Transcripts/Sweet and Smoky


 * [bird chirping]
 * [knocking on door]
 * [door opens]
 * Smolder: Uh, Headmare Twilight? Sorry to bug you in the Teachers' Lounge. Is it okay if I miss class?
 * Twilight Sparkle: Mm-hmm. You can make it up tomorrow.
 * Smolder: Actually, I'll be gone for a week.
 * Twilight Sparkle: A week?! In the middle of the semester?
 * Fluttershy: Oh, is everything all right, Smolder?
 * Smolder: Not exactly. [sighs] My brother's been having a hard time since I left for school. I want to go home and check on him. He's a really sweet guy, and the other dragons can be kind of rough.
 * Spike: Did you say "sweet guy" and "dragon" in the same sentence?
 * Smolder: Yeah. He's sort of like you, Spike.
 * Spike: Awww...
 * Twilight Sparkle: I'm sorry to hear about your brother, Smolder. But the Dragon Lands are really far for you to go by yourself. And I'm not sure about you missing so much class.
 * Spike: Hey! What if she got a school credit for it? Kind of like a... a kindness field trip? I'll go with her.
 * Smolder: Thanks! The Dragon Lord is way too busy for personal problems when it's baby dragon hatching season.
 * Fluttershy: Baby... dragon... hatching season?! [gasps] All those cute little snouts poking out of those adorable little shells?! Teeny, tiny, twitchy tails?! Can I go too?!
 * Twilight Sparkle: Well, you are the perfect pony to lead a kindness field trip.
 * [beat]
 * Twilight Sparkle: [sighs] Fine. But I'm gonna expect a full report when you get back.
 * Smolder: How many pages?
 * Twilight Sparkle: I was talking to Fluttershy. Hatching season sounds fascinating!
 * Fluttershy, Spike, and Smolder: [laughing]