Three months passed and it was now Hearth’s Warming Eve. Snow covered the rooftops of houses and decorations were being set up for the holiday season.
(Hearth’s Warming Eve is here Once Again)
The Cutie Mark Crusaders sang as they rode the back of a wagon being pulled by Hondo Flanks with Cookie Crumbles walking alongside of her. In the foreground, some mistletoe had been set up in the foreground as the wagon went by. Lemon Hearts gave her boyfriend (Autumn Leaf) under the mistletoe a kiss. It was then the Castle of Friendship appeared in the distance and was being decorated by some local Pegasi. Some other ponies watched while another pony wrapped a cloth around a pole to make it look like a candy cane. Octavia was directing some carolers as Rainbow and Forest soared into the fore-ground.
Fluttershy was helping Rainbow and Forest set up some clouds. Rainbow Dash and Forest Thunder frog-leaped from one cloud to the next. Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Forest Thunder sang together from a cloud.
As everypony finished singing, a red and green ribbon flowed across the foreground and into the background to bring the scene inside of the castle.
Inside the castle, several ponies were decorating the interior. Cranky was looking rather grumpy until Pinkie put a hat on his head, bounced around with bells around her stomach.
The earth ponies wearing bell belts trotted past Cranky, who was now smiling. Applejack and Smokey stood next to a cart beside the Cake Family and showed off their delicious treats.
As the ponies began to sing, a Pegasus flew above wrapping a string of lights over some bells hanging on the ceiling. Then one pony gave another pony some cider to drink. As they sang, the tree was brought in for decorating and a few others brought in some wrapped presents.
As Rarity sang, she was sewing some fabric together. Three Pegasi hung up some other garland against a wall. As Jasper sang, he used his magic to give some large red ribbons and streamers for the other ponies to hang up. The unicorns were also hanging and adjusting some more ribbons in various holiday colors on some other columns. Rarity put a hat on a stallion’s head.
Everypony stood before another decorated tree. Ditzy then hovered over with a string of lights around her body and wearing the tree topper on her head. She also carrying a large ornament.
Rarity and Jasper sang as she pressured Ditzy to place the ornament properly, but Ditzy ended up dropping it and the ornament shattered. Rarity face-hooved herself as Ditzy just shrugged apologetically.
At the entrance, Big Mac came charging with a wagon loaded with presents. Granny Smith started tossing gifts to some ponies and a few landed on top of them. Ditzy then sat on top of the tree she had tried to decorate as Rarity, Fluttershy, Forest, Rainbow, and Jasper gathered around the tree. Everypony cheered.
“Great job, everypony!” Storm said to the others, “Nice work!” Everypony smiled back in return as Storm looked up and found Starlight just watching the decorating from the upper balcony. Storm teleported to the balcony next to Starlight.
“You alright, Starlight?” Storm asked. Starlight just gave him a sheepishly smile.
“Hey, Starlight! Ready to celebrate your first Hearth’s Warming Eve here in Ponyville?” Twilight asked she appeared with Spike and Eric at her sides holding a wrapped present.
“I was thinking I might just skip it,” Starlight said.
Twilight, Spike, and Eric gasped in shock as the dragon dropped his candy cane. Storm was also taken aback hearing Starlight say that.
Spike and Eric were still in shock, even after recovering.
“Skip Hearth’s Warming Eve?!” Spike exclaimed as he found his voice.
“Why would you wanna do that?” Storm asked in a calmer tone.
“I just find it all a little silly,” Starlight said as she walked off feeling bored, “It’s mostly a day dedicated to presents and candy, isn’t it?”
“And why would you deny yourself presents and candy?” Spike asked, “That’s crazy talk!”
“I even have a present for you and it even says ‘World’s Best Foalsitter’,” Eric added.
“Thank you, Eric, but I don’t feel in the right mood,” Starlight replied.
“I think what Spike means to say is Hearth’s Warming is about more than presents and candy,” Twilight said as she pushed Spike away, “It’s a time to spend with friends and family when we celebrate a very important day in Equestria’s history.”
