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// Past 
// Story: My Little Christmas Carol 
// by GameQubb 
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Blueblood started to slowly open his eyes and view his surroundings. It was really dark so he used his magic to light up the room.

"Must have dozed off." Blueblood said. "What time is it?" Just then he heard something coming from above the fireplace. "Who's there?" He got closer to the fireplace. "As the prince I command you to show yourself."

And then a pony came from above, really filthy from the dust. out of the dust cloud the pony turned out to be Cadence. "You really need to clean that place up."

"Cadence?" Blueblood asked. "Is that you?"

"You're close, but wrong." She said dusting herself off. "I'm the pony of Christmas Past."

"What are you doing here?"

She then started dusting him off since there was dust on him too. "Well, since you lost your Christmas Joy I here to help get it back."

Blueblood turned away from her. "I don't feel like it."

"Oh come on it'll be fun." She then placed her hoof on his shoulder. "So are you ready?"

"Ready for what?" Blueblood asked.

She then started using her magic. "For your journey of course." Blueblood then looked confused. "I'm taking you on a journey back in time." She then used her magic and a flash of light appeared.

The light faded and everything looked the same. "Congratulations!" Blueblood said in a mocking voice. "Nothing happened." They both heard somepony struggling out of Blueblood's bed. "What the?"

They looked and saw that a past Blueblood was in the bed. He stretched and said, "Another peasant filled morning." He then started looking happy. "Which is what I would say if tomorrow wasn't a Christmas morning." He got out of bed and looked out the window. "Time for preparations." He said as he started getting ready to go outside.

"This was you on Christmas Eve years ago."

Blueblood was amazed by this. "No wonder this looked familiar."

She then put her hoof on Blueblood. "As much as I would love to see the entire morning, it pains me to say that we need to move along." She then used her magic to send them at night time, but on the same day.

Blueblood looked around and noticed that more things looked familiar. "It's the Christmas celebration."

"That's right. And there you are with Celestia." They both looked and saw what she said.

"WHAT?! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" The past Blueblood yelled at the past Princess Celestia.

"Blueblood, please try to understand. You may not know it but this is important for the celebration." Princess Celestia said.

Blueblood only looked more upset. "Activating every decoration and light on the tree and in all of the plaza is more important than putting the star on top of tree?"

"It doesn't sound like much, but believe me it is." Celestia said. "It's always been my job to do this and now I need your help."

"Then why don't you get palace staff to help, like you always did."

"They tried earlier today and I'm afraid that some of them aren't as qualified as they use to be. I'm sorry nephew but right now I need your help with this."

Blueblood then started thinking about something. "Well if I'm not going to put the star up, then who is?"

"I'm giving that position to Twilight Sparkle."

Blueblood couldn't believe it. "Your new student?"

"It will be perfect for her, but know this, that for all it's worth it is for the best."

Blueblood then gave up and gave in, almost. "Alright fine, but can I put the star up next year?"

Celestia put her hoof around him. "We'll how it plays out."

The present Blueblood and the spirit stood there witnessing the whole thing. "All I ever wanted was to keep the tradition going and have me put the star on top of the tree every year." Blueblood said a little depressed. "Every year I ask her if I can, but did she let me?"

The spirit then started using her magic. "Let's find out." They then went through years of the same thing. "Every year, the same thing. Celestia tried to get help but she couldn't find anypony qualified for the job and kept asking for your help every year." She then paused for what came next. "And then came last year."

Blueblood thought that if he hurried and activated everything for the celebration then he could quickly put the star on top. He did it and went for the star, but Twilight was quicker than him this time, not knowing what he was trying to do. Blueblood than started getting angry at this entire thing and stormed out.

"I can't believe this. I was the one that always kept putting the star up. Now I'm starting to think that Auntie is just trying to replace me." The past Blueblood kept talking. "I mean is it really hard to do what I want."

Princess Celestia and Twilight looked at the entire thing. Twilight got a little upset and guilty for what happened and thought that it was her fault. Celestia saw this and comforted her, telling her that it wasn't her fault and everything will be alright, soon.

"And that's why you hate Christmas?" The spirit asked.

"You don't understand, putting the star on the tree was a great honor. I just couldn't believe it." Blueblood said. "I mean what's the reason why this keeps happening."

The spirit thought of it a little and said, "i don't know, but maybe you'll find out."

"What are talking about now?"

She then started using her magic for the last time. "You have a place to be anyway. See ya!" She then used her magic and a flash of light appeared again.