"You may be a big star, Magenta." said Queen Reigna. "But the Equinary is never wrong."
"Except in this instance." said Magenta. "I don't need anyone. I have a career as a musician."
"You haven't had a new hit song in two years, your fan base has dropped since Count Crescendo quit on you, and clearly this stardom has gone to your head."
"You don't know me, Queenie. Who are you to decide my fate?"
Reigna looked peeved and snorted.
"Need I remind you that I am your queen? And I am a parent as well. You do not speak to your elders that way."
Magenta just rolled her eyes.
"I'm still not going back."
Reigna sighed.
"Look... Magenta, I can't force you to get along with your rider, but you should at least give it a chance before you decide. Therefore, as queen, I'm sentencing you to one month under Grand Master Yoda's custody."
"WHAT?!"
"A temporary arrangement. And as a consequence, for speaking so rudely to your rulers. If you still wish to have no rider after the month is up, then you may return to Equinaro."
"So, tell me what you think of these." said Strawberry said, presenting Kara with a special treat she baked as a sample for the coronation reception.
On the plate sat a blondie with whipped cream and a strawberry on top.
"It looks lovely, Strawberry." Kara said, picking up the blondie and taking a bite. "Mmm... And it's delicious."
"The blondie itself represents how you, Princess are as good as gold. The cream is a symbol of your speed because whipped cream is the fastest way to make just about any treat even better. And the strawberry... that's just my touch."
"Your treats never cease to please, Strawberry." Remix said, taking a bit from another blondie. "And the coronation will go great because you got a great set of musical performances organized by yours truly."
"And I very much appreciate it, Remix." Kara said. "You always seem to know just the right music for any occasion."
"That's only when you know what real music is." Magenta said, walking in, albeit reluctantly.
Remix scrunched is nose as his ears tilted back in annoyance.
"What are you doing back here?" Remix asked. "Did you forget something? Like the fact that you aren't welcome here?"
"Who died and made you king of this castle?" said Magenta. "Don't worry, I'm only gonna be around a month. Maybe less if I give my joke of a rider a hard enough time."
"Don't speak of Master Yoda that way." Mace said. "He is the most respected Jedi in the Order. And has more wisdom and humility than you could ever hope for."
"Don't bother, Master Windu." said Remix. "This wunch can't be reasoned with."
"What did you just call me?" Magenta said.
"Do we have to separate you two?" said Qui-Gon.
"Yes!" Remix and Magenta said in unison.
"Oh, sure. That they agree on." Boba said.
"Come on, Magenta." said Anakin, getting a bridle. "Let's get you ready to meet your rider."
"What are you doing?" said Magenta.
"All of us have these for our horses. When you have a rider, you gotta wear them."
Magenta shook her head.
"No way. I'm not wearing that."
"I guess that means you gotta go then," said Remix, all too eagerly. "The door's that way."
"Remix, stop acting like a child." Anakin said.
Magenta smirked and said, "You heard him, little brother. Act your age."
"I will if you act your age." Remix said.
Anakin started to put the bridle on Magenta, but she tried to bite his hand.
"No, no! Bad girl." said Anakin. "You don't bite people."
Magenta tried to bite him again, but this time she got his wrist.
Anakin held his wrist painfully. Shmi immediately came over to look at her son's hand. Luckily, she didn't bite hard enough to cause any serious damage.
Magenta snorted, and then she found herself held in a magical grip. She struggled to get out, but instead was forced into the bridle, which she tried to get off. But Qui-Gon grabbed the reins and said,
"Magenta, if you wish to have a more pleasant stay, you must behave yourself with your rider, other people, as well as other horses." Qui-Gon said. "Do you understand?"
Magenta just snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Do you understand?" Qui-Gon repeated.
"Fine." Magenta said. "But I want a better bridle. This one's ugly."
"I'd say it matches your attitude perfectly." Remix said.
Magenta snorted at her brother. Then, she was brought over to Master Yoda, who greeted her politely.
