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Four's a Crowd
Clover is in the cabbage patch and is about to help himself to a little lunch when suddenly a flying coach comes in much to Sofia’s delight. She tells him that she and Amber are going to decorate it and ride it in the Flylight Pageant. On the night of the summer solstice, flying coaches with princesses from every kingdom come together and soar across the twilight sky like a magical parade near the stars. Sofia recalls the times when she and her friends used to watch the pageant together, eating gooseberry pie and drinking cherry cider. Now that Sofia is a princess herself, she gets to be part of pageant. However, that means she won’t get to watch it with Jade and Ruby like she used to, so Clover suggests that she invite them to ride with her as her special guests.

Sofia flies to the village and finds Jade and Ruby. She tells them about the pageant and asks if they like to help decorate the coach and ride with her which they happily accept. However Amber isn't aware of Sofia’s plans and when she tells her about it she at first disagrees with Jade and Ruby being part of the pageant and helping out. But that soon changes when they come up with a perfect idea for the coach: Decorate it as a tree and dress up like birds.

They soon begin work on decorating the coach in flowers, ribbons and glitter. Through a song, the four of them voice how much fun they're having together. Sofia is happy that Amber, Jade and Ruby are getting along great because she had feared that (like in The Big Sleepover) Amber would be nasty to them.

As Sofia is decorating one side of the coach she hears her big sister and friends giggling on the other side. When she goes over to see what they're doing she finds them wearing fairy wings, pretending to be enchanted fairies in the garden. Sofia makes wings of her own so she can join in only to later find them now wearing crowns and pretending to be queens. Before Sofia can even try to join in the three of them move on to putting glitter on the coach. Sofia is hurt that her friends didn't include her in their fun but chooses to keep her feelings to herself and tries to be happy for them. When Sofia meets up with Clover he can tell that something is bothering her. She confides her hurt feelings to him and he tells her about his friends Stu and Cheeks and how they left him out by sneaking into the Royal Cabbage Patch without him. Because of Clover's story, Sofia is now jealous of Amber, but because she doesn't want to hurt her big sister's feelings she decides to try and be happy that Ruby and Jade became friends with her.

They go to see Madame Collette and ask her to make their costumes. Sofia picks out orange for Ruby and blue for Jade since those are their favorite colors but Amber swiches out those colors for red for Ruby and green for Jade which the pair declare their new favorite colors, much to Sofia's dismay causing her jealousy to intensify. However because of her kind-hearted nature and introverted personality she still chooses not to admit her hurt and jealous feelings and decides that she just needs to spend some time alone with Ruby and Jade without Amber. Knowing Amber is not a morning person, she goes to her mother and asks her if she can invite Jade and Ruby over for breakfast extra early. When Miranda asks why, Sofia, who's still reluctant to admit her hurt and jealous feelings, tries to shrug it off as nothing but Miranda, as usual, sees through her daughter's excuses and manages to get the truth out of her about her jealousy and fear. She tries to tell Sofia that she has nothing to worry about and just because Rudy and Jade are now friends with Amber doesn't mean they won't stop being friends with her. Despite telling her of an old expression known as "the more the merrier", Sofia still insists on inviting them over which Miranda agrees on letting her do, pleased that Sofia's trying to handle her jealousy in a mature and responsible manner.

Ruby and Jade arrive the next day, the day of the Flylight Pageant. Sofia is looking forward to spending some time alone with them but, to her shock, Amber arrives because she was too excited about the pageant to sleep in as usual. The four of them go to change into the costumes Madame Collette made for them. While Sofia changes into her costume she hears Ruby and Jade teaching Amber their hand clap, the special thing she and her friends created, which pushes Sofia over the edge because it confirms her fear: Ruby and Jade don't want to be her friends anymore which is why they're leaving her out.

Sofia talks to Clover and he helps her come up with a new idea. Sofia decides to serve Jade and Ruby some gooseberry pie and cherry cider to remind them of all the fun times they had together so they'll want to be her friends again. Sofia puts a ton of gooseberry pie and cherry cider onto a serving trolley but she rushes so much that she loses control, causing the trolley to crash into the coach and ruin it. With the coach ruined, the flight in the pageant seems unlikely much to everyone's disappointment. Amber angrily turns to her sister, demanding an explanation and after a while of reluctance and struggle to admit the truth, Sofia, with a gentle push from Amber, finally confesses her jealousy to everyone: Because she was seeing Jade and Ruby having so much fun with Amber and she was being ignored, she thought they didn't want to be her friends anymore and intended to leave her out of the Flylight Pagent. Ruby and Jade just smile and assure her they will always be friends, even when they make a new friend they would never leave her out. Amber also assures her sister that she had nothing to worry about and understands how she feels because she too felt the same way when Sofia first came to the castle and Sofia finally feels better.

With Sofia finally at peace with herself, the four of them manage to fix the coach by dressing it up like a real tree and then head to the Flylight Pageant. During the Pageant the quartet create a new special hand clap.

Holiday in Enchancia
It's Sofia's first Wassailia at the castle and the moment she wakes up and sees it snowing outside she immediately gets into the spirit through a song. Amber and James are looking forward to opening presents. When Sofia asks where Roland is Miranda tells her that Roland and Baileywick are out on urgent Royal business.

In town, it turns out the Roland's urgent Royal business is actually buying Amber, James and Sofia some last minute gifts. Meanwhile Sofia gives Minimus his gift, candied carrots, and discovers that all the flying horses except Minimus are sick. The Royal carrige gets caught in a blizzard on the way back to the castle and the spooked horses break away from the coach stranding Roland and Baileywick in the forest. Luckily, a woodsman comes by and offers them shelter which Roland, at Baileywick's urging, accepts.

Back at the castle, both Sofia and Miranda become worried because Roland should have been back by now. Miranda summons Constable Miles and asks him to prepare the Royal carriage. Since Minimus is the only flying horse that's not sick, he is hitched to the coach. Miles, Miranda, Amber, James, and Sofia take off to find Roland. What nobody notices is that Clover, Mia, and Robin are also on the coach because they want to help Sofia. They fly through the sky searching for Roland. They notice the King's Horses rampaging without the coach and realize that something must've happened to Roland. The blizzard becomes so fierce that they are forced to land. Sofia asks her mother and Miles what they should do now and Miles tells the young princess they should get back in the coach and wait out the storm. Sofia is too worried about her father to comply but her mother tells her that Roland's fine but when Sofia asks her how she knows all Miranda can say is "I just know."

Sofia, who can't be satisfied with "I just know" as an answer, goes to Minimus and asks him what he thinks they should do but Minimus can't do anything in a crisis other than panic uncontrollably. Suddenly Sofia's amulet starts to glow. Knowing that this means a summoning is about to happen, Sofia heads into the forest so nobody can see it happen. She gets there just in time for the amulet to summon Princess Aurora. When Sofia asks if she has come to help, Aurora states that it's not her help she needs but Sofia insists that she does and tells her about her problem. Aurora tells her she can get all the help she needs from her animal friends and then vanishes. Sofia finally finds out the Clover, Mia, and Robin came with her. She asks them to tell the animals of the forest to look for her father. They all comply except Clover who'd rather "sit in the nice, warm, toasty sliegh with Sofia." The forest animals search everywhere for Roland and finally find him in the woodcutter's cottage lamenting that he can't spend Wassilia with his family.

