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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
00:11:55,448 --> 00:11:59,817
and together Equestria
will be ours!
255
00:11:59,852 --> 00:12:04,188
I don't do "ours",
I only do MINE.
256
00:12:04,223 --> 00:12:05,790
[whoosh]
257
00:12:05,825 --> 00:12:08,826
I will take back the
Crystal Empire on my own
258
00:12:08,861 --> 00:12:13,097
and I will destroy anypony
who gets in my way!
259
00:12:13,132 --> 00:12:15,500
Such confidence.
260
00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:19,370
Go. Try to take
back your kingdom.
261
00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:21,806
I shall send you
there myself.
262
00:12:21,841 --> 00:12:24,075
If you prevail, you
may keep it.
263
00:12:24,110 --> 00:12:28,379
But when you fail,
you will submit to me.
264
00:12:28,414 --> 00:12:31,516
And if I refuse this...deal?
265
00:12:31,551 --> 00:12:33,551
Then I shall return
you to the darkness
266
00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,787
from which you
were summoned.
267
00:12:35,822 --> 00:12:37,989
Fine. But this is
a waste of time,
268
00:12:38,024 --> 00:12:40,858
as I will crush
those who defy me.
269
00:12:40,893 --> 00:12:43,895
I will defeat all who
get in my way. I--
270
00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:45,029
[zap]
271
00:12:45,065 --> 00:12:49,801
I advise the rest of you to
prepare to work together.
272
00:12:49,836 --> 00:12:52,537
Well, working together
sounds an awful lot like
273
00:12:52,572 --> 00:12:55,540
making friends, so
you two are in luck
274
00:12:55,575 --> 00:12:57,509
because I know all
about that.
275
00:13:00,079 --> 00:13:01,245
[knocking]
276
00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:05,049
Twi? You in here? With the
school closed for the summer,
277
00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:06,785
I didn't think anypony
would be here.
278
00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:10,121
So much to do, not enough
time. No! I already did that.
279
00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:13,191
Wait. Nope. I didn't.
OOOH, NOT ENOUGH TIME!
280
00:13:13,226 --> 00:13:14,892
HELP! She's spiraling.
281
00:13:14,927 --> 00:13:16,961
We're at the "my plan
needs a plan" stage
282
00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:19,430
of a Total Twilight
Melt Down.
283
00:13:19,465 --> 00:13:21,999
Oh. Got it.
284
00:13:22,034 --> 00:13:23,434
Twilight?
285
00:13:23,469 --> 00:13:25,469
Did I write down "eliminate
redundant lists"
286
00:13:25,504 --> 00:13:27,271
on my School of
Friendship to-do list,
287
00:13:27,306 --> 00:13:28,573
or my personal to-do list?
288
00:13:28,608 --> 00:13:30,842
TWILIGHT! Gah!
289
00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:33,311
Starlight! Oh, good, you're
here. I need to talk to you.
290
00:13:33,346 --> 00:13:34,912
Oh-kay.
291
00:13:34,947 --> 00:13:36,981
Hang on, I had "talk to
Starlight" written down
292
00:13:37,016 --> 00:13:40,017
on one of these. Just let me
find it so I can cross it off.
293
00:13:40,052 --> 00:13:43,354
Wow, you are
Twilighting hard.
294
00:13:43,389 --> 00:13:45,056
You say
Twilighting too?
295
00:13:45,091 --> 00:13:47,592
Well, excuse me, but
this is the first time
296
00:13:47,627 --> 00:13:50,494
I've ever been asked
to run A WHOLE KINGDOM!
297
00:13:50,529 --> 00:13:52,597
You're right. You're right.
298
00:13:52,632 --> 00:13:54,966
So what did you want
to talk to me about?
299
00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,068
Ah here it is. I
wrote it down.
300
00:13:57,103 --> 00:13:59,036
Starlight, you have blossomed
into one of the strongest,
301
00:13:59,071 --> 00:14:00,170
smartest, most
caring ponies I know
302
00:14:00,206 --> 00:14:02,440
and I can't think of anypony
better to leave in charge
303
00:14:02,475 --> 00:14:03,875
of my castle and the
School of Friendship.
304
00:14:03,910 --> 00:14:04,876
So what do you think?
305
00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:07,478
WHAT? You want me to
take care of the castle
306
00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,413
and RUN THE SCHOOL?
307
00:14:09,448 --> 00:14:11,249
Yes.
308
00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:13,084
I can't! I'm
not ready!
309
00:14:13,119 --> 00:14:14,285
Remember what happened
the last time
310
00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,053
you left me in charge?
311
00:14:16,088 --> 00:14:18,489
And now you want me
to do it PERMANENTLY?
312
00:14:18,524 --> 00:14:21,158
What if I don't do the
right things? What if--
313
00:14:21,193 --> 00:14:23,294
Starlight! Get a
hold of yourself.
314
00:14:23,329 --> 00:14:25,997
You've risen to every
challenge you've ever faced.
