[♪♪]
The Tree of Harmony remains one
of the most powerful sources
of magic known to ponydom.
And though it has been at the
"root" of Magic and Friendship
from the moment it was planted,
its ways are mysterious.
Almost as if
it has a mind of its own.
Mind?
It's a tree.
A tree that grew a castle.
Was that before or after
Discord made chocolate rain?
[whisper] After.
I'm never going to learn
Pony history.
[bell rings]
You can all show me what you've
learned on tomorrow's test!
Friendship's effect
on the course of Equestrian History.
[groans]
remember, study groups are
both fun and effective!
[Sandbar] So who wants to study together?
With other students? This is Equestria!
If you want the real scoop,
there's only one place to go!
Hello, oh magical Equestrian tree.
Can you tell me everything I
need to know about friendship?
[groan]
[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 ♪
The Elements of Harmony
grew the tree?
No.
The pillars grew the tree.
The tree grew the elements.
And then the box with six locks.
But our professors found six keys
and unlocked the box.
I'm so gonna fail.
You guys! Check this out!
That's a plumbing diagram
on how to fix a sink.
[giddy giggles]
What does that have to do
with Equestrian History?
Nothing. I just can't believe
that's how sinks work!
Where's Yona?
[loud snoring]
Apparently,
yaks no love study groups.
Shhhh. Haha.
Spider! No!
[laughter]
Hey Cozy.
What are you doing here?
I volunteered to help Professor
Sparkle organize these books.
So? Experts on Friendship History yet?
I think I'd be better off
studying the plumbing book.
This stuff is impossible.
[whoosh]
Oh, come on, Gallus! With good
friends and solid study habits,
anything is possible!
[laughing]
How about you just tell us
what's on tomorrow's test, Professor?
Yeah! Please! Come on!
Now hold on a sec.
I can't give y'all a sneak peak!
That there wouldn't be honest!
[hooting laughter]
Golly, it's so inspiring how
relaxed you all are about
studying friendship considering
your disadvantage.
What cute pony mean?
Just consider
where you all came from!
If Sandbar hadn't sacrificed
so much of his time
to get you up to speed?
Who knows how behind you'd be?
That's not wha...
I mean growing up
as a love-starved changeling!
Or hiding underwater from an
evil king all those years!
Trusting any creature
must be so hard for you!
And Griffons never want to
be around any creature.
Even other griffons!
And dragons are so fierce
compared to us.
There must be days
you can't wait to get away
from all us cute ponies.
Everypony know
yaks think yaks are best.
Making friends
with any other creature
must seem like a step down.
It's just so impressive
how you keep trying
to understand friendship,
even though
it isn't in your nature.
Oh! I'll let you borrow my notes!
It's what friends do!
I'll be right back!
We should
get back to studying.
[fingers drumming on table]
Could you stop that clicking?
I'm trying to focus.
Dude.
What? We have a test.
I don't know every detail
about every adventure
the professors went on like you do.
That's why
we're studying together.
Right. To help us
"disadvantaged" creatures.
Yona confused.
Why we all upset?
[clang]
I only glanced at
that plumbing book,
but I'm pretty sure this
isn't supposed to be here.
What are you doing?
Dragon. Strange Magical Cave.
What do you think I'm doing?
Did we know this was down here?
I don't think anypony
knows this is down here.
[echoing hooves]
Welcome.
Headmare Twilight?
Where are we?
Where you need to be.
Yona confused.
It is as I feared.
You are not one.
What has happened?
We were studying Friendship's
effect on History but then...
Since friendship
just isn't in our nature,
what's the point?
You do not believe friendship
is in your nature?
That is not acceptable!
[rushing sound]
Our headmare is glowing,
you guys.
What is going on?
We should probably get back
to studying for the test.
A test. Yes.
By sunrise, this door will be closed.
Finish the test before
then and you may go.
Fail the test
and here you will stay.
[zap]
Huh?
Huh?
Huh?
[frightened whimper]
OH!
[splash]
Mt. Aris!
Headmare Twilight
sent me home?
Wait. Am I suspended?
Hello?
Anygriff here?
Hmm.
They must be topside.
- [growl]
- Huh?
- [growl]
- Oh!
Agh!
Ah!
[growl]
the storm king?
He's back?
