It's been months since Twilight has attempted to resurrect Ash Blade and, in that time, Faust has created a new arm for the lavender alicorn by using Life Fire. Twilight also has to relearn how to use it because her nerves suddenly have to get used to the fact that they have a new limb to help move. Meanwhile, I took the liberty of giving Twilight's creation a burial in an unnamed grave but as I said, that was months day ago. Now winter is here and Nightmare and I were walking down one of the kingdom's snow covered streets, merely doing some window shopping before we headed back to the castle. When I looked around, I saw foals playing in the snow and festive decorations had been spun across the streets bringing a warm feeling to those who saw them. 'Why decorations?' you ask, because apparently a holiday called Hearth's Warming Eve is here which celebrates the founding of Equestria and as Nightmare and I walked the streets, I heard Ponies were singing.

"It honestly amazes me how you ponies can just burst into a random song whenever you feel like it," I said.

"That makes two of us," Nightmare said.

"It is weird when they do that." I heard a voice say in front of us.

When I looked I saw Elisa wearing a black beany, a red fuzzy jacket with a white shirt underneath, blue skinny jeans and a pair of black Vietnamese military boots.

"Oh hi Elisa doing some window shopping?" I asked.

"No, I came out for a walk. Clear my mind of some things." Elisa said with a sad expression on her face as she shifted her hands in her pockets.

I was about ask if she was alright when suddenly I hear something coming from behind Elisa. When I looked I saw a massive ball of snow rolling down the hill towards us. It was too close to do anything to dodge, so with the seconds ticking by before impact I could only think of one thing.

"Aw hell," I said with a groan as I face palmed.

The boulder of snow slammed into us and sent us rolling down the hill. The world became a blur of colours and I couldn't tell which way was up. We must have been rolling for a few good minutes till finally we hit something and came to a stop. When I pushed myself out of the snow I saw both Nightmare and Elisa do the same and oddly enough, I heard a familiar laugh and saw Rage was here also, half burred in snow.

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

"That joke was so bad you should feel horrible for even thinking of it," I said as I climbed out of the pile of snow. When I looked back at the others I saw Nightmare was attempting to strangle the air out of Rage but Elisa pulled her off before she proceeded to do it herself.

"This is a brand new jacket you ass. Luna made it for me!" Elisa said in Rages face.

I decided enough was enough so I pulled Elisa off Rage before I looked at Rage.

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

"Like I said I'm sorry also it wasn't intentional, I'm watching the foals at the moment. They 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," I said causing Rage to look at me and blinked 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." Elisa said as she walked towards the fillies and colts.

We arrived where the foals were and saw them having a snowball fight but I decided to stay out of it and let the foals and the other adults play. Once they were done Rage took the foals to a massive store. The place was a triple storied building and was decorated with browns, golds and deep reds and I saw tinsel and decorated Hearth's Warming Eve trees spread around the store. I then saw foals playing with the toys while their parents watched them. Then I saw a toy train that went around the whole store onto ever level and going into the walls as well. We let the foals run around and play with the toys and I saw Rage, Elisa and Nightmare had gone after them meanwhile I just had a look around the store. I saw Pip fiddling with a small tin wind up robot before he put it back and sighed.

"Something troubling you kiddo?" I asked as I approached.

"Oh hi Bones and yes there is something that's...troubling me," Pip said.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Do you think everything will go back to normal one day, you know when all the fighting stops?" Pip asked.

"I don't know Pip but I don't think everything will be the same," I said.

"Oh...What's dying like?" Pip asked.

"What?" I asked in a soft but confused tone.

"I was just curious?" Pip said.

"I...I can't really recall what it was like Pip but, as a wraith it's part of or duty to make a souls death as calming and as peaceful as we can. Show them there is nothing to be afraid of," I said.

"Did you help my dad?" Pip asked.

"Um...I'm afraid I can't answer that one either," I said.

"Oh," Pip said downheartedly.

"Listen Pip while we're here how about I get ya something, y'know...cheer you up?" I asked.

"Oh no that's okay use it for something you want," Pip said.

"You're sweet kid but what can a dead guy buy?" I asked.

"Um?" Pip said thoughtfully.

"It's a rhetorical question now go pick something," I said causing Pip to run off with an embarrassed blush.

A little while later Pip met me at the counter and I saw he was caring a small pirate ship. Once he placed it on the counter I pulled out enough bit's to pay for it.

