Hey, Guys, this biz-nitch is coming out even sooner than I had planned. I found a place on where I can watch the whole damn thing. So as the girl in the Black-Eyed Peas' music video said, "Let's get it started in here!"

When Rarity and Silver find out about a music video competition, they're eager to convince their friends at Canterlot High to enter the contest. The team soon learns that Crystal Prep Academy are also interested in participating in the contest. The students at CPA have much more resources and are better dancers! Will they be able to pull together and make a winning music video?

Ch. 1: What's the Plan?

It had been a while since the team had gotten back from Camp Everfree, and as usual, Pinkie Pie was finding a way to make anything fun, including raising funds to repair the camp with a car wash.

"To the right, to the right," she said in rhythm. "To the left, to the left. Now up. Now up. Bring it down. Spin it around. Wash that car like you mean it. Come on!" Sunset and Shadow ran around the car with sponges in rhythm with her cleaning off the truck

Then Fluttershy shot the hose at it, washing off the suds, giving the truck they were cleaning that "fresh off the lot" look. Then Rarity pulled out a blow dryer and shot it, drying the car to prepare it for the polish. Pinkie and Sonic jumped on and started.

"Whoo!" yelled Sonic as he spun on the hood with his side covered in polishing bristles. "Best! Idea! Ever!" Then they jumped off and the truck shone in the afternoon sun. "There ya go, Big Mac. One clean truck. That'll be ten bucks." Applejack's brother handed him the cash and drove away.

"Sweet!" said Rainbow. "More cash to add to the stash!"

"Whoo-hoo!" said Pinkie excitedly. Rarity wiped her brow and sighed, tired.

"How about a little break?" she suggested. "All this sunshine and suds are doing a number on my hair."

"Yeah, I guess I could use a drink," said Silver. "It's on me. Who's in?" The others gave tired agreements and they all left. Soon enough, Silver returned with a cooler full of soda and everyone had a drink.

"Hey. Anybody seen Twilight lately?" asked Rainbow.

"I'm here," she said walking up wearing a new outfit. She was wearing a purple skirt with her symbol on it, a few faint stars on it, a light blue shirt with a white collar, a rose-colored bow-tie and tank top, light blue socks and purple shoes. She was also holding the team's money box. "I was just going over the numbers again."

"So?" asked Tails. "What's the verdict?"

"Have we raised enough to make all the repairs to Camp Everfree?" asked Sunset.

"We've only raised half," she replied, looking in the box. "I counted the money four times just to be sure, and counting those rings Sonic sunk in, we still don't have enough." Everyone groaned.

"Well, I'd give you more, but I don't have many left, and I kinda need them for myself too," said Sonic, looking in his ring sack.

"It's alright," said Applejack. "We can just wash more cars. There's gotta be some we missed."

"Hate to break it to ya, AJ, but you're wrong," said Knuckles. And he was right; aside from their tools, the parking lot was completely empty. Unless you count the tumbleweeds that blew past, but I digress.

"I, uh, think we're gonna have to come up with a new plan," said Sunset.

"But we're running out of time," said Rainbow. "The camp fundraising deadline is next week, and Pinkie Pie and Manic have already hosted a bake sale…"

"That didn't really go all that well," said Sonia, as Pinkie pulled a cookie out of her hair and ate it.

"Twilight, Tails, and Fluttershy had that doggy day-care…" continued Rainbow.

"Which, while cute, didn't really end up all that well, financially speaking," said Tails.

"And Sunset, Shadow, Sonic and I planned this car wash," finished Rainbow.

"No problemo, guys," said Silver, standing next to Rarity. "It's our turn to come up with a plan, and we've already got something amazing in mind. It's bound to be more profitable than all our other plans combined. The piece de resistance, if you will."

"Whee-woo!" said Knuckles. "Now we're talkin'! So what's the plan?"

"Is it at all clothing related?" asked Sonic, getting straight to the point.

"It may or may not be," said Rarity. "Meet us in the music room later this afternoon, and we will explain everything."

"We'll be there," said Rainbow as they all left. But then Spike walked up next to them and looked up at Silver.

"You got nothing, huh?" he asked.

"Nothing at all," said Silver, before he realized something. "How did you know?!"

Ch. 2: Step into the Music

Later that day, Silver and Rarity were at the mall, trying to come up with a plan to give the others.

"Ooh rats," said Rarity upset. "Three hours and still no ideas for a lucrative last-minute fundraiser."

