My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Monster Mash-Up Musical

The sun rises into view through the trees, casting a soft morning glow on the Starswirled Music Festival. The Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls are still asleep in their spots. Sunset stirs a bit, and her eyes slowly blink open. She turns around to look at the spot beside her where Twilight should be sleeping Spike is sleeping peacefully in his skeleton costume. Matches is curled up right beside him. Her vision is blurry, so she rubs her eyes. Sunset sees the clear sight now. Twilight is no longer sleeping next to her. "Twilight?" she muttered sleepily, looking around. Sunset slowly gets up and tiredly steps over to see Sibella’s coffin open. The vampire girl is not in the coffin. "Sibella?" she murmured, scanning the area, concerned. "Where did they go?"

"Uh, Sunset?" came Sibella’s voice.

"We’re over here," Twilight's voice added.

"Oh," Sunset yawned, rubbing her neck. "Hey, girls." She lets out another groggy groan. "When did you two get up?"

Sibella smiles. "I woke up early after dreaming up an idea to help Twilight practice a few more spells."

Twilight beams. "And her teaching skills have really improved. She taught me a velocity spell where you have to say 'Accelior', a fire spell that can be used by saying 'Flame Infernar', and this." She lifts her wand skyward. "Boombastia."

A burst of colorful flares fly from the wand into the air, exploding in a dazzling display of fireworks.

The loud pops jolt the rest of their friends awake. Fluttershy and Phantasma, still hovering in their sleep, suddenly drop to the ground with startled gasps. Tanis peeks out of her sarcophagus, rubbing her eyes. Applejack and Elsa groggily remove their battery chargers. Trixie jolts upright, blinking rapidly before turning to Starlight, who was still asleep beside her. She nudges her friend.

"Mmm…" Starlight mumbled. "Come on, Dad… it’s Saturday…"

Trixie rolls her eyes and nudges her again, more firmly this time. "Starlight! Wake up!"

With a start, Starlight’s eyes blink open. "Huh? What? Uh?" She looks around, still half-asleep and confused.

Sibella giggles. "Rise and shine, girls." She gesturs toward the tables. "Breakfast is ready."

Twilight grins, wrapping an arm around Sibella’s shoulders. "All thanks to some spells she Sibella me this morning."

They share a smile before turning to the others, who were now stretching and yawning.

"Alright, let’s eat," Sibella said cheerfully. "Then we can get back on the road. We’ve got a big day ahead of us."

With nods and murmured agreements, the Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls make their way toward the picnic tables, eager to start the day.

Later, the tour bus drives the daytime scenery. Sunset is driving. In the front row seat, left side: Rarity, Tanis, and Lagoona. In the front row seat, right side: Galactia, Winnie, and Pinkie Pie. In the middle row seat, left side: Starlight, Sibella, and Twilight. In the middle row seat, right side: Phantasma and Fluttershy. In the back row seat, left side: Trixie, Rainbow Dash, and Enid. In the back row seat, right side: Elsa and Applejack. Spike is sitting in Starlight’s lap, while Matches is sitting in Enid’s. Minimal is in her caravan trailer. Inside the vehicle, they’re all having a conversation about Ghouls Funland.

"I still can’t believe you’ve been working at Ghouls Funland for five years," Twilight marveled. "That’s amazing!"

Enid shrugs, a grin tugging at her lips. "Tell me about it."

Sunset glances over at the group, keeping her hands steady on the wheel. "Your amusement park is pretty big. How long did it take to build?"

Sibella chimes in. "Two years."

Applejack lets out a whistle. "Two years? Whoo-ee! That’s a long time!"

"I know, right?" Sibella laughed. "There were a few mistakes here and there, but it was all worth it."

Twilight grins. "I bet it was."

The group chuckles at the exchange, enjoying the casual conversation. Sunset, however, was momentarily distracted, her gaze flicking between the road and her passengers. Without warning, her eyes widen in alarm. "WHOA!" she shouted, slamming her flippered foot on the brakes. The bus screeches to a halt, sending everyone jolting forward in their seats.

