MHA Reacts: Christmas Time

by fictionreader23

(Spin off of MHA Reacts: JCA (Jackie Chan Adventures), also a Kiddo spinoff) Tis the season to be jolly and write fanfiction. Just an idea to get into both the writing and Christmas spirit. The audience will be taking a break from the classic cartoon and watching one of my favorite Christmas movies. Those that like my story and Christmas will get a kick out of this!

4. Arthur Christmas Part 2

I DO NOT OWN JCA OR MHA OR ARTHUR CHRISTMAS

Jackie Chan Adventures is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television.

My Hero Academia is written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi.

Arthur Christmas is directed by Sarah Smith who co-wrote it with Peter Baynham, and was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman Animations.

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REPLIES TO REVIEWS:

pokemonking0924: Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. Those are a lot of requests, I'm not sure about them but I'll think about it.

ultima-owner: Thank you, and to you as well.

ericsofly2: Polar bear attacks are rare. I checked online and the reason they attack humans is a last resort, if there is no other food.

magical fan18: That's great, this is one of my favorites also.

shirkhan: Thanks for the support. I've seen Krampus, I loved it. It's become a Christmas tradition to watch it. I'll consider using that one.

Ace6151: Thanks for pointing that out.

Guest: That's a good film, I'll consider it.

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00:29:00-00:29:07

The scene shifts to the darkened mailroom where the only source of light was from Arthur's slippers, eyeballs blinking in and out. Arthur himself was sitting on the floor, knees to his chest, and rocking back and forth with a panicked expression. There were stacking towers of letters in the background all surrounding Arthur.

"It just can't be, it can't." Arthur repeated hysterically. "It just can't be, it just, just, just can't be!"

Arthur throws his arms up and accidentally knocks over one of the towers, breaking a glass mug.

"Looks like someone is still not taking the news very well." Compress said.

"Can you really blame him?" Asui asked. "Not being able to help give a child a good Christmas is heartbreaking."

"Which is why they have to find a way, no matter how impossible it is." Mirio said.

00:29:07-00:29:23

"What's all this kadoodle, young man?" Grandsanta asked, walking in with his reindeer.

"Grandsanta, it's this little girl." Arthur gets up and hands him the pink letter in his hand. "She's been missed!"

"Ha!" Grandsanta laughed. "So much for your brother's fancy-pants technology."

"No, Steve and Dad racked their brains but said it's impossible." Arthur took back the letter with a devastated look.

"Is it now?" Grandsanta pondered. "Missed a child. Dear, oh dear, sends shivers down me shins."

Even though it seemed like he cared, there was something about his tone and face that felt off. Only a few of the observant audience members noticed it and were wondering if the grandfather had an ulterior motive. Well, even if he did, he's still in the same predicament as everyone else. No way of getting there in time.

00:29:23-00:29:49

"In two hours, she's going to wake up, tear downstairs, search under the tree." Arthur stops. He looks up with a smile and gasps in excitement. "The look on her face."

Arthur's smile drops.

"But there's nothing there. She won't understand, she'll think she's the one kid in the whole world that Santa doesn't care about. She'll feel so left out."

The audience listened to Arthur's words and were immediately feeling the same thing Arthur was expressing. His words even made some visualize themselves in the girls shoes. Waking up with hope on Christmas only to be met with disappointment. Sure, it seems like no big deal and easy to recover from, but it's different here. In a world where Santa is real and children wait for him, this feels like a major blow on both sides.

Midoriya himself was very invested and sympathetic in Arthur's speech. His last line about being left out is something all too familiar to him. After all, being one of the very few quirkless people in the world isolated him from those he grew up with. He was just finally glad One For All changed that.

00:29:49-00:30:05

Arthur's expression changes from devastated to determined. He adjusts the portrait of him and Santa, which turns on the lights around the frame.

"On Christmas night he comes." Arthur states looking up at the portrait, then looks back at Grandsanta. "Gwen can't not have a present from Santa."

"Do you know Arthur, there is a way." Grandsanta said.

"It's impossible."

"They used to say it was impossible to teach women to read."

Once again, the female members of the audience got annoyed.

"Seriously, are all the Santa's in this world sexist!?" Melissa said, glaring at Grandsanta.

"Let's just hope Steve isn't when he takes over." Midnight said, also glaring. She was pretty sure he wasn't seeing as how he had female elves be field agents. She, like others, couldn't wait for him to replace his sexist father, who came after his sexist father.

00:30:05-00:30:39

"Follow me." Grandsanta gestures his arm for Arthur to follow.

The scene jumps to a dark abandoned cavern with empty wooden shelves full of dust and cobwebs. The only source of light is the flashlight Arthur is carrying, who is further behind Grandsanta and next to the elder reindeer. Arthur observes the shelves around him and notices a few remaining items on there like an old doll, a bucket of lead paint, and a nutcracker. He finally catches up to Grandsanta who is using a very large key to unlock the door. Seeing him struggle, Arthur walks next to Grandsanta and smiles at him before turning the key with him and opening the door. Arthur used his flashlight to see what was inside and what he saw shocked him. Grandsanta turns on the lights to reveal what left Arthur in shock. Inside was a workshop housing a wooden red and gold sleigh, whose colors and brightness stood out in the small workspace.

"Wow." The youngest kids all said at once, staring at the sleigh with awe. It wasn't just them though, some in the audience couldn't help but admire the craftsmanship of the traditional sleigh. Sure the S-1 was bigger and had more tech, but there was just something about this one that seemed more inspiring.

"Look at that shine, it's truly magnifique!" Aoyama said, bedazzled by the sleigh.

"I can tell Grandsanta has taken great care of it." Yaoyorozu said with a smile. "Despite its old age, it's still in great condition."

"This truly has gotten me in the Christmas mood." Gentle said, taking in the view.

"Same for me Gentle." La Brava agreed with her partner.

00:30:39-00:31:15

Arthur walks into the workshop, still gawking at the sleigh.

"It's…it's the actual sleigh." Arthur told Grandsanta with enthusiasm.

"Hello, Evie." Grandsanta placed his hand on the front of the sleigh. Upon closer view, one could see a small, white oval sign on the front that said EVE.

"I thought it was scrapped years ago."

"So did everyone else."

"Can I?" Grandsanta nodded and Arthur gasped again. He started to run his hand along the sleigh.

"Icelandic birch. Arctic balsa." Arthur moved over to see the inside of the sleigh. "Built in 1845, able to reach 50,000 miles per hour at a height of 40,000 feet."

"Over here, you string of tinsel." Grandsanta said with a struggle.

Arthur turned and saw Grandsanta pushing a barrel towards Arthur. Seeing his slow struggle, Arthur saves him the trouble and picks the barrel off of the ground.

"Got it." Arthur notices the label on the barrel and reads it aloud. "Potash of carboniloroxy amilocitrate."

Just then, a small amount of what was inside leaked out and dissipated in the air, making Arthur's hair stand up.

"Magic dust." Arthur whispered.

"Mined from the Aurora Borealis."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait. Did I hear that right?" Hagakure asked. "Magic dust, mined from lights in the sky?"

"Well not just any lights." Yaoyorozu said. "But the Aurora Borealis, apparently."

"Which are basically lights in the sky, right?" Kirishima asked. "Actually, if they can get magic from that aura whatever, does that mean they can get magic from any lights?"

"Not likely." Thirteen said. "I may not know anything about magic, but I can tell you that the Aurora Borealis is not just a regular light in the sky."

"Because it shows up on Christmas?" Katsuma asked.

"Actually, the aurora is visible all year round, it's just more visible during the winter nights due to solar activity and nights are darker during the winter. In fact, it occurs when electrically charged particles from solar winds collide with atmospheric gasses. The solar particles trapped in the thermosphere interact with different gas molecules, mostly oxygen and nitrogen, to create unique colored displays of light."

Many people just blinked at this answer, they barely understood what the space hero was saying.

"Huh?" The confused ones asked.

"The sun makes the sky brighter at night." Uraraka simplified. As a space enthusiast herself, she read a lot about the Aurora Borealis so she understood the science behind it.

Various nods and "ohs" went throughout the audience.

00:31:15-00:31:25

Arthur heaves the container into the sleigh then turns to his grandfather.

"But she doesn't still go?" Arthur asked.

Grandsanta doesn't answer, he just uses his cane to open the wooden doors in front of the sleigh. They slowly swing open to reveal an animal pen with eight fully grown, healthy, adult reindeer.

As if the sleigh wasn't enough, many in the audience were once again in awe at the reindeer in front of them. Some already knew that reindeer existed and have seen them before, but there was something about these animals that felt majestic.

"They're so beautiful." Koda said. Growing up, Koda's favorite movie was obviously Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer. He just loved the idea of that one little animal guiding taller, more powerful creatures through the night sky. He was very invested in this movie now.

00:31:25-00:31:35

Grandsanta picks up a horn hanging off the wall as Arthur approaches his side.

"Great-great-grandchildren of the original eight." Grandsanta told him.

Grandsanta blew into the horn but what came out was a muffled sound. Grandsanta stared at the horn and started shaking it up and down which caused it to let out a dead mouse on the floor.

Many people were disgusted by this, the younger kids were horrified and cuddled to their guardians. Koda especially felt sad seeing this dead animal getting stuck inside there. A lot of people were wondering though, how long has it been since he used that horn. One would think that he'd take better care of this animal pen seeing as how the reindeer seem perfectly fine.

00:31:35-00:31:57

Arthur just stared down at the dead mouse and then moved on. Grandsanta blew the horn and this time, it sounded normal, echoing throughout the room.

"Dasher." Grandsanta called out. This caused one of the reindeer furthest away to step forward.

"Wow, heh." Arthur muttered, impressed.

"Dancer, Prancer." Grandsanta expression changed to confusion. "Uh…What are the others called? I could never ruddy remember. Bambi? John? You there with the white ear, and you."

Even though he got the names wrong, the reindeer all still marched towards the two.

While doing so, Grandsanta's own elderly reindeer nudged his side.

"Not you, you bag of fleas." Grandsanta told him, placing the horn on one of its antlers.

The audience laughed at this, Grandsanta was becoming a favorite among the audience.

"How can he not remember the names of all the reindeer?" Pony asked, chuckling. "Even I know all the names, including Rudolph."

"Maybe it's just old age." Shinso shrugged. "I mean, once people get older, certain things begin to slip from their minds."

"That is never going to happen." Pixie-Bob and Midnight thought at the same time.

"Still, you'd think he'd be able to memorize it after going out with the reindeer so many times in the past." Asui thought out loud, putting a finger to her chin.

00:31:57-00:32:19

As Grandsanta heads back to the sled, Arthur is backed into the wall by the reindeer.

"Uh, I'm not really good with big animals." Arthur said, sounding nervous. The reindeer closest to him were sniffing him as he held his hand up.

"Piffle!" Grandsanta answered. "Don't get bit, mind. They can smell fear. Let's hitch them up."

Arthur peaked his head out from the wall as Grandsanta made his way back to the sleigh.

"Oh, Grandsanta." Arthur walks in between some of the reindeer and when he makes it out falls to the ground. He gets back up right away. "You can go to Gwen. On the old sleigh, with the reindeer and the magic dust and everything! It's a miracle."

Everyone felt inspired by this turn of events, especially with the background music playing as Arthur spoke. Just when they begin to lose hope for the girl, Grandsanta comes along and saves the day. Well, metaphorically speaking anyway.

"It may not be the S-1, but it'll surely get him there fast enough to reach Gwen's home. Christmas is saved!" Mirio said with glee.

00:32:19-00:32:34

"You're coming too, lad." Grandsanta told him.

Arthur's enthusiasm suddenly turned into anxiety.

"Me?" Arthur gulped, he started pointing. "On that? Up there? Pulled by them?"

Arthur begins to back up, but one of the reindeer behind him nudges him forward. This caused Arthur to jump in fright and back up into the work table.

"No, no way."

"I'm 136." Grandsanta complained. "I can't do it on me own, I need an elf."

"I suppose it makes sense for Grandsanta to ask for help." Iida approved. "Despite his years of experience, his body is not what it used to be. He probably doesn't have the same strength and stealth skills as when he used to be Santa."

"Yeah but can Arthur sneak into the house and deliver the gift?" Shoji asked. "He's not technically an elf and it doesn't seem like he's received any training like the other elves."

"Why don't they just ask one of the other elves for help, maybe that gift wrapping elf from earlier." Ojiro suggested. "What was her name again?"

"Bryony." Kendo said. "And yeah, that's actually a good idea. She seemed like she wanted to help and with her elf skill sets, she'd make a good addition to the team."

"Assuming she doesn't rat them out to Steve." Hawks commented. Some of the audience were confused by this.

"Why, you don't think Steve will actually try to stop them, do you?" Ragdoll asked.

Hawks didn't answer and just stared at the screen, making others wonder.

00:32:34-00:32:53

"I can't fly a sleigh." Arthur exclaimed. "I can't even ride a bike without stabilizers.

Grandsanta doesn't acknowledge him and instead grabs something off the wooden desk.

"I know, let's wake Steve. He'll…"

"No." Grandsanta cuts him off. "He's a worrier Arthur. What if he stops us? Gwen's forgotten."

"You really care." Arthur smiles in awe at his grandfather.

"Well of course I do. I was Santa too."

Many in the audience smiled at what Grandsanta said. It was great that there was a Santa who was just as caring and concerned as Arthur, even if he is retired. On the other hand, a few more people were beginning to get skeptical about Grandsanta. Sure, Steve would probably try to stop them, but it wouldn't have hurt for them to plead their case and show them it was possible. So why was Grandsanta so against going to Steve?

00:32:53-00:33:34

"Think of your dad." Grandsanta pleaded. "Lying awake, chewing his beard off with worry over this girl. Don't you want to help for once? Make him proud?"

"I can't." Arthur turns to the reindeer and then the whole room. "I just… I can't. No, I can't!"

The scene cuts to the outside of the North Pole where the flags were standing on a hill in the beginning of the film. It then pans down again, only this time the screen shows wooden double doors directly underneath the snow hill. The doors were both pushed open by the reindeer up front. Then, all the other reindeer galloped out of an ice tunnel and through the open wood doors, carrying the sleigh. Inside the sleigh, Grandsanta pulled them to a stop and his elder reindeer was shown sitting next to him in the sleigh. A new description appeared in the bottom left corner of the screen.

5:37 AM NORTH POLE

"Ready!?" Grandsanta yelled out, happily.

"No!" A voice said, causing Grandsanta to laugh. Even though only a hand was shown in, it was obvious that it was Arthur, who was crouched underneath the seats.

"So much for not going." Kuroiro smirked as he and several others chuckled.

"That looks so cool though!" Ashido said.

"It looks even cooler now that it's out of that basement." Uraraka said, excitedly.

"It's not bad, still got nothing on the S-1 though." Hatsume commented.

00:33:34-00:33:52

"You promise not to go too fast?" Arthur asked in fear.

Grandsanta didn't answer and just used his reins to signal the reindeer, making them pick up speed.

"Or high, or bumpy?" Arthur continued but Grandsanta just cheered and laughed. "I get travel sick and I'm allergic to snow."

As he was saying this, a new description appeared at the bottom left corner of the screen.

TRELEW, CORNWALL: 2750 MILES

SUNRISE: 2 HOURS 2 MINUTES

"Ye baubles." Grandsanta finally answered, looking down at his fearful grandson. "Are you a son of Santa?"

As the reindeer picked up more speed, Arthur started screaming and sobbing while Grandsanta looked like he was having the time of his life. The shaking of the sleigh however caused his teeth to fall out of his mouth for a moment. Grandsanta paid no mind to it and instead started to flip some switches on the sleigh.

"Wait! My slipper!" Arthur exclaimed. Poking one foot upwards to Grandsanta's eye level. "They're not for outdoor use!"

"Ugh, does this guy ever stop complaining." Shigaraki said with a groan. So far, he wasn't impressed with any of this. He has outgrown his love for Santa a long time ago and this sled seemed dull compared to the flying one. Even if Santa was real in their world, he didn't believe in the whole giving and peace on Earth crap. He thought their host was giving them a Christmas movie everyone liked, but he was starting to get bored at this point.

00:33:52-00:34:14

Grandsanta laughs this response off, putting his teeth back in his mouth. He then pulls a level labeled "MAGIC DUST" and said dust poured out some funnels onto the reindeer.

"Dash! Dash! DASH!" Grandsanta cried out. This caused the reindeer to start hovering off the ground and up towards the sky. It wasn't long until all the reindeer shot up straight into the night sky and pulled the sleigh along with them.

"See!" Grandsanta laughs, looking back at the place they took off from. "Who's Santa now? Ho, ho, ho! Whoo-hoo!"

