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[The movie opens with the title against the morning sky, and a reindeer flies into it, causing an explosion of pink magical dust, and snow begins to fall. The reindeer flies away, and the screen pans downward to reveal Santa's Village, at the North Pole. Outside a factory shaped like a candy cane, there are a bunch of elves. One in particular, Duncan, steps up to the door with a large cup, and the door opens.] Duncan: "Morning! Merry Christmas!" [He is greeted by a talking nutcracker as he walks inside.] Nutcracker: "Duncan, hey! How was your weekend?" Duncan: "Not as good as it is to be back here at work! Jingle bells, I hate leaving this place!" [The camera pans out to reveal the inside of the factory, which has elves busy preparing for Christmas. One elf is at a hot chocolate stall.] Hot Chocolate Elf:[She places another cup on the counter.] "Here's a fresh cocoa, Duncan." Duncan:[takes it in exchange for the empty one] "Thank you. Merry Christmas!" Hot Chocolate Elf: "Merry Christmas!" [As Duncan makes his way through the factory, one elf is manning a conveyor belt, sprinkling Christmas magic on toy ducks to add bows on them. She runs out just as Duncan approaches.] Toy Elf: "More Christmas magic on station 2, please!" [The station is refilled with magic] "Oh, hey, Duncan! Merry Christmas!" Duncan:[singsong] "Merry Christmas!" [He passes by a vault of Santa's suits, the latest of which is guarded by nutcrackers.] Nutcracker Guard 1: "Halt! Who goes there?" Nutcracker Guard 2: "Oh, Duncan, it's you!" Duncan: "Good morning, boys! Just taking a look at that beautiful suit before it goes into service." [salutes] "Keep up the good work." [leaves] Nutcracker Guard 1: "Friend of yours?" Nutcracker Guard 2: "Are you kidding me? You don't know the inventor of T.I.N.N.S.L.?" Nutcracker Guard 1: "The Technically Integrated Naughty/Nice Santa List? That Duncan?" [sighs] "I should get out of the vault more often." [The other guard narrows his eyes in disbelief. Meanwhile, Duncan continues to make his way through the factory.] Duncan:[hums] "Everything's running smoothly as usual. Nothing strange, nothing odd." [Suddenly his GingerPad rings its "Jingle Bells" ringtone.] GingerPad: "ERROR." Duncan: "Strange." [He takes out his GingerPad and finds there's a system error.] GingerPad:[rings] "ERROR." Duncan: "That's odd. Error?" GingerPad:[rings] "ERROR." Duncan: "Well, that can't be right." [He runs to the elevator right as another elf named Carol is about to close it.] Duncan: "Carol, hold the elevator!" [gets in] "Something's up at Naughty/Nice. All the way up, please." Carol: "As fast as I can, Mr. Duncan!" [She gets out a stool, gets it open after some effort, and steps on it. Instead of buttons, this elevator's floor selection is operated by cranking the hand of a Santa effigy. She cranks the hand to the very top, and the Santa effigy's nose lights up like Rudolph.] Elevator Santa: "Ho, ho, ho!" [The elevator goes all the way up to the top floor...]
[...which is the Naughty/Nice department. The department's centerpiece is a giant screen displaying the children of the world, with a particular light blinking between green (nice) and red (naughty). An elf licks the letters she's holding shut as another yawns while getting coffee. One elf, Travis, is already trying to fix the error on his computer as his supervisor, Gerald, is assisting.] Travis:[frantically] "What do I do? What do I do, Gerald?!" Gerald: "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" Travis: "That's it? That's your solution?!" [Suddenly Duncan shows up.] Duncan: "All is calm, all is bright. Everything is gonna be alright." Gerald: "Well, well, well, Clunkin'. Look whose 'perfect' system isn't so perfect." Duncan: "T.I.N.N.S.L. is perfect, Gerald. It's probably just cookie crumbs in the keyboard." [Gerald looks frantically in panic] "Again." Gerald:[rolls his eyes] "That happened once!" Duncan:[gets to Travis's computer] "Merry Christmas. What do we got?" Travis: "I can't take it anymore! It won't stop!" Duncan: "Go get some fruitcake, Travis. It'll calm you down." [As Travis leaves, Duncan takes out a candy cane, gets on Travis's computer, and chews on the candy cane as he cracks his knuckles and gets to work analyzing the T.I.N.N.S.L. error.] Duncan: "Checking merriment levels, glee metrics, naughty/nice algorithm..." [His Little Helper app analyzes the problem and shows the naughty and nice lists. Duncan's mouth opens in shock, causing his candy cane to fall, as he discovers File 579328 fluctuating between the two lists.] Duncan: "A flipper?" Gerald: "Attention, Naughty/Nice Department! Santa on deck! I repeat, Santa on deck!" [All the workers snap at attention] "Good luck, Clunk―" [gets hit by the door] [Several elf security guards flip onto the scene.] Security Elf 1: "Clear." Security Elf 2: "Clear." Security Elf 3: "Clear. We are jingle all the way." [Enter Santa.] Santa: "Ho, ho, ho! What's up, Naughty/Nice Department, huh?" Naughty/Nice Department: "Santa!" Santa: "Just stopping by to say hey, bump a few fists, get everyone Christmas hype! Ho, ho, ho!" [hears the flipping] "Eh? What's that binging and bonging?" Duncan: "We got a flipper, Your Jolliness." Santa: "Really? Huh. You sure someone didn't just spill cookie crumbs in the keyboard?" Gerald: "Once! That happened once!" Duncan: "Oh, I'm sure. At first, I thought it was a glitch, but it looks like there's a child so close to the edge of naughty and nice, they keep flipping back and forth." [shows Santa the flipping file] Santa: "A flipper? On Christmas Eve? Who are we talking about?" Duncan: "File 579328." [zooms into the flipper's location, which is Royal Woods, Michigan, and reveals the flipper's identity as...] "Lincoln Loud." [Lincoln's visage pops up on all the monitors in the department. His current status is "nice"... but then flips back to "naughty".] Santa: "Well, I'll be frosted. I thought your system was gonna take care of these things, Duncan." Duncan: "It does! It's just sometimes the case number's flipping frequency can throw off the data transit's real-time redundancies and auto-synchronization sequences―" Santa: "You know one kid throws off everything! This is bad!" Duncan: "Don't worry. I can have an update in a few." Santa: "There's no time for a few! Looks like we're gonna have to go old-school on this one." [calling] "Gerald!" Gerald: "Santa, yes, Santa!" Security Elves: "Back." Santa: "We need a final ruling on Lincoln Loud's naughty/nice status. Send in one of your special ops teams." Gerald: "Sorry, sir, they're all on assignment this close to C-Day." Santa: "All of them?" [sighs] "This is a real Christmas pickle." Gerald: "Actually, hold on a second." [smugly] "Why, yes, I have someone who'd be perfect: Duncan!" Duncan: "Me? I've never left the North Pole." Gerald: "There's no one else available, sir." Duncan: "I'm all wrong!" Gerald: "He's all we have." Santa: "It's done." [approaches Duncan] "The world needs you, son. Christmas needs you." [Duncan is shocked] "I need you." Duncan:[sighs] "You do?" Santa:[winks] "I do. Now, elf up! I know you'll be great!" [Duncan gulps] "PORTAL!"
[Royal Woods, Michigan. A portal opens up in the skies as Duncan falls out of it, screaming before landing face-first in the snow next to the town's welcome sign.] Duncan: "All is calm... Ow! ...all is bright."
[The Loud House. In the living room, as "Silent Night" plays in the background, the camera focuses on the Christmas tree and pans over to the Louds' stockings over the fireplace before centering on Lincoln, who is sitting on a chair next to a plate of cookies while holding a glass of milk, clinking the ice inside it. He takes notice of the camera.] Lincoln: "Oh, hi, Santa. I was just contemplating the beauty of Christmas." [puts the cup down] "Thinking about the reason for the season sure brings a tear to my eye." [wipes a tear away] [Suddenly the message "LOW BATTERY, CHARGE" flashes on screen. It turns out Clyde has been filming Lincoln all along with his own camera and playing "Silent Night" from a grammophone.] Clyde: "Aw, cut! Need to change the battery." [stops the music] Lincoln: "Um, why don't you just plug it in, Clyde?" Clyde: "Hey, who's the director around here? I got it." [finds the backup batteries in his backpack] "But why the VHS, Lincoln?" Lincoln: "How else am I gonna mail it?" Clyde: "Hmm, good point." [changes the battery and resumes playing "Silent Night"] "OK, action!" Lincoln:[clears throat] "I don't need anything this year for Christmas. You being you is gift enough. But if you really feel like you need to get me something..." [takes out a magazine] "I wouldn't say no to..." [rips out a page before showing it to the camera, revealing it's an advertisement for...] "...the Rip Hardcore Limited Edition Mighty Mega Multi-Tool for Rugged Rough 'n' Tumblers and Everyday Heroes!" [folds the page up and puts it in his jacket] "But again, I already have everything I need right here." [gestures to his heart] "Merry Christmas, Santa." [whispers] "Push into the fireplace." [Clyde pans the camera to the fireplace, then stops filming.] Clyde: "Nailed it!" [takes out the VHS tape] "That's the best acting I've seen since David Steele 4: The Spy Who Spied Too Much." Lincoln: "Thanks, Clyde. With an award-winning performance like this, Santa's totally gonna bring me a..." Lincoln and Clyde: "Rip Hardcore Limited Edition Mighty Mega Multi-Tool for Rugged Rough 'n' Tumblers and Everyday Heroes!" [They high-five.] Lincoln: "OK, Clyde, your turn." Clyde: "No video for me. This year, I baked my letter." [takes out a baked letter; Lincoln gasps] "Santa can read it, then eat it." Lincoln: "Genius! The man does love his cookies. You're so gonna get what you asked for." Clyde: "And that would be the most powerful kitchen tool ever invented: The Brisk Whisk!" [Cue advertisement for said tool, which is also by Rip Hardcore.] "My meringues will tower!" [The front door opens.] Lynn Sr.: "Kids, Vanzilla's warmed up and ready to roll!" [closes the door] Lincoln:[to the viewers] "In case it wasn't obvious, it's Christmas time!" [puts his VHS tape in an envelope] "The Christmas countdown is on, and the whole fam is super excited." [dons his winter apparel] "Especially today. We're heading out to mail our letters to Santa!" [Luna and Luan's room. As a festive arrangement of "The 12 Days of Christmas" plays, Luan blows a whoopee cushion that is her letter and puts it in an envelope. She squeezes the cushion to make some toots before licking the gum to seal it, getting some saliva on Mr. Coconuts.] Luan: "Stupendous idea, Mr. Coconuts. We make a fantastic, farty team!" [Fangs flies into Lynn and Lucy's room with an envelope and drops it right onto Lucy's letter so the letter enters it. Lucy, who is hanging upside down on her bed, closes the envelope, applies wax to seal it, and stamps it with a bat stamp. In Lori and Leni's room, Leni sprays her letter with perfume, kisses it to add lipstick on the close, folds it into a heart, puts it in a purse, and then puts the purse in an envelope. She hugs the envelope while giggling to herself. In the twins' room, Lola adds sprinkles all over her stuffed animals, including a coyote Punguari plush, and dumps the entire bag on her letter. She pulls her letter out and sees the envelope shining from the sprinkles, including the address to Santa.] Lola: "Gorgeous." [Back in Lori and Leni's room, Lori finishes writing her letter on a golf ball.] Lori: "'Thanks, Santa. Love, Lori.'" [She readies herself before hitting the ball with her golf club. The ball ricochets off the window to a mannequin, then a mirror, then her bed, then her desk before finally landing in her envelope.] Lori: "Ho, ho, hole in one." [seals the envelope] [Back in the twins' room, Lana puts her letter in her envelope and adds her saliva on the gum frog-style, then has Hops, Izzy, and El Diablo add their own saliva. Back in Luna and Luan's room, Luna is on her bed... but she isn't making a letter, but a card that is playing aggressive rock music.] Luna's Card: "♫ Merry-Merry-Christmas! Merry-Merry-Christmas! Merry-Merry― ♫" [Luna finishes her message and closes the card... then opens it just to headbang to the music while laughing to herself.] Luna's Card: "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" [In Lisa and Lily's room, Lisa has a hologram of herself reading out her letter.] Holo-Lisa: "I hope, Mr. Claus, you've enjoyed my 17-point proposal." [The real Lisa shuts off the hologram.] Lisa: "Infallible." [In the bathroom, Lynn is doing pull-ups while writing her letter. When she's done with her letter, she puts it in her envelope before folding the envelope into a paper plane. Back in Lisa and Lily's room, Lily is making a paper-plate Santa face, gluing a red ball as the nose. Once she's done, she giggles at her creation. It turns out she's used Charles, Cliff, Walt, and Geo as practice for the nose, and they're completely confused at her antics. All ten sisters exit their rooms with their letters, but Lynn is about to throw her paper plane letter...] Lynn: "Hit the deck!" [The other sisters gasp and make a run for it as Lynn throws her paper plane letter. In the chaos, Luan accidentally drops her whoopee cushion letter. They all trip on it and tumble down the stairs before landing. Luan lands on her letter, letting out a toot.] Mr. Coconuts: "All I want for Christmas is pyew!" [laughs] "Get it?" Luan: "Stay in your lane, Coconuts." [Luan is hit by Lynn's letter. Mr. Coconuts laughs at this as Luan groans. Later, all the siblings and Clyde leave the house through the front door, cheering.] Lynn: "YEAH, BABY! WOO!" Siblings: "Let's go!" "Come on, come on!" Clyde: "Heck yeah!" [Lincoln is the last one out as he locks the door.] Lincoln:[to the viewers] "We always deliver our letters in person to a special direct-to-the-North-Pole mailbox, located in the most Christmas-iest place on Earth..." Louds: "GINGERHAUSEN!" [Cut to a postcard of Gingerhausen, set to a polka musical interlude with yodeling. Cut back to the Louds, all of whom are in Vanzilla with Lynn Sr. at the wheel.] Lynn Sr.: "Ho, ho, ho, it's time to go!" [Everyone cheers.] Lynn: "YEAH, BABY! WOO!" [They back out of the driveway and accidentally hit their own reindeer decoration before driving off. The reindeer decoration gets wrapped to Vanzilla thanks to the Christmas lights and gets dragged along for the ride. Meanwhile, Duncan wanders the streets heading to the Loud House, using his GingerPad's GPS system, Elf Maps.] Duncan: "Gosh darn Elf Maps. I swear, if it reroutes me one more time―" [Elf Maps reroutes him again, causing him to groan] "How in the world am I gonna find this kid?" [Vanzilla passes by him, and he's quickly caught by the reindeer decoration. He screams as he's dragged along for the Louds' trip to Gingerhausen.] Lincoln:[to the viewers] "Christmas at Gingerhausen is a Loud family tradition. There's something for everyone, even Lucy." [points at her] Lucy: "This is the year I finally get Krampus to sign my book." [Said book is Krampus's unauthorized autobiography. Agonized screaming is heard as she shows the book. Lily is disturbed by it.] Lincoln:[to the viewers] "Plus, they have the biggest selection of nutcrackers this side of the Flugenhoffen. Mom is hoping to complete her collection." [Rita takes out her phone and looks at a photo of herself with her Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles nutcracker collection. She already has nutcrackers of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo with a space where Donatello's would be.] Rita: "I will reunite you with your brothers, Donatello-cracker..." [clenches her fist in determination as lightning crashes in her mind] [The camera pans across Vanzilla to the back...] Lucy: "Yay." [...where Lori and Leni take a selfie together.] Lori: "Christmas is literally the best!" Leni: "Yeah, I love that we do this trip together!" [Luna takes out her guitar and begins singing a song.]
