Sour Sweet: La, la la, la la, la la, la la. Thank you little squirrel, but remember: these flowers are for Princess Luna. Only the prettiest ones will do. La, la la, la la, la la, la la.

Parasprite: [chirp]

Sour Sweet: Gah!

Parasprite: [chirp]

Sour Sweet: Hello, little guy. I've never seen anything like you before.

Parasprite: [sniff]

Sour Sweet: Oh, are you hungry? Here you go. [gasp] I guess you were hungry.

Parasprite: [purr]

Sour Sweet: You're the cutest thing ever! I can't wait to show you to my friends.

[theme song]

Sunset Shimmer: Oh! Hurry up, Garble! This place isn't gonna clean itself.

Garble: It also didn't mess itself up.

Sunset Shimmer: Princess Luna will be here tomorrow!

Garble: I thought this was just an unofficial casual visit.

Sunset Shimmer: There's nothing casual about a visit from royalty. I want this place to be spotless, and you've barely made a dent in the clutter.

Garble: Maybe you should, ugh, start reading them one at a time-- whoa ho! Aw.

Sunset Shimmer: Everything's got to be perfect. No time for fooling around.

Garble: You know, this would be an awful lot easier if there weren't two of us here getting under each other's feet.

Sunset Shimmer: Great idea. You clean, I'll go see how everyone else's preparations are coming.

Garble: Or maybe I should... [groan]

[ponies chatter]

Sunset Shimmer: What happened to the rest of her name?

Golden Harvest: We couldn't fit it all in.

Sunset Shimmer: You can't hang a banner that says "Welcome Princess Lu". Take it down and try again.

Sunset Shimmer: That looks perfect. Keep up the good work.

Sunset Shimmer: Hello, Aunt and Uncle Orange. How's the banquet coming?

Aunt Orange: Uh...it would be coming a little better if...

Lemon Zest: Mmm... [slurp]

Sunset Shimmer: Lemon Zest! What are you doing? Those sweets are supposed to be for the princess.

Lemon Zest: I know. That's why I'm tasting them. Somepony needs to make sure that everything is tasty enough to touch the royal tongue, and I, Lemon Zest, declare that these treats are fit for a king, or a queen, or a princess.

Sour Sweer: Heya, Sunset and Lemon, you won't believe... oh, I'm sorry. Uh, am I interrupting?

Lemon Zest: No, not at all. Come on in and make yourself at home. [slurp] What's going on, Sour Sweet?

Sour Sweet: You won't believe what I found at the edge of the Everfree Forest. Come on out, little guy. It's okay.

Parasprite: [purr] [chirp]

Sour Sweet: [gasp] Three?

Sunset Shimmer: They're amazing. What are they?

Sour Sweet: I'm not sure. I'm also not sure where these other two came from.

Sunset Shimmer: I'll take one off your hooves. I've never seen anything so... adorable. Besides, it'll be nice to have a companion for Garble so he won't bother me so much while I'm studying.

Sour Sweet: Lemon, do you want the other one?

Lemon Zest: Ugh! A parasprite? Are you kidding?

Sour Sweet: Ugh?

Sunset Shimmer: A para-what?

Sour Sweet: How could you not like...

Lemon Zest: Ugh. Now I gotta go find a trombone.

Sunset Shimmer: A what?

Lemon Zest: A trombone, you know: [trombone imitation]

Sunset Shimmer: Ahhh, typical Lemon.

Parasprite: [purr]

Sunny Flare: Stand still, Indigo Zap.

Indigo Zap: Ugh, I caaan't, I need to flyyy! This is waaay too boring for me.

Sunny Flare: Do you want to look nice for Princess Luna or not?

Sunset Shimmer: Wow. Sunny, those outfits are gorgeous. A café bar and a dress shop is surely a taste for you.

Sunny Flare: Mmhmm. Thank you, Sunset. Nice to know someone appreciates my talents.

Indigo Zap: Ugh, sooo boooring. I'll be better havin' some rum here than to be involved in a game of dress-up.

Parasprites: [chirp]

Sunny Flare: Huh?

