- What?! - ( overlapping chatter )
( vocalizing )
That was barely worth the effort, Adagio.
I'm tired of fast food. I need a meal.
The energy in this world isn't the same as in Equestria.
We can only gain so much power here.
Ugh, I wish we'd never been banished to this awful place.
Really? I love it here.
For realsies? Because I think this place is the worst.
I think you're the worst, Sonata.
Oh, yeah? Well, I think you're--
( groans ) I'll tell you one thing--
being stuck here with you two
isn't making this world any more bearable.
( gasps ) Did you feel that?
Do you know what that is?
Both: Uh-uh.
It's Equestrian magic.
But this world doesn't have Equestrian magic.
It does now.
And we're going to use it to make everyone
in this pathetic little world adore us.
( music playing )
♪ We used to fight with each other ♪
♪ Oh, whoa-- whoa-- whoa ♪
♪ That was before we discovered ♪
♪ Oh, whoa-- whoa-- whoa ♪
♪ Back when your friendship was real ♪
♪ Oh, whoa-- whoa-- whoa ♪
♪ Yeah, you just say what you feel ♪
♪ And the music ♪
♪ Yeah, the music ♪
♪ Gets us to the top ♪
♪ As we learn how the rainbow ♪
♪ Rainbow rocks ♪
♪ You can pick up the bass ♪
♪ Oh, whoa-- whoa-- whoa ♪
♪ And you can play the guitar ♪
♪ Oh, whoa-- whoa-- whoa ♪
♪ You can bang on the drums ♪
♪ Oh, whoa-- whoa-- whoa ♪
♪ Or you can sing like a star ♪
♪ And the music ♪
♪ Yeah, the music ♪
♪ Gets us to the top ♪
♪ As we learn how the rainbow ♪
♪ Rainbow rocks ♪
♪ As we learn how the rainbow ♪
♪ Rainbow rocks. ♪
( chatter )
- Want some help? - Uh, no, thanks. We're good.
Oh, okay.
Sunset Shimmer, over here!
( chatter continues )
( gasping, whispering )
( sighs ) I had no idea the whole school would be here.
Quite the eye-catching advertisement if I do say so myself.
And it smells like cake.
It does? ( sniffs )
I used frosting instead of paste.
Uh, Fluttershy, you've got a little something... uh...
- Did I get it? - Not exactly.
Good afternoon, students.
I just wanted to tell you all
how pleased I am that so many of you
are going to participate in the first ever
Canterlot High School musical showcase.
( cheering )
This is a wonderful opportunity
to raise money for all our after-school programs
here at CHS.
So keep working on those signs and posters.
I think it's going to be
one of the most exciting events we've had at CHS
since the Fall Formal.
I am never gonna live that down.
You were pretty bad at the Fall Formal.
A demon. I turned into a raging she-demon.
And tried to turn everyone here into teenage zombies
for your own personal army.
Oh, darling, you have us.
And we've forgiven you for your past-- ahem-- boo-boos.
To be honest, I'd say the whole experience
brought everyone at Canterlot High closer than ever before.
One, two, three.
♪ There was a time we were apart ♪
♪ But that's behind us now ♪
♪ See how we've made a brand-new start ♪
♪ And the future's looking up ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
♪ And when you walk these halls ♪
♪ You feel it everywhere ♪
♪ Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ We are all together ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Now is better than ever ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ You can feel it ♪
♪ We are back and I'm so glad that we're better ♪
♪ Better than ever ♪
♪ Oh, wha, oh, wha, oh ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, we're better than ever ♪
♪ Oh, wha, oh, wha, oh ♪
♪ There was a time we couldn't see past the differences ♪
♪ That separated you and me and it left us on our own ♪
♪ But now you walk these halls ♪
♪ And friends are everywhere ♪
♪ Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ We are all together ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Now is better than ever ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Now that we are back on track ♪
♪ Yes, I'm so glad that we're better ♪
♪ Better than ever ♪
♪ Oh, wha, oh, wha, oh ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, we're better than ever ♪
♪ Oh, wha, oh, wha, oh ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, we're better than ever ♪
♪ Oh, wha, oh, wha, oh ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, we're better than ever. ♪
( laughs ) I still can't believe that happens when we play.
Ooh, I've got to look into some new accessories.
Something that looks good in a longer ponytail.
Ooh, maybe some clip-on earrings
for when I get those adorable pony ears.
I just wonder why it happens.
Princess Twilight took her crown back to Equestria.
Shouldn't that mean she took all the magic back with her?
Who cares why it happens?
It makes my band totally awesome.
Oh, your band?
Duh, it was my idea to start the Rainbooms
so we could be in the showcase.
Plus, I'm the lead singer and guitarist.
( knock on door )
Heard you outside.
You guys are sounding really tight.
Uh, we're getting there.
Rarity's still coming in a little late on the second verse
and Applejack's bass solo could use a little work.
They'll get it together in time for the showcase.
Uh, I don't suppose
any of our friends from out of town might come?
It being a special charity event and all.
Sorry, Flash, I don't think Twilight's gonna be back
at Canterlot High any time soon.
Oh, yeah. Okay.
Just, you know, thought I'd ask.
Uh, keep on rocking it.
Well, someone is quite the smitten kitten.
Ooh, sorry.
I always forget you and Flash used to be an item.
It's okay.
Flash is a great guy and all,
but I never really liked him liked him.
I was just using him to become more popular.
