As the school bell rings, students from every classroom head to the Wildponies game. The gym is filled up with spectators as the cheerleaders do a routine.
Twilight and her team are getting ready for the decathlon.
"You nervous, Pinkie?" Twilight asked.
"What, me? Nervous?!" Pinkie said. "Never!"
"Oh, now you've asked her the same question!" Applejack said, giggling.
"I hope all of our studying will pay off." Fluttershy said.
"Guys, listen." Twilight said. "No matter what will happen, we're all in this together, as long as we stay together. You're my family."
"Always." Rainbow said, nodding.
"Hey, Twilight! Over here!" Cadance said, as she, Shining Armor and Flurry Heart arrive.
"Cadance!" Twilight said, as she runs up to her and gives her a hug. "I didn't expect you guys to be here!"
"Well, we just wanted to come here and watch over you, little Twily." Shining Armor said. "It's gonna be a hard day for you, you know that?"
"Yeah, I do." Twilight said.
"But I really think you'll win the decathlon." Cadance said. "Just make sure you and your friends stay focused."
"Thanks, guys." Twilight said. "You know, I'm actually glad you're all here."
"Don't go easy on them, Twilight." Flurry said. "Kick their butts for us!"
Twilight chuckles. "I'll do my best, Flurry." She said.
"Good luck!" Flurry said, as she, Cadance and Shining Armor head to their seats.
"Well, that was quite a surprise, dear." Rarity said.
"Yeah, it really was." Twilight said.
In the locker room, James goes to have a word with Harrison.
"How are you feeling?" James asked.
"Nervous." Harrison said.
"Yeah, me too." James said. "I wish I could suit up and play alongside you."
"Hey, you had your turn." Harrison said.
"Um, may I ask you something real quick?" James said.
"Yeah." Harrison said.
"About this... Twilight girl." James said. "How happy does she make you look?"
"A lot." Harrison said. "And you know what else, Dad? She's even the Princess of Friendship."
"A princess?" James said in surprise. "Wow. I didn't recognize her wings. Anyway, you know what I want from you today?"
"The championship." Harrison said.
"Well, that'll come, or it won't." James said. "What I want is for you to have fun. And, yeah, I know all about the pressure, but... probably too much of it has come from me. What I really want is to see my son having the time of his life, playing the game we both love. If you give me that, I will go to bed happy, no matter how the score comes out. All right?"
"Thanks, Dad." Harrison said, smiling.
James leaves Harrison to finish suiting up for the game.
At the decathlon, the spectators take their seats as the team members arrive.
"Welcome to the tenth annual Scholastic Decathlon. The Canterlot High Wildponies versus the Crystal High Knights." The announcer said.
The crowd applauds and the team members shake hooves.
"Go, Twilight!" Flurry said.
In the auditorium, the callback auditions are about to start.
"Oh, hello! Right here, this way." Miss Sprinkle said to some ponies entering the auditorium.
Luster opens the piano and practices her song. Potion and Wally are doing their bizarre pre-show ritual in the dressing room.
"Mah, mah, mah!" Potion and Wally said.
"Eeh! Eeh!" Potion said.
"Ow! Ow!" Wally said.
"Stop!" Potion said, as she falls in front of Wally, who catches her. She gets up and puts her hooves on Wally’s shoulders.
"Do you trust me?" Wally said.
"I do." Potion said.
"Energy." Wally said.
The Wildponies leave the locker room and race to the gym.
"WHOO!" The team said.
"COME ON, LET'S DO THIS!" Harrison said.
"And now introducing your Canterlot High Wildponies!" The announcer said, as the Wildponies run onto the court, causing the crowd to cheer. "For this championship game between Canterlot High and Crystal High!"
The Wildponies throw some balls through the hoop.
The decathlon is about to start. Twilight heads her team.
"Good luck, Twilight." Pinkie said.
"I got this, guys." Twilight said.
The decathlon begins. Twilight and her opponent begin writing an equation on their markerboards.
Miss Sprinkle gives her speech in the auditorium.
"Casting the leads of a show is both a challenge and a responsibility. A joy and a burden." Miss Sprinkle said. "I commend you and all other new rising stars to hold out for the moon, the sun, and the stars." Luster and the assistant applaud. "Shall we soar together?" She holds out her hoof, which Luster takes as the assistant takes a picture of her. "Potion and Wally!"
"Come on, Spike..." Luster said softly.
