06x02 - Roots of All Evil Pt. 1

[bunniefuu]

[gurgling]

[chuckling]

[majestic music]

[tense music]

[laughing maniacally]

[laughing]

Ahh!

Everypony, please stay calm!

Do not panic. Everything is under...

Zoom! I forgot my shield!
Do you have one?!

Hey, something feels funny...

[screaming]

[townsponies screaming]

[laughing]

[townsponies screaming]

It can't be!

[Dapple] Elder Flower! Look out!

Ah, are you okay? What was that?

[stammers] I don't know!

Dapple, look!

Oh my, my...

Oh! Ah!

Oh no. What's happening to us?

[Elder Flower gasps]

Our Cutie Mark Magic,
it's being stolen!

Everypony run!

[screaming]

Oh my hoofness! What do we do?!

Run!

[townsponies screaming]

Now dragons? What's next?!

[stomping]

Leave us alone! Please!

Whoa, what kind of welcome is this?

It's me, Spike!

Friend to ponykind since forever?

-Royal advisor to...
-[Sprout] Dragon!

[screaming]

[townsponies screaming]

[pony] Dragons! Ahh!

[sighing]
Nevermind.

It's cool, everypony. He's with us.

Hitch? Sheriff Hitch?!

Wait... what?!

Ha!

Now, can somepony please
tell us what's going on here?

[Glory] We don't really know,
but it's bad!

Our Cutie Marks are all gone! And...

And... the pony who took them all...

she was an alicorn!

[gasps]

♪ Hey you've gotta let it glow ♪

♪ You've gotta let it shine ♪

♪ Oh let's make our mark together ♪

♪ Just riding on forever ♪

♪ Just keeps on getting better
better better ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Everypony everywhere ♪

♪ You can feel it in the air ♪

♪ Find your spark
and just glow and shine ♪

♪ Make a mark
that you can share ♪

♪ Hoof to heart
you know we care ♪

♪ Oh ponies come on ♪

♪ Let's all unite ♪♪

[Rocky] Uh, Jazz, are you seeing
what I'm seeing?

Our friends just rode into
town on flying dragons?!

And Pipp's hair is still fabulous!

[Jazz] Where have you ponies been?!

Who would do something like this?

Her name is Opaline. And she's...

Oh, Opaline!

Oh, yeah, yeah, of course, of course!

You know, I was really racking
my mind, like,

who really would do something like this?

Okay yeah. No, that
makes sense, continue.

Izzy, who else did you
think would do this?

Honestly, uh...

I've always been a little suspicious
of Hitch's crab friend, McSnipsalot.

[Izzy] He's just so pinchy!

Hey!

Rocky, Jazz, show us what happened.

[mysterious music]

There! They disappeared through there.

But how is Opaline doing this?!

She had these magical vines
that followed her through town

and they stole the Cutie Marks.

-[Sunny gasps]
-And where is she now?

[Zipp] The trees.

She must be using the trees like portals!

Just like we did when we went
to the Isle of Scaly.

But to open a portal,
you'd need a key, right?

Without one, Opaline would need
so much more than pony magic.

[Misty] But she has fire Alicorn magic!

And she has the Dragonstone...

And the actual dragons!

And, she has all of our Cutie Marks!

So she found a way into Maretime Bay
through the tree...

[gasps] If she broke through
Twilight's protection spell that means...

she could be back to finish the job
at any moment!

Everypony and everything
could be in real danger!

You're right... Even the Unity Crystals!

[gasping]

[pop]

I'm just gonna say it.

We're doomed!

[townsponies screaming]

Wait, everypony! Come back!

We need all hooves on deck
here protecting this tree!

But without our Cutie Marks,
we're not ourselves!

We can't protect anything! Ugh!

[Misty] Yes... you can.

[Misty] I know it doesn't
feel like it right now.

But you all have something to offer!

You're all smart and brave and kind.

I've seen you.

[Misty] Any of you would do anything
to help your fellow pony.

