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               ♪♪
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   Thank you so much, Zecora!
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  I never would have found the
  crisscross moss without you!
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            Of course! 
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      I know where it grows
     so it's not much to ask.
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     Though retrieving it has
      been a difficult task.
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    Oh, but the oxen visiting
     Sweetfeather Sanctuary
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      next week will surely
         appreciate it!
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        It really adds a
      shine to their coat.
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          [squelching]
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      There we go. Now, that
         wasn't so tough.
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       Fluttershy tell me,
       will this be enough?
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     Gee, I don't know, it's
       a pretty big pack,
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       so maybe enough to
       fill up this sack?
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        [gasp] [giggle] Oh, my!
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         You're rubbing
       off on me, Zecora!
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               ♪♪
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            Oh! [shouts]
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            [splash]
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            [scream]
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      Oh, no, oh no, oh no!
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             [gasp]
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   Zecora! Are you all right?
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         No need to fret,
        I only got wet...
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  At least now I can easily grab
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     all the crisscross moss
       there is to be had!
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               ♪♪
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             [poof]
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      [gasp]
    What's happening to you?
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   Honestly, it's hard to tell,
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          but suddenly I
       don't feel so well.
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        [horrified gasp]
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               ♪♪
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       All right, Zecora,
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     let's have a listen to
         the ol' ticker!
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       ♪ [jazz drumming] ♪
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       ♪ [jazz drumming] ♪
            Hmmm...
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       ♪ [jazz drumming] ♪
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       ♪ [jazz drumming] ♪
             Hmmm.
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       ♪ [jazz drumming] ♪
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               Do you think it's
               serious, Doctor?
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 Well, that wasn't a good sign.
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               I can't believe a
                flower did this!
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            I take back thinking
               it was pretty!
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   [coughing]
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               ♪♪
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    [shaking]
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      We're looking for any
      color other than red.
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                   Phew!
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                   [huge gasp]
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   Oh! It's just as I thought.
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 I'm afraid you have a very rare
 disease called ...Swamp Fever!
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          [thunderclap]
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         Tell me, Doctor,
         what should I do?
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      I've never heard of
      Swamp Fever, mind you.
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  Unfortunately, very little is
    known about the disease,
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except, of course, its symptoms:
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         change of coat,
        coughing bubbles,
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    shock sneezing, confusion
      and the last stage...
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       The afflicted turn
       into the very trees
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     that drop the disease-
        spreading flower.
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               Oh!
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        Is there anything
        that can be done?
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       For such a terrible
         conundrum?
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A cure has yet to be discovered.
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       I'm sorry, Zecora.
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   Hmmm...
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     It's a lot to take in..
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                I'll leave you
                two to discuss.
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                [slam]
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                 Zecora, this is
                  all my fault!
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     If you hadn't been helping
     me get the crisscross moss,
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              you wouldn't have
             gotten Swamp Fever!
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                   I'm so sorry.
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         Fluttershy, you
        are not to blame.
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       These things happen,
          all the same.
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    I refuse to accept that!
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    There has to be somepony
        who can help you.
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               Oh!
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    There's a healer of legend
      who never would fail.
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       But I only know her
     from ancient folk tales.
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       Mystical and masked,
      she came in the night
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    and cured everything from
    hoof cough to fur blight.
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        What became of the
      healer, nopony knows,
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       for she disappeared
        ages and ages ago.
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  The Mystical Mask, of course!
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 My parents would tell me about
 her whenever I was sick in bed.
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     There's so many accounts
       of her power to heal
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   She can't just be a legend.
       I think she's real.
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  If that's who we need to cure
you, then I'm going to find her!
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             And I know just the
             pony who can help!
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            [panting]
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      [door opens] Twilight!
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      [door opens] Twilight!
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            Twilight!
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Oh, I'm so sorry
to bother--
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are... are you cooking?
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      Yeah, Spike and I are
       having a cook-off.
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    My cauliflower bites blew
    her sweet potato muffins
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        out of the water!
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                I'm glad you're
               here, Fluttershy,
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     because we're going to need
    a second opinion about that.
