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A Very Berry Cherry & Berry Punch Hearth’s Warming:
By ShroooomyCreated: 2022-09-18 02:36:31
Updated: 2022-09-18 03:00:33
Expiry: Never
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                                            > I tucked my hooves into my pocket and shivered
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                                            > It was freezing up here. I looked up at Cherry who was steering the balloon looking unfazed by the biting winds.
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                                            "So, your family has been doing this for how many years?"
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                                            > "Over thirty years."
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                                            "That's cool."
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                                            > “Yep, It’s been getting busy over the past couple years. You’re actually the first pony outside the family to help.”
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                                            “No problem Cherry, It’s what friends are for.”
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                                            > “Aren’t we more than friends?” She asked flicking her eyebrows
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                                            > Cherry aimed a present over the side of the basket and tossed it down the chimney
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                                            > "How's it going on your end?"
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                                            > I sat in a pile of wrapping paper covered in tape and tags.
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                                            "I think I need another drink."
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                                            > "Berry!"
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                                            "What? It's just to top me off. "
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                                            > I popped open a bottle of whiskey and nursed it for a couple seconds.
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                                            > "See, I'm fine."
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                                            > Cherry rolled her eyes
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                                            > "Have you ever heard the tale of the guards mare with a bright red nose who guided Celestia's chariot through a thick fog."
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                                            "Oh yes! That's a classic story."
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                                            > "She was an alcoholic. If you don't stop drinking, your nose will be just as red."
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                                            > I loved Cherry but she can be a real hard flank sometimes.
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                                            > “Oh, Come on! It’s Hearth’s Warming! Don’t be a buzzkill.”
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                                            > Cherry returned her attention to steering the balloon
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                                            > I felt like fool
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                                            > I hate this season because I never know what to get my friends.
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                                            > I panic all month until I resort to buying them copious amounts of booze.
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                                            > This was our first Hearth's Warming as a couple and I needed to buy her something that showed my true feelings.
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                                            >Unfortunately, I wasted the entire month drinking because I was so worried that I would get her something she didn't like.
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                                            > Now it's Hearth's Warming night and I didn’t have anything to give her.
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                                            > I returned to my position and continued wrapping presents.
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                                            > "We're approaching Twilight’s library. Do you have her gift wrapped?"
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                                            > I picked up a box with the picture of a thick red dildo
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                                            > "Is this hers?"
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                                            > "Who else would I get a giant red dildo for?" She replied like it was the most obvious thing on Equestria.
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                                            > I knew a number of ponies who could use a giant red dildo. Heck I would love a giant red dildo!
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                                            > But that was a secret between myself, the bank and the post office.
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                                            > "Have you seen the way Twilight looks at Big Mac? She acts all prim and proper but she's a total perv. Any observant pony could figure out she's totally wet for that lunkhead."
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                                            > Cherry was great at this. She knew exactly what Everypony wanted. If she didn't she would make a fake address under the pseudonym "Santa"
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                                            > Ponies around town would write letters telling "Santa" what they wanted and she would buy it.
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                                            >And on hearth's Warming night she took her hot air balloon above the clouds and dropped whatever they asked for down their chimney.
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                                            > She's so caring and generous.
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                                            > Then there's Me.
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                                            > A pony so selfish she spent all month loaded out of her mind just because she was worried about what her marefriend would think if she gifted something she didn't like.
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                                            > I feel like manure.
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                                            > I need a drink
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                                            > I stuck a bow on the sex toy and threw it over the edge. It landed on the welcome mat of the library.
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                                            > I hope Twilight is an early riser.
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                                            > Berry was busy reigning in the balloon.
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                                            > She was wearing her brown leather pilot's hat and goggles that she’s worn forever along with a thick red coat lined with fur.
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                                            > With her back turned I snuck a big gulp of whiskey and went back to wrapping.
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                                            > I was hitting the high watermark of drunk. Everything was spinning and I was being cradled by the warmth of the liquor.
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                                            > Feels good, mare.
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                                            > "We're approaching Derpy's house! Do you have her present?"
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                                            > I shuffled through boxes until I found a box that read "100 Mini Muffins Pan"
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                                            > It was pretty self explanatory
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                                            > A muffin pan that cooked 100 mini Muffins
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                                            > As if her rump wasn't big enough
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                                            > I doubt I'll be seeing her at the post office anytime soon after she opens this.
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                                            > I haphazardly taped some wrapping paper and tossed it to Cherry who threw it over the edge.
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                                            >Moved onto the next gift. It was a package of Lactation cookies
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                                            > I wonder who these were for.
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                                            > I started wrapping the gift when Cherry shouted
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                                            > "Oh no!"
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                                            "Yes darling?" I giggled
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                                            > She pointed to the ground below and I saw Derpy's present perched on the edge of the chimney.
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                                            > "Oh…Is that a problem?"
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                                            > "Yes, it's a problem! She can barely see. How is she gonna find her present all the way up there!?"