"Well, we'd better come up with something soon or Sonic's gonna have my head," said Silver. "Y'know, it's weird. Doesn't window shopping inspire you?"

"Usually, but right now, I'm drawing a complete blank," she said. Just then, Silver heard something on the TV nearby.

"Hey, check this out," he said pointing at it.

"Are you a musician?" asked the voice-over. "Do you and your friends love to dance?"

"Yes?" said Rarity, questioning it.

"Are you unique? Cool? Stylish?" asked the voice-over.

"Yes to everything you just said," said Silver.

"Do you want to win a cash prize?" asked the voice-over.

"Oh, heck yes!" said Silver.

"Then enter the Canterlot Mall 'Chance to Prance' competition," said the voice-over. "All you need is a music video of your own original song and dance, then you could be prancing your way to first prize. Sign up now at the booth near the Aunt Orange Smoothie kiosk." Silver looked at Rarity with a smile on his face.

"You thinking what I'm thinking?" he asked. Rarity just responded by running for the booth. "Guess that's a yes!" he said running after her. But then Rarity was stopped by a bright red sparkling dress in a shop window.

"Oh, we're certain to win!" she said and ran off.

"Oh," said Silver running after her. "For a second there, I thought you were gonna buy that."

"Maybe later," said Rarity as they arrived at the booth. Quickly she wrote Rainbooms on the card Then Silver saw someone familiar.

"Uh Rarity, don't look now, but I think we've got company," he said. It was the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts from the Friendship Games.

"Rarity?" said Sour Sweet. "What a nice surprise! Not."

"Sour Sweet! Sunny Flare!" said Rarity. "Why, it's been ages."

"It's only been a few months since the Friendship Games," said Sugarcoat.

"Sheesh. Does anyone else here not think her name is a misnomer?" asked Silver.

"Is that all?" asked Rarity. "Wow. So, how is everything over at Crystal Prep Academy?"

"Oh, things at CPA have never been better since Principal Cadence took over," said Sunny.

"What happened to Cinch?" asked Silver.

"She went to the school board about the Friendship Games and got fired," said Lemon Zest. "After that, she got thrown in an asylum."

"God, Sonic warned her that would happen. What an idiot," said Silver.

"Yeah, she's going to let us have the Spring dance on a yacht," said Sour. "If we raise the money." Silver whistled in impressment.

"Sounds awesome. Well, good luck with the money-raising," he said.

"Are you signing up for the 'Chance to Prance' contest too?" asked Lemon.

"Just finished," said Silver, sliding their note into the box. "Why? Are you signing up too?"

"We definitely aren't here because we like standing in lines," said Sugarcoat.

"Seriously, your name is a misnomer," said Silver. "Does no-one else find that even the least bit weird?"

"I assume you already have a video concept figured out?" asked Sour. "The competition's going to be pretty fierce."

"Matter of fact, yes," said Rarity. "It came to me as soon as I saw that gorgeous red rough-around ensemble on the way over here." Silver thought he saw Sour's eye twitch, but he wasn't sure.

"Oh. Tell me more…" she said with a certain tone of voice Silver was extremely suspicious about.

"Oh. Well, each member of the Rainbooms is going to dance in a different style," she said. "Like flamenco, hip-hop or street ballet. And we'll wear costumes to match each genre. Designed by yours truly, of course." Then she gave a little proud giggle.

"That sounds like a very good concept," said Sugarcoat.

"Yeah, that's actually a pretty good idea," said Silver. He saw a weird look on Sour's face, but he was still confused.

"Yeah," she said. "I guess it's okay. If you're going for way too over-the-top."

"I'm a telekinetic hedgehog from two hundred years in the future who fights robots and giant fire demons for a living," said Silver bluntly. "What do you think about that?"

"Point taken," said Sour.

"Thanks," said Rarity. "So what's your concept?"

"Nothing," said Sugarcoat.

"Pardon?" asked Silver.

"We don't have one yet," she clarified.

"What she means is…" said Sour. "It's a surprise. But it's amazing. So original."

"Oh, well, I can't wait to see it," said Rarity as she pulled Silver away. "Good luck!"

"You too!" said Sour, smirking mischievously.

Ch. 3: Down to Business

Back at school, Rarity and Silver had just finished explaining the plan to the others.

