1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,125 [joyful instrumental music playing] 2 00:00:30,708 --> 00:00:33,000 [wind whooshing] 3 00:00:45,666 --> 00:00:47,666 [gentle music playing] 4 00:01:00,541 --> 00:01:02,541 [orchestral music playing] 5 00:01:22,375 --> 00:01:23,750 [brakes squeal] 6 00:01:27,250 --> 00:01:28,583 [gasps, shivers] 7 00:01:29,083 --> 00:01:30,458 [bell clanging] 8 00:01:30,541 --> 00:01:31,541 [huffing] 9 00:01:33,291 --> 00:01:35,291 [man humming] 10 00:01:39,916 --> 00:01:42,500 -Merry Christmas. -[woman] I'm working on it. 11 00:01:42,583 --> 00:01:43,541 [man] Yeah. 12 00:01:43,625 --> 00:01:45,166 [continues humming] 13 00:02:03,625 --> 00:02:04,791 [gasps] 14 00:02:06,666 --> 00:02:07,500 [sighs] 15 00:02:10,625 --> 00:02:13,291 -Absolutely not. She's awful. -Uh, she's not awful. 16 00:02:13,375 --> 00:02:15,333 -She's rude. -She's a little tactless. 17 00:02:15,416 --> 00:02:16,958 -And she's old. -She's very, very old. 18 00:02:17,041 --> 00:02:19,250 She's the only person who could come at such short notice. 19 00:02:19,333 --> 00:02:20,791 -I'm going to bed. -Me too. 20 00:02:20,875 --> 00:02:23,541 -No. She'll put you to bed. -That's not happening. 21 00:02:23,625 --> 00:02:24,958 We'll have nightmares. 22 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,250 -You're very quiet, Mop. -I already have nightmares. 23 00:02:28,333 --> 00:02:29,708 -[doorbell rings] -[dog barking] 24 00:02:29,791 --> 00:02:33,208 Look, guys, guys, I'm really sorry that I have to go to the office, 25 00:02:33,291 --> 00:02:35,125 but I'll be back as soon as I can. 26 00:02:35,208 --> 00:02:37,166 Your mom really loved your aunt, so let's try and-- 27 00:02:37,250 --> 00:02:39,333 -[doorbell ringing] -[banging on door] 28 00:02:42,791 --> 00:02:43,625 Hey. 29 00:02:44,125 --> 00:02:46,666 Oh, you look awful. 30 00:02:48,416 --> 00:02:50,791 -Hello, Aunt Ruth. Good to see you too. -[groans] 31 00:02:50,875 --> 00:02:52,958 -Oh, I… I don't see a tree. -[door closes] 32 00:02:53,583 --> 00:02:56,583 -No decorations. -No, we decided against it this year. 33 00:02:56,666 --> 00:02:57,833 That's a mistake. 34 00:02:58,666 --> 00:03:00,333 Oh, hello, children. 35 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,083 How are we all? 36 00:03:02,166 --> 00:03:05,416 -They're doing great. -[Aunt Ruth] Mmm. Let me look at you. 37 00:03:07,375 --> 00:03:10,000 It's as I thought, still heartbroken. 38 00:03:10,083 --> 00:03:11,291 -I'm not. -Me either. 39 00:03:11,375 --> 00:03:12,500 I am. 40 00:03:12,958 --> 00:03:16,041 But I still love Mommy with all the broken pieces. 41 00:03:19,541 --> 00:03:20,666 They're doing great. 42 00:03:21,458 --> 00:03:23,000 [dog whimpering] 43 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,541 -You're very old. -Yes. I'm very aware of it. 44 00:03:35,333 --> 00:03:37,625 I still don't get why we all have to listen. 45 00:03:37,708 --> 00:03:42,041 Because the universe is made of stories, not atoms. 46 00:03:42,125 --> 00:03:46,166 -That's not actually true. -Well, it must be because I never lie. 47 00:03:46,250 --> 00:03:48,416 So, you listen to the story. 48 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:51,291 After it, you sleep, and then it will be Christmas. 49 00:03:51,375 --> 00:03:53,708 But we don't want it to be Christmas. 50 00:03:55,125 --> 00:03:58,000 Well, that decides the tale I'm telling tonight. 51 00:03:58,083 --> 00:04:00,291 So, are you all comfortable? 52 00:04:01,291 --> 00:04:03,958 -You better be because I'm starting. -[wind whooshing] 53 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:11,750 [gentle music playing] 54 00:04:14,833 --> 00:04:17,666 [Aunt Ruth] Now you may find this hard to believe, 55 00:04:18,750 --> 00:04:22,833 but long ago, nobody knew about Christmas. 56 00:04:24,375 --> 00:04:28,708 At this time, in the middle of a forest in Finland, 57 00:04:28,791 --> 00:04:34,125 there lived an ordinary boy called Nikolas along with his father, 58 00:04:34,208 --> 00:04:39,250 a humble woodcutter who at the moment was quite preoccupied. 59 00:04:39,333 --> 00:04:40,916 -[bird fluttering] -[gasps] 60 00:04:41,875 --> 00:04:43,583 [quavering] 61 00:04:44,416 --> 00:04:45,458 Be the forest. 62 00:04:45,541 --> 00:04:46,750 [twigs snapping] 63 00:04:47,625 --> 00:04:49,000 [sniffing] 64 00:04:49,083 --> 00:04:50,125 [snorting] 65 00:04:50,208 --> 00:04:51,333 [growling] 66 00:04:51,833 --> 00:04:54,250 -[softly] I don't know what that means. -[growling] 67 00:04:54,333 --> 00:04:57,083 -[man] It means don't move. -[growling] 68 00:04:58,125 --> 00:05:00,291 When I say run, you run. 69 00:05:00,791 --> 00:05:04,875 -So stop being the forest. -Yes, and run very fast. 70 00:05:04,958 --> 00:05:06,333 [snarling] 71 00:05:06,916 --> 00:05:09,166 [sniffing] 72 00:05:09,250 --> 00:05:10,500 I won't go without you. 73 00:05:11,416 --> 00:05:13,583 [snarling] 74 00:05:14,625 --> 00:05:16,625 -Then we both run! -[growling] 75 00:05:23,166 --> 00:05:24,708 -[growling] -[man] Come on! 76 00:05:26,416 --> 00:05:27,583 Run! Run! 77 00:05:28,916 --> 00:05:29,875 [arrow whizzing] 78 00:05:31,375 --> 00:05:32,458 [growling] 79 00:05:32,541 --> 00:05:34,666 [panting] 80 00:05:34,750 --> 00:05:36,750 [growling] 81 00:05:40,791 --> 00:05:43,750 [Aunt Ruth] One crisis narrowly averted, 82 00:05:44,416 --> 00:05:47,958 Nikolas and his father returned to their cabin in the woods. 83 00:05:49,916 --> 00:05:52,458 Times were hard for father and son. 84 00:05:52,541 --> 00:05:55,250 [inhales] They had barely enough to make ends meet. 85 00:05:55,333 --> 00:05:57,833 Wait, wait, wait. Sorry to interrupt. 86 00:05:58,541 --> 00:05:59,541 What is it? 87 00:05:59,625 --> 00:06:00,708 Where's his mommy? 88 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,208 Ah, well, she died. Two years before. 89 00:06:05,916 --> 00:06:09,166 Yes, I'm afraid the bear had something to do with that. 90 00:06:09,250 --> 00:06:12,041 Bear ate his mom. Got it. 91 00:06:12,125 --> 00:06:16,333 [Aunt Ruth] Well, Finland was a very dangerous place in those days. 92 00:06:16,875 --> 00:06:17,708 Still is. 93 00:06:18,500 --> 00:06:20,375 But despite the hardships, 94 00:06:20,458 --> 00:06:24,875 Nikolas held onto hope, especially at bedtime. 95 00:06:24,958 --> 00:06:28,083 -Will you tell me the story, Papa? -[Papa sighs] Not again. 96 00:06:28,166 --> 00:06:29,250 Why not? 97 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,541 It isn't my story to tell. 98 00:06:33,125 --> 00:06:34,541 But Mama's not here anymore. 99 00:06:36,875 --> 00:06:39,583 Okay then, I'll tell you about Elfhelm. 100 00:06:43,166 --> 00:06:47,125 A long time ago, in a place not unlike this one, 101 00:06:48,125 --> 00:06:51,083 lived a young girl named Lumi. 102 00:06:52,791 --> 00:06:54,083 [inhales deeply] 103 00:06:54,166 --> 00:06:57,375 One day while gathering acorns in the woods, 104 00:06:58,083 --> 00:07:00,166 Lumi became hopelessly lost. 105 00:07:01,125 --> 00:07:02,291 She tried to find her home, 106 00:07:02,375 --> 00:07:04,833 but the more she searched, the farther from home she went. 107 00:07:05,333 --> 00:07:07,916 Over the river and under the moon, 108 00:07:08,875 --> 00:07:10,833 over the pointy mountain, 109 00:07:10,916 --> 00:07:15,041 all the way down past the, uh… 110 00:07:15,625 --> 00:07:17,125 [Nikolas] Past the sleeping giants. 111 00:07:17,208 --> 00:07:20,916 [Papa] Past the sleeping giants and through the sky she walked. 112 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:25,375 [inhales deeply] To a place where snow was soft as clouds. 113 00:07:26,791 --> 00:07:28,041 [Nikolas] Then what happened? 114 00:07:28,708 --> 00:07:30,416 [Papa] Our Lumi was near collapse, 115 00:07:30,500 --> 00:07:34,833 and at last, she stumbled upon a secret village called Elfhelm 116 00:07:35,541 --> 00:07:38,250 where lived the elves, the happiest people in the world 117 00:07:38,333 --> 00:07:40,708 and the most magical place in the world. 118 00:07:42,916 --> 00:07:45,333 There Lumi stayed until the snow cleared, 119 00:07:46,750 --> 00:07:49,958 and she was finally able to return to her home in the south, 120 00:07:50,458 --> 00:07:52,041 her pockets full of chocolates. 121 00:07:54,416 --> 00:07:56,166 You believe this story, don't you? 122 00:07:56,250 --> 00:07:59,625 The ending is a stretch. The chocolate would have melted. 123 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:01,458 But the rest? 124 00:08:02,625 --> 00:08:05,291 The magic and the elves? 125 00:08:06,791 --> 00:08:08,208 [Papa] I've never seen them. 126 00:08:08,916 --> 00:08:10,333 But you believe in them. 127 00:08:10,916 --> 00:08:14,625 Your mother did. And to her, believing was as good as knowing. 128 00:08:16,958 --> 00:08:18,291 [mouse squeaking] 129 00:08:18,375 --> 00:08:19,208 What was that? 130 00:08:19,291 --> 00:08:22,291 -[Papa] It sounded like a squeak. -[Nikolas] I think it was more of a creak. 131 00:08:22,375 --> 00:08:24,291 Definitely a squeak. 132 00:08:25,083 --> 00:08:27,875 -By the way, that's an overreaction. -Out of the way, Nikolas. 133 00:08:32,083 --> 00:08:33,833 -Mouse! We have a mouse. -[mouse squeaking] 134 00:08:33,916 --> 00:08:35,708 -Papa, leave him alone! -[Papa grunts] 135 00:08:36,250 --> 00:08:37,083 [Nikolas] Papa. 136 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:39,166 [Papa] He'll steal our food. 137 00:08:39,250 --> 00:08:40,958 -[Nikolas] What food? -[Papa] Argh! 138 00:08:41,458 --> 00:08:43,500 [Papa] No, don't! [grunts] 139 00:08:44,041 --> 00:08:45,916 [objects clattering] 140 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,041 [squeaking] 141 00:08:51,750 --> 00:08:54,250 [Papa] There he is! We've got him. 142 00:08:56,333 --> 00:08:58,333 Papa, please. Let him live. 143 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:02,583 Please, Papa. 144 00:09:03,916 --> 00:09:05,083 [Papa grunts] 145 00:09:07,833 --> 00:09:08,791 [exhales] 146 00:09:08,875 --> 00:09:14,625 I've thought about this a lot, and I've decided to call you… Miika. 147 00:09:14,708 --> 00:09:15,541 [squeaks] 148 00:09:15,625 --> 00:09:16,708 [sniffing] 149 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,916 And I'm going to teach you to talk. 150 00:09:21,416 --> 00:09:22,500 [Papa scoffs] 151 00:09:23,250 --> 00:09:25,750 Boy. Boy. 152 00:09:27,041 --> 00:09:29,875 Mouse. Mouse. 153 00:09:32,041 --> 00:09:33,041 [squeaks] 154 00:09:35,166 --> 00:09:36,625 My mama always told me 155 00:09:37,125 --> 00:09:40,500 if you believe you can do something, you're halfway there. 156 00:09:41,458 --> 00:09:44,208 Trees. Trees. 157 00:09:44,958 --> 00:09:46,166 -[chopping] -[squeaks] 158 00:09:47,083 --> 00:09:50,875 Okay, maybe not halfway, but it's a start. 159 00:09:53,916 --> 00:09:55,083 [Papa] Ugh! 160 00:09:56,625 --> 00:09:58,291 [Aunt Ruth] And then one day, 161 00:09:58,375 --> 00:10:02,083 something happened to light the long dark winter. 162 00:10:02,666 --> 00:10:05,583 A summons from the King himself. 163 00:10:06,708 --> 00:10:09,208 There were only two of them on the invitation, 164 00:10:09,291 --> 00:10:13,791 but Nikolas saw no harm in bringing along a plus one. 165 00:10:13,875 --> 00:10:16,000 We're going to see the King, Miika. 166 00:10:16,666 --> 00:10:17,666 King. 167 00:10:19,208 --> 00:10:21,750 -He's too excited to talk. -He shouldn't be. 168 00:10:22,791 --> 00:10:25,500 -[bell tolling] -[Nikolas] Why? You love the King. 169 00:10:25,583 --> 00:10:27,250 [Papa] Of course I love the King. 170 00:10:27,333 --> 00:10:29,958 He's a great man, deserves all that he has. 171 00:10:30,041 --> 00:10:33,166 The thing is, we deserve it too. Everybody does. 172 00:10:33,250 --> 00:10:36,083 -[Nikolas] We manage with what we have. -[sighs] We have very little. 173 00:10:36,166 --> 00:10:37,291 We have each other. 174 00:10:37,375 --> 00:10:38,833 [Papa] And that's wonderful. 175 00:10:38,916 --> 00:10:40,541 [indistinct chatter] 176 00:10:40,625 --> 00:10:41,666 But I want more. 177 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:44,375 [thudding] 178 00:10:44,458 --> 00:10:46,458 [announcer] His Majesty, the King! 179 00:10:47,333 --> 00:10:48,666 [whimpering] 180 00:10:58,708 --> 00:10:59,833 [man 1 coughing] 181 00:11:01,166 --> 00:11:04,458 -Hello, everyone. Thank you for coming. -[coughing continues] 182 00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:08,291 You okay? Would you like a glass of water? 183 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,500 I can ring a little bell and someone will bring it. 184 00:11:12,583 --> 00:11:15,458 No? Sure? All right. 185 00:11:15,541 --> 00:11:16,708 [inhales deeply] 186 00:11:16,791 --> 00:11:18,708 We all know times are hard. 187 00:11:18,791 --> 00:11:21,666 I mean really, really, really hard. 188 00:11:22,875 --> 00:11:25,583 I can't remember the last time I smiled. Can you? 189 00:11:27,208 --> 00:11:28,833 What is there to smile about? 190 00:11:29,333 --> 00:11:31,041 We're all miserable. 191 00:11:31,958 --> 00:11:36,333 We're all missing something, and I think we know what that is. 192 00:11:36,416 --> 00:11:40,000 -A health care system. -[man 2] That would be a very good thing. 193 00:11:40,541 --> 00:11:42,250 It's an idea, but not quite-- 194 00:11:42,333 --> 00:11:44,375 -A living wage! -[people agreeing] 195 00:11:44,458 --> 00:11:45,708 Again, worth discussing. 196 00:11:45,791 --> 00:11:49,000 A fair system of governance? Enough food to feed people? 197 00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:52,791 Okay, maybe I should just tell you what I think it is that we're missing. 198 00:11:52,875 --> 00:11:54,416 -[thudding] -[crowd quietens] 199 00:11:55,458 --> 00:11:58,250 Hope. We all need hope. 200 00:11:59,375 --> 00:12:03,250 A spark of magic to keep us all going. 