( sighs ) The old me really was just awful, wasn't she?
- ( muttering ) - Yup.
But the important thing is that you've turned yourself around.
Thanks, Applejack.
But I'm not sure everyone else at CHS feels the same way.
Woman on P.A.: Sunset Shimmer, please report to the main foyer.
Gotta run. I volunteered to show some new students around the school.
Thought it would be good for them to get to know the new me
before they heard all the stuff about the old me.
We've still got a few minutes before lunch starts,
what do you say we do "Awesome as I Wanna Be"?
Um, Rainbow Dash,
I was wondering if we maybe could play the song I wrote.
We'll get to it.
Oh, okay.
Hi. Are you the girls I'm supposed to show around?
We are.
Canterlot High is a great school.
You're really gonna love it.
Oh, yes.
We really sense there's something magical about this place.
That's the science lab.
Computer lab is in there.
Ooh, we're having a big musical showcase this weekend.
The whole school is pretty much rallying around it.
A musical showcase?
I'm sure since you're new, Principal Celestia
will let you sign up if you're interested.
We have been known to sing from time to time.
Hello? We sing, like, all the time.
It's how we get people to do what we want.
- ( groans ) - What did I say?
What you meant to say
was that being in a musical showcase
sounds like a great way to meet other students.
Oh, yeah.
What she said, I meant to say.
That's what I meant... to say.
- And what you would have said if you weren't the worst. - You are.
- You have to excuse them. They're idiots. - Both: Hmmph.
Sunset: Those are pretty.
Where did you--
( laughs )
Sorry. These pendants mean an awful lot to us.
We'd just hate for anything to happen to them.
( chatter )
- So how was the tour? - I don't know.
I mean, these girls, they were--
there was something off about them.
Like off like this?
Or off like this?
Or-- ooh, like--
Maybe we should just let her tell us?
That's just it. I can't put my finger on it.
They just acted sort of strange around me.
Maybe someone already talked to them.
Told them about what I did.
( sighs ) So much for making a good first impression.
Uh-huh.
Ooh, that's probably not it.
This is it, girls.
The moment we've been waiting for.
Lunch?
( groans ) The chance to get our true Equestrian magic back.
Oh, right.
Our voices are just strong enough
to make them want something so badly,
they'll fight to get it.
So we're just gonna do what we always do?
Stir up some trouble and then feed off the negative energy?
Some plan, Adagio.
It won't be the same as the times before.
There is Equestrian magic here.
Their negative energy will give us the power we need
to get this entire world to do our bidding.
But we can get lunch after, though, right?
It's Taco Tuesday.
- Just follow my lead. - Or my lead.
My lead.
( vocalizing )
♪ We heard you want to get together ♪
♪ We heard you want to rock this school ♪
♪ We've got something that is better ♪
♪ Something that changes all the rules ♪
♪ Why pretend we're all the same? ♪
♪ When some of us shine brighter ♪
♪ Here's a chance to find your flame ♪
♪ Are you a loser or a fighter? ♪
♪ Me and you, you and me ♪
♪ Why don't we see who is better? ♪
♪ We don't have to be one and the same thing ♪
♪ Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? ♪
♪ Are you afraid of failing the audition? ♪
♪ You're a star and you should know it ♪
♪ Now you rise above the rest ♪
♪ It doesn't matter who you hurt ♪
♪ If you're just proving you're the best ♪
( vocalizing )
♪ Battle, you want to win it ♪
♪ Let's have a battle ♪
♪ Battle of the bands ♪
♪ Let's have a battle ♪
♪ We'll go all in it ♪
♪ Let's have a battle ♪
♪ Battle, battle ♪
♪ Battle of the bands... ♪
I can beat you.
- ♪ Battle... ♪ - Ha! You wish.
- ♪ Battle... ♪ - I so want this.
- ♪ Battle... ♪ - Not if I get it first.
♪ Me and you, you and me ♪
♪ Why don't we see who is better? ♪
♪ We don't have to be one and the same thing ♪
♪ Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition? ♪
♪ I'm going out there, winning the audition ♪
♪ Battle ♪
♪ We want to win it ♪
♪ Let's have a battle ♪
♪ Battle of the bands ♪
♪ Let's have a battle ♪
♪ We'll go all in it ♪
♪ Let's have a battle ♪
♪ Battle, battle ♪
♪ Battle of the bands. ♪
Oh, they're that kind of off.
Those three are definitely in possession of some kind of dark magic.
- How else could you explain what happened back there? - Don't worry, y'all.
We let Principal Celestia know all about this
and those girls will be kicked to the curb in no time.
Last thing she needs is another CHS event
almost ruined by some power-crazed lunatic.
Uh, no offense.
( sighs ) None taken.
Dark magic?
I find that very hard to believe.
Those girls came into my office earlier
and were absolutely delightful.
Perhaps Sunset Shimmer
is just eager to make someone else out to be a bad element
so that her actions at the Fall Formal will become old news.
I could see why you might think that, but--
That's not what's happening.
We saw all of this go down in the cafeteria, too.
Yes, but isn't your band
supposed to be part of the musical showcase?
Yes.
Perhaps you're all just worried
that the Dazzlings will steal your spotlight.
The Dazzlings?
It's the name of their musical group.
That's why they came by my office earlier.
To sign up for the showcase.
Even sang a little song to Vice Principal Luna and I.
- They did? - Yes.
And we think having a battle of the bands
instead is a marvelous idea.
