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♪♪
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Ha! Straight to the
changeling hive.
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I told you I could do it.
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Well, not exactly
"straight" Starlight.
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We've been popping
all around Equestria
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and we still
have to walk.
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It's like twelve
steps away.
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Before Chrysalis'
throne was destroyed,
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the closest magic would have
gotten us was way over there.
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On a scale of one-to-ten, how
happy do you think Thorax
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is going to be about
our surprise visit?
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Definitely ten.
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I mean, who wouldn't be happy
at the chance to marvel
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at the overwhelming
talent that is...
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the Great and Powerful Trixie?
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[pow]
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Trixie, we're coming
to offer Thorax
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encouragement
and support.
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His letters make it seem like
the responsibilities of being
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the changeling leader are
a little overwhelming.
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Yeah, I know.
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That's basically what I said.
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He's dealing with the wants
and needs of his subjects,
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redesigning the hive,
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a Dread Maulwurf
wreaking havoc outside.
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It does sound
like a lot, but...
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are you sure that
last thing is real?
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The Dread Maulwurf?
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Sure it is.
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Thorax said it's like
half-bear, half-mole,
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half-raging pile of claws.
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But now that the changelings
don't feed on the love of
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everything around them, plants
have started to grow back.
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But this Maulwurf keeps
eating them all up.
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Maulwurf. Uh-huh.
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You're just trying
to scare me.
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But it won't work
because not only am I
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the Great and Powerful, I am
also the Unscareable Trixie.
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[explosion]
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Rahr!
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[scream]
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Please tell me Thorax also
mentioned a terrifying-looking
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changeling who greets visitors
but is actually nice?
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Nope.
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And I'm not nice.
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[snarl]
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[zapping]
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Starlight, you got us
here, I'll take us home.
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Teleportation spell, go!
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Did I save us?
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Nope.
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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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What are you
waiting for?
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Use some magic to
get us out of here!
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Calm down,
Unscareable Trixie.
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We have to find out
what's going on.
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Thorax might
need our help.
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We need our help!
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Teleportation spell, go!
Teleportation spell, go!
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[squeal]
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Teleportation spell...
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Why do you keep
doing that?
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You know it doesn't
work that way.
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I know! But this
is my process.
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Gah!
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I captured these
trespassers.
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Starlight?
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Trixie?
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It's OK, Pharynx.
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You can let them go.
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But they were lurking
on our grounds!
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In the old days, I would have
already feasted on their love.
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Well, that's why they're
called the old days.
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Because they're old.
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We don't do that anymore.
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♪♪
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I liked the old days better.
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What are you
two doing here?
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We wanted to
surprise you.
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Surprise!
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Well, it's great to see you.
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I'm sorry about the
welcome committee.
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[hiss]
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I thought Ember helped
you get more assertive
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so you could deal with all
the renegade changelings
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who didn't want to change?
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Oh, she did. Really helpful.
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I was able to convince
all of them to change...
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except one of them.
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My brother.
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Your brother?
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Yep. Pharynx is my
elder brood mate.
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[grunts]
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Oh, yeah.
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You guys have the same...
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eye shape?
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What a ridiculous comparison.
We are nothing alike.
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[sigh]
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[banging]
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Stop doing that!
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The hive looked
better with holes.
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[hiss]
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Well, how about I show
you the rest of the hive
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where it's less
loud and bang-y?
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There've been a lot of changes
since you were here last.
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I'm trying to start some new
activities since the only thing
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we did before was
hunt and patrol.
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There's theater...
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swing dancing,
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♪♪
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a once-a-week
potluck lunch...
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Ooh! And who can change shape
and organize craft time?
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[whoosh]
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This guy!
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I am really impressed, Thorax.
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The hive, all the activities...
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Agh! He did it again!
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Pharynx dumped an entire
can of black paint on me!
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He said my fuchsia color wasn't
"intimidating to our enemies."
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What enemies?
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I am so sorry.
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I promise I'll
talk to him.
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You're the ruler of
the hive, Thorax.
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You need to do
more than talk!
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Well? Maybe not everything
here is amazing.
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Seriously, Thorax.
