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[splat]
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So, Scootaloo's keeping
Petunia busy like you asked.
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What did you two
want to talk about?
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I'm sure you get these
questions all the time.
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Oh, this is so awkward.
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Uh, you're the experts, so we
thought you'd have some insight
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into our daughter's
new... uh, cutie mark.
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What's wrong?
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Obviously, we're both very proud
of her and her cutie mark.
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Despite its, um,
unsettling nature.
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Unsettling?
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I don't get
what you mean.
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Her mark doesn't
bother you at all?
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[petunia] Hey! Check
out what we found!
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Look! A spiny-backed Pon-asaurus
in our own backyard!
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And I found them on my
very own. How cool is that?
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Oooooh. She's an
archaeologist!
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Of course! What did you think
she was gonna be? A pirate?
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Pirate! Pfft! Why
would we think that?
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[fake laughter]
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* My little pony,
my little pony *
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* Aaaahhh *
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* My little Pony *
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* I used to wonder what
friendship could be. *
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* My Little Pony *
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* Until you all shared
its magic with me. *
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* Big adventure! *
* Tons of fun *
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* A beautiful heart!
Faithful and strong! *
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* Sharing kindness *
* it's an easy feat *
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* And magic makes it
all complete! *
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* To have my little pony *
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* Do you know you're all
my very best friends? *
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Whoo-hoo! Another successful
cutie intervention.
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You know Crusaders, I don't
want to toot our own horn...
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but we've helped a lot of
ponies figure out their
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purpose in life.
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Like Blue Note, here. Nice
saxophone, Blue Note!
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Yep. Everywhere you look,
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there's a pony we've
helped find a purpose.
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[tapping]
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You've gotta admit, we've
had a pretty good effect
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on everypony since
we discovered
our destiny.
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And started helping
other ponies
discover theirs!
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Could this get any
better or what?
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Now, Scootaloo, you do know
there will always be challenges.
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Someday, somepony might even
come to us with a problem
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that even we can't
handle. Like, say...
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...a griffon?
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Ha! Exactly. Like a griffon.
But that's just crazy talk.
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OR NOT!
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Is that really a griffon?
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You're durn tootin' it is!
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Whaddya think that
griffon wants?
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I guess we've gotta
ask her but...
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aren't Griffons supposed to
be kind of mean and cranky?
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Crusaders, looks like we've
gotta step carefully!
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The Cutie Mark Crusaders?
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I can't believe it's
really really you!
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[giggling]
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This... griffon... not cranky!
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How in the blooming apples
did you know who we are?
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Know who you are?
KNOW WHO YOU ARE?
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Why, I've heard about you
from everypony in Ponyville!
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I'm so excited to meet
you, I could just EXPLODE!
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I'm Gabriella, but
you can call me Gabby,
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since we're friends
now. Pleased to meetcha!
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[wobbly shout]
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Well, howdy, um... Gabby.
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OOOOOOH! I'm just
about the most excited
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any griffon has ever
been about anything.
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Excited? But whatever for?
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What for? WHAT FOR?
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Everypony in town tells me
of your amazing assistance.
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How you help ponies find
their place in the world.
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It's a calling. But...
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And that's why I'm
here. I need help, too.
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I want you to give
me a cutie mark!
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Um, can a griffon
even GET a Cutie Mark?
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I don't know, but I think we
should probably find out.
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[nervous giggling]
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So, Gabriella...
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Gabby, 'kay?
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'Gabby.' Why do you
even want a cutie mark?
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It doesn't seem like a very
griffon-y thing to want.
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Right? Right? RIIIIIGHT?
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You're telling me! I don't
know if you've heard,
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but griffons can be a
little bit unfriendly.
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Most griffons don't pay much
attention to each other.
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And if they do,
it's not, y'know...
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the good kind of attention.
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As for me, I'm just a little
mail-delivery griffon
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who likes to spread a little
bit of griffon-y sunshine
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on my rounds! Which
always made me feel
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different from the
other griffons.
