Olive, the Other Reindeer
The story follows an anthropomorphic Jack Russell Terrier named Olive.
While in town, she meets Martini, a con artist penguin from whom she
buys a counterfeit Rolex watch. When she returns home she finds her
owner, Tim, sad that there "won't be any Christmas". Olive discovers
that Blitzen, one of Santa's reindeer, is injured and unable to fly. Santa
expresses in a radio interview that Christmas isn't cancelled if his sleigh
can be pulled by "all of the other reindeer". Olive's pet flea, Fido,
mishears this as "Olive the other reindeer", and Olive becomes
convinced that it is she Santa is referring to, prompting her to travel to
the North Pole to help pull the sleigh.
On the way to the bus station, Olive runs into a disgruntled Postman who
is frustrated by having to deliver mail during the Christmas period, and
expresses that he is glad Christmas might be cancelled. He learns Olive
is trying to save Santa's flight, and is determined to stop Olive from
saving Christmas. Olive goes to the bus station to buy a ticket to Arctic
Junction. Martini shows up and Olive buys him a bus ticket, but before
they can leave the station, Olive is captured by the Postman, who
abducts her, claiming she is wanted for mail fraud. After she pleads for
Martini's help, Martini trips the Postman, allowing Martini and Olive to
catch the bus.
On the bus, Olive and Martini talk to an Inuit couple and bus driver
Richard. They believe Olive misheard Santa, but wish her luck. The
Postman pulls up next to the bus in his mail truck, but Martini makes
a paper airplane, tells him, "Deliver this, punk!" and throws it at the
Postman, knocking him off the road. When they arrive at Arctic Junction,
they must wait for the next bus, so they go to a restaurant. The
Postman, disguised as their waitress, lures Olive outside by stating that
Santa is waiting for her. The Postman throws Olive into his truck, and
while he is driving away, Olive finds a package addressed to her from
"Deus Ex Machina" containing a metal file that Olive uses to escape.
Olive returns to the Junction, and Martini and Richard, having discovered
the Postman's actions, ask her how she got away. Olive and Martini,
having missed the bus, go inside a nearby bar and are initially harassed
by the bar's patrons, including bar owner Round John Virgin. Olive
stands up to them, giving a speech about the meaning of Christmas. The
patrons apologize for their behavior and Round John Virgin offers Martini
and Olive a ride to the North Pole. At the North Pole, Olive is denied
entry, but Martini distracts the guard, allowing Olive to get inside and
look for Santa. Aside from Blitzen's injury, Santa is unsure about going
out for Christmas, due to having received mean-spirited letters
addressed from children. Olive convinces Santa that the letters are from
the Postman, and persuades Santa not to give up on Christmas; Santa
thanks Olive, and she joins the other reindeer in order to fly the sleigh.
Before they leave, the Postman switches the bag of toys with a bag
of junk mail and kidnaps Martini. Later, Santa discovers what happened,
and Olive follows the Postman's scent to track him down. Olive struggles
with the Postman, and Martini scares the Postman with a jack-in-the-
box, and he hits his head and is knocked unconscious. They retrieve the
presents, rescue Martini, and then deliver the presents to the world.
Santa gets lost in fog, and Olive guides the sleigh back to the North Pole
by following the scent of cookies baked by Mrs. Claus. Comet gives Olive
a ride home and she makes amends with Tim, who is happy to see her.
The Postman is bound with packing tape and fitted with cardboard
"wings" and put in the penguin exhibit in the zoo in Martini's place,
while Martini is now in charge of the mail.
Comments
Post a Comment