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// Chapter 25 - YouHoof Specials 
// Story: The Scoota Finale 
// by thedarktome 
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After a few minutes of walking Magenta, Bright, and YouHoof stopped in front of the gates for Quick Hooves Orphanage. The building about as big as their mansion. "We started off here inside Quick Hooves," Bright explained to the many fans. "This is a quiet neighborhood, but that's probably because everypony's watching us right now, at work or school... You know."

Magenta walked over to a buzzer and did something before the gates popped open. Bright pushed them the rest of the way, then walked in with everyone else. "We can show you around right now since it's eleven," Magenta explained. "All the foals are in school." They walked through the loop and soon through the doors of the orphanage after Director Diamonds let them in with smiles and kind greetings.

Bright pulled her into a hug then turned back to the host while Magenta did the same. "This is director Platinum Diamonds, the Orphanage Director." Director Diamonds smiled and waved. They had already asked if she wanted to be interviewed. So she, along with a few matrons signed a consent form to be seen on TV and YouHoof.

Blue Lily walked forward and asked knowingly, "What was it like?"

Director Diamonds huffed and answered, "We kept Bright away from sugar, and since Magenta was still injured and had 'Super Amnesia', as the foals called it, patience was very much required."

Magenta poked in and joked, "We shared a small bedroom."

"It was not small," Diamonds denied. Then turned to the cameras shaking her head. "It wasn't small, don't listen to her. It was big enough for two queen sizes to be across from each other with a full wooden desk and large closet. It is anything but small."

"How about small for Bright?" Magenta and Diamond grinned to Bright Snow before she moved on to get rid of her blush.

"We ate a lot of cookies," Bright said quickly. "The back was the playground, but Magenta and I have only been out there once or twice because Magenta was recovering from the gashes and cuts and could barely move."

Magenta nodded then waved them along to the left, headed for the living area. It was filled with toys, books, and a television. "I was wrapped up in white gauze, a lot of gauze. So instead of going out, me and sis would sit here on the couch and read, talk with friends, things like that. Now the first time I sang in front of ponies was on Bright's ninth birthday. When Bright's parents died, she didn't want a birthday party. Including presents."

The Element Bearers and Princesses turned to Pinkie Pie's frozen face of horror. Bright nodded and confirmed. "That's right, I didn't want one because I always had a private party with just mommy and daddy."

Magenta shook her head. "I was not going to let that slide. So on her birthday, I wrote some lyrics down and added them to my book of lyrics. I memorized them, I found a song on my radio that matched perfectly, then I met Bright outside when she got back from school. I didn't know how to make music then."

Bright pointed towards a window and added, "She stalked out of a pair of bushes blasting music. Then began singing. It was the most sweetest thing, because Magenta was really scared of singing in public. Like shaking-in-her-hooves scared. Yet she crawled out those bushes and sung loud and proud."

"Anything for my little sister," Magenta responded. Before slapping Bright's outstretched hoof and hip bumping with her. "Fast forward, Hearth's Warming. I had gotten my gauze removed by this time. So that's when clothes started happening. Mom and dad showed up with...nothing. Because our presents were upstairs. Bright didn't like Max, our father dating Nurse Goldhoof, our mother. She thought he was trying to take her away from us. So she made all kinds of traps to 'catch him in the act'. One included him underneath a very big net."

Director Diamonds nodded and said, "I still have the video your mother took on Hearth's Warming." She waved them towards the television and set it up. "I already put it in. It was sooo cute. Magenta had no idea what adoption meant. Or a video camera." The video started off with two tiny versions of Magenta and Bright wearing Hearth's Warming clothing decorating Maximum. Another filly was dangling a yoyo in front of his face while they messed with his mane.

After they heard Goldhoof speak for a few seconds, Magenta and Bright rushed over looking her over. Well Magenta was more interested in the camera. She sniffed the lense and asked, "What is this, Ms. Goldhoof?"

"It's a video camera. Say hi, girls!"

"Hi girls!"

