Beneath the Missile-toe Sidekick

# We are Splitsboro kids and we go to Sidekick School

# Learning to be second best while playing by the rules

# Maxum Man is missing

# Now we rule the school

# Flying, smashing, bashing, stomping, looking super cool

# I'm a sidekick, sidekick - that's the life for me

# Half-sized super zeros with full-sized super dreams

# Sidekick, sidekick What an awesome gig!

# Just like superheroes

# Just like superzeros

# But only half as big

# Sidekick! #

Maxum Man here with Sidekick lesson number 378.

Naughty or nice?

To get the best Christmas present, you need three things.

Wait, he's here.

And he knows that we're awake.

Ho, ho, ho!

You've been naughty!

Eat mistletoe!

You want nice? I'll show you nice.

Ha!

Ha!

-Grrr!

-Grrr!

Ha-ha! I love coming here.

Ho-ho, super-ho!

Remember, for the best presents from Mega Santa,

you need three things -

cookies, milk and a good old-fashioned throw down,

Christmas-style!

Next on Maxum On Maxum,

Valentine's Day.

Wow! Super Christmas has a lot more violence than

Christmas at the orphanage.

Oh, that is nothing.

You just wait until the Easter egg hunt or be hunted event.

So what did you ask Mega Santa for for Christmas, Eric?

Since we never got presents at the orphanage, I had trouble deciding,

so I only asked for what I really, really wanted...

I had it leather-bound and alphabetised for ease of use.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

I want an abacus, acorn, ape, giant one, archery set, bozo, pancakes,

paintball blasters, parents, purple pyjamas.

SNORING Eh...

Quad bike, rocket skates, robo... LOUD BANG

He's here! It's Mega Santa!

He's going to know I'm awake!

Hm, no-one to wrestle.

Onto milk and cookies.

Now, where are they?

Oh, man! A hungry Mega Santa is an angry Mega Santa.

Well, he can't pummel me if he doesn't see me.

OK, you can do this.

Careful, quiet...

Ho-ho-ho!

ERIC SQUEALS

Gah!

It was an accident, I don't what happened.

-I just...

-Blew up Mega Santa!

-Oh, Eric, you didn't!

-Best Christmas ever!

Wait! Gears and circuits?

That wasn't Mega Santa, that was a robot.

But why would a robot be delivering Christmas presents?

Maybe something happened to Mega Santa!

Wow! All those presents sitting there...defenceless.

Step away from the presents.

Ho-ho, super-ho!

What was that?!

We have to catch that thing and find out what happened to Mega Santa

and get my presents.

But mostly the Mega Santa part!

Also the presents.

Ho-ho, super-ho!

Guys, I think we're at...

The land of candy poles!

Ah! I like it!

Awesome!

Hey, Brain, catch!

HE COUGHS

This would be more fun with arms.

This is definitely Mega Santa's workshop,

but where is Mega Santa?

I hope we find him soon - this cold is totally drying out my skin.

It's repairing itself!

Stop him, guys.

If he takes off again,

we'll never find out what happened to the real Mega Santa.

Bam! Yum!

Bam! Bam! Bam! Yum!

THEY CHEER We got him.

-Or not.

-Way to go, geniuses,

now Christmas will never, ever happen.

What are you talking about?

And where's Mega Santa?

Mega Santa built me when he retired decades ago.

I have been delivering Christmas presents ever since.

So when I said, "Stop him, guys..."

You destroyed Christmas.

HE WHIMPERS

What's wrong? Why can't we hear him?

That is because his yell of anguish is so high-pitched,

only animals can detect it.

THEY SQUEAL

OK. If we are done ruining Christmas,

it is time to be going home.

Oh, well. At least we still have Halloween.

Can't do any more damage around here.

Wait! If we leave, kids all over the world will wake up to no presents.

We have to do something.

Well, we do have all the presents.

And the Maxum Jet can achieve hypersonic speeds.

Let's do it. Let's deliver the Christmas presents ourselves!

-THEY GRUNT

-Wow!

Who knew a bag holding every present for every kid in the entire

world would be so heavy?!

We could take some presents out.

Technically, our presents are in there, so we could just take them.

Hmm.

OK. Fine. But only our presents...then we save Christmas.

CHUCKLING

Oh, dear.

I do not think these presents are give-away-able any longer.

It's OK. We can fix this.

I mean, we're in Mega Santa's workshop, right?

We'll make new presents for the whole world.

THEY GRUMBLE

Uh! Fine!

You do know that that is mathematically impossible?

I wasn't listening.

I love you when you're decisive and all other times.

-What?

-What?

TREV CHUCKLES

SMASH

DRILL WHIRRS

CLANGING AND BANGING

These are the most awesome presents ever.

I mean, we would never get presents like this.

CLANGING AND BANGING

THEY GROAN

OK, let's try this again.

And this time, we'll make slightly less-cool presents.

So they're still cool, but not so cool we'll open them again.

-Let's go.

-Wait.

I am sorry, but now it is even less probable for us

to make more presents and still deliver them on time.

It's almost Christmas morning.

I was about to have my first super-Christmas ever.

And I destroyed it.

Raise your hand if you're surprised.

I'm so proud of you.

We could try fixing the fake Mega Santa.

If he's as powerful as the real Mega Santa,

I bet he could deliver the presents in time.

No go. When you delicately smashed it to bits,

you shorted it out. It is broken.

Unlike me, who has a self-repair function which is easily

transferrable to any other machine.

If only there was some way...

Uh, Eric. Shouldn't we see

if their power supply is compatible before you attach them?

-Relax!

-Hey!

This is totally going to work.

BANG

Ahem.

Wow!

Thanks for saving us, Brain.

That's it - I've officially ruined Christmas.

Again.

Maybe doing it twice will fix it?

Oh, let's see.

-No!

-No!

Enough! Uh, just look at this mess.

Mrs Mega Santa's going to be so mad.

Um, hello there, sir. Can we help you with something?

Sure. Help me by not blowing up any more of my stuff, thank you.

This super-old dude is Mega Santa?

I don't think so?

Wow! You just radiate naughty, don't you?

Ho-ho, super-ho!

Mega Santa?

It is you.

But you're too late.

It's almost morning.

No. There's still time, but I'll need help -

back's not what it used to be.

Do you think Maxum Man would mind if you sidekicked with me

for a little while?

If he doesn't want to, I'll...

Hold on!

Whoa! That Mega Santa is one fast...

-MEGA SANTA:

-Done!

Wow, Eric. What was it like?

Thanks for flying us home, Mega Santa.

Sorry about Eric - I guess he doesn't handle super-speed well.

He doesn't handle anything well.

Mega Santa, I'm really sorry I destroyed your robot

and your workshop. And puked in your boots.

Don't worry. I know how hard you tried to save Christmas.

You should be proud.

And here's a little something from your Christmas list to say thanks.

Ho-ho, super-ho!

It's...perfect.

Oh, man, you are so lucky.

What do I get?

Maybe next year, Trevor. You have to be nice to get something, remember?

Oh...

Then, forget it.