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That's the last entry...
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Starswirl's final words
before he vanished!
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Applejack: All those legendary
ponies were real too?
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And then NONE of them were
ever heard from again?
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Twilight: They used their magic to
open a portal to limbo
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We need to find items
that are connected
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to the pillars in some way.
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We brought you back!
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You cannot bring ONLY
the pillars back!
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Your pitiful attempt
to imprison me
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has FAILED, Starswirl!
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You must return us to limbo.
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It's the only way to stop him.
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I only figured out
how to bring you back.
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Working on it..
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No table of contents..
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Allow me to assist.
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There!
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Without the power of Ponehenge,
your banishing spell is useless.
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You have studied my writings.
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Surely you have some other plan!
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No... I just wanted to save
you, I didn't think--
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Don't fret.
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When I extinguish the light and
hope of this miserable world,
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you won't remember any of this.
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No!
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This one is almost.. as
strong as you, Starswirl.
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But even in my weakened state,
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she cannot stop the
might of shadows!
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Lucky for her,
she's not alone!
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ARRGGGHHH!
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Know this, fiend.
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We will not rest until we find
a way to return you to limbo.
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Never!
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Your days of glory are
through, Starswirl.
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Now my dark power will reign
and you six will bow to me!
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Um, where'd he go?
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That is a riddle
we must unravel.
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And quickly.
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How long have we been gone?
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Over a thousand years.
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Then my spell worked... before
it was meddled with.
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And the realm has been at
peace for a millennia!
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Well, we did have to save
everypony from Nightmare Moon
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and Discord and Chrysalis and
King Sombra and Lord Tirek and
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there was that one time when
Starlight traveled through time
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and almost destroyed
life as we know it!
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But that's all in the past.
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If you are truly
this accomplished,
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we will stop the Pony of
Shadows twice as fast together.
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We shall see.
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It is an easy thing to say
you have saved the world.
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It is quite another to do it.
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Oh, we've saved
the world, beardo.
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And we can do it again.
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Be that as it may, the problem
of locating the Pony of Shadows
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remains and this land is vast.
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It sounds like you need a map.
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Luckily, we have just the thing.
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Something about this
magic seems familiar.
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Did you know he
could do that?
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He's Starswirl!
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He can do anything!
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This map and, indeed, this very
castle are grown from the seed
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we planted over a
thousand years ago.
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Then it did work!
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What worked?
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Each of us infused a crystal
seed with our magic
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in hopes that it would grow
into a force for good.
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We wanted to leave something
to protect the realm in our absence,
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but we never dreamed our gift
would become so powerful.
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Y'all mean the
elements came from you?
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You know, the sparkly
crystal things that grow
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from the Tree of Harmony
and represent each of us?
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Laughter.
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Honesty.
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Generosity.
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Loyalty.
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Kindness.
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And magic!
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They are reflections of our own
elements of hope, strength,
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beauty, bravery,
healing and sorcery.
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We had no idea our
small seed would bloom
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into the living
spirit of the land.
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I am glad our mantles have
passed to such capable ponies.
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More importantly, we
no longer need Ponhenge
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to send our foe
back to limbo.
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We can use the stored magic in
this "Tree of Harmony."
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But doesn't a banishing spell
take a lot of power?
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We'd have to sacrifice
the elements for that.
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Mm hm.
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They'd be gone...
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Forever?
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Starswirl, I don't think
the Tree can survive
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without the elements.
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If it dies, Equestria
will suffer.
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If the Pony of Shadows has his
way, your land will not exist!
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So unless you have
a better idea...
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Our foe will seek dark places
from which to draw power.
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I will prepare my spell,
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so that we may strike as
soon as you find him.
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What are we waiting for?
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I like your spirit!
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Uh huh! Oh yeah!
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What about
this one?
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Sea Pony etiquette isn't going
to help right now, Spike.
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Uh, Twilight?
Are you OK?