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[slamming doors]
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I'd do anything for any
ol' griffon in need.
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[indignant squawks]
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But it just always seemed
like the harder I tried,
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the less I fit in!
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It wasn't until your friends
came to Griffonstone
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that I realized some
creatures actually like
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helping each other.
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And I saw something
so awesomely awesome!
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How helping spreads from pony
to pony and griffon to griffon.
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I knew then that I had find
out why I was so different
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from the other griffons.
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And I knew the answer just
HAD to have something to do
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with those wonderful, amazing
marks on the ponies' flanks!
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And I admit, I became,
maybe, a little obsessed.
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So first chance I had to
deliver a letter from Gilda,
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I took it so I could
find the perfect ponies
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to help me understand
what those marks are.
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Everypony here
told me one thing:
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I just HAD to see the
cutie mark crusaders.
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They've helped everypony
here get their cutie marks.
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And I knew, I just knew, that
someday I'd have one, too:
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a cutie mark of my very own!
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That's why I flew
all the way here.
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I want to find my own
place in the world
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and I know you can help me
by giving me a cutie mark!
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So let's make with
the cutie!
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Whenever you're ready!
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Did it happen yet?
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Uh, not exactly.
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How 'bout now? How 'bout now?
How 'bout now? How 'bout now?
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Um, Gabby, I hate
to break it to you,
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but it sounds like you
mighta heard some tall tales
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about what Crusaders can do.
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I mean, we are kinda
awesome and all,
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but nopony can just
give you a cutie mark.
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It just sort of... happens.
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Though I'm pretty sure it
doesn't happen to Griffons.
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Or if it does, we've
never ever heard of it.
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Oh. I hadn't thought of that.
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Sounds like a challenge.
And who could be up to it
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but the world-famous
Cutie Mark Crusaders?
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Cutie marks: it's in
your name and everything,
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right? Right? RIGHT?
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Now I have to deliver Gilda's
letter to Rainbow Dash.
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I bet by the time I get back,
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you'll have it one-hundred
percent figured out!
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Toodles for now.
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Wheeeee! Gonna
get my Cutie Mark!
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What she wants, it's
not possible, right?
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I don't know. But I know
someone who just might!
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I've read every
book on the subject.
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And I've never read a
thing about any creature
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other than a pony
getting a cutie mark!
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But Twilight, Gabby flew all the
way here so we could help her.
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There's gotta be
something we can do.
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Say... is there some kind
of spell you can whip up
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to make her mark appear?
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Um, I don't know if any of
you remember, but using magic
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to get a cutie mark never
really works out all that well.
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Ohhhhhh... riiiiight.
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Crusaders, I'm sorry. While
I can't say for certain
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that it's utterly impossible,
the chances of Gabby
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getting an actual mark
are... pretty slim.
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Everything I've ever
learned tells me...
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it's just not gonna happen.
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Oh NO! Poor Gabby!
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What the apples are we
ever gonna tell her?
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Crusaders, this is terrible!
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Gabby really believed in us, and
now we're going to let her down.
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But what else can we do?
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Hmmm. You know what,
Crusaders? So what.
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Maybe we can't help
Gabby get a cutie mark,
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but we can still do
what we're best at.
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We can help her
find her purpose!
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And I reckon doin' that
is the same for Griffons
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as it is for ponies... or any
other creature in Equestria!
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All we have to do is be extra
special clear with her.
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Like, Crystal Empire clear.
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Yeah!
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INCOMING!
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[groans]
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Hiya, you wonderful,
wonderful Crusaders.
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I just know you figured
out how to help me
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because you're
all so incredible!
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Well, Gabby, we've
talked it over
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and we think we may just
be able to help you out
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but not exactly in
the way you think.
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See, here's the thing about
you getting a cutie mark.
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I'M GETTING A Cutie
mark! Wooo-whooooo!
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Wait, you didn't let me finish!
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WHEEEEE!
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Um, I think maybe that
could have been clearer.
