The Santa Clause Fanfic

Meet Bernard

Instead of going back to the house, the reindeer somehow ended up in what appears to be Antarctica. Scott and his kids were confused, seeing as they were in the middle of nowhere with snow falling from the sky. "Hey, does this look like home to you guys?!" yelled Scott
"Maybe to them" said Merry
Without warning, the reindeer suddenly took off, leaving the three behind in the cold arctic weather. Suddenly, the sound of small footsteps was heard as a small elf approached them. Scott tries to call out to them, seeing as he was ignored while the elf pulls up what appears to be a pole from the snow.
"What's that?" Scott whispered to his kids
"I don't know" said Charlie, "I think it's the North Pole"
"That's the North Pole?"
Merry instantly recognized the elf that was using an access code as the very elf she saw at the dinner. Before she could say anything, the sleigh lowered itself to something even more magical. While Scott looks around with confusion, Merry and Charlie were in awe, seeing elves playing and having the time of their lives. One elf that caught the teenager's eyes was an elf with dreadlocks and a beret. Unlike the other elves who look around Charlie's age, this one was taller and appears to be around Merry's age, but knows deep down he was much older.

As the sleigh finally settles down, Scott is the first to leave the sleigh, telling his kids to stay put while he looks around for an adult or someone in charge. "Hey kid, kid" he said, grabbing a male elf's attention, "Kid, who's in charge here?"
"You are" said the male elf, "And I'm not a kid. I've pointy shoes that are older than you. I'm an elf"
Scott was bewildered for a moment before moving onto the next elf, "You guys, or you girls, who gives the orders? Who's your boss?"
"You are" said the female elf
"No, no, no. Who's the Head Elf?"
"You are"
"Hey!" called the taller elf, walking towards the two, "Who's causing all the trouble around here?"
"She/He is" said Scott and the female elf
"Excuse me? Are we on a Cwoffee break?"
"We don't drink coffee" said the female elf
"Then I guess the break is over. Back to work, thanks"
Scott turned his attention to the tall elf in the red Christmas sweater, "Take it easy on her, will ya?" He said, "Who are you?"
"I'm Bernard. Nice to meet you, Santa"

Bernard starts walking away before Scott follows suit, still confused and frustrated by the whole situation. "I'm not Santa!" he yelled, "I've had a rough night. There's been dogs barking, guns going off. Look, my back is killing me. Have you ever tried to shove a sea kayak down a chimney? I'm tired of this small talk"
The elves gave Scott a rather judgmental look upon hearing the word 'small talk' until Bernard finally speaks up. "The other Santa disappeared, right?" he asked before walking away. Scott jumps to conclusion, thinking this had to do with the Santa that fell off the roof. The man tried to convince the Head Elf that it wasn't his fault until the two came to a complete stop in front of a ball-room. "How did you know the other guy's gone?" he asked
Bernard changes the subject and asks, "Can I get you a drink?"
"No, I don't want a drink"
"I'm thirsty, and hungry, too" said Charlie, walking up to his dad with Merry following behind.
Scott glanced over his shoulder in disappointment, "Kids, I told you to stay in the sleigh"
"The elves wanna clean it for next year, so we left" said Merry.
"Who are they?" asked Bernard, referring to the two newcomers.

Scott sighed in defeat before introducing his kids to the Head Elf, "This is my son, Charlie" he said, "And my daughter, Merry. I'm sorry, kids, this is...."
"Bernard" said the Head Elf
"Bernard"
"Hi Bernard" said Charlie, smiling at Bernard
"Hiya, sport"
"Hey, Dad, he called me 'sport' just like you"
"Wonderful" said Scott, clearly showing he didn't care.
Merry gently elbowed the man and hissed a 'Behave yourself' before turning toward Bernard with an apologetic look. "Please don't mind my Dad, he could be quite a Scrooge this time of year" she said
"I can see that" said Bernard with a smile
"I do not" said Scott, feeling offended.