Even you, Sprout!

Really? Aww!

Look, I know Opaline. She's awful.

She kept me locked in her lair for moons.

But I survived all of it...

Even without a Cutie Mark!

[Misty] Yes, your Cutie Marks are special.

But they're not the only thing
that makes you special.

And nopony can take away
what makes you special on the inside.

Yeah! You're powerful ponies!

Any one of you could kick a door
off its hinges in two and a half tries!

That is... oddly specific.

Thank you very much!

We'll do our part.

But how are you gonna stop Opaline?

Do you have a plan?

A plan? Ah... Of course! Absolutely!

Okay! Who has a plan?

Oh, Oh! Me! I do!

Here's what we're gonna need:

Two bathtubs full of glimmerberry jam,

a stick of bubble gum,
and exactly 16 cases

of assorted craft supplies.

This ain't gonna be easy,

but if we time it just right,

-then we're gonna...
-That is... an option!

[nervous laughter]
Any other ideas?

We need to figure out how Opaline
is stealing the Cutie Marks.

And we need to do it before
she comes back here and finishes the job!

[whimpering]

What if Zephyr Heights and Bridlewood
are in danger, too?!

This is too much!

How are we supposed to do this on our own?

[Sunny] We're not on our own...

Opaline's not the only pony
with dragons on her side!

[Toots] So uh... What'd you come up with?

[pop]

[groans]

Spike! What happened?!

He just collapsed!

[groans]
I'm not feeling so great either...

This must be some kind of pony spell!

Is this... a-a trap?

No, it's the Dragonstone! It has to be.

If Opaline has dragons under her control,
she's using the stone to do it.

If she uses up all
of the Dragonstone's magic, that could...

[Spike] That could put dragons back
to sleep for another thousand moons.

We can't let that happen.

Dragons! Come with me.
That stone doesn't belong to this Opaline.

And if we're gonna have any chance
at stopping her, we're gonna need

all the dragon power we have left.

[Luxxe] Spike... what about the one...

The hatchling?

What? No. You can't... He's just a baby.

He is stronger than you know.

Hitch, he's right.

Sparky's the one who filled up
the Dragonstone in the first place.

He's why Opaline's Fire Alicorn
magic is so powerful.

[burbling]

And if she got her magic through Sparky...

Maybe he's the one
who can take it all back.

He is strong. But he's still my...
my little...

Believe me, he always will be.

But trust us.

[excited burbling]

You got this, bud.

[excited burbling]

[cooing]

[cooing]

Spike! Be careful.

Don't worry about me, Princess Sunny!

This isn't my first rodeo.

[majestic music]

[Spike] Protect your ponies!

I'm not... I'm not a princess!

[Spike laughing]

[Spike] If you say so!

[Hitch exhales]
I'm gonna gather everypony by the tree!

We'll meet you back there
as soon as we check on the crystals.

And Hitch!

Promise me you'll be careful, too?

Hoof to heart.

[shouting]

[whimpering]

Everypony, listen up!

[gasping]

I know you're scared.

But we're stronger together,

we're safer if we're together!

Everypony to the Together Tree!...

[gulping]

[tense music]

Phew!

She must not be able to enter
the Brighthouse still.

She never could do that...

Good. That means the protection spell
is still intact!

At least here...

-Wait
-Wait for what?!

Where are we going?!

[Pipp] Zipp. Zipp...

[Pipp] Equestria to Zipp!

[Pipp chuckles]

[Pipp] Zipp. Zipp. Zipp-uh!

What are you doing?! Studying?!

[Zipp] Showing you this! Ha!

[Zipp] Ever since Elder Flower
told us about the connected roots,

I haven't been able to stop
thinking about... this picture!

[Zipp] It's from the library back home in
Zephyr Heights.

[Zipp laughing]

So...
[exhaling]

What am I looking at?

[Zipp] Underneath the tree.

Roots that look like they power
the ponies' Cutie Marks, right?

Oh, I think I see where you're going.

