♫ I got your message, the sun is shining ♫
♫ And the open road is calling our names ♫
♫ My bag is packed, so are you ready? ♫
♫ Cause to lose this day would be a shame ♫
♫ There's a rainbow waitin', a song is playin' ♫
♫ And I can't wait to hit the road with you ♫
♫ There's a rainbow waitin' ♫
♫ And we got rainbow road-trippin' to do! ♫
Road trip!
Okay, not technically a road trip, because we're taking that.
Beat ya to the balloon!
Nope!
I'm gonna beat you!
No, I'm gonna—
Howdy.
Okay, I was fourth.
Yeah?
Well, I was fifth!
That's not even—!
Aw, yeah!
But I beat you!
Y'all are both still late!
We gotta shove off soon, or we'll miss the tailwind.
Don't worry.
We wouldn't have left without you.
Well, that goes without saying, darling.
After all, Rainbow Dash is the guest of honor
at the Rainbow Festival.
Has anypony seen Twilight?
It's not like her to be late for an adventure.
I'm coming, I'm coming!
Sorry.
I just had to pack up a few books and papers to grade.
And by "few",
she means "slightly less than I'm able to lift"!
Wait.
You're bringing work to a festival?
Yeah!
It's supposed to be a nonstop fun-o-rama party!
Yeah!
Grading papers is fun.
It's relaxing and rewarding and—
Too much to talk about right now.
Let 'er loose, Spike!
Keep an eye on things for me,
and feel free to file those class assignments while I'm gone.
It's my top priority.
Have fun, everypony!
Um, why aren't we going anywhere?
The basket's too heavy.
Rarity?
How dare you!
I brought the itsy-est valise!
Sorry to do this, Twilight, but...
My papers!
They'll keep 'til we get back.
Miss us!
Bye-bye!
Keep an eye on things!
See ya!
And remember, whatever happens at the Rainbow Festival,
I wanna hear all about it when you get back!
- Bye-bye! - We'll miss you!
Did somepony mention something about a spa in...
where is it we're going again?
Hope Hollow.
Or, as I like to call it...
Rainbow Dash Fan Central!
You're gonna be like this the whole trip, ain't ya?
You know it!
I mean, look at this letter!
They love me there!
"Dear Rainbow Dash, thank you for agreeing to be our guest
at this year's famous Hope Hollow Rainbow Festival.
The many members of your fan club..."
"...are looking forward to your visit.
You and your friends will be staying
at our famous luxury Rainbow Resort and Spa,
where your every whim will be catered to."
Oh, I accept that challenge.
I have so many whims.
Oh, look.
There's a famous butterfly garden, too.
Y'know, it's strange that we never heard
of this festival before,
especially since everything in the town is so well-known.
At this year's festival,
you can eat treats at the traditional Rainbow Bakery Booth,
sing your favorite rainbow-themed songs
at the karaoke competition...
Bakery and karaoke?!
It's like they see into my soul!
...and try our famous rainbow trout catch-and-release activity.
Now that sounds right up my river.
Plus, we get to watch the mayor
give Rainbow Dash an award!
I call dibs on the cheering section!
An award for what, exactly?
I 'unno.
Showing up?
General coolness?
All of the above?
Well, we're so glad you invited us along.
Yeah!
It's gonna be one long party, which starts...
now!
♫ A hundred bottles of pop on the wall ♫
♫ A hundred bottles of pop ♫
♫ Take one down, pass it around ♫
♫ Ninety-nine bottles of pop on the wall ♫
♫ Ninety-nine bottles of pop... ♫
♫ Two bottles of pop on the wall ♫
♫ Two bottles of pop ♫
♫ Take it down, pass it around ♫
♫ One bottle of pop on the wall ♫
And a-one more time!
♫ A hundred bottles of pop on the wall ♫
Six times too many?
Shouldn't we be there by now?
I thought so, too.
Maybe we should've turned left
at that last cloud instead o' right.
Ooh, it's getting darker by the minute.
I can't see anything!
I spy with my little eye...
a rainbow!
Great.
We're playing that game now?
No, I really do spy a rainbow!
Wow!
That's the biggest rainbow I've ever seen.
And we're headed right for it!
Don't worry.
We'll pass right through it.
Rainbows aren't solid.
Tell that to the rainbow.
I don't think that's a rainbow.
It's a rainbow billboard!
Oh, no!
