Krampusnacht (English beta)

Krampusnacht by J5A4

A special date was approaching for all the ponies of Equestria, Hearth's Warming Day, but it was still too early for the ponies of Ponyville to begin their preparations for the festivities, however that festive spirit could already be seen in the ponies. While at the Princess of Friendship castle where Twilight was planning the Hearth’s Warming Day party, and Starlight Glimmer was helping her with little interest in the celebration. Shortly after, Spike arrives running to notify Twilight of the arrival of somepony strange to Ponyville.

- Twilight! Twilight! A huge deer came to Ponyville and it's scaring everypony. - said Spike

- A deer? - Twilight said wondering why something like that would be worrisome.

- It shouldn't be anything important, if you want I'll go see what happens. - Starlight said, who didn't seem to be excited about Hearth’s Warming Day.

- No, we go together, maybe it is nothing, but better if we prevent. - Twilight replied.

Twilight and Starlight quickly go to see that deer that had arrived at Ponyville and when they arrive, they notice all the ponies hidden and away from the creature described by Spike as a huge deer, but Twilight and Starlight when they see it closely they notice that it was not a deer.

"It's a reindeer, not a deer," Starlight said.

- The same thinghappened when Zecora arrived in Ponyville, I'll go talk to her, she doesn't seem hostile. -

Twilight approached the reindeer, carefully, but seeing that the reindeer was feeling very uncomfortable by the rejection of the ponies, she approaches her with more confidence and greets her.

- Hi, I'm Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship, what brings you to Ponyville?

- Hi, I'm Vixen, a traveler and sorry if I scared everypony, it was not my intention. - Vixen was a very beautiful blue antler reindeer, with green eyes and a little taller than a pony.

- Don't worry, it's rare to see reindeer here, you live far north. - Twilight said.

- That's true, and we don't usually leave our villages, but I wanted to get to know Equestria, they had told me very interesting stories about this place. - Vixen said.

- I hope I didn't make a bad first impression on you. - Twilight answered.

- Don't worry, Equestria is beautiful and this is the first town that I dare to visit.

- With many towns and places in Equestria, why did you decide to visit Ponyville first? We are quite far north. - Starlight asked.

- Starlight, be a little kinder. - Twilight said to Starlight, who later apologized.

- I don't want to cause problems, as I said, I am a traveler, but I am already somewhat tired, I have not stopped in months. - Vixen said.

- Have you been roaming Equestria for months? - Twilight asked.

- Arguably almost a year.

- That's a lot of time. - Starlight said.

- Yes, I know, I had planned to return to my town, but it is very far and at this time the roads can be somewhat dangerous. - Vixen said.

- If you want, you can stay in Ponyville as long as you need. - Twilight said to Vixen.

- Thanks, as long as it's not a bother to you. - Vixen said and Twilight told her not at all and that it would be a pleasure to have her visit.

Later at the Castle of the Princess of Friendship, Twilight and all her friends welcome Vixen.

- You are a great friend. - Rainbow Dash said looking at Vixen

- I'm only slightly taller than a pony, it's not that bad.

- I love your antlers, their light blue tones are beautiful - Rarity said praising Vixen's antlers.

- Thank you, I take great care of them and I adore them.

- And how is your reindeer village? Are they all the same big, and with blue antlers? Asked Pinkie.

- Well, let's say it runs in the family. - After saying that Vixen showed a sadder countenance, something that the ponies did not let go unnoticed.

- You look sad Vixen, is something wrong? - Twilight asked.

- I'm sorry, I'm glad to be here, but my clumsiness made me get lost in Equestria, I should have been at home at this time, but it's too late and the roads to my town are very dangerous this season. - Vixen said.

- I guess you miss your family or do you have any other special reason dear? Rarity asked.

- In my town we celebrate something identical to their Hearth’s Warming Day. - Vixen said.

- You know our special celebration. - Pinkie said happily.

- Right, Hearth’s Warming Day is near. Applejack said.

- Do you celebrate something similar? - Twilight asked.

- That's right, Christmas, and let me tell you that the way to celebrate it is practically the same, but with different meanings.

- And how do you know the meanings of our Hearth’s Warming Day celebration? If your town does not celebrate - Starlight said suspicious of Vixen.

- All reindeer love Christmas, and knowing a celebration similar to ours is something interesting, we even believe that many traditions of their Hearth’s Warming Day derive from our Christmas, as it is a very old tradition. - Vixen said.

- That sounds interesting, and what is celebrated at Christmas? - Asked Twilight

- To the great spirit of Christmas, which every year fulfills the wishes of the kind-hearted reindeer. - Vixen said with a smile.

- That sounds really nice. - Fluttershy said.

- It is, but I think I'll miss it this year.

- It doesn't have to be that way, Vixen, if Christmas is a lot like Hearth’s Warming Day we can celebrate it with you too, so you won't miss out on your holiday. - Pinkie said with great emotion.

- I don't want you to bother with something like that. - Vixen said.

- Not at all, it will be fun to know a new holiday and more if it is like Hearth’s Warming Day. - Applejack said.

- Yes, it would be like two Hearth’s Warming Days, but one with gifts, and another with wishes, it would be something sensational. - Pinkie said excitedly.

- I agree, I think it would be something nice, of course, if you don't mind sharing your tradition with us, Vixen.

