Wow... did we really only ever do things just to get our cutie marks?
Aw, come on! We did lots of stuff that didn't have anything to do with getting a cutie mark.
Absolutely! [montage music]
Huh. So now that we don't have to do stuff to get our cutie marks, what is it that the Cutie Mark Crusaders actually do?
We do exactly what we got our cutie marks in!
Ponies without cutie marks!
Or ponies who've forgotten their special purpose!
Exactly! We just have to find ponies who need our help! Come on!
So... what's your cutie mark problem?
BBBulk Biceps
Oh, right. Uh, well, my cutie mark is a dumbbell, but I've lifted every dumbbell in Ponyville!
[nervously] Have you tried lifting other things?
BBBulk Biceps
You mean, not dumbbells?
BBBulk Biceps
Oof! I mean... no. I hadn't thought of that. You guys are awesome! [crunch]
BBBulk Biceps
But... what happens when I run out of other stuff?
...I guess you could teach other ponies to lift things?
BBBulk Biceps
Yeah! Wow, you three really have a knack for this!
TTTender Taps
I can't believe it! It's just what I always imagined it would be! And if it weren't for all of you, I wouldn't even have it.
I only wish I'd realized what you needed right away instead of mopping around for no reason...
TTTender Taps
Well, either way, I hope you keep dancing. [short tap-dancing burst]
[taps] You know, I just might! It sure is a lot of fun, and I'm pretty confident I can only get better. [to the Crusaders] I'm sorry I was so silly about us all doing our own things. If we hadn't, I might never even have tried dancing!
TTTender Taps
Or find out I needed help!
With each of us going out and trying things on our own, we'll be three times as likely to find ponies to help!
And trying new stuff might even make us better at helping them, like how I used my bungee jumping to change the sets!
Or my crochet to make the costumes!
Well, one thing is for sure. The Cutie Mark Crusaders will never be the same. We'll be better!
[to Twilight and Rarity (in their rock disguise)] I don't want to be Dragon Lord or dragon toast, and I stopped glowing, so let's sneak out of here!
DTDragon Lord Torch
Where do you think you're going, little dragon?!
[nervously] Oh, uh, hi, Your Lordship. Uh, I was just going home!
DTDragon Lord Torch
You don't get to leave unless I say you can!
Dad, look at him. He's just a runt. Besides, he doesn't even wanna compete. Let him go.
DTDragon Lord Torch
[chuckling] He is rather tiny, heh-heh. I could squish him with my pinky claw.
DTDragon Lord Torch
That wasn't a joke, it was a fact. When I want you to laugh, I will say "Be amused!"
Hey, you, little fella! I've thought about it, and your plan makes sense. Let's do it.
Really? Great! It's a deal!
Just so you know, this doesn't mean we're gonna pick flowers or exchange necklaces or whatever pony friends do.
[Starlight has cast a spell onto Big Mac]
Ee-yup-yup-yup-yup-y-y-y-you did something! Woah! What's happening? I feel really weird! I'm talking so much! And I'm so articulate, enunciating with such precise pronunciation! [Covers his mouth with his hoof] Annie Apple awoke and accidentally ate an Auburn Azalea! [Screams and runs off in fright] Make it stop!
[Applejack glares angrily at Starlight]
I can't be friends with somepony who doesn't talk.
[Applejack glares more]
And I guess my first instinct shouldn't be to magically command ponies to act the way I want them to?
[Applejack gets up closer to her]
Alright, I'll change him back!
We've had our differences. What matters is Twilight gave me a second chance, and I appreciate it. [pause]
So, um, what brings you to Ponyville?
The Grrrreat and Powerful Trrrrixie has come to perform a new stage show of grand illusion! I am calling it "The Humble and Penitent Trixie's Equestrian Apology Tour"!
That's kind of a mouthful.
[After Trixie deceived Starlight]
Well, you won. I hope you're happy!
[sighs] Looks like the Great and Powerful Trixie is back to a solo show.
