POV Elisa

It has been a few days since we had a little meeting after the events that happened with Twilight and her attempt at transmutation. I was shocked by this as I thought she would never try it since she was smart, but I guess she really wanted Ash back. Anyways I'm glad to be back to normal since my hollow tried to take over. Being powered by my anger, despair, and grief it was able to take control of me. Had it not been for Evan and his tranquilizer, which sucked ass, I may have went on a rampage. Anyways after I started to get back to normal I found out Evan bones and rage had attacked Baltimare, actually I should say they leveled it.

Anyways they saved everybody from the town and brought them back here. To be honest I thought it was a little excessive but it did cripple the economy so it worked. The next day the royals from my world came out of their cryo pods and I was so happy to see my Luna again that I jumped her and began licking her. The next big thing that happened was that Twilight decided to pull an elric, meaning she went and preformed a transmutation on a pony's corpse. The next day Faust gave her a new arm using a Life Fire technique, but Twilight will have some trouble since her nerves would have to reconnect.

When all the hype went down I decided to spend the next day catching up with Luna, and thankfully the rest of the effects of the transformation went away. Except for the damn horns, I hate them. Heh I'm getting off topic, remember when I was having those slight feelings for Lucky? Well I had found out that she had a crush on me, which would explain why she would blush whenever I was in something revealing.... Anyways Luna proposed that we form a small herd and have Lucky in it, you know to test it. So far it's working, except for the fact that Lucky seems to get very very nervous when I try and kiss her.

So now it's the next day and I had woke up, got dressed and headed out. I decided to wear a black beany, a red fuzzy jacket with a white shirt underneath, blue skinny jeans and a pair of black Vietnamese military boots because yesterday the pegasi that have taken resident in the city decided to make it start snowing, and it made me happy that they were trying to go back to normal. Though when I walk through the streets I usually see the females looking at the males in worry and a little fear, but I had a feeling that things would eventually truly go back to normal. It will take some time though, since these guys have been dealing with this shot for three years.

I had left the castle and decided to go for a little walk through the city, to clear my mind and see what's up. Beside the sky, I know one of you wanted to say that. It's something I would. Anyways I continued on my way until I heard some singing and saw dozens of ponies singing , and I'll be honest I cringed a little on the inside. It's not that I didn't like their singing, it was great, but it's just not my kind of music. I had covered my ears as they sung and when they finished I took them off. When I did I heard two familiar voices.

"It honestly amazes me how you ponies can just burst into a random song whenever you feel like it." I heard Bones say. When I looked in the direction I heard his voice I saw him walking along with his version of Nightmare. He was wearing his coat, white shirt, black pants and boots; Nightmare was wearing a set of light blue winter clothing.

"That makes both of us." Nightmare said.

"It is weird when they do that." I said getting their attention.

"Oh hi Elisa doing some window shopping?" Bones greeted.

"No, I came out for a walk. Clear my mind of some things." I said with a sad expression on my face as I shifted my hands in my pockets. The events of me attacking my own daughter going through my mind for a few seconds, as well as my sister's.

Bones looked like he was about ask something when suddenly he looked at something behind me and before I could look Bones brought a hand to his face in a face palm.

"Aw hell," Bones said with a groan.

Suddenly I felt something slam into me from behind pushing me into the ground face first but I was glad the snow was there to soften the fall next thing I knew the world became a blur of color and I felt I was moving suddenly I felt the world stop and I looked around and saw only white I felt like I was laying down so I sat up and saw I was buried in snow and both Bones and Nightmare Moon were in a similar state suddenly I heard the sound of laughter and saw Rage was here also and was half burred in snow.

"Sorry you lot I tried to stop but it was snow use get it snow use," Rage said as he continued to laugh.

"That joke was so bad you should feel horrible for even thinking of it," Bones said as he climbed out of the pile of snow I then saw Nightmare lunge at Rage and began to throttle him but I also wanted to kill him so I pulled Nightmare off Rage before I wrapped my hands around his throat and began to strangle him myself.

