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// Chapter 4: Bridlewoodstock Part 2 
// Story: Trials of Sarah: A New Mark 
// by Zipp Storm 
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Note: Includes the recently released Bridlewoodstock timeframe Tell Your Tale episodes

Sometime later, the Mane 5 and their Pokemon, the Guardians of Harmony, Edge Blade, Celestia, Luna Cadence, Sarah and her whole family, Race, Asha, Misty and Discord were walking through the forest of Bridlewood while carrying some supplies they had on a rolling cart Sunny got and Izzy’s motor scooter.

Sparky, the Filly Three and Petunia were playing around with a rock until they saw a bunnycorn hopping by as the baby dragons gurgled as they chased after the bunnycorn as it squeaked as Hitch and Edge Blade followed them with chuckles.

“Everypony get ready!” Pipp called out to the ponies of Bridlewood as the unicorns all turned to their direction. “The music is coming-to-town! The music festival that is.” She commented as she trotted ahead before calling in front of two Unicorn Stallion. “It’s called ‘Bridlewoodstock’! You’re gonna love it!”

A trembling voice was heard and they turned and saw three unicorns coming towards them with a scared look. “Loud music?! During the Lumi-Bloom?” The blue unicorn mare asked frightfully.

“Of course!” Pipp confirmed, not noticing the tremble in her voice. “Isn’t it the most beautiful thing you’ve ever witnessed? Now it will have a soundtrack!”

“This is a very bad idea!” The pink Unicorn stallion cried out as he shook his head.

The yellow Unicorn stallion then screamed in fright. “Count me out!” He cried out as he and his other two unicorns ran off in fright.

Pipp and the others were surprised by this as they kept walking as more Unicorns began to hide. “Um… Is it just me or do these Unicorns seem kind of…” Sunny started.

“Not into the idea?” Zipp guessed.

“And spooked by this idea?” Sarah added.

“Yeah.” Sunny nodded.

“They are definitely freaked out about something.” Zipp said as a couple of unicorns, a foal and an elderly mare, trotted off in fright.

"Yeah, I know they're superstitious still but even this is concerning."

"And I know we didn't any of those Jinxie words."

"At least they're not doing that creepy 'bing-bong' dance.

"Yet." Cinderace, Noctowl, Goodra and Braviary acknowledged.

“Even I have to agree on that.” Discord commented, finding this strange, even for him.

"Yeah wonder what's got them so spooked." Star wondered asked in curiosity about what got them this spooked.

Pipp felt nervous about this as she then spoke up sheepishly. “So… Are there any amazing local Bridlewood musicians who would love to perform at the show?” She asked the Unicorns around Bridlewood, but any Unicorn they saw either hid or screamed as they went into hiding before Pipp saw Onyx and Dapple nearby.

“Oh! Onyx! Dabble!” Pipp called out to them as she got close to them. “You two would be perfect additions to the lineup, heh. What do you say?”

Onyx and Dabble just looked at Pipp, while Onyx was giving her a natural look before she spoke. “No.” She simply answered slowly.

“Oh, well that’s okay, heh.” Pipp said with a small smile. “You still have time to mull it over.” She suggested.

“Uh, we don’t need time.” Dabble interrupted.

Pipp then gasped happily. “You don’t?” She asked hopefully.

Sarah came to Pipp while placing a hoof on her shoulder. “Pipp, I don’t think that’s what they mean.”

“What?” Pipp asked in surprise.

“And before you ask, let me ask.” Sarah suggested as she turned to Onyx and Dabble. “So question, why?”

“Because we Unicorns know better.” Dabble answered while gesturing to the other Unicorns hiding behind their tree homes. “You should never sing during a Lumi-Bloom because of the…” He said firmly before he was scared. “…Troggles!” He finished.

The Unicorns gasped before they hid again as Dabble then played with his bongos as he played soft percussive music as Onyx began to sing her poem.

“Eyes of the monsters, form of the pig. Sing, laugh or yell, step hoof on a twig.” Onyx sang as she then stepped hoof on a twig to prove her point. “Troggles appear, steal what’s to be. No cure to be found, past the red ruby.” She then held up a red ruby before wiping her other hoof around it as it vanished as Onyx finished her poem as Dabble finished his bongos.

The gang looked at the two in surprise by the poem they just did before Pipp broke the silence. “Okay, I… I give up.” She said as she shook her head. “What are these Troggle thingies?”

“Yeah. I’ve been wondering about that myself.” Sarah added. “Izzy told, Pipp, Edge and I about them earlier and tried to tell us the poem but Pipp didn't let her finish."

"Just what are these Troggles that got you unicorns spooked?” Asha asked.

“Legends say… that the Troggles are mystical spirit monsters!” Dabble explained with a serious tone.

The blue unicorn mare from earlier then spoke next. “Th-th-they only come out during the bloom!” She cried out frightfully.

“And they steal things from you if you make any noise!” The pink unicorn stallion from earlier chimed in nervously.

"Steal things if you make any noise?"

"What kind of things?" Twilight and Rainbow Dash asked.

"A-Awful things! Anypony who encounters one is never heard from again!" the pink unicorn stallion put in.

“But they can only work their spirit magic at night…” Dabble explained as he got close to Sunset and Pipp, who got startled looks. “..so beware of singing! Or you’ll be cursed!” He finished as he turned back to the other two Unicorns while doing the Jinkies dance.

“Bing bong! Bing bong!”

"And they're doing the dance again." Mudsdale frowned.

And then the other two unicorns followed as they did the Jinkies dance too. “Bing bong! Bing bong! Bing bong! Bing bong!” All three unicorns called out as they did the jinkies dance.

The group and Discord just stare at them in strange looks.

"That's the jinxie dance?"

"Okay now that's weird."

"Very weird."

"Eeesh and I thought Sarah was pulling our claws with this detail about them."

"Not even us Vikings are this superstitious with magic."

"Even if we're all still new to it." Kaulu, Hookfang, Axew, Meatlug, Seviper and Zangoose blinked strangely.

"Wow....." Stoick quipped.

"Yeah, that freaked us out too the first time we saw it." Sarah sympathized.

"Can't believe their this superstitious." Henna frowned.

“Do they do this often?” Asha asked strangely at this.

“Only when curses or other bad words are said.” Nikki answered while still looking at the unicorns strangely.

"What bad words?" 

"'Magic', 'Wing', 'Feather' and for some reason 'Mayonnaise'." James quipped.

"Seriously?" Snotlout asked incredulously.

"Super seriously." Sarah nodded.

"What's wrong with Mayo?" Johnathan questioned and James shrugged.

"Should I be doing that?" Misty quizzed.

"No." Everyone pleaded with Misty whom was the only unicorn whom wasn't superstitious about magic. Guess that was one good thing about being raised by Opaline.

“Oh. Is that all?” Pipp asked them, not bothered by it while the Mane Five chuckled nervously at this.

"These Troggles must be really bad if the unicorns are scared of them. But what do they steal from them?" Sunset thought to herself, having more details about the Troggle creatures, but still having trouble figuring out what they do.

Soon Pipp was present at CBZ Studios to announce Bridlewoodstock to everypony, "Come to the Bridlewoodstock Music Festival and I, Princess Pipp, guarantee you the greatest sighed your eyes have ever seen and sounds your ears will ever hear!"

Pipp laughed before she continued, "Yes, that is correct. It's called the Lumi-Bloom. And we'll have the hottest musical acts in the industry; the Dreamlands, Electric Blue and Ruby Jubilee. That's Bridlewoodstock Music Festival, okay! In Bridlewood! Be there or um..." Pipp flew behind Skye Silver and Dazzle Feather, "You know what? Just be there everypony."

At Pipp’s stand in Bridlewoodstock, Pipp is twirling her mane dryer around before she flew up as she began to sing and gave a wink.


(Fresh Song)



(Pipp)
I'm feelin' fresh
Like my mane is on fleek
Happiness is all I need
Spreadin' love from you to me
Unh!


Pipp kept singing as she mane dried Fifi’s mane and gave a big poofy style in a ponytail with sparkles as Fifi smiled wide with sparkly eyes as she touched her mane.

Posey got her mane covered in a mane style machine as it gave a rainbow glow before it stopped and released as it gave her mane some green highlights as Posey smiled with sparkles in her eyes as well.

Pipp used her mane spray on Thunder as the pegasus guard closed his eyes with a smile as Pipp sprayed him.


Somethin' about the way I'm feelin' (feelin')
Like everypony got a glow (oh-oh-oh-oh, ohhh)
Shinin' brightly with a power (power)
To spread the colors of the rainbow (rainbow)


Pipp placed some style glasses on Alphabittle, who had some highlights and flowers on him as he and Pipp took a selfie together as they smiled at the camera.

And then the next picture shows Onyx and Bongo Beats taking a selfie together while their mane has some accessories and highlights on them.

The next picture shows the Mane 6’s hooves together with some accessories, while Hitch hoof’s had a hooficure on them as they have sparkles around them.

Pipp gave a wink as she then twirled Fifi’s chair around, twirling the delivery pegasus in the process as her towel came off from the twirl.

A little bit later, Fifi, Posey and Thunder all did a pose at their makeover as Fifi has flowers in her mane with some purple highlights and purple eyeshadows, Posey has flowers in her mane, with her green highlights on her mane as well, and has a pink eyeshadow while having a hooficure with an accessory on the right side of her hind leg while Thunder has a punk style mane with blue, green and reddish streaks and having some accessories on him as the three ponies did a pose.

“Ooh! Yeah!” Pipp cheered as pointed to the three ponies with a smirk. “Check it out. That is how it’s done! Love it.” She sang the last word as she came up to Fifi, who was wearing a heart shaped glasses with a smirk. “It’s giving style…” She started as she then flew up to Posey as she gave a small smile and lifted her hoof up as it gave a sparkly glow. “It’s giving sparkle…” She then came to Thunder. “It’s giving glam.” She finished as Thunder gave a smile as he spread his wings and did a pose.

The crowd of ponies in front of her watches as they clap their hooves together with sparkles in their eyes from what they just saw.

“I can’t wait for my turn!” Windy said in excitement.

“Great!” Pipp said with a smile with her friends behind her as she brought out her mane spray and twirled it around. “Who’s next to get festival-fab beauless?” She asked the crowd. But as she then pressed on the mane spray, it only gave out a tiny spray, which made her wide eyes as she gasped in shock. “Oh no! Am I out of manespray!?” She asked in panic as her friends watched.

“Uh, Pipp?” Zipp called out to her sister while next to a pile of boxes.

“It’s not just manespray, you’re out of everything.” Hiccup pointed out as he showed the empty boxes while a racoonicorn held out a mane spray bottle.

“Considering how Bridlewoodstock is, not surprising to run out so quickly with this many ponies.” Zenna commented, since starting Bridlewoodstock, so many ponies came which made sense to how Pipp ran out so quickly.

“What?!” Pipp asked in shock while having a panic expression. “What happened to all the beauty supplies I ordered from Mane Melody?!”

Sunny gave a nervous chuckle as she sweat a bit. “Uh… Nopony panic.” She said to Pipp, who was looking nervously as Sunny gave her a calming smile. “I’m sure they’re just running late.”

Pipp didn’t feel assured as she ran up to the tarp. “But all these ponies have come for… my… makeovers!” She called out as she then began to hyperventilate.

"Pipp, Pipp! Darling, calm down!" Rarity urged her seeing herself in a mirror with her freak outs in the past.

“I can’t keep them waiting!” She called out as she turned to her friends. “I have to find that shipment or my reputation will be ruined!”

Pipp walked up to the tarp as she gave a fierce expression. “No! I’ll handle it.” She said as she turned to her friends. “Can you ponies keep things running while I fix this?”

“Of course.” Sunny said with a smile. “And, uh, how exactly?” She asked, since they don’t know how to run things when Pipp is gone.

“Oh just the basics.” Pipp shrugged with a small smile as she gave her friends the thing they needed to use. “When you need french braiding, fresh branding, pierce branding and fowler branding.” She said as she gave Izzy some brushes and a mirror, gave Zipp a box full of accessories, gave Sarah some brushes, gave Sunny some flowers and then went up to Hitch while giving him a firm look. “And make sure to post everything on Clip Trot and Ponygram.” She added as Hitch gave a nervous look from that as Pipp flew to the tarp. “Okay, bye!” She finished as she flew off.

The rest of the Mane 6 just stood there and kept staring at where Pipp left while trying to process what Pipp just instructed them to do.

“That pony really needs to take some R&R herself.” Fishlegs muttered as the others nodded in agreement.

“Uhhh, did you ponies get any of that?” Izzy asked her friends next as she didn’t get what Pipp told them that quickly.

The others shook their heads. “No./Neigh way./Not a word./Not even a peep.” Zipp, Sunny, Hitch and Sarah said together, not getting what Pipp told them either.

"Hehe, don't worry, we'll help you guys understand it." Sefu assured.

“She could’ve at least written it down.” Snotlout commented.

Sunny then came up to the tarp and opened it slightly to see Windy looking at her phone with an excited smile while other ponies were waiting in line.

“But, I guess we’ll just have to improvies.” Sunny said determinedly to her friends.

“We have to at least try. Pipp is counting on us and she did put her hard work on Bridlewoodstock after all.” Sunset added in agreement. “Okay, ponies, let’s get started.” She called out as the others nodded in agreement.

A little bit later, the rest of the Mane 6 are starting their jobs as Zipp looks at her phone-table with the ponygram logo on it.

“Ponygram. Okay. How hard can this be?” Zipp asked herself with a smile as she tapped on the logo, turning monogram on as the screen showed it spinning around before facing Zipp with emojis appearing. “Oops. Is it on? Am I live?” She asked herself as she tapped the screen and then saw that it was on. “Uhhhh, h-hey! Uh, this is Zipp coming at you live from the Mane Melody Festival Fabulous Tent at Bridlewoodstock!” She announced as she then turned the camera to Hitch. “And as you can see, everything is going great!” She added.

Hitch looked nervous as he gave a nervous smile as he brushed on an elderly unicorn mare mane as some kind of braid came off, which made Hitch panicked. “I have no idea what I'm doing!” He cried out in panic, which startled the elder mare.

