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♪♪
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I do appreciate you
showing me the way
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to the phoenix's
nests, Spike.
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Anything for you, Rarity.
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Besides, I've been
meaning to visit Pee Wee.
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He really was an
excellent pet.
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I can't imagine why
you set him free.
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Phoenixes aren't meant
to be domesticated.
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Even in the wild, they
like to keep to themselves.
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Well, they are beautiful.
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A few of their feathers will add
just the right splash of color
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to my latest...
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Spike! What are you doing?
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Agh! Nothing.
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Is there something
wrong with your face?
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[sigh]
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It's a stone scale.
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It isn't magical
or anything
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like the call of
the Dragon Lord.
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It's just red and
itchy and embarrassing.
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Oh, precious pants.
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That does look
uncomfortable.
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But even I get the odd
blemish from time to time;
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it's nothing to
be embarrassed by.
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You could pay
Zecora a visit.
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She makes a cream
that works wonders.
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Just don't get
the shampoo.
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There's Pee Wee's parents!
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But I don't see Pee Wee.
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Maybe he moved out.
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Everypony has to leave
the nest at some point.
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[whoosh]
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Pee Wee!
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OUCH!
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[squawk]
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Perhaps you should pay Zecora a
visit sooner rather than later.
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[sigh] I don't want
anypony else to see this.
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Besides, I'm sure it'll clear
up after a good night's sleep.
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[snoring and murmuring]
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I can't believe
you're still asleep.
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Ugh. Just five more minutes.
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[snoring]
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It's nearly noon and
you promised to help me
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with my lecture
for class today.
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Noon? Whoa. I slept like a rock.
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Which reminds me,
all that sleep
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probably cleared up
my stone scale!
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[gasp]
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Um. On second thought, you can
go back to sleep if you want.
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Aaaaaaaaah!
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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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Spike, what
are you doing?
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Hiding. From my
hideous face!
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I'm sure it feels terrible,
but it's just a breakout.
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It's not the end of the world.
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That's easy for you to say.
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Your face isn't covered
in itchy red spots.
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I used to get
terrible break outs,
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anytime I had a final
exam with Celestia,
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who probably never had a
blemish her whole life.
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Well, I'm not in
magic school.
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No, but these things
can be stress-related,
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and you did spend
yesterday with Rarity.
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Heh! What could possibly
be stressful about that?
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[groan]
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You could try Zecora.
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She makes a
cream that--
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--works wonders.
I've heard.
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But I'm not
leaving the castle
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until my face is back
to its adorable self.
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[grunt of pain]
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Fine...
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But you're still gonna help
me practice my lecture.
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[groan]
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Ahem. The element of generosity
and its importance in relation
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to the other
Elements of Harmony.
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[burp]
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[whoosh]
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[gasp]
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My lecture!
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I don't know
what happened.
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I just had a
sudden case of--
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[whoosh]
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[whoosh]
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...indigestion.
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I'm so sorry!
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Oh. That's OK.
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I'm sure I can rewrite
the lecture from my notes.
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I have a lot.
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I can help you with...
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Maybe you should leave
the castle after all
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and go somewhere
less... flammable?
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[sigh]
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♪♪
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Hey there, not handsome.
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Rarity: Oh, Spike!
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My, what a fetching ensemble
you've put together.
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Very noir-esque.
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I believe Shadow Spade
herself would approve.
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Uh... thanks.
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But I wonder if you wouldn't
mind taking it off.
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What? Oh, I, uh...
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[mumbling]
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Sorry?
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You'll have to speak up;
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my ears are a little bit
clogged, or something.
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It's just that I absolutely
must have a model
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for my phoenix feather dress and
nopony else is available.
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Sorry, Rarity, but I...
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I am super busy all day
giving tours of the school.
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Pinkie Pie: Really?
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I thought I was
giving tours today.
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Guess not.
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Free day!
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Whee! Whoo hoo!
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[boing boing boing]
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Class rooms are that way.
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Dorms are that way.
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Twilight's office is up there.
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This is a fountain.
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Could you slow down a bit?
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We've come a long way
to see the school.
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I don't wanna
miss anything.
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Oh. Um, yeah.
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[grunting]
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Sorry.
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Is something wrong?
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What? Why? No!
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Do all the dragons at this
school suffer from scale issues?
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[very hoarse] I don't know.
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What?
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[strained] I
don't know.
