The group looked around the area they were in.
"I don't hear it..." Aelita said.
"Me either..." Anne agreed.
"Can you hear it?" Odd asked the lonely boy. The boy shook his head. "No..." he answered.
"I don't hear anything..." Dylan said
"Maybe we should follow those arrows." William suggested as he pointed at some arrows on the conveyor belt they were standing on.
"That's convenient" Chase stated
The group followed the arrows until they reached another large room.
"What's this room?" Dylan asked
The room was empty... Very empty... Except for the conveyor belt and some types of machinery, as well as some platforms on the side of the conveyor belt.
Aelita had a look of awe.
"I- Is this where they make the toys? Or at the very least process them?" Aelita asked
Just then, they heard a loud siren and the conveyor belt started up. Quickly, they scrambled onto platforms.
"Woah!" Anne exclaimed
"What's happening?!" Jeremie asked
"I don't know!" Ulrich exclaimed.
"Well what do we do about this?!" Aelita asked
Anne, Aelita, Jeremie, Dylan, And Yumi scrambled onto a platform, Odd, William, Chase, and Ulrich stood on a platform, and the lonely boy managed to get on a platform.
"Where does this platform go, guys?" Dylan asked
Anne then noticed something coming down on the shelves. "Hey guys! Look!" she exclaimed as she pointed at it.
"What?" Chase asked while looking at where Anne was pointing.
They all looked to where she was pointing and noticed a box being lowered onto the conveyor belt. It was wrapped in candy cane wrapping paper with a large green bow tied around it.
"I wonder what's in there?" Aelita thought out loud.
As the present slowly passed them, Jeremie managed to read the tag. "Hey, it's going to our town! To someone named Billy!"
The lonely boy's eyes widened. "My name is Billy!"
Aelita looked at the box as it passed by. "It's says it's going to a 11344 Edbrooke Avenue." she announced.
"That's my address!" the lonely boy, now known as Billy, told them. As the box passed Billy, he looked back at them with a hopeful expression before running after the present and grabbing it just as was going through a small door.
"Wait up!" Anne exclaimed.
"Come on!" Aelita told the Lyoko Warriors before she rushed in after Billy with the others behind her.
Chase was the last one to enter, so he quickly dove down on his stomach to avoid getting hit on the head. The conveyor belt went through the door and he was shocked to find them all on some type of giant slide.
"WHOA!" he screamed as they all slid rapidly on the giant slide.
"What the heck?!" Dylan asked
Almost everyone was screaming with fear as they slid rapidly through the slide.
Odd, however, was enjoying this.
"YAAAAHOOOOOO!" he yelled.
Chase loudly groaned with annoyance, as Yumi laughed while going down the slide.
"This is fun!" Yumi exclaimed
Aelita screamed as they rapidly slid around.
"I WANT OFF OF THIS THING!" Dylan screamed
"AHHHHHHH!" Anne yelled.
"I WANT MY MOMMY!" Chase yelled with terror.
Billy held onto the present tightly as they slid rapidly.
"WHOA!" Jeremie exclaimed.
The slide eventually lead to some type of large funnel, which they slid around on. Chase ended up spinning around.
They eventually fell through the hole in the funnel, screaming as they did. The group then landed on top of a huge pile of presents.
Dylan started suddenly laughing while tightly gripping the presents below him.
"I'M ALIVE!" Dylan screamed with joy.
Anne groaned. "Odd, get your foot outta my face!"
"Sorry..." Odd said as he moved his foot.
William gasped for breath as he sat up. "I'm okay!" he exclaimed.
Chase gagged as he smelled Odd's foot was nearby.
"Cover that foot with something before I puke!" Chase said.
Odd quickly slipped his slipper on.
"That's a LOT better..." Yumi said
"Wait, where's Jeremie?" Ulrich asked.
Right after that, he heard muffled noises from under him. He looked and gasped seeing that he had landed on top of Jeremie.
Ulrich quickly got off of Jeremie, letting Jeremie take big gasps of air.
"I nearly suffocated under there!" Jeremie exclaimed
"Sorry..." Ulrich apologized.
