The Legend Of Santa Jeb (Or, Kadvent Kalendar Shenanigans)

[The Jedi Master]

Ho, ho, ho! I'm Santa Claus. This young man here allowed me to use his computer, and I tried Kerbal Space Program. I loved it! What the--Santa, what are you doing? Um... say, it sounds like Ms.Claus is calling. Better go!

*sigh* Sorry about that. Anyway, as you know, it's that time of year again. Some people don't like the holidays, but they are my favorite time of the year. I just wish they came in summer, my second favorite time of year. I also wish the news and the weather weren't so dismal--it's really ruining the mood. But here is something to cheer you up! For the next few days, I'm going to follow the Kadvent Kalendar and go to the Mun, and I'm putting a holiday story to it. Enjoy!

(And yes, they celebrate Earth Christmas on Kerbin with no K Syndrome, because that would look ridiculous. DEAL! )

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Astronaut Complex

Experimentanurary 5th, 250 AU (After Union)--Twenty Days Until Christmas

It was a normal day at KSC, mostly. Werner had just finished working with Linus on a new theory about whether the white stuff on Eeloo was snow or ice. Mortimer had just talked Gene's ear off about how the Minmus All Purpose Science and Fuel Base (MAPSFB) was way too expensive and unnecessary (he had spent three weeks planning it out). And at the Astronaut Complex, the kerbonauts were sitting around with nothing to do.

250 AU was a boring period in Jedi Space Program history. After the first month or so, a budget cut hit, which kind of put a damper on the schedule. In addition, Mortimer was getting tough about budget--he was quite proud of the new, balanced budget he had made himself. Nothing had really gotten done.

To pass the time, Jebediah was telling a traditional Christmas story from his childhood, one that he had been named for.

"You see, I was born during the holiday season, and my parents, holiday lovers they, wanted it to be a big part of my life. So, they named me after the biggest Christams tale from my hometown, the legend of Santa Jeb. Santa Jeb was this big fellow, a fun loving guy. Every Christmas, he would get a sleigh pulled by eight missiles. Or nine, depending on which version was being told. Sometimes the ninth was a baby kangaroo. He would travel Kerbin every Christmas Eve night, delivering presents to all the good kerbs. He gave the bad kerbs boxes of shrubs. In the version my parents told, he also delivered to the supposed aliens on the Mun."

Bob smiled. "I was told that story as a kid, right down to the Mun aliens. One year, I left snacks for him. It started something of a tradition in my town."

Bill just rolled his eyes. He wasn't the festive type of kerbal. "Come on, that's just a story for children."

"Well, aren't you a ball of fun," Jeb said with a wink. "Get into the spirit, Bill!"

"Not until I see Santa Jeb himself walking on the Mun."

This gave Jebediah a brilliant idea...

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In short order, a test lander was built, complete with festive lighting.

When Mortimer walked into the VAB, he was absolutely incredulous. "What is this?!" he yelled. "An unplanned Mun landing is expensive enough, but the lights add a few hundred unnecessary Kerbits to the mix! This could throw off the mission budget for weeks!"

Gene, already angry about the MAPSFB, walked up to him. "Morty, there is no mission budget for weeks. Because there are no planned missions. Because of you. Now shut your mouth and get in Mission Control to watch the launch."

Poor old Mortimer watched in horror as Jeb took the perfectly Mun-worthy lander for a test drive and promptly crashed it on the roof of the VAB.

And thus, the new Legend of Santa Jeb began...

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Thanks for reading, be sure to leave comments and to tune in next time. Oh--and happy holidays!

[Tw1]

Not bad. Could do with a little more editing though, to improve the flow of events. Is this going to be stand alone, or the start of something?

[The Jedi Master]

Not bad. Could do with a little more editing though, to improve the flow of events. Is this going to be stand alone, or the start of something?

Yeah, I'll be editing the next chapter. And as I said, I'll follow the Mun mission part of the Kadvent Kalendar challenge. If the other missions are interesting enough, there might be a sequel.