Luna: ♫ Every time we take this drive ♫ ♫ It brings the holidays to life ♫ ♫ And I start to think about what Christmas means to me ♫
[The rest of the Louds start bobbing their heads to the beat before joining in.]
Lisa: ♫ Changes in the weather patterns ♫ Lucy: Magic feelings in the air Lynn: ♫ We finally get a break from school ♫ Lincoln: [showing Clyde the multitool ad on his phone] Clyde, I need this multitool! Luan: ♫ Picking out a Christmas tree ♫ Mr. Coconuts: ♫ That's what Christmas means to me ♫ Luna: ♫ Playing carols on guitar ♫ Lincoln: [quoting the ad] "Look! It's got a throwing star!!!" [shows the ad to the camera] Leni: ♫ Giving gifts to others ♫ [hands a gift to Lori] Rita: ♫ Making cards for everyone ♫ [shows a paper doll chain] Leni: ♫ Helping people feel the feels ♫ [wipes away a tear] Lincoln: And it's made from stainless steel!
[Vanzilla passes a sign reading "Now Leaving ROYAL WOODS". Duncan is still being dragged along for the ride.]
Lori: [looking at a picture of Bobby kissing her under the mistletoe on her phone] ♫ Standing under mistletoe ♫ Lana: ♫ Burying myself in snow♫ Lola: [putting on lipstick] ♫ Winning all the Christmas pageants ♫ Lincoln: [shaking Clyde in excitement] ♫ Clyde, I gotta have it! ♫
[As the Louds start singing the chorus, Duncan climbs on top of Vanzilla and frees himself from the reindeer decoration before tossing it aside on the road. Vanzilla passes by a sign saying Gingerhausen is 50 miles away.]
Louds: ♫ Off to Gingerhausen where the carolers abound ♫ ♫ Off to Gingerhausen where there's magic all around ♫ ♫ Off to Gingerhausen where the Louds bring in the Yule ♫ Lincoln: ♫ I really need to get that multitool! ♫ Lola: Lincoln, you're ruining the song!
[During the ride, Vanzilla is passed by a yellow car. Inside that car is a dog that spots Duncan on the roof and starts barking at him. Later, the Louds are stuck in traffic, and it lasts so long they start getting tired, and Duncan even starts reading a newspaper to pass the time. Eventually, after traffic cleans up, the Louds drive through a sign from Flip's Food and Fuel that is covered in trash and is advertising adopting a highway. As the van plows through the trash, Duncan gets a Burpin' Burger napkin on his face that he removes. Unfortunately for him, Vanzilla is about to drive down a very steep slope, and he screams as he holds on for dear life.]
Lynn Sr.: ♫ Making figgy pudding ♫ Rita: ♫ Sharing it with neighbors ♫ Parents: ♫ Wishing them good tidings ♫ Lincoln: I can't wait to start surviving! Lily: ♫ Jumping in the wrapping paper ♫ Lincoln: ♫ (It's got a flashlight!) ♫ Lisa: ♫ Synthesizing candy canes ♫ Lincoln: ♫ (It's got a laser!) ♫ Lola: Looking fabulous in red and green Lincoln: ♫ (I'm so desperate I'd do anything to get it!) ♫ Lynn: ♫ Playing basketball with fruitcake ♫ Leni: ♫ Shopping with my besties ♫ Lucy: Looking out for Krampus Lynn Sr.: ♫ Lynn-amon bundt cakes galore ♫ Lincoln: I'll be just like Rip Hardcore! Lori: You're literally missing the point, Lincoln!
[The Louds eventually reach Exit 3B, which leads to Gingerhausen, before finally parking there.]
Louds: ♫ Off to Gingerhausen where the carolers abound ♫ ♫ Off to Gingerhausen where there's magic all around ♫ ♫ Off to Gingerhausen where the Louds bring in the Yule ♫ Lincoln: ♫ And I can't wait to get that multitool! ♫ Others: LINCOLN!
[The Louds all exit Vanzilla in reverse birth order with Rita carrying Lily and Clyde between Lincoln and Lynn as Duncan hides from view. They all drop off their letters in a receptacle labeled "Letters to SANTA". Luan's letter is stuck when she puts hers inside, though Leni's letter pushes it all the way in. After Lori puts her letter in, Lily tries to put her letter in, but she's too small to reach it. Rita picks her up for the height boost so she can put her letter in, giggling when she succeeds.]
[Exterior shot of the local restaurant, the International Haus of Pfannküchen.] Woman: "You gotta ride the skybuckets. They have the best view!" [Inside, as a polka rendition of "Joy to the World" plays, the Louds are dining on pancakes, with Lily working on a kids' activity sheet. Up above them, Duncan manages to squeeze himself on a shelf to spy on Lincoln and sees a toy elf on the shelf.] Duncan:[scoffs] "Amateur." Lincoln:[with his mouth full] "Mm. There's nothing like a stack of pfannküchen to gear you up for a day of Christmas-ing." Lynn Sr.: "Darn tootin', son! So, what's everybody got planned for today?" [whispering] "You know, there's a rumor in the figgy pudding community that a shop here sells a secret ingredient for making the most fig-a-licious pudding on the planet. Who's with me?!" [No response] "Lana? Lola?" Lola: "No can do, Dad. Lana and I are entering the Snap 'n' Go selfie scavenger hunt." Lana: "I've got the speed..." Lola: "And I look great in pictures." [They take a selfie before running off, laughing.] Lynn Sr.: "Anyone else want to be a fellow figgy?" [Everyone else leaves.] Lisa: "No thank you, Father." Lynn: "I'm gonna go skate." Lori: "I'm gonna check out ice sculpting." Leni:[to Lori] "Are there gonna be chainsaws?" Lily: "Figgy pudding? Blech!" Lynn Sr.: "That's fine. This is a journey I must take alone." [The elf on the shelf lands right next to him, much to his confusion. Duncan, having apparently shoved the toy elf off the shelf, quickly hides to avoid suspicion.]
[On the cobblestone streets of Gingerhausen, Lincoln throws a snowball at a fake tree with a target painted on it. The snowball lands right on target.] Lincoln: "Bullseye!" Clyde: "Great shot, Lincoln!" Lincoln: "Did you know the Rip Hardcore Limited Edition Mighty Mega Multi-Tool for Rugged Rough 'n' Tumblers and Everyday Heroes has an attachment for making the perfect snowball?" Clyde: "I'd be disappointed if it didn't." Lincoln: "We can test it out on Christmas Day. Man, I can't wait to get my Everyday Hero hands on it!" Clyde: "And then we can celebrate with a batch of Clyde-a-licious cupcakes made with my brand-new Brisk Whisk!" Lincoln: "Clyde, I have a feeling this is gonna be the best Christmas ever!" [The twins show up in their vicinity.] Lana:[points] "There! That's the next spot on our Snap 'n' Go selfie hunt!" [She's referring to a carving of a giant bear wearing a Santa hat. The twins go up to the carving and prepare to take a selfie] Lola: "Say 'winners'!" Lana: "Winn―" [Lola gets pelted and knocked down with a snowball] "Lols!" [Lola gets up snarling. The perpetrator is none other than Lincoln] Lincoln:[laughs] "Oh, man! Did you see Lola's face?!" [Clyde looks nervous and worried.] Lola:[enraged] "LINCOLN! WHY, YOU DIRTY―" [Lana grabs Lola and drags her away, despite Lola's efforts to exact retaliation.] Lana: "Lola, no! You've been so nice this year! Don't blow your streak!" [Duncan has been spying on Lincoln from the bear statue. On his GingerPad, Lincoln's status drops to naughty, but not quite enough to break him out of flipper status.] Duncan:[sighs] "Still too close to call." [logs it in] "Just a couple more naughties and I can get out of here."
[Lynn Sr. enters a store full of figgy pudding ingredients. The shopkeeper, who is dusting off a table, hears him enter and grunts to acknowledge his presence, He starts inspecting the ingredients before speaking in code.] Lynn Sr.: "Figgy, fig, figgy." [I'm told you have what I seek.] [The shopkeeper hears his request and faces him. He inhales in determination. She starts thinking and realizes something. She opens a cupboard and grabs the ingredient he seeks: A vial glowing the same pink as the Christmas magic.] Mysterious Shopkeeper:[shows it to him] "Fig, fig, figgy-fig." [They say it comes from the North Pole.] Lynn Sr.:[gasps] "The North Pole?!" [realizes] "I mean, uh... Figgy, fig, fig." [Well I'll be ding danged.]
[The twins continue their selfie scavenger hunt and run past Lincoln and Clyde, who are listening to carolers sing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". Lincoln is eating sugar cookies out of a bag. Duncan climbs up on a nearby roof to spy on Lincoln with his binoculars, which can detect if Lincoln is naughty or nice.] Duncan: "Alright, kid. Make a move." Lincoln:[senses Duncan's presence] "Clyde, do you ever get the feeling you're being watched?" Clyde: "Dr. Lopez says that's generalized anxiety disorder." Lincoln: "Huh? Yeah." [searches the bag and feels only one cookie left] "Hey, you want the last sugar cookie?" Clyde: "Boy, do I? Thanks, Lincoln." [takes it] [From Duncan's perspective, Lincoln's act of sharing puts him back on nice.] Duncan: "Now he's back to nice?!" [logs it] "Good gumdrops, I'll never get back to the North Pole!" [Suddenly his GingerPad rings with a call from Santa, with his ringtone being "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"] "Oh, boy. It's the big man. I'll bet he wants an update." [sighs deeply and picks up] "Hello, sir." Santa: "Ho, ho, ho, Duncan! What's your status? Just checking in." Duncan: "Oh, it's― it's, uh―" [Cut to Santa's end; Santa is in his office] Santa: "You got this thing all... wrapped up?" [laughs] Duncan: "That's a good one, sir." Santa: "Because we need to get those naughty/nice numbers right." [Back to Duncan's end;] Duncan: "Yeah, I―" [Back to Santa's end;] Santa: "I've never missed a kid, Duncan, you know that." [Back to Duncan's end;] Duncan: "Of course not." [Santa's end;] Santa: "I just need to know what to deliver." Duncan: "We can definitely―" Santa: "Hold your reindeer, Duncan." [to an elf who wants him to decide which hat he should wear] "Let's go with the classic. Thank you, Jingles." [Jingles leaves] "Well, let's get it all under control, Duncan." [Back to Duncan's end;] "Looking forward to it being done. Ho, ho, ho!" [hangs up] Duncan: "Oh... Yup. Totally under control." [accidentally slides off the roof] "Oh, no." [falls and lands on a gingerbread house, causing the rest of the gingerbread houses in the area to collapse like dominoes] "No-no-no-no-no!" [tries to stop them from collapsing] "No-no-no-no-no!" [Too late; the largest one begins to collapse] "NOOOO!" [gets crushed by the last house] [Lincoln and Clyde notice as the carolers finish singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and begin singing "Jingle Bells".] Lincoln: "Does that anxiety come with a big crashing sound?" Clyde: "Nope." Lincoln: "Then I think we're being followed." Clyde:[eats the cookie] "I think you're right. What do we do?" Lincoln: "What Rip Hardcore would do. The three Cs: Confirm, Corner, Confront. Follow me." [They set off in search.] Duncan: "Oh, you're not losing me that easily, flip-flopper."
[Meanwhile, Lucy approaches a Gingerhausen citizen, who's on her phone with a cup of coffee.] Lucy: "Do you know where I can find Krampus, the Dark Underlord of Weihnachten?" Worker: "I'm on break, kid." Lucy: "Krampus will remember the non-helpers." [Lucy takes her leave, her threat disturbing the worker. Lucy keeps on looking around for signs of Krampus until she notices something] Lucy: "Gasp! It's a sign!" [She's looking at a literal sign that appears to read "Krampus". She eagerly runs into the shop the sign's on, not noticing the snow falling off to reveal it actually reads "Grampas Ugly Sweater Shop". Once she enters, however, she finds to her horror it's filled with nothing but ugly Christmas sweaters.] Lucy:[horrified] "Aaaaaah! My eyes! The color! It burns! It burns, it burns, it―" [She takes notice of a particular Christmas sweater. Hesitantly shuffling up to it with squeaking sounds, she inspects it and feels it before realizing something...] Lucy: "Oh, no. I love it."
[The twins run towards a shop and take a selfie with it. Shortly after they leave, Luan enters it, which turns out to be a cuckoo clock shop.] Giant Cuckoo: "CUCKOO!!!" [retracts] [The other passersby are disturbed by the loud noise. Inside, Luan is amazed at all the cuckoo clocks inside.] Luan:[gasps] "Wow!" [As a clock hits 11:00 AM, two wooden workers come out of a clock and hammer a bell in rhythm with the score. Several cuckoo clocks activate at the same time.] Luan:[gasps] "I'm cuckoo for these clocks! I just wish they were more portable." Zach: "Lucky for you I got just the thing!" [He reveals a portable cuckoo clock, which activates.] Luan:[gasps] "Does it come in 'extra loud'?"
