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[panting]
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♪ [tense music] ♪
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♪♪
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Oh, good, we're all here!
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So everypony got an urgent
summons to the castle
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with no explanation?
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Yup! I just love a good
mysterious summons.
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What's it about? Do you
think it's a surprise party?
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Hey, why are we running?
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Because something could
be terribly wrong!
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Somepony turned bad,
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another evil creature
back for revenge.
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Don't you think you're
being a little paranoid?
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Why else would the princesses
send scrolls in such a hurry?
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Good point. They'd know
better than to make us worry.
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Plus, I like it when
you run so fast;
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the walls get all blurry.
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Wheee! Race ya!
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♪♪
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[panting]
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Girls, thank you
so much for coming.
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What's wrong? What can we do?
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That's just it. Nothing's
wrong. Everything's perfect!
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Did y'all call us down
here just to tell us that?
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With all due
respect, Majesties,
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you might want to save
your urgent summons
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for matters that are a
bit more... well, urgent?
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[chuckles]
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Well, there is more to it.
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Equestria is currently
enjoying its longest period
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of harmony in recent years.
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And it's all thanks
to you, Twilight.
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And your
friends, of course.
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Who, us?
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Oh,pshaw!
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It's about time
you noticed!
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Thank you.
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Because of your efforts,
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there' been less
and less for us to do!
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So, after much consideration,
my sister and I have decided
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it is time for us to retire.
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[everybody gasps]
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[zap]
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Breaking News! The royal
princesses retiring?
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I have so many
questions.
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Who'll take over? Who
will run Equestria?
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Will it be someone
tall, dark, and handsome
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or will it be the
Lord of Chaos?
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Ugh. Fine, go with
the obvious choice.
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[stressed yell]
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♪ My little pony,
my little pony ♪
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♪ Aaaahhh ♪
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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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♪ To have my little pony ♪
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♪ Do you know you're all
my very best friends? ♪
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♪♪
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You're retiring?
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Princesses can retire!
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Of course we can! I, for
one, am looking forward
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to a little R&R, maybe
a trip to Silver Shoals.
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And you want me to
take your place?
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Mm hm!
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With the help of your
friends, of course.
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We can't think of
anypony more worthy.
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Over the years, we've
watched you grow.
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You've faced
task after task.
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...challenge
after challenge.
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...countless
adversities. Yeah,
yeah, we get it.
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And you've always
prevailed.
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Thank you, but that
doesn't mean that I'm--
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that we're ready
to do what you do!
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Of course you are. I realize
this is a lot to take in, but--
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Nope! Makes perfect
sense. We're awesome.
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Does this mean we
get all your powers?
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I call dibs on showing
up in everypony's dreams!
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You can't be ready to step
into their horse shoes
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just like that.
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Well, if the Princesses
think it's time to retire,
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we're not a bad choice.
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We always have Equestria's
best interests at heart.
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That's a fair point,
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which should be taken
into consideration
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when we have a
roundtable discussion.
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Well, I'm in.
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Darlings! We'll all need a
complete wardrobe update.
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And I would love to pick your
brain about mane maintenance.
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When you have a moment.
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As long as we all have each
other, I'm sure we can do it.
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Yay!
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Protectors of Equestria
on three. One, two--
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[sigh]
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If you're all on board,
I guess I am too.
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Protectors of Equestria!
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It'll be a bit of
an adjustment,
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but I imagine the
transfer of power
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will be a lengthy process
which will give me--
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Actually, we just
need a few days
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to put together a
little ceremony.
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Heh heh. A few days?
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[groans]
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But... but that's so soon!
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Shouldn't there be some
sort of training program?
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That lasts weeks, no,
months, if not years?
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Everything you've gone
through over the years
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has been a
training program.
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OK, but there's got to be
a guide or a rule book?
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Yes, I have it right here:
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"How to Rule Equestria"
by Nopony McPretendsmith.
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The Friendship Journal
you wrote yourselves
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is a better guide than
any we could provide.
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[gasping]
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We have the utmost
confidence in you.
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And we hope you have
the same in yourself.
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[gasping]
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Oh, I'm absolutely
certain she does.
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I am not confident
about this at all!