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What is up with your brother?
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[sigh] Pharynx used to
be Head of Patrol.
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But now we're peaceful and
there's no need to patrol,
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so he just stalks around the
hive making everyone miserable.
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The other changelings are sick
of it and if I can't get him
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to accept love and friendship
and change like the rest of us,
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everything I've done
here is at risk.
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[negative] Uh huh!
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[hopeful sound]
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[sigh] OK.
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We know a thing or two about
what it's like to be outsiders.
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Maybe we could talk
to him for you.
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Do you really
think you could help?
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Thorax, if there's anypony
who can help your brother...
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it's me.
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And with Starlight helping, it
might take slightly longer,
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but I guarantee
you we can do it.
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[groan]
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Thorax, we're ready to start
work on the trail of plants
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to lead the Maulwurf away.
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I have to head outside.
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You're sure you're
OK handling Pharynx?
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Absolutely!
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[shouts]
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Yeah. We totally
got this!
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[grunts]
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So. How do you
want to play this?
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I'm thinking good
pony/bad pony.
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You yell and blast
him with magic,
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while my natural charisma
will convince him that--
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Starlight?
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Hey, Pharynx.
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I know when we first met,
it didn't go so well...
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I put you in a bag.
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I thought it went great.
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Right. [ahem]
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So... not a big fan
of the vines, huh?
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They're a safety hazard.
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An enemy could hide in them
or use them as weapons.
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I don't even know
why they're here.
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Because they're pretty?
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That's ridiculous.
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Totally.
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We get you.
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But maybe don't express how
you feel by destroying them?
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I don't take advice
from ponies.
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The only thing I take
from you is breakfast.
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At least I used to.
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You know, you're a
lot like us.
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Doubt it.
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It's true.
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Do you know who
Twilight Sparkle is?
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No.
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Well, she's the most
well-liked, studious,
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do-goodiest pony
in Equestria.
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She sounds awful.
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Oh, you'd hate
her. I used to.
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She made me unsure about
my place in the world,
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which led me to act
out against her.
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And I used to be a dictator who
ran a village with an iron hoof!
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Really? Hmm. Maybe you
two do understand me.
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Yes! We do!
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But now, Trixie has come to
terms with being second-best...
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And I no longer control
ponies against their will.
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And our lives are so
much better for it.
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Wow. So you're both losers.
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Stay away from me or I'll do
to you what I did to the vines.
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Well, operation Lead Maulwurf
away is coming along.
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How'd it go with Pharynx?
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Your brother is...um,
challenging.
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That bad, huh?
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It wasn't great.
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You want to talk it out?
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You can come with me
to the Feelings Forum.
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The Feeling what, now?
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It's a place for changelings
to express their feelings
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so we all gain a better
understanding of each other.
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It's really helped bring
the hive closer together.
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Sometimes I feel like
I'm a blue changeling.
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Sometimes I feel like
I'm a purple changeling.
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But here I am,
a green one.
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You can be anything
you want to be.
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Be blue one day and
purple the next.
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Be both on the same day!
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But then I feel like
I'd be living a lie.
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It's very brave of you to
share something so personal.
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Does anyone else have
similar concerns?
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I used to, but craft time has
given me such a creative outlet
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I feel great now.
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Everyone loves craft time.
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[chatter]
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Well...
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everyone except
for you-know-who.
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Yeah. You-know-who spends all
his craft time making spears.
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He's scary and intimidating.
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You-know-who makes
me uncomfortable.
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He makes us all
uncomfortable!
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Everyone, please, I
understand Pharynx
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can be challenging
at times--
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That's an
understatement.
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He lined the
hallway with thorns!
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He teaches little changelings
to growl and hiss!
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My soup's too hot!
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What?
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I thought the Feelings Forum
was for sharing our problems?
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It sounds like your lame
Feelings Forum is for talking
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about me behind my back.
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The Feelings Forum is for
talking about anything
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that's bothering you.
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Is there something you'd
like to share, Pharynx?
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Actually, there is.
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The changelings used
to be a fearsome swarm.
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Now we sit around talking about
our feelings so much
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you can't even stop
a Maulwurf
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from eating all
your pretty plants.
