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Arcademan:
CHAPTER 7

As Mrs. Claus and Dingle the elf entered the greenhouse with the
comatose Flora, they noticed her breathing had stopped and her
heartbeat was slowing up. Her normally fleshtone skin was turning
blue and her body temperature was dropping.

"She's dying, Mrs. Claus! What are we going to do?" asked Dingle.

"Let's put her down here in this bed of poinsettias and pray for
her." answered back Mrs. Claus as he obeyed and set her down. After a
few tense moments the two noticed her skin tone slowly regaining its
true color and her breathing had resumed. Both of them gave a
collected sigh of relief.

Arcademan threw open the doors to the stables and marched right in. A
look around showed no presence of Santa, Orb-Necro, the sleigh and
the reindeer.

"Heh. Looks like they're gone for the duration." As he found a small
stool left in the corner, he sat down and gazed right at the spot
where Santa's sleigh was kept.

"All I have to do is sit here and wait for their return. I sense that
the wait will not be too long..."

Meanwhile, back in the greenhouse, Mrs. Claus was putting her shaw
back on.

"Dingle, stay here with Flora while I head on back to the workshop to
see how the rest of the elves are doing. We need to continue to make
toys when Santa returns. Christmas must be a go, without any delays."

"You sure, ma'am? After all, I am the leader. Maybe I should go
back..." Dingle's sentence was cut short by Mrs. Claus.

"When Flora comes to, I'd rather have a familiar face around. After
all, the two of you have magical backgrounds so you should be the
one. Besides, I'm still your boss!" as Mrs. Claus gave Dingle a wink
of the eye. He smiles and said "Yes, ma'am!" and she was on her way
to the workshop. Suddenly Dingle heard a gasp and he turned to see
Flora slowly waking up.

"Ohhh...where...am I...ohh...look...pretty flowers!" Flora sat up and
looked around her and saw she was sitting within a bed of flowers.
Her face immediately lit up with pleasure and happiness.

"I'm so happy to see you awake at last, Mistress Flora." Flora turned
to Dingle and gave him a big hug.

"Oh thank you, fellow elf. I can't believe there are so many flowers
and plants here within the cold. I feel so powerful, I could take on
the world!" Flora yelled as she rolled around in the flowers and
squealed with glee.

Dingle stared at the young pixie happily. "I'm glad you approve.
Knowing that you are a plant pixie, this was a logical choice. As to
why we have flowers her, it was Master Santa Claus's tribute to the
being that raised him when he was a child. She too was a pixie that
was attuned to plant life."

Of course hearing about this immediately caught Flora's attention.

"Please, Dingle...tell me more about Santa."

"Okay...a great mage by the name of The Great Akk found a baby
abandoned in the forest. He ordered a lioness named Shiegra to
protect the child and was raised by it as well as the tree elf named
Nyssil. He was taught the ways of good and was shown the ways of
mortals, which he was. Named Claus, a word meaning 'little one', he
felt a obligation to help the mortals and started the tradition of
making toys and delivering them on the night the Lord and Savior was
born. His mortal existance about to come to an end, the Great Akk and
his peers granted Santa Claus immortality so he could continue to
serve mankind every Christmas."

"Wow...I never realized...I mean I thought of him as some sort of
fairy tale...a figment of everyone's imagination. Now I knew he's for
real. And he's still in trouble! I have to go assist Arcademan."

As Dingle helped Flora up, he slipped on a coat to keep the pixie
warm. She smiled and gave him a peck on the cheek and said "Thank
you, Dingle...for all your help and for saving my life." Dingle's
face turned beet red with embarrassment.

Back in the stable as Arcademan continued to sit on the stool,
roughly 15 minutes have past since he arrived. Suddenly the stables
filled up with a bright, blinding light, then Santa's sleigh with the
eight reindeer appear within the light. As the brightness died down,
two figures stepped off the sleigh...Santa Claus and Orb-Necro.

Arcademan stood up and cracked his knuckles. "About time you showed
up, Orb-Necro. Let's party!!!"

To be continued...

Arcademan:
CHAPTER 8

FLASHBACK: Santa's sleigh...

Flying through the sky in Santa's sleigh, Orb-Necro couldn't help but
be amazed by the sheer power and abilities of it.

"So, Claus...you're telling me that you are immortal and you've been
doing this for several lifetimes. The technology you use for the
operation of your sleigh...it seems familiar to me. Alien in origin
would be my guess." said the archmage.

"Indeed. A being who called himself a time lord built this for me,
which allows me to manipulate space and time, as well as carry my
vast supply of toys to everyone." Santa answered back.

