Firestorms Hearth's Warming Eve-
As he placed the final bauble on the tree inside Inferno Mansion, Firestorm sat and looked at the decorated hearths warming tree he had decorated, he then turned to the fireplace, sparked his horn and a roaring fire appeared, and lit the room with a gentle yellow light.
"What do you think silver?"
"Excellent job sir"
"I'll set the table" Firestorm said as he pulled open a drawer and drew 9 sets of cutlery, and placed them down, alongside plates and condiments.
"Nine sets sir?"
"You as well Silver!"
"Me sir?!"
"Silver, please... It's Hearth's warming eve, it's a holiday for everypony, including my only and favourite servant"
"Oh, why, thank you sir" he said, as he placed a covered silver platter on the table in the centre. Then Firestorm heard the door knocking.
"That'll be the girls and spike"
"I'll finish readying the dinner sir"
"Keep it all warm silver, we'll be having appetisers first, and you'll be joining us"
"Will do sir" The chrome unicorn said, as he slipped a heater underneath all the food plates, and lit them with his magic. Firestorm then opened the door to see the two pegasi Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash standing at the door.
"Hey girls!"
"Hello Firestorm, I brought emmental fondue, you just need to heat it" Fluttershy said, as she showed him a small pot, filled with melted emmental cheese.
"Ah thanks Fluttershy! I was tempted to ask silver to make one, but I knew you and pinkie agreed to bring one sweet and one savoury"
"Oh it's okay Firestorm, it's a pleasure to be coming to yours for hearth's warming dinner" she said as firestorm invited them in, rainbow then held a tin in front of the red Alicorn.
"I know I'm not very good at cooking, but I made a cake, I whipped the cream myself" she said as firestorm lifted the lid off and looked inside, it was a chocolate cake, with dainty little spirals of chocolate whipped cream around the outside
"This looks incredible Dashie, I cannot wait to try this!" he said as he ushered her into his nice warm home, Fluttershy sat by the fireside, rainbow sat on the stairs.
"Hey silver, Happy Hearths warming eve" rainbow said as she held up a glass
"Oh, same to you too Miss Dash" silver said as he poured a glass of Applejack Daniels.
"Care for a drink Fluttershy?" Firestorm asked as he held up a bottle of AJ Daniels
"I'm not sure Firestorm, should I Rainbow?"
"'Shy please, it's hearths warming eve, loosen up a little" rainbow said as she poured a glass of AJ Daniels for her, and passed it over to her, she swilled it around a little before taking a small sip, then the door knocked again. Firestorm went up to the door and opened it to see Twilight and Spike.
"Hello you two! Come on in! It's only Shy and Dashie at the moment, but AJ and Rarity will be here in a few minutes, and pinkie will be here just before we start dinner cos she's coming back from the metroplex for us"
"That is sweet of her" Twi said, as spike got off her back, holding a Tupperware box
"Twilight and I made some appetisers" spike said as he handed the box over to Firestorm
"Ah that's great spike! I feel really good about giving silver a break after all his work over the past few months" he said as he took the box, invited them in, lifted a platter up and placed the appetisers on the platter and placed them on a small table near the fireside. Twilight went and sat on the sofa, spike began walking to the kitchen.
"I'm gonna go help silver"
"Ok thanks spike, he'll appreciate it" he said as the young dragon went into the kitchen. Then the door knocked once again.
"Round three" Firestorm chuckled and his friends laughed, as he opened the door, to see AJ and Rarity at the door.
"Ah happy hearths warming eve girls"
"Hello my dear! I made us all some hearths warming themed clothing! Hope you like it!" She passed firestorm the case filled with clothes for all of them, he took a quick peek inside then turned back to her
"Rare, these are amazing, thank you, come in"
"Ah got drinks Storm, only the best" she held out four bottles of some of equestria's finest thirst quenchers.
"Nice one AJ, come on into the warm" he said as he brought her into the mansion. Firestorm went through to the kitchen while his friends were catching up, it'd been a few months since they'd all been together, but they'd all promised to get together for Hearth's warming eve, as it was an important holiday for them all.
