Author's note How about that last chapter huh? Bet you wish we'd get back to that story huh? Too bad, here's a cheap but hopefully fun nod to one of my favorite Christmas movies, taken from the point of view of Applejack some parts, and Applebloom for others.

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Bloom Alone

Applebloom's POV

Ponyville streets, December 22rd. Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and I were happily playing through town, Hearthswarmings a little filly's favorite time of year you know, This year though, Sweetie Belle was goin' with Rarity and their parents to Canterlot on vacation and Scootaloo, after enough beggin' and pleadin' got to spend Hearthswarming with Rainbow Dash and her folks. But that didn't leave me alone or anythin', us Apples were headed to Appleloosa for Hearthswarming and I couldn't be more excited, but for now, me an' the girls were having fun together before we had to part ways for the holidays, ha! That rhymed!

Me: Ah can't believe its Hearthswarming!

The dinners, flags, and all the giving

Can't believe it's Hearthswarming!

My favorite time of year!

Sweetie Belle: I can't believe it's Heartjswarming!

Been dreaming of a sugarplum-thing

Can't believe it's Hearthswarming!

Oh boy it's finally here!

The 3 of us: Ho, ho! Away we go!

With rosey cheeks and hearts aglowin'

Hey, hey! Our favorite day!

It makes us want to cheer!

Scootaloo: Yo, ho! We love the snow!

At least we know we won't be mowing!

The 3 of us: Yeah, hey! We're glad to say

Hearthswarming time is here!

We can't believe it's Heartshwarming!

Been waiting for a million hours

Can't believe it's Hearthswarming,

Oh what a nifty day!

We can't believe it's Hearthswarming!

Scootaloo: Took 14,018 showers!

The 3 of us: Can't believe it's Hearthswarming!

And now it's time to play!

We can't believe it's Hearthswarming!

The dinner, flags and all the giving!

Can't believe it's Hearthswarming,

Our favorite time of year!

We can't believe it's Hearthswarming!

Been dreaming of a sugar-plum thing

Can't believe it's Hearthswarming,

Oh, boy! It's finally...

So divinely!

Boy, it's finally here!

We laughed collapsing in the snow as we finished our song.

"Y'know, I still can't believe this is the last we'll see of each other until after Hearthswarming." Scootaloo said.

"I know, we always spend Hearthswarming in Ponyville." Sweetie Belle nodded.

"Aw come on girls, it's only a couple of days, besides, it'll be fun gettin' to see each other again afterwards!" I said happily.

"You're right Applebloom." Sweetie Belle agreed.

"There you are!" I heard a voice call, I turned and saw my big sis, Applejack.

"Hey Applejack!" I said getting up.

"Hey can wait little sis, we gotta get a move on, we don't want to miss the train!" She said.

"Applejack, the train doesn't leave until tomorrow morning!" I said.

"We've got packing to do! Come on!" She said dragging me off. I waved goodbye to my friends as I was drug off.

"Bye girls! See ya in a couple days!" I called to them as they waved goodbye.

"Have you even packed up yet?" Applejack asked.

"Aw c'mon sis, it'll only take a few minutes to pack my suitcase." I said.

"I didn't ask how long it'd take, I asked if you've done it." She said, oh boy. I love my sister an' all, but whenever we travel anywhere she get's all high strung and such, it can be a real pain to deal with.

"I'll pack it when we get home sis." I groaned.

"You're darn right you will, I don't want you gettin' distracted because most the family's there already. There'll be plenty of time to fraternize when we get to Appleloosa." She ordered.

"Yep." I said feeling frustrated. I had a feeling this drill sergeant attitude was gonna last for a little while longer.

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That evening

The family was running around the farm house getting things ready for taking off tomorrow morning, like how whenever the Apples get together, it was loud, nopony was paying attention to much other than their current task, what's the word? Oh yeah, hectic. I was up in my room packing things up, but downstairs there was a police officer pony standing in the door.

"Excuse me? Hello?" He said trying to get anypony's attention as they passed by him. Nopony seemed to notice him as they went about their business. "Pardon me ma'am..." He sighed. Cousin Babs crossed in front of him, he grabbed her as she crossed by.

"Excuse me young filly, are your parents home?" He asked her.

"Yeah but they don't live 'ere." She replied before walking off.

"Of course! All kids, no parents!" He sighed. "Must be a fancy orphanage..."

