Happy Hearth's Warming Princess

by LuRose98

Rating: everyone
Tags: Original Character, Spike, Twilight Sparkle, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Main 6
Length: 3355

When Twilight gets fed up with her royal responsibilities during the holidays, she wishes for something that she'll regret.

Hearth's Warming Eve , Twilight's favorite time of year has come. She can't wait to open gifts with her friends, spend time with her family, and possibly get a kiss from a certain royal guard by the name of Flash. But when her royal responsibilities get in the way of the celebrations, preventing her from enjoying her favorite holiday traditions, Twilight wishes that she never came to Ponyville thus never becoming a princess. "Be careful what you wish for young Princess, you might just get it."

Base on "It's a Wonderful Life"

All characters (except for Winter Dreams) belong to Hasbro

Published 2014-12-25 09:10:04 UTC
Last updated 2014-12-26 03:28:46 UTC

Part 1

The streets of Ponyville glisten in a sea of colorful lights and a fluffy blanket of snow. Hearth's Warming Eve was coming.All ponies had a friendly aura to them and smiles as big as Canterlot. But one of the biggest smiles on the streets was that of Princess Twilight Sparkle. Hearth's Warming Eve was one of her favorite times of year (along with the Summer Sun Celebration). The princess trotted happily through the town with grocery bags in toll while humming her favorite carol "Frosty the SnowColt".

"Happy Hearth's Warming Eve Twilight" called Lyra

"Happy Hearth's Warming Lyra." Twilight replied

"Happy Warming Hearts Twilight." a voice from the sky called

Twilight looked up to see Derpy on a cloud waving to her.

"Happy Warming Hearts to you too Derpy." Twilight shouted back giggling

The princess came up on a Saddlevation Army stand and put 10 bits into the bucket.

"Thank very much Princess." the unicorn mare at the stand said

"No problem. And please call me Twilight. No need for formalities." Twilight replied

"Ok. Happy Hearth's Warming Eve Twilight."

"Happy Hearth's Warming Eve, wait I didn't get your name."

"Sorry, my name is Winter Dreams." the mare replied

"Winter Dreams. I like it. Well Happy Hearth's Warming Eve Winter." Twilight said as she started to trot again.

A few minutes later, Twilight was in front of her new home : The Friendship Rainbow Castle. She wouldn't really call the castle her home since it only appeared out of the ground six months ago after Lord Tirek's return. Luckily all her belongings including more books have been restored. The castle also included a much larger library that was available to the public. Many ponies from all of Equestria have come to check out the amazing castle's library. The amount of visitors got so huge, that Twilight hired a teenage mare to be the librarian part time. But now the library was closed for the holidays only to be opened again in the new year.

Once inside, Twilight smelled a sweet smell that made her drool a little. Spike then came out from the kitchen wiping his claws on an apron.

"Hey Twilight, just making a little snicky snack to enjoy. Diamond chip cookies my favorite. Want some?" Spike asked

"Uh no thanks Spike, I think I'll pass." Twilight replied as she set the groceries down with her magic. "After all we have the pre holiday party tonight and I don't want my appetite spoiled."

"Fine with me, but I on the other claw, have some gem cookies to enjoy." Spike replied returning to the kitchen

"Princess! There you are! I was so worried." a voice said coming down from upstairs

"Flash, you always say that after I come from town. Don't worry, I'm not hurt." Twilight replied slightly blushing

Two months after Lord Tirek's return, Princess Cadence sent Flash Sentry to be Twilight's guard. But Twilight knew that she sent Flash because she had a crush on the stallion. Well she is the Princess of Love. If she could defeat the Queen of Changelings using the Power of Love, figuring out her sister in law had a crush was easy. As much as she loved having her dream stallion living with her having him following her around all the time would mean she would have to talk to him, so Twilight would insist that she took some independent trips which she said was to make sure that ponies know to treat her as any other pony.

"Are you going to come to our pre holiday party tonight Flash?" Twilight asked

"Of course. I am your personal guard." Flash replied

Every year since Twilight moved to Ponyville, the Mane 6, and the Princesses would have a party at one of the Mane 6's homes before heading out to their respective home for the holidays. The CMC also joined them along with Scootaloo's parents/Rainbow's cousin and her husband: Aerial Dash and Striker. This year, Twilight was hosting the party since she had the castle. Twilight loved holiday parties every since she was little. She would make cookies with her mother, decorate with her father, and if there was time make snowcolt and fillies with Shining before guests would arrive. This year her parents were coming and she was hoping to rekindle those traditions. She sighed happily at those happy memories.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Twilight opened it to see a blue mailcolt with a navy mane and a mailbox for a cutiemark outside.

