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♪♪
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[door opens]
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Twilight! Look at the
scroll I just got!
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♪ [trumpet fanfare] ♪
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[gasp] Do you know what
this means?
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Uh huh!
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Uh, I don't. What's so
exciting about a toy crown?
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Oh-ho-ho, this is no toy crown.
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It's the hard-won helm
of the Sibling Supreme!
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When Shining Armor
and I were small,
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we competed over
EVERYTHING!
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♪♪
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To keep it friendly, our
parents gave us gold stars
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every time we did
something special.
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Sharing...
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Getting good grades...
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Even telling a
really funny joke!
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And at the end of each week,
we'd add up the stars.
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♪♪
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The sibling with the
most would win the crown
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of the Sibling Supreme
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and bragging rights
till next time!
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Guess that explains
your love of charts.
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And so much else...
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I always wanted to be
Sibling Supreme one day.
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Meet me at Celestia's Castle
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to decide who deserves the
crown once and for all.
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Both: Race ya there!
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♪♪
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Guess I'll...
watch the school?
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♪♪
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[door opens]
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[gasp]
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You're wearing it!?
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Look, I know you've
always held a grudge
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because I left
home with this.
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Grudge? Pff. What grudge?
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Just because you've
had it for way longer
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than you should have,
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and I never got a
chance to win it back...
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With the return of Sombra,
Princess Luna and I
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felt it was time to reinforce
the castle's defenses.
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I said we could
do it ourselves,
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but some ponies
are a bit stubborn.
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So I asked our old Captain of
the Guard to handle the job.
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I've taken the security
here to a whole new level.
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The only thing I need now
is somepony to test it.
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[gasp] You want me to break
into Celestia's castle?
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If you can get past my
defenses, steal the crown,
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and get out, you'll be
Sibling Supreme.
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Forever.
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[dreamy] Forever!
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BUT, if you fail,
I keep the crown.
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DEAL! Wait! Are you
sure this counts?
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Mom and Dad aren't
giving us any stars...
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Celestia: I will represent
their authority.
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And thank you, Twilight.
Your help will reveal
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if there are any
holes in our security.
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[pffft]
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And there aren't.
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I've designed a
multi-tiered, impenetrable,
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triple-backed-up
line of defense.
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The castle is
surrounded by shards
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of Queen Chrysalis' throne.
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Thanks to Starswirl, its
anti-magic powers are now
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tuned to stop anycreature from
using a spell to get inside.
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You can't fly in either.
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Giant fans keep any
creature from flying
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too close to the castle.
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Plus the entrances to the
tunnels below the castle
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have been sealed. So there's
no underground access.
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And even if you could
get in, which you can't,
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I've doubled the
ranks of security.
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Ponies protect every
hallway and door,
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which can only be opened
with Royal Guard medals.
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[zap]
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Even if you brought an army...
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the throne room is the
safest spot in Equestria.
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I rigged a floor
trap to activate
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at the slightest touch.
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[metallic]
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But say you avoid the floor...
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Still no luck.
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Because I've employed
Nature's alarm system.
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[loud honking]
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Geese?
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You can hear their honks
all the way in Ponyville.
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[squawk] [snap]
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Plus they bite.
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[squawk]
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♪ [pensive music] ♪
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♪♪
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So that's what we're up against.
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Huh. That's a barrel and
a half of obstacles,
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plus a bushel and a peck
of impenetrability.
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And all this is to win
some fillyhood competition
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with your brother?
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It's more than that!
OK, it's exactly that.
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...And to protect
Celestia's castle!
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If it means that much to
you, Twilight, we're in.
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I was already in!
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C'mon, who doesn't want
to hang with geese!?
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Of course we'll
help. But how?
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Shining Armor may have come
up with some great security,
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but he'll never guess
Twilight's plan.
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We play to our strengths
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and defeat all of the
security measures.
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That way, if one of
us fails, the others
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will still have a shot
at getting the crown.
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Pinkie, you'll distract the
guards with a surprise party.
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Yes sir, Twilight sir!
