"I...I do wish you would stop doing that." Scrooge said. Then  we spotted the bank.

"Home. Finally." Scrooge said as we see the bank.

"Well, goodbye, whatever you are. I would say it's been a pleasure, but it hasn't."

"Where's my name?" Scrooge questioned not see his name."This is before Marley made me a partner."

"Ebenezer? Hello?" Isabel said knocking on the door.

"I'm still in the past." Scrooge said.

"Hello?" Isabel said

"Oh, you do catch on quickly, don't you?" The wax lady said.

Then Isabel went down and look through the window."Ebenezer? Are you there?I brought some lunch.I see so little of you these days,so I thought...I'm not sure what I thought." She said then grabs the basket and went downstairs as she walked away.

"Ah, lovely Isabel.But you said you didn't marry her? " The wax Lady said.

" We are...Were merely engaged. For quite some time." Scrooge said.

"I see. I thought you would have gone back to work for Wiggyfiz?" The Wax lady questioned.

" Of course not! His charity would have led to the same ruination that befell my family. His charity would have led to the same ruination that befell my blah, blah, blah." The wax lady said as she transformed into Scrooge. I rolled my eyes at her childish behavior.

"I needed more security than he could offer. We needed it." Scrooge said but then followed Isabel.

"Lead on, Scrooge. Lead on. Allons-y." The wax lady said as she grabbed my hand I whistled to Prudence to come here which she did as we then teleported to where Scrooge was I then turned around and saw Isabel there.

"oh no." I mumbled.

"Please, Mr. Marley, sir. This is my livelihood. My home.
My family will starve. Just one more week.One more day,and I'll have your money, I swear." A familiar voice said.

"Hang on I no that voice." I said and then stopped as I saw Bob father on the ground.

"You've had three weeks already.I am sorry." Young Scrooge apologized

"No. No apologies, Ebenezer. Times are hard,
and my financial burdens are considerable Should I add to them by paying for the upkeep of your entire family? Does that sound fair to you?" Mr. Marley said.

I look and saw little me right be side Bob mother." But Sir it's Christmas Eve." Little me said to Mr. Marley.

Mr. Marley kneel down to little me and said." I am sorry dear boy but it's to late he tried and he couldn't."

Young Scrooge just looks at the young me looked say sorry.

Scrooge:I... I don't recall this at all.

The Wax Lady:I'm not surprised. As horrible as this situation is,I'm sure it was of great financial benefit
to you and Marley. Apart from the delightful Miss Fizzlejig, you only seem to remember encounters
where you lose money. You dwell on the bad things in life, and then learn nothing from them.

Scrooge looks at me and saw that I was crying." Noah are you all right?"

I put on a fake smile and wipe my tears away." Y-yeah I am fine don't worry about it." He was about to say something but decided not to say and looks at the wax lady.

Scrooge:Does Cratchit know? Why would he choose to work for me? After what I... If his father had only paid his debts... It's not my fault.[ Then he turned around and slightly gasp as he spotted Isabel]

Scrooge: Isabel.

[ Isabel sniffs and looks down as she was now crying, but wipes her tears away and then turns around and walks away]

"She saw all of this." Scrooge said.

I look at the wax lady knowing we are gonna teleport to a another past.

We reappeared inside Mr. Scrooge's past office, where young him was working on some sort of paperwork.

Isabel knocked on the door and entered. She walked over to young Ebenezer and fiddled with her ring. "Ebenezer. Can I talk to you? Alone." She asked, turning to Marley.

"Not now, Isabel. I have far too much work. Later, later." He said,

Jacob laughed lowly from the other side of the room. "I'll, uh, leave you two lovebirds to it." He said getting up and he excited the room leaving Young Scrooge and Isabel alone.

Then Isabel hung her head low as she turned to walk out. As she reached to grab the handle she hesitated. "..no." she breathed and let go of it. She turned and stuttered right back to Ebenezer.

"When we first met.Your heart was free,Your hopeful eyes, Saw only me. and... now you're looking for something that I'll never be to you." Isabel said.

However But Isabel didn't stop. "You keep on telling me 'later', but 'later' never comes around. Ebenezer, stop telling me 'later', you're searching for what you you'll never find." She said.

Ebenezer just sat down, ignoring her more until she spoke up again."You keep on telling me "later" ♪

♪ But "later" never comes around ♪

♪ Please stop telling me "later" ♪

♪ As you search
For what just can't be found ♪

♪ Take my hand ♪

♪ Come with me now and we'll fly free ♪

♪ No more "later"
We both know that's a lie ♪

♪ Don't let this be the day I say ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

Then after that, time in this world seemed to miraculously freeze. But we all safe from it except for the wax lady, Prudence. I watched Scrooge took out his watch and look at his watch but he then as I saw him holding his watch closer to his watch then he began to sing.

♪ When you met her ♪

♪ You were set free ♪

♪ Her love for you ♪

♪ Was plain to see ♪

♪ You kept looking for something ♪

♪ A measure of security ♪

♪ But she was really ♪

♪ All you'd need ♪

♪ You kept on telling her "later" ♪

♪ But "later" never comes around ♪

♪ Please stop telling her "later" ♪

♪ Stop searching for what can't be found ♪

♪ Take her hand ♪

♪ Go with her now and you'll fly free ♪

♪ No more "later"
We both know that's a lie ♪

♪ This will be the day she says ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

- ♪ Goodbye ♪
- ♪ Goodbye ♪

I frown as I saw my boss sad then Isabel looks at Young Scrooge." Ebenezer? Some assistance, please."

Young Scrooge shook his head and turned to walk out. "Sorry, I can't talk about this right now, maybe later." He said and walked out the door.

Present Ebenezer ran after him. "No! There is no 'later'!" He yelled fall down. Then Scrooge slowly turned around to see Isabel walk up to the desk.

"Goodbye, Ebenezer." Isabel said as she sliding off her engagement ring and placing it on Ebenezer's scale.

"Oh, look." The wax lady called, pointing up to a shimmering magic image in the sky. "A wee glimpse into Isabel's future." She said. The picture was of Isabel with another man and three children, living happily."That... That could have been you, I suppose.
Oh, too bad, Scrooge. Too bad."

I instantly growled and said."Why show him all of this now?" I asked at his defense." He can't do nothing what done is done,"

"When we were financially secure, I would have married her... eventually... Wouldn't I?" He turned his head to her.

"I dunno. " She shrugged.

But then she did that the world started to shake and collapse in on it's self. The very floorboards fell in under us and we were sent pumping down into the vast void we were in.

"No! Take me back!" Scrooge begged Past.

"I'm afraid I can't. There's no going back, nor changing what has been. Just how like Noah."said." She calmly explained.

"You can't change the past, but you can learn from it. For your own sake, I hope you do, Scrooge." The wax Lady said.

"Ah, no! No, no, no, no!" He yelled trying to grab her hand, but it melted in his and left.

"Oh god I hope this will be the last person that we meet, or maybe I am wrong." I thought.

Finished at 2:20PM on Sunday December 12-24-2022

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