"A Voorlock Christmas" by Colleen H. Robbins

A Voorlock Christmas
By Colleen H. Robbins

Another T'was the Night Before Christmas spoof from WriteOn Joliet. Check us out at www.writeonjoliet.com/index.html.

Twas the Night Before Christmas
December Twenty-Fourth
and all the video feeds
were focusd on the North.

The Voorlocks all gathered
with computers and screens
hoping this "Santa Claus"
would slip and be seen.

To all indications
this Santa was fast
and had mastered stealth flying
while boxes he cast.

"He's been spoted by NORAD!"
M3 piped with delight.
"They're tracking his rounds
of the planet tonight.

A4 punched in numbers
then chirped twice and gasped.
"He's exceeded lightspeed,
but he's already past."

Six hours later
the aliens were fighting.
"Santa must be a ruse
we still have no sighting."

"Let's check in thier homes
using satellite tech."
Presents filled the rooms,
children running neck and neck

Completely undetected
this Santa had come,
yet the Voorlock instruments
continued to hum.

"Halt the attackFleet!"
M3said with a shout.
"We'd better retreat
while we still can get out."

"Earth tech is outrageous:
FTL, stealth, and such.
I"m sure they've detected us
with things we can't tounch."

The Voorlocks retreated
to re-plan their attack.
It woould be several years
Before they could come back.

When they examined recordings
they discovered the ruse:
while foucsed on Santa,
they missed the good news.

The Christ-child was born,
Savior of Earth
The people below
celebrated his birth.

An undying Savior
keeps his faithful alive.
The Voorlocks went home,
quite relieved to survive.