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( mellow theme playing )

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( door opens )

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News from
Northern Equestria,

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uh, Your Highness.

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Yes?

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I am simply to tell you

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that it has returned.

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( gasps )

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Find Princess Cadence
and Shining Armor.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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My dearest Twilight,

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you must come
to Canterlot at once.

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♪ My little pony
My little pony ♪

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♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

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♪ My little pony ♪

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♪ I used to wonder
What friendship could be ♪

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♪ My little pony ♪

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♪ Until you all shared
Its magic with me ♪

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♪ Big adventure ♪
♪ Tons of fun ♪

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♪ A beautiful heart ♪
♪ Faithful and strong ♪

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♪ Sharing kindness ♪
♪ It's an easy feat ♪

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♪ And magic
Makes it all complete ♪

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♪ You have my ♪
♪ My little ponies ♪

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♪ Do you know you're all
My very best friends? ♪

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TWILIGHT SPARKLE:
Where are all my quills?

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( pants )

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No. No. No. No.

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No. Ugh!

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I need the Magical Compendium,
Volumes 1 through 36.

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Where is it?

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( dramatic theme playing )

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Flash cards.
I should make some flash cards.

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Spike, I'm gonna need you
to quiz me

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on everything, everything
I've ever learned.

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Ever.

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That isn't gonna be
enough cards.

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Twilight, calm down.

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It's just a test.

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Just a test?

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Just a test?

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Princess Celestia wants
to give me some kind of exam,

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and you're trying
to tell me to calm down

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because it's just a test?

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Uh, yes?

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I'd say she's handling things
pretty well...considering.

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( Twilight Sparkle screaming )

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Are you sure you don't
want me to go as well?

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Yes. Princess Cadence
and Shining Armor

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are already there.

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The others
will be joining them soon.

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The empire's magic
is powerful.

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It cannot fall again,
my sister.

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She will succeed at her task,
and when she does,

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we'll know that she is
that much closer to being ready.

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( clears throat )

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Trust me, little sister.

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You wanted to see me?
To give me a test?

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I brought my own quills

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and plenty of paper
to show my work.

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Sorry. Sorry.

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This is a different kind
of test.

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The Crystal Empire
has returned.

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The Crystal Empire?

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I'm sorry.
I-- I thought I'd studied.

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Ooh, I don't think there's
anything in any of my books--

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There wouldn't be.

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Few remember
it ever existed at all.

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Even my knowledge
of the empire is limited.

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But what I do know is that
it contains a powerful magic.

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One thousand years ago,

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King Sombra, a unicorn
whose heart was black as night,

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took over the Crystal Empire.

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He was ultimately overthrown,
turned to shadow,

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and banished to the ice
of the arctic north.

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But not before he was able
to put a curse upon the empire,

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a curse that caused it
to vanish into thin air.

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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 theme playing )

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Which is why I need your help
finding a way to protect it.

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You want me to help protect
an entire empire?

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It is, as I said,
a different kind of test

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but one I'm certain
you will pass.

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How do I begin?

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By joining Princess Cadence
and Shining Armor

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in the Crystal Empire.

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My brother is there?
He is.

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And your Ponyville friends
will join you there as well.

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I have every confidence
you will succeed.

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And when you do,
I'll know you are ready

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to move on to the next level
of your studies.

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But what if I fail?
You won't.

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But what if--?

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You won't.

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But, Twilight,

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in the end,
it must be you and you alone

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who ultimately assists

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Princess Cadence
and Shining Armor

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in doing what needs to be done
to protect the empire.

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Do you understand?

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Mm-hmm.

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Then go.
There is no time to lose.

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Ah, Twilight!
That was fast.

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Let me guess.
You got a perfect score.

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A-minus?

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B-plus?

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Ah, Twilight, did you...

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fail?

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♪ I was prepared
To do my best ♪

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♪ Thought I could handle
Any test ♪

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♪ For I can do so many tricks ♪

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♪ But I wasn't prepared
For this ♪

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♪ Levitation
Would have been a breeze ♪

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♪ Facts and figures
I recite with ease ♪

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The square root of 546
is 23.36664289109.

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She is correct.

