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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 ♪
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♪ Tons of fun ♪
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♪ A beautiful heart ♪
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♪ Faithful and strong ♪
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♪ Sharing kindness ♪
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♪ It's an easy feat ♪
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♪ And magic
Makes it all complete ♪
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♪ You have my ♪
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♪ 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?
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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?
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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?
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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 )
264
00:13:24,882 --> 00:13:27,822
Time to gather some intel.
265
00:13:29,991 --> 00:13:32,429
It just feels like something
is missing.
266
00:13:32,529 --> 00:13:34,031
I know.
267
00:13:34,132 --> 00:13:38,407
It looks the same,
but it doesn't feel the same.
268
00:13:38,507 --> 00:13:40,443
Because it isn't.
269
00:13:40,543 --> 00:13:42,213
A spy!
270
00:13:42,314 --> 00:13:43,850
( screams )
271
00:13:45,052 --> 00:13:48,190
A spy?
How did they know?
272
00:13:48,291 --> 00:13:51,363
Ah, must have noticed
my night-vision goggles.
273
00:13:51,463 --> 00:13:53,834
Ooh, night visiony.
274
00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:58,876
( hums )
275
00:13:58,976 --> 00:14:00,879
And when you flip your mane,
276
00:14:00,979 --> 00:14:04,419
it simply must create
a rainbow of color.
277
00:14:04,519 --> 00:14:08,091
Wouldn't I look
just magnificent?
278
00:14:08,192 --> 00:14:09,494
So sparkly.
279
00:14:09,595 --> 00:14:11,632
( giggles )
280
00:14:15,639 --> 00:14:18,210
I got nothing so far.
281
00:14:18,310 --> 00:14:20,648
Oh, me neither.
282
00:14:23,652 --> 00:14:25,556
My cover has been blown.
283
00:14:25,656 --> 00:14:27,926
I repeat, my cover
has been blown.
284
00:14:28,027 --> 00:14:30,832
Okay.
285
00:14:28,027 --> 00:14:30,832
Sorry, Twilight.
286
00:14:30,933 --> 00:14:32,935
These Crystal Ponies seem
to have some kind
287
00:14:33,035 --> 00:14:34,972
of collective amnesia
or something.
288
00:14:35,072 --> 00:14:36,408
Only thing I was able
to get out of them
289
00:14:36,509 --> 00:14:38,178
was something
about a library.
290
00:14:38,278 --> 00:14:39,580
( gasps )
291
00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,219
A library?
Well, why didn't you say so?
292
00:14:42,319 --> 00:14:44,757
Uh, thought I just did.
293
00:14:52,070 --> 00:14:55,141
I just--
I don't even know what to--
294
00:14:55,241 --> 00:14:57,145
There are no words.
295
00:14:57,245 --> 00:14:58,381
( clears throat )
296
00:14:58,481 --> 00:14:59,983
May I help you?
297
00:15:00,083 --> 00:15:01,920
Yes. We're looking
for a book.
298
00:15:02,020 --> 00:15:04,158
We have plenty of those.
299
00:15:04,258 --> 00:15:07,531
You do. You really do.
300
00:15:07,631 --> 00:15:09,733
We're looking
for a history book,
301
00:15:09,833 --> 00:15:11,771
something that might tell us
how the empire
302
00:15:11,871 --> 00:15:14,375
might have protected itself
from danger back in the day.
303
00:15:14,475 --> 00:15:16,212
Yes, of course.
304
00:15:16,312 --> 00:15:18,082
History. History.
305
00:15:18,182 --> 00:15:19,452
Ah, yes.
306
00:15:24,026 --> 00:15:26,529
Which is where, exactly?
307
00:15:26,630 --> 00:15:29,435
I...I can't seem
to remember.
308
00:15:29,535 --> 00:15:32,073
I'm not sure
I actually work here.
309
00:15:32,174 --> 00:15:33,977
Ugh!
310
00:15:32,174 --> 00:15:33,977
We'll just take a look around.
311
00:15:34,077 --> 00:15:36,514
I'm sure we can find it
on our own.
312
00:15:36,614 --> 00:15:39,552
Let me know
if you find anything.
313
00:15:39,653 --> 00:15:42,125
I like her.
314
00:16:02,126 --> 00:16:05,432
Uh, anyone else starting
to think this is a lost cause?
315
00:16:05,532 --> 00:16:08,203
No. No. No. No.
316
00:16:08,303 --> 00:16:10,474
No.
317
00:16:10,574 --> 00:16:12,144
Yes!
318
00:16:14,681 --> 00:16:17,120
History
of the Crystal Empire.