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Well, that's what I thought.
I was being sarcastic before.
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What? This is all
so predictable.
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Now's the part where you all
tell little Sparkle here
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that everything is
going to be fine.
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But she won't believe you. I
don't need to be here for this.
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[zap]
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It's just, I know I said
yes, but then they said
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"in a few days" and there's
still so much to figure out.
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it's all happening so fast!
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[gasping]
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I think I need some--
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[slurp]
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OK. I'll feel
much better--
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Once you make
a plan?
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Oh. Wow. It's
like you--
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--knew you were going to
react this way? We did.
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Classic Twilighting.
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"Twilighting?" You...
you made me a verb?
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It's not a bad thing, we just
know you have a process.
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Stage one. You get big
news, and you're like "No!"
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But then you pace, and
you chart, you worry.
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It's OK. You go
ahead and "Twilight"
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and we'll be here for you.
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You're all acting so calm,
but this is a big deal!
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What will we do if
something big happens
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and the princesses
aren't there to help?
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Um... If you think about it,
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they literally
almost never help.
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Huh.
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And we still always win.
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Like when Sombra almost took
back the Crystal Empire,
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or when Chrysalis
pretended to be Cadance,
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or when Tirek came back and
absorbed all the magic,
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or the other time Chrysalis
tried to take over,
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or with Cozy Glow and the
school. Am I missing anything?
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Pony of Shadows.
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Starlight when
she was evil.
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Discord when he was evil.
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Do Flim and
Flam count?
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See? We've almost
always done things
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without the princesses' help.
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Which makes sense now because
it was all just training
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for you to take over.
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And it worked. I mean,
if you think about it,
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there hasn't been
a single villain
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that we couldn't defeat.
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Phew.
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One day, you'll see.
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I will defeat Twilight
Sparkle and her friends,
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and they will pay for
stealing my kingdom!
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[zap]
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♪ [dramatic music] ♪
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Pssst! Tirek!
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It is Lord Tirek
and what is it now?
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I just want to make
sure you can see my
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"best friends rock
sculpture" from over there.
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[groan]
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[zap]
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[zap]
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♪♪
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Lord Tirek.
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A changeling?
See? She gets it.
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Chrysalis, Queen
of the Changelings.
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Or at least I will be when I'm
restored to my rightful place.
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Why did you summon
me? What do you want?
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Oh, golly! We
didn't bring you.
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I thought you freed
us from Tartarus.
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Tartarus? Whoever
pulled you from there
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must have been somepony
very powerful, indeed.
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[laughter]
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♪♪
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King Sombra! You
have returned?
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Why did you
bring us here?
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Deep voice: He didn't.
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♪ [ominous music] ♪
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[whoosh]
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[crash]
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It was I.
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You may call me... Grogar.
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[gasp]
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The Grogar?
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I thought that you
were a legend.
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I've heard of you!
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Who?
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I assure you, I
am very real.
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And you have all been brought
here as part of my plan
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to rid Equestria of Twilight
Sparkle and her friends
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once and for all!
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Heh heh heh heh.
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I am so sorry, but
the name Grofar
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just doesn't
ring any bells.
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GROGAR! I have
been away too long
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if my name no longer
strikes fear into the heart
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of one so tiny.
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Perhaps a demonstration
of power is in order?
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♪♪
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[zapping]
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Grogar is ancient and
extremely powerful.
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The land that would
become Equestria
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was a mere collection
of farms and pastures
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until he declared himself
Emperor of all he saw.
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I remember hearing tales of
his tyranny when I was young.
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I have also heard of the
first Emperor of Equestria,
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the "Father of Monsters."
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I gave life to the
foulest of creatures
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and allowed them to run wild,
taking what they wanted
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and destroying the rest!
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My reign was a glorious
fear-soaked epoch
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of darkness in Equestria.
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Ha! Until Gusty the Great
rose up and banished you.
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That fool believed taking
my bell would defeat me,
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but she only weakened
me temporarily.
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Um, Tirek is really old. No
offense, you look great.
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But if he knew about
you when he was young,
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we have super-different ideas
about what "temporarily" means.
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Silence! I have spent
millennia gathering power,
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biding my time, waiting
for the perfect opportunity
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to seize control of Equestria!
