Midnight was taking his time today until seven rolled around so he could meet the girls at the library. He had made it to Sugar Cube Corner just a couple hours after Pinkie had left. It was around five in the afternoon and he was inside with the Cakes baking a very special surprise for Celestia and the combined gift from the Cakes and Midnight to Pinkie.

After finishing up, they prepared the surprise in a large box wrapped with a delicate golden ribbon and another box with a Pink ribbon. He placed the packages gently between his wings with his mouth making sure not to use magic to lift them, then making his way happily toward the library as it was nearing seven o'clock.

Upon arriving he gave the door a gentle knock with his hoof. After a moment noone answered so he tried the handle. It was unlocked. Using his magic he turned the knob letting himself in to see the lights still on but noone was there.

"Girls? Its almost seven. Are you ready to take the portrait?" He yelled to see if anyone was there. Silence only followed.

He sat there for the better part of an hour until it was almost seven forty-five. He gave a sigh laying down. "I guess Rarity couldn't get them to come by, and I was hoping to give the girls the presents tonight." He sighed.

As he sat there he summoned the rest of the gifts from his hide away portal, already wrapped and ready to be opened. Placing them under the tree Twilight and Spike had set up,smiling at the sight. Three large gemstones sitting behind the tree against the wall wrapped with a large ribbon each made him chuckle a bit. Finding a box big enough for them would have taken up way to much space and probably wouldn't have fit in the room. He gave a yawn as he laid there watching the lights dancing through the tree. Slowly getting more and more drowsy as time lingered. After another ten minutes he could hear screaming outside, it was faint but audible. He stood upright quickly making his way outside to see a blue blurr careen into him sending him into the snow.

"Midnight! Oh thank Celestia! We need to get to the hospital, AJ's hurt!" Dash screamed.

Without thinking Midnight grabbed a hold of Dash pulling her to him and teleporting to in front of the hospital. They made way inside seeing the girls and the Crusaders outside the operating room door. A light was on above the door indicating that an operation was currently being done. Midnight walked up to them, they turned to see him coming up and immediately ran up to him crying.

"Girls? What happened to AJ?" He asked.

"I-it was an accident." Rarity cried looking up to Midnight through her tear stained face, That was when Midnight noticed the heavy orange stain which covered most of her face.

His eyes went wide seeing how large the stain was. "Where is she?" he asked as they all looked to the operating room door.

Without a word he pressed gently through the group of girls and through the door. It swung closed behind him. The girls sat there holding each other crying softly as they wait.

Midnight strode through the door to see several unicorns all working feverishly on the orange earth pony on the table. She was unconscious and hooked up to several machines. One was breathing for her while another was taking her vitals.

"What is he doing in here? Get him out of here!" One of the doctors yelled to an orderly who quickly ran up to the Alicorn.

"Sir you need to leave. This is no place for........" He was cut off as the heart monitor flat lined.

"She's crashing!" One of the doctors yelled grabbing some panels to shock her back to life.

The orderly suddenly felt a cold chill run through his body as Midnight leaned down to speak into his ear.

"Move." Midnight spoke, ice and death behind his voice.

The orderly shook, frozen in fear as Midnight walked past him.

"She's flat lining, hit her again!" A doctor yelled again then noticed the Alicorn approaching.

"What is he still doing here!? I said to get him..............." He was cut short by Midnight as he shouted.

"SILENCE!" He paused seeing everyone motionless. "Diagnosis." He spoke only to receive silence.

His mane began to turn a bright red and grow as he looked to a doctor who was shaking in fear.

"I...... said........ DIAGNOSIS!" He shouted again.

"Severe blood loss, punctured right lung which is also collapsed." He squeaked.

Midnight strode over to AJ a tear running down his face hearing the heart monitor screaming out a long flat tone. His horn began to glow gaining luminosity as each moment passed. The light consumed the room quickly.

Outside the room the girls sat shaking as they heard Midnight shout, not out of fear, but with worry. Until they saw light seeping through the cracks around each of the doors. Upon nodding to each other, no words were exchanged. The girls strode quietly through the door, gasping at what they saw. Midnight was glowing white, his horn engulfed with magic, his frame and AJ's floating in the air, his arms wrapped around her still frame. They stayed that way for what seemed like an eternity until the magical glow soon began to fade then vanished. Midnight falling to the floor on his back with a loud thud, AJ resting on his chest. The girls made way over to him as the doctors came out of hiding. They gathered to see that both Midnight and AJ were both breathing and asleep. Midnight's mane flickered lightly, almost non existent as they lay there.

A unicorn doctor came over to the two looking at Midnight. He quickly cast a spell on him gasping. He went over to the wall pressing a button and speaking into it.

"Code black, level 1, operating room 3!" He shouted, his voice resounding over the loudspeakers.

After a moment several unicorns came rushing into the operating room, then a few more. This kept up until the room was packed with unicorns all of there horns glowing brightly.

