The story is about a young girl named Aphmau who is adopted by a dark and grumpy version of Santa Claus. Aphmau soon discovers that this is not the real Santa, but an imposter who has tied up the real Santa and is trying to ruin Christmas. With the help of some friends, Aphmau rescues the real Santa and together they stop the imposter and save Christmas. Along the way, Aphmau also helps to bring joy and cheer to the North Pole and teaches the real Santa the importance of being jolly and giving.
Here are the extracted key facts:
1. It's Christmas and Santa has adopted a little girl.
2. The girl's name is not mentioned.
3. Santa has a "dark" version of himself.
4. The dark Santa is mean and doesn't like the children.
5. The girl is taken to the North Pole by Santa.
6. At the North Pole, the girl meets other people who work for Santa.
7. The girl discovers that Santa is acting strangely and not being his usual jolly self.
8. The girl decides to sneak into Santa's Workshop to find out what's wrong.
9. Inside the workshop, she finds that the toys are being made by machines, not elves.
10. The girl also finds a blank "nice list" and a broken security system.
11. She discovers that Dark Santa has tied up the real Santa.
12. The girl helps Santa escape and they team up to stop Dark Santa.
13. Dark Santa is trying to steal the children's presents and ruin Christmas.
14. The girl and Santa succeed in stopping Dark Santa and saving Christmas.
15. The girl is rewarded with a special gift from Santa.
16. The story ends with the girl returning home and reflecting on the importance of second chances.