"Let's make one thing clear," said Magenta with sass as she made herself comfortable on a couch. "I don't need a rider. I am a big time star with fans to please and dance moves to practice. I don't need some green geezer slowin' me down. Got that?"
"Mmm... start your sentences with 'I' you do. Often." said Yoda.
"So? I'm a busy mare, but I know how to use grammar. And why do you talk backwards? Some kind of a speech impeach... impertinence... uh... some kind of disorder or something? Do you even know how to take care of a bred horse like me? I don't sleep on hay, I only eat organic fire diamond apples, which I prefer cored and peeled."
"Things you want. Things you need, are you aware of?"
Magenta scrunched her nose at that.
"Walk with me, you shall."
"You're not the boss of me." Magenta said, getting up and stomping on the couch. "This couch is like sitting on a rock."
Magenta jumped off the couch and started to walk away.
"UGH! She's gonna drive me crazy!" said Remix. "Why couldn't the Equinary just pick a different horse?"
"Well, Master Yoda is a pretty wise Jedi." Boba said as he was feeding Leia her bottle. "Maybe he'll be the one with enough patience to tame your sister."
Remix thought his rider was crazy.
"No one can tame her. I get why the queen is mad, but why does she have to punish me too?"
"She's your sister. Can't you try to get along?"
"Oh, that's easy for you to say. You have three sisters and none of them abandoned you or act like divas."
"That's because Omega is too smart for that, Gabby has too big a heart, and Leia's a baby. Ow!"
That was when Leia started yanking her big brother's brown and blue hair.
"See?" Boba winced. "Leia can't help it. She doesn't know any better."
"Why should I even bother with you for advice on this matter?" said Remix. "You're the oldest child. Of course, you wouldn't understand my predicament."
Remix just left the room and decided to look for someone else.
"Master Mundi? May I speak with Comedia for a moment?"
"I swear, I haven't pulled any pranks today." Comedia said.
"That's not it." Remix shook his head. "Comedia..."
Remix whispered something in Comedia's ear.
"You know, Princess." said Magenta. "If you want music at your ball, allow me to relieve you of the effort of searching."
"That's kind of you to offer," said Kara. "But we already have a series of musical acts set up."
"Yes, and it was planned weeks in advance." said Caroline, holding the list, which Magenta took with her magic.
"Cabello Caballos, Mixes by Remix, Harmony's Harmonies, a surprise serenade." Magenta read and looked at the royals like they were crazy. "You call that music?"
"Yes." Kara said. "Remix arranged it."
"Ah, that explains it." Magenta said. "That colt doesn't know real music."
"Excuse me?" said Gabby, sounding offended. "Remix deejayed at all of the royal family's coronations, and he helped my big brother recover from a dark path."
"Forget him. You've got a real star here." said Magenta, seeing a comfy-looking lounge couch. "Ah. Someone finally got some good seating here."
But when Magenta jumped onto it...FART! And this time, the couch unleashed a horrid stench that made everyone hold their noses. Magenta whinnied in place of a shriek. She sniffed herself and grimaced in disgust as she know smelled like rotten eggs.
"Eww!" Omega groaned, holding her nose. "Can someone open a window? Or ten?"
"I think that couch had a stink bomb in it." Gabby said.
"Uh... You think?" said Carousella, covering her nose with her wing.
"Comedia!" Kara called. "If this is one of your pranks, it isn't funny!"
"Someone run me a hot bubble bath right now!" Magenta demanded, stomping her hooves like a bratty child throwing a tantrum.
Everyone began doing what they could to get rid of the stink in the room. Meanwhile, Master Yoda did get some help in starting a bath for Magenta. But she screamed again after she was bathed. And she came out of the bathroom dyed blue.
"Comedia, I thought we talked about you playing pranks like this!" Ki-Adi scolded his horse.
"It wasn't me!" Comedia said. "I haven't pulled a prank since last week."
"Then... who?"
Remix was laughing like crazy as Magenta glared at him.
"When I get this dye out of my fur, you're gonna get it!" Magenta swore.