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I just unleashed ultimate
evil and doomed Equestria
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because I was obsessed
with meeting my idol!
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Why wouldn't I be OK!?
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Pfft. You didn't know that
was gonna happen.
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But I should have listened to
you and left things alone.
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Now the elements of harmony
will be lost to fix my mistake!
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Maybe there's another way.
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If there is, Twilight
will find it.
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Portal gate... portal keys...
portal spells.
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YES! If the Pillars can hold
open the gateway to limbo,
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a powerful pony can do the
banishing spell herself!
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Do you know what this means!?
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[pant] I can stop carrying books?
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The Pillars don't have
to leave Equestria!
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Even though we'll
lose the elements,
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we'll have the ponies
that created them.
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And the Pony of shadows
will be banished for good!
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That's.. great. Heh.
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But I was thinking
of another way
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that maybe doesn't involve
"banishing" at all?
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Starswirl knew what he was
doing when he cast that spell.
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If I can make it
even better,
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maybe he'll see that I take
magic as seriously as he does.
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It seems the dark places
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Starswirl indicated on
the map have changed.
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I bet the Pony of Shadows
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would've loved the
Ghastly Caverns
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before 1000
years of erosion
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turned it into the
Ghastly Gorge.
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The "Appeloosian Wastes" sure
sounded dark and desolate.
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Who knew they would become
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such a popular square
dancing destination?
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And I get how this
part of Equestria
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used to be cast
in eternal night
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where the Pony of Shadows could
draw power and wreak havoc
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while ponies were powerless
to stop him, but,
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IT'S KINDA MADE A COMEBACK.
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DID I MENTION IT'S
REALLY BRIGHT?
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It seems there are fewer dark
corners in the realm these days.
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Isn't that a good thing?
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True. The Pony of Shadows
will have a hard time
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regaining power.
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When he rears his
head, we'll be ready!
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Isn't there some way to banish
him without losing all of you?
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[sigh] I wish there were.
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But to save our home, we
are willing to leave it.
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I don't think you'll have to!
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My spell isn't finished yet,
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but I think we can send The
Pony of Shadows to limbo
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without all of you
having to go as well!
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While I appreciate your
enthusiasm, Twilight,
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this is hardly the time to take
risks on half-baked spells.
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Begging your pardon,
Mr. The Bearded.
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But Twilight doesn't
do anything half-way.
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Especially not magic!
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Seriously! She got her wings by
finishing one of your spells.
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I think you'll find her
work is worth reading
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before you dismiss
it out of hoof!
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Mm hm!
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While it is an
unconventional approach,
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I believe it could work.
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Hm.
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I suppose there
is a chance.
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But we still have no idea
where to find the villain.
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Maybe we should try there?
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The Hollow Shades.
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I think a branch of the
Apple family lives there.
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They'd have to be
pretty distant.
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The Hollow Shades was
abandoned eons ago.
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Hm, that's odd.
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The only time the map's called
all of us to one place
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was Starlight's village.
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So it's like a
super-villain tracker!
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No offence.
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Do you think the map could
be trying to tell us
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where the Pony of Shadows is?
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Hmmm.
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The Tree of Harmony acting to
protect the light of the realm....
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Yes, a good thought, Twilight.
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I will make my
notes on this spell.
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Ready yourselves for battle.
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Uh, I know I'm not as
experienced as all of you,
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but is banishment
really the only option?
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I mean, it's been a long time.
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Maybe the Pony of
Shadows is ready to talk?
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I doubt we can save our
homeland with a conversation.
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But we could try.
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Starlight, I'm sure Starswirl
and the others did try.
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The Pony of Shadows was not
interested in reconciliation.
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Once a villain,
always a villain.
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Twilight? Sunburst?
Would you accompany me?
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I wish to refine this
spell for our use.
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Come! We must prepare
for the struggle ahead.
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[sigh] I know Starswirl
is a great wizard,
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but this whole
plan seems... wrong.
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The map's only ever sent us
to solve friendship problems.
