MY LITTLE PONY 7

Episode 724 / 403-724

"Uncommon Bond”

Story by
Josh Haber & Kevin Lappin

Written by
Kevin Lappin

As Broadcast Script: July 11th, 2017

Ian Hanlin as SUNBURST, TICKET AGENT
      Kelly Sheridan as STARLIGHT GLIMMER 
              Tara Strong as TWILIGHT SPARKLE
                                     Kathleen Barr as TRIXIE
         Ingrid Nilson as MAUD PIE                                

Teaser
SC. 1 - Ext. ponyville train station - platform - day
STARLIGHT
Excuse me, when does the noon train from the Crystal Empire arrive?
ticket agent
Uh... noon?
STARLIGHT
Right. Sorry, I'm just a little excited because my friend Sunburst is coming. 
A LITTLE LATER:
STARLIGHT (CONT'D)
...He's my oldest friend. I mean, we've known each other practically forever. We have tons in common...
A LITTLE LATER:
STARLIGHT (CONT'D)
...we both love magic and games and jokes-- everything, really. Now that I think about it, there isn't a pony in all of Equestria I have more in common with...
Sunburst (O.S.)
Starlight?
STARLIGHT
Sunburst! You made it!
SunbURST
Of course! I've been looking forward to this visit for a long time.
STARLIGHT
Whoa! How long are you staying?
SUNBURST
Just a… little reading for the train.
STARLIGHT
Same old Sunburst.
STARLIGHT (CONT'D)
It's going to be so great spending time together. Just like old times. You and me doing the stuff we like: games, magic...
SUNBURST
Antiquing.
STARLIGHT
What?
SUNBURST
Antiquing. You know I like antiquing.
STARLIGHT
You do?
SUNBURST
Um, Of course! Historical knickknacks, ancient relics. You are SO lucky. Ponyville is antique central.
STARLIGHT
It is?
sunBURST
How have we never talked about this? We are going antiquing and you are gonna love it.
STARLIGHT
Okay. Let's drop your stuff off at the castle first.
SunBURST
Sure! Only...
SunBURST (CONT'D)
We may need to make a few of trips.
END OF TEASER
OPENING CREDITS
Act one
Sc. 2 - Int. house of antiques - later
Sunburst
This is so great. Who knew I'd be the one showing you the cool sights of Ponyville?
STARLIGHT
I'm a little surprised, myself.
SUNBURST
Wow, what a difference between the hoof-molded bricks and the extruded ones, right?
STARLIGHT
Uh-huh… Ha ha… 
SuNBURST (CONT'D)
Oooh! Check out all these chandeliers. Sometimes the crystals have magical properties.
STARLIGHT
Oh. That's cool. How do you--
TwilIGHT SPARKLE (o.S.)
Sunburst! I'm so glad you're here!
SuNBURST
In the antique store?
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
In Ponyville! Starlight's really been looking forward to your visit. Though I'm glad you're in the antique store too! I'm usually the only one.
sunBURST
That's crazy? Who doesn't like antiquing? Right?
STARLIGHT
Right!
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Oooh, look! An ancient map of Equestria made by the Mighty Helm.
sunBURST
Without the help of unicorn magic or pegasus flight, the earth ponies of the Mighty Helm were able to map the entire coast of Equestria.
STARLIGHT
Coooool.
sunBURST
You don't have to pretend to like all this stuff.
STARLIGHT
What? No. I do like it... I mean, if you like it, I like it. Besides, we've almost looked at everything, right?
TwiLIGHT SPARKLE
Oh, wow! You have got to see this Saddle Arabian vanity!
STARLIGHT
This shop looked a lot smaller from the outside.
Sc. 3 - int. Castle of friendship - library - conTINUOUS
SuNBURST
Did you see this Palominian letter opener?
