Set after the Holiday Episode.

"What a Christmas surprise, huh fellas?" asked Waldo, leaning against a wall to take off his spats and shake the snow from his pads.

"Sure!" exclaimed Fillmore, removing his hat, "Maybe now that we're friends with Santa we can actually get some presents."

Waldo chuckled, "The last thing this Christmas movie needs is a kiss under the mistletoe, hm?" He hummed, grabbing Fillmore's hands and touching the furthest point of his muzzle to the bear's chin lovingly.

Hoppity, meanwhile, was absolutely frigid. He was not prepared to get out of the house at all that night, let alone for so long. The sweater was warm enough for the van, sure, where the only form of heat was the AC on hot on high. But in Wisconsin, with heavy snow and wind- and that wasn't even counting the accidental fall into icy water they'd all had- for a frog? Absolutely not.

Least to say Hoppity was right on his way to freezing over completely, and already felt like his legs wouldn't let him move anymore. So, in a last desperate act of gaining any sort of warmth in his pathetic amphibian body, he shuddered and crossed his arms, furiously rubbing.

"Ah-chu!"

Waldo immediately bolted over, grabbing Hoppity's arms. "Oh, Hoppity, you're freezing…" he fretted.

"Yeah…" Hoppity sniffled, collapsing onto his shoulder, trying to snuggle deep into him.

"Don't you pass out on me yet, boy."

"I'm so cold, Uncle Waldo…"

"Shh, shh. I know," he gently dragged Hoppity closer to the center of the van, "Let's get you away from the walls. Set the vent into high-gear, Beauregard!"

Fillmore nodded, too focused on Hoppity's safety rather than the name. He did as he was told, before dragging the two right under a vent.

"Ah, Hoppity…" he worried, voice on the edge of tears as if he didn't believe Hoppity could be saved.

"Quit your crying," Waldo snapped, "He's not dying under my watch. Hug him, Fillmore."

Fillmore nodded, understanding it as a goodbye hug rather than a help hug. His fur almost threatened to swallow Hoppity whole, not that Hoppity minded. Fillmore was very warm, that was his hibernation coat, Hoppity figured.

Hoppity scuffled to turn around, Waldo took a step back to let him. Fillmore's large hands practically covered his whole back, so for a moment Waldo shot off, only to come back with a thick blanket.

"Legs, Hoppity?" he asked gently.

"M-mhm."

He nodded, tying it around him. He then hugged the both of them, nuzzling his own face in Fillmore's fur before doing the same to Hoppity.

They sat like that for a long time, and by the time Hoppity felt defrosted he could tell that Waldo and Fillmore were sweating under their fur.

He leaned out from the fur, still sniffling a bit. "Thanks, guys."

"Oh, Hoppity," murmured Waldo, reaching out to keep him from going far, "Don't leave because we're hot, you stay until you're warmed up."

"I am warmed up!" he laughed, untying the blanket from his waist and draping it over his head, "I'll be good with a few more minutes of this."

"Are you sure?" Fillmore asked quietly. Hoppity nodded, but Fillmore still pulled him in for one last bear hug. "I love you, Hoppity," he whimpered, "So much." he looked at Waldo, watching on, "We love you," he corrected, "Don't we, Waldo?"

As Fillmore let Hoppity go, he turned to Waldo. He half expected Waldo be be flustered, embarrassed- heck, ashamed that Fillmore would even imply an sort of caring emotion. But he wasn't. Waldo patted his back.

"We sure do. We love you, we care about you so much too…" he hummed, "If I'd known you'd get so cold, Hoppity, I would've let you stay here in the van… Mm. I feel awful."

"Don't!" giggled Hoppity, pulling him in for a hug, "It was important. And you can't have a cartoon show with the main character out of the picture, ha-huh!"

Waldo snickered, "I suppose so. It was still dangerous, Hoppity- I figure if you'd stayed out there for another minute we'd have one froggy popsicle."

Hoppity laughed, hugging him tighter. Waldo let a playful growl rise in his throat.

"Love ya, kid."

"I love you too, unc!"

When he pulled away, Waldo placed a small kiss to his forehead. Hoppity turned to Fillmore.

"Love you, too, unc."

Fillmore's eyes filled with water, "Aw, Hoppity, I love you too."

Waldo pat the frog's back, "Off to bed with you. I bet Santa will be here soon. Fillmore and I will be right here if you need us."

Hoppity nodded, heading off, "G'night!"

"Sleep tight, hon."