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Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house.

That is, all through me.

Not a creature was stirring, except Sheriff Carter and Dr. Blake.

Wow, I think you went a little overboard decking the halls here. I think that

Sierra looks beautiful.

Thank you, Dr. Blake. I feel so festive.

Hey, can you hand me that talking polar bear over there? Jenna is dying for it.

Wow, and then you're almost done.

I'm in the home stretch.

Let's see, I've stuffed the stockings on the mistletoe, looked at the chestnuts.

And, oh, man, I forgot the silicon air battery. Oh, no, not the silicon air.

What are we going to do without a silicon air battery? It's the power

one of Jenna's gifts.

You're going to get it now?

Trust me, once she opens it, she's going to want to use it right away.

Allie, why don't you just sit down, huh?

Relax, enjoy the holidays.

Have you met me before? This is how I enjoy it. Honey, this is the one time a

year we can make a little magic.

And don't think I haven't seen you and Henry conspiring.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

See,

it's just our folks.

Jenna, I thought you heard Santa.

What are you doing awake?

Okay, listen, those gifts are from us, but if you want Santa to bring his

presents, you're going to have to go to sleep.

Yeah, good luck with that. All right. How about we read one more story the

sooner you go to bed, the sooner you can wake up, and then we can all open our

presents together.

Say yes, Mommy.

That's my girl.

All right, baby, I will be back in a bit. All right, me too.

I'm going to go check on Andy. Not even a robot should be alone on Christmas

Eve. All right, one story and right to bed. I'll try.

They all wanted to make the perfect Christmas.

But this is Eureka.

Hey, guys.

Managed to sneak away.

We still on schedule?

Yes, sirree. All systems go for operation ho -ho -ho.

That's our code name for the big Christmas morning surprise.

Ingenious. And I made all the kids' favorites.

Neckerdoodle, fudge, fruitcake.

We're almost set up here. You want to sneak peek? Yeah, hit me.

Here we go.

That's a peek, all right.

Don't worry. A few minor adjustments and your winter wonderland will be up and

running again in no time.

I hope so.

It's my only wish this Christmas.

I have one, too, and I have been such a good boy.

You don't actually believe in... What?

Of course you do. I just hope that Henry and Fargo have the snowmaking machine

ready. You mean the super photon generator?

Sure. Yeah.

Just can't wait to see the kids' faces when they wake up and the whole town's

covered in snow.

It's gonna be awesome!

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all flew

the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight, Happy

Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Let's play!

Jenna, we have to go to bed.

There is no way she's going to go.

Maybe you could help?

I don't know. You better open a present. You want to open a present?

Okay, yeah, like your mom would be okay with that.

That's not how your family does Christmas.

Yeah, but Jack says you guys always open one present on Christmas Eve, and

aren't we a part of your family now?

Wow, you're good.

Okay, Jenna, one present, and we have to go to sleep, okay?

Come on, come sit.

Oh, what is it?

It's our holotown.

What's it do?

Imagine a journey with turns and twists.

Your greatest adventure within exists.

You make the choices. Decide what, where, and when.

Create your own holotown. Ready? Begin.

You want to play?

Yes?

Okay, let's do it. Oh, I don't think we can. There's no battery. Oh, well, ready

by time. I bet I can find someone to start it up. Be right back.

Thanks, Kevin.

Yeah, have a good one.

Allison? Oh.

Sorry. You startled me.

I wasn't expecting anyone to be here. Oh, well, I need this for one of Jenna's

presents. What are you still doing here?

I let my team have the night off.

You know, you can activate automatic security protocols. You don't have to

on Christmas Eve either.

Why don't you come over?

Oh, uh, thanks.

Um, but I'm good.

I like it like this. It's the only time it's calm at GD.

When will I learn?

System overload.

Shut it down. I'm trying. I've lost contact. There's some sort of

I should have known.

What is going on?

Nothing.

Really? Because it looks like our super photon generator is gone berserk. It's

just a glitch, which we can't seem to identify. Now, Fargo, you have inspected

the generator site and confirmed the connection.

