( suspenseful theme playing )
May I help you, traveler?
Hmm.
Something drew you to my shop.
Something powerful.
SHOPKEEPER: Ah! You have a keen eye.
The Alicorn Amulet is one of the most mysterious and powerful
of all the known magical charms.
Uh, I'm afraid this is far too dangerous--
Would you like that gift wrapped?
♪ My Little Pony My Little Pony ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ You have my little ponies ♪
♪ Do you know you're all My very best friends? ♪
( mellow theme playing )
Don't be scared, little friends,
Twilight is wonderful with magic.
Anything happens to them, Twilight, so help me...
Aw, don't worry, Fluttershy,
Twilight's magic has gotten a lot better
since she accidentally crushed me and Applejack
with a giant snowball.
Of course she's good with magic, Twilight's great with magic.
I guess I just don't want my little friends to be scared.
Oh, oh, look how scared they are!
( animals chittering )
I promise, Fluttershy, nothing bad will happen to them.
I know!
( magical theme playing )
Stop! Stop! They can't take it!
( animals whooping )
Twilight, that looks amazing!
Whew!
That's all for now, little ones.
Maybe we can practice again later,
if Fluttershy says it's all right.
( animals whooping )
Your magic has really improved
since we came to Ponyville, Twilight.
Princess Celestia is gonna love it!
Thanks, Spike. I have to be at my best
when she arrives with the delegates from Saddle Arabia.
I can't believe she's trusting me with the entertainment.
( crashes )
Twilight, come quick!
It's an emergency!
( suspenseful theme playing )
Oh, you beast!
This shade of brown should only be used for accents!
Come on, Applejack,
we've got to get her in a nice, soothing pink! Stat!
What's going on here?
GIRL'S VOICE: Well, well, well, if it isn't...
Twilight Sparkle.
( gasps )
Trixie!
What's she doing here?
You call that "great and powerful"?
( yelling )
Ooh! She's Rainbow Wobble now!
Yeah, ha, ha!
( yelling continues )
Good spell, oh great and powerful Trixie!
You two, quiet!
Hey! Uh, what happened?
Get off of me!
SNAILS: Hey! Come on! Let go!
SNIPS: No, this way!
Stop picking on my friends, Trixie!
You and I have some unfinished business.
My magic's gotten better since I was here last.
And I'm going to prove it.
Me and you, a magic duel.
Winner stays, loser leaves Ponyville forever.
Forget it! I'd never make a deal like that!
Hm. Your choice.
( yelling )
Trixie! Put him down!
Why are you doing this?
Why? Because you humiliated me!
After you showed me up with that Ursa Minor,
I became a laughingstock.
Everywhere I went, I was laughed at and ostracized.
I even had to take a job on a rock farm
just to earn a living!
A rock farm!
PINKIE PIE: Hey!
You're lucky a rock farm would take the likes of you.
Now I want revenge.
And I'll just keep casting spells till you agree.
Well? What do you say?
( Rainbow Dash yells, Pinkie Pie cries )
All right, Trixie.
Let's duel.
Excellent!
( sighs )
( grunts )
If I lose, I won't set hoof in Ponyville again.
But if you lose,
you're the one banished from this one-horse town.
( all gasp )
( dramatic theme playing )
Draw!
( all gasp )
( gasping )
( grunts )
( sighs, then gasps )
( sighs )
( all laughing )
Snips! Snails! Step forward!
Wh-wh-what is it, oh great and p-p-powerful Trixie?
( wailing )
(knees knocking )
An age spell?
But...how can you do an age spell?
That's only for the highest level unicorns.
Well, Twilight? Give up?
( sighs )
( grunts )
Come on, Twilight, you can do it!
( horn hums )
( humming stops )
( wailing )
Trixie is the highest level unicorn!
( laughs maniacally )
And now it's time for you to leave Ponyville...
forever!
That's enough, Trixie!
You've proved your point!
But you can't possibly expect Twilight to leave Ponyville!
You fools!
She's already gone!
( yells )
( magical theme playing )
It's okay, guys. I'll figure something out.