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         [munching]
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        Um... they're both
       delicious. But ...
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     Zecora has Swamp Fever
       and there's no cure
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      and it's all my fault
        and the only pony
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       who can cure her is
        the Mystical Mask
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         and I need your
        help to find her!
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Twilight: Er...
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 So what'd she pick? The
cauliflower bites, right?
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♪♪
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      [sigh] That's the last book
        on ancient ponies
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     and still no mention of
       the Mystical Mask.
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      Hmm, did we check the
      unabridged versions?
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       Yes. And the books
        on rare diseases,
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    the books on rare plants
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     and the entire section
       on bog habitation.
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   Well, we might have to look
       through every book
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  in the entire library, but I
    know we'll figure it out!
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               Oh...
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               ♪♪
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      Oh, another dead end...
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         Have you found
     anything yet, Twilight?
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                [snoring]
                -Twilight?
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           Ah! [crash]
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Goodness, are you OK?
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                  [sigh] I'm fine.
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    Fluttershy, you know that
     I want to help Zecora.
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But I think we'd be a lot better
    off if we got some sleep.
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  We've been at this for hours.
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        Oh, I'm so sorry!
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      I didn't realize how
       late it had gotten!
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           No problem.
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          I'll grab you
         a pillow and--
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Oh, no no no, I meant
 you should sleep.
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I can't rest until
Zecora is healed!
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I understand how you feel, but I
 still think we'd have more luck
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        if we tried again
         in the morning.
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          Just promise me you'll
            take a break soon.
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             Mm-hmm.
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                 [yawn]
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     Good night, Fluttershy.
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        [door closes]
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      [mumbling] 9 by 13 inch pan...
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                    Twilight!
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      Non-stick pans!
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    [sigh] What's all the commotion
        in here, ladies?
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    Sorry! But I figured out
    who the Mystical Mask is.
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         [gasp] You did?
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       All I had to do was
         cross-reference
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       a book about masks
        with another book
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           on ancient
       Equestrian healers,
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      then use a third book
       to translate it all
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         from Old Ponish
        and there it was!
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        Zecora was right!
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        The Mystical Mask
      wasn't just a legend.
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             The Mystical Mask
           was MAGE MEADOWBROOK!
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[gasp]
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      The ancient sorceress
       from Hayseed Swamp?
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        We studied her at
       Celestia's school.
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          Are you sure!?
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           Absolutely!
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     Mage Meadowbrook wasn't
        just a sorceress,
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         she was also a
      healer and back then,
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   healers wore masks so they
  wouldn't get sick themselves!
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       Fluttershy, I am so
     incredibly proud of you
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     for using your research
   skills to figure this out!
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But... Meadowbrook
lived ages ago and...
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Didn't she disappear?
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             Mm hm. But if we go
             to Hayseed Swamp,
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      maybe we can find
      something she left behind.
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            Something that could
            lead to a cure!
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   It seems like a long shot,
   but I guess it's possible.
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We have to try! I've got
our route all planned out
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and on the way we can
check up on Zecora and--
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               Whoa, whoa, whoa.
              We're leaving now?
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           Of course!
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 Every second we spend waiting,
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       is a second Zecora
      is coughing bubbles!
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         But Fluttershy,
       you haven't slept.
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   And that's a long journey.
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  There's no use trying to talk
    me out of this, Twilight!
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We've got no
time to waste!
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               Can we at least
            grab some breakfast!?
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   I packed cauliflower bites.
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                  Aww. No sweet
                 potato muffins?
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     I.. uh.. ate them all.
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They were actually
really good.
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...and that's when I
realized the Mystical Mask
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was actually Mage
Meadowbrook!
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     [cough]
 That's marvelous, Fluttershy!
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      I am quite impressed.
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        While you're gone
         on your journey
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I'll try not to be ... worried.
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[gasp] Oh, no! Zecora,
you didn't rhyme!
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You must be getting worse!
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    Oh! No, no, no! Not at all...
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  Something, something... ball?
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             Achoo!
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Ah! That's it!
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We have to go now!
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    Lead the way, Fluttershy!
