Christmas Eve - 1800 Hours

It was a snowy evening at the Central Park Zoo, and it was decorated for the holiday season. A telescope started to poke out from one of the frosted windows in the ghost house in the Ghost exhibit. The telescope moved about, seeing the Zoo residents were getting ready for the big day tomorrow; CatDog in their enclosure were doing their preparations, with the feline half constructing a Christmas tree out of soda cans, and Dog unintentionally knocking it down. Swiper, Scrat, Nigel, and Tricia were having their own twist on lighting a Christmas tree, with the Troodon being the tree. The camera then pans to the Koopa enclosure, where Bowser was snoozing the night away. The camera pans to a pair of Camerupts standing near a menorah, with one snapping to the beat of the song playing in the background. The camera pans to Manny and Ellie under a mistletoe which the former pulled down the blinds, and back to Bowser, who sighed gloomily.

Inside Ghost HQ was the Ghost Gang; Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde. The big orange ghost removed himself from the telescope. "He looks so sad." Clyde said.

On the floor below him was Blinky, Inky, and Pinky. The red ghost was going over the holiday schedule, Inky was pounding down a slug to wrap, and Pinky was floating near a medium-size Christmas tree with a box of ornaments beside it. "Pinky. I want that tree up to muster." Blinky, the self-proclaimed leader of the ghosts, addressed. "On it, Blinky!" Pinky saluted and started to do her task.

"Inky, what's the status on the approved musical selection?" Blinky asked, as the slender blue ghost checked his watch. "Scheduled to begin... now!"

The radio started to play Christmas music. "Excelente. Right on track." Blinky said, as Pinky finishes her work. "Blinky!" Clyde yelled out, as Blinky continued. "Figgy pudding in 1900 hours. Yule log to commence on my mark. Engage!"

Inky clicks on the T.V. remote, and a picture of a flaming yule log was shown on-screen. "Yule log engaged."

"Check-a-mundo!" Blinky said.

"Blinky?" Clyde asked as Pinky flew behind the window panes.

"Eggnog at 2100 hours. Writing our names in the snow in 2105." Blinky continued.

"Blinky!" Clyde called out. "What is it, Clyde?" Blinky asked. "Bowser is all alone for Christmas Eve. Can't we give him a present to cheer him up?" Clyde said. "Inky?" Blinky asked.

Inky pulls out his abacus, and starts to do some calculations on it. "Negative, Blinky. We got four presents and there's only four of us." Inky said, referring to the four slug-shaped presents.

"Maybe we can get him something?" Clyde asked.

"Sorry, Clyde, no can do." Blinky dismissed.

"But no one should be sad and alone on Christmas." Clyde said.

"Exactly. So throw those troubles away, and be merry. Pronto!" Blinky replied.

"But, Blinky..." Clyde protested.

"That's an order mister." Blinky clarified. "All right gang, stand up for eggnog." Blinky said as he held a carton of eggnog.

"Aye aye, Blinky." Inky said as he pounded a slug onto the table. "Yes, eggnog!" Pinky celebrated.

"Clyde?" Blinky asked.

"I'll pass, thanks." Clyde sadly responded. Around the same time, Clyde got a quarter from his Nigel coin bank, and he sneaks over to the stuffed moose head as Blinky and Inky were chanting "Chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug, chug!" Blinky was pouring the eggnog through a red funnel that Inky was holding as Pinky gulps down the holiday drink. "Well done, Pinky! That ghoul can really hold her nog." Blinky said as Clyde opens the moose head plaque door, and exits out into the city.

Later, the hands on ghosts' grandfather clock land on '9:10'. "2100 hours, gang." Blinky, Inky, and Pinky were getting situated for a Christmas dinner, mainly consisting of slugs. "Engage cranberries!" Blinky ordered as Pinky was playing the Knife game. "Pinky. Not at the table."

"Wait a second! Something's missing." Blinky said.

"Cranberries, check. Eggnog, check." Inky queried

"Give me a head count." Blinky asked.

Inky pulled out his abacus and fiddled with it, smacking it causing some of the beads to fly out. "We have three heads, sir."

"Where's Clyde?" Blinky asked.

"He's unknown, sir." Inky said as he put his abacus aside. "It would appear that he's..."—turns the eggnog carton to show a picture of Clyde—"....missing."

"Missing?! Hoover Dam!" Blinky exclaimed. "Wait, there he is." He floats to where the bunks are, and there's something underneath the orange blanket. ""He just went to bed." Blinky uncovers the blanket, revealing Clyde's pillow, but with googly eyes. "What the-!" He exclaimed. Blinky slaps the pillow. "What have you done with Clyde? Talk, mister."

Inky motioned to the opened door where Clyde went through. "Blinky, over here!"

"I'll deal with you, later..." Blinky said, before slapping the pillow one final time.

"Oh, no. He's out there by himself." Inky said.

"He's one of us, gang. You know the Ghost credo." Blinky said confidently.

"Never hang out with Yellow ones?" Inky said.

"No."

"Is it...?" Pinky said, before speaking total gibberish.

"No, that's the Monster credo. It's 'Never Float Alone'. Clyde's out there by himself, and we never leave one of our own." Blinky explained. "Oh, yeah." Inky and Pinky said in realization.

"Now, let's go!"