[At a nutcracker shop, Rita is looking at some merchandise as Lily works on her kids' activity sheet, solving a maze. Just then, Lisa shows up.] Lisa: "Mother, your attention, please." [She's got a giant star in a shopping cart as she chuckles and snorts.] "Ya feel me?" Rita:[alarmed] "Lisa, honey, we already have a tree topper." Lisa: "But this is a house topper, Mother. The roof needs some pizzazz." Rita: "Lisa, honey, I―" Nutcracker Seller:[sing-song] "Mrs. Loud, I believe I have something for you." Rita: "You found him!" Nutcracker Seller:[shows a Donatello nutcracker] "Indeed I have, and in mint condition." Rita:[eagerly slams a few banknotes on the desk] "I'll take it!" [remembers Lisa's house topper; deadpan] "And how much for the star?" [Lisa snickers.]
[Lincoln and Clyde wander the streets of Gingerhausen in search of Duncan.] Clyde: "Is he still there?" [Lincoln narrows his eyes in search, unaware they have missed Duncan hiding amongst a bunch of elf puppets. Revealing himself, Duncan crawls into another booth to spy on the boys. Lincoln looks in Duncan's direction, and Duncan quickly hides... but it's too late.] Lincoln: "Still there. 'Confirm' confirmed." [Duncan sneaks through a box of snowman toys to see Lincoln and Clyde enter a dark building, which contains an empty carriage. Duncan follows them inside, where Lincoln and Clyde hide near the carriage. The carriage door ominously opens, and Duncan enters. It's seemingly empty... but then the doors shut, and Duncan gasps in panic.] Lincoln: "Now!" [The two boys pounce on Duncan, and a fight cloud ensues.] Lincoln: "Cornered!" [More fighting.] Clyde: "Confront! Who are you?!" [More fighting.] Duncan: "Nobody!" [More fighting.] Lincoln: "Liar!" [gets a good look at Duncan] "Huh. You're pretty small for a kid." Duncan: "I'd appreciate you not size-shaming. I'm quite tall for an elf." [realizes] "Uh-oh." Lincoln: "An elf?! Like a Santa's elf?!" Clyde:[sniffs Duncan] "Yep, cranberries. He's an elf alright. All elves smell like cranberries." Duncan:[scoffs] "Well, you haven't met my cousin. He's a garbage elf, and—" Lincoln: "Quit stalling! Why are you following us?" Duncan: "Wha—Who's following anybody? I'm just observing." [realizes] "Oh! Duncan, you never should have left the office!" Clyde: "Duncan? Is that your name?" Lincoln: "And what do you mean, 'observing'?" Duncan: "More specifically, observing you." [points at Lincoln] Clyde: "Observe Lincoln? What for?" Duncan: "To see if he should be on Santa's nice list..." [whispers] "...or naughty list." Lincoln: "Oh, well, this should be a quick mission. I'm obviously on the nice list. Case closed." Duncan: "Well, HQ begs to differ. You're what the North Pole calls a flipper, sitting on the edge of naughty and nice, and TBH, it is not looking good." Lincoln: "Not looking good? There must be a mistake. I'm totally nice. Like, the nicest." Duncan:[takes out his GingerPad] "Not according to the data." [gets a ping] "Trapping and interrogating an elf is a class 3 naughty alone. Yeesh." [logs it in] Lincoln: "Whoa, whoa, whoa. If I'm on the naughty list, I won't get my gift from Santa." Duncan:[menacingly] "Oh, you'll get something from Santa." [Lincoln gasps in horror, realizing what that means...] Lincoln and Clyde: "Coal..." Lincoln: "Duncan, buddy, there's gotta be something we can work out. You know, just between us?" [Another ping from the GingerPad.] Duncan: "Bribing an elf? Finally! That one puts you over the top. Thank you, 579328." [prepares to leave] Lincoln: "Wait, what?!" Duncan: "Merry Christmas. See you never again." Lincoln:[stops him] "You can't go until we figure this out!" [Another ping.] Duncan: "And that would be elf-napping." Twins: "CARRIAGE SELFIE!" [The twins burst into the carriage and knock over Lincoln before Lola stands on him and they pose for the selfie.] Lola: "Cheese!" [takes the selfie] [In the chaos, Duncan slips away, but only Lincoln notices and gasps upon seeing him get away.] Duncan: "Better luck next year!" [Lincoln gets up, knocking Lola off him.] Lincoln: "We gotta catch him!" [Lincoln and Clyde begin pursuit as a dramatic rendition of "Carol of the Bells" plays. Duncan sprints out of the building and slides under a picnic table.] Lincoln: "Wait! I'm a good kid, I swear!" Duncan: "Yeah, good and naughty, more like!" [runs away] Lincoln: "Hey, wait!" [runs after Duncan, but ends up on a sheet of ice and slides on it] "WHOA!" [He accidentally slides into an ornament shop, destroying some of the merchandise.] Duncan: "Willful destruction of Christmas property?" Lincoln: "Huh?" [Another ornament falls and breaks.] Duncan: "Huh. That's gonna carry into next year." [runs away] Lincoln: "Come back!" [They run past Lisa, Rita, Lily, and Luan, who are walking out of the nutcracker store with their merchandise; Luan is wearing her portable cuckoo clock like a watch. The breeze blows Lily's activity sheet out of her hands, but she catches it just in time and giggles. Lynn Sr. walks out of the figgy pudding shop with the North Pole ingredient when Duncan hops inside his jacket, tickling him in the process before hopping out.] Lincoln: "Wait!" [The boys resume pursuit and rush past Lucy, who is wearing the ugly Christmas sweater beneath her cloak. The breeze blows back the cloak and exposes the sweater, but Lucy is quick to hide it from the world. Meanwhile, Lori and Leni are carving ice sculptures with chainsaws, with Lori making an ice sculpture of Bobby. Lincoln and Clyde chase Duncan past Lori, who accidentally decapitates her Bobby ice sculpture. Lori is so horrified she breaks down sobbing while dropping her still-running chainsaw, which lands blade-first into the ground.] Lori: "BOO-BOO BEAR!!!" [Lynn is at the skating rink and does a spinning leap before striking a pose.] Lynn: "HI-YAH!" [Duncan slides on the ice rink with ease, but...] Lincoln: "LOOK OUT!" [accidentally crashes into her] Clyde: "WHOA!" [slides into them] [The three crash into the wall as Duncan climbs over it.] Lincoln:[climbs over the wall] "Where are you going?!" [Duncan flees into the streets, but Lincoln looks around and spots his quarry. Duncan soon hides behind a wall.] Lincoln: "Stop!" [Lincoln runs past Duncan, unknowingly missing his target. Duncan grins and runs in the opposite direction, but Lincoln spots him and runs after him.] Lincoln: "Please stop!" [As the chase continues, Lincoln runs past some buildings, not realizing Duncan is hiding above him between the windowsills. Duncan chuckles and tries to leave, but...] Lincoln: "Hey! Wait!" [Duncan makes a run for it, not stopping as Lincoln is nearly upon him...] Lincoln: "Why won't you stop?!" [Lincoln nearly grabs Duncan by the coat... but Duncan vanishes in a flash of blue light, leaving his coat behind in Lincoln's hands. Clyde finally catches up and sees Duncan's coat.] Clyde: "You killed him!" Lincoln: "No! He just..." [They only see a fountain plaza] "I don't know where he went." [Lincoln discovers Duncan has left his GingerPad behind, which is pinging continuously. Upon checking it, Lincoln discovers he's indeed on the naughty list...] Lincoln: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO..."
[Back at the Loud House, and Lincoln is still screaming back in his room...] Lincoln: "...OOOOOOOOOOOOO! I can't believe I'm on the naughty list!" Clyde:[wearing Duncan's coat] "Hey, I'm really pulling this off!" Lincoln: "Clyde, this is serious! What did I ever do that was naughty?!" Clyde: "Put dye in Principal Ramirez's coffee so her teeth were green for a week..." Lincoln: "It was St. Patrick's Day!" Clyde: "Buried fake gold in Mr. Grouse's yard so he'd think he struck it rich..." Lincoln: "It was April Fools' Day!" Clyde: "Snuck into a movie, swiped extra tots on Tater Tuesday, tricked the field trip bus driver into buying us ice cream, tricked the mailman into buying us ice cream, tricked the—" Lincoln: "OK, I get it." [lies on his bed] "This is terrible. Now I'm not going to get my Rip Hardcore Limited Edition Mighty Mega Multi-Tool for Rugged Rough 'n' Tumblers and Everyday Heroes." Clyde:[comforts him] "Sorry, Lincoln. How about on Christmas, you help me bake something? #BriskWhiskBros." Lincoln:[realizes something] "That's it! Christmas isn't here yet. I still have time to fix this! Man with the Plan. I'm gonna nice my way off this dang naughty list!"
[The kitchen. Rita has discovered that the Donatello nutcracker is not in mint condition, with a broken jaw, and has begun to fix it.] Rita:[scoffs] "'Mint condition'." [to Lily, who is still working on her activity sheet] "Wood glue." [Lily hands over the wood glue. Rita gets to work on fixing the nutcracker. Meanwhile, Lynn Sr. is admiring his figgy pudding secret ingredient.] Lynn Sr.: "This year's figgy pudding will be my Mona Lisa." [whispers] "I will protect you at all costs." [kisses the vial] [He's about to put the vial in the cabinet, but is suddenly interrupted by Luan's cuckoo watch chiming. Frightened, he nearly drops the vial, but grabs it in time. Luan enters the kitchen.] Luan: "Ooh, I love this thing!" [The cuckoo watch chimes again.] Mr. Coconuts:[jealous] "Your other hand is pretty good, too." Luan: "Yeah, I guess." [Enter Lincoln from the back door.] Lincoln: "Nice guy in the house! Who needs some nice? I'm so full of nice, it's coming out of my ears!" Mr. Coconuts:[suspicious] "What's your angle?" Lincoln: "No angle. 'Tis the season for giving or whatever." [to Rita] "Mom, you need anything?" Rita: "No thanks, honey. I'm good." Lincoln: "Dad, how 'bout you?" Lynn Sr.:[fiercely] "NO!" [climbs up on the stove and protects his ingredient Gollum-style] "You just want my precious!" [Lincoln is so disturbed he backs away slowly. Then he sees one of TODD's arms lower into the kitchen holding a charging cable, trying to plug it into the kitchen's surge protector before removing the surge protector and plugging the cable into the power outlet.] Lincoln:[gets an idea] "Oh! Lisa! I bet she could use some help." [leaves]
[The front yard. TODD has installed the house topper on the roof and is retracting his arm back as Lisa works on something on her laptop and Lucy is admiring her ugly Christmas sweater. Lincoln exits from the front door.] Lincoln: "Oh, hey, Lucy." Lucy:[hastily hides the Christmas sweater] "Uh... Nothing!" [rushes back inside and closes the door] Lincoln:[disturbed] "OK." [puts on his hat] Lisa: "TODD, light it up!" TODD:[puts on sunglasses] "LIGHTING IT UP." [plugs the power cord into the house topper] [The house topper lights up.] Lincoln: "Whoa. That's amazing!" Lisa:[at the same time as Lincoln] "Underwhelming. I need more juice." [She starts hacking into the Royal Woods Department of Power with TODD as her hacking bot.] Lincoln: "This is perfect! You need help, I need to help. What can I do?" Lisa: "Tapping into our town's electrical grid requires a level of technical precision that isn't traditionally within your skill set. Ergo, you cannot help me." Lincoln:[exasperated] "Come on! Can't a guy do something nice for nothing around here?! I gotta take this nice on the road. I wonder if Clyde's free." [leaves] [Lisa finishes hacking into the electrical grid.] Lisa: "And I'm in." [She hits the Enter key and siphons all the power in Royal Woods into the house topper, which lights up in a brilliant burst of light that is so strong it shoots up from the house, knocks TODD off the roof, and blows Lisa's hat off.] Lisa:[impressed] "Wow..." [The burst of light shoots so high it blasts into the depths of outer space and shoots past some astronauts.] Astronauts:[donning sunglasses] "Ooh..." [Back in Royal Woods.] Lisa: "Now that's pizzazz."
[As promised, Lincoln and Clyde attempt to take nice on the road, set to the tune of "Deck the Halls". At the Super Mart, they see the Farrell twins exit with groceries, but they're disrupted when Scoots drives through a puddle, spraying them with water and causing them to drop their groceries.] Cheryl: "Scoots! Where's your Christmas spirit, sugar plum?!" [Lincoln and Clyde smile at each other. The boys help the Farrell twins get their groceries arranged before carrying them to a car and putting them in the trunk. The boys high-five and leave... except the car is not the Farrell twins' car, but someone else's. The actual owner is stupefied. In embarrassment, Cheryl takes out her car fob and opens the trunk of her and Meryl's actual car.]
[Royal Woods Middle School. Chandler, Trent, and Richie are pelting the school sign with snowballs, knocking down the message of "HAPPY HOLIDAYS, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR" before leaving.] Richie: "Nice shot, Chandler!" [Lincoln and Clyde show up and put the original message back together before high-fiving and leaving. As soon as they leave, however, the letters fall back down, leaving only "PEE YOU" behind.]
[Mr. Grouse is on the sidewalk next to a bus stop. Lincoln and Clyde show up with stop signs and walk Mr. Grouse down the crosswalk. Multiple cars yield to them, and the boys leave once they reach the other side. A bus shows up at the bus stop and then leaves.] Mr. Grouse: "That was my bus."
[The exhausted boys return to Lincoln's room] Lincoln: "Ugh. Being nice is exhausting." [They get on Lincoln's bed] "OK, let's see where I'm at..." [They check Duncan's GingerPad, but Lincoln's status is still naughty] "WHAT?! But I've been nice all day!" Clyde: "Really just mid- to late-afternoon." Lincoln: "This is outrageous! What's a guy gotta do to get the present he deserves?!" Clyde: "You know, maybe doing nice things just to get a present isn't what Santa had in mind." Lincoln: "I don't have time to be nice every mid- to late-afternoon." [thinks about it and gasps] "I'm gonna hack the naughty/nice list." Clyde: "Wait, you're gonna move yourself onto the nice list? Without authorization?!" Lincoln: "I have no choice! Santa's forcing me to be naughty in order to prove that I'm not naughty. Frankly, this is all his fault. But I can't do this alone. Hm, I know Lisa won't jeopardize her nice status. I need someone who operates without emotion or judgment."