315
00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:30,067
You can do anything you put
your mind to. You've got this.
316
00:14:30,102 --> 00:14:34,538
Ha! . And so do you!
See what I did there?
317
00:14:34,573 --> 00:14:37,275
You just said everything
you need to hear.
318
00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:40,945
Ha ha ha! Nice try, but running
a school and running a country
319
00:14:40,980 --> 00:14:42,380
are two very different things!
320
00:14:42,415 --> 00:14:44,181
Now if you don't
mind, I have 7,432
321
00:14:44,216 --> 00:14:46,651
more things to take
care of before I become
322
00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:47,985
the new Ruler of Equestria!
323
00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:50,154
[gasping]
324
00:14:50,189 --> 00:14:51,990
It was a valiant effort.
325
00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:57,194
♪♪
326
00:14:57,229 --> 00:15:01,265
[panicked shouts]
327
00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:06,470
[rumbling]
328
00:15:06,505 --> 00:15:09,507
♪♪
329
00:15:23,456 --> 00:15:27,224
[crackling]
330
00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:29,393
The guard says Sombra's
breached the castle!
331
00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:31,629
Hurry, Twilight! We need you!
332
00:15:33,532 --> 00:15:35,433
Do you have
Flurry Heart?
333
00:15:35,468 --> 00:15:36,534
I thought
you had her!
334
00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:37,635
[gasp]
- Agh!
335
00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:40,404
[galloping hooves]
336
00:15:40,439 --> 00:15:41,973
Mama!
337
00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:45,710
You won't get
away with this.
338
00:15:45,745 --> 00:15:48,713
Oh, but I
already have!
339
00:15:48,748 --> 00:15:50,548
[baby protests]
340
00:15:50,583 --> 00:15:54,318
Ha ha ha ha.
341
00:15:54,353 --> 00:15:57,521
With the Cyrstal heart
now in my possession,
342
00:15:57,556 --> 00:15:59,757
there is nothing to
stop me from ruling
343
00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:03,694
the Crystal Empire.
344
00:16:03,729 --> 00:16:06,130
Kneel before Sombra!
345
00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:12,971
Ah. Long live the King.
346
00:16:17,176 --> 00:16:19,510
♪♪
347
00:16:19,545 --> 00:16:20,578
Thanks for coming so quickly.
348
00:16:20,613 --> 00:16:21,612
[zap]
349
00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:23,748
Sure thing, but if you're
going to be the ruler
350
00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:26,384
of Equestria, you may want
to work on your penmanship.
351
00:16:26,419 --> 00:16:27,718
This looks like it says,
352
00:16:27,753 --> 00:16:30,321
"Cadance sent an
emergency message.
353
00:16:30,356 --> 00:16:34,392
Sombra's back and he's taking
over the Crystal Empire."
354
00:16:34,427 --> 00:16:36,127
That's exactly what it says!
355
00:16:36,162 --> 00:16:37,795
But. But how is that possible?
356
00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:39,663
I thought the Crystal
Heart had dispelled him
357
00:16:39,698 --> 00:16:41,098
into the Ether!
358
00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:43,734
I have no idea, but he's
back and it's up to us
359
00:16:43,769 --> 00:16:46,103
to save the Empire
and my family!
360
00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:48,439
Shouldn't somepony
tell Celestia and Luna?
361
00:16:48,474 --> 00:16:50,241
Oooh. Good point.
362
00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:53,377
One of us should probably
loop in the real rulers
363
00:16:53,412 --> 00:16:55,112
of Equestria.
364
00:16:55,147 --> 00:16:57,748
No. If we're going
to run Equestria,
365
00:16:57,783 --> 00:17:00,384
we'll need to handle things
like this on our own.
366
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:04,388
Oh, Twilight! Could
this mean that you finally
367
00:17:04,423 --> 00:17:07,091
have the confidence to
ascend to the throne
368
00:17:07,126 --> 00:17:10,361
like the princesses
believe you can?
369
00:17:10,396 --> 00:17:14,499
Maybe. Unless you'd consider
taking care of Sombra for us?
370
00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,602
Oh, no no no no no. You
were absolutely right.
371
00:17:18,637 --> 00:17:21,639
You need to learn how to handle
these things on your own.
372
00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:23,474
Ta-tah.
373
00:17:23,509 --> 00:17:26,243
Handling things on our
own is all well and good,
374
00:17:26,278 --> 00:17:29,313
but last time we defeated
Sombra with the Crystal Heart.
375
00:17:29,348 --> 00:17:32,150
What if he has it already?
How are we gonna stop him?
376
00:17:34,653 --> 00:17:35,553
[gasp]
377
00:17:35,588 --> 00:17:40,091
♪♪
378
00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:41,826
With the Elements of Harmony!
379
00:17:41,861 --> 00:17:45,329
With those, we can defeat
anypony, even Sombra!
380
00:17:45,364 --> 00:17:47,264
Ah no no no no.
