My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Season 1
Chapter 11: 11. Episode 11
Previous Chapter Next ChapterOn a calm peaceful evening Zach Lanson, Twilight Sparkle, and their assistant Spike slept in the night as the crickets chirp.
"[gasp] Zach, Spike, wake up. Wake up, wake up, it's Winter Wrap Up day!" Twilight woke up excitingly and shook the two awake.
"Huh? Mommy?" Spike muttered groggily as he turned to see Twilight in his face.
"Winter Wrap Up!" Twilight repeated and rushed downstairs.
"You're not mommy." Spike muttered and went back to sleep.
"Spike, the first day of spring is tomorrow, so every pony in Ponyville needs to clean up winter. Now help me get ready." Twilight ordered as she hops into her winter boots after fixing a crooked picture.
"Clean up winter? Who cleans up winter? Don't they just use magic to change the seasons like they do in Canterlot?" Spike asked.
"No Spike, Ponyville was started by Earth ponies, so for hundreds of years they've never used magic to clean up winter. It's traditional." Twilight explained as she struggles to put on a saddle coat but lazily falls to the floor as she sighs tiredly.
"Here, let me try." Zach offered as he helps put back on the saddle and starts tying it better.
"It's ridiculous. No magic... Fuh." Spike mumbled in his bed.
"[grunt] There, you're all set." Zach confirmed as he tightens the coat and Twilight grabs her scarf.
"Thank you. Okay, let's see: scarf, check; saddle, check; boots, check; Spike refusing to get up and going back to sleep, check. It's a good thing I'm so organized, I'm ready. Bright and early." Twilight said as she opens the door hoping to see the town preparing to clean up but sees it's still night time with nopony to be seen.
"Oh... maybe a little too early." Twilight said sheepishly.
"You think?" Zach asked playfully.
-Main music plays-
A couple hours later it was morning and nearly the whole town gathered at town square to hear what the mayor has to say. Zach, Twilight, and Spike rush to the town hall to see what she will announce. There were earth, unicorn, and pegasi wearing different colored vests in the distance.
"Those must be the team vests Rarity designed. Blue for the weather team, green for the plant team, and tan for the animal team. I wonder which team vest I'll be wearing." Twilight said.
"You sure have a good eye when it comes to appearances." Zach complimented.
"I'll take a blue vest, same color as my blanket, which I think I hear calling my name. 'Spike! Spike! Come to bed!' Ugh, it's too early." Spike moaned.
"Stop being a lazy reptile." Zach ordered as they joined the crowd just as the mayor begins her speech.
"Thank you everypony, for being here bright and early. We need every single pony's help to wrap up winter, and bring in spring." the mayor thanked and the crowd cheers as Twilight hops to see better from behind the crowd. All of a sudden she feels like being lifted from the ground which she was with a pure white glow surrounding her. She sees Zach in his unicorn form levitating her also giving her a wink. Twilight gave a thankful smile and returned her attention to the mayor.
"Now, all of you have your vests, and have been assigned to your teams, so let's do even better than last year, and have the quickest Winter Wrap Up ever!" the mayor encouraged and the audience gives another cheer.
"Oh, this is so exciting." Twilight said joyfully.
"Alright everypony, find your team leader, and let's get galloping!" the mayor announced and the crowd began going to their selected groups to get started except for Zach and Twilight who didn't have a role.
"Oh gosh, where should I go? I'm not sure where I fit in. What exactly does everypony do?" Twilight asked herself and everypony began singing a song.
[Rainbow Dash]
Three months of winter coolness
And awesome holidays
[Pinkie Pie]
We've kept our hoovsies warm at home
Time off from work to play
[Applejack]
But the food we've stored is runnin' out
And we can't grow in this cold
[Rarity]
And even though I love my boots
This fashion's getting old
[Twilight Sparkle]
The time has come to welcome spring
And all things warm and green
[Zach Lanson]
But it's also time to say goodbye
It's winter we must clean
[Twilight Sparkle]
How can I help? I'm new, you see
What does everypony do?
How do I fit in without magic?
I haven't got a clue!
[Choir]
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
Let's finish our holiday cheer
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
[Applejack]
'Cause tomorrow spring–
[Rainbow Dash]
–is here!
