The 25 Days Of Hearth's Warming
Day 5: It's A Gift That Keeps On Giving
Sparkle Productions
Twilight woke up, the bright sun shining through her window. With a gleeful smile she went down the crystal stairs of her castle, ready to take on the day. "Spike! Have you finished the preparations Pinkie asked you to do?" Twilight yelled, her voice echoing through the castle.
Spike flew down the stairs quickly, checklist in hand. "Yes, I have. What's gotten into you? This is like the hundredth time you've asked this."
Twilight blushed lightly, "I know. Just making sure that the preparations are in order."
"Have you even eaten breakfast?"
"No, but this is important to my friend meaning that this is important to me," she got the basket using her aura. Preforming a spell, it transformed into a top hat. "Spike, can you get me the slips of paper?"
He gave a comical solute, "Of course. Spike is at your service." In a minute or less the bag of paper was downstairs.
"Thank you. I knew I could always count on my trusty number one assistant," Spike smiled. "Everypony's there, right?"
"Yeah."
"You sure? Don't want anypony feeling left out."
"Yes, I'm completely and positively sure. I checked, double checked, then triple checked just to be sure."
Twilight gave a confident smile, "Good." Using her magic she emptied out the bag of paper into the top hat. "We're early. Let's go eat breakfast."
"One problem, Twilight."
"What?"
"I already ate."
"Oh, I'll go eat breakfast then," Twilight's smile fell.
"I'll make you some, though."
"Okay."
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The whole of Ponyville showed up to Twilight's castle. She welcomed them in. "You were invited here today to be a Secret Santa, it's a gift that keeps on giving. With that being said, when given the gesture, please step forward to receive your pony." Grabbing the top hat in her magical aura, she beckoned the first pony closer. That pony was Berry Punch. Twilight pulled out a slip of paper, "Your pony is Ditzy."
Berry took the paper in her mouth, "Okay," she said before trotting off.
Over the next 30 minutes or so, three fourths of the line was gone. "Pinkie, your pony is Nurse Red Heart."
"Yay!" Pinkie bounced giddily throughout Ponyville, back to Sugar Cube Corner.
With a gesture Rainbow was brought closer. Twilight, eyes closed picked a slip of paper with her aura. Opening her eyes once more, she read the results, "Your pony is Rarity."
Dash stood dumbfounded, wondering what she would buy Rarity that could match her tastes in such little time. Especially when she could only get something from Ponyville and Rarity was the only dressmaker there. She would certainly suspect something if all of sudden she wanted a frilly dress. And Rarity would definitely know that the dress was for her because she knew this event was taking place. Stepping forward to take her paper after a moment of continuous thinking, her thoughts resumed.
Flying back was a quiet journey. When she finally made it back, she looked over her paper to make sure it was Rarity.
It definitely was.