02x09 - Welcome to Christmasland

[bunniefuu]

Welcome to Christmasland,Wayne.

Whoa.

My little ones,how I've missed you all.

Come.

Say hello to your new friend,
Wayne.

Hey, Wayne.
Wanna play Stick the Blind?

No way, Jose!

Wayne's playingcops and robbers with me!

I'm the Sheriff.
You're the bandit.

Hey, Wayne, I'm Annie.Hey, Wayne, I'm Amy.

Let's play carve the goose!Let's play carve the goose!

Now, now, there'll be plenty
of time for all of it

after Millie
gives him the grand tour.
She's not here, Mr. Manx.

Well, then,it's your lucky day, Wayne.

It's not every childthat gets a private tour

from Father Christmas
himself.

Wow.Wow.

Let's get youa more exciting costume.

One of the many wonders
of Christmasland

is that every childgets to be exactly who they are.

So, Wayne,
who do you want to be?

My mom gave me these.

For my birthday.

Well, those are
for bedtime.

There are no bedtimes
here in Christmasland.

You get to stay up
as late as you want,

playing games,
riding rides.

At the peak
of the Sleighcoaster,

you can almost reach out
and touch the stars.

The very moon itself.

You could bea real-life astronaut.

How about that?

Oh.

Would you like a present?

It is Christmas Eve,after all.

Go ahead.
Open it.

They're fora very special game.

But not until we makeyour arrival official.

I think you've morethan earned your place, Wayne.

Go ahead.

McQueen just doesn't feel rightanymore, does it?

That's okay.

This isn't homework.This is fun.

Well, I'll help you.

M...

...A...

N...

...X.

Manx.
Wayne Manx.

Welcome home, my son.

Come on!

Hey.

Let me take a look at it.
Let me take a

-Hey, hey, hey.
-Jesus...

Just let me
let me take a look at it.

Just tell me you can fix it,please.

I can fix the bike, baby.

I don't know
about the rest.

Wayne did that.

I'm gonna find him
and bring him back.

You just stay

Stay here with my dad.

I don't want him out here
by himself.

Vic

He saved me so thatI could save our son, alright?

I don't want you
to go alone.

Wayne's gonna need
his father.

Wayne's gonna need you.

Ineed you.

You are the best manI have ever known, Lou Carmody.

And I am thankful every daythat Wayne has your heart.

I hope it'll help
bring him back fr

Just kiss me.

Call Tabitha.

Tell her to keep the feds awayuntil I get Wayne out,

but be readyto call for backup when I do.

Look at me.

I don't know what kinda shapewe're gonna be in.

So...

Okay.

Alright. Okay.

Yeah.

I love you.

I love you, too.

I might know a back way
into Christmasland,

a weak spot
between worlds.

I'll take my Bridge through,
find Wayne,

and get out before Manx
even knows what happened.

You'll need these.I tried bombs.

They're useless
against the Wraith.

Forget the Wraith.

We're gonna blow up
Christmasland.

Christmasland
is Charlie Manx's Inscape.

It is a reflection
of his mind.

Who knows what kind
of twisted sh*t

he's got lurking
in there

Yeah, which is exactly whywe have to do this together.

Maggie
No, Vic, no!

No more kids getting ripped awayfrom their families.

No more ornamentson his creepy trees.

I started hunting the Wraith
before you,

so I'm going to finish itwith you.

We're gonna need to wire every
one of those f*cking bombs.

Come on.

You got it, Brat.
There you are.

Hello, Father.

When you were the only childin Christmasland,

I used to find you in hereall by your lonesome.

You wanted me to find youfriends to play with,

and I did.

I've provided for you,haven't I, Millie?

Made you happy?

Even tonight, I brought youa new friend Wayne.

What could've been moreimportant than welcoming him?

I have enough friends,
Father.

I want to leave
this place.

The last time I was here,you were begging me to stay.

Now you want to just upand leave our home?

I had another home.

In the real world.

It's true, isn't it?

This is our home, Millie.

Where we're safe.

We're not safe here.

Have you been playing outsidethe park walls, Millicent?

