MY LITTLE PONY 7

Episode 714 / 403-714

"Fame and Misfortune”

Written by

M. A. Larson

As Broadcast Script: April 24th, 2017

    
                              
                                            Tara Strong as TWILIGHT SPARKLE
                         Kelly Sheridan as STARLIGHT GLIMMER, BRUNCH PONY 2
                            Ashleigh Ball as RAINBOW DASH, APPLEJACK, LOCAL
      Andrea Libman as PINKIE PIE, FLUTTERSHY, PEGASUS FOAL, SWEET APPLE ADMIRER
                                 Tabitha St. Germain as RARITY, TOWNSPONY 2  
                                              Alyssya Swales as TOOLA ROOLA  
                                  Peter New as REPORTER PONY, BRUNCH PONY 1 
                                           Aine Sunderland as COCONUT CREAM
                            Michael Dobson as TOWNSPONY 1, OUT OF TOWN PONY
                                             Michelle Creber as APPLE BLOOM

TEASER
Sc. 1 - EXT. strEETS OF PONYVILLE - dAY
Toola ROOLA
Oops! Sorry, Princess Twilight! That was meant for her!
Toola ROOLA (CONT'D)
INCOMING!
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Woah!
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Toola Roola! Coconut Cream! What are you doing?
Coconut cream
That was meant for my ex-friend!
Toola ROOLA
I'm not your ex-friend! You're my ex-friend!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Both of you, stop!
TimeCut TO:
Sc. 2 - EXT. strEETS OF PONYVILLE - laTER
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
So you see, friendship isn't always easy but there's no doubt it's worth fighting for.
Toola ROOLA/ COCONUT CREAM
Awwww
 
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
Hmm. That sounds familiar...
Sc. 3 - INT. twILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - library - lATER
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Hmmm.. No. uhuh. Oh that’s a good one.  Aha! Here it is!
StaRLIGHT GLIMMER
What is that?
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Come on, Starlight. Don't judge a book by its cover. This is the friendship journal my friends and I used to keep. It's filled with all the things we've learned! Like "friendship isn't always easy but there's no doubt it's worth fighting for."
StaRLIGHT GLIMMER
I'll judge a book by its cover just this once.
FADE OUT.
Main titles
Act i
Sc. 4 - InT. twILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - dAY
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Thanks for coming, everypony! I've got a surprise for you...
FlUTTERSHY
What is it, Twilight? Do I need to prepare myself?
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
It's this.
RarITY
Oh! What is that thing? Why is it so smelly!
RainbOW DASH
Wait a minute!
Is this our old friendship journal? I haven't seen this thing in forever!
AppLEJACK
Hooo-wee, it's lookin' a little... overripe.
RainBOW DASH
I'll say.
RainBOW DASH (CONT'D)
There's a smooshed apple in Applejack's lessons. Fluttershy's lessons are so small you can barely read them--
FluTTERSHY
I.. uh.. wanted to leave room for all of you.
RAINBOW DASH
--I don't even know what this is.

RarITY
It is called calligraphy, darling. If you're going to make words, at least make them fabulous.
applEJACK
Looks like you got a little aggressive with your friendship lessons, Rainbow Dash.
RainBOW DASH
What can I say? When I learn something, I learn it hard. I found Pinkie’s page.
PinKIE PIE
Hehe! Well I am surprised!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
That wasn't the only surprise...
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
Ta da! Starlight and I decided to make one for each of you!
ApplejACK
That's amazin'! A perfect copy!
StaRLIGHT GLIMMER
I learned the spell years ago when I needed to make copies of a certain... manifesto.
RarITY
Even better than a perfect copy.
FlutTERSHY
Oh, I'd forgotten all about this lesson.
RainbOW DASH
Remember this one? From when I helped Daring Do? "Never underestimate the power of friends who always got your back."
PinkiE PIE
Aww, Cheese Sandwich! Party cannon!Ah! Birthaversary!
StarLIGHT GLIMMER
After Twilight remembered the journal, I had so much fun reading all the stuff you've all learned. I just had to have my own copy.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
And that brings me to the second part of the surprise. My idea. How would you girls feel about making our journal available for everypony? If we can get these lessons into other ponies' hooves, maybe they'll benefit from them.
FlUTTERSHY
Well I think that's a great idea.
pinkie pie
I'm in! YAY!
ApPLEJACK
We always said we wanted to.
RarITY
Sounds fabulous.
RainBOW DASH
Hahaha, I'm awesome.

