sparkle

MLPS01E01FriendshipisMagic,part1

Narrator:Onceuponatime,inthemagicallandofEquestria,therewere

tworegalsisterswhoruledtogether,andcreatedharmonyforalltheland.

Todothis,theeldestudherunicornpowerstoraithesunatdawn;

,thetwosisters

maintainedbalancefortheirkingdomandtheirsubjects,allthedifferent

imewenton,theyoungersisterbecamerentful.

Theponiesrelishedandplayedinthedayhereldersisterbroughtforth,

efulday,the

eldersistertriedtoreasonwithher,butthebitternessintheyoung

one'shearthadtransformedherintoawickedmareofdarkness:Nightmare

Moon.

[lightningcrack]

Narrator:Shevowedthatshewouldshroudthelandineternalnight.

Reluctantly,theeldersisterharnesdthemostpowerfulmagicknownto

ponydom:hemagicoftheElementsof

Harmony,shedefeatedheryoungersister,andbanishedherpermanently

ersistertookonresponsibility...

NarratorandTwilightSparkle:...forbothsunandmoon...

TwilightSparkle:...andharmonyhasbeenmaintainedinEquestriafor

...'veheardoftho

before...butwhere?

[themesong]

Twinkleshine:Thereyouare,Twilight!Moondancerishavingalittle

nacome?

TwilightSparkle:Oh,sorry,girls...I'vegotalotofstudyingtocatch

upon.

Twinkleshine:[sigh]Doesthatponydoanythingexceptstudy?Ithink

she'smoreinterestedinbooksthanfriends.

TwilightSparkle:IknowI'veheardoftheElementsofHarmony.

Spike:Ow!

TwilightSparkle:Spike!Spi-ike!Spike?

Spike:[groan]

TwilightSparkle:,findmethatoldcopyof

'sthatfor?

Spike:Well,itwasagiftforMoondancer,but...

[squeak]

TwilightSparkle:OhSpike,youknowwedon'thavetimeforthatsortof

thing.

Spike:Butwe'reonabreak!

TwilightSparkle:No,no,no...no,no,no![grunts]Spike!

Spike:It'soverhere!

[whack]

TwilightSparkle:Ah!Elements,Elements,E,E,E...Aha!Elementsof

Harmony,e:MareintheMoon?

Spike:MareintheMoon?Butthat'sjustanoldponies'tale.

TwilightSparkle:Mare,mare...aha!TheMareintheMoon,mythfromolden

fulponywhowantedtoruleEquestria,defeatedbythe

hasitthatonthe

longestdayofthethousandthyear,thestarswillaidinherescape,and

shewillbringaboutnighttimeeternal![gasp]Spike!Doyouknowwhat

thismeans?

Spike:No--whoa!

[smack]

Spike:Ow!

TwilightSparkle:Takeanoteplea,tothePrincess.

Spike:Okiedokie.

TwilightSparkle:Mydearestteacher,mycontinuingstudiesofponymagic

haveledmetodiscoverthatweareontheprecipiceofdisaster!

Spike:...preci...

TwilightSparkle:Threshold.

Spike:Threh...

TwilightSparkle:Uh,brink?Ugh,thatsomethingreallybadisaboutto

happen!Foryoue,themythicalMareintheMoonisinfactNightmare

Moon,andshe'sabouttoreturntoEquestria,andbringwithhereternal

night!Somethingmustbedonetomakesurethisterribleprophecydoes

ithfulstudent,

TwilightSparkle.

Spike:!

TwilightSparkle:Great!Sendit.

Spike:Now?

TwilightSparkle:Ofcour!

Spike:Uh,Idunno,Twilight,PrincessCelestia'salittlebusygetting

'slike,thedayafter

tomorrow.

TwilightSparkle:That'sjustit,aftertomorrowisthe

thousandthyearoftheSummerSunCelebration!It'simperativethatthe

Princessistoldrightaway!

Spike:Impera...impera...

