[gurgling]
[bright music]
[humming]
Oh, I can't believe it… My daughter, Misty, has returned!
Hoo! Well, back then, I used to call you Misty-Wisty,
but we can retire that nickname if you like.
Oh! Um… I'd like that very much.
-For now at least. -Okay, Misty-Wisty! I mean… Misty.
Ah, there's so much to catch up on… Oh, uh… I gotta go get something.
[laughing] How wonderful is this!
Oh, I wish I didn't have to fly off so soon to attend to some royal duties!
I'm so happy for you both!
Nothing beats having a daughter.
-Except maybe having two. -[laughing]
Well, I must be off! Ta-ta!
Remember when we went to the circus
and you thought this was the funniest thing ever?
Huh? [chuckling]
Oh, and you loved this painting from the Unicorn Art Museum!
I must say, you had incredibly advanced artistic taste for such a young filly!
Oh, um… Those memories are a little fuzzy for me, Alphabittle.
Hey! No more Alphabittle here. From now on, call me "Dad".
Okay, Dad! Oh, you meant just Misty. Got it!
Sorry, I don't remember… um… Dad.
We just need to jog your memory, kid.
I know! Let's have the most incredible father-daughter day.
Then I guarantee it'll all come flooding back.
-What do you say? -I would love that!
Wow… first my Cutie Mark, and now this.
I'm so over-the-luna-moon to be reunited!
-Adorbs. -So cute!
[gasping]
[moaning] I am just feeling so many emotions!
-[exclaiming] -[laughing]
♪ Hey you've gotta let it glow ♪
♪ You've gotta let it shine ♪
♪ Oh let's make our mark together ♪
♪ Just riding on forever ♪
♪ Just keeps on getting better better better ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ Everypony everywhere ♪
♪ You can feel it in the air ♪
♪ Find your spark and just glow and shine ♪
♪ Make a mark that you can share ♪
♪ Hoof to heart you know we care ♪
♪ Oh ponies come on ♪
♪ Let's all unite ♪♪
Where to begin with re-connecting and re-membering?
You were always better at coming up with games and fun things to do…
-I was? -Yeah!
That's the whole reason I play games in the Crystal Tearoom!
Because of you.
-[all exclaiming] -So thoughtful!
I can't take it!
I don't remember that… or the last time I even played a game!
Unless you count "The Evil Plotting Game"
where you have to strategize and take over the whole world and all of ponykind?
Opaline does love that on
-Um… -Hmm…
Wait. That's not a real game… is it?
We know you've been through a lot, Misty.
There's still so much to unpack.
[chuckling] Seriously!
I got another twenty of these Misty memory boxes.
I mean, more mentally and emotionally, but yeah, those too!
Speaking of, mind giving me a hoof, daughter?
[Misty] Oh. Anytime dad-a-bittle… Heh, I mean, Alpha-dad!
Uh. Sorry, still getting used to it!
-Did you hear what Misty just said? -Yes! Dad-a-bittle? Ha! Too funny!
No, no, not that. About Opaline taking over all ponykind!
Maybe this game they played can give us clues to her plan?!
Then we get ahead of her! What are we really doing to protect Equestria?
-I have to ask Misty right now. -Zipp, you are a brilliant detective.
But you should "detect" that this isn't the time to interrogate Misty!
-Sure it is! -I mean, your tactics with Misty lately
have been a little "extreme".
Pssh, what are you talking about?
[gurgling]
-So about Opaline… -Ah!
-About that Opaline… -Ah!
-[screaming] -[Zipp] Hey Misty!
Tell me about Opaline right now!
I guess I have come on a bit strong.
Right now, she just needs our support.
When she's ready, she'll tell us everything we need to know.
Maybe we can do some more digging on our own?
Great idea, pals!
We Unicorns always say, "the past is the key to the present."
It's very important to understand the history of somepony,
for everypony's choices echo in time… time… time…
-Echo in time? -Yes, time.
And I know just the pony you need to talk to.
Follow me!
Oh! Gather some grass and watch your hooves for stinky weeds along the way!
It's in season!
Ooh ooh! And you! Oh! And you're coming with me.
How wonderful to take a stroll with you down memory lane today!
-You used to love this place. -I did? What's it called?
Memory Lane! Oh! And look there.