"See guys? What'd we tell ya? It's a great idea. We win this contest, we're walking away with tons of cash for the camp," said Silver. "All we have to do is write up some lyrics for the new song, and we'll choreograph some dance moves. Once that's done, Badda-bing, Badda-boom, the cash prize is ours and the camp is saved."

"You make it sound easy as pie," said Applejack.

"That's because it is," said Rarity. "The girls at Crystal Prep even agree. They're making a video too." Then a loud record scratch sound effect sounded in the room.

"They are?" asked Twilight.

"Yeah, why? Is that a problem?" asked Silver.

"Oh. No, it's not," said Twilight, scratching the back of her neck. "Just haven't heard much about my old school since I left, I guess."

"Well, if you ask me," said Spike. "Crystal Prep has got nothin' on CHS. I love it here!" Then Fluttershy gave him a little scratch under the chin making his voice tremble. "See what I mean?"

"All right guys, now before we get started with the music itself," said Silver. "There's just one small little thing we forgot to mention. Tiny, really. Miniscule."

"Oh God, this can't be good," said Sonic quietly.

"What's that?" asked Sunset.

"Shouldn't have asked," muttered Shadow. Rarity was so nervous, she looked like she was about to explode, but the message got out.

"I would need to use our fundraiser money to buy costume materials for the video," she said quickly. She and Silver looked at the others who were curious.

"I knew this was gonna be clothing related somehow," said Sonic.

"How much is the grand prize worth?" asked Sonia.

"More than twice what we need to fix up the camp," said Silver.

"Ha! Then, of course, you can use the money for costumes!" said Rainbow.

"Ah, what the hell," said Knuckles. "Why not?" Then he picked up the money box. "Think fast." Quickly, he threw it at Silver who caught it one-handed.

"Sweet!" said Rainbow. Pinkie grabbed Rarity and Silver in a hug, as Twilight went over some numbers on a printing calculator.

"According to my calculations," she said. "If we lend Rarity the funds we've already raised, we stand to gain four times as much money as we have now." Everyone cheered at that idea. "But if we lose the video contest, we'll be completely back to square one at zero dollars. Anyone else think this is an awfully risky endeavor?" She looked around at the sea of fearful and worried faces and changed her mind. "I mean, um, me neither."

"Hey, high risk, high reward, right?" asked Silver.

"All right everyone," said Rarity. "Who's ready to shoot our winning dance music video?" Everyone yelled and cheered in excitement as Silver handed Rarity the cash box. She gave a giddy chuckle. "Looks like we have some fabric shopping to do."

Ch. 4: Shooting

Soon everyone was in the gym with their costumes on.

"Okay guys, one more time from the top," said Sonic.

"Alright Rainbow, whatever you do, don't miss your cue, okay?" asked Tails. "It's when Fluttershy does the triple pirouette, got it?"

"Yeah, I'm ready," she said.

"Alright then," said Sonic. "Lights are set. Camera?"

"Rolling," said the school photographer, Photo Finish.

"Music?" asked Sonic.

"All set," called Vinyl, moving the needle.

"And… Action!" said Rarity. Sunset and Fluttershy danced for a bit, but once she started the triple pirouette, she kicked Sunset in the back and Rainbow came in too soon, getting everyone annoyed.

"Cut, cut, cut!" shouted Sonic. Vinyl moved the needle, confusing Rainbow.

"Hey, what happened to the music?" she asked. Rarity looked annoyed, but she got over it.

"Fluttershy, it's supposed to be a triple pirouette," she said, getting up. Spike had fallen asleep at her feet and he woke up and stretched when Rarity moved.

"I know, it's just that…" she spluttered. "I- I-I don't think I can do one of those."

"Darling, of course, you can, Darling," said Rarity. "I believe in you."

"How 'bout you try jazz paws instead?" said Spike, wiggling his front paws.

"As much as I would love to see that, I don't think it fits her style," said Silver.

"Yeah," said Sunset, fixing her outfit. "Thanks, Spike, but all these moves are pretty hard." Rarity groaned in angst.

"I know, but if we want to win, we have to bring our A-game." she said.

"Crystal Prep certainly will," said Twilight. "They're excellent dancers. And you know how they love to compete."

"Look, people, how bout we just forget about the other teams and get back to dancing?" said Knuckles.

"Great idea, Knuckles," said Pinkie, trying a moon-walk. "It's really fun. I haven't stopped this whole time."

