//------------------------------// // On the 20th day of christmas, // Story: Happy hearths warming! // by Featherclaw //------------------------------// Amethyst was practically watching a live action movie. She remembered this one, she watched it recently. It looked like the movie, called Scrooged. She remembered it from last year or so. Anyway, she was in an office space, and she saw Discord. He looked very angry, and wanted this chaos show to air on Hearth's Warming's eve! How ridiculous is that?! Amethyst took a quick break, by looking out the window. She appeared to be floating, but she was probably on the highest floor, in Manehattan. She looked back, and saw Discord shout at Silver Shill. Don't question how she knows this, because she saw (and heard,) Discord shout his name, more than likely a million times. "You want me to make it orderly?! Well, how about this?!" Amethyst heard the lines as if she heard it from behind, forward, and practically all around. She saw Discord snap his fingers and made a piece of paper appear, with the lines for the up coming Hearth's Warming special, which is a play. She continued to watch it, and she was once again reminded of the memories of watching this movie. She saw the office ponies leave, after Discord dismissed them, and she saw him walk up to Twilight, who was at the front desk. He ordered her to fire Silver Shill, which of course made Twilight say: Well it's Hearth's Warming's eve! Give him a break!" She saw Discord snap back, which he said: "Who in the name of Celestia should care about Hearth's Warming? It's a bribery holiday, they make you help the sick, meanwhile you could be making movie shows for ponies to watch!" Discord also ordered her to make sure she gives his sister, (Ilovekimpossiblealot) a towel. Amethyst smirked at this little scene. Twilight tried to object, but knew she wouldn't get anywhere. She knew she would secretly give KP a good gift, besides a towel. Amethyst saw Discord stomp away back into his office, because of him wanting to work late. He ordered Twilight to do so also. She quickly disagreed to that, since she had her family, and she was having a Hearth's Warming dinner with her husband, Mother, Father, and some orphaned foals. Discord just rolled his eyes in disgust, and also made it audible. Twilight just stormed out of the room, but still in an orderly manner. Discord just rolled his eyes once again at her actions. Amethyst could not wait for the next part. Sure, it was a little creepy, but it sure was funny! It has been a good hour of work time and he was just about to get some cider. He then heard knocking. He heard it again. He groaned as he said: "Who is it?!" There was no reply. Instead, there was another knock. Discord was really curious to who would be knocking at this hour, but he felt like it was not worth opening. Instead, he got the door to warp and molt with hooves, as if someone was trying to work clay. He was truly terrified, but what really scared him the most, was the dead mare that came with it. "It's Granny Smith, your old mentor." Discord was shocked that this thing, could still walk on four legs! "What are you doing here?!" Discord shouted. "Just getting a mug of cider!" Granny Smith took a mug and drank it, but most of it came out of her body. "No, I mean business, and when I mean business, I mean holidays." Oh boy, this conversation again?! He thought. "Oh I have passed away seven years ago! Well, maybe it was five years ago." Granny said in her raspy voice. "But that's not the issue at hoof here! You are going to do hearth's Warming, instead of this office junk!" Granny slammed her hoof onto the nearby counter, causing it to break. "Hey hey hey! That is fine oak apple wood!" Granny got hold of his long snake-like neck and she held him, with Discord taking quick breaths of air. "You are going to meet three ghosts, tonight!" She let go of Discord and he looked to see the nearby quill and parchment move on it's own. The old mare was nowhere in sight. It was writing to his true love, that he left years ago. He couldn't stop the purple feather, or the paper, as it was sent to her mailbox. He pleaded that it got lost on the way, but the magic now was too great. Sooner or later, his true love came to his door, but this time at the very bottom of the building. His jaw dropped as he saw the yellow pegasus mare walking down the hallway, who had those beautiful teal eyes, and the pink hair. "Uhh... Fluttershy?" Discord could not believe his eyes, he was seeing her, but it wasn't really him who sent her the letter. She didn't really mind, but she talked with him a little bit, and gave him the address to the homeless shelter, who he was not fond of. She then left him hanging, his brain spinning because of what he experienced again. Amethyst felt the image grow weaker and warped, and she all of a sudden woke up, with Fluttershy next to her. She looked over at the clock and it read 20:16, but it changed to 20:17, which is also known as 8:16 and 8:17. "It was all a dream..." Amethyst realized. "It was a sign..." She looked at Fluttershy who was still asleep. "That the two were getting back together!" Amethyst had to chew the side of her cheek from not squealing out loud. She was still tired, so she fell back down onto the floor, and let her mind wander and think about what she had just concluded. On the 20th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 20:17, .19 carat ring, 18 cheatful love letters, 17 notepad pages, 16 winter snowflakes, 15 snowdigos, 14, sorrow, filled tears, 13 flutter dreams, 12 muffins a making, 11 mittens, 10 signs of symptoms, 9 hooves of snow, 8 lookout ponies, 7 snowmare figures, 6 games, ponies play, 5 carrot cake cookies, 4 heating blankets, 3 windigos, 2 Hershey's kisses, and a great big breakfast buffet!