Lightning and Firefist (Script)

  *Outside Lightning's House and in Ponyville*

  Stealth Firefist: Good morning, Ponyville! (Looks and sees no one in town, tumbleweed passes by) Hello? Ponyville? Hey, Lightning! No one's out here!

  Lightning Strike: Oh, come on Stealth, I'm pretty sure you're being- (Notices no one out) Whoa! This is weird. Not a single pony out here. Which would explain why we slept so soundly last night.

  Stealth Firefist: (Gasps) Maybe the mayor proposed a city vacation, took everybody, and we didn't know about it!

  Lightning Strike: Stealth, That's pretty unlikely. (sees a hooded pony) How about we ask that pony. (Comes up to mysterious figure) Sorry, pony, but do you know- (Figure reveals herself to be a zebra) Oh! Sorry. I didn't know you were a zebra. Anyway, Where is everypony?

  Zebra: This, I do not know. I only came for things to grow. I am Zecora.

  Stealth Firefist: Wow! She's a zebra, has a cool name, and can rhyme? That is so cool.

  Zecora: I came from a faraway land.

  Stealth Firefist: Ooh! I like people from different lands! Did you come from Manehattan?

  Lightning Strike: She's not from Manehattan, Stealth. She literally means different land. (Sees Zecora Digging) What are searching for?

  Zecora: I am digging for something new, that I wish to brew.

  Stealth Firefist: Need any help? I'll help no matter how dirty the job is.

  Lightning Strike: He's very serious. No matter how disgusting it is.

  Zecora: No thank you, I am alright.

  Lightning Strike: Oh, okay. See ya. (Leaves Zecora with Stealth).

  *Sugarcube Corner*

  Stealth Firefist: She seems very nice.

  Lightning Strike: You're right actually. Nothing is strange about her.

  Twilight Sparkle: (From the Shop and muffled) You ponies are being ridiculous!

(Lightning and Stealth turn back to the shop and hear a conversation)

  Pinkie Pie: (From the shop and muffled) I heard she eats hay!

  Twilight Sparkle: (In the shop and muffled) Pinkie, I eat hay; you eat hay!

  Pinkie Pie: (in the shop muffled) Yeah, but the way she eats hay is evil.

  Lightning and Stealth: Huh? (Both go into shop)

  Lightning Strike: Okay, what's going on? (Everypony shoots widened eyes at Lightning and Stealth) What? Was it something we did?

  Pinkie Pie: They're alive! (Gasps) That means she's cursed them!

  Stealth Firefist: She cursed us? I'm not following.

  Pinkie Pie: That what she wants you be. Clueless! (Stealth makes a confused look)

  Twilight Sparkle: Pinkie, stop it! Lightning, Stealth, tell everypony that Zecora is not evil and did not curse you.

  Lightning and Stealth: She's not evil and she did not curse us.

  Twilight Sparkle: See?!

  Lightning Strike: She was just looking for ingredients to brew.

  Pinkie Pie: (Screams and hides) She's looking for ponies to brew!

  Lightning Strike: Pinkie, you're being ridiculous. She's not going to curse you, she's not going to brew you, and she's not going to eat you!

  Pinkie Pie: That's what she wants you to think. You poor clueless ponies and monkey. (Lightning, Twilight, and Stealth groan)

  Twilight Sparkle: That's crazy I'm pretty sure it means-

  Applejack: Hey! Where's Apple Bloom?

  Stealth Firefist: You might wanna check the door.

  Fluttershy: It's open.

  Rarity: She went outside!

  Rainbow Dash: And Zecora's still out there.

  Applejack: (sigh) That silly lil' filly! I told her to stay put!

  Twilight Sparkle: Spike, you stay here in case Apple Bloom comes back.

  Spike: Will do!

  *Everfree Forest*

  Lightning Strike: (Running with the Mane 6 and Stealth) I don't know why you girls are making a big deal out of this. She's just as unique and normal like every other pony.

  Applejack: You don't know that!

  Lightning Strike: Yes I do! I've met her.

  Rainbow Dash: For what? Two minutes? You don't know her that well than we do.

  Stealth Firefist: You haven't even met her. It's better know her for two minutes than not at all.

  Apple Bloom: (gulps)

  Applejack: Apple Bloom?

  Apple Bloom: (Gasps)

  (Group walks into blue leaf plants except for Lightning and Stealth)

  Lightning Strike: Whoa! Stop.

  Stealth Firefist: Why?

  Lightning Strike: Something tells me that we should not step into these blue leaves.

  Applejack: You get back here right now!

  Zecora: Beware! Beware, you pony folk! Those leaves of blue are not a joke!

  Applejack: Y-you keep your creepy mumbo-jumbo to yourself, ya hear?

