//------------------------------// // Holiday special // Story: Skylanders X MLP // by Skylander545 //------------------------------// In Equestria, as the snow fell on Ponyville and Canterlot, the Skylanders, who were exhausted after saving the Cloudbreak Islands settled down with their loved ones to spend the holidays with. But instead of going to the Equestrian Islands like last year, some of the Skylanders are staying home to spend the holidays. Some decided to have a holiday party to have a peaceful holiday season, while some Skylanders were caught by their lovers under the mistletoe. But there is one Skylander who is angry with trying to find the true meaning. Fryno decided to leave his house, but he would try to understand. Meanwhile at the Golden Oaks Library, Twilight and Pop Fizz were doing the finishing touches on decorating the library for the holidays. Pop Fizz looked at the lights and said, "What do you think? Pretty impressive, right?" Twilight looked at the lights on the stairwell and the arch as she replied, "Its really incredible, Pop Fizz. Everything is going well since it is the holidays." It wasn't until they heard a knock on the door and Pop Fizz said, "I'll get it." He opened the door and found out that it was Ali Twilight and Punch Pop Fizz as the Alicorn said, "A very Merry Christmas to you, Pop Fizz." Punch Pop Fizz added, "We just thought that we could spend the holidays with you and Twilight. You are our variants after all." Pop Fizz replied, "Sure, come on in." Twilight noticed, "Ali, Nice of you to drop by." Ali Twilight levitates a plant, "We also wanted to give you this Poinsettia plant." Twilight took a hold of the plant in her magic, "Thanks for the poinsettia." Her Alicorn Twin smiled, "Anything for my twin sister." Pop Fizz pulled out a present, "We also thought of something for you guys." Punch Pop Fizz opened the present and pulled out two small toy versions of the two Twilights and the two Pop Fizzes, both original and variant on the same pedestal. Punch Pop Fizz smiled, "Thanks, we might put these in our bedroom back home." It wasn't until Twilight asked, "Do you see what I see?" Pop Fizz looked up and saw a mistletoe right above him as Punch Pop Fizz saw the same thing. Ali Twilight asked, "You know what happens when somepony catches you under the mistletoe?" Punch Pop Fizz replied, "I remember." Before the two Twilights and Pop Fizzes could do the second stage of the mistletoe, the Library Door slammed open and Fryno walked in. Pop Fizz said, "Fryno, I never thought that you would celebrate." Fryno sat on a chair, "I want to celebrate, but I don't know how. But it mostly involves getting presents and I want to find mine." Twilight said, "What!! Fryno, how could you be so selfish? Sneaking up on your friends and shattering their trust for your own needs?!" Fryno replied, "I need to find out what I am getting." Ali Twilight replied, "Stop right there, mister! Christmas isn't about materialistic needs, Christmas is about what you find in...." She placed her hoof on Fryno's chest, "here" Fryno spoke, "That's my utter, you're touching, Ali Twi." Punch Pop Fizz said, "You can't put your own selfish needs ahead of your own friends." Fryno replied, "Christmas is all about giving." Fryno got off the chair and left as Pop Fizz yelled, "You can't turn your back on the True Meaning of Christmas!!" Fryno walked through the streets of the snowy Ponyville and said, "I wonder what I might be getting?" He made random guesses until he came to Sugarcube Corner, he noticed Pinkie Pie and Trigger Happy near the bakery and asked, "Hey, what are you guys doing?" Trigger Happy noticed, "Fryno, Its good that you've dropped by." Fryno asked, "What happened?" Pinkie Pie said, "Legendary Trigger Happy got stuck in the chimney and we have been trying to get him out ever since." Fryno rubbed his hands together and knew that he would get a gander to see if there is a present with his name on it as he went inside to help Legendary Trigger Happy. But his curious observation of the Christmas Tree was cut short when he placed his hand inside the fireplace. His gloves started a reaction that blew Fryno out of the house, and he also noticed Legendary Trigger Happy shooting out of the chimney. He decided to move on and said, "I have a million Christmases