My Little Pony: Special: Neigh Anything Part 1

This Special is based on the comics 11 and 12 but has different scenes from the comics and has the same scenes from the comics.

Part 1: Shining Armor and Princess Cadance tell Twilight Sparkle and her friends how the two of them first met.

(It takes place after The Last Problem of the coronation.)

**Featured Voice Performers**

**Britt McKillip as Princess Cadance**

**Andrew Francis as Shining Armor, Student 2**

**Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle**

**Cathy Weseluck as Spike, Mayor Mare**

**Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy,Diamond Rose, Lyra**

**Ashleigh Ball as Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Cheerleader 3**

**Nicole Oliver as Princess Celestia, Coach**

**Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity, Flurry Heart, Cheerleader 4**

**Andrew Francis as Royal Guard, Student 1**

**Patricia Drake as Twilight Velvet, Cheerleader 2, Gem Light**

**Charlie Demers as Night Light**

**Nicole Oliver as Celestia/Lemony Hearts**

**Bradley Cooper as Buck Withers**

**Daniel Magon as Gizmo/Poindexter**

**Ryan Reynolds as 8 Bit**

**Tony Hale as Gaffe**

**Nicole Lyn Oliver as Cheerilee, Cheerleader 1**

**Nowacking as Vinyl Scratch**

**Micheal Daingerfiled as Announcer**

Part 1: The episode opens at Tealove's Tea Room in Canterlot; Princess Cadance, Flurry Heart, and Shining Armor have invited Twilight Sparkle and her friends and her parents to spend the day with them.

Shining Armor: Do they have anything that's not alfalfa sprouts... and so... tiny?

Princess Cadance: Alfalfa sprouts won't kill you.

Shining Armor: They might.

Twilight Sparkle: Shining Armor, Cadence! Thanks So Much For Inviting Us To Spend The Day with you.

Rarity: It really is such a lovely day to be spending out and about in Canterlot, isn’t it?(Rarity spits her tea while Applejack looks and holds a tiny cupcake.)

Pinkie Pie: This place could use some streamers… and have you seen the size of these cakes? I’ll need to eat 42 of them to equal one piece of normal cake! (as the owner sighs and Rainbow dash and Shining Armor eat the cakes wildly.)

When Shining Armor mentions his and Cadence's upcoming wedding anniversary.

Cadence: We’re so glad you could all join us today! We’ll be headed back to The Crystal Empire next week, so we wanted to make sure we saw you all before we left.

Fluttershy: So soon? But you just got here…

Applejack: if you head back now you’ll miss The Summer Wrap Up Festival and Hoedown in Ponyville!

Twilight Velvet: I’m Afraid, they have to, it's their Anniversary dear! (She was feeding Flurry Heart with mashed peas.)

Shining Armor: Mom’s right, The crystal Ponies are throwing us a party… probably with even tinder cakes.

Pinkie Pie Wait… I Heard Party? Party?

Twilight Sparkle: That’s Right! Your Wedding Anniversary! I have a gift Scheduled for delivery in 9 days… and 4 hours. And 37 minutes. You’ll be home, right?

Shining Armor: “Chuckle” Yes we’ll be home.

Night Light: Sounds like our anniversary?(As he kisses his wife’s cheek.)

Rarity: It must be so nice to be married to your very special somepony… sigh…

Fluttershy wonders how the two of them first met.

Fluttershy: You know, we’re known you two since your wedding and I’ve never asked, how did you two meet?

The couple tells of how they were students together at Canterlot Academy,

Twilight Sparkle: That’s easy! Princess Cadence was my foal sitter!

Shining Armor: Actually the story has a bit more to it than that…

Cadence: Quite A Bit More! Shining Armor and I went to school together.

Rainbow Dash: Boring!

Fluttershy: RAINBOW!

Shining Armor: I remember it like it was… A while ago...

beginning an issue-long flashback.

Canterlot Academy

Shining Armor narrates: It was back in our Canterlot Academy Days…

Canterlot Academy hallway,

Shining Armor narrates: My friends and I...er were a unique bunch.

Polo team captain Buck Withers trips Shining Armor and his friends Poindexter, 8-bit, and Gaffer, causing other students nearby to laugh at them.

Buck Withers: Hope you had a nice trip, Poindexter!

Poindexter: Did someone say my name?

Gaffer: Yay you idiot it was Buck!

Cadence walks over to help Shining Armor up,

Shining Armor narrates: Cadence was a vision. The Most beautiful, kind, amazing pony I’d ever seen...I don’t want to brag, but I was totally smooth! That was the first time we met!