[Lisa's bunker; Lincoln is requesting TODD's help] TODD: "THIS DOES NOT FEEL VERY NICE. JUST KIDDING. I DON'T CARE." [Lincoln smiles.]
[Night at the Loud House. Lily is heard crying, and the lights in her and Lisa's room have turned on.] Rita:[off-screen] "Oh, Lily, bad dream again? Let's go snuggle." [The lights turned off, indicating Rita and Lily have left. The scene switches to the inside of Lisa and Lily's room. Lincoln opens the door and checks if the coast is clear. He's met with only Lisa's snoring and sleep-talking.] Lisa:[snores] "E equals MC squared..." [Seeing Lisa asleep, Lincoln tiptoes into the room as quietly as possible, the floorboards creaking with every step. TODD doesn't hesitate, however, and quickly wheels himself inside and runs over Lincoln's foot. Lincoln loudly screams in pain...] Lincoln: "OW!!!" [...and immediately covers his mouth. Somehow, Lisa isn't roused by that.] Lisa:[snores] "Great science is great art..." [snores] [Lincoln sighs in relief.] Lincoln:[to TODD] "Shh!" [TODD opens Lisa's laptop to initiate the hack, which is also loud... but Lisa isn't roused by that either.] Lisa:[snores] "Science is organized knowledge..." [snores] Lincoln: "Phew." [to TODD] "What's your plan?" [TODD is plugged into the GingerPad, which he gives to Lincoln.] TODD: "TO HACK IN, I NEED MAXIMUM JUICE." [TODD accesses the Royal Woods electrical grid, and it grants him access. Nothing seems to happen...] Lincoln:[whispering] "Is it working?" [...but suddenly, the massive electrical power goes right into TODD, who screams in pain from the power surge. The hack kills off all the power in not just the Loud House, but all of Royal Woods. Lincoln checks on Lisa, who sill isn't roused.] Lisa:[snores] "Knowledge is power!" [The power surge causes the GingerPad to start glitching and receiving error messages] TODD: "I FEEL FUNNY." [As Lisa continues to sleep through the commotion, a sweaty Lincoln shudders from stress. The GingerPad continues glitching out until it eventually grants him access to the T.I.N.N.S.L. database.] Lincoln:[triumphantly] "We're in!" TODD: "STARTING TO OVERHEAT." [TODD is literally on fire as he starts overheating. Lincoln gasps and starts trying to edit the lists.] Lincoln: "One of these buttons has to work!" [His fiddling accidentally swaps the lists around, meaning those on the naughty list are now on the nice list, and vice versa. A blast of Christmas energy, colored in green bursts from the GingerPad, blasting TODD into the closet and breaking the GingerPad before engulfing the whole of Royal Woods, and the entire Earth. A couple seconds later, the power in Royal Woods comes back on. Lincoln finds himself knocked onto Lisa's bed. Lisa still has not roused from the entire commotion.] Lisa:[snores] "The science of today is the technology of tomorrow." Lincoln:[comes to] "Huh?" [notices the broken GingerPad] "Oh no! The GingerPad is toast!" [wheels TODD out of the room while holding the broken GingerPad] "Do you think it worked?" TODD: "I THINK IT CAUSED MY IRRITABLE CPU TO FLARE UP." Lincoln: "I hope it worked..." [closes the door]
[Christmas Day, early morning. As the sun rises upon Royal Woods, every single one of the Loud kids wakes up in unison before barging out of their rooms.] Siblings: "CHRISTMAS!!!" [A festive arrangement of the theme song plays as they rush down the halls to the stairs and try to force themselves down the stairs. Lucy pounces on them and a sibling-nado ensues as they fight down the stairs.] Luan: "Gangway!" Lisa: "Watch the glasses!" [When they land on the living room, they gaze in awe at the presents waiting for them in their stockings.] Leni: "Whoa..." Lucy: "Gasp..." Lincoln: "Ooh." [The siblings fight their way to the stockings.] Siblings: "Outta my way!" "Quit pushing!" [Lincoln looks inside his and gasps when he finds the multitool he's wanted. He's so overjoyed he can hallucinate Rip's likeness on the tool speaking to him.] Rip: "You did it, buddy!" [winks] Lincoln: "YES!" [takes it out] [His joy is short-lived when Lana makes a complaint...] Lana: "What the heck is this?!" [Every single one of the sisters has coal in their stockings.] Lola: "This better not be what I think it is..." Lisa:[scans it with her scanner] "Carbon, hydrogen..." [gasps] "Holy moly molecules! This is coal!" [Lola gasps in horror.] Lana: "Wait..." [voice breaks] "Isn't coal what naughty kids get?" [eyes and lips quiver] Luan: "This must be a mistake!" Mr. Coconuts: "Honestly, I'm not surprised." Lisa: "Uh..." Lana: "What's happening?" Leni: "Unthinkable!" Lucy: "I'm confused." [Lincoln is worried as to what's happened as he hides his present. The parents come out of their room.] Parents: "Merry Christma―" [They gasp as they see all ten of their daughters with coal, thinking that all of their kids have been naughty this year.] Lynn: "Mom, Dad, it's not what it looks like!" Rita: "Coal?!" Lynn Sr.: "Our children are naughty?! I FAILED AS A PARENT!!!" [breaks down sobbing] [Lincoln is still worried and sweats nervously, as he watches the shadows of his sisters, still complaining about what happened.] Lola: "I was nice all year for nothing?!" Lisa: "We don't deserve this." [TODD shows up with a tray of coffee and hot cocoas for everyone.] TODD: "WHO WANTS HOT COCOA?" [Lincoln rushes up to TODD, making the robot drop all the coffee and hot cocoas.] Lincoln: "What the heck happened?!" TODD: "YOU PUSHED TOO MANY BUTTONS." Lincoln: "I was just trying to put myself on the nice list!" TODD: "PERHAPS YOU TOOK THE NAUGHTY AND NICE LISTS AND SWITCHED THEM." Lincoln:[horrified] "I switched the lists?!" [Suddenly Clyde radios in.] Clyde: "Snowball! Come in, Snowball!" Lincoln:[fumbles his walkie talkie before he picks up] "Mittens! You won't believe—" [Split-screen between Lincoln and Clyde. Clyde has coal in his right hand.] Clyde: "I didn't get my Brisk Whisk! I got coal!" Lincoln: "What?!" Clyde: "And I'm not the only one. Turn on the news." [The Louds watch the news broadcast, where Katherine Mulligan is reporting on what is currently happening in the neighborhood.] Katherine: "A topsy-turvy Christmas here in Royal Woods as residents woke up to a stocking full of... disappointment." [The TV switches to Patchy Drizzle at the streets of Royal Woods, which is occupied by various children having received coal.] Patchy: "Right you are, Katherine. You'll find no shortage of tears this morning! Everywhere you look seems to be coals and crying!" Girl:[anguished] "SANTA, WHYYYYYYYYYYY?!" Lori: "Literally every nice person in town got coal!" Lincoln:[nervously trying to avoid suspicion] "Yep. Every one of us." Katherine: "Adding insult to injury, the Royal Woods 'naughties' appear to have gotten exactly what they wanted. We now go live to City Hall, where Mayor Chandler is holding a press conference." Louds:[confused] "Mayor Chandler?!" [The TV then switches to the City Hall, where Chandler is now mayor and giving everyone a speech.] Mayor Chandler: "Merry Christmas, losers! I finally got what I asked Santa for: To be the boss of everyone! And to own my own fart machine!" [He takes out a Fart-o-Matic and plays it. The TV then cuts to static. Lincoln dons a look of horror, now realizing the mess that he has just done.] Lincoln:[horrified] "Oh, no. I broke Christmas!" [Unfortunately, his whole family has overheard it all.] Lana:[suspicious] "What did you say?" [Everyone starts glaring at him, demanding for his answer on what is going on.] Rita:[sternly] "Lincoln, did you have something to do with this?" Lincoln:[nervously] "I, uh, maybe, kinda..." [cracks and reveals the truth] "I had no choice! This elf from the North Pole told me I was on the naughty list, so I needed a quick fix and had TODD help me hack the list and I accidentally—" Lisa: "Disrupted the Christmastime continuum?!" [Everyone starts growling at Lincoln in anger.] Lincoln: "Can you blame me? This thing is the coolest!" [takes out the multitool] "It has everything: compass, fishing pole, parachute—" [He activates the parachute and covers everyone in the tarp.] Lynn: "Aw, Stinkin'!" Leni: "You ruined Christmas!" Luan: "You ruined everything!" [Lincoln retracts the parachute.] Lincoln:[sadly] "I'm sorry, everybody. I didn't know this would happen and you'd all get coal." [cheerfully] "But in my defense... smoke screen!" [He activates a smoke screen, blinding everyone else. While the others start coughing, Lincoln trips before running away.] Lana: "Really, Lincoln?!!" Lola: "GET HIM!" [The sisters start chasing him.] Luna: "Your Christmas goose is cooked, bro!" [The sisters are about to chase Lincoln up the stairs, but...] Rita: "STOP!" [stops the sisters] "There will be no 'getting' today no matter what Lincoln did. It's still Christmas." [The doorbell rings. Lynn Sr. answers and opens the door to find Flip jingling a bell in front of him.] Flip: "Merry Christmas, Louds!" Lynn Sr.: "Oh, hi, Flip. Merry Christmas." Flip: "You want to hand 'em over now?" Lynn Sr.: "Hand what over?" Flip: "The keys! To your restaurant! Well, my restaurant now." [hands his present over] Rita: "What?" [discovers it's a document showing Santa has declared Flip the new owner of Lynn's Table] "You own Lynn's restaurant?" Flip: "I own every business in town thanks to Santa!" [takes it back] "Gonna turn 'em all into Food and Fuels!" Lynn Sr.: "Food and Fuels?" Flip: "I'll give you 'til noon to get me those keys. Otherwise, I'll just throw a garbage can through the window. Merry Flipmas to me!" [leaves] [Suddenly a truck horn blares from outside.] Rita: "What in the world is that?!" [Outside the house, Scoots has received a monster truck from Santa and is driving it around with Tyler blaring an EDM remix of "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy."] Scoots: "WOOHOO! Thanks for the sweet ride, Santa!" [laughs] [They run over the Louds' decorations and leave. The Louds see all this and head back inside.] Lynn Sr.:[tearing up] "Food and Fuels?" [closes the door] [The Louds (except Lincoln) gather in disappointment on the couch, knowing that their Christmas this year is now ruined.] Leni: "This stinks." Lori: "This is the worst Flipmas ever." Lisa: "Indeed." Leni: "It really is." [Everyone nods in agreement.] Lucy: "Without a doubt." [Lincoln watches all this in shame and takes a look at his multitool, imagining Rip's likeness speaking to him.] Rip: "You really beefed it, pal." Lincoln:[sighs] "I know." Rip: "So you're just gonna give up?" Lincoln: "What am I supposed to do about it, Rip?" Rip: "You know who doesn't give up? Rugged Rough 'n' Tumblers and Everyday Heroes!" Lincoln:[realizes] "You're right!" Rip: "Obviously." [winks] [Lincoln goes up to his family.] Lincoln: "Look, I know I beefed it, but one thing is clear. We can't live in a world where Chandler, Flip, and Scoots are calling the shots. We have to fix Christmas!" Lynn: "So what's your big plan, Stinkin'?" Lincoln: "Seems to me there's only one person who can undo what I did, and that's Santa." Lisa: "But the geolocation of Santa's Village is scientifically impossible to determine. Believe me, I've tried." Luna: "Yeah, bro, we don't even know how to find the North Pole." Lily: "I do!" [holds up her activity sheet] Lily's Sisters: "Huh?" [Lily unfolds her activity sheet and shows them the activity maze, which turns out be a bird's-eye view of Gingerhausen.] Lisa:[gasps] "Galloping Galileo, Lily's right! This is more than just a place mat; it's a map!" [Lincoln turns the activity sheet around to face himself. He looks at the cartoon reindeer, then the sheet's instructions to "Help the elf return to the North Pole!!!", then the start of the maze, and finally the end.] Lincoln: "There! The elf who was following me disappeared in a flash of blue light just like that!" [points at the end] "Will you help me find the North Pole so I can make things right?" [No response.] Lincoln:[sighs] "I know you're mad and I understand if you say no. I really beefed it. [The rest of the family start to think it over.] Lucy: "Considering." [Lily goes up to Lincoln and hugs him as a tender instrumental of the theme song plays.] Lily: "I'll help you, Lincoln." [The other sisters agree to help.] Lynn: "Sure, dude." Leni: "Yeah." Rita: "Of course, sweetie. Us Louds always stick together, even when one of us beefs it."
