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               ♪♪               

2
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       I do appreciate you      
       showing me the way       

3
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        to the phoenix's        
          nests, Spike.         

4
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Anything for you, Rarity.       

5
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          Besides, I've been    
       meaning to visit Pee Wee.

6
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        He really was an        
         excellent pet.         

7
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             I can't imagine why
              you set him free. 

8
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     Phoenixes aren't meant     
       to be domesticated.      

9
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     Even in the wild, they     
   like to keep to themselves.  

10
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    Well, they are beautiful.   

11
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A few of their feathers will add
 just the right splash of color 

12
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         to my latest...        

13
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Spike! What are you doing?      

14
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          Agh! Nothing.         

15
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Is there something              
wrong with your face?           

16
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             [sigh]             

17
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       It's a stone scale.      

18
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        It isn't magical        
           or anything          

19
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        like the call of        
        the Dragon Lord.        

20
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        It's just red and       
     itchy and embarrassing.    

21
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Oh, precious pants.             

22
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That does look                  
uncomfortable.                  

23
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But even I get the odd          
blemish from time to time;      

24
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it's nothing to                 
be embarrassed by.              

25
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You could pay                   
Zecora a visit.                 

26
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She makes a cream               
that works wonders.             

27
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Just don't get                  
the shampoo.                    

28
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   There's Pee Wee's parents!   

29
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    But I don't see Pee Wee.    

30
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Maybe he moved out.             

31
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Everypony has to leave          
the nest at some point.         

32
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            [whoosh]            

33
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                    Pee Wee!    

34
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              OUCH!             

35
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            [squawk]            

36
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 Perhaps you should pay Zecora a
 visit sooner rather than later.

37
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[sigh] I don't want             
anypony else to see this.       

38
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  Besides, I'm sure it'll clear 
 up after a good night's sleep. 

39
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     [snoring and murmuring]    

40
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I can't believe                 
you're still asleep.            

41
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  Ugh. Just five more minutes.  

42
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            [snoring]           

43
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It's nearly noon and            
you promised to help me         

44
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         with my lecture        
        for class today.        

45
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Noon? Whoa. I slept like a rock.

46
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        Which reminds me,       
         all that sleep         

47
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       probably cleared up      
         my stone scale!        

48
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     [gasp]                     

49
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 Um. On second thought, you can 
  go back to sleep if you want. 

50
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           Aaaaaaaaah!          

51
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       <i> ♪ My little pony,</i>       
        <i> my little pony ♪</i>       

52
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          <i> ♪ Aaaahhh ♪</i>          

53
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       <i> ♪ My little Pony ♪</i>      

54
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    <i> ♪ I used to wonder what</i>    
     <i> friendship could be. ♪</i>    

55
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       <i> ♪ My Little Pony ♪</i>      

56
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     <i> ♪ Until you all shared</i>    
      <i> its magic with me. ♪</i>     

57
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       <i> ♪ Big adventure! ♪</i>      
        <i> ♪ Tons of fun ♪</i>        

58
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    <i> ♪ A beautiful heart! ♪ ♪</i>   
     <i> Faithful and strong! ♪</i>    

59
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      <i> ♪ Sharing kindness ♪</i>     
     <i> ♪ it's an easy feat ♪</i>     

60
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      <i> ♪ And magic makes it</i>     
        <i> all complete! ♪</i>        

61
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   <i> ♪ To have my little pony ♪</i>  

62
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    <i> ♪ Do you know you're all</i>   
    <i> my very best friends? ♪</i>    

63
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               ♪♪               

64
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               ♪♪               

65
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Spike, what                     
are you doing?                  

66
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         Hiding. From my        
          hideous face!         

67
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I'm sure it feels terrible,     
but it's just a breakout.       

68
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 It's not the end of the world. 

69
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   That's easy for you to say.  

70
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     Your face isn't covered    
       in itchy red spots.      

