And so, the search was on. Lindsey hopped on her new scooter her parents bought and patroled the streets while Danny looked through every house and building.

"Find anything, Danny?" Lindsey said through her walkie-talkie.

"Nope, nothing." Danny said on the other end.

For almost an hour, Danny and Lindsey reunited and came up with nothing.

Danny returned to his human form. "No sign of them..."

Lindsey was too heartbroken to say anything.

But then, a noise reached her ears. Danny heard it too.

Hearing the sound not too far, the two looked around the corner and gasped. They spotted a mob of people walking down the street.

Leading them was Jack and Maddie Fenton.

"DANNY! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Jack yelled through a Fenton megaphone.

But alongside the Fentons were the Bates.

"LINDSEY! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Virginia screamed through a diamond studded megaphone.

"DANNY! LINDSEY!" George yelled.

"DANNY! LINDSEY! DANNY! LINDSEY!" the crowd of people called out.

Danny froze. Lindsey nearly fainted.

"MOM! DAD!" Danny and Lindsey screamed at once. They stampeded towards the crowd and glomped their parents with giant hugs.

"Danny! You're safe!" Maddie bombarded Danny's face with kisses.

"Oh, sweetie-pie! Daddy was so worried!" George squeezed Lindsey tightly.

Virginia was in tears. "Oh, my baby!" she squealed.

"Danny! We were worried sick!" Jack said. "We've been looking all over town for you!"

"Lindsey, what happened?!" Virginia said. "When we got home from shopping, we were going to the orphanage for a party! But you weren't home!"

"The orphanage?!" Lindsey said in bafflement. "I thought you guys were going to the Hendersons's Christmas party! They sent you an invitation!"

"They did, but we turned it down because we were going to donate some pocket money to the orphanage." said Virginia. "And a few presents as well."

"Pocket money?!" Lindsey looked absolutely shocked.

"Pocket money?" Danny questioned.

"Danny, 'pocket money' is code for a hundred thousand dollars!" said Lindsey.

"A hundred thousand dollars?!" Danny blurted out.

"And new toys and supplies for the children!" said a woman. "The Bates family have saved the orphanage!"

Lindsey, with her hanging jaw, looked at her parents. "You...care enough to help orphans?"

"Care? Of course we care!" said George. "We may be rich, but we're not a couple of Scrooges!"

"We donate to orphanages and fundraisers every year, Lindsey!" Virginia said.

That, right there, gave the feeling that filled the hole in Lindsey's heart.

She said nothing. She just threw her arms around her parents.

"And Danny, we're sorry for arguing every Christmas." said Maddie. "The Bates reminded us what Christmas was truly about."

"That it's about peace and love, being with family and friends. Not whining about Santa like a couple of little brats." said Jack. "We're just glad to have you back, son."

Guess Danny had good parents after all.

"Now, why don't we all head back to the orphanage for the party?" said Virginia.

"Hold on, Mom!" Lindsey said. "There's something I need to take care of at home first!"

"There is?" asked Danny.

"Yes, there is." Lindsey and Danny hopped onto her scooter and they drove back to Lindsey's house.

When they returned, they saw the ghosts of Christmas relaxing in the living room.

"Found your family, eh?" Christmas Present said.

Lindsey gave them a half-smile. "So, you guys set us up, didn't you?"

"What?!" Danny blurted.

Christmas Present and Christmas Past laughed merrily. "Nothing gets by you, does it?"

"Wait! Did I miss something here?!" Danny sputtered. "What do you mean we were set up?!"

"Someone needed to learn a Christmas lesson, Daniel." said Christmas Past.

Danny pointed to himself. "Me?"

"Well, you and your parents." said Christmas Present. "You, Jack, and Maddie needed to learn what the true spirit of Christmas is about. Apparently, a Christmas without you and vice versa did the trick."

Danny stared. "Well played."

"And I hope you learned your lesson as well, Lindsey." said Christmas Past.

"Yes, Ma'am. I had my parents pegged all wrong." Lindsey said. "They really are awesome parents. And they did raise me right."

Christmas Past smiled. "And we'd like you to have this."

Lindsey gasped a little when Christmas Future approach her.

As Lindsey gazed wide-eyed at the cloaked phantom, he gave Lindsey a small red box wrapped with a green bow.

"Thank you." Lindsey said. "And Merry Christmas."

"And a Merry Christmas to you, dear." Christmas Past floated with her friends. "We must take our leave now. Goodbye."

Each ghost glowed their respective colors and faded away.

"What did they give you, Lindsey?" asked Tucker.

Lindsey opened her present. She stared at it.

It was a ring. A black ring with a green jewel on it.

"Wow..." Lindsey took the ring out. "It's beautiful!" She placed it on her left ring finger.

"I'll say. Those ghosts have good taste." said Sam.

"Now then, who's up for a Christmas party?" Danny said, his voice filled with holiday cheer.

"YEAH!" Tucker and Sam followed Danny outside.

But Lindsey didn't, she was reading the note left with the ring.

Lindsey, never take off this ring. It was specifically made just for you. Don't let it fall into the wrong hands.

Tucker poked his head into the living room. "Lindsey! You coming?"

Lindsey put the note back in the box. "Coming!"

A lot went through Lindsey's head. But she decided to worry about the ring tomorrow.

After all, it was Christmas.