Fandom of Halloween Specials Movie: Friendship Games

Fandom of Halloween Specials Movie: Friendship Games is the first installment in the Fandom of Halloween Specials Movie film franchise. The film takes place after the animated shorts.

A new arrival
Kaitlin races to Hallowslot High School, having been summoned by Sei Miyano via emergency text message. However, the only "emergency" is that Sei has a broken guitar string, much to her friends' frustration. Sei prepares to give a performance for the Crusaders, and the others join her inside the school. Kaitlin stays behind to write to Yuna in Hallowslot.

As Kaitlin writes, a bus stops in front of the school, and a teenage girl in a hoodie steps off. She uses a scientific device and approaches the statue, appearing to be strangely interested in the portal to Hallowslot. Kaitlin notices the girl and calls out to her. The girl suddenly runs off, and Kaitlin gives chase. Before Kaitlin can catch up to the girl, she escapes on another bus.

Having safely gotten away, the girl pulls off her hood, revealing her identity as Yuna's human counterpart. Upon returning to her own school, Bloo enters a private research room and assembles a device resembling an amulet.

The HHS pep rally
Some time later, Kaitlin and her friends gather together in the school library. Kaitlin wonders about the mysterious girl's interest in the statue, noting that she appears to be from the human world and not Hallowslot. Sei believes the girl is a Crystal Prep Academy student trying to deface the statue due to the upcoming Friendship Games, which the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts always win. Despite the Games representing schools coming together in sportsmanship, Hallowslot High and Crystal Prep are fierce rivals, and Sei has a plan to bring victory to their school.

Later, at a pep rally in the gymnasium, Sei with the help of the school marching band rallies and motivates the unenthusiastic students with a spirited song. At the song's climax, Sei sprouts pony ears and wings. After the pep rally ends, Ava wonders how Sei was able to "pony up" without her guitar. Vice Principal Teal Girl approaches and asks that they keep their magic in check during the Friendship Games to avoid accusations of cheating. She also tasks Kaitlin with solving the mystery of her friends' random magical transformations.

Later, in the HHS library, Kaitlin hits a block in her research and tries reaching out to Yuna in Hallowslot again, telling her about her assignment to keep magic out of the games.

Bloo's research
Back at Crystal Prep, Bloo goes to her research room and finds her dog Cookie. She explains to him that the device she built can measure and contain the strange energy surrounding Hallowslot High, hoping that this research will get accepted into the Everton Independent Study Program. Just then, Crystal Prep dean Marinette enters and informs Bloo that Principal Cinch demands her presence. Aware of Bloo's interest in Everton, Marinette also encourages her to give friendship a try. On her way to Cinch's office, Bloo begins to contemplate her place at the school.

In Cinch's office, Bloo is surprised to see her brother with Cinch and Marinette. Having learned of Hallowslot High's recent rise in test score averages and athletics, Cinch requests that Bloo join the Shadowbolts and compete in the Friendship Games to maintain Crystal Prep's reputation. Bloo is very reluctant about this until Cinch threatens to deny her application to Everton.

In the end, Bloo decides to compete after all, since she planned to collect more data at the school anyway. She wears her amulet around her neck and hides Cookie in her backpack. Upon reaching the bus, Bloo meets her teammates: the bipolar Sour Sweet, the ultra-competitive Indigo Zap, the extremely blunt Sugarcoat, the rocker girl Lemon Zest, and arrogant Sunny Flare. She immediately has difficulty getting along with them and makes a fool of herself.

Hallowslot meets Crystal Prep
After the Rainbooms finish band practice, Sei expresses hope that the Games will have a music competition, but Kaitlin reminds her they are supposed to keep magic out of the competition. In the meantime, Yuzu Tanpopo shows her friends various outfits she made for the girls to wear for the Games.

