//------------------------------// // An Icy Makeover // Story: A Freezing Holiday // by TheClownPrinceofCrime //------------------------------// Mr. Freeze entered into a diamond cave before feasting his eyes on every single gem he noticed. He looked toward his left to see emeralds and then looked toward his right to see crystal diamonds scattered across the wall. He even looked down and saw rubies all over the ground. But he focused more on the diamonds then anything else. Suddenly, one of the Chaos Diamonds he stole brightened up and attracted all the other diamonds from the cave. Curious, he grabbed hold of it and allowed it to levitate in the air. All the regular diamonds magnetically attached themselves to the Chaos Diamond which increased its brightness. Once the light died out, it became an icy sword with a snowflake symbol engraved in the middle of its blade. “Magnificent,” Freeze muttered, stricken by awe. “This display of power... is flawlessly indescribable.” He tried to swipe the sword in the air; doing that generated a wave of ice towards the entrance. It was so large that it completely blocked his exit. Then he impaled the ground with the sword, causing a massive icicle to sprout from there. It rose up even as far as striking through the top of the cave. Seeing this literally sent chills through Freeze’s spine. “How fascinating! With this powerful weapon in my grasp, I can conquer not just this land but all of Gotham too! I will be the King of the Mountain! The Everlasting Emperor of Gotham!” Freeze exclaimed, raising the sword. “But... I just need one more Chaos Diamond to complete my destiny, and I know just who to—huh?” Freeze beheld multiple bats together just right next to the large icicle. Once they woke up and saw the intruder, they angrily screeched and flew down on him. “Curse this blasted wasteland! Even while I am in a different world, this still has Batman’s presence!” Cadence and her family finally arrived in Ponyville and were happily welcomed by Twilight and her friends. The Royal Couple looked around and saw the lovely decorations adorning the Friendship Castle, inside and outside. They even noticed the gifts wrapped up underneath the tree. Flurry Heart squealed in excitement. “Can’t believe it’s that time of year already! Today’s Wednesday, and Hearth’s Warming Eve begins this Friday!” said Shining Armor. “I know, right? I already feel like we should get started!” Rainbow agreed. “Indeed. I can hardly await for the imminent celebration!” Rarity grinned. “Twilight, just curious to know, is Spike with you? I noticed he isn’t in this castle,” asked Cadence, looking left and right. “Oh, he’s with Discord at the moment. They’re both giving our new guest a merry tour!” Twilight replied. “Oh? A new guest? Who is he?” Cadence asked, intrigued. “Freeze. Mr. Freeze. He’s actually a human from his own version of Earth! Isn’t that great?! A friendly human visitor from another dimension! I just wish Sunset was here to see him!” Twilight exclaimed, prancing. Cadence and Shining however looked at Twilight confused. “A... hooman? What exactly is a hooman?” Suddenly, the front half of the castle was frozen solid until it instantly exploded into tiny fragments of ice. With the entire half of the castle fully exposed, the ponies were subject to the frozen temperature. Then approached Mr. Freeze in the midst of the room. Twilight and the others gasped in shock as they saw their guest menacingly approach them. “Is this the ‘human visitor’ you were talking about, Twilight? Because he doesn’t look ‘friendly’ to me!” Shining said. Freeze then froze all the ponies in ice except Fluttershy. Twilight, Rarity, Shining, Flurry, and Cadence ignited their horns, but Freeze froze their heads before they could do anything. Thus, Rainbow, Applejack, and Pinkie struggled to move themselves to break the ice near a wall. “Hey, what’s the big idea?!” Rainbow shouted. “What are ya doin’?! Applejack added, vainly trying to move her hind legs. “I need ice... now,” Freeze demanded. “W-What do you m-mean?” Fluttershy asked, shivering from the cold weather. “Think about it. Think fast.” Freeze activated a heat rod and pointed it toward her friends. He impaled the rod into a nearby block of ice, causing it to explode into pieces. Shaking rapidly, she tried to understand what he was referring to. Remembering how he was persistently eyeing her own diamond earlier, she frantically looked all over the friendship meeting room to search for the Chaos Diamond. Then she finally spotted it underneath the table and grabbed it. She flew back to Freeze and reluctantly gave it to him. “Here... j-just don’t hurt my friends!” Fluttershy pleaded. “Excellent,” Freeze smiled, narrowing his eyes. He took the second diamond while gazing at it. “What’s the big deal, Freeze?! I thought you were cool!” Rainbow angrily shouted. “Don’t you mean 20% cooler?” Pinkie corrected, grinning. “Not funny, Pinkie!” Rainbow scolded, blushing in embarrassment. “This diamond is finally mine. Now it’s time to give this mysterious world an icy makeover. So... have an ice day,” Freeze finished, walking out. Pinkie suddenly laughed out loud which caught Rainbow and Applejack off-guard. “Pinkie, ya do realize that was an unfunny ice pun, right?” Applejack said, arching an eyebrow. “Come on, that was funny! Who doesn’t love ice puns?” Pinkie chuckled. Mr. Freeze unsheathed his ice sword and took out the other Chaos Diamond. The latter glowed brightly and levitated in the air just above the sword. Once the diamond slowly touched the tip of the blade, it launched into the cloudy sky. The diamond flew in circles and generated a massive ice wave. Every house in Ponyville was frozen in ice; the residents felt their hooves turning to ice which caused them to panic. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get the ice off as it froze their entire bodies at once. The clouds started to excessively snow, the birds froze in mid-air, the lakes and rivers were likewise frozen solid, and the Everfree Forest was becoming a frozen jungle. Freeze climbed on top of Mayor Mare’s house and beheld his icy handiwork. “Ahh, my new playground. If I can conquer one world, I can conquer more worlds out there. I will be the King of the Universe with this newfound power! It seems my destiny keeps looking better and cooler by the second.” As he was viewing the frozen landscape, he noticed a distant kingdom not far from Canterlot. Seeing it had a crystal-like appearance, it appealed to his lust for diamonds. He sent an ice blast which formed into a long bridge across Equestria. He walked on it after he sheathed his ice sword. Meanwhile, Spike continually attempted to breathe out fire while Discord held a time watch with his eyelashes. Spike exhaled over and over with no success. “Yawn, Spike. It’s been ten minutes, and you’re still struggling to spew fire. I guess we won’t need a firefighter to save Equestria,” he said, wearing a firefighter helmet. “(Groans) It’s no use, Discord! We’re never gonna get out of this stupid ice!” Spike yelled, sadly bowing his head. As Discord was thinking of an escape plan, he got an idea. He grabbed the lightbulb with his mouth and ate it. He spat it out, now a chili pepper. The pepper flew into Spike’s mouth, forcing him to eat it. Once he swallowed it, the hot temperature increased into full maximum. He involuntarily spewed fire on the ice, freeing himself and Discord at last. “Haha! Now you’re behaving like a dragon!” Discord smirked. Spike though looked at the smug draconequus with a death glare. “You... the Lord of Chaos... COULD HAVE DONE THAT TEN MINUTES AGO!!! Were you seriously just waiting for me to literally waste my breath?!” Discord nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders. “Well... yeah.” Spike face-palmed himself while groaning. “Come on, we gotta stop Freeze before he ruins everything!” “Don’t mind if I do!” Discord grabbed his own skis out of nowhere and started to fly in the air without touching the snow. “Can’t believe I’m gonna save Equestria with Discord of all creatures,” Spike sighed. He flew after him to catch up.