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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
00:13:38,451 --> 00:13:40,385
Because it isn't.
262
00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:42,152
A spy!
263
00:13:42,255 --> 00:13:43,588
( screams )
264
00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:48,125
A spy?
How did they know?
265
00:13:48,228 --> 00:13:51,295
Ah, must have noticed
my night-vision goggles.
266
00:13:51,397 --> 00:13:53,565
Ooh, night visiony.
267
00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:58,803
( hums )
268
00:13:58,905 --> 00:14:00,805
And when you flip your mane,
269
00:14:00,907 --> 00:14:04,208
it simply must create
a rainbow of color.
270
00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:07,878
Wouldn't I look
just magnificent?
271
00:14:07,981 --> 00:14:09,480
So sparkly.
272
00:14:09,583 --> 00:14:11,416
( giggles )
273
00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:18,189
I got nothing so far.
274
00:14:18,291 --> 00:14:20,425
Oh, me neither.
275
00:14:23,629 --> 00:14:25,329
My cover has been blown.
276
00:14:25,431 --> 00:14:27,898
I repeat, my cover
has been blown.
277
00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,801
Okay.
Sorry, Twilight.
278
00:14:30,904 --> 00:14:32,903
These Crystal Ponies seem
to have some kind
279
00:14:33,005 --> 00:14:34,938
of collective amnesia
or something.
280
00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:36,173
Only thing I was able
to get out of them
281
00:14:36,276 --> 00:14:38,142
was something
about a library.
282
00:14:38,244 --> 00:14:39,343
( gasps )
283
00:14:39,445 --> 00:14:41,979
A library?
Well, why didn't you say so?
284
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:44,515
Uh, thought I just did.
285
00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:54,892
I just--
I don't even know what to--
286
00:14:54,994 --> 00:14:56,894
There are no words.
287
00:14:56,996 --> 00:14:58,329
( clears throat )
288
00:14:58,431 --> 00:14:59,930
May I help you?
289
00:15:00,032 --> 00:15:01,932
Yes. We're looking
for a book.
290
00:15:02,034 --> 00:15:03,968
We have plenty of those.
291
00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:07,338
You do. You really do.
292
00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,740
We're looking
for a history book,
293
00:15:09,842 --> 00:15:11,575
something that might tell us
how the empire
294
00:15:11,677 --> 00:15:14,378
might have protected itself
from danger back in the day.
295
00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,013
Yes, of course.
296
00:15:16,115 --> 00:15:17,882
History. History.
297
00:15:17,984 --> 00:15:19,450
Ah, yes.
298
00:15:24,023 --> 00:15:26,323
Which is where, exactly?
299
00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:29,226
I...I can't seem
to remember.
300
00:15:29,328 --> 00:15:32,063
I'm not sure
I actually work here.
301
00:15:32,165 --> 00:15:33,964
Ugh!
We'll just take a look around.
302
00:15:34,066 --> 00:15:36,300
I'm sure we can find it
on our own.
303
00:15:36,402 --> 00:15:39,536
Let me know
if you find anything.
304
00:15:39,639 --> 00:15:42,106
I like her.
305
00:16:02,161 --> 00:16:05,462
Uh, anyone else starting
to think this is a lost cause?
306
00:16:05,564 --> 00:16:08,232
No. No. No. No.
307
00:16:08,334 --> 00:16:10,501
No.
308
00:16:10,603 --> 00:16:12,170
Yes!
309
00:16:14,507 --> 00:16:17,141
History
of the Crystal Empire.
310
00:16:17,243 --> 00:16:20,478
I just hope
it has the answers we need.
311
00:16:25,785 --> 00:16:27,217
A Crystal Faire.
312
00:16:27,319 --> 00:16:30,554
According to this book, it was
established by their first queen
313
00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:33,157
and became
their most important tradition.
314
00:16:33,259 --> 00:16:35,292
The faire was held
every year to...
