That was barely worth the effort, Adagio.
I'm tired of fast food. I need a meal.
The energy in this world isn't the same as in Equestria.
We can only gain so much power here.
Ugh! I wish we'd never been banished to this awful place!
Really? I love it here!
For realsies? Because I think this place is the worst.
I think you're the worst, Sonata.
Oh, yeah? Well, I think you're—
Ergh! I'll tell you one thing,
being stuck here with you two isn't making this world any more bearable.
Did you feel that?!
Do you know what that is?
I 'unno.
It's Equestrian magic!
But this world doesn't have Equestrian magic.
It does now.
And we're going to use it to make everyone
in this pathetic little world adore us!
Team MLPSubtitles presents
We used to fight with each other
That was before we discovered
That when your friendship is real
Yeah, you just say what you feel
And the music, yeah, the music
Gets us to the top
As we learn how the rainbow...
Rainbow Rocks!
You can pick up the bass
And you can play the guitar
You can bang on the drums
Or you can sing like a star
And the music, yeah, the music
Gets us to the top
As we learn how the rainbow...
Rainbow Rocks!
As we learn how the rainbow...
Rainbow Rocks!
Want some help?
Uh, no thanks. We're good.
Oh. Okay.
Sunset Shimmer! Over here!
I had no idea the whole school would be here.
Quite the eye-catching advertisement, if I do say so myself.
And it smells like cake!
It does?
I used frosting instead of paste!
Uh, Fluttershy, you've got a little somethin', uh...
Did I get it?
Heh, not exactly.
Good afternoon, students.
I just wanted to tell you all how pleased I am
that so many of you are going to participate
in the first ever Canterlot High School Musical Showcase!
This is a wonderful opportunity to raise money
for all our after-school programs here at CHS.
So keep working on those signs and posters.
I think it's going to be one of the most exciting events
we've had at CHS since the Fall Formal.
Ugh! I am never gonna live that down.
You were pretty bad at the Fall Formal.
A demon. I turned into a raging she-demon.
And tried to turn everyone here into teenage zombies
for your own personal army!
Oh, darling, you have us,
and we've forgiven you for your past...ahem...booboos.
To be honest, I'd say the whole experience brought everyone
at Canterlot High closer than ever before!
One two three!
There was a time we were apart
But that's behind us now
See how we've made a brand new start
And the future's lookin' up,
And when you walk these halls
You feel it everywhere
Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever, oh, yeah!
We are all together
Now it's better than ever
You can feel it, we are back
And I'm so glad that we're better
Better than ever
Oh yeah, we're better than ever
There was a time we couldn't see
Past the differences
That separated you and me
And it left us on our own
But now you walk these halls
And friends are everywhere
Yeah, we're the Wondercolts forever, oh, yeah!
We are all together
Now it's better than ever
Now that we are back on track (Now... that... we... are...)
Yes, I'm so glad that we're better
Better than ever
Oh yeah, we're better than ever
Oh yeah, we're better than ever!
I still can't believe that happens when we play!
Ooh! I've got to look into some new accessories!
Something that looks good in a longer ponytail.
Ooh! Maybe some clip-on earrings for when I get those adorable pony ears.
I just wonder why it happens.
Princess Twilight took her crown back to Equestria.
Shouldn't that mean she took all the magic back with her?
Who cares why it happens? It makes my band totally awesome!
Oh! Your band?
Duh! It was my idea to start the Rainbooms so we could be in the showcase.
Plus I'm the lead singer and guitarist.
Uh, heard you outside. You guys are sounding really tight.
Uh, we're getting there.
Rarity's still coming in a little late on the second verse,
and Applejack's bass solo could use a little work.
They'll get it together in time for the showcase.
Uh, I don't suppose any of our friends from, uh... out of town might come?
Uh, it being a special charity event and all.
Sorry, Flash.
I don't think Twilight's gonna be back at Canterlot High any time soon.
Oh, yeah. Okay. I just, you know, thought I'd ask.
Uh, k-keep on rockin' it.
Well. Someone is quite the smitten kitten.
Oh. Sorry. I always forget you and Flash used to be an item.
It's okay.
Flash is a great guy and all, but I never really liked-him liked him.
I was just using him to become more popular.
Ugh! The old me really was just awful, wasn't she?
Mmm... horrid.
Yep!
But the important thing is you've turned yourself around.
Thanks, Applejack, but I'm not sure everyone else
at CHS feels the same way.
Sunset Shimmer, please report to the main foyer.
Gotta run.
