"Tri-Kingdom Picnic"
Three royal carriages touched down, one after the other in a large field, not far from Enchancia.
"They're here!" Baileywick announced to the servants. "Prepare the picnic grounds!"
Two servants rolled out a red carpet for the first carriage to land.
"I present to you the royal family from the kingdom of Wei-Ling!" The royal announcer declared, as Emperor Kwan and his family emerged from the carriage.
The Wei-Ling carriage moved out of the way, as another carriage.
"I now present the royal family from the kingdom of Caldoon." The announcer called, as the carriage's occupants walked down the carpet.
Lastly, the carriage with Sofia and Madeline's family landed.
"And finally, the royal family from the kingdom of Enchancia has arrived at the Tri-Kingdom Picnic!" The annoucer finished.
As Sofia and Madeline followed Amber, a voice shouted "Make way for the cakes!"
"Hold on, girls." Amber stopped them. "This may take a while."
A procession of large cakes were hefted across the path by a number of servants.
"Just so you know, the Tri-Kingdom Picnic is no ordinary picinc." Amber told them.
"I'm starting to see that." Sofia looked around.
"Me too." Madeline nodded.
Amber: The picnic feast has food galore...
Sofia: I've never seen so many treats!
Miranda: The grand buffet is here, my dears...
Madeline: It goes on for miles!
Roland: That's just the start of so much more
Sofia: More then this?
Servants: This is the picnic of the year!
Kids: We'll play a lot of picnic games
James; Like capture the crown!
Miranda: And make new friends from far and near
Madeline: We've seen those princesses at school!
Roland: We'll try some food with different names
Jun: Mushu!
Maya: Cous-cous!
James: Coleslaw?
Calif: Kebabs!
Chorus: This is the picnic of the year!
Roland: We three kingdoms gladly join together
For royal fun
Under the sun
Or any kind of weather
Servants: All Enchancia gladly comes together
To welcome the kingdom of Caldoon
We welcome the kingdom of Wei-Ling
So let the fun begin
And let the party in
Full swing!
Amber: Everything is served on gold
Sofia: Everything is served on gold?
Servant: The ants were sent away from here
Miranda; They were sent away from here
Roland: We go too far, so I've been told
Servants: So he's been told
Chorus: This is the picnic
the picnic
the picnic
The picnic of the year!
Chorus: It's over the top
The fun won't stop
Servants: They're going to party
Until we drop
Chorus: The feast will surely be delicious
And extra fancy
Baileywick: And nutritious
Chorus: We're so thrilled to have our neighbors here
Roland : Ha-hah!
Chorus: For the Tri-Kingdom Picnic
The Tri-Kingdom Picnic
The Tri-Kingdom Picnic
The picnic of the year!
Roland: Great!
As Maya and Jun played with a ball, they encountered Sofia.
"Hi, Sofia!" Maya smiled. "Are you ready for the picnic games?"
"I don't know." Sofia shrugged. "I've never played them before."
"You'll love them." Jun assured her. "Princess Maya and I always have so much fun."
"Here, catch!" Maya threw the ball to Sofia, staring a friendly game of catch.
"Sofia!" James called as he ran up to her. "I need to show you something amazing."
"Uhh... okay!" Sofia smiled, throwing the ball to Maya. "I'll be right back."
"We're gonna go get ready for the games." Jun declared.
"See you out there!" Maya waved.
As Sofia, Madeline and James walked off, Roland started talking to the other royals.
"I have an important announcement, everyone." He declared. "Every year, it's a tradition that our children play picnic games. With neighbourly spirit, they take the field-"
"Rollie, just tell them." Miranda interrupted.
"Okay, dear." Roland smiled. "This year, for the first time, we, the parents, are going to play picnic games too!"
"Oh, how delightful!" Empress Lin-Lin cheered.
"Games, king Roland?" Emperor Kwan asked. "Uhh, what kind of games?"