"Oh my goodness, I'm sorry officer." Applejack said seeing the officer. "Hope you weren't waitin' around too long, what can I do you for?" She asked.

"You're the parent here?" He asked.

"Well no, but I'm pretty well the caretaker of the farm." She said. "Cepting of course Big Mac an' Granny Smith."

"Ah." He said. "Well we're just doin' a routine checkup, y'know it's the holidays and everything, wanted to make sure everypony had proper security before going out on vacation." He explained.

"Well the farm has never had all that high security, 'cepting for Winona, my dog." She explained.

"I see, you know you really should have higher security measures, what with I'm sure this place is stocked with, oh I don't know, family heirlooms or valuable items." He suggested.

"I understand your concern officer, but we really have no need for those types of things." She said. "I trust everypony in this town, nopony would steal from the farm." She said.

"I wouldn't be too sure, I'm sure you of all ponies are more than familiar with the saying: "Bad apples in every bunch"?" He asked. "I'm sure you're probably right." He nodded.

"Big sis, think you could come upstairs and tell me if I've got everythin' I need?" I asked from the top of the stairs. She looked at me with a frustrated expression.

"Applebloom, I'm a bit busy right now." She said. "I'm trying to talk to this officer."

"Officer Lock." He said. "Don't worry about it, I've heard all I needed to hear. Happy Hearthswarming." He said as he flashed a toothy grin, a gold tooth shimmered when he smiled. I couldn't help but stop and stare for a second.

"Okay, thank you officer. Happy Hearthswarming!" Applejack said closing the door as he left.

"Now, Applebloom, what do you need help with?" She asked.

"All I want is to know if what I packed is enough." I said.

"I'm sure you did fine, now I've got a hundred other things to do, go play with your cousin or something, okay?" She asked.

"Well... okay." I said sulking away, I had been really hoping that this Hearthswarming I could spend more time with my big sis, guess this ain't the case. Up in my room, as I was explaining my problems to Babs, she was offering me advice, or at least trying to.

"So?" She asked. "I never knew my sister." She said.

"Do you have a sister?" I asked.

"Well no." She said. "But, never the less, I don't know 'er."

"It's not the same Babs." I said. "Applejack normally always makes time for me, but then a couple relatives show up and I'm like a stale apple fritter to her."

"Sorry that I'm back to this but, so?" She asked once again. "All I'm sayin' is that I don't see why it's such a big deal."

"It's a big deal because she's my big sis! I look up to her!" I said.

"Find somepony else to look up to then. Like me." She smirked. I just shook my head and sighed.

"You just don't understand Babs." I said sadly.

"Yeah, no kiddin'." She said. "Listen cuz, just because your big sis is too busy for you don't mean it's the end of the world, cheer up huh? It is Hearthswarming after all." She tried to make me feel better.

"Yeah you've got a point, I'll try and cheer up a little." I said.

"That's the spirit. Now come on, there's eggnog downstairs." She said leading me out of my room.

"Alright alright, I'm comin'!" I said following her downstairs. But when we got downstairs, no such luck.

"Sorry gals! Eggnogs fresh out!" Applejack told us.

"You gotta be kiddin'!" Babs whined.

"Fraid not." She said. "Now girls,try an' stay out of the way, I've still got a lot to tend to." She said pressuring us out of the room.

"Aw sis..." I began.

"None of that!" She shook her head. "Please try and keep to yourselves." She said.

"Why?" I asked.

"I'm busy Applebloom!" She said with a frustrated tone.

"What could possibly be keepin' you so busy?" I asked. She just stared at me.

"What could be keepin' me busy? Oh I dunno, maybe just trying to make sure an entire family of ponies is ready to leave tomorrow morning and making sure nothing get's left behind!?" She said angrily.

"Couldn't you get Big Mac to help?" I asked.

"Maybe I would if he wasn't on his way home from Starlight's village gettin' Sugar Belle!" She was getting annoyed.

"Alright alright!" I sighed.

"Just, please. Quit being a pain." She said walking off.

"A pain!?" I hollered back. She stopped for a second.

"Wait..." She said. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say it like that-" She began.

"Aw save it!" I hollered feeling frustrated. "Glad to know that I'm such a pain to you! I'm goin' to bed." I said angrily.

"Applebloom wait!" She hollered at me as I went up the stairs.

"If I'm such a hassle maybe you'd just be better off with out me!" I yelled angrily. "Or better yet, I'd be better off alone!"

