strongest, no weapon or technique from us would suite you. If you’re going to be strong it’ll be from what you acquire on your own. So with that in mind, we give you access to a spell. Specifically, the memory sharing spell, ‘Memorandum’. Normally you need to be a mage, know the incantation, and be in the ritual circle touching foreheads with the person you want to share with…but we’ve automated most of it for you. You’ll be receiving a COMP that cannot be taken outside of your warehouse of companion housing, with the spell as one of the apps inside. If you ever want to show one of your companions a memory as opposed to just telling them about it, this is for you. While only meant for you, if one of your companions wants to share a memory with you it should be fine. It goes through things that cancel magic, so don’t worry about your Anti-Magic ability.”

“This next gift will probably seem very redundant to the recipient. All the same, we figured it was the most appropriate gift for you D.”

“As probably the most down to earth and forgiving of us jumpers, I feel that you deserve more kindness than we show you at times. I want you to continue to grow, make friends and find the many places where you can belong in the multiverse. Enjoy the holiday D.”

“You’ve got a creepy fixation on mirrors. Unfortunately, King sees nothing wrong with it so we made you another to add to your collection. This mirror however, is also a magic smart phone. Depending on the universe it’ll behave like some form of communication recognizable to the world when you’re in the eye of someone not a jumper. Any other time it’ll allow you to see the face of the person you’re communicating with in place of your reflection and talk with them. Thanks to Shock you can also install games on it, ruining the magic aesthetic. Have a nice holiday, mirror enthusiast.”

“Now last, but certainly not least!”

“The jumper that King was assigned to give a gift to.”

“It should be no surprise now.”

“But we should continue with the formalities up until the end.”

“Everyone else’s gifts really don’t matter when you think about it.”

“So without any further delay…”

“It’s time to reveal [REDACTED]’s present! We had to think long and hard about this one. So I hope we decided right.”

“[REDACTED], we would like to present you with, a cardboard box. Within this box, is something from all of us.”

“A treeko plushie from yours truly. It’s so adorable I almost don’t want to give it up.”

“Instructions for a dance requiring a partner from me. I haven’t found anyone to try it with myself yet, but I’m sure you can. It’s for slower songs like waltzes, but can be altered for music with a higher tempo.”

“A rose from me. Chant the following while holding it to cast a spell that’ll rejuvenate up to ten people: ‘Fragrantia floris, meis amicis vigorem, vitalitatem, auram salutarem! Refectio.’ It won’t work in combat situations, but it can help you function without being tired after something like an all-nighter spent studying. You only get one use every two months, so make it count. The rose will never wilt.”

“I don’t have much going for me in the realm of making things. So I partnered with Alice to give you a replica of my sealing cloak. It can’t hide you’re powers outright or even actually seal them, but it’ll make them harder to detect.”

“Headbands from me. Enough for you and your companions to each have one. Alter the colors however you like and even add an emblem if you want to. They’ll make it easier for you all to find each other in a crowd, but seem inconspicuous to others.”

“You have magic right? I made some generic magical, action figure sized robots that can take on the form you and your companions. Just pour some magic into them and decide who gets which one. They can even move and simulate things you’ve done before. Hope you like them.”

“I decided on something far more mundane, but I hope you like it all the same. A necklace with a pendant attached. Inside is a photo you can alter with our memories to show different people you care deeply about. I recommend one person at a time due to the size.”

“And finally, what you will receive from me. A bracelet you can repurpose into anything you desire, with a little bit of myself within and my companions imbued within the metal. It’ll give you very minor shock as a warning to incoming danger. Feel free to give it to a less aware companion if you want. You’ll also take to learning new forms of magic or fighting styles a bit easier courtesy of Alice and Karen respectively.

That wraps everything up I think. While I didn’t technically break the rule about not being able to choose, I still feel a bit guilty. Hopefully the work we put into this will allow you all to overlook this. Merry Christmas once again from all of us.”