At the Hallowslot High School entrance, Principal Pink Girl and Vice Principal Teal Girl welcome Cinch and Marinette respectively to the school. Using her amulet to track energy, Bloo enters the school and is surprised when several HHS students greet her by name. She bumps into Mahiru Tsuyuzaki, who wonders about Bloo's glasses. Bloo ends their conversation when her device starts detecting energy.

Back in the band room, Ava asks why Yuzu would make so many clothes they might not need, and Yuzu says that she is only being generous. As her generosity shines through, Yuzu ponies up. Outside, Bloo detects the energy given off by Yuzu's transformation, and her device opens up to absorb it. As her magic is drained, Yuzu suddenly feels fatigued, and her pony ears and extended ponytail disappear. As Bloo enters the band room, the Rainbooms are ecstatic to be reunited with their friend from Hallowslot. However, they are confused as to why she is wearing a Crystal Prep uniform and glasses. Bloo expresses even more confusion when Maya Delgo and Yuzu recognize her pet dog. As Pink Girl gives Cinch a tour of the school, she also recognizes Bloo and becomes baffled when Cinch refers to Bloo as her student. She assumes that Bloo has a twin sister, but Yuni-Mei Richards explains that she is not the Bloo from Hallowslot.

Outside the HHS entrance, Cinch has a private conversation with Bloo, telling her she needs to be focused on the Games. Bloo tells Cinch about how everyone knows her at the school, and Cinch convinces her they are only trying to distract her and lure her away.

Yuzu is in disbelief that the human world's Bloo goes to Crystal Prep, and Sei is surprised that they will be playing against their supposed friend. However, Kaitlin is more concerned about the random magical occurrences as well as the fact that she hasn't heard back from pony Bloo. After separating from her friends, Kaitlin considers returning to Hallowslot to find Bloo herself. Unfortunately, human Bloo's device suddenly detects the portal's energy and absorbs the magic from it, rendering it inactive.

Welcome, Crystal Prep
In the gymnasium, a welcoming party is held for the Crystal Prep students, but no one appears to be getting along. Kaitlin informs her friends about what happened to the portal and immediately places blame upon the human Bloo. She tries to confront her, but a sudden confrontation with the other Shadowbolts prevents her from doing so. Meanwhile, Yuni-Mei introduces herself to Bloo. Bloo notices that there isn't a lot of partying going on, and Yuni-Mei enlists her help in fixing it.

As Principal Pink Girl greets the Crystal Prep students, Yuni-Mei and Bloo haul a pair of party cannons into the gym. With a little redecorating and appropriate lighting and music, the party kicks into full swing, and the Hallowslot High and Crystal Prep students start to mingle. Pleased by this, Yuni-Mei ponies up. Like before, Bloo's device accidentally drains away Yuni-Mei's magic and also opens a small dimensional rift. Once Principal Cinch takes the stage, the party stops. Cinch gives a brief speech heavily criticizing Hallowslot High, concluding that this year's Games will end like all the previous ones have.

Once again, the two student groups are on bitter terms. The Rainbooms approach Yuni-Mei, and she informs them that something drained away her magic. They try to find Bloo, but she has disappeared.

Let the Games begin
In the foyer, Dean Marinette commences the first event of the Friendship Games: the academic decathlon. In the musical montage that follows, the Shadowbolts win in chemistry, the Wondercolts in home economics, the Shadowbolts in woodshop, and the spelling bee ends in an apparent tie, resulting in everyone being eliminated excluding Bloo and Kaitlin.

The final leg of the decathlon pits Kaitlin and Bloo in academics as they attempt to solve a complex mathematical equation. In the end, Bloo wins the event and decathlon for the Shadowbolts, but the Crystal Prep students' excitement is lackluster. Meanwhile, the Rainbooms approach Kaitlin and congratulate her for trying her best.