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I could've sent that
thing packing before,
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but I guess now, we'll
just try to lead it away
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00:10:32,130 --> 00:10:34,967
and hope that keeps us safe!
258
00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,436
I don't feel safe
with him around.
259
00:10:37,469 --> 00:10:39,705
I'd feel safer
if he were gone.
260
00:10:39,738 --> 00:10:40,939
I can't do that.
261
00:10:40,972 --> 00:10:42,941
We want him banished!
262
00:10:42,974 --> 00:10:46,679
[all chattering at once]
263
00:10:46,712 --> 00:10:47,813
[sip]
264
00:10:47,846 --> 00:10:48,947
Hey! My soup's cooled down!
265
00:10:48,981 --> 00:10:51,283
These Feelings Forums are
great for solving problems!
266
00:10:51,316 --> 00:10:53,252
[gong]
267
00:10:53,285 --> 00:10:57,322
Everyone, please, if we are
interrupting each other,
268
00:10:57,355 --> 00:10:59,792
we are not affirming
each other.
269
00:10:59,825 --> 00:11:02,961
[arguing]
270
00:11:02,994 --> 00:11:05,898
That's it! Feelings
Forum is over!
271
00:11:05,931 --> 00:11:14,173
♪♪
272
00:11:14,206 --> 00:11:20,012
I.... I want to say something,
but it goes against everything
273
00:11:20,045 --> 00:11:22,147
I've been taught as
Twilight's pupil.
274
00:11:22,180 --> 00:11:25,184
Oh, then by all
means, say it.
275
00:11:25,217 --> 00:11:26,752
[sigh]
276
00:11:26,785 --> 00:11:30,055
I think Pharynx is
a lost cause.
277
00:11:30,088 --> 00:11:32,958
I'm all for second
chances, third even,
278
00:11:32,991 --> 00:11:36,028
but he just seems
like a bad bug.
279
00:11:36,061 --> 00:11:38,230
And Thorax has a duty
to the whole hive,
280
00:11:38,263 --> 00:11:40,132
not just his brother.
281
00:11:40,165 --> 00:11:41,800
If he keeps sticking
up for Pharynx,
282
00:11:41,833 --> 00:11:44,903
the hive might decide they don't
want Thorax as their leader.
283
00:11:44,936 --> 00:11:47,339
I think he might have
to kick Pharynx out,
284
00:11:47,372 --> 00:11:50,075
but I don't want to be the
one to tell Thorax that.
285
00:11:50,108 --> 00:11:56,048
Me neither! But somepony
probably should.
286
00:11:56,081 --> 00:11:57,750
I nominate you!
287
00:11:57,783 --> 00:11:58,484
[sigh]
288
00:12:01,019 --> 00:12:02,054
[whoosh]
289
00:12:04,456 --> 00:12:07,893
Thorax... we have
something to tell you.
290
00:12:07,926 --> 00:12:09,962
It's about Pharynx, isn't it?
291
00:12:09,995 --> 00:12:14,166
Maybe?
292
00:12:14,199 --> 00:12:16,401
Look, I know he's an
aggressive warrior type,
293
00:12:16,434 --> 00:12:19,037
but when I was little,
every young changeling
294
00:12:19,070 --> 00:12:20,439
wanted to be like that.
295
00:12:20,472 --> 00:12:23,542
♪♪
296
00:12:23,575 --> 00:12:27,946
[attack cries]
297
00:12:27,979 --> 00:12:31,016
Every young
changeling except me.
298
00:12:31,049 --> 00:12:33,418
The others would pick on me
for not wanting to fight.
299
00:12:33,451 --> 00:12:37,156
Look at the little grub
playing with his dollies.
300
00:12:37,189 --> 00:12:39,258
[mean laughter]
301
00:12:41,126 --> 00:12:43,962
Step away from
my brother.
302
00:12:43,995 --> 00:12:45,464
[slam]
303
00:12:45,497 --> 00:12:47,966
But Pharynx never
let them hurt me.
304
00:12:47,999 --> 00:12:50,402
We were just
complimenting his dollies.
