It's Hearth's Warming Eve, the most festive, joyful time of the year! Everypony is busy merry-making, getting ready for another grand Hearth's Warming Celebration, or just reveling in the spirit of the season.

Everypony, that is, except for Gusty, who's more full of bah-humbug than goodwill.

All she wanted was a quiet Hearth's Warming at home with Gingerbread. What she's got instead is an impromptu trip to Canterlot, an overactive, bratty filly on her hooves, a snobby brother-in-law, a special somepony who's too busy prepping for the holiday festivities to spend any quality time with her, and -worst of all!- a whole host of her own personal ghosts chasing her.

With everything suddenly beyond her control, it's going to take everything Gusty's got to find the true magic of Hearth's Warming Eve in the world around her and in her own heart.

Notes: This takes place shortly after the events of Currents. It will definitely make more sense if you read that first!

The vast majority of the characters in this story are imported from G1, with a few OCs tossed in to the mix.