201 00:12:03,958 --> 00:12:09,500 I've gathered you here because you are the hardiest men and women in the land. 202 00:12:09,583 --> 00:12:11,041 -[man 1 coughs] -Not you. 203 00:12:12,166 --> 00:12:17,083 And I'm asking you to go to the very edges of our kingdom. 204 00:12:17,166 --> 00:12:18,333 Go beyond 205 00:12:19,541 --> 00:12:24,625 and bring back something, anything, to give us hope again. 206 00:12:24,708 --> 00:12:25,958 -[man 3] A visionist. -[gasps] 207 00:12:26,541 --> 00:12:30,625 [King] The eyes of our great nation will be on this quest. 208 00:12:31,375 --> 00:12:32,416 [Nikolas whispering] Oh no. 209 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:35,416 Any who set out will be well paid for their efforts. 210 00:12:35,500 --> 00:12:38,416 -[squeaking] -The path may be dangerous. 211 00:12:38,500 --> 00:12:41,583 Some of you will die, probably most of you. 212 00:12:42,083 --> 00:12:45,625 But if you succeed, your award will be far greater. 213 00:12:45,708 --> 00:12:47,250 -Got you, Miika! -[man 4] Say what? 214 00:12:48,416 --> 00:12:49,416 [King] Seize him! 215 00:12:50,500 --> 00:12:51,458 [gasps] 216 00:12:53,666 --> 00:12:56,541 -Forgive him, sire. I beg of you. -[people murmuring] 217 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,708 I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. He lives in the clouds, this one. 218 00:13:02,208 --> 00:13:04,583 -[weapons swishing] -Lucky boy. 219 00:13:05,416 --> 00:13:06,500 [coin clinks] 220 00:13:07,833 --> 00:13:08,833 What'd he give you? 221 00:13:08,916 --> 00:13:11,750 Two kind words, Papa, that'll warm me through the long month. 222 00:13:11,833 --> 00:13:13,375 [Papa] No, how much money? 223 00:13:14,041 --> 00:13:14,875 I don't know. 224 00:13:15,458 --> 00:13:18,416 This is half a crown. Can feed a mouse for a week with this. 225 00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:19,708 [Nikolas chuckles] 226 00:13:21,416 --> 00:13:22,250 [Nikolas] Fork. 227 00:13:23,958 --> 00:13:24,791 Pine cone. 228 00:13:26,041 --> 00:13:26,875 Spoon. 229 00:13:29,125 --> 00:13:31,750 Please say something, Miika. Anything. 230 00:13:33,625 --> 00:13:34,708 [banging on door] 231 00:13:40,916 --> 00:13:42,916 [wind whooshing] 232 00:13:43,916 --> 00:13:44,750 Anders? 233 00:13:46,958 --> 00:13:49,833 Yes, it is me. 234 00:13:51,375 --> 00:13:54,041 Pretty close thing with the bear the other day. Thank you for that. 235 00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:56,750 We need to talk. Can the boy go to another room? 236 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,916 -We don't have another room. -And I want to hear. 237 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,083 We can talk outside. You're welcome to borrow my hat. 238 00:14:06,583 --> 00:14:07,583 I'll survive. 239 00:14:10,833 --> 00:14:12,541 What do you think that's all about, Miika? 240 00:14:12,625 --> 00:14:13,958 -[sniffing] -[door closes] 241 00:14:17,333 --> 00:14:19,333 [indistinct conversation] 242 00:14:26,166 --> 00:14:28,125 [Nikolas grunting] 243 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:35,125 Nikolas, the King's quest, I'm going to do it. 244 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:37,416 You're going away? 245 00:14:37,500 --> 00:14:40,250 Not for long. Two months. 246 00:14:40,333 --> 00:14:41,625 Two months? 247 00:14:41,708 --> 00:14:44,875 Maybe three. But I'll be back before you know it. 248 00:14:45,541 --> 00:14:48,541 -It'll be worth it. -To bring some new hope to the world? 249 00:14:49,041 --> 00:14:50,750 To claim the reward. 250 00:14:50,833 --> 00:14:53,416 But isn't the reward bringing us new hope and wonder? 251 00:14:54,333 --> 00:14:55,750 The reward is the money, 252 00:14:57,208 --> 00:15:01,583 and the money means food and warm clothes so you can have a life. 253 00:15:03,375 --> 00:15:05,541 The life I stood at your mother's grave site 254 00:15:05,625 --> 00:15:07,000 and promised you'd have. 255 00:15:08,166 --> 00:15:09,708 Nikolas, please. 256 00:15:11,250 --> 00:15:12,250 Nikolas! 257 00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:18,958 [breathes deeply] 258 00:15:19,041 --> 00:15:20,041 [sniffles] 259 00:15:20,125 --> 00:15:22,125 [fire crackling] 260 00:15:29,416 --> 00:15:30,666 [Nikolas] Where will you go? 261 00:15:31,666 --> 00:15:33,375 Anders is assembling a group. 262 00:15:34,458 --> 00:15:38,541 We'll be heading north, far north, to find Elfhelm. 263 00:15:38,625 --> 00:15:40,125 -Elfhelm! -[Papa] If it exists. 264 00:15:40,208 --> 00:15:42,958 -I know it does. You have to take me. -[Papa] No, it's too dangerous. 265 00:15:43,041 --> 00:15:44,625 There'll be many nights sleeping out in the cold. 266 00:15:44,708 --> 00:15:46,041 That's fine. I love the cold. 267 00:15:46,125 --> 00:15:47,500 Once you get north of Seipajarvi, 268 00:15:47,583 --> 00:15:50,333 there's nothing but ice planes and lakes and snow-covered fields. 269 00:15:50,416 --> 00:15:51,833 Snow-covered fields are my favorite. 270 00:15:51,916 --> 00:15:53,500 After that, the journey only gets harder, 271 00:15:53,583 --> 00:15:55,375 which is why no one's made it to the far north. 272 00:15:55,458 --> 00:15:57,833 That's not why. It's because no one knows the way. 273 00:15:57,916 --> 00:16:01,291 The words in the story are totally vague, and you can barely remember them anyway. 274 00:16:01,875 --> 00:16:04,208 Please, Papa. I can help. I know I can. 275 00:16:05,375 --> 00:16:06,375 Please. 276 00:16:09,083 --> 00:16:10,583 I set off at first light. 277 00:16:19,375 --> 00:16:20,500 [sighs] 278 00:16:21,541 --> 00:16:23,041 I'll miss you, Christmas. 279 00:16:29,625 --> 00:16:32,125 You never told me why Mama called me that. 280 00:16:34,666 --> 00:16:36,166 She never told me either. 281 00:16:37,666 --> 00:16:40,625 It's just a word. It doesn't have to mean anything. 282 00:16:42,875 --> 00:16:46,291 [woman] Dearest brother, thank you for the generous offer 283 00:16:46,375 --> 00:16:49,375 of allowing me to look after the child. 284 00:16:50,500 --> 00:16:51,750 Who's gonna look after me? 285 00:16:51,833 --> 00:16:57,625 [woman] Oh, the pure joy of spending time with my nephew is all the payment I need. 286 00:16:57,708 --> 00:17:02,000 [chuckles] Although, if you insist, I'm sure we can come to an understanding. 287 00:17:02,083 --> 00:17:03,916 Don't worry. I've written to my sister. 288 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,000 -[woman grunting] -Signed, your doting sister. 289 00:17:07,875 --> 00:17:08,958 Not Aunt Carlotta. 290 00:17:09,041 --> 00:17:10,000 [knocking on door] 291 00:17:10,083 --> 00:17:12,541 Would you deny your aunt the pleasure? She's a lonely woman. 292 00:17:12,625 --> 00:17:14,333 -I wonder why. -Shh. 293 00:17:15,583 --> 00:17:17,041 [door creaking] 294 00:17:17,125 --> 00:17:18,166 [panting] Brother! 295 00:17:18,250 --> 00:17:20,958 Oh… [panting] 296 00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:24,000 How happy I was to get your message. [chuckles] 297 00:17:24,083 --> 00:17:25,458 I knew you would be. 298 00:17:25,541 --> 00:17:31,166 And, oh, what a lovely long walk I had to get here. 299 00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:35,583 How clever of you to have built this hut at the actual end of the world. 300 00:17:35,666 --> 00:17:39,416 Nikolas, oh, it's delightful to see you. 301 00:17:39,500 --> 00:17:40,416 [bag thuds on floor] 302 00:17:41,125 --> 00:17:42,791 And you, Aunt Carlotta. 303 00:17:43,291 --> 00:17:45,333 Oh, Auntie, please. 304 00:17:45,416 --> 00:17:47,541 [chuckles] We're a happy family. 305 00:17:48,375 --> 00:17:49,916 [squeaking, sniffing] 306 00:17:51,666 --> 00:17:53,375 [dogs barking] 307 00:17:53,875 --> 00:17:55,500 [Anders] Hurry up, man. Load up. 308 00:17:56,291 --> 00:17:58,916 Say your goodbyes, woodcutter. 309 00:18:00,083 --> 00:18:01,916 [men speaking indistinctly] 310 00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:05,916 I'll make this worth it. 311 00:18:06,958 --> 00:18:08,000 Nothing could be. 312 00:18:09,625 --> 00:18:10,708 [sobbing] 313 00:18:11,750 --> 00:18:13,708 Woodcutter, it's time. 314 00:18:14,583 --> 00:18:15,541 Papa. 315 00:18:16,666 --> 00:18:17,666 Papa. 316 00:18:18,208 --> 00:18:20,125 Okay. I'm ready. 317 00:18:21,750 --> 00:18:22,750 Papa, wait. 318 00:18:24,583 --> 00:18:26,041 -Your knife. -[Papa] Ah. 319 00:18:28,166 --> 00:18:29,250 You have this. 320 00:18:29,333 --> 00:18:30,791 Mama made it for you. 321 00:18:31,291 --> 00:18:33,250 She said I might need it one day. 322 00:18:33,833 --> 00:18:37,125 Now I need you to be warm and safe. 323 00:18:37,958 --> 00:18:40,000 -And blind? -[both chuckle] 324 00:18:43,458 --> 00:18:44,458 I love you. 325 00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:46,875 -[Anders yells] -[dogs barking] 326 00:18:46,958 --> 00:18:48,958 [ululating] 327 00:18:51,666 --> 00:18:53,666 [Anders yelling] 328 00:18:56,416 --> 00:18:57,458 [sighs] 329 00:18:57,541 --> 00:18:59,750 Finally. What a racket. 330 00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:04,666 Now… 331 00:19:06,166 --> 00:19:07,583 it's just the two of us. 332 00:19:09,041 --> 00:19:11,416 [Aunt Ruth] Aunt Carlotta had turned into exactly-- 333 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:12,333 [girl] Stop again. 334 00:19:13,125 --> 00:19:13,958 Yes? 335 00:19:14,041 --> 00:19:16,541 -Will he ever see his dad again? -[Aunt Ruth] Yes. 336 00:19:16,625 --> 00:19:17,458 You promise? 337 00:19:17,958 --> 00:19:19,916 I never lie. Can I go on? 338 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:20,916 You better. 339 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:21,875 [inhales deeply] 340 00:19:21,958 --> 00:19:28,333 Right. Aunt Carlotta had turned into exactly what Nikolas had been dreading. 341 00:19:29,041 --> 00:19:33,041 Out! Move it! Monster, go. 342 00:19:33,125 --> 00:19:36,666 The first rule is you can't sleep in here. I need my privacy. 343 00:19:36,750 --> 00:19:38,833 -It's so cold out-- -Don't talk back to me. 344 00:19:38,916 --> 00:19:40,333 -I'm not talking-- -Don't talk back! 345 00:19:40,416 --> 00:19:42,083 -It's cold out. -You're doing it now. 346 00:19:42,583 --> 00:19:44,375 The second rule is… 347 00:19:44,458 --> 00:19:46,208 no rats. 348 00:19:46,291 --> 00:19:48,250 [Nikolas] But he's not a rat. He's a mouse. 349 00:19:48,333 --> 00:19:51,916 [Aunt Carlotta] He is a disgusting miniature rat! 350 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,750 -[Nikolas] Leave him alone! -Oh! Oh, you dirty little beast! 351 00:19:55,833 --> 00:19:57,750 -Miika! No, Miika! -[squeaking] 352 00:19:57,833 --> 00:20:01,708 And no horrible, rotten vegetables either! Ugh! 353 00:20:01,791 --> 00:20:03,125 [Nikolas] My turnip doll! 354 00:20:03,208 --> 00:20:04,708 My mama made that for me. 355 00:20:04,791 --> 00:20:06,875 Look, he's got a face. 356 00:20:07,958 --> 00:20:12,583 Oh, look, it's got a face. Ugh. I've forgotten how much I hate children. 357 00:20:12,666 --> 00:20:13,958 -[footsteps receding] -[squeaking] 358 00:20:14,875 --> 00:20:16,166 -[grunts angrily] -[door slams] 359 00:20:17,083 --> 00:20:19,083 [wind whooshing] 360 00:20:23,833 --> 00:20:25,250 [water flowing] 361 00:20:25,333 --> 00:20:26,666 [owl hooting] 362 00:20:27,208 --> 00:20:29,208 [gentle music playing] 363 00:20:35,166 --> 00:20:36,375 [exhales] 364 00:20:41,166 --> 00:20:44,375 You see that, Miika? It means you have to make a wish. 365 00:20:45,750 --> 00:20:49,666 I wish that my father succeeds, brings back something magic. 366 00:20:52,958 --> 00:20:53,958 We all need it. 367 00:20:54,625 --> 00:20:56,625 [yawning] 368 00:20:56,708 --> 00:20:58,708 [shivering] 369 00:20:58,791 --> 00:20:59,750 [owl hooting] 370 00:20:59,833 --> 00:21:02,541 [Aunt Ruth] Time is slow for those who wait. 371 00:21:04,833 --> 00:21:08,250 And as Nikolas waited, he grew thin. 372 00:21:08,750 --> 00:21:10,416 [stomach rumbling] 373 00:21:12,625 --> 00:21:14,833 Is that you making that awful rumbling sound. 374 00:21:14,916 --> 00:21:16,583 It's my tummy, Aunt Carlotta. 375 00:21:16,666 --> 00:21:19,458 Oh, stop complaining. I'm hungrier than you are. 376 00:21:19,958 --> 00:21:22,416 -You're eating my breakfast. -I'm not enjoying it. 377 00:21:22,500 --> 00:21:24,041 Even snow has more taste. 378 00:21:25,958 --> 00:21:29,708 Why can't you have nice things in your house like marzipan or cake? 379 00:21:31,750 --> 00:21:32,750 Chocolate. 380 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:34,291 [breathes deeply] 381 00:21:34,375 --> 00:21:36,125 Why can't I have a chocolate? 382 00:21:36,208 --> 00:21:38,500 Because these things don't just appear magically. 383 00:21:38,583 --> 00:21:39,791 [bowl clatters] 384 00:21:43,041 --> 00:21:45,458 Well, wouldn't life be nicer if they did? 385 00:21:49,458 --> 00:21:51,958 [Aunt Ruth] Home is not a place. 386 00:21:52,041 --> 00:21:53,416 It's a feeling. 387 00:21:54,125 --> 00:21:59,041 And as the days stretched into weeks and his father did not return, 388 00:21:59,541 --> 00:22:03,083 Nikolas started to wonder if he'd ever feel it again. 389 00:22:03,166 --> 00:22:05,166 [Aunt Carlotta humming] 390 00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:09,041 Oh, Nikolas. 