Two Christmas Stories in One

The night was silent with snow falling to the ground, not even a murmur could be found. So in the night you could say, it was almost Christmas day. Many sleeping ponies rested in slumber, while the clock had struck twelve the number. There was a white blur dashing from house to house, quieter than any mouse. It dashed from rooftop to rooftop slipping into the house through its chimney before dashing away in flash. The pegasus’s hooves were banded with cloth and she wore weathered scarf that hung loosely from her neck. She was quick until dawn came and dashed away from the sunshine’s glorious rein. When the townsfolk of ponyville arose from their sleep, they saw they had been sweeped. Sweeped out of their presents that is, as parents gave sad children a kiss. The story takes us to three small fillies who had been robbed of their presents on Christmas eve.

“This sucks, who could’ve done such a terrible thing” Applebloom cried out.

Twilight and Rainbow Dash came in looking confused as the three fillies searched the room.

“Guys what’s going on here?” Twilight asked looking quite puzzled.

“Some thief stole our presents last night. They were there before we went to bed, but now they’re gone.” Scootaloo said in rage.

Sweetie Belle was looking disappointed and looked as if she might cry. “Why would someone do this?” she said in sad voice.

Rainbow Dash stepped in front of Twilight, “We’ll find the culprit” she said bravely.

Scootaloo was willing to tag along, but a country voiced mare said otherwise.

Applejack came trotting in slowly, “you fillies stay here there’s something important happening at town square, the mayor called a meeting”.

“Well let’s go” Twilight said as they began to walk out of the Cutie Mark Crusader’s tree house.

The three fillies looked at each other in disappointment, but looked up in glee.

“Maybe we’ll get our cutie marks in detective-ing” Sweetie Belle said excitedly.

“What are we waiting for, let’s go!” Scootaloo said.

The three fillies slapped their hooves in the air together and yelled, “Cutie Mark Crusaders GO!!!” as they then dashed out the door.

Back at town square there looked to be a large angry mob gathered in town square.

All what was heard from the crowd was of a present stealing pony that went into everybody’s house and took their presents.

“It seems like everypony lost their presents to this so called thief, but who is it” Twilight said looking at the angry crowd.

“I think I know who stole the presents” a small grey filly came up to Rainbow Dash and grabbed on her tail lightly.

“Kid we’re doing important business here we don’t have time fo--, did you say you might know who stole the presents?” she asked loudly.

The whole crowd turned towards the little filly in silence.

“Well..um it could be…um Spectre the Thief” she said shyly. “I heard many stories of her…” she said softly.

Applejack paused, “wait you mean Spectre, THE Spectre, the greatest thief in all of Equestria?” she said shocked.

Twilight looked at Applejack, “you know her?” she asked sounding puzzled.

“Of course! She was a legend in the big city!” she exclaimed.

“Well let’s go find her” Dash said ready to fly off.

“But we don’t even know where she is” Twilight interjected.

“You don’t need to” a voice boom over them.

Everybody looked up to see a pegasus watching over them with bright green eyes. “You see I am Spectre” she said triumphantly.

Before she could say anymore Rainbow Dash rushed up at her. Out of pure instinct Spectre flew off at amazing speed. The two pegasus were almost evenly matched flying at a speed nopony else could. They both started in a diagonal flight toward the sky. Before Spectre dashed down at an even greater, Rainbow Dash flew right behind her. The two were flying like bullets, one chasing the other before finally Rainbow Dash grabbed her tail with her mouth and the two of them plummeted all the way down into the snow.

The crowd rushed over to them.

“You thief give back everybody’s present’s!” Rainbow Dash demanded poking her head up from the snow.

“You’re one fast pony” She said with a smirk. “But, I didn’t take any present’s although I know where they went, thanks to three little fillies who found them.

“We found the present’s everybody!” Applebloom came to lead the crowd away. Spectre and Dash flew away to follow the crowd.

Everybody was shocked to find all the presents in Ponyville stacked underneath a giant Christmas tree.

“We found them here” Sweetie Belle said happily.

“We didn’t get our cutie marks though” Scootaloo said in dismay.

Everypony was happy to find the presents, but they found something extra which was a present for Spectre that had a note that read.

“I hope all of you aren’t mad, but I brought your present’s here. Spectre had nothing to do with this but I wanted to bring everypony together instead of separating all of you in your houses” – You’re Santa.

Everypony learned something that day, that togetherness is the best present on Christmas and that don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

“But wait if Spectre didn’t steal the present then who did?” Twilight asked.

Well in Christmas time you never know who might have been your Santa, but let’s say the rising sun had a role to play that Christmas day.