Cadence: Oh! Here let me help you up.(She pulled out her hoof and helped Shining up.)

Shining Armor: Dur…

Cadence: I’m Afraid, all your books and papers are a mess. Would you like some help with them?

Shining Armor: Dur…(his friends got up as the students laughed.)

Cadence: Would you like to go to the nurse? Did you hit your head? How many hooves am I holding up?

Shining Armor: Gerp?(as Cadence’s friends look at Buck with dream faces.)

The Bell rang.

Lemony Gen: Cadence! Come on, we’ll be late for History Of Equestria!(As Diamond Rose touched Buck’s chest as they walked.)

Cadence: Oh I… um shouldn’t be late. I...well goodbye!

Shining Armor: Buh Buh(As his friends picked up their stuff.)

Shining Armor: I think she likes me.

Gaffer: You an idiot.

and the stallion is completely taken by her beauty, unable to speak one intelligible word to her.

Later, Shining Armor and his friends are engaged in a tabletop role-playing game,

Gaffer: Hey 8 Bit? Is there any more honey dew left? Poindexter Roll For Damage.(Poindexter roll the dice)

8 Bit: Yep! Here you go.

Pointdexter: Oh...I rolled a 9...That’s not good. Gaffer, what’s the word? Is my elf-pegasus still alive?

Gaffer: Eh, you won’t like this. You’ve like this. You’ve taken a blasting spell to the flank your character won’t be able to spit for a month.

but Shining Armor is too distracted by thoughts of Cadance to focus.

Pointdexter: He can’t sit, he can’t fly, he can’t use spells. You’re out to get me.

Gaffer: The Game is out to get you, not me. Shining Armor? What’s your move?

His friends looked at him and Gaffer snapped him out of distractions.

Gaffer: Shining ARRRRRRMORRRR? Are you still with us over there? We need our paladin!

Shining Armor: What?

He decides to make Cadance his very special somepony and intends to ask her to the upcoming Fall Formal Gala.

Poindexter: Is he okay?

8 Bit: I think somepony still has his head on tri-colored hair and blue eyes.

Shining Armor: Her eyes are purple.

8 Bit:  I reset my case.

Shining Armor: Guys! I’ve made a decision!

Pointdexter: Is it to open the hidden door to the left of the treasure chest? I don’t think you should until 8-Bit can cast a Protection Spell…

Shining Armor: Not About That.

Shining Armor: I am going to make Cadence my special somepony.

Graffer: Good luck with that.

Shining Armor: Furthermore...I shall ask her to The Fall Formal Gala next week.

Poindexter: There sure are a lot of dances in this place aren’t there?

Graffer: Shining Armor, Cadence is a princess. She’s smart, kind, and beautiful. She can go to the dance with anypony… We know you’re  a good guy, but there are some limitations to our Society… Circumstances.

Shining Armor: We’re meant for each other, I can feel it.

8 Bit: You...er might...be shooting a little....high in your expectations for your first girlfriend.

Shining Armor: No. She’s perfect. We Are going to live happily ever after in a Crystal Castle. I can see it  clearly…

Poindexter, 8-bit, and Gaffer: Collective Sigh.

Gaffer: You’re really serious about this, aren't you?

Shining Armor: I vow upon The Twelve Houses of Elvish Ponies that I will woo The Fair Cadan…

8 Bit: No need for vows! We get the idea.

Poindexter, 8-bit, and Gaffer are doubting their friend's lofty goals, but when they see how determined he is, they decide to help.

Gaffer: Never say we don’t rally around our leader.

Poindexter: What are you doing?

Gaffer: I have written 367 successful Oubliettes and Ogres Campaigns. If I can’t come up with a quest for the hero to get the girl, I may as well turn in my nerd badge.

8 Bit: Are you sure you want to do this? This could be a disaster.

Gaffer: We. We are doing this. And, if it fails, it'll be a spectacular failure.

Poindexter: We, our reputations can’t get any worse…

Poindexter, 8-Bit, and Gaffer put their hooves out and Shining Armor looked at the figure of a princess.

8 Bit bonked him on the head and Shining Armor put his hoof out too.

Gaffer: Let’s get Shining Armor his dream girl!

Shining Armor: For love.

Poindexter: For nerds everywhere.

8 Bit: For everypony who’s reached for the stars!

Poindexter: That was a bit much wasn’t it?

