Chasing Christmas Page #5

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- No, no, no!

What the--

You came, too?

Since my chronometer broke,

we're all connected to yours.

Oh, well...

Stay here and

don't talk to anyone!

I won't!

Hey, am I invisible?

[Present]

No!

Do I have

any superpowers?

No!

Well, it's

Christmastime again

Let all your good cheer in

It's Christmastime

It's Christmastime again

Past!

You're causing a lot of trouble

at the Bureau, you know.

Ohh!

I don't like to be alone.

I'm scared!

So grab your baby

and hold her tight

Keep her warm

by the fire light

You know, it's Christmastime

It's Christmastime again

You know, it's Christmastime

It's Christmastime again

Well, it's Christmastime

It's Christmastime again

Hi.

I missed you.

- Hi.

- I lost him.

Oh.

I gotta ask you a question.

How did we get

where we are right now?

Well, Past time-jumped,

and we're connected

with him,

so that means we're now

somewhere else in time.

Okay, we're somewhere

in time.

Can you be that

much more specific?

Well, we can only travel

to a Christmas Eve

in your past,

so that means that

you are somewhere nearby.

Okay, but when you say,

"You are nearby,"

- you don't mean this you.

- No, young you.

"Young you" is nearby.

[sighs]

Okay.

Now, do we--

do we hide here and--

Oh, come here!

Young me.

That's you?

What have you done now?

My ski broke off.

So where and when are we?

Okay, Aspen, Colorado,

Christmas Eve 1978,

the Ski Valley Lodge,

and this is my honeymoon.

Did, uh, did the ski

break up with you,

or did you break up

with the ski?

- I broke up with it.

- [laughs]

I caught it slipping around

with the luge.

Behind my back!

Well, don't worry.

There's a million skis

in the sea.

What, jealous?

It's okay, we're married.

[laughing]

You know, after this,

I think they go into

the game room

and make sweet love

on the pool table.

Too much information.

We have less than two hours.

- Okay.

- Let's go.

Sucker.

What are they wearing?

I like it. Back then,

people dressed kind of--

- Cheesy?

- Huh.

Are you folks

checking in?

- Yes.

- No.

We're browsing.

Well, you might

as well make yourselves

comfortable.

The snowstorm

has closed all

the roads down.

Nobody is coming

or going anywhere

until tomorrow.

That's right, that's right.

I remember.

The whole lodge

is snowed in.

No one gets in or out,

and there's no place else

to stay for miles.

Okay, so if Past is here,

he is here.

Okay, so we need to

find you a hiding spot.

- Yes.

- Because the last thing

we need

is you sneezing

on the younger version

of yourself,

and when you get back

to the present,

you'll find

the world is ruled

by giant talking apes.

Yeah, right,

like that can happen.

Could that happen?

That-- could that-- whoa!

Hey! Stay put

while I look for him.

This is small!

Yeah. Just think

about those apes.

Oh, man.

Excuse me.

Uh, where would a girl go

around here

if she were from

another plane of existence

and looking

to have some fun?

Um, I'm sorry, miss,

I'm already spoken for.

Excuse me?

Oh, I beg your pardon,

miss.

Um... some fun.

Uh, we have a lovely bar,

just down the hall there.

That's where we'll be

holding our annual

"Deck the Halls"

disco dance

later this evening.

Just down the hall,

to your left.

Great.

Thank you so much.

Uh, excuse me.

What can I get for you?

Oh, no. I don't drink.

But I'm looking

for a friend.

He's about this tall,

and he has a green vest

and a red tie.

What's his name?

Chris.

Chris, uh, Maspast.

Christmas Past.

Uh, yeah, yeah,

he was just in here,

uh, him and Rudolph,

and Blitzer.

Yeah, you know, they, uh,

ordered a couple of ciders.

It's "Blitzen."

[fanfare plays on TV]

Stay tuned for

the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Fascinating.

I have to pee.

I have to!

Hey!

Where's your most

out-of-the-way restroom?

Just down the hall

and to your left.

The holiday season is

getting weirder every year.

[Alison]

Aah! Jack! Stop it!

[laughing]

No! Come here, come here!

Ohh! The game room!

Oh, no!

Okay. There's nobody in here.

Okay. Well, we could, uh...

play pool.

Hmm.

[Alison]

Jack, you are the best.

[giggles]

I was the best.

[TV:
dramatic music]

May the Force be with you.

Did you like Star Wars?

Uh, I've never

seen it before.

I've seen it 12 times.

My name's Mike.

Pre-- Addy.

Praddy.

Uh, Patty. Patty.

Can I buy you a drink, Patty?

Sure.

So what do you

want to do tonight?

I don't know.

I was thinking, uh,

maybe we could go to

the "Deck the Halls"

disco thing?

Oh, they're showing

It's a Wonderful Life

in one of the ballrooms.

- I wanted to watch that.

- Jack, come on.

Don't be a bore.

I wanna go dancing.

It's a classic.

Okay, fine.

Go to your movie.

I'll just stay in the room.

Okay. Well, it's only

a couple of hours,

and then I'll come back

and take you ice skating.

All right.

Well, whatever we do,

let's go back to the room, okay?

I wanna take a nap.

Oh.

Jack!

I was boring.

Oh.

You gonna be awhile?

Gonna be, uh--

Psst!

All right. Bye-bye. Yes?

Do you remember

that tall blonde lady

that I was here earlier with?

- Yes.

- Yeah, have you seen her?

Yes, just down the hall,

to your left.

Oh, good.

Down the hall. Okay.

She's very attractive,

isn't she?

If you like that sort.

Yeah, I do.

[laughs]

Mmm.

- Mmm!

- And then Chewbacca...

just like, "Grrr!"

Hi, kids, how are ya?

- Jack, hey!

- Hey!

- This a friend of yours?

- Oh, yes!

Jack! He's a friend

that I've known from 1965.

Has it been that long?

Listen, can I talk to my buddy

here alone for just a moment?

- Actually, I was just--

- Beat it!

I don't think

he's right for you.

Hi!

I told you to stay put.

If I'd have done that,

I couldn't have seen you

trying to pick up

a strange guy at the bar.

I didn't pick him up.

He was picking me up.

Was he? Are you drunk?

No, I most certainly am not.

Ah! So you're celebrating

because you found Past.

No!

But the Past that I know

will show up

where the booze is,

sooner or later.

Good plan, huh?

That's a great plan!

Do you have any idea

what time it is right now?

Oh, silly, it doesn't matter

what time it is now, here,

because we're on Bureau time.

Oh!

And it's, uh...

Oh, no.

Where'd the time go?

Ah, well, you drank it.

Bartender,

can I get some coffee

for this lady?

Her little friend there

told me to beat it.

Did you get her drunk?

I was working on it.

She's had, like,

four or five beers.

- Is she having a good time?

- I think so, yeah.

Well, good!

Good job.

Thank you.

Thanks, mister.

No, no, no, coffee!

Actually, it's from

the gentleman

over there.

Whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

- You tricked me!

- I'm sorry.

I got a little

carried away.

It was

Christmas Eve

and all.

You put a lot of things

at risk.

We need to get back.

No, not right away.

Yes, right away.

No, not right away!

I need

a little more time.

I've been dreaming

about this for years.

I want to be

a human again,

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