“And it’s about unity between ponies,” Eric added.
“Very good, Eric,” said Storm.
“I think to most ponies, it’s just an excuse for silly songs and fun, not a day to remember some old story,” Starlight replied.
“I could lecture you the fact that the “old story” is a true part of our history,” said Storm, “But I think I can understand why you feel this way. After all, you grew up feeling alone and excluded from all the fun, ever since Sunburst left for Canterlot. If I had been left out of all the holiday’s fun, I’d think the same way you do.”
Twilight teleported in front of Starlight and said, “Maybe you just haven’t heard the right Hearth’s Warming Eve story yet!”
“Earth ponies, Pegasi, and unicorns sing songs around a hearth to fight back an eternal winter caused by the mythical windigos? Ha! Every foal and filly knows that story,” Starlight guessed.
“Not that one. Our favorite holiday story, ‘A Hearth’s Warming Tale’!” Twilight replied.
“Twilight and I grew up with that story, it’s a classic,” Storm added.
“Oh, I love that one!” said Spike excitedly as he stood between Starlight and Twilight.
“Do you want to hear the story too, Eric?” Twilight asked.
“Yes, mommy,” Eric replied.
A few minutes later, Twilight grabbed a book from the shelf and headed back toward a sofa where Spike was sitting along the edges holding a cup of cocoa. Starlight was sitting on a single side chair opposite a low table. Twilight and Storm had barely taken a seat when Eric leaned against her side. Twilight just smiled and held him close with one of her wings.
“This is the story of a powerful unicorn named Snowfall Frost, who hated Hearth’s Warming Eve. It all began many moons ago in Canterlot...” Twilight began narrating.
It was then the scene was transported to the setting of the story, which was in Canterlot two centuries ago.
“Every home in Canterlot was filled with holiday spirit. Every home... except one.” Snowfall Frost was a lot like Starlight, but she wore a dark purplish magenta tuxedo tailcoat with a white truffle collar shirt and blackish purple neck band underneath, a pair of gold spherical glasses, and white hoof covers over her hind hooves. “It was said of Snowfall that she was almost as studied as Star Swirl the Bearded. Almost, since everypony knows that Star Swirl was an expert at everything from transfiguration, dimensional calibration, teleportation...”
“We get it. Star Swirl’s awesome,” Spike interrupted.
“Right. The point is, Snowfall was also a powerful unicorn. She wanted to be perfect. Anything that got in the way of that was a waste of time,” Twilight resumed narrating.
Snowfall tried to turn a rock into gold, but then she heard the sound of some bells ringing that made her cancel the spell and drop the rock. Snowfall glared as she looked out the window to see that some stallions wearing some bells were responsible for the interruption.
Snowfall gasped before saying, “Well, that batch is ruined. Snowdash!”
Snowdash looked similar to Rainbow Dash, but she wore a reddish white long sleeve shirt with a grayish purple vest, a orange bow tie, and holed gloves on her hooves.
“Snowdash was Snowfall’s loyal assistant.” Twilight narrated.
“What do you need?” Snowdash asked.
“Get this mess cleaned up. Those foolish ponies were ringing those blasted bells outside the window and I lost my concentration!” Snowfall ordered as she gave Snowdash a broom with her magic and pointed at the broken pieces of rock.
Snowfall then stomped away indignantly as Snowdash rolled her eyes and continued sweeping.
“Whoa, ponies actually enjoying Hearth’s Warming Eve. Where did they get that crazy idea?” Snowdash muttered to herself.
“Celebrating the holidays isn’t anything crazy at all,” said a voice. He looked just like Smokey wearing an olden suit with a festive scarf around his neck, along side his twin brother in a similar outfit who resembled Jasper.
“It was at that moment Huff-Puff and Crystal Ore appeared in the doorway. They were Snowfall’s younger brothers and they were always very kind and cheerful to everypony they met,” Twilight narrated.
“Huff-Puff! Crystal Ore! What’s up, dudes?” Snowdash replied as they shared a hoof bump. Snowfall was quite annoyed.
