Ever since Wakko left on the train going to earn his fortune, the ponies helped to try to spread his message of never giving up hope, but as things got even worse for the people with Baron von Plotz’s constant high taxing, it became rather difficult.
And Dot’s condition was slowly growing worse, and Izzy and Misty knew that unicorn magic couldn’t heal it. So, the town waited for Wakko to return, waiting through winter… then spring… then summer… and finally, fall.
By the time that winter came around again and snow began to whiten the ground, the ponies were wondering when they’d ever get to go home… and Misty was wondering if Opaline was wondering where she was.
Sure, she could be hard on Misty in someway, but Misty believed in her own heart that Opaline did care about her… in someway.
Early one morning, while the ponies and the two remaining Warner siblings were still asleep in bed, Misty crept out of the water tower and went for a walk through the town, eyes sadly looking left and right at the state of the town.
She wasn’t sure what else to do… what should she do?
Should she still serve Opaline and risk her pony friends being in danger for her own cutie mark? Or… should she follow her own path and find another way to find out how she was special?
All of this thinking got her to sing, and find her voice for the first time.
A million thoughts in my head
Should I let my heart keep listening?
Cause up 'til now, I've walked the line
Nothing lost but something missing
I can't decide what's wrong, what's right
Which way should I go?
If only I knew what my heart was telling me
Don't know what I'm feeling
Is this just a dream?
Ah oh, yeah
If only I could read the signs in front of me
I could find the way to who I'm meant to be
Ah oh, if only
If only
If only...
Every step, every word
With every hour I'm feeling in
To something new, something brave
To someone I've never been
I can't decide what's wrong, what's right
Which way should I go
If only I knew what my heart was telling me
Don't know what I'm feeling
Is this just a dream?
Ah oh, yeah
If only I could read the signs in front of me
I could find the way to who I'm meant to be
Ah oh, If only
Yeah
Am I crazy?
Maybe
It could happen
Will they still be with me
When the magic's all run out?
If only I knew what my heart was telling me
Don't know what I'm feeling
Is this just a dream?
Ah oh...
If only I could read the signs in front of me
I could find the way to who I'm meant to be
Ah oh...
If only, yeah (x4)
If only
If only...
She sat down in the cold snow, mind contemplating all these questions as she finished her song. What should she choose? “Misty…?” Zipp called out, fluttering her way. “Is everything okay? You’re out here on your own, and--”
“No no no… I’m okay,” Misty sighed. “I was just… thinking about something… and about my friend back home. Zipp… would it be wrong of me to say that… when I try to do things right and I make my friend mad, that… I deserve to be called nothing, or… useless? Or that I can never do anything right?”
This caught Zipp’s attention immediately, the gears in her head turning rapidly. This COULD explain why Misty is always so jumpy… somepony had been calling her horrible names and wearing down her confidence.
She wanted to find out more… but she didn’t want to make Misty uncomfortable again like she did about a month ago. “Misty… nopony should ever say that to you to get you down,” Zipp finally said, putting a gentle hoof on her shoulder. “If anypony is hurting you, you can talk to me or the other ponies. You can trust us.”
“...even when I’m not from Bridlewood like I fibbed about?” Misty choked on her words. “I didn’t mean to lie, but Izzy was just so excited, and I couldn’t let her down, and I--”
“No no… it’s okay. I get it,” Zipp stopped her. “You can tell Izzy and the other ponies whenever you’re ready.”
“Whenever we meet Wakko and his siblings so long ago, they… they gave me a hopeful feeling that I’ve never felt before,” Misty said, admitting a feeling that she had never felt before. “Wakko… he seems like a never-ending ball of positivity. Like everything’s gonna be okay. But with him gone… it seems more drab than its ever been before we came around. I guess I just… kinda miss him, and I wish things would go ahead and get better.”
“We all do…” Zipp nodded, feeling like she was beginning to miss the middle Warner sibling more than ever before shaking her head to clear away those thoughts. “Come on. Let’s get back before Hitch decides he and Yakko are gonna have that fruit-eating contest again-- that did NOT go well last time.”
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Later on in the day, the Warners and their pony friends walked to the train station and began waiting, potentially hoping that today would be the day that Wakko returned from his travels.
