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[panting]
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♪ [tense music] ♪
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♪♪
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Oh, good, we're all here!
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So everypony got an urgent
summons to the castle
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with no explanation?
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Yup! I just love a good
mysterious summons.
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What's it about? Do you
think it's a surprise party?
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Hey, why are we running?
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Because something could
be terribly wrong!
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Somepony turned bad,
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another evil creature
back for revenge.
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Don't you think you're
being a little paranoid?
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Why else would the princesses
send scrolls in such a hurry?
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Good point. They'd know
better than to make us worry.
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Plus, I like it when
you run so fast;
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the walls get all blurry.
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Wheee! Race ya!
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♪♪
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[panting]
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Girls, thank you
so much for coming.
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What's wrong? What can we do?
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That's just it. Nothing's
wrong. Everything's perfect!
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Did y'all call us down
here just to tell us that?
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With all due
respect, Majesties,
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you might want to save
your urgent summons
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for matters that are a
bit more... well, urgent?
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[chuckles]
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Well, there is more to it.
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Equestria is currently
enjoying its longest period
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of harmony in recent years.
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And it's all thanks
to you, Twilight.
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And your
friends, of course.
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Who, us?
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Oh,pshaw!
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It's about time
you noticed!
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Thank you.
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Because of your efforts,
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there' been less
and less for us to do!
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So, after much consideration,
my sister and I have decided
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it is time for us to retire.
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[everybody gasps]
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[zap]
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Breaking News! The royal
princesses retiring?
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I have so many
questions.
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Who'll take over? Who
will run Equestria?
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Will it be someone
tall, dark, and handsome
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or will it be the
Lord of Chaos?
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Ugh. Fine, go with
the obvious choice.
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[stressed yell]
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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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You're retiring?
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Princesses can retire!
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Of course we can! I, for
one, am looking forward
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to a little R&R, maybe
a trip to Silver Shoals.
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And you want me to
take your place?
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Mm hm!
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With the help of your
friends, of course.
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We can't think of
anypony more worthy.
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Over the years, we've
watched you grow.
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You've faced
task after task.
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...challenge
after challenge.
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...countless
adversities. Yeah,
yeah, we get it.
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And you've always
prevailed.
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Thank you, but that
doesn't mean that I'm--
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that we're ready
to do what you do!
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Of course you are. I realize
this is a lot to take in, but--
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Nope! Makes perfect
sense. We're awesome.
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Does this mean we
get all your powers?
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I call dibs on showing
up in everypony's dreams!
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You can't be ready to step
into their horse shoes
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just like that.
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Well, if the Princesses
think it's time to retire,
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we're not a bad choice.
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We always have Equestria's
best interests at heart.
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That's a fair point,
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which should be taken
into consideration
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when we have a
roundtable discussion.
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Well, I'm in.
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Darlings! We'll all need a
complete wardrobe update.
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And I would love to pick your
brain about mane maintenance.
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When you have a moment.
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As long as we all have each
other, I'm sure we can do it.
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Yay!
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Protectors of Equestria
on three. One, two--
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[sigh]
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If you're all on board,
I guess I am too.
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Protectors of Equestria!
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It'll be a bit of
an adjustment,
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but I imagine the
transfer of power
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will be a lengthy process
which will give me--
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Actually, we just
need a few days
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to put together a
little ceremony.
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Heh heh. A few days?
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[groans]
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But... but that's so soon!
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Shouldn't there be some
sort of training program?
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That lasts weeks, no,
months, if not years?
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Everything you've gone
through over the years
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has been a
training program.
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OK, but there's got to be
a guide or a rule book?
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Yes, I have it right here:
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"How to Rule Equestria"
by Nopony McPretendsmith.
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The Friendship Journal
you wrote yourselves
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is a better guide than
any we could provide.
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[gasping]
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We have the utmost
confidence in you.
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And we hope you have
the same in yourself.
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[gasping]
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Oh, I'm absolutely
certain she does.
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I am not confident
about this at all!
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Well, that's what I thought.
I was being sarcastic before.
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What? This is all
so predictable.
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Now's the part where you all
tell little Sparkle here
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that everything is
going to be fine.
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But she won't believe you. I
don't need to be here for this.
