“Waaaaaah!!!” It was Christmas Day. Instead of sounds of joy, kids all over the world were shrieking and bawling in hullabaloo. Their deafening screams pierced the air. The Earth literally shook and rumbled. The children’s precious Christmas presents were swapped with rotten vegetables (thanks to Meep) and they definitely weren’t happy. It was absolute pandemonium.

Parents were in total panic. They didn’t know what to do. Nothing seemed to calm the children. Christmas without presents was the end of the world, to the kids at least. Where would the parents find last minute gifts? Parents tried to appease their sobbing children by giving them whatever they could find in their homes. Golf clubs, laptops, moms’ diamond rings, family cars, and anything that they could find.

It was a total chaos! What was suppose to pacify the shrieking kids didn’t help at all. Girls in badly smeared makeup stomped around town in their moms’ large high heels, showing off their precious jewelry. Boys, barely tall enough to reach the gas pedal, drove erratically around town, making their own lanes and driving way over the speed limit. Cities were piling up with crashed cars that had smashed into poles, buildings, and other vehicles. This was too much, even for the SCUA girls. And it was all because of Meep’s evildoing!

Just when it seemed as though it couldn’t get any worse, SCUA headquarters identified a massive alien invasion approaching Earth. Suddenly TVs and the Internet began broadcasting the massive fleet of UFOs rapidly approaching Earth. What were they to do? “We are doomed!” shouted the crowd.

Apparently the collective shrill of kids wailing had traveled across the galaxy. Millions of light years away, the aliens received this deafening message. They perceived this as a battle cry, a call for war. They gladly accepted the challenge and tracked the sound back to Earth.

As the Earth’s sky began to fill with UFO ships, people screamed wildly running amok like chickens with their heads cut off. Even the children stopped crying to look up, in utter shock. People quaked with fear. Dogs whimpered. Some parents even peed in their pants.

The mothership landed in Times Square, Manhattan. Out came the alien leader. To the crowd’s surprise, it was rather cute, really cute actually. The other aliens marched behind him. They were pink and looked squishy like marshmallows. Oh, they were so cute! People in the crowd began to shout out, “Hey, they look like pink marshmallows. ‘Marshies’, that’s what we’ll call ‘em.”

The alien leader, in a broken New York accent, informed the humans that their planet could no longer grow vegetables, their favorite food. The only food that their planet could make was candy. Unless they found vegetables to eat, their species could go extinct. They really didn’t want to wage war; they just wanted to find food.

Upon hearing this rather sad tale, all the kids dashed off back to their homes to gladly retrieve their stash of vegetables.

The children began piling up a mound of old, rotten vegetables in the middle of Times Square. Some of the adults were afraid that the aliens would be upset by the spoiled veggies. To their surprise, the alien leader joyfully declared, “This is just like our favorite culinary dish ‘Merbhsierzewkh’, fermented mixed vegetables!” The aliens were so happy. They thanked the kids over and over again.

There were enough vegetables to last several generations. (Given that a spoonful could keep them full for a year.) In return for their generosity, the alien leader informed the humans that he could grant them any wish. The kids were so excited. Not surprisingly, the children asked for real Christmas presents — toys, candy, and cool stuff.

In the meantime, Adira, Auristela, and Kassiopeia discovered Meep’s New York hideout. Meep was playing video games on Mii. He was determined not to be disturbed by the commotion outside. Meep had earplugs wedged in his ears, earmuffs on his head, and three layers of hats. His head was completely buried underneath the humongous mass of stuff. Meep didn’t notice the girls coming in. Kassiopeia unplugged the Mii and stood facing him. Adira and Auristela removed his ridiculous headdress.

The girls confronted him. “Meep, we know you too well. Did you do it?” Kassiopeia harshly questioned. Meep replied innocently, “Did what? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

After several minutes, unable to hold his emotion, he burst out crying. “I didn’t get any toys for Christmas,” he bawled, “I was an orphan. I didn’t have parents to teach me right or wrong. And… and… I’m sorry!” He burst out crying again. Kassiopeia ran to comfort him.

The SCUA girls huddled together. “Okay. Should we forgive Meep or punish him?” Adira and Kassiopeia in unison declared, “I kinda feel sorry for him.” Yeah. I know, right? He’s so cute!” exclaimed Adira. Auristela burst forth angrily, “But he stole our presents! And not just ours, everyone else’s! Just ‘cuz he didn’t have anything doesn’t mean it’s okay for him to steal from others!” The girls argued and discussed for a while.

They faced Meep to announce his punishment. The guilty villain was quaking in his boots with fear. “Meep,” Adira announced, “we are going to… forgive you.” “What!!!” exclaimed Meep in surprise. “Yes,” chimed in Kassiopeia, “We realized that you didn’t have a family or anyone to teach you so we’re going to forgive you. Not that it’s okay to steal or anything!”

“Meep, also we’re going to adopt you into our family and teach you right from wrong. You’ll be our little brother!” declared Auristela. Tears began to stream down Meep’s face. The girls asked, “Meep, what’s wrong? We said we’ll forgive you!” Meep sobbed, “It’s just that I… never expected this. I don’t know what to say! Why did you choose to forgive me?! I’ve done so many naughty things! I stole your Christmas gifts and you decide to adopt me!” Meep cried for a long time, then he finally fell asleep and the girls carried him home.

The next day at their home, Meep was presented with a certificate of adoption that he was indeed now part of the family. “Welcome to the Amyx family, Meep!” shouted the girls. Meep held up the certificate for a picture, his eyes wet with happy tears, and smiled. It was the best Christmas ever. The SCUA girls taught Meep and the world the true meaning of Christmas. It’s not about the gifts or even decorations and celebrations. Christmas is about Jesus our Lord and Savior and sharing His love with others, even if they are a bit naughty. (Matthew 1:21)

One Year Later

Meep became an integral part of the family. Adira, Auristela, and Kassiopeia totally loved him… and Lovey too. Meep felt so happy and loved by his family. The girls even trained Meep as a SCUA agent and he eventually went on missions with Adira, Auristela, and Kassiopeia to save the world.