The effects of magic
Some time later, Bloo meets up with Maya, who happily tends to her pets. Bloo finds a kindred spirit in Maya since she also smuggled Cookie into the school with her. Maya congratulates Bloo for winning the decathlon but comments on how unexcited her fellow students were. Bloo explains that no one at Crystal Prep gets excited about anything they don't do themselves. In an effort to cheer Bloo up, Maya lets her hold Angel. As Bloo starts to feel better, Maya's gesture of kindness causes her to pony up. The device drains Maya's magic and opens several more dimensional rifts, through which an Hallowslotn jackalope appears. Cookie chases the jackalope in and out of the rifts and becomes affected by the strange energy. As a result of being touched by Hallowslotn magic, Cookie is suddenly able to talk, leaving Bloo in complete shock.

When Bloo runs away, Cookie follows her into a hallway and asks why she ran away. Bloo is left baffled by these bizarre events she's experiencing, culminating in her talking dog. Cookie explains to Bloo that when he chased the jackalope, he was somewhere else, and suddenly he could talk. When Principal Cinch approaches, Bloo hides Cookie in a nearby locker. Cinch encourages Bloo to get to know her competitors since they seem to have a keen interest in her. When Bloo says she is uncomfortable with spying, Cinch once again uses her Everton application as leverage.

Elsewhere, Maya tells her friends what happened. Kaitlin is now more frustrated that Bloo appears to be stealing magic and that she hasn't heard back from the Bloo from Hallowslot. During one of Yuni-Mei's antics, she falls through the school's back door, revealing the playing field for the next event of the Friendship Games.

Cinch assigns each of her competitors to different events of the relay: Indigo Zap and Sugarcoat in motocross, Lemon Zest and Sunny Flare in speed-skating, and Bloo and Sour Sweet in archery.

The Tri-Cross Relay
Dean Marinette announces the start of the relay race in which the students will compete in archery, speed-skating, and motocross. Sour Sweet, Bloo, Maya, and Ava start off the archery event. Sour Sweet immediately scores a bull's-eye and waits for Bloo, who stumbles her way to the podium. Maya has some initial difficulty in getting a bull's-eye, but she eventually scores, signaling Ava's turn. Once Ava hits the target, Yuzu and Yuni-Mei begin the speed-skating round.

Back at the archery stand, Bloo has a lot of difficulty hitting her target, which infuriates Sour Sweet. With no support from her teammates, Bloo loses almost all confidence in herself. Ava ultimately steps up to give her a few pointers, and with her help, Bloo finally hits the target. She hugs Ava in thanks, and Ava ponies up from this display of honesty. Bloo's device once again takes away Ava's magic.

During the speed-skating round, Sunny Flare and Lemon Zest catch up to their competitors. After the Wondercolts win the round, Kaitlin, Sei, Sugarcoat and Indigo begin the motocross round. Meanwhile, the magic from Bloo's device begins to open more rifts, releasing some monstrous tentacles from Hallowslot. One of the vines throws Kaitlin from her bike. Sei saves her from being attacked and ponies up from this display of loyalty. Cinch notices these strange phenomena, but Pink Girl feigns innocence. As Sei fends off the vines, the Wondercolts win the relay, thus tying the score between the two schools.

While Sei is pleased by the victory, Kaitlin is worried that the magic is getting out of control and someone could get hurt. When Bloo approaches the Rainbooms in apology, her device drains Sei's magic. Kaitlin finally explodes in anger at Bloo, who explains that she only wanted to find out about the strange energy surrounding the school. Kaitlin harshly scolds Bloo for messing with things she doesn't understand and endangering her friends' lives. Her outburst drives Bloo to run away in tears.

Nearby, Principal Cinch accuses Pink Girl and her school of cheating, having witnessed the Wondercolts ponying up. Despite Pink Girl's proposal to end the Games in a tie, Cinch insists that the Games continue. Kaitlin apologizes to Pink Girl for being unable to contain the magic. Pink Girl forgives her, but Kaitlin is ashamed for not being able to control the magic that she brought from Hallowslot in the first place.