Zipp turned the camera away from Hitch as she sweat a bit with a nervous smile as she turn it to Sunny, who is doing Dahlia’s mane, how has pink highlights and eyeshadows as her mane is tied up with flowers and a wing accessory on it as Sunny is having trouble tying it up as she tight too much, which made it loosen Dahlia’s mane as it covered her head.

“Hey!” Dahlia called out from under her mane as Sunny gave a guilt expression while feeling nervous.

Astrid came in as she was trying to look between labels. “How does Pipp do this? She’s like Rarity who rarely tells us how fashion works.”

"Ah! Ha!" Hiccup grinned looking at his progress which he put a flower crown onto one pony whom smiled.

Sarah for some reason was doing much better than the others as she managed to tie up Sugarcoats' mane and and wrap around tail beautiful roses and rubies in the center. "There we go." she grinned.

Nikki placed some yellow flowers in another ponies mane and used a flower tie for her ponytail (literally).

"Oh come on!" Hitch complained.

Tsukumaro was struggling too given he accidently burn himself with Pipp's Mane Curler earning a painful "OW! Cursed electronics!"

Izzy then came up from behind Sunny and Sunset as the two looked at their unicorn friend. “Mud masks are just mud, right?” She asked them cheerfully as she held out a bowl full of mud that had some sticks on it as Sunny and Sunset just gave her an unamused expression before facing the camera. “Hello!” She cheered as she waved her hoof to the camera.

Zipp turns the camera back to her while looking nervous. “Uh, so, uh, yeah, make sure you stop by! Uh, okay, goodbye!” She called out as she tapped on her phone to stop the streaming, but accidently turned on the picture filters as it now showed her as a clown. “How do I turn it off?” She asked herself as she tapped again, making it look like she’s a bull. “H-How do I turn it off?!” She called out as she tapped again to turn off the stream, but had trouble as she got close to the camera in panic, not one with livestream as her sister and had no experience with it before it showed a combo of both clown and bull.

“Give me that!” Sarah called out as the phone was snatched from Zipp as it faced Sunset. “You've never been on a livestream with your sister, Zipp.” She said as she turned off the livestream.

Where Pipp and Swanna were in the forest, she saw the whole thing as she gasped from that as she tossed her phone away.

“What! Are! They! Doing?!” Pipp asked herself in panic from what her friends were doing before she turned and saw something that made her gasp more.

"You didn't honestly expect them to understand your complex make up language, did you?" Swanna deadpanned. "They are not experienced as you."

“No, my supplies!” She called out as she saw a pegasus cart filled with Pipp’s Mane Melody supplies stuck in a pile of mud.

Pipp then rushed to it as she tried to push it free as she grunted and then hit it with her back as she kept pushing before she started sobbing before getting a determined expression. “This is a style emergency!” She called out as she then flew up and then flew around as she then flew fast in a blur with a roar.

Pipp whooshed past two racoonicorns, who were having some tea and crumpets as Pipp then hit her supply cart with a slam, which startled the two racoonicorns as they gave a bored expression.

Pipp hit the cart face first as she then slid off it. “Aah!” She called out as she fell into the mud puddle as she got up as she was covered in mud while spitting some out as she began to sob again.

"Oh boy..." Swanna sighed.

Back at Mane Melody, Izzy is going through some stuff in a couple of bowls.

Izzy then gasps with sparkles in her eyes at the stuff. “There's so much cool stuff here! Anything can be a hair accessory!” She said cheerfully as she held out a spoon and placed it on Thunder’s mane. “Like this! Or this!” She then placed a kabob stick on Posey’s mane next.

“Um... /Wait…” Both Thunder and Posey said in unison while trying to say something to Izzy, but then went wide eyes as they saw Izzy rolling in a wagon full of dead branches, twigs, and some crystals.

“I found this in a swamp!” Izzy cheered as she twirled around and held up a pile as she smiled with sparkles in her eyes.

Both Posey and Thunder cringed at that as they had a bad feeling of what Izzy was planning.

"Oh come on give her a chance." Deino barked at the pair with Dratini giving them them an encouraging nod.

Back with Pipp, she is watching her friends to see the livestream her friends are doing as Hitch held up a face mask jar while holding a brush with a group of ponies, and the Pippsqueaks, in front of him while the Pippsqueaks gave a giggle.

“Okay. Mud masks. It's just like painting a wall... right?” He asked nervously as he held up the brush that had some mud mask on it.

"Maybe...." Stoick quipped also having a brush.

And then there are livestreams camera facing as Hitch then started applying mud masks on the ponies, but then he brushed them too hard as the pony grunted from that.

As for Stoick, it applied a bit too much of the mud, "Is...that right?" he asked confused.

"Uh...i-it's great." the pony grinned sheepishly while some mud dripped from his face.

The Pippsqueaks then started groaning from the messy mud mask Hitch gave them as Seashell starts tearing up while her friends wipe them off. “Ew! Hey! You got mud in my mane!” They called out.

Hitch gave a sheepish smile as he waved at the camera with the brush.

“What is he doing?!” Pipp asked in panic.

And then the next scene shows Izzy putting some mud, rocks and twigs on Onyx while Sunny and Sarah watched in worry.

“It's swamp chic!” Izzy cheerfully said with a wink as Sunny gave a nervous smile while Onyx just gave a look while Sarah facehooved herself.

“That is not even a style, Izzy.” Sarah groaned as she held a hoof to her face.

"Hahaha! That like something we'd wear!" Snotlout laughed alongside the twins.

Zipp looked at the camera as she gave a nervous smile from this.

Pipp, who is still covered in mud and has her makeup supply cart strap on, looks at her phone as she looks in shock and panicked as she can tell her friends are having a hard time.

“This is a nightmare! I've got to get back in there!” She said as she then rushed off at top speed.

Rufus is at the entrance of a line in Bridlewoodstock as he saw rumbling and something coming in the distance as he widen his eyes in surprise as Pipp came flying towards him.

“Hey, hey, whoa, whoa!” Rufus called out as he lifted his hoof as Pipp stopped. “I'm sorry, miss. You have to join the back of the line.” He instructed, not realizing that it was Pipp while pointing at the long line.

Pipp started to tear up again. “D... Don't you know who I am? I'm Princess Pipp! This is my festival!” She pointed out while giving a look at Rufus.

Rufus just gave a scoff. “Nice try. I happen to be a huge Pippsqueak, and there's neigh way Pipp would be caught lookin' like that.” He said while bringing out his phone while showing a picture of Pipp, not knowing that is really Pipp since she is covered in mud.

"Seriously." Swanna griped.

Pipp just gave a straight look from that. “COME ON!” She yelled out in worry and frustration.

Back at the tent, Zipp, Sunny, Sarah and Hitch are doing their in styling while feeling overwhelmed.

Sunny then gave a nervous laugh. “Ponies, I have no idea what I'm doing.” She said with a nervous smile.

“You're telling me!” Zipp said in agreement while holding up a plant line and a crystal. “I don't know how to do any of this stuff!” She added, since she never really does makeup for fashion like her sister and doesn’t know how to do it. "Only Sarah and her family are doing slightly better."

"That's because my wife used to be a fashion designer herself, thank goodness." James sighed.

Izzy got between her friends as she giggled. “You don't need to worry so much.” She said to her friends as she then held out a pack of flowers. “Just have fun!” She added as she tossed some flowers around.

“What do you mean have fun while styling, Izzy?” Sunset asked in curiosity.

"I think she means experimenting with new things and going against the flow. Not doing things Pipp's way but your own way." Sarah grinned as she showed a flower crown with topaz petals.

“I’ll show you.” Izzy said cheerfully as she grab some makeup tools and got to a pony with a brush and manedryer on her hooves as she did a little makeover as she gave it a style with some leaves and vines while making the mane more poofy.

The others watched in confusion as Izzy walked past them with some flowers and vines on her as she did the pony’s hoof with some blue hooficure as the others widened their eyes as Izzy dusted her hooves with a smile as she then showed the pony.

The pony mare looked at her new style, while wearing a green cape with red flowers and some leaves on her neck and blue bubble hooficures as she smiled with sparkles at her new look.

(Fresh Song Continues:)

Sunset then smiled at the idea. “Of course. Let’s not do what Pipp does, let’s do what we need to do. Everypony, let’s have fun and do things our way.” She declared as she went to do a pony’s some style.


(Pipp)
I'm feelin' fresh
Like my mane is on fleek
Happiness is all I need
Spreadin' love from you to me
I'm feelin' fresh


Zipp then came up behind Posey while holding up a flower while thinking, Posey gulped as she was really nervous. Zipp then smiled as she then did a little color paint on Posey and put some flowers on her.

“Wow! This is so cool!” Posey said with a wide smile as she looked at herself while Zipp smiled from the compliment.


(Pipp)
...Celebration never ends
Oh, 'cause we always a ten
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hooooo-hooooo


Izzy did another pony as said pony mare smiled with sparkles in her eyes.

Snotlout finished windy as she looked at herself in the mirror as she had blue and green highlights on her mane and tail while having a blue cape with plant vines on it while wearing a homemade crown made of crystals as Sunset smiled at her work.

And then Hitch held up a face brush in front of Thunder, who got his eyes close as Hitch felt really nervous as he used the puff on Thunder, which made Hitch panicked a little until Sunny came up to him.

“We've got this!” Sunny encouraged Hitch with an encouraging smile as she then brought out her face brush and puff in some green makeup and some other makeup.


(Pipp)
I'm my best self, everypony can tell
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hooooo-hooooo
I'm my best self, everypony can tell


Izzy and Henna placed a flower crown on two ponies, who smiled with sparkles in their eyes as Izzy smiled at them.

Zipp, Edgar, Gobber and the boys (including Race) did more fake images on the ponies as she placed some more flower images on them as a pony mare did a pose before smiling.

Sunny and Hitch finished Thunder as he now has multicolor face makeup as he looks at his new appearance.

“Whoa! Festival style is wild!” Thunder said with a smile and sparkles in his eyes as he gave a laugh.

The rest of the Mane 6, Sarah and her family and the Vikings look at each other with a smile as they were about to give each other a hooftap, but then they hear Pipp yelping as she and Swanna came rushing in through the tent.

“I'm back! Everyone, stop panicking!” Pipp calls out frankly as she then realizes that nopony is panicking. “Huh?” She said in surprise at what she saw as she saw the ponies liking her friends’ work, including Jazz as she walked by.

“Check out how different I look!” Windy said to Posey in excitement, while Posey has a new mane look with two buns tied with three branches with leaves.

“I love these eco-friendly accessories!” Posey added with a smile as she and Windy took a picture together with their new look.

Pipp watches in surprise as her friends come up to her. “Hey, Pipp. You’re back.” Sunset said with a small smile.

“Oh, thank hoofness!” Hitch said in relief with sparkles in his eyes.

“This makeup stuff is way harder than it looks!” Zipp added, now realizing how hard doing makeup is while doing it on her own.

“But it was fun!” Sunny pointed out with a smile.

“You like what we did? Hmm?” Izzy asked as she, Sunny and Sarah looked at Pipp with smiles and sparkly eyes as the others looked at her with smiles, wanting to know what Pipp thought of their work.

“Ponies, I…” Pipp startled before she gave a smile with sparkles in her eyes. “I love it!” She cheered before she looked at the ponies her friends did their makeup on as she gave a gasp. Oh, so unique! So creative! I mean, maybe not quite as polished as I'd do it, but…” She said after looking at the two ponies and Posey and Windy while inspecting the looks before returning to her friends with a smile. “But maybe that's what festival fashion is about. Trying something new.” She added as she gave sparkly eyes again. “I'm inspired! What do you say, ponies? Let's get styliiiiing!” She sang while holding some hoof polish and a curling iron with sparkles in her eyes and a smile.

The rest of the gang smiled in response. “Like you have to ask, Pipp.” Sarah said with a smile.


(Fresh Song Finished:)

(Pipp)
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hooooo-hooooo
I'm my best self, everypony can tell
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hooooo-hooooo


Pipp made a homemade flower crown with crystals as she held it with a wide smile and sparkles in her eyes as she turned and looked at Izzy, who was holding the same thing as the two smiled at each other.

Zipp then placed a flower on Fifi’s mane as the delivery pegasus smiled with sparkles in her eyes as Zipp and Pipp watched with a smile.

Pipp did Flare’s face as the pegasus mare held up a mirror and looked at her makeup face as Pipp turned to Hitch with a smirk as Hitch was writing down on his journal as the two gave each other smiles.

Sarah and Pipp did a couple of ponies hooves together as they finished and the two ponies smiled at their hooficures as Sarah and Pipp gave each other a hooftap with smiles.

Sunny and Zenna held up a brush and manespray as Pipp did the same as the two smiled at each other.

The Mane 5’s, Sarah and Races' Cutie Marks began to glow together as a picture was taken of the group as there was mud on the ground as the Mane 5 and their pokemon, the Mighty Ones, Sarah and her family, The Vikings, Petunia, and Sparky, did a pose at the picture while Pipp winked at the picture, knowing that they are having a good time doing makeup together and having fun at Bridlewoodstock.

In Bridlewood in the Lumi-Bloom field, ponies were busy setting up for the festival, building tents, the stage, etc.

 "Looking great everypony! Take five!" Pipp beamed as she walked by.

Pipp then walked up the Marestream and Motorhome that were parked nearby as Izzy and Gleam popped their heada from the door.

“Hello!” Izzy called out and the pair began to humm happily as the Marestreams' table popped up as Izzy brought out some cloth, some pillows, a book, a plant and the lantern, lowing the wings to get the tarp open and bringing out some speakers as Izzy hopped out of the Marestream happily as she sat next to a fireplace.

Gleam came over and happily sat down.

Pipp smiled before she flew towards Izzy and Gleam as she sat next to her as Izzy brought out some marshmallows and placed one on a stick and roasted it over the fire.

Pipp sighed in relaxation. “Home sweet Marestream!” She said with a smile before turning to Izzy. “Thanks for setting it up! Isn’t luxury glamping the best?”

