-
(door slams open)
-
Guard: News from Northern Equestria,
-
(breathless panting) uh...Your Highness...
-
Celestia: Yes?
-
Guard: I am simply to tell you that
"it" has returned.
-
Celestia: (gasps) Find Princess Cadance
and Shining Armor.
-
Guard 2: Yes, Your Highness.
-
Celestia: "My dearest Twilight,
-
you must come to Canterlot at once."
-
(theme song begins) My Little Pony, My Little Pony, ah, ah, ah, ah,
-
(My Little Pony) Twilight: I used to wonder what friendship could be
-
(My Little Pony) Until you all shared its magic with me
-
Rainbow Dash: Big adventure
Pinkie Pie: Tons of fun
-
Rarity: A beautiful heart
Applejack: Faithful and strong
-
Fluttershy: Sharing kindness
Twilight: It's an easy feat
-
All: And magic makes it all complete, yeah
-
(My Little Pony) Do you know, you're all my very best friends
-
Twilight: (panicked moaning) Where are all my quills?!
-
(hyperventilating)
-
(quills land in bag)
-
(frantic) No, no, no, no, no!
-
(groans) I need the Magical Compendium,
volumes 1-36!
-
WHERE IS IT?! (stomping hooves impatiently)
-
(book lands on Spike)
-
...Flash cards! I should make some flash cards!
-
Spike, I'm gonna need you to quiz me
-
on everything, EVERYTHING I've ever learned, ever.
-
...That isn't gonna be enough cards.
-
Spike: Twilight, calm down. It's just a test.
-
Twilight: (incredulous) "Just a test?"
-
"JUST A TEST?!"
-
Princess Celestia wants to give me some kind
of exam and you're trying to tell me to calm down
-
because it's "JUST A TEST?!"
-
Spike: (meekly) Uh, yes?
-
(magical humming)
-
Applejack: (genially) I'd say she's handlin' things
pretty well, considerin'.
-
(distant explosion, Twilight screaming in exasperation)
-
Luna: Are you sure you don't want me
to go as well?
-
Celestia: Yes. Princess Cadance and
Shining Armor are already there.
-
The others will be joining them soon.
-
Luna: The Empire's magic is powerful.
It cannot fall again, my sister.
-
Celestia: She will succeed at her task,
and when she does,
-
we'll know that she is that much closer
to being ready.
-
(Twilight clears throat awkwardly)
-
Celestia: Trust me, Little Sister.
-
Twilight: You wanted to see me?
-
To give me a test?
-
I brought my own quills and plenty of paper
to show my work.
-
(saddlebag contents spill out)
-
Twilight: (embarrassed) Sorry, sorry!
-
Celestia: (furling parchment)
This is a different kind of test.
-
(bag contents stuffed into bag)
-
The Crystal Empire has returned.
-
Twilight: "The Crystal Empire...?"
-
I'm sorry, I-I thought I'd studied.
-
I don't think there's anything in any of my books-
-
Celestia: There wouldn't be.
-
Few remember it ever existed at all.
-
Even my knowledge of the Empire is limited.
-
(high-pitched magical humming)
-
(magical pulse)
-
But what I do know is that it contains
a powerful magic.
-
One thousand years ago, King Sombra,
a unicorn whose heart was black as night,
-
took over the Crystal Empire.
-
(Sombra growls)
-
He was ultimately overthrown,
-
turned to shadow, and banished
to the ice of the arctic north.
-
(Sombra roaring, ice sheets colliding)
-
But not before he was able to put a curse upon the Empire,
-
a curse that caused it to vanish into thin air.
-
If the Empire is filled with hope and love,
-
those things are reflected across all of Equestria.
-
(ominous magical crackling)
If hatred and fear take hold...
-
(crystal pillars shoot up)
-
(crystals shatter)
-
...which is why I need your help
finding a way to protect it.
-
Twilight: You want me to help protect
an entire empire?
-
Celestia: It is, as I said, a different kind of test,
-
but one I'm certain you will pass.
-
Twilight: (resolutely) How do I begin?
-
Celestia: By joining Princess Cadance and
Shining Armor in the Crystal Empire.
-
Twilight: My brother is there?
-
Celestia: He is, and your Ponyville friends
will join you there as well.
-
I have every confidence you will succeed,
-
and when you do, I'll know that you are ready
to move on to the next level of your studies.
-
Twilight: (anxiously) But what if I fail?
-
Celestia: You won't.
-
Twilight: But what if-
-
Celestia: You won't.
-
But Twilight, in the end it must be you
and you alone who ultimately assists
-
Princess Cadance and Shining Armor in doing
what needs to be done to protect the Empire.
