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♪♪

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The magical properties of this
spell will only have lasting

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effects if you focus on--

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(whoosh)

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No! Rainbow Dash!
Ha ha ha!

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(growl)

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How in Equestria does
that pony expect to pass

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her History of the
Wonderbolts exam tomorrow

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if she's wasting time flying?

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I'm just gonna fly
right up to her

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and tell her what I think

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about her lackadaisical
approach to studying.

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Won't she be surprised.

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Surprise!

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What? Huh?
How did you?

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Please, Twilight.

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That was the worst
sneak attack ever.

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What? But--

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I saw you giving me the
stink eye from the ground.

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And heard you flying towards me
and muttering from a mile away.

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Well, if you heard me
muttering then you must know

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what I was muttering about.

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Yeah, yeah, the
Wonderbolts History test.

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No big deal.

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No. Big Deal.

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Really Big
Deal.

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It's a test!

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A test that will
determine if you can join

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the newly formed
Wonderbolts Reserves.

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And being part of the
Wonderbolts Reserves

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means you'll have
the opportunity

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to live your dream
as a Wonderbolt.

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This is the most important
test of your life!

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Twilight, not everypony
gets all freaked out

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about tests like you.

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I do not get all
freaked out about tests.

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Uh, seriously?

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Your freak-outs are so epic you
sing whole "freak-out" arias

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about freaking out.

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Fine. I may tend to take my
tests a little seriously.

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But that doesn't mean you
shouldn't be studying for yours.

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Oooh! And I know just the
pony who can help you!

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(slap)

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Me!

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This is going to
so much fun!

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(pow!)

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(pow!)

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Sure. Fun.

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♪ My Little Pony,
My Little Pony ♪

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♪ Aaaaahhh! ♪

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♪ (upbeat) ♪

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♪ My Little Pony ♪

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♪ I used to wonder what
friendship could be ♪

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♪ My Little Pony ♪

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♪ Until you all shared
its magic with me ♪

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♪ Big adventure ♪

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♪ Tons of fun. ♪

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♪ A beautiful heart ♪

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♪ faithful and strong ♪

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♪ Sharing kindness ♪

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♪ it's an easy feat ♪

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♪ And magic makes it
all complete ♪

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♪ My Little Ponies ♪

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♪ Do you know you're all
my very best friends? ♪

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♪♪

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♪♪

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(crash)

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Agh! Wha?

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Hunh?

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This is the most complete--

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And ginormous!

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book on the History
of the Wonderbolts.

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OK, but how am I supposed
to get what's in there...

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Into here?

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With my handy dandy Study
Checklist, of course.

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Of course.

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First up: Reading
and Highlighting.

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Reading and highlighting
is the foundation

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of any good study method.

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It allows the student to
hone in and boil down

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what's really important,

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separating the
good from the bad,

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the wheat from the chaff,
getting to the crux of things.

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Let's see what
you've got so far.

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Um...

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Huh?

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By highlighting everything,
you don't really

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separate the wheat
from the chaff.

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Or the good from the bad.

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Hey. I am not that tall!

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(chuckle)

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(sigh) OK, Rainbow.

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Clearly reading and highlighting
is not your style of studying.

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So let's move on to
the tried and true.

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History Lecture!

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Yes, Rainbow?

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Is it snack time?

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No.

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Recess?

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No.

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Can't we just watch the History
of the Wonderbolts movie?

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No!

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Now just get comfortable
and experience...

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the magic of learning.

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Ahem!

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Prior to the great
Celestia/Luna Rift,

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there was no need for the
Earth, Unicorn, Pegasi,

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or E.U.P.--Guard.

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(sigh)

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But after Luna's banishment,

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the Protective Pony
Platoons were formed.

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On the anniversary of the
first Celestial Year of Peace,

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a celebration was held.

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♪ (imitate military band) ♪

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Headed by General Firefly...

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An elite team of aerial
performers were chosen

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to help commemorate this
auspicious occasion.

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The first performance
was so full of energy,

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so highly charged, that magical
lightning showered down

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on the crowd.

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Everypony was so filled
with amazement and wonder

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that General Firefly dubbed
them the Wonderbolts.

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Rainbow Dash!

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Can you repeat
any of my lesson?

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(poof!)

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(crash)

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(horn honk)

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(chuckle)

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(giggle)

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History lecture?

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Nope. (sigh)

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OK, Rainbow...Rainbow?

