Transcripts/Sunny Side Up

:Opaline: Sparks of fire! Explosions of annihilation! [laughs evilly, coughs] We're finally steps away from our plan of total pony takedown! But we just need one more thing.
:Misty: [gasps] Oh! Where'd you get...? I, uh... I can explain!
:Opaline: It's good I found your photo because it brought my attention to something big. Their cutie marks. That is the evolved magic that's powering their silly pris-beam! That's our ticket into taking over! If we can steal their cutie marks, then we're not just powerful; we're all-powerful! [laughs evilly, coughs] But I'm getting ahead of myself. First, I need to find a way to boost my power. Then, I'll cast a transformation spell to capture those cutie marks! Then...! [coughs] ...I'll book a throat detox. And after that, well, as they say, Misty, "The rest is history."
:Misty: But do we have to steal their cutie marks? They're actually kind of nice ponies.
:Opaline: Nice ponies?! Don't tell me you really were having fun with those ponies!
:Misty: No! Not at all! I'm still just as bad as I've always been! When we were together, they complimented me on my mane, and I did not compliment them back! Hah!
:Opaline: Well, good. Because now that we have the dragonfire, there's no going back.
:Misty: Oh, uh, well, that's the other thing I wanted to tell you. Um, I kind of, um, maybe, uh, didn't get it. Again.
:[long pause]
:Misty: Wow, Opaline. You're taking this surprisingly well.
:Opaline: taking it well?!? i was building up my breath to yell at you!!! you...!!! [coughing] See what you've done to me, Misty? Ugh! This is a failure worthy of my worst punishment yet.
:Misty: [gulps]
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:Opaline: And not only do I not have the dragonfire, but I wasted all my magic showing off my cool plan?! [sighs] I'll just have to wait for my power to replenish. Need a little refresher on why this is so important, huh? When I was growing up in Skyros, they were the "golden ponies". The favorites. Everypony loved them, but I saw right through their act. They thought they were so great 'cause they had the whole "sun and moon" thing going. Please! I had something much better. I was an Alicorn of fire. Of power! Of strength! And because of that, I had to prove I was not to be underestimated! They'd learn I was not only the wrong pony to push around, but I would be so much more! I would live up to my elemental duty!
:Misty: And you will, Opaline. I'm sorry I failed you, I promise I won't ever do that again.
:Opaline: Oh, I know. Because you won't have a chance to. I'm using my last bit of magic to make sure you really think about your failure. From this moment on, consider yourself grounded.
:Misty: [screaming, panting]
:Opaline: Ah, how lovely. I've been dying to get out of the lair.
:Hitch Trailblazer: [amplified through microphone] Thanks, everypony! Big day in Maretime Bay. A day we'll remember forever. A day where we all come together. A day where we all say—
:Zipp Storm: The same thing we said the last time we had a grand opening. Hey, Hitch! Can we wrap it up? Or... [laughs] ...cut it up?
:Hitch Trailblazer: [amplified through microphone, speaking quickly] And for the first time in this building's history, this will be a place for everypony! Welcome to Canterlove Studios! [breathes in] Okay, I'm done. Whew!
:[ponies cheering]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Wait, where are they going? I just said this is for everypony.
:Pipp Petals: Maybe inspiration doesn't come that quickly.
:Zipp Storm: Maybe there was something confusing about your messaging?
:Izzy Moonbow: Oh, oh! Maybe they realized they left their ovens on at home!
:Zipp Storm: All of them?
:Izzy Moonbow: You're right, too far-fetched. It was probably their microwave ovens.
:Sunny Starscout: Or maybe they just need an example of how to use the studio first. Oh! We should get a show up and running to show the possibilities!
:Pipp Petals: [squeals] That's a great idea, Sunny! I see my two stars now. You and Hitch will be the co-hosts of a smoothie-making cooking show!
:Sunny Starscout: Whaaat? Uh, no, thanks, Pipp. I-I didn't mean me.