While they did such, young mouse Pinky walked through the snow to the stables, a large sack in his tiny paws. “Oh, Pharfignewton,” he sighed dramatically. “Pharfignewton… where for art thou, Pharfignewton?”
And just like that, the white horse with the gray mane and tail popped up from out of her stall, whinnying in delight upon seeing the mouse she had come to like. “Oh, therefore you art,” Pinky spoke to her and pulled a sugar cube out from the sack he dragged in. "And lookee. Narf! I brought you a snacky-wacky!"
Pharfignewton whinnied happily before giving the mouse a big lick in order to gulp down the sugar cube, Pinky giggling happily. “Troz! Feeding you is like taking a really smelly bath.”
Suddenly, a familiar voice to Pinky out of the silence. "Pinky, I need you!"
It was Pinky's best friend Brain, who often required his assistance in his plans to take over the world, but Pinky, being himself, gasped and thought the sound came from the horse he cared about. “Pharfignewton, I didn’t know you could talk!”
“Pinky, stop this foolishness,” Brain deadpanned. “You know, Pharfignewton,” Pinky said, not paying Brain any attention, “you sound a little like Brain.”
Having enough, Brain grabbed a carrot and whacked Pinky on the head with it, making him laugh. “Oh, you bop like Brain too, ha.”
It was then that Pinky turned to see Brain behind him. "I knew I'd find you out here wasting time with this horse. Come," Brain grabbed Pinky's paw and began dragging him away. “Ah, but Pharfignewton and I have pledged our hearts to each other!” Pinky protested as he was drug away. “Pinky, that is a horse. You are a mouse,” Brain told him sternly, and Pinky couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Oh, Brain, don’t be so intolterant! Why can't the horses and the mice live together in harmony?” he asked, not knowing that Pharfignewton was copying his head movements. “Along with the fairies and the wood sprites and the bean sprouts? Oh, and the ponies that came into our town last Janurary.”
“I stand corrected, Pinky,” Brain said a moment later. “That is a horse-- you are an imbecile.”
Luckily, Pinky took this answer quite well, not affected in the slightest. “Now, come. We must prepare for tonight,” Brain said, preparing to walk out. “Why? What are we going to do tonight?” Pinky asked. “Guess,” Brain said to him with the roll of his eyes. “Try to take over the world?” Pinky guessed. “Bingo.”
“Egad, I love bingo! Narf!” Pinky cheered. “It’s so much more fun than trying to take over the--”
But he was cut off again, for Brain had once again bopped him on top of the head.
XXXXXXXXXX
Meanwhile, Yakko, Dot, Hitch, Sparky and Misty had fallen asleep while waiting at the train station, and the others decided to pass the time by making a couple snowponies.
All the while Zipp thought about what Misty had told her this morning... and tried to come up with the solution to help her.
Nopony deserved to be treated like they were trash... not even Misty, who deep down, was as sweet as she could be.
As they finished the snowpony, they suddenly heard a noise, which woke the sleeping group mebers, and a sound that most citizens in Acme Falls heard as well.
And that sound? A train whistle, with a train steadily approaching. Wakko was coming home!
As the train pounded into sight, the entire town came together to sing a song for Wakko’s homecoming after such a long year.
Yakko: Oh-oh, the train bringing Wakko
Is a-rollin’ down the track
Dot: I’m sure that is the train my brother’s on
Mane 5 and Misty: Wakko went to see the world
And now he’s coming back
Pipp: We’ve missed him every day that he’s been gone
Minerva: He went to seek his fortune
And now he’s returned
Rita: Bringing back the treasures
Of everything he’s learned
Dot: Oh-oh, the train with my brother
Is a-comin’ closer
All: Bearing Wakko down the track-o
Back home!
Chug-chug-chug
The train finally slowed to a stop, and when the smoke cleared and the doors opened they saw… no one. Just when everyone thought it would be a false alarm, Wakko peeked his head out the door. “Hi!”
Everyone in town let out a cheer at the middle Warner sibling’s return home, and the ponies rushed toward him with excited smiles. “Welcome hoooooooome, Wakko!” Pipp said, setting up a video stream on her phone as she greeted him with a laugh. “Now, tell us-- after being away from Acme Falls for a whole year, we all want to know-- how was the train trip? Where did you go? Did you FINALLY earn your fortune to save your sister from her illness?”