The sleigh turns and flies away towards the direction of the moon, making it seem like it disappeared in the moon. The dust that it was releasing has now eviscerated into the air.

"That is so awesome!"Kota said with a big smile on his face.

"Yeah, brings me back to my childhood." Hawks muttered, but then became sour. "Well, the good times at least."

Hawks himself didn't really know what he meant. Christmas with his parents was absolute shit and all the Christmases he spent after his life changed was lonely. As much as he loves his life, he can't remember the last time he spent Christmas with someone he cared for. Even though he vowed never to do it, maybe it wouldn't hurt to see his mother again for Christmas.

00:34:14-00:34:59

One second later, the sleigh comes back into view moving away from the moon. Arthur's screaming was being picked up as the sleigh came closer to the screen.

"PUT ME DOWN!" Arthur screamed in fear. The sleigh was wobbling in the air this time instead of going in a straight, smooth path.

"What's the matter, boy?"

"I'm having a heart attack." Arthur then belches over the side of the sleigh. This caused him to look down and realize how high up they were from the ground. Arthur quickly screams in fright and jumps back. Grandsanta wasn't paying attention, he was laughing with the thrill of being on the sleigh. In front of them, the reindeer were tossing and bumping into each other, causing the sleigh to shake.

"They've never flown before." Grandsanta grunted as he was holding the reins. "Just gotta break them in. Now."

Grandsanta whistled and this got the reindeer's attention as it echoed throughout the sky. The reindeers finally slowed down and calmed down, moving very slowly and making the sleigh steady.

"Come away!" Grandsanta whipped the reins. "Dash away!"

Once again, the reindeer picked up speed but this time there was no rocking around. Arthur finally looked up from his hiding position and saw the dust covered reindeer in front of him. They flew upwards and over a snowy chasm with the moon brightly shown in the background.

"Look Arthur, all those stars." Grandsanta and Arthur both looked up at the stars. "We're one of them now, a shooting star!"

"Whoa!"

As if to prove his point, Grandsanta makes the reindeer fly higher and spin. This causes the sleigh to twirl and leave behind a trail of magic dust. The sleigh truly did look like a shooting star.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Nejire said with stars in her eyes. "I wish my spirals could glitter like that."

"But then your quirk would make you stand out even more." Amajiki said, uncomfortably. "And if that happens, you'll shine like the stars and everyone will expect you to meet even bigger expectations. That's too much pressure for someone to handle, I want to go home."

Instead of facing a wall, Amajiki just kept his head down in his seat. Mirio gave his friend a pat on the shoulder.

"Don't worry Amajiki, I am more than willing to meet those expectations. And if I shine like a star, then that'll encourage others to shine as well."

"Pardon me, mademoiselle." Aoyama butted in. "But I believe the right word would be twinkle."

"Hey, hey, that's a better way to describe it, thank you."

Aoyama nodded at her, which she returned.

00:34:59-00:35:31

The sleigh stopped spinning, but Arthur had to catch a wooden reindeer that slipped off the front of the sleigh.

"Stuck that there for your dad when he was a boy." Grandsanta gestured to the wooden figure.

"Dad?" Arthur asked, surprised. "What, he sat here?"

"So did I." Grandsanta turned to Arthur. "Every young heir to the pole gets took out by his father. Right back to Saint Nick."

Grandsanta whipped the reins and the reindeer started veering left.

"We Clauses used to be the only men in the world who could fly, Arthur, and see all this." Grandsanta observed the area in front of them as the sleigh reached the ocean and there was a better view of the landscape. Ice and snow in front of a bunch of water with a starry night sky from above.

"It was a gift, a great big ball wrapped in oceans and mountains. I remember the look on your fathers face when he saw it."

"I can only imagine, the site alone is so majestic." Fuyumi said, eyes brightening up.

Her and her brothers were very invested in this scenery, which was probably biased since it was all ice. But, others in the audience were invested in what Grandsanta was saying while also enjoying the site in front of them.

"From the way it's described, it seems as though it's a tradition for the current Santa to take the soon to be new Santa out on the sleigh." Cementoss said.

"It seems very beneficial in this line of work, I also know about carrying on family traditions." Iida added, thinking about his family's hero legacy.

"Then that might explain the dates." Midoriya commented. The others looked at him confused.

"The dates?" Sero asked.

"I'm glad you noticed it as well Midoriya." Nezu said, sipping his tea. "Grandsanta said he did 70 missions, but his portrait said he was active from 1902 to 1941. The only ways that would be possible would be if he did multiple missions a year, or if he's counting copilot missions with Santa the 18th. Santa/Malcolm though does have 70 missions from 1941 to today."

"So then I guess at some point, the current and new Santa's work together on multiple Christmases until the current Santa retires. Then the new Santa works by himself until he chooses his successor who repeats the same thing until they retire." Yaoyorozu concluded, but frowned. "Which means the dates for Grandsanta aren't completely accurate, it doesn't seem very practical."

"There's something else I don't get here." Todoroki spoke. "I get that the S-1 has a lot of benefits and can help get the job done faster than the elves, but why scrap EVE? It seems like it's in good condition and has worked several times in the past, so why replace it?"

"Just because a baby works fine, doesn't mean it can't be better!" Hatsume defended. "It's like with phones, just cause they work well for you, you can still get better ones with more convenience."

"For once, I actually agree with her." Power Loader said. "Besides, the S-1 ensures that Santa doesn't have to bite off more than he can chew and has more support."

Todoroki thought this made sense and nodded.

00:35:31-00:36:05

When Grandsanta finished, Arthur's expression changed and he was taking in the sites the same way his father and grandfather saw. Grandsanta pulled the reins, causing them to move lower to the ocean so they could maneuver around and through multiple icebergs. One iceberg was so shiny, it showed a good reflection of the entire sleigh from reindeer to the trail of magic dust. Once they flew past the icebergs, they came across multiple sheets of ice broken apart in the ocean. Then they headed up towards the sky and flew directly into the Aurora Borealis. Arthur got so excited that he moved his hands out, similar to someone driving in an open window car and letting the wind pass the hand they leave out. Even the elder reindeer was enjoying it by trying to eat the light they were passing through. When they finally left the aurora, they had the sleigh move so far down that it and the reindeer were skitting above the ocean.

"Ok, that actually looks really fun." Kaminari admitted.

He wasn't the only one who felt this way. Pretty much, the entire audience was enjoying witnessing this experience. Sure, some people don't like the cold of the North Pole, but it would be totally worth it to see all this in person. Even the adults, who grew out of childish fantasies, were enamored by all this. It was an extraordinary site to behold.

00:36:05-00:36:14

Just then, a herd of narwhals appeared on both sides of EVE, one of which blew water out of its hole.

"Fish!" Arthur yelled excitedly. "With horns!"

Grandsanta laughed at this and pulled the sleigh up. The narwhals' tails ended up splashing some water into Arthur as he looked back down.

"Those aren't fish, they're whales." Maharo said.

"Actually, they're called narwhals." Koda corrected. "They're a special kind of whale that lives near Greenland. Which is a shame because I always wanted to see one up close."

"Can't you just go to a zoo or aquarium and see one?" Kodai asked.

"No, narwhals aren't kept in captivity. Studies have shown that the stress alone prevents them from thriving in captivity, they might even die as a result." Koda frowns.

00:36:14-00:36:31

"Want to help me make a snowman?"

"No, not ye…" Before Arthur could finish, Grandsanta pulled the reins and they flew upwards towards the clouds. Arthur screamed along the way.

"Oh, where's the seat belt?!" Arthur screamed.

Inside the clouds, Grandsanta pulls a lever under the seats and a funnel in the back of the sleigh blows out air. While it was doing this, the sleigh moved in different directions, causing the cloud to split up in different parts and Arthur to grunt and scream. By the end of it, EVE exited out of the cloud and Arthur looked back at the results.

"Whoa!" Arthur said, impressed.

Behind him was a cloud shaped exactly like a snowman with the arms, pointed nose, small eyes, and three balls of clouds stacked on top of each other. The clouds around it were pushed away, making it a standalone snowman.

Once again, the audience were left in awe. They couldn't believe something this simple and old could be so captivating and inventive. They couldn't wait to see what else this sleigh was capable of.

00:36:31-00:36:46

During his cheering, Arthur slipped and fell back into the seats of the sleigh with a grunt. He wasn't injured though so he just laughed it off.

"Could dad do that?" Arthur asked, getting back up. "Did he make a snowman for Steve?"

"Robot Roy?" Grandsanta asked like it was a joke. "Ha, I should have cocoa. The next Santa, and he's never even sat in a sleigh. Oi!"

Grandsanta whipped the reins and the reindeer took the sleigh above the clouds.

"Why not?" Kaibara asked. "We've all seen how cool that sleigh is, even Steve's dad knows it. Was he really never interested in it just once?"

"I guess he was just too focused on improvements and results." Power Loader suggested. "He probably thought that it wasn't good enough."

"No way, that sleigh slays. It's a piece of old, rotting crap now!" Twice said.

"That baby is pretty, I'll admit." Hatsume said. "But nothing beats an original like a good upgrade."

"Like the one Hammer gave to the Iron Man armor?" Todoroki asked.

Hatsume's eye twitched when hearing that.

"Ok first of all, Hammer wasn't the one who upgraded it himself. He just provided the weapons." Hatsume said, gritting her teeth. "Second of all, the military's upgrades let Rhodey be his own hero and not copy Iron Man. Of course, no one could ever copy the great Tony Stark!"

"Not even you?" Todoroki asked again.

Hatsume felt stumped hearing that. Many in the audience laughed at this burn, guess having a fire quirk does that. Todoroki was confused though, he didn't understand what was so funny since he's asking the inventor a fair question.

00:36:46-00:36:58

Grandsanta crouches down and reaches something from his seat. Once he finds it, he puts it in his lap and Arthur seems to recognize it. It seems to be a huge stack of very old papers at least a foot tall.

"Is that…?" Arthur stops himself.

"The map of the clauses." Grandsanta said proudly, unfolding one part of the map. "Used every Christmas night in history. Whatever your brother says, Arthur, it's the same old world."

While that type of optimism may seem sweet to some, it felt wrong to the mature members of the audience. The world is always changing no matter what you say or how long time goes by. Whether these changes were big or small, it can be a lot to comprehend. All For One himself understood that given the amount of time he's been around.

00:36:58-00:37:18

Grandsanta and Arthur smiled at each other, then faced forward, only to meet something new. The reindeer was heading straight towards the top of a building that reached above the clouds. Grandsanta and Arthur screamed in surprise, but Grandsanta was able to act quickly and make the sleigh dive down. The reindeer were circling down the skyscraper until they left the clouds and showed a city below.

"What is it?" Arthur asked in panic.

"No idea!" Grandsanta said, equally panicked. "I've never seen it before."

"It's a city!" The reindeer stopped circling the skyscraper and flew forward above a street.

"A new one? Ruddy cheek, they're always putting these things up."

Grandsanta maneuvered the sleigh around different turns until he reached down in the sleigh. This caused the sleigh to head towards a sign hanging from the side of a building, forcing Arthur to duck.

"I remember the first time I ran into Chicago." Grandsanta laughed, opening the map in his lap.

"Chicago wasn't on the map?" Arthur questioned.

He would've asked more but had to duck once again as they were heading straight towards a giant clock. Luckily, Grandsanta was more prepared and made an abrupt left turn before they could hit it.

"So much for the same old world, huh." Present Mic said.

"For real, how long has it been since this old geezer was Santa?" Kaminari questioned. He was surprised at how fast things changed, they went from slow and peaceful to quick and chaotic in seconds. These sharp turns and reckless driving reminded him of those race car games he used to play in the arcades when he was younger. It's weird seeing it in a movie though.

"That's actually a good question." Shishida said. He cupped his chin like he was thinking. "Considering the dates on the portraits, it would be around seventy or eighty years. Give or take."

"Then I guess it's a good time to make a comeback!" Present Mic said, after whistling in an impressed tone.

"You do realize that he'll probably just go back into retirement after all things right?" Aizawa asked.

"Well, uh, it doesn't hurt to hope, my man." Present Mic felt embarrassed.

"I think a better question would be about that map." Vlad pitched in. "For instance, how old could that thing possibly be if it didn't even have Chicago on it at the time?"

"Even if it's not on the map, I'm sure they'll figure something out." All Might defended.

All Might's enthusiasm didn't have as much of an impact as usual. This time, the odds stacked against the "heroes" of this film. Then again, it's a Christmas movie, anything could happen.

00:37:18-00:37:55

"Now then, where are we?" Grandsanta asked himself as he was trying to read the map. Once he was able to get it off his face, he held it down in his lap. "Ah. Here we are, see?"

Arthur couldn't read it though. Between the thrashing of the sleigh, to the wind blowing in their faces, to the map flapping in the corners, Arthur could barely concentrate on it.

"Oh no, that's Peking."

"Ahead, there's a…" Arthur didn't need to finish his sentence because Grandsanta saw they were about to collide with a building ahead of them. He pulled the reins to the side and the reindeer and EVE ran across the glass window wall of the building.

"They can see us!" Arthur pointed out, noticing two people inside standing near one of the glass walls.

"Well, pull the camouflage lever." Grandsanta told him just as they left the building. He now focused on the map again, only this time he pulled out a brush with ink on it. "Now then, we'd better draw in a few of these skyscratchers. Just, uh…"

Grandsanta trailed off as Arthur pulled the camouflage lever as Grandsanta instructed. In doing so, the whole sleigh became covered in a cardboard box with a train drawing.

"Not that one, that's a steam train, you ninny."

Arthur, still panicking, got rid of the steam train disguise.

"How about this one?" Arthur was about to pull the lever again but the sleigh ended up diving head first into the ground and the reindeer started running on foot through the streets. This made Arthur bring the cardboard back into the sleigh.

"So, what do they call this place?" Grandsanta asked. Right as he asked that question, they approached a traffic ground sign with a speedometer on the bottom and it was labeled.

TORONTO

WELCOMES

CAREFUL

DRIVERS

TOTAL SPEED

The sleigh was finally able to take off, only after hitting the sign. The collision caused the speedometer to read "1602" mph.

"Toronto." Grandsanta spelled out.

"Toronto's in Canada." Arthur said, neither of them not noticing the tower crane they were approaching.

"The Santa's always come through Canada." The duo now notice the approaching tower crane and Grandsanta forces the sleigh back down again. "Nobody lives here."

"Oh, is Canada a struggling country.?" Todoroki asked, genuinely confused. "Also, if nobody lives there then who built all those buildings in Toronto?"

"No Todoroki, it's just an expression." Yaoyorozu said. "Although I did read somewhere that eighty percent of the land is uninhabited. Probably because of the weather conditions and unique geography."

"Well aside from those facts, I would like to point out that they're stealth capabilities are lacking right now." Iida said, hand chopping.

"Agreed," Aizawa said with a nod. "Arthur hasn't had any practice with all the capabilities of the sled and Grandsanta is obviously way out of practice."

"It's not just that though." Cementoss added. "Due to the changing times, Grandsanta is unfamiliar with not just new cities, but new infrastructures and buildings as well. It might be fair to say that his map is out of date."

"Then maybe Steve was right in not letting anyone go." Vlad said. "These two are doing more damage in five minutes than any of those elves did an entire night."

"Regardless, they just need to deliver one present." All Might defended. "All we can do now is hope they make it there in time."

"Even if they're on the opposite side of the world?" Asui asked

"Even then young Asui."

00:37:55-00:38:08

"It's nice and quiet." Grandsanta said, right before the sled collided with the train tracks and the reindeer started running along it. This resulted in sparks going off from nearby street lamps and car alarms going off as they left.

"Till your brother came along with his "You can't cut through Saigon, there's a war" rubbish."

Grandsanta pulled the reins hard and the reindeer turned hard right and flew off the tracks.

"Don't need him to tell me what's ahead, I've got eyes—"

"GRANDSANTA!" Arthur cut him off, pointing at a giant inflatable Santa in panic. There was no time to avoid it and the sleigh ended up plowing right through it, opening a hole in the middle.

While the villains were laughing at all this, the heroes couldn't help but cringe at this continuing disaster.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure the only one with eyes in the back of their head is Shoji." Jiro said, shaking her head.

"Well he meant it figuratively while mine are literal, but it's still true. Shoji added.

"Not so fast you Class A attention hogs." Monoma announced, getting everyone's attention. "You're forgetting that our beloved Tokage can detach her eyes and float them in the back of her head. See you're not the only ones capable of special things."

"Actually, there's a bit of a difference there." Midoriya said, making Monoma lose his smirk. "It's true that Tokage can detach her eyes, it's not a similar capacity as Shoji. Shoji can create more than two eyes that he'll be able to see in many different directions, not just the back of his head. Also, he told me that the eyes he creates with his quirk sometimes work better than his original one, which is why he is a very capable scout. Tokage's quirk makes it the same for her as well, although her eyes aren't enhanced when she uses it. Plus, —"

As Midoriya was muttering on, everyone else just gave him looks of various reactions.

