From far outside her window, I could see Mrs. Claus dressing. But she couldn't see me. She didn't look like a Norman Rockwell painting, that was for sure. Elves aged slowly, so even though she was technically hundreds of years old, she looked like a college sophomore. She had auburn hair to her mid-back, long shapely legs, and pert b-cup titties bound in a red-and-green lingerie set.
Lucky fat fucking Kris Kringle.
Christmas
. I've always hated Christmas, ever since little you-know-who popped from his mommy's immaculate vagina. But it's been a million times worse since the bastard Saint Nick came along. As if it wasn't hard enough dealing with all of the sober religious reflection and vomit-inducing piety, now my demon-minions had to overcome spontaneous gift exchanges. It was enough to make a lesser angel give in, and by "lesser angel" I mean any of the lackeys who chose to keep groveling at the Old Man's boots.
But I wasn't one of
those
angels. I was superior. I wouldn't give in. And I'd shown up at Santa's Workshop on the one night of the year I knew Santa wouldn't be around -- Christmas Eve -- so that I could pay back a little of the joy he'd provided me all these years. After all, 'tis the season for giving.
I'd watched the sleigh carry Santa's enormous ass off to cheers, and now the elves gathered in the Workshop's Great Hall to celebrate. Mrs. Claus donned her party dress, a saucy red-velvet number trimmed with white fur, and matching hat. The dress cut off at mid-thigh to black silk stockings and buckled ankle boots. She left her bedroom for the party in the Great Hall, and with my supernaturally acute hearing I could make out the reactions clearly.
"W-wow," some moronic anonymous elf stuttered. "You look b-b-beautiful!"
"Yeah, Mrs. C," another said. "I mean, you're always beautiful... but
wow
!"
Mrs. Claus laughed. "Now, now, boys. Just because Daddy Claus is away for the night, don't go thinking that you can sweep me off my feet. I am a respectable woman."
Daddy Claus?
Disgusting.
"Oh, we r-respect you, honest we do!" the one elf said.
"Yeah, Mrs. C, respect. Absolutely. Can I get you some punch?"
"Eggnog, please," she said. "Extra-nutmeg?"
"E-e-eggnog. Extra-nutmeg. Right away!"
I closed my mind to the rest of that pap before I could hear their noses scrape the ground in prostate servility. Instead I surveyed my surroundings, looking for some tool I could exploit to achieve my ultimate revenge. Mrs. Claus would be mine this night. Oh yes she would.
The North Pole was nearly as cold at that moment as Hell was hot, so there was virtually no activity outside of the main Workshop compound. Adjacent to the Workshop were the elves' barracks -- currently empty on account of the party -- and the reindeer stable, also vacant. I walked into the cavernous stable, amazed at the general lack of security, and kicked the snow off of my goat hooves. The stable itself was a marvel of engineering, almost completely insulated from the extreme conditions outside. Every individual pen was labeled for its normal occupant and appointed with luxurious animal toys and its own feeding trough. The troughs were supplied by a mechanical chute leading back towards the workshop, triggered by a button.
Pretty swanky, that. Whenever Dasher wanted to nibble on something, all he would have to do is nose the button, and
presto
. Instant gratification. Then it occurred to me that I was hungry -- actually, I'm almost always hungry -- and that's when my plan came together.
I changed form into a reindeer. Not just any reindeer, but one with a very shiny nose. Then I wandered into the stall marked "Rudolph" and hit his food button. A meager little stream of brown kibble trickled down into the trough in front of me. I hit the button again. And then again. I figured that the system reported back to the main control room, and that sooner or later someone would come check things out. I'd barely pressed the button for the twentieth time when I heard the Workshop door crack open.
"F-f-fine, I'll go check it out," Derpty-Der-Elf said. "Just save me some c-c-c-cake."
A few moments later he appeared in the stable bundled in coats, mittens, scarves and hats so that only his face was visible. Derpty-Der was just a normal, run-of-the-mill elf -- not elven royalty like the Clauses -- so he stood a little more than halfway to my haunches in my current manifestation. Covered in snow he looked like a gigantic marshmallow with eyes.
"R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-udolph!" he cried. "How come you're b-back so soon? What's g-going on out there? I'll go get help!" Derpty turned to leave.
I whinnied and nosed the food button with my large red schnozz.
Derpty turned back. "You okay? You h-hungry?"
I snorted and bobbed my head up and down, scraping my antlers against the wood railing of my stall. I had no idea whether Santa's reindeer could communicate so directly, but Derpty seemed to buy it.
"Aww, okay. I'll help you out first then, but q-q-quick. I gotta get to the control room. Santa has to be missing you out there. How else can he guide his s-sleigh tonight!?"
I stepped away from my food trough to let Derpty in. He stared down at my full trough and scratched his head.
"I don't get it, Rudy. Looks like everything's al-al-al-al-okay. But maybe you're hungry for something else? We got some fresh veggies in the Workshop for the party. You want some carrots?"
I blew snot out of my muzzle onto the top of his woolen knit-cap and swung my head.
"N-no? Okay. How 'bout celery?"
