♪♪
The Tree of Harmony remains one of the most powerful sources
of magic known to ponydom.
And though it has been at the "root" of Magic and Friendship
from the moment it was planted, its ways are mysterious.
Almost as if it has a mind of its own.
Mind? It's a tree.
A tree that grew a castle.
Was that before or after Discord made chocolate rain?
[whisper] After.
I'm never going to learn Pony history.
[bell rings]
You can all show me what you've learned on tomorrow's test!
Friendship's effect on the course of Equestrian History.
[groans]
Remember, study groups are both fun AND effective!
Sandbar: So who wants to study together?
With other students? This is Equestria!
If you want the real scoop, there's only one place to go!
Hello, oh magical Equestrian tree.
Can you tell me everything I need to know about friendship?
[groan]
[laughter]
♪ My little pony, my little pony ♪
♪ Aaaahhh ♪
♪ My little Pony ♪
♪ I used to wonder what friendship could be. ♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Until you all shared its magic with me. ♪
♪ Big adventure! ♪ ♪ Tons of fun ♪
♪ A beautiful heart! ♪ ♪ Faithful and strong! ♪
♪ Sharing kindness ♪ ♪ it's an easy feat ♪
♪ And magic makes it all complete! ♪
♪ To have my little pony ♪
♪ Do you know you're all my very best friends? ♪
♪♪
The Elements of Harmony grew the tree?
No. The pillars grew the tree.
The tree grew the elements. And then the box with six locks.
But our professors found six keys
and unlocked the box.
I'm so gonna fail.
You guys! Check this out!
That's a plumbing diagram on how to fix a sink.
[giddy giggles]
What does that have to do with Equestrian History?
Nothing. I just can't believe that's how sinks work!
Where's Yona?
[loud snoring]
Apparently, yaks no love study groups.
Shhhh. Haha.
SPIDER! NO!
[laughter]
Hey Cozy. What are you doing here?
I volunteered to help Professor Sparkle organize these books.
So? Experts on Friendship History yet?
I think I'd be better off studying the plumbing book.
This stuff is impossible.
[whoosh]
Oh, come on, Gallus! With good friends and solid study habits,
anything is possible!
[laughing]
How about you just tell us
what's on tomorrow's test, Professor?
Yeah! Please! Come on!
Now hold on a sec. I can't give y'all a sneak peak!
That there wouldn't be honest!
[hooting laughter]
Golly, it's so inspiring how relaxed you all are about
studying friendship considering your disadvantage.
What cute pony mean?
Just consider where you all came from!
If Sandbar hadn't sacrificed so much of his time
to get you up to speed? Who knows how behind you'd be?
That's not--
I mean growing up as a love-starved changeling!
Or hiding underwater from an evil king all those years!
Trusting any creature must be so hard for you!
And Griffons never want to be around any creature.
Even other griffons!
And dragons are so fierce compared to us.
There must be days you can't wait to get away
from all us cute ponies.
Everypony know yaks think yaks are best.
Making friends with any other creature
must seem like a step down.
It's just so impressive how you keep trying
to understand friendship,
even though it isn't in your nature.
Oh! I'll let you borrow my notes! It's what friends do!
I'll be right back!
We should get back to studying.
[fingers drumming on table]
Could you stop that clicking? I'm trying to focus.
Dude.
What? We have a test. I don't know every detail
about every adventure the professors went on like you do.
That's why we're studying together.
Right. To help us "disadvantaged" creatures.
Yona confused. Why we all upset?
[clang]
I only glanced at that plumbing book,
but I'm pretty sure this isn't supposed to be here.
What are you doing?
Dragon. Strange Magical Cave. What do you think I'm doing?
Did we know this was down here?
I don't think anypony knows this is down here.
[echoing hooves]
Welcome.
Headmare Twilight? Where are we?
Where you need to be.
Yona confused.
It is as I feared. You are not one. What has happened?
We were studying Friendship's effect on History but then...
Since friendship just isn't in our nature, what's the point?
You do not believe friendship is in your nature?
That is not acceptable!
[rushing sound]
Our headmare is glowing, you guys.
What is going on?
We should probably get back to studying for the test.
A test. Yes.
By sunrise, this door will be closed.
Finish the test before then and you may go.
Fail the test and here you will stay.
[zap]
Huh?
