Indigo Zap: Now, what have we learned, younger sister?

Mango Dash: Loss of control.

Indigo Zap: Good.

Mango Dash: Screaming and hollering!

Indigo Zap: Yes, and most importantly?

Mango Dash: Passion! Fire burns in my heart with the flames of passion!

Indigo Zap: Right! So now that you know the elements of a good cheer, let's hear one.

Mango Dash: [inhales] Yay.

Indigo Zap: ... Ugh. You're gonna cheer for me like that? Waaaaay too soft. Louder.

Mango Dash: Yay.

Indigo Zap: Louder!

Mango Dash: Yay.

Indigo Zap: Louder!

Mango Dash: [deep breath] [quietly] Yaaay.

Indigo Zap: Ugh...

[thud]

Mango Dash: Too loud?

Indigo Zap: Hahahaha! It doesn't matter, Mango. A good cheer is a good way to make the sadness disappear and to make the excitement appear!

Mango Dash: Where are you going, sis?

Indigo Zap: I'll be leavin' for now. Enjoy with your friends!

Mango Dash: [chuckles then leaves]

[theme song]

Indigo Zap: Cheer.

Sour Sweet: Yay.

Indigo Zap: [deep breath] And now, phase one of my routine.

Sour Sweet: Wooo.

Indigo Zap: Phase two.

Sour Sweet: Way to go.

Indigo Zap: Here we go. Phase three. The sonic starboom. C'mon! [grunt] Uh-oh. [scream]

Sunset Shimmer: [sigh] Last one. Thank you so much for helping me clean up all these books, guys. It was a crazy week of studying.

Indigo Zap: [screams]

[crash]

Sunset Shimmer: [grunt]

Lemon Zest: [grunt]

Garble: [grunt]

Sour Sweet: Rainbow Dash, you rock! Woohoo. [gasp] Did my cheering do that?

Indigo Zap: Hehe. Sorry about that ladies. That was a truly feeble performance.

Sour Sweet: Actually, it wasn't all bad. I particularly liked it when you made the clouds spin.

Indigo Zap: Ugh. I'm not talking about my performance, I'm talking about yours. That feeble cheering! That was lacking determination, just like my younger sister! It was as bland as your mane!

Sour Sweet: Such abhorrent words, Madame Indigo.

Indigo Zap: Gaaah! Put some conf-

Sunset Shimmer: What are you two arguing about?

Sour Sweet: Were we arguing? I'm sorry.

Indigo Zap: [grunt] I wish you guys could come to Cloudsdale to see me compete in the Best Young Flyer Competition.

Sunset Shimmer: What's that?

Lemon Zest: It's where all the greatest Pegasus flyers get together and show off their different flying styles! Some are fast! [makes car sounds] And some are graceful. Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Sugarcoat: Golly, lassock. I'd love to see you strut yer stuff in that competition.

Indigo Zap: Yeah. I wish you guys could be there. Sour's a great support, but her cheering isn't exactly inspirational.

Lemon Zest: Ooh! I'd love to see you make a sonic starboom! It's like, the most coolest thing ever! Even though I've never actually seen it, but I mean come on! It's a sonic starboom! How not cool could it possibly not be?!

Sunset Shimmer: What's a sonic starboom?

Lemon Zest: You really need to get out more. The sonic starboom is legendary! When a Pegasus like Indigo Zap gets going sooo fast... Boom! A sonic boom and a star can happen all at once!

Sugarcoat: And Indigo Zap here's the only pony to ever pull it off!

Indigo Zap It was a long time ago... I was just a filly.

Lemon Zest: Yeah, but you're gonna do it again, right?

Indigo Zap: Are... you kidding? I'm the greatest flyer to ever come out of Cloudsdale! I could do sonic starbooms in my sleep.

Sunset Shimmer: Wow. If you pull that off, you'll win the crown for sure!

Indigo Zap: The grand prize is an entire day with the Shadowbolts. A whole day of flying with my lifelong heroes... It'll be a dream come true!

Sunny Flare: Yay.

Indigo Zap: I'm gonna go rest up. Don't wanna over prepare myself, y'know. Hehe. You, on the other hand, better keep practicing. I need a cheering section to match my spectacular performance.

Sunny Flare: She's practiced that move a hundred times, and she's never even come close to doing it. I don't know if I can cheer loud enough to help her.

Sunset Shimmer: Well, guess we better get this cleaned up... again.

