Hey there, my unicorn friend.
Have you heard?
About Princess Twilight Sparkle's coronation?
Who hasn't!
I'm on my way there now. So much baking to do and...
No, no, about the Earth ponies.
I know their crops have been underperforming, but...
That's not it.
They're HOARDING the food for themselves!
I heard the Mayor of Appleoosa say
that if unicorns and pegasi want to eat,
they can use their OWN hooves to dig.
How awful!
We unicorns have to stick together, right?
[scheming laugh]
[whoosh]
Ah, Chrysalis.
Another successful field trip, I presume?
Spreading distrust among the unicorns and earth ponies
is almost too easy.
We could take down Twilight and her friends
a hundred times, but as long as
they have the "love" of Equestria behind them,
they'd crawl back to defeat us. Not anymore.
No friendship, no magic!
It's SO obvious when you think about it.
I did my part freaking out the pegasi!
And Grogar's long absence has given me time to prepare
the next part of our plan.
[scraping rock]
Grogar's Bell.
This artifact can steal any creature's magic.
It holds that magic until it is released by THIS spell.
Which means all the power inside is ours for the taking.
You're drooling on the bell.
Let's try the spell before Grogar gets back.
I'm sick of waiting for that old goat's "master plan."
Take my hands.
So we can all be part of the spell.
Unless you'd prefer I take all the magic myself?
Our pact stands. What we do, we do together.
Once we defeat the protectors of Equestria,
we can claim this land and rule our kingdoms, ALONE once more.
[hissing]
♪♪
[clang]
[whoosh]
[blast]
♪♪
[bell tolling]
[evil laughter]
♪ My little pony, my little pony ♪
♪ Aaaahhh ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ To have my little pony ♪
♪ Do you know you're all my very best friends ♪
♪♪
I have returned.
Twilight Sparkle's coronation is today.
And we are going to ruin it with this artifact.
But to succeed, you must work together.
Chrysalis: Oh, way ahead of you, Grogar.
[splat]
[rumbling]
[crash]
[clattering dirt]
[zap]
♪♪
The Bell! You had it all this time? Why didn't you tell me?
We're villains, duh.
[zap]
[clang]
[zap]
[scream of pain]
[zapping]
[thud]
♪ [comedic music] ♪
That was unexpected.
[snapping]
Wait. Discord was Grogar?
Like the whole time? Should we follow him?
Without magic, he's no threat. Besides, we have plans.
♪ [happy music] ♪
Celestia: Doesn't she look so adorably regal up there?
Our little Twilight, all grown up.
Should we tell her that we've cleared out our royal suites
so she and Spike can move in?
Oh, maybe wait until AFTER the coronation.
Twilight doesn't need anything else
to worry about today.
So, you freakin' out yet?
About what?
Oh, I don't know. It's not every day the princesses
that have ruled Equestria for hundreds of moons
retire and pass all their responsibilities on to you
and your friends.
Oh, THAT. Actually, I'm feeling pretty good!
We've all faced so much, and come out OK.
I know we're up to the challenge
of keeping Equestria safe and happy.
There's nothing we can't handle together.
Which reminds me.
Royal advisor? What's that?
A new position I created for you.
You've been at my side
for every step of this journey.
Knowing I had you to count on
gave me the strength I needed
to grow and succeed.
I wouldn't be here without you.
Thanks, Twilight.
You know I'll always be your right-hoof dragon.
I was hoping you'd say that.
Because now that my crown's been fitted,
we have some royal errands to run!
♪♪
[whistling wind]
And you're sure this is where Pinkie told us to get
the blackberries for her special coronation dessert?
Maybe they keep their produce in the back?
Nope! This is all we got.
But I got a special on these taters!
Um, no thank you. We'll keep looking.
Bleah!
Ooh, Twilight, darling! You're just in time.
Only one more pre-coronation stop!
We're picking up the final touch
for your apres-hors d'oevres gown.
Is that before or after the royal
marshmallow-eating contest gown?
What? I hadn't made one of those!
You must tell me when they add these sorts of things.
It's OK, Rarity. I was just joking.
Joking? Day of your coronation?
You've come a long way, Twilight.
♪♪
[rattling]
Well, that's odd. They look open.
[knocking]
What do you want?
Oh! Well, this being a thread shop,
I thought I might buy some?
Put the bits in the mail slot.
[clattering]
What was that about?
You know designers. Don't like being interrupted
when they're on a creative roll!
