The Amulet of Avalor
A shoeless Sofia and Madeline danced out of their closet.
"One two, three, one, two, three..." Sofia recited.
"I can't wait to dance at the ball tonight!" Madeline cheered.
"You can't go without your tiaras." Mia said, she and Robin holding them aloft.
"And don't forget your shoes!" Clover declared, wearing Sofia's shoe's on his front paws. "Cha, cha, cha..."
The animals helped the girls don their missing items.
"Wait, wait, wait!" Robin yelped. "One more thing."
She hopped over to Sofia's amulet, breathed on it, then wiped it with her wing.
"There." She smiled.
"Now you're all ready for the ball." Mia declared.
"What would we do without you?" Sofia asked.
"I guess you'd do all this stuff by yourselves." Clover answered.
"That's not what she meant." Madeline chuckled.
There was a knock at the door.
"Scatter!" Robin yelled.
The animals went into hiding, just as Roland opened the door.
"Girls, I have a surprise for you and sisters." He declared.
"Really?" Sofia asked.
"What is it?" Madeline inquired.
"Well, if I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise, now would it?" Roland smirked. "Now, come meet me in the hall, and I'll show you."
After Roland left the room, the animals came out of hiding.
"See you later." Sofia waved.
"Alright." Clover nodded. "But if the surprise happens to be made of carrot cake..."
"We'll bring you back a piece." Madeline smiled.
Shortly after, the girls and Amber were following Roland down the hall.
"Come along, girls." He smiled. "Your surprise is right this way."
"I can't wait to find out what it is." Sofia smiled.
"Me either." Amber agreed.
They continued walking, through a hallway lined with suit of armor, and up to an ornate gold gate. Roland opened the gate, revealing a room lined with all sorts of jewelery.
"Where are we?" Madeline asked.
"It's the castle jewel room!" Amber beamed. "My favorite room in the whole kingdom!"
"Wow." Sofia gasped. "There are so many beautiful things in here."
"And every single one would look great on me!" Amber boasted.
"Well, I'm glad you feel that way." Roland smiled. "Because, as a special treat, you can each pick out a jewel to wear to tonight's ball. Surprise!"
"Thank you so much!" Madeline smiled.
"Yes, daddy." Amber agreed. "Thank you!"
The girls looked around.
"But how will I ever choose?" Amber smiled.
"Should I pick these crystals, or this ruby ring, or these-" Sofia's search was interrupted when she spotted a strange creature. "Oh!"
A pair of larger creature screeched from above. The little one jumped down and stalked Sofia, growling lightly.
"What are those?" Sofia asked.
"The griffins." Amber replied.
"I've never seen one before." Madeline gazed at the baby griffin.
"That's because they stay up here, in the jewel room, guarding the castle treasure." Roland declared. "They make perfect guards, because griffins like anything shiny, like gold and gems."
"They're not the only ones." Amber smiled.
"He looks so... different." Sofia said of the baby griffin.
"Griffins are half-eagle and half-lion." Roland explained. "Notice how they have feathers and fur."
"He's so cute." Madeline stroked the baby griffin's head.
"Yes, this one's just a baby." Roland said.
"Oooh, pretty jewel." The baby griffin gazed at Madeline's amulet.
"Oh, thank you." Madeline smiled.
"Did you just thank the griffin?" Roland asked.
"No, no!" Madeline said quickly. "I, ah, I was just... thanking you for telling us about them!"
"The search is over!" Amber declared, holding up a gem-encrusted gold necklace." I found the perfect necklace!"
"It's beautiful!" Sofia gasped.
"Now what are you going to choose, girls?" Roland asked.
"Hmm." Sofia thought. "How about this bracelet?"
"Nice choice." Amber smiled.
"And here's one that would look great on me!" Madeline picked up a similar-looking one.
Constable Myers entered the room.
"Your majesty, the royal guard is ready for your inspection." He declared.
"Yes, constable Myers, of course." Roland nodded. "Come along, girls."
As they left the room, the baby griffin snuck out behind them, hiding until they were gone.
Later, Sofia, Madeline and Amber were in Sofia's room, admiring their new jewelry.
"This necklace makes my sparkling eyes look even more sparkly." Amber looked at herself in a mirror.
