AUTHOR'S NOTE: Happy Holidays, everyone! Christmas is on its way, and you know what that means-it's time for our very first Time Toon Cops Christmas special! Here's a recap of what happened the last time we checked on our favorite crime-fighting team (excuse me if I intend it to be real long)...

A rocket lands in the backyard of Bentley and Vanessa Raccoon's home in Hollywood, in which they find an alien baby named Kal-El. They later learn that the baby was sent to Earth from his Kryptonian adoptive parents (Jor-El and Lara, Superman's parents) whose planet had been invaded by Morgana, the TTC's ever-elusive nemesis, who wants his blood to activate her newest weapon-the Doom Blaster! The TTC hear of her evil plan, and they go on a mission to stop her from achieving her wicked deed, meeting a new set of friends on the way-Rufus Dudley (legendary cop and PowerPaws' father) and Lisa's old friends Sam, Roxy, and Lucy.

Then, en route to Krypton, they get attacked by the Epsilons (space locusts), after which their vans crash onto a mysterious planet called Vulpes. There, they meet and befriend King Faolan, his servant Ardal, and the people of the village of Nuala. Brandy learns that she is the long-lost daughter of the king and hears that she was arranged to marry Alex II's cousin Derrick Armington. During the wedding feast, the TTC come upon Super Snooper's shady twin brother Cyrus, who challenges him to a drinking contest-Snooper, having qualms about his experience with alcoholic beverages, asks Bentley to compete in the contest in place of him. He wins, and soon a celebration follows (with amusing consequences involving the dandelion-grape wine).

Weeks later, the TTC vans are fixed and the Time Toon Cops prepare to leave. King Faolan gives the cops farewell gifts-for Rufus, the team's personal interpreter, he gives him the Six Gems of Olmec, a rare treasure from the ruins of Nickelodeon Studios. Bert gets a bag of moose jerky and apples to last the whole journey. And for Bentley, he is given the greatest gift of all-a collection of Garbage Pail Kids cards (what are they used for, anyway?). The departure from Vulpes brings an unlikely surprise: Vanessa's pregnant, and so are the other ladies of the teams!

After the group finishes explaining this odd situation, PowerPaws gathers the cops around and tells about her plan to reach Morgana's lair. She introduces the crew to K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries 2000, from "Knight Rider"), who takes her over to the lair, with them following behind. Meanwhile, Bentley receives a somber message from Alexandra Raccoon, Bert's long-deceased mother. She tells him that Jor-El and Lara have committed suicide after being forced to give away information about Kal-El's whereabouts, and that they have left a final message in a Holo-Telegram. He and Vanessa find it, and learn that due to the parents' death, Kal-El is declared an orphan.

The Time Toon Cops arrive at the glass lair, only to find out that PowerPaws is missing. They discover KITT, and learn that she has been caught and put in a dungeon-the worst part is that Morgana will feed her to the Epsilons at the Universe-Destroying Party on that very night! Their sudden encounter with one of Morgana's goons results in a battle with Superman and Superman II, while the TTC go off to free the Kryptonians. The job is done quickly, but the two Supermans are defeated. Finally, Cyrus comes to the rescue and brings the cops to safety. Inside the garage of the lair, he reveals to them that PowerPaws was his former girlfriend, and tells her about their short-term relationship and her recent relationship with KITT. They also learn from him that she had a daughter, a part-raccoon/part-car heroine named Luna. He becomes their new ally.

Just as PowerPaws is about to get eaten by the Epsilons, Luna comes to her aid, only to be caught and sent to the dungeon along with her. The TTC and their cartoon and Digimon allies bust in and start the battle. In the dungeon, PowerPaws talks with Luna and tells her about her strange origins (including the fact that she was conceived in a laboratory). The TTC find the mother-daughter duo and free them. Then, PowerPaws meets Cyrus, and the fur flies when they have an argument about their deteriorated courtship and Luna.

Bentley's team (the grown-up kids) tell the cops that they have a problem trying to get Cream back to the light side. Bentley remembers Alexandra's advice and gets blood samples from his relatives, and mixes them. The TTC go back to the throne room, and see that the battle with the Epsilons and Digimon villains is over, and Dark Cream is defeated. Bentley pours a little of the blood on her and she comes back to her normal senses. Now, Cream is finally free-but where's Morgana?

