"Spike, you really need to go to sleep." "Two more minutes, Twilight?" "I'm just getting to the really good part." "The Mane-iac is about to" "The Mane-iac?" "The Power Ponies' most evil nemesis." "She was the power-mad owner of a hair-care product company." "A tragic accident at her shampoo factory in Maretropolis not only gave her mane strange new powers, but also caused her to go..." "She and her henchponies are planning to break into the Maretropolis Museum and steal the Electro-Orb so she can use it to power up her doomsday device." "Of course, the Mane-iac wouldn't have even known if Hum Drum hadn't slipped up and told her all about it." "Hum Drum?" "Guy in the blue boots and pointless red cape." "The Power Ponies' bumbling and totally useless side-kick." "The Power Ponies have to stop the Mane-iac or Mare-tropolis is doomed!" "Believe me, Spike, if anypony understands what it's like to get caught up in a really good book, it's me." "But if we're going to make any progress fixing up" "Luna and Celestia's old castle tomorrow, we all have to do our part." "We don't want to be too tired to lend a hoof." "Or claw." "OK." "OK." "I'm going to bed." "Good-night." "Two more minutes." "(click)" "Yes!" "♪" "Looking good, everypony!" "Let's keep this magical make-over moving." "You got it." "Good ol' Spike is here ready to do his part." "A little more to the left!" "No, the other left!" "Awesome!" "That's perfect right where it is!" "On to the next painting." "You sure you don't need any help?" "Naw." "That's OK." "We've got everything under control!" "Dash?" "I'm good." "(sigh)" "Isn't there anything I can help you with, Twilight?" "Don't worry about it Spike; it's all good." "I think she's right." "It looks like we've got it, Spike." "Looking great, everypony!" "Why don't you find a quiet spot and finish reading your comic?" "Weren't you right at the part where Hum Drum was about to stop the villain?" "Hum Drum never stops the villain." "He's just there for comic relief." "(clatter)" "(grunts)" "Rarity, let me give you a hoof with that." "I could do it." "That's OK, Spike." "Pinkie Pie:" "Pony Power!" "Wheeee!" "(sigh)" "Mane-iac breaks into the museum..." "OK." "Here we go." "(groan)" "What a surprise, Hum Drum is in the way again while the Power Ponies do all the work." "I guess I know what that feels like." "(gasp)" "Wait." "What?" "How can that be the end?" "What's that?" "You can retry." "What?" "You can return." "(groan)" "I know I saw a magnifying glass lying around last time I was here." "Applejack:" "Spike!" "Where are ya, Spike!" "Rarity:" "We're breaking for tea and biscuits!" "Spike!" "You can return to the place you started when the Mane-iac is defeated." "Huh?" "Take a closer look to join the adventure in this book?" "What does that even mean?" "(zap)" "Whoa!" "Cool!" "Spike!" "What are you" "Help!" "Spike!" "(grunts)" "(gasp)" "(screams)" "Wheee!" "♪ (mysterious)" "Is this Maretropolis?" "♪" "Applejack:" "Somepony wanna tell me what the hay is going on?" "Holy new personas, ponies!" "You're the Masked Matter-Horn." "Fili-Second." "Zapp." "R..." "Radiance." "Mistress Mare-velous." "Saddle Rager." "You're the Power Ponies!" "(crash)" "Power Ponies!" "(evil cackle)" "How kind of you to join us." "Huh?" "(evil laugh)" "(evil cackle)" "Did she just call us "Power Ponies"?" "You're the... the superheroes from my comic book." "It somehow zapped us all in here." "So somepony zap us back out." "My comic book..." "It said the way to get back to where we started was to defeat the Mane-iac." "Your arch-nemesis." "Time for the mane event!" "(crash)" "(crash)" "Rainbow Dash:" "Pinkie!" "Where'd she go?" "Wheeeeeee!" "She could be miles away from here by now." "Pinkie is Filli-Second, the fastest pony in all of