Three trees...

[Zipp] The Maretime Bay Together Tree.

Misty's Together Tree in Zephyr Heights.

And the Wishing Together Tree
in Bridlewood.

Three trees.

Somehow she tapped into the connection
between the three,

but I just can't figure out how...

[Misty] It's not three trees.

It's four.

[all] What?!

[Misty] There's a fourth tree.

Opaline has her own magic tree
in her throne room.

But it's not beautiful like
the Together Trees.

It's dark and twisty.

It's supposed to feed on unity magic

but it never worked because Opaline
never found unity with anypony...

[thunder booming]

[ominous music]

She's never had a friend like...

Elder Flower!

[gasps]
She's not friends with Elder Flower?!

Uh, no! Elder Flower said
they're all connected.

If our Cutie Mark Magic is flowing
through the roots of the trees...

Then Opaline must be able
to reach them through her own tree!

So, she can travel through the trees
and she's using the trees

to steal the Cutie Marks?!

Whoa. This is a lot!

Um... Hey, where did Hitch say
he was gathering all the ponies, again?

[Hitch] See? It's cool.
We're safe here together.

Everything is...
[gasping]

[whooshing]

[Sprout] Not good! Everything is not good!

Ah! My essence!

[screaming]

It's not safe!

-Get away!
-We were wrong!

Oh, this is not good.

Okay, opposite plan!

Everypony split up!

Get away from the tree!

But, but you said to go...

[Sprout] My Cutie Mark! Mommy!
I want it back!

If the tree here in Maretime Bay
is doing all this,

then what about the one
in Zephyr Heights?

[phone buzzing]

[Pipp singing on ringtone]

[Queen Haven's voicemail] You've reached
Her Royal Majesty, Queen Haven

of Zephyr Heights' voicemail.

Please leave your message
after Cloudpuff's bark! Haha!

-[Cloudpuff barking]
-[phone beeping]

-No answer!
-Did you leave a message?

She doesn't know how
to check her messages!

-We have...
-We have to warn Zephyr Heights!

We're on it.

-[melodic horn honking]
-Izzy?!

Okay, I've got Bridlewood!

Hitch, you're in charge of here!

You listen to me. Can you handle this
as a solo Hitch mission?

Dah, I don't know! Uh, I mean, uh...

Where are Sunny and Misty?

They're at the Brighthouse
on the lookout!

At least we know the crystals are safe.

[glitching]

[Sunny] Oh no! Not again! Not now!

[Misty] It, it doesn't make any sense!

The ponies are frightened,
but they're still working together!

It's Opaline! It has to be!

[gasping]
She's figured out a way inside.

That's not possible!
She's not strong enough

to break through the protection spell yet!

What do you mean, yet?

If Opaline gets enough Cutie Mark Magic,

she'll have enough power to break
any spell and take all the magic!

Ugh! That can't happen!

We can't let Equestria lose their
Cutie Marks and their pony magic, too!

[glitching]

What defense would we have then?

[ominous music]

[wind howling]

Looks like nopony's home.

[burbling]

[Spike gasps]
The Dragonstone! Do you sense it, too?

It's definitely inside there, but it...

it feels distant.

Like she's keeping it somewhere... below.

[Fountain] Oh no! C'mon! Not a...

-[door clangs]
-Dungeon!

Urgh! You know I hate dungeons!

You know what happens
to a dragon in a dungeon?

They chain us up?

They chain us up! Correct!

I've been chained up
in a dungeon before, Luxxe.

Have you?! It's not cool.

It's not cool at all!

Shh! Opaline can return at any moment.

[ominous music]

There!

It's just been charged...

Oh no. Lava and Jade.

She has them!
That means she must've...

Chained them up!

Once we retrieve the stone,

we can rescue them
and set everything right.

She's got some kind
of magic shield around the stone.

Oh, that's where you're wrong, Spike...

[chuckling]

I didn't put a spell
around my Dragonstone...

I put a spell around my dragons!