-
Do you understand?
-
Twilight: Mm-hmm!
-
Celestia: Then go.
-
There is no time to waste.
-
(doors shut)
-
Spike: Ah, Twilight! That was fast!
-
Lemme guess, you got a perfect score!
-
...A-minus?
-
...B-plus?
-
(somber piano intro to "Twilight's Test")
Spike: Twilight...did you...fail?!
-
Twilight: (singing) I was prepared to do my best
Thought I could handle any test
-
For I can do so many tricks
But I wasn't prepared for this
-
(synthesized flute interlude)
-
(sprightly tone/tempo)
Levitation would have been a breeze
Facts and figures I recite with ease
-
(reciting rapidly) The square root of 546 is
23.36664289109.
-
Teacher: She is correct!
-
(orchestral accompaniment)
Twilight: (singing) I could ace a quiz on friendship's bliss
But I wasn't prepared for this
-
Will I fail?
Or will I pass?
-
I can't be sure [Spike: She can't be sure]
-
My mind is sharp
My skills intact
-
My heart is pure [Her heart is pure]
-
Oh, I've taken my share of licks
-
I've made it through the thin and thick
-
(bell ringing)
But no, I wasn't [Oh no, she wasn't]
-
Oh no, I wasn't [Oh no, she wasn't]
-
No, I wasn't (harmonizing with Spike)
prepared for this!
-
(song ends)
-
Spike: Uh, prepared for what, exactly?
-
Applejack: Twilight! Uh, didja pass?
-
Pinkie Pie: Are we gonna celebrate your
awesomeness with Princess Celestia?
-
(Pinkie Pie gasps giddily, cannon explodes)
Twilight: Not quite...
-
We're going to the Crystal Empire!
-
(others muttering quizzically)
-
(train whistle blowing)
-
(air brake hisses)
-
(door opens, wind howls)
-
Rarity: Hah! And you all made fun of me
for packing so many scarves.
-
Spike: (grunts) Didn't say a word...
-
(Spike yelps, suitcase clatters on wood)
-
(Spike muttering in background)
Shining Armor: Twilight!
-
Twilight: Shining Armor?
-
Shining Armor: Twily! You made it!
-
We'd better get moving.
-
There are things out here we really
don't wanna run into after dark.
-
Fluttershy: (gulps nervously) What kind of things?
-
Shining Armor: Let's just say the Empire
isn't the only thing that's returned.
-
Shining Armor: (shouting over wind) Something
keeps trying to get in!
-
We think it's the unicorn king who
originally cursed the place.
-
Twilight: But Princess Celestia said I was
being sent here to find a way to protect the Empire.
-
If King Sombra can't get in, then it
must already be protected.
-
(echoing roar)
Fluttershy: (gasps) That's one of the things, isn't it?!
-
Shining Armor: We have to get to
the Crystal Empire, NOW!
-
(wind howling, guttural growl)
-
(Sombra roars)
-
Twilight: Go, GO!
-
Shining Armor: Almost there...
-
(magical pulse)
-
(ponies panting)
Twilight: Everypony okay?
-
(ponies agreeing breathlessly)
-
Twilight: Oh no, Shining Armor! Your horn!
-
Pinkie Pie: Sparkleriffic!
-
Rarity: (gushing) It's gorgeous, absolutely GORGEOUS!
-
(mumbling incoherently) There are no words!
-
Applejack: Focus, Rarity. We're here to help Twilight,
not admire the scenery.
-
Rainbow Dash: (dismissively) Eh, I don't
see what the big deal is.
-
Just looks like another old castle to me.
-
Rarity: (tripping over words incredulously)
"Another old-"? Have you LOST your mind?!
-
Look at the mag-
(Rainbow Dash and Applejack chuckling)
-
...Very funny.
-
Twilight: Cadance!
-
(Cadance sighs happily)
Both: (chanting playfully) Sunshine, sunshine
Ladybugs awake
-
Clap your hooves and
Do a little shake
-
(both giggle)
-
(Cadance winces)
-
Cadance: (wearily) One of these days,
we need to get together
-
when the fate of Equestria isn't
hanging in the balance.
-
(Cadance sighs)
-
Twilight: Are you okay?
-
Shining Armor: Cadance has been able
to use her magic to spread love and light.
-
That seems to be what is protecting it,
but she hasn't slept. Barely eats.
-
I want to help her, but my protection spell
has been countered by King Sombra.
-
Cadance: It's all right, Shining Armor. I'm fine.