With thread this exquisite, can you blame them?
Rainbow Dash: Weather for the coronation is sunny skies!
It was weird, though.
Not many pegasi wanted to help me clear the clouds.
They were kinda on edge.
[slam]
They're not the only ones.
It's the first shift in royal power in over a millennium!
Of course, everypony is a little jumpy.
Change does that.
But I'm sure it's not because they're worried about you.
How could they be?
HOW many times have you saved their flanks by now?
You're right. I'll just have to let everypony know
that even with Celestia and Luna gone,
we'll make sure things stay the same.
Twilight! There you are!
You mind tellin' your friend here that I don't need
an official guard wherever I go?
Especially if he ain't gonna help carry apples?
I appreciate you taking such good care of my friends,
but we're fine now.
It was the strangest thing. He kept callin' me "Earth pony,"
like I didn't have a name!
And watchin' me like he thought I'd steal the silver!
[crash and clatter]
Do NOT go in that kitchen!
You look like you were in a sugar war.
For some reason,
the bakers are super grouchy with each other.
That unicorn chef started throwing dessert at Mrs. Cake!
I tried to help, but I got caught in the crossfire.
Tasty, tasty crossfire.
[slurp]
You sure this is just pre-coronation nerves?
Discord: Oh, my aching metatarsals!
Y'know, you forget how convenient snap-travel is.
Wait. Did you just WALK here? On foot?
Yes, actually. And I have a confession to make.
You see, I might have made the teeniest boo boo.
All very well-intentioned and noble on my part,
Get to the point, Discord.of course, but...
You remember that whole thing with King Sombra?
That was slightly my fault. And by slightly, I mean...
I brought him back.
You did? But why?
It seemed like a good idea at the time!
Which is why I also brought back three other villains
who are now on the loose.
And not really big fans of yours.
So... my bad.
[horrified gasps]
Luna: Let me get this straight.
You wanted to boost Twilight's confidence,
so you brought back Chrysalis, Cozy Glow, and Tirek
to attack her?
Don't forget Sombra!
And while you united these three villains,
you pretended to be Grogar?
Discord. How could you do this to Twilight? And us?
Look what a great job you did defeating Sombra!
All the confidence you gained!
Remember the cheering? The hoof bumps?
Except it was all a lie.
A well-intentioned lie!
For all the time you've spent with us,
you really haven't picked up too much in the way of
friendship lessons, huh?
You've been setting up challenges for us
the whole time, haven't you?
None of our successes were actually real.
Of course, they were!
You just had an extremely good-looking safety net.
Spike: And how was that supposed to HELP again?
I intended to prepare Twilight for anything
by orchestrating an epic attack at her coronation.
You beastly beast!
Don't you know how much this day means to Twilight?
And me! I made her dress!
Why wait until now for such a horrible plan?
You don't take a final exam on your first day of class.
Just think, after defeating THREE baddies,
Twilight would have to believe
that she's the leader we all know she is!
You have made a grave misjudgment, Discord.
Do you have anything else you would like to tell us?
Would you like the good news or the bad news?
THAT wasn't the bad news?
All my chaos magic is gone. Trapped in Grogar's bell.
[sigh]
So what's the good news?
Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow now have
all of the real Grogar's magic.
In what world is that good news?
Compared to me losing my powers,
anything else IS good news.
Twilight, Luna, we need to make a plan.
Maybe it's not too late to stop this disaster from happening.
I... I need some time to think first.
Well, there isn't any time.
Look what I overheard them saying!
[snap]
Oh! Just listen to my voice and use your imagination.
Let the fool go. Without magic, he's no threat.
Besides, we have plans.
The lame six are so busy being perfect,
they haven't even noticed what we've been up to!
Have I mentioned how great revenge is?
I hope you got a name picked out for your future kingdom.
Because it's time to destroy Equestria!
[evil laughter]
They're probably on their way to attack Canterlot right now!
Then we'll stop 'em!
HOW? Stopping Sombra by himself was hard enough!
And that was with lord-of- chaos training wheels!
Twilight, it doesn't matter if Discord set up
your successes or not.
We believe in you and always have.
Lean on your strengths to counter your weaknesses.
My strengths?
Right. Spike!
Send a letter to Starswirl.
Tell him we need the Pillars to guard the border of Canterlot.
If the villains are coming for a fight,
we'll have one waiting for them.
With Chrysalis on the loose, she'll go after Starlight.
Warn Cadance and Shining Armor.