Just take care of each other,
and keep an eye on Trixie.
There's something strange about her.
Twilight?
( dramatic theme playing )
( grunting )
Aargh! It's impossible!
How could Trixie know such advanced magic?
Without Spike,
I can't get a message to the Princess in Saddle Arabia,
so who else do I know
who understands strange and powerful magic?
( exotic theme playing )
Your tale of woe Upsets me so
No wonder you're dour It's an abuse of power
I don't know what to do, Zecora.
I feel like I've abandoned my friends,
but I can't take her on horn to horn.
If you train with me So good you'll be
I'll show you the way To make sure she won't stay
You'll train me in magic?
But she was doing age spells, weather spells, you name it!
When it comes to magic It would be tragic
If somepony licked me Especially Trixie
You really think I can beat her?
Mm hmm.
Okay. When do we start?
TRIXIE: You two, hurry up with my throne!
And you,
how long do I have to wait for my applesauce facial?
Forget it, Trixie!
I ain't doin' nothing 'til you let Twilight come home!
( gasps )
( laughing )
Okay! I'll do it! Make it stop! Whoo!
I thought I told you to dance!
( groans )
Trixie's cruel magic is ruining Ponyville-- Ow!
( whimpering )
Ooh! Somepony has to help us.
( exotic theme playing )
Aah! No noise, no sound, No din, no fuss
Must interfere with Your focus
Unlearn what You have learned
Only then can victory Be earned
( grunts )
TRIXIE'S VOICE: Trixie is the highest level unicorn! Ha-ha-ha!
Aah!
There is much, Much that I can teach
But the answer you need may still be out of reach
I'm sorry, Zecora.
I'm trying my best, but I can't stop thinking about Trixie.
There was something different about her.
It's like she's gone from high-and-mighty
to mean-and-nasty.
Your thinking needs a readjust
Total concentration is a must
( dramatic theme playing )
( scoffs )
This doesn't seem to be getting us anywhere.
( muffled whimpering )
I hear ya, Pinkie.
I can't find anything
that describes the kind of magic Trixie's doin'.
Ah, there must be something.
Twilight has every magic book there is.
Um, I think I may have found something--
Yes, it's time for us to consider our futures
in this new Trixie-led Ponyville.
This sounds an awful lot like Trixie's magic--
She wants me to grow apples with no peels!
Now how the hay am I supposed to do that?
Um, there's a picture here of that necklace Trixie wears--
( muffled shouting )
It's called the Alicorn Amulet
and whoever wears it is blessed with untold--
Hey, everypony, look.
This book has a picture of Trixie's necklace.
It's called the Alicorn Amulet
and whoever wears it is blessed with untold powers.
If you read a little further, you'll see--
Even though it provides great power,
it also corrupts the user.
Yes, but, um, you can't--
You can't just take the Alicorn Amulet off her neck.
It has a magical lock.
Trixie's the only pony who can take it off.
Maybe we--
We need to get this information to Twilight.
She'll know what to do.
But how--
If any of us try to leave,
Trixie's magical force field will tell her.
Maybe we should--
I've got it.
Trying to sneak past the force field
will be impossible without help.
But I know who's got the goods to get into those woods.
It must be--
Fluttershy!
What?!
What do you say, Fluttershy?
Can you handle the mission?
No! I'll crack under the pressure.
I'll snap like a twig.
Perfect.
Fluttershy will sneak out of Ponyville and find Twilight.
But I-- I--
( ominous theme playing )
Ah. Okay.
All right!
Let's do it!
I know just the design for a dangerous mission outfit.
( Snips & Snails grunting )
( grunting )
Pull, you fools.
Somepony set off the magic force field
and Trixie intends to punish them.
But wouldn't it be faster if we had some wheels?
The great and powerful Trixie doesn't trust wheels.
Now pull faster.
I'm telling you, Snips,
she's getting weirder and weirder.
( grunting )
Stop!
You there. What are you doing?
( chittering )
Why is she so mean to us?
Yeah, I miss the days when she was just a fraud.
( chittering )
Oh, dear.