71
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                I used to get   
            terrible break outs,

72
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           anytime I had a final
            exam with Celestia, 

73
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    who probably never had a    
     blemish her whole life.    

74
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                Well, I'm not in
                  magic school. 

75
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No, but these things            
can be stress-related,          

76
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and you did spend               
yesterday with Rarity.          

77
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    Heh! What could possibly    
    be stressful about that?    

78
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  [groan]                       

79
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You could try Zecora.           

80
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She makes a                     
cream that--                    

81
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                --works wonders.
                I've heard.     

82
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           But I'm not          
       leaving the castle       

83
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      until my face is back     
      to its adorable self.     

84
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         [grunt of pain]        

85
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              Fine...           

86
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   But you're still gonna help  
     me practice my lecture.    

87
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     [groan]                    

88
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 Ahem. The element of generosity
 and its importance in relation 

89
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          to the other          
      Elements of Harmony.      

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             [burp]             

91
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            [whoosh]            

92
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             [gasp]             

93
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    My lecture!                 

94
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                   I don't know 
                  what happened.

95
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                  I just had a  
                sudden case of--

96
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[whoosh]                        

97
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            [whoosh]            

98
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   ...indigestion.              

99
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  I'm so sorry!                 

100
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         Oh. That's OK.         

101
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     I'm sure I can rewrite     
   the lecture from my notes.   

102
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I have a lot.                   

103
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I can help you with...          

104
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     Maybe you should leave     
      the castle after all      

105
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               and go somewhere 
              less... flammable?

106
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             [sigh]             

107
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♪♪                              

108
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    Hey there, not handsome.    

109
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       Rarity: Oh, Spike!       

110
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My, what a fetching ensemble    
you've put together.            

111
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Very noir-esque.                

112
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I believe Shadow Spade          
herself would approve.          

113
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          Uh... thanks.         

114
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  But I wonder if you wouldn't  
       mind taking it off.      

115
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What? Oh, I, uh...              

116
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           [mumbling]           

117
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             Sorry?             

118
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    You'll have to speak up;    

119
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    my ears are a little bit    
     clogged, or something.     

120
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   It's just that I absolutely  
        must have a model       

121
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for my phoenix feather dress and
    nopony else is available.   

122
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         Sorry, Rarity, but I...

123
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       I am super busy all day  
     giving tours of the school.

124
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       Pinkie Pie: Really?      

125
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         I thought I was        
       giving tours today.      

126
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           Guess not.           

127
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            Free day!           

128
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         Whee! Whoo hoo!        

129
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       [boing boing boing]      

130
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    Class rooms are that way.   

131
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             Dorms are that way.

132
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 Twilight's office is up there. 

133
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       This is a fountain.      

134
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   Could you slow down a bit?   

135
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           We've come a long way
            to see the school.  

136
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                 I don't wanna  
                miss anything.  

137
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          Oh. Um, yeah.         

138
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           [grunting]           

139
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             Sorry.             

140
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             Is something wrong?

141
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         What? Why? No!         

142
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   Do all the dragons at this   
school suffer from scale issues?

143
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 [very hoarse] I don't know.    

144
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                    What?       

145
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[strained] I                    
 don't know.                    

146
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            I'm sorry, did you  
           say "fireworks show"?

147
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I said [shout]                  
 I DON'T KNOW.                  

148
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     [shouting] THIS IS THE     
         SCHOOL LIBRARY!        

149
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   IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SERENE  
 SPOTS ON CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS 

150
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     CAN SPEND TIME IN QUIET    
      REFLECTION OR STUDY.      

151
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              WHAT!             

152
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Could you please stop shouting? 

153
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We're trying to do our homework 
and it's kind of distracting.   

154
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         WAS I SHOUTING?        

155
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          [affirmative]         

156
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       I have no idea what      
         you're talking-        

157
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             [burp]             

158
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            [whoosh]            

159
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             [gasps]            

160
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            [whoosh]            

161
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                    If you're   
                 trying to hide,

162
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                   you need to  
                do a better job.

