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## Balala Star Fate Girl's Group

*Balala the Fairies: Magic Star Fate Castle, Episode 4*

巴啦啦星缘少女团
*Bālālā Xīngyuán Shàonǚ Tuán*

"**Balala Star Fate Girl's Group**" (巴啦啦星缘少女团 *Bālālā Xīngyuán Shàonǚ Tuán*) is the fourth episode of Balala the Fairies: Magic Star Fate Castle.

## Summary

*After an argument with Xia Letong, Bai Yinyue and her partner Lubi find themselves stranded in the Star Fate Wonderland.*

## Plot

As Star Fate Middle School’s Welcoming Performance is about to begin, a portal opens and Fuke and Pipi squeeze through. Pipi wonders Fesna would be angry that they came on their own, without her ordering so, but Fuke assures him that Fesna would reward them with their butterfly wings when they catch the other three Transfer Elves.

On stage, from behind the curtains, Keke gets a case of the nerves when she sees the number of people who have gathered to watch, as this is the first time she has performed before so large a crowd. Letong tries to ease her nerves, but her attempts are called juvenile by Yinyue. They speculate that Yinyue is just as nervous, but this just annoys Yinyue. As their Transfer Elf partners eagerly await their performance, Yinyue tells the other girls to dance behind her and follow her actions, as she remembered all the dance moves. This annoys Letong who accuses Yinyue of wanting to get all the glory for herself. Letong is so angry that she decides not to perform after all and storms off, followed by a worried Keke who tries to dissuade her.

Fuke and Pipi arrive in the auditorium to find Yinyue alone with Lubi. Lubi tries advising Yinyue that the fairies should stick together, but Yinyue believes that she can dance just as well on her own if Lubi is still on her side. Fuke and Pipi open a Transfer Gate from their hidden location above the rafters, sucking Lubi in. In an attempt to save Lubi, Yinyue uses the piano stool as a boost to jump and grab Lubi in the air, and both are sucked toward the Transfer Gate.

Outside, Milu’s belly insignia begins to blink. Buding and Milu knows this corresponds to Lubi’s heartbeat and they realize that Lubi is in trouble. They return to the auditorium stage to find it empty. In the Transfer tunnel, Yinyue grabs Pipi, unwilling to let him get away. Desperate, Pipi grabs Fuke’s tail in front of him, but this destabilizes Fuke’s flight, causing him to fall backwards and smack Yinyue in the face. Fuke, Yinyue and Lubi fall through the transfer tunnel and Pipi is dismayed at being separated from him. The Transfer Gate opens in a music themed area and they fall through. After getting her bearings, Yinyue wonders where they landed.

Letong and Keke catches up with Buding and Milu, telling them not to run off on their own. Buding and Milu posit that Yinyue and Lubi may have went to Star Fate Wonderland because they were angry, and that they should look for them. While annoyed at the trouble Yinyue is causing, Letong agrees and they depart.

Yinyue is entranced by the area she found herself in. Fuke is trapped in a flower and angrily demands that she help him. Yinyue says that she can, but only if he opens the Transfer Gate afterward to take them back. Fuke refuses, and tells her that the Transfer Gate can only be opened by two Transfer Elves whose hearts are attuned. However, when Yinyue pretends to leave him behind, he hastily agrees. Lubi is unwilling, as he is afraid of Fuke. With a little of Yinyue’s encouragement, he decides to try. Fuke and Lubi attempt to open a Transfer Gate without success. Just as Yinyue is about to give up, a Transfer Gate opens beneath them, and the three fall in. As soon as this Transfer Gate closes, another appears above them, Letong and Keke landing where Yinyue once was, wondering how they should begin searching this massive place.

Meanwhile, Pipi returns to Fesna and reports the series of events to her. Fesna gives him a chance to make up for his mistakes and summons Illusory Form Butterflies that changes Pipi’s shape into a dead ringer of Lubi’s.

Yinyue wakes up and finds Lubi nearby. After ascertaining that Lubi is okay, she realizes that she landed on a trail made from piano keys. Summoning her wand, she uses magic to cause nearby instrument-shaped flora to play a beat. While she and Lubi dance, Fuke is yet again trapped in a flower around the corner. Pipi as Lubi come to help him out. After being freed, he attacks “Lubi”, disbelieving that he is actually Pipi. He tries to perform a drop attack on “Lubi”, but the frightened Pipi let out a cloud of fart that Fuke flies through and becomes disoriented. Encountering the familiar smell, Fuke finally believes Pipi. Pipi explains the plan to Fuke.