We carved this together! With the tree's permission, of course.
I've passed it every day since you've gone missing.
Oh, I can't wait to start full-time dad-ing again!
I have never seen this grumpy guy act so happy.
-Not even with Queen Haven! -I've never seen Misty this happy either!
Maybe we should let them reconnect in peace?
[Pipp] I can't understand why we should…
-[clears throat] -What? She'll want this later!
It's adorable! And I guess a little invasive. Fine!
We're gonna head out so you can have some quality family time together!
And privacy!
But don't ask why I brought that up.
We're just a phone call away if you need us!
Did you hear that? Family time. Just the two of us.
Like it used to be! [exclaiming]
[laughing]
Welcome back to your home, kid!
I want to make everything
-as comfortable as possible for you. -[gasping]
[gasping]
Oh, wait! Wait till you see the best part!
-Ta-da! -Wow… is this…
-[Alphabittle] Your old fillyhood room! -[gasping]
Left exactly as the day you went missing…
…but with more dust bunnicorns now I guess.
I'll just call up Dusty, the cleanup pony, and hire her to help out.
I promise, it will be in mint condition soon.
Do you still like mint? Anyway, now that you're settled,
let's get to the fun stuff!
I've been waiting for this moment my whole life!
Who-hooo! [chuckling]
He has no idea who I am now!
But I have to go along with it.
I want this to be the best day ever for him.
Okay, Misty, you've mastered the fake smile, so use it.
And go! Heh… Ow, ow… It hurts.
This here is my daughter, Misty! Remember her?
Say hello to my little filly!
Hey! This is my long-lost child! Give her a hoof!
Alphabit… I mean, Dad.
Could we maybe, uh, tone it down?
I'm not sure I love all this attention on me.
Oh! Uh, of course! I'm so sorry.
You used to love when I pranced around and did this.
I'll dial back on the shouting. But not on the pride!
Oh! I've got something really exciting in store.
What is it? Maybe a trip to the unicorn library?
I've never been to one of those before. Or is it…
[gulping] We're… at a playground?
Exactly! We have so many fond memories together here.
You used to love the seesaw.
-[creaking] -Wee…
[Alphabittle] And going down the slide.
Wee… Oh…
[Alphabittle] And spinning on the filly-go-round!
How about you give it another ol' spin, with the ol' stallion?
-Please? -Heh… Of course.
Um… do you mind if I borrow this?
Aren't you a little old to be using this?
Heh. Yeah, but… wait… Aren't we the same age?
Oh what about it?
Listen, after being filly-napped and brainwashed for years,
I am feeling so many feelings right now and I just really need this, okay?!
Feelings… [sniffling]
I understand those well.
May the turnstile of emotions guide you from eternal darkness to light.
Sure, okay.
Ready!
Wee! [retching]
Alright, that's enough!
Hmm. You used to have a stronger stomach.
Maybe that's enough playgrounding for today?
I'm fine! Hah. Totally fine.
That was super fun. Yay!
Why don't we try something else?
Yes! I'd love that.
I'm between cave-exploration or extreme tree-climbing.
Or, maybe we can get back into fire-swallowing again.
[knocking on door]
Uh… Izzy. Where are we?
Shh! Shh! Also, hold these wild grass woven gift basket-baskets.
[knocking on door]
Well, lookie who we have here. Dizzy!
Oh, it's Izzy, Elder Flower.
This is Sunny and Zipp! Sunny and Zipp, meet Elder Flower!
The most elderly-est pony in town, so much so that it's even in her name.
We're so honored to meet you Elder…
[gasping] That's not the Bridlewood-Elder way!
Pass her your baskets.
Wild grass woven gift basket-baskets?!
How very thoughtful. And respectful!
Elder Flower is the storyteller in Bridlewood!
She has tales that have been passed down through generations
and generations of little ponies!
Like, all of the past is in her mind. Can you belizzle that?!
This reminds me of the tale when the raccoon bit the snake.
Oh! That is such a good one!
I know that some of her stories might not make sense right away,
but I promise she'll help you understand more about Equestria's history.
These pals of mine could really use your help!
Would you be willing to spin some yarns?
I will on one condition.
I wanna visit the big city!
Zephyr Heights?
That's the one! Could you take me?
We'd love to be your chaperones!
Oh, wee, yippy!