- Not at all, in fact, it would make me very happy not to miss Christmas, even if I'm not with my family.

- You will see that we will do something incredible and beautiful dear, when is this Christmas celebrated? Rarity asked.

- In about 23 days, but you must decorate the home the same as on your Hearth’s Warming Day 20 days before it.

- Then we have to start to have everything on time. - Pinkie said excitedly.

- It's something soon, but we will do the best we can. - Twilight said.

"Seriously, they don't need to," Vixen said.

- It won't be a bother, besides, I'd like to learn more about your Christmas. -

- Thank you very much for wanting to make an effort to help a complete stranger. - Vixen said very grateful to Twilight and her friends.

- It is part of our celebration too, to leave differences behind and help each other. - Twilight said.

Vixen started crying as Twilight asked her if she was okay, but she only said that she was very happy about the great warmth and kindness they had with her helping her with her celebration.

Being 20 days before Christmas, the castle of friendship was fully decorated to celebrate Hearth’s Warming Day and Christmas, there was really no difference between the two celebrations, on the days that Vixen was in Ponyville, she told Twilight , to her friends and the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who had come to meet Vixen, she explained all the meanings of each element of her Christmas as well as telling them some stories about her village and the reindeer.

Twilight and her friends, along with Vixen and the Cutie Mark Crusaders, saw the castle of friendship decorated for the holidays with great happiness.

-It's beautiful - Fluttershy said

- A true wonder. - Rarity said

- It will be the best Hearth’s Warming Day and Christmas of all - Pinkie said while the Cutie Mark Crusaders supported her with a "Yes!".

- It's incredible, and I think your people are right to consider that our Hearth’s Warming Day forged some of their traditions, from it I found stories about it that are older than Equestria. - Twilight said.

- Even so, your Hearth’s Warming Day has a very beautiful meaning and we believe that the spirit of Christmas loves its tradition. - Vixen said.

Twilight didn't say anything to Vixen, but she had her doubts as to the existence of a Christmas spirit, as it was an ancient reindeer belief for her. Vixen approached the castle gate where there was a wreath of garlands, and in its center she placed an ancient-looking bronze cowbell with a symbol that looked like a letter "K" in a low voice she said. - There is only one thing left to fulfill my promise. –

- What did you say? asked Starlight.

- Which is beautiful - said Vixen without calmly.

- It's an interesting piece to decorate, my dear. - Rarity said looking at the old cowbell.

- We use bells… I think they look better. - Rainbow Dash said.

- No girls, so I've been researching Christmas, that's for Krampusnacht night.

Hearing that word, Vixen froze as if something terrible had happened, but only Starlight noticed her reaction, as Vixen calmed down almost immediately so as not to show the fear that the word instilled in her.

- Do you know the Krampusnacht night? - Vixen asked calmly.

I really didn't find much, I only found some things like the cowbell and that it is celebrated 20 days before Christmas, that's why you had to decorate everything for this day, you had to also respect the Krampusnacht, the night of the Krampus.

- What is the Krampus? - Asked Fluttershy.

It is only a spirit like that of Christmas, both are friends, and it is said that both arrive together on their dates, that is why we also try to celebrate the Krampus, as a friendly spirit of Christmas, although really on this day nothing is done and nothing actually happens. - Vixen said.

They all enter the castle which was beautifully decorated for the celebration of both festivities, Vixen saw the tree with great happiness and a great calm filled her heart. Twilight and her friends watched as she admired the tree while the Cutie Mark Crusaders had fun admiring the decorations and Spike finished putting up some decorations, at which Vixen began to sing a little song in front of the tree.

O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree ♪

How lovely are thy branches ♪

O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree ♪

How lovely are thy branches ♪

Your boughs so green in summertime ♪

Stay bravely green in wintertime ♪

O tannenbaum, o Christmas tree ♪

How lovely are thy branches ♪

- What a beautiful song, I think Christmas is as beautiful as Hearth’s Warming Day. - Fluttershy said.

- I more than agree, my dear. - Rarity said.

- I still think our Hearth’s Warming Day is better. - Rainbow Dash said, to which Applejack caught her attention by saying her name.

- Thank you for this, I know it was not your obligation, but you have done me a great favor by doing this for me, despite being a total stranger to you. -

Vixen, she looks through her things for a gift box with a black ribbon, and from the box she takes out two glass spheres, one green with gold and the other black with red details. While saying in a low voice. - With this I fulfill my part of the bargain. -

Vixen walks over to the tree and places the black sphere. Saying in a low voice -I hope you comply too. - And as Vixen tried to put the green sphere on the tree, it falls causing Vixen to slip the green sphere which breaks and then turns to dust.

- No! - Vixen exclaimed. - What happened?! -

- I'm sorry, it was my fault, I wanted to help Spike and I accidentally threw the lights, I wanted to put them in their place but I think I could pull it off. - Sweetie Belle said.

"Easy, Vixen, there's nothing wrong that we can't fix in a moment." Twilight said.

- You do'not understand! I had to put that sphere on the tree! - Vixen said very upset.

- Which sphere? - Pinkie said. - I think several were broken.

"I saw her," Starlight said. - It was a green sphere that she brought, it became dust when it fell. Tell us what are you hiding? What is behind this Christmas?