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[zap]
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It's just, I know I said
yes, but then they said
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"in a few days" and there's
still so much to figure out.
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it's all happening so fast!
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[gasping]
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I think I need some--
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[slurp]
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OK. I'll feel
much better--
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Once you make
a plan?
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Oh. Wow. It's
like you--
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--knew you were going to
react this way? We did.
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Classic Twilighting.
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"Twilighting?" You...
you made me a verb?
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It's not a bad thing, we just
know you have a process.
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Stage one. You get big
news, and you're like "No!"
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But then you pace, and
you chart, you worry.
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It's OK. You go
ahead and "Twilight"
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and we'll be here for you.
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You're all acting so calm,
but this is a big deal!
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What will we do if
something big happens
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and the princesses
aren't there to help?
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Um... If you think about it,
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they literally
almost never help.
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Huh.
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And we still always win.
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Like when Sombra almost took
back the Crystal Empire,
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or when Chrysalis
pretended to be Cadance,
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or when Tirek came back and
absorbed all the magic,
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or the other time Chrysalis
tried to take over,
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or with Cozy Glow and the
school. Am I missing anything?
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Pony of Shadows.
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Starlight when
she was evil.
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Discord when he was evil.
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Do Flim and
Flam count?
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See? We've almost
always done things
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without the princesses' help.
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Which makes sense now because
it was all just training
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for you to take over.
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And it worked. I mean,
if you think about it,
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there hasn't been
a single villain
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that we couldn't defeat.
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Phew.
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One day, you'll see.
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I will defeat Twilight
Sparkle and her friends,
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and they will pay for
stealing my kingdom!
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[zap]
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♪ [dramatic music] ♪
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Pssst! Tirek!
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It is Lord Tirek
and what is it now?
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I just want to make
sure you can see my
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"best friends rock
sculpture" from over there.
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[groan]
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[zap]
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[zap]
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♪♪
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Lord Tirek.
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A changeling?
See? She gets it.
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Chrysalis, Queen
of the Changelings.
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Or at least I will be when I'm
restored to my rightful place.
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Why did you summon
me? What do you want?
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Oh, golly! We
didn't bring you.
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I thought you freed
us from Tartarus.
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Tartarus? Whoever
pulled you from there
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must have been somepony
very powerful, indeed.
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[laughter]
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♪♪
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King Sombra! You
have returned?
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Why did you
bring us here?
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Deep voice: He didn't.
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♪ [ominous music] ♪
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[whoosh]
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[crash]
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It was I.
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You may call me... Grogar.
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[gasp]
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The Grogar?
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I thought that you
were a legend.
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I've heard of you!
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Who?
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I assure you, I
am very real.
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And you have all been brought
here as part of my plan
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to rid Equestria of Twilight
Sparkle and her friends
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once and for all!
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Heh heh heh heh.
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I am so sorry, but
the name Grofar
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just doesn't
ring any bells.
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GROGAR! I have
been away too long
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if my name no longer
strikes fear into the heart
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of one so tiny.
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Perhaps a demonstration
of power is in order?
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♪♪
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[zapping]
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Grogar is ancient and
extremely powerful.
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The land that would
become Equestria
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was a mere collection
of farms and pastures
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until he declared himself
Emperor of all he saw.
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I remember hearing tales of
his tyranny when I was young.
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I have also heard of the
first Emperor of Equestria,
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the "Father of Monsters."
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I gave life to the
foulest of creatures
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and allowed them to run wild,
taking what they wanted
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and destroying the rest!
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My reign was a glorious
fear-soaked epoch
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of darkness in Equestria.
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Ha! Until Gusty the Great
rose up and banished you.
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That fool believed taking
my bell would defeat me,
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but she only weakened
me temporarily.
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Um, Tirek is really old. No
offense, you look great.
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But if he knew about
you when he was young,
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we have super-different ideas
about what "temporarily" means.
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Silence! I have spent
millennia gathering power,
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biding my time, waiting
for the perfect opportunity
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to seize control of Equestria!
And watching all of you.
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I've seen each of your
humiliating defeats
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at the hooves of
six puny ponies.
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And do you know why
they've always bested you?
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Because they cheat.
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Because they are
annoyingly lucky.