-
Shining Armor: She's not fine. She can't
go on like this forever.
-
And if her magic were to fade...
well, you saw what's out there waiting for that to happen.
-
Twilight: That's why we're here.
-
Applejack: Why we're ALL here.
-
(others agreeing)
-
Shining Armor: Well, with Cadance putting
all her strength into keeping her spell going,
-
and me trying to keep an eye on signs
of trouble in the arctic,
-
we haven't been able to gather much information
from the crystal ponies.
-
Rarity: (gushing) CRYSTAL PONIES?!
(giddy laugh) There are CRYSTAL PONIES?!
-
(sheepishly) Um, please, continue.
-
Shining Armor: But we have to believe
one of them knows how we can protect the Empire
-
without having to use Cadance's magic.
-
Twilight: A research paper!
-
Shining Armor: ...Huh?
-
Twilight: That must be part of my test,
-
to gather information from the crystal ponies
and deliver it to YOU!
-
(excited) This is gonna be great!
I LOVE research papers!
-
Rainbow Dash: (sarcastically) Yeah, who doesn't?
-
Pinkie Pie: (rapidly) Ohohoh! Lemme guess!
-
Is it Spike?
-
Nono, Fluttershy!
-
Rarity?
-
Twilight: Don't worry, Big Brother.
I am REALLY good at this sort of thing.
-
Twilight: Are you sure? Absolutely sure?
-
Crystal mare: (dully) I'm sorry. I wish
I could help you.
-
But I can't seem to remember anything
before King Sombra came to power- (winces)
-
-and I don't WANT to remember anything
about the time he ruled over us.
-
(shudders)
-
Twilight: King Sombra's spell must be
why their coats aren't...crystally.
-
Mare: Have we really been gone a thousand years?
-
Twilight: Yes.
Mare: It feels like it was just yesterday.
-
Twilight: If you think of anything,
even the smallest thing...
-
Mare: Of course.
-
(door shuts)
-
Spike: THAT was a total bust.
-
Twilight: Maybe the others are having better luck.
-
Rainbow Dash: (pushy) A way to protect the Empire!
-
You know anything about it or what?
-
Mare: I wish I could help you, really.
-
Rainbow Dash: Hold on! You gotta know something!
-
Mare: But I don't have any information.
-
Fluttershy: (timidly) Oh, um, excuse me!
-
Oh, hello! Um, I was just wondering...
-
Oh, oh, that's okay. You all look really busy.
-
(giggles nervously)
-
(spy music playing)
Pinkie Pie: Time to gather some intel!
-
Mare: It just feels like something is missing.
-
Stallion: I know. It LOOKS the same, but
it doesn't FEEL the same.
-
Pinkie Pie: (loud whisper) Because it isn't!
-
Mare: (gasps) A spy! (screams)
-
Pinkie Pie: A spy?! How did they know?
-
Oh! Must've noticed my nightvision goggles!
-
Ooh, nightvision-y!
-
(Pinkie Pie collides with pillar)
-
Rarity: (preening) And then flip your mane.
It simply must create a RAINBOW of color!
-
Wouldn't I look JUST magnificent?
-
SO sparkly! (titters airily)
-
Rainbow Dash: (sighs) I got NOTHING so far.
-
Rarity: Oh, me neither.
-
Pinkie Pie: (hushed) My cover has been blown.
-
(louder) I repeat, my cover has been blown!
-
Twilight: Okay...
-
Applejack: Sorry, Twilight. These crystal
ponies seem t'have some kinda
-
collective amnesia or somethin'.
-
Only thing I was able to get out of them
was somethin' about a library.
-
Twilight: (gasps) "A library?!"
-
Well, why didn't you say so?!
-
Applejack: Uh, thought I just did.
-
(doors open)
-
Twilight: (awestruck) I just...I don't even
know what to...there are no words.
-
(librarian clears throat)
-
Librarian: May I help you?
-
Twilight: Yes! We're looking for a book!
-
Librarian: (dully) We have PLENTY of those.
-
Twilight: (dreamily) You do! You really do!
-
Applejack: We're lookin' for a history book.
-
Somethin' that might tell us how the Empire
might have protected itself from danger back in the day.
-
Librarian: Yes, of course.
-
History, history...
-
Ah, yes!
-
Twilight: (prodding) Which is...where, exactly?
-
Librarian: I...I can't seem to remember.
-
I'm not sure I actually work here.
-
(Rainbow Dash groans)
Twilight: We'll just take a look around.
-
I'm sure we can find it on our own.
-
Librarian: Let me know if you find anything.
-
Pinkie Pie: I LIKE her!
