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♪♪

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I do appreciate you
showing me the way

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to the phoenix's
nests, Spike.

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Anything for you, Rarity.

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Besides, I've been
meaning to visit Pee Wee.

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He really was an
excellent pet.

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I can't imagine why
you set him free.

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Phoenixes aren't meant
to be domesticated.

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Even in the wild, they
like to keep to themselves.

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Well, they are beautiful.

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A few of their feathers will add
just the right splash of color

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to my latest...

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Spike! What are you doing?

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Agh! Nothing.

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Is there something
wrong with your face?

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[sigh]

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It's a stone scale.

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It isn't magical
or anything

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like the call of
the Dragon Lord.

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It's just red and
itchy and embarrassing.

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Oh, precious pants.

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That does look
uncomfortable.

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But even I get the odd
blemish from time to time;

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it's nothing to
be embarrassed by.

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You could pay
Zecora a visit.

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She makes a cream
that works wonders.

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Just don't get
the shampoo.

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There's Pee Wee's parents!

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But I don't see Pee Wee.

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Maybe he moved out.

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Everypony has to leave
the nest at some point.

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[whoosh]

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Pee Wee!

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OUCH!

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[squawk]

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Perhaps you should pay Zecora a
visit sooner rather than later.

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[sigh] I don't want
anypony else to see this.

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Besides, I'm sure it'll clear
up after a good night's sleep.

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[snoring and murmuring]

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I can't believe
you're still asleep.

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Ugh. Just five more minutes.

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[snoring]

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It's nearly noon and
you promised to help me

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with my lecture
for class today.

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Noon? Whoa. I slept like a rock.

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Which reminds me,
all that sleep

47
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probably cleared up
my stone scale!

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[gasp]

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Um. On second thought, you can
go back to sleep if you want.

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Aaaaaaaaah!

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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>

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<i>♪ I used to wonder what</i>
<i>friendship could be. ♪</i>

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<i>♪ My Little Pony ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Until you all shared</i>
<i>its magic with me. ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Big adventure! ♪</i>
<i>♪ Tons of fun ♪</i>

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<i>♪ A beautiful heart! ♪ ♪</i>
<i>Faithful and strong! ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Sharing kindness ♪</i>
<i>♪ it's an easy feat ♪</i>

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<i>♪ And magic makes it</i>
<i>all complete! ♪</i>

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<i>♪ To have my little pony ♪</i>

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<i>♪ Do you know you're all</i>
<i>my very best friends? ♪</i>

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♪♪

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♪♪

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Spike, what
are you doing?

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Hiding. From my
hideous face!

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I'm sure it feels terrible,
but it's just a breakout.

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It's not the end of the world.

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That's easy for you to say.

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Your face isn't covered
in itchy red spots.

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I used to get
terrible break outs,

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anytime I had a final
exam with Celestia,

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who probably never had a
blemish her whole life.

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Well, I'm not in
magic school.

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No, but these things
can be stress-related,

76
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and you did spend
yesterday with Rarity.

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Heh! What could possibly
be stressful about that?

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[groan]

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You could try Zecora.

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She makes a
cream that--

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--works wonders.
I've heard.

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But I'm not
leaving the castle

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until my face is back
to its adorable self.

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[grunt of pain]

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Fine...

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But you're still gonna help
me practice my lecture.

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[groan]

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Ahem. The element of generosity
and its importance in relation

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to the other
Elements of Harmony.

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[burp]

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[whoosh]

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[gasp]

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My lecture!

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I don't know
what happened.

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I just had a
sudden case of--

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[whoosh]

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[whoosh]

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...indigestion.

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I'm so sorry!

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Oh. That's OK.

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I'm sure I can rewrite
the lecture from my notes.

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I have a lot.

103
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I can help you with...

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Maybe you should leave
the castle after all

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and go somewhere
less... flammable?

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[sigh]

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♪♪

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Hey there, not handsome.

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Rarity: Oh, Spike!

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My, what a fetching ensemble
you've put together.

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Very noir-esque.

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I believe Shadow Spade
herself would approve.

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Uh... thanks.

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But I wonder if you wouldn't
mind taking it off.

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What? Oh, I, uh...

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[mumbling]

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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.

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Sorry, Rarity, but I...

123
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I am super busy all day
giving tours of the school.

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Pinkie Pie: Really?

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I thought I was
giving tours today.

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Guess not.

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Free day!

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Whee! Whoo hoo!

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[boing boing boing]

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Class rooms are that way.

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Dorms are that way.

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Twilight's office is up there.

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This is a fountain.

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Could you slow down a bit?

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We've come a long way
to see the school.

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I don't wanna
miss anything.

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Oh. Um, yeah.

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[grunting]

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Sorry.

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Is something wrong?

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What? Why? No!

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Do all the dragons at this
school suffer from scale issues?

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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"?

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I said [shout]
I DON'T KNOW.

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[shouting] THIS IS THE
SCHOOL LIBRARY!

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IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SERENE
SPOTS ON CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS

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CAN SPEND TIME IN QUIET
REFLECTION OR STUDY.

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WHAT!

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Could you please stop shouting?

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We're trying to do our homework
and it's kind of distracting.

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WAS I SHOUTING?

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[affirmative]

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I have no idea what
you're talking-

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[burp]

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[whoosh]

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[gasps]

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[whoosh]

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If you're
trying to hide,

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you need to
do a better job.

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All I had to do was
follow the smoke.

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[hoarse] Leave me alone.

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What?

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Leave me alone.

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I can't under-

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Was that, "sleeves
made of foam"?

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I said leave ME ALONE.

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[gag]

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[whoosh]

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[groan]

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[giggling]

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Wow! I have seen some pretty
bad molts in my time,

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but yours takes the cake.

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Molts?

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The molt?

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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.

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Congrats!

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[slap]

183
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Agh!

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Oh. Sorry.

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♪♪

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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!

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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.

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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

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kicks them out at the
first stone scale.

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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".

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I haven't even told
you about the smell.

203
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Smell?

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[sniffing]

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Agh!

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Yeah.

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I mean, I loved my
brother and all,

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but one whiff and I
was all, "See ya!"

209
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[sniff sniff]

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Speaking of which...

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Wait!

212
00:09:02,209 --> 00:09:03,908
Does the Molt Effect
happen to ponies, too?

213
00:09:03,977 --> 00:09:05,243
[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
00:09:11,351 --> 00:09:14,919
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

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predators, Tatzlwurms,
Hydras, Rocs.

225
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Dragons are scared of rocks?

226
00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:36,374
R-O-C-S. Rocs.

227
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Humongous birds of
prey that can snack

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on a molting
dragon like candy.

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[hoarse] So, Twilight's kicking
me out and the only creatures

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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.

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TWILIGHT'S KICKING ME OUT
AND THE ONLY CREATURES

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WHO DON'T FIND ME
DISGUSTING WANT TO EAT ME?

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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
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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
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smell coming from?

241
00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:12,743
Because it is
really interesting.

242
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♪♪

243
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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
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[gag]

247
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<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
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♪♪

250
00:10:39,372 --> 00:10:40,838
[sigh]

251
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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
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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]