- Lord Tirek: How is this possible? You have no magic!
- Twilight Sparkle: You're wrong, Tirek! I may have given you my Alicorn magic, but I carry within me the most powerful magic of all!
- Discord: If Twilight has magic to give, it will be yours. Soon there won't be a Pegasus, Earth pony or unicorn who will be able to stand up against us.
- Lord Tirek: Us? Who said anything about US?
- Discord: You did.
- Lord Tirek: You've helped me grow strong, you've provided the means by which I can obtain Princess Twilight's magic, and now you are no longer of any use to me.
- [drains Discord of magic]
- Discord: [holds up his medallion] But you said this was a sign of your gratitude and loyalty. A gift from someone close to you.
- Lord Tirek: My brother, who betrayed me... it is as worthless as he is.
- Applejack: [to Discord] Surely you saw this comin'...
- Discord: [stunned] I didn't. I truly didn't.
- [Tirek has captured all of Twilight's friends]
- Lord Tirek: It appears we are at an impasse. How about a trade, Princess Twilight? Their release for all the Alicorn magic in Equestria. What's it going to be, Princess?
- Rainbow Dash: Don't do it, Twilight!
- Fluttershy: We aren't worth it!
- Discord: Oh, but you are, Fluttershy. You're the pony that taught me that friendship is magic. I had magic and friendship, and now I don't have either.
- Discord: Tirek tricked me into believing that he could offer me something more valuable than friendship. But there is nothing worth more. I see that now. He lied when he said that this medallion was given as a sign of gratitude and loyalty. But when I say that it is a sign of our true friendship, I am telling the truth.
- [gives it to Twilight... and it becomes the Element of Magic]
- Princess Celestia: You are now Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship. But what is the Princess of Friendship without her friends?
- Discord: Wait a minute, where's my throne?
- Fluttershy: I don't think you're quite there yet.
- Discord: [chuckles] Yes, well, I suppose not.
- Discord: Shining Armor, why, whatever are you doing here?
- Shining Armor: Back off, traitor!
- Lord Tirek: The only one Discord betrayed was himself. Abandoning his true nature to make friends with weak-minded equines who offer him nothing!
- Fluttershy: [crying] Why are you doing this? I thought we were friends!
- Discord: Oh, we were. But Tirek offered me so much more than just tea parties. Surely you saw this coming.
- Fluttershy: [crying] I didn't. I really didn't.
- Princess Celestia: You've been wondering what you are meant to do as a princess. Do you know now?
- Twilight Sparkle: As princess, I believe I have the power to spread the magic of friendship across Equestria. That is the role I am meant to have in our world! The role I choose to have! But I didn't defeat Tirek on my own, it took all of us to unlock the chest.