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             [thud]
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             [groan]
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               ♪♪
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        [frogs croaking]
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    So... where do you think
       Meadowbrook lived?
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          [yawn] I'm not sure.
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          Maybe there's
      somepony we can ask.
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       I think we might be
      the only ponies here.
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  Wait! I recognize that tree!
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               ♪♪
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     Oh! Yes, this has to be it!
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       It's just like the
   illustrations of her home!
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      Anypony who lives in
       a tree is OK by me.
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            [grunts]
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              Phew!
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      Well, if the doorway
          is sealed up,
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          we just have
       to dig our way in.
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   Back up, Twilight; I don't
      want you to get hurt!
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            [panting]
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                 Or we could try
                   the handle.
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            [giggle]
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        It really blends
        in with the bark.
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          Easy to miss.
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   [door creaks open]
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  Wow, it looks like this place
  has been abandoned for years.
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               ♪♪
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         [gasp] Twilight! Look!
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 It's the same kind of lily pad
  that gave Zecora Swamp Fever!
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     Hmm. I wonder if Meadowbrook
     was looking for a cure
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      for Swamp Fever too.
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   [gasp] Do you think she found it?
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    I hope so. But let's not
     get ahead of ourselves.
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      [high-pitched squeak]
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       That's exactly what
       I'm talking about.
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   You're making your excited
        squeaking noise.
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     Uh, I wasn't making my
    excited squeaking noise.
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           [creaking]
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     Ahhhhhhhhhh!!
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  Y'all can stop screaming now.
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    Didn't mean to scare ya.
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        I do that a lot.
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          Scare ponies?
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  Or rock creepily in the dark?
246
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Well.. both, I s'pose.
247
00:11:04,064 --> 00:11:05,463
Name's Cattail.
248
00:11:05,565 --> 00:11:06,765
Pleased to meet ya!
249
00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:09,968
Likewise, but um, may I ask,
250
00:11:10,070 --> 00:11:12,170
why are you in Mage
Meadowbrook's home?
251
00:11:12,372 --> 00:11:14,506
  Oh, I take care of the place.
252
00:11:14,908 --> 00:11:16,541
   I ain't much of a cleaner but..
253
00:11:16,643 --> 00:11:19,044
       from what I hear,
      my kin wasn't either,
254
00:11:19,146 --> 00:11:22,981
  so I doubt they'd mind a few
 cobwebs in our ancestral home.
255
00:11:23,283 --> 00:11:26,184
              [gasp] You're related to
               Mage Meadowbrook?
256
00:11:26,486 --> 00:11:27,252
      Mm hm.
257
00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:29,320
              Oh, my goodness,
            Twilight, we did it!
258
00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:32,090
Not only did we find Mage
Meadowbrook's old house,
259
00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:34,726
we actually found one
of her descendants!
260
00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:37,195
              Honestly, I would
            not have guessed it.
261
00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:40,031
       So, you lookin' for
     some kind of cure, huh?
262
00:11:40,133 --> 00:11:42,801
        Well, now, I know
      Meadowbrook was known
263
00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:45,003
      to always be writing
        in her journals.
264
00:11:45,105 --> 00:11:48,373
  If she had the cure you want,
 I reckon that's where it'd be.
265
00:11:48,575 --> 00:11:51,109
Come on! I'll show
ya the library.
266
00:11:51,311 --> 00:11:53,978
          Library? Now
         we're talking!
267
00:11:54,602 --> 00:11:57,702
               ♪♪
268
00:11:57,850 --> 00:12:01,953
    Oh. Well, libraries come
    in all shapes and sizes.
269
00:12:02,255 --> 00:12:03,421
          This is good!
270
00:12:03,523 --> 00:12:05,856
     It'll take us less time
    to go through everything.
271
00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:07,280
      [clattering]
272
00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:13,565
"Today my mom made me eat peas.
  Peas are yucky."
273
00:12:13,967 --> 00:12:15,867
     And... we can probably
         skip this one.
274
00:12:15,969 --> 00:12:17,869
     Unless she found a cure
     when she was a foal...