391 00:22:09,958 --> 00:22:12,041 There you are. [grunts] 392 00:22:13,458 --> 00:22:17,666 I have… ooh, made you some soup. 393 00:22:18,916 --> 00:22:20,458 -You have? -Mm-hmm. 394 00:22:28,500 --> 00:22:29,541 What's it made with? 395 00:22:31,916 --> 00:22:32,750 Love. 396 00:22:43,208 --> 00:22:44,250 [blowing] 397 00:22:44,833 --> 00:22:46,791 [slurping, gulping] 398 00:22:48,583 --> 00:22:49,708 [slurping] Mmm. 399 00:22:51,083 --> 00:22:54,166 -Yes, that's it. -[slurping] Mmm. Mmm. 400 00:22:54,250 --> 00:22:55,833 Eat up. [grunts] 401 00:22:57,583 --> 00:22:59,500 -[sizzling] -[Aunt Carlotta] Ouch! 402 00:22:59,583 --> 00:23:00,458 [sighs] 403 00:23:00,541 --> 00:23:03,833 -I should never have come here. -[Nikolas] You can always go home. 404 00:23:04,333 --> 00:23:07,125 I've got Miika and the turnip doll Mama made me. 405 00:23:08,083 --> 00:23:09,125 [slurping] 406 00:23:09,708 --> 00:23:10,708 So I'll be fine. 407 00:23:12,416 --> 00:23:17,875 Funny you should mention that thing. 408 00:23:20,750 --> 00:23:22,000 [suspenseful music playing] 409 00:23:25,041 --> 00:23:25,916 [gasps] 410 00:23:29,958 --> 00:23:30,916 [laughs] 411 00:23:35,125 --> 00:23:38,083 -No! How could you do that? -[laughs] 412 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:42,166 Oh, you're such a sentimental fool. Just like your mother was. 413 00:23:42,250 --> 00:23:46,458 Don't you dare speak about her like that! She was kind and caring-- 414 00:23:46,541 --> 00:23:50,583 And foolish! Just like your father, running through the woods chasing stories, 415 00:23:50,666 --> 00:23:52,541 which will surely get him killed too. 416 00:23:53,208 --> 00:23:55,958 Everyone knows there is no such thing as elves. 417 00:23:56,041 --> 00:23:57,291 That's not true. 418 00:23:57,375 --> 00:24:01,416 And there is no such place as Elfhelm. 419 00:24:02,041 --> 00:24:03,166 [sniffing] 420 00:24:05,083 --> 00:24:06,166 -[Aunt Carlotta screams] -No! 421 00:24:06,250 --> 00:24:08,083 [Aunt Carlotta] Get that thing out of the house! 422 00:24:08,166 --> 00:24:10,291 -No! -[Aunt Carlotta] You little brat! 423 00:24:11,875 --> 00:24:13,333 [hissing] 424 00:24:16,250 --> 00:24:17,166 It's ruined. 425 00:24:19,875 --> 00:24:21,208 [gasps] 426 00:24:29,291 --> 00:24:30,500 [grunts] 427 00:24:38,625 --> 00:24:39,833 Over the river, 428 00:24:40,875 --> 00:24:41,833 under the moon, 429 00:24:42,958 --> 00:24:44,333 up the pointy mountain, 430 00:24:45,625 --> 00:24:47,125 past the sleeping giants… 431 00:24:51,208 --> 00:24:53,125 Elfhelm. [exhales sharply] 432 00:24:58,666 --> 00:25:02,958 [Aunt Ruth] And just like that, Nikolas had a purpose. 433 00:25:04,333 --> 00:25:05,250 A mission. 434 00:25:05,333 --> 00:25:07,333 [gentle music playing] 435 00:25:08,666 --> 00:25:09,666 [chuckles softly] 436 00:25:15,916 --> 00:25:17,750 [snoring] 437 00:25:26,625 --> 00:25:28,666 -[squeaking] -[Nikolas sighs] 438 00:25:30,666 --> 00:25:33,875 I'm going to find my father, Miika, and give him the map. 439 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:37,041 But it's a long and dangerous journey to the far north 440 00:25:37,125 --> 00:25:38,708 with a high risk of death. 441 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,375 You don't have to come. 442 00:25:43,541 --> 00:25:44,500 [squeaking] 443 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,166 [sniffing] 444 00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:55,333 Sometimes I'm glad you don't understand a word I say. 445 00:25:57,291 --> 00:26:00,583 -Trees. Trees. -[birds chirping] 446 00:26:01,125 --> 00:26:03,833 [Aunt Ruth] And so the two friends began their journey… 447 00:26:03,916 --> 00:26:04,916 [Nikolas] Trees. 448 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:09,375 …away from misery and towards the great unknown. 449 00:26:10,375 --> 00:26:12,041 The far north. 450 00:26:12,125 --> 00:26:14,958 [pleasant orchestral music playing] 451 00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:28,541 [music continues] 452 00:26:46,833 --> 00:26:48,833 [snorting] 453 00:26:49,958 --> 00:26:51,958 [indistinct chatter] 454 00:26:54,166 --> 00:26:55,250 [woman] Hey, boy. 455 00:26:58,291 --> 00:26:59,333 [goose honking] 456 00:26:59,416 --> 00:27:00,375 Good morning. 457 00:27:01,083 --> 00:27:04,500 Where go you, mysterious boy with a mouse on your shoulder? 458 00:27:04,583 --> 00:27:06,166 I'm going to help my father. 459 00:27:06,250 --> 00:27:08,458 He's part of an expedition to the far north. 460 00:27:08,541 --> 00:27:11,833 You're too small to help anybody, little boy. 461 00:27:12,333 --> 00:27:14,666 And the far north is a dangerous place. 462 00:27:14,750 --> 00:27:18,083 -No, they've gone to find Elfhelm. -[spits] 463 00:27:20,458 --> 00:27:24,916 Never believe anything, especially fairy tales 464 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:29,041 about magical towns with tiny, happy people. 465 00:27:29,125 --> 00:27:29,958 [squeaks] 466 00:27:30,041 --> 00:27:33,041 Fall off a bridge, boy. It'll hurt less. 467 00:27:33,916 --> 00:27:35,625 [laughs hysterically] 468 00:27:41,125 --> 00:27:43,125 [orchestral music playing] 469 00:27:48,125 --> 00:27:52,375 [Aunt Ruth] With just the map to guide him, Nikolas plowed on. 470 00:27:56,625 --> 00:27:58,958 Cold and hungry. 471 00:27:59,041 --> 00:28:00,583 [wind whistling] 472 00:28:00,666 --> 00:28:05,125 The words of the old woman ringing in his ears. 473 00:28:05,208 --> 00:28:07,000 She's wrong, isn't she, Miika? 474 00:28:08,625 --> 00:28:11,166 We'll find him. I know we will. 475 00:28:12,208 --> 00:28:14,125 We just… [exhales] 476 00:28:16,333 --> 00:28:17,750 We just have to get there. 477 00:28:21,916 --> 00:28:22,916 This way. 478 00:28:29,333 --> 00:28:31,333 [wind howling] 479 00:28:35,666 --> 00:28:36,666 [flint striking] 480 00:28:38,958 --> 00:28:40,458 -[Nikolas grunts] -[flint striking] 481 00:28:44,083 --> 00:28:45,416 [fire crackling] 482 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:53,416 Do you believe in magic, Miika? 483 00:28:56,208 --> 00:28:58,375 Because I don't think I do anymore. 484 00:29:00,041 --> 00:29:00,875 [scoffs] 485 00:29:00,958 --> 00:29:05,708 If there was a time where you could prove that magic was true and real and amazing, 486 00:29:06,541 --> 00:29:07,916 it would be this one. 487 00:29:09,458 --> 00:29:11,333 [grunts, squeaks] 488 00:29:12,166 --> 00:29:13,000 Boy. 489 00:29:15,083 --> 00:29:18,833 Mouse. Tree. Ball. Spoon. Huh. 490 00:29:18,916 --> 00:29:21,291 Miika, you can talk. 491 00:29:21,375 --> 00:29:24,083 Yeah, of course, I can talk. And I can fly as well. 492 00:29:24,750 --> 00:29:26,125 No, just kidding. No mice can fly. 493 00:29:26,208 --> 00:29:28,708 -That'd be absurd. -Why didn't you speak before? 494 00:29:28,791 --> 00:29:30,833 I was waiting until I could form a proper sentence, 495 00:29:30,916 --> 00:29:34,958 which, with your one word at a time teaching system, did take forever. 496 00:29:35,041 --> 00:29:38,416 So, um, can we talk about something very important? 497 00:29:38,500 --> 00:29:40,083 -What's that? -Cheese. 498 00:29:41,583 --> 00:29:42,791 Does it exist? 499 00:29:43,791 --> 00:29:47,125 I've never seen any. That doesn't mean I don't believe in it. 500 00:29:47,208 --> 00:29:50,208 Well, I'd rather taste it than just believe in it. But, uh… 501 00:29:53,375 --> 00:29:54,958 This is what you call a fire, is it? 502 00:29:58,416 --> 00:29:59,416 [Miika] Trees. 503 00:30:00,166 --> 00:30:03,875 We are walking… We are walking among the snowy trees. 504 00:30:03,958 --> 00:30:05,000 [Miika chuckles] 505 00:30:05,541 --> 00:30:07,291 What's that? Oh, look, squirrel. 506 00:30:08,041 --> 00:30:09,708 Dead, frozen squirrel. 507 00:30:10,416 --> 00:30:13,125 Strange word, isn't it? Squirrel. 508 00:30:13,208 --> 00:30:15,083 Hello, I'm a little squirrel. 509 00:30:15,791 --> 00:30:17,500 [Miika sniffing] 510 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:23,000 What's the word for, um, the really scary big thing 511 00:30:23,083 --> 00:30:25,541 that has four legs and sort of horns on its head? 512 00:30:25,625 --> 00:30:28,958 -What's that… What's that word? -I don't know. Reindeer? 513 00:30:29,041 --> 00:30:31,583 -That's it. Yeah, a reindeer. -Why'd you ask? 514 00:30:31,666 --> 00:30:34,166 Oh, no reason except one's charging straight at us! 515 00:30:34,250 --> 00:30:35,833 -[hoofs thundering] -[huffs] 516 00:30:35,916 --> 00:30:37,375 -[Nikolas screams] -[grunts] 517 00:30:39,041 --> 00:30:40,000 [grunts] 518 00:30:40,083 --> 00:30:42,791 -[Miika] Pick me up! Go, go, go! -[grunting] 519 00:30:42,875 --> 00:30:44,458 [Nikolas panting] 520 00:30:45,250 --> 00:30:46,208 [huffs] 521 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,000 [grunting] 522 00:30:53,875 --> 00:30:56,375 -[grunts] -[panting, grunting] 523 00:30:59,625 --> 00:31:00,666 [bellows] 524 00:31:00,750 --> 00:31:01,750 Hold on, Miika. 525 00:31:02,250 --> 00:31:03,916 [grunting] 526 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,250 [bellows] 527 00:31:06,625 --> 00:31:09,125 [bellows ferociously] 528 00:31:09,958 --> 00:31:10,916 [Nikolas yells] 529 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:13,916 [grunting] 530 00:31:16,083 --> 00:31:17,583 [grunts, snorts] 531 00:31:19,458 --> 00:31:21,041 -I think he's hurt. -[Miika] So? 532 00:31:21,666 --> 00:31:23,541 [snorts, groans] 533 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:25,791 Look, an arrow. 534 00:31:25,875 --> 00:31:28,958 Ignore it. I'm pretty sure it will just fall out on its own. 535 00:31:29,541 --> 00:31:33,291 -Just leave it. It's not our problem. -[Nikolas] I can't do that. [grunts] 536 00:31:35,125 --> 00:31:36,625 -[Miika] Now it's our problem. -[grunts] 537 00:31:36,708 --> 00:31:37,958 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 538 00:31:38,958 --> 00:31:41,416 -Calm down, boy. It's all right. -[grunts, snorts] 539 00:31:42,625 --> 00:31:44,041 [grunts, huffs] 540 00:31:44,583 --> 00:31:45,416 See? 541 00:31:46,166 --> 00:31:47,750 [grunting, snorting] 542 00:31:48,291 --> 00:31:49,791 -[huffs] -[gasps] 543 00:31:50,375 --> 00:31:52,541 [chuffing] 544 00:31:57,583 --> 00:32:01,333 Okay, I'm not gonna hurt you. Okay? 545 00:32:03,416 --> 00:32:05,166 -Touch his face, yeah? -Don't worry. 546 00:32:05,250 --> 00:32:07,083 -[snorts] -Shh. 547 00:32:09,833 --> 00:32:12,875 -[reindeer grunts] -Anders, the hunter. 548 00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:17,791 [grunting] 549 00:32:22,125 --> 00:32:23,166 [Nikolas grunts] 550 00:32:24,333 --> 00:32:26,500 You ready? On three. 551 00:32:27,750 --> 00:32:28,833 [huffs] 552 00:32:28,916 --> 00:32:31,333 One, two… [grunts] 553 00:32:31,416 --> 00:32:34,125 [bellows] 554 00:32:38,375 --> 00:32:41,000 Don't worry. It's all right. It's okay. 555 00:32:41,625 --> 00:32:44,583 See? Nothing to worry about. [grunts] 556 00:32:45,750 --> 00:32:47,541 [panting] 557 00:32:47,625 --> 00:32:48,708 [huffs] 558 00:32:54,583 --> 00:32:56,125 [bellows] 559 00:32:57,333 --> 00:32:59,458 Good boy. Have a nice day. 560 00:33:00,125 --> 00:33:01,208 [Miika] Cheers, mate. 561 00:33:01,958 --> 00:33:04,083 Well, that went a lot better than expected. 562 00:33:04,166 --> 00:33:05,750 Given I thought we were both gonna die. 563 00:33:07,916 --> 00:33:09,625 [grunts gently, huffs] 564 00:33:09,708 --> 00:33:11,791 [sweeping orchestral music playing] 565 00:33:31,125 --> 00:33:33,541 [reindeer chuffing] 566 00:33:37,708 --> 00:33:39,125 [hoofs treading] 567 00:33:40,291 --> 00:33:41,250 [Nikolas] Shoo! 568 00:33:42,208 --> 00:33:45,875 You don't want to come with us. We have a long way still to go. 569 00:33:53,083 --> 00:33:55,083 [chuffing] 570 00:33:55,166 --> 00:33:56,666 [grunting] 571 00:33:59,375 --> 00:34:01,583 -You want me to climb on your back? -[grunts] 572 00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:06,250 -Sorry, what's happening? -Is that a "yes" in reindeer? 573 00:34:06,333 --> 00:34:09,958 -Let's go with no. How about that? -I don't think we have a choice. 574 00:34:10,041 --> 00:34:12,708 Why teach me to talk if you're never gonna listen? 575 00:34:12,791 --> 00:34:15,375 Don't. Definitely no… Okay, we're climbing on. 576 00:34:18,208 --> 00:34:19,208 Whoa! 577 00:34:19,291 --> 00:34:21,291 [adventurous music playing] 578 00:34:37,291 --> 00:34:39,291 [screams] 579 00:34:41,083 --> 00:34:42,083 [reindeer bellows] 580 00:34:46,833 --> 00:34:47,958 [Nikolas] Look, Miika! 581 00:34:48,833 --> 00:34:50,666 The very pointy mountain. 582 00:34:50,750 --> 00:34:52,125 We're nearly there. 583 00:34:55,208 --> 00:34:56,458 [wind whistling] 584 00:34:57,666 --> 00:35:01,250 [Nikolas] I can't just call you reindeer. I'll pick a name for you. 585 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:04,041 Oh, bad idea. That's how I ended up with Miika. 586 00:35:05,375 --> 00:35:09,458 When I was young, I used to go sledding with my mom around Lake Blitzen. 587 00:35:10,041 --> 00:35:11,416 How about that for a name? 588 00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:14,125 [Miika] Which one? Lake or Blitzen? Or… Or both? 589 00:35:14,208 --> 00:35:17,333 Do you mean both? That seems a bit much to me. 590 00:35:18,041 --> 00:35:20,208 Onward, my faithful reindeer, Lake Blitzen. 591 00:35:20,291 --> 00:35:21,583 -Miika. -[Miika] Huh? 592 00:35:21,666 --> 00:35:22,500 [Nikolas] Look. 593 00:35:23,500 --> 00:35:24,833 [sniffing] 594 00:35:25,583 --> 00:35:26,875 Sleeping giants. 595 00:35:32,958 --> 00:35:35,375 -We're getting close. -To what? 596 00:35:37,083 --> 00:35:38,083 [Nikolas] Elfhelm. 597 00:35:39,541 --> 00:35:40,541 My father. 598 00:35:40,625 --> 00:35:42,625 [orchestral music playing] 599 00:35:44,916 --> 00:35:46,916 [wind whooshing] 600 00:35:47,958 --> 00:35:50,458 [Aunt Ruth] But on the other side of the mountain, 601 00:35:51,375 --> 00:35:55,416 they found only snow and more snow. 602 00:35:57,166 --> 00:36:00,250 Elfhelm was nowhere in sight. 603 00:36:00,916 --> 00:36:02,250 [Nikolas] I don't understand. 