NO DISTRACTIONS.
TODAY IS TOO IMPORTANT.
RESHELVING DAY.
MEDIEVAL EQUESTRIA" "UNDERSTANDING
GOES IN…PONY HISTORY.
"MODERN SPELL CASTING." THAT'S CLASSICS.
"THE ART OF THE TO-DO LIST."
ACTUALLY, I KIND OF WANT TO READ THAT AGAIN.
WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? SPIKE,
MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO MYSELF. THIS LITTLE BEAUTY IS
IT'S A FIRE RUBY!
I'VE BEEN AGING IT FOR MONTHS, AND IT'S ALMOST RIPE!
YOU TOOK MY ADVICE! HEY,
JUST USE THE WHOLE FLOOR AS ONE BIG SHELF!
* MY LITTLE PONY *
* AH-AH-AH-AH *
* MY LITTLE PONY *
WHAT FRIENDSHIP COULD BE ♪ ♪ I USED TO WONDER
* MY LITTLE PONY *
* UNTIL YOU ALL SHARED ITS MAGIC WITH ME *
* BIG ADVENTURE ♪ ♪ TONS OF FUN *
FAITHFUL AND STRONG ♪ ♪ A BEAUTIFUL HEART
* SHARING KINDNESS ♪ ♪ IT'S AN EASY FEAT *
MAKES IT ALL COMPLETE ♪ ♪ AND MAGIC
* YEAH, MY LITTLE PONY *
* DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE ALL MY VERY BEST FRIENDS? *
ANYPONY HOME? HELLO!
TWILIGHT?
IS THAT A FIRE RUBY?
AT LEAST 20 CARATS. OH! THAT MUST BE
PRISTINE FACETS. NO INCLUSIONS,
AND TOTALLY DELICIOUS.
UH, YOU GUYS DON'T MIND?
OH, UH, OF COURSE.
I-I JUST CAME BY
TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY BOOKS ON HISTORICAL FASHION.
"DELICIOUS"? DID YOU SAY
SURE DID!
NEXT WEEK'S MY BIRTHDAY,
MY BIRTHDAY DINNER. AND THIS IS
START WITH THIS ONE.
THANKS, TWILIGHT.
RUFFLED TAFFETA CAPES I'VE GOT A FEELING
A HUGE COMEBACK THIS SEASON, ARE GOING TO MAKE
AHEAD OF THE GAME. AND I WANT TO BE
I HOPE IT'S AS TASTY AS IT IS BEAUTIFUL, SPIKE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE SO STUNNING BEFORE.
YOU REALLY LIKE IT, HUH? GOSH,
LIKE IT?
IT'S MAGNIFICENT.
THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE IT.
WAS MEANT TO BE WITH YOU. THIS BEAUTIFUL GEM
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
THIS IS SO THOUGHTFUL.
OH, MY LITTLE SPIKEY-WIKEY.
MWAH!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
WOW, SPIKE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE KINDEST, MOST GENEROUS THINGS
YOU'VE EVER DONE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN RARITY SO HAPPY.
I WILL NEVER WASH THIS CHEEK AGAIN.
JUST ABOUT FINISHED, SPIKE?
WILL BE HERE SOON. EVERYPONY
THERE. PERFECT!
LOOKS PERFECT! EVERYTHING
NOT QUITE EVERYTHING.
I DON'T GET IT. A WASHCLOTH?
AH, NO WAY, TWILIGHT!
THE CHEEK THAT RARITY KISSED, I SAID I WASN'T GONNA WASH
AND I MEANT IT!
I'M CLEANING THAT CHEEK! IT'S OVER, SPIKE!
AAH!
AAH! AAH! AAH!
IT'S MINE!
STOP IT!
NEVER!
TWILIGHT!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
PARTY TIME! WHOO-HOO!
ARE THOSE…FOR ME?
YOU BET THEY ARE, BIRTHDAY BOY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPIKE.
DON'T YOU KNOW YOU GET PRESENTS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY?
MY FIRST BIRTHDAY IN PONYVILLE. WELL, ACTUALLY, THIS IS
I USUALLY JUST GET ONE PRESENT…
FROM TWILIGHT…
A BOOK.