"Now you don't mean that." Applejack said. "I have a feeling you'd be pretty sad if you woke up one day and you didn't have a family."

"Sorry sis, but I have to disagree with you on that." I sneered as I retired to my room, slamming my door behind me. As I stared angrily at the ceiling I sighed and said: "I wish my family would just disappear." And with that, I settled down to sleep.

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Later that night

Applejack's POV

"And that's what happened Big Mac, I'm sorry to pester you with all of this, but I'm really busy making sure everything's ready." I said. "I understand if you're not up to it, I'm sure you're exhausted, but if you could try an' talk to her..." I told him as we talked that evening.

"Eeyup." He said as he made his way upstairs, leaving Sugar Belle and I in the living room alone, which was nice, but a little awkward since we haven't actually talked since everything that went down in Starlight's Village a couple of years ago.

"Had a fight with your sister hm?" She asked. "That's not good, I feel just terrible for you."

"Not a good feelin'." I admitted. "How have you been?" I asked.

"Well, business has been great! Everypony in the village loves... Well... baking with actual flavor." She chuckled. "It sure was kind of Big Mac to invite me to come along with you guys."

"Aw now, there's always room for one more with the Apples!" I say welcoming her.

"Well thank you very much Applejack. Big Mac has told me so much about you." She said. Knowing Big Mac, I highly doubt that.

"Uh huh." I say cocking my eyebrow.

"Okay, well, he's written about you in his letters, he's a lot more vocal with pen and paper." She added, now I got it.

"That makes more sense." I chuckled slightly. "Big Mac sure seems head over hooves for you, glad to see him so happy."

"We're happy together." She smiled sipping at some tea.

"Happy for you." I said. After I said that, Big Mac came back down the stairs.

"Any luck?" I asked.

"Nope." He said.

"Why not? Is she asleep?" I asked.

"Eeyup." He nodded.

"Guess I'll have to try in the morning." I sighed. "Speakin' of which, how're the carts?" I asked. He gulped a little at the question.

"What's that about?" I asked. "Are the carts good?" I asked.

"N-N-Nope." He said.

"Wheels?" I asked.

"Eeyup." He nodded. I sighed.

"Alright fine, the Cakes might not have left yet, ask if they have some carts to spare." I said.

"Eeyup." He sighed heading for the door.

"Let me come with you Big Mac." Sugar Belle said getting up and following him, leaving me alone.

"Guess I'd better settle in." I sighed heading for my room. I truly felt bad about everything that had happened with Applebloom, hopefully everything would have blown over tomorrow morning.

That morning I woke up to hear a knock at my door. The sun was shining, birds singing, and Big Mac was calling my name telling me I overslept. Just a normal day on the- Overslept!?

Before I knew it, the house was up and alive, everypony was running around grabbing luggage and scarfing down breakfast. I ordered everypony outside to the carts, luckily the Cakes were kind enough to let us borrow theirs. I had told Granny Smith to do a headcount at the carts as I grabbed my luggage.

"Three... Four..." She said as she was going down the line. Meanwhile, Babs was looking for a place to set Applebloom's luggage.

"Right here will do the trick!" She set it next to a bag of assorted golden delicious and red delicious apples, when she set the suitcase down one of Applebloom's bows slipped out and landed on the clear bag.

"Seventeen... Eighteen... And Nineteen!" Granny Smith said counting the bag as Applebloom. Hey, her eyes aren't what they used to be.

"Count heads Granny?" I asked as I came to the carts.

"Sure did! Nineteen plus you." She nodded.

"Okay good, thank you very much." I said. "Everypony to your carts!" I yelled. As I got to my cart, I noticed Applebloom wasn't with us. I guess she was riding with Babs, I'm sure she wasn't still mad. Meanwhile, Babs was in her cart.

"Hm, guess Applebloom, patched things up with her sis and is ridin' with her." She remarked at the fact Applebloom wasn't there either.

And with that, we were on our way.

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Applebloom's POV

"Hello?" I asked as I came out of my room. The house was eerily quiet, which was odd. Normally it was loud no matter how many ponies were there. I had learned to sleep through the noise, I'll admit it was a skill that came in handy.

"Applejack?" I asked as I walked through the house. "Big Mac? Granny Smith?" I looked everywhere yet there wasn't a soul around. Suddenly a thought occurred to me. I bolted outside to see if they had left without me.