Indigo Zap: What's that sound, Sunset?

Parasprite: [several chirps]

Indigo Zap: Wow, what are they?

Sunset Shimmer: The better question is, where did they come from? I only had one a minute ago.

Indigo Zap: Uh, I'll take one.

Sunny Flare: Me too, oh, they're perfect.

Lemon Zest: Does anypony know where I can find an accordion?

Sunset Shimmer, Indigo Zap, and Sunny Flare: [baby noises]

Lemon Zest: Girls! Hello! This is important. Durgh! Thanks a lot.

Sunset Shimmer: [sigh] The decorations, the banquet, I really hope everything comes together in time for tomorrow.

Garble: [snore]

Parasprite: [baby noises]

Sunset Shimmer: Oh, [yawn] what's there to worry about?

Parasprites: [loud baby noises]

Sunset Shimmer: Garble! Wake up! What happened?

Garble: Huh? Whaaa! What's going on?

Parasprite: [chirp]

Sunset Shimmer: Where did they come from?

Garble: I don't know. The little guy got hungry in the night, so I gave him a snack, but... I have no idea where these others came from. Oh no! They're messing up all my hard work!

Sunset Shimmer: The princess will be here in a few hours.

Garble: Ugh.

Sunset Shimmer: Garble, help me round up these little guys.

Garble: Ugh, what does it look like I'm doin'? Ooow, waaah! D'oh. I know, I know, "stop fooling around".

Parasprite: [several chirps]

Indigo Zap: Huh? Huh?! [screech] [grunt] [groan] Get off me! [groan] [grunt] Waaa!

Sunny Flare: Not only are you adorable, but you're also quite useful.

Parasprite: [purr] [grunt]

Sunny Flare: Oh! Are you okay? Aaah! [gasp] Eewww. Aaah! Gross gross gross! No creature that behaves so revoltingly is allowed in my café!

Parasprite: [grunt] [pop]

Sunny Flare: [screech]

Lemon Zest: Look Sunny, Sugarcoat loaned me a harmonica. [plays harmonica] Isn't that great?

Parasprites: [chirping]

Lemon Zest: [gasp] And not a moment too soon.

Sunny Flare: Ugh, Lemon, I'm a little busy right now.

Lemon Zest: And I'm not? You know how many more instruments I've gotta find? A lot, that's how many. Now if we split the list between us, we might just make it in time.

Sunny Flare: Please, Lemon, I don't have time for some silly scavenger hunt. I've got a real problem.

Lemon Zest: You've got a real problem, all right. And a banjo is the only answer!

Sunset Shimmer: [gasp]

Sunny Flare: [gasp] I see we're having the same problem.

Indigo Zap: Ditto!

Sunset Shimmer: Sour Sweet knows everything about animals, I'm sure she can tell us how to stop them from multiplying.

Parasprites: [chirp]

Sunset Shimmer: ...or not.

Sunset Shimmer: Ugh, do something Sour Sweet, can't you control them?

Sour Sweet: I've tried everything I know: I've tried begging, and pleading, and beseeching, and asking politely and...

Indigo Zap: Guh.

Sunset Shimmer: [whine]

Princess Luna: [scream]

Sunset Shimmer: If we can't get them under control before the princess arrives, it'll be a total disaster.

Parasprite: [hack]

Sunny Flare: Ew! If you ask me, it's already a total disaster.

Sugarcoat: Here's all those cherries you wanted, Sour Sweet, but I still can't figure why y'need so many. Hey!

Sunny Flare: What do we do?

Sunset Shimmer: [gasp] I got it! Nopony can herd like Sugarcoat.

Indigo Zap: Yeah! We can drive 'em back into the forest.

Sugarcoat: [scoffs] A'right, maties! I'll rastle 'em up, but I need everypony's help to do it. Sunset, you and Sunny wait over there. I'll herd these little loose cannons straight at ya like a funnel. Indigo, you and Sour stay on top of 'em, don't let 'em fly away.

Indigo Zap: Aye aye, Admiral Sugarcoat!