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I'm just a kid, so...
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It is because they
work together.
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Where one is weak, another
is strong and thus unified,
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they are a formidable force.
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But we shall use their own
strategy to defeat them.
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What are you suggesting?
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I suggest nothing. I
demand that you join me
254
00:11:55,447 --> 00:11:59,818
and together Equestria
will be ours!
255
00:11:59,851 --> 00:12:04,189
I don't do "ours",
I only do MINE.
256
00:12:04,222 --> 00:12:05,791
[whoosh]
257
00:12:05,824 --> 00:12:08,827
I will take back the
Crystal Empire on my own
258
00:12:08,860 --> 00:12:13,098
and I will destroy anypony
who gets in my way!
259
00:12:13,131 --> 00:12:15,501
Such confidence.
260
00:12:15,534 --> 00:12:19,371
Go. Try to take
back your kingdom.
261
00:12:19,404 --> 00:12:21,807
I shall send you
there myself.
262
00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,076
If you prevail, you
may keep it.
263
00:12:24,109 --> 00:12:28,380
But when you fail,
you will submit to me.
264
00:12:28,413 --> 00:12:31,517
And if I refuse this...deal?
265
00:12:31,550 --> 00:12:33,552
Then I shall return
you to the darkness
266
00:12:33,585 --> 00:12:35,788
from which you
were summoned.
267
00:12:35,821 --> 00:12:37,990
Fine. But this is
a waste of time,
268
00:12:38,023 --> 00:12:40,859
as I will crush
those who defy me.
269
00:12:40,892 --> 00:12:43,896
I will defeat all who
get in my way. I--
270
00:12:43,929 --> 00:12:45,030
[zap]
271
00:12:45,064 --> 00:12:49,802
I advise the rest of you to
prepare to work together.
272
00:12:49,835 --> 00:12:52,538
Well, working together
sounds an awful lot like
273
00:12:52,571 --> 00:12:55,541
making friends, so
you two are in luck
274
00:12:55,574 --> 00:12:57,510
because I know all
about that.
275
00:13:00,078 --> 00:13:01,246
[knocking]
276
00:13:01,279 --> 00:13:05,050
Twi? You in here? With the
school closed for the summer,
277
00:13:05,083 --> 00:13:06,786
I didn't think anypony
would be here.
278
00:13:07,953 --> 00:13:10,122
So much to do, not enough
time. No! I already did that.
279
00:13:10,155 --> 00:13:13,192
Wait. Nope. I didn't.
OOOH, NOT ENOUGH TIME!
280
00:13:13,225 --> 00:13:14,893
HELP! She's spiraling.
281
00:13:14,926 --> 00:13:16,962
We're at the "my plan
needs a plan" stage
282
00:13:16,995 --> 00:13:19,431
of a Total Twilight
Melt Down.
283
00:13:19,464 --> 00:13:22,000
Oh. Got it.
284
00:13:22,033 --> 00:13:23,435
Twilight?
285
00:13:23,468 --> 00:13:25,470
Did I write down "eliminate
redundant lists"
286
00:13:25,503 --> 00:13:27,272
on my School of
Friendship to-do list,
287
00:13:27,305 --> 00:13:28,574
or my personal to-do list?
288
00:13:28,607 --> 00:13:30,843
TWILIGHT!
289
00:13:28,607 --> 00:13:30,843
Gah!
290
00:13:30,876 --> 00:13:33,312
Starlight! Oh, good, you're
here. I need to talk to you.
291
00:13:33,345 --> 00:13:34,913
Oh-kay.
292
00:13:34,946 --> 00:13:36,982
Hang on, I had "talk to
Starlight" written down
293
00:13:37,015 --> 00:13:40,018
on one of these. Just let me
find it so I can cross it off.
294
00:13:40,051 --> 00:13:43,355
Wow, you are
Twilighting hard.
295
00:13:43,388 --> 00:13:45,057
You say
Twilighting too?
296
00:13:45,090 --> 00:13:47,593
Well, excuse me, but
this is the first time
297
00:13:47,626 --> 00:13:50,495
I've ever been asked
to run A WHOLE KINGDOM!
298
00:13:50,528 --> 00:13:52,598
You're right. You're right.
