HEY, RARITY.
HEY, PINKIE PIE.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
RAINBOW DASH!
ISN'T SHE THE MOST DARING
DEVIL… I MEAN, THE MOST
DEVILISH DARER… I MEAN…
SHE'S DAZZLING!
OOH! YEAH!
THAT'S A GOOD WORD.
SHE'S DAZZLING!
OH, NO. OH, NO. OH, NO.
AYE-YI-YI-YI-YI!
OOH!
SO MUCH FOR DAZZLING.
♪ MY LITTLE PONY *
SO MUCH FOR DAZZLING. ♪ MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ MY LITTLE PONY *
* MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ AH-AH-AH-AH *
* MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ AH-AH-AH-AH ♪ ♪ MY LITTLE PONY *
* AH-AH-AH-AH ♪ ♪ MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ I USED TO WONDER WHAT
* MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ I USED TO WONDER WHAT FRIENDSHIP COULD BE *
* I USED TO WONDER WHAT FRIENDSHIP COULD BE ♪ ♪ MY LITTLE PONY *
FRIENDSHIP COULD BE ♪ ♪ MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ UNTIL YOU ALL SHARED ITS
* MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ UNTIL YOU ALL SHARED ITS MAGIC WITH ME *
* UNTIL YOU ALL SHARED ITS MAGIC WITH ME ♪ ♪ BIG ADVENTURE *
MAGIC WITH ME ♪ ♪ BIG ADVENTURE ♪ ♪ TONS OF FUN *
* BIG ADVENTURE ♪ ♪ TONS OF FUN ♪ ♪ A BEAUTIFUL HEART *
* TONS OF FUN ♪ ♪ A BEAUTIFUL HEART ♪ ♪ FAITHFUL AND STRONG *
* SHARING KINDNESS *
* SHARING KINDNESS ♪ ♪ IT'S AN EASY FEAT *
* IT'S AN EASY FEAT ♪ ♪ AND MAGIC MAKES IT ALL
* AND MAGIC MAKES IT ALL COMPLETE *
COMPLETE ♪ ♪ YEAH, MY LITTLE PONY *
* DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE ALL MY VERY
BEST FRIENDS? *
IS SHE GONNA BE
OKAY?
OH, I'M SO
WORRIED.
IS HER FACE GONNA STAY THAT
WAY?
OH!
HOW IS SHE, DOCTOR?
SHE'S GOING TO BE FINE.
LUCKILY, SHE HAS FRIENDS LIKE
YOU WHO GOT HER OVER HERE IN A
JIFFY.
HOW LONG DO I NEED TO LIE
HERE?
I'VE GOT THINGS I NEED TO DO!
WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON
YOUR RECOVERY.
BUT I'D SAY A FEW DAYS, MINIMUM.
YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO GET ME
OUT OF HERE!
I'M GONNA CLIMB THE WALLS!
OOH! JUST LIKE A SPIDER!
DID THE CRASH SOMEHOW GIVE HER
SUPERDUPER SPIDER POWERS?
NO.
NOR DID IT GIVE HER AMAZING
HEALING POWERS.
SHE NEEDS TO STAY IN BED FOR A
FEW DAYS.
FEW DAYS?
MIGHT AS WELL BE A FEW MONTHS OR
A FEW YEARS.
IT'S NOT SO BAD,
RAINBOW DASH.
I'LL BET THE CHOW IN HERE IS
RAINBOW DASH. HOOF-LICKIN' GOOD! I'LL BET THE CHOW IN HERE IS
HOOF-LICKIN' GOOD! AND THE HOSPITAL GOWNS! I'LL BET THE CHOW IN HERE IS
HOOF-LICKIN' GOOD! AND THE HOSPITAL GOWNS! THEY MATCH THE CURTAINS!
AND LOOK!
YOU HAVE A ROOMMATE!
WHAT'S THIS?
"DARING DO AND THE QUEST FOR THE
SAPPHIRE STONE."
THIS IS THE FIRST STORY IN
THE SERIES.
I OWN ALL OF THEM.
NO THANKS!
I SO DON'T READ!
I'M A WORLD-CLASS ATHLETE!
READING'S FOR EGGHEADS LIKE YOU,
TWILIGHT.
