So, let's recap. The CMCs attempted
mountain climbing, scrapbooking,
scuba diving,
bowling,
sewing,
songwriting, topography,
singing,
journalism,
performing, photography, finance,
chicken herding, and
taffy-pulling...among other things.
"Okay, Crusaders! Back to the business of earnin' our cutie marks!"
"...we've tried everything!"
"We've run out of ideas."
"Are you kiddin' me, Crusaders? We can do better than that!" (A song in the cold open? That can only mean...it's another musical!!)
"We've been searchin' for our cutie marks"
"Tryin' to find out how we fit in"
"So many ways we've tried before"
"But we keep on tryin' more"
"'Cause the Cutie Mark Crusaders don't give in"
"On the day that we discover"
"Now, that's more like it!"
"Cutie Mark Crusaders..."
"Help!" (Oh, look! It's Pipsqueak!)
"What's wrong, Pipsqueak?"
"I'm running for student pony president..."
"I was hoping you three would be my campaign managers!"
"We've never tried gettin' our cutie marks..."
"...in campaign managin'!"
"What do ya say, Crusaders?"
Wow, Sweetie's really getting good at that.
Moving a box for Pipsqueak to stand on top of.
Here you go, little pony. Now go and herd some sheep.
"...how would you help the school if you were elected student pony president?"
"Our playground equipment took quite a beating..."
Ouch! That has gotta hurt!
"If I'm voted in as student pony president, I'll go to the school board and right this wrong!"
"Well, think that's a ridiculous waste of money!"
Silver Spoon is not amused.
"It's just like when Twist proposed to repair the window that Discord destroyed!"
"She just wanted to repair it like a plain old schoolhouse window."
Twist would speak for herself, but her voice actress has kinda fallen off the radar.
"But you all know voting for me was the best choice..."
"...because I convinced the school board to give that window visual appeal!"
Leave the stained glass windows in Canterlot.
"'Course, it doesn't hurt that her mother Spoiled Rich is president of the school board."
"Which is why when Diamond Tiara is voted student pony president..."
"...the school will be putting a statue of her in the center of our schoolyard!"
"That was my big announcement for when..."
"I was only trying to help."
"I don't need that kind of help!"
"Haven't we all had enough of Diamond Tiara?"
Apple Bloom is basically speaking on behalf of the viewers at this point.
"Do we really need a big statue of her?"
"Especially where our playground equipment should be?"
Diamond Tiara is not amused.
"A vote for Pip is a vote for..."
"A vote for Diamond Tiara is a vote for more Diamond Tiara!"
♪ Don't be afraid to do what's right ♪
♪ He's it! ♪
(Pip isn't happy that he's getting carried up by the CMC.)
♪ We got an opportunity ♪
♪ A vote for Pip, and you can join the fight ♪
♪ It's time for a new leader ♪
♪ It's time to make a change ♪
♪ We're here to fight for what we believe ♪
♪ It's finally time we beat her ♪
♪ And play a better game ♪
♪ 'Cause when we vote together ♪
♪ There's nothing we can't achieve ♪
And we change to a rather villainous waltz.
♪ I don't believe what I am hearing ♪
♪ I'm the only one you should be cheering ♪
♪ Pipsqueak? Try "Pip's weak!" ♪
♪ But a diamond is perfection ♪
♪ It's natural selection ♪
♪ So your vote better be for me ♪
♪ Not the weakest link! ♪
"We'll let the votin' decide!"
♪ ...their little secrets ♪
♪ A vote for me will help you keep them safe ♪
"Like your creepy super strength!"
Well, I think her strength is impressive!
♪ Our your mane extension ♪
♪ A little thing I won't mention ♪ (Mention? Uh, it's pretty obvious)
♪ ...large teeth in your face ♪ (Nice chompers!)
♪ You've gotta vote for change ♪
♪ It's time for a new leader ♪
♪ And we believe in what's right ♪
♪ Our victory is in sight ♪
"Everypony who hasn't voted, listen up!"