[frightened whimper]
OH!
[splash]
Mt. Aris!
Headmare Twilight sent me home?
Wait. Am I suspended?
Hello?
Anygriff here?
Hmm.
They must be topside.
[growl]
Huh?
[growl]
Oh!
Agh!
Ah!
[growl]
THE STORM KING?
He's BACK?
Big room. No exits.
Big deal.
[rumbling and cracking]
Not cool.
♪ [dramatic music] ♪
Nothing for yaks to be afraid of.
Just empty cave. Nothing in here can hurt... Yona!
Things like this just don't happen in the Dragonlands.
And I told her she was the cutest pony of all ponies!
Oooh! Aren't you just the most ADORABLE thing?
Come join us!
No. On so many levels, no.
Huh?
Come sit by me and let's compliment each other!
Agh!
Why do you look like that?
What do you mean?
We all look the same.
Not me.
Of course not you, Your Majesty.
We'll go drain the love from those pathetic ponies
in Ponyville just as you ordered!
[gasp] NO!
♪♪
Oh, thank HEAVENS we've found you!
There's an emergency and we need YOU, Sandbar!
My first friendship adventure!
Yes! Count me in!
I've been waiting for this--
Wait. The others.
We don't need them!
We need you! Come on!
[rumbling]
Come on, Gallus.
Get it together.
Deep breaths.
[breathing]
Ah...ah...ah choo!
[shattering rock]
[frightened whimpering]
OK, if this is a test, there's got to be a way out.
It's just a puzzle... that will squash you
if you don't figure it out.
♪♪
[rumbling]
Ah ha!
No pressure.
[rumbling]
Oops!
[rumbling]
[panting]
[rumbling]
[grunts]
[rumbling]
Look. I have to get out of here and find my friends,
so just tell me what I have to do to pass this test.
I'm not afraid of anything.
Um. I don't know.
Seems like she's afraid to be cute and adorable, doesn't it?
Or maybe she's just afraid to admit
she likes being cute and adorable.
Mm hm.
Just this once.
[ahem] May I have some tea, please?
Oh, but you can't have tea if you aren't dressed for it!
OK. But let's keep this between us.
[giggle]
♪ [dramatic music] ♪
[panting]
[scream] [crash]
[scream]
[whimpering]
YONA NEED HELP!
WHERE YONA'S FRIENDS WHEN YONA NEEDS THEM?
[scream]
[squeak]
Yona no mean to scream.
Yona love making friends.
Spiders... friends?
[squeak]
Wait. What little spider say?
[crackling]
What happened to you?
You never saw ANY of that, got it?
[crackling]
Maybe the others got out already and we're the last ones?
Yeah. That totally seems like something they would do.
Any other dragon or griffon would save themselves
and get out of this crazy cave.
Guess we aren't just any dragon and griffon anymore.
Guess not. You go that way. I'll check over there.
♪♪
Wait. I really should find my friends.
Darling, it was so generous of you to take the time
to teach those other creatures about friendship.
But if you're going to join us and do something that really
makes a difference, we need to know where your loyalty lies.
You do want to impress us, don't you, Sandbar?
♪♪
[sobbing]
Huh?
Ocellus?
Go away.
We're still in those weird caves beneath the school!
We've got to get out of here!
[gasp] Chrysalis! Where's Ocellus?
It's me! I'm HIDEOUS!
[sobbing]
Hello?
Where are--Whoa!
[splash]
SHHHHH! The Storm King will hear you!
The Storm King?
He was defeated.
We're still under the school.
This is all just some crazy test!
[growling]
OK, that's horrifying.
I can't find any hippogriffs or seaponies.
They must all be captured.
Gallus! Get back down here!
[growling]
It's not real.
Yes, it is!
He's back and I'm never going to see another sunset
or fly through a cloud bank or study plumbing.
He's going to take away everything I love.
I'm going to be trapped down here forever.
I'm afraid of being trapped too.
I'm scared of small spaces.
Really?
Yeah.
And I was stuck in a room that kept shrinking.
But I realized I had to face my fear and I found the way out.
This is your test. He isn't really here.
[growling]
But what if he is?
Then tell him exactly what you think of him.
H-hey!
Storm King!
You're nothing but a big ole bully
with a silly name and a goofy crown!
