My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Monster Mash-Up Musical
Chapter 7: Prepared for the Quest / Scarface’s Introduction
Previous ChapterNext ChapterBack at Grimwood Manor, the morning sun shines down on the towering mansion. The Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls (both groups had no idea about the curse of the Zodiac Stone) have come out on the porch, having found their respective items: Twilight and Sibella have the container of liquid light, Sunset and Lagoona have a large wooden stick that’ll serve as a torch, Fluttershy and Phantasma have the leaf blower, Pinkie Pie and Winnie have the flashlight, Rarity and Tanis have the box of shadowy figures, Rainbow Dash and Enid have the ice pendant, Applejack and Elsa have the portable shockman, Starlight and Galactica have the shovel, and Trixie and Minimal got the bucket. Spike and Matches look at their respective groups proudly.
“Looks like we’re all ready to go,” Twilight said with an approving nod.
“Wait. We may want this,” Enid said, holding a duffel bag.
Twilight blinked in surprise. “Oh. A bag!”
“Perfect! Thanks, Enid,” Sibella said, smiling.
“Oh! Hold on. Just a minute,” Enid said as she goes to the end of the porch and turns the bag upside down, dumping countless empty potion cups and spell books onto the ground. The Rainbooms gape in shock. How did Enid get that large amount of cups and books into that duffel bug? Enid reaches into the bag, trying to pull something out of the bag. She sticks her whole head in it.
“Ugh, it always gets stuck in the bottom!” Enid strained, her voice muffled.
Enid pops her head out, taking out an hourglass. She turns the bag upside down and dumps out various items in the bag in this order: a rainbow-colored umbrella, an electric fan, a bowling ball, a tennis racket, a violin, and a black cat. The cat meows loudly and runs off. The bag is ready. Enid uprights it. She spots the Rainbooms staring in surprise.
“What? It’s one of my spells. I made this bag bottomless.” Enid stated.
“Oh, perfect! This will make it a lot easier to carry all the stuff we need for the Zodiac Stone.” Sunset nods appreciatively.
Enid smiles. Sibella places her liquid light into the bottomless bag. Enid puts in her ice pendant, Tanis puts in her shadowy figures box, Phantasma puts in her left blower, Winnie - her flashlight, Elsa - her portable shockman, Lagoona - her stick, Galactica - her shovel, and Minimal - her bucket. Now they were REALLY ready for their quest for the Zodiac Stone. As half the groups head off the porch and towards the Rainbooms’ tour bus, Rarity and Pinkie Pie grab Rainbow Dash by the arms and pull her back onto the porch with worried glaces.
"Rainbow Dash! No! Please! Stop!" Rarity called out (simultaneously with Pinkie Pie).
"No, wait! Rainbow Dash! What are you doing?!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed (simultaneously with Rarity).
Rainbow Dash, bewildered by the sudden panic, frowned. “Heading to the tour bus,” she said, glancing toward the vehicle where the others were gathering.
“But, Rainbow Dash, the Sun is out!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed, her voice filled with concern.
Rainbow’s confusion deepened. “So?”
“So... you’re a vampire! Remember? Sunlight makes a vampire disintegrate!” Rarity cried, her face wrought with worry.
Realization dawned on Rainbow Dash’s face. “Oh, right. I see,” she muttered, suddenly more cautious. But as she hesitated, Sibella and Enid shared a knowing glance.
“But don’t worry,” Enid said reassuringly. “The Sun won’t burn her.”
Rarity and Pinkie exchanged skeptical looks, clearly unconvinced. “Darling, how do you know?” Rarity asked.
“The Sun only destroys a vampire that has a soul. I just felt you, Rainbow Dash. You still have your soul.” Sibella advised.
Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow, uncertain. “Okay... But what about you, Sibella? How do we know the Sun won’t burn you?”
“Don’t worry. I may not have a soul, but I won’t get burned,” Sibella said. Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash share confused looks, she quickly added, “Oh, yeah. Long story short: when I was little, a magician cast a protection spell on me. A permanent sun protection spell. Just look.” Sibella added.
Sibella steps out into the sunlight. She’s not disintegrating! She faces the porch as Enid steps off the porch and stands beside her.
“Come on, Rainbow Dash. It’s alright,” Enid encouraged.