“Pipp!” Zipp finally got the chance to shout. “Cut down on the questions-- Wakko just got home and is probably exhausted from traveling.”
“No, it's all right, Zipp,” Wakko brushed it off with a smile as he patted Sparky on the head. “I guess everybody should know what I did earn.”
Once the ponies had backed up enough, Wakko cleared his throat and turned to the townsfolk he knew and loved. “My friends of Acme Falls, I give you my fortune… a ha’penny!”
Wakko held the bronze coin high for all to see, and everyone stared wide eyed with smiles on their faces. Even Constable Ralph gasped in surprise from his hiding place, seeing everything from nearby. “A ha’penny?” Hello Nurse asked, making sure she heard right. “It’s real!” Yakko exclaimed, leading Dr. Scratchinsniff to nod. “He has a whole ha'penny!”
Everyone at that train station cheered happily, before Sunny let Wakko onto her back to parade him around town, and another song soon began.
Wakko: I got a ha’penny today
Ponies, Yakko and Dot: He’s got a ha’penny hooray!
Dr. Scratchinsniff: How did you dooz it?
Wakko: All work and no play
Dot: He chopped wood
Yakko: He chopped suey
Wakko: I pitched horseshoes and hay
Misty: He milks jokes and cows for his fee
Wakko: It was more than I thought it would be
Ponies: An entire full year’s salary!
Wakko: And now I've got a ha'penny!
All: He's got a ha'penny today!
He's got a ha'penny, hooray!
Yakko and Dot: All those days of hard work
And here's your reward
Sunny: Now there’s nothing in this world
That you can’t afford
Dot: You can buy any toys you pick
Izzy: And eat candy until you’re sick!
Chef: Plus a gourmet meal for monsieur
Pipp and Hitch: And still, you’d never be poor
All: Because he's got a ha'penny today!
He's got a ha'penny, hooray!
Misty: Your water tower shanty
You can finally repair
Zipp: You can even buy your brother
Some new underwear
Wakko: It’s like I won the lottery!
All: Because he's got a ha'penny!
Wakko: I'll buy burgers at the butchers
And blintzes at the bakers
Groceries at the grocer's
Season tickets for the Lakers!
Dr. Scratchinsniff: You can buy my new elixir
Hello Nurse: You can buy it by the bucket!
Ponies: BLEH!!
Zipp: There’s just one little problem
Yakko: It's lousy, you should chuck it!
Wakko: It's so hard to believe it really happened to me
I'm goin' shoppin' with my ha'penny!
All: He’s goin' shoppin' with my ha'penny!
As the rest of the town celebrated Wakko’s wealth, Ralph crept back up to the baron’s luscious house to tell him about the news. “Uh, newses from the village to report, sir,” Ralph informed. “What is it?” the baron deadpanned. “Uh, it seems that one of the townsfolk is happy,” Ralph explained, and this caused the baron to frown in confusion. “What do you mean?”
“Wakkos Warners has come into the possession of a ha' penny,” Ralph whispered, and the baron's eyes lit up in dollar signs before the two ran to get in the carriage and head down to the village.
XXXXXXXX
Meanwhile, the celebrations were still going on in town as the ponies paraded Wakko through the crowds of townsfolk.
All: He’s got a ha’penny today!
He’s got a ha’penny, hooray!
With it, he could buy himself a tropical cruise
Misty: But first, there’s one important thing
That you have to choose
Wakko: My sister has been ailing quite a lot
Hitch: We don’t exactly know what she has got
Townsfolk: You plan to spend your ha'penny on what?
Wakko: An operation to save my sister Dot
Townsfolk: To cure whatever problems she's got!
An operation to save his sister, Dot!
Wakko: It's a present to her from me
All because I've got a ha'penny!
All: Because he's got a ha'penny!
In the village that's called Acme
He's going shopping
So let's get hopping
He's going shopping with his ha'penny!