Hang on, everypony!
I don't think that working!
We're gonna craaaaash!
Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, let's get everypony out!
Thanks, y'all.
That basket could've been us.
Where...
are we?
Welcome to Hope Hollow: Home of the Famous...
...Rainbow Festival!
We've arrived, and there's nopony here to greet us?
Good thing, too.
The guest of honor and her friends just destroyed the town sign.
Rainbow Dash, did your letter say where our hotel is?
Uh...
The middle of town.
Doesn't really help much
when you don't know where the middle is.
Let's start looking.
Funny.
You'd think a big luxury resort would be sorta, well...
easier to spot.
Yeah!
It seems like the whole town's shut down.
Oh, look.
There's somepony.
Hello!
Maybe you can help us.
We're here for the Rainbow Festival.
Oh, uh, "Rainbow Festival"?
Yeah, you know, the one where I'm the guest of honor?
Yeah!
Oh, for cryin' in the mud, what's Sunny done now?
Excuse me?
I mean, um, you'd best talk to Mayor Skies about that.
Great!
And where would we find him?
City hall.
Uh, but it's closed 'til tomorrow, don'tcha know?
Is there somethin' I can help ya with?
Uh, yes, please.
Could you direct us to the Hope Hollow Luxury Resort?
Oh, you mean the hotel?
That's easy.
There's only one in town.
Could you, uh, give us directions?
No need.
You're there.
I mean here!
Hotel Hope, also known
as the Town Information Center and Library!
My name's Petunia Petals, by the way.
Helloooo!
I'm the librarian here and the information guide...
...and the hotel manager, historian, chef, portrait painter—
Um, I'm Rainbow Dash, and this is everypony.
- Hello. - Howdy?
Well, hello, everypony!
You just wait one hoofshake, and I'll take ya to the room.
The room?
There's only one.
Makes it easier to find!
Here it is!
The Royal Suite!
How rustic and charming.
Isn't it just?
I couldn't help noticing there are only three beds.
Okay, four.
Oh, there's a pop-out, too!
It can be a little tricky.
There she is.
Sleeps two.
You'll be all fresh and ready to see the mayor in the mornin'.
Sleep tight.
Did anypony notice anything strange about Petunia?
Other than that she just called this place "the Royal Suite"?
Hard to tell in this light,
but she looked a little gray, didn't she?
Probably from all the dust up here.
Aw, this room's not so bad.
All it needs is some balloons, streamers...
And...
a piñata!
Good thing I brought some!
And look.
It comes with a cute little spider.
Hello, spider.
Sorry, everypony.
I didn't know what I was getting you into.
The most important thing is we're all together.
Yeah.
As long as we have beds to sleep in, we're set.
Well...
...it wasn't the worst night of sleep ever.
But definitely in the top three...
or would that be the bottom three?
Why is everypony looking at us?
Maybe they recognize Rainbow Dash.
Or Princess Twilight.
But probably me.
No.
I think they're staring because we're the only part
of this town that isn't...
gray.
Whadaya mean?
Look around.
All the colors here are gone!
That's so strange.
It's just like I noticed about Petunia last night.
Everything's mostly gray.
Hellooo!
Except the stuff that's grayer.
Oh, my.
I knew something was different, but—
This is so weird!
And the way they're gawking at us,
it appears they think we're the odd ones.
Maybe they don't even notice.
It might be rude to mention it.
I wonder what caused this.
We can ask the mayor.
Yeah, if we ever find him.
Quit shoving!
Shoving?
These are pro-level moves I'm doing, sis.
Yeah— Ohhh!
C'mon!
Let go!
Don't pout, dear.
It'll wrinkle your withers.
I'm not pouting, sweetums,
but I am hurt by your comment.
I thought the pie I baked was quite tasty.
I didn't say it wasn't.
You didn't say it was.
Watch where you're goin'!
You don't own the sidewalk, ya know?!
Well, I never!
Well, look at that.
Somepony's fixin' up our balloon.
Oh, goodness.
This is unfortunate.
Bad with a side of terribly awful.
Excuse me.
Sorry.
Well, stuff me in an olive and call me a pimento!
It's the Rainbow Dash!
Ya made it!
Uh, it is..
you, isn't it?
Pretty sure, yeah.
Oh, thank Celestia!
I saw the balloon, thought the worst, and...
Well, you're here, all o' ya!
