My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games

Year: 2015

Runtime: 72 mins

Language: English

Director: Ishi Rudell

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Canterlot High faces its rival, Crystal Prep Academy, in the annual Friendship Games, a competition steeped in tradition. Sunset Shimmer is charged with ensuring magic doesn’t interfere with the games, maintaining a fair appearance. However, she and her friends find themselves competing against Crystal Prep’s best students, who are led by Twilight Sparkle, someone equally interested in Equestrian magic and potentially having other plans.

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1

Sunset and friends start the yearbook project

Sunset Shimmer, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Twilight Sparkle gather to prepare Canterlot High's yearbook. In the office, they meet Wallflower Blush, a meek student ignored by many, and Trixie arrives demanding inclusion as 'The Greatest and Powerfullest.' Sunset points out that the category isn't real, which sparks Trixie's threat of revenge.

Day 1 Canterlot High yearbook office
2

Memory loss hits Sunset's circle at the beach

Sunset arrives at the beach with her friends only to find that most of them have erased memories of her, remembering only her past misdeeds. Twilight recalls the argument from the Friendship Games, while the others can't recall their friendship with Sunset at all. Desperate, Sunset writes to Ponyville's Twilight to seek help.

Day 2 Canterlot Beach
3

Twilight confirms Sunset's memories in Equestria

Ponyville's Twilight confirms she remembers Sunset as a friend and agrees to help. Sunset asks Twilight to meet in Equestria, and together they travel to Canterlot to consult Princess Celestia.

Evening of Day 2 Canterlot
4

Celestia and Luna reconcile with Sunset; investigation begins

Sunset apologizes to Celestia for her betrayal, and they reconcile. Celestia, Luna, Twilight, and Sunset then head to the library's restricted section to search for clues about a magical cause behind the memory erasures.

Night Canterlot Castle library (restricted section)
5

Discovery of the Memory Stone and its power

After hours of research, they discover ancient writings about the Memory Stone, a magical artifact capable of erasing memories, and learn it linked to the parallel world via Clover the Clever. They realize someone is using it to manipulate memories.

Night of Day 3 Canterlot Castle Library
6

Sunset returns to the parallel world to confront Trixie

Sunset travels back to the parallel Canterlot High to explain her side of the story, but Trixie initially refuses to believe her. Trixie offers to help if Sunset includes her in the yearbook, turning the quest into a collaborative investigation.

Daytime Canterlot High (parallel world)
7

Trixie isn't the culprit; alliance forms

Sunset discovers Trixie is not the culprit after questioning students; Trixie agrees to help Sunset uncover the Memory Stone in exchange for the yearbook deal. They begin interrogating students around the school for information, but find little concrete about the stone.

Day Canterlot High (parallel world)
8

Twilight warns of permanent memory loss if the stone isn't destroyed

Back in Equestria, Twilight learns that the Memory Stone's effects become permanent if not destroyed by the third day after its use and sends a warning to Sunset. The warning intensifies their urgency to locate and destroy the stone.

Mid-Game Equestria
9

Wallflower is revealed as the culprit

Sunset reads Twilight's warning in the yearbook office and realizes Wallflower Blush is behind the memory erasures, having acted out of being unnoticed. She mentally reads Wallflower's motive and confronts her, exposing the manipulation.

Evening of Day 3 Canterlot High Yearbook Office
10

Wallflower erases memories to trap Sunset and Trixie

Wallflower tries to erase Sunset and Trixie's memories of their meeting and locks them in the office. Sunset had previously recorded the incident in a drone, which helps them remember the truth and plan an escape. Trixie uses one of her stage tricks to aid Sunset's escape, but she is forced to stay behind.

Evening Canterlot High Yearbook Office
11

Final confrontation in the parking lot

Sunset confronts Wallflower in the school's parking lot, where Wallflower inadvertently reveals her actions to Sunset's friends. After Sunset fails to reason with her, Wallflower attempts to erase all of Sunset's friends' memories of high school, prompting Sunset to sacrifice her own memories of the parallel world to stop her.

Night Canterlot High Parking Lot
12

Memories restored and the Stone destroyed

Feeling remorseful, Sunset's friends declare her their friend again. Their geodes activate, transforming them into their powered forms, and they destroy the Memory Stone, restoring everyone's memories. The friends apologize to Sunset, who simply cherishes them being back.

Next day Canterlot High
13

Wallflower seeks forgiveness

Wallflower apologizes for using the stone to erase embarrassing memories and explains her isolation drove her to ruin others' recollections. The group forgives her, offering a chance at healing after the ordeal.

Following day Canterlot High
14

Sunset thanks Twilight and updates on the destruction

Sunset informs Twilight of the Memory Stone's destruction and thanks her for the warning. The two acknowledge how their friendship spans worlds and helped preserve those bonds.

Next day Equestria / Twilight's Castle
15

Final yearbook release and aftermath

The yearbooks are released, with Trixie discovering that Sunset kept her part of the deal. Wallflower discovers that her best gardener image contains signatures from Sunset and her friends, signaling forgiveness and reconciliation.

Yearbook Release Day Canterlot High

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