299
00:13:52,631 --> 00:13:54,967
So what did you want
to talk to me about?
300
00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,069
Ah here it is. I
wrote it down.
301
00:13:57,102 --> 00:13:59,037
Starlight, you have blossomed
into one of the strongest,
302
00:13:59,070 --> 00:14:00,171
smartest, most
caring ponies I know
303
00:14:00,205 --> 00:14:02,441
and I can't think of anypony
better to leave in charge
304
00:14:02,474 --> 00:14:03,876
of my castle and the
School of Friendship.
305
00:14:03,909 --> 00:14:04,877
So what do you think?
306
00:14:04,910 --> 00:14:07,479
WHAT? You want me to
take care of the castle
307
00:14:07,512 --> 00:14:09,414
and RUN THE SCHOOL?
308
00:14:09,447 --> 00:14:11,250
Yes.
309
00:14:11,283 --> 00:14:13,085
I can't! I'm
not ready!
310
00:14:13,118 --> 00:14:14,286
Remember what happened
the last time
311
00:14:14,319 --> 00:14:16,054
you left me in charge?
312
00:14:16,087 --> 00:14:18,490
And now you want me
to do it PERMANENTLY?
313
00:14:18,523 --> 00:14:21,159
What if I don't do the
right things? What if--
314
00:14:21,192 --> 00:14:23,295
Starlight! Get a
hold of yourself.
315
00:14:23,328 --> 00:14:25,998
You've risen to every
challenge you've ever faced.
316
00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:30,068
You can do anything you put
your mind to. You've got this.
317
00:14:30,101 --> 00:14:34,539
Ha! . And so do you!
See what I did there?
318
00:14:34,572 --> 00:14:37,276
You just said everything
you need to hear.
319
00:14:37,309 --> 00:14:40,946
Ha ha ha! Nice try, but running
a school and running a country
320
00:14:40,979 --> 00:14:42,381
are two very different things!
321
00:14:42,414 --> 00:14:44,182
Now if you don't
mind, I have 7,432
322
00:14:44,215 --> 00:14:46,652
more things to take
care of before I become
323
00:14:46,685 --> 00:14:47,986
the new Ruler of Equestria!
324
00:14:48,019 --> 00:14:50,155
[gasping]
325
00:14:50,188 --> 00:14:51,991
It was a valiant effort.
326
00:14:53,558 --> 00:14:57,195
♪♪
327
00:14:57,228 --> 00:15:01,266
[panicked shouts]
328
00:15:01,299 --> 00:15:06,471
[rumbling]
329
00:15:06,504 --> 00:15:09,508
♪♪
330
00:15:23,455 --> 00:15:27,225
[crackling]
331
00:15:27,258 --> 00:15:29,394
The guard says Sombra's
breached the castle!
332
00:15:29,427 --> 00:15:31,630
Hurry, Twilight! We need you!
333
00:15:33,531 --> 00:15:35,434
Do you have
Flurry Heart?
334
00:15:35,467 --> 00:15:36,535
I thought
you had her!
335
00:15:36,568 --> 00:15:37,636
[gasp]
336
00:15:36,568 --> 00:15:37,636
Agh!
337
00:15:37,669 --> 00:15:40,405
[galloping hooves]
338
00:15:40,438 --> 00:15:41,974
Mama!
339
00:15:43,608 --> 00:15:45,711
You won't get
away with this.
340
00:15:45,744 --> 00:15:48,714
Oh, but I
already have!
341
00:15:48,747 --> 00:15:50,549
[baby protests]
342
00:15:50,582 --> 00:15:54,319
Ha ha ha ha.
343
00:15:54,352 --> 00:15:57,522
With the Cyrstal heart
now in my possession,
344
00:15:57,555 --> 00:15:59,758
there is nothing to
stop me from ruling
345
00:15:59,791 --> 00:16:03,695
the Crystal Empire.
346
00:16:03,728 --> 00:16:06,131
Kneel before Sombra!
347
00:16:08,633 --> 00:16:12,972
Ah. Long live the King.
348
00:16:17,175 --> 00:16:19,511
♪♪
349
00:16:19,544 --> 00:16:20,579
Thanks for coming so quickly.