"What's going on?" Twilight asked the doctor.

"This Alicorn used a forbidden spell to save this young mares life. He is going to die if we don't get his magic level back up within the next two minutes." He said ushering them to the side of the room as it was impossible for them to leave due to the amount of unicorns inside.

Dash floated above the large group seeing AJ suddenly lifted and floated into another room.

"They're taking AJ" She shouted quickly flying after her into the room, leaving the rest of the girls behind.

"Ladies, I need you to listen. What you are about to see is going to be unpleasant. Do not under any circumstance intervene. If you stop the process for any reason, the Alicorn may die." He said gaining their attention.

As he finished he yelled back to everypony. "BEGIN!"

A flash of light filled the room, then screams of pain. Midnight was now floating in the air screaming and thrashing wildly. His legs and wings were quickly bound with magic. His body in full magical restraints. His screams echoed through the hospital shaking its very foundation, until only silence followed.

He was placed onto a gurney and wheeled away into the other room with AJ. The unicorns quickly left the room, the stench of sweat being left behind, Many of the unicorns panting heavily from over exerting themselves from the magic being used.

The girls slowly made way into the back room seeing AJ and Midnight laying in separate gurneys side by side. Heart monitors and IV's in place. They gave a sigh of relief moving to between the beds. Applebloom jumped up laying at her sisters side. Sweetiebelle in her sisters embrace, and Scootaloo hugging onto Dash. It was going to be a long night.

Morning arrived without notice in the windowless room. The clock on the wall ticked away as the time passed by.

"Oh man....." Midnight groaned as he stirred.

"What happened?" he said as he looked around seeing all eyes fall on him, which immediately began to water.

"Oh God! Is AJ alright?" he shouted raising up only to recoil in pain laying back down.

The girls moved slightly so that Midnight could see AJ across from him at his side. He looked over giving a sigh of relief. He looked to see her heart monitor going strong. He turned his gaze back to the group.

"I'm glad she made it." He sighed resting again only to cringe as he felt three sets of hooves climb onto his chest. Three little fillies quickly hugging him around the neck crying softly.

"I'm alright girls." He smiled hugging back. The group of mares all smiling at the scene before them.

"Where's mah hugs?" AJ spoke up as she looked to everyone who quickly turned to her.

"AJ!" they all shouted.

"SIS!" Applebloom shouted over them all jumping from Midnight to her sister hugging her.

"Are ya ok sis?" Applebloom cried.

"Ah'm fine. Ah don't feel any pain a'tall. Which is kinda strange considering the damage.............." She said lowering the cover to see no wound at all.

"What in the..........?" She began then remembered seeing Midnight in the bed next to her. Her head shooting around to see him smiling gently.

"Yea, sorry AJ, I did it again." He smiled.

AJ sighed shaking her head. "Yer just to nice Night."

"You know ya love me though." He chuckled then cringed in pain.

"Night?" AJ spoke getting out of bed and moving to his side. The others trying to stop her only to be pushed away.

"I'm fine, I just used up my magic again to save you is all. I should be fine in a day or so." He smiled reaching a hoof out to her, AJ taking his hoof with hers.

"Alright then, but ya better stop this or ya just might kill yerself next time if that ever happens." She laughed through teary eyes.

"Heh, I'd do this again and again if it meant saving you girls." He chuckled, wincing in pain again.

"Everyone smile!" Pinkie shouted as she bounced over to them pointing to the camera she sat up a few yards away.

"Huh?" they all shouted as they turned to see the camera. *SNAP*

It was Hearthswarming Eve in the palace. Luna and Celestia sat quietly opening a few gift's they had received from some of their closer friends. Luna opened a large box giving a girlish squeal as the paper was quickly torn from it.

"WOW!" She spoke in an almost inaudible voice as she stared at the massive telescope before her. "It's from Midnight, Tia." She giggled pulling the wrapping tag up to her vision. "What did he get you............?" She trailed off looking to her sister who was crying and looking an opened box. Luna trotted over to her to see what was causing her sister to cry. As soon as she saw it her eyes watered as well before they both burst out laughing.

They fell over laughing as the pictures fell to the floor. On them were the mane six, the Crusaders, and Midnight in the middle of each picture.

The first picture shows all of the girls looking at the camera with a 'Huh?' expression splattered across their faces, except Pinkie who was at that moment was smiling as she was placing a set of bunny ears on Midnight.

The next picture it shows them all smiling except for Midnight who was looking up at the bunny ears, his face in shock.

The third picture was of them all laughing at Midnight who was fuming at Pinkie, who was just rolling around laughing.

The fourth picture was the best. Midnight had his arms crossed, a smug grin on his face as he faced the camera but looked to the girls near AJ's bed who all now had bunny ears instead of their regular ears.