Izzy levitated the marshmallow off the stick as she ate it happily. “I love to glamp!” She cheered as she placed another marshmallow on the stick before giving a nervous look. “It helps me forget about all my worries.”

“Aw. What do you have to worry about?” Pipp asked in concern.

“Uh…” Izzy trailed off to come up with an explanation before she held up the stick. “Want a toasted marshmallow?” She asked innocently.

Izzy gave Pipp the marshmallow, who accepted it as she ate the whole thing as she sighed. “You’re right. My worries have melted away!” She said with a smile.

“Yes! Yeah.” Izzy said before she started laughing. “Me too, me too!” She said as she stuck another marshmallow into her stick and roasted over the fire.

Hiding in the bushes behind the Marestream, somecreature was watching them as the rest of the group, Petunia, and Sparky and Discord were coming out of the Marestream.

“Hey, Pipp!” Sunny called out.

The creature started breathing raspy as it rustles in the bushes.

“Huh? Uh.” Sarah, Zipp and Edge said as they heard the noise.

”Hmm?/Whose there?” Spectrier and Mai added being a ghost type, he sensed something nearby.

Edge, Sarah and Zipp flew towards the source of the sound while looking at the bushes and trees.

“Hmm.” Zipp hummed as she tapped her chin.

“Oh no.” Pipp’s voice was heard as the other turned to the worried pegasus.

“What’s wrong? Did one of the bands back out?!” She cried out in panic as she hopped in front of her friends.

“No, nothing like that.” Zipp answered as she and Sarah and Edge Blade landed. “It’s just… Are you absolutely sure we should be having the festival here?” She asked uncertainty as she and the others smiled uncertainly.

“Ah, why wouldn’t we?” Pipp asked them with a smile. “It’s literally gorgeous."

“Um, but you heard what Onyx said earlier about the legend, right?” Hitch asked next nervously.

Izzy then gasped as she stopped using her magic and dropped her stick. “With the Troggles? Um…” She started nervously before going next to Pipp with a nervous look. “Why? Have you seen anything… Troggle-y?”

“Not really, Izzy.” Twilight confirmed.

“Basically every Unicorn in Bridlewood, especially you seemed really worried about them.” Diane clarified.

“Yeah, I'm even concerned about this.” Discord added in agreement.

“Trust me, there’s nothing to worry about.” Pipp assured, not worried one bit as she flew up and gestured to the festival as she twirled around. “Besides, look at this place already. Everything is coming together like the harmonies on my last single!” She gestured as she sang the ‘harmonies’ word before she then gasped. “Izzy! Is that what I think it is?”

“If you think it's my flower crown booth, then yes.” Izzy sang happily as she smiled at Pipp. “Want a sneak peak?” She asked.

“Yeah, I do!” Pipp said excitedly as she turned to the others. “And I want all of you to stay here in our amazing Marestream and relax! Toast some marshmallows!” She said as she flew off as Izzy followed her.

Sparky, Filly Three and Petunia waddled around as Sarah's family, Mane 5, Misty, Mane Six, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Edge Blade and Discord looked in concern. 

“So we do something to stop all this?” Zipp asked the others.

Sparky picked up a marshmallow, but then he sneezed a puff of dragon flame as it turned the marshmallow into a butterfly as it flew away as Sparky gurgled with a smile.

“Pipp clearly doesn’t take the Unicorns warning seriously. She’s only focused on the festival.” Sarah pointed out after seeing how Pipp is only focusing on her festival.

“I don’t know.” Hitch said uncertainty. “Things do look fine, at least…” He said as he’s not seeing anything bad happening around the construction of the festival.

“And we worked so hard to get the bands to agree to play.” Sunny added with a smile. “Which reminds me, I have to go!” 

Sunny raced back into the Marestream, going through some stuff as she excited out, wearing her roller skates and her helmet. “Minty invited me to watch The Dreamlands dress rehearsal back home and I’m pretty excited about it.” She said in an exciting tone.

“Just be careful and be back when you can, Sunny.” Sugarcake said with a small smile.

“I will!” Sunny nodded as she rolled away. “See you ponies later!” She called out as she rolled out of sight with her Guardians galloping behind her.

“I don’t really want to ruin Pipp’s festival…” Zipp said to Discord, Sarah, Edge Blade and Twilight as they turned to her. “...but are you guys still feeling uneasy about those strange Unicorn warnings, too?”

“Actually, yes.” Edge Blade said in agreement.

“Same.” Discord nodded.

“I had this feeling when Izzy first mentioned the Troggles.” Sarah commented.

Twilight had an uneasy look herself. “I’ve never heard about these Troggles but after seeing those Unicorns looking really spooked, this is really concerning.” She said, getting a bad feeling about the Troggles.

Zipp gave them a knowing smirk. “You guys know what I think this calls for?” She asked them in a knowing tone.

“An investigation?” Asha, Sarah and Hitch guessed in unison.

“Boom. You got it.” Zipp confirmed as she lowered her Z-Goggles.

“Well, we need clues and some more information about these Troggles, so let’s get started.” Sarah commented.

“I do love to learn more about them.” Twilight commented.

“Count me in.” Discord raised his hand.

“Alright, come on!” Zipp said with a smile at them as they got started on their investigation.

At Mane Melody, microphone feedback was heard along with a ponys' frustration. That pony was Snuzzle - a silver earth pony mare with short, curly, ruby red mane and tail with blue and pink make up over her eyes and she wore a small blue necklace and a pink and blue hair comb in her mane.

"Snuzzle is right." Blue Belle - a blue earth pony mare with violet purple mane with a purple bow in the back and mane with a light blue bandana on her head and wearing pink and hot pink bracelets on her forelegs, agreed, "Ugh, why did we agree to do this anyway? We're washed up!"

"No we're not!" Minty dismissed.

"They're going to laugh at us." Snuzzle frowned at what the crowds would think of them.

"We just need to run it a few more times." Minty encouraged before she grabbed her microphone. "Come on, let's just try it again from the top."

Snuzzle and Blue Bell got ready as Minty countered, "And a one, two...a one, two, three."

That's when Sunny, Sugarcake, Siren and Sugarcoat came in just when the music started, "Ha! Sorry we're late I came straight from Bridlewood." Sunny stated to Jazz and Rocky.

"Sunny! So glad you're here," Jazz grinned.

"This is not going well..." Rocky stated before Sunny saw Bluebell nudged Snuzzle a bit too hard.

"Hey watch where you're going!" Snuzzle frowned.

"You're in my way." Blue Belle insisted.

"Stop that you two." Minty soothed.

"Oh dear."

"Problems galore."

"Yep." Sunny's Guardians frowned.

"Has it been like this the whole time?" Sunny asked Rocky and Jazz.

"As soon as they walked in the door."

"They can't agree on anything." Rocky and Jazz informed before Rocky added, "And they haven't even made it through a song once."

Sunny frowned worriedly at this. She knew broken up bands do have a hard time getting back in sync with everything but maybe she could add some assistance, "Sounds like they're struggling with how much the world has changed around them." Siren frowned.

"Like Sarah's real parents did when they returned after being gone for 500 years." Sugarcake mentioned.

"Maybe they just need some encouragement." Sugarcoat suggested.

"Yeah, Maybe I can fix this." Sunny offered. The music stopped before Sunny and her Guardians approached the three mares where Bluebell was frowning and exclaimed, "That's it! I'm done!"

"Fine!" Snuzzle griped as Blue Belle leaped into a chair as Sunny approached with her skates and helmet off.

"Ah.....Minty! Looking fresh!" Sunny greeted pretending she didn't see what just happened. "How is everything going?"

Minty sighed, knowing she saw everything, "Oh Sunny, do not act like you didn't just see that. It's a disaster." Minty griped, "The dance moves are off, our looks are dated and...."

"We can't agree on what son to perform." Snuzzle added.

"Blue Belle thinks we should try an update out sound to appeal to a younger audience. But that's not so easy." Minty frowned, seeing so many problems with the band trying to make a comeback. "I think this might be a no go for the Dreamlands. Sorry Sunny."

Sunny frowned for a moment before saying, "No wait! Don't give up! And don't try to change yourself." Blue Belle turned in her chair to look at her. "Your classic sounds are what everypony loves about you! You just have to do what you do best and you're gonna rock that stage!"

"And everypony will love all of you, just as they did before." Siren added.

Sunny's cutie mark began sparkling and glowed as were the Dreamlands as they gasped and looked at them. Minty, Blue Belle and Snuzzle looked and Sunny and nodded. "Okay!"

Meanwhile, Zipp, Hawlucha, Hitch, Bounsweet, Sarah, Asha, Diane, Johnathan, Nikki, James, Tsukumaro, Doug, Delilah, David, Donna (former queen), Race, Petunia, her family, Edge Blade, Misty, Princesses of Old and the Guardians of Harmony were walking through Bridlewood to find more information on the Troggles.

They came across one greyish brown unicorn, "Excuse, what can you tell us about Troggles?" Hitch asked with Zipp having her phone out to record their findings.

"Troggles, where?" the unicorn yelped before running away screamed earning deadpanned looks from Zipp and Hitch.

"Thanks for you help!" Dusk barked incredulously.

"Not!" Dawn (Lycanroc) barked added.

Next, they came across three fillies in the playground, playing a board game and approached them, "Excuses us, fillies. Uh, do you ponies know that Jinxie poem? About the Tro-"

Suddenly, one filly closed Zipps mouth with her hoof, "Yes but....we don't wanna say it." the filly frowned before the three ran away frightened.

"My, these Troggles must be very frightening." Rarity frowned.

"Must be if nopony wants to even recite the poem again." Hawlucha agreed.

"Oh come on, they cannot be that scary compared to what we dealt with." Rainbow Dash brushed off comparing them to the villains of Equestria they faced.

"Now that I can believe." Duke nodded. "With Opaline topping those charts."

Next they asked a green unicorn with a sleek mulberry purple mane and tail wearing mulberry glasses, "Yeah, I mean...like what is a Troggle anyway, you know?" he asked with a watering can for his flowers in his magical aura.

His response just earned groans and eye rolls from the group, "Like when you think about it, what is anything?"

"And we're moving on." Edge Blade frowned as they moved on.

"Thanks for your help." Race stated with a fake smile before muttering, "Not."

"Uh, well I think I've come to a conclusion." Zipp griped.

"Well?" Hitch asked.

"The results are inconclusive." Zipp frowned as she grunted and walked in front of the group before moving to their left side, "I can't tell if these monsters spirit things are real or just another piece of spooky Unicorn lore!" she added while two unicorns behind them suddenly stepped to the side wanting to avoid the group and the Troggles topic.

"I think we need to talk to Pipp again." Hitch suggested. "Before its too late."

"Well given every legend from Equestria has come true in a usual dangerous and unpredictable way, I'd say they're real." Twilight pointed out given every legend from their era had some true; Nightmare Moon, Discord, the Pillars and more.

"She's got a point." Edge Blade agreed. "Most ancient legends are based around actual events so the Troggles legend is mostly likely real as well."

"Okay, so if they are real how do we protect everypony?" Zipp questioned.

"Onyx might have mentioned it in the poem. 'Eye of the Monster, form of the Pig, Sing, laugh or yell, step hoof on a twig. Troggles appear, steal what's to be. No cure to be found, past the red ruby'." 

"Sounds like one of Zecora's warnings." Rainbow Dash quipped.

"Hmm, Indeed I must agree.

That does sound like a rhyme from me." said Zebra appeared with uncanny timing.

"Hey Zecora." Twilight greeted. "Do you think you could help us figure out this Troggle poem?"

"All we know is that the Unicorns are scared of singing during the Lumi-Bloom cause of these Troggles stealing something." Fluttershy added.

"But we don't know what." Misty concurred.

"Hmm, perhaps you can take the events into play

To figure out what poem's real say." Zecora advised to Misty and Sarah's family's confusion.

"Did that make sense to anyone else?" Silvally asked.

"No/No/No." Everyone responded.

"Does she always do this?" Misty and the Vikings asked the Mane Six, whom knew her better than they did.

"Give confusing yet helpful advice? Yep sugarcube." Applejack nodded.

"Hmm....the unicorns say the Troggles only take during the Lumi-Bloom when someone's singing and can work their magic at night." Sarah began thinking.

"So what can be taken when someone's singing?" Diane questioned.

"The only thing I can think of, is the ponys' voice." James suggested and Zipp and Sarah gasped at the realization.

"That's it! The Troggles are able to steal a ponys' voice when they are singing at night and only during the Lumi-Bloom!" Sarah yelped in horror at the festival.

"They're spirit magic must be strong enough to do this cause of the natural phenomenon." Johnathan included.

"Oh no!" Misty cried with hooves over her mouth in shock at the dangerous spirits that may appear cause of the festival.

"Which means anypony on the stage will be at risk! Including Ruby!" Zipp added. "We have to stop them somehow."

"The ending of the poem said 'No cure to the be found, past the red ruby'." Misty recalled. "So maybe a ruby can help?"

"Red Ruby?" Rarity questioned. "What could a ruby do against a Troggle?"

"Well before I thought I heard something say 'hungry'." Zipp stated adding a spooky whisper to the world 'hungry'.

"So they're hungry spirit monsters who take ponies voices! *GASP* This is gonna be a disaster, AAAHHH!" Pinkie Pie all but screamed.

"Pinkie, calm down, we won't let that happen." Hitch stated before turning to Luna, "Princess Luna, can you do something?"

"Me?" Luna asked with confusion.

"Your magic is connected to the Moon remember?" Zipp recalled.

"But I haven't performed my magic since....well....you know." Luna stated, stammering a bit at the fact that Opaline killed her and the others moons ago.

"And who knows what happened to her magic when she got killed, not to mention Celestia, Cadence and the Mane Sixs' magic." Edge Blade pointed out, reminding them of the unknown fate of their magic.

"Magic is alive as Twilight said, always changing and growing stronger. It can't be destroyed, only moved, transferred or evolved. So maybe their magic is still present somewhere." Nikki acknowledged.

"That may be true, 

As magic is always a part of you." Zecora agreed.