Again I blasted him with my bright, bulbous nose.
"T-t-t-turnips?"
I swung my head so ferociously that my antlers nearly stove his head in. He jumped backwards and slipped, winding up butt-first in the food trough. Derpty tried pulling himself out, but with all of his protective padding he was wedged tight.
"Wh-wh-what do you want then, Rudy?" He squealed, trying to escape the trough.
I clopped towards him then stopped, my massive jaws positioned directly above his marshmallow face. My glowing nose -- like a light bulb -- painted him red.
"Meat," I said.
Derpty's eyes went wide, a gigantic stupid grin spreading over his features. "Rudy! You can t-t-t-t-t--"
I took a big bite from my trough and, for the time being at least, my hunger was satisfied. That food button had worked like a charm.
#
"Everything okay out there?" the elf said. It was the other one I'd heard earlier. He'd greeted me at the door.
"Everything's f-f-f-ine," I said, doing my best to mimic Derpty's stutter and general dull-wittedness. "I don't know what p-pushed the button, maybe a p-polar b-bear wandered in and out? But it was stuck. Fixed now. Y-you guys saved me cake like I asked, right?"
"You'll get yours after Mrs. C has her fill. Now come on." He waved me into the Great Hall of the Workshop. It was a gigantic complex, usually humming with toymaking industry, but tonight filled with decorated pine trees and strings of multi-colored lights and tables covered with an awesome assortment of food. Cheery music poured from speakers built into the walls, and everywhere elves danced with one another, or played games. "You need to whip up some more eggnog," the elf said. "Mrs. C's been asking for it, and you're eggnog tonight."
I was
His Infernal Majesty, the Great Satan
; how dare a creature such as this order me around? And of all things to make eggnog. I wanted to reveal my true demonic self at that instant and strike him down in a bloody heap. Santa would be sad enough with two elven casualties, and I could count that as revenge, couldn't I? But no. The elves would be replaced soon enough, and the magic of the others could banish me back to Hell easily. It had taken a long time to marshal the energies necessary to make the journey from the netherworld, and then to inure my body against the cold of the North Pole long enough to find the magically hidden Workshop. All of my remaining power was required to maintain the glamour keeping my true self camouflaged.
No. I had already taken every allowable risk in killing Derpty. And while that had been a sweet satisfaction, I wanted to make sure that my next blow was more hideous and unforgettable than slaughtering ten score of elves: cuckolding Father Christmas. To accomplish that, I would have to rely on my wits, not my dread powers. The other thing that I knew I could count on was the nature of my adversaries. All supernatural beings have to obey the rules specific to our kind. If I sign a contract, for instance, I am absolutely powerless to break its terms. Leprechauns must grant wishes when caught. Selkies belong to those who own their skin. And elves, too, have their quirks and foibles. For instance, they can't refuse food or drink to a stranger in their home.
"Say," I said. "Do you know where I c-can get some b-bourbon?"
"For the eggnog? You know that Mrs. C can't drink. Goes right to her head."
"N-no. For me."
"Oh, well, there's Santa's private stash. He wouldn't like anyone else taking it. You know we're not supposed to." The elf -- I decided to call him Bossy -- frowned, as if confused. "I don't know why I'm saying this, but I guess it's okay. I mean, it's Christmas for us too, isn't it? And you've been a good boy this year, right?"
I smiled. "Very good."
Bossy led me through the Workshop to Santa's study. Along the way we passed Mrs. Claus playing a game of charades with a group of slack-jawed elves. She was giving clues, but the elves were too dumb to guess the answer -- clearly "Ace of Cakes." Or maybe they were too distracted; from my current vantage point, Mrs. Claus' dress was like a window onto a whole new world. Every time she moved, some corner or other of her short red skirt would flare up, allowing a peek of her creamy upper-thigh and the green garter straps holding up her black stockings. Occasionally it would jump high enough to reveal the plump swell of her ass and the thin red fabric hiding her pussy.
"Jesus on a pogo stick," I said to Bossy. "Does she know what the view's like from down here?"
"Watch your language," he replied. "And no, she doesn't. Don't tell her either. Mrs. C's party dresses are the best thing about working in this place."
We slipped into the study. The door wasn't even locked, everyone being so foolishly trusting, and Bossy selected a square glass decanter full of rich-looking amber liquid from among a fully stocked bar. To my current size it was enormous.
"Bourbon," Bossy said as he handed it to me. "Now get the nog made stat and a glass to Mrs. C."
I grinned and left the study to find the kitchen. Elves were thronged in every nook and cranny, making pies and cakes and cookies to bring back out to the multitude. I quickly found my ingredients and concocted a big batch of eggnog, then ladled out a glass for Mrs. Claus. To that glass, and no other for fear of discovery, I added a generous dollop of bourbon along with her extra nutmeg.
Returning to the Main Hall, I found Mrs. Claus, who was now sitting in a circle among those guessing at charades.
"Special delivery for the l-lovely Mrs. Claus." I offered her the glass. "There's a s-special ingredient," I said. "You have to guess."