(Max was still struggling in the magic grip when Mr. Jingles jumped onto the arm of his seat.)
Mr. Jingles: "I know why you look so unhappy. You've had nothing to laugh about."
(He then pulled a feather from out of his sleeve.)
Mr. Jingles: "Here. Let me change that."
(He then rubbed Max's nose with the feather, tickling him.)
Max: "No, stop! Hahaha No! Not that!"
(He eventually devolved into a fit of laughter before he inadvertently said.)
Max: "Ho, ho, ho!"
(That involuntary remarked caused the elves below to cheer and a few even teared up a little.)
(Back in the town, night suddenly fell from what was clear blue skies a few seconds ago.)
Jen: "Whoa, what just happened?!"
(Jen asked.)
the elf: "We're running out of time."
(the elf said.)
the elf: "If you don't leave soon, you'll be stuck here forever."
Becky: "We're not leaving without our grandpa."
(Becky said, crossing her arms.)
(That was when the six felt a chill in the air behind them as they saw a top hat blow in from who knows where.)
(From where the hat landed, a few huge snowmen formed from the snow beneath them.)
the elf: "Skedaddle!"
(everyone but the elf said as they ran off and Jen fired her energy blasts from beneath as the twins glared.)
Ben: "Time to armor up?"
(Ben asked.)
Jen: "Go for it."
(Jen said as they both pressed the button on their Omnitrixes which activated their Omni Suits as they all ran to the same building that Max had entered earlier.)
Becky: "Gwen."
(Becky said.)
Becky: "Wasn't one of those charms telekinesis?"
Gwen: "Oh yeah!"
(Gwen said as she focused as her tattoos glowed again and she raised her hands up and several snowballs formed from the snow around them and the then thrust her hands forward and pelted the snowmen with snowballs, sending them staggering back as Becky took out her spear and Allison absorbed some of the stone ground as she glared.)
Becky: "Anyone want a piece of us?"
(Becky asked.)
the elf: "No time!"
(the elf said.)
the elf: "In here!"
(They then ran inside the building and noticed the several pictures on the walls of past events in Holiday Village and Jen's eyes widened as she and Ben removed their helmets as they stopped by a picture of Mr. Jingles.)
Ben: "Who's that?"
(Ben asked.)
the elf: "Mr. Jingles."
(the elf said.)
(Gwen then walked up to another picture of Mr. Jingles by a young kid, and she immediately came to the obvious conclusion.)
Gwen: "And that must be you."
(she said.)
Gwen: "You're his grandson."
???: "Yes."
(the elf said.)
Elsgood: "My name is Elsgood."
Becky: "...When was that taken?"
(Becky asked.)
Elsgood: "Why, just a few days ago."
(Elsgood said as the team's eyes all widened at that.)
Allison: "...In what year?"
(Allison asked.)
Elsgood: "1932, of course."
(That was when the kids all face-palmed.)
Jen: "Guys, it's 2025!"
(Jen said.)
Ben: "I'm guessing that this place has no concept of time!"
(Ben groaned before they heard a pounding at the door by them and they looked to see some big snowballs burst through.)
(Elsgood then pulled down on one of the lamp fixtures and an opening appeared in the floor.)
Elsgood: "Follow me!"
(he said.)
(Then, one by one, they all jumped down the opening and fell down a huge tunnel that was filled with gifts before they all landed safely in a huge pile of presents on the ground below.)
(They then all looked around to see the workings of the workshop as well as reindeer being led to the gates.)
Jen: "How do we get Grandpa back?"
(Jen asked.)
Jen: "The sooner we get out of here, the better."
Elsgood: "First, you'd have to destroy the Jingleator, Mr. Jingles' machine."
(Elsgood said.)
Elsgood: "It's what makes everything here magical. But the entrance to the workshop is guarded. You'll never be able to get in."
Becky: "Oh yeah?"
(Becky asked as the others looked to the twins who then immediately gulped as they knew what was coming.)
(Later, after Gwen, Becky and Allison had changed into similar attire to the rest of the elves in the area, they rode on the twins, who transformed into Wildmutt and Wildcat, who had put on antlers as a rather pathetic disguise.)
Gwen: "Remember, you're reindeer."
(Gwen said.)
Gwen: "Not a dog, not a cat, reindeer."
(Once they had reached the gate, the nutcracker standing guard put his sword down in front of them to block them.)
Allison: "They're from... Europe!"
(Allison remarked.)
(The soldier raised its eyebrow and lifted up his sword to let them through.)
(They walked through to see a train in front of them.)
Elsgood: "The factory is several stories below."
(Elsgood explained.)
(As the twins walked towards the train, they were stopped by one of the reindeer, who snorted at them with its red nose glowing.)
(They gasped and looked behind them to see the guard running towards them.)
(Wildcat growled and took her antlers off before she charged the guard and tackled him to the ground with her brute strength.)
(She then bore out her claws and swiped the sword from his grasp before she wrapped her tail around it and swung it into him.)
(Becky and Allison then got back onto her as she growled.)
Allison: "Hey, guys!"
(Allison began.)
Allison: "What do you say you make like baby food and MUSH!"
(They then ran away and got on the train full of gifts as it left the station, but not before one of the guards hitched a ride on the back.)
Becky: "Crap!"
(Becky shouted as they ducked before it fired its candy canes at them.)
Gwen: "Bah humbug!"
(Gwen shouted as they tossed a few gifts at the guard, causing him to fall off the back of the train into the abyss below.)
(Soon after, a mine cart came up carrying two more soldiers that leaped onto the train as the team glared.)
(Allison ducked before slamming her hand against one of their swords before she absorbed the steel from it and immediately formed her hands into axe heads and then sliced one of them apart before Wildmutt and Wildcat jumped upwards and sliced the other one apart with nothing but their razor-sharp claws.)
(Unfortunately, the caboose of the train was revealed to be a jack-in-the-box that immediately popped open, sending the team falling down towards the bottom of the workshop, where they landed safely in a mountain of presents before the Omnitrixes timed out, leaving the twins and their friends dazed.)
Mr. Jingles: "Well, well."
(Mr. Jingles said as he walked by them and the team glared at him as two giant polar bear doll guards walked to his sides.)
Mr. Jingles: "It appears our new elves are eager to get started. And Elsgood, you know how I frown upon my elves thinking for themselves."
(Elsgood frowned at that and they all glared.)
(Mr. Jingles pulled a microphone out of his sleeve and turned it on.)
Mr. Jingles: "You all know our motto in Holiday Village."
the elves: "A happy elf is a busy elf!"
(the elves all chorused.)
(The team then all got out of the pile of gifts before the twins looked upwards to see Max in his chair dressed as Santa Claus.)
Ben: "Grandpa!"
(Ben exclaimed.)
(Gwen and Becky then looked to see Mr. Jingles using his joystick control on them.)
Gwen: "He must be using that joystick to control him."
(Gwen realized.)
Jen: "We want our grandpa back!"
(Jen demanded.)
Mr. Jingles: "I wish I could oblige."
(Mr. Jingles said.)
Mr. Jingles: "But it wouldn't be polite to return a gift as special as Mr. Claus. Now, put them on the assembly line."
(The polar bear dogs walked forward towards the team as they gulped nervously and Allison sighed and shook her head.)
Allison: "It's official. I hate Christmas."
[To Be Continued...]