"It really looks nice on you, Amber." Madeline agreed. "And I love this bracelet. It matches my eyes."
Unbeknownst to any of them, the baby griffin slipped in through the window.
"I have an idea." Amber said suddenly.
"What?" Sofia asked.
"Let's try on each other's new jewels." Amber said. "Madeline can try on my necklace, you can try her bracelet, and I can try yours. It'll be like two surprises in one night!"
"But then I'd have to take off my amulet." Madeline noted.
"So?" Amber asked.
"When dad gave them to us, he told us they were very special necklaces, and we promised never to take them off." Sofia explained.
"Oh, it'd just be for a minute." Amber smiled.
"I don't know..." Madeline mumbled.
"An itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny minute." Amber pleaded.
"I don't know..." Madeline frowned.
"Just one itsby-bitsy minute?" Amber beseeched.
"Oh, okay." Madeline agreed, taking off the amulet. "But just for a minute."
"Are you sure, Maddie?" Sofia asked.
"It's just for a minute." Madeline shrugged. "What's the harm?"
Madeline put her amulet on a table. The baby griffin watched from his perch on Sofia's bed.
The girls went to the dresser, where they all traded jewelry.
"See, Madeline?" Amber smiled. "No big deal." She gazed at the bracelet. "But that's a big deal."
As the girls giggled, the griffin dived down from the bed, grabbed Madeline's amulet, and flew out the window.
"Okay, let's change back." Madeline handed Amber back her necklace, and returned to the table, finding her amulet missing. "It's gone!"
"What is, Madeline?" Sofia asked.
"My amulet." Madeline gasped. "Where'd it go?"
Amber saw some marks on the table.
"What are those?" She asked.
"They look like scratches." Sofia noted.
"But how did they get there?" Amber asked.
"I don't know, but I've got to find my amulet." Madeline declared.
"Oh, don't worry." Amber assured her. "I'm sure it just fell on the floor."
They quickly checked the floor around the table, then expanded their search to the rest of the room.
"Oh, where is it?" Madeline groaned.
"It's got to be in here somewhere." Amber lifted up a bedsheet.
"I've got to find it before the ball!" Madeline exclaimed. "I can't let dad see I lost it!"
"I'll go get someone to help us look." Amber declared, walking out of the room.
"I'll come with you." Sofia followed.
"Clover, Mia, Robin!" Madeline called.
Clover came from out of his hiding place, while Robin and Mia flew in through the window.
"I can't find my amulet" Madeline told them.
Mia responded in what Madeline heard as chirps.
"What did you say, Mia?" Madeline asked.
Robin chirped along with her.
"I don't understand you either, Robin!" Madeline groaned.
Clover stepped up, but all Madeline could hear was sniffing noises.
"It's because I don't have my amulet." Madeline gasped. "It gave me the power to talk to animals. But now that the amulet's gone, so's the power! If I can't talk to you anymore, I don't know what I'll do."
The animals hung their heads sadly.
"I'll just have to find my amulet!" Madeline declared. "Maybe you can help me search for it?"
As the animals nodded, a scream issued from the hall.
"What was that?" Madeline wondered. "I'll be right back."
As Madeline left the room, Clover turned to the birds.
"Alright, you two, atten-hut!" He barked.
The birds straightened up.
"You can still understand me, right?" Clover asked.
"Loud and clear." Robin confirmed.
"then it's up to us to find that amulet." Clover declared. "We've got paws, and we've got claws, and we'll search every nook and cranny in this room. Is that understood?"
"Yes, sir!" Mia saluted.
"Count me in!" Robin smiled.
Meanwhile, the royal siblings entered the dining room, the source of the scream.
"Violet, what is it?" Sofia asked the servant girl.
"What's all this screaming about?" Amber asked.
"I heard it from the other side of the castle." James declared.
"The queen asked me to set the table for the ball." Violet explained. "So I put the golden goblets here, here and here. But now, they're gone, gone, and gone!"
Madeline noticed some familiar markings on the table.
"Those scratches are just like the ones on my dresser." She gasped.
"What do you, 'scratches on your dresser'?" James asked.
"We saw some there after her amulet went missing." Sofia declared.
"Madeline's amulet is missing." James gasped.