Rainbow Dash looks nervously at her friends by the tour bus, then gazes at Rarity and Pinkie Pie, who stand on either side of her. The athletic girl with rainbow hair steps closer to the edge of the shadow at the end of the porch. She sticks her nose into the sunlight. It didn’t disintegrate. She jerks back into the shadows and gazes at us with wide-eyed shock. Then, she pokes her finger out into the sunlight multiple times. It’s not burning up. She rolls up the sleeves on the coat of her formal vampire suit and sticks her arms out into the sunlight. She’s still not burning up. She unrolls her sleeves then, slowly but surely, she steps into the sunlight fully. She didn’t disintegrate! She looks up at the Sun then sights with relief.
“Whew! I’m not burning up! That’s good news,” Rainbow Dash declared.
Rarity and Pinkie Pie step off the porch and smile at her. Trixie looks up to the Sun. “Oh, thank you, great Sun, for not burning our friend to a crisp,” she called out.
Nearby, Starlight snickers at Trixie’s sentence and they grin at one another. Twilight gazes at Sibella and comes up to her.
"Uh, Sibella?" Twilight called softly and the vampire faces her. "Last night, when me and my girls arrived in Monsterdom, Sunset stopped by a magic shop and got me this wand." She held it up for Sibella to see, its surface shimmering faintly in the sunlight. "I already know how to do spells in Equestria, but as a witch... well, not so much."
Sibella smiled, her green eyes shining. "Oh, I see. Well, if you’d like, I can help you with your magic. I taught Enid a few tricks when she rejoined us after her bodega days at Gar's," she offered warmly. Twilight’s face lit up with interest, and she nodded eagerly.
"Then maybe you can teach me the same way you taught her," Twilight replied, her enthusiasm evident. Sibella’s smile widened, and she led Twilight over to the pile of potion cups and spell books that Enid had dumped out earlier. After rummaging through the heap for a moment, she pulled out a thick, well-worn spell book and handed it to Twilight.
"Here you go. This is the one I used to help Enid practice her magic," Sibella explained, her voice gentle. Twilight accepted the book, her eyes widening in wonder as she ran her fingers over its intricate cover.
"Whoa," Twilight murmured. "Looks pretty magical. I bet this’ll work great." She chuckled lightly before adding with a grin, "I bet my witch magic practice shouldn’t take anything but a spell. Haha! Get it? 'Spell'?"
Twilight and Sibella burst into laughter. "Good one, Twilight," Sibella chuckled.
They both head to the colorful tour bus. Inside the bus, Enid puts the duffle bug under her seat, then spots Sunset getting in the driver’s seat. The rest of the Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls head in, but they stop Minimal before she can head inside the bus, since the dinosaur is too tall, too wide, and she's too heavy to go into the bus. The Rainbooms' height just reaches Minimal's shoulder.
"Minimal! You can’t get in the Rainbooms’ tour bus!" Sibella called.
"You’re too big!" Phantasma added.
"Oh! Right. Sorry about that," Minimal apologized, stepping back with embarrassment. "But how am I supposed to come with you to find the Zodiac Stone?" she asked.
Enid smirks in her seat and gets up. "Not. A. Problem. I got this," She declares. She takes off her hat, tosses it aside, gets out of the bus, puts her deep magenta hair into a bun, then takes out her wand.
"Ooooh, she put her hair up. She must be in for it," Tanis said with awe.
Enid aims her wand at the back of the Rainbooms’ tour bus and makes a caravan trailer appear. Then she makes a tow hitch appear on the bus’ rear bumper. The door on the trailer fits Minimal’s size. "Thanks, Enid," Minimal said with a wide, toothy grin. Enid nods at Minimal, who steps into the strong trailer. The witch heads into the Rainbooms’ tour bus. Sunset’s behind the driver’s seat. 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 with Enid. Minimal is in the caravan trailer hooked up at the back of the bus. Sunset starts up the engine.
"Alright, here we go. Off to get that Zodiac Stone," Sunset said with determination. But before she could drive off, Sibella suddenly raised a hand.
"Wait a minute, Sunset," Sibella said, causing the others to glance at her in confusion. "We better make a quick stop first." The Rainbooms exchanged puzzled glances. "Trust me," Sibella continued, "I already called Zoe, and she said she’s going to meet us as soon as she can."
"Uh, quick question: Who is Zoe?" Applejack asked, her brow furrowed.
"Zoe’s a sorceress friend of ours. She’s also the leader of the Wild Cats." Enid informed with an excited but calm demeanor.
"Wild cats?" Rarity asked, intrigued.