604 00:36:02,958 --> 00:36:06,083 We must have made a wrong turn. There's nothing here. 605 00:36:08,083 --> 00:36:09,166 [Miika] Nothing here. 606 00:36:09,833 --> 00:36:13,166 What do you mean nothing here? Wasn't this the plan? 607 00:36:14,250 --> 00:36:17,208 What are we gonna do, Nikolas? Wait. 608 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,000 Wait. 609 00:36:20,833 --> 00:36:23,750 Nikolas, what are we gonna do? 610 00:36:27,500 --> 00:36:29,458 -Blitzen, over there! -[Blitzen grunts] 611 00:36:30,708 --> 00:36:33,791 [Aunt Ruth] And then things took a turn for the worse. 612 00:36:33,875 --> 00:36:35,875 -[Blitzen grunting] -[Nikolas panting] 613 00:36:41,916 --> 00:36:43,208 [panting] 614 00:36:45,208 --> 00:36:46,041 Papa. 615 00:36:47,458 --> 00:36:49,916 Is… Is that his knife? 616 00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:53,583 [Aunt Ruth] Nikolas felt doubt weighing him down. 617 00:36:53,666 --> 00:36:54,583 Papa. 618 00:36:54,666 --> 00:36:57,000 [Aunt Ruth] The quest out of reach. 619 00:36:57,083 --> 00:36:58,708 Nikolas, what's wrong? 620 00:36:58,791 --> 00:37:01,625 I tried to find him, Miika, but I couldn't. 621 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:03,333 [sobbing] 622 00:37:03,416 --> 00:37:05,333 [Aunt Ruth] The temperature plummeted. 623 00:37:05,416 --> 00:37:06,750 I'm so tired. 624 00:37:06,833 --> 00:37:09,416 [Aunt Ruth] The air itself began to freeze. 625 00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:10,333 [Miika] Nikolas. 626 00:37:10,416 --> 00:37:13,000 [Aunt Ruth] Nikolas's heartbeat slowed, 627 00:37:14,125 --> 00:37:16,750 each breath an effort. 628 00:37:16,833 --> 00:37:18,083 [Miika] Nikolas. 629 00:37:18,166 --> 00:37:20,333 [Aunt Ruth] He had done everything he could. 630 00:37:21,375 --> 00:37:23,041 But it wasn't enough. 631 00:37:24,500 --> 00:37:28,625 What do you think? Should we leave it there tonight? It's getting late. 632 00:37:30,875 --> 00:37:32,875 I mean, I can come back next year. 633 00:37:34,625 --> 00:37:36,541 I'm just kidding. I'll crack on. 634 00:37:36,625 --> 00:37:37,791 [wind whooshing] 635 00:37:39,583 --> 00:37:42,708 Nikolas was lying there in the snow, 636 00:37:43,875 --> 00:37:46,166 frozen and forgotten. 637 00:37:47,375 --> 00:37:49,750 Nikolas. Wake up, please. 638 00:37:50,833 --> 00:37:51,833 [gasps] 639 00:37:53,833 --> 00:37:55,041 Nikolas, hey. 640 00:37:55,125 --> 00:37:58,000 [Aunt Ruth] When suddenly, there was a noise. 641 00:37:58,083 --> 00:38:00,541 -[bells tinkling] -You hear that? Somebody's… 642 00:38:01,333 --> 00:38:02,583 Somebody's coming closer. 643 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:07,375 Oh, they're here to help. Nikolas, we're safe. We're-- 644 00:38:07,458 --> 00:38:08,750 [dramatic music playing] 645 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:14,333 No, we're doomed. 646 00:38:17,958 --> 00:38:18,791 [gasps] 647 00:38:20,291 --> 00:38:21,375 [quavering] 648 00:38:30,708 --> 00:38:33,125 Look at his strange ears, Grandpapa. 649 00:38:33,208 --> 00:38:35,375 Human ears can take a lot of getting used to. 650 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:40,125 He's a human. Will he eat us? 651 00:38:40,208 --> 00:38:42,083 Oh no, no. We're quite safe. 652 00:38:43,500 --> 00:38:47,375 -But what about what happened-- -We must always help those in trouble. 653 00:38:47,958 --> 00:38:49,625 Even if they are human. 654 00:39:04,750 --> 00:39:06,750 [twinkling] 655 00:39:10,958 --> 00:39:13,541 -[crackling] -[Nikolas gasps] 656 00:39:14,833 --> 00:39:17,000 Where am I? Who are you? 657 00:39:17,083 --> 00:39:18,083 I'm Little Noosh. 658 00:39:18,166 --> 00:39:20,041 And I am Father Topo. 659 00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:24,750 Noosh's great-great-grandfather, if you can believe that. 660 00:39:26,833 --> 00:39:27,875 Am I dead? 661 00:39:27,958 --> 00:39:31,541 No, Grandpapa just worked a little drimwick on you. 662 00:39:32,333 --> 00:39:34,333 -What's a drimwick? -Yeah, what's a drimwick? 663 00:39:34,416 --> 00:39:36,583 A drimwick is a hope spell. 664 00:39:37,250 --> 00:39:41,625 I hoped for you to be strong and warm and always safe. 665 00:39:42,125 --> 00:39:44,833 -Always safe? That's impossible. -[gasps] 666 00:39:44,916 --> 00:39:48,333 We… We never ever say that word. 667 00:39:48,416 --> 00:39:54,625 Uh, an impossibility is only a possibility that you don't understand yet. 668 00:39:54,708 --> 00:39:57,750 But now we must get as far away from you as possible. 669 00:39:57,833 --> 00:39:59,500 And you must leave Elfhelm. 670 00:40:00,083 --> 00:40:03,250 Elfhelm? The elf village? But I'm not even there. 671 00:40:03,333 --> 00:40:05,166 [giggles] You silly. 672 00:40:05,250 --> 00:40:07,958 We're standing at the bottom of the street of Seven Curves, 673 00:40:08,041 --> 00:40:09,833 the longest street in Elfhelm. 674 00:40:09,916 --> 00:40:12,583 I'm sorry. We're in the middle of nowhere. 675 00:40:13,458 --> 00:40:14,541 There's just snow. 676 00:40:15,583 --> 00:40:16,666 Is he blind? 677 00:40:17,333 --> 00:40:18,958 He doesn't know how to see. 678 00:40:19,041 --> 00:40:22,083 [Nikolas] Wait, I've risked everything to find Elfhelm. 679 00:40:23,708 --> 00:40:27,083 You have to let me see it. Just once. 680 00:40:29,666 --> 00:40:30,875 To see something… 681 00:40:33,166 --> 00:40:34,666 you must believe in it. 682 00:40:35,625 --> 00:40:37,625 Really believe. 683 00:40:39,791 --> 00:40:40,750 Go ahead. 684 00:40:41,375 --> 00:40:42,750 Try your hardest, 685 00:40:43,291 --> 00:40:46,125 and see if you can see what it is you're searching for. 686 00:40:46,208 --> 00:40:48,208 [wind whooshing] 687 00:41:03,375 --> 00:41:04,416 [Father Topo] Go on. 688 00:41:05,666 --> 00:41:06,833 Believe! 689 00:41:21,166 --> 00:41:23,166 [orchestral music playing] 690 00:41:25,541 --> 00:41:26,625 Elfhelm. 691 00:41:34,208 --> 00:41:36,208 [music intensifies] 692 00:41:39,250 --> 00:41:40,500 [elves laughing] 693 00:41:47,375 --> 00:41:49,166 [indistinct yelling] 694 00:41:57,166 --> 00:41:59,166 [indistinct chatter] 695 00:42:03,083 --> 00:42:06,375 [Miika] Wait a licking minute. What is this? 696 00:42:07,291 --> 00:42:08,750 -[Nikolas] Elfhelm. -[Miika chuckles] 697 00:42:08,833 --> 00:42:10,958 -[Miika] Look at it! -It's incredible! 698 00:42:11,041 --> 00:42:12,125 [Miika laughs] 699 00:42:12,833 --> 00:42:16,750 Oh! I'm gonna be honest, kid. I did not see this one working out for us. 700 00:42:16,833 --> 00:42:19,625 Yes, and now you've seen our home, 701 00:42:19,708 --> 00:42:23,000 please take your reindeer and your mouse and… and go. 702 00:42:23,083 --> 00:42:25,541 Whatever it is you're looking for, you won't find it here. 703 00:42:25,625 --> 00:42:29,583 I came to find my father. I traveled a long way to give him this hat. 704 00:42:29,666 --> 00:42:32,500 -[elf] Get out of the way! Move it. -Quick. Shh! 705 00:42:33,083 --> 00:42:34,458 We're already too late. 706 00:42:36,250 --> 00:42:38,166 -In here. -[guard] Get back to work! 707 00:42:38,250 --> 00:42:39,291 -[clangs] -Ooh. 708 00:42:40,541 --> 00:42:41,541 [grunts] 709 00:42:45,875 --> 00:42:46,958 Why are we hiding? 710 00:42:47,708 --> 00:42:48,708 Not now. 711 00:42:51,500 --> 00:42:53,416 -[Nikolas] Who's Little Kip? -[Father Topo] What? 712 00:42:53,500 --> 00:42:54,708 Who is Little Kip? 713 00:42:56,708 --> 00:42:58,166 [little elf] Hey, you dippy! 714 00:42:58,250 --> 00:42:59,375 We have to go. 715 00:42:59,458 --> 00:43:00,333 [guard] Stop her! 716 00:43:00,416 --> 00:43:02,875 -This way. -[guard] Wipe that smile off your face! 717 00:43:03,791 --> 00:43:04,791 Up there. 718 00:43:05,541 --> 00:43:09,208 -[goat bleating] -[Nikolas] I don't understand any of this. 719 00:43:09,291 --> 00:43:13,000 I thought Elfhelm was the happiest, most magical place in the world. 720 00:43:13,083 --> 00:43:14,750 -It was. -And will be again. 721 00:43:14,833 --> 00:43:17,000 That's what we in the Resistance believe. 722 00:43:17,083 --> 00:43:18,500 -[whistles] -The Resistance? 723 00:43:19,666 --> 00:43:20,666 [whistles] 724 00:43:21,708 --> 00:43:23,416 What do you mean, Resistance? 725 00:43:23,500 --> 00:43:24,708 [Father Topo] Quick! In. 726 00:43:25,833 --> 00:43:26,666 In! 727 00:43:28,166 --> 00:43:29,625 -[whistles] -[elf whistles] 728 00:43:31,583 --> 00:43:32,791 [door clangs close] 729 00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:38,250 [Father Topo] Listen, human… 730 00:43:38,333 --> 00:43:40,541 [soft thumping] 731 00:43:40,625 --> 00:43:43,458 …when you go in there, just, um… 732 00:43:45,250 --> 00:43:46,250 Well, you'll see. 733 00:43:47,500 --> 00:43:48,375 Go where? 734 00:43:50,333 --> 00:43:52,333 [thumping gets louder] 735 00:43:56,166 --> 00:43:58,416 -[bell ringing in rhythm] -Give me your hand. 736 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:00,291 [elf 1] Merry Christmas! 737 00:44:00,375 --> 00:44:02,250 -[folk music playing] -[laughter] 738 00:44:03,333 --> 00:44:04,750 [elf 2] Give us another twirl! 739 00:44:05,708 --> 00:44:06,708 [elf 1] Merry Christmas! 740 00:44:06,791 --> 00:44:08,041 [elf 2] Merry Christmas! 741 00:44:08,125 --> 00:44:09,666 [Father Topo] Well, there you have it. 742 00:44:09,750 --> 00:44:11,750 [music continues] 743 00:44:15,250 --> 00:44:17,458 -[elf 3] Merry! -[goat bleating] 744 00:44:17,541 --> 00:44:20,500 This is the Resistance. 745 00:44:20,583 --> 00:44:21,833 To what? Sanity? 746 00:44:21,916 --> 00:44:23,458 [elf 2] Merry, Merry, Christmas! 747 00:44:23,541 --> 00:44:24,833 [elf 1] Merry Christmas! 748 00:44:25,666 --> 00:44:28,833 Nikolas! Nikolas, what is this? 749 00:44:28,916 --> 00:44:31,083 [chuckling] 750 00:44:31,166 --> 00:44:32,916 It's… It's cake city! 751 00:44:34,375 --> 00:44:35,875 [sniffing] 752 00:44:35,958 --> 00:44:37,083 That's incredible. 753 00:44:37,875 --> 00:44:39,333 Hey there, beautiful. [licks] 754 00:44:40,166 --> 00:44:42,000 Wait there. I'll be right back. 755 00:44:42,083 --> 00:44:43,583 [music continues] 756 00:44:47,125 --> 00:44:50,166 No idea what this Christmas thing is, but I love it. 757 00:44:50,916 --> 00:44:52,500 [munching] 758 00:44:53,375 --> 00:44:56,458 Hey, Nikolas, guess who just ate a chair. [yelps] 759 00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:00,708 Oh, don't worry, sugar glass. I'm fine and stuffed. 760 00:45:01,291 --> 00:45:02,875 [Little Noosh] Help yourself. It's yummy. 761 00:45:02,958 --> 00:45:05,958 -[Miika] I couldn't eat another thing. -[elf 1] Merry Christmas! 762 00:45:06,041 --> 00:45:08,208 -So good. -Give me a bite. 763 00:45:08,291 --> 00:45:11,208 -[Nikolas] Father Topo. -Yeah. Hmm? 764 00:45:11,291 --> 00:45:13,458 Did they just say Christmas? 765 00:45:13,541 --> 00:45:15,375 Yes, this is a Christmas party. 766 00:45:16,083 --> 00:45:19,916 What is Christmas? That's the name my mother used to call me. 767 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:21,125 I beg your pardon. 768 00:45:21,875 --> 00:45:24,500 Did you just say what is Christmas? 769 00:45:25,500 --> 00:45:27,333 -Yes? -Apologies for my friend. 770 00:45:27,416 --> 00:45:31,250 He's a simpleton. A Christmas is a city made of cakes, isn't it? 771 00:45:31,333 --> 00:45:35,041 That's the saddest thing I've ever heard in my entire life. 772 00:45:35,125 --> 00:45:38,666 Christmas is the greatest day of all because it is the kindest day of all. 773 00:45:38,750 --> 00:45:40,291 And the brightest and the smiley-est. 774 00:45:40,375 --> 00:45:43,250 A day when being openhearted is the most important thing of all, 775 00:45:43,333 --> 00:45:45,750 which is why we won't let them take it from us. 776 00:45:45,833 --> 00:45:47,916 [sputtering] Enough, Little Noosh. 777 00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:50,125 It is time to talk of easier things. 778 00:45:50,208 --> 00:45:54,125 Now we have told you our names, but you have yet to tell us yours. 779 00:45:54,208 --> 00:45:56,000 -Name's Miika. Okay. -I'm Nikolas. 780 00:45:56,083 --> 00:46:00,166 [laughs] Oh, that cheered me right up. That sounds like Nekilas. 781 00:46:00,250 --> 00:46:03,791 My word. Yes, it does. Nekilas. Nekilas. [chuckles] 782 00:46:03,875 --> 00:46:05,541 Nekilas. Bleh. 783 00:46:05,625 --> 00:46:07,708 -Nekilas is bad because… -[knocking on door] 784 00:46:07,791 --> 00:46:11,000 It's a rather smelly sausage only eaten by trolls. 785 00:46:11,083 --> 00:46:13,000 -[door opens] -Trolls exist too? 786 00:46:13,083 --> 00:46:15,750 -[screaming] Raid! -[elves gasp] 787 00:46:15,833 --> 00:46:17,625 -Run! Run! -[all screaming] 788 00:46:18,208 --> 00:46:20,291 [elf] Run! Run! 789 00:46:20,375 --> 00:46:22,250 Everybody, get down! 790 00:46:22,333 --> 00:46:26,250 -You heard the elf. Get down. -Don't you point that thing at me. 791 00:46:27,333 --> 00:46:28,333 Sorry, Mum. 792 00:46:28,416 --> 00:46:30,500 [dramatic music playing] 793 00:46:49,375 --> 00:46:51,750 -What's going on? -Shh! Shh! 794 00:46:52,625 --> 00:46:53,875 -[loud thud] -[gasps] 795 00:46:53,958 --> 00:46:55,083 [door creaking] 796 00:47:05,458 --> 00:47:07,208 -[clatters] -[elves gasp] 797 00:47:08,958 --> 00:47:10,875 -[clatters] -[elves gasp] 798 00:47:13,750 --> 00:47:15,458 [elves quavering] 799 00:47:19,125 --> 00:47:20,375 [staff thuds] 800 00:47:24,208 --> 00:47:25,750 So the rumors are true. 801 00:47:28,583 --> 00:47:31,333 There are still elves that like to party. 802 00:47:31,416 --> 00:47:33,291 -Mother Vodal-- -Quiet! 803 00:47:39,375 --> 00:47:41,333 Have we learnt nothing? 804 00:47:43,791 --> 00:47:47,958 Has the suffering of the past months made us not a jot wiser? 