"Yes, James." Amber sighed. "Try to keep up."
Constable Myers entered the room.
"What's all the commotion?" He asked.
"The golden goblets have gone missing!" Violet told him.
"So has Madeline's amulet." Amber added.
"Hmm." Myers examined the room. "It appears we have a thief in the castle."
Everyone gasped.
Cool!" James smiled.
"A thief?" Madeline asked.
"I'll put all the guards on lookout." Myers declared. "We must find the thief before the guests arrive for the ball."
"Don't worry, Madeline." James said. "The guards will help you find your amulet."
"But I can't let dad see it's missing." Madeline protested. "I'm going to go look for the thief myself."
"I'll help." James smiled.
"Me too." Amber nodded.
"And me." Sofia added.
"Okay." Madeline nodded. "Amber will check upstairs, Sofia and me will check downstairs.
"And I'll check outside." James declared.
"Thanks, you guys!" Madeline smiled.
Outside, Cedric and Wormwood were gathering plants.
"Ragweed." Cedric mused. "Hemlock. Thorny blackberries!"
Wormwood leaned in for a bite, but Cedric shooed him away.
"No snacking!" He admonished the raven. "Or we won't have enough for our evil potions!"
Cedric saw the baby griffin land on the fountain's statue, wearing the amulet around his neck.
"Wormwood, look!" He pointed. "It's princess Madeline's amulet! How did that griffin get it? Oh, no matter; It's going to be mine soon."
Tossing aside the plants, Cedric drew his wand.
"And with the power of that amulet, Enchancia will be mine too." He gloated. "Okay, Wormy, I'm going to put a freezing spell on that griffin. And when I do, you swoop in and grabbed the amulet."
Cedric rushed to the fountain.
"Alakazappy, alakazace, make this bird freeze into place!" Cedric fired off the spell.
The griffin jumped over the spell with an "Ah-hah!", and the magic hit Wormwood, freezing him in a block of ice.
"Wormy!" Cedric yelped. "I'll unfreeze you. Alakazappy, alakazor, make this bird frozen no more!"
Wormwood was freed from the ice block, and tumbled down to the fountain. Cedric jumped to catch him, but they both fell into the water.
"Mark my words, you flying furball!" Cedric yelled at the griffin. "That amulet will soon be mine!"
Inside the castle, Madeline was still searching.
"Who could have taken my amulet?" She asked. "I have to get it back!"
Madeline: Without my friends, I feel so blue
And alone, and so upset
But I know just what to do
I must get my amulet
Cedric: I've finally hatched a brilliant scheme
To catch that sneaky castle pet
For he is drawn to things that gleam
That's how I'll get that amulet
Madeline: It's more then a necklace to me
For the magic within holds the key
To sharing words
With my dear birds
Oh where could my amulet be?
Where could it be?
In Cedric's workshop, the sorcerer was preparing a trap.
Cedric: I'll place the jewel upon the ground
While high above my trap is set
The cage will drop when he comes round
That's how I'll get that amulet
It's more then a necklace to me
For the magic within holds the key
To swipe the crown
Now please pipe down
As we await our victory
Our victory
Madeline: I feel like I've looked everywhere
But I'm not giving up just yet
Cedric: The beast will fly into my lair
And that's how I will get
Madeline: Somehow I have to get
Madeline/Cedric: Whatever it takes, I've got to get
That amulet
Back in Sofia's and Madeline's room, Clover and the birds were still looking.
"It's got to be around here someplace." Clover declared, using his nose to sniff for clues. "I think I smell somethin'!"
"It's not in the flower vase." Robin reported.
"Not in the cupboard." Mia added.
"Clover, did you find anything?" Robin asked.
Clover was sniffing around the couch.
"Yes!" He cheered.
"Oh, did you find the amulet?" Mia asked as they flew over.
"Half a left-over sandwhich!" Clover announced.
"Ew." Robin grimaced.
The baby griffin flew by the open door, growling as he did.
"What was that?" Mia gasped.
The animals went into the corridor, finding the griffin perched on a bust, holding the golden goblets in his claws, and a crown on his head.
"It's one of the castle griffins." Robin noted. "And he's got Madeline's amulet!"
Startled, the baby griffin flew off.