Welcome to the Hope Hollow Annual Rainbow Festival!
I'm Twilight Sparkle, and you must be...
Sunny Skies, the mayor o' this lovely town,
and pleased as a poplar tree to meetcha!
We're very sorry about your rainbow billboard, Mr.Mayor.
It was dark and—
Oh, don't give it a second thought.
That old thing needed repair anyway.
I haven't used it since...
well, never mind.
Uh, a-a-anyway, once your balloon's fixed up,
Torque can take care of the billboard.
Everypony, meet Torque Wrench, our town handypony.
She offered to repair your balloon for ya.
He volunteered me.
She'll have it fixed in a jiffy.
If, by "jiffy", ya mean "this will take all day".
Sooo ya got in last night.
I wish I'd known.
I would've been here to greetcha.
Uh, where'd y'all stay?
At the "Luxury Hotel".
Petunia Petals let us in.
Oh, well, of course she did.
She's somethin', I'll tell you what.
I'd be lost without her.
I mean, uh, th-the town would be.
Mayor, I hope you don't mind my asking,
but is there a reason your town is...
faded?
Ya spotted that, did ya?
Well, it's a...
long story.
Uh, why don't I show you the town highlights first?
Here's our famous outdoor spa
with the all-natural mud bath.
Pretty, huh?
Maybe we could see some of the Rainbow Festival
activities from the brochure.
O' course!
The bakery booth is there...
Or...
will be.
We're...
still settin' up, but we gotta lotta great things planned.
And...
the butterfly garden?
Oh, that's right over here.
Oh, uh, lemme fix that.
So none of the butterflies are actually...
Real?
Oh, no.
Uh, what with the flowers not havin' color and all,
the butterflies don't really come around much anymore.
I'm almost afraid to ask,
but the brochure mentioned fishin'?
Fishin'?
Oh, I'm not sure whatcha mean.
Our famous rainbow trout?
Oh, yah, sure!
Uh, well, uh, you don't fish for him exactly.
You just kinda, uh, talk to him.
Uh, he's right over, uh...
That's funny.
Where'd our trout go?
Oh, Mr.Mayor!
Uh, just, uh, taking my lunch now, okay?
Um, so no big deal – well, actually,
okay, yes, kind of a big deal –
but the brochure also mentioned a karaoke contest?
Right here!
The trout doubles on harmonica.
How...
multitalented of him.
Good thing I bring my own karaoke party!
♫ With me wherever I go ♫
♫ Well, uh... ♫
that's the big tour.
Mayor Skies.
I don't understand.
Your Rainbow Festival isn't quite as you described.
And the resort hotel wasn't
what it was cracked up to be either.
Cept for all the cracks.
None of these things are as pictured in your brochure.
Well, maybe I exaggerated a little,
but I-I'd intend on havin' everythin' ready.
It's just kinda hard gettin' anypony excited
about anythin' in this town anymore!
I didn't think ya'd come if ya knew the truth.
The truth?
Oh...
There is no Rainbow Festival!
No Rainbow Festival?!
No fan club?!
Believe me, I didn't mean to—
Bring us here for nothing?!
Think of all the papers I could be grading!
If ya just let me—
We should just leave this very moment!
Balloon's not fixed yet.
Maybe we should let the mayor explain.
Uh, guess I should start at the beginnin'.
A long time ago, when my Grandpa Skies was mayor,
Hope Hollow was different.
They used to call this town "The End of the Rainbow",
cause everything you'd ever want, you could find right here.
