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Announcer: Highlights in the world of sports!

Buckball fever has swept Equestria.

What started as a backyard hobby for fruit farmers

and the like has blossomed into a literal phenomenon.

With something for Everypony.

Unicorns, Pegasi, and Earth Ponies alike

can't get enough of this breakthrough sport.

[cheers]

And with its popularity still on the rise,

Buckball fans want, nay demand,

an institution catering to their new obsession.

And the ponies of Appleoosa answered the call,

delivering a state-of-the-art locale

where fans Equestria-over can celebrate their passion:

the Buckball Hall Of Fame!

Though given the game's recent nature,

the only inductees so far will be the members

of the current championship team from Ponyville!

Do you think they know we're here?

I think they have a pretty good idea.

A pretty good idea about what?

[munching]

♪ 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? ♪

♪♪

Fluttershy: I can't believe the ponies of Appleoosa

built this place.

Yeah. Especially after their team lost to us.

They must really love Buckball!

Oh, my gosh! It's you! I can't believe you're you!

I mean here! I mean Team Ponyville! Yahh!

Yep. It's us.

How much for an autograph?

Bits for autographs, eh?

[cha-ching]

Snails, you thinking what I'm thinking?

What's the sound of one hoof clapping?

Yeah. I mean, uh, no!

How many of you would pay for an autograph

from my best friend, Snails!

[chattering]

Wow. That's a lot of writing.

I'm so proud they decided to honor us.

I never thought I'd get to be in anything

like a Hall of Fame.

Me neither! Unless you count a Royal Order

of Party Planners Memorial Library,

which I don't, because every party planner

gets one of those eventually.

♪♪

[boing]

♪♪

[excited murmurs]

Fluttershy: I hope Snails finishes signing

autographs soon. We can't play without him

and if we lose or forfeit one game,

we'll be out of the tournament.

Well, he'd better get his flank over here then.

You have to win the first few games

without me cheering you on.

Oh? Why?

Applejack was too busy to come,

so she made me promise to go to all the museum exhibits

and tell her about them.

I'm gonna try and get in first and beat the crowd

so I can get back to the tournament faster.

Oh, then you'd better hurry.

It looks like there's already a line.

What?

[grunt]

The doors aren't even open yet.

What kind of sports fan camps out for a museum?

The real question is: what kind of sports fan doesn't?

[gasp] Quibble Pants?

Rainbow Dash! Fancy meeting you here.

Fancy meeting me? I'm a sports pony!

Of course I'd be here.

What's fancy is you being here...

if fancy meant confusing.

There's nothing fancy or confusing about it.

You can't keep me away from that buckball rink.

I'm the biggest fan there is.

Uh, it's a buckball field. And you are?

Ah, sure! With all the bucking and the balling...

on the buckball field.

Which is where they play... buckball.

I, I... I wanted to be first inside to experience

the grand history of the sport.

I guess only a real fan would understand that.

What?

Oh! Perfect timing.

Rainbow Dash, I'd like you to meet Clear Sky,

the most amazing pony I've ever met.

Um, you've met Daring Do,

so that's probably an exaggeration. No offense.

None taken. When it comes to describing

your special somepony, a little exaggeration's normal.

And I feel the same way about you.

And who is this?

This is my daughter, Wind Sprint.

And she is pretty amazing too!

Wind, did you thank Quibble for camping out,

so we'd be first in line?

Thanks.

No problem! I probably would have done it anyway.

I mean, I can't wait to see the evolution

of the buck basket from farm to field.

That sounds just...

I mean, wow! There is a lot to see.

[cheering]

I'd rather see the game.

Oh. Well, I mean, sure. That makes sense.

We could just go to the tournament instead.

No. Quibble planned this whole thing for us

and you could be a little more appreciative.

I kinda wanted to skip the museum too.

But I promised a friend

that I'd check out all the exhibits.

Ugh. All of them?

You know, I'd like a chance to catch up

with Rainbow Dash. Why don't we split up?

We'll cover more ground that way and...

So... you and Clear Sky, huh?

Yeah. She's great. Honestly, I've never been happier...

which is why I need your help!

I don't know what any of this stuff is!

What do you mean?

See this? I don't know what it is.

A ball?

And this? No idea.

It's a basket. How do you not know what these are?

I'm not even 100% sure what "bucking" is.

I literally know nothing about buckball,

or any other sport!

Well, I figured you weren't the sportiest pony in Equestria.

But Wind Sprint is!

And her dad was some big athlete too.

I can't compete with that.

I really want things with Clear Sky to work out,

but if Wind doesn't like me, I might as well give up.

Uh, why?

They're a family. Even if it's OK with Clear Sky,

I wouldn't ask them to make me a part of it

if Wind Sprint isn't on board.

I thought if I could convince Wind

I was a big buckball fan,

we'd have something to bond over,

but I'm pretty sure she's on to me.