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Cutie mark, cutie mark,
gonna get my cutie mark!
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YEAH! Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!
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She's still going! Anypony know
if Griffons ever get tired?
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What do you think my mark
will be? A lightning bolt?
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An erupting volcano?! I don't
care if it's a jar of marmalade.
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I know I'll love
it, whatever it is!
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Hold on just a hoofstep, Gabby,
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there's something
we need to clear up.
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We can definitely help
you find your purpose
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but that mark's probably
not gonna happen.
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WHAT?!
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It's true. Twilight's
never heard of a creature
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other than a pony
getting a cutie mark.
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Oh, pfft, is that all? You
had me worried for a second.
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I mean, there's a first
time for everything, right?
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And she didn't say it
was impossible, right?
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Well, not exactly.
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Well, then if anypony can make
it happen, it's you three!
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I mean, you haven't failed yet!
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You know what, Gabby?
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I promise, we're gonna
do everything we can
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to help you get your mark!
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OH! It's gonna happen! I can
feel it! Whoo hoo! Whoo hoo!
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Aaaaand, she's off again.
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Why in tarnation would
you promise something
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that just can't be done!
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I know what it's like to want
something that's out of reach.
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And just because it
hasn't happened yet
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doesn't mean it can't.
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Maybe trying for the
impossible isn't so bad.
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I guess we'll never know for
sure unless we give it a try.
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All right. But where
do we even start?
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Where we always do, with a good
ol' fashioned Crusaders CHART!
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The first thing we gotta
do is find your purpose.
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Nopony gets a mark without one.
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All right! Let's do this!
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What are you good at?
Do you play any sports?
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Or like to dance?
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Or how about singing? I just
love to sing. LA LA LA LAAAAAAA!
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Wow. I kinda wanna
just try everything.
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I mean, I don't even
know what to pick!
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Don't worry, that's
what we're here for!
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* [military snare drum beat] *
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* Like a racer at
the starting line *
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*You're chomping at the bit *
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* You are here to
find your purpose *
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* And the place
you really fit *
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* And until you find your
place in life you're
never gonna quit *
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* We can help you find the
purpose in your life! *
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* A griffon mixes
lion's strength *
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* With wingéd eagle's might *
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00:11:49,834 --> 00:11:54,214
* When I finally find my purpose
then my cutie mark's in sight *
240
00:11:54,256 --> 00:11:56,341
* Crusaders, I won't
let you down *
241
00:11:56,383 --> 00:11:58,135
* I've just begun to fight *
242
00:11:58,176 --> 00:12:00,845
* You're gonna help me find
the purpose in my life! *
243
00:12:04,849 --> 00:12:06,810
* Got a job that's
just no fun? *
244
00:12:06,851 --> 00:12:08,853
* Call on me,
I'll get it done *
245
00:12:08,895 --> 00:12:11,022
* Cauldron's stuck
and needs a mix? *
246
00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:13,066
* I'm the one who's
got the fix *
247
00:12:13,108 --> 00:12:15,235
* Help you teach pre-calculus *
248
00:12:15,277 --> 00:12:17,279
* Scrub the floors,
won't make a fuss *
249
00:12:17,321 --> 00:12:19,281
* Clearing kelp?
