The Return of Harmony Part 2

The Return of Harmony Part 2 is the second episode of the second season of Legends of the Multiverse: Friendship is Universe and the twenty-eighth episode overall. In this episode, Kairi Sparkle must find the Elements of Harmony, and a way to restore her friends, in order to defeat Master Xehanort. It is the second half of a two-part episode.

Development
According to Lauren Faust, Sheriff Mulan was originally scripted to climb to the top of the balloon to get to the basket to rope Rainbow Dash.

Unlike in Boast Busters, Call of the Cutie, and Party of One, the Treehouse airing of this episode didn't mute the word "loser" when Spectra says it.

A storm of chaos
Continuing after a short recap of the first part, Kairi Sparkle, Rapunzel, Sheriff Mulan, Spectra Vondergeist, and Nene Amano argue in the remnants of the castle hedge maze in Canterlot. When Twilight tells Master Xehanort he unfairly claimed that the Elements of Harmony were hidden in the maze, he reminds her that he never said so. Discord leaves to begin his reign of chaos, mockingly telling Twilight that maybe the "magic of friendship" can help her. Twilight decides to search for the Elements of Harmony in Multiville.

Finding the Elements of Harmony
On the return trip to Multiville by foot, the disgruntled ponies encounter soapy roads and long-legged bunnies. Master Xehanort reappears, announces to Kairi that Multiville will become the "chaos capital of the world", and vanishes. The ponies finally arrive at Destiny Library, but when Kairi tries to usher her friends inside, they lose even more of their color. Nene refuses to go inside, saying she's on to Kairi's "plan" to steal "Tom" from her. Kairi finds out that Tom is Nene's name for the boulder. Resigned, Kairi levitates the boulder and crashes it through the door, leaving a giant hole in the wall. Once inside, Kairi asks Olaf and Navi to retrieve the book about the Elements of Harmony, but her friends play a game of Keep Away with the book, keeping it out of her reach. Once Kairi finally gets her hooves on the book, she finds that all of the Elements of Harmony are tucked away inside.

Frustrated that her friends no longer care about this discovery or the current crisis, Kairi forcefully puts the elements on Spectra, Rapunzel, Mulan, Nene, Navi, and Olaf, who she assigns the role of Sally Acorn. Kairi rallies the ponies with the plan of defeating Xehanort so they never have to see each other again, and they all gleefully go outside, except Nene, who has trouble pushing "Tom" ahead of her. Kairi angrily chucks the boulder out the window, leaving another giant hole in the wall. Xehanort appears outside of the library, taunting them into stopping him by making a bulls-eye appear on his chest for them to "fire" at. Kairi attempts to combine the elements' power to defeat Master Xehanort, with Olaf and Navi standing in for Sally, but nothing happens. As the ponies go their separate ways, Kairi's colors turn dull and she sheds a tear that splatters in the shape of a broken heart. Xehanort celebrates his victory as Multiville is driven even deeper into total chaos.

"With friends like you, who needs...enemies...?"

- Twilight Sparkle

Re-discovering the importance of friendship
Kairi throws away her element of magic tiara and tells Olaf and Navi that they are leaving Multiville. However, Olaf and Navi are starts regurgitating a seemingly endless pile of scrolls from Princess Palutena, which turn out to be all of the friendship reports Kairi had sent to her during her time in Multiville. After reading her own friendship reports, Kairi remembers the importance of friendship, regains her resolve and color, and sets out to restore the rest of her friends.

Vulture Chasing
"There: now you know what they were thinking."

- Kairi Sparkle

The Vultures Straved has Group Six. and Then while they're singing Food Glorious Food. The Group Six Must get Chasing off the Vultures and Failed.

Reverting to their previous selves
Kairi finds Sheriff Mulan at Fa Family Acres, and uses a memory spell to project memories of past adventures with her friends into Mulan's mind. Mulan regains her color and goes back to her original self. She confesses that she told lies because she could not face a future of their friendship ending. Kairi then performs the same spell on Spectra, and Spectra that she just had the worst dream. Kairi restores Nene, who tosses away the boulder and says, "Let us never speak of this again." Next is Rapunzel, who laughs at her previous predicament.

The friends find Sally, who is still brainwashed and sitting upon a small cloud, believing it to be Cloudsburg. Kairi and the other ponies sneak up to a sleeping Sally in Kairi's balloon, and Rapunzel tries to hold down Sal so Kairi can restore her personality. However, Spectra, now back to her kind personality, cannot take an aggressive approach and wakes up Sal to politely ask her if she can hold her down. This prompts Sal to grab onto "Cloudsburg" and fly away. Kairi, Nene, Mulan and Rapunzel give chase in the balloon, which Spectra is pulling. Sheriff Mulan manages to lasso Sally Acorn, but the rope catches on Rapunzel and Nene's paws, dragging them out of the balloon as Nene yells that Rapunzel was supposed to secure the rope, still attached to the elusive Pegasus. Spectra is unable to keep up until she is reminded about Xehanort's rule over Multiville. With that, she outpaces Sallyhers are able to secure her while Kairi reverts Sal her previous self.