And watching all of you.
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I've seen each of your
humiliating defeats
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at the hooves of
six puny ponies.
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And do you know why
they've always bested you?
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Because they cheat.
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Because they are
annoyingly lucky.
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I'm just a kid, so...
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It is because they
work together.
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Where one is weak, another
is strong and thus unified,
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they are a formidable force.
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But we shall use their own
strategy to defeat them.
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What are you suggesting?
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I suggest nothing. I
demand that you join me
254
00:11:55,441 --> 00:11:59,817
and together Equestria
will be ours!
255
00:11:59,852 --> 00:12:04,184
I don't do "ours",
I only do MINE.
256
00:12:04,219 --> 00:12:05,790
[whoosh]
257
00:12:05,825 --> 00:12:08,826
I will take back the
Crystal Empire on my own
258
00:12:08,861 --> 00:12:13,094
and I will destroy anypony
who gets in my way!
259
00:12:13,129 --> 00:12:15,492
Such confidence.
260
00:12:15,527 --> 00:12:19,364
Go. Try to take
back your kingdom.
261
00:12:19,399 --> 00:12:21,806
I shall send you
there myself.
262
00:12:21,841 --> 00:12:24,072
If you prevail, you
may keep it.
263
00:12:24,107 --> 00:12:28,373
But when you fail,
you will submit to me.
264
00:12:28,408 --> 00:12:31,508
And if I refuse this...deal?
265
00:12:31,543 --> 00:12:33,543
Then I shall return
you to the darkness
266
00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:35,787
from which you
were summoned.
267
00:12:35,822 --> 00:12:37,987
Fine. But this is
a waste of time,
268
00:12:38,022 --> 00:12:40,858
as I will crush
those who defy me.
269
00:12:40,893 --> 00:12:43,894
I will defeat all who
get in my way. I--
270
00:12:43,929 --> 00:12:45,028
[zap]
271
00:12:45,064 --> 00:12:49,801
I advise the rest of you to
prepare to work together.
272
00:12:49,836 --> 00:12:52,529
Well, working together
sounds an awful lot like
273
00:12:52,564 --> 00:12:55,532
making friends, so
you two are in luck
274
00:12:55,567 --> 00:12:57,501
because I know all
about that.
275
00:13:00,077 --> 00:13:01,243
[knocking]
276
00:13:01,278 --> 00:13:05,047
Twi? You in here? With the
school closed for the summer,
277
00:13:05,082 --> 00:13:06,785
I didn't think anypony
would be here.
278
00:13:07,953 --> 00:13:10,118
So much to do, not enough
time. No! I already did that.
279
00:13:10,153 --> 00:13:13,187
Wait. Nope. I didn't.
OOOH, NOT ENOUGH TIME!
280
00:13:13,222 --> 00:13:14,892
HELP! She's spiraling.
281
00:13:14,927 --> 00:13:16,960
We're at the "my plan
needs a plan" stage
282
00:13:16,995 --> 00:13:19,424
of a Total Twilight
Melt Down.
283
00:13:19,459 --> 00:13:21,998
Oh. Got it.
284
00:13:22,033 --> 00:13:23,428
Twilight?
285
00:13:23,463 --> 00:13:25,463
Did I write down "eliminate
redundant lists"
286
00:13:25,498 --> 00:13:27,267
on my School of
Friendship to-do list,
287
00:13:27,302 --> 00:13:28,565
or my personal to-do list?
288
00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,842
TWILIGHT! Gah!
289
00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:33,306
Starlight! Oh, good, you're
here. I need to talk to you.
290
00:13:33,341 --> 00:13:34,912
Oh-kay.
291
00:13:34,947 --> 00:13:36,980
Hang on, I had "talk to
Starlight" written down
292
00:13:37,015 --> 00:13:40,016
on one of these. Just let me
find it so I can cross it off.
293
00:13:40,051 --> 00:13:43,349
Wow, you are
Twilighting hard.
294
00:13:43,384 --> 00:13:45,054
You say
Twilighting too?