275
00:12:17,971 --> 00:12:19,371
       "I met a colt today.
276
00:12:19,573 --> 00:12:22,607
      He pulled my mane so I
     put a frog on his head."
277
00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:23,942
        Also not helpful.
278
00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:26,210
    But I do kind of want to
       see where it goes.
279
00:12:26,834 --> 00:12:27,334
         Huh.
280
00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:31,016
Wait, listen to this!
281
00:12:31,218 --> 00:12:34,619
"Today, I tried again to
brew an un-sniffle elixir...
282
00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,991
       " ... and I finally
          got it right!
283
00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:41,660
             Achoo!
284
00:12:42,562 --> 00:12:43,595
             [slurp]
285
00:12:45,197 --> 00:12:46,597
             [sigh]
286
00:12:49,301 --> 00:12:52,036
      Meadowbrook, I think
     it's time you had this.
287
00:12:54,273 --> 00:12:57,041
           [gasp] My very own
         healer's mask!
288
00:12:57,143 --> 00:12:58,676
          You think I'm
         ready, Mother?
289
00:12:58,878 --> 00:12:59,978
                    Mm hm.
290
00:13:00,180 --> 00:13:01,546
       [knocking at door]
291
00:13:01,670 --> 00:13:02,470
           [door opens]
292
00:13:04,717 --> 00:13:06,484
        [gasp] What caused this?
293
00:13:08,654 --> 00:13:11,022
  Mother calls it "Swamp Fever".
294
00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:15,160
   We've been trying to find a
  cure, but it hasn't been easy.
295
00:13:15,562 --> 00:13:17,362
           [poof] [coughing]
296
00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:18,630
         [knock at door]
297
00:13:19,031 --> 00:13:19,607
         [door opens]
298
00:13:19,732 --> 00:13:20,832
           [coughing]
299
00:13:21,334 --> 00:13:23,534
        The fever's spread
         like wild fire.
300
00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:28,006
     [coughing and sneezing]
301
00:13:28,108 --> 00:13:30,942
        I fear if we don't
       find the cure soon,
302
00:13:31,044 --> 00:13:34,479
        everypony will be
        in grave danger...
303
00:13:35,181 --> 00:13:36,582
           [coughing]
304
00:13:37,884 --> 00:13:41,986
    With mother sick, I didn't
   think I'd ever find a cure,
305
00:13:42,088 --> 00:13:45,123
       but staring at those
      cursed flowers today.
306
00:13:45,225 --> 00:13:47,092
        I saw something...
307
00:13:47,194 --> 00:13:51,560
               ♪♪
308
00:13:51,684 --> 00:13:53,684
            [poofing]
309
00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:56,434
               [gasp] Flash Bees!
310
00:13:58,804 --> 00:14:02,874
  I realized the flower's poison
   didn't affect the Flash Bees
311
00:14:02,976 --> 00:14:06,110
         and if they were
      immune to Swamp Fever,
312
00:14:06,212 --> 00:14:08,446
  their honey could be the cure!
313
00:14:08,548 --> 00:14:17,082
      ♪ [adventure theme] ♪
314
00:14:17,157 --> 00:14:20,626
            [buzzing]
315
00:14:21,428 --> 00:14:22,260
             [snap]
316
00:14:24,844 --> 00:14:25,944
    [zapping] [buzzing]
317
00:14:26,068 --> 00:14:26,568
             [sting]
318
00:14:27,292 --> 00:14:27,992
             [sting]
319
00:14:28,116 --> 00:14:29,516
    [zapping] [buzzing]
320
00:14:30,469 --> 00:14:31,068
             [thud]
321
00:14:31,270 --> 00:14:34,873
   But they were so aggressive
      defending their hive,
322
00:14:34,975 --> 00:14:37,342
       I didn't know how I
       was going to get it!
323
00:14:37,466 --> 00:14:40,866
          [buzzing]
324
00:14:41,046 --> 00:14:43,247
Here goes nothin'!
325
00:14:43,371 --> 00:14:45,271
          [buzzing]
326
00:14:48,487 --> 00:14:52,958
     Today I cured Mother and
      the rest of the bayou.