[The scene switches to a map of Michigan as a red line travels from the Loud House to Gingerhausen, representing the Louds returning to Gingerhausen to the tune of a triumphant, heroic reprise of "Off to Gingerhausen". It then shows Lily's map, which fades to a bird's eye view of Gingerhausen. The Louds wander the streets of Gingerhausen, but the stores are closed for Christmas.] Luna:[notices the emptiness] "Dude, this place is crazy spooky with no one around." [Everyone is suddenly disturbed when Luan's cuckoo watch activates. Luan can only laugh nervously.] Mr. Coconuts: "That thing is a menace." [Just then, Lincoln notices a familiar path.] Lincoln: "Oh! We chased the elf this way, but I can't remember what direction we went." [Lily takes out her map and consults it before looking at where Lincoln is standing.] Lily:[points ahead] "That way!" Lincoln: "Nice work, Lil! Let's go!" [The Louds start retracing Lincoln and Duncan's steps with Lily showing the way.] Lily: "This way! That way! Over there!" [Eventually, they run past the fountain court Duncan has vanished at. Only Lincoln stops when he recognizes the area.] Lincoln: "Guys!" [The others reach the fountain court] "This is where I lost him." [Lola notices it, and instantly realizes something since it looks familiar to her.] Lola: "Hey, wait a sec." [She takes out her phone and scrolls through several pictures depicting her and Lana boarding a skybucket before finding a selfie of them mid-ride with the fountain court in the background. The selfie also has a sighting of Duncan touching a cobblestone. She quickly zooms in on him.] "Is that your elf?" Lincoln:[recognizes him] "That's him! It looks like he's touching something!" Lisa:[scans the cobblestone with her device] "Hmm. This cobblestone is emitting high levels of quantum energy. Classic sign of an obfuscated energy portal." [Lynn groans and starts stomping the cobblestone.] Lynn: "Open up! Open up! Open up!" Lisa: "I wish it were that easy. The only way to activate an energy portal is to bombard the entry point with a specific spectrum of light." [She deploys a miniature satellite from her device. Back at the Loud House, the house topper activates and fires the beam of light. It then rotates and aims at the direction of Gingerhausen, catching the attention of the citizens of Royal Woods...] Citizens:[gasping] "Ooh!" [...and a dog and cat nearby a house. The beam reaches Gingerhausen... but only over the fountain.] Lisa: "Drat! The light is too high! We need to redirect the beam down to the cobblestone!" Lori:[gets an idea] "I know just who can help." [Later, Lori holds up the decapitated head of the Bobby ice sculpture. The Louds except Lisa and Lucy have formed a tower to set the Bobby sculpture on the fountain high enough so Lori can put the head on the sculpture and redirect the beam.] Lori: "Steady! Steady!" [Lori puts the head on the sculpture, reflecting the beam... onto the wrong cobblestone.] Lisa: "Clever, but the ice will never reflect the beam in the correct direction. I don't suppose anyone has access to a high fractal prism or reasonable facsimile?" Lucy: "I might." [approaches the beam] "Would sequins work?" Lisa: "Yes... Yes, that might work! Do you have some?" Lucy: "I do." [Lucy sheds her cloak and reveals her ugly Christmas sweater, causing everyone to gasp. She steps into the beam and has the sequins in the sweater redirect the beam into the correct cobblestone. Lisa yelps as the beam hits the cobblestone. A cyan wisp of magic emerges and opens a portal to the North Pole.] Lincoln: "Lucy, you did it! With... color." Leni: "Why didn't you tell us? We could've coordinated." Lucy: "I was ashamed, but not anymore. I'm Lucy Loud, and I like ugly Christmas sweaters!" Lisa: "Hurry! Through the portal before it closes!" [The Louds set the Bobby sculpture on the fountain with the head on the ground and immediately run into the portal, with Lucy grabbing her cloak before entering. Once everyone's entered the portal, it vanishes into the ether.]
[One "The Mad Scientist"-esque portal sequence later, a portal opens above the North Pole. The Louds fall out of the portal and scream as they plummet downwards... only to land into the snow.] Luan:[dazed] "Oh!" [Lily coughs.] Lynn Sr.:[moans] "Oh, man. I'm gonna portal-barf." Lola:[jumps on him] "That was awesome!" Lana:[also jumps on him] "Let's go again!" Lincoln: "Look!" [He's found a sign] "It says this way to Santa's Village! Let's go!" Lana: "I wonder..." [sniffs the sign and takes a bite out of it] "Gingerbread! Yes!" Luna:[running around] "The North Pole is so rad!" Lynn:[rolling up a snowball] "And their snow makes perfect snowballs!" [She's immediately hit in the face with a snowball from Lori.] Lori: "You're right." Lisa:[spots a common holly bush] "Ooh, Ilex aquifolium. I need to see that holly variegation up close!" [goes to examine it with Lynn Sr. and Luna following her] Lincoln: "Come on! We don't have time for sightseeing!" Lana: "Well, since we're sightseeing, let's go sightsee that snowman over there!" [The twins head off to a snowman in the distance.] Lincoln: "Hey!" Luan: "Oh! Is that a bunny?!" [spots a pack of bunnies that hop off] "Eee! Oh, cute!" [goes after them with Lucy] Leni:[follows them] "It must be cuddled." [Lincoln looks exasperated, which only gets worse when he sees Rita and Lily heading elsewhere.] Lincoln: "Mom, can you tell everyone to come back?" Rita: "Back in five!" [leaves with Lily] [Lily laughs.] Lincoln: "But..." Lori:[holding a snowball] "Chill out, Lincoln. You made us all get coal." Lincoln: "Actually, Santa made me make you all get coal." [Lori hits him in the face with her snowball. Later, Lori, Rita, and Lily cross a bridge as they admire the sights and sounds... only to notice something foul underneath.] Rita: "Oh, dear." [The river the bridge spans is now filled with an obsidian ooze.] Lori:[trying to be positive] "Maybe it's chocolate?" Rita: "It doesn't smell like chocolate." [Lisa investigates the holly.] Lisa: "Hmm. Very nice specimen." [Rustling noises are heard. It turns out the holly bush is alive and corrupted as its branches extend and reach out to Lisa with hostile intent.] Lisa:[whimpers] "No! No-no-no!" [screams as the branches grab her] "HELP!!!" [Luna and both Lynns are picking holly berries as they notice Lisa get captured by the corrupted holly bush, which roars. They drop what they're doing and run for it as Lynn Sr. grabs Lisa, with the holly bush taking pursuit. Meanwhile, the twins are about to take a selfie with the snowman...] Lana: "Say 'frostbite'!" [...which is also corrupted as it turns to them and roars. The twins notice and back away slowly.] Lana: "Huh! Oh no!" [gasps] [The snowman roars at them again.] Twins: "RUN!!!" [They run for it as the snowman gives pursuit. Meanwhile, Leni, Luan, and Lucy are watching the bunnies as they hear the twins' screams. The bunnies are also corrupted as they turn around and snarl at the sisters before advancing. The sisters whimper as they get cornered. Leni and Luan yelp before running for it.] Lucy: "Scream!" [runs for it too] [The bunnies give pursuit. Meanwhile, Lincoln gets closer to Santa's Village, but notices an ominous green light.] Lincoln: "Uh-oh. That can't be right." Lynn Sr.:[off-screen] "RUN! LINCOLN, RUN!!!" [Lincoln turns around to see the rest of the Louds running in his direction, with the corrupted flora and fauna hot on their heels.] Lincoln: "Uh-oh." Lynn Sr.: "Run, run, run, run, run!" Luna: "Run, bro!" Lori: "Run, Linc, run!" Rita: "Quick, sweetie!" [Lincoln yelps and sprints to Santa's Village alongside his family. True to the ominous glow, Santa's Village is also corrupted and is now a desolate landscape with thunder and lightning in the background.] Lola: "Lincoln! You broke the North Pole too?!" Lincoln: "Hey, man, I was just trying to—" Lori: "Guys, can we fight about this later?" [At Santa's Village, a corrupted Gerald, now decked in leather and riding a motorcycle, is surveying the Louds via binoculars and reporting to a corrupted Santa via phone.] Naughty Gerald: "Sir, you're never going to believe this. Case number 579328 is here." Naughty Santa:[on phone] "Lincoln Loud? Here? Ho-ho, you're kidding! Bring him to me!" Naughty Gerald: "Santa, yes, Santa! We're already on it." [hangs up] [The Louds make it to Santa's Village, surrounded by the corrupted flora and fauna and an army of corrupted nutcrackers.] Lincoln: "I guess the most important thing is that we stick together!" [The corrupted flora and fauna corner them.] Lincoln: "On second thought... SCATTER!" [The Louds sprint in different directions.] Naughty Nutcracker General: "Seize them!" Naughty Nutcrackers: "Hut, hut, hut!" [Luna and the Lynns run in one direction, Lynn Sr. shrieking in panic. Leni, Luan, and Lucy run in another direction with the snowmen on their heels. The girls dodge as the snowmen swing their candy canes down before running in another direction. The snowmen resume pursuit. Lincoln is running alone towards an abandoned building.] Lincoln: "Uh... this is bad, this is bad, this is so bad!" [sees Rita and Lily hiding near that same building] "Mom! Lil! It isn't safe here. We gotta keep moving!" [Leni, Luan, and Lucy rendezvous with them.] Leni: "Not that way! We almost got rolled by snowmen!" Lincoln: "Alright, then!" [points in a different direction] [Luna and both Lynns rendezvous with them from that direction.] Lynn Sr.: "No! Not that way! Nutcrackers looking to rack our noggins!" Lincoln: "Um, OK, let's—" [points in another direction] [Lori, Lisa, and the twins rendezvous with them from that direction.] Lori: "Those elves are right on our heels!" [Realizing there's no choice, Lincoln huddles with the Louds as dejected, dramatic music plays.] Rita: "I love you guys!" Lola: "I love most of you guys too!" [All the naughty elves, nutcrackers, and the local flora and fauna corner the Louds.] Rita:[whimpers] "Don't look! Don't look!" [Just then, the wall opens, and the Louds fall in before the wall reseals itself shut. The naughty Christmas forces gather.] Naughty Nutcrackers: "Hut, hut, hut!" Naughty Gerald:[sighs] "They're gone. Find them!" [drives off] [The others start searching. The Louds watch all this from a boarded up window in the building.] Leni: "How did we get here? Who saved us?" ???: "I did." [The Louds turn around. Stepping from the shadows is none other than Duncan... who, unlike the other elves, isn't corrupted.] Lincoln:[coldly] "Duncan." Duncan:[coldly] "We meet again, Lincoln Loud." Lincoln: "Everybody, this is the elf who put me on the naughty list by mistake." Duncan: "I don't make mistakes, naughty." Lincoln: "I'm a nice kid!" Duncan: "Data doesn't lie!" [Lincoln and Duncan press their heads against each other while snarling at each other until Rita shows up.] Rita: "Uh, I think what Lincoln meant to say was thanks for saving us." Lily: "Uh-huh!" Lori: "So what happened up here?" Lana: "And why aren't you evil like those other creeps?" Duncan: "Huh. I'm not sure. I had just come back from Royal Woods..." [Flashback to Duncan returning to the North Pole and inputting Lincoln's data into T.I.N.N.S.L.] "...and put the correct data into T.I.N.N.S.L." [Travis waves thanks as Duncan leaves.] "Travis was happy, Santa was happy, everything was back to being perfect." [Duncan checks his watch,] "It was time for my break. I always go to Freezer Block C because it has all the ice cream." [Duncan visits Freezer Block C, opens the door, and turns on the lights to see a massive assortment of ice cream. Back to the present.] Lola: "Ice cream, nice. I like where this story's going." Duncan: "Don't interrupt." [Lola frowns. Back to the flashback. Duncan is about to begin eating his snack.] "I was in the midst of a delicious scoop of Merry Berry Banana when everything went bananas!" [The North Pole is corrupted by Lincoln's swapping of the lists, transformed into a desolate wasteland. Duncan himself is unaffected, though it does cause the lights to flicker. He leaves the freezer and sees the corrupted North Pole.] "When I left the freezer, everything was like this. All messed up." [Back to the present.] "I guess being inside the freezer saved me. I don't know what happened to everyone else." Lisa: "Hmm. I suspect what happened is that when Lincoln switched the naughty/nice lists—" Duncan: "He did what?! But switching the lists would reverse the..." Lisa and Duncan: "...naughty/nice polarity!" Duncan:[to Lincoln] "How could you?! Does your naughty know no bounds?!" [rips some hair from his head] Lincoln: "We already played the blame-shame game, Duncan. Now we're in problem-solving mode. So... does anyone know how to solve our problem?" [No response] "Anyone?" Lisa: "We could try to switch the lists back. Maybe that will reset the polarity." Leni: "If what you just said will make things normal, then I say thumbs-up emoji." [gives a thumbs-up] Duncan:[sighs] "Well, it's worth a try. We can switch the lists back at the office." Lincoln: "Great! Let's go!" Duncan: "The problem is that we're here, and the office..." [goes to the boarded window] "...is there." [He's referring to the candy cane building, where the corrupted residents run amok. One elf laughs maniacally while another repeatedly pounds a third.] Leni: "Oh no!" Luan: "That ain't happenin'!" Lynn: "Two questions. One: What do we do now? And two: Why do I smell taffy?" Duncan: "We're under the candy factory." Lincoln: "Candy factory?" [gets an idea] "How much red rope licorice you got?"
[Outside, Gerald is on the phone with Santa when a snowman shows up to report.] Naughty Gerald: "Any sign of the intruders?" [The snowman snarls no] "Hm." [to Naughty Santa] "No sign of them, sir." Naughty Santa: "Then keep looking!" Naughty Gerald:[hangs up] "Then keep looking!" [They resume searching. Meanwhile, up on the rooftops of the candy factory, Lisa judges the distance between the roof and the office.] Lisa: "15 degrees to the left!" [The Louds have set up a red rope licorice slingshot with the rope tied between two candy canes. Lori and Leni hold one cane with Rita and Lynn Sr. holding the other. They adjust the angle of the slingshot.] Lori: "Lock it down!" [Lucy and the twins fire syrup onto the candy to lock the slingshot down. Lola snickers as she does so.] Lynn: "Ready, Lincoln!" [Lincoln deploys a pencil sharpener from his multitool and uses it to sharpen a candy cane.] Duncan: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! You didn't tell me what you were gonna do to the candy!" Lincoln:[stops sharpening] "Christmas is on the line, Duncan! Sometimes, you gotta ditch the rules and think like a flipper." Duncan: "That's how you got us into this mess in the first place!" [Lincoln ties some licorice onto the candy cane. The Louds load the candy cane into the slingshot and pull it back with all their strength, aiming it at the office before releasing it. The candy cane flies past an oblivious snowman, and the sharpened end pierces through the window, providing an improvised zipline from the candy factory to the office. Lincoln tests the licorice for tautness.] Lincoln: "OK, here we go. Just remember: Do. Not. Eat. The. Licorice." [Lana, having apparently already broken that rule, spits out all the licorice she's eaten. The Louds and Duncan all grab candy canes and hook them onto the zipline before sliding down to the office. However, Duncan slides right into Lincoln and Lynn Sr., and the camera pans to reveal they've all stopped.] Lynn Sr.: "We stopped! Why did we stop?!" Lincoln: "We're halfway there, guys!" [laughs nervously] "Could be worse." Lola: "How could it be worse, Lincoln?" [Unfortunately, things do indeed get worse as Lynn starts slipping.] Lynn:[straining] "I'm slipping!" [lets go and falls] Louds: "LYNN!" [Lynn screams as she plummets to her doom... only to get caught just as a snowman passes by beneath her. Lincoln has caught her by the leg.] Lincoln: "OK, so it's worse." [The Louds have all somehow managed to form a chain to help Lincoln catch Lynn] "But that doesn't mean we can't—" Rita: "Don't think I can move a muscle, sweetie!" Lincoln: "Just about 300 yards to go! We've got this!" Luna: "Come on, you barely have Lynn!" Lincoln: "Everyone, please! Stay positive!" Lily:[unable to stay positive] "Christmas is doomed!" Duncan: "She's right..." [realizes something and gasps] "Unless..." [He scrambles down the chain to reach Lincoln.] Luna: "Ow! Watch it, dude!" Duncan: "Sorry! Excuse me! Comin' through!" [reaches Lincoln] "Lincoln, listen. The elevator's on the other side of the lobby. Lay a finger aside the nose and take it to the top." Lincoln: "Finger, nose, what? Where are you gonna be?" Duncan: "You're gonna need a distraction." Lincoln: "What do you mean? What are you doing?!" Duncan: "I'm thinking like a flipper." [winks and lets go] Lincoln: "Duncan!" [Duncan lands on the ground in a three-point landing and gets Gerald's attention.] Duncan:[sing-song] "Hey, Gerald~! Looking for me?!" [runs off] Naughty Gerald: "I am now." [revs up his motorcycle and gives pursuit with four snowmen] "Get back here, Duncan!" Lincoln: "Wow. That was so... nice." [The licorice zipline snaps, and all the Louds scream as they plummet to the ground. When they land, they all groan in pain.] Lucy: "Groan..." Rita: "Is everybody OK?" Lola:[cheerfully] "Yep. Pocket full of gummy bears broke my fall." [shows some gummy bears] Lynn: "What happened to Duncan? We have to go help him!" Lincoln: "He did that so we could keep moving. Come on!" [They make it inside the dilapidated office and marvel at the condition.] Luna: "What a dump." Leni: "This place is, like, totally trashed." Lily: "Poo-poo." Lincoln:[spots the elevator] "There it is! There's the elevator!" [They get in; Lincoln examines the buttons] "All the way up should be one of these." [The others start crowding to press random buttons.] Lynn: "Move over!" Lola: "Let me hit one!" Luna: "How about this one?" Lola: "Let me try one!" Leni: "How about this one!" Lily: "All of them!" [presses all of them] [Unfortunately, none of the buttons that they pressed work.] Luna: "None of 'em worked!" [They groan in disappointment.] Lincoln:[breaks free] "What was it that Duncan said?" [remembers] "Oh yeah! Lay a finger aside of the nose!" Lana: "Way ahead of you." [starts picking her nose] Lincoln: "Gross, Lana. Aside, not inside!" Leni:[gasps] "I got it!" [Duncan's instructions refer to the Santa effigy from the prologue. As before, she cranks the hand of the Santa effigy to the very top, and the nose lights up.] Elevator Santa: "Ho, ho, ho!" [The others are shocked upon realizing it.] Leni: "'Laying a finger aside of his nose, giving a nod, up the elevator he rose!'" Lisa: "Well, I'll be darned." [The elevator rises...]