Mia and Robin return and tell Sofia that they found Roland. Unfortunatly, all Miranda, Amber and James can hear is chirping. Thinking quickly, Sofia, who knows she can't tell them what her bird friends are saying without revealing her secret, states "I think they're trying to tell us something." A confused Mia states "We're not trying! We just said it!" but Robin reminds her "Mia they don't know she can talk to us." and tells Sofia to come outside. Sofia states "I think they know where Dad is" and hops out of the coach. Miranda, completely unaware of Sofia's powers and completely aware of the fact that her daughter has no regard for her own personal safety, panics and goes after her telling her "Sofia! Wait!" Miranda gets out of the coach and stops Sofia from going any further. She understands that Sofia wants to be with her father and so does she but as much as they all want to be together, Miranda thinks that due to the blizzard, it wouldn't be tonight. As much as her daughter wants to believe it, she doesn't think her bird friends know where Roland is. But Sofia is able to prove that she's right with the Royal Flag and convince everyone to follow a white owl to the woodcutter's cottage where they all reunite with Roland. Roland tells them everything. Sofia, who already got what she wanted for Wassaila gives the presents her father got for her to the woodcutter's children with her brother and sister following suit. They celebrate their reunion and Wassaila with a carol.

The Flying Crown
In the flying derby, Sofia and James are racing against two other riders and holding last place. Sofia instructs James to give her a wing blast. James drops back giving the chance for her to fly ahead and takes the lead. Soon both Sofia and James are in the lead but the rival team is catching up. Sofia suggests James races ahead while she holds them off by blocking their way. James with a huge lead crosses the finish first with Sofia second winning for Royal Prep.

The audience cheers for Sofia and James' victory except Prince Hugo who is sulking beside his older brother, Axel. Everyone is delighted that Sofia and James are now in the championships and the next race will be for the Flying Crown trophy against the riders of the Junior Knights Academy. The Junior Knights are tough, and they win every year. James believes they can win and starts to imagine the team plays they will do until he trips on a rock and sprains his wrist. Since James can't ride in the championship race, Sir Gillium brings in Prince Hugo to take his place as Sofia's teammate much to the prince's delight. Sofia hopes they can make amends and put aside what happened in the try-out race by working together, but Hugo has other plans; he states that they don't need team plays to win, just him crossing the finish line first.

The next day, Sofia and Minimus meet up with Hugo and his flying horse Electra, whom Minimus is nervous about while Sofia is more nervous about Hugo himself. Sir Gillium shows up with James as an assistant coach and tells Sofia and Hugo a few things about the riders of Junior Knights Academy. They are known to be the toughest opponents Royal Prep has ever competed against. If Sofia and Hugo are going to win the Flying Crown, they have to practice their team plays. Sofia asks Sir Gillium about a new team play she wants to try with Hugo called the flying slingshot, a very difficult play in flying derby where in mid-air the riders have to line up side by side, reach across their horses and grab hands, spin in a circle and then the biggest rider has to sling the smallest rider at just the right moment. Sofia hopes they could practice that play, but Hugo has no interest in team plays and proudly rides off to practice alone. Minimus gives a huff and tells Sofia they don't need him, but she states that they do.

Later in the day after school, Sofia heads for the stables, but Amber notices something's bothering her sister. Sofia tells her friends Hugo doesn't want to practice with her and she doesn't know what to do, but she knows she can't give up on this. Amber tells Sofia this championship is the school's chance to finally win the Flying Crown and she must not let Hugo ruin it.

Just then the two riders Vaughan and Vance from the Junior Knights Academy arrive at Royal Prep a day early to practice on the course. When Hugo meets them, Vaughan challenges him to a small race around the school and Hugo is easily beaten. He's upset over losing again, and he still doesn't want to practice with Sofia. She tries to cheer him up by singing the cheer, but it only makes him feel bad, and walks away. Electra explains to the little princess that everyone in Hugo's family have been cheered for winning the flying derby except him. Sofia begins to understand that Hugo is feeling left out and wants to have the same experience. She manages to reason with him, telling him that she knows his father was on the flying derby team when he was at Royal Prep. Hugo also says that his brother, uncle, and grandfather were also on the team when they were each at Royal Prep, and Sofia knows that none of them have won the championship race or the Flying Crown. She tells him that they have a chance to do that. If they do the flying slingshot, not only will they win the championship race, but Hugo will be the first in his family to win the Flying Crown and the school will cheer for him. Thinking about this, Hugo finally agrees to try the flying slingshot with Sofia. Since it's getting late, the prince and princess agree to practice early in the morning before the race.

Meanwhile James is given a new job to groom the flying horses and gives Minimus and Electra a scrub down only to end up making a mess in the stables. Sir Gillium finally comes up with the perfect job for James; dress up as Royal Prep's mascot.

The next day Sofia and Hugo are ready to do some last minute practice on the course. Since Hugo is bigger and stronger than Sofia, she'll need him to sling her. However, Hugo points out that it'll result in Sofia crossing the finish line first, and Sofia says only one of them has to cross for the team to win and that it doesn't matter to her if Hugo crosses first. Hugo foolishly manages to take advantage of this by having Sofia sling him. The first try doesn't go well and it turns out Sofia is only strong enough to fling Hugo off his saddle and into the haystacks. Again and again no matter how many times, Sofia keeps flinging Hugo off his horse, causing him to crash into the haystacks. After crashing into the fountain and having his buttons pushed by his brother, Hugo quits by throwing away his team jersey and walks away in frustration. Electra is disappointed by him and tells Sofia and Minimus that Hugo's biggest problem is that while he's a good rider, he doesn't know the first thing about being a good teammate, and therefore doesn't understand what being a true champion is all about. Sofia sees James dressed as the mascot and making a lot of noise, which sparks an idea for her to help inspire Hugo.

It is now time for the flying derby championship and the first team to cross the finish wins the Flying Crown. The defending champions Vaughan and Vance arrive on the course, but Sofia and Hugo don't show up when they are announced. James knows how to get the team to come out. Sofia finds Hugo hiding in the stables. She tries to tell him what he's doing is selfish and she can't race without him but Hugo is too upset to listen. However he does listen when he hears the crowd making a lot of noise. Sofia brings him out to the course, and it turns out that James and the crowd are singing the cheer for Royal Prep's team much to Hugo's surprise. Listening to the lyrics of the song/cheer, Hugo finally understands that it's not all about winning; it's about being part of a team. Understanding what it means to be a true derby champion, Hugo regains the fire in his belly to win the championship race. Electra gives Hugo his jersey back, and he puts it back on and is ready to race with Sofia.

At last, Sofia and Hugo arrive on the course and join Vaughan and Vance, who are disgusted at the prince and princess's budding friendship. When Flora, Fauna and Merryweather give the word, the four riders take off with Vaughan and Vance holding an early lead. Sofia and Hugo try to pass them as they go under the bridge, but Vaughan and Vance perform the double swerve, making it hard to get around them. Sofia gives Hugo a wing blast allowing him to fly ahead but it's not enough to catch the Junior Knights. After passing the bell tower, Sofia and Hugo are running out of time as they get near the finish. Sofia says they need to try the flying slingshot which Hugo agrees, but only if they do it right: he insists on slinging Sofia since she's too little to sling him, and it's the only way the team can win. Hugo and Sofia line up side by side, reach across their horses and grab each other's hands. With everyone watching in worry, Sofia and Hugo begin to spin in a circle while in mid-air and then at the right moment Hugo successfully slings Sofia and Minimus into the lead, and Royal Prep wins much to the surprise of Vaughan and Vance.

Sofia and Hugo are rewarded with the Flying Crown and the crowd cheers on for them. Amber compliments the team on their success, and Hugo's big brother proudly says that Hugo takes after him. But Hugo reminds Axel that he takes after Sofia who blushes happily pleased that she and Hugo are friends now, and everybody learns that Sofia has turned him into a better person.

