Episode 3: Brawl at the Falls
(Various scenes from Episode 2 are played as Discord voices over.)
Discord: Last time on The Amazing Crossover Race. 24 teams competed in Ponyville in the next leg. With teams collecting apples and running through mazes, I wasn't sure how much of this I was going to handle. The winners were the Mario Bros and although Applejack and Rainbow Dash had a little rivalry, they managed to tie for second place. It came down to the final four teams, but in the end the Goombas we're the first team eliminated. I'm not mad or upset, but those two were really starting to bug me.
(Discord suddenly appears.)
Discord: However, since that is over, it's time to really get this competition heated up right now on... The Amazing Crossover Race!
Discord snaps his fingers and the intro begins.
(Intro over)
Episode 3: Brawl at the Falls
Pan over to the finish line where Discord and Fluttershy are waiting.
"Yesterday's finish line will be today's starting line as the Mario Bros. will be the first team to start and get their tip." Discord announced.
Mario and Luigi step up to the cloudbox and push the button to get their tip.
"Take a scooter to the airship dock where you'll be travelling to The Falls." Mario read.
"Which Falls specifically?" Luigi asked him.
(An image of Yoshi Falls is shown.)
"I think the answer you're looking for is actually Yoshi Falls." Discord explains. "It is located in a crater-like valley that circles a lake where there are three waterfalls that connects o the lake. There is also a large Yoshi Egg at the center of it. The teams will be heading to this exact location where the next cloudbox is located. Two separate flights will be heading to this location which leave an hour apart."
The Mario Bros. leave and the next two teams get their tips.
"Let's get a scooter and get going." Rainbow Dash said.
"Ooh Rainbow Dash, can I steer this time?" Scootaloo insists.
Rainbow Dash: Uh...Well...
(Interview: Pegasisters)
Rainbow Dash: I think maybe ponies like me should steer.
Scootaloo: But Rainbow Dash, you know how good I am on my scooter. I can handle this one too.
Rainbow Dash: Alright, but I do the pushing.
Scootaloo: Yes!
Twilight and Sunset prepare to depart.
Twilight: I can steer and can you do the rest?
Sunset: That works.
Up ahead Mario and Luigi are still riding through Ponyville.
Luigi: We should get there soon.
Mario: It's a little weird to see these ponies staring at us.
Luigi: Well these ponies never seen humans very often.
Applejack calling from behind: Comin' through! Sorry guys but we've got a race to win. Then continues past them.
Mario: It's the Apple Siblings.
Luigi: We should probably go faster.
The Pegasisters pass the Siblings with more speed.
Rainbow Dash: Hey cowgirl, I'll see you at the finish line.
Applejack: We'll just see about that.
Pan back to the next 13 teams riding their scooters. Peach and Daisy take a quick stop to catch a break.
(Interview: Princesses)
Peach: I think that if something like this would be involved, then maybe I should have worn sneakers
Daisy: Don't worry, there's a way to have medium speed. (Pulls out her parasol).
Peach: Oh well that works too.
Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo arrive at the airship port first and head inside.
Rainbow Dash: Um is there a flight that's heading to this place called Yoshi Falls?
The ticket pony looks at the computer. Ah yes, two flights are heading there.
Scootaloo: Great! We'll take two tickets please.
The top 12 teams arrive and line up to book their flights. The Party Ponies come in fast and crash into a concession stand nearby.
Pinkie Pie: That was awesome!
(Interview: Party Ponies)
Pinkie Pie: That was the greatest ride I have ever been on.
Cheese Sandwich: I know. You wanna do that again?
Pinkie Pie: Yeah, but after the race is over. Or maybe there's a chance we'll do this again in another leg.
Cut back to Ponyville where the Koopas are swerving left and right with Paratroopa covering Koopa's eyes while they're screaming.
Koopa: GET YOUR WINGS OFF MY FACE!
Paratroopa: GET YOUR FACE OFF MY WINGS!