The crowd continued to cheer as Sunny let Wakko slide off her back, just as Baron von Plotz approached them. “And we're all thrilled for your good fortune,” he said to Wakko. “Now, about your taxes…”
Everyone in town groaned, just as Wakko, Sunny and Zipp approached the table that the baron set up. “Taxes? What taxes?” Wakko asked. “Well,” said the baron, “let's fill out your tax forms and see. First, we total your income and calculate your deductions for the year. How many dependents, which includes city, state and federal taxes including license fees. Ooh, that takes you up into a whole new tax bracket. The king will be absolutely delighted!”
“The king is a jerk!” Zipp immediately landed from flapping her wings above them, slamming her hoof down on the table in protest. “Oh, good,” the baron smirked. “That qualifies you for the ‘Calling the King a Jerk’ tax.”
"Huh?!" Sunny exclaimed in surprise, which caused Yakko to shrug at them as the baron continued. “Then add property tax, sales tax, excise tax, stamp, tea and thumb tax, shipping and handling, multiplied by your shoe size, and you owe a grand total of… exactly one ha' penny.”
“Wha--?” Wakko blinked as his fortune was taken from him, and the baron took up his table and climbed in the yak-drawn carriage before the carriage set off. “Your federal government thanks you.”
“Hey!” Sunny cried. "We can't let them do that to Wakko! It's unfair!” Yakko said, shaking a fist, which caused Pipp to boldly nod. "We gotta stand together and stop them!" she said, unfurling her wings. Suddenly, the king's guards surrounded them, preventing them from following the baron's carriage. “Uh… or not,” Pipp said nervously, ears flattening just as Yakko shoved the town mime into the circle of guards. “If you have any questions, just talk to my lawyer. He'll explain everything.”
The group zipped off into hiding, and all they heard after that was the sound of the guards beating the mime to a pulp. But even though they escaped the guards, it didn't ease Wakko's heavy heart. “Wakko, I am so sorry,” Sunny nuzzled Wakko's downtrodden face. “You worked so hard to get that ha'penny for someone other than yourself, and the baron just took it without knowing why!”
"Yeah, I oughta go up there and confront him for messing with the friend of Sheriff Hitch Trailblazer!" Hitch said, but Wakko raised a hand to stop him. "There's no point, Hitch. No point in gallavanting over something that's already happened. My fortune is gone, and that's that," he sighed. "Come on... let's head home."
"But..." Misty tried to argue, but Wakko and his siblings walked on ahead. “This is so unfair!” Zipp frowned. “Wakko doesn't deserve this! No one does! We have to do something!”
“I wish we could too, Zipp, but we really don't have a choice except to stand by,“ Sunny said. “If we go and get Wakko's fortune back, we could get into big trouble too. Let's just keep our eye on Wakko and the Warners... they'll need our help now more than ever after this.”
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Night's moon and stars glinted upon the winter snow, and as it began to get colder and darker, the citizens began to sing a sorrowful tune, much sadder than the tune earlier sung that day.
Rita: So much for Wakko’s ha’penny
Now, Acme Falls is back in misery
Slappy: Should I or do you wanna carve?
Skippy: Frankly, I’d just as soon starve
Dr. Scratchinsniff: I’m starting to feel the stress
All: Acme Falls is ha’penniless!!
Meanwhile, back the Warners' water tower, Wakko played his harp mattress for Misty, who sat beside him as a form of comfort. Pipp, Zipp and Hitch and Sparky had already retreated to bed for the night, leaving Izzy and Sunny to spend some time with Dot and Yakko before bed. "Good night, Dot. Sleep tight," Yakko told his little sister, pulling the blankets over her. “Tell us the story!” Izzy begged with big eyes. “Okay…” Yakko smiled. “There once was a man from Nantucket…”
“Not that story,” Dot frowned. “Look, it's late. Go to sleep,” Yakko said in a big-brotherly tone. “Oh, come on,” Dot said sweetly. “Tell us the story… pleeeeeease?”
Yakko gave a small sigh-- Dot's cute face was almost impossible to resist. “Oh, all right… but then it's lights out-- deal?”
“Deal!” Dot and Izzy chorused, and Yakko and Sunny hopped onto the bed with them... unbeknowest that a saddened Wakko and Misty were listening nearby. “Okay,” Yakko said, letting Dot cuddle into him before starting. “Once upon a time, a brave knight married a beautiful princess and they had two sons.”