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Applejack, you'll buck your
way into the sealed tunnels.
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Rainbow Dash, if anypony can
outfly those wind turbines,
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it's you.
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Rarity, you'll sew
us guard costumes
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so we can sneak past security.
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Then Fluttershy will disable
the throne room alarm
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by charming the geese.
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[zap]
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It's from Shining Armor.
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Dear Twily, Hope your
idea isn't just...[muttering]
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Tunnels! He guessed
your whole plan!
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WHAT!?
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Pinkie party, Rarity costumes...
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Signed, the future Sibling
Supreme? Oh, come on!
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Rarity: Twilight, darling.
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Nopony knows you better
than your own brother.
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So you're saying
I should give up?
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I'm saying your
brother will win.
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No matter how
brilliant your plan is,
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no matter how many
variations you try,
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it will be something
your brother expects
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and he'll always win. Unless...
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When the perfect
chance comes along,
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you do something he can't
expect. Then, you'll win.
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You've been practicing
that speech, haven't you?
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A little bit. It felt like
I rushed. Did I rush it?
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Absolutely not.
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Oh! No!
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Yeah, it was fastish.
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We have to do the opposite of
what Shining Armor expects.
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Therefore, Twilight cannot
mastermind the plan...
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BUT I CAN!
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That's...definitely
unexpected.
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♪♪
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Uh.. how is YOU making
a break-in plan
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the opposite of
Twilight doing it?
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Because.. my plan is for
each of us to devise
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our own unexpected
part of it!
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Allow me to demonstrate.
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[chattering]
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[door slams open]
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We're looking for a
pony with information.
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[zoom]
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We got questions, and
you're gonna serve us up
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some answers,
juice jockey.
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Where is the secret
entrance to the passages
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under Canterlot Castle?
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Shining Armor sealed them all.
There is no secret entrance.
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There's always a
secret entrance!
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So make like a glass
of OJ and spill!
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Ooh! Ooh! I know what I can do!
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You're gonna need a lookout, so
I can be your eye in the sky!
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Too low, silly, up here!
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♪ [upbeat music] ♪
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♪♪
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[goofy laughter]
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Oh, Pinkie! That tickles!
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[giggling]
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What..!?
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How about somethin' a little
more down to earth. Like...
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I distract the guard ponies
with a farewell performance
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by my alter ego, famous
country western super-star,
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Apple Chord!
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I didn't know you
had an alter-ego.
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And why would she be giving
a farewell performance?
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Well, it's a long story.
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Back on the farm,
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playin' music was about
makin' her family smile.
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♪♪
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Word of her talent spread,
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and soon Apple Chord
was playin' real shows.
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[cheering]
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The more she played, the
bigger those shows got.
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[cheering]
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But she missed playin'
for her family.
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♪ [sad music] ♪
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So one day, she gave it all up.
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♪♪
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Seeing her family smile
was all she ever wanted
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from her music.
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Of course, Apple Chord could
come out of retirement
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for a farewell
concert this one time...
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Wait. Did you just
make all that up
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or did that actually happen?
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Um...
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Doesn't matter. It's
perfect! Fluttershy? Spike?
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I guess the opposite
of what I'm good at
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is [gasp] being in small spaces....
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I always wanted
to be a super spy...
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Is that the opposite
of anything?
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Special Agent Fluttershy,
target detected below.
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It's almost too easy.
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♪ [thriller music] ♪
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♪♪
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[zap]
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[zapping] [explosions]
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[crashing]
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Huh. I guess I'm the only one left
that still needs a plan.
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Oh, no, darling, that IS the
plan. You shall do nothing!
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[gasp]
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Shining Armor definitely
won't expect that.
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♪ [military snare drum] ♪
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♪♪
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♪ [banjo strum] ♪
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Applejack? What are you doing?
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Applejack? Heh, heh, who's
that? My name's Apple Chord
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and I've got a couple
of songs to play for ya.
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Clap your hooves if you know
'em. And a one and a two and a..