♪ Pip makes promises he can't keep ♪
♪ But I can do more ♪
"You could really use a new book bag."
♪ 'Cause I'll make things happen ♪
♪ That none of you here can afford ♪
♪ ...a little something sweet? ♪
♪ Here's a parasol to hide you from the heat ♪
♪ Who says that I can't be nice? ♪
Nopony takes Button's beanie away!
♪ But first there's one thing ♪
♪ An itsy-bitsy little string ♪
♪ I've a tiny suggestion ♪
♪ That you should be aware ♪
♪ You could probably win this election ♪
♪ If you show them all you really care...about yourself ♪
"I don't recall asking you to speak!"
"Well, if that's how you treat your best friend..."
"...then I choose Pipsqueak!"
(Vote!)
♪ Stand strong and... ♪
(For Pip!)
♪ ...don't be afraid, ponies ♪
(Vote!)
♪ Let's free ourselves from the past ♪
♪ We'll let honor win out... ♪
(For Pip!)
♪ And make a change that will last ♪
(Vote for Pip!)
♪ It's time for a new leader ♪
♪ It's time to make a change ♪
♪ We're here to fight for what we believe ♪
♪ It's finally time we beat her ♪
♪ And play a better game ♪
♪ 'Cause when we vote together ♪
♪ There's nothing we can't achieve! ♪
"The votes have been counted!"
"The student pony president is..."
"Oh, my gosh, Crusaders! Pip won!"
"...without the hard work of my campaign managers, the Cutie Mark Crusaders!"
"Campaign manager cutie marks!"
"Guess you're not as good as you thought..."
"Trust me, Diamond Tiara. Pip won."
"I'll be the judge of that, Miss Cheerilee!"
"You didn't vote for me?!"
"But you're my best friend!"
"'Cause I tried to help by mentioning your 'surprise' statue..."
"...wasn't even allowed to speak!"
"You could have actually won this election if you just listened to me."
"I'm not allowed to speak."
"I don't have to follow her drama anymore."
"I know Diamond Tiara's been pretty awful, but... we should probably make sure she's okay."
"Just 'cause she's never cared about anypony else's feelings doesn't mean we shouldn't care about hers."
And here we have the introduction of Diamond Tiara's mother, Spoiled Rich.
"Why are you making that face?"
"That is not the face of a winner."
"You mean I hefted all these party supplies..."
"...to celebrate nothing?!"
Randolph goes through so much abuse, don't he?
"It's bad enough you lost to that transplant from Trottingham..."
"...but imagine if you'd lost to one of those blank flanks."
"As a Rich pony, you must always think of your social standing."
Wonder why Fancy and Fleur are in Ponyville?
"That starts here in Ponyville and reaches all over Equestria."
"Don't ever forget that, Diamond Tiara."
Cutie Mark Crusaders gravity defiers?
Never thought I'd say this, but...poor Tiara.
♪ Then why do I feel so rough? ♪
♪ I'm as strong as a stone ♪
♪ Even that's not enough ♪
♪ There's something jagged in me ♪
♪ And I've made such mistakes ♪
♪ I thought that diamonds were hard ♪
♪ Though I feel I could break ♪
♪ That I've always wished I could be somepony else? ♪
♪ To be the pony I want to be ♪
♪ I've been told my whole life ♪
♪ What to do, what to say ♪
♪ Nopony showed me that ♪
♪ There might be some better way ♪
♪ And now I feel like I'm lost
I don't know what to do ♪
♪ The ground is sinking away
I'm about to fall through ♪
♪ That I've always wished I could be somepony else? ♪
♪ To be the pony I want to be ♪
♪ To be the pony I want to be ♪
"Is it weird that I feel bad for her?" (It would be weird if you didn't, Sweetie Belle.)
"If it is, then... I'm weird, too."
"She wants to change, but she doesn't know how."
"Seems like she could use a friend or two to help her figure it out."
School's out, everypony! Let's get outta here!
"Hey, Diamond Tiara! Wait up!"
"What do you three want?"
"To gloat? Rub in my defeat?"
