Holes: Part 3

**"Holes: Part 3"** is the fourth episode of the second season of *Centaurworld*, and the 14th episode overall.

## Official Synopsis

On a trip to the Underground Kingdom, Horse learns that Rider has a magnificent new horse named Becky Apples. Would Rider really replace her?

## Plot

After leaving the artic, the herd runs into Comfortable Doug, who mentions that he has just returned from the human world and in doing so reveals that he, like all underground centaurs, has the ability to tunnel between worlds. Horse realizes that this could be a huge asset in the war and the herd heads underground to speak with the moletaurs.

While waiting, Zulius points out that the moletaurs already refused to fight once, but Horse explains that she's only requesting that they dig trap tunnels under the battle field, meanwhile Stabby is growing annoyed with Durpleton's constant infantalizing of him and feels something is wrong. Comfortable Doug informs the herd that the moletaur counsel will see them, as Horse is going in, he informs her that his black eye is not the minotaurs' doing, but from being kicked by Rider's new horse, Becky Apples.

Horse feels betrayed at this news and struggles to give a convincing speech, which turns into a rant about her situation, Ched writes the meeting off as a lost cause and leaves to visit Gary, as does Zulius (who wants one of Gary's cakes), while Stabby runs away and Durpleton follows after him. Wammawink tries to remain optimistic, but soon realizes Horse needs help and goes after her when she runs off; when she hears the news, she sympathizes with Horse's distain for Becky Apples, and shares her similar feelings towards Jeffica.

However, they are soon interrupted by a prairiedogtaur officer who informs them that the hole Horse made when she ran through the wall is against regulation, upon hearing there's an entire department, Horse sees an opportunity and suggests a partnership between the army and the prairiedogtaurs, only for a badgertaur to appear and claim that his people have the better system. The earthwormtaurs, gophertaurs, and moletaurs all do the same and Judge Jacket sings of how the holetaurs all agree that holes are important, but cannot agree on the best regulations for them and things dissolve into arguing again.

Horse is discouraged by everyone's bickering until what appears to be Glendale in an unconvincing disguise and using the pseudonym West Covina (due to the large number of wanted posters for Glendale's arrest) shows up and the holetaurs enjoy dancing to the music from her portion of the song. Elsewhere, Durpleton is looking for Stabby, who is undergoing a transformation, but only finds Zulius eating cake, and Ched visiting with Gary.

Meanwhile, the holetaurs are arguing again and Horse's frustrated venting gives Wammawink the idea to throw a hootenanny and invite everyone to rally them together, which she easily gets the holetaurs to agree to attend. Though Wammawink feels the credit belongs to both of them, Horse sees it as being Wammawink's idea and feels discouraged that she jeopardized her place with Rider to recruit the army, yet hasn't managed to win over anyone she's reached out to and leaves.

Durpleton continues to look for Stabby and finds a cute, small, lizard like creature who he asks if he's seen Stabby, not realizing that the creature is Stabby transformed by Centaurworld into a new form. Hearing Durpleton's heartfelt description of him, Stabby asks him what he would say to his son if he were here now, which causes Durpleton to realize that he had been so focused on making sure that he told Stabby everything a father should, that he forgot to listen and Stabby reveals his identity to him. The two of them reconcile and leave to find the others; back on the surface, Horse is upset by everything that's happened that day, and falls in a hole.

Wammawink is trying to find her when she runs into Ched, Zulius and "West Covina" who have heard about the hootenanny, when Wammawink admits to having stolen Horse's thunder by suggesting the hootenanny. Zulius teases her by saying she "Pulled a Jeffica" on Horse, which infuriates her and increases her resolve to go apologize. She tells "Glendale" to take off her disguise as they're leaving, only for the real Glendale to briefly peek out from her hiding place and go back in when several holetaur officers appear and arrest West Covina. Once they're gone, Glendale leaves her hiding place to help look for Horse with the others, who are stunned by what just happened.

## Features

### Songs

* Becky Apples
* Holes Matter
* What Would You Say

## Trivia

* This episode is a part of the Holes trilogy, including It's Hidin' Time and Holes: Part 2.
* Zulius' "Dramatical Cat" title card during his hot goss spell is a reference to the musical *Cats*, with "Dramatical Cats" being one of the personality types listed in the opening number.
* Another musical reference in the episode can be spotted on the many wanted posters in the background: the prisoner ID number on Glendale's mugshot is 24601, the same as Jean Valjean from *Les Misérables*.
* An ad for a merdude hotline and a photo of Gebbrey are printed on the back of Glendale's newspaper.
* Ched uses an egg to communicate with Gary, as an apparent nod to the eggs used by the birdtaurs in All Herd All the Terd.
* Among the many wanted posters for Glendale's arrest, a single flyer with Comfortable Doug that reads "Doug 4 Prez" can be seen.
* The badgertaur chief can be seen holding a mug with Ched's picture on it, implying that he is a Ched Head.
* The ending reveals that West Covina is actually another gerenuktaur who just happens to resemble Glendale.
* In another ironic twist, this is the only episode Glendale appears in without stealing anything.
	+ However, West Covina manages to steal two wanted posters of Glendale.

## Gallery

### Production art

Becky Apples song props by Bill Cleveland, Prop designer
### Screenshots

And her name is Becky Apples!Because (ungh) of course it isOh that Jeffica!¡Soy inocente!