"Man, I really shouldn't have tempted this guy." Monoma thought to himself, already getting used to Midoriya's rambles.

On the other hand, Shoji and Tokage were the ones that felt different from everyone else. While Shoji felt flattered yet weird about Midoriya praising his quirk, Tokage wasn't. To her, this 1A boy was reminding her that despite being a recommendation student, she still had a long way to go before she became a good Pro. Still, he did have some good feedback, maybe she should ask him for more advice during the next interlude.

Before anyone in the audience could stop him, a snowball of all things hit him in the back of his head. Everyone turned to see that it came from their host, who was tossing another snowball between his hands. He just gave a smirk.

"Sorry, I've wanted to use one of those since this fanfic started." Ozzy gets rid of the snowball. "All jokes aside, I think it's time to get back to the film."

Everyone turned back to the screen, Midoriya did but rubbed the back of his head.

00:38:08-00:38:32

If things weren't bad enough, the sleigh ended up colliding with inflatable elves that were hanging on cords between street lamps. Grandsanta made no attempt to evade these decorations and just swatted away any incoming ones. During this, Arthur did the opposite and lowered his head and held his arms up protectively. Then, out of nowhere, Grandsanta ended up slapping a real elf this time. It wasn't just any elf though, it was the gift wrapping one, Bryony Shelfly. She appeared out of a compartment located at the front of the sleigh.

"Ye baubles, an elf." Grandsanta said, surprised.

"Bryony Shelfley!" She saluted, only to get hit in the back of the head. "Ow, there's a small trauma to your gift wrap, sir. But I can fix it."

"A stowaway!"

"I can wrap anything sir, with three bits of sticky tape. Three!" Bryony held up three fingers and climbed out of her hiding space.

"Good, wrap yourself a parachute." Grandsanta finally had enough and tossed Bryony over the sleigh.

"Grandsanta!" Arthur turned around to see Bryony fall but to his relief, she saved herself by tossing out scotch tape and making the ends stick to the back of the sleigh.

She was now holding onto the sleigh for dear life using the tape, which extended her six feet away from it. As they were flying, they approached another sign on the top of the building with neon words this time.

CENTER FOR

SELF HELP

However, because Bryony was still trailing behind, she ended up hitting the sign and it broke. Some of the letters turned black and the sign now said "ELF HELP" with one of the inflatable elves getting stuck on top

"Whoops." Grandsanta said.

"Man that elf is really cool, guess you've got competition, huh Sero." Ashido turned to her classmate with a smirk.

"Not a chance." Sero shakes his head. "She may be good with wrapping gifts, but she doesn't use tape like I do."

"I'm actually confused as to why Grandsanta isn't asking the elf for help?" Shishida said.

"What would be the point?" Kamikiri asked. "The bike's already wrapped, is the kid really going to notice if the wrapping isn't perfect."

"Of course she'll notice!" Uraraka argued, turning to the 1B student. "You were a kid once, don't you remember how amazing the gifts looked wrapped!"

Uraraka may have been overreacting, but she always loved the mystery of the Christmas gifts. Even with her family's financial problems, her parents always did such a good job making cheap gifts look amazing even when they were wrapped up. It made her Christmas's feel all the more special. She hoped she could do the same with the rest of her classmates.

"Either way, throwing her off the sleigh like that?" Mandalay questioned. "Isn't that too extreme?"

"You've seen what these elves are capable of, she would've been fine on her own." Tiger reassured her. "Besides, Grandsanta seemed confident in her abilities so why shouldn't we?"

"Because that old man has a few screws loose." Mandalay muttered with a frown.

00:38:32-00:38:54

The sleigh carried on and now that it wasn't making random turns, it was beginning to pick up speed. It flew over the city and made it to the ocean.

Inside a Toronto Airport control room, a man was monitoring the radar in front of him. He was surprised because it was beeping rapidly and it was following something moving very fast in several loops. It turns out, the radar was actually following EVE, which zoomed past the airport.

Back inside the sleigh, Arthur was able to pull Bryony back into the front with him and Grandsanta. The latter of which had his picture taken with an antique camera pulled out of the sleigh. When that was done, he turned back to the map, not bothered by Bryony or Arthur.

"Toronto, present and correct." Grandsanta said, putting the map away.

"Not quite sir." Bryony said with anxiety. "You've lost one of the reindeer!"

Bryony pointed to the front of the sleigh and just as she said, one of the back reindeers was missing. Its rains were hanging loosely as they flew. This left all three of them in a state of shock.

Back in the middle of the city, the road showed the giant inflatable Santa now on the ground, lying flat with a hole in the middle. However, that was not the main focus. What was was the missing reindeer that crawled out from under Santa's head.

At this point, many were beginning to share Vlad's opinion about supporting Steve. So far, Arthur and Grandsanta had absolutely no control over the situation. In the time they've been out, they almost crashed into a building, knocked over two signs, destroyed Christmas decorations, had an elf stowaway, and lost a reindeer.

"The reins must've broken when the sleigh collided with Santa." Kirishima guessed.

"Yeah no shit, shitty hair." Bakugo said, rolling his eyes.

"How could they not have noticed they lost a reindeer for that long though?" Awase wondered. "Those animals are the whole reason that sleigh is flying. If one was missing, I would definitely know."

"There was a lot going on while they were flying through the city." Shinso said. "It makes sense for them to let things slip their minds while they are distracted by everything else."

"And it took a stupid elf to point it out." Shigaraki said with a smirk. The so-called Christmas heroes were doing more harm than good, which was just fine for him.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Kendo defended. "Sometimes you need help from others to see things you yourself don't see."

"But what about the reindeer though, are they really just going to abandon it?" Komori asked with worry and sadness. Many soft hearted ones like herself were also worried about the poor deer, they didn't want anything bad to happen to it. So they didn't understand why they didn't turn around for an important and innocent animal such as that.

"They will have to if they want to save Christmas." Kodai said with a serious look. Some of the others looked at her in shock.

"Kodai, you can't possibly mean–" Shiozaki was cut off by Kodai.

"They're on limited time, and flying through that city was nearly a disaster. They weren't able to slow down or stop the whole time. Also, they could have easily been spotted and they appeared on radar. If they'd stuck around any longer, many things would've gone wrong. Trying to catch that deer and put it back on the reins could take too long, especially if they don't know how to find it. The important thing to Arthur and everyone else is getting that gift before the sun comes up. Everything else can wait."

As cold and harsh as it sounded, they couldn't deny that the girl from 1B had made several good points. They'll just have to hope for the best with the reindeer and for the others to come back when the job is done. As they were about to get back to watching the movie, some couldn't help but find it bizarre for Kodai to talk so much. She's usually so quiet and reserved, but now she's done something out of character.

00:38:54-00:39:22

Back at the North Pole, the scene cuts to Steve lying asleep in his bedroom. He is not under the covers though, he is still in his work clothes and has his HOHO in one and an open book in another. The title of which is called "HOW TO MANAGE PEOPLE YOU DON'T LIKE."".

"Quantitative." Steve muttered in his sleep.

Just then, Steve's HOHO chimes and wakes Steve up.

"Hello?" Steve answered, sitting up on his bed. "What elf?"

Steve turns to the side and turns on his computer. In doing so, he facetimes Peter in an instant.

"Bryony Shelfley, sir. The crazy wrapping elf, you know?" Peter circled his finger around his temple for the crazy sign. "Security tracked her to Sector 19. And we think Arthur was here."

"Arthur?"

"Who else leaves the door open, huh, sir?"

Peter turned his screen around to show the animal pen with doors wide open. Inside, a polar bear was standing over another elf lying on the ground. A bird also flew past them and out of sight of the camera.

"The old sleigh barn? That was sealed up decades ago."

Steve got up and sat at the foot of his bed.

"After that terrible night, Grandsanta sneaked out and…" Steve didn't finish his sentence and just shivered. "Thank goodness he's too old these days to get into trouble."

"Ugh, yeah, about that." Rin said.

"He should never underestimate the elderly, they can be full of surprises." All Might said, thinking about his teacher Gran Torino. All Might shivered at the times the old man pulled his ruse only to lay attacks on him when he least expected it.

"He should also not call the only elf available crazy." Toga said. She was one of the many who took a liking to Bryony.

"Yeah, Bryony rocks! Then she uses paper and scissors." Twice said.

00:39:22-00:39:44

The scene cuts to a snow covered house in the middle of nowhere, the entire area covered in snow. Along with the house, there was a windmill behind it, and in front of it was a small station with several cars buried in snow next to it. There was however, one street lamp with Christmas lights on it and spread out, making the lamp look like a Christmas tree. EVE was parked next to the lamp and Grandsanta and Bryony were on the ground with a ladder while Arthur was on top of the station. He kept grunting and making noises on top of the station. A new description appeared at the bottom of the screen.

5:53 AM IDAHO, 1643 MILES THE WRONG WAY

"Bash it with a brick, Arthur. Go on." Grandsanta said, keeping the ladder in place. While he was confident in what Arthur was doing, Bryony was the opposite. She didn't say anything though, and watched from the side as Arthur was struggling.

"It just won't…" Arthur trailed off, continuing the banging.

"Grab it's antlers and tug."

"I may just be a wrapping operative, sir." Bryony finally spoke, taking out her HOHO. "But this contravenes…"

"Seventeen." The HOHO spoke.

"Specific mission regulations."

"I'm in charge here, not Billy the Bureaucrat." Grandsanta said, getting frustrated with the elf.

"It's stuck." Arthur grunted. The scene finally shows what task Arthur is doing, or rather trying to do. Above the station, there were two lights shining towards a gold deer attached to a blue frame that was decorated with Christmas lights. Above the frame was a sign that said "LEAPING DEER AUTOS". Right now, Arthur was trying and struggling to detach the deer from the frame. But things got worse because he ended up knocking over one of the lights and tripping on the floor of the roof.

"ARE THEY STEALING!?" Iida said, furiously chopping his arm. "HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY CONSIDER STEALING, ESPECIALLY DURING CHRISTMAS OF ALL TIMES?!"

"It happens more often than you think, my boy." Compress said. "During the holidays, there are so many valuable items on sale that it's just too tempting to let it go for reasons like money or someone else bought it."

"Unfortunately, he's right." Tsukauchi said, shaking his head. "The lucrative items are always displayed during Christmas, which is why pros and police try to keep a closer eye on things during patrols."

"Well, what is it they're stealing here though?" Bondo asked.

"Duh, it's that metal deer, can't you tell?" Monoma said.

"But what about the real one they lost?" Eri asked.

"I guess they're just going to replace it with that one instead." Amajiki asked.

"But is that really necessary, they already have seven reindeer to pull the sleigh and get them there?" Tokoyami asked. "Besides, this task seems to be wasting valuable time, especially since they're "miles the wrong way" as it said."

"I guess it doesn't work without eight, probably." Melissa said.

"Another good thing about the S-1, it doesn't need any reindeer to pull it!" Hatsume stated, gladly defending Steve's baby.

00:39:44-00:39:54

"Shh!" Grandsanta warned Arthur.

"Eighteen." The HOHO stated, making Grandsanta roll his eyes.

"Elf, wrap your head."

"Sir!" Bryony saluted. She put away her HOHO and did exactly as she was told, even adding a bow on top at the end. While this was going on, Grandsanta got back to giving orders to Arthur.

"Come on, lad. You're as much use as a cheese chopstick."

"Woah, I can't believe she actually did that." Nejire said, definitely not expecting this.

"She is a very dedicated wrapper." Sato said.

There were mixed reactions about this from the audience. They didn't know whether to be impressed by how quick and efficient she wrapped her head, or worried about the consequences in this action.

"Weird question, but do you guys think she'd be able to wrap her entire body?" Mineta asked.

"I doubt it." Honenuki said. "Even if she wanted to, she'd need both her hands to do it. She wouldn't be able to move much if she did it herself."

"It'd still be really cool if she did." Kendo added, taking a liking to Bryony.

00:39:54-00:40:00

Back on the roof, Arthur had finally managed to complete his task.

"Got it!" Arthur said with a smile, only to gasp when he saw the other side of the reindeer. "Oh, no."

Arthur walks towards where the ladder is and shows Grandsanta the other side of the deer, or lack of is more like it. Turns out, the gold reindeers other side was all metal handles and wires attached with tape and clamps. Grandsanta now realized that this replacement wasn't a full sized metal deer.

"It would seem as though they've hit a crossroads." Gentle commented.

"So much for that plan, they'll take it anyway, it's all good." Twice added.

00:40:00-00:40:15

"Oh, my big aunt betty." Grandsanta said with a facepalm, ignoring Bryony's muffling. "It'll have to do, pass it down."

It wasn't until Bryony raised her hand and her muffled voice got louder that Grandsanta turned to her.

"What?" Bryony ripped open a section of the wrapping where her face was.

"Permission to breath, sir?" The elf asked in a raspy voice. "I have about nine seconds left before I black out."

"One breath." Grandsanta told her, turning his attention back to Arthur.

Bryony took that one breath, but gasped when she looked at the house. Things became worse due to whoever was inside turning on the lights.

"Sir."

"I said one." Bryony looked worried, but did as he said and closed the opening.

"One breath, is that man trying to kill that poor elf?!" Recovery Girl said, angrily.

"Why is he so mean to Bryony?" Eri said, upset by this.

"She's just trying to help you, you old asshole!" Tokage yelled.

"Ok, can we move on from that for a second, it looks like they have bigger problems." Jiro said.

"Because of the deer?" Aoyoma asked.

"No, you moron, because they got a waker." Bakugo said, annoyed. "Did you not see the damn lights turn on."

"Bakugo, there's no need to insult your classmates." Aizawa said, sternly. "But I agree that things have gotten worse. They either need to get that thing out of there and leave before they're seen or abandon this so-called mission and leave."

00:40:15-00:40:45

"Hurry up Arthur." Grandsanta whispered.

"But don't we need a whole one?" Arthur asked, bringing the sleigh over to the ladder and laying it against the ladder. Grandsanta had both hands out to grab on when Arthur slowly lowered it to him. "You know, to balance the sleigh?"

"Oh, it won't balance the sleigh. No, no." Grandsanta was about to grab the deer, ignoring Bryony muffle even with her hand raised. "If anything, it'll slow us down."

Arthur pulled the deer back up towards him, looking at his grandfather with a surprised expression.

"So why are we taking it?"

"It's for Gwen." Even though he couldn't see it, Bryony held up a finger and was still mumbling over her wrapping covered head. Grandsanta continued to ignore her though. "Eight beautiful reindeer, that's what she's dreaming of. The jingly bells, the sleigh on the roof."

"Yeah, yeah, but…"

"That's what the kids want, not some spaceship." Bryony's muffling was getting louder in the background. "We're giving her the start treatment."

"But, why does that matter though?" Shinso asked. "It's not like Gwen is going to be awake when they deliver the present."

"Maybe he's just preparing for the chances of them not making it on time." Yanagi guessed. "You know, of Gwen waking up just as they're about to leave."

Even though this made sense to some, for those observant ones in the audience, they felt something was off with Grandsanta's answer. For starters, how he had to pause before explaining to Arthur, as if he just thought of it right this minute.

"Wel, either way, they need to get out of there fast." Pony said with worry. She, along with a few others, wished that Grandsanta had listened to the elf.

00:40:45-00:41:21

"What now?" Grandsanta turned to Bryony, finally fed up with her mumbling.

Bryony ripped off the wrapping on her face and pointed towards the house.

"We have a waker sir!" Bryony said, catching her breath. "With a gun."

Just as she said that, a gunshot went off. This caused Arthur to drop the deer, which landed on the ground next to Grandsanta, along with the ladder. Another gunshot went off and forced Arthur back.

"That's it lad!" Grandsanta said, dragging the deer towards the sled. "You distract him."

"Grandsanta!"

"Who's there?" Said the old man carrying the gun. He reloaded the gun and was trying to see what was out there.

"Uh…uh…uh." Arthur finally reveals himself on the roof with both hands up. Due to the light shining behind him and Arthur wearing a red hoodie, the old man couldn't make out Arthur's appearance. To him, Arthur just looked like a tall skinny being, barely even human. "We come in peace."

The old man lowered his gun and looked at Arthur in shock, especially since Arthur's slippers made it look like his eyes were on his feet.

"Our craft has to travel around the world in less than an hour!"

Arthur thought that his pleading and calmness would be enough to convince the old man. Turns out, he was wrong. The old man fired his gun at Arthur again, but he missed. The sound of the gunshot caused the deer to panic and begin to take off. In doing so, the Christmas lights by the street lamp clung onto the deer and the deer began to spin. They spun so fast that the entire sled and herd of deers turned into a spiral of lights, or for the old man, a flying saucer.