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♪ My love is like a barrel ♪
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♪ A barrel full of hay. ♪
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[whistling wind]
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[whoosh]
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The Wonderbolts did a flyby,
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and the only way
past those giant fans
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and into the castle
ducts is here.
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But there's no
room for mistakes!
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Pinkie: Just like
space travel!
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[pop]
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Uh, Pinkie, we're not actually
going INTO space, right?
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No, silly! I'm
dropping you two off
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as soon as we're
close to the fans.
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Then I'M going
into space!
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♪♪
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[thud]
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You're up to
something, Twily...
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Nope. Just looking
at the flowers.
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[sniff] Ahhh.
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Right.....
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♪♪
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Ooh! Maybe Rarity's
plan WILL work!
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Canterlot, we have a problem!
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[shriek]
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I know that one's
a crowd favorite.
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What's say we play
it one more time?
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And a one, and a two and a --
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[shrieking]
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A distraction's a distraction.
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[thwack]
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♪♪
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[clatter]
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Where's Spike
and Fluttershy?
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Did they make it
into the castle?
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They jumped out right before
the balloon went TBBBTHHHH.
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But that's all I could see
without being in space.
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Where I didn't get to go.
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Let's hope Rarity and Rainbow
Dash had better luck.
258
00:12:34,087 --> 00:12:36,488
What's this? CLOSED!?
259
00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:38,390
Heh. The Seedy Juice Joint
is always closed
260
00:12:38,492 --> 00:12:39,591
around this time.
261
00:12:39,693 --> 00:12:42,193
Then how are we meant to shake
down Ne'er Do Wells
262
00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:43,562
for information!?
263
00:12:43,864 --> 00:12:45,530
What sort of
information do you need?
264
00:12:45,732 --> 00:12:47,866
Um, the location to
a secret entrance
265
00:12:47,968 --> 00:12:50,135
to the passages under
Canterlot Castle?
266
00:12:50,537 --> 00:12:51,569
You mean that one?
267
00:12:53,373 --> 00:12:55,273
Yes. Thank you.
That will do nicely.
268
00:12:55,997 --> 00:13:01,697
♪♪
269
00:13:01,814 --> 00:13:03,682
Zephyr Breeze!?
270
00:13:04,684 --> 00:13:09,354
Oh, ho ho ho, darling; this
couldn't be more perfect...
271
00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:11,556
How is this perfect!?
272
00:13:11,658 --> 00:13:13,758
He's the most annoying
pony in Equestria,
273
00:13:13,860 --> 00:13:15,527
and he's totally
obsessed with me,
274
00:13:15,629 --> 00:13:17,763
and we have to come up
with a way to distract-
275
00:13:18,865 --> 00:13:22,400
Oh, no! No way! Uh, uh!
276
00:13:22,902 --> 00:13:24,335
♪♪
277
00:13:24,437 --> 00:13:25,170
[sigh]
278
00:13:25,272 --> 00:13:27,405
♪♪
279
00:13:27,507 --> 00:13:30,275
Wha-? Rainbow! I knew
you'd come running
280
00:13:30,377 --> 00:13:31,776
when you heard I
got this job.
281
00:13:31,878 --> 00:13:34,579
The mares love a pony
in uniform, am I right?
282
00:13:34,681 --> 00:13:35,847
Not really...
283
00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:43,254
I mean, uh... totally!
284
00:13:43,356 --> 00:13:45,423
Why don't you.. step
into the light
285
00:13:45,525 --> 00:13:49,928
so I can see how
[groan] handsome you look in it?
286
00:13:53,634 --> 00:14:00,706
♪♪
287
00:14:01,408 --> 00:14:04,542
I told the Sarge that gold
kinda clashes with my aura,
288
00:14:04,644 --> 00:14:06,844
but apparently, they
aren't big on "input".
289
00:14:06,946 --> 00:14:09,380
Still, I totally manage
to rock the look,
290
00:14:09,482 --> 00:14:10,115
don't you think?
291
00:14:10,517 --> 00:14:14,419
Yep. You're real
guard material...
292
00:14:14,521 --> 00:14:17,055
I'm part of the castle team
now, so I'm basically...