-
(books clatter to ground)
-
Applejack: Uh, anyone else startin' to think
this is a lost cause?
-
Twilight: No, no, no, no, no...
-
YES!
-
"History of the Crystal Empire."
-
I just hope it has the answers we need...
-
Twilight: A Crystal Faire. According to this book,
it was established by their first queen,
-
and became their most important tradition.
-
The Faire was held every year to "renew
the spirit of love and unity in the Empire
-
so they could protect it from harm."
-
My friends and I could put it together.
-
Everything we need to know is in the book.
-
Shining Armor: That sounds pretty promising.
-
Twilight: We'll get started right away.
-
Come on, Spike. We've got a Crystal Faire
to put together. (Spike groaning)
-
(guitar intro for "Crystal Faire")
-
Twilight: (singing) Princess Cadance needs our help
Her magic will not last forever
-
I think we can do it
But we need to work together
-
We have to get this right
Yes, we have to make them see
-
We can save the crystal ponies
With their history
-
Rainbow Dash: It said that they like jousting
-
Rarity: They flew a flag of many hues
-
Applejack: Made sweets with crystal berries
-
Fluttershy: They had a petting zoo with tiny ewes
-
(upbeat chorus)
All: Oh, we have to get this right
Yes, we have to make them see
-
We can save the crystal ponies
With their history
-
(Pinkie blowing flügelhorn dissonantly)
Pinkie Pie: There was a crystal flügelhorn
That everypony liked to play
-
Twilight: And the Crystal Kingdom Anthem
Can you learn it in a day?
-
(chorus)
All: Oh, we have to get this right
Yes, we have to make them see
-
We can save the crystal ponies
-
(crescendo) With their (holding consecutive notes)
Hi~sto~ry~!
-
(song ends)
-
Twilight: It looks amazing!
-
I don't know how I could've done this without you.
-
One last check to make sure everything is in place,
-
and then the festivities can begin!
-
Applejack: What's this thing for?
-
(pillar clatters on ground)
-
Twilight: The last page of the book mentioned
a Crystal Heart is the Faire's centerpiece,
-
so I used my magic to cut one out of a crystal block.
-
Applejack: Nice work, Twi.
-
Think we're ready to get this Faire
up and runnin'.
-
(harp glissando)
-
(Pinkie Pie inhales sharply)
-
(Pinkie blows flügelhorn dissonantly)
-
(Pinkie inhales sharply again)
Twilight: Hear ye, hear-
-
(Pinkie blows flügelhorn dissonantly)
-
Pinkie Pie: (sheepish giggling) My bad...
-
(Twilight clears throat pointedly)
-
(orchestral fanfare in background)
Twilight: Hear ye, hear ye!
-
Princess Cadance and Prince Shining Armor
do cordially invite you to attend the Crystal Faire!
-
(ponies murmuring genially)
-
(high-hoof)
-
(calliope music throughout)
Applejack: Come on in, y'all!
-
Got food and drinks thataway.
-
Games and crafts are thataway.
-
Crystal Heart's to the back near the Princess.
-
(ponies murmuring to each other)
-
Rainbow Dash: (pushy) We totally nailed it, right?
-
Must be feeling a lot of love and unity about now.
-
Gonna have some grub, huh?
-
What're you thinking?
-
Crystal Empire Berry Pie?
-
Maybe some crystal corn-on-the-cob?
-
...What is WITH these ponies?!
-
Teal mare: Seeing all this, I feel like...
I'm starting to remember.
-
Remember things from before the king.
-
Yellow mare: Me, too.
-
(both gasp)
-
Both: (perkily) THE CRYSTAL HEART!
-
Yellow mare: Do you think they really have it?
-
Rainbow Dash: Of COURSE we have it!
-
Can't have a Crystal Faire without the
Crystal Heart, right?
-
Librarian: (epiphany) Of course you can't.
-
The whole purpose of the Crystal Faire
-
is to lift the spirits of the crystal ponies
-
so the light within them can power the Crystal Heart
-
so that the Empire can be protected!
-
(gasps) I DO work at a library!
-
Rainbow Dash: ...What's that about
"powering the Heart?"
-
Librarian: I just can't believe you found it!
-
King Sombra said he'd hidden it away
where we would never see it again!
-
I only hope it will still be as powerful
after all these years.
-
(sighs) Mm! Funnel cakes!
-
(Rainbow Dash gasps, flagpole wobbles)
-
Twilight: (annoyed) Why did you-?!
Rainbow Dash: I think we may have a problem...
-
Twilight: (anxiously) I didn't know it was
an actual relic!
