Sweetie Belle slowly stood up and, after eating a bit of mushroom that she had taken from her apron pocket, grew so tall that she knocked over the evidence table and scared the jury.

As soon as they had recovered from the shock of this, Sweetie Belle apologized for her sudden "growth spurt."

"What's the matter, Sweetie Belle?" Sombra asked.

"I don't like being called up here like this," she replied.

"I should like it if it happened to me," Chrysalis said.

"Yes, most people like being the center of attention," Sombra added. "Now, what do you know about this business with Thorax?" he asked, staring hard at her as he did.

"Nothing whatsoever," replied she.

"That's very important," Sombra said to the jury.

The jurors were beginning to write that down on their slates, when Angel Bunny interrupted them.

"Unimportant, Your Majesty," he said in a very respectful tone, but frowning and making faces at Sombra as he spoke.

"Unimportant, of course, that's what I meant to say," Sombra said hastily, and went on to himself in an undertone, "important – unimportant – important – unimportant—"

"I've told you all I know," Sweetie Bell interrupted him. "I'd like to go back to my seat now."

"I am moved by your plea," Sombra told her. "But I am reminded of Rule Forty-Two: All persons more than a mile high have to leave Wonderland."

"I am not a mile high!" Sweetie Belle said.

"You are," said Sombra.

"More like two miles high," added Chrysalis.

"You just made that up!" Sweetie Belle protested.

"It's the oldest rule in the book!" Sombra exclaimed.

"Then it should be Rule Number One," Sweetie Belle quickly countered.

"Careful, Sombra," Chrysalis whispered to him. "They're taking over the court. Especially that girl!" she pointed at Sweetie Belle. "Punish somebody."

"You have too much to say to yourself," Sombra said to Sweetie Belle. And he turned to the jury and said, "Consider your verdict."

"No!" Chrysalis screamed furiously. "Sentence first! Verdict, after!"

"That's stupid!" Sweetie Belle stated.

"Hold your tongue!" said Chrysalis, turning pale.

"I won't! I can't let you condemn an innocent man!"

"Why not?" Sombra challenged. "It happens all the time."

"Off with her—!" Chrysalis began to shout again.

"Oh, stop shouting 'off with her head', unless someone shouts, 'off with yours!'" Sweetie Belle told her.

"You've lost your last chance of staying here!" Sombra roared. "It's back to the real world for you, young lady!"

"I don't care! All the hearts are here," she said, pointing to the evidence (which had fallen to the floor), "so how could the prisoner have stolen them? As far as I see, there is no crime."

Nobody moved. Nobody said anything.

And then Angel Bunny spoke.

"Sweetie Belle. Don't you care what people think?" he asked her.

"Not when I know that I'm right," she said after she had turned to look at him.

"Are you so confident, young lady?" he asked.

"Yes, I am," she replied. "Yes, I am confident."

It was then that Sweetie Belle realized what was going on.

Angel had deliberately lured her into Wonderland to help her conquer her fears. That had been his plan all along. And he had succeeded.

"Then you don't need us anymore," he said.

At this, the whole courtroom seemed to crumble around Sweetie Belle. The wind whipped, and storm clouds swirled all around her, and when she opened her eyes again, she was back home.

---

Sweetie Belle woke up and found herself lying with her head against a tree at Sweet Apple Acres.

And there was Winona, standing in front of her. Suddenly, Sweetie Belle could hear the voices of her friends and parents calling for her.

"I'm coming!" she shouted.

Sweetie Belle got up and ran back to town with Winona close behind.

They returned to Carousel Boutique and Sweetie Belle's father stood before the crowd.

"And now, our daughter is going to sing for us," he said.

And he joined his wife and Rarity.

Sweetie Belle stood on the front step of her sister's shop and looked out at the group before her.

Left to right were Mr. and Mrs. Cake and their children, then Doc Time Turner and Derpy. Lyra and Sweetie Drops sat close together, as did Vinyl and Octavia.

Sunset Shimmer sat with the Apple Family, with Spike squeezed between her and Applejack; and Apple Bloom sat at his feet. Scootaloo sat with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, who sat with their parents, and Angel Bunny sat on Fluttershy's lap.

Shining Armor sat close to Cadence, and Flurry Heart was sitting in her lap, with Shining's parents close by. Cheese Sandwich sat with Pinkie Pie, who was holding her stuffed alligator plushie, Gummy, very close; while her three sisters sat with her parents. Gabby and Lady Ember had joined King Thorax and Discord, while Trixie and Starlight Glimmer sat left and right of Sunburst; and Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Twilight Sparkle shared a sofa, front and center.

"Have you chosen a song, dear sister?" Rarity asked.

Sweetie Belle didn't answer. She kept looking out at the crowd. And as she looked, she felt her fears slowly coming back.

Doc Time Turner and Derpy gave her puzzled looks, while Princess Luna raised a quizzical eyebrow; and Fluttershy and Princess Cadence looked worried and concerned.

Then Sweetie Belle looked at Shining Armor, Sunset Shimmer and Spike; and as she did, the more she thought back to their counterparts in her dream. And she remembered what each of them had taught her:

"You mustn't be afraid."

"Just be brave."

"Have fun."

And her fears quickly left her.

She nodded to Rarity and said, "'Will You Walk a Little Faster' said a Whiting to a Snail, also known as The Lobster Quadrille,"

"Are you sure?" Rarity asked.

"Very sure," she stated.

"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,

"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.

See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!

They are waiting on the shingle – will you come and join the dance?

Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, join the dance?

Will you, won't you, will you, won't you join the dance?"

And when she finished, the entire audience gave her a standing ovation.

Upon hearing their applause, Sweetie Belle looked out over the crowd, her family and friends, and smiled.