♫ Next door neighbors chatting over white-wood fences ♫
♫ Stoppin' on the street to say hello ♫
♫ When friends did well, we sang their praises ♫
♫ Brought soup to comfort them when they felt low ♫
♫ That was our town at the end of the rainbow ♫
♫ No pots of gold or buried treasure ♫
♫ Just everypony looking after each other ♫
♫ The truest riches cannot be measured ♫
♫ It was a lesson that had kept us together ♫
♫ In our town at the end of the rainbow ♫
♫ To honor our fine town, my Grandpa Skies decided ♫
♫ To throw a party each and every year ♫
♫ They planed for weeks, cooked for days ♫
♫ Celebrated fifty ways ♫
♫ So everypony would gather here ♫
♫ In our town at the end of the rainbow ♫
♫ Grandpa made a gizmo called the Rainbow Generator ♫
♫ To paint the sky with lots of colors shining bold and bright ♫
♫ To remind us all together we are greater ♫
♫ And darkness never wins against the coming of the light ♫
♫ Grandpa passed it on to Dad, then it was my turn ♫
♫ To make the pretty rainbows in the sky ♫
♫ It filled my heart with pride to see ♫
♫ Our whole town gathered gratefully ♫
♫ Where we were sure there would never be ♫
♫ An end to the rainbow ♫
♫ Then fences went up, we lost track of our neighbors ♫
♫ Every year passing, dimming spirits all around ♫
♫ The happy days came to an end ♫
♫ Nopony had time to spend together in the town ♫
♫ I thought I knew exactly what the festival needed ♫
♫ A bigger, better rainbow would surely make them see it ♫
♫ But the extra magic was too much for the Rainbow Generator ♫
♫ And I'm who brought the rainbow to an end ♫
♫ That's how our town, our little pony town ♫
♫ That's how our town saw the end of the rainbow ♫
That is the saddest story-song I've ever heard!
I tried for a long time to get everypony
interested in the Festival again.
To remember what it's like to come together
as a community and share the fun.
But nopony even bothered listenin'.
That's why I wrote to you, Rainbow Dash.
You were my last hope.
I figured if a pony of your stature came to town,
it would get everypony excited
about puttin' on the Festival again.
I mean, "Rainbow"'s even part o' your name!
Mmm, yeah, I can see that.
Mr.Mayor, what kind of magic
did you use on the Rainbow Generator?
Oh, I'm not sure.
I didn't know what I was dealin' with.
I only wanted to help.
But instead, I sucked all the color outta the town.
That billboard's one o' the only things that didn't change.
To me, it's a reminder of what we can be.
Keeps the "Hope" in "Hope Hollow".
If I could find out the type of magic you used,
I might be able to reverse the spell.
Ya mean, you're gonna stay?
Nothin' we like better than a challenge,
specially when it comes to helpin' ponies.
You don't know how clam-happy this all makes me!
Thank you kindly!
We'll do whatever we can to bring back
your Rainbow Festival.
I won't fib to ya, it won't be easy.
It's gotten so nopony even talks to each other anymore.
Mmm, it might be tough,
but we have a little experience bringing ponies together.
Yay!
This is exactly like planning a party!
Only bigger, 'cause it's a festival!
Which means more cupcakes!
I've got a date with the Bakery Booth!
I'd better go with her.
Hmmm, an overall stylistic look
to unify the sentiment of the celebration.
That's what this festival needs.
Ya mean like a rainbow?
Yes, darling, yes, yes, but more complex,
more thematic, something like— Ooh!
something like that!
Formidable!
The biggest challenge is getting your town interested
in a Rainbow Festival when everything's so...
gray.
I think if we can bring the color back, it'll solve everything.
Yah, I'm with ya there, but—
Rainbow Dash, I need your help.
Mr.Mayor, seriously, is there a fan club?
Oh, you betcha!
They're around...
somewhere.
Any tools I can borrow, your Honor?
I'm gonna spruce up that billboard to let everypony
know this here Rainbow Festival's back in business!
Oh, that's music to my ears!
Torque Wrench, let's get our guest tooled up, whadaya say?
She's gonna put our rainbow back up.
Oh, yippee.
Uh, if ya don't mind, I, uh, I have a speech to work on.
See ya 'round.
So...
what's your plan?
If magic caused this, maybe magic can solve it.
Oh, I was afraid of that.
I've never seen any magic like this before.
Let me try.
I mean, "Rainbow"'s part of my name, right?
Yeah, that's all I got.
Thanks for trying.
I guess I need to do more research.
Look out!
No, you look out!
Are you okay?
Why did you zig in front of me like that?
I didn't zig!
You zigged!
I zagged!
That's no excuse for—!
Guys, guys, hold on!
It was just an accident.
An accident that happened in front of you.
Ugh, I'm so embarrassed.
All of our lives, we've been wanting to meet you, and—
Wait.
So you're the fan club?
You've heard of us?
Barley's the president.
Pickle's the assistant president.
Well, what do you know?
The mayor was telling the truth about something!
Anyway, you're my brother's favorite Wonderbolt!
And my sister's favorite Wonderbolt, too!
He knows all your best moves!
So does she!
We practice all of 'em, every day!
But we really can't do them.
Well, it's true!
Go ahead.
Ask her.