“What are you doing here, little brothers?” Snowfall asked rather rudely, but the twins didn’t notice.
“Well, big sis. Tonight is Hearth’s Warming Eve, we and our wives are hosting a little party at our home this evening,” Huff-Puff replied on behalf of him and Crystal Ore.
“Oh yeah,” said Snowdash, “It’s gonna be awesome!”
“How can you even afford to host a party? Especially when you two wasted your time marrying mares with no wealth to their names instead of doing something more productive with your lives!” Snowfall remarked.
“What can I say? We fell in love, that is something productive, big sis,” Crystal Ore replied.
“Surely you must have had your eyes on somepony in your life!” Huff-Puff added.
“Love failed me years ago! It’s big waste of time, just like this blasted holiday!” Snowfall yelled.
“Hearth’s Warming is not a waste of time, big sis,” Huff-Puff said.
“It’s a special time of year where ponies are meant to celebrate with family and friends. You’re more than welcome to join us,” Crystal Ore added.
“You two are fools, little brothers. Now get out!” Snowfall yelled.
“Huff-Puff and Crystal Ore were disappointed, but they didn’t let Snowfall’s sour mood ruin their holiday spirit. It wasn’t the first time Snowfall had turned them down.” Twilight narrated.
“Oh well. Happy Hearth’s Warming to you, Snowfall,” said Huff-Puff.
“Will you still be able to join us, Snowdash?” Crystal Ore asked.
“Totally!” Snowdash said as the twins smiled and took their leave. Snowfall groaned and rolled her eyes.
“Today is nothing to celebrate. Hearth’s Warming Eve is a menace. A dangerous day for all of Equestria,” Snowfall replied.
“Dangerous?! It’s awesome! It’s the day we remember how unicorns, Pegasi, and Earth ponies came together in friendship to defeat the windigos!” said Snowdash.
“That silly legend is the problem! Telling everypony that “singing songs and being nice” will solve anything? I’ve spent years studying magic, and that’s not how it works,” Snowfall replied.
“I think you might be missing the point,” Snowdash said.
“Snowfall then teleported towards Snowdash and got in her face saying, “Work hard, learn, and use your skills to better Equestria. That’s a worthy goal for any pony. But, by all means, if you want to go home early, ignore all of the work you have, and spend the rest—”
“Sweet!” Snowdash exclaimed before zooming away.
Snowfall rolled her eyes as she looked out of the window and saw Snowdash disappear behind some buildings. A few other ponies were chattering happily on the streets.
“I hate Hearth’s Warming Eve! All of Equestria would be better off if we just skipped the day altogether,” Snowfall said.
Snowfall began singing in a sickingly sweet tone, she closed the curtains behind her, and stood on the tip of her hooves to pick up a square bottle, while scheming and preparing a cauldron, and then filling it up with such things as a discarded wreath, a toy from a child that has been taken away, and all sorts of chemicals in all sorts of colors.
(Say Goodbye to the Holiday)
“Once the spell is cast, all of Equestria will be better off, and they’ll have me to thank for it!” Snowfall said.
“Wait a minute. Snowfall doesn’t like Hearth’s Warming Eve so she decides to cast a spell to get rid of it altogether? That seems a little extreme,” Starlight spoke up, interrupting the story for a moment.
“I know her attitude just screams, ‘Bah humbug’, but that’s just crazy and insane,” Eric added.
“Says the pony who tried to make everypony the same by replacing their cutie marks with equal signs,” Spike muttered as he sipped his cocoa. But Twilight heard him and raised a wing over him.
“I think what Spike is trying to say is that everypony has their reasons for doing things. Even Snowfall. And if I could continue the story, we might just find out what they are,” Twilight said, giving him a couple of glares.
“Proceed,” said Spike.
“Snowfall was all set to cast her spell that would erase Hearth’s Warming Eve for all time when a voice from the hearth caught her attention,” Twilight continued narrating.