295
00:13:45,089 --> 00:13:47,584
Well, excuse me, but
this is the first time
296
00:13:47,619 --> 00:13:50,488
I've ever been asked
to run A WHOLE KINGDOM!
297
00:13:50,523 --> 00:13:52,589
You're right. You're right.
298
00:13:52,624 --> 00:13:54,965
So what did you want
to talk to me about?
299
00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,066
Ah here it is. I
wrote it down.
300
00:13:57,101 --> 00:13:59,035
Starlight, you have blossomed
into one of the strongest,
301
00:13:59,070 --> 00:14:00,169
smartest, most
caring ponies I know
302
00:14:00,205 --> 00:14:02,434
and I can't think of anypony
better to leave in charge
303
00:14:02,469 --> 00:14:03,875
of my castle and the
School of Friendship.
304
00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:04,876
So what do you think?
305
00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:07,472
WHAT? You want me to
take care of the castle
306
00:14:07,507 --> 00:14:09,408
and RUN THE SCHOOL?
307
00:14:09,443 --> 00:14:11,245
Yes.
308
00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,082
I can't! I'm
not ready!
309
00:14:13,117 --> 00:14:14,281
Remember what happened
the last time
310
00:14:14,316 --> 00:14:16,052
you left me in charge?
311
00:14:16,087 --> 00:14:18,483
And now you want me
to do it PERMANENTLY?
312
00:14:18,518 --> 00:14:21,156
What if I don't do the
right things? What if--
313
00:14:21,191 --> 00:14:23,290
Starlight! Get a
hold of yourself.
314
00:14:23,325 --> 00:14:25,996
You've risen to every
challenge you've ever faced.
315
00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:30,066
You can do anything you put
your mind to. You've got this.
316
00:14:30,101 --> 00:14:34,532
Ha! . And so do you!
See what I did there?
317
00:14:34,567 --> 00:14:37,271
You just said everything
you need to hear.
318
00:14:37,306 --> 00:14:40,945
Ha ha ha! Nice try, but running
a school and running a country
319
00:14:40,980 --> 00:14:42,375
are two very different things!
320
00:14:42,410 --> 00:14:44,179
Now if you don't
mind, I have 7,432
321
00:14:44,214 --> 00:14:46,643
more things to take
care of before I become
322
00:14:46,678 --> 00:14:47,985
the new Ruler of Equestria!
323
00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:50,152
[gasping]
324
00:14:50,187 --> 00:14:51,989
It was a valiant effort.
325
00:14:53,553 --> 00:14:57,192
♪♪
326
00:14:57,227 --> 00:15:01,262
[panicked shouts]
327
00:15:01,297 --> 00:15:06,465
[rumbling]
328
00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:09,501
♪♪
329
00:15:23,451 --> 00:15:27,222
[crackling]
330
00:15:27,257 --> 00:15:29,389
The guard says Sombra's
breached the castle!
331
00:15:29,424 --> 00:15:31,622
Hurry, Twilight! We need you!
332
00:15:33,527 --> 00:15:35,428
Do you have
Flurry Heart?
333
00:15:35,463 --> 00:15:36,528
I thought
you had her!
334
00:15:36,563 --> 00:15:37,628
[gasp]
Agh!
335
00:15:37,663 --> 00:15:40,400
[galloping hooves]
336
00:15:40,435 --> 00:15:41,973
Mama!
337
00:15:43,603 --> 00:15:45,702
You won't get
away with this.
338
00:15:45,737 --> 00:15:48,705
Oh, but I
already have!
339
00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:50,542
[baby protests]
340
00:15:50,577 --> 00:15:54,315
Ha ha ha ha.
341
00:15:54,350 --> 00:15:57,516
With the Cyrstal heart
now in my possession,
342
00:15:57,551 --> 00:15:59,749
there is nothing to
stop me from ruling
343
00:15:59,784 --> 00:16:03,687
the Crystal Empire.
344
00:16:03,722 --> 00:16:06,129
Kneel before Sombra!
345
00:16:08,628 --> 00:16:12,971
Ah. Long live the King.
346
00:16:17,175 --> 00:16:19,505
♪♪
347
00:16:19,540 --> 00:16:20,572
Thanks for coming so quickly.