  (Some ponies agree)

  Twilight Sparkle: (sighs) Oh brother.

  Zecora : Beware! Beware! (Disappears into fog)

  Rainbow Dash: Yeah, back at ya, Zecora! You and your lame curse are the ones who better beware!

  Applejack: And you! Why couldn't you just listen to yer big sister?

  Apple Bloom: I...I...

  Applejack: Who knows what kind of nasty curse Zecora could have just put on you?

  Pinkie Pie: Just like in my song! (Starts singing song but gets stuffed by an apple by Stealth)

  Twilight Sparkle: You guys, there's no such thing as curses!

  Lightning Strike: Yeah, like I said before, met Zecora, friendly zebra, no curses!

  Rainbow Dash: Well, that's interesting to hear coming from Miss and Mr. Magic Pants themselves. (Lightning facehoofs himself)

  Twilight Sparkle: Our magic, real magic, comes from within. It's a skill you're born with. Curses are artificial, fake magic. It's conjured with potions and incantations; all smoke and mirrors meant to scare. But curses have no real power, they're just an old pony tale.

  Applejack: Just you wait, Twilight and Lightning. You're gonna learn that some pony tales really are true.

  Stealth Firefist: Or, maybe it's just you guys have let your imaginations take over.

  Pinkie Pie: I always let my imagination take over!

  Stealth Firefist: Not helping.

  Applejack: Yeah, Well if you two get cursed, I'm going in both laugh your faces.

  *The Next Day in Ponyville*

  (Both Lightning and Stealth are heading towards the Library)

  Lightning Strike: Most of those girls are being ridiculous yesterday. Are Twilight, you, and I the only ones who don't see an evil bone in her body?

  Stealth Firefist: I know. It's just wrong of them to think of Zecora as- (Sees all the girls a mess) Oh bananas! What happened here?

  Twilight Sparkle: Lightning and Stealth are fine. And so is Fluttershy.

  (Both look over toward Fluttershy)

  Lightning Strike: Wow, I did not notice her. You're not cursed aren't you, Fluttershy?

  Fluttershy: (Deep voice) I'd rather not talk about it.

  (Ponies Gasp and Stealth spits out his juice that he somehow got)

  Spike: This is hilarious! (laughs) Look at all of you! We got: Hairity, Rainbow Crash, Spitty Pie, Apple Teeny, Flutterguy, and... uh... I got nothin'... Twilight Sparkle. I mean seriously, I can't even work with that. (Points toward Lightning and Stealth) But if you two got effected, It would have been Lightning Struck and Stealth Tiefist because your tail would be tied around you! (Laughs)

  Stealth Firefist: (Pulls out a wooden mallet) Yeah, well if you got effected, instead of Spike, you'll be called Squished! (Spike yelps and runs away) Get back here! (Chases after Spike smacking the wooden mallet onto his head and missing sometimes).

  Rainbow Dash: (groans) I think we'll find a cure to this curse at Zecora's place! (Crash)

  Twilight Sparkle: It's not a curse!

  Applejack: (Squeak voice) I agree with Dash! We'll go to Zecora's and force her to remove this hex!

  Twilight Sparkle: It's not a hex either!

Lightning Strike: Hey, wait a minute. where did that high squeaky voice come from?

  Applejack: Down here!

  Lightning Strike: (Looks at Applejack and picks her up with his magic) AJ! I did you get so small?

  Applejack: (Sarcastically) Hmm, I don't know. Maybe a curse!

  Twilight Sparkle: Once again, not a curse!

  (Girls except Applebloom argue)

  Lightning Strike: ALRIGHT! EVERYPONY KNOCK IT OFF!! (Ponies stop arguing and look at Lightning) Having us look, do, or sound funny is not a curse. I mean, would me and Stealth be cursed with you girls? (Pointing to Stealth who is still chasing Spike in the background)

  Rarity: Maybe you two got lucky, and didn't get cursed.

  Rainbow Dash: Yeah! (Crash) Maybe you had-(Crash) some lucky (Crash) charm!

  Lightning Strike: I don't have nor own a lucky charm.

  Rainbow Dash: Well, I don't care what you and Twilight say. It's time to pony up and confront Zecora! Come on, girls are you with me?

  (Some ponies agree)

  Rainbow Dash: How about you, Applejack? Applejack?

  Pinkie Pie: Pf-she's gone-pft!

  Rarity: Aah! Or somepony stepped on her!

  Twilight Sparkle: ... or sat on her?

  Rainbow Dash: Rarity's hair!

  Rarity: Oh! OH! Pinkie, what are you doing? Ah, really. Aah! You ever hear of personal space?

  Pinkie Pie: Nopthe.

  Twilight Sparkle: Apple Bloom is gone too!

  Rainbow Dash: I bet they went after Zecora.