805 00:47:50,708 --> 00:47:53,833 Are the new rules to be completely igno-- 806 00:47:54,750 --> 00:47:56,000 [Miika sniffing] 807 00:47:57,791 --> 00:48:02,625 Who or rather what is that? 808 00:48:04,416 --> 00:48:05,875 -I'm-- -My name's Miika, Mum. 809 00:48:05,958 --> 00:48:09,500 -Have you never seen a mouse before? -I have. I wasn't addressing you. 810 00:48:09,583 --> 00:48:10,875 My most humble apologies. 811 00:48:10,958 --> 00:48:13,041 -I'm Nikolas. -But it wasn't clear. 812 00:48:13,666 --> 00:48:15,625 -I'm human. -[elves gasp] 813 00:48:15,708 --> 00:48:16,958 [elves murmuring] 814 00:48:17,541 --> 00:48:21,125 I see that too. I just don't believe it. 815 00:48:24,833 --> 00:48:30,583 Father Topo, unless I'm much mistaken, which I never am, 816 00:48:30,666 --> 00:48:34,708 you were at the last council meeting. 817 00:48:34,791 --> 00:48:36,083 Yes. I was. 818 00:48:37,333 --> 00:48:41,125 It was at that meeting that the new rules for elves were introduced. 819 00:48:41,208 --> 00:48:44,416 The most important and least breakable being 820 00:48:45,125 --> 00:48:50,583 that no humans can ever, ever be brought here. 821 00:48:50,666 --> 00:48:53,458 But I… I didn't bring him here. 822 00:48:53,541 --> 00:48:55,333 [elves murmuring] 823 00:48:55,416 --> 00:48:56,416 I found him. 824 00:48:57,458 --> 00:48:59,291 -A whisker from death. -Oh. 825 00:48:59,875 --> 00:49:05,083 So I… I performed a… a small hope spell. 826 00:49:05,166 --> 00:49:06,541 A drimwick. 827 00:49:07,625 --> 00:49:08,541 [scoffs nervously] 828 00:49:09,500 --> 00:49:10,541 On a human. 829 00:49:12,041 --> 00:49:13,041 Little one. 830 00:49:16,041 --> 00:49:18,208 -[whooshes] -[angrily] You fool. 831 00:49:19,416 --> 00:49:21,666 Who knows what power you've unleashed! 832 00:49:21,750 --> 00:49:24,458 Please, it was the only way I could save him. 833 00:49:24,541 --> 00:49:28,708 Let us remember the way things were before. 834 00:49:28,791 --> 00:49:30,875 We are elves. 835 00:49:30,958 --> 00:49:33,166 We… we use our powers for good. 836 00:49:33,250 --> 00:49:36,375 What good is that when we are under attack? 837 00:49:37,500 --> 00:49:39,166 We must adapt. 838 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:42,875 We must send a clear message 839 00:49:42,958 --> 00:49:45,750 that no outsiders are allowed here anymore. 840 00:49:46,625 --> 00:49:50,750 It was on this platform that I was elected holder of the staff. 841 00:49:51,500 --> 00:49:53,083 Ruler of Elfhelm. 842 00:49:53,166 --> 00:49:55,250 But in fairness, Mother Vodal-- 843 00:49:55,333 --> 00:49:57,375 -Be quiet! -[Father Topo yelps] 844 00:49:57,458 --> 00:49:58,458 [elves scream] 845 00:49:59,083 --> 00:50:00,083 [thuds] 846 00:50:01,208 --> 00:50:02,041 Uh… 847 00:50:04,250 --> 00:50:05,875 [whooshes] 848 00:50:08,208 --> 00:50:13,208 Now, human, tell me why you came here. 849 00:50:13,291 --> 00:50:15,708 -I came to look for my father. -Your father? 850 00:50:15,791 --> 00:50:19,208 Yes. He came to Elfhelm to try and find something magical. 851 00:50:19,291 --> 00:50:20,458 She doesn't need to know that. 852 00:50:20,541 --> 00:50:24,125 Did he travel, by chance, with a group of other men? 853 00:50:24,208 --> 00:50:27,833 Yes. Have you seen him? Did he actually make it to Elfhelm? 854 00:50:27,916 --> 00:50:31,208 Oh, he was here all right. He was one of them. 855 00:50:31,833 --> 00:50:33,833 [chairs creaking] 856 00:50:34,375 --> 00:50:35,833 -[staff thuds] -[chairs crash] 857 00:50:35,916 --> 00:50:37,458 -[elves gasp] -[whooshing] 858 00:50:41,375 --> 00:50:42,541 What did you do to him? 859 00:50:43,416 --> 00:50:45,000 I trusted him. 860 00:50:46,166 --> 00:50:47,375 We all did. 861 00:50:48,625 --> 00:50:49,583 And why not? 862 00:50:51,166 --> 00:50:54,083 A human had visited us once before… 863 00:50:56,375 --> 00:50:57,541 too briefly. 864 00:50:59,125 --> 00:51:01,291 And her stay brought us such joy. 865 00:51:03,791 --> 00:51:08,333 For years we waited ready to welcome any others who found their way to Elfhelm 866 00:51:09,333 --> 00:51:11,041 to show them good will, 867 00:51:12,541 --> 00:51:16,250 which these men proved was just another name for weakness. 868 00:51:16,333 --> 00:51:17,375 What are you talking about? 869 00:51:17,458 --> 00:51:20,291 I'm speaking, of course, of poor Little Kip. 870 00:51:20,375 --> 00:51:21,458 Who's Little Kip? 871 00:51:24,166 --> 00:51:26,708 Little Kip's parents are here. You can ask them yourself. 872 00:51:28,166 --> 00:51:30,458 Please tell me. What did these men do? 873 00:51:33,583 --> 00:51:35,166 Speak! Answer him! 874 00:51:35,833 --> 00:51:38,625 -They took our boy. -They kidnapped Little Kip. 875 00:51:38,708 --> 00:51:42,500 No! You must be wrong. My father would never do such a thing. 876 00:51:42,583 --> 00:51:43,625 And yet he did. 877 00:51:44,708 --> 00:51:47,666 Which is why at the election, I put myself forward 878 00:51:48,166 --> 00:51:50,458 with the motto, "Elves for Elves." 879 00:51:51,041 --> 00:51:54,041 No more silly parties where we let our guards down. 880 00:51:54,125 --> 00:51:56,291 No more wanton carelessness. 881 00:51:57,708 --> 00:51:59,000 No more singing. 882 00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:03,416 And an outright ban on spickle dancing! 883 00:52:03,500 --> 00:52:04,625 [elves gasp] 884 00:52:05,541 --> 00:52:06,375 [thudding] 885 00:52:06,458 --> 00:52:07,625 No more kindness. 886 00:52:08,291 --> 00:52:09,166 [thudding] 887 00:52:09,250 --> 00:52:10,541 No more joy. 888 00:52:11,625 --> 00:52:12,458 [staff thuds] 889 00:52:13,083 --> 00:52:15,333 No more Christmas. 890 00:52:15,416 --> 00:52:18,583 Guards! Take him to the tower! 891 00:52:19,875 --> 00:52:20,750 [guard] Move it. 892 00:52:23,375 --> 00:52:24,375 Give me that. 893 00:52:24,875 --> 00:52:26,375 [gasps] 894 00:52:29,750 --> 00:52:30,916 -Miika. -Yeah. 895 00:52:31,708 --> 00:52:35,041 -Get out of here while you still can. -No, I'm not gonna leave you. 896 00:52:35,125 --> 00:52:37,208 We don't know what's waiting for us in that dark tower. 897 00:52:37,291 --> 00:52:39,916 [Miika] I'm not gonna-- Wait, what could be up there? 898 00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:42,916 It could be torture, dismemberment, or even death. 899 00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:44,000 [guard] What's that? Hey! 900 00:52:44,083 --> 00:52:45,250 -Nikolas! -[Nikolas] Miika! 901 00:52:45,333 --> 00:52:46,708 [guard] He's smuggling a mouse! 902 00:52:47,208 --> 00:52:49,250 Move it! You're on your own now. 903 00:52:51,125 --> 00:52:52,166 [shuddering] 904 00:52:52,250 --> 00:52:53,750 [breathes deeply] 905 00:52:54,666 --> 00:52:55,625 [shuddering] 906 00:52:55,708 --> 00:52:57,708 [wind whooshing] 907 00:53:03,750 --> 00:53:05,666 -[guard] Get through that door. -[Nikolas grunts] 908 00:53:05,750 --> 00:53:07,750 [ticking] 909 00:53:11,500 --> 00:53:12,958 [mechanical whirring] 910 00:53:15,375 --> 00:53:16,791 [Nikolas] Where are you taking me? 911 00:53:17,583 --> 00:53:18,416 [guard] Get in! 912 00:53:21,333 --> 00:53:24,541 Please, if I could just find my father, I'm sure he'd clear it all up. 913 00:53:25,125 --> 00:53:28,333 -Please, I'm telling the truth! -[female voice laughing] 914 00:53:29,333 --> 00:53:31,541 -[fluttering] -Please, I'm telling the truth. [laughs] 915 00:53:34,750 --> 00:53:37,166 You don't know the first thing about truth. 916 00:53:41,125 --> 00:53:42,125 Nobody does. 917 00:53:43,833 --> 00:53:45,875 My lonely heart is the proof. 918 00:53:46,583 --> 00:53:48,500 Um, are you an elf? 919 00:53:48,583 --> 00:53:50,833 No, gross. I'm a pixie. 920 00:53:52,375 --> 00:53:53,250 Truth Pixie. 921 00:53:54,875 --> 00:53:57,166 You must be lying. There's no such thing. 922 00:53:57,250 --> 00:54:01,375 I can't lie. I'm a truth pixie. That gets me into trouble. 923 00:54:02,041 --> 00:54:04,041 That and making people's heads explode, but I mean-- 924 00:54:04,125 --> 00:54:05,250 [fluttering] 925 00:54:06,041 --> 00:54:07,166 Wait, what? 926 00:54:07,250 --> 00:54:08,708 [fluttering] 927 00:54:08,791 --> 00:54:10,625 [laughs] 928 00:54:10,708 --> 00:54:13,791 Okay, so what I do is I slip a hewlip leaf into someone's mouth, 929 00:54:13,875 --> 00:54:17,333 and 12 seconds later, they explode. [laughing] 930 00:54:19,583 --> 00:54:23,500 Look, I need to find my father. Could you help me? 931 00:54:23,583 --> 00:54:27,166 I could, but I don't want to. 932 00:54:27,708 --> 00:54:28,541 [laughs] 933 00:54:28,625 --> 00:54:32,833 I told you I never lie, and saving your father doesn't sound fun. 934 00:54:34,666 --> 00:54:37,250 How about Little Kip? What do you know about him? 935 00:54:38,250 --> 00:54:39,750 He's got a funny name. 936 00:54:39,833 --> 00:54:42,666 -Humans kidnapped him-- -No, it's all a big misunderstanding. 937 00:54:42,750 --> 00:54:45,000 If I could find my father, I'm sure he'd clear it all up. 938 00:54:45,083 --> 00:54:48,208 Argh! What a boring idea. Good thing we're locked up in here. 939 00:54:48,791 --> 00:54:51,083 -Oh yes, hold this. -What? 940 00:54:52,208 --> 00:54:55,458 -Ouch! -[laughing] I'm calling them crackers. 941 00:54:55,541 --> 00:54:58,916 Not quite as potent as hewlip, but plenty of trouble in the right hands. 942 00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:01,083 -What was that for? -Waking up the troll. 943 00:55:01,166 --> 00:55:04,375 -What troll? -The one right behind you. 944 00:55:04,458 --> 00:55:05,541 [troll grunts] 945 00:55:07,791 --> 00:55:10,541 [yawning] 946 00:55:11,750 --> 00:55:13,500 -[Truth Pixie giggling] -[sniffing] 947 00:55:15,750 --> 00:55:17,250 -Huh? -[Nikolas gasps] 948 00:55:17,875 --> 00:55:19,541 [breathing heavily] 949 00:55:19,625 --> 00:55:21,208 -[roaring] -[grunts] 950 00:55:21,291 --> 00:55:22,916 [screaming] 951 00:55:25,458 --> 00:55:28,000 I would recommend you squeeze the head until it pops, 952 00:55:28,083 --> 00:55:31,333 suck out all the juicy bits and then work your way down to the toes. 953 00:55:31,416 --> 00:55:33,500 [screams] Are you insane? 954 00:55:33,583 --> 00:55:35,375 I'm sorry. It just comes out. 955 00:55:35,458 --> 00:55:38,041 -[growls] -Ahh! Can you help me, please? 956 00:55:38,125 --> 00:55:39,291 [groans] 957 00:55:39,375 --> 00:55:42,416 [Nikolas] I thought you have to tell the truth. [grunts] 958 00:55:42,500 --> 00:55:46,166 I do have one hewlip leaf left, but I'm saving up something special. 959 00:55:46,250 --> 00:55:48,375 [Nikolas] This is special. I'm being eaten! 960 00:55:48,458 --> 00:55:49,583 [troll grunting] 961 00:55:49,666 --> 00:55:51,791 -Okay, fine. -[troll grunting] 962 00:55:53,416 --> 00:55:54,458 [Truth Pixie grunts] 963 00:55:56,666 --> 00:55:57,875 [Nikolas grunts] 964 00:55:57,958 --> 00:55:59,000 [Truth Pixie grunts] 965 00:56:00,500 --> 00:56:01,958 -Grab it! -[grunts] 966 00:56:02,833 --> 00:56:04,916 -Shove it in his mouth! -Aah! 967 00:56:07,458 --> 00:56:08,625 [gags] 968 00:56:09,666 --> 00:56:11,416 -[laughs] -[grunts] 969 00:56:13,750 --> 00:56:14,833 [gasps] 970 00:56:14,916 --> 00:56:20,375 Nine, eight, seven, six… 971 00:56:20,875 --> 00:56:21,708 Hold my hand. 972 00:56:21,791 --> 00:56:23,416 -[giggling] -[whooshes] 973 00:56:23,916 --> 00:56:25,625 [Truth Pixie] Three, two… 974 00:56:26,666 --> 00:56:28,458 -[explosion] -[Nikolas screams] 975 00:56:28,541 --> 00:56:30,541 [both screaming] 976 00:56:31,208 --> 00:56:32,041 We're flying! 977 00:56:32,125 --> 00:56:34,666 More like not dropping. Have you been exposed to magic recently? 978 00:56:34,750 --> 00:56:36,708 I was drimwicked, but I'm not sure what that means. 979 00:56:36,791 --> 00:56:38,791 A drimwick is a boring type of elf magic. 980 00:56:38,875 --> 00:56:40,833 It only works if you're thinking of something good. 981 00:56:40,916 --> 00:56:44,583 I was thinking about people and things I love, my mother, my father, and Miika. 982 00:56:44,666 --> 00:56:46,500 -Who's Miika? -He's my mouse friend. 983 00:56:46,583 --> 00:56:49,625 How fun! I've never blown up a mouse before. [chuckles] 984 00:56:50,208 --> 00:56:51,958 [screams] Now what's happening? 985 00:56:52,041 --> 00:56:53,875 [Truth Pixie] I think I spoiled the moment. 986 00:56:53,958 --> 00:56:55,541 [Nikolas] I'm picturing beautiful things. 987 00:56:55,625 --> 00:56:57,333 [Truth Pixie] I'm thinking of a dead mouse. 988 00:56:57,416 --> 00:56:59,541 [Nikolas] Now that's all I can picture too! 989 00:57:00,458 --> 00:57:02,000 [screams] 990 00:57:02,083 --> 00:57:03,791 [Truth Pixie grunting] 991 00:57:04,916 --> 00:57:07,333 [guard 1] Where are they? Where are they? 992 00:57:07,416 --> 00:57:09,666 -[guard 2] Come along quickly! -[guard 3] Move! 993 00:57:09,750 --> 00:57:11,333 -Hurry up. -Out of the way. 994 00:57:11,416 --> 00:57:13,000 [guard 1] Anyone seen them? 995 00:57:13,083 --> 00:57:14,333 -Come on. -Why? 996 00:57:14,416 --> 00:57:17,666 -[guard 1] Where are they? -Oh, yoo-hoo! Hi! We're up here! 997 00:57:17,750 --> 00:57:20,750 -[Nikolas] What are you doing? -On the roof. There they are. 998 00:57:20,833 --> 00:57:21,791 [muffled yell] 999 00:57:21,875 --> 00:57:25,375 -No! How about just not saying anything? -I wish I could. 1000 00:57:25,458 --> 00:57:26,375 [Nikolas panting] 1001 00:57:26,458 --> 00:57:28,083 You know how many people want to be friends 1002 00:57:28,166 --> 00:57:30,125 with someone who only speaks the truth? 1003 00:57:30,666 --> 00:57:33,791 -Not many? -Not any, human boy. 1004 00:57:35,041 --> 00:57:38,625 Listen, I really can't keep calling you human boy, 1005 00:57:38,708 --> 00:57:41,541 even though you're a particularly perfect example of one. 1006 00:57:42,083 --> 00:57:46,500 Let's be honest, I'm not in a position to be turning away friend material. 1007 00:57:46,583 --> 00:57:49,208 So, new friend, what should I call you? 1008 00:57:49,291 --> 00:57:51,166 My mom used to call me Christmas, 1009 00:57:52,333 --> 00:57:54,083 but everyone else calls me Nikolas. 