I volunteered to show some new students around the school.
Thought it'd be good for them to get to know
the new me before they heard all the stuff about the old me.
We've still got a few minutes before lunch starts.
What do you say we do "Awesome As I Wanna Be"?
Um, Rainbow Dash?
I was wondering if we could maybe play the song I wrote?
We'll get to it.
Oh. Okay.
Hi. Are you the girls I'm supposed to show around?
We are.
Canterlot High is a great school. You're really gonna love it.
Oh, yes, we really sense there's something...magical about this place.
That's the science lab, computer lab is in there.
Oh! We're having a big musical showcase this weekend!
The whole school is pretty much rallying around it.
A musical showcase?
I'm sure since you're new,
Principal Celestia would let you sign up if you're interested.
We have been known to sing from time to time.
Hello? We sing, like, all the time!
It's how we get people to do what we want.
Wha-What did I say?
What you meant to say was that being in a musical showcase
sounds like a great way to meet other students.
Ohhhh, yeah. Th-What she said I meant to say.
That's what I meant. To say.
And what you would have said if you weren't the worst.
You are!
You'll have to excuse them. They're idiots.
Those are pretty. Where did you—
Sorry. These pendants mean an awful lot to us.
We'd just hate for anything to happen to them.
So how was the tour?
I don't know. I mean, these girls, they were...
There was something off about them.
Like off like this? Or off like this? Or... Oh, oh! Like—
Maybe we should just let her tell us.
That's just it. I can't put my finger on it.
They just acted sort of... strange around me.
Maybe someone already talked to them.h
Told them about what I did.
So much for making a good first impression.
Uh-huh. Oh, that's probably not it.
This is it, girls. The moment we've been waiting for.
Lunch?!
The chance to get our true Equestrian magic back.
Oh. Right.
Our voices are just strong enough to make them
want something so badly, they'll fight to get it.
So we're just gonna do what we always do?
Stir up some trouble and then feed off the negative energy?
Some plan, Adagio.
It won't be the same as the times before!
There is Equestrian magic here.
Their negative energy will give us the power we need
to get this entire world to do our bidding.
But we can get lunch afterward, right? It's Taco Tuesday!
Just follow my lead.
Or my lead.
My lead!
We heard you want to get together
We heard you want to rock the school
We thought of something that is better
Something that changes all the rules
Why pretend we're all the same
When some of us shine brighter?
Shine brighter
Here's a chance to find your flame
Are you a loser or a fighter?
Me and you, you and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
Are you afraid of failing the audition?
You're a star and you should know it
Yeah, you rise above the rest
It doesn't matter who you hurt
If you're just proving you're the best
Battle! You wanna win it
Let's have a battle, battle of the bands
Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it
Let's have a battle, battle, battle
Battle of the bands
I can beat you!
Battle!
Ha! You wish!
Battle!
I so want this!
Battle!
Not if I get it first!
Me and you, you and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
I'm going up and winning the audition
Battle! We wanna win it
Let's have a battle, battle of the bands
Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it
Let's have a battle, battle, battle
Battle of the bands!
Ohhhh. They're that kind of "off".
Those three are definitely in possession of some kind of dark magic.
How else could you explain what happened back there?
Don't worry, y'all.
We're gonna let Principal Celestia know all about this
and those girls will be kicked to the curb in no time.
Last thing she needs is another CHS event almost ruined
by some power-crazed lunatic.
Er, no offense.
None taken.
Dark magic? I find that very hard to believe.
Those girls came into my office earlier and were absolutely delightful.
Ugh! Perhaps Sunset Shimmer is just eager to make someone else
out to be a bad element, so that her actions
at the Fall Formal will become old news.
I can see why you might think that, but—
That's not what's happening!
We saw all of this go down in the cafeteria, too!
Yes, but isn't your band supposed to be part of the Musical Showcase?
Yes.
Perhaps you're all just worried that
the Dazzlings will steal your spotlight.
The Dazzlings?
It's the name of their musical group.
That's why they came by my office earlier.
To sign up for the Showcase.
Even sang a little song to Vice Principal Luna and I.
They did?
Yes.
And we think having a battle of the bands instead is a marvelous idea.
I can't believe they got to Principal Celestia
and Vice Principal Luna, too.
They've gotten to everybody.
Not everybody!
Pinkie Pie's right.
We were there when the Dazzlings were singin' and we weren't affected.
It was like we were protected somehow.
So let's take them down!
It's not like we haven't tangled with dark magic before
and totally whooped its sorry butt! Uh, no offense.
