Dance of the Equestria Flares

—Official warning

**Dance of the Equestria Flares** is the first of the three Equestria Flares story edition.

Tobias signs the Friheten Rainbooms up for a music video competition to raise money for Camp Everfree repairs. However, the Seborga High Girls sign up for the same competition and steal Tobias' music video idea.

## Summary

### Workin' at the car wash, yeah!

The story begins with Martin, Luna, and the rest of the Friheten Seven having a car wash fundraiser in the backyard of Canterlot Presidential University to raise money for reparations to Camp Everfree. However, after washing Hideyoshi's car and having exhausted all other ideas to make money, the Friheten Seven has only raised half the amount that they need, and the camp's fundraising deadline is one week away. Tobias claims that she has a great idea and tells her friends to meet her in the presidential music room later.

As the Frihetens leave, Spike asks Tobias about her supposed idea, and she reveals she doesn't actually have one.

### Chance to France

After a few hours of window-shopping at the Canterlot Mall, Tobias is still unable to come up with an idea to raise money for Camp Everfree. She hears an advertisement on a nearby television for the "Chance to France" music video contest, which promises a substantial money prize to the winner. While signing up for the contest, Tobias runs into the Seborga High Girls: Roman, Zaynab, Husniati, and Cecil.

They inform her that they are trying to raise enough money to have their spring dance on a yacht and are thus signing up for the music video contest as well. As Tobias shares with the Seborga High Girls her vision for the Friheten Rainbooms' music video, it piques Cecil's interest.

Later that afternoon, Tobias relates her vision for the music video to her friends in the campus' music room – as well as the Seborga High Girls' interest in entering the contest themselves. She explains that she needs the money they raised thus far to buy costume materials for their music video. After assuring the Friheten Seven that the contest's cash prize will earn them double the amount they need for Camp Everfree, they agree to give her the money for costumes. However, Luna points out that if they lose the contest, they won't have any money left.

"*All right, guys! Who's ready to shoot our winning dance music video?*"
— Tobias Ratnasari
### Making the video

Sometime later, in the presidential auditorium, Tobias attempts to direct and choreograph the Seborga High Girls' dance routines, but they make little progress. Luna guarantees that the Seborga High Girls will not only have better dance moves but also a more competitive edge. During their next practice take, Martin accidentally tears through Jason's jacket with her shoe heel, and Tobias has to return to the mall to buy more fabric to fix it. While at the mall, she sees the Seborga High Girls practicing their own music video – using the same concept that Tobias shared with them.

"*I don't believe it... They stole my brilliant idea!*"
— Tobias Ratnasari
The Friheten Seven visit Tobias at her home later as she fixes Jason's jacket, and she tearfully reveals to them that the Seborga High Girls stole her music video idea. The Seborga High Girls consider coming up with a new music video idea since they were having trouble learning the choreography, but Tobias is confident in her original idea's success. She decides to go to Seborga High and confront the Seborga High Girls directly, and Luna volunteers to accompany her, reminds about Princess Roman of Sunset Shimmer – whose job is the SHS female student permanently.

Luna and Tobias sneak into Seborga High and meet with the Seborga High Girls in the campus' dance room. Tobias demands that they use a music video idea other than the one they stole from the Friheten Rainbooms, but Cecil refuses, especially since they're close to completing and submitting their video. Tobias decides to use her original idea anyway, but Zaynab points out that by the time the Friheten Rainbooms submit their own video, they will appear to be the copyrights.

### Different video ideas

The Petrovburg Heroes reconvene in the CP music room to come up with a completely new concept for their music video. Dennis brainstorms an idea in which the Frihetens are in the CP home eco room dressed as the Latvian cowgirl and making apple fritters. Jason's idea is an exciting jungle chase scene inspired by Empress Constantine book series. Finally, Celestia comes up with a cheesy space-themed music video, illustrated in child-like crayon drawings. However, Tobias rejects all of these ideas because they ignore the contest's core requirement of dancing, and she storms out of the room in a huff.

Tobias goes to a diner to drown her sorrows in ice cream. While there, she overhears the Seborga High Girls talking about their contest submission. As it turns out, the Seborga High Girls have not yet submitted their music video because they don't have an original song to use with their choreographed dance routines. They are also worried about letting down their delegates from France by not having Seborga High's spring dance on a yacht as promised. Tobias walks up to their table and offers a solution that benefits both competing teams.

