The Helping Hooves Music Festival Quests
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Complete all of the quests to get Rara. It is based on the season five episode The Mane Attraction.
Pinkie Pie: Thanks for helping me set this all up, Applejack! The Helping Hooves Music Festival is going to be the awesomest thing since Ponypalooza...
Applejack: Aw, shucks, Pinkie, it's nothin'! Turns out doin' up a concert's the same as settin' up a rodeo!
Pinkie Pie: MOSTLY the same... How many rodeos have YOU been to where the main attraction is the biggest pony pop star in all of Equestria?!
Pinkie Pie: I'm talking about COUNTESS COLORATURA, here!!!
Applejack: ... Countess Who, now?
Pinkie Pie: ... I am going to PRETEND you didn't just ask that.
Focus on the Festival!
- Send Pinkie Pie to gaze at balloons x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- Send Twilight Sparkle to find a magic book x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- Send Rarity to look at her reflection in the mirror x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- 60
, 900 
Pinkie Pie: Festimergency. Just talked to Countess Coloratura's manager.
Pinkie Pie: She's way pickier about her green-room snacks than all those fan magazines made me think she was.
Very A-Peel-ing
Required Quest: Focus on the Festival!
- Buy an Apple Peeler x1
- Cost: 40
- Skip: 10
- 50 , 1,500
Pinkie Pie: Okay... okay... getting that apple-peeling whoosamajig would've made me feel a LITTLE better...
Pinkie Pie: If Coloratura's manager hadn't told me she asked for asparagus instead!
Produce that Produce
Required Quest: Very A-Peel-ing
- Produce Asparagus in the Asparagus Stand x5
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- 70 , 750
Applejack: I may not know who this Countess Coloratura is... but i still gotta make sure the farm is all set for the Festival! And that's a mighty big job...
Clean-Up Crew
Required Quest: Produce that Produce
- Remove clearable items x5
- Cost: Varies
- Skip: 5
- Clear Vampire Fruit Bats x10
- Cost: 30
- Skip: 5
- 100 , 1,500
Pinkie Pie: *gasp* I've been so amazingly laser-focused on making Countess Coloratura happy that i forgot about making everyone else coming to the Festival happy, too.
Spirit to Spare
Required Quest: Clean-Up Crew
- Send Pinkie Pie to talk with Bowling Pony x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- 50 , 1,000
Applejack: Sure, the farm looks cleaner'n ever, but it ain't quite cheerful enough for a Festival yet...
Apple: Blossoms
Required Quest: Spirit to Spare
Required Level: —
- Produce Grape Juice in the Grape Stand x3
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- Buy Strawberry Bushes x7
- Cost: 17,500
- Skip: 7
- 150 , 2,000
Pinkie Pie: ... Okay... I just finished taking care of the "Optimal Cenfectionery Viscosity" section of Countess Coloratura's contract...
Pinkie Pie: And PINKIE NEEDS A BREAK!
Break Time!
Required Quest: Apple: Blossoms
Required Level: —
- Send Fluttershy to have a picnic x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- Send Twilight Sparkle to read a book x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- 75 , 750
Applejack: HOLY HONEYGOLDS! THAT'S where i remember the name "Coloratura" from...
Applejack: Back when i was a filly, I went to Camp Friendship with a gal by that name! Sure was a friendly one, too...
Applejack: 'Course, THAT "Coloratura" went by "Rara" -- gave her the nickname on account of how easygoin' she was.
Applejack: So ain't a chance she's this fancy-tail "Countess" character!
Carrots for the Countess
Required Quest: Break Time!
- Produce Carrots in the Carrot Farm x10
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 7
- Buy a Carrot Cake x1
- Cost: 55
- Skip: 10
- 75 , 1,500
Pinkie Pie: She's here. She's here. She's finally here. Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres, Countess Coloratura's... manager?
Svengallop: Svengallop here -- manager to the stars -- and an unpleasantly surprised "hello" to you, too.
Svengallop: Pinkie Pie, I presume? Countess Coloratura sent me ahead to ensure that the festival site meets her exacting, world-class-chanteuse-level standards...
Managing Expectations
Required Quest: Carrots for the Countess
Required Level: —
- Send Svengallop to review his contract x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- 100 , 3,000
Svengallop: Pinkie Pie. Unless you expect Countess Coloratura to perform in the mud like a common farmpony...
Svengallop: In which case we'll both be sorely disappointed... I have one simple question for you.
Svengallop: Where... is... her... stage?
Pinkie Pie: Stage...? Oh... you mean our stage. The stage that we totally have. Why didn't you say so?It's right over here...
