MHLR001: To Find a Princess

**To Find a Princess** (Japanese: **オーディション** *Audition*) is the first episode of the first season of Magical Heart's Lolirock Arc.

## Summary

### Official

*Hey there! I'm Iris Hearthouse! I'm a teenager whose powers usually activate when I sing, which has gotten me into trouble sometimes. As a matter of fact, I got fired from my 3rd babysitting job...and when I tried to auction for the lead role in LoliRock, my singing caused everything to go haywire! And oh no! Two evil twins are right after me...but luckily two girls saved me! And that's when I learned something important from them...*

### Sneak Peek Preview

*Teen Iris Hearthouse joins a pop music group and discovers that she and her bandmates are actually superpowered princesses from another world.*

## Plot

One night, Iris is babysitting a little girl, who prefers for her to sing a lullaby instead of hearing a story. Unknowingly, Iris' voice makes the objects of the room float, which entertain the child. When hearing the girl's mom coming in, it stops Iris from singing from surprise causing the objects in the room to fall everywhere. The mess provokes the mother to fire Iris.

The following day at the Smoothie Bar, Iris complains to Nathaniel, her childhood friend, about losing her third babysitting job and being unable to sing because strange things happen. He insists that she tries out an audition for a new band in town and to not give up on her dreams. Taking his advice, Iris goes to the audition, where Talia and Auriana aren't enjoying the girls auditioning. Iris gives it a go, which leaves the theater halfway destroyed, and exposed to the dark forces conspiring in Ephedia. Embarrassed, Iris runs off, leaving Talia and Auriana shocked.

Iris is later found by the twins, Praxina and Mephisto. They immediately start attacking her, but Talia and Auriana appear as their princesses forms on Amaru. They encourage Iris to use her voice to defend herself. It works, and gives Talia time to save Iris. The princesses then take Iris to a cave on the coast. There, Talia and Auriana show Iris that she's the rightful princess and heir of Ephedia, and that her destiny is to defeat Gramorr to save their world.

They return to Iris' home with Aunt Ellen, suggesting to the latter that Talia and Auriana are exchange students who'll stay over for some time. Aunt Ellen agreed. Talia and Auriana, in secret, start to show Iris how to activate her powers, but it doesn't work, especially as Iris can't even pronounce her home realm's name. Not too soon, they hear a scream, and run out of the house to discover Aunt Ellen and the people on the street crystallized. Praxina and Mephisto appear, attacking the girls. Talia and Auriana transform into their princesses forms and start attacking, but are stuck between Praxina and Mephisto. Fearing for her aunt and her new friends, Iris finally transforms into her princess-self. Though not possessing any magical knowledge, she kicks Mephisto, which gives the other girls a chance to fight off Praxina. Trying to help his sister, Mephisto prepares a spell against Talia and Auriana, but Iris summons a small crystal to throw Mephisto off. The twins cornered, the princesses come together for a stronger spell, finally defeating the evil twins.

Finally accepting her destiny, Iris looks forward to learning about Ephedia, magic, and being a part of *LoliRock*. After some practice, the girls do their first concert, presenting "*Revolution*." After the song is finished, Nanette realizes she may have found another magic-induced team and goes to look for someone she knows.

## Major Events

* Iris meets Talia and Auriana.
* Iris learns that she is from Ephedia and her kingdom is taken over by Gramorr.
* Iris transforms for the first time.
* The princesses form a band, *LoliRock*, which Nanette finds out as a supporting ally.

## Debuts

* Iris
* Talia
* Auriana
* Amaru
* Aunt Ellen
* Gramorr
* Mephisto
* Praxina
* Nathaniel

## Characters

### Heroes

* Iris Hearthouse
* Talia Diamondstone
* Auriana Brightshine

### Mascots

* Amaru
* Negiusagi

### Villains

* Gramorr
* Mephisto
* Praxina

### Secondary Characters

* Aunt Ellen
* Nathaniel
* Nanette Daisy

## Spells Used

* **Crystal Retrosum** - Used by Talia and Auriana to defend Iris from Mephisto and Praxina.
* **Ateruina** - Used by Praxina against Talia and Auriana.
* **Crystarmum** - Used by Auriana to defend Talia and herself.
* **Crystal Colidum** - Used by Talia and Auriana against Praxina.
* **Crystal Luxtra** - Used by the princesses against Mephisto and Praxina.
* **Crystal Solvenda** - Used by Talia to free Aunt Ellen and the peoples from Praxina's crystals.

## Trivia

### Errors

* When Auriana was talking with Iris where she actually is from, her eyebrows change color from orange to black. This error may be seen in the later episodes.
* When Mephisto and Praxina report to Gramorr about the princesses finding Iris, Praxina says Talia and Auriana have found her but at the end of the episode, when Auriana introduces herself, she says that she has never heard of her. It is possible, however, that Praxina was just teasing her.
* When Iris transforms for the first time, her eyelashes are missing for a second.

### Easter Eggs

* When Iris tries to activate her powers for the first time by singing, her horrible singing resembles Mana horribly attempting to sing to calm down Ai in *Pretty Cure All Stars: Haru no Carnival.*
	+ Of course, Iris realizes she doesn't have to sing the phrase needed to transform ("Iris, Princess of Ephedia!), and that she can only simply say it. When seeing her new friends in danger, she simply says it after touching her necklace and it works.

### Differences from the original

* Iris does not sing when attempting to activate her powers for the first time in the original. The successful activation after seeing her friends in a jiffy, however, is kept.

## In other languages

* Chinese:
* French: L'Audition
* German: Die Bühne Rocken (Rocking the Stage)
* Italian: Impressionne Prima: il Concerto (First Impression: The Concert)
* Korean:
* Spanish: Probando Para el Concierto de Canto (Trying out for the Singing Concert)