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♪♪
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Twilight! Look at the
scroll I just got!
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♪ [trumpet fanfare] ♪
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Do you know what
this means?
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Uh huh!
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Uh, I don't. What's so
exciting about a toy crown?
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Oh, this is no toy crown.
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It's the hard-won helm
of the Sibling Supreme!
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When Shining Armor
and I were small,
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we competed over
everything.
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♪♪
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To keep it friendly, our
parents gave us gold stars
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every time we did
something special.
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Sharing...
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Getting good grades...
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Even telling a
really funny joke!
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And at the end of each week,
we'd add up the stars.
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♪♪
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The sibling with the
most would win the crown
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of the Sibling Supreme
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and bragging rights
till next time!
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Guess that explains
your love of charts.
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And so much else.
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I always wanted to be
Sibling Supreme one day.
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Meet me at Celestia's Castle
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to decide who deserves the
crown once and for all.
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Race ya there.
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♪♪
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Guess I'll...
watch the school?
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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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♪♪
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[door opens]
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[gasp]
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You're wearing it?
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Look, I know you've
always held a grudge
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because I left
home with this.
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Grudge? Pff. What grudge?
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Just because you've
had it for way longer
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than you should have,
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and I never got a
chance to win it back...
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With the return of Sombra,
Princess Luna and I
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felt it was time to reinforce
the castle's defenses.
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I said we could
do it ourselves,
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but some ponies
are a bit stubborn.
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So I asked our old Captain of
the Guard to handle the job.
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I've taken the security
here to a new level.
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The only thing I need now
is somepony to test it.
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You want me to break
into Celestia's castle?
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If you can get past my
defenses, steal the crown,
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and get out, you'll be
Sibling Supreme.
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Forever.
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[dreamy] Forever!
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BUT, if you fail,
I keep the crown.
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DEAL! Wait! Are you
sure this counts?
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Mom and Dad aren't
giving us any stars.
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Celestia: I will represent
their authority.
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And thank you, Twilight.
Your help will reveal
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if there are any
holes in our security.
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And there aren't.
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I've designed a
multi-tiered, impenetrable,
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triple-backed-up
line of defense.
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The castle is
surrounded by shards
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of Queen Chrysalis' throne.
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Thanks to Starswirl, its
anti-magic powers are now
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tuned to stop anycreature from
using a spell to get inside.
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You can't fly in either.
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Giant fans keep any
creature from flying
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too close to the castle.
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Plus the entrances to the
tunnels below the castle
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have been sealed. So there's
no underground access.
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And even if you could
get in, which you can't,
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I've doubled the
ranks of security.
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Ponies protect every
hallway and door,
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which can only be opened
with Royal Guard medals.
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[zap]
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Even if you brought an army...
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the throne room is the
safest spot in Equestria.
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I rigged a floor
trap to activate
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at the slightest touch.
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[metallic ]
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But say you avoid the floor.
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Still no luck.
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Because I've employed
Nature's alarm system.
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[loud honking]
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Geese?
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You can hear their honks
all the way in Ponyville.
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[squawk]
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[snap]
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Plus they bite.
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[squawk]
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♪ [pensive music] ♪
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♪♪
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So that's what we're up against.
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That's a barrel and
a half of obstacles,
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plus a bushel and peck
of impenetrability.
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And all this is to win
some fillyhood competition
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with your brother?
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It's more than that!
OK, it's exactly that.
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And to protect
Celestia's castle.
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If it means that much to
you, Twilight, we're in.
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I was already in.
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C'mon, who doesn't want
to hang with geese?
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Of course we'll
help. But how?
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Shining Armor may have come
up with some great security,
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but he'll never guess
Twilight's plan.
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We play to our strengths
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and defeat all of the
security measures.
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That way, if one of
us fails, the others
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will still have a shot
at getting the crown.
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Pinkie, you'll distract the
guards with a surprise party.
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Yes sir, Twilight sir!
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Applejack, you'll buck your
way into the sealed tunnels.
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Rainbow Dash, if anypony can
outfly those wind turbines,
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it's you.
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Rarity, you'll sew
us guard costumes
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so we can sneak past security.
