Rescue Mission to the North Pole! is the fourth story in chapter 21 of Sluggy Freelance, The Hunt. The Black Ops Elves under Squishydodo, Slappyhoho and Squintyhoyo receive a distress call from Mrs Claus. Though they have no idea what to expect, they nonetheless start a large scale mission to Santa's new workshop, with heavy (if often self-inflicted) casualties. Squishydodo apparently goes mad an runs off with an explosive Furby and a nerf sword, and Slappyhoho, Squintyhoyo, and Skimpymoomoo flee from strange creatures. Slappyhoho and Skimpymoomoo run into a Dr. Scabmoreaueau, a geneticst who confirms that the two are uninfected, and explains that the creatures they encountered earlier are elves infected by alien spores that Santa brought back from space. Squintyhoyo joins up with the thre