"Actually, we wanted to invite you to our clubhouse to hang out."
"Well, thanks to you all..."
"...I don't have any important class president business to attend to or anything."
"That sounds like a yes..."
"So, do you three just sit around here..."
"...plotting out different ways to try and get your cutie marks?"
(Hold up. I think I need a sincere moment here.)
"Yeah! You get to explore all these options..."
"...learning who you really are before you're stuck with something you don't understand."
"A hoofprint's on the floor"
"But... you've done that, right?
"...'cause I have my cutie mark!"
"And I'm not struggling at all to figure out who I'm supposed to be..."
"and what I'm supposed to be doing with this mark that's already on my flank!"
"Uh... are you sure about that?"
"That's a weird question." (Should've called Diamond Tiara "Fatty Tiara".)
"Not really, since we kind of overheard you yesterday."
"Were you trying to get your cutie mark in spying?"
"Is that on your little chart?"
"No! We were just worried about you when you lost the election..."
"...and then you lost your friend..."
"...and then your mom yelled at you..."
"We know you wanna change, and we think we can—"
"I was at the school board meeting and they didn't approve my request for the new playground equipment!"
"There's no money in the budget!"
"So I checked my Peggy bank to see if I had enough bits..."
"...but my little Peggy wasn't nearly full enough!"
"Don't worry, Pip!"
"We'll meet you back at school."
"And help you find a solution!"
"Thanks, Cutie Mark Crusaders!"
"Oh, I already have a solution!"
"Our new student pony president is gonna be kicked out of office..."
"...and I'll be reinstated!"
♪ Cutie Mark Crusaders... ♪
♪ Those ponies need to know the truth ♪
♪ And they'll hear it from me ♪
♪ Stop! Diamond Tiara, this is not the way ♪
♪ You're better than this hostility ♪
♪ Don't understand the meaning of my fall ♪
♪ What my family would think if I ever ♪ (Is that
Sweetie Drops' mom or is it her in formal wear?!)
♪ I'm a diamond — that means you'll never break ♪
♪ No matter what be the cost... ♪
(Wait, Sweetie Drops, weren't you just talking to Spoiled?)
♪ ...of the path I take ♪
♪ Whatever I have to do... ♪
♪ This is not the answer ♪
♪ And it's plainly seen ♪
♪ You can redeem yourself ♪
♪ But by helping others, not by being mean ♪
♪ We know you want friends who admire you ♪
♪ You want to be the star with all the power too ♪
♪ But there's a better way ♪
♪ There's a better wa-a-ay ♪
♪ There's so much more still left to ♪
♪ Learn about yourself ♪
♪ See the light that shines in you ♪
♪ We know you can be somepony else ♪
♪ You can stop right now ♪
♪ And try another start ♪
♪ You'll finally free yourself from the dark ♪
♪ And see the light ♪
♪ And see the light of your cutie mark ♪
"Everypony, I have an announcement!"
"Diamond Tiara! Think hard about the choice you're makin' right now!"
"You can be a better pony!"
"I just happened to be here for the school board meeting..."
"...and this is what I see when we adjourn?"
"My daughter associating with confused, insignificant lowlifes?"
"...is not how you move up in Equestria!" (THAT face, Sweetie Belle)
A moment of pause, and Diamond isn't happy.
"You've spent your life acting like a high horse and raised me to follow in your hoofprints!"
"At first I thought this was fine..."
"...but then I finally realized I wanted something you don't have – friends!"
"That's enough, Diamond Tiara!"
"Step away from those blank flanks!"
"These are the Cutie Mark Crusaders..."
"...and they are my friends!"
"You need to stop calling them such mean and hurtful names!"
"They are working harder to get their cutie marks..."
"... than anypony I've ever seen!"
"And they will get them exactly when they discover their true talent, which I guarantee will be amazing!"
"Now, will you please deliver this to father?"
"Yes, of course, dear..."
Thank you, Diamond Tiara. That's a good girl.
"I have to thank you, Crusaders."