"So maybe Luna being in direct moonlight could activate her Magic again?" Zipp questioned.

"But many moons have passed in the present and nothing." Delilah brought up.

"Its true that Spirits can perform their own magic, but Luna regaining her lost magic is a huge 'if'." Doug added. "Even for her."

After returning to the construction of the festival, they saw Pipp working on the giant butterflies stack while she is now covered in some makeup, she has a flower crown on her head, her wings are rainbowed colored, has a flower necklace on, her mane and tail has blue and pink stripes on them and her legs and eyelids are in yellow highlights.

Pipp turned and saw Zipp, Hawlucha, Hitch, Bounsweet, Sarah, Asha, Race, Petunia, her family, Edge Blade, Misty, Princesses of Old and the Guardians of Harmony walking towards her with Spike (whom came to help out). “Hey, ponies, your majesties and Discord!” She called out to them with a smile.

“We wanna talk to you about something.” Zipp started.

Pipp just raised her hoof. “Wait, wait! Have you seen the mane stage yet?” She asked excitedly to her friends as she hopped around before she turned and flew off. “Come look first!”

She flew off and the others just followed her and showed the unfinished mane stage for Bridlewoodstock as it is flower based and purple and light pink with three tower stands while the tall one is in the middle as they made it to the front of it with boxes of gems around it. Pipp landed on the stage as the others followed.

“Wow, Pipp. That looks really cool!” Hitch commented at the stage.

“You really put a lot of effort into it.” Twilight added in agreement.

“Don’t you love the rubies?” Pipp asked as she gestured to the rubies and crystals on the floor.

Sparky gurgled happily as he picked up one of the rubies playfully.

"Wow. where'd you get all these from?" Diane quizzed with amazement.

"Oooh, rubies." Spike grinned taking one before eating it making Pipp gasped dramatically, "Spike!"

"What? Ancient Dragons ate gems like this." Spike defended.

"Seriously?" Zipp and Hitch blinked.

"Yep." Twilight nodded.

“Ugh, fine. Anyway, I had them locally harvested from Bridlewood in honor of Ruby Jubilee’s big performance!” Pipp explained as she chuckled excitedly as she turned to the stage. “I’m just so thrilled with how everything is coming together with no snags at all!”

The others had other thoughts as Zipp scratched her cheeks. “Well, about that…There’s kind of a snag that we wanted to discuss.”

But before Zipp or the others could explain further, an Earth Pony stallion came up to Pipp. “Uh, Princess Pipp! We need you at artist tent setup!” He informed her before a crashing sound was heard, which was the artist tent that collapsed, earning cringes.

“Please!” The Earth Pony stallion finished.

“Be right there!” Pipp called out as she turned to the others. “Thanks for stopping by!” She said to her friends with a smile as she flapped her wings and flew off, thinking  her friends were about to say the tent problem to her.

“No! Pipp! That isn’t what we were…. Ah, she’s gone.” Sarah muttered as she placed her hoof on her face.

“Look! There are even Unicorns on board with the festival now.” Zipp pointed out to the Unicorns setting up the stage. A unicorn mare rolled the crates of crystals and rubies with some wood on it, but it tripped a bit as some wood and a ruby fell off as the mare and unicorn stallion gasped in fright as they looked around nervously.

“And the Unicorns are still scared out about this if they are still setting up the stage while looking nervous.” Asha added after seeing the Unicorns get scared even when setting up the stage.

“Well, they have been scared recently from hearing just the name.” Hitch noted from what they saw earlier when the Unicorns panicked. “But they were always like that when they thought magic was bad news and some other things, guys. So nothing new there."

"What are we gonna do?" Sarah asked. "As soon as some band starts performing, those Troggles will come out and steal their voices."

"Then we'll have to keep watch during the festival when the bands go on stage." Edge Blade nodded. "Twilight and the ladies are spirits too, technically so maybe they can keep them at bay, even without Luna's magic for now."

Sarah thought for a moment as she then sighs. “Alright. You got us there. But still, I’m keeping my guard up even during the festival.” She told them taking a few rubies from the pile for protection.

“And I’ll keep watch.” Asha commented.

“Duly noted.” Hitch nodded his head in understanding.

“You know what? I’m gonna try and have fun tomorrow.” Zipp said with a smile. “Lean into the whole music festival experience. For my sister.”

“Me too.” Hitch replied with a smile before the two turned to Sarah and Edge Blade, being the two whom frequently put aside fun for protecting everypony.

Sarah and Edge Blade looked at each other and back at Zipp and Hitch and they sighed.

“We’ll have fun too, but we are still gonna keep our guard up.” Sarah said with a determined look. “I had my experience of something happening even from a festival or a vacation and I’m not gonna get off guard by that again.”

“And I’ll have fun as well. I can do both keeping my guard up and have fun at the same time.” Edge Blade added and the Filly Three and Petunia babbled.

“We understand you two.” Hitch said with a small smile as Zipp nodded her head in agreement.

The group then turned and saw Sparky gurgling as he picked up a ruby as he jumped up and breathed his dragon fire on it as the ruby turned into a beach ball as Sparky gasped and gurgled in frustration as he looked down in sadness.

Fluttershy chuckled as she picked up a ruby and gave it to Sparky. “Here’s a treat, Sparky.” She said with a smile as Sparky gurgled in excitement as he grabbed the ruby and ate it happily as Spike chuckled.

"Wow, they really do love gems." Zipp breathed in awe.

“Dragons love gems to eat. It is their treat and Sparky must’ve wanted one.” Sarah said with a fond smile.

“Good thing you, Discord and Twilight told me about dragon diets, Sarah.” Hitch said with a slight chuckle.

“Yeah. After it took us to get through your overprotective rules to know a dragon diet, we gave you the information for Sparky to eat something sometimes for a treat.” Race commented with an amusing smile.

Hitch scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. “Yeah, I overreacted a lot, true that.” He honestly said as the others laughed at him as he joined in.

And then the next day at near sunset, ponies are walking into the Bridlewoodstock Music Festival, which is now complete, from the main entrance while Pipp is at the entrance while showing the ponies in as the ponies are all cheering at the festival.

“Welcome to Bridlewoodstock, everypony!” Pipp announced to the crowd as they entered the festival.

Zipp, Hawlucha, Hitch, Bounsweet, Asha, Sarah and her family, Race, Petunia, Edge Blade, Misty, Princesses of Old and the Guardians of Harmony were watching the ponies, hippogriffs, kirins, griffins, yaks and changelings enter the festival while having worried expressions.

"Well that's a huge crowd alright, unicorns included." Johnathan acknowledged.

"Indeed." Diane agreed.

“This is all gonna be okay, right? Even after all the stuff those Unicorns said?” Hitch asked his friends, worried.

“I really hope so.” Zipp said in the same tone.

“I had a feeling that it would show at any time.” Discord commented.

“Knowing from experience, I say it will in time.” Sarah added as the four entered the festival as Pipp flew around.

Rocky and Jazz are walking by while wearing glowing glasses and Jazz is wearing a glowing headset on her head as they chat and laugh together.

The rides of the festival are working, for example, the merry go round with Pegasi seats are on it circled around.

Alphabittle is pouring some tea he is levitating into a cup and giving it to a pegasus.

Two Earth Ponies fillies are watching the Unicorn mare levitating a flower crown as she puts it on the orange Earth Pony filly’s head as she then twirled around in joy.

“Pipp really pulled things together fast, huh?” Hitch commented as they looked around as ponies were enjoying the festival.

“Not as fast as Pinkie Pie or Rainbow from my time, but fast for Rarity’s standards.” Twilight commented with a chuckle.

"Indeed." Rarity grinned with a flick of her mane with pride.

“Hehe. That is so true.” Discord chuckled in agreement.

“Heh.” Zipp chuckled with a smile. “That’s my little sister for ya. When she wants something, she will make it happen!”

"Sounds like our Ponchitas." James grinned at Sarah and Asha whom blushed slightly.

“Well, I’m impressed. This place looks awesome!” Hitch commented as he gestured to the festival that the ponies are enjoying it. “Very floral.”

“Not to mention completely planned out.” Twilight added with a smirk.

“Yeah, it does. Alright, I’ll admit it. I am a little excited.” Zipp said in agreement as she turned to them before walking off, "And I can’t wait to see Electric Blue headline the show!” 

“Same here. This should be exciting.” Discord added as he followed Zipp, leaving Sarah and Hitch surprised by what she said.

“What?” Sarah asked in confusion.

“Huh. I thought The Dreamlands were headlining the show?” Hitch asked as he followed Zipp.

“But is Ruby Jubilee headlining it?” Sarah added in concern as she had a feeling that this might be a problem as she followed after them.

“Hey, look! There’s Izzy’s booth!” Zipp called out to them while pointing at the tent Izzy is in as they walked up to it.

Inside Izzy’s tent, the cheerful unicorn having her mane in rainbow stripes while wearing a flower glasses and a flower crown while wearing some necklaces while her horn has some glowing string on it, is placing flower crowns over some crystals as she hummed happily as her four friends came by.

“Hey, Iz. What’s all this?” Zipp asked in interest.

Izzy gasped in surprise before she turned with a smile. “The Flower-fication Station! Station! Station!” She announced while making an echo sound with a whisper. “It’s so much fun, it’s almost making me forget about how super Jinxie this all this.” She said while taking off her glasses while giving a really worried look before she smiled cheerfully. “Take a seat!” 

“Okay!” Hitch said with a smile while the others looked a little creeped out by that.

“Wit, what did you just say, Izzy?” Zipp asked.

“Yeah, you just freaked out.” Sarah commented.

“And a lot more worried too.” Discord added, but Izzy didn’t hear them as she was humming happily to herself  as Hitch took a seat, seeing that Izzy won’t speak, Zipp groaned as she and the rest of them, including Sparky, took a seat on the pillows.

Izzy kept humming as she turned to her friends for a sec before she turned back around and made five flower crowns as she tossed them onto their heads with a smile, while one of them did not land properly on Zipp’s head as she held her flower crown.

“How did you just-” Zipp tried to ask but was cut off when Izzy went behind them with wide eyes.

“Wait! There’s more!” Izzy said with a smile as she then whistled and laughed as she went out of sight.

And then Jazz and Rocky appeared with Jazz holding her makeup kit as they gave a smirk to the three ponies, baby dragon and lord of chaos.

They then started putting some makeup on their faces, polishing their hooves, or talons or claws for Hawlucha, Sparky and Discord case, with glitter, threw some glitter dust on their faces, which made them cough, did a little face paint on their faces, sprayed their mane and tails with some sparkling glitter colors and added some few accessories on them with Bounsweet having a tiny flower necklace.

After a few minutes, they opened their eyes and saw their look and wear for the festival.

Hawlucha, Sparky and Discord had hot pink on their claws and on their faces and each a pair of purple headphones, a purple bandanas with electric blue fire symbols on them.

Sarah and Ashas's get ups for the Bridlewoodstock festival was a flower crown of red roses, golden patch of paint over their right eyes and purple over their left, glitter on their hooves, glow in the dark glasses and a golden chain with a charm in the shape of Nebby in the middle.

Petunia was given a small pink bandana around her head with white lighting marks on it and a pair of white headphones with pink stars on the sides and some white paint on her paws and feet.

Her real family were given flower crowns of dandelions and white roses while given bandanas (Tsukumaro, David, Doug) and glitter silk scarves and flowers in their manes (Donna, Delilah), their hooves were given glitter touches with golden and white stipes on them while their front legs, manes and tails were tinted with shades of blue, pink and purple

Diane, Johnathan, Nikki and James' manes and tails were glitter sprayed with shads of white, golden yellow and neon blue to go with their flower crowns and their eyes shadow and Nikki was given a pink rose in her mane.

“Yeah!” Hitch cheered with as he and the others smiled wide at their new look as Sparky gurgled in excitement.

“Awesome!” Sarah cheered, loving the new look.

"Huh.....this is different...." Doug commented.

"Amazing." Diane praised.

"V-Very different." Tsukumaro agreed.

"You all look smashing." Rarity grinned.

“Wow!” Izzy cheered with a smile as Jazz and Rocky appeared on both sides of her. “Now you’re really festival ready!” She said with a smile.

Jazz then held up a mirror to Zipp as she looked at her reflection, which made Zipp laugh at her look.

“Yeah we are!” Hitch excitedly said as Sparky got on his back and gurgled excitedly as Hitch walked off.

“Thanks, Izzy!” Zipp thanked with a smile as she and the others followed Hitch.

“This is an amazing thing you gave us!” Discord added with a smile.

“You’re welcome!” Izzy cheered as she waved her hooves. “Have fun and don’t let the Troggles bite!” She called out as the others then stopped in shock as Izzy laughed nervously after realizing what she said.

“What was that?” Zipp asked as she and the other turned around.

“Umm… just some silly old Jinxie saying!” Izzy said with a nervous smile as she tapped her hooves nervously. 

“Is it something we should worry about?” Rainbow Dash asked in concern and suspicious.

“Nope! Nothing to worry about! Probably.” Izzy said nervously before she turned to the others. “Okay, catch ya later!” She said with a raised of her hoof.

Hitch then turned to the others with a smile. “Who’s hungry? I’m starving.” He said as he walked off like nothing happened, leaving the others in confusion.

“Huh?” Zipp asked in surprise.

“For real?” Discord asked in surprise as well.

“Hitch? Seriously?” Applejack asked in annoyance that Hitch didn’t get what Izzy just said while having a bad feeling about this.

And then the spooky voice, which is a Troggle, is hiding in the bush as he watches them. “Hungry.” It said in a spooky voice as Zipp, Discord and Sarah looked around for a bit before following Hitch. “Hungry!” It said again.

Zipp and the others stopped as they heard maniacal laughter in the distance.

“Hmm-hmm…” Zipp hummed as the others noticed it too as they looked around. Did you just hear that?”

“I heard it. Must have been the Troggles." Sarah said with suspicion. "My family and I are gonna keep watch. You go with Hitch, Zipp and Discord."

"Right." Zipp and Discord nodded.

“Come on, let’s get some snacks. Woo!” Hitch cheered before the group followed the Earth Pony Sheriff.

