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i hope shining armor and princess
cadence don't think it's too soon for me
to come back to the crystal empire for a
visit but i just know flurry hearts
grown so much already i wonder if i'll
even recognize her
she's the only baby they have twilight i
think it'll be pretty easy to figure out
who she is
sorry i know you want to visit your
niece as much as possible and i'm
excited to see sunburst again i just
don't want to fall behind on my
friendship lessons back home
starlight your work in ponyville isn't
going anywhere besides i think we all
know you can learn about friendship
anywhere right spike
spike who
spike
uh your spike spike and why are you
dressed like that
guys you're blowing the cover
pouch even knows me because you're you
in a coat hat and glasses
also we're the only ones here
right
spike why do you need a disguise the
last time we came to the crystal empire
there was a lot going on with a new baby
and the crystalling but i still got
mobbed in the street
i wouldn't say mobbed
and this is just a family visit i
wouldn't want the presence of spike the
brave and glorious to turn it into some
kind of circus
we get it the crystal ponies adore you
he did save the empire twice
but still i don't think your presence
will turn our visit into a circus
not if i find the right disguise it
won't
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my little pony my little pony
i used to wonder what friendship could
be
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faithful and strong sharing kindness
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uh disguise or not spike i don't think
you need to worry about being mobbed
no pony's here
it's like a ghost town
i've got a bad feeling about this
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yeah this is weird
i guess i don't need the disguise after
all
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yeah what's going on why was everypony
hiding
oh it sure looks like princess twilight
in her pupil
but how can we be sure
we can't
either one of them could be the you know
what if this one isn't
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okay something strange is definitely
going on
you think
who goes there
um you don't recognize the princess of
friendship
of course we recognize her but that
doesn't mean it's really her
it's okay guys
there with me and any friend to spike
the brave and glorious is a friend of
the crystal empire am i right
hmm
it does look like him
well it would wouldn't it i'm sorry but
we'll need to see some proof of
identification
we'll take care of things from here
oh cadence thank goodness what's going
on
we can explain twiley
if it really is you
sunshine sunshine ladybugs awake clap
your hooves and do a little shake
it's okay everypony it's her
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of course it's her what's all this about
a changeling's been spotted nearby a
changeling that's not good no it's not
after queen chrysalis took my place at
our wedding and invaded canterlot with
her army of minions we're not taking any
chances
changelings feed off of love and ever
since flurry hearts crystalling the
empire is filled with more love than
anywhere in equestria
it's possible they've come for the baby
that's why we posted the extra guards
and why we're checking everypony's
identity
i'm sorry for all of this flurry hearts
really been looking forward to seeing
you
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oh she's gotten so big
starlet and i will do whatever we can to
help protect her
to be honest having you here is already
a big relief
hmm
the royal guards were wondering if spike
the brave and glorious would like to
join in the search for the changeling
really
i don't know if that's such a good idea
spike it sounds dangerous come on
twilight this is spike the brave and
glorious you're talking to have you ever
known me to run from danger
um
he'll be safe with our guards
or will your guards be safe with me
spike the brave and glorious you've
faced evil changelings before what can
you tell us oh uh well they are
changeling so they can
change you hear that these monsters can
look like any of us so be on guard
guards even more than normal
and they could be anywhere
so we should cover as much ground as
possible
you search that way
and you search that way
and
i'll
just search here i guess
not many places to hide
unless that rock is a changeling
okay rock how do i know you're really a
rock
hmm
not talking huh
well you can't fool me
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okay
maybe it's time spike the brave and
glorious went back to uh protect those
guards
just my reflection
huh
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just my imagination i guess
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no wait come back
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this is unexpected
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the ice is pretty slippery
i wouldn't want you to get hurt because
of me
you
saved me
it's okay i know you don't want to be
friends
wait
i don't understand
changelings are supposed to be evil
right
evil oh not me
all i've ever wanted is a friend
from the moment i first split my egg in
the nursery hive
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i was part of the att*ck on canterlot
during the royal wedding but i've never
seen true friendship like that and i
couldn't just steal it and feed on its
love
i wanted to share it
after that i knew i couldn't live with
my kind anymore
i set off looking for love to share but
but what i'm starving and there's so
much to love in the crystal empire right
now it's what drew me here but it's
driving me crazy
that would be from the royal crystalline
it's pretty much a giant outpouring of
light and love for a new baby
oh sorry i'm just so hungry if i had a
friend maybe the love we shared could
sustain me but i don't think the crystal
ponies want to be friends
what if i told you there was somepony
they respect and admire so much he could
convince them to give it a try if only
that were true
it is
i mean i am it's me spike
spike the brave and glorious i'm sure
you've heard of me
no but i was raised by an evil queen i'm
thorax
i can't believe you want to help me
why hasn't anypony ever just been nice
to you
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oh sorry sorry
kindness like that kind of brings it out
do you still want to be my friend of
course and i am 100 sure i can get the
whole crystal empire to be your friend
too
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but maybe i should just uh