Sunny Flare: Go on, go on.

Sunset Shimmer: Go on what?

Sunny Flare: Find a spell that will get us wingless ponies into Cloudsdale. Didn't you see how nervous she was?

Sugarcoat: Nervous? Have you spit yer bit or somethin'? She was tootin' her own mane louder than the brass section of a marching band!

Sunny Flare: Oh, puh-lease. I have put on enough fashion shows to recognize stage fright when I see it. We've got to find a way to be there for her. Now go on!

Sunset Shimmer: Owaa! Ugh. How am I supposed to find a flight spell in this mess?

Lemon Zest: A flight spell? One sec. Page twenty-seven in the Warlock James's Tome of Powerful Spells.

Sugarcoat: How'd you do that?

Lemon Zest: It landed on my face when Indigo Zap knocked me into the bookcase.

Sunset Shimmer: Here it is! A spell that will allow Earth ponies to fly for three days. Ooh, it looks really difficult... I'm not sure I can do it.

Sunny Flare: You've got to try!

Sunset Shimmer: Okay... But who's gonna volunteer to be the test subject?

Sunny Flare: I will! For Indigo Zap, I will go first.

Sunset Shimmer: Here goes. [grunts] [screams]

Sugarcoat: [gasp]

Sunset Shimmer: I think it worked!

Sugarcoat: You've got to learn to be assertive, Sour Sweet. Don't do it too much, though.

Keith Blackjack: Well, well, well. What do we have here?

Christian Blackjack: It's our old friend Indigo Crash and her dumb ol' friends from Ponyville!

Brandon Blackjack: Biggest coward ever!

Sugarcoat: Who are those neighsayers, Indigo Zap? Their cutie marks surely look intimidating. A winged skull, a brass knuckles, and a flaming wheel.

Indigo Zap: [gasps] The infamous Blackjack brothers! The biggest bullies of all Cloudsdale! These middle-aged pegasi with scary looks in their intimidating biker outfits are here again to kick somepony's flanks like us!

Sugarcoat: The what?

Brandon Blackjack: Vroom! Vroom! Loser's way, Indigo!

Christian Blackjack: Time fer some kickin'. [clenches hooves]

Indigo Zap: [screams; eyes turn to X's]

Keith Blackjack: [vroom sound] Get kicked outta any flight schools lately, biggest loser of Cloudsdale?

Keith, Chris, and Brandon Blackjack: [laughs]

Brandon Blackjack: The Blackjacks are here again, losers. To kick losers like you out of Cloudsdale!

Indigo Zap: [sighs] It's better to left these embarassments untold.

Christian Blackjack: [takes a cigar] Better left untold? [raspberry] Biggest failure, loser!

Indigo Zap: I didn't get kicked out.

Keith Blackjack: Face it, Indigo Crash. Flight school had too many rules, and not enough naptimes for ya. So, quit joshin' us and screw off with yer dumb little pony friends. Flight schools are not ya' best friend, mate.

Christian Blackjack: Huh, ask her about the sonic starboom, Keith.

Keith Blackjack: That's nothing but an old mare's tale, brother. You don't have the skills to try something like that. We better be kickin' somepony's flanks whoever says this nonsense is real.

Sour Sweet: Now wait just a minute! Oh, I'm sorry. I'm trying to be more assertive. Anyhow... She is going to do a sonic starboom!

Keith Blackjack: No she's not, 'cause there's no such thing! Now, leave or you'll suffer the wrath of Keith, you ingrate.

Sour Sweet: Then show up at the Cloudeseum and see for yourself! ...If you're free.

Keith, Chris, and Brandon: [laughs]

Brandon Blackjack: Of course, trash! We'll see that birdbrain her epic failure and we laugh! I'll be free.

Keith Blackjack: [within laughter] Yeah, I'll be free too.

Christian Blackjack: Oh, don't worry, lass. We'll be there! In one condition.

Indigo Zap: What is that?

Keith Blackjack: If you can't perform that stupid sonic starboom, we the Blackjacks will kick both of your flanks out of Cloudsdale.

Brandon Blackjack: We'll be diggin' ya' grave with no fee. It's absolutely free. Satisfaction guarantee. With lifetime warranty.

Christian Blackjack: See you then, Indigo Crash! We'll kick ya' flank out if ya can't do it. [vroom sound]

Sugarcoat: They sounded kind of violent.