"Important mail for Princess Twilight Sparkle." the mailcolt said holding a thick envelope.

"Thank you and Happy Hearth's Warming." Twilight said as she grabbed the envelope with her magic.

As she closed the door, Twilight ripped the envelope open and read the first piece of paper

"Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle,

You must cosign all these documents to make them official then have Spike send them back to Canterlot before tonight. But first read them first. And Happy Hearth's Warming Eve."

Signed, Savior F., Celestia's Royal Advisor

"Just sign a few documents." Twilight said

But when she emptied the envelope on the table, about 150 documents came out.

"Well" Twilight sighed "I better get work. Hopefully if I start now, I should be done by tonight."

But after 5 hours of reading documents, Twilight came down to see the party was underway. All the guests were there already enjoying the festivities. And all without her.

"Wait you guys started without me?" Twilight asked as she came down.

"Sorry Twilight, we thought you wouldn't be down for awhile, so we kind of thought to just go on ahead." Shining explained

The lavender alicorn looked around the room to see the decorations.

"You've decorated the room already?!"

Twilight felt a smell coming from the kitchen only to see a plate of snowcolt cookies.

"Mom, you baked the cookies?!" Twilight looked at her mother with shock and disappointment.

But what really tipped off the alicorn was what she found outside. Outside were a family of snowponies consisting of a father, mother, a colt, and filly.

"Shinning how could you?!

Suddenly, Spike burped and four scrolls came out. The Princesses used their magic to read it:

"Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle/Celestia/Luna/Cadence,
Your presence is requested as the Duke and Duchess have called for a last minute meeting due to some matters that have come up. Please come to Maretonia for a few days as quickly as you can.

Signed, Wild Clover, Royal Advisor to the Duke of Maretonia.

"Well I guess we have to go then." Celestia said after reading her scroll

"But Princess what about the party? What about Hearth's Warming Eve" Twilight asked

"I'm sorry Twilight but we all must go." Celestia sighed "Even you."

"Doesn't Maretonia celebrate Hearth's Warming." AppleJack asked

"No silly they celebrate the Winter Solstice. Once that passes, everything goes back to normal. Everypony knows that." Pinkie replied

Everypony look at the pink pony strangely.

"What?" Pinkie asked

"Pinkie darling I've told you, not everypony know as much as you do." Rarity told her marefriend

"Can't you just ask them to reschedule?" Rainbow asked "I mean you're one of the supreme rulers of Equestria."

"I have tried many times to reschedule meetings for years, but the Duke is a stubborn Stallion." Celestia said "Now we must go."

But Twilight wouldn't budge. This was the last straw. "NO! I won't go!" Twilight yelled

"Twilight!"

"This is the time to celebrate with family and friends. "

"That's ok Sugarcube." Applejack "We understand you have important business to attend to."

"But this is my first holiday with my parents since I've moved to Ponyville. I can't just abandon them on Hearth's Warming." Twilight replied

"You don't understand Twilight. When our presence is requested, we have to go." Luna said

" No you don't understand! I know you and Celestia and even Cadence have done this for a long while but I have been a princess for only a year and a half. Being interrupted on a regular day for royal responsibilities is one thing but on Hearth's Warming Eve?!

Then she turned around to her family and friends who she was most upset at.

"And don't get me started on you guys. I'm sorry but you couldn't have at least waited for me to be finished with my work?! You know what? I can't take this I'm leaving." Twilight said as she grabbed her scarf, her eyes getting soggy. She than ran out the door.

"Wait Princess!" Flash called but Twilight was already out.

To be continued...

Author's Note

Part 1 of my first story for fimfiction. I hope you like it. I decided to make Scootaloo and Rainbow relatives because Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are related to AppleJack and Rainbow and because I can.

Part 2

Twilight walked through the streets with her head down. Once in a while she would look up to see houses that were all lite up and full of warmth. Something our princess didn't have. That fact just made her sadder. By then, her eyes had gotten so soggy, that she could barely see. Suddenly Twilight saw a falling star in the sky just as a tear came out of her left eye. As the star and the tear continued to fall, the lavender alicorn made a wish:

"I wish I never came to Ponyville and became a princess."

Suddenly the star came twinkling at the same place the tear fell in front of Twilight. The star started to form into the shape of a pony until out came a familiar unicorn mare with a white coat, glittering purple mane and tail, dark blue eyes, and a snowflake inside a cloud for a cutiemark.