Sibella nodded. "Yep. Zoe started out as an ordinary little girl - braces, ponytails, etcetera. But by the time she was 13, she got enrolled in magic school, and became a powerful sorceress. And during her time in school, she found some young stray cats that looked like they needed a home."
"A lion named Leonard, a tiger named Tahlia, and a jaguar named Jason," Phantasma added.
Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened. "Whoa, pretty awesome! Zoe sounds brave."
"And fierce!" Pinkie Pie added. The Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls all erupt into laughter.
"Alright, so where are we meeting Zoe and the Wild Cats?" Sunset asked Sibella from the driver's seat.
Sibella’s gazes her a knowing look. "I think it’s best if I tell you when we get there," she said cryptically.
Lagoona leaned over from her seat. "I’ll give you the directions, Sunset," she added helpfully.
With a nod, Sunset starts the tour bus. "Then let’s get going," she said as she put the bus in gear. She drives the tour bus out the gate of Grimwood Manor with Minimal’s caravan trailer hitched to the back. As the tour bus exits the gate, we see Henry waiting outside the fence on his motorcycle. With a determined look, he flips the visor of his helmet on and secretly follows after the tour bus on his motorcycle. So secretly that neither the Rainbooms or the Grimwood Girls don’t even notice him. The view recedes into a large glowing crystal ball. A hunchback servant looks into it and his eyes bulge with suspicion. Looking into the crystal ball with him is a long snake, 3 feet long. They both eye each other and the snake slithers down off the table the crystal ball is on, and our view goes back to reveal them in the bridge of Scarface’s airship. The snake slithers up to the arm of a throne, where sits the creepy looking warlock - Scarface. As the snake coils himself up on the arm of his throne, Scarface scowls at the guy with the hunchback.
Scarface’s voice, sharp and biting with a British accent, sliced through the still air. "Igor, is there anyone else out to get my stone?" he growled, his impatience palpable.
Igor shifted uneasily, still staring into the crystal ball, his face contorted with concentration. "I’m afraid so, sir. It looks like someone in a rainbow-colored minibus… with a caravan trailer. I’m just trying to get a better view..." His words trailed off as he struggled to sharpen the image in the glowing orb.
"Oh, for crying out loud," Scarface groaned, rolling his eyes. He turned to the snake, his voice tinged with impatience. "Slither, go and help Igor run some data."
"Got it, boss," Slither responded swiftly, uncoiling himself from the throne and sliding back to the crystal ball. With quick movements, the snake tapped a few more controls on the device’s holder, and the image zoomed in, showing the inside of the Rainbooms' tour bus. There, the Rainbooms and the Grimwood Girls were chatting casually.
"The Grimwood Girls?!" they shrieked in unison, their fear mounting as they realized Scarface had overheard.
Scarface’s gaze snapped toward them, his voice now a dangerous snarl. "It's the GRIMWOOD GIRLS?" he asked, his tone icy.
"And the Rainbooms," Slither stammered, trembling slightly. "They’ve unexpectedly joined forces."
Igor gasped, his face paling. "They must know about the Zodiac Stone!"
Scarface glares at his 2 minions. "We didn’t say anything! WE SWEAR!" Slither protested, his voice filled with panic.
"I know we can gossip, but they didn’t hear from us!" Igor stammered, his hands shaking.
"Unless my mother said something," Slither muttered under his breath.
"SILENCE!!!" Scarface bellowed. The walls of the airship seemed to tremble with the force of his rage, and both Igor and Slither cowered, their bodies shaking with fear. "Yes, Scarface. We apologize," they whimpered in unison, their heads bowed.
Scarface rolled his eyes in exasperation and stood up from his throne, his imposing figure silhouetted against the foggy, cloud-covered valley visible through the airship’s windows. He strode over to the window, his hands clasped behind his back as he gazed menacingly out into the mist. "Those little ghoulish girls may know about the stone... but at least they don’t know about…" He paused dramatically, his voice taking on a ghostly, echoing tone. "The curse." Lightning flashes behind Scarface, causing Igor and Slither to grab each other in fear and shiver. Scarface continued, his words dripping with wicked ambition. "Not only will the stone grant me the power I so richly desire, but it will also be able to unleash a mighty beast upon the mortals. And then, I—Scarface—will be the most powerful warlock in the world!"
Igor and Slither exchanged a glance of awe and fear, their voices trembling as they chimed in sycophantically. "Oh, you are all-powerful, sir," Igor gushed.
"Very powerful," Slither added, nodding anxiously.