Just give a yelp! *
250
00:12:19,323 --> 00:12:21,783
* Rarin' to go, ready to help *
251
00:12:21,825 --> 00:12:25,870
* That's the spirit, you ought
to see what you do best *
252
00:12:25,912 --> 00:12:29,833
* Try it all, pick your fave
and leave behind the rest *
253
00:12:29,874 --> 00:12:34,087
* I'll try anything to
get my cutie mark *
254
00:12:34,129 --> 00:12:38,091
* Keep up with me crusaders
we're just getting our start *
255
00:12:38,133 --> 00:12:39,843
* Rock your little
ones to sleep *
256
00:12:39,884 --> 00:12:41,679
* While hanging up the sheets *
257
00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,014
* I can help you with
your heavy load *
258
00:12:44,055 --> 00:12:45,849
* Walk granny cross
the street *
259
00:12:45,890 --> 00:12:49,853
* I'll run you around the bases
fast, it's really no big feat *
260
00:12:49,894 --> 00:12:52,897
* Can we help her find
the purpose in her life? *
261
00:12:56,735 --> 00:12:58,696
* Cheer you if you're
feeling low *
262
00:12:58,737 --> 00:13:00,739
* Plant your garden
make it grow *
263
00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:04,826
* Write a piece for your quartet
filling in on clarinet *
264
00:13:04,868 --> 00:13:06,828
* Bake that cake as
fast as lightning *
265
00:13:06,870 --> 00:13:09,540
* She's so good at things
it's frightening *
266
00:13:09,581 --> 00:13:13,835
* Cutie Mark Crusaders, I
think we've got a problem *
267
00:13:13,877 --> 00:13:17,839
* Build a boat and sail
it out across the sea *
268
00:13:17,881 --> 00:13:21,843
* Need some help, you know
that you can count on me *
269
00:13:21,885 --> 00:13:28,058
* CMCs you're going to
help me find my purpose *
270
00:13:28,099 --> 00:13:33,355
* The purpose in my life! *
271
00:13:33,397 --> 00:13:38,569
* In my life! *
272
00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:40,862
Now how we gonna do THIS?
273
00:13:40,904 --> 00:13:42,113
[song ends]
274
00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:45,492
Gabby's special purpose
can't be everything, right?
275
00:13:45,534 --> 00:13:46,993
It may as well be.
276
00:13:47,035 --> 00:13:49,621
I don't know how we find
what she's supposed to do
277
00:13:49,663 --> 00:13:52,082
when she can do it all.
278
00:13:52,123 --> 00:13:55,085
And if finding her
purpose seems impossible,
279
00:13:55,126 --> 00:13:57,504
we can just forget about
the whole Griffon-getting
280
00:13:57,546 --> 00:14:01,675
a-cutie-mark thing which
is actually impossible.
281
00:14:01,717 --> 00:14:04,094
I never should have
gotten her hopes up.
282
00:14:04,135 --> 00:14:07,847
I Did. It. All! So? Lay
it on me, Crusaders.
283
00:14:07,889 --> 00:14:09,516
What's my purpose?
284
00:14:09,558 --> 00:14:13,937
And how do we get a mark
on these here haunches?
285
00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:18,233
Gabby, we... we don't.
286
00:14:18,275 --> 00:14:21,027
Wait! What are you saying?
287
00:14:21,069 --> 00:14:23,196
We're saying that since
you can do everything
288
00:14:23,238 --> 00:14:25,616
so amazingly well...
289
00:14:25,657 --> 00:14:29,703
we just can't figure out what
one thing you're supposed to do.
290
00:14:29,745 --> 00:14:32,914
Gabby. We can't help you.
291
00:14:32,956 --> 00:14:36,334
But-but you're the world-famous
Cutie Mark Crusaders!
292
00:14:36,376 --> 00:14:40,422
I can't believe it. I... I...
I WON'T believe it.
293
00:14:40,464 --> 00:14:41,923
Gabby! Wait!
294
00:14:41,965 --> 00:14:45,927
We're sorry! We're so, so sorry!
295
00:14:45,969 --> 00:14:48,012
This is just awful!
296
00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:51,015
For the first time ever,
the Cutie Mark Crusaders
297
00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:53,935
are cutie mark... failures!
298
00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:55,270
* [dramatic flourish] *
299
00:14:58,732 --> 00:15:02,944
I'm sorry, Crusaders. I really
thought we could help Gabby.
300
00:15:02,986 --> 00:15:05,489
I thought we could help anypony.
301
00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:09,075
Maybe that's just it. Maybe
we can only help ponies.
302
00:15:09,117 --> 00:15:11,703
Or maybe we just plain failed.
303
00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:15,957
Failed? Then what
do you call THIS?