8 Bit: Hey I like drama.

In "trial one" of Gaffer's plan, which has Shining Armor simply talk to Cadance, they meet one another when she comes to foal-sit Twilight.

At school.

Graffer gave Shining Armor a plan while they were walking after school.

In "trial one" of Gaffer's plan, which has Shining Armor simply talk to Cadance,

Gaffer: To win the girl, you’re going to have to complete the three trials. 1, we’re going to start with, filly step here, you just need to talk to her.

Shining Armor: I think I can do that…

Gaffer: Trial 2, a grand gesture. We need to get you noticed to get you on the ballot for Fall Formal King. Cadence is a sure bet for the queen. That Leads to Trail 3… You win the crown, you get to dance with her at the gala and BAM! You ask her to be your special somepony, you win!

Shining Armor: …Dance… I Win!

8 Bit came up.

8 Bit: Here’s something to help with part one! Give this to your mom! I saw it over at filly school when I picked up my little sister!

Shining Armor: What…(8 Bit showed the flier to Shining Armor)

8 BitL You’ll be able to see her outside of school if she comes by to foal sit your sister, Twilight Sparkle! It's perfect.

Shining Armor: Cadence is foal sitting again? This seems easy enough…

they meet one another when she comes to foal-sit Twilight. Once again, Shining Armor is reduced to a mumbling wreck in her presence, but manages to give her a squeaky hello.

Later That Week at Shining Armor’s house

Twilight Velvet: I’m so glad you brought me Cadence’s flier, honey! She was free tonight to foal sit so we can all go to your Flugelhorn Recital!(As she fixed Shining Armor’s tie.)

Twilight: Your face gets all funny when you talk about her, Shining Armor…

A knock came from the door.

Twilight Velvet: Oh! There She Is!(Twilight Velvet open the door and there is Cadence)

Twilight Velvet: Hello! So good to see you again, Cadence! It’s been a while.(Twilight Velvet and Cadence hug)

Cadence: Hello! I’m so glad you got a hold of me. I’m looking forward to seeing Twilight…(Cadence turn to Shining Armor)

Cadence: Oh hello, Shining Armor… Right?(Shining Armor was surprised)

Shining Armor:(She knows my name…Say hello say hello say hello!)EEP!

Twilight Velvet: Oh! You know my Shiny? We’re going to his Flugelhorn Recital Tonight. He’s just so talented.(Shining’s mom pinches his cheeks with her hooves as his father patted his head.)

Night Light: He’s going to make some young pony very happy one day.

Shining Armor: EEP.

Twilight Velvet kisses her daughter goodbye.

Twilight Velvet: No remember Twilight! Now We'll be a little late. Shiny will want to go out for ice cream after his recital or he'll get all Cranky Wanky!

Twilight: very Cranky Wanky!(Shining look cross at his sister as Cadence laugh)

The two couples left the door as Shining looked at his sister and Cadence.

Shining Armor:(Say Something!)

Shining Armor: Gulp.

Shining Armor: HeLlO!!(He said with a weird voice to Cadence and left the door.)

Shining Armor:(Nailed it!)

Shining Armor and his friends arrived at the school storage.

The second "trial" involves boosting Shining Armor's popularity at school with a grand gesture at the championship polo game pep rally and parade.

Gaffer: How did last night go?

Shining Armor: The Recital? I ROCKED that flugelhorn!

Gaffer: Not that. Did you talk to her?(As Gaffer opened the door.)

Shining Armor: Oh that? Yeah… I did!

8 Bit: Good on ya! That’s great!(The bros went inside the storage)

Gaffer: Now that that is out of the way-it’s time for your second trial…A Grand Gesture. You, sir, are not a popular pony. People think you have no personality. No pizzazz! We've got to get you in front of everypony. In less than 5 minutes, We are going to make you talk of the academy!(Shining Armor was confused)

Shining Armor: How are you going to do that?(8 Bit turn on the lights revealed some floats)

8 Bit: We all know the fall formal is the weekend after The Polo Team’s Big Champion Game. Before the game, there’s The Pep Rally and The Fall Formal Parade!

Pointdexter: All the parade today, we’re going to put you in the spotlight!(Shining look at the other float)

Shining Armor: This seems… too grand of A Gesture…

Shining Armor(Sigh) I… Well now that’s really something.

Gaffer: And there are costumes for all of us too!

Shining Armor(Sigh) Oh… we’re all going to be on the float. Goodie, I wouldn't want to suffer alone.

