//------------------------------// // Boxing Day! // Story: Robot Pony // by Dreadnought //------------------------------// Knock! Knock! Applejack trotted down the hall, wondering who was coming by the farm so early in the morning. She opened the front door and only saw a flash of red before it slammed her face. Reeling, dazed and confused, she glimpsed a retreating pink blur that yelled, "Happy Boxing Day Applejack!" Twilight couldn't wait to organize all the books she had received for Hearth's Warming. First she would sort the magic books. Then she would go through the history books. Maybe she'd take a break with a Daring Do adventure? She turned the corner to the library - Pow! Twilight fell back hard onto her haunches. "Happy Boxing Day, Twilight!" Rainbow Dash slept peacefully in her bed. Hard training always wore her out. Even though she had had Hearth's Warming off the day before, she was still exhausted from preparing for the new Wonderbolts season. She snuggled closer to her pillow and sank deeper into the bed. Wham! Rainbow bolted upright. A pony had busted down the wall to her bedroom. "Pinkie smash!" "Pinkie! What are you -" she was interrupted by a red boxing glove impacting her face. Rarity, dressed in a luxurious white bathrobe, entered the kitchen. "What should I make for breakfast?" she mused. She walked over to look in her refrigerator. Pulling back the door - Whomp! Rarity fell backwards. "Happy Boxing Day, Rarity!" cried the pink mare as she leapt out the window. "Pinkie!" shrieked Rarity in the empty room. Knock! Knock! Pinkie Pie bounced in place. She had wished four of her five very best friends a very happy Boxing Day. Now it was time for Fluttershy. The door opened. Wham! Pinkie Pie flew in the air until she slammed into a tree. When the stars stopped swirling, she looked up to see the yellow pegasus hovering above. "What - How?" Pinkie stuttered. Fluttershy smirked, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!" TV STATIC