"The carts are still there! They didn't leave." I said when I saw the carts. Suddenly, another thought came into my head.

"I made my family disappear..." I grinned. My wish had come true! Now I could finally do all the things I wanted to do all by myself! And so, I ran off to do all the things I always wanted to do alone!

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Apple Orchards

"Are we almost there Lock Pick?" A tall and lanky crook, Crow Bar asked as the two snuck through the orchard.

"Yeah Crow Bar, this is the place I was telling you about." Lock Pick, the shorter and stouter of the two pointed at the farm house.

"You drug me out here for a farm house?" Crow Bar asked.

"I was inside there Bar, they've got valuables in there, antiques! We can make a fortune off of this place!" Lock Pick told his partner.

"Wait, doesn't a pretty big family live there?" He asked.

"Bar, didn't I tell you!? They're on vacation, gone, nopony around!" Lock explained.

"Oh." Crow Bar nodded. "So when're we hitting it?" He asked.

"Tomorrow night." Lock Pick told him. "We go in, grab what we can, then we're straight to Manehatten."

"Sounds like a good plan." Crow Bar nodded as they grinned looking at their next target.

"Now lets get outta here before somepony sees us." Lock Pick said as they snuck off.

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Appleloosa, the next morning

Applejack's POV

"What!?" I yelled. "What do you mean she wasn't in your cart!?" I question Babs when we arrived and Applebloom was nowhere to be found.

"I thought she was with you!" She said.

"Well that's just great!" I groaned. "Granny, I thought you counted heads!"

"Well I did!" She said. "But of course, my eyes ain't what they used to be."

"Oh no..." I looked down. "This is terrible."

"What's the problem?" Sugar Belle asked,

"Appleblooms home alone!" I said.

"Oh no!" She gasped. "That's just terrible!"

"Eeyup!" Big Mac nodded.

"This is all my fault..." I moaned. "I should've checked to make sure she was up."

"No it ain't Applejack." Big Mac spoke up.

"Yes it is Big Mac! I drove her away last night, I was so caught up in everything I didn't think about her, then she got all upset with me, didn't want to speak to me, and now we've left her all alone!" I said feeling upset.

"Well howdy all!" My cousin Braeburn welcomed us.

"Howdy Braeburn." I said glumly.

"What's wrong A.J?" He asked.

"Applebloom is home alone!" I said. "I left her there all alone!"

"What?" He asked. "Oh no.." He said.

"Why not write somepony in town?" Sugar Belle suggested.

"No use in that." I said. "Just about everypony is off on vacation."

"She'll be fine!" Granny Smith spoke up. "I did my fair share of stayin' home alone when I was her age!"

"For three days? With no food stocked?" I asked.

"You've got a point." She said.

"I'm going home." I said. "Y'all can stay behind, this is my fault, I'm taking care of this." I said going toward the train station.

When I got to the train station, I got the bad news from the ticket master.

"Sorry ma'am, tracks to Ponyville's damaged." He said. "New tracks ought to come in next week."

"I can't wait a week! I've got to get home!" I said.

"Sorry ma'am, it's just not possible." He sighed.

"Is there anything you can do?" I asked.

"Well..." He said thinking. "I can get you a train to Canterlot maybe, yeah Canterlot... Then from there you should be able to get to ponyville." He said shuffling through tickets.

"I'll take it." I nodded. "Thank you sir."

"Not a problem. Train should be back in two hours." He said.

"Alright." I said taking my ticket and waiting at the station.

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Meanwhile

Applebloom's POV

After a day had gone by, I had to admit being all alone was losing it's luster. And I'll admit, I was starting to feel a little lonely. I couldn't fix much for breakfast lunch or dinner, so I had to dip into the cellar's apple storage, and that place is creepy! Ropes hanging around, something that looked like an old bear trap, I thought there was somepony down there too! Turns out it was just paint cans though. But anyway, I was starting to get a little lonely, I tried taking a walk around town, but all my friends were off somewhere, even all Applejack's friends were off. On my way home, I couldn't help but feel like I was being watched.

"What!?" Crow Bar said from behind a bush. "I thought you said nopony was home!"

"I thought there was!" Lock Pick said.

"What're we gonna do now?" He asked.

"I don't know!" Lock Pick muttered. "Follow me." He said as he snuck out of the bush. They started to follow me towards the house. As I went inside, they started peaking around the windows.