Maretropolis." "(snap)" "(shout)" "(struggling grunt)" "(cackle)" "Twilight, freeze her mane!" "Do what?" "You're the Masked Matter-horn." "You can shoot all kinds of crazy power beams from your horn!" "(zap)" "You know, I'm beginning to enjoy this." "(laugh)" "(gasp)" "(crash)" "Dash, quick!" "You're Zapp and your super-power is controlling the mighty forces of nature!" "Unholster the lightning bolt!" "(zap)" "(thunderclap)" "Lightning!" "Not a tornado!" "(shriek)" "(screams)" "(screams)" "Fluttershy, you're Saddle Rager!" "Lose your temper and you'll turn into a huge, super-strong monster!" "Oh." "Gosh." "That wouldn't be very polite." "(groan)" "Rarity, use your jewelry to create attack constructs." "What's an attack construct?" "Just think of something... anything... and your bracelet makes it appear." "(smash)" "Something useful!" "The Electro-Orb!" "Well, this has been quite the mane-raising experience, but I really must be going." "(clang)" "Why, thank you, Hum Drum." "(evil cackle)" "I'm Hum Drum?" "Oh, no!" "(screams)" "Applejack!" "You gotta help stop the tornado from destroying the city!" "But every time I move, this darn lasso gets tighter." "You're psychically connected to it." "Will it to where you want it to go... and it'll obey you." "♪" "Pinkie Pie:" "Haha, That was spintastic!" "Let me get this straight." "We've been sucked into some kind of... comic book world?" "Technically, it's called Maretropolis." "And if we want to get back to Ponyville," "I think we have to stop the Mane-iac from using her doomsday device to destroy it." "No biggie." "I was already awesome." "And now we've all got super powers." "(sigh)" "Almost all of us have super powers." "But you must have them too, Spikey-boo, your character is wearing a cape." "Yeah." "For absolutely no reason." "He's pretty much useless." "Good thing you're not really Hum Drum then." "Yeah." "Good thing." "So the six of us "Power Ponies" will take care of Mane-iac and get us back to Ponyville." "Spike, where is the Mane-iac building her doomsday device?" "Her top secret headquarters." "But you'd better get there quick." "That glowing orb she just stole is what she's going to use to power it up." "Lead the way, Spike." "Then leave the rest to us." "(groan)" "Spike:" "There it is." "Is that a... shampoo factory?" "All right, Power Ponies, here's the plan." "Rarity, you, me and" "Rainbow Dash:" "Come on out, Mane-iac!" "Or the Power Ponies are coming in." "(thunderclap)" "So much for element of surprise." "Guess I'll just hang back here doing nothing." "Fluttershy:" "I don't think she's home." "Maybe we should just come back later." "(maniacal laughter)" "She's home." "Time to "Power Pony Up"." "Oooh." "Nice catchphrase." "♪" "Freeze Ray!" "(zap)" "♪" "(splat)" "♪" "It's an improvement, darling." "♪" "♪" "Hee hee hee!" "Ha ha!" "♪" "(crash)" "(crash)" "Oh, I do so love a functional accessory." "(whimpering)" "(zap)" "My hair!" "Seriously?" "You aren't even just a little angry right now?" "Twilight Sparkle:" "Nice work, Power Ponies." "Now let's take care of the Mane-iac and get ourselves home." "I don't think so." "I have a city to destroy." "And I'm not about to let the Power Ponies stop me." "Not this time." "Just watch us." "The Hair Spray Ray of Doom!" "It stops you in your tracks and renders your powers useless!" "(hiss)" "(clunk)" "We'll just see about that." "(hiss)" "(crackling)" "(clink)" "(evil laugh)" "Fluttershy, please!" "Just a little anger?" "Well, I'm not so much angry as I'm concerned, bordering on terrified." "(hiss)" "Don't spray!" "(evil cackle)" "Oh, Hum Drum, why in all of Mare-tropolis would I use the Hair Spray Ray of Doom on you?" "Rather pointless, don't you think?" "(cries for help)" "(slam)" "(clang)" "♪" "Spike:" "What am I supposed to