When they got their presents, Bright and Magenta didn't know how to do it. So Max walked behind Bright and showed her. Magenta was looking over and copying what he was doing. After they did and read the sheets, Magenta asked, "What does adopted mean?"

"It means you have a mommy and daddy who will love you just the way you are," Goldhoof answered before the camera turned to Bright.

Director Diamonds paused it and said, "Warning? Bright's going to cry. And when she cries, you might too." Then pressed play.

They watched Bright as she read it over. "Bright~?" Bright looked up at the camera with a look of sadness. "Are you okay?" The Princesses in Canterlot fawned over at her hopeless blue eyes.

Bright blinked. Then set the paper down and walked over to hug Nurse Goldhoof's hoof, bury her face, and start crying. They heard Magenta gasp. Then quickly scurried over to check on her. "Oh no! Bright's crying!" Little Magenta darted over and hectically began asking questions until she finally understood what was going on. Then began crying too.

Real life Magenta pointed at the television and fawned, "Awww, Bright was so cute. She was all small... And I was all big." The cameras zoomed back out on Magenta and Bright.

Bright harumphed and waved at Magenta while smirking at the cameras. "Magenta's always had a thing for being the older sister, and likes to brag about it. News flash, Magenta? Everypony likes the younger ponies. You're about to get old in a few weeks."

"Pffftt, twenty isn't that old." She turned and began to walk towards the door. "Thanks for letting us stop by, Ms. Diamonds!"

"You're welcome dear!"



After they finished up at the orphanage, the television and vlog crew followed the two out of East Manehattan, and into West. Where apparently that's where their most famous songs really took notice. Magenta pointed at some of the small more older buildings and said, "Humble beginnings. Bright, dad, mom, and myself grew up in one of these homes and didn't actually move to Manehattan Unique until after three years when our video first trended."

Bright poked in and added, "Magenta had a small bedroom, I had a small bedroom, mom and dad had a small bedroom, no huge computers, Magenta only had one synthesizer, humble. Well, to us."

"WHOO! MAGENTA'S SO HOT!" Everyone stopped and turned to the right at a crowded skatepark, filled with millennials. All of them were watching them pass by with grins, pointing and waving.

Magenta could feel that teardrop on the back of her head. While Bright chose to snicker, Magenta chose to continue. "Th-this skate park was actually hung out at when I wanted alone time. By me. I learned how to skate here too."

"Anyone you know that still lives over here?" Blue Lily asked.

Bright shrugged and answered, "A few neighbors. And possibly that stallion that called Magenta hot. Told you somepony was going to say something."

Magenta shrugged and continued the tour. "I barely dated my whole known life. I'm not going to show where we grew up because somepony may have moved in by now, but we do have family photos in front of the home." After West Manehattan and a small autograph signing, Magenta led them all back to East Manehattan. Then stopped in front of the same restaurant where Applebloom and everyone else were watching from. They quickly resorted to the windows.

Bright motioned to the spot in front of the doors and cheered, "Right here! This..."

"Was where..."

"Magenta Streak was born!" Bright and Magenta cheered at the same time. They slapped each other's hooves and bumped each other's hips before Magenta took over. "When YouHoof first came out, Bright and I quickly began creating content. Not much as we do now, but we still did. We gathered our allowance money, bought a camera and computer, and started doing it. But they weren't reaching many ponies, if any at all."

Bright turned around and added, "We realized that our videos weren't getting a lot of views due to the lack of word-of-mouth, not word of mouse. So Magenta and I were out and about, wayyy too shy to say anything. Until we heard a few street performers. Magenta and I started listening, bobbing our heads like regular ponies until Magenta stalked out singing along. All eyes were focused on her, and the guys we called G6. They got the message and continued playing. Everypony had their phones out recording 'amazing street-singing filly'. Magenta was fifteen and I was thirteen."

"After the song ended," Magenta took over again. "Bright began telling ponies about our Youhoof channel. Our views spiked over one hundred percent. So the next time we saw those guys, I did it again and Bright began publicly dancing. Our views gradually began to climb over time each time we published a video. Then I began mixing. I bought my first DJ set when I was sixteen. And made a thirty minute mix of my original songs when I finally learned how to use it. I put it out on YouHoof and the regular views doubled. Those guys saved our channel just by playing out here. We're all good friends here in East Manehattan now. And tend to talk from time to time when we can."

