Everyone soon began to have bowls of the pudding.
"Sorry for failing as a Hearth's Warming Helper, Pinkie." Twilight frowned.
"What?! With no pudding disaster, my gift with the exact ingredients wouldn't have made any sense," Pinkie Pie replied. "This way, it was perfect!" she then smiled and nommed on her pudding.
"She's right." Cherry said.
"At least Twilight has something to show for her effort," Rarity sighed before looking to the farm mare. "I ordered you a fabulous farm hat, Applejack. Alas, it decided it belonged to somepony else."
Darla soon secretly used her Moon Power to make a new fashionable western hat appear beside Rarity so she could give it to Applejack.
"Pops said sometimes the hat chooses the pony when he gave me this," Applejack smiled when she took out her own hat. "Hopefully my gift inspired whoever's wearin' it to be the best farmer ever."
"Your dad gave you that hat?" Clark smiled.
"Yup," Applejack smiled and nodded. "That was the proudest day of my life."
Darla soon pushed the hat that she made with her Moon Power closer to Rarity so she would notice it.
Rarity soon looked over and soon picked up the hat. "Um, Applejack? This isn't exactly what I had in mind for you, but maybe you'd like this?"
"Wow! That's a mighty nice hat," Applejack smiled. "Maybe Ah can wear that if Ah go to the gala with Clark."
Clark blushed about going to the Grand Galloping Gala. Rarity smiled back looking at Darla with a smile. Darla smiled back before giving a wink to Rarity.
"How do you like your gifts?" Fluttershy and Mo asked Rainbow Dash and Atticus.
"Fluttershy, you're so thoughtful." Atticus smiled to the pegasus.
"Oh, thank you." Fluttershy smiled back.
"I look forward to reading this, Mo." Atticus smiled.
"I knew you'd love it." Mo smiled back as it was a Daring Do book.
"They're better than my gift," Rainbow Dash sighed. "Sorry about the winterzilla."
"Oh, he's a big sweetheart, and he ended up being really helpful." Fluttershy smiled before hearing the winterzilla coming into the room.
The others gave small smiles to that. The winterzilla soon came in and Fluttershy petted him.
"It was actually kind of nice to be the pony who saved the day for once." Fluttershy then said.
"Oh, really? You mean a giant beast that only Fluttershy could tame, making her the hero of Hearth's Warming Eve, was a great gift?" Discord replied before poofing up a medal for the pegasus. "Imagine that."
"You mean you tricked me into putting my friend in danger on purpose, so you-" Rainbow Dash started glaring at Discord before the draconequus stopped her where she was as he gestured her to look at how happy Fluttershy was.
Fluttershy looked very happy indeed. Patch smiled to that as he gave Cherry her present.
"Let's just say it was from both of us." Rainbow Dash smiled to Discord as they shook hands.
Patch gave a small chuckle to that.
"Ah guess Hearth's Warming Helper was kind of a disaster." Applejack frowned since this was all her idea.
"I wouldn't say that." Mo smiled.
"I have to say, Ponyville always seems to have way more exciting holidays than the Crystal Empire." Cadence commented as she fed Flurry Heart a spoonful of pudding.
"The boring old Crystal Empire, huh?" Hilda teased as she did the same with Ambrose.
"Wow, it's amazing, Patch." Cherry told the former Dalmatian.
"You're welcome," Patch smiled. "That's a special gemstone that can help you with your powers."
"What're you saying, I'm an amateur?" Cherry glanced at him.
Patch looked worried that he had offended Cherry with the gift, but soon relaxed as she soon smirked to show that she was just messing with him when she said that.
"So, what did you get Patch?" Mo asked Cherry.
Cherry's eyes widened, and she soon gave Patch a present from the reindeer, but said nothing about it.
"Thank you, Cherry." Patch smiled before opening up the present to see what it was.
Cherry hoped that Patch liked his present. Patch opened it before gasping as he took out what looked like a special looking collar.
"A collar?" Atticus replied.