No, you ask her.
No, you ask her!
No, you!
No, you do it!
Somepony ask me!
Do you think maybe...
you could give us a lesson?
Just a tiny one?
Show us some of your moves?
Well, you promise to listen and work hard and practice?
Yes!
Absolutely, practice!
Heh, tell you what.
If I like what I see, the three of us will put on
a show at the Rainbow Festival.
There's still a Rainbow Festival?
And we're gonna perform at it?
I think the whole town should know
there's a couple of future Wonderbolts living here.
C'mon!
We got work to do!
Did you hear that?!
She called us "future Wonderbolts"!
I think some o' this can be saved,
but we'll need some fresh lumber.
Uh, Torque, the mayor said maybe you could lend a hoof.
Him and his crazy schemes.
What's your business in this anyhoo?
Well, for one thing, we're helpin' the mayor.
And for another, Granny Smith always says,
You break somethin', you fix it.
And any job you do, you should be proud of.
Proud of bein' the repairpony?
Well, absolutely!
It's a pretty rare talent to have.
Nice work on that balloon basket, by the way.
Reweavin' all that straw is no joke.
Yah, well, thanks for, well, noticin'.
That's one of my designs!
Hello?
Whoa, no way!
Stack my pancakes!
Are you really the Rarity?!
Uh, it's just "Rarity".
Uh, and I-I couldn't help but notice that you've got—
I love ya!
I love ya so much!
Your work, I mean!
Your designs, your taste, your eye for beauty!
Well, thank you—
They're the perfect canvas for me to fancy up!
Yes, about that.
The— the hat, the— the boa, the scarf, the—
Do ya like 'em?
Very charming.
Thank ya!
Those are Kerfuffle originals!
I'm Kerfuffle!
Spelled like it sounds,
with a double "ffff" for the "fuff"!
I should really stop talking now.
I do hope you don't mind my asking.
But with all this talent, why don't you simply display
your own work instead of adding to others?
Oh, no, I-I couldn't.
It's...
not good enough by itself.
Hmph, au contraire.
Take this shawl.
Hoof-dyed, nicely woven, a piece of art by itself.
Imagine if you could work in color.
Oh, I do imagine.
I mean, that's how I design things.
I feel in my heart what the colors are.
Like this scarf.
This stripe is red, then orange, yellow...
Like a rainbow.
How would you like to work with me
as the official assistant
designer of the Rainbow Festival?
Really?
Work with you?!
I can't believe it!
Wait, there's still a Rainbow Festival?
Darling, if we have anything to do with it,
not only will there be a festival,
it will be the most stylish anypony
in this town has ever seen!
Now let's get started!
Wow...
Ya like it?
I love it!
I just never thought—
That a teeny town like Hope Hollow
would have a library this grand?
We may be small, but we're well-read.
I make sure of it.
Mayor Sunny was right.
You are something!
Did he really say that?
Oh, that silly unicorn.
Did he say anythin' else?
I mean, uh, anyhoo, what can I do you for?
I don't suppose you have a magic section?
Arcane, "Elemental," or "Theory of"?
Let's see.
If fifty cupcakes makes a party,
that means for the festival, we need...
divide by two, carry the one...
More?
Super more!
We're gonna need some baking help!
It looks like it's closed.
Aw, that's so sad.
We can only use the ones from our yard, lovey.
Oh, darling, stop it.
Excuse me.
I see you're taking your pie for a walk,
and I was wondering—
We're not interested.
Ugh, it's getting so a pony can't even walk down the street
without being terrorized.
That's not terrorize.
This...
...is terrorize.
So, how would you like to be a part
of the official baking team of the Rainbow Festival?
There's still a Rainbow Festival?
We'll have a booth with cupcakes and pastries and fun,
and we're gonna start with this pie!
Let the taste test begin!
What kind of pie did you say this was s'upposed to be?
Apricot.
Are you sure?
It's kinda...
crunchy.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Well, the apricots are from our very own tree.
In our very own yard.
Behind our very own house.
Yeah.
Maybe we should get a look at this tree.
All right, rookies.
Show me what you got.
She sounds just like we always imagined she'd sound!
Only twenty percent cooler!
Well?
Aren't you gonna fly or something?
Yes, sir!
I mean, ma'am.
Okay?
Break!
Fancy flying is something you have to work up to.
Even I didn't become "Rainbow Dash" in one day.