"Okay, stop, stop, stop-stop-stop," said Sonic, stopping her. "You're trying too hard." Then he pulled out a fedora and an mp3 player. "Try more… like this." Then he turned on his player to the middle of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", put the fedora on his head, and moonwalked right out the door. Everyone looked at him as he zipped back in with the music off. "Like that."

"Alright look, let's just take it from Rainbow's entrance," said Silver, jumping off the stage. Sonic and the others quickly followed and took their positions. Rarity sighed as she took her seat, but got back to it.

"And… Action!" she shouted. They all got back to dancing but then Sunset's heel got caught on Rainbow's jacket and tore it.

"Cut," Sonic said to Photo, who quickly stopped recording. Rarity zipped up looking at the tear in fear.

"This is a disaster!" she said.

"Oy," said Shadow.

"Whoops," said Sunset. "Sorry Rarity."

"Can you fix it?" asked Sonic.

"Well, I can," she said, taking the jacket. "But I'll have to run to the fabric store before it closes." Quickly she left. "Keep practicing while I'm gone!" she yelled. Everyone rolled their eyes and shrugged at her behavior.

Ch. 5: Thieves!

Back at the mall, Rarity had just left the fabric store with a bag of materials.

"Oh, thank goodness I budgeted for backup fabric," she said. Then she saw Silver. "Silver? Darling, what are you doing here?"

"That's not important," he said. "You're gonna wanna see this." She looked and there were the Shadowbolts doing several different kinds of dancing, and way better than the others did. Rarity rubbed her eyes and looked again.

"Is that a disco-inspired look?" she asked. "And a street ballet tutu?"

"I think it is," said Silver. "They stole our plan!" Quickly, they rushed back to Rarity's house and started sewing until the others burst in.

"We're heeerrreee!" said Pinkie hanging from the top of the door.

"We got your text," said Twilight. "You said it was an emergency?"

"Is everything alright, guys?" asked Knuckles.

"Well, since you asked," said Rarity, getting on her couch and brushing off her lap. "The answer is no!" Then she started bawling her eyes out.

"Oh no," said Fluttershy. "What happened?"

"Those Shadowbolt girls stole our video concept," said Silver. "We saw them filming over at the mall. They copied Rarity's design ideas and everything."

"So of course, they looked absolutely fabulous," said Rarity, before she got back to crying. "But the worst part is that they're all incredible dancers!"

"Major bummer in the summer," said Pinkie, passing her a tissue box. "Tissue for your issue?" Rarity took it and wiped her running mascara away before she blew her nose.

"Everyone is counting on us," she said. "On the video to win us the prize money for the camp."

"Oh, how could I have been so blind?" said Silver, face-palming. "Of course they stole the concept. We practically served it to them on a silver platter, and I didn't even realize it. And I'm psychic!"

"Don't beat yourself up about it," said Sonic. "It'll take more than one round of the Friendship Games for the Shadowbolts to learn winning isn't everything."

"Eh. Maybe this was all for the best," said Applejack.

"What do you mean?" asked Silver.

"Well, the concept and costumes were incredible, but our dancing?" asked Knuckles.

"Not so much," said Sunset. Knuckles and Applejack laughed.

"We could barely get in a two-step before tripping over each other's boots," said Applejack. The others joined them in laughing.

"Nonsense!" said Rarity. "You all looked great! Well, maybe not great, but… but… but… but it was getting there! And the point is, we don't have to let them win! That is our video concept, and I am going straight to Crystal Prep to let them know that they have messed with the wrong girls!" She seethed in anger. "Who's with me?" Everyone just looked at each other in silence. Rarity realized no one was on board and cleared her throat. "N-n-no, seriously. Who is with me? I have no idea how to get to Crystal Prep."

"I'll go," said Twilight. "Maybe I can try to reason with them. We were classmates once."

"Keyword; Once." said Shadow.

"That's the spirit!" said Rarity grabbing her and dragging her out. "Come on!"

"This isn't gonna end well," said Sonic. At Crystal Prep, Twilight and Rarity stuck their heads out from behind a bush. Rarity was wearing a headscarf and designer sunglasses. Quickly, they slipped in the front door and ninjaed their way through the halls.

"Okay," whispered Rarity. "Where's the dance studio?"

"There's a dance studio?" asked Twilight.

"Didn't you go to this school?" asked Rarity.

"Well, I can show you where the library is," she replied. Then they heard some sort of music.