"Next up... Drum roll!" Bright pretended there was a set of drums in front of her. Then stopped and whispered, "Our success story. A lot of you have been asking about it, so 'Mystery Magenta' and I agreed to tell ya'."

Eveeyone watching or listening fawned and quieted down to hear. Magenta cleared her throat and began the tale. "It all began with the rooftop video. By this time, we had managed to get our hooves on some hardcore cameras. And I had managed to get a new track finished called, Ready For Love. I'm sure everypony here has heard about it."

"If I may," Blue Lily interrupted. "What exactly inspired you to make that track?" Bright and Magenta both seethed through their teeth. "Bad memory?"

"Terrible," Magenta answered. "I was duped at a high school dance for another pony. And that was because I was wearing my hood for promotional purposes. Bright gave him a phobia of chocolate cake because of it. Anyway, we did the rooftop video and uploaded it. Around twenty-five thousand views at first. A few months later, I'll never forget it, Bright and I head to East Manehattan High for school. We walk inside and make way for the cafeteria. Synthesizer on my back with the hood, Bright in her cheerleading outfit. We push the doors open, step in, and everypony cheers and rushes right for us."

"What?" Applebloom asked.

Babs nodded from the side and said, "I remember that day. Autographs are next."

Bright poked in and added, "They had grabbed their stuff and were pushing it towards us, begging for autographs and taking photos on Z4s. Magenta and I? No idea we had went viral. None. So we're standing there a little freaked out, but did in fact sign. After around ten sigs, we ran and they followed."

Magenta added, "We ducked into a library and met up with two friends whose identities will remain a secret. They're really smart and actually helped us with Marketing. We asked them if they knew what was happening... And they showed us the analytics."

"Ready for love on the music video had reached twenty million in... Are you all ready?" Everyone listening nodded. "Alright, here we go. Two......nights." Everyone once again gawked. "I'm not joking. In two nights, Ready For Love had skyrocketed from over twenty-thousand to over twenty million. And the original mix was over forty. And you wanna know what else? This is definitely going to blow your mind, tell 'em Bright."

Bright leaned in and whispered to the camera, "It was all... By chance. We got insanely lucky. As I'm sure you can tell, boosting like that is extremely rare, next to impossible. A friend of ours in school actually had a theory that explained it."

Magenta nodded and explained, "Somepony in Manehattan who were first starting out on YouHoof had created a song with Ready For Love as the title. Our friends theorized they had shared it with their own friends and family possibly outside of Manehattan. Well by chance, our video popped up first because of YouHoof's algorithm. So they clicked it, became impressed, and shared it by telling friends. Those friends watched it, also became impressed, shared with their friends. They did the same, and so on and so forth until we reached around one hundred million views."

"So technically, somepony else inadvertently helped you reach the top," Blue Lily concluded. "Quite the day, huh?"

Magenta chuckled and waved them along. "Definitely. We Immediately monetized both the Original Mix and Roof Video, and gained a few million. Soon after, we uploaded a thank you video to YouHoof then uploaded another House track that had the same result as last time. Our subscriber count grew really fast. Our parents were way proud and our friends were too. Eventually, Starfire reached out to both me and Bright. We talked, signed an agreement, and are now doing tours around Manehattan. Then finally and really recent, our first nationwide tour. Crystal Empire was great, but Ponyville was a party."

"I'll say," Blue Lilly responded. "So have you uncovered anything about your past ever since you left the hospital when you were younger?"

Magenta huffed and responded, "In a way....yeah. I still don't know what happened and I don't think I even want to know. But I have finally uncovered a few things. Such as my real name which will be kept to myself, Bright, my parents, and a few ponies who told me. I also learned where my hometown was before. Which will also be private... For now."

Bright rolled her eyes and continued their tale. "Magenta was always the musician. So she has a lot of instruments. We have three studios at the house, and two in the city. One at Starfire and another that Magenta herself bought."

