I watch as another noble leaves the throne room before yawning and stretching out. Enjoying the sound of my bones popping before I lean back in the throne.

"Now announcing hey wait!" a voice called out. Before I could look up to see what was going on I felt the weight of something land in my lap. When I look down I see a little filly sitting there while looking up at me with a big smile.

"I was good this year." She said excitedly. "I would like a new ball." It takes me a moment for it to click in my head and I smile down at the kid. Oh man. I've been so focused on the displaced and Goodly Heroes Hearth's Warming snuck up on me! But I'm glad to see that our old tradition still lives. I think to myself as I ruffle the kid's mane and send her on her way. I used to tell the girls about Santa Paws and the presents for good little children until one night they caught me...In a net. When they saw it was me they jumped to the conclusion I was Santa Paws rather than me making it up and how they wanted to be my little helpers. I couldn't tell them the truth so the next year I wound up making a massive amount of toys and flying around in a pegasus drawn sleigh delivering gifts of toys with them. It was a tradition that we did every year until I was petrified. Next in line was a colt that came rushing in with excitement. While this was happening I reached out to my girls to talk.

"Why didn't you tell me Hearth's Warming was coming up? I'm going to need to create a massive amount of imps and work them overtime."

"What are you...Oh we haven't done that since you were taken from us. Do we even have time for that this year?"

"We had better! We have already used the dreams of the little ones to make the naughty and nice list!"

"We're making time Celly. It's been too long to miss this now. We may need reinforcements though.

"...I know the ponies for the job. Just get the toy factory up and running."

A next day.

I was hard at work. Even after shutting down the unnecessary magic consuming traps and rooms so I can sustain over a hundred imps working around the clock and slowly leveling up to having that hast ability I don't think they would make it in time and used inspiration manifestation to pump them out.

"What's going on?" Trixie asked from the doorway. I look up excitedly as I told her to guide the girls and the backup here when they arrive. Celly and Lulu rushed over and got to work with bright smiles on their faces. Trixie and the main six however were standing at the entrance watching the assembly line. Following the chunks of wood as some imps quickly carved them into building blocks that were moved to new imps that painted them with magic, quick drying paint. Then moved on to some imps with Vinyl and Octavia who boxed and wrapped them before placing them in a pile that I deemed big enough to shrink down so they could be placed in the crate labeled 'Blocks'.

"What's going on is we're late. We have so many toys to make and I haven't finished reading the naughty and nice list yet!" I shout out before pointing to each of them. "Twilight I need you to use the list to plan out the most efficient route and organize the gifts in order for easy drops! Pinkie you're on baker duty! There's a kitchen and pantry down the hall we need lots of goodies for stocking stuffers! And Rarity, you work with the dolls. Paint them and make them dresses. Over there!" I say pointing to that work area with a paw. "Fluttershy you're with Twilight. I want you to use the list to find new homes for some adorable animals that would make great pets! Applejack when one of the piles of materials gets low I need you to cart more in! Trixie help wrap the gifts!" I cry out in a panic as I shrink a new pile to be stored. When I look back however none of them have moved and were just looking at me in confusion.

"You're Santa Paws...Santa Paws is real." Trixie said with a deadpan. "...You owe Trixie a magic wand! Trixie was good that year and all she got was an itchy sweater!"

"I'm sorry if our traditions being placed on hold do to petrification and banishment to the moon meant that you didn't get what you wanted." I say dryly causing all of them to rush to the tasks in fear that Trixie had stepped into a minefield. All except for Rainbow Dash who flew up to me instead.

"Hey what about me?" She asked.

"Rainbow I need you to stay stretched, limber and rested. I have the enchanted sleigh ready but for this job I need speed that can get me all across Equestria itself. What I'm trying to say is." I say as I grab Rainbow's checks in my paws and look her in the eye. "Rainbow with your mane so bright. Won't you fly my sleigh that night?" And at that moment, in Equestria they say, that Rainbow's ego grew three sizes that day.