"Excuse me miss but what's that sign for?" Pip asked as he pointed to a sign behind the cashier that said Children's Charity.

"Oh that my dear prince is for the children that are having a tough time this Heath's Warming since the fall. Many children have been abandoned and for the ones that made it here all the money that we make this week goes to the children that deserve a Hearth's Warming as well," the cashier said.

"That so...Well please would you add this also?" I asked as I placed a hefty amount of bit's on the table.

"Sir I,I don't know what to say to such generosity," the cashier said.

"Consider it a gift," I said.

"Well then sir for our gift to us please take a small token of our appreciation," the cashier said as she reached under the table and pulled out a purple velvet box. When she opened it I saw it was full of charms and bracelet's of the such.

"Uh how about you pick one Pip," I said causing Pip to take a look and after a few seconds of looking he pulled out two braided string bracelet's with a pair of turtledoves on it.

"Oh splendid choice your highness, do you know what turtledoves represent?" the cashier asked.

"Mm-hm Auntie Fluttershy told me the represent love and friendship," Pip said.

"Indeed your highness and since there are a pair of bracelets you keep one and give the other to someone important in your life and that person will be with you forever," the cashier said as she helped Pip tie the bracelet to his wrist.

"Then I'm gonna give this one to you Bones," Pip said as he held out the other bracelet to me.

"Uh I don't kno-" I started but Pip interrupted me.

"You said I could pick and this is my decision now hold out our wrist already," Pip said as he held out the bracelet ready to tie it around my wrist.

So I did as asked and held out my wrist so Pip could tie it on and once he was done I gave it a gentle rub. Pip and I then bid the cashier farewell and linked up with the others outside before we left for the castle. We walked through the gates and through the lower half of the castle and into the upper half. I could never get over how magnificent this place looked. It was like this place was designed to look good no matter where it was or the weather surrounding it. My mind was brought back to reality when we walked into the sitting room. I saw everyone was there including Twilight who had her new arm resting in a sling. The sitting room was like a large living room in an ordinary home and, despite it's size, it had a cozy feel about it and is where everyone can sit down and take a load off.

"Ah welcome back everyone," Faust said when she saw us.

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

"But Celestia we've gone 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?" I asked.

"Well...A few years ago I told Starlight a Hearth's Warming tale because she was feeling kinda down. So I thought we might tell some Hearth Warming tales or ones from memory," 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.

Everyone besides the foals then gathered in a circle and since Twilight suggested it she went first. When she finished the next pony took over and as the hours ticked by only Faust and I were left. She was telling everyone of a time when she and her foals, the princesses and Discord, lived in some tower and was teaching them magic.

"Now Celestia decided she should get me a self cleaning mop with a conjure water enchantment on it 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 her head nd from what I could see she was more embarrassed then the others.

"So what happened?" Rainbow asked.

"I open a door, get washed away by an indoor tsunami and discover the entire lower half of the tower is 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 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 and 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," I said as I rubbed my chin thoughtfully.

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

"And it has to be awesome and cool." Elisa added.

"Hm...I think I've got something, it's festive alright awesome depends on who you ask I guess," I said as I snapped my fingers causing the world around us to change. We were in the sky above a city on Earth called London 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," I said before I snapped my fingers causing us to fall.

Most of the group were screaming their heads off except for Elisa while I was merely laughing at the situation. As we approached the street I flew off with the others 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 by 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," I said as I looked at the group who were groaning in pain.

"Dude don't do that again flying without using me wings was...not natural," Rainbow said as she flew into my face.

"Of course it isn't, ever flown with magic before?" I asked as I walked around her and went to help up Rage.

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

"So?" I 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," I said

"Fair enough," Rage said.

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

"Oh right almost forgot, this way," I said as I led the group down a street full of activity.

I saw kids skidding across the snow by hanging onto the backs of horse drawn coaches which seemed to confuse Nightmare and the group from Elisa and Evan's world. Merchants were selling their stock and people gave a greeting to one another as they passed. All in all it was quite pleasant until we came to a baron, cold and deserted street, deserted by 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 your words aren't you and to answer your question that man is called Ebeneezer Scrooge," I said causing Elisa, Evan and Rage's faces to light up in realization. "And judging from your reactions you three know this story huh?"

"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." Elisa said as she looked back at Scrooge.