“But they wanted a daughter too, right?” Sunny asked, despite hearing the story a few times before. “Right,” Yakko nodded. “So they planted a garden all over the kingdom… and on the first day of spring, every flower in that garden bloomed. And out of the prettiest flower came…”
“Me!” Dot chirped. “Yep,” Yakko nodded. “And so, the knight and his bride, Mom and Dad, took you home. And every night at bedtime, they’d come in and say, ‘Who’s the cutest girl’? And you’d say…”
“I am!” Dot finished. “And they’d ask, ‘How’d you ever get so cute’?” Yakko continued on. “And you’d say…”
“I was born that way,” Dot crossed her arms. “And they’d say, ‘Tell us your name, young lady’,” Yakko booped his sister's nose. "And you'd say..."
“Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca III. But you can call me Dot,” Dot answered, making the two ponies blink at such a long name. “And they’d say, ‘Can we call ya Dottie’?” Yakko went on. “And you’d say…”
“No. Just Dot,” Dot said with a serious-looking crossed arms. “Call me Dottie and you die.”
But Yakko just smiled as he began to reach the end of the story. “And Mom and Dad would laugh and laugh and laugh. And they’d tickle ya,” he said, doing such and making Dot giggle, “and you’d laugh too. And then you’d fall asleep with a great big smile in your heart.”
As the story finished, Dot turned over, coughing a little bit, with Yakko getting off the bed and adjusting the blanket over her again. “I like that story...”
“Good night, sis,” Yakko whispered, and within seconds, the youngest Warner was fast asleep, allowing Yakko, Izzy and Sunny to quietly leave the room. “How is she?” Wakko asked. "Not great," Yakko frowned. “Those acting lessons never really sank in.”
“I think Wakko was referring to her health,” Sunny corrected. “Oh, well, who knows?” Yakko shrugged as he closed the curtains. “If I’d only earned more…” Wakko sighed, feeling guilty for what happened. “Hey… you did your best, Wakko,” Misty gently said, putting her hoof on his shoulder. “We’ll pay for her operation some other way.”
“I guess…” Wakko shrugged, and went back over to the harp to play some more. "You turning in?" Sunny asked him. "To what?" Wakko asked back, which made Yakko think about it a moment. “Good question. You comin' with us, Mist?”
“I-I think I'll stay up with Wakko a little longer," the blue unicorn said. “Just to keep him company.”
Sunny nodded at the unicorn's suggestion. “Good idea. See you two in the morning.”
“Night,” Wakko called as the three others retreated to bed. Once they were alone, Wakko and Misty glanced up at the starry sky above them, and this made Misty quietly sigh with a frown. “Looks like we’re gonna need a miracle to get out of this mess…”
Wakko nodded, and turning back to his harp, began to play a familiar lullaby.
Wakko: Twinkle, twinkle, wishing star
How I wonder where you are
Out in space so bright and clear
Can you see me way down here?
As he sang, he suddenly got an idea that most would think to be crazy, but… it may have been their only chance. “Hmm… I wonder…”
Wakko: Let me pick the star that's right
And pick the wishing star tonight
Like finding a needle in a haystack
Eeny meeny miny moe and jack
Wishing star, please hear my plea
Grant one wish, one wish for me
Misty enjoyed listening to that soft tune... Opaline would NEVER do anything like that.
She nuzzled into Wakko, who rubbed her soft, bushy mane again, finding comfort within her soft fur. Just as they were about to pick themselves up and get ready for sleep, a bright green light from the sky filled the entire water tower, grasping their attention. “Uh oh!” Wakko said worriedly. “I think I broke something.”
The green light slowly descended before the duo, and they barely spared it a glance before it started getting brighter immediately, causing the group to shield their eyes as they were blinded.
When they unshielded their eyes, the light seemed to resonate with some sort of mystical energy... one Misty thought that Opaline would find most intriguing. “Who are you?” Wakko asked the glowing light, and Misty gulped, ears flattened, before ducking behind Wakko. “And... you're not gonna hurt us, are you?”
“Do not worry, for I am a friend... or at least I hope to be in Wakko's eyes... and potentially yours, Misty Brightdawn,” the glowing light answered before it began to shift into something... or somepony.