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Maybe so, but the
Pony of Shadows
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doesn't really seem like the
friendship type.
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Honestly?
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We don't know
anything about him.
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Nopony does.
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That's not entirely true.
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You all knew the Pony of Shadows
before he became what he is now.
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You must've been friends..
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So what happened?
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The tale of our
rift is a sad one.
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Rockhoof: Stygian was a pony
like the rest of us,
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though more scholar than hero.
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He recognized our
emerging world
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would need champions
to defend it.
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Flash Magnus: He may have
gathered us together,
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but he, himself was just
an ordinary unicorn
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who soon grew jealous
of our abilities.
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Mistmane: He stole objects
from each of us ...
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artifacts to use in a spell.
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Meadowbrook: And we cast
him out for it.
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Somnambula: We always
thought he'd return
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and seek forgiveness.
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But when we saw him again, his
heart was bent on revenge.
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He dashed even my
hope of saving him.
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But why did he steal
the artifacts from you?
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No doubt it was an enchantment
to take our powers for himself.
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Hm.
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That looks like a lot of work.
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It is what must be done
and it would be best
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if we were not disturbed.
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I'm sorry, Starlight, but
we can't stop to talk.
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The stakes are too
high and we have to...
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banish Stygian to limbo.
I get it.
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Uh, who?
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Stygian was the name the
Pony of Shadows gave up
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when he turned to darkness.
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And I'm just trying
to figure out why.
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Envy. He wanted more
power than he had
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and that desire led
him down a path
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from which there is no return.
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I know from experience
that's not always true.
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When the map called
you six to my village,
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it was for a
friendship problem.
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Are you sure this is different?
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I...
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Stygian wants to destroy all
that is good in this world.
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There's no way to
befriend a pony like that.
251
00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:45,824
I guess I'm lucky your
idol wasn't around
252
00:13:45,926 --> 00:13:47,992
when you decided to
be my friend.
253
00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:50,395
I might've been
banished to limbo too.
254
00:13:57,236 --> 00:13:59,604
Somnambula: I am glad we
have the chance to see
255
00:13:59,706 --> 00:14:03,174
what has grown from our
efforts so long ago.
256
00:14:03,276 --> 00:14:06,044
It seems a shame
to harm it.
257
00:14:06,146 --> 00:14:07,646
A necessary sacrifice.
258
00:14:07,748 --> 00:14:08,746
With the elements' power,
259
00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:10,849
we will bind the Pony
of Shadows in limbo.
260
00:14:10,951 --> 00:14:12,183
And thanks to Twilight,
261
00:14:12,285 --> 00:14:14,919
we will remain to watch
over the realm ourselves.
262
00:14:28,534 --> 00:14:31,235
Um, how do we use them?
263
00:14:31,437 --> 00:14:34,072
Well, you--Oh. I'm not sure.
264
00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:35,406
They simply work for us.
265
00:14:35,508 --> 00:14:37,075
The elements are
attuned to you.
266
00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:39,043
We must use their
magic in pairs.
267
00:14:39,245 --> 00:14:40,445
No problem!
268
00:14:40,547 --> 00:14:43,381
We're used to banishing
evil before breakfast.
269
00:14:44,283 --> 00:14:46,951
And it'll be an honor to
save Equestria with y'all.
270
00:14:49,221 --> 00:14:51,723
I really hope Twilight
knows what she's doing.
271
00:14:55,862 --> 00:14:58,062
I don't remember reading
anything that said
272
00:14:58,164 --> 00:14:59,999
the Hollow Shades
was like this.
273
00:15:00,801 --> 00:15:04,302
Oh... the Pony of Shadows
must have twisted it
274
00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:05,703
to his purposes.
275
00:15:08,774 --> 00:15:11,276
[evil laugh]
Prepare yourselves.
276
00:15:11,678 --> 00:15:12,977
He is here.
277
00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:16,447
Stygian! Show
yourself and face us!