NO OFFENSE, BUT I AM NOT
READING.
IT'S UNDENIABLY, UNQUESTIONABLY
READING. UNCOOL. IT'S UNDENIABLY, UNQUESTIONABLY
UNCOOL. IS SHE SERIOUS?
WHO DOESN'T LIKE TO READ A
BANG-UP TALE FROM TIME TO TIME?
WHY, A GOOD BOOK IS ALMOST AS
MAGNIFICENT AS SILK PAJAMAS ON A BANG-UP TALE FROM TIME TO TIME? WHY, A GOOD BOOK IS ALMOST AS
MAGNIFICENT AS SILK PAJAMAS ON A SUNDAY MORNING. WHY, A GOOD BOOK IS ALMOST AS
MAGNIFICENT AS SILK PAJAMAS ON A SUNDAY MORNING. READING IS FOR EVERYPONY,
RAINBOW DASH.
YEAH! I LOVE READING!
AND MY HEAD ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO
YEAH! I LOVE READING! THE SHAPE OF AN EGG! AND MY HEAD ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO
THE SHAPE OF AN EGG! IT'S MORE THE SHAPE OF AN APPLE! AND MY HEAD ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO
THE SHAPE OF AN EGG! IT'S MORE THE SHAPE OF AN APPLE! OR MAYBE AN ORANGE!
BUT A BIG ORANGE!
MORE LIKE A GRAPEFRUIT, REALLY.
ALL RIGHT, MY LITTLE PONIES.
RAINBOW DASH NEEDS HER REST. MORE LIKE A GRAPEFRUIT, REALLY. ALL RIGHT, MY LITTLE PONIES.
RAINBOW DASH NEEDS HER REST. YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK ALL RIGHT, MY LITTLE PONIES.
RAINBOW DASH NEEDS HER REST. YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK TOMORROW.
I THINK YOU'D LIKE DARING.
SHE'S A LOT LIKE YOU…
ADVENTUROUS, FIERCE, AND
UNDENIABLY, UNQUESTIONABLY
UNSTOPPABLE.
TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE!
GET IT?
NEVER MIND.
ARGH!
"AS DARING DO TREKKED THROUGH
THE TROPICAL JUNGLE, THE WET
HEAT SAPPED HER ENERGY AND
SLOWED HER EVERY STEP.
IF ONLY SHE COULD ESCAPE THIS
OPPRESSIVE ATMOSPHERE AND FLY UP
INTO THE COOL, BLUE SKY, BUT HER
CRASH LANDING IN THE JUNGLE HAD
INTO THE COOL, BLUE SKY, BUT HER INJURED HER WING, AND SHE WAS CRASH LANDING IN THE JUNGLE HAD
INJURED HER WING, AND SHE WAS GROUNDED FOR A FEW DAYS." CRASH LANDING IN THE JUNGLE HAD
INJURED HER WING, AND SHE WAS GROUNDED FOR A FEW DAYS." FEW DAYS.
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE A FEW MONTHS
OR A FEW YEARS.
I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU,
SISTER.
"THE MOSQUITOES BUZZED LOUDLY.
THE MACAWS CRIED FROM THE HIGH
TREES.
YET ALL OF THESE DISTRACTING
NOISES WERE NOT ENOUGH TO COVER
YET ALL OF THESE DISTRACTING THE SOUND OF THE PREDATORS NOISES WERE NOT ENOUGH TO COVER
THE SOUND OF THE PREDATORS FOLLOWING HER EVERY STEP." NOISES WERE NOT ENOUGH TO COVER
THE SOUND OF THE PREDATORS FOLLOWING HER EVERY STEP."
MEOW!
"SAFELY LANDING ON THE OTHER
SIDE, DARING FINALLY ALLOWED "SAFELY LANDING ON THE OTHER
SIDE, DARING FINALLY ALLOWED HERSELF A MOMENT TO BREATHE. "SAFELY LANDING ON THE OTHER
SIDE, DARING FINALLY ALLOWED HERSELF A MOMENT TO BREATHE. SHE TURNED AROUND TO FIND
HERSELF FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE
LONG-LOST TEMPLE THAT SHE HAD
SOUGHT TIRELESSLY FOR OVER 60
DAYS AND NIGHTS"!