They easily pass by the Princesses and continue screaming.
Peach: The parasol is slowing us down. We've gotta put it away.
Daisy: Alright I guess- (The parasol blows right out of Daisy's hands and flies directly to Yoshi and Birdo.) My parasol!
Birdo: Flying parasol! 12 o'- (That was all Birdo said until the parasol blinds both of them and they swerve out of control until they crash into a building.)
Pan to the Gem Collectors where Spike is pedalling slowly.
Rarity: Remember Spike, not to fast or slow.
(Interview: Gem collectors)
Rarity: I cannot bear the fact of us going to fast. My mane will get messed up in the wind.
Spike: Do you think leaving your stuff here was a good idea?
Rarity: Why of course. I won't need it for now. I don't want to end up like the incident from yesterday.
Spike: That seems fair.
The Princesses have their tickets but they paused when they saw Birdo and Yoshi bruised and nearly injured.
Peach: Oh my goodness! What happened to you two?
Yoshi: I don't know. We were just riding our scooter, then a parasol comes flying right at us.
Birdo: We are just lucky to be alive.
Both princesses gave blank looks at them then laugh nervously which caused both Yoshi and Birdo to back away slowly.
Pan to the last 11 teams waiting at the airship port.
Discord VO: 11 teams are at the airship port and wait anxiously to board flight number two, which doesn't leave for another hour. So I went ahead and painted some sad faces on it which is hilarious.(Pan to flight two with dozens of sad faces painted on it.) However, the first 12 teams are already on their way to the Falls.
(Pan to the inside of flight one where the teams keep themselves occupied. Applejack is napping while her sister looks out the window. Rainbow Dash reads a Daring Do book while Scootaloo watches her. Mario and Luigi are enjoying some snacks. Twilight is reading one of her books while Sunset writes in her journal. Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich trying to open cans of soda. Vinyl Scratch and Octavia listen to their music. Spitfire and Soarin just relax in their seats with their sleep masks. Sweetie Belle and Button Mash playing their games. Trixie reads a magazine on unicorn magic while Gilda sits there with a bored look. Ringo and Raffina are reading books. Celestia and Luna are writing letters. Bowser and Bowser Jr. watch an in-flight movie.
Fluttershy VO: After an hour long flight, the airship arrives at Yoshi Falls and landed.
The 12 teams exit the airship race over to the Falls where the first cloudbox was located. All the teams receive their tips.
Sweetie Belle: It's another do it yourself challenge: Dive and Survive.
Discord appears by the edge of the cliff. "For this do it yourself challenge, whoever didn't do the maze in Ponyville, has to get ready for swimming. For this first challenge, players must jump down from this high platform and jump in the pool. At the bottom of the pool, there are many keys scattered among the bottom which you'll need to open these lockers. (Pan over to the lockers where there are 48 in total.)
Raffina: Uh why is there 48 lockers even though there is only 23 teams?
Discord: Well missy, let me finish explaining to you. When you grab a key, there is number on it which will be the same number as the locker you have to open. Only half of them contain the travel tips. The other half contains surprises which will be hilarious for me to watch. Get the wrong locker, then you'll have to go back in the water and find a key that has a travel tip. Added bonus, inside one of these lucky lockers is a redo. The redo is a special advantage which gives you the chance to send one team back to redo this challenge. You must meet me at the next cloudbox in order to use it on the team of your choice. So good luck!
Ringo: Wait! Shouldn't we change into our swimsuits or something first?
Discord: Sorry, no time!
BowserJr: Lucky for some if you, I don't wear clothes so ha ha. (Apparently he didn't see where he jumped and hits his body against the giant egg, and slowly slid in the water.)
Luigi: Ouch! That's gotta hurt.
Pinkie Pie and Spitfire look at each other.
Pinkie: Cannonball?
Spitfire: Yeah!
Both of them cannonball off the edge and into the water.
Scootaloo takes a look at how high it and shakes in fear.