Here. Give it a shot. It's easy!

♪♪

[grunts]

[crash]

Yeah, I don't think she's fooled.

Could you talk to her?

I mean, you're a famous sports pony;

you'd know what to say.

Maybe you could talk me up a little.

No problem! I've totally got your flank.

Trust me. The game's a lot harder to play with apples.

You play?

Who do you think taught them?

Of course, being a Wonderbolt takes up

most of my time,

so I don't get to practice as much as I'd like.

Wait. You're Rainbow Dash, the Wonderbolt?

Whoa! My dad was a great flyer too.

You don't say. You know, Quibble's pretty sporty too.

[grunts]

[crash]

If you say so.

I think I've seen enough of this museum

for three Applejacks. Let's go watch some buckball!

That sounds awesome!

But first I got you a little surprise.

Oh. A book.

Oh, not just a book, it's a buckball almanac.

This thing has every buckball fact

and statistic ever recorded!

Wow.

I know!

I never realized there was so much math in buckball.

I mean, this game's got more numbers

than Ogres & Oubliettes!

[nerdy laugh]

Thanks?

I guess I could hold it for you.

You know, so you don't have to carry it.

Can we go to the game now?

Sure, honey.

Listen, Q, this trip was a lovely idea

and the book was sweet,

but you don't have to try so hard.

Everything's going to be fine.

[kiss]

Not even my presents are in the ball court!

Do you mean ballpark?

Do I? I don't know! One thing's for sure,

Wind is never going to like a pony like me.

[thud]

Of course she will.

She just needs to see your sporty side.

I don't have a sporty side.

Everypony has a sporty side and we're gonna find yours.

By the end of the day, I'm going to turn you into

the sportiest pony in Equestria!

♪♪

Look, I'm not saying it's a terrible idea...

but it's a terrible idea!

You can't turn me into an athlete. It's impossible!

It's either that or be yourself and bond with Wind

over comic books and role-playing games.

[laugh]

I have a 17 charisma. Don't you think I tried?

She doesn't even like Daring Do.

She thinks she's not athletic enough.

WHAT? Wow.

We need to get started on operation sportify asap!

To figure out what your sporty side is,

we just need to see what your skills are.

Everypony's got something: Speed...

[zoom]

Strength...

Whoa!

Agility!

'Course, some ponies can do it all.

You're amazing. But what about me?

Right. We should probably start small.

I'll pass the ball to you

and you just pass it back to me. OK?

OK. Uh huh...

♪ [tense music] ♪

and buckball!

[thud]

Ow.

OK. Maybe agility's not your thing.

Ready?

If I say no, do I still have to run?

Yep.

Can we get on with this?

Snails and I did so well with the autographs,

we decided to expand,

and these souvenirs are not going to sell themselves.

Remember. Think speed.

Got it.

On your marks... get set...

Speed...Speed

Go!

[tweet]

Speed! Speed. Speed...

WHEW! OK! What a race! Right?

Oh...so much for speed.

This was fun, but I've gotta get back to work!

Come on, Quibble. You got this!

I. Got. This...! I...

[thud]

This is hopeless! I don't have any skills.

Not agility. Not speed.

I can't even lift more than one book, AND I LOVE BOOKS!

If we had time to train, I know I could mold you

into the perfect sports pony.

Or at least a sportier pony.

Who knows how long that would take?

I need to get Wind to like me now.

[cheering]

Maybe you're not the best athlete in Equestria,

or the most coordinated, or the fastest,

or even a little bit strong.

I'm sorry, wait.

Is this supposed to be making me feel better?

Because it's not.

But none of that matters

because I just figured out how to sportify you.

[tweet]

And with that score, the stars of Team Ponyville

advance to the next round!

If they keep winning like this,

they'll never get off the field!

Wow. The players from Ponyville are so good!

Q: They sure are!

Quibble! Where have you been?

I was hoping we'd all watch the tournament together.

Oh, I've just been arranging for us to hang out

with a few of my close friends from Team Ponyville!

That is, if Wind's up for it.

This is wonderful, Q, but I still feel like

you're trying too hard to get Wind's approval.

This is so great. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy

are the best players out there!

Well, you can thank Quibble.

Wonderbolts, Buckball stars...

He's friends with the sportiest ponies around,

so he must be pretty sporty too, right?

Pinkie: Ooooh. So this is Quibble Pants.

Rainbow Dash told us all about how you two

spent a whole Daring Do Convention

geeking out together about books!

Fluttershy: And even though at first, she thought you were

the most annoying fan pony she ever met,

you two eventually became friends.

Uh...

I guess even sports ponies agree:

Quibble's a pony you like more and more over time.

Agh!

Knowing sports ponies isn't the same as being one.

What's it like playing in front of all those fans?

Um...

I guess you'll find out!

What do you mean?

Yes. What do you mean?

I think it's time we told Wind about your next surprise.