I made a list. I checked it twice. Why are you two messing with this stuff now?

It's classified.

But, ah, no need to panic. I can restore contact from here.

You were saying?

Hey,

guys?

What is that?

Must be the super photon generator.

Maybe they set it off early.

That just means more snow, right?

Uh, that doesn't look like snow.

Definitely not!

Definitely not snow.

See what I see? Either that or I'm dreaming.

Pinch me, Sheriff. Take my word for it. You're awake. Andy, why are we cartoons?

I believe we only appear to be. The explosion of super photons must have

the way our eyes are translating light. It may be altering our perception.

You ask for a simple white Christmas, right? A little bit of snow.

Allison!

Small issue.

We noticed, we're working on it, Fargo and Henry lost communication with the

super photon generator.

Did they tell you what they were doing? It's classified, apparently.

Good. Hey, how long is this misperception thing going to last?

The super photons haven't dissipated, which means the generator's still

Jack, you'll have to stop the flow manually.

Manually? I'll meet you at the site.

You hear that?

Yeah, so it's temporary.

We patch the leak, back to normal.

Better be.

What about the kids? I tried them. Can't get through. Probably asleep.

Will Sarah Sheelan protect them?

Yes, but we have to fix this by morning or there goes our perfect Christmas.

I'm on it.

I've been planning this surprise for a week. Why throw the hitch?

Don't worry, boss. There's plenty of time to fix it. It's only midnight.

Not anymore.

Huh. Yeah, that's... How do you make it morning? You push the sun for daytime,

and then you push the moon for night.

Sweet.

Let me try. Kevin, it's Jenna's.

It only works because of my hoverboard battery.

Yeah, I don't think a lithium -air battery is compatible with this system.

Whatever. All right, at least we have power.

Here, Jenna, you try.

Another perception issue?

Perhaps a shared delusion.

The super photons may be creating a hallucinogenic effect.

All right, let's stop this thing before it gets stuck this way.

That one? What about that one?

All right, Jenna. Your Christmas adventure begins now.

I feel kind of funny.

Are you getting car sick? Do not get car sick on me. Can you even get car sick?

Actually, my vestibular system is quite sensitive, but this is... different.

Oh! They're crossing here!

This is different.

We have a problem.

You think?

Why do you look like a tin man?

Why do you look like Dudley Do -Right?

I... I do.

Look out!

What the hell's going on?

I'll tell you what's going on. I'm done.

Did my jeep just yell at me?

Your jeep.

Typical. I'm just an object to you. A tool to use and abuse.

Four wheels and a chassis.

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

Hey, let's go.

I get to fix it.

Day in, day out. Oh, thank you very much. I give you my all. And what do I

in return?

A firebomb.

Flattened. Melted. Blown up. Shot into space.

And now this.

Enough! Okay. Hang on, Dad.

GP. No, you hang on. You're not the boss of me anymore.

You're on your own.

And my name is Carl.

Henry, we've dealt with some strange things in our day. But, please, try to

explain this.

This is humiliating. Clearly

there's been a disturbance of our... Neurotransmitters, perhaps

appendicular hallucinosis manifesting as a...

Oh, okay. Sit tight. Fargo, where are you?

Oh, go ahead. Laugh it up, Woody.

We'll laugh later. Right now, we need to reestablish contact with the super

photon generator.

Where'd the control system go?

Go ahead.

Push me.

Oh, the button is mocking me.

Push me. Push me.

Come on, you know you want to. No, I don't.

Okay,

let's just think. If we're all seeing the same bizarre thing, something must

overlaying a holographic environment.

Vincent's using a holographic projector on Main Street for something.

It may have malfunctioned. It must be interacting with the photon generator.

Let's check it out.

One button to rule them all.

Fargo?

Focus. We have to fix this.

So dizzy.

The generator had to be on top of a map. Did it?

Andy, use your GPS. Find a shortcut.

I'm afraid my apps have become rather primitive.

Oh, my.

So embarrassing.