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Rainbow Dash!

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(whoosh)

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Here.

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Let's move on to my favorite
style of learning: Flashcards.

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Ooh! Does that mean
I'll learn in a flash?

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One can only hope.

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Colonel Purple Dart, the leader
of the Wonderbolts in the

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4th Celestial Era was
known for his...

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(splat)

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Wha?

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Rainbow, did you
see what happened?

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What? No! I was riveted by
your captivating cards.

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Hmmmm.

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After becoming the
official flying squadron

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for Princess Celestia, she
honored them with...

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(thud)

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Gotcha!

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Got what?

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The original Wonderbolts
lightning bolt insignia was...

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Ah!

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Rainbow Dash.

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You could have hurt me.

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With a spit wad? Really?

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A spit wad to the eye would
have been no laughing matter.

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Well, if you can horse
around like this,

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then you clearly must
be ready for the test.

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Clearly!

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Well then, I guess you're
also ready for a...

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(poof poof!)

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pop quiz.

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Bring it!

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(poof poof!)

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The initials E.U.P.
stand for what?

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Ernie's Undercooked Pancakes.

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The original aerial
team performed for...

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Celestia's Cereal
Celebration.

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The Wonderbolts were given their
name by this famous Pegasus.

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Who is she?

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Please don't say Colonel Waffle.

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Hello? General
Blazing Donut Glaze.

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(scoff)

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So, did I ace it or what?

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Or what.

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You didn't get one
answer correct.

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What? But how?

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I don't know.

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I've never heard
answers so wrong.

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And so breakfast related.

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(stomach growling)

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If you had taken the
official test today...

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(gasp) My dreams of being
in the Wonderbolts Reserves

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would've been totally crushed.

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What am I gonna do?

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I'm running out of time!

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I don't know any
of this history!

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I'm going to fail!

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♪♪

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I'm gonna fail, I'm gonna
fail, I'm gonna fail.

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And it's all your fault!

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My fault?

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I'm the one helping you.

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Maybe your famous
"study methods"

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aren't all they're
cracked up to be!

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Eh, teacher?

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Excuse me, I've used them
to study for many a test

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and passed.

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Yeah, right.

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Do you know the name of
the premiere Wonderbolts

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choreographer?

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Uh, well...

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Commander Easy Glider.

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Do you know how many Pegasi
flew in the original squad?

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Um...

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Seven!

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Do you know Princess Celestia's
favorite flight pattern?

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The Icaranian Sun Salutation.

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See? I could
pass the test.

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Fine.

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Rub it in, why
don't you?

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Besides, I don't see why I have
to take this lousy test anyway.

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I've proven I'm one of
the best fliers around.

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Knowing their origin and being
able to properly represent them

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for all of Equestria
is just as important.

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Yeah, right.

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Some history buff like you
must've made that up

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to bring us fliers down.

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Knowing history actually
is beneficial, Rainbow.

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(raspberry)

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Beneficial for eggheads.

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Girls.

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Well, this egghead knows
history and can fly.

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Maybe I should
become a Wonderbolt.

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Just 'cause you've got wings
doesn't mean you can fly.

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Girls!

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You're barely able to
just get off the ground.

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(horrified gasp)

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(growl)

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Girls! Stop!

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Now, is that any way
to talk to a friend?

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Sorry.

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Yeah, sorry.

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Don't you have more
important things to do?

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Like prepare Rainbow
for her big test?

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I've tried everything,
Fluttershy,

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but none of my study
methods work for her.

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Well, no offense to your
teaching methods, Twilight,

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but I think I may have
a way to help Rainbow.

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Oh! Who's that?
Who's that?

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Celestia and Luna, back
when they were happy.

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♪ (piano) ♪

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♪♪

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(yowl)

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♪♪

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Now what?

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Gummy's an Earth Pony; Winona's
a Unicorn and Tank is a Pegasus.

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They're the E.U.P.

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helping to protect
the Princess.

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How are you
getting all this?

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(crash)

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Oh no!

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(smash)

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(thud)

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(rumble)

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Stop, stop, stop!

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That was aw--

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Awesome!

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I give it three "Woo hoos"
Woo hoo, Woo hoo, Woo hoo!

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And an extra "Woo"
for good measure.

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Woo!

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Well, I give it a
"Whoa, whoa, what?"

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I'm totally confused and
I just want to go home.

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Whoa! Hey!