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♪ I could ace a quiz
On friendship's bliss ♪

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♪ But I wasn't prepared
For this ♪

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♪ Will I fail or will I pass? ♪

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♪ I can't be sure ♪

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♪ She can't be sure ♪

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♪ My mind is sharp ♪

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♪ My skills intact ♪

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♪ My heart is pure ♪

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♪ Her heart is pure ♪

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♪ Oh, I've taken my share
Of licks ♪

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♪ I've made it
Through the thin and thick ♪

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♪ But, no, I wasn't ♪

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♪ Oh, no, she wasn't ♪

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♪ Oh, no, I wasn't ♪

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♪ Oh, no, she wasn't ♪

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♪ No, I wasn't ♪

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♪ Prepared for this ♪

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Uh, prepared
for what, exactly?

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Twilight.

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Did you pass?

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Are we gonna celebrate
your awesomeness

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with Princess Celestia?

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TWILIGHT:
Not quite.

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We're going
to the Crystal Empire.

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Huh?
Huh?

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Crystal what?

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( train whistle blows )

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Ha, and you all made fun of me
for packing so many scarves.

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Ugh! I didn't say a word.

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Ah!

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Hey. Come here.

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SHINING ARMOR:
Twilight!

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Shining Armor?

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Twily, you made it!

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We'd better get moving.

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There are things out here

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we really don't want
to run into after dark.

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What kind of things?

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Let's just say the empire

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isn't the only thing
that's returned.

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Something keeps trying
to get in.

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We think it's the unicorn king
who originally cursed the place.

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But Princess Celestia
said I was being sent here

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to find a way
to protect the empire.

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If King Sombra can't get in,

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then it must already
be protected.

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( creature howling distantly )

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Ah! That-- That's one
of the things, isn't it?

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We have to get
to the Crystal Empire now!

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( snarling )

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Go! Go!

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SHINING ARMOR:
Almost there.

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( sighs )

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Everypony okay?

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( ponies pant )

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Oh, no.

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Shining Armor, your horn.

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Sparklerific!

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RARITY:
It's gorgeous.

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Absolutely gorgeous.

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( stammers )

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There are no words!

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Focus, Rarity.

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We're here to help Twilight,
not admire the scenery.

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RAINBOW DASH:
Eh, I don't see
what the big deal is.

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Just looks like another
old castle to me.

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( scoffs and spits )

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Another old--

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Have you lost your mind?
Look at the magni--

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( laughs )

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Very funny.

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Cadence!

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Oh.

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BOTH:
Sunshine, sunshine.
Ladybug's awake.

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Clap your hooves
and do a little shake.

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( both laugh )

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One of these days
we need to get together

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when the fate of Equestria
isn't hanging in the balance.

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Are you okay?

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Cadence has been able to use her
magic to spread love and light.

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That seems to be
what is protecting it.

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But she hasn't slept.
Barely eats.

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I want to help her,
but my protection spell

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has been countered
by King Sombra.

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It's all right, Shining Armor.
I'm fine.

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She's not fine. She can't
go on like this forever.

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And if her magic were
to fade...

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Well, you saw what's out there
waiting for that to happen.

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That's why we're here.

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APPLEJACK:
Why we're all here.

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ALL:
Mm-hmm.

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With Cadence putting
all her strength

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into keeping her spell going
and me trying to keep an eye

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on signs of trouble
in the Arctic,

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we haven't been able
to gather much information

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from the Crystal Ponies.

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Crystal Ponies?

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( laughs )

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There are Crystal Ponies?

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Um, ahem,
please continue.

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But we have to believe
one of them knows

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how we can protect the empire

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without having
to use Cadence's magic.

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A research paper.

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Huh?

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That must be part
of my test.

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To gather information
from the Crystal Ponies

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and deliver it to you.

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This is gonna be great.
I love research papers.

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Yeah. Who doesn't?

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Oh, oh, oh,
let me guess.

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Is it Spike? No, no, no.
Fluttershy? Rarity?

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Don't worry, big brother.

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I am really good
at this sort of thing.

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Are you sure?
Absolutely sure?

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I'm sorry.
I wish I could help you.

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But I can't seem
to remember anything

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before King Sombra came
to power.

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And I don't want
to remember anything

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about the time he ruled
over us.

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( shuddering )

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King Sombra's spell
must be why

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their coats aren't...
crystally.