Two days?
Everypony's got to learn
the basics before they can show off.
You'll get there.
But first, let's start with a single flip.
If you don't mind my asking,
you don't sound like the other ponies here in town.
Oh, we weren't born here.
We're originally from Manehattan.
But it was so big.
All those ponies crammed together,
never talking to each other.
We heard Hope Hollow was just the opposite,
so we moved here.
And it was wonderful...
uh, for a while.
What happened?
Uh, things changed.
Here.
This is the tree.
This is where the apricots in my pie came from.
Well, I'm no expert,
but I don't think these are very ripe.
Apricots are supposed to be orange.
Well, that's the problem, isn't it?
With hardly any colors in this town,
one apricot looks like another.
What about that tree?
Its apricots are big and juicy.
We can't use the apricots from that tree.
Sure ya can!
All you gotta do is—
Hey!
Stay away from my tree!
W-What was that?
Just old Moody Root.
He's made it quite clear
he won't share his apricots.
He hasn't even said "hello" in ages.
Have you tried saying "hello" to him?
What?
Well, no, but—
Mr.Moody Root, are you there?
Who wants to know?
I'm Fluttershy.
Your apricot tree is beautiful.
So healthy.
You must take very good care of it.
Well, I try to.
Plant food.
A good water now and then.
Keeps my apricots happy.
I bet that's why you have so many of them.
You must always be busy making things.
Jam, cobbler, pie...
Nope, I just eat 'em.
Although, pie does sound pretty good.
What in Equestria is she doing?
I haven't the foggiest, dear.
Doing what she does best.
Your neighbors were just about to bake some pies.
You know them, right?
Mr.and Mrs.Hoofington, Mr.Moody Root.
H-H-Hello, uh...
- Yes. - Hello, Mr... Root.
But they're a little short on apricots.
If only there was some apricots we can use...
Oh, yes, of course!
We'd be happy to bake you a pie.
Two or...
three pies even.
So ya mean if I give ya my apricots...
What a great idea!
Then everypony can share.
What do you think, Mr.Moody Root?
Oh, well.
Wait for it...
Got a ladder?
We can just pick 'em from your side of the fence!
Um, yes, of course!
Uh, this way!
A prism curse?
An erasure spell?
None of these are big enough to make a whole town
lose its color on their own!
Unless...
Oh, for the love o' cheddar!
Mayor Skies.
What is all this?
Princess Twilight!
Welcome to our town's Rainbow Room.
Anything you want ta know
about each year's festival from the very beginnin'.
The pictures!
They're in color!
Sure are.
Those are from happier times.
Back when there still was a festival.
Seems even though we faded, the memory never did.
I come here sometimes for inspiration.
I need plenty for this speech I'm writin'.
Biggest one of my life.
Didn't see ya there!
Sunny!
I-I didn' know you were here.
Uh, Uh, j-just leavin'.
I-I gotta finish this.
W-Well, uh, s-see ya later!
The festival was really something, wasn't it?
Used to be wonderful.
It brought the whole town together for a long time,
and these pictures are from the last festival.
You can see it didn't go well.
Right.
The mayor's magic in the generator caused the colors to go.
That's what Sunny thinks.
He blames himself for it, but I'm still not convinced
it was anythin' other than an accident!
There's something strange about this.
I just can't put my hoof on it.
If only the Generator hadn't been destroyed...
Not all of it was.
I don't keep it out because I know
it hurts th' mayor to see it.
Mind if I borrow this?
Great job!
It's even better than it was before, don'tcha know?
Rainbow Festival?
Didn't know it was still goin' on.
Sure is!
Bigger and better than ever!
I hope.
Tell all your friends!
Can we go, Mama?
I suppose so.
Why not?
Mr.Mayor.
I hope you don't mind, but—
Where'd ya find that?
I gave it to her, Sunny.
She has an idea.
Best idea would just be to throw
that thing in the trash heap.
My theory is that the Generator magnifies
whatever magic it uses, makes it stronger.
So if we could rebuild it
and use one of the reversal spells I just read about,
it could work to bring color back to the town!
Even if we could get it workin' again,
which is quite a tall order...
Not for a gifted repairpony who I just happen to know.
Let me take a look-see.
Yah, I could give 'er a go.
I don't wanna get my hope up, but...
yahoo!
Don't worry.
I'll get to work.
Um, how's your speech comin', Sunny?