327
00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,194
   It was the greatest feeling
      I've ever experienced
328
00:14:56,296 --> 00:14:58,062
         and I promise to
         dedicate my life
329
00:14:58,164 --> 00:15:00,865
       to curing ponies all
         over Equestria.
330
00:15:01,067 --> 00:15:03,201
                  Cattail: And she did just that.
331
00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:06,471
       Right up till she
    disappeared without a trace.
332
00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:09,507
So all we have to do is find
those aggressive Flash Bees
333
00:15:09,709 --> 00:15:11,409
      and get them to give
         us their honey!
334
00:15:12,812 --> 00:15:15,280
      Of course, it doesn't
      say how she did that.
335
00:15:15,404 --> 00:15:18,404
               ♪♪
336
00:15:18,517 --> 00:15:20,385
     What? Is my mane messy?
337
00:15:20,487 --> 00:15:22,387
     I know I haven't slept
        in a while but...
338
00:15:22,511 --> 00:15:24,711
               ♪♪
339
00:15:24,823 --> 00:15:29,727
       [gasp] Oh, no! I've caught
          Swamp Fever!
340
00:15:29,851 --> 00:15:31,851
               ♪ [dramatic music] ♪
341
00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,500
               ♪♪
342
00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:36,534
              Huh?
343
00:15:36,636 --> 00:15:41,703
               ♪♪
344
00:15:41,874 --> 00:15:43,774
       Are you sure these
         are necessary?
345
00:15:43,976 --> 00:15:44,609
  What?
346
00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:47,812
      I said, are you sure
      these are necessary?
347
00:15:48,014 --> 00:15:51,749
YES! I won't risk
infecting you or Cattail.
348
00:15:51,851 --> 00:15:54,152
       What you can't risk
     is getting any sicker.
349
00:15:54,254 --> 00:15:56,921
     If you don't rest, your
  symptoms will only get worse.
350
00:15:57,023 --> 00:15:57,956
[coughing]
351
00:15:58,058 --> 00:16:00,925
          Mm-hm. You really should rest
            up before going up
352
00:16:01,027 --> 00:16:02,961
                   against those
                    Flash Bees.
353
00:16:03,163 --> 00:16:05,063
        They are nasty critters.
354
00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:07,265
       Um, you don't know
         this about me,
355
00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:09,734
         but I'm pretty
       good with animals.
356
00:16:09,836 --> 00:16:11,836
And besides, Dogtail...
357
00:16:12,038 --> 00:16:13,104
                      Cattail.
358
00:16:13,706 --> 00:16:15,907
  Um, Zecora is counting on me.
359
00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:18,743
I have to help her just like
Meadowbrook helped her mother
360
00:16:18,945 --> 00:16:21,245
   and all those bayou
    ponies long ago.
361
00:16:21,347 --> 00:16:23,414
       But Fluttershy, as
       much as Meadowbrook
362
00:16:23,516 --> 00:16:25,083
took care of other ponies,
363
00:16:25,185 --> 00:16:27,385
        I'm sure she also
      took care of herself!
364
00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:30,189
       You're not going to
    change my mind, Twilight!
365
00:16:30,491 --> 00:16:34,224
       Ooh. For being sick, she
         sure is strong.
366
00:16:36,562 --> 00:16:39,365
     Cattail: The Flash Bee
     hive is just up yonder.
367
00:16:40,767 --> 00:16:42,867
     Are you sure you don't
    want me to come with you?
368
00:16:42,969 --> 00:16:45,403
          No, it's too
      dangerous, Twilight.
369
00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:48,372
      Besides, I've already
     gotten one friend hurt.
370
00:16:48,474 --> 00:16:50,408
         I won't let it
       happen to another.
371
00:16:50,710 --> 00:16:54,512
         Phew. OK, Fluttershy.
        You can do this!
372
00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:56,347
           [coughing]
373
00:16:56,549 --> 00:16:58,249
            [panting]
374
00:16:58,351 --> 00:17:02,119
         ♪ [adventure music] ♪
375
00:17:02,288 --> 00:17:03,588
        Mind over matter!
