Oops! Sorry, Princess Twilight! That was meant for her!
INCOMING!
Whoa!
Toola Roola! Coconut Cream!
What are you doing?
That was meant for my ex-friend!
I'm not your ex-friend!
You're my ex-friend!
Both of you, stop!
So you see, friendship isn't always easy
but there's no doubt it's worth fighting for.
Awwww!
Hmm. That sounds familiar.
Hmmm. No. Uh uh.
Aha! Here it is!
What is that?
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."
I'll.. judge a book by its cover just this once.
Thanks for coming, everypony!
I've got a surprise for you...
What is it, Twilight? Do I need to prepare myself?
It's this!
Oh! What is that thing?
Why is it so smelly!
Wait a minute!
[gasp] Is this our old friendship journal?
I haven't seen this thing in forever!
Hooo-wee, it's lookin' a little uh, overripe.
I'll say!
There's a smooshed apple in Applejack's lessons.
Fluttershy's lessons are so small, you can barely read them.
I.. uh.. wanted to leave room for all of you.
I-I don't even know what this is.
It is called calligraphy, darling.
If you're going to make words, at least make them fabulous.
Looks like you got a little aggressive
with your friendship lessons, Rainbow Dash.
What can I say?
When I learn something, I learn it hard.
I found Pinkie's page.
Hee hee! Well, I am surprised!
That wasn't the only surprise..
♪ Ta da! ♪
Starlight and I decided to make one for each of you!
That's amazin'! A perfect copy!
I learned the spell years ago when I needed to make copies
of a certain...
...manifesto.
Ah! Even better than a perfect copy.
Oh, I'd forgotten all about this lesson.
Ha ha! Remember this one?
From when I helped Daring Do?
"Never underestimate the power of friends
who've always got your back."
Aww, Cheese Sandwich!
Party cannon!
Ah! Birthaversary!
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.
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.
Well, I think that's a great idea.
I'm in! YAY!
We always said we wanted to.
Sounds fabulous.
Hahaha, I'm awesome.
Oh, yeah, uh, good idea.
Toola Roola: No! I don't want to play with you anymore!
Why not? You love playing hopscotch.
No, you do. Because you always win!
Twilight: 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.
Sure, Princess.
Apple Bloom: Thanks, Twilight!
The friendship journal's makin' us super popular!
Oh...
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! Heh heh.
A Cutie Mark Camp is a great idea.
Yeah, but the purpose of the journal
isn't supposed to be marketing.
I just hope those foals actually learn something
from our lessons.
They will. I'm sure ponies all across Equestria will--woah!
Uh, hello.
Can I... help you?
We're here all the way from Fillydelphia
because we got copies of your friendship journal.
Wow! How wonderful.
What was your favorite friendship--
Will you sign them?
Oh. Uh, I guess so.
So, what did you think of the lessons?
Oh, we haven't read them.
These are keepsakes.
We gotta keep them in mint condition. Heh.
Oh.
Wow, that was worth the trip!
Don't worry, Twilight, I'm sure lots of other ponies
are being inspired to be better friends.
Well, I for one found the journal terribly illuminating.
Ah!
I agree.
I'm seeing sides of these ponies I didn't know were there.
I only wish they'd left Rarity out.
She clearly doesn't belong in that book with the rest of them.
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?
Ha ha ha!
The nerve!
But that's not what she was saying!
Rarity!
Oh. Poor Rarity.
She overheard all the mean things those ponies were saying!
She must be devastated.
I'm going after her.
Go ahead.
I'm going to have a chat with these two.
Rarity, wait!
Agh!
Twilight, isn't it amazing?
Our journals are everywhere!
Pinkie! I've got to--
Ponies keep stopping by to tell me
my entries are hilarious!
I even had somepony come all the way from Las Pegasus
to say how much he liked my lessons!
I am so glad to hear someponies are being inspired
by the journal!
Hey look! There's Pinkie Pie, the funny one!
Giggly feedback is the best kind!
Well, at least you're getting a positive reaction.
I just saw Rarity.
I'm afraid this whole journal thing really upset her.
Aww. That's too bad.
Wait, that wasn't even funny.
OK. Well, I guess I'll catch you later.
Yup. Bye, Twilight.
Ha! Classic Pinkie!
Oh! She's even funnier in real life!
You've known me for years!
Rainbow Dash: Maybe it's time to call it a day.
I ripped out all the Twilight Sparkle lessons
'cause they were getting in the way of the good ones!
What do you mean you skipped the lessons?
We've all had valuable experiences!
Hey, here's a great idea!
Why don't you guys talk to Twilight for a while
so I can get back to things like working and napping and...
well, pretty much anything else.
Aw, we don't want to hear her boring lessons!
Come on, tell us again about when you met Daring Do!
Heh heh. Again?
Haven't we already covered that one?
A couple dozen times?
We can't get enough of it!
Come on, you don't want to disappoint your fans!
Uh.. It's just that I, uh, really need to get those
stormclouds back in their.... pens.
Cool! We'll come along and you can tell us the story there!
Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash!
Oooh..
