//------------------------------// // A Blueblood Carol // Story: Foal Adventures. // by Super-Stallion //------------------------------// Ho ho ho, Merry Chri... Heart's... Whatever. But not from Super-Stalion however. But from Firebird, don't worry I won't hurt. Unless, you want to be burned, but by than the lesson is already learned. Today's story is uninspired and cliché. What? You don't care, I hear you say? Oh joy to everybody in the general vicinity. This is "A Blueblood Carol", in all its 'divinity'. We begin at Canterlot Castle, where there is always some kinda hassle. The princesses prepared their decorations of elegance for the holidays in advance. Nightmare was flipping through the toy store's catalog, begging Luna to buy a lot of stuff like a hog. Speaking of Luna, nothing special happened to her, no interestingness had the older sister to prefer. Celestia finished telling an old fictional holiday tale. Blueblood, the only one listening could only bale. "But auntie," Blueblood said while sounding like an angry boar. "Tewwing the stowies over and again won't make me wike this holiday any mowe!" "I don't know why, or how." Celestia said. "How can a pony have such an unnatural hatred of the holiday, how could've embedded in your head?" "If I knew I would give a peep." "Maybe you just need a good night sleep."` After singing Blueblood to sleep in his baby box. Smiling, the princess left the room, writing a message while looking outside where its snowing. Celestia, that sly fox. She sighed as she made a deal with two shady character and another glowing. 'Twas midnight, Blueblood was sleeping like a baby. Was that pun intended? Maybe... "Blueblood~" That moan woke him up. He gasped at the floating scroll, yup. The scroll fell. Blueblood opened it to find a lot of misspell. youll be visited by tree ghosts they shall teach you how to like the holidays and the youll be as happy as a goat(?) When the bell tolls one, your barely done. When the bell tolls two, you wonder who? When the bell three, wait and see! ~a friend, this letter is end The young prince looked at the nearest clock, it was too dark to see, and he was too lazy to walk. "I guess I'ww just have to wait and find out." Blueblood said with frown. Nightmare grumbled and mumbled. "'m twying to sweep hewe, so keep it down!" The bell tolled one, and nothing about that could be done. A candle next to Blueblood's crib lighted, it formed formed a unorthodox face that couldn't be easily sighted. "Blueblood~ Blluuuueeeblooood~" The spirit called. "What's that? Why is that candle burning?" Towards said candle he crawled. "Because it's haunted by..." It paused for dramatic effect. "The ghost representing Equestria's past." He jumped out of the candle revealing Firebird, who did you expect? "Hello there, Mr. Scroogey McGrump." Said the ghostly hypocrite. Blueblood stared at the ghost standing in midair, he did not try to fidget. He could see his skeleton through his transparent body and flames. "What're you doing here lackey of Discord?" Blueblood automatically blames. "What makes you think I care?" Replied the ghostly bird of flare. "I got involuntary signed up for this absurd job, it's making my head throb. But a certain person asked so nicely with some money, Discord and became suddenly attracted to it like a bee to honey." "Why awe you whyming?" Blueblood asked after the bird's blather. The bird replied in a pessimistic manner; "Does it matter? Look, you hate the holiday, the universe won't have it that way. Us three ghosts will change your mind, and so I can finally sleep because the cheque is signed. Bite my leg, please do it slow and not fast. We're going to fly where it all went wrong; in the past." Blueblood, seeing no other choice, reluctantly bit his leg. Firebird both laughed and shrieked after this is all done he might need a peg. "Off we go, 3, 2, 1, Alakazoom!" But before they could take off. "WET ME SWEEP OW SEAW YOUW DOOM!" "Sorry." Blueblood and Firebird said with grin, interrupting a baby's beauty sleep, oh what a sin. "According to my time/space GPS, we'll be at the alter of the past in a flash." Firebird said almost out of air, the prince was dense, as for his sore legs, he hoped Discord had a spare. He flew into a portal, that makes sense? To say it's disorienting for the young prince was an understatement. There was only darkness with a think and tall pillar, they landed with a grunt. "Whewe awe we?" Blueblood asked about this place. "Good question, Mr. shorty." Firebird said, even though they stand face-to-face. "I don't know exactly, but it shows a person's past. I just have to point a hoof- or wing as the case may be, just listen and look fast!" Firebird pointed at nothing, making a screen towards Firebird was nudging. "We're looking at your past to whether you like it or not. Many of which became for you a blot." As they flipped through the metaphorical pages, they could not find anything for ages. Firebird had seen more than enough, he wishes to unsee things but that won't happen, no matter how tough. "Well, there's literally no reason for you to hate, I'm not going to fuel that debate. So that was