“You sure you wanna go through with this?” asked a voice similar to Applejack.
“Huh?! Who’s there?!” Snowfall asked whilst startled.
A ghostly pony appeared from the cauldron who looked like Applejack, wearing a dress with a country hat, short boots with snowflakes, and her mane in braided pigtails appeared.
“The Spirit of Hearth’s Warmin’ Past, that’s who. And you and me have got to have us a little chat,” the spirit replied.
“A spirit?! I didn’t cast any spirit summoning spell. What are you doing here?” Snowfall said suspiciously.
“You don’t think a spell like that would get by without some powerful forces noticin’? You’ve got our attention, Snowfall Frost, and we’ve got some pretty strong opinions on this spell of yours,” the Past spirit replied.
“’We’?” Snowfall asked.
“They’ll be along in a bit. For now, it’s just you and me. Let’s get a move on. We got a ton to see and barely any time to see it,” said the Past spirit.
“I’m not going anywhere. I’ve got a spell to cast, and I don’t need a history lesson about Hearth’s Warming Eve,” Snowfall said.
“We aren’t goin’ to the past to learn about the holiday. We’re goin’ to learn about you,” the Past spirit replied.
She then made a rope appear and magically made the rope to lasso Snowfall, who yelped and then wailed as she was towed right out of her window and into the winter’s night sky.
(Seeds of the Past)
The Past spirit and Snowfall make their way into the village. It was then three foals walked up to filly Snowfall, who was wearing a blue schoolgirl’s outfit and straw boater hat. Filly Snowfall then used her magic to set up some decorations.
“Aw, look how cute you were. Looks like you’re not too upset it’s Hearth’s Warming Eve either,” the Past spirit said.
Just then a grey unicorn with a black suit and a stern face came into the room.
“Just what do you think you’re doing, Snowfall?” he asked sternly.
“Decorating the classroom for Hearth’s Warming Eve, Professor Flintheart!” Filly Snowfall replied with a big smile on her face.
“You said you wanted to learn to be a powerful unicorn, did you not?” Flintheart asked her.
“I do!” Filly Snowfall replied.
“And what is the way that one becomes a powerful unicorn?” Flintheart asked bluntly.
“Work hard, learn, and use your skills to better Equestria,” Filly Snowfall replied with a big smile on her face.
“And how do these help you to learn magic?” Flintheart asked as he picked up an ornament.
“I want to be strong enough to stop windigos and help ponies!” said Filly Snowfall.
“That’s just a story we tell little ponies. Real magic takes time to learn,” Flintheart said sternly as he used his magic to shatter the ornament into a million tiny pieces, leaving Snowfall upset.
“It’s your choice. Spend your time learning to become a powerful unicorn or play with your toys and make nothing of yourself,” said Flintheart rather snootily as he pushed the box toward Filly Snowfall and walked away.
Filly Snowfall looked conflicted for a bit but then a stern look appeared on her face as she stomped away. The filly then looked out of the window as the three foals came up to it and smiled. Filly Snowfall glared at them and shut the curtains. She then dumped her box into the trash can, set up some books, and started to study.
Soon enough, more memories passed Snowfall by; her graduation from grade school, the deaths of her parents, and lastly meeting a unicorn stallion named Winter Star, who resembled Sunburst, only he wore an olden brown shirt and vest. This was one of Snowfall’s most bittersweet memories, since Winter was her boyfriend for a time before he left for Fillydelphia to become a magic teacher.
Snowfall had opened her eyes and found that she was in front of her cauldron. She looked around to find that she was alone again...and back in the present time...supposedly.
“Spirit? What am I supposed to—” Snowfall tried to say until she noticed a huge present in the room.
Without warning, confetti launched into the air with the sound of a cannon fire and out came the shadowy figure of the next spirit.
“Snowfall Frost! It is I, the Spirit of Hearth’s Warming Presents!” the spirit said in a reverberating voice.
The spirit revealed herself as somepony resembling Pinkie Pie, only she wore a wore a candy covered wreath crown and a yellow and white robe.