8 Bit: Come on dude, we need to practice the musical number!

Pointdexter: I wrote it myself!

Soon Shining Armor and his friend are getting ready for the parade

Shining Armor(This is a terrible idea.)

Gaffer: This is a great idea!

At the parade

Shining Armor becomes unsure of himself, but when he sees Cadence sitting with Buck Withers in the crowd, his confidence is renewed. In front of all of Canterlot Academy,

Shining Armor: There she is! Aw man, she is sitting with Buck Withers, The Captain of The Polo Team!? I hate that guy…

Pointdexter: You should…I heard he was planning on asking Cadence to the dance after the game today.

Gaffer: Shining Armor! It just became imperative that we do this and get you on Cadence’s radar right now. Are you ready?(Shining thought about it and put paint to his cheek)

Shining Armor: I’m ready!

He and his friends put on an elaborate display and musical number.

Song:

I Love Pretty Pink Mares!

(I Love Pretty Pink Mares, They Make Me Feel So Good! I Love Tri Color Hair! It Makes Me Feel So BAD!)

Vinyl watched the song with her father.

Vinyl: Oh molly that song is AWESOME!(A cutie mark appeared on her butt)

(When They’re Around They Make Me Feel Like I’m The Only Colt In Town… I Love Pretty Pink Mares… I Love Pretty Pink Mares… I Love Pretty Pink Mares and They Make Me Feel So Good!)

The song stopped

Shining Armor and his friends look at the audience

Pointdexter: (Pant) Did (Pant) did they like it?

8 Bit: I Have no idea?

That moves Cadance to tears. The princess applauds the stallion's display.

But her claps are soon drowned out by laughter and heckling, incited by Buck.

Buck: GEEKS! What a bunch of GEEKS! HA HA(Everypony laugh at the four nerds)

Student 1: What a bunch of nerds!

Student 2: Snickers!

Pointdexter: They don’t like it(The float collapse)

Buck: So Pathetic!(Shining Armor and his friends shuffle away in humiliation.)

Gaffer: Stallions, our objective for the third task has changed.

Shining Armor: (Sigh) You bet it has. No One would vote for me as Fall Formal King now.(Gaffer held Shining Armor by the shirt)

Gaffer: You want to win the princess, right?

Shining Armor: More Than anything.

Gaffer: Then you are going to slay that dragon and get the girl.

At the school storage

In light of this development, Gaffer reworks the third phase of his plan: distract Buck during the championship game and make him the worst player on the field.

8 Bit: Shining Armor, what is Buck’s weakest point?

Shining Armor: Losing. He’s one of those stallions that has to win… and he has to be the star of the game or he loses his mind.

PointDexter: Right… and what’s he about to do right now?

Gaffer: He’s about to lead The Canterlot Academy Polo Team To Another Equestria Championship!

Gaffer: So, the four of us swoop in. We distract him. We do anything we can to make him the worst player out there.

PointDexter: He’ll storm off the field in a huff and forget all about asking Cadence after the game.

8 Bit: While Buck is off throwing a hissy fit, you go get the girl.

Shining Armor: Wait, will this make the whole team lose the game?  I don’t want everyone to suffer just because Buck is a bully.

Gaffer: No. We don’t interfere with anypony else on the team. They’re all solid players… They can win this without Buck. Hey I’m sure half of them will love us for taking him down a peg and letting them get some field time.(As Shining holds a knight and princess figure in his hooves.)

Shining Armor: I really hope it works.

Gaffer: Don’t worry Cadence is a sweet pony. She can see right through that stallion… She’ll know you’re the better choice. Okay everypony let’s get to it.(The bros look at Shining Armor holding the figures.

Shining Armor: Cadence, my love. Will you do me the honor of going to The Fall Former with me?

Shining Armor(Cadence voice): Why yes my darling! I looooove you!(Gaffer snaps Shining out of his moment.)

Gaffer: Put the dolls down and let’s go!

Shining Armor: Action Figures…

At the game of the field.

Announcer: Taking The field now are The Undefeated Canterlot Academy Dragons! Today’s game against The Manehattan Academy Manticores Promises to be an exciting one!

Announcer: And, the leader of The Dragons is Captain Buck Withers! This  season’s most valuable pony player.(Buck winks at Cadence and her friends as she roll her eyes as her friends flur at his)

Cheerleaders: Go go Buck Withers, he’s our stallion, who will win and no pony can’t stop him, Gooooooo Buck!

Shining Armor and his friends hid in a bush wearing gear

Shining Armor: Operation Slay The Dragon is A Go!