:Pipp Petals: Hmm. Actually, we need a show title first.
:Sunny Starscout: Thank you. I was hoping we could brainstorm it up—
:Pipp Petals: Yes, I've got it! The show will be called... "Sunny Side Up" featuring Hitch! Just two lifelong besties sharing their recipes for yummy food and friendship! [squeals] I am loving this concept!
:Hitch Trailblazer: I'm not really an "in the spotlight" pony—
:[whoosh!]
:Izzy Moonbow: [groans]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Whoa, that was fast.
:[bright music]
:Pipp Petals: Nervous?
:Hitch Trailblazer: Extremely.
:Sunny Starscout: Not really.
:Pipp Petals: Don't be! I'll teach you everything you need to know. How to smile, how to stand, how to sit and "smize" when you can't stand or smile.
:Hitch Trailblazer: "Smize"?
:Pipp Petals: Smiling with your eyes! You try!
:Hitch Trailblazer: [groaning]
:Pipp Petals: Oh... Or maybe just try to work on standing still. Then you won't look nervous.
:Sunny Starscout: [giggles] Me? Nervous? I'm a smoothie-making master! This is easy peasy lemon squeezy!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Ah!
:[squish]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Sorry, Pipp. Maybe that's a sign Sunny should just host the show by herself. I mean, remember how bad it was when I ran the smoothie cart? And that was without anypony watching on TV.
:Sunny Starscout: Oh, psshhh. You'll be great, Hitch. Just pretend you're giving a sheriff speech and follow my lead.
:Hitch Trailblazer: Uh... [nervous chuckle]
:[clattering]
:Hitch Trailblazer: [gasps, grunting] Aah! Ow.
:Misty: [grunting] "Worst punishment yet." This is nothing. I'll get out of this! [grunting, gasps] Oh... [straining, sighs] If only I had my cutie mark, I could use unicorn powers. Right? [grunting]
:[soft music]
:Misty: [laughs] Well, better than nothing! [grunting]
:Opaline: [panting] Oh! I must be getting close. [grunts] Ugh! All that sitting around and scheming in the castle has got me out of shape. [laughs] I really must have Misty set up a home gym. Hmmm. [sighs] No dragonfire yet? No problem. For now, I'll just find the one item that will harness its powers even better. Sure, this plan has a high chance of wiping out all of the pony magic in Equestria forever, but, as the fillies say today, N.M.P. Not my problem! [laughs]
:Misty: [sighs, grunting] Ah! [sighs, giggles] Opaline thinks she's so powerful and magical! But she's no match for my hooves!
:[loud screech]
:Misty: Aah!
:[mouse squeaking]
:Misty: [sighs] And speaking of magic, let's see what those ponies are up to...
:[phone beeps]
:[rhythmic music]
:Pipp Petals: Three, two, one.
:[clapperboard claps]
:Izzy Moonbow: [giggles]
:Pipp Petals: And... we're live!
:[pop music]
:Hitch Trailblazer: [gulps]
:Sunny Starscout: Welcome to Sunny Side Up! I'm Sunny, and this is Hitch, coming to you live from Canterlove Studios. And we're gonna tell you what's up with making delicious food from home! Isn't that right, Hitch?
:Hitch Trailblazer: [babbling]
:Sunny Starscout: Uh, yeah... You said it. Today, we are going to be making Pear-nana Delights! [hushed] Remember what we talked about Hitch. Just follow me.
:[clattering]
:Sunny Starscout: First, we're gonna grab as many chopped pear-nanas you believe are going to delight your morning!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Wait, is that one hoofful or two? The recipe says—
:Sunny Starscout: Then, add enough ice to your heart's desire!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Wait, how much is that?
:Sunny Starscout: Then swirl in a secret ingredient with your eyes closed so it's a surprise, especially to you!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Whaaaaat?
:Sunny Starscout: Now, chop up your favorite fruit!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Sunny, slow down! Ah! Sunny, stop closing your eyes while you're operating a blender!