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Then Fluttershy will disable
the throne room alarm
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by charming the geese.
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[zap]
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It's from Shining Armor.
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Dear Twily, Hope your
idea isn't just...[muttering]
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Tunnels! He guessed
your whole plan!
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What?
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Pinkie party, Rarity costumes...
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Signed, the future Sibling
Supreme? Oh, come on!
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Rarity: Twilight, darling.
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Nopony knows you better
than your own brother.
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So you're saying
I should give up?
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I'm saying your
brother will win.
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No matter how
brilliant your plan is,
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no matter how many
variations you try,
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it will be something
your brother expects
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and he'll always win. Unless...
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When the perfect
chance comes along,
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you do something he can't
expect. Then, you'll win.
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You've been practicing
that speech, haven't you?
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A little bit. It felt like
I rushed. Did I rush it?
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Absolutely not.
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Oh! No!
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Yeah, it was fastish.
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We have to do the opposite of
what Shining Armor expects.
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Therefore, Twilight cannot
mastermind the plan...
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but I can!
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That's...definitely
unexpected.
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♪♪
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How is you making
a break-in plan
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the opposite of
Twilight doing it?
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Because my plan is for
each of us to devise
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our own unexpected
part of it!
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Allow me to demonstrate.
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[chattering]
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[door slams open]
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We're looking for a
pony with information.
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[zoom]
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We got questions, and
you're gonna serve us up
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some answers,
juice jockey.
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Where is the secret
entrance to the passages
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under Canterlot Castle?
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Shining Armor sealed them all.
There is no secret entrance.
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There's always a
secret entrance!
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So make like a glass
of OJ and spill.
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Ooh! Ooh! I know what I can do!
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You're gonna need a lookout, so
I can be your eye in the sky!
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Too low, silly, up here!
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♪ [upbeat music] ♪
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♪♪
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[goofy laughter]
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Oh, Pinkie! That tickles!
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[giggling]
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What?
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How about somethin' a little
more down to earth. Like...
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I distract the guard ponies
with a farewell performance
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by my alter ego, famous
country western super-star,
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Apple Chord!
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I didn't know you
had an alter-ego.
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And why would she be giving
a farewell performance?
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Well, it's a long story.
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Back on the farm,
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playin' music was about
makin' her family smile.
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♪♪
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Word of her talent spread,
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and soon Apple Chord
was playin' real shows.
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[cheering]
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The more she played, the
bigger those shows got.
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[cheering]
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But she missed playin'
for her family.
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♪ [sad music] ♪
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So one day, she gave it all up.
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♪♪
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Seeing her family smile
was all she ever wanted
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from her music.
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Of course, Apple Chord could
come out of retirement
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for a farewell
concert this one time.
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Wait. Did you just
make all that up
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or did that actually happen?
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Um...
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It doesn't matter. It's
perfect! Fluttershy? Spike?
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I guess the opposite
of what I'm good at
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is being in small spaces.
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I always wanted
to be a super spy.
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Is that the opposite
of anything?
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Special Agent Fluttershy,
target detected below.
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It's almost too easy.
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♪ [thriller music] ♪
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♪♪
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[zap]
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[explosions]
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I guess I'm the only one left
that still needs a plan.
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Oh, no, darling, that IS the
plan. You shall do nothing!
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[gasp]
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Shining Armor definitely
won't expect that.
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♪ [military snare drum] ♪
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♪♪
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♪ [banjo strum] ♪
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Applejack? What are you doing?
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Applejack? Heh, heh, who's
that? My name's Apple Chord
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and I've got a couple
of songs to play for ya.
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Clap your hooves if you know
'em. And a one and a two and a..
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♪ My love is like a barrel ♪
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♪ A barrel full of hay. ♪
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[whistling wind]
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[whoosh]
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The Wonderbolts did a flyby,
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and the only way
past those giant fans
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and into the castle
ducts is here.
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But there's no
room for mistakes!
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Pinkie: Just like
space travel!
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[pop]
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Uh, Pinkie, we're not actually
going INTO space, right?
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No, silly! I'm
dropping you two off
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as soon as we're
close to the fans.
