When Rainbow learns of the annual gift exchange at the Wonderbolt Academy for Hearth’s Warming she thinks it will be a cinch to get the perfect gift for anypony she might get. But when she’s tasked with giving Spitfire the perfect gift, it doesn’t seem so simple anymore. Can Dash figure out what would make the best gift for the Captain of the Wonderbolts?

Written for Soaring for Jinglemas 2023

Anthony Grimm is a 30-something adrift in life. He has no wife or children. His old friends have moved on with their lives. His parents barely remember he exists. Life hardly seems worth living to him anymore.

One day, due to some unfortunate events, Anthony dies. But that’s not the end of him. Instead, a powerful entity offers him a chance at a new life in Equestria.

Anthony, determined to live life to the fullest now that he has a second chance, accepts the offer and begins his new life as a pony. What new experiences and adventures does Equestria have in store for him?

Read and find out!

First-person POV

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Featured: 4/17/23 (thanks for the support!)
Back in the box: 8/3/23