I can't believe they got to Principal Celestia
and Vice Principal Luna, too.
They've gotten to everybody.
- Not everybody. - Pinkie Pie's right.
We were there when the Dazzlings were singing
and we weren't affected.
It was like we were protected somehow.
So let's take them down.
It's not like we haven't tangled with dark magic before
and totally whupped its sorry butt.
Uh, no offense.
( sighs ) None taken.
Again.
But that was when Twilight was here.
There may be some kind of magic inside us,
but it only comes out when we play music.
I sure don't know how to use it
to "whup anybody's butt."
If only we could get a message to Twilight.
Maybe she could tell us how to break the spell
the Dazzlings have cast on our friends.
Well, that's not gonna happen.
The portal's closed.
( screams )
And I get the feeling
they don't exactly have cell phones where she's from.
I may have an idea
how we can get in touch with Princess Twilight.
When I was Princess Celestia's student back in Equestria,
she gave me this.
Even after I abandoned my studies, I held on to it.
Deep down, I guess I knew I was making a big mistake
and I still wanted a way to reach out to her.
Maybe it still works.
Rarity: That's a book, darling.
What do you mean maybe still works?
It used to be that if I wrote something here,
it would appear in the pages of a book back in Princess Celestia's library.
I get a message to her,
then she can get a message to Princess Twilight.
So what are you waiting for? Get to writing.
Huh.
Been a long time since I've written these words.
"Dear Princess Celestia."
Excuse me, Princess, where do you want all these books from Princess Celestia?
The library. Third door on the left.
Even this one that's glowing and vibrating?
What is it, Twilight?
It looks like a message to Princess Celestia
from my friends at Canterlot High.
How is that even possible?
I have no idea,
but it sounds like they need my help.
The way Sunset Shimmer described them,
I think these new girls sound an awful lot like
the Sirens.
Not the Sirens!
I don't actually know what that is.
The Sirens were three beautiful but dangerous creatures
who had the power to charm ponies with their music.
But to maintain this power,
they had to feed on the negativity and distrust of others.
The more of this negative energy they consumed,
the stronger their voices became
and the farther they could spread their dark magic.
I don't think I like this story very much.
Twilight: If the Sirens had their way,
they would have divided and conquered all of Equestria.
But a certain Star Swirl the Bearded wasn't having it.
Rumor has it he found a way to banish them to another world.
One where he believed their magic power would be lost.
That world must have been the one where my Canterlot High friends live.
But Star Swirl must have sent them there ages ago.
How come they're just surfacing now?
I don't know, but if my hunch is right
and it is the Sirens who have come to Canterlot High,
this spell they've cast is just the beginning.
My friends need me. I have to get back to them.
I hate to burst your bubble, Twilight,
but the connection between their world and Equestria
will still be totally cut off for a super long time.
Okay, first of all, if there was bubble blowing going on,
why wasn't I told about it?
And secondly, if the connection is totally cut off,
how was Sunset Shimmer able to get a message to Twilight?
( gasps ) Pinkie, you're a genius.
Yeah, I get that a lot.
Now about those bubbles.
Twilight: ...and the interval between the two points is defined
as the square root of the sum of the squares of the separation
between the points along three spatial dimensions.
- Say what now? - Duh.
She's gonna take the magic in here and put it in there.
That'll make the portal open up so that whenever she wants to,
she can go from here to there.
There to here. Here-there.
- There to here. Here to there. There-- - We get the idea.
Now to see if it actually works.
All: Ooh.
All: Ahh.
- Don't suppose we could join you this time around? - Better not.
It could make things pretty confusing if Canterlot High
all of a sudden had two of all of you.
( all "oh" )
But I still get to go, right?
There isn't another one of me at Canterlot High.
And you never know when you might need your trusty assistant.
Mm-hmm.
Yes!
We won't be gone long.
( overlapping chatter )
And don't forget to dress well.
Ready, Spike?
Ready.
( sighs ) I'm starting to think she's not coming.
All: Twilight!
Ooh. I'm back.
All: Oh, Twilight.
I've got some bad news about those new girls.
( all groan )
Oh, I do hate that you had to return at a time of crisis.
We have so much catching up to do.
For starters, a certain blue-haired guitar player was just asking about you.
Flash Sentry was asking about me?
Ahem. Isn't that nice?
Perhaps you could give us just the slightest bit of gossip from your world?
She's got an official title now.
( mimics trumpet fanfare ) The Princess of Friendship.
Wow, that's really impressive.
Guess you really were Princess Celestia's prize pupil.
She's even got her own castle.
A castle?!
You have your own castle?!
Uh, ahem.
Oh, lovely.
What's new here?
I mean, besides your school becoming the target
of dangerous magical creatures from Equestria.
Yeah, so that isn't exactly
the only strange thing that's happened since you left.
- ( music playing ) - ♪ ...and I'm so glad that we're better... ♪
Pretty sweet, huh?
It happens to all of us when we play.
Hmm. My crown was returned to Equestria,
but some of its magic must have remained here at Canterlot High.
Now that we're all back together,
we can use that magic on the Sirens.
Just like when we were able to use it on Sunset Shimmer
when she turned into that horrifyingly awful winged monster.
No offense.
None taken.
I'm used to it.
They'll never even know what hit 'em.
( grunting )
We've got nothing to worry about now that Twilight's back.
Oh, I'm pretty sure I could find something to worry about.
