My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Winter Wrap Up
A/N: (Dede42 and Sir Hiss are hiding in some bushes outside the writers studio, and when they hear Pinkie Pie's screams, they wait until she runs pass and they jump out, tackling Timon.)
Timon: Hey! What're you doing?!
Dede42: (waits until Sir Hiss wraps the angry meerkat in his tail) Stopping you from hurting Pinkie Pie.
Timon: She stole my line!
Dede42: Your what?
Timon: My line! My line!
Dede42: Timon, you know that you're not allowed to drink wine.
Timon: Wait what?
(Dede42 giggles as she has Sir Hiss take Timon away so she can talk to him in a little bit.)
Dede42: You can come out of hiding, Pinkie.
Pinkie Pie: (she pokes her head out of a nearby bush) Is he gone?
Dede42: Yeah, and I'm going to talk to him after I post this chapter. Are you ok, Pinkie?
Pinkie Pie: Um, yeah. Why did Timon act like that? I thought he would appreciate having someone other then him dress in drag and do the hula.
Dede42: Timon is overreacting, and I'll talk to him. Why don't you go eat some ice cream, Pinkie?
Pinkie Pie: Ok! (She bounces away.)
Dede42: (turns to the camera) Well, I'm going to post this and talk to Timon. Oh, and if I don't respond to review right away, it's because I have a shift at the movie theater tonight and I won't get around to checking my email until sometime tomorrow. Later! (She walks off to talk to Timon.)
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: HOW CAN TWILIGHT HELP?
It was the middle of the night in Ponyville and in the library, Spike, who was snoring, and Twilight Sparkle were sleeping peacefully in their beds. Well… the baby dragon was sleeping soundly while the purple unicorn suddenly woke up with a happy gasp.
"Spike, wake up," she said, jumping out of bed and she poked him with her hoof several times before running off. "Wake up, wake up, it's Winter Wrap Up day!"
Blinking blearily, Spike sat up with a confused expression. "Huh? Mommy?" he mumbled.
Twilight Sparkle ran back and poked him with her hoof again. "Winter Wrap Up!"
"You're not mommy," Spike muttered and curled back up under his blanket.
Twilight Sparkle rolled her eyes and went downstairs, turning on the lights in the whole library. "Spike, the first day of spring is tomorrow," she reminded him as she hopped into her yellow boots, "so everypony in Ponyville needs to clean up winter. Now help me get ready."
"Clean up winter?" Spike repeated groggily, sitting up with a grumpy expression. "Who cleans up winter? Don't they just use magic to change the seasons like they do in Canterlot?"
"No Spike, Ponyville was started by Earth ponies," the purple unicorn explained, tugging on her blue saddle, "so for hundreds of years they've never used magic to clean up winter. It's traditional." And she sighed when her saddle slid off her back.
Spike scoffed and went back to sleep. "It's ridiculous. No magic… Fuh."
Rolling her eyes, Twilight Sparkle got her saddle onto her back, wrapped her pink scarf around her neck, and then she checked the list on the wall. "Okay, let's see: scarf, check; saddle, check; boots, check; Spike refusing to get up and going back to sleep, check," she said, checking off each item. "It's a good thing I'm so organized, I'm ready. Bright and early." She went outside and paused when she saw that it was still dark with stars in the sky. "Oh… maybe a little too early."
Chuckling sheepishly, she went back inside, wrote up a new list to replace the old one, took off her winter gear, and she went back to bed to get a bit more sleep.
Five hours later that same morning, the sun was rising and Twilight Sparkle was heading to the staging area with a sleepy and grumpy baby dragon riding on her back, and as they got closer, they could see that most of the ponies of Ponyville were already gathered and wearing different colored vests. She could see her friends and her twin sister chatting near Town Hall, and they all wore vests.
"Those must be the team vests Rarity designed," she remarked, spotting the blue, green, and tan vests. "Blue for the weather team, green for the plant team, and tan for the animal team. I wonder which team vest I'll be wearing."
"I'll take a blue vest, same color as my blankie," Spike grumbled, cracking an eye open to see the vests, "which I think I hear calling my name. "Spike! Spike! Come to bed!" Ugh, it's too early."
Once the ponies were gathered, Mayor Mare was ready to begin. "Thank you, everypony, for being here bright and early," she told them. "We need every single pony's help to wrap up winter, and bring in spring." And the ponies cheered. "Now, all of you have your vests, and have been assigned to your teams, so let's do even better than last year, and have the quickest Winter Wrap Up ever!" And the ponies cheered again.