315
00:16:35,394 --> 00:16:38,129
"Renew the spirit of love
and unity in the empire
316
00:16:38,231 --> 00:16:40,164
so they could protect it
from harm."
317
00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:42,233
My friends and I
can put it together.
318
00:16:42,335 --> 00:16:44,301
Everything we need to know is
in the book.
319
00:16:44,403 --> 00:16:46,471
That sounds
pretty promising.
320
00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:49,573
We'll get started
right away.
321
00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:53,377
Come on, Spike, we've got
a Crystal Faire to put together.
322
00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,279
( groans )
323
00:17:04,056 --> 00:17:06,290
♪ Princess Cadence
Needs our help ♪
324
00:17:06,392 --> 00:17:09,293
♪ Her magic
Will not last forever ♪
325
00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:14,131
♪ I think we can do it
But we need to work together ♪
326
00:17:14,234 --> 00:17:16,567
♪ We have to get this right ♪
327
00:17:16,669 --> 00:17:18,702
♪ Yes, we have
To make them see ♪
328
00:17:18,804 --> 00:17:25,042
♪ We can save the Crystal Ponies
With their history ♪
329
00:17:25,144 --> 00:17:29,146
♪ It says that they
Liked jousting ♪
330
00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:33,284
♪ They flew a flag
Of many hues ♪
331
00:17:33,386 --> 00:17:37,889
♪ Made sweets
Of Crystal Berries ♪
332
00:17:37,991 --> 00:17:41,292
♪ They had a petting zoo
With tiny ewes ♪
333
00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,294
♪ Oh, we have to get
This right ♪
334
00:17:43,396 --> 00:17:45,863
♪ Yes, we have
To make them see ♪
335
00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:50,534
♪ We can save the Crystal Ponies
With their history ♪
336
00:17:50,636 --> 00:17:54,872
♪ There was
A Crystal Flugelhorn ♪
337
00:17:54,974 --> 00:17:59,276
♪ That everypony
Liked to play ♪
338
00:17:59,379 --> 00:18:02,345
♪ And a Crystal Kingdom anthem ♪
339
00:18:02,448 --> 00:18:07,017
♪ Can you learn it in a day? ♪
340
00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,086
♪ Oh, we have to get
This right ♪
341
00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:11,288
♪ Yes, we have to
Make them see ♪
342
00:18:11,390 --> 00:18:15,359
♪ We can save
The Crystal Ponies ♪
343
00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:22,700
♪ With their history ♪
344
00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:28,572
It looks amazing.
345
00:18:28,674 --> 00:18:31,175
I don't know how I could have
done this without you.
346
00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,944
One last check to make sure
everything is in place
347
00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:36,013
and then the festivities
can begin.
348
00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:38,048
What's this thing for?
349
00:18:38,150 --> 00:18:39,884
The last page of the book
350
00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:42,353
mentioned a crystal heart
as the faire's centerpiece,
351
00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:45,556
so I used my magic to cut one
out of a crystal block.
352
00:18:45,658 --> 00:18:47,224
Nice work, Twi.
353
00:18:47,326 --> 00:18:50,461
Think we're ready to get
this faire up and running.
354
00:18:53,098 --> 00:18:55,265
( inhaling deeply )
355
00:18:55,367 --> 00:18:59,937
( playing off-key notes )
356
00:19:00,039 --> 00:19:02,506
Hear ye, hear--
357
00:19:02,609 --> 00:19:05,243
Flugelhorn!
358
00:19:07,946 --> 00:19:09,012
( laughs nervously )
359
00:19:09,114 --> 00:19:10,181
My bad.
360
00:19:10,283 --> 00:19:12,583
( clears throat )
361
00:19:12,685 --> 00:19:14,385
Hear ye, hear ye!
362
00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:16,921
Princess Cadence
and Prince Shining Armor
363
00:19:17,023 --> 00:19:21,225
do cordially invite you
to attend the Crystal Faire.
364
00:19:21,327 --> 00:19:24,195
( Crystal Ponies murmuring )
365
00:19:30,302 --> 00:19:31,468
Come on in, y'all.
