My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Hearth's Warming Eve

A/N: Hey, guys, I'm posting today instead of tomorrow since I have work at the movie theater, and you can count on the normal update on Thursday. I managed to get more Halloween decorating done during the weekend despite my bum toe, and I still have a ways to go before I'm ready for Halloween itself.

Read, review, and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.

CHAPTER ONE: EXCITEMENT AND JITTERS

It was wintertime in Equestria once again and the Mane Seven were on the train heading to Canterlot for a special Hearth's Warming event that they'd been invited to take part in by the Princess herself. As the train headed through the tunnels toward Canterlot, Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom opened one of the windows in order to stick their heads out so that they could see their home city when it would finally come into view.

"We're getting closer!" Twilight Sparkle squealed.

"This is going to be great!" Sunrise Blossom agreed.

Rainbow Dash poked her head out, too. "I can hardly wait!"

"I'm so excited, I-I feel like shouting!" said Fluttershy, joining them and she softly let out a, "Woo-hoo!"

"Hooo-wee!" Applejack exclaimed. "Canterlot, here we come!"

Rarity was wearing a Christmas-shaped hat on her head. "Oh, I do hope I look festive enough!" she fretted and then blinked when Pinkie Pie popped out of it.

"There it is! Canterlot!"

"Oooh…" said the group together as they watched the approaching city that was looking even more magical with the falling snow.

Leaving the train station behind, the seven ponies trotted through Canterlot, taking in the sights as the ponies around them did holiday shopping, last minute decorating, and other fun activities.

"Oh, isn't Canterlot wonderful this time of year?" Twilight Sparkle asked happily.

"Yeah, I wish it was Hearth's Warming Eve every day," Rainbow Dash said wistfully.

Sunrise Blossom chuckled. "Wonderful as it is, I think you would want to spend some time swimming, Rainbow," she pointed out and the blue pegasus agreed.

"There's so much to look at!" Applejack exclaimed, trying to take it all in at once. "I feel like my durned eyes are gonna pop right out of my head!"

"I have an idea, let's play 'I spy with my little eye' as we walk!" the purple unicorn suggested. "I'll go first. I spy… an eight-foot candy cane." And sure enough, there was one nearby where several fillies had gotten their tongues frozen to it, and their parents were trying to freed them.

"I spy a snowpony!" said Rainbow Dash.

"I spy somepony eating a gingerbread house…" said Pinkie Pie before dashing into a nearby store, and then came back out with a gingerbread house and began eating it "…and it's me!"

Her friends stared for a moment, and then they laughed while the pink pony happily ate her gingerbread house.

Several hours later, the Mane Seven were now backstage at the palace, where they were getting ready to take part in the Hearth's Warming Pageant, and they could hear the orchestra warming up while the ponies were chatting and looking for seats.

"I can't believe that Princess Celestia chose us to put on the most important play of the season!" Twilight Sparkle remarked while Rarity, who was already in costume, was brushing out her mane with a brush and applying makeup to her face. "Do you guys know what an honor this is? For all of us?"

"A real honor," Sunrise Blossom agreed while adjusting the cape of her own costume.

Fluttershy, however, wasn't thrilled to take part in the pageant and was staring at her reflection in the mirror. "Oh, I wish she hadn't honored me quite so much… I can't go onstage!" she whined. "I don't want everypony looking at me!" And she dove into a nearby box of decorations, hoping to hide.

Finishing up with the purple unicorn, Rarity went over to the yellow pegasus, and magically extracted her from the box. "Fluttershy, darling, there's nothing to feel nervous about," she said reassuringly, shoving her friend over to the vanity to start doing her hair and make.

"No?" Fluttershy asked.

"Of course not," the grey unicorn said reassuringly. "All across Equestria, ponies are preparing their own pageants for Hearth's Warming Eve in their own towns. It's tradition."

"So you're saying they'll be too busy to come to our play?" the yellow pegasus asked hopefully.

"Well, no," Rarity admitted. "We're in the Canterlot pageant, the biggest, most important production in all of Equestria. A lot of ponies will come to watch us."

Fluttershy gulped, her eyes going wide with panic. "A lot?"

"Hundreds."

"Hundreds?"

"Maybe even thousands!"

Fluttershy yelped and dove back into the box. Sighing, Rarity turned to retrieve her when the wind came rushing in, and she shrieked. "Oh, my hair! Applejack? Be a dear and shut those windows, will you?" she asked desperately.

Nodding, Applejack went over to shut the window and she paused to scowl at Rainbow Dash, who was chanting her own name in front of a mirror. "It's a reenactment of the founding of Equestria," she reminded the blue pegasus. "It's not the 'Rainbow Dash Show'."

"Well it should be the 'Rainbow Dash Show'!" Rainbow Dash retorted, turning away from the mirror. "I'm the star!" And they started bickering, completely forgetting about the open window.

Sunrise Blossom went to help Twilight Sparkle pry the yellow pegasus out of the box. "Fluttershy, you've got to come out of there!"

A curtain opened and Spike, who was in costume and would be telling the story, poked his head in. "Curtain in two minutes!" he called out.

Pinkie Pie bounced over to help the twins. "Twilight, Sunrise, let me handle this."

"My hair!" Rarity wailed since the window was still open.

Twilight Sparkle and Sunrise Blossom both shrieked when the pink pony yanked on their heads. "PINKIE!" And then they ended up falling face-first into the box when she suddenly let go, shivering because of the cold.

"The Hearth's Warming Eve pageant is about harmony and friendship," Applejack said, still scolding the blue pegasus when-

"Shut the window!"

The orange pony jumped a foot in the air, almost hitting Rainbow Dash, and she quickly shut the window while the ponies all bickered. Spike sighed, hoping that the ponies would be in better moods soon.

A/N: Not really the best way to start the holidays, huh? But, even the best of friends can have disagreements, and yet, they can still remain friends, too. See you all on Thursday! Bye! ;) R&R everyone!