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Have we really been gone
a thousand years?

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Yes.

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It feels like it was
just yesterday.

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If you think of anything,
even the smallest thing...

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Of course.

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Well, that was
a total bust.

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Maybe the others
are having better luck.

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A way to protect the empire.

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You know anything
about it or what?

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I wish I could help you.
Really.

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Come on.
You gotta know something.

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But I don't have
any information.

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Oh, um, excuse me.

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Oh, hello.
Um, I was just wondering...

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Oh, oh, that's okay.
Um, you all look really busy.

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( laughs nervously )

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Time to gather some intel.

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It just feels like something
is missing.

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I know.

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It looks the same,
but it doesn't feel the same.

261
00:13:38,943 --> 00:13:40,903
Because it isn't.

262
00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:42,572
A spy!

263
00:13:42,697 --> 00:13:44,115
( screams )

264
00:13:45,617 --> 00:13:48,787
A spy?
How did they know?

265
00:13:48,911 --> 00:13:51,748
Ah, must have noticed
my night-vision goggles.

266
00:13:51,914 --> 00:13:54,083
Ooh, night visiony.

267
00:13:58,087 --> 00:13:59,380
( hums )

268
00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:01,466
And when you flip your mane,

269
00:14:01,591 --> 00:14:04,927
it simply must create
a rainbow of color.

270
00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:08,473
Wouldn't I look
just magnificent?

271
00:14:08,598 --> 00:14:09,974
So sparkly.

272
00:14:10,099 --> 00:14:11,934
( giggles )

273
00:14:16,147 --> 00:14:18,608
I got nothing so far.

274
00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:20,943
Oh, me neither.

275
00:14:24,155 --> 00:14:26,032
My cover has been blown.

276
00:14:26,157 --> 00:14:28,493
I repeat, my cover
has been blown.

277
00:14:28,618 --> 00:14:31,371
Okay.
Sorry, Twilight.

278
00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:33,498
These Crystal Ponies seem
to have some kind

279
00:14:33,623 --> 00:14:35,542
of collective amnesia
or something.

280
00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:36,835
Only thing I was able
to get out of them

281
00:14:36,959 --> 00:14:38,545
was something
about a library.

282
00:14:38,670 --> 00:14:40,046
( gasps )

283
00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:42,590
A library?
Well, why didn't you say so?

284
00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:45,009
Uh, thought I just did.

285
00:14:52,642 --> 00:14:55,478
I just--
I don't even know what to--

286
00:14:55,603 --> 00:14:57,480
There are no words.

287
00:14:57,605 --> 00:14:58,773
( clears throat )

288
00:14:58,981 --> 00:15:00,525
May I help you?

289
00:15:00,650 --> 00:15:02,527
Yes. We're looking
for a book.

290
00:15:02,652 --> 00:15:04,571
We have plenty of those.

291
00:15:04,696 --> 00:15:08,032
You do. You really do.

292
00:15:08,157 --> 00:15:10,284
We're looking
for a history book,

293
00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:12,328
something that might tell us
how the empire

294
00:15:12,453 --> 00:15:14,831
might have protected itself
from danger back in the day.

295
00:15:14,997 --> 00:15:16,624
Yes, of course.

296
00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:18,459
History. History.

297
00:15:18,585 --> 00:15:20,002
Ah, yes.

298
00:15:24,632 --> 00:15:27,009
Which is where, exactly?

299
00:15:27,134 --> 00:15:29,888
I...I can't seem
to remember.

300
00:15:30,012 --> 00:15:32,682
I'm not sure
I actually work here.

301
00:15:32,807 --> 00:15:34,559
Ugh!
We'll just take a look around.

302
00:15:34,684 --> 00:15:37,019
I'm sure we can find it
on our own.

303
00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:40,064
Let me know
if you find anything.

304
00:15:40,189 --> 00:15:42,483
I like her.

305
00:16:02,796 --> 00:16:05,924
Uh, anyone else starting
to think this is a lost cause?

306
00:16:06,048 --> 00:16:08,635
No. No. No. No.

307
00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,053
No.

308
00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:12,555
Yes!

309
00:16:15,224 --> 00:16:17,769
History
of the Crystal Empire.

