Secret of My Excess

Secret of My Excess is the tenth episode of the second season of Legends of the Multiverse: Friendship is Universe and the thirty-sixth episode overall. In this episode, Olaf becomes greedy, which magically causes him to grow to a monstrous size. The title is a parody of The Secret of My Success, a 1987 film.

Development and theme
The episode was called "Giving Dangerously", then "Attack of the 50 Foot Abominable Snow", before changing to its current title, a play on the phrase "secret of my success". The previous title hints more to the episode's "giant monster rampaging through the city" theme popularized by the 1954 film Godzilla, whereas the first title plays on the phrase "living dangerously." The kidnapping of Rarity and subsequent aerial assault on Spike draws parallels with the classic 1933 film King Kong.

The Fire Ruby
The episode begins with Kairi Sparkle holding a "re-shelving day", which involves her taking all the Destiny Library books off the shelves and sorting them. While sorting books, she gets distracted by Olaf, who is busy admiring his birthday present to himself, an almost-ripe fire ruby that has been "aging [for] months".

Nene Amano then walks into the library and spots Olaf's fire ruby, going on excitedly about its qualities. Kairi complains about the interruption and Nene apologizes, asking Kairi if she has "any books on historical fashion", but quickly returns to Olaf and questions his intent to eat the fire ruby. Olaf realizes that Nene really admires the gem, so he gives it to Nene, who gives him a kiss on the cheek to show her appreciation. She giddily skips out and Olaf vows never to wash his cheek again.

"Wow, Olaf, that's one of the kindest, most generous things you've ever done. I've never seen Nene so happy!"

- Kairi Sparkle

Olaf's birthday party
The next scene opens with Kairi and Navi just finished decorating the library for Olaf's birthday. After, Kairi pulls out a washcloth to wipe Olaf's kissed cheek, which has become smudged and dirty. Olaf resists and tries to escape, but after Kairi uses her magic to teleport him back to her repeatedly, Rapunzel magically appears with a party tweeter, she blows it at Kairi's face and distracts Olaf with a "happy birthday" and streamers, giving Kairi a chance to clean Olaf's cheek.

Sheriff Mulan, Spectra Vondergeist, Sally Acorn and Nene arrive with gifts, and they pile them one by one into Olaf's arms until the tower of presents collapses on the floor. He confusedly looks at the presents until Sally asks him, "Don't you know you get presents on your birthday?" He replies that it's his first birthday in Multiville and that he usually gets only one present from Kairi; a book. Kairi stops in her tracks and sheepishly hides her present, a book, behind her. Nene then shows the animals her new cape and says she's going to make one for each of her friends, inspired by Olaf's generous ruby gift.

Birthday presents
Olaf sits amidst piles of numerous presents and thanks Mulan for the present she gave him and gives her a hug. Mulan reminds him that he's already thanked her fifteen times, and he explains that he is just so grateful for their kindness, and wishes for the party to last forever. Hearing this, Rapunzel tells Olaf that the party can't last forever because he has to go to Corona Sugarcube Corner so he can collect the special surprise that King Frederick and Queen Arianna baked for his birthday.

Olaf hurries to Corona Sugarcube Corner where the Cakes give him a sparkling, mouth-watering sapphire-studded cupcake. On his way home, he bumps into Caline Bustier and drops the cupcake but manages to catch it with his long forked tongue. He apologizes to Caline, then eats the entire cupcake and helps her gather her dropped items. When she learns it's his birthday, she gives him a feathered white fedora and wishes him a great birthday.

While walking through Multiville, Olaf reasons that when animals learn of his birthday, they will shower him with presents. He comes across Lucky Ruff playing with a ball, and solicits his ball from him as envisioned. Olaf then comes across June Lin Milliam and uses the birthday ploy as an excuse to ask her for the flowers she's carrying. Kairi interrupts his spiel by tugging at his "ear" and apologizes to June for Olaf getting carried away. When Kairi chides Olaf, he appears to be remorseful and promises to give Caline her hat back, but as soon as Kairi leaves, he puts the hat back on and asks "Who else has a present for Olafy-lafey?" The shot is accompanied by rattlesnake sounds, with Olaf blinking with vertical eyelids and sticking out a wiggling forked tongue.

