( mellow theme playing )
( upbeat rock theme playing )
( inaudible dialogue )
( all shouting and gasping )
Whoo-hoo!
Nice moves, kid.
Nice moves?
Rainbow Dash thinks I've got...
Ah! Nice moves!
( moos )
♪ My Little Pony My Little Pony ♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ I used to wonder What friendship could be ♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Until you all shared Its magic with me ♪
♪ Big adventure ♪ ♪ Tons of fun ♪
♪ A beautiful heart ♪ ♪ Faithful and strong ♪
♪ Sharing kindness ♪ ♪ It's an easy feat ♪
♪ And magic makes it All complete ♪
♪ You have my little ponies ♪
♪ Do you know you're all My very best friends? ♪
Then, all of a sudden, I'm airborne.
And then Rainbow Dash looks over and is like,
"Nice moves, kid."
Wow!
She really said that?
I mean, it's like she practically told me
she wanted to take me under her wing,
teach me everything she knows, and become, like, my big sister.
I don't know about all that.
It was a really nice compliment and all but--
I know, I know.
But all that stuff I said could happen, right?
Sure. Absolutely.
I just need to find a way to spend some time with her.
You know, so she can see more of my awesomeness.
Well, Applejack and I are supposed to be camping
up at Winsome Falls this weekend.
Maybe I could get my big sis to invite Rainbow Dash,
and then you could come too.
Really?!
Sure. I wanna go.
Well, duh.
Of course you can go.
And I'll get Rarity to come too.
Rarity loves camping!
I despise camping!
All of that-- Ugh! --nature.
Applejack's going with her little sister.
But, you know,
if you don't want to spend time with me...
Oh, all right.
Oh! Of course I will need to find an outfit
more appropriate for roughing it. Ooh.
See? Told you she'd want to go.
You pack the bug spray? Yep.
You got the canteens? Yep.
Looks like we're all set then.
Hey!
Gee, Rarity, did you remember to pack?
Oh, well, see who gets the last laugh
when you're absolutely desperate to curl your lashes
and realize you didn't bring your eyelash curler.
Well, looks like we're all set now.
But what about Rainbow Dash?
Isn't Rainbow Dash coming?
Course she is, sugarcube.
She's gonna meet us up at our first campsite.
Oh. All right, y'all,
let's move 'em out.
( majestic theme playing )
Oh, are we there yet?
The last thousand times you asked that, the answer was no.
This time, it's actually yes.
There's Rainbow Dash up there right now.
( upbeat rock theme playing )
Wow!
All right, Scootaloo,
just play it cool.
Hey, Rain--
( clears throat )
Hey, Rainbow Dash, what's up?
What took you guys so long?
Well, some of us didn't pack as light
as the others, so we were slowed down a bit.
( upbeat theme playing )
Looks like you'll be sharing a tent with me, huh?
If that's okay with you.
Sure, long as you don't snore.
You don't snore, do you?
Nope, no way, not me.
Never snored a day or night in my life.
Then you and I are gonna get along just fine.
You have to got to be kidding me.
Sweetie Belle, do be a dear and see
if you can find some fresh flowers for my bedside vase.
Hey, Scootaloo, do be a sweetheart
and see if you can gather some firewood.
( both laugh )
Seriously though,
can you get us some wood for the fire?
Of course.
Okay, everybody get comfortable.
Because I'm about to tell you
the best story you ever heard.
Is it about the time when Rarity had wings,
and then they got ruined, and then you saved her
from plummeting to her doom?
Okay, maybe it's the second-best story you ever heard,
but probably still the scariest.
You like scary stories, right?
( gasps )
Mm-hm.
It all happened on a night
just like this one,
in a forest just like this...
And then the Olden Pony asked,
"Who's got my rusty horseshoe?"
Not me.
You do!
BOTH: Aah! ( laughs )
( coughs then clears throat )
Something in my throat.
I wasn't scared at all.
Ha-ha. Good story!
Knew you wouldn't be scared.
Way you jumped that cart the other day.
You're like me, fearless.
Yeah, fearless.
( owl hooting )
Don't worry, Rarity is here
to keep you safe and sound. Ooh.
( yawns )
Think it's about time for me to hit the straw.
( teeth chattering )
Don't you worry, little sis,
there's no Olden Pony in our tent.
Heh-heh, that sure was funny, wasn't it,
how they were all afraid of the Olden Pony?
