I can’t believe we’re going to the Appleloosa County Fair!
Animal shows, carnival rides--
And all kinds of food on a stick!
Speaking of food,
did you pack snacks for the train?
For there and back.
And our train tickets are all set.
And I’ve got our whole itinerary planned.
Are you sure you’re not Twilight’s sister?
Weeks of planning has all come down to this.
All we have to do now is wait for our chaperone to get here.
So when’s Rainbow Dash coming?
I thought you were gonna ask Applejack.
I don’t suppose you asked Rarity?
You mean we spent all this time planning a trip
And none of us asked anypony to take us?
In our defense,
every other part of the trip was planned really well.
We really did think of everything,
except finding somepony to take us.
And the fair is only today!
I’m sorry, darlings.
But I can’t possibly go to Appleloosa.
I promised to deliver a new design to Fancy Pants
for his Monocle and Top Hat Appreciation Society Soiree.
Can’t you finish it tomorrow?
Well, I could.
But you’ll learn as you get older
how important it is to keep your promises,
especially when running a business.
Maybe we should just go by ourselves?
What?!
Ohhh, my dear, no.
Appleloosa is far too long a train ride
for young foals without accompaniment.
You could end up in the wrong place entirely.
Why don’t you see if Rainbow Dash is free?
Sorry, but I just heard from Spitfire
that a whole bunch of storm clouds
got loose from the cloud factory
and she needs every Wonderbolt to help bust ‘em.
Come on Rainbow Dash,
they won’t miss one pony
and we really want to go to the fair.
Apparently we’re too young to go alone.
Well, duh.
Young ponies like you could get lost
and never find your way back,
but I still can’t go.
Being a Wonderbolt isn’t just about showing off,
it’s also a responsibility.
You’ll understand when you get older.
I’m sure you’ll find somepony else to take you.
Wish I could, sugarcube.
But Big Mac’s not feeling well today.
But Big Mac’s old enough to take care of himself and
We’d all have so much fun together.
Sometimes taking care of somepony
is more important than having fun.
Speaking of which,
don’t you even think about trying to go
without a grown pony there to take care of you.
You could end up in hot water,
or worse.
We know.
The fair could be over
before we find somepony to take us.
But then we thought of you,
since the fair will be full of all sorts of animals and creatures.
I’m sorry.
But Twilight has an important magical research project
and she’s asked for my help.
I guess that means Twilight’s busy too?
I’m afraid I am.
Starswirl sent me this enchanted flower
and it isn’t doing well.
If I figure out its magical properties maybe we can save it.
So that’s a “no” on going with us to the fair?
We’ve already asked Applejack,
Rainbow Dash,
and Rarity and none of them can come.
And everypony made it clear
we’re too young to go on our own.
Oh, definitely.
You could take the wrong train
or miss your stop…
Or get lost in a strange town
and end up in a dangerous situation
with nopony to help you.
We know.
I know it’s hard,
but sometimes you just can’t do what you want.
I’m pretty sure if you wanted to go to the fair you could.
Sure. Grownups can do
a lot of things that foals can’t,
but there’s plenty we can’t do either.
Like right now I can’t find a single reference to this flower.
None of the birds or insects I’ve talked to had heard of it either.
I wonder if there’s anything in
Shadetail Evergreen’s Tome of Flora and Fauna?
That book’s pretty out of date,
but it might be worth a try.
I think there’s a copy in the library filed
under « Discontinued But Still Potentially Useful Ancient Texts ».
Unless I put it under
« Hokum With A Slight Chance of Practical Applications. »
Well, I guess this flower
is the most interesting thing we’re gonna see today.
Unless you count
watching Twilight struggle to remember how she organizes her books.
I bet every pony in Equestria is in Appleloosa right now.
Everypony but us.
I wish we didn’t have to wait to grow up.
I wish it would happen all at once.
Then we’d know everything we’d need
to get to the fair and back with no problem.
I just wish we were as old as our sisters.
Then nopony could tell us what to do,
and we’d be able to take care of ourselves.
Hey, Sweetie Belle,
why’s your face all lit up?
Do you know what this means?
We can go to the fair!
I hope you brought the tickets.
We’ve gotta hurry if we’re going to make the train.
I think we’ll be fine.
Check out how fast we’re going!
Grownup legs are strong!