350
00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:21,613
[zap]
351
00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:23,749
Sure thing, but if you're
going to be the ruler
352
00:16:23,782 --> 00:16:26,385
of Equestria, you may want
to work on your penmanship.
353
00:16:26,418 --> 00:16:27,719
This looks like it says,
354
00:16:27,752 --> 00:16:30,322
"Cadance sent an
emergency message.
355
00:16:30,355 --> 00:16:34,393
Sombra's back and he's taking
over the Crystal Empire."
356
00:16:34,426 --> 00:16:36,128
That's exactly what it says!
357
00:16:36,161 --> 00:16:37,796
But. But how is that possible?
358
00:16:37,829 --> 00:16:39,664
I thought the Crystal
Heart had dispelled him
359
00:16:39,697 --> 00:16:41,099
into the Ether!
360
00:16:41,132 --> 00:16:43,735
I have no idea, but he's
back and it's up to us
361
00:16:43,768 --> 00:16:46,104
to save the Empire
and my family!
362
00:16:46,137 --> 00:16:48,440
Shouldn't somepony
tell Celestia and Luna?
363
00:16:48,473 --> 00:16:50,242
Oooh. Good point.
364
00:16:50,275 --> 00:16:53,378
One of us should probably
loop in the real rulers
365
00:16:53,411 --> 00:16:55,113
of Equestria.
366
00:16:55,146 --> 00:16:57,749
No. If we're going
to run Equestria,
367
00:16:57,782 --> 00:17:00,385
we'll need to handle things
like this on our own.
368
00:17:00,418 --> 00:17:04,389
Oh, Twilight! Could
this mean that you finally
369
00:17:04,422 --> 00:17:07,092
have the confidence to
ascend to the throne
370
00:17:07,125 --> 00:17:10,362
like the princesses
believe you can?
371
00:17:10,395 --> 00:17:14,500
Maybe. Unless you'd consider
taking care of Sombra for us?
372
00:17:16,401 --> 00:17:18,603
Oh, no no no no no. You
were absolutely right.
373
00:17:18,636 --> 00:17:21,640
You need to learn how to handle
these things on your own.
374
00:17:21,673 --> 00:17:23,475
Ta-tah.
375
00:17:23,508 --> 00:17:26,244
Handling things on our
own is all well and good,
376
00:17:26,277 --> 00:17:29,314
but last time we defeated
Sombra with the Crystal Heart.
377
00:17:29,347 --> 00:17:32,151
What if he has it already?
How are we gonna stop him?
378
00:17:34,652 --> 00:17:35,554
[gasp]
379
00:17:35,587 --> 00:17:40,092
♪♪
380
00:17:40,125 --> 00:17:41,827
With the Elements of Harmony!
381
00:17:41,860 --> 00:17:45,330
With those, we can defeat
anypony, even Sombra!
382
00:17:45,363 --> 00:17:47,265
Ah no no no no.
You didn't need
383
00:17:47,298 --> 00:17:49,634
the "Elements" the last
time you defeated Sombra.
384
00:17:49,667 --> 00:17:52,104
And I'm not sure using
them still counts
385
00:17:52,137 --> 00:17:54,539
as handling things
on your own.
386
00:17:54,572 --> 00:17:58,777
My family is in danger.
I'm not taking any chances.
387
00:17:58,810 --> 00:18:00,545
She's got a point.
388
00:18:00,578 --> 00:18:02,347
Ugh. Fine.
389
00:18:03,548 --> 00:18:05,183
What's his problem?
390
00:18:05,216 --> 00:18:07,853
Starlight, can you stay here
and take care of the school?
391
00:18:07,886 --> 00:18:09,221
I've got you covered.
392
00:18:11,222 --> 00:18:12,324
[poof]
393
00:18:12,357 --> 00:18:14,793
♪♪
394
00:18:14,826 --> 00:18:20,632
[zapping]
395
00:18:20,665 --> 00:18:23,669
♪♪
396
00:18:30,542 --> 00:18:33,712
It's cute that you think
that will do anything.
397
00:18:33,745 --> 00:18:37,349
It might not, but they will.
398
00:18:37,382 --> 00:18:38,817
Cavalry's here!