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Whoa, your woes,
there Woeful.

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Someponies learn through
theatrical presentation.

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But other ponies learn
through musical intervention.

268
00:10:26,083 --> 00:10:27,542
♪ (rap beat) ♪

269
00:10:27,583 --> 00:10:28,834
Boom, boom, che.

270
00:10:28,875 --> 00:10:30,041
Boom, boom, boom, che.

271
00:10:30,083 --> 00:10:31,750
Boom, boom, che.

272
00:10:31,792 --> 00:10:34,208
♪ Back in ancient times there
were the Wonderbolts of old. ♪

273
00:10:34,250 --> 00:10:36,834
♪ A General named Firefly.
Amazing and so bold. ♪

274
00:10:36,875 --> 00:10:39,333
♪ She brought them all together.
Spreading unity in flight. ♪

275
00:10:39,375 --> 00:10:41,959
♪ Performing at their very best.
With wonder and with might. ♪

276
00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,458
♪ Next Admiral Fair Weather
and the Colonel Purple Dart. ♪

277
00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:47,417
♪ Gave Wonderbolts a bit of
steel along with lots of heart ♪

278
00:10:47,458 --> 00:10:49,875
♪ An Admiral named Fairy Flight,
a General called Flash. ♪

279
00:10:49,917 --> 00:10:52,500
♪ Helped the bolts fly super
high with style and panache. ♪

280
00:10:52,542 --> 00:10:55,125
♪ Commander Easy Glider was
the real cream of the crop. ♪

281
00:10:55,166 --> 00:10:57,834
♪ For with her wicked moves the
Wonderbolts soared to the top. ♪

282
00:10:57,875 --> 00:10:58,834
♪ Wonderbolts! ♪

283
00:10:58,875 --> 00:10:59,834
♪ Yeah, Wonderbolts! ♪

284
00:10:59,875 --> 00:11:01,000
♪ Wonderbolts! ♪

285
00:11:01,041 --> 00:11:03,041
♪ Yeah, Wonderbolts! ♪

286
00:11:03,083 --> 00:11:05,333
♪ That is my rappin'
History of the Wonderbolts. ♪

287
00:11:07,375 --> 00:11:08,834
So, do you get it?

288
00:11:08,875 --> 00:11:10,291
Yes, Pinkie Pie!

289
00:11:10,333 --> 00:11:13,917
♪ Wiki wiki wiki, General
this and Colonel that. ♪

290
00:11:13,959 --> 00:11:15,083
♪ They're the Wonderbolts!

291
00:11:15,125 --> 00:11:16,834
♪ something that
rhymes with that ♪

292
00:11:18,250 --> 00:11:20,375
That was pretty terrible.

293
00:11:20,417 --> 00:11:23,208
What? No. Really?

294
00:11:23,250 --> 00:11:24,750
But I've got to
learn this stuff.

295
00:11:24,792 --> 00:11:27,250
Now!

296
00:11:27,291 --> 00:11:29,583
And I am just the
pony to help.

297
00:11:30,750 --> 00:11:33,458
Rarity. You look ridiculous.

298
00:11:33,500 --> 00:11:36,625
I'm going to ignore that comment
out of my desire to help you.

299
00:11:37,959 --> 00:11:39,000
Good luck.

300
00:11:40,959 --> 00:11:44,125
Get ready, Rainbow Dash,
for I am going to take you

301
00:11:44,166 --> 00:11:48,583
on an historical
adventure in fashion.

302
00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:52,542
I am now modeling the rather
unattractive, and frankly,

303
00:11:52,583 --> 00:11:56,208
itchy original Wonderbolts'
flying costume.

304
00:11:56,250 --> 00:11:59,500
Fortunately, thanks to the
vision of Flair de Mare,

305
00:11:59,542 --> 00:12:02,458
the Wonderbolts ensemble
became more streamlined

306
00:12:02,500 --> 00:12:04,792
in a wonderfully
breathable fabric.

307
00:12:04,834 --> 00:12:08,250
Of course, there were
fashion hits and misses.

308
00:12:10,166 --> 00:12:12,750
Just look at those
dreadful bell bottoms.

309
00:12:12,792 --> 00:12:14,750
What were ponies thinking?

310
00:12:14,792 --> 00:12:15,917
I don't know.

311
00:12:15,959 --> 00:12:18,250
I bet General Flash
rocked these things.

312
00:12:18,291 --> 00:12:20,125
Ah! Pinkie! You're real!