"We need a sign for our slei–craft." Arthur corrected himself.

The old man wasn't looking at Arthur though, he was still staring at the craft Arthur was mentioning. Said craft was now flying further off the ground and hovering over Arthur.

"Sorry I can't pay you, where I come from we don't have MONEY!" Arthur screamed the last part as one of the lights snatched Arthur up and dragged him with the sleigh. The sleigh, still a spiraling light, picked up speed and left the area with a trail of dust behind.

The old man watched the sleigh go, not taking his eyes off of it. His only response was dropping the shotgun in the snow.

Almost the entire audience laughed at this turn of events. They were wondering how the trio were going to get out of this situation. Sure, it was a little more over the top than what Steve and the elves would do, but it still worked out in the end.

"I can't tell if that alien stunt was intentional or not." Thirteen said laughing.

"Well regardless, it did work out for them." Present Mic said with a chuckle.

"For sure." Fukidashi nodded. "There was even that "ooo wee woo" sound effect that you usually hear in alien movies."

"Not all aliens movies have that." Ashido remembered, thinking of her favorite film franchise.

"Aliens aren't real, THEY'RE WALKING AMONG US!" Twice added.

00:41:21-00:41:40

The scene cuts to EVE traveling over an ocean, over the clouds. The reindeer were shown first, moving full speed ahead. Only this time, the golden deer was tied in the spot where the previous, lost deer was. Due to the speed the sleigh was traveling, the metal deer kept rocking back and forth. The bottom left of the screen displayed a new description.

6:06 AM ATLANTIC OCEAN

REINDEER 7.5

"Christmas 1923, had a heart attack at the reins." Grandsanta began to tell. Arthur, who was previously looking over the sleigh, turned his attention to his grandfather when he heard "heart attack". As for Bryony, she was too busy rewrapping the bike to pay attention to Grandsanta's story. "Left ventricle popped out of me mouth. Pushed it back down and carried on!"

Grandsanta and Arthur shared a laugh at this story, but Arthur's laugh was short and more uneasy. He just turned away from his grandfather with a look of worry and looked back down towards the ocean.

"My word." Recovery Girl gasped. "This man had health problems even before he became an old man. How in the world did he ever make it to becoming Santa?"

"Well those elves are pretty handy, maybe one of them learned medical skills." La Brava guessed.

"He's a tough old bastard, I'll give him that." Dabi said.

00:41:40-00:41:58

"It's big, isn't it, the Atlantic?" Arthur asked nervously. "Think we should stop and ask someone?"

"Pishy wibble, we're nearly there!" Grandsanta said confidently. He then points up towards the sky for Arthur and Bryony to follow along. "See, I take the North Star there as a fixed point. Then I plot my bearings from, um…"

Grandsanta became confused because the "North Star" he was pointing at was moving.

"That's a plane sir." Bryony corrected.

"Insubordination, I'll have you harpooned elf." This made Bryony shut her mouth.

"Hey don't talk to the elf like that you old creep." Hagakure said, glaring at Grandsanta.

"Yeah, especially since Bryony knows more about the world than you do." Maharo agreed.

"Call me crazy, but I'm starting to think he didn't shed any tears for the elves he lost during his WWII Christmas run." Shoda said sadly.

"Perhaps he used that elf to shield himself from the bullets during the time." Kurogiri said, nonchalantly. This caused others to gasp and look at the warp villain in shock.

"Don't you think that going a little overboard?" Tsubaraba asked. "I mean sure, Grandsanta is very eccentric and crazy, but he can't be that heartless."

"Some would say the same things about specific pro heroes, they just don't know how wrong they are." Spinner commented, thinking of a few heroes in mind.

00:41:58-00:42:43

"I thought it would be chillier here in England." Arthur spoke with a frown. The reason Arthur brings this up is because he spots a small tropical island in the middle of the ocean. From their height, he could tell a couple of the trees on the island were palm trees, which definitely didn't belong in England.

"Globular warming." Grandsanta replied. He and Bryony were both looking over where Arthur was.

"Ha! Land ahoy!" Grandsanta's cheer made Arthur and Bryony look ahead to see the destination. "There it is. Told you!"

Grandsanta pulled the reins and they moved further towards the land. However, the land was not snowy and filled with houses as shown from Gwen's neighborhood. What they landed on was a desert-like part of land where the ground everywhere was light brown along with the leaves on the trees. Grandsanta landed EVE in the middle of a large trench in the area.

"There you are. Down." Grandsanta told the reindeer.

"Watch that rock!" Arthur pleaded.

"There you go." The reindeer were now slowing down and then they came to a stop.

Everyone in the sled, including Santa's elder reindeer, took a moment of silence and then turned their heads in the same direction. They looked at the sunset shining on the land around them, a barren land of very few trees and bushes and many hills and savannas.

"Wow, England." Arthur said with no enthusiasm at all. He was so busy staring at the land that he never noticed the giant bug that crawled on his shoulder. However, he glances down and finally manages to notice it, causing him to shriek and get it off.

"Maybe we pulled to the right a bit," Grandsanta said, getting out of the sleigh. "We're a reindeer short. France."

Grandsanta picked up the map and started speaking French, walking out of the trench. Arthur and Bryony followed after him, but Arthur turned his head when he heard an elephant trunk.

"They have elephants in France?"

"The odd stray, they breed in the drains." Grandsanta continued upwards with Bryony next to him and Arthur stopping behind. "This way."

The trio had finally made it out of the trench, Grandsanta speaking Spanish this time. What was in front of them was an open field of dirt and rock formed in a circle, with a view of the entire land. There were also signs of other animals in the area farther out like giraffes and elephants. The sky had a sunrise glow about it, with the moon full and still visible in the sky.

"Wow, so beautiful." Komori said, admiring the view along with many in the audience.

"Indeed, quite a magnificent view to witness early when the sun rises." Shiozaki said, her love for nature.

"So I'm guessing this isn't France." Mineta pitched in.

"Of course not, dumbass." Bakugo said. "France doesn't have animals like that running around."

"So then where are they?" Sato asked.

"Africa." Koda said, getting everyone's attention.

"How do you know that?" Rin asked.

"My family once took me on a trip to Africa to visit the wildlife." Koda continued. "It was a great way for me to be less shy and explore how my quirk worked with other animals. At least, animals that you don't see that often in Japan."

"Ok, so how far is England from Africa?" Honenuki asked.

"Roughly around seven thousand miles." Ectoplasm answered, surprising the audience.

"Well that's not good." Bondo said.

"Yeah, no shit." Kamikiri said, crossing his arms. "They've got a little over an hour left and they've gone from Canada to Africa, neither of which are anywhere near England. They're screwed."

"I'm sure they'll make it, that sleigh is very fast." Katsuma said with confidence, though he was shaking slightly.

00:42:43-00:42:59

The trio each had a look of bewilderment at the site, clearly not understanding what was in front of them.

"Paris Zoo." Grandsanta finally spoke up.

He marches forward into the open field with Arthur following behind. Bryony lingered for a moment and then jumped in fright when a flock of birds shot up behind her. Right after that, a lion appeared to the right of the trio, roaring at them in rage.

"Then this is where they keep the lions!" Bryony said, running away from the lion and closer to Arthur and Gransanta.

This didn't help at all because next, more lions showed up until there was a whole pride. There were so many that they began to circle the trio. This caused the trio to stand back to back, in the middle of the open field.

"They won't eat me!" Grandsanta said confidently. "I'm Santa."

Grandsanta pointed his wooden cane at one of the deer.

"Lie down!"

This caused the lion to roar at him and he lost all his confidence.

"Oh, right."

"Seriously!?" Kendo said. "This has to be the unluckiest group I've ever seen!"

"No kidding." Tetsutetsu agreed. "Destroying a float, losing a reindeer, getting shot at, and now about to be killed by a bunch of lions."

"And all in one night." Pixie-Bob added.

"And I thought we were unlucky." Toga told her fellow LOV members, thinking back to all the times they've had bad days. Sure, some were worse than others, but never this much crap in one night.

"I guess they don't get to deliver to the girl." Spinner muttered. He honestly wasn't sure how to feel about this. On one hand, he admired Arthur for putting so much effort to make this girl feel special and not left out. He even admired Grandsanta and Bryony for putting in the effort to help. On the other hand though, he didn't really feel a strong connection to this film like the previous ones. Perhaps it's just because there are no heroes and villains here. Even still, he couldn't help but feel that something wasn't right. He shook it off though, whatever it is probably wasn't important.

00:42:59-00:43:38

"Call the keeper!" Grandsanta told Arthur, handing him the map.

"How old is this?" Arthur asked, looking at the map confused. "Atlantis!? Here be cannibals?!"

"You gotta watch out for cannibals." The lions roared at them again, causing the group to jump back in fright. However, since the lions were closing in on them, there was hardly any room for them to move.

"This isn't France, is it?"

"Technically, it's known as Africa." Bryony told them, hugging onto Grandsanta's cane in fear. "Serengeti National Park, Tanzania."

"Rubbish, how can you possibly be sure?" Grandsanta asked her.

"The GPS on my HOHO, sir." Bryony showed him her HOHO.

Grandsanta just stared down at her for a moment, then held out his cane with Bryony clung to it.

"Take her, take the elf!" Bryony screamed and jumped off to get away from the lions, clinging onto Grandsanta.

"GPS, why didn't you say?" Arthur asked.

"I'm a wrapping elf." Bryony clutched onto Grandsanta's face. "I don't navigate, I wrap. I use it to store pictures of bows."

"She's right." Arthur grabs Grandsanta by the shoulders, just as he throws Bryony off of him." You brought us to Africa! I've seen it on a stamp."

Bryony whimpered as the lions roared at them again, moving in closer. Grandsanta stared up at Arthur.

"I'm too young to die, Arthur!" Grandsanta clung onto Arthur's hoodie, dropping to his knees. "Do something. Arthur!"

Arthur just looked at the lions with a panicked expression.

"Ok, what are the chances the lions will go easy on them?" Hagakure asked.

"Not very good." Koda said. "Lions are territorial animals so they probably feel threatened since those three technically invaded their homes. Normally, you'd stand your ground and try to look threatening to scare them off, but…"

"But neither of them have the capability or means of doing so." Tiger said.

"And their appearances don't help here either." Tokoyami added. "Between a three foot elf, an old man, and a scrawny guy, there's not much to be threatened by."

"Which means these big kitties are about to get bloody!" Toga said with a squeal, causing others to scooch away from her.

00:43:38-00:43:52

The scene changed to the big monitor inside the control room. It was currently showing and rewinding the footage of the Arthur and Grandsanta taking off in the sleigh, with Bryony following behind. The monitor paused at about the time Arthur was helping Grandsanta into the sleigh.

"The old sleigh, what is happening here?!" Steve's voice replied, slamming his coffee mug onto the ice desk. Right now, Steve and Peter were in mission control by themselves, with Peter being the one at one of the stations. "Was supposed to be chopped up for firewood decades ago."

Steve started pacing in frustration.

"How on earth did that devious…?" Steve was interrupted.

"Old people, sir." Peter said. "Shall I get you your stress ball?"

Steve raised an eyebrow at the elf.

"Man, this guy never quits, does he." Snipe commented.

"Well, he's not technically wrong." Recovery Girl defended. "A stress ball would help in a situation such as this. In fact, it would help him a lot in the future if he's going to be the new Santa."

"What is he so upset about though, the three of them are just finishing off where he and the elves started." Awase asked.

"Without getting a qualified and experienced individual such as Steve involved in their plans." Aizawa answered. "He knows fully well the risks involved in this job and is updated on how the world has changed since Grandsanta's time. Even with the elf, those three are obviously in way over their head and are likely to get caught."

Aizawa turned to a certain group of students who were in a similar situation such as this. Going off unsupervised and without consent, with many risks involved and someone else held responsible if caught. The five students themselves were also aware of what their teacher was saying and the look he was giving them.

"Especially considering what happens next." Nezu added. Everyone looked at him in confusion.

"What do you mean, sir?" Midnight asked.

"Just a hunch." Nezu shrugged, making others wonder what was going to happen next.

00:43:52-00:44:10

"We have a finer comms array than the Pentagon, and you say contact them except by some crazy, ancient…" Steve walked down the stairs as he was talking, Peter following behind.

"Toodle-loo!" Steve lost his train of thought as a voice echoed throughout the empty room and introduced themselves. "Here comes the cavalry!"

"Ernie Clicker, sir!" Peter said with a scowl.

"Head of Polar Communications for 46 missions!" The voice continued until it was revealed to belong to an elf, Ernie Clicker. This was an elderly elf, older than any of the other elves that were introduced. Ernie was wearing green pajamas and slippers, and was carrying a machine on wheels by a rope he was pulling behind him. Due to his old age, he was slouching and moving very slowly.

"You gotta be kidding me." Kamikiri scoffed. "This is who they called to help?"

"Yeah no offense, but that old man looks even older than Grandsanta." Natsuo said. "What good is he going to do?"

"Well, Steve did say they needed a way to communicate with the sleigh." Fuyumi said. "Also, that elf seems to have had a lot of experience so maybe he's just what they need to work together."

"I guess it would make sense to have someone like him around during that time." Yanagi said. "But what's that thing he's dragging?"

"Obviously, the machine they used back in the day to get in touch with EVE." Kurogiri said. "Though, considering the situation the rogue's are in, I doubt they'll try to respond back."

00:44:10-00:44:45

"Oh, crikey blikey, me and your granddad saw some times!" Ernie laughed. Steve was losing patience and marched towards him. "I remember once…"

"Wow, must catch up soon. Now," Steve picked up Ernie and sat him down on the seat of the machine, rolling it towards where Peter was.

"Oh, you're in a hurry. I can tell." Neither of them answered Ernie. Peter takes the cable from Ernie and takes the top off of the machine to reveal a hemisphere of sticks with buttons on them, like an old typewriter. The machine was so old that when Ernie blew on it, there was an abundant amount of dust that flew off. Ernie and Steve started coughing from it. Peter simply plugged in the cable and the lights on the machine turned on, startling Ernie.

"Oh, this is ridiculous, could we hurry this?"

"Ooh…." Ernie waved off. "You can't rush the Signalator. Got to play her gentle."

Instead of gentleness, Ernie slammed his fist on the Signalator while not taking his eyes off Steve. This action caused a rod attached to the machine to come up and several small flags being turned upwards.

"So , what do you wish to say?" Ernie took off his glasses for a moment as Steve and Peter leaned in. "I wouldn't worry. It's not like they're facing man-eating lions."

"Uh, yeah, about that." Rin replied again.

Some of the audience were not sure how Ernie was able to jump to a conclusion that accurate. It didn't matter though because everyone was wondering how exactly an old man, a scrawny kid, and an elf were going to get out of that situation.

00:44:45-00:45:31

Back at the field in the zoo, the lions were shown roaring and circling the trio. Only this time, Arthur held up his reindeer slippers with the color changing eyes and music playing in them. Arthur held them in front of his face and began singing to the tune.

"Silent night, holy night." As Arthur sang, a new description appeared at the bottom of the screen.

6:13 AM SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA

MAN EATING LIONS: 7

"All is calm." One of the lions tried to swipe at Arthur. He jumped back, startled, and began slowly moving the slippers in front of the lion's face. The lion became less aggressive and followed the glowing lights, moving its head side to side. "All is bright."

Bryony and Grandsanta kept their eyes shut the whole time, Grandsanta holding Bryony out in front of him. They opened their eyes once they noticed the roars had gotten quieter. They looked at each other, surprised Arthur's plan was working.

"I realize this is mental but it's all that I know." Pretty soon, more of the lions began staring at the blinking eyes. One of the lions even ended up yawning. "It's Christmas, nice kitties so please let us go."

More of the lions started yawning and now all the lions were lying on their stomachs, staring at the slippers. Grandsanta and Bryony just looked at each other again, shrugged their shoulders, and decided to just go with it. They sang along with Arthur.

"Sleep in heavenly peace." At this point, all the lions began to fall asleep. The trio took this as their cue to leave. Grandsanta put Bryony down, who picked up the map, and all three of them slowly walked away from the pride. "Sleep in heavenly peace."

"Well that sucked." Bakugo said, rolling his eyes. "I wanted to see how they were going to fight those things, not sing them a lullaby."

"For once, I agree with boom boom boy." Toga said, pissing off Bakugo. "There should be blood coming off of those man eating lions."

"Um, did you forget this was a children's film." Dabi said, raising an eyebrow at her.

"Can't blame a girl for hoping." Toga shrugged.

"Well, I for one am glad they didn't have to fight those lions." Ragdoll said happily. There was obviously some bias in her glee, along with the other Pussycats.