I'd be happy to help you with it if you'd like.
Uh, oh, no, you couldn't.
Uh, t-thanks, but, uh, I have to do
a little mayor-type business, don'tcha know?
But I'll check back in a little bit
to see how everythin's goin'.
He's actin' so peculiar.
From what I've seen of the mayor,
how can ya tell exactly when "peculiar" kicks in?
If I'd have known your pie was this good,
I'd have given you those apricots ages ago!
Mr.Hoofington did all the baking.
Mmm, inspired by you, Snookums.
Say, the whole town should know about this here pie.
Oh, don't worry.
They will.
We're gonna give it away at the Rainbow Festival!
Wait, what?
There's still a Rainbow Festival?
Well, here it is.
Had to hoof-build some of the parts myself,
but it's as good as new.
This looks amazin', Torque.
Nopony else could have pulled this off.
Thank you so much for your help.
It was a real challenge,
but turns out that was part of the fun!
D-Did y'all see that?
Now we need to test it.
Should we call the mayor?
Might be best to make sure it works first.
I'd hate to disappoint him.
Uh, Twilight, I think I saw—
In a moment, Applejack.
This is important.
Yeah, but—
Turn on the Generator.
Okay.
Well, look at that!
Oh, isn't it beautiful?
That's what the Generator has always done for years and years.
Now we just add magic, and...
I'm sorry.
I thought for sure it would work.
Let's not tell the mayor.
It would break his heart.
No.
We have to tell him we failed.
We can't bring the color back.
Twilight!
I really think you should see this.
You betcha—
We did it!
Huh?
Everything you need for the Rainbow Festival bake sale!
Courtesy of the Hoofingtons.
And Mr.Moody Root!
Everything looks delicious!
Mr.Moody Root!
Why, I haven't see ya in the library in ages.
High time I came back.
Hey, you got any of them there cookbooks?
Hey, they're pretty good.
They've been practicing their tails off for the big show.
What big show?
The Rainbow Festival.
They're the official entertainment.
Uh, landing still needs a little work.
You're all here!
Wonderful!
You can help us set up our cart.
Kerfuffle's official Rainbow Festival accessories.
Ta-da!
Nice stuff.
And I designed color-matched assessories for each of ya!
Um, I can't help but notice
that the color-matched accessories don't have much color.
Well, of course not, silly.
The town doesn't have any color, remember?
Oh, right.
Oh, but don't worry.
I know where the colors are supposed to be.
An orange scarf for Applejack,
red leggings fer Fluttershy...
The pink flower lei is for, well, you-know-who.
No, who?
And look at my purple kerchief.
Isn't it divine?
The blue goggles are fer Rainbow Dash.
And I think I have some that might match for you two.
And somethin' very special for Princess Twilight.
Wing bling!
In every shade of the rainbow, don'tcha know?
Kerfuffle, this is amazing!
Everypony, you've done great work.
I just wish I could've done my part.
I hate to admit it, but I'm stuck.
I don't know how to make the town's color come back.
That's what I've been tryin' to tell ya!
It is comin' back!
What's happening?
Something wonderful!
But how?
It wasn't the Generator.
Which means something else must have drained
the town's color in the first place!
I have to get back to the library!
I thought so!
Look.
In the second photo, when the Generator goes off,
this pony is walking away.
But on the third photo, when all the color's gone,
he's back where he was.
Which means...
We have to tell the mayor!
Tell me what?
Sunny!
Have you seen what's happenin' outside?
No, I've been in here fer a while workin' on my speech.
Maybe we should just show him.
Who wants apricot pies?
Best pies in Hope Hollow!
Pies for sale!
Yummylicious!
Hello there, Mr.Hoofington, Mrs.Hoofington.
Been a while.
How lovely to see you.
What's better than one pie?
Lots of pies!
Official Rainbow Festival goodness right here now!
Over here, darlings!
Just look what Kerfuffle has come up with!
I never knew you did such great work.
I have to visit your shop.
Hey, ya got anythin' waterproof?
But...
colors!
So you were able to reverse the Generator?
The Generator had nothin'
to do with it and never did.
So none of it was my fault?
No, ya big doofus!
How many times have I tried to tell ya that?
All those years, ya blamed yerself for nuthin'.
These photos from the library explain everything.
Once I realized they were out of order,
it proved that the town's colors
got dim before you turned on the Generator.