"Wait. Sh!" said Rarity. "That's their music." It was coming from a room down the hall and the door was open. "Bingo." Quickly, she raced towards it and they saw it was a dance studio. The girls were there practicing as Rarity came in with her mouth hanging open.

"Hey girls!" said Sour. "So what did you think of our routine? Scared yet?"

"Don't change the subject, Sour Sweet," said Rarity accusingly.

"You didn't bring up a subject, to begin with," said Sugarcoat.

"You either!" said Rarity.

"Ooookayyy," said Sour.

"You know why we're here," said Rarity. "You stole my- our music video idea. Now, change your concept or else."

"Sorry," said Sour. "But we can't." The girls laughed cruelly.

"And why is that?" asked Twilight.

"Because we care about winning," said Sunny. "Duh."

"And we will," said Sour. "Because we're just about to submit our video." They laughed again and Rarity was shocked.

"You're what?" she asked before she started stuttering. "It doesn't matter. Because we are still doing our video the way we planned."

"Go ahead," said Sour. "But there's just one flaw in your little plan."

"By the time you submit yours, it'll just look like you copied us." said Sunny.

"Except a worse version," said Sugarcoat. Rarity was shocked as Lemon turned the music back on and the girls resumed their routine.

Back at school, Rarity was apologizing to the others. "This is all my fault! All that money we raised is spent, and now we have no music video. I should never have convinced you all that we could pull this off in so little time," she said.

"Are you insane?" asked Sonic. "I'm the fastest thing alive. I could do this myself, blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back. I mean for God's sake, look at Pinkie Pie. She just built that castle made entirely out of chocolate bars while we were talking." They all looked and there was a giant chocolate statue that looked suspiciously like Princess Twilight's castle. Then she ripped part of the wall off and ate it.

"Want some?" she asked.

"Nah, I'm trying to watch my figure," said Sonia.

"What I want is a new video concept," said Rarity.

"Eh," shrugged Pinkie as she took another bite.

"So let's create one," said Rainbow.

"Really?" asked Rarity. The others all gave her affirmative remarks.

"I'm sure if we all put our heads together, we'll come up with something even better than before," said Sunset.

"Okay, I suppose it's worth a try," said Rarity. Then Pinkie zipped over, grabbed everyone and literally put their heads together.

"I think it's working," she whispered.

"It is now," thought Silver in everyone's minds. "I linked our minds."

"Yeah, I think I got something," said Knuckles. "Okay, so we're in home ec, dressed up like cowpokes, doing some baking, and then a fresh batch of fritters comes out of the oven and everyone's having a great time."

"Wait-wait-wait," said Silver. "So lemme get this straight. We're in a music video, eating pastries at school. That's your big idea?"

"Sorry," said Knuckles. "I guess I'm just kinda hungry."

"Anyone have another idea?" asked Rarity.

"Oh-oh, I do," said Rainbow. "So, we're all in the middle of the jungle, and we're being chased by henchmen shooting poison arrows at us."

"Liking it so far," said Shadow. "Do I get to use my guns?"

"You're gonna need to, because suddenly, out of nowhere, the shadow of a giant beast appears!" said Rainbow.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute," said Sonic. "Isn't this a scene from that new 'Daring Do' book?"

"Oh yeah, that's why it seemed so cool," said Rainbow. "Never mind. Next?"

"Okay, I've got it!" said Pinkie.

"I fear for my sanity," said Sonic.

"You should," said Silver.

"Please, do tell," said Rarity, having just dodged a poison arrow.

"We'll start out on the moon," said Pinkie. "And we'll be wearing really sparkly costumes. No wait, we'll be in space suits. We're surrounded by gorgonzola cheese, but then a space doggy walks over. And starts to eat the cheese!

"Okay, hold it! Everyone stop!" said Silver, snapping everyone out of the sleep-like trance they were in. "None of this is ever gonna work!"

"Aw why not?" asked Pinkie.

"Several reasons actually," said Silver. "One; Tails left his spaceship on Mobius, and until he gets the portal cannon fixed, we can't go get it. Two; sound can't travel through space, so it would be ineffective anyway. Three; the cheese would disintegrate in the vacuum of space, floating off into nothingness. Four; if Spike is the space-dog, how is he supposed to breathe in space to eat the cheese? Five; the contest is for dance music videos, and none of your ideas thus far included dancing. Guess which one is the most important!"

"But they were pretty funny, huh?" asked Pinkie, giggling. "I liked yours, Rainbow Dash."