310
00:16:17,894 --> 00:16:20,939
I just hope
it has the answers we need.

311
00:16:26,235 --> 00:16:27,779
A Crystal Faire.

312
00:16:27,904 --> 00:16:31,198
According to this book, it was
established by their first queen

313
00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:33,701
and became
their most important tradition.

314
00:16:33,827 --> 00:16:35,870
The faire was held
every year to...

315
00:16:36,078 --> 00:16:38,665
"Renew the spirit of love
and unity in the empire

316
00:16:38,790 --> 00:16:40,708
so they could protect it
from harm."

317
00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:42,794
My friends and I
can put it together.

318
00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:44,879
Everything we need to know is
in the book.

319
00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:46,840
That sounds
pretty promising.

320
00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,217
We'll get started
right away.

321
00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:53,721
Come on, Spike, we've got
a Crystal Faire to put together.

322
00:16:53,847 --> 00:16:55,598
( groans )

323
00:17:04,565 --> 00:17:06,860
♪ Princess Cadence
Needs our help ♪

324
00:17:06,985 --> 00:17:09,863
♪ Her magic
Will not last forever ♪

325
00:17:09,988 --> 00:17:14,659
♪ I think we can do it
But we need to work together ♪

326
00:17:14,784 --> 00:17:17,203
♪ We have to get this right ♪

327
00:17:17,328 --> 00:17:19,372
♪ Yes, we have
To make them see ♪

328
00:17:19,497 --> 00:17:25,545
♪ We can save the Crystal Ponies
With their history ♪

329
00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:29,674
♪ It says that they
Liked jousting ♪

330
00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:33,845
♪ They flew a flag
Of many hues ♪

331
00:17:33,970 --> 00:17:38,349
♪ Made sweets
Of Crystal Berries ♪

332
00:17:38,474 --> 00:17:41,853
♪ They had a petting zoo
With tiny ewes ♪

333
00:17:41,978 --> 00:17:43,855
♪ Oh, we have to get
This right ♪

334
00:17:43,980 --> 00:17:46,566
♪ Yes, we have
To make them see ♪

335
00:17:46,691 --> 00:17:51,153
♪ We can save the Crystal Ponies
With their history ♪

336
00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:55,324
♪ There was
A Crystal Flugelhorn ♪

337
00:17:55,449 --> 00:17:59,829
♪ That everypony
Liked to play ♪

338
00:17:59,954 --> 00:18:02,916
♪ And a Crystal Kingdom anthem ♪

339
00:18:03,041 --> 00:18:07,503
♪ Can you learn it in a day? ♪

340
00:18:07,628 --> 00:18:09,589
♪ Oh, we have to get
This right ♪

341
00:18:09,714 --> 00:18:11,841
♪ Yes, we have to
Make them see ♪

342
00:18:11,966 --> 00:18:15,929
♪ We can save
The Crystal Ponies ♪

343
00:18:16,054 --> 00:18:23,185
♪ With their history ♪

344
00:18:27,565 --> 00:18:29,191
It looks amazing.

345
00:18:29,316 --> 00:18:31,694
I don't know how I could have
done this without you.

346
00:18:31,819 --> 00:18:34,405
One last check to make sure
everything is in place

347
00:18:34,530 --> 00:18:36,490
and then the festivities
can begin.

348
00:18:36,616 --> 00:18:38,534
What's this thing for?

349
00:18:38,659 --> 00:18:40,578
The last page of the book

350
00:18:40,703 --> 00:18:42,914
mentioned a crystal heart
as the faire's centerpiece,

351
00:18:43,039 --> 00:18:45,917
so I used my magic to cut one
out of a crystal block.

352
00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:47,752
Nice work, Twi.

353
00:18:47,877 --> 00:18:50,797
Think we're ready to get
this faire up and running.

354
00:18:53,591 --> 00:18:55,802
( inhaling deeply )

355
00:18:55,927 --> 00:19:00,389
( playing off-key notes )

356
00:19:00,514 --> 00:19:02,850
Hear ye, hear--

357
00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:05,519
Flugelhorn!

358
00:19:08,439 --> 00:19:09,482
( laughs nervously )

359
00:19:09,607 --> 00:19:10,691
My bad.