I HATE TO ADMIT IT TO MYSELF AND
WOULD REALLY HATE TO ADMIT IT TO
MY FRIENDS, BUT…
I LOVE THIS STORY!
I-I…
I LOVE READING!
I'M AN EGGHEAD.
"THE SMELL OF DECAY AND
DANGER HIT DARING DO AS SHE
PEERED INTO THE DIMLY LIT
ENTRANCE OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLE."
PHEW!
HI, RAINBOW DASH!
UH, HEY, GUYS.
WE THOUGHT WE'D COME AND
CHEER YOU UP.
WE BROUGHT YOUR FAVORITE
BOARD GAME.
WE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE TO
WIN. WE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE TO
WIN. YOU GO FIRST, RAINBOW DASH. WE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LIKE TO
WIN. YOU GO FIRST, RAINBOW DASH.
NO, NO. YOU FIRST.
ALL RIGHT.
UH, CLOUD THREE.
AW, SHUCKS!
YOU RAINED ON MY CUMULUS!
GO AGAIN.
UM, SKY FIVE?
WHOA!
YOU FOUND MY SEAGULL.
UH, CLOUD TWO?
YOU ZAPPED MY WEATHER PONY!
YOU STUNG MY BUMBLEBEE.
AW. MY THUNDERBOLT!
AW. AND THAT'S MY LAST CLOUD.
YOU FOUND IT!
GUESS YOU GUYS WIN! I LOSE!
BUT, RAINBOW DASH, YOU… YOU
DIDN'T EVEN GET A TURN. BUT, RAINBOW DASH, YOU… YOU
DIDN'T EVEN GET A TURN. YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME.
BUT YOU DON'T LOSE SOME. YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME.
BUT YOU DON'T LOSE SOME. I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER LOST A YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME.
BUT YOU DON'T LOSE SOME. I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER LOST A GAME.
THANKS FOR COMING!
GAME. BUT YESTERDAY YOU WERE THANKS FOR COMING!
BUT YESTERDAY YOU WERE DESPERATE FOR THINGS TO DO. THANKS FOR COMING!
BUT YESTERDAY YOU WERE DESPERATE FOR THINGS TO DO. DO?
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT
DARING DO?
I TOLD YOU I'M NOT INTERESTED IN
READING.
IT'S NAP TIME FOR ME!
GLAD WE COULD CHEER YOU UP?
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
"DARING DO STOOD AT THE
ENTRANCE TO THE CENTRAL TEMPLE
CHAMBER.
AT LAST, SHE WAS FACE-TO-FACE
WITH THE LEGENDARY SAPPHIRE
STATUE."
HMM.
THERE MUST BE A PATTERN HERE.
WHAT DO ALL THESE ANIMALS HAVE
IN COMMON?
AHA!
THESE ANIMALS ARE ALL PREDATORS,
EXCEPT…
RATS!
PHEW!
HELLO, RAINBOW DASH!
HOW'S OUR PATIENT DOING
TODAY?
WE NEED TO GET SOME FRESH AIR
TODAY? IN HERE. WE NEED TO GET SOME FRESH AIR
IN HERE. YOU'RE LOOKING SWEATIER THAN A WE NEED TO GET SOME FRESH AIR
IN HERE. YOU'RE LOOKING SWEATIER THAN A PIG WRANGLER ON A SUMMER'S DAY.
UH, WELL, GUYS, T-THANKS FOR
VISITING, BUT… PIG WRANGLER ON A SUMMER'S DAY. UH, WELL, GUYS, T-THANKS FOR
VISITING, BUT… OKAY, NOW. UH, WELL, GUYS, T-THANKS FOR
VISITING, BUT… OKAY, NOW. DINNERTIME FOR RAINBOW DASH.
OH. JUST IN TIME.
I AM SO HUNGRY.
OH, WELL, DON'T MIND US,
RAINBOW DASH.
YEAH, JUST GO AHEAD AND EAT
UP.
UH, ON SECOND THOUGHT…
UH, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW,
RAINBOW DASH.
BLECH!
"YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD EVADE ME
BLECH! AND CAPTURE THE RELIC FOR "YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD EVADE ME
AND CAPTURE THE RELIC FOR YOURSELF, BUT YOU WERE SADLY "YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD EVADE ME
AND CAPTURE THE RELIC FOR YOURSELF, BUT YOU WERE SADLY MISTAKEN, MISS DO."