They find her on a platform, armed with a new weapon-the De-Maternalizer. Only Nose Marie, Bright Eyes, and Brandy are struck (Melissa's an exception, thanks to Ralph). Morgana sets her sights on Vanessa and prepares to shoot her, but Bentley blocks her. And who should also join in the mission are none other than...his parents, George and Nicole Raccoon! Morgana sees George and recognizes him as a former member of Rufus' International League of Futuristic Heroes. And of course, Matthew Roberts, Charles' long-dead brother, comes back seeking revenge for his unlawful death.

With their allies the Vulpians and the Kryptonians, the battle moves on, until the Epsilons are completely destroyed. Vanilla is freed from Morgana's control, and she sees her beautiful daughter again. But it's too late-the Doom Blaster had already started to launch (and even without Kal-El's blood)! Bentley gets the blood sample from his father and jams the mixture into the Doom Blaster before escaping. The TTC leave Krypton in a flash, before watching it explode, killing Jackson and eliminating Morgana.

The story ends with Kal-El being adopted by Bentley and Vanessa, and his name is changed to Clark (after Clark Kent, Superman's secret identity). Everything goes back to normal-Vanessa and Melissa have their babies, Matthew and Vanilla are engaged, and many more pregnancies are announced. And yes, PowerPaws and Cyrus are still arguing.

And now, in this holiday special, the Time Toon Cops deal with a new kind of threat: Robot Santa (from Futurama)! Enjoy the story!


Prologue: The Tale Begins

It was a lovely day up above in Heaven. Small puppies flew about, from one side to the other, exploring the vast terrain of their heavenly abode. And then there was Alexandra Raccoon, Bert's dead mother, sitting with the puppies and happily playing with them. Annabelle came over and said, "Good morning, Alexandra. Nice day, isn't it?"

"You bet it is," said Alexandra with a smile. "And those little rascals are getting friskier by the minute!"

"Well, they sure are. Oh, and do you know what today is?"

"What?"

"It's Christmas! The angels love Christmas!"

And indeed, it was. The puppies always looked forward to hearing Annabelle read them a Christmas story, especially the one with Charlie and Itchy's holiday adventures in trying to change Scarface's ways. But now it was time for Alexandra to tell a story of her own-the story of the Time Toon Cops and their quest to stop Robot Santa from wreaking havoc on Christmastime.

Alexandra said, "Would you like me to tell you a new Christmas story?"

"Oh, yes!" said one of the puppies. "Yes, Alexandra! Can you tell it to us? Please?"

"All right. Give me a moment."

She got up from her chair, went over to a large bookshelf (which appeared immediately), and picked out a red book. The title on the book said , "The Time Toon Cops: The Fight Before Christmas". Going back to the chair with it, Alexandra continued, "Here's a story I know you kids will love. It's about the world-famous Time Toon Cops and their quest to save the holidays from being ruined by a cruel machine known as Robot Santa."

"I thought Robot Santa was a good guy," said another puppy.

"He was, once," replied Alexandra. "But it was an error in the computer system that caused him to turn evil and declare all the people on Earth 'naughty'. Somebody else made this happen, but who? The TTC had to find out for themselves. And of course, one particular group managed to help save the day...Bentley Raccoon and his little family." She opened a book to show a picture of Bentley Raccoon, with his wife Vanessa, and their children Clark and Maeve. Alexandra continued, "Bentley and his friends wanted to keep this special occasion from disappearing off the calendars because of Robot Santa's bloody rampage. And even if they didn't..."

"Excuse me," said Annabelle. "But that story might contain material that isn't right for the little ones' ears."

Alexandra gave Annabelle a dirty look. She said curtly, "So? Even you'd bet that I'd admit to reading some racy Jane Austen novels to Bert when he was only two years old!" She turned to the puppies and continued sweetly, "Now, where were we? Oh, yes...and even if they didn't save the world, then all that we love and cherish would soon be gone. But in this story, it is the victors who do not fail to bring yuletide cheer to their latest mission. It all started on a lovely snowy day in Washington D.C., just several days away from Christmas..."