Michelle smiled to the kids as she gave them her candy that she made every Christmas.

"You make truffles out of Oreo's?" Hallie smiled.

"Every Christmas." Michelle smiled back.

"Cool." Annie smiled.

"They're my favorite." Cherry said as she ate a lot of the Oreo Truffles.

"So, you girls like peanut butter too?" Michelle smiled. "Well, you should have my Chocolate Buckeyes."

"They sound delicious." Darla smiled.

Michelle giggled. "I'll make you girls some tomorrow, I owe a load to Nancy."

The girls smiled to that. They soon enjoyed the food. Bud came in through the door.

"Getting late, guys." Cherry said as she walked over with her hands in her pocket as she now wore an Air Force sweatshirt.

"Aww!" The girls pouted.

"Where'd you get that sweater?" Atticus asked.

"I'm gonna wear it when I go see my sister," Cherry smiled. "I'm so excited to see her!"

Bud and Michelle held each other with smiles back as Cherry was in a good mood because she was going to reunite with her sister she hadn't seen in many years.

"This is must be great for you." Darla smiled.

"Oh, it really is..." Cherry replied. "I haven't seen my sister in forever!"

"I hope you two have a great time." Annie said.

Cherry smiled and hugged them.

"Oh, no, Cherry's wrestling them!" Patch panicked.

"No, she's not, she's hugging them." Atticus replied.

"Whew." Patch sighed.

Since it was late, everyone then went to get some sleep. Darla slept in her bed while Annie and Hallie shared the guest cot which was big enough for both of them while Domino slept at the foot of the bed and where everyone slept peacefully. It was a silent and holy night for all.

In the morning...

Budderball was making a stroll as the Santa Pups were waking up.

"That was a good sleep." Noble yawned.

"Budderball? Is it really you?" Puppy Paws spotted the chubby golden retriever puppy. "I've been looking for you all over town!"

"Wow, that polar bear cub sure looks realistic," Budderball commented. "His mouth even moves!"

"He must think we're part of the decoration." Hope said.

"Come on, big fella!" Bartleby called for his puppy.

Budderball then turned over and came to his owner so they could walk together.

"We better go after him." Jingle said.

A customer opened the door which allowed the Santa Pups to come out and follow Budderball as he walked beside Bartleby.

"He shouldn't be hard to find." Noble said.

Budderball turned behind the tree and the Santa Pups looked all around for him.

"Try these lights." Bud told the ranger as he came with a box of new Christmas lights since the last ones burnt out.

And where Puppy Paws's crystal soon used the Christmas magic to turn them on. Bud and the ranger looked in shock after the lights glowed simply. The Santa Pups then rushed off to go after Budderball.

Deputy Sniffer was fast asleep outside of the sheriff station as the Santa Pups wandered around.

"How do we get inside?" Puppy Paws asked.

"Uh, excuse me?" Noble called for the sleeping bloodhound.

Deputy Sniffer snored as he was still asleep.

"Excuse me!" Noble tried louder.

"Huh? Oh..." Deputy Sniffer woke up then. "Oh, hello there, youngins! Deputy Sniffer at your service."

"Do you know where a puppy named Budderball lives?" Charity asked.

"Oh, I've known that pup his whole life," Deputy Sniffer replied. "Budderball lives at Livingston Manor. Now, to get there, you wanna go left down Main Street, and then, uh, take a right at the candy store, and keep going. It's on the outskirts of town, you can't miss it."

"Thanks." The Santa Pups smiled.

Deputy Sniffer smiled back before going back to sleep. The Santa Pups then went to get to Budderball's house and where his house wasn't really hard to find.

"You wanna visit Budderball, Oddy?" Patch asked his niece.

"Yes!" Oddball beamed. "Oh, uh, I mean... If that's okay."

"It's okay." Patch smiled.

"Which one's Budderball again?" Domino asked.

"The one who has three dinners." Patch chuckled.

"Oh... Okay..." Domino then said.

Annie, Hallie, and Darla woke up and came out of Darla's room after waking up. Patch was about to sneak up behind Annie to tease her, but then Annie gasped and scared Patch as she took out her bow and arrows that she got from Merida, and then withdrew the arrow once she saw it was him.

"Sorry, Patch, but you can't do that to me anymore." Annie told him.

"Dang it." Patch groaned.