-
The book didn't mention anything about the
crystal ponies powering the Heart!
-
There was a page missing!
-
How did I not know this?!
-
Cadance: (woozily) It's all right, Twilight.
-
(Cadance's magic fizzles out)
Shining Armor: (pleading) Twily...!
-
(shield fizzles, Sombra roaring in distance)
-
(rumbling)
-
(Sombra growls)
-
(rumbling)
-
(Sombra laughs gutturally)
-
Shining Armor: The Empire is under attack!
-
(Cadance emits magical pulse)
-
(Sombra grunts quizzically)
-
(horn breaks off, Sombra roars in pain)
-
(shield hums loudly)
-
(horn fizzles through ground)
-
Shining Armor: (resolutely) I have to find
the Crystal Heart!
-
Twilight: No. You stay here with Cadance.
-
She needs you, Shining Armor.
-
I'll retrieve the Heart.
-
Rainbow Dash: Let's do this!
-
Twilight: I've been trying to figure out
how I'm meant to pass Celestia's test.
-
Retrieving the Crystal Heart must be it.
-
But there IS something else you can do.
-
Rainbow Dash: (cocksure) Name it.
Twilight: You and the rest of our friends
-
have to keep the Faire going.
-
Rainbow Dash: What?! With that...THING
moving into the Empire?!
-
Twilight: The whole purpose of the Crystal Faire
is to lift the spirits of the crystal ponies,
-
so they can activate the Crystal Heart!
-
Rainbow Dash: Yeah, and...?
-
Twilight: If the crystal ponies find out
that King Sombra is trying to take over the Empire again,
-
their spirits are gonna be anything BUT lifted.
-
It won't matter if I find the Crystal Heart.
-
It won't be able to make it work!
-
You have to keep them happy here at the Faire.
-
Rainbow Dash: (obedient recitation) Keep the
Faire going and the crystal ponies' spirits high.
-
Done and done!
-
Shining Armor: Twily!
-
Be careful.
-
Twilight: I will.
-
(crystal pillar emerging, Sombra growling)
-
(calliope music throughout)
(ring lands on ground)
-
(mare chomping corn)
-
Rainbow Dash: (whispering) Okay, here's (indistinct)
-
Rarity: (ostentatiously) Huuuuh?
-
(calliope music distorts and cuts out)
-
Rarity: (stalling) I just found out they're
offering face painting for the little ones.
-
(chuckles nervously)
-
(Rarity whispers to Spike indistinctly as calliope resumes)
Spike: Uh-huh...we can do that.
-
Spike: Twilight's doing WHAT?!
-
Rarity: (hesitantly) He...really LOVES
getting his face painted, ha ha.
-
Rainbow Dash: Who wants a flügelhorn?
-
Pinkie Pie: (pleading) I want a flügelhorn!
-
Rainbow Dash: ...Who ELSE wants a flügelhorn?
-
Pinkie Pie: (tantrum) I want a flügelhorn!
-
Spike: Twilight, wait!
-
I'm coming with you.
-
Twilight: You can't. I have to retrieve the
Crystal Heart by myself.
-
Spike: I know. I promise I won't lift
a claw to help you.
-
(magical hum)
Twilight: (sighs) Not a claw, Spike.
-
Spike: Where are we going, exactly?
-
Twilight: I think I might know where King Sombra
hid the Crystal Heart.
-
Spike: The castle?
-
Twilight: The king would have been counting
on the fact that nopony would dare come looking for it here.
-
They'd have been too afraid to even try!
-
Spike: I hope you're right...
-
Twilight: You and me both. (doors shut)
-
(Applejack whinnies in surprise)
-
Rainbow Dash: (forcefully) What are YOU lookin' at?!
-
That's what I thought!
-
Applejack: (whispering furtively)
Uh, Rainbow Dash?
-
We're s'posed t'be actin' like nothing's wrong.
-
Rainbow Dash: Exactly!
-
(Rainbow Dash growls)
-
Applejack: What I mean is,
-
maybe you should let ME keep the crystal ponies
away from the fake Heart
-
while YOU show off your jousting skills.
-
(calliope)
Rainbow Dash: (preening) Huh, seeing my awesomeness
DOES have a way of putting ponies into
-
a pretty good mood.
-
(ewes bleating)
-
(Fluttershy closes gate)
-
Rainbow Dash: Come on, "KNIGHT Fluttershy!"
-
Fluttershy: (bewildered) Huh?!
Rainbow Dash: It's showtime.
-
Applejack: (nonplussed) How y'all feelin'?
Havin' a good time?