"I'm telling you Bar, I'm here the other night, more ponies than you can shake a stick at. Now there's just this filly." Lock said looking in a window.

"Maybe she's a house sitter." Crow Bar suggested.

"Couldn't of been. Called the mare I was talking to 'big sis'." Lock Pick said.

"Well then what's she doing here all alone?" Crow Bar asked. At this point, I has opened the window upstairs and could overhear the two strange stallions.

"Who cares!?" Lock Pick said. "She's just a filly, and she's home alone! We come back around 9 o'clock, take all that we can carry and split."

"9 o'clock, it'll be dark." Crow Bar grinned. "Foals are scared of the dark."

"You're scared if the dark!" Lock Pick slugged him on the shoulders.

"I am not!" He said.

"Are too!" Lock Pick sneered as he started to walk away. "Now c'mon before somepony sees us." He said leading Crow Bar along. Now I was in trouble, I had crooks to deal with! What was I gonna do? I couldn't get any help, there was nopony around to help! Oh no... I wish Applejack was here, she'd know what to do...

"I've got to do something..." I told myself as I paced around in my room. "But what?" Suddenly, I had an idea, a crazy idea, but it might just save my flank and the farm.

I ran down to the cellar to see what I could scrummage together, luckily I still had plenty of time.

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Canterlot Train Station, a few hours later

Applejack's POV

"But... but I need to get to Ponyville!" I said to the mare behind the booth.

"I'm sorry, but the train is all booked, what with it being Hearthswarming." She said.

"What about the evening train?" I asked.

"We're booked to Ponyville all through the week hon." She said. "Quite frankly, I can't imagine why you'd want to vacation there for Hearthswarming anyway, it's so... quaint and small town like. It looks like something that somepony the likes of you would deal with all year around."

"That's because I live there!" I said angrily. "My little sister is home all alone!" I felt quite angry with what she had just said.

"My apologies miss. But hostility is not going to make a difference." She said blankly. "You're holding up the line."

"Listen lady!" I said slamming my hoof on the counter. "I'm about to be holding your hind legs so far above yer head that yer spine 'll tie up!"

"Ma'am, back away now or I will call security." She said.

"Why I ought to..." I began, suddenly somepony tapped me on the shoulder. "I'll be out of yer way in a second pal!" I said with hostility turning to see who tapped me on the shoulder, he was a plump tan unicorn with a yellow jacket, he had a shocked expression on his face.

"That's not what this is about ma'am." He said. "I just heard you're having a problem and wanted to see if I can lend a hoof."

"Really?" I asked.

"Oh sure! See, we're having a bit of trouble ourselves, see we needed to get to Fillydelphia, but of course with the holidays and everything..." He shrugged and shook his head. "Anyway, one of our guys is over there renting a cart, you can ride with us if you like, we'll be passing through Ponyville on our way, should be room enough for you!"

"Thank you so much." I said. "I really need to get home."

"Yeah, I heard." He said. "I'm Ligature, in case you didn't know." I stared at him blankly, why would I know that?

"Okay?" I said.

"Really? Clarinet player in the Polka Pals? biggest polka band this side of Marennesota?" He asked. I shook my head.

"We had a couple of hits,'5 Card Polka' was my personal favorite, but of course, 'Polka? I Just Met Her' was our best commercially and-" I cut him off.

"I'll take the ride." I said. "Thank you kindly, I'm Applejack."

"No problem Applejack, season of giving right?" He chuckled.

Before long, we were all on the road and the cart was bouncing with what apparently is considered music. If only Pinkie, Chuck, or even Cheese were here, they'd love this, me however? No so much. But I mean, I doubt Pinkie or them would ever get into a bind like this, just my luck I suppose.

"So you left your little sis behind?" Ligature asked as we rode along once the music stopped.

"Yeah... Poor little Applebloom, she just got her cutie mark a few years ago." I said.

"Still pretty young huh?" He asked. "Gosh that's tough, I haven't been home in years, none of us really have."

"I'd have sent somepony to check in, but everypony was out somewhere, Twilight's off in Canterlot... Pinkie Pie went home to visit her family.." I began, he cut me off.

"Pinkie Pie?" He asked.

"Yeah." I nodded. "Why's that name matter so much?"

"Same Pinkie I'm thinkin' of? Bubbly, big ol' Pink puffy mane? Voice like helium?" He asked.

"Yeah?" I said, feeling confused.

