02x05 - Pinecone & Horse/Once In A Violetmoon

[bunniefuu]

[strains, yells]

[grunts]

[chuckles]

[singer] ♪ Follow yourself
To the top of a mountain ♪

♪ Answer the call
Yeah, be the believer ♪

♪ Throw your fears like a wish
Into a fountain ♪

♪ Like a warrior ♪

♪ Whatever you might be
Whoever you are ♪

♪ You're a warrior ♪

[Pinecone] "Pinecone and horse."

[laughing]

Finally, you're ready.

Ever since my birds flew out on me,

it has been so hard
to get any evil schemes done.

Breaking into the castle,
robbing the old folks' home,

stealing all the taco toppings
to ruin Taco Tuesday.

These are two-person jobs.

But now, with my new henchman… [chuckles]

…I'll finally be able
to cross some things off my to-do list.

Okay. First things first, the power gem
that will bring my creation to life.

Stop right there, Magpie!

Ugh.

The kid who spoiled
my Bountiful Belt scheme?

Well, good luck stopping me this time.
We have got you outnumbered.

Hmm. You sure about that?

[neighs]

What am I even looking at?

-Hey--
-A distraction. [grunts]

[gasps] Are you kidding me?

I had to dig, like, 50 holes to find that!

Well, that's what you get
when you mess with Pinecone and Pony,

the unstoppable best friend squad.

[whinnies]

[sighs] What a perfect way
to celebrate our friendiversary, eh, pal?

Can you believe it's been a whole year

since Mom and Dad got you for me
as a birthday present?

[blows raspberry] You asked for that?
On purpose? [chuckles]

Of course I did.

I mean,
technically I asked for a noble steed,

but now I can't imagine life without Pony.

"Life without Pony," huh?

That's not a bad idea.

Then maybe I could actually get some
evil work done around here. [chuckles]

Yeah. Well, there's nothing
you can do about-- [yelps]

-Epic friendship, cease to be.
-[grunts]

-Give control of this town to me!
-[yelps, groans]

-[yelps]
-[Magpie laughs]

-Whoa. What a weird dream.
-[hooves clopping]

Hey, I recognize those hoof clops.

They belong to
my best bud in the entire world.

Horse!

Happy friendiversary.

Can you believe it's been one year
since Mom and Dad got you for my birthday?

The perfect warrior steed.
Big, fast, and strong.

And when you put us together,
we make the perfect team.

Forty-seven first-place trophies
can't be wrong.

So, you ready for another awesome day of
Pinecone and Horse?

-[blusters]
-All right!

Another perfect day.

The sky is blue, the sun is bright,
and everyone's out looking for power gems.

Hey, everyone! Digging hard?

[all] Or hardly digging!

-[villagers laughing]
-[laughs]

Huh? [gasps]

[whinnies]

Huh. What a weird pony.

Come on, Horse.
We don't wanna be late for Lil Rumblers.

[blows trumpet]

Oh, yeah! Uh-huh!

-Get into it, Horse! Whoo!
-[blusters]

[chuckles]

Another perfect jousting practice,
eh, Horse?

Wanna hit up the comic book store
to celebrate?

-[blusters]
-[chuckles] Or we could train some more.

Ooh. Horse, ya gotta see this butterfly!
It's--

[blusters]

[neighs]

[sighs]

[sniffs]

-[snorts]
-[sighs]

Hey, you two.
Digging hard or hardly digging? [chuckles]

[chuckles]

You okay, Pinecone?

You seem uncharacteristically
noncompetitive today.

Hmm.

Does something feel off to you?

I don't think so.

Maybe you'd feel better
if you dug more holes.

Mmm, maybe.

I know any time
I've got something on my mind,

I just talk to our beloved town wizard.

A great idea, Hawth.

[gasps, clenching teeth] Pinecone!
What a delightful surprise.

Why are you here?

[stammers] I was hoping you could explain
why everything's felt so strange lately.

Oh.

How so? What?

It's like… [sighs]
…something's, uh, missing.

[stammers] What could be missing?

You're the number one Lil Rumbler,
the top hole digger,

and you have the perfect friend. Okay?

The noble steed that you've always wanted.
[laughs]

So just… [chuckles] …be cool. [laughs]

Mmm. Yeah, you're right.

-Thanks, Magpie.
-[neighs]

[laughing]

I don't know what was bothering me, Horse.

Magpie was right. We are perfect pals.

Put 'er there!

Or we don't need to do that. Mm-hmm.

-[shop owner] Shoo! Hey! Ah!
-Huh?

