Northpole Page #3

- Yeah!

- Green shoes?

- Cute, right?

- If anybody at school

finds out about this,

I'll be a piata in,

like, 3 seconds flat!

- My town, my rules.

Bring 'er home, Randy!

- Whee!

- (Male elf):
Oh!

That's wonderful!

- All right! Come on!

Come on, come on!

Remember, act like an elf.

- Ugh! They don't call these

things "tights" for a

nothing.

- Whee!

- Whoo!

- This is amazing.

How come they don't

just use the bridge?

- Duh! Because

bouncing's more fun!

- Makes sense.

Oh! What's up with

the light show?

- That's what we need to fix.

If Northpole's gonna

survive,

we need somebody

to do something to keep

the cycle of happiness

going.

- What's the cycle of happiness?

- When children down south

feel

the joy of holiday

togetherness,

sparks of happiness flow up

and become the Northern

Lights.

Then they float

back down on Northpole

as magic snowflakes.

And magic snow

powers everything.

It's what the elf

guilds use to make toys,

toys that make kids happy,

and so then the cycle continues

just like it has

for generations.

Until now.

(Elves talking, indistinct)

And so less togetherness

down

south means less magic snow.

Without some kind of miracle,

the Northern Lights

could go out,

which would be the

end of Northpole.

- And the end of all

the toys from Santa!

- Oh! Well, now you're

getting the picture!

Man! No toys?

(Both laughing)

Why am I laughing?

- Because getting smacked

with

a snowball made of happy

moments

makes everybody giggle!

(Both laughing)

Anyway, now that

you've seen the problem,

we need to get busy.

- Uh, we?

- Yeah, you and me!

It's up to us to make

the miracle happen.

- I don't know about

that, Clementine.

It sounds a little

out of my league.

- (Santa):

Clementine!

- Oh boy!

My ice is totally cracked.

- Santa and

Mrs. Claus?

- Kevin Hastings!

You almost had me fooled!

- Uh, well, you see,

Clementine...

- Does this have anything to

do with my missing reindeer?

- Uh-huh! But I've got

a very good excuse.

You see, Kevin and I

are working together

on the happiness problem.

- You volunteered, Kevin?

That's nice!

- Well, I haven't

exactly volunteered.

I mean, Clementine's

talking miracles here!

I have trouble opening

a jar of pickles!

- Well, even

the smallest snowflake

can turn into

the biggest snowball!

- If it gets a push.

I know you're worried about

me

finding you in your new

home,

but if it'll make

you feel better,

you take this magic snowflake,

and we'll find you

no matter where you are.

- Wow! Thanks!

- (Mrs. Claus):

Good luck!

- Thanks, Mrs. Claus.

(Sighing)

So, what do you say?

(Sighing)

- What else can I say?

I'm in!

- Oh, Kevin! You're

the deer's ears!

(Chuckling)

Now let's get you home.

Come on!

(Birds chirping)

- Mom, you're not gonna

believe what happened!

- Morning, Bed Head! Whoa!

- It was amazing!

First I talked to Clementine!

- You made a friend

named Clementine?

- Yeah! She's an elf!

- You were talking

to an elf again.

- Not just talked!

She took me on a flying-

sleigh ride to Northpole!

And I met Santa,

and saw all the guilds where

they make all the toys!

And I was drafted

on a special mission

to help save Northpole

and protect Christmas!

- Wow! That was some dream!

- That's what I thought at

first, but it wasn't a

dream!

Look, I got proof.

- Oh, you got the rest of

the

Christmas decorations!

Great!

- No, Santa gave me this himself

so he can find me

no matter where we live!

It's a magic snowflake!

- OK, honey, I want you

to listen to me.

I know that this move

hasn't been easy,

but we're gonna get through it,

like we always do,

together.

- But, Mom, I...

- Honey, go get ready

for school, OK?

Come on!

(Sighing)

- At least I know what

my class project's gonna be.

(Chuckling)

- Magic snowflake!

- Hi!

- For the mayor?

- Yes, but I have

strict instructions

to deliver it personally.

- Oh! Uh, OK.

Just one moment, please.

(Sighing)

- So, as you guys well know,

we are T-minus 2 days

till Christmas vacation,

which means it's time

to pick your projects.

All right? Now, dazzle me.

Enrique!

- My project is

to measure snowfall.

- OK, how you gonna do that?

- Using my cat's water dish.

- Wouldn't you rather

use a beaker?

- Pico de Gato won't drink

from a beaker!

- OK, moving on!

Andrea, what's yours?

- I was inspired by

the Jane Goodall video

we watched last week.

- To do a field study

on learned behaviour?

- No, a field study

on which of my Christmas

presents cost the most.

(All chuckling)

- OK! Kevin, what's

yours gonna be?

- Uh, well, there's been

some really great ideas

floated around here,

and I don't wanna

upstage anybody,

so I'll tell you later.

- No, sir. Out with it!

Now, I know you

got something great.

What's your vacation

project gonna be?

- (Muttering):

I'm gonna save Northpole.

- What's that Kevin?

I couldn't hear you.

- Um, I'm gonna save

a place called Northpole,

make sure Santa can still

bring presents and stuff.

(Children laughing)

- Hey, hey, hey! It is

an unconventional idea,

but as Einstein said,

imagination is even more

important than knowledge.

All right, look, Kevin,

we'll talk after class.

Now, moving on...

(Telephone ringing in distance)

- Thank you.

- Please come in.

Sit down.

Oh, and which happy

constituent

do I have to thank for this?

- Chelsea Hastings

with The Examiner.

You haven't returned

my phone calls!

(Chuckling)

- You're very tricky,

Miss Hastings.

I applaud your tenacity.

- Well, it seemed better

than interrupting

your speech at the Kiwanis.

Tell me, how do you feel

about cancelling

a century-old tradition?

- Ah, this is about

the tree lighting.

Look, I was elected on

an austerity platform.

Now, I'm not gonna

spend money on some ceremony

that, well, hardly

anybody goes to anymore.

- I'm sure it's not that bad.

- Have you been there?

- No, not yet.

- It's an eyesore.

The warming chalet

is all boarded up.

The skating rink

needs maintenance.

I'm sure you can

understand my position.

- What I can't understand

is why the planning

commission,

who usually overseas

construction projects,

is suddenly involved with

a Christmas-tree lighting.

- And who told you that?

- Sorry, I can't

reveal my source.

- I can't comment any further.

- I see. Well, at least

I'm starting to.

- OK, let me make sure

I got this right.

Sparks of happiness rise

and form the Northern

Lights...

- Right.

- Which then float down

in the middle of

magic snowflakes

that elves use to make toys,

which make kids happy,

and the whole cycle

just repeats itself?

- Exactly!

Means more Christmas

happiness overall!

And maybe that can snowball.

- Wow, you've really

thought this through.

- So you'll let me do it?

- Of course I will, OK?

But supposing that your

hypothesis here is correct,

what are some of

the things you can do

to help spread

holiday happiness here?

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