163
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             All I had to do was
              follow the smoke. 

164
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    [hoarse] Leave me alone.    

165
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                         What?  

166
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Leave me alone.                 

167
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                 I can't under- 

168
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              Was that, "sleeves
                made of foam"?  

169
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     I said leave ME ALONE.     

170
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              [gag]             

171
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            [whoosh]            

172
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             [groan]            

173
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           [giggling]           

174
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  Wow! I have seen some pretty  
      bad molts in my time,     

175
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    but yours takes the cake.   

176
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             Molts?             

177
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                    The molt?   

178
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             Super painful stone
             scales, fire burps,

179
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  uncontrollable volume shifts? 

180
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It's all part of                
growing up dragon.              

181
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    Congrats!                   

182
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       [slap]                   

183
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                 Agh!           

184
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    Oh. Sorry.                  

185
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               ♪♪               

186
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     No, no, no, no, no! The    
      last time I grew up,      

187
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     I turned into a giant,     
         greedy monster!        

188
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     Greed-induced bigness.     

189
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    That's totally different.   

190
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 The molt is completely normal. 

191
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  Every dragon goes through it. 

192
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    Pretty soon you'll leave    
   and strike out on your own.  

193
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                     Why would I
                      do that?  

194
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    Have you been living with   
     ponies your whole life?    

195
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                   Uh huh.      

196
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      Oh.                       

197
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Well, in the Dragonlands,       
a molter's loved ones           

198
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      kicks them out at the     
       first stone scale.       

199
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      What? Why?                

200
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    I think it's biological.    

201
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  We call it the "Molt Effect". 

202
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       I haven't even told      
      you about the smell.      

203
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     Smell?                     

204
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 [sniffing]                     

205
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          Agh!                  

206
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                           Yeah.

207
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       I mean, I loved my       
        brother and all,        

208
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       but one whiff and I      
       was all, "See ya!"       

209
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          [sniff sniff]         

210
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      Speaking of which...      

211
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              Wait!             

212
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      Does the Molt Effect      
     happen to ponies, too?     

213
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             [gasp]             

214
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    Twilight already asked me   
   to leave the castle today.   

215
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      If she kicks me out,      
    where am I going to live?   

216
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    I'm too young to grow up!   

217
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   I'm sure you'll find a nice  
     hoard of gems to guard     

218
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   or a village to terrorize,   

219
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     though now that dragons    
     and ponies are friends,    

220
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         I guess that's         
         off the table.         

221
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     So no creature is gonna    
      want to be around me?     

222
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          Oh, I didn't say that.

223
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                That molt stench
                 is a magnet for

224
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          predators, Tatzlwurms,
               Hydras, Rocs.    

225
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  Dragons are scared of rocks?  

226
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         R-O-C-S. Rocs.         

227
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       Humongous birds of       
       prey that can snack      

228
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          on a molting          
       dragon like candy.       

229
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 [hoarse] So, Twilight's kicking
  me out and the only creatures 

230
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  who don't find me disgusting  
         want to eat me?        

231
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              Seriously, I heard
                 none of that.  

232
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TWILIGHT'S KICKING ME OUT       
AND THE ONLY CREATURES          

233
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WHO DON'T FIND ME               
DISGUSTING WANT TO EAT ME?      

234
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                    CONGRATS!   

235
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        HEY! IS THIS THE        
        SHOUTING CLOSET?        

236
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          BECAUSE I'VE          
         GOT A FREE DAY         

237
00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,602
       AND I AM TOTALLY UP      
       FOR SOME SHOUTING!       

238
00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:05,803
          [sniff sniff]         

239
00:10:05,872 --> 00:10:08,272
  Also, where is that brussels  
 sprouts covered in cotton candy

240
00:10:08,341 --> 00:10:09,373
       smell coming from?       

241
00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:12,743
          Because it is         
       really interesting.      

242
00:10:12,812 --> 00:10:17,448
♪♪                              

243
00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:18,883
 I didn't know where else to go.