[Choir]
'Cause tomorrow spring is here!
[Rainbow Dash]
Bringing home the southern birds
A pegasus' job begins
And clearing all the gloomy skies
To let the sunshine in
We move the clouds
And we melt the white snow
[Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie]
When the sun comes up
Its warmth and beauty will glow!
[Choir]
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
Let's finish our holiday cheer
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!'
Cause tomorrow spring is here
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
'Cause tomorrow spring is here!
[Rarity]
Little critters hibernate
Under the snow and ice
[Fluttershy]
We wake up all their sleepy heads
So quietly and nice
[Rarity]
We help them gather up their food
Fix their homes below
[Fluttershy]
We welcome back the southern birds
[Fluttershy and Rarity]
So their families can grow!
[Choir]
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
Let's finish our holiday cheer
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
'Cause tomorrow spring is here!
[Applejack]
No easy task to clear the ground
Plant our tiny seeds
With proper care and sunshine
Everyone it feeds
Apples, carrots, celery stalks
Colorful flowers too
We must work so very hard
[Applejack and Choir]
It's just so much to do!
[Choir]
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
Let's finish our holiday cheer
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
[Pinkie Pie]
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
[Choir]
'Cause tomorrow spring is here!
[Twilight Sparkle]
Now that I know what they all do
I have to find my place
And help with all of my heart
Tough task ahead I face
How will I do without my magic
Help the Earth pony way
I wanna belong so I must
[Zach Lanson and Twilight Sparkle]
Do my best today,
Do my best today!
[Choir]
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
Let's finish our holiday cheer
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
Winter Wrap Up! Winter Wrap Up!
[Zach Lanson and Twilight Sparkle]
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
'Cause tomorrow spring is here
'Cause tomorrow spring is here!"
"Everypony belongs to a team. What should we do? Where should we go?" Twilight asked herself.
"Well, we should start searching to find out instead of hoping for it." Zach advised.
"You're right. It's not like an idea won't just fly by and-" Twilight said with optimism until a stray of wind caused by something swooshing by them appeared.
"Alright team, you're clear for takeoff." it was Rainbow Dash giving the green light to a group of pegasi who flew off to retrieve the birds who flew south for the winter.
"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight called out.
"Oh, hey Zach and Twilight, what's up?" Dash asked.
"Good. Nothing much." Zach answered.
"What are you doing?" Twilight asked the same question.
"Sending off one of my flight crews to retrieve the birds that have flown south for the winter." Dash explained.
"Oh, can I help? How about if I help clear out the clouds?" Twilight said forgetting her own kind of pony species.
"Um..." Dash muttered and flapped her wings to remind her of what she needed in order to do the job.
"Right. No wings." Twilight remembered sadly.
"Sorry Twilight." Dash said and flew off to meet with the other pegasi.
"[moan] Great, now what do we do? Hey Zach, why don't you join the weather team? You can do the job you know." Twilight mentioned.
"Just because I can become a pegasus, doesn't mean I always like to be one. Besides, I'd rather keep my hooves on the safe ground than in the high air." Zach said bending the truth a little so he doesn't show his true feelings for her.
"Suit yourself, any ideas, Spike?" Twilight turned her attention to Spike.
"I don't know about you two, but I'm gonna be nappin'. [snore]" Spike said as he laid down in a bush and fell asleep.
"Come on Spike, this is serious business. Winter needs to be wrapped up, and I'm determined to do my part. Somehow." Twilight sighed. Soon Zach gave the idea of meeting Rarity who was building bird nests for when the birds return to live in their new homes. They arrived just outside of Rarity's boutique who just finished constructing one perfectly built bird nest with a bow tie on it. Quote she was also wearing a tan vest with a bunny patch on the back of it near her cutie mark which represents her position in the animal team.
"Rarity, please tell me there's something, anything I can help you with." Twilight begged.
"Well, how would you like to help create Ponyville's finest birds' nests?" Rarity offered.
"Birds' nests?" Twilight asked confusingly.
"Why yes. When the weather team guides the birds back north for the spring, they'll need a place to live and lay their eggs." Rarity explained showing her nest for example.