A pony was selling fries at a small stand and Hitch, Discord and Zipp were in line for it. Of course Zipp being the action pony she was, easily got bored, "Ugh, this is taking forever....what are we in line for anyway?" Zipp asked Hitch.

"Fries. With dipping sauces." Hitch replied and Sparky cooed and gently licked his lips.

"I still can't believe you ponies actually sell this new kinds of food and not just hayburgers and such." Discord quipped.

"Yeah, it's pretty cool." Sunset grinned.

"Oh yeah. Huh. That does sound pretty delicious." Zipp agreed while Hitch spotted one pony dipping fries into a small cup of ketchup.

"Dipping Sauces."

The four of them waited in line for about an hour before they got close to the stand with Zipp groaning a few times, "Yay! Zipp! Discord! We're almost there!"

However, Pipp suddenly appeared spooking the group. "There you four are! Ugh! Thank hoofness! I've been looking everywhere!"

"What's got you panicked?" Discord asked.

"You look amazing, by the way," Pipp commented before she literally pushed the three of line, showing her surprising strength.

"What the hay Pipp!" Zipp snapped.

"Sorry but this is festival emergency!" Pipp exclaimed. "Come with me!"

Zipp and Discord followed while Hitch lingered for a bit watching a unicorn come by with fries and dipping sauce, "But..But...dipping sauces." Hitch whined before Pipp grabbed him and dragged him over near the Marestream.

Sarah was present too having also been dragged over by Pipp.

The five of them made to the Marestream as Pipp landed in front of them with a worried look.

“I don’t want to alarm you, but this is bad.” Pipp said as she began to panic with a panicked look. “Like epically bad.”

“What’s the problem, Pipp?” Sarah asked in concern.

“Does this have something to do with the Unicorn legend?” Zipp asked next. “We’ve been worried about that, too.”

“Almost every Unicorn here is worried about it.” Discord added.

“Mmm-hmm.” Hitch nodded in agreement.

“And so has Izzy, even if she won’t admit it.” Zipp added in concern.

“If any of those bands go on stage, the Troggles will steal their voices. That's why the unicorns are so scared about this festival being in this particular spot.” Sarah commented.

“Huh?” Pipp asked in confusion and surprise about what they just said.

“We didn’t want to upset you.” Hitch said as he and the others gave them sympathy looks. “But, you can be sure that Zipp, Sarah, Discord and I will do whatever we can to minimize damage and help shut things down before it’s too late with the Guardians.” He quickly assured as the others nodded their heads in agreement.

“What? Why would you do that?!” Pipp called out in shock.

“Because of the Troggles?” Zipp asked in confusion.

“Isn’t that why you called us?” Discord asked in confusion with a raised eyebrow.

“Okay, I have no idea what you guys are talking about, but we actually do have a serious problem on our hooves here.” Pipp said, ignoring the whole Troggle warning.

“More serious than ancient ghost monsters?” Zipp questioned with bored narrow eyes.

“Yes!” Pipp answered. “So two of our major musical acts, Electric Blue and Ruby Jubilee, are here!”

“That’s the problem?” Discord questioned.

“That’s a good thing though… right?” Hitch asked in confusion.

“Uh, it would be, if they didn’t both think they’re the headliner!” Pipp stated in panic. “I just don’t understand how this mixup happened.”

“You know, that is strange.” Sarah said in surprise. “We said to Ruby that she would be the headliner. So why is Electric Blue thinking the same thing?”

Discord and Zipp widened their eyes from that as they understood why. “Oh!” Zipp said nervously.

“Oh boy.” Discord sighed as he placed his paw over his face.

Sarah then turned to them as the others did. “Zipp, Discord, is there something you two aren’t telling us?”

“We may have had something to do with that.” Zipp nervously said slowly.

“And why Electric Blue thinks they're the headliner.” Discord added with a sheepish look.

“Whoopsies?” Both Zipp and Discord said nervously.

“Zephyrina! Discord! What did you two do?” Pipp questioned as she leaned forward to them as Zipp and Discord flinched.

“Hey, we were just trying to help you out!” Zipp said in defense.

“We talked to Electric Blue about the festival and wanted them to join after we came to them.” Discord reasoned.

“But they were on the fence about performing, so we uh…” Zipp continued as she gave a nervous look. “...sweetened the deal by promising some stuff?”

“And that they would be the headliner?” Discord finished as he and Zipp looked nervously.

“What!? But we told Ruby that she would be the headliner!” Sarah called out in surprise by this, now realizing the issue Pipp is having.

“Like I said, this is epically bad.” Pipp cried out as she looked really nervous and worried. “What are we gonna do?!” She asked them while on the verge of tears.

“We’ll just have to tell them the truth about what happened.” Hitch suggested as the others, san Pipp, smiled in agreement. “I’m sure they’ll understand.” He assured Pipp.

“No, no, no, no, no, no, no!” Pipp frantically pointed out. “You do not tell a musician that they’ve been demoted from the headliner! You just don’t.” 

Pipp started flying around in panic while looking at her friends in panic. “Maybe they can be double-headline! Is that a thing? That’s not a thing, is it?!  But it could be! If we make it one! Yeah! Yeah! That could work.” She said frantically as the others watched her flying around in concern. “And then, and then we’ll still have plenty of other bands to go on first and open for them. Like The Dreamlands!”

With a smile, she landed in front of the others. “Are they here yet? Where’s Sunny?

“Right here!” Sunny’s voice called out as the others turned and saw Sunny, Sugarcoat, Sugarcake and Sire, in their own Bridlewoodstock outfits, walking by with the Dreamlands behind her. “And your headliners have arrived! Here they are!”

“Hey, everypony!” Minty called out with a smile.

“We are really excited to be headlining a show after all this time!” Blue Belle said next.

“Thank you so much for this! We feel so special!” Snuzzle said next.

Pipp and the others looked at each other in surprise and shock by what they just said about being headliners as they turned to Pipp, who’s right eye is twitching as she looks like she’s about to explode in panic as she gives a nervous chuckle with a nervous smile.

“Oh ponyfeathers. This did not go as planned.” Sarah muttered quietly as they see the issue they were in, and seeing they said the same thing to the other musicians, which is pretty bad news and complicated.

"On behalf of the Zephyr Heights and Alolan Monarchy royal family," Pipp began in the Dreamalands tent with her friends before she began hovering in the air, "and um...the friendship fellowship of the Unity Crystals. We are so honored that you have graced us with your talents this fine evening at this celebration of music." Hitch looked away while Sarah, Edge Blade, Discord and Zipp gave Pipp a deadpanned look. Sunny and Izzy just kept their smiles.

"So are we." Minty replied.

"We weren't even sure we could perform together anymore, let alone headline a festival." Snuzzle added.

"Yes, yes well please get comfortable as you warm your vocal cords and prepare for your grand performance. And do let us know if you require anything else, heh....we shall check in on your later, hmm?" Pipp added trying to keep her cool and composure before she and the group left.

"Why was she talking like that?" Minty wondered about Pipp's behavior.

"Uh, royals are fancy?" Blue Belle shrugged her shoulders.

Once the Mane 6 and Discord were out of the tent as Pipp started to groan while the others just look at her, “Before you say anything, I know that I was just acting totally weird in there!” Pipp said nervously.

“As long as you know/As long as you know.” Zipp and Hawlucha sarcastically said to her sister in a non surprise tone.

“It wasn’t that hard to tell.” Swanna commented with a bored expression.

“I just panicked!” Pipp called out frantically as she lifted her head up to look at them as she continued. “But it’s okay. We will come up with a plan and fast. But for now, all we have to do is keep the bands separated until the show, heh. We have time to figure it out!”

“Umm, not to burst any more of your bubbles, but not really.” Izzy pointed out as she looked up to the sky while the others followed her gaze as they looked up.

"We don't have much time." Maractus whined.

“It is almost dusk.” Sunny said as they saw the sun setting as owls were hooting, meaning that it’s gonna be dark soon.

“Too much time has passed already that the sun is setting and the play is about to start soon.” Asha commented.

“If you want the full effect of the Lumi-Bloom, we gotta get started!” Izzy added before looking nervous again.

“Plus, the sooner we start the show, the less chance of any uh… unwanted visitors showing up!” She quickly said as she tapped her hooves nervously.

Nikki then turned to Pipp. “You heard Izzy, Pipp. We don’t have much time and something bad might come.” She pointed out, since she knows that Izzy is talking about the Troggles.

“Okay. I’m not going to let anything ruin this.” Pipp said as she spoke frantically again. “Not ‘Troggies, diva musicians, or… the sun setting!” She called out as she pointed her hoof to the sky.

Zipp just gave her sister a smirk from that. “You’re sounding pretty weird again, sis.” She teased with a smirk.

"Very weird." Siren added.

“I know!” Pipp called out as she turned to her sister and Siren with her wings spread, making the pair flinch a bit from that. “What’s even weirder is triple headliners. We gotta fix this and convince one of the groups to open!” 

"So in conclusion, when you really think about it," Zipp told Fetlock, Jam Dounut and Arpeggia in their tent with Discord, the Mighty Ones, David, Donna (former queen), Hawlucha, Sugarcake, Sugarcoat, Siren, Sunny and Pipp, "Opening the show is actually way better than going last cause you'll be the first ponies in history to rock out to the visuals of the bloom!" Zipp finished breathing heavily.

"Feel better?" Hawlucha teased.

Fetlock looked at Jam Dounut and Arpeggia for a moment before whom smiled at him with Arpeggia twisting his drum stick in his hooves, "Alright, you got it."

"Hey, that was a great speech." Sunny praised while Zipp sighed in relief.

At Izzy’s tent, she, Asha, Maractus, along with Jazz and Rocky, are giving the Dreamlanders some makeover as they put some on them with Bounsweet, Hitch, Doug and Delilah with them.

“So you know what I was thinking?” Hitch spoke up as the Dreamlanders and the others listened. “Who wants to go last when everypony is tired to sing and dance along? Really, being first up is the perfect place to be is what I always say!” He said as he chuckled nervously.

“Hmm…” Minty thought for a moment as she spoke. “You know…” She started as Hitch kept chuckling nervously until Minty smiled. “You have a really good point, Hitch.” She said.

“I think so too.” Snuzzle said in agreement.

“Let’s do it.” Blue Belle said with a smile. “Let’s go on first.” She said.

Doug, Delilah, Izzy and Hitch smiled at this. “Phew.” Hitch said in relief.

“That went well.” Delilah commented, thinking this might work.

Pipp, Diane, Johnathan, and Sarah entered Rubys' tent as she saw her approach and turned in her chair a bit, "Princess Pipp, Sarah! I wanted to talk to you-"

"Okay Ruby, it's all set. You are the star of the whole night!" Pipp announced, "Our magnificent headliner on our stunning 'Ruby Stage'." 

"Actually," ruby began moving some part other mane out of the way, "I was kinda hoping you two wouldn't mind if I go on first instead?"

Pipp and Sarah blinked, "What?"

"You wanna go first?" they asked.

"I love to sing during sunset and it matches the exact vibe of the new song you two and Izzy inspired me to write." Ruby grinned at the pair before turning back in her chair.

"So....you wanna go first now...?" Pipp squeaked beginning to panic again.

"Oh dear." Diane winced seeing they might have the same problem again.

"Pony feathers." Sarah facehoofed seeing the same thing.

Everypony and Discord met outside the tents again, "So we have three openers and no pony that wants to be a headliner?!" Pipp exclaimed.

"That's the situation! Mm-hmm." Hitch nodded.

"This just keeps getting worse!" Pipp groaned.

Zipp cleared her throat, "Not to point our the obvious but you did include Sarah and her family and the Guardians in this show, why not have one of them be the headliner?"

"One of us, but which one?" Sarah questioned.

"Well Twilight and the Guardians said they have done many songs in their years so they'd be perfect for headliners for the show, especially with them being legendary." Hitch suggested.

"It's true."

"He's got a point."

"Indeed." Bounsweet, Hawlucha and Swanna added.

"Seeing Fluttershy on stage, again sounds wonderful." Discord beamed at the idea of seeing his pony lover on stage again.

"Well.....if everypony insists..." Sarah trailed.

"Yeah!"

"Go for it!" the ponies cheered.

"Then alright." Sarah agreed. "I'll go get the girls together in not time."

"Yahoo! The show is saved...!" Izzy cheered before muttering. "Probably." and looking around nervously.

It was night time as the Lumi-Bloom began to glow and shine as ponies around it started walking towards the stage as they saw the Lumi-Bloom as they looked in awe at the sight as the plants glow brightly as ponies came up the stage as they cheered in excitement.

Pipp came up to the stage as she gasped in joy as Pipp brought out her microphone as she got her wings spread.

“Welcome, everypony, to Bridlewoodstock!” Pipp announced as the lights of the stage turned on and the crowd started cheering, including the rest of the gang and Discord, but they didn’t notice a Troggle was spying behind them. “Now before we start our first artist, how about a little music reveal to my dearest friends, the Legendary Guardians of Harmony and Protectors of Equestria themselves, Princess Twilight Sparkle and her Friends!” She announced as the crowd began to cheer.

The spotlight came on  as the crowd quieted down and Twilight was seen on piano.


[Twilight Sparkle]

Nothing stays the same for long

But when it changes doesn't mean it's gone

Time will always get away

As it leaves behind another day


Fluttershy then appeared hovering in the air as the Unicorns started glowing their horns as they lit up some lighting for Twilight and Fluttershy as she kept singing.


[Fluttershy]

Things may come and things may go

Some go fast and some go slow

Few things last, that's all I know

But friendship carries on through the ages


Rarity appeared below her as Fluttershy hovered down beside her as the rest of the Mane Five, Edge Blade, Sarah and her family, Race and his team, the Filly Three, Misty and Discord smiled at her singing, finding it really inspiring and motivating as some magical sparkles started appearing around her and she caught it in her hoof before releasing it.


[Rarity and Fluttershy]

Things may come and things may go

Some go fast and some go slow

Few things last, that's all I know

But friendship carries on through the ages


Rainbow Dash then came in on an electric guitar (enchanted for her to be able to play it), rocking out as the crowd cheered.