None taken. Again.
But that was when Twilight was here.
There may be some kind of magic inside us,
but it only comes out when we play music.
I sure don't know how to use it to... whoop anybody's butt.
If only we could get a message to Twilight.
Maybe she could tell us how to break
the spell the Dazzlings all cast on our friends.
Well, that's not gonna happen. The portal's closed.
And I get the feeling they don't exactly
have cell phones where she's from.
I may have an idea how we can get in touch with Princess Twilight!
When I was Princess Celestia's student back in Equestria,
she gave me this.
Even after I abandoned my studies, I held onto it.
Deep down, I guess, I knew I was making a big mistake,
and I wanted to still have a way to reach out to her.
Maybe it still works.
That's a book, darling. What do you mean, "maybe still works"?
It used to be that if I wrote something here,
it would appear in the pages of a book
back in Princess Celestia's library.
I get a message to her, then she could get a message to Princess Twilight.
So whatta you waiting for? Get to writing!
Been a long time since I've written these words.
"Dear Princess Celestia..."
Excuse me, Princess.
Where do you want all these books from Princess Celestia?
The library. Third door on the left.
Even the one that's glowing and vibrating?
What is it, Twilight?
It looks like a message to Princess Celestia
from my friends at Canterlot High.
How is that even possible?
I have no idea, but it sounds like they need my help.
The way Sunset Shimmer described them,
I think these new girls sound an awful lot like...the sirens.
Not the sirens!!! I don't actually know what that is!
The sirens were three beautiful but dangerous creatures
who had the power to charm ponies with their music.
But to maintain this power,
they had to feed on the negativity and distrust of others.
The more of this negative energy they consumed,
the stronger their voices became,
and the farther they could spread their dark magic.
I don't think I like this story very much.
If the sirens had their way,
they would have divided and conquered all of Equestria.
But a certain Star Swirl the Bearded wasn't having it.
Rumor has it he found a way to banish them to another world;
one where he believed their magic power would be lost.
That world must have been the one where my Canterlot High friends live.
But Star Swirl must have sent them there ages ago.
How come they're just surfacin' now?
I don't know.
But if my hunch is right,
and it is the sirens who have come to Canterlot High,
this spell they've cast is just the beginning.
My friends need me. I have to get back to them.
I hate to burst your bubble, Twilight,
but the connection between their world and Equestria
will still be totally cut off for a super-long time.
Okay, first of all, if there is bubble-blowing going on,
why wasn't I told about it?!
And secondly, if the connection is totally cut off,
how is Sunset Shimmer even able to get a message to Twilight?
Pinkie, you're a genius!
Yeah, I get that a lot. Now blow those bubbles!
And the interval between the two points is defined
as the square root of the sum of the squares of the separation
between the separation of points along three spatial dimensions.
Say what now?
Duh! She's gonna take the magic in here and put it in there.
That'll make the portal open up so that whenever she wants to,
she came go from here to there.
There to here. Here to there. Here there! Here there! Here—
We get the idea!
Now to see if it actually works.
Don't suppose we could join you this time around?
Better not. It could make things pretty confusing
if Canterlot High all of a sudden had two of all of you.
But I still get to go, right?
There isn't another one of me at Canterlot High.
And you'd never know if you might need your trusty assistant.
Yes!
We won't be gone long.
And don't forget to dress nice.
Ready, Spike?
Ready!
I'm starting to think she's not coming.
Twilight!
I'm back.
And I've got some bad news about those new girls.
Oh, I do hate that you had to return at a time of crisis.
There's so much catching up to do!
For starters,
a certain blue-haired guitar player was just askin' about you.
Flash Sentry was asking about me?! Isn't that nice?
Perhaps you'd give us just the slightest bit of gossip from your world?
She's got an official title now. The Princess of Friendship!
Wow, that's really impressive.
Guess you really were Princess Celestia's prized pupil.
She's even got her own castle!
A castle?! You have your own castle?!?! Eh... Ooh, uh, lovely.
What's new here?
I mean, besides your school becoming the target
of dangerous magical creatures from Equestria?
Yeah, so, that isn't exactly the only strange thing
that's happened since you left.
Pretty sweet, huh? It happens to all of us when we play.
Hmm. My crown was returned to Equestria,
but some of its magic must have remained here at Canterlot High.
Now that we're all back together, we can use that magic on the sirens.
Just like when we were able to use it on Sunset Shimmer
when she turned into that horrifyingly awful winged monster! No offense.