376
00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:05,856
         ♪ [adventure music] ♪
377
00:17:05,980 --> 00:17:07,080
             [groan]
378
00:17:07,204 --> 00:17:09,204
         ♪ [adventure music] ♪
379
00:17:09,328 --> 00:17:12,028
           [struggling]
380
00:17:12,152 --> 00:17:17,752
         ♪ [adventure music] ♪
381
00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:20,705
            [buzzing]
382
00:17:20,807 --> 00:17:22,540
Hello, Flash Bees!
383
00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:25,042
I was hoping I could
get some of your honey.
384
00:17:25,966 --> 00:17:27,766
            [angry buzzing]
385
00:17:28,213 --> 00:17:29,614
           Oh, I see.
386
00:17:29,716 --> 00:17:31,149
 You don't let others have any.
387
00:17:31,251 --> 00:17:34,252
Well, I'm sorry, but
I really need it.
388
00:17:34,854 --> 00:17:35,587
            [squeal]
389
00:17:35,689 --> 00:17:38,156
      Huh. I didn't want it to
      have to come to this
390
00:17:38,358 --> 00:17:39,891
  but I'll just have to use...
391
00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:42,093
The Stare.
392
00:17:42,217 --> 00:17:47,417
            [buzzing]
393
00:17:47,541 --> 00:17:49,134
              [stings]
394
00:17:49,735 --> 00:17:50,601
            [scream]
395
00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:51,869
             [cough]
396
00:17:51,971 --> 00:17:53,437
         You really are
           aggressive.
397
00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:56,540
       [intense coughing]
398
00:17:58,288 --> 00:18:01,288
            [buzzing]
399
00:18:01,413 --> 00:18:02,146
            Oh, dear.
400
00:18:02,270 --> 00:18:03,070
             [faints]
401
00:18:07,019 --> 00:18:10,989
   Ooh. What happened? Where am I?
402
00:18:11,191 --> 00:18:13,624
     Oh. I'm so glad you're OK!
403
00:18:13,826 --> 00:18:15,460
         You're still in
       Meadowbrook's tree.
404
00:18:15,562 --> 00:18:19,497
  You fainted but Twilight shot
  some magic up and caught ya.
405
00:18:19,699 --> 00:18:21,132
          It was crazy.
406
00:18:21,234 --> 00:18:22,933
Goodness gracious!
407
00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:24,502
    [coughing]
408
00:18:24,904 --> 00:18:26,170
Have you heard from Zecora?
409
00:18:26,372 --> 00:18:27,405
  Is she OK?
410
00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:28,640
              Uh...
411
00:18:28,742 --> 00:18:32,744
  We got word your zebra friend
  has started sprouting leaves.
412
00:18:33,246 --> 00:18:35,580
          She's already
      turning into a tree?
413
00:18:35,882 --> 00:18:37,582
         I thought we'd
         have more time.
414
00:18:37,684 --> 00:18:40,351
      Actually, you've been
     asleep for three days.
415
00:18:40,653 --> 00:18:42,519
           Three days!?
416
00:18:43,021 --> 00:18:43,721
                  Mm hm.
417
00:18:43,823 --> 00:18:46,090
You were asleep so long, we were
   afraid you wouldn't be able
418
00:18:46,192 --> 00:18:47,458
    to move when you woke up,
419
00:18:47,660 --> 00:18:49,927
     but thankfully you just
       wore yourself down.
420
00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:50,995
    Oh, dear.
421
00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:52,563
         We have to get
        back to the hive.
422
00:18:52,665 --> 00:18:54,198
    I've wasted so much time-
423
00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:56,534
Now hang on there,
Fluttershy,
424
00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,803
those Flash Bee
critters are tricky.
425
00:18:58,905 --> 00:19:00,070
Cattail's right.
426
00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:02,440
I can't even use magic
to calm them down.
427
00:19:02,542 --> 00:19:04,475
We'll have to find another
way to get the honey.
428
00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:07,345
     We've tried everything
         from disguises
429
00:19:07,547 --> 00:19:10,080
        to things I won't
         even speak of.