Oh and then I gotta get packing.
Do they still wear poodle skirts there?
[soft jazz music]
The injured cat says, meow-ow.
Ow.
Me-ow-ow.
[light applause]
No doubt this will bring back memories.
A specialty special-tea tasting at my Crystal Tearoom!
Now, let's see if I remember…
[melodic clinking]
[grunting]
[alarm ringing]
[melody playing]
[mechanical creaking]
Phew! It still works.
[gulping]
Mmm, yummy.
I knew it! You still love "Misty's Mys-tea-ry".
I named it after you
-and haven't let anypony drink it since. -[coughing]
But I can't remember for the life of me what's in it! Gone already? Wow!
Looks like you need another cup.
I'm all tea'd out, Alpha… Uh… Dad.
Any chance there's something else, anything else, on that list of yours?
In fact, there is!
Ow-owl, says the injured owl!
Oh! Owl…
[light applause]
Slam poetry! Your favorite!
Remember when you won the youth slam with your performance
of "Reflections of a Glowpaz Crystal?"
No. I do not. That actually sounds awful--
Awfully cute? I know! It was! Here.
[Misty] Wait, I…
Uh… Um… Uh…
Uh…
You sure did enjoy that Mare Stream ride, huh, Elder Flower?
Oh I did!
It was just like the time I went hoof gliding!
So, now that we're finally here, we have some questions for you about the--
[gasping] Can it be?
Shopping on Mane Avenue!
What a wonder to finally see such an iconic place.
Look!
Did you know that style was in fashion when I was a filly?
[laughing] Incredible to see its return!
Right… So I was wondering about this ancient evil Alicorn Opaline.
Hmm. [gasping]
What? You know something?!
I cannot believe that Pegasus.
They're wearing a vintage "Carousel Boutique" hat.
Do you know how hard those are to find? And look! This music shop…
Sunny, this is going absolutely nowhere.
Trying to keep her focused is one thing, but these stories?
They're complete nonsense!
Yeah, they're a little… [chuckling]
But remember what Izzy said?
Let's see what she has to say.
Which sure seems to be a lot.
Hmm. If we get her to the old hangar,
maybe she'll be inspired to spill some of the Opaline-beans?
Good idea! That could help jog her memory.
Uh, speaking of jogging… Wait up!
[Zipp] Uh, slow down!
-Uh… -[microphone feedback ringing]
Hu-huh. Rad.
Such a dedicated choice.
Uh…
I'm sorry! I can't do this anymore!
-[audience] Huh? -[door bell chiming]
[applause]
That was… brilliant!
I am overwhelmed with emotion.
What… what was it about?
It was a commentary on the loss of identity.
Imbued with undertones of fear
about a newfound, fragile father-daughter relationship.
[clears throat] You, uh… got all that?
I see.
She also could have been saying something about um-brellas.
Yeah, that too.
[crying]
I thought you might be in here.
What happened? You love performing.
No, I don't!
At least, not anymore.
I hate the spotlight.
I hated the playground!
I'm sorry, but… this whole day has been a struggle.
You didn't like any of the things we did?
No, I didn't.
The truth is… I don't actually know what I like!
Or even who I am…
I haven't really had the chance to figure it out yet.
Wow, Onyx and Dapple were right.
I just want you to feel at home.
But I don't feel at home.
I barely know this place. I barely know myself!
And you barely know me.
So much time has passed, so much has happened.
Whatever filly you used to love isn't here anymore.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I didn't realize… I was just trying to show I cared.
But I understand.
You want to be alone.
[door closing]
No! I don't want to be alone anymore.
That's all I've ever been and ever felt.
And now, I have you.
I somehow have you.
My dad!
[epic music]
Oh… my Misty-Wisty!
You're right. I've been holding on to the past.
Onto the pain of losing you, which made me hard-headed.
You just ask anypony in town how grumpy I've been all these moons…
Let's start over. My name is Alphabittle, and I am your father.
Though I know nothing about you, someday when you're ready,
I want to hear all about your life and experiences and who you are now.
It's a pleasure to re-meet.
I'm Misty. Tea for short.
Tea? [laughing]
-I like that. -I do too.
I just made it up!
Hey, there's still a little bit of the father-daughter day left.
What would you like to do?
This way, Elder Flower! We want to show you something.
