How Rainbow Dash Saved Hearth's Warming

10:00 PM
"Those Windigos are gonna get it," Rainbow Dash frowned, as she, Rudolph, and Snowball tracked up the cliffs of the North Mountain.

Earlier That Evening

Santa's helpers had finished constructing a weather controlling machine that stopped the blizzard for the moment, while Blitzen was recalling all the tragedy that befall on him and Santa.

"It all happened so fast," Blitzen began. "I was the first to arrive into Santa's office, when they took him away. Santa fought them off the best he could, but there was only so much he can do before they captured him."

"That's terrible," Rainbow exclaimed. "I know the Windigos love to feed on hatred and stuff, but to kidnap Santa Hooves? Of all the nerves," Rainbow Dash got up on her hooves as she proclaims, "Well, they're not getting away with it. Where are they taking him?"

"The North Mountain," Blitzen replied. "It's one of the most treacherous places in the North Pole. But I'm sure it's where Santa is being held."

"Then that's where I'm going!" Rainbow Dash began to flap her wings and was about to take off, when Blitzen caught her by the tail.

"No Dash!" Blitzen shouted. "You can't risk flying there. If the Windigos spotted you, they'll freeze you before you could reach the top and rescue Santa."

"Well, there has to be somehow to reach the big guy."

Snowball grunted, as Rudolph translated, "Uh, Snowball knows a secret way to the mountain....but-"

Next thing Rainbow Dash knew, she was sliding down through a pipe, with Rudolph and Snowball following. Once she reached the end, Rainbow Dash landed in a pile of garbage.

"Yuck!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "I'm doing this for Hearth's Warming?"

Before Rainbow Dash knew it, she was squashed beneath Snowball who had just appeared out of the pipe, followed by Rudolph.

"Rainbow?" Rudolph called. "Where'd you-"

It wasn't long when Rudolph spotted the pony's hoof, banging frantically beneath the yeti.

"Snowball! Get off!" Rudolph shouted, as the arctic gorilla quickly complied. "You okay Rainbow Dash?"

Dazed at first, Rainbow Dash muttered, "C'mon, let's get this over with so I can take a long shower back home."

With that, Rainbow climbs out of the waste and up the mountain, with Rudolph and Snowball following.

Present
"C'mon," Rudolph called, moving a boulder aside, with Snowball and Dash's help.

Once the job is done, the trio looked into the tunnel to see it was completely empty.

"Let's go!" Rainbow said, as the reindeer and yeti followed her.

While doing this, the trio both got into the mood of doing the task, secret spy style.

Rainbow Dash was disguised as an iceberg, Rudolph disguised himself as deer head mount, while Snowball skillfully scales through the ceiling, using the icicles formed on top.

Rainbow Dash at one point was scouting ahead, when some Windigos passed through. Dash quickly shifted into her disguise, just as the ghosts passed over her. Once they're gone, Dash quickly signaled Rudolph and Snowball over.

After many twists and turns around the mountain halls, the trio suddenly fell down a tunnel. Evading several sharp icicles sticking up, along the way. Sharp icicles also started raining down on the trio, as they desperately slid faster, with Rainbow Dash flapping her wings to give them some boosts.

10:05 PM
At last, the trio reached the end, as they flew upward and found themselves inside what appears to be a dungeon.

"Whoa," Rainbow said dizzily, before she regained focus. "Santa?"

"Ho?" a voice called out. "Someone say my name?"

"Santa!" Rudolph cried, as Rainbow and Snowball turned their heads in the reindeer's direction.

There, sitting behind bars, is the jolly pony himself.

"Hang on Santa!" Rudolph exclaimed. "We're here to save you!"

"Oh, bless you all," Santa exclaimed.

The trio went up to the bars, as Rainbow Dash said, "Okay Santa, stand back!"

"Wait, don't!" But too late, the trio went ahead to attack the bars, only to met with a shock.