They all look out the windshield. They’ve stopped at the edge of a river! The other side is a full hundred feet away. They all get out and examine the flowing body of water.

Galactica squints. "It’s a river."

Rarity frowns. "We got cut off. I don’t understand."

"Sunset, are you sure we didn’t take a wrong turn?" Phantasma asked.

"I’m positive," Sunset answered. "The GPS said to go this way."

Enid nods. "Then I guess we’re gonna have to find a bridge."

"There’s one," Tanis’ voice call out. The group turns to see Tanis pointing across the river at something. There, on the opposite bank, was a big and long wooden bascule bridge, raised and folded up, waiting to be lowered.

"Good eye, Tanis!" Sibella praised. "That’s a bascule bridge! They raise and lower like a drawbridge." She turns to face the group. "Alright, everyone, look around for the lever."

The group searches the area. Applejack’s sharp eye quickly catch sight of something on the other side of the river, beside the bridge. She squints, narrowing her gaze. It's the lever. "Found it!" Applejack called. "But it’s on the other side."

Sunset frowns. "Okay. Lagoona, ready to swim to the lever--"

"Hold on, Sunset," Lagoona interrupts. "Let Twilight try something. I was thinking she could use her magic again."

Twilight smiles at Lagoona’s suggestion and pulls out her wand, eager to give it a try. Sibella nods encouragingly.

"I like where your head’s at, Lagoona," Twilight said, stepping up to the edge of the riverbank. She raises her wand. "Okay, here we go," she murmured before aiming it at the distant bridge lever. "Aloft Elevar!"

Purple magic shoots from the wand, flying across the water with great speed, but just halfway across, it suddenly disappears. Twilight’s face falls in confusion. She waves her wand, then taps it against her palm.

Behind her, Sibella bites her lip, trying not to laugh, but she couldn’t hold it in. A chuckle slips out, quickly turning into full-blown laughter. "You can’t cast the levitation spell on something that far away!" Sibella explained through her laughter. "It only works within fifteen meters."

Twilight’s face falls in embarrassment. Sibella, however, places a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"Don’t worry, Twilight," she said. "What we need is a Trust Bridge. It's a spell that creates a magical bridge you can walk across. To cast it, you need to say 'Bridgrigar Invisia.'"

Twilight looks up, her eyes filled with determination. "Got it. 'Bridgrigar Invisia.'" She raises her wand again, aiming at the river. "Bridgrigar Invisia!"

The tip of the wand glows purple, but nothing appears to happen. Twilight’s face falls in disappointment.

"It didn’t work," she murmured.

"It’s okay, the spell worked. It happened," Sibella said gently.

Twilight’s anxiety bubbles to the surface. "Are you sure?"

Sibella freezes upon realization, then she smacks her forehead. "Oh, wait. I should’ve told you the rhyming rule first," she admitted sheepishly. "Silly me." She recites it, "To walk on air, trust what you see, for only belief will set you free." Twilight looks back at her, still confused. Sibella smiles. "The spell lets you step on the Trust Bridge if you trust yourself."

"But what if I fall into the river?" Twilight asked, concerned.

Enid immediately speaks up. "I got you covered, Twilight." She summons a strand of magenta light from her wand that wrapped around Twilight’s waist like a safety harness.

Sibella grins. "We’ll just pull you back if you start to fall. Easy as pie." She exchanges a playful smile with Pinkie Pie.

Twilight takes a deep breath and gathers herself. She takes a big step and steps off the riverbank. Her foot stops mid-air, planted on a glowing purple platform of light. Her friends all cheer! "It worked!" she exclaimed, standing there for a moment, one-legged. She plants her other foot. But this foot doesn’t land on anything. "Whoa!" she yelped, starting to fall. Enid pulls her upright again. Twilight looks back at the others.

"Believe with every step!" Sibella called out.

Twilight nods, closes her eyes, concentrates, then her foot lands on another platform of light. She takes another step. It lands, solid. She takes another few steps. The spell worked! "It’s working!" Twilight cheered.