Sour Sweet: Did you see that? I was so assertive!

Indigo Zap: [sigh] Those guys are right. I'll never be able to do it.

Sour Sweet: But, Indigo Zap. Just because you've failed the sonic starboom a hundred thousand times in practice doesn't mean you won't be able to do it in front of an entire stadium, full of impatient, super-critical sportsfan ponies.

Indigo Zap: Aaaaaah! What do I do?! Everypony's gonna see me fail! The Shadowbolts will never let a loser like me join. The Blackjack brothers will beat me up for being pathetic and throw me down to Ponyville! Princess Luna will probably banish me to the Everfree Forest! My life is ruined!

Sour Sweet: Rare...

Indigo Zap: Rare?! The sonic starboom is way more than rare!

Sour Sweet: Sunny?

Indigo Zap: Sunny! Are you... flying?!

Sunny Flare: I most certainly am! Aren't my wings smashing?! Sunset made them for me. I just adore them! Why so shocked? We couldn't leave our favorite flyer without a big cheering section!

Indigo Zap: "We"? I... I can't believe it!

Sour Sweet: It's incredible!

Indigo Zap: This is so cool! You guys made it!

Lemon Zest: Sure did!

Indigo Zap: Wait! How'd you do that? Only Pegasus ponies can walk on clouds.

Lemon Zest: Haha. Pretty cool, huh?

Sunset Shimmer: I found a spell that makes temporary wings, but it was too difficult to do more than once. So I found an easier spell that lets the rest of us walk on clouds.

Sugarcoat: And we came to cheer you to victory!

Indigo Zap: To be honest, I was starting to get just the teeniest, tiniest bit nervous. But I feel a lot better now that you guys are here. Hey, we've got some time before the competition. Why don't Sour and I show you around Cloudsdale?

Sunny Flare, Sugarcoat, Sunset Shimmer and Lemon Zest: Yes!

Indigo Zap: Here it is: the greatest city in the sky!

Group: Oooh! Aaah!

Sunny Flare: [in mirror] Oooh! Aaah!

Indigo Zap: Uhh... Some of the greatest Pegasi in history came from Cloudsdale!

Sunny Flare: Oh, wait for me!

[jackhammer sounds]

Steam Roller: Those wings are gorgeous!

Sunny Flare: Why, thank you!

Sunset Shimmer: Be careful with those wings, Sunny. They're made from gossamer and morning dew, and they're incredibly delicate.

Sunny Flare: Don't worry, Sunset. I'm sure they can't get worn out from too much attention.

Sugarcoat: Since we're up here, I'd sure like to get a look at where the weather's made.

Indigo Zap: Great idea! C'mon, girls. To the weather factory!

[thunder]

Indigo Zap: This is where they make the snowflakes. Each one is hoofmade. As you can see, it's a delicate operation.

Sunny Flare: [gasp] Ooh, the snowflakes look even better from up here.

[snowflake workers grumbling and yelling]

Indigo Zap: We better move on before Sunny ruins winter and causes a drought.

Indigo Zap: And here's where they make the rainbows!

Lemon Zest: [slurp] [pants] Spicyyyyyy!...

Sugarcoat: [laughs]

Indigo Zap: Yeah, rainbows aren't really known for their flavor.

Keith, Chris, and Brandon: [vroom sound]

Keith Blackjack: [offscreen] Whoa! What the buck?! [gets hit against Chris]

Christian Blackjack: Careful, jerk!

Keith Blackjack: Sorry, brother!

Christian Blackjack: Oh, where'd you get those amazing wings, wingnut? I want a pair!

Keith Blackjack: Hmm... Yeah, I guess I could see that.

Christian Blackjack: Oh, hey look, it's Indigo Crash again, brothers!

Brandon Blackjack: Yeah, mateys. The pathetic pegasus is back again!

Christian Blackjack: Heheheyeah! Indigo... Umm... Eyah... Crash!

Indigo Zap: Sunny! What're you doing talking to these guys? These guys will beat you!

Brandon Blackjack: Out of the way, punk! Your wings are too drab!

Sunny Flare: Oh, they were just admiring my wings, Indigo Zap.

Keith Blackjack: Yeah, you should forget the sonic starboom and just get yourself some wings like these! Arrgh, our motorcycles will screw your arrogant face out of Cloudsdale!