Liars end upon the naughty list.

I found a house.

In the woods.

I told you there is nothingout there,

so whatever you think you foundwas only a nightmare

Your nightmare.

It's there.

I'll show it to you.
You have to come get me.

Please, Mommy,
you have to come quick.

Something's wrong with me!
No one has ever been able

to enter Christmasland
except via my Wraith.

You know, I shouldn't besurprised by how big it is.

He's been building itfor decades.

Wayne's lost out there
with a million other kids.

Okay.

Let's find him
and get him out.

No other kids
get in after today.

Drifters.

Wayne bit Lou.

Even if we find him

You're his mother.
He'll know you.

Might be better if he didn't,
after all I put him through.

You're here.Your kid's a friggin demon.

And you tore the fabricbetween reality and thought

to come get him.

That's more
than most kids get.

That's not enough.

My mom tapped out whenI started dyeing my hair

and kissing girls.

You know, all this time
that Wayne's been gone,

I've been trying to imagine
some kind of life...

without him, and I ca

I can't.

Okay.Okay, we need to think.

Think about where he would be.
Come on.

I mean, we went
to Six Flags once,

and he loved the
the flume ride and...

And the roller coasters.

The ones he was big enough
to go on, anyway.

Uh...

And there was one, you know,
it was in the dark,

and there were stars,
like the ones that you just

you stick to the wall...

in a bedroom and stuff,
planets.

Yeah.You know? He loved that.

But there was nothing he loved
more than Fourth of July.

Fireworks.

We got plenty of those.

Alright.

Red light!

Punk kids in the library,
works every time.

Good.
Good.

Now.

How did you find
this place?

The light was on.

Upstairs.

Come on.

Let me out!

The best sledding is beyond
the grove by my house.

You ought to come by
for a visit, Charlie.

There's something
you need to see.

Someone.

Mom.

Cassie.

Come now, Charles.

You knowI've always been here.

In the back of your mind.

Nagging at you.

Like a song you can'tget out your head.

I think I'll lead
this time.

Do you remember
our first dance?

We were so young.

Happy.

Millie, we're leaving.

The three of us
together as a family.

In the Wraith,
the real world.

Millicent, get over hereright now!

I'm not leaving
without Mama.

That can't happen,
sweetheart.

I can't leave
this house, dear.

Because of what your fatherdid to me.

To us.

Because of who he is.

You always werea terrible dancer, Charles.

My father even paid for classes,
but it didn't help.

See, you were so sureit was your role to lead.

All you did
your entire life

was spin us around in circlesand trip over your feet.

As a driver.

Farmer. Husband.
Father.

That's not true.

I did more for this familythan you ever did. I...

I made
our daughter happy.
With candy and presents?

Yes, Charles.

I'm familiar
with the speech.

You say that Christmasland
is a safe haven for children.

But really, it's a place
for you to escape yourself.

A place where you
are not a failure,

where you are not a coward
who devoured his own family

to feed
his insatiable ego.

That is why it will all
turn to static!

How's that gonna happen,
Cassie?

I'm immortal.

Christmasland
is forever.

No one can breach it
without my say.

Victoria McQueen can.

No.

She's already here.

Wait! No!
No, no, wait, please, please!

Mama, come with us.

Listen to me,
Millie, darling.

If your father
truly loves you,

he will take youaway from this place

before Vic McQueenunleashes the Great White Static

that takes us all!

-Mommy! Please!
-Let's go. No.

Go.
Outside.

If we go back to Christmasland,
we'll die.

Millie

We can live
in the real world.

Me a-and you together.

Please, Father.

Let's go.
How long do we wait?

Forever?

Been waiting on Vic to get backfrom fighting Charlie Manx

for eight years, so...

...yep.

Thanks for coming all this way,helping out with all this

You know, Vic's Dad.

You know I haven't had one
of these in over a decade?

Yeah?
Mm-hmm.

I told myself
all the best agents

had to be lean
and mean, y'know?

Should probably
quit myself.

Mm.

Heart stent.

Jesus, Lou.

I know.

I know.