SPEAKING OF PRESENTS,
THIS IS FROM MY NEW LINE OF TAFFETA CAPES.
I'M GOING TO MAKE ONE FOR EACH OF YOU.
WOW! WOW! WOW! THAT'S GREAT!
I'VE BEEN INSPIRED
OF MY LITTLE SPIKEY-WIKEY, BY THE GENEROSITY
THIS BEAUTIFUL FIRE RUBY, WHO GAVE ME
ONE OF THE KINDEST ACTS I EVER EXPERIENCED.
MM.
ENOUGH FOR THIS GREAT BLANKET. APPLEJACK, I CAN'T THANK YOU
I REALLY NEEDED A NEW ONE.
YOU ALREADY THANKED ME 15 TIMES. COME ON, SPIKE.
A LITTLE EMBARRASSED. I'M STARTING TO GET
I KNOW I KEEP THANKING YOU GUYS, BUT I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL.
COULD LAST FOREVER. I WISH THIS PARTY
DUH!
CAN'T LAST FOREVER, THE PARTY
'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO TO SUGARCUBE CORNER
HAVE A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR YOU 'CAUSE THE CAKES SAID THEY
IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! 'CAUSE
NO WAY!
THE PARTY COULDN'T LAST FOREVER, I SAID
BUT IT DOESN'T NEED TO END RIGHT NOW!
HI, MR. AND MRS. CAKE!
THERE'S THE DRAGON OF THE HOUR!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPIKE!
THANKS.
IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY, WHEN WE FOUND OUT
WE COULDN'T RESIST TRYING OUT A NEW RECIPE…
SAPPHIRE.
WOW!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
A BUNCH OF GREAT PRESENTS MAN, FIRST I GET
FROM MY BEST FRIENDS,
AND NOW AN AMAZING SAPPHIRE CUPCAKE!
OH, WHAT A DAY!
OH!
I'M SO SORRY, CHEERILEE. OH, MY GOSH!
WHAT'S GOT YOU SO EXCITED? THAT'S OKAY.
PINKIE PIE TOLD ME
COME SEE THE CAKES I SHOULD
'CAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY. SO THEY COULD GIVE ME A TREAT
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPIKE! WELL,
I WISH I HAD SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU.
UH…OH!
HERE YOU GO.
WOW, REALLY?
SURE.
EVERYPONY SHOULD GET FUN GIFTS ON THEIR BIRTHDAY.
HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY, SPIKE.
I WISH EVERY DAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY.
PINKIE PIE MENTIONS MY BIRTHDAY TO THE CAKES,
AND I GET A CUPCAKE.
I MENTION IT TO CHEERILEE, AND I GET THIS GREAT HAT.
HMM, I WONDER.
LICKETY-SPLIT! HEY, THERE,
THAT'S A PRETTY COOL BALL YOU GOT THERE.
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY? DID YOU KNOW
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! HEY, JUNEBUG!
UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPIKE!
WELL, AREN'T YOU GONNA GIVE ME SOMETHING?
LIKE A BIRTHDAY PRESENT? YOU KNOW,
UM, I-I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
WELL, HOW ABOUT THOSE FLOWERS? I'LL TAKE THOSE.
SPIKE!
UH, SORRY, JUNEBUG.
GOTTEN A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY. I THINK SPIKE MIGHT HAVE
UH, NO PROBLEM.
UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPIKE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
DEMANDING GIFTS NOW? YOU'RE OUT HERE
WOW. YOU'RE RIGHT, TWILIGHT.
WHAT GOT INTO ME. I DON'T KNOW
THANKS FOR SNAPPING ME OUT OF IT.
I BETTER GO GIVE CHEERILEE HER HAT BACK.
NO PROBLEM.
SEE YOU AT HOME LATER?
SOUNDS GOOD! BYE!
WHO ELSE HAS A PRESENT FOR SPIKEY-WIKEY?
NIGHT'S SLEEP, SPIKE. WOW. WHAT A ROUGH
I HAD THE WEIRDEST DRE…
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! MM, YEAH.
GET ALL THIS… WHERE DID YOU
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME, TWILIGHT?
THINK BACK TO LAST NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW.
DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?
SPIKE?