244
00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:21,452
  I can't take the chance that  
   Twilight will kick me out.   

245
00:10:21,521 --> 00:10:23,288
     You aren't feeling any     
     molt effects, are you?     

246
00:10:24,424 --> 00:10:26,224
              [gag]             

247
00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:29,460
  <i> When it comes to break outs,</i> 
  <i> I've seen all circumstances.</i> 

248
00:10:29,529 --> 00:10:36,133
   <i> But as for the molt smell,</i>  
  <i> let's not take any chances.</i>  

249
00:10:36,202 --> 00:10:39,303
               ♪♪               

250
00:10:39,372 --> 00:10:40,838
             [sigh]             

251
00:10:40,907 --> 00:10:43,040
Is there anything you           
can do to cure me?              

252
00:10:43,109 --> 00:10:45,710
     <i> The ailments you have</i>     
   <i> aren't something to cure.</i>   

253
00:10:45,779 --> 00:10:49,180
     <i> The molt's a condition</i>    
      <i> that dragons endure.</i>     

254
00:10:49,249 --> 00:10:52,183
      But if anypony sees,      
     or smells me right now,    

255
00:10:52,252 --> 00:10:55,186
   they'll be so grossed out,   
    they'll avoid me forever!   

256
00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:58,322
     <i> Perhaps we can lessen</i>     
   <i> this strange molt-effect,</i>   

257
00:10:58,391 --> 00:11:01,859
     <i> The smell is the most</i>     
    <i> likely cause I suspect.</i>    

258
00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:04,462
[quiet] It's all so             
embarrassing.                   

259
00:11:04,531 --> 00:11:08,099
    <i> I know you are speaking</i>    
   <i> but I can't hear a thing.</i>   

260
00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:11,202
     <i> Are you talking about</i>     
  <i> teaching asparagus to sing?</i>  

261
00:11:11,271 --> 00:11:14,005
I said it's EMBARRASSING.       

262
00:11:17,143 --> 00:11:20,311
   <i> If the goal is to not have</i>  
    <i> your friends all depart,</i>   

263
00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:23,347
     <i> Perhaps your volume is</i>    
     <i> where we should start.</i>    

264
00:11:23,416 --> 00:11:24,381
       [stomach rumbling]       

265
00:11:24,450 --> 00:11:25,282
            Oh, no...           

266
00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:26,217
              [gag]             

267
00:11:27,387 --> 00:11:29,954
            [whoosh]            

268
00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:31,122
             [groan]            

269
00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:35,025
         Rarity: Zecora?        
      Hello? Are you there?     

270
00:11:35,094 --> 00:11:37,528
       I CAN'T LET RARITY       
        SEE ME LIKE THIS.       

271
00:11:37,597 --> 00:11:39,264
        PLEASE DON'T LET        
       HER KNOW I'M HERE.       

272
00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:42,066
           [knocking]           

273
00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:43,200
          [door opens]          

274
00:11:43,269 --> 00:11:44,502
            OH, DEAR.           

275
00:11:44,570 --> 00:11:48,272
     I'M TALKING EVEN LOUDER    
    THAN I THOUGHT, AREN'T I?   

276
00:11:48,341 --> 00:11:51,208
     <i> I have volume concerns</i>    
      <i> today by the scores,</i>     

277
00:11:51,277 --> 00:11:54,178
  <i> but it seems that I'm ready</i>  
    <i> to help you with yours.</i>    

278
00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:58,415
I'M SORRY. I CAN'T SEEM         
TO HEAR ANYTHING.               

279
00:11:58,484 --> 00:12:03,020
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD HELP.    

280
00:12:03,089 --> 00:12:05,356
     I HAVE NO IDEA             
     WHAT HAPPENED.             

281
00:12:05,425 --> 00:12:09,260
ONE MINUTE I WAS SEWING         
PHOENIX FEATHERS ONTO A DRESS   

282
00:12:09,329 --> 00:12:13,297
AND THE NEXT, I COULDN'T        
HEAR MY OWN VOICE.              