Q, Wind really doesn't need any more surprises.

Is it another book?

Rainbow: A, books are awesome,

and B, this is way more awesomer than that.

For the tournament half-time show, you and Quibble

are gonna play a game of buckball

against Team Ponyville!

WE'RE WHAT?

♪ [upbeat music] ♪

♪ [upbeat music] ♪

You should probably stretch.

No amount of stretching is going to make this OK.

What were you thinking?

Look, you wanted to impress Wind Sprint,

and this just made sense.

Really? How does me making a fool of myself

in front of her, Sky,

and a billion buckball fans make sense?

Don't worry, I've got your flank.

I already talked to Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy.

They're totally going to make you look good.

Oh. OK. Maybe this isn't the absolute worst idea ever.

Announcer: Mares and stallions, foals and colts.

Put your hooves together for today's halftime presentation

as buckball's biggest stars take on a team of fans

just like you!

[screaming cheers]

[tweet]

♪♪

[wild cheering]

Announcer: And that's one for the Ponyville Champs.

Looks like these fans don't know what they signed up for.

[tweet]

♪♪

[haltingly fake] Oh, no, Quibble's wide open

and I'll never get there in time to block.

Announcer: Ooooh! Looks like our fan team

needs to work on their passing.

[tweet]

♪♪

And the fan team finally scores for the other side!

That makes three. Team Ponyville wins!

It says very clearly on page six forty-seven

of the expanded buckball tournament rules that

"a goal is scored when an earth pony sends the ball

into a basket," but it doesn't say which basket.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure eveypony knows

you're not supposed to score in the other team's goal.

But the rules don't say that.

If that goal is ours, it's only 2-1

and we can keep playing.

Wind: I don't want to!

You're not a sports pony.

It's not fun playing this game with you.

I was just trying to get her to like me.

I know. But I told you, you didn't need to.

You and I have to rethink all of this.

Rainbow: What are you doing out here?

Apparently, this book is as close to sports

as I'll ever get.

Come on, that goal you scored for the other team

was amazing!

Thanks for trying, Rainbow Dash,

but I think we can both agree

the whole sportify idea was a big flop.

What? We haven't even gotten started!

I've got, like, seven more top notch ideas

to turn you into a super sporty pony.

[groan]

Wind's already made up her mind and so have I.

It's time to throw up the towel.

It's throw in the towel, and that's ridiculous!

You can't just give up.

Wind and Sky deserve a pony they both like

in their lives. Besides, Sky wants to "rethink" things,

so I'm just beating her to the lunch.

It's beating her to the punch.

And it's barely a sports reference.

How do you not know that?

Because I don't know anything about sports!

And pretending I did just made things worse.

So you should stop pretending.

Look, you are terrible at sports.

You're uncoordinated, slow, weak...

OK, again, not really making me feel better.

And you're completely clueless about anything

having to do with athletics,

but maybe I'M not the pony

you should have come to for help...

Oh!

I wish we didn't even come here.

Quibble thought you'd like it.

Well, I don't. And I don't like him.

Why do you like him?

Because he's kind and smart

and his friends certainly seem to care about him,

which is always a good sign.

I don't care how many ponies care about him;

they're not going to make me forget about Dad.

Oh, sweetheart, I know Quibble's trying too hard,

but he doesn't want you to stop loving your dad;

he just wants you to like him.

And I think maybe there's enough room in your heart

to do both.

Hey there. Glad I found you

because I have a confession to make.

I know it's hard to imagine,

but I'm not really all that sporty.

No!

I'm sorry I was trying so hard

to convince you otherwise.

I just really wanted us to get along,

but I guess it backfired.

Do you think we could start over?

Maybe we could watch some of the tournament together

and you could teach me some sports stuff?

♪♪

OK, that's their goal.

I'll try to remember that if I ever decide

to play buckball again, but I probably won't.

Oh, look. Pinkie Pie's going to flip

and triple bounce the ball into the goal.

How did you know that?

It's right here.

Pinkie flips and triple bounce-bucks

over 83% of her shots from the northwest section

of the field when the wind is blowing from the east.

Huh. I guess this book's kind of cool after all.

Look, Sky, I know you're thinking

of calling it quits between us, and after today,

I don't blame you,

but Wind and I just made a connection!

Calling it quits? What are you talking about?

You said you wanted to rethink things.

Yeah, things like having your friend

help you pretend to be a sports pony

so Wind would like you.

What? [stuttering] Oh!

Wha? Me?

Mom, look what Quibble showed me!

When Fluttershy flies higher than the other Pegasus,

Pinkie scores 92% of the time! And it just happened.

Wow. You'd better watch out

or you're gpnna start to like books.

I guess that wouldn't be so bad.

Huh. Looks like you didn't need sportiness,

famous ponies, or lavish gifts

to bond with Wind after all.

Technically, he still needed to buy her the book,

but that's it.

[laughter]