"Wow Rarity, that one's really beautiful." Twilight complimented noticing her neatly construted nest.
"Yeah, not too shabby for someone with hooves." Zach agreed while looking at his hooves in confusion wondering how Rarity was able to do it without any fingers or claws like birds.
"Oh why, thank you most sincerely. Would you like to try your hoof at a nest?" Rarity asked.
"Would I? Yes! Where do I begin?" Twilight asked excitingly looking around.
"Okay. Now... uh, take some of that straw and hay over there, and a little bit of branch." Rarity instructed as she lays out in a organized order of straw, hay, ribbon, and twigs as supplies to to build a nest in front of Twilight.
"Now, weave them through there, yes. Uh, take some ribbon, yes, oh uh, n... not there, oooh, yes, uh, tuck it in over there, uh but be careful not to... I don't know I guess that would do... oh dear." Rarity tried to instruct but only sees Twilight doing it wrong. The outcome of Twilight's nest was not to great as it was slumped down and looked extremely sloppy.
"There! It looks just like... yours. Oh my." Twilight muttered in dissapointment after seeing her result.
"That nest needs to be condemned." Spike pointed out only to get a slap in the back in the head by Zach.
"Ow!" Spike shouted rubbing his head from the small pain.
"Oh, Spa-ha-hike, it's not so bad, ah, maybe birds can use it as a..." Rarity tried to think of an improvised name.
"An outhouse?" Spike suggested only to get a threatening growl from Zach who in return gave him a sheepish smile.
"Spike. It's just fine. It's just a little rough around the edges. Let me lend you a hoof. Let's just untie this ribbon, and let me take out these sticks here, we'll shave this, [mumbling]" Rarity mumbled as she pulls apart the sloppy nest Twilight worked on and lost her focus on the three.
"I think we lost her." Spike whispered as Twilight walked away with her head down in shame. Zach follows along with Spike wishing he could do something to make her feel better but to do that is to find her the right job for the right team. The three then came along a lake where Pinkie Pie is skating on to cut the ice into small pieces so it can melt faster.
"Helooooooo Zach and Twilight! Wheeeeeeee!" Pinkie shouted gleefully after doing a spin while skating.
"Wow Pinkie Pie, you're quite the skater. Probably the best skater I've ever seen." Twilight complimented while coming down near the lake.
"Thanks Twilight, I've been doing this since I was an itty-bitty little-wittle Twinkie-Pinkie. Just comes natural. Which is probably why they designated me the lake scorer. I cut lines in the lakes with my skates. That way, when the rest of the weather team comes here to break the ice, it'll be easy as pie." Pinkie punned as she explains and demonstrates her job.
"How clever. When the thick ice begins to melt, it'll break along the lines. Well you sure have a lot of work ahead of you, there's quite a few lakes in Ponyville." Twilight pointed out.
"Ha, tell me about it. Hey, Zach, Twilight, wanna help me out?" Pinkie offered.
"Would I?" Twilight asked again excitingly.
"Sure, why not. I had my share of ice skating when I was little. It shouldn't be too hard with four legs this time, hopefully." Zach joined.
"Come on, put on those skates over there. I bet you'll be a natural too." Pinkie assured.
"Okay." Twilight understood and got in her four skates and entered the frozen lake but was nearly keeping her balance with her legs shaking to stand up. Zach got the hang of it with Pinkie but sees Twilight having diffuculty.
"Uh... maybe on second thought." Twilight thought before hitting her face on the ice.
"Oh, are you okay?" Zach asked concernly.
"What are you talking about? You said you wanted to be helpful. Now get out there." Spike reminded as he pushes Twilight further into the lake.
"Spike, no!" Zach warned but it was too late as Twilight skates out of control into the ice.
"Oh no, whoa, wow..." Twilight screamed as she struggles to take control and Spike puts his claws onto his mouth to keep from giggling. Zach tried to grab ahold of Twilight but finds himself falling to the ice.
"Twilight, steer! Steer!" Pinkie urged as Twilight screams skating out of control right at her.
