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Episode 11	Winter Wrap Up	Aired: December 24 2010
Inside her house, Twilight awakens with excitement that it's Winter Wrap Up day but Spike is more interested in sleeping and finds the whole idea if not using magic to clean up winter ridiculous. Twilight completes her checklist and heads out the door only to find that perhaps she's a little too early. When morning actually arrives, so does Twilight in time to see that each team has a vest for specific jobs and wonders what one she'll get but Spike wants a blue vest to match his blanket, which he claims is calling his name. The ponies gather as the Mayor briefly speaks, then they head off to find their group leader but Twilight doesn't know which group fits her so she joins the others in a song (that was leaked by accident some time ago and I would've posted it as news but it was removed before I could post it. It has since been reposted) that has everyone working hard while Twilight figures out what to do about her ordeal.  Even after the song ends, Twilight still doesn't know where to go so she asks Rainbow Dash if she can help but is reminded that she doesn't have wings and RD heads off with her team. Next, Twilight finds Rarity making bird nests and offers to help but her first nest isn't like the one Rarity made so while Rarity fixes it, Twilight and Spike walk away, encountering Pinkie Pie on a pond. Twilight remarks that PP might be the best skater she's ever seen and takes up the offer to help but, as all beginning skaters (ice or regular) find out, it's not so easy and she, PP and Spike end up piling up near the edge of a pond as a snowman. PP figures Twilight could try with Fluttershy and Twilight agrees by saying that she's pretty good with small animals. When they find her, Fluttershy is already waking up a pair of animals. Spike asks what hibernation is and is told that it's a long sleep and animals do it to preserve energy and food. Fluttershy is worried that she won't be able to wake up all the animals in time for Spring. Twilight agrees to help but the first animal she wakes up is snakes that spook her into another hole for the bats, then into a tree with a beehive, which falls on her head and she tumbles into a skunk hole and finally is given a special bath for it all as she argues with Spike about using her magic to help. Later, Twilight offers to help Applejack's team with clearing the snow off the fields but AJ isn't so sure it's a good idea but before she can finish the end of her sentence, Twilight goes right to work but can't get the "plow" to move. She recalls what Spike said earlier and while she knows it might not be a good idea, she tries and gets the plow moving. AJ admits that Twilight is awfully fast for a small pony, acting a little suspicious over the idea, especially after Spike praises her for taking his advice. Twilight now needs the plow to stop but ends up narrowly sliding past several other plowers arranged in a circle and an additional worker that gets blasted in the face with snow. Since she can't stop, she turns Spike and AJ into a snowball that, for lack of better word, plows into a small chunk of land as AJ figures out that Twilight used magic. The impact sends snow sliding down the curved edge of the land and back onto the field to a pack of upset workers. AJ scolds Twilight by saying they don't use magic, especially not on AJ's area and Spike tries to act like he's on AJ's side but she isn't the least bit convinced. Twilight starts to explain as tears form at her eyes, then she runs off. Spike tries his best to convince Twilight to come out from behind the bush while Rainbow Dash is having her own dilemma with Fluttershy telling her to do one thing and Applejack saying to do another. The mayor arrives, asking what the commotion is all about and says that the arguing has made their spring late the past few years. It doesn't get any better when more problems arrive for AJ and RD respectively. If only they could be more organized and with that, Twilight orders Spike to get her checklist and literally uses a bird to get their attention, then she herself explains and everyone sets to work, this time in an organized manner. It takes the rest of the day and part of the following day but the job is done on time and because of that, Twilight is given her own vest and nicknamed "All Team Organizer". AJ adds that Spike will be in for a surprise when the last chunk of ice he's sleeping on melts. Back at home, Twilight writes a letter to Celestia but when she asks what he thinks of the letter, Spike is already asleep (and presumably fell into the ice because he has another blanket on) so Twilight just giggles.