"How goes things in the kitchen boys?"
"Things are fine sir thank you"
"They are a-okay storm, can you deal these out?" Spike held out a few platters with several nibbles on them.
"Sure thing spike, do come out eventually you two, no need to be A-Social!" they laughed as he lifted up 3 platters with his magic and brought them through to his friends.
"Appetisers!" Firestorm said as he levitated the appetisers in front of his friends, they all took one of each, and bit them.
"Twilight, spike, these Ord'Eurves are excellent!" Rarity said as she swallowed an appetiser.
"Thank you rarity, they took up the best part of the day, I had to force twilight to ensure she had time today in her schedule for this" Spike said light-heartedly, everypony chuckled and bit into them again.
"Everypony! Dinner, is served!" Silver said, as he removed the heaters from the platters, and then the door knocked.
"I know exactly who that is" Firestorm said as he went to the door.
"Well who else would It be?" Rainbow said as Storm opened the door
"GUESS WHO!" Pinkie yelled as he opened the door.
"Oh I dunno, is it pinkie?"
"Oh you know who it is silly, here's a fondue for later, chocolate, of course" Pinkie said as she threw the fondue up and firestorm cushioned it with his magic, and joined everypony at the table.
"So silver, what amazing meal have you concocted for us?" Twilight asked the chrome servant unicorn
"Capsicum Brochettes, Drenched in an original sauce" He said as he lifted the platters, and everypony started eating.
"What's in the sauce?" AJ asked
"Now that my dear, is a secret"
Later, by the Fireside...
"I got you all presents, Happy Hearth's warming Eve everypony" Firestorm said, as his friends each picked up a present that had a label with their cutie mark on it, spike even had a symbol, Scales and Fire. First to open their present was rainbow dash.
"Oh my gosh, are these spark storm greaves?!"
"Of course Dash" Firestorm said as she tried them on, and flexed and charged them, she looked incredible. She smiled with glee, as Rarity opened hers.
"A chest of gems?"
"Not just any common or garden gems, these are a rarity, see what I did there? We're talking each city's special gem, A Portshoof agate, Crystal Tundra Searstone, Phillydelphian Topaz, Manehattan Emerald, you name it, it's there" And then Applejack opened hers.
"New Horseshoes?"
"Ooh these are beauties, Hand crafted for applebuckers, one hoof kick with these on and you'll knock every apple out of the tree" And pinkie opened hers.
"A new outfit! Are you sure rarity didn't make this?"
"Rarity did I put through any orders recently?"
"No my dear"
"Nope pinkie, made this myself, rarity isn't the only fashion designer in this group" He said as pinkie stared at the costume, it was something straight out of glam rock, then Fluttershy opened hers.
"Feeding pets: 100 recipes for even the most stubborn pets! Why don't I know about this book?"
"It was published a few days ago, but I knew you've always had trouble feeding angel and others besides, so I got you this" he said as Fluttershy clutched the book, smiling at firestorm, as twilight opened hers.
"A new quill?"
"I enchanted it, whatever you are thinking, it'll scribble it down for you, great for taking notes, and it doesn't need ink"
"Wow, thanks Storm!" Twilight said excitedly, while spike opened his present.
"A gem growing kit?"
"Yeah! All the best dragons do it, I'll take you to the Gigasteel mines to show you how experts do it some day, you might learn a thing or two"
"Thank you firestorm, Happy hearths warming eve" Rainbow said as she pulled out a large box.
"What's all this?" he says as he looks at it.
"We all pitched in, go on! Open it!" Pinkie said as firestorm opened the box, inside, was a mannequin, with an outfit on it.
"Oh wow! Guys! You didn't have to get me anything!"
"Well firestorm, you've done so much for so little, so it's time we repay the debt" Twilight smiled as he circled the mannequin.
"It's not just aesthetic, it's actually very practical, and we all know, your a stickler for practicality" Rarity said. The outfit was primarily black, but had fire symbols on the top, mantle, and up the boots, which were similar to rainbows new greaves, except they emitted fire instead of lightning.
"Thank you everypony, This has been the best Hearths Warming Eve Ever!"