348
00:16:20,607 --> 00:16:21,606
[zap]
349
00:16:21,642 --> 00:16:23,740
Sure thing, but if you're
going to be the ruler
350
00:16:23,775 --> 00:16:26,380
of Equestria, you may want
to work on your penmanship.
351
00:16:26,415 --> 00:16:27,711
This looks like it says,
352
00:16:27,746 --> 00:16:30,318
"Cadance sent an
emergency message.
353
00:16:30,353 --> 00:16:34,388
Sombra's back and he's taking
over the Crystal Empire."
354
00:16:34,423 --> 00:16:36,126
That's exactly what it says!
355
00:16:36,161 --> 00:16:37,787
But. But how is that possible?
356
00:16:37,822 --> 00:16:39,657
I thought the Crystal
Heart had dispelled him
357
00:16:39,692 --> 00:16:41,098
into the Ether!
358
00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:43,727
I have no idea, but he's
back and it's up to us
359
00:16:43,762 --> 00:16:46,103
to save the Empire
and my family!
360
00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:48,435
Shouldn't somepony
tell Celestia and Luna?
361
00:16:48,470 --> 00:16:50,239
Oooh. Good point.
362
00:16:50,274 --> 00:16:53,374
One of us should probably
loop in the real rulers
363
00:16:53,409 --> 00:16:55,112
of Equestria.
364
00:16:55,147 --> 00:16:57,741
No. If we're going
to run Equestria,
365
00:16:57,776 --> 00:17:00,381
we'll need to handle things
like this on our own.
366
00:17:00,416 --> 00:17:04,385
Oh, Twilight! Could
this mean that you finally
367
00:17:04,420 --> 00:17:07,091
have the confidence to
ascend to the throne
368
00:17:07,126 --> 00:17:10,358
like the princesses
believe you can?
369
00:17:10,393 --> 00:17:14,494
Maybe. Unless you'd consider
taking care of Sombra for us?
370
00:17:16,399 --> 00:17:18,597
Oh, no no no no no. You
were absolutely right.
371
00:17:18,632 --> 00:17:21,633
You need to learn how to handle
these things on your own.
372
00:17:21,668 --> 00:17:23,470
Ta-tah.
373
00:17:23,505 --> 00:17:26,242
Handling things on our
own is all well and good,
374
00:17:26,277 --> 00:17:29,311
but last time we defeated
Sombra with the Crystal Heart.
375
00:17:29,346 --> 00:17:32,149
What if he has it already?
How are we gonna stop him?
376
00:17:34,648 --> 00:17:35,548
[gasp]
377
00:17:35,583 --> 00:17:40,091
♪♪
378
00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:41,818
With the Elements of Harmony!
379
00:17:41,853 --> 00:17:45,327
With those, we can defeat
anypony, even Sombra!
380
00:17:45,362 --> 00:17:47,263
Ah no no no no.
You didn't need
381
00:17:47,298 --> 00:17:49,628
the "Elements" the last
time you defeated Sombra.
382
00:17:49,663 --> 00:17:52,103
And I'm not sure using
them still counts
383
00:17:52,138 --> 00:17:54,534
as handling things
on your own.
384
00:17:54,569 --> 00:17:58,769
My family is in danger.
I'm not taking any chances.
385
00:17:58,804 --> 00:18:00,540
She's got a point.
386
00:18:00,575 --> 00:18:02,344
Ugh. Fine.
387
00:18:03,545 --> 00:18:05,182
What's his problem?
388
00:18:05,217 --> 00:18:07,844
Starlight, can you stay here
and take care of the school?
389
00:18:07,879 --> 00:18:09,219
I've got you covered.
390
00:18:11,223 --> 00:18:12,321
[poof]
391
00:18:12,356 --> 00:18:14,785
♪♪
392
00:18:14,820 --> 00:18:20,626
[zapping]
393
00:18:20,661 --> 00:18:23,662
♪♪
394
00:18:30,539 --> 00:18:33,705
It's cute that you think
that will do anything.
395
00:18:33,740 --> 00:18:37,346
It might not, but they will.
396
00:18:37,381 --> 00:18:38,809
Cavalry's here!