[shop owner] Shoo, shoo, shoo!

-Get out of here! [tuts]
-[snorts]

-[shop owner tuts]
-Oh, it's that little pony again.

Is that even a pony? It's too small.

And too round.

And I think its eyes
are looking in different directions.

-[tuts]
-[Pony neighs]

Aw! Look at him go.

-[neighs]
-[tuts]

-I said, shoo.
-[neighing]

[snorts]

Something is amiss in this town.

Can't you see that something is wrong?

Don't you ever wonder
why we're always digging holes?

No. We're looking for power gems.

But why?

Oh, Greymoon.
You're always asking such funny questions.

Come on, everyone.

Let's get back to our favorite activity:
having a nice glass of carrot juice.

So we can dig more holes! Whoo-hoo!

-[Lance] Whoo-hoo!
-Let's dig holes!

-Holes! Holes! Holes!
-[giggles]

-Hmm.
-[sighs]

Excuse me. Um, Mr. Moon,
but I also feel like something is amiss.

[chuckles] Another believer!

Come with me. [chuckles] Whoo.

And once I cross-referenced
the movements of the celestial bodies

with the oracular readings
from my cauldron,

the answer was obvious.

Uh, it was?

Look at all this magical interference!

That's why something feels wrong.

So logically, the only way
to reverse the spell is to find…

[stammers] The thing that feels right?

-Exactly! [laughs, echoing]
-[birds squawk]

See? She gets it.

[purrs, meows]

Once you find the thing that's right,

everything else will return to normal.

So, can you think of
anything that felt right today?

Mmm. Hmm.

[whinnies]

[whinnies]

Yes, I can!

Excuse me!
I shared my revelations! [sighs]

Yes! I found it!

And this time,
I didn't even have to get my hands dirty,

thanks to the enchantment
I placed over the town.

Digging hard or--

Hardly digging!

[laughs] So good every time.

I'm happy you're happy!

[neighs]

[grunts, neighs]

[blusters]

[Pinecone] Hey, little guy.

Need a hand?

[grunts]

-[neighs]
-[chuckles] Aw, what a sweet pony.

Hey! I just came up with
the perfect name for you.

[snorts]

Small Horse!

[whinnying]

What is it, Small Horse?

-[neighing]
-Uh-huh.

Uh-huh. You know what?

Why don't you show me
what you're trying to say?

[yelps, chuckles] Wow.

Finally! You're ready! Again.

You were right, Small Horse.
She is up to something.

I have a plan, but I can't do it alone.
You with me?

[grunts]

[laughs]

Stop right there, Magpie!

Sorry, kid. [chuckles] You're too late.

And you don't even have
that roly-poly farting pony to help you.

-[chuckles]
-[henchman beeps]

You sure about that?

-Water me, Small Horse.
-[Pony whinnies]

[beeps]

[screams]

[beeping]

Wh-- Eh-- No, no, no. No. No! No!

-Nice job, Small Horse.
-[neighs]

[farts]

[Greymoon]
Once you find the thing that's right.

[laughs]

[Pinecone] Hey, Pony.

[gasps]

[neighs]

Pony!

[whinnies]

[gasps]

[gasps]

Oh. What am I doing in this cabin?

And what happened to my hair?

[groans]

-Ow! [cries] Oh.
-[henchman beeping]

I don't get it!
You had the friend you wanted.

Horse might have been the steed
I thought I wanted,

but he's not the best friend I needed.

Thanks for letting me be me, pal.

Oh, barf.

You think you're so great

just because you…
[mocking] …have a best friend.

Well, I'll get you one of these days.

Friend?

Friend? Pfft! I don't need friends.

-Yes, please.
-[beeps]

[Pinecone] "Once in a Violetmoon."

Ugh.

This is the third time this week
Pinecone's been late.

The ice creams I got are totally melted.

[pants, exhales sharply]
Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Wren's taking care of
a Cerberus who had puppies,

and there were so many cute heads to pet.

-Ooh, thanks!
-[whinnies]

Y-You weren't waiting long, were you?
[chewing]

[chirps]

If I say something to her,
it'll just start a fight.

-Nah, don't worry about it.
-[chirping]

Okay, whew.

So what was the awesome news
you wanted to tell us?

Remember that essay contest I entered?

-I won. [chuckles]
-[gasps]

I get to assist the amazing wizard
Violetmoon at his big magic show tomorrow.

And spend the whole day shadowing him.

-That's amazing! Congrats.
-[snorts]

[Greymoon] Pfft! Some prize.