Growth spurt
"Olaf, I'm worried about you. You're usually not so... grabby!"

- Kairi Sparkle

The next morning, Kairi wakes up to find a larger, ganglier Olaf sleeping under a pile of accumulated presents. He looks at his new limbs and claws, and in a brief shot from his perspective, valuable items in the library shimmer. Twilight tries to talk to him, but he gets distracted by a glistening globe. Kairi takes away the globe, but Olaf grabs it back and stacks it on a pile of objects. He asks to take one of the books, but Kairi takes it away from him and comments on how grabby he is. When he replies, he finds his voice has deepened and becomes concerned about the changes.

Kairi takes him to the pediatrician Dr. Nick and then the veterinarian Dr. Liz Wilson, hoping to find out what's wrong with him. However, neither has any experience with abominable snowmans, while Olaf continues to hoard objects. Finally, she visits Britney Akiwara, who explains:


 * "A abominable's heart is prone to greed, a steady diet to make growth speed. Then, the resulting bigger size only makes their hunger rise. If this trait should go unchecked, if Olaf continues to collect, more growth will certainly occur – he is going to turn into a abominable snowman monster."

The frame expands to show everything from Britney's hut missing, the door open, and Olaf missing.

Attack of the fifteen-foot abominable
Kairi gallops back to Multiville and finds Olaf trying to pull Alicia Acorn's scooter from her grasp. Kairi lures him back to the library with an "amazing broom", and on his way, he grows larger and starts walking on all fours. She tosses the broom into one of the rooms and shuts the door; Olaf struggles to break through but then goes quiet. When she comes in to check, she finds him clutching a pile of books. She removes all the books and closes the door again, but then she hears loud crashing noises and finds a Olaf-shaped hole in the library wall, with Olaf gone again. The scene wipes to Mulan wondering "Now who in Multiville would steal my apples and sushis? For that matter, who would steal my leaves?" Kairi rushes to her and asks for her help to lasso Olaf. Mulan laughs at the idea of Olaf running wild, but then he runs past them with a pile of leaves and apples and sushis.

Kairi and Mulan chase Olaf with a length of rope and lunge at him, but they miss and manage to tie themselves to a tree while Olaf continues rampaging. Sally spots them and laughs at their predicament when Spectra's distant scream cuts her short. The three find her hiding in a tree, and she tells them "a giant, rampaging abominable stormed through", who pulled her chicken coop out of the ground and filled it with "apples and stuff".

The animals next hear Rapunzel scream, and they find her pelting Olaf with cakes while he collects some of them into his chicken coop of stuff. Olaf grows so large that he crashes through the ceiling of Corona Sugarcube Corner. As the others chase after Olaf, Mulan tows Rapunzel along by the tail, who can only stare in shock at her half-destroyed workplace.

Attack of the fifty-foot dragon
While Nene tries on her cape at Carousel Boutique, Olaf's gigantic eye peeks through the window, and he reaches in to kidnap Nene. The scene fades to alarm sirens going off, which Olaf grabs. Animals panic in the streets of Multiville while Olaf rampages and tears off the top of a water tower to stash his hoard in it. He roars at Nene, who he has held captive with the end of his tail. Sally hovers on one side of Olaf, screaming at him to let Nene go, while Spectra politely entreats him on the other side. Olaf refuses to listen to them, turns around and swings Nene at them. Sally and Fluttershy get caught up in Nene's magenta cape, which tears off, sending the two falling into a river.

The Freedombolts fly overhead and make some close fly-bys to Olaf, accompanied by the sound of polishing blades. Olaf spots a nearby steep mountain and climbs it, Nene dangling along. The Freedombolts fly even closer to him and one of them shaves off some of Olaf's spines with sheer speed. Olaf empties the water tower tank into a cave, uses it to catch the Freedombolts, then lodges the tank into the side of the mountain to trap them inside.