As soon as Vic
and Wayne get back.

Mm.

I'm here for Maggie.

Have you seen her
use her Bag?

And her cigarettes?

Reminded me of Vic
and her whiskey.

Mm-hmm.

When I saw the burns,
I told myself I was done.

But here I am again,
just...

showing up, waiting.

It's pathetic, huh?

Vic lit our house on fire,and I'm still here.

sh*t, I'd probablystand next to her in hell

if it meant I could be with herjust a little longer.

I keep telling myself it'sfor love, and I do love her...

and for Wayne.

I love that little dude morethan anything in the world.

But maybe I'm just a cowardwho's afraid of being alone.

I don't know what I'll doif they don't come back.

They will.

With Maggie.

That's him.
I see him.

Wayne.

Wayne, Wayne,
it's Mom.

Hey!
You're too old to be here!

Shh, shh! Okay, okay.Mr. Manx! Mr. Manx!

Grown-ups
in Christmasland!

Drifters!

Everybody come look!

Come on.
Victoria McQueen!

Welcome
to Christmasland.

Let's go, Wayne.

Come on.
But he likes it here.

At home with me
and all his new friends.

Isn't that right, Wayne?

Mm-hmm.

Why would you
spoil that?

Don't listen toa word he says, Wayne.

Do you hear me?

-Wayne McQueen
-That's not my name.

Oh.

He's hurting you.

He's making you forgetwho you are.

This isn't your home.

Rubbish.

This place is a salve
for children who are suffering.

Wayne's healing
has just begun.

He's happy here!

Just like allof my other little ones.

Besides your daughter,
you mean?

My Bridge didn't get me here
on its own, Charlie.

Ask her, Wayne.

If she's so happy here, why doesshe want a ride out from me?

Go on, Millie,
tell Wayne.

Tell
Tell him the truth.

She won't say it because she is
scared, but she wants to leave.

Her father won't let her
because he is a monster!

He took her
away from her mom.

He took you away from me.

You don't belong here!

None of you do.

Millie,
I will keep my word.

You can live
in the Real World,

maybe even seethe Great Wall of China one day.

Your father took that from you,
but you can take it back.

You can take it back.
Just bring Wayne to me.

You'll both be free.

It's your choice.

Why don't we
let Wayne choose?

All of my children are free
to do whatever they please

in Christmasland.

If Wayne wants to leave with
you, he's more than welcome.

What do you want, Wayne?

Do you want to go
with...her...

...or do you want to stay
with me in Christmasland?

Come on, Bats.
Let's go home.

Why would we ever leave?

We just got here.

You heard the boy.

He prefers to celebrate
Christmas.

Seems like we have
some drifters among us.

Vic McQueen.

Margaret Leigh.

Scissors for the Drifter,
everyone!
Hey! No fair!

Open up!We just wanna play with you!

-Open up!
-Hey!

Get her!
Get her!

Pretty.
Yeah.

Now give it back.

Red light!

I said red light!

New game.

Give it back.

Ah!

Thank you, Maggie.

This way!

The Great Tree.

We dreamt it up together,
branch by branch,

and now it's gone.

But I don't blame you.

You're not the first person

Vic McQueen
has twisted into knots.

She poisoned you,
along with your mother.

Convinced you to doubt
your own father.

Take your sword.

We'll hang her head
on a new tree by morning,

and all
will be forgiven.

Stay.

Like you promised.

Let Vic McQueen leave with Wayneand stay here with me.

Millicent, stop it.
You know I have work to do.

And that wouldn't be
very fair to Wayne.

I'm not enough.

I never was.

You are my joy,
my everything.

But Vic McQueen is trying to
destroy everything we built,

and she will, too, if we don't
stop her together here and now.

I begged for you
to leave,

for us to leave this placetogether, and you wouldn't.

And now I ask you to stay,and you won't do that, either?

I'm leaving.

No, you're not
going anywhere.

Yes, I am.

One way or another.

Unless...

You wouldn't raise your handto a child, would you, Father?

I am your father, and you
will do exactly as I say.