"All kinds, Emperor Kwan!" Roland declared. "This way, we'll show you."
James, Sofia, and Madeline walked up to a large golden trophy.
"Look at this!" James beamed.
"Wow, it is amazing." Sofia noted.
"Um, what is it?" Madeline asked.
"It's the golden chalice." James explained. "All the kids at the picnic play a bunch of games, and the kingdom that wins the most games gets to keep the chalice until the next picnic. I've always wanted to win it."
"You've never won it before?" Sofia asked.
"Not even close." Amber strolled in "But it's not his fault. It's because I've always been his teammate, and I... have a small problem with outdoor sports."
"What's that?" Madeline asked.
"They're outdoors." Amber said simply.
"We were thinking, girls." James told Sofia and Madeline. "Since you like the flying derby so much, maybe you'd like the picnic games too."
"They sound really fun." Sofia noted.
"Really, really fun." Madeline agreed.
"Sooo... teammates?" James offered his hand.
"Teammates." Sofia and Madeline said together, taking his hand and shaking it.
"Thanks, girls." James smiled. "I can't wait to play."
"And I can't wait not to play." Amber smirked.
"But if you're not laying the games, Amber, what are you going to do?" Sofia asked.
"Something much less messy." Amber swung and twirledher parasol. "I'm going to show princess Lena here the fine art of parasol decorating."
Lena attmpted to mimic Amber, but lost her balance, causing her twirling parasol to fly away.
"Whoops." She gasped.
"I guess you'll need some twirling lessons too." Amber noted. "Oh, so much to learn!"
As Amber led Lena away, Baileywick stepped forward, carrying a stack of clothes.
"Young majesties, time to change into your team jerseys." He announced.
"Alright!" James cheered.
"Thanks, Baileywick!" Sofia and Madeline chorused.
The three siblings took the jerseys and ran inside the tents to change. They soon joined their fellow contestants.
"Hi, everyone." Sofia waved.
"I see you have new partners this year, James." Calid noted.
"I'm prince Jin." Jin bowed.
"And I'm prince Calid." Calid added.
"Good to meet you." Madeline said, as she and Sofia both bowed.
"Young majesties?" Baileywick stepped in, wearing a striped referee jacket. "Here are you horseshoes for the flying horseshoe toss."
Baileywick handed each contestant a horseshoe.
"Why is it called the flying horseshoe toss?" Sofia asked, just before her winged horseshoe starting flapping, lifting her up. "Whoa!"
Madeline, James and Jin grabbed Sofia's legs.
"Gotcha!" James declared, as they brought her back down.
"Guess that's why." Madeline declared.
Baileywick led the players to the game field.
"The aim of the game is to get the horseshoe around this stake." He declared. "The team that gets the closest, wins."
Baileywick blew his whistle, signalling the start of the game. Jin went first. His horseshoe took flight inches before hitting the stake, flapping backwards a few inches, before dropping down to the ground.
"Good try, Jin." Maya smiled, as Calid took his turn.
Calid threw his horseshoe so hard it struck the ridge behind the stake, crashing to the ground.
"Close one, Calid." Sofia complimented him.
James took his turn. His horseshoe flew up, fluttered around, then dropped, just ahead of Jin's.
"Good job, James!" Madeline cheered.
"Best throw so far!" James boasted.
"My turn!" Jun stepped forward.
Jun threw her horseshoe only a short distance, but it took off quickly, crashing into some crockery on the ridge above.
"Oops!" Jun giggled. "Someone tell my horseshoe it's not time for lunch!"
Maya was up next. After performing some warm-up exercises, she wound up her arm, then flung her horseshoe, which landed ahead of Jin and James'.
"Yes!" She cheered.
"Nice one, Maya!" Calid smiled.
"Thanks, Calid!" Maya smiled back.
Madeline was up next. She threw her horseshoe hard, but her swing was off-centre; Her horseshoe ended up outside the track.