"This is a brand new jacket you ass. Luna made it for me!" I said in Rage's face. Suddenly I was pulled off Rage and I saw I it was Bones before he looked at Rage.

"Alright Rage I'll bite what's going on?" Bones asked.

"Like I said I'm sorry also it wasn't intentional I'm watching the foals at the moment the were making a snow pony at the top of the slope when suddenly the bottom began rolling down the hill I tried to stop it but uh...well this happened," Rage said.

"You could have melted the snow with your fire to stop," Bones said causing Rage to look at him and blink once then twice.

"Oh yeah I guess I could have done that," Rage said as he brought a closed hand down on his open palm.

"Yea it would have been a smart idea. Anyways you may want to get back to the kids before the CMC decide to do something outrageous." I said as I walked towards the fillies, colts and their parents. When I got to the top I noticed that they were trying to rebuild the snow man or pony.... doesn't matter. I have a better idea. I gave an innocent smile as I got in ear shot of the kids.

"Hey little ones do you want to play a fun game?" I asked, and they all stopped and looked at me for a second before one spoke up.

"What kinda game?" a familiar southern accent asked and I turned my attention to Applebloom.

"Well its a little game call.... a..... snowball war." I said as a devious smile crept on my face. All the adults adopted my look, though not as devious. I then slowly crouched down and made a snowball. They all looked at me in fascination and I swiftly turned around and threw it at Rage, right in the back of his head. It hit him so hard that he lost balance and fell face first into the snow. The snow around him melted and he got up and looked at me with playful anger.

"This means war!" he yelled.

"Bring it!" I yelled back as I created a wall of snow. I watched as most of the colts and stallions ran and joined up with Rage at the bottom of the hill we were on while the fillies and mares stayed with me. Thankfully we had the height advantage in this but Rage did fire, so that may be a problem. After I made the wall I looked over it and saw that he and the boys had made a bigger wall down below. I cupped my hands around my mouth before I yelled. "NO fire Rage! Understand?!"

"Got it!" he yelled as I was hit in the back of the head with a snowball. I gave him a glare as he chuckled at me. "Never said anything about magic!"

I just glared at him before I summoned a large snowball and aimed it at him. Without a word I flung it at him and I was glad the other boys had the smart idea to move out the way. The ball hit Rage dead on and I waited a few seconds before a arm came out from the snow, followed by a body and then a head.

"Touché." He said as he got out the ball and then used it as ammo. After that we went back and forth for about an hour before the foals got tired of playing and we stopped. Afterward Rage lead the foals to a toy store and I decided to follow, the building was a triple storied building and was decorated with browns golds and deep reds. When we went in I could see tinsel and decorated Hearth's Warming Eve trees spread around the store. It brought up old memories of home and my family..... god I miss them. At the time I was really eager to take on a quest because it was so boring in my home town, but now I miss them dearly. My stupidity even got my sister killed. I'm glad Evan came along with me; if not I may have gone insane a loooooonnnnnng time ago and done things I'd soon regret.

As the kids and their parents went around and shopped I went to the front of the store and looked out the window as I looked at the sky in sadness. I sometimes wish that I could die, get over with this stupid shit. But if I did Luna would kill me and I'd be sent to hell, and I ain't havin that. I gave a sigh as I walked out the store and saw that Ash's Nightmare was standing outside. I just walked over to a light post that was next to the street and leaned on it before summoning a box of menthols and a lighter and lighting it. I gave a drag of the cigarette as I thought of my life, and now a bad time to tall you guys that I have serious depression and I am suicidal. Though I have never tried to kill myself I have thought about it and I have lept straight into battle without a care. I usually don't let people know because they don't need to know and I'd rather see them with a smile on their face than look at me in pity.

I mean if you were over a thousand years old and had to deal with the shit I have then you would be depressed too, but that also may be because I don't let others see me let my emotions out....... besides rage and anger. I maybe wise, I maybe powerful, I maybe sexy but in the end I just want to see my family and parents again. But I guess I could just wait until the point where something cool would happen and save everyone, 'Man this is such a drag.' I thought with a sigh as I finished smoking the cigarette.