"Thanks, Pinkie," she replied. Then Pinkie started floating by her neck being choked by a red aura. The others looked and saw that Silver's markings had turned red.

"I swore to myself I'd never use my powers like this again," he said darkly. "But unless someone comes up with an idea that might actually work, she dies!"

"Jeez Silver! Calm down!" said Sonic, forcing his hand down, sending Pinkie gasping and coughing for breath on the floor.

"There," said Silver panting. "I believe I have made my point."

"Are you okay?" asked Fluttershy. Then Silver's markings flared the color of blood.

"DO I LOOK LIKE I'M OKAY?!" he yelled. "The deadline for the contest is tomorrow and we've just been STANDING HERE, SCREWING AROUND!" With that, he kicked the door off its hinges and walked away. Everyone looked at him wide-eyed and Rarity cleared her throat.

"Well, uh tensions here appear to be getting to be rather heated, and Silver and I clearly need to talk, so I'll just, uh…" she said. "Yes." Then she walked away after him.

"One rule of thumb we have on this team;" said Sonic to no one in particular. "Never cross Silver."

Ch. 6: Fixing Things Up

Silver and Rarity were at a café close by, getting a grip on things. Silver was meditating to calm himself down and Rarity was eating ice cream to try and stop the crying. They had gotten to talk, but after hearing what Silver had to say, Rarity realized he was right. Then they heard some familiar voices talking.

"It's no use, Sour Sweet," said a voice who Silver instantly recognized as Sunny Flare. "Why are we even still trying?"

"What the?" said Silver, dropping to the ground from his meditation and looking to see the Shadowbolts over in a booth nearby.

"Because the deadline hasn't passed yet," Sour replied. "We can still come up with an original song to replace that Sapphire Shores one we've been practicing our choreography with."

"It's highly unlikely," said Sugarcoat.

"Why did we tell Rarity that we already submitted our video?" asked Lemon.

"So that we could still use her concept," said Sour. "Rarity is creative. She'll come up with something else. But if we don't, we have nothing. And imagine what our classmates would say."

"They'll say it's our fault the spring dance had to be held in the boring old auditorium instead of on a yacht like we promised." said Lemon.

"Exactly," said Sour.

"Well, what do you know about that?" asked Silver. "They're just as hopeless as we are."

"No. They just don't want to disappoint their classmates," said Rarity.

"Yeah, but did you hear what they said?" asked Silver. "They stole the song they've been using."

"But the Rainbooms have a band," said Sugarcoat. "They'll surely have a killer original song and we don't."

"Yet." said Sour.

"Face it, Sour," said Sunny. "We're doomed." Then Rarity walked up and cleared her throat with Silver hovering next to her.

"Excuse us, girls," she said.

"Rarity! Silver!" said Sour. "Uh, how long have you been over there?"

"About ten minutes," replied Silver. "But that's more than long enough to hear you have no original song."

"Like I said," said Sugarcoat. "Doomed."

"Oh, far from it," said Silver as he and Rarity slid in with them. "Look, I know our schools haven't always seen eye-to-eye, but Rarity and I think we have an idea that'll solve both our problems."

"We're listening," said Sour. Back at school, Rarity and Silver had dragged the others back to the gym.

"Okay Silver, what's this new big plan you two were so excited about?" asked Knuckles.

"Et voila!" said Silver, gesturing to the gym. Everyone gasped when they saw it. Their old set was still there, but now, in front of the stage was a multicolored dance floor surrounded by large masses of crystal. The team was amazed, but then Shadow spoke up.

"Aren't the Shadowbolts using this video concept now?" he asked.

"Well yeah, but so are we," said Silver. "Hey, girls! You can come out now!" Then the Shadowbolts walked out onto the stage, surprising the others.

"Okay, two things," said Sonic. "One; WHAT?! Two; THE HELL?!"

"Why are they here?" asked Shadow.

"I know it's hard to believe, but the Crystal Preppers here helped us realize that competing against one another was getting us nowhere," said Rarity.

"And Rarity and Silver helped show us that winning was the only thing driving us," said Lemon. "We didn't even care if we had to steal to accomplish it."

"But that's not who we are," said Sour. "Anymore."

"Yeah, that's really sweet and all, but it still doesn't answer my question," said Shadow.

"Well, they've offered to help with dance moves," said Silver. "In exchange, we help them come up with an original song."

"Combining our talents is the most logical thing to do," said Sugarcoat.