"Whoops." She shrugged. "Not a bad throw for a first-timer, though."
"Sofia, it's up to you." James declared. "If you get closer then Maya, you win. The trick is to aim low, because the horseshoe will fly up on it's own."
"Got it." Sofia nodded.
Sofia made her throw, aiming low, as James suggested. As predicted, the horseshoe flew straight up.
"Look at it go!" Calid gasped.
"Nice toss, Sofia." Jin declared. "I think..."
The horseshoe dove back down, flying neatly into the stake.
"I did it!" Sofia gasped.
"Nice one, sis." Madeline smiled.
"Way to throw!" Maya added.
"Enchancia wins!" Baileywick proclaimed.
"Yay!" Sofia cheered. "That was fun!"
"We won the game!" Jame whooped. "We really won! I've never won before!"
"Nicely done, Sofia." Jin bowed.
"Yes, we're the best!" James bragged. "Enchancia's gonna win the chalic this year! WOO-HOO!"
"Alright, we heard you." Jin said, nonplussd.
"Come one, girls, let's go win the next game!" James declared, racing off.
"What's with James?" Jin asked.
"I dont know." Maya said. "But I don't like it."
"Sorry." Madeline apologised. "I guess he's just really excited to play."
"I guess so." Maya shrugged.
"Young majesties, it's time for the golden-egg-on-a-spoon race." Bailey announced, carrying several golden eggs and spoons.
The children followed Baileywick to the next game field. Meanwhile, the adults were getting ready for their first game.
"Is there going to be a prize for our games, Roland?" Anya asked.
"No, queen Anya." Roland chuckled. "it's just for fun."
"So, what are we playing first?" Lin-Lin asked.
"Musical thrones!" Roland announced, showing a row of thrones.
"Oh, sounds fun!" Lin-Lin smiled. "Doesn't it, Kwan?"
"I suppose it does, Lin-Lin." Kwan agreed.
"Alright, let's play!" Miranda declared.
At Roland's signal, a quartet of musicians started playing. The royals walked round and round the thrones.
"Just wait until the music stops..." Roland started.
"And we all sit as fast as we can." Miranda fcontinued.
"Except there's not enough thrones for all of us." Roland finished. "Get ready."
When the music stoppd, everyone rushed to a throne. Kwan sat down a little too hard, causing his throne to topple backwards.
"Are you alright, emperor Kwan?" Miranda asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." Kwan groaned, getting to his feet. "I'd better go clean myself up."
"Don't worry." Lin-Lin told Roland and Miranda. "Kwan is a little bit clumsy, but he'll be alright."
Meanwhile, Amber and Lena were sat at a table.
"Now Lena, let's decorate our parasols." Amber declared. "First, we glue on the jewels."
"Okay!" Lena smiled, grabbing a glue bottle.
"Dab, dab, dad, jewel, jewel, jewel." Amber said, demonstrating the proper technique.
Lena tried to copy her, but her glue was stuck.
"Dab, jewel, dab, jewel, dab, jewel." Amber recited.
Lena unscrewed the glue bottle in an attempt to get the glue out.
"Why isn't it working?" She moaned.
"Oh, isn't this lovely?" Amber sighed. "No sweaty, messy sports here. Just a nice, neat art project."
"It won't..." Lena groaned, slapping the bottom of the glue bottom.
The glue flew out, splattering on Amber.
"I said dab the glue!" Amber gasped. "Dab, dab, dab!"
"Oops." Lena cringed.
Meanwhile, the golden-egg-and-spoon race was about to begin.
"On your mark, get set, go!" Baileywick declared.
The racers started running. Jun stumbled slightly.
"Whoa!" She steadied herself. "Don't fall!" Her spoon snapped, and the egg dropped to the ground. "Oh, no!"
"Aww!" Calid groaned, as his egg fell out of his spoon.
"Go, Madeline!" James called, as she moved ahead, neck and neck with Maya.
"Whoa!" Maya stumbled, quickly regaining balance.