As the glow began to dim, a pony stood before the duo-- an alicorn more specifically, with mint green fur, magenta eyes like Izzy's, blue on her wings and in her mane and tail, which flowed like a calm river, a golden crown with an amethyst in the center, a purple collar and leg rings around all her hooves.
On her flank sat a glorious glowing star for a cutie mark... and the star almost looked like it had a rainbow glow coming from it. “A-An alicorn?” Misty asked herself. “But... that's impossible! Besides Sunny and her alicorn magic, Opaline said t-they were all gone!”
“Yes, I am an alicorn, dear Misty,” the alicorn said. “I am Princess Moonshine, the Princess of Dreams, and cousin to one of Equestria’s first rulers.”
“Nice to meet you, princess!” Wakko shook her hoof eagerly. “The pleasure is all mine,” smiled the alicorn. “And may I be the first to congratulate you, Wakko Warner-- I’m pleased. Out of every star in the sky, you selected the one and only wishing star.”
This surprised Misty and Wakko, earning surprised looks from one another before they turned back to the mysterious pony before them. “He did?” Misty asked. “Absolutely!” Moonshine nodded. “Many moons ago, I created the wishing star out of the hopes and wishes of ponies I came across, and placed in the sky for someone to be able to receive their greatest wish. Unfortunately, creating the star drained me of most of my power, causing me to retreat to the stars above to conserve my magic, and that is where I lived to this day. But enough about myself-- I am very eager to see what you will wish for, Wakko. Are you ready to make your wish?”
“You bet!” Wakko agreed-- this could change Acme Falls forever, and he couldn’t wait another second. “Then here it goes!”
Moonshine raised her horn to the sky, and with its magic glow, the star shot across the night sky in a green burst, something Rita and Runt witnessed with wide eyes. “What is that?” Rita wondered. “Don’t know,” Runt shrugged. “Definitely don’t know. Uh-uh, definitely.”
“Now go make your wish,” the princess told Wakko, just as the fallen light hit the ground many hundreds of miles from the village and high in the mountains. “W-What do you mean, go?” Misty asked. "To where the star landed," Moonshine explained. “Wishes must be made in person for them to come true.”
"No kidding?" Wakko blinked. “If you want the wish you desire to be made real, you must venture to where it fell and touch it-- it is only possible then that your dreams shall be made a reality,” Moonshine said. “Wakko, I trust that your siblings and Equestrian friends will help you on this journey?”
“You bet they’ll be willing to help,” Wakko winked. “And I know they’ll be just as excited about this as I am.”
Moonshine smiled at the young Warner’s enthusiasm, and then turned her attention to Misty. “My dear… I know all about your struggles and questions as to where you belong and what your next steps on your path should be,” she said. “And I will be willing to help you if you desire it.”
“H-How… how did you know about that?” Misty asked. “You may not think anyone understands you, Misty, but I do,” Moonshine lowered herself to Misty’s level. “What your… friend does to you is unfair, and you need to break away from her sooner or later. And I trust that Sunny and her friends will be more than happy to help you do so. But you need to learn to trust them and realize the signs.”
Misty wasn’t sure how to respond but nodded anyway. Sooner than expected, Moonshine’s cutie mark seemed to be getting dimmer, causing her to frown. “Why the long face, your wish-i-ness?” Wakko asked. “And why is your cutie mark losing its shine like unpolished shoes?”
“I’m afraid its time for me to return to the night sky before dawn approaches,” Moonshine said, trotting to the center of the room. “Wait, what?” Misty frowned. “No, you can’t go yet! I-- we-- we have so many more questions!”
Moonshine shook her head with a sad smile. “I’m sorry, but this is the way it must be. Goodbye for now, Misty and Wakko. And remember…”
Moonshine: You gotta cheer up
And never give up hope
Wakko: I won’t mope!
Moonshine: Just cheer up…
Misty, Wakko and Moonshine: And never ever give up hope
Hope hope hope hope! Yeah!
The light from the stars and moon seemed to give Moonshine more strength than before-- enough to flap her wings and fly back up to the stars.
Misty and Wakko stared up at the sky for a minute or two, not realizing that the others came in behind them and were looking rather confused, but Wakko soon turned to his siblings as soon as he heard Yakko yawn tiredly. “You’ll never guess what just happened!”