Non taken. I'm used to it.
They'll never even know what hit 'em!
We've got nothin' to worry about now that Twilight's back.
Oh, I'm pretty sure I could find something to worry about.
But it won't be the sirens.
The sooner we do this, the better. Any idea where the Dazzlings might be?
There's a big party tonight for all the bands
who signed up to be in the showcase!
That would include the Dazzlings.
Looks like we've got a party to crash.
I'm gonna get more punch!
Twilight?
Eh, bumped, into, always, doing?
What are you doing here? You came back for the big competition, right?
Something like that.
Huh. Not that there's gonna be any real competition.
No one wants this as bad as my band does!
Can you excuse me for just a minute?
Oh, no! No one's mingling!
It's like there's some kind of underlying tension
that could bubble to the surface at any minute!
It's the fruit punch, isn't it? I knew I used too much grape juice!
It's not the fruit punch! It's us!
But the punch is awful, too.
What do you know about good fruit punch?
More than you!
Do not!
Do too!
This is just the kickoff party, girls.
Imagine what a tizzy they'll be in
by the time the Battle of the Bands starts.
There isn't going to be a Battle of the Bands!
We're gonna make sure of that!
Alright, girls, let's do this!
Friendship is magic!
Uh, weren't there rainbows and lasers and stuff last time?
I don't understand. We're all together again.
Why isn't this working?
You, uh... really need to go ahead
and do that whole ""magic of friendship"" thing now.
I'm trying, Spike.
I thought the six of us standing together against the sirens
would bring out the magic we needed to defeat them.
That's what happened before.
Talk about throwing down the gauntlet!
This group is obviously serious about winning!
A little cocky, though. Aren't they?
Claiming there won't really be a battle.
Seems they think they already got this thing all locked up.
Not if the Great and Powerful Trrrrrixie has anything to do with it!
Whatever, Trixie! We're the best band at CHS!
No! The Crusaders are gonna win!
I think we may have found what we're looking for. Or rather, it found us.
Magic!! Don't you see?!
Everyone else has fallen under our spell.
But not these girls. These girls are special.
It doesn't make any sense.
I should have been able to create the spark
that would us break their spell.
That's how it worked before.
But to defeat me, you drew magic from the crown I was wearing.
The sirens' magic comes from their music.
So maybe you have to use the same kind of magic to defeat them.
Or...maybe not.
No. I think you're onto something.
Really?
It's when you play music that you transform now, right?
Yup. Ears, tails, the whole shebang.
So maybe the way to use that magic to defeat the sirens
is by playing a musical counter-spell!
You mean like a song?
And in order to free everyone who's been exposed to the sirens' spell,
we'll need them all to hear it.
The band competition!
That's the next time we can be certain everyone
will be in the same place at the same time.
Guess the Rainbooms are the band to beat.
And I believe you, Twilight, just became the Rainbooms' newest member.
So what do you wanna play? Triangle? Sousaphone? Theremin?
Soooo magical.
I might take a little too long to learn how to play something with these.
I'll just sing.
Like, as in, lead singer? Cuz that's usually my gig.
This being my band and all.
It's our band!
And, of course, as lead singer.
She's the one with the magical know-how to help us pull this thing off.
Okay, yeah, that's cool.
I'll just use this as a chance to hone
my already insanely good lead guitar skills.
It's only temporary.
And we don't have to win the Battle of the Bands.
We just have to perform during the first round of the competition.
Let's get to learning that musical counter-spell!
Well, that's just it. I don't know any.
But I'm sure I could figure out how to write one.
Totally! Twilight can write a spell like it's nobody's business.
That's pretty much how she came to become a princess in Equestria.
Technically, I helped finish a spell.
And there was a little more to it than that, Spike.
Yeah, whatever.
I've got this. C'mon!
Where're you goin'?
Well, last time we were here, Spike and I spent the night in the library.
Are you crazy?! We're besties now!
Slumber party at my house!
Status update: "Okie-dokie-lokie."
Hey! I was about to beat you!
I doubt it.
So, Twilight, how is that counter-spell comin'?
Huh? Oh, uh, good. Great.
Thanks for letting me use your notebook, Fluttershy.
I really like the song you wrote for the Rainbooms.
Thanks.
Hopefully one day, we'll get a chance to play it.
Twilight, I think I speak for all of us when I say
I don't know what we would have done if you hadn't come back to help us.
PIzza's here!
Don't you want any pizza?
No. That's not gonna work.
Hey, Twilight.
