This story before you is the tale of a pony left alone on Hearth’s Warming eve, she lived alone with no family, and what made her a bit peeved. Follow me on this journey as we tell the tale, of the pony who liked hearths warming, but her empty home felt like a jail.
Twas the night before Hearth’s Warming and in all Canterlot, Everypony was having holiday cheer, but one pony named Moon Dancer was not.
Sitting back with a book, something educational there’s no doubt, and a red scarf round her withers to keep her warm throughout. She thought back on the days of her youthful vigor, but she had no true friends with whom she could consider, spending the day in celebration, on this, the day which gives her anxious anticipation.
For you see when she was young she was too busy to make any friends. Such silliness did not seem worth the effort it expends. But one filly, the now princess of friendship, opened her eyes and made her pay attention.
Friendship is magic! She hollered aloud. And gathered the ponies with whom she used to hang around. Lyra, and Minuette, Lemonheart too, I think maybe Twinkleshine was there but anyhoo.
They gathered around in a giant group hug. “We’ll always be there for you.” Minuette said. “Even if there’s a bear that is also a bug.” Lyra added.
“But that was months ago, when everypony was free.” MD told herself, tugging at her sleeves. Now a days everyone is so busy, except for me. If only today was the day when they wouldn’t all leave.” They had things to do, with family and jobs. But MD didn’t blame them, they made up for it with With plenty of sweets.
Outside the window everypony had a great cheer, but MD felt lonely, maybe she should take up beer.
“Hearths Warming used to be just another day on the calendar when she was in school, but since learning what others can do together when they celebrate she had to admit it was pretty cool.
Moon dancer gazed out the window to try and pass the time, but when a thud shook her house she ran out, and what she saw made her eyes grow wide.
Up on the roof in a bright red coat, was a reindeer shouting aloud that maybe something was broke.
He held his left leg up as he gathered the boxes, that had fallen out of his sack and into the hawks nest which was now on his head, instead of where the rest of the flock is.
“Ow you birds, don’t you peck at me. I have to deliver these gifts, though instead of flying maybe I should take a Taxi.”
MD couldn’t believe it, the tales were true! A flying reindeer with a coat delivering presents made by his Billy goat crew.
“Excuse my young filly, the Deer called on down, could you maybe help an old hunk of venison get around? I have to deliver these presents all through the town.
MD was shocked, was her hearing quite true? Here before her was Santa Hooves asking her for help out of the blue.
Help him deliver presents for the good fillies and colts, why only a grouch would refuse. When she was reading his book she made sure to take notes.
“Of course Santa!” Moon Dancer said brightly. “Thank you so much!” He replied as the birds all raised their wings and said “fight me”.
With a magic sack full of toys and a will to help others, the trip was quite quick as she handed them off to the their mothers. It was quite the night getting to see so many others, especially when they invited her in for crackers and peanut butters.
She gave one filly a basket filled with silly string. While one colt got a pet rock which he then named Brock. From new stuff to cool stuff the presents did fly. How did Santa do it alone? “I sure ain’t that guy.”
Fillies and colts, moms and pops, young and old. They were gathered together to say out of the cold. But even with her quick pace, that gave a stray cat quite a fright, she was no where near done and the sun was soon tuning out of light.
Don’t get her wrong, she was happy to help get things along, but what she wouldn’t give to done with these places, when all of a sudden there were a few familiar faces.
Her friends were all here dressed in green winter gear, they were here to help her out, sent by the reindeer.
“We came over to your house to hang out for hearths warming this year, but when we searched for you, up on your roof, was an old reindeer.”
“He said he never does it alone on his usual trips, he has friends too, like the Billy Goats who often have things to fix.”
“Hearth’s warming is about spending time with the ones that you love, and there’s nothing like friendship to warm the cold blood.”
“So we decided to help you spread this holiday cheer. There’s no warmth like true warmth that comes from the Heart.”
Moon Dancer and her friends spent the rest of the holiday delivering gifts as Santa his employees then, When it the last gift was left the address was real familiar. If was a first for MD herself which she happily delivered. A gift from Twilight, who had opened her eyes, the card on it read.
“This was meant to be a surprise, way back when, when I left, a teddy bear that was soft and cuddly, and had a patch on his chest from where Spike has stabbed thoroughly. The bear was delightful and reminded her of her friends, she would cherish it forever, but first she needed to hug all her very best friends.
And that my dears is a tale of Christmas, No wait! that’s not right. It’s Hearths warming eve! And to all a warm night.
Author's Note
Merry Christmas and Hearths Warming to all!