305
00:12:53,538 --> 00:12:55,140
[shriek]
306
00:12:55,173 --> 00:12:56,208
[squeals]
307
00:12:56,241 --> 00:12:58,410
♪♪
308
00:12:58,443 --> 00:12:59,444
[whoosh]
309
00:12:59,477 --> 00:13:01,847
Thanks, Pharynx.
310
00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:03,315
Why are you
hitting yourself?
311
00:13:03,348 --> 00:13:04,449
Stop hitting yourself.
312
00:13:04,482 --> 00:13:05,384
Why are you
hitting yourself?
313
00:13:05,417 --> 00:13:06,852
Ouch!
314
00:13:06,885 --> 00:13:09,021
Cut it out, Pharynx!
315
00:13:09,054 --> 00:13:10,322
They're right, you know.
316
00:13:10,355 --> 00:13:11,857
You need to have
tougher skin.
317
00:13:14,593 --> 00:13:20,532
Awwww. That was a really sweet
story...until the end.
318
00:13:20,565 --> 00:13:23,902
I know Pharynx loved
me, in his own way.
319
00:13:23,935 --> 00:13:25,504
And I know there's
still good in him.
320
00:13:25,537 --> 00:13:27,573
That's why I keep
sticking up for him.
321
00:13:27,606 --> 00:13:30,175
Anyway, what did you
want to talk to me about?
322
00:13:30,208 --> 00:13:33,111
Me? No.
323
00:13:33,144 --> 00:13:35,581
But Starlight has
something she'd--
324
00:13:35,614 --> 00:13:37,950
Actually, Thorax, um...
325
00:13:37,983 --> 00:13:39,251
never mind.
326
00:13:39,284 --> 00:13:41,320
Come on, Trixie, we've
got a... thing to do.
327
00:13:43,922 --> 00:13:45,457
What are you doing?
328
00:13:45,490 --> 00:13:47,459
I thought we agreed
you'd tell Thorax
329
00:13:47,492 --> 00:13:49,995
he had to kick his
brother out of the hive.
330
00:13:50,028 --> 00:13:51,597
Maybe we don't have to.
331
00:13:51,630 --> 00:13:53,498
Get Pharynx and meet me
at the hive entrance.
332
00:13:53,531 --> 00:13:54,500
I'll explain everything.
333
00:13:56,301 --> 00:13:59,471
And how am I supposed to
know where Pharynx is?
334
00:13:59,504 --> 00:14:01,273
I just saw
Pharynx.
335
00:14:01,306 --> 00:14:04,009
Oh. Well, that was easy.
336
00:14:04,042 --> 00:14:10,949
♪♪
337
00:14:10,982 --> 00:14:13,585
We'll just use one
problem to solve another.
338
00:14:13,618 --> 00:14:15,153
I switched the trail
of plants around
339
00:14:15,186 --> 00:14:16,455
to lure the Maulwurf here.
340
00:14:16,488 --> 00:14:18,390
The changelings may not be
able to stop it anymore,
341
00:14:18,423 --> 00:14:20,192
but Pharynx certainly can.
342
00:14:20,225 --> 00:14:21,894
When it attacks, he'll
save his brother,
343
00:14:21,927 --> 00:14:23,395
showing everypony
his good side.
344
00:14:23,428 --> 00:14:25,364
The others will accept him
and Pharynx will finally
345
00:14:25,397 --> 00:14:29,434
let love and friendship into
his life and transform!
346
00:14:29,467 --> 00:14:30,369
Wow.
347
00:14:30,402 --> 00:14:31,236
I know, right?
348
00:14:31,269 --> 00:14:32,338
Great idea.
349
00:14:33,705 --> 00:14:34,940
Where's Pharynx?
350
00:14:34,973 --> 00:14:36,174
He's gone.
351
00:14:36,207 --> 00:14:38,543
Gone like gone to
the throne room?
352
00:14:38,576 --> 00:14:40,245
Gone like gone.
353
00:14:40,278 --> 00:14:43,215
One of the changelings said
Pharynx left the hive for good.