TwilightSparkle:Important!

Spike:Whoa!

[crunch]

Spike:Okay,okay![inhale]There,it'uldn'thold

yourbreath...

TwilightSparkle:Oh,I'mnotworried,ncesstrustsme

heyearsshe'sbeenmymentorshe'sneveroncedoubted

me.

Spike:[belch]

TwilightSparkle:See?Iknewshewouldwanttotakeimmediateaction.

Spike:[clearsthroat]Mydearest,

knowthatIvalueyourdiligenceandthatItrustyoucompletely.

TwilightSparkle:Mm-hm!

Spike:...butyousimplymuststopreadingthodustyoldbooks!

TwilightSparkle:[gasp]

Spike:MydearTwilight,thereismoretoayoungpony'slifethanstudying,

soI'mndingyoutosupervithepreparationsfortheSummerSun

Celebrationinthisyear'slocation:,Ihaveanevenmore

esntialtaskforyoutocomplete:makesomefriends!

TwilightSparkle:[sigh]

Spike:Lookonthebrightside,ncessarrangedforyou

'tthatmakeyouhappy?

TwilightSparkle:Yes,wwhy?BecauI'mright!I'll

checkonthepreparationsasfastasIcan,thengettothelibraryto

findsomeproofofNightmareMoon'sreturn.

Spike:Then...whenwillyoumakefriends,likethePrincesssaid?

TwilightSparkle:student,

andI'lldomyroyalduty,butthefateofEquestriadoesnotrestonme

makingfriends.

Royalguards:[whinnying]

TwilightSparkle:Thankyou,sirs.

Royalguards:[huffing]

Spike:MaybetheponiesinPonyvillehaveinterestingthingstotalkabout.

Comeon,Twilight,justtry!

TwilightSparkle:Um...hello?

PinkiePie:[prolongedgasp]

TwilightSparkle:Well,thatwasinterestingallright.

Spike:[sigh]

Spike:SummerSunCelebrationofficialoverer'one,

banquetpreparations:SweetAppleAcres.

Applejack:Yeehaw!

[thump]

TwilightSparkle:[sigh]Let'sgetthisoverwith...

nameisTwilightSparkle--

Applejack:Well,howdy-doo,MissTwilight,apleasuremakin'your

acquaintance.I'atSweetAppleAcressuredolike

makingnewfriends!

TwilightSparkle:Friends?Actually,I--

Applejack:So,whatcanIdoyoufor?

Spike:[snickering]

TwilightSparkle:[clearsthroat]Well,Iaminfactheretosupervi

'reinchargeofthe

food?

Applejack:Wesureassugarare!Wouldyoucaretosamplesome?

TwilightSparkle:Aslongasitdoesn'ttaketoolong...

[triangleringing]

Applejack:Soup'son,everypony!

[thump]

Applejack:Now,whydon'tIintroducey'alltotheApplefamily?

TwilightSparkle:Thanks,butIreallyneedtohurry--

Applejack:Thishere'

Delicious,GoldenDelicious,CaramelApple,AppleStrudel,AppleTart,

BakedApples,AppleBrioche,AppleCinnamonCrisp...[deepbreath]Big

McIntosh,'n'attem,GrannySmith,wegot

guests.

GrannySmith:[snort]Wha..?Soup'son?I'mup,hereIcome,ahmcomin'...

Applejack:Why,I'dsayyou'realreadypartofthefamily!

TwilightSparkle:[spit][nervouslaughter]Okay,well,Icanethefood

situationishandled,sowe'llbeonourway.

AppleBloom:Aren'tyougonnastayforbrunch?

TwilightSparkle:Sorry,butwehaveanawfullottodo...

Applefamily:[disappointedsighs]

TwilightSparkle:...fine.

Applefamily:[cheering]

Spike:Food'salltakencareof,nextisweather.

TwilightSparkle:Ugh...Iatetoomuchpie...

