Wow, Applejack!
Are you sure you've never
managed a concert before?
Well it turns out doin' up a concert's
the same as settin' up a rodeo!
And thanks to Pinkie's
connections organizing
the Ponypalooza Rock Concert,
we've got quite a lineup for the
Helping Hooves Music Festival!
Twilight! Applejack!
Rainbow Dash! Rarity!
Fluttershy! Spike! Pinkie Pie!
Oh wait, that's me.
Everypony!
What is it, Pinkie?
I have the most
amazing news ever!
It is totally gonna freak
your frizz!
Well, spill it, Pinkie!
It wasn't easy. In fact,
it was terribly difficult.
But I have managed to book
the biggest pony pop star
in all of Equestria as
the main attraction
of the Helping Hooves
Music Festival!
Sapphire Shores?
Sapphire Shores?! Please!
Sapphire Shores is merely
the second biggest
pony pop star in all of Equestria.
I have booked the one, the only,
Countess Coloratura!
Who in the hay is
Countess Coloratura?
My frizz has been freaked!
Pinkie Pie, who is this
Countess Coloratura pony?
Uh, I just told you that she's
the biggest pony
pop star in Equestria!
How how how how how
have you not heard of her?!
Don't know! Though
I did know a gal
named Coloratura
when I was just a filly.
Wouldn't it just be
the funniest thing
if that Coloratura and this Coloratura
were the same Coloratura!
Do you mean to tell me that you
actually know Countess Coloratura?
Well, I don't think
it's the same pony,
since my friend wasn't any
sort of highfalutin' countess.
Do you remember her cutie mark?
Sure do! It had this
super colorful bunch
of musical notes that just
shimmered in the light.
You mean like this?!
Well, fancy that! That there's
the very same cutie mark!
Do you have any idea
of the number of hoops
I had to jump through to get
her to perform at the festival?!
A whole lot of hoops!
That pony is very demanding!
Nah.
Yah!
I completely understand.
We artistes require
certain necessities
in order to do our best work.
This was clearly some
sort of misunderstandin',
cause Rara was just
as down home as me!
Rara?!
Even that big name
was too fancy for her,
so I shortened Coloratura to Rara!
We had the best time
at Camp Friendship!
Rara was just so easy goin'!
We were like two apples
from the same branch.
Rara and I prepared this song
for the camp talent show.
When we performed,
she belted it out,
singin' in the most colorful,
clear voice I've ever heard!
? Equestria, the land I love ?
? A land of harmony ?
? Our flag does wave
from high above ?
? For ponykind to see ?
? Equestria, a land of friends ?
? Where ponykind do roam ?
? They say true friendship
never ends ?
? Equestria, my home ?
After camp, we wrote to
each other for a bit, but...
then we lost touch.
But Rara always did want to go
to Manehattan to try
and make it big.
But a demandin' diva?
Just you wait, Pinkie.
Once Rara gets here,
you'll see she's just
a plain old pony like you an' me.
I don't have to wait - she's here!
Really?
...Rara?
Countess Coloratura!
Clear the way! Stand back!
Keep your hooves
and tail to yourselves!
No... that can't be her!
hi.
Remember me?
We met at Camp Friendship?
I gave you the nickname Rara?
AJ?
Yeah, heh... howdy, Rara!
Hoofsies!
Ooh, you got hoofsies
from Countess Coloratura!
Look!
Ooh, she clearly thinks
you're very special!
Hoofsies! Hoofsies!
Hoofsies!
Yeah... real special.
Now that's how you
make an entrance!
Big, bold, absolutely stunning!
Though it was muddied
a bit with your
interaction with that
dusty farmpony.
Do you actually know her?
Oh yeah, that's my
childhood fillyfriend, AJ!
She was the one that
started calling me Rara.
Oh yes, how cute and...
common.
Of course, I was the one that
started calling you Countess,
and just look at how you've
moved up in Equestria since then!
Why, you've gotten everything
you've ever wanted!
Speaking of which, where is
the pony Pinkie Pie?
Ooh! I'm the pony Pinkie Pie Mr.
Manager sir!
Do you have the water
imported from Rainbow Falls
that I requested for
Countess Coloratura?
I have twenty glass
containers full right here!
Did I not tell you
to provide straws
in all of Countess Coloratura's
beverages?
Uh, I don't think so.
But lucky for you
I have the biggest
straw collection in Equestria!
I call this straw Fernando.
Hm. Let us confirm that you
acquired the rest of the items
that Countess Coloratura
requested before
she performs her run-through,
shall we?
Ooh, we shall!
Floral arrangements from
the royal Canterlot gardens...
chocolate eclairs made by Gustave le Grande...
a selection of crystals from
the Crystal Empire...
freshly picked cherries
from Cherry Jubilee's farm
separated red from yellow...
