Back home...

Cherry walked home with a skip in her step until she saw a different car in the driveway with suitcases by the front door, she then gasped as she ran to the door and opened it to see her older sister before running up to her and hugging her. "TERRY!"

"Whoa! Michelle and Dad were right, you do seem to be cheerful." Teresa said to Cherry.

Cherry smiled an hugged Teresa nice and tight. Teresa then hugged her little sister back.

"I wonder who could be miserable then." Bud said.

Teresa looked back with a small pout.

"Are you okay, Terry?" Bud asked.

"I... I'll be okay..." Teresa replied.

"Wait, what about Cruge?" Bud asked Michelle.

"He's always a grump..." Michelle sighed.

"Yeah, but this year, he seems grumpier than usual." Bud said.

"Cherry, you do like Christmas, but not as much as Halloween..." Michelle added about Cherry's perky behavior.

Cherry's smile soon vanished as that was true and where this started to worry her. Teresa soon got out of her sister's hold.

"What's happening to me?" Cherry asked.

"The Christmas Icicle is losing its power." Michelle said.

"This again?" Cherry asked.

"You know about the Christmas Icicle, Michelle?" Teresa asked her step-mother.

"Yes, I saw it on my mother's crystal ball." Michelle told her.

"How bad is the Christmas Icicle's condition?" Teresa asked out of worry.

"It was breaking the last time I checked, it's getting worse by the minute." Michelle replied.

"That's terrible." Teresa frowned.

"It's not a pretty picture..." Michelle said as she took out her crystal ball to check on the North Pole. Santa Claus and Santa Paws were on their way to check out the icicle for themselves.

"Looks like Santa and his dog wanted to check on the Christmas Icicle." Bud said.

"Keep watching, this might be important." Michelle told her husband.

The Christmas Icicle appeared to be very short and was dripping.

"Whoa! It's melting faster." Teresa frowned.

"It's almost all gone." Bud sounded devastated.

"This is bad." Cherry said.

'When Puppy Paws left, the Icicle started melting faster,' Santa Paws told his owner. 'If we don't find Puppy Paws, Christmas as we know it will be lost forever.'

Santa Claus didn't want to admit it, but he had to nod in agreement with his dog.

"Lost forever?!" Cherry gasped.

"Christmas Magic is more important than I remember." Teresa commented.

"I hope they find Puppy Paws." Bud said.

"I hope so too, Dad." Teresa hugged him.

Unfortunately, Puppy Paws was now in the dog pound.

Jessica smiled as she lay down in her bed as she was settled back into the house.

"Great to have you home, Jessie." Emily smiled to her eldest child.

"Sure feels great to be home, Mom." Jessica smiled.

"Great to have you," Emily replied. "How's Max doing?"

"Oh, he's a little better now, but mostly training for next year's X Games, he misses Roxanne though," Jessica said. "Bobby misses Stacey too."

"We should visit Phineas and Ferb sometime." Emily said.

"Yeah, that sounds good to me..." Jessica agreed. "Oddball still out?"

"Yes, but don't worry, I'm sure Patch will bring her and Domino back in time for supper." Emily patted her on the head.

They soon saw Atticus coming in.

"Hi, Atticus." Jessica smiled wearily.

"Tired much?" Atticus chuckled.

"Yeah, the bus ride always takes a lot out of me..." Jessica smiled as she patted her hair.

"So, where are Patch and the others?" Emily asked.

"Still out, I'm getting worried..." Atticus frowned. "So are Annie and Hallie."

"Should we go out and look for them?" Emily asked.

"We probably should." Jessica agreed.

Patch and Oddball soon came in while yawning.

"I can't believe we couldn't find that dog pound." Oddball yawned.

"Oh, thank goodness!" Jessica came to her puppy.

"Jessica..." Oddball nuzzled.

"We were getting worried." Atticus said to Patch.

"We were looking for the dog pound to save Puppy Paws." Patch yawned as Noble, Charity, Hope, and Jingle came in.

"The Santa Pups!" Jessica's eyes widened.

"Do you mind if we stay here for the night?" Noble asked.

"No problem, we'll just need some magic to make some space." Emily replied.

"Agreed." Atticus nodded.

"Could you guys do that?" Jessica asked. "I need to rest."

"Sure, Jessica, you need to settle back in." Atticus soothed his sister.

Atticus soon used his magic to make enough room for the extra pups.

"Thanks, Atticus." The Santa Pups replied.

"Of course." Atticus smiled.

Oddball yawned as she then climbed to the top of Jessica's bed, but fell asleep before she could go any further.

"Well, we better get some sleep." Patch yawned.

"Sounds good to me." Jessica smiled wearily as she pet Oddball.

"Same here." Atticus yawned.

"I think we should all get to bed." Emily said.

Everyone agreed and then went straight to sleep and where soon, everyone was fast asleep.

Michelle had trouble sleeping as she was worried about what was going on at the North Pole.

Teresa was having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit herself. "Where are you, Christmas? Why can't I find you~..." she sang softly to herself. "Why have you gone away?, Where is the laughter, You used to bring me?, Why can't I hear music play?~" she then looked through her childhood pictures of Christmases long, long ago. "My world is changing, I'm rearranging, Does that mean Christmas changes too?~"

Michelle could hear Teresa singing, but decided to leave her alone for the moment.

"Where are you Christmas?, Do you remember, The one you used to know?, I'm not the same one, See what the time's done, Is that why you have let me go?~" Teresa continued. "Christmas is here, Everywhere, oh, Christmas is here, If you care, oh, If there is love in your heart and your mind, You will feel like Christmas all the time, I feel you Christmas, I know I've found you, You never fade away, The joy of Christmas, Stays here inside us, Fills each and every heart with love, Where are you Christmas?, Fill your heart with love~"

Michelle began to feel touched by the song.

Teresa then looked over. "Oh! Michelle."

"Oh, hi, Teresa..." Michelle greeted her step-daughter. "Don't mind me, just having one of my late night peanut butter cravings."

"Oh, that's good to know." Teresa said.

Michelle then smiled sheepishly and walked off.

Teresa smiled but then looked out the window sadly. "I hope Christmas isn't gone forever." She frowned.

Cherry was fast asleep in her bed. Teresa then sighed as she gently pet her sister in her sleep. The rest of the night was peaceful.