Vixen begins to cry, and Twilight tells Starlight not to be harsh on her.

- Can't you see he's hiding something from us? Sure your Christmas is a celebration with something dark or bad about it. - Starlight said.

- At Christmas there is nothing bad or dark. - Vixen said - It is the night of Krampusnacht that I fear. - Vixen said through tears.

- The Krampusnacht? You said there was nothing wrong with it. - Twilight asked.

- The night of the Krampus, is not something very nice to tell. Let's say it's the terrifying part of our tradition. - Vixen said.

- I knew, that's why you preferred to hide it, so that we could help you celebrate your Krampusnacht, whatever it is. - Starlight said.

- Starlight! - Twilight said to calm her down

- It is obvious that it is something very bad. - Starlight insisted.

"It can't be that bad," Twilight said.

- What happens on the night of Krampusnacht? - Starlight asked Vixen.

- Nothing is celebrated! It's the arrival of the Krampus, the Christmas demon! - Vixen said very upset.

- The demon of Christmas? - Fluttershy said scared while the others were somewhat scared and intrigued by the Krampus.

- Is it a superstition of the reindeer? - Asked Starlight.

- No, not at all, the Krampus is real. - Vixen said and then Rainbow Dash says - Don't you feel like it's starting to get colder?

- You're right, the temperature is dropping very fast. - Rarity said.

- This is my fault! My fault! I should have hurried with the ritual! - Vixen said crying.

- Wait, you say that the temperature starts to drop because of you? - Twilight asked.

- The Krampus is coming, and all because of me! Forgive me, I didn't want anything bad to happen. Everything was supposed to go smoothly. - Vixen said upset and crying.

Twilight goes out to see what was happening outside, and her surprise was to see how the castle was surrounded by a heavy snowfall with gusts of icy air.

- WHAT'S GOING ON?! - Rarity said scared.

- I don't know, but this stops now - said Twilight who with her magic tries to stop the snowstorm, but to no avail. "This is impossible," Twilight said.

"I'll go stop this," said Rainbow Dash, who quickly flew to stop the storm, and Vixen unsuccessfully tries to warn her not to do so. A few seconds after Rainbow Dash flew to try to stop the storm, she falls.

- Rainbow Dash! - They yelled worried, but quickly, Vixen with a huge jump, almost seemed to fly, and catches Rainbow Dash in the air, then, Vixen tells Twilight and her friends not to leave the castle, in which she runs to the castle, carrying Rainbow Dash, and being inside the castle they check Rainbow Dash.

- Girls I'm fine, but my wings stopped moving, and I don't think I feel them. - Rainbow Dash said very afraid to check her wings.

- They froze - said Vixen - They are frozen inside, don't move them or try anything with them or you could hurt yourself, they will thaw on their own.

- Tell us what did you cause, Vixen? Asked Starlight

At that, they hear a large number of cowbells approaching, accompanied by the sounds of chains with them.

- Please stand back, and stay away from me! It will only come for me, I have failed.- said Vixen

- The Krampus is coming for you? - Twilight asked.

- It's a joke? - Starlight replied, doubting the existence of such a being.

- A monster is coming to this castle? - Fluttershy said scared as she hugged the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

- Calm down, I don't think it's a monster. Applejack said.

- It is - said Vixen - It is a spirit that is present 20 days before Christmas to punish those who were bad or very naughty, its form is that of a huge creature like a goat with huge twisted horns covered with a red cape and torn with bloody eyes that shine in the snowstorms it causes, on his back he carries a large basket into which he puts those who have had bad behaviors, his body is surrounded by convictions and cowbells with which he announces his arrival, and has huge claws with which he destroys anything and in one of his claws he carries with him a large rod with which he punishes those who he believes deserve it and those who have really behaved in a bad way he devours them alive, making their souls suffer for the eternity. -

- Something like that can't be real. - Starlight said.

- It is, and it will come for me. - Vixen said.

- Why?! - Twilight asked.

- You don't have to know, I will only give myself to him, you do not go out for nothing, if you hear me scream or beg, for what you want the most, do not go out. - Vixen said crying.

Chains and cowbells echoed in the distance, the Krampus was closing in, and Vixen couldn't help crying knowing what the Krampus' arrival meant to her, but she still didn't want her new friends to be hurt by the Krampus. Twilight walks up to her and says.

- What's going to happen to you Vixen? - Twilight asked.

- At best he will kill me quickly so that I don't suffer, and then he will eat me.

- What?! - They all escaped upon hearing that.

- How is she going to eat you? What did you do? - Said Applejack

- That doesn't matter anymore, there's nothing I can do. - Said Vixen who no longer had hope of surviving.

- Please tell us, maybe we can help you. - Twilight said while continuing to listen to the chains and cowbells as if the Krampus were surrounding the castle

- He's giving me time to voluntarily come out and fire. Okay I'll tell you what happened.