313
00:12:20,166 --> 00:12:21,291
Of course I'm real.

314
00:12:21,333 --> 00:12:23,041
I mean, I'm not the
real General Flash,

315
00:12:23,083 --> 00:12:24,667
the 10th leader of
the Wonderbolts.

316
00:12:24,709 --> 00:12:26,834
But I, Pinkie, am really real.

317
00:12:26,875 --> 00:12:31,458
And I'm Admiral Fairy Flight,
from the 7th squadron.

318
00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:34,417
And of course, you recognize
Commander Easy Glider.

319
00:12:34,458 --> 00:12:36,250
And I'm sportin' some
sort of get-up worn

320
00:12:36,291 --> 00:12:38,291
by Colonel Purple Dart.

321
00:12:38,333 --> 00:12:39,667
(frightened gasps)

322
00:12:39,709 --> 00:12:40,917
Just look at us.

323
00:12:40,959 --> 00:12:42,208
Look at us.

324
00:12:42,250 --> 00:12:43,667
Look at me!

325
00:12:43,709 --> 00:12:45,792
It's too much for my eyes!

326
00:12:45,834 --> 00:12:47,917
Now, don't you fret, Rainbow.

327
00:12:47,959 --> 00:12:49,250
This fashion show nonsense

328
00:12:49,291 --> 00:12:50,834
wouldn't help me
learn nothin' either.

329
00:12:52,792 --> 00:12:54,000
Really?

330
00:12:54,041 --> 00:12:56,625
Well, what special study
trick do you have, AJ?

331
00:12:56,667 --> 00:12:57,834
Who me?

332
00:12:57,875 --> 00:12:58,834
Oh, I got nothin'.

333
00:12:58,875 --> 00:13:00,291
Aw.

334
00:13:00,333 --> 00:13:02,917
Why, I could tell you every
little thing there is to know

335
00:13:02,959 --> 00:13:04,458
about the history of Apples.

336
00:13:04,500 --> 00:13:06,917
But I picked all that up
over years in the field

337
00:13:06,959 --> 00:13:08,458
as a labor of love.

338
00:13:08,500 --> 00:13:10,083
How much time you got?

339
00:13:10,125 --> 00:13:11,417
Twelve hours.

340
00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:13,458
Oh, then you are up a creek.

341
00:13:16,750 --> 00:13:20,125
Well, I think we should just go
back to old-fashioned studying.

342
00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:21,333
What about our play?

343
00:13:23,750 --> 00:13:25,750
Just look at these costumes.

344
00:13:25,792 --> 00:13:28,875
Surely something resonates
with your inner Wonderbolt.

345
00:13:28,917 --> 00:13:30,834
And Granny Smith discovered
the first Granny Smith

346
00:13:30,875 --> 00:13:33,583
in Phillydelphia when
she was just a filly.

347
00:13:33,625 --> 00:13:36,208
♪ Commander Easy Glider was
the real cream of the crop. ♪

348
00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:38,875
Pinkie, stop rapping! That
isn't going to help Rainbow.

349
00:13:38,917 --> 00:13:41,709
♪ Well, I suggest you put down
your silly cards of flash. ♪

350
00:13:41,750 --> 00:13:43,709
♪ For I know that
they cannot help ♪

351
00:13:43,750 --> 00:13:45,250
♪ our good friend
Rainbow Dash. ♪

352
00:13:45,291 --> 00:13:50,166
(all arguing at once)

353
00:13:50,208 --> 00:13:51,333
Enough!

354
00:13:51,375 --> 00:13:52,333
No rapping.

355
00:13:52,375 --> 00:13:53,333
No cards.

356
00:13:53,375 --> 00:13:54,333
No costumes.

357
00:13:54,375 --> 00:13:55,375
No play.

358
00:13:55,709 --> 00:13:57,834
And no apples!

359
00:13:57,875 --> 00:13:59,917
I am never going
to pass this test.

360
00:13:59,959 --> 00:14:01,000
Ever!

361
00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:02,291
Just forget it.

362
00:14:08,542 --> 00:14:14,542
♪♪

363
00:14:16,041 --> 00:14:17,291
(panting)

364
00:14:17,333 --> 00:14:19,625
Rainbow, I'm sorry
about all that.

365
00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:21,625
We didn't mean to
overwhelm you.

366
00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:24,500
It's OK. You were
just trying to help.

