Ups and Downs
Previously on MLPT…
"Oh my, what a mess here. I sure hope none of you caused this?" questioned Hackney.
"I wish for once you all could keep your mouths shut!" said [Melody] angrily before walking away.
"Melody, how could you say something so harsh? I thought they were your friends," responded Hackney.
"I've heard enough, literally!" replied [Melody].
"What these ponies need is a good wake-up call and I know just where to get it," said (Rainbow Dash) heading to the clouds.
"Rainbow, we can't just zap them back to normal and besides, you could seriously hurt them, which is bad even if they are currently being mean," called Twilight. *Discord appears*
"Face it, everypony. Chaos will reign supreme….forever!" laughed Discord.
"The biggest adventure is yet to come, the point where we take you down!" announced Patch.
"That'll be the day when ponies drive cars," retorted Discord.
"Who says we need to drive cars anyway?" asked Applejack.
"Well duh! We just need to do that to stop Discord," answered (Pinkie Pie).
"You do realize how ridiculous that would be, right?" asked Twilight.
"Further proving my point that you can't win," interrupted Discord. *Patch begins walking away*
"Whoa there, Patch. Y'all can't be walkin' away into another trap can ya?" asked Applejack.
"Are you kidding? I live for danger! If Discord is back there ready to make me into some kind of jerk, then I'm all for it," replied Patch.
"So are you also for losing your friends?" questioned Bright Eyes.
"We can't lose you too, Patch," added Clover.
"I can lose all of you. You're all too loud!" said [Melody].
"Look who's talking, loudmouth," taunted [Sweetheart]
"Sweetheart, you're really getting on my nerves. I'm just at about the point where I could consider hurting you!" bellowed [Melody].
"Melody, can't you please just talk it out with her? Violence isn't the way to solve your problems," said Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy, I'm all for what you're trying to do but they hate each other to bits. It ain't gonna work," replied Applejack.
"Well someone isn't so gullible after all. Guess you're the smart one of the bunch and that isn't saying much when you're only smarter than your dimwitted friends," remarked [Sweetheart].
"Y'all got no right tellin' me my friends ain't smart, ya hear? My friends and I took down two powerful villains and what do you have to show for yourself?" protested Applejack.
"So what? They duped you first. Twilight, you especially showed your stupidity by trying to fight alone against Nightmare Moon," replied [Sweetheart].
"Heavens to bitsy, Discord got another one!" announced Applejack.
"Having a good time here on this so-called adventure? Well I'm not. The duller the better for me," said [Patch].
"I guess there's just no reasoning with these ponies," said Bright Eyes.
"Yes there is. We must bring back their memories as friends. They may be cruel on the outside now but deep down they're still your friends and friendship always conquers evil in the end," stated Twilight.
"You and your sloppy friendship stories, Twilight. Do you ever listen to yourself? If friendship conquers evil, why haven't you beaten Discord yet, huh? That's because you're all too soft and that gets you nowhere in life. Look where you all are right now, losing at the hooves of a more powerful being," ranted [Bon Bon].
"It's not over yet. We may lose a few friends temporarily but if that means taking down Discord and returning everything to normal, so be it," said Twilight.
"Hoping to get some kind of joy in beating Discord? It'll be the dullest point of your career," remarked [Patch].
"Just you wait and see, we'll have Discord down in a 20% more exciting way than you'll ever know," snapped (Rainbow Dash).
"Oh dear, dahlings. No rainbows will make this a brighter day, not with several of our friends against us," sighed Rainbow Dash.
"You must all understand that you cannot give up, even when times are tough. That's how the villain wins. You must build up the courage to face that evil and take it down so stand up and face Discord," stated Celestia.