Spike:Hmm,there'ssuppodtobeaPegasusponynamedRainbowDash

clearingtheclouds.

TwilightSparkle:Well,she'snotdoingaverygoodjob,isshe?

[whack]

[splat]

TwilightSparkle:Nng.

RainbowDash:[sheepishlaughter]Uh,'scume?[moresheepishlaughter]

TwilightSparkle:Nnnn.

RainbowDash:[laughter]Lemmehelpyou.

[rushingwater]

RainbowDash:[moresheepishlaughter]Oops,,

uh,howaboutthis?MyveryownpatentedRain-BlowDry!'tthank

'requitewelcome.[burstsoutlaughing]

Spike:[burstsoutlaughing]

TwilightSparkle:'reRainbowDash.

RainbowDash:,youheardofme?

TwilightSparkle:Iheardyouweresuppodtobekeepingtheskyclear.

[sigh]I'mTwilightSparkle,andthePrincessntmetocheckonthe

weather.

RainbowDash:Yeah,yeah,that'llbeasnap.I'

assoonasI'mdonepracticing.

TwilightSparkle:Practicingforwhat?

RainbowDash:TheWonderbolts!They'regonnaperformattheCelebration

tomorrow,andI'mgonnashow'emmystuff!

TwilightSparkle:TheWonderbolts?

RainbowDash:Yep!

TwilightSparkle:ThemosttalentedflyersinallofEquestria?

RainbowDash:That'sthem!

TwilightSparkle:Pfft!'dneveracceptaPegasuswhocan't

evenkeeptheskyclearforonemeaslyday.

RainbowDash:Hey,Icouldclearthisskyintencondsflat.

TwilightSparkle:Proveit.

[whooshingnois]

RainbowDash:[soundsofexertion]Loopthelooparound,andwham!What'd

Isay?.I'dneverleavePonyvillehanging.[sheep

baaing][chuckles]!You'realaugh,

'twaittohangoutsomemore.

Spike:Wow,she'samazing![laughs]

TwilightSparkle:Rrgh.

Spike:Wait!It'skindaprettyonceyougetudtoit!

Spike:ful...

TwilightSparkle:Yes,ght'abe

quick.I'fulindeed.

Spike:Notthedecor,her!

Rarity:No,no,no,oh!Goodnessno.

Spike:Howaremyspines?Aretheystraight?

TwilightSparkle:Goodafternoon--

Rarity:Justamoment,plea!I'm'inthezone',,yes!

Sparklealwaysdoesthetrick,doesitnot?Why,Rarity,youareatalent.

Now,um,howcanIhelpyo--[yelp]Ohmystars,darling!Whateverhappened

toyourcoiffure?!

TwilightSparkle:Oh,youmeanmymane?Well,it'salongstory.I'mjust

heretocheckonthedecorations,andthenI'llbeoutofyourhair!

Rarity:Outofmyhair?Whataboutyourhair?!

TwilightSparkle:Wait!Wherearewegoing?!Help!

Rarity:No,no,fyenough.

...n,etellingmewhere

you'refrom.

TwilightSparkle:[wincing]I've...beennt...fromCanterlot...to--

Rarity:Huh?

[crash]

Rarity:Canterlot?!Oh,Iamsoenvious!Theglamor,thesophistication!

Ihavealwaysdreamedoflivingthere!Ican'twaittohearallaboutit!

Wearegonnabethebestoffriends,youandI...Emeralds?!WhatwasI

thinking?Letmegetyousomerubies!

TwilightSparkle:Quick!Beforeshedecidestodyemycoatanewcolor!

Spike:[sigh]

Spike:Wasn'tshewonderful?

TwilightSparkle:Focus,'snextonthelist?

Spike:[clearsthroat]Oh,uh,music!It'sthelastone!

[distantbirdsongfanfare]

Fluttershy:,stopplea,everyone,me,sir?Imean,

nooffen,,followme,

plea.A-one,a-two,a-onetwothree-

TwilightSparkle:Hello!

