The Largest Ever Pet Shop/Transcript

Please be aware that the following transcript has been split into two interchangeable sections — one of the Uncut Petshopper's Edition, which restores additional scenes and extended footage that was cut and/or shortened during post-production; the other for the original theatrical release.


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SIX MONTHS EARLIER

(After a suspenseful build-up of music, we cut from a black screen to a close-up of a portraiture, surrounded by a plethora of flowers and shells; centred in the frame is Princess Nova Skystar, in her hippogriff form, sleeping on the surface of her former home, Hippogriffia, with her mother, Queen Novo, by her side. Underneath the portraiture is a memorial plaque, reading: PRINCESS NOVA SKYSTAR WORTHY OF HER TITLE  BELOVED BY HER SUBJECTS  SURVIVED BY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS We cut to a wide shot of Queen Novo's throne room at the outskirts of Seaquestria, where a memorial for Princess Skystar is being held. We see a group of seaponies carrying an open casket of sorts to the front of the room; this is immediately followed by a panning shot showing the lifeless body of Princess Skystar herself, in seapony form — eyes closed, arms held to chest — donning a necklace consisting of small pearls and shells, resting on a bed of seaweed and coral neatly laid out inside the casket. We cut to the next two shots, each showing a large crowd of seaponies and various undersea creatures, standing on the opposite side of one another, mourning the loss of their princess. Amongst the crowd on the left side is the Mane Six, all as seaponies — with Spike in pufferfish form, visibly in mourning for their late friend. On the face of it, Pinkie Pie — and Fluttershy, owing to her sensitivity — appear to have been hit the hardest by the unforeseen tragedy, leaving Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash to comfort them. We switch to a medium shot of Queen Novo sitting atop the throne, with her twin daughters Haven Bay and Salina Blue, as they join hands in remembrance of the late Princess Skystar. As the casket is laid out in front of them, the three release hands as Queen Novo steps up to offer a few choice words of comfort and solace. The music playing during this sequence is "An Ending (Ascent)" by Brian Eno, which winds down to a close as Queen Novo addresses her subjects.)

Queen Novo: My fellow seaponies, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of... (breathes in) one of our own. (swims towards the casket) More specifically, my daughter. (cut to Haven and Salina sitting next to the throne, holding hands as they cry softly in each other's arms) Princess Skystar was a wonderful member of our community, beloved by her subjects and survived by her closest friends, (cut to a close-up shot of Princess Skystar's imaginary friends, Shelly and Sheldon, being held in her fins) however unorthodox you may perceive it to be. When the Storm King rampaged through our old home and forced us undersea, I swore to protect my daughter with my heart and soul. But alas, I was unable to protect her from the thoughtless ravages of the surface world. Today, our ranks have fallen by one, and our family devastated, but rest assured this tragic loss has made us stronger. (gently strokes Princess Skystar's face, resisting the urge to cry) Farewell, my daughter. You will be dearly missed by all.

Pinkie Pie: (holds a hoof up in the water) Wait! Can I step forward for a moment? I have something to say.

Queen Novo: (nods in acknowledgement of Pinkie Pie's wishes) Very well. You may set your affairs in order with my daughter.

Pinkie Pie: (nods back) Thanks.

(Without hesitation, Pinkie swims up to Princess Skystar's casket; Twilight Sparkle reaches a hoof out, as though she is trying to stop her from making a scene but cannot bring herself to hold her back. As Pinkie approaches the casket, she fights to keep herself from crying as she bids her final farewells to her late friend. After taking a moment to breathe in and out, she is able to pull herself together.)

Pinkie Pie: Princess, when we first met, I saw you as more than a friend. I saw you as a worthy companion. Someone I could look up to when I was feeling gloomy. (sniffs) Here, let me hold Shelly and Sheldon for you. (takes Shelly and Sheldon into her arms) When things seemed down, (footage from My Little Pony: The Movie plays, particularly that of Pinkie and Skystar cavorting during the "One Small Thing" musical number, followed by a newly animated shot of the pair sharing a warm hug at the Friendship Festival) I was there to lift your spirits and... you were there to lift mine. (cut back to Pinkie as a tear rolls down her left cheek) Don't you remember? When me and my friends got caught up in that whirlpool, you saved us. And you showed us around your home. You and me, (holds up an arm, where she is shown to be wearing a fair few of Skystar's shell bracelets) we even shared friendship bracelets. (gets choked up, forces an innocent smile while holding back her tears) You taught me... (cut back to MLP: The Movie footage showing Pinkie and Skystar (in her hippogriff form) on the beach at Mount Aris as Pinkie's voiceover paraphrases the latter's dialogue) "one small thing... can make a really big difference." (cut back to Pinkie) ♪ One small thing, it's a good place to start... (sniffles) One small thing and we don't seem so far apart... (her voice breaks as she continues singing) One small thing is not so small... one small thing is the biggest thing of all... ♪