304
00:15:15,999 --> 00:15:18,669
A CUTIE MARK!?
305
00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:21,296
WHAT? You got your
mark after all!
306
00:15:21,338 --> 00:15:23,089
Even though we couldn't
find your purpose?
307
00:15:23,131 --> 00:15:26,134
But - whaaaa? Huh? HOW?
308
00:15:26,176 --> 00:15:28,970
An' what does it
mean? A cauldron?
309
00:15:29,012 --> 00:15:33,141
Um, I don't know. Maybe
it means my purpose is uh,
310
00:15:33,183 --> 00:15:34,976
helping uh, Zecora with potions.
311
00:15:35,018 --> 00:15:36,895
That's the first thing I tried.
312
00:15:36,936 --> 00:15:40,315
I guess it just took some time
to appear but here it is!
313
00:15:40,357 --> 00:15:43,985
This. Is. AWESOME!
We're not failures.
314
00:15:44,027 --> 00:15:45,737
Whatever we did WORKED!
315
00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:48,532
I had a feeling we could
help you and we did!
316
00:15:48,573 --> 00:15:51,117
Ooh, we've gotta go see
Twilight right away!
317
00:15:51,159 --> 00:15:53,077
She'll want to know about this.
318
00:15:53,119 --> 00:15:56,164
Correction: she NEEDS
to know about this.
319
00:15:56,206 --> 00:15:57,791
I bet she'll want to
write a whole book
320
00:15:57,833 --> 00:16:00,836
about the very first Griffon to
get a cutie mark of her own!
321
00:16:00,878 --> 00:16:05,549
Oh, totally. Um, but you
know Rainbow Dash asked me
322
00:16:05,590 --> 00:16:07,551
to pick up her answer
to Gilda's letter.
323
00:16:07,592 --> 00:16:09,720
I better take care of
that before I forget.
324
00:16:09,761 --> 00:16:12,430
Here's an idea: uh,
you head to the castle,
325
00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:18,520
I'll meet you there, cutie
mark and all. Um... toodles!
326
00:16:18,562 --> 00:16:20,188
Wow, can you believe it?
327
00:16:20,230 --> 00:16:22,733
We were able to help her
get her mark after all!
328
00:16:22,774 --> 00:16:24,902
Come on, Crusaders;
let's tell Twilight!
329
00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:30,031
Gabby? You just missed her!
She was in such a hurry
330
00:16:30,073 --> 00:16:31,366
she didn't even come in.
331
00:16:31,408 --> 00:16:34,369
Just dropped this
letter and zoomed away.
332
00:16:34,411 --> 00:16:37,789
Dear Crusaders: I'll
never forget you!
333
00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:40,792
You really are every bit
as awesome as I heard.
334
00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:43,587
I'm heading home to
tell all the griffons
335
00:16:43,628 --> 00:16:45,171
how you did the impossible
336
00:16:45,213 --> 00:16:48,842
by getting me my
cutie mark. Toodles!
337
00:16:48,884 --> 00:16:50,385
[crash]
338
00:16:50,427 --> 00:16:53,471
Wait a second, CUTIE MARK?
339
00:16:53,513 --> 00:16:55,682
You actually got a
griffon a cutie mark
340
00:16:55,724 --> 00:16:58,017
for the first time
in recorded history?
341
00:16:58,059 --> 00:17:02,063
You know what this calls for?
A full-scale research project!
342
00:17:02,105 --> 00:17:03,481
This makes no sense.
343
00:17:03,523 --> 00:17:05,901
Gabby didn't come in
and show you her mark?
344
00:17:05,943 --> 00:17:08,069
You have GOT to get Gabby
back here right away.
345
00:17:08,111 --> 00:17:09,905
I have so many
questions!
346
00:17:09,947 --> 00:17:12,073
I hope I have
enough ink and parchment
347
00:17:12,115 --> 00:17:13,241
to document EVERYTHING!
348
00:17:13,283 --> 00:17:15,911
SPIKE! Guess what just happened!