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I'm sorry, did you
say "fireworks show"?
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I said [shout]
I DON'T KNOW.
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[shouting] THIS IS THE
SCHOOL LIBRARY!
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IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SERENE
SPOTS ON CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS
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CAN SPEND TIME IN QUIET
REFLECTION OR STUDY.
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WHAT!
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Could you please stop shouting?
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We're trying to do our homework
and it's kind of distracting.
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WAS I SHOUTING?
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[affirmative]
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I have no idea what
you're talking-
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[burp]
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[whoosh]
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[gasps]
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[whoosh]
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If you're
trying to hide,
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you need to
do a better job.
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All I had to do was
follow the smoke.
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[hoarse] Leave me alone.
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What?
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Leave me alone.
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I can't under-
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Was that, "sleeves
made of foam"?
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I said leave ME ALONE.
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[gag]
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[whoosh]
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[groan]
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[giggling]
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Wow! I have seen some pretty
bad molts in my time,
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but yours takes the cake.
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Molts?
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The molt?
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Super painful stone
scales, fire burps,
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uncontrollable volume shifts?
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It's all part of
growing up dragon.
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Congrats!
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[slap]
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Agh!
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Oh. Sorry.
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♪♪
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No, no, no, no, no! The
last time I grew up,
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I turned into a giant,
greedy monster!
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Greed-induced bigness.
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That's totally different.
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The molt is completely normal.
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Every dragon goes through it.
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Pretty soon you'll leave
and strike out on your own.
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Why would I
do that?
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Have you been living with
ponies your whole life?
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Uh huh.
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Oh.
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Well, in the Dragonlands,
a molter's loved ones
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kicks them out at the
first stone scale.
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What? Why?
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I think it's biological.
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We call it the "Molt Effect".
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I haven't even told
you about the smell.
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Smell?
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[sniffing]
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Agh!
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Yeah.
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I mean, I loved my
brother and all,
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but one whiff and I
was all, "See ya!"
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[sniff sniff]
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Speaking of which...
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Wait!
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Does the Molt Effect
happen to ponies, too?
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[gasp]
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Twilight already asked me
to leave the castle today.
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If she kicks me out,
where am I going to live?
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I'm too young to grow up!
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I'm sure you'll find a nice
hoard of gems to guard
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or a village to terrorize,
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though now that dragons
and ponies are friends,
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I guess that's
off the table.
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So no creature is gonna
want to be around me?
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Oh, I didn't say that.
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That molt stench
is a magnet for
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predators, Tatzlwurms,
Hydras, Rocs.
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Dragons are scared of rocks?
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R-O-C-S. Rocs.
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Humongous birds of
prey that can snack
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on a molting
dragon like candy.
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[hoarse] So, Twilight's kicking
me out and the only creatures
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who don't find me disgusting
want to eat me?
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Seriously, I heard
none of that.
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TWILIGHT'S KICKING ME OUT
AND THE ONLY CREATURES
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WHO DON'T FIND ME
DISGUSTING WANT TO EAT ME?
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CONGRATS!
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HEY! IS THIS THE
SHOUTING CLOSET?
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BECAUSE I'VE
GOT A FREE DAY
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AND I AM TOTALLY UP
FOR SOME SHOUTING!
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[sniff sniff]
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Also, where is that brussels
sprouts covered in cotton candy
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smell coming from?
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Because it is
really interesting.
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♪♪
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I didn't know where else to go.
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I can't take the chance that
Twilight will kick me out.
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You aren't feeling any
molt effects, are you?
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[gag]
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When it comes to break outs,
I've seen all circumstances.
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But as for the molt smell,
let's not take any chances.
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♪♪
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[sigh]
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Is there anything you
can do to cure me?
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The ailments you have
aren't something to cure.
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The molt's a condition
that dragons endure.
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But if anypony sees,
or smells me right now,
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they'll be so grossed out,
they'll avoid me forever!
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Perhaps we can lessen
this strange molt-effect,
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The smell is the most
likely cause I suspect.
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[quiet] It's all so
embarrassing.
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I know you are speaking
but I can't hear a thing.
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Are you talking about
teaching asparagus to sing?
261
00:11:11,270 --> 00:11:14,006
I said it's EMBARRASSING.
262
00:11:17,142 --> 00:11:20,312
If the goal is to not have
your friends all depart,
263
00:11:20,379 --> 00:11:23,348
Perhaps your volume is
where we should start.