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Wow! That goes well with this ancient Phoenix feather quill. We could write to each other!
SUNBURST/TWILIGHT
PEN PALS!
STARLIGHT
I really like this old-timey barrel.
SuNBURST
Actually, the stuff I bought is inside the barrel, but I can't wait to see what it is.
STARLIGHT
Wait, you don't know what you bought?
SUNBURST
It's a blind buy. Sometimes shops get too busy to go through everything so they load up a box or barrel and sell it without knowing what's inside.
TwiLIGHT SPARKLE
Buying one is sort of like a treasure hunt.
Sunburst
Once I found a first edition History of Equestria - in the original Olde Ponish.
TWILIGHT SPARKLE
"Hliet foresettan pliht."
SUNBURST
It's an Olde Ponish saying. "Reward prefers risk." It loses something in the translation.
TwILIGHT SPARKLE
Why don't we look through this stuff later?
SunbURST
Yeah. What do you want to do, Starlight?
STARLIGHT
Well, I don't know if you're going to remember this, but...
Sunburst
Is this...?
STARLIGHT
DRAGON PIT!
TwiLIGHT SPARKLE
I remember that game. You two used to play it?
SunBURST
Pretty much any time we weren't working on magic. I can't believe you found a copy!
Sc. 4 - int. Castle of friendship - library - a little later
STARLIGHT
...Sunburst would get so excited whenever his dragon got trapped he knocked the whole board over!
TwILIGHT
That's adorable.
SuNBURST
Well, it's an exciting game. But I have a little more control over my horn now.
STARLIGHT
Uh-oh! Somepony's dragon's gonna get trapped!
TwILIGHT
Doesn't seem so exciting to m--
TwILIGHT (CONT'D)
AAAHAHHAHAHH!
SunBURST
Huh. I guess it is adorable.
Sc. 5 - int. twilight's castle - guest room - later
STARLIGHT
I hope you're enjoying your visit so far.
SuNBURST
Are you kidding? I mean, first antiquing and then spending time with Twilight...
STARLIGHT
Oh. Yeah. She's pretty great.
SUNBURST
Right? I mean, I know she's a Princess, but I never thought she'd be so fun to just hang out with.
STARLIGHT
Well, she is the Princess of Friendship.
SUNBURST
Right. I guess that makes sense.
STARLIGHT
So tomorrow I thought--
SUNBURST
I suppose I'm just surprised at how well we get along. I don't have much in common with most ponies.
STARLIGHT
You two are pretty similar. I don't know many ponies who are fluent in Olde Ponish.
SUNBURST
Exactly! I probably have more in common with Twilight than any pony in Equestria!
STARLIGHT
Right.
SuNBURST
Anyway, I better get some sleep. Ponyville might be small, but there's a lot to do.
SuNBURST (CONT'D)
Maybe we should ask Twilight what she recommends we see!
STARLIGHT
Um... Sure.
SUNBURST
Great! Goodnight Starlight.
STARLIGHT
Um... Goodnight.
END ACT ONE
ACT TWO
Sc. 6 - int. twilight's castle - guest room - morning
STARLIGHT
Knock, knock!
SuNBURST
Wh-what?! Oh. Hi, Starlight. Is it morning already?
STARLIGHT
Yep! Maybe a bit early, but like you said, there's a lot to see in Ponyville!
SUNBURST
Uh... Right. Okay.
STARLIGHT
Plus, I couldn't really sleep. I just kept thinking about all the stuff we have in common and how much fun we'll have today.
SUNBURST
Great. Is Twilight up yet?
STARLIGHT
Actually, I'm pretty sure she's busy with Princess stuff today.
SUNBURST
Oh.
STARLIGHT
But I've got a full day of stuff planned-- just you and me.
SUNBURST
Uh. Great! Um. Would you mind turning around, or preferably… leaving the room so I could get changed?
STARLIGHT
Oh! Right! Ha ha, sorry, ah ha…

