All right, ponies. Listen up!
We're all ears!
Right, Bulk Biceps?
(kiss kiss)
(grunt)
Nu-uh, I'm all muscles.
Yeah!
I like your attitude, Bulk Biceps,
but it's gonna take more than muscles and "yeah"s
to get us to the Equestria Games.
We are the aerial relay team, and it's up to the three of us
to make sure that we qualify at the tryouts.
And do I need to remind you how much I...
I mean, Ponyville wants to qualify
and make it to the games?
I remember!
I really, really, really want to qualify for you AND Ponyville!
Bring it on!
Gimme a Pee for Ponyville!
Peeeee, Ponyville!
PEEE!
(crash)
Oh. Thanks, Pinkie Pie!
That was a scary, I mean great, cheer.
Just make sure you have one ready
for when we qualify for the Aerial Relay.
And after that, for when we win gold medals
at the Equestria Games!
Applejack: Not so fast!
If yer gonna be good, yer gonna be better
with some a' my Apple Brown Betty's in ya!
They're perfect.
Pee is for perfect!
Rainbow Dash: All right, team!
Show me what you've got!
Put some bend into those knees!
Flap those wings!
And I want to see all four hooves off the ground
on the count of three!
(quickly) One, two, three!
(grunts)
Don't forget to breathe while you're up there!
(exhale)
(squeal)
(crash)
Pee is for...
uh... pain?
(groan)
♪ My Little Pony, My Little Pony ♪
♪ Aaaaahhh! ♪
♪ (upbeat) ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ My Little Ponies ♪
♪ Do you know you're all my very best friends? ♪
♪♪
(train chugging)
Good luck, Rainbow Dash!
Sorry we couldn't fly with you on the aerial relay,
but the air sprinters needed us, too.
Too bad we can only compete in one event.
But, rules are rules!
Good luck!
It was nice of you to be part of a team
that doesn't have uh....
the strongest flyers.
Nothing nice about it!
I know that I can pick up the slack for anypony.
With me on the team, we'll qualify.
I'm sure of it!
Ponyville is very lucky to have you.
Yeah, I'm pretty awesome!
(grunts)
I am so proud to be representing Ponyville!
(groan)
It's such an honor to even try out for the games.
I just hope I don't let anypony down.
We'll make them proud.
Pee is for PROUD!
We're going to be the best fans anypony has ever seen!
Can't wait to see what everypony else is wearing,
even though I am absolutely sure they won't be better
than the Ponyville uniforms I'm designing
for the Equestria games.
And we WILL make it to the games
once everypony carbo loads on my Apple Brown Bettys.
Pinkie Pie: I can't wait!
(train chugging)
♪♪
(chattering)
That's Rainbow Dash. She's an awesome flyer!
I heard that she's flying the last third of the relay,
which means everypony else is gonna have to be
way ahead to beat her.
(whoosh)
Boy Pony: The Wonderbolts!
Girl Pony: I hear they're flying for Cloudsdale.
Then Cloudsdale will definitely qualify.
They're the best flyers ever!
Spitfire: And the game is on!
Nice to see there's some real competition here.
Two more days of practice, then we'll see you in the air,
Rainbow Dash!
If you're lucky!
The Wonderbolts know a winner when they see one!
And we'll be winners just as soon as we practice.
Right, team?
Right!
YEAH!
Hooray!
(toot)
And um...
I'm with her.
Hooray!
Give us some Clouds!
Give us some Dale!
And what do you get?
Cloudsdale!
Whooooo!
Where can I get pom poms like those?
So, do I need to remind you of what our goal is here?
Uh, maybe?
We want to qualify. We need to be one of the first four teams
to cross the finish line.
Bulk Biceps, you're the first flyer,
so let me see you flap it!
(grunts)
(splat)
(thud)
What the?
Sorry!
Got the idear from them, but...
Hooves down, cakes up!
It looks like they've got better aim.
OK, the passing of the baton needs to be seamless.
You shouldn't miss a wing beat or drop a hair in altitude
and whatever you do, don't let go of it!
(clang)
Are you really, really, really, sure you're ready?
I mean, I don't want to take it if you're not super sure.
Ready!
(clang)
Ponyville can do so much better!
