He and Starlight act very awkward around one another before Sunburst eventually closes the door. The two go to Sunburst's house, and a scraggly-looking Sunburst answers the door. While Twilight and Pinkie Pie look after the baby, the rest of the Mane Six help Shining Armor with the Crystalling preparations.īack in the statue plaza, Spike regales a crowd of Crystal Ponies with the story of how he saved the Empire from Sombra before returning to overseeing Starlight's friendship lesson. But Celestia says the Crystalling is more important now than ever, and she advises that Cadance inform her subjects of the situation. Due to the unpredictability of the baby's magic, demonstrated when she blasts a hole in the ceiling with her sneeze, Cadance considers cancelling the Crystalling. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, also in attendance of the baby's Crystalling, explain that this is the first natural Alicorn birth in Equestria. Meanwhile, at the palace, the Mane Six meet Shining Armor and Cadance's newborn foal who, much to their shock, turns out to be an Alicorn. When they pass by a crystal statue of Spike, Starlight distracts him by asking how he saved the Empire from King Sombra and during the Equestria Games, which attracts a crowd. On their way to Sunburst's house, Starlight tries stalling Spike any way she can. However, since Twilight made an extensive checklist for Starlight's lesson, Spike steps in to take over. Realizing that her brother and sister-in-law need a lot of help, Twilight considers postponing Starlight's friendship lesson, much to Starlight's relief. With Spike's encouragement, Starlight tries talking to Twilight about her worries regarding Sunburst, but Twilight is so engrossed in her duties as a teacher that Starlight's worries barely register.Īt the Empire train station, Twilight and her friends meet with Shining Armor, who suffers from lack of sleep due to the baby's birth. As Pinkie Pie expresses excitement about seeing the brilliance of the Crystal Heart, Twilight explains that the Heart serves a second purpose in protecting the Empire from the frigid cold of the Arctic North. Twilight prepares to travel to the Empire while Starlight is more worried than ever about her upcoming reunion with Sunburst.ĭuring the Friendship Express train ride to the Crystal Empire, Twilight's friends each share their gifts for the baby, including a cradle from Applejack and a mobile from Rainbow Dash.
A snowflake-shaped invitation to the Crystalling arrives, indicating that Cadance and Shining Armor's baby has now been born. She worries how Sunburst, probably an esteemed wizard now, might react to learning about her past crimes and mistakes.Īs Spike encourages Starlight to talk to Twilight about her troubles, Twilight excitedly summons them to the castle balcony. She explains that, when they were little, Sunburst was always more talented and knowledgeable about magic than she was. Twilight receives a snowflake-shaped Crystalling invitation.Ī short while later, Starlight confides in Spike that she is nervous about reuniting with Sunburst. However, Starlight is extremely worried about doing so. Starlight returns to the library to ask Twilight for more details about the Crystal Empire, and Twilight says she has decided upon Starlight's first friendship lesson: reuniting with her old friend Sunburst, who currently lives in the Empire. Spike explains that the Crystalling is a special ceremony for Crystal Empire newborns that culminates in making the Crystal Heart stronger than before. With Princess Cadance and Shining Armor having their baby soon, the Mane Six look forward to the baby's "Crystalling". Twilight tries to help Starlight feel welcome, and as Starlight's teacher, she tries to figure out what her first friendship lesson should be, having made extensive lists of possibilities.Īs Twilight sorts through her lists, Starlight joins her friends in the castle throne room, where they plan their upcoming trip to the Crystal Empire. Upon finding Twilight in the castle library, Starlight thanks Twilight for letting her stay at the castle after everything she's done in the past.
Starlight Glimmer, newly accepted student to Princess Twilight Sparkle, tries finding her way around the large Castle of Friendship. Twilight considering what friendship lesson to give Starlight. In February and March 2016, Jim Miller denounced two alleged season six animatics as fake. Morgan Shandro worked on a season six premiere episode. The scene of Shining Armor at the train station was storyboarded by Thalia Tomlinson. One of the first drafts of this episode's script was submitted to DHX in November 2014.