When I finished my cigarette I threw it done on the ground where it fizzled in snow covered sidewalk, but just to be safe I stepped on it and twisted my foot around. After I snuffed it out all the others came out of the store and we headed to the castle. I was engrossed in my thoughts that I was just walking with everyone and not paying attention to what was around me. The only thing I know of my surroundings was that Bones and Rage was leading us to the castle and Evan was standing next to me. Eventually I left my thoughts and when I looked around we were in the sitting room within the castle. All the kids went and sat in the middle of the room while all the adults went and did other things. I just followed Evan, Bones and Rage. I also noticed that everyone was there including Twilight, who had her new arm resting in a sling. The sitting room resembled a large living room in an ordinary home but despite it being large it still had that cozy feel about it.

"Ah welcome back everyone." Faust said when she saw us. I just nodded as we came in and sat down and I saw that everyone was sitting down and relaxing. Nightmare, Rage, Bones and Evan were sitting on the couch and I sat on the floor in front of their couch.

"Well now that everyone is here how about we head over to the theater and watch the play?" Celestia asked.

"But Celestia we go to watch that every year since the event happened why don't we do something else instead," Dream Catcher said.

"I have to agree with Dream Catcher. After a few thousand years it tends to get old." Chrysalis said.

"Well I'm open to suggestions?" Celestia said.

"How about we tell our own stories?" Twilight suggested causing everyone to look at her.

"What?" Bones asked.

"Well...A few ears ago I told Starlight a Hearth's Warming tale because she was feeling kinda down," Twilight said while shifting nervously under our gaze.

"Hm not a bad idea Twilight," Faust said.

"So who wants to start off and say their tale?" Elisa asked. We agreed and all the foals started to gather around, mostly around the couches. After that we began to tell Heartswarming stories, starting off with Twilight since she suggested it. When she was finished the next pony went and so on and so forth; this went on for a few hours before it was only Faust and Bones left who hadn't told a story and being the gentleman he was let Faust go first. She started telling us about the things that her kids did when they all lived in some tower and at the time she was teaching them magic.

"Now Celestia decided she should get me a self cleaning mop with a conjure water enchantment on so that it never dried out and added a fire repellent charm along with a self replicating charm so it could not break or burn and since I had hundreds of rooms Celestia copied the mops and sent them to work however the problem was she forgot to add an off function," Faust said recalling the story while the female royal siblings were trying to hide in embarrassment but Discord took it with pride Celestia in particular was lying on the floor with a pillow held over but from what I can see she was more embarrassed then the others

"So what happened?" Rainbow asked.

"I open a door and get washed away by a indoor tsunami and discover the entire lower half of the tower was flooded and all Celestia could say was surprise," Faust said causing a few to roar in laughter including me but no one was louder then Rage.

"Oh sweet merciful Ash you five were absolute terrors weren't ya," Rage guffawed while the princesses tried harder to hide.

"Why did you have to tell them that one?" Luna grumbled.

"They may have been adorable home raised bundles of a chaos but they were my adorable home raised bundles of a chaos and I wouldn't trade them for anything no matter how crazy they drive me speaking of should I tell you all of when Luna and Celestia made their first attempt at cooking?" Faust asked causing Luna and Celestia to sit up with looks of horror on their faces. But before anyone knew it the alicorns in question placed a hand over their mothers mouth.

"I thought it was agreed we would never speak of that again." Luna growled

"How about we move on to the next person." Celestia suggested.

"That would be you Bones." Nightmare said.

"Indeed but what to tell is the problem." Bones said as he rubbed his chin as he thought of something.

"How about your most festive story you have." Evan said.

"And it has to be awesome and cool." I added in.

"Hm...I think I've got something it's festive alright awesome depends on who you ask I guess," Bones said as he snapped his fingers, causing our surroundings to change. We were in the sky above a city on Earth, London if I remember, which was covered in snow.

"Whoa where are we?" Rainbow asked as she looked around.