I'll be back with a freshly painted one in no time!
We were using that!
And it's not like anypony else has color-coordinated horseshoes
or anything!
(clang)
(sigh)
I guess someponies do!
Someponies do what?
(sigh)
Have a better chance of qualifying
and going to the Equestria Games than others.
♪♪
Rainbow Dash: Watch and learn.
The Cloudsdales are Wonderbolts
and Wonderbolts are the best fliers there are.
And my personal heroes.
So maybe you can learn something.
(jet engine sound)
PLEASE learn something!
Come on, Soarin'!
Pick up the pace!
You can do better than that!
I sure hope so.
Practice! Practice! YAY Practice!
Whoa!
(gasp)
Help!
Gotcha!
♪♪
(excited chatter)
Awesome!
As good as any Wonderbolt!
Oh, Rainbow Dash, I'm just so proud of you!
You scooped Soarin' out of the sky
and brought him down to the ground, and now?
Now he's OK.
At least, I hope he's OK.
Are you OK?
Uh, my wing hurts...
But, I'm sure it'll be OK by the competition.
(siren)
You're the best, Rainbow Dash!
(moan)
Aw, it was nothing!
But if you feel like talking about how great I am,
don't let me stop you!
Pee is for Rainbow Dash!
(whispered) Um, Rainbow Dash actually starts with an 'R.'
Never mind!
Tough break to lose a teammate right before the tryouts.
You know...
you grew up in Cloudsdale.
So, that means you could fly with us.
Fly?
We mean practice.
You could practice with us until Soarin' is better.
What do you say?
Want to be our third?
I don't know.
My team really needs me to be at my best in order to qualify.
Don't want to be too worn out by the time the race comes around.
We put you through some pretty intense workouts
at the Wonderbolt Academy and you handled those just fine.
I did kick some major tail at the Academy.
But I don't know how my teammates will feel
about me practicing with the competition.
Who says they need to know?
Think about it, Rainbow Dash;
this is your chance to fly with the winners.
♪♪
All right, I'll do it!
Wise decision, Rainbow Dash.
♪♪
(clang)
Awesome!
Whinny, Ponies, Whinny!
Fly on! Fly on! Fly on!
(grunts)
Come on, Bulk Biceps!
You can do it!
And I'm ready to take the horseshoe...
if you want me to!
(clang)
(screams)
(crash)
(moan)
♪♪
(gasp)
(thud)
You, uh, keep doing your wing-ups.
I'm just gonna go get some, uh, water.
(whoosh)
♪♪
(munching)
(chuckle)
(gulp)
(laughter)
♪♪
(splat splat)
(squeak)
(buzz)
(hair dryer hum)
♪♪
(giggle)
Yeah!
(giggle)
Too much?
♪♪
It's not easy practicing with two teams is it?
(spit)
You know?
Does anypony else?
No, they're too busy practicing
to wonder why you keep disappearing.
Well, I've seen the other teams practicing,
and we're still going to qualify!
I can fly fast enough to make up the distance.
It just seems like one of the teams you're practicing with
needs a little more help than the other one.
But, it's so much more fun working out with the winners
than... um, the non-winners.
Besides, Ponyville will still qualify!
Rainbow Dash, you got a minute?
Uh, sure.
You could really be an asset to our team so,
we want you to join the Cloudsdale team...
permanently.
(happy gasp)
It looks like Soarin's wings won't heal in time
for the trials. We want you to fly with us.
Of course, this means you won't be able to fly for Ponyville.
But let's face it, even with you on their team,
their chances of qualifying for the Games are pretty slim.
So... what's it going to be?
Well, I...
Take some time to think about it.
They want me to fly with them!
It's like a dream come true!
If you fly for Cloudsdale,
Pinkie Pie won't have anypony to cheer for.
Rarity's uniforms will never be seen.
And Applejack will have slaved over those Apple Brown Bettys
for nothing.
But I really want to fly with the BEST team!
What would you do?
I think this is a decision you have to make on your own.
The race is tomorrow, so you better make it soon.
♪♪
(whoosh)
(loud moans)
Woe is me!
(concerned chatter)
What's happened?
I've hurt my hoof!
(gasp)
All of them?