1010 00:57:54,750 --> 00:57:58,041 In conclusion, humans are dangerous animals 1011 00:57:58,125 --> 00:57:59,625 and can never be trusted. 1012 00:57:59,708 --> 00:58:00,541 [door opens] 1013 00:58:00,625 --> 00:58:04,041 So, what would we do if we ever saw a human? 1014 00:58:04,125 --> 00:58:05,250 [girl screams] 1015 00:58:05,333 --> 00:58:06,708 That's absolutely right. 1016 00:58:06,791 --> 00:58:08,875 [all screaming] 1017 00:58:11,250 --> 00:58:13,500 Please, you have to help me escape. 1018 00:58:13,583 --> 00:58:15,333 Strictly speaking, you don't. 1019 00:58:15,916 --> 00:58:19,916 I am duty-bound to protect my students from those who would do them harm, 1020 00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:21,791 like the humans who kidnapped Little Kip. 1021 00:58:22,875 --> 00:58:23,958 -[bell tolls] -No, please. 1022 00:58:24,625 --> 00:58:26,000 If you help me escape, 1023 00:58:26,625 --> 00:58:29,375 I'll find Little Kip and I'll bring him back to Elfhelm. 1024 00:58:29,458 --> 00:58:31,625 -[knocking on door] -[guard] Open this door. 1025 00:58:31,708 --> 00:58:33,291 Please. I'm telling the truth. 1026 00:58:33,875 --> 00:58:35,125 [banging on door] 1027 00:58:35,208 --> 00:58:38,166 [guard] Open up! That's an order! 1028 00:58:39,750 --> 00:58:40,791 -Stand back! -Why? 1029 00:58:41,291 --> 00:58:43,041 [grunts] Hurry! 1030 00:58:43,125 --> 00:58:44,208 [gasps, squeals] 1031 00:58:44,291 --> 00:58:46,000 [giggles] 1032 00:58:46,083 --> 00:58:47,916 [teacher] Go! Bring back Little Kip! 1033 00:58:48,416 --> 00:58:50,500 [adventurous music playing] 1034 00:58:51,416 --> 00:58:52,875 [Truth pixie chuckling] 1035 00:58:54,625 --> 00:58:55,625 [guard yelling] 1036 00:58:55,708 --> 00:58:56,583 That's it! 1037 00:58:57,625 --> 00:58:58,958 Any humans in here? 1038 00:59:00,958 --> 00:59:03,000 Um, can I be excused? 1039 00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:09,166 -What about you? You a human? -No. 1040 00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:11,833 We're good here. 1041 00:59:11,916 --> 00:59:13,458 -[yells] -[thuds on ground] 1042 00:59:16,125 --> 00:59:17,875 [guard] Look in all the houses! 1043 00:59:19,083 --> 00:59:20,708 [guards yelling indistinctly] 1044 00:59:21,583 --> 00:59:22,416 This way. 1045 00:59:23,541 --> 00:59:25,166 -[guard 1] This way. -[guard 2 yelling] 1046 00:59:25,250 --> 00:59:26,291 -Nikolas! -[grunts] 1047 00:59:26,375 --> 00:59:28,291 It's okay. I know this reindeer. 1048 00:59:28,958 --> 00:59:30,708 -[bellows] -[Nikolas] Thanks, Noosh. 1049 00:59:30,791 --> 00:59:32,500 Hello, boy. I missed you too. 1050 00:59:33,041 --> 00:59:35,041 -[guard 3] There they are! -Oh no. 1051 00:59:35,125 --> 00:59:36,375 -We got them! -Time to move. 1052 00:59:36,458 --> 00:59:37,833 -Don't let them get away! -Hurry up! 1053 00:59:37,916 --> 00:59:39,916 -[Nikolas] Grab hold! -Come on, let's go! 1054 00:59:40,875 --> 00:59:43,500 -Go on, Blitzen. -Move it, kid! 1055 00:59:44,125 --> 00:59:45,666 Good luck, smelly sausage! 1056 00:59:45,750 --> 00:59:47,500 [Miika] Nikolas! Up here! 1057 00:59:48,458 --> 00:59:49,291 Miika! 1058 00:59:50,333 --> 00:59:51,625 [screaming] 1059 00:59:52,250 --> 00:59:55,000 -[Nikolas] Miika, I missed you. -I missed you with all my heart. 1060 00:59:55,083 --> 00:59:56,958 -Miika, meet Truth Pixie. -Sorry, who is this? 1061 00:59:57,041 --> 01:00:00,125 [Mother Vodal] No! Do not let him escape! 1062 01:00:00,208 --> 01:00:01,541 [yelling] 1063 01:00:02,041 --> 01:00:03,208 [guard yells] 1064 01:00:03,291 --> 01:00:05,500 -[panting] -Bit big for a pixie. 1065 01:00:05,583 --> 01:00:07,375 -Excuse me? -Guys, not now. 1066 01:00:07,458 --> 01:00:08,875 Who's this knob? Another new friend? 1067 01:00:08,958 --> 01:00:10,541 -[grunting] -[yelps] 1068 01:00:10,625 --> 01:00:12,416 [guards yelling] 1069 01:00:12,500 --> 01:00:13,500 -[whooshes] -[yells] 1070 01:00:16,083 --> 01:00:17,000 [guard] Stop him! 1071 01:00:17,666 --> 01:00:19,083 [Nikolas] Blitzen, this way. 1072 01:00:19,625 --> 01:00:21,833 -[Truth Pixie] No, he's got me! -Duck! 1073 01:00:22,375 --> 01:00:23,416 [grunts] 1074 01:00:23,500 --> 01:00:25,291 -Got him! -[Nikolas] Nearly there! 1075 01:00:25,916 --> 01:00:27,833 -Oh no. -[guard 1] Got you now. 1076 01:00:27,916 --> 01:00:29,666 -[guard 2] Get down! -[guard 3] Get down! 1077 01:00:29,750 --> 01:00:31,500 -[guard 4] We've cornered them all. -[grunts] 1078 01:00:31,583 --> 01:00:32,708 [guard 5] Form a circle. 1079 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:38,083 -[Truth Pixie] They're everywhere. -That's it, lads. Tighten the noose! 1080 01:00:38,166 --> 01:00:40,250 -[guard] Get down. Now! -[Blitzen grunts] 1081 01:00:40,875 --> 01:00:43,708 They have no idea how exhausting being this powerful is. 1082 01:00:44,416 --> 01:00:45,541 [Mop] Stop! 1083 01:00:46,666 --> 01:00:47,666 Yes? 1084 01:00:48,208 --> 01:00:49,625 Do they capture him? 1085 01:00:49,708 --> 01:00:51,666 -I'm sorry? -Does he die? 1086 01:00:51,750 --> 01:00:55,916 -Stop now if that happens. Stop right now. -We couldn't handle it. 1087 01:00:56,416 --> 01:00:57,833 You could, you know. 1088 01:00:57,916 --> 01:01:03,416 You can handle anything because you've already handled everything. 1089 01:01:08,250 --> 01:01:10,750 Nikolas was surrounded. 1090 01:01:10,833 --> 01:01:15,375 Every direction they looked, elves blocked their escape. 1091 01:01:16,291 --> 01:01:17,875 I can't get caught again. 1092 01:01:17,958 --> 01:01:20,208 Lucky for you, I've got more tricks up my sleeve. 1093 01:01:20,291 --> 01:01:22,708 And by tricks, I mean improvised homemade explosives. 1094 01:01:22,791 --> 01:01:24,583 -Wait, what? -Well, grab them! 1095 01:01:25,166 --> 01:01:27,708 [explosive whistling, whooshing] 1096 01:01:29,041 --> 01:01:30,625 -Miika, cover your ears. -Why? 1097 01:01:32,625 --> 01:01:34,583 -[guard] Get down! -[Mother Vodal grunts] 1098 01:01:34,666 --> 01:01:38,166 -Blitzen, go! -[guard] Watch out! They're right here! 1099 01:01:38,708 --> 01:01:40,375 -[Nikolas grunts] -[exploding] 1100 01:01:40,958 --> 01:01:43,791 -Gates! Get the gates! -[guard 1] Yes, Mother Vodal! 1101 01:01:45,875 --> 01:01:48,541 -[guard 2] Stop! -[Nikolas] We're not gonna make it. 1102 01:01:48,625 --> 01:01:50,291 [grunting] 1103 01:01:50,375 --> 01:01:51,250 What are you doing? 1104 01:01:52,041 --> 01:01:53,958 -[Truth Pixie grunts] -[clanging] 1105 01:01:54,041 --> 01:01:55,666 I'll hold the gate. You go. 1106 01:01:55,750 --> 01:01:57,833 -No, I can't go without you. -We really can. 1107 01:01:57,916 --> 01:01:59,750 -[Mother Vodal] Go! -[guard] Forward. 1108 01:01:59,833 --> 01:02:03,083 You should go. This one's gonna be loud. [grunts] 1109 01:02:03,166 --> 01:02:05,291 -[Truth Pixie chuckles] -[Mother Vodal] Get them! 1110 01:02:05,375 --> 01:02:08,791 -Go! Go! Find your father. -[Blitzen grunts] 1111 01:02:09,375 --> 01:02:11,250 [Mother Vodal] No! No! It's going to blow! 1112 01:02:13,083 --> 01:02:14,083 [Blitzen bellows] 1113 01:02:18,791 --> 01:02:19,916 [Truth Pixie laughing] 1114 01:02:20,750 --> 01:02:21,958 [Mother Vodal screaming] 1115 01:02:22,583 --> 01:02:25,541 -[Nikolas] Come on, Blitzen. -[Mother Vodal] Don't let him go! 1116 01:02:25,625 --> 01:02:27,416 Break it in, you fools! 1117 01:02:27,500 --> 01:02:29,000 What are you doing? 1118 01:02:32,500 --> 01:02:34,500 [orchestral music playing] 1119 01:02:45,291 --> 01:02:48,125 [Aunt Ruth] All day the three friends searched 1120 01:02:49,041 --> 01:02:54,833 over mountains, and streams, and lakes frozen solid. 1121 01:02:55,375 --> 01:02:56,458 [Blitzen snorting] 1122 01:02:57,208 --> 01:02:59,791 [Aunt Ruth] Somewhere in the vast wilderness, 1123 01:03:00,708 --> 01:03:03,333 Nikolas hoped to find his father 1124 01:03:04,708 --> 01:03:06,416 and solve the mystery… 1125 01:03:06,500 --> 01:03:09,583 -[Nikolas] Whoa, Blitzen. -[Aunt Ruth] …of the lost elf child. 1126 01:03:11,125 --> 01:03:12,291 [Nikolas grunts] 1127 01:03:12,375 --> 01:03:13,541 [Blitzen bellows] 1128 01:03:14,708 --> 01:03:15,541 Smoke. 1129 01:03:16,041 --> 01:03:18,041 [wind whistling] 1130 01:03:21,458 --> 01:03:23,458 [birds cawing] 1131 01:03:24,500 --> 01:03:25,666 [fluttering] 1132 01:03:32,875 --> 01:03:34,250 -Hey, Miika. -Yeah. 1133 01:03:34,333 --> 01:03:37,458 -Look at this. -Thread. Any idea where it leads? 1134 01:03:37,541 --> 01:03:40,416 -No, but it's got to lead to somewhere. -[Blitzen grunts] 1135 01:03:41,208 --> 01:03:42,500 That's reassuring. 1136 01:03:43,583 --> 01:03:45,458 [whooshing] 1137 01:03:45,541 --> 01:03:47,541 [suspenseful music playing] 1138 01:04:04,125 --> 01:04:06,125 [Miika sniffing] 1139 01:04:07,625 --> 01:04:08,458 Little Kip. 1140 01:04:12,500 --> 01:04:13,541 [exhales sharply] 1141 01:04:14,208 --> 01:04:15,083 [chain clinking] 1142 01:04:15,166 --> 01:04:17,375 -[bird fluttering, cawing] -[snow whooshing] 1143 01:04:18,833 --> 01:04:21,416 I know you're scared. I am too. 1144 01:04:23,916 --> 01:04:24,916 I'm here to help. 1145 01:04:33,875 --> 01:04:35,875 [men laughing] 1146 01:04:37,875 --> 01:04:39,125 [cawing] 1147 01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:42,500 -[man 1] Easiest catch I've ever made. -[man 2] I know. 1148 01:04:42,583 --> 01:04:45,083 -[man 3] Just like catching a rabbit? -[men laugh] 1149 01:04:45,875 --> 01:04:48,041 -[Miika] Lots of birds here. -[Nikolas] Shh. 1150 01:04:48,125 --> 01:04:50,125 -[man] He is swift. -[Miika] Just saying. 1151 01:04:52,208 --> 01:04:54,083 [man 1] You've all tasted a rabbit, I suspect. 1152 01:04:54,166 --> 01:04:56,500 Depends which promise you want to keep, 1153 01:04:57,125 --> 01:05:01,166 the one to your king or the one to your son. [laughs] 1154 01:05:01,250 --> 01:05:02,875 [men laughing] 1155 01:05:04,541 --> 01:05:05,750 [man 2] It's not long now. 1156 01:05:06,375 --> 01:05:07,875 You better be quiet or… 1157 01:05:08,791 --> 01:05:10,000 -[bow squeaks] -[Nikolas gasps] 1158 01:05:10,083 --> 01:05:13,833 Don't move a muscle. 1159 01:05:15,166 --> 01:05:16,166 Who are you? 1160 01:05:17,250 --> 01:05:18,833 Tell me or you're dead. 1161 01:05:19,625 --> 01:05:23,000 I'm just lost in the forest. I'm not causing any trouble. 1162 01:05:23,083 --> 01:05:27,500 You're up to something. Tell me what, or I'll put an arrow through you. 1163 01:05:27,583 --> 01:05:29,583 Hey, what's going on here? 1164 01:05:29,666 --> 01:05:31,791 I found this boy wandering around. 1165 01:05:31,875 --> 01:05:35,125 What are you doing here, boy? Who are you? 1166 01:05:35,208 --> 01:05:37,666 -[man 1] What are you doing here? -[man 2] Who are you, boy? 1167 01:05:37,750 --> 01:05:39,541 -[gasps] -You're Joel's son. 1168 01:05:39,625 --> 01:05:41,791 [Nikolas] My father. Where is he? 1169 01:05:41,875 --> 01:05:42,708 Nikolas? 1170 01:05:44,583 --> 01:05:45,416 It's you? 1171 01:05:46,708 --> 01:05:50,791 -Papa. Papa. -[sobbing] 1172 01:05:51,583 --> 01:05:52,791 [Joel] How are you here? 1173 01:05:53,333 --> 01:05:55,750 [Nikolas] I came to look for you. [sighs] 1174 01:05:57,083 --> 01:05:58,333 [sniffles] 1175 01:05:58,958 --> 01:06:01,291 You didn't tell me you were kidnapping an elf. 1176 01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:04,250 You said you were gonna find proof of Elfhelm. 1177 01:06:04,750 --> 01:06:09,166 Yeah, what could be better proof than a real-life elf, eh? 1178 01:06:09,916 --> 01:06:14,416 They must have made you do it, Papa. Please tell me that's what happened. 1179 01:06:14,500 --> 01:06:17,041 -It's for our own good, Nikolas. -No. 1180 01:06:19,375 --> 01:06:23,125 The king asked for hope. What's hopeful about this? 1181 01:06:25,458 --> 01:06:27,583 We can take the elf back to Elfhelm. 1182 01:06:29,458 --> 01:06:30,458 Back to his home. 1183 01:06:31,333 --> 01:06:32,625 The elves will be happy. 1184 01:06:33,583 --> 01:06:36,875 They might even give you a reward. All of you. 1185 01:06:36,958 --> 01:06:38,166 [men laugh] 1186 01:06:40,333 --> 01:06:42,458 Being good is better than being rich, Papa. 1187 01:06:43,541 --> 01:06:44,791 Better than anything. 1188 01:06:46,791 --> 01:06:48,250 And if you've forgotten that… 1189 01:06:50,041 --> 01:06:51,208 you've forgotten Mama. 1190 01:06:54,458 --> 01:06:56,125 I'm getting you out of here, Kip. 1191 01:06:56,208 --> 01:06:58,791 -That's it! That's it! You gotta talk-- -[rattling cage] 1192 01:06:58,875 --> 01:06:59,875 Anders! 1193 01:07:00,416 --> 01:07:02,208 -Joel, get out of the way. -He's my son. 1194 01:07:02,291 --> 01:07:04,625 He's trying to help the elf escape. 1195 01:07:06,791 --> 01:07:09,000 -Then we'll tie him up too. -Papa. 1196 01:07:09,083 --> 01:07:11,333 -So tight he can't run anywhere. -Papa! 1197 01:07:11,416 --> 01:07:13,875 -Quiet! -[dogs barking] 1198 01:07:15,083 --> 01:07:17,208 Okay, fine. Tie him up. 1199 01:07:18,541 --> 01:07:22,125 -Tie the reindeer up as well. -Papa, what? Papa! 1200 01:07:23,083 --> 01:07:26,458 [sobbing] Papa! Papa, please! 1201 01:07:27,583 --> 01:07:28,666 Papa! 1202 01:07:31,291 --> 01:07:32,583 [Blitzen bellowing] 1203 01:07:32,666 --> 01:07:34,041 -[Nikolas] Blitzen! -[man 1] Steady! 1204 01:07:34,125 --> 01:07:35,416 -Easy! -[Nikolas] Leave him alone! 1205 01:07:35,500 --> 01:07:37,500 -[man 2] Get hold. -[man 3] Hold it. Hold it. 1206 01:07:37,583 --> 01:07:39,375 [huffing, grunting] 1207 01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:41,875 [grunts] 1208 01:07:41,958 --> 01:07:44,458 Hurt my friend, and I'll bite your eyeball. 1209 01:07:46,250 --> 01:07:48,750 You did it. You got him to talk! 1210 01:07:48,833 --> 01:07:51,416 Yeah, he did. He's amazing. 