The fifth picture the girls were running after Midnight who bolted from his bed, only his flank and tail could be seen in the picture.

The sixth and final picture showed them all in a group photo smiling. Three of the mane six to each side of Midnight smiling. The Cutie Mark Crusaders in the front smiling, with the words, 'Happy Hearthswarming from your friends.' across the front.

After their fit of laughter the two Princesses opened the box again that the pictures were in to see a Beautiful chocolate covered cake. A bright red cherry in the center and strawberries adorning the rim of it. To the sides of the cake in the box were four cupcakes. One each one had something written on them. A post it note was in the inside flap of the box stating to not use magic on them or the consequences would be terrible. And also to place the cupcakes in a specific order.

Celestia use her hooves to place the cupcakes in order, They read

'The' 'Cake' 'Is A' 'Lie'

Celestia rubbed her chin in thought as Luna cut a slice of the cake placing it on a plate.

"What do you suppose the letter meant by not using magic on them Tia?" Luna asked as she attempted to use her hooves to use the fork to cut a small piece of cake, but failing miserably.

"I don't know." She said as she turn to see Luna growling at her piece of cake because she couldn't use the utensils.

"Well, using these blasted things by hoof is impossible. I'm using my spells." Luna grumbled using her magic to lift the plate and using the fork to cut a piece of the cake. She smiled as it floated to her mouth, her lips closing around the small bite. Her eyes shot open as she pulled the clean fork from her mouth. She repeated the action again, then again and again until the cake was gone from the plate. Luna's face flushed bright red, her cheeks puffing out as she tossed the plate and fork into the fireplace storming out of the room.

Celestia looked at the cake repeating Luna's first motion with magic, As her lips closed around the cake on the fork it disappeared into thin air. She did this action once more to be sure before giggling. She then took the fork in her hoof slowly cutting a piece of the cake then slowly training it to her mouth. Upon her lips closing around it this time it did not disappear and she was rewarded with the most excellent cake she had ever eaten.

She continued savoring each bite she took until that slice was gone. She looked back down to the pictures softly speaking to herself.

"Oh Midnight, I see you got a hold of the Cakes special cake recipe." She giggled as she took another slice of cake onto her plate.

The girls had all arrived at Twilight's. Each gathered around the tree and pulling presents left and right. Pinkie was of course the first to go but was warned to take caution with opening her present.

As she slowly opened it she smiled widely pouncing Midnight and giving him a bone crushing hug then rushed into the kitchen to grab some plates and silverware. It was a cake exactly like the one he had given Celestia. Pinkie already knew about it from previous years so she knew about the note that was also attached to the inside of the box.

Next up was Rarity who opened a large bag seeing countless flawless gemstones then looking up to the two of the largest gemstones she had ever seen, She immediately tackled Midnight kissing him repeatedly.

Next up was Spike who had been eying the giant gemstones since he walked into the room the previous day while everyone was in the hospital. After Rarity moved her giant fire ruby and diamond to the side Spike dove at the other largest fire ruby munching at it happily.

AJ was next as she opened her present revealing a brand new stetson hat. She looked at a small note attached to it that read. "I hope you like this hat AJ, I had it enchanted just for you. It will keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer."
She smiled giving Midnight a kiss making him blush.

Next up was Rainbow Dash. She tore open her present with vigor, she froze for a moment bringing out two tickets to the Wonderbolt's show next spring. After a few second of shaking she fell over out cold a wide smile plastered across her face.

Next up was Twilight. She already knew that she was getting a book so at that moment she wasn't to surprised. That is until she read the title and screamed jumping around the room in glee.

"OHMYGOSH! How did you get this?!" She squealed to Midnight.

"I scanned the copy the princess has and made you a copy. Now you can say you have one of the only two existing copies of the oldest book in Equestria." He smiled and was immediately pounced by the purple unicorn and smothered in kisses.

Finally we reach Fluttershy and Big Macintosh. They had been advised to open theirs together. As they did however both burned a bright red. Big Mac almost catching on fire from burning a brighter red than his coat. They looked to each other giving a shy smile.

"So.... Uh Shy. Would you like ta go grab dinner sometime?" He spoke while rubbing the back of his head nervously.

Shy moved forward gently pulling his arm to her chest holding it gently. Lowering her head and placing it on his chest.

"I thought you'd never ask." She spoke quietly causing the room to burst into a cheer.

As the night progressed Sweetiebelle and Applebloom opened their gifts. AB getting a new pair of bucking shoes and a TV. Sweetiebelle getting the sweater she knew she was going to get and a bottle of fancy perfume.

The night went by slowly as they sang songs and played games. Sharing Pinkie's cake and also playing the cake is a lie prank on the two unicorns, everyone laughing at them then letting them in on the joke after a couple thin air bites.

"This is a holiday to remember." Midnight smiled as he watched everyone enjoy themselves.

"I defiantly can't wait until next years celebration."