Ok. I decided to try the version from live performances which includes the second verse, over the album. A tough song to stretch the story out. It seems that this is a larger magic problem than Sunset and her friends can handle. Having operated as vigilantes using their magic, they won't be able to fix this without direct confrontation. This has led to clemency as some of Sunset's friends and Picket Gate's friends meet to discuss what to do. From Picket's perspective, he has lost confidence in governing officials thinking they would use common sense. It was only natural to expect that since this is a pan-dimensional problem with Equestria, that those girls would be able to best provide insight into this. He also does feel partly responsible, but there is plenty of blame to go around on both sides. Btw, this meeting takes place at Crystal Prep and not at the Defunctory (think of it as an uneasy alliance, given the crisis, and this location would be deemed as neutral). This alliance will require compromises, but that will come later.

*pad = IPad. Meanwhile, there is an unusual alignment in the solar system that is about to go on. In another rare instance of celestial alignment, Mars and its two moons are about to be set at equidistant points and lined up with Earth. Of course, this is only noticed in areas where there are no holes in the sky so that satellites and telescopes can see properly. Next Track: On the Stage!