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                                            > She grabbed a rope and tossed it over the side of the basket
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                                            > "Go down there and kick it down the chimney."
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                                            > "You can't be serious."
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                                            > She gave me that nagging expression that I could only describe as her
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                                            > "Yes, I'm dead serious." stare
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                                            > "Cherry! That's like a one hundred foot drop!"
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                                            > "You'll be fine. Just slide down."
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                                            > I went into my pocket and pulled out a pint sized bottle of whisky and downed it.
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                                            >"Ok. Here I go."
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                                            > I hopped Over the edge and slid down the rope, closing my eyes and holding my breath the entire way down.
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                                            > I landed a little rough but thankfully I made it.
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                                            > I stumbled my way towards the chimney.
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                                            And climbed to the top.
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                                            > I reached the top and dropped the gift down the chimney. Suddenly a gust of wind whipped through town and shoved me down the chimney.
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                                            > I tumbled down the chimney hitting the sides all the way down.
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                                            >When I hit the bottom I fell into a pile of ash that exploded into a giant puff of dust.
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                                            > I picked myself up and saw I was covered mane to tail in soot.
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                                            > “Gross.”
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                                            > My legs trembled as I tried to get my bearings.
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                                            > The room was dark but illuminated by a glowing blue nightlight in the corner of the room.
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                                            > I was in Derpy's house.
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                                            > I could get into so much trouble for this.
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                                            > Trying my best to be quiet, I crept through the house on the tips of my hooves.
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                                            > I exited the basement and found myself in the kitchen.
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                                            > I’ve never been to Derpy's house before.
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                                            >It was a strange place.
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                                            > She had bubble wrap taped around the corners of dinner table and counter.
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                                            > The kitchen was spotless and she had sticky notes all over the cupboards
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                                            > “Derpy, don't forget to turn off the oven.”
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                                            > -Derpy
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                                            > “Derpy, remember to measure ingredients.”
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                                            > -Derpy
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                                            > “Derpy, Make friends today.”
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                                            > -Derpy
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                                            > I was seeing a very personal side of her I wasn't supposed to and it made me feel like a creep.
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                                            > I had to get outta here.
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                                            > I snuck through the house
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                                            > It was so dark I somehow found myself stumbling into her bedroom
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                                            > I started to slither my way out when I saw a gift wrapped in glistening paper resting at the end of her bed
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                                            > I slid my hooves across the room and read the tag:
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                                            > “To: Cherry Berry”
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                                            > “From: Derpy”
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                                            > A rush of excitement came over me
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                                            > This could be my chance
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                                            > I could give this to Cherry!
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                                            > Derpy was sleeping on her side making all sorts of noises.
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                                            > I put my hooves on the gift and she started to fidget.
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                                            > I froze like a snowmare in an ice storm as she began to talk in her sleep.
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                                            > “Mmmm…Yes Mr. Muffin…You do taste good…nom…nom….nommm…”
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                                            > She yawned and fell back to sleep.
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                                            > Weird
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                                            > I swiped the box from under her bed and escaped.
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                                            > Now I just needed to find a way outta here.
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                                            > Derpy's house was eerily spotless. I always imagined her house would be a disaster but she was actually quite tidy.
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                                            > I found myself in the living room.
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                                            > She had a Hearth warming tree wrapped in a string of blue lights.
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                                            > The ornaments were all hoof made
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                                            >I approached the tree and spotted crude drawing of Celestia wearing a wreath around her neck.
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                                            > It must have been from one of her first Hearth Warmings
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                                            > I flipped it over and read the date:
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                                            > "Derpy's 20th Hearth Warming."
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                                            > At Least she was keeping the spirit.
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                                            > I reached into my pocket and chugged another pint of whiskey.
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                                            > After a couple minutes I found the door.
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                                            > Finally
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                                            > I charged full speed ahead but tripped over a loose floor board.
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                                            > When I hit the ground I was met with a note.
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                                            > “Derpy, watch out for loose floorboard. -Derpy”
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                                            > Oh for crying out loud
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                                            > I got back on my hooves and suddenly the lights switched on.
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                                            > I turned and saw Derpy rubbing her eyes, wearing a pair of blue pyjamas with drawings of envelopes on them.
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                                            > “What the heck is happening here…”
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                                            > Upon seeing me she froze and I did the same
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                                            > I felt like just bolting out the door but that wasn't dignified.
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                                            > I was caught.
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                                            > Time to own up to my scumbaggery
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                                            > “Is that…?”
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                                            > “Yes Derpy, it’s me.”
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                                            > “Oh my gosh! It really is you! It's Santa!”
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                                            > Wait..
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                                            >WHAT!?
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                                            > “What are you doing here Santa? You're all dusty!"
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                                            > She approached me timidly and wiped some of the chimney soot from my eyes
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                                            > “No…No I'm fine.”
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                                            > “You have very pretty eyes Santa.”
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                                            >...
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                                            > “Why thank you…You too.”
