Christmas in Puff Kingdom

On the night before Christmas, snow was falling softly over the rooftops of Puff Castle. A cold wind brushed past the pillars, producing a faint whistling like a gentle melody.

But inside the throne room, the atmosphere was anything but peaceful. The sound of a door slamming shut.

—BANG!—

echoed, followed by loud arguing bouncing off the crystal stone hall.

Princess Peridot and the Puff King were fighting again, just like every day, but today it seemed worse than usual.

Their voices clashed like crystal against stone, making the Guard Puffs flinch in a row.

In the end, Peridot ran out of the hall, her cheeks red with sadness and frustration, tears and snot all mixed together. She finally stopped in the snowy garden, now blanketed in white.

She crouched down, hugging her knees beside a mound of snow, only her trembling breaths sounded different from the cold air.

Not long after, you and Pebble happened to walk past the castle entrance.

Hearing that, Pebble and you exchanged a knowing look.

We carried Peridot out of the castle through the gently falling snow until we reached the town. We sat down in front of some Puff’s house, and Peridot began.

Both of them sighed loudly at the same time.

You sat quietly listening to them, staring at the town where Puffs were getting lively because of the snow. At that moment, a bunch of puffling kids nearby stared at you, then gathered together to form a Puff Colony.

{A Puff Colony is a “phenomenon” where young Puffs huddle together and transform into strange shapes, mimic their surroundings, such as food, toys, furniture, plants, decorations, or other objects.}

They gathered into a “weird-looking human” wearing a white cloak, their legs uneven, chanting together, “Seeker! Seeker!” before tumbling headfirst into the snow as one big pile.

Pebble burst out laughing

But Peridot did not laugh.

The atmosphere grew cold in an instant.

Her voice was as soft as falling snow.

We sat quietly together for a while and eventually brought Peridot back to the castle before evening.

Before entering her room, she spoke softly

She spoke with sadness before walking inside,
leaving only the lingering heaviness in the cold air.

Pebble stood quietly for a long moment before saying

You thought hard, and just then—
The Puff Colony hiding in your bag suddenly bursts out.

”Surprise! Surprise!!”

Pebble didn’t fully understand, but he decided to trust you. The air around us suddenly felt brighter.

Even though it was already dark, the crystal streetlights seemed to shine brighter, as if the atmosphere itself changed colour because of our resolve.

The Puff Colony bounced excitedly, cheering us on.

And that was the beginning of a plan so big that the entire town didn’t even realize they were about to be part of it…

You began explaining the plan to Pebble.

The Puff Colony kids bounced excitedly. “Gifts! Gifts!”

You explained about Santa, treats, gifts, and Christmas trees. Pebble’s eyes sparkled as he began to understand it.

In the end, we gathered quite a few people and began assigning tasks.

• The cake: the Puffs would help bake it, using a recipe from Bronn Culinary.
• The Seekers would take care of the Christmas tree.
• The gifts: everyone would help search for some, and Poki would help manage them.
• Santa — we needed to find someone suitable…

When Santa was mentioned, everyone started thinking.

A big guy with a white beard?”
“Hmm…”
“There’s only one person like that…”

So we went to negotiate with the Puff King.
Of course, the Puff King yelled loudly in frustration, but he seemed a little interested.

Everyone looked at each other and answered in unison:

“Yes!”

It felt like we solved the hardest problem with ease.

The Puff King walked off, trying to look cool, humming Jingle Bells in a clumsy, and a bit off-key, way along the way. But his tail wagging far too fast clearly showed he was secretly delighted to be part of it.

We worked through the entire night.
The Pufflings made cakes until they piled up like sweet clouds.
Gifts were dragged out from every corner of every home and gathered into a huge heap.
A giant Christmas tree was lifted into the middle of the hall.
The Puff Queen led the decorations, filling the walls with handmade pink ribbons and cloth.
Daisy, Fern, and Clover helped attach ornaments.
The Puff Colony had long fallen asleep.
Shiro and Kuro kept watch to make sure Peridot didn’t see anything.

The atmosphere was funny and sweet.
Even though not everyone understood everything, it was full of love.
And all of it—

all of it was for Peridot.

Everything happened within just one night, like a Christmas Eve miracle.

Everything was prepared, almost finished.
The crystal Christmas tree stood tall in the center of the hall. Pebble gathered the Puffs together in the room, rehearsing their lines.

A giant five-layer cake stood nearby, with a few Puff footprints on it.

The mountain of gifts was stacked higher than the Puff King.

A blue Santa stood in position, laughing “Ho ho ho!” even though no one told him his lines.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from outside.

Peridot had arrived early.
Only one task remained: placing the star on top of the Christmas tree.

In a split second, Pebble flew upward and shouted:

The Puff King flicked the star upward with his foot, then hurled it with all his strength.

But… it seemed a bit too strong.

The star shot forward like a falling meteor, flew past Pebble, and struck the tree directly.

The Christmas tree snapped at its base like it had been hit by an explosion spell and toppled over.

The cake and gifts were scattered everywhere.

The scene before them felt as if time had stopped.

The entire event collapsed in less than three seconds.

Peridot burst the door open with a bang, with Shiro and Kuro flung to opposite sides.

A random Puff yelled “Surprise Peridot!” into the silence before getting punched with a loud oof.

The Puff King crawled out from the wreckage with a strained smile.
The atmosphere was worse than anything.
No one could guess what Peridot was thinking.

Suddenly, a “poof!” sound came from the front.
The tiny Puff Colony spun around and merged into a small Christmas tree,
standing among the ruins — crooked, adorable, and softly glowing.

Pebble took a deep breath,
jumped up onto a broken gift box,
and raised his hand high.

The hall fell silent for two seconds.

Then a deep voice rang out.

The moment he spoke, all the Pufflings cheered loudly and rushed in to connect themselves.

Each one climbed
Hugged
Stacked
Rolled
fell and climbed again.

Puff 1: “Me too!”
Puff 2: “I can still go higher!”
Puff 3: “This layer is mine!”
Puff 4: “I haven’t played Puff Colony in a long time!”
Puff 5: “I’m chubbier now, so I don’t know if I can still do it… but I’ll try.”

The fluffy Christmas tree grew taller, and taller, and taller, until it became the fluffiest giant Christmas tree in the history of the town.

The Puff King trembled, his face slightly red.

Everyone laughed.

Peridot laughed through her tears.
She climbed up layer by layer.

The Pufflings cheered:

“Peridot! Peridot!”

Crystal light reflected off her with every step until—

She reached the very top.
She transforms her crown with the “star on top of the Christmas tree,”
raising it high, shining brighter than all the crystals in the kingdom combined.

Standing at the highest point of the Puff Colony, She became the most beautiful “pink–green star.”

Laughter echoed through Puff Castle.
Yes — Peridot had never wanted a fancy party.
She just wanted friends.

At that moment, sparkling lights fell from above.
Crystal snow drifted down onto the giant Puff Colony tree, glittering like a dream.

These crystal snowflakes somehow floated right through the castle ceiling —a little miracle.

The Puff Queen, dressed as a Christmas tree, looked up, spoke softly to us.

Now here, in this moment, stood friends, family, Seekers, and Pufflings.

Their voices echoed all the way to the city walls:

“Happy Birthday Peridot!! and Merry Christmas Puff Kingdom!!”