"Earth, London, December 24 sometime in the 1800's. C'mon I'll give you the tour," he said before he snapped his fingers again causing us to fall. Most of the group were screaming their heads off, well except for me. I heard bones laugh and I couldn't help but giggle at the troubles. While I was giggling Bones flew off being dragged behind me almost as if we were attached by an invisible rope I slowed down when we approached landmarks like the tower of London and Big Ben even stopped by parliament and Buckingham Palace where we peered through the windows and saw a massive table being set up for tomorrow all in all London looked beautiful this time of year and in this age and judging b their looks everyone thought so too we then speed off again before we landed in a street but for those who didn't have wings and Rage their landing came in a little harder then the others.

"Oooo that looked like it hurt." Bones said as he looked at everyone else who were groaning in pain.

"Dude don't do that again fling without using me wings was...Not natural," Rainbow said as she flew into Bones's face.

"Of course it isn't ever flown with magic before?" Bones asked as he walked around Rainbow and went to help Rage off the ground.

"That was weird I slipped on some ice," Rage said as he got up.

"So?" he asked.

"Shouldn't physics be um different here?" Rage asked.

"Uh no. We can still interact with things and also animals just we can't interact with anything sentient or anything connected to anything sentient."

"Fair enough."

"As glamours as that tour was, why exactly are we here?" Twilight asked.

"Oh right almost forgot this way," Bones said as he led us down a street full of activity. I could see kids skidding across the snow by hanging onto the backs of horse drawn coaches, which seemed to confuse Nightmare and the group. I could even see merchants selling their wears and people gave a greeting to one another as the passed all in all it was quite pleasant until we came to a baron cold and deserted street deserted b all but one man he was an old skinny gentleman with silver hare reaching the bottom of his ears dressed in a black coat and top hat and carried a cane in his bony grip a pair of stray dogs ran past us but stopped upon seeing the man before they whimpered and ran back the way they came.

"Who's the old guy?" Rainbow asked.

"Wow you really are blunt with our words aren't you and to answer your question that man is called Ebeneezer Scrooge," Bones said which caused me to realize where this was going. I also noticed that I wasn't the only one seeing how Evan and Rage seemed to get the same look I have.

"I think the question is who on Earth doesn't know it," Rage said.

"What's going on?" Rainbow asked.

"This is the story of how someone who was out of touch with the holidays can reconnect." I said as I looked back at Scrooge. Suddenly a boy wearing a brown cap and jacket with black pants and a tattered scarf covering most of his face come walking into the street.

"Merry Christmas Mister Scrooge," the boy said as he passed.

"Bah humbug," Scrooge said as he walked into a building and slammed the door closed behind him surprising everyone including the boy but he shook his head and continued on his way while I watched him go.

"Well that was quite rude," Rarity huffed.

"That's what Scrooge was folks back on Earth have a saying Don't be such a Scrooge when someone is in a grouchy mood even though this is just a story and isn't real," Rage said.

"Actually it did," Bones said.

"Huh?" Rage asked.

"All of this really happened Rage how else can I be showing you this?" Bones asked causing Rage to look around in surprise before he placed a hand on to his forehead.

"Why should I be surprised after all I've seen the impossible become possible so this should be nothing new to me," Rage said

We walked over to the building and I took in the details the walls, they were made out of bricks and a window sat at the front of the store and there was a wooden sign hanging on the building that said 'Scrooge and Marley' we walked over to the building's window and saw Scrooge sitting at a desk counting coins and sitting at a desk was another man he had a long set of ginger sideburns and hair and he was wearing a light brown coat with grey finger-less gloves and dark brown pants desperately trying to keep warm.

"Whose that there?" Applejack asked.

"Bob Cratchit Scrooge's loyal clerk man works hard and well he's a good man with both a wife and family but his weekly pay is 15 shillings which in Equestria is not even half a bit," Bones said which caused everyone to stare at me in shock before I waved my hand changing the day into night both Scrooge and Bob were at work counting money when a young man entered the building wearing a coat and top hat.

"Merry Christmas uncle," the man said as he removed his hat.

"Humbug to Christmas," Scrooge said.