Rainbow Dash’s voice echoes from the other side. "WHOO-HOO! TWILIGHT SPARKLE IS FEARLESS!!"

Twilight takes one step after another to the center of the river. Her friends were amazed! "This is AMAZING!" she shouted, her excitement bubbling over. She looks back at Sibella and Enid, who share a knowing smile. "You can let me go now, Enid! I’M GOOD NOW!" Enid complies and releases Twilight from the magenta light stream from her wand.

Pinkie Pie, jumping up and down, cheers. "She’s almost across!"

Twilight beams as she reached the middle of the river. "I AM NOT AFRAID!" she shouted joyfully. "Oh, yeah! I could stay out here all day!" She playfully steps from side to side.

Sibella, still watching, calls out, "YEAH, BUT KEEP GOING! WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE ZODIAC STONE! REMEMBER?!"

Twilight laughs, her energy uncontainable. "GOTCHA!"

She reaches the other side. "This last step is for Princess Celestia!" She finally steps onto dry land. Her friends cheer from the other side! She pulls the lever and the bridge lowers. The other end of the bridge lands slowly and carefully on the other side.

"YES!" Sibella shouted triumphantly. "SHE DID IT!"

They get into the tour bus and Sunset drives it across the bridge. On the other side, it stops next to Twilight. They all get out excitedly.

"That was amazing!" Sunset beamed.

"Awesome!" Rainbow Dash added, pumping a fist into the air.

"Fabulous!" Rarity chimed in.

Sibella places a hand on Twilight’s shoulder, smiling proudly. "Great work, Twilight. I knew you could make that Trust Bridge."

Twilight grins proudly. On the other end of the bridge, Henry, Zoe, Jason, Tahlia, and Leonard gaze at the girls on the opposite side of the river. Henry and Zoe are on Jason’s back. Zoe glances at Henry. "You sure this is what you want?" Zoe asked.

"Pretty sure," Henry replied. Zoe smiles at him. Henry gets off Jason’s back and starts to walk across the bridge.

Meanwhile, with the Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls, Trixie smirks and gives Twilight an approving nod. "You have really gotten the hang of this whole witch magic thing, Twilight. The Great and Powerful Trixie approves!"

Twilight chuckles. "I guess I can trust myself when it really counts. But we still have to find the Zodiac Stone before Scarface does."

"Agreed," Sibella said. "Now, let’s get back on the road."

Before they could, a familiar voice called out. "Hey, Sibella!"

Sibella sighed heavily. "Before exactly that happens," she muttered under her breath.

They all turn to see Henry approaching them from the bridge. They are completely miffed as Henry comes up to them, holding a gift basket in one hand and a bouquet of flowers in the other.

"Hey, Sibella. Girls. Crazy coincidence running into you here," Henry said, offering the bouquet. "Oh, Sibella, I got you some flowers. I didn’t know which one was your favorite, so I got you one of each." All he gets is Sibella’s glare, the Grimwood Girls’ annoyance, and the Rainbooms’ unimpressed stares. Henry hesitated. "Oh. Okay. You don’t like flowers? Well, I got you a gift basket too. Heart-shaped box of fungus fudge, rotten vanilla scented candle, coupons..." The girls still don’t respond and Sibella still just glares at him. Desperate, he set the basket down. "Maybe a ‘How do I love thee?’ poem? Or maybe some love poetry?" They all still have the same stare at him as he speaks. "I mean, love is certainly something to--"

"Stop." Sibella’s voice cuts through the air like a blade. Henry blinks.

"Just stop! Okay, Henry?" Sibella said in frustration. "You don’t even know. You don’t even have one clue!"

Henry opened his mouth to respond, but Sibella wasn’t finished.

"Do you know what happens if we don’t find the Zodiac Stone?" she snapped. Henry barely had time to form a thought before she continued, her voice rising with frustration. "Every moment of this quest was to make sure Scarface doesn’t catch up to us so we can get the stone before him! Before him!"

