It's that time of year again! Hearth's Warming! A wonderful holiday where ponies everywhere spend time with their friends and families with hardly a care in the world, even everypony in Ponyville is bustling with happiness!

Except... Golden Flare. He didn't like holidays like this. What? Oh, no, he's not a scrooge or anything, it's just that Hearth's Warming reminds him of his family...

The family that had hurt him... The family that he had to leave behind...

His girlfriend, Pinkie, takes note of his depression and tries to find out what's wrong. When Golden doesn't tell her anything, she decides she's needs, "Reinforcements". Pinkie gathers her friends and tells them that something is wrong with Golden.

It's up to Twilight, Pinkie, and all of their friends to help Golden out of his depressed state and rekindle the holiday spirit that barely lingers in his heart.