You’re not kidding,
I don’t know how much of this my scooter can take!
And nopony’s yelled at us to slow down even once!
Being a grownup is great!
We made it!
Of course we did.
We’re grownup ponies now.
We can do anything!
And all those worries Twilight
and the others had don’t apply anymore
because we’re big.
And being big is all it takes!
♫ Woke up this morning feeling tired and small ♫
♫ But look at us now! We must be ninety feet tall ♫
♫ Don’t have to worry about making mistakes ♫
♫ Because being big is all it takes ♫
♫ A tiny twist of fate brought on this big change ♫
♫ Give me room ♫
♫ Gonna zoom ♫
♫ I got plans to arrange ♫
♫ Can do what I want, run, trot, or traipse ♫
♫ Cause being big is all it takes. ♫
♫ Being big isn’t just a size ♫
♫ At bedtime we don’t even have to close our eyes ♫
♫ We’re in control now, for goodness sakes ♫
♫ Because being big is all it takes ♫
♫ Leaving behind the little pony you’ve known ♫
♫ Steppin’ out ♫
♫ Growin’ up ♫
♫ Makin’ moves on my own ♫
♫ You can’t tell me no. There’s no place I can’t go ♫
♫ Mountains, cities, jungles, or lakes ♫
♫ Cause being big is all it takes ♫
♫ Being big isn’t just a size ♫
♫ We'll tell you our opinion, cause we're all so wise ♫
♫ We’re in control now, for goodness sakes ♫
♫ Cause being big is all it takes ♫
♫ I can eat all the snacks cause that’s for me to decide ♫
♫ We know how it all works, even what we ain’t tried ♫
♫ Facts don’t matter now, cause it’s not what we know ♫
♫ We can win any argument with “Because I say so!” ♫
♫ Can’t stop us now, don’t try to stand in our way ♫
♫ We’re awake ♫
♫ Gonna take ♫
♫ All we can from today ♫
♫ Once we had to listen, now you’ll hear what we say ♫
♫ Everything is always okay ♫
♫ Cause being big is all it takes ♫
♫ All it takes ♫
I think I ate too many snacks.
Uh, this doesn’t look like Appleloosa.
That’s because it isn’t.
You all heard that, right?
Uh, hello?
Do you think we got on the wrong train?
I thought trains just took you where you wanted to go.
Sorry. I don’t mean to laugh,
but you three must not travel much.
This is Hayseed Junction.
The train to Appleloosa isn’t for a few hours.
Oooor, you could set off on hoof.
It’s treacherous,
and confusing,
unfit for the young or timid…
Yeah, but you three are grownups, you’ll be fine.
I’ll write down some directions.
Maybe we should wait for the train.
And miss the fair?!
We already ended up in the wrong place,
which is exactly what we were warned about.
And what if we can’t follow the directions?
Come on. We didn’t come all this way for nothing.
Besides, I’ve been through a swamp as a young pony.
As a grownup it’ll be a snap.
Grownups always know the way!
Because being big is all it takes!
Sorry.
I’ve got kind of a throat thing.
Sweetie Belle, are you sure this is the right way?
Sweetie Belle?
Scootaloo?
Don’t do that!
Girls.
Maybe we should head back to the station.
I’m not sure we can.
I think we’re lost.
Just like Twilight and the others said!
Well, where were you when I was feeding and caring for him?
Wild swamp ponies!
We’re not wild swamp ponies,
we’re just grownups.
And we are definitely not lost.
Okay.
That swamp is pretty confusing
if you’re not from around here.
I’m Spur and this is Biscuit.
I’m Apple Bloom, nice to meet you,
But we’re not confused.
We’re just…
exploring new ways to Appleloosa.
Hey, that’s where we’re going!
No. It isn’t.
Uh, which is it?
Biscuit thinks he can just take Bloofy, here, to the fair.
Why not?
It’s just up the road and Bloofy’s my pet too.
Since when?
Bloofy’s never even seen a crowd,
which you’d know if you ever took care of him.
Did you ever think meeting all those ponies might be good for him.
He seems okay meeting us.
See? They’re grownups and they get it.
Bloofy should totally come to the fair with me, right?
Y’all don’t really think that, do ya?
Hold on, us grownups need to confer.
What do you girls think?
If they go to the fair we can tag along!
And Spur probably should share Bloofy.