[cackling]

Aw, come on! I told you guys!

[groaning]

[Spike] Ugh, you can't keep us
in here forever!

Oh, hush.

[Opaline] You'd be surprised how long
I can keep somedragon in here.

You're mine now.

My own little Scaly Army.

How lovely. See?

I can make friends too.

Friendship, ha!

They used to tell me that was magic.

[chuckling]
You know what I think is magic?

[babbling]

Power! And soon, I'll have all of it.

Dragonstone? Right there.

Cutie Mark Magic? Incoming.

Prisbeam? Soon enough.

Together Trees?

Did you see my tree upstairs?

Poor little thing.

I tried and tried to make it grow,

but you know what feeds
a Together Tree, right?

Did you guess "Unity?"

That's correct. It's always unity.

So my little tree would always
just wither up and die.

[Opaline] Why, even when I found it a real
live friend, it wouldn't grow.

No matter. My little fake friend
brought some real unity magic back to me

whether she meant to or not.

And all it took was one tiny spark

to activate my tree.

[whimpering]

And once my tree woke up,

well, it made friends with the tree
in Maretime Bay

and another tree in Bridlewood.

And then my friend Misty,
do you know what she did?

She grew a brand new one
for us in Zephyr Heights.

So maybe My Little Misty

really has been a true friend, after all.

Now all of the Cutie Marks come to me...

One by one. Bing. Bong...

But I'm saving my favorite
Cutie Marks for last.

And once I have those,

nothing will stop me

from total domination!

Then, Equestria is mine!

[cackling]

[whimpering]

[glitching]

Oh, this is all my fault.

I never should've come here.

If I hadn't helped Opaline,
she never could've done all this.

You can't think like that.
What were you supposed to do?

Stay in that creepy lair forever
by yourself?

Besides, I'm the one
who made us all leave.

We never should've gone
to the Isle of Scaly!

We should've stayed here
and protected Equestria.

[glitching]

But then you wouldn't have helped
the Dragons find their courage again.

You're a leader, Sunny.
You always help everypony.

I'm not a leader. I'm just a pony.

A pony who can't ever stop
stirring up trouble!

Sunny, you know that's not...
[gasping]

She's back! Opaline's here.

How do you know?

I can feel it in my hooves.

See it in my mind...

[Opaline cackling]

Everypony, keep away from the tree.

This is the Sheriff's responsibility!

I won't let any more
of you be in danger.

-[chirping]
-[Hitch] Kenneth. Guys. No.

You can't be here, either.

[tense music]

[Opaline] Don't try to hide, ponies.

I will find you!

Not as long as Sheriff Hitch is around!

[chuckling]
Earth Pony Magic!

Ah, what'll they think of next?

Wait! Kenneth! Steven! McSnipsalot!

No!

No...

Ugh!

[chirping]

[whimpering]

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Not in my town!

Ugh!
[grunting]

Ah!

[grunting]

[laughing]

Your weeds are no match
for a Fire Alicorn!

-[thudding]
-Huh?

[Opaline] Well, look at that.

And I thought I'd collected
all of the other Cutie Marks.

Not today!

[grunting]
[Hitch] Run! Get out of here!

After them!

No!
[groaning]

[Opaline] There it is.

Ripe for the plucking!

[groaning]

Not in my town!

[grunting]

Ah!

[grunting]

[grunting]

[laughing]

-She's got Hitch!
-We have to help him!

Sunny... I-I can't.

Misty! We have to.

I don't think I can face her.

You don't have to. Stay here!

Somepony needs to protect
the Unity Crystals.

[grunting]

[tense music]

Not...

in my... town.

[both] Hitch!

[laughing]

[stomping]

[roaring]

[Opaline laughing]

[Opaline's laughter echoing]

Hitch!

No! Hitch!

[Jade] Now, Mistress Opaline,

all of the Cutie Mark Magic
in Equestria is yours.

Not quite.

[Opaline] Four little ponies to go...

[thunder booming]

[♪♪]