//------------------------------// // Winter Wishday Preparations // Story: G5 Adventures in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer // by ponydog127 //------------------------------// Another two months slowly drug by, and not one Unity Quest since the Mane 6 went into the Halloween world with Shaggy and Scooby to prevent a horrible fate. But surprisingly... the ponies were okay with not being sent on a quest right away. After all, they still had a bunch more holidays to look forward to, not just Nightmare Night. And one holiday that most ponies looked forward to most of all... was Winter Wishday, Wishihoof and Wishentine-- all essentially the same day, but celebrated in different ways by the different pony kinds. Since Misty was serving Opaline during her first winter holidays, and since she was sick during last year's festivities, she never got to celebrate like the other ponies did... ...but now, the others were hoping to change that, and make these winter holidays the best winter holiday that Misty would ever have! XXXXXXXX By the time Misty woke up the day on Winter Wishday, she felt a different feeling in the air. Not of danger… but of hope.  Hope that she would be able to bring her mother to light, and have the best winter holiday ever. She just… wasn’t sure to start. That's when it hit her-- she had been so excited to get started, she had completely forgot to get her friends presents! So, she decided to sneak out while her friends were still sleeping and go get them some last minute gifts. Misty got the perfect gifts for her friends, ones that she thought they would love: A mane-brush for Pipp, to make her mane extra shiny with each stroke A potholder weaving kit for Izzy A container of badge polish for Hitch A stuffed animal for Sparky A hoofprints kit for Zipp (since Cloudpuff ruined her last one) A brand new cookbook, never seen before, for Sunny By the time Misty had already collected the gifts for her friends, it was about noon, so she decided to head back to the Brighthouse and help with the decorations, since her friends had to be up by then. But as she headed back to the Brighthouse, some soft music filled the air. The nights are getting longer (Longer) And there's a chill in the air And you feel a bit of magic Ooh, everywhere Misty looked through the window to see music coming from the nearby stereo as the ponies were doing different holiday activities; Sunny was with Zipp in the kitchen, baking cookies, Hitch was playing with Sparky in the living room and Pipp and Izzy were decorating the Wishday tree. It's a special time that we all hold dear (Dear) So come on, everypony, time to spread the cheer (Yeah!) There's dancin' and there's prancin' 'round the Wishing Tree And a little bit of sparkle for you and me No, I just can't wait 'til it's Wishentine's Day It's the twinkle in the eye of every Pegasi (Pegasi) And the feeling when you listen to the bells outside The glisten of the snowflakes falling in your mane Yeah, come on, everypony, don't you feel the same? Every moment, every sound Every feeling, sing it loud No, I, no, I, no, I, no, I No, I just can't wait (No, I can't) No, I just can't wait 'til it's Wishentine's Day Yeah, yeah, yeah... By the time the song was over, Misty pushed open the Brighthouse doors, the presents in her saddlebag. “Cheery Wishday, Sunny and Hitch!” she said. “Joyous Wishentine, Pipp and Zipp! And warm Wishihoof, Izzy!” “Aww, Misty! You didn’t have to buy us gifts!” Sunny said as she and Izzy came forward to take the packages from her. “Here, let us help you.” “I really wanted to, since the last couple Winter Wishdays kinda put a damper on all of us,” Misty said. “Besides… I’m really looking forward to our big holiday party tonight. Are all of our friends and family coming?” “Grandma Figgy should be here around dusk,” Hitch said. “And with the Wishentine Carousel Concert being yesterday, we had plenty of time to invite Mom,” Zipp said. “And your dad is gonna come from Bridlewood.” “Perfect!” Izzy smiled. “But we still have to get the Brighthouse ready!” “Izzy’s right-- and I still have more cookies to bake!” Sunny realized. “Come on, ponies-- let’s get to work!” And so, everypony managed to grab some decorations and got to work, even singing a song in the process. Sunny: What a day, magic everywhere Snowflakes in the air I wanna share it with you It's time to celebrate To "Jingle All the Way" Oh, there's so much we can do Pipp: Reachin' for rainbows, spreadin' good cheer Zipp: Cherish the moment, Winter Wishday is here Pipp, Sunny and Zipp: Family and friends and good times with you It's the best thing to do Mane 6: Cause all I want to do Is celebrate with you Because I love you From my heart to your hooves We're makin' memories, everypony The holidays are here It's the sweetest time of the year Sunny: So much fun, a holly jolly time A joyful Wishentine I wanna spend it with you Hitch: Reachin' for rainbows Misty: Spreadin' good cheer Pipp: Cherish the moment, it's the best time of year Zipp: Family and friends Izzy: And all ponykinds Mane 6: Let's have a good time 'Cause all I want to do Is celebrate with you Because I love you From my heart to your hooves We're makin' memories, everypony The holidays are here It's the sweetest time of the year (Hoof to hoof, hoof to hoof) The sweetest time of the year (Hoof to hoof, hoof to hoof) The sweetest time of the year When the song was finally done, the Brighthouse was festively decorated to demonstrate all the pony holiday traditions coming together, the food was cooling on the countertops, and presents were under the tree. “There… it’s finally finished,” Zipp smiled, just as her eyes trailed to the top of the tree, noticing it to be bare. “Well, except the star.” “Misty should put it on the tree this year!” Izzy said, levitating the six-pointed star decoration to Misty. “This was in the Moonbow family for six generations, all the way to my Auntie Buttons!” “Wow, Izzy… it’s beautiful!” Misty said in admiration before taking a deep breath. “Okay… here goes nothing.” She stepped onto a nearby stool and levitated the decoration in her magic, slowly moving it closer so she could place it on the tree… when she felt a tingling sensation coming from her rear. And we all know what this means. Misty and the other ponies looked at their cutie marks to see that they were glowing, causing Sunny to sigh. “That’s our cue, guys. Hitch, why don’t we let Sparky sleep down here while we’re gone?” “Good idea,” said Hitch. “Since time stops, nopony will be able to get to him.” “But… but what about the gifts?” Pipp asked. “I worked so hard on them!” “We can each take one gift for one pony,” said Sunny, “and we can exchange them if there’s time.” “Good plan, Sun,” Zipp winked. “All right, ponies, go get ready. Looks like we have a Unity Quest to go on-- holiday edition!”