366
00:19:31,571 --> 00:19:33,203
Got food and drinks
thataway.
367
00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:34,805
Games and crafts
are thataway.
368
00:19:34,907 --> 00:19:37,441
Crystal Heart's in the back
near the princess.
369
00:19:37,543 --> 00:19:41,111
Did she say,
"crystal heart"?
370
00:19:41,213 --> 00:19:43,413
( murmuring )
371
00:19:43,515 --> 00:19:45,483
We totally nailed it, right?
372
00:19:45,585 --> 00:19:49,386
Must be feeling a lot of love
and unity about now.
373
00:19:49,489 --> 00:19:52,356
Gonna have some grub, huh?
What are you thinking?
374
00:19:52,458 --> 00:19:54,358
Crystal Empire Berry Pie?
375
00:19:54,460 --> 00:19:56,927
Maybe some
Crystal Corn on the Cob?
376
00:19:57,029 --> 00:20:00,297
What is with these ponies?
377
00:20:00,399 --> 00:20:02,165
Seeing all of this,
378
00:20:02,267 --> 00:20:04,702
I feel like I'm starting
to remember,
379
00:20:04,804 --> 00:20:07,438
remember things
from before the king.
380
00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,907
Me too.
381
00:20:10,009 --> 00:20:11,075
( gasps )
( gasps )
382
00:20:11,177 --> 00:20:12,476
BOTH:
The Crystal Heart!
383
00:20:12,578 --> 00:20:14,245
Do you think
they really have it?
384
00:20:14,347 --> 00:20:15,512
Of course we have it.
385
00:20:15,614 --> 00:20:17,281
Can't have a Crystal Faire
386
00:20:17,383 --> 00:20:19,282
without the Crystal Heart,
right?
387
00:20:19,384 --> 00:20:21,819
Of course you can't.
388
00:20:21,921 --> 00:20:23,821
The whole purpose
of the Crystal Faire is
389
00:20:23,923 --> 00:20:25,823
to lift the spirits
of the Crystal Ponies
390
00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:28,159
so the light within them
can power the Crystal Heart
391
00:20:28,261 --> 00:20:30,294
so that the empire
can be protected.
392
00:20:30,396 --> 00:20:32,563
I do work at the library.
393
00:20:32,665 --> 00:20:35,432
What's that
about powering the heart?
394
00:20:35,534 --> 00:20:37,434
I just can't believe
you found it.
395
00:20:37,536 --> 00:20:39,436
King Sombra said
he'd hidden it away
396
00:20:39,538 --> 00:20:41,471
where we would never
see it again.
397
00:20:41,573 --> 00:20:45,009
I only hope it will still be as
powerful after all these years.
398
00:20:45,111 --> 00:20:46,744
Mmm, funnel cake.
399
00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:48,746
( squeaks )
400
00:20:50,783 --> 00:20:52,950
Why did you--?
401
00:20:53,052 --> 00:20:56,086
I think we may have
a problem.
402
00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:58,421
I didn't know
it was an actual relic.
403
00:20:58,524 --> 00:21:00,424
The book didn't
mention anything
404
00:21:00,526 --> 00:21:02,893
about the Crystal Ponies
powering the heart.
405
00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:06,463
There was a page missing.
How did I not notice?
406
00:21:06,565 --> 00:21:09,867
It's all right,
Twilight.
407
00:21:11,337 --> 00:21:12,569
Twily.
408
00:21:12,671 --> 00:21:15,172
( creature howling distantly )
409
00:21:15,274 --> 00:21:17,742
( ominous theme playing )
410
00:21:26,351 --> 00:21:27,918
( wind howling )
411
00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:35,326
♪ My little pony ♪
412
00:21:36,429 --> 00:21:38,896
♪ My little pony ♪
413
00:21:49,508 --> 00:21:51,375
♪ My little pony ♪
414
00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:55,513
♪ Friends ♪