Scarface gave a twisted smile, but his expression darkened once more. "Oh, I know. But the power of my magical staff isn’t what it used to be anymore," he said, a note of frustration creeping into his voice. His gaze flickered toward his staff, the once-glorious artifact now drained of its former strength. "I need more power." He turned to Igor, his voice lowering conspiratorially. "Think of it as… how should I say it? …Toxic love."
A song starts and Scarface, Slither, and Igor appear with various backgrounds as they sing.
SCARFACE:
Hit me one time!
Hit me twice!
Ooh! Aah! Oh.
Well, that’s rather nice.
Oil and grime
Poison sludge
Diesel clouds and
noxious muck
Slime beneath me, mm
Slime up above
Ooh you'll love my (ah-ah-ah)
toxic love
SCARFACE (speaking):
Hahahahahahahahaha! (Belches)
IGOR:
He sees the world and all the creatures in it
SLITHER:
He sucks 'em dry and spits 'em out like spinach.
IGOR and SLITHER:
'Cause mortal human beings will always lend a hand
With the support of this ghostly monster land
SLITHER:
And what a beautiful machine we have provided
IGOR:
To slice a path of doom with Scarface there to guide it
(Scarface hysterically does an evil laugh)
SCARFACE:
Filthy brown
acid rain
Pouring down like
egg chowmein
Slime beneath me, mm
Slime up above
Ooh you'll love my (ah-ah-ah)
Toxic Love!
The song ends and Scarface stands atop his airship with Igor and Slither alongside him. The rear of the ship belches creepy black smoke as it moves on. The scene fades to the Canterlot Mall at noon. Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna observe the all-out Halloween decorations at the many stores and shops. They grin at each other, delighted. Principal Cadance walks up to them from behind.
"Celestia. Luna." Cadance called out. The Principals of Canterlot High turn around and see the Principal of Crystal Prep.
"Oh, hello, Cadance," Vice Principal Luna greeted warmly. "Excited for Halloween?"
“Uh, yeah... I’ll be great,” Cadance replied, her smile wavering for just a second before her expression turned more curious. “But actually, I’m looking for Twilight and Sunset. Have you seen them?”
Principal Celestia furrowed her brow, casting a quick glance at Luna before shaking her head. “No. Sorry, Cadance. Come to think of it, we haven’t seen Pinkie Pie or Fluttershy either.”
Cadance’s lips tightened. “Huh. That’s weird,” she said with confusion.
Scootaloo runs up to them. "Principal Celestia! Vice Principal Luna!" she called out.
“Oh, greetings, Scootaloo,” Luna responded.
“Where’s Rainbow Dash?” Scootaloo asked, her face flushed from running. “I didn’t see her at her house.”
Cadance’s frown deepened. “That is strange.”
Sweetie Belle rushed up next. “Hey, Principal Celestia, have you seen Rarity? She didn’t come home last night.”
“I’m sorry, Sweetie Belle. We haven’t seen her either,” Celestia replied softly.
Next, Apple Bloom ran up to them. “Howdy, everyone,” she said.
“Let me guess... Applejack is gone too?” Luna asked with concern.
Apple Bloom nodded solemnly. “Yup. I checked the barn and the house, but she wasn’t anywhere.”
Cadance, her concern deepening. "Then that must mean Spike, Starlight, and Trixie are also missing."
“I hope they didn’t get hurt last night,” Sweetie Belle said with worry.
Celestia quickly stepped in, her tone calm and reassuring. “Don’t worry, girls. We’ll find them. They couldn’t have gotten too far.”
Suddenly, Luna gets an idea. She glances at her older sister. “Why don’t we split up and search all over Canterlot?” she said.
"My thoughts exactly," Celestia agreed. "Cadance, you search the city. Look for any signs of Twilight and the others," she added.
Cadance gave a determined nod. “I’m on it.”
Turning to the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Celestia offered them a softer smile. “Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, check around Canterlot High. Search the grounds and see if they might have gone to hang out at the school for something.”
“You got it!” Scootaloo said eagerly.
With one last glance at her sister, Celestia added, “Luna and I will search the neighborhoods. Hopefully, we’ll find the girls before Halloween.”
With their tasks set, the group wasted no time in splitting up. Celestia and Luna headed toward the surrounding streets, their strides purposeful as they navigated the familiar neighborhood. The Crusaders, resolute in their mission, dashed off toward Canterlot High, while Cadance made her way into the heart of the city, her thoughts heavy with concern for Twilight and the others. They leave the mall, the lights through the large window above shining brightly behind them.
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