But it won't be the Sirens.
The sooner we do this, the better.
Any idea where the Dazzlings might be?
( slurps ) Ahh.
There's a big party tonight for all the bands who signed up to be in the showcase.
That would include the Dazzlings.
Looks like we've got a party to crash.
( chatter )
( sighs ) I'm gonna get more punch.
Twilight?
Oh, bumped into--
always doing...
What are you doing here?
You came back for the big competition, right?
Something like that.
Not that there's going to be any real competition.
No one here wants this as bad as my band does.
( chatter )
Can you excuse me for just a minute?
( overlapping conversations )
Adagio: Oh, no. No one's mingling.
It's like there's some kind of underlying tension
that could bubble to the surface at any minute.
It's the fruit punch, isn't it?
I knew I used too much grape juice.
It's not the fruit punch, it's us.
But the punch is awful, too.
- What do you know about good fruit punch? - More than you.
- Do not. - Do, too.
This is just the kickoff party, girls.
Imagine what a tizzy they'll be in
by the time the battle of the bands starts.
There isn't going to be a battle of the bands.
We're gonna make sure of that.
All right, girls, let's do this.
Friendship is magic.
Uh, weren't there rainbows and lasers and stuff last time?
I don't understand.
We're all together again.
Why isn't this working?
You, uh, really need to go ahead
and do that whole "magic of friendship" thing now.
I'm trying, Spike.
I thought the six of us standing together against the Sirens
would bring out the magic we needed to defeat them.
That's what happened before.
Talk about throwing down the gauntlet.
This group is obviously serious about winning.
A little cocky, though, aren't they?
Claiming there won't really be a battle.
Seems they think they've already got this thing all locked up.
Not if the great and powerful Trixie has anything to do with it.
Whatever, Trixie.
We're the best band at CHS.
No. The Crusaders are gonna win.
( overlapping chatter )
Adagio: I think we may have found what we're looking for.
Or rather, it found us.
Magic. Don't you see?
Everyone else has fallen under our spell.
But not these girls.
These girls are special.
It doesn't make any sense.
I should have been able to create the spark
that would help us break their spell.
That's how it worked before.
But to defeat me, you drew magic from the crown I was wearing.
The Sirens' magic comes from their music...
so maybe you have to use the same kind of magic to defeat them.
Or maybe not.
- No, I think you're onto something. - Really?
It's when you play music that you transform now, right?
Yup. Ears, tails, the whole shebang.
So maybe the way to use that magic to defeat the Sirens
is by playing a musical counterspell.
- You mean like a song? - Uh-huh.
And in order to free everyone who's been exposed to the Sirens spell,
we'll need them all to hear it.
All: Hmm.
( gasps ) The band competition.
That's the next time we can be certain
everyone will be in the same place at the same time.
Guess the Rainbooms are the band to beat.
And I believe, you, Twilight,
just became the Rainbooms' newest member.
( giggling )
So what do you want to play?
Triangle? Sousaphone?
- Theremin? - ( music playing )
So magical.
I might take a little too long
to learn how to play something with these.
I'll just sing.
Like as in lead singer?
'Cause that's usually my gig.
This being my band and all.
It's our band.
And of course as lead singer.
She's the one with the magical knowhow to help us pull this thing off.
Okay, yeah, that's cool.
I'll just use this as a chance
to hone my already insanely good lead guitar skills.
It's only temporary.
And we don't have to win the battle of the bands.
We just have to perform during the first round of the competition.
So let's get to learning that musical counterspell.
Well, that's just it. I don't know any.
( all sigh )
But I'm sure I could figure out how to write one.
Totally. Twilight can write a spell like it's nobody's business.
That's pretty much how she got to become a princess in Equestria.
Technically, I helped finish a spell.
And there was a little more to it than that, Spike.
Yeah, whatever.
I've got this.
Come on.
Where are you going?
Well, last time we were here,
Spike and I spent the night in the library.
Are you crazy?
We're besties now.
Slumber party at my house.
Status update-- okey dokey, Loki.
Hey. I was about to beat you.
I doubt it.
So, Twilight, how's that counterspell coming?
Huh? Oh, uh, good. Great.
Thanks for letting me use your notebook, Fluttershy.
I really like the song you wrote for the Rainbooms.
Thanks. ( sighs )
Hopefully one day, we'll get a chance to play it.
- ( laughing ) - Hey!
Twilight, I think I speak for all of us when I say
I don't know what we would've done if you hadn't come back to help us.
All: Uh-huh.
( doorbell rings )
Pizza's here.
( sighs )
Don't you want any pizza?
( snoring )
No, that's not gonna work.
Hey, Twilight. You're up late.
Just looking over the counterspell.
We only get one shot at this. It has to be perfect.
We really are lucky you're here.
That's what everyone keeps telling me.
Who could possibly need this much whipped cream?
It must be nice to have everyone
always looking to you for answers to their problems
instead of waiting for you to cause a problem.
Just because everyone expects something from you
doesn't mean it's guaranteed to happen.
But that doesn't stop them from expecting it.
Which only make things harder
because the last thing you want to do is...
Both: Let everybody down.
( screams )
Boulder was hungry.
I still can't get over the fact that she's related to Pinkie Pie.
You and me both.
( yawns ) I better get some sleep.
Good luck with the counterspell.
Not that you'll need it.
This must be nothing compared to the stuff
you're expected to deal with as a princess in Equestria.