367
00:14:24,542 --> 00:14:27,542
It's just too bad I'm too
dumb to learn anything.

368
00:14:27,583 --> 00:14:29,250
You are not dumb.

369
00:14:29,291 --> 00:14:31,417
You just learn differently.

370
00:14:31,458 --> 00:14:33,834
If by "differently"
you mean "not at all"

371
00:14:33,875 --> 00:14:35,625
then you're totally right.

372
00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:38,333
No, that's totally wrong.

373
00:14:38,375 --> 00:14:39,959
See? Wrong again.

374
00:14:42,291 --> 00:14:45,750
I don't know anypony that's read
more Daring Do books than you.

375
00:14:45,792 --> 00:14:48,542
Well, that's not gonna get
me into the Wonderbolts.

376
00:14:48,583 --> 00:14:50,083
And your knowledge of
jokes and pranks

377
00:14:50,125 --> 00:14:52,083
is only rivaled by Pinkie.

378
00:14:52,125 --> 00:14:54,875
Rainbow: Great, my years
of being a class clown

379
00:14:54,917 --> 00:14:58,458
prevented me from actually
learning how to learn.

380
00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,500
That's not what I meant.

381
00:15:00,542 --> 00:15:04,500
You're smart, creative,
inventive, and...Ugh!

382
00:15:04,542 --> 00:15:06,834
Hey! I know you're upset,
but you don't need to--

383
00:15:06,875 --> 00:15:10,750
(propeller clicking)

384
00:15:10,792 --> 00:15:12,083
Whoa!

385
00:15:12,125 --> 00:15:14,166
I almost slammed into that.

386
00:15:14,208 --> 00:15:15,583
Rainbow: I know!

387
00:15:15,625 --> 00:15:17,583
You were jabbering on so
much, you didn't even notice.

388
00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:19,083
But how did you notice?

389
00:15:19,125 --> 00:15:21,834
You were listening and
talking to me the whole time.

390
00:15:21,875 --> 00:15:24,041
Ha ha! You're such a rookie.

391
00:15:24,083 --> 00:15:27,083
An experienced flyer like
me knows how to multi-task.

392
00:15:27,125 --> 00:15:28,709
While you fly?

393
00:15:28,750 --> 00:15:29,917
It's essential.

394
00:15:29,959 --> 00:15:31,625
Yes, I was paying
attention to you,

395
00:15:31,667 --> 00:15:34,458
but was also scanning the sky
and the ground for any problems.

396
00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:36,125
Really?

397
00:15:36,166 --> 00:15:38,667
Flying's not just flying.

398
00:15:38,709 --> 00:15:40,458
In order to stay
safe in the sky,

399
00:15:40,500 --> 00:15:42,083
I've got to hear and
see everything

400
00:15:42,125 --> 00:15:44,083
down to the littlest detail.

401
00:15:44,125 --> 00:15:46,959
For instance, I saw Apple Bloom,
Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo

402
00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,542
come out of Sugar Cube Corner.

403
00:15:48,583 --> 00:15:49,917
And from the looks of it,

404
00:15:49,959 --> 00:15:51,834
they had carrot cupcakes
with sprinkles.

405
00:15:51,875 --> 00:15:55,333
And I'm thinking Big Mac
sold a huge order of apples

406
00:15:55,375 --> 00:15:59,417
to Filthy Rich because I heard
him give a very hearty, "Eeyup."

407
00:16:01,625 --> 00:16:04,000
I always make note of
everything when I fly.

408
00:16:04,041 --> 00:16:05,291
No biggie.

409
00:16:05,333 --> 00:16:06,291
(gasp)

410
00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:07,291
Oh my gosh!

411
00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:08,291
What?

412
00:16:08,333 --> 00:16:09,333
Gotta go!

413
00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,792
Yeah, I get it.

414
00:16:11,834 --> 00:16:15,000
I wouldn't want to hang out
with a loser like me either.

415
00:16:15,041 --> 00:16:16,792
(sad groan)

416
00:16:17,959 --> 00:16:21,458
(thunder)

417
00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:24,834
♪♪

418
00:16:24,875 --> 00:16:26,542
Thanks for meeting
me, everypony.

419
00:16:26,583 --> 00:16:27,875
What is it, Twilight?

420
00:16:27,917 --> 00:16:29,250
We have to help Rainbow Dash.

421
00:16:31,041 --> 00:16:32,750
Rarity: Yes, but how?

