Gardeners Rest #15 (2020)

[mothhawk]

.....but they were outshone by his red nose. Everyone piled into the sleigh. Nicos grabbed the reins. Do we need a magic word to.......

[Nicos]

“Hang on!!!!” Exclaimed Nicos...she was about to ask if that was a reflection on her driving abilities...but then realised everyone had taken it as a direction.....and it appeared those were the exact magic words which were needed!
Everyone closed their eyes.....

[mothhawk]

.......because we all know that makes you invisible, and if......

[greenishfing]

....we were venturing into Dalek country (sorry my Dr Who days ended in the 60's) it was probably not a good idea to be seen.

[Nicos]

Rudolf’s nose however looked like an emergency STOP button , and suddenly...

[Snoop Puss]

As the word STOP passed her lips, Rudolph came to a grinding halt, throwing everyone forwards.

"Well, at least we know how to stop and start", Nicos said, rearranging all the bags around her.

"Hang on", said Snadger. "What is all this stuff?"

[greenishfing]

It's all Santa's presents, said Nicos. They should be on their way to the good little boys and girls by now.

[Nicos]

...no...that stuff.....
( it appears that Nicos’s surprise Xmas treat of a couple of crates of champers had been shaken so much by all the sudden starting and stopping that a few had popped their corks! ) ...Quick......

[Snoop Puss]

"Get drinking!", exclaimed a few Grapes (who shall go unnamed for greater discretion).

Unbeknownst to any of them, Rudolph loved champagne and turned around at the smell and decided to gallop towards it. Which meant, of course, that the sleigh started going round and round in circles ever faster and faster.

"Stop!" shouted Rary, who still had his wits about him.

But...

[Nicos]

...it was too late....
the movement had set up a vortex in the Space time continuum and the sleigh and everything nearby got sucked into a wormhole ......

[Nicos]

...but this was no ordinary wormhole, but a Gardeners Rest wormhole - and this one headed off deep down into the compost heap following the tardis....

[Nicos]

That too came to an abrupt stop causing even more fizz to get spilt.... much to the joy of the friendly worm who was trying to digest his festive piece of seaweed rary and Snadger had kindly given him....

[Lumpy]

Oh no oh no shouted a distraught Lumpy. ‘Why are we here the sleigh should be back in the North Pole’
we have a massive problem.
The sleighs in the bar, the children’s presents are in it and if we don’t get it all back to Father Christmas nobody is going to have pressies.

There was a collective gasp.

Rudolph was unconscious in the corner as pieced as a newt and his nose had turned a gentle shade of pink.

OK shouted Lumpy ~ we need the panto cow NOW........

After shoving Rudolph onto the seat and hiding him under several blankets the panto cow e.g Rary and Snadger appeared in costume.

Ermmmmm what are we doing asked an afraid Rary.

Lumpy looked sad but very proud as she stood in front of the moth eaten pain and said gently ‘You are going to save Christmas’
Rudolph can’t take it all back so you our brave and intrepid friends will have to’

Nicos and Bren cellotaped a large red balloon onto and around the panto cows nose.

So, ‘just say Father Christmas when you’re ready and the magic will take you back’
Tell the Big FC your moulting and your nose is a bit iffy due to yeh fever’

Take the sleigh home and save Christmas.

Rarys rear end was about to sidle off the sleigh when Snadger shouted......

[lottie dolly]

the light from the end of his nose,as he has lost it somewhere within the ....

[Snoop Puss]

Goodness, they all realised, they didn't know where it was...

In the compost, in the wormhole, back at the GR... it could be almost anywhere.

"What about one of the red tree decorations?", said Janie, always on the ball.