Apple Bloom: Hey Scootaloo, you wanna jump together?
Sweetie Belle: We can all go together since we're doing the challenge this time.
All three fillies grabs hooves and prepare to jump.
Apple Bloom: 1...
Sweetie Belle: 2...
Scootaloo: 3!
Sunset: Here goes.
Trixie: If it's for the money, AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Celestia: Wish me luck sister. (Dives right in the pool.)
Octavia jumps off the ledge and dives in the water.
(Interview: Musicians)
Octavia: I was just relieved that I had to do the challenge. Vinyl here barely takes off her headphones and she knows the rest.
Vinyl gives a confused look.
Discord VO: All the loners work on the challenge while the next flight finally arrives at Yoshi Falls. This is gonna start to get interesting.
The last 11 teams exit the airship and hurry over to the Falls.
Bowser Jr comes up from the water and has a key with the number 5 on it.
Bowser Jr: Got one!
Bowser Quickly son, let's get that locker open.
Both of them unlock locker number five. When they opened it two sets of eyes spots them, then the rats jump out and attack their faces.
Bowser Jr.: Ouch! Ow!
Discord: Oh right, there might some BAD surprises that I stached in some of those lockers.
Bowser: You never said that.
Discord: I know.
Sunset comes out of the water and has key #1 she and Twilight open the locker and an airhorn blows in both of their faces which leaves them with their manes messed up.
(Interview: Pen Pals still with messed up manes)
Sunset: One locker I did not want to open, that is definitely one of them.
Twilight: I agree.
Scootaloo comes out of the water and has key #4 and gets out. She and Rainbow Dash open locker 4 and inside was a travel tip.
Rainbow Dash: Yes! First try!
Scootaloo: What does the tip say?
Rainbow Dash: *reading* Run down the path and then you will find a warp pipe which will take you to the beach.
Scootaloo: Let's go!
Toadette and Birdo both jump in at the same time.
Yoshi: For once, I was glad I am not doing this challenge because I am really scared of water.
Birdo: Care to explain why?
Yoshi: I'd rather not talk about it.
Apple Bloom has key #7 and both of them open their locker and got a big surprise. Applejack pulls it out and it's revealed to be the redo which was connected to the travel tip.
Applejack: Well ah'll be darned.
Apple Bloom: Yeah, we found the redo on the first try.
(Interview: Apple Siblings)
Apple Bloom: Ah guess it's true when some people say 7 is the lucky number.
Applejack: Yup, but remember we gotta choose who gets to redo this challenge and choose wisely.
Spike is still at the top hesitating to jump.
Spike: Okay Spike you can do this. You've jumped into lava from a high platform, I'm pretty sure you can jump into water too. (Takes a deep breath then jumps off while screaming. Unfortunately, Spike belly flopped again and slowly sank in the water.)
Toad: That has gotta hurt.
Baby Peach: I know right?
(A montage of lockers opening is shown. Luigi opens locker 3 and gets a travel tip. Wario comes out with key 5 and opens the locker which was a pie splattered at his face. Sunset opens locker 14 and gets a travel tip this time. Daisy opened locker 22 and a can of soda gets sprayed in her face, much to her annoyance. Bowser Jr gets key 15 and finally got a travel tip. Trixie gets out with key 10 and the lockers revealed a travel tip. Toadette has key 44 and a scary clown picture is there which scared her to the ground. Spitfire opens locker 34 and and also gets a travel tip. Ringo has key 43 and the locker reveals another travel tip. Octavia has key #6 and that locker has a travel tip too. Celestia has key #29 which revealed a travel tip in that locker. Koopa has key 13 and he opens the locker which revealed water balloons falling out and splashed onto him.)
Diamond Tiara rises from the water with key 24. She slowly swims to the ladder and climbs out. With the key. When the locker opens another travel tip was revealed.
Snips: Which key is that?
Snails: 18.
Snips: Let's see what we get.