354
00:14:43,248 --> 00:14:46,285
[cheers]
355
00:14:46,318 --> 00:14:50,322
Then who's going to stop the
Dread Maulwurf I'm leading here?
356
00:14:50,355 --> 00:14:52,258
[screams]
357
00:14:59,130 --> 00:15:00,465
Thorax! There you are!
358
00:15:00,498 --> 00:15:01,934
Pharynx is missing!
359
00:15:01,967 --> 00:15:04,236
[screams]
360
00:15:04,269 --> 00:15:06,438
Wait for it...
361
00:15:06,471 --> 00:15:08,340
--and the Dread Maulwurf
is coming this way!
362
00:15:09,374 --> 00:15:10,676
[screams]
363
00:15:10,709 --> 00:15:12,411
Told ya.
364
00:15:12,444 --> 00:15:14,279
That doesn't make any sense.
365
00:15:14,312 --> 00:15:18,250
The trail of plants should have
lead the Dread Maulwurf away.
366
00:15:18,283 --> 00:15:22,387
I might have re-laid them to
lead it back toward the hive.
367
00:15:22,420 --> 00:15:24,222
Why would you do that?
368
00:15:24,255 --> 00:15:26,425
I thought if Pharynx saw you
were in danger, the loving,
369
00:15:26,458 --> 00:15:29,061
caring side of him would come
out when he protected you.
370
00:15:29,094 --> 00:15:30,462
But instead he's
out there alone
371
00:15:30,495 --> 00:15:33,031
somewhere between us and
that rampaging monster?
372
00:15:33,064 --> 00:15:34,499
I have to save him.
373
00:15:34,532 --> 00:15:36,101
I'm coming with you.
374
00:15:36,134 --> 00:15:37,402
Of course you are.
375
00:15:37,435 --> 00:15:39,471
This is all your fault.
376
00:15:39,504 --> 00:15:42,441
Oh, don't be too
hard on Starlight.
377
00:15:42,474 --> 00:15:44,576
Her heart was in
the right place.
378
00:15:44,609 --> 00:15:46,111
You're coming too!
379
00:15:46,144 --> 00:15:47,579
Oh. Right.
380
00:15:47,612 --> 00:15:50,248
I mean, I was gonna
volunteer anyway.
381
00:15:50,281 --> 00:15:51,417
Who else is coming?
382
00:15:55,053 --> 00:15:56,255
Fine.
383
00:15:58,023 --> 00:16:00,993
Oh, sure, you could
all stay here.
384
00:16:01,026 --> 00:16:04,129
Not help Pharynx and he
won't bother you anymore.
385
00:16:04,162 --> 00:16:05,731
It's your choice.
386
00:16:05,764 --> 00:16:08,467
But remember when you
didn't have a choice.
387
00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:11,203
When you were forced
to obey Chrysalis.
388
00:16:11,236 --> 00:16:15,307
You might have been unstoppable,
but you weren't free to choose.
389
00:16:15,340 --> 00:16:17,075
And now you are.
390
00:16:17,108 --> 00:16:19,177
Because of Thorax.
391
00:16:19,210 --> 00:16:21,480
Well, it's his
brother out there.
392
00:16:21,513 --> 00:16:24,349
And now it's your chance to
prove you're just as strong
393
00:16:24,382 --> 00:16:27,586
embracing love as you
were feeding on it.
394
00:16:27,619 --> 00:16:31,690
Now is your chance to show what
changelings can really be.
395
00:16:31,723 --> 00:16:35,661
Not because you have to,
but because you choose to!
396
00:16:37,595 --> 00:16:41,767
That was an amazingly
epic speech, Starlight.
397
00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,202
I just can't believe not
a single changeling
398
00:16:44,235 --> 00:16:45,704
was moved by it.
399
00:16:45,737 --> 00:16:47,339
I can't blame them.
400
00:16:47,372 --> 00:16:50,542
If he wasn't my brother, I
don't think I'd be here.
401
00:16:50,575 --> 00:16:53,211
We're going to have to face
the Maulwurf by ourselves.
402
00:16:53,244 --> 00:16:54,546
Maybe it'll be long gone
403
00:16:54,579 --> 00:16:56,515
and we'll find Pharynx
out here alone.