283
00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:17,401
 <i> Ah, the feathers of that bird</i> 
    <i> can affect pony's ears.</i>    

284
00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:21,105
      <i> It's a magic ailment</i>     
    <i> I've treated for years.</i>    

285
00:12:21,174 --> 00:12:22,840
   I ONLY KNOW YOU'RE TALKING   

286
00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:25,009
      BECAUSE YOUR MOUTH IS     
       GOING UP AND DOWN.       

287
00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:26,277
             [sigh]             

288
00:12:26,346 --> 00:12:27,878
           [sniffing]           

289
00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:29,013
             [cough]            

290
00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:30,481
       Agh! Oh, goodness!       

291
00:12:30,550 --> 00:12:32,516
     I hope that incredibly     
          pungent odor          

292
00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:36,086
      belongs to some sort      
      of magical curative!      

293
00:12:36,155 --> 00:12:40,491
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT BUSY, BUT     
I MUST HAVE MY HEARING BACK.    

294
00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,427
IT TURNS OUT THAT I TALK        
TO MYSELF WHILE I SEW           

295
00:12:43,496 --> 00:12:47,598
AND WITHOUT THAT CONVERSATION,  
I SIMPLY CAN'T THINK!           

296
00:12:47,667 --> 00:12:51,068
     <i> It's a simple cure and</i>    
   <i> the directions are clear,</i>   

297
00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:54,939
     <i> just one or two drops</i>     
     <i> in each of your ears.</i>     

298
00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:57,041
Oh, thank you!                  

299
00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:58,376
You're an ear saver.            

300
00:12:58,445 --> 00:13:02,947
OH! AND WHILE I AM HERE, DO     
YOU HAVE ANY BLEMISH CREAM?     

301
00:13:03,016 --> 00:13:05,983
         SPIKE IS HAVING        
       SOME SCALE ISSUES.       

302
00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:08,353
Spike: YOU                      
HAVE NO IDEA.                   

303
00:13:10,556 --> 00:13:12,089
   I think I heard something.   

304
00:13:12,158 --> 00:13:15,359
  YOUR CURE IS WORKING ALREADY! 

305
00:13:15,428 --> 00:13:18,529
       <i> The cream that you</i>      
    <i> want is just over here,</i>    

306
00:13:18,598 --> 00:13:23,601
   <i> It's a popular potion for</i>   
    <i> all creatures this year.</i>   

307
00:13:23,670 --> 00:13:25,203
Ah, thank you, Zecora.          

308
00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:33,377
    I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE,    

309
00:13:33,446 --> 00:13:37,382
     BUT I DO THINK YOUR HUT    
    COULD USE AN AIRING OUT.    

310
00:13:39,452 --> 00:13:44,388
     <i> Rarity's gone, there's</i>    
        <i> no need to hide,</i>       

311
00:13:44,457 --> 00:13:47,391
          [sniff] Agh!          

312
00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:52,296
     <i> Though I wonder if we</i>     
    <i> should continue outside?</i>   

313
00:13:52,365 --> 00:13:55,099
   <i> Can't treat your symptoms</i>   
   <i> down there on the ground.</i>   

314
00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:57,902
     <i> It's safe to come out,</i>    
   <i> there's no ponies around.</i>   

315
00:13:57,971 --> 00:13:59,436
   I'm not hiding from ponies.  

316
00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:01,572
      I'm hiding from that!     

317
00:14:01,641 --> 00:14:03,574
     <i> ♪ [adventure music] ♪</i>     

318
00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:04,508
            [screech]           

319
00:14:04,577 --> 00:14:06,878
♪♪                              

320
00:14:10,283 --> 00:14:12,316
            [screech]           

321
00:14:12,385 --> 00:14:13,818
             [crash]            

322
00:14:13,886 --> 00:14:16,954
   Did I forget to mention the  
 molt smell attracts predators? 

