Sweetie Belle finds herself inside a large hedge maze as she follows the singing. While doing so, a glob of red paint flew over the hedge wall and she stepped close near the hedge and listened, hearing the singing coming from the other side. Sweetie Belle jumped up to look over the hedge wall when a paintbrush—covered in red paint—whips pass close to her face. She began hopping sideways trying to see what's going on on the other side until she hopped pass an archway. Sweetie Belle protruded through the archway and saw three human beings with playing cards for bodies—which are clubs—and wearing black warrior helmets. They are none other than the human versions of the Royal Guards from the pony world, who are applying red paint on white roses that are bloomed on a bush that's shaped like a spade.

Oooooooooooo, painting the roses red

And many a tear we shed

(3 of Clubs Royal Guard) Because we know

(3 of Clubs Royal Guard/2 of Clubs Royal Guard) They'll cease to grow

(Ace of Clubs Royal Guard) In fact, they'll soon be dead

(Ace of Clubs Royal Guard/2 of Clubs Royal Guard/3 of Clubs Royal Guard) Noooooooo!

And yet, we go ahea-ead

Painting the roses red

The Royal Guard club cards went over to another bush, shaped like a heart, also with white roses on it and they began painting them red as well.

Painting the roses red

We're painting the roses red

(Sweetie Belle walked up to the 3 of Clubs Royal Guard.)

Oh pardon me, but Mister Three

Why must you paint them reeeeed?

"Huh?" the Royal Guard club cards questioned as they looked at Sweetie Belle. "Ohhhhhh!"

"Well, the fact is, miss, we planted the white roses by mistake," explained the 3 of Clubs Royal Guard as he applied red paint on one of the white roses. "Aaaaand..."

(Ace of Clubs Royal Guard/2 of Clubs Royal Guard/3 of Clubs Royal Guard) The queen, she likes 'em red

If she saw what we said

(2 of Clubs Royal Guard) She'd raised a fuss

(Ace of Clubs Royal Guard) And each of us

(Ace of Clubs Royal Guard/2 of Clubs Royal Guard/3 of Clubs Royal Guard) Would quickly lose his head

"Goodness," said Sweetie Belle with a slight shock, clutching her throat with her hand at the thought.

(Ace of Clubs Royal Guard/2 of Clubs Royal Guard/3 of Clubs Royal Guard) Since this is the thought we dreeeeeeeeeead...

We painting the roses red

"Oh, dear. Then let me help you," said Sweetie Belle and she picked up the paint bucket and took out the paintbrush that was inside it.

(Sweetie Belle) Painting the roses red

(Sweetie Belle/Ace of Clubs Royal Guard/2 of Clubs Royal Guard/3 of Clubs Royal Guard) We're painting the roses red

To tell the queen what you have seen

We'll say that's what we said

But, we're painting the roses red

(Sweetie Belle) Yes, painting the roses red

(2 of Clubs Royal Guard) Not pink

(Ace of Clubs Royal Guard) Not green

(Sweetie Belle) Not aquamarine

(Sweetie Belle/Ace of Clubs Royal Guard/2 of Clubs Royal Guard/3 of Clubs Royal Guard) We're painting the roses reeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

Suddenly, the sound of herald trumpets are heard blaring nearby, alerting the Royal Guard club cards and Sweetie Belle. Multiple lines of other Royal Guard cards—which are hearts—are making their approach as they're marching out from random paths of the hedge maze carrying heart-themed spears.

"The queen!" cried the 3 of Clubs Royal Guard as he launched both the paintbrush and the paint bucket from his hands, with the bucket landing and covering the 2 of Clubs Royal Guard's head.

"The queen!" the 2 of Clubs Royal Guard cried in an echo due to the bucket over his head.

"The queen," said Sweetie Belle thrillfully.

"The queen!" the Royal Guard club cards exclaimed as they run around frantically, putting their equipment away in a haste and then they ran to a spatial area laying flat face down on the ground, with Sweetie Belle joining them.