422
00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:34,834
We've tried every
kind of studying.

423
00:16:34,875 --> 00:16:36,917
My way, your way.

424
00:16:36,959 --> 00:16:39,583
But we haven't tried
Rainbow Dash's way.

425
00:16:39,625 --> 00:16:41,375
Hm, I'm intrigued.

426
00:16:43,250 --> 00:16:45,917
OK, listen up, ponies;
here's the plan.

427
00:16:45,959 --> 00:16:48,917
(indistinct whispering)

428
00:16:51,750 --> 00:16:53,041
Hey, Rainbow.

429
00:16:53,083 --> 00:16:54,792
Wanna go for a fly?

430
00:16:54,834 --> 00:16:56,542
(sigh) Sure.

431
00:16:56,583 --> 00:16:57,917
Got nothin' better to do.

432
00:17:01,709 --> 00:17:03,542
Didn't we just do this?

433
00:17:03,583 --> 00:17:06,083
Yes but, like you said,
I'm such a newbie,

434
00:17:06,125 --> 00:17:07,959
I need all the
practice I can get.

435
00:17:10,125 --> 00:17:13,333
Yeah, well, I'm sure you'll
become a great flier in no time.

436
00:17:13,375 --> 00:17:15,583
After all, you're
good at everything.

437
00:17:19,709 --> 00:17:22,208
So what's going on?

438
00:17:22,250 --> 00:17:23,458
Oh, nothing.

439
00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:25,792
Just getting my
dreams crushed.

440
00:17:25,834 --> 00:17:28,750
Uh,read any good books lately?

441
00:17:28,792 --> 00:17:31,333
Just history books.

442
00:17:31,375 --> 00:17:32,667
I'd tell you what
they're about,

443
00:17:32,709 --> 00:17:35,917
but my brain is
as dry as a rock.

444
00:17:35,959 --> 00:17:39,625
Speaking of rocks, did
you know Pinkie Pie

445
00:17:39,667 --> 00:17:41,834
grew up on a rock farm?

446
00:17:41,875 --> 00:17:44,583
Maybe I'll go work there,
since I have no other plans

447
00:17:44,625 --> 00:17:46,875
for the rest of my life.

448
00:17:46,917 --> 00:17:48,333
Oh, come on now, Rainbow.

449
00:17:48,375 --> 00:17:50,417
You can't give up on your dream.

450
00:17:50,458 --> 00:17:53,375
Seems my dream has
given up on me.

451
00:17:53,417 --> 00:17:55,208
Maybe I'll learn
to shine shoes.

452
00:17:55,250 --> 00:17:56,375
Sell hats.

453
00:17:56,417 --> 00:17:57,792
Dig ditches.

454
00:17:57,834 --> 00:18:00,417
Or maybe you'll be
a Wonderbolt.

455
00:18:00,458 --> 00:18:03,333
Twilight, give it
up! I have.

456
00:18:03,375 --> 00:18:09,625
♪♪

457
00:18:09,667 --> 00:18:12,834
So! What do you remember
about that flight?

458
00:18:12,875 --> 00:18:15,375
(sigh) Nothing important.

459
00:18:15,417 --> 00:18:18,083
Except, after Luna was
banished to the moon,

460
00:18:18,125 --> 00:18:20,000
Celestia needed
protective forces,

461
00:18:20,041 --> 00:18:23,166
so Earth, Unicorn, and Pegasi
formed the E.U.P. Guard

462
00:18:23,208 --> 00:18:25,083
of the Protective
Pony Platoons.

463
00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,542
Yes?

464
00:18:28,583 --> 00:18:32,250
And at the celebration of the
first Celestial Year of Peace,

465
00:18:32,291 --> 00:18:34,208
an elite flying
squadron performed

466
00:18:34,250 --> 00:18:37,250
headed by General Firefly
who later named the group

467
00:18:37,291 --> 00:18:38,542
the Wonderbolts!

468
00:18:38,583 --> 00:18:39,959
Uh huh?

469
00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,959
Commander Easy Glider
established flight choreography

470
00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,917
that is still used by
the Wonderbolts today.

471
00:18:44,959 --> 00:18:46,208
Yes!

472
00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:48,583
I know the history.

473
00:18:48,625 --> 00:18:50,083
I know it all.

474
00:18:50,125 --> 00:18:53,041
But how in Equestria
did that happen?