"We'll see about that." Clover hopped over to a table and picked up a gold bowl. "Yo, griffin! Pretty shiny thing, right this way!"
"Huh?" The baby griffin turned his head. Putting the goblets down, he flew toward the bowl. As he dived past, Clover was able to grab the amulet.
"Got it!" He yelped.
"Give me that back!" The baby griffin grabbed the amulet, lifting Clover into the air. "It's mine!"
"A little help here, please?!" Clover yelled.
"We're coming!" Mia called, as she and Robin followed.
"Uh-oh." The baby griffin gulped.
As they flew down the staircase, Clover grabbed onto the bannister.
"Don't hurt him, Clover!" Robin told him, as the baby griffin pulled Clover loose. "He's just a baby!"
"Hurt him?" Mia asked, as she and Mia grabbed on to Clover. "What about us?"
Their aerial tug-o-war took him into the kitchen. The amulet slipped out of Clover's grasp.
"Got it!" The baby griffin smiled. "Ha-ha!"
Robin and Mia, unable to carry Clover anymore, dropped him onto a fruit bowl.
"Ow!" Clover yelled.
"Sorry!" Mia apologised.
The griffin flew out of the kitchen, still laughing.
"We'd better go tell Madeline about the griffin." Clover declared.
We can't tell Madeline anything." Robin reminded him.
"Yeah, she can't understand us." Mia nodded.
"We can't tell her." Clover declared. "But we can show her."
In Cedric's workshop, the royal sorcerer was patiently waiting to spring his trap.
"Oh, this is perfect, Wormy!" He crowed. "When that griffin sees this sparkling diamond, he won't be able to resist himself! He'll try to snatch it, and..."
Cedric zapped the floating cage, causing it to drop on the diamond. Wormwood cawed.
"We'll nab the griffin and the amulet in one fell swoop!" Cedric gloated.
Wormwood laughed as Cedric sent the cage back up.
"Indeed." Cedric agreed. "Now, let's get his attention, right?"
Cedric and Wormwood went up the stairs and to the open window.
"Where is he?" Cedric looked.
The baby griffin flew through the sky, laughing heartily.
"Ah-hah!" Cedric declared, making his wand sparkle.
"Huh?" The baby griffin turned to look. "What's that?"
The baby griffin dived towards the window.
"He's coming." Cedric raced down the stairs. "Quick, hide!"
As Cedric and Wormwood hid behind a curtain, the baby griffin flew in, and spotted the diamond.
"Shiny." He gaped. "I want it!"
The baby griffin swooped down and landed in front of the diamond.
"Now, let the fun begin!" Cedric sang.
Cedric jabbed his wand at the cage, but only a thin trickle of magic escaped it, dripping on to the floor. The cage remained where it was, and the baby griffin grabbed the diamond.
"What is wrong with this wand?" Cedric groaned, waving it at the cage again and again. Seeing the baby griffin in flight, Cedric dived at him.
"No, wait!" He yelled.
"No!" The baby griffin dodged him. "Mine! Ha-ha!"
The baby griffin flew out the window.
"No!" Cedric groaned. "Ah!"
Cedric slammed his wand on the floor, sending a beam of magic that dropped the cage on himself.
"Oh, this isn't over, griffin!" Cedric roared. "Oh, Merlin's mushroom's..."
Back in the castle, the baby griffin stood on a table, gazing at his newest acquisition.
"This is neat." He smiled.
"Okay, amulet thief." Amber's voice came down the corridor. "Come out, come out, wherever you are... or else!"
The baby griffin leapt off the table, seeing James on the other side of the corridor.
"No amulet thief here." He opened a door. "Nope. Not here either."
"Ooh, I need to hide." The griffin realised.
As the twins came down the corridor, the baby griffin blended by standing in front of a portrait of a king, wearing a red table cloth and striking a regal pose.
"Any luck?" James asked.
"No." Amber sighed. "And I've looked everywhere! Oh, this is one sneaky thief."
"I'll find him." James declared. "Nothing get's past me."
"Me neither." Amber nodded.
"I'll go check the library." James announced.
"And I'll go check the parlour." Amber added.
As the twins left, the baby griffin shed his disguise, and flew off down the corridor.
Meanwhile, the animals found Madeline.