323
00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:19,490
  <i> That's something that would</i>  
 <i> have been quite nice to know,</i> 

324
00:14:19,559 --> 00:14:22,426
 <i> But it's not worth discussing</i> 
    <i> right now, we should go!</i>   

325
00:14:22,495 --> 00:14:24,295
            [screech]           

326
00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:25,230
             [crash]            

327
00:14:26,466 --> 00:14:28,232
            [screech]           

328
00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:31,702
                              ♪♪

329
00:14:31,771 --> 00:14:32,803
       It's only after me!      

330
00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:34,572
        I'll lead it away       
       while you get help!      

331
00:14:37,143 --> 00:14:39,510
      This way birdy, bird!     

332
00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:42,080
    Molting dragon over here!   

333
00:14:47,286 --> 00:14:49,653
         OK, maybe this         
       wasn't a good plan!      

334
00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:53,123
   <i> You can't hide in a tree,</i>   
     <i> you have to come down,</i>    

335
00:14:53,192 --> 00:14:56,060
     <i> We stand a much better</i>    
     <i> chance on the ground!</i>     

336
00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:58,629
             [shout]            

337
00:14:58,698 --> 00:14:59,697
             ZECORA!            

338
00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:01,532
         Bring her back!        

339
00:15:01,601 --> 00:15:03,001
              Agh!              

340
00:15:05,204 --> 00:15:07,104
            [screech]           

341
00:15:07,173 --> 00:15:08,172
            [panting]           

342
00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,307
             [thud]             

343
00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:11,342
             Oh, Spike, what are
               you doing here?  

344
00:15:11,411 --> 00:15:13,377
Rarity, you have                
to get out of here;             

345
00:15:13,446 --> 00:15:15,212
       there's a giant Roc      
        trying to eat me.       

346
00:15:15,281 --> 00:15:16,313
        It's got Zecora!        

347
00:15:16,382 --> 00:15:17,181
                     Yes.       

348
00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:18,483
        What?                   

349
00:15:18,551 --> 00:15:21,986
     I WAS JUST AT ZECORA'S,    
      BUT I'M HEADING BACK.     

350
00:15:22,055 --> 00:15:24,722
I CAN'T READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

351
00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:29,593
 DOES THIS SAY TWO DROPS ONCE A 
  DAY, OR ONE DROP TWICE A DAY? 

352
00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:32,563
    Rarity, there's no time!    
      We have to get help!      

353
00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:36,567
        YES, MY EARS ARE        
       COMPLETELY CLOGGED!      

354
00:15:36,636 --> 00:15:39,370
      WHY SPIKE, YOUR STONE     
       SCALES LOOK WORSE!       

355
00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:42,039
       OH, HERE, I PICKED       
       UP JUST THE THING.       

356
00:15:42,108 --> 00:15:43,073
            [screech]           

357
00:15:43,142 --> 00:15:47,177
        [Rarity screams]        

358
00:15:47,246 --> 00:15:51,181
    <i> Oh, I wish you'd escaped</i>   
   <i> either claw of this bird,</i>   

359
00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:54,052
   <i> but the both of us trapped</i>  
   <i> in the same one's absurd!</i>   

360
00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:55,520
                     WHAT?      

361
00:15:57,423 --> 00:15:59,624
        Let my ponies go!       

362
00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:04,161
              Whoa!             

363
00:16:04,230 --> 00:16:05,362
        [stomach growls]        

364
00:16:05,431 --> 00:16:06,797
            [whoosh]            

365
00:16:06,866 --> 00:16:08,532
         [Spike screams]        

366
00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:09,467
              Agh!              

367
00:16:13,639 --> 00:16:15,340
            Aaaaaah!            

368
00:16:17,243 --> 00:16:20,677
[pained groans]                 

369
00:16:20,746 --> 00:16:23,747
                 Spike? What are
                   you doing?   

370
00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:26,383
If my stone scales              
didn't itch so much             

371
00:16:26,452 --> 00:16:28,152
and we weren't in               
immediate danger,               

372
00:16:28,221 --> 00:16:31,656
this would be really            
embarrassing.                   