293
00:14:17,457 --> 00:14:19,323
Whoa, we got a swooner!
294
00:14:20,627 --> 00:14:22,126
It's good you're
finally being honest
295
00:14:22,228 --> 00:14:23,762
with your feelings
for me, Rainbows.
296
00:14:24,064 --> 00:14:25,130
[gag] Yech!
297
00:14:25,432 --> 00:14:27,131
The truth is such a gift.
298
00:14:27,233 --> 00:14:30,301
Like, I had to follow my bliss
to see guarding is my calling.
299
00:14:30,403 --> 00:14:32,871
Like look at me go. I'm going
to walk over here and I go woo!
300
00:14:32,973 --> 00:14:34,072
Over there! And I go yeah!
301
00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:36,058
And sometimes I just stand
like this and look real cool
302
00:14:36,159 --> 00:14:37,143
and I go down the
hallway going...
303
00:14:37,267 --> 00:14:38,867
Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!
304
00:14:42,559 --> 00:14:43,859
[scraping]
305
00:14:44,684 --> 00:14:45,350
[gasp]
306
00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:48,987
Phew.
307
00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:52,590
We'll have to glide to
the throne. No flapping.
308
00:14:57,664 --> 00:14:58,897
[low squawk]
309
00:14:59,799 --> 00:15:02,667
[loud squawking]
310
00:15:02,769 --> 00:15:04,168
[slam]
311
00:15:04,281 --> 00:15:06,081
[squawking continues]
312
00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:09,574
Sister! Another false alarm
313
00:15:09,676 --> 00:15:11,942
from Shining
Armor's guard geese!
314
00:15:12,744 --> 00:15:14,679
♪♪
315
00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:15,980
We should have heard by now.
316
00:15:16,082 --> 00:15:17,515
Something must have gone wrong!
317
00:15:17,617 --> 00:15:19,283
Pinkie: Probably
several somethings.
318
00:15:19,407 --> 00:15:20,907
[blowing into balloon]
319
00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:24,155
No lookout, no distraction,
320
00:15:24,257 --> 00:15:26,090
and no word from
the ponies inside!
321
00:15:26,192 --> 00:15:28,059
I'm starting to think
this whole operation
322
00:15:28,161 --> 00:15:29,794
might be a giant flop.
323
00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:35,700
[squawking]
324
00:15:35,802 --> 00:15:37,936
[panicked gasping]
325
00:15:38,038 --> 00:15:38,838
Oh, no!
326
00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,056
Gee, Fluttershy,
327
00:15:41,157 --> 00:15:42,873
I thought your whole
"small spaces" thing
328
00:15:42,976 --> 00:15:44,909
was just part of the
plan to be unexpected.
329
00:15:45,178 --> 00:15:47,545
Once I got trapped in the
Castle of the Two Sisters,
330
00:15:47,647 --> 00:15:49,714
and Angel Bunny and
I were separated.
331
00:15:49,816 --> 00:15:52,917
Now whenever I'm in a tiny room,
it's all I can think about!
332
00:15:53,019 --> 00:15:56,154
I was so worried he felt
alone and forgotten.
333
00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:58,356
I know what
that's like...
334
00:15:58,758 --> 00:15:59,958
What do you mean?
335
00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,961
I was always excited to
be a part of Twilight's
336
00:16:03,063 --> 00:16:06,064
and Shining Armor's rivalry,
like I was their little brother,
337
00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:08,733
but they never really
thought of me that way.
338
00:16:08,935 --> 00:16:12,337
I know they both have a special
place in their heart for you,
339
00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:15,740
but sibling dynamics
are hard. Trust me.
340
00:16:15,842 --> 00:16:17,675
Right. Zephyr Breeze.
341
00:16:17,777 --> 00:16:19,944
Honestly, he could
learn a lot from you
342
00:16:20,046 --> 00:16:21,279
about being a
little brother.
343
00:16:21,381 --> 00:16:23,281
[crashing]
344
00:16:23,383 --> 00:16:26,417
I am sick of being lost
in these slimy corridors too,
345
00:16:26,519 --> 00:16:28,886
but you shouldn't pull every
lever you come across!