But not me. Heh.
That's because you're tough,
just like when I was your age.
( screams )
I'm hitting the sack.
Come in whenever you feel like it.
( branch cracks )
( wind howling )
It's nothing,
just my imagination.
( trees creaking )
And that isn't the thundering stomp of the Olden Pony.
( animal howling )
( snoring )
( distant voices chattering )
Uh, is anyone out there?
( hoof beats approaching )
( pony muttering in distance )
( suspenseful theme playing )
( pony muttering )
( panting )
Who's got my rusty horseshoe?
( sighs )
Who's got my rusty horseshoe?
( screams )
( panting )
( ominous theme playing )
SCOOTALOO: Rainbow Da--
You do!
( screams )
( snoring )
( humming )
( suspenseful theme playing )
( Scootaloo humming )
( yawns )
( humming )
What's that noise?
Is there a bug in here?
I don't know about you, but I slept like a filly.
Best night ever.
Glad you're rested up,
because we've got a long trek ahead.
Totally gonna be worth it when we get to Winsome Falls.
Yeah, totally.
( Rarity groans )
Am I sweating?
Oh, I think I'm sweating!
Oh, uh, but it's absolutely worth it
to get to spend time with my little sister.
It's just that this cart feels like
it's getting heavier all the time!
APPLEJACK: I don't care if that cart's as heavy as a pack of mules.
If we don't get a move on,
it'll be dark before we get to the campsite.
Ah, dark?
I'll just ride ahead to make sure the path is clear.
Now, we don't want to be out here after dark, right?
Doesn't matter to me.
Well, you know,
it's for the scaredy ponies.
( yawns )
( gasps )
Don't fall asleep now.
We've got to get to that campsite before dark.
( snoring )
( growls )
( snoring )
RARITY: ...and that's why it's always important to bring
your own trough on any public outing.
( gasps )
Um, don't come this way!
Take the path, it's, um,
way better than going through the bushes.
( screams )
You're more nervous than a worm in an apple on cider-makin' day.
What gives, Scootaloo?
Uh, nothing.
I just thought I heard something.
( hooting ) Aah!
You sure you're okay?
Because you seem a little jumpy.
Just getting my exercise.
You know how important it is to stretch out
those hind quarters every so often. Ha.
( croaks )
Uh, do y-you need a little help?
That's so sweet. Thank you.
Um, what are friends for?
( grunting )
No need for tents tonight, y'all.
We'll just take shelter in that cave.
All right, a deep dark cave.
Ha, perfect for the story I've got for tonight.
All we need is a campfire and we're good to go.
( gulps )
Of course. ( animal howling )
SCOOTALOO: I'll be right back with lots of firewood from the deep,
dark, not-scary-at-all forest.
Thanks.
( ominous theme playing )
( panting )
( sighs )
Okay, I can do this.
At the count of three, I will get those branches.
One, two, three!
( sighs )
Here, branches, branches, branches.
APPLEJACK: Ooh-whee! It's colder than a timberwolf's toenail.
Brr! Where's that Scootaloo?
( screaming )
Here you go! That's it?
It's all I could find, because, you know,
there aren't that many trees around here.
It's all we need. Why don't you sit
with Rainbow Dash for a while?
Now, where was I?
Oh, yeah, the scary part.
( cackles )
Hey, I have an idea.
How about I tell tonight's story?
All right,
just make sure it's a horrible one.
SCOOTALOO: There once was a really, really nice pony
who lived in a bright and sunny land,
where there were rainbows every day
and lots and lots of happy friends, and--
No offense, but it's not a real campfire story
unless somepony's shaking.
I've been told
that these very woods are haunted...
...by the Headless Horse!
It gallops only at night.
If it doesn't have a head, then how in tarnation
does this pony know where it's goin'?
It's headless, not brainless.
Looking for little lost ponies...
So where's its brain?
Ugh.
Fear was dripping from the air...
...and they were never heard from ever again!
Ah! Never?
Never.
( fire cracks )
( both scream )
( both chuckle )
( teeth chattering )
Don't worry,
you'll be safe with me tonight.
It's not time for bed yet, is it?
Afraid so, Scootaloo.
Uh, but
we haven't even sung any campfire songs yet.
You don't have to ask me twice!
