Holes: Part 2

**"Holes: Part 2"** is the sixth episode of *Centaurworld*.

## Official Synopsis

*The group follows the Rainbow Road into a deep, dark hole, where a Moletaur locks them in jail and informs them that they'll face the judge.*

## Plot

The next stop on the rainbow road is a large hole in the ground, which the herd enters as the road clearly extends along the walls of the hole, but soon find themselves in an underground prison. In the short time they've been there, Glendale has already morphed into a stereotypical prisoner and sings a blues number about her kleptomania.

Soon the warden, Comfortable Doug, appears and informs the herd that they have been sent to moletaur prison and will soon be sent to defend themselves in court. However, everyone's relief is short lived as Comfortable Doug informs them that the court is presided over by the moletaur's leader, Judge Jacket, who has a 100% conviction rate and will likely find them guilty as well, much to Horse's frustration as they have done nothing wrong.

She suggests they try to break out, but her frustration grows as the escape attempts fail and she admits that she is upset by her transformation. Things get even worse as she realizes her Tail has now come to life and tells bad jokes, Horse is panicked, but the others celebrate her using magic for the first time and explain that a centaur's first spell is an important mile stone. Though Horse is distraught by the changes and worries what Rider will think when she sees her, the others attempt to throw her a traditional "First spell party".

The party is interrupted by Comfortable Doug, who informs everyone that their turn has come and leads the herd into the courtroom, save for Glendale, who refuses to go on trial and instead begins to tunnel out; while waiting for the judge, Horse uses scrunchies to silence her Tail.

Judge Jacket soon appears and sings of how the underground is an isolationalist society where the act of entering is considered trespassing and thus anyone who enters her court will be found guilty. Horse asks Wammawink if there's a way to use magic to escape, but Judge Jacket informs them that magic is forbidden in the courtroom, and they will be given three consecutive life sentences if they use it.

Horse then tries to explain that she and the others meant no harm and were simply trying to find the next Shaman as part of their quest, she is interrupted by Tail, who has shed his scrunchies and begins singing and telling jokes, much to Horse's embarrassment. However, it turns out that the moletaurs love his sense of humor and she attempts to do the same but fails. Tail explains the principals of comedy to her, particularly how it needs to come from a place of vulnerability; Horse then tries to tell one more joke before the sentencing, using her situation as the set up, but using the same unrelated punchline.

Though it initially seems unsuccessful, her joke wins over the moletaurs and causes Judge Jacket to realize that she cannot forbid magic in her courtroom because magic is an integral part of who everyone is and declares the herd innocent, as well as giving them the next key piece; revealing she was the next Shaman. Everyone leaves the underground and takes a moment to celebrate their success until Glendale appears, having tunneled to the surface, and the rest of the herd realizes that they forgot she wasn't with them & vow never to tell her before continuing on their way.

Horse stays back for a moment to ask Tail if he thinks Rider will recognize her and he informs her "This is only the beginning" before going silent and Horse returns to the rest of the herd. As they leave Comfortable Doug sees them off and briefly lingers on the surface.

## Features

### Locations

* Centaurworld
	+ Rainbow Road
	+ The Underground

### Songs

* I Stealz So I Can Feelz
* Baby's First Spell
* The Underground
* The Butt of the Joke

## Trivia

* According to series creator Megan Nicole Dong, the previous episode is unofficially considered "Holes: Part 1".
* If you listen closely at the beginning of the episode, you can hear the first few "echos" that respond to Durpleton are actually Comfortable Doug.
* During the herd's attempts to escape prison, Ched briefly turns into Hot Bird, a comic strip character from artist Magnolia Pearl.
* This episode is referenced in a real life issue of *Mansplash* put together by the series' crew.
* According to the series creator, the song Baby's First Spell was meant to be a nod to music artist Billy Joel .
* The episode's title might be a reference to the book & movie *"Holes"* which is set in a jail (a prison camp in the desert, actually) where the prisoners (young men and boys) are forced to dig countless holes.
* **Items stolen by Glendale:** producer Louis J. Cuck's title credit name, a guitar

## Gallery

### Production art

truck shot design by Leonard Hung, background designerBuff Ched colors by Leigh Luna, Color Artist
### Screenshots

This calls for a spell-ebration

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/sketchshark/status/1428126441397387264
2. ↑ https://www.deviantart.com/magnoliapearl/art/the-sexiest-dog-in-the-world-196821576
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/sketchshark/status/1459295357574148103