"Obviously I've known since I got my cutie mark that my talent is getting other ponies to do what I want."
"I just asked my father..."
"...if he could donate the money for the new playground equipment!"
"I knew you were worried for a second there, weren't you? Ha!"
"Well, I think it's all gonna work out just fine..."
♪ We'll build a playground ♪
♪ For all of us to enjoy ♪
♪ There's enough for each girl and boy ♪
♪ I want to help and do ♪
♪ Everything that I can ♪
♪ I'm here to show you a change ♪
♪ Listen up, here's the plan ♪
"Bring it in! That's right, keep it coming!"
"Hey there, you with the amazing strength."
"Can you help them move that merry-go-round across the lawn?"
"And you with the super teeth..."
"...we need you to help with that teeter-totter."
♪ There's so much I can do ♪
♪ To help everypony else ♪
Uh, Twilight, wrong wings again.
♪ 'Cause now the future's bright for me ♪
♪ My cutie mark has set me free ♪
You can't hide your inner thigh Cutie Mark.
♪ And be the pony I want to beeeeeeeeeeeeee... ♪
"I've been thinkin', Crusaders."
"We spend an awful lot of time fussin' and frettin' tryin' to discover our true talent."
"But when we take a little time off..."
"...we end up helpin' other ponies figure out their true talent!"
"Yeah, and I think that's way more important than worrying about our cutie marks, don't you?"
You don't think, no no it can't happen ... can it?
"I don't care if I ever get my cutie mark..." (Did she just say that?)
"...as long as I get to hang out with my best friends."
"So what do you say, Crusaders?"
"Want to just focus on..."
"...helpin' others find their cutie marks?"
Wait. Something's happening...
Holy Celestia, something's definitely happening...
"It's your cutie marks! They're amazing!"
So THAT'S their special talent! Helping others! Congratulations, girls!
And only took them 97 episodes in just 5 seasons.
"We all got the same cutie mark!"
"Cutie Mark Crusaders Forever!" (And the fandom goes WILD!) It really happened folks! It really happened!
♪ We were searching for our cutie marks ♪
♪ Trying to find out how we fit in ♪
♪ So many ways we've tried before ♪
♪ But we kept on trying more ♪
♪ 'Cause the Cutie Mark Crusaders don't give in ♪
C'mon, everypony! Follow us!
♪ Now we know what it took all along ♪
♪ And our journey here is never really done ♪
♪ For it is more than just a mark ♪
♪It's a place for us to start ♪
♪ An adventure that has only just begun ♪
♪ We'll make our mark ♪
♪ Show the world what we can do ♪
♪ Helping fillies to break through ♪
♪ To the ultimate reward... ♪
"Alright everypony. Get ready for the biggest cute-ceñera celebration..."
". . .if Mom and Dad were here, they'd be so proud of you."
"Oh...Thanks, Applejack." (So that's what it took to make her cry after five seasons, huh?)
"Now, go on and party with your pals."
♪ ...little buddy ♪ (Scootaloo's other dream come true.)
♪ You've taught me a thing or two ♪
♪ You've inspired everypony around you ♪
♪ And you've inspired me too ♪
♪ You've made your mark ♪
♪ Done Equestria so proud ♪
♪ You've made your mark♪
♪ And we're here to sing it loud ♪
♪ For the ultimate reward of your cutie mark ♪
"Well, what do you think, Crusaders?"
"Were these cutie marks totally worth waiting for or what?"
"Yeah! I can't wait to see who we're gonna help next!" (Neither can we, Sweetie. Neither can we.)
♪ And here we are, best friends ♪
♪ About to start it again ♪
♪ An adventure that never will end ♪
♪ Helping fillies most in need ♪
♪ We'll make our mark ♪
♪ So each one of them succeeds ♪
♪ 'Cause the ultimate reward... ♪
Another main title callback...
Celestia: Look, sister. Those three fillies you told me about. They finally received their cutie marks.
Luna: Oh, Celie, I'm so happy I could cry.
A heartwarming ending is just the beginning....