430
00:19:10,282 --> 00:19:11,315
            [shudder]
431
00:19:11,417 --> 00:19:13,918
He's been through a lot
these past three days.
432
00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:15,152
             Wait...
433
00:19:15,254 --> 00:19:17,187
          disguises...
434
00:19:17,911 --> 00:19:23,311
            [buzzing]
435
00:19:25,263 --> 00:19:27,064
        [gasp] That's it!
436
00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:28,366
     I know how she did it!
437
00:19:28,468 --> 00:19:30,467
     I know how Meadowbrook
         got the honey!
438
00:19:30,791 --> 00:19:34,291
            [buzzing]
439
00:19:34,406 --> 00:19:37,909
    This is how Meadowbrook got
 the honey from the Flash Bees.
440
00:19:38,111 --> 00:19:40,078
    She threw a mask at 'em?
441
00:19:40,180 --> 00:19:42,180
   I wouldn't recommend that.
442
00:19:42,282 --> 00:19:45,683
    No. The male bees aren't
 aggressive around the queen bee
443
00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:48,753
   and this mask has the same
     stripes that she does!
444
00:19:49,055 --> 00:19:50,688
  Fluttershy, that's brilliant!
445
00:19:51,757 --> 00:19:53,123
                      A-A-Achoo!
446
00:19:53,225 --> 00:19:54,425
Whoa!
447
00:19:54,927 --> 00:19:56,460
       There's no time to waste!
448
00:19:56,662 --> 00:19:57,828
Hooves crossed!
449
00:20:00,132 --> 00:20:02,833
    Oh, golly, I can't watch!
450
00:20:04,302 --> 00:20:05,403
           [coughing]
451
00:20:05,505 --> 00:20:06,737
        Mind over matter!
452
00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:11,542
               ♪♪
453
00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:14,044
            [buzzing]
454
00:20:14,146 --> 00:20:19,183
       [Fluttershy buzzes]
455
00:20:20,407 --> 00:20:22,407
            [buzzing]
456
00:20:22,531 --> 00:20:24,931
         [squelching]
457
00:20:25,023 --> 00:20:25,990
            Twilight!
458
00:20:26,692 --> 00:20:28,258
          It's working!
459
00:20:28,482 --> 00:20:31,182
               ♪♪
460
00:20:31,306 --> 00:20:33,006
           [gulping]
461
00:20:33,130 --> 00:20:37,730
               ♪♪
462
00:20:37,803 --> 00:20:40,505
I think she's cured
now, Fluttershy.
463
00:20:40,607 --> 00:20:45,810
       Oh, I do feel fine,
    and this honey is divine.
464
00:20:46,512 --> 00:20:48,679
                    Oh, you're
                  rhyming again!
465
00:20:48,781 --> 00:20:51,015
                   Welcome back,
                    my friend!
466
00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:53,918
      Thank you Fluttershy,
       for all you endured.
467
00:20:54,020 --> 00:20:56,988
        If not for you, I
       would not be cured.
468
00:20:57,390 --> 00:20:59,457
      Oh.. If it wasn't for me,
469
00:20:59,559 --> 00:21:02,193
     you wouldn't have been
    sick in the first place!
470
00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:05,095
        Regret is not what
         you should feel,
471
00:21:05,197 --> 00:21:08,599
     because on this journey,
   you've learned a great deal.
472
00:21:08,701 --> 00:21:10,001
                   That's true.
473
00:21:10,103 --> 00:21:12,770
 I certainly learned that if you
  don't take care of yourself,
474
00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:15,539
    you won't be able to take
      care of anypony else.
475
00:21:15,641 --> 00:21:19,810
 In fact, if I had rested, like
  Twilight suggested all along,
476
00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:23,413
  maybe I would have thought to
 use Meadowbrook's mask sooner.
477
00:21:23,515 --> 00:21:25,550
           [coughing]
478
00:21:26,152 --> 00:21:28,118
       Please tell me you
         found the cure.
479
00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:30,088
             A-Achoo!
480
00:21:30,812 --> 00:21:32,212
              Achoo!