"You've gotten better since that adventure," Hallie smiled to her twin, putting an arm around her. "Now you're not so scared of your own shadow."

"Nope." Annie smiled.

"Grandmother would be proud." Hallie smiled back.

The twins then hugged each other with smiles and happy tears. Domino smiled up to them.

Oddball soon went off to spend time with Budderball.

"Be good!" Patch called out to his niece.

"I will!" Oddball called back to her favorite uncle.

"Should we go with her?" Domino asked Patch.

"Would you like to meet the Buddies too?" Patch smiled to his nephew.

"I've already met them, remember the space adventure?" Domino asked.

"I mean would you like to see them?" Patch explained.

"Oh... Yeah, it's been a while, let's go meet up with them." Domino then nodded.

"I'll be taking Domino." Patch told Annie and Hallie.

"Okay, you two stay out of trouble." Annie said.

"By which she means, get in trouble without her knowing it and getting away with it." Hallie smirked.

"Hallie!" Annie nudged her twin.

Hallie laughed. "I'm just kidding, Ann!"

"We'll try to stay out of trouble." Patch said.

"But just to be safe, I'll come along." Atticus smirked playfully.

"This is Dog Business!" Patch replied.

"I know, but I just have a feeling that we might have some surprising guests." Atticus said.

"Well, okay, but don't try to embarrass us." Patch warned.

"Puppy fun!" Cherry giggled.

"Quick, run!" Domino told his uncle and his uncle's master.

Patch laughed as he joined his nephew as Oddball was already going ahead to Budderball's place.

Oddball stopped as she then slowed down as there were workers outside of the house and she poked her head into the manor, sniffing out for Budderball.

"Oddball, wait up!" Patch called out.

Oddball turned her head and waited patiently for her brother and uncle. They soon arrived and went in with her. Oddball then walked ahead as she sniffed out Budderball and smiled once she saw him as he was helping Bartleby with the Christmas tree and where Oddball was going to help them out.

"Oh, hi, Oddball." Bartleby smiled as he put the next ornament on the tree.

"Oddball?!" Budderball's eyes widened and he turned around to see the female dalmatian puppy.

Oddball greeted as she brought over an ornament.

"Thanks, Oddball!" Bartleby smiled as he took the ornament and put it on the tree.

Oddball soon smiled as she was happy to help. Budderball smiled sheepishly to Oddball and she smiled back to him.

The Santa Pups were on the way inside the mansion.

"Wee should get in through the chimney." Noble said.

"There's a ladder." Jingle pointed ahead.

"Wow, what a stroke of luck." Hope said.

The men left from the ladder and this gave the Santa Pups a chance to go up the ladder to get into Budderball's house and where they soon got on the roof and chimney. No one noticed, at least, not yet.

"I'm not sure how Dad does this, but here goes nuthin'." Puppy Paws said as he looked down the chimney with his siblings.

"Who should go down first?" Charity asked.

"I'll go first, I'm older." Noble decided.

"Haven't you heard of ladies first?" Hope huffed.

Puppy Paws rolled his eyes as his siblings debated and he went down the chimney first only to scream.

"He just went down the chimney, didn't he?" Noble asked his sisters.

"It appears so." Hope sighed.

"Let's each go down next." Jingle said before jumping down into the chimney.

Puppy Paws yelped until he landed right next to Budderball and where each of the Santa Pups soon ended up in the room next. Budderball and Oddball glanced at the white pups who came out of the fireplace and where one of them had landed on top of Budderball.

"Can you, like, get off me?" Budderball groaned as he was sat on.

"Oops, sorry." Hope smiled sheepishly as she got off him.

"It's you, right?" Puppy Paws asked before accidentally stepping on a candy cane. "Budderball? I finally found you!"

"Who do you guys think you are, busting out of my chimney and busting my candy canes?!" Budderball glared.

"I'm Puppy Paws, and these are my brother and sisters: Noble, Jingle, Charity, and Hope." Puppy Paws told him.

Patch and Domino soon came into the room and where the Santa Pups recognized Patch.

"Patch!" The Santa Pups called out.

"Oh, hey, Patch." Budderball looked to his 'dogfather'.

"Hey, Budderball," Patch smiled before smiling even brighter as he saw the Santa Pups. "Santa Pups!"

The Santa Pups rushed toward Patch in reunion.

