The Night They Saved Christmas Page #6

We're almost over her last

reported position now,

Mr. Baldwin.

But, uh, there's no way

we're gonna find her in this.

How long can she last

out here?

Well, atmosphere conditions

remain the way they are now,

maybe a week.

Well, let's get back to

Site B.

Okay.

I wanna get as many surface

vehicles in here as possible.

I was so scared!

How did you find us?

We were lucky we fixed the

children's communicator so

quickly.

When we heard your calls on it,

I just followed the signal into

the ice fog.

Santa's coming!

Santa's coming!

Santa's coming!

Santa Claus is coming!

Wow, that ice fog seems to be

getting worse and worse.

Reminds me of the one we had in

That one socked us up so badly,

I wasn't able to make my

deliveries until December 27th.

Really botched up Christmas that

year, I can tell you.

Oh... the dynamiting has been

cancelled, hasn't it?

I'm afraid not.

As far as I know...

they plan on clearing Site B

right after the New Year.

I told you, no one believed us.

I see.

Well then... I'm just gonna have

to do what I should have done

in the first place...

prove it to Michael myself.

Where's Ed?

Ed?

We should be ready to blast

those jams about 4:00

tomorrow afternoon.

Good.

I'm going back into town.

Listen, if you talk to Michael,

tell him I asked about his

family, huh?

Yeah, yeah.

I sure hope he finds 'em.

Let's face it, Craig, he

doesn't have much of a chance.

Are you coming back tomorrow?

No.

Well, you're gonna miss a

terrific explosion.

We're setting off so much

dynamite, it's gonna look like

an atomic bomb.

Okay, Jack.

Get up on the people

transporter, Ed.

I'm gonna beam you over to the

weather station.

I want hourly reports on that

ice fog.

Ready, Santa.

Incredible!

What?

Absolutely incredible!

Ed told me you wanted to know

how I delivered presents to

inaccessible locations.

Well, that's how it's done.

Set my controls, jump on the

platform with the presents,

and quick as a wink, I'm whisked

inside right next to the tree.

Come on, Donner, come on.

Donner? Blitzen?

Dasher and Dancer?

I still don't believe it!

Just like the poem!

"The Night Before Christmas,"

one of my favorites.

Named all of my reindeer after

that poem.

Can they really fly when

they have to?

Oh, every Christmas Eve.

That is, with the help of their

anti-gravitational harnesses.

Well, actually, my sleigh has

been completely self-propelled

for many years.

Of course, the reindeer don't

know that.

Well, it'd break their little

hearts if they didn't pull it

on Christmas Eve.

The people transporter--

maybe you could just beam us

back home.

I'm afraid not, Claudia.

Doesn't have anywhere near that

kind of range.

Well, let's get over to the

chalet and have Martha set you

up for the night.

Okay.

You kids must be hungry.

You didn't find them,

did you?

No, but we will.

I have search parties working

around the clock.

Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Murdock

asked me to tell you to meet him

at the hotel as soon as you

got in.

Dad?

Yes, son?

I really hate Mr. Murdock.

If he believed Mom and us,

none of this would've happened.

Now, don't start that again.

But it did happen.

Why won't you believe me?

For once and for all,

there is no Santa Claus.

There's no elves, there's no

Mrs. Claus, there's no...

time machine.

Then, what did happen?

You were all drugged.

A bad man by the name of Gaylord

drugged all of you, and then

you had some funny dreams.

Now, get to sleep.

We have to get up very early

in the morning.

Are you still working for me?

Yeah.

Didn't you get my message?

I did, I thought it could

wait till morning.

Anyway, I didn't wanna leave

my son alone.

Look, I know what you're

going through, but back off,

kid, will you, please?

I got problems of my own.

I'm flying out of here tomorrow

to meet Mr. Idiot Fred Haley on

that Kenya mess.

I'll be back late tomorrow

night.

I want to know right now, just

how long do you plan on going on

with this search?

Until I know one way or

the other!

50 men on my payroll, till

you know one way or the other.

You got till tomorrow,

and that's it.

Sumner...

You don't take any

responsibility for all this,

do you?

C.B. is right.

You were too tough on Claudia.

What are you talking about?

You know what I'm talking

about, you were too tough

on her!

Realistic, not tough!

Just as realistic as you were.

Now, I mean it, kid.

You've got till the end of the

day tomorrow, period.

...jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun

It is to ride...

Well, good morning,

good morning, good morning!

Hello!

How did all of you sleep?

Well, I would've slept a lot

better if everyone knew

we were safe.

I know how you feel, Claudia.

Well, I sure hope we have our

communication system working

this morning.

That ice fog better lift

by this afternoon.

Boy, am I hungry.

Now, we're going to have to

rush our breakfast this morning.

That's right, we've got a lot

to do before I start making my

deliveries tonight.

Mmm!

If

I can make them.

Here he is, Harold.

It's Faulkner about Site A.

He just missed you at

the office.

Yeah, Harold?

The rigs are still jammed.

We're gonna have to dynamite

again, Mike.

If Murdock finds out I'm

dynamiting at Site A again,

he'll know I'm not following

his orders.

That's for sure.

I think we better follow his

orders and abandon the site.

No, go ahead and dynamite.

Okay.

And Harold?

Yep?

I didn't tell you about

Murdock's orders.

Over and out.

Thanks.

But we're gonna find them

this time, Dad, I know we are!

Yeah, I think so too, son.

I'm praying we do.

They've gotta be there.

That's where Mom landed.

We're doing everything

we can.

No, you're not.

You're gonna blow up North Pole

City today for no reason,

and maybe that's where they are.

You're gonna ruin Christmas

forever!

What is that?!

I've never seen anything

so huge!

That's one of my storage

satellites, David.

I'm usually responsible for all

those UFO sightings

on Christmas Eve.

Storage satellites?

That's right, Marianne.

Each satellite contains all the

presents for one area.

Now then, with the amount of

children in the world today,

I couldn't possibly fly back and

forth like I used to,

now, could I?

No!

Of course not!

This way, I can reload

on the spot.

There you go.

Good.

Hello, hello, hello, hello!

This is Dr. Fernando, head of

our research and development,

and manager of our toy factory.

I'm delighted! I'm delighted!

How's the loading of the

satellites coming, Dr. Fernando?

Excellent!

Ten of them are already loaded,

ten of them!

Good, good.

What's really good is PAL!

The first production model came

off the line this morning.

Wait here, wait here!

I'll show you!

Wait here!

PAL is our favorite new toy

for Christmas future.

Hello, PAL!

Hello.

I'm Marianne.

Hello, Marianne, do you know

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