As the Cardinal Flies

For quite awhile I wasn't sure I could grant this particular request -- as a practical matter, it didn't seem to me that there was a logical place for the Christmas tradition in this particular universe. Then the answer hit me....

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We Have Seen His Star in the East
Fandom: Disney's Aladdin
Rating: G
Classification: Gen
Suggested by: erinlin
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( Legend does not record how many 'wise men' visited a certain child.... )

Sometimes the classic gimmicks are the best....

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A Half-Baked Plot
Fandom: Murder, She Wrote
Rating: G
Classification: Gen/Mystery
Suggested By: graycardinal
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( Some people just can't go anywhere without stumbling over corpses.... )

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One Morning at the BBC Prop Warehouse
Fandom: Doctor Who (#4)
Rating: G
Classification: Gen
Suggested By: graycardinal
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( They always did say the special effects looked like they came from a broom closet.... )

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Incident at 25.000 Feet
Fandom: Twilight Zone (and....)
Rating: G
Classification: Gen/Horror?
Suggested By: graycardinal
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( Telling the flight attendant just wasn't an option.... )

Still in catch-up mode -- although I think this puts me even with all the suggestions to date.

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Surprise!
Fandom: The Incredibles
Rating: G
Classification: Gen
Suggested By: erinlin
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( In a houseful of superheroes, Christmas surprises can be a challenge.... )

Continuing to catch up -- and fill requests, at last, although this may or may not be what was contemplated....

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Moving Targets
Fandom: Firefly
Rating: G
Classification: Gen/Romance
Suggested By: vampry
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Zoe frowned. "Where's the mistletoe? It was hanging right there." She pointed over the entrance to Serenity's dining hall.

Mal frowned back. "Don't rightly know."

"Hah," Inara said. "It was hanging outside my shuttle this morning -- as you pointed out."

Mal's face flushed. "Isn't there now." Wash and Jayne shrugged silently.

"What isn't there?" River asked, coming in.

"The mistletoe!" Zoe pointed again.

"That? I just saw it outside the infirmary."

Zoe jumped up, but Inara touched her shoulder. "Just wait."

Five minutes later, a yell sounded from the corridor. "Kayl--mmphh!"

Simon ran in, blushing. Behind him, Kaylee grinned.

Catching up: I rather suspect this idea isn't new with me, but it hit me over the head on the way home from a party, and I couldn't resist.

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Carol of the Bats
Fandom: Batman/DCAU
Rating: G
Classification: Gen/Songfic
Suggested by: graycardinal
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( What do you give a Batman who has everything? )

Some ideas are just too perfect not to use....

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Study in Red & Green
Fandom: Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Rating: G
Classification: Gen
Suggested by: graycardinal (again)
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( Where Carmen Sandiego is concerned, there's no such thing as a guaranteed holiday.... )

I'm not sure where this one came from . . . meanwhile, remember that suggestions for upcoming fandoms/pairings are more than welcome (I really do still have Serenity in the queue....).

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A Child's Christmas in Sunnydale
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rating: G
Classification: Gen
Suggested by: graycardinal
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Note: This takes place in December of Season 5.

( Words have power -- sometimes in unexpected ways and contexts. )