That should be the last of 'em!
Wooo! I'm gonna check on my friends. I'll be right back!
Wow. Ever since winter came early, look at all these ponies linin' up for Rarity's clothes!
Applejack! Come in darling!
Oh, ok. Uh....sorry. Pardon me. 'Scuse me. Sorry Ma'm. Sorry. Sorry.
Thank you so much for helping me in my time of need!
No problem. It seems you have your hoof full with all your winter sale by yerself!
Besides, I've already finished my work at the orchard and I don't have anything else to do today
Splendid! You can help THAT half of the line, and I'll help THIS half of the line!
Um.......ok?
Well.........what do I do?
I never really assisted with ponies in a clothes shop before
But I guess this shouldn't be any different.....with uh......cider
If I need help, I can always ask Rarity
Thanks so much Darling! I don't think there will be a large crowd in here for a while now.
I can manage
It was a privilege to help! I guess I'll go check on every pony else now.
Are you sure? I'm sure everypony is fine. There's nothing that you need to worry about.
Not everypony......
Any pony in particular you are talking about?
No, not really. Just in general
There might be somepony who isn't feelin' the holiday spirit yet
Applejack, you confuse me sometimes
Well good luck on your mission not being bored
I will Rarity. And I'm not doin' it because I'm bored, I'm doin' it because I feel like it!
Um Hello? Why are ya creatin' a grey cloud above one of the food stands?
Rainbow Dash? What're you doin' up there?
Hi Applejack. What are you doing?
Aren't you supposed to be at the orchard with your family?
No, I've already finished that. But tell me; you're not usually down in the dumps like this
I know ya had to say goodbye to Tank but, I thought you would've already gotten over it by now
What are you talking about? Of course I wouldn't have! It was yesterday I said goodbye to him!
You know Rainbow. Cloudsdale WAS acting weird yesterday. Mind tellin' me about it? If ya know what happened?
You saw that happen?!
Everypony saw that happen. But only I noticed it was you
Fine, do you wanna know what happened?
Yeah actually. I just wanna know if it wasn't anythin' too serious. That's all
Well, as you probably know, I didn't take Tank hibernating very well
I tried asking opinions from everypony I went to. I even compared him to spike
Anyway, I was so upset of Tank hibernating that I lashed out on my own friends. You already know that part
And then I decided something: to stop winter from coming. if I could be that, then Tank wouldn't have to hibernate
I Guess I wasn't thinking straight. I guess what I was doing was wrong; but in my heart, I knew it was right
I had no luck trying to stop winter in Ponyville, so I went up to Cloudsdale instead
Well long story short. Things didn't go the way I thought it would and the factory was close to exploding
Then Tank and I got sucked into a giant machine that made us into a giant snowball, and that's why winter came earlier than anticipated
You tried to stop winter from comin'?
I thought you loved winter. And what you did to the weather factory? shouldn't that be considered as industrial sabotage?
I know what I did was wrong, all right?!
I just.......didn't want to lose him
You weren't gonna lose him sugarcube, you just weren't goin' to see 'im for a couple o' months that's all
it's all I know but, a couple of months goes for a long time!
And this wasn't just gonna be my first winter with him, it was also going to be my first Hearth's Warming with him too!
I was going to give him some presents,
we were going to go to my parents house and celebrate Hearth's Warming there,
And.......and......
We were going to have lots of fun in the snow
There there sugarcube. I understand what you're goin' through
I've been in the same position myself a long time ago
here
Really? What could be worse than your pet going into hibernation?
Yer pet......dyin'
that's harsh AJ!
Sorry! I didn't mean it like that!
Rainbow, stop cryin'!
Did that happen to you? Did you have a pet that passed away?
Not exactly
Then what happened?
I don't want to talk about it
What happened AJ?
Look! You're in enough pain as it is! I don't think it's fair that I tell you
Okay, fine
I'm sorry
That's okay. It's not your fault. It's mine for acting the way I did
What you're feelin' is normal. I don't actually blame you
You don't?
Not at all!
Thank you
Yer quite welcome! I hope ya get better soon
Yeah, me too
Bye RD!
Bye AJ!
FLUTTERSHY I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!!
FLUTTERSHYYYYYY!!!!
Yes Pinkie Pie?
You know the drill, you were a better ice skater than me! Therefore; this means war!
War? That I was a better ice skater than you? That's not true!
That's just something that Rarity said, that's all. And nothing else
We'll just put that to the test then!
What? Pinkie, you're not making any sense right now!