Suddenly I saw 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," I said.

"Huh?" Rage asked.

"All of this really happened Rage how else can I be showing you this?" I asked causing Rage to look around in surprise before he placed a hand on 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 began to take in the details. The walls were made of bricks and a window sat at the front of the store and I saw 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," I 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 quietly 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 my 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," the man said.

"Good Afternoon!" Scrooge shouted.

"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 wearing fine clothing walked in.

"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 and stand before 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 buy 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 breadmill 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.

"If they are to die then they 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 his companion 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. Once they were out the door Scrooge locked it before both he and Bob went their separate ways, one happier then the other.

"Now what?" Rainbow asked.

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

The group gathered around the gate while I sat on the high walls that surrounded the property. I watched Scrooge walk up to the door and went to grab his keys from his pocket but he dropped them before he bent down to get them. When he stood up I saw the door knocker had turned into 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," I said before we appeared in Scrooges bedroom. He 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 but 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 that 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 a bell ring once indicating it was nine 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 repeated getting louder and louder meaning whatever was making them was getting closer till finally it stopped. The doorknob slowly turned but couldn't go 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. Once the chests stopped flying through the door a ghostly man walked through with the same face as the one on the door knocker but his body was covered in chains which were attached to the chests.

"Greetings Ebeneezer," the ghost spoke in a hollow tone.

"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 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."

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 turn 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 off 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. Past led Scrooge to a small village where Scrooge grew 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 he 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. The door opened suddenly, 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. 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. He was at least 12 ft tall, clad in green robes with a brown scabbard on his waist and 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 (laughter) 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" Elisa said.

"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.

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

"Touch my robe," Present said as the drawstring of his robe extended to the floor allowing Scrooge to grasp 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 where we came to 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 appeared outside an old building that was smaller then the others seen so far and it was slightly decaying. When Scrooge asked Present informed him it was the home of Bob Cratchit and 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," I said suddenly while the group watched the family eat.

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

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

"Spirit wait you must tell me what happened to Tinny Tim!" Scrooge called out but received no answer.

I stood in the fog and watched the group when suddenly the world changed and became Trafalgar Square during the night. When suddenly a bell in Big Ben rang out twelve times and as the last bell drifted into an echo I took control of Scrooge's shadow and shaped it to form me in m true form. Once that was done the shadow severed from Scrooge and rose off of the ground, becoming three dimensional and everyone could see I now stood at 11 feet and towered over Scrooge but all the group could see was black. The shape of my true self was there but no colour or anything and once Scrooge noticed me he got onto his knees and put his hands in a preying motion.

"Am I in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas yet to come?" Scrooge asked but I remained silent. "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 I remained silent. "Ghost of the future I fear you more then an specter I've seen but I must ask you what happened to Tinny Tim?"

I then extended my wings and in a powerful flap I sent the group flying into a graveyard. I followed along with them and when the group recovered they looked at their surroundings and looked at me, awaiting what was going to happen. 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 I crushed the orb. I 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 I stopped "I fear to ask, I really do, but what was the source of such unhappiness?" Scrooge asked while I 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 and the name on it was covered by snow. 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 things that will be or shadows of things that may be men's courses in life foreshadowing certain ends, but if these courses are departed from, these ends will change isn't that so?" Scrooge asked but I snapped my 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 I 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 I showed him his date of death which was December 25. "Spirit I will honour 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 I snapped my fingers causing the ground beneath Scrooge to open up plunging Scrooge into his grave. But before Scrooge could fall into his coffin I snapped my fingers and we all reappeared in Scrooge's room right as he fell out of his bed.

Everyone except Rage, Elisa and Evo 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," I greeted gaining the group's attention.

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

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

"Rainbow, Bones here was the ghost of 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," I muttered under my breath as I shook my head before I 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 and 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 I ended the spell with Scrooge walking down a street with Tim on his shoulders. Once the world changed to the living room, everyone began rubbing their eyes and when I recovered I saw the foals were all asleep on a massive cushion.

"Bones wh-," Celestia began but I made a shushing noise and held a finger to my lips before I gestured to the foals.

Everyone smiled at the foals before their respective families picked them up and carried them to bed while everyone else did the same.

Sorry for delay I was in need of a new laptop that and I had a severe case of writers block. But the chapter is up and we can now continue on hope to see you all next chapter.

Wolf Blood