"Oh boy..." Pinkie said trying to get away but was already hit by Twilight as both slid to land screaming and hits Spike in the process before crashing. Three sets of eyeballs peer out of a three ball layered snowman with Twilight and Pinkie's hooves poking out on the bottom and middle layers and Spike's ears and scales on top. Zach skates over and takes off his skates and lands on the snow to expect.
"Goodness, are you all okay?" Zach asked. They all shake the snow off them and Pinkie blips in the process.
"Ha ha, you are a natural, Twilight. A natural disaster. [laughter]" Spike laughed only to get another slap in the back of the head by Zach.
"Ow!" Spike shouted again rubbing his head and glaring at Zach who glares back.
"Twilight, you did a great job your first time around. I'm sure my first time was just as wobbly and bobbly and crasheriffic as yours." Pinkie assured.
"Really?" Twilight asked happily.
"No." Pinkie admitted. Spike made a chuckle but got a growl from Zach after seeing Twilight lower her head.
"But did I make you feel better?" Pinkie asked.
"Mm-hmm, yeah, I guess." Twilight said embarrassingly.
"I think you'll be super awesome at something that keeps your hoofs on the ground. I know, Fluttershy could probably use your help with the critters." Pinkie mentioned.
"Well... I'm pretty good with little animals. Yeah, I'll go help her." Twilight said sliding down the ice.
"Uh... it's, ah, that a-way." Pinkie pointed the opposite direction and Twilight quickly turned only to crash a second time in the snow. Spike made another chuckle and Zach was getting irritated at him.
"Spike, I swear." Zach said gritting his teeth and Spike gave him a sheepish smile. Soon they come across a field of burrows and holes which are homes to the variety of animals that hibernated during the winter. They then heard bells ringing from nearby. It was Fluttershy ringing a bell in a burrow in the ground.
"Wake up little sleepy heads. Hope you had some wonderful dreams and restful hibernation, but it's time to get up now, spring is coming." Fluttershy talked into the hole kindly. Out came yawning and stretching hedgehogs who just woken up from their 3 months of sleeping.
"Awww, how cute." Twilight cooed as the animals walk away.
"Aren't they? This is my favorite task the whole season, when I get to see all my little animal friends again." Fluttershy said.
"Uh, what's 'hibernation'?" Spike asked.
"It's like a long sleep." Fluttershy simply answered.
"Long sleep?" Spike repeated.
"Yes. [bell rings] Wake up little porcupines. Animals often hibernate through the winter to save their energy and eat less food." Fluttershy explained.
"I definitely like the idea of hibernation, uh, except for the "eat less food" part." Spike said just as two porcupines come out yawning. Then one of them reached out his arms for a hug to the other which the second happily obliged. But as they hugged they quickly pulled away after getting poked by each others quill.
"Oh, would you just look at all these warrens and dens, I'm worried that I won't be able to wake up every animal before spring comes." Fluttershy predicted.
"Well, we'll help, Fluttershy." Twilight offered.
"You will? Oh, that would be wonderful." Fluttershy said happily and gives them a bell.
"Okay, let's start there." Twilight pointed down the hill.
"Are you sure? Because-" Zach was about to explain something until Twilight cut him off.
"Yes, I'm sure, now come on." Twilight urged as she makes her way down the hill.
"If you say so." Zach said and followed. As they made it to the burrow Twilight slightly puts her head in it and rings the bell.
"Hello? Wake up little friends, wherever you are. Spring is coming." Twilight said quitely and happily as she rings again and comes out awaiting her animal wakers.
"I wonder which cute little furry creatures I've awoken." Twillight wondered excitingly.
"Well, that's the thing, they're not furry." Zach assured.
"What do you mean? If I didn't wake up furred animals, then what are they?" Twilight asked curiously.
"I tried to explained it to you earlier, but they're..." Zach was about to explain until yawn hissing scaly snakes pop out. Apparently Twilight was frightened of snakes as she backs away quickly in fear
"Waaa! Snakes! Snakes!" Twilight exclaimed as she backs into a cave.
"Twilight, stop! That's-" Zach tried to urge but Twilight comes out screaming with bats flying out.
"Watch out, you're heading straight for the-" Zach try to warn again but without looking Twilight crashes into a tree with a beehive above her and falls onto her head. She screams again as the bees inside sting her and runs away into another burrow.
