A Digimon Christmas Carol
by Darkangemon
Act IV
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Starring
Yamato Ishida as Scrooge
Daisuke Motomiya as the ghost of Christmas Present
Bokomon and Neemon as Themselves
Takeru Takashi as Fred
Hikari Kamiya as Liz (Fred’s wife)
Ken Ichijouji as Topper
Yolei Inume as Gladys
Takato Matsuki as Bob Cratchitt
Jeri Kato as Emily Cratchitt
Henry Wong as Peter Cratchitt
Suzie Wong as Betina Cratchitt
Terriermon as Tiny Tim
Darkangemon, Biyomon, Palmon, Hawkmon, Patamon and Renamon as Carollers
Ai as Want
and Makato as Ignorance
Bokomon and Neemon shake themselves off outside Scrooge’s door
Neemon: Well at least we’re inside now
Bokomon: Good point I was thoroughly cheesed off with how cold it is out there
Neemon: it’s still no better in here.
Bokomon snaps Neemon’s pants
Bokomon: Scrooge sat in his room a thousand dark memories clawing into his consciousness
Neemon Ok Mr. Psychic that’s just freaky.
Veemon enters the corridor
Veemon: Hey what are you guys doing here?
Bokomon: I am my blue fellow the Narrator
Neemon: I’m just here for fun.
Veemon shrugs
Veemon: OK but you’d better get out of here unless you want to get crushed
Bokomon: Huh?
A bag of vegetables lands on Bokomon’s head while Neemon is assaulted by a Pumpkin
Veemon: I did warn you guys, Oh well
Giant Davis appears
Giant Davis: Thanks Veemon
Veemon: No Prob partner
Matt: What’s going on in here?
Giant Davis: Come in and know me better man.
Matt stumbles over a pumpkin with what appears to be legs on it
Matt: are you the spirit who I’m supposed to see.
Giant Davis: I guess so, I am the ghost of Christmas Present, Come in and know me better man.
Matt: I don’t think I’ve met anyone quite like you before.
Giant Davis: Really? Over 1800 of my brothers have come before me.
Matt: 1800? Imagine the grocery bill
Davis and Matt laugh together
Giant Davis: ho ho that’s great I am the ghost of Christmas Present, Come in and know me better man. Or did I already say that?
Matt: You did. Are you a little absent minded spirit?
Giant Davis: No I’m a large absent minded spirit, ha ha. Come in and know me better man
Matt: are we going to get moving
Giant Davis shrinks down to his usual size
Davis: Sorry; my mind is filled with the here and now and the now is... CHRISTMAS hahaha
Matt: Oh kay
Davis takes Matt by the shoulder and leads him through a wall
Bokomon jumps out of a bag of Veggies
Bokomon: after Them
Neemon Under pumpkin: Do we have to?
Bokomon: Yes
Bokomon Pulls Neemon out of the Pumpkin and chases after Matt and Davis
Davis walks into a crowded Daylight street Matt blinks
Davis: Welcome to Christmas morning Ebenezer
Matt: Looks pretty much the same to me
Davis: Only to the truly inobservant would say that.
Matt: I have no love of frivolity
Davis: figures!
Davis begins to walk around sprinkling water onto the food of passers by
Matt: Spirit what are you doing? Does the water contain a blessing of sorts?
Davis: no it’s actually because food gets so dry, duh it’s a blessing!
Matt: then why do you pour more on the poorer folk.
Davis: they need the blessing far more than the rich.
Matt is silent for a while.
Davis: I was supposed to show you something but I’ve forgotten what it was.
Bokomon creeps up to Davis and whispers in his ear Davis Sparks up
Davis: Oh yeah I remember now, I’m supposed to show you family.
Matt: I’m grateful that you never do accounts; your memory is more slippery than a sieve.
Davis leads Matt down the streets of London to a small house on a quiet lane.
Matt: Well?
Davis: see for yourself!
Matt looks through a frosted window to see TK and Kari eating Christmas dinner with Yolei and Ken
Matt: That girl looks a bit like the ghost of Christmas past.
Davis: WHAT?
A very red Davis crowds Matt out of the window; Matt steps through the wall as if entranced.
TK: Well, we’ve sung our carols had a jolly fine Christmas dinner, and generally enjoyed totally awesome company. What do we do now?
Kari: What about a game?
Ken: Yeah we must have a game at Christmas!
Yolei: What topper said!
Matt: Do people play games at Christmas?
Davis (in a very silky voice): oh yeah I love games.
Matt shrugs.