"That's our next stop," Magenta added. "My penthouse that I turned into a studio. I could actually live there if I wanted to, but I don't want to leave Bright behind. And mom too, she's... eh."

Blue Lily leaned in and asked, "She doesn't want to let you go?"

Magenta shook her head. "Nope. I'm still her little filly. The penthouse is in the direct center of East Manehattan. So it's pretty easy to get to." Applebloom and everyone else inside of the restaurant turned around and watched the television again. They were in front of the windows a second ago, now are out on the sidewalk once more.

Sweetie Belle sighed and made a bunch of Hoof signs with her eyes trained on the table. Applebloom interpreted, "'Jeez, Scoots was doing a lot in eight years. And we were never around.' I'll say. I just want to see her downtown studio now. Maybe we can stop by her place later?"

Babs shrugged and answered, "Well that would be nice. But we don't have a card to get in. You know that place is extremely private. I only went in once my entire life, and that was yesterday. It was really nice though. Her mansion is huge."

Gabby leaned in and whispered, "How huge we talkin'?"

"Three stories with a dance studio, a music studio, a video studio, a two floor bedroom with a Z27 Mega in her room. I didn't get to see Bright's room yet. A large kitchen with a lot of food, a massive living room, a skatepark and pool in the backyard—that's all I'm saying, I can't go on." Gabby put her beak back in place before they focused back on the television. Magenta and everyone were nearing the front doors to a hotel titled Rising Sun Hotel.

Bright turned around and said to the cameras, "Rising Sun is an exclusive hotel. Really expensive. One hundred bits a night."

Magenta turned around and added, "And for some odd reason, whenever I walk in, everypony just stops talking. I don't get it." She swiveled and pushed the doors open for the lush and lavish lobby, filled with glass items on the side. Just like Magenta said, everyone in there had cut their conversations short and just smiled and waved to her. She waved back and approached the elevators on the side.

Bright leaned in and said, "The elevators here are huge. Like, really big. We can bring in a stove using the elevator and still have enough room for five more ponies. So don't worry about not fitting inside." The elevator door dinged and slid to the side. Just like Bright stated, it was a very large space. Like a large walk-in closet. Magenta and Bright walked in first, followed by the cameras and crew who stood in the back behind them. Once they were all inside, Magenta reached into her mane and pulled out a key.

She smirked at the group behind her and said, "I got the mane idea from a friend of ours. I see her usually taking things out of her mane and I was like, 'That is really convenient.' So I started doing it too." Sweetie Belle smiled and turned to Applebloom in the cafe, who only groaned in return. Magenta stuck the key into a slot underneath the keypad and twisted it. The entire keypad lit up green before the elevator began to ascend. Then twisted it back and retrieved it by placing it back in her mane.

Bright leaned into the camera's viewfinder with a big grin, "Magenta's mansion is huge, but her downtown studio is more...normal. Humble beginnings." After a few more seconds, the elevator slowed to a stop. The doors cracked apart then creaked open.

Magenta turned around and raised a hoof towards the door. "Everypony? Welcome to Violet Haven." The group stepped out into a completely white expansive space. It was obviously the penthouse side of things. The floor was glossy and directly across a few yards away was a completely glass wall which a few couches and a dining table facing it. A lot of pictures on the wall leading into a hallway of Starfire Records, Bright, and family. The glass wall had a perfect view of Manehattan and Canterlot in the distance. On the left was a modern day kitchen with an island in the middle fitted with square chairs and a hanging lamp. The sun's morning rays were hitting everything, sending the bright white all over the place. 

The cameras and their technicians were in awe while Magenta skipped in. She stopped and spread her hooves out. "Now this is the penthouse. The living area. Where I eat, sleep, relax, kick my hooves up, enjoy all of our hard work with ease. I invited the crew from Starfire to visit sometime, but they usually have their own things. So most of the time it's just me and Bright." Magenta trotted up to the camera and said, "Hey farmer mare, city mare, and Bab Apple that I went to school with. You guys are welcome to come too. Just stop by, I'm going to be here all day. Working on a new track that Sea Creature and I are working on together."