“Um, don’t you mean “Present”, like the time?” Snowfall asked in confusion.
“No! Toys, Hearth’s Warming doll... Here, want a cupcake?” the Presents spirit replied.
“Fine, “Presents”. All of the pointless things ponies waste their time on,” Snowfall remarked.
“Oh, Snowfall, it’s not what the gift is that matters, it’s what the gift means!” said the Presents spirit as she grabbed the items from her trash can.
“It doesn’t mean anything. It’s just stuff!” Snowfall said.
“Exactly! Sometimes a cupcake means “I love you!” Or a toy means “Hi, how’re you doing?” Sometimes a book means “Your mane looks amazing!” And sometimes a scarf means... Well, a scarf usually means you look cold. That one’s easy,” the Presents spirit explained.
“I don’t understand anything you’re saying,” Snowfall replied.
The spirit then began to shake and tremble, as her whole body twitched and she exclaimed, “Whoa! Whoa!”
“What’s happening to you?!” Snowfall asked.
“My Spirit of Hearth’s Warming Presents Sense is going off! That means a song is coming on!” the Presents spirit replied.
(Pinkie’s Present)
“And the reason is to be with your friends!” Twilight sang, mimicking Pinkie Pie before speaking normally, “What?”
“You know you’re doing your Pinkie Pie voice, right?” Starlight pointed out.
“I was not!” Twilight replied blushing in embarrassment.
“You’re cute when you blush, Twily,” Storm said.
“Oh, stop it, Storm,” Twilight replied.
Spike and Eric laughed at her near-authentic imitation.
“Oh, you think that’s funny?” Twilight asked Eric suspiciously, “Well, how funny is THIS?!” She scooped up Eric in her hooves and then blew a raspberry on his belly, making him laugh out loud.
“So, what happens next?” Starlight asked.
Twilight set Eric back down beside her before she tried to keep narrating, “Well, the party was—”
“Wait! Can we take a quick break? I need to refill my cocoa,” Spike interrupted.
“Fine,” Twilight groaned as Spike left the room, then called out, “But hurry up! We’re almost to the best part!”
Soon enough, Spike returned and blew on his cup as he got comfortable back on the sofa next to Twilight.
“Okay, I’m ready,” Spike said.
“The party was in full swing,” Twilight narrated.
Snowdash was with Huff-Puff and Crystal Orb at the moment looking rather glum.
Just then, the twins’ wives came in, their names were Merry, who resembled Rarity and was Crystal Orb’s wife, and Flutterholly, who resembled Fluttershy and was Huff-Puff’s wife.
“Snowdash!” Merry greeted.
Merry wore a crimson red dress with reddish violet trimmings, a pale crimson red hat with a reddish violet band and gold rings, and she had a small black collar with a gold piece around her neck. Flutterholly wore a whitish apple greenish gray dress with flowers on it, green and pink trimmings on the sleeves, a lime green shirt ring, and a moderate green scarf on her neck.
“Hey, Merry,” Snowdash said.
“Why, whatever is the matter, darling?” Merry asked in concern.
“Was it the eggnog? Oh, I knew I put in too much cinnamon!” Flutterholly asked.
“Oh, no, the eggnog was awesome, Flutterholly, I’m just mad at somepony who was complaining about how awfully boring Hearth’s Warming Eve is,” Snowdash explained with a disappointing tone. “And you’ll never guess who it is.”
Merry and Flutterholly knew who she mentioned as they exchanged their glances, before Merry began, “I don’t suppose that pony’s name starts with “Snow”?”
“And ends with “Frost”?” Flutterholly ended.
“She said Hearth’s Warming Eve is just an excuse to party, and we would all be better off spending time working to make Equestria a better place,” Snowdash said.
The crowd booed, while some made insulting names about Snowfall, but they weren’t aware that Snowfall was overhearing everything from outside, like it was as if she was invisible but even though she was just outside the window.
“What does Snowfall think a better Equestria looks like?” Merry asked.