(They open the locker and get sprayed in the face with whipped cream.)
Snails: This does seem pretty tasty.
Snips: Sure does
Meanwhile the Pegasisters arrive at the warp pipe and jump down. When they exited the other end, they were at a beach.
Scootaloo: Where's the cloudbox?
Apple Bloom: It's over here!
Applejack: Not to mention(holds up the redo pass).
Rainbow Dash: Wait, you found the redo?
Applejack: Sure did but we already picked a team to use it on.
Rainbow Dash: Who would that be?
Apple Bloom: She won't tell, but we gotta focus on racing.
Tricksters suddenly arrive.
Trixie: And hopefully we will win this time.
Rainbow Dash: it'sYeah, win second place probably.
Gilda: Oh we'll see about that (reads the tip)you Grab a canoe and row away to where Mii's come and play. What?
Apple Bloom: Where in tarnation is that?
Fluttershy: It's actually located right here in Wuhu Town. A home to where many Mii's come to hang out and play a bunch of sports. It's also where today's finish line will be located. (Pan over to Fluttershy by a fountain.) Only this time, it's in Wuhu Square. The last team to arrive, may be heading home.
(Back at the beach, Trixie and Gilda hop in a canoe and sail off.)
Trixie: So long losers, it's such a shame to leave you, but we have a race to win.
Applejack:That may be true if y'all brought some oars. (Holds up an oar.)
Gilda slaps herself on the forehead: Come on!
Trixie:Not to worry, I can-
Siblings pass them.
Applejack: Can't use magic Trixie. That's the rules.
Rainbow Dash: Got that right. Now what's another way to say 'see ya later'?
The sneaky twins reach the beach until Discord appears.
Discord: Hello boys! It seems like you two must go back to the Falls and redo the challenge.
Wario: What? That's cheating!
Discord: It isn't because the Apple Siblings chose you to do this again. But since it's a do it yourself challenge, Waluigi has to do it this time.
Both of them leave and head back.
(Interview: Sneaky twins)
Wario: Those two ponies decide to target us? Well if we see those two again I'll send them a Wario Waft their way.
Waluigi: They're so gonna pay for this!
They get back to the Falls and see there are only two teams left. The Baby Princesses and Snips and Snails. Only 10 lockers were left unopened which means three travel tips left. After about five minutes, all the teams get travel tips and head to the beach.
(Interview: Unicorn Friends)
Snips: It's easy, all we do is follow the little girls and pass them at the end.
Snails: That way we dodge another elimination.
A lot of the teams are at the beach and prepare to depart.
Birdo pushes the canoe into the water. The canoe rocks from side to side which made Yoshi slightly unbalanced.
Yoshi: Please don't tip over! Please don't tip over!
Birdo: I got the canoe. You're alright!
Up ahead with the frontrunning teams, the Pegasisters are ahead with the Siblings behind them.
Gilda: Hey Dash coming through!
Rainbow Dash: (looks behind) No way!
Trixie is still in the canoe while Gilda pushes the canoe and swims at the same time.
(Interview: Tricksters)
Gilda: Yeah right, like a few missing oars will stop us.
Trixie: We can't fly or use magic, but we always have a backup plan.
They pass both the teams and go on.
Scootaloo: How in the world is she doing that?
Back with the last three teams, they are a minute away from the warp pipe.
Pan to the Bowsers in their canoe.
Bowser Jr: There's more teams gaining on us.
Bowser: Don't worry son, I punctured a hole in one of the canoes. Don't know who will be in it though, but their loss is our gain.
Pan back to the Tricksters in the lead.
Trixie: There's the town up ahead.
Sure enough Wuhu Town was coming into range and they arrive first after stepping out and onto the dock.
Gilda: Guess I showed Dash what for.
(Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo arrive next and carry their canoe.)
Rainbow Dash: Come on Scoots, lift!
(Trixie and Gilda run back and quickly grab their canoe and try to catch Rainbow Dash. Both teams are neck and neck and the Wuhu Square coming into view. One team reaches the finish line revealing to be... Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo.)
