Ah, Hearths Warming, the totally not a rip-off version of Christmas. A time of joy, a time of getting together and for me a time of confusion, since last I checked it was in the middle of fucking Spring! But of course logic doesn't apply here, so I just went with it.

After a rather pleasant and relaxing session of helping Lisa find a dress for the wedding, I had headed home to finally sort out the crap with the girls. Essentially I was going go proclaim my dominance in the relationship, because I'm not the kind of person to just let people walk all over me. I was going to try to not be a dick about it, but I was laying down the rules here. Plus, I could wipe any of them out with the flick of a wrist, not even. In fact, I could just stand still right? Just fire a laser from my eye or chest or whatever. But enough talk of possibly vaporising my girlfriends.

When I got back to my Sky Palace I was suprised to find various decorations around the entrance, tinsel around pillars and multiple other ornaments around my home. I walked inside to find two small decorated tress at each side of the entrance to the hall of mirror gates, which was cute in a way. There were multiple candles lit around the place as well, giving the place a very calm and welcoming atmosphere, which was a first...

Aa I walked further into my home I heard the sound of various voices coming from a large door, which was opened slightly. "Wait since when was that door there? When the hell did I get an expansion in this place?!" I asked aloud, knowing I had definitely not seen this hallway before, nor had I built it like the rest of the palace. Shaking that thought away I moved towards the door and turned up the volume on my auditory sensors to better listen in.

"Well then where does this go then?!" I heard Rainbow ask in confusion.

"Just wrap it around the tree in a spiral." I heard Samantha explain.

"I'm glad that we were able to get so much done so quickly, who knows when Metal will return." Luna spoke with relief.

"Well considering we have Dash, an alicorn, a super speedy robot and two spirits here we were bound to get this done really fast." I heard Marceline say with confidence, although I couldn't help but feel as if Samantha felt a little left out in that statement, being the only one without some kind of power.

"Wait, spirits?" I asked out loud, but for some reason they didn't hear. "I really need to mute myself when I'm eavesdropping like this." I already knew who they were talking about, but before I entered I focused on the energy sources in the room, finding the two. "Mom and dad..."

I grabbed the door and pushed it open, surprising the ones in the room. I found a room with walls filled with books and a single fireplace lighting the whole room in a comfortable orange glow as the flames flickered, with stockings decorating it. A large tree stood at its side, covered in bobbles, candy canes and other ornaments, with star on top with a tiny gem in the shape of a gear in the middle of it.

In the room I found my girls, my sister and Cosmo, along with a transparent purple male figure at her side, seeming to be made of pure life energy. The two turned and stared at me wide eyed while I just looked them in the eye. Everyone was silent until Dash flew up to me. "Hey Metal, like what we're done with the place?" She asked casually as she tossed a bobble in her hoof.

"Yeah, it was certainly a suprise. Although I have no clue as to how you managed to build a whole new section so quickly, even with yours and Marcys speeds combined, this stuff takes precision only Luna has."

"We all came together to give you a suprise." Luna stated as she walked up and nuzzled my side.

"Figured with how much you've had to put up with, from the fights with your friends and Mephiles to us bickering, you could use something to brighten your mood." Samantha finished as she came to my other side and took my hand in hers.

"Well, consider me suprised then." I responded as the three smiled and hugged me. After a few moments of us all huddled together, the three broke away from me and went back to decorating, leaving me to deal with my parents. "So, you just decided to keep who you were a secret from me all this time?" I asked Cosmo with unamusement, not exactly pleased that she had kept that certain piece of information from me.

"I'm sorry...I wanted to reveal myself but-"

"Drop the disguise." I interrupted her with a shake of my head.

"What?"

"Drop, the, disguise." I repeated before stepping slightly forward. "I don't want to talk to Cosmo, I want to talk to my mother, so drop the disguise and let me see the real you." I explained before looking to Jasper. "He's doing it, why not you?"

Cosmo sighed before nodding. Her body glowed and began to expand slightly until she turned into a woman with long, curly blonde hair, wearing a blue dress that thankfully didn't hug anything too much. Her eyes though, blue...like Marcys used to be, what mine were supposed to be like. "There...is this better?" She asked nervously, Jasper looking between us.

I remained silent for a moment, looking at the true image of my mother for the first time in what felt like centuries. "Yes...it is."

"Alright. Son, please understand that-"

"Just shut up." I stopped her quickly before moving forward and hugging her. "Just...just shut up..."

She and Japser just smiled warmly before they both hugged me, Marcy joining in after a few moments of quiet.

Having my family and loved ones there with me, all together at long last...

Yeah...I now understand why people prefer family of gifts at Christmas.

Author's Notes:

Figured I'd be nice to Metal for a change