This year Heart Warming Eve was harsh for the ponies of Equestria, firstly some of the ponies who escape Manehatan had nowhere to go and had to live in a refuge camp, unfortunately the small constructions installed by the ponies who wanted to help didn’t protect much against the cold winter.
Secondly some fillies and colt didn’t know where their parents where and even some mothers didn’t found their foals when the city was attacked, a lot of them didn’t want to admit to themself that their love ones probably became some monster galloping wildly in search of fresh meat, even with the facts in front of them.
The good new is that the popularity of the game in the human world had calm down and with it the number of players constantly online had drastically lowered. All ponies through Discord would at least let us celebrate our favorite holiday before throwing his first chalenge, unfortunately the mad spirit of chaos wasn’t that kind.
Equestria was woke up by a loud alarm ringing into every corner of the country.None where too surprise when the draconesus appear on the screen, what surprise us was that he wasn’t the happy mad creature we usually see, instead he had bloodshot eyes, his fur was tangled as if he hadn’t took care of himself for months and he look like he could simply fall unconsious at any moment.
``Ponies of Equestria, I throw my first chalenge to you! *cough* *cough* since this is winter I feel generous for all of you who are freezing out here, the first chalenge is to slay a guild who took fun killing NPC’s, they call themself Les Ficelles, for the ones who exterminate them, they will have the sastifaction to unlock a town created by myself for the homeless ponies from Manehattan, oh and also you will receive the element of honesty, good luck everypony *cough*``
With that the screens close themselves, the voice of Discord wasn’t the same as the one I had heard a month ago, he look like he was on his dying bed. I felt almost sad for him, almost it’s hard to feel pity for the responsible of all this.
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``But mooom!`` I whined like a seven year old filly.
``No mean no Winter! The last time you got into a chalenge of Discord you almost died! Beside you arleady help to retrieve my element, but now it the turn to me and the rest of the girls to fight for our elements of harmony.`` She gave me a look that told me she wouldn’t change her mind any soon.
I sigh in disappointment sure I could eaily disobey her again and just go, but even if I like adventures it would’t be worth in disapointing and worrying mom and sis a second time. ``Bien, but I will find a way to go the next time.`` I huff lifting my muzzle in the air.
``We will see about that sweetie.`` She said in a tone that told me she would probably never let me go another time. She trot at the door where the rest of the bearer was waiting for her. ``I’m ready to girls!`` She was about to run with my aunts but look back in the house. ``Lyra you’re sure you are okay with foalsitting Winter and Meek Sky? I’m felling guilty of ruining you Heart Warming with Bon Bon and Scootaloo.``
The mint green unicorn giggle in response, ``Don’t worry Fluttershy! I’m happy to keep a eye on them and between you and me, I wanted to find a excuse to not go, Bon Bon stew is absolutely horrible.`` She laugh showing she was just joking. Felling better mom ran with the rest of the bearers.
As the door close Lyra stare curiously at me as she saw me writting in a little book. ``I didn’t think you were the type to write a diary Winter Song!`` She said smilling at me. I almost jump in the air as her voice intterupt my concentration.
``Ah! Tu ma fait peur!`` I said glaring at the intruder.
``I totally forgot you were talking prench, you didn’t answer my question through.`` Lyra wait patently, after a few seconds I realise she wouldn’t let it go and I sigh annoyed arleady by this foalsitter.
``Since Discord was so kind in broking every sort of comunications like the television and the internet, I decide to write everything that happened to me or the world around me in this book since I have nothing else to do when I’m not on a epic adventure to save the world.`` I said the last part proudly, which made Lyra giggle.
``Yes I’m sure this brave little filly will save all of us from Discord and his evil plans.`` She said playfully.
``Hey! I’m sure I could save a lot of ponies, one day I will be just like Peace Dreamer and I will fight agaisnt the evil Soul Reapers!`` Lyra lose her mirth at the mention Of Dream and the Reapers.