[Rainbow Dash]

Been around for a long time

Rocking out hard 'cause I'm in my prime

Maybe it'll change further down the line

But my friendship carries on through the ages


Rainbow smashed the spiritual guitar before Applejack appeared on Mudsdale as country music was heard mixed in.


[Applejack]

Every single style has something

Different it can say

There's nothing wrong with being unique

And special in your own way


Just then Pinkie Pie appeared as pop music began to appear.


[Pinkie Pie]

Maybe you wanna be a pop star

Get your fifteen minutes of fame, wha, ah! Ah, oh!

That won't last forever

But friendship remains the same, ah-oh, oh!


Together the Mane Six came together for the final chorus


[Mane Six]

Things may come and things may go

Some go fast and some go slow

Few things last, that's all I know

But friendship carries on through the ages

Things may come and things may go

Some go fast and some go slow

Few things last, that's all I know

But friendship carries on through the ages

Ohhh-oh, carries on...


The crowd went wild for the Guardians of Harmony as did Sunny and the Mane Five together. “Well you did great, ladies. Thank you.” Pipp said as Twilight and her friends nodded and flew/walked off stage as she joined the others as they smiled at her.

“Amazing!” Sunny cheered.

“That was awesome!” Zipp cheered next.

"Wonderful dearies." Diane praised.

"Truly amazing!" her husband agreed.

"Just like our Ponchita's songs." James giggled.

“It was beautiful!” Hitch said as he wiped his tears off.

“Your sparkle is as bright as the stars!” Izzy cheered loudly.

"Awesome voices!" Hiccup beamed.

"Just like Sarah's." Toothless agreed.

"Totally beautiful." Stryka agreed.

“It was so inspiring that it really brings tears to my eyes.” Discord said as he wiped his tears of joy off as Petunia, the Filly Three and Sparky gurgled in excitement.

"Just wait until you hear our Ponchita on stage with her pokemon." James giggled. "You'll be blown away again."

"Can't wait!" Nikki beamed.

"Now for Electric Blue's act." Pipp quipped before the group headed over to said Pegasus Rock band.

Elsewhere, Rufus is showing off his magic trick with Bongo Beats in a box on a stage in front of a crowd of ponies.

Pipp then flew up to the front of the stage with a smile. “That’s our open mic staaaage.” She sang to Electric Blue, giving the tour of Bridlewood stock with the rest of the Mane 5, Mane Six and Sarah and her family following behind them.

Pipp then gestured to the food truck stands behind her. “Here’s the food truck village where you can get everything to eat.” She said with a smile.

Electric Blue smiled as they and the group kept walking, while Izzy was still standing with a thoughtful look.

“Everything?” Izzy repeated before she smiled cheerfully with sparkles in her eyes. “I love everything!” She cheered.

“Of course you do, Izzy.” Sarah said in amusement with a chuckle.

“And ta-da!” Pipp cheered while gesturing to the three big tents. “Your very own super-glam V.I.P tents!” She finished.

“Thanks, Pipp.” Fretlock said as Jam Donut and Arpreggia smiled. “We just need our gear and outfits and we’re ready to rock.” He added.

And then, Hitch starts coming in with Sparky on his back while straining a bit as he is pushing a pile of luggages while looking tired. “Did you… really need…” He started before a luggage fell on his head. “...all of this stuff?” He asked.

Electric Blue raised an eyebrow at Hitch’s question as they turned to Pipp, who gave a bored look.

“Um, Electric Blue are stars.” Pipp pointed out in defense. “If they say they need something, they need…” She was cut off when the ground started to shake.

“An earthquake? In Bridlewood’s forest?” Delilah asked while looking at Izzy. “Does this happen often, Izzy?”

“Not likely.” Izzy answered.

“Whoa. Whoa.” Hitch said as he tried to balance himself with the shaking, but then suddenly, the ground beneath him and Sparky cracked as they fell over with the luggages. “Whoa!” He cried out as he fell to the hole.

The V.I.P tents also fell down as well as they fell to the floor.

"Holy cow!"

"Yikes!"

"Now that's a sinkhole!"

"Hitch!"

"Sparky!" Lolita, Mudsdale, Dusk, Luna (Lycanroc) and Danny yelped in surprise.

"Woo-wee, that's one mighty big sinkhole if I ever saw one." Applejack whistled,

“My microphone!” Areggia called out in shock.

“Our gear!” Fretlock called next.

“Not my lucky underpants!” Jam Donut cried out while raising his hoof.

“Hitch!” Zipp, Sunny and Sarah called out after seeing Hitch and Sparky fall into the hole.

“The super-glam V.I.P tents!” Pipp cried out as she placed her hooves on her cheeks while her friends gave her unamused expressions.

"Pipp!" Swanna scolded her.

"Shouldn't you worry more about Hitch, sugarcube?" Applejack puzzled with a frown.

“Really? That’s what you’re worrying about?” Rainbow Dash questioned boredly while Pipp chuckled sheepishly.

The ground started shaking again. “Whoa!” Hitch called out through the whole as mud then sprouted out of it, with Hitch and Sparky along with it. “Whoooaaaa!”

Electric Blue and the rest of the Mane 6 watched with wide eyes before they (sans Sarah thanks to her quick Protego Spell) were covered in mud as Hitch fell to the ground as Sparky landed on Hitch’s back as the mud sprout decreased as it gave a squirt.

“Aw.” Izzy said in a cute tone as she placed her hoof on her cheeks with a smile. “The last sinkhole of the year! So cute!” She said while placing hooves on her cheeks with a smile while her friends gave her looks.

"Last sinkhole of the year?! Does that mean they happen often here Izzy?!" Twilight blinked at her.

"Apparently." Maractus shrugged.

"You should have put warning signs in this area." Mineshao frowned at the lack of warnings of something as deadly as a sinkhole.

"Happy-go-lucky, pipsqueak." Eterantus griped.

“You should’ve told us about this, Izzy.” Sarah said with a dull look. “Next time, fill us in on what happens in the woods.” She added while giving a firm look to Izzy.

Izzy gave a nervous chuckle from that. “I promise I will. Next time.”

A little bit later, the Mane 5, Mane Six, Sarah and her family and Electric Blue then stopped next to the Marestream while Pipp gave a sheepish smile.

“So, since your V.I.P tents are…” Pipp then gave a sheepish cough while Electric Blue gave a dull look.. “Unavailable. Here is your extra super-glam V.V.I.P home of the festival, the Marestream!” She announced while pointing at the Marestream behind her.

Izzy then got next to Electric Blue with a button on her hoof as she pressed the button. “With one tinsy press, it becomes the most epic glittering van ever!” She cheered quietly as the Marestream opened up its awning and the carpet, tables and picnic stuff came out as they were all set while the Mane 6 smiled at it.

Electric Blue just looked at the Marestream for a sec before a pony mare spoke through the speaker.

“Electric Blue, to the main stage please?” The mare announced through the speakers.

The Mane 6 and Electric Blue heard them as Fretlock spoke. “Well, it’s not gonna be the same since everything we need is in a sinkhole now.” He sarcastically said as he gave a disappointed expression. “But, hey, come on. Let’s get this over with.” He said as he, Jam Donut and Areggia followed him.

“Wait, wait, wait.” Sunny quickly said to Electric Blue. “What if we can find what you need so that you can still have a great show?”

“I guess there's a few things that would help.” Fretlock said, going give Sunny’s idea a shot.

“Hello? Electric Blue to the stage. Huh? Is this thing even working?” The announcer called out again.

“What about the crowd?” Arpeggia pointed out since they need to be on stage now and the crowd is waiting.

“Don't worry!” Hitch called out as he skid backwards in front of his friends as he and Sparky were acting cool with cool smiles. “We've got this!” He declared as he and Sparky put on glasses while Sparky laughed a bit. Bounsweet just sighed at her trainers confidence.

“Oh boy. This is gonna be interesting.” Sunset said with a sigh, knowing how crowds go while waiting for the band, and if the band isn’t shown first, the crowd will be upset, and Hitch might learn that the hard way.

On the main stage, the ponies are in the crowd while techno music is playing as Hitch and Sparky appear.

“Hellooooo, Bridlewoodstock!” Hitch called out with a smile.

The crowd of ponies stared at him for a moment before they glared at him while holding up tomatoes.

Back with the rest of the Mane 6 and Electric Blue, Fretlock continued as he brought out a big list.

“We can't perform in muddy outfits.” Fretlock pointed out, since they are covered in mud.

“We can tell.” Sunset muttered in annoyance and quietly so they wouldn’t hear.

“New outfits? On it!” Both Sunny and Zipp said with determined smiles while Sunset nodded.

“And our manes stink.” Apreggia added as she sniffs her muddy mane and cringe in disgust. “Ugh. Literally.” She said.

“Leave that to me!” Pipp said as she twirled her mane dryer around before giving a determined smile.

"I can lend my assistant too with a Scourgify." Tsukumaro added levitating his wand in his magical aura to help clean the boys off.

“Oh, oh! And an ‘everything’ bagel would be nice!” Jam Donut said with a smile while his bandmates looked at him. “You know, for energy!”

The girls look at him with weird looks. “An ‘everything’ bagel? Is that even a thing?” Sarah questioned weirdly as Jam Donut nodded.

Izzy popped up in front of her friends with wide eyes. “Everything on one bagel?!” She repeated in shock as she got next to Jam Donut as she chuckled. “You've come to the right pony.”

Sunny then gave a determined smile as she looked at her friends. “Okay, ponies, let's get this show back on the road! I mean, t-the stage!” She quickly corrected as she placed her hoof in the air.

Sunset gave a chuckle. “Well, let’s make sure to get it right, ponies. Pipp’s festival depends on it.” She said as she placed her hoof next Sunny’s.

The rest of the girls place their hooves together as they hooftap and raised their hooves out as they trotted off


(Fresh Song)







(Pipp)
Fresh
Like my mane is on fleek
Happiness is all I need
Spreadin' love from you to me
I'm feelin' fresh
Magic all around my friends


Izzy went to the food stands as she went to the bagel stand as she pointed to everything on the menu as the pony mare vender gave a smile as she gave Izzy an ‘everything’ bagel as Izzy levitated with her magic as she smiled with sparkles in her eyes as she walked off, but stopped as she have a thought and turned to the over food stands with sparkles in her eyes as she waved at them and walked up to them.

At the main stage, Hitch is on a unicycle with Sparky on his head to impress the crowd as he tries to balance on the cycle while Sparky is juggling some balls as Sparky dropped one.

Posey was among the crowd as she gave a mischievous smirk, as she and the crowd held up their tomatoes again.


Celebration never ends
Oh, 'cause we always a ten
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hooooo-hooooo
I'm my best self, everypony can tell


Hitch and Sparky saw this as they gave nervous smiles, but then Hitch accidentally lead the unicycle backwards as it trip over the ball Sparky dropped as Sparky fell off of Hitch and he landed with a split, which caused him to release his dragon fire in the process as Hitch yelled in surprise and lost his balance as the two balls Sparky tossed in the air were hit by his dragon fire as they turned into fireworks as Hitch tripped from the unicycle and accidentally did a pose as the fireworks went off behind him.

“Awwww!” The crowd said as they started cheering, finding that performance great, except for Posey, who looked at the crowd in shock as she gave an annoying look as she can’t throw the tomato at Hitch.


(Pipp)
I'm my best self, everypony can tell
When did this mirror get so gorgeous?
Who's that? Is that me?


In the air, Zipp and Hawlucha were flying over the festival to look for any clothing for Electric Blue as she saw Rufus and Bongo Beats at their stage as Rufus is still doing his magic trick as Zipp smiled and flew down towards them.

Rufus then pulled the middle part of Bongo’s box out as Bongo Beat’s look in surprise by that, but then Zipp then flew past them as the two ponies twirled around a bit, which made them dizzy.

Rufus realized his cape was gone as he turned where Zipp flew off, but then Zipp flew by again, taking the background of the stage, which made Rufus and Bongo Beats spin around again as they fell to the floor, Rufus looking Dizzy while Bongo saw that his three boxes stacks now toppled to the ground while his tail part reveals a pony a pony in a box as he gave a sheepish smile and wave.

Back with the Marestream, Pipp was working on Electric Blue’s looks as she did some fashion style on them with them all now clean thanks to Tsukumaros' Scourgify spell.

“How's this?” Pipp twirled Areggira first. “What about this?” She twirled Fretlock next. “Uh, maybe one of these?” And then she twirled Jam Donut, trying different styles to see if it fit them.

Electric Blue then started voicing dissent about their looks, not sure if they’re right or not as Pipp started screaming in overwhelmed.

Sarah and the Mane Six saw this nearby as she sighed. “These ponies are picky.” She muttered.

"Very true, darling." Rarity agreed.

At the food stands, Izzy is giggling as she levitates some popcorn on the ‘everything’ bagel and everything else as she giggles.

“It's all gone, folks!” Luminous Dazzle announced to a pony, who gave a look at where Izzy went, having a feeling how their all gone


(Pipp)
I feel meeeee!


Sunny and Sarah are with Dahlia as Sunny is giving Dahlia puppy eyes while tapping her hooves together.

Sarah gave a sigh with a small smile. “Just go do it, Dahlia. She really needs your help to do this.” She said with a small chuckle.

Dahlia feels unsure about this, but she gave a sigh as she lifted up her hoof and activated her earth pony magic as she stomped her hoof to the ground as a sprout sprouted.


I'm feelin' fresh
Like my mane is on fleek
Happiness is all I need


The plant then wraped itself around Sunny vines and flowers sprout over them.

Once it stopped growing, both ponies were covered in flowers and leaves while keeping their balance while Dahlia thought she got a little overboard, since she is still not used to her Earth Pony magic since she always planted them by hoof.

Sunny and Sarah gave assuring smiles to Dahlia, telling her that’s it’s okay as they can manage which became true as Sarah turned the excess flowers into flower crowns.


