Almost th-there!
I can't wait! Twilight's school is s'posed to be amazin' inside!
Rarity says there's never been a school like it!
I heard the students get to do tons of awesome stuff!
Do ya see anythin' yet?
Yeah.
It looks like a broom!
And a dustpan, and some buckets.
That sounds like the closet.
Try another window.
Whooooo's ready for cupcakes?!
Oh, they're not for you, silly. They're for sharing!
First, say something nice, like this:
"Ocellus, you are a great listener!"
Now you get to keep one cupcake, and share one with another creature.
Yona, you're really strong.
All right, students, it's time to meet some new friends.
Incomin'!
That's friendship in action, y'all!
Wow! And I thought our school was fun!
Yeah! Miss Cheerilee never lets us play buckball in class.
I know. I've tried.
Hey! Why don't we go here instead? It's still school, right?
Great idea!
What could be better than learnin' friendship with your best friends?
Learning friendship with your best friends… and cake!
Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about friendship through the ages.
Spike, slide one, please.
Back in the days of Chancellor Puddinghead…
Spike?
Sorry, Twilight. Still getting used to my new wings.
They're pretty great, huh?
Yes, Spike.
As I was saying…
What are you three doing here?
We wanna go to your school!
But why?
We wanna learn friendship!
And play buckball!
I see.
Why don't you three come with me?
Spike, you're in charge.
Yes!
Hi, Twilight!
Looks like you could use a guidance counselor's help!
Hint, hint.
No thanks, Starlight. I got this.
Great.
Well, I'll just
go dust my office for the seventeenth time.
I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but…
you can't be my students.
Why not?
Isn't this place for every creature?
Yes.
But we teach friendship lessons here.
You already know all about helping ponies in need and being there for each other.
Can't you just give us a chance?
Pleeeease?
You need Cheerilee's classes, not mine.
Hurry up, you don't want to leave marks on your permanent record.
Oh dragon, my dragon…
Spike!
What did you do?
Well, I'm not giving up! I know we can prove we belong in this school!
Yeah!
How?
By showing Twilight we still got lots to learn about friendship.
And I know just where to start.
What in tarnation?
Apple Bloom! You know better than to leave our good tools out like that!
And aren't you supposed to be on harvest duty right now?
It's not like the apples are going anywhere.
What's gotten into you?
Those chores are your responsibility.
Farm work is family work.
Sorry, Applejack.
Maybe… if I went to Twilight's school, I'd learn to be better at helping the family.
Oh, so that's what this is all about.
Well,
if it's learning you want, I'd be happy to give you a private lesson right now.
Startin' with cleaning up all this equipment!
Please can I go to Twilight's school?
Please?
Pleease?
I'm going to call you Repeatie Belle! We've been through this! Please let me concentrate!
How about now?
So there I was, leading the Wonderbolt formation into a super dangerous Sundown Spiral…
When suddenly…
There was a huge storm cloud in our way!
What happened?
My genius happened!
I changed the routine on the fly.
And because my crew are such tight friends,
they followed me!
What did you do?
Only the coolest thing ever! I flew up and…
Did a super-amazing half-twist into a backflip sonic rainboom?!
Hey, I never told that story to my students before.
Scootaloo!
Never met her.
They are coming. Get ready!
Look out!
Hey, watch where you are going!
I was watching.
Watching you drive like a crazy pony!
Well maybe if you did not drop apples all over the street,
I would not have to.
Oh, I've never seen Apple Bloom and Scootaloo argue like this.
Yeah. They usually go together like candy canes and stripes.
My apples? This is all your fault, Scootaloo.
Hey, Sweetie Belle is the clumsy one.
I'm not talking to either one of you ever again!
Goodness, they seem really upset.
It's almost like they forgot they are friends.
I think it's working.
You are so careless!
Good plan, Apple Bloom.
Careless?
I will show you who is the one who is careless.
Great acting, Sweetie Belle.
We are an awesome team!
You're friends again! I knew you would be.
Candy cane stripes forever!
Now they'll never let us into Twilight's school.
Okay. We've tried shirking chores,
pestering, disguises, fightin'…
We need to do something new. Something unexpected.
Great idea, Scootaloo! We haven't tried cryin' yet.
Yeah, it always works for Rarity.
I wasn't crying. I think it's coming from outside.
She looks so sad. We better go see what's wrong.
Hey, are you okay?
Oh, thank you for asking, but no.
I'm having real trouble with…
the School of Friendship.
Twilight won't let you go either, huh?
Oh, no, it's not that. I'm in her class, but
it's too hard!
Really?
I just moved here to go to school,
but everything's so new and different.
I don't know anypony.
Well, now you do. I'm Apple Bloom. This is Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.
We're the Cutie Mark Crusaders!
I'm Cozy Glow.
It's very nice to meet you, but I don't know if I'll stay long.
I'll probably flunk out.
I'm having so much trouble with my friendship lessons.
We can help with those!
We know all about friendship!
And studyin' with you would be almost as good as bein' in class!
But why would you help me?
What's in it for you?
That's how friendship works.