Sc. 7 - ext. sweet apple acres - back forty - later
StarLIGHT
One, genuine, Sweet Apple Acres apple tree!
StarLIGHT (CONT'D)
Because we used to drink so much apple juice as foals.
SuNBURST
(thinking) I don't remember that.
STARLIGHT
Really? I mean, it was all we drank. Here. Try an apple. I bet that'll jog your memory.
TrIXIE (o.S.)
OW!
STARLIGHT
Trixie? What are you doing here?
TRIXIE
I often seek the privacy of the orchard to practice new feats of amazement... And, also I fell asleep.
STARLIGHT
Oh. Well, Sunburst and I were just catching up, so...
TRIXIE
I don't suppose the two of you want to see a never-before-witnessed magical marvel?
SuNBURST
Sure!
StARLIGHT
Why not.
Sc 8 - ext. Trixie's CARAVAN - moMENTS LATER
TrIXIE
Behold visiting friend from Starlight's past, and be amazed by the Great, and Powerful - and current best friend of Starlight - TRIXIE!
TriXIE (o.S.) (CONT'D)
I give you... THE UNICORN ESCAPE!
TRIXIE (o.S.) (CONT'D)
Just… one… more… twist, and--
TRIXIE (CONT'D)
The great and powerful Trixie requires a little assistance.
SUNBURST
I know this trick. There's a special link, but I could never hold the chain up long enough to find it.
TRIXIE
Well, if I could do magic like that, I'd have whole slew of new tricks at my disposal.
SuNBURST
I always liked close up magic because I knew I could do it if I just practiced enough.
TrIXIE
Starlight, why didn't you tell me how much Sunburst and I had in common?
StARLIGHT
Gee. I don't know.
Sc. 9 - int. cave of the Mirror pool - later
StaRLIGHT
I know Trixie's "magic" is, you know, fun… But the Mirror Pool is actual magic.
SuNBURST
Whoa. This place is pure ponylore.
StarLIGHT
Yep. I mean, it's supposed to be all dangerous and I guess I shouldn't have broken the seal to get in, but you wanted to see the sights of Ponyville, right?
SUNBURST
So, Pinkie Pie just dove in and made copies of herself?
StaRLIGHT
Mm-hm! If we made copies of ourselves we could get a year's worth of hanging out over in one day. Not that we would.
SUNBURST
Do you hear that?
STARLIGHT
I hope it's not a left over Pinkie Pie.
MAUD (o.S.)
Not exactly
STARLIGHT
Maud? How did you get in here?
MaUD
This cavern’s actually connected to mine.
SunBURST
What are you doing?
MAUD
Tapping.
StARLIGHT
Maud isn't super chatty. I mean, you and I could sit around and talk all day, but she looks pretty busy.
SunBURST
Are you taking some kind of core sample?
MauD
Not exactly. I'm uncovering this section of strata for closer study.
MauD (CONT'D)
You might want to step back.
MAUD (CONT'D)
I'm studying this area's metamorphic--
SunBURST
--foliation. Is this gneiss, phyllite, or slate? Wow. The pressure above must be pretty uniform to get the planar fabric to be this consistent.
MauD
You know about Geology?
SUNBURST
I dabble. For example, by the speleothems in this cave, I kinda figured there was another way out.
MAUD
Because of the calcite deposits.
Sc. 10 - int. Castle of friendship - library - later
TwILIGHT
Starlight? Where's Sunburst?
StaRLIGHT
Doing stage magic with Trixie? Studying new rocks with Maud? You're here so I guess you two aren't off translating some ancient Olde Ponish text.
TWILIGHT
What are you talking about? Why would Sunburst be doing any of that? I thought he came to Ponyville to see you.
STARLIGHT
I thought so too, but it hasn't worked out that way.
StaRLIGHT (CONT'D)
When we were foals, we had more in common than any two ponies in Equestria.
STARLIGHT (CONT'D)
But now it seems like he's got more in common with my friends than he does with me.
TWILIGHT
Everypony changes, but that doesn't mean there aren't still things you both like. You both love magic, right?
STARLIGHT
Magic?
TWILIGHT
Sure. You're really good at it and Sunburst practically knows every spell that ever was.
STARLIGHT
You're right! Thanks, Twilight! You're the best.
TwILIGHT
I try.
Sc. 11 - int. Castle of friendship - throne room - later
SunBURST
Starlight, what happened? Maud and I found some fascinating sedimentary stratum, but when I turned to show you, you were gone.
StaRLIGHT
Maud does have a way of making rocks really interesting, but I wanted to work on something a little more "us."
SUNBURST
What's this?
STARLIGHT
Just a little something I made up.
SUNBURST
Whoa! You made up this spell? Just now?
STARLIGHT
Yep!
Sc. 12 - Int. Starlight's cottage - contiNUOUS
SunBURST
Wow.
StaRLIGHT
I know, right? But wait-- There's more...
StaRLIGHT (CONT'D)
Cool, right!?
SunBURST
Um... sure.
STARLIGHT
Now we can play Dragon Pit! Just like we used to.
SUNBURST
Actually, I thought we could go with Maud and--
STARLIGHT
I mean, nothing was better than just you and me playing this game when we were foals, right?
SUNBURST
Starlight.
STARLIGHT
Do you what to be red or blue?
SUNBURST
Starlight! I don't want to play the game at all.
TwILIGHT
What's going on in here?
StarLIGHT
Nothing. I was trying to have fun doing the ONE thing I thought we still had in common, but I guess we don't even have that anymore.
END ACT TWO
ACT three
Sc. 13 - int. Castle of friendship - throne room - resume
SunBURST
I don't understand. Starlight and I have known each other since we were foals, but that doesn't mean we have to be foals to hang out.
TWILIGHT
Starlight does have a tendency to over-do.
SUNBURST
I mean, it is surprising how well I get along with all of her friends, but she and I still have tons in common.
TWILIGHT
Maybe you just need to remind her what those things are.
SUNBURST
That's it! That's exactly what I'll do.
SunBURST (CONT'D)
Right after I think of them.
Sc. 14 - ext. Trixie's caravan - day
TRIXIE
Obviously you and I hit it off-- I am quite impressive. And we share a love for prestidigitation!
SUNBURST
Right. And Starlight and I share a lot of things too. I just need to think of them. What else do you guys have in common?
TRIXIE
Well, we've both made not-so-great choices in the past and we’re self-conscious about everypony judging us even though we've both changed and are trying hard to be better.
SUNBURST
Yeah. We don't really have that.
TRIXIE
Hmph! I can think of something you have in common. You're both poor practice audiences.

