Eden was sitting in a room with her cat.
"Okay, seriously, Eden, you can't-" Catherine started as she came in with the girls and Teddy as they then shut the door behind them.
"Eden doesn't make a move without talking to you." Eden replied icily.
"Oh, you overheard what everyone said, huh?" Jenny asked nervously.
Eden snootily turned away.
"Eden..." Catherine tried.
"What, they all think I'm wrapped around your little finger?" Eden replied. "I'm the star."
'She seriously needs a change in her attitude.' Felicity thought to herself.
"You're asking them to give up Christmas," Catherine tried to stand up to Eden. "They have plans. I have plans."
"Bigger plans than my next show?" Eden scoffed before spraying herself with perfume.
"Yes, for them to spend time with their friends and family." Estelle said.
"Even my parents make time to spend Christmas with me and they're always working." Jenny added.
"My papa used to hate Christmas, but he now loves it because now he and my mother are together." Felicity even joined in.
"I'm leaving town tomorrow and going home," Catherine spoke up. "My whole family will be there for Christmas dinner this year. That hasn't happened since we were kids. You of all people should know how important that is to me."
"You know what should be important to you? Me," Eden replied. "When I was discovered, I could have had any costume designer in London for my company, but I insisted on you, my oldest friend. I did that."
"And she appreciates that you did that for her," Estelle said. "But tomorrow's Christmas."
"It's like Aunt Marie always said, 'In a selfish world, the selfish succeed'." Eden replied as she powdered herself.
"That is a terrible saying!" Felicity glared. "This is not a selfish world! How could you listen to such a thing?!"
"My Aunt Marie was brilliant," Eden huffed. "If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be here right now, and neither would you..." she then looked to Catherine. "But if you can't appreciate that, maybe you shouldn't work here anymore."
"Are you actually threatening your best friend that you'll fire her?" Estelle asked.
"I've seen her backstage sewing things that aren't for the show," Eden replied. "I guess working at the top theater in London isn't enough for her. She had to pick up something on the side."
"What? No! It's not what you think!" Catherine sounded scared.
"Prove it, and show some dedication," Eden hissed. "Take down the trees, stop the carols, and get ready to work tonight, tomorrow, and all through the week! Anyone complains, anyone goes home, anyone breathes one word about Christmas, they're out! Including you."
The girls were shocked at Eden's behavior. Teddy felt disgusted and sad.
Eden soon went to the door. Chuzzlewit went after her.
"Does everyone understand?" Eden asked as she opened the door.
The others looked nervous since they had been secretly eavesdropping, they then exclaimed and groaned as they fell in the middle of the floor then.
"Yes." Freddy replied.
"We-" Ann started.
"Understand." Nan finished.
"Oui, oui." Maurice frowned.
'She's like the scrooge from A Christmas Carol...Wait, if that's so, then that must mean she'll be visited by three ghosts and where me and the girls won't want to miss a second.' Estelle thought to herself.
Jenny and Felicity looked to Estelle.
"Does this sound familiar to you all?" Estelle asked. "Eden is acting like a Scrooge and it's Christmas Eve."
"This is just like A Christmas Carol!" Jenny replied.
"Precisely." Estelle nodded.
"Who would be the Jacob Marley though?" Felicity pondered.
The three girls paused to think.
"Ooh! Ooh! I know! Maybe it'll be Eden's aunt?" Teddy assumed.
"Sounds possible, but how will we know?" Jenny asked.
'Perhaps you all would like some help.' a voice said to them.
Estelle looked down to see her amulet glowing and she pressed against it to see one of her 'Equestrian aunts'. "Aunt Twilight!" she then beamed to her favorite.
Twilight smiled and the girls then curtsied to her while Teddy bowed.
"Hello, girls, and you don't have to be so formal." Twilight giggled.
The girls then giggled. Twilight then took them to a private spot to talk.
"Oh, Aunt Twilight, it's so good to see you," Estelle hugged the alicorn. "Especially on Christmas Eve."
"Yes, yes, I'm glad to see you too, but I'm here to help you with Eden Starling." Twilight replied.
"You are?" Felicity asked.
"Of course, it's one of my sole duties, and Flurry Heart will help in her first-" Twilight then started before looking down, but couldn't find the alicorn filly who was her biological niece. "Flurry? Where'd you go?" she then looked around.
Flurry Heart soon appeared next Teddy. "Here I am, Auntie Twily!" she then giggled.
"Flurry, come back here." Twilight called to her niece.
Flurry giggled and then stood next to her aunt.
"Anyways, you were saying, Aunt Twilight?" Estelle asked.
"This is Flurry's first Friendship Lesson," Twilight replied. "I believe you can all make a friend out of Eden Starling."
"Yeah, right," Felicity scoffed. "She's nothing but a bitter... Pushy... Selfish... CLOD!"
"Yes, but I think she's just lost her Christmas spirit." Twilight said.
"It tends to happen..." Flurry Heart sighed in agreement.
"Which is why you three were all summoned instead of Estelle just this once." Twilight then smiled to Felicity and Jenny.
"Ohh." Jenny and Felicity smiled.
"So, you know about me going into Barbie's stories, Aunt Twilight?" Estelle asked.
"I'm not sure what the reason is yet, but it's part of your destiny, especially until you find the one known as Princess Tutu." Twilight nodded.
"So, how will we help Eden find her Christmas spirit?" Jenny asked.
"Simple, you haunt her with the Spirits of Hearth's Warm-I mean Christmas." Twilight replied.
"I think those parts are already taken in this story." Estelle said.
"Then try to get her to allow you four into her house to stay for the night." Twilight replied.
"That might be hard, Princess Twilight," Jenny said. "Eden doesn't seem very fond of us."
"Not unless you get on her good side." Twilight smirked.
"Well, she's a performer." Felicity said.
"Exactly," Flurry Heart agreed. "Suck up to her and make her sound like the most special person in the world."
"Oh, we can do that." Estelle smirked.
"We can?" Teddy asked.
"It's not as hard as it sounds," Felicity agreed. "Thank you, Twilight."
"If you should ever need us, just use Estelle's amulet from Enchancia." Twilight replied.
"We will." Jenny smiled.
Flurry Heart smiled and then hugged the three girls and Teddy. "It's nice to see you all."
"Likewise, Flurry." Estelle smiled to the alicorn filly.
Twilight and Flurry Heart soon were sent back where they came from.
"You heard, Aunt Twilight," Estelle said as she took charge. "We need to get Eden to let us stay with her tonight."
"Is this what they call buttering someone up?" Felicity assumed.
"Yep." Jenny nodded.
"Ah..." Felicity smiled as she finally understood an English saying.
"Bah, humbug!" Eden yelled as she was done with her so-called friends/employees.
"Time to butter up." Estelle whispered to the girls and Teddy.
They all nodded and came to Eden.