The Buttercups
At the castle, Sofia is with her Girl Scout troop, The Buttercups, showing her friends how to make a friendship knot when Ruby's mother Helen Hanshaw, the Buttercup troop leader, introduces two new recruits to their troop Meg and Peg who are twins. Sofia gives them their Buttercup vests and when they ask about the badges she's wearing, she explains to them in order to get their own they must earn them. Helen announces that tomorrow they will be going on a hike through Peppertree Forest. Sofia is very excited about the hike because she is only one badge away from finally earning the Sunflower Medallion, a great honor Sofia has been looking forward to earning since she first became a Buttercup back when she was really little.

After the Buttercups leave, Sofia welcomes her father home and tells him about the hike tomorrow. But almost immediately she wishes she hadn't spoken because Roland is against Sofia going into the forest stating that it isn't a proper place for a princess and becomes so concerned that something might happen to her that even a fall has him worried. Miranda steps forward to try and assure her husband that he has nothing to worry about because of Sofia's Buttercup experience and because Helen will be there to provide adult supervision. Baileywick also supports Sofia going, stating his experience as a Groundhog, the Buttercups' Boy Scout counterpart, and how it gave him the skills he uses as the castle steward. Hearing this, Roland decides to make Baileywick Sofia's royal escort by having him accompany her and make sure she comes home safely without a single scratch despite Sofia's protests that such a thing is unnecessary because she'll be fine on her own. Roland only tells her he just wants her to be safe and Baileywick promises her she'll have a good time. Realizing there's no changing her father's mind, Sofia reluctantly accepts Roland's arrangements to have Baileywick as her escort.

The next day, Sofia is all ready to go on the hike but Baileywick overdoes his own packing in a way that ensures that he and Sofia both arrive extremely late. Baileywick also leaves Sofia flustered by providing an overkill Royal entrance and then explains to the troop that he is going to accompany Sofia "On the King's orders." to ensure Sofia's safety on the hike. Helen accepts his presence as long as he can keep up with the Buttercups.

Soon the hike begins and, along the way to their first stop, Baileywick starts to baby Sofia much to her chagrin and when they arrive Baileywick scoops Sofia into her "throne away from home" Sofia gets out of the chair stating "It's ok Baileywick. I can sit on the ground with everyone else." but Baileywick just scoops her back into it and hands her some ice water much to Sofia's embarrassment. Helen assigns the troop their first badge-earning project: building birdhouses. Baileywick butts in and starts to build a birdhouse for Sofia despite her protests that she can do it herself. An annoyed Helen refuses to give Sofia the birdhouse badge because she knows Baileywick built it when Sofia was supposed to build it by herself and tells Baileywick that scouts only get badges if they do a good job on their own but it doesn't sink in. So due to Baileywick's interference Sofia misses out on earning a badge, much to her disappointment but says nothing because she understands he was only trying to help.

At the next stop Helen gives the troop their next badge-earning project: gathering wood for their cookout. Sofia finds a log with a squirrel on it and politely asks the squirrel to let her have the log when he's done eating. But Baileywick interferes once again and starts grabbing all the logs he can carry. Sofia tries to stop him and get her own wood at the same time but Baileywick is too fast for her causing her to moan "Oh, not again!". Once again, Helen refuses to give her the wood gathering badge when she tells Baileywick again that a job well done only counts when Sofia does it by herself but still it doesn't sink in. Ruby and Jade can see that Baileywick's mollycoddling is bothering Sofia so they urge their friend to tell him to stop butting in. When the cookout begins Baileywick grabs Sofia's hot dog and begins to cook it for her. Sofia finally loses her patience and tells Baileywick straight that the Buttercup projects are things she can and must do by herself and reminds him that he promised her she would have a good time.

At the troop's next stop Helen gives the troop their next badge-earning project: flower gathering. Once again Baileywick interferes but this time it backfires in a way that affects only him. The flowers he ends up picking for Sofia are the very ones he was trying to protect her from: Meddelsome Myrtle, a poisonous flower whose poison takes effect when it's inhaled through the nose causing a red rash, itching and swelling. Helen manages to treat his condition but recommends they head back so Baileywick can receive full medical attention. However they notice the trail down the hill is so twisty that it could be difficult for Baileywick to climb down. Sofia finds another way down which is not so steep or twisty and with an idea from Meg and Peg, the Buttercups work together to build a sled to slide down the grass. In no time they complete the sled, and after being equipped with safety helmets they slide down to the bottom of the hill and head back to the castle. Sofia's leadership earns her the leadership badge which also earns her the Sunflower Medallion.

Mom's the Word
It's Mother's Day in the kingdom of Enchancia and Sofia with a rose in her hand goes looking for her mom and is looking forward to spending the day with her. However when she finds her she discovers that James and Amber have already given Miranda roses in the shape of a unicorn. She tells Sofia they're bringing James and Amber along on their Mother's Day picnic to June Berry Island. This disappoints Sofia a little because she was hoping it to be just the two of them, but Miranda reminds her she's not just her mother any more, she's also Amber and James's mother as well.

With all the picnic baskets loaded onto the coach the royal family get on their way with Baileywick accompanying them. Sofia is still feeling disappointed, and can't bear looking at Amber next to her mother. Just then she spots a witch in the sky who turns the right rear wheel of the coach into a watermelon.

While everyone inspects the damage, Sofia spots the witch again and decides to go and investigate. She calls and calls until the witch comes up behind her and puts a Hex on her gown just before Lucinda the Good Little Witch appears. After undoing the hex on Sofia, She tells her that other witch is her mother Marla and every Mother's Day they go out hexing people and since she's now a good witch she finds it no fun. However her mother doesn't know she's a good witch now and doesn't want to ruin her special day. Sofia can understand her feelings, she recalls the times when it was just her and her mom and sometimes wishes it could be just the two of them again.

Seeing that she really wants to be alone with her mother on Mother's Day, Lucinda comes up with a magical idea that will get the two of them alone.

As soon as the coach is mended the family gets back on their way and arrive at the Royal River. Sofia in a rush gets her mother into the boat just as they start putting on their life jackets. Then unnoticed, the two witches fly over and Lucinda magically summons two seahorses that push the boat out into the river without James and Amber. Marla is impressed with her daughter's hex but she turns to shock when Lucinda admits it was actually a good spell. Marla tells her that being wicked is more fun than being good and its part of their legacy of being witches, to hex people. Lucinda reluctantly understands and just before the two witches fly away she makes the two seahorses pushing Sofia and Miranda's boat disappear. Sofia sees they are close to June Berry Island but Miranda insists that they turn around and head back for Amber and James, feeling worried about those witches on the loose.

Amber, James and Baileywick remain back at the dock and decide to go after them. But since they lost their boat they decide to borrow a fisherman's fishing boat, much to Amber's dismay.

As Miranda and Sofia continue to row back, Marla magically summons tall rocks and creates a rapid sending them off on a wild ride. Marla is really enjoying herself however Luncinda isn't. She tries to unhex the rapids but her mother's hex is too powerful for her to undo (Since she's not a fully grown witch.) Sofia and Miranda at first find this wild ride terrifying but they soon find it kind of fun and happily splash and slide through the rapids till they make it out to calm waters.

Meanwhile James, Amber and Baileywick are slowly rowing after Miranda and Sofia when suddenly the witches appear again and Marla turns their boat into a giant lily pad and Baileywick into a frog, again much to Amber's dismay (Baileywick also starts to gain the natural habit of eating flies.) They soon get back on their way again but come in for a bumpy ride as they go through the rapids themselves.

Sofia and Miranda make it to June Berry Island much to Sofia's joy and hopes they can have their picnic now. However Miranda doesn't think so, she can see that she has been trying to get alone time with her and can understand that she's finding it hard to accept change but she needs to learn that she is now Amber and James' mother too and things can't always be the same as they were before. Just then Amber, James and Baileywick show up and soon the family is reunited.