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Then I'm going
into space.
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♪♪
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[thud]
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You're up to
something, Twily.
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Nope. Just looking
at the flowers.
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[sniff] Ahhh.
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Right.
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♪♪
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Ooh! Maybe Rarity's
plan will work!
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Canterlot, we have a problem!
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[shriek]
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I know that one's
a crowd favorite.
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What's say we play
it one more time?
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And a one, and a two and a --
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[shrieking]
259
00:12:05,056 --> 00:12:06,252
A distraction's a distraction.
260
00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:09,156
[thwack]
261
00:12:09,258 --> 00:12:13,061
♪♪
262
00:12:13,163 --> 00:12:14,491
[clatter]
263
00:12:14,593 --> 00:12:15,998
Where's Spike
and Fluttershy?
264
00:12:16,100 --> 00:12:17,769
Did they make it
into the castle?
265
00:12:17,871 --> 00:12:22,367
They jumped out right before
the balloon went TBBBTHHHH.
266
00:12:22,469 --> 00:12:24,974
But that's all I could see
without being in space.
267
00:12:25,076 --> 00:12:26,844
Where I didn't get to go.
268
00:12:28,210 --> 00:12:30,474
Let's hope Rarity and Rainbow
Dash had better luck.
269
00:12:34,051 --> 00:12:36,887
What's this? Closed?
270
00:12:36,989 --> 00:12:38,482
The Seedy Juice Joint
is always closed
271
00:12:38,584 --> 00:12:39,791
around this time.
272
00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,189
Then how can we shake
down Ne'er Do Wells
273
00:12:42,291 --> 00:12:43,861
for information?
274
00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:45,830
What sort of
information do you need?
275
00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:47,964
Um, the location to
a secret entrance
276
00:12:48,066 --> 00:12:50,230
to the passages under
Canterlot Castle?
277
00:12:50,332 --> 00:12:51,462
You mean that one?
278
00:12:53,235 --> 00:12:54,971
Yes. Thank you.
That will do nicely.
279
00:13:01,474 --> 00:13:04,475
Zephyr Breeze?
280
00:13:04,577 --> 00:13:09,953
Oh, ho ho ho, darling; this
couldn't be more perfect.
281
00:13:10,055 --> 00:13:11,449
How is this perfect?
282
00:13:11,551 --> 00:13:13,858
He's the most annoying
pony in Equestria,
283
00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,519
and he's totally
obsessed with me,
284
00:13:15,621 --> 00:13:18,555
and we have to come up
with a way to distract.
285
00:13:18,657 --> 00:13:22,097
Oh, no! No way! Uh, uh!
286
00:13:22,199 --> 00:13:24,033
♪♪
287
00:13:24,135 --> 00:13:25,265
[sigh]
288
00:13:25,367 --> 00:13:27,300
♪♪
289
00:13:27,402 --> 00:13:30,270
Rainbow! I knew
you'd come running
290
00:13:30,372 --> 00:13:31,876
when you heard I
got this job.
291
00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:34,373
The mares love a pony
in uniform, am I right?
292
00:13:34,475 --> 00:13:35,539
Not really.
293
00:13:40,513 --> 00:13:43,250
I mean, totally.
294
00:13:43,352 --> 00:13:45,318
Why don't you step
into the light
295
00:13:45,420 --> 00:13:49,828
so I can see how
handsome you look in it?
296
00:13:54,296 --> 00:14:01,301
♪♪
297
00:14:01,403 --> 00:14:04,436
I told the Sarge that gold
kinda clashes with my aura,
298
00:14:04,538 --> 00:14:06,537
but apparently, they
aren't big on "input".
299
00:14:06,639 --> 00:14:09,276
Still, I totally manage
to rock the look,
300
00:14:09,378 --> 00:14:10,310
don't you think?
301
00:14:10,412 --> 00:14:14,413
Yep. You're real
guard material.
302
00:14:14,515 --> 00:14:17,053
I'm part of the castle team
now, so I'm basically...
303
00:14:17,155 --> 00:14:18,923
Whoa, we got a swooner!