"Atticus, this isn't just an ordinary collar!" Patch beamed. "This collar means I can visit the Road Rovers again for many more adventures!"
"Clever reindeer." Cherry smirked.
Patch soon hugged Cherry and licked her face out of thanks.
"Gross! Doggy germs!" Cherry cried out between laughs.
Atticus soon handed Mo the present he made for her.
"Ooh... Atticus... These are lovely..." Mo said.
"I know you're not big on dressing up fancy, but I thought you'd like to have your own jewelry for whenever I take you somewhere nice other than having to borrow from Elizabeth all the time." Atticus smiled.
"Oh, thank you." Mo smiled back as she rewarded him with a kiss.
Atticus smiled and blushed with a chuckle. "Best Hearth's Warming ever."
"...It's our only Hearth's Warming ever." Cherry told him.
"Spike, you haven't given Rarity your gift for her yet." Jake told the young dragon.
"You sure about this?" Spike asked.
"Trust me, I'll be right here too." Jake smiled like a true big brother.
"Thanks." Spike smiled back.
"What is it, Spike?" Rarity soon asked.
"There's one gift left, but I messed up, too," Spike sighed. "Your present's only kind of finished, Rarity, but I guess it's better than nothing."
Rarity looked to him as he soon took the guitar from the winterzilla.
"I wanted to get you, Something oh, so rare, A gift to show I care~" Spike soon sang while playing the guitar for the fashionista. "But nothing can compare, To you, that's easy to see, But I got stressed and overthought, Until the day was shot, And it was all for naught, But now it's clear to me, I'm not gifted at gifting, It's really pretty sad, I tried to show I care, But it turned out bad, I'm not gifted at gifting, So all that's left to say, Is that I really hope my gifting, Didn't ruin your holiday~"
Rarity felt touched as she heard the song. Jake smiled as he was sure that would work. Applejack and Clark soon smiled to each other as that reminded them of their first meeting.
"Oh, Spike. A song is a lovely present." Rarity smiled.
"I wanted to get you the best gift ever," Spike replied. "I just couldn't figure out what it was."
Rarity soon rewarded him with a kiss on the cheek.
"Way to go, little buddy." Jake smiled at Spike.
"Thanks, Jake," Spike replied. "You ever sing to Rose?"
"Eh, I've tried many times," Jake said. "I'm more of a rapper though than a singer. You want a singer, especially with sing-along songs, call my dad. I still remember when he sang John Jacob JinglehemierSchmidt when Trixie and Spud came with us on a camping trip when we had to stop The Jersey Devil."
"Yikes." Spike said.
Jake smiled bashfully. "Uh, sorry, dude."
"It's okay." Spike said.
"Ooh, ooh! The Gift Givers told me and Cherry that that!" Pinkie Pie piped up before pausing to think. "Oh, what was it?"
"Um... That the best gift is more precious than gold, but it cannot be sold?" Cherry replied.
"Yes!" Pinkie Pie then smile before she then continued. "When it breaks, it's not ended, for quickly it's mended. It can never be bought yet is easily sought."
"Oh, we already know the answer to that." Atticus smiled.
"You do?" Pinkie Pie asked as Twilight soon giggled.
"Yep, it's friendship." Atticus nodded.
This made all of them smile to each other.
"The most magical gift, That I can recall, It could've been big or small, Or even nothing at all~" Twilight began to sing.
"It doesn't matter, you see, If it's from my friends on whom I depend, No matter what you spend, It will be perfect to me~" Atticus soon sang with her.
Jake seemed to like the singing even if it didn't have rapping. Spike played his guitar to go with the song.
"The true gift of gifting, Is what it means inside, We can show we care, Spreading love far and wide~," Atticus and Twilight sang together before Drell nudged Hilda with a smirk and gestured to Jake as he enjoyed the song. "The true gift of gifting, Is totally free, And you're the best there is at givin' it, With the friendship that you give to me~"
'I guess this place isn't so bad.' Jake thought to himself.