Sugarcoat: Blow the man down, everypony!

Parasprite: [screech]

Sugarcoat: Alright y'all, here goes nothin'. Look out Sunny, that one's fixin' to get away. Keep a lead on 'em, Indigo Zap! Hold on girls, we're almost there. Kick these scallywags out!

Sunset Shimmer: Lemon!

Lemon Zest: Sunset, we don't have much time.

Sunset Shimmer: You're telling me. The princess could arrive at any moment.

Lemon Zest: Exactly. That's why I need you gals to drop what you're doing and help me find some maracas.

Sunset Shimmer: Maracas? Lemon, we've got much bigger problems than missing maracas.

Lemon Zest: [gasp] You're right! Getting a tuba has to be our number one goal. Follow me. I said, follow me!

Indigo Zap: Lemon Zest, you are so random.

Lemon Zest: And you are all so stubborn!

Sugarcoat: Forget her ladies. Focus. Head 'em up and move 'em out. This is for the Jolly Roger!

Indigo Zap: All right! [grunt] For the Roger!

Fluttershy: Ouch.

Sunset Shimmer: We did it. Nice work, Sugarcoat.

Sugarcoat: Couldn't a'done it without y'all.

Sunset Shimmer: Now let's get back and clean up the mess they made before the princess arrives.

Sunset Shimmer: Okay, everyone knows what to do, right? We gotta work extra hard to make up for lost time.

Sour Sweet: [gasps]

Sunny Flare: Where did they come from?

Sour Sweet: Well, I may have kept just one. Heh. I couldn't help myself. They're just so cute.

Sunset Shimmer: We don't have time to keep rounding up these things. What do we do now?

Indigo Zap: We call in the weather patrol. [grunts]

Sunny Flare: [shriek]

Indigo Zap: Time to take out the adorable trash. YAAAAAA!

Parasprites: [chirp]

Sunset Shimmer: [grunt] Way to go, Indigo Zap!

Sugarcoat: Looks like our problems are solved.

Indigo Zap: Thanks to Admiral Sugarcoat!

Lemon Zest: They will be with these cymbals. [crash] Hey! Give me those back!

Indigo Zap: Whoa. Yaa! Yow! Whoa! Wow! I can't hold it! She's breaking up.

Sunset Shimmer: Lemon Zest, what have you done?

Lemon Zest: I've lost a brand new pair of cymbals, that's what I've done.

Sunset Shimmer: Will you forget about your silly instruments for one second? You're ruining our efforts to save Ponyville.

Lemon Zest: Me? Ruin? I'm not the ruiner, I'm the ruin-ee! Or is it ruiness? Ruinette?

Sugarcoat: Come on girls, there's no reasoning with that one. She's a few knots short of a red rum.

Lemon Zest: Hey! I'm trying to tell you all that the ruining is on the other hoof. If you'd just slow down and listen to me!

Sugarcoat: Listen, you scallywag. Ye olde mariners like me great-grandpa would never care about yer babblin' nonsense!

Parasprites: [chirps] [munch] [munch]

Pony: [gasp]

Gardening pony: Aah!

Sunny Flare: What do we do? They're eating all the food in town.

Sugarcoat: [gasp] My cherries! I could've mah great-grandpa's treasured cutlass to slash these pests aweigh!

Sunset Shimmer: We've gotta do something. [gasps] I got it! I'll cast a spell to make them stop eating all the food.

Lemon Zest: Look, tambourines! If you could all just... [scream] [tambourines shake]

Sunset Shimmer: [gasp]

Parasprite: [chirp]

Sunset Shimmer: [sigh]

Parasprite: [munch]

Indigo Zap: Heh. Hey, it worked. They're not eating the food anymore.

Sunny Flare: Oh no... if they get inside my store... Everypony for herself!

Sunny Flare: My outfits! Go on, shoo! Get out of here, you naughty! Naughty! [shrieks]

Lemon Zest: I'll save you!

[recorder]

Sunny Flare: [shriek]

Sugarcoat: No woodland creature's gonna eat the Blooming Family's crop.