346
00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:30,521
Half of them are traps!
347
00:16:30,623 --> 00:16:33,091
And the other half might
open a secret passage
348
00:16:33,193 --> 00:16:34,225
to the castle!
349
00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,260
IT'S NOT
WORTH THE RISK!
350
00:16:36,361 --> 00:16:37,194
Oh, hello, Spike.
351
00:16:37,297 --> 00:16:39,397
Even if we did find our
way back to the castle,
352
00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:41,198
we'd still have all
of those guards--
353
00:16:41,367 --> 00:16:42,767
SPIKE? FLUTTERSHY!
354
00:16:44,237 --> 00:16:46,437
W-What are you guys
doing down here?
355
00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:48,739
We er.. kind of fell
through the floor.
356
00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:50,642
I don't think our
plan is working.
357
00:16:51,044 --> 00:16:52,443
If we've both
hit dead ends,
358
00:16:52,545 --> 00:16:56,080
perhaps we should return to
the outside and revaluate.
359
00:16:56,382 --> 00:16:58,316
[squeaking]
360
00:16:58,618 --> 00:16:59,984
Ech!
361
00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:03,555
[panicked panting]
362
00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:05,389
Psssst!
363
00:17:06,070 --> 00:17:06,670
[creak]
364
00:17:08,895 --> 00:17:10,361
What are you all doing out here?
365
00:17:10,497 --> 00:17:14,666
In retrospect, our plan might
have been too unexpected.
366
00:17:14,768 --> 00:17:19,337
[gasp] Every part of it failed? Oh,
now I'll never get the crown!
367
00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,274
Maybe we should go back to
doing things the Twilight way.
368
00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:25,410
You mean, the
totally expected way?
369
00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:27,162
It may not be a surprise,
370
00:17:27,263 --> 00:17:29,413
but you have a pretty good
record for planning things.
371
00:17:32,218 --> 00:17:34,686
Then I guess it's worth
a try. Thanks, Spike.
372
00:17:34,988 --> 00:17:36,687
What are little
brothers for?
373
00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:39,457
OK. You all know
what to do!
374
00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:45,496
♪♪
375
00:17:45,598 --> 00:17:46,731
[pow]
376
00:17:51,838 --> 00:17:55,709
[excited chatter]
377
00:17:58,711 --> 00:18:00,344
At least one part of
our unexpected plan
378
00:18:00,446 --> 00:18:01,412
worked unexpectedly.
379
00:18:01,514 --> 00:18:02,313
[doorknob clicks open]
380
00:18:02,515 --> 00:18:05,349
♪ [tense music] ♪
381
00:18:05,451 --> 00:18:12,356
[whoosh]
382
00:18:12,458 --> 00:18:14,092
♪♪
383
00:18:14,194 --> 00:18:17,128
To be fair, it was never made
specifically clear to me
384
00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:20,965
what "guarding" actually
means. So this is on you.
385
00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:24,068
♪♪
386
00:18:24,170 --> 00:18:26,704
I'm strong, Twilight,
but not even I
387
00:18:26,806 --> 00:18:28,573
can buck through solid rock.
388
00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:31,075
That's why I brought
a specialist.
389
00:18:32,778 --> 00:18:33,444
[clink clink]
390
00:18:33,646 --> 00:18:34,212
[clank]
391
00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:40,484
[smash]
392
00:18:40,586 --> 00:18:41,719
[crumbling]
393
00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:45,056
♪♪
394
00:18:45,158 --> 00:18:47,592
[deep voice] Next shift. You're on break.
395
00:18:47,694 --> 00:19:00,037
♪♪
396
00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:03,207
[squawking]
397
00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:05,843
You've been
glaring so hard!
398
00:19:06,045 --> 00:19:08,512
Who wants a feather massage?
399
00:19:08,614 --> 00:19:10,415
[curious squawks]
400
00:19:10,517 --> 00:19:12,817
We mapped this out when
we got lost down here.