The Royal Guard heart cards have made their approach as they totter to one side and the other. Another set of Royal Guard heart cards—pink ones; with the hearts white—came marching in lined up side by side. Then another set of Royal Guard heart cards—blue ones; with the hearts black—came marching in. Then green ones... Then normal-colored ones—with each of them having random suit symbols. Then chartreuse ones, also with random suit symbols. The cards then began marching towards the left in a single file line. Sweetie Belle lifted her head up looking at the Royal Guard cards as they continue on with their parading, whistling a tune; with several rows of the Royal Guard heart cards marching in a pinwheel formation and several rows of the Royal Guard spade cards marching in one direction. The Royal Guard heart cards marched in a spiral formation until they retract themselves in a full deck. Then they began doing a twirl, multiplying into numerous card decks in different colors.

"CAAAAARDS HALT!" cried out a female voice and the Royal Guard heart cards stood at ease in a heart formation, surrounding the Royal Guard club cards and Sweetie Belle, while the rest of the Royal Guard cards stood out on either end outside the formation.

"SOUUUND OFF!"

Two sets of the Royal Guard heart cards—that were standing in a straight line parallel to each other—sound off their names. "One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten! Jack!"

Angel Bunny ran into view blowing his bugle, passing by the Royal Guard club cards and Sweetie Belle.

"The white rabbit," said Sweetie Belle.

Angel Bunny ran through under the Royal Guard heart cards' raised spears. Then he stopped and panted, catching his breath.

"Imperial highness...!" Angel Bunny announced and the queen, who is none other than the human Spoiled Rich, slowly walks into the scene holding a heart-shaped paper fan on a small stick in her hand and hiking the side of her gown with the other. "Her grace...! Her excellency...! Her royal majesty...! The Queen of Hearts!"

Royal Guard cards cheered.

Coming out from behind Spoiled Rich, a diminutive king, who is none other than Filthy Rich, taps his heart stick on Angel Bunny giving his attention to him and he pokes the heart stick at himself, implying him not to forget about him.

"And the King," Angel Bunny said in an unimpressed tone, gesturing a paw at Filthy Rich; who had held his crown in the air with jubilance with the sound of someone cheering in a high-pitched voice heard.

Spoiled Rich became shocked and she glared when she saw the painted roses on the bush, with the exception of one that's not completely painted, leaving a sloppy paint job. She storms over towards the bush with a huff and she dabbed a finger on the partially painted rose which is still moist.

"Who's been painting my roses red?" Spoiled Rich asked suspiciously and then she vigorously pulled the rose bush off the ground, rattling it in the air. "WHO'S BEEN PAINTING MY ROSES RED?!"

Who dares to taint with vulgar paint

The royal flower bed?

For painting my roses REEEEEED...!

Someone will lose his head

"Oh no, your majesty, please, it's all HIS fault!" pleaded the 3 of Clubs Royal Guard, referring to the 2 of Clubs Royal Guard as he unwittingly whapped the paint-covered paintbrush on his face.

"Not me, your grace; the Ace, the Ace!" said the 2 of Clubs Royal Guard, pointing at the Ace of Clubs Royal Guard.

"You?!" Spoiled Rich questioned the Ace of Clubs Royal Guard.

"No, Two!" he said, pointing at the 2 of Clubs Royal Guard.

"The deuce you say?" Spoiled Rich asked.

"Not me, the three!" said the 2 of Clubs Royal Guard, pointing at the 3 of Clubs Royal Guard.

"THAAAT'S ENOUGH! OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" Spoiled Rich yelled and the Royal Guard cards cheered.

Each of the Royal Guard club cards are being dragged by two of each Royal Guard heart card for their execution.

(Royal Guard Heart Cards) They're going to lose their heads

For painting the roses red

It serves them right, they planted white

And roses should be red

Ho! They're going to lose their heeeeeeeads...

"SIIIIIIIIILENCE!" Spoiled Rich bellowed as she jumped up and landed on her feet with a "boom", causing the Royal Guard cards to collapse.

"Oh please, please!" Sweetie Belle pleaded to Spoiled Rich until she noticed the paintbrush in her hand and she hid it out of sight. "They were only trying to-"

"And who is this?!" Spoiled Rich asked suspiciously when she noticed Sweetie Belle.

Filthy Rich appeared from behind Spoiled Rich, going over to Sweetie Belle. "Well...well, well, now, uh, l-let me see, my dear," he said and he lifted Sweetie Belle's chin with his heart stick. "It certainly isn't a heart. Uh, you suppose it's a club?"

