It was Christmas Eve at Flash Sentry's house; everyone was enjoying the joy of Christmas. Mikey and Pinkie were enjoying the cookies, Twilight was playing the Christmas carols on the piano, Rainbow Dash was decorating the Christmas tree, and Donnie, April and Rarity were wrapping presents for her friends.
Flash was walking around with a cup of punch in his hand until he bumped into Sunset Shimmer.
"Oh, hey Flash. You seem to be having fun." she said, giving him a small smile.
"Yeah, I guess I am." He responded.
I used to find Christmas Eve a bit lonely, but being surrounded by friends like this really makes it special," Flash said, taking a sip from his cup.
Sunset nodded, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "I feel the same way. It's amazing how much things have changed since we first met. I never could have imagined spending Christmas Eve like this."
Flash chuckled, reminiscing about their journey from being rivals to friends. "Yeah, who would have thought we would end up here?"
"Hey, Guys, I need you guys to vote on a Christmas movie tonight." Mikey said to them.
"Shouldn't you ask your brothers or something?"
"Nah, Raph's not into jolly movies."
Flash chuckled at Mikey's comment. "Well, in that case, let's see what movies we have as options."
"I've got the one where Santa adopted an baby and he became a big elf and found out that he was born somewhere else. Also, the movie where a boy from the 40's and his adult self narrates the story. Or how about the one where this kid was left home alone to outsmart two burglars."
"Those sound like three legendary movies."
"Hey, Mikey!" Raph called. "You picked a movie yet? We don't have all night."
"Patience, dude. Wise men say: you can't rush cinema." Mikey said.
"Uh, it's a DVD player, dweeb."
Applejack digged through the mail and saw an envelope.
"Hey, do any of you guys recognize this symbol?" She asked them, showing them the envelope with a bat symbol.
"Yeah."
They looked at it.
"It's from Batman." Leo said.
They opened it and read it.
"Dear, Ninjas
I've got your Season greeting card. So, I thought I'd reply back. I thought I'd wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay vigilant and keep up the good work in protecting the city. If you ever need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Batman"
Everyone smiled at the unexpected message from Batman.
"Wow, Batman sent us a Christmas card! That's awesome!" Donnie exclaimed.
"Yeah, it's really cool. We must be on his nice list," Mikey said with a grin.
"Regardless, it's always nice to know that even friends from other dimensions celebrate Christmas," Twilight said, her voice filled with admiration.
Later, everyone was sitting down in the living room. It was time for a movie choice.
"Okay, guys. It's Christmas Eve and I want to prepare our selves by watching a Christmas movie." Mikey said.
"I have three options here," Mikey continued, holding up the DVDs. "We can watch 'Elf', 'A Christmas Story', or 'Home Alone'. So, what's it gonna be?"
Rainbow Dash leaned back in her seat, grinning mischievously. "I vote 'Home Alone'! Who doesn't love Kevin McCallister outsmarting those burglars?"
"I vote "Elf" I love it when Buddy makes his own Breakfast Pasta." Pinkie beamed.
"I vote "A Christmas Story". I love the scene where Ralphie says a bad word in front of his father." Sonata laughed.
"How about we let the leader decided." Mikey pointed to Leo. "Well, Leo, which one do you think is best?"
Leo thought about it.
Leo pondered for a moment, considering everyone's choices. "Well, they all sound like great movies, therefore I vote "Home Alone"!
Leo's choice was met with enthusiastic nods and applause from the group. "Great choice, Leo!" Mikey exclaimed, popping in the DVD of 'Home Alone' and 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'.
"Which one?"
"You didn't tell us you had two." Donnie said.
Leo chuckled at Donnie's surprised reaction. "Well, it seems I've got a surprise for you all."
"So, which one."
"Well, the first one was a classic. But the second one was even better. Therefore, let's do Home Alone 2."
Donnie nodded, intrigued by Leo's choice. "Home Alone 2 it is then!" he exclaimed, as Mikey swiftly swapped the DVD to 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'.
Mikey sticks the DVD in the VCR and hits the play button. But all they see on the TV screen is a static.
"Uh, where's the movie?"
"Uh, just one second."
Mikey tried pressing the play button, but nothing came up still.
"Something must me wrong there." Mikey said in worry.
"Try using the remote." Flash told him.
Mikey tried pressing the buttons of the remote, but still nothing.
"Hello, we're waiting over here!" Raph grunted, acting impatient.
"Chill, Raph."
"Guys, I think there's something wrong with the TV." Mikey said.
"Hold on, let me have a look." Donnie told him.
Donnie got up from his seat and walked over to the TV, examining the cables and connections. After a few minutes of tinkering, he came to a realization.
"Guys, I think the problem might be with the VCR. It's not reading the DVD properly," Donnie explained.
"Can you fix it?" Leo asked, concerned about their movie night being interrupted.
"I could try but...it might take awhile."
"So, we got nothing?" Rainbow Dash mumbled. "It's Christmas eve and we got nothing!"
"How are we supposed to have a sweet Christmas without watching any Christmas specials?" Pinkie Pie cried.
"Wait, I have an idea." Flash spoke. "While, Donnie fixes the VCR, I can tell you all the story of the movie."
Everyone in the room perked up at Flash's suggestion. They were eager to salvage their movie night, even if it meant getting creative with their entertainment.
"That sounds like a great idea!" Leo chimed in.
"But, it's gonna be in my version."
"What do you mean?" Twilight asked.
"I'm gonna be Kevin."
"I get it, your gonna use some of us as the characters, just like what we did with a Christmas Carol." Pinkie spoke.
"Yeah, and..."
Flash looked at the envelope from Batman and thought where the story should take place.
"It takes place in Gotham!" He spoke.
"WHAT?" Everyone sounded suprised.
"Just sit back and enjoy this..."
Now we move on to the story in Flash Sentry's version....