Confronting Discord
"I'll tell you what we've learned Discord. We've learned that friendship isn't always easy. But there's no doubt it's worth fighting for."

- Kairi Sparkle

The friends confront Xehanort, who is sitting on a throne holding a glass of chocolate milk. He drinks the glass and throws away the chocolate milk, which explodes. Xehanort, still confident of their inability to defeat him, makes himself an open target. However, now that the six animals can wield their elements, they combine their powers and fire a giant rainbow, just like they did when they defeated Nightmare Moon, causing an explosion much like Sally Acorn's sonic rainboom. Xehanort watches in horror before he is turned to stone once more. Multiville goes back to normal, and all chaos and disharmony caused by Xehanort is neutralized.

Ending
At the end of the episode, Princess Palutena holds a ceremony in Canterlot, honoring the ponies for defeating Xehanort, where a new stained glass window depicting the friends' victory is unveiled.

Closing sequence
According to director Jayson Thiessen, one of the storyboard artists decided to board the award ceremony sequence at the end of the episode as a shot-for-shot equivalent of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, though parts of the sequence were ultimately cut to shorten the episode.

Credits
This is the last episode where Lauren Faust is executive producer, the last episode to use the original theme song, and the last episode where DHX Media is credited as "Studio B". This is also the first episode to not feature the Legends of the Multiverse: Friendhip is Universe theme in the end credits.

Songs

 * Food Glorious Food

Quotes

 * Rapunzel: You'd better think before you laugh at the Rap...pun zel!
 * Spectra Vondergeist: Oh, yeah? Well ha, ha.
 * Rapunzel: Quit it!
 * Spectra Vondergeist: No. Ha, ha.
 * Rapunzel: Quit it!
 * Sepctra Vondergeist: No. Ha ha-ha ha ha.


 * Master Xehanort: Keep trying, Kairi Sparkle. [mockingly] Maybe the magic of friendship can help you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some chaos to wreak.


 * Master Xehanort: Picture it, the chaos capital of the world!
 * Kairi Sparkle: I can't picture anything, it's too dark.
 * Master Xehanort: Well, wait a few minutes and then you'll see the beautiful light of day, or not.


 * Olaf: [snore] Ah! Brrr! What did you do that for, Spectra?
 * Spectra Vondergeiest: 'Cause you just looked so peaceful.


 * Spectra Vondergeist: Hey, Kairi, what's soaking wet and clueless?
 * Kairi Sparkle: Spectra, I've had just about enough–[splash]
 * Spectra Vondergeist: Your face! [bang]


 * Kairi Sparkle: Where is she? Where's Nene?
 * Sheriff Mulan: Beats me.
 * Kairi Sparkle: Lies!


 * Kairi Sparkle: There: now you know what they were thinking.


 * Kairi Sparkle: See, girls? We did it! We found the Elements of Harmony! Together!
 * Sheriff Mulan: [yawns]
 * Kairi Sparkle: You don't even care, do you?
 * All: No!
 * Kairi Sparkle: [sigh] I never thought it would happen. My friends... have turned into complete JERKS! Necklace, necklace, necklace, necklace, and big crown thingy! Come on, everybody, let's go!


 * Kairi Sparkle: Congratulations, Olaf. You're the new Sally Acorn. Now let's go!
 * Olaf: Me? B-b-but what if she finds out I've been impersonating her? [moan] That won't end well.
 * Navi: Boring!
 * Kairi Sparkle: Too bad! You're Sally ACorn!


 * Kairi Sparkle: Look out! Here comes Tom!


 * Kairi Sparkle: With friends like you, who needs... enemies...?


 * Kairi Sparkle: I've got to fight for my friendships. For them. For me. For Multitopia!


 * Nene Amano: Let us never speak of this again.


 * Sally Acorn: Pfft! Loyalty, schmoyalty! Have you seen Multiville? It's a disaster! I'm staying here in Cloudsburg where everything's awesome.
 * Nene Amano: How in Multitopia can she think that tiny patch of clouds is Cloudsburg?
 * Sheriff Mulan: The same way he got you to think that cheap rock was a bona fide diamond.
 * Nene Amano: I thought we agreed never to speak of that again.


 * Spectra Vondergeist: Um, I'm just wondering if it's okay if I held you down against your will for a little bit.


 * Nene Amano: Oh, Spectra, would you be a dear and fly faster, please?
 * Spectra Vondergeist: [whimper] I can't!
 * Kairi Sparkle: If you can't catch her, Xehanort wins!
 * Spectra Vondergeist: That... big... dumb... MEANIE!


 * Sally Acorn: Lemme go! I don't need you guys! Leave me alone!


 * Kairi Sparkle: All right, ladies, let's show him what friendship can do!
 * Rapunzel: Wait-wait-wait! [drinks chocolate rain, growl]