"Oh, this is so exciting," Twilight Sparkle squealed.
"All right everypony, find your team leader," Mayor Mare ordered, nodding to Applejack and Sunrise Blossom, who were wearing green vests, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie, and Rarity and Fluttershy, who were wearing tan vests, "and let's get galloping!"
Twilight Sparkle looked around as the ponies split up and she was confused since she was the only pony without a vest to wear or a team to join. "Oh gosh, where should I go?" she wondered. "I'm not sure where I fit in. What exactly does everypony do?"
At that moment, her sister and her friends began to sing:
"Three months of winter coolness," Rainbow Dash sang. "And awesome holidays."
"We've kept our hoovsies warm at home," Pinkie Pie sang. "Time off from work to play."
"But the food we've stored is runnin' out," sang Applejack and Sunrise Blossom joined in. "And we can't grow in this cold."
"And even though I love my boots," Rarity sang. "This fashion's getting old."
Recognizing the song like the one sang back in Canterlot, Twilight Sparkle joined in on the singing. "The time has come to welcome spring," she sang, looking around at what she could do. "And all things warm and green. But it's also time to say goodbye. It's winter we must clean. How can I help? I'm new, you see. What does everypony do? How do I fit in without magic? I haven't got a clue!"
"Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!" the ponies sang as they either took to the air, headed for the countryside, or remained in town to get rid of the snow. "Let's finish our holiday cheer. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!"
"'Cause tomorrow spring-" Applejack began, only to be almost knocked over by a certain blue pegasus as she flew past. "Rainbow!"
"–is here!" Rainbow Dash finished with a cheeky grin.
"'Cause tomorrow spring is here!" the ponies sang together.
Rainbow Dash flew with the other pegasus high in the sky as she sang, some heading off to bring back the birds from the south or remove the clouds from the sky. "Bringing home the southern birds. A Pegasus' job begins. And clearing all the gloomy skies. To let the sunshine in. We move the clouds And we melt the white snow. When the sun comes up. Its warmth and beauty will glow!"
"Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! Let's finish our holiday cheer. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! 'Cause tomorrow spring is here. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! 'Cause tomorrow spring is here 'Cause tomorrow spring is here!"
Rarity was leading a group of ponies pulling carts filled with supplies toward her shop. "Little critters hibernate," she sang. "Under the snow and ice."
"We wake up all their sleepy heads," Fluttershy sang as she and a group of ponies politely rang bells to wake up various kinds of smaller animals that included rabbits. "So quietly and nice."
"We help them gather up their food," said Rarity as a number of ponies presented baskets full of fresh fruit and vegetables to the newly awaken animals while their burrows were being cleaned and fixed up. "Fix their homes below."
Fluttershy smiled as a number of birds arrived and settled on the branches on one of the trees that'd been freed of snow. "We welcome back the southern birds," she sand and was joined by Rarity. "So their families can grow!" And then they were accidentally buried under a mound of snow that'd been shaken out of a nearby tree, and when they unburied themselves, they glared up at Rainbow Dash, who smiled sheepishly.
"Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! (Winter, winter) Let's finish our holiday cheer. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! (Winter, winter) 'Cause tomorrow spring is here. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! (Winter, winter)
"'Cause tomorrow spring is here! 'Cause tomorrow spring is here!"
Applejack and Sunrise Blossom were watching as ponies hooked up to plows went to work on the fields, preparing them to plan the seeds waiting in the nearby wagons. "No easy task to clear the ground. Plant our tiny seeds. With proper care and sunshine. Everyone it feeds. Apples, carrots, celery stalks. Colorful flowers too. We must work so very hard." And they were joined by Cherry Berry and Golden Harvest. "It's just so much to do!"
"Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! Let's finish our holiday cheer. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! 'Cause tomorrow spring is here. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!"
Pinkie Pie, who'd pulled on skates and was working on cutting up the ice in the ponds joined in. "'Cause tomorrow spring is here. 'Cause tomorrow spring is here!"
Twilight Sparkle trotted up onto a small hilltop with Spike, who was more awake, and they looked around at the activities taking place. "Now that I know what they all do," she sang, feeling more uncertain then ever. "I have to find my place. And help with all of my heart. Tough task ahead I face. How will I do without my magic. Help the Earth pony way. I wanna belong so I must. Do my best today, Do my best today!"
"Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!" sang the ponies around her. "Let's finish our holiday cheer. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up! 'Cause tomorrow spring is here. Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!"
"'Cause tomorrow spring is here," said Twilight Sparkle. "'Cause tomorrow spring is here. 'Cause tomorrow spring is here!" She then sighed as the song ended and went in search somepony to help. "Everypony belongs to a team," she remarked. "Even Sunrise Blossom has a team. "What should I do? Where should I go?"
Returning to the square, Twilight Sparkle spotted Rainbow Dash, who was talking with a team of pegasus. "All right team, you're clear for takeoff," she said and watched as they flew up into the sky and south to retrieve the birds.
Twilight Sparkle ran up to her friend. "Rainbow Dash!"
"Oh, hey Twilight, what's up?" the blue pegasus asked as a greeting.
"What are you doing?" the purple unicorn asked eagerly.
"Sending off one of my flight crews to retrieve the birds that have flown south for the winter," Rainbow Dash answered as she prepared to fly back into the sky to check on the other teams.
Twilight Sparkle nodded, knowing it was important to make sure the birds returned safely to have new families. "Oh, can I help?" she asked hopefully. "How about if I help clear out the clouds?"
"Um…" said Rainbow Dash uncertainly.
Twilight Sparkle flushed, realizing that she couldn't help with the clouds. "Right. No wings."
"Sorry, Twilight," said the blue pegasus regretfully, and then she flew up into the sky.
Twilight Sparkle sighed, frustrated. "Great, now what do we do?" She blinked when she heard a crunching sound and she turned to see that the baby dragon had curled up in a nearby bush.
"I don't know about you, but I'm gonna be nappin'," Spike stated and went to sleep rather quickly.
"Come on Spike, this is serious business," Twilight Sparkle protested, poking him with her hoof, but he wouldn't wake up this time around, and she groaned. "Winter needs to be wrapped up, and I'm determined to do my part. Somehow."
After finally waking up the baby dragon, Twilight Sparkle and Spike went over to the boutique, where Rarity was putting the finishing touches on a bird nest, tying on a pink bow on the front.
"Rarity, please tell me there's something," said the purple pony hopefully, "anything I can help you with."
"Well, how would you like to help create Ponyville's finest birds' nests?" Rarity offered, needing as much help as she could get since her team was still getting the rest of the nest-making supplies.
"Birds' nests?" Twilight Sparkle repeated, confused.
"Why yes," Rarity explained. "When the weather team guides the birds back north for the spring, they'll need a place to live and lay their eggs."
Twilight Sparkle admired the nest sitting on the table. "Wow, Rarity, that one's really beautiful."
"Oh why, thank you most sincerely," Rarity said graciously. "Would you like to try your hoof at a nest?"
"Would I? Yes! Where do I begin?" Twilight Sparkle asked eagerly, thrilled to have found a way to help with the winter wrap up.
"Okay," said Rarity, magically handing her friend a basket full of supplies and watched as the purple unicorn quickly and effectively sorted out the supplies. "Now… uh, take some of that straw and hay over there, and a little bit of branch. Now, weave them through there, yes." She watched and tried to give instructions as her friend went to work on making a nest. "Uh, take some ribbon, yes, oh uh, n… not there, oooh, yes, uh, tuck it in over there, uh but be careful not to… I don't know I guess that would do… oh dear."
Twilight Sparkle quickly finished and frowned when she saw that her – um – nest looked nothing like the nest that her friend had made. "There! It looks just like… yours. Oh my," she said sheepishly.
Spike shook his head sadly. "That nest needs to be condemned."
Rarity laughed nervously. "Oh, Spa-ha-hike, it's not so bad, ah, maybe birds can use it as a…"
"An outhouse?" the baby dragon suggested.
"Spike," Rarity scolded and slid the nest over so that she could fix it up. "It's just fine. It's just a little rough around the edges. Let me lend you a hoof. Let's just untie this ribbon, and let me take out these sticks here, we'll shave this…" she was soon mumbling and focused entirely on the ruined nest.
Twilight Sparkle hung her head, disappointed. "Hw…"
"I think we lost her," Spike whispered and they walked away to find some other team to assist…hopefully.
Rarity didn't even noticed, so focus on her work. "Ah, and we need to weave the string…"
A/N: Well, nest making is a bust. R&R everyone!