Twilight had woken up from her slumber on her desk in the office. Somewhere in preparing the money package, she had fallen asleep. Luckily her assistant Spike noticed and removed the paperwork from the desk to keep her from drooling all over it. And on top of that she had a blanket over her.

Realizing this, she went to the dinner room. She noticed a lack of her assistant, but he had prepared her some pancakes to start the day. After eating them, she went back to her office. Picking the paper back up and placing them on the desk, she continued back with signing papers and refusing them, back and forth. Until eventually Spike returned.

"Good morning. Did you have breakfast?" Spike asked.

"I did. They were delicious as always, Spike." Twilight said with a smile.

"Are you going to be stuck the whole day in this office?" Spike asked worried.

"Sadly not. I have a meeting with the Mayor of Cloudsdale and Mayor of Ponyville. After that, I need to talk to the organizers of the Christmas event I was going to hold in Ponyville. But first, take a letter Spike." Twilight said, Spike grabs a scroll off the desk and some ink and feather.

"I am ready." Spike said.

"Dear Celestia,

It's your friend Twilight. I have a select few questions for you. Why are you not communicating with Cloudsdale? And why did you stop paying the weather factory for the past twelve months? Right now we have a major emergency on our hooves. The weather factory is severely damaged due lack of money and maintenance. On top of that, it seems that the Pegasi have lost the ability to be immune to cold temperatures. And finally it seems the winter crystal has run dry of magic.

Please respond as early as possible,
Yours truly,

Twilight Sparkle." Twilight said out loud.

"Alright. Should I send it over?" Spike asked.

"Please do. Because I have a meeting to get to." Twilight said as walks towards the meeting room.

Twilight's meeting room was inside the massive library inside her castle. As soon as she entered, she sees both mayors she invited. But also the scout and the communicator. Twilight takes a seat and everyone in the room looks into her direction.

"Welcome to this emergency meeting everypony. As you know, there are some major issues currently in play. And without Princess Celestia and Luna's assistance, I have been tasked in their stead. Before I explain these issues, I need the scout and the communicator to explain their presence on this meeting before continuing." Twilight stated, her tone quite serious.

"Let me begin." The scout said, before continuing. "I entered Canterlot to investigate the lack of communication issue. But I was unable to enter the city. Even if I flashed my royal guard badge. They wouldn't let me in. Something about an emergency lock down instigated by princess Celestia." The scout explained.

"So instead, you sneaked in correct?" Twilight asked.

"Exactly. Once inside, I saw a bizarre scene. Lots of black smoke and the sign of a fight. After going to my favorite information dealer. They said, that they saw Celestia fighting Luna. Or something that looked like Luna." The scout said.

"Thank you. That is enough. Go back on standby." Twilight demanded.

"Understood." The scout said before leaving.

"So I checked the weather stations. Besides the odd lack of Pegasi inside of the complex locations. I saw no reason for concern." The communicator said without missing a beat.

"That is excellent news. Thank you. Please join the scout on standby." Twilight ordered.

"Understood." The communicator said before leaving.

"Alright. Back to the meeting. Welcome to my humble home, the crystal castle. Before I begin, is there any drinks or snacks that I could interest the both of you?" Twilight introduced.

"Anything hot would be greatly appreciated." The mayor of Cloudsdale requested.

"Some tea would be nice. But no cookies. I do not want to get fat." The mayor of Ponyville requested.

"Alright. Spike! Could you get tea for three ponies please? Your blend." Twilight shouted.

"Okay!" Spike shouted from the kitchen.

"Well then. While my assistant is getting us some tea. Lets get started." Twilight said as her mood turns serious.

Both Mayors nodded towards Twilight.

"Before I start. How much are you aware of, Mayor Mare?" Twilight asked.

"Not really much. I am somewhat aware of some issues in Cloudsdale, but nothing alarming." Mayor said dismissive.

"Alright. So we have some major issues at the weather factory, primarily money related. And some major issues in Cloudsdale, regarding the Pegasi. You see, they have lost their cold immunity." Twilight explained.

Mayor Mare looks shocked towards the mayor of Cloudsdale. She simply nodded in agreement.

"Let me put it simple. The winter crystal that is in control of all things winter. Has run out of magic energy. This means that the cold immunity that the crystal produced is gone. And our ability to control the snow and ice is also gone." Twilight explained.

"But how is that possible? I only heard of this crystal in legends!" Mayor Mare shouted in confusion.

"Actually, this crystal does exist. It exists far north. It is an object that based in a small village. That village also relies on the crystal." Twilight explains.

"Which is why, besides our ability to control the winter is gone. Christmas is also not coming while this crystal in not working." The mayor of Cloudsdale explained.

"Don't tell me, that village..." Mayor Mare said shocked.

"Yes. That village belongs to the Santa family. It houses the workshop." Twilight confirmed.

"Oh no. The festival..." Mayor Mare looks apologetic towards Twilight.

"I am afraid it is not the most important on our list. For whatever reason Canterlot is in lockdown and Cloudsdale hasn't received a single form of communication with Canterlot for about a year. This includes money that is required to maintain the weather factory." Twilight explains, her mood quite dark.

"That is terrible. Does that include the transportation network?" Mayor Mare asked

"It does." The mayor of Cloudsdale replied.

"So I have an plan. You see, I might be the only pony in Equestria that knows how to recharge the winter crystal. So I will not have much of a choice, but to go and assist Mr. Santa. However, I will only do that, once the issues regarding the weather factory and the issues in Cloudsdale have been resolved. Or placed in good hooves." Twilight admits.