:[clattering]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Wah! Sunny, watch out! Aah! Oof!
:[splat!]
:Hitch Trailblazer: [gasps]
:Zipp Storm: [gasps]
:Pipp Petals: [gasps]
:Izzy Moonbow: Whoa.
:Sunny Starscout: Hitch! That pear-nana juice went right into my eye!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Aw, Sunny, I'm so sorry—eeee!
:Sunny Starscout: [yelps]
:[thud]
:Pipp Petals: [gasps] Guys! Get it together!
:[hearts popping]
:Pipp Petals: Oh!
:Sunny Starscout and Hitch Trailblazer: [grunting]
:Pipp Petals: Keep up the great stuff!
:Sunny Starscout: [groans] Uh... [nervous chuckle] That's okay! Um, falling is a part of the recipe! [giggles]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Wah!
:[splat!]
:Hitch Trailblazer: [groans]
:Sunny Starscout: [laughs]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Hmmm...
:Sunny Starscout: You wouldn't dare! [screaming]
:Sunny Starscout and Hitch Trailblazer: [laughing]
:[hearts popping]
:[playful music]
:Sunny Starscout and Hitch Trailblazer: [grunting and laughing]
:Sunny Starscout: [yelps]
:[slam!]
:Pipp Petals and Izzy Moonbow: [laugh]
:Misty: [laughing, gasps] If they're there, then that means they aren't paying attention to Sparky, and I can grab the dragonfire after all! And then Opaline won't doubt my loyalty! Just in case I'm spotted! [laughs] Ooh, this is gonna be great! Oh!
:[energy hums]
:Misty: [babbles, groans] Or... it couldn't possibly be that easy.
:Opaline: [gasps] Dragonstone! Just as I remembered. And the magic's return has begun to activate it, just as I hoped! Once I add dragonfire to it, it will be unstoppable. And so will I. [laughs evilly]
:Sunny Starscout: [groans]
:Sparky Sparkeroni: [giggles, chomps]
:Izzy Moonbow: [humming] Oh! Found some floor food? Yum!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Sparky, don't eat food off the floor!
:Izzy Moonbow: Awww...
:Sparky Sparkeroni: [whimpers]
:Pipp Petals: [deep gasp] We're losing them! Let's mix it up! Now do a recipe with these bags of mystery ingredients! Oh, oh! And the winner becomes cooking royalty!
:Hitch Trailblazer: Oof!
:Pipp Petals: Hmm. Or maybe... Oh! Maybe Sunny instructs Hitch blindly as he cooks! Ooh, I like it!
:[smack!]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Huh? Um...
:Sunny Starscout: What? I really don't think this is a good idea.
:Hitch Trailblazer: Well, I'm really starting to get a hang of this whole hosting thing, and I think it's a great idea! But if you wanna sit this one out, Sunny, I'm happy to host solo.
:Sunny Starscout: But the show is called "Sunny Side Up".
:Pipp Petals: And pretty soon it'll be called "It's Over"! Guys, we gotta recapture the magic and do it fast!
:[thud]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Ow.
:Pipp Petals: Ugh!
:Misty: [sighs]
:Sunny Starscout: Welcome back to "Sunny Side Up", where my co-chef Hitch will be baking...
:Sunny Starscout: ...cinnamon raisin fruity cutie cookies! He'll be cooking blindly while I... instruct him? You know what? I can't.
:Hitch Trailblazer: Sunny, what are you doing?
:Sunny Starscout: I'll tell what we're not doing – a cooking show! Look at this place. Look at us. How did we become such a mess? Ever since we just started trying to follow likes, I totally lost track of what's most important. You wanna know what I love about being a chef? What I thought this show would be about?
:Sunny Starscout: It's a way to let loose and break free of expectations!
:Sunny Starscout: Cooking is great to get you out of a rut. Like if you've lost your way. Or if you're stuck. Especially...