When you give from your heart, you don't expect anything back.
Well, golly, if you really mean it…
I could use some help with my homework.
I have to do something nice for each of these ponies.
But I don't know anything about them.
And it's so hard to talk to ponies you never met.
Well, you're in luck, 'cause we know all of those ponies!
Get ready for a friendship A-plus!
That's Bon Bon. If you wanna do something nice for her,
first you gotta figure out what she needs.
Well, how am I supposed to do that?
Just pay attention. Friendship is about listening to others.
That cactus keeps pricking her every step she takes.
If only there was something to protect her from those spines.
It looks like you need help carrying your cactus, so here's a safe way to take it home.
Thank you!
That's so thoughtful.
I did it!
Good job!
But, next time, maybe don't give away my helmet.
Whoopsie!
Green, purple, yellow, and one more purple.
Sorting all those took longer than I thought.
You really think Mrs. Cake will like these new sprinkle shakers?
Now she won't have to use rainbow sprinkles all the time. She can just pick the color she wants!
Ooh! I'm sorry, I was out to lunch.
Were you fillies waiting for me long?
No. Um, these are for you!
Oh, well, what a lovely surprise!
I can't wait to try them out!
Look! I made rainbow sprinkles! Aren't they wonderful?
But… she… I…
At least she likes her present?
Golly. How'd you know that would make him so happy?
Friendship means pitchin' in to help others' chores go faster.
'Specially when their special somepony's waitin' for 'em.
That class was so boring!
Not even Miss Cheerilee can make the history of radishes exciting.
I bet they don't have to learn about that stuff at Twilight's school.
Guess what! I got an A on my homework!
Nice goin'!
And I never could have done it without your help!
No problem!
We just wish we could have done more.
Actually, you can.
Headmare Twilight is giving us a big test at the end of the week, and I could really use your help studying.
We wanted to go to Twilight's school more than anything.
But helpin' you has been even more fun!
You can count on us!
Intelligence?
Laughter?
Yes!
Is it… control?
Kindness, Loyalty, Honesty, Generosity, Laughter, Magic!
How'd the test go?
Were there essay questions?
Did you remember what we taught you?
I… failed!
But how could Cozy Glow fail her friendship test?
I'd like to see you three in my office!
I know we wanted to be invited inside, but it kinda went different in my head.
I can't believe you'd do something like this!
Like what?
You are Cozy Glow's tutors, aren't you?
We've been working with her for days!
That's what she told me. So you've been setting her up to fail?
What?
How?
I know you're upset that I won't let you come to my school, but to teach Cozy all the wrong things out of spite… That's just cruel!
But we taught her all the right things!
Then how do you explain these friendship test answers?
"What are the six Elements of Harmony?"
Five turtlenecks and a cheese grater?
"Who is the Princess of Friendship?"
Your mom?
I… I don't understand.
Me neither. I never thought you three would pull such a mean prank.
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to stay away from my school. And my students.
Oh no!
Yay. Now I'll alphabetize them in reverse order.
Not much need for a guidance counselor at a school of friendship.
How much of that did you hear?! Never mind.
Welcome! Can I get you a comfort pillow?
Security blanket?
Empathy cocoa?
I just need some advice.
Oh! Well, I have plenty of that! Anecdotes, insight, midnight confessions…
I'm babbling.
Go ahead. I'm listening.
I think I got my friends in trouble.
They helped me study for my friendship test, and I failed it… on purpose.
Why would you do that?
Sorry. Listening.
Well, the Cutie Mark Crusaders wanted to go to this school more than anything. So I thought if I showed Headmare Twilight they're bad at friendship,
she'd let them come here with me.
That's devious. I-I mean, I see.
I guess I still have a lot to learn about friendship.
Actually, I think you're doing all right.
Sure, that was a really, really bad way to try to help your friends, but what matters is you wanted to.
The reason the Cutie Mark Crusaders don't go to this school is because they'd make better teachers than students.
So you do have a place for them here?
I bet there's no "Wonderful World of Cleaning" lesson at Twilight's school.
We'll never find out now.
I still don't get how Cozy failed her test after all that studying.
Or how Twilight could blame us for it!
Or how gum can be so sticky!
Sorry to interrupt, Miss Cheerilee. But can I borrow Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo?
We didn't do anything wrong! We promise!
I know that. Now. Which is why I wanted to talk to you.
Wait. So we're not in trouble?
Just the opposite. Cozy Glow, is there something you'd like to say?
This is all my fault.
I messed up my test on purpose so we could all go to school together. I'm sorry.
Thank you, Cozy Glow. Honesty is one of the pillars of friendship.
But you already know that.
Which is why I'd like to give you these.
They're honorary diplomas, makin' y'all official graduates of this here school.
You've more than earned them.
Without even having to study!
We are graduates! We are graduates! We are graduates!
And if you're interested, I think Starlight has a place for you at my school after all.
We could use some friendship tutors on staff. And I hear you're the best out there.
Then what are we waitin' for? Let's get tutorin'!
Come on, Cozy!
And that's why this school needs you as a guidance counselor.
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