Great.

Let's try this way.

See, Jenna? You can add polar bears and even bunnies.

Bunnies? Really?

That is boring, all right? The game needs...

It needs action. Maybe some bad guys to fight.

Karen, this is Christmas, not Call of Duty.

Even Christmas stories have a Grinch, all right?

Come on. It'll be fun.

Okay. You want to put a bad guy in there?

Okay, look.

I'm going to drag him over here.

Put him over this way.

And look, he's going to be fighting this guy.

Press it, press it.

You hear that?

That's probably just Carl.

Drove off the road, did ya? Now who's lost and sorry?

Wow, is that a snowman?

Ninja?

I've eaten snow cones tougher than you.

That was uncalled for!

safe princess not the new look for you shut up joe you're even more beautiful

now i'm just more robot okay what is happening to us i was flying the copter

from jd and suddenly bam i'm joe white okay if you crap on me i

swear to god guys we gotta get out of here before another ice man coming

generators that way and no singing

You never turned on the projector.

Only for a second, but that was before everything changed.

Then something else is creating a false reality.

So it doesn't taste like an illusion.

You think we're actually animated?

Sorry, toots, I'm driving solo.

Okay, where's Sheriff Carter?

It's always about him, isn't it? Well, I dumped him and his tin can sidekick.

Listen, you're a smart car. You know that overexposure to super photons can

cause permanent tissue damage.

Well, yeah, I totally knew that. I need your help.

Um... Carl?

Okay, can you take me to Sheriff Carter, Carl, please?

You said...

Please.

No one's ever said that to me before.

Come on. Hop in.

Can you get to the smart house and check on the kids?

Will do.

I'd love me some cafe deal.

Almost there.

Spectre, they'll peck your eyes out.

Damn,

these glass slippers are murder.

Joe! Miss Lupo!

How you doing, Andy?

Um, I don't suppose you have any lubricant handy, do you, boss?

Uh, fresh out!

Oh, well, hopefully I won't have issues like this after Santa Claus.

What wish would that be?

Well, oh boy.

I

can't

flip through all these settings tonight. Your mom's going to be here in a

minute. We haven't even tried the best one yet.

Kevin. Hold on, look.

Where is it at? Okay, okay.

There.

Now it feels like Christmas.

Well, at least we're three -dimensional again.

Yeah, but I'm freezing my nuts off.

Amable. My birds are gone.

And we're made of clay.

They're going to freeze out there.

Joe, don't.

Whistle. Ah, look out!

Candy!

Ow!

My foot! Nice going, pal.

Carter, do you smell something?

Kind of like wet fur.

Startled me.

Taggart? Yeah.

I guess I look a little different since you last saw me.

Got a bit more hair.

Oh, it's great to see you.

Wear me manners.

Can I interest you in some penguin tartare?

Or perhaps some spicy penguin roll?

Um, Taggart, you're a bear.

I know.

Isn't it great?

I was up here studying hunting patterns and then...

You're okay with this.

Well, I have always been one with nature.

I'm good.

You got a little penguin just... Over.

Where? Up.

This one?

Where? Yeah.

You're good. Listen, we're sort of lost. We're trying to get to the great proton

-powered thing.

Oh, the super photon generator.

Oh, crap.

Okay, I should have figured that one out.

But polar bear me gets easily distracted.

I'm going to look for Andy.

Penguin?

I'm good.

This is ridiculous.

I look like a von Trapp. This is all my fault.

No, making it snow was Carter's idea.

I know, but anthropomorphic control panel's right.

I like pushing buttons.

Everyone thinks I'm a joke. That's why I look like this.

You're not that guy anymore.

Then why am I a bobblehead? There's got to be a reason. You can't ascribe

thematic significance to such ridiculous circumstances.

Then why are you the only one with a pull string?

I don't know. Maybe because it's an iconic Christmas toy design.

Or maybe it's to get you to take a breath. Stop being so quick to

everything.

Let me think about that.

Nah. Just a theory.

Mm -hmm.

Whoa!