``Winter you shouldn’t try to fight the Reapers, nothing ever good come from fighting these monsters, every single pony who tried died or lose a great part of themself.`` Why did I felt like the latter was direct at me?
``Bien, I will not fight the Reapers but I can always dream.`` I look at my sister who had arleady fell asleep, I look at the green Unicorn. ``So Lyra, I heard in town that you study all sort of mythologic creatures, do you have any interesting story to tell?``
Lyra mouth instantly curl into a grin at the sugestion of telling a story. ``I have a good one! This was a story your grandmother Maria Ink share with me from her world, this is the story of a old greedy man who didn’t believe in the spirit of Christmas-``
``Attend une seconde, what is Christmas?`` I ask confused.
``Well Christmas is the human version of Heart Warming the only real difference is the reason why they are celebrating, anyway this story is called A Christmas Carol...``
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Titiritero, look as the bearer of harmony and the Peacemakers charge at his hideout which was protected by his guild Les ficelles. A changeling came rushing at his desk in panic. ``Sir you must leave! We will keep them away as long as we can without you our guild mean nothing!`` A loud explosion roar in the small town. The vampony glare at the bearers who defiantly attacked his territory with the Peacemakers behind them.
``I see the draconesus didn’t like my little present I put on him and now the dog decide to bite instead of just uselessly bark, I saw that coming but not that soon. Don’t think you can get away with attacking me Discord.`` The vampony rush out of his office not crazy enought to face the bearers of harmony by himself. He threw a last look at the town as his stallions where slaughtered by the powerfull foes.
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Since Discord had tried to ruin Heart Warming for everypony, Pinkie Pie decide to celebrate it the day after instead, it’s was half to celebrate Heart Warming and half to celebrate their victory at recuperating the element of honesty.
Everypony who had miss Heart Warming came to the party it wasn’t one of the biggest party Pinkie threw but it was great nonetheless. Like for every Heart Warming Mark was waiting under the mistletoe in case some mare would pass close of him.
Unfortunately some mare who were a little new in town did fell in his trap and had to kiss the pervert stallion. Through Mark was a gentlecolt in his own twist way and didn’t try anything else than kissing the poor mares.
Anyway enough about him, in the crowd I saw my favorite cousin Bolero I walk in his direction with a smile. ``Hey Bolero! Sa fait longtemps!`` I said grabbing him in a embrace, a few ponies did a double take when they saw me of all ponies giving a hug to a colt but relax when they saw it was just my cousin.
Ponyville is a small town and my phobia of the opposite gender wasn’t really secret, in fact I’m pretty certain mom made sure everypony knew about it after the incident. ``Good to see ya cousin`` He said in a heavy accent which was weird coming coming from him.
``Since when did you talk like your dad? I through Cheerillee didn’t like when you ‘butchered’ the Equestrian language`` He shrug with a grin.
``Well in the last family reunion ah got a few weird look because of how fancy I was talkin’ so ah decide to learn to talk like the rest of mah family.``
``You know you’re not force of learning an accent because of your family.`` I said worriedly.
``Ah know, but ah like the accent and ah don’t want ta lose the opportunity at getting on mom nerves.`` He chuckle and I giggle with him, he stop to laugh for a second before a michevious grin appear on his face.
``Hey isn’t it yer fillyfriend that pass the door right here?`` Fillyfriend? I don’t have any relashionship with anypony, curious as who he was talking about, my heart miss a beat when I saw her, Golden Pie but it was not the filly I knew a few years back, instead of the pudgy filly I knew a few years back she was slender and a little muscular at her legs.
She also became a little taller than me, which was understandable since she graduate from school one year ago. I became very consious of my messy mane and instantly I did the first thing that came to my mind, which was hidding under the table.
I was able to calm my breath back to normal as the darkness hide my messy appearance, I never through I would see the day when I would care about what other think about me but it happened. I barely noticed my cousin snickering at my antics.
