[crickets chirping]

[hoofsteps]

[door creaks]

Spike: [snoring]

Sunset Shimmer: Ugh!

Spike: Huh? What?

Wolf: Huh?

Twilight Sparkle: [yawns] My crown! She's got my crown! Stop! Thief! She's stolen my crown!

Rest of main cast: [gasps]

Twilight Sparkle: Stop! [grunts]

[clatter]

Main cast: [gasps]

Twilight Sparkle: What did you do with my crown?

Sunset Shimmer: Sorry it had to be this way... Princess.

Main cast: [gasps]

Shark: Who was that?

Wolf: I had no idea...

Princess Celestia: Sunset Shimmer. A former student of mine. She began her studies with me not long before Twilight. But when she did not get what she wanted as quickly as she liked, she turned cruel and dishonest. I tried to help her, but she eventually decided to abandon her studies and pursue her own path. One that has sadly led to her stealing your crown.

Spike: She replaced Twilight's with this one.

Princess Celestia: I suppose Sunset Shimmer thought you wouldn't notice right away that this was not yours. And by the time you did, it would be too late to go after your crown and Element of Harmony.

Twilight Sparkle: But I don't understand. Where did she go? Where did she take the crown?

Princess Celestia: You'll soon know more about this place than even I do.

Princess Luna: This is no ordinary mirror. It is a gateway to another world. A gateway that opens once every thirty moons.

Pinkie Pie: Sparkly!

Princess Luna: It has always been kept in the throne room of Canterlot Castle. But when Princess Cadance took over the Crystal Empire, we sent it here for her to watch over.

Princess Celestia: [sigh] I had always hoped that Sunset Shimmer would someday use it to return, to come back to Equestria seeking my guidance. Obviously, this is not what has happened.

Princess Cadance: Twilight, you must use the mirror to go into this other world and retrieve your crown. Without it, the other Elements of Harmony have no power and Equestria is left without one of its most important means of defense.

Princess Luna: Your crown does not belong in the place Sunset Shimmer now calls home. And in her possession, your Element of Harmony will no doubt be used to bring harm to the inhabitants of this other realm. They will not have the power to defend themselves.

Princess Celestia: You understand the importance of your task?

Twilight Sparkle and Diane: Of course.

Princess Celestia: Good. Then you must go at once.

Twilight Sparkle and Diane: [sigh]

Rainbow Dash: Whoa, whoa, whoa! They're going, we're going with them.

Pinkie Pie: [squee]

Rainbow Dash: Right, girls?

Pinkie Pie: Oooh! I'm so 'nervicited'!

Applejack: You do realize that's not a real word, right?

Wolf: Diane, if you're going, we're going with you. Right, guys?

The Bad Guys: Right!

Princess Celestia: I'm afraid I can't let you go.

The Bad Guys: What?!

Rainbow Dash: What?! Why not?!

Princess Celestia: Sending all of you could upset the balance of this alternate world, creating havoc that would make it impossible for Twilight to get the crown back from Sunset Shimmer. This is something Princess Twilight and Diane must do alone.

Princess Luna: Time is of the essence. On the third day, when the moon reaches its peak in the night sky, the gateway will close. And once it does, it will be another thirty moons before you will be able to use it to return.

Wolf: Diane, I...

Snake: I'm sorry, Wolf. She has to go.

Diane: It's okay, Wolf. I'll be back soon.

Wolf: (sighs) Okay, just be careful...

Rest of main cast: [remarks of encouragement] Spike, NO!

The Bad Guys: Wait, Spike! (Accidentally falls into the mirror as well)

Twilight Sparkle and Diane: Whoa! Aaaah!

Spike: [yelping]

The Bad Guys: (screaming)