Anne groaned while sitting up and rubbing her head
Yumi pushed a present off of her.
Ulrich groaned as he stood up.
The brown haired teen carefully tried not to squish the presents as he made his way over to the others.
"Look!" Billy exclaimed as he held his present. The others crawled over to it as Aelita read a tag. "'Merry Christmas, Billy. From Mr. C.'"
Billy shook the present a little bit. "I think I know what it is!" he exclaimed gleefully. "I wanted one of these my whole life!"
He was about to unwrap it, but Dylan stopped him. "Whoa, wait. Look..." he told the others as he pointed to another tags, which read 'Do not open till Xmas.'
Chase and Anne both grabbed two other presents and looked at them.
"Same thing on mine." Anne said
"Mine too" Chase said
Anne shrugged and set the present down. "I can wait."
"Meh." Chase shrugged and set his down as well.
Billy looked down at his present. "But..."
"Those ARE the rules, Billy..." Jeremie told him.
"Yeah, that's true. You can't open the present" Yumi said.
A moment after Yumi had said that, they felt the cart under the pile of gifts start to move a little before coming to a stop.
"What was that?" Chase asked
Everyone remained silent, anticipating what was going to happen next. They were startled when four mini rockets shot up into the air through a hole in the ceiling while they were attached to something. Slowly, the ropes lifted up, pulling a large red cloth up on the presents.
Odd's eyes widened. They were in the sack which Santa held gifts in!
Aelita also went wide eyed with realization.
"W- We're in Santa's gift sack!" Aelita exclaimed.
Chase let out an impressed whistle. "Wow..."
Jeremie looked around with wide eyes. "Wow... Every present in the world is in here..." he said with impressment.
Just then, they saw the ceiling open up, revealing that some sort of blimp was slowly lifting the gift sack up.
"Where is that blimp taking us?!" Yumi asked.
"I don't know!" Ulrich exclaimed.
Yumi then noticed a gift with Hiroki's name on it. "Hey, this ones for Hiroki!" she said as she examined it.
"You know Hiroki?" Billy asked.
Yumi blinked. "Um... Yes, he's my brother. Why?"
"I have a friend named Hiroki." Billy told her as he held onto his present.
"Wait, does he go to Kadic Academy?" Yumi asked.
"Yes..." Billy said.
"Hm... Now that I think about it, he did mention a friend named Billy..." Yumi muttered.
"I think I heard it once..." Chase muttered.
"Me too..." Ulrich muttered.
They felt the sack slowly rising into the air.
"This isn't good..." Dylan said.
"Wait, look!" Anne exclaimed.
Everyone peered over the edge and saw they blimp was carrying the sack throughout the North Pole!
"Woah..." Dylan muttered with wide eyes.
Everyone watched in awe as they passed by some of the buildings. The chimneys on the buildings had smoke in multiple colors.
"Woah... Look at those things!" Anne exclaimed
"It's so beautiful..." Aelita said with awe.
"Meh. I have a TV that can show the same thing" Odd said.
"Odd, can't you just enjoy the sights without making dumb comments?" Yumi asked with exasperation.
"Sorry..." Odd said.
"Oy..." Dylan said with annoyance.
Billy held onto his present as everyone looked at their surroundings. They could see that they were heading towards the square.
Just then, something grabbed Billy's leg and tried to drag him down. Chase and Anne reacted quickly and grabbed his hand.
"AHH! Something's got me!" he exclaimed.
"Billy!" Chase said
"Hang on!" Anne exclaimed as Ulrich also grabbed Billy's arm. "On three! One, two, three!"
The three pulled together, but whatever held onto Billy's ankle had a firm grip.
"What the heck is holding onto him?!" Chase strained.
"Give me your hand!" Jeremie exclaimed.
Billy looked back at his present, which he held in his other hand. "I-I can't!"
"Okay, on three!" Jeremie said. "One... two... three!"
The group pulled again and they could see a pair of hands holding onto Billy's ankle.
"ARE THOSE HANDS?!" Dylan asked with shock.
"One more time, guys! One, two, THREE!" William exclaimed as the group pulled Billy up, as well as whatever was holding Billy's ankle.