Final event of the Games
Later that evening, Marinette and Teal Girl announce the final event of the Friendship Games: Capture the Flag. In the Wondercolts' corner, Kaitlin feels awful about what she said to Bloo. In the Shadowbolts' corner, Cinch tells her students that failure is not an option for this event. She suggests that they "fight fire with fire" and beat HHS at their own game by using their magic against them. With the threat of once again denying her Everton application, Cinch and the Shadowbolts coerce Bloo to unleash the magic.

Once the event begins, Bloo opens her device and releases all of the magic stored inside it. The magic engulfs and corrupts Bloo, transforming her into a monstrous alter ego: "Midnight Bloo". Midnight Bloo turns to Kaitlin evilly, saying she now understands magic, and opens multiple dimensional rifts into Hallowslot. She decides that she wants to understand all of Hallowslot's magic, even if the human world is destroyed in the process.

With both Hallowslot High and Crystal Prep students in danger, the Shadowbolts put their rivalry aside and come to the Wondercolts' aid. Kaitlin, realizing what once happened to her is now happening to Bloo, tells her that magic cannot give her everything she wants and reveals that true magic comes from honesty, loyalty, laughter, generosity, and kindness. She destroys Bloo's device, returning the Rainbooms' magic and granting her an angelic alter ego with wings: "Ultra Kaitlin".

Ultra Kaitlin uses her powers to seal the dimensional rifts closed, and she engages Midnight in an explosive magical battle. When Cookie calls out to her from below, Midnight is distracted and temporarily snaps out of her corrupted trance, allowing Ultra Kaitlin to overcome her. Midnight is engulfed in a bright light, causing her and Ultra Kaitlin to end up in a white void. In the void, Ultra Kaitlin offers Bloo her hand in friendship, stating that she only wishes to help her. Midnight tearfully accepts, and the two turn back to normal before reappearing in the HHS courtyard. Bloo shows deep remorse for what she did, but Kaitlin assures her that everyone will forgive her.

A now furious Principal Cinch demands Pink Girl that Hallowslot High forfeit the Friendship Games, threatening to take up what has happened with the school board. However, Pink Girl, Teal Girl, Marinette, and Cookie all assure her that the school board won't believe a word she says. The Shadowbolts side with the HHS faculty, and Cinch walks away with her dignity intact. No winner of the Friendship Games is named, but Pink Girl declares everyone a winner, satisfying everyone.

Epilogue
The next day, Marinette assures Bloo that Cinch will probably push her Everton application through, but Bloo begins to have second thoughts. She decides that studying independently won't help her learn anything about friendship. Marinette suggests she transfer to Hallowslot High, which Bloo accepts, and Marinette takes up this request to Pink Girl.

At the destroyed Wondercolts statue, Kaitlin tells her friends that she realized how magic works in this world. They pony up whenever they display the truest part of themselves, and she did not need Yuna to tell her since she is preoccupied with goings-on in Hallowslot. Pink Girl enters and introduces Bloo as Hallowslot High's newest student, and the Rainbooms are thrilled.

In a pre-credits scene, Bloo and the Rainbooms enjoy a picnic by the Wondercolts statue when the Bloo from Hallowslot suddenly emerges from the portal. She hastily apologizes to Kaitlin for her late reply to her messages as she was preoccupied with time-travel loop, calling it the strangest thing that ever happened to her. Suddenly, she notices that her human friends are joined by a girl who resembles her but wears glasses. The human Bloo only meekly waves "hello", as Yuna stares in shock and confusion.

Right There in Front of Me plays over the end credits, while some photographs are shown of the camaraderies between the students and teachers.

Characters

 * Bloo Sawaizumi/Midnight Bloo
 * Kaitlin/Ultra Kaitlin
 * Yuni-Mei Richards
 * Maya Delgo
 * Sei Miyano
 * Ava
 * Yuzu Tanpopo
 * Yuna Sawaizumi (at the end)
 * Teal Girl and Pink Girl
 * Principal Cinch