♪ 99 buckets of oats On the wall ♪
♪ 99 buckets of oats ♪
♪ Take one down, Pass it around... ♪
♪ You got 81 buckets Of oats on the wall... ♪
♪ 41 buckets of oats ♪
♪ Take one down Pass it around ♪
♪ You got 40 buckets Of oats on the wall... ♪
♪ One bucket of oats ♪
♪ Take one down Pass it around ♪
♪ You got zero buckets Of oats on the wall! ♪
( snoring )
( all yawn )
Good night, sweetie. Good night, y'all.
Sleep tight.
How about just one more song?
Anyone?
How about a dance contest?
I know you love to cut a rug,
so how about we mess up a cave floor?
I have a brilliant idea!
Hide and seek, who's with me?
( yawns )
Maybe tomorrow.
Aww.
Seems like you don't really want
to go to sleep tonight.
Is there some reason why?
( scoffs )
Of course not.
I just love camping and hanging out with Rainbow Dash so much
that I don't want to waste a single minute with sleep.
( yawns then chuckles )
Silly sleep.
That's cool and all, Scoot,
but this pony needs her shut-eye,
and she needs it now!
Uh, this is so unfair.
( sighs then yawns )
I'm falling aslee...
( snoring )
( hoof beats approaching )
( suspenseful theme playing )
If the Headless Horse catches me,
I'm never gonna be heard from again,
and I want to be heard from!
Whoa! Whoa!
( whimpering )
( ominous theme playing )
SCOOTALOO: It's all over!
( whimpering )
( dramatic theme playing )
LUNA: A warm welcome to you, Scootaloo.
SCOOTALOO: Princess Luna.
I thought you were the Headless Horse.
You were mistaken, but I hope not disappointed.
You are so, so much better than the Headless Horse.
But what are you doing here?
Shouldn't you be in Canterlot?
I am the princess of the night,
thus it is my duty to come into your dreams.
Oh, yeah.
Wait, this is just a dream?
But it feels so real.
I assure you that you are asleep.
But when you wake,
the thing that frightens you most will still exist.
Uh, the Headless Horse?
Mm, is the Headless Horse
really what frightens you the most?
Mm-mm.
I'm afraid Rainbow Dash will find out
I'm not as tough as she thinks I am.
Everypony has fears, Scootaloo.
Everypony must face them in their own way.
But they must be faced,
or the nightmares will continue.
( groaning )
Face your fears!
Princess Luna?
Ah, it was just a dream.
( gasps )
But the Headless Horse isn't!
Rainbow Dash said it lives here,
in these very woods!
( horse whinnying in distance )
It's the wicked whinny of the Headless Horse!
( whinnies )
( Scootaloo panting )
So it's a horse without a head,
which means it doesn't have a mouth,
and if it doesn't have a mouth,
then it's not a horse-eat-pony kind of horse.
But still,
it's a horse without a head!
( screaming )
Hello?
Is anyone out there?
Anyone except the Headless Horse?
( cracking )
Help!
( dramatic theme playing )
( screaming )
I got you!
Rainbow Dash, is that you?
Thank you! Thank you!
What were you doing out here in the middle of the night?
It is time for you
to face your real fears, Scootaloo.
( sighs )
I'm so, so sorry, Rainbow Dash.
I just wanted you to hang out with me
and see how cool I was so you'd take me under your wing,
teach me everything you know,
and become, like, my big sister.
But then you started telling those spooky stories,
and I got scared.
I thought I heard the Headless Horse
so I ran out here by myself and--
Well, I guess you know the rest.
( sniffling )
Hey, I'm gonna tell you something,
but if you ever tell anypony else, I'm gonna deny it.
First time I heard those stories,
I was scared too.
You were?
Sure.
I mean, I got over it, because I realized pretty quick
that if there was such a thing as a Headless Horse,
I could totally take it on.
So you're looking for somepony to take you
under their wing, huh? Mm-hm.
Yeah, I might be up for something like that.
Really?
As long as you don't go falling
into any more rivers in the middle of the night.
Hm, it's a deal.
( upbeat theme playing )
I call sister teams!
Last pair to make it to the falls is a moldy carrot!
Ugh, if you insist.
( chuckles )
It is so on!
They think they can beat the two of us?
( majestic theme playing )
( suspenseful theme playing )
( grumbling )
Who's got my rusty horseshoe?
RAINBOW DASH: Here it is, for pony's sake!
Now take it and stop all your moaning!
Thank you, and have a nice day.
( Luna laughs )
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Friends ♪