304
00:14:20,586 --> 00:14:22,124
It's good you're
finally being honest
305
00:14:22,226 --> 00:14:23,862
with your feelings
for me, Rainbows.
306
00:14:23,964 --> 00:14:25,226
[gag] Yech!
307
00:14:25,328 --> 00:14:27,030
The truth is such a gift.
308
00:14:27,132 --> 00:14:30,198
Like, I had to follow my bliss
to see guarding is my calling.
309
00:14:30,300 --> 00:14:32,970
Like look at me go. I'm going
to walk over here and I go woo!
310
00:14:33,072 --> 00:14:34,070
Over there! And I go yeah!
311
00:14:35,239 --> 00:14:36,038
And sometimes I just stand
like this and look real cool
312
00:14:36,074 --> 00:14:38,635
and I go down the
hallway going...
313
00:14:44,346 --> 00:14:45,543
[gasp]
314
00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:49,085
[phew]
315
00:14:50,088 --> 00:14:52,385
We'll have to glide to
the throne. No flapping.
316
00:14:57,425 --> 00:14:59,491
[low squawk]
317
00:14:59,593 --> 00:15:02,659
[loud squawking]
318
00:15:02,761 --> 00:15:03,660
[slam]
319
00:15:06,269 --> 00:15:09,369
Sister! Another false alarm
320
00:15:09,471 --> 00:15:11,536
from Shining
Armor's guard geese!
321
00:15:11,638 --> 00:15:14,473
♪♪
322
00:15:14,575 --> 00:15:15,980
We should have heard by now.
323
00:15:16,082 --> 00:15:17,410
Something must have gone wrong.
324
00:15:17,512 --> 00:15:19,082
Pinkie: Probably
several somethings.
325
00:15:22,252 --> 00:15:24,054
No lookout, no distraction,
326
00:15:24,156 --> 00:15:26,188
and no word from
the ponies inside.
327
00:15:26,290 --> 00:15:28,157
I'm starting to think
this whole operation
328
00:15:28,259 --> 00:15:29,587
might be a giant flop.
329
00:15:33,428 --> 00:15:35,692
[squawking]
330
00:15:35,794 --> 00:15:38,035
[panicked gasping]
331
00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:40,037
Oh, no!
332
00:15:40,139 --> 00:15:40,937
Gee, Fluttershy,
333
00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,073
I thought your whole
"small spaces" thing
334
00:15:43,175 --> 00:15:45,009
was just part of the
plan to be unexpected.
335
00:15:45,242 --> 00:15:47,539
Once I got trapped in the
Castle of the Two Sisters,
336
00:15:47,641 --> 00:15:49,706
and Angel Bunny and
I were separated.
337
00:15:49,808 --> 00:15:53,017
Now whenever I'm in a tiny room,
it's all I can think about!
338
00:15:53,119 --> 00:15:56,647
I was so worried he felt
alone and forgotten.
339
00:15:56,749 --> 00:15:58,451
I know what
that's like.
340
00:15:58,553 --> 00:16:00,453
What do you mean?
341
00:16:00,555 --> 00:16:03,060
I was always excited to
be a part of Twilight's
342
00:16:03,162 --> 00:16:06,063
and Shining Armor's rivalry,
like I was their little brother,
343
00:16:06,461 --> 00:16:08,725
but they never really
thought of me that way.
344
00:16:08,827 --> 00:16:12,333
I know they both have a special
place in their heart for you,
345
00:16:12,435 --> 00:16:15,435
but sibling dynamics
are hard. Trust me.
346
00:16:15,537 --> 00:16:17,470
Ugh. Right. Zephyr Breeze.
347
00:16:17,572 --> 00:16:20,044
Honestly, he could
learn a lot from you
348
00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:21,276
about being a
little brother.
349
00:16:21,378 --> 00:16:23,278
[crashing]
350
00:16:23,380 --> 00:16:26,314
I'm sick of being lost
in these slimy corridors too,
351
00:16:26,416 --> 00:16:28,481
but you shouldn't pull every
lever you come across.
352
00:16:28,583 --> 00:16:30,417
Half of them are traps.