"Christmas a Humbug uncle why so cross?" the man asked.

"What else can I be when I live in such a world of fools as this...What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself older and not a penny richer if I could work my will every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly trough his heart," Scrooge said making some of the group gasp.

"Uncle!" the man said in outrage

"Nephew! Keep Christmas in your way and I'll keep it in mine," Scrooge said.

"Keep it but you don't keep it," the man said.

"Then let me leave it alone then," Scrooge said.

"Uncle I don't think you understand what this time of year is...Christmas has always been a kind and charitable time a time where families gather together to enjoy each others company a time where men open their shut up hearts and think of all people as fellow travelers to the grave not as creatures bound on other journeys and therefore uncle although it has not put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket I believe it has done me good and I say god bless it," the man said causing Bob to give a small applause.

"Quite the speaker that one," Celestia whispered to Faust causing her to nod.

"Let me hear another sound out of you Cratchit and you'll keep Christmas by losing your situation." Scrooge said as he stood up and walked towards Bob while pointing a quill at him, causing Bob to go back to his work while Scrooge went back to his seat. "You're quite a powerful speaker sir a wonder you don't go into parliament."

"Don't be cross uncle please come dine with us tomorrow and be merry," the man said.

"I'll see you in hell first," Scrooge said causing the group to gasp in shock once more while the man sighed.

"I'm sorry with all m heart to see you so resolute but I have made the trial in homage to Christmas and therefore merry Christmas Uncle," the man said.

"Good afternoon," Scrooge said.

"And a happy new ear."

"Good Afternoon!"

"And a very merry Christmas to you as well Mr Cratchit," the man said as he shook Bob's hand.

"Oh uh merry Christmas to you as well." Bob replied before he walked the man out and returned to his desk. A few seconds later the door opened once again and two large men walked in in fine clothing.

"Ah good afternoon Scrooge and Marley I believe?" the man asked looking at Bob who then pointed at Scrooge, causing the two men to walk in front of him. "Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr Scrooge or Mr Marley?"

"Mr Marley has been dead these seven years...He died seven years ago...This very night," Scrooge said.

"Oh...Well uh we have no doubt his generosity is well represented by his surviving partner," the man said before he cleared his throat. "At this festive season of the year Mr Scrooge it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and the destitute many thousands are in want of common comfort sir and it so happens a few of us are endeavoring to raise a fund to b the poor some meat and drink and also some means of warmth would you like us to put you down and if so how much," the man asked as he took out a small book and a quill.

"Nothing," Scrooge said.

"Oh so you wish to remain anonymous?" the man asked.

"I wish to be left alone I don't make merry myself at Christmas and I can't afford to make idle people merry I support the prisons, the union workhouses and the treadmill and those who are badly off must go there," Scrooge said.

"Many cannot go there sir and...frankly many would rather die," the man said.

"Then the had better do it and decrease the surplus population," Scrooge said earning another round of gasps from the group. "Good afternoon gentlemen."

"Good afternoon," the man replied before he and the other man left.

"Just what in heavens name was that that...that...that...that heartless man," Rarity fumed.

"He sounds worse then Snowfall Frost speaking of which this story is beginning to sound familiar," Twilight said.

"Well actually Twilight the two are the same difference is this is Earth's version and the point of it is different as well," Rage said before we peered back inside the store to see Scrooge looking at a pocket watch before he put it away and looked at Bob.

"I suppose you want the whole day tomorrow?" Scrooge asked.

"Indeed I do sir," Bob said hesitantly

"*sigh* Well I suppose you must have the whole day but I expect you to be here all the earlier the next morning," Scrooge said as he packed up and walked over to the door with Bob doing the same and once the were out the door Scrooge locked it before both he and Bob went their individual ways, one being happier then the other.

"Now what?" Rainbow asked.

"Now we go to Scrooges home," Bones said before we came up to a large two storied house which was dark and gloom without a single shred of Christmas about it.