475
00:18:53,083 --> 00:18:54,500
You learned it.

476
00:18:54,542 --> 00:18:57,375
Yeah, I got that, but how?

477
00:18:57,417 --> 00:19:00,291
Well, on our first flight, I
discovered that you catalogue

478
00:19:00,333 --> 00:19:02,625
everything that happens all
around you when you're flying

479
00:19:02,667 --> 00:19:04,291
without even thinking about it.

480
00:19:06,417 --> 00:19:07,917
Don't you see?

481
00:19:07,959 --> 00:19:10,000
I made use of your special
skills by enlisting everypony

482
00:19:10,041 --> 00:19:12,667
to help you learn the
History of the Wonderbolts.

483
00:19:12,709 --> 00:19:14,375
♪♪

484
00:19:14,417 --> 00:19:19,208
I, Princess Celestia, banish
you, Princess Luna to the moon.

485
00:19:19,250 --> 00:19:20,959
No!

486
00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,875
♪♪

487
00:19:25,917 --> 00:19:26,959
Earth!

488
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,166
Unicorn!

489
00:19:28,208 --> 00:19:29,875
Pegasus!

490
00:19:29,917 --> 00:19:31,083
E!

491
00:19:31,125 --> 00:19:32,166
U!

492
00:19:32,208 --> 00:19:33,500
P!

493
00:19:33,542 --> 00:19:34,834
Eeeyup.

494
00:19:34,875 --> 00:19:38,458
Let us celebrate our first
Celestial Year of Peace.

495
00:19:38,500 --> 00:19:41,250
Yeah. Let's party.
I'm General Firefly.

496
00:19:41,291 --> 00:19:43,834
Gee, my costume is
itchy and unattractive.

497
00:19:43,875 --> 00:19:46,041
But I'm gonna assemble
an awesome flying team.

498
00:19:46,083 --> 00:19:47,625
(boom)

499
00:19:47,667 --> 00:19:51,458
I'll call them the Wonderbolts.

500
00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:53,917
Streamlined style
by Flaire de Mare.

501
00:19:53,959 --> 00:19:55,875
Admiral Fair Weather.

502
00:19:55,917 --> 00:19:58,083
Colonel Purple Dart.

503
00:19:58,125 --> 00:20:00,917
Admiral Fairy Flight.

504
00:20:00,959 --> 00:20:02,667
General Flash.

505
00:20:02,709 --> 00:20:04,583
Commander Easy Glider.

506
00:20:04,625 --> 00:20:11,625
♪♪

507
00:20:18,917 --> 00:20:22,750
The History of the Wonderbolts.

508
00:20:22,792 --> 00:20:24,792
Oh my gosh, oh my
gosh, oh my gosh!

509
00:20:24,834 --> 00:20:26,083
Thank you!

510
00:20:26,125 --> 00:20:28,417
Thank you all so much!

511
00:20:28,458 --> 00:20:29,583
You're welcome.

512
00:20:29,625 --> 00:20:30,959
But it all came from you.

513
00:20:32,125 --> 00:20:34,125
You learn without
knowing you're learning.

514
00:20:34,166 --> 00:20:36,291
Your main focus is flying,
but then your brain

515
00:20:36,333 --> 00:20:38,959
is also absorbing lots of
other information.

516
00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,583
It's actually
really brilliant.

517
00:20:41,625 --> 00:20:44,625
Ha! I always knew
I was brilliant.

518
00:20:44,667 --> 00:20:47,834
(laughter)

519
00:20:47,875 --> 00:20:50,834
Rainbow Dash finally learned
the History of the Wonderbolts.

520
00:20:50,875 --> 00:20:53,542
But she's not the only
pony that needed a lesson.

521
00:20:53,583 --> 00:20:56,667
I needed to learn something
just as important.

522
00:20:56,709 --> 00:20:59,250
One way of learning isn't
better than another.

523
00:20:59,291 --> 00:21:02,709
After all, everypony is
unique and individual.

524
00:21:09,417 --> 00:21:16,417
♪ (military snare drum) ♪

525
00:21:27,792 --> 00:21:28,792
(smash)

526
00:21:31,250 --> 00:21:33,291
Ha ha! Whoo!

527
00:21:33,875 --> 00:21:34,834
♪♪

528
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♪ My Little Pony ♪

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♪ My Little Pony ♪

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♪♪

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♪♪

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♪ My Little Pony ♪

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♪ Friends ♪