- A long time ago, the spirits of Christmas and the Krampus were forgotten by practically everything, except for the reindeer, but before that happened, the spirit of Christmas, was very powerful and could fulfill almost any wish of the heart pure, and gave gifts to the youngest, his friend the Krampus with his rod punished those who deserved it, but he was almost always stopped by the spirit of Christmas, when they began to be forgotten, the spirit of Christmas left weakening, something that made the Krampus stronger, however, he always obeyed his friendly spirit, but something that angered the Krampus more and more, was seeing his friend weaken from being almost forgotten, and that It made him stronger, but still he still obeyed his friendly spirit. This was the case for years, until some Christmas ago, in my town, a little reindeer, the kindest and kindest of the town, had a terrible disease that was going to cost him his life, we were on Christmas Eve, and when the spirit knew it Christmas and the Krampus went to visit him in order to heal the little reindeer, they both have great appreciation for kind-hearted children and did not want that little reindeer to die from a cruel disease, the Christmas spirit did everything possible to heal the young reindeer, but his power was already greatly diminished, but he did not stop trying, until Christmas day in which the little reindeer could not bear it any longer. We do not know what happened to the spirit of Christmas, only that it no longer had more power, last year we proceeded to celebrate as always, but this time on Krampusnacht day the Krampus arrived but was furious, and began to punish with his rod to all the reindeer, and putting the best ones into his basket, without the spirit of Christmas to stop him, he did what he wanted, and he was furious about what had happened to his great friend, some he put in his basket, to others he killed with a blow from his staff and others were immediately devoured, but he left me unharmed. And he gave me a gift with a black ribbon, before he left, there was a message from him on it, along with a cowbell and two spheres.

If I wanted all reindeer to return, I had to take Christmas to a group of ponies and prepare everything before Krampusnacht, I only had to do a couple of rituals, place the cowbell in the entrance of the place where Christmas would be celebrated and put the two spheres representing the Krampus and the Christmas spirit on the tree. But I failed in that last part by breaking the sphere. With this I lost all my family and people. And now he's coming for me to end it all -

- That is terrible and very scary. - Fluttershy said.

- Then you are angry because your friend was forgotten. - Applejack said.

- I can't believe something like that exists. - Starlight said

- Oh no no no! This is my fault I made you drop your sphere! - Sweetie Belle said crying.

- Don't be sad, Sweetie belle was an accident. - Rarity said to Sweetie Belle.

- No little one, it's not your fault, I was the clumsy one. - Vixen clarified.

- But it's not too late, you can still celebrate Krampusnacht and Christmas, maybe he'll give you another sphere if you ask him. - Twilight said.

- I doubt it, he's not like that. - Vixen said. At that moment, they hear how a huge creature approaches the entrance of the castle, accompanied by the sounds of chains and cowbells.

- Stay away, this is my problem, he doesn't have to bother you, I'm sure none of you have done a terrible action. - Vixen said. In that they all turn to see Starlight and she is scared to hear that, but Vixen does not see her reactions and decides to go out to face the Krampus.

Upon opening the castle gate, the ponies are able to see the silhouette of the huge horned creature hidden by the intense snowstorm that seemed to only surround the castle and could only see the glowing gorse eyes of the Krampus.

- THIS IS REAL! - Rainbow Dash said shocked by what she was seeing.

- IT'S A MONSTER! IT'S A SAMPLE! - Fluttershy said full of panic

- I hope nothing bad happens to Vixen! - Pinkie said.

- Starlight, better hide, that seems to be something very serious. - Twilight said.

- Krampus, I'm still on time, just give me another green sphere and I'll finish my part of the deal.

The great Krampus only stood still for a moment, without making a sound, watching Vixen, and suddenly raised the claw with which he was holding a huge staff, which looked like a scepter with a thin tip like a whip with which he gave a blow in the snow, blow so strong that the sound retained throughout the castle.

Vixen, began to cry in front of the Krampus, because she already knew that there were no second chances with him and that his death was imminent and through tears she told the Krampus. - Please do it quickly, I beg you, don't make me suffer more - Vixen said accepting her cruel fate.

In that Twilight comes out to defend Vixen, - Stop, you don't have to hurt her or be so cruel to her, she did everything possible to bring Christmas with us, and if you kills her there will no longer be anypony who remembers Christmas, right Do you want that right, don't you want them to forget the spirit of Christmas?

The Krampus stood still and listening to Twilight, but without making a sound. - The other ponies approached Twilight with great care, and afraid of the imposing creature in front of they, because it was enormous in size and due to the blow it had given shortly before, it also had enormous strength.

- Let her finish her ritual, and we will celebrate Christmas with her. - Twilight said.

The Krampus nodded, something barely noticeable, since the Krampus was hidden by the snowstorm, but Twilight noticed it by the movement of those bright red eyes, and the sounds of chains and cowbells.

- Aren't you going to change your mind? Twilight asked the Krampus.

- Twilight, he's going to offer you a deal, turn it down and let him kill me. - Vixen said.

- I cannot do this. - Twilight answered Vixen.

The Krampus takes another powerful blow to the ground, kicking up the snow and dropping a note in front of Twilight, which she proceeded to read.

- With Vixen you will stay, but this will not end, all the ponies in this place, attitude and positivity the Krampusnacht must celebrate, for Christmas everything should be ready, I will not give it more time, so only in the center People must celebrate, otherwise all the spoiled will have to face my punishment. -

- It is very little time to prepare everything for Krampusnacht, we will not achieve it. - Pinkie said.

- Twilight, reject that, the risk is not worth it - Vixen said desperately.