Abso-tootley!
Well, by some miracle your requests
have been reasonably met.
So let us move on...
to rehearsal!
See, Applejack? Demanding!
Pinkie's right, Rarity!
The Rara I knew didn't hide
behind a veil givin'
out fake stamp kisses,
sippin' up imported water, and
needin' her cherries separated...
Oh I do understand. Sometimes it's
hard to see our friends change.
She's become a whole other pony!
Trust me. Once you see
Countess Coloratura perform,
you simply won't believe it!
? Time for the spectacle ?
? Time for the show ?
? The lights are bright
and the colors glow ?
? I'm not just anypony ?
? I think you know ?
? The time is now,
it's about to go! ?
? Razzle dazzle ?
? Glitz and glam ?
? Turn it all up,
it's a spectacle ?
? Razzle dazzle ?
? Glitz and glam ?
? Turn it all up,
it's a spectacle ?
? Give me more ?
? Razzle dazzle ?
? Glitter eyes, big surprise ?
? Lights, cameras ?
? Razzle dazzle ?
? Glitz and glam ?
? Turn it all up,
it's a spectacle ?
? Hear the applause ?
? Here to impress ?
? Not just a pony,
I am the Countess! ?
Rarity was right!
I don't believe it!
Oh my shining star! Thanks
to the sparkling costumes,
dazzling choreography and brilliant
vocal effects that I designed,
your performance was spectacular,
Countess Coloratura!
Oh, thank you, Svengallop!
Correct me if I'm wrong here,
but that fellow isn't actually
complimentin' Rara.
He's congratulatin' all
the bells and whistles
he's piled on to make her
Countess Coloratura.
Oh nonononono, you don't
understand, Applejack!
Creating all of those elements
is a lot of work,
and Countess Coloratura's perfomance
wouldn't exist without them.
If you ask me, that wouldn't
necessarily be a bad thing.
Oh, if we're all done here,
I'd love to go back to my
trailer and rest, Svengallop.
Actually, right now
you're scheduled
for your meet and greet
with the schoolponies!
Ugh, I can totally get you out of
meeting with the
schoolponies, Countess.
Absolutely not.
My favorite part of
any event is meeting
with the schoolponies!
The schoolponies'll be so happy
to hear that, Rara!
Ponyville schoolponies!
As part of the Helping Hooves
Music Festival,
I'm holding a contest where
some of you will
get a chance to sing with me
onstage at the concert tomorrow!
Sound fun?
Alright! Now who wants
more hoofsies?
Now that's more like
the Rara I remember.
But... I got everything
you requested!
That was for Countess Coloratura!
This is for me! And what I want
is premium oats!
Oh! Well we have lots of tasty
oats right here in Ponyville!
I would not feed those
to a chicken!
I want top-of-the-line
Apploosan oats!
Next, it appears that we are
surrounded by apple trees.
Bring me five hundred
pre-peeled, pre-cored apples,
and I want those things
in twenty four hours!
But that's impossible!
Do you want me to
pull Countess Coloratura
from your little podunk
charity show?!
Because I will!
Applejack! Svengallop just made
all of these new demands
and he said-
I heard, Pinkie,
but don't you fret.
I'll talk to Rara and
fix things right up.
Did'ja see sis, did'ja see?!
Is this the little sister you
wrote to me about, AJ?
Hold on, Applejack. You wrote to
Countess Coloratura about me?!
AJ said you were the best
little sister ever, Apple Bloom!
Alright now, you'd best
get along, little ponies.
Uh... hey Rara, you mind if I talk
to you about your manager?
Sure, what about him?
Well, while you were meetin'
with the schoolponies,
he was demandin' all sorts
of stuff from Pinkie Pie.
Svengallop works very hard
as my manager AJ,
so if he needs some things
when we're on the road,
I don't see anything
wrong with that.
Well do you see somethin'
wrong with him tellin'
Pinkie that if she doesn't get
those things by tomorrow,
he'll pull you from our
charity festival?
What? But he knows how
important charity is to me,
and leaving the festival would
completely ruin my image!
I'm afraid Svengallop
doesn't give
a pickled pippin about
your charity work.
That's not true! Svengallop
has always
supported me in all my interests.
You're just saying those
things because you're jealous!
Jealous of what? A pony
who hides behind a veil
so thick she can't see
when somepony's usin' her?
No, I'm not jealous of that, Rara.
I am not Rara, I am
Countess Coloratura!
And while we may have been
friends while we were young,
we have clearly gone
in different directions!
It just ain't right!
He's manipulatin' her,
and she's just not seein' it!
Enough stewin', more peelin'!
Sorry Pinkie, but there is
no way I'm lettin'
that lousy Svengallop use
my friend like that!