"Twilight, please stop, you're heading into the-" Zach was yet again too late as Twilight enters the burrow with a thud. Out came a family of skunks as everyone but Fluttershy covered their noses from the smell they just made.
"Skunk pit. [moans]" Zach finished while covering his nose with Spike and felt guilty he could've tried harder to prevent this from happening.
"Good morning friends." Fluttershy greeted the father, mother, and baby skunks without covering her nose as they pass by.
"How can you stand the stench?" Zach asked in disbelief.
"I get used to it." Fluttershy explained. After getting Twilight out of the hole who smelled horrible from the skunks spraying her and had bumps on her head from the bees stinging Zach and Spike took her back home at the library and quickly prepared her a tomato sauce bath.
"[sigh] All this Winter Wrap Up stuff is a lot harder than it looks." Twilight groaned as the boys wash her in the liquid tomato bath.
"Right, because there's no magic. Why don't you just use magic, Twilight, and get it done the right way?" Spike urged through a clothing pin on his nose.
"No, Spike, I have to do it the traditional way. Ponyville has never needed magic to wrap up winter."
"Well, they never had you here before, either. Think how much quicker they could wrap up winter with your magic."
"No, no, no! I'm gonna find some other way that I can help out if it kills me." Twilight said frustratingly.
"Okay, if you say so. Just try not to overdo it, we don't want you to get hurt." Zach said calmly also with a clothing pin on his nose but spoke in his regular voice.
"I won't, I promise. Now, please pour more tomato sauce on me, I can still smell the stench." Twilight ordered in a more soothing tone and Spike poured more sauce on Twilight's head. Soon after the bath was done the three come along the farming fields near Sweet Apple Acres where other food is grown and Applejack in charge of watching the strong hard working stallions push the snow out so the farmers can have a clear path to plant the seeds.
"Keep pushin', Caramel. That's it Bumpkin, I know it's hard work, but you guys are doin' great. Yee-haw!" Applejack cheered as the colts plow the snow off the fields.
"Hey Applejack. How's everything going?" Twilight asked.
"Oh, just dandy. Little slow startin', but peachy all the same. There's a lot of ground to clear ya hear. We can't even start the plantin' and the waterin' until we git all these heap a' snow high-tailed outta here." Applejack explained.
"Well, I'd like to help." Twilight offered. Both Zach and Applejack widened their eyes unsure if it was a good idea for a mare who hasn't had much strength in her to do the job.
"Well, I... I dunno Twilight." Applejack said hesitantly.
"Just give me a chance." Twilight begged with a pleading smile.
"Well, I never turn down a hard worker but..." Applejack said giving in and Twilight makes her way to a plow. As she gets in she starts pushing but she doesn't move an inch. She struggles to push again but still nothing. She looks back to see the three shake their heads in disagreement that it's not going to work out. Twilight was about to give up until she had Spike's advice about using magic in her head. It didn't take long for Zach to read what she was thinking.
"I could use a come-to-life spell. Hwww... Here goes..." Twilight whispered to herself and started using magic on the plow to give her a boost.
"No Twilight, don't." Zach whispered but Twilight did it anyway. In just seconds the plow was surrounded by a purple aurora and was pushing faster than the other stallions which surprised them. But Applejack got suspicous on how Twilight was able to push a heavy plow.
"Hmm. She's awful strong for such a little pony." Applejack said supicously. Spike then notices Twilight's glowing horn.
"That's my girl, following my advice." Spike cheered.
"And what in tarnation does that mean?" Applejack asked curiously.
"Uh, nothing, nothing at all, really." Zach tried to lie nervously but even the honest Applejack knows a lie when she sees and hears one. Twilight then overdid the pushing and it was making her go even faster thus pushing up her hind legs from the ground from the support beam.
"[gasp] Uh oh. Slow down. Slow down!" Twilight gasped as the other plowers stopped from hitting the rapid speeding plow in their path. Just barely stopping before the speeding plow cand hit him a colt stopped inches away from her as snow covers the front part of his vehicle. But Twilight comes back this time from behind and the colt knows what's coming as glop of snow hits him in the face. On the way Twilight forms a giant snowball and was heading straight for the three. All they could do is watch and wait for what's coming. As the snowball crashes into them they were buried in the snow as their heads were all that were poking out as they roll around in it.