We all gathered around the gate while Bones sat on the high walls that surrounded the property. I looked on as Scrooge walked up to the door and grabbed his keys from his pocket but he dropped them before he bent down to get them. When he stood up the door knocker had turned from what it was to a glowing face of an elderly man with his eyes closed a bandage tied around his head with the bow at the top. When Scrooge noticed the face he gasped in shock before he slowly went to touch it, but the mouth and eyes snapped open with a ghostly moan causing Scrooge to fall onto his back and scramble to the bottom of the stairs and when he looked back at the door the door knocker was back to normal.

"Uh what was that?" Discord asked.

"You'll see," Bones said before we appeared in Scrooges bedroom, said man was dressed in his night shirt and cap and I saw a four poster bed with bed curtains going round it.

Scrooge sat in a large velvet chair before a lit hearth with a meal in his lap when suddenly there was a slight tapping sound, causing Scrooge to look. Nothing was there so he put his food aside and went over to the door and locked it before he went over to another door. This led into what appeared to be a reading room without any bookshelves and locked it before he went to sit back down in his chair.

"I'm giving myself the willies that's all," Scrooge muttered to himself. Just then I heard bell ring once indicating it was one o'clock and once the vibrating tune stopped I heard the creaking sound of a door opening before it closed then there was a loud thumping sound followed by the sound of dragging chains followed by another thump and more dragging chains the sounds started getting louder and louder meaning whatever was making them was getting closer till finally it stopped the doorknob slowly turned but couldn't all the way and everything was silent.

"It's all still a hum...Ah!" Scrooge screamed as a spectral iron chest bound in chains was tossed into the room.

The chest was soon followed by another and another and then a few more and once the chests stopped fling through the door a ghostly man walked through with the same face as the one on the door knocker but his bod was covered in chains which were attached to the chests.

"Greetings Ebeneezer," the ghost spoke in a hollow tone, one that was devoid of emotion.

"J-Jacob Jacob Marley h-h-how can this be?" Scrooge asked.

"Pay attention Ebeneezer for I have not much time to pass you this warning," Jacob said.

"Warning what is the meaning of this Jacob?" Scrooge asked.

"Ebeneezer do you see these chains I bare? These are the chains I forged in life, the chains of selfishness I made it link by link and yard by yard and your chain was as long and heavy as mine seven years ago and it has only grown since then." Jacob said.

"Surely there must be some way to prevent this please Jacob please." Scrooge pleaded.

"Listen Ebeneezer there is a chance of hope of escaping my fate. A chance and hope that lies with three spirits who will come to haunt you, you must listen to them Ebeneezer and they will judge you to see if you are worthy of redemption," Jacob said.

"When shall these spirits arrive?" Scrooge asked.

"Expect the first tonight when the bell tolls one then the next upon the next night at the same hour and the final one upon the next when the last stroke of twelve ceases vibrating," Jacob said before he floated back over to the door dragging his chains along the way before he looked back at Scrooge. "Look to see me no more."

And with that Jacob vanished I then snapped my fingers and the room became dark the fire in the fireplace was out and the bed curtains were drawn across the bed suddenly the bell tolled one and instantly a candle sitting next to the bed lit up giving light to the room I saw Scrooge appear from behind the bed curtains and when he looked around he saw the lit candle I then gestured to the candle and saw the wax slowly turned in into a female body while the flame grew a face and the flames became long hair that reached the shoulders.

"Hello Ebeneezer Scrooge," the female candle said.

"W-who are you?" Scrooge asked.

"The Ghost of Christmas Past now we must get a move on we don't have all night," Past said as she floated of the bedside table candle holder and all.

"Go, go where exactly?" Scrooge asked.

"To learn of your past," Past said before she floated over to a window which opened on it's own.

"But I am mortal I shall fall," Scrooge said.