Boy howdy, am I glad to hear that!
But then, what did cause it?
It's called "Hopeless Magic".
Everypony was already giving up each other, losing hope.
Then, when the Generator blew up,
it must have been the last straw.
It took all the hope out of the town for good,
along with the color.
But now there's a different kind of magic.
Of everypony coming together again.
Just the way you wanted it, Mayor.
Whadaya know?
There is still a Rainbow Festival.
And we'd better get it started.
This town's been waiting long enough.
The Generator's workin' again, Mr.Mayor,
just the way your grandpa built her.
I just hope my speech lives up to the occasion.
Attention, please!
Welcome to the brand new Hope Hollow Annual Rainbow Festival!
And here's the pony who made it all possible – Mayor Sunny Skies!
I am as proud as a two-tailed peacock
to see you all here today to once again
celebrate our little town at the end of the rainbow.
And I can't give enough thanks to Rainbow Dash, Princess Twilight...
...Pinkie Pie...
...Fluttershy...
...Rarity, and Applejack.
My grandpa started this festival to celebrate us,
the ponies of Hope Hollow.
It's you who brought friendship back to our town,
and all the bright colors that come with it.
We just have to always remember
to reach a hoof out to our neighbors,
to respect and listen and talk to each other.
You never know what just sayin' "hello" to somepony can do.
So, without further ado...
♫ Here we go ♫
♫ This is the moment, yeah ♫
♫ Let the Rainbow Festival begin! ♫
Whoa, what's happening?
It's exactly as I imagined it!
That was a beautiful speech, Sunny.
What?
Oh, no, uh, that wasn't my speech.
Uh, but, uh, then what have you been writin' all day?
Well, uh, another speech.
I mean, it's for later, but...
Oh, flapjacks.
I guess now is as good a time as any.
Petunia, you've never given up on me or the town.
You always had hope when we had none,
and I can't imagine a day without you.
You're the pony who brings color into my life.
Petunia Petals, will you marry me?
Of course, ya silly goose!
Attention, everypony!
Introducing Hope Hollow's very own Junior Wonderbolts!
Did you hear what she called us?!
Junior Wonderbolts!
All right!
Okay, guys.
Showtime!
Now this is something I'm proud to be a guest of honor for!
And it looks like there's a butterfly garden after all.
Only one more thing could make this Rainbow Festival better.
Oh, not more karaoke, darling.
What?
No.
A trout DJ!
Now that's a party!
♫ We're living in color ♫
♫ Step out of the shadows and into the light ♫
♫ Where it's bright and you might see all the colors you are ♫
♫ Or any color you wanna be that your mind can see ♫
♫ And wear them bright like a shining star ♫
♫ Why just be black and white? ♫
♫ No need to hide all those colors inside ♫
♫ Cause when they shine up bright ♫
♫ It just feels right ♫
♫ To be living in color ♫
♫ We'll be living in color ♫
♫ To be living in color ♫
♫ We'll be living in color ♫
♫ Make up any colors that you can devise ♫
♫ Mix 'em up, watch the joy as it multiplies ♫
♫ Make a rainbow and you will see ♫
♫ How together we are like ♫
♫ One when we harmonize ♫
♫ Why just be black and white? ♫
♫ No need to hide all those colors inside ♫
♫ Cause when we shine so bright ♫
♫ It just feels right ♫
♫ To be living in color ♫
♫ We'll be living in color ♫
♫ To be living in color ♫
♫ We'll be living in color ♫
♫ Hello, my friend is a big bright yellow ♫
♫ Violet's what you get when you're feeling mellow ♫
♫ Red is the part where your heart starts to glow ♫
♫ In the mood, in the groove, indigo ♫
♫ Blue is the sky spinnin' high as can be ♫
♫ Orange can amaze, bringin' days that are sunny ♫
♫ Green is serene, take a breath, feel new ♫
♫ Feel all the living colors ♫
♫ There's a rainbow in you ♫
♫ Now we're living in color ♫
♫ Yeah, we're living in color ♫
♫ Now we're living in color ♫
♫ Yeah, we're living in color ♫
♫ We're all living in color ♫
♫ We're all living in... ♫
♫ color! ♫
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♫ There's a rainbow waitin', a song is playin' ♫
♫ And I can't wait to hit the road with you ♫
♫ There's a rainbow waitin' ♫
♫ And we got rainbow road-trippin' to do ♫