Northpole Page #4

- That's where

I'm kind of stuck.

- Well, what are some

of the things

that make you happy

at Christmas?

- Well, in my old town,

Christmas is all about

carolling and baking

cookies,

and the best thing of all

was

the big Christmas-tree

lighting.

It was so cool how the

whole town got together.

But my mom said, here,

they're not even gonna

have a tree lighting.

I mean, really?

- I know, it's funny.

It used to be huge.

I guess, over the years,

people

just sort of forgot about

it.

- Maybe they need

to be reminded.

That's what we gotta do!

We gotta save the tree lighting!

- Save the...

(Chuckling)

OK, that's a, uh,

that is a tall order, Kev,

but I did ask you

to dream big, didn't I?

All right,

let's break this down.

- Hi, is this the

public works department?

- (Man on telephone): Yes.

- I wanted to see if...

- Can you hold, pleas

Can you hold, please?

- Yes, of course, I'll hold.

Oh!

(Panting)

(Crow cawing)

- (Female voice):

Please continue to hold.

(Scoffing)

(Birds chirping)

- Used to be one great park!

When the ice was groomed

and that tree was lit up,

it was magical!

What you're holding in your

hand

means the end of all that.

- I don't think I'm following.

- Those numbers are coordinates.

A few days ago, a couple of

surveyors drove up here.

"Peterson," I think, was

written

on the side of their truck.

- "Peterson"?

Or did it say "Pendleton?"

- That's it, "Pendleton."

Whoever he is has something

in mind for this place

other than ice skating.

- So, how's the

investigation going?

- Well, it's an enigma

wrapped in a riddle

inside 3 layers of mystery.

Or is that a turducken?

(Chelsea chuckling)

- Did you talk to the mayor yet?

- Yeah, I can see

why people like him.

I still don't think

he's being straight with me.

- You always see

the half-empty glass.

- Honey, somebody has to,

or we'd run out of milk.

- Who's Ernie Pendleton?

- Hmm! That's what

I'd like to know.

(Doorbell ringing)

Oh! That's Mrs. Tucker.

Now, listen, make sure

you do your homework, OK?

I love you.

Hi, Mrs. Tucker!

- Hello!

How are you?

- (Chelsea):
Good!

Thanks for coming over.

- (Mrs. Tucker):

It's always a pleasure.

He's a good boy!

No trouble at all!

- I'll be back before dinner.

- OK!

Hello, Kevin!

- Hey, Mrs. Tucker!

- Doing your schoolwork?

- Mm-hmm!

- All right, dear!

I'll be watching my soaps!

Let me know

if you need any help!

(Inaudible)

- So, how did you know

I'd be at home?

- Magic snowflake, back pack.

Hello!

- Oh, yeah, right.

(Grunting)

If we're gonna do

something, we gotta hurry.

My babysitter's soap is

over in exactly one hour.

- OK, so what do

you have in mind?

- I was thinking

about what Santa said,

with, you know, snowflakes

turning into snowballs.

- And?

- And what if we get

a lot of people together

to do something

really Christmassy.

- Like?

- Like saving the town's

tree-lighting ceremony!

That could create a ton

of happiness sparks.

So, what do you think?

- I think it's pure genius!

Let's go!

- Whoa, there! Not dressed

like that, you can't.

Throw on my old coat

and switch hats.

Be sure to pull it

over your ears.

- What... what's wrong

with my ears?

- Nothing, except

mine are round,

and yours aren't,

if you get my, uh, "point".

- OK, but these clothes,

they

don't reflect my personal

flair.

- My town, my rules.

- OK!

- Slow down! You're

gonna melt those keys.

- How come everybody at

City Hall runs for the hills

when I ask them

about the canceled

tree-lighting ceremony

and that survey flag

at Greenwood Park?

- Good questions!

Here's another:

Jake in ad sales is a great

guy,

and I was wondering if...

- You mean the guy who talks

too much about monster

trucks?

Yeah, no, I don't think so.

Thanks, though!

- All right!

I tried!

- Hmm!

- Help us save the

Christmas-tree lighting!

- Make a donation here!

Help save the

tree-lighting ceremony!

- Help save the tree lighting!

- Hey, you two!

You're driving off my

business with this racket.

There's no panhandling

here! Now, shoo!

- We weren't panhandling.

I'm pretty sure we would

know

if we were handling pans!

- Move along before

I call the cops.

- I think he needs

a dose of happiness.

- No!

They don't have

magic snow here, remember?

Run!

- Uh-oh!

Sorry! Merry Christmas!

- I can't believe

you snuck out on Mrs.

Tucker!

You almost gave her

a heart attack!

What has gotten into you lately?

- Uh, Christmas?

- OK, we need to move beyond

the obsession with

Christmas.

Broaden your horizons.

- I don't have time to have

my horizons broadened.

- Kevin, you're 10 years of

age.

You have nothing but time!

- I don't know

if you've noticed,

but I've only got a few days

to work on my class project

to

save the town's tree

lighting.

- That's your class project?

I don't mean to sound like

my usual negative self,

but I think that's gonna be

a tough one to pull off.

- Mr. Wilson says

I'll learn more

by doing something

difficult and failing

than doing something

easy and succeeding.

- That's what

Mr. Wilson says, huh?

- Yep!

- Well, I guess

that's pretty good advice.

Listen, no more skipping out

on Mrs. Tucker. I mean it.

- OK.

Wait! We still have to get

our own Christmas tree.

- You're right! How about

you and I go get one?

- And not just any tree.

The absolute best, most

amazing

Christmas tree we can find.

- You got it!

(Chuckling)

(Birds chirping)

Is that a Christmas tree

or a giant sequoia?

- But I like this one!

- Can I do a bait-and-switch

and

offer mini-golfing instead?

- Sorry, too late.

- Hmm!

- Hey!

That's quite a

conifer you got there!

Kind of makes this one

look a little...

- Puny?

But accurate.

Guess I'll keep looking!

- I think we should

keep looking too.

- All right!

Hard to beat perfect,

but I'll try.

Bye, Mr. Wilson!

- See ya!

(Chuckling)

- Funny to see you here.

- 50/50 chance. Only 2 tree

lots in the whole town.

- (Women on radio):

There's a place not too

far

With tree and a star

There might be mistletoe

You won't know

unless you go...

- Oh, that's a beauty!

- Clementine?

- In Northpole, we light up

a tree every day of the

year.

- What are you doing here,

and where's your hat?

- Oh! Gosh, I am

such a snowflake!

- Hurry and get back to

my house before anyone sees

you!

- OK!

- Go!

- (Chelsea):
Kevin told me

about the Christmas project.

- Yeah, I asked them

to think big,

and boy, did he ever!

- Fostering imagination is fine,

but your assignment is

enabling

his whole Northpole fantasy.

- Just because you

can't see something

doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

- Like elves, right?

- No, but...

- Look, it's fine being the one

filling his head

with sugarplums,

but I'll be dealing with

the sugar crash when it

comes,

and believe me, it will!

- You ever notice how

Christmas

trees are kind of like

people?

- What do you mean?

- Well, some trees

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