"What's going on? Wha'd'ya do? You used magic, didn't you?" Applejack said through her rolling in the gigantic snowball. They then crashed into a hill and stopped the rolling as they laid buried in the snow again. Thinking it was over they started feeling shaking from the ground and looked up to see a huge avalanche of snow coming down.
"Avalanche!" Zach shouted out before the snow buried them even deeper in the blanket of frozen water. After seeing their hard work payed off the plowing colts see a tsunami of snow heading their way thus blanketing their hard work. They all had irritated looks seeing they had to start over again. One by one the four poked their heads out of the snow and shoof off the remains from their heads.
"Nuts Twilight, you used magic." Applejack said sharply at Twilight putting her attention immediately at her. Twilight lowered her head in shame.
"The nerve. Can you believe her?" Spike scolded becoming a hypocrite. Zach then got angry at him and lifted his hoof out of the snow and smacked the back of Spike's head for a third time.
"Ow! Stop that!" Spike said rubbing his head.
"That's not how we do it 'round here, Twilight, and especially not on MAH farm." Applejack shouted angrily.
"AJ, SHE-" Zach was nearly about to blow fumes at Applejack for yelling at her but stopped to see Twilight's eyes started forming tears. This made him feel even worse.
"Well, see, I just wanted to... OH!" Twilight cried and got out of the snow galloping away passing by the irritated workers.
"Twilight!" Zach called out as he got out of the snow with his hoof hanging out at Twilight's direction looking like he wanted to go after her but decided he didn't want to make it worse for her. Applejack's expression then turned into guilt feeling bad for how she treated her.
"I-I didn't mean to hurt her feelin's. Should I apologize?" Applejack asked shamefully. Zach then kicked the ground frustratedly making small chunks of snow fall into a different place. After seeing this Applejack knew Zach wasn't just sad but furiated as well. She knew it had to do with her yelling at Twilight.
"Ya-ya not mad, are ya, Zach?" Applejack asked curiously. Zach wanted to yell and scream at her but knew if he did it would show that he cared deeply for Twilight. So he stayed calm and fibbed.
"N-no. Just... resume your work. Sorry for making another mess. I'll talk to her." Zach assured and walked off to Twilight's direction with Spike following.
"Oh Zach, I'm so sorry." Applejack muttered quietly and felt guilt run inside her. In town the trees are being cleared from snow as pegasi hop on them to let the snow fall on a cart waiting to be pulled away. As it is full the pony pulls the carriage to it's destination. Zach and Spike tried to convince Twilight to come out of hiding in a bush shamefully for awhile.
"Come on, Twilight. Come on out." Spike begged.
"I'm a winter mess up." Twilight mentioned in the bush.
"No, you're not! You just have to keep finding the right job you're good at, right Spike?" Zach asked.
"Well you're good at a lot of things, just not nest-making, ice-skating, animal-waking, snow-clearing." Spike pointed out the events that happened.
"[whine] Thanks a lot for making me feel so much better." Twilight mumbled sarcastically.
"That's what I'm here for, sister." Spike said proudly. Zach was getting tired of Spike's rudeness as he smacks the back of his head yet again.
"Ow! What did I do this time?" Spike complained irritably while rubbing the back of his head again as Zach glares at him.
"Rainbow Dash, y'all on the weather team need to melt the rest of the snow here on the ground and the trees, pronto." Applejack ordered Dash near town hall.
"Got it." understood Dash and was about to take off.
"Wait. My poor little animals' homes will get flooded if the snow melts too fast." Fluttershy intervened.
"Got it." Dash said again and took off the other way.
"I'm tellin' you Rainbow, you gotta melt that snow now." Applejack urged and Dash takes for the sky again.
"No, you simply must wait." Fluttershy urged back.
"Okay." Dash muttered annoyingly along with the other impatient pegasi waiting for an answer.
"Go." Applejack ordered again.
"Stop." Fluttershy ordered back.
"Go."
