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| hero(es)= [[Pythagoras-858]] | | hero(es)= [[Pythagoras-858]] | ||
| villain(s)= [[The Clown Emperor]]<br>[[Skollops ag-Warka]]<br>[[Sympus ag-Forgos]]<br>[[Radluhac ag-Wampyr]]<br>[[Director Darius]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Sebastian Steer]]<br>[[Snap-Dragon|The Snap-Dragon]] | | villain(s)= [[The Clown Emperor]]<br>[[Skollops ag-Warka]]<br>[[Sympus ag-Forgos]]<br>[[Radluhac ag-Wampyr]]<br>[[Director Darius]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Sebastian Steer]]<br>[[Snap-Dragon|The Snap-Dragon]] | ||
| featuring= [[Madame Tarsa]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Adventures with the Cupids|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Santa Claus]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Cupida Hartnell]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Claus-025]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mandragora-257]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Thymon]]<br>[[Sneernobiel]]<br>[[Gorbazaglaz]]<br>[[CS-NA]]<br>[[Banker-059]]<br>[[Pessimist-242]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Pessimist's Fog Ship]]<br>[[Sigma-063]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Larrikin-1029]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Juliet-178]]<br>[[Arganthone-056]]<br>[[Sellane ag-Narra]]<br>[[Karshassinwellshkhan III]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ghost of Christmas Past|Past]], [[Ghost of Christmas Present|Present]], and [[Ghost of Christmas Future|Future]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ebenezer Scrooge]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mrs Hudson]]<br>[[Sherlock Holmes]]<br>[[Professor Moriarty]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Doctor Watson]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mechanical Fortune Teller|The Mechanical Fortune Teller]]<br>[[Frog Mayor|The Frog Mayor]]<br>[[Baron Frankenstein]]<br>[[Boris Karloff]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Frankenstein's Monster]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Millicent (The Time of the Toymaker)|Millicent]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Geometron Jenny|“Geometron Jenny”]]<br>[[Wendy VII]]<br>[[Bibliophile-962]]<br>[[Philatel-426]]<br>[[Mechanical Sphinx|The Mechanical Sphinx]]<br>[[Herodotus-724]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Cupida Hartnell]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Aphrodite]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Celebration-665]]<br>[[Colonel-028]]<br>[[Sorceress Sally]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Marksmanship-522]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Tracker-764]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Imperial Imperator|The Imperial Imperator]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Vertolin]]<br>[[Trafero]]<br>[[Doctor Curious]]<br>[[The Frost King]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Nachtos]]<br>[[The Drink-Mixer]]<br>[[Alistair Neezley]]<br>[[Frederick]]<br>[[Barnabus Raffleby]]<br>[[Viltus (The Time of the Toymaker)|Viltus]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Conquest-932|Conquest]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Nefarious]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The General]]<br>[[Ghost of the First Premium Turkey]] <small>(mentioned)</small> | | featuring= [[Madame Tarsa]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Adventures with the Cupids|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Santa Claus]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Cupida Hartnell]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Claus-025]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mandragora-257]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Thymon]]<br>[[Sneernobiel]]<br>[[Gorbazaglaz]]<br>[[CS-NA]]<br>[[Banker-059]]<br>[[Pessimist-242]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Pessimist's Fog Ship]]<br>[[Sigma-063]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Larrikin-1029]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Juliet-178]]<br>[[Arganthone-056]]<br>[[Sellane ag-Narra]]<br>[[Karshassinwellshkhan III]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ghost of Christmas Past|Past]], [[Ghost of Christmas Present|Present]], and [[Ghost of Christmas Future|Future]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ebenezer Scrooge]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mrs Hudson]]<br>[[Sherlock Holmes]]<br>[[Professor Moriarty]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Doctor Watson]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mechanical Fortune Teller|The Mechanical Fortune Teller]]<br>[[Frog Mayor|The Frog Mayor]]<br>[[Baron Frankenstein]]<br>[[Boris Karloff]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Frankenstein's Monster]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Millicent (The Time of the Toymaker)|Millicent]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Geometron Jenny|“Geometron Jenny”]]<br>[[Wendy VII]]<br>[[Bibliophile-962]]<br>[[Philatel-426]]<br>[[Mechanical Sphinx|The Mechanical Sphinx]]<br>[[Herodotus-724]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Cupida Hartnell]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Aphrodite]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Celebration-665]]<br>[[Colonel-028]]<br>[[Sorceress Sally]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Marksmanship-522]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Tracker-764]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Imperial