The person landed on some gifts and adjusted his glasses. It was Herve!
"YOU!" Chase exclaimed.
"HERVE?!" Jeremie asked.
"WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE?!" Anne exclaimed.
Herve went wide eyed.
"Same as you! I'm checking my presents!" Herve said.
"Why?! Can't you wait until Christmas?!" Chase asked.
"No, I can't! I was checking to make sure I got everything I wanted and all I got was a buncha stupid underwear!" Herve said.
Dylan smirked.
"Underwear...?" Dylan asked while smirking
Herve frowned.
"Hehehe... Underwear, Herve? Really?" Chase asked while smirking.
Anne snickered.
"I don't like it either!" Herve protested.
Odd smirked.
"Well, I hope you enjoy your underwear..." Odd said while struggling not to snicker.
"Shut up, Della Robbia!" Herve snapped. Yumi covered Billy's ears.
Anne and Dylan both had annoyed looks.
"Seriously, Herve?" Dylan sighed.
"I don't want underwear! How many times do I have to say it?!" Herve asked with annoyance.
Jeremie sighed as he turned his attention to the buildings.
"These buildings look a lot smaller than they should..." Jeremie stated
"Hey, look!" Odd exclaimed as he pointed ahead of them.
They could see the giant Christmas tree.
"Woah! Look at that!" Chase exclaimed
Aelita looked at the city clock. "It's still five to! We're gonna make it!"
"Of course we will! It's been five to for the last hour! We've got plenty of time. We've got time to kill!" Herve said.
"No. I just want to get everyone back to everyone else" Dylan said.
"Uh, guys? I don't think we're gonna make it!" Jeremie said, seeing that the bag was going lower to the tree's level.
"I don't think so either!" Dylan exclaimed.
Just then, they heard a voice yell from the crowd. It was the Conductor!
"I may be just an old railroader and know nothing of air crafts, but from my layman's perspective, you need more altitude!" he called up to the elves flying the blimp.
"MORE ALTITUDE!" all the elves in the square repeated in unison.
"Altitude! Does anyone know how to fly a balloon?!" Anne asked while looking at the group.
Just then, they heard an elf call from the blimp. "Altitude, please. A bit more altitude, please."
Several elves jumped off the blimp and sky dived.
The group had wide eyed looks.
"What're they doing?!" Chase asked.
The elves that jumped off the blimp opened up parachutes safely floating down to the crowd of elves below.
The blimp floated up, taking the bag up with it due to the weight lost.
The group smiled
Odd then noticed something as he looked down. The bag was too close to the large star on top of the tree!
"Oh no!" he exclaimed.
The bag hit the tip of the star, causing it to fall off.
"WATCH OUT!" Chase shouted to the people below.
The elves scrambled from the falling star decoration, but one tripped.
Just then, the group herd an air horn blare from the blimp and several elves attached to ropes quickly jumped down after the star.
"GET THAT STAR!" Jeremie shouted at the elves, with wide eyes.
The elves all dove down and grabbed each end of the star just as it was inches away from the ground. They thankfully pulled it up, put it back on top of the tree, and turned it back on. The group cheered as everyone sighed with relief seeing that the star was back on the tree.
"That was way too close..." Jeremie stated.
The bag was then lowered onto a red sled.
Aelita had a look of excitement. "W- We're in Santa's sleigh!" Aelita squealed.
Aelita had a look of excitement. "W-We're in Santa's sleigh!" Aelita squealed.
Anne adjusted her bandana. "Well, whaddya know!" she said to herself.
"Well, he's real... Huh... Does it mean I'm REALLY on the naughty list?!" Chase asked with shock.
"Shut it, Chase..." Dylan scoffed. Just then, an elf peered over the edge at them. "Alright, you stowaways! Party's over." he said.
"STOWAWAYS?!" Chase asked with disbelief and anger.
Aelita frowned at her brother as Anne sighed, looking back at the elf.
Odd smiled nervously. "Uh... Hi..."
"I was just following these guys!" Herve defended.
"Ah, forget about it. We knew you was in there the whole time." another elf said.
The group went wide eyed.