401
00:19:13,086 --> 00:19:16,654
The lever to the secret
hallway entrance should be...
402
00:19:16,756 --> 00:19:17,455
Here.
403
00:19:17,557 --> 00:19:22,827
♪♪
404
00:19:23,029 --> 00:19:25,130
I can't believe this worked!
405
00:19:25,532 --> 00:19:28,067
I guess sometimes the best
plan is the one you expect.
406
00:19:29,369 --> 00:19:32,070
All I have to do now is fly
over and take the crown,
407
00:19:32,172 --> 00:19:34,672
and I'll be Sibling
Supreme forever!
408
00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:36,907
Not exactly.
409
00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:38,209
♪ [dramatic] ♪
410
00:19:38,311 --> 00:19:39,878
Oh, come on!
411
00:19:40,380 --> 00:19:42,747
Gotta admit, it was
unexpected for you to do
412
00:19:42,849 --> 00:19:45,950
everything exactly how
I thought you would.
413
00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:48,086
But you should know
by now there's no way
414
00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:51,055
to beat the true
SIBLING SUPREME!
415
00:19:51,357 --> 00:19:53,891
I am sorry, Twilight,
but it looks as though
416
00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:56,928
Shining Armor has
truly won the crown.
417
00:19:57,230 --> 00:19:58,796
Spike: That's the thing about looks...
418
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:01,266
...they can be deceiving!
419
00:20:01,668 --> 00:20:02,767
Spike!?
420
00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:05,036
How in Equestria
did you do it!?
421
00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:07,405
Come on. You two don't
think you have the only
422
00:20:07,507 --> 00:20:10,642
sibling rivalry. I had
an inside pony help.
423
00:20:11,466 --> 00:20:13,166
♪ [dramatic] ♪
424
00:20:13,279 --> 00:20:15,346
It wasn't hard to miss
there was some disagreement
425
00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:17,415
on the whole "security" thing.
426
00:20:18,318 --> 00:20:20,151
Luna: I said we could
do it ourselves,
427
00:20:20,253 --> 00:20:23,354
but some ponies are
a bit more stubborn...
428
00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:25,957
So, while Shining
Armor went on and on
429
00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:28,159
about all his improved
security measures,
430
00:20:28,261 --> 00:20:30,228
Luna and I struck a deal.
431
00:20:30,363 --> 00:20:32,430
She put Zephyr in
charge of the catacombs
432
00:20:32,532 --> 00:20:34,832
and helped keep Celestia
out of the castle hallways.
433
00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:38,402
Once Luna was on board, I
just had to do my part...
434
00:20:38,871 --> 00:20:40,938
...and make sure we
stuck to Twilight's plan,
435
00:20:41,140 --> 00:20:43,674
so we'd all get to the throne
room at the same time.
436
00:20:43,976 --> 00:20:45,843
I knew Shining Armor
would let it play out
437
00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:47,612
until the last
possible second.
438
00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,314
Then, while everyone was
distracted by his gloating,
439
00:20:50,516 --> 00:20:54,151
all Luna had to do was
float the crown.. over to me.
440
00:20:57,290 --> 00:20:58,189
Ahem.
441
00:20:58,391 --> 00:21:02,727
I er.. apologize for not listening
to your concerns, sister.
442
00:21:02,929 --> 00:21:04,462
It seems we need
to make adjustments
443
00:21:04,564 --> 00:21:08,198
to account for threats inside
the castle as well as out.
444
00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:09,667
If you agree..?
445
00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:12,470
If you think it's
worth discussing...
446
00:21:13,172 --> 00:21:17,475
So... if Twilight and
Shining Armor failed...
447
00:21:17,677 --> 00:21:18,943
who gets the crown?
448
00:21:19,444 --> 00:21:20,222
[sigh]
449
00:21:21,147 --> 00:21:24,915
The TRUE Sibling Supreme. Spike.
450
00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:25,783
Huh?
451
00:21:25,885 --> 00:21:28,086
The little brother...
we've always had!
452
00:21:29,410 --> 00:21:31,410
[hugging]