Meanwhile flying in the sky, Marla notices Lucinda is feeling bothered and admits she's not really having a good Mother's Day. So Marla decides to turn things up a notch by causing June Berry Island to rise out of the water even with the Royals still on. Sofia and her family try to bring the island to the ground by lassoing some rope to a tree on the mainland and pull hard bringing the island down. However their attempts fail when Baileywick again gets the urge to eat a fly.

Finally, Lucinda has had enough and confesses to her mother that she is now a good witch and wants to do good spells from now on. Marla is shocked to hear this and thinking she doesn't understand, Lucinda leaves to go and help Sofia and her family.

Still floating above the water, Sofia admits that the little witch Lucinda is her friend and she asked her to cast a spell that would get her and her mother alone. Miranda is shocked to hear that her daughter would do such a thing and demands an explanation to which Sofia admits that she wanted it to be just the two of them like it used to be but now she realizes that she was just being selfish and not being a good sister or a good daughter.

Just then Lucinda appears; at first everyone is cautious except Sofia who tells them she is a good witch. Lucinda promises to get them down but again her mother's hex is too powerful for her to undo. Then her mother shows up and brings them down safely. Marla finally understands Lucinda wasn't really enjoying their day together because she was doing bad spells and she has chosen to be a good witch. So she decided to do a good spell for her “Little Witchlet”. She promises Lucinda that if being a good witch is what she wants to be then she is willing to support her decision (but hopes it's only a phase.)

With everybody happy and Baileywick changed back the two families spend the rest of Mother's Day having a picnic together.

Just One of the Princes
Sofia and her family go to watch a flying derby race. During the race, James tells Sofia that Royal Prep has its own flying derby team and the tryout race is next week. After the race is finished, Sofia decides to go watch the tryout practice at her school tomorrow. But to everyone's shock, Sofia wants to try out for the team herself instead of just watching but is told that racing is not a "princess thing" though she believes it could be. After being encouraged by Clover, Sofia announces that she will try out for the team. While her parents and Baileywick are supportive, Amber and James on the other hand are not. Amber still insists that princesses shouldn't be derby racers, while James is only worried that his little sister will make him a laughing stock. When he points out that Sofia doesn't even know how to ride a flying horse much less about being a derby racer, his father suggests that James could teach her, and at the same time get in some much-needed practice himself.

The next day, Sofia is ready to get a horse of her own, though she ends up with the one horse nobody wants, Minimus. Even though Minimus lacks self-confidence and has many faults, Sofia thinks he is perfect just the way he is. Unfortunately, she has trouble right from the start, and even with James's help, is unable to even stay on her horse. However, Sofia refuses to give up trying out for the team and James vows to continue teaching her, even after they are mocked by Prince Hugo, the best rider in the school.

Sofia and Minimus do well on most of the course, but are unable to tackle the final hurdle, which is to go through the top of the steeple. Later that night, Amber once again tries to discourage Sofia from racing, since she had almost crashed after failing to get through the steeple and Amber doesn't want her to get hurt. She then talks with her animal friends about what to do, and they say all she needs to do is get an early start so she can get more practice in.

But even with extra practice, Sofia and Minimus still can't get through the steeple, for which Minimus blames himself. Hugo appears and tells Sofia there's no point in starting a race she can't finish, and she should go back where she belongs: with the other princesses. After Sofia comes home from school, her mother tells her that she and Roland will be going to watch the tryout race, but Sofia says she might not participate since she can't finish the course. Miranda tells her not to give up and that while she believes Sofia can make the team, what Sofia herself thinks is most important.

On the day of the race, several people show up to see if a princess can indeed make the team, which makes Sofia nervous but with support from James, she is ready to race. She starts out in last place but quickly makes progress. Hugo, deciding to take her out of the race, purposely brings his own horse to a sudden halt, taking Minimus by surprise and causing Sofia to fall off him much to the shock of Amber and the crowd. She angrily closes her fan and boos him. Sofia almost decides to finally give up, but James appears and says he's not crossing the finish line without her. After helping her get back on her horse, the two of them catch up to Hugo and are soon at the steeple. Sofia and Minimus finally manage to go through it, and both Sofia and James get past Hugo, winning the race.

The two of them are given Royal Prep's team jerseys and congratulated by their parents. Amber, who no longer likes Hugo because of what he'd done to Sofia, also admits that perhaps racing could be a princess thing after all, and gives Sofia her derby tiara to go with the jersey.

Tri-Kengdom Picnic
The Kingdoms of Enchancia and Kaldune, and the Wei-Ling Empire have once again gotten together for the annual Tri-Kingdom Picnic. Sofia is playing catch with Jun and Maya when James comes over and drags her away to go look at something. Meanwhile, King Roland announces to the other adults that for the first time, they will be playing picnic games, just as their children do. The thing James wanted to show Sofia is the golden chalice that is awarded to the kingdom that wins the most picnic games. Unfortunately, he has never won it since he has always been stuck with Amber – who dislikes outdoor sports – as his teammate. But now Sofia can be his teammate instead, and she agrees. Amber in the meantime plans to teach Princess Leena, how to decorate a parasol.

After changing into their team jerseys, Sofia and James join the other kids. The first game is the flying horseshoe toss. Sofia makes the best toss, so Enchancia wins. While Sofia is congratulated for winning, James begins to brag and acts a little obnoxious, which upsets everyone else especially Sofia. Baileywick leads the group to the second game, the golden-egg-on-a-spoon race.

Roland explains that the adults' games will be just for fun, with no prize. The first game they play is musical thrones. After he sits down, Emperor Quon's throne falls over and he quickly excuses himself, seemingly embarrassed, while his wife Lin-Lin assures Roland and Miranda he will be fine; he's just a bit clumsy. Elsewhere, Amber tells Leena that the first step of decorating a parasol is to glue on the jewels. Leena struggles to get the glue out of her bottle and accidentally gets it all over Amber.

Maya wins the golden-egg-on-a-spoon race and while everyone else congratulates her, James gets mad and goes on to make up a bunch of excuses about why he didn't win. He also demands a do-over of the race, but Baileywick says Maya won fair and square so there's no need for that. James leaves in a huff and angrily brushes Sofia off when she tries to follow him. After apologizing for James's behavior, Sofia leaves to go find him. Amber and Leena are now putting glitter on their parasols, but Leena drops her glitter and once again gets it all over Amber.

Lin-Lin is trying to get her husband to participate in the Blazing Badminton game, but Quon refuses. Roland gets an idea and begins playing the game poorly on purpose, though he laughs at his mistakes, to show Quon that even if you're clumsy you can still have fun playing. Quon, who now feels somewhat better, decides to give it a try.

Sofia finds James and asks him to be nicer to the others, but James doesn't think he's doing anything wrong. The tri-kingdom volleyball game begins and Sofia and James lose a point because they bump into each other and miss the ball. James gets mad again and tells Sofia to stop fooling around because he wants to win. The Enchancia team does end up winning this game and while everyone heads over to the enchanted discus game, James rudely rubs his team's victory in everyone else's faces, even when Sofia pleads for him to stop. The other kids, who have had enough of his bad sportsmanship, decide they don't want to play any more games and leave. Sofia, equally fed up, explains to James – who still doesn't get it – that because of him no one is having any fun, including her, and she no longer wants to be his teammate, so she also leaves.

Sofia goes over to where Amber and Leena are finishing up their parasols and they show them off to her. Amber asks what Sofia is doing wandering around since the games shouldn't be over yet and Sofia tells her about James being a bad sport. Amber suggests that maybe she needs to show James the right way to act. Sofia isn't sure how to do this, until she sees the adults playing Bewitching Bowling and gets an idea. She brings James over to watch the game and points out that even though their father isn't winning he's still having fun which is what really matters. James finally seems to understand that he ruined the games for everyone and goes with Sofia to apologize.