AND NOW, YOU SHALL MEET YOUR
MISTAKEN, MISS DO." DOOM! AND NOW, YOU SHALL MEET YOUR
DOOM!
MEOW!
WHOA! WHO IS THIS DUDE?
YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS,
AHUIZOTL.
BUT I ALREADY HAVE.
NOT AGAIN.
QUICKSAND.
RAINBOW DASH?
RAINBOW DASH.
UH, O-OH.
UH, GOOD EVENI…
MORNING.
MORNING, D-DOC.
HAVE YOU BEEN UP ALL NIGHT?
UH, OF COURSE NOT.
WELL, I'LL BE QUICK.
CONGRATULATIONS, RAINBOW DASH.
WE'RE CHECKING YOU OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL.
WHAT?! LATER TODAY?
NO.
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW?!
"RIGHT NOW" RIGHT NOW?
"RIGHT NOW" RIGHT NOW.
BUT I DON'T FEEL BETTER.
NOW, TAKE IT EASY,
RAINBOW DASH.
REMEMBER TO STAY OFF THAT WING
FOR A WEEK.
HOW WILL I EVER FIND OUT WHAT
FOR A WEEK. HAPPENS TO DARING DO?! HOW WILL I EVER FIND OUT WHAT
IS AHUIZOTL GONNA GET AWAY
WITH THE STATUETTE?
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO DARING?
AHA!
TWILIGHT HAS A COPY OF THE BOOK!
BUT I CAN'T ASK HER AFTER I
CALLED HER AN EGGHEAD AND ALL.
OH!
THIS IS MAKING ME SICK ALL OVER
OH! AGAIN! THIS IS MAKING ME SICK ALL OVER
AGAIN! OH! OOH!
OH, THE PAIN!
THE PAIN!
RAINBOW DASH, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
A-ANYTHING WRONG?
WELL, UH, MY WING.
IT'S STILL HURTING, DOC.
OH! OUCH! RIGHT THERE.
I WAS TOUCHING YOUR GOOD
WING.
UH, RIGHT.
WELL, I THINK THAT ONE'S HURTING
NOW, TOO.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT THE TROUBLE
IS. I THINK I KNOW WHAT THE TROUBLE
IS. A SEVERE CASE OF LAZYITIS. I THINK I KNOW WHAT THE TROUBLE
IS. A SEVERE CASE OF LAZYITIS. B-BUT YOU GOT ME ALL WRONG,
DOC!
I'M NOT BEING LAZY!
YOU'RE FINE, RAINBOW DASH.
GIVE IT SOME TIME, AND YOU'LL BE
RIGHT BACK IN THE SWING OF
THINGS.
GOOD DAY, RAINBOW DASH.
TAKE CARE.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I'LL NEVER GET TO SLEEP WITHOUT
WHAT AM I GONNA DO? KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS TO I'LL NEVER GET TO SLEEP WITHOUT
KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS TO DARING DO! I'LL NEVER GET TO SLEEP WITHOUT
KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS TO DARING DO! WHICH MAY NOT BE SUCH A BAD
THING.
FEELS LIKE THE HARDER I
STRUGGLE, THE TIGHTER THE ROPES
FEELS LIKE THE HARDER I GET. STRUGGLE, THE TIGHTER THE ROPES
GET. HELP! BURGLAR! BURGLAR! STRUGGLE, THE TIGHTER THE ROPES
GET. HELP! BURGLAR! BURGLAR! SOMEONE'S TRYING TO STEAL MY
SLIPPERS!
I'M NOT TRYING TO STEAL YOUR
SLIPPERS! SLIPPERS. I'M NOT TRYING TO STEAL YOUR
SLIPPERS. I'M TRYING TO STEAL THIS BOOK! I'M NOT TRYING TO STEAL YOUR
SLIPPERS. I'M TRYING TO STEAL THIS BOOK! STOP, THIEF!
HEY! NOPONY INVITED ME!
HASN'T ANYPONY HEARD OF BEAUTY
SLEEP?
RAINBOW DASH, WHAT IN THE
WORLD IS GOING ON?