I think we found our signal thief.

You think the smart house is controlling the generator?

I'm thinking maybe.

We have to get to the kids.

Ow!

Saret's force field must be protecting it from the photons.

We're going to need a bigger snowball.

Hmm.

I'm sure they'll be back.

I hope so.

Well, it's too cold to fly south now.

I meant Carter and Andy.

Right. Oh, me too.

Duh. Joe, who were you looking for?

The stupid bluebirds, okay.

They were buzzing around me when I was Joe White and now they're just gone.

Oh, you miss them.

It's sweet.

It's embarrassing, okay. They're not even real. So what?

I'm not a bear.

You're not a princess.

We still have feelings.

You've got to loosen up a little.

I am totally loose.

Oh, really?

What were you doing when this happened?

Working. So my security team could have the night off.

So you can avoid the holiday.

No, I don't have family in town, okay?

Well, we both know that's not true.

How many invitations have you turned down?

My brothers are deployed overseas. I guess I wasn't in the mood to celebrate.

Everyone knows how tough you are, Joe.

But it's okay to be a princess.

Every once upon a time.

Andy!

Andy?

Andy, can you hear me?

Andy!

You okay, buddy?

He just needs to thaw out a bit.

Listen, Jeep, I've been thinking about what you said.

Don't bother.

I'm not here for you.

You gonna just stand there, or...? Man,

am I glad to see you.

Wow.

You're kind of hot in clay.

You're not so bad yourself, Ranger.

Fat. Hello.

I'm dripping antifreeze over here. Can we get this show on the road?

Right. We have to pick up Joe from Taggart's cave.

From Taggart's what?

Long story. Listen, I'm sorry about all this.

I was just trying to make Christmas special.

Wait, you did this?

We were making a winter wonderland for the kids. It was supposed to be a

surprise.

Well, it worked.

One, two.

Uh -oh.

Three.

Fargo.

I'm melting.

Oh, what a world. What a world.

Fargo, hang on.

Okay, Jenna, pick a character.

Beautiful. Wait.

Who's that?

Santa?

Santa?

Sheriff! Oh.

I thought I might run into you. Dr. Drummer.

You have a dog sled?

I was out running a few errands when the world went all topsy -turvy. Thought

I'd give the super photon generator a look -see.

And? The controls are jammed up.

Some kind of power surge scrambled the circuit.

Did you try unplugging it?

Jack, super photon generators are powered using collisions of circulating

relativistic electrons. They don't have a plug.

Right. Australian polar bears talking jeeps.

There's got to be a way to regain control somehow.

Sure, but we'd need an external power source to bypass the circuit.

Don't suppose you'd have one of those flying around?

What?

No! Don't look at me like that!

Please don't look at me like that! You're freaking me out!

Don't take my battery!

Relax.

The battery for Jenna's present?

That's it.

The Holotown.

But how are they powering it?

Oh, Kevin.

Jack, they opened Jenna's present. That's what's interacting with the

So this is your fault?

Awesome!

Wait,

you really think you can bribe me with cocoa?

And whipped cream.

Look, they're going to be back any minute. You and Jenna need to get to

What do you think they're doing anyway?

Knowing my dad, they're probably planning some big surprise.

I should have been home by now.

All right, we have our external power source.

But we still have to bypass the circuit.

Exactly.

Sorry if we ruined your Christmas.

Nah, I had some excitement is all.

You really love this time of year, don't you?

Maybe a little too much.

I know what you mean.

Sometimes I get so preoccupied making sure everything's perfect, I forget the

best part of the holidays is having the people we love together in one place.

I think I'm guilty of that, too.

Snow Ninja.

It is heading for Eureka.

How long will it take to fix the generator?

With Allison's help, not long.

We'll get it done.

Andy, give him a hand. Sure thing. What are you going to do?

Talk to the ninja.

Don't suppose you have a snowblower? Oh, rock salt in there?

I just might.

Oops,

my bad. I wonder what this one does.

All right, Bob.

Maybe this button.

That'll work.