You're up late.
Just looking over the counter-spell.
We only get one shot at this. It has to be perfect.
We really are lucky you're here.
That's what everyone keeps telling me.
Who could possibly eat this much whipped cream?
Must be nice to have everyone always looking to you
for answers to their problems.
Instead of waiting for you to cause a problem.
Just because everyone expects something from you
doesn't mean it's guaranteed to happen.
Well, that doesn't stop them from expecting it.
Which only makes things harder
because the last thing you want to do is...
...let everybody down.
Boulder was hungry.
I still can't get over the fact that she's related to Pinkie Pie.
You and me both!
I better get some sleep.
Good luck with the counter-spell. Not that you'll need it.
That must be nothing compared with the stuff
you're expected to deal with as a princess in Equestria.
Sunset Shimmer...
Never mind. It's not important.
No, I have to be able to do this. I have to.
Hey, hey, listen
We've got a message for you
We're not all alike
But our friendship is true
Yeah, we're really different
But we still get along
So hey, hey, listen to our song
You may think you're in control
But we're here to prove you wrong
And the friendship in our music
With the power of our song
Gonna stomp our feet, clap our hands
With the magic of friendship
Gonna stop your evil plan
Eh, that sounded... way better than the last...
five times you've played it. Heh heh.
Nnope.
I think it's pretty obvious what's going wrong with this counter-spell.
You're turnin' what should be the chorus into a five-minute guitar solo?
I have to pick up the slack somehow! Are you girls even trying?!
I'm trying.
It's fine. It'll be fine. One more time from the top!
Or, perhaps we could take a short break,
try on some of the wardrobe choices I've put together?
I'm particularly fond of this one.
Eh, of course, we could always wear something a bit more modern.
We're tryin' to save our school here. Enough with the costumes!
Oh, you could never have enough costumes!
She just wants to make things fun!
Isn't that what being in a band supposed to be?
You don't have time for any of this!
You're supposed to check in at the Battle of the Bands in 15 minutes!
Oh no!
What? But it's not ready!
If we play our counter-spell in the first round and it doesn't work,
the sirens will know what we're up to and make sure
we don't get a chance to play it again!
Then we'll have to buy ourselves some time so we can keep workin' on it!
But how do you propose we do that?
We compete in the Battle of the Bands for real!
I take over lead vocals again and we stay alive until the finals!
We'll unleash the counter-spell then!
You'll have figured it out by finals, right?
Of course she will.
Twilight Sparkle's never met a problem she couldn't solve.
Right, Twilight?
Right.
Then let's go win us a Battle of the Bands!
Welcome to the first ever Canterlot High School Battle of the Bands.
I believe I speak for everyone when I say
it is by far the greatest thing we have ever done here at this school!
We are so glad our three new students encouraged us
to turn this event into something exciting!
But, as this is now a competition, we can only choose one winner.
Who is it going to be?
You feel that, girls? Our true power is being restored.
And that's before we've strapped into the strongest magic here.
But the Rainblossoms, or whatever they're called, aren't under our spell.
How exactly are we supposed to get to their magic?
The Rainbooms are just as capable of falling apart as anyone else.
They just need a little... push in the wrong direction.
I have a feeling everyone here is gonna be lining up to them a shove.
Aw, yeah! Snips and Snails indahouse, yo!
They call me MC Snips and that ain't no lie
My favorite food is like pumpkin pie
I'm DJ Snazzy Snails, I like whales
When I go to the beach, I always bring my pails
Everybody knows my favorite color is orange
My rhymes are so fly, you better..
Orange, yo!
Yeah!
Represent!
Bam! That just happened!
Aw, yeah! We out!
Snips and Snails outta here!
Please do not drop the microphones.
In your face, Rainbooms!
Least we know one group who won't stand
in the way of us gettin' to the finals.
Let's get ready to rock!
Wait! Where's Rarity?
Here! I'm here!
We will be performing in front of an audience
I'm not going to wear something fabulous? Hmph
Remember, we have to be good enough to make it
through but not so good we let the sirens see the magic within us.
They could realize we plan to use it against them.
Got it! Be cool enough to win, but not so cool
that we end up showing off the whole ears and tails and rainbows thing.
Sooo..
about twenty percent less cool.
One! Two!
We've just got the day to get ready
And there's only so much time to lose
Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party
So let's think of something fun to do
We don't know (we don't know) what's gonna happen
We just know (we just know) it's gonna feel right
All our friends are here
And it's time to ignite the lights!
Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight
Shake your tail, shake your tail
Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight
Shake your tail, shake your tail
- So what you didn't get it right the first time - Boring!
Laugh it off, no one said it is a crime
Do your thing, you know you're an original
Your ideas are so funny that they're criminal
We've just got the day to get ready
And there's only so much time to lose
Because tonight, yeah, we're here to party
So let's think of something fun to do
Awesome. So let's think of something fun to do
Awesome.
We don't know (we don't know) what's gonna happen
We just know (we just know) it's gonna feel right
All our friends are here
And it's time to ignite the lights!
Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight
Shake your tail, shake your tail
Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight
Shake your tail, shake your tail
Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight
Shake your tail, shake your tail
Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight
Shake your tail, shake your tail
Shake your tail 'cause we're here to have a party tonight!
Ruined! Absolutely ruined!
Rarity, were you tryin' to make us lose out there?!
Wh- Oh! This was not my fault! This was an act of sabotage!
Yeah, well, whoever did this couldn't have done this
if you didn't insist on dressin' like... like... this!
We need to sound good!
Is there some reason that concept seems to escape you?
And what was with the confetti, Pinkie Pie?
How am I supposed to shred if there's paper stuck in my frets?!
It was pretty distracting...
Ugh! Says the girl who was running from a light the whole time! A light!
You still sounded much better than most of the other bands.
I'm sure you'll make it to the next round.
But it won't matter if you don't have that counter-spell ready.
You all find a place to practice where the sirens can't hear you.
I'll keep an eye on things around here.
I don't think we can use a classroom.
We really need to stop bumping into each other like this.
Uh, you guys hear something?
I said, we have to stop—
There it is again. So annoying.
Why are you acting like this? I thought we were friends.
Yeah, and then you decided to come back here
just so you can beat me in the Battle of the Bands.
I want this, Twilight, and you're trying to take it from me! Some friend.
That's not why—
Come on, Twilight. We've got things to do.
You really think you're gonna help them?!
Ha! I bet you have no idea what you're even doing!
Hmph. Tears already? This is only the first round.
The next band to take the stage will be Trixie and the Illusions.
Better head back.
We're supposed to go on after Trixie.
You're never gonna get away with this.
Why? Because you didn't?
Oh, we know all about you, Sunset Shimmer.
You've got quite the reputation at Canterlot High.
I've changed! I'm in a much better place now!
Waiting in the wings while your friends have all the fun?
Oh, yes, you girls are so tight.
And yet... they didn't ask you to be in the band.
Probably afraid no one will want to see them
play if she was in the group.
Too bad! So sad!
If it's any consolation,
no one is going to remember you at all by the time we're done.
Remember, girls.
We want to save the good stuff for when our full power has been restored.
You didn't know that you fell
Now that you're under our spell
Blindsided by the beat
Clapping your hands, stomping your feet
You didn't know that you fell
Now you've fallen under our spell
We've got the music, makes you move it
Got the song that makes you lose it
We say "jump", you say "how high?"
Put your hands up to the sky
We've got the music, makes you move it
Got the song that makes you lose it
We say "jump", you say "how high?"
Put your hands up to the sky
You didn't know that you fell
Now that you're under our spell
Listen to the sound of my voice
Soon you'll find you don't have a choice
Captured in the web of my song
Soon you'll all be singing along
We've got the music, makes you move it
Got the song that makes you lose it
We say "jump", you say "how high?"
Put your hands up to the sky
We've got the music, makes you move it
Got the song that makes you lose it
We say "jump", you say "how high?"
Put your hands up to the sky
You didn't know that you fell
Now that you're under our spell
You didn't know that you fell
Now that you're under our
Spell
This is it!
Last round and you're in the finals!
Unless you think the counter-spell is ready to be played now.
Don't worry, Twilight. Finals aren't until tonight.
We'll get in a little more practice before
we're supposed to hit the stage.
We won't let you down!
You won't let me down...
Um, I was just wondering. We haven't played any of my songs yet, and...
It's the semifinals. We gotta do "Awesome As I Wanna Be".
Don't know why I even asked...
...I got tricks up my sleeve
See me dominate
Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat!
Fantastic!
You're never gonna top that performance, "Rain-goons".
You shouldn't be allowed to when you have
such a big advantage over the rest of us.
My superior guitar playing and off-the-charts awesome singing voice?
Oh, don't be ridiculous.
I mean her!
If you were really all that, Rainbow Dash,
you wouldn't have needed to bring in
some magical ringer to have half a chance.