RaINBOW DASH (CONT'D)
Oh yeah, uh, good idea.
DissOLVE TO:
Sc. 5 - Ext. Cloudsdale street - dAY
DISSOLVE TO:
SC. 6 - ExT. canterlot NEWSSTAND - dAY
DISSOLVE TO:
Sc. 7 - INT. ponyville schoolhouse - playground - dAY
ToolA ROOLA (o.S.)
No, I don't want to play with you anymore.
CocONUT CREAM
Why not? You love playing hopscotch.
ToolA ROOLA
No, you do. Because you always win!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Hey girls. Couldn't help but overhear... You might want to take a breather, maybe read Rainbow Dash's chapter on Rainbow Falls. It might help.
toola roola
Sure, princess.
ApPLE BLOOM
Thanks Twilight! The friendship journal's makin' us super popular!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Oh...
APPLE BLOOM
We were thinkin' of putting together a Cutie Mark summer Camp. Now everypony's definitely gonna sign up for it! This is going to be awesome!
StarLIGHT GLIMMER
A Cutie Mark Camp is a great idea.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Yea, but the purpose of the journal isn't supposed to be marketing...
Sc. 8 - Ext. Ponyville street - later
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
I just hope those foals actually learn something from our lessons.
StarLIGHT GLIMMER
They will. I'm sure ponies all across Equestria will--AAAH!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Uh, hello. Can I...help you?
Out-of-town PONY #1
We're here all the way from Fillydelphia because we got copies of your friendship journal. 
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Wow! How wonderful. What was your favorite friendship--
Out-of-town PONY #1
Will you sign them?
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Oh. Uh, I guess so...
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
So, what did you think of the lessons? 
Out-of-town pony #1
Oh, we haven't read them. These are keepsakes. We gotta keep them in mint condition.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Oh.
Pony walla
Wow that was worth the trip! / They're much more valuable now! / Queso Fresca is gonna be so jealous she didn't come!
Sc. 9 - EXT. cafe - daY
StarLIGHT GLIMMER
Don't worry, Twilight, I'm sure lots of other ponies are being inspired to be better friends...
Brunch pony #1
...well I for one found the journal terribly illuminating.
BRUNCH PONY #2
I agree. I'm seeing sides of these ponies I didn't know were there...
BRUNCH PONY #2 (CONT'D)
...I only wish they'd left Rarity out. She clearly doesn't belong in that book with the rest of them.
BRUNCH PONY #1
Oh, I know! Who does she think she is? Certainly she did a fine job setting up the Ponyville Days Celebration, but does she really believe it was a success just because of her? The nerve!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
But that's not what she was saying!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
Rarity!
End act i
Act ii
Sc. 10 - EXT. cafE - dAY
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Poor Rarity. She overheard all the mean things those ponies were saying! She must be devastated. I'm going after her. 
StARLIGHT GLIMMER
Go ahead. I'm going to have a chat with these two.
Sc. 11 - EXT. suGARCUBE CORNER - dAY
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Rarity, wait!
PiNKIE PIE
Twilight, isn't it amazing? Our journals are everywhere!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Pinkie! I've got to--
PinkIE PIE
Ponies keep stopping by to tell me my entries are hilarious!
PINKIE PIE
I even had somepony come all the way from Las Pegasus to say how much he liked my lessons!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
I am so glad to hear someponies are being inspired by the journal!  
Local #1
Hey look! There's Pinkie Pie, the funny one! 
PinkIE PIE
Giggly feedback is the best kind!
TwilIGHT SPARKLE
Well, at least you're getting a positive reaction. I just saw Rarity and I'm afraid this whole journal thing really upset her.
PINKIE PIE
Aww. That's too bad.
PINKIE PIE (CONT'D)
Wait, that wasn't even funny.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Okay. Well, I guess I'll catch you later.
PinKIE PIE
Yup. Bye Twilight.
Local #1
Classic Pinkie! She's even funnier in real life!
PinkIE PIE (o.S.)
You've known me for years!
Sc. 12 - EXT. ponyville street - later
RaINBOW DASH (O.S.)
Maybe it's time to call it a day...
Pegasus foal #1 (O.S.)
I ripped out all the Twilight Sparkle lessons 'cause they were getting in the way of the good ones!
TwiLIGHT SPARKLE
What do you mean you skipped the lessons? We've all had valuable experiences!
RaiNBOW DASH
Hey, here's a great idea! Why don't you guys talk to Twilight for awhile so I can get back to things like working and napping and... well, pretty much anything else.
Pegasus FOAL #1
Aw, we don't want to hear her boring lessons! Come on, tell us again about when you met Daring Do!
RAINBOW DASH
Again? Haven't we already covered that one? A couple dozen times?
PEGASUS FOAL #1
We can't get enough of it! Come on, you don't want to disappoint your fans!
RAINBOW DASH
It's just that I, uh, really need to get those stormclouds back in their pens.
PEGASUS FOAL #1
Cool! We'll come along and you can tell us the story there!
Sc. 13 - EXT. ponyVILLE marketplace - laTER
TwILIGHT SPARKLE 
What's going on now?
FlUTTERSHY
Please! Just leave me alone!
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Fluttershy? What's wrong?
TownspONY #1
We want answers!
TowNSPONY #2
Yeah! We're entitled to know!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
What is it, everypony?
TOWNSPONY #2
We want to know why Fluttershy keeps learning the same thing over and over again. Be assertive, already.
TOWNSPONY #1
Even I've learned more than she has! Why can't I be in the book?
staRLIGHT GLIMMER
What?! Really? Are you attacking my friend because you want to be in a book?
FluTTERSHY
It’s ok. I got this, girls. 
FlUTTERSHY (CONT'D)
Listen up. I am more assertive. And yes, it took me awhile to get there. But can you honestly say you could learn something one time and completely change who you are? I didn't think so! 
TowNSPONY #1
Wow. You're way different from the Fluttershy in the book. I don't know how I feel about that.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
It feels like everypony in Equestria is missing the friendship part of the friendship journals.