If you wanna hangVic McQueen's head on a tree,

do it yourself.

Merry Christmas, Father.

This way!

Wayne.
Wayne.

Wayne.

It's me.
It's Mom.

Wayne.

Come here.

Wayne! Stop.

Wayne, stop!

Wayne.

Wayne, stop.

Okay, okay, okay.

Hey.

Game's over now, okay?

You have to
give it back.

She's pretty.

She's as prettyas our mother.

She'd be prettier
without her nose.

You can have her nose.

I want her eyes.

Hey!

That's not fair.
She broke the rules.

She's on
the naughty list.

Punish the drifter!

Come on!

I set every b*mb
that I had.

Me too.

The timers are imprecise.

You're bleeding.

You're bleeding.

Vic, we gottaget the hell outta here.

Maggie, this way.

Come on.

Okay, Brat, over here.

Oh!

sh*t.

Vic.

Bats.

There's no bats
in here, silly.

I wanna play a game
with you.

We can play a game
back home.

"NBA K."

I'll let you
whoop my butt.

But we have to leave
if you wanna play.

No.
I wanna play here.

Every day is Christmas!

You know what Christmas
every day means, don't you?

No Fourth of July.

No friends,

no sunshine,

no summer,

no swimming,

no hot dogs.

And no fireworks.

That was our favorite day in
the whole wide world, remember?

We'd go to the lake,
me, you, and your dad.

And we'd watch
the bright colors

explode in the stars
and the sky.

You always loved it.

But you'll never
get to see that again

unless you let me
take you home, Bats.

I told youthere's no bats here.

"Bats" is my special name
for you.

I gave it to you because
I'm your mother and I love you.

No, you left me.Even though I was always good.

Always!

You left me anyway.

I'm here, Wayne.

Even though
it's impossible.

Even though Charlie Manx
tried to stop me.

I fought him, and I got here
to you because I love you.

Because I promised
I would find you.

And I am done breaking promises
to you, baby.

I'm here now,
and I always will be, okay?

I win!
I win!

I winScissors for the Drifter!

I win
Scissors for the Drifter!

Wayne.
We have to find Wayne.

Bring him home.
I promi I promised.

I know, Brat, I know.Come on.

Keep going.

Come on, Brat.

I'm almost there.

What?

What? How?

It was there.

I saw it.
It was there.

That's the beauty
of an Inscape.

Everything here is a product
of my imagination.

Not fluid like water,

but semi-solid,
like, say...

ice.

This is one
of my favorite exhibits.

Children always find their way
out of the Eternal Maze.

But adults never do.

Ironic, isn't it, Vic?

When you had Wayne
in your life,

you were always looking
for an exit.

Now you're here
looking for him,

longing for forgiveness
which you'll never find,

just the way
your father never found it.

It's a McQueen
family tradition, dying...

in dead ends.

Maggie.

Stop, stop.

Just...
let her go, Manx.

You can have me.

I already have you.

The both of you.

I have from the moment
you arrived.

Aah!
Vic.

Vic, it's not gonna do anything.You know that.

You have to stop.
You have to stop.

Hey.
He's just an old bitch.

That's all he ever was.

But we need
to go find Wayne

before this place
falls apart.

Come on.

Come on.

Millie!

Have you seen Millie?

Millie!

Millie!

Millie!

Children, please, it's me!

Have you seen Millie?

Have you seen Millie?

Have you seen Millie?

Have you seen
my daughter?

Millie!

Millie!

Millie!

No.

No.

No, no. No.

Anything?

No, nothing yet!

Wayne!

Wayne!

Wayne!

Bruce Wayne McQueen.

I told you
that's not my name.

Do you wanna play again?

No.

Wayne, no more games!

Let me go!

Let me go!

I don't want
to go with you!

I want to stay
with Mr. Manx!

I hate you!

Mr. Manx!
Mr. Manx, help!

If you take me away,I will never forgive you.

I'll hate youfor the rest of my life.

I don't care.

That's because
you're a monster!

I am your mother,
and we are leaving.

Christmas is over,
isn't it?

Yeah, Bats.