360
00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:12,944
( clears throat )

361
00:19:13,069 --> 00:19:14,946
Hear ye, hear ye!

362
00:19:15,071 --> 00:19:17,615
Princess Cadence
and Prince Shining Armor

363
00:19:17,740 --> 00:19:21,744
do cordially invite you
to attend the Crystal Faire.

364
00:19:21,869 --> 00:19:24,455
( Crystal Ponies murmuring )

365
00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:32,046
Come on in, y'all.

366
00:19:32,254 --> 00:19:33,714
Got food and drinks
thataway.

367
00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:35,466
Games and crafts
are thataway.

368
00:19:35,591 --> 00:19:38,011
Crystal Heart's in the back
near the princess.

369
00:19:38,136 --> 00:19:41,597
Did she say,
"crystal heart"?

370
00:19:41,722 --> 00:19:43,975
( murmuring )

371
00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:46,060
We totally nailed it, right?

372
00:19:46,268 --> 00:19:50,523
Must be feeling a lot of love
and unity about now.

373
00:19:50,648 --> 00:19:52,900
Gonna have some grub, huh?
What are you thinking?

374
00:19:53,026 --> 00:19:54,902
Crystal Empire Berry Pie?

375
00:19:55,028 --> 00:19:57,363
Maybe some
Crystal Corn on the Cob?

376
00:19:57,488 --> 00:20:00,825
What is with these ponies?

377
00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:02,660
Seeing all of this,

378
00:20:02,785 --> 00:20:05,329
I feel like I'm starting
to remember,

379
00:20:05,454 --> 00:20:07,748
remember things
from before the king.

380
00:20:07,874 --> 00:20:10,334
Me too.

381
00:20:10,459 --> 00:20:11,544
( gasps )
( gasps )

382
00:20:11,669 --> 00:20:13,046
BOTH:
The Crystal Heart!

383
00:20:13,171 --> 00:20:14,755
Do you think
they really have it?

384
00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:16,090
Of course we have it.

385
00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:17,800
Can't have a Crystal Faire

386
00:20:17,925 --> 00:20:19,802
without the Crystal Heart,
right?

387
00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:22,471
Of course you can't.

388
00:20:22,596 --> 00:20:24,473
The whole purpose
of the Crystal Faire is

389
00:20:24,598 --> 00:20:26,475
to lift the spirits
of the Crystal Ponies

390
00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,644
so the light within them
can power the Crystal Heart

391
00:20:28,769 --> 00:20:30,813
so that the empire
can be protected.

392
00:20:30,938 --> 00:20:33,191
I do work at the library.

393
00:20:33,315 --> 00:20:35,985
What's that
about powering the heart?

394
00:20:36,110 --> 00:20:37,987
I just can't believe
you found it.

395
00:20:38,112 --> 00:20:39,989
King Sombra said
he'd hidden it away

396
00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:42,033
where we would never
see it again.

397
00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:45,452
I only hope it will still be as
powerful after all these years.

398
00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:47,121
Mmm, funnel cake.

399
00:20:47,245 --> 00:20:49,123
( squeaks )

400
00:20:51,167 --> 00:20:53,377
Why did you--?

401
00:20:53,502 --> 00:20:57,215
I think we may have
a problem.

402
00:20:57,339 --> 00:20:58,966
I didn't know
it was an actual relic.

403
00:20:59,092 --> 00:21:00,593
The book didn't
mention anything

404
00:21:00,718 --> 00:21:03,221
about the Crystal Ponies
powering the heart.

405
00:21:03,345 --> 00:21:07,016
There was a page missing.
How did I not notice?

406
00:21:07,141 --> 00:21:10,352
It's all right,
Twilight.

407
00:21:11,854 --> 00:21:13,147
Twily.

408
00:21:13,355 --> 00:21:15,649
( creature howling distantly )

409
00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:18,111
( ominous theme playing )

410
00:21:26,869 --> 00:21:28,370
( wind howling )

411
00:21:32,083 --> 00:21:35,586
♪ My little pony ♪

412
00:21:36,963 --> 00:21:39,381
♪ My little pony ♪

413
00:21:50,059 --> 00:21:51,894
♪ My little pony ♪

414
00:21:52,019 --> 00:21:55,815
♪ Friends ♪