“Ponies working hard, learning, and using their abilities for the benefit of Equestria,” Snowdash replied.
Flutterholly and Merry just giggled to each other. Their husbands just gave them both a worried look. Snowfall just winced again. It was then a snowball nearly hit her from behind. She turned around to give a glare when she found that some foals were just playing and making a snowpony.
“Merry, honey. Let’s not blame my sister for thinking like that,” Crystal Orb said.
“What do you mean, darling?” Merry asked.
“She used to enjoy Hearth’s Warming when we were foals,” Crystal Orb replied.
“If you want to blame anypony for that kind of thinking, Holly babe. Blame the late Professor Flintheart, he’s the reason she’s acting like a jerk about the holiday, cause he was an even bigger jerk for filling Snowfall’s head with such lies,” Huff-Puff said.
“How awful, now I feel sorry for her. I’m proud of you for speaking on your sister’s behalf, Huff-Puff,” Flutterholly replied.
“Crystal, I know your sister may be misguided, but it’s still nice that you care for her,” Merry said to her husband.
“It looks like we’ve got everything on Snowfall’s list right here,” Merry said to Flutterholly and Huff-Puff.
“I think a perfect Equestria looks a lot like a Hearth’s Warming Eve party,” Flutterholly said, with the twins nodding in agreement.
“I just hope Snowfall changes her ways and comes to her senses,” Crystal Orb replied.
“Me too! Too bad it’s going to be the last one ever! Ever! Ever! Ever!” the Presents spirit said ominously. Her voice then disappeared as a foggy mist suddenly began to surround Snowfall.
“Spirit? What do you mean? What’s going to happen?!” Snowfall asked.
Just then, a cold wind blew and a large dark cloaked figure appeared before Snowfall.
“Who are you?” Snowfall asked in fear.
“I am the Spirit of Hearth’s Warming Yet to Come,” the figure replied as she opened her wings.
“Are you here to show me what future Hearth’s Warming Eves are like?” Snowfall asked.
“No, for there are no more Hearth’s Warming Eves for me to show,” the Future spirit said, revealing her face and appearance were similar to Princess Luna.
“Why not?” Snowfall asked.
The spirit shook her head and said, “You will succeed in erasing the holiday of Hearth’s Warming Eve forever, as you wished, Snowfall Frost.”
“And what happens?” Snowfall asked.
The spirit showed Snowfall a land where everything was buried under several yards of snow. Cold winds blew across a deserted landscape, burying homes up to their chimneys and pipes. Only dead trees occupied the area with no ponies to be seen. The spirit then looked sternly at Snowfall, which made the unicorn back away nervously until she found herself against to the edge of a cliff.
(Luna’s Future)
“Windigos?! They aren’t real! It’s just a little filly’s story!” Snowfall exclaimed.
“They are all too real, Snowfall, and your actions will allow them to return. The future of Equestria shall be bathed in a blanket of eternal snow!” the Future spirit replied firmly before disappearing from view.
“No! I never meant for this to happen! I didn’t understand! I didn’t see how important Hearth’s Warming Eve was! Please, spirit! I haven’t cast the spell yet! Is there still time?! I’m sorry!” Snowfall cried out.
A bright light flashed before Snowfall. She quickly looked around to find that she was back in her study room, then quickly opened the window and saw that the festivities were still in full swing outside.
“There’s still time!” said Snowfall excitedly and quickly closed her window. She had some work to do.
Back at the party, the ponies were all enjoying themselves when Merry, Flutterholly, Crystal Orb, and Huff-Puff heard a knock on the door.
“Oh, my,” Merry gasped with a hoof over her lips, along with Flutterholly gasping in shock. “Snowfall Frost?” Flutterholly asked in confusion.
“I was hoping I wasn’t too late for the party? I brought gifts,” Snowfall said, then brought her gifts for the party over.
The record needle scratched and the music stopped playing, and everypony became unaware of the presence of their unexpected guest.
Snowdash, while drinking a mug of apple cider, could hardly believe her eyes, then spat out her drink in shock, and asked, “Boss?!”