349
00:17:15,953 --> 00:17:18,413
Weird. Gabby didn't
show Twilight her mark,
350
00:17:18,455 --> 00:17:20,791
like she said she
was gonna do?
351
00:17:20,832 --> 00:17:23,919
Something in this here
applesauce smells kinda fishy.
352
00:17:23,961 --> 00:17:26,087
We better find her and
find out what's going on!
353
00:17:26,129 --> 00:17:27,422
Come on, Crusaders.
354
00:17:29,132 --> 00:17:30,634
Keep your eyes on
the skies, ponies.
355
00:17:30,675 --> 00:17:32,176
Gabby can't have gone far.
356
00:17:32,218 --> 00:17:34,512
She's not in the air,
she's right THERE!
357
00:17:34,554 --> 00:17:38,057
Gabby! Hold up, we're a-comin'!
358
00:17:38,099 --> 00:17:41,060
Um, sorry, no time to chat.
I just stopped to help
359
00:17:41,102 --> 00:17:43,772
this pony get out of the muck
and then I really gotta fly!
360
00:17:43,814 --> 00:17:46,274
OK, HEAVE-HOHHHH!
361
00:17:49,152 --> 00:17:50,737
Gabby, we're your friends!
362
00:17:50,779 --> 00:17:53,657
Why in Equestria you
running away from us?
363
00:17:53,698 --> 00:17:56,701
Running away? Oh,
I'm not running away.
364
00:17:56,743 --> 00:18:00,747
I'm just, um, excited to
show my lovely new cutie mark
365
00:18:00,789 --> 00:18:03,124
to everyone in Griffonstone.
366
00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:06,920
You mean the cutie mark that's
runnin' right off your flank?
367
00:18:06,962 --> 00:18:09,130
Yup. That's the one.
368
00:18:09,172 --> 00:18:11,508
I guess the one thing I'm
really not that good at...
369
00:18:11,549 --> 00:18:13,677
is faking things.
370
00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:16,220
Wow, Gabby, painting
on a fake cutie mark
371
00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:20,433
to make yourself feel better?
You must have been REALLY upset.
372
00:18:20,475 --> 00:18:22,769
Sure, I was disappointed
373
00:18:22,811 --> 00:18:26,147
but I didn't do it to
make myself feel better.
374
00:18:26,189 --> 00:18:28,900
I wanted to make
you feel better!
375
00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:30,151
[gasp]
376
00:18:30,193 --> 00:18:32,362
I couldn't bear you three
thinking you failed
377
00:18:32,403 --> 00:18:34,865
after you tried so
hard to help.
378
00:18:34,906 --> 00:18:37,701
That's why I had to leave before
you or Twilight found out
379
00:18:37,742 --> 00:18:42,497
the truth. [sigh]. I'm sorry
I wasn't honest with you.
380
00:18:42,539 --> 00:18:45,166
I'll just wing my way
back to Griffonstone.
381
00:18:45,208 --> 00:18:47,168
Thanks for trying.
382
00:18:47,210 --> 00:18:49,295
You don't need to
apologize for caring about
383
00:18:49,337 --> 00:18:51,339
how other ponies are feelin'!
384
00:18:51,381 --> 00:18:53,675
I'm just sorry we couldn't
come through for you.
385
00:18:53,717 --> 00:18:57,178
Hmmm... maybe we can.
386
00:18:57,220 --> 00:19:00,015
Gabby, clean up and meet us
at the Crusaders clubhouse!
387
00:19:03,601 --> 00:19:06,771
I know you all tried
your very best,
388
00:19:06,813 --> 00:19:10,149
but I guess griffons and
cutie marks just don't mix.
389
00:19:10,191 --> 00:19:13,778
Maybe I don't even
have a special purpose.
390
00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:16,531
Hang on a second! We
were wracking our brains
391
00:19:16,573 --> 00:19:19,576
trying to figure out your
destiny until we remembered
392
00:19:19,617 --> 00:19:21,953
how every time you
did something new,
393
00:19:21,995 --> 00:19:24,622
you tried to help
everypony around you.