Oh, don't get me wrong, Hawthorn.
I'm very proud of you for winning.

It's just that in my opinion,
Violetmoon is all flash and no panache.

Do you know Violetmoon?

Oh, it's a long story.

Let's just say I thought I did.

Wow. I've never seen Greymoon so upset.

I wonder what happened
between him and Violetmoon.

Me too. And I know how we can find out.

-A quest?
-Even better.

Research!

[groans]

My family subscribes to Magic Monthly,
a magazine for wizards in the know.

-[laughs]
-[neighs]

My Nola has issues that go back 800 years.

Maybe we can find something in there
about Greymoon and Violetmoon.

-[Pinecone laughing]
-Pinecone?

-[bluster]
-Look, look, Hawthorn.

Pony has a ponytail. [laughs]

[chuckles] Yeah.

-So should we start looking?
-[chuckles]

For what?

"Witches spill:
How to plan the perfect solstice."

Whoa.

When I learn what a solstice is,
I'm coming back for you.

[blusters]

Hey! I found something.

Greymoon and Violetmoon
used to be best friends,

and they used to
put on magic shows together.

But then a sudden fight
caused them to go their separate ways.

Whoa. One fight made them
stop being best friends.

Huh. Must've been a pretty big fight.

But that's so silly.
I mean, I just don't let things get to me.

I just take a deep breath,
go for a walk and I feel mu--

[laughs]

-Ponytail. [laughing]
-[chirps]

[sighs] There must be a way
we can help them become friends again.

Maybe if we remind them of the good times,

they'll forget about their fight.

Mmm. I don't know.

Please.

I can't stand that they're not friends
when they could be.

Okay, Hawth. Pony and I will help.

Just let us know what we can do.
[laughing]

The ponytail again?

-[laughs]
-[groans, sighs]

-So what's the plan Hawth?
-According to Magic Monthly,

Violetmoon and Greymoon
loved sharing baked goods.

And Greymoon picks up a croissant
at this time every day,

so I told Violetmoon to meet me here.

-[wizard] Presenting the dazzling wizard.
-[yelps]

Consummate showman.

And creator of the famous
disembodied voice trick, Violetmoon!

[neighs]

And you must be Hawthorn.

I adored your essay,
"Great Wizards Through the Ages,"

-and I especially loved the part about me.
-[gasps, chuckles]

Didn't much care
for the part about Greymoon.

My ears are burning.
But I hope my croissant isn't.

-[gasps]
-[laughs]

Oh. It's you.

Hello, Violet.

Grey.

What a coincidence!

Legendary best friends,

Violetmoon and Greymoon
in the same place at the same time?

Perhaps you'd like to share a fond memory
as you share this croissant?

[exhales sharply]

Well, the croissants here
are pretty magnificent.

And I do have some time to k*ll
before my show.

[scoffs] You couldn't resist
mentioning your show, could you?

And you can't help being jealous.

-Always make it about you.
-This is a disaster.

-They're getting into another fight.
-I have to look after me…

If they've gotta fight,
I don't think there's anything you can do.

There's always something you can do
when you've got magic!

-[sighs] Mmm. No. No. Maybe, no.
-[fighting continues indistinctly]

Y-Yes!

Here's something. Bicker-be-gone.

"Forget the row, forget the strife,
bicker be gone, be friends for life."

Greygrey. My dear old friend.

Vi. Oh, it's been too long.

-What in the world kept us apart?
-[chuckles]

-We must make up for lost time.
-Yes! Yes!

-What did you do to them?
-[laughs]

I made them forget their fight.

-[neighs]
-But what if they get into a new fight?

They won't if we stay on them.

[chuckles] Ooh.

-Wow. Oh.
-Well, well.

[both grunt]

[gasps]

-[chuckles] Twins.
-[chuckles] Looking good, sir.

Yeah! [chuckles]

-[laughs]
-[sighs]

Pedal. Pedal. Pedal. Pedal.
Pedal. Pedal. Pedal. Pedal.

Good exercise.

[gasps] What are you-- [groans]

Oh.

-[laughs]
-[grunts, groans]

-[laughs] Oh. What a day we've had, Vi.
-[laughs]

[exhales sharply] Oh, what a day.

Miraculously problem-free.

[blusters]

I couldn't agree more, Greygrey.

You, me, Hawthorn, the young lady,
this horselike creature.

It's a shame it must come to an end.
[sighs]

But maybe it doesn't.

Why don't you do my show with me tonight?

Yes!

I mean, great idea.

Vi, I'd be honored.