- Here it says that only in the center, it means that we only have to decorate the town hall and gather all the ponies. - The Krampus nods, agreeing with Twilight. "And will you let Vixen go free?" Twilight asked.

The Krampus hits the snow again, dropping another note. Which Twilight read.

-Even to the town of Vixen I will return and set free, with the promise that each year you will remember Christmas. -

- I agree, we will. - Twilight said.

- Don't wait, don't accept it! - Vixen said.

Don't worry Vixen, we'll make it through and you and your people will be back to normal. - Twilight said.

- Also, we have Pinkie to prepare for Christmas. - Rainbow Dash said.

- Yes, you will see that we will make the spirit of Christmas return stronger than ever. - Pinkie said.

- And with the help of everyone in Ponyville this will be an easy task. - Applejack stressed.

To close the deal, the Krampus left them a gift with a black ribbon, before disappearing, Pinkie quickly took it - Look, he left us a gift - Pinkie said, which opened and inside it there was a cowbell and two spheres like the ones. that Vixen had in the beginning, after that, the storm disappeared, and the snow melted as fast as it appeared.

- We have little time, quick, gather everyone in Ponyville, and let's get everything ready for Krampusnacht and Christmas. - Twilight said and the others in unison said - Come on!

Later. You can see all the ponies quickly decorating the town hall, and since Hearth’s Warming Day was identical to Christmas, they had no problems decorating and having everything ready for nightfall, however, not all were very sure about Christmas because to everypony was a plagiarism from their Hearth’s Warming Day. Twilight had avoided telling about the Krampusnacht to avoid panic in the ponies, Vixen approached Rainbow Dash to ask about her wings.

- How are your wings?

"Well, I can move them now," Rainbow Dash said.

- I'm glad to hear that.

- I was surprised how high you jumped, it seemed like you were flying.

Well I didn't fly, I rode on the air currents, our antlers allow us to gallop through the air at high speed. - Vixen said.

Wait, why didn't you tell us that earlier? Is amazing

- It is not something very important that we say, besides I am clumsy when galloping in the air, I usually fall. - said Vixen

- If I hadn't seen you do it and if I hadn't seen that terrifying Krampus I wouldn't believe you can fly, you're great! We should make a race you galloping through the air and I flying. - Rainbow Dash said.

- It would be fun, but I already told you that I am clumsy, sure you would beat me, but I would like to try. - Vixen said.

- How about when this is over? It seems that everything is in order - Rainbow Dash said to what Vixen said - Sure, it will be a lot of fun -

- READY! WE DID IT! and with time to spare! - Rarity exclaimed

Vixen was happy to see that everything was perfectly decorated and ready for Krampusnacht and then in a wreath of garlands on the town hall door, she put the cowbell and after that Twilight asked all the ponies to gather around the huge tree on which she had put on the outside of the mayor's office, most seemed to be somewhat confused by the tradition of Vixen however all heeded the Princess of Friendship and gathered at the tree.

Vixen sang the Christmas tree song again and then went on to place the two spheres on the tree completing the ritual.

- We did it! - Vixen said happily.

Twilight and her friends celebrate just like the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Spike because they had managed to perform the necessary steps of the Christmas initiation ritual. But when she turned to see Twilight she noticed something in the ponies around her, some were confused and others did not care much about Vixen's celebration, who did not notice the disinterest of the ponies in her celebration, because she was happy because she would see her again. her family after nearly a year of losing them all.

- The night is approaching - Vixen said very calmly. But Twilight looked for the note from the Krampus and read it again because something was bothering her. When reading it again, she notes that she overlooked "attitude and positivity" and if the Krampus was very strict with their dealings, then when they saw that practically all the ponies rejected Christmas when they saw it as a plagiarism of Hearth’s Warming Day, there was no attitude or positivity for the celebration, that made Twilight scared something that Starlight noticed in her face.

- What's up Twilight? Ponies have no attitude or positivity for Christmas. - Twilight said.

- You're right! I had forgotten! Will the Krampus take it into account! - Starlight said to which Twilight answered - Better not risk it –

Twilight and Starlight try to encourage all the ponies to take Christmas with more spirits, something that does not work, some did not care and just wanted to wait for the Day of the Hearth’s Warming, and no matter how hard they tried, nopony took Christmas seriously, just They heard that Christmas was not as good a celebration as Hearth’s Warming Day and some said that they could go now. Pinkie and the others notice Starlight and Twilight trying to cheer up the ponies without success.

- What happens don't like Christmas? - Pinkie asked a pony. - Seriously? It looks like a copy of Hearth’s Warming Day, but without gifts. - Said a pony.

"But the wishes of the Christmas spirit are better than gifts… I think so," said Pinkie Pie.

- Erm I don't think so. - Another pony answered.

Night fell and time was up, all of Ponyville was quickly surrounded by a violent snow storm with gusts of icy air, the chains and cowbells of the Krampus will be heard in the distance, all the ponies were forced by the storm to enter the city hall scared by what was happening with the weather.

- BUT WE DID THE RITUAL CORRECTLY! WE WON'T FAIL AT ANYTHING! - Vixen exclaimed to the Krampus.

- Ponies have no attitude and positivity to Christmas, we fail at that. - Starlight said.