-
Mare: The best I've had in over 1000 years!
-
Applejack: (feigning casual sincerity)
That's good! Ya gotta renew that spirit
-
of love and unity if yer gonna power up
that Crystal Heart, right?
-
Mare: I sure would like to see it before the ceremony.
-
It's been such a long time.
-
Applejack: Oh, I hear ya.
-
But, uh, phew. It's gettin' a little
toasty out here.
-
Bet you'd like to cool off with a little
Crystal Empire Nectar.
-
(hastily misdirecting) Uh...you tried
the Crystal Empire Fritters yet?
-
Made from a traditional Crystal Empire recipe!
-
You're gonna love 'em!
-
(losing composure and talking loudly)
Uh, I hear there's a jousting match about to start.
-
You don't wanna miss that!
-
(to self) Come on, Twilight!
-
These crystal ponies are more curious than a cat!
-
(Twilight panting and muttering to herself)
-
(Twilight groans)
-
(Spike panting and wincing)
Twilight: It's gotta be here somewhere.
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It's just gotta be!
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Not a claw, Spike.
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(Spike chuckles sheepishly)
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Celestia's orders!
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Celestia: (echoing in flashback) "If the Empire
is filled with hope and love,
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those things are reflected across all of Equestria.
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If hatred and fear take hold...
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(ominous magical crackling)
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Celestia: (fading echo) Fear...
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Twilight: Of COURSE! (Spike collides with Twilight and yelps)
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Spike: What?! Did you find it?!
Twilight: No.
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Because THIS isn't King Sombra's castle!
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Spike: Well...isn't this where he lived
when he was in power?
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Twilight: It is. But it didn't look like this.
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(Twilight strains)
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(warped, ominous magical hum)
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Spike: Whoa.
(Twilight claps hooves excitedly)
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Spike: When did you learn to do THAT?!
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Twilight: That was a little trick
Celestia taught me.
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(Spike gulps nervously)
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(Twilight's hoofsteps echoing)
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Twilight: You stay here.
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Spike: (apprehensively) If you insist...
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Spike: (distant, echoing) Can you see what's
down there yet?
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Twilight: Not yet. I can't even tell
how far down this goes.
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(crystal shard detaches from wall)
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(silence)
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(distant clunk)
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Twilight: (nervously) Spike...?
Spike: Yeah?
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Twilight: Can you see outside?
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(peal of thunder)
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(Sombra growls)
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Sombra: Yes...crystals...
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Spike: It's not good! Cadance's magic must
be fading faster than before!
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(stairs crumble, Twilight yelps)
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(Twilight grunts repeatedly as she bounces
down stairs)
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Spike: Twilight? Are you okay?
-
Twilight: (meekly) Yes...
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(magical poofing)
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(door crumbles into wall)
-
(door crumbles into wall)
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Twilight: What in the...
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Stop...MOVING!
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(Twilight grunts)
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(door opens)
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Spike? I think it's here.
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Twilight: ...Huh?
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Celestia: (coldly) What are YOU doing here?
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Twilight: (confused) I don't know.
I opened a door and-
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Celestia: And now you must go.
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Twilight: Go where?
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Celestia: Doesn't matter to me.
You failed the test, Twilight.
-
Twilight: (agitated) I don't understand!
The test...?
-
Celestia: (coldly) Not only will you not
move on to the next level of your studies,
-
you won't continue your studies AT ALL.
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Twilight: (tearing up) But...you didn't say
anything about no longer being your student
-
if I failed!
-
Celestia: Didn't I?
-
Twilight: But...what do I do now?!
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(Sombra roars triumphantly, Twilight whimpers)
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Spike: (distant) Twilight?! TWILIGHT!
-
TWILIGHT!
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(rapid and disjointed) I know you told me
to stay up there, but you were down here
-
for such a long time, and you weren't answering,
so I got worried, so I came down here,
-
and you were just staring at that wall!
-
I was calling your name and I couldn't
seem to get your attention, and-
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(normal pace) What were you looking at?
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(ominous hum)
I mean, it's just a wall.
-
Ponyville...? But, how did I get-NO!
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(frantic) I don't wanna go! Please, Twilight,
don't leave me!
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(door slams shut)
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Twilight: King Sombra's dark magic.
-
A doorway that leads to your worst fears.
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Spike: We were home...
You told me you didn't need me anymore.
-
Spike: (choking up) You were sending me away...
Twilight: (reassuringly) A fear that will NEVER come to pass.
-
I'm never gonna send you away.
-
(determined) And I'm NOT gonna fail my test.
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(magical humming)
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(door opens)
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Spike: (apprehensively) What's in THERE?!
