Featured Song:
"Be Prepared" from the Lion King
Meanwhile, somewhere far away….
The Puss Moths were basically enjoying themselves at a soda shop they'd taken over in a town. Everywhere they went, they used fear to get anything without paying. Even the police were scared of them.
Puss Moths, being part butterfly, loved sweet things, so a soda shop was a perfect place for them to get a ton of stuff like that. Some of them were fluttering around the flowers that were on the tables, while others were guzzling down sodas, milkshakes, and sarsaparilla. But they got pretty upset if one of the waiters brought them a diet soda.
"I mean, seriously. We go back there and it starts to rain, we might as well all guzzle big spray!" said one puss moth.
Hard rain was one of few things the Puss Moths could not face, making it difficult for them to fly.
"Don't even say that," said Gray. "You know, all of you make a lot of sense. You oughta tell Mariverde."
"Yeah!" said another puss moth, though she got hesitant. "But it's not really our place to say. I mean, you're her older sister. So, that, like, makes you the rightful leader of the gang."
Members of the Puss Moths were all afraid of Mariverde, and that was just one reason they never defied her orders. Many of them still wondered how Gray wasn't the leader since she was older.
"You know what? It does make me the rightful ruler. I am going to march right to that sister of mine, and give her a piece of my mind!"
Mariverde, meanwhile, was having a massage, and feeling relaxed while doing it.
"Oh yeah, that's the stuff." Mariverde sighed.
But, her relaxation was interrupted when someone barged in, and that someone was none other than her own sister.
"Mariana, we need to talk!" said Gray.
"Go away!"
"Alright, then I won't tell you my 'something important'."
"Good."
Of course, Gray didn't mean that.
"JK. Look, I know it was you who took Father out, but according to the laws of our queendom, as the eldest child, I'm the rightful leader. And as the rightful leader, I say we don't go back to Encanto at all. There's plenty of other stuff in places that aren't as hot!"
"Excuse me?!" Mariverde got up and grabbed her sister by the front of her dress.
"Need I remind you, I built this gang from the bottom up when I got rid of our father. You, on the other hand, were always weak, unable to gain any control because you don't know how to strike fear like me! And this nonsense of not going to Encanto?"
Unfortunately, despite being older, even Mariverde's own sister was terrified of her!
"It wasn't even my idea!" Gray whimpered. "It was Burnet and Admira! They spoke nonsense into my mind! I got confused!"
Mariverde was silent for a moment, and she decided it was time to speak with the rest of the gang.
The other Puss Moths were just partying and having a good time, when they spotted their leader gracing them with her presence. Everyone went silent.
"Ladies, order another round because we are staying here!" Mariverde said.
Gray was confused, but like the others she thought maybe Mariverde was finally lightening up and deciding it was a waste to focus on the Encanto. All the Puss Moths cheered and started to go back to fighting.
"What was I thinking, going back to that dinky kingdom? I mean we just got here, there are plenty more spaces to get food, and we wouldn't want to run in when it's getting stormy, now would we?"
The Puss Moths continued to enjoy themselves… until Mariverde had something else to say.
"But, there was that one spunky princess who stood up to me." she reminded everyone.
"Yes, Your Majesty," said Burnet. "But it's just one girl."
The other Puss Moths all laughed with Burnet. Just one person didn't seem like much to a powerful group like them, though some had to admit Mila had serious guts to stick up to their leader the way she did.
"You're right, it's just one girl." Mariverde chuckled. Then, she had an idea. She took a piece of saltwater taffy out of a jar. "Hey, let's pretend this strawberry taffy is a sweet little girl."
Then she threw it at Burnet's chest.
"Did that hurt?" asked Mariverde.
"No." Burnet chuckled.
"How about this one?"
Mariverde threw another at Admira.
"Are you joking?" said Admira.
The Puss Moths all laughed, and then Mariverde did something very psychotic.
"How about this?"
Mariverde made all the candies multiply and fall in an avalanche over the two puss moths, shocking everyone else in the room. They knew their queen was crazy, but not that crazy. Oh, who are we kidding, of course they knew she was that crazy! Why else would they be afraid to sleep at night without one eye open?
Mariverde then stood on top of the mountain of candy and gave a new speech, her demeanor changing to its usual tyrannical state.
"You let one girl stand up to us, then they all might stand up. I've seen the kingdom enough to see that the women outnumber the men by more than half the population, and together, they all outnumber us one hundred to one. And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life! It's not about food. It's about keeping those little butterflies in line!"
All the Puss Moths were silent. Mariverde could see they required a little more motivation.
"Hmm… you know. I never thought most of you essential. You're crude and unspeakably plain." Mariverde said. "But maybe you've a glimmer of potential if allied to my vision and brain."
Mariverde summoned some of her little mariclavas as she gathered her subjects for a pep talk with a scheme she hatched in her psychotic mind.
Mariverde:
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a water bug's hide
But thick as you are, pay attention
Mariverde grabbed Gray by the front of her dress and dropped her, and she got awfully close to some of her subjects, looking at them like they were filthy or committed some kind of sin or something.
My words are a matter of pride
It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
But we're talking queens and successions
Even you can't be caught unawares
So prepare for a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
Burnet and Admira managed to dig themselves out from the mountain of candies, but neither of them understood what Mariverde was trying to say to them.
Burnet:
And where do we feature?
Mariverde (pinching Burnet's cheek):
Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared
Admira:
Yeah, be prepared, we'll be prepared
For what?
Mariverde:
For the death of the queen
Why is she sick?
Mariverde:
No fool, we're gonna kill her and Mila too
Admira:
Great idea, who needs a queen?
Puss Moths:
No queen, no queen, la-la-la-la-la-la
Idiots, there will be a queen
Gray:
Eh, but you said
Mariverde:
I will be queen
Stick with me and you'll never go hungry again
"Don't you see?" Mariverde said. "We're no longer coming and going to that Encanto! We're taking over, and those butterflies will become our forever busy bees!"
Now the puss moths understood what their queen was getting at! Why come and go to threaten the Encanto for food when they could just stay and take it all for themselves? They were powerful enough, and as long as the people remained afraid of them, no one could stop them!
Admira:
Yay, (alright) alright, long live the queen
Burnet:
Long live the queen
Everyone:
Long live the queen
Puss Moths:
It's great that we'll soon be connected
With a queen who'll be all-time adored
Mariverde:
Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
To take certain duties on board
The future is littered with prizes
And though I'm the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
You won't get a sniff without me
Puss Moths:
So prepare for the coup of the century
Mariverde:
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
Mariverde started to power up many mariclavas, and summon many great weapons for her subjects to use, as well as green and black armor for all of them that was ten times stronger than their robes.
Meticulous planning
Tenacity spanning
Decades of denial
Is simply why I'll
Be queen undisputed
Respected, saluted
And seen for the wonder I am
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared
Puss Moths:
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared
Mariverde's cackles echoed throughout the air, and she spread her massive wings and declared, "LET'S FLY!"