What, is it not possible !? In that they feel a great impact caused by a great blow given by the Krampus on the ground, in that a note appears in front of Twilight, who proceeds to read it.

- You have failed with their part of the bargain and now I have to punish all the naughty severely. -

- IT IS COMING! and he must be furious! - Vixen said.

- What are we going to do? asked Fluttershy.

- We have to face it somehow. - Starlight said.

- The Krampus is not a simple spirit, it is the demon of Christmas, nothing can be done against it if it is furious, only the spirit of Christmas could calm it.

- Well, we'll stop him one way or another. - Rainbow Dash said - and after saying that, it was heard how the Krampus approached slowly, the sound of its walking making the ground tremble, and the terrifying sound of the chains and cowbells terrified the ponies. Everypony was scared and did not understand what was happening.

- This is the fault of the stranger - some said - she brought the Windigos with her strange party.- - Get her out of here - others said.

- They are right, this is my fault- Vixen exclaimed to all the ponies, - I just wanted to save my family from that and all I had to do was bring Christmas to others ... but I failed and I will give myself to the Krampus. -

- Krampus? - - What is the Krampus? - is heard saying from the crowd of ponies.

- Vixen, don't come out, we must plan something to stop him! - Twilight said

- If they do that, then he will punish them. - said Vixen, who decides to leave. And there it was again, the Krampus. On this occasion, only the brightness of his eyes was visible because the night totally hid his silhouette.

- Leave them alone, and take me, I will accept any punishment for them. -

A few seconds later a great thump is heard on the floors, and a note falls in front of Vixen. All the ponies inside the town hall looked with great fear into the glowing eyes of the huge creature while Twilight and the others waited for Vixen to read the Krampus' response.

When seeing the note it only said - NO -

At that moment the Krampus with one of its huge claws catches Vixen's antlers and begins to freeze them, Vixen screams in fear because she did not know what was waiting for her. Twilight and Starlight try to help her, using their magic against the Krampus but it had no effect on him, if they threw rays they would go through him as if he were doing nothing, Rainbow Dash tried to take the claw of the Krampus to separate him from Vixen but her attempts were useless, Well, they only crossed as there was nothing there, they could not touch the Krampus, and they could only see how it punished Vixen with terror, which after a few moments broke Vixen's antlers which seemed to be frozen, and leaving her unconscious in the floor.

After the Krampus with its claws destroys a large part of the town hall to punish the ponies that it considered bad, the ponies inside were in panic for the huge creature and some tried to flee but when they left and entered the storm they fell by immediate freezing, something that made the other ponies stay inside out of fear, to which the Krampus began to beat with his rod fiercely the ponies that he considered mischievous, his blows were so strong that some fell dead from the impact of the blows and the pegasi that he hit in the air ripped off their wings by the force with which it struck them, some unicorns broke their horns with precise blows and some ponies they ripped off their limbs by the same force with which it punished them, then proceeded to devour some of them in parts ponies, the ponies' blood was beginning to run down their terrifying jaws and spread across the floors.

Twilight and her friends did not know what to do because she could not touch him, but he did to the ponies, until at one point he took Starlight who resists uselessly, with the intention of devouring her. But back then the Cutie Mark Crusaders yell at the Krampus to stop, which upon hearing the innocent voices of the Cutie Mark Crusaders stops before devouring the head of Starlight who was crying for feeling a terrible death coming.

- Please Mr. Krampus don't continue with this. - Said Apple Bloom

- If it continues like this, Christmas will be a terrifying season for ponies. - Sweetie Bell said

- I don't think you want the Christmas spirit to turn into something terrible for ponies. - Said Scootaloo

- Vixen did not tell very beautiful stories of Christmas and we really wanted to celebrate it with her. - Apple Bloom said.

- But because of me she threw one of the spheres that you gave her, she was not responsible. - Sweetie Bell said

- Please don't hurt anypony anymore and we promise to celebrate you and Christmas every year. - Said Scootaloo.

- We will start this year let us go to the castle and we will only focus on celebrating Krampusnacht and Christmas, and thus the spirit of Christmas will once again fulfill the wishes of all those who have been good. - said Apple Bloom

The Krampus stands still, gets out of the way releasing Starlight, to let the Cutie Mark Crusaders pass, calming the storm and creating a snow-melting path that led directly to the castle.

Bravely the Cutie Mark Crusaders run following the path created by the Krampus Applejack tries to stop Apple Bloom as Rarity tries to stop Sweetie Bell, but the Krampus blocks their way, and goes after them protecting them from the snow.

Twilight approaches Starlight and asks how she is. - the best you can after nearly dying eaten by a creepy monster. - Starlight answered.

- We can't let them go with that monster. Applejack said.

Right ... Vixen! How is Vixen? - Twilight asked.

Fluttershy approaches her carefully and says that she is still breathing, in that she reacts. And asks if they are okay and what happened, Twilight tells everything that happened to Vixen, who had lost her antlers. She tells them that being pure of heart the Krampus would not harm them, but it would be best to see that everything is fine with them and confirm that Krampus decided to leave at once.