in this town anyway." He walked to Carousel Boutique hoping to see if Rarity had a present with his name on it until he came to a note on the door that said, "To anypony or Skylander, Gone to Canterlot with Spike to spend time with his family. I apologize for the inconvenience. Rarity." Fryno slammed his fist on the ground in anger and moved on. The two Twilights and the two Pop Fizzes looked at Fryno as he left Carousel Boutique from the Library. Pop Fizz said, "There has got to be a way to show Fryno, the True Spirit of Christmas." Twilight asked, "But how?" Punch Pop Fizz looked at Ali Twilight's Wings, and said, "Ali, how good are you in flying?" Ali Twilight replied, "I learned the ropes from Legendary Spyro, why?" Punch Pop Fizz smiled, "Because we are going to need an angel." He looked at Twilight, "Make that two angels." So the four Skylanders went to work on constructing a way to show Fryno, the gift of giving and what the True Spirit of Christmas is about. Although Punch Pop Fizz said that they need two angels, one can go on fabricating a magical pair of wings for the second angel. After getting their plan prepped, Twilight looked at her temporary wings, "Are you sure that this will get to Fryno?" Pop Fizz replied, "It has to, but I know a way to lure him in." He held out an empty present. Fryno walked through the snowed in Ponyville and asked to himself, "If Christmas is about giving, How come I am not getting anything?" Until he was hit by a present and realized, "A Present?" He began to jump to it, "Come to Fryno!" But the present moved and he began to chase after it and because it moved so fast, he went Angry Bike to chase it. As he chased it with his Angry Bike, he crashed into a tree that the present went up. As he shook off the shock, he looked up into the snowy sky and saw two purple angels fluttering down right beside him. The first angel said, "The Angels have observed your greedy nature for not understanding the true spirit of the season." The second angel spoke, "The spirit of Christmas is not about materialistic needs. Surely, you could hear the angels singing about the true spirit of Christmas." Fryno spoke, "Cut the act, I know that its you two. Both Twilight and Ali Twilight." Pop Fizz appeared, "Fryno, it is not the gifts that matter, its your heart." Fryno didn't listen and somehow recognized Twilight and tore off her fabricated wings. Punch Pop Fizz asked, "How did he tell them apart?" Twilight replied, "I have no idea how he recognized me." Pop Fizz checked off his list, "Well, that was plan A. But Plan B will be in effect sooner or later." Ali Twilight asked, "What is Plan B? Punch Pop Fizz spoke, "Well, Pop Fizz and I might've slipped a light bulb in Fryno's pocket as he was leaving. Somehow he would use it for somewhere." Pop Fizz finished, "Only time would tell." It wasn't until they saw Fryno walking away from a house in anger as he made his way to where their friends were ice skating. As Fryno went to the Ice Skating rink, he noticed a couple of the other Skylanders on the rink either skating by themselves or with a partner. He noticed Fluttershy and Camo skating on the rink together as Camo sported the red and green colors on his leaves. He noticed that some of the EQGs decided to spend Christmas in this universe. Because Fryno saw EQGs Rainbow Dash and Legendary Spyro snowboarding down a slope while he was on his way to the rink. Fryno said, "As much as I want to find out what I'm getting, I better spend some time Ice Skating." Fryno grabbed a pair of Ice Skates and started to skate around the rink and he began to have fun, but because of his flaming rage that boils up within him, he fell through the ice and emerged as an ice block. He was pulled onto solid ground by EQG Twilight who was there with Voodood when they saw Fryno fall through the ice. He was cracked out by Voodood when he tapped the Axe Reaver on the Ice block. Fryno decided to move on from the rink as EQG Twilight asked, "I wonder what is wrong with him." Voodood recognized this, "Fryno is having a hard time trying to discover the True Meaning of Christmas." EQG Twilight replied, "It must be hard for him." As Fryno traversed through the now stormy snow, tired, and sad that he couldn't find his presents and even have fun on Christmas Eve. "I guess I will never