“I was wrong earlier, about Hearth’s Warming Eve. It’s not all about singing and presents. The singing and presents are all about celebrating the ponies in our lives. The ponies we should listen to more often: our friends and family,” Snowfall said, then gave Snowdash a present.
“Wow! Dragon toenail? Uh... thanks?” said Snowdash whilst opening and eyeing her present.
“I was in a hurry. I’ll do better next time,” Snowfall replied.
“Ha. You kidding? No one’s ever given me dragon toenail before! It’s awesome! Now come get some eggnog!” said Snowdash excitedly.
Snowfall then came inside fully and enjoyed the party with her brothers, Snowdash, Merry, and Flutterholly. She then bumped into a stallion, who revealed to be her old boyfriend, Winter Star.
“Winter! You’re here!” Snowfall said as the two hugged.
“Hi, Snowfall. I transferred to teach magic here in Canterlot, in the hopes of seeing you again,” Winter replied.
After Snowfall explained to him and her brothers along with their wives and Snowdash about how she changed her ways, they forgave her, then Winter gave her a present, she opened it revealing a diamond ring and gasped with joy.
“Snowfall Frost, will you marry me?” Winter asked.
“Yes! I’ll marry you, Winter Star!” Snowfall replied as she shared a kiss with her new fiancée.
“And from then on, it was always said of all the Hearth’s Warming Eve celebrations, Snowfall’s was the Hearth’s Warmingest,” Twilight finished narrating, then closed the book, “The end.”
“Well, that’s it! Thanks for letting me read you the story. Guess you can call it a night. We are all heading downstairs, and if you wanted to, you’d be welcome to join us,” Twilight said.
“What did you think of the story, Eric?” Storm asked.
“It was great, Daddy,” Eric replied, “Most of it seemed familiar to me.”
“What do you mean, sweetie?” Twilight asked.
“Jasper, Smokey, and I will tell you later. Now I’m ready to join the party,” Eric replied.
Starlight went downstairs to join the others.
“Welcome to the party! Happy Hearth’s Warming, Starlight,” Twilight and Storm said.
“Happy Hearth’s Warming, Twilight and Storm,” Starlight replied.
Just then, everyone including Eric started singing:
(Hearth’s Warming Eve is here Once Again - Reprise)
The party was now in full swing, Eric was mingling with his friends, and under the mistletoe, Twilight and Storm shared a kiss, same with Rainbow and Forest, Rarity and Jasper, Applejack and Smokey, even Trixie and Flash.
“I’m glad you and your family could make it, Nightshade,” Eric said.
“It’s good to see you, Eric,” Nightshade replied. “You too, Apple Bloom.”
“Glad you’re here, Shady,” Apple Bloom said as she and Nightshade shared a kiss under the mistletoe.
Eric and Sweetie Belle also shared a kiss, as did Slapstick and Scootaloo, Zuni and Pip, and Marina and Rumble.
“Eric! Can you come here, please?” Storm called.
“I’ll be right back, everyone,” Eric said to his friends.
Once Eric went over to where his parents and their friends were, he asked, “What is it, Daddy?”
“We have some wonderful news for you,” Twilight said.
“What is it, Mommy?” Eric asked.
“Sweetie, I’m pregnant!” Twilight said.
“Mommy, is that true?!” Eric asked happily.
“Yes, you’re gonna be a big brother soon!” Twilight said excitedly.
Eric got excited and jumped into his mother’s hooves and hugged her, she hugged him in return and his father did too. Rarity and the others congratulated Twilight and Storm. Eric was happy knowing that he was gonna have a sibling, he went over to rejoin his friends.
“What’re you so happy ‘bout, Eric?” Apple Bloom asked.
“I’m gonna be a big brother!” Eric said.
“Congratulations, Eric!” Sweetie Belle replied as she hugged him.
“Way to go, Eric! Now we’ll both have a sibling,” Nightshade added.
Soon enough, the party ended and dinner was over, then Eric had already went to sleep in his bed.