Oh, but I will!
Pinky I don't think this is necessary
It is though!
It really isn't!
Citizens of Ponyville! Who wants to watch a competition between me and Fluttershy when we go one on one ice skating?!
Pinkie! There's no need to shout! Your voice is loud enough!
How did you do that?
A "Pinkician" never reveals her secrets!
You said that yesterday about the shoes, but this is really making no sense!
What's going on in here?
Twilight! Please help me!
Help you with what? What's with the getup?
Pinkie Pie is still jealous of what happened yesterday! How I was apparently a better ice skater than her!
Now she's forcing me into a competition to prove herself once again!
You have to help me to convince her that I'm not a great ice skater!
That's not true! None of it! Fluttershy's a great ice skater! She's just doubting herself!
Pinkie, we all know that you're a really good ice skater, but if seeking revenge on Fluttershy really the best way to keep your pride?
You even said that yesterday you weren't worried about your pride being destroyed.
How did you know that?
I could hear you when I was walking over to you guys
So you were EAVESDROPPING were you?!
No. I just happened to hear your conversation is all
Honestly Pinkie Pie. Do you honestly think that you can feel threatened with just a compliment that I gave Fluttershy?
That's ridiculous! She was even being modest about it!
That does NOT change my mind! Twilight. You will be on my side. And Rarity can be on Fluttershy's team!
And then we can have Applejack and Rainbow Dash as the judges!
After all, I was the judge of their competition
A staring competition with bees no less!
Well, I haven't seen Applejack or Rainbow Dash around lately.
I have! Applejack happily helped me with my round at Carousel Boutique
Now I can finally relax for another hour so before things start to get chaotic again.
Ever since winter came early, I really had to step up my game with my winter lines! It was crazy!
And what about Rainbow Dash?
Well, let's just say I haven't seen her around lately
Maybe it was because I was busy with the store and all, but I feel like she's been isolating herself since.......you know
Don't be ridiculous! Hasn't she gone past it?
She had fully accepted it, hasn't she? She was happy, wasn't she?!
I told you yesterday. I really doubt it. Nopony can get over coming so easily.
Whether it's saying goodbye to somepony, or having something else that hurt them in the past,
She will never truly get over it, not really
OK! Enough of the sad stuff! Time for me to compete against Fluttershy as the position for best ice skater!
After everything we told you you still want to go with this competition. I mean look at Fluttershy!
She's really not comfortable with this whole thing!
Yep! The competition will still continue, whether you like like it or not!
Welcome everypony to this month's ice skating competition between Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy!
I am your host; Twilight Sparkle!
Along with me; Rarity!
And today, we'll be judging the competition!
First up; we have Pinkie Pie!
Oooh. What is she doing now? she seems to be doing her famous upside down skating moves. That does seem to be a favorite
Ooooh! How about some pirouettes here and there. Huh, that is pretty impressive. Now let's move onto Fluttershy!
Oooooh
Do my eyes deceive me? She's doing like a thousand pirouettes at once!
That is even impressive, judging by someone who hasn't even done that many ice skating tricks before in her life!
Are you satisfied yet?
Well no, she was clearly a better ice skater than me!
Is that a bad thing?
Yes! I thought I was the best ice skater!
Pinkie, your talent planning parties and making other ponies smile and laugh!
You can't get competitive over a sport you do on winter wrap up!
Competitive?! Sport?!
AM I TURNING INTO RAINBOW DASH?!
Pinkie, why would you think that?
Yes, we haven't seen her since yesterday, but that doesn't mean you can take the role of the athletic competitive type just like that!
Besides, I don't know why you're making such a big deal about it anyway
It's just ice skating
What in tarnation's going on here?
Applejack! There you are! you were going to judge the competition along with Rainbow Dash,
But because you weren't here, you were replaced by Twilight and Rarity instead!
Competition? Twilight, what exactly happened?
Pinkie was jealous of Fluttershy's skating for some reason. So she held a stupid contest to prove she was better
And YOU weren't here to judge!
What's so funny?
You seriously want me to believe that you set a contest to see who was a better Ice skater?! You or Fluttershy?!
That sounds like somethin' that Rainbow Dance would do!
You're right! I am turning into Rainbow Dash! Is that bad?
O' course not! you're just fillin' in the void!
What void?
Speaking of which darling, have you seen Rainbow Dash?