Keith, Christian, and Brandon: [laughs]

Christian Blackjack: See ya, pathetic losers!

The Blackjack brothers: [vroom noise]

The Blackjock brothers: [together] The Blackjacks will rule the city! Cloudsdale would be better without you, Indigo Crash!

Keith Blackjack: I hope you could never give me the chills! [laughs]

Sugarcoat: The nerve of those losers.

Indigo Zap: Oohh...

Sour Sweet: Uhh... C'mon, girls. Why don't we go see how clouds are made? Don't listen to them. You're gonna win that competition for sure!

Rainbow Dash: Are you kidding? I can't do the sonic rainboom, and just look at these boring, plain old feathered wings. I'm doomed!

[group of workers awing at Rarity]

Sunny Flare: What, these old things? Go ahead, everypony. Photos are encouraged.

Sunset Shimmer: Sunny, we're supposed to be helping Indigo Zap relax, remember? Put your wings away and stop showing off!

Sunny Flare: Oh, pfft. How can you ask me to put away perfection?

[workers awing]

Sunny Flare: Waa-haa-haa!

Sunset Shimmer: Indigo Zap, are you okay? You don't look so good.

Indigo Zap: [panting] Of course! Why wouldn't I be okay? Everyone's so in love with Sunny's wings that they won't even notice when I totally blow it in the Best Young Flyer's Competition.

Starry Night: Hey! There's an idea! YOU should enter the competition!

Shining Star: Yeah! I could watch you fly all day long!

Sunny Flare: There really isn't anypony who uses their wings quite like me. Perhaps I should compete.

Indigo Zap: WHAT?!

[workers continue awing at Sunny]

Indigo Zap: What am I gonna DO?! I'll never win the competition now...

[trumpet fanfare]

[crowd cheering]

[knock, knock, knock]

Sunny Flare: I'm going to be a while!

Lemon Zest: [giggles]

Keith, Chris, and Brandon: [laughs]

Keith Blackjack: Today's the big day, Indigo Crash.

Christian Blackjack: I'll be breakin' yer neck if ye could not perform the sonic starboom.

Indigo Zap: [gulp]

Madden: Fillies and gentlecolts! Please rise and join me in welcoming our beloved Princess Luna!

[fanfare and applause]

Madden: Please welcome our celebrity judges for the Best Young Flyer Competition: the Shadowbolts!

[crowd cheering]

Madden: And now, let's find out who will take the prize as this year's best young flyer!

Lucy Packard: Okay, contestant number one, you're up.

Indigo Zap: Eyah!

Lucy Packard: Okay, number two, let's go.

Rainbow Dash: Umm...

Lucy Packard: C'mon, c'mon, we ain't got all day!

Indigo Zap: She's talking to you!

Dr. Hooves: Oh. Umm... Oh, I guess that's me!

Lucy Packard: Okay, number four, time to go.

Sunny Flare: I'm number four, and I need just one more itsy-bitsy minute. Be a dear and have somepony go ahead of me, hmm?

Lucy Packard: Look, I don't care who it is, but somepony's gotta go on!

Meadow Song: Let's do this!

Indigo Zao: Uhh... What am I gonna do?

Sunset Shimmer: I loved number seven. Doing fifteen barrel rolls in a row can't be easy.

Sour Sweet: My favorite is number ten. She just looked like such a nice pony.

Sugarcoat: Hmm... Wonder how come we haven't seen Indigo Zap or Sunny Flare yet. The competition's almost over.

Lucy Packard: Number fifteen, let's go!

Sunny Flare: Sunny... is ready!

Lucy Packard: Look, ladies. I don't know what to tell you. There's only time for one more performance. If you both want to compete, you'll just have to go out there together!

Sunny Flare: Well, Indigo Zap? Shall we?

Indigo Zap: [scared babbling]

Madden: And now, for our final competitor of the day, contestant number fifteen! Uhh... And apparently contestant number four...

[crowd cheering]

Sunny Flare: Good luck, Indigo Zap. Just do your best. I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of changing our music. That "rock and roll" doesn't really match my wings.

[classical music]

Indigo Zap: [gulp] C'mon, Indigo Zap. You can do this. Just remember the routine. Phase one.

[crowd cheering]

Indigo Zap: Oof. Waaah!

Christian Blackjack: Nice work, Indigo Crash. [puffs a cigar]

Brandon Blackjack: Strike. One.