Sc. 15 - int. cave of the Mirror pool - day
MaUD
Starlight and I don't really have a lot in common. Other than feeling different from most ponies. And comedy.
SunBURST
Comedy?
MaUD
I'm very funny.
SuNBURST
Was that a joke?
MAUD
No.
SUNBURST
Well, that's more than I can think of that she and I have in common.
MAUD
We don't really spend that much time talking about that, though. Mostly we're just comfortable around each other.
SUNBURST
We used to be. We did everything together. But now I'm wondering if we've spent so much time apart that we don't connect over anything anymore and if we can't connect over anything then maybe we're not even friends!
MAUD
Well, at least it's not serious. That was a joke.
Sc. 16 - int. Castle of friendship - hallway - day
StARLIGHT
I appreciate you trying to help, Twilight. But it seems pretty clear that Sunburst and I have grown apart.
TwILIGHT
I understand. But I feel like that only happens if you both let it. You still want to be friends, right?
STARLIGHT
I created a spell so we could re-live playing a game in our childhood home... and bodies.
TWILIGHT
Right.
StARLIGHT
I'm just not sure Sunburst wants to stay friends too.
TwiLIGHT
I think you might be surprised.
Maud
Prepare yourself--
TriXIE
For the new and improved-- Dragon Pit!
Sc. 17 - Int. Twilight's Castle - library - later
SuNBURST
We had to take out a few spaces to get it to fit but you hardly miss them.
SunBURST (CONT'D)
Maud made the dice.
MaUD
Pumice is the lightest igneous rock. It seemed the best choice.
TRIXIE
And I added the special effects. There's nothing like a little well-placed magic smoke.
TwILIGHT
Looks like somepony's dragon is going to get trapped.
StaRLIGHT
I thought you didn't wanna play this game.
SunBURST
Well, I didn't want to pretend to be a foal, but I know you wanted to play. I thought it'd be fun to play a version big enough for full grown ponies.
SunBURST (CONT'D)
What do you think? Fun right?
StarLIGHT
Actually. It's missing something.
SunBURST
AHHHGHHHHHH!
STARLIGHT
Now it's fun.
Sc. 18 - ext. Ponyville train station - day
StaRLIGHT
I don't know why I got so worried about us not having anything in common.
SuNBURST
Yeah. I kind of think it doesn't matter as long as we enjoy each other's company.
TrIXIE (O.S.)
And that game was certainly enjoyable.
StarLIGHT
What made it even better was getting to play it with all my friends.
SuNBURST
See you soon?
STARLIGHT
You bet. I want to hear if you find anything interesting in that barrel.
SUNBURST
Trust me, Starlight. You'll be the first to know!
IRIS OUT
END.