(Unable to compose herself for much longer, Pinkie breaks down and goes into a fit of quiet sobbing, wrapping her arms around Princess Skystar and pulling her body into her embrace. We close in on Pinkie hugging the lifeless body of her former companion as tears stream down her face; immediately afterwards, we cut to a tracking shot of Shelly and Sheldon sinking gently towards the seaweed coating inside the casket. As we switch back to the crowd, Fluttershy cannot bare to watch the events transpiring without bawling her eyes out, as illustrated by her looking away from the front of the room while covering herself with her tail fin. As Spike moves over to comfort Fluttershy — only to be greeted by the latter pulling him in for a tight hug, inadvertently triggering his defence mechanism — the rest of the Mane Six swims over to the casket as a grieving Pinkle cradles Princess Skystar's body. Pinkie releases Skystar from her embrace and rejoins her friends for a group hug, allowing herself to cry in Twilight's arms. We cut to a slow-motion following shot of Princess Skystar's body falling back into the casket, her hair flowing delicately in the water and settling at the side as her head tilts to the left. Queen Novo, who visibly cringes at the heartwrenching sight of Pinkie's sorrow for the death of Princess Skystar, swims over to the other side of the casket, taking a moment to mourn her fallen daughter. As they watch the group comfort Pinkie in her period of mourning from amidst the throne, Haven and Salina swim down and join Queen Novo in paying respects to their deceased family member. As the twins break down similarly to Pinkie, prompting their mother to console them, we cut to a medium close-up of Pinkie crying in Twilight's arms as the rest of the group hold her in a gentle embrace, illuminated by a bright light shining in the background that captures the glimmer of her tears.)
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SIX MONTHS EARLIER

(After a suspenseful build-up of music, we cut from a black screen to a close-up of a portraiture, surrounded by a plethora of flowers and shells; centred in the frame is Princess Nova Skystar, in her hippogriff form, sleeping on the surface of her former home, Hippogriffia, with her mother, Queen Novo, by her side. Underneath the portraiture is a memorial plaque, reading: PRINCESS NOVA SKYSTAR WORTHY OF HER TITLE  BELOVED BY HER SUBJECTS  SURVIVED BY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS We cut to a wide shot of Queen Novo's throne room at the outskirts of Seaquestria, where a memorial for Princess Skystar is being held. We see a group of seaponies carrying an open casket of sorts to the front of the room; this is immediately followed by a panning shot showing the lifeless body of Princess Skystar herself, in seapony form — eyes closed, arms held to chest — donning a necklace consisting of small pearls and shells, resting on a bed of seaweed and coral neatly laid out inside the casket. As we pan down, we see she is holding her imaginary friends, Shelly and Sheldon, in each fin. We cut to the next two shots, each showing a large crowd of seaponies and various undersea creatures, standing on the opposite side of one another, mourning the loss of their princess. Amongst the crowd on the left side is the Mane Six, all as seaponies — with Spike in pufferfish form, visibly in mourning for their late friend. On the face of it, Pinkie Pie — and Fluttershy, owing to her sensitivity — appear to have been hit the hardest by the unforeseen tragedy, leaving Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash to comfort them. We switch to a medium shot of Queen Novo sitting atop the throne, with her twin daughters Haven Bay and Salina Blue, as they join hands in remembrance of the late Princess Skystar. As the casket is laid out in front of them, Queen Novo swims down from her throne to bid her final farewells to her daughter. As she takes her last glance at Princess Skystar, gently moving a fin across her face, Pinkie swims up to the casket to pay her dues. Twilight Sparkle is seen reaching a hoof out, as though she is trying to stop Pinkie from making a scene but cannot bring herself to hold her back. Queen Novo sees Pinkie swimming up to the casket and moves aside, allowing her to say her goodbyes. In a futile attempt to compose herself, Pinkie forces an innocent smile and looks down upon Princess Skystar's lifeless body, at which point she breaks down and goes into a fit of quiet sobbing. As Queen Novo cringes at the heartwrenching sight of Pinkie's sorrow for her late daughter, the rest of the Mane Six swim up to the downtrodden seapony as Spike moves in on a weeping Fluttershy to comfort her; immediately afterwards, we cut to Pinkie rejoining her friends for a group hug next to the casket, followed by a shot of Queen Novo comforting Haven and Salina as they mourn for their deceased family member. We end the scene on a shot of a grieving Pinkie with her arms wrapped around Twilight as tears stream down her face, illuminated by a bright light shining in the background. The music playing during this sequence is "An Ending (Ascent)" by Brian Eno, which winds down to a close as we transition to white.)

ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE DEATH OF PENNY LING

(The white screen transitions to an aerial view of the sun shining in broad daylight; we pan down on what appears to be a yacht. As we cut to the platform at the front of the boat, we see Shadow Blazer laying on a lounge chair — legs crossed, hooves behind head, eyes closed — with Spitfire sitting soundly on the one next to her, reading The Great Book of Modern Warplanes by Bill Sweetman.)

Shadow Blazer: (takes a deep breath and sighs in relief) I gotta tell you, babe. After everything I've been through in this world, this is exactly what I needed.

Spitfire: (gently rubs Shadow Blazer's shoulders) Well, it was my idea, after all. They say a little fresh air soothes the nerves. How do you think Blythe and the pets are doing back on dry land?

Shadow Blazer: (waves Spitfire down) Let's not worry about that right now. Let's just enjoy this moment while it lasts and... (swirls a hoof in the air) soak up the hot spring sun.

Spitfire: (chuckles nervously) Right... sorry! (retreats to her lounge chair)

(We focus on Shadow Blazer relaxing for a few seconds until her smile suddenly fades. As her expression progressively changes to one of immense concern and dread, we hear echoes of the events transpiring in A Death in the Pet Shop; particularly the fantasy sequence — i.e. Pepper Clark's crazed laughter, Penny Ling suffocating on a near-lethal mixture of scented fumes and her subsequent guttural noises as she suffers a heart attack, Pepper crying over her eventual death, etc.)

Penny Ling: (echoes) Y-you're exhausted! And th-the fumes... (coughs and sputters frantically) It's t-too much! (the sound of test tubes falling and fumes exploding overlaps her audible suffering)

Pepper Clark: (echoes) What have I done?!

(As Shadow Blazer's face scrunches up into a grimace, she snaps out of her trance and sits up, panting heavily. Spitfire takes notice at this and moves over at her side, visibly concerned.)

Spitfire: Babe? What is it? Did you have another vision?

Shadow Blazer: Nah, babe... (her response confuses Spitfire by a margin) it's bigger than that. That thing I warned Pepper about... th-that goddamned Pet Fashion Expo... it's all coming together.

Spitfire: Wait... what do you mean-

Shadow Blazer: You may find this hard to believe, but I heard of this thing called the International Pet Fashion Expo, and I had a vision of what was going to happen during preparations, which I warned Pepper and Blythe about, and now... (in a shuddering tone of voice) it's transpiring.

Spitfire: (attempts to calm Shadow Blazer down) Babe, chill out. It's probably a faux pas or something.

Shadow Blazer: Every vision I've had has never been wrong, Spitfire. I think we might have to go back to the city.

Spitfire: You mean we'll have to cut our vacation short? Aw, babe! I was really enjoying the sunshine and salt air!

Shadow Blazer: I hate to even think about it, babe, but that might have to be the case. I can't risk putting the lives of my new friends in harm's way — not right now.

(Shadow Blazer walks over to the railing with Spitfire, where the couple simultaneously spread their wings out and take flight. We cut to an aerial view of Shadow Blazer and Spitfire flying back to Downtown City.)

Spitfire: So what is this new vision of yours telling you exactly?

Shadow Blazer: I'll spare you the emotional punishment this time, babe. All I know is, shit's about to get real.

(As Shadow Blazer and Spitfire fly out of frame, we fade to an aerial view of a cloudy sky as snow falls from above; in midframe, text fades in from left to right. It is apparently near Christmastime.)

PRESENT DAY