404
00:16:56,548 --> 00:17:01,086
[growls and grunts]
405
00:17:01,119 --> 00:17:02,287
Or maybe not.
406
00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:14,833
♪♪
407
00:17:14,866 --> 00:17:16,201
Pharynx!
408
00:17:16,234 --> 00:17:17,536
What are you doing here?
409
00:17:17,569 --> 00:17:18,637
I'm here to save you!
410
00:17:20,338 --> 00:17:21,540
Get out of here!
411
00:17:21,573 --> 00:17:23,241
Let me handle this!
412
00:17:23,274 --> 00:17:24,676
We're not leaving you!
413
00:17:24,709 --> 00:17:32,484
♪♪
414
00:17:32,517 --> 00:17:35,420
[growl]
415
00:17:35,453 --> 00:17:38,490
I may have forgot to mention in
my letters that Maulwurfs
416
00:17:38,523 --> 00:17:40,158
have really thick hides.
417
00:17:40,191 --> 00:17:45,363
[roar]
418
00:17:45,396 --> 00:17:47,199
I thought you said you
could beat this thing!
419
00:17:47,232 --> 00:17:49,101
Yeah, with the
rest of the swarm.
420
00:17:49,134 --> 00:17:50,735
Not alone!
421
00:17:50,768 --> 00:17:52,771
Good thing you're not alone!
422
00:17:56,508 --> 00:17:58,877
I told you it was
an epic speech.
423
00:17:58,910 --> 00:18:00,579
[shouts]
424
00:18:00,612 --> 00:18:13,291
♪♪
425
00:18:13,324 --> 00:18:14,693
It's no use!
426
00:18:14,726 --> 00:18:16,661
We're out of practice
and he's too tough!
427
00:18:16,694 --> 00:18:21,366
♪♪
428
00:18:21,399 --> 00:18:22,767
And strong.
429
00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,237
Too bad we can't get
it to fight itself.
430
00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:26,705
That's it!
431
00:18:26,738 --> 00:18:28,206
Thorax! Remember
when we were young
432
00:18:28,239 --> 00:18:30,275
and I made you hit yourself?
433
00:18:30,308 --> 00:18:33,445
Now is not the time to
make fun of me, Pharynx!
434
00:18:33,478 --> 00:18:36,748
Oh! Right! Of course!
435
00:18:36,781 --> 00:18:39,618
♪♪
436
00:18:39,651 --> 00:18:40,886
Why are you
hitting yourself?
437
00:18:40,919 --> 00:18:42,454
Why are you
hitting yourself?
438
00:18:42,487 --> 00:18:44,356
Why are you
hitting yourself?
439
00:18:44,389 --> 00:18:45,357
Yeah, Maulwurf.
440
00:18:45,390 --> 00:18:46,358
Why are you hitting yourself?
441
00:18:46,391 --> 00:18:47,759
[thwack]
442
00:18:47,792 --> 00:18:49,361
Why are you hitting
yourself, huh?
443
00:18:51,262 --> 00:18:53,231
[crash]
444
00:18:53,264 --> 00:18:54,866
[hiss]
445
00:18:54,899 --> 00:18:56,368
[chomp]
446
00:18:56,401 --> 00:18:58,203
Oooh. That looks
like it hurts.
447
00:18:58,236 --> 00:18:59,704
[screech]
448
00:18:59,737 --> 00:19:02,207
♪♪
449
00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:03,808
We did it! It's gone!
450
00:19:03,841 --> 00:19:07,913
[cheers]
451
00:19:07,946 --> 00:19:09,614
What were you
doing out here?
452
00:19:09,647 --> 00:19:11,816
Leaving. I'm done
with all of you.
453
00:19:11,849 --> 00:19:13,618
Oh.
454
00:19:13,651 --> 00:19:16,354
It's just, why bother
fighting the Maulwurf then?
455
00:19:16,387 --> 00:19:17,923
You could have
left it alone.
456
00:19:17,956 --> 00:19:20,625
Well, I couldn't just
let it attack you!