278
00:15:16,549 --> 00:15:19,983
[evil laughter]
[rumbling]
279
00:15:33,799 --> 00:15:36,901
I definitely would have
remembered reading about this.
280
00:15:45,144 --> 00:15:48,079
Welcome to the Well of Shade!
281
00:15:48,681 --> 00:15:52,583
When you turned your backs on
me, I discovered this place.
282
00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:55,453
The darkness spoke to me of
a power beyond any
283
00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:58,523
I could imagine and I listened.
284
00:15:58,925 --> 00:16:01,025
The shadow and I became one.
285
00:16:01,427 --> 00:16:04,629
Soon all of the realm
will be the same.
286
00:16:04,831 --> 00:16:08,532
Then all ponies will
feel the despair I did
287
00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:10,435
when you cast me out!
288
00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,370
We did
what we had to do.
289
00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:15,774
You tried to steal our
powers for yourself!
290
00:16:16,176 --> 00:16:18,476
No! It was you who were selfish!
291
00:16:18,778 --> 00:16:21,512
And now you will pay!
292
00:16:23,950 --> 00:16:26,851
Are you still sure this
isn't a friendship problem?
293
00:16:27,753 --> 00:16:28,386
Ready?
294
00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:29,854
Open the portal...
295
00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:32,891
NOW!
296
00:16:45,938 --> 00:16:48,606
No! You will not
trap me again!
297
00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:50,508
Twilight! Push him in!
298
00:16:52,277 --> 00:16:52,812
Huh?
299
00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,314
There's... a pony in there.
300
00:17:03,755 --> 00:17:04,622
Are you...
301
00:17:04,724 --> 00:17:05,690
Stygian?
302
00:17:06,292 --> 00:17:07,792
I was, once.
303
00:17:07,894 --> 00:17:09,961
Until my friends betrayed me.
304
00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:12,630
But Starswirl says
you betrayed them.
305
00:17:12,832 --> 00:17:14,298
You wanted their magic.
306
00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:16,601
No! I wanted
their respect.
307
00:17:16,803 --> 00:17:18,069
I brought them
together.
308
00:17:18,171 --> 00:17:20,104
I planned strategy and
I read all I could
309
00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:21,639
about the beasts we faced.
310
00:17:21,841 --> 00:17:23,775
But I didn't have
magic or strength.
311
00:17:24,177 --> 00:17:25,844
So nopony ever noticed me.
312
00:17:26,646 --> 00:17:30,048
I went to Ponehenge to make my
own copies of the artifacts.
313
00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:32,417
With them, I thought I
could be a Pillar too!
314
00:17:32,619 --> 00:17:34,619
And stand by their
side in battle.
315
00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:37,488
I never wanted to
steal their power.
316
00:17:37,990 --> 00:17:40,391
But instead of sharing
and letting me help,
317
00:17:40,593 --> 00:17:42,226
my friends threw me out.
318
00:17:42,528 --> 00:17:44,829
So I became stronger
than any of them!
319
00:17:45,031 --> 00:17:47,598
The darkness welcomed me
when no pony would.
320
00:17:47,900 --> 00:17:50,134
I will do what I
must to protect it!
321
00:17:50,536 --> 00:17:52,336
This is all a
misunderstanding!
322
00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:54,238
If the Pillars
knew how you felt,
323
00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:56,807
I'm sure they wouldn't have
turned their backs on you.
324
00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:59,110
The shadow isn't
who you really are.
325
00:17:59,312 --> 00:18:01,312
Let me help you
be Stygian again.
326
00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:03,781
Even if my friends
did still care,
327
00:18:03,883 --> 00:18:06,684
what makes you think you
have the power to help me?
328
00:18:06,886 --> 00:18:08,519
Starlight: Because it's
what she does.
329
00:18:08,821 --> 00:18:11,990
I wasn't so different from you
and Twilight helped me change.
330
00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,526
If there's one pony in Equestria
that can save a friendship,
331
00:18:15,728 --> 00:18:16,761
it's her.
