//------------------------------// // Part 2 // Story: Happy Hearth's Warming Princess // by LuRose98 //------------------------------// Twilight walked through the streets with her head down. Once in a while she would look up to see houses that were all lite up and full of warmth. Something our princess didn't have. That fact just made her sadder. By then, her eyes had gotten so soggy, that she could barely see. Suddenly Twilight saw a falling star in the sky just as a tear came out of her left eye. As the star and the tear continued to fall, the lavender alicorn made a wish: "I wish I never came to Ponyville and became a princess." Suddenly the star came twinkling at the same place the tear fell in front of Twilight. The star started to form into the shape of a pony until out came a familiar unicorn mare with a white coat, glittering purple mane and tail, dark blue eyes, and a snowflake inside a cloud for a cutiemark. Twilight looked at the familiar face startled and asked: "Winter Dreams? What are you doing out here?" "Oh dear Twilight, I'm here because you submitted me. You see I'm the angel of Hearth's Warming Eve." Winter explained then looked at her back "Well almost. I just need to do one more thing before I can get my wings." "But I didn't mean to submit you." "Well you just wished that you never came to Ponyville thus never becoming a princess." Winter explained "So I'm here to grant it." "Grant it my wish?" "Oh yes. Be careful what you wish for young Princess, you might just get it." So Winter spread some gold dust around the air which caused Twilight to cough and her wings to disappear. "What the?" "Uh uh uh. You never became a princess so you're back to being a unicorn." Winter explained "No not that." Twilight said "I mean that?" The lavender unicorn pointed her hoof to see that both the sun and the moon were up. "That? Oh yeah. Well because you never went to Ponyville, Nightmare Moon attacked the Summer Sun Celebration, freed Discord, long story short, they rule Equestria now." Winter explained nonchalantly After that explanation, Twilight's mouth hung open, her eyes bulge open before shaking it off. "So Winter, if I never went to Ponyville, what happened to the others?" Twilight asked as the two unicorns walked through the chaos. "Well I guess I can show you, but believe me it's not pretty." Winter replied Then she nodded her head and the two were at Sweet Apple Acres. Or at least Twilight thought it was Sweet Apple Acres. The barn was old and rusty, the apples were green, blue and even magenta, and the animals were now hybrids. The chickens had mixed with the cows. "This is Sweet Apple Acres?" Twilight asked as the two walked into the frantic farm. "I'm afraid so." Winter replied "With Discord running loose, no place is safe from his crazy ways." Then she pointed further "Or no pony." Twilight looked to her shock to see AppleJack whose coat was now a green plaid color, her eyes were spirals, and she was very plump. "Why is AJ so fat?" the unicorn asked "And her coat isn't orange." "Well obviously Discord made her coat that color as for the plumpness well...." Than Twilight and Winter were in the town square where Discord and Nightmare Moon were in the center. While Nightmare Moon sat on a regular throne, Discord was sitting on a fat Celestia! Around them were random cotton candy clouds raining chocolate milk. "What does this have to do with my question." Twilight asked "Well." Winter explained "If ponies don't follow Discord and/or Nightmare Moon, Discord will force ponies to sit and drink from the clouds." "That doesn't seem like a bad punishment." said Twilight "The milk is very fating, therefore ponies often become very heavy. Which Discord does because he's into bigger ponies" Winter said "Look at Rainbow Dash over there." Twilight looked the other way. To her shock, Rainbow was very fat. "So fat that she can no longer fly." Almost like Winter was reading her mind "Rainbow it's me Twilight." Twilight tried to tell the cyan pegagus "Please how could he do this to you." But Rainbow didn't answer " She can't hear you nor see us." Winter explained "Wait are all my friends..." "All in the same situation. They hate it. Except for Pinkie Pie. She loves being fat I don't know why. But Fluttershy," Winter said pointing to Discord who was petting a shaking Fluttershy. "Fluttershy is his pet. Discord keeps her up there petting her all day as his chaos runs free." Winter explained "What are ponies doing here?!" Discord yelled "Uh Oh" Winter said Then both unicorns started to run "I thought you said they can't see or hear us?" Twilight said as they ran "Well this is Discord we're talking about. He bends the rules because he can." Winter said When the duo finally stopped and caught their breaths, Twilight asked: "What about Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle? I'm sure they are ok right?" "Well if you insist." Winter said Suddenly the duo was at the school house which was the most morbid. The school was now painted in a light pink. All the playground stuff was gone. And right in front of the door was a big picture of Diamond Tiara that said: "The Diamond is watching YOU! Obey the Diamond!" Once again, Twilight had her mouth open and her eyes bulging out. Winter noticed her expression and spoke "Well I did say that no pony was safe. And that includes foals." "But how could Diamond Tiara be ruling the school?" Twilight asked "Simple." Winter answered "She being her evil self, jumped on with Discord and N.M. then conquered the school because they didn't have cutiemarks. And Cheerilee was too busy slaving away for Nightmare Moon." "But Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle have the CMC." "Seriously Twi? Have you not seen anything? This is where you never defeated Nightmare Moon! There is no CMC!" Winter yelled "Oh right sorry." Then Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle along with two other foals came out with chains wrapped around pulling a wagon with Silver Spoon holding a megaphone inside sitting on top of 60 bags of bits. "Put your back into it you blank flank babies!" Silver yelled "You're not special so you have to work for the ponies who are!" "Wow." Twilight said "Isn't that a little too harsh?" "Well it can't worse than what your brother suffers." Winter said then they transported to a grave yard where they say Shining Armor by three gravestones. The gravestones read :Twilight Velvet : Beloved Mystery Author. Night Light Sparkle: Astronomer, Father. Princess Mi Amora Cadenza: Princess of Love. "Wait a minute." Twilight said as she read the tombstones "No. No it can't be. They can't be dead!" "I'm afraid so my dear." Winter said somberly Just as Twilight started to break down, Discord came up from behind them "There they are!" "Well I'm out of here! Good luck" Winter was then gone "Winter! Come back!" Twilight yelled "I don't want this! Change it back!" "Hmm you're too thin." Discord said "Time to fatten you up." Then with a snap of his fingers, a wave of chocolate milk came towards Twilight. As she started to drown in chocolate milk, Twilight called: "Winter please! I take it back. I wish my life was back to normal!" But it was too late. To be continued...