Joe - Dressed as a reindeer, a Grinch plastered to another nearby window unseen, "What are going to do Santa, they almost got away with Christmas again."
Chief - Still dressed as Santa. "I don't know Rudolf." Takes a drink and passes, "I don't know."
Monroe - Entering wrapped in ribbon with a bow instead of mummy-wraps, "Santa." A nod to Joe, "Rudolf." Back to the chief, "I think I know his next target."
She drops a map, they look down at it.
A flash of monuments from around the world ...
Joe - "Dear God Santa, we cannot let this stand."
Chief - "No ... not Las Vegas. Why dear God ... why ?"
Libra - Entering dressed as she does every episode with a very important piece of paper, "I think I've finally got them figured out Mr Claus. They're doing it. For the money."
...
Joe - Drinks, "We cannot let this stand."
The Grinch peels off the window unseen and falling with a scream and a thump.
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Grinch
fleeing under heavy fire past the absurd Christmas displays which
negate their pursuers' night vision and heat with a puppy under his ~
Capricorn - "No Antwerp, if they know my evil plan, they shall find nefarious ways to thwart me ... no ... but if they know I will be there, then they shall be too ! And we reverse their trap to be laid for me, and we lay it for them."
Evil laugh while commando rolling through a Nativity.
Bark !
Capricorn - "Blow it up ? No ... Antwerp, you beautiful beast of evil. Their phrenologist ... damned though we may be to her infinite perceptions, has divined us once again true. We'll just put out men on the towers who wait and then shoot them."
Bark !
Capricorn - "Oh." An indulgent laugh, "Okay Antwerp, if that doesn't work, I'll blow it up but it will be a very expensive Christmas present for you ! And only because you're a very good boy."
Into
the bushes with the sound of a high chain-link fence being skittered up
with the sound of a thump on the other side, spotlights and heavily
armed elves looking for nothing.
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Crow - Dressed as Jack Frost, "I want his HEAD !"
Guard - In a snowman suit, "I know Jack, but his plans. They are ... inconceivably stupid. It makes him ... very hard to predict."
Crow - "Well predict it." Lights a smoke ... "We need more operatives. We need ... we need more people like Monroe. And Libra. And that Able fellow ... tango that foxtrot some more ... "
Guard - As more Snowmen waddle in, the one from the yard looking tired. "Well we do know one thing."
~ A view of the snowman in the Praetorian yard as the guards return to normalcy ... it opens it's eyes and waddles off fast.
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Frenchman
- Dressed as Scrooge, "Now where is young Timmy, I need a sacrifice to
ward off the ghosts again and he's all out of legs."
Doc - Dressed as Timmy with two legs broken, "Please sir ... I'm all out of legs sir !"
Frenchman - "Fine. But if the rent isn't paid on the first, to the cold cold streets Guadalajara you shall go ... do you have any idea what it's like ? I run a business. And that business is in the business, of crime."
"And it was fine when you were criminals but now ... I have a reputation. And I cannot be soft on you, and you are all out of legs. Now hobble off to amuse me."
He does so. A laugh, he sips his tea ...
Guard - "So. Santa's here to see you now."
Frenchmen - "Who cares I need legs to ward off the ghosts and the snowmen aren't working anymore. Tell him to go away."
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The Grinch sits at the round with a lot of nefarious looking Who's (save the prequel, The Grinch infiltrated politically).
Capricorn - He strokes the puppy while they all regard it with terror ...
"Mad ? You call me ... 'mad' ?"
He
motions to the guards to the guards behind him looking like rogue
elves, who beat him with baseball bats until cracking like a pinata into
candy. And elf drops a handful before the Grinch.
Capricorn
- Unwrapping a piece of the candy, "Oh no gentlemen." He feeds the
chocolate to the dog ... they watch in horror ... "We will take Las
Vegas. And Las Vegas. Will be ours."
Random Who - "That's totally gonna give him the runs."
Capricorn - "Guess who's cleaning it up." A laugh, he eats one himself.
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Draugh
elves take rooftops and windows over all mains and entries, Praetorians
board a passenger bus with some nuns and kids dressed from the Asylum.
One of the kids side eyes a nervous looking anthropomorphized piece of
candy in another seat.
The bus depart with a sign for Las Vegas ~
They
take pictures sightseeing along the way, a brief shootout at the border
assisted by some well equipped nuns and possibly demonic children,
before carrying on.
Grand Canyon, Hollywood, the kids finally eat the candy at the back of the bus, nuns knitting away with a smile.
(The) Bus Driver drops them off with a maniacal laugh before the bright lights.
A
nun scanning the rooftops with Libra, still dressed the office clothes
she does on base, checking what she sees along the tops with a piece of
paper ...
Nun - "Are you here for the cultists ?"
Libra - "Why yes we are. You ?"
Nun - "No ... we're hunting rabbits." She smiles and parts with a trail of kids.
Libra looks to the side ... then back to scanning the rooftops ahead while the rest file into the lights.
A sniper elf watches through a scope, readying for a shot. Punched in the back of a head by a snowman, while behind more snowmen drop with the falling snow.
The team gambles at slots and tables, casino goers dressed in the worst of holiday dreck, tables all helmed by franchisee characters. The snowmen beat the hell out of a lot of snipers, their few shots gotten off, only hitting snow.
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Draugh elf - "We haven't heard from any of them Mr Grinch. Something's wrong."
The Grinch's phone rings ... he answers.
Crow - "Sorry Mr Green, but Santa's little operation is under my employ. Until they've delivered your head."
Capricorn - "Curse you Jack Frost. May they tear your flesh from you cold and treacherous bones when they're through with you." He hangs up and sets the phone down, then stares at it.
Picks it up and starts bashing it on table's edge, then throws the remains.
Capricorn - Pointing to various Whos of the round, "Him him and him. Guards pull them out of their chairs and start bashing their pinatas until candy.
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In their party dresses, the empty cafeteria decorated for a party but no one there except the Scrooge with a sledgehammer about to strike the base of a struggling snowman tied to a wheel, chunks of snow already knocked off.
Frenchman - Scoops some up in his hand and applies cherry syrup, "Go away ... do not look at me ... " He swats at the air before turning away to devour it like flesh.
...
...
Voice - "Kay."