373
00:16:32,158 --> 00:16:32,823
                     Danger?    

374
00:16:32,892 --> 00:16:34,125
        [bird screeches]        

375
00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,534
   I was headed to Zecora's to  
 get some cream for your scales.

376
00:16:43,603 --> 00:16:45,769
    I had no idea you were...   

377
00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:48,439
      About to be eaten by      
        a giant predator        

378
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:50,207
   attracted to my molt smell?  

379
00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:51,408
                    Molt smell? 

380
00:16:51,477 --> 00:16:52,743
            [screech]           

381
00:16:52,812 --> 00:16:54,745
    Rarity screams: Twilight!   

382
00:16:54,814 --> 00:16:56,380
        Was that Rarity?        

383
00:16:56,449 --> 00:16:57,948
  And Zecora.                   

384
00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:00,350
 I tried to save them, but it's 
 all I can do to stop scratching

385
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:03,154
 long enough to dive out of the 
   way when that bird attacks!  

386
00:17:04,790 --> 00:17:08,759
             [zaps]             

387
00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:11,595
    THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME   
    I'VE BEEN IN THE CLUTCHES   

388
00:17:11,664 --> 00:17:15,632
  OF A HORRIBLE GIANT CREATURE, 
 BUT IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER! 

389
00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:16,768
            [sobbing]           

390
00:17:24,810 --> 00:17:27,244
          Ah! Finally!          

391
00:17:27,313 --> 00:17:29,446
       I didn't think that      
    itching would ever stop.    

392
00:17:29,515 --> 00:17:35,652
           [crackling]          

393
00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:36,753
        What's happening?       

394
00:17:36,822 --> 00:17:38,623
          I can't mo--          

395
00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:47,731
    [zapping in the distance]   

396
00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,235
           [crackling]          

397
00:17:51,304 --> 00:17:58,309
                              ♪♪

398
00:17:59,345 --> 00:18:01,612
       What just happened?      

399
00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:03,914
    Did I just sprout wings?    

400
00:18:03,983 --> 00:18:06,350
     I JUST SPROUTED WINGS!     

401
00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:13,424
    [zapping and screeching]    

402
00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,161
  [gasp] I've gotta help them!  

403
00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:20,631
♪♪                              

404
00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:22,100
              Whoa!             

405
00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:26,570
             [thud]             

406
00:18:26,639 --> 00:18:28,172
        [panicked shouts]       

407
00:18:33,813 --> 00:18:35,113
              Oops!             

408
00:18:37,283 --> 00:18:39,883
Spike? How did                  
you get wings?                  

409
00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:41,051
                   I don't know!

410
00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,121
             But they're pretty 
             aweso--WHOOOAAHHHH!

411
00:18:45,992 --> 00:18:46,790
             [snap]             

412
00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:49,359
            [screech]           

413
00:18:49,428 --> 00:18:51,261
Do you think you can            
fly up and distract him         

414
00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:53,364
while I work on freeing         
Zecora and Rarity?              

415
00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:00,704
       Hey, giant chicken!      

416
00:19:00,773 --> 00:19:03,807
     If you like dragons so     
     much, come and get me!     

417
00:19:03,876 --> 00:19:04,575
            [screech]           

418
00:19:04,644 --> 00:19:05,510
             [snap]             

419
00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:13,984
           Greetings.           

420
00:19:14,053 --> 00:19:14,885
            [screech]           

421
00:19:14,954 --> 00:19:15,752
             [snap]             

422
00:19:15,821 --> 00:19:17,754
           [rumbling]           

423
00:19:17,823 --> 00:19:18,755
            [whoosh]            

424
00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:20,424
        [Rarity screams]        

425
00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:21,425
             SPIKE!             