399
00:18:38,850 --> 00:18:40,886
[battle cries]
400
00:18:40,919 --> 00:18:43,855
How can I be surprised
when I'm waiting to show
401
00:18:43,888 --> 00:18:46,791
all of you your greatest fear?
402
00:18:46,824 --> 00:18:51,630
[whoosh]
403
00:18:51,663 --> 00:18:56,401
♪♪
404
00:18:56,434 --> 00:18:58,470
[clang]
405
00:18:58,503 --> 00:18:59,805
[whimper]
406
00:19:04,576 --> 00:19:07,679
Oh, Twilight. How
disappointing.
407
00:19:07,712 --> 00:19:11,516
Equestria was in your care
and you let it be destroyed.
408
00:19:11,549 --> 00:19:13,685
[explosion]
409
00:19:13,718 --> 00:19:15,687
You should all surrender.
410
00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,257
Nothing can defeat
your own fears.
411
00:19:19,290 --> 00:19:24,329
♪ [music turns uplifting] ♪
412
00:19:24,362 --> 00:19:26,198
We didn't need to defeat them.
413
00:19:26,231 --> 00:19:28,733
We just needed to face them
long enough to distract you!
414
00:19:28,766 --> 00:19:33,538
♪♪
415
00:19:33,571 --> 00:19:36,808
NO!
416
00:19:36,841 --> 00:19:40,278
It's cute that you think
that will do anything.
417
00:19:40,311 --> 00:19:44,549
[zapping]
418
00:19:44,582 --> 00:19:46,785
[rumbling]
419
00:19:46,818 --> 00:19:50,555
[zapping]
420
00:19:50,588 --> 00:19:55,260
You may have won the battle,
but I shall win the war!
421
00:19:55,293 --> 00:19:58,297
♪♪
422
00:20:03,901 --> 00:20:05,570
Ya hoo hoo hoo!
423
00:20:05,603 --> 00:20:07,906
♪♪
424
00:20:07,939 --> 00:20:11,276
We totally just wiped
the castle with that guy.
425
00:20:11,309 --> 00:20:16,615
♪♪
426
00:20:16,648 --> 00:20:17,649
Thanks, Twily.
427
00:20:17,682 --> 00:20:18,850
♪♪
428
00:20:18,883 --> 00:20:20,485
That was fun!
429
00:20:20,518 --> 00:20:21,987
And easy.
430
00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:24,723
As magical battles go,
that was a cakewalk.
431
00:20:24,756 --> 00:20:26,892
Mhmmm, "cakewalk".
432
00:20:28,559 --> 00:20:30,495
[laughter]
433
00:20:30,528 --> 00:20:33,732
We did handle this
pretty well on our own.
434
00:20:33,765 --> 00:20:34,833
Does this mean--?
435
00:20:34,866 --> 00:20:37,736
I still don't feel like I'm
one hundred percent ready,
436
00:20:37,769 --> 00:20:38,870
but will I ever?
437
00:20:38,903 --> 00:20:41,706
Knowing you? Nope.
438
00:20:41,739 --> 00:20:45,844
I have you guys, and we have
the Elements, and together,
439
00:20:45,877 --> 00:20:48,580
we've never failed.
We'll be OK.
440
00:20:48,613 --> 00:20:51,516
[cheers]
441
00:20:56,921 --> 00:21:00,292
Once again, Equestria is safe.
442
00:21:00,325 --> 00:21:02,060
What should we
do to celebrate?
443
00:21:02,093 --> 00:21:03,862
I vote for a cakewalk!
444
00:21:03,895 --> 00:21:06,765
♪♪
445
00:21:06,798 --> 00:21:08,366
[crash]
446
00:21:08,399 --> 00:21:11,636
[whoosh]
447
00:21:11,669 --> 00:21:14,673
[rumbling]
448
00:21:14,706 --> 00:21:15,907
What's going on?
449
00:21:15,940 --> 00:21:17,575
I don't know.
450
00:21:17,608 --> 00:21:21,780
[smashing]
451
00:21:21,813 --> 00:21:22,781
[smashing glass]
452
00:21:22,814 --> 00:21:24,416
[gasps]
453
00:21:24,449 --> 00:21:26,551
[whoosh]
454
00:21:26,584 --> 00:21:29,588
[evil laughter]