:Sunny Starscout: ...if the reason that you're stuck is because somepony's keeping you there against your will and...
:Sunny Starscout: ...pushing you to do something you don't think is right.
:Pipp Petals: [weak chuckle]
:Sunny Starscout: Okay, maybe that was a little overdramatic. But if you are going through something like that, well, cooking is a great way for you to reclaim your power. Quit doing things you don't want to do just to make everypony else happy, and simply be yourself!
:Sunny Starscout: So, to everypony watching, it's time to start believing in yourself.
:Sunny Starscout: And every dish, dessert, or Pear-nana Delight you make, no matter if you followed the recipe or improvised your own, has the power to be delicious and unique. Just like you. [slurps]
:Hitch Trailblazer: Sunny, wait! No!
:Sunny Starscout: [gagging, coughing] Oh, my...! Except when it's a cup full of sour ingredients your co-host threw at you earlier! Blech!
:Hitch Trailblazer: [laughs]
:Misty: She... She's right. The reason I've been failing my missions for Opaline lately is because I... I don't want to succeed. I... I don't want to take away the ponies' power. I focus so much on trying to please her, to try and follow her every order, that I never once asked myself what I wanted. I never once... thought to believe in myself. I've got to find a way out of this!
:[mysterious music]
:Opaline: Ugh!
:[boom!]
:Opaline: Ugh, this hike is atrocious! [gasps] Why does every magical thing have to be precariously perched on a hill with stuff in the way?! Ugh!
:[boom!]
:Opaline: [panting] Ugh. Here's an idea! Bury your magic things within hoof's reach!
:Misty: Opaline has been lying to me from the moment we met! I knew something was off when I discovered Earth ponies didn't have laser eyes!
:[clattering]
:Misty: All they've ever treated me with is kindness. The kindness I deserve.
:[soft music]
:Misty: But is this really the right move, Madame Taffytail? This is the only life I've ever known. But maybe that's even more reason to go outside and experience more of it.
:Pipp Petals: And that's a cut to commercial!
:Zipp Storm: [laughs] And maybe when we're back, can we actually have you guys make some food?
:Sunny Starscout: Hitch, I think we really need to talk. All I wanted was to be a great chef and an inspiration. But everything just got out of control. When I made that big speech about needing to be myself, it made me realize that you need to be yourself, too. You were so nervous, and instead of encouraging you to do things your own way, I let us both get caught up in all this chaos. I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?
:Hitch Trailblazer: Sunny, I'm shocked.
:Sunny Starscout: Listen, I already said sorry, Hitch. You don't have to rub it in.
:Hitch Trailblazer: No, no. "Forgive you"? Sunny, this has been an awesome day! Sure, I didn't actually learn how to cook from "the master", and I'm pretty sure nopony at home did, either.
:Sunny Starscout: [giggles]
:Hitch Trailblazer: But I had a great time! It actually reminded me of how we used to play as kids in Grandma Figgy's kitchen. Our food fights were epic, remember?
:Sunny Starscout: How could I forget?
:Sunny Starscout and Hitch Trailblazer: [laugh]
:Hitch Trailblazer: And besides, you are a great chef and an inspiration. You certainly inspired me to get over my stage fright. The food fight helped with that, too. Maybe if we met in the middle, we'd create a show we both wanted to make?
:Sunny Starscout: One that celebrates both of our strengths!
:Opaline: [straining and groaning] But, Opaline, are you sure? Do you really want to seize the most powerful crystal in all of Equestria for your own selfishness? [cackles] Oh, that was a good one! Why am I so funny when nopony's around? [gasps, screams] Magic, seize it! [groans] Ugh! I'll be back.
:Misty: And another thing! Other unicorns aren't trying to trick me! Though there was that one time where Izzy blindfolded me and forced me to hit a weird thing called a "pye-nya-tah". [sighs] Oh, I'm so confused! Okay, think. Let's focus on the facts. Opaline's lied to me, and I still don't have a cutie mark. Maybe I never will. Okay, then! It's settled! I'm finally leaving Opaline for good! Now I just gotta figure out how...