I mean, that’s something a grownup would say, right?
As grownup ponies,
we think you should share Bloofy
and let Biscuit take him to the fair.
That is some quality grownup advice!
But, Bloofy’s never been around anything that exciting.
What if something goes wrong?
We’re headed to the fair too.
Since we’re such great advice givers,
feel free to ask us for more.
It’s everything I thought it’d be!
Well my Goodness, what an interesting creature!
You should enter him in the animal showcase.
You’d be sure to win most interesting creature.
Animals showcase?
That’s exactly what we should do!
That seems like a bad idea.
What do you grownups think?
What happened to being able to ask your advice?
You ran off the second we got here!
Where’s Biscuit and Bloofy?
That’s why I came to find you.
It’s one thing to bring Bloofy to the fair,
But it’s another to stick him in a showcase.
What the big deal?
You are supposed to be sharing him.
Yeah. I’m with Biscuit.
The showcase looks like fun.
Sorry if I think taking care of Bloofy
Is more important than having fun.
Bloofy’s just excited.
He probably just wants to get out.
Are you sure you’re not just upset you have to share him.
What if you took a little break?
You mean, like, leave?
If sharing him is too hard,
that might be the best thing.
Take our word for it. We are grownups.
I don’t know what Spur’s so worried about,
Bloofy and Biscuit are having fun.
Yeah. What could go wrong?
Me and my big grownups mouth.
Do you think this qualifies
as getting into a dangerous situation
with no grown pony to help us?
I think we’re the grown ponies
that need to be helping today!
Bloofy! Treats! Treats! Treats! Who wants a treats?!
What do we do now?
Run!
I hope you’re right about the girls coming here.
Well, once we read
Shadetail Evergreen’s warning that the flower grants wishes,
it wasn’t a stretch to think they wished themselves to the fair.
It’s all they were talking about.
Or maybe since we told them they were too young to come,
they wished to become grownups,
then came here and caused some kind of trouble
that led to a town-wide panic.
Yeah. Or that.
Twilight! Fluttershy!
Thank goodness!
I know you’re not gonna believe it,
but it’s me, Apple Bloom.
And I’m Scootaloo.
We kinda got turned into grownups!
And we thought we could take the train here,
since we were old enough, but…
We ended up in the wrong place, just like you said we would.
And got lost--
Just like you said we would.
Then we met these foals
who led us to the fair
and we tried to give them some grownup-style advice,
But it turned their pet into a tornado
That might destroy the whole town.
Goodness.
A Whirling Mungtooth.
They are very rare,
and just the cutest little things when they’re not excited.
This one’s excited.
How do we calm him down?
When they’re young,
a Mungtooth forms a tight bond with its caretaker.
They’re the only ones
who can get them to stop spinning.
Spur’s the one who really took care of Bloofy.
We have to find her.
You all go look for Spur.
Fluttershy and I will do our best
to keep everypony here safe.
That’s Bloofy?
I’m so sorry, Spur.
You knew what was best for him all along.
And even though we seem like grownups,
you were way more responsible than us.
What do you mean “seem” like grownups?
Uh, We don’t have time to explain.
Right now we have to stop this
and you’re the only one who can do it.
How?
I’ll show you.
He mostly just needs to see you.
Hey, there Bloofy-boo.
It’s okay--
How did you know what to do?
After years of experience with animals,
I’ve picked up a few things.
Well, one thing’s for sure.
Bloofy definitely earned the most interesting creature prize.
I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you.
We all are.
I guess grownups aren’t always perfect.
They sure aren’t,
but young foals pretending to be grownups are even less so.
What do you mean?
There’s only one petal left,
but I think the three of you know what to wish for.
And I’m pretty sure Starswirl won’t mind.
We wish we were foals again.
Hold on.
You three are actually younger than us!?
The flower turned us into grownups, so…
We figured we could do whatever we wanted, but…
I guess that’s not exactly true.
We did everything real grownups told us not to and…
Caused all kinds of trouble.
And things could have been a lot worse.
I guess we were pretty selfish.
I’m glad you learned something.
That’s what growing up is,
which is why you probably shouldn’t skip any of it.
I know we didn’t make the best impression, but…
We sure would like to visit you and Bloofy some day.
I guess that’d be okay,
on one condition.
You get a real grownup to bring you.
Deal!
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