"Thank you. How are you going to help us?" The mayor of Cloudsdale asked.

"Well, regarding the weather factory. I am going to use some of my personal funds to create an emergency funds pack for the factory. However, Cloudsdale is simply too large for me to assist properly. And that is why I invited you, Mayor Mare. I was hoping that you might be able to help Cloudsdale with their current issues." Twilight explained.

"I see. Can you give me a proper rundown of the issues in Cloudsdale?" Mayor Mare asked the mayor of Cloudsdale.

"Alright. Our hospitals are currently getting overrun with Pegasi that are suffering from hypothermia and from Pegasi that are experiencing a severe form of the freezing of their wings. We are going to start generating hot air to try and negate this, however we do not have a proper factory to deal with that new issue. And lastly, to avoid even more severe cases, we are forced to put Cloudsdale on the ground." The mayor of Cloudsdale explained.

"Alright. We have a factory available for that issue. Just hook the pipes onto it, and we will start our production. We also have several hospitals with a lot of experience against hypothermia, please make use of their expertise where it is possible. And lastly, we prepared a large plot of land for the festival. Please use that land instead. We will clear it out, and allow you to stay close to the ground. It is quite close to the factory." Mayor Mare allocated.

"We are truly grateful. After this incident, we will pay Ponyville back for their help." The mayor of Cloudsdale said.

"No. Please use that time to create an system in case of another event like this one." Mayor Mare demanded.

"We would, regardless. Please, you are the first to listen to us in over a year." The mayor of Cloudsdale practically pleaded.

Twilight and Mayor Mare looked at each other, and then sighed at the same time. "Fine." Mayor mare gave in.

"Yes!" The mayor of Cloudsdale proclaimed.

Spike took exactly that moment to enter with hot tea. It was using his personal blend of Earl Gray.

"Thank you Spike. Please do me a favor and explain to the festival hosts to clear out the festival grounds. Cloudsdale is going to use it to stay grounded." Twilight requested.

"Sure thing." Spike said as he calmly placed the tea on the table. After which he ran out the door.

"Alright. So, as you probably already knew. But I do not really have any form of money source. So all of this money is essentially pocket money. Not to mention, I have already spend quite a bit on the festival. So the initial pack is going to be quite small. Instead I am going to request assistance with this money problem to all over Equestria. I am going to produce a proper Support pack for the factory, in the from of a Mayday pack." Twilight explained.

"I have already contacted other towns to try and gather some emergency money for the factory. Right now that pack total is already sitting on an healthy 5 billion coins. I am going to grant the factory a small 10 billion to get them started. However that is where my assistance will end. I am afraid this is all I can do. I simply do not have any other form to help you any further." Twilight continued.

"I see. You are going to spend all your days attempting to fix Christmas and their winter crystal correct?" Mayor Mare asked.

"That is correct. It is going to require all of my attention." Twilight said.

"That is perfectly reasonable. Please leave the money collecting to me. I will ensure that the weather factory will spend it accordingly." The mayor of Cloudsdale said confident.

"Alright. I will also work on fixing the communications with Canterlot. Also, I am going to try and restart the transportation network from this town. That means all forms of transportation is going to go through Ponyville first. If that is alright with you." Twilight asked.

"No. Leave the transportation network with me. I was already working on it. I need you to repair that crystal as soon as possible. We can't have another winter where everything goes haywire." Mayor Mare said.

"Understood. Winter and Christmas will be my responsibility. While Mayor Mare will work on the hospital, the transportation network and the heating issue. And lastly the mayor of Cloudsdale will work on lowering the amount of hypothermia cases, the money package for the factory and keeping said factory in check. Is this everything?" Twilight asked.

Twilight looks at Mayor Mare, she nodded in her direction. Mayor Mare seemed quite pleased with this meeting. It was the first time, Twilight came to her as a princess. Not merely as a friend and neighbor.

Twilight then looks at the mayor of Cloudsdale. She had totally warmed up from Spike's tea. She too nodded in her direction. She seemed ecstatic about this new development. Though she still had something to say.

"Actually, Princess Twilight. If you are interested. You could invest into a more permanent connection between Cloudsdale and Ponyville. That way, we will not feel so lost when Canterlot refuses to respond." The mayor of Cloudsdale suggested.

"Perhaps I will. But later. My money pile has now totally run dry. I will not be able to do so, anytime soon." Twilight said.

"Very well. I will await your response." The mayor said pleased.

"Good. Then this meeting is now been dismissed. If you need anything else, do make a call. I will come running if you need anything else." Twilight said.

"Thank you. And until better times." Both mayors said at the same time, before leaving.

Twilight mood went from tense to calm in and instant. With that, most of the problems have been placed in the hooves of more talented individuals. That is not to say that she was going to have an easier time, but it certainly going to be a lot more fun.

"Twilight! A letter from Celestia has arrived." Spike shouted as he ran inside.

"Place it on my desk. Right now I have slightly more important duties to take care of." Twilight said dismissive.

"She stamped it as an emergency." Spike reasoned.

Twilight sighed, "Fine, give it it here." she said annoyed.

Author's Note

Okay so, this book has a deadline. It must be completed before Christmas arrives. Or until the end of December. I hope I will succeed.
Only 10 more chapter to go.

Also my apologies for that cliffhanger. I will place that in the next chapter to start it out.