WHY ARE YOU STEALING SLIPPERS?
HEY, GET BACK TO THE
HOSPITAL.
WHAT'S ALL THE RUCKUS?
HMM, I'D SAY IT'S MORE OF A
FRACAS THAN A RUCKUS.
WHAT'S GOING ON,
RAINBOW DASH?
I'M AN EGGHEAD.
PARDON?
SEE, I WAS TRYING TO GET BACK
PARDON? INTO THE HOSPITAL TO FINISH THE SEE, I WAS TRYING TO GET BACK
LAST CHAPTER OF… INTO THE HOSPITAL TO FINISH THE SEE, I WAS TRYING TO GET BACK
LAST CHAPTER OF… INTO THE HOSPITAL TO FINISH THE "DARING DO AND THE QUEST FOR
LAST CHAPTER OF… THE SAPPHIRE STATUE." "DARING DO AND THE QUEST FOR
THE SAPPHIRE STATUE." YOU GOT ME. "DARING DO AND THE QUEST FOR
THE SAPPHIRE STATUE." YOU GOT ME. WOW.
I KNEW THE BOOK WAS GOOD, BUT I
WOW. DIDN'T KNOW IT COULD DRIVE A I KNEW THE BOOK WAS GOOD, BUT I
DIDN'T KNOW IT COULD DRIVE A PONY TO PETTY THEFT. I KNEW THE BOOK WAS GOOD, BUT I
DIDN'T KNOW IT COULD DRIVE A PONY TO PETTY THEFT. "GOOD"? TRY "AWESOMELY
AMAZING"!
THAT BOOK IS UNDENIABLY,
UNQUESTIONABLY UNPUT-DOWNABLE!
BUT THEN I HAD TO PUT IT DOWN.
I WAS SENT HOME BEFORE I COULD
FINISH IT.
WELL, I'M GLAD THAT'S ALL
THIS IS ABOUT.
THERE'S NO REASON TO GO
AROUND CAUSING A RUCKUS…
FRACAS!
'CAUSING A FRACAS JUST
BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO READ.
LIKE I SAID, I HAVE EVERY
BOOK IN THE SERIES.
AND YOU CAN BORROW THEM ALL
ANYTIME YOU LIKE.
THANKS, TWILIGHT.
I'M SORRY I MADE SUCH A BIG DEAL
ABOUT ALL THIS.
I THOUGHT READING WAS JUST FOR
SMART PONIES LIKE YOU.
RAINBOW DASH, JUST BECAUSE
YOU'RE ATHLETIC DOESN'T MEAN YOU
AREN'T SMART.
YEAH! JUST LOOK AT ME!
READING IS SOMETHING
EVERYPONY CAN ENJOY IF THEY JUST
GIVE IT A TRY.
YEAH. I GET IT.
I SHOULDN'T KNOCK SOMETHING
UNTIL I'VE TRIED IT.
THAT'S A GREAT LESSON.
AND IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT LETTER
TO THE PRINCESS.
DID YOU GET ALL THAT?
YEAH?
GREAT!
YOU WRITE THE LETTER!
I GOT TO FINISH THIS BOOK!
AH!
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DUNGEON.
WITH DARING DO OUT OF THE WAY,
THE WORLD WILL SUFFER MIGHTILY
AT MY HANDS.
I AM VICTORIOUS!
I'LL TAKE THAT.
WHAT?!
NOOOOOO!
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME,
AHUIZOTL.
CURSE YOU, DARING DO!
"AND SO, WITH AHUIZOTL
DEFEATED AND THE SAPPHIRE STATUE
SECURED, THE WORLD WAS SAFE AND
DEFEATED AND THE SAPPHIRE STATUE SOUND ONCE AGAIN, THANKS TO SECURED, THE WORLD WAS SAFE AND
SOUND ONCE AGAIN, THANKS TO DARING DO." SECURED, THE WORLD WAS SAFE AND
SOUND ONCE AGAIN, THANKS TO DARING DO."
"DARING DO AND THE GRIFFIN'S
GOBLET."
AWESOME!
* MY LITTLE PONY *
* MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ MY LITTLE PONY *
* MY LITTLE PONY *
* MY LITTLE PONY ♪ ♪ FRIENDS *