As Dot yawned, Yakko smiled at his younger brother and responded, “Try us-- we’re gullible.”
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Wakko and Misty excitedly told everyone what happened while they were in bed, and Sunny and Zipp immediately deduced that’s why the Unity Crystals sent them to Acme Falls to begin with-- to help find the star and save the kingdom from this horrible recession.
So, they made plans to set out for the star the next morning.
Once the sun rose, the group spared no time to stop for breakfast, and immediately left the water tower and over toward the stables as they began to sing a cheerful tune.
Ponies and Warners: We’re leaving Acme Falls to find the wishing star
We’re heading off to seek our dream come true
It's waiting right up there, the answer to our prayer
Wakko: A wish for free
Yakko and Dot: Hey, you might be a multi-millionaire
Ponies and Warners: That’s why we’re off to seek our destiny together
Yakko: It’s one for all
Wakko: And all for one
Dot: Times three!
Ponies and Warners: Who cares about the stuff we lack?
We're on our way and we won't be back
Wakko: Until we find that star
Pipp: Gee, it looks kinda far!
Yakko: Too bad we don't have a car
Ponies and Warners: Oh what the hay?
We're on our way to find the wishing star!
They soon got what they came for from the stables-- the Warners’ faithful sled, which Izzy had rigged one time to have a sail like a sailboat, so it would sail on the snow just like a boat did over water, and took it outside to prepare for the journey.
Ponies and Warners: We’re leaving Acme Falls to find the wishing star
And when we do, our troubles are gonna be through!
It's just around the bend, it's where the mountains end
We're packin' our load, we're hittin' the road
Let's sing it together again!
Hey hey! We wanna be the first to touch the wishing star!
We're northward bound, we're leaving town today!
Yakko: We're taking a stand
Misty: We're making a vow
Zipp: This is the place
Ponies: The moment is now!
They're Yakko, Wakko and Dot
We're giving it all we got
Dot: We're coming, so ready or not!
All: Today's the day, we're on our way
To find the wishing star!
As the group made their journey become known, the citizens of Acme Falls woke to their cheerful song and wondered to themselves… what are those crazy Warner kids and their Equestrian pals up to now?
Dr. Scratchinsniff: Hey, what's up?
What's all the noise?
Prunella: The ponies, the Warner girl and the Warner boys
Chef: They're gathered around in the village square
Prunella: They say there's something way out there
Minerva: Something weird and something strange
Tom, Dick and Larry: Beyond the farthest mountain range!
Dr. Scratchinsniff: What are you saying?
Hello Nurse: What do you mean?
All: It’s something no one’s ever seen!
Rita: What's the story?
Runt: What's the buzz?
Yakko: We're about to leave, and that's because
Dot: We're on our way to the wishing star!
Dr. Scratchinsniff: The wishing star?
Hello Nurse: The wishing star?
Brain: What is that?
Pinky: Haven't you heard?
Brain: There's no such thing, it's too absurd!
Slappy: What's the story?
Skippy: What's the dish?
Misty: Touch the star and you get one wish!
Dr. Scratchinsniff: You get one wish if you touch the star?
Slappy: Where's it at?
Skippy: Is it way out far?
Dot: It could well be, but we just don't know
Yakko: We'll soon find out, cause we're gonna go
Ponies and Warners: To the wishing star
All: To the wishing star
Warners: It's something weird and so bizarre
It fell to Earth from way afar
All: They're on their way to the wishing star!
Warners: The wishing star
Oh, yes, we are
On our way, so we'll say, "Bon soir!"
Ciao, you guys and au revoir
Now we're off to the wishing star!
All: Yes, it's true, the Warners are
On their way to the wishing star
Dr. Scratchinsniff: They'll be rich as a king or czar
All: When they get their wish from the wishing star!
Wakko: I looked up in the sky last night
And all the stars were shining bright
I wished I may and I wished I might
Just have the wish I wished last night
All: He looked up in the sky so bright
And he saw the stars up in the night
And he wished he may and he wished he might
Have the wish that he wished last night
Wakko: Then right there before my eyes
I saw a light up in the skies
The wishing star lit up the night
And then exploded really bright
It fell to earth and it came on down
In a great big piece that hit the ground
And then some fairy said to me
"Whoever gets there first, you see
Just touch the star, that's all you do
And then you get your wish come true"
All: "Touch the star, that's all you do
And then you get your wish come true"
Dr. Scratchinsniff: Wait now
Let me get this straight now
You mean whoever gets there first
Can have a wish all to themselves?