Rarity's dangerous mission outfit is ruined.
Guess we better go back.
( animals chittering and chirping )
Oh. Okay, okay, you're right.
I need to be brave and find Twilight.
( birds chirping )
Oh. You found her?
She's in the Ever-Free Forest?
Oh, but this is me being brave.
I want to be brave at home.
Locked in my closet. With my teddy bear.
I can't believe I didn't recognize the Alicorn Amulet.
The more she uses it, the more it will corrupt her.
But how am I supposed to beat that amulet?
My magic's not good enough.
Twilight Sparkle, much work have you done.
You learned all of my lessons, all but one.
If Trixie's tricks have you in a fix,
you must nix your magic and use the six.
Nix your magic, use the six...
Nix your magic, use the six.
Use the six. That's it!
Zecora, you're a genius.
Now, we'll need to get you back inside Ponyville, Fluttershy.
( mellow theme playing )
This better not be another false alarm,
or the great and powerful Trixie will--
You!
What's the matter, Twilight Sparkle?
Not enjoying your exile?
I know about the Alicorn Amulet.
I know you cheated.
Cheated? Moi?
Yeah, and I thought you might want to see
what a real magical amulet looks like.
Zecora gave it to me.
It's from beyond the Ever-Free Forest
and it's way more powerful
than your measly little Alicorn Amulet.
Ha! Nothing's more powerful than the Alicorn Amulet.
And nopony's more powerful than the great and powerful Trixie.
TWILIGHT: Care to put your amulet where your mouth is?
How about another duel?
Why should I?
I already beat you.
That's up to you,
but I guess you'll never see the totally awesome magic
from beyond the Ever-Free Forest.
Come on, Zecora.
Wait.
Okay, okay, you're on.
A second duel.
( thunder rumbling )
( ominous theme playing )
Let's start with a simple age spell, shall we?
Let's.
Snips. Snails.
( both crying )
An oldie but a goodie.
Now let's see what your little charm can do.
No problem.
Um, Applejack? Rarity?
Could you help me, please?
Huh?
( suspenseful theme playing )
Ho-hum.
So you can do an age spell, big deal.
( majestic theme playing )
That's-- That's impossible!
That's nothing.
Yow!
How did you--?
Duplication spell.
Ever seen one pony play ten instruments?
( playing upbeat polka music )
This-- This can't be!
Ooh, one more.
I can turn a mare into a stallion.
( in deep voice ): Eyup.
Well, Trixie, looks like my amulet
is more powerful than yours. Hey! Give it back!
( cackles )
With this amulet,
I shall now rule all of Equestria.
( Trixie cackles )
Witness, my subjects.
Gaze upon an ever greater and powerfuller Trixie!
( cackling )
Hey!
I don't need that old Alicorn Amulet.
I have this.
Ha-ha! Stop it.
That tickles.
Tickles?
That was supposed to make you writhe in agony.
This amulet is defective.
Give mine back.
Sorry. This is going back into hiding
where it belongs.
By the way, Trixie, the amulet around your neck?
It's one of Zecora's doorstops.
But how did you do those spells?
Nopony can do those spells.
You're right. Not even me.
Zecora taught me so much about magic while I was in exile.
She even taught me when to not use it.
My magic alone wasn't powerful enough
to take on the Alicorn Amulet head to head,
so I needed to use a different kind of magic.
The magic of friendship.
I also knew that the only pony
who could get the amulet off your neck was you.
But what about the pony with the ten instruments?
That's not magic, that was just Pinkie Pie.
( playing upbeat polka music )
( all cheering )
( birds chirping )
( upbeat theme playing )
CROWD: Ooh!
( all gasp )
Trixie?
It's the least I could do.
I treated you and your friends so horribly
when I was wearing that Alicorn Amulet.
I just couldn't control myself.
You can forgive me, can't you?
Hmm...
Sure.
Oh, good.
Don't you think the great and apologetic Trixie
is the most magnificent humble pony you've ever seen?
( mellow theme playing )
( muffled shouting )
( gasps )
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Friends ♪