(Discord appears)
Discord: Well well lady pegasi... you're in first place. And I hope your old friend doesn't mind second along with Trixie.
Tricksters suddenly arrive.
Rainbow Dash: Uh huh. Oh yeah! What's wrong? Not doing your victory dance? Maybe because you didn't win.
Trixie is close to snapping.
Apple Siblings arrive next.
Fluttershy: 3rd.
Apple Bloom: Well top 3 is okay, right Applejack?
Applejack: Ah guess.
Meanwhile in the water, the gamer's canoe sprung a leak and begins sinking.
Button: Ah Sweetie Belle, our boat's sinking!
Sweetie Belle: Quick, jump out!
(They jump out of the canoe which sinks in the water leaving both of them with a canoe.)
Sweetie Belle: Now what?
Button: We follow the other teams and hopefully, one of them gives us a ride. (notices Sweetie Belle with a smile) Something tells me you have an idea I'm not gonna like.
(Pan to the Royal Sisters in their canoe.)
Luna: Huzzah sister! It's time to put this canoe into overdrive. (The oar slips off her hoof and floats away.) Whoops! Tia can I use your oar? I'll double time it.
Celestia passes it to her but Luna missed it and the oar floats away. She gives an angry look at Luna.
Luna: *laughs nervously* Oops.
(Interview: Royal Sisters)
Luna: Sorry about that sister.
Celestia: That's okay Luna, as long as it doesn't happen EVER again.
Pan back to Sweetie Belle riding on Button Mash and paddling.
Button: I don't like this idea.
Sweetie Belle: Relax Button, we're nearly there. Just keep swimming!
(Meanwhile, the Gem Collectors loaded two bags of jewels on the boat.)
Rarity: Please Spike, we can't lose any of them or drop one.
Spike: I've got it all covered! It's strange how some diamonds were in a locker, but Rarity you're probably gonna have to push the canoe and swim.
Rarity: I can't do that! I'll get my mane wet.
Spike: Please Rarity? Please?
Rarity: Fine! I'll do it for the diamonds.
Spike gasps in shock.
(Interview: Gem Collectors)
Spike: Rarity is making a big sacrifice. She doesn't like getting her mane wet unless she's in a shower.
(Rarity jumps in the water. When she came back up, a fish gets in her mane and flops causing her to scream.
The Wonderbolts arrive at the finish line with their canoe.
Discord: 4th place.
Spitfire: Sweet! Moving up the ranks.
Pictures of teams that made it to the finish line are shown.
5th. (Mario Bros.)
6th. (Pen Pals)
7th. (Bowsers)
8th. (Musicians)
Two more teams arrive.
Discord: 9th to the Scientists and 10th for the Party Ponies.
Pan back to the Baby Princesses getting in the water. Snips and Snails jump ahead of them and row away.
Snips: Bye bye girls.
Snails: Yeah, bye!
(Interview: Unicorn Friends.)
Snips: We may be young colts, but we have a good chance of staying in the race.
Snails: Yeah we totally got this.
Discord: And here come a few more teams. 11th place. (Gem Collectors), 12th. (Royal Sisters), the Schoolgirls are in 13th, followed by the Mushroom Pals in 14th. The Gamers arrive next. And if it isn't Sweetie Belle and player 1. (A buzzer is heard and a timer with 20 minutes on it appears.) 20 minute penalty.
Button: Aww why?
Fluttershy: Well you two don't have your canoe with you.
Sweetie Belle: But our canoe sank we had to improvise.
Discord: Yes you did. Now stand aside and hope you aren't the last to place.
Meanwhile the remaining eight teams are still riding to Wuhu Town.
Discord VO: With one team waiting for their penalty to end, the last few teams are battling it out to reach the finish line.
The Baby Princesses suddenly increase their speed.
(Interview: Baby Princesses)
Baby Daisy: Just the thought of coming in last made us realize we need to step it up.