Taking the Stage
Required Quest: Managing Expectations
Required Level: —
- Build the Big-Apple Stage x1
- Cost: 125
or 920
- Skip: 20
80 
Svengallop: I've been looking for a phrase to describe that so-called stage for some time now.
Svengallop: And it's finally come to me: "Barely Adequate." Like an especially sad can of wallpaper paste...
Svengallop: Celeberities such as mysel-- I mean, such as Countess Coloratura really deserve better...
Expert Supervision
Required Quest: Taking the Stage
- Buy Strawberry Bushes x5
- Cost: 2,500 x 5
=12,500 - Skip: 7 or 5 ads
- Buy Cranberry Bushes x5
- Cost: 2,000 x 5
=10,000 - Skip: 7 or 5 ads
120 - The outro is read by Spike.
Pinkie Pie: I don't wanna judge Countess Coloratura too much before I even meet her...
Pinkie Pie: But her manager just asked me if the path from her trailer to the stage is "festooned with wildflowers"?!
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Required Quest: Expert Supervision
- Buy Wildflower Bushes x5
- Cost: 1,500 x 5
=7,500 - Skip: 7 or 5 ads
60 - The outro is read by Spike.
Applejack: With the way that Svengallop's been orderin' Pinkie around...
Applejack: There's no WAY that hoity-toity Countess could be the same pony as the Coloratura I know!
Happier Memories
Required Quest: Tiptoe Through the Tulips
- Send Applejackto reminisce a little in the Zap Apple Stand x1
- Cost: Free
- Time:4h 0min
- Skip: Unskippable
80 Pinkie Pie: Countess Coloratura's contract has a whole section on "Beverage Excellence"... and a whole subsection on "Espresso Drink Agitation Frequency."
Drinks for the Diva
Required Quest: Happier Memories
- Produce Lattes
in Canterlot Café x5 - Cost: Free
- Time:1h 15min x 5
=6h 15min - Skip: 12
75 Svengallop: I've heard a disturbing rumor that one of the... "less-washed" festival organizers has been claiming a fillyhood friendship with Countess Coloratura...
Image Problem
Required Quest: Drinks for the Diva
- Produce mirrors
in the Antique Shop x5 - Cost: Free
- Time:4h 26min 40s
- Skip: 15
90 Pinkie Pie: *huff... huff...* Okay... I think Svengallop might be in a MOOD? Because we had a "discussion"...
Pinkie Pie: And he pointed to, like, six parts of the contract that i don't remember... BEING there before...
Revenge of the Riders
Required Quest: Image Problem
- Produce Dandelions
in the Flower Shop x5 - Cost: Free
- Time:3h 20min
- Skip: 5
- Collect Magic Shards x10
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 7
- Produce Pizza
in the Pizzeria x5 - Task Time:1h 30min
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
80 Applejack: Ooh, that Svengallop... D'you know he just yelled my mane off about my knowin' Rara?
Applejack: And as if that don't beat all, he said if i don't work double-time pickin' apples for the festival, we won't be havin' a festival.
High-Strung Harvester
Required Quest: Revenge of the Riders
- Buy Apple Tubs x1
- Cost: 34,420
- Skip: 5
- Produce Apples
in the Apple Stand x20 - Task Time:26min 40s
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 7
- Send Applejack to harvest apples x2
- Task Time:4h
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
120 Svengallop: Well, that's ONE liability handled -- I MEAN, valued festival organizer being put to better use...
When Life Gives You Apples...
Required Quest: High-Strung Harvester
- Produce Cider Barrels in the Cider Mill x4
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 20
- Produce Zap Apple Jam in the Zap Apple Stand x4
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- Send Svengallop to review his contract x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- 125 , 4,000
Pinkie Pie: All this contract kerfuffle has pushed my party-planning skills to the limit...
Pinkie Pie: But soon, it's all gonna be worth it. Countess Coloratura is officially on her way.
Pinkie Pie: Just thinking about her official Countess Coloratura Countess Chariot coming over the horizon... Oooooh, i'm so excited i can barely say how excited i am.
The Chariot Approaches
Required Quest: When Life Gives You Apples...
Required Level: —
- Send Pinkie to gaze at the balloons x2
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- Produce Cherries in the Cherry Stand x15
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 5
- 60 , 1,000
Pinkie Pie: SHE'S HERE! SHE'S HERE! I can't believe she's... COUNTESS COLORATURA! AUTOGRAPH MY FACE!!!
Applejack: Now, wait just a pippin-pickin' second... That IS Rara! ... Hey! Rara! Remember me? We met at Camp Friendship!
Coloratura: ... AJ?
