-Nominated for Silly and Sweet '04

 

T'was The Night Before Christmas - A BW re-telling

By: Nurannoniel The Insane Mutant Elf

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T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the base
Not a creature was stirring, not even rat-face.
All the auto-guns were online guarding the base with care,
In hopes that the sisters would be far away from there.

The Predacons were nestled all snug in their recharge beds,
while visions of world-domination danced in their heads.
And Megatron with his ducky, and Inferno with his gun,
Just lay down when the noises begun.

When in front of the Axalon there arose such a clatter,
The Maximals ran to see what was the matter.
The Predacons argued all the way out the door,
When they realized the noises were no more.

In front of The Lair in the new-fallen snow
Four shadows cast by the moonlight started to grow.
When, to the wondering eyes of the Kaos sisters should appear,
But the four robots that shouldn’t be here.

Out of the snow bank they came, quite miffed.
The three sisters knew in a moment there was a time rift.
They danced and they cheered as the Maximals and Predacons came,
Then the sisters called the four new ‘bots by name:

“It’s Silverbolt! And Depth Charge! And Rampage and Quickstrike!
We have no clue how you made that time rift tonight.
You fell off our roof and bounced off the walls,
So now seventeen Beast Warriors are here in all!”

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
so up the sides of the crater the four robots flew,
for somehow, they knew…

Much later that night after the two new Maximals were unpacked,
Depth Charge worked up the nerve to ask:
”We heard the tales, we saw some of the damage,
But the sisters themselves we never could have imagined.

“The trouble they caused since the first day they came,
But if we’re from the future… How could they know my name?”
As all the Maximals looked around completely stunned,
From outside they heard the sound of an auto-gun.

Then up the lift came Santa Claus – Really!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
Then he answered DC’s question, for he seemed to know,
“Someone sent a message you were coming three nights ago!

“But that’s not why I came.” He said as he held up his sack,
And started passing out gifts, just like that!
Then he left to visit the Predacon’s base,
But this time, not one robot saw his face.

The last stop he made was The Lair itself,
Sneaking around, he saw The Insane Mutant Elf.
”Thanks for dropping those four off.” Then she whispered in his ear.
”Did anyone get coal this year?”

But he spoke not a word, instead going straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
he smiled and left, to this day not one of the ’bots know

About how he sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave he a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But the Elf heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"