Yeah, I did talk to Rainbow Dash, she's doin' fine....I think
But one thing I do know is that she's not going to be the same Rainbow Dash we know and love anymore
That time she had with Tank definitely brought a side to her I didn't think I'd see; a sensitive side
A side that taught 'er to be extra careful and cautious about 'er actions
She has definitely become a better pony because of that influence
Not that she wasn't great before but honestly, she has shown to be more carin' too
Wow, that was very touchy
All I'm sayin' is that Tank was a good influence on her. And we can all thank Fluttershy fer that
I guess you are right about that. Rainbow has been more sensitive lately. And maybe Tank has had something to do with it.
if we do see 'er again, we'll be sure to let 'er know that
Hello?
Yay you're home! You're not doing anything urgent are you?
Well no, just decorating my house for Hearth's Warming
Great! Because we have a big favor to ask of you!
We?
Me and Pinkie Pie
What have you come to tell me?
Pinkie Pie and I have......plans for Hearth's Warmin'
VERY EXCITING PLANS FOR HEARTH'S WARMING TOO!!
Is Applejack helping you to prepare for the party tonight?
Uhhhhhh....about that.....
Me and Applejack are heading over to the rock farm for Hearth's Warming so that my family can meet Applejack's family!
You know, cause we're supposedly cousins and all!
Wait, if both of you are going to the rock farm this Hearth's Warming, then who is going to hold the Hearth's Warming party?
We thought YOU might
What?! Me?!
Oh nononononononononono!
Why me? Of all the ponies in Ponyville, why am I the one to host this year's Hearth's Warming Party?
(Exaggeration since the party is only among their group of friends)
Because silly, we picked you fair and square by having all the ponies' names in Ponyville and drawing one out!
(Then Fluttershy is shocked because she thinks that Pinkie might be broadening the guest list. But not likely)
It just so happened that you were the lucky pony to be replacing your auntie Pinkie Pie in this year's Hearth's Warming Party!
First of all, I'm a year older than you Pinkie Pie. I think I had mentioned that a couple of times!
And secondly, I have no idea how to plan a party!
Oh Fluttershy! Planning a party is so easy. In fact, I'm gonna show you how by putting it into a song!
Are you really sure about this?
Absoposolutely! What could go wrong?
When you plan a party,
There is no doubt you'll be great!
Now, let's get you started
Getting food onto the plate!
Pinkie, I don't think this is necessary
I'm sure it is! Now come on! You need to learn how to blow a balloon!
But it's not a birthday party, it's a Hearth's Warming Party!
Don't you remember last year? I had balloons all set up around the area!
After that play we did in Canterlot, I think a good party definitely paid off!
Bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger!!
No that's too big
Do you think Pinkie pie, that I can really do this?
Trust me! It'll be fun! Hearth's Warming Party 101! Woooo!
Then, there is the music
I would usually keep things cool
Cool?
Yeah! Like a record of some sick beats!
Some Hearth's Warming Tracks from school
School?
Yes. Grade school!
I would just listen to this record over and over!
Till I got tired!
Why did you and Applejack have to choose me?
I thought I had already said that!
Not very clearly!
Oh my bad! Last but certainly not least,
You have to put on some karaoke!
That takes care of things!
What?!
It is just so easy!
But Pinkie!
It is just so easy!
Pinkie Pie!
To plan a Hearth's Warming Party!
PINKIE PIE!!!!!
Yes?
How am I supposed to do any of that stuff?
Don't worry about it sugarcube. We figured that since you would be hosting the party, you can do it "Fluttershy style"
"Fluttershy style"?
Yeah like um, something to do with animals (so disregard what Pinkie's song said)
Animals?
Animals or music. Somethin' that interests ya at least
I've got it! I know exactly what to do for this year's Hearth's Warming party!
I will have a critter party!
That is a might fine idea there! We were going to give our critters to you anyway when we left Ponyville!
I'll be happy to look after them while you're away
Guess we'd be headin' off soon, after we say goodbye to Rarity n' Twilight o' course!
Wait! Before you go, what time does the Hearth's Warming party start?
I usually start the party at 7:00PM, but since this is your party, you can make it any time you like!
No, 7:00PM Is fine.
Oh hello Fluttershy darling! What can I do for you?
Well as you know, Pinkie Pie and Applejack are heading off this Hearth's Warming. So they have asked me to host it instead (The party)
Dear Rarity. You are invited to this year's Hearth's Warming party held at Fluttershy's cottage
There will be lots of things to do there like singing and games
It starts at 7:00PM. P.S: This is an animal party, so you are also welcome to bring your cat with you
See you there. Fluttershy
An animal party? That sounds absolutely wonderful!
