A Hearth's Warming Carol

by opuscon789

Chapter 1 Giving is a Gift

Giving is a gift.
No need to throw a fit
The happiness inside you
Can fade away
You can change that
You won’t look fat
Just give somepony anything
Your heart is pure
If you give
Today is a very special day. Magic is in the air and snow is falling from the sky. It’s Heart's Warming time, a time of joy and giving. There are ponies that have gave away something and got something in return. That is the true meaning of Hearth's Warming. Some ponies just don’t get it. Some of them think that if you get it, keep it. Some ponies just don’t give at all and some just want it all.
In the tiny town of Ponyville it was not yet time, but Hearth's Warming was already in the air. A whole blanket of snow, probably a foot off the ground, covered the tiny town. There was lights on the houses and bows on poles. the town was decorated for the holiday. Our story starts at the local Ponyville school house just outside of town. On Hearth's Warming Eve it held a gift donation. Everypony was giving away presents to the poor and helping the ones that are sick. The pony that everypony seems to be worried about is little Apple Bloom. Apple Bloom is a red mane, yellow body pony and has no cutie mark. She is in dire need of a new kidney, but the apple family can’t afford it because it’s winter and there are no apples to buck. The family is going through a hard time.
There is a pony that goes by the name of Diamond Tiara. She is an earth pony with purple white striped mane and tail, and her coat is a pink mix with white. She has a tiara as her cutie mark.
She was inside the school and Ms. Cherilee was having a Secret Santa. No pony knows who got who.
“All right fillies, give your gift to the pony you were assigned to,” said Ms. Cherilee
“I’m sorry Ms. Cherilee but I don’t have a present anypony,” said Diamond It turns out that the night before her dad (Filthy Rich) bought her a present for the Secret Santa. The present was glass horseshoes. Diamond thought that they were too beautiful to give away. She was going to give the present to Scootaloo because she was her Secret Santa. Scootaloo is a purple mane, orange bodied Pegasus pony with no cutie mark. She hates Scootaloo anyway so it did not matter to her.
“Diamond, I want you to give the present to whomever you have for a Secret Santa tomorrow and it’s perfect because it’s Hearth's Warming Day.”
Diamond huffed in anger. “I hate Hearth's Warming.”
The whole class was surprised. Her friend Sliver Spoon was sitting next to her. Silver Spoon is a gray pony with a light gray and braided mane. She possessed a cutie mark with a spoon and a diamond on it.
“What do you mean you hate Hearth's Warming?” she asked.
“I don’t understand the meaning of it. I prefer that I keep what I get and never give it away. I love money and I want it so whenever I get money I never give it to anypony.”
“Are you kidding Hearth's Warming is the best time of year.”
“I hate the snow, I hate my toys I get every year, and I even hate what all of the other fillies get all the stuff I want for Heart Warming.” Silver Spoon pauses for a second and thinks.
“What do you want for Heart's Warming?” she asked
“I want everything that is on sale; I always want the latest and most famous designs.”
“Did you keep the present because it was pretty?”
“Yes,” Diamond answered Ms. Cherilee looks at her angrily.
“Well I think you can sit out for our party.” She said
“But why, I did not do anything?”
“You had a present for Scootaloo, but you kept it for yourself. That is very selfish of you.”
“Fine then; I don’t really like Scootaloo anyway. And I’m glad that Apple Bloom is in the emergency room, now all I need is some time to think. I’m tired of hearing about Hearth's Warming. I’m going home since I can’t enjoy the party.”
Diamond Tiara walks out of the school house in anger, and takes a look at the gift donation going on outside. There were ponies lined up outside to bring in the gifts to the collectors who will take it to kids all across Equestria who are in need. Apple Bloom was one of them; Applejack was there to collect the presents just for her.
There was one pony that went up to the table with something that Diamond really wanted. It was a Magic Tiara; it made an ordinary pony into a princess in 1 second. Diamond really wanted that but when she asked her dad he said no and he said that you have other tiaras in your room. She wanted it so bad; she thinks to herself on how to get it.
“Why can’t I just steal it?” she asks herself.
Diamond sneaks into the bush and slowly and takes a peek at the tiara. It was sitting on the table right next to Applejack. Applejack moves it into a bag marked: AB’s presents. Diamond slowly moved in and made sure that no pony looking. She snuck behind Applejack and went into the bag. She grabbed the tiara with her jaw and sneaks home. Twilight is waiting in line to give away a book to Apple Bloom. Twilight Sparkle is a purple pony with dark purple and light purple striped mane and pink sparkles as her cutie mark. She sees Diamond Tiara run off with a tiara in her mouth. It soon came to her that she a stolen it. Twilight runs to the front of the line.
“Applejack!” she yelled
“Howdy Twilight, are you donating something to Apple Bloom?”
“Diamond Tiara stole a tiara.”
“WHAT!” Applejack said surprisingly “when I get my hands on her who knows what’s going to happen.”
“Did I just hear something about stealing?” said somepony
Twilight and Applejack look at the school steps and find Ms. Cherilee walking out.
“Diamond Tiara just stole the tiara.”
“Ones she comes to the Hearth's Warming party in Cantorlot she will be in big trouble,” said Cherilee
“Apple Bloom use to talk about her and how she’s so mean to her in school,” Applejack said
“Something surprised me today about her; she doesn't understand the meaning of Hearth's Warming.”
Twilight becomes shocked.
“I don’t get it I need some advice just so I can figure out how to handle this situation,”

---

Later that day she was in the library. Two of her friends were there to offer advice. Pinkie Pie was a pink earth pony with a dark pink curly mane and with two blue balloons and one yellow balloon for her cutie mark. Rainbow Dash was a light blue pegasus with a rainbow mane and a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt cutie mark.