Show me something? Well then, let me put on these new glasses.
I went with the Classic design. Super hip!
Speaking of hips, I gotta stretch.
Wow, she is spry. And chatty.
Once, I attended a super fancy sparkly wedding,
but all the ponies kept changing shapes and I almost threw out my hip! Ha!
If we're hoping to learn something, this has to be the place for it.
[gasping] Now, let's see… My-oh-my.
This hangar is beautiful.
It reminds me of when all these lands were united.
Finally… Here we go!
A long time ago, there was a magical bat named Dawn.
She was surrounded by other bats like her,
but one of the bats refused to get along with the others.
This bat wanted to fly around, and eat all the fruit for herself.
So Dawn spoke to a spider, who wove a beautiful web
to keep the mean greedy bat away.
In the end, Dawn was able to protect their nest,
yet the greedy bat continues to this day to try to break the web.
Which is why some bats eat fruit and some bats eat insects.
That's it!
-That… was a beautiful tale. -Yes.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
[sighing] It really was beautiful.
-But it held no clues. -Hey, we tried!
At least Elder Flower has had a nice time here.
She seems happy.
And really, doing something like this for her?
That's a win in my book.
Thank you so much for giving me the trip of a lifetime, fillies!
-We're so glad we could. -You deserve it.
It's truly one to remember.
Especially since I got to see that new Together Tree!
So lovely!
Sorry… What?
Uh, Yes! The Together Tree. Over there.
Just like our beautiful Wishing Tree in Bridlewood.
[Zipp] What's a Together Tree?
[Elder Flower] These trees are very powerful.
Created only when ponies come together through true friendship.
Together Trees communicate and connect magically to each other,
through their roots underground.
They are our great protectors. And we, in turn, must protect them.
[both] Whoa!
Elder Flower, thank you so much for teaching us that.
All in a day's work existing with the knowledge of my unicorn ancestors!
Especially Great Great Great Great Auntie Moondancer.
She sure is a lot.
Quit your yapping, I hear ya!
Oh, I know I said I was a patient stallion,
but I cannot wait to see what you've got up your sleeve.
Okay, open your eyes!
Tea?!
Hmm, tea. [exclaiming]
Not just any tea. A new blend, designed and crafted by me. Try it!
Ah! Delicious.
At first, it has a bitterness.
But then, it softened into a warm, comforting cup.
My tea-metaphor for you.
Aw… It's like poetry!
I am so grateful to get this second second-chance with you.
You're home!
Honestly, I still don't really feel at "home" here.
I'm not sure why.
I know just what to do.
Just need to make a little phone call.
Ta-da-da! Get it? Da-da?
-[chuckling] -Huh?
The Crystal Brighthouse?
-[squeaking] -[gasping]
Hey! Sorry we don't have everything unpacked yet.
You have some heavy stuff. [grunting]
What's in this?
[gurgling]
Sparky, put those down! You'll stub a claw.
[sighing]
What is all this?
I reached out to your pals about living here.
They'd love for you to stay, if that's what you want.
Really?!
[laughing] I do!
I just made the bed! Heh, whatever!
You don't have to live with me in Bridlewood.
You don't have to do anything you don't want to.
You're a grown pony, now. Not my baby filly.
And that's okay.
[sighing] Just promise you'll call me every week.
Also, I filled the fridge downstairs with healthy meals.
Oh, and you were so good at making that tea, I left you a giant box
full of dried herbs and flowers so you can make your own blends at home!
Um… fun!
I'm going to miss you so much!
I'm going to miss you too, Dad.
Still got it.
[all exclaiming]
We want in too!
[dramatic music]
North Wind! How I've missed you!
You know, there's a story about when the North Wind went up
against the South Wind in a big dance-off that turned into a tornado.
Hmm? Dance-off? Sounds like some story!
Is there some deep, hidden message to decode in this one?
There's always messages in the wind, dear.
If you fly directly into it on a Thursday, you'll see what I mean.
[laughing]
-You're back! -Hey, pals!
We missed you!
Yay, Misty's here!
Hi, Alphabittle! You'll never believe what we learned.
Elder Flower, would you like to do the honors?
It all starts with a magical bat.
I… think she means the other one.
Oh! Uh, the Together Trees.
Well… They're all magically connected…
[bright music]
[♪♪]
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