"You KNEW we were in here the ENTIRE time, and you did NOTHING to get us out?!" Jeremie asked.
"Come on, you were enjoying the ride, weren't ya?" the elf asked.
"Yeah, I kinda was." Odd said with a smirk.
"Me too." Anne agreed m
Dylan smirked, nodding in agreement.
"Okay, guys, ya go..." the elf said as he and the other three elves helped them up. Herve climbed out first.
"Hey, easy!" he snapped at the elf. "I know that-"
"What do you know? You're not supposed to be here in the first place." the elf retorted, shutting up Herve. Some of the Lyoko warriors smirked at his expression.
"But since it's Christmas, I'm gonna let you slide!"
Right after the elf said this, he lightly kicked Herve's legs, making him slide down the bag. The conductor was waiting for him at the bottom.
Aelita looked out over the side of the bag, raising an eyebrow as she saw the Conductor.
"Okay, miss. Your turn." the elf said.
Aelita slid down the bag.
Aelita smiled, and actually laughed as she slid to the bottom of the slide.
"Welcome back, young lady." The conductor greeted.
"Thank you." Aelita said politely.
Odd slid down next.
Odd smirked as he landed at the bottom of the slide.
"Ah, there you are." said the conductor.
Ulrich and Yumi both smiled as they slid down together.
Chase slid down after them.
Dylan smiled at Anne as he gestured towards the slide.
"Ladies first." Dylan said.
Anne looked down, seeing how high they were. "Uh... You go first..." she said nervously.
"Like he said, ladies first." an elf said as he gently nudged Anne to make her slide down. Dylan slid down after her.
Anne screamed, as well as Dylan.
The duo landed on the ground by the Conductor. "Welcome back." the man greeted.
"Hello..." Dylan said.
"Hi..." Anne greeted as she got up.
Dylan locked hands with Anne.
They headed to where the other passengers were standing as William slid down next.
Jeremie got to the ground first and was quickly helped off by Dylan.
"Cutting it kind of close, are we?" the Conductor asked.
Jeremie only smiled nervously before heading over to join the others.
Aelita smiled as Jeremie walked to stand next to her.
Chase slid down next.
Chase smiled as he slid down.
"There you are." the Conductor greeted once he made it to the bottom.
Chase smiled and walked to join the others.
Billy was next, but he held onto his present. The elf held his hands out. "I'll take care of this." he said.
Billy shook his head as he the present. Christmas gifts were rare at his house since he was poor... he didn't want to give this up...
"It'll be in good hands. Trust me." the elf assured him.
Slowly, Billy handed the gift to the elf, who put it back into the large gift sack. He then slid down the bag and conductor helped him up. "Welcome back." the man greeted.
Billy headed over to where the Lyoko warriors stood.
"Hey, Billy..." Chase greeted.
Billy nodded in greeting.
Dylan looked around.
Just then, a group of elves on a balcony played a fanfare on trumpets, gaining everyone's attention.
"What's going on?" Odd asked
They could see a group of elves leading reindeer, that's right, REINDEER, towards the sleigh.
"Oh my god... T- The freaking REINDEER are real too?!" Chase asked with shock.
The elves started singing a chorus as the reindeer were being led out, but were jumping around and trying to fly off. It took several elves just to help hold down ONE reindeer.
They watched as the reindeer were lined up in their respective rows in front of sleigh.
"Woah..." Ulrich said with wide eyes.
Jeremie could see elves bringing out straps with silver bells attached to it. But when they jingled it... he couldn't hear the bells ring. Neither could Chase. Oddly, the others could.
Aelita smiled. "Aren't those bells the most beautiful sound?" she asked.
Jeremie merely watched with confusion as the straps were gently placed on to the sides of the reindeers.
"Sound?" Chase asked
Another fanfare was heard. The elves started to slowly sing a song. The other passengers of the Polar Express, as well as the Conductor sang along in unison
"Oh... You better watch out... You better not cry... You better not pout, I'm telling you why... Santa Claus is coming... to town!"
Then, the large doors opened and revealed a figure. All of the Lyoko Warriors froze.
It was Santa Claus.
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