"There's Madeline." Robin pointed.
"You are all about to see why I always win when we play charades." Clover boasted.
"Uh, when do we play charades?" Robin asked.
They all went up to Madeline.
"Hi!" She yelled. "I still haven't found my amulet yet!"
"Why is she yelling at us?" Clover asked. "We can understand her. She just just can't understand us!"
"They think a thief took it!" Madeline said loudly.
Clover attempted to tell Madeline what was going on through pantomine-like movements.
"Are you trying to tell me something?" Madeline asked, as Clover kept making his strange movements. "I-I don't understand what you're trying to say! But don't worry. I'll find my amulet soon, I promise."
"Madeline!" Amber yelled from down the hall. "Come quickly!"
Madeline ran down the hall.
"And that's why you always win at charades, huh?" Robin snarked.
"I was just warmin, up!" Clover protested.
Sofia came up behind them.
"Hey, guys." She greeted them. "Clover what were you trying to tell Madeline?"
"We saw the griffin." Mia told her. "That's who has Madeline's amulet"
"A griffin." Sofia mused. "It's all staring to come together. But let's let Madeline solve this by herself, okay guys?"
"Okay, Sofia." Robin nodded.
Meanwhile, Madeline had caught up to Amber.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Mom's new tiara is missing." Amber declared.
"It was here on my dressing table." Miranda told them. "I looked away for a minute, and now... it's gone!"
"Look!" Madeline pointed at the dresser. "More scratches!"
"And there was also this feather." Miranda handed said feather to Madeline.
"Birds have feathers." Madeline realised. "And claws that can scratch! Could a bird be taking everything?"
"What, 'everything'?" Miranda asked. "What else is missing?"
"Oh good, there you are, Miranda." Roland said as he entered the room. "Constable Myles told me there's a thief in the castle."
"A thief?!" Miranda gasped.
"He took the golden goblets." Amber exclaimed. "And your tiara, and Madeline's amulet."
"Amber!" Madeline hissed.
"What?" Roland gasped. "Your amulet's been stolen?"
"I'm sorry, dad." Madeline sighed. "I just took it off for a moment."
"Miranda, the guests are staring to arrive." Roland said calmly. "Would you and Amber mind going to greet them? I'd like to talk to Madeline."
"Of course." Miranda nodded.
As Miranda and Amber left, Sofia entered the room.
"Dad?" She asked.
"Ah, there you are, Sofia." Roland noted. "I need to talk to you about Madeline's missing amulet."
"Oh, you know about that?" Sofia gulped.
"I know all about it." Roland clarified.
"I know." Madeline sighed. "We promised you we'd never take them off."
"It's okay, girls." Roland smiled.
"No, it's not." Madeline sat on a couch. "They're very special amulets."
"I know." Roland chuckled. "That's why I gave them to you. But I never told you the story of how I came to choose those particular amulets."
Sofia and Madeline shook their heads.
"You had just arrived at the castle, and I wanted to give you something special." Roland recalled. "I had chosen a pair of lovely ruby necklaces, and I was just about to pick them up, when I caught something glowing from out of the corner of my eye. When I looked, I saw your amulets, and remebered the stories my mother used to tell me about them. How they would watch over the princesses who wore them. And I thought 'That's exactly what new princesses like Sofia and Madeline need.' I know it sounds hard to believe, but it was almost as if the amulets choose you that day. And if that's true, I'm sure Madeline's will make it's way back to her again, so there's no need to worry."
"You're not mad?" Madeline asked.
"Oh, I'm furious." Roland declared. "At whoever too your amulet. Not you. Never either of you."
"Thanks dad." Madeline smiled.
Roland helped Madeline up, and the two sisters linked arms with him.
"And rest assured, our guards will find the scoundrel who took your amulet very soon." Roland declared, as they left the room.
"Look out below!" The baby griffin chuckled as he soared through the sky.
One of the turrets opened up, reavealing Cedric sitting on a sled with wings attached to it, and a plunger crossbow.
"Oh, little griffin." He sneered. "You're not the only one who can fly."
Using his magic, Cedric made the sled's wings start to flap.
"Oops." He said suddenly, conjuring up a seat belt. "Safety first."