Sunset Shimmer...
Never mind. It's not important.
No, I have to be able to do this.
I have to.
- ( music playing ) - ♪ Hey, hey, listen ♪
♪ We've got a message for you ♪
♪ We're not all alike ♪
♪ But our friendship is true ♪
♪ Yeah, we're really different ♪
♪ But we still get along ♪
♪ So, hey, hey ♪
♪ Listen to our song ♪
♪ You may think you're in control ♪
♪ But we're here to prove you wrong ♪
♪ With the friendship of our music ♪
♪ With the power of our song ♪
♪ Gonna stomp our feet, clap our hands ♪
♪ With our magical friendship ♪
♪ Gonna stop your evil plan. ♪
Eh, that sounded way better
than the last five times you played it.
- ( chuckles ) - Nope.
I think it's pretty obvious
what's going wrong with this counterspell.
You're turning what should be the chorus into a five-minute guitar solo?
I have to pick up the slack somehow.
Are you guys even trying?
I'm trying.
It's fine. I'll be fine.
One more time from the top.
Or perhaps we could take a short break--
try on some of the wardrobe choices I put together.
I'm particularly fond of this one.
Of course we could always go with something a bit more modern.
We're trying to save our school here.
Enough with the costumes.
You can never have enough costumes.
She just wants to make things fun.
Isn't that what being in a band is supposed to be?
You don't have time for any of this.
You're supposed to check in at the battle of the bands in 15 minutes.
- ( all gasp ) - Oh, no!
But-- but it's not ready.
If we play the counterspell in the first round and it doesn't work,
the Sirens will know what we're up to
and make sure we don't get a chance to play it again.
Then we'll have to buy ourselves some time
so you can keep working on it.
And how do you propose we do that?
We compete in the battle of the bands for real.
I take over lead vocals again and we stay alive until the finals.
We unleash the counterspell then.
You'll have figured it out by the finals, right?
Of course she will.
Twilight Sparkle's never met a problem she couldn't solve.
- Right, Twilight? - Right.
Then let's go win us a battle of the bands.
Welcome to the first ever
Canterlot High School battle of the bands.
I believe I speak for everyone when I say
it is by far the greatest thing
we have ever done here at this school.
( cheering )
We are so glad our three newest students
encouraged us to turn this event
into something exciting.
But as this is now a competition,
we can only choose one winner.
Who is it going to be?
( chatter )
You feel that, girls?
Our true power is being restored.
( laughing )
Adagio: And that's before
we've tapped into the strongest magic here.
But the Rainblossoms-- or whatever they're called--
aren't under our spell.
How exactly are we supposed to get to their magic?
The Rainbooms are just as capable
of falling apart as anyone else.
They just need a little push in the wrong direction.
I have a feeling everyone here
is going to be lining up to give them a shove.
( beatboxing )
Oh, yeah. Snips and Snails in the house, yo.
♪ They call me M.C. Snips and it ain't no lie ♪
♪ My favorite food is like pumpkin pie ♪
♪ I'm D.J. Snazzy Snails, I like whales ♪
♪ When I go to the beach, I always bring my pail ♪
( beatboxing )
♪ Everybody knows my favorite color is orange ♪
♪ My rhymes are so fly, they're better than, um... ♪
♪ Than an orange, yo ♪
- ♪ Yeah, represent ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪
( beatboxing )
What do we-- what do we do now?
Get off the stage, I'd like to leave right now.
( beatboxing )
Bam. That just happened.
- Yeah, we out. - Snip and Snails outta here.
( feedback )
Please do not drop the microphones.
- Yeah. - Bam.
In your face, Rainbooms.
At least we know one group who won't stand in the way of us getting to the finals.
Let's get ready to rock.
Wait, where's Rarity?
Ooh, here. I'm here. ( panting )
We will be performing in front of an audience.
I'm not going to wear something fabulous? Hmm.
( groans )
( chatter )
Remember, we have to be good enough to make it through,
but not so good we let the Sirens see the magic within us.
They could realize we plan to use it against them.
Got it. Be cool enough to win,
but not so cool that we end up showing off
the whole ears and tails and rainbows thing.
So about 20% less cool.
- One, two. - ♪ We just got the day ♪
♪ To get ready ♪
♪ And there's only so much time to lose ♪
♪ Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party ♪
♪ So let's think of something fun to do ♪
♪ We don't know what's gonna happen ♪
♪ We just know it's gonna feel right ♪
♪ All our friends are here ♪
♪ And it's time to ignite the lights ♪
♪ Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight ♪
♪ Shake your tail, shake your tail ♪
♪ Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight ♪
♪ Shake your tail, shake your tail... ♪
- ♪ So what you didn't get it right the first time? ♪ - Boring.
♪ Laugh it off, no one said it is a crime ♪
♪ Do your thing, you know you're an original ♪
♪ Your ideas are so funny that they're criminal ♪
- ♪ Ohh, ahh ♪ - ( coughing )
♪ We've just got the day to get ready ♪
♪ And there's only so much time to lose ♪
♪ Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party ♪
- ♪ So let's think of something fun to do ♪ - ( chuckling )
Awesome.
♪ We don't know ♪
♪ What's gonna happen ♪
♪ We just know it's gonna feel right ♪
♪ All our friends are here ♪
♪ And it's time to ignite the lights ♪
♪ Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight ♪
♪ Shake your tail, shake your tail ♪
♪ Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight ♪
♪ Shake your tail, shake your tail ♪
♪ Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight ♪
- ♪ Shake your tail, shake your tail ♪ - ( gasps )
♪ Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight ♪
♪ Shake your tail, shake your tail ♪
♪ Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight. ♪
( crying )
( applause )
Ruined.