James apologizes for being a bad sport though the other kids seem hesitant to accept it. While he momentarily leaves to go get something, Khalid explains to Sofia that an apology won't change what's already happened. James returns with the enchanted discus and promises to be a good sport if they want to play, and in the end everyone agrees to. Jun and Jin win the discus game and this time James congratulates them. Maya and Kalid win Capture The Crown and he is a good sport about that as well. Since that was the final game, it's now time to announce the winner of the golden chalice, and the kingdom of Kaldune wins. While everyone else is celebrating, James takes the chalice and although he hesitates at first, he presents it to Maya and Khalid, saying they deserve it, then cheers them on with the others. Sofia praises his kindness and tells him there's always next year for the two of them to try and win.

Enchanted Science Fair
The Fairies announce that it is time for the Royal Prep Enchanted Science (Alchemy) Fair where the students will be paired up into teams and create some enchanted science projects. The one who creates the best project will be rewarded with the Science Fair trophy. Amber is paired up with Desmond, Vivian is paired up with Khalid, and Sofia is paired up with her big brother James.

When Amber James and Sofia return home and ask Roland for some Enchanted Science books, he happily obliges telling them how he always wanted to win with a model of the Solar System but always failed because it was too big a project for two people to finish. Amber and James both become very determined to win the trophy for their father. Vivian and Khalid decide on Glowing Glaze, Amber and Desmond decide on Lightning In A Bottle and James and Sofia decide on Forever Bubbles. They go to Cedric and he gives them all the ingredients they need. However Amber overuses some ingredients and destroys all three projects forcing the three teams to start over. They go back to Cedric for new ingredients and he gives them all they need except for one ingredient they all need: Hocus Crocus. This is because he doesn't have any more. He tells them the only place to get more is at the top of Mist Bowl Mountain. He also tells them there's enough for only one of their projects but deliberately forgets to warn them about the ogre.

Everyone takes off for the mountain. James and Sofia quickly take the lead. To maintain their lead, James, to Sofia's horror, nastily drops carrots in front of the other carriages to slow them down. Sofia protests against what James is doing stating that he's not being very nice and reminds her big brother that Amber is their big sister and that Khalid, Desmond, and Vivian are their friends. But James, as usual, ignores his little sister and reminds her that they need the Hocus Crocus to make the best project to win the trophy for Roland. When Sofia reluctantly admits that she wants to win the trophy for their father James declares the subject closed and dumps the whole basket of carrots out and almost causes a crash that makes Amber scream "James!" and makes Sofia shoot her big brother a disapproving glare. Everyone lands at the foot of the mountain and run off without their coachmen.

Sofia and James are the first to arrive at the Crystal Forest who's beauty makes Sofia squeal with delight. But James is determined to get the Hocus Crocus. After noticing how fragile the trees are Sofia urges him to walk quietly so they don't break them. Khalid and Vivian have the same idea. But Amber and Desmond don't: they go charging through the forest and the trees crack and trap the other two teams inside because they were too loud. Amber switches the sign to mislead the other two teams. Sofia and James arrive first and James switches the sign back. When they hit a dead end they realize that Amber tricked them. Sofia voices how she thinks wanting the trophy is making James, Amber, and Khalid mean but, as usual, James ignores her. The three teams reunite at the Musical Mist Geysers. Sofia realizes that the pattern of the geysers is a song and passes that knowledge to the others. Sofia and James regain the lead and arrive at the Ogre Gate and meet the Ogre.

The Ogre says they can't pass unless they solve his riddle then he proceeds to give them the riddle: What's more valuable than gold but doesn't cost a penny, is hard to find but easy to lose. James believes that the answer, of all things, is a sock. The shocked Ogre states "A sock?! Really! That's your best guess." Sofia, shocked beyond belief that James is stupid enough to actually think that a sock could possibly be the answer, shoots her big brother a weird look as he states that he loses socks all the time and never finds them. The exasperated Ogre states "Well it's not a sock." Khalid and Vivian arrive and the Ogre gives them the same riddle and Khailid also actually thinks the answer is a sock until James reveals he already made that guess. Sofia finally gives the correct answer: a friend. Sofia tells a confused Khailid, who doesn't get it, why a friend is the correct answer: A friend is worth more than gold but costs nothing since a friend is a person, and a good friend can be hard to find but a good friend is easy to lose when you don't treat them right. The Ogre allows Sofia to pass but stops the others saying "Just her! Not you!" and singles out an embarrassed James stating " And especially not you. A sock! Really!"

Sofia finds the Hocus Crocus but the wind blows it down the mountain as Amber and Desmond arrive. Khalid grabs it and runs off with it. Soon Amber, James and Khalid start to brawl with each other. Sofia tells them to stop but, as usual, all three of them ignore her and keep fighting which causes them to lose the Hocus Crocus. After quietly returning to the castle, Sofia, at Miranda's urging, proposes that they work together to make the Floating Solar System that Roland "has been going on and on about" but nobody feels like working together as they are all still angry at each other for being mean to one another. Through a song, Sofia encourages her friends to forgive each other and work together in creating the Floating Solar System. Thanks to the song, the young royals apologize to each other and agree to the plan.

On the day of the Enchanted Science Fair, they show the Floating Solar System and everyone is impressed. However they don't win but Roland is proud that his son and daughters were able to bring home the Floating Solar System he's always wanted to make.

Once Upon a Princess
Flora, Fauna and Merryweather appear and introduce Sofia, a happy go lucky eight year old girl living with her mother, Miranda. One day Miranda and Sofia are called for a shoe fitting by King Roland II, of Enchancia. It's love at first sight for Roland and Miranda. They soon marry, making Miranda Queen of Enchancia and Sofia the kingdom's second princess. Upon arriving at the castle Sofia meets her new father, Baileywick the castle steward, Cedric the Royal Sorceror and her new older siblings Princess Amber and Prince James. Sofia is warmly welcomed by everyone at the castle except Amber who is very rude towards her. At the dinner table, Roland tells his new daughter that there will be a Royal Ball in honour of her Royal Debut, stating that it's the best way to let everyone know that Princess Sofia has arrived.

Through a song, Sofia reveals her insecurities and her belief that she's not ready to be a princess because she knows being Royal has huge responsibilities and she knows she's untrained and inexperienced when it comes to fulfilling them. She finds her mother and tells her about her uneasy feelings and would rather not have a Royal Ball because she doesn't know how to dance and doesn't want to let anyone down. Miranda assures her she'll be fine. Roland, who has heard everything, comes out of the shadows and gives Sofia a beautiful necklace that he says is special and tells her she must promise to never take it off. Sofia delightfully accepts the gift and gives him her word to wear it all the time and never let it out of her sight. On the way back to bed Sofia bumps into Cedric who for some reason recognizes her new necklace with such pleasure and greed.

The next day, Sofia, James, and Amber take a flying coach to the Royal Preparatory Academy. There she meets the Headmistresses Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. Sofia asks them to teach her how to be a true princess before the day of her Royal Debut Ball. Through a song, they tell her that becoming a true princess is something that takes time. Everyone takes an instant shine to Princess Sofia. Amber convinces James to give Sofia a ride on the Enchanted Swing Set. James does so which makes everyone's smiles vanish. The swing ride sends Sofia sailing through the air and splash into a fountain. Despite everyone's shock, Sofia laughs it off stating "Good one James. You got me."

Meanwhile still drenched, Sofia stumbles across a baby bird who has fallen out of it's nest and helps it return to it's mother stating "There you go. Just the two of you. The way it should be." revealing how lonely she truly feels now that she's a princess and already misses the days when it was just her and her mother. Just then, Sofia's amulet begins to glow when she suddenly the birds say Thank you. After returning home Cedric intercepts her and takes her to his workshop where he reveals to her that her necklace is the Amulet of Avalor, a mystical object that contains powerful magic that can grant the wearer a blessing or a curse depending on a deed, for better of worse. He asks her to let him take a look at it but she refuses because she promised her father never take it off and taught by her mother that when she makes a promise she must keep it no matter what.