"I'm just getting started, sissy." Remix said, turning his tail at his sister and dragging his two back feet against the floor like he'd been kicking dirt.
Magenta snorted angrily and left the scene.
"Really, Remix?" Boba said. "You got Comedia to help you prank your sister?"
"I didn't know he was gonna do anything like this." said Comedia. "He only asked me about my confetti pranks, and then..." Comedia suddenly remembered something and glared at Remix. "You stole my box of pranks!"
"Relax. I only took the stink bomb and blue dye." said Remix. "I thought two pranks would be enough to send Magenta running out. Come on. Can you look me in the eye and say she's been pleasant since she got here?"
No one could think of anything pleasant to say about Magenta, but that didn't stop the fact that Magenta was sent for Yoda, not for Remix.
"Then why can't she go to the Temple?" Remix said.
"Because she refuses to." Anakin said. "Apparently she won't stay anywhere that isn't five hoof or stars, or whatever is used to rate."
"She does know the Temple's not a hotel, right?" said Fiesta.
"It's a diva thing." said Carmine. "They don't know the difference between a vacation suite and a hospitable home taking in those who need a place to stay the night."
"Maybe by tomorrow, they'll have cooled down." said Anakin.
The next day, Remix seemed much calmer, which was good because the musical acts needed as much practice as they could fit in now to make sure it would be perfect.
Crosshair combed Maybelle's hair to help her settle down. Being the lead singer was a stressful thing.
"You'll be great, Maybelle." said Crosshair. "Just know your target."
"Good boy, Banjo." said Echo, fixing up Banjo's hair and his hat.
"Alright, everypony. Places." said Remix. "Cabello Caballos... action!"
The country band began with their song "Like A Lady," and sounded very clear and on key as they did. Remix felt very confident as the first act was good so far.
Now, he was going to check his equipment to deejay his playlist at the party.
"Soundcheckin' Remix's remix!" Remix shouted, making an air horn sound out before scratching a turntable and beginning to play some music. "Party Rock Anthem" to be exact.
At first, everything was going great with the music and the lights... until it suddenly stopped.
Magenta appeared, having unplugged the equipment. She was currently in a white bathrobe with a green facial mask on her face and what looked like an eye mask on her head.
"What's the big idea?!" Magenta said angrily. "It's eleven o'clock in the morning, and someone has interrupted my beauty sleep!"
"So, you slept here?" Remix said. "I thought you woulda left by now."
"Well, I didn't."
"Too bad. Breakfast was actually peaceful this morning. I though you being here was only a bad dream. But sadly, it wasn't."
"And apparently, you still believe you have what it takes to be the coordinator of the music here?"
"Unlike you, I have experience and planned in advance." said Remix. "And... I know how to commit."
"How much do they even pay you for it?"
"I don't charge them for it. This is for my family."
Magenta chortled. "Oh, this is too rich! Not only are you non-existent in the industry, you're broke too!"
Remix snorted.
"Some of us have bigger things to worry about in music than money, you selfish, entitled princess!"
"Excuse me?! I am known as the queen of pop."
"Maybe two years ago." said Remix. "You couldn't even get Count Crescendo to work with you, and I actually performed with him!"
"Well, no wonder. He's got a pathetic taste in music if he picked you."
"Okay, let me at her!" Carmine said, beginning to roll up his sleeve... until his parents grabbed him and held him back.
Remix and Magenta strode right towards each other and stood face to face angrily.
"You've got a lot of nerve!" Remix said. "You call yourself a star, and you wouldn't have even gotten into the industry if it weren't for me!"
"At least they recognize my talent. You would've just been a distraction."
"Because I was cuter than you as a colt?"
"I don't need you to make be the best."
"No, you just need to get some integrity and humility, and maybe you could be the best."
"What do you say we settle this like real stars?" Magenta challenged.
"Right here. Right now." Remix said.
And the room turned dark, to everyone's uncertainty.
"What is going on?" Shmi said.