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Twilight: (resigned sigh) Stairs...
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Lots and LOTS of stairs...
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(bgm: remix of Return of Harmony credits sequence)
Maybe you should come with me this time.
-
(Cadance's magic fizzling, thunderclaps,
Sombra laughing sinisterly)
-
(Sombra laughing nefariously)
-
(ponies chattering excitedly)
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(Fluttershy squeaking fearfully)
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(ponies cheering raucously, ominous rumbling)
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(Pinkie blows flügelhorn fluently)
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(Fluttershy shrieks)
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(impact sounds, Fluttershy screams)
-
(ponies cheering)
-
Fluttershy: (whimpering) Isn't there...
somepony else...who could take over...
-
(trembling) the jousting demonstration with you?!
-
Rainbow Dash: (scoffs) The fate of an entire
EMPIRE rests on us showing these ponies a good time.
-
But, you know, if that isn't IMPORTANT to you...
-
(Fluttershy sobbing softly)
-
Rainbow Dash: (sighs) Okay, okay, I'll
take it easy on you next time.
-
But not TOO easy. I've got a REPUTATION
to maintain!
-
(distant rumbling)
-
(Twilight gasping for breath)
-
Spike: (breathless) What if this...
is just more of his magic?
-
He makes a door that leads to your worst nightmare.
-
Why not a staircase that goes on forever?
-
(magical humming)
Twilight: Hold onto me!
-
Spike: Uh...
Twilight: Whoa!
-
(magical pulse)
-
(Twilight grunts)
-
Spike: Whooooa!
Twilight: Whoa!
-
(Rarity rapidly assembling knickknacks)
(mare screams)
-
(ponies muttering fearfully)
-
Rarity: (nervously) Excuse me, pardon me...
-
(hushed) I am running out of weaving materials
for the Traditional Crafts booth.
-
I've just made a HAT out of three pieces
of hay and a drinking straw!
-
(pleased) I made it work.
-
Rarity: But STILL!
Applejack: We gotta do everything we can
-
to keep this thing goin'.
-
The princess isn't lookin' so good...
-
(Cadance's magic fizzling)
I can't imagine her magic is gonna last much longer.
-
(thunder)
It's gonna be fine.
-
These ponies are gonna power up
that Crystal Heart when the time comes,
-
and we won't be needing her magic anyway.
-
(sped-up version of "Hop, Skip and Jump" plays)
Pinkie Pie: I sure hope that time comes soon!
-
Even I can't keep this party going forever!
-
(Pinkie yelps and screams)
-
(ball impacts fake heart)
-
(distorted, slowed impact echoes)
-
Stallion: This isn't the Crystal Heart...
-
Rarity: (nervous chuckle) Oh, of COURSE it isn't.
-
Rarity: The REAL one is-
Applejack: (hastily) On its way!
-
Rarity: I was GOING to say "being polished,"
to buy us some more time?
-
Applejack: Oops...
-
(Sombra laughing sinisterly, ponies whimpering)
Mare: It's him!
-
Sombra: Crystal Heart...
-
(Twilight laughing ecstatically)
-
Twilight: I actually studied gravity spells
thinking it might be on my test!
-
Turns out, I WAS prepared for THIS!
-
WOO-HOO!
-
(laughs, magical pulse)
-
(Twilight and Spike crash into ground)
-
(wind howling)
-
(peal of thunder)
-
(Crystal Heart humming rhythmically)
-
(magical "alarm" klaxon)
-
(Sombra growls menacingly)
-
(crystal pillars emerge rapidly,
Crystal Heart clatters on ground)
-
(Sombra laughs sinisterly, echoing)
-
(wind howling)
-
Twilight: The Heart! Where's the Crystal-
Spike: Here!
-
It rolled over to me when you dropped it!
-
Twilight: Don't move!
-
(crystals emerging from ground)
-
(Spike whimpers)
You can move, just not toward me!
-
(magical poofs)
-
How could I have been so foolish?
I was just so eager to get it!
-
Twilight: Then, when I saw what was going on outside, I-
Spike: You have to get out of there, Twilight!
-
Spike: YOU have to be the one that brings
the Crystal Heart to Princess Cadance.
-
If you don't, you'll fail Celestia's test!
-
Twilight: King Sombra is already attacking the Empire.
-
He could reach the crystal ponies at any moment.
-
Reach Princess Cadance...My brother...
My friends...
-
There may not be enough time for me
to find a way to escape.
-
(resolute) YOU have to be the one to bring
the Crystal Heart to the Faire.