264
00:11:23,415 --> 00:11:24,382
[stomach rumbling]
265
00:11:24,449 --> 00:11:25,283
Oh, no...
266
00:11:25,350 --> 00:11:26,218
[gag]
267
00:11:27,386 --> 00:11:29,955
[whoosh]
268
00:11:30,022 --> 00:11:31,123
[groan]
269
00:11:31,190 --> 00:11:35,026
Rarity: Zecora?
Hello? Are you there?
270
00:11:35,093 --> 00:11:37,529
I CAN'T LET RARITY
SEE ME LIKE THIS.
271
00:11:37,596 --> 00:11:39,265
PLEASE DON'T LET
HER KNOW I'M HERE.
272
00:11:41,033 --> 00:11:42,067
[knocking]
273
00:11:42,134 --> 00:11:43,201
[door opens]
274
00:11:43,268 --> 00:11:44,503
OH, DEAR.
275
00:11:44,569 --> 00:11:48,273
I'M TALKING EVEN LOUDER
THAN I THOUGHT, AREN'T I?
276
00:11:48,340 --> 00:11:51,209
I have volume concerns
today by the scores,
277
00:11:51,276 --> 00:11:54,179
but it seems that I'm ready
to help you with yours.
278
00:11:54,246 --> 00:11:58,416
I'M SORRY. I CAN'T SEEM
TO HEAR ANYTHING.
279
00:11:58,483 --> 00:12:03,021
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP.
280
00:12:03,088 --> 00:12:05,357
I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT HAPPENED.
281
00:12:05,424 --> 00:12:09,261
ONE MINUTE I WAS SEWING
PHOENIX FEATHERS ONTO A DRESS
282
00:12:09,328 --> 00:12:13,298
AND THE NEXT, I COULDN'T
HEAR MY OWN VOICE.
283
00:12:13,365 --> 00:12:17,402
Ah, the feathers of that bird
can affect pony's ears.
284
00:12:17,469 --> 00:12:21,106
It's a magic ailment
I've treated for years.
285
00:12:21,173 --> 00:12:22,841
I ONLY KNOW YOU'RE TALKING
286
00:12:22,908 --> 00:12:25,010
BECAUSE YOUR MOUTH IS
GOING UP AND DOWN.
287
00:12:25,077 --> 00:12:26,278
[sigh]
288
00:12:26,345 --> 00:12:27,879
[sniffing]
289
00:12:27,946 --> 00:12:29,014
[cough]
290
00:12:29,081 --> 00:12:30,482
Agh! Oh, goodness!
291
00:12:30,549 --> 00:12:32,517
I hope that incredibly
pungent odor
292
00:12:32,584 --> 00:12:36,087
belongs to some sort
of magical curative!
293
00:12:36,154 --> 00:12:40,492
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT BUSY, BUT
I MUST HAVE MY HEARING BACK.
294
00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,428
IT TURNS OUT THAT I TALK
TO MYSELF WHILE I SEW
295
00:12:43,495 --> 00:12:47,599
AND WITHOUT THAT CONVERSATION,
I SIMPLY CAN'T THINK!
296
00:12:47,666 --> 00:12:51,069
It's a simple cure and
the directions are clear,
297
00:12:51,136 --> 00:12:54,940
just one or two drops
in each of your ears.
298
00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:57,042
Oh, thank you!
299
00:12:57,109 --> 00:12:58,377
You're an ear saver.
300
00:12:58,444 --> 00:13:02,948
OH! AND WHILE I AM HERE, DO
YOU HAVE ANY BLEMISH CREAM?
301
00:13:03,015 --> 00:13:05,984
SPIKE IS HAVING
SOME SCALE ISSUES.
302
00:13:06,051 --> 00:13:08,354
Spike: YOU
HAVE NO IDEA.
303
00:13:10,555 --> 00:13:12,090
I think I heard something.
304
00:13:12,157 --> 00:13:15,360
YOUR CURE IS WORKING ALREADY!
305
00:13:15,427 --> 00:13:18,530
The cream that you
want is just over here,
306
00:13:18,597 --> 00:13:23,602
It's a popular potion for
all creatures this year.
307
00:13:23,669 --> 00:13:25,204
Ah, thank you, Zecora.