Applejack: Yeah, that's me! Howdy, Rar--
Svengallop: ... Clear the way! Stand back! Very important pony, coming through! Countess Coloratura's official meet-and-greet doesn't start until the schedule says it starts!
Making an Entrance...?
Required Quest: The Chariot Approaches
Required Level: —
- Send Svengallop to inspect the Orange Stand for brand synergies x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- 55 , 1,500
Pinkie Pie: Okay, NORMALLY i'd be wondering why Countess Coloratura just spent five seconds in public before being hustled away somewhere else.
Pinkie Pie: But SHE'S SO AMAZING I DON'T EVEN CARE!
Party Planner TO THE STARS
Required Quest: Making an Entrance...?
Required Level: —
- Produce Quills in the "Quills and Sofas" shop x3
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- 100 , 2,500
Applejack: I don't believe it... The down-home Rara i know would never act so highfalutin! I know we lost touch since camp, but she CAN'T have changed that much...
Applejack: I bet this is all some kinda misunderstandin'... OR, that no-good manager is tryin' to fix her with an image that ain't rightly hers!
Applejack: I should talk with her myself... show her she's gotta break herself loose... but she's been rehearsin' those new, fancified songs of hers all day...
A Friend in Need
Required Quest: Party Planner TO THE STARS
- Send Coloratura to rehearse a new song x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- 50 , 1,200
Coloratura: Hellooooo, FANS! To kick off the Helping Hooves Music Festival, have some Hoofsies to take home with you.
Coloratura: Straight from your pal Countess Coloratura!
Hoofsies for Everypony!
Required Quest: A Friend in Need
- Produce Hoofsies in the Big-Apple Stage x4
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 15
- 50 , 1,500
Applejack: Rara! Had to dodge 'round your manager to get to you, but... well, i just had to talk with you face to face!
Applejack: Look, i know you've... changed a lot since Camp Friendship, but i gotta know you're still yourself!
Applejack: AT LEAST tell me you're still gonna do that meetin' with the schoolponies later...
Coloratura: Oh, AJ... of course i am! Meeting with schoolponies is my favorite part of any event i do and besides, it's for charity... I wouldn't miss it!
The Foals are our Future
Required Quest: Hoofsies for Everypony!
- Build a Schoolhouse x1
- Cost: 37,000
- Skip: 10
- 75 , 1,750
Svengallop: Countess Coloratura's megastar-level requests may have been met so far -- if barely -- but what about her faithful manager?
Svengallop: It'd be a sad day in Equestria when a hard-working professional like me can't get the perks he deserves...
Svengallop: Not to mention a day when Coloratura cancels her charity show in solidarity!
A Little Something on the Side
Required Quest: The Foals are our Future
- Produce Fancy Cakes in the Restaurant x5
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 7
- Produce Coffee in the Canterlot Café x5
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 7
- 125 , 2,500
Applejack: Rara! I've gotta talk to you, and fast! It's about Svengallop -- you won't BELIEVE what i just heard from--
Coloratura: Not now, AJ! I'm kind of in the middle of something... AHEM: Helloooooo, FANS!
Smoke and Mirrors
Required Quest: A Little Something on the Side
- Produce Hoofsies in the Big-Apple Stage x5
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- Produce Mirrors in the Antique Shop x9
- Cost: Free
- Skip: 10
- 70 , 1,500
Applejack: You can't do the show like this, Rara... not like what Svengallop's turned you into!
Applejack: That no-good schemer's got you twisted 'round his front hoof.
Applejack: He's using YOUR name to bully ponies into treatin' him like royalty!
Applejack: Threatenin' to cancel your charity event...
Coloratura: What?! He WOULDN'T.. Svengallop has always supported me! ALWAYS! But... well.. You'd better have proof if you want to say something like that!!!
A Manager Unmasked
Required Quest: Smoke and Mirrors
- Send Svengallop to order Sprinkle Stripe around x1
- Cost: Free
- Skip: Unskippable
- 100 , 1,000
Coloratura: So THAT'S how you've been managing things, Svengallop? Using my name to intimidate ponies into getting what you Want?
Coloratura: Saying you'll cancel the charity event i care so much about?!
Svengallop: But Countess! I work incredibly hard for you -- I deserve everything i get!
Coloratura: AJ was right... You clearly don't understand the real me!
Svengallop: Don't understand the... HA! I'm the one who MADE you somepony! Good luck "being yourself" without me, "Countess"... I QUIT!
Coloratura: I can't believe i did that...! But... but it's for the best. I love being a singer, AJ... but starting now, I have to be true to myself, too.
Applejack: Aww, Rara... I'm so proud of you!