-
Spike: Me? But, Twilight-
-
Twilight: Go.
Spike: But-
-
Twilight: GO!
-
(crystals emitting loud crunches as they emerge)
-
(ponies chattering fearfully)
Applejack: Now, don't y'all worry yer
pretty little crystal heads.
-
The real Crystal Heart will be here any second.
-
Rarity: (singsong) I don't know if they believe you...
-
Applejack: (singsong) I don't know if I believe me...
-
(Cadance's magic fizzles out completely)
-
(shield dissipates)
Mare: (panicked) He's back! I can't take it!
-
(mare screams, then runs into pillar)
-
(Sombra growls)
Mare: (yelps) King Sombra...
-
Sombra: My crystal slaves...
-
(Spike yelps fearfully and blows fire)
-
(crystals emerging continuously)
-
Spike: UP HERE!
Rarity: Spike...?!
-
Spike: I've got the Crystal Heart!
-
Sombra: (growls) That is MINE!
-
(crystals emerging rapidly)
-
(Sombra growling furiously)
-
Rarity: (squealing) SPIKEY-WIKEY!
-
(Sombra growls)
-
Sombra: Huh...?!
-
(ponies chattering)
Stallion: Behold! The Crystal Princess!
-
(Cadance shatters fake Heart)
-
Cadance: The Crystal Heart has returned.
-
Use the light and love within you to ensure
that King Sombra does not [return].
-
(Crystal Heart emitting low hum)
-
Sombra: What? No...
-
No! Stop!
-
(Crystal Empire emits magical pulse)
-
(Crystal Heart emits high-pitched pulse)
-
(magical pulse)
-
(Rarity squeals and titters)
-
(crystals shatter)
-
(Sombra roars in defeat, crystal pillar shatters)
-
(energy charging, followed by a pulse)
-
(explosion)
-
(Celestia sighs softly)
-
(crystal ponies cheering)
-
(Spike sighs)
-
Twilight: Good job, Spike.
-
Rarity: (squeals) I do so wish it was permanent.
-
Did you see how my mane just absolutely SPARKLED?
-
Applejack: But good things are better
when they're a "Rarity."
-
Rarity: (pleased) Ooh. (giggles)
Shining Armor: Everything's gonna be okay.
-
You've gotta stop saving my rump like this.
-
It's starting to get embarrassing.
-
Twilight: It wasn't me who saved you in the end.
-
It was Spike.
-
Shining Armor: It's just a test.
-
Maybe she'll let you retake it.
-
Twilight: I don't think she's gonna give me a new test.
-
Spike: (sighs, to self) Keep it together, buddy.
-
Gotta stay strong...for Twilight!
-
Celestia: It's beautiful.
-
Twilight: I wish it had been me who
ultimately made it so.
-
But it wasn't.
-
Celestia: Twilight, as I understand it,
-
Spike brought Princess Cadance the Crystal Heart
-
because you weren't sure how quickly
you could find a way to escape the tower.
-
You weren't willing to risk the future
of the citizens of the Crystal Empire
-
in an effort to guarantee your own.
-
Far better that I have a student who understands
the meaning of self-sacrifice
-
than one who only looks out for her own
best interests.
-
Twilight: Does this mean...
-
Spike: She's totally gonna lose it!
-
(inhales sharply) Keep it together, buddy...
-
Gotta stay strong...for Twilight-
(door opens in Spike's face)
-
Twilight: (ecstatic) I PASSED!
-
(others cheering)
-
(reprise of "Twilight's Test")
Rarity: (singing) You were prepared to do your best
Had what it takes to pass the test
-
All those doubts you can dismiss
Turns out you were (others join in) prepared for this
-
(upbeat tempo)
Applejack: You clearly had just what it takes
-
Pinkie Pie: To pass a test with such high stakes
-
(Pinkie crashes into ground)
Fluttershy: We knew for sure you would prevail
-
Rainbow Dash: Since when does Twilight Sparkle
ever fail?
-
All: All those doubts that you can dismiss
Trust yourself and you cannot miss
-
Turns out you were [Twilight: Turns out I was]
-
Turns out you were [Turns out I was]
-
(crescendo)
Turns out you were prepared for this! (holding note)
-
(poof)
-
Spike: (laughs nervously, speaking) Yeah!
I knew everything was gonna be fine!
-
(song ends, Spike collapses)
-
(ending theme begins) My Little Pony
-
(Gak Gak Gak Gak Gak Gak Gak Gak)
-
(Have you kids got your Gak yet?)
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(If so, tune in to Littlest Gak Shop)
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(It's totally the best thing ever)