TK: once again my clever Elisabeth finds the perfect solution! But what game should we play
Ken: Musical chairs!
Kari: Blind mans buff!
Yolei: Monopoly!
Everyone looks at Yolei in a funny way.
Yolei Quietly: Its fun to me!
Kari: What about Yes and No?
Ken: yeah that’s a brilliant one
Yolei still speaking quietly: Ok
TK: I’ll go first
Kari: Yes let Fred go first he always thinks of good ones.
TK: all right I’ve got one, shoot!
Kari: Is it vegetable?
Ken: Mineral?
Yolei: Animal then!
TK: Bingo!
Ken: does it pull a Hanson-cab?
TK: certainly not.
Yolei: A dog maybe?
TK: No
Kari: Wait… is it an unwanted creature?
TK: Getting warmer pet.
Yolei: A bat!
Ken: A mouse!
Matt: A Rat!
Ken: A Rat!
Matt: I said it first.
Yolei: A cockroach.
Davis muttering: TK
TK: No, No and No
Kari’s face brightens.
Kari: wait, an unwanted creature, but not a Rat a Bat a mouse or a cockroach!
TK nods
Kari: Why; it’s Ebenezer Scrooge!
TK Nods
TK: You’ve got it my pet!
Everyone laughs except Matt who looks a bit like a lost puppy.
Davis: Come we have much still to see.
Bokomon: They are a little cruel aren’t they?
Neemon: Huh what’s that? I wasn’t listening1
Bokomon snaps Neemon’s pants
Bokomon: you are completely unsuited for anything classical aren’t you?
Neemon: I don’t know. What’s classical about “20 questions”?
Bokomon sighs and hurries after Matt and Davis
Neemon: Hey wait for me.
Davis leads Matt to a much poorer neighbourhood, dilapidated furniture lines the street as people huddle in the gutters
Matt: What are we doing here spirit?
Davis: Well, you see that house over there?
Matt: The dingy brick place?
Davis: That’s the one! That’s Bob Cratchitt’s house.
Bokomon rushes in and begins to catch his breath
Bokomon: Perhaps *Pant* it was the spirit’s *Pant* own generous nature *pant* that had led them to the house of Scrooge’s own faithful clerk.
Matt: This is Bob Cratchitt’s house?
Davis: Who told you that?
Matt: You did, just now.
Davis laughs
Davis: Oh yeah, I forgot, let’s go in.
Matt and Davis walk through the wall into a small cramped back room. Jeri is busy cooking chestnuts over a small stove, while Henry is busy turning a spit on which a small goose is turning, Jeri appears to be nibbling a few chestnuts
Suzie: Mom! You said no one was to touch the chestnuts till Daddy and Tiny Tim get home
Jeri Blushing: I wasn’t eating them Betina dear, I was checking to see they weren’t burnt, anyway aren’t you meant to be setting the table
Suzie: sure Mom.
Jeri: Peter, make sure you keep turning that spit, we don’t want an improperly cooked goose, do we?
Henry: No Mom, especially since it smells so good.
Matt: It does smell good but that goose won’t go far on four mouths.
Davis: Five!
Matt: Five what?
Davis: mouths to feed, you forgot to count Tiny Tim.
Matt: Who?
Takato marches through the door, Terriermon is sitting on his shoulder humming a tune.
Takato: I’m home at last, Merry Christmas all.
Terriermon: Yeah it’s Christmas day and all is well.
Takato sets Terriermon on the ground, Terriermon is holding a small crutch which he uses to limp toward Henry.
Terriermon: Heya big bro.
Henry rolls his eyes and mutters something under his breath that sounds remarkably like “Momantai”
Jeri aside to Takato: How was he in church?
Takato Whispering: As good as gold and better, he said that he hoped that the people could see him.
Jeri: Why was that?
Takato: Because at Christmas, Lame Beggars walk and blind men see.
Matt: I didn’t know Bob Cratchitt had a crippled son.
Davis: You never asked!
Terriermon: Oh wow the Christmas dinner the goose wow!
Terriermon doubles up coughing the Cratchitt family cluster around him
Takato: I think you got a little too excited there son, Maybe you should sit down in your chair a while.
Terriermon (Wheezing): OK Dad
Terriermon sits down in a small chair at the table, Henry and Suzie begin to take through the modestly portioned meal
Matt: Such a meagre feast
Davis: But very much appreciated.
Takato: Before we eat I would like to raise a toast.
Jeri: OK who to?
Takato: To the founder of the feast Mr. Scrooge!