426
00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:34,404
      <i> I know that the molt</i>     
  <i> produced surprising things,</i>  

427
00:19:34,473 --> 00:19:38,976
   <i> but I'm glad that the last</i>  
    <i> was a new pair of wings!</i>   

428
00:19:39,045 --> 00:19:42,379
        YES, AND ALSO I'M       
     GLAD YOU'VE GOT WINGS.     

429
00:19:42,448 --> 00:19:44,381
                This is amazing.

430
00:19:44,450 --> 00:19:46,383
             I didn't know if   
           you'd ever get wings.

431
00:19:46,452 --> 00:19:47,884
           I'm so happy for you.

432
00:19:47,953 --> 00:19:49,820
     Does it have something     
     to do with this "molt"     

433
00:19:49,889 --> 00:19:50,821
     you were talking about?    

434
00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:54,558
[sigh] It's what's              
been going on with me.          

435
00:19:54,627 --> 00:19:56,493
The break out, the fire burps.  

436
00:19:56,562 --> 00:19:59,763
The molt is when dragons get    
older and start to change.      

437
00:19:59,832 --> 00:20:02,633
I wish I could stop             
it, but I can't.                

438
00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:04,468
  I should go.                  

439
00:20:05,404 --> 00:20:07,971
                Go? What are you
                 talking about? 

440
00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,041
  In the Dragonlands, families  
    make molters leave home.    

441
00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:13,010
  It's called the Molt Effect.  

442
00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:16,480
Well, this isn't the Dragonlands
     and Molt Effect or no,     

443
00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:19,016
I don't want you going anywhere.

444
00:20:19,085 --> 00:20:20,684
But I'm growing up.             

445
00:20:20,753 --> 00:20:22,953
What if something               
even worse happens?             

446
00:20:23,022 --> 00:20:26,523
   You're supposed to grow up,  
    but you'll always be you.   

447
00:20:26,592 --> 00:20:29,393
   And whatever happens, we'll  
    get through it together.    

448
00:20:32,598 --> 00:20:37,000
      Woohoo! Yeah! Look at     
       me! Let's go home!       

449
00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:40,437
       Uh, I don't need to      
    carry you anymore, do I?    

450
00:20:40,506 --> 00:20:41,705
         You have wings.        

451
00:20:41,774 --> 00:20:42,640
                 They are new!  

452
00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:44,408
                   And I don't  
                wanna overdo it.

453
00:20:44,477 --> 00:20:46,009
         [groan]                

454
00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:49,746
         ♪♪                     

455
00:20:49,815 --> 00:20:52,816
I can't believe you thought     
any of us would send you away   

456
00:20:52,885 --> 00:20:55,952
because of some                 
silly "Molt Effect".            

457
00:20:56,021 --> 00:20:59,089
Even if the symptoms            
were slightly unsettling,       

458
00:20:59,158 --> 00:21:01,892
and let's face it, the          
odor wasn't pleasant,           

459
00:21:01,961 --> 00:21:03,827
nopony would stop               
caring for you                  

460
00:21:03,896 --> 00:21:06,063
just because you                
were getting older.             

461
00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:07,898
Everypony goes                  
through changes.                

462
00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:10,634
Sometimes change                
can be wonderful.               

463
00:21:10,703 --> 00:21:14,071
Like being able to model        
for any length of dress.        

464
00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:14,972
     [giggle]                   

465
00:21:15,041 --> 00:21:17,607
  A bit higher darling, please. 

466
00:21:17,676 --> 00:21:20,410
    I'm glad to help, Rarity,   
   but don't you think there's  

467
00:21:20,479 --> 00:21:23,580
  wonderful things about flying 
   that don't involve dresses?  

468
00:21:23,649 --> 00:21:25,115
       Of course, darling.      

469
00:21:25,184 --> 00:21:28,685
 Flying will also be beneficial 
 for you to help me with gowns, 

470
00:21:28,754 --> 00:21:30,120
     frocks, robes, shifts,     
      skirts, minis, maxis.     

471
00:21:30,189 --> 00:21:31,789
[groan]                         