Everyone's talking about it.
Ha! Puh-leeze!
I could win this thing as a solo act and everybody knows it!
Sure you could.
She's gone! Oh, wait. There she is.
Next up, the Rainbooms.
Knock 'em dead, Rainbooms!
I'll be here... just... watching.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Awesome as I want to be
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Awesome as I want to be
First you see me riding on a sonic boom
Got my guitar shreddin' up the latest tune
There is nothin' you can do to beat me
I'm so good that you can't defeat me
Yeah, I'm awesome, take caution
Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I want to be
(Yeah!) I'm awesome, take caution
Watch out for me, I'm awesome as I want to be
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Now that's the bad girl we love to hate!
I knew she was still trouble!
No. It isn't like that.
What was that?!
You were showing them your magic. I-I didn't know what else to do.
Ugh. Close the curtains? Unplug her amp?
Give us a chance to deal with the situation?
I'm sorry, I just wanted to help.
Yeah, well, you didn't.
None of this would've happened
if you weren't trying to show off – as usual.
Good show, "Rain-brooms".
I especially liked the part where Sunset Shimmer,
in a fit of jealous rage, knocked out Rainbow Dash mid-guitar solo!
It wasn't a fit of jealous rage!
If you say so.
Ooh! Looks like they've already decided who'll be moving on to the finals!
I'm guessing it wasn't too difficult a decision.
What can we do?
There isn't gonna be another opportunity for us to play.
And I had the most gorgeous outfit for the finals!
Yup, 'cause that's the real tragedy, Rarity –
that you won't get to play dress-up!
You know perfectly well that's not what I meant!
You guys wanna keep it down? They're about to announce who's moving on.
Who are you kidding? You know it isn't gonna be us.
The band that will be joining the Dazzlings in tonight's finals...
The Rainbooms!
What?!
Did they just say, "the Rainbooms"?!
This isn't over!
Congratulations, girls. You deserve it.
Seriously?! We didn't even finish our—!
See you at tonight's big show, Rainbooms.
We are really looking forward to it.
Yeah, well... not as much as we are!
This never should have been you, Rainbooms!
This is a travesty! A travesty!
It really is! The Rainbooms don't deserve to be in the finals.
Not when your band was so much better in the semis.
And wanted it so much more.
Alas, this is the way it's going to be. Dazzlings vs. Rainbooms.
Unless, of course, the Rainbooms don't manage to make it
to their set or held up for some reason.
Check, one, two. Testing, testing...
Testing...!
This doesn't make any sense. We were awful.
Doesn't anybody else think it's strange that
we're the ones that made it to the finals?
Very strange.
What are you doing here, Trixie?
Pretty sure the losers are supposed to be up there in the cheap seats.
The Great and Powerful Trixie is the most talented girl at Canterlot High.
It is I who deserves to be in the finals.
And I will not... ...be denied!
See you never!
Told you someone would give them a shove.
She didn't shove them. She pulled a lever.
Go back to sleep, Sonata.
Ya better believe
I got tricks up my sleeve
And I captivate
Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat
Ya better believe
I got tricks up my sleeve
See me dominate
Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat
Give it up, Rainbow Dash.
You've been tryin' at this for hours. It's not gonna open.
Maybe it doesn't even matter that we're trapped down here.
I don't think the counter-spell would have worked anyway.
Of course it would have worked, Twilight.
Assumin' a certain band member didn't try to hog
the spotlight the whole time we were tryin' to play it!
Hey! If you wanna tell Twilight she's getting a little too caught up
trying to be the new leader of this band,
you don't have to be all cryptic about it.
She was talking about you, Rainbow Dash!
Me?! I'm just trying to make sure my band rocks as hard as it needs to!
OUR BAND!!
But why wasn't it working?
I should know what to do
How could I not know what to do? How could I have failed like this?
It might've been your idea to start a band,
but it's not just your band, Rainbow Dash!
I'm the one who writes all the songs!
I write songs! You just never let us play any of them!
I had the most perfect outfits for us to wear!
Again with the costumes! No one cares what we're wearin'!
I care, Applejack!
So sorry if I enjoy trying to make a creative contribution to the band!
Hey! Anybody here remember fun?! I'll give you a hint:
It's the exact opposite of being in the Rainbooms!
I wish I never asked any of you to be in my band!
I wish I'd never agreed to be in it!!!!
Me, neither!
Ya better believe
I got tricks up my sleeve
See me dominate
Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat!
Try to top that!
Oh, gosh! I don't know if we can!