319
00:16:17,220 --> 00:16:20,459
I just hope
it has the answers we need.
320
00:16:25,700 --> 00:16:27,136
A Crystal Faire.
321
00:16:27,237 --> 00:16:30,676
According to this book, it was
established by their first queen
322
00:16:30,776 --> 00:16:33,080
and became
their most important tradition.
323
00:16:33,180 --> 00:16:35,218
The faire was held
every year to...
324
00:16:35,318 --> 00:16:38,057
"Renew the spirit of love
and unity in the empire
325
00:16:38,157 --> 00:16:40,093
so they could protect it
from harm."
326
00:16:40,193 --> 00:16:42,163
My friends and I
can put it together.
327
00:16:42,263 --> 00:16:44,435
Everything we need to know is
in the book.
328
00:16:44,535 --> 00:16:46,404
That sounds
pretty promising.
329
00:16:47,807 --> 00:16:49,510
We'll get started
right away.
330
00:16:49,610 --> 00:16:53,315
Come on, Spike, we've got
a Crystal Faire to put together.
331
00:16:53,416 --> 00:16:55,220
( groans )
332
00:17:03,935 --> 00:17:06,172
♪ Princess Cadence
Needs our help ♪
333
00:17:06,272 --> 00:17:09,178
♪ Her magic
Will not last forever ♪
334
00:17:09,278 --> 00:17:14,019
♪ I think we can do it
But we need to work together ♪
335
00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:16,657
♪ We have to get this right ♪
336
00:17:16,757 --> 00:17:18,594
♪ Yes, we have
To make them see ♪
337
00:17:18,694 --> 00:17:24,939
♪ We can save the Crystal Ponies
With their history ♪
338
00:17:25,039 --> 00:17:29,046
♪ It says that they
Liked jousting ♪
339
00:17:29,146 --> 00:17:33,187
♪ They flew a flag
Of many hues ♪
340
00:17:33,287 --> 00:17:37,795
♪ Made sweets
Of Crystal Berries ♪
341
00:17:37,895 --> 00:17:41,201
♪ They had a petting zoo
With tiny ewes ♪
342
00:17:41,301 --> 00:17:43,204
♪ Oh, we have to get
This right ♪
343
00:17:43,305 --> 00:17:45,976
♪ Yes, we have
To make them see ♪
344
00:17:46,076 --> 00:17:50,651
♪ We can save the Crystal Ponies
With their history ♪
345
00:17:50,751 --> 00:17:54,791
♪ There was
A Crystal Flugelhorn ♪
346
00:17:54,891 --> 00:17:59,199
♪ That everypony
Liked to play ♪
347
00:17:59,300 --> 00:18:02,404
♪ And a Crystal Kingdom anthem ♪
348
00:18:02,505 --> 00:18:06,880
♪ Can you learn it in a day? ♪
349
00:18:06,980 --> 00:18:08,949
♪ Oh, we have to get
This right ♪
350
00:18:09,049 --> 00:18:11,154
♪ Yes, we have to
Make them see ♪
351
00:18:11,254 --> 00:18:15,428
♪ We can save
The Crystal Ponies ♪
352
00:18:15,528 --> 00:18:22,574
♪ With their history ♪
353
00:18:26,915 --> 00:18:28,451
It looks amazing.
354
00:18:28,551 --> 00:18:31,056
I don't know how I could have
done this without you.
355
00:18:31,156 --> 00:18:33,826
One last check to make sure
everything is in place
356
00:18:33,926 --> 00:18:35,898
and then the festivities
can begin.
357
00:18:35,998 --> 00:18:37,934
What's this thing for?
358
00:18:38,034 --> 00:18:39,972
The last page of the book
359
00:18:40,072 --> 00:18:42,242
mentioned a crystal heart
as the faire's centerpiece,
360
00:18:42,342 --> 00:18:45,448
so I used my magic to cut one
out of a crystal block.
361
00:18:45,548 --> 00:18:47,116
Nice work, Twi.
362
00:18:47,216 --> 00:18:50,357
Think we're ready to get
this faire up and running.
363
00:18:52,994 --> 00:18:55,365
( inhaling deeply )
364
00:18:55,465 --> 00:18:59,840
( playing off-key notes )
365
00:18:59,940 --> 00:19:02,343
Hear ye, hear--
366
00:19:02,444 --> 00:19:05,082
Flugelhorn!
367
00:19:07,786 --> 00:19:09,055
( laughs nervously )
368
00:19:09,155 --> 00:19:10,225
My bad.
369
00:19:10,325 --> 00:19:12,429
( clears throat )
370
00:19:12,529 --> 00:19:14,231
Hear ye, hear ye!