Wally and Potion begin their song.
At the gym, James and the Wildponies have gathered to get ready for the game.
"WILDPONIES!!" They all said.
"We present to you all the coveted championship trophy!" The announcer said. "Only one team will take it away, but who will come out on top?"
The team shakes hooves with the Crystal High players.
"You ready for this, buddy?" Harrison said.
"Let's do this!" Lightning said.
The referee throws the ball in the air as the game begins. Harrison immediately takes the ball.
"Canterlot High wins the opening tip, pushing the ball up the court!" The announcer said.
In the decathlon, Twilight fills her markerboard with the equation, finishing first, and she presses the buzzer. The judge walks over to check the work and gives the point to Twilight.
"Canterlot High!" The announcer said.
The audience cheers.
"WE DID IT!!" Pinkie said.
"WHOOOO!!!" Flurry cheered.
"Hey, don't feel bad." Twilight said to her opponent. "You did a great job!"
"Thank you." The Crystal High member said, shaking Twilight's hoof.
The Mane Six check the clock.
Spike is hiding in a dark room, as he gets a call from Rainbow.
"Spike, you're clear for take-off." Rainbow said on the headset.
Spike uses Rainbow's laptop. "All right, Wildponies, time for an orderly exit from the gym." He said, and he transmits a message.
Back in the gym, whilst the game is still going on...
"And Crystal High pushes the ball around the perimeter on the offensive end!" The announcer said. "What a fantastic move by Crystal High! Driving the lane... shot is up and..."
The scoreboard and the lights start shorting out, and the game buzzer goes off.
"Uh, we seem to be experiencing some technical difficulties." The announcer said.
"Oh no-no-no-no-no!" The referee said, and he blows his whistle, signaling a timeout.
"We've got a timeout on the court here." The announcer said.
"We have a problem!" The referee shouted. "Stop the game! STOP THE GAME!"
"Referee has signaled timeout." The announcer said.
Lightning runs up to Harrison.
"It's Spike! He did it!" Harrison said.
"Now's your chance! Go-go-go!" Lightning said. "We'll see you there!"
Harrison runs out of the gym as James watches.
"Everyone please remain calm!" The announcer said.
"Well, shorting the power in the gym was the easy part." Spike said. "Hang on, Twilight. Spike to the rescue!" He sends a signal on the laptop.
At the decathlon, a beaker is filled up with blue liquid, and the Bunsen burner starts heating it up. Twilight and her team notice this, and within seconds, the liquid starts bubbling, releasing an extremely stinky odor.
"Go, go, go, go!" Rarity said, covering her mouth.
Twilight and her team run out of the room, and the spectators quickly leave their seats.
Twilight coughs. "Thank you, Spike." She said, and she runs off to the auditorium.
Back in the gym, the principal gives out his speech.
"We'll get this figured out real soon." The principal said. "In the meantime, per safety regulations, we need to all make an orderly exit from the gym, please."
The Wildponies leave and head to the auditorium.
Potion and Wally finish performing their song, and the small audience cheers.
Potion takes a bow with Wally. "Oh, hi! Call me!" She said to an audience member.
Wally takes off his fedora and throws it into the audience.
Miss Sprinkle walks onto the stage with her assistant and Luster. "Do you see why we love the theater, ponies?" She said. "Well done!" She said to Wally and Potion. "Ah, Harrison Sparrow, Twilight Sparkle." There was no response. "Harrison? Twilight?"
"They'll be here." Luster said frantically.
"The theater, as I have often pointed out, waits for no one. I'm sorry." Miss Sprinkle said. Luster makes a face and runs off the stage. "Well, we are done here. Congratulations to all. The cast list will be posted."
"WAIT!!" Harrison yelled, as he and Twilight fly straight in. "Miss Sprinkle, stop! We’re here, we can sing!"
"I called you two out, twice." Miss Sprinkle said.
"Please don't do this!" Twilight said. "We're ready!"
"Rules are rules!" Miss Sprinkle said.
As the small audience gets up to leave, the rest of the school pours into the auditorium.
"We'll be happy to do it again for our fellow students, Miss Sprinkle." Potion said.
Miss Sprinkle is searching for an excuse. "I don't know what's going on here, but in any event, we don't have pianist and it's far too late!" She said.
"Well, that's show biz." Wally said smugly.
"Then we'll sing without a piano." Harrison said.