"That's crazy! What a small world!" He laughed. "Ol' Pinks used to be our trombone player!" He showed me an old photo of the band with her all in the same yellow jacket.

"What?" I asked. "That's crazy..."

"How's she been?" Ligature asked. "We write from time to time but it's been a while since I've seen her."

"She's been good." I proceeded to tell him all about the past few years, from becoming an Element of Harmony to her meeting Chuck.

"No kidding! I'll have to send her my congratulations." He said.

"I never knew Pinkie had such an interesting past." I told him.

"It's interesting, the gal sure is an enigma." He chuckled. "Think after she left the band, she worked at a diner or something." He shrugged. "Always something interesting going on with her too, got me interested in shower curtain rings of all things, she always sends me one from places she visits."

"That sure sounds like Pinkie Pie." I chuckled.

"Crazy world for sure." He laughed. "You never believe who you're gonna meet, like for instance, once I met this guy, trying to get home for the holidays, and let me tell you, he had the darnedest luck! Well really, we had the darnedest luck..." He laughed looking back. "You know, he even said, 'one day we'll look back and laugh about this', guess he was right!" He chuckled.

"Sure is interesting." I said. "Look, I'm gonna rest my eyes for a little bit, hope that's okay."

"Oh sure, go right ahead." He nodded. "I'll wake you when we get there."

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Sweet Apple Acres, 8:30 PM

Applebloom's POV

"Okay Applebloom, you can do this." I said pacing through the kitchen. "Let's go over the plan." I said unfurling the sheet of paper with the plans drawn up. One little filly wasn't enough to fend off two grown stallions physically, but you can be smarter, and that's what I was tryin' to do. My plan was traps I've set around the house, and I'd say I was pretty well set. "Outer steps are iced, marbles on the floor, paint cans..." I said going over the plan. Oh this was too good, these two won't know what hit them!

"This is my house." I said. "I have to protect it."

As the last half hour before they were set to arrive I made sure all the traps were ready, at the clock struck 9, I knew I was ready. Meanwhile, outside, Lock Pick and Crow Bar were sneaking up to the front door.

"Ready?" Lock Pick asked.

"Sure am." Crow Bar nodded.

"Crowbars." Lock Pick said as they clanked their crowbars together. They made their way for the back door and jiggled the doorknob, locked. Unbeknownst to them I aimed my slingshot through the dog door and shot Lock Pick in the leg.

"Check the dog door!" Lock Pick told Crow Bar jumping in pain.

"On it." Crow Bar nodded getting down and poking his head through the dog door. As his head emerged from the dog door, I came eye to eye with him.

"Hi! I'm Applebloom!" I said happily aiming my slingshot. I let go and the stone clocked him right between the eyes. He screamed in pain jerking back and out the dog door.

"Ow!" He jumped up and down.

"I'm gonna kill her!" Lock Pick said. "You go through the basement, I'll go out front!"

"Got it!" Crow Bar nodded. As Lock Pick made his way around front he went to the front steps and angrily started stomping up, suddenly he slipped and fell backwards, landing hard on his back. As Crow Bar made his way down to the cellar door, he slipped on the stairs and crashed headfirst into the door. I could hear both of them curse in pain outside, which, in a way I'm not proud of, made me chuckle. I heard Lock Pick slip again out front, but then, I heard him get to the welcome mat, so I ran up the stairs. Outside, as Lock Pick placed his hoof on the doorknob, he screamed in pain and agony as the doorknob was extremely hot from the brander I had held against the other side. Meanwhile, downstairs, Crow Bar kicked open the cellar door and made his way through the basement, when he reached for the pull cord on the lights and yanked, an iron fell from the ceiling. "What?" He asked hearing the noise looking up, when suddenly the iron crashed into his forehead. "Agh!" He cried in pain falling down. As he came to his hooves, he stumbled toward the stairs. as he stepped onto the stairs, his hooves got stuck, he looked down and saw that tar covered the steps. Something he did not see was the bear trap I had situated on the steps. As he slowly made his way up, one of his hooves stepped on the trigger, the trap clamped shut. His eyes widened as he screamed in pain and jumped back, landing on hos back with the trap still clamping onto his leg. He struggled around like a fish on a dock trying to break it off, which eventually he did. "I'm going to kill you!" I could hear him yell.