[...all the way to the Naughty/Nice Department. The Louds burst into the office, and Lisa gets to work in logging into the system.] Lincoln: "You got this, Lisa. The fate of Christmas hangs in the balance, but no pressure." Lisa:[logs in] "Got it! Pretty easy to log in considering the password was MerryChristmas. OK, just need to find the naughty and nice lists." [Lisa gets to work in finding the lists, brows furrowed in determination. The others watch with bated breath until she successfully finds the lists.] Lisa: "Ha! I'm in! And I think I can switch the lists back." [The others cheer.] Lincoln: "But keep me on the nice list, OK?" [Lisa switches the lists.] Lisa: "Done!" [The Louds celebrate... but they don't feel anything different.] Lincoln: "Hm. Did it work? Is everything back to normal?" [The lights suddenly turned off.] Naughty Santa:[off-screen] "Ho, ho, ho." Lily:[joyfully] "Santa!" Naughty Santa: "You'd better watch out... Get ready to cry." Lola:[confused] "Santa?" Naughty Santa: "I hope you all pout..." [laughs maniacally as a spotlight shines on the door] "You're about to see why!" [Lincoln's eyes widen in horror as he realizes what's about to happen. Santa steps into the scene, now decked in a villainous makeover with ripped sleeves, a bandolier filled with candy canes, and a black toupee on his head.] Naughty Santa: "Ho-ho-ho-ho! It's the new and improved Santa! Now with 100% more naughty. Wink! Seize them!" [The spotlight shifts to the Louds, and the nutcrackers show up.] Naughty Nutcrackers: "Hut, hut, hut!" [Gerald also enters the scene, laughing, as the nutcrackers surround the Louds.] Lincoln: "Why didn't it work?!" Lisa: "I don't know!" Luna: "Dude, this can't be happening." Naughty Santa: "Oh, it's happening, all thanks to one person, the naughtiest of them all..." [spins around] "LINCOOOOOOOOOOLN LOUD!!!" [gestures at Lincoln] [Santa's toupee falls off, and he quickly picks it up before putting it back on his head.] Lincoln: "Me? I'm not naughty! There's been a mistake!" Naughty Santa: "Oh, Lincoln." [A nutcracker forces Lincoln to march up to Santa.] Lincoln: "Hey!" Naughty Santa: "You're more than naughty. You are a naughty visionary, a naughty superstar!" Lana: "No, he's not!" Lily: "I love Lincoln!" Rita: "My son's a good kid!" Lola: "I always knew he was bad news." Naughty Santa:[chuckles] "Should we take a look? Boop!" [Santa plays footage of Lincoln learning his naughty status from Duncan.] Footage Lincoln: "If I'm on the naughty list, I won't get my gift from Santa." [Santa pauses the footage.] Lincoln:[nervously chuckles] "That was taken out of context." Naughty Santa: "And was it a wake-up call? Nope!" [He plays footage of Lincoln deciding to hack the lists.] Footage Lincoln: "I don't have time to be nice every mid- to late-afternoon." [thinks about it and gasps] "I'm gonna hack the naughty/nice list." Naughty Santa:[pauses the footage] "Oh, I almost forgot the best part! Even after your 'quick fix' ruined Christmas and flipped the North Pole... Boop!" [He plays footage of Lincoln telling Lisa to keep him on the nice list just a few moments before.] Footage Lincoln: "But keep me on the nice list, OK?" [Santa pauses the footage.] Lincoln: "But I only said that because..." [looks back at his family] "I'm nice, right?" Louds:[nervously] "Uh..." Naughty Santa: "Ho-ho-ho-ho!" Lincoln: "Come on, guys!" Naughty Santa: "And it gets better! Boop!" [He plays footage of the consequences of Lincoln's accidental swap, showing the naughty citizens of Royal Woods causing chaos around town. Clyde is being bullied in an alleyway by bullies pelting him with snowballs.] Footage Clyde: "Hey, stop! Come on! Get away from me!" Lincoln:[horrified] "Clyde! Oh, no! RUN!" [Exterior shot of Lynn's Table, now under Flip's ownership and having been converted into a Food and Fuel. Evidently, it's past noon, since Flip has clearly thrown a trash can through the window to gain access to the restaurant. Wearing a sign reading "EAT @ FLIPS NOW", he's busy trying to get passersby to eat at the newly-dubbed Flip's Table and Food & Fuel.] Footage Flip: "Hey, you look hungry!" Lynn Sr.: "My restaurant!" [When the passersby refuse to eat there, Flip chases them off.] Footage Flip: "Get back here!" [harasses more passersby] "Come on! Get in here!" [Lynn Sr. faints in shock.] Luan:[points in horror] "Pop-Pop! Gran-Gran!" [At Sunset Canyon, Scoots and Tyler terrorize the residents of Sunset Canyon with their monster truck. Scoots laughs maniacally as she uses the truck to spray mud at Albert and Myrtle, who are taking cover near the welcome sign. Outside the Loud House, Trent and Richie are vandalizing the exterior by firing paintballs at it as Mayor Chandler laughs maniacally and plays his Fart-o-Matic.] Rita: "What's the mayor doing to our house?!" [Lynn Sr. wakes up, but as soon as he sees Mayor Chandler vandalizing the Loud House, he shrieks and faints once more.] Naughty Santa: "Isn't this great?! You did this, Lincoln! Be proud! Own your naughty! And this is just the beginning! I've got plans, but I need the Man with the Naughty Plan right by my side. Whaddya say?" [Lincoln watches all this in shock and tears that he has caused all this.] Footage Clyde: "Hey, stop! Come on!" Footage Flip:[still chasing passersby] "Who's hungry?!" [Mayor Chandler laughs at the Loud House's vandalization.] Lincoln: "Uh..." Footage Clyde: "Ow, ow, ow!" Footage Scoots: "EAT MUD!!!" Footage Flip: "EAT MY FOOD!" [Scoots laughs maniacally, Mayor Chandler plays his Fart-o-Matic, and Clyde still winces in pain from the snowballs. Seeing all this causes Lincoln to blink the tears from his eyes and sink into depression.] Lincoln:[sighs deeply] "There was never any mistake. I am naughty." Naughty Santa:[hugs Lincoln] "My guy! Welcome to the club!" [leads Lincoln outside the office] "Now come on, partner. I've been brainstorming and have some ideas to pitch you. Could use some fresh eyes." Rita: "Lincoln, no!" [Gerald drives up to the other Louds.] Lincoln:[shares a look with his family] "Just let my family go. They're not the naughty ones." Naughty Santa: "Course, course, course." [chuckles] "I wouldn't dream of holding them. Gerald, please take care of the Louds." [winks before closing the doors]
[Outside the office, Gerald has indeed taken care of the Louds... by bringing them to an underground area. They're now riding an elevator downwards.] Lynn Sr.: "Well, that was a lot to process. " Rita: "I am so disappointed in Lincoln." Lana: "Man, I'm disappointed in Santa." Lucy: "Same. I was hoping for Krampus." Lori: "We've been going down literally forever. Where are you taking us?" [The elevator rumbles as it reaches their destination and opens.] Naughty Gerald:[laughs maniacally] "The coal mines!" [The nutcrackers jab at the Louds and force them to enter the mines.] Lynn Sr.: "Ow! Stop it! Ow, ow, ow!" Rita: "Ow, ow, ow, ow!" Lynn Sr.: "Ow, ow, ow!" [The mines are a dark and desolate place in ruins, with some train tracks collapsing. The Louds whimper nervously upon seeing the mines.] Naughty Gerald: "Welcome to an eternity of hard labor." [laughs maniacally and closes the elevator] Lisa: "That's the only exit!" [The nutcrackers hand the Louds pickaxes.] Lynn Sr.: "Huh?" Rita: "Huh?" Lily: "Huh?" [The twins receive a pickaxe for the both of them.] Lola:[tears up] "I can't live in a cave! What will become of my skin?!" [faints] [Lana throws the pickaxe away to catch Lola.] Lori: "Duncan's still out there. Maybe he'll find a way to save us." Duncan: "He won't." [Duncan himself has also been captured and forced to work in the mines.]
[Santa introduces Lincoln to his office.] Naughty Santa: "Welcome home, Lincoln! Pretty cute, switching the lists back. They can switch 'em as much as they'd like. It was never about the lists. Have a seat." [pushes away his chair to have Lincoln sit on a small stool] "That naughty hack of yours changed everything up here, Lincoln, for the better! It's inspired me, son, to keep the wheels of naughty progress spinning! And now with your family locked up in the mines forever, there'll be no one to stop us—" [realizes] "Oops." Lincoln: "What did you say?" Naughty Santa: "I—I mean..." [chuckles nervously] "Did I tell you about the toys?" [takes out a remote and presses it] "Help yourself!" [Various racks showing countless Rip Hardcore multitools emerge from the walls] "Multitools, Lincoln! All you want!" Lincoln: "So much for 'limited edition'." Naughty Santa:[gets in Lincoln's face] "You and me, Lincoln! Think of all the things we can do!" [lets go] Lincoln:[loses balance] "Whoa!" [collapses] Naughty Santa: "I'm talking about a full Christmas rebrand!" [grabs a remote] "Get ready. Here we go!" [lowers down a screen] "Click!" [displays the title of his rebrand] "'Naughty is the New Nice'! Click!" [shows the subtitle] "'Santa for the Next Generation'!" [laughs] [Hard rock music starts playing.] Lincoln: "Ugh. Don't tell me you have a song." Naughty Santa: "Oh, you know I do." Lincoln: "Dang it." [Cue Santa singing a villain song.]
Naughty Santa: ♫ I'm not your jolly Santa Claus ♫ ♫ 'Cause that guy, he ain't it ♫ ♫ And it's my turn to spend some time on the other side of the list ♫ ♫ I've been nice for much too long ♫ ♫ I'm done with spreading cheer ♫ ♫ So I've got a few little changes I wanna make this year! ♫ Lincoln: Changes? [chuckles nervously] But, like, nothing major though, right? Naughty Santa: ♫ Well, first I think we'll change the name to something a bit more fun ♫ [shows his new name for Christmas before showing his dirty mouth to Lincoln] I'm thinking "Merry Disgustingmas" might roll right off the tongue ♫ Let's nix the reindeer and chuck the sleigh ♫ ♫ The holly's sharp, so it can stay ♫ [shows the old-fashioned Christmas] ♫ 'Cause naughty is the way ♫ ♫ Let's blow the old Christmas away! ♫ [blows it up]
[He gives Lincoln a trophy, wreath, cup, and devil horns before dumping holly on him and blowing it all off.]
♫ Lincoln, I want to thank you for your help 'cause I'm about to ♫ ♫ Turn nice into naughty ♫ And I could not have done it without you! Lincoln: Wait, what?!
[Santa summons several ghosts to sing backup while lowering his desk and replacing it with a stage.]
Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ I never thought I'd be this mean! ♫ Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ I'm getting good at being obscene! ♫ Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ And, kid, I owe it all to yo-o-o-ou! ♫ Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ And this ain't a game for us! ♫ Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: I'm downright dangerous! Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ Now let me give you one last thing to fe-e-e-ear ♫ ♫ 'Cause Santa Claus is naughty this year! ♫
[Santa dismisses his stage and leaps off it and heads to a rising platform.] Lincoln: "Uh... Mr. Kringle, sir? I don't really like this idea. I think you've gone too far." Naughty Santa:[laughs] "Ah, Lincoln, don't forget this was your idea. And frankly, I don't think we've gone far enough!" Lincoln: "Oh..." [Santa rises out of the roof of his office to summon clouds of darkness.]
Naughty Santa: ♫ Bring forth an evil veil of darkness to swallow what remains! ♫ ♫ And Christmas Eve is never going to be the same again! ♫ ♫ And who's the boy that opened up my eyes and made me proud? ♫ [descends back into his office as his desk comes back] Who made Christmas terrible? [jumps off and slides towards Lincoln] His name is Lincoln Loud! Lincoln: Wasn't the plan! Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ I never thought I'd be this mean! ♫ Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: [starts dancing on his desk] ♫ I'm getting good at being obscene! ♫ Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ And, kid, I owe it all to yo-o-o-ou! ♫
[An unimpressed Lincoln sees Santa distracted by his villain song. Seizing the opportunity, Lincoln gets out of his seat and snags as many multitools as he can.]
Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ And this ain't a game for us! ♫ Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: I'm downright dangerous! Ghosts: ♫ I'm naughty! ♫ Naughty Santa: ♫ Now let me give you one last thing to fe-e-e-ear! ♫
[Lincoln deploys handcuffs from one of the multitools.]
♫ You better watch out ♫ ♫ You better be bad ♫ ♫ You better turn your smile into a sneer ♫ ♫ 'Cause Santa Claus is naughty this year! ♫
[Just as Santa ends his villain song by doing the splits on his desk, Lincoln quickly handcuffs him to his desk and hightails it out of the office before closing the doors. Santa takes out his phone and calls Gerald.] Naughty Santa: "Uh, hi, Gerald. Naughty Santa here. Yeah, yeah, no. The song didn't work. We're gonna need to go to Plan B." [breaks free from his handcuffs]
[The Louds are working at the coal mines.] Lynn: "One minute, you're waking up on Christmas morning in your PJs, the next, you're digging coal for Naughty Santa." [tries to take a positive out of it] "Well, at least it's some solid cardio." [The elevator opens, getting everyone's attention.] Naughty Nutcracker Guard 1: "Who's that?" [A boomerang flies out of the elevator and subdues the first guard.] Naughty Nutcracker Guard 2: "Are you OK?" [The boomerang comes back and subdues the second guard. It returns to Lincoln's multitool.] Lincoln: "Who's ready to get out of here?" Luna:[sarcastically] "Hey, it's Santa's little helper." Lola: "Are you here to take our birthday presents, too?" Lincoln:[sighs] "I know you're really mad. I've been really naughty. But I've seen Santa's schemes and, trust me, we do not want to unwrap those. So can't we get out of here as a family and save Christmas?" [Duncan looks at the Louds, and the Louds look at each other. A gentle arrangement of the theme song plays.] Lola: "Well, it's not like we're gonna live in this cave forever." [Lincoln smiles.]
[Outside, as the North Pole residents continue patrolling, the Louds and Duncan escape the coal mines before hiding.] Lincoln: "OK, so Naughty Santa said the lists have nothing to do with the North Pole being all messed up." Leni: "Then, like, why is the North Pole all messed up?" Lisa: "Something doesn't add up, and I'm uncharacteristically out of ideas." Lynn Sr.: "We're doomed!" [collapses in a fetal position] "And I never got to make my fig-a-licious figgy pudding." [takes out his secret ingredient] Duncan:[recognizes the ingredient] "Oh my stockings! That's Christmas magic!" Louds: "What?" Lincoln: "Christmas what?!" Duncan: "Seriously?! Christmas magic is part of everything in the North Pole! It comes from Mount Christmas and flows like a river. We put it on cookies, toys, even Santa's sleigh. Christmas magic is what makes Christmas Christmas." Lola: "I haven't seen a single drop of Christmas magic anywhere." Lisa and Duncan:[gasp] "You're right!" Lisa: "Hmm... Perhaps the power surge through your GingerPad in Royal Woods changed the chemical composition of Christmas magic in the North Pole." Leni: "And turned everything big-time naughty." Lori: "Including Santa." Lincoln: "So if we get the magic flowing again, it would fix everything?" Lisa: "Theoretically." Leni: "Fixing is good! Let's do fixing!" Lisa: "Well, if magical chemical reactions are like scientific ones, all we need is a catalyst." [All eyes turn to Lynn Sr.'s ingredient.] Lynn Sr.: "If it'll save Christmas..." [embraces the ingredient one last time] "I humbly sacrifice my figgy!" [gives it to Lincoln] Lincoln: "Thanks, Dad. I know that was hard." [They fist-bump together.] Lynn Sr.: "So hard." Lincoln: "OK, which way do we go?" Duncan: "We need to take that to the source of Christmas magic." [points at Mount Christmas] Lincoln: "Great! Good thing they don't know where we are!" [He's spoken too soon because they're instantly spotted as a spotlight shines on them.] Naughty Gerald: "There they are!" [Everyone gasps.] Duncan: "Oh no! Run for your lives!" Lincoln: "No. I'm done running. We gotta fight back!" [Everyone gasps.] Luan: "Fight back?!" Lynn: "No, no, no, no, no." Lana: "That's crazy!" Lisa: "Wait, what?" Lincoln: "We can do this! We're the Louds, and nobody loves Christmas more than the Louds!" [A beat.] Lily: "I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!" [Everyone starts cheering.] Lori: "Christmas is literally the best!" Lincoln: "You'll need these." [reveals the other multitools in his jacket and gives them to his family] "I grabbed them from Santa's workshop. They're for Everyday Heroes... like you." [gives the last one to Duncan] Naughty Gerald: "GET THEM!!!" [The North Pole residents all charge at the Louds.] Lincoln: "Let's carve these Christmas turkeys! CHAAAAAAAAAAARGE!!!" [The Louds and Duncan charge at Gerald and his troops.] Naughty Gerald: "CHAAAAAAAAAAARGE!!!" Lincoln: "Hardcore Snowball Scoopers!" [The Louds deploy snowball scoopers from their multitools before loading them with snowballs.] Lana: "Eat ice, you Christmas creeps!" [pelts some elves with her snowballs] [The nutcracker general deflects some snowballs from the Louds.] Naughty Nutcrackers: "Hut, hut, hut, hut!" Lynn Sr.: "Honey! Nutcrackers!" Rita:[glares at the nutcrackers] "For Donatello. Hardcore Sewer Lid!" [bowls over the nutcrackers with a sewer lid from the multitool] [The twins have used a rope from Lana's multitool to grab onto the leg of one of the reindeer, who's flying around with them.] Lola: "I got him!" Lana: "I got him!" Lola: "No, I got him!" Lana: "Actually, I think he's got us!" Twins: "AAAAAHHHH!" [Down on the ground, Lucy is being chased by the naughty bunnies, one of which is pulling back on her bangs and revealing her left eye for the very first time.] Lucy: "Aaaaah! Scream!!!" [Amidst the chaos, Lincoln caches up to Duncan.] Lincoln: "Duncan!" [Duncan stops throwing snowballs and spots something about to attack Lincoln.] Duncan: "Lincoln, look out!" [A snowman approaches Lincoln and roars as it prepares to swing a shovel at him... only to get melted by Leni blasting it with a hairdryer from her multitool.] Leni: "Hardcore Hairdryer." [retracts it back in her multitool] Lincoln: "Thanks, Leni." Lori:[brandishing a chainsaw from her multitool] "Now's your chance, Lincoln! Head for the mountain!" Lincoln: "You guys rock!" [He shows Duncan the vial of Christmas magic, and they start heading towards Mount Christmas. Meanwhile, Lynn and Lisa are running from two elves.] Lynn:[spots the post office] "In here!" [drags Lisa inside to hide from the elves] [As soon as Lynn locks the door, she spots several bags of letters, each bag labeled with the city they're from.] Lynn: "Whoa. That's a lotta letters." [spots the bag from Royal Woods, complete with the Louds' letters peeking from the top] "Hey, that bag's from Royal Woods!" [The elves start banging on the door to get them.] Lisa: "I have a plan." [Later, the elves barge in, but find the post office seemingly empty.] Lisa?:[sing-song] "Over here~!" [The elves turn to face Lisa. One of them snickers and swings at her... except she's actually a hologram. The Holo-Lisa snickers at the trickery. The elf keeps swinging, but his attacks have no effect. The other elf is surrounded by more Holo-Lisas, and he keeps futilely swinging at each of them. The Holo-Lisas laugh at the deception. The real Lisa is controlling the Holo-Lisas from the upper floor of the post office with her letter, laughing at the trickery as she spawns more Holo-Lisas to corner the elves. Downstairs, at the first floor, Lynn turns all the letters into paper planes before deploying a vacuum from her multitool.] Lynn: "Hardcore Vacuum!" [sucks them all up as she laughs to herself] [When she's done vacuuming up all the letters, she gets the attention of the elves.] Lynn: "Special delivery: AIR MAIL, LOSERS!" [She fires all the letters at the elves and chases them all away to a dramatic arrangement of "Off to Gingerhausen". Once the elves are gone and all the letters are launched, she retracts the vacuum back in her multitool.]
[Lincoln and Duncan make it to the base of Mount Christmas.] Duncan: "We made it..." Lincoln: "Alright! Yes! High-five!" [He starts high-fiving Duncan... who takes it with a serious expression.] Duncan: "...to the base of the mountain. Now all we have to do is climb up to the source!" [Lincoln freezes in horror before looking up at the very top of Mount Christmas.] Lincoln: "We have to climb a cliff?! Why'd you let me do all that high-fiving?!" Duncan: "Seemed rude to interrupt. Let's go." [starts climbing] Lincoln: "Let's do this thing!" [joins Duncan]
[Santa enters the kitchen of his workshop. Humming to himself, he grabs a cookbook of cookie recipes and laughs to himself.]
[Back in Santa's Village, an explosion occurs, followed by a multitool-less Luna and Luan running from a horde of elves led by Gerald.] Naughty Gerald: "Hey! Get back here!" Luna: "You had to drop your multitool?!" Luan: "You dropped yours, too!" Luna: "We gotta split up!" [They turn right and keep running as the elves continue pursuit. Luna splits in the opposite direction, leaving the elves occupied with Luan.] Luna:[pants] "I need to find something to distract these little dudes!" [enters a building and finds a wreath... which isn't that good of a distraction] "Hmm... Nah." [spots a small pair of bells] "Ooh! Maybe these!" [picks them up] "That'll make enough of a dis—" [gasps as she sees something much bigger off-screen and walks up to it] "Oh, yeah. Now we're talking!"
[Back in his kitchen, Santa is seen stirring a pot of cookie dough, then kneads the dough. Finally, he turns on an oven and laughs maniacally as his creation starts baking.]
[Still on the run from Gerald's horde of elves, Luan hides near Santa's crashed sleigh.] Naughty Gerald: "HALT!" [The elves stop. He starts sniffing the air.] "I smell coconuts." [Luan and Mr. Coconuts freeze upon realizing that that means. Suddenly, Luan's cuckoo watch chimes once more.] Mr. Coconuts:[fed up with the cuckoo watch] "That's it! You've cuckooed for the last time!" [He rips off the cuckoo watch from Luan's right arm with his teeth and throws it away, right past the horde of elves. When it finally lands, it dies down, letting out its last cuckoos. The elves take notice.] Naughty Elf: "Did you hear that? That way!" [The rest of the horde chase after the noise despite Gerald's protests.] Naughty Gerald: "Hey! Where do you think you're going?!" Luan:[thanking Mr. Coconuts] "Oh, my hero! You may be on my left hand, but you've always been right beside me." [laughs] "Get it?" Mr. Coconuts: "Heh, did you see how far I threw that watch? Time sure does fly, right?" [laughs] [They keep laughing at each other, which Gerald takes notice. Now knowing where they are, Gerald chuckles sinisterly himself.] Mr. Coconuts: "And then I said, 'Time sure does fly!'" [They share another laugh before some elves seize them.] "Uh-oh." [The elves have Luan cornered.] Naughty Gerald: "We've got you now." [laughs] Mr. Coconuts: "Ooh, looks like it's the end of the line, kiddo!" [They desperately hug each other for comfort, but then...] Luna: "Ding-dong, dummies!" [It turns out the item Luna's found is a giant bell. She slams it down and rings it as the resulting sound wave blasts past the elves... and seemingly has no effect. The elves start laughing at Luna...] Naughty Gerald: "Ha! Is that the best you got?" [... except Luna was actually aiming at the mountain nearby, causing an avalanche to rain down. The elves scream before they're all covered in snow.] Mr. Coconuts: "That oughta chill them out for a while." [Luan and Luna share a laugh over it as Mr. Coconuts rolls his eyes.]
[Santa's creation finishes baking. Santa takes it out of the oven as he hums "Jingle Bells" to himself and adds a red eye on his creation. He laughs as the eye lights up.]
[The other Louds catch up to Luna and Luan. Lucy's eyes are hidden again.] Lynn Sr.: "Oh! Luna! Luan! There you girls are! Are you alright?" Luna: "Yeah. Just showing some naughty elves a simply wonderful Christmas time." [A loud, echoing rumble is heard.] Lori: "Like, literally not interested in whatever made that sound." [A laser bursts from Santa's office before blasting a hole from outside. Everyone gasps at what's just happened.] Lucy: "Gasp." [From the smoke emerges Santa, now driving a reindeer motorcycle cookie with the eye being how he fires the laser.] Naughty Santa: "Ho, ho, ho! You Louds like my new ride?" Lily: "Aminal cookie!" Naughty Santa: "That's right, Lily, and this cookie is coming at you hot and fresh!" [fires his laser as he drives at them] "Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!" [The Louds yelp as they get out of the way. Santa continues flying as he laughs maniacally, then flies back at them and fires another laser. The Louds gasp as the laser is about to hit them, but then Gerald drives out of the avalanche.] Naughty Gerald: "Ha! You fools thought you'd get rid of me—" [He's hit by Santa's laser and turned into a gingerbread cookie.] Leni:[gasps in horror] "That's how they make gingerbread?! Gross!" Naughty Santa: "Oh!" [chuckles nervously] "Sorry, Gerald. My bad! Still getting used to my new ride." [aims at the Louds] "But this time, I won't miss." [The Louds gasp] "Now prepare to, uh..." [realizes Lincoln isn't with them] "Wait a second." [counts them] "One, three, seven, nine... Where's Lincoln?!" [The Louds feign ignorance.] Lana: "Beats me." Lucy: "Could be anywhere." Lola: "I have no idea." Lynn: "I don't know. Leni: "Who's Lincoln?" [Santa sees Lincoln and Duncan climbing Mount Christmas.] Naughty Santa: "Clever boy." [drives off] "Ho, ho, ho!" Lisa: "That laser-eyed caribou confection is going after Lincoln!" Lily:[notices Santa's sleigh] "Get in!" [The Louds right Santa's sleigh, and Lisa takes out a wind turbine from her multitool.] Lana: "I've always wanted to soup up Santa's sleigh." [takes out some tools from her multitool and gets to work] [The Louds get in the sleigh with the turbine installed thanks to Lana's modifications. When the turbine activates, the Louds take off.]
