My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (TV Series)

Sparkle's Seven (2019)

Tabitha St. Germain: Rarity, Princess Luna

Quotes 

• Twilight Sparkle : [after Shining Armor guesses her plan]  Oh, come on!

  Rarity : Twilight, darling, nopony knows you better than your own brother.

  Twilight Sparkle : So you're saying I should give up?

  Rarity : I'm saying your brother will win. No matter how brilliant your plan is, no matter how many variations you try, it will be something your brother expects, and he'll always win! Unless... when the perfect chance comes along, you do something he can't expect. Then you'll win.

  Spike : You've been practicing that speech, haven't you?

  Rarity : A little bit. It felt like I rushed. Did I rush it?

  Applejack : Absolutely not.

  Fluttershy : Oh, no.

  Pinkie Pie : Yeah, it was fast-ish.

  Rarity : We have to do the opposite of what Shining Armor expects. Therefore, Twilight cannot mastermind the plan. But *I* can!

  Applejack : That's... definitely unexpected.

• Rainbow Dash : [seeing Zephyr Breeze on guard duty]  Zephyr Breeze?

  Rarity : [getting an idea]  Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho, darling, this couldn't be more perfect!

  Rainbow Dash : How is this perfect? He's the most annoying pony in Equestria, and he's totally obsessed with me, and we have to come up with a way to distract-

  [Rarity raises her eyebrows twice and Rainbow realizes her plan] 

  Rainbow Dash : Oh, no. Oh, no-no, no way! Unh-unh!

  [the screen flip-cuts to Rainbow wearing a dress and makeup and having her hair done up, courtesy of Rarity] 

• Twilight Sparkle : [meeting up with the others]  What are you all doing out here?

  Rarity : In retrospect, our plan might have been *too* unexpected.

  Twilight Sparkle : [gasps]  Every part of it failed? Oh, now I'll never get the crown!

  Spike : Maybe we should go back to doing things the Twilight way.

  Twilight Sparkle : You mean the totally expected way?

  Spike : It may not be a surprise, but you have a pretty good record for planning things.

  [the others nod in agreement] 

  Twilight Sparkle : Then I guess it's worth a try. Thanks, Spike.

  Spike : What are little brothers for?

• Twilight Sparkle : [after Spike reveals he has the crown]  Spike?

  Shining Armor : How in Equestria did you do it?

  Spike : Come on. You two don't think you have the only sibling rivalry. I had an inside pony help.

  [the camera pans over to Princess Luna] 

  Spike : It wasn't hard to miss there were some disagreements on the whole security thing.

  [the flashback sequence starts] 

  Princess Luna : [in the flashback]  I said we could do it ourselves, but some ponies are a bit more stubborn.

  Spike : [voice-over]  So, while Shining Armor went on and on about his improved security measures, Luna and I struck a deal. She put Zephyr in charge of the catacombs and helped keep Celestia out of the castle hallways. Once Luna was on board, I just had to do my part and make sure we stuck to Twilight's plan so we'd all get to the throne room at the same time. I knew Shining Armor would let it play out until the last possible second. Then, while everyone was distracted by his gloating, all Luna had to do was float the crown over to me.