Spreadin' love from you to me
I'm feelin' fresh


On the main stage, Hitch, Bounsweet and Sparky are doing dances while the crowd lifted their hooves and down in a pattern, trying to see if Hitch makes a mistake and a chance for them to throw tomatoes at them, but Bounsweet unleashed Magical Leaf into the air beautifully creating a Earth Pony in the sky and the crowd went 'ooooh, aahhh..." and put down the tomatoes to Hitch's relief.


Magic all around my friends
Celebration never ends
Oh, 'cause we always a ten


With Izzy, Fifi place a cherry on top of Izzy’s ‘Everything’ bagel, which is really every food from the stands stack together into one giant mega bagel, which made ponies look in shock while Izzy smiled cheerfully while hopping away with ‘everything’ bagel, with the other stands closing since they are out of food.

A little bit later, the girls, minus Izzy, regrouped back near the Manestream as Pipp spoke up with a smirk.

“And voila!” Pipp said as she gestured to Electric Blue, who now have new looks and new styles as they did a pose.

“You look perfect!” Sunny commented cheerfully.

“You ponies really rocking the style.” Sarah said with a smile.

“Now we're ready to rock!” Fretlock said with a smile as his two bandmates smiled as well.

“Ponies!” Izzy called out as the group turned and looked at where Izzy was as she waved her hoof at them cheerfully. “Wait up!” She yelled out as she used her horn to levitate something, which made her start straining from the weight. “You... forgot... your... snack!”

Izzy wheezed while levitation a bagel with everything on it while moving some trees out of the way, showing that it was as big as a mountain as the girls and Electric Blue look in shock by it. “One bagel with everything!” She said cheerfully before she gave a maniacal laughter and groaned a bit.

“He didn’t really mean that kind of ‘everything’, Izzy!” Sarah called out in shock with wide eyes. “You really went overboard on the ‘everything’ word.”

“But it is still ‘everything’.” Izzy said as she gave a tired sigh.

Jam Donut gave a nervous look from the big bagel. “Um, on second thought, I don't like to eat right before a performance.” He said nervously, since he didn’t mean that kind of ‘everything’ in his bagel.

And then the ‘everything’ bagel mountain started rumbling and Izzy’s magic started to frizz out.

The girls and Electric Blue look at it nervously. “Is that gonna...?” Sunny started nervously.

“It's gonna blow!” Pipp cried out.

“Everypony brace yourselves!” Sunset cried out as well as they all screamed and tried to run for cover while Izzy just stood there nervously.

"Oh no you don't!" Sarah frowned taking out her wand, taking a stance, "Reducio!" with the flick of her Wizarding World wand, and in a puff of smoke and some food, the 'Everything' bagel shrunk down to the size of one of the huts which was still big. "Haha! Great!"

"Uh, Sarah..." Sunny's voice trailed behind her.

"Huh?" Sarah turned and saw the Mane Five and Electric Blue were covered in food leftovers, "Oh....oops." Sarah blinked sheepishly.

"Oooh cucumber!" Misty grinned before taking one cucumber from her chest and eating it. "Yummy!"

"Misty!" Rarity frowned.

"Oh give her a break Rarity, the girls been sheltered for most of her life." Pinkie Pie chirped happily popping up beside Misty, "Ooh, is that vanilla?!" Pinkie swiped from frost from Misty's cheek and licked it. "It is!"

“We can't go on like this!” Fretlock called out as he took a piece of food off his mane, really irritated that they are a mess again. “The show's canceled!” He declared as he and his bandmates walked off in regret. “Sorry, Pipp.” he apologized as the girls watched them go.

“No! We can fix this!” Sunny desperately said. “We'll remake the costumes a-and the hair! The full V.I.P. treatment! Right, Pipp?” She asked while turning to Pipp with a hopeful smile.

But what Sunny saw was Pipp giving a frown as she looked around the festival, seeing Glory flying by with a balloon with her friend Seashell chasing her with giggles with other ponies walking by and enjoying the festival and the crowd laughing at Hitch doing something, finding it really entertaining.

“Sunnny, not everything can go out the way you plan. And not everything can be perfect just by saying things you want, you just need to try your best and work with what you have. No matter what you have or do.” Sarah lectured. "No one knows that better than me given my Uncle and what happened with him."

“Sarah's right, Sunny.” Pipp said in agreement as she walked up a bit as her friends listened. “Music isn't about the costumes, glamor, or being a V.I.P. It's about sharing your sparkle with the world.” She said as Electric Blue listens as well. “That's what Bridlewoodstock is about, too. Except for Sarah and her family and the Mane Six and Princesses of Old, we may look and smell terrible, but Hitch is on that stage right now, and he's... well, he's actually doing pretty well.”

They all turned to Hitch, who is still on the main stage while giving a comedy talk to the crowd. “So, uh, what do you call a pony at the top of Prancing Point? Lost!” He joked as he laughed with Sparky did a rim shot with a set of drums as the crowd started laughing at his jokes.

“I'm going to go out there and give these ponies the show they deserve!” Pipp declared as she gave a determined smile.

“Me, too!” Sunny said with her hoof raised and a smile.

“Count me in!” Sunset said in agreement as she raised her hoof as well.

“Sounds fun!” Izzy cheered.

“I'm in!” Zipp called out next with her hoof clench.

“Pipp and Sunset are right.” Fretlock said, taking Pipp and Sarah's words by heart. “We got so carried away trying to make everything perfect. But if we're together, it will be perfect!”

Fetlock gave a determined smile to his bandmates as the two ponies nodded in agreement. “Even if it's a little messy, too.” He added while shaking some contents off himself as he gave a chuckle before coming to Sarah and Pipp. Thanks, Pipp and Sarah.”

The two girls smiled.

“Come on, Electric Blue! Let's rock!” He declared with a determined smile and his hoof clench.

At the stage, Hitch is still doing his comedy talk.

“So I said, ‘Un-ni-corn? I need corn too, pal!’ Yeah!” Hitch joked with a laugh before a hook caught his strap as he was lifted off stage as the curtains.

And then, Electric Blue appeared from under the stage with their instruments, even if they are still a mess, they are still going to play.

“What's up, Bridlewoodstock?!” Fretlock announced to the crowd.

Electric Blue then started playing as the fireworks went off and the crowd started cheering loudly to them, ignoring that they are a mess but they are still a great band as Electric Blue played.

The Mane 6 watches them play as they move their heads to the music as things may have not gone as planned, everything turned out okay as they enjoy the festival.

After Electric Blues' performance, Pipp came on the stage again and spoke again through her microphone. “The Guardians of Harmony did an amazing note, ponies! And now, it’s time to give a glowy, warm welcome to our first artist! The one… the only… Ruby Jubilee!” She announced as she flew off.

The crowd cheered as Ruby appeared from behind the stage as she did a pose before she spread her wings and walked slowly before she opened her eyes and smiled as she brought out her own microphone.

“Are you ready to get this pony party started!” Ruby announced as the crowd cheered. “Don’t be afraid to sing along!” She added as she then did a dance as a different music then started playing.


(Iconic Song)







(Ruby)
(Iconic... Iconic...)


Ruby started singing as the crowd then began singing along with her.


Oh, tell me, can you hear that rockin' sound?
(Oh, oh, oh-oh)
If you listen, you can hear it comin' 'round
(Oh, oh, oh-oh)


Ruby then did a twirl as she flew into the air as the crowd either cheered or sang along as Pipp landed beside her sister and her friends.


Yeah, we're movin' to a brand new beat, oh-ohhhh
(Oh, oh, oh-oh)
And you can see us dancin' in the street
(Oh, oh, oh-oh)


Ruby then flew into the air as she twirled around as she gave a wink and then she started flying around and flew close to the crowd.


So call your favorite bestie and bring 'em along
'Cause we're movin' and we're shakin' to our favorite song
Oh-ohhhh
Yeah, it's always in style
(Yeah, it's always in style!)


What everypony doesn’t realize is that the Troggles are appearing from in the woods as they didn’t notice as they saw Ruby singing and flying around.


Iconic, ooh, yeah, you know it's magic
Iconic, ooh, yeah, you know it's classic
Iconic, when we are together
Iconic, yeah, we are forever
Iconic, yeah, we are forever


The ponies and Discord bobbed their heads or bodies to the music as they listened to the music.

And then two Pegai hold out their phones as they aim their camera phones at Ruby as she sings and dances, but then an error shows that there's no signal as their phones buzzed.

Pipp then flew to them as she gave them a slight smile. “

Oh, don't bother. The service out here is nonexistent. In Bridlewood, it's more about forest streams than streaming, you know?” She joked as she smiled. “Be in the now, ponies! Forget those phonies!”

The two Pegasi smiled in agreement as she went back to her friends.


(Ruby)
Yeah, you can see them movin', young and old, oh-ohhhh
(Oh, oh, oh-oh)
Dancin' together, yeah, they feel it in their soul
(Oh, oh, oh-oh)


Ruby kept singing as the Pippsqueaks, Glory, Seashell and Peach Fizz, were moving towards the music as Ruby spread her wings before Peach Fizz climbed on top of her two friends as she cheered for Ruby, not that her friends didn't mind.


We're with all of our friends, yeah, we're singin along
To the sparkle and the magic of our favorite song
Oh-ohhhh
'Cause they're always in style (sty-y-yle)
(Oh, yeah!)


Ruby kept singing as ponies waved their hooves to her as they cheered as Ruby gave a wink to them and then started dancing again as she twirled around.


Iconic, ooh, yeah, you know it's magic
Iconic, ooh, yeah, you know it's classic
Iconic, when we are together
Iconic, yeah, we are forever
Iconic, yeah, we are forever


Pipp kept moving to the music as she and the other ponies didn’t notice that more Troggles are appearing from the bushes as Sparky than begins to feel that something is wrong as he look around and notice the Troggles are moving around with nopony noticing as they are distracted by the music,

Sparky tried to get Hitch's attention as he tapped him on the head, but Hitch didn’t feel or notice as the Troggles drew closer to Ruby.


(It's magic... It's magic... It's magic...)
(Iconic... Iconic... Iconic...)


"Icon-" Suddenly, Ruby's voice suddenly began cutting out and the ponies gasped.

"Ruby?"

"What's going on?"

"Technical Difficulties?" Diane, Sunny and Hitch asked.

"Oh no, her mic cut off!" Pipp breathed. Sarah saw Ruby's throat area glowing in a yellow sphere!

"No! Worst! Ruby behind you!" Sarah called before she leaped on stage as Ruby turned around and saw a Troggle - a ghostly creature with a pig like face and horns on its ghostly head and it was gonna steal her voice.

"Oh no! A Troggle!"

"It's gonna take her voice!" Hiccup and Astrid yelped in fear.

"Oh no, you don't!" Sarah skidding in front of Ruby before the Troggle could take her voice, "You're not taking her voice, mister!" Sarah frowned but the Troggle's magic now turned on her and took her voice instead of Rubys'!

"Sarah!" Sunny called.

"No Mama!"

"Sis!"

"Honey!"

"Lil Britches!"

"Ponchita!"

"Sweetheart!"

"Holy!"

"It took her voice!"

"Freaky!" Nebby, Asha, Delilah, Johnathan, James, Donna (former queen), Zenna, Hiccup and Fishlegs gawked at the Troggles power and one unicorn dropped a fry from his mouth.

"TROGGLES!"

Suddenly, more Troggles came out and began attacking and the ponies screamed and ran away while others fell victim and had their voices taken!

One unicorn was cornered near a tree, "No way dude, don't take my voi-" he began but the Troggle took his voice and made him a mute.

"Unhand that ponies voice right now." Luna frowned at the Troggle before she grabbed the spirit and forced on to give up the voice it stole, however another three stole more voices, "I liked you all better when you were actual pigs." she grumbled before moving off to try and help as many ponies and creatures as she could.

The Adult Student Six, Thorax, Pharnyx, Queen Novo, Prince Rutherford and Rain Shine moved the elders and children to safety the best they could while batting away the Troggles from stealing their voices.

Even Grandpa Gruff helped, half-heartedly.

Sarah used her magic to keep the Troggles away from Ruby while the Mane Five and everyone else could watch in horror while Discord was eating popcorn, "This is better than the movies." he quipped with a chuckle.

"Discord, a little help with them, please?" Twilight asked him incredulously with a deadpanned look.

"Ugh, fine." Discord groaned before putting his popcorn away and flying.

"No wonder the unicorns were so scared of them." Rarity winced. "They are absolutely horrid!"

"More like nightmare-ish!" Star yelped.

"That I agree with!" Cobalt agreed.

"Not even I can match this kind of creepiness." Ghost (Dragapult) put in. "And my name is Ghost!"

"And I thought the Ghost Squad in the Thrifty Market was creepy." Dusk frowned seeing the Troggles were worst than Mai's Father and the Ghost Squad.

"I've heard of stealing the show, but this is ridiculous!" Siren added.

"They're everywhere!"

"Like Halloween in May!"

"No wonder the Unicorns were spooked by them."

"And that freaky poem about them."

"No kidding!"

"They are so creepy!"

"Creppy!" Toothless, Stryka, Stormfly, Hookfang, Meatlug, Barf and Belch agreed.

B-But...the show!" Pipp gawked.

"Pipp, we've got bigger problems!" Sunny stated acting like Sarah.

"The Troggles were real all along but you ignored the warnings over and over again and now looks what's happened!" Tai Lung frowned.

"Guess that happy-go-lucky unicorn was right for once." Silvally quipped.

"Big time." Tou-Tou agreed.

"We have to get rid of these horrid things before they steal everyponys' voices forever." Donna (former queen) frowned.

Zipp and Hitch looked at each other and nodded before stepping in front of the ponies, "Come ponies we need to stop this!" Zipp urged.

"And get back all the voices, including Mama's." Nebby added. "Before she's a mute forever!"

"Yes, but first we need a plan!" Sunny stated.

"The Troggles are taking voices because they are hungry but we think rubies can be a substitute for those voices and force the Troggles to be at peace and give up the voices they stole." Edge Blade informed.

"Are you sure, Edge?" Zipp asked.

"That's what the poem Izzy and the Unicorns kept saying alludes too." Edge Blade quipped and Izzy recited the peom one more time.