[Lincoln and Duncan are still climbing Mount Christmas.] Duncan: "Do these multitools have a giant ladder or a hot air balloon?" Lincoln: "Ooh, or maybe an escalator! Lemme check." [checks his pockets, but accidentally drops the vial of Christmas magic] "Oh no!" [Duncan catches the vial with his foot.] Duncan: "Phew. We wouldn't want that to fa—" [He accidentally slips and falls, dropping the vial as he screams. He grabs it, but before he can crash, he's picked up by a grappling hook that starts raising him back up.] Duncan: "Huh?" [sighs in relief] [Lincoln has hooked Duncan with a grappling hook from his multitool. He sighs in relief as he reels Duncan in.] Duncan: "Good gumdrops, Lincoln. I got this all wrong. Risking your life to save Christmas, rescuing your family, saving me just now and the magic? You do belong on the nice list!" [Lincoln gets Duncan back on his level and unhooks him.] Lincoln:[sighs] "No, I don't." [puts the multitool back in his pocket] "I'm not all nice. But I'm not all naughty." [They resume climbing.] Duncan: "Huh. I guess it's not as simple as I made it." Lincoln: "What do you mean?" Duncan: "I was so dug into my coding and algorithms, I... I... I didn't see what makes a person a person." Lincoln: "You mean the data does lie?" Duncan: "Well, it's just not enough. You showed me, Lincoln. No one's just one thing. I guess what it boils down to is..." [takes out the vial] "Who do you want to be?" [hands it to Lincoln] Lincoln:[realizes] "It's up to me." Duncan: "Yeah, it's a choice!" [They smile at each other... but the touching moment is interrupted by Santa.] Naughty Santa: "Well, I choose naughty! Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho! And you can hand me over that jar. Can't have any 'Christmas magic' around to spoil our fun!" Lincoln: "CLIMB!" [They start frantically climbing as Santa opens fire, laughing devilishly. Meanwhile, the Louds are still flying around in Santa's sleigh.] Rita: "Where are they?" Leni: "Up there!" [sees Lincoln and Duncan climbing while Santa continues shooting at them] "Let's go!" [The twins point the turbine downwards, and the sleigh flies upwards. Back on Mount Christmas, Lincoln dodges one of Santa's shots.] Duncan: "Lincoln!" Lincoln: "Here!" [throws the vial at him] [Duncan catches the vial and holds it in his mouth as he keeps climbing. Santa laughs and fires more lasers at him.] Lincoln: "Duncan!" Duncan: "Back to you!" [throws the vial back at him] [They keep climbing and finally reach the summit before sprinting for the source. Santa watches ominously.] Naughty Santa: "Ho-ho-ho-ho..." Duncan: "There's the source! Quick!" [Lincoln takes out the vial, but before he can put the magic in the source, Santa shoots it out of his hands. As soon as it hits the ground, the vial breaks, and the magic vanishes.] Lincoln and Duncan: "NOOOOO!!!" [Santa shoots a laser on the ground in front of them.] Naughty Santa:[chuckles] "You thought you could outrun a giant cookie reindeer?" [laughs and addresses the other Louds, who have landed on the summit too] "Oh, and Loud family, don't come any closer, or you'll become a baker's dozen." Lincoln: "Leave them out of this! I'm the one you want, right?" Naughty Santa:[laughs] "You're right, Lincoln. Might as well join up. Heck, you might even take over for me one day! You already got the white hair." Lincoln: "I'll never join you!" Naughty Santa: "Then I guess it's Christmas cookies for everybody, starting with Lincoln's new best friend!" [laughs as he aims his laser at Duncan] [Duncan and Lincoln gasp. As the laser charges up, Lily takes out a boomerang from her multitool.] Lily: "Bad Santa!" [She throws her boomerang at Santa and hits him as he fires. The laser is headed straight for Duncan, but then...] Lincoln: "NOOOO!" [He leaps in front of Duncan and gets hit by the laser himself. There is a blinding light, and when it fades, Lincoln has been turned into a gingerbread man. It is frowning, and it smokes a little from the blast.] Louds:[horrified] "LINCOLN!" [As Lincoln's lifeless gingerbread body lies there, Duncan kneels beside him.] Duncan: "Lincoln!" [voice breaks] "Can you hear me?" [The Louds cry at his death.] Lori:[tearfully] "Lincoln..." Lisa: "No..." [Duncan holds the gingerbread Lincoln, and he begins to cry too.] Duncan: "I can't believe you did that." [He hugs Lincoln and cries.] "You saved me." [Suddenly, a glowing pink light emanates from the gingerbread Lincoln's chest. Duncan notices this and gasps. As he looks at the gingerbread Lincoln, its light continues to glow.] "Christmas magic..." [The glowing Christmas magic rises into the sky, and it makes its way into the river at the mouth of the cave. The ground begins to shake, and then a tsunami of Christmas magic shoots out of the cave. It rains down on the Louds and Duncan, who all are amazed. The magic flows down the mountain and explodes. It scatters all across the North Pole, returning it to its nice, cheerful state.] Elf: "Merry Christmas!" [The magic spreads all across the world, making its way to Royal Woods. As Scoots is rolling her monster truck over a car, the magic turns her monster truck back into her scooter and the car is fixed. Scoots falls onto it, and she chuckles sheepishly before a mound of snow falls on top of her. Clyde is still being pelted with snowballs, but as the magic passes them, the bullies' snowballs disappear apart from the ones they've just thrown.] Bully: "Huh?" [He and the others are pelted in the faces by the snowballs, and a mound of snow falls on them as Clyde laughs. Outside Flip's Table and Food & Fuel, Flip is scooping up as the magic passes by, restoring the restaurant back to Lynn's Table.] Flip: "What the heck?! My restaurant!" [He kicks it, and a mound of snow falls from the sign, but Flip dodges it.] "Heh-heh, that was close." [But he is covered in snow by a passing snowplow truck...and then another mound of snow falls on him. At the Loud House, Mayor Chandler, Richie, and Trent are laughing and still shooting paintballs at it. But as the magic passes them, their things are gone.] Chandler:[no longer mayor] "Huh?" [Trent and Richie immediately leave.] Trent: "This is dumb." Richie: "Let's go home." Chandler: "Hey! Get back here! Your mayor demands it!" [gets buried under a mound of snow] [As the magic flows across the North Pole, Duncan notices something. Another glow comes from the gingerbread Lincoln's chest...and it revives Lincoln. He sits up in confusion.] Lincoln:[confused] "What...happened?" [He stands up.] Duncan: "You chose to be nice!" Lily:[offscreen; overjoyed] "Lincoln!" Lola: "Big brother!" [Lincoln turns around and sees his family running toward him, overjoyed. His sisters all hug him tightly, all speaking at once.] Lynn Sr.: "Oh, welcome back!" Rita: "Oh, I love you, Lincoln." [Suddenly Santa shows up again.] Santa: "Ho ho ho!" Lily:[thinking he's still naughty] "Back off, old man!" [Except Santa has also been changed back to normal.] Santa:[chuckles] "It's okay, Lily. I'm feeling like my old self again." [The others are initially confused... then immediately accept it.] Lily:[beams] "CHRISTMAS!!!" [hugs Santa] Santa: "Thank you, Loud family. You saved Christmas and the North Pole!" [The Louds celebrate their victory... except Lincoln, who watches all this with a smile before frowning with regret. Santa notices and puts Lily down before approaching him.] Santa: "What's wrong?" Lincoln: "It just hit me. My family missed out on their Christmas." [watches the rest of the Louds celebrating] "I wish there was a way for them to get it back." Santa: "Look at you!" [laughs] "Thinking about people other than yourself. You've come a long way, Lincoln Loud." [Lincoln smiles at this.] Duncan: "That's right, Mr. Flipper. There's no denying that." Lana: "Hey, Linc! Your hat is still gingerbread!" [takes a bite out of it] [Lincoln laughs at this.] Santa: "Now let's see what we can do about that Christmas wish!" [He scoops up some Christmas magic and throws it up in the air as it explodes...]
[...resetting time back to early Christmas morning. As the sun rises upon Royal Woods, every single one of the Loud kids wakes up in unison before barging out of their rooms.] Sisters: "CHRISTMAS!!!" [The festive arrangement of the theme song plays again. This time, Lincoln stays behind as the sisters rush down the halls and fight down the stairs in a sister-nado.] Luan: "Gangway!" Lisa: "Watch the glasses!" [When they land on the living room, they gaze in awe at the presents waiting for them in their stockings.] Leni: "Whoa." [The sisters fight their way to the stockings.] Lynn: "Outta my way!" Lori: "I'm the oldest!" [Lincoln goes down the stairs to watch the sisters open their presents. This time, they have actual gifts instead of coal in their stockings.] Lisa:[gasps] "New safety goggles! Sweet!" Luna: "Sick ukulele!" Lily: "Crayons!" Lori: "It's a Bobby doll! I literally love him!" [kisses it] Leni: "OMGosh, this outfit is so cute!" Lucy:[wrapped in a black cloak] "Shrouded in joy." [Lola gets a new makeup kit while Lynn gets a new giant dumbbell, which she is using to do push-ups. Luan is busy practicing riding her new unicycle. Lana bursts out of another present holding a Spunk E. Pigeon plushie and a new cap.] Lana: "BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!" Rita: "Honey, aren't you going to see what Santa brought you?" Lincoln: "After everything we went through, this right here, this is all I want." Rita:[confused] "What we went through?" Lincoln: "Don't you remember? The North Pole?" Lynn Sr.: "Huh. That must have been one heck of a Christmas dream. Wish we could have been there." Lincoln:[hugs his parents] "Merry Christmas." [They hug him back.] Rita:[in unison with her husband] "Merry Christmas, love." Lynn Sr.:[in unison with his wife] "Merry Christmas, son." [Suddenly Clyde radios in.] Clyde: "Snowball! Come in, Snowball!" Lincoln:[picks up his walkie-talkie] "Merry Christmas, Mittens!" [Split-screen between Lincoln and Clyde, who has finally gotten his Brisk Whisk and is using it to whip up some treats.] Clyde: "I got my Brisk Whisk! I'm up to my earlobes in whipped cream and I can't get enough!" Lincoln: "That's awesome! Meet you for sledding later?" Clyde: "You know it!" [hangs up] [Lily approaches Lincoln with his stocking.] Lily: "Merry Christmas, Lincoln." Lincoln:[takes his stocking] "Aw, thanks, Lil." [pats her head] "Merry Christmas." [TODD shows up with a tray of coffee and hot cocoas for everyone, still damaged from Lincoln's attempt to swap the lists.] TODD: "WHO WANTS HOT COCOA?" [Lily giggles and follows TODD.] Lynn: "Whoa. What happened to TODD?" [Lincoln checks his stocking and finds a small chest, gasping when he finds a note.] Lincoln:[reads it] "'Welcome Back to the NICE LIST! Santa and Duncan.'" [opens the chest and gasps when he finds a multitool branded with his name and likeness] "'The Lincoln Loud Limited Edition Mighty Mega Multitool for Everyday Heroes Who Save Christmas'!" [As with the Rip Hardcore multitool, Lincoln imagines his likeness on the Lincoln multitool speaking to him.] Multitool Lincoln: "You did it, buddy!" [winks] Lincoln: "Thanks, Santa. And thanks, Duncan." [Cut to outside of the Loud House.] Lincoln: "Hey, Dad, are we gonna have some figgy pudding or what?" Lori: "Not this again." Lola: "Figgy pudding. Blech." Lisa: "Delectable." Leni: "Still gross!" Lucy: "Yum."
[Back in the North Pole, at the Naughty/Nice Department, Santa and Duncan watch the Louds.] Santa: "This changes everything, you know." Duncan: "I know." Santa: "For the better, though. Who'da thunk a flipper would open our eyes?" Duncan: "What do we do now?" Santa: "I'd say it's time for that update. Good job, Duncan. I knew you'd be great." [leaves] Duncan: "We were great, Lincoln." THE END
[The credits roll to a series of Christmas card-esque illustrations. The Louds take a family picture with the pets and Albert and Myrtle, all decked in identical clothing. Lincoln goes sledding with Clyde, Howard, and Harold, waving at Santa and Duncan as they take a sleigh ride that night. Lori visits the Casagrandes at their apartment at Great Lakes City, presenting Bobby with an ice sculpture of the two of them hugging with a heart over them. Duncan sheepishly presents his destroyed GingerPad to his fellow elves at Santa's Workshop. Lucy finally meets Krampus and gets him to sign her copy of his autobiography. The Farrell twins enjoy a Christmas dinner. In case anyone was wondering about Gerald, he's bringing towels to the local gym, where Santa's reindeer are working out. Santa hangs up his Naughty Santa suit in his hall of suits. Duncan finishes development of T.I.N.N.S.L. 2.0 while a poster reveals he has been dubbed employee of the year. The final shot is of the Loud kids' personalized ornaments.]
Lincoln: ♫ I just want my family to see ♫ ♫ The jolly sights and blinking lights of Christmas with me ♫ ♫ I just want my family to know ♫ ♫ That naughty or nice, I won't think twice ♫ ♫ Our love will still grow ♫
♫ So deck the halls, we're not done yet ♫ ♫ Strike up the band and don't forget ♫ ♫ About the most important part ♫ ♫ To hold your family in your heart ♫
♫ I just want my family to hear ♫ ♫ The jingle bells and orchestral swells of Christmas this year ♫ ♫ I just want my family to feel ♫ ♫ The love we share from here to there will always be real ♫
[The rest of the credits scroll down from the Louds' ornaments.]
♫ So deck the halls, we're not done yet ♫ ♫ Strike up the band and don't forget ♫ ♫ About the most important part ♫ ♫ To hold your family in your heart ♫
♫ Christmas (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫ ♫ In the Loud House! (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫ ♫ Christmas (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫ ♫ In the Loud House! (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫ ♫ Christmas (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫ ♫ In the Loud House! (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫ ♫ Christmas (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫ ♫ In the Loud House! (Merry Christmas, merry-merry Christmas) ♫
♫ So deck the halls, we're not done yet ♫ ♫ Strike up the band and don't forget ♫ ♫ About the most important part ♫ ♫ To hold your family in your heart ♫ Loud House!
[Once the song is over, the rest of the credits are accompanied by an instrumental reprise of "Off to Gingerhausen", followed by a suite of the score. The end.]