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                                            > She started to blush and hid her face bashfully behind her hoof
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                                            > “Oh, stop it!”
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                                            > Her eye wandered to the gift in my hoof
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                                            > Santa…What are you doing with my gift to Cherry Berry?”
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                                            > Oh no
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                                            > Think you drunken piece of trash! Think!
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                                            “I’m going to deliver it to her…personally.”
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                                            > My eyes darting back and forth
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                                            > “Are you sure?”
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                                            “Yes…I hear you’re the town delivery pony and I thought you could use a break..Us delivery mares have to stick together, right?”
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                                            > She put her hoof to her chin
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                                            “Hmmm….”
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                                            > Oh my gosh. I’m a goner.
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                                            > Her eyes shot open and she smiled
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                                            > “That's true! Thanks Santa!”
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                                            > She stared at me with wide, excited eyes bouncing from front hoof to back hoof.
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                                            “Well I should probably go.”
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                                            > “Wait!”
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                                            > She dashed into the other room and fetched another present
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                                            > “This gift is for a mare named Berry Punch. Can you give it to her?”
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                                            “Ummm…Sure.”
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                                            > “I tried to give this to her earlier but when she saw me ran away…She’s a strange mare.”
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                                            > She's just going through a rough time….She don’t think she intended to be mean…Don't take it personally."
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                                            > "I understand."
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                                            > She passed me the present which I awkwardly accepted.
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                                            > I exited the house with the two presents in hoof as she waved from her doorstep
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                                            > "Bye Santa!"
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                                            > "Bye Derpy! Happy Hearth Warming!"
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                                            > I'm an awful pony.
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                                            > “Pssst!”
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                                            > I turned to my left and saw Cherry Berry sitting beside the anchor of her balloon
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                                            > “You delivered the present right?”
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                                            > “Yeah.”
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                                            > “What do you have there?”
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                                            > I looked down at the gifts I had stolen
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                                            > I couldn’t go through with this
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                                            > No amount of alcohol could bury the guilt if I did
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                                            “It’s our presents from Derpy."
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                                            > “You stole them!?”
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                                            “No. She gave it to me.”
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                                            > The two of us climbed up the rope back into the balloon.
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                                            > I felt awful for what I had done.
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                                            > Once we reached the top the two of us opened our gifts in the basket
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                                            > I tore open my present and was baffled
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                                            > The package read:
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                                            > “Cloudsdale Exclusive, Wonderbolts brand Flight Helmet and Glasses.”
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                                            > “I don’t want this.” I whispered to myself
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                                            > My eyes were drawn to a shining gold seal that laid under the shredded wrapping paper.
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                                            > I opened it and it read:
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                                            > “Dear, Berry Punch: I know you’ve been having a hard time trying to find a gift for Cherry Berry. It’s hard finding a gift for mysterious mares like her. My gift to you is a gift to her, just in case you forget to buy her a present like you did last year.”
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                                            > I looked up and saw Cherry Berry holding her hoof over her mouth and blushing
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                                            > “Cherry, I’m sorry. I didn’t get you a gift again this year. I just get so worried that you won’t like it. Here’s my gift from Derpy to you.”
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                                            > She took the package and smiled ear to ear
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                                            > “Is this Wonderbolt brand flight equipment!?”
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                                            “Ummm…Sure is.”
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                                            > “How did you know?” She giggled
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                                            >She tore open the packaging and put on her brand new hat and goggles.
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                                            > “How do I look?” She asked striking a pose
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                                            “Absolutely stunning.”
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                                            > Cherry sat close to me and sighed
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                                            > “I have a confession to make. I didn’t get you anything either. You never told me what you wanted and you never wrote a letter.”
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                                            > “Oh…Well that's okay.”
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                                            > “But if I did it would be this!”
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                                            > She pulled out a giant red dildo that landed on the floor with a wet SMACK!
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                                            > I was beyond confused
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                                            > Derpy must have been going through my orders at the Post Office…
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                                            > I was turning red with embarrassment at this point
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                                            "You know me so well."
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                                            > Cherry started to giggle and I followed
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                                            > Soon we were both on our stomachs howling in laughter.
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                                            > That doe eyed mare sure is clever.
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                                            > I glanced over at the sex toy and noticed a note tied to the base of the phallus
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                                            > “To Cherry Berry: No pony is harder to shop for than Berry Punch. But after some snooping I’m sure she’ll love this. Thanks for including me in this year's festivities Santa!”
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                                            > My brain was scrambled.
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                                            “Wait….So she knew all that time….I…I’m so confused…I need a drink.”
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                                            > "We really are the perfect couple." Cherry said wiping a tear from her eye
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                                            " Why do you say that?"
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                                            "Because you like to get smashed and I like to get high.”
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                                            >The two of us laughed and embraced each other in a hug.
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                                            “Ok, let's finish our route. Lots of ponies are counting on us.”
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                                            > I returned to my post and began wrapping the presents
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                                            > “Aye, Aye captain!”
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