"Stop."
"GO!"
"STOP!"
"Ugh! Make up your minds!" Dash shouted frustratedly.
"Oh! What in Equestria are all you arguing about? This sort of silliness is why we were late for spring last year, and the year before that, and the year before that." the mayor said frustratedly.
"Did she say late?" Twilight said finally poking her head out of the bush getting her attention.
"Yeah, apparently they've been late... every year." Zach said also in surprise.
"I was hoping my amazingly inspirational speech would urge everyone to do better than last year, but now it looks like we're going to be later than ever. I mean just look at this catastrophe. The ice scorers made the ice chunks too big to melt." the mayor pointed at the icy lakes which have been cut into big pieces and not have melted yet. Pinkie raised her hooves with her skates on in a state of confusion.
"The nest designer is horrendously behind, we need several hundred, and she's only made one." the mayor pointed at Rarity who is still picking apart Twilight's messy made nest. She then sobbed in distress burying her head in it.
"She's still not done with that one?" Zach shouted in disbelief.
"And don't get me started on all the clouds in the sky, the icicles on the trees... This isn't good, not at all!" cried the mayor.
"And it's gonna be all to pieces disastrous if we can't get our seeds all planted." Applejack pointed out desperately.
"Chillax Applejack, we're bustin' our chops as fast as we can." Dash assured.
"No, not fast, we have to wake animals slowly." Fluttershy said.
"Uh, AJ?" Big Macintosh approaches with a yellow pony colt with a brown mane and tail by his side.
"Oh good gravy, Caramel lost the grass seeds again, didn't he?" Applejack asked frustratedly seeing this wasn't the first time it happened.
"Ai-yup." Big Macintosh affirmed as Caramel lowered his head and whimpered in shame.
"[grunt] Ditzy Doo accidentally went north to get the southern birds!" a strayed pegasus announced to Dash.
"Oh that featherbrain. Didn't she learn her lesson last year when she went west?" Dash asked irritably. Soon a crowd of pony's began arguing and complaining about the jobs not getting done or what has to be done soon.
"Stop this at once. We don't have time to argue. It's almost sundown. Spring is going to be late again. Another year of scandal and shame. If only we could be more organized." the mayor mentioned shamefully.
"I can think of one pony that can do it." Zach looked at Twilight with a smile and winked. Twilight beamed at his point and took action coming out of the bush.
"Spike! Get my checklist and clipboard, STAT!" Twilight ordered.
"Eh, yes ma'am." Spike saluted in nervousness and rushed off.
"Stop everypony." Twilight urged but the crowd ignored her as they argue.
"Stop." Twilight repeated but the audience kept arguing.
"Hold on." Zach said as an idea popped in his head and walked off for a bit. Soon the the crowd ceased their complaining after hearing a high pitched whistle. They turned to see a green jay whistle loudly with a white aurora surrounding it. It was Zach using his unicorn magic on it squeezing it lightly so it can make the whistling sound. As he stopped the jay gave him a disapproving stare with it's wings resting on it's hips.
"Sorry. Twilight." Zach said giving her the signal that she may speak.
"Thank you. I know you all want to complete your jobs on time, but arguing is no way to go about it. What you need is organization, and I'm just the pony for the job." Twilight announced just as Spike comes back with a quill and clipboard in his claws. The crowd gave accepting smiles taking Zach and Twilight's leaderships.