"I can believe that we have a filly that does not like Heartwarming," said Rainbow

"I don't know what to do I can't just sit here and do nothing," worried Twilight

"I know, we can throw a Heartwarming party in her house tonight," Pinkie suggested

"That is not a good idea because it will disturb the ponies in town," Twilight explained

"I don't have any suggestions," said Rainbow

"I wonder if the princess wants to know about this," Twilight wondered

Twilight gets a quill and starts writing:

Dear Princess Celestia

We have a problem here and we need your help. Diamond Tiara does not understand the true meaning of Hearth's Warming and Pinkie, Rainbow and I don't have any suggestions. If you have any suggestions we will take them. Thanks

Your faithful student

Twilight Sparkle

"Spike, come here please!" yelled Twilight

Spike was a baby purple dragon with green back spines.

"What is it Twilight," he asked

"I want you to send this to the princess," Twilight demanded

"Ok," he answered

Spike blew on it with his fire and he opened the window.

" We'll all we can do is wait for a response," said Rainbow

30 seconds later Spike blew fire and a letter came back.

"Wow that was fast," Twilight said

Twilight opens the letter. The letter was blank

"This is weird, the princess never sends a blank letter," Twilight wondered

All of a sudden a vortex coming from the letter came out of it. Twilight gets sucked into the blank letter.

"TWILIGHT!" yelled Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash

The vortex pointed at Rainbow Dash. Rainbow gets sucked in to the letter. Pinkie Pie heart rushed, and in seconds she gets sucked in. Spike runs into the main part of the library and now they're all gone.

"Where did you go," he said

---

Diamond walks home with the Tiara in her mouth. Ones she reached the front door of the house she looks under the mat for the house keys. Then she started hearing noises.

"Diiiiiiiiiaaaaaaamooooond," said the voice

She looks up but no pony is there. She grabs the house key and opens the door. She walks to her room and puts the tiara in her closet. Her bedroom was pink all over with a round bed on the back wall and a smail desk on the left side wall. She lies down on her bed and gets a book out and starts reading. She starts hearing voices; it was like the voice was calling her.

"DIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAMMOOOOOOOND,"

It was getting louder and louder. The she starts hearing the sound of chains. She stops paying attention to her book and looks right in front of her. There was a gray pony with a yellow mane and bubbles for a cutie mark. She had chains on her hooves and neck. She was also faded and you can see right through her.

"Who are you and how did you get in here?"

"I am Derpy Hooves and I am a ghost."

"What are you talking about?"

"You have been a very selfish pony Diamond Tiara."

"How do you know my name?"

"I am taking you to the afterlife and you will be wearing these chains for a eternity."

"What, but why I don't want to die, please I will do anything, anything you tell me to."

"I will give you one more chance to change."

"Really, thank you,"

"Here is what I'm gonna tell you. Tonight you will be visited by 3 ghosts. Each will come one by one. I want you to listen to them and take their advice."

"More ghost? Fine then,"

"I will be watching you,"

Derpy disappears in a cloud of smoke. Diamond becomes worried.

"What's going to happen tonight?"

---

Twilight, Rainbow, and Pinkie land on the castle floors in Canterlot. They look at the throne and there was a large white pony with a glowing blue, green and purple mane and the sun as her cutie mark. That was Princess Celestia.

"Wow let do that again," said Pinkie

"I don't think we should," said Rainbow

"Princess what happened?" Twilight asked

"I used a transport spell on the letter. It's better than taking the train here because it's faster," said the princess

"Did you read the letter?"

"Yes I did and I have a suggestion."

Celesta picks up a box and brings it over to the three friends. She opens the box and inside the box are 3 diamond necklaces.

"What are these?" Rainbow asked

"These are very special necklaces. You can travel through time with your spirit free," Celesta explained "The plan is simple; you can bring Diamond into time to look at her past present and future as ghost."

"I like it but who are the ghost?" Pinkie asked

"You are the ghost," said Celesta

"I get it, who is ready to go into time?" said Twilight

" I'm going to find her future," said Rainbow

Rainbow disappears.

"I guess I'm gone to find the present," said Twilight

Twilight disappears,

"I'm going into the past then," Pinkie said

Pinkie disappears.

Comments

[dtlux1]

I like this so far, I only saw 2 mistakes

Dear Princess Celestia
We have a problem her and we need your help. Diamond Tiara does not understand the true meaning of Christmas and Pinkie, Rainbow and I don't have any suggestions. If you have any suggestions we will take them. Thanks
Your faithful student
Twilight Sparkle

here, not her

Diamond slowly moved in and made shore that know pony’s looking.

no pony's, not know pony's, sure, not shore
I do like the story though, I also like how there are descriptions of all the ponies eventhough most people reading this know what they look like. This makes the story longer, more annoying, funny, and better. I do stuff like that to make my stories longer, like I did in Background Ponies to the Rescue, hope you like my stories.
dtlux1

[Winree]

"I like it but who are the ghost?" Pinkie asked

"You are the ghost," said Celesta

Best