Fluttershy:[yelp]

TwilightSparkle:Ohmy,I'msosorry,Ididn'tmeantofrightenyourbirds.

I'mjustheretocheckuponthemusicandit'ssoundingbeautiful.[pau]

I'mTwilightSparkle.[pau]What'syourname?

Fluttershy:[veryquietly]Um...I'mFluttershy.

TwilightSparkle:I'msorry,whatwasthat?

Fluttershy:[evenquieter]Um...MynameisFluttershy.

TwilightSparkle:Didn'tquitecatchthat.

Fluttershy:[squeaking]

TwilightSparkle:[pau]Well,um,itlookslikeyourbirdsareback,

soIguesverything'thegoodwork!

Fluttershy:[squeaking]

TwilightSparkle:Oookay.[toSpike]Well,thatwaasy.

Fluttershy:[gasp]Ababydragon!

[thump]

Fluttershy:Oh,I''ssooocute!

Spike:Well,well,well...!

Fluttershy:Ohmy,''sjust

soincrediblywonderfulI,Ijustdon'tevenknowwhattosay!

TwilightSparkle:Well,inthatcawe'dbetterbegoing.

Fluttershy:Wait,wait!What'shisname?

Spike:I'mSpike.

Fluttershy:HiSpike,I',atalkingdragon!Andwhatdo

dragonstalkabout?

Spike:Well,whatdoyouwannaknow?

Fluttershy:Absolutelyeverything.

TwilightSparkle:[groan]

Spike:Well...Istartedoutasacutelittlepurpleandgreenegg...

Spike:...andthat'sthestoryofmywholeentirelife!Well,upuntil

annahearabouttoday?

Fluttershy:Oh,yes,plea!

Spike:Gyah!

TwilightSparkle:Iamsosorry,howdidwegetheresofast?Thisiswhere

I'mstayingwhileinPonyvilleandmypoorbabydragonneedshissleep.

Spike:NoIdon't--whoa!

TwilightSparkle:Aww,wookatdat,he'ssosweepyhecan'tevenkeephis

widdlebawance!

Fluttershy:Poorthing,yousimplymustgetintobed...

TwilightSparkle:Yes,yes,we',g'night!

[doorslamming]

Spike:ch?

TwilightSparkle:Sorry,Spike,butIhavetoconvincethePrincessthat

NightmareMooniscoming,andwe'rerunningoutoftime!Ijustneedto

bealonesoIcanstudywithoutabunchofcrazyponiestryingtomake

,where'sthelight?

[lightflickson]

TwilightSparkleandSpike:[honk]

Ponies:Surpri!

[kazooblows]

TwilightSparkle:[groan]

[musicwarpsdown]

PinkiePie:Surpri!

[partywhistleblows]

PinkiePie:Hi,I'mPinkiePie,andIthrewthispartyjustforyou!Were

yousurprid?Wereya?Wereya?Huhhuhhuh?

TwilightSparkle:iesaresuppodtobequiet.

PinkiePie:Well,that'ssilly!Whatkindofwelcomepartywouldthisbe

ifitwerequiet?Imean,duh,bo-ring!Y'e,Isawyouwhenyoufirst

gothere,remember?Youwereall"hello"andIwasall[deepgasp],

remember?Y'eI'veneversawyoubeforeandifI'veneversawyoubefore

thatmeansyou'renew,'cauIknoweverypony,andImeaneveryponyin

Ponyville!

TwilightSparkle:[groan]

PinkiePie:Andifyou'renew,thatmeantyouhaven'tmetanyoneyet,and

ifyouhaven'tmetanyoneyet,youmustnothaveanyfriends,andifyou

don'thaveanyfriendsthenyoumustbelonely,andthatmademesosad,

thenIhadanidea,andthat'swhyIwent[deepgasp]!Imustthrowagreat

bigginormoussuper-duperspectacularwelcomepartyandinviteeveryone

inPonyville!See?Andnowyouhavelotsandlotsoffriends!