"I'm surprised that trick actually worked." Melissa said.

"Well, studies have shown that soft music can help animals sleep better." Koda said. "Though I doubt this is what those studies had in mind."

"I'm just glad they got through this without any problems." Midoriya said with a smile.

00:45:31-00:45:53

Just as they were leaving, a device on the sleigh clatters and rings, making the three of them freeze. It was the same dial that was on the Signalator back at the North Pole. Small flags began to rotate on the dial and a sheet of paper was coming out of it like a printer.

The group turned and saw that the noise had awoken the lions. The trio was still frozen until the lions charged towards them, making them scream and run for the sleigh. Grandsanta hopped onto Arthur's back and the three of them made it to the sleigh with the lions on their tail. The reindeer reacted to this action and took off.

"Dash!" Grandsanta whipped the reins, making the reindeer pick up speed.

Unexpectedly, one of the lions jumped onto the front of the sleigh and started clawing and pounding on the dial. This made them all scream in terror.

"Ooo, something is coming through." Ernie said, cutting to the North Pole. The flags on the dials began to spin as the message was relayed.

"What does it say?" Steve asked insistently.

Ernie looked at the flags and started speaking gibberish, causing the two beside him to look at the elder elf in annoyance.

"You were saying." Monoma said to Midoriya with a smirk, causing the boy to blush in embarrassment.

"Man, these guys just can't catch a break." Kirishima said.

"I know right, it's like some invisible force is trying to stop them every step of the way." Sero said.

"Invisible force? You mean like god?" Ojiro asked. "You really think god has it out for this girl."

"In no way does our heavenly father "have it out" for any of these people, as you've bluntly put it." Shiozaki said with defiance.

00:45:53-00:46:13

Back in Africa, the reindeer were still underground, guiding the sleigh through the large trench. The pride was still chasing after them, one of the lions was still on the front of EVE, clawing at the three.

"Get off! No!" Grandsanta said, trying to get the lion off. "That's me EVE, you mangy moron!"

Another of the lions that was running on the side, leaped towards the sleigh. It landed on the fake reindeer and started chewing on it. Then a third lion appeared on the back, roaring at the trio. It swiped its claws and ended up tearing the wrapping on the bike.

"No, that's Gwen's gift!" Arthur exclaimed. Bryony saw this and her eyes narrowed at the lions. She leaped into the air and landed next to the lion, glaring at the animal.

"Only children get to tear the wrapping." Bryony pointed at the lion.

"Bryony?" Arthur asked, surprised.

"Automatic tape guns!" Bryony took out the tape guns and moved around the lion, taping its legs together. Before they knew it, the lions fell off the sleigh due to its legs stuck together.

"Down, doggy." Grandsanta said, backing away from the lion in front of him. "Bad doggy."

Bryony appeared in front of Grandsanta and faced the lion, pulling out another device.

"Laser-guided scissors!" Bryony pointed the laser in front of the lion's feet. The lion lost interest in Grandsanta and focused on the green laser. Bryony moved the laser over the side and the lion jumped off to follow the laser.

"Awesome." Kaibara said.

"She showed those pussies what's what!" Pony shouted happily. This response caused everyone to stare at her.

"Monoma," Vlad glared at his student. "After this, we're going to have a talk about speaking appropriately to your peers, specifically, not making them say inappropriate things."

"Yes sir." The copy student said meekly. His homeroom teacher's words sounded fair, but he knew how scary Mr. Vlad could be.

Despite the dark aura the 1B teacher was giving off, Sero was more focused on what Bryony just did. It may not have looked that impressive to some, but for him he was in awe. He was always used to people underestimating his tape quirk, after which he enjoyed proving them wrong. Bryony was apparently the same in this film, she even gave Sero a great idea, using tape on the opponent's legs first to make it harder to fight. Sure he's done full bodies with his tape, but never just the legs. He was thinking of giving it a try in the Danger Room.

00:46:13-00:46:26

During the chase, EVE ended up hitting a large rock in the ground, causing one of the legs to break and hang loose.

"Oh, no, no!" Grandsanta exclaimed, looking down at the damage.

While he was distracted, another lion was able to land onto the sleigh from above. Before it could do anything, Bryony was already in action.

"Standard-issue gift wrap!" Bryony said, wrapping the lion's entire head like a Christmas present.

"There's no time for a bow!" Arthur said, leaning back.

"There's always time for a bow!" Bryony finished, wrapping a bow on top. Once she was done, she hopped off the lion's back and the lion fell off the sleigh. This victory was short lived though because out of nowhere, another lion was on the back of the sleigh and it grabbed Arthur by the hood with its teeth.

"I can't look." Grandsanta said, keeping his eyes on the reindeer and reins. Bryony, acting fast, pulled one of the levers on the sleigh. This activated the camouflage mode and pulled out the cardboard, only this time it was a house with an opening covered by a curtain. The upside to this was that it separated Arthur from the lion. The former hanging upside down and clinging onto the cardboard, head in the middle where the opening was. The lion however, was still on the sleigh.

"Well, what do you know, that camouflage really does help." Power Loader said. "It may seem simple and boring, but it does seem to have many uses."

"And Bryony was creative enough to use it as a way to help Arthur." Fuyumi said.

"I'm surprised that she remembered that one was the right one since she's never used it before." Todoroki said.

"There's labels on the knobs, Icy Hot." Bakugo said. "Didn't you see them in the beginning when they first took off?"

"Oh, I guess not."

"Nice eyesight kid." Hawks complimented. "Even I almost missed that."

"Tch, whatever." Bakugo shrugged off, though smirked because the number two hero complimented him.

"It didn't help much though, that lion is still on the sleigh." Asui said with worry.

"Hey, hey, if Bryony was able to handle three lions, then she can definitely handle one more." Nejire said with confidence.

00:46:26-00:46:44

"Not that knob!" Arthur shouted. He looked forward and saw the lion still on the sleigh. Panicking, he shut the curtains of the opening. "Good night."

"Oh, no!" Bryony turned back to the levers in front of her, trying to see which of them could help in this situation. She pushed one button and that just caused flags on the side to pop out and move up and down.

"Something else." Arthur told them, still clutching the curtains together.

Bryony was about to push another button, but Grandsanta stopped her.

"No, leave it! Don't…" Grandsanta couldn't finish his sentence because another lion jumped onto the side of the sleigh. Grandsanta tried shielding himself as the lion was about to take a swing at him. Bryony pushed another button, which popped out the camera hidden in the sleigh. This distracted the lion, making it hit the camera, which caused the flash to go off. The bright light disoriented the lion and made it fall off, only to break from the hit from earlier "MY CAMERA!"

Bryony pulled the same lever as before, causing the camouflage to fold back into the sleigh and Arthur to land in the seats. However, with the camouflage gone, the lion in the back was able to advance on the trio. It was directly in Arthur's face, roaring at him as the others screamed in terror. Then suddenly, the elder reindeer poked its head out from underneath, unintentionally launching the lion out of the sleigh. The lion landed in the dirt, caterwauling on impact. Despite this small victory, the other lions were still chasing them.

Many breathed a sigh of relief, though some knew it wasn't over just yet.

"So how many is that now?" Sato asked.

"I think three, maybe four off the board." Shoji guessed.

"Why don't they just take off, the lions can't chase them in the air." Tetsutetsu asked.

"There's too many trees above them right now." Shishida said. "Plus, they were probably trying to find a big, open space so they'd have more room to fly. Once they get out of that trench, I'm sure they'll take off."

00:46:44-00:46:54

The trio and deer looked back, seeing they were beginning to lose the lions. Their heads turned forward with a relief expression on their faces, which suddenly turned to fear. They screamed and covered their faces as the sleigh went straight through a more crowded bunch of trees. Due to how close the trees were to each other, the reindeer finally took off and flew through all the leafless branches. It was a rough ride but the reindeer were able to get them out of the forest and into the sky.

"Wait! Look!" Arthur screamed, pointed back down towards the ground. Turns out, their escape caused two of the reindeer to get separated from the EVE and run away from the lions on the ground.

"The reindeer!" Koda gasped.

"Another reason they didn't want to take off, they didn't want a repeat of what happened in Toronto." Shishida said. "The gear must've got caught in the branches and forced those two reindeer back to the ground."

"And without the dazzling dust, they can't fly away." Aoyoma said, grimly.

"What's going to happen to the reindeer?" Katsuma asked, worried for those poor animals.

"I'm sure they'll be fine, little brother." Maharo said, hugging his side. She was giving him reassurance, but even she knew those lions would hurt the deer.

00:46:54-00:47:28

Acting quickly, Arthur grabbed the barrel of magic dust and dumped it over the side, hoping it would get the reindeer. His hope came true because the dust reigned down on the deer and allowed them to fly. The only downside though is that Arthur accidentally continued to let the barrel fall, causing the dust to hit the lions and make them float clumsily.

Instead of looking worried, Arthur and Bryony looked down at the ground with huge smiles. The barrel continued to pour down and the excess of dust spread throughout the whole zoo, covering every animal nearby. Other than the two reindeer hopping through the sky, all the other dust covered animals just floated like they were balloons. Pretty soon, the whole sky was a sparkly dust covered animal attraction.

"Whoo, hoo, hoo!" Bryony cheered.

"Wow." Arthur agreed with her, staring at the sight in awe.

The animals floated so high that they were within the same level as the sleigh, so Grandsanta had to maneuver through the floating animals. Arthur and Bryony just laughed along the way, enjoying how the dust and animals looked with the full moon sky.

"That's so amazing!" Uraraka said, eyes lighting up at the sight. When she was younger, she was always amazed at what her quirk could do when applied to an object. She used to practice in her room with small objects flying around, and it made her smile because it felt like she was actually in space. It was even more fun when she used it on herself, though it meant she got a little queasy, which her parents didn't enjoy. Seeing this display of power brought back so much nostalgia, which made sense since this is a Christmas movie. She was also glad she wasn't the only one captivated by this.

"Now that's what I call one nuit scintillante." Aoyoma said, doing a dramatic pose.

"Ugh, come again?" Kaminari asked.

"Twinkling night." Fukidashi translated. "Which it certainly is."

"You speak French, mon ami?" Aoyoma looked at the 1B with interest.

"Well, since my quirk turns words in physical forms, I figured learning words in different languages would give me an advantage. Plus, it saves time for a translator."

While the students and other young ones were enjoying the dust covered field, the adults were seeing this in a bad light. Some of the teachers were a little disappointed that their students weren't seeing the reality of this situation. Hawks himself knew how bad this would be for the Claus family. This whole operation (and yes he is calling Christmas an operation), relied heavily on stealth and subtly. So to witness this, Hawks could only imagine how much of a disaster this'll be later tonight. There's definitely no chance in hell of covering this up.

"I'm not so sure this is a good thing." Todoroki spoke, pulling others out of their sense of wonder.

"Why is that, shroom?" Komori asked.

"Because this could cause a panic." Iida said. "This world isn't used to the unnatural or, pardon my pun, quirky for that matter. Imagine what everyone's reactions will be once they see ordinary animals do something extraordinary such as this."

"That's not the worst part though." Nezu said with a grim expression.

"What is?" Rin asked his classmate.

"I think the worst part is what will happen once the dust wears off." Power Loader continued. "We never saw how long the dust lasted when applied to the deer. Especially since the deer get sprayed by it through that funnel the whole time. Also, we don't know all the details of how this magic dust works."

"What do you mean, "don't know all the details"?" Ashido asked. "It seems pretty straightforward to me. You pour the dust on the deer and they fly, simple as that."

"But is it though?" Kurogiri questioned. "When the reindeer finish the job or land on a roof, they no longer are given the dust. And since the dust leaves a trail as they fly, the one shown from the sleigh doesn't seem to grow weaker but dissolves the farther away it is from the sleigh, similar to a plane."

"But planes have engines that are usually responsible for this." Melissa added, realizing the point being made. "There doesn't seem to be any engine or electrical device on that sleigh, which everything about flying relies entirely on the reindeer and the dust. So if they suddenly no longer had one, the entire sleigh wouldn't function and most likely crash."

Many eyes widen at this answer.

"So are you saying those poor animals are going to crash land into the ground once the dust wears off?" Koda said in horror. "But that can't happen, falling from that height could kill them!"

"And leave many, many, many pools of blood on the ground!" Toga said excitedly, causing others to gasp and look at the screen in horror.

If the idea of a panic didn't stop the students' awe, the risk of death definitely did. They knew this was a kids film, but they couldn't bear to watch that many animals fall to their deaths like that.

"Those animals are going to die?" Eri said, close to crying.

"Now hold on a second Eri, we can't think like that yet." Mirio told the girl with optimism, then turned to the audience. "If a plane has no fuel, it doesn't just nose dive into the ground. Even though the engines stop, they slowly descend right?"

"That's right!" Hatsume said. "In those situations, planes can become giant gliders basically due to the air current and wind. So maybe it's the same with these animals, they'll slowly descend as their fuel, or the dust, wears off."

This theory brought relief to everyone, except for one blood obsessed girl who just pouted. They were hoping things would be alright for the animals.

00:47:28-00:48:07

"What's so funny!?" Grandsanta asked in anger, getting the two's attention. "Look what they've done to my EVE, and the map."

"But it's okay!" Arthur said with a smile, holding up Bryony's HOHO. "We've got this, look."

Arthur starts typing in the HOHO like a phone.

"Mimosa Avenue, Trelew." Arthur finished typing, then showed Grandsanta the HOHO.

"Proceed to the highlighted route." The HOHO said.

"What's the point, look at us?" Grandsanta said, gesturing to the damaged sleigh. "And my camera totally banjaxed, how do I get my picture now?"

"What picture," Arthur asked.

"The sleigh on the roof, the eight beautiful reindeer, and Santa… ME! Going down the chimney. That's what I wanted them to see. They missed the kid, but I got there, my way!"

Arthur just stared at Grandsanta in disbelief the whole time.

"That's why you came, not for Gwen." Arthur said in devastation, looking down at the HOHO.

The audience felt saddened by this reveal. Some were upset, others were angry, and a few acted like they weren't surprised. Either way, any high opinion of Grandsanta dropped down drastically.

"Oh dear, I was afraid this was the case." Nezu said.

"Was this that hunch you were referring to sir?" Midnight asked.

"Indeed," Nezu nodded. "Even though all the signs were there, I wanted to be optimistic since it's Christmas."

"What signs?" Kaminari asked.

"His reluctance to tell Steve their plan, the pause when asked about the fake deer, the picture he took of himself when they left Toronto, and his multiple bad mouth moments towards the technology being used." Hawks listed.

"So in other words, he was just doing this for his own glory." Spinner said with disdain. Spinner was one of the many who liked Grandsanta because he stood up to the stiffs in his family and wasn't afraid to stand up for his own beliefs. Now though, Spinner couldn't help but hate this old man more than Steve and Malcolm. He was just as much of a show off as the false heroes of their world.

00:48:07-00:48:20

Arthur lowered his head in a sad expression, handing back Bryony her HOHO. Neither of them said anything, the only voice speaking now was the HOHO.

"1368 miles, then slight left." It announced.

Bryony and Arthur stared down at the arrow on the screen, while Grandsanta glanced at it for a brief moment. He shook his head.

"For the love of lulu." Grandsanta said, finally giving in. "Bossed around by Tinpot Tom."

Grandsanta whipped the reins and the reindeer flew faster.

"Dash!" He said, leaving behind a trail of dust and a beetle floating within it.

"Uh, that "Tinpot Tom" is doing a hell of a lot better than that crappy map of yours you old bitch." Hatsume said with anger, surprising some. She hasn't shown this much resentment since Iron Man 2. They were just glad that Justin Hammer wasn't in this film, who knows what would happen then.

00:48:20-00:48:42

Back at the North Pole, Ernie was trying to fix the Signalator because it was jammed from the other one's lion attack. Peter and Steve are still by his sides.

"Try them again, keep trying." Steve insisted. As Ernie was trying to fix it, Steve walked away to give himself space, Peter following behind. "All this for one child, in six hundred million."

"We should turn her off a mo." Ernie said, mentioning the Signalator. However, neither Steve nor Peter paid attention to him.

"Don't worry sir." Peter said, approaching Steve. "Children are stupid. Either it won't know it got missed or it'll think it's been bad. It's a win-win."

"You missed one? A nipper?" Ernie laughed, overhearing the conversation. He gestures his hand to the entire control room. "What's all this here for if you miss one?"

"I got to say, that old elf's not wrong." Snipe said. "If Steve's tech was as perfect as he pitches it out to be, then it would've detected this missing child sooner."

"Unfortunately, machines are like quirks." Power Loader said. "They're only as good as the user themselves. The more you use it, the more useful and efficient it becomes."