308
00:13:31,143 --> 00:13:33,378
I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE,
309
00:13:33,445 --> 00:13:37,383
BUT I DO THINK YOUR HUT
COULD USE AN AIRING OUT.
310
00:13:39,451 --> 00:13:44,389
Rarity's gone, there's
no need to hide,
311
00:13:44,456 --> 00:13:47,392
[sniff] Agh!
312
00:13:47,459 --> 00:13:52,297
Though I wonder if we
should continue outside?
313
00:13:52,364 --> 00:13:55,100
Can't treat your symptoms
down there on the ground.
314
00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:57,903
It's safe to come out,
there's no ponies around.
315
00:13:57,970 --> 00:13:59,437
I'm not hiding from ponies.
316
00:13:59,504 --> 00:14:01,573
I'm hiding from that!
317
00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,575
♪ [adventure music] ♪
318
00:14:03,642 --> 00:14:04,509
[screech]
319
00:14:04,576 --> 00:14:06,879
♪♪
320
00:14:10,282 --> 00:14:12,317
[screech]
321
00:14:12,384 --> 00:14:13,819
[crash]
322
00:14:13,885 --> 00:14:16,955
Did I forget to mention the
molt smell attracts predators?
323
00:14:17,022 --> 00:14:19,491
That's something that would
have been quite nice to know,
324
00:14:19,558 --> 00:14:22,427
But it's not worth discussing
right now, we should go!
325
00:14:22,494 --> 00:14:24,296
[screech]
326
00:14:24,363 --> 00:14:25,231
[crash]
327
00:14:26,465 --> 00:14:28,233
[screech]
328
00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:31,703
♪♪
329
00:14:31,770 --> 00:14:32,804
It's only after me!
330
00:14:32,871 --> 00:14:34,573
I'll lead it away
while you get help!
331
00:14:37,142 --> 00:14:39,511
This way birdy, bird!
332
00:14:39,578 --> 00:14:42,081
Molting dragon over here!
333
00:14:47,285 --> 00:14:49,654
OK, maybe this
wasn't a good plan!
334
00:14:49,721 --> 00:14:53,124
You can't hide in a tree,
you have to come down,
335
00:14:53,191 --> 00:14:56,061
We stand a much better
chance on the ground!
336
00:14:57,696 --> 00:14:58,630
[shout]
337
00:14:58,697 --> 00:14:59,698
ZECORA!
338
00:14:59,765 --> 00:15:01,533
Bring her back!
339
00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,002
Agh!
340
00:15:05,203 --> 00:15:07,105
[screech]
341
00:15:07,172 --> 00:15:08,173
[panting]
342
00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:09,308
[thud]
343
00:15:09,374 --> 00:15:11,343
Oh, Spike, what are
you doing here?
344
00:15:11,410 --> 00:15:13,378
Rarity, you have
to get out of here;
345
00:15:13,445 --> 00:15:15,213
there's a giant Roc
trying to eat me.
346
00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:16,314
It's got Zecora!
347
00:15:16,381 --> 00:15:17,182
Yes.
348
00:15:17,249 --> 00:15:18,484
What?
349
00:15:18,550 --> 00:15:21,987
I WAS JUST AT ZECORA'S,
BUT I'M HEADING BACK.
350
00:15:22,054 --> 00:15:24,723
I CAN'T READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
351
00:15:24,790 --> 00:15:29,594
DOES THIS SAY TWO DROPS ONCE A
DAY, OR ONE DROP TWICE A DAY?
352
00:15:29,661 --> 00:15:32,564
Rarity, there's no time!
We have to get help!
353
00:15:32,631 --> 00:15:36,568
YES, MY EARS ARE
COMPLETELY CLOGGED!
354
00:15:36,635 --> 00:15:39,371
WHY SPIKE, YOUR STONE
SCALES LOOK WORSE!
355
00:15:39,438 --> 00:15:42,040
OH, HERE, I PICKED
UP JUST THE THING.
356
00:15:42,107 --> 00:15:43,074
[screech]
357
00:15:43,141 --> 00:15:47,178
[Rarity screams]
358
00:15:47,245 --> 00:15:51,182
Oh, I wish you'd escaped
either claw of this bird,
359
00:15:51,249 --> 00:15:54,053
but the both of us trapped
in the same one's absurd!
360
00:15:54,653 --> 00:15:55,521
WHAT?
361
00:15:57,422 --> 00:15:59,625
Let my ponies go!