Listen, I know I don't say it enough, but thank you, Carl.

Are you crying? No.

I just got some snow in my headlight, okay?

Get in.

Nothing to see here. Just a useless hunk of metal.

Hey, boys.

Check out Pinocchio.

That's a good one, boss.

Oh, you guys talk and make fun of robots.

That's great. We're not making fun.

You should be proud. Being like everyone else, it ain't what it's cracked up to

be. Doc over there, he can't even tell us apart half the time. We don't dance,

and we certainly don't prance.

Do we, boys?

I don't know.

I wouldn't mind being like everyone else sometimes.

Just, you know, normal.

Are you kidding?

People spend their entire lives trying to stand out from the back.

They want to feel special.

You're lucky.

Yes, me.

Hmm. I guess I never thought of it that way.

Thanks.

Name's Rudy.

Rudy. Say, got any jerky on you?

No, sorry.

It's worth a try.

Come on, boys.

See you later, robot.

Good hunting.

I was worried I lost you there.

Please, we've been through crazier stuff than this.

Uh -oh.

Now what?

Okay,

maybe not.

Let's go!

What is that?

It's coming from outside.

Jen, stay here, okay?

You see what I see?

The virtual world that we created in here must be affecting the real world

there. How is that even possible, right? It's a game.

It's not programmed to do any of this. And not by itself, unless it's messing

with some other kind of tech... Super photon generator.

It's the only thing with enough photovoltaic potential to extend the

projection throughout the town. That and your supercharged battery.

Mom's gonna kill me.

So, what do we do now?

Turn it off.

No, wait, wait.

What happens to them? You know what I mean? What happens to characters in a

video game when you shut it down?

They shut down, too.

Holy crap. We could erase the entire town.

Get your stupid ninja out of there. I tried, okay?

They won't let me delete it. Look. The battery's probably making the program

unstable.

Maybe we can give them a fighting chance.

Since we can't take elements out, let's try putting others in.

Watch. We have to cut that thing off before it gets to Main Street. We're not

going to make it.

So where's the confidence?

Here, take that.

Okay, we made him mad.

Now what?

Run.

That was your plan? You said I shouldn't overanalyze everything.

If you're drinking, please just hurry up. Okay, I'm okay. I just need to do

more thing.

Woo!

We're changing again.

Into what?

Bad tickers.

This is mortal.

Are you kidding me?

Let's do this.

Get ready, Joe. I'm coming around again.

Just get me close.

well fought, my son.

Domo arigato.

Sayonara, ninja.

Yes! Anime, nice thinking, Kev. But they're not out of the woods yet. If

can't get to the generator in time, they may be stuck this way.

I think we got it. Hope so. You're not the only one with Christmas plans.

Fingers crossed.

Looks like you got your white Christmas after all, Jack. Not exactly what I had

in mind.

Okay, here we go.

That's supposed to happen?

Now what?

The generator! Did Allison and Drummer fix it? Those are definitely super

photons. Man, if I turn back into Charlie Brown... And it better still be

kicker.

I'll get you a real one.

Hey, buddy.

We did it. Looks like everything's back to normal.

We're here, boss.

Hey, look who it is.

Whoa, Rudy.

Hey, guys. Hey.

Rudy, I will never forget you, buddy.

Jack.

Hey. Hey. Yeah.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Well, I'm not a cartoon, so... Well, thanks to the kids. And they're...

good. That's early.

Hate to mush and run, but I've got a few errands to finish before morning.

Thank you.

Come on.

Mush! Mush!

Bye! Merry Christmas!

And to all a good night.

I want that.

That's a good boy.

I think you do.

Merry Christmas, Fargo. Merry Christmas, Joe.

Everything and everyone was back to normal just in time for Christmas

It's almost perfect.

Yeah.

Almost. Knock,

knock!

Hey!

With everyone together, it was a perfect Christmas in Eureka. Now I know some of

you may wonder if this animated tale is true. You can believe it or not, but you

did hear it from a talking house. So I'd say anything is possible.