Meanwhile, the younger kids were all glaring at Peter for his "kids are stupid" comment. They were hurt and angry that an elf would say that about them. The four of them heard stories about how wonderful elves were supposed to be. Peter was beginning to ruin Christmas for them, making it sound like they don't matter.

00:48:42-00:49:07

"Could you please type faster?" Steve asked impatiently, walking back in front of Ernie and the machine.

Ernie did just that, but in doing so, the Signalator began to overheat and the dial spun out of control until one of them flew off and hit Steve in the forehead. Before Steve could even register that, the cable connecting the Signalator to the workstations sent an electric surge that spread throughout the machines.

"Systems critical." The computer announced. Afterwards, all the lights began to turn off one by one very quickly. The trio gawked in reaction. "Lead in Christmas."

For a few moments, there was only darkness until finally someone spoke up.

"Oops-a-daisy." Ernie muttered.

"Peter, let go of my hand please." Steve said calmly.

"Yes sir. Sorry sir." Peter replied.

Steve used his HOHO to allow light in the room, showing the three of them exactly where they were, in the dark.

"And get me IT."

The audience laughed at this part. They honestly didn't think an old piece of equipment would cause this much damage, this fast. Even the tech savvy group weren't expecting this outcome, but still laughed anyway.

00:49:07-00:49:23

The scene cuts to the sleigh flying towards a town surrounded by hills near the ocean. Right now the skies are foggy and aqua colored. A new description appeared at the bottom left of the screen.

6:32 AM TRELEW

REINDEER 5.5

"Descend 1000 feet." The HOHO announced. During then, something fell from the sleigh and crashed onto one of the giant satellites on the cliffs. The resulting crash caused the satellite to turn slightly to the left.

"Woah!" Grandsanta said after the deer did a sharp turn. Down below, there was a clearer view of the town and all the lights and buildings inside.

"You are at your destination." The HOHO announced, causing Bryony to give a small cheer.

"Yes!" Arthur cheered louder along with Bryony. "We did it, we did it! We did it! Hooray!"

The two of them stopped cheering and turned to Grandsanta, who just looked at them silent and unimpressed.

"Whoopee-doo." Was the only thing Grandsanta said, turning back forward.

"Someone's grouchy." Pixie-Bob commented.

"What do you expect, things aren't going his way now that his lies are exposed." Mandalay added.

"Because he doesn't care about Christmas or kids like me." Kota added, glaring at Grandsanta. Mandalay felt a little concerned for her little cousin's anger, though she also knew it was understandable.

"At least they made it to Gwen's house." Katsuma said, remaining positive.

Others in the audience weren't sharing that positivity. This area looked nothing like the one shown in the beginning of the film. For starters, it wasn't snowing here and there weren't this many hills surrounding the area. They had a bad feeling about this.

00:49:23-00:49:39

Bryony held the HOHO out in front so everyone could see the screen, which was now showing pointed arrows.

"In 100 yards, turn left." The HOHO announced that Grandsanta made a sharp left turn. The HOHO continued giving directions, to make very sharp turns in the sky. "Straight ahead, left, right. You are at your client's dwelling."

Since they were still in the sky, they ended up overshooting their destination and flew past the house. This sent Arthur in a panic.

"Whoa, whoa! Hey, steady!" Arthur said rapidly. Grandsanta didn't answer and directed the deer straight towards the ground. They ended up making a rough landing in an alley. The moment they stopped, Arthur jumped out of the sleigh and landed on the ground on his stomach.

"We made it, I survived!" Arthur said happily, kissing the ground.

"Oh come on, the sleigh ride wasn't that bad, right?" Ashido argued.

"You mean when they crashed through that giant Santa balloon, or when they got shot at by that civilian, or when they were chased by those lions?" Shinso asked. This line of questioning caused Ashido to go silent, a red face of embarrassment.

00:49:39-00:50:27

"I'll walk home, I'll get a boat, but I am never getting back in that crazy flying death trap ever again!" Arthur said with relief, standing up.

Arthur's smile dropped when he turned to Grandsanta, who just tossed the wrapped bike out of the sleigh.

"Go on, get it over. I want my bed." Grandsanta told him, crossing his arms.

"You're not coming?" Arthur asked. He and Bryony both stared at Grandsanta, who still looked away with his arms crossed. When he didn't answer, Arthur just picked up the bike and held it out for his grandfather to take.

"You have to deliver the present." Arthur gave Grandsanta a reassuring smile. "You've got your special coat on."

"You're our Santa." Bryony added, sounding like a plea.

"I said me and Evie could get you here, and we did." Grandsanta said, still unaffected by the duo. "The rest is elf work. Go on, Festive Freddie, sling your hook."

Giving up, Arthur walked away in sadness, Grandsanta still looking away with his arms crossed. Arthur only took a few steps until he stopped and looked back at Grandsanta.

"It doesn't matter how we got here." Arthur tried once again. "The sleigh on the roof, the jingle bells, the eight reindeer. Gwen would never have seen that."

"Exactly!" Mirio agreed, sharing Arthur's enthusiasm. "Even if you can't show others your accomplishments, the people that are happy because of you are even better. That girl is going to wake up and have a smile on her face knowing that Santa came. She'll know he really does care, that's guaranteed to help you out of your funk."

Mirio looked down at Eri, remembering the time he first saw her smile at the school festival. Even though it was just a song and dance performance, seeing her so happy made it even better than taking down Chisaki. Which is why Mirio firmly believes that delivering this bike will make all the difference in the world.

Some of the enthusiastic members of the audience felt like Mirio made a good point, it was Christmas after all. Others, not so much, due to Grandsanta being stubborn and stuck in his own ways. Spinner was convinced more than anyone that Mirio is wrong about this old timer.

00:50:27-00:50:51

Bryony looked back at Grandsanta, hoping that Arthurs words got to him, but it didn't. Arthur didn't wait long to see if his grandfather would change his mind, so he started walking out of the alley. With determination, Bryony exited the sleigh from the back and followed Arthur towards the house. When Bryony finally caught up to him, Arthur spots her by his side and smiles. The two look up to see a street sign above them.

MIMOSA AV.

← 10-30 31-40→

The sign leads them to the house with the number 23 above the front door.

"I wish dad could see this." Arthur whispered as they stopped in front of the door. "It would take such a load off his mind."

"Pssh, as if that fat bastard cares about that little brat." Shigaraki said bluntly.

Others wanted to argue with the villain, but they decided not to. Half of them because Malcolm said he wouldn't sleep soundly about this, but he ended up doing it anyway. The other half because it didn't matter to them if the dad wasn't delivering the gift, all that mattered was that Gwen finally got it. Either way, Arthur is proving to be a better Santa right now.

00:50:51-00:51:27

"So, what are your orders?" Bryony asked in a whisper.

"Hmm?"

"You're a Claus, you give the orders."

"Do I? Oh. Um… heh." Arthur laughed, now realizing the situation. "I'm just happy being an elf, really. You know, just part of it all."

Bryony just sighed.

"You want to order me to go through the cat flap?"

"Oh! Um… yes, that's a great idea."

Per Arthur's agreement, Bryony quickly went through the flap. Once in, she opened the mail slot on the door, revealing her eyes. Arthur crouched down to her level.

"Do you want to tell me to let you in?"

"Brilliant, thank you Bryony."

Bryony closed the slot and quickly unlocked all the locks, opening the door for Arthur. Things hit a snag when the two of them spot a silent alarm inside, blinking red. Both of them looked up and saw it was connected to an outdoor alarm that's beeping fast, indicating it was about to go off. Arthur and Bryony looked at it with worry.

"And do you want to…?" Bryony decided to cut to the chase. "Quick!"

"The alarm? Definitely, yes."

Acting fast, Bryony scaled up until she was facing the alarm. Instead of deactivating it, she wrapped it a couple of times with Christmas wrapping so it was muffled. She even added a few bows at the end.

"Ok, now that is impressive." Sero said with a grin. "I mean, not only did she use raping paper, but she did it in less than five seconds. She's so good at this, maybe I could try something like this with my tape."

Sero thought about whether he'd actually try this in real life. Obviously, he knew that such a method would mean doing more stealth missions, which Sero doesn't have much experience in.

That didn't mean it wouldn't hurt to try. Sero had to hand it to Bryony, she gave him so many new ideas. For a Christmas movie, this was a really good experience.

"I doubt it'd be that simple though." Tsukauchi said. "At least, in our world that is."

"It's true, alarm systems are not just loud noises anymore." Melissa added. "They're digital signals that the owners can be alerted by on any device and alert the police instantly. And there's even more advancements than that."

Sero felt discouraged by that. Still, it couldn't hurt to see how this plays out in the film.

"So, why did she need him to give orders?" Tsubaraba asked. "I mean, she seemed to already know what to do. Why wait for Arthur to say it out loud?"

"It seems these elves are more like soldiers than we thought." Ectoplasm said. "While these elves are capable of many things, they rely solely on a leader to give specific instructions. It's like ants, in order to function they need a queen, a leader."

Ozzy looked down at Ectoplasm with a raised eyebrow. Looks like someone stole a page out of Antman, even though he hasn't seen it yet. Ozzy wondered if he should rub it in Kiddo's face in case they can't make the Christmas party. Then he just shrugged, he'd need to run it by his helpers first. So he just decided to sit back and play with his Christmas yoyo, a little souvenir he brought from home.

00:51:27-00:51:55

Quietly, Arthur pushed the front door open and Bryony flipped off his shoulder and landed in front of him. The two slowly made their way into the house, closing the door behind them. Arthur looked around the house as they passed by the hallway. It was only until they reached a glass door that Arthur gasped. Bryony had already made her way there, but what really caught his eye was that he could make out the tree with Christmas lights through the glass. Bryony stood by the side, waiting for Arthur to open the door. He took a deep breath, turned the handle, and pushed it open.

Inside was brighter and better to see for Arthur and Bryony. It was a living room with a big Christmas tree, decorated with bright lights, tinsel, and ornaments. The star on top was the brightest light in the whole room. In fact, it was so bright that the light reflected off Arthur's pupils, making his eyes shine with more wonder and awe. He had a huge smile on his face just taking in the sight.

There were smiles and cooing throughout the entire audience. Even though this wasn't one of those big mansions with hundreds of Christmas lights or one of those neighborhood street light events shown on tv, it was still amazing. Arthur's reaction was so contagious that it made the audience look at this scene with the same amount of wonder and joy as him. Even some of the villains felt positive at seeing this simple, yet powerful scene. There was almost nothing that could ruin this for them.

00:51:55-00:52:27

"Is this your first time?" Bryony asked, smiling at Arthur.

Arthur just nodded at her and Bryony held out her hand for Arthur. Bryony led Arthur towards the tree, never taking his eyes off it. When he let go his eyes went from the star on top and worked his way down to where the presents were. The moment was ruined right away when the two of them spotted a gift wrapped bike under the tree, causing Bryony to gasp.

Arthur and Bryony both looked at the bike they brought and then back to the bike already here. Arthur set the bike down next to the one on the tree, trying to make sense of this predicament.

"But…" Arthur trailed off. It was then that he noticed the tag on the bike on the tree, it was written in spanish.

De

Santa

Arthur's jaw dropped in fear, then he looked around the room. He finally noticed the "Feliz Navidad" sign hanging by the fireplace. There was also a plate of churros with a note.

QUERIDO SANTA - TENGA UNOS CHURROS.

Then there were the shoes filled with candy and gifts instead of stockings. And lastly, the luchador merchandise on and above a shelf. One of the Lucha Libre picture frames was decorated with green tinsel around it.

The key word almost came to mind right now. People were upset that the moment was ruined by this odd mishap. Their upset turned into confusion, at least for those that weren't observant in the beginning.

"Uh, what the hell is going on?" Tetsutetsu asked.

"Are you that stupid, they're in the wrong house metal head." Bakugo answered

"What are you talking about, that house has the same address as the one on the letter?" Mineta was also confused.

"True, but the geography is different from what was shown." Yaoyorozu explained. "There's no snow, and the town was too close to the water. Plus the neighborhood didn't match the one shown in the beginning."

"How could this have happened?" Fuyumi asked. "I thought those HOHO's were state of the art."

"Power Loader said earlier that technology was only as good as the person who uses it." Melissa said. She and a few others had some idea of what went wrong, but didn't want to point it out. It'd be too embarrassing as it is now.

00:52:27-00:52:31

"Bryony?" Arthur asked without looking at her. He didn't take his eyes off the shelf.

As if things couldn't get any worse, Arthur turned his head towards the front door. The beeping was getting loud. It became so loud that the wrapping on the outdoor alarm popped off and the alarm was now wailing instead of beeping. The sound of it could be heard throughout the neighborhood.

"And of course, the wrapping didn't work." Sero sighed in disappointment. "So much for applying that idea in the field."

Even though they warned everyone, Sero was still sad to see this wasn't a viable strategy.

00:52:31-00:52:49

The moment the wailing went off, a chihuahua came out of nowhere and ran towards Arthur, barking. It jumped onto Arthur's slipper and Arthur hobbled on one foot, trying to shake the dog off. The chihuahua still wouldn't let go, so Bryony had to step in and try to pull it off.

"He likes these slippers even more than you do!" Bryony finally got the dog off and threw it backwards. This caused Arthur to roll on his back and out the window. Bryony followed and quickly shut the window, which was just in time as the dog jumped against the glass. Bryony wasted no time and started running, Arthur was about to follow her but something stopped him. He looked back and saw the chihuahua leaning against the window, giving Arthur literal puppy dog eyes. Arthur looked at the dog in the eyes for a moment before opening the window and leaving one of his slippers on the seal.

"Happy Christmas." Arthur took off quickly, while the dog cuddled with the slipper. Arthur shut the window behind him.

"Awwww." Many of the audience members cooed, especially the girls and Koda.

"That's so adorable." La Brava said, holding her hands together.

"Arthur is the sweetest person I know." Ragdoll said. "He made that dog's night, even after it was chasing and grabbing at him."

"Yay, he cheered up the puppy." Eri cheered.

00:52:49-00:53:06

Arthur was able to catch up to Bryony and the two of them were now running down the streets back towards the sleigh. During that time, helicopters were flying around town shining searchlights down onto the road.

"When you put the address into the HOHO, what did you see?" Bryony asked.

"A list of Trelews." Arthur said. "I just clicked on the first one!"

"Which was not Trelew, England. We're in the wrong Trelew!"

Things only got worse as police sirens were heard outside, indicating that more police officers were now involved. The scene switched to a wider shot of the Trelew they were in, with a new description at the bottom left.

6:39 AM TRELEW, MEXICO

DISTANCE TO TRELEW, ENGLAND: 4876 MILES

Those who weren't worried about the police searching the city for the trio were smacking their heads at a different issue.

"He seriously didn't double check the address when he entered it?" Kaminari asked with a raised eyebrow. "Even I'm not dumb enough to do something like that."

"Oh, I don't know about that." Jiro teased.

"Oh come on, why do you always give me such a hard time?" Kaminari asked her. Jiro just shrugged and turned back to the screen.

"Is anyone else wondering why there's so much police out there right now?" Dabi asked. Everyone knew he had a point.

"I have to agree with Patchwork over there." Kamikiri said, getting a glare from the blue flame villain. "Sure breaking and entering is a crime, but this much police for something like that?"

"I don't know." Nezu said, another hunch in mind. "Maybe it's because of some other incident they've caused."

00:53:06-00:53:32

"What's going on?!" Arthur asked. Him and Bryony were running back to where they came from, making it back to the sleigh. Bryony didn't hesitate to leap onto the back of the sleigh and into the seats.

"They've been watching us." Grandsanta said in fear, pointing up towards the sky. "They've seen Evie. It's just like last time."

Arthur threw the bike into the sleigh. Before he could get into the sleigh, Bryony used her HOHO to show him and Grandsanta a live news broadcast.

"Governments tonight are waking to the news of a UFO traveling the globe at incredible speed." A reporter said.

"That's us!" Bryony pointed out as the news showed the layout of where the sleigh traveled.

"The clearest sighting was at this tractor dealership in Idaho." The news showed the old man who lived at said tractor dealership. On the left corner of the HOHO showed a silhouette of Arthur while he was there.

"Had eyeballs on its feet, and a pointy little head." The old man told them. "It asked me for a sign."

"We're on the news." Bryony gasped. The news then showed the wreckage they caused in Toronto, Christmas lights layed on the streets.

"From the trail in Toronto, these beings do not appear to be friendly." The reporter finished, showing the deflated Santa balloon surrounded by police.

Many villains laughed at what was happening right now. Honestly, it wasn't everyday that people mistook Santa for aliens. Well, they probably do without anyone realizing it, but it was funny either way. The more serious ones of the group could not believe how badly things had gone. What they imagined the worst case scenario could be, ended up much worse than they could've ever imagined.