Her anger boiled over. "We started off almost getting captured by Sullivan at Revolta’s castle, we ran out of gas in Mr. Mysterio’s neighborhood, AND THEN WE ALMOST GOT IN TROUBLE WITH THE COPS LAST NIGHT—AND YOU GOT UPSET ABOUT IT! Every time you showed up, you almost turned everything into a disaster! We can’t get to the stone because WE’RE TOO BUSY TRYING TO LOOK FOR YOU!" Henry is stunned silent. He turns away to think of something. Sibella, panting, takes a shaky breath, but her voice was unwavering. "This is our only chance, Henry. Only! Uno! Solo! If Scarface finds the Zodiac Stone, Professor MacWright’s research would have been for nothing! And if you don’t see that, then you... are... delusional!"

The air turned ice-cold.

Henry’s expression twitchs. His jaw clenched, and his eye twitched slightly. He forces a smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes.

"Delusional?" His voice was eerily calm. Then—snap!

"OF COURSE, I’M DELUSIONAL!!!!"

The girls jump back in utter shock and fear from his outburst!

"DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO STAY POSITIVE ALL THE TIME WHEN ALL YOU MONSTERS DO TO ME IS IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE, LEAVE, LEAVE, LEAVE?!?!" He punches and kicks the air in a tantrum! "JIMINY MOTHER-LOVIN' TOASTER-STRUDEL!!!"

The Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls are SHOCKED! Henry’s entire body trembled with rage, his voice cracking with every syllable.

"DO YOU THINK I WANTED YOU TO TREAT ME THIS WAY? NO, I DON’T!! HERE I AM, TRYING NOT TO BE LONELY AGAIN BY HAVING YOU AS MY COMPANY! AND WHAT THANKS DO I GET?! YOU CALL ME DELUSIONAL?! MY DAD ALREADY SAID I’M DELUSIONAL BEFORE, THEN HE DISOWNED ME!!!"

"AHH!!!" Twilight, Sunset, Sibella, and Enid screamed in unison.

"WHAT?!" Spike and Matches shouted together!

The aghast Grimwood Girls GASP and the Rainbooms SCREAM, also aghast! DISOWNED?! Henry was disowned?! Zoe and the Wild Cats heard this too, from the other side of the bridge! They were aghast too!

"He’s kidding!" Zoe gasped, though even she wasn’t sure.

Henry wasn't kidding! He turns to Sibella, tears welling in his eyes. "I thought this would make you think more about me!" His voice cracked. "But no! YOU HATE ME!!!"

Sibella’s breath hitched. Henry’s lip quivers, his face scrunched in grief, and then—he broke!

Loud, heart-wrenching sobs burst from him as he cries openly.

Sibella panics! "No! No, no, no, no, no! Henry, no! Please don’t cry!" She reaches out to him. "I didn’t—"

"DON’T TOUCH ME!" Henry screamed, jerking away. He runs to the bridge.

Sibella tries to explain. "Henry, please! I didn’t mean to—"

Henry stops briefly and whips back. "I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT!!!!!" an enraged Henry screamed at the top of his lungs as he throws the bouquet of flowers HARD, straight at Sibella. She recoils as the petals scattered at her feet. Sibella and her friends as Henry races back down the bridge, crying loud and hard. Angry tears STREAMING down his face. He rushes past a shocked Zoe and the aghast Wild Cats. Sibella watches him go.

"Oh, no," she whispered. "What have I done?"

Sibella's legs give out, and she collapses to her knees. The daughter of Count Dracula’s green eyes fill with tears. She had pushed Henry too far. Phantasma, Tanis, Winnie, and Elsa come up to the heartbroken vampire, kneel beside her, and hug her close. But it does no good. She is incredibly hurt. Twilight, Spike, Sunset, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Starlight, and Trixie all stand nearby, their faces full of sadness and regret. Twilight clutches her wand, staring in the direction Henry had run. None of them had ever seen Henry break like that. This whole time, he was disowned. They all stare out across the bridge.