[kettlewhistling]

Applejack:Areyouallright,sugarcube?

[trainwhistleblowing]

PinkiePie:Aww,she'ssohappyshe'scrying!

Spike:"Hotsauce".Ooh...

PinkiePie:[withmouthfull]What?It'sgood!

[muffleddiscomusic]

[clockticking]

TwilightSparkle:[groan]

[dooropens,musicgetslouder]

Spike:HeyTwilight!PinkiePie'sstarting"pinthetailonthepony"!

Wannaplay?

TwilightSparkle:No!Alltheponiesinthistownarecrazy!Doyouknow

whattimeitis?!

Spike:It'onyhastostay

up,orthey'llmissthePrincessraithesun!Youreallyshouldlighten

up,'saparty!

TwilightSparkle:[mockinglyimitatesSpike]

[doorclos,musicstops]

TwilightSparkle:Ugh,hereIthoughtI'dhavetimetolearnaboutthe

ElementsofHarmonybut,sillyme,allthisridiculousfriend-makinghas

keptmefromit!"Legendhasitthatonthelongestdayofthethousandth

year,thestarswillaidinherescape,andshewillbringabout

everlastingnight."IhopethePrincesswasright...Ihopeitreallyis

justanoldponytale...

Spike:C'mon,Twilight,it'stimetowatchthesunri!

PinkiePie:Isn'tthixciting?Areyouexcited,'cauI'mexcited,I've

neverbeensoexcited--well,exceptforthetimethatIsawyouwalking

intotownandIwent[deepgasp]butImeanreally,whocantopthat?

[fanfare]

MayorMare:Filliesandgentlecolts,asmayorofPonyville,itismygreat

pleasuretoannouncethebeginningoftheSummerSunCelebration!

[poniescheering]

MayorMare:Injustafewmoments,ourtownwillwitnessthemagicofthe

sunri,andcelebratethis,thelongestdayoftheyear!Andnow,itis

mygreathonortointroducetoyoutherulerofourland,theverypony

whogivesusthesunandthemooneachandeveryday,thegood,thewi,

thebringerofharmonytoallofEquestria...

Fluttershy:Ready?

MayorMare:...PrincessCelestia!

Rarity:Huh?

[ponieschatteringquietlyandnervouslyinthebackground]

TwilightSparkle:Thiscan'tbegood.

MayorMare:Remaincalm,everypony,theremustbeareasonable

explanation!

PinkiePie:Ooh,ooh,Iloveguessinggames!Isshehiding?

Rarity:She'sgone!

[poniesgasping]

PinkiePie:Ooh,she'sgood.[yelp]

[poniesgasping]

TwilightSparkle:Ohno...NightmareMoon!

Spike:[sigh]

NightmareMoon:Oh,'sbeensolongsinceI'veen

yourprecious,littlesun-lovingfaces.

RainbowDash:WhatdidyoudowithourPrincess?!

Applejack:[muffled]Whoathere,Nelly...

NightmareMoon:[chuckle]Why,amInotroyalenoughforyou?Don'tyou

knowwhoIam?

PinkiePie:Ooh,ooh,moreguessinggames!Um,HokeySmokes!Howabout...

QueenMeanie!No!BlackSnooty,BlackSnooty--[mufflednois]

NightmareMoon:DoesmycrownnolongercountnowthatIhavebeen

imprisonedforathousandyears?Didyounotrecallthelegend?Didyou

notethesigns?

TwilightSparkle:'retheMareinthe

Moon–NightmareMoon!

[poniesgasping]

NightmareMoon:Wellwellwell,ualso

knowwhyI'mhere.

TwilightSparkle:You'rehereto...to...[gulp]

NightmareMoon:[chuckle]Rememberthisday,littleponies,foritwas

ismomentforth,thenightwilllastforever![laughter,

thunder]

[Tobecontinued...]

[music]

[credits]