Patch chuckled as he hugged them. "Hey there, gang," He then went wide-eyed as it was two days before Christmas and the Santa Pups were in Fernfield. "Wait, what're you doing here?!" He then asked the puppies who were white as snow.

"We're here because Puppy Paws wanted to learn how to be an ordinary puppy from Budderball who is on the Naughty List." Noble said.

"You're on the Naughty List?" Oddball gasped at Budderball.

"What?! No way." Budderball said.

"Way, it's because of that Thanksgiving turkey you ate." Charity said.

"I-It was just a little turkey!" Budderball stammered.

"Don't worry, there's a way off the naughty list and on the nice list by doing good deeds for others." Puppy Paws replied.

"That's right." Jingle nodded.

"Patch, are these dogs the real deal?" Budderball asked.

"Yes, Budderball, they're really from the North Pole." Patch confirmed.

"So, you mean Santa Paws really is real?" Budderball asked.

"Would I ever lie to you?" Patch smiled.

"I guess not, but what can I do to get on the nice list?" Budderball asked.

"Well, "like, you could teach me how to be an ordinary puppy?" Puppy Paws suggested.

"That's something." Oddball said.

"Well... I'll show you what I like to do." Budderball shrugged.

"Uncle Patch, I have a funny feeling about this." Oddball whispered.

"Would it be that something bad might happen?" Domino whispered.

"Yeah." Oddball whimpered.

"That would be just you getting a bad feeling something bad will happen." Patch said.

"Oh..." Oddball then said.

"If something does, I'm right here." Patch soothed.

"Thanks." Oddball smiled.

Patch smiled back. Budderball led the way to a room and the others followed behind him.

"I have a feeling I know where he's taking us." Patch said.

"Same here." Oddball agreed.

"This is the most magical room in the whole house." Budderball announced.

"Mm." Oddball and Domino smiled.

"Where do you make the toys?" Puppy Paws asked.

"They don't make toys, they make food," Budderball explained with an excited and hungry smile. "The most delicious food around! Like roast beef sandwiches, chicken wings, chili dogs..."

The chef came into the room.

"Is he one of your elves?" Puppy Paws asked.

"You're a real joker, aren't you?!" Budderball said between laughs. "He's the chef."

"What's he baking?" Charity asked.

"Cookies, but we can't eat them," Budderball replied. "They're for Christmas."

"We promise not to eat them," Noble said before looking to Puppy Paws. "Right, Puppy Paws?"

"Uh, he vanished." Domino said.

Puppy Paws was on top of the counter.

"Puppy Paws, get down from there!" Noble told the youngest Santa Pup.

"I'm helping Budderball!" Puppy Paws replied before pushing the tray over with his nose.

"Uh-oh!" Budderball yelped.

"Puppy Paws, he said that we couldn't eat those until Christmas!" Jingle told him.

Puppy Paws then used his magic to decorate the cookies since they were plain right now without their icing.

"Wow!" Budderball felt amazed by that.

"What?" Puppy Paws replied.

"Those cookies, they just changed, how did you do that?" Budderball asked.

"It's because of his magic crystal." Patch told him.

"Yeah, Christmas magic is stored in there, so I can do what our dad does, but I can't quite control it," Puppy Paws added. "Hey, you want a cookie?"

"Don't you remember?" Budderball whimpered. "I'm trying to get back on the nice list! I'd give a cookie to Oddball if I weren't so nervous!"

"Puppy Paws, don't eat any of those cookies," Patch said before using his magic to put the cookies and tray back on the counter and used his magic again to get rid of any germs that the cookies or tray might have gotten.

"Thanks, Uncle Patch." Oddball and Domino then said.

"This way, no one gets in trouble." Patch smiled as he helped.

"I believe it's time for lunch, Budderball." a man came into the kitchen. He then saw the extra pups and Patch.

Budderball looked up curiously.

"You seem to be quite popular, Budderball," the man chuckled. "Now, let's get you some lunch."

"Oh, boy, lunch!" Budderball cheered, he then looked to the others. "After this, I'm meeting my brothers and sister in the park, care to come with me?"

"Sure." Hope smiled.

The man gave the puppies all lunch as he was curious of where they came from, but since they were friendly, he allowed them to stay. Budderball, of course, had a bigger bowl than everyone else did. After lunch, they all then went off to meet his brothers and sister.