1211 01:07:53,666 --> 01:07:57,083 Don't look at me like that, son. I'm doing my best. 1212 01:07:57,750 --> 01:07:58,833 This is your best? 1213 01:07:59,750 --> 01:08:00,708 I'll be honest with you. 1214 01:08:00,791 --> 01:08:03,416 You can judge a person's character if the first time you meet them, 1215 01:08:03,500 --> 01:08:05,583 -they try and kill you with-- -Be quiet, Miika. 1216 01:08:05,666 --> 01:08:06,666 An ax. 1217 01:08:08,083 --> 01:08:09,333 [owl hooting] 1218 01:08:14,500 --> 01:08:16,500 [snow whooshing] 1219 01:08:21,583 --> 01:08:23,583 [Miika snoring] 1220 01:08:26,375 --> 01:08:27,375 [soft thudding] 1221 01:08:32,291 --> 01:08:33,583 [Nikolas exhales sharply] 1222 01:08:36,583 --> 01:08:37,666 -[gasps] -Shh, shh. 1223 01:08:37,750 --> 01:08:40,583 -[whispering] Stay calm. [grunts] -What are you doing? 1224 01:08:42,625 --> 01:08:46,458 -You're following me. -[Miika] No. No. Why would we do that? 1225 01:08:46,541 --> 01:08:47,833 Hey, Nikolas! 1226 01:08:49,500 --> 01:08:51,583 [chain clinking] 1227 01:08:56,250 --> 01:08:59,791 That was a terrible idea you had coming here, running away, all of it. 1228 01:09:00,458 --> 01:09:04,083 But you're my son, and I'm on your side no matter what. 1229 01:09:04,750 --> 01:09:05,958 Why are you smiling? 1230 01:09:06,833 --> 01:09:08,875 There's goodness in you after all. 1231 01:09:09,875 --> 01:09:11,875 [clicking] 1232 01:09:13,500 --> 01:09:14,875 [Joel] Come on, Little Kip. 1233 01:09:23,583 --> 01:09:24,958 -[grunts] -Here's the plan. 1234 01:09:25,041 --> 01:09:27,666 I want you to take the reindeer and get Kip back to Elfhelm. 1235 01:09:27,750 --> 01:09:30,333 Then keep going south and don't stop until you've reached the cabin. 1236 01:09:30,416 --> 01:09:31,791 -[arrow whizzing] -[gasps] 1237 01:09:31,875 --> 01:09:34,333 -[man 1] They're escaping. -Go, go, go! 1238 01:09:34,416 --> 01:09:36,291 -[man 1] They're getting away! -[men yelling] 1239 01:09:36,375 --> 01:09:37,958 -[man 2] Get up! Wake up, men! -Nikolas. 1240 01:09:38,041 --> 01:09:39,833 -[man 3] Hurry! Joel! -Go, son! 1241 01:09:39,916 --> 01:09:41,583 -Not without you. -[man 4] Hurry up! 1242 01:09:41,666 --> 01:09:45,000 Everybody up! Up, up, up! Come on! Go, go, go! 1243 01:09:45,083 --> 01:09:47,250 -They're escaping. -[man 5] They've got the elf. 1244 01:09:47,333 --> 01:09:49,208 Joel! Nikolas! 1245 01:09:49,291 --> 01:09:50,833 I won't miss this time! 1246 01:09:52,291 --> 01:09:53,750 Faster, Blitzen. Faster! 1247 01:09:57,625 --> 01:09:59,208 -[man 1] Closer! -[dogs barking] 1248 01:10:00,958 --> 01:10:02,958 [man 2] Joel, we had a deal! 1249 01:10:03,041 --> 01:10:05,208 [yelling] 1250 01:10:05,291 --> 01:10:07,291 [arrows whizzing] 1251 01:10:08,041 --> 01:10:09,666 [yelling] 1252 01:10:09,750 --> 01:10:11,708 [man 3] Don't let them get away! 1253 01:10:12,791 --> 01:10:14,250 [man 4] They're getting away! 1254 01:10:15,208 --> 01:10:17,541 -[man 2] Run! Joel! -[dogs barking] 1255 01:10:18,916 --> 01:10:20,125 We've got to go faster! 1256 01:10:21,375 --> 01:10:23,458 [dogs barking] 1257 01:10:26,416 --> 01:10:28,958 -We're not going fast enough, Blitzen! -[whooshing] 1258 01:10:29,750 --> 01:10:31,208 [snorting] 1259 01:10:34,291 --> 01:10:36,041 [grunting] 1260 01:10:36,791 --> 01:10:38,416 [Joel] Nikolas, up ahead! 1261 01:10:40,541 --> 01:10:42,083 [hoofs thundering] 1262 01:10:42,166 --> 01:10:44,166 [dramatic music playing] 1263 01:10:48,791 --> 01:10:50,791 [dogs barking] 1264 01:10:55,250 --> 01:10:58,000 -Come on, Blitzen! There's magic in you! -[whooshing] 1265 01:10:58,083 --> 01:10:59,166 [bellows] 1266 01:10:59,250 --> 01:11:02,125 That's it, boy! You're doing it! 1267 01:11:04,458 --> 01:11:05,916 I'm weighing you down! 1268 01:11:06,000 --> 01:11:08,833 [Nikolas] We're nearly there! Go on, Blitzen! 1269 01:11:10,875 --> 01:11:13,750 Please, fly, Blitzen! Fly! 1270 01:11:16,375 --> 01:11:18,625 -No, Papa! -I love you, Nikolas. 1271 01:11:18,708 --> 01:11:21,125 -No, Papa! -You have so much good to give. 1272 01:11:21,208 --> 01:11:22,791 It's better than anything. 1273 01:11:22,875 --> 01:11:24,166 [Nikolas] No, Papa! 1274 01:11:26,416 --> 01:11:28,416 [rumbling] 1275 01:11:33,958 --> 01:11:36,625 Papa, no! Papa! 1276 01:11:37,250 --> 01:11:38,375 Papa, please! 1277 01:11:38,458 --> 01:11:42,666 Papa, no! Papa, no! 1278 01:11:42,750 --> 01:11:46,000 Papa! Papa! 1279 01:11:46,083 --> 01:11:48,083 [sobbing] 1280 01:11:49,333 --> 01:11:50,291 Papa. 1281 01:11:51,250 --> 01:11:52,625 [sobbing] 1282 01:11:56,833 --> 01:11:57,791 Papa. 1283 01:11:57,875 --> 01:11:59,083 [sobbing] 1284 01:12:07,833 --> 01:12:08,666 [slurping] 1285 01:12:08,750 --> 01:12:12,833 -That's the worst story I've ever heard. -Well, I haven't finished. 1286 01:12:12,916 --> 01:12:15,458 There's no way you can get to happy ending from here. 1287 01:12:15,541 --> 01:12:16,833 I don't have to. 1288 01:12:16,916 --> 01:12:21,250 Happiness isn't compulsory, and… and nothing ever ends. 1289 01:12:21,333 --> 01:12:24,083 Well, Merry Christmas, everyone. 1290 01:12:24,166 --> 01:12:25,500 [Mop] But, Aunt Ruth? 1291 01:12:26,583 --> 01:12:27,833 What is it, Moppet? 1292 01:12:29,250 --> 01:12:30,958 Poor Nikolas. 1293 01:12:33,375 --> 01:12:38,625 I know. The pain he felt was incredible. 1294 01:12:38,708 --> 01:12:40,708 [somber music playing] 1295 01:12:40,791 --> 01:12:42,791 [wind whooshing] 1296 01:12:46,208 --> 01:12:49,458 [Aunt Ruth] Grief is the price we pay for love, 1297 01:12:51,208 --> 01:12:54,916 and worth it a million times over. 1298 01:13:03,500 --> 01:13:04,333 Nikolas… 1299 01:13:07,041 --> 01:13:08,041 I'm so sorry. 1300 01:13:10,958 --> 01:13:15,208 [Aunt Ruth] But now, the time had come for Nikolas to make things right 1301 01:13:16,625 --> 01:13:22,333 and bring Little Kip back home to Elfhelm. 1302 01:13:22,416 --> 01:13:24,750 -[motivational music playing] -[Blitzen grunts] 1303 01:13:38,333 --> 01:13:40,333 [grunting, chuffing] 1304 01:13:45,166 --> 01:13:46,166 Listen. 1305 01:13:47,875 --> 01:13:50,375 I know you must think my father was a bad human, 1306 01:13:51,416 --> 01:13:52,583 but there's good too. 1307 01:13:55,250 --> 01:13:56,625 Humans are complicated. 1308 01:13:57,166 --> 01:13:58,666 [breathes deeply] 1309 01:14:03,416 --> 01:14:06,958 [Aunt Ruth] Nikolas found Elfhelm's streets deserted. 1310 01:14:07,625 --> 01:14:09,791 -Not an elf in sight. -[staff thudding] 1311 01:14:10,458 --> 01:14:12,125 -[loud thud] -[elves gasp] 1312 01:14:12,208 --> 01:14:16,333 Mother Harkers, for heinous crimes against elf kind, 1313 01:14:16,416 --> 01:14:19,375 you are herewith banished for life. 1314 01:14:19,458 --> 01:14:20,708 You can punish us, 1315 01:14:20,791 --> 01:14:26,333 but you can never take away the ground on which we stand. 1316 01:14:28,375 --> 01:14:30,375 -[whooshing] -[elves gasp] 1317 01:14:34,208 --> 01:14:36,375 -[staff thuds] -This is our home. 1318 01:14:36,458 --> 01:14:37,583 [Mother Vodal] Enough! 1319 01:14:38,958 --> 01:14:41,458 Banished! You're all banished. 1320 01:14:41,541 --> 01:14:42,833 You can't do this. 1321 01:14:42,916 --> 01:14:44,333 [Mother Vodal] I just have. 1322 01:14:44,416 --> 01:14:49,166 We can't have you here threatening our safety, disrupting our lives. 1323 01:14:50,875 --> 01:14:54,708 Have we already forgotten the lessons of poor Little Kip? 1324 01:14:54,791 --> 01:14:56,083 [door opens] 1325 01:14:56,166 --> 01:14:58,916 -Why don't you ask him yourself? -[elves gasp] 1326 01:14:59,000 --> 01:15:00,083 [gasps] 1327 01:15:03,416 --> 01:15:05,333 [elves murmuring] 1328 01:15:06,458 --> 01:15:07,458 [elves gasp] 1329 01:15:29,250 --> 01:15:32,166 I'm not going to make a big speech. 1330 01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:38,000 [elf coughing] 1331 01:15:40,375 --> 01:15:42,291 [smacks lips] Well, I guess that's it. 1332 01:15:44,291 --> 01:15:46,208 If Little Kip is alive… 1333 01:15:48,416 --> 01:15:52,458 well, then… hope is alive. 1334 01:15:52,541 --> 01:15:55,083 -[elf] Thank goodness. -[all applauding] 1335 01:15:58,500 --> 01:15:59,500 [Mother Vodal] Wait. 1336 01:16:00,875 --> 01:16:02,583 Put him down. Bring him back. 1337 01:16:06,125 --> 01:16:07,291 Hip hip for Kip! 1338 01:16:07,375 --> 01:16:09,916 Adapt. Adapt. We must adapt. 1339 01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:13,041 -Wait! I command you! -[cheering] 1340 01:16:13,125 --> 01:16:15,125 [victorious music playing] 1341 01:16:20,750 --> 01:16:21,916 [whooshing] 1342 01:16:36,833 --> 01:16:37,958 [knocking on door] 1343 01:16:38,833 --> 01:16:39,708 [clears throat] 1344 01:16:40,791 --> 01:16:43,875 -What did he say? -Nothing yet. He just knocked. 1345 01:16:45,625 --> 01:16:46,958 Still exciting though. 1346 01:16:47,041 --> 01:16:48,208 [bell dinging] 1347 01:16:55,000 --> 01:16:56,166 Wha… 1348 01:16:57,208 --> 01:16:58,041 What is it? 1349 01:17:01,666 --> 01:17:03,291 [gasps] 1350 01:17:03,875 --> 01:17:05,500 Oh, my baby! 1351 01:17:05,583 --> 01:17:07,083 [all cheering, applauding] 1352 01:17:11,708 --> 01:17:13,083 I am sorry, Mum. 1353 01:17:13,166 --> 01:17:16,375 Yes, we'll talk about that when your father comes home. 1354 01:17:23,166 --> 01:17:24,500 You found your father, didn't you? 1355 01:17:27,958 --> 01:17:30,041 [sighs] Listen. 1356 01:17:30,791 --> 01:17:35,708 [inhales] The only thing in life that is simple and clear is the truth. 1357 01:17:37,375 --> 01:17:38,750 But it can be painful. 1358 01:17:42,750 --> 01:17:44,166 Does the pain ever go away? 1359 01:17:44,250 --> 01:17:45,250 [sighs] 1360 01:17:46,666 --> 01:17:47,541 No. 1361 01:17:49,291 --> 01:17:50,708 You couldn't just lie once? 1362 01:17:51,333 --> 01:17:54,000 But you learn to live with it. 1363 01:17:54,666 --> 01:17:56,750 And you get stronger because of it. 1364 01:17:57,708 --> 01:18:00,000 And that's the truth. [chuckles] 1365 01:18:03,125 --> 01:18:04,375 [indistinct chatter] 1366 01:18:05,375 --> 01:18:08,750 [Father Topo] I don't fully understand how you actually did it. 1367 01:18:09,541 --> 01:18:11,291 Take me through it from the-- 1368 01:18:12,250 --> 01:18:13,458 You saved our child. 1369 01:18:14,458 --> 01:18:17,375 -Anyone could have done it. -But only you did. 1370 01:18:17,458 --> 01:18:19,250 Don't be a hero. Take the win. 1371 01:18:19,333 --> 01:18:21,291 We are simple top makers. 1372 01:18:21,375 --> 01:18:24,291 He's being humble. Their tops are top-notch. 1373 01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:26,166 To show our appreciation, 1374 01:18:26,250 --> 01:18:29,291 we'd like to offer you a selection of our finest wares. 1375 01:18:33,375 --> 01:18:34,666 I only ever had one toy. 1376 01:18:37,708 --> 01:18:38,958 It was a turnip doll. 1377 01:18:39,666 --> 01:18:42,333 -My mama made it for me. -It's a very sad story. 1378 01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:45,208 -He ate it. -We've all done things we regret. 1379 01:18:45,291 --> 01:18:46,416 Only one toy. 1380 01:18:47,166 --> 01:18:49,791 Playing with it made me feel happy and loved. 1381 01:18:50,791 --> 01:18:52,750 It's more than any one kid needs. 1382 01:18:58,458 --> 01:19:00,291 -Wait. -What is it? 1383 01:19:00,916 --> 01:19:03,250 Could you make more? Lots, lots more. 1384 01:19:03,333 --> 01:19:05,000 -Of course-- -We'll need anything you have. 1385 01:19:05,083 --> 01:19:07,666 Shiny things, stacking things, things that wind up. 1386 01:19:07,750 --> 01:19:11,875 -I'll need to borrow this curtain too. -Could you be kidnapping another elf? 1387 01:19:11,958 --> 01:19:15,416 -No, bigger. Much, much bigger. -We're opening a curtain shop? 1388 01:19:15,500 --> 01:19:18,458 -[Father Topo] Right. Come on. -And we haven't much time! 1389 01:19:18,541 --> 01:19:22,791 -And I haven't much cheese. -Why didn't you say so? I make my own. 1390 01:19:22,875 --> 01:19:23,916 Marry me. 1391 01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:26,000 [orchestral music playing] 1392 01:19:45,000 --> 01:19:47,000 [indistinct chatter] 1393 01:19:50,500 --> 01:19:53,875 [Miika] It's all right, everyone. I'm powering the wheel. [grunting] 1394 01:19:56,541 --> 01:19:58,541 [tools clanking] 1395 01:20:02,916 --> 01:20:04,708 [elf] And the wheel is on the side. 1396 01:20:07,625 --> 01:20:09,625 -Thank you. It's perfect. -[elf] Bring the wheels. 1397 01:20:09,708 --> 01:20:13,000 That's it, everyone. You're doing great. Keep up the good work. 1398 01:20:13,625 --> 01:20:14,833 Amazing. Thank you. 1399 01:20:15,541 --> 01:20:17,791 Missed a spot. Try again. 1400 01:20:19,291 --> 01:20:20,458 I've… I've seen worse. 1401 01:20:38,916 --> 01:20:40,250 [rattling] 1402 01:21:00,291 --> 01:21:01,625 [chuckling] 1403 01:21:04,416 --> 01:21:06,708 [inhales, blows] 1404 01:21:06,791 --> 01:21:09,416 -Thank you. -I wish you could see this, Mama. 1405 01:21:10,500 --> 01:21:13,000 It's everything you hoped for. 1406 01:21:14,083 --> 01:21:16,291 It's a five-minute warning, everyone. 1407 01:21:16,916 --> 01:21:19,083 -Five minutes! -Freshly painted. 1408 01:21:19,166 --> 01:21:20,750 Blue for peace, 1409 01:21:20,833 --> 01:21:22,041 red for joy, 1410 01:21:22,125 --> 01:21:25,291 green for wonder, and yellow because it makes my eyes tickle. 1411 01:21:25,375 --> 01:21:26,291 Do you like it? 1412 01:21:26,375 --> 01:21:27,625 Is it a bit garish? 1413 01:21:28,750 --> 01:21:30,333 -I think it's perfect. -Love it. 1414 01:21:30,416 --> 01:21:32,625 That reindeer's not going to drive itself. 1415 01:21:32,708 --> 01:21:35,750 All right, everyone, it's time. We haven't got long. 1416 01:21:36,875 --> 01:21:38,875 [ticking] 1417 01:21:40,125 --> 01:21:42,125 [clicking, whirring] 1418 01:21:45,583 --> 01:21:47,291 [elf 1] Merry Christmas! 1419 01:21:48,208 --> 01:21:50,208 [elf 2] Merry Christmas! 