Twilight looked at the familiar face startled and asked: "Winter Dreams? What are you doing out here?"

"Oh dear Twilight, I'm here because you submitted me. You see I'm the angel of Hearth's Warming Eve." Winter explained then looked at her back "Well almost. I just need to do one more thing before I can get my wings."

"But I didn't mean to submit you."

"Well you just wished that you never came to Ponyville thus never becoming a princess." Winter explained "So I'm here to grant it."

"Grant it my wish?"

"Oh yes. Be careful what you wish for young Princess, you might just get it."

So Winter spread some gold dust around the air which caused Twilight to cough and her wings to disappear.

"What the?"

"Uh uh uh. You never became a princess so you're back to being a unicorn." Winter explained

"No not that." Twilight said "I mean that?" The lavender unicorn pointed her hoof to see that both the sun and the moon were up.

"That? Oh yeah. Well because you never went to Ponyville, Nightmare Moon attacked the Summer Sun Celebration, freed Discord, long story short, they rule Equestria now." Winter explained nonchalantly

After that explanation, Twilight's mouth hung open, her eyes bulge open before shaking it off.

"So Winter, if I never went to Ponyville, what happened to the others?" Twilight asked as the two unicorns walked through the chaos.

"Well I guess I can show you, but believe me it's not pretty." Winter replied Then she nodded her head and the two were at Sweet Apple Acres. Or at least Twilight thought it was Sweet Apple Acres. The barn was old and rusty, the apples were green, blue and even magenta, and the animals were now hybrids. The chickens had mixed with the cows.

"This is Sweet Apple Acres?" Twilight asked as the two walked into the frantic farm.

"I'm afraid so." Winter replied "With Discord running loose, no place is safe from his crazy ways." Then she pointed further "Or no pony."

Twilight looked to her shock to see AppleJack whose coat was now a green plaid color, her eyes were spirals, and she was very plump.

"Why is AJ so fat?" the unicorn asked "And her coat isn't orange."

"Well obviously Discord made her coat that color as for the plumpness well...." Than Twilight and Winter were in the town square where Discord and Nightmare Moon were in the center. While Nightmare Moon sat on a regular throne, Discord was sitting on a fat Celestia! Around them were random cotton candy clouds raining chocolate milk.

"What does this have to do with my question." Twilight asked

"Well." Winter explained "If ponies don't follow Discord and/or Nightmare Moon, Discord will force ponies to sit and drink from the clouds."

"That doesn't seem like a bad punishment." said Twilight

"The milk is very fating, therefore ponies often become very heavy. Which Discord does because he's into bigger ponies" Winter said "Look at Rainbow Dash over there."

Twilight looked the other way. To her shock, Rainbow was very fat.

"So fat that she can no longer fly." Almost like Winter was reading her mind

"Rainbow it's me Twilight." Twilight tried to tell the cyan pegagus "Please how could he do this to you." But Rainbow didn't answer

" She can't hear you nor see us." Winter explained

"Wait are all my friends..."

"All in the same situation. They hate it. Except for Pinkie Pie. She loves being fat I don't know why. But Fluttershy," Winter said pointing to Discord who was petting a shaking Fluttershy.

"Fluttershy is his pet. Discord keeps her up there petting her all day as his chaos runs free." Winter explained

"What are ponies doing here?!" Discord yelled

"Uh Oh" Winter said Then both unicorns started to run

"I thought you said they can't see or hear us?" Twilight said as they ran

"Well this is Discord we're talking about. He bends the rules because he can." Winter said

When the duo finally stopped and caught their breaths, Twilight asked:

"What about Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle? I'm sure they are ok right?"

"Well if you insist." Winter said

Suddenly the duo was at the school house which was the most morbid. The school was now painted in a light pink. All the playground stuff was gone. And right in front of the door was a big picture of Diamond Tiara that said: "The Diamond is watching YOU! Obey the Diamond!" Once again, Twilight had her mouth open and her eyes bulging out. Winter noticed her expression and spoke

"Well I did say that no pony was safe. And that includes foals."

"But how could Diamond Tiara be ruling the school?" Twilight asked

"Simple." Winter answered "She being her evil self, jumped on with Discord and N.M. then conquered the school because they didn't have cutiemarks. And Cheerilee was too busy slaving away for Nightmare Moon."

"But Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle have the CMC."

"Seriously Twi? Have you not seen anything? This is where you never defeated Nightmare Moon! There is no CMC!" Winter yelled

"Oh right sorry."

