A Pac-Man's Christmas 12/13/83 Woman's Day Story by: Tom Wolferman Frame 1: With Christmas just around the corner, spirits are bright in the happy Pac-Man household as the whole family shares in the joyous festivities of the season. BUT Suddenly (Phone Rings) Frame 2: (Pac-man Answers) Pac-man - "Don't worry Santa... We'll be there on the next flight." Frame 3: Ms. Pac-man, "Pac-Man, What's Wrong?" Pac-man, "Trouble at the north Pole, Ms. Pac-Man!" The Ghost monsters have stolen Santa's supply of energizers" Frame 4: (Baby Pac-man in the Frame) Pac-man, "And if we don't get a delivery to him by Christmas Santa's Reindeer Pac won't have enough energy to Fly" Baby Pac-man, "Poor Santa! Poor Reindeer!" Frame 5: Ms. Pac-man, "I'll Start Packing" Pac-man, "I promised Santa we'd help. We'll take the next flight out!" Frame 6: ( Frame of an Airplane) The Pac family, determined to help Santa, set out on their mission to deliver emergency energizers to the North Pole. Frame 7: (On plane, Over speaker) Welcome to Air Kringle. Our estimated arrival time to the North Pole is Christmas Eve, your flight attendant will be serving snacks shortly. (Ghost Sue is Flight attendant) Ghost Sue, "Coffee, Tea or Energizers..." "Coffee, Tea or Energizers..." Frame 8: Pac-man, "OH NO! It's Sue. Let's GO!" Frame 9: (Pac Family in parachutes) Ms. Pac-man, "Don't worry Dear... I grabber the energizers" Pac-man, "That was Close!" Frame 10: (At a sign: NORTH POLE, PAC'S PEAK) Ms. Pac-man, "Sure is Cold here...I wonder where we are?" Pac-Man, "Looks like we'll have to start hiking north.: Frame 11: (Walking North) Pac-Man, "I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of those Pesty ghost monsters." Ms. Pac-man, "Baby Pac-man need a nap. We'll have to stop soon." Frame 12: (Arriving at the PAC 'Em INN) Pac-Man,"We'll have to spend the night here. We Don't have any Choice." Ms. Pac-Man, "But this looks like a GHOST TOWN!" Frame 13: (Pac-man Rings the bell) Pac-Man, "We're on our way to the north pole and need a room for the night. Anybody here?!" Frame 14: (GHost:Inky, Blinky and Pinky chasing the Pac family) Blue Ghost,"We have the perfect accommodations for you sir. But first we'll take this load off your hands!" Ms. Pac-man, " It's Inky, Blinky, & pinky! HELP!!" Frame 15: (Pac family still running) Once again threatened by the ghost monsters, the Pac family must flee to safety! Frame 16: (Iceberg Rentals $25.00 per hour) Ms. Pac-man, "Pac-man...we're running out of energizers and it's NEARLY Christmas Eve!" Pac-man, "Don't worry, we'll take the next iceberg to the North Pole!" Frame 17: (On Iceberg) At last all seems calm on the Pac-ific ocean as the weary Pac-family nears the end of their journey. But Suddenly... Frame 18: (One of the Ghost with a mask on) Ghost, "OK Pac-man, hand over the energizers. This iceburg's being hijacked to Greenland!" Frame 19:(Pac-man on iceberg) Pac-man, "Ok Clyde.. You've finally cornered us. Take the Energizers!" Frame 20: (Pac-man and Clyde) Pac-man, "Without these energizers, Santa's reindeer won't be able to make delivers. Christmas will be Ruined and it will all be on your shoulders. Clyde, "I'm a ghost monster...I don't have shoulders." Frame 21: (Clyde thinking) Clyde, "All right Pac-man, You Win. I'll probably get laughed out of the union..But keep your energizers. I'm only letting you off easy 'cause it's Christmas, See!" Frame 22: ( Pac-man and Santa) Santa, "HO-HO-HO! Glad to see you Pac-man! But the energizer supply is so low here, I don't know if even you can help now!" Frame 23: (Pac-man and Santa using the ghost as reindeers) Santa, "On Pinky, On Inky, On Blinky! Dash away Cylde and Sue! HO-HO-HO!" Pac-man, "Now that's what I call CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!" Come Check out my Cool Classic Videogames Web page at: http://www.ior.com/~stever