"Well now, this is an unexpected turn of events." Compress said with a chuckle.

"On the bright side, at least the whole Santa existence hasn't been completely exposed." Honenuki defended.

"But the real question is how will the government respond to something like this." Aizawa said with a sigh.

00:53:32-00:54:00

The scene quickly shifts back to the North Pole, with a hand swiping away the news on screen. This hand belonged to Steve who was sitting down in the now lite control room, tablet in hand. He was so focused and stressed out by the news that he didn't even pay attention to the seagull on his shoulder.

"Rebooting." The computer announced.

"We are online, sir." Peter tells him.

This was enough to finally snap Steve out of it. He got out of his chair and tossed away the tablet, the sudden movement scared away the seagull. He walked over to the work stations of other elves that had joined the trio. He had a look of fear on his face as he watched and listened to the multiple news broadcasts of what Arthur, Bryony, and Grandsanta had been up to. This ranged from radio signals, to satellite tracking, to surveillance cameras.

"I have calls reporting a steam train flying around." A voice said over the radio.

"It's gone black over Mexico, this thing's going faster than anything we know of." Another voice said.

"No." Steve gasped as the elves pulled up more feed on the wall screens. This included the cloud snowman which now looked like an alien, Arthur's appearance in Idaho, and the animals still floating in the African zoo.

"The herd is now in Mozambique's airspace, threatening the fragile peace between the two nations." A reporter with an african accent voiced over.

"Two billion items delivered, and we didn't leave a footprint in the snow. And now…" Steve trailed, not taking his eyes off the monitors.

"And now everything is falling apart in one night, making the possibility of them being exposed even more likely." Gentle stated plainly.

"They should have listened to Steve and not gone in the first place." Vlad said.

"But if they hadn't gone, then that girl would be waking up without a present for Christmas." All Might said.

"As sad as that is, look at the result of their effort." Snipe said. "It's one thing to be spotted by a few people when doing this type of stealth work, but this has gone beyond sloppy. He's essentially putting everyone at the North Pole in danger."

"No he isn't." Ashido argued. "The world doesn't even know it's Santa, they think it's aliens."

"Does that actually make it any better?" Asui asked her classmate. "Mina, this world isn't used to things out of the ordinary like quirks. If they believe its aliens, then they could see it as a threat and try to stop them with force, given all the alien movies ever made. But if they find out it's actually Santa, then it'll be 1816 like that elf from earlier said. Either way, things are going to escalate from here on out."

Shigaraki couldn't help but grin. The world was basically panicking because of the chaos the "heroes" of this world were causing. Obviously, the circumstances and mission were different from anything from their own world. However, the idea that the good guys are doing more harm than good and potentially scaring the people was a dream come true for Tomura. He couldn't wait to see what happens next. It really was beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as they would say.

00:54:00-00:54:11

"Sir?" Someone cut Steve off. He turned and saw one of the elves had called for him at their work station. "We have lost eighty percent of our data."

"No, no." Steve marched towards the elf with Peter following behind. "We have eighteen pulse data reservoirs of a trillion terabytes!"

"Sorry, autosave was off."

"Should I slap him, sir?" Peter asked. "Quite hard."

"YES, YOU SHOULD DO THAT RIGHT NOW!" La Brava screamed. Her angry outburst practically scared everyone, even Gentle. "How could you make a mistake like that?! All that data, just gone because you couldn't leave on auto save!"

"Jeez, and I thought Hatsume was crazy about this stuff." Uraraka whispered to Midoriya and Iida, both too stumped to speak.

00:54:11-00:54:18

"Sir." Another elf drew Steve's attention. She pointed up towards the monitor above her. "There's a polar bear on Level 6."

"Sir?" Another elf asked. "Why is Arthur out there?"

Steve and the other elves looked towards one of the big screens on the wall. This one showed a Live CNN update of an image of Arthur. Because his hood was up, his entire head looked like a red skin colored being with no mouth and a pointed head. Due to a camera flare, his eyes were glowing in the picture, making them look like bright red dots. In the right corner of the image, there was another image of Arthur's slippers. However, the darkness and blurriness made the slippers look like regular feet with glowing eyeballs. Underneath that corner image was a label that said "SILENT FRIGHT". As if that couldn't make it any worse, the bottom of the footage had a tag as well that promoted fear.

THE FACE OF EVIL?

"Spooky." Yanagi said, staring into the eyes of the blurry alien/Arthur Claus.

"You know Yanagi, you're actually spot on with that word this time." Kendo said, getting shivers from seeing that footage.

"You two are missing the point though." Kuroiro said with a smirk. "The darkness in the footage plays to their advantage."

"He's correct," Tokoyami nodded. "This alien hysteria is keeping the public unaware of the existence of Santa Claus. Afterall, who would think of Jolly St. Nick after everything the trio has done."

"But they're calling Arthur the face of evil." Katsuma said, in a sad tone.

"He doesn't care, he just wants to make Gwen happy." Kota said, looking at Midoriya. "It's what a hero would do."

Midoriya smiled at Kota, who smiled back. Some found this sweet, but the villains just rolled their eyes.

00:54:18-00:54:32

"He missed one." Everyone's attention turned to the person who said this. It was Ernie, still at his Signalator. "A nipper."

All the elves raised their seats to get a better view of Ernie down on the lower levels of the control room.

"I mean, 47785BXK."

All the elves in the room gasped and turned to Steve, who just stood still with his mouth open. Just then, one of the doors to the control room opened. Everyone looked towards the doors above them and saw a seal slip inside and slide down the stairs. Their attention was on Steve again, who got pooped on the shoulder by the seagull now flying in the room.

"Sir, we've got something." One of the elves said, not noticing Steve's annoyed look. "Bryony Shelfley, it's her HOHO."

"Oh man, everything is going to shit for Steve!" Twice said, panicking and then calmed down. "Nah, just that bird is doing the shitting, everything else is fine."

"What the hell is with this guy?" Kaibara whispered to Tsubaraba. His classmate just shrugged.

"Who knows." Tsubaraba whispered back casually. "He's a villain, villains are all crazy."

00:54:32-00:54:58

Back with the trio, Bryony switched off the news on her HOHO. Arthur accidentally snapped something off of the sleigh, staring at it for a minute. He then looked at the remaining reindeer in front of them.

"We can still get there." Arthur said with determination. He slides into the sleigh. "We just have to go faster, higher!"

Arthur took Bryony's tape dispenser and tapes himself to the seats.

"You've changed your tune." Bryony said with a smile, even though Grandsanta is panicking over the helicopters and police nearby.

"I'm not going anywhere." Grandsanta said, climbing into the backseat with the elder reindeer. "I'm not here!"

Arthur noticed that the reindeer were beginning to move and looked down, realizing what he had done.

"I've taped myself in!" Arthur panicked. "Grandsanta!"

"Leave me alone." Grandsanta was now in a fetal position, even though the sleigh was rocking from the sharp turns by the reindeer. "It's that terrible night all over again."

"What night!?"

"Last time I took Evie for a spin." The sleigh hit a speed bump, causing everyone to jump in their seats. "I didn't know it was the Cuban Missile Crisis! I nearly started World War III."

"I'm sorry what!" Tsukauchi said in shock. "You mean to tell me that Santa Claus himself almost caused the end of the world by being in the middle of one of the most stressful times on the planet!"

The audience were very surprised to hear this, even the villains were thrown off guard by this news. They knew Grandsanta was eccentric and hotheaded, but they didn't think he'd be this sloppy. Just what did he do during his time as Santa?

"So in other words, it was Santa that nearly destroyed the world?" Shigaraki said with a smile. This film just keeps getting better and better for him. Grandsanta may have been some wannabe old timer, but he was definitely an anarchist in Shigaraki's eyes. He was more than ready to see what else this old man would destroy next.

00:54:58-00:55:04

"Wha?" Before Arthur could question him, he saw them coming up a nearby turn. He screamed as the reindeer knocked over some trash cans when they turned. One of those trash cans landed on top of the elder reindeer's head, making it seem like they were wearing it. While all that was happening, Bryony was trying to free Arthur using her scissors.

"Hold still." Bryony told him, cutting the tape closest to his chest. "Someone has to drive."

When the sleigh hit another speed bump, Bryony accidentally launched her arm forward and almost stabbed Arthur in the eye with the scissors. Arthur and Bryony just froze, the former out of panic and the latter out of shock.

"Whoopsie!"

Many in the audience jumped in fright of Arthur almost losing an eye. One person was disappointed though.

"Ah man, I thought we were going to see some blood!" Toga whined. She just pouted and crossed her arms, leaning in her seat. "So much for Christmas miracles."

00:55:04-00:55:15

Due to all the sharp turns and shaking from running on the streets, another reindeer broke free from the herd.

"Oh no!" Arthur cried out. He and Bryony could only watch as the deer was left behind. "Fencer, uh, Mincer! Come back!"

Arthur's cries were no use as the reindeer turned into an alley and disappeared from his sight. As soon as the deer was gone, two police cars appeared behind the sleigh in hot pursuit of them. Arthur looked back up front to see more police cars approach them, so the reindeer turned left on another street to avoid them. Unfortunately, this didn't work because more police cars were waiting for them at the end of the street they were on.

"Bryony!" Bryony stopped what she was doing and saw the police up ahead. Acting fast, she jumped in front of the controls and made the reindeer fly up. They were able to escape the cop cars surrounding them and Arthur screamed the whole way up. They flew so high that even the helicopters couldn't chase them.

There were many sighs of relief in the audience, but by now things have gotten so much worse. One person in the audience pointed out that reason.

"So Santa's little helpers are now running from the police as if they were villains." Compress said with a chuckle. "Now that's a sentence I'd never thought I'd ever say."

"You know Gentle, I'm actually jealous of those three." La brava told her partner.

"Oh, and why is that my La Brava?" Gentle asked her.

"These three are going against the rules for just acts and getting lots of attention for their wrong doings. They're just like us, except they aren't even trying to gain attention and the entire world is viewing them."

"Well, I wouldn't say we're the same." Gentle raised a finger. "Our crimes are more isolated and local, only affecting a small portion. These three have become rather sloppy and are affecting many across the globe. Also, they are creating fear and paranoia while our videos are meant as a wake up call."

La Brava thought about what her Gentle said and nodded. Her jealousy went away when he basically admitted that the two of them were more efficient.

00:55:15-00:55:32

"Grandsanta, get here!" Arthur yelled at his grandfather, pulling him from the back seat.

"Oi!" He complained, being hoisted into the front seats. "That's me new hip."

Before Arthur could retort, he realized he was distracted and the sleigh was shaking. He quickly grabbed the reins, which gave Grandsanta the chance to hide under the seats.

"Please, I'll read you Gwen's letter."

"Stone-deaf, I'm 136." Grandsanta had his entire head under the gears, ignoring Arthur's pleas. He did peek his head out when Bryony's HOHO starts to chime.

"What's that?

"It's Steve." Bryony answered, the HOHO showed an image of Steve with the ringtone.

"Steve." Arthur was relieved to hear this. Bryony placed her HOHO on the dashboard so it was showing everyone in the sleigh.

"Tell him I'm not here!" Grandsanta hid again.

Bryony answered the phone and gave Steve a salute.

"Grandsanta says he's not here."

The audience laughed at the elf's response. Some thought that the elf was just too naive to understand, while others thought Grandsanta got what he deserved. Especially since he's acting like such a coward right now.

00:55:32-00:55:47

"Hi." Steve said, surprisingly calm. He is shown on the HOHO, mug in one hand with a smile in the center of the control room. "I'm looking for a missing relic."

The scene shifts to the North Pole. On the big screen, Bryony still salutes Steve, even when Grandsanta shows his face.

"Steve, three words."

"Is the first one"help"? ". Steve hands Peter his mug, dropping the pleasant demeanor.

"Yes! You can help us Steve!" Arthur says with joy.

"It was him!" Grandsanta pointed at Arthur. "Frosty the Madman, he forced me to come. Elf, back me up if you want a career."

"I forced you?" Arthur asked exasperated.

"You see? Look!" Grandsanta threw his arms out as if to make a point, not catching onto Arthur's sarcasm.

"Selling out his own grandson, now that's cold." Natsuo said.

"He's not just a sellout, but a liar as well." Ojiro said, crossing his arms. "After all, he was the one who showed Arthur it was possible even when everyone else thought it wasn't."

"He's gone from being an old asshole to an old spineless cunt." Tokage said.

"Tokage, please refrain from that kind of profanity!" Shiozaki told her classmate. "There are young children here."

"Sure, mom." Tokage said with an eye roll. Shiozaki's annoyed expression made the lizard girl smirk.

00:55:47-00:56:06

"What did you want, Grandsanta?" Steve asked in a mocking tone. "Let me guess. Hm. A picture of you in the sleigh delivering the gift to show me how it's really done?"

"No." Grandsanta denied, causing Arthur to roll his eyes.

"You know the picture they'll have tomorrow?" Steve turns away from the screen while saying this. Then he turns back around, pointing a finger at them. "You, led away in handcuffs! The Santa who was seen. By everybody on Earth. The Santa who ruined Christmas."

"Ruined it." Peter followed up, popping in front of Steve. Back in the sleigh, the trio had the same guilt written on their faces. Steve's words definitely hit a nerve, and Peter wasn't helping.

"All the more reason to return home before things get any worse." Makoto said, though sounding upset.

"No, they can't do that!" Pony argued, getting up from her seat. "They're so close, they can make it if they just keep trying!"

"Tsunatori, calm yourself and sit down." Vlad told her. Pony did so and Vlad gave a sigh. "Tsunatori, I admire your faith in these people, but this has gone on far enough. Forget about collateral damage, they've nearly exposed the truth about themselves several times. Not to mention, they're beginning to generate mass hysteria among the citizens. Even if they somehow make it on time, it's safe to say they've ruined Christmas."

"Oh, and what of the girl?" Kurogiri asked. "Are you saying they should abandon her and let her Christmas be ruined? I didn't think heroes gave up on people so easily."

"These three are hardly even heroes." Aizawa said. "Besides, Vlad is right, if they keep this up, things will only get worse. Their actions have been broadcasted on the news, which means more and more people globally will try to spot them. Stealth at this point is practically gone and the only reason they haven't been caught yet is sheer dumb luck. So they can either risk everything and destroy their way of life in this endeavor, or they can go home and hope to make it up to the girl at a later date as Steve suggested."

Everyone was silent, trying to digest Aizawa's words. While what he said made a lot of sense, there were still some that felt leaving now would be wrong. Sure, Gwen might grow up believing Santa doesn't exist, but she's still a child now. There is still time to let her believe there is someone who believes in everyone because they themselves believe in that special someone.

00:56:06-00:56:53

Grandsanta snatched the reins from Arthur's hands.

"We'll fix this, Steve." Grandsanta reassured him. "We'll be back home in the wobble of a reindeer's buttocks. And Evie can go back in mothballs. You can forget she ever existed."

"You can't just go home, what about Gwen?" Arthur reminded them. He takes the reins back from Grandsanta.

"Gwen." Steve says in a bored tone. "For that, you'd threaten my whole operation?"

Grandsanta tried to take the reins back, but this time Arthur held on tight.

"Steve, you said if there was any way to get there, you would. Well, this is it. Look." Arthur takes the HOHO and shows Steve the sleigh. "The old sleigh is perfect!"

Arthur picks up a random piece of the sleigh that broke off earlier.

"Uh, right. Well, anyway, it goes really fast, even with bits missing." Arthur shows off the gears and control in front of him, then moves on to the reindeer. "And we've got quite a few reindeer left. And if I'm sick again, I could be sick in a bag."

"I'll wrap him one." Bryony adds in, eagerness in the back seats.

"We can help them sir." An elf from one of the work stations tells Steve.

"No one missed, sir!" Another elf says.

"All the correct presents, present and correct sir." Another elf joins in the excitement.

Without Steve's permission, they pulled up the information about Gwen, her gift, the distance from her house on the monitors on the wall. Steve didn't respond, clearly trying to process all of this, while Peter brings him a mug as his focus is elsewhere.

"If you help us, Steve, we can do it!" Arthur gives his brother a big smile from the sleigh. At this point, everyone from Arthur, Bryony, and even the elves in the control room are looking at Steve with hope. They all were eager to see whether or not he'd help them here. Steve looked at each of their faces and was still silent, clearly overwhelmed by all of this.

The audience was leaning in, wondering what his answer would be. There was one half of the room that supported Vlad and Aizawa that believed they should just quit while they were ahead. Even with all that help, those three either lack skill or experience. Another half of the room believes that they should go for it. With Steve's guidance, the trio should be able to pull this off without a hitch. They can save the girls Christmas and make it home without causing anymore unwanted attention.