The next morning, Sofia meets Clover, Mia, Robin and Whatnaught where discovers that she can understand what they're saying. Remembering what Cedric said about her amulet and helping that baby bird, she realizes the Amulet has given her the power to talk to animals which Clover is delighted to hear, since he has been meaning to say a few things to these princesses. Through a song, Clover reveals the reason woodland creatures have always helped princess is because they want food and Sofia, who's happy to finally have new friends, obliges. Now confident, Sofia now dedicates herself to becoming the best princess ever both to fulfil her responsibilities as one and to prove herself to the everyone. However Sofia remains distant from James and Amber because of the stunt they pulled the other day and no longer believes she can trust them. When she comes home the day before the Royal Ball, she finds her friends Ruby and Jade waiting for her. During the visit, James comes over to apologize for the trick he played on her and offers to make it up to her by showing the ropes which she accepts. He also tells her about Professor Popov's dance class the next day. Sofia arrives at dance class but before she can take some dance shoes Amber comes by and hands her a pair. Sofia steps forward to receive her dance lessons but when the music begins to play the shoes start making her dance goofilly. Sofia realizes the shoes are trick shoes and stops long enough to see a nasty look in Amber's eyes realizing she tricked her again just before she's sent crashing to the ground. Amber states that she must have grabbed them by mistake but Sofia doesn't buy this as she knows Amber gave them to her on purpose to wreak her chances of getting much needed dance lessons.

When she gets back home, she asks Cedric for a dancing spell. He gives her a spell but as soon as she leaves Cedric reveals the spell is actually a sleeping spell and after it's cast he plans to blackmail Sofia into handing over the amulet. Meanwhile, James confronts Amber about the trick shoe incident, knowing that it was her who deliberately gave her those shoes, so she could ruin Sofia's chances of making a good impression at her Royal Ball. Then after angrily telling her that he likes Sofia more than Amber, he storms out leaving his twin upset. Amber tries to call him back but in the process rips her gown. When she goes looking for the maids she hears them in Sofia's room complementing her beauty calling her "the prettiest princess in the palace." which makes Amber run back into her room in tears.

Sofia arrives in a sparkling gown and everyone is amazed by how beautiful she looks. She casts the spell and to her horror everyone falls asleep even Cedric. Thinking she must have said it wrong and that she's all alone, Sofia breaks down and cries. When a tear drops on the amulet it begins to glow summoning Cinderella. She explains to Sofia that whenever she is in trouble, her Amulet will summon a Princess like herself to help. Cinderella reveals that Amber is still awake and can help her but Sofia is still angry at her for all the nasty things she's done to her. However, through a song, Cinderella encourages Sofia to make peace with Amber and give her another chance before vanishing.

After showing Amber what has happened, she apologizes to Sofia for her behaviour and admits her jealousy. Both forgiven the two of them reconcile and finally bond as true sisters. Together they find the counterspell, Sofia repairs Amber's gown and in return gives her a dance lesson. Sofia casts the counterspell and the ball proceeds as if nothing has happened with Sofia dancing with her father, now calling him "Dad" instead of "Your Majesty". The dance soon develops with the whole family dancing together, having finally become a true family.

A Royal Mess
The GoldenWing Circus is coming to the kingdom, and Sofia is told all about how amazing it is by Amber, James and the castle staff through a lively song and dance. Inside the castle, King Roland is pleased with how the stained-glass window of his family has turned out and is eager to show it to Miranda. He runs into his children who ask if they can go to the circus which he says yes. James does some juggling as he tells Sofia about the circus jugglers while the song and dance resume. When it's all over, Roland reminds James that playing ball inside the castle is not allowed. But right after he leaves, James starts doing it again despite his sisters' protests and one of the balls ends up smashing into the window. Sofia says they should tell their father what happened, but James knows he will not be allowed to go to the circus if they do that, so he suggests they try hiding the smashed part of the window behind a suit of armor. While pushing it towards the window, they hear their parents approaching and Amber goes to distract them. Sofia and James finish moving the armor in front of the window, but James accidentally knocks over the axe it was holding, and the window is damaged even more.

Amber is playing the harp for her parents and the song she plays is so long Roland falls asleep and when she finishes, they attempt to leave quickly after she offers to play another, but she stops them and feigns sadness at them "not wanting to make time for her". Miranda assures her this is not the case, so she takes them to go look at her new tiara and keep them distracted.

Sofia thinks it's time to tell their father what's happened, but James is determined not to miss the circus, though none of his ideas for fixing the problem will work. Sofia then suggests Cedric could fix the window with magic. At first Cedric doesn't want to help, but Sofia's amulet catches his eye and suddenly changes his mind. After ushering Sofia and James out, he finishes up a new potion that allows him to cast a spell that pulls small objects, with Sofia's amulet being his target, into his grasp, though in the case of large objects like a bookcase it turns out he is pulled towards the object instead.

Cedric meets up with Sofia and James and instructs them to stand in front of the window. He casts the spell, but Sofia ducks out of the way, so his spell hits the window and Cedric is pulled right into it. While Sofia frets over their worsening problem, Amber is showing her various tiaras to their parents. Roland in particular is getting restless and both he and his wife get up and leave with Amber chasing after them now failing to stall them because they now ignore her.

Sofia, once again, urges James to go tell their father what happened but James decides to fix the window with magic. Sofia is against the plan but James ignores her causing her to cover her eyes and moan "I can't look!" James successfully casts a spell that frees Cedric from the window, but shortly afterwards the entire window shatters, just as Roland and Miranda arrive. James is about to tell his parents it was his fault when Sofia suddenly steps forward and takes the blame, much to Amber and James' shock. As punishment, Sofia is banned from seeing the Goldenwing Circus and is escorted to her room by Baileywick while the rest of her family go and see the Goldenwing Circuis with a guilty conscience on James and Amber. While Baileywick is setting the table for tea in her room, he tells Sofia that he knows it was James who really broke the window and she took the blame for him because he knows that playing ball in the castle is very something that James would do and not her. He also tells Sofia that taking the blame for James was very kind of her but she still shouldn't have done it because "A lie is a lie." and it's wrong to tell a lie, even to help someone stay out of trouble.

At the Circus, both James and Amber remain very guilty about letting Sofia take the blame, not even the enjoyment of the Circus could ease their guilt. Finally the twins admit the truth about James being the one who really broke the window and that Amber was trying to keep them from seeing it. Very disappointed, Roland and Miranda escort Amber and James home leaving the Ringmaster puzzled and a bit worried.

After returning home, the king and queen have a discussion with their kids about the importance of telling the truth: Sofia, James and Amber are all scolded for trying to hide the ruined window from their parents, James is scolded for breaking a castle rule, Amber is scolded for trying to distract them, and Sofia is scolded for the little white lie she told. Then by both Miranda and Roland, Sofia is told that families should be honest and never keep secrets when things go wrong otherwise it will only get worse.

Just then the castle is unexpectedly visited by The Ringmaster of the circus. Since they left so so early, he was concerned that the king and queen didn't like the show but Roland assures him they loved the circus and so did their children. All they had was a family matter to attend too. Relived that everything is alright, the Ringmaster offers the royal family to put on a special show right on the castle grounds. In the end, All five of them get to see the Godlenwing Circus and the broken window of the family is magically restored by the parlor magicians.