397
00:18:38,844 --> 00:18:40,877
[battle cries]
398
00:18:40,912 --> 00:18:43,847
How can I be surprised
when I'm waiting to show
399
00:18:43,882 --> 00:18:46,784
all of you your greatest fear?
400
00:18:46,819 --> 00:18:51,624
[whoosh]
401
00:18:51,659 --> 00:18:56,398
♪♪
402
00:18:56,433 --> 00:18:58,466
[clang]
403
00:18:58,501 --> 00:18:59,797
[whimper]
404
00:19:04,573 --> 00:19:07,673
Oh, Twilight. How
disappointing.
405
00:19:07,708 --> 00:19:11,512
Equestria was in your care
and you let it be destroyed.
406
00:19:11,547 --> 00:19:13,679
[explosion]
407
00:19:13,714 --> 00:19:15,681
You should all surrender.
408
00:19:15,716 --> 00:19:19,256
Nothing can defeat
your own fears.
409
00:19:19,291 --> 00:19:24,327
♪ [music turns uplifting] ♪
410
00:19:24,362 --> 00:19:26,197
We didn't need to defeat them.
411
00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:28,727
We just needed to face them
long enough to distract you!
412
00:19:28,762 --> 00:19:33,534
♪♪
413
00:19:33,569 --> 00:19:36,801
NO!
414
00:19:36,836 --> 00:19:40,277
It's cute that you think
that will do anything.
415
00:19:40,312 --> 00:19:44,545
[zapping]
416
00:19:44,580 --> 00:19:46,778
[rumbling]
417
00:19:46,813 --> 00:19:50,551
[zapping]
418
00:19:50,586 --> 00:19:55,259
You may have won the battle,
but I shall win the war!
419
00:19:55,294 --> 00:19:58,295
♪♪
420
00:20:03,896 --> 00:20:05,566
Ya hoo hoo hoo!
421
00:20:05,601 --> 00:20:07,898
♪♪
422
00:20:07,933 --> 00:20:11,275
We totally just wiped
the castle with that guy.
423
00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:16,610
♪♪
424
00:20:16,645 --> 00:20:17,644
Thanks, Twily.
425
00:20:17,679 --> 00:20:18,843
♪♪
426
00:20:18,878 --> 00:20:20,482
That was fun!
427
00:20:20,517 --> 00:20:21,978
And easy.
428
00:20:22,013 --> 00:20:24,717
As magical battles go,
that was a cakewalk.
429
00:20:24,752 --> 00:20:26,884
Mhmmm, "cakewalk".
430
00:20:28,558 --> 00:20:30,492
[laughter]
431
00:20:30,527 --> 00:20:33,726
We did handle this
pretty well on our own.
432
00:20:33,761 --> 00:20:34,827
Does this mean--?
433
00:20:34,862 --> 00:20:37,730
I still don't feel like I'm
one hundred percent ready,
434
00:20:37,765 --> 00:20:38,863
but will I ever?
435
00:20:38,898 --> 00:20:41,701
Knowing you? Nope.
436
00:20:41,736 --> 00:20:45,837
I have you guys, and we have
the Elements, and together,
437
00:20:45,872 --> 00:20:48,576
we've never failed.
We'll be OK.
438
00:20:48,611 --> 00:20:51,513
[cheers]
439
00:20:56,916 --> 00:21:00,291
Once again, Equestria is safe.
440
00:21:00,326 --> 00:21:02,051
What should we
do to celebrate?
441
00:21:02,086 --> 00:21:03,855
I vote for a cakewalk!
442
00:21:03,890 --> 00:21:06,759
♪♪
443
00:21:06,794 --> 00:21:08,365
[crash]
444
00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,632
[whoosh]
445
00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:14,668
[rumbling]
446
00:21:14,703 --> 00:21:15,900
What's going on?
447
00:21:15,935 --> 00:21:17,572
I don't know.
448
00:21:17,607 --> 00:21:21,774
[smashing]
449
00:21:21,809 --> 00:21:22,775
[smashing glass]
450
00:21:22,810 --> 00:21:24,414
[gasps]
451
00:21:24,449 --> 00:21:26,548
[whoosh]
452
00:21:26,583 --> 00:21:29,584
[evil laughter]