:Zipp Storm: Three... two... one...
:[clapperboard claps]
:Zipp Storm: And we're back!
:Sunny Starscout: Welcome back to "Sunny Side Up"! I'm Sunny!
:Hitch Trailblazer: And I'm Hitch!
:Sunny Starscout: And we're finally gonna tell you what's up with today's Pear-nana Delights recipe. Now, before, I mentioned grabbing as many chopped pear-nanas as you believe will delight your morning. But to be more specific, that's about a cup and a half.
:Hitch Trailblazer: And before, I started slinging fruit when I got frustrated, when really I should've been more patient and clear with my follow-up questions.
:[hearts popping slowly]
:Pipp Petals: Guys! Our viewership is plummeting! You two getting along is not compelling television! What should we do?
:Zipp Storm: Nothing at all, Pipp. This is the real "Sunny Side Up". Sure, the numbers aren't as high as when they were hurling whipped cream at each other.
:Izzy Moonbow: [with mouth full] But it's sweeter! [gasps] Simpler!
:Pipp Petals: The way it should've been from the very beginning.
:Hitch Trailblazer: [slurping, with mouth full] Mm! This is delicious!
:Sunny Starscout: Thanks so much for tuning in, everypony!
:Sunny Starscout: But before we go, we wanna say something.
:Hitch Trailblazer: This will be our first and last "Sunny Side Up" broadcast. Thank you all for tuning in today. The ups, the downs...
:Sunny Starscout: The pear-nanas that we'll be cleaning up for weeks!
:Sunny Starscout and Hitch Trailblazer: [laugh]
:Hitch Trailblazer: But we hope it inspired everypony to come on down to Canterlove Studios and join in on the fun!
:Sunny Starscout: [slurps] Ah!
:Zipp Storm: And cut!
:Izzy Moonbow: That was brilliant!
:Zipp Storm: That was actually very educational!
:Pipp Petals: That was... a great save, ponies! Now, are you sure you don't wanna do an encore? I've already got a-ma-zing ideas for merch! Oh! Maybe we tie-dye shirts to look like they're stained with pear-nanas?
:Izzy Moonbow: Whoa, whoa! Hold everything! Everypony in Maretime Bay just signed up! [gasps] Looks like the studio is now fully booked for the next six months!
:Zipp Storm: Mm, probably for the best. You two wouldn't be able to top that episode, anyway.
:Misty: From this moment on, I make my own choices! From this moment on, I make my own friends! From this moment on, I—!
:Opaline: [coughing, clearing throat]
:Misty: Make sure Opaline doesn't find out I just said all that! [grunts]
:Opaline: [clears throat, laughs evilly, coughs] Come on! My cackle used to be my greatest quality. Heh. That's a lie. Every quality is my greatest quality. Misty. Something's different. I've somehow become more enchanting in the last twelve hours!
:Misty: [sighs]
:Opaline: I hope you've thought hard about your failure while I was gone.
:Misty: I have! And I will! I mean, I won't fail you again!
:Opaline: Okay, okay, easy. You don't have to spit on me while you grovel. Misty, dear, I hope you know that I'm so hard on you because I believe in you. I see so much of the young pony I once was. Strong. Determined. Destined for greatness. But that doesn't come easy. You understand, right?
:Misty: I do.
:Opaline: Good.
:[whoosh]
:Misty: Whoo! [laughs] Oh, thank you, Opaline! I am now free! Oh, it is great to be free!
:Opaline: And I've been busy as well. Very busy. I've located it.
:Misty: It's beautiful.
:Opaline: It's immaculate! But also, terribly stuck. Get plenty of rest tonight because, in the morning, we gallop. But, before we get started with all that...
:Misty: Anything you need!
:Opaline: ...mind telling me what that is?
:[dramatic music]
:Misty: [gasps]
:[credits]