I, uh, tripped, on a, uh, foam hoof, and landed on a, uh,
(mumbling)
Oooh, if I get my hooves on that (mumbling),
It'll be in big trouble!
There is no way I can fly now.
Do you think you'll be better by tryouts?
(huge moan)
I'll be lucky if I ever fly again.
I just need a little rest.
Oh, don't worry, Rainbow Dash, we'll take care of you or,
at least somepony will, like a medic or a doctor or a nurse.
(beeps)
So the Medic Pony isn't sure what's wrong with you.
Everything! Absolutely everything!
This'll cure everything that ails ya.
Thank you.
I couldn't have done that on my own.
(disgusted sigh)
Nothing says get better like a little medical pizazz.
Silk slings and a glitter bandage?
That might help.
(door opens)
And how is our patient doing?
(crash)
I've been better.
We just wanted to let you know that we're so sorry you're hurt
but you shouldn't worry a bit about not being able
to be in the tryouts.
We'll be all right.
We even have a replacement.
We're so, so sorry that you can't compete.
We all know how much you love to fly and we promise...
Cross our hearts!
... that if we qualify and make it to the Equestria Games
and all win gold medals, you can have ours...
because we know how much a gold medal means to you.
(heartfelt) Thanks.
(Twilight clears her throat)
I think Rainbow Dash might need to rest some more...
Applejack: Don't ferget yer Betty!
You know, choosing not to choose isn't really a decision.
♪♪
You sure have nice friends.
Nopony's been by to visit me.
Too busy practicing, I guess.
Well, hopefully your wing will be better soon.
Oh, it's fine.
I'm just keeping it warm in case my team wants me back.
What do you mean, wants you back?
Spitfire and Fleetfoot told me that you were still
too injured to fly.
And they told me that they were worried I wouldn't be
one hundred percent by the tryouts,
so they were going with somepony else.
That somepony else was me!
Until, well, until I got hurt, that is.
So, I guess we're all out of luck.
Cloudsdale won't qualify without three flyers and...
Ponyville won't qualify without you!
Too bad.
♪♪
Even with Rainbow Dash's replacement,
I don't think we're going to qualify; no offense.
Agh! What am I going to do with all of these now?
What were you going to do with them before?
(groan)
Maybe my Equestria Games uniforms
will still be in style next year.
I mean, I am pretty fashion-forward!
♪♪
Is that Rainbow Dash... walking?
♪♪
Does this mean you're feeling better?
I feel great because I was never hurt in the first place.
(gasp)
I faked my injury so that I wouldn't have to choose
between flying for Ponyville or Cloudsdale.
I wanted to fly with you both and the decision was too hard.
Oh, Rainbow Dash, you don't have to choose us.
I know you love to win,
and you should go with the team that surely will!
I know now who I should have been loyal to.
Good choice. Always stick with the winners.
Ponyville!
Because it's not just where I live,
but it's where my friends are,
the ponies who really care about me,
whether I can help them win a race or not.
(cheers)
Are you sure that's the right decision?
You lied to me about Soarin's wing
just so you could get a better flyer.
You may be a winning team,
but you're still not the kind of team I want to be a part of.
Huh.
Rainbow Dash, you are something.
Saw it at the Academy.
Seeing it again here.
We could learn a lot from a competitor like you.
Think we already have.
♪♪
Ready to fly?
Really?
Never should have lied and tried to replace you to begin with.
Go, Cloudsdale!
Come on, Ponyville Relay Team.
We've got a race to get ready for!
♪♪
Yeah!
♪♪
Come on, Ponyville!
You can do it!
♪♪
(clang)
(wheeze)
(thud)
Go Fluttershy!
Whoo hoo!
♪♪
Qualify Ponyville! Qualify Ponyville!
Woo-hoo!
Go Rainbow Dash!
♪♪
Ponyville qualifies!
(cheers)
♪♪
(cheers)
♪♪
(whoosh)
YEAH!
Woo hoo!
Equestria Games, here we come!
Rainbow Dash: I can't deny it, I LOVE to win.
But if I ever gotta choose between winning
and being loyal to my friends...
I'm always gonna choose my friends.
'Cause as much as I love winning, I love them waaay more!
♪♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Friends ♪