Absolutely ruined.
Rarity, were you trying to make us lose out there?
What-- this was not my fault.
This was an act of sabotage.
Yeah, well, whoever did this couldn't have done this
if you didn't insist on dressing like-- like this.
We need to sound good.
Is there some reason that concept seems to escape you?
And what was with the confetti, Pinkie Pie?
How am I supposed to shred if there's paper stuck in my frets?
- It was pretty distracting. - Ah!
Says the girl who was running from a light the whole time.
A light!
You still sounded much better
than most of the other bands.
I'm sure you'll make it to the next round.
But it won't matter if you don't have that counterspell ready.
You all find a place to practice where the Sirens can't hear you,
I'll keep an eye on things around here.
I don't think we should use a classroom.
We really need to stop bumping into each other like this.
Uh, you guys hear something?
- Uh-uh. - Uh, no.
I said we have to stop--
There it is again. So annoying.
Why are you acting like this?
I thought we were friends.
Yeah, and then you decide to come back here
just so you can beat me in the battle of the bands.
I want this, Twilight, and you're trying to take it from me.
Some friend.
- That's not why-- - Come on, Twilight. We've got things to do.
You really think you're gonna help them?
I bet you have no idea what you're even doing.
( snickers ) Tears already?
This is only the first round.
( laughing )
Principal Celestia: The next band to take the stage
will be Trixie and the Illusions.
Better head back. We're supposed to go on after Trixie.
You're never gonna get away with this.
Why, because you didn't?
Oh, we know all about you, Sunset Shimmer.
You've got quite the reputation at Canterlot High.
I've changed. I'm in a much better place now.
Waiting in the wings while your friends have all the fun?
Oh, yes, you girls are so tight.
And yet they didn't ask you to be in the band?
Probably afraid no one would want to see them play
if she was in the group.
Too bad.
So sad.
Adagio: If it's any consolation,
no one is going to remember you at all
by the time we're done.
Remember, girls, we want to save the good stuff
for when our full power has been restored.
- ( music playing ) - ♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ You didn't know that you fell ♪
♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ Now that you're under our spell ♪
♪ Blindsided by the beat ♪
♪ Clapping your hands, stomping your feet ♪
♪ You didn't know that you fell ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Now you've fallen under our spell ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ We've got the music, makes you move it ♪
♪ Got the song that makes you lose it ♪
♪ We say, "Jump," you say, "How high?" ♪
♪ Put your hands up to the sky ♪
♪ We've got the music, makes you move it ♪
♪ Got the song that makes you lose it ♪
♪ We say, "Jump," you say, "How high?" ♪
♪ Put your hands up to the sky ♪
♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ You didn't know that you fell ♪
♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ Now that you're under our spell ♪
♪ Listen to the sound of my voice ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Soon you'll find you don't have a choice ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Captured in the web of my song ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Soon you'll all be singing along ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ We've got the music, makes you move it ♪
♪ Got the song that makes you lose it ♪
♪ We say, "Jump," you say, "How high?" ♪
♪ Put your hands up to the sky ♪
♪ We've got the music, makes you move it ♪
♪ Got the song that makes you lose it ♪
♪ We say, "Jump," you say, "How high?" ♪
♪ Put your hands up to the sky ♪
♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ You didn't know that you fell ♪
♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ Now that you're under our spell ♪
♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ You didn't know that you fell ♪
♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪
♪ Now that you're under our spell. ♪
( cackling )
This is it, last round and you're in the finals.
Unless you think the counterspell is ready to be played now.
Don't worry, Twilight, finals aren't until tonight.
We'll get in a little more practice before we're supposed to hit the stage.
- We won't let you down. - All: Yeah.
You won't let me down.
Fluttershy: Um, I was just wondering,
we haven't played any of my songs yet and--
It's the semifinals.
We've gotta do "Awesome as I Wanna Be."
I don't know why I even asked.
♪ ...got tricks up my sleeve ♪
♪ See me dominate 'cause I'm powerful and great. ♪
Oh! Fantastic.
You're never gonna top that performance, "Raingoons."
You shouldn't be allowed to
when you have such a big advantage over the rest of us.
My superior guitar playing
and off-the-charts awesome singing voice?
Oh, don't be ridiculous.
I mean her.
If you were really all that, Rainbow Dash,
you wouldn't have needed to bring in some magical ringer
to have half a chance.
Everyone's talking about it.
Ha! Please.
I could win this thing as a solo act
and everybody knows it.
Sure, you could.
( coughing )
She's gone!
Oh, wait. There she is.
Principal Celestia: Next up, the Rainbooms.
- Knock 'em dead, Rainbooms. - I'll be here.
Just watching.
- ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ - ♪ Awesome as I wanna be ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Awesome as I wanna be ♪
♪ First you see me riding on a sonic boom ♪
♪ Got my guitar shredding up my latest tune ♪
♪ There is nothing you can do to beat me ♪
♪ I'm so good that you can't defeat me ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm awesome, take caution ♪
♪ Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I wanna be ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm awesome, take caution ♪
♪ Watch out for me, I'm as awesome as I wanna be ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. ♪
( screams )
Now that's the bad girl we love to hate.