Nene launches into an angry diatribe, culminating in taking the remnants of her ripped cape and declaring it a "crime against fashion". Olaf notices the fire ruby that she is wearing, and Nene, seeing that it got his attention, tells him she won't let him have this gemstone: "This was given to me by my dear friend Olafy-lafey... the kindest, sweetest, most generous dragon ever. And it is too precious to me to give to a greedy old beast like you!" Olaf looks at the gem wide-eyed and flashes back to the moment when he gave her the ruby and how she kissed his cheek. He touches his cheek and starts quaking, then winces and zaps into his old self. The tiny Olaf and Nene remain airborne for several seconds before plummeting. Nene, shocked, realizes that Olaf was the rampaging abominable snowman.

Olaf tries to confess about his crush, but Nene stops him and smiles, her eyes welling with tears and Olaf smiles back. Meanwhile, Sally and Spectra speed towards the two with the ripped cape from the river and catch Olaf and Nene in the air, safely lowering them to the ground. With the emergency over, the shot cuts to the water tank on the mountainside which peels off revealing the Freedombolts huddled together, shivering. They notice that the tank fell off, strike a gallant pose to the sound of a hunting horn, and fly off.

Epilogue
"Olaf, I just have to tell you how absolutely proud I am of you."

- Nene Amano

Olaf sits sadly on the bridge and places his hand in one of the giant footprints he made. Nene comes up and says she's proud of him for stopping himself from destroying Multiville, calling him her hero and giving him a kiss. The scene cross-fades to Olaf narrating and writing a letter to Princess Palutena about the values of kindness and generosity, which are "more valuable than anything in the world. Well... almost anything." He turns to face the other way to reveal his cheek to the camera with Nene's kiss framed like a picture. The episode ends with a kiss-shaped iris wipe on Olaf's cheek.

Quotes

 * Kairi Sparkle: No distractions. Today is too important. Re-shelving day.


 * Olaf: Hey, you took my advice! Just use the whole floor as one big shelf.


 * Olaf: Gosh... You really like it, huh?
 * Nene Amano: Like it? It's magnificent.


 * Olaf: I will never wash this cheek ever again.


 * Sally Acorn: Don't you know you get presents on your birthday?
 * Olaf: Well actually, this is my first birthday in Multiville. I usually just get one present... From Kairi... a book.


 * Olaf: Mulan, I can't thank you enough for this great blanket, I really needed a new one.
 * Sheriff Mulan: Come on Olaf! You've already thanked me fifteen times! I'm startin' to get a little embarrassed!


 * Olaf: Who else has a present for 'Olafy-lafey'? [hisses]


 * Alicia Acorn: You're NOT getting my scooter!
 * Kairi Sparkle: [sing-song voice] Come on, big boy! Look at this incredible broom!
 * Olaf: Olaf WANT!


 * Sheriff Mulan: Now who in Multiville would steal my apples? For that matter, who would steal my leaves?
 * Kairi Sparkle: Mulan, help! Spike's running wild and I need you to lasso him!
 * Sheriff Mulan: [laughs] Oh, that's a good one, Kairi. Sweet little Olaf, runnin' wild. Ha, what a laugh.
 * Olaf: [stomping]
 * Sheriff Mulan: Kairi, get my rope.


 * Kairi Sparkle: Rapunzel! Stop giving him cake!
 * Rapunzel: I'm not giving him cake, I'm assaulting him with cake!
 * Olaf: [grunts]
 * Rapunzel: How dare you take the cake!


 * Olaf: [roar]
 * Nene Amano: How rude.


 * Sally Acorn: Put her down, right now!
 * Spectra Vondergeist: If you wouldn't mind, that is!
 * Sally Acorn: I mean it snowman boy!
 * Spectra Vondergeist: We'll be ever so grateful if you'd be so kind as to possibly consider...
 * Sally Acorn: Drop her, scaly!


 * Nene Amano: Oh no. You are not getting THIS gemstone! This was given to me by my dear friend Olafy-lafey, the kindest, sweetest, most generous snowman ever. And it is too precious to me to give to a greedy old abominable beast like you!


 * Olaf: Nene? I need to tell you something! Just in case we don't make it! I've always sort of had a crush–


 * Nene Amano: Olaf, I just have to tell you how absolutely proud I am of you.
 * Olaf: Proud of me?
 * Nene Amano: Yes. It was you who stopped... w-well, you, from destroying Multiville. You are my hero, Olafey-lafy!