Gallus the griffin nearly sabotaged his friends’ opportunity to return home to their families for the holidays due to his own lack of one. Though his friends opted to stay in Ponyville with him, Sandbar recognized that this was only a temporary fix for a more permanent problem. On the morning of Hearth's Warming, Sandbar gives Gallus a present that he hopes will make his Hearth's Warming, as well as the rest of his life, the best it can possibly be.

Written because I wanted to write a Hearth’s Warming story that wasn’t so much in the same vein as Die Hard like Lion Hearted was. Plus, I’m planning another story involving the Young Six in the near future and I thought this story would be a good way to dip my toes in with them, so to speak. Happy holidays, everyone!

This story is a sequel to Knight of Equestria I: Certainty

Long before I became Songbird Serenade, while I was still in high school, I encountered Discord turning Ponyville into the Chaos Capital of the world. I wasn't buying that his changes made ponies more fun, and I told him as much, which meant I had a part to play in the drama.

Though this three chapter story is a sequel to Knight of Equestria: Certainty, it begins with a reprise of the first story and is written to be enjoyed as a standalone work. A big thank you! each to DoContra and Loganberry for pre-reading and suggestions.

Songbird's Playlist

Fly Away!, the JPB Remix by NCS.
Looking for You by the Empire Cast
Ain't Nobody, a cover by Ain't Nobody, not the original by Chaka Khan
I'm Free by Kenny Loggins on the Footloose Soundtrack.

The following sequence from the long description of Certainty also sets the stage for this second story in the series:
Music Biz's Wicked Tongue: So,  Miss Serenade... World renown DJ, songwriter, records topping the charts, fans cry "Songbird" at you, Friendship Festival headliner...  What's the scoop with the serialized stories The Strand is launching?  Self-aggrandizing fiction?

Songbird Serenade: Self-aggrandizing? (She shuffles some pages on the table before her and takes a deep breath.)  On the evening of the 1000th Summer Sun Celebration, a blank-flank teenager was expecting to scrub and dust, helping her immigrant parents clean Town Hall overnight. She was... okay with that. Her family was glad for any opportunity. Her Trottingham accent worried her—

WT: Your accent—

SS:  Might her classmates discover she was a peasant who cleaned up after other ponies and always would?  She jammed with a nascent DJ named Vinyl Scratch, but, with her sorry excuse for being a DJ next to her only friend, she had no dreams of a musical future.

(Her blue eyes catch mine for an instant.)  Little did I know at the dawn of the Age of Harmony, I would meet its first monster.

The filly made it to her next sunrise, but would be piecing herself together for the rest of her life. Ultimately, without Princess Nightmare Moon there would be no Songbird Serenade. This is one of those stories.

WT: Are you saying the stories are autobiographical?

SS: (She covers her face with her mop of bangs after I see incipient tears.)  It's a confession.  She dislikes the filly she was.  As for the mare she became... (Shudders)

Berry Punch spends Hearth's Warming Eve the traditional way: kicking ass and taking names. No matter if it's a timberwolf or another ancient evil threatening her friends – she's there to the rescue.

Preread by Cinder Vel, ChudoJogurt, and Dragonborne Fox

Translation by repitter:
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Cover credits: Roseluck by Yanoda, Lily and Berry by DashieSparkle, background by Quasdar.

Shining and Cadance aren't sure if Flurry Heart is immortal. They decide to test it.

Rainbow Dash tries to get her feelings across to Rarity with a mistletoe kiss. Art by ourxnios.

To fight off the icy cold weather, Twilight invites her friends over for "A Warming Party". It's sort of like a tea party where they get together and join in some pleasant conversation, but the big difference here was the strong desire to stay as warm as possible against the cold weather outside.

Contains diapers and diaper usage. Please don't keep reading if you disapprove of any of these themes.

Battle report: June 24th 999 P.U.W. North-Central Fleet submarine unit 001-a1 also know as the Wolf-Pack encountered a convoy of Infernal horde naval vessels approximately 100 nautical miles from the Equestrian coastal city of Manehatten on an attack course for said city. On orders from Prince-Commander Alekier, Unit 001-a1 diverted from their patrol course into an intercept course despite being outnumbered four to one. Upon the engaging of the enemy, the battle quickly ended with the Wolf-Pack retreating, upon encountering armored enemy vessels and being low on torpedoes and outnumbered Prince-Commander reluctantly ordered a...

This story is a sequel to Xcom: Alien Unknown

Dinky and her new friends enjoy every minute of their friendship to the fullest. Yet, once again they land on Earth, having to face a new danger with their friend Fletcher.

A danger foreign to them and mostly humanity.

Danny has recently been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Along with his medication, he is assigned a very special helper to get him back on his feet with plenty of affection and a listening ear.

A story written to relax and inspire confidence in both those with mental illness and those that simply need a listening ear and a smile on their faces. Love to all of you.

This story is a sequel to To Err is Divine

It took years of his life and most of his fortune, but the great architect Arkhimedes has finally completed his masterpiece, a tower to commemorate the accomplishments of all of mortalkind, celebrating the great feats they can accomplish using their own two hands, without help from the gods. It is a tower that will last throughout the ages, reminding mortals of what they can achieve through their own merit-

Wait, what's that in the sky?