Sc. 14 - Int. CarOUSEL BOUTIQUE - conTINUOUS
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Rarity? Are you all right?
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
Gah! what are you doing?
RarITY
Why I'm creating a gown, darling!
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
...for what?
RARITY
I don't know! I'm stress-sewing!
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Stress-sewing?
RARITY
When I overheard those two at the cafe I suddenly understood why I’ve been getting cancellations for days!
StarLIGHT GLIMMER
What? Why are ponies cancelling their orders?
RARITY
Because nopony likes me anymore! They're boycotting me! 
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
 I'm sure if I go out there and talk to those ponies they'll see they're being unreasonable...
AppleJACK
I need a hundred blankets and I need 'em now! Sorry, Twilight.
RarITY
Righta way Pony who still likes me!
APPLEJACK
I don't need nothin' fancy.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
What's the matter, Applejack?
APPLEJACK
I'm popular, Twilight! I'm popular, and I don't like it one bit!
StARLIGHT GLIMMER
You go ahead, I'll stay here.
Sc. 15 - EXT. sweet apple acres - laTER
TwiLIGHT SPARKLE
Applejack, who are all these ponies?
AppleJACK
They call themselves "the Sweet Apple Admirers." They say they read my journal entries and they felt like part of the family. And now they want to actually become part of the family!
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Your journal entries?
APPLEJACK
Yeah, you know, all that stuff about how friends are like family and whatnot...
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Can't you get rid of them?
APPLEJACK
And kick out my own family?
APPLEJACK (CONT'D)
Granny Smith! Hang on, let me help!
Sweet Apple Admirer #1
There she is!
Sweet Apple Admirer #1/ PONY WALLA
YEEEEEE-HAAWWWW
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Oh. I wish we'd never released that journal.
End act ii
ACT III
Sc. 16 - INT. twILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - moRNING
StarLIGHT GLIMMER
There you are. Ok.I just left Rarity, I think she's doing better. Oh boy. Window staring, huh? Was it that bad at Sweet Apple Acres?
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
It's bad everywhere. I thought I was doing something good. I thought I was helping...
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
How could our friendship journal have led to so much...anti-friendship?
STARLIGHT GLIMMER
Oh, Twilight, it's not your fault.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Of course it's my fault. If I hadn't had the big idea to make copies, none of this would be happening. I'm afraid I made life awful for my friends.
STARLIGHT GLIMMER
I really think you're being too hard on yourself.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Am I?
Sc. 17 -  InT. twILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - Door - lATER
Sc. 18 - InT. twILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - lATER
ApplEJACK
I didn't know where else to go. I've got so much cookin' and cleanin' and familyin' to do I ain't got time for anything else!
PiNKIE PIE
At least ponies aren't laughing every time you talk! Not even I want to be funny all the time! I'm telling you, my days of hilariousosityness... ness...are OVER.
RainBOW DASH
You think you've got problems? I know I'm  awesome but I can't even go to the bathroom without somepony trying to tell me how cool I am.
RAINBOW DASH
Uh…Rarity, what are you wearing?
RarITY
My emotions, darling! Stress couture!
Fluttershy
I don't know what I'm going to do if I have to defend myself one more time...
RarITY
Sorry Darling. Force of habit.
StARLIGHT GLIMMER
Okay, so maybe they are having a hard time with it. That doesn't mean you did anything wrong.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Yes, I did. Releasing the journal was my idea, and it backfired in ways I could never have imagined. 
StaRLIGHT GLIMMER
It's not your fault. It's everypony else's! They're just focusing on the wrong things.
StARLIGHT GLIMMER (CONT'D)
Wait here! I got an idea!
TwiliGHT SPARKLE
I can't wait any longer. I've got to fix this.
Sc. 19 - EXT. TWILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - ConTINUOUS
Twilight SPARKLE
Everypony, please stop!
 