They're our final line of defense if we fail.
The ultimate battle for the fate of Equestria...
is coming!
We're not going anywhere until you two STOP ARGUING!
Chrysalis, say something nice about Tirek.
GAH! He's...red.
Tirek?
She's...not as annoying as I expected.
Good! Now we were talking about Grogar's Bell.
We should take the magic inside it!
You know how powerful Discord was.
That much chaos magic in our veins.
But taking it all would be madness.
It's impossible for any other creature to control!
I guess if you need a guinea pig to find out
if anypony can use chaos magic... I'll volunteer.
[whoosh]
[bell clanging]
[blast]
[high-pitched laughing]
FOOLS! Now I have more power than ALL OF YOU!
Kneel before my might!
[squeaky toy squeaks]
[blasts]
Take it back! TAKE IT BACK!
[bell clanging]
Still think chaos magic is a good idea?
Leave it in the bell. We've got a kingdom to conquer.
So, where should we strike first?
[chuckle] Everywhere.
♪♪
We've faced enemies of Equestria before.
And we've always succeeded.
That wouldn't be possible without all of you.
You're welcome!
Dude. Read the room.
So I ask for your help again today,
in what is our biggest battle yet.
All of Equestria is at stake, and I can't do this alone.
But I'm not afraid. Because with friendship as our armor,
and teamwork as our power, nopony can ever bring us down!
[crash]
Oh, COME ON.
[crash]
Where'd you get that, a daily affirmations calendar? Yeesh.
Cozy Glow? You're...
...about to wipe the floor with you.
[shouts]
[groan]
[horrified gasps]
Wow, it's true! Alicorns really DO have more fun!
[strong male voice] Spread out and stay ready, friends.
Canterlot depends on us!
♪♪
[crashing]
[evil laugh]
[shout]
♪ [dramatic music] ♪
Ha ha ha ha!
♪♪
[lip-smacking]
Magic seasoned with age. Delicious.
No!
♪♪
Oh, run along. The big stallions are playing.
Somnambula! Warn... the princesses.
Ah. The perfect dessert to a legendary meal.
Stay with your buddy; no running.
Just follow Counselor Trixie.
Starlight, starbright,
where's the pony I want to fight?
I have to go. You got this?
Nopony does a great and powerful escape like Trixie.
Ah. Just the headmare I want to see.
You didn't make an appointment.
[battle cry]
[grunts]
What is this place?
Somewhere you can't hurt anypony.
Wrong. I can hurt YOU!
[yell]
Stay still so I can blast you!
Oh, yeah, real motivating.
[cry of pain]
[screech]
[grunt]
You'll pay for that.
Put it on my tab.
[shouts]
[scream]
Now I'll have all eternity to take my revenge on you.
[zapping]
[shouts]
[evil laugh]
Stand down, Cozy Glow.
Gee, I guess I could. But... I'm having too much FUN!
[screams]
[zapping]
Ready, sister?
Wait! What are you?
[zapping]
[screams]
NO!
That's the problem with you magic-types.
You're so reliant on all your special power,
you forget to use your brains!
Keep telling yourself that. NOW!
[whoosh]
WHOA!
♪♪
SURPRISE ATTACK!
[weak coughing]
Fly my pretties!
[scream]
[whoosh]
♪♪
[clatter]
♪♪
[explosion]
You think your pathetic shield can stop us?
The Pillars have been defeated.
Your school is abandoned. Face it, Twilight. You've lost.
You can attack us and we may fall.
But Equestria will still stand, united in friendship!
And we won't stop until we defeat you,
no matter how many ponies you take down.
[laughter]
Didn't you all notice something was wrong
in Equestria? We've been busy.
A whisper here, a rumor there.
Destroy some crops. Cause some damage.
Turn pony against pony.
Until your whole kingdom is on edge,
waiting for just one tiny thing
to push them over the brink.
There's no backup friends or rainbow magic to save you now.
Golly, I think it's time for some redecorating!
[blast]
[clattering]
You know what's stronger than friendship, Twilight? Fear.
[zapping]
Because when you have to protect yourself,
you don't have time for anypony else.
Too bad you never taught THAT in school.
♪ [dramatic music] ♪
Huh?
♪♪
Go, Twilight. Get help!
We'll hold 'em till you get back.
NO! I can't leave you here!
It's our only chance.
You'll come up with something to save the day!
You always do!
We believe in you.
Fly, you foal!
♪ [intense music] ♪
♪♪