Carmine had seen this kind of thing before among many competing musicians.
"Battle of the Stars." Carmine said.
A spotlight shined on Magenta as she began to sing.
Magenta:
Love, l-l-love, l-l-love
How you love to hate me
Magenta did some pretty showoff-y moves as she sang, showing off her physique and tossing her mane about.
Kinda sad that you always been like that
See me making waves and you don't like that
Driving through your puddles goin' splish splash
(Splish, splash, splish, splash)
Magenta even stepped toward Remix before flicking her tail into his face, Remix letting out a small neigh, snorting in anger.
Stressing over nothing baby, relax
While you gettin' angry, I'ma kick back
Only thing I think about is big stacks
(Racks, racks)
Negative days, negative nights
Baby, you're wasting all your time
I can't relate, I keep it light
No, no, no drama in my life
Magenta's music was cut off, and then Remix jumped in.
"My turn now." Remix said, shutting the lights as new music began to play, and when the lights came on, he looked to be dressed in a cheer uniform.
Remix:
Yeah
Come on now
Here we go
Let's do it
Aww
Yeah, ha
Remix broke out into a breakdancing routine with some cartwheels and cheerleader type spirit.
Push it, push it to the limit, limit (go, go, yeah, yeah)
'Cause we're in it to win it (go, go)
In it to win it, oh, yeah
I realized that this is where my heart is
Now is the time to finish what I started
Can't worry 'bout what other people might say
It's who I am
Gotta live my dream my own way
Work, work it harder
Gotta take it farther
No holding back
You know we gotta do it right now
Be even better
Work, work together
It's now or never
Show 'em how we shine, we gotta
Push it, push it to the limit, limit (go, go, yeah, yeah)
'Cause we're in it to win it (go, go)
In it to win it, oh, yeah
Push it, push it to the limit, limit (go, go, yeah, yeah)
Give it all we can give it (go, go)
We're in it to win it, oh, yeah
Then, Magenta interrupted Remix and sang a song called "How You Like That" (BLACKPINK. Wasn't sure how to translate the lyrics that are in Korean, I think.)
Magenta:
Magenta in your area
보란 듯이 무너졌어
바닥을 뚫고 저 지하까지
옷 끝자락 잡겠다고
저 높이 두 손을 뻗어 봐도
다시 캄캄한 이곳에 light up the sky
네 두 눈을 보며, I'll kiss you goodbye
실컷 비웃어라 꼴 좋으니까
이제 너희, 하나, 둘, 셋
Ha, how you like that?
You gon' like that, that-that-that-that, that-that-that-that
How you like that? (Bada-bing, bada-boom-boom-boom)
How you like that, that-that-that-that, that-that-that-that?
Then Remix interfered again, this time, with a mix song
Remix:
You wanted control, so we waited
I put on a show, now I make it
I was born in a crossfire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain
And it goes like this
Take me by the tongue and I'll know you
Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you
All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the jumping jack flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
I don't need to try to control you (But it's alright)
Look into my eyes and I'll own you (But it's alright)
With them moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
"Fighting, stop you must." Yoda tried to shout over the music.
Magenta hit Remix with a spell that knocked him to the floor.
"Alright! That is it!" Remix said, and he tackled his sister. "No more Mr. Nice Horse!"
And Remix and Magenta engaged in an all out battle with each other, using magic, calling each other names, and biting each other! The grownups quickly started to get the kids out of there. Master Yoda used the Force to pull the two horses apart, but they still tried to get at each other and blast each other with magic. That soon caught the attention of a certain someone and her magic mirror.
"Two siblings in a big fight for who is better." smiled Mariverde. "So much anger, so much pain... perfect feed for my mariclavas. And a perfect opportunity to snatch the crown jewels from the inside."
And Mariverde created not just one, but two mariclavas.
Featured songs:
1. "Love to Hate Me" by BLACKPINK
2. "Push it to the Limit" by Corbin Bleu
3. "Moves Like Jagger / Jumpin' Jack Flash" by Glee cast