You thought you could scare us into doing whatever you wanted!
But we learned that together we're stronger than you!
And now that we're rid of you,
we're gonna soar through the sky and go on adventures
and never give you another thought. Ever!
[crash]
[shattering rock]
Haha!
I did it!
I told him!
OK, hug time later.
We still have to get back to the library.
You're a changeling.
Just change back.
I can't.
[whoosh]
Maybe my past was so horrible,
it's still inside me just waiting to come out again.
That's ridiculous.
That's not who you are anymore.
You've changed.
Maybe we can't really change THAT much.
I like cute, silly stuff!
I'm sorry, what?
I like cute, silly stuff!
But ever since school started, I've realized that sometimes
I kinda don't mind cute stuff.
[shrill laughter]
If a dragon like me can admit she likes tea parties,
that's proof we CAN change.
I was gonna invite you to a top-secret tea party with me,
but if you want to stay down here.
Oh, no! I wanna come!
[whoosh]
I thought that might work.
Come on, let's go!
Where's Yona and Sandbar?
The way out is closing!
We aren't leaving without them.
YONA FIND YOU GUYS!
Hey, Yona. Who's your spider army?
Yona always scared of spiders but then Yona meet Spindle!
[squeak]
Yona realize no reason to be afraid!
Spiders and yak friends!
So Yona ask new friends for help finding old friends!
Do you think your new friends can help us find Sandbar?
[skittering]
Of all the strange things that have happened tonight,
that's the strangest, right?
♪♪
OK. Enough!
I'm not going anywhere without my friends.
So you don't care about anypony but your friends?
Are you really that selfish?
Honestly, you really are such a disappointment.
I've always looked up to you.
You would never turn your back on each other.
And that's what makes you strong.
And now I have a group of friends that I think
is every bit as amazing as yours.
If I have to give up on them to make you proud,
then you aren't the ponies I thought you were.
I don't care if I disappoint you.
You disappoint me.
[whoosh]
Did you just tell our professors you were disappointed in them?
Something tells me those weren't actually our professors.
Besides, they tried to get between me and my friends!
That's all very sweet.
Now can we please get out of here?
[rumbling]
You! You're not Headmare Twilight, are you?
You're the Tree of Harmony!
The Tree of Harmony turned into a sparkly version
of our headmare to talk to us?
Did I miss a chapter in class?
Like all living things, I change as I grow.
As I have grown, so have my abilities.
I'm a bit rusty on Pony history,
but since when does the Tree of Harmony trap creatures
in a cave with their biggest fears?
You chose what you saw in my roots, not me.
Our friendship got us past our fears!
You were more concerned with each other's well being
than your own.
You were strong when your friends were weak.
You let each other in and showed that you would be there
for each other, no matter what.
Friendship is in your nature.
[whoosh]
We just learned a friendship lesson from a tree, didn't we.
You're all right!
I came back with my notes and saw this
and didn't know what to think.
We're better than all right!
We just got tested by the Tree of Harmony!
And we totally passed!
The Tree of Harmony? Here?
Yeah! Well. Below here.
Under the school!
We found this and went down and met the Tree and Gallus was all
"friendship is NOT in our nature"
and the tree was like what?
And it tested us!
Long story short.
Friendship IS in our nature.
The Tree said so.
I guess we should tell somepony there's a giant magical hole
in the library.
[clang] Or not.
We have to tell our professors about this!
They won't believe--
You can't!
Why no?
Because it's my fault!
You were all getting along so well
and I felt left out. I was jealous.
And it upset you so much the Tree of Harmony had to test you!
Oh! I'm gonna get expelled for sure!
Please don't tell anypony about this!
Especially the Professors!
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
OK!
[yawn]
I'm actually too tired to do anything right now.
Yeah. But we can't go to sleep.
We'll miss the test.
The TEST! I almost forgot.
[yawn]
We're all gonna fail.
[snoring]
What if I tell Professor Sparkle I needed help organizing
these books and you were all kind enough to pitch in?
I'll get you an extension.
[yawn] Thanks, Cozy. That's nice of you.
I'm just so sorry I caused all of this.
You're such good friends.
I'm sorry I ever doubted you.
Mmmm. No prob.
Friendship is.... Zzzzzzz.
You get some rest.
Don't give any of this another thought.
Just let Cozy take care of everything.