394
00:19:24,664 --> 00:19:26,583
Even us! How did it feel
395
00:19:26,624 --> 00:19:28,793
when you showed up
with that fake mark
396
00:19:28,835 --> 00:19:31,671
and the three of us thought
we'd actually helped you?
397
00:19:31,713 --> 00:19:35,675
Well... I was really glad
I helped you feel happier!
398
00:19:35,717 --> 00:19:38,636
So maybe helping is
your thing.
399
00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:41,765
You might even say
it's your purpose.
400
00:19:41,806 --> 00:19:45,810
But helping just feels good. It
couldn't have anything to do
401
00:19:45,852 --> 00:19:49,230
with what I'm supposed to
do with my life, right?
402
00:19:49,272 --> 00:19:52,233
Gabby, finding your special
purpose doesn't have to be
403
00:19:52,275 --> 00:19:54,027
about being good at something,
404
00:19:54,069 --> 00:19:57,906
it's about feeling good
about something inside.
405
00:19:57,948 --> 00:20:01,242
And it looks like your destiny
is a whole lot like ours:
406
00:20:01,284 --> 00:20:02,827
helping others.
407
00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:05,622
And you don't need a symbol
on your flank to know that!
408
00:20:05,663 --> 00:20:08,625
But since we ARE the
Cutie Mark Crusaders,
409
00:20:08,666 --> 00:20:12,629
we made you one
anyway! Behold!
410
00:20:12,670 --> 00:20:15,256
Your very own cutie mark!
411
00:20:15,298 --> 00:20:17,050
TA DA!
412
00:20:17,092 --> 00:20:19,427
We carved it to mark the
moment we all figured out
413
00:20:19,469 --> 00:20:21,220
what you should
do with your life!
414
00:20:21,262 --> 00:20:26,267
But they look just like
yours? You can't mean...
415
00:20:26,309 --> 00:20:31,815
You bet we do! You're one of us
now! Gabby, today we dub thee...
416
00:20:31,856 --> 00:20:35,860
the very first Griffon member
of the Cutie Mark Crusaders!
417
00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:38,279
WOOHOO!
418
00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:41,240
You may not be able
to get a cutie mark...
419
00:20:41,282 --> 00:20:42,700
...but you're selflessly
dedicatin' your life
420
00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:44,535
to helpin' others anyhow!
421
00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:48,957
I can't think of anything
more Crusadery than that!
422
00:20:48,999 --> 00:20:53,878
AWESOME! My very own cutecinera!
423
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,090
Landsakes, you sure
have earned it!
424
00:20:57,132 --> 00:21:00,844
And so have we. Scootaloo,
you're pretty amazing.
425
00:21:00,885 --> 00:21:02,179
Even though things
looked bleak,
426
00:21:02,220 --> 00:21:04,681
you still found a way to
help Gabby in the end.
427
00:21:04,722 --> 00:21:07,308
'Course! Helping's
what we do, right?
428
00:21:07,350 --> 00:21:11,771
Ooooo, I am SOOOOO grateful!
429
00:21:11,813 --> 00:21:14,191
I'm gonna go home and
do my very very best
430
00:21:14,232 --> 00:21:17,527
to bring Cutie Mark Crusader
values to Griffonstone,
431
00:21:17,568 --> 00:21:19,487
I promise!
432
00:21:19,529 --> 00:21:22,157
Promise us one other thing, too?
433
00:21:22,199 --> 00:21:23,950
COME BACK SOON!
434
00:21:23,992 --> 00:21:28,329
After all, you're a Crusader
now. Crusaders forever?
435
00:21:28,371 --> 00:21:31,290
Crusaders forever!
436
00:21:34,502 --> 00:21:36,963
* My Little Pony *
437
00:21:38,756 --> 00:21:41,218
* My Little Pony *
438
00:21:51,728 --> 00:21:53,938
* My Little Pony *
439
00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:57,984
* friends *