"Whyyy, it's a little girl," said Spoiled Rich contentedly.

"Yes," said Sweetie Belle. "A-A-And I was hoping-"

"Look up! Speak nicely. And DON'T twiddle your fingers!" Spoiled Rich told Sweetie Belle imperiously. "Turn out your toes! Curtsy! Open your mouth a little wider, and always say, "YYYYes, your majesty!""

"YYYYes, your majesty!" said Sweetie Belle and Spoiled Rich chuckled as she kindly pats her on the head.

"Now, um, where'd you come from, and where are you going?" Spoiled Rich asked as she began walking while fanning herself with the heart fan.

"I was trying to find my way home," Sweetie Belle said.

"YOUR WAY?! ALL WAYS HERE ARE MY WAYS!" Spoiled Rich barked, causing Sweetie Belle to fall on the ground on her tushy.

"Yes, I know," said Sweetie Belle. "But I was just thinking-"

"Curtsy while you're thinking, it saves time," Spoiled Rich told Sweetie Belle nicely.

"Yes your majesty," she said as she did what she was told and then she starts to get up from the ground. "But I was only going to ask-"

"I'll asked the questions!" Spoiled Rich snapped and then she kindly placed a hand around Sweetie Belle's shoulder. "Do you play croquet?" she asked as she batted her eyes.

"Why, yes, your majesty," Sweetie Belle answered.

"THEN, LET THE GAME BEGIN!" Spoiled Rich shouted with enthusiasm.

Angel Bunny blows his bugle and the Royal Guard heart cards began running around the field with disorientation.

"Take your places, take your places, by order the king!" Filthy Rich told the cards. "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

The Royal Guard heart cards assembled themselves into a deck vertically. "SHUFFLLLLE DECK!" Spoiled Rich cried and the cards shuffled themselves in a riffle shuffle. "CARD CUT!" she cried again and the cards laid face down on the ground, splitting into two decks as the first deck leapt forward and then the second deck leapt on top of the first deck, forming back into one full deck.

"DEEEEAL CARD!" Spoiled Rich cried again and the cards flung themselves out on the field dispersedly. "CAAAAARDS HALT!" she cried one last time and the cards prop themselves up in an arch-like position, posing as croquet wickets.

Four colored flamingoes—vermilion, chartreuse, blue, and pink—each jumped inside a caddy bag and Angel Bunny picks it up, carrying it. Spoiled Rich pulled her sleeves up to her upper arms while walking over to a spatial spot and Angel Bunny ran up to her with the flamingo-filled caddy bag. Spoiled Rich grabbed two flamingoes from the bag, the blue one and the chartreuse one, and she held them close together, practicing her swinging. Both of the flamingoes began laughing goofily while flapping their wings as Spoiled Rich inspects the chartreuse one. She tosses the blue flamingo away and she straightens the chartreuse flamingo's neck with her hand. Angel Bunny brings in a pillow with two balls, a pink one and a chartreuse one, and he picked out the chartreuse one which turns out to be a hedgehog and he sets it down on the ground, which yawned while stretching its arms. Spoiled Rich licked both her hands and she rubs them together on the flamingo's legs, causing it to whirl around clockwise and counterclockwise. The chartreuse hedgehog curls itself into a ball and Spoiled Rich taps the flamingo's head on the ground. Sweetie Belle takes out both the vermilion flamingo and the pink flamingo from the caddy bag and they both began laughing goofily as they intend to fly away, pulling Sweetie Belle a few feet off the ground. Spoiled Rich overhears the ruckus which interrupted her shot and she looked over at Sweetie Belle who is grasping onto the vermilion flamingo's legs with one hand, keeping it from flying away, and grasping onto the pink flamingo's neck with the other, keeping it from running away.

"SIIIIIIIIIILENCE!" Spoiled Rich bellowed and Sweetie Belle closed the pink flamingo's bill, shutting it up.