Glad to hear that they are asking you to do it your way
No problem!
I will see you there at seven o'clock!
Happy to be of service!
Who else is coming to the party?
Oh! Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash of course!
Are you sure?
Positive!
Hi Fluttershy! What's with that basket on your head?
Didn't Applejack and Pinkie pie tell you I'd be hosting the Hearth's Warming party?
Actually they didn't. They just said goodbye to me and that's it
Oh, well, here's the invite:
I would love to come. I would never miss a hearth's Warming party
Even though this would only be the second one in Ponyville I've attended
Can't wait! See you there!
Fluttershy, are you going to invite Rarity now?
No, I've already done that. I'm going to invite Rainbow Dash!
Are you sure?
Rainbow wouldn't miss it for the world!
Ok then
Are we going to the Hearth's Warming party?
We are. I'm just a bit worried about Fluttershy's optimism.
Why are you worried about that?
She told me that she is inviting Rainbow Dash to the party. That's why I'm worried. She might say no
Rainbow hasn't shown up for weeks, and she said it was an animal party
And?
Tank
oh, right
IT'S HEARTH'S WARMING EVE!!!
Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my gosh,
And I haven't even bothered to get any of my friends presents yet!
I have to hurry before all the stores close!
Ok, I'll get this for Twilight, this for Applejack, this for Pinkie Pie, this for Rarity and this for Fluttershy!
Good morning Rainbow Dash
(Fluttershy has no concept of time)
Jeez Flutters! Can't you see I'm busy getting all my friends their presents? Including you?
(Hurriedly stuffs presents into bag)
I'm sorry Rainbow, I just came to ask you something
You see I'm having a Hearth's Warming party at my cottage. It's with me and my animal friends
I've asked Twilight and Rarity to come and bring their pets along, and they happily obliged
Pinkie and Applejack though are having Hearth's Warming at the rock farm. So I'm looking after Winona and Gummy whilst they're gone
An animal party huh?
You are invited too! You can bring Tank along with you
T.........Tank?
Oh goodness! Tank! I completely forgot! He's still hibernating!
How can you forget such a thing?! You were the one who told me that he was going to hibernate in the first place
Of all the ponies in Ponyville, You forgot Tank that isn't here right now?!
I didn't mean to make you mad Rainbow, I just thought-
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!!
Rainbow Dash! Wait!!
How could I be so stupid? I'm such a terrible friend!
Rainbow is right though. How could I forget Tank was hibernating?
Poor Rainbow has already gone through so much already in the past month, I feel terrible!
Thank you
Pity Rainbow doesn't have Tank to listen to her problems and worries like I have you, it really does help
What I've done, cannot be undone!
No battle is won without violence
But I don't want to be that way, someone who gets away with anything
It makes no sense
But even so, I want to let go, cause Rainbow Dash knows I hurt her bad
But I can't just give into this when something she has missed has made her sad
So I will not say another word just in case I cause you harm
I'll be like a tiny quiet bird that does not cause an alarm
I'll pursue my thoughts in my own mind so that no-one can be hurt
And I'll have the strength, the courage to find that I will not say another word
I am ashamed, I sounded so lame, I guess I'm to blame for everything
But even though I have regrets, I still don't forget my time with Tank; Amazing!
But I guess, I'm not the best at dealing with less of my best friend
Had so much fun together, lasting forever. I never wanted this to end!
So I will not hear another word just in case tears start again
When I'm burdened with the loss I've heard that it sinks in ice so thin
Somehow I must make it through this time, and I'll try not to sound absurd
I'll ignore everything around me and I will not hear another word
I will not say
I will not hear
Another word
And I will not say another word
And I will not hear another word
To Rainbow Dash
From Fluttershy To Rainbow Dash
Not another word. Not another word
What a way to spend Hearth's Warming eve huh.
Staying in my cloud house again, talking to myself
Should I still take the presents down to them? What if Fluttershy never forgives me?
Maybe I shouldn't go. I mean I can't go, not without Tank. What was she thinking?
Having this year's Hearth's Warming party an animal party?
She forgot that I couldn't see Tank for another month?
I guess it didn't help that I was still cooped up in here not doing much but
If any of my friends think that I would simply forget about it
They are sadly incorrect
I wish there was a way to spend Hearth's Warming with Tank. And do all the fun I wanted with him
But, I know that's not gonna happen. I know that he's just gonna wake up in Spring.
Wouldn't it be great if it did come true?