353
00:16:30,519 --> 00:16:33,189
And the other half might
open a secret passage
354
00:16:33,291 --> 00:16:34,223
to the castle!
355
00:16:35,059 --> 00:16:35,724
[yelling] It's not
worth the risk!
356
00:16:35,759 --> 00:16:37,094
[sweet] Oh,
hello, Spike.
357
00:16:38,063 --> 00:16:39,393
Even if we did find our
way into the castle,
358
00:16:39,495 --> 00:16:40,691
we'd still have all
of those guards--
359
00:16:41,331 --> 00:16:42,660
SPIKE! FLUTTERSHY!
360
00:16:44,499 --> 00:16:46,334
What are you guys
doing down here?
361
00:16:46,501 --> 00:16:48,633
We kind of fell
through the floor.
362
00:16:48,735 --> 00:16:51,042
I don't think our
plan is working.
363
00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:52,538
If we've both
hit dead ends,
364
00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:56,179
perhaps we should return to
the outside and revaluate.
365
00:16:56,281 --> 00:16:58,412
[squeaking]
366
00:16:58,514 --> 00:16:59,578
Ech!
367
00:17:00,713 --> 00:17:04,154
[panicked panting]
368
00:17:04,256 --> 00:17:05,188
Psssst!
369
00:17:08,754 --> 00:17:10,358
What are you all doing out here?
370
00:17:10,558 --> 00:17:15,264
In retrospect, our plan might
have been too unexpected.
371
00:17:15,366 --> 00:17:19,433
Every part of it failed? Oh,
now I'll never get the crown.
372
00:17:20,403 --> 00:17:23,371
Maybe we should go back to
doing things the Twilight way.
373
00:17:23,473 --> 00:17:25,505
You mean, the
totally expected way?
374
00:17:25,607 --> 00:17:26,739
It may not be a surprise,
375
00:17:26,774 --> 00:17:29,212
but you have a pretty good
record for planning things.
376
00:17:32,283 --> 00:17:34,778
Then I guess it's worth
a try. Thanks, Spike.
377
00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:36,483
What are little
brothers for?
378
00:17:36,650 --> 00:17:39,453
OK. You all know
what to do!
379
00:17:39,555 --> 00:17:45,393
♪♪
380
00:17:45,495 --> 00:17:46,526
[pow]
381
00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:58,604
[excited chatter]
382
00:17:58,706 --> 00:18:00,342
At least one part of
our unexpected plan
383
00:18:00,444 --> 00:18:01,409
worked unexpectedly.
384
00:18:01,511 --> 00:18:02,509
[doorknob clicks open]
385
00:18:02,611 --> 00:18:05,248
♪ [tense music] ♪
386
00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:12,156
[whoosh]
387
00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:14,191
♪♪
388
00:18:14,293 --> 00:18:17,227
To be fair, it was never made
specifically clear to me
389
00:18:17,329 --> 00:18:20,857
what "guarding" actually
means. So this is on you.
390
00:18:20,959 --> 00:18:24,168
♪♪
391
00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:26,599
I'm strong, Twilight,
but not even I
392
00:18:26,701 --> 00:18:28,865
can buck through solid rock.
393
00:18:28,967 --> 00:18:30,669
That's why I brought
a specialist.
394
00:18:32,442 --> 00:18:33,276
[clink clink]
395
00:18:33,311 --> 00:18:34,310
[clank]
396
00:18:39,317 --> 00:18:40,184
[smash]
397
00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:41,317
[crumbling]
398
00:18:41,419 --> 00:18:45,156
♪♪
399
00:18:45,258 --> 00:18:47,587
Next shift. You're on break.
400
00:18:47,689 --> 00:18:59,830
♪♪
401
00:18:59,932 --> 00:19:03,306
[squawking]
402
00:19:03,408 --> 00:19:05,836
You've been
glaring so hard!
403
00:19:05,938 --> 00:19:08,311
Who wants a feather massage?
404
00:19:08,413 --> 00:19:10,511
[curious squawks]
405
00:19:10,613 --> 00:19:12,810
We mapped this out when
we got lost down here.
406
00:19:12,944 --> 00:19:16,451
The lever to the secret
hallway entrance should be...