Baileywhoops
The Kingdom of Enchancia is having its Royal Jubilee and Baileywick is greeting the guests as they arrive. After King Magnus arrives Baileywick is greeted by his royal steward Slickwell. He declares himself an admirer of Baileywick (and his job) and gives him a double-headed snakepin. Baileywick gratefully accepts the gift and Slickwell wishes him luck before muttering to himself "You're going to need it." Baileywick suddenly gets a bad case of clumsiness and crashes into King Roland.

In the castle, King Roland explains the Jubilee iteneriary to everyone: The adults will have some sports and go on a cruise while the kids will be entertained by King Magnus' sorcerer Greylock the Grand and, to the shock of everyone, Cedric who is shown to have a rivalry with Greylock.

Cedric and Greylock compete fiercily against each other to show who is more fun by conjuring up origamis then balloons then pinatas, and finally, a flying carousel that together they entertain the children with for the rest of the day. All the children that is except Sofia who skips the whole thing because she is very worried about Baileywick. After another clumsiness attack Slickwell urges him to retire stating he must have become too old to continue with the job of being castle steward of Enchancia but Sofia defends him and tells him through a song she'll help him out by becoming his junior steward and puts on an outfit similar to Baileywick's, with earrings and her hair curled up in a ponytail. Baileywick also gives Sofia her own pocket watch. Meanwhile through the same song Slickwell reveals he's after Baileywick's job and that the pin he gave him is cursed.

The adults are having sports in the castle courtyard. Thanks to Sofia, Baileywick is doing much better. Slickwell, seeing the young princess's aid as a threat, deliberatly interferes with Sofia's next attempt to help Baileywick on the pretext of cleaning her shoes. Sofia refuses but Slickwell won't take no for an answer and without Sofia, Baileywick's clumsiness attacks cause another mishap. Slickwell once again tells Baileywick he should retire stating once again that he's getting on in years and that King Roland can surly find an able replacement but once again Sofia defends him and reminds Baileywick when she first became a princess she was a nervous wreck who felt she couldn't do it and would have quit just like that if he and her parents hadn't supported her which encourages Baileywick to stay on.

After the Jubilee cake is frosted, Sofia helps Baileywick bring it out perfectly. But this is made a moot point when Baileywick sneezes Roland into his Royal Gifts. With the gifts messed up and Baileywick utterly humiliated, he resigns as castle steward of Enchancia despite protests from Roland, Miranda, and Sofia who tell him that they need him and who insist that whatever's wrong will pass if he takes it easy or some time off.

Sofia goes after Baileywick and tells him she can do more to make things easier for him like carrying things for him and serving the meals and whatever else it takes and pleads "Just don't leave!". But Baileywick, who has lost his nerve completely, insists that it's time for him to go. But Sofia insists that it isn't, telling him he's the best steward in the world and that people admire him so much they give him gifts. Baileywick tells the young princess that he admires her for her precociousness and for her kind and caring nature and gives her the serpent pin Slickwell gave him out of respect for the now visibly saddened Princess Sofia.

Suddenly Sofia and then Clover both have cluminess attacks that helps Sofia realize that Baileywick didn't get clumsy until Slickwell gave him the pin. They realize the pin is cursed and then decide to confront Slickwell about it. When they get to the kitchen they find a book in Slickwell's bag that has an emblem that looks just like the pin. The book is The Beginner's Guide To Magically Cursed Objects. Reading it, they find out that the pin is called the Pin of Klutzenheimer which puts a clumsiness curse on anyone who makes direct physical contact with it. Because of these discoveries, Sofia and Clover both realize Slickwell knew the pin is cursed and gave it to Baileywick on purpose so he could steal his job. Sofia tells Clover to make sure Slickwell doesn't get away with it and goes off to tell Baileywick what really made him clumsy.

When Clover finds Slickwell escorting everyone to the cruise, he decides to give Slickwell "a taste of his own medicine" and puts the pin on his butt causing him to have clumsiness attacks that end up endangering everyone onboard. Meanwhile Sofia finds Baileywick and tells him about the pin and Slickwell's plot against him. The pair go off to confront Slickwell. They get back just in time to find the royal schooner in danger and gets Greylock and Cedric to help the adults together. Once everyone is safe Roland apologizes to everyone about the cruise and mess. Slickwell offers to clean up the mess but Sofia steps forward and angrily states "No, allow me, to tell everyone what you did!" and then proceeds to tell her parents and everyone else about Slickwell's plot against Baileywick and the pin. Slickwell realizes that Sofia has him figured out and finally realizes the reason he started being clumsy is because the pin was somehow placed on him and discovers where it is just in time to unintentionally prove that Sofia is telling the truth. Everyone is furious about Slickwell's actions against Baileywick. He tries to offer an explanation but Roland cuts him off and tells him that his services are no longer required. Slickwell protests that Roland can't fire him because he works for King Magnus. But King Magnus steps forward and instantly fires him by stating "Not anymore you don't, Slickwell!" Slickwell trys to get him to change his mind but his plea is cut short by the pin's curse and the guards escort him to the gates. Everyone gladly welcomes Baileywick back and the Jubilee celebration continues with him back in charge.

The Floating Palace
Somewhere travelling across the sea aboard a boat known as The Floating Palace, Sofia is in the library reading a story when the royal family arrives at a tropical island known as Merroway Cove for a vacation. When Sofia asks if they'll meet any mermaids, Roland and Admiral Hornpipe both tell her "mermaids are not real." and everyone else eats this up except Sofia. Also accompanying the Royal family is Cedric who is out on another scheme to take over the kingdom only this time he's not after the Amulet of Avalor. This time he's after the Mermaid Comb of Merroway Cove, a mystical object that gives whoever possesses it really strong hydrokentic powers. He takes a boat to a cave and transforms himself into a sea monster and Wormword into a squid.

Meanwhile, Sofia meets up with Clover and they head down to the swimming platform. Once there, they meet a mermaid who's just Sofia's age. She gets her tail trapped in a net. Sofia pulls her onto the platform and helps her out of the net. Sofia introduces herself to the mermaid who introduces herself as Oona and the two girls become fast friends. Oona noticed the floating palace enter the cove and came up to get a closer look. Oona notices Sofia's amulet glowing and when she asks her about it, she tells her it only glows once in a while as it’s enchanted. Oona tells Sofia that the comb she's wearing is enchanted as well and contains powerful magic, but she can't use them because her mother refuses to teach her as she is not old enough yet. After she gets back in the water, Oona and Sofia both discover the Oona hurt her fin in the net. Sofia chooses to help so she takes off her shoes so she can put her feet in the water. The moment she does, she transforms into a mermaid to the shock of Sofia, Clover, and Oona who asks "Sofia, how'd you do that?" Remembering the glow her new friend saw earlier, Sofia tells Oona her amulet gives her special powers when she does good deeds. Since she helped her when she was in trouble, her amulet blessed her with the ability to transform into a mermaid and back. All this makes Sofia squeal "I can swim in the water like a mermaid!" with delight and she happily hops into the water to the concern of both Clover and Oona. Sofia drifts down a few fathoms until she opens her eyes and squeals "This is incredible!" with delight and she starts swimming at lightning speed before returning to the surface. Oona is amazed that Sofia's amulet turned her into a mermaid. Sofia tells her she can take her back to the platform but Oona tells her she needs to get home so Sofia decides to escort her home.

Meanwhile, Clover meets a sea gull named Farley who tries to make off with a bag of blueberries that Clover has mark as his. A battle erupts between them that causes the blueberries to get spilled overboard and gets them both stuck in a life saver tube in a way that makes Farley say "Well, this is awkward."