  Twilight Sparkle: Well we better go find them. Come on girls, let's go.

  Rarity: (grunt) Oh dear. Oh, this is so unseemly. Auuuaah!

  Rainbow Dash: Hey, a little help here?

  Fluttershy: Oopsie! Sorry.

  Rainbow Dash: (crash) OW!

  Fluttershy: Uh... Spike? Are you coming?

  Spike: (Screams) No, gotta stay and find cure. (Gasps) Twilight Flopple! (Laughs and then gets squished by Stealth and his mallet and keeps running)

  Stealth: I'll give you a joke to think about!

  Lightning Strike: Do you think I should stop Stealth, Twilight? (Stealth yells keeps chasing Spike)

  Twilight Sparkle: Eh, Maybe later.

  *Everfree Forest*

Twilight Sparkle: C'mon everyone. We've got to get to Zecora's. Hurry!

  Rarity: Ooh... Ahaha. Easier said than done.

  Rainbow Dash: Hey, wait for me! (screaming and owing)

  Applejack: Rainbow! Thank Celestia! There's no time to lose! I need to get to Zecora's pronto! Giddyup pony!

  Rainbow Dash: Ex-CUSE me?

  Applejack: YEEE-HAW!

  Rainbow Dash: What the... (Applejack leading Rainbow Dash)

  Applejack: No, Rainbow Dash. Other way!

  Rarity: Oh. I look horrible!

  Pinkie Pie: Plis place plooks horrible!

  Rarity: Oh my. That place really does look horrible. Nice decorations, if you like creepy!

  Lightning Strike: Or, maybe it's just the way she likes her house.

(Girls gasp)

  Zecora: (talks in her native language)

  Pinkie Pie: Sthe sthtole my sthong! Shthe shtole mm mm!

  Rarity: She stole your song?

  Twilight Sparkle: Oh Pinkie. Doesn't sound anything like your song.

  Pinkie Pie: Ah. Hmm... Pbth! (whimper)

  Fluttershy: (sigh)

She's an evil enchantress

And she does evil dances

And if you look deep in her eyes

She will put you in trances

Then what would she do?

She'll mix up an evil brew

Then she'll gobble you up

In a big tasty stew

Soooo... Watch out!

  Lightning Strike: Oh, brother.

  Rarity: You saw those terrible things. Now do you believe us Twilight?

  Twilight Sparkle: Scary looking masks, confusing incantations, and a great big bubbling cauldron? [sigh] Everything is pointing to Zecora being... bad. Or... what if Zecora is just making soup?

  Zecora: Mmm! The perfect temperature for ponies, I presume. Now, where is that little Apple Bloom?

  Twilight Sparkle: Or... what if she's making Apple Bloom soup?!

  Lightning Strike: You've got to be kidding me! Twilight, you, of all the ponies, now you take their side?

  Twilight Sparkle: The evidence connects Lightning. There's no other explanation.

  Lightning Strike: Actually there is. She-

  Applejack: I'm comin' for ya, Apple Bloom!

  Rainbow Dash: Aaah! (Crash)

  Zecora: (Native language)

  Applejack: Whoa there. Easy, Rainbow Crash. (Ponies Dash into there and Lightning watches from the door)

  Zecora: Oh. (Native language)

  Rainbow Dash: (screams)

  Zecora: (Native language)

  Twilight Sparkle: What have you done with Apple Bloom?

  Zecora: No! No! (Native language)

  Applejack: (grunt)

  Rainbow Dash: Ahh!

  Zecora: Ponies! What is this you... (Rainbow Dash screams) No! You know not what you do! You've gone and spilled my precious brew!

  Twilight Sparkle: We're onto you Zecora. I didn't want to believe that you cursed us, but the evidence is overwhelming!

  Rarity: You made me look ridiculous.

  Fluttershy: You made me sound ridiculous!

  Pinkie Pie: (incoherent) You made me speak ridiculous!

  Twilight Sparkle: You ruined my horn!

  Zecora: How dare you! You destroy my home, destroy my work. Then rudely accuse me of being a jerk?

  Lightning Strike: I know, right? (Rolling his eyes) And actually, they accused you of being a witch.

  Rainbow Dash: You put this curse on us, now you're gonna uncurse us.

  Zecora: It is unwise to venture down this road. Your actions will make my anger explode!

  Lightning Strike: I tried to tell them!

  Twilight Sparkle: Where is Apple Bloom!?

  Apple Bloom: Zecora! I think I found all the things ya asked for. (Notices scene) What in Ponyville is goin' on here?

  Applejack:(gasp) Apple Bloom! You're okay!

  Apple Bloom: Why wouldn't I be?

  Twilight Sparkle: Because Zecora is an evil enchantress who cursed us and was gonna cook you up into soup!