362
00:16:03,628 --> 00:16:04,162
Whoa!
363
00:16:04,229 --> 00:16:05,363
[stomach growls]
364
00:16:05,430 --> 00:16:06,798
[whoosh]
365
00:16:06,865 --> 00:16:08,533
[Spike screams]
366
00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:09,468
Agh!
367
00:16:13,638 --> 00:16:15,341
Aaaaaah!
368
00:16:17,242 --> 00:16:20,678
[pained groans]
369
00:16:20,745 --> 00:16:23,748
Spike? What are
you doing?
370
00:16:23,815 --> 00:16:26,384
If my stone scales
didn't itch so much
371
00:16:26,451 --> 00:16:28,153
and we weren't in
immediate danger,
372
00:16:28,220 --> 00:16:31,657
this would be really
embarrassing.
373
00:16:32,157 --> 00:16:32,824
Danger?
374
00:16:32,891 --> 00:16:34,126
[bird screeches]
375
00:16:40,599 --> 00:16:43,535
I was headed to Zecora's to
get some cream for your scales.
376
00:16:43,602 --> 00:16:45,770
I had no idea you were...
377
00:16:45,837 --> 00:16:48,440
About to be eaten by
a giant predator
378
00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:50,208
attracted to my molt smell?
379
00:16:50,275 --> 00:16:51,409
Molt smell?
380
00:16:51,476 --> 00:16:52,744
[screech]
381
00:16:52,811 --> 00:16:54,746
Rarity screams: Twilight!
382
00:16:54,813 --> 00:16:56,381
Was that Rarity?
383
00:16:56,448 --> 00:16:57,949
And Zecora.
384
00:16:58,016 --> 00:17:00,351
I tried to save them, but it's
all I can do to stop scratching
385
00:17:00,418 --> 00:17:03,155
long enough to dive out of the
way when that bird attacks!
386
00:17:04,789 --> 00:17:08,760
[zaps]
387
00:17:08,827 --> 00:17:11,596
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
I'VE BEEN IN THE CLUTCHES
388
00:17:11,663 --> 00:17:15,633
OF A HORRIBLE GIANT CREATURE,
BUT IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER!
389
00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:16,769
[sobbing]
390
00:17:24,809 --> 00:17:27,245
Ah! Finally!
391
00:17:27,312 --> 00:17:29,447
I didn't think that
itching would ever stop.
392
00:17:29,514 --> 00:17:35,653
[crackling]
393
00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:36,754
What's happening?
394
00:17:36,821 --> 00:17:38,624
I can't mo--
395
00:17:42,394 --> 00:17:47,732
[zapping in the distance]
396
00:17:47,799 --> 00:17:51,236
[crackling]
397
00:17:51,303 --> 00:17:58,310
♪♪
398
00:17:59,344 --> 00:18:01,613
What just happened?
399
00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,915
Did I just sprout wings?
400
00:18:03,982 --> 00:18:06,351
I JUST SPROUTED WINGS!
401
00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:13,425
[zapping and screeching]
402
00:18:14,759 --> 00:18:17,162
[gasp] I've gotta help them!
403
00:18:17,229 --> 00:18:20,632
♪♪
404
00:18:20,699 --> 00:18:22,101
Whoa!
405
00:18:25,437 --> 00:18:26,571
[thud]
406
00:18:26,638 --> 00:18:28,173
[panicked shouts]
407
00:18:33,812 --> 00:18:35,114
Oops!
408
00:18:37,282 --> 00:18:39,884
Spike? How did
you get wings?
409
00:18:39,951 --> 00:18:41,052
I don't know!
410
00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:43,122
But they're pretty
aweso--WHOOOAAHHHH!
411
00:18:45,991 --> 00:18:46,791
[snap]
412
00:18:46,858 --> 00:18:49,360
[screech]
413
00:18:49,427 --> 00:18:51,262
Do you think you can
fly up and distract him
414
00:18:51,329 --> 00:18:53,365
while I work on freeing
Zecora and Rarity?
415
00:18:58,970 --> 00:19:00,705
Hey, giant chicken!
416
00:19:00,772 --> 00:19:03,808
If you like dragons so
much, come and get me!
417
00:19:03,875 --> 00:19:04,576
[screech]
418
00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:05,511
[snap]
419
00:19:12,651 --> 00:19:13,985
Greetings.