Orb-Necro paused for a moment. "Gallifrey technology. A race of time
lords. I've heard of the planet but it's usually inaccessible by
normal means...like your castle at the North Pole, it vibrates at a
different rate of speed than normal space. I never realize you had
such means. My lord and master will be most pleased."

"Whatever. Let's return to the stables. Doing even this small trip is
taking quite a bit of willpower from me. This is the reason why I
only do it once a year." Santa was visibly furious but as long as his
wife and elves were hostages, he was powerless to do anything.

As the sleigh landed back at the stable, the two emerged from the
sleigh to find Arcademan sitting on a stool. He then stood up and
cracked his knuckles.

"About time you showed up, Orb-Necro. Let's party!!!"

"Arcademan?!! Damn you!!! I don't know what you're doing here but
you're a dead man now!!!" and Orb-Necro lunged at the hero, who
quickly moved aside.

"Heh. I see you're still holding that grudge against me, Orb-
Necro...after all this time...GET OVER IT!!!

Orb-Necro yelled out then called out for his orb to appear. Arcademan
quickly checked on Santa.

"Arcademan! You're a sight for sore eyes. Is the missus and the elves
all right?"

"Yes they're okay. My assistant is watching over them so if you'll
excuse me, I've got a hot-tempered villain to deal with."

Santa asked "Why is he so mad at you, though I know he's a villain
and you're a hero. He suddenly went out of control when he saw you,
friend Arcademan."

"Well, Santa...could be that he used to be two beings named
Necromancer and the Orbmaster. I was responsible for their deaths and
destroying the orb of power but instead of their bodies being
destroyed, they merged and became one...and slightly imbalanced so
that's..."

Arcademan's sentence was cut short by a blast of mystical energy from
Orb-Necro's orb. "Now I'll have my revenge on you, Arcademan and take
over this mudball in the name of Lord Pyrogod!!!"

"Over my dead body!!!" yelled Arcademan, who then immediately ducked
under another blast.

"That's the whole idea, hero!" as Orb-Necro continued blasting away
at Arcademan.

"Santa, what's this all about. Why is he here?"

"He wants my sleigh so he can control time. I'm sorry I had to
cooperate with him but the others were in danger..."

"No need for apologies, Santa. I need to bring down this maniac. Stay
down while I draw his fire." On that note, Arcademan flew across the
stable, closely followed by Orb-Necro. With a extra burst of speed,
dodged a ray blast and knocked down the archmage, then quickly
grabbed the floating orb.

"Time to crush the orb like I did the first time!" However as
Arcademan applied pressure to the orb, it began to glow blightly and
then repelled the hero, sending him flying across the stable right
into the far wall.

"No, Arcademan...you will not destroy my orb that way again. Now as
you lie helpless, I shall now destroy you!" Orb-Necro powered up
however as he was about to blast Arcademan, a strong force of
strength hits the archmage from behind, knocking him to the ground.

It was Flora...fully recovered.

"Tee! Hee! Here I am, saving your neck again, Arcade. I knew there was
a reason for you to bring me here." Flora was definitely feeling
cocky and sarcastic, signs of her being back to normal.

"Flora!!! Watch out!!!" Flora turned around and stared into the orb.
As it let out a blast, Arcademan super-speeds across the stable and
grabs Flora at the last possible nano-second.

"Stupid pixie wench! How dare you touch me with your impure hands!!!
Now your death has been assured!!!"

"What did you call me?!!" Flora was pissed as she stood in front of
Orb-Necro.

"HELL'S IVY!!!"

Potted vines hanging inside the stable walls suddenly grow out of
control and bind him.

"My turn...ENERGY BLAST!!!"

A high concentrated blast of pure energy leaps from Arcademan's hands
and hit Orb-Necro full force. Once the energy is spent, Orb-Necro
stands in a stupor.

"Now it's my turn...UPPERCUT!!!"

Santa Claus' fist connects and the villain goes down like a ton of
bricks. Totally unconscious, the orb's light goes out and falls onto
the ground lifeless. Flora calls her vines once again and bind the
helpless villain.

A weakened Arcademan is helped to his feet by Santa. "Man, remind me
never to get you mad, Santa. That's a mean uppercut you have there."
laughed Arcademan.

"I've completely tied Orb-Necro up. What're we going to do with him?"
As if on cue, the body of Orb-Necro disappears.

"His master Lord Pyrogod has reclaimed him. I sure wouldn't want to
be in his shoes. He will not tolerate failure from his mages."

Santa Claus was relieved that the events were now of the past however
that was short-lived when he asked Arcademan what time it was.

"Holy Smokes! We have less than 12 hours to get ready. I don't know
if I can do it...I'm not at full strength." Santa was visibly
worried.

Arcademan put his hand on Santa's shoulder. "Don't worry, sir. Flora
and I are at your disposal. We will do everything humanly possible to
bring Christmas to everyone throughout the world."