  Zecora and Apple Bloom: (laughs)

  Apple Bloom: Oh Twilight. Did those silly fillies finally get in yer head? You know there's no such thing as a curse.

  Twilight Sparkle: Apple Bloom, sweetie. You can't just stand there and tell me this isn't a curse.

  Lightning Strike: Yes, she can. As I said many times before, It's. Not. A. Curse! Zecora was trying to help with all your problems.

  Zecora: Your friend is right. If you remember back, My words were exact.

  (Ponies remember the warning)

  Apple Bloom: It was a warnin'. About that blue plant. It's called Poison Joke.

  Zecora: That plant is much like poison oak. But its results are like a joke.

  Applejack: What in the hay does that mean?

  Zecora: It means this plant does not breed wrath. Instead this plant just wants a laugh.

  Applejack: ... Will somepony please talk normal?

  Twilight Sparkle: I think what she's saying is that when we ran in to save Apple Bloom, we ran into the poison joke. All our problems are just little jokes that played on us.

  Applejack: (Sarcastically) LITTLE JOKES?! Very funny.

  Rainbow Dash: Ok, fine. But what about the cauldron?

  Fluttershy: And the chanting?

  Rarity: And the creepy decor?

  Lightning Strike: Like I'm trying to say normal, help, native!

  Zecora: Exactly, treasures of the native land where I am from. This one speaks 'hello', and this 'welcome'.

  Rarity:Not welcoming at all, if you ask me.

  Zecora: The words I chanted were from olden times. Something you call a nursery rhyme.

  Twilight Sparkle: But the cauldron... The Apple Bloom soup?

  Apple Bloom: Looky here Twilight. That pot of water wasn't for me, it was for all these herbal ingredients. The cure for poison joke is a simple old-natural remedy. You just gotta take a bubble bath!

  Twilight Sparkle: But I tried to find a cure in all my books and couldn't find anything. What book has this natural remedy?

  Lightning Strike: How about the book that said, Supernaturals?

  Zecora: Once again, he is right. (Shows book) Here is the book, you see? Sad that you lack it in your library.

  Twilight Sparkle: Actually, I do have this book, but I didn't look inside because the title was so... Weird. Supernaturals: Natural Remedies and Cure-alls That Are Simply Super. I...I... I'm so sorry, Zecora. I had the answer the whole time, if only I had bothered to look inside.

  Zecora: (chuckle) Maybe next time you will take a second look, and not judge the cover of the book.

  Lightning Strike: Isn't that right?

  Applebloom: (Laughs)

  Twilight Sparkle: Zecora? Would you be kind enough to mix up another batch of the herbal bath?

  Zecora: Mix it up I certainly will. Yet I am missing an herb from Ponyville.

  Apple Bloom: But whenever Zecora comes to town, all the shops are mysteriously closed.

  Twilight Sparkle: Oh, well... I think we can help you with that.

  *Ponyville*

  Daisy: Look Rose! How awful!

  Rose: The wicked enchantress has cursed them all.

  Lily Valley: The horror, the horror!

  Lightning Strike: Wait, I'm not-

  (Ponies panicking and hide in their homes)

  Lightning Strike: -cursed.

  Daisy: Run, ponies! Run!

  Twilight Sparkle: Daisy, we need to talk.

  *Later*

  Twilight Sparkle: Dear Princess Celestia, My friends and I all learned an important lesson this week: Never judge a book by its cover. Someone may look unusual, or funny, or scary. But you have to look past that and learn who they are inside. Real friends don't care what your "cover" is; it's the "contents" of a pony that count. And a good friend, like a good book, is something that will last forever.  Your faithful student,  Twilight Sparkle.

  Lotus Blossom: Miss Zecora, I would love to get the recipe for this bath. It's simply luxurious!

  Apple Bloom: Applejack! Hey, where's Applejack?!

  (Ponies exclaiming)

  Applejack:(Normal Voice) I'm right here, little sis. I ain't tiny no more!

  Rarity: Oh! I have never felt so lovely in all my life!

  Pinkie Pie: Oh, my gosh! I never realized how horrible it is not to be able to talk. I mean, I love talking so much, and when I couldn't  talk anymore, my tongue was all 'ehhhh'! It was the worst! Don't you agree, Fluttershy?

  Fluttershy: (normal voice) ... Yes.

  Lightning Strike: I wonder how Spike is still dealing with Stealth.

  Spike: (Screams) How about if I give you apples and bananas? (Runs off)

  Stealth: I'm already bananas! (Chases again)

  Twilight Sparkle: He seems kinda busy. Don't you think you should stop him Lightning?

  Lightning Strike: (Sees Stealth still chasing Spike) Eh, maybe later.

  (All ponies laugh)