Outside, Lock Pick made his way to the back door, which I had unlocked now. He giggled the knob to make sure it wasn't too hot, as he cranked it open he peaked his head in, the knob turning open triggered a blowtorch which set his hat aflame. "AAAAAAAAGGGHHH!" He screamed in pain jumping off the steps and emerging his head in snow. As he got up and went through the door leaning downwards so as not to be set on fire, he yelled to me. "I'm in the house kid! You're in for it now!"

"You'd best come and get me!" I yelled. He stormed through the door to the living room and through the door his face was trapped in cellophane with glue lathered onto it. He tore it off in anger and kept forward, triggering a fan blowing feathers into his face. He growled in anger spitting feathers out of his mouth. Meanwhile, Crow Bar snuck through the window and limped through the house meeting with Lock Pick.

"Lock?" He asked.

"Bar!" Lock Pick said. "Why the hell are your legs covered in tar?"

"Why the hell are you dressed as a chicken?" Crow Bar asked.

"Never mind!" Lock said angrily. "We're in the house you little devil! We're gonna get you!" He yelled.

"Oh no! I'm really scared!" I yelled from the top of the stairs. As they made their way toward the stairs they both failed to see the marbles on the floor and they blew back and hit the floor hard. They groaned getting up and started climbing the stairs. As they climbed the stairs, I sent a paint can down swinging.

"Heads up!" Lock Pick ducked, Crow Bar wasn't as lucky. The can sent him flying down the stairs onto his back. When Lock Pick turned to keep going, he was hit with the other and was sent down on top of him. They got up once again and climbed the stairs. I had locked myself away in my room, preparing to grapple out the window and escape to the Cutie Mark Crusader Clubhouse. I could hear them climb the stairs and make their way to each door, kicking them in.

"C'mon... C'mon..." I said tying sheets together. Before I could toss it down, my door swung open. "Oh no..." I said. The two angry stallions approached me and grabbed me, they pinned me to the wall and glared at me.

"What are we gonna do to her, Lock?" Crow Bar asked.

"The same thing this little twerp did to us!" Lock Pick grinned menacingly. "I'm gonna fry her mane with a blowtorch!"

"Smash her face with an iron!" Crow Bar added. What was I gonna do? I was all out of ideas, and all out of luck...

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Outside the farm

Applejack's POV

"Thanks again Mr. Ligature! I'll be sure to tell Pinkie you said hi!" I called back as they went off. I turned and saw he farm house and ran toward the door, when I got there, the door was wide open, I grabbed a snow shovel and snuck inside, ready to face whatever was inside.

"Applebloom?" I called. I could hear two stallions talking upstairs, I crept up the stairs and looked around, through Applebloom's doorway I could see them.

"I'm gonna stick her leg in a bear trap!" Crow Bar laughed.

"Then, I'm gonna take a pair of pliers, and yank all yer teeth out, one by one!" Lock Pick grinned. I snuck up behind the two and whacked Crow Bar in the back of the head with a shovel, knocking him out, Lock Pick looked around and received the same hit, but to the face.

"Keep the change, you filthy animal." I sneered at the two.

"Applejack!" Applebloom smiled. "I thought I'd never see you again!" She hugged me as I set her down.

"What happened!?" I asked looking around. Applebloom proceeded to tell em the whole story.

"Oh Applebloom, I'm so... so sorry I left you behind, and I'm sorry for everything I said." I said as I hugged her.

"I'm sorry too..." Applebloom said. "I don't actually wish you'd disappear, I was wrong!" She said holding back tears.

"I know Sugarcube." I held her close. "I'm so glad you're okay, this will never happen again, I promise."

"I'm just happy to see you again." She said.

The next morning, we woke up and started to clean the house after the night before, but then, as we were nearly down, the door opened up and in came Big Mac and Sugar Belle, followed by the rest of the family!

"What!?" I remarked. "How'd y'all get here?" I asked.

"Took the train to Starlight's village, no outgoing there, the ride to Ponyville was easy!" Sugar Belle said.

"That's wonderful!" I said welcoming my family back.

"Hey Applebloom." Babs said to Applebloom as she came in. "Glad to see you didn't burn the place down."

"It was a piece of cake." She said smugly. I laughed at what she said, the rest of the day was spent in the warm embrace of family, it was still a happy Hearthswarming after all.

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Fun stuff huh? Hope you like Home Alone because this was clearly a spoof of it! Final Happy Hearthswarming should be out soon so stay tuned!

Song used

"Can't Believe it's Christmas", By: Phil Vischer and Kurt Heinecke