- Princess Celestia: I've called you here for a matter of great importance. It seems an old foe of mine, someone I thought I had defeated long ago, has returned. His name... is Discord.
- Fluttershy: [squeals]
- Princess Celestia: Discord is the mischievous spirit of disharmony. Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness. Luna and I saw how miserable life was for earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns alike, so after discovering the Elements of Harmony, we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone.
- Pinkie Pie: Hold on a second! Eternal chaos comes with *chocolate rain*, you guys. CHOCOLATE. RAIN!
- Twilight Sparkle: Don't listen to her, Princess. We'd be honored to use the Elements of Harmony again.
- Rarity: [Princess Celestia opens up a vault and takes a decorated case out] Ooh. You can keep the Elements. I'll take that case!
- Princess Celestia: Have no fear, ponies. I have total confidence that you will be able to defeat Discord with these!
- [opens the case, but it is empty]
- Pinkie Pie: [everyone gasps in shock] Oh, well. If anyone needs me, I'll be outside in the chocolate puddles with a giant swizzle straw.
- Princess Celestia: Stop stalling, Discord! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?
- Discord: Oh, so boring, Celestia. Really? Fine, I'll tell you, but I'll only tell you *my way*. To retrieve your missing elements just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the elements back where you began.
- [laughing]
- Discord: [laughing] You-You should see the looks on your faces. Priceless!
- [laughing]
- Twilight Sparkle: Give us our wings and horns back!
- Discord: You'll get them back in good time. I simply took them to ensure there's no cheating. You see, *this* is the first rule of our game: no flying, and no magic.
- Rainbow Dash: The *first* rule?
- Discord: The second rule is everypony has to play or the game is over, and I win. Good luck, everypony!
- [laughing; disappears in a flash of white light]
- Butterflies: Fluttershy, looks like you've been left behind by your so-called friends, huh?
- Fluttershy: Oh, no. I'm certain they're doing their best to find me.
- Butterflies: Well, it must be so upsetting to know how weak and helpless they think you are.
- Fluttershy: Not at all. I am weak and helpless and I appreciate their understanding.
- Butterflies: Yes... Well, surely it burns you up... I mean, that they're always pointing out your flaws, right?
- Fluttershy: Not really. In fact, I think I'm awfully lucky to have friends who want me to be the best I can be.
- Discord: [transforms back to his true form in anger] Oh, for goodness sake! You've been kind for far too long, my dear. Time to be cruel. Arrivederci!
- [he touches her on the head and brainwashes her]
- [first lines]
- Cheerilee: I want to start our field trip here in the world-famous Canterlot sculpture garden. That one over there represents "Friendship". Alright my little ponies, this one represents "Victory".
- Scootaloo: How cool would it be to have that for a cutie mark?
- Apple Bloom: Cool, if you were actually victoryful at somethin'.
- Sweetie Belle: That's not a word!
- Scootaloo: What are you, a dictionary?
- Cheerilee: This creature is called a draconequus. He has the head of a pony and a body of all sorts of other things. What do you suppose that represents?
- Apple Bloom: Confusion!
- Sweetie Belle: Evil!
- Scootaloo: Chaos!
- Sweetie Belle: It's not chaos, you dodo!
- Scootaloo: Don't call me things I don't know the meaning of, and it is too chaos!
- Twilight Sparkle: The elements! They're gone!
- Princess Celestia: That chamber is protected by a powerful spell that only I can break! This doesn't make sense!
- Discord: [laughing, his voice fills the hall but he remains unseen] Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense?
- Princess Celestia: Discord! Show yourself!
- Applejack: [after seeing a vision in a pond of her friends breaking up] That just can't be the truth.
- Apple pile: When all the truth does is make your heart ache,
- Apple pile, Discord: ...sometimes a lie is easier to take.
- [laughing]
- Twilight Sparkle: Rarity! Are we glad to see... Why are you carrying a humongous boulder?
- Rarity: [Rarity has been brainwashed by Discord into being greedy, and...] What do you mean, "boulder"? This big beautiful bedazzling rock is a diamond! And it's all mine. Keep your envious little eyes off it! I found it and it's mine fair and square!
- [grunts]
- Twilight Sparkle: Fluttershy! I'm so glad to see a friendly face. This awful labyrinth is getting to everypony.
- Fluttershy: [brainwashed to be cruel] Aw, boo hoo hoo! Why don't you wave your magic little horn and make everything all right?
- Twilight Sparkle: Uh...
- Fluttershy: Oh, that's right, you can't. You don't have one.
- [slaps Twilight with her tail]
- Twilight Sparkle: What is happening to my friends?
- Applejack: [laughing; brainwashed to compulsively lie]
- Pinkie Pie: [brainwashed to be cynical and mistrusting] And what are you laughing at?
- Applejack: [puts on a bad, scrunched-up poker face] Chocolate milk.
- Rarity: [holding a large rock she thinks is a diamond on her back] Little help here!
- [Twilight comes over and holds it instead]
- Rarity: Thanks, Twilight.
- Twilight Sparkle: You're welcome...
- Rarity: But don't get any ideas about my gem! I know where you live.
- Rainbow Dash: [chasing a small cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt] I've got you now, element!
- [is lead to Discord, relaxing in a hammock of clouds]
- Discord: Oh. I can see why you like these clouds so much. Very plush.
- Rainbow Dash: [makes fighting motions] Get off there and put 'em up! Come on! Let's go!
- Discord: Hey, I'm here to deliver a message.
- Rainbow Dash: I've got a message for you, too!
- Discord: Listen closely, this is important. A weighty choice is yours to make. The right selection or a big mistake. If a wrong choice you choose to pursue, the foundations of home will crumble without you.
- [shows her a vision of Cloudsdale crumbling]
- Rainbow Dash: Cloudsdale? Crumble... without me? No!
- Discord: That box contains your wings. You can take them and leave the game, or you can carry on aimlessly wandering this maze. Your choice.
- Twilight Sparkle: [lugging Rarity's rock/"diamond"] Must... find... Rainbow Dash. As a team... we're unstoppable. Rainbow Dash won't let us down.
- Applejack: Well, looky there. Rainbow Dash is flying away. She's abandonin' us.
- Twilight Sparkle: Now I know that's a lie.
- [gasps, sees Rainbow Dash flying above them]
- Twilight Sparkle: How can it be?
- Discord: [appears with cracking thunder] Well, well, well. Somepony broke the "no wings, no magic" rule. Game's over, my little ponies. You didn't find your precious elements. Looks like we might be due for a big old storm of chaos!
- [laughter]