Page 90 — Friendship Really Is Magic
There you have it, folks: The climactic moment of a little girl's TV show.
Transcript:Applejack: Whatcha thinkin’?
Twilight Sparkle: Oh… I was going to say the Element of Friendship, but… that’s not it.
Pinkie Pie: Woah, really? My money was TOTALLY on Friendship!
Twilight Sparkle: Well, it kind of is… and isn’t.
Twilight Sparkle: Friendship is something shared, not an individual piece. One person can’t just CREATE friendship or BE friendship – it has to be accepted by everyone. So I think it’s definitely the “spark,” but not the sixth Element of Harmony. It’s up to the sixth Element to create that spark.
Twilight Sparkle: But that leaves the big question… If the sixth Element creates the spark of friendship, then what causes friendship to happen? My first thought was “similarities,” but… I mean, here we are, as different as people and characters can be, and…
Twilight Sparkle: …we’re getting along. I can’t explain it. It’s like… like…
(beat)
Twilight Sparkle: Magic.
DM: WHAT?! WHAT?!?!