Keith Blackjack: Three strikes and time fer some beatin'!

Keith, Chris, and Brandon: [laugh]

Indigo Zap: Time for phase two.

Sunny Flare: Look! Phase two is working.

[ponies cheering]

Princess Luna: [gasp]

Sunny Flare: And now for my grand finale. I will fly right up to the sun and beam my beautiful wings over the whole city of Cloudsdale! [gasp and squeal] They'll be talking about it for years!

Indigo Zap: Looks like this is my last chance to turn things around. Phase three. The sonic [gulp] starboom. Wings, don't fail me now!

[crowd gasps]

Indigo Zap: [grunt]

Sunny Flare: [panting] Look upon me, Equestria, for I... am... Sunny!

[crowd oohs]

Sunny Flare: Uh-oh. [screams]

Sour Sweet: Oh no! Her wings evaporated into thin air!

Sunny Flare: [screams]

Speedy Bolt: Ooh!

Lightning: Aah!

Nightingale: Uuh!

Sunny Flare: [continues screaming]

Indigo Zap: Hold on, Sunny! I'm coming!

Sunny Flare: [more screaming]

Sour Sweet: Oh, I can't look!

Sunny Flare: [gasp]

Lemon Zest, Sugarcoat, and Sunset Shimmer: [gasp]

Indigo Zap: [grunts]

Sour Sweet: A sonic starboom! She did it! She did it! Wooo!

Indigo Zap: Whoa.

[crowd cheering]

Sour Sweet: A sonic starboom! Wooo! Yeah!

Indigo Zap: I did it. I did it!

Sour Sweet: [sigh] You sure did. Oh thank you, Indigo Zap. You saved my life!

Indigo Zap: Oh yeah. I did that too. Ha, best day ever!

Sour Sweet: I want to apologize to all of you for getting so carried away with my... beautiful wings. I guess I just kept joshing and lost track of what happened.

Sour Sweet: It's okay.

Sugarcoat: Oh, don't worry about it, lassock.

Lemon Zest: We still love you.

Sunny Flae: And I'm especially sorry that I was so thoughtless as to jump into the contest at the last minute after you had worked so hard to win it. Can you ever ever forgive me?

Indigo Zap: Aw, it's okay. Everything turned out all right, right? I just wish I could have met the Shadowbolts when they were awake.

Indigo Zap: [gasp] Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!

Nightingale: So you're the little pony who saved our lives. We really wanted to meet you, and say thanks.

Indigo Zap: Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!

Sunset Shimmer: Princess.

Princess Luna: Hello, Sunset Shimmer, and hello to your friends too.

Sunny Flare: Princess Luna, I am sorry I ruined the competition. Indigo Zap here really is the best flyer in Equestria.

Princess Luna: I know she is, my dear. That's why, for her incredible act of bravery and her spectacular sonic starboom, I'm presenting the grand prize for Best Young Flyer to this year's winner, Miss Indigo Zap!

[crowd cheers]

Indigo Zap: Ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!

Princess Luna: So Sunset Shimmer, did you learn anything about friendship from this experience?

Sunset Shimmer: I did Princess, but I think Sunny learned even more than me.

Sunny Flare: I certainly did. I learned how important it is to keep your hooves on the ground, and be there for your friends.

Princess Luna: Excellent. Well done, Sunny.

Indigo Zap: This really is the best day ever!

Christian Blackjack: Uhh, hey, Indigo Crash.

Keith Blackjack: Zap!

Christian Blackjack: Oh! Uhh... Sorry. Indigo Zap. Uhh, we just wanted to congratulate you on winning the competition.

Keith Blackjack: That sonic starboom was awesome!

Indigo Zap: Heh, thanks, guys.

Keith Blackjack: Uhh, we're really sorry we gave you such a hard time before.

Indigo Zap: Aww, that's okay. Don't worry about it.

Brandon Blackjack: I'm sorry that we were too ignorant. [sighs] We ended up causing more trouble than good.

Christian Blackjack: Whatever, mates. Remember Indigo, never be a complete show-off to somepony else!

Keith Blackjack: We will be leavin' fer now, Indigo! We believe in your talent, Indigo Zap.

Indigo Zap: I belive in you, the Blackjack brothers.

The Blackjack brothers: [vroom] Time for the departure! Woo-hoo!

Indigo Zap: [sighs] Another day, another pain. Well, I win!

[cheering noise]

[music]

[credits]