To be continued...

Arcademan:
CHAPTER 9

Back in Santa's castle, there was a most joyous reunion between Santa
and Mrs. Claus.

"I'm so glad to see that evil wizard didn't harm a whisker of your
face, papa." said Mrs. Claus as she continued to hug her husband.

"Oh, I'm fine, mama. Our good friends Arcademan and Flora saved us
and now it's up to us to make sure we can deliver Christmas to the
rest of the world."

Flora walked into the living room with a cup of herb tea.

"Please...drink this, sir. My magicks will help return some of your
strength to make the long journey." and handed it to Santa.

"My thanks, Flora and please, you need not to be so formal. Santa
will do." and gave the young pixie a wink of the eye and Flora
immediately knew why the entire world adored him so much.

Arcademan strolled into the living room to join the others.

"Well, I contacted Striker over at the Arcade Brigade Headquarters
and hopefully we may get some additional help for us." And as if on
cue, a glow appeared in the room and there stood two people...heroes.

"Mystique Rose and Disruption reporting, Arcademan and I think this
will help you greatly with your situation." as Rose handed him a
special potion.

"The potion will help slow down time while Santa embarks on his
annual journey. Since it's never been tried before, I cannot
guarantee its success but it's better than nothing."

"Okay, at this point, we'll try just about anything. Many thanks to
you, Mystique Rose and accept my apologies for disturbing you and
Disruption on this special night."

"Nah, no worries, Arcade...besides it being our job saving the world
time and time again, this is the big man Santa we're talking about.
Good fortune on your journey."

"Thanks, Disruption." Mystique Rose waved her hands and soon she and
Disruption faded away back home.

Arcademan turned to Santa Claus and Flora...

"Let's make Christmas happen!!!"

Five hours later, with the sleigh full of toys and the reindeer
hitched up, Arcademan pulled out the potion and sprayed it on Santa.

"Ho! Ho! Ho!!! Here I go!!!" On Dancer...on Prancer...AWAY!!!" The
team lifted up into the chilly night's sky and took off like a bat
straight out of hell.

"I hope he can do it..." says Arcademan as Flora turned and asked him
a question.

"Arcademan, there's something I don't understand...how can he fly
around the entire world in one night and how can he fit all those
toys in that little sleigh of his?"

"Well, Flora...his sleigh is a form of a time vessel called a Tardis."

"Tardis?!! Is that the stuff people dip their fish in?"

"Oy!!! Not tartar...TARDIS...Time And Relative Dimension In Space.
Made by the Time Lords of Gallifrey, it has the power to manipulate
space and time. Also the inside of it is bigger than the outside of
it...an infinite pocket of space."

"I understand...I think. Also I'm betting he duplicates the
dimensional vibrations of the North Pole realm to make his way into
all the homes to deliver his toys."

Arcademan's eyes went wide and though his helmeted face doesn't
change expressions, he most likely was pleasently surprised by her
answer.

"That's correct. I am impressed by your deduction, Flora...proving
that there's hope for you yet!"

Flora playfully slaps Arcademan. "You are sooooo mean to me!!! Let's
get back inside...I'm freezing my petals off." and the two retreated
back into Santa's house.

Over 16 hours have past since Santa began his annual journey and back
at the North Pole, Mrs. Claus, Dingle, Arcademan and Flora were
tracking his progress on a special radar. He was doing a great pace
however in the past half hour the sleigh began to show signs of
slowing down.

Mrs. Claus was worried. "Land sakes, Arcademan...looks like papa's
starting to run out of steam."

"Looks like Mystique Rose's potion ran out. What do we do now?"
questioned Flora.

"Time to play the ace up my sleeve. Dream Angel! I request an
audience with you!!!" Scant moments later, the Dream Angel appears
from her lofty plane of higher existance.

"I know what transpire and you know I am bound not to interfere with
the affairs of mortals however since Santa Claus is immortal, I will
hear your pleas." said the Angel of Dreams.

Arcademan leaned over and whispered something to the angel.

"It is done, Arcademan." and a shining portal appears next to the
hero.

"Hold tight, everyone. Help's on the way...I hope." Arcademan flies
into the portal and disappears.

To be concluded...

Arcademan:
Photo Album 3: The Dream Angel



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She is the Master of all dreams. Her counterpart, The Dream Demon, controls nightmares. Though they seem like opposites, they actually work together as a team to control the realm of The Dreamworld. The Angel was once mortal who was killed while saving a life of a young boy and was proven worthy by The White Wizard, who saved her soul to serve the purpose of the dreams. She resides high above the mortal plane and though seldom takes a direct approach to events on Earth, this is one of those rare times Arcademan has asked for her help.