"Nice save." Madeline smiled.
"Thanks." Maya replied.
"Madeline, this is a race!" James admonished her. "This is no time to talk!"
"Okay, okay!" Madeline retorted. It was then that her egg slipped out of her spoon. "Oh, no!"
Now it was James and Maya in the lead.
"Whoo!" Sofia called. "Go, James!"
Maya pulled ahead, breaking the red tape.
"Caldune wins!" Baileywick declared.
"You did it, Maya!" Calid cheered. "Great job!"
James angrily threw his egg and spoon to the ground.
"What's wrong, James?" Jun asked.
"I would have won, except the sun was in my eyes." James pouted.
"But it's cloudy." Maya pointed out.
"And my shoelaces were untied." James added.
"Well, you should have tied them before the race then, james." Calid declared.
"Well, I didn't." James stomped his foot. "It's not fair! We should do the race over!"
"They won fair and square." Baileywick stepped in. "A do-over will not be necessary."
"Hmph!" James huffed, walking away.
"James, wait!" Sofia called.
"Come back!" Madeline added.
"Just leave me alone!" James yelled.
"What a sore loser." Maya noted.
"I know." Jun agreed.
"Sorry about James... again." Sofia sighed.
"We'll go talk to him." Madeline dclared.
Back at Amber and Lena's table, the next step in parasol decorating was about to begin.
"Now it's time to add the glitter." Amber stated, taking a pinch of glitter and dusting her parasol with it.
Lena took a handful of glitter and threw it at her parasol, creating a cloud of purple dust.
"Oops!" She gasped, accidentally tilting the container and sending a cloud of glitter Amber's way. "Oh!"
The glitter stuck to the glue still on Amber's dress.
"Oh!" Amber shrieked. "Why is this happening to me?"
"Come on dear." Lin-Lin cajoled Kwan. "It's our turn to play."
"I don't feel like it, Lin-Lin." Kwan pouted. "You should all play without me."
"But blazing Badminton is so much fun." Anya declared, batting her shuttlecock, which sparkled as it arced earthward.
"I'm sure it is, queen Anya, but I like to watch." Kwan said stubbornly.
"Maybe emperor Kwan doesn't want to play because he thinks he is too clumsy to have a good time." Miranda suggested.
"Well, it doesn't matter how well your play." Roland said. "It's still a fun game. But I have an idea. Emperor Kwan, is it okay if we take a turn?"
"Of course." Kwan shrugged.
"Okay then, let's play." Roland smiled.
Tossing his shuttlecock into the air, Roland swung, missing it.
"Whoops." He smiled. "Let me try that again."
The second time, Roland hit the shuttlecock, sending it flying straight up, and back down on his head.
"Guess I'm a little rusty." Roland declared.
Kwan chuckled lightly.
"Rollie, what are you doing?" Miranda asked.
"I think emperor Kwan should see that we can still have a good time, no matter how clumsy we are." Roland explained, batting the shuttlecock to Miranda.
"Oh, you're playing like this on purpose, so he feels better." Miranda nodded, tapping the shuttlecock with her racquet. "Oh, Rollie, that is so sweet. My turn!"
Jogging to the other end of the court, Miranda batted the shuttlecock over to Roland, deliberately sending it up too high, causing Roland's bat, and the tree behind him, to burn up.
"Oh, whoops!" Miranda gasped dramatically.
"Whoa-ho-ho!" Roland chuckled. "We're not very good, but it sure is a fun game! You should give it a try, emperor Kwan."
"Maybe I will." Kwan smiled, raising his racquet.
"Great!" Roland cheered.
At the other side of the playing field, Sofia and Madeline found Jamies .
" James, could you be a little bit nicer to the other Kids?" Madeline asked.
"What do you mean?" James frowned. "I'm not doing anything wrong. I'm just trying to win."
"But James..." Sofia started, as James ran over to some volleyballs, bouncing one of them.