[parasprites buzzing]

Sugarcoat: Brace yourself, y'all, here they come. [gasp] Didn't see that one comin'.

Garble: Help!

Sunset Shimmer: [gasp] They're eating the words. [grunts]

Garble: Help...

Zecora: Ugh. Have you gone mad?

Sunset Shimmer: Zecora, these little guys are devouring Ponyville, and the princess is on her way. Can you help us, please?

Zecora: Oh, monster of so little size. Is that a parasprite before my eyes?

Sunset Shimmer: I don't know! Is it?

Zecora: Tales of crops and harvests consumed. If these creatures are in Ponyville, you're doomed.

Sunset Shimmer: [gulp]

Sunset Shimmer: [grunts] Oh no, here she comes.

[ponies scream]

Gloriosa Daisy: Aaaah, aaaaaaah!

Sunset Shimmer: Okay, here's the plan. Indigo Zap, you distract them.

Indigo Zap: YAAAA!

Sunser Shimmer: Good. Everyone else, we need to build an exact copy of Ponyville right over there. We've got less than a minute. Zecora was right, we're doomed. Oh no, the princess's procession is here. It's all over!

[polka music]

Sunset Shimmer: Lemon? We're in the middle of a crisis here. This is no time for your... nonsense?

Sunset Shimmer: Look.

Princess Luna: Sunset Shimmer, my prized pupil.

Sunset Shimmer: Hello, princess.

Princess Luna: So lovely to see you again, as well as your friends.

[crash]

Sunset Shimmer: So... how was the trip? Hit much traffic?

Princess Luna: Ah, what is this? Oh ho ho, these creatures are adorable.

Indigo Zap: They're not that adorable.

Princess Luna: I'm terribly honored that you and the good citizens of Ponyville have organized a parade in honor of my visit.

Sunset Shimmer: Parade? Oh. Yes, the parade.

Princess Luna: Unfortunately, that visit is going to have to wait for another time. I'm afraid an emergency has come up in Fillydelphia. Apparently there's been some sort of infestation.

Sunset Shimmer: An... infestation?

Princess Luna: Yes, a swarm of incredibly bothersome creatures has invaded the poor town. I'm sorry Sunset, to have to put you all through so much trouble.

Sunset Shimmer: Trouble? What trouble?

Princess Luna: Before I have to go, would you care to give me your latest report on the magic of friendship in person?

Sunset Shimmer: My... report?

Princess Luna: Haven't you learned anything about friendship?

Sunset Shimmer: Actually, I have. I've learned that sometimes the solution to your problems can come from where you least expect it. It's a good idea to stop and listen to your friends' opinions and perspectives...

[cymbals crash]

Sunset Shimmer: Even when they don't always seem to make sense.

Princess Luna: I'm so proud of you, Sunset Shimmer, and I'm very impressed with your friends as well. It sounds like you're all learning so much from each other.

Sunset Shimmer: Thank you, princess.

Lemon Zest: Hey, what happened to the princess?

Sunset Shimmer: Emergency in Fillydelphia.

Indigo Zap: Some sort of infestation.

Lemon Zest: Oh no! Have they got parasprites too? Well, have tuba, will travel.

Sunset Shimmer: I think the princess can handle it.

Sugarcoat: So you knew what those critters were all along, huh Lemon Zest?

Lemon Zest: Well, duh! Why do you think I was so frantic to get my hooves on all these instruments? I tried to tell you.

Sunset Shimmer: We know, Lemon Zest, and we're sorry we didn't listen.

[Indigo Zap: I'm sorry, Lemon.] [Sunny Flare: So sorry, Lemon.] [Sour Sweet: Sorry, Lemon.] [Sugarcoat: Real sorry, Lemon.]

Sunset Shimmer: You're a great friend, even if we don't always understand you.

Lemon Zest: Thanks guys, you're all great friends too, even when I don't understand me.

Sunset Shimmer: You saved my reputation with Princess Luna, and more importantly, you saved Ponyville.

Sunset Shimmer: ...Or not.

[sad trombone]

[music]

[credits]