find out where my presents are." He looked at his reflection in the ice, "What am I doing? Trying to find out about my presents?" He soon realized, "I've turned greedy......no, I can't be like a greedy rhino trying to steal someone else's Christmas. But, I am." He began to walk through the storm, but also noticing the many areas he visited during his quest for his presents. He now felt ashamed of himself until he bumped into the Golden Oaks Library, where he first started. He noticed a bad light bulb on the tree, so he reached into his pocket and pulled out a good light bulb. Seeing this, he decided to replace the light and move on. After he did that, the light from the new light caused a glow that expanded throughout Ponyville. His eyes widened in shock until the Twilights and the Pop Fizzes approached him as Twilight said, "Fryno, we're so proud of you." Pop Fizz spoke, "You did it!" Fryno was confused about the reactions of his friends until he asked, "What did I do?" Ali Twilight replied, "You replaced the bulb, Fryno." Fryno replied, "So, the Library needed a light and I put one in." Punch Pop Fizz corrected, "Don't you see, Fryno? You've made an unselfish gesture. You gave willingly of your own heart without thought of your own gain. This is the gift of giving, Fryno." Ali Twilight finished, "This is what the Spirit of Christmas is all about." Fryno said in surprise, "It is?" He realized, "That didn't hurt a bit. It actually feels quite good, guys." He smiled, "Because Christmas isn't about what you find under a tree, Christmas is about what you find in your heart!" The Light from the Library caught the attention of their friends that Fryno met in his soul searching. Voodood noticed, "The Library is brighter than ever." EQG Twilight replied, "Its incredible." Fluttershy said, "It was like it was touched by an angel." Camo smiled, "Its bright and shines nicely to give its angelic symbol." Pinkie Pie and Trigger Happy's mouths dropped in awe as the Library's brightness and beauty was too much for them. EQG Rainbow Dash said, "That is one cool tree.....wait its 20% Cooler! EQG Legendary Spyro replied, "Awesome to say the least." Legendary Trigger Happy smiled, "Its brighter like Kaos' de-evilization." All of a sudden, a big red sack fell on top of Fryno as they all looked up and saw a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. The driver was wearing red and white as his beard was white and the driver said, "Ho, Ho, Ho. Merry Christmas and a Happy Hearth's Warming Eve to all!!" Fryno emerged from the sack dazed as he said, "Santa?" Santa's sleigh entered a mini-portal back to wear he came from as the Skylanders, Variants and EQGs waved bye. Fryno looked into the sack and realized that there were presents for him and his friends and with the Spirit of the Season in his heart, he personally tossed out each present to his friends while they caught them. As for that, Fryno has learned the true spirit of the holiday season. When Christmas Morning came, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna and Princess Cadance spent the holiday in Ponyville as the Skylanders told them about getting Fryno to learning about the spirit of the holiday. When he told them about what he found in his heart, they were happy that Fryno learned to make an unselfish gesture from his heart without thought of his own gain. Everypony and Skylander had another holiday season with their families and their friends. And more importantly, they spent their holiday with the EQG Skylanders because last year they saved the Equestrian Isles Holiday Party and this year, Fryno found the Holiday Spirit. (Now a message from the 4th wall) Bronies, Pegasisters, and fellow Portal Masters everywhere, from Spartan545 and Skylander545, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here's Tree Rex, Chop Chop, Stealth Elf, Voodood and EQG Twilight singing Holly Jolly Christmas to play us out. Tree Rex: Oh, ho, the mistletoe hung where you can see. *Fluttershy waits for Camo* Somebody waits for you,*Camo arrives* kiss her once for me. *Camo and Fluttershy kiss* Chop Chop and Stealth Elf: Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.. Tree Rex: And in case you didn't hear... Voodood and EQG Twilight: Oh by golly Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, this year!