00:56:53-00:57:05

"Grandsanta and Arthur would be the heroes of the night, sir!" One of the elves said. This response caused Peter to drop mug and freeze in place.

"Come home now!" Steve demanded, pointing his finger down. This answer saddened Arthur and Bryony.

"If we all just gave into Christmas spirit, there'd be chaos."

Dabi raised an eyebrow. For some reason, there was something about this reaction that seemed familiar to him.

"Chaos?" Hagakure questioned. "What are you talking about, the whole point of getting into the Christmas spirit is because it's Christmas!"

"Exactly, Arthur shroom is right for having that Christmas spirit!" Komori argued.

"I must also agree." All Might said. "Arthur's spirit, even if it's just Christmas, is one of the greatest qualities any hero could have. They shouldn't be discouraging it just because there's an easy solution."

"So in other words, you're encouraging untrained amateurs to continue scaring the public and causing collateral damage All Might?" All For One added. He, like his successor, was also enjoying the backfire this mission was having around the world. These three managed to spread fear throughout the world in one night faster than he did in all the time he's been around. Even if it was accidental, he's still amused. What made it more amusing is the expression on All Might's face when he told him off.

00:57:05-00:57:41

"We're on our way, Steve." Grandsanta told him, taking the reins from Arthur. But Arthur frowned and took them back.

"No! Santa will want us to get to Gwen. Ask him, please." Arthur begged.

"Arthur, this is dad we're talking about. There was a time when he cared about every last gift tag, but now he just wants to be loved and get some rest."

"No." Arthur's voice starts to crack. "He's lying awake, worrying his beard off about Gwen."

As if to prove his point, Steve pulls out his HOHO, dials Santa, and waits for it to go to voice-mail. He shows the screen to the monitor so Arthur and company can see it.

"Ho-ho-ho." Malcolm's voice-mail begins. "Off to the land of nod. Please do not disturb until December 26th. Is that it, dear?"

"Yes Malcolm." The voice-mail continues with Margaret's voice. "Press the red…"

This is where the voice-mail ends and Steve hangs up the HOHO.

Even though they were divided on doing this mission, Steve's words to Arthur about their father was something the entire audience agreed with. Afterall, they've seen how incompetent the old man was in the beginning of the film, and it was as laughable as it was disappointing. Even now, Steve is pulling all the weight and taking charge when their father should. But no, it's just as he said, he just wants to rest and be left alone.

"Poor choice Santa Malcolm." Ozzy looked down, shaking his head. He wasn't as upset as the rest of them though, since he knew how this would turn out. He wanted to smile, knowing the ending, but the sad expressions of the audience were rubbing off on him. So instead, he put on a Santa crying mask to hide his face, not that anyone noticed.

00:57:41-00:57:51

"No." Arthur was in denial. "Santa's the most caring man in the world."

"So why are you here, not him?" Bryony asked. This question left Arthur stumped, he was too distraught to answer.

Once again, the audience were reminded of the truth of Malcolm's character. Bryony's one question was practically the whole point of the mission. If you want something done right, then do it yourself. Arthur may have needed a push from Grandsanta, but he still chose to act when his father and Steve wouldn't. For a Christmas movie, this was giving the audience more and more sad reminders.

00:57:51-00:58:34

Since he was caught off guard, Grandsanta took this opportunity to take back the reins again. Only this time, he pulled so hard that the sleigh flipped upside down, causing everyone in the seats to fall to the ground. Lucky for them, they managed to land on a sand covered area of an island. The three looked up to watch the sleigh go off without them. As it passed, they could see the bike falling down and before they knew it, landed in front of Arthur. Arthur didn't register it though, his face showed how angry and hurt he was. So he stood up, looked down at the bike with a frown, and walked away.

"Don't leave me, Arthur!" Grandsanta said further away. "Poor old man and his reindeer, on our own at Christmas?"

Arthur continued to walk away, ignoring Grandsanta's pleas.

"At least have the decency to finish us off with a rock!" This made Arthur stop walking, but only for a few moments before he moved again. After climbing a hill, he made it to the beach of the island where he stood atop and stared at the ocean. His back was to the screen so no one could see his face.

"Well that's not good." Awase said.

"Way to state the obvious, Awase." Kamikiri says with sarcasm.

"At least they were lucky enough to land in the sand without injury." Recovery Girl said.

"But, like, what will they do now?" Nejire asked.

The smartest members of the audience knew that the options are limited at this point, due to both time and resources. However, some were still not ready to give up.

"Well, maybe they can use the HOHO to send a signal, or maybe…" Midoriya tried to give more suggestions, but was cut off.

"Deku, enough." Bakugo said, though not in an angry tone. "It's over, they're done."

Midoriya looked at his friend, he was looking at the screen with his usual frown. Only this time, Midoriya saw it as more of a sad frown like the one Arthur was showing. He was surprised by this because he didn't think this would affect him, but guess he was wrong.

"Oh come on, that can't be it right?" Mirio spoke, getting upset. "It's Christmas, there's always a way."

"Yeah well, that's not the case here." Hawks said with a serious look. "Look at what's happened. The sleigh is gone, they haven't said where they are, and they obviously have no intention of trying. Sure they still have the HOHO, but it's no good if they can't leave. And even if they found a way off the island, the sun is almost up, they'll never get there before the girl wakes up. I'm sorry kids but at this point, they'll be lucky enough to make it back home. They've lost."

Hawks' words may have been true, but they were still very hard to hear. The youngest of the audience were beginning to cry, which encouraged their guardians to hug them. The students were also sad, some of the emotional ones were getting teary eyes. The adults were doing better, but it was still heartbreaking to watch this. Even the villains felt bad for both Arthur and Gwen. Sure, they hurt people, but that's usually physically not emotionally, especially not little kids. The only ones with no reaction were All For One, Shigaraki, and Dabi.

00:58:34-00:58:47

The scene then fades to Gwen, sleeping in her bed while it was still night time. Then it shows at the foot of her bed, an empty stocking with her name on it.

By now, many more people were crying. This was beginning to be painful to watch. What was supposed to be a fun Christmas movie, turned into a movie of hopelessness and abandonment. They have no idea why their host picked this movie, it was getting worse and worse by the minute.

00:58:47-00:59:45

The scene fades back to the island that the trio was on, all three of them sitting by a fire. Except Arthur was facing the ocean and the elder reindeer was sleeping further away from the group. A new description appeared at the bottom of the screen.

6:48 AM CAYO CONFITES, CUBA

SLEIGHS: 0

A closer look showed Bryony was tearing off the wrapping on the bike bit by bit to add fuel to the fire. She was just as upset as everyone else, she looked at Arthur who still wouldn't face them, then looked at Grandsanta.

"Poor Evie." Grandsanta finally spoke. He looked at his grandson and frowned when he couldn't see his face. So he decided to shift the subject.

"Sun'll be up soon." Grandsanta said with a happy expression. "It's Christmas!"

"Christmas is for kids." Arthur finally spoke, still not facing them. "You grow out of it."

"What, in the last six minutes?" Bryony questioned, finally speaking.

"I know what you all say about me, you know." Arthur glanced at them over his shoulder. He then scoffs and looks away again. ""He belongs in the South Pole." "Dear Arthur, what a puzzle.""

Grandsanta looked upset since Arthur was imitating others' voices in such a negative way.

"Well, you were right." Arthur spoke in his regular voice. "All that fuss over one kid. I…I was being ridiculous."

Arthur laid back into the sand, putting his arms over his head and crossing his legs.

"This is nice." Arthur sighed in relief. "It's good to get away from it all, you know. All the Christmas fuss."

Bryony and Grandsanta just gave each other a look, not knowing what to say.

Despite the words, Midoriya knew that Arthur didn't mean his last few words. He knew that he cared, he cared so much that it hurt him when no one else did. He cared so much that even though the taunts bothered him, it didn't stop his beliefs. Midoriya knew this because he was the same before he gained One For All. Despite all the mocking and hopelessness he felt, he still cared for others no matter what. He was confident that Arthur would do whatever it took to achieve his goal.

00:59:45-01:00:38

Grandsanta decided to take a chance anyway. He got up from the rock he was sitting on and walked towards Arthur. When he made it, he sat down next to him with a grunt.

"I'm sorry I messed things up, lad." Grandsanta said, even though Arthur didn't look at him. "You see, the night I last took Evie out, when there was all that fuss, your father came to me."

This time Arthur did look at Grandsanta, even though Grandsanta wasn't looking at him. His face showed sadness.

"I'll never forget it. Couldn't look me in the eye. "Dad," he says. "Steve thinks it best you don't fly again. We're scrapping the sleigh." Me own son, who used to sit where you sat, looking up at me."

Arthur turned away from Grandsanta when he shared his sad expression with his grandson.

"I just wanted them to remember who I used to be."

"So Grandsanta never had the chance to retire, they just forced him out of the job." Makoto said with a down expression.

"Steve forced him out of the job, only used his son to do it." Tsukauchi added, equally upset.

"And not looking someone in the eye when doing it, that's even worse than unmanly." Kirishima said.

Pretty much everyone's opinion began to change about Grandsanta. Some in small ways and others in full blown sympathy. But none of them could relate to Grandsanta more than All Might and Gentle Criminal.

All Might's retirement was inevitable ever since his injury against that battle with All For One, he knew it. And when the time came and he used the last of One For All, that's when he knew he was done. While his lack of a quirk made him retire, he knew it wasn't that simple because he also chose to step down. It was the right decision because he knew Young Midoriya had the potential to be better than he could ever be. But still, he couldn't help but feel sad whenever he thought about his retirement, because it almost always felt forced. What makes it worse is the times he feels like he can't help people anymore, no matter the circumstances.

Gentle thought about Grandsanta's statement of how he wanted to be remembered for his past. It was almost identical to what Gentle's goal is. Before becoming a villain, back when he lost everything, his biggest fear was that people would forget all about him and he would grow old and die as a nobody. He was worried that if he didn't do something about it, then it would be as though nothing he did mattered. Sure, there was a difference, Grandsanta was using photos and only wanted to have this one night, while Gentle used videos and wanted it to be for the rest of his life. It was times like these that he was more than glad to have La Brava by his side.

01:00:38-01:01:13

Grandsanta leaned down to try to look Arthur in the eye, despite Arthur facing the other way.

"I was a bit like you lad." Grandsanta gave him a smile. "Keen as cranberry. So was your dad. You get old, that's all. Everything changes."

"Does it?" Arthur speaks. He sits up and shows Grandsanta the letter. "How can I ever write another letter saying that Santa cares?"

Arthur slams the letter in the sand, then gets up and aggressively throws his one remaining slipper into the ocean, watching it sink in the water.

"Good night, dad. Sleep well." Arthur looks defeated.

This time, everyone's sympathy was directed at Arthur. Seeing that empty look in his eyes was too much for many of them. Even though he wasn't crying, he looked like he was on the verge of it and that brought more tears to the audience. Even a few villains shed some tears for Arthur. One villain in particular could relate more than the others.

Spinner watched this scene and was reminded of his past. Not just that empty feeling he had before he became a villain, but the one after as well. While he doesn't regret discovering Stain on TV or what he believed in, he still felt sad from it. Despite Spinner's harsh life, he used to believe in heroes without question. After all, they save so many lives and there are people everywhere who praise how much better the world is because of them. It was only after he watched Stain did he realize that not every hero was All Might. If they were, they would have helped him live a better life and given him hope in a town that practically hated him. It was necessary for him to learn this, but it still didn't hurt any less. Every time he saw a false hero, he felt anger sure, but also sadness because it brought back that emptiness. Now he is witnessing that right now with Arthur.

The audience was divided again, only this time the mood of the whole theater dropped exponentially. One side had abandoned any idea of the trio saving Gwen's Christmas, the odds were just too against them. They just couldn't see any way this would end well, which is sad because it's Christmas. The other side still had hope though, despite everything that has happened. They still refused to believe that things would end here, not when they've come this far. Even if Arthur had lost hope, Grandsanta seemed to still have some and maybe they could use Bryony's HOHO to get them out of this. They had to believe it, because it's Christmas.

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AUTHORS NOTE:

I did it, and I am very proud of myself for completing this chapter in less than two months. This time it was 1 month, 26 days, and 75 pages on Google docs. It was a very, very big struggle for me to write this because my job has got me on this crazy schedule. I'm practically working every single day, and I'm not even a full time employee, but that's just winter in Florida.

Anyway, I wanted to shout out to the people who have supported me and encouraged me to continue writing this. Those users include pokemonking0924, ultima-owner, magical fan18, NEOFenixD1997, and FlameKnight219. I also want to give a separate shout out to Ace6151 for pointing something out that I didn't even notice, despite the many times I've watched this movie. Obviously, there are those who have favorited and followed this story, but I appreciate the comments most of all.

As I have stated in the last chapter I uploaded, I plan to continue doing Christmas movies even after finishing this movie. Only I'll wait until next Christmas to upload the chapters. There will be a lot more Christmas spirit that way, and starting earlier than Christmas won't give me the same problem as the one I have been facing now. But thanks to the reviews, I have a lot of options to choose from.

I'm eager to see where this story goes after the next chapters I post. As I've said before, I've set a deadline for finishing this story by the end of winter, March 19th. I have many reasons for this, but if you've read my exciting authors update, you'll already know. So if you like this story and want me to keep going, write a review or PM, you can even check out the copy I have on Wattpad. You can also check out my other stories if you're interested in my work.

Thank you for your support and have a very, very late Nightmare Before Christmas.

Fictionreader23

SECRET SANTA'S:

Izuku Midoriya - Mezo Shoji

Mezo Shoji - Spinner

Spinner - Tsuyu Asui

Tsuyu Asui - Himiko Toga

Himiko Toga - Momo Yaoyorozu

Momo Yaoyorozu - Nejire Hado

Nejire Hado - Eri

Eri - Maharo Shimano

Maharo Shimano - Kota

Kota - Tiger

Tiger - Kojiro Bondo

Kojiro Bondo - Yui Kodai

Yui Kodai - Ochaco Uraraka

Ochaco Uraraka - Hanta Sero

Hanta Sero - Ibara Shiozaki

Ibara Shiozaki - Midnight

Midnight - Ragdoll

Ragdoll - Katsuma Shimano

Katsuma Shimano - Katsuki Bakugo

Katsuki Bakugo - Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu

Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu - Rikido Sato

Rikido Sato - Gentle Criminal

Gentle Criminal - Yuga Aoyoma

Yuga Aoyoma - Dabi

Dabi - Fuyumi Todoroki

Fuyumi Todoroki - Pony Tsunatori

Pony Tsunatori - Jurota Shishida

Jurota Shishida - Tenya Iida

Tenya Iida - Minoru Mineta

Minoru Mineta - Yosetsu Awase

Yosetsu Awase - Eijiro Kirishima

Eijiro Kirishima - All Might

All Might - Tomura Shigaraki

Tomura Shigaraki - Twice

Twice - Ectoplasm

Ectoplasm - Setsuna Tokage

Setsuna Tokage - Mirio Togata

Mirio Togata - Hawks

Hawks - Shota Aizawa

Shota Aizawa - Nezu

Nezu - Koji Koda

Koji Koda - Tamaki Amajiki

Tamaki Amajiki - Togaru Kamikiri

Togaru Kamikiri - Lunch Rush

Lunch Rush - Nirengeki Shoda

Nirengeki Shoda - Hitoshi Shinso

Hitoshi Shinso - Present Mic

Present Mic - Kyoka Jiro

Kyoka Jiro - Mashirao Ojiro

Mashirao Ojiro - Mandalay

Mandalay - Naomasa Tsukauchi

Naomasa Tsukauchi - All For One

All For One - Pixie-Bob

Pixie-Bob - Mr. Compress

Mr. Compress - Juzo Honenuki

Juzo Honenuki - Shoto Todoroki

Shoto Todoroki - Mina Ashido

Mina Ashido - Reiko Yanagi

Reiko Yanagi - Toru Hagakure

Toru Hagakure - Natsuo Todoroki

Natsuo Todoroki - Makoto Tsukauchi

Makoto Tsukauchi - La Brava

La Brava - Kiniko Komori

Kiniko Komori - Shihai Kuroiro

Shihai Kuroiro - Recovery Girl

Recovery Girl - Snipe

Snipe - Hiryu Rin

Hiryu Rin - Kurogiri

Kurogiri - Denki Kaminari

Denki Kaminari - Neito Monoma

Neito Monoma - Itsuka Kendo

Itsuka Kendo - Mei Hatsume

Mei Hatsume - Kosei Tsuburaba

Kosei Tsuburaba - Sen Kaibara

Sen Kaibara - Power Loader

Power Loader - Cementoss

Cementoss - Fumikage Tokoyami

Fumikage Tokoyami - Melissa Shield

Melissa Shield - Izuku Midoriya