"You can count on me!" She proudly boasts before getting on the floor and started doing stretches. Is...is she really going to stretch for three days? With a shrug I get back to work as the magic of this world takes hold and fills the room with music which soon causes everyone to sing along with Rarity as the lead singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ddoS8SQwU

Hearth's Warming Eve.

"Alright, are we ready?" I called out from my seat on the sleigh between Celestia and Luna while Rainbow walks us to the portal outdoors. The gravity enchantment Celestia placed on the sleigh preventing any weight to slow Rainbow down.

"Ready!" They all cheered excitedly just before we shot forward through the portal and into the sky. As we moved onto the first town Rainbow got into it and activated the magic of Equestria for a song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYOH0Ld2hdA

As we got to the first houses I grew some present's back to normal size and pawed them over to Celestia and Luna before they jumped off and flew to their own houses as me and Rainbow land. Shrinking myself down with the right sack I jump down the chimney. Skillfully snuffing out the flames with my magic and catching myself in telekinesis before I hit and land myself safely. Good thing the girls are too big to fit down chimneys. I would have forgotten to remand them about the fires.

"Ouch! Hot hot hot!" Luna's voice rang out from the next house over. With a shake of my head I rush over to the tree and place the gifts before growing them then growing the goodies Pinkie made for the stockings. My red Santa hat was blown off my head by a blast of hot air before a loud and menacing growling that made the ground beneath me rumbly came from behind me. Turning I see the bared teeth of a dog glaring down at me. I gave him a smile and grew a squeaky dog toy in the shape of a bone and presented it causing the dog to look down at me in confusion before taking it.

"Happy Hearth's Warming!" I call up to him cheerfully as I use telekinesis on myself to lift myself back up to the roof where I see Luna waiting and Celestia flying over for the next load of gifts.

"Sorry it took me so long. Who knew a chiwawa could clamp on so tightly." Celestia said as she rubbed her hoof.

"Right, next is Diamond Tiara. Get the tiny bag of coal!"

The next day.

(Canterlot.)

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" A mare's scream filled the air drawing the attention of some nearby guards. With great haste the Solar guards rushed over to the house where the sound came from only for ponies to rush out of there homes all around them and quickly surround them.

"Guards! Somepony has broken into our home!" One pony yelled.

"Mine too!" Another shouted.

"And ours! And they ate the cookies our kids left out for Santa Paws!" Another shouted in outrage.

"Somepony broke into all of your homes and robbed you all? On Hearth's Warming?" One of the guards asked in shock and disgust.

"No they left presents!" a noble shouted out.

"There is no need to get sarcastic sir." One of the guards replied.

"No they left gifts in our house too! Sweet treats and toys!" Another pony shouted.

"It's what I've always wanted!" A mare shouted out as she held up a well crafted jewelry box. The guards looked at the ponies in confusion as they tried to process this. After a while of thinking one of the guards managed to word the question on all their minds.

"What?"

(Ponyville)

"The streets were filled with the laughter of happy children as they played with there new toys along with their families. Nopony knew where the gifts came from save for seven who were watching with delight. Filled with the warmth that comes with giving gifts.

"Come on Applejack! Come play with us!" Apple Bloom shouted as she and Big Mac kicked the new ball around. With a smile Applejack waved her friends goodbye and ran off to play. Soon Rarity was off as well to play with Sweetie. One after another they split off until only Trixie remained. Once alone Trixie heard the familiar sound of a portal opening in the ground behind her. When she turned to look she found a present on the ground next to the portal with her cutie mark on it. Opening the gift her eyes sparkled before reaching in and pulling out the toy magic wand and happily hopping into the portal to spend the day with her friends.

Not far in the biggest house in Ponyville sat a small Pink earth pony with a tiara on her head as she looked up at the giant pile of coal burying her tree.

"...I don't get it."

Author's Notes:

This chapter is not part of the main story so don't be surprised when the next chapter picks up where the last one left off.
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It felt like it was once more time for a bonus chapter but I need more questions to work with. So if there are any questions you would like that haven't been asked on the Ask Rin blog yet feel free to ask it and see it it gets added into future chapters.