457
00:19:20,658 --> 00:19:23,461
But I thought you were done
with us and you didn't care.
458
00:19:23,494 --> 00:19:24,863
I never said that!
459
00:19:24,896 --> 00:19:27,465
The hive is the thing
I care about most.
460
00:19:27,498 --> 00:19:29,434
Well, you certainly
don't act like it.
461
00:19:29,467 --> 00:19:32,604
Well, I'm sorry if I don't get
excited about pretty flowers
462
00:19:32,637 --> 00:19:34,339
and Feelings Circles.
463
00:19:34,372 --> 00:19:36,641
It's a Feelings Forum.
464
00:19:36,674 --> 00:19:38,677
Whatever. It
doesn't matter.
465
00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:40,545
Even if I do care
about the hive,
466
00:19:40,578 --> 00:19:43,248
I obviously don't have
a place there anymore.
467
00:19:43,281 --> 00:19:44,950
Actually, you do.
468
00:19:44,983 --> 00:19:47,219
Because we've been wrong.
469
00:19:47,252 --> 00:19:49,754
The hive may be a
gentler, nicer place...
470
00:19:49,787 --> 00:19:52,624
But that doesn't mean we won't
have to defend ourselves.
471
00:19:52,657 --> 00:19:54,926
Clearly.
472
00:19:54,959 --> 00:19:57,729
And who better to help us do
that than the only changeling
473
00:19:57,762 --> 00:20:00,498
who never stopped
protecting us?
474
00:20:00,531 --> 00:20:03,568
[agreeing chatter]
475
00:20:03,601 --> 00:20:05,837
You all... want
me to stay?
476
00:20:05,870 --> 00:20:08,807
Unless you still want
to leave the hive.
477
00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,242
Why would I want that?
478
00:20:10,275 --> 00:20:11,476
I love the hive!
479
00:20:11,509 --> 00:20:13,678
[cheers]
480
00:20:13,711 --> 00:20:17,649
[whooshing and chimes]
481
00:20:17,682 --> 00:20:25,824
♪♪
482
00:20:25,857 --> 00:20:27,292
He did it!
483
00:20:27,325 --> 00:20:29,461
He transformed!
484
00:20:29,494 --> 00:20:31,696
I always knew you
had it in you!
485
00:20:31,729 --> 00:20:34,599
Really? Because I thought you
said I was a lost cause
486
00:20:34,632 --> 00:20:36,935
and you were going to tell
Thorax he should kick me out.
487
00:20:37,802 --> 00:20:39,938
Starlight!
488
00:20:39,971 --> 00:20:42,274
How could you say that?
489
00:20:42,307 --> 00:20:43,842
Wha? that's...
490
00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:45,377
I mean...
491
00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:46,945
but you...
492
00:20:46,978 --> 00:20:50,015
Lucky for us, you
weren't a lost cause.
493
00:20:50,048 --> 00:20:52,651
Lucky for me, you
didn't give up on me.
494
00:20:52,684 --> 00:20:56,721
[happy chatter]
495
00:20:56,754 --> 00:21:00,859
So... Glad everything
worked out.
496
00:21:00,892 --> 00:21:03,995
Yeah. Let's talk about how you
not only lead the Maulwurf
497
00:21:04,028 --> 00:21:08,400
to the hive, but also drove
my brother away from it?
498
00:21:08,433 --> 00:21:11,770
I am so sorry about that.
499
00:21:11,803 --> 00:21:14,906
But I would like to point out
that my admittedly terrible plan
500
00:21:14,939 --> 00:21:17,776
did bring everything
together in the end.
501
00:21:17,809 --> 00:21:19,844
Hey, do you guys want
to hear the story
502
00:21:19,877 --> 00:21:22,047
about how I used to make
Thorax hit himself?
503
00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,382
Absolutely. Yes. Right now!
504
00:21:24,415 --> 00:21:26,384
Well, when we were young,
505
00:21:26,417 --> 00:21:28,586
every changeling wanted
to be a warrior.
506
00:21:28,619 --> 00:21:30,422
Except for Thorax...
507
00:21:30,455 --> 00:21:32,691
He was a little weak..
but I had to protect...