Meanwhile Sofia takes Oona to the bottom of the cove and all the sights make Sofia squeal with delight. The two girls enter a shipwreck that Oona uses as her hideaway. Suddenly, a sea horse appears and calls out for Oona who tries to hide Sofia. When Sofia questions why they're hiding Oona states "That's Sven. He's my friend but he gets very suspicious around strangers." Sven heads into Oona's hideaway and finds the two girls and then asks Oona about where she’s been and who her new friend, stating he hasn't seen Sofia in the cove before. Oona states that She is visiting from another colony and when she hurt my fin Sofia helped her get back. When he hears this Sven panics and says Oona needs to see the doctor right away. An older mermaid appears and says "See the doctor. About what?" Sven tells her that Oona hurt her fin and the mermaid tells him to relax and proceeds to examine her fin. It turns out her injury is so minor it can be treated by bandaging it with some moon kelp. While Sven leaves to go get the moon kelp, the mermaid notices Sofia and asks Oona "Who's your friend?" and Oona tells her "This is Sofia. Sofia, this is Cora. My sister." When Sven gets back with the moon kelp, Cora bandages Oona's fin much to her little sister's embarrassment causing Oona to moan "Cora still treats me like a little merbaby." Sofia gives a "Hm" that tells her new friend she understands her chagrin completely because it's something she can relate to. Sofia asks where the other merfolk live and, through a song, Oona and Sven give her a tour of the cove. Unbeknownst to Sofia, she and Oona are being watched by Sea Monster Cedric and Wormwood the Squid who recognize Oona's comb as the mystical item they seek. When he sees Sofia, he asks incredulously "Is that who I think it is?!" and when he recognizes her he mutters in disbelief "Ooh, it's the Princess all right! I don't know how she turned herself into a mermaid but she won't stop me from getting that magical mermaid comb!" Suddenly, the floating palace appears and Cora appears and tells Oona their mother wants them back at the castle. Sofia follows the two mersisters to the coral castle and meets Oona's mother, Queen Emmaline of Merroway Cove and her chief advisor, Plank. It's shown that all the merfolk think humans are dangerous except Oona who tells her mother so prompting Sofia to swim forward and follow suit. Years ago, a pirate ship entered the cove and tried to capture one of the colony's inhabitants and most of its people were hurt which is the reason they avoid going to the surface and that the ship in question is the same shipwreck Oona uses as her hideaway. Plank proposes that Queen Emmaline move the ship from the cove by conjuring a storm with her Trident. Cora is the only one who supports this decision. Sven and Queen Emmaline, who view the plan as too reckless and irresponsible because it might sink the ship. Sofia and Oona are all against the plan and Sofia insists on a different plan. When Plank asks if she has a better plan she gives an alternative: She will go up and persuade them to move the ship. When Queen Emmaline and Plank both ask her how she would do that since she's a mermaid, she tells them the truth: she's a human who has transformed into a mermaid and the ship is her family's ship. The entire mercolony is shocked except for Oona. When Plank and Cora start acting negatively toward her both Oona and Sven swim forward and defend her by telling everyone how Sofia helped Oona when she was in trouble. Sofia promises to get the ship moved and Queen Emmaline commands her to do so and never return. Sofia is visibly hurt by the Mermaid Queen's command, due to the fact that she and Oona just became friends and the fact that the queen's command means she can never see her again, but agrees to do as commanded by saying "Yes, Your Majesty." and says good bye to Oona.

Oona goes after Sofia because she saw how hurt she was by her mother's words and apologizes for how her mother, her sister, and Plank acted. Sofia shrugs it off as nothing and gives Oona a loving hug and then slowly but sadly swims back to the ship. But then trouble erupts for both girls: Just as Oona starts to head back home Sea Monster Cedric appears and attacks her. As Sofia is about to climb back on board the floating palace, she hears Oona calling for help and she dives back into the ocean and tries to help her friend but a school of fish cross in front of her and prevent her from helping Oona. Oona head into the kelp forest but gets ambushed by Wormwood the Squid and Cedric captures her. Sofia finally arrives in the kelp forest and calls out for Oona but her friend doesn't answer. Sofia realizes that the monster must've kidnapped Oona and heads back to tell Queen Emmaline what happened. Sofia arrives back at the mercolony and tells Queen Emmaline what happened but Plank declares that it's a trick stating there are no sea monsters in Merroway Cove prompting Sofia to protest "But I saw it!" but Plank ignores her and accuses Sofia's family of kidnapping Oona and states that they must've sent Sofia back to lie to them and urges Queen Emmaline to use her trident to conjure a massive storm to sink the floating palace. Convinced that Plank is right, Queen Emmaline tells Sofia to return her daughter or she'll use her trident to do as Plank suggests. Realizing that returning Oona to the cove and having her tell her mother what really happened is the only way to prove that she's telling the truth and her family's innocence, Sofia pleads with the Mermaid Queen for time and a chance to get Oona back herself and Emmaline tells her she has until sundown to do so. Sven goes after Sofia and tells her that he believes her because he could tell that she was being sincere the whole time stating "Sea horses always know when someone's telling the truth and you were telling the truth. Which means Oona really was captured by a sea monster!" and urges Sofia to go back to her ship and get help.

On the ship, it turns out the family hasn't even noticed that Sofia is gone and are only just now noticing that she's not there but they all assume that Sofia must've gone back to her room to finish her book. When Sofia gets back on board she heads to her family. Her mother notices that Sofia's all wet and asks her how come stating "You know you’re not supposed to go swimming by yourself." Sofia tells them about Oona, her getting kidnapped by a sea monster, and her mother's threat to sink the floating palace but they all laugh scornfully in her face literally telling her that she must've fallen asleep while reading her book and dreamed it. Unbeknownst to Sofia, Miranda knows that Sofia's telling the truth because she can tell she's being sincere and the others excuses don't explain why she's all wet. When Admiral Hornpipe scornfully states "Either she dreamt it or she's making things up!" Miranda angrily defends her daughter stating "Sofia does not make things up!" But Amber unknowing pushes Sofia over the edge by stating that she's sure she does by stating that she's always pretending to talk to Clover. Hurt by her family's and Admiral Horepipe's scornful, Sofia sees that they don’t believe her and decides it's now up to her to find and rescue Oona. She frees Clover and Farley from the life saver tube and tells them what happened and Farley goes looking for Oona. He finds her locked in a cage on the monster's boat and goes back to tell Sofia. The three of them find the cave and find out that the monster wants Oona's comb. Sofia tries to rescue Oona but the sea monster is too powerful and they fail.

Sofia finally feels like all hope is lost: she failed to rescue Oona and she knows the second the monster gets her comb there will be no telling what he'll do to her mermaid friend. Now that she has failed to resuce Oona her family will be drowned for a crime they never committed, all because no one will believe her. Sven suggests going back to tell Emmaline they found Oona but Sofia refuses stating that it's a waste of time. Suddenly, her amulet begins to glow summoning Princess Ariel. Through a song, Ariel tells Sofia that she can get Cora to help her rescue Oona by showing her that she cares about Oona as much as Cora does and then vanishes. Sofia and Sven tell Cora everything and she agrees to help.

Meanwhile, Queen Emmaline uses her trident to conjure up a storm but Sven stops her before it gets too fierce and then he takes her and a stubborn Plank to where Oona is held captive. Meanwhile, Sofia and Cora both successfully rescue Oona and Oona tells her mother and Plank that they have Sofia to thank for the fact she's safe. Cora proceeds to scold Plank for his rashness by stating "You were wrong about her Plank! We all were!" and Emmaline apologizes to Sofia for her own rashness and uses her trident to stop the storm. While she does this, she is seen by Roland and Admiral Hornpipe which forces the stubborn pair to accept that Sofia was telling the truth all along. Sofia heads back to the ship and her family embraces her and apologizes for not believing to her. Sofia accepts their apologies relieved that their all right. She then takes them to meet the merfolk and all become friends and Sofia and Oona are allowed to remain friends forever. Meanwhile, a defeated Cedric turns himself and Wormwood back to normal.