Sofia and Madeline looked over to the Blazing Badminton court, watching their parents having fun.
"I got it!" Kwan announced.
"Nice shot, Kwan!" Roland cheered.
As the shuttlecock, returned by Roland, got stuck in the net (to the adults' amusement), Maya and Jun joined Sofia and Madeline.
"They're sure having fun." Jun noted.
"Hey, what's everyone standing around for?" James called. "We have another game to play!"
"We're coming." Jun said dully.
Baileywick snatched the volleyball from James.
"The rules for Tri-Kingdom volleyball are simple." He declared. "You must keep the ball in the air. If it lands on your side, the other team scores. Ready?"
As the children replied in the affirmative, Baileywick blew his whistle, and flung the volleyball to them. The children played feverishly, the ball bouncing from one side to another. As Sofia, Madeline and James tried to get it, they bumped into each other.
"Sorry about that." Madeline chuckled.
"It's not funny." James said hotly. "We lost a point!"
"It's just a game, James." Sofia said, as James helped them up.
"Yeah, and I'd like to win it." James retorted, getting back into position. "So stop fooling around, and let's play!"
After a while, Baileywick recapped the score.
"So, that's ten points for Enchancia, nine for Weiling, and six for Caldune." He declared, blowing his whistle and tossing the volleyball back in.
James batted the ball into the Weiling corner, with Jin unable to stop it.
"That's another point for Enchancia!" Baileywick announced.
"Yeah!" James yelled.
Jin hit the ball, and James returned it. After a couple of repetitions, Jin once again missed.
"Enchancia scores again, and wins!" Baileywick declared.
"Yeah!" James leapt for joy.
"Good game, James." Jin smiled.
"Next up is enchanted discus." Baileywick stated. "Everyone to the great lawn."
As Baileywick blew his whistle and walked away, James leapt in front of the others.
"We-e wo-on, and yo-ou lo-ost!" He taunted.
"James!" Madeline gasped, mortified.
"We're gonna win the chalice, and you're not!" James sang.
"First, your brother was a sore winner..." Maya said to Sofia and Madeline.
"Then a sore loser." Jun continued.
"Now, he's a sore winner, again!" Maya finished.
Sofia and Madeline walked over to the still-gloating James.
"You've got to stop acting like that, James." Sofia told him.
"Acting like what?" James smirked. "A winner? Oh, yeah! I'm a winner! I'm a winner!"
"I don't want to play anymore." Maya whispered to Calid.
"Boom goes the cannon!" James sang, as the kids approached. "Boom goes the cannon!"
"We've had enough." Maya declared. "No more picnic games for us."
"Boom goes the-what?" James stopped mid-taunt.
"Us too." Jin added. "If you want the chalice so badly, James, you can have it. We quit"
"Sorry, girls." Jun told Sofia and Madeline.
The children started walking away.
"Jin, Calid!" James called. "Where are you going? There's still more games to play!"
The kids kept walking.
"I don't get it." James shrugged. "Why's everyone quitting?"
"Because they're not having any fun." Madeline declared.
"And neither are we." Sofia added. "You've been a bad sport all day."
"I'm just trying to win." James frowned.
"Well, it's a good thing they quit." Madeline shot back. "Because we don't think we want to be your teammates anymore.
Sofia and Madeline stormed off.
"Sofia, Madeline!" James called. "Come back!"
Meanwhile, Amber was showing Lena how to paint her parasol.
"You paint light, soft strokes, like so." Amber demonstrated. "Now you try it."
Lena flawlessly painted her parasol.
"Oh, perfect!" Amber beamed, as Sofia and Madeline came over.
"Hey, Amber." Sofia smiled.
"How's the decorating going?" Madeline asked.
"Let's show her, Lena." Amber declared.
"Okay." Lena nodded.
The two stood up and showed off their fans, twirling and waving them.
"Well twirled, Lena." Amber smiled. "What do you think?"