Spoiled Rich rightens herself and she sputtered her lips peevishly. She snaps the chartreuse flamingo straight out and she tapped its head on the ground and she held it close to the chartreuse hedgehog, who is cowering. Spoiled Rich swings her flamingo with a spin, missing the hedgehog and Filthy Rich ran up to the hedgehog and shoved its rear end with his heart stick, forcing it to roll making it look like Spoiled Rich had hit it. Spoiled Rich watched in amusement as the first Royal Guard heart card leapt forward in the hedgehog's direction as it rolled pass under him and then the second Royal Guard heart card also leapt forward in the hedgehog's direction as it rolled pass under him. The hedgehog ran and rolled pass underneath the third Royal Guard heart card and it made a curve and then it briefly slid across the ground with a spin on its belly and the fourth Royal Guard heart card leapt back in the hedgehog's direction as it rolled pass under him. The hedgehog came to a stop on its back and it sat up, feeling dizzy. The Royal Guard spade cards cheered, much to Spoiled Rich's appreciation as she does some flattering gestures. Sweetie Belle noticed the pink flamingo applauding for Spoiled Rich and she shrugged and decided to applaud for her as well, whatsoever. Spoiled Rich cheerfully walks over to the hedgehog and she turned towards the crowd holding her flamingo in the air with triumph and the flamingo waved with gratification and clapped its wings. Spoiled Rich takes her flamingo and she tapped its head on the ground and she raised it in the air for another shot. The hedgehog began rolling just as Spoiled Rich had swung her flamingo as if she had hit it. The Royal Guard heart cards run around with disoriention again and they all—with the exception of one who is still running—positioned themselves in the same position in a straight line and the hedgehog rolled under each and every one of them. The Ace of Hearts Royal Guard tries to catch up with the hedgehog but he tripped and slid headfirst across the ground, causing concern on the other Royal Guard heart cards, Angel Bunny, Filthy Rich—who is nibbling on his heart stick within that manner, and Spoiled Rich—who had dropped her flamingo. The Ace of Hearts Royal Guard stopped sliding and he clutched onto his throat with his hands, knowing that he's about to lose his head.

"OOOFF WITH HIS HEAD!" Spoiled Rich shouted.

Two of the Royal Guard spade cards are dragging the Ace of Hearts Royal Guard away for his execution.

"Off with his head, off with his head, by order the king; you heard what she said!" Filthy Rich uttered.

"You'rrrrre next!" Spoiled Rich said to Sweetie Belle.

"Ohh, but-!" she fearfully said as she clutched onto her throat with her hand, thinking she was going to be next to lose her head.

"My dear..." Spoiled Rich kindly said as she gestured a hand.

Sweetie Belle sighed with relief. "Yes, your majesty," she said as she curtsied.

Spoiled Rich laid the chartreuse flamingo down on the ground on its back, with its legs raised up and she straightened out its webbed feet and took a seat on them. Sweetie Belle concentrates as she held the pink flamingo close to the pink hedgehog, who had cowered. Just when she was about to swing, the flamingo began heckling Sweetie Belle, chuckling goofily; to which Spoiled Rich mocked as she bobbled her head side to side. The 2 of Hearts Royal Guard nudged the 3 of Hearts Royal Guard and he pointed over at Sweetie Belle's predicament with his thumb, finding it comical and the 3 of Hearts Royal Guard chuckled silently. Sweetie Belle grasped onto the upper part of the flamingo's neck holding it down close to the hedgehog and the flamingo abruptly elevated its body with her on it, making the Royal Guard spade cards laugh. Sweetie Belle groaned with exasperation as she struggles with the flamingo as it laid down on the ground on its back, with her belly rested on its elevated feet and then the flamingo began kicking its feet on her belly, causing her to laugh.

"STOOOOOOP!" Sweetie Belle hollered in the midst of her ticklishness while banging the flamingo's head on the ground.

"Oh, of all the impossible..." Spoiled Rich muttered with irritation over the tomfoolery.

"Do you want us BOTH to lose our heads?" Sweetie Belle whispered to the flamingo firmly.

"Uh-huh," the flamingo replied, followed by a goony laugh.

"Well I DON'T," said Sweetie Belle.