371
00:19:14,331 --> 00:19:16,969
Princess Cadence
and Prince Shining Armor
372
00:19:17,069 --> 00:19:21,077
do cordially invite you
to attend the Crystal Faire.
373
00:19:21,177 --> 00:19:24,049
( Crystal Ponies murmuring )
374
00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:31,528
Come on in, y'all.
375
00:19:31,629 --> 00:19:33,064
Got food and drinks
thataway.
376
00:19:33,165 --> 00:19:34,868
Games and crafts
are thataway.
377
00:19:34,968 --> 00:19:37,506
Crystal Heart's in the back
near the princess.
378
00:19:37,606 --> 00:19:40,978
Did she say,
"crystal heart"?
379
00:19:41,078 --> 00:19:43,482
( murmuring )
380
00:19:43,582 --> 00:19:45,353
We totally nailed it, right?
381
00:19:45,453 --> 00:19:49,893
Must be feeling a lot of love
and unity about now.
382
00:19:49,994 --> 00:19:52,432
Gonna have some grub, huh?
What are you thinking?
383
00:19:52,532 --> 00:19:54,235
Crystal Empire Berry Pie?
384
00:19:54,336 --> 00:19:56,805
Maybe some
Crystal Corn on the Cob?
385
00:19:56,906 --> 00:20:00,379
What is with these ponies?
386
00:20:00,479 --> 00:20:02,048
Seeing all of this,
387
00:20:02,149 --> 00:20:04,788
I feel like I'm starting
to remember,
388
00:20:04,888 --> 00:20:07,325
remember things
from before the king.
389
00:20:07,426 --> 00:20:09,795
Me too.
390
00:20:09,895 --> 00:20:10,964
( gasps )
391
00:20:09,895 --> 00:20:10,964
( gasps )
392
00:20:11,064 --> 00:20:12,366
BOTH:
The Crystal Heart!
393
00:20:12,466 --> 00:20:14,137
Do you think
they really have it?
394
00:20:14,237 --> 00:20:15,606
Of course we have it.
395
00:20:15,706 --> 00:20:17,175
Can't have a Crystal Faire
396
00:20:17,275 --> 00:20:19,379
without the Crystal Heart,
right?
397
00:20:19,479 --> 00:20:21,918
Of course you can't.
398
00:20:22,018 --> 00:20:23,920
The whole purpose
of the Crystal Faire is
399
00:20:24,020 --> 00:20:25,724
to lift the spirits
of the Crystal Ponies
400
00:20:25,825 --> 00:20:28,061
so the light within them
can power the Crystal Heart
401
00:20:28,161 --> 00:20:30,198
so that the empire
can be protected.
402
00:20:30,298 --> 00:20:32,470
I do work at the library.
403
00:20:32,570 --> 00:20:35,341
What's that
about powering the heart?
404
00:20:35,441 --> 00:20:37,344
I just can't believe
you found it.
405
00:20:37,444 --> 00:20:39,348
King Sombra said
he'd hidden it away
406
00:20:39,448 --> 00:20:41,384
where we would never
see it again.
407
00:20:41,485 --> 00:20:44,924
I only hope it will still be as
powerful after all these years.
408
00:20:45,024 --> 00:20:46,660
Mmm, funnel cake.
409
00:20:46,761 --> 00:20:48,665
( squeaks )
410
00:20:50,701 --> 00:20:52,871
Why did you--?
411
00:20:52,971 --> 00:20:56,545
I think we may have
a problem.
412
00:20:56,645 --> 00:20:58,347
I didn't know
it was an actual relic.
413
00:20:58,448 --> 00:21:00,052
The book didn't
mention anything
414
00:21:00,152 --> 00:21:02,489
about the Crystal Ponies
powering the heart.
415
00:21:02,590 --> 00:21:06,530
There was a page missing.
How did I not notice?
416
00:21:06,630 --> 00:21:09,735
It's all right,
Twilight.
417
00:21:11,404 --> 00:21:12,639
Twily.
418
00:21:12,739 --> 00:21:15,044
( creature howling distantly )
419
00:21:15,144 --> 00:21:17,616
( ominous theme playing )
420
00:21:26,431 --> 00:21:28,001
( wind howling )
421
00:21:31,607 --> 00:21:35,214
♪ My little pony ♪
422
00:21:36,315 --> 00:21:38,786
♪ My little pony ♪
423
00:21:49,605 --> 00:21:51,475
♪ My little pony ♪
424
00:21:51,575 --> 00:21:55,416
♪ Friends ♪