"They're very sparkly." Madeline noted. "And so are you, Amber."
"Yeah, what happened?" Sofia asked.
"Never mind that, Girls." Amber sidestepped the question. "What are you two doing here? Are the games over already? I remember them taking forever."
"Everyone quit because James was being a poor sport." Madeline revealed.
"It's hard to believe we're twins when I am so much grown-up then he is." Amber sighed.
"What do we do?" Sofia asked.
"Maybe you two need to show him the right way to act." Amber suggested.
"Show him?" Madeline repeated.
"Yes." Amber nodded "When Lena first started decorating, she made a lot of mistakes. I realised that I needed to take the time to show her the right way to do things, and now, she's fabulous."
"Thank you" Lena smiled.
"That's a good idea." Sofia mused. "But how can we show him? We're not playing the game anymore."
The twins heard the sound of laughter. Not too far from them, Miranda hurled a bowling ball done a lane.
"Great game, everyone." Miranda chuckled.
"Indeed." Roland agreed. "Well played by all. Another round?"
"Definitely!" Kwan smiled.
"That's it!" Sofia declared. "I know what to do! Thanks, Amber."
"Hey, wait for me!" Madeline followed her sister as she ran off.
"I am a good Sister." Amber bragged.
Sofia and Madeline found James.
"Sofia, Madeline." James sighed. "What are you doing here?"
"We want to show you something, James." Madeline smiled, having been filled in on the plan by Sofia.
"What?" James asked.
"Just came with us, okay" Sofia declared.
"Alright." James sighed.
Kwan rolled his bowling ball, as the siblings returned to the lane.
"Oh, they're playing bewitching bowling!" James smiled. "I love this game!"
"Watch how they play." Madeline instructed.
"Okay, everyone, my turn." Roland announced, as he rolled his ball.
"Nice roll, dad!" James called.
Just as Roland's bowl was about to strike the pins, they leapt up over it.
"Aww, dad didn't knock over any pins!" James groaned.
"But look at him." Madeline pointed.
"Better luck next time... I hope." Roland chuckled. "Emperor Kwan, you're up next."
"See?" Sofia asked. Dad's having fun, even though he's not winning."
"But doesn't he want to win?" James asked.
"Sure." Madeline nodded. "But games are suppose to be fun, whether you win or lose."
"I see what you mean." James realised. "I ruin the game for everyone, didn't I?"
"Maybe a little bit." Sofia shrugged.
"What do I do now?" James asked.
"Well, you can tell them you're sorry." Madeline suggested
"Do you think they'll forgive me?" James worried.
"Only one way to find out." Sofia smiled.
As the children left, Roland missed the pins again.
"Rollie, emperor Kwan is having a good time now." Miranda whispered. "You don't have to keep playing badly on purpose."
"I'm... not playing badly on purpose." Roland declared.
"Oh, sorry." Miranda winced. "You'll get them next turn, dear."
Sofia, James and Madeline found their fellow contests at a table.
"Hey there." James said. "I owe all of you an apology. I got so excited about winning, I forgot what the Tri-Kingdom picnic is about; All of us getting together, and having a good time. I'm really sorry."
"You should be, James." Jin frowned. "I was really looking forward to the games."
"So was I." Jin agreed.
"And we didn't even play enchanted discus!" Maya pouted. "That's my favorite."
"I know." James said glumly. "Hold on, I'll be right back!"
James raced off.
"James feels really bad." Sofia declared. "And he said he was sorry."
"Can't you forgive him?" Madeline asked.
"We can forgive him." Calid nodded. "But it doesn't change what he did."
James came racing back, something tucked under his arm.
"Hey, everybody!" He called. You know, I was thinking. There's still plenty of time to play the games. If we wanted to, we could pick up where we left off, with enchanted discus!"
James threw the discus into the air, and Maya caught it on her finger.
"I don't know, James..." Jin shook his head.
"I'll be a good sport this time." James declared. "I promise. What so you say?"