Big room.
No exits.
Big deal.
[rumbling and cracking]
Not cool.
[dramatic music]
Nothing for yaks
to be afraid of.
Just empty cave.
Nothing in here can hurt...
Yona!
Things like this just don't
happen in the Dragonlands.
And I told her she was the
cutest pony of all ponies!
Oooh! Aren't you just the
most adorable thing?
Come join us!
No. On so many levels, no.
Huh?
Come sit by me and let's
compliment each other!
Agh!
Why do you look like that?
What do you mean?
We all look the same.
Not me.
Of course not you,
Your Majesty.
We'll go drain the love
from those pathetic ponies
in Ponyville just as you ordered!
[gasp] no!
[♪♪]
Oh, thank heavens we've found you!
There's an emergency and
we need you, sandbar!
My first friendship adventure!
Yes! Count me in!
I've been waiting for this...
Wait. The others.
We don't need them!
We need you! Come on!
[rumbling]
Come on, Gallus.
Get it together.
Deep breaths.
[breathing]
Ah... ah... ah choo!
[shattering rock]
[frightened whimpering]
Ok, if this is a test,
there's got to be a way out.
It's just a puzzle... that will squash you
if you don't figure it out.
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
[rumbling] Ah ha!
No pressure. [rumbling]
[rumbling]
[rumbling]
Oops! [rumbling]
[rumbling]
[panting]
[rumbling]
[grunts]
[rumbling]
Look. I have to get out of
here and find my friends,
so just tell me what I have
to do to pass this test.
I'm not afraid of anything.
Um. I don't know.
Seems like she's afraid to be
cute and adorable, doesn't it?
Or maybe she's just afraid to admit
she likes being cute and adorable.
Mm hm.
Just this once.
[ahem] May I have some tea, please?
Oh, but you can't have tea if
you aren't dressed for it!
Ok. But let's keep this between us.
[giggle]
[dramatic music]
[panting]
[scream] [crash]
[scream]
[scream]
[whimpering]
Yona need help!
Where yona's friends when yona needs them?
[scream]
Uh!
[squeak]
Yona no mean to scream.
Yona love making friends.
Spiders... friends?
[squeak]
Wait. What little spider say?
[crackling]
What happened to you?
What happened to you?
You never saw any of that, got it?
[crackling]
Maybe the others got out already
and we're the last ones?
Yeah. That totally seems like
something they would do.
Any other dragon or griffon
would save themselves
and get out of this crazy cave.
Guess we aren't just
any dragon and griffon anymore.
Guess not. You go that way.
I'll check over there.
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
Wait. I really should find my friends.
Darling, it was so generous
of you to take the time
to teach those other
creatures about friendship.
But if you're going to join us
and do something that really
makes a difference, we need to
know where your loyalty lies.
You do want to impress
us, don't you, Sandbar?
[♪♪]
[sobbing]
Huh?
Ocellus?
Go away.
We're still in those weird
caves beneath the school!
We've got to get out of here!
[gasp] Chrysalis! Where's Ocellus?
It's me! I'm hideous!
[sobbing]
Hello?
Where are... Whoa!
[splash]
SHHHHH!
The Storm King will hear you!
The Storm King?
He was defeated.
We're still under the school.
This is all just some crazy test!
[growling]
OK, that's horrifying.
I can't find any hippogriffs or seaponies.
They must all be captured.
Gallus! Get back down here!
[growling]
It's not real.
Yes, it is!
He's back and I'm never
going to see another sunset
or fly through a cloud
bank or study plumbing.
He's going to take away
everything I love.
I'm going to be trapped
down here forever.
I'm afraid of being trapped too.
I'm scared of small spaces.
Really?
Yeah.
And I was stuck in a room
that kept shrinking.
But I realized I had to face
my fear and I found the way out.
This is your test.
He isn't really here.
[growling]
But what if he is?
Then tell him exactly
what you think of him.
H-hey!
Storm King!
You're nothing but a big ole bully
with a silly name
and a goofy crown!
You thought you could scare us
into doing whatever you wanted!
But we learned that together
we're stronger than you!
And now that
we're rid of you,
we're gonna soar through the sky
and go on adventures
and never give you
another thought. Ever!
[crash]
[shattering rock]
Haha!
I did it!