"We're going to get spring here on time and we guarantee that this will be done, but only if you listen to us in a step by step fashion. So let's get started." Zach announced and the crowd cheered. Zach, Twilight, and Spike looked at each other with smiles and was ready to get the jobs done. Zach then started giving the job orders one at a time. Big Macintosh helps gather the hays and sticks for Rarity and the other pony's who are resuming on building the bird nests at a faster pace. As soon as each of them were done they started planting them on multiple tree branches around the town. Zach gives Spike the green light that the first job was done which Spike checked off the birds nest job on the checklist. Next Twilight shows Pinkie a blueprint on how to cut the iced lakes properly and Pinkie understood and rushed down to join the rest of the lake melting team. One group skated straight in a single horizantal line and another group goes vertical over the horizantl lines making small cubic squares. Spike checked off the second job and moved on the next one. At Sweet Apple Acres Applejack waves a yellow flag signaling two sets of plowers one in front to rid the snow the other in the back to make a planting holes for the food seeds. Then came the seed planter who put the seeds in the plowed holes in the dirt ground. Applejack was impressed to see how fast progress was going and she, Zach, and Twilight bumped their hooves together to congratulate each other on another job well done. Spike checked off the seed planting job and moved on to waking the hibernating animals. To wake them all in one fell swoop they attatched bells on one single rope above each burrow hole in the ground and Fluttershy pulled the end of the rope that starts the chain reaction. All the bells started ringing at once and a variety of different species come out of their homes. Twilight then saw something shocking as slithering snakes pass by. Zach, Fluttershy, and Spike then noticed Twilight vanished. They look up to see Twilight shaking while holding on a branch and smiled sheepishly. The three looked at each other and smiled in amusement at the sight. Flutterhsy then winked at a red jay on her head and the the bird whistled at the sky. Dash heard it from above while resting on a cloud and ordered a group of pegasi to follow in which they do. They flew swifly making a monsoon in the sky bringing the dark snowy clouds with them which is also removing the snow and icicles from the grounds and hills revealing Princess Celestia's warm glowing sun. Soon it melts the snow and ice from the ground and lakes making the streams flow again. At nightfall the hardworking citezens continue to plant seeds in the ground even to prepare for the next morning. Even Spike and the mayor volunteered to help out. The next morning the pegasi returned from the south with a massive flock of different bird species following them. As each birds find their new homes on the tree branches the citezens water the farming area so their food can grow. Spike checked off the last job on the list and sees the land blooming with life. The exausted earth pony's take their winter equipment away and Zach and Twilight siged in relief. They watched to see their hard work payed off. They were finally done and spring was on time. The mayor and the town citezens gather around the two.
"I can't believe it. Spring is here! On time! And we have you two to thank for it. If it weren't for your organizing skills we would still be arguing." the mayor said.
"Ai-yup." Big Macintosh agreed and the crowd started laughing.
"It was a team effort." Twilight mentioned.
"No doubt about it." Zach agreed.
"And since you two helped every team, we have an official vest for both of you. We give you the title, "All-Team Organizers". the mayor announced as Rarity comes over with two blue and green vests that she made and with her magic she instantly puts them on with a glow around them. As it dissapates Zach and Twilight were wearing the symbols of leadership as they looked at the sparkling new attires on them.
"Gosh, I don't even know what to say. Thank you everypony." Twilight thanked.
"We couldn't have done it without you all." Zach added.
"And hereby I declare that winter is... wrapped up on time." the mayor announced and the audience cheered.
"Spike's sure gonna be in for a hog-sized surprised when that last piece a' ice melts." Applejack chuckled pointing at a sleeping snoring Spike resting on a lone piece of ice with the checklist clipboard under his arms. The crowd laughed at the sight and were happy everything ended well at the end. When everypony went their seperate ways back home Spike prepares to write down what Zach and Twilight have learned with a robe around him and sitting on a rocking chair with a sick look on his face. He then sneezed a small flame of green fire out at the process.
"Dear Princess Celestia,
Winter Wrap Up was one of the most special things I've ever been a part of here in Ponyville. It helped me to learn we all have hidden talents, and if we're patient and diligent, we're sure to find them, and as always, with good friendship and teamwork, ponies can accomplish anything." Twilight told her lesson.
"And I've learned in life that you shouldn't try too hard on finishing the things you have too do. You push yourself too hard and you're going to find that you won't have the strength to get anything done. Like Twilight said, if you take the time to work on a daily basis, the rewards will be substantial.
Your faithful students,
Zachary Lanson and Twilight Sparkle." Zach added his lesson.
"How's that, Spike?" Twilight asked but got no response.
"Spike?" Zach called again and both of the pony's turn to see Spike snoring asleep on the rocking chair exhausted from the hard work.
"Oh, Spike. [laughter]" Twilight chuckled.
"What did I say? A lazy reptile. [chuckles]" Zach said joining in the laughter as they hope to enjoy a nice warm and gorgeous spring.