- ( cheering ) - I knew she was still trouble.
Boy: The real Sunset Shimmer is back.
No, it isn't like that.
What was that?
You were showing them your magic.
I didn't know what else to do.
Close the curtains. Unplug her amp.
Give us a chance to deal with the situation.
I'm sorry. I just wanted to help.
Yeah, well, you didn't.
None of this would've happened if you weren't trying to show off.
As usual.
Good show, "Rainbrooms."
I especially like the part where Sunset Shimmer,
in a fit of jealous rage,
knocked out Rainbow Dash mid guitar solo.
It wasn't a fit of jealous rage.
If you say so.
Ooh, looks like they've already decided
who'll be moving on to the finals.
I'm guessing it wasn't too difficult a decision.
( vocalizing )
- Huh? - Rarity: What can we do?
There isn't gonna be another opportunity for us to play.
And I had the most gorgeous outfit for the finals.
Yup, 'cause that's the real tragedy here, Rarity.
That you won't get to play dress-up.
You know perfectly well that is not what I meant.
You guys wanna keep it down?
- They're about to announce who's moving on. - Who are you kidding?
You know it isn't gonna be us.
The band that will be joining the Dazzlings in tonight's finals...
the Rainbooms.
- What?! - All: Huh?
Did they just say "The Rainbooms"?
This isn't over.
Congratulations, girls.
You deserve it.
Seriously? We didn't even finish our--
See you at tonight's big show, Rainbooms.
We are really looking forward to it.
Yeah, well, not as much as we are.
( crowd booing, jeering )
This never should have been you, Rainbooms.
This is a travesty.
A travesty!
It really is.
The Rainbooms don't deserve to be in the finals.
Not when your band was so much better in the semis.
And wanted it so much more.
Alas, this is the way it's going to be.
Dazzlings versus Rainbooms.
Unless, of course, the Rainbooms don't manage to make it to their set
were held up for some reason.
Hmm? ( laughing )
Check one, two. Testing. Testing.
- Testing. - ( feedback )
This doesn't make any sense.
We were awful.
Doesn't anybody else think it's strange
that we're the ones that made it to the finals?
Very strange.
What are you doing here, Trixie?
Pretty sure the losers are supposed to be up there in the cheap seats.
The great and powerful Trixie
is the most talented girl at Canterlot High.
It is I who deserve to be in the finals.
And I will not be denied.
( all scream )
( cackling )
See you never.
Told you someone would give them a shove.
She didn't shove them, she pulled the lever.
Oh, go back to sleep, Sonata.
♪ You better believe I've got tricks up my sleeve ♪
♪ And I captivate 'cause I'm powerful and great ♪
♪ You'd better believe I've got tricks up my sleeve ♪
♪ See me dominate 'cause I'm powerful and great... ♪
Applejack: Give it up, Rainbow Dash.
You've been trying at this for hours. It's not gonna open.
Maybe it doesn't even matter that we're trapped down here.
I don't think the counterspell would've worked anyway.
'Course it would've worked, Twilight.
Assuming a certain band member didn't try to hog the spotlight
the whole time we were trying to play it.
Hey, if you want to tell Twilight
she's getting a little too caught up trying to be the new leader of this band,
you don't have to be all cryptic about it.
She was talking about you, Rainbow Dash.
Me?!
I'm just trying to make sure my band
rocks as hard as it needs to.
All: Our band!
But why wasn't it working?
I should know what to do.
How can I not know what to do?
How could I have failed like this?
It might've been your idea to start a band,
but it's not just your band, Rainbow Dash.
I'm the one who writes all the songs.
I write songs. You just never let us play any of them.
I had the most perfect outfits for us to wear.
Again with the costumes.
No one cares what we're wearing.
I care, Applejack.
So sorry if I enjoy trying to make a creative contribution to the band.
Hey, anybody here remember fun?!
I'll give you a hint--
it's the exact opposite of being in the Rainbooms!
I wish I never asked any of you to be in my band.
- I wish I never agreed to be in it! - Both: Me neither.
( overlapping yelling )
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Better believe I've got tricks up my sleeve ♪
♪ See me dominate 'cause I'm powerful and great. ♪
( crowd cheering )
Try to top that.
Oh, gosh, I don't know if we can.
( laughs )
( music playing )
( vocalizing )
( overlapping yelling continues )
Stop! You have to stop!
This is what they've been after all along.
They're feeding off of the magic inside you.
How can they be using our magic?
It's the magic of friendship.
Ever since you started this band,
you've been letting little things get to you.
I never said anything 'cause I didn't feel like it was my place.
Not when I was so new to this whole friendship thing.
I still have a lot to learn.
But I do know that if you don't work out
even the smallest problems right at the start,
the magic of friendship can be turned into something else.
I can't believe all this tension was happening
right under my nose and I didn't realize it.
I'm supposed to be the one with all the answers.
And all I've done since I got here is let you down.
I don't think anyone is supposed to have all the answers.
But you can count on your friends to help you find them.
I think you already have.
Come on, we need to get out of here.
( all grunting )
( knocks )
Spike!
Sorry I took so long.
I had to find somebody who wasn't under the Sirens' spell to help me get you out.
Why isn't she under their spell?
Never takes off her headphones.
Come on, y'all.
Time to prove we've still got the magic of friendship inside us.
And there's only one way to do it.
We're getting the band back together?
We're getting our band back together.