talk to them first
yeah
what do you mean did you see the
changeling did you defeat the evil
creature defeating a changeling would be
brave but do you know what would be
glorious
defeating two changelings defeating all
the changelings
not having to fight the changeling at
all because i made friends with him
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oh wow
for a second i thought you were serious
could you imagine friends with a
changeling
i am serious he wants to be friends
not only are you spike the brave and
glorious you're also spiked
hilarious i'm not joking the changeling
is nice
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i'm sorry but i don't think it's funny
the changeling queen chrysalis kidnapped
cadence and cast a spell on me
there's no such thing as a nice
changeling
you're right shining armor
sorry
that was a bad joke
so so what did they say how many new
friends do i have well
it didn't go exactly the way i thought
no i understand
well thanks for trying i i guess it's
not surprising
how can you expect ponies to look like
this
to trust something that looks like this
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i think i might know
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spike if you're done searching for the
changeling starlight and i could use
your help we're working on a protection
spell for flurry heart and no pony takes
notes like you
uh actually twilight i uh wanted to
introduce you to my friend uh
a crystal
uh
crystal hoof
my good friend crystal hoof
nice to meet you
oh
well it's nice to meet you too
paddy no spike oh uh spike and i go way
back to the equestria games that's when
we met we've been pen pals ever since
pen pal spike you could have been using
my pen pal closet what did you tell me
well i
i pretty much only write to him when you
and starlight are studying i like to
brag to all my friends about my letters
from spike the brave and glorious yeah
yeah
well i'm sure starlet and i can manage
if you want to spend time with your
friend great crystal hoof promised to
take me around the city
that was amazing
i told you
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crystal hoof is nearly as entertaining
as spike himself
oh
this place is everything i've ever
dreamed of
but i can't keep pretending to be a
crystal pony forever can i
relax you're one of them over pretty
soon no pony'll care that you're a
changeling
spike
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twilight told me you were off with a
friend
and any friend of spike the brave and
glorious is a friend of mine
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oh she's so beautiful
there's so much
love around her
i
fight
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i
i'm so glad i'm sorry
i can't can't
stop spike get away from the changeling
wait no you don't understand
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this changeling replaced your friend to
get close to the baby what other
explanation could there be i
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i hope your friend is okay
yeah me too
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spike
you should go find crystal hoof while we
hunt down the changeling i'm pretty sure
he doesn't want to see me
spread out
the changing is probably still nearby
actually i'm pretty sure he ran as far
away from here as possible
but i bet i know where
thorax hello
i just want to apologize
i should have stood up for you
oh come on borax
i know you're in here
leave me alone
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a little help why do you think i would
help you
i'm an evil changeling
because you're my friend
i just wish i had been one to you
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it's okay i know it's hard
everyone in the crystal empire loves you
i couldn't ask you to give that up for
me
you don't have to ask
what are you gonna do
what i should have done in the first
place
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i know it's bad that there's a
changeling around but is all this really
necessary
if there's one changeling there may well
be a whole army on the way true but
starlight has a point this is getting a
little out of hand
i understand but i don't know what else
we can do i do
mike what are you doing get away from
that thing
no he's not a thing his name is thorax
and he's my friend
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would you say i'm a hero
glorious and brave
if i told you something you wouldn't
believe
that sometimes i'm scared
and i can make mistakes
and i'm not so
heroic
it seems
but if they can turn to night
and the darkness turn to light
then why can't we imagine a changeling
can
change
no two ponies are exactly the same
no two snowflakes ever match their
design
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and i thought i was strong
but i was nothing but wrong
when i forgot
to be friendly and kind
but if day can turn tonight
and the darkness turned to light
then why can't we imagine a changeling
can change
would you say i'm a hero
glorious and brave
if i told you something you wouldn't
believe
this changeling it seems
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then why can't we imagine a change
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spike i'm so proud of you you are of
course you're a celebrity here in the
crystal empire and you just risked all
of it for a friend i can't imagine
anything more brave than that
as the princess of friendship i try to
set an example for all of equestria but
today it was spike who taught me that a
new friend can come from anywhere
i guess everypony still has things to
learn about friendship even me
and if spike says thorax is his friend
then he's my friend too
thank
you on behalf of the crystal empire i
would like to extend my hoof in
friendship and i'm sure all of my
subjects are eager to do the same
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welcome to the crystal empire thorax i'm
sorry we didn't take the time to get to
know you
maybe we can change that now
that'd be so amazing
i want to know all about friendship and
maybe one day i can take that knowledge
back to the changeling kingdom if my
kind learned how to create love for one
another maybe they wouldn't have to take
it from others
to spike the brave and glorious
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[Applause]
it looks like you're right after all
right about what friendship lessons can
happen anywhere
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my little pony
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