Vixen, Twilight and their friends go behind the Krampus following the path that Krampus himself left while walking, as the night in Ponyville was very dark because of the Krampus. Upon arrival they noticed that the castle was illuminated by the lights of the decorations, and they saw how the Krampus had gotten smaller, enough to enter the castle to help the Cutie Mark Crusaders to finish fixing Christmas. Vixen, Twilight and their friends saw how the scary face of the Krampus had become less scary and more friendly even seemed to smile.

- It seems that the monster is calm. - Fluttershy said

- You better not do anything bad to my little sister. - Said Applejack

- If they are pure in heart, it does not have to hurt them. - Vixen said.

At that moment Apple Bloom pulls and breaks an ornament and Applejack sees how the Krampus begins to raise the claw with which it was holding the stick with which it punished. Thinking he was going to hurt her sister. Applejack enters the castle through the window they were watching him through, first throwing a snowball at him to get his attention, which hits the Krampus directly.

- GET YOUR CLAWS AWAY FROM MY MONSTER SISTER! - exclaimed Applejack

- The snow hit him. - Twilight said

- Then his own snow can hurt him, I wonder if an ice ball made with it would affect him. - Said Starlight who threw the ball of ice formed with the snow, which did not go through him and hit him directly.

- Well we found how to stop it. - Twilight said while Apple Bloom scared said - WAIT WHAT YOU DO !? -

- THAT THING WAS GOING TO HIT YOU WITH ITS ROD! - said Applejack who stood in front of Apple Bloom to protect her while Twilight and Starlight attacked the Krampus using the snow and their magic to subdue it.

STOP EXCLAMATION! Scootaloo

In that Sweetie Bell says - HE WAS NOT GOING TO HURT HER, HE USES HIS ROD TO REPAIR THE DECORATIONS, HE HAS BEEN DOING THAT SINCE WE ARRIVED! -

- You're not serious! - Said Applejack

- IT IS NOT GOING TO HURT ME! - said Apple Bloom.

- We made another mistake. - Twilight said.

- This time he won't forgive us. - Vixen said.

-Then we must not give him the opportunity to ... - Starlight did not finish speaking when suddenly a strong current of icy air destroys the front of the castle causing the ponies except for the Cutie Mark Crusaders to fly out of it, the storm had returned and the blasts of icy air were so strong that Twilight and her friends began to feel themselves slowly freezing inside.

The ponies screamed as the Krampus, who had resumed his gigantic and terrifying form, grabbed Fluttershy, and with fear and terror she begged him not to hurt her, the Krampus puts her inside the castle without hurting, and does the same with Pinkie foot, Vixen and Rarity but I leave the rest out.

- You want to kill us with the cold horrible monster - said Rainbow Dash who began to stop feeling her wings again, but even so she got up and began to throw snowballs at Krampus, who, seeing her attack him, takes the wings to freeze them to such an extent. to the point of breaking them like glass, and then throwing it with the Vixen and the others.

- RAINBOW DASH, YOUR WINGS! - Fluttershy said

- He punish you! - Said Vixen - but your friends are missing.

- Are you going to punish them too? - Pinkie asked.

- Why not us? - Rarity asked.

- I have already been punished and you surely consider them pure-hearted - but they will not be punished. - Vixen said.

- We have to do something - Rarity said to which Vixen replied - if we do something for sure he will get madder and now he will kill us all.

Starlight decides to continue attacking the Krampus with the snow and Twilight helps her, but now the snow did not affect him in the least. The Krampus takes Twilight by the horn and wings, the necks begin to freeze, Starlight tries to use the snow to separate Twilight from the Krampus, but it was of no use. The Krampus ends up breaking Twilight's wings and horn as if they were made of glass and then throwing her into the castle. Only Applejack and Starlight left outside.

The Krampus grabs both of them in its claws and begins to slowly crush them as they were frozen by the icy claws of the Krampus. They screamed loudly, Krampus turned around for the others to see the punishment that was dealt to them two, and each time the Krampus beat them harder, at a certain point Applejack stopped screaming and moving, she had died and her body had frozen what she did that Krampus destroyed it like nothing, while Starlight devoured it in one bite and being still conscious, Twilight and the others were in a state of total panic when they saw what had happened with two of their friends, while the Krampus extended his two limbs and gives a powerful slap which causes a strong current of air with ice frost which causes them all to end up asleep.

Some time later, Twilight wakes up and sees that the castle was as it had not passed the destruction caused by the Krampus had disappeared, she and seemed to be fine and for a moment she thought it was a bad dream but when she touched her head she noticed that she did not have her horn , and then with great fear she tried to move her wings, but she no longer had them, she had lost them with the Krampus, she quickly turns around looking for her friends and finds them near her, asleep but they begin to wake up, they were fine except for Rainbow Dash who didn't have his wings but there was no sign of Applejack or Starlight Glimmer. She asked her friends how they were, and they all seemed fine, there was even Vixen who had lost her even to the Krampus and Rainbow Dash, she seemed to look very depressed when she saw that she had lost her wings, and it was difficult for her to contain her tears when To think that Applejack might also have died, something that the others also worried about, especially Apple Bloom, they couldn't stop thinking about what had happened to the Krampus and the bodies of her two missing friends.

Shortly after they decide to go to the Ponyville and see what happened in the town hall. They were surprised to see that everything was as if nothing had happened, there were no traces of destruction caused by the Krampus. However, many ponies had disappeared, a little less than half of the ponies were gone, all those who received mortal wounds had disappeared, while others on their bodies had the marks of the Krampus punishments, pegasi without wings, unicorns without their horns and terrestrial ponies if any limbs.