Then Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle along with two other foals came out with chains wrapped around pulling a wagon with Silver Spoon holding a megaphone inside sitting on top of 60 bags of bits.

"Put your back into it you blank flank babies!" Silver yelled "You're not special so you have to work for the ponies who are!"

"Wow." Twilight said "Isn't that a little too harsh?"

"Well it can't worse than what your brother suffers." Winter said then they transported to a grave yard where they say Shining Armor by three gravestones. The gravestones read :Twilight Velvet : Beloved Mystery Author. Night Light Sparkle: Astronomer, Father. Princess Mi Amora Cadenza: Princess of Love.

"Wait a minute." Twilight said as she read the tombstones "No. No it can't be. They can't be dead!"

"I'm afraid so my dear." Winter said somberly

Just as Twilight started to break down, Discord came up from behind them

"There they are!"

"Well I'm out of here! Good luck" Winter was then gone

"Winter! Come back!" Twilight yelled "I don't want this! Change it back!"

"Hmm you're too thin." Discord said "Time to fatten you up." Then with a snap of his fingers, a wave of chocolate milk came towards Twilight.

As she started to drown in chocolate milk, Twilight called: "Winter please! I take it back. I wish my life was back to normal!"

But it was too late.

To be continued...

Author's Note

Part 2 of our holiday adventure. And believe me its a tearjerker.

Part 3

"Please come back! I want my life back!" Twilight kept screaming, her eyes closed

Then she opened her eyes and got up to see that Ponyville wasn't full of chaos. Twilight looked at her back to see her wings were back on.

"It worked! Everything's back to normal." Twilight said relieved "It was all a dream. Oh happy day!" Then she realized "The party I have to go back!"

As she ran back to the castle while shouting "Happy Hearth's Warming Eve Ponyville! Happy Hearth's Warming Eve Town Square! Happy Hearth's Warming Eve Sugarcube Corner!" Some ponies came outside to see what was going on. They found having a princess screaming in the streets strange but after what they've seen in this town, everything seemed to be strange.

Within a few minutes, Twilight had returned to the castle which now after her little adventure felt like home. When she came through the door, she saw all her friends and family by the fire.

"Twilight!" Everypony screamed

"Girls, Mom, Dad, Shining, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Spike,Flash." Twilight said "Boy I'm so glad to see you!"

"Twilight we were so worried." Shining said hugging his little sister "Where were you?"

"Shining, everypony I would like to apologize for my behavior." Twilight announced What was I thinking? I guess I'll have to get use to the fact I'll have to miss somethings for royalty reasons. I've realized that coming to Ponyville was the best decision. Not just for me but for everypony."

"No Twilight. We should apologize." Cadence came saying "We should've of waited for you to start the festivities. And I know what you're going through. Being a princess was hard for me to get use to too. But don't worry, I've talked to the Duke and Duchess, they've agree to move the meeting to next month."

"Really? Oh thank you Cadence." Twilight said now hugging her sister in law "How can I repay you?"

"You can repay me by kissing a certain stallion over there." Cadence answered pointing to Flash who was sitting under the mistletoe.

"Ok. I will."

So Twilight went over to Flash hut as she got closer and closer, her checks became red, and her stomach became full of butterflies.

When she got over to Flash she said :"Hey Flash."

"Hello Princess." Flash responded

"So I've noticed you're under the mistletoe and I was wondering,"

But before she continued Flash interrupted: "Listen Princess, the reason I wanted to come to Ponyville was because, every since I saw you back in the other world, I have been fascinated by you. You always seem to fix any threats that have come our way." He grabbed her hoof which caused her to blush. "You have saved us from Nightmare Moon, Discord, Lord Tirek, and of course those Dazzlings. You are the perfect pony to be a princess. I love you Princess Twilight Sparkle."

Then Flash brought his lips to Twilight and they kissed very passionately.

"Please call me Twilight. No need for formalities." Twilight responded

Then she heard bells jingling. Twilight went out to see Winter wearing bells on her neck and majestic white wings on her back.

"Winter Dreams!"

"What do you think. Awesome right?" Winter asked

"Totally." Twilight then hugged her friend "Thank you for everything."

Winter pulled out from her hug then said: "I have to go now but I'll be back soon."

Then Winter Dreams took off and wrote in the sky:

"Happy Hearth's Warming Princess."

The End

Author's Note

So that concludes "Happy Hearth's Warming Princess." I'll have more stories coming in 2015. Happy Holidays Bronies