What's going on now?
Please! Just leave me alone!
Fluttershy? What's wrong?
We want answers!
Yeah! We're entitled to know!
What is it, everypony?
We want to know why Fluttershy keeps learning
the same thing over and over again.
Be assertive, already.
Even I've learned more than she has!
Why can't I be in the book?
What? Really? Are you attacking my friend
because you want to be in a book?
It's OK. I've got this, girls.
Listen up! I am more assertive.
And yes, it took me a while to get there.
But can you honestly say that you could learn something
one time and completely change who you are?
I didn't think so!
Wow. You're way different from the Fluttershy in the book.
I don't know how I feel about that.
It feels like everypony in Equestria
is missing the friendship part of the friendship journals.
Rarity? Are you all right?
Gah!
What are you doing?
Why I'm creating a gown, darling!
For what?
I don't know!
I'm stress-sewing!
Stress-sewing?
When I overheard those two at the cafe,
I suddenly understood why
I've been getting cancellations for days!
What? Why are ponies cancelling their orders?
Because.. nopony likes me anymore!
They're boycotting me!
I'm sure if I go out there and talk to those ponies,
they'll see that they're being unreasonable.
I need a hundred blankets and I need 'em now!
Sorry, Twilight.
Right away, Pony who still likes me!
I don't need nothin' fancy.
What's the matter, Applejack?
I'm popular, Twilight!
I'm popular and I don't like it one bit!
You go ahead, I'll stay here.
Applejack, who are all these ponies?
They call themselves "the Sweet Apple Admirers."
They say they read my journal entries
and they felt like a part of the family.
And now they want to actually become part of the family!
Your journal entries?
Yeah, you know, all the stuff about how friends are like
family and whatnot.
Can't you get rid of them?
And kick out my own family?
Granny Smith!
Hang on, let me help!
There she is!
YEEEEEE-HAAWWWW!
Oh. I wish we'd never released that journal.
There you are.
OK. I just left Rarity; I think she's doing better and-
Oh, boy.
Window staring, huh?
Was it that bad at Sweet Apple Acres?
It's bad everywhere.
I thought I was doing something good.
I thought I was helping.
How could our friendship journal have led to so much...
anti-friendship!?
Oh, Twilight, it's not your fault.
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.
I really think you're being too hard on yourself.
Am I?
Wah!
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!
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 hilariosityness... ness...
are OVER.
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.
Uh...Rarity, what are you wearing?
My emotions, darling!
Stress couture!
I don't know what I'm going to do if I have to defend myself
one more time!
Oh. Er.. sorry, Darling. Force of habit.
OK, so maybe they are having a hard time with it.
That doesn't mean you did anything wrong.
Yes, I did!
Releasing the journal was my idea
and it backfired in ways I could never have imagined.
It's not your fault.
It's everypony else's!
They're just focusing on the wrong things and-
Wait here!
I've got an idea!
I can't wait any longer.
I've got to fix this.
Everypony, please stop!
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?
I moved here to learn about friendship.
That's why the journal even exists.
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.
Then it was all of you.
I've learned so much from--
What I mean is, some ponies would argue that
it doesn't seem believable that the six of you would be friends.
Believable?
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.
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.
What about Rarity?
Are we really supposed to believe she learned anything
she wrote in there?
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!
Twilight was better before she got wings.
Fluttershy is just so painfully shy,
it's hard to relate. I mean, come on!
Wait a minute, everypony!
Are Pinkie Pie and Applejack related or what?
Listen to me!
LISTEN TO ME!
♪ 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 you all think. ♪
♪ Our flaws help to make us special ♪
♪ They bond us and keep us strong ♪
♪ Our flaws are what brought us together ♪
♪ So stop acting like something's wrong. ♪
♪ 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've got, too ♪
♪ cause I still like what's flawed about you. ♪
♪ 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. ♪
♪ Sure I can be a drama queen A bit stuck up, it's true ♪
♪ And I can be too eager to please ♪
♪ There's such thing as being too honest too cause... ♪
♪ 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. ♪
♪ 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. ♪
♪ It took me a while to be confident ♪
♪ To really come out of my shell ♪
♪ But no pony has to be perfect ♪
♪ By now don't you know us so well because, yeah ♪
♪ 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. ♪
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...
... there probably wouldn't be any friendships at all.
So that just happened.
Girls! I found two ponies who have something
I think you should hear.
Um... we just wanted to say thank you to all of you.
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.
It's made us better friends than we've ever been.
Really?
Mm-hm.
Oh, I can't tell you how much it means to hear that.
Thank you for telling us.
We've had a tough couple of days.
But knowing we've helped fillies like you...
It makes everything we've been through worth it.
Absolutely.
Fads come and go; friendship is forever.
There are worse things than not being able to do anything
without being told I'm awesome.
And we can't change the way other ponies think about us,
but we can change how we let it affect us.
Or how we don't let it affect us.
Heh. Heh. Go ahead. Laugh!
Reckon we still have to deal with them, don't we?
Stay in the friendship moment, Applejack.
They can wait a little longer.