"We are gonna make one epic music video together," said Sunny.

"So? What do you guys think?" asked Rarity. "Are you in?" Everyone looked at each other pondering until Pinkie and Sonic broke the silence.

"Best. Music. Video. Idea! EVER!" said Pinkie.

"I think it's time to crank this baby up to eleven!" said Sonic. Later, the team was dressed up in costume and ready to shoot.

"We'll start things out by showing you our song," said Tails, handing a piece of sheet music to Sunny.

"But this is just about the Rainbooms," said Sunny. "There's nothing us in the lyrics."

"Yet," said Fluttershy, pulling out a pen. "Wanna help me make some changes?"

"Anyone else want to work on the music?" asked Silver.

"We'll get to that after I teach you some epic moves, Rarity," said Sour.

"No-no, music first," said Rarity.

"Dance first," said Sour.

"Music first!" said Rarity.

"Dance first!" said Sour.

"Music first!" said Rarity.

"Dance first!" said Sour. Silver quickly blew his coach's whistle to stop them.

"Whoa there, ladies," he said. "We keep this up, we'll be right back to square one!"

"The order is irrelevant," said Sugarcoat.

"What she said," said Sonia. The two realized they were right and stopped.

"Oh yeah," said Rarity and the two laughed nervously before groaning.

"Okay, places people!" said Sonic. "Alright Sunset, on your cue, start us off and we'll get to the rest."

"Got it," she said, getting into position with the others.

"All right, places people, let's make some magic," said Sonic, taking his seat behind the camera. "Lights!"

"Lights!" said Silver, hitting the spotlight on the rig above.

"Camera!" said Sonic.

"Rolling," said Shadow, then Manic ran in front with a clapboard.

"Okay, this is Crystal Rainbooms' 'Dance Magic' music video," he said. "Take one." He clapped the board and ran.

"And… Action!" shouted Sonic as Vinyl hit the music.

(Play "Dance Magic" – Crystal Rainbooms – Original Episode)

The music played for a minute, but once it hit a point, he counted down from three on his fingers and pointed to Sunset as her cue.

Sunset: I feel it stirrin'
Deep down inside my soul
The Rhythm's takin hold
And it's about to roll

Twilight: A million sparkles
Falling across the floor
So DJ give it more
It's what we're looking for

All: Dance the night away
All our friends right by our side
It doesn't matter what style you bring
We're about to go on that ride

It's Dance Magic
Once you have it
Let your body move
Step into the music

It's Dance Magic
And it's electric
Let your body move to the music

Pinkie: Doesn't matter what style you got
Just keep dancin' on that spot
Friends like you for who you are
Dance queen on the scene. Superstar!

Crystal Prep, you've got the moves
Rainbooms bringin' all the grooves
Put 'em together and make it fit
Crystal Rainbooms. Dance Magic.

All: Dance the night away
All our friends right by our side
It doesn't matter what style you bring
We're about to go on that ride

It's Dance Magic
Once you have it
Let your body move
Step into the music

It's Dance Magic
And it's electric
Let your body move to the music

Crystal Rainbooms got a style that's all our own
Dancin' nonstop, body movin' in the zone
Bring whatever style you got
Cause the party is goin' on…!

It's Dance Magic
And it's electric
Let your body move to the music…!

(Cut the music)

The next day, everyone gathered at the mall and just got finished watching their music video on the TV, where it was shown to have won first prize.

"Yee-hoo!" said Applejack triumphantly. "We got enough to make Camp Everfree look just like new!"

"We're having the spring dance on a yacht!" said Lemon excitedly. The two high-fived and Pinkie grabbed them in a hug.

"Who's up for a celebratory Aunt Orange smoothie!?" asked Pinkie. Everyone cheered and ran for the kiosk, except Rarity, Silver, and Sour.

Then Rarity gasped. "I have just had the most brilliant idea!" she said. "Maybe Crystal Prep could use an award-winning band to play at their spring dance? It'd be the perfect way to show off your new dance moves."

"Hey, now there's an idea," said Silver.

"That would be amazing," said Sour. "Of course then we'd have a new dilemma to deal with?"

"And what's that?" asked Silver.

"Figuring out what we're all gonna wear," said Sour.

"Ohhhh…." said Silver. "Don't worry about it. We've already got a few ideas we'd be more than willing to share."

"Me too!" said Sour as they walked toward the kiosk laughing.