"It's no use," Santa exclaimed. "These bars are enchanted with dark magic by the Windigos. Nothing will open them, except for the key."

"Where is it?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Right here," a voice snickered.

There, floating before them, are the Windigos. And their leader, Blizzard, the biggest of all, with a crown at the top of his head, and the key around his neck, blew a wave of snowy mists at the trio. When the mist cleared up, the trio stood before the ghosts, in chain.

"Sorry for not giving you three a warm welcome," Blizzard cackled. "But we can't have any pony, reindeers, or even a bunch of arctic primates ruining our master plan."

"Why did you do this?" Rainbow Dash asked, struggling to break free from the icy chains. "Why'd you kidnap Santa?"

"Why, to ruin Hearth's Warming, of course," Blizzard answered. "We Windigos have always thrived on the negative feelings of fighting and hatred. But because of your heroics and the joyous feel you ponies spread on this accursed holiday, such feelings are hard to find these days. So then, we decided that, if we cannot find any hates, then we just might as well make some."

"And how's kidnapping Santa going to help you Windigos create hate for yourself?"

"Let me elucidate for you, little pony. What happens when you take away a pony, who brings cheers and laughter to all the ponies in the world, and who awards ponies for being nice on Hearth's Warming?" Rainbow Dash thought, until it hit her. "Yes, you see, Rainbow Dash? By removing Santa Hooves, little ponies will not be encouraged to believe in the spirit of Hearth's Warming! In other words, Hearth's Warming is ruined. And when Hearth's Warming is ruined, then the ponies will be miserable. And when ponies are miserable, they will forget to love and there will be nothing left to feel positive for, but to hate. So much, hatred will spread throughout all of Equestria. And soon, the world. And with so much hate to feed off of, we will grow stronger and dominate the world!"

"Not unless, I stop you first!" Rainbow Dash growled, as she at last broke free, and attacked the Windigos, who remained undeterred.

"Foolish pegasus," Blizzard exclaimed, blocking every one of the pegasus's attacks. "You cannot defeat us. To hate us is to give us breath. To fight us is to give us strength. You have no hope of defeating us!"

With that, Blizzard breathed a huge storm of icy winds, blowing Rainbow Dash away, before he pounced on her, holding his hoof down to her throat, as ices slowly began to form from the touch.

Rainbow Dash kicked her legs out, forcing Blizzard off, as she got back up and flapped her wings, only to find that they were frozen.

The windigos all started to surround Rainbow Dash, trapping her in a vortex of snow. Looking around for a way to escape, Rainbow Dash quickly digs into the snow and burrowed her way out. The windigos stopped and advanced upon her again.

Blizzard flew after Rainbow Dash again, as the pegasus struggled to fly away.

'I can't let him catch me now!' Dash thought, before remembering her friends' gifts. 'Time to use some help.'

As Dash reached in for her saddlebags, her hoof only met air; her saddlebags are gone.

'What the!' Dash thought incredulously, before she was captured, by Blizzard, by her hoof. Rainbow Dash screamed in agony as ice began to form from her hoof, and it began to spread around on her arm. Dash tried to break free, but the other Windigos joined in as they all piled on top of Rainbow Dash, freezing her into an icy prism.

"Pony fool!" Blizzard laughed. "I see that I must show you, who is truly master of this domain."

With that, an ice sculpture, in the shape of a cross, rose out of the ground and Rainbow Dash was chained to it. Rudolph and Snowball tried to save Rainbow Dash, but they were soon captured by the other Windigos, and were thrown in prison with Santa.

Blizzard flew up to the pegasus face, as he smirked, "Seeing as how desperate you are to saving your friends and family, you shall be rewarded. We are honored to grant you a front row seat, to watch as we destroy everything you've fought so hard to save."

With that, the Windigos all flew around a giant crystal, chanting a latin language, conjuring up a huge storm.

"NO!!" Rainbow Dash screamed, struggling to break free, but to no avail.