Luna and Twilight were in the same location as they found Juniper Montage and Twinkle Star.

Twilight Sparkle delivered the two costumes. “Luna and I already found the costumes.”

Twinkle Star was happy. “Oh. Thank you very much, Twilight. Now we can start rehearsing the play!”

“We can’t rehearse the play yet, Twinkle Star,” said Twilight Sparkle.

“But why not, Twilight?” asked Twinkle Star.

“We have to find out who the thief is so he doesn’t steal the costumes again,” replied Twilight Sparkle.

Twinkle Star seemed to accept what Twilight said. “You’re right, Twilight. But how are we going to catch the thief?”

“Simple. A trap,” replied Twilight Sparkle.

“Love, what trap will we set?” asked Luna.

Twilight Sparkle looked at Luna and whispered in her ear.

Luna smiled. “I liked the idea.”

The hooded pony returned where Twilight and Luna were trapped and saw the ceiling rope cut. He got angry.

“So the two mares managed to escape the trap?” asked the pony, not happy. “Doesn’t matter. I will form a new trap and they will be trapped again.”

The pony entered the room. What he didn’t see was Twilight Sparkle following him. Twilight Sparkle didn’t enter the room, just watched him very close to the door. The pony saw its case open. Next to the case was a pair of scissors.

“So, did they manage to escape with that scissors?” asked the pony. “It doesn’t matter too. In the next trap, there will be nothing but the trap.”

“Hey! You! Mysterious pony!”

The hooded pony looked back and saw Twilight Sparkle. He looked angry.

“Come get me!” Twilight Sparkle started to run.

“Get back here!” the hooded pony started running after Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight Sparkle was running very fast. She looked back before smiling and running faster. She just hoped the trap would work. It had to work. Because after all, if it didn’t, Twilight would have disappointed Twinkle Star. When Twilight Sparkle arrived where the trap was, she stopped. Behind her, was a fishing net on the floor, and behind the curtains were Luna and Twinkle Star, who held the net with ropes.

Twilight Sparkle saw the hooded pony running towards her. “There you are!” She waited for the right moment. In the curtain, Luna looked worriedly at Twilight Sparkle, she feared that the cover pony would get her marefriend.

The mysterious pony took a big leap to Twilight Sparkle. When the hooded pony came very close, Twilight teleported and the pony fell into the fishing net. “Now!” Luna and Twinkle Star pulled the rope and the pony was pulled up. “Luna. Twinkle Star. Tie the strings.” Luna and Twinkle Star tie up there in the spotlight.

Twilight Sparkle approached the mysterious pony. “Time to discorver the thief,” she removed the black pony cloak with her magic, revealing...

“Juniper Montage?!” shouted Luna and Twinkle Star in unison, surprised.

Juniper Montage had an expression of shame. Twinkle Star approached Juniper Montage. “But why, daughter?” he was nothing more than confused. Why did his daughter do this?

Twilight Sparkle looked at Twinkle Star. “Allow me to explain to you, Twinkle Star?”

“Yes, Twilight,” replied Twinkle Star.

“The reason Juniper Montage did all this was because she was jealous,” replied Twilight Sparkle. “I could see her anger when she heard that I was going to be the ballerina and not her.”

“What do you mean, envy, Twilight?” Twinkle Star was even more confused than before.

“Do you remember when you praised me about choosing me well to be the ballerina for the play?”

“Yes, Twilight. But what does that have to do with it?” asked Twinkle Star, still confused.

“I could see from Juniper Montage’s expression that she wasn’t happy at all with what you said,” she replied. “But her expression had changed a few seconds ago, and that made me think that something wasn’t right with Juniper Montage. But she had offered to show Luna and me our dressing rooms. But there was a problem: The outfit for me use for the play was there and for Luna, don’t.”

“Love, I don’t understand anything. Why did Juniper Montage do that?” asked Luna. She looked more confused than the Twinkle Star.

“Do you remember when we were going to your dressing room to do a search and Juniper Montage came up to me to let me know that my suit was gone?” asked Twilight Sparkle.

“Yes love.”

“So, she had taken advantage of when I left the room to steal my costume.”

“But why did she want to steal the lead soldier’s costume, love? I wouldn’t be the ballerina in the play.” Luna lifted a hoof.

“Simple. Juniper thought that if she couldn’t be the ballerina for the play, the play wouldn’t happen,” replied Twilight Sparkle to Luna.

“And I would have done it if it weren’t for these two meddlesome mares,” said Juniper Montage, not happy.

Luna went to Juniper Montage nothing happy. “Don’t call me and my love of a meddlesome!!”

“I really can’t believe it, daughter. All of this because you want to perform in a play.” Luna looked at Twinkle Star. Twinkle Star wasn’t happy at all.

“I’m sorry, Dad. I just wanted to be the ballerina. Because then, everypony would love me,” said Juniper Montage, now sorry.

“Daughter, I had already said several times: You’re very young. You can’t work in the theater yet,” said Twinkle Star.

“But could you forgive me?” asked Juniper Montage now with a smile.

“Okay, daughter. I forgave you,” Juniper smiled. “But you will no longer be able to help me in the theater. From now on, you will be staying at the popcorn stand.”

Juniper Montage’s smile fell. “What? No, dad!”

“I’m sorry daughter, but I already said that you wouldn’t participate in any play, you would only help me,” Luna returned to the floor. “Well, Twilight and Princess, are we going to start our rehearsal?”

“Sure,” said Twilight Sparkle and Luna in unison.

“But first, Twilight, could you get my daughter out of there?” asked Twinkle Star.

“Sure.” Twilight Sparkle went over to where the strings were and untied them.

Juniper Montage started to fall, but she fell on her parent’ hooves. “Daughter, follow me, I’ll show you where you will work,” Twinkle Star released Juniper Montage from his lap and walked to a door, Juniper Montage got off the fishing net and followed him. When he reached the door, he opened it, revealing a cart of popcorn. The popcorn cart was outside the theater, the moon was still in the sky. Juniper Montage went to the popcorn cart sadly.

Upon arriving at the popcorn cart, Juniper Montage watched her father close the door. Her sad expression was changed to anger.

Twilight, Luna. You two will pay. I’ll have my revenge.

Author's Note

I'm sorry if you didn't like what Junniper Montage received, but I wanted her punishment to be the same as the Equestria Girls: Movie Magic short