"Eye of the Monster, form of the pig, sing, dance yell, step hoof on a twig, Troggles appear, steal what's to be, no cure to be found, past the red ruby."

"Izzy, we don't have time for your poem!" Zipp snapped before the answer clicked, "Wait did you basically say that rubies can defeat the Troggles just like Edge Blade said?"

Pipp and Sunny looked at the young unicorn in shock, "Huh...I guess I did!" Izzy beamed.

The group turned and saw Sarah blasting the Troggles away from Ruby to keep them from getting her voice. Ruby fought back with her mic but she dropped it and a ruby came out and onto the floor. A Troggle picked it up and absorbed it and it vanished.

"See!" Tsukumaro gawked.

"It's true!" Applejack blinked.

"What the hay! Everypony, grab the rubies!" Zipp ordered pointing to the rubies on the stage. 

Everyone went and grabbed them but they were glued tightly onto the stage, "They're really stuck on there." Hitch grunted.

"What the heck did you use on these rubies!" Tyson barked.

"That's because we used extra strength super duper ruby glue!" Izzy stated trying to pull one off with her magic alongside Tsukumaro.

"Why did we do that...?" Pipp grunted in despair.

Sparky babbled at one and let out a puff of smoke but it turned a ruby into a balloon. Petunia puff her dragonfire at one but it turned into a diamond - not what they needed.

"Nice try darlings." Rarity patted their heads.

"We need something stronger to get them off the stage." Nikki frowned.

"Wait a sec, our Animus Magic!" Hiccup remembered he and his friends could get the rubies.

"Right!" Fishlegs nodded. "Direct enchantment, this time."

Zenna, Astrid, Snotlout, the twins, Stoick, Gobber, Edgar and Henna nodded and they all said together, "Large Rubies, detach from the stage!"

And the large rubies came off without a struggle, "It worked." Zenna grinned.

Sunny looked around at the chaos the Troggles were causing and knew she had to do something before the Troggles took every voice away including their own. "Come on. My friends need my help." Sunny concentrated and brought out her Alicorn form. "Yeah!"

She flew up into the air, "Everypony away from the stage!" she called and her friends backed away with cheers.

Sunny used her Alicorn power to strike the rubies forcing them to fall off and around the area, "Everypony, grab a ruby!" Zipp called and the ponies and Sparky grabbed a Ruby each. Together with the Vikings, the ponies held up the rubies making them glow and grabbing the Troggles attention.

They floated over and absorbed them, vanishing and returning the voices to the ponies, "*Gasp*, my voice is back." The two pegasus saw this and threw rubies at the Troggles and the same thing occurred and two voices were returned to two fillies whom gasped and threw rubies to help the other ponies as did others.

The Troggles went for them and vanished. Ruby held up one Ruby and the one whom took Sarah's voice took it, absorbed it and returned Sarah's voice.

"My voice!" Sarah beamed and Ruby laughed.

"It worked!" Hitch beamed.

"Sarah!"

"Sis!"

"Sweetheart!"

"Ponchita!"

"Pricness!" Sunny, Asha, Delilah, James and Tsukumaro beamed as they went over and hugged Sarah, happy she was alright.

Sarah chuckled as she returned the hug. “I’m alright. Thanks to all of you.” She said as she then gave Sunny a proud smile. “And you did well on helping the ponies take care of the Troggles.”

Sunny smiled in return as she spoke. “I have several great teachers.” She said with a nudge to the two Alicorns laughing together as they regrouped with their friends as Sunny’s Alicorn form disappeared.

"All of them are gone." Twilight confirmed as she and the Guardians, Princesses of Old, Edge Blade, Misty and Filly Three came over with the other rulers.

"No wonder you unicorns were so scared of them." Thorax empathized.

"I never thought something could actually take a ponies' voice like that." Skystar quipped.

"Very odd and new." Prince Rutherford added.

"At least we know rubies can be a substitute for their hunger now." Princess Luna pointed. "And now the unicorns know how to defend against them now."

Pipp sighed in relief. “Ah, thank hoofness!” Pipp flew on stage as she picked up the microphone as it gave feedback.

“Uh, is this thing on?” She asked as she gave a nervous chuckle.

“Wow… So I just wanted to say… that I’m sorry. To everypony.” She said in feeling guilty as the ponies around them turned to her as she continued. “But especially to the residents of Bridlewood.”

Unicorns began to come out of hiding from the bushes as Alphabittle and a Unicorn mare walked closely.

“This forest is your home and you know it best. You tried to warn me, but I didn’t wanna listen to you or to my friends.” She said as she turned to her friends as they listened, feeling guilty that she caused Sarah to lose her voice for not listening to the Unicorn warnings about the Troggles as her friends smiled in understanding

“Who only wanted to help make my dream of this festival come true and it resulted in one of my best friends losing her voice. I guess I just got so focused on planning the perfect Bridlewoodstock festival, that I forgot to consider Bridlewood. And all of the history that comes along with it.” She said as she turned to Izzy with a smile. “Even the Jinxie stuff.” She added as

Izzy smiled at Izzy as Pipp continued as her voice began to break in sadness. “But I know better now. And I wanna thank you all for coming to the first and last Bridlewoodstock. The festival is over!” She cried out as she tossed the microphone away as she began to walk out stage with her head down.

“What?!” A unicorn stallion with glasses called out as Pipp stopped and turned to said unicorn. “Don’t stop it now!” He called out, which surprised Pipp.

“This is the most fun we’ve ever had during the Lumi-Bloom!” Another unicorn stallion said in agreement.

“Now that the Troggles are gone, we’re not scared anymore!” The unicorn stallion with a deep voice added.

“We want more music!” A Unicorn mare called out.

“Yeah! Let’s go!” Another mare cheered in agreement.

“We want more! We want more!” A unicorn mare called out as the other ponies began chanting in wanting to continue with the festival.

Pipp was surprised by this as she started to smile with joy as she turned to Ruby, who was surprised by this as well. “What do you think, Ruby?” She asked with a smirk.

Ruby gave a laugh as she spoke. “I think the fans have spoken!” She said in agreement.

“Then the show must go on.” Pipp declared with a smirk as she came next to Ruby as she picked up her microphone again. “What are we waiting for? Start the music!” She announced.

The crowd then begins to cheer in agreement as the festival continued, staring with Ruby finishing her Iconic song for everypony in an encore.





"Now everypony, put your hooves together for our more trusted allies, the Alolan Royal Family!" Pipp announced as Sarah and her family all appeared on stage to the cheers of the crowd.

“Now, I just wanted to let you know, thank you for coming. And we'd all be happy to sing a song for every creature. And it’s an original that helps bring out the magic from within. So are you ponies ready to hear it!?” Sarah called out as she began to sing as music tunes from the background of the stage began to play


[Trust Again - Raya and the Last Dragon (ft. Raisa, Yonnyboii, Matthios, and SPRITE)]

(Chorus - Sarah)

We’re falling even deeper, it’s getting steeper, dark days be bright again

Believe and we’ll be stronger, together greater, I’m ready to trust again

(Verse 1 - Solar)

I’m too afraid to feel alive (didn’t ask for it), decorated pretty lies (I didn’t ask for)

Petty love ain't what I need (cause I need the real thing)

Shower me with gold so everybody could see, satay, nasi lemak, and some other delicacies

We could bring the world together over the seas, we abide for the peace from the west to the east

(Chorus - Sarah)

We’re falling even deeper, it’s getting steeper, dark days be bright again

Believe and we’ll be stronger, together greater, I’m ready to trust again

Believe and we’ll be stronger, together greater, we'll never fall again

Beginning of the end, I'm ready to trust again


The crowd cheered happily as the pokemon and dragons added their own praise to the musical number by their allies.


(Verse 2 - Mischief)

Now, you know it's just the two of us, I know lately, I've been hard to trust

If I fall now, I won't fall out, I'm not worried, may tiwala, and there's no doubt

We will be in a bliss, I know we got this, this will feel like a breeze, you know we got this

At 'di ako aalis, 'sangga mo parang Arnis, Kumapit ka sa 'kin, please, you know I got this

(Verse 3 (TRANSLATED) - Aqua)

In a starless night, on a bad day, there's still a tuk-tuk beside me

Thank you for every story that guided and taught me to trust

Saving the world requires more than dragon power, this is what I have learned

Because of faith again now, all six territories returned to unity

Sarah's cutie mark began to shimmer and glow as she flew around in circle to the beat of the song alongside her adoptive and blood family as the crowd continued to dance to the music.

(Chorus - Sarah)

We’re falling even deeper, it’s getting steeper, dark days be bright again

Believe and we’ll be stronger, together greater, I’m ready to trust again

Believe and we’ll be stronger, together greater, we'll never fall again

Beginning of the end, I'm ready to trust again



(Bridge - Kurma) 

Through the ups and downs, will you help me from the ground, yeah

You make me feel so right 'cause I feel best with you being around

Still, I gotta know, will I ever let it go

I believe in you, we’ll make it through

I’m still not out of love

(Chorus - Blossom, Sarah, Persian, Cinderace, Umbreon, Arcanine, Tundra, Aqua, Komala)

I'm ready to trust again, yay-yeah, I'm ready to trust again~

Believe and we'll be stronger, together greater, we'll never fall again

Beginning of the end, I'm ready to trust again~

Du-du-du, du-du-du, ooh

Du-du-du, du-du-du, ooh

(End Chorus - Sarah, Aqua, and Komala)

Believe and we'll be stronger, together greater, we'll never fall again

Beginning of the end, I'm ready to trust again


The crowd cheered wildly at the musical number by the royal family as Sarah and her whole family gave a bow for their performance before Pipp and Ruby Jubilee appeared beside them.

"We have more incredible acts coming up!" Pipp announced.

"Please welcome.....Electric Blue!" Ruby Jubilee added and Fretlock and his bandmates were shown in the spot light as the crowd screamed wildly.

"How's everypony doin' tonight? I'm Fretlock. And Jam Donut on Bass Guitar and there's Arpeggia on drums. And we are Electric Blue! Woo!" Fretlock called as the crowd cheered.

"And joining us are our very special guests."

"The original girl group."

"The ones whom started it all....."

"The Dreamlands!"

Minty, Blue Belle and Snuzzle were in the spotlight together as the crowd cheered with Sunny and Hitch being the most boisterous before the trio started their song.

(Hooves Together Song)








(The Dreamlands)
Ohhhhhh, hey!
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh
Put your hooves up, put your hooves up
Hey! Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
Put your hooves up, put your hooves up


The Dreamlanders began to sing in sync as Ruby and Pipp moved to the beat as Pipp began to sing through her microphone as they started dancing as Electric Blue played the music as Ruby laughed and ponies started cheering as they moved to the music.


(Pipp)
Generations comin' together
Celebrations, dancing, and laughter
This is a call to you from all walks of life
Lift up your hooves now under the starlight
There's magic rainbows for hundreds of miles

(The Dreamlands)
Me and my ponies never go out of style


Sarah and her family, Ruby and Pipp then moved and twirled in the air as they raised their hooves in the air as they landed as all musicians started singing as Ruby and Pipp danced in sync.


(All)
We don't hang our heads
When things get too hard
We put our hooves together
'Cause we're forever friends
Making our mark
And putting hooves together


The Pippsqueaks are having trouble seeing the stage, which a couple of unicorns notice as they used their horns to levitate them into the air as the Pippsqueaks begins to cheer as they hold each other hooves.


(Minty)
All new places, the lengths that we've gone to
Newfound faces, the friendships that grew


The beachball Sparky made from the ruby he had earlier starts bouncing around the crowds’ hooves.


(Blue Belle)
This is a call to you from all walks of life

(Snuzzle)
Lift up your hooves now under the starlight


The Dreamlands lifted up their hooves as the crowd did the same as they lifted theirs as well into the night sky as rainbow colored lights lit up.


(Pipp)
There's magic rainbows for hundreds of miles


The rest of the Mane Five, the Vikings, their Dragons and Pokemon, Mane Six, Princesses of Old, Race and his team, Edge Blade, Filly Three, Jupiter, Gleam, Mint Burn and Discord dance to the beat as they are enjoying the music.


(The Dreamlands)
Me and my ponies never go out of style

(All)
We don't hang our heads
When things get too hard
We put our hooves together
'Cause we're forever friends
Making our mark
And putting hooves together

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
We put our hooves together
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Put our hooves together

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh


Sarah and her family, Ruby and Pipp started moving in sync again as they, Sarah, Asha, Doug, Delilah, David, Donna, Tsukumaro, Nikki and James with their wings and magic, took to the sky while doing some moves and twirls in the air as they landed back down as they danced and touched each other's hooves in sync as the rest of the Mane 6 and Discord kept dancing and cheering while Electric Blue kept playing their instruments while Ruby laughed a bit before doing a pose as the crowd cheered.


(Minty)
If it ever feels like there's something out to get ya

(Snuzzle)
Or if it ever feels like you're wasting time

(Blue Belle)
Yeah, we come galloping from across Equestria

(Pipp)
You just reach out and touch your hooves to miiiiiiiiiine!


Pipp moved back from the Dreamlands as she twirled in the air before landing next to Ruby again as the two touch hooves again. And then a firework is launched as the gang and the crowd watches as the fireworks explode, making them look amazed at the sight as they cheered.


(All)
We don't hang our heads
When things get too hard
We put our hooves together
'Cause we're forever friends
Making our mark
And putting hooves together


Sarah's family, Ruby and Pipp landed back on stage to move to the music as the Dreamlands sang in sync as Electric Blue kept playing their instruments as they raised their hooves in the air as the crowd cheered and some raised their hooves as well.


Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Put our hooves together
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Put our hooves together


Sarah and her human family, Pipp and Ruby dance together in sync again on the stage as they move and twirl around as they dance.


Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Put our hooves together
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh



(Ruby)
Putting hooves together!


Ruby finished the last note as she, Sarah, her human family and Pipp moved in circles in the air as they touched each other's hooves as the crowd cheered and more fireworks went off once the music ended, as everypony have enjoyed Bridlewoodstock, and it was time they will never forget.