"Grasp my holder and I shall guide you," Past said. Scrooge did as instructed and soon we flew out of the room I decided to stop paying attention to everyone speaking cause I know what happened here but I continued to watch, though I wasn't paying attention at all. I just followed. I watched as Past led Scrooge to a small village where Scrooge had grown up before we flew back to London and to a place called Fezziwig's, where there was a Christmas party going on and it's where Scrooge found love, which Cadence loved, but her mood changed when Ebeneezer grew to love his gold more then her; ending with her leaving Scrooge. Then pleaded to Past that we leave and when we did we appeared back in Scrooge's room just as the bell struck one again suddenly laughter echoed around the room and a bright light came from beyond the door to the reading room. With no warning the door opened revealing a bright festive room.

"Enter Scrooge," a deep voice called before the laughter resumed. Scrooge did as instructed and walked into the room with the rest of us following and upon first glance I saw the roof which was once closer to the ground now towered over us like a cavern and in the far left corner of the room. Sitting atop a huge mountain of food was a male giant with a large brown beard and long hair and he was at least 12 ft tall clad in green robes with a brown scabbard on his waist. He wore a wreath of holly on his head and carried a horn in his right hand containing a bright fire.

"Come in come in and know me better man," he gave a laugh before continuing, "I am the Ghost of Christmas Present," the giant said.

"Wow that guy has a great laugh," Pinkie said

"You have never seen the likes of me before?" Present asked

"Never," Scrooge said.

"Never walked forth with my elder brothers?" Present asked.

"I don't think that I have you have many brothers?" Scrooge asked causing Present to laugh again.

"More then eighteen hundred eighteen hundred forty two to be exact," Present said.

"That's...a lot of siblings and if he's the younger one just how big are his brothers?" Rainbow asked

"Rainbow, shush" I said as I placed a finger to my lip. She looked at me with a glare for a second before huffing and turning back to the scene in front of us.

"I see you wear a scabbard but no sword," Scrooge said causing Present to look into his scabbard with a surprised look.

"Indeed...Peace on Earth goodwill toward men," Present said with a smile. I would love have had peace on Equis before the damn caribou came, things may have been different.

"Spirit conduct me where you will," Scrooge said but the spirit chuckled and laughed.

"Touch my robe," Present said as the drawstring of his robe extended to the floor allowing Scrooge to grab a hold of it.

Once again I decided to tune out but continued to watch, with a wave of Present's horn the floor beneath us became see through and the room began to move causing everyone to almost fall over and look for something to grasp onto which was secured to the floor suddenly the room broke away from the house and we saw it was daytime right now Present then flew us across the city. We came to a stop at a two storied house before we flew in from above and descended into a room full of people, who seemed to be playing a guessing game. Scrooge's nephew Freddie appeared to be among them Scrooge seemed to be the answer of the game before Freddie proposed a toast to Scrooge, much to Scrooge's surprise. Next we went outside of an old building that was smaller then the others we had seen so far and it was slightly decaying. When Scrooge asked Present informed him it was the home of Bob Cratchit, his wife, and their five children. everyone saw that they had little to eat and also Scrooge seemed focused on one of Bob's kids which was a small lad nicknamed Tinny Tim, who had to move about on a crutch.

"Well time to go to work," Bones said suddenly while we continued to watch the family eat.

"Work what are you going on about?" Rage asked.

"Whose the last spirit left to visit?" Bones asked as a bell rang somewhere off in the distance, and the next second Present and Bones disappeared into a growing fog.

"Spirit wait you must tell me what happened to Tinny Tim!" Scrooge called out but received no answer. I watched as the scene changed from
the decaying building to a Trafalgar Square, and it seemed to be mid day. Our surroundings showed several people going about their business and when I found Scrooge I saw him talking to two men.

"Uh when did he die again?" one man asked.

"Oh last night I believe or sometime Christmas Day." the other said.

"Well it is most likely to be a cheap funeral for the life of me I can't think of an one wanting to attend." the first man said.

"Am I in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas yet to come?" Scrooge asked but nothing happened. "You are about to show me shadows of things that have not happened but will happened is that so spirit?" Scrooge asked but once again nothing happened. "Ghost of the future I fear you more then an specter I've seen but I must ask you what happened to Tinny Tim?"

