My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E22 Hurricane Fluttershy: Difference between revisions

 

 

'''Fluttershy:''' ''I won't make a difference!'' }}

 

 

At an all-pegasus meeting, Rainbow Dash announces that Ponyville's reservoir has been chosen this year to supply Cloudsdale with the water for all the rain for Equestria -- and Ponyville's pegasi will get the water from the ground to Cloudsdale by flying together and making a tornado of at least 800 wing power. Rainbow Dash wants Ponyville to break the record of 910 wing power set by Fillydelphia the previous year with a hurricane of over 1,000 wing power! Everypony's cheering is marred by a little coughing.

Twilight brings [[Shown Their Work|an anemometer]] to the training grounds to test pegasus wing power. When it's Fluttershy's turn, she makes a valiant effort, but when she hears laughter from twin pegasi on the sidelines, it causes her to [[Flash Back]] to being teased:

 

 

Fluttershy falters, resulting in a miserable score of 0.5. She runs off in tears. Rainbow Dash tries to bolster her spirits, but Fluttershy's nerve has failed. Alone with her animal friends, however, she soon musters up her courage and begins practicing on her own. When she returns, her wing power has improved significantly -- but it is still only 2.3, well short of the goal Rainbow Dash has set for all pegasi. Though both Rainbow and Twilight commend her for her significant improvement, Fluttershy still feels humiliated and useless, running away yet again.

Spitfire congratulates Rainbow Dash, who graciously steps aside and gives props to Fluttershy, her number one flier! Everypony begins to chant:

 

 

Fluttershy narrates her letter to Princess Celestia from the shoulders of everypony: ''"Sometimes you can feel like what you have to offer is too little to make a difference. But today, I learned that everypony's contribution is important, no matter how small. If you just keep your head high, do your best, and believe in yourself, anything can happen!"''

** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E21 Over a Barrel|Fluttershy is disguised as a tree.]] Could it be any more obvious?

** As Rainbow Dash flies around and announces the meeting at the library:

'''Mule:''' None taken. }}

** Fluttershy's and Rainbow Dash's time at [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|Flight Camp]] is revisited.

* [[Comic Role Play]]: Angel Bunny, the animals of the cottage, and the animals of the forest wear little outfits, some in pony masks, to help Fluttershy learn to cope with her fear of performing with other ponies watching.

* [[The Determinator]]: Rainbow Dash and all of the Ponyville pegasi.

** Fluttershy also becomes this when she [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|sucks an about-to-fall tear right back up into her eye!]]

* [[Delayed Reaction]]: {{spoiler|Fluttershy keeps flying around in circles even after the tornado has disappeared}}.

* [[Second Place Is for Winners]]: The pegasi might not have broken the previous wing power record, but Spitfire congratulates everypony for having the guts to keep trying.

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: [[Adorkable|Twilight]] naturally, when trying to explain the anemometer to Cloudchaser and Flitter.

'''Pegasi:''' ''(collective "Ohhhh.")'' }}

* [[Shown Their Work]]: Twilight refers to a device to measure the "wing power" of the pegasi as an [[wikipedia:Anemometer|anemometer]]. While arguably the design is unconventional, this is a scientific device used to measure wind speed.