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anything else, so...

(CHUCKLES) I know.

You're a good egg.

Go on. How do you

think I do it? Hmm?

Well, uh... Some of the guys

think you teleport.

That theory isn't

scientifically sound.

Now, time travel, on the other hand...

Oh, you're one clever little elf!

(CHUCKLES)

You know your stuff. (LAUGHS)

Santech's very first invention:

the Time Globe.

Absolutely tip-top secret.

It's what started it all.

Heh. Wouldn't be able

to keep up with my deliveries

- if it weren't for this.

- It's real!

Amazing! Can I see?

Ho, ho, no.

No touching, now.

This can also be very dangerous,

lots of rules to follow.

A very delicate thing,

the fabric of time.

Once something is done,

it cannot be undone, only added to.

Or if you were to interact with yourself:

incredibly dangerous.

Speaking one word to yourself

would unravel our very...

Well, we can go into that

some other time I suppose.

Santa, why are you

telling me all of this?

Because, uh... Well, because you

remind me of the elf that invented this.

(CHUCKLING)

He was a lot like you.

Though a bit older, if I remember.

All the other elves

gave him a lot of guff

because he thought differently

about everything, but...

(CHUCKLES) But of course,

that's what made him so very special.

You think I could

be like him one day?

Mmm, I don't know.

It all depends on you.

Enough show and tell for now.

You've got to finish getting

my reindeer ready for tonight.

Of course, Santa, I'm right on it.

- Good. Don't give up.

- I won't.

Shoveling the

reindeer poop, I mean.

The team has to be ready

by nightfall to be on schedule.

Oh, yeah, that's what I meant.

Merry Christmas.

You hear that, Blitzen?

I remind Santa

of a great inventor.

And if he sees something

great in me, then...

Well... maybe I can be great one day.

Sure, now I'm an ordinary elf

Doing ordinary things

That other ordinary elves

refuse to do

Like scooping up the reindeer...

You know what I do

But I, one day I'll

fly up on his sleigh

Going up, up and away

And all the other

elves will say

"Hey look"

(SINGS GIBBERISH)

"There he goes again

What a wonderful guy

- How did he get to be

- Ooh

The elf he is today?"

That's when the future me

- Will turn to them and say

ALL:
- Ooh

Even a flea has prospects

Even a skunk has flair

Even a reindeer

with a sleigh in tow

Can beat a crow in the air

So even that crow

has prospects

Shouldn't an elf like me

Never give up till you're up

Where you want to be

(ALL HUMMING)

So if you keep on trying

Someone soon will see

You're not really

a mouse, you're a lion

Roar!

You can rely on me

Even a snake has prospects

Even a swan can bite

Even a tiny spider

spins a web

That will hold

you good and tight

So if everyone else

has prospects

Wouldn't you all agree?

Whether you're

two legs or four legs

Eight legs or more legs

Never give up till you're up

(EXCLAIMING)

Never give up

when you're down

Never give up till your up

Where you want to be

(PEOPLE YELLING)

(HELICOPTERS THUNDERING)

(ANGRY SHOUTING)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(GASPS)

(GASPS)

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

(CACKLING)

Oh, it wouldn't be Christmas

without complete chaos

and utter panic.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

Do you smell that?

Cookies?

Hot cocoa?

Hmm, well you can

smell those things, too.

But the more palpable odor

is that of vindication.

After years of searching,

the secrets of Santa's

sleigh will be mine.

Look! A Pancake Palace!

- I should...

- We should...

...definitely check that out.

Probably a lot of secrets in there.

There'll be plenty of time

for pancakes later.

First, find the sleigh.

It is, after all, what we're here for.

I want to know how a man that big

gets around the world in one night.

Find that sleigh!

Let's start in the Pancake Palace.

Good call.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

(SNEEZES)

(GASPS)

(GASPS)

(GROWLING)

- Why, you little...

MAN:
- Yeah, where's the sleigh?

SANTA:
You two are not

being very good this year.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

Kris Kringle. (CACKLES)

Can I call you Kris?

Let's have a chat in that

quaint workshop of yours.

We've so much to discuss.

(GRUNTING)

Help! Blitz, we're under attack!

(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)

They're after the Time Globe.

We've gotta hide it!

(CRASHING AGAINST DOOR)

(GASPING)

They're here!

(GRUNTING)

(REINDEER CHATTERING)

Fine time to have a chat.

You want to help, maybe?

(CRASH) They're coming!

Oh, I just wish I had time to think.

I just wish I... had... time.

(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)

Not now, I'm thinking.

(EXCLAIMS)

(GRUNTS)

More time? The Time Globe!

I can go back and warn Santa.

Blitz, you're a genius!

(SMACKS)

Were you eating pancakes?

- Move it in!

MAN 2:
- They're here!

MAN:
Go, go, go!

Where the elf is it?

MAN:
Spread out.

You check that side.

MAN 2:
- We're clear.

MAN:
- Got anything?

MAN 3:
- Where is it?

- Yes!

- There!

- Get it!

(GIVES COMMAND)

(GRUNTING)

A twist here and a pop there.

Where do they keep the directions?

(GROANING) Come on, come on!

(EXCLAIMING)

Why won't you work?

(EXCLAIMING)

He's activated the sleigh!

I have?

How did I do that?

- Get him!

- Move it out!

(ALL YELLING)

(DEVICE THRUMMING)

(MEN SCREAMING)

(REINDEER SNORING)

(FOOT SQUISHES)

(GASPS)

(SNIFFS)

Oh, come on, I just cleaned up in here.

(BLITZEN SNORING LOUDLY)

(GROANING)

(WHISPERING) Hey. Hey, Blitz. Wake up.

(SPEAKS GIBBERISH)

Listen to me.

I know this sounds crazy,

but I'm pretty sure

I've traveled back in time.

(SIGHS)

Would you wake up?

This is serious!

This big, scary man

drops out of the sky,

the North Pole is invaded,

they start rounding up elves,

all of these lights shine down

and everything and...

There was this girl

who saved me, and...

You don't believe me,

do you? (SIGHS)

(GRUNTING) Come on!

Wait. Wait, I can...

I can prove it.

I can show you that

I traveled back in time.

Come with me.

(GRUMBLING)

(COMPLAINING IN GIBBERISH)

(SNORING LOUDLY)

(GASPS) I told you.

You're looking at the world's

first time-traveling elf.

With the world's most obnoxious snore.

Now, listen. It won't be long

before those guys get here.

We have to warn Santa and

the others. Are you with me?

Good boy! Here.

(SNIFFS)

Excuse you. You don't eat it,

you just smell it.

Now, get a good sniff.

(SNIFFING)

Smells just like Santa, doesn't it?

Got it?

(PANTING)

Good. Now, go find him.

(SNIFFING)

What is it, Blitz?

(EXCLAIMING IN GIBBERISH)

The Pancake Palace.

We're looking for Santa,

not breakfast.

(GIBBERISH)

Santa does love pancakes.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Welcome to the Pancake Palace.

Try our streusel, butterscotch chip

and caramel-filled buttermilk flapjacks,

topped with powdered sugar,

whipped cream

and crushed candy canes.

Or try the Santa special,

steaming hot cocoa

pancakes topped with...

No, we can't eat pancakes

at a time like this.

We need to find Santa.

This isn't working.

I'm too short to see everywhere.

I need a higher vantage point.

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