Earlier in the evening, your Aunt Elizabeth had stopped by your Uncle Drosselmeyer’s house in order to give you and your young brother Tommy your Christmas Gifts for this year. Despite having received more gifts than you could count, your favorite was a small nutcracker your aunt had gotten you last minute. Cato, his name was.

Unfortunately, in the midst of all the excitement, your younger brother accidentally broke Cato’s arm off when he was trying to wrestle it from out of your hands, therefore leaving you to fix it later that night. The second you safely put him back together, you fell asleep right next to your Christmas Tree, only waking up when you heard the sound of strained grunts & weapons clashing nearby.

Before you could process what was happening, you shrank down to their size, causing you to flee alongside your nutcracker Cato, who could now for some reason, talk. After taking some time to regain your composure, you set off on a journey with Cato, revealing along the way that he was actually a prince trapped in a nutcracker’s body. Down the line, it was also revealed that you were royalty too, leaving you both to live happily ever after!

~~Until the Mouse King selfishly opened up the locket you were given in hopes of sending you back home so he could ruin everything.~~

Startled, you woke up in a cold sweat, turning your head to see that Cato wasn’t there anymore. You tried explaining what happened to your uncle, but he shrugged it off, claiming that it was only your imagination. Just then, your aunt Elizabeth returns with a young man named Cato, and after introducing you to him, he asks you for a dance.

And they say wishes don’t come true.