### Dance Flares

Tobias brings her friends of the Petrovburg Heroes to the CP auditorium, where she has made a stage for her original music video idea. When Martin comments on how the Seborga High Girls stole the idea, the Seborga Girls themselves appear, and Tobias reveals that she has brokered a truce between the two sides. As part of their truce, the Seborga High Girls will help the Friheten Rainbooms with their choreography, and the Friheten Rainbooms will provide an original song, effectively combining their teams' talents into one music video. Zaynab helps Vincent change the song lyrics, and though Tobias and Cecil get into a brief argument over whether to work on the dancing or the music first, Husniati helps them reach an agreement.

Together under the stage name "Equestria Flares", the Friheten Seven and the Seborga High Girls film their music video for the Dance Flares song. and they win the music video contest. With the prize money, the Petrovburg Heroes have enough to renovate Camp Everfree, and the Seborga Girls have enough to have their maritime spring dance, and they all celebrate over smoothies at the mall. Tobias offers to have the Friheten Rainbooms perform at Seborga High's spring dance, and Cecil accepts after they figure out what they're going to wear.

"*I already have some ideas that I'd be willing to share.*"
— Tobias Ratnasari
## Involved characters

### Main characters

* Celestia Vernadskaya
* Dennis Idmayanti
* Jason Esofita
* Luna Vernadsky
* Martin Heldayeti
* Tobias Ratnasari
* Vincent Cadance

### Supporting characters

* Cecil Lulamoon
* Husniati
* Roman Rosalina
* Spike
* Zaynab Amalina
* Zim Hideyoshi

## Quotes

*For more quotes, see the episode's transcript.*
**Tobias**: Not to worry, guys. It's my turn to devise a plan, and I already have something amazing in mind. It will be the most profitable of all of our fundraising events! The "stukje verzet"!
**Dennis**: Hee-yoo! Now we're talkin'! What's your idea?
**Tobias**: Meet me in the music room later this afternoon, and I will explain everything.
**Tobias**: How is everything over at Seborga High School?
**Zaynab**: Oh, things at Seborga High have never been better since Principal Zoran took over.
**Roman**: Are you signing up for the "Chance to France" contest, too?
**Tobias**: Princess Roman of Sunset Shimmer?! Heh-heh. Are you and your friends here to sign up for the competition?
**Husniati**: We definitely aren't here because we like standing in lines.
**Tobias**: And I am going straight to Seborga High to let them know that they have messed with the wrong guys! Mmm! Who's with me?! [clears throat] No, n-no, seriously, who is with me? I have no idea how to get to Seborga High.
**Luna**: I'll go, lady. Maybe I can try to reason with them. Of course, Princess Roman is my rival girl.
**Tobias**: That's the spirit, Luna! Come on!
**Cecil Lulamoon**: Hey, girls! So what did you think of our routine? Scared yet?
**Luna**: Don't change the subject, Lady Cecil!
**Roman**: But you didn't bring up a subject.
**Tobias**: You either, Princess Roman!
**Cecil Lulamoon**: Ooookay...
**Tobias**: Oh, this is all my fault! All the money we raised is gone, and now we have no music video! I should never have convinced you all that we could pull this off in so little time!
**Jason**: Are you crazy, lady? We're great at doing stuff super-fast. I mean, look at Tia. She just built that embassy office made entirely out of chocolate bars while we were talking.
**Celestia**: [chomps, gulps] Want some, lady?
**Dennis**: Yeah! I-I got somethin'! Okay, so we're in home-eco class—
**Tobias**: Aah!
**Dennis**: —bakin' some Latvian apple fritters! And then, a fresh batch comes outta the oven.
**Celestia**: Okay! I've got it!
**Tobias**: [screams] Please, Celestia, do tell.
**Celestia**: We'll start out on... the moon! And we'll be wearing really sparkly costumes. No, wait! We'll be in spacesuits! We're surrounded by gorgonzola cheese! But then, a space doggie walks over and starts to eat the cheese!
**Husniati**: But Luna and his friends have a band. They'll surely have a killer original song, and we don't.
**Cecil Lulamoon**: [Russian accent] Nyet!
**Zaynab**: [Turkish accent] Haydi bastır! Face it, Cecil! We're doomed!
**Tobias**: [clears throat] Excuse me, France Girls.
**Dennis**: Yee-hoo! We've got enough to make Camp Everfree look just like new! [to Roman] Right, princess?
**Roman**: We're having the spring dance on a yacht!
[Dennis-Roman high five]
**Celestia**: Who's up for a celebratory Applejack smoothie?!
**The Petrovburg Heroes** and the **Seborga High Girls**: [cheering]
## Gallery

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## References

1. **Main course**
	* https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/My\_Little\_Pony\_Equestria\_Girls:\_Dance\_Magic