The full moon could be seen on the sky. The essence of Love covered Canterlot as ponies walked through the corridors of the majestic castle with a smile on their faces, because that day was special for them: they were going to reunite with their couples. Roses and chocolate were the typical gifts on that date although there was always certain pony who would forget to buy them until it was a bit late.
Jimmy watched with a warm feeling in her heart as mares and stallions gave hugs and kisses to each other. She could even see Fancy Pants and Fleur de Lis amongst them.
"Ah, love is in the air..." Jimmy said with a genuine smile.
Just then, she saw something curious in the distance: a few reddish things were floating in the sky. Focusing a bit more, she realized those were balloons floating around Ponyville.
"Wow! Red-heart balloons! Heh, like that nurse's name." Jimmy chuckled before her expression quickly changed. "Ok, that was an awful joke."
She kept staring at Ponyville. "It's been a few months since last Hearth's Warming Eve. I think they will never get tired of seeing me." Jimmy said, turning around to trot towards the castle. She still needed to see what Princess Luna would say.
An hour later, Jimmy was inside the Friendship Express, going towards Ponyville. Princess Luna did not just give her permission to spend the day at Ponyville, but she also told her she would give general permission, so Jimmy wouldn't need to ask everytime a holiday arrived.
Time passed as Jimmy watched the landscape through the windows or did other different things. And then, after a while...
"Finally! Ponyville!"
She got out, looking around and around, while other ponies went away or entered the train, ready to travel wherever it was.
"Ok, time to see my friends once again!" Jimmy said, opening her wings for flying with a excited expression.
"Again? Why did you do it again, Pinkie?" Twilight asked.
"What? I just tried to get somepony special for Mayor Mare, like last year!" Pinkie replied.
"Which also happened the year before." Rainbow added.
"And the one before that." Applejack continued.
"Not to mention the one before..." Fluttershy followed.
"And don't forget about the year you started to do that." Rarity finished.
"Ok, it may be possible that I kept thinking that Mayor Mare wanted to look for somepony although she already said she didn't want to do that." Pinkie explained.
"Which is basically what happened." Twilight replied.
"Come on! You should be smiling!"
They turned to find the source of that voice, noticing Jimmy when she went down for hugging Twilight.
"Jimmy!" Twilight said happily. She hugged the Bat Pony back as the others joined them in a nice group hug, "How's everything at Canterlot?"
"Pretty much the same thing as always, but I have seen a lot of ponies hugging and kissing each other," Jimmy said, smiling.
"That's nice. What 'bout ya?" AJ asked.
"Heh... Well, I'm not as fortunate as them..." Jimmy answered, blushing nervously.
"Oh, I can fix that! Just wait and I'll-" A zipper appeared on Pinkie's mouth, closing it. The party pony saw Twilight looking at her, and kept an unamused expression while Rainbow couldn't resist laughing.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. Besides, Hearts and Hooves Day is not just a date for finding somepony special for spending time with them, because you can also be happy with your family and friends: the ones who stand by your side even if you have any problem; the ones who tell you nothing else but the truth; the ones who make you laugh; the ones who are so kind towards you; the ones who give a bit of their generosity and the ones who will make you learn a lot of things."
As Jimmy was saying this, everypony around her gave a nice smile and Pinkie managed to get rid of the zipper on her mouth.
"For me, those are nice examples of special ponies. And the best thing is that I already have six of them," Jimmy finished, joining her friends in another warm hug.
"So, now that I'm here, what could we do?"
"Well, Pinkie had a few ideas for games." Fluttershy said.
"Yep! And we're gonna play them now!" Pinkie added.
"That sounds fun! Let's go!" Jimmy said.
The first game was about making hearts with long balloons and a bit of balloon twisting. Fluttershy was having a hard time, but Rarity helped her. Rainbow and AJ were seeing who would make the best heart. Jimmy was able to make a good heart, although Pinkie had made a better one with more than just one balloon.
"Wow... That's cool!" Jimmy exclaimed.
"Thanks! Yours is also nice!" Pinkie replied, earning a giggle from the Bat Pony.
Next, there came a small race around Sugarcube Corner. Horns and wings were not allowed, but that wouldn't suppose a problem. Although Jimmy wouldn't take her armor off for anything.
"Ok, everypony! The first one to complete the track gets to eat the snack!" Pinkie said.
"Zecora would like that rhyme." Jimmy said, giggling.
"Hihihi! That's right!" Pinkie exclaimed.
When everypony was behind the starting line, Rainbow made the announcement.
"On your marks... Get set... GO!"
And they ran around Sugarcube Corner. Rainbow was the first one, but Jimmy and Applejack were reaching her, followed by Pinkie, Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy.
At the finish line, just as Rainbow was about to win, a black hoof touched the line before her.
"NOOO!!"
"YES!!"
Jimmy celebrated her victory until the rest arrived.
"Congratulations, Jimmy! You can have all that chocolate!" Pinkie said.
However, Jimmy grabbed the chocolate and distributed it among her friends. "Why would a good friend have all of this chocolate for themselves?"
And they happily ate the chocolates while sharing a few laughs.
The last game was about throwing chocolate bombs at some targets. They left some distance between themselves and the targets before throwing the "bombs".
Jimmy threw one of them, which hit against the target. When she approached it, she saw the "bomb" had reached the center of the target.
"WOO-HOO!" She exclaimed.
But, as she turned around, she saw Pinkie putting a lot of chocolate inside her party canon.
"Oh, no... No! No! NO!!""
Pinkie fired the canon, the amount of chocolate too big for Jimmy to avoid it. The others gasped when they saw Jimmy covered in chocolate. She opened her eyes, looking around...
...and started laughing. They also laughed as Pinkie went besides Jimmy and began to lick the chocolate on her face.
"Pinkie, it tickles!" Jimmy said, still laughing.
"Well, your face is full of chocolate!" Pinkie replied.
And they continued laughing, joined by the others.
And finally, it came the moment to say goodbye. They were at the train station.
"It's a shame you have to go, Jimmy. But we had so much fun today." Twilight said.
"Heh, that's right. And, whatever the next holiday is, I'll be here." Jimmy replied.
"Maybe we could visit you anytime?" Pinkie said.
"That would be a good idea! Besides, it's been long since the last time I went to Canterlot." Rarity said.
"Well, whenever you want, you can make a visit! I'll be glad to see you again," Jimmy said, and they made the last group hug of the day just as the Friendship Express arrived.
"Well, without further ado, I'll go back to Canterlot. See you all next time!" Jimmy said, and the others replied before she disappeared inside the train, which then proceeded to go away.
As they turned to leave, Discord appeared in a flash.
"Did I miss anything?"
The others shared a good laugh.