Blue Lily eeped and quickly asked, "Did you just admit that there is a possible Sea Creature and Magenta Streak collaboration coming soon?"

Magenta nodded and answered, "Yes, I did. Now let me show you around." Magenta turned around and led everyone around the home while she let that sink into the minds of everypony in Equestria. She showed them the three bedrooms, the bathroom, the kitchen, the observatory area, and the closets. Those were the most colorful. "In case anypony doesn't know, I'm a raver." Bright looked to the camera and slowly shook her head while Magenta grabbed a few costumes and presented them to the cameras. Most of them were obviously designer. Based off of the colors and shapes. She slipped on a pair of golden half-circle lenses and batted her eyes with a smile. "These right here are what woo the stallions. And the mares sometimes, things happen that even I don't understand."

Bright took over and clarified, "Our relationship lives are nonexistent because of who we are. If I try to talk to a pony, they turn into slushy and just melt. And Magenta just...didn't do it."

"I have never had a boyfriend or girlfriend my whole life," Magenta clarified. "Like, I'm open to a relationship but everypony's just...like...too scared to even ask me a question that isn't about my music. Well except for Blue Lily and some friends. Bright and I are just the rich ponies in Manehattan that live in Manehattan Unique. So we automatically get a bad rep. We're not bad ponies at all, I assure you. Now about my Ponyville concert. The setup crew all knew that I was planning on revealing myself tonight, but they didn't have any where to place my microphone. So I walked into town and had gotten this insanely awesome belt from this sweet shop called Carousel Boutique." Magenta placed her clothes back and grabbed Rarity's belt, holding it out for everyone to see. Then turned to the camera smirking. "When I say...that the clothes in there are fashionable... I'm not joking. I'm not being nice, generous, whatever. I absolutely adored Ms. Rarity's designs. She probably didn't realize it, but I was checking out some of the clothes in the room. The shop is small, but the designs are big, I'm telling you. She gave me this yellow belt to help me out and I had placed it with one of my more popular designs in my closet. I would like to go back, but unfortunately I can't at this moment. Hey but she's welcome to come here, I have way too many bits and I like sharing."

Everyone in the Canterlot Castle slowly turned to Rarity who had a look of disbelief on her face. After a few seconds, she pounced up and high-tailed it out of there. "I have to get my design book ready! Along with my designs!!" She screamed before the door shut.

Magenta pointed up at a pair of wooden stairs in front of her. "This is the path to reach the studio. Come on in, ponies." Magenta took the initiative and walked up first, leading them up to a pair of wooden doors embossed with her name painted white with a purple streak going through the name. Her signature logo. Then pushed the doors open, revealing another home inside of a home. It was dimly lit, but that didn't stop the cameras from picking up the many different colored synthesizers lining the walls, the guitars, and the drums behind glass walls. There was also a grand piano on the right a little behind the large master mixer in the middle. Behind that was a glass wall protecting a recording booth. There was a stand in there along with a synthesizer already in place. Large and bright red. The master mixer in front of them had a small microphone attached along with two televisions hanging from the ceiling. At the moment, they weren't on. But Magenta walked up and pressed a button. The sliders on the mixer began moving on their own in an automated state before freezing again.

Bright popped in and yelled, "This is where all the magic happens. We may do a vlog in here sometime. We rarely do, most of the time it's out and about. But we may show you how the process works in here." The TVs above slowly dimmed up revealing Magenta's and Starfire's logo. "We created a few of our hardcore tracks in here, but most of them are usually in our own mansion. The closest studio. That's the best one in Manehattan."

Blue Lily looked at her watch and approached the two. "Thank you so much ladies for taking the time out today to show us around and tell your tales." She shook both of their hooves before turning back to the cameras. "Thank you everypony for joining this exclusive interview with the Gold Sisters. Our time is up but we hope you enjoyed the view."

Before they could cut, Magenta peeked in and said, "Stop by girls! You know who I'm talking to!"