Countess Coloratura!
Wow, AJ, you said my real name.
I said your new name, but
I saw the real you hangin'
out with those schoolponies
yesterday.
And I know somepony that'd prefer
if you stopped doin'
those little events.
Ugh, not this again.
Come on now. You've just
got to give me a chance
to prove what I'm sayin' is true.
And just how are you
going to do that?
Do exactly what I say.
We'll see if that
Svengallop truly
has your best interests at heart.
Svengallop? Svengallop!
Where are you, Svengallop?
Here I am! Did you
need something?
Yes, I was... considering...
maybe cancelling the contest
with the schoolponies...?
Countess, this is wonderful!
I've been waiting forever for you
to cancel that pointless
schoolpony contest.
You... have?
You do it at every charity event,
and it does absolutely
nothing to promote
the Countess Coloratura
image that I built!
Consider it cancelled!
Pinkie Pie!
Yes, Svengallop, sir!
We are making some
adjustments to the show.
Follow me!
Cancel the contest
for the fillies
and schedule me a spa treatment!
Now that I don't have to oversee
a rehearsal with those brats,
I have time for the works!
You know the drill!
Deliver, or the diva ditches
your dippy charity!
Okay, Countess Coloratura,
all taken care of!
You know the drill! Deliver,
or the diva ditches
your dippy charity!
So that's how you've been
managing things?
Yeah, so?
What's the problem?
The problem is you've been
using my name
to intimidate ponies to
get what you want!
But I work incredibly
hard for you!
I deserve everything I get!
But not because you scare
ponies into thinking
I won't perform for their
charities otherwise!
I would never do that to my fans!
Which is why you should
have known that
I would never cancel the
schoolponies' contest!
Hm, all this charity and schoolpony
contest nonsense
is just remnants of that boring little
Rara I met back in Manehattan!
You clearly don't understand
the real me!
Ha, that's a joke!
I made you somepony!
What can you even do without me?
Good luck, Countess Coloratura!
Good luck.
Oh, Rara, I'm so sorry!
Are you gonna be okay
for the concert tonight?
Of course! After all,
the show must go on!
Ohmygosh, Rarity,
Svengallop's right!
This is gonna be a disaster!
I'm gonna be terrible!
Can you give us a minute, Rarity?
Certainly.
Now, why's it gonna be so terrible?
Because Svengallop was
in charge of everything!
The lights, the visuals,
the sound!
Without Svengallop,
I have nothing!
Now now, don't go gettin' yourself
into a tizzy there, Rara.
Svengallop turned you
into Countess Coloratura,
and acted like your friend
so he could enjoy
the perks that came
with bein' a star!
But the real perk of
friendship is gettin'
to see your friend bein'
true to theirself!
And Rara, when you're
simply yourself,
you're the brightest star
I've ever seen shine.
Good evening, everypony!
Welcome to opening night of the
Helping Hooves Music Festival!
Now it is my great honor
to introduce you
to our headlining act,
Countess Coloratura!
This song may be familiar,
but yet, it's totally different.
Kind of like me, Rara.
? I'm here to show you who I am ?
? Threw off the veil,
it's finally time ?
? There's more to me than
glitz and glam, oh-whoa ?
? And now I feel my stars align ?
? For I had believed
what I was sold ?
? I did all the things
that I was told ?
? But all that has changed,
and now I'm bold ?
? Cause I know ?
? That I am just a pony ?
? I make mistakes
from time to time ?
? But now I know the real me ?
? And put my heart
out on the line ?
? And let the magic in my heart
stay true ?
? And let the magic in my heart
stay true ?
? Just like the magic
inside of you ?
? And now I see those colors ?
? Right before my eyes ?
? I hear my voice so clearly ?
? And I know that it is right ?
? They thought I was weak,
but I am strong ?
? They sold me the world,
but they were wrong ?
? And now that I'm back
I still belong ?
? Cause I know ?
? That I am just a pony ?
? I make mistakes
from time to time ?
? But now I know the real me ?
? And put my heart
out on the line ?
? And let the magic in my heart
stay true, whoa, whoa, whoa ?
? And let the magic in my heart
stay true, whoa, whoa, whoa ?
? Just like the magic
inside of you ?
Thank you, everypony!
When I arrived at the
Helping Hooves Music Festival,
I had forgotten who I really was!
But then an old friend reminded me
what real friendship is about,
and she told me that if I was true
to myself, I couldn't go wrong!
So I have a very
special surprise for her.
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle,
Scootaloo, come on up!
? Equestria, the land I love ?
? A land of harmony ?
? Our flag does wave
from high above ?
? For ponykind to see ?
? Equestria, a land of friends ?
? Where ponykind do roam ?
? They say true friendship
never ends ?
? Equestria, my home ?