Which is exactly the way she likes it! Thank you, Princess Twilight, for getting rid of that annoying pony who wanted to be my first friend! I am not sad at all! I definitely don't feel as if my heart is breaking into a million pieces! [closes the curtain]
[Twilight feels ashamed]
Hey, Starlight! Ready to celebrate your first Hearth's Warming Eve here in Ponyville?
I was thinking I might just skip it.
TSTwilight and Spike
[gasp]
Skip Hearth's Warming Eve?!
I just find it all a little silly. It's mostly a day dedicated to presents and candy, isn't it?
And why would you deny yourself presents and candy? That's crazy talk!
I think what Spike means to say is Hearth's Warming is about more than presents and candy. It's a time to spend with friends and family when we celebrate a very important day in Equestria's history.
I think to most ponies, it's just an excuse for silly songs and fun, not a day to remember some old story.
Maybe you just haven't heard the right Hearth's Warming Eve story yet!
Earth ponies, Pegasi, and unicorns sing songs around a hearth to fight back an eternal winter caused by the mythical windigos? Ha! Every foal and filly knows that story.
Not that one. My favorite holiday story, "A Hearth's Warming Tale"!
Snowfall was all set to cast her spell that would erase Hearth's Warming Eve for all time... [narrating] ...when a voice from the hearth caught her attention.
AApplejack (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Past)
You sure you wanna go through with this?
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
Huh?! Who's there?!
AApplejack (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Past)
The Spirit of Hearth's Warming Past, that's who. And you and me have got to have us a little chat.
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
A spirit?! [suspiciously] I didn't cast any spirit summoning spell. What are you doing here?
AApplejack (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Past)
You don't think a spell like that would get by without some powerful forces noticing? You've got our attention, Snowfall Frost, and we've got some pretty strong opinions on this spell of yours.
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
"We"?
AApplejack (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Past)
They'll be along in a bit. For now, it's just you and me. Let's get a move on. We got a ton to see and barely any time to see it.
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
I'm not going anywhere. I've got a spell to cast, and I don't need a history lesson about Hearth's Warming Eve.
AApplejack (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Past)
We aren't going to the past to learn about the holiday. We're going to learn about you.
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
[gasps] Spirit? What am I supposed to—
PPinkie (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Presents)
[reverberating] Snowfall Frost! It is I, the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Presents!
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
Um, don't you mean "Present", like the time?
PPinkie (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Presents)
No! Toys, Hearth's Warming doll... here, want a cupcake?
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
Fine, "Presents". All of the pointless things ponies waste their time on.
PPinkie (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Presents)
Oh, Snowfall, it's not what the gift is that matters, it's what the gift means!
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
It doesn't mean anything. It's just stuff!
PPinkie (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Presents)
Exactly! Sometimes a cupcake means "I love you!" Or a toy means "Hi, how're you doing?" Sometimes a book means "Your mane looks amazing!" And sometimes a scarf means... well, a scarf usually means you look cold. That one's easy.
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
I don't understand anything you're saying.
PPinkie (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Presents)
Whoa! Whoa! [trembles]
SStarlight (As Snowfall Frost)
What's happening to you?!
PPinkie (As the Spirit Of Hearth's Warming Presents)
My Spirit of Hearth's Warming Presents Sense is going off! That means a song is coming on!
RRarity (As Merry)
Snowdash!
RDRainbow Dash (As Snowdash)
Hey, Merry.
RRarity (As Merry)
Why, whatever is the matter, darling?
FFluttershy (As Flutterholly)
Was it the eggnog? Oh, I knew I put in too much cinnamon!
RDRainbow Dash (As Snowdash)
Oh, no, the eggnog was awesome, Flutterholly, I'm just mad at somepony who was complaining about how awful Hearth's Warming Eve is.
RRarity (As Merry)
I don't suppose that pony's name starts with "Snow"?
FFluttershy (As Flutterholly)
And ends with "Frost"?
RDRainbow Dash (As Snowdash)
She said Hearth's Warming Eve is just an excuse to party, and we would all be better off spending time working to make Equestria a better place.
RRarity (As Merry)
What does Snowfall think a better Equestria looks like?
RDRainbow Dash (As Snowdash)
Ponies working hard, learning, and using their abilities for the benefit of Equestria.