Arcademan:
Chapter 10 (Finale)

TOMOEDA, JAPAN...

Inside the bedroom of the Kinomoto household, Sakura Kinomoto and her
best friend Tomoyo Daidoji were having a sleepover. Kero was also in
on the fun.

"I'm glad we're together on Christmas night. This is so much fun"
laughed Sakura.

Tomoyo nodded her head in agreememt. "I'm surprised that my mom and
your dad are having a party together. Who would've thought?"

Kero turned to the girls. "I hope your dad brings back lots of
holiday treats! I'm soooo hungry!!!" and the girls laughed out loud
at him.

Without warning, a light appeared in the far corner of the room.
Sakura yelled out "HOEEEE!!!" and ducked under the covers. Kero flew
into the open dresser drawer. Tomoyo ran into the closet, then pulled
out her video camera. A shadow appeared from the light, then
Arcademan stepped out of the light.

"Sakura! It's me...Arcademan."

Sakura ran across the room and gave Arcademan a loving hug.

"Merry Christmas, Arcademan. What brings you to Tomoeda?"

"Well, Sakura...I need your help once again."

Kero flew in between the two. "No way! last time she helped you out,
she almost didn't come back!"

Sakura pushed Kero aside. "Hush up! What's going on?"

"No, it's nothing like that. No danger or stuff like that. Sakura, I
need your help so that we can help Santa save Christmas on my world."

All three of them had a stunned look on their face.

"S...S...Santa? He's real?!!"

"Yes. Will you help me? I've need of your special talents." pleaded
Arcademan.

Sakura paused then said "Yes! I'll go!!!"

Tomoyo clapped with glee. "Here, Sakura. I was hoping you were needed
so I brough one of my lovely little Sakura outfits!" Sakura sighed
deeply as Arcademan turned to Kero.

"Is Tomoyo always like this?" Kero nodded his head.

"By the way, I want you and Tomoyo to come along too. There's work to
be done." Sakura was dressed in a special Christmas outfit made by
Tomoyo.

"Let's go!!!" and all four of them leaped into the portal and then
appeared at the North Pole within the Arcademan Universe.

"Okay, Sakura...you know what to do..." said Arcademan.

"Yes. Everything will be all right...Key that hides the power of the stars, reveal thy true power to me. By the contract, I, Sakura command...RELEASE!!!"

The key amulet transforms into the star staff and taking out a Sakura
card flips it up into the air and strikes it with her staff.

"To not help Santa would truly be a crime, let me help him by slowing
down...TIME!!!"

Arcademan looked at the clock on the wall and saw that time had
indeed slowed down.

"It worked! Way to go, Sakura!" shouted out Tomoyo.

Arcademan pulled out another sleigh from the stable area. "Guys,
let's give Santa a hand in his final hours." Kero's wings grew out
and folded over his entire body. Soon, his transformation from the
little stuff-beared Kero to the Guardian of the Clow Kerberus was
complete.

"I'll play reindeer!" shouted Kerberus as Arcademan, Sakura, Flora
and Tomoyo hopped in and took off to assist Santa Claus in delivering
the final toys.

Hours later, a most joyous reunion was taking place at the North Pole
as Santa Claus came down from his sleigh amongst a cheer of approval
from the elves and his special helpers that came to his and
Christmas' aid.

"Friends...thanks to all of your help...every boy and girl will be
enjoying Christmas. Words cannot describe the thanks the entire world
can ever tell you." Santa's eyes were full of joyful tears.

Arcademan stepped forward and shook the jolly old elf's hand. "No, we
should be the one thanking you for allowing us to be part of this
festive occasion. I know I will cherish this moment for the rest of
my life."

"Well said, Arcade, It was an honor serving you, great sire!" Flora,
always showing respect for her elders.

Santa turned to Sakura. "Young lady...you and your friends were
invaluable in assisting me. I know for a fact that Clow Reed would be
very proud of your accomplishment." Sakura's face blushed brightly.

Arcademan opened a portal for Sakura, Kero and Tomoyo.

"Time for the three of you to return. Now that's two favors I owe
you, young Cardcaptor. You will return to a point where only an hour
has past in your world. Fare thee well, my friends."

"Bye, Arcademan, Flora...Santa. I told you all it would all be
right!" After they entered the portal, it closed up behind them.

"Santa...Mrs. Claus...Dingle...Flora and I must take our leave. I'm
glad we were able to help you and don't hesitate to call upon us if
trouble arises again in the future."

"When you get back home, you'll find something extra special
underneath your Christmas tree. Again...my eternal thanks, Arcademan
and Flora." said Santa as the two heroes flew away back home as this
amazing adventure has now come to a close.

THE END

Arcademan- Writer/Editor

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