AFTER I SAW YOU? WHAT DID YOU DO
I WENT TO TALK TO… WELL,
SPIKE!
HUH?
TO TALK TO WHO? YOU WENT
I DON'T REMEMBER. OH, UM,
HEY, CAN I HAVE THAT GLOBE? YOU'RE NOT USING IT, RIGHT?
HUH?
WHAT ABOUT THIS BOOK?
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU. SPIKE,
YOU'RE USUALLY NOT SO… GRABBY.
MY ARMS AREN'T USUALLY THIS LONG, EITHER.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?
WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM? WELL, NOW.
THIS IS SPIKE.
AND SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH HIM.
HALF THIS SIZE, HE USED TO BE
TAKE THINGS THAT AREN'T… AND HE KEEPS TRYING TO
…HIS!
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
LET'S JUST HAVE A LOOK-SEE, SHALL WE?
NOT FEEWING TOO GOOD? WITTLE GUY
WHO'S THE BRAVE WITTLE BOY, HUH?
WHO'S THE BRAVE ONE?
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK, DOCTOR?
WELL, I THINK I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
HE'S A DRAGON!
HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A DRAGON! THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM.
THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT. OH, WELL,
ANYTHING ABOUT DRAGONS. LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW
I KNOW ABOUT BABY PONIES.
SHOULD TRY A VET. MAYBE YOU
OKAY, THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
I'M FLUMMOXED. HMM. WELL,
YOU BRING ME A DOG, I'VE GOT IT DIAGNOSED IN SECONDS.
SNAKE, EVEN FASTER.
BUT TO BE HONEST, I NEVER SEEN
A REAL, LIVE DRAGON BEFORE.
WHO'S A GOOD BOY? WHO'S A GOOD BOY?
SIT.
THANKS, ANYWAY.
COME ON, SPIKE.
OOH.
OF THIS FACT, I AM QUITE SURE. HE IS STARTING TO MATURE.
SO, HE'S JUST GROWING UP? MATURE?
WHY HE KEEPS GRABBING THINGS. BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN
IS PRONE TO GREED. A DRAGON'S HEART
TO MAKE GROWTH SPEED. A STEADY DIET
THEN THE RESULTING BIGGER SIZE
THEIR HUNGER RISE. ONLY MAKES
SHOULD GO UNCHECKED, IF THIS TRAIT
CONTINUES TO COLLECT, IF SPIKE
WILL CERTAINLY OCCUR. MORE GROWTH
TURN INTO A MONSTER. HE IS GOING TO
YOU MEAN, THE MORE THINGS A DRAGON COLLECTS,
THE BIGGER AND GREEDIER HE GETS?
HE'S COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL? BUT HOW DO WE STOP HIM BEFORE
IF HIS MONSTROUS WAYS YOU WISH TO IMPEDE,
FROM PRACTICING GREED. YOU MUST PREVENT HIM
Sweetie Belle: GET AWAY FROM HER, YOU BRUTE!
SPIKE WANT!
GETTING MY SCOOTER! YOU'RE NOT
SPIKE WANT!
HEY, SPIKE!
THIS AMAZING BROOM. CHECK OUT
SPIKE WANT!
COME ON, BIG BOY.
THIS INCREDIBLE BROOM. LOOK AT
SPIKE WANT!
I'M NOT LETTING YOU OUT. FIGHT ALL YOU WANT.
OH, SPIKE!
I JUST RESHELVED THIS ROOM.
OH, WHAT NOW?!
WOULD STEAL MY APPLES? NOW, WHO IN PONYVILLE
WHO WOULD STEAL MY LEAVES? FOR THAT MATTER,
APPLEJACK, HELP!
SPIKE'S RUNNING WILD,
AND I NEED YOU TO LASSO HIM!
OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE, TWILIGHT.
SWEET, LITTLE SPIKE RUNNING WILD.
WHAT A LAUGH.
TWILIGHT, GET MY ROPE.
HELP! HELP!
HUH?
YOU… YOU TIED YOURSELVES UP?! DON'T TELL ME!
GET US OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW!
AAH!
WHAT WAS THAT?
IT SOUNDED LIKE FLUTTERSHY TO ME.