1420 01:21:52,083 --> 01:21:54,458 -[Father Topo] Here, take this. -No, I couldn't. 1421 01:21:54,541 --> 01:21:56,250 You're one of us now. 1422 01:21:57,583 --> 01:22:01,875 We can't have you representing Elfhelm dressed all shoddily, can we? 1423 01:22:01,958 --> 01:22:04,416 -[Miika chuckles] -They look up to you, you know. 1424 01:22:05,666 --> 01:22:06,625 We all do. 1425 01:22:07,541 --> 01:22:10,625 And not just because you're so freakishly tall. 1426 01:22:10,708 --> 01:22:11,750 -Ha! -[sniffles] 1427 01:22:13,291 --> 01:22:16,291 Go on. Elfhelm's your home now. 1428 01:22:16,958 --> 01:22:19,000 Get out there. Make us proud. 1429 01:22:22,041 --> 01:22:23,958 [grunts] This is it. 1430 01:22:24,041 --> 01:22:26,125 -Thanks for everything. -[Father Topo] Fly safely. 1431 01:22:27,083 --> 01:22:29,208 We got it from here. See you soon. 1432 01:22:29,291 --> 01:22:30,666 [Father Topo] We're counting on it. 1433 01:22:31,208 --> 01:22:33,125 -Stop! -[elves gasp] 1434 01:22:33,708 --> 01:22:34,833 -[gasps] -[grunts] 1435 01:22:35,541 --> 01:22:37,166 -[grunts] -[elves gasp] 1436 01:22:37,250 --> 01:22:38,708 [all gasp] 1437 01:22:39,375 --> 01:22:42,208 That human must not be allowed to leave Elfhelm. 1438 01:22:44,083 --> 01:22:46,291 -[whooshes] -[grunts] 1439 01:22:48,291 --> 01:22:50,541 So he bought us back the little elf child. 1440 01:22:50,625 --> 01:22:51,958 [whimpering] 1441 01:22:52,625 --> 01:22:54,041 Hooray for that. 1442 01:22:55,583 --> 01:22:59,750 But what is one boy when held against an entire community? 1443 01:22:59,833 --> 01:23:00,958 [groaning] 1444 01:23:02,166 --> 01:23:04,416 [Mother Vodal] We must not allow what we have gained 1445 01:23:04,500 --> 01:23:07,083 to make us blind to what we may lose. 1446 01:23:07,166 --> 01:23:08,166 Our home. 1447 01:23:09,666 --> 01:23:10,541 Our culture. 1448 01:23:10,625 --> 01:23:12,166 [whooshing] 1449 01:23:20,916 --> 01:23:22,000 [sighs] 1450 01:23:26,833 --> 01:23:27,833 [exhales sharply] 1451 01:23:30,833 --> 01:23:31,875 No, it can't be.. 1452 01:23:36,708 --> 01:23:37,708 Uh-uh. 1453 01:23:38,875 --> 01:23:40,333 [whooshing] 1454 01:23:46,375 --> 01:23:47,458 Boy… 1455 01:23:50,541 --> 01:23:52,166 …where did you get that pendant? 1456 01:23:56,208 --> 01:23:57,375 Where did you get that? 1457 01:24:01,958 --> 01:24:02,833 My mother. 1458 01:24:05,041 --> 01:24:06,333 She wore it all her life. 1459 01:24:11,083 --> 01:24:12,583 [exhales] 1460 01:24:16,583 --> 01:24:18,541 I never thought I'd see it again. 1461 01:24:21,708 --> 01:24:22,750 Long ago… 1462 01:24:26,541 --> 01:24:28,875 a human girl wandered into our village… 1463 01:24:31,416 --> 01:24:32,708 tired and lost. 1464 01:24:35,625 --> 01:24:37,291 We took her in. 1465 01:24:38,250 --> 01:24:43,916 She was loving and kind and full of hope. 1466 01:24:46,916 --> 01:24:48,416 She became our friend… 1467 01:24:53,708 --> 01:24:54,708 my friend… 1468 01:24:57,875 --> 01:25:02,791 until the day the snows melted, and she returned to her home in the South. 1469 01:25:04,500 --> 01:25:06,208 Her pockets full of chocolates. 1470 01:25:07,125 --> 01:25:08,125 Hmm. 1471 01:25:10,375 --> 01:25:13,375 That's where all my chocolates went. [chuckles] 1472 01:25:14,791 --> 01:25:18,541 As I recall, Dimelza, 1473 01:25:20,166 --> 01:25:24,416 there was a time you loved humans more than most. 1474 01:25:26,791 --> 01:25:30,208 -But she left without a word. -[Nikolas] She never did forget. 1475 01:25:32,666 --> 01:25:35,625 My mother told me the story of Elfhelm every night. 1476 01:25:37,333 --> 01:25:38,708 It was always with her. 1477 01:25:39,416 --> 01:25:40,583 [inhales sharply] 1478 01:25:42,708 --> 01:25:43,708 Lumi. 1479 01:25:49,916 --> 01:25:51,083 We called her Lumi. 1480 01:25:51,583 --> 01:25:52,583 [chuckling] Lumi. 1481 01:25:56,750 --> 01:26:00,458 The girl who came, but couldn't stay long. 1482 01:26:04,708 --> 01:26:05,708 I see her. 1483 01:26:08,708 --> 01:26:10,208 I can see her in you. 1484 01:26:13,166 --> 01:26:15,083 [sobs] 1485 01:26:17,000 --> 01:26:18,625 [Nikolas] My mother told me Elfhelm 1486 01:26:19,125 --> 01:26:22,291 was the most hopeful, happiest place in the world. 1487 01:26:24,375 --> 01:26:27,625 And it should be that again, especially on Christmas. 1488 01:26:32,750 --> 01:26:33,916 The day she named me after. 1489 01:26:35,166 --> 01:26:36,250 [sighs] 1490 01:26:37,666 --> 01:26:38,666 She called you… 1491 01:26:42,125 --> 01:26:43,750 She called you Christmas. 1492 01:26:45,333 --> 01:26:46,416 [chuckles] 1493 01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:50,208 [Father Topo] We still have some time before the big day. 1494 01:26:52,083 --> 01:26:54,875 We could make it the best one ever. 1495 01:26:56,458 --> 01:26:58,500 -[chuffing] -Ready, old friend? 1496 01:26:58,583 --> 01:26:59,833 Born ready. 1497 01:27:02,125 --> 01:27:03,708 You meant the reindeer, didn't you? 1498 01:27:03,791 --> 01:27:05,333 [elves cheering] 1499 01:27:05,416 --> 01:27:07,166 [Nikolas] Faster, Blitzen, faster! 1500 01:27:09,833 --> 01:27:11,333 [Blitzen snorting] 1501 01:27:12,500 --> 01:27:14,458 [Truth Pixie] See you soon, friend! 1502 01:27:15,375 --> 01:27:17,416 Happy flying, Father Christmas! 1503 01:27:17,500 --> 01:27:19,500 [orchestral music playing] 1504 01:27:33,000 --> 01:27:35,000 [Miika laughing] 1505 01:27:40,833 --> 01:27:42,708 [Nikolas] There, Blitzen! Down there! 1506 01:27:42,791 --> 01:27:44,791 [wind howling] 1507 01:27:52,500 --> 01:27:53,666 [snarling] 1508 01:27:53,750 --> 01:27:55,750 [creaking] 1509 01:27:56,458 --> 01:27:58,458 [grunting softly] 1510 01:27:59,125 --> 01:28:00,166 [Nikolas grunts] 1511 01:28:01,916 --> 01:28:03,166 -[snorts] -[Nikolas yells] 1512 01:28:03,250 --> 01:28:04,208 [Miika groans] 1513 01:28:04,833 --> 01:28:05,666 Hmm? 1514 01:28:05,750 --> 01:28:07,375 [Miika] I think I bent my tail. 1515 01:28:07,458 --> 01:28:08,291 Who are you? 1516 01:28:10,541 --> 01:28:11,666 What's in that bag? 1517 01:28:13,291 --> 01:28:16,291 Hope and magic and wonder. 1518 01:28:16,958 --> 01:28:17,833 Guards! 1519 01:28:17,916 --> 01:28:22,666 Wait, the thing you've been searching for, the discovery that can relight the spark. 1520 01:28:22,750 --> 01:28:23,750 Oh that. 1521 01:28:25,291 --> 01:28:27,333 I've pretty much given up on that. 1522 01:28:28,375 --> 01:28:32,083 You see enough horses with horns stuck to their head, you get a little cynical. 1523 01:28:32,166 --> 01:28:33,083 Wait. 1524 01:28:33,166 --> 01:28:34,250 Guards! 1525 01:28:34,875 --> 01:28:35,875 Stop saying that. 1526 01:28:35,958 --> 01:28:37,875 I don't think there's anyone's there anyway. 1527 01:28:37,958 --> 01:28:39,708 Just have a look, please. 1528 01:28:41,041 --> 01:28:42,250 [inhales deeply] 1529 01:28:42,333 --> 01:28:44,666 All right, fine. Show me. 1530 01:28:47,125 --> 01:28:48,250 [exhales] 1531 01:28:59,166 --> 01:29:00,250 [King] Hmm. 1532 01:29:01,666 --> 01:29:03,333 It's not very magical. 1533 01:29:07,250 --> 01:29:08,458 How does it work? 1534 01:29:08,958 --> 01:29:10,958 [orchestral music playing] 1535 01:29:12,666 --> 01:29:14,458 [whimpering] 1536 01:29:16,375 --> 01:29:19,458 Oh. [laughs] 1537 01:29:21,291 --> 01:29:22,708 [Nikolas] We'll start there. 1538 01:29:22,791 --> 01:29:23,958 [music continues] 1539 01:29:28,208 --> 01:29:29,041 Hmm. 1540 01:29:35,708 --> 01:29:37,041 Do kings give leg ups? 1541 01:29:38,416 --> 01:29:39,791 [King] This one does. 1542 01:29:45,125 --> 01:29:46,500 [rumbling, thud] 1543 01:29:59,666 --> 01:30:01,000 [whispering] How did you get in? 1544 01:30:03,125 --> 01:30:04,958 -What now? -Watch. 1545 01:30:21,625 --> 01:30:23,208 [King] Ho, ho, ho! 1546 01:30:40,291 --> 01:30:44,833 [Aunt Ruth] Nikolas showed the king that it's not about the presents. 1547 01:30:47,125 --> 01:30:49,041 Although they are wonderful. 1548 01:30:53,333 --> 01:30:55,458 It's about what's behind them. 1549 01:30:56,083 --> 01:30:57,333 [whispering] Here's one. 1550 01:30:59,458 --> 01:31:03,291 [Aunt Ruth] We give what we have to show that we care. 1551 01:31:04,708 --> 01:31:05,750 Hmm. 1552 01:31:07,625 --> 01:31:10,416 [Aunt Ruth] And then we all share in the joy. 1553 01:31:11,708 --> 01:31:12,708 [gasps] 1554 01:31:18,541 --> 01:31:19,500 [goose honking] 1555 01:31:19,583 --> 01:31:23,500 [Aunt Ruth] And that joy can grow into hope 1556 01:31:24,791 --> 01:31:30,125 one house at a time and spread throughout the land. 1557 01:31:30,208 --> 01:31:32,000 I asked for something new. 1558 01:31:32,625 --> 01:31:35,833 You've brought me something we'd forgotten we already had. 1559 01:31:36,583 --> 01:31:37,416 Thank you. 1560 01:31:37,958 --> 01:31:40,458 -Well, good luck with it all. -[Miika] Cheers. 1561 01:31:42,708 --> 01:31:45,833 -Where do you think you're going? -My work here is done. So… 1562 01:31:45,916 --> 01:31:47,375 Done? Done? 1563 01:31:47,458 --> 01:31:50,541 I've given you the idea. I've shown you how it works. 1564 01:31:51,333 --> 01:31:54,000 -So now I must appoint someone to run it. -Great. 1565 01:31:54,500 --> 01:31:56,250 Great. When can you start? 1566 01:31:58,125 --> 01:32:00,083 I hardly know you, but it seems to me 1567 01:32:00,166 --> 01:32:04,458 that if anyone deserves the infinite joy of loving and being loved, 1568 01:32:04,541 --> 01:32:06,125 it's you, my young friend. 1569 01:32:07,208 --> 01:32:09,541 Besides, it's just just one day a year. 1570 01:32:10,625 --> 01:32:11,958 What shall we call it? 1571 01:32:12,458 --> 01:32:16,125 That's easy. Nikolas and Miika the talking mouse day. 1572 01:32:18,291 --> 01:32:19,750 Any other ideas? 1573 01:32:19,833 --> 01:32:21,833 [hoofs thundering] 1574 01:32:21,916 --> 01:32:23,916 [orchestral music playing] 1575 01:32:28,833 --> 01:32:30,250 [Blitzen bellows] 1576 01:32:30,333 --> 01:32:32,541 You know who else could use some magic to believe in? 1577 01:32:32,625 --> 01:32:33,625 Who? 1578 01:32:34,208 --> 01:32:37,041 -[Aunt Carlotta] Bandit! -[King] Come on! 1579 01:32:37,125 --> 01:32:39,291 -[Aunt Carlotta] Bandit! -[Nikolas grunts] 1580 01:32:39,375 --> 01:32:41,416 -Intruder! -[King] Let's go! 1581 01:32:41,500 --> 01:32:42,958 [Aunt Carlotta gasps] 1582 01:32:43,750 --> 01:32:45,375 [Nikolas] Hey, Aunt Carlotta! 1583 01:32:45,458 --> 01:32:47,208 It's me, Nikolas. 1584 01:32:47,291 --> 01:32:50,125 I'm flying on a reindeer, and my mouse talks now. 1585 01:32:50,208 --> 01:32:51,083 Ta-da! 1586 01:32:51,166 --> 01:32:54,583 -And look, we brought our mate, the King. -Hello! 1587 01:32:55,541 --> 01:32:57,416 -Hi. -[Blitzen grunts] 1588 01:32:57,500 --> 01:33:01,125 I just came back to tell you magic is real. 1589 01:33:01,208 --> 01:33:02,875 It is. It really is. 1590 01:33:03,500 --> 01:33:07,250 -[whispering] Pocket. -Oh yeah, check your pocket. 1591 01:33:08,041 --> 01:33:09,375 [Aunt Carlotta] Oh. 1592 01:33:09,458 --> 01:33:10,583 [King laughs] 1593 01:33:18,166 --> 01:33:19,750 Thank you, Nikolas! 1594 01:33:22,833 --> 01:33:25,583 [Aunt Ruth] The sack was nearly empty of toys, 1595 01:33:25,666 --> 01:33:30,208 but for Nikolas, the adventure was just beginning. 1596 01:33:32,916 --> 01:33:35,416 And so it was that a king, 1597 01:33:36,125 --> 01:33:37,416 a mouse, 1598 01:33:37,500 --> 01:33:38,500 a reindeer, 1599 01:33:39,250 --> 01:33:41,166 and a boy called Christmas 1600 01:33:41,958 --> 01:33:45,625 disappeared back into the sky. 1601 01:33:48,000 --> 01:33:49,333 I don't get it. 1602 01:33:49,416 --> 01:33:50,791 Maybe next year. 1603 01:33:50,875 --> 01:33:54,500 -Come on. It's simple. Use the-- -Wait, wait, I can figure it out. 1604 01:34:00,375 --> 01:34:01,708 -I've got it. -[chuckles] 1605 01:34:02,791 --> 01:34:03,666 [sighs] 1606 01:34:03,750 --> 01:34:04,833 [switch clicks] 1607 01:34:04,916 --> 01:34:08,875 [exhales] Can we have another story again soon? 1608 01:34:08,958 --> 01:34:11,750 Mmm, well, anytime you need one. 1609 01:34:11,833 --> 01:34:14,583 -How about tomorrow? -[laughs] 1610 01:34:17,000 --> 01:34:20,833 Hey, what are you guys doing up? It's way past your bedtime. 1611 01:34:20,916 --> 01:34:23,625 I think next year we can let Father Christmas do his thing. 1612 01:34:23,708 --> 01:34:26,541 -Okay. Well, how about-- -Dad. 1613 01:34:26,625 --> 01:34:28,750 [fire crackling] 1614 01:34:28,833 --> 01:34:30,833 [gentle music playing] 1615 01:34:37,666 --> 01:34:38,666 [Dad] I didn't-- 1616 01:34:44,833 --> 01:34:46,791 -I didn't-- -It's always the way. 1617 01:34:47,875 --> 01:34:49,791 The darkest night will end. 1618 01:34:51,166 --> 01:34:55,625 The sun will rise, and Christmas mornings will come again 1619 01:34:55,708 --> 01:34:59,125 when anything and everything can happen. 1620 01:34:59,208 --> 01:35:01,416 -[Dad] I-- -[Aunt Ruth chuckles] 1621 01:35:04,250 --> 01:35:06,125 Mommy would have loved this. 1622 01:35:07,916 --> 01:35:10,083 She's never gonna come back, is she? 1623 01:35:12,166 --> 01:35:16,375 No, but you are the best memory of her now. 1624 01:35:17,166 --> 01:35:19,166 [inspirational music playing] 1625 01:35:37,458 --> 01:35:39,333 -[girl] Aunt Ruth. -Yes? 1626 01:35:39,416 --> 01:35:41,916 Is that really how Christmas properly began? 1627 01:35:43,333 --> 01:35:47,166 Oh, it must be, it must be. You see, I never lie. 1628 01:35:49,291 --> 01:35:50,291 [door closes] 1629 01:35:51,541 --> 01:35:53,541 -[festive music playing] -[rattling] 1630 01:36:07,041 --> 01:36:09,500 [sighs] Mm-hmm. 1631 01:36:13,708 --> 01:36:15,791 [click, crackling] 1632 01:36:21,375 --> 01:36:23,375 [whistling, bursting] 1633 01:36:24,291 --> 01:36:26,291 [festive music playing] 1634 01:37:31,250 --> 01:37:33,250 [music continues] 1635 01:38:24,916 --> 01:38:26,916 [slow instrumental music playing] 1636 01:39:37,791 --> 01:39:39,791 [music continues] 1637 01:40:38,208 --> 01:40:40,208 [music continues] 1638 01:41:55,583 --> 01:41:57,583 [gentle instrumental music playing]