Stop! You have to stop!
This is what they've been after all along!
They're feeding off of the magic inside you!
How could they be using our magic? It's the magic of friendship.
Ever since you started this band,
you've been letting little things get to you.
I never said anything 'cause I didn't feel like it was my place.
Not when I'm so new to this whole "friendship" thing.
I still have a lot to learn.
But I do know that if you don't work out
even the smallest problems right at the start,
the magic of friendship can be turned into something else.
I can't believe all this tension was happening right under my nose
and I didn't realize it.
I'm supposed to be the one with all the answers.
And all I've done since I got here is let you down.
I don't think anyone is supposed to have all the answers.
But you can count on your friends to help you find them.
I think you already have. C'mon! We need to get out of here!
Spike!
Sorry I took so long.
I had to find somebody who wasn't
under the sirens' spell to help me get you out.
Why isn't she under their spell?
Never takes off her headphones.
Come on, y'all!
Time to prove we've still got the magic of friendship inside us!
And there's only one way to do it!
We're getting the band back together?
We're getting our band back together!
Ooh, which version of the counter-spell are we going to play?
I don't think it matters what song we play,
as long as we play it together as friends.
I know just the song.
Fluttershy's written a really great one.
We're about to save the world here.
Personally, I think we should do it in style. Rarity?
I thought you'd never ask!
Welcome to the show
We're here to let you know
Our time is now
Your time is running out
How are we supposed to play over them from up here?
Feel the wave of sound
As it crashes down
You can't turn away
We'll make you wanna stay
We will be adored
Tell us that you want us
We won't be ignored
It's time for our reward
Now you need us
Come and heed us
Nothing can stop us now
I've got the music in me
Don't need to hear a crowd
Cheering out my name
I didn't come here seeking
Infamy or fame
The one and only thing
That I am here to bring
Is music, is the music
Is the music in my soul
Gonna break out (Out!)
Set myself free, yeah
Let it all go (Go!)
Just let it be, yeah
Find the music in your heart
Let the music make you start
To set yourself apart
So the Rainbooms want to turn this into a real Battle of the Bands?
Then let's battle!
What we have in store
All we want and more
We will break on through
Now it's time to finish you!
Sunset Shimmer, we need you!
You're never gonna bring me down
You're never gonna break this part of me
My friends are here to bring me 'round
Not singing just for popularity
We're here to let you know
That we won't let it go
Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow
And you can try to fight
But we have got the light of friendship on our side!
Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the dark
Here to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives
Survives!
Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the dark
Here to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives
Survives!!
SURVIVES!!!
We will be adored
Tell us that you want us
We won't be ignored
It's time for our reward...
Guess that explains why these were so special to them.
Without those pendants and the magic you brought here from Equestria,
they're just three harmless teenage girls.
Rainbooms rule! That was amazing!
You may have vanquished the Dazzlings,
but you will never have the amazing,
show-stopping ability of the Great and Powerful Trixie!
She's gone! Oh, wait. There she is.
You know, Twilight is going back to Equestria soon.
The Rainbooms could really use someone
to help Fluttershy on backup vocals.
I also play guitar.
We'll see.
Sure wish you could stay longer.
Me too.
But I have responsibilities in Equestria that I have to get back to.
Its citizens need me.
But now, I can go through the portal whenever I need to.
This isn't goodbye. It's just goodbye 'til next time.
Ready?
Ready!
Dear Princess Twilight,
Missing you already, and I hope you'll be back soon.
Things are definitely looking up for me here at Canterlot High.
But I know I still have a lot to learn about friendship.
Hope you don't mind if I write to you for advice when I need it.
Your friend, Sunset Shimmer.
You ready or what?
Ready!
One! Two! Three! Four!
Once upon a time
You came into my world and made the stars align
Now I can see the signs
You pick me up when I get down so I can shine
Shine like rainbows
Friends, you are in my life
And you can count on me to be there by your side
And when the music comes alive
You sing us songs to lift us up so we can shine
And the sound that we hear in our hearts
Makes a crescendo
And the light that ignites in the dark
It makes us all glow
And shine like rainbows
We shine like rainbows
Together we stand
As the rain begins to fall
And holdin' our heads up high
As the sun shines through it all
And the sound that we hear in our hearts
Makes a crescendo
And the light that ignites in the dark
It makes us all glow
And shine like rainbows
We shine like rainbows
Shine like rainbows
We shine like rainbows
No doubt about it, Spike.
There's definitely something strange going on at that school...
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