ReporTER PONY
Princess Twilight? I'm with the Canterlot Chronicle, quick question... What would you say to ponies who wonder why you moved to Ponyville in the first place? 
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
I moved here to learn about friendship. That's why the journal even exists...
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
It took some time for me to get the hang of it, but it was each of these ponies standing next to me who taught me the lessons in those journals. Applejack. Pinkie Pie. Rainbow Dash. Rarity. And Fluttershy, too.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
Then it was all of you. I've learned so much from--
REPORTER PONY
What I mean is, some ponies would argue that it doesn't seem believable that the six of you would be friends.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Believable?
RepORTER PONY
Well sure. I read this journal cover to cover, and I have to say, your character would have been much more interesting if she'd stayed in Canterlot.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
My character? We are real ponies. This journal is a record of things that actually happened to us. We made mistakes and we learned from them. 
Brunch poNY #1
What about Rarity? Are we really supposed to believe she learned anything she wrote in there?
PegasuS FOAL #1
That's why you gotta be Team Dash! She's the only one who didn't really need to learn anything because she was already so cool!
Pony WALLA
Twilight was better before she got wings. / Fluttershy is just so painfully shy it's hard to relate. I mean come on!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Wait a minute, everypony...
PONY WALLA
Are Pinkie Pie and Applejack related or what??
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Listen to me! LISTEN TO ME!!!
TWILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
I never claimed to be perfect/
My mistakes are all written in ink/
None of us claimed to be perfect/
And It's sad that's what all of you think.

Our flaws help to make us all special/
They bond and keep us strong/Our flaws are what brought us together/ so stop acting like somethings wrong.

aLL sIX
We’re not flawless/ we’re work in progress/ we’ve got dents and we’ve got quirks but it’s our flaws that make us work/ yeah/ We’re not flawless/ we’re work in progress so tell me what flaws you got too cause I still like whats flawed about you.

Rainbow Dash 
They say I’m a big shot/
That my ego's the size of a whale/My confidence comes off as cocky but it gives me the courage to fail.
Rarity 
Sure I can be a drama queen/
A bit stuck up, it's true/
APPLEJACK
And I can be too eager to please/There’s such thing as being too honest too cause.
aLL sIX
We’re not flawless/ we’re work in progress/ we’ve got dents and we’ve got quirks but it’s our flaws that make us work/ yeah/ We’re not flawless/ we’re work in progress so tell me what flaws you got too cause I still like what’s flawed about you.

Pinke Pie
Ponies think I'm all bubbles and laughter/ that I don’t seem sincere
I might joke around a little too much but I’m just so happy you’re here.
Fluttershy
It took me a while to be confident/ To really come out of my shell/
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
But no pony has to be perfect by now don’t you know us so well because yeah
aLL sIX
We’re not flawless/ we’re work in progress/ we’ve got dents and we’ve got quirks but it’s our flaws that make us work/ yeah/ We’re not flawless/ we’re work in progress so tell me what flaws you got too cause I still like what’s flawed about you.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
So you see, everypony? None of us ever claimed to be perfect. Without our flaws, there wouldn't be any friendship lessons to learn. Without our flaws...
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
...there probably wouldn't be any friendships at all.
Pony walla
Applejack is the strongest. / Yeah but she's just on the boring farm all time. / Pinkie makes me laugh and that's really the only reason I read it.
Sc. 20 - INT. tWILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - momENTS LATER
RAINBOW DASH
So that just happened.
StARLIGHT GLIMMER
Girls! I found two ponies who have something I think you should hear. 
ToolA ROOLA
Um...we just wanted to say thank you to all of you.
CocONUT CREAM
Yeah.  Our friendship... well, we were having trouble until we read your journal. It showed us that friends can go through all sorts of tough times and come through stronger than before.
TooLA ROOLA
It's made us better friends than we've ever been.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Really?
TOOLA ROOLA/ COCONUT CREAM
Mm-hm.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
Oh, I can't tell you how much it means to hear that.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE (CONT'D)
Thank you for telling us. We've had a tough couple of days. But knowing we've helped fillies like you....
AppleJACK
It makes everything we've been through worth it. 
RarITY
Absolutely. Fads come and go, friendship is forever.
RaiNBOW DASH
There are worse things than not being able to do anything without being told I'm awesome.
FlUTTERSHY
And we can't change the way other ponies think about us, but we can change how we let it affect us.
PiNKIE PIE
Or how we don't let it affect us.
PiNKIE PIE (CONT'D)
Go ahead. Laugh!
Sc. 21 - EXT. twILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - same
Sc. 22 - INT. twILIGHT SPARKLE'S CASTLE - same
AppleJACK
Reckon we still have to deal with them, don't we?
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Stay in the friendship moment, Applejack. They can wait a little longer.
FADE OUT.