332
00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:19,431
I--I want to believe you....
333
00:18:20,633 --> 00:18:23,134
But the darkness
will not be stopped!
334
00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:32,811
Fight the darkness, Stygian!
335
00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:34,779
You don't need it anymore.
336
00:18:35,381 --> 00:18:38,749
Revenge isn't what you
want, friendship is!
337
00:18:40,919 --> 00:18:41,853
Twilight!
338
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,793
Ugh.. the shadow won't let go of him.
339
00:18:48,895 --> 00:18:51,396
He wants to stop, but
he can't do it alone!
340
00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:53,531
Then we must help him.
341
00:19:19,392 --> 00:19:23,628
YEAH! It felt so good
to do that again!
342
00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:25,830
Friendship power rush!
343
00:19:25,932 --> 00:19:26,631
WOO!
344
00:19:27,633 --> 00:19:28,499
The elements!
345
00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:29,867
They didn't disappear.
346
00:19:30,069 --> 00:19:32,303
Maybe because we used them
for healing magic
347
00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:33,638
instead of banishing?
348
00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:34,505
Look!
349
00:19:37,476 --> 00:19:39,910
Long ago you needed
our help, Stygian,
350
00:19:40,112 --> 00:19:43,081
but instead of listening,
we turned our backs on you.
351
00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:45,516
Pride clouded my judgment.
352
00:19:45,918 --> 00:19:47,652
I owe you an apology.
353
00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:52,256
Thank you for helping us see the
errors of our ways, Twilight.
354
00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:56,260
It seems I never accounted
for the magic of friendship.
355
00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:58,396
Thank you, Swirlstar.
356
00:19:58,598 --> 00:19:59,898
Er... Starswirl!
357
00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:04,969
AHEM.
358
00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:09,907
So apparently a conversation
can save Equestria?
359
00:20:11,309 --> 00:20:15,980
Something tells me I will be
making a lot of apologies today.
360
00:20:19,651 --> 00:20:22,620
I simply cannot believe
how tall you've gotten!
361
00:20:22,922 --> 00:20:26,157
Well, it has been
over a thousand years.
362
00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,893
Will you stay here and
teach magic once again?
363
00:20:29,095 --> 00:20:32,563
My sister and I have such fond
memories of your lessons.
364
00:20:32,865 --> 00:20:35,266
As long as you don't ask for
those essays we owed you
365
00:20:35,368 --> 00:20:36,834
before you disappeared.
366
00:20:37,804 --> 00:20:40,738
I am not certain Canterlot
is where I belong.
367
00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,508
The realm has grown and I
believe I'll have a look around
368
00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:46,777
before I settle
in any one place.
369
00:20:46,979 --> 00:20:49,948
And I long to see what
has become of my home.
370
00:20:50,350 --> 00:20:52,417
I believe we all do.
371
00:20:53,319 --> 00:20:56,454
Then I hope you will return to
Canterlot on occasion
372
00:20:56,556 --> 00:20:59,123
and share the wisdom of
your great experience
373
00:20:59,225 --> 00:21:01,626
with the next
generation of ponies.
374
00:21:01,828 --> 00:21:04,695
We would be honored, but
if it is wisdom you seek,
375
00:21:04,997 --> 00:21:07,131
look no further
than your own pupil.
376
00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:09,700
She showed me that the
power of friendship
377
00:21:09,902 --> 00:21:12,070
is a magical force indeed.
378
00:21:12,272 --> 00:21:14,105
And that in turning
away from others,
379
00:21:14,307 --> 00:21:16,074
you hurt yourself as well.
380
00:21:19,878 --> 00:21:21,846
It's funny. I thought
meeting my idol
381
00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:24,148
would give me all the
answers I ever wanted.
382
00:21:24,250 --> 00:21:27,018
But instead, I forgot
what I already knew.
383
00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:30,254
Good thing I had a student
of my own to remind me.