Shall we start our preparations?

-We shall.
-[chuckles]

[chuckles] Yeah.

[Violetmoon vocalizing]

G-G-G-G-G-Great ghouls
and griffins gallop gallantly.

Talented trolls traipse to the trebuchet.
Your turn, Hawthorn.

Hairy harpies hang on hippogriffs.

-Oh, that is so good!
-[chuckles] Excellent. Hmm.

What a great warm-up.

Now that our instruments are ready,
let's go over the plan.

First, Hawthorn, you shall take the stage
to announce the amazing Violetmoon.

-[stammers] And Greymoon.
-Uh. [clears throat]

I think you mean Greymoon and Violetmoon.

[clicks tongue] Well, this is my show.

[chuckles] And it's my town.

-[Violetmoon] But I'm from here too.
-Hmm. Oh, not again.

[groans]

Huh? [stammers] W-Why didn't it work?

-Uh, Hawth, is that part of the spell?
-[Pony squeals]

-Being a magician is showmanship.
-Nothing works!

I don't think so.

"Bicker-be-gone must be used with care,
three times a day is all you dare.

Anger cannot be denied for long,
or else it comes back ten times strong."

Uh-oh. What does that mean?

-It means they're gonna blow!
-[gasps]

-This is your fault!
-This isn't mine-- This is your fault.

-Good day, Sturdystone!
-Hello, Sturdystone!

-[crowd cheers]
-Careful.

Like you were not careful
with my feelings?

Wow. [chuckles] What a great show so far.

We're gonna take
a five-minute intermission

and come back when we're feeling better.

In the meantime,

Pinecone and Pony will entertain you
with some jokes. [chuckles]

All right, let's go.

Hey!

Um… [clears throat] …what did the cyclops
say to the ship captain?

-Aye! [laughs]
-[whinnies]

-[rim shot]
-[farts]

[crowd coughs]

Like, "Aye, aye,"
but only one 'cause it's a cyclops.

-[spectator clears throat]
-[chuckles]

[Pinecone] No? Okay, um…

Please stop arguing.
You're only making things worse.

Wh-Why not take a deep breath
or go for a walk

or-- or talk about the good ol' days.

Good ol' days? [scoffs]
You mean when Greymoon was always late?

Fashionably late.
One of us had to be fashionable.

-[Violetmoon] How's this for fashionable?
-Oh, no.

So, what's in the news? Huh?
[chuckles] Nobody?

-This isn't mine. This is your fault.
-You were always so dramatic.

-[yelps]
-[all gasp]

[gasps] What?

Well, you were always so unreliable!

Well, you always bossed me around!

[yelps]

No! Stop fighting!

-[gasps]
-[crowd gasping]

[squawks] Huh?

[chuckles]
So the barbarian says to the knight--

[shouts, gasps]

[groans]

If you had just let them fight earlier,
it wouldn't have gotten this bad!

Why was it so important
to keep them from fighting?

-[shouts]
-[grunts]

[neighs, quacks]

Because if a fight
could break up their friendship,

then it could break up our friendship.

What? But our friendship is perfect.

No, it's not!

I always have to wait for you
when you're late!

I always have to pick up the slack
when you don't help!

And on top of that all,
you never pay attention!

[breathes shakily]

If you were mad about this,
why didn't you say something?

Because you're my best friend.
And I didn't wanna lose you.

Hawthorn… [stammers]
…I'll always be your best friend.

But you have to tell me how you feel.

If you just hold things in,
we could end up like--

-[grunting]
-[grunts] You always make it about you.

[sighs]

Sorry.

From now on, I'll try to be more honest.
Even if it leads to a fight.

And I'll try to be on time,
and not leave you to do the work,

and what was that third thing again?

Not paying attention?

Right, yeah.

-[chuckles]
-Sorry, Hawth.

[Greymoon] Why didn't you help me?

[groans] Enough!

[both] Oh.

[all gasp]

For our next trick, I will be
transforming a bad fight into a good one.

Now, you guys are gonna talk
about what's bothering you.

Because talking about stuff
is what good friends do.

-[people in crowd] Aw!
-What an insightful young man.

[chuckles]
Right? He's one of my best pupils.

-Well, it all started 600 years ago.
-Hmm.

-I was a sprightly 200…
-[chuckles]

…and it was the first day of
Wizard School…

[singer] ♪ You and I ♪

♪ Adventurers brave and free ♪

♪ Side by side
Together we'll always be ♪

♪ Thick as thieves ♪

♪ Thick as thieves ♪