pointless and gross, I saw nothing for you to hate the festival. I need a beg of ice with this case closed, good night, and please~ in the future do stuff that's less suggestible." Firebird begged as he threw a smoke bomb at Blueblood's head. Blueblood awoke with shock in his bed. "He bawely wet me talk, wait did I dream that?" He rubbed his after that chat. He went back to sleep, dreading the moment the next ghost would creep. The bell tolled two, Blueblood feared what fate would do. Nothing seemed to happen he noticed, but it wasn't silence, not even in the remotest. Some sounds were made outside the room. Blueblood climbed out of his crib to see a ghostly Discord eating snacks in tacky holiday costume. "D-Discord?!" The prince shouted. "What are you doing here?" "That's the ghost of Equestria's present, at least for this year." Discord said with an honest and sincere in tone and smile. Blueblood took the time to make that sink in for a while. Discord, unlike his useless lackey, stayed in character. Even his costume choice was tacky. If Discord wanted he could be the the most pleasant Santa this season. Too bad he never has a motivation or a good reason. "Oh pwease don't teww me-" "Oh yes widdle Bluey. I'm taking you for a stroll through today, seeing what your friends are doing, eh?" "I don't exactly twust you. You're a little absent-minded Spirit, Discord." "No, I'm a large absent-minded Spirit!" Discord said in a classic retort. The joke caused a smile appear on Bluey's face. "Here, jump in." Discord said after he ripped the fabric of space. "It's a portal to Ponyville, come on, crawling doesn't take much skill." Discord was showing him around, at Twilight's house happiness he frowned. Fluttershy's cottage practically radiated joy, but it didn't seemed to catch the blue blood boy. Rarity's parents house was cozy and warm, but that didn't help a darn. Spitfire and Soarin's decoration pleasant, as pleasant it can be for a peasant. Cadence, Shining and their widdle hell-spawn, had everything planned out as ready as dawn. Nightmare and Sly were playing ball, ignoring Blueblood since his holiday hatred and all. "How am I seeing this?" Blueblood said knowing something was amiss. "If you're the present, and the future comes at three... Why'we Nighty and Sly fuwwy awake, pwaying to their hearts content? This is confusing me." "Because the spirit of Equestria's present give-or-take a hours, doesn't quite have the same ring, it's like a dog ruining the prettiest of flowers, or something. Well my time is finally over, I hope you saw and learned what makes this time great." "Nope, now I have an actuaw weason, it's overly jowwy, it's too much, which is why I hate this season." Discord's thunder made a blunder. "You're lucky to live in a world with an overly happy fest, on different worlds they're anything but the best. Farewell my royal friend and let it be told." Said Discord as he became rapidly old. "If past and I didn't succeed, the future one must." Discord became so old he scattered in the wind as schizophrenic dust. The bell tolled three, Blueblood had an idea the next ghost would bring anything but glee. Blueblood was awake to see the ghost, this ghost gave Blueblood gave the feeling that he's toast. He was tall, tall fellow wearing a concealing cloak, the grim reaper he was trying to invoke. Blueblood was quaking, he was scary there was no mistaking. He hadn't even done anything, it made for others different degrees of trying. "Awe you the ghost of the future yet to come?" The spirit nodded and remained silent, he didn't even make a confirming hum. The phantom threw his cloak over the prince, Bluey could only wince. Once the cloak stopped blocking the view, Blueblood saw Celestia's throne room in a way that was new. "My little Pony, you're eighteen once again, I'm so proud of you, you've grown into a responsible true gentleman." "Why thank you dearly, Mother. But I couldn't have done it without you, and Luna and my friends, but no other." "And that's why for my present for you is being the mayor of a town." This hit past Blue hard, and make him look down. "Oh, mother, I can't thank you enough. But I first need to know how to run a town." Future Blue didn't bluff. Past Blue was silent. "It's not that bad." Blueblood sighed. "But it isn't enough for me to like this long term fad." The ghost stomped the ground in a hissy fit, snapping his finger they were back in his room, the ghost threw off his cloak showing Kit, with a press of a button summoning his friends to loom. The past had a pendulum, Future a crystal and present's swirly eyes. All ready to hypnotize. Hearth's Warming Wve's day from Discord crew in space, Firebird asked something about yesterdays case. "Ever thought the way we did this is all wrong? Did forgot what made the original story so strong?" "Nope. We just didn't try." Kit said sly. "Happy Hearth's Wawming Eve evewypony!" Blueblood's holiday hate cured? Blasphemy!! "Seems like they did their jobs well." Celestia muttered to herself, listening to Blueblood yell. "And same to you, Moony." Blueblood hugged Nightmare blue. "What happened to you, Bluey? You'we scawing me..."