- Whee! - Oh, which version of the counterspell
are we going to play?
I don't think it matters what song we play
as long as we play it together as friends.
I know just the song.
Fluttershy's written a really great one.
We're about to save the world here.
Personally, I think we should do it in style.
- Rarity? - I thought you'd never ask.
( vocalizing )
♪ Welcome to the show ♪
♪ We're here to let you know ♪
♪ Our time is now ♪
♪ Your time is running out ♪
( vocalizing )
How are we supposed to play over them from up here?
( horn honks )
( honks )
( cheering )
♪ Feel the wave of sound ♪
♪ As it crashes down ♪
♪ You can't turn away ♪
♪ We'll make you wanna stay ♪
♪ We will be adored ♪
♪ Tell us that you want us ♪
♪ We won't be ignored ♪
♪ It's time for our reward ♪
♪ Now you need us ♪
♪ Come and meet us ♪
♪ Nothing can stop us now ♪
- ( music playing ) - ♪ Oh, whoa ♪
♪ I've got the music in me ♪
♪ Oh, whoa ♪
♪ Don't need to hear a crowd ♪
♪ Cheering out my name ♪
♪ I didn't come here seeking infamy or fame ♪
♪ The one and only thing ♪
♪ That I am here to bring ♪
♪ Is music, is the music ♪
♪ Is the music in my soul ♪
♪ Gonna break out ♪
♪ Set myself free, yeah ♪
♪ Let it all go, go ♪
♪ Just let it be, yeah ♪
♪ Find the music in your heart ♪
♪ Let the music make you start ♪
♪ To set yourself apart ♪
So the Rainbooms want to turn this into a real battle of the bands?
Then let's battle.
♪ What we have in store ♪
♪ All we want and more ♪
♪ We will break on through ♪
♪ Now it's time to finish you ♪
♪ Oh, oh... ♪
( vocalizing )
Sunset Shimmer, we need you.
( music playing )
♪ You're never gonna bring me down ♪
♪ You're never gonna break this part of me ♪
♪ My friends are here to bring me around ♪
♪ Not just singing for popularity ♪
♪ We're here to let you know ♪
♪ That we won't let it go ♪
♪ Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow ♪
♪ And you can try to fight ♪
♪ But we have got the light of friendship on our side ♪
♪ Got the music in our hearts ♪
♪ We're here to blow this thing apart ♪
♪ And together, we will never ♪
♪ Be afraid of the dark ♪
♪ Here to sing our song out loud ♪
♪ Get you dancing with the crowd ♪
♪ As the music of our friendship survives ♪
♪ Survives ♪
♪ Got the music in our hearts ♪
♪ We're here to blow this thing apart ♪
♪ And together, we will never ♪
♪ Be afraid of the dark ♪
♪ Here to sing our song out loud ♪
♪ Get you dancing with the crowd ♪
♪ As the music of our friendship survives ♪
♪ Survives, survives ♪
( singing off-key ) ♪ We will be adored ♪
♪ Tell us that you want us ♪
♪ We won't be ignored ♪
- ( booing ) - ♪ It's time for our reward... ♪
Guess that explains why these were so special to them.
Without those pendants and the magic you brought here from Equestria,
they're just three harmless teenage girls.
Rainbooms rule! That was amazing.
( giggling )
You may have vanquished the Dazzlings,
but you will never have the amazing showstopping ability
of the great and powerful Trixie.
( coughing )
She's gone!
Oh, wait. There she is.
( groans ) Trixie's okay.
You know, Twilight is going back to Equestria soon.
The Rainbooms could really use
someone to help Fluttershy on backup vocals.
I also play guitar.
We'll see.
Sure wish you could stay longer.
Me, too, but I have responsibilities
in Equestria that I have to get back to.
Its citizens need me.
But now I can go through the portal whenever I need to.
This isn't good-bye, it's just good-bye till next time.
- Ready? - Ready.
"Dear Princess Twilight,
missing you already and hope you'll be back soon.
Things are definitely looking up for me here at Canterlot High,
but I know I still have a lot to learn about friendship.
Hope you don't mind if I write to you for advice when I need it.
Your friend, Sunset Shimmer."
- You ready or what? - Ready.
One, two, three, four.
( music playing )
♪ Once upon a time ♪
♪ You came into my world and made the stars align ♪
♪ Now I can see the signs ♪
♪ You pick me up when I get down so I can shine ♪
♪ Shine like rainbows ♪
♪ Friends, you are in my life ♪
♪ And you can count on me to be there by your side ♪
♪ And when the music comes alive ♪
♪ We sing our songs to lift us up so we can shine ♪
♪ And the sound that we hear in our hearts ♪
♪ Makes a crescendo ♪
♪ And the light that ignites in the dark ♪
♪ It makes us all glow ♪
♪ And shine like rainbows ♪
♪ We shine like rainbows ♪
♪ Together we stand ♪
♪ As the rain begins to fall ♪
♪ And holding our heads up high ♪
♪ As the sun shines through it all ♪
♪ And the sound that we hear in our hearts ♪
♪ Makes a crescendo ♪
♪ And the light that ignites in the dark ♪
♪ It makes us all glow ♪
♪ And shine like rainbows ♪
♪ We shine like rainbows ♪
♪ Shine like rainbows ♪
♪ We shine like rainbows ♪
♪ Shine like rainbows. ♪
No doubt about it, Spike.
There's definitely something strange going on at that school.