407
00:19:16,553 --> 00:19:17,551
Here.
408
00:19:17,817 --> 00:19:22,820
♪♪
409
00:19:22,922 --> 00:19:25,526
I can't believe this worked!
410
00:19:25,628 --> 00:19:29,464
I guess sometimes the best
plan is the one you expect.
411
00:19:29,566 --> 00:19:32,170
All I have to do now is fly
over and take the crown,
412
00:19:32,272 --> 00:19:34,865
and I'll be Sibling
Supreme forever.
413
00:19:34,967 --> 00:19:36,702
Not exactly.
414
00:19:36,804 --> 00:19:38,209
♪ [dramatic]
♪
415
00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:40,376
Oh, come on!
416
00:19:40,478 --> 00:19:42,840
Gotta admit, it was
unexpected for you to do
417
00:19:42,942 --> 00:19:45,942
everything exactly how
I thought you would.
418
00:19:46,044 --> 00:19:48,186
But you should know
by now there's no way
419
00:19:48,288 --> 00:19:51,354
to beat the true
SIBLING SUPREME!
420
00:19:51,456 --> 00:19:53,884
I am sorry, Twilight,
but it looks as though
421
00:19:53,986 --> 00:19:57,228
Shining Armor has
truly won the crown.
422
00:19:57,330 --> 00:19:58,889
That's the thing about looks...
423
00:19:58,991 --> 00:20:01,661
...they can be deceiving!
424
00:20:01,763 --> 00:20:02,761
Spike?
425
00:20:02,863 --> 00:20:05,236
How in Equestria
did you do it?
426
00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:07,403
Come on. You two don't
think you have the only
427
00:20:07,505 --> 00:20:11,242
sibling rivalry. I had
an inside pony help.
428
00:20:13,345 --> 00:20:15,444
It wasn't hard to miss
there was some disagreement
429
00:20:15,546 --> 00:20:17,611
on the whole "security" thing.
430
00:20:18,383 --> 00:20:20,251
Luna: I said we could
do it ourselves,
431
00:20:20,353 --> 00:20:23,551
but some ponies are
a bit more stubborn.
432
00:20:23,653 --> 00:20:25,949
So, while Shining
Armor went on and on
433
00:20:26,051 --> 00:20:28,259
about all his improved
security measures,
434
00:20:28,361 --> 00:20:30,228
Luna and I struck a deal.
435
00:20:30,428 --> 00:20:32,428
She put Zephyr in
charge of the catacombs
436
00:20:32,530 --> 00:20:34,826
and helped keep Celestia
out of the castle hallways.
437
00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,401
Once Luna was on board, I
just had to do my part...
438
00:20:38,931 --> 00:20:40,931
...and make sure we
stuck to Twilight's plan,
439
00:20:41,033 --> 00:20:43,670
so we'd all get to the throne
room at the same time.
440
00:20:43,936 --> 00:20:45,837
I knew Shining Armor
would let it play out
441
00:20:45,939 --> 00:20:47,608
until the last
possible second.
442
00:20:47,742 --> 00:20:50,413
Then, while everyone was
distracted by his gloating,
443
00:20:50,515 --> 00:20:53,746
all Luna had to do was
float the crown over to me.
444
00:20:57,048 --> 00:20:58,388
Ahem.
445
00:20:59,524 --> 00:21:02,722
I apologize for not listening
to your concerns, sister.
446
00:21:02,824 --> 00:21:04,460
It seems we need
to make adjustments
447
00:21:04,562 --> 00:21:07,892
to account for threats inside
the castle as well as out.
448
00:21:07,994 --> 00:21:09,663
If you agree?
449
00:21:09,765 --> 00:21:12,963
If you think it's
worth discussing.
450
00:21:13,065 --> 00:21:17,374
So...if Twilight and
Shining Armor failed...
451
00:21:17,476 --> 00:21:18,936
who gets the crown?
452
00:21:21,006 --> 00:21:24,711
The true Sibling Supreme. Spike.
453
00:21:24,813 --> 00:21:25,778
Huh?
454
00:21:26,647 --> 00:21:28,880
The little brother
we've always had!