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## Delicious Partner

*Balala the Fairies: Magic Star Fate Castle, Episode 2*

美味搭档
*Měiwèi Dādàng*

"**Delicious Partner**" (美味搭档 *Měiwèi Dādàng*) is the second episode of Balala the Fairies: Magic Star Fate Castle.

## Summary

*Xia Letong and Buding get into an argument. Meanwhile, Fesna orders Fuke and Pipi to capture the three Transfer Elves.*

## Plot

Fesna appears on a butterfly throne made of purple crystal, deep in the middle of a forest, still cradling her injured forearm. Still determined to get the power of the star gems, she summons Fuke and Pipi, and orders them to capture the escaped Transfer Elves, so that she can get the location of the fragment of the Star Gems from them. Afraid of the Fairies protecting the other Transfer Elves, the pair begin bickering. Fesna goads them, spreading her butterfly wings fully and asks if they no longer want wings as beautiful as her. Captivated by her beautiful wings, and disdainful of their own tiny ones, the Fuke and Pipi eagerly offer themselves for the mission instead. Fesna orders them to take her Transfer butterflies along.

In the other world, Letong wakes up to see the room in a mess and Buding eating her beloved snacks. Letong tells Buding to leave her precious possessions alone, but Buding is unimpressed at Letong’s snacks. Buding shows Letong a new way to eat her cookies – in crushed crumbs, by roiling over Letong’s beloved cookies. A horrified and upset Letong traps Buding under a box and leaves for school.

In the school auditorium, Keke asks to begin rehearsing for the Welcoming Performance, but Yinyue is uninterested, as Letong has yet to arrive and she doesn’t want to waste any time. Fuke and Pipi manages to make it into the auditorium undetected and hides as Letong shows up, still angry at that morning’s interactions.

She sits down and opens her bag of potato chips, beginning to eat. Keke asks her what happened and Yinyue prods her for an apology for being late. Letong ignores them and continues to eat angrily until she bites into a plastic protractor that fell into the bag of chips due to Buding’s messing up her room and is reminded of the Transfer Elf’s misdeeds once again. Keke notices that Buding isn’t around as Letong reaches for another bag of snacks, only to find it empty. Letong takes out her anger the other Transfer Elves, which angers Milu, who indignantly points out that he did nothing to upset her. Lubi asks what Buding has done, to which an upset Letong says that Buding destroyed her favorite cookies. Hearing this, Fuke and Pipi sees an opening they can exploit. Letong explains that Buding is in no position to mess things up, prompting Milu and Lubi to open a Transfer Gate to Letong’s room to check on Buding.

Seeing the mess in Letong’s room, Milu understands why the pair are at odds. They end up finding Buding asleep under the box. Back in the auditorium, Fuke and Pipi learns that the trio of Transfer Elves are in Letong’s room and sneaks off. The girls realize that none of the Transfer Elves are around and Yinyue explains that they vanished some time back, and were probably looking for Buding. Letong is horrified at the prospect of three mess-makers in her room.

In Letong’s room, Lubi and Milu attempt to placate an angry Buding, reminding her that she made a contract with Letong and that they should coexist peacefully. However, Buding believes that they are unable to communicate because Letong cannot understand her culinary ideals. Lubi suggests that Buding should attempt to conquer Letong with food, which Buding agrees.

Sometime later, Buding uses the crushed cookies as garnishing on a triple-layer cake. However, Fuke and Pipi shows at this time. Buding demands to know who the pair are. The pair introduces themselves as Fesna’s servants and opens a Transfer Gate in the room. After a brief chase, the pair ends up under a bin. Buding, Milu and Lubi believe themselves to be victorious, but Fuke summons Fesna’s Transfer Butterflies. Taking over the chase, the Transfer Butterflies open portals wherever Fuke directs them. Eventually, Lubi falls into a portal and Buding and Milu rush in to save him. Fuke and Pipi leave after them, but Pipi first grabs a slice of the cake Buding baked.

Letong, Keke and Yinyue enter the room to find it in a mess. Keke notices the cake on the table and asks if Letong baked it. Letong notices the use of crushed cookies on the cake and realizes that Buding was the one who baked it. They notice tiny footprints leading away from the cake and the presence of a purple butterfly clues them into the fact that the missing elves was Fesna’s doing.

The elves land before Fesna, who welcomes them to the Crystal Forest. They attempt to flee through the Gate they emerged from but their path is blocked by Fuke and Pipi as it disappears. Fesna attempts to interrogate the three elves about the location of the fragments of Star Gems, but is distracted by the noise of Pipi scarfing down something. Fuke snatches the remaining piece of cake from Pipi and the three begin fighting over the cake. Taking advantage of the quarrel, Buding, Milu and Lubi fly off. An angry Fesna flies after them. Buding, Milu and Lubi attempt to open a Transfer Gate but are interrupted by Fesna. Buding tells Milu and Lubi to hide while she leads Fesna away. After they leave, Milu and Lubi opens a Transfer Gate.

Back in Letong’s room, the three girls are unable to follow without the help of the Transfer Fairies. They summon their wands, but are unable to open the Transfer Gate. However, a Transfer Gate opens from which Lubi could be help calling for help. The three girls rush in.

Yinyue and Lubi are reunited, as are Keke and Milu, but Buding is still missing. Milu tells Letong that Fesna is chasing Buding and the girls rush off. Meanwhile, Buding loses track of Fesna and wonders if she managed to throw Fesna off her trail, but Fesna emerges, taunting Buding for being slow. She demands to know where the fragments of the Star Gems are but Buding plays dumb, angering Fesna into firing beams at her. Letong finally catches up and fires projectiles on her own wand at Fesna. Letong and Buding banter about the cake and she transforms into fairy form.

Fesna lets loose her projectiles at Letong who is forced to dodge. Letong asks Buding if she’s still angry but Buding laughs it off and tells her to quickly finish the battle so they can return and eat some cake. Letong fires off her own attack. Their two projectiles collide and the brief struggle ends in Letong’s favor. Fesna’s forearm acts up and she notes that she has not yet fully recovered. Fesna retreats swearing that she would return. Buding notes that although their culinary tastes do not align, she concedes that Letong is a just and brave fairy. The pair laugh and make up.

Fuke and Pipi attempt to catch up to Fesna, only to find her retreating in Butterfly form. Milu and Lubi emerge, wondering if Buding has returned. Fuke and Pipi changes objectives and decide to capture them in exchange for beautiful butterfly wings. However, Keke and Yinyue appear as well and transform into fairies. Upon seeing them readying their attacks, Fuke and Pipi flee.
The girls and the elves return to Letong’s room to enjoy the cake. It seems all was well until Buding reveals that she used up all of Letong’s chocolate cookies in making it, prompting the latter to angrily chase her once more.

## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* Fesna
* Fuke
* Pipi
* Buding
* Xia Letong
* Bai Yinyue
* Lubi
* Yan Keke
* Milu

## Trivia

* Star Piece Count: 1
	+ Xia Letong: 1