"We've all been friends forever, And look how far we've come (how far we've come)~" Everyone soon sang together. "The holiday brings us close, And now it's time for fun (it's now begun)~"
We are soon shown Princess Luna outside before Princess Celestia placed a blanket on her so she wouldn't be cold. Jake looked over to see the two Alicorn sisters. Discord was soon given his very own present as he was their guest. And where Fluttershy soon hugged him and where he soon hugged her back.
Starlight and Trixie smiled to each other as they shared a cup of hot chocolate together. Apple Bloom was picking rocks with Maud Pie and the other Pie sisters, including Maud's new boyfriend, Mudbriar. Pistachio was soon seen with his parents opening his presents and where his present was a hat that had acorns hanging on it. Yona smiled as she had a lot of fun smashing stuff with her fellow yaks as that what the holiday was all about for them.
Flim and Flam glared to each other as they had a bunch of dolls with them as they took a train as they had to go without money since they were conponies. Everyone in Ponyville were seen going home. Mayor Mare waved to them as they soon walked off. Diamond Tiara frowned to Spoiled Rich, but she seemed to smile as a pony nurse from the hospital was coming over to her and her father who was known as Nurse Sweetheart. The Changelings were celebrating Hearth's Warming the way they always did.
"The true gift of gifting, Is what it means inside, We can show we care, Spreading love far and wide~" Everyone sang together as the Hearth's Warming dolls were put over the fireplace. "The true gift of gifting, Is totally free, And you're the best there is at givin' it, With the friendship that you give to me~"
"Hmm... Ponies really value friendship, huh?" Jake commented.
"That's just how Equestria is." Drell replied.
"And where it can become quite the adventure." Hilda added.
"Hmm... I guess..." Jake replied. "Just not sure about hanging around colorful and singing ponies all day."
"Then what about a young dragon?" Drell asked.
"Well, yeah, dragons are pretty cool," Jake shrugged. "I've been one a while myself with Gramps training me while my school's Home Ec teacher teaches Haley... I think she does it better than my grandpa though, he's always rough on me."
"Well, he's just showing that being the American Dragon isn't easy." Drell said.
"You sound just like him." Jake muttered slightly about his maternal grandfather.
"And if you ever need a break, you can come here." Hilda said.
"Hmm... Maybe..." Jake replied though hid a smirk as he looked forward to maybe hanging out with Spike again.
"And you can hang out with Spike whenever you want." Drell smirked.
"Oh, uh, I might..." Jake smiled innocently. "Just to check on him."
"Mm-hmm~" Drell and Hilda smirked.
"Also because he's like a little brother to you, right?" Drell smirked at the American Dragon.
"Uh... Sure...?" Jake replied, a bit bashfully. "I mean, how bad can it be?" He soon saw Drell having a successful smirk, and where he had a feeling he knew why the warlock was smirking.
Drell coughed in his hoof, rubbing it against his chest with a smirk.
"All right, all right, you were right..." Jake sighed in defeat. "Equestria's not that bad once I came here and got used to it."
"See?" Drell smirked.
"That's all you wanted to hear, right?" Jake muttered.
"Yep!" Drell replied.
"Ugh..." Jake groaned. "Can I go home now?"
"Well... All right, I guess you can." Drell said to him.
"I can't wait to get back home." Mo said.
"I hate to see you all go, but you really should go back to your own families since it's the holidays." Twilight replied.
"Don't worry, Twilight," Atticus smiled, putting a hoof around her. "Someday we'll celebrate Hearth's Warming altogether as our own family. Just like the Young Six who're going home for their own festivities."
"That's right." Mo nodded.
"Thank you so much for coming," Twilight smiled. "It's always so good to see you guys come to visit."
"We feel the same way when we visit." Patch smiled back.
Everyone smiled to each other before sharing a group hug.
"Are you coming too?" Cherry asked Drell.
"Nah, you guys go ahead," Drell replied. "We haven't celebrated Hearth's Warming in Equestria in a long time. Take a break, have a nice vacation, we'll see you next year."
"Alright." Atticus said.
They all waved and soon went to go through the portal to go back home until next time. They were all soon back at their homes.