I peek from under the table and saw that Golden Pie was following her parents, who was on their way to talk to my mom and aunts. ``Golden Harvest! Soarin! Long time no see sugarcubes`` Applejack greet them with a warm smile before looking down at my foalhood crush. ``Woah Golden Pie! The last time ah saw ya were smaller than Bolero!``
The filly look at the colt in question before waving at him not too sure if she remember him. Before turning her attention back on the bearers of harmony. I patiently wait for a opurtunity to rush out of here, as soon as I saw that the Earth pony filly wasn’t close of the door anymore I prepare myself to rush out of the door.
But just as I was about to rush, a intense tingling felling rush through my body, I had to cover my mouth with my hooves to not yelp in shock, what the buck was that?! Whatver it doesn’t matter right now I have to get out of here before-
``What are you doing under the table?`` Imediatly my head shot up in panic, which result in my head hitting loudly on the wooden table.
``Ouch!`` I step away from the table and saw a furry blob before me, everything seem blurry and I could make out everything that was around me, I shook my head to get most of the dizziness away.
``I’m sorry! Didn’t expect I would surprise you like that`` Said a concerned voice, to add to the injury I trip on one of the table legs. But before I hit the ground two hooves stop me in my fall. ``Whoa there, I think you should rest for a little while.`` Said the gentle yet confident voice of a young teenager.
I focuse on the blob that save me from the embarassement of falling on the ground in the middle of a party and my eyes widden when I regonise it’s was Golden Pie, of all ponies it had to be her? I quickly push myself away from her and tried to save the last bit of pride I had.
``Hi there sorry for that, so what is yout name?`` As if I would ever forget about her.
``I’m Golden Pie, I’m the daughter of Golden Harvest owner of the little carrot farm not far from here. You’re Winter Song, right? The Sea Pony of Ponyville.`` She giggle at the last part, great I through everypony had forgot about that stupid nickname.
The tingling felling return this time it was stronger, I couldn’t help but yelp as my leg decide to shut down. ``Oh my Celestia are you arlight? What happen?!`` I quickly rose fromt the ground as quickly as I fell.
``I’m fine, just fine I think I should tell mom I’m going home, I don’t feel like myself tonight`` This was certainly not a lie, something was certainly wrong with me. I mean sure I got a crush on the filly before me everypony would be nervous.
But the only thing I could think of all the time she was in front of me was pressing my lips on her, I saw a lot of ponies do that at Heart and Hooves day or in a few manga, I even saw ponies doing a strange belly rub in the weirder magasines, but I never understand the point of all that instead I focused on the action and the heroes who save the day with epic powers.
I began to walk in direction of my mother but was stop once again by a pair of hooves who force me to look up at my foalhood crush. ``Wait! You’re not mad at me are you? If that the case I’m sorry for anoying you I just want to make a good impression. You see I was alway a big fan of the element of harmony and I guess since your the daughter of one of them I through you would be super cool. But I guess even heroes have normal lives when they’re not on a adventure.``
She said guiltily, wait she feel guilty because she throught I would be cooler? I’m not sure if I should feel offend that I’m aparently not as cool as what she expected or happy that she knew about me since the begining.
I was about to tell her to not worry, when the tingling feeling course throug my body again, this time I couldn’t resist the urge as my crush was just in face of me and press my lips on Golden Pie. Her eyes shot open in shock as she felt me kissing her, half of the party got the silent while the rest didn’t noticed.
But some of the ones who notice the scenes was mom which gasp and alert the other and all look a what she saw, Golden Pie parents mouth drop in shock as they saw a random filly kissing their daughter.
I stop the kiss as soon as I notice what I was doing, but the harm was done, as I look in Golden Pie shocked eyes a strong wave of guilt hit me, I must have crush her dreams of meeting her heros she must think I’m just a big pervert now. I could hear mubles from all the ponies around me, I look at my mother and saw her face was stuck between shocked and worried.
Another tingling sensation hit me before my vision fad to black, the last thing I heard before losing conciousness was a loud thud as my body hit the floor of Sugar Cube Corner.