But what caught the attention of Twilight and her friends the most was that in the tree that was outside the city hall and that they had decorated, there was a small gingerbread village with many gingerbread ponies cookies that simulated all the ponies disappeared

- What is this? - Fluttershy said

- It represents everything we lost and those we lost - said Vixen and then pointed to a cookie that was smashed, which was clearly Applejack, which was next to another that seemed to be Starlight and two pairs of wings and a horn , the ones that now butchered Rainbow Dash and Twilight.

"There's a note from the Krampus on the tree," Rarity said.

"You can take her for my Rarity," Twilight said.

- Sure, sorry Twilight, I'll read it. - Rarity said.

- I would appreciate. Twilight replied. While all the surviving ponies of the Krampus attack came to hear the message of the Krampus.

- Today everypony in your town knew my kind side, thanks to the three little girls who promised to celebrate Christmas every year, but the hostility of some of you led me to do what my great friend hates me to do, I gave you more opportunities than that I am used to and this will be the last. In the tree there are gifts from me for some of you, celebrate Christmas and Krampusnacht, take the celebrations to other homes, with that the spirit of Christmas will have enough power to grant your wishes and recover some of what you lost with a Christmas wish, but only those who have a gift may have the desire to recover something that I take away for their bad behaviors, choose your wish well, they can do anything, unless I have taken them away and only in this Christmas I will give back something that Krampusnacht has taken from you in the past, so think carefully about what you will ask of the Christmas spirit, if you have faith in it, you will get and get back what you want. Sincerely the Krampus. -

Wait says we have to bring Christmas before Krampusnacht is not supposed to be yesterday.

No - said Vixen- look up the tree-  she pointed to a group of spheres that formed the number 30.

- What does that mean? - Pinkie asked.

- There are 30 days until Christmas. - said Vixen

- Wait we went back in time? - Rainbow Dash asked.

- No - Vixen clarified, - the message from the Krampus mentioned the past Krampusnacht, It means that we slept for almost a year.

All the surrounding ponies were shocked to hear that.

"That means we were frozen for all that time," Twilight said. To which Vixen confirmed.

- So we have 10 days to bring Krampusnacht and Christmas to others? - Fluttershy said

- Or reject it and leave it lost in oblivion. - Vixen clarified.

- Even if the gifts do not seem to be enough to recover all the ponies that the Krampus took, not all of them have a gift and we can only recover one by desire. - Twilight said.

- I only see one gift for Rainbow Dash and one for Twilight. Fluttershy said

- They are not enough, and everyone has their wishes for the spirit of Christmas, I don't think somepony will give us their wish to get our friends back, it seems that the gifts are for those who lost something or somepony. - Rainbow Dash said who saw with great sadness the place where her wings should be

- But two are enough if we reject what we lost - Twilight said to Rainbow Dash

- I want to get my wings back, I'm not interested in bringing Starlight back! - Rainbow Dash said.

- But and Applejack - said Apple Bloom crying.

- Twilight will bring her with her wish. - Rainbow Dash said, but Twilight said - I'm aware that no one will ask for Starlight, so my wish will be for her, Rainbow I know your wings are important so I will let you decide on your wish. -

- Twilight what's wrong with you, Starlight doesn't deserve that you waste your wish on her, you can bring Applejack with him- Rainbow Dash claimed to Twilight to which she replied - Like your Rainbow Dash-

- There is one for me, said Vixen! - said Fluttershy, who took the gift and gave it to Vixen, but it was smaller and when she opened it she found a note with some cookies that were shaped like her antlers.

- It's a note from the Krampus. - Vixen said.

- What does it say? - Asked Twilight

- You fulfilled your promise I will return your people, but with your antlers I will stay and you will never have to tread your land again. Help others to follow the tradition and you will have a Christmas wish for yourself, give back to somepony what they lost, choose with your heart. -

- You also have a wish ?! - exclaimed Apple Bloom.

"If I give up my antlers I can bring Applejack back," Vixen said.

- Will you really? - That's what Apple Bloom said full of hope.

- It is the least I can do for you, you and your friends was of great help with the Krampus, otherwise he had not given the opportunity to recover our loved ones. - said Vixen - I can live without my antlers, it is a very low price to get a friend back. -

- That means I can get my wings back. - Rainbow Dash said

- Rainbow Dash you should think it over - Twilight said

- Why? we can get our friends back. - Rainbow Dash said.

- But not everypony will have the opportunity to get their friends back. - Vixen said who pointed to Derpy who was desperate with the cookie of a friend of hers, asking some pony to help her with her wish and thus get her friend back. But Rainbow Dash did not want to reject the opportunity to regain her wings, her friends told her that it was her decision and that they would not try to convince her because they knew that for Rainbow Dash it was a difficult decision.

Please I need your help, my friend was eaten by that monster, please help me save him, I beg you, you are the last with a gift that I can ask. - Derpy said crying desperately.

- Rainbow whatever you decide, I would like to have that race with you either in the air, or on the ground. - Vixen said. who afterwards goes with Pinkie and asks her if she knew with whom she can spend the Krampusnacht and Christmas.