FLUTTERSHY?
FLUTTERSHY!
I'M UP HERE!
WHAT HAPPENED?
FRIENDS WITH A DANCE STEP, I WAS HELPING MY SQUIRREL
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
A GIANT RAMPAGING D-D-DRAGON STORMED THROUGH.
THAT WAS SPIKE!
SPIKE?!
STEAL MY CHICKEN COOP? BUT WHY WOULD SPIKE
HE JUST PULLED IT OUT OF THE GROUND
A BUNCH OF APPLES AND STUFF. AND FILLED IT WITH
Pinkie Pie: AAH!
LIKE PINKIE PIE. THAT SOUNDED
COME ON, GIRLS.
GET BACK! BACK!
STOP GIVING HIM CAKE! PINKIE PIE,
I'M NOT GIVING HIM CAKE!
I'M ASSAULTING HIM WITH CAKE!
TAKE THE CAKE! HOW DARE YOU
HE'S COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL!
WHERE HE'LL GO NEXT? WHO KNOWS
PERHAPS SOME MORE RUFFLE.
AAAH!
AAH!
PUT ME DOWN, YOU BRUTE!
HOW RUDE.
DON'T WORRY, RARITY! WE'LL SAVE YOU!
PUT HER DOWN RIGHT NOW!
I-IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, THAT IS.
I MEAN IT, DRAGON BOY!
EVER SO GRATEFUL WE'LL BE
AS TO POSSIBLY CONSIDER… IF YOU'D BE SO KIND
DROP HER, SCALY!
HEY!
OF COMMON FLYSWATTER! I AM NOT SOME SORT
GIRLS!
MY CAPE!
LOOK! THE WONDERBOLTS!
OH, BE QUIET.
YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF.
STEAL EVERYPONYS' THINGS, TERRORIZE THE TOWN,
AND USE ME AS A WEAPON AGAINST ME OWN FRIENDS,
WHICH, AS HORRIBLE AS IT IS, I CAN ALMOST UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE YOU'RE A DRAGON AND ALL.
BUT THIS?!
AGAINST FASHION! THIS IS A CRIME
OH, NO.
YOU ARE NOT GETTING THIS GEMSTONE!
THIS WAS GIVEN TO ME
BY MY DEAR FRIEND SPIKEY-WIKEY,
MOST GENEROUS DRAGON EVER. THE KINDEST, SWEETEST,
AND IT IS TOO PRECIOUS TO ME TO GIVE
TO A GREEDY, OLD BEAST LIKE YOU!
HERE, RARITY. YOU TAKE IT.
IT WOULD MEAN EVEN MORE TO SEE YOU HAPPY
THAN TO EAT IT MYSELF.
I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
THIS IS JUST SO… GENEROUS.
MWAH!
OH, WHAT NOW?!
I SUPPOSE YOU'LL BE EATING ME OR SOMETHING.
SPIKE?!
THE RAMPAGING DRAGON?! YOU'RE
SOMEPONY DO SOMETHING!
ON IT!
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, RARITY, I NEED
WE DON'T MAKE IT! JUST IN CASE
I'VE ALWAYS SORT OF HAD A CRUSH…
WE DID IT!
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE DID IT!
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK.
SPIKE, I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU
HOW ABSOLUTELY PROUD I AM OF YOU.
PROUD OF ME?
YES.
WHO STOPPED… IT WAS YOU
WELL, YOU, FROM DESTROYING PONYVILLE.
YOU ARE MY HERO, SPIKEY-WIKEY.
MWAH!
DEAR PRINCESS CELESTIA,
TODAY I LEARNED A GREAT LESSON ABOUT FRIENDSHIP.
THAT IT WOULD FEEL GOOD WELL, YOU MIGHT THINK
TO GET LOTS AND LOTS OF STUFF,
BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL NEARLY AS GOOD
AS GIVING SOMETHING SPECIAL TO SOMEPONY YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT.
WELL, I LEARNED THAT IT TRULY IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE,
AND THAT KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY
ARE WHAT LEAD TO TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD. AND THAT'S MORE VALUABLE
WELL, ALMOST ANYTHING.
* MY LITTLE PONY *
* FRIENDS *