"I'll play!" Sofia smiled.
"And me!" Madeline added.
"Me too." Jun nodded.
"Fine by me." Maya grinned.
"Okay, let's do it." Jin agreed.
Soon, the children were gathered around Baileywick.
"Young royals, the goal of enchanted discus is simple." Baileywick declared. "Whoever catches the discus wins." The enchanted discus few out of Baileywick's hand. "Whoa! But if the discus touches you and you don't catch it, then you are out." As the enchanted discus few past Baileywick again, he caught it. "Okay then, let the game begin."
Baileywick blew his whistle and threw the discus, which flew back past him.
"There it goes!" James yelled. "Come on everyone!"
"Catch it!" Jun called as the kids chased after the discus.
"Don't let it touch you!" Maya reminded them.
The discus flew past each in turn, resisting their attempts to catch it.
"Catch it, James!" Sofia yelped.
"Here, Jin!" Jun batted the discus over to her brother, who caught it, tumbling to the grass as he did.
"Weiling wins!" Baileywick announced.
"Great play, guys." James high-fived Jin. "Way to go."
"Thanks." Jin smiled.
"There are three games left." Baileywick declared. "The royal relay, unicorn sprints, and capture the crown."
"Having fun, girls?" James asked his sister.
"Uh-huh." Sofia nodded.
"You bet!" Madeline grinned.
"Me too." James smiled.
Later, they were playing Capture the Crown." Sofia, Madeline and James were guarding their crown, while the other kids sneaked up on them.
"There's the crown." Jun whispered.
Calid tiptoed closer. As he passed Sofia, she spotted him.
"Don't let him get the crown!" She alerted James.
James tried to stop Calid, but the Kaldunian was too fast, snatching up the crown and escaping.
"Alright!" Calid cheered.
Baileywick blew his whistle.
"Caldune has won capture the crown." He announced.
"Whoo-hoo!" Maya cheered. "We did it!"
James snatched the crown from Calid, then placed on his head.
"Good job, Calid." He smiled.
"Thanks a lot." Calid beamed.
"That's our final game." Baileywick noted. "Now it's time to announce the winner of the golden chalice.
All the royals gathered at the main pavillion.
"I want to thank all the royalty, young and old, for being part of this year's Tri-Kingdom Picnic." Roland announced. "Making it such a wonderful event. When kings and queens before us began this tradition many, many, years ago..."
Miranda cleared her throat.
"Excuse me, your highness?" She asked. "I believe the children would like to hear who won the golden chalice."
"Oh, yes, of couse." Roland said sheepishly. "Now I've added up all the scores, and the winner of this year's golden chalice is... princesses Maya and prince Calid, from the kingdom of Kaldune!"
"Calid, we did it!" Maya cheered.
"Alright!" Calid joined his sister in a happy jig.
"Go Kaldune!" Sofia cheered.
James gazed at the golded chalice. While Sofia was talking to Jun, Madeline saw James going for it. Sofia stopped talking when she saw Madeline looking around her dad at James.
" James, what are you doing?" Madeline asked, as James walked off with the golden chalice.
Sofia and Madeline want after him, only to see him bring the chalice to Calid and Maya.
"I wanna give this to you myself." James declared, handing them the chalice to Maya. "Congratulations, you deserve it."
"Thanks, James." Maya smiled.
"Yeah, thanks a lot!" Calid added.
"Two-four-six-eight, who do we appreciate?" James started chanting.
"Maya!" Everyone cheered. "Calid! Yayyy!"
Maya and Calid brought the chalice to show to their parents.
"Maya, Calid." Anya smiled. "Mommy is so proud of you!"
"Excellent job." Kwan congratulated them. "Well done."
"That was nice of you." Sofia told James. "And who knows? Maybe next year, we'll win the chalice."
"Teammates?" Madeline held her hand out with Sofia.
"Teammates." James smiled, putting his hand on theirs.