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"Candy, we're definitely gonna need the blue stuff there... oooh, and that lime green stuff! And is there any glitter? We need glitter." Boho continued to scribble down notes and make costume sketches. "Candy, I think you're gonna be our Alien Queen. So... you need green stuff on your face and in your hair. And you should go chug some water, because your solo's pretty high-pitched." The pink filly tapped her pencil against her chin, lost in thought.

"And Sweet Prestige, you're gonna be the Pinball Wizard, I think. Do you have a wizard's hat? And if no, why not?"

Bohemian Raspberry wasn't completely oblivious to her brother's distress. Poor guy had stage fright! But that was natural for your first starring role. "Let's get some of that lipstick on Surrender! You'll be a natural, baby brother! This is the role you were born to play!" Absently, Boho grabbed a can of spray glitter and began to coat herself liberally with it. "I'm almost finished with the lyrics, I think. I think for ease of everything, we'll actually do a cover version of Pinball Wizard as a duet for Prestige and Surrender. Ooh! Prestige! Do you want to use Bunny? He can be a little alien!" The filly scribbled some more, inspiration in her eyes. "Got it! Alien Queen, your song goes like this:

I'm the Alien Queen!
I'm sexy and mean!
I'm the best at pinball!
I win it all!
And if you can't beat meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
YOU WILL BE VANQUISHED!
YOUR GALAXY WILL BE MINE!
You will seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Now, draw out the eeeeees as long as possible- this is your big solo, so you gotta make it loud!"

"So if it's an operetta- we need to get this on stage ASAP- let's do a Greek Chorus for the intro. Lemme- yea, those lyrics I did earlier should work.

The good ship Fondoooooom is no pleasure cruise...
Only one man can save it or it'll be covered in alien juice!
The galaxy is at stake!
The Alien Queen is mad!
Who can beat her in her game?
Only... OUR DAD!

Then we'll have the Alien Queen solo, then Surrender- you gotta say "I CAN'T DO IT! I CAN'T WIN!" and then Prestige, you're gonna enter and cast a spell on him and he'll get up and we'll sing Pinball Wizard- Prestige, you take the verses and Surrender, you'll do the chorus- the part that goes 'he's a pinball wizard'- and then a finale! That can go like this:

He's paid his dues
Time after time
He fought space aliens and saved the galaxy and now he's coming home becauuuuuuuseeeee
He's awesome!
He's the best!
He's a total freakin' rock star from Mars!
He's winning!
He's!
Our!
Dad!

And then we all hug him! How's that sound? I'll play the electric keyboard, and with the preprogrammed drums in there, that should work out just fine for music. We can do a lot of this impromptu- after all, everybody thinks that improv is funny! It's sure to work!"

[OOC: Ok, gloss time.]

The performance, surprisingly, went off without a hitch. Well, as much as it could. Granted, the performers were wearing curtains, old clothes that were far too big for them, and bits of fabric randomly taped here and there. The makeup was overdone, the hair used more Aqua-Net than the 80s, and the kitchen and living room were covered with glitter, the herpes of craft supplies. The music was loud and off-key, and none of the performers could keep a straight face.

But it was utterly worth it. The foals poured their hearts and souls in this effort to make their father laugh, and they'd had an excellent time all day doing so. Bohemian Raspberry couldn't have been happier. Even though their little rock opera was silly and goofy, she was super proud of her siblings and their efforts. As she slammed her hooves down on the keyboard to play the final note, she watched her ailing father's face for signs of approval- and hopefully, amusement. Once he laughed, they'd all hug him!

Candy Dandy preformed her part as best she could, dancing around and trying to sound as mean as possible. She thought the whole thing went off without a hitch, and when TACO began to laugh she joined her siblings in burying him with a hug.

When he announced his reasoning for sounding like he was dying, Candy blinked a couple times and began to laugh. THAT was why he was sick? No alien baby!?