Luster runs up behind him. "Oh no, you won't!" She said. "Not on my watch. Pianist here, Miss Sprinkle."
"You really don't wanna do that!" Potion said threatingly.
Potion feels unafraid and stands up to her. "Oh yes, I really do, cheater." She said. "Ready on stage!" She runs to the piano.
Potion gasps in shock.
"Now that's show biz!" Miss Sprinkle said, impressed.
Potion growls in anger and runs off the stage. Harrison gives Twilight a headset and nods to Luster, who begins playing the intro to their song. However, Twilight is frozen. Harrison sees this and motions for Luster to stop.
"Twilight, are you okay?" Harrison said.
"I can't do it, Harrison, not with all those ponies staring at me." Twilight said. She tries to walk away, but Harrison grabs her hoof.
"Hey, hey-hey-hey! Right, look at me. Right at me." Harrison said, and Twilight looks at him. "It'll be like the first time we sang together, on New Year’s Eve, remember?" Twilight nods. "We got this together, okay?" He once again motions Luster to start playing. This time, the backdrop comes down.
Regaining her confidence, Twilight and Harrison sing their song perfectly, and they even fly together! Once they land whilst holding hooves, the song ends, and the auditorium erupts with applause and cheering.
"WHOOO!!!!" Rainbow cheered.
"YEE-HAW!!!" Applejack and Wheelburn cheered.
"GO HARRISON!!!" Lightning cheered.
"YAAAAAAY!!!!!" Pinkie cheered.
Harrison and Twilight hug, and James smiles. Luster bows to the audience.
Back in the gym, the championship is back up and running.
"And Crystal High pushing the ball." The announcer said. "Fast break. Looking for an open man." Harrison steals the ball. "Oh, but it's stolen by number sixteen, heading back the other way! Canterlot High has the ball! Time is running down on the clock! Looking for an open man. Fake. Swing to the outside. Ball on the perimeter. Look for a man on the inside. Nice screen. Shot's up!" Harrison nails the shot. "And it's good! A twelve-foot jump shot as time expires for the victory! Canterlot High has won the championship! Your Canterlot High Wildponies are champions! Congratulations, Canterlot High!"
The Mane Six loudly cheer.
"Harrison! Harrison! Harrison!" The crowd chanted.
James receives the championship trophy.
"Congratulations." The male league pony said.
"Thanks." James said, as he brings the trophy over to the Wildponies and gives it to Harrison.
The team lifts Harrison on their shoulders.
"WHAT TEAM!?" Metalscar yelled.
"WILDPONIES!!!"
"WHAT TEAM!?"
"WILDPONIES!!!"
"WHAT TEAM!?"
"WILDPONIES!!!"
"WILDPONIES!!!" Metalscar yelled.
"GET'CHA HEAD IN THE GAME!!!"
"OH YEAH, BRO!" Duramy said.
James hugs Harrison. "I'm proud of you, son!" He said.
"Aw, thanks, Dad!" Harrison said.
Miss Sprinkle comes up from behind James. "Bravo!" She said.
"Brava!" James said, and they laugh.
Twilight runs up behind Harrison and hugs him. "Harrison!" She said happily.
"Twilight! Hey!" Harrison said.
"Congratulations, Wildpony!" Twilight said.
"What about your team?" Harrison said.
"We won, too!" Twilight said.
Harrison gasps. "NO WAY!" He said, and he gives her a twirl hug. "I'm very proud of you!"
"Yo! Team voted you the game ball, Captain!" Lightning said.
Harrison chuckles. "Thank you, best friend." He said. "That means a lot."
As soon as Lightning walks away, Potion and Wally come over.
"Well, congratulations." Potion said. "I guess I'm going to be the understudy in case neither of you can't make one of the shows, so... break a hoof."
Harrison and Twilight don't understand.
Wally giggles. "In theatre, it means 'good luck'." He said.
They share a laugh, and Potion and Wally leave.
"Hey, Luster!" Harrison called out, and he gives Luster a basketball. "Here’s your game ball! You deserve it, playmaker."
"Thank you, Harrison!" Luster said. "Uh, Spike? I don’t know what to do with this ball."
"Come on, it’s just like basketball!" Spike said. "Throw it through that hoop!"
Spike guides Luster’s hooves, and together, they nail the shot.
"Well, my little pony… let’s go home." Harrison said to Twilight, smiling.