I told him!
OK, hug time later.
We still have to get back
to the library.
You're a changeling.
Just change back.
I can't.
[whoosh]
Maybe my past was so horrible,
it's still inside me just
waiting to come out again.
That's ridiculous.
That's not who you are anymore.
You've changed.
Maybe we can't really change that much.
I like cute, silly stuff!
I'm sorry, what?
I like cute, silly stuff!
But ever since school started,
I've realized that sometimes
I kinda don't mind cute stuff.
[shrill laughter]
If a dragon like me can admit
she likes tea parties,
that's proof we can change.
I was gonna invite you to a
top-secret tea party with me,
but if you want to stay down here.
Oh, no! I wanna come!
[whoosh]
I thought that might work.
Come on, let's go!
Where's Yona and Sandbar?
The way out is closing!
We aren't leaving without them.
Yona find you guys!
Hey, Yona. Who's your spider army?
Yona always scared of spiders
but then Yona meet Spindle!
[squeak]
Yona realize no reason to be afraid!
Spiders and yak friends!
So Yona ask new friends for
help finding old friends!
Do you think your new friends
can help us find Sandbar?
[skittering]
Of all the strange things
that have happened tonight,
that's the strangest, right?
[♪♪]
OK. Enough!
I'm not going anywhere without my friends.
So you don't care about
anypony but your friends?
Are you really that selfish?
Honestly, you really are
such a disappointment.
I've always looked up to you.
You would never turn
your back on each other.
And that's what makes you strong.
And now I have a group
of friends that I think
is every bit as amazing as yours.
If I have to give up on
them to make you proud,
then you aren't the ponies
I thought you were.
I don't care if I disappoint you.
You disappoint me.
[whoosh]
Did you just tell our professors
you were disappointed in them?
Something tells me those weren't
actually our professors.
Besides, they tried to get
between me and my friends!
That's all very sweet.
Now can we please
get out of here?
[rumbling]
You!
You're not Headmare Twilight,
are you?
You're the Tree of Harmony!
The Tree of Harmony turned
into a sparkly version
of our headmare to talk to us?
Did I miss a chapter in class?
Like all living things,
I change as I grow.
As I have grown,
so have my abilities.
I'm a bit rusty on Pony history,
but since when does the Tree
of Harmony trap creatures
in a cave
with their biggest fears?
You chose
what you saw in my roots, not me.
Our friendship
got us past our fears!
You were more concerned with
each other's well being
than your own.
You were strong
when your friends were weak.
You let each other in
and showed that
you would be there for each other,
no matter what.
Friendship is in your nature.
[whoosh]
We just learned a friendship
lesson from a tree, didn't we.
You're all right!
I came back with my notes
and saw this
and didn't know
what to think.
We're better than all,
right!
We just got tested
by the Tree of Harmony!
And we totally passed!
The Tree of Harmony?
Here?
Yeah!
Well. Below here.
Under the school!
We found this and went down and
met the Tree and Gallus was all
"friendship is not in our nature"
and the tree was like what?
And it tested us!
Long story short.
Friendship IS in our nature.
The Tree said so.
I guess we should tell somepony
there's a giant magical hole
in the library.
[clang] Or not.
We have to tell our professors about this!
- They won't believe...
- You can't!
Why no?
Because it's my fault!
You were all getting along so well
and I felt left out. I was jealous.
And it upset you so much the
Tree of Harmony had to test you!
Oh! I'm gonna get expelled for sure!
Please don't tell anypony about this!
Especially the Professors!
Please! Please! Please!
- OKay!
- [yawn]
I'm actually too tired
to do anything right now.
Yeah.
But we can't go to sleep.
We'll miss the test.
The test! I almost forgot.
[yawn]
We're all gonna fail.
[snoring]
What if I tell Professor Sparkle
I needed help organizing
these books and you were all
kind enough to pitch in?
I'll get you an extension.
[yawn] Thanks, Cozy.
That's nice of you.
I'm just so sorry
I caused all of this.
You're such good friends.
I'm sorry
I ever doubted you.
Mmmm.
No prob.
Friendship is... Zzzzzzz.
You get some rest.
Don't give
any of this another thought.
Just let Cozy take care of everything.
♪ My Little Pony ♪
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♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Friends ♪