This is a new Christmas story I made up. I hope you like it!

Summary: Jonah's trying to get everyone into the Christmas spirit. How? By telling the story A Christmas Carol with a few twists. Using the Cahills as characters, of course!

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Deck the Halls with boughs of holly...

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Dear Cahills,

Yo! I want to invite you to my crib in California for Christmas break. The directions are at the bottom of the letter. Call me once you get this letter and tell me if you're coming!

-Jonah Wizard

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All of the clue hunters sat in the living room of Jonah's mansion. All except for the Wiz himself.

"Where's Jonah?" Dan asked.

Right after Dan said that, Jonah Wizard entered the room. He held a tray of cookies and milk in his hands.

"Merry Christmas!" Jonah said, grinning.

He set down the tray on the table in front of them.

"Cookies and milk?" Nellie said.

"Yeah! It's like a Christmas tradition. You can't have Christmas without cookies and milk!" Jonah said. "Take as much as you like."

"You had me at cookies." Dan said, taking two cookies off the tray.

"So? How's everyone doing?" Jonah said.

"Cut to the chase, Jonah. What do you want?" Ian said.

"What do you mean, yo?" Jonah said, looking confused.

"Why'd you bring us here?" Hamilton asked.

"Just like the invitation said, I brought you here for Christmas." Jonah said.

"That's all? That's the only reason?" Ted said.

"Yeah! What's wrong with that?" Jonah said.

"I have to find a cure for my brothers!" Sinead said.

"Ian and I have business to take care of in London!" Natalie said.

"We Holts have to train for the Olympics!" Reagan said.

"I am not really in the Christmas spirit." Alistair said.

"Oh, come on, guys! Where's your Christmas spirit?" Jonah said.

"We don't have any Christmas spirit." Natalie said.

"Besides, we're all very busy, Jonah." Ian said.

"Yo, I'm busy, too! But I took some time off for this!" Jonah said.

"Sorry, Jonah. But it looks like you took time off for nothing." Amy said.

"No way! I refuse to give up. I'm going to get you all into the Christmas spirit." Jonah said.

"How do you think you're going to do that?" Alistair said.

Jonah thought for a moment. "By telling you the story of A Christmas Carol!"

"Excuse me?" Sinead said.

"It'll be tight! I'll replace all the original characters and put you guys in their spots!" Jonah said. "It's not going to be exactly like the original story, though. It'll be a new version! With new characters!"

"That sounds..." Dan said.

"Terrible." Natalie finished.

"Yo, come on, dawgs! It'll be great!" He winked. "I'm a Janus, aren't I?"

"Fine," Nellie said. "We'll give this story of yours a shot."

"Yeah!" Jonah said. "Alright, I'll start. It all started with Ian Kabra..."

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'Tis the season to be jolly...

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This story will be a twisted version of A Christmas Carol. It's not going to be exactly like the original story. Please, review!