As Yinyue and Lubi play on the Piano Road, Fuke and Pipi wait for their opportunity. However, Pipi becomes entranced with the music and flies out anyway, much to Fuke’s horror. Meanwhile, Letong and Keke end up back at the area they landed. Keke hears piano music and believes it to be Yinyue’s doing, since it is the song from their performance. They decide to go take a look.

Fuke is appalled that Pipi is so engrossed in the music. Fuke has no choice but to take things into his own hands and pushes Lubi away. Yinyue finishes her performance as an engrossed Pipi attempts to sing to the tune. Realizing his mistake, he immediately clams up. Yinyue rushes over and asks “Lubi” why his voice suddenly became so rough. He manages to convince her that nothing is wrong. Meanwhile, Fuke takes Lubi away to get a reward from Fesna. Upon seeing this, Pipi becomes suspicious that Fuke will take all the credit and flies from Yinyue’s hands. Yinyue is confused as to where “Lubi” is going, and attempts to go after him. However, her leg is snagged on a vine and she trips. Pipi gloats as he reveals his true form and flies off. Helpless, Yinyue could do nothing but call off after them.

Fuke takes Lubi before Fesna and takes all the credit. A frightened Lubi’s belly insignia begin to glow and blink as he wonders who would save him. In the Transfer tunnel, belly insignia begin blinking and they realize Lubi is calling for help. The worried girls believe Yinyue is also in trouble. They land near where the piano music was coming from and begin calling for Yinyue. Hearing them, Yinyue calls them over, explaining that she could not untangle the vine from her leg. Buding helps her out of it and she stands up, thanking her. Keke cries, saying that they were worried about her. As Yinyue explains that Lubi has been captured, that it was due to her careless, and she begins to cry too. However, Letong reminds her that the confident Bai Yinyue she knows would never let Fesna win. Buding and Milu are able to sense Lubi’s location, as their emotions are linked. The girls ready themselves to get Lubi back.

Fesna demands to know where the fragments of the Star Gems are but Lubi tells her that it’s useless even if she knows because only the fairies are able to find it. Initially angry, Fesna sneers that as long as she has Lubi, the Fairies will come for him, and when they do, she will get all the fragments they have. She rationalizes that they were previously able to defeat her due to her injury, but now they are no longer a match for her. Fuke attempts to get his butterfly wings from Fesna. Thanks to this distraction, someone is able to quietly retrieve Lubi. Fesna realizes what has transpired and angrily pursues.

The Transfer Gate opens over a field in the Star Fate Wonderland, and Yinyue lands with Lubi, apologizing for not being able to protect him. Lubi tells her not to blame herself – With her calm and rational thinking, she is his best partner. Fesna arrives and demands to know where the fragments are. Letong accidentally reveals that it is with her and Fesna prepares to attack. The girls transform into their fairy forms. Yinyue tells Letong and Keke to get behind her. Letong is displeased that Yinyue wants to do things by herself again, and Keke reminds her that they are a team. Fesna asks them if they think that they can beat her, and Yinyue shouts back that she won’t let Fesna harm Letong and Keke. Fesna casts a binding spell which Yinyue blocks with her shield, but is knocked down.

In quick succession, Fesna knocks Letong down and Keke’s wand out of her hands. However, she is distracted by Pipi attempting to claim credit for his work. Taking advantage of this distraction, Yinyue tells the others that they can defeat Fesna if they work together. Fesna casts her shadow butterfly at the three fairies. However, the three fairies all cast their attack spells at the same time, which combines together, pierces through Fesna’s shadow butterfly and lands a direct hit on Fesna herself. Shocked at the strength of this combine attack, Fesna transforms into a butterfly and retreats.

The three girls share in a celebration of their victory over Fesna, but things become awkward for Letong and Yinyue yet again. Keke breaks the awkwardness, proclaiming this to be the best rehearsal they’ve had. They agree and return to perform in the Welcoming Performance.

## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

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

## Trivia

* Star Piece Count: 1
	+ Xia Letong: 1