do?" "I'm useless." "No wonder my friends never need me to do anything important." "They're the ones with the super powers." "They've probably already figured out how to escape." "(crash)" "Or not." "(cracking)" "(bell rings)" "(hiss)" "(crackling)" "Congratulations, Power Ponies." "You shall live just long enough to see me fire ... the instrument of your destruction!" "(cackle)" "Once the Electro-Orb has powered it up completely, this cannon will amplify the power of my mane one million times, expelling an energy blast that will cause everypony in Mare-tropolis' mane to grow wild!" "(laughter)" "You will be my weapon's first victims, and there is nopony who can save you from this fate!" "(evil laughter)" "Fluttershy:" "Ahem." "I don't mean to interrupt, but aren't you forgetting about somepony?" "Hum Drum?" "Little guy?" "No superpowers whatsoever?" "(laugh)" "He's utterly useless." "(bell rings)" "(hiss)" "Please!" "Everypony knows you just keep him around because you feel sorry for him." "Wah Wah!" "Maybe in your world." "But in our world Spike- uh, Hum Drum, always comes through when we need him." "Always." "(shouts of agreement)" "I'm not like Hum Drum." "When my friends really need me, I do come through." "And they need me now." "I see dementia must be a side-effect of prolonged exposure to the Hair Spray Ray of Doom." "Tonight we stand upon the brink of immortality, for we collectively - though mostly me - have finally defeated our most hated nemeses." "We have hurled the brush of badness into the now fearful face of... (cackle) goodness, and have struck a blow for freedom, in the name of oppression!" "And nothing will stop us!" "(laugh)" "(bell rings)" "♪" "(hiss)" "Way to go, Spike!" "Get mad!" "I'm trying." "Grrrr." "Tag!" "You're it." "Tag!" "You're it." "Tag!" "You're it." "Tag!" "You're it!" "Over there!" "There, THERE!" "IDIOTS!" "(thunderclap)" "Need a place to put these guys!" "Hold it right there, partner." "(panicked screams)" "Fluttershy, where are you going?" "You seem to have everything under control." "Fluttershy, we need you!" "You have to power up." "I'm sorry." "It's just that nothing is making me mad." "(smack)" "(crash)" "Oh, goodness." "Are you OK?" "Are you kidding me?" "I mean, I know you're evil and everything." "but you'd hurt a teensy, little harmless fire fly?" "Really?" "WHY, YOU'RE JUST A GREAT BIG..." "MEANIE!" "THERE, I SAID IT!" "WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU'RE SO SPECIAL?" "LIKE THE RULES OF COMMON COURTESY DON'T APPLY TO YOU?" "(voice deepening) WHY DON'T YOU PICK ON SOMEBODY YOUR OWN SIZE!" "(huge roar)" "(zap)" "(roar)" "(scream)" "(crash)" "(roar)" "(smashes and roars)" "Huh?" "(spit)" "Mane-iac:" "My mane!" "(screaming) My mane!" "(panicked squealing)" "Once again, the day is saved by" "(zap)" "(screams)" "(thud)" "(cheers and whoops)" "(excited chatter)" "Did you see how I was raining down a storm of justice at the end there?" "You catch how I was wielding' that lasso?" "Cupcakes?" "How did you--?" "We had a good half-second before we got sucked back out of the comic and The Mare-tropolis bakery was only 65 blocks away." "I'm just glad to be back." "We wouldn't have made it without you, Spike." "And I hope you realize that just because we don't always need your help, it doesn't mean that we don't think you're helpful." "And that you don't have to have super powers to be a super friend." "But I do have one question." "Where exactly did you get that comic book?" "This one I got in Canterlot at The House of Enchanted Comics." "Well, I didn't know it meant they were literally enchanted." "I thought it just meant like, the comics they sold there had really enchanting story lines." "Hey wait up!" "I'm an important part of this team; remember?" "(zap)"