Imperator|The Imperial Imperator]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Vertolin]]<br>[[Trafero]]<br>[[Doctor Curious]]<br>[[The Frost King]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Nachtos]]<br>[[The Drink-Mixer]]<br>[[Alistair Neezley]]<br>[[Frederick]]<br>[[Barnabus Raffleby]]<br>[[Viltus (The Time of the Toymaker)|Viltus]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Conquest-932|Conquest]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Nefarious]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The General]]<br>[[Ghost of the First Premium Turkey]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Sexton Blake]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Inspector Lestrade]] <small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mycroft Holmes]] <small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| setting= [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]];<br>[[Workshop of Madame Tarsa|The Workshop of Madame Tarsa]];<br>[[Thrash|New Wellsia]], [[Dimension Epsilon Five]];<br>Victorian [[London]], [[Prime Universe]];<br>[[Madame Tarsa's Toybox]];<br>[[Castle Frankenstein]], [[Frankenstein's World]];<br>[[Interdimensional Black Market|The Interdimensional Black Market]];<br>[[New Subcinctus]], [[Universe (The Time of the Toymaker)|unnamed universe]]<br>[[Darkborough]], [[Jynx Dimension]] | | setting= [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]];<br>[[Workshop of Madame Tarsa|The Workshop of Madame Tarsa]];<br>[[Thrash|New Wellsia]], [[Dimension Epsilon Five]];<br>Victorian [[London]], [[Prime Universe]];<br>[[Madame Tarsa's Toybox]];<br>[[Castle Frankenstein]], [[Frankenstein's World]];<br>[[Interdimensional Black Market|The Interdimensional Black Market]];<br>[[New Subcinctus]], [[Universe (The Time of the Toymaker)|unnamed universe]]<br>[[Darkborough]], [[Jynx Dimension]] | ||
| length= 20 chapters <small>(+ Epilogue)</small> | | length= 20 chapters <small>(+ Epilogue)</small> | ||
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However, a literal [[Snap-Dragon]] emerges out of the boiling brandy “waters” of [[Snapdragon Lake]], heralded by apocalyptic chanting from the living raisins. With their [[anti-gravity circuit]]'s batteries running low, Arganthone stays behind to battle the flaming beast while Juliet flies with Jenny to safety. Eventually luring it into the open, they manage to defeat the Dragon by exploiting the fact they observed earlier that magical snow clouds appear to douse any fire that threatens to burn part of the Toyland; getting the Dragon tangled up into a piece of ribbon, they watch as it sets fire to said ribbon and then has its own wreath of blue flames extinguished by the clouds. | However, a literal [[Snap-Dragon]] emerges out of the boiling brandy “waters” of [[Snapdragon Lake]], heralded by apocalyptic chanting from the living raisins. With their [[anti-gravity circuit]]'s batteries running low, Arganthone stays behind to battle the flaming beast while Juliet flies with Jenny to safety. Eventually luring it into the open, they manage to defeat the Dragon by exploiting the fact they observed earlier that magical snow clouds appear to douse any fire that threatens to burn part of the Toyland; getting the Dragon tangled up into a piece of ribbon, they watch as it sets fire to said ribbon and then has its own wreath of blue flames extinguished by the clouds. | ||
==== Chapter 21 ==== | |||
[[Pythagoras-858]], [[Wendy VII]] and [[Sherlock Holmes#In the Prime Universe|Sherlock Holmes]] let themselves be captured at the gates of the [[Imperial Castle]] and are taken to the Imperial Throne Room, where they find [[the Clown Emperor]] sitting on the throne, wearing a cape and top hat. They talk, with the Clown confessing that he's already grown bored with being a [[Dark Lord]], but doesn't know what else to do to alleviate his boredom. | |||
Meanwhile, in the [[Workshop of Madame Tarsa]], [[Juliet-178]], [[Arganthone-056]] and [[Jenny Everywhere#Adventures with the Cupids|Jenny Everywhere]] agree to let Juliet be the one to “break the ice” with the mallet. [[Madame Tarsa]] is freed in a flash of light and a hail of ice-fragments. She confirms that she was frozen by an intruder who was trying to steal the half-built toy she was working on, in order to acquire the [[Power of Creation]]. | |||
The intruder, as Pythagoras finishes deducing at that very moment, was [[Sebastian Steer]] himself, who, unable to complete the creation of the living toy in the correct fashion, resorted to imbuing it with part of his own soul, hence the Clown's “villainous” instincts which clash with his appearance and his actual personality. Going over all of this results in the Clown falling prey to an identity crisis, until Pythe points out that instead of trying to match himself up to his “father”, he should focus on the legacy of his “mother”. Inspired, he uses the power of [[Madame Tarsa's cane]] one last time to teleport himself, Pythe, Wendy and Holmes to the Workshop — ''sans'' cape and top hat. | |||
There, he leaps into Tarsa's arms, immediately calling her “mother” and apologising for having run off with his cane. Though confused, Tarsa decides to agree to give being a mother “another try”. While the Cupids return to the Homeworld and Holmes invites Jenny to attend the 221B Baker Street Christmas dinner organised by [[Doctor Watson]], the newly-united mother and son quickly get to work building new toys to fulfill Tarsa's late orders. | |||
===Worldbuilding === | ===Worldbuilding === | ||
====Jenny==== | ====Jenny==== | ||
