Our heroes finally arrived in the North Pole, they were just about to land.
"Buckle up everybody" said the Gadgetmobile "It's gonna get pretty chilly!"
"All buckled Uncle Gadget!" Penny gave a thumbs up.
"Ruff" Brain nodded.
"Go go Gadget-Snowmobile!" Gadget pressed a button on the Gadgetmobile's control panel and the Gadgetmobile turned into a snowmobile and landed on the snowy ground.
"Now this is more like it" said the Gadgetmobile.
"Quick!" Gadget said "To Santa's workshop!"
Gadget stepped on the snowmobile's brakes and zoomed across the snowy plains.
"Uncle Gadget," Penny said "Do you even know how to get to Santa's Workshop?"
"Of course Penny," Gadget said confidentially "You just go- actually I have no idea how to get there."
"And in case you did not know, my GPS contains no directions to a place nobody even knew existed" said the Gadgetmobile "So that's a lost cause."
"There must be someone who can help us find where Santa could be" said Gadget.
Just then, a young woman wearing winter clothing and riding in a sled with some huskies pulling the sled, came passing by.
"Why don't we ask her Uncle Gadget?" Penny asked her uncle.
"Good idea, Pen" Gadget walked out of the Gadgetmobile. "Excuse me, young lady?"
"Yes sir?" she stopped her sled.
"We are looking for Santa Claus" Gadget explained "Do you know where he is?"
"Actually, I'm looking for Santa Claus as well" said the girl "I saw him get captured by a some man with a claw for a hand earlier today"
"A claw for a hand?" Gadget asked "That's Dr. Claw!"
"Who's he?" asked the girl.
"He's a criminal mastermind who's...well, let's just say he's someone you don't want to mess with" Gadget answered.
"I can see that" said the girl "I'm going to find Santa myself so I can help him get his workshop back."
"Where is he?" Gadget asked.
"I heard he's in the ice caverns" said the girl "It's miles away from where I live."
"You think you could take us there?" Gadget asked "You see, we're kind of in a hurry."
"Sure," said the girl "I'll help you."
"We can take my snowmobile" Gadget said "Come on!"
Gadget, the girl and her dogs walked into the Gadgetmobile.
"Uncle Gadget," Penny said "What's going on?"
"Penny, this is Annie" Gadget introduced the girl "Annie, this is my niece Penny"
"Nice to meet you, Annie" Penny took out her hand.
"Likewise" Annie shook Penny's hand as well.
"So, why are you coming with us?" Penny asked.
"Because I know where Santa is" Annie explained "And your uncle said me and my dogs could come along. These are my dogs; Flurry, Snowbell, Frosty, Flaky and Slushy."
"And this is my baby boy, Brain" Penny showed Annie Brain.
"Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff" the dogs barked at Brain.
"Ruff, ruff" Brain barked back at the dogs.
"So what're you doing out here anyways Annie?" Gadget asked Annie.
"I'm going to the Snow Queen's castle to convince her to release Santa" Annie explained "I know there's some good in her."
"What's so bad about her?" Gadget asked.
"She's said to be cold and cruel" Annie explained "Everything she touches turns to ice and that her heart is cold and lonely."
"Wowsers" said Gadget "But she'll freeze my systems and you and Penny's hearts, on Christmas even."
"Inspector," said Annie "We're going to convince her to release Santa, not fight her."
Finally, after an hour or so in the night snow, our protagonists came across a castle made out of ice.
"There it is, Elise's ice castle" said Annie "Where Santa is being held."
"Wowsers" Gadget used his binoculars to look at the castle "This is the second greatest ice castle I've ever seen."
"Yeah," said Penny "It could give ice sculptors a run for their money."
"Come on everyone," Gadget got out of the Gadgetmobile "Let's go get in and save Santa!"
Gadget, Penny, Brain, Annie and Annie's dogs got out of the Gadgetmboile and walked to the ice bridge that was leading to the castle.
"Look at that ice bridge Brain" Penny looked at the bridge "We'd better be careful not to sleep."
"Come on" said Gadget "It's not gonna be Christmas Eve for much longer."
Before Gadget could step on the bridge, Annie stopped him.
"Hold it Gadget!" she told him "Don't step onto the bridge."
"Why not?" Gadget asked "That ice princess-"
"Queen" Annie corrected him.
"Whatever" said Gadget "Has Santa and this is how we can get in."
"You don't understand, inspector" said Annie "Elise doesn't like people crossing her bridge and when she sees people crossing her bridge, she sends her Arctic animals to attack them."
"That's nothing" Gadget said confidently "I'm a cyborg, I can easily take out those animals."
"But Elise's animals are loyal and devoted to her," Annie explained "They'll attack us right on the spot and if you try to stop them or hurt them with your gizmos, Elise will freeze you for sure. Those animals are like her own kids and she's the mother."
Gadget, Penny and Brain stood speechless. They knew how a mother animal could get when you get near her children and since Annie made it pretty clear that Elise loves her animals like a proud mama and is deeply devoted to them, Gadget didn't want to take his chances.
"I know what it's like to be a mother your pet" Penny held Brain's head. "So I would hate to see Elise freeze us to death for hurting her animals."
"Are there any other ways to rescue Santa and get into the castle?" Penny asked Annie.
"Sure" said Annie "There's a secret entrance to the left, hidden in the shadows. Those ice catacombs can lead us there. But no one who goes through those catacombs rarely come out alive."
"We've gotta go through" said Gadget "It's our only chance. Come gang."
"Right behind you uncle G" Penny followed Gadget "I promised Bridget I'd get her letter to Santa and I'll do it."
"Ruff!" said Brain and Annie's dogs.
Gadget, Penny, Annie and the dogs carefully crossed the ice bridge in search for the snow queen and Santa Claus, of course.
Author's Note:
Our heroes now have an ally to come along with them to find Santa and save Christmas! Now they must get into Elise's castle and rescue Santa or will they? Stay tuned!