Jeri narrowing her eyes: Founder of the feast indeed! That old miser isn’t worth the fluff on his coattails; if he were here I would give him a piece of my mind to feast upon, and I’ll bet a copper he would choke on it.
Takato: Please Emily? For me
Jeri: OK I’ll toast to him on this day but please bear in mind that the man is: Odious, Stingy Despicable, Wicked, Cruel…
Suzie: Yeah!
Jeri: and badly dressed!
Suzie Gasps
Takato: Emily!
Jeri: sorry I’m not usually that cruel.
Terriermon: to the founder of the feast, Mr. Scrooge!
Takato: That’s the spirit Tim.
Terriermon: God Bless us, everyone!
Davis taking Matt’s arm: Come! There is much left to see!
Matt: Tell me spirit, will tiny Tim live?
Davis: I do not know the future is unclear, but I see an empty chair by the fire and a crutch without an owner, if this shadow remains unaltered, I fear the child will die.
Matt follows Davis out of the Cratchitt home and leads him to the city square where Darkangemon and his fellow carollers are setting up their stands amongst a crowd of people
Darkangemon: OK guys lets put the mood on
Matt: What is this spirit?
Davis: This is where the spirit of Christmas is strongest Ebenezer; this is where the true power is
Matt: I don’t understand
Davis: No I doubted you would but I had to try
Renamon: The first Noel the angel did say
Biyomon: Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
Palmon: In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep
Hawkmon: On a cold winter’s night that was so deep
All: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell Nowell.
Darkangemon and Patamon: Born is the king of Israel!
Davis leads Matt past many scenes in which people of all walks of light celebrate the joy of Christmas, he sees the children of all nations joined as one
Matt: I had no idea spirit.
Davis: Only because you didn’t open your eyes. Come! there is still more to see.
Davis leads Matt into a churchyard, he is beginning to grow a white beard and is hobbling a bit like an old man
Matt: Do you grow old spirit?
Davis: Indeed! My life is very short; I believe it will end on the stroke of twelve.
Matt: But spirit that is so soon. I have still more questions
Davis: Go ahead I’ve got a while still.
Matt: I noticed that there are extra feet under your coat, what are they?
Davis: those are the greatest Darkness of Christmas BEHOLD.
Davis unfurls his coat to reveal Ai and Makato who stare at Matt Evilly.
Matt: What are they?
Davis: they are the spirits that attempt to destroy Christmas! The boy is Ignorance and the girls is want, fear both, but especially fear the boy, for he will steal all the light and warmth from the heart of the poor and lowly.
Matt: Why? Are there no Churches? No Charities?
Davis: Are there no Prisons? No Workhouses?
Matt is silent and horrified
Davis: Who are you to decide the fate of men? What right were you given to allow you to make the decisions of the almighty? Are not all men created equal in the sight of God? Why must you define them?
Matt: Spirit please, forgive me, I was foolish.
Davis: It is not my place to forgive you! Only to warn you!
The bell begins to toll the hour, Midnight.
Davis: I guess it’s time for me to go now!
Matt: please spirit not just yet, I’ve learned so much from you!
Bokomon: Scrooge pleaded with the spirit, but nothing could prevent that terrible bell from tolling.
Neemon: But Bokomon I’m ringing the bell!
Bokomon: Yes but we’re on time!
Neemon shrugs
Neemon: OK
Davis: I cannot stay! I leave you with the ghost of Christmas yet to come!
Matt: Thank you spirit.
Davis Fading: Come in and know me better man!
Matt is left alone in the church yard Bokomon and Neemon shudder slightly
Bokomon: Eerie, the waiting is worse than the spirits
Neemon: I wouldn’t say that…
Bokomon looks up to see a hooded figure approaching them silently, he walks up to Matt making as little sound as a mouse
Matt: Are you the spirit of Christmas yet to come
The hooded figure nods and points a black gauntlet towards the night.
Matt: Yes Spirit the night is growing old, I will follow.
The hooded figure and Matt walk into what appears to be a black hole in the air.
Neemon: Creepy
Bokomon: Darn right!
Neemon: are we following them?
Bokomon: Hell no!
Neemon: But I thought we had to follow him everywhere.
Bokomon snaps Neemon’s Pants
Bokomon: I’ll talk to you about this after this chapter ends.
Neemon: When does it end?
Bokomon: right about… now!
The whole set goes dark
Neemon: Oh and wasn’t that ghost K……..
There is a sound like pants snapping.
Bokomon: don’t ruin the suspense!
Neemon Weakly: ok