Gaffer: Everypony in Position.

PointDexter: My mom is going to get really mad if I get grass stains on her Turtleneck…

8 Bit: Suck it up Pointdexter.

They tried making a loud noise to surprise him but it didn’t work.

They tried to use oil to make the team slip but it didn’t work or maybe.

They dug to make them miss the polo but it didn’t work.

PointDexter tried to distract the team by being a cheerleader.

PointDexter: YooHoo!(The team players look at PointDexter casing Buck to go fly high)

PointDexter: My Beauty is Chaotic…

Shining and his friend hid in another bush

Shining Armor: It’s like he’s cursed… but in reverse! We can’t do anything to shark him?

Gaffer: I only have one idea left… And it’s a last resort.

Gaffer held a polo mallet

Shining Armor: That’s oddly specific.

PointDexter: How in Equestria are we going to replace his mallet with this one? He’s out of the field.(The Coach blow her whistle)

Coach: TIME OUT!!!

Buck: WOO! Water Break!

Shining Armor replaced Buck’s mallet with the other one as Buck came back and got it.

Gaffer: Hold on to your flanks.

8 Bit: That won’t hurt him, will it?

Gaffer: Nah… I don’t think so. Well, no. Sure. No. Whatever.

Unfortunately, their efforts backfire on them when Buck swung his mallet but the top of the mallet went flying but the ball shot at the goal. They end up making Buck look like the star of the game.

Cadence’s friends cheered for him.

Shining Armor is upset

Shining Armor: So what? So what if he won the game, I can still get to Cadence’s first.(Shining Armor went up to the bleachers and passed the crowd)

Gaffer: Good Luck

Shining Armor: Excuse me, pardon me… Have any of you seen cadence? No?(Shining Armor look for Cadence and saw her)

Cadence: Cadence! There she is! Pardon me!(Shining Armor is about to ask Cadence but Ultimately, Buck reaches Cadance in the crowd before Shining Armor and he asks her to the Fall Formal)

Buck: Cadence, how’d you like to go to The Fall Formal with me?(Shining Armor was surprised as Cadence thought about it as her friends tell her to do it)

Diamond Rose: Of Course she’ll go with you!(Shining bit his hooves)

Lemony Gem: No One else has asked her!(Shining was scared)

Shining Armor:(Please say no please say no!)

Cadence: Well, I guess it’s true no pony asked me yet… I was kind of hoping one pony would…(Shining was worried)

Buck: Right! You were waiting for me!(as he put his jacket on Cadence)

Cadence: Well, I…

Buck: I’ll pick you up at 8, seeya!(Buck kiss Cadence’s hoof and left)

Diamond Rose: You’re so lucky! He’s sooooo cute!

Lemony Gem: (Sigh) Do you think he has a brother?(As she and Diamond Rose fainted)

Cadence: oh deer…

Cadence’s agreement leaves Shining Armor, utterly defeated, shambles off in sorrow with his friends.

(No Wedding Day Smiles, No Walk Down The Aisle. No Flowers, No Wedding Dress.)

Back in the present day, Pinkie Pie is in disbelief that the story ends there.

Pinkie Pie: Woo woo woo, What… That can’t be the ending ! You two are married!(As Pinkie get into Shining Armor’s face as Cadence laugh)

But Princess Cadance corrects her: that's only how the story began.

Cadence: That’s not how it ended! That’s how it began.(She kissed her husband on the cheek.)

She also remarks that she remembers certain events differently than Shining Armor, to which the stallion admits to embellishing.

Cadence: And I don’t remember The Polo Game being… quite that interesting.

Shining Armor: I may have embellished for the sake of storytelling.

Cadence: And The “Exploding Polo Mallet”? Weren’t there fireworks planned after the game alright? Didn’t his mallet break?

Shining Armor: Nuance.

Twilight talks to Rarity

Twilight: You should hear our dad tell the story. There’s a gopher that helps them replace the polo ball.

Night Light: What?(As Night Light eats cake as his wife sighs)

Rarity: Well, what happened? You went to the dance with another stallion? Details!

Fluttershy: Did Shining Armor swoop in and steal you away? Was it romantic?

Rainbow Dash: You mean “mushy.”

Over another round of tea and cakes, Cadence prepares to tell Twilight and her friends what happened next…

Cadence: Lets’ refill our drinks, order another round of tea and cakes, and I’ll tell you all about The Fall Formal… After I changed Flurry Heart.

To Be Continued…