However, they laugh at the silly description before seeing the chicken pass them by. She tells them that a cockatrice, a creature with the head of a chicken and a body of a snake, is on the loose, and warns them not to look one in the eyes.
Realizing what this means, she rushes to find the fillies.įluttershy finds the Cutie Mark Crusaders looking for the missing Elizabeak. While the Crusaders argue amongst themselves, Fluttershy finds Twilight, only to discover that she's been turned to stone. Seeing hoofprints leading into the Everfree Forest, Fluttershy hesitantly ventures into the forest to find them.
Looking into the henhouse, she also notices that one of the chickens named Elizabeak is gone too. She goes to check on the fillies and discovers that they're gone. Nothing's gonna get past Fluttershy! Good with animals, good with kids." - Fluttershyįluttershy is relieved that it's quiet but notices that it's too quiet. Into the Everfree Forest " All I needed to do was just show them who's in charge. They still want to find their talents, and decide to sneak out of the cottage when they notice that one of the chickens has escaped to the Everfree Forest. In the end, Fluttershy is able to get the chickens back in the coop by giving them an intimidating look.įluttershy tucks the Crusaders into bed again, but they're still wide awake. The Cutie Mark Crusaders run out of the house to help rustle the flock back to the coop. Sweetie Belle recognizes the song, and Fluttershy suggests she sing along, prompting Apple Bloom and Scootaloo to cover their ears. Her version of the lullaby, however, is loud enough to wake up the chickens in a nearby chicken coop. The three fillies claim they aren't sleepy yet, so Fluttershy sings them a lullaby. Before the three's hyperactivity gets out of hand again, Fluttershy sees them to bed, promising they can do more "crusading" in the morning.įor a little filly, the singing Sweetie Belle has a good set of lungs. Fluttershy tries to keep them quiet by playing a game of "Shhh!," a game of who can be quiet the longest, but the Crusaders end it immediately by losing on purpose. They then try their hoof at carpentry to fix the table, but that doesn't work out so well either. The Crusaders try to be "creature catchers," but their roughhousing results in breaking a nearby table. The fillies suggest going adventuring in the Everfree Forest, but Fluttershy forbids this due to the forest's dangers. In Fluttershy's cottage, she asks the Crusaders what they'd like to do first. Learning that Fluttershy is going to babysit the three fillies, Twilight wonders if she can handle it. In town, Fluttershy runs into Twilight Sparkle, who's off to visit Zecora in the Everfree Forest for some tea. Rarity warns her that her little sister and her friends can be quite a handful, but Fluttershy insists. Seeing the young fillies disappointed, Fluttershy offers to take care of them. Realizing that it's going to take much longer than before, Rarity is forced to cancel her sister's sleepover. Unfortunately, the gold she used was part of a silk cloth Rarity needed to finish her order. Sweetie Belle even made capes with golden underlining for the three to represent the group. Together with Sweetie Belle, the Cutie Mark Crusaders plan on finding their hidden talents in order to get their cutie marks. Moments later, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom arrive for their sleepover at Rarity's house. "You want to babysit my sister and her hyperactive friends?" She asks Fluttershy if she used "the Stare" on Opalescence, but Fluttershy says it's just due to her being good with animals. Rarity is surprised at how well behaved her cat is, seeing as she couldn't get Opal to behave without getting scratched. Fluttershy soon arrives to drop off Rarity's cat Opalescence from her grooming appointment. Her sister Sweetie Belle tries to help in an attempt to get her cutie mark but just ends up making a mess. The episode begins with Rarity in her shop trying to complete an order of twenty robes for Trottingham by the following day. The scene when Fluttershy uses the stare against the cockatrice reappears in Memnagerie.