The ghosts wings extended out and swept forward and I then extended my wings and in a powerful flap I sent the group flying into a graveyard and I followed along with them and when the group recovered the looked at their surroundings and looked at me awaiting what was going to happen and all I did was point to a small gathering of people gathered around a freshly filled in grave the people were Bob Chitchat and most of his family and as they began to leave Bob stayed behind before he placed Tim's crutch beside the grave before he began to cry his heart out and I could see a few faces had some tears running down their cheeks Rainbow was among them but she quickly wiped away her tears trying to keep up her tough girl act

"Oh no spirit please no tell me this isn't so please spare that poor boy," Scrooge pleaded as he looked over the tombstones at Bob and his son's grave.

I then summoned an orb showing the scene of Scrooge in his office with the two men who were gathering donations before I began to play it

"If they are to die then they had better do it. And decrease the surplus population," the recording of Scrooge said causing a guilt and shameful look to appear on Scrooge's face before the ghost crushed the orb and led Scrooge away from the scene and deeper into the graveyard to a dark lonely corner of the graveyard that was occupied by a single gravestone.

"Spirit where are we going?" Scrooge asked before the ghost stopped. "I fear to ask I really do but what was the source of such unhappiness?" Scrooge asked while the ghost just pointed to the gravestone.

The gravestone was being grown over by a few small frozen trees and from here I could see the tombstone was cracked slightly, the name on it was covered by snow and all in all the grave looked forgotten and abandoned. Scrooge then walked forward and examined the grave.

"Spirit before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point answer me one question are these the shadows of thing that will be or shadows of things that may be men's courses in life foreshadow certain ends but if these courses are departed from these ends will change isn't that so?" Scrooge asked but the ghost snapped its fingers causing a fierce wind to blow through the graveyard, blowing away the snow covering the name on the stone reveling the name Ebeneezer Scrooge.

"No...Please...No spirit please hear me I am not the man I was why did you show me this if I'm past all hope?" Scrooge asked as the ghost showed him his date of birth upon the stone. "Please spirit assure me that I can change these shadows you have shown me change them b an altered life," Scrooge pleaded as the ghost showed his date of death, which was December 25. "Spirit I will honor Christmas in my heart and I will not shut out the lessons of the past, the present or future. Oh spirit please tell me I may sponge away the writing on that stone," Scrooge pleaded but the ghost snapped it's fingers causing the ground beneath Scrooge to open up, plunging Scrooge into his grave. But before Scrooge could fall into his coffin the ghost snapped it's fingers once again and we all reappeared in Scrooge's room right as he fell out of his bed.

Everyone except Rage, Evan and I was confused as to what was happening as they watched Scrooge dance around for joy while laughing like Present before he ran over to the window.

"Yo." Bones greeted which gained the group's attention.

"Bones where did you disappear to?" Rainbow asked.

"You don't know?" Bones asked with a raised eyebrow

"Rainbow Bones here was the ghost Christmas future," Applejack said in a deadpan tone.

"Well how was I supposed to know he was all...dark and stuff." Rainbow said.

"Feather brain." Bones muttered under his breath as he shook his head, before he looked back at Scrooge.

Scrooge discovered it was Christmas day and so he rushed to get ready before he rushed outside and began to do good by spreading his cheerful mood. He donated 200 coins to the poor, did carriage skiing like the kids do, sang carols with the carol singers, brought a massive feast for Bob's family that was fit for kings before he went to dine with his nephew. Finally the day after Christmas when Bob came to work Scrooge announced he was going to raise his salary and help with his family before the spell ended showing Scrooge walking down a street with Tim on his shoulders and once the world changed to be the living room everyone began rubbing their eyes. When my sight came back I noticed all the foals were asleep on a massive cushion.

"Bones wh-," Celestia began but he made a shushing noise and held a finger to his lips before gesturing to the foals. Everyone smiled at the foals before the parents of the children picked them up and took them to bed, while everyone else did the same. Evan and I headed to the ship to go to sleep and rest for the next day.

Author's Notes:

Sorry guys for being late and way behind unlike wolf, I promise it won't happen again. Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope you stay around for the next.

Remember to Let the tides of revolution carry you.