Sweetie Belle and the flamingo both tumbled across the ground and Sweetie Belle grabbed onto the flamingo's legs as it began flying in mid-air, dragging her around in circles; all the while the Royal Guard spade cards laugh. The Royal Guard spade cards then stopped laughing and they noticed something to which they cheered. Spoiled Rich looked over and saw the flamingo holding onto Sweetie Belle's legs as if she's a croquet mallet, which made Sweetie Belle displeased as she crossed her arms. The pink hedgehog encourages the flamingo with a nod as if saying "Do it." Sweetie Belle beckons the flamingo mischieviously, who had drew its head closer and she vigorously grabbed its neck and the hedgehog and she swung the flamingo around in a loop and struck the hedgehog. Spoiled Rich watched in concern as the hedgehog rolled pass the first Royal Guard heart card who had quickly drew his end close to himself and then the hedgehog rolled pass over the second Royal Guard heart card who had flattened his body. The hedgehog rolled and bumped directly into the stem of the rose bush, dazed from the impact; causing one of the painted roses to fall on the ground. Spoiled Rich beamed with great amusement as the Royal Guard cards laugh over the foul move, much to Sweetie Belle's indignance.

Spoiled Rich swaggers over to the chartreuse hedgehog until the Discord cat's tail gradually materialized on her backside—unaware of her—along with the sound of him humming. Sweetie Belle noticed this and she became surprised.

"I say, how are you getting on?" the Discord cat asked Sweetie Belle as the rest of his body appeared, sitting in a reclining position with his frontal paws folded behind his head.

"Not at all," Sweetie Belle said as she turned away, crossing her arms with dissatisfaction.

"Beg pardon?" the Discord cat questioned as he pricked his right ear.

"I said not at all!" Sweetie Belle repeated loudly.

"Whooo are you talking to?!" Spoiled Rich asked Sweetie Belle skeptically, unaware of the Discord cat's floating head next hers on the right.

"Oh, uh, the cat, your majesty," Sweetie Belle said.

"Cat?! Where?" Spoiled Rich asked again as she looked, just when the Discord cat's head quickly disappeared and reappearing underneath her left arm, rolling his tongue in and out.

"There!" Sweetie Belle said as she pointed and the Discord cat's head quickly disappeared just when Spoiled Rich had looked down to her left and she turned around.

The Discord cat appeared on top of Spoiled Rich's backside posing on one hind paw rolling his pupils around.

"There he is again!" said Sweetie Belle and the Discord cat disappeared.

"I warned you, child: If I lose my temper, you'll lose your head! Understand?!" Spoiled Rich provoked as she held the chartreuse flamingo in front of Sweetie Belle at eye level and the flamingo sternly gave Sweetie Belle a nod.

Spoiled Rich went back to croqueting and the Discord cat materialized on her backside again.

"You know, we COULD make her REALLY angry," the Discord cat said. "Shall we try?"

"Oh, no, NO!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed with fear.

"Oh, but it's loads of fun," the Discord cat said as he moved the chartreuse flamingo's head down beneath Spoiled Rich's gown.

"No, no, no, stop!" Sweetie Belle shouted and Spoiled Rich, not knowing that the flamingo's head is hooked underneath her gown, draws her flamingo which resulted in her to fall on the ground in an overturned position, exposing a pair of white bloomers with red heart patterns on them.

"Oh, no!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed in horror and a group of Royal Guard heart cards ran over to Spoiled Rich.

"Oh my fur and whiskers!" Angel Bunny exclaimed in horror as well and another group of Royal Guard hearts also ran over to Spoiled Rich.

"Oh, dear, save the queen!" Filthy Rich cried in panic and the Royal Guard heart cards began forming a wall around Spoiled Rich.

"Someone's head will roll for this..." said Spoiled Rich and she knocked down the wall of Royal Guard heart cards, with her face red in great anger. "YOURRRRS!" she yelled as she pointed at Sweetie Belle, causing her to stumble back into the line of Royal Guard spade cards, resulting in her and them to fall.

"OFF WITH HER-!"

"But-but...but consider, my dear..." Filthy Rich said to Spoiled Rich as he tugged her gown. "Couldn't she have a trial, huh...first?"

"Trial?!" Spoiled Rich barked at Filthy Rich, causing him to back up a bit.

"Well...just, uh, a little trial? Hmm?" Filthy Rich asked as he held both of his hands a couple inches apart from each other and Sweetie Belle nodded in agreement.

"Hmmmm... Very well, then," said Spoiled Rich as she patted Filthy Rich on the head. "LET THE TRIAL BEGIN!"

The Royal Guard cards cheered and they leaped up and flew towards the foreground in a huge flock, enveloping the scene.