Baby Peach: Yeah, we may be young, but we are really charged up and energized.
They suddenly pass Snips and Snails leaving them shocked and confused.
Snips: How are they doing that? We're older than them. They are just babies.
(Interview: Baby Princesses)
Both are holding their own rattles.
Baby Daisy: I'll never lose this.
Baby Peach: Want some milk?
A few more teams arrive at the finish line.
Discord VO: 15th place. (Snobby Duo), 16th. (Egg buddies), 17th. (Princesses).
Team 18 arrives next.
Discord: Little girls you're in 18th and what's in that bag? (Notices a bag Baby Daisy has.)
Flashback
Baby Daisy comes out the water with key 36 and opens the locker which has a bunch of candy stuffed inside.
Baby Daisy: *gasps* Candy! (Grabs a bag and starts filling it up.
Toadette: Hey come on, leave some for the rest of us.
Baby Daisy: Huh? Of course! No prob! Sure thing! Come to mama!
End of flashback.
Fluttershy: You put candy in a locker?
Discord: Well I am full of surprises.
Fluttershy: Okay here's I'm gonna do: I'm going to let it slide and you two can keep your candy.
(Both girls cheer.)
Fluttershy: There's just one catch: You both have to share the candy will all the other teams including the teams that get here soon.
Baby Peach: Okay.
Button and Sweetie Belle sit by the fountain and wait for their penalty to end. The timer is at 5:15, 5:14, 5:13, 5:12, 5:11, 5:10.
Discord: Somepony is getting nervous.
Button falls back and fell in the fountain.
The Koopas, Besties, Sneaky twins races to the finish line with their canoes.
Discord: 19th place. (Besties), 20th. (Sneaky twins), and the Koopas take 21st.
Sweetie Belle: Button, here come the Unicorn Friends!
(Interview: Gamers)
Button: I can't believe we're going to lose all because our canoe sunk. The worst part is I will never get to live this down. This day is the worst, I can't believe this!
Sweetie shakes him repeatedly: Button, you've gotta calm down.
Button: Thanks! I needed that.
(Snips and Snails were trying to pull their canoe out of the water. However, Snails fall back in exhaustion and Snips falls in the water with the canoe. The countdown is at 2:10, 2:09, 2:08, 2:07, 2:06, 2:05 as Sweetie Belle grows even more nervous. Back where Snips and Snails are they are pushing the canoe very slowly while pausing every 2 seconds. With the current speed they are going, a turtle slowly walks pass them.)
(Interview: Unicorn Friends)
Snips: Yeah, things weren't going so well for us.
Snails: I needed a break.
Snips: Hey we took one every two seconds.
Snails: Can you blame me for that?
Snips: Not really.
(Both of them still push their canoe to the finish line. The timer is at 00:03, 00:02, 00:01.)
A buzzer is heard.
Discord: Sweetie Belle and Button Mash, your penalty is up.
Both teams immediately jump on the finish at once. Snips notices they are all on the finish line.
Snips: Hey we tied. We all get to stay.
Discord: Not quite! I'm afraid you're going home. (Pointing to Snips.)
Snails: What? Why?
Fluttershy: Well one of your hooves isn't even on the rug. (Points to one of Snips's hooves) It's just out.
Snips: Hey! Can you look again? It was on the rug.
Discord: I don't need to and it was clearly out.
Snips: It was in.
Discord: It was out.
Snips: In.
Discord: Out.
Snips: IN!
Discord: Strike three, you're out.
The best of Snips and Snails: Unicorn Friends.
(Scenes of this team's great moments are played.)
Snips: Well that could've gone worse.
Snails: At least we didn't go home first.
Snips: Yeah, we did better than last time. Maybe we could do another.
Snails: Which one?
(The replay scene ends and they're on their canoe sailing home.)
Snips: Beats me. I have no idea.
(Both of them laugh as they sail off.)
END.