Prologue: The Perfect Gift

It was raining heavily on the peaceful town of Ponyville. Everypony had stayed indoors as the huge thunderstorm raged outside of their town. Families enjoyed drinking hot chocolate with each other and sitting by the cozy fireplace in their homes. It was soon to be Hearth’s Warming Eve, within the next day the first drops of snow would blanket the town in a winter wonderland for all of the little fillies and colts to play in. Ponyville is known to be a town that is heavily into the spirit of Hearth’s Warming Eve, far more so than any other place in Equestria.

All of the ponies had rushed into their homes before the storm started. All but a certain white unicorn mare with three Lozenge diamonds for a cutie mark. Rarity had unfortunately been caught in the storm when it started as she was visiting her friend Twilight Sparkle for a rare book on gems. Thankfully for her, she obviously came prepared with a very fashionable looking umbrella.

“Oh dear, of all the times for me to be stranded out in the middle of storm. Just perfect, and I just came from the spa earlier today! Oh I hope my mane will be intact. Best avoid the muddy areas too,” Rarity said to these unfortunate events that had befallen her. As Rarity walked to her home she decided to take a shortcut through an alleyway that connected to her boutique.

Rarity continued her way to her home when she spotted a peculiar sight. A doll was sitting inside of an old and dirty looking cardboard box. The doll was a little colt with a ginger mane and tail. Its eyes were bright blue and it had an adorable little smile. It also had a light tan coat. The doll was wearing blue overalls with two big red buttons. On the front of the overalls were the words “Good Guys” written on it. Little pictures of construction hats and baseball bats and many other designs were etched onto the overalls. The shirt under was multicolored with red and green and blue being the main colors. As well as four little red shoes with white shoelaces on the hooves, which was odd as normally ponies don’t wear shoes. Rarity didn't know why, but she was intrigued by the little doll. When suddenly...

“Gasp, ideaaa!” Rarity picked up the doll using her magic and proceeded on her way home. This doll would be the perfect gift for Sweetie Belle! Thought Rarity. Rarity made it back to her home and workplace, the Carousel Boutique.

Sweetie Belle was already fast asleep by the time Rarity came home. This provided the perfect opportunity to work on Sweetie’s gift early. Rarity began to scrub the doll down until it was spotless. Celestia knows how long that doll had been there in that alley. Next, she began brushing its ginger hair to make it look more presentable. After that she brought a box and gently placed the doll down into the box and covered the opening with the lid. Now, Rarity had to decide on what wrapping to use for the box.

“Hmm, no that won’t do. Green!? Gah I would rather die. Hmm, ah perfect!” Rarity selected a nice blue and red wrap that she picked out based on the doll’s mane and overall colors. Grabbing a pair of scissors she snipped away at the wrapping paper and then started covering the box with the paper. Lifting some tape from her counter with a levitation spell Rarity applied the tape to the wrapped up box.

A job well done in her book Rarity lifted the box and went upstairs into her room. There she hid the box somewhere that she knew Sweetie Belle would not find it. The day to open up Hearth’s Warming Eve presents was not until another two days. Rarity knew however, that Sweetie Belle would absolutely love the gift that she got for her. Rarity knew, that this was going to be a Hearth’s Warming Eve to remember for many years to come.

Rarity walked into Sweetie Belle’s room to check up on her. There in the bed laid a little white filly sleeping soundly and peacefully, with a cute and small smile adorned on her face. As if she had not a worry in the world. Rarity could not help but smile at the adorable sight before her. She leaned downward and gave Sweetie Belle a little kiss on her forehead.

“Goodnight darling,” Rarity made sure that Sweetie Belle was tucked in and her blanket covered her body fully. Rarity then slowly and silently left her room and closed the door softly to avoid waking up her little sister.

Heading towards her kitchen Rarity decided that she needed something quick to eat before heading for bed. She made a simple dandelion sandwich and had a drink of water to go along with it. Rarity had to admit though that sometimes the silence in her home makes her feel uneasy. She didn't know why, but that feeling seemed to be getting worse today than usual. She just shrugged and thought that she was being silly.

Just then Rarity heard what sounded like laughter, a sort of maniacal laughter when she listened more closely. Rarity didn't pay it no mind and believed that Sweetie Belle was probably dreaming. With her meal done, Rarity decided that now was the time to turn in for the night. She went upstairs again and prepared herself to get ready for bed. The first thing though was that she needed a bath to relax herself first. Rarity turned on the bathtub and poured in bubbles for her bath. After an hour in the bathtub she dried herself and headed to her bedchambers.

Rarity put on a sleeping robe and placed a face mask on top of her head. She hopped onto the bed and covered herself with her blankets. Using her magic, she lowered the face mask over her eyes and all she saw was darkness. Finally, Rarity let out a yawn and closed her eyes and embraced the comfort of sleep.

In the secret compartment in Rarity’s room, a sound could be heard through the door. The sound was a hushed laughter coming from inside of the wrapped gift box. A voice could be heard from inside of the gift wrapped present.

“Hehehehe, they don’t know what’s fucking coming, hahahahaha…”

Author's Note

Well this is my second story so I hope it's not too bad or anything. So enjoy and tell me what you like and dislike about it. I'm gonna go slow with this one so the more exciting stuff won't happen right away, maybe after Sweetie gets her gift.