You didn't need
381
00:17:47,299 --> 00:17:49,633
the "Elements" the last
time you defeated Sombra.
382
00:17:49,668 --> 00:17:52,103
And I'm not sure using
them still counts
383
00:17:52,138 --> 00:17:54,538
as handling things
on your own.
384
00:17:54,573 --> 00:17:58,776
My family is in danger.
I'm not taking any chances.
385
00:17:58,811 --> 00:18:00,544
She's got a point.
386
00:18:00,579 --> 00:18:02,346
Ugh. Fine.
387
00:18:03,549 --> 00:18:05,182
What's his problem?
388
00:18:05,217 --> 00:18:07,852
Starlight, can you stay here
and take care of the school?
389
00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:09,220
I've got you covered.
390
00:18:11,223 --> 00:18:12,323
[poof]
391
00:18:12,358 --> 00:18:14,792
♪♪
392
00:18:14,827 --> 00:18:20,631
[zapping]
393
00:18:20,666 --> 00:18:23,668
♪♪
394
00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:33,711
It's cute that you think
that will do anything.
395
00:18:33,746 --> 00:18:37,348
It might not, but they will.
396
00:18:37,383 --> 00:18:38,816
Cavalry's here!
397
00:18:38,851 --> 00:18:40,885
[battle cries]
398
00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:43,854
How can I be surprised
when I'm waiting to show
399
00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:46,790
all of you your greatest fear?
400
00:18:46,825 --> 00:18:51,629
[whoosh]
401
00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:56,400
♪♪
402
00:18:56,435 --> 00:18:58,469
[clang]
403
00:18:58,504 --> 00:18:59,804
[whimper]
404
00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:07,678
Oh, Twilight. How
disappointing.
405
00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:11,515
Equestria was in your care
and you let it be destroyed.
406
00:19:11,550 --> 00:19:13,684
[explosion]
407
00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:15,686
You should all surrender.
408
00:19:15,721 --> 00:19:19,256
Nothing can defeat
your own fears.
409
00:19:19,291 --> 00:19:24,328
♪ [music turns uplifting] ♪
410
00:19:24,363 --> 00:19:26,197
We didn't need to defeat them.
411
00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:28,732
We just needed to face them
long enough to distract you!
412
00:19:28,767 --> 00:19:33,537
♪♪
413
00:19:33,572 --> 00:19:36,807
NO!
414
00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:40,277
It's cute that you think
that will do anything.
415
00:19:40,312 --> 00:19:44,548
[zapping]
416
00:19:44,583 --> 00:19:46,784
[rumbling]
417
00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:50,554
[zapping]
418
00:19:50,589 --> 00:19:55,259
You may have won the battle,
but I shall win the war!
419
00:19:55,294 --> 00:19:58,296
♪♪
420
00:20:03,902 --> 00:20:05,569
Ya hoo hoo hoo!
421
00:20:05,604 --> 00:20:07,905
♪♪
422
00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:11,275
We totally just wiped
the castle with that guy.
423
00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:16,614
♪♪
424
00:20:16,649 --> 00:20:17,648
Thanks, Twily.
425
00:20:17,683 --> 00:20:18,849
♪♪
426
00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:20,484
That was fun!
427
00:20:20,519 --> 00:20:21,986
And easy.
428
00:20:22,021 --> 00:20:24,722
As magical battles go,
that was a cakewalk.
429
00:20:24,757 --> 00:20:26,891
Mhmmm, "cakewalk".
430
00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,494
[laughter]
431
00:20:30,529 --> 00:20:33,731
We did handle this
pretty well on our own.
432
00:20:33,766 --> 00:20:34,832
Does this mean--?
433
00:20:34,867 --> 00:20:37,735
I still don't feel like I'm
one hundred percent ready,
434
00:20:37,770 --> 00:20:38,869
but will I ever?
435
00:20:38,904 --> 00:20:41,705
Knowing you? Nope.
436
00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:45,843
I have you guys, and we have
the Elements, and together,
437
00:20:45,878 --> 00:20:48,579
we've never failed.
We'll be OK.
438
00:20:48,614 --> 00:20:51,515
[cheers]
439
00:20:56,922 --> 00:21:00,291
Once again, Equestria is safe.
440
00:21:00,326 --> 00:21:02,059
What should we
do to celebrate?
441
00:21:02,094 --> 00:21:03,861
I vote for a cakewalk!
442
00:21:03,896 --> 00:21:06,764
♪♪
443
00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:08,365
[crash]
444
00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,635
[whoosh]
445
00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:14,672
[rumbling]
446
00:21:14,707 --> 00:21:15,906
What's going on?
447
00:21:15,941 --> 00:21:17,574
I don't know.
448
00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:21,779
[smashing]
449
00:21:21,814 --> 00:21:22,780
[smashing glass]
450
00:21:22,815 --> 00:21:24,415
[gasps]
451
00:21:24,450 --> 00:21:26,550
[whoosh]
452
00:21:26,585 --> 00:21:29,587
[evil laughter]