Rita: We have to go now,
Because we know now
That if I'm the first to touch the star
That wish belongs to me!
Slappy and Skippy: We've got to run now
Before they're done now
So we can get a big head start
And beat the others to the punch!
Ralph: I can't be slow now
Tom, Dick and Larry: We've got to go now
Minerva: And I have got to get there first because
All: That wish belongs to me!
Dr. Scratchinsniff: Belongs to me!
Slappy: Belongs to me!
Hello Nurse: Belongs to me!
Skippy: Belongs to me!
Rita: Belongs to me!
Runt: Me!
Warners: Me!
Chicken Boo: Bawk!
Baron von Plotz: It all belongs to me!
However, during all the rushing around and confusion, no one noticed the ponies becoming increasingly worried about everyone going for the star at once-- it wasn't a competition, but no one other than them seemed to notice that. Nevertheless, their main mission was to help the Warners, so they rushed toward the sled in order to start their journey.
Dr. Scratchinsniff: We're on our way to the wishing star
It could be near or it could be far
Warners: But we're gonna get there first, you see
The one who gets there first will be
In a superwagon wrapped and bowed
And on the snow it's gonna blow
It has a sail, it's like a sleigh
Ponies: Look out, world, we're on our way!
Dr. Scratchinsniff: Pharfignewton, come on, scurry!
Hello Nurse: Time to go! We've got to hurry!
Pinky: Farewell to my lifelong mate
Brain: Pinky needs a mousy date
All: On the road, can't stop us now
Through the town the oxen plough
Baron von Plotz: Clear the way, you stupid mime!
All: He gets trampled all the time
Warners and Ponies: It's over hill and over dale
Sailing down the snowy trail
Slappy: Through the trees is plenty quick
Skippy: We can go by pogo stick!
Brain: Pinky, are you pondering
Exactly what I'm pondering?
Pinky: I think so, Brain, but just how will
We get the weasel to hold still?
Brain: No, that wish is all we need
Our plan could finally succeed
Warners: Onward through the snow we drift
Ponies: Onward toward the mountain cliff!
Baron von Plotz: The one who finds that wishing star
Will soon be eating caviar
Dr. Scratchinsniff: And that, my friend, is going to be
No one else except for me
Rita: Cause this is definitely going be
Our golden opportunity!
Boys: I'm going to get that wish, you see!
Girls: The star belongs to me!
Boys: No no, the star belongs to me!
Girls: No no, the star belongs to me!
Dr. Scratchinsniff and Hello Nurse: To me!
Slappy and Skippy: To me!
Rita and Runt: To me!
All: TO ME!!!
Warners: I gotta get to the wishing star!
Dr. Scratchinsniff and Hello Nurse: I gotta get to the wishing star!
Rita and Runt: I hope it's near and not too far
All: Gotta be first to the wishing star!
Everyone zipped out of town as fast as lightning, leaving the mime behind, as he was trampled and couldn't get up for a few minutes. Pinky and Brain were among the few not traveling, and Pinky feared that the love of his life was gone forever.
Pinky: Here we are
My love and all the rest
Have gone to find the wishing star
We've been left behind
Brain: You'll find that they won't get too far
For we will get there first!
Pinky: (spoken) Oh, well, that's different then, isn't it? Troz!
Meanwhile, the group joined in for one final chorus on the road while Plotz's carriage cleared the way of most everyone and they all ended up in a snowbank by the ending.
All: I gotta get to the wishing star!
We're doing really good so far!
Baron von Plotz: Out of my way, whoever you are!
All: I'm gonna get to the wishing star!
Wishing, wishing, wishing, wishing
Wishing, wishing, wishing, wishing
Wishing, wishing, wishing, wishing!
Ponies and Warners: The wishing...
All: The wishing...
STAAAAAAAAAR!!
"You know..." Pipp said to her friends after thinking a moment, "maybe we should've kept this our little secret."
All: The wishing star!