420
00:19:14,052 --> 00:19:14,886
[screech]
421
00:19:14,953 --> 00:19:15,753
[snap]
422
00:19:15,820 --> 00:19:17,755
[rumbling]
423
00:19:17,822 --> 00:19:18,756
[whoosh]
424
00:19:18,823 --> 00:19:20,425
[Rarity screams]
425
00:19:20,492 --> 00:19:21,426
SPIKE!
426
00:19:31,336 --> 00:19:34,405
I know that the molt
produced surprising things,
427
00:19:34,472 --> 00:19:38,977
but I'm glad that the last
was a new pair of wings!
428
00:19:39,044 --> 00:19:42,380
YES, AND ALSO I'M
GLAD YOU'VE GOT WINGS.
429
00:19:42,447 --> 00:19:44,382
This is amazing.
430
00:19:44,449 --> 00:19:46,384
I didn't know if
you'd ever get wings.
431
00:19:46,451 --> 00:19:47,885
I'm so happy for you.
432
00:19:47,952 --> 00:19:49,821
Does it have something
to do with this "molt"
433
00:19:49,888 --> 00:19:50,822
you were talking about?
434
00:19:51,589 --> 00:19:54,559
[sigh] It's what's
been going on with me.
435
00:19:54,626 --> 00:19:56,494
The break out, the fire burps.
436
00:19:56,561 --> 00:19:59,764
The molt is when dragons get
older and start to change.
437
00:19:59,831 --> 00:20:02,634
I wish I could stop
it, but I can't.
438
00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:04,469
I should go.
439
00:20:05,403 --> 00:20:07,972
Go? What are you
talking about?
440
00:20:08,039 --> 00:20:11,042
In the Dragonlands, families
make molters leave home.
441
00:20:11,109 --> 00:20:13,011
It's called the Molt Effect.
442
00:20:13,078 --> 00:20:16,481
Well, this isn't the Dragonlands
and Molt Effect or no,
443
00:20:16,548 --> 00:20:19,017
I don't want you going anywhere.
444
00:20:19,084 --> 00:20:20,685
But I'm growing up.
445
00:20:20,752 --> 00:20:22,954
What if something
even worse happens?
446
00:20:23,021 --> 00:20:26,524
You're supposed to grow up,
but you'll always be you.
447
00:20:26,591 --> 00:20:29,394
And whatever happens, we'll
get through it together.
448
00:20:32,597 --> 00:20:37,001
Woohoo! Yeah! Look at
me! Let's go home!
449
00:20:37,068 --> 00:20:40,438
Uh, I don't need to
carry you anymore, do I?
450
00:20:40,505 --> 00:20:41,706
You have wings.
451
00:20:41,773 --> 00:20:42,641
They are new!
452
00:20:42,707 --> 00:20:44,409
And I don't
wanna overdo it.
453
00:20:44,476 --> 00:20:46,010
[groan]
454
00:20:46,077 --> 00:20:49,747
♪♪
455
00:20:49,814 --> 00:20:52,817
I can't believe you thought
any of us would send you away
456
00:20:52,884 --> 00:20:55,953
because of some
silly "Molt Effect".
457
00:20:56,020 --> 00:20:59,090
Even if the symptoms
were slightly unsettling,
458
00:20:59,157 --> 00:21:01,893
and let's face it, the
odor wasn't pleasant,
459
00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,828
nopony would stop
caring for you
460
00:21:03,895 --> 00:21:06,064
just because you
were getting older.
461
00:21:06,131 --> 00:21:07,899
Everypony goes
through changes.
462
00:21:07,966 --> 00:21:10,635
Sometimes change
can be wonderful.
463
00:21:10,702 --> 00:21:14,072
Like being able to model
for any length of dress.
464
00:21:14,139 --> 00:21:14,973
[giggle]
465
00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,608
A bit higher darling, please.
466
00:21:17,675 --> 00:21:20,411
I'm glad to help, Rarity,
but don't you think there's
467
00:21:20,478 --> 00:21:23,581
wonderful things about flying
that don't involve dresses?
468
00:21:23,648 --> 00:21:25,116
Of course, darling.
469
00:21:25,183 --> 00:21:28,686
Flying will also be beneficial
for you to help me with gowns,
470
00:21:28,753 --> 00:21:30,121
frocks, robes, shifts,
skirts, minis, maxis.
471
00:21:30,188 --> 00:21:31,790
[groan]