Clover the Clever was minding her own business until some Time Traveling jerk decided to foalnap her, and take her along on a hair brained journey across the centuries because and she quotes "Potato." It's not even the hansom time traveling stallion either it's that annoying shadowy phantom. He keeps talking about something called Hearths Warming Eve which as far as the two of them can tell is a weird night were ponies of all three kinds get together and sing or something.
It all started when an ever so dashing and horribly/justly/tragically cursed shadowy phantom decided to visit his whatever word you use to describe somepony who doesn't make you sick. Sadly Star Swirl wasn't home, but his student was and she looked like she needed a break. So after explaining his wonderfully thought out plan and the quantum physics that goes beyond mere mortals as best he could he and her travel to a Hearth Warming Eve night.
It was a standard night for Daring Do. She sat down typed a couple dozen pages of her next book; enjoyed a nice hot herbal tea by her fire place and then went to bed. It was by all means a typical Hearth Warming Eve even down to the annoying villain of the week breaking into her house. Only when she goes back down stairs she finds horror from beyond time immemorial and a sad and really really confused maybe slightly crazy unicorn. Not the normal break in at any rate. Worse they seem to want to take her some where.
For Scootaloo it was the saddest night of the year. Her friends were with their families and she was with her family which consisted of her, and her, and her shadow, and her reflection in a mirror, oh and she was there too. She just wanted the night to be over with.
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My god... you could say this was really... HEARTHSWARMING.
Eh? Eh? M'kay, I'll leave.
Seriously though, warm story mate. Have a like and a Favorite!
8044190 Merci beaucoup did you pick up on what was going on with Daring before the end? I'm glad you liked this one and actually commented on it. Thank you!
8044198 Yeah!
Y'welcome!
8044205 Why do you like it?
8044216 I really liked the part where Daring and Scootaloo were reunited and I don't know why, but... I keep on laughing at Phantom.
8044227 could you spoiler guard that part about daring please?
8044238 Sorry.
It's fixed now.
8044258 Merci, and I am very glad that you enjoyed it thank you again.
nice story!
8110044 Merci beaucoup what about it did you like? When did you catch on to what was going on with Daring?
8110054 from the very beginning. I figured you were going for a quasi Christmas Carol, with the Phantom showing Clover the meaning of Hearts Warming, while reuniting Daring with her Daughter.
And you did so Brilliantly
8110121 Merci though I can't do subtle. Could you spoil block that part about Daring?
8110125 Sure, consider it done. And nah, it wasn't that you were not subtle it is just I read a LOT of Fanfiction so I tend to pick up on possible plot lines quickly hehe
8110135 Really though the Phantom is the Moral teacher in this one (Ghost's of Christmas PPF)? Are you sure?
8110137 Kinda felt like it to me, of course he could have also just been bored and decided to have some fun hehehe
8110139 I'm just tired. Your reading's a valid one I was just poking to see what you thought. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's part of a larger universe if you're interested.
8110140 ohh?
Nice story. I don't completely get why clover was there but it was a good read. One or two typos though
8210547 Une it was to teach her the importance of Hearthswarming
Due the Phantom likes messing with people
Drei I really didn't think of a dritte reason so I'm going on to four.
Four I felt Daring needed a friend to keep her cool through this and the Phantom doesn't use the F word
Lastly It gave the Phantom a face value reason to do this instead of revealing his true plans to steal SMILE's agent out from under them and obtain leverage over Daring Do.