The sled took off after the baby griffin.
"Whoa!" Cedric yelped.
The baby griffin swerved to avoid Cedric, flying through an open window. As Cedric looked for him, he popped out of another window.
"Can't catch me!" He taunted.
"Ah-hah!" Cedric yelped. "There you are!"
Inside the castle, the ball was under way.
"Presenting king Roland the second, and princesses Sofia and Madeline!" Baileywick announced, as the three entered the room.
Outside, Cedric was still chasing the baby griffin.
"You can't outfly me forever!" Cedric shouted, as he followed his target under a bridge. "Soon, I will have that amulet, and-ooh!"
Cedric had dived too low, splashing into the water. Recovering he following the baby griffin through the castle's main doors, past the astonished guards.
"Sorcerer coming through!" He declared. "Sorry, lads!"
As he kept up his pursuit, Cedric flew headfirst into a chandelier. Shaking himself, he continued after the baby griffin, through more halls and corridors.
"You're running out of castle, griffin!" He taunted.
"This is fun!" The baby griffin giggled.
"Ha-ha!" Cedric readied his plunger crossbow. "I've got you in my sights!"
"Uh-oh!" The baby griffin looked back.
"Suction dart, deploy!" Cedric fired.
The baby griffin turned down another hallway, dodging the projectile, which instead latched onto a vase. As Cedric went after the baby griffin, the vase swung around, almost hitting the young creature.
"Whoa!" The baby griffin yelped, dropping the gems, which Cedric caught.
"If you're going to drop something, drop the amulet!" Cedric complained.
As the chase continued, the animals noticed.
"Is that Cedric?" Robin asked.
"Come on!" Clover declared.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Cedric cried, as he reached the amulet. He missed, causing the sled to spin. "No, no, no!"
The baby griffin flew straight up, and Cedric flew right towards the ballroom doors.
"Oh, no." He gulped.
Inside, Amber and Sofia were consoling Madeline.
"Don't worry." Amber said. "We'll find you amulet."
"How?" Madeline asked. "It's not like more clues will just land at our feet!"
"Finnegan's fungus!" Cedric cried, as he crashed into the room, the diamond landing at Amber's feet.
"Mr. Cee-drick!" Sofia rushed over. "Are you okay?"
As Cedric brushed himself off, Sofia picked up her mother's tiara.
"My tiara!" Miranda gasped.
"Cedric, are you the one who's been stealing?" Roland accused.
The crowd gasped as the castle guards approached.
"Wait, wait!" Cedric begged. "Your majesty, I can explain!"
"A likely story." Constable Myers declared. "Guards, seize him!"
"No, no!" Cedric yelped. "Don't seize me!"
Madeline suddenly spotted something at her feet.
"Look, Amber." She kneeled down. "Fur, and feathers."
"So?" Amber asked.
"Wait!" Madeline called out. "Mr. Cee-drick didn't do it! He's not the thief!"
"But princess Madeline, he has your mother's tiara." Constable Myers pointed out.
"I-I was chasing the thief, and he dropped it!" Cedric stuttered.
Madeline spotted a trail of fur on the ground.
"He's telling the truth!" She declared. "And I know where the thief is!"
Madeline walked over to a table which had a small tail poking out from under the cloth.
"There's your thief!" She pulled back the cloth, revealing the baby griffin." The griffin!"
The baby griffin dropped Madeline's amulet in shock.
"My amulet!" Madeline gasped.
Roland wrested the amulet out of the baby griffin's grip.
"I believe this belongs to you, Madeline." Roland put the amulet back around her neck. "I told you it would find it's way back to you. But how did you know he did it?"
"I remembered how you said griffins are half-bird and half-lion." Madeline declared. "And today, wherever anything went missing, we found scratches."
"From the griffin's claws!" Amber realised.
"And feathers and fur, too." Madeline continued. "You also said griffins love shiny things, and all the missing things are shiny."
"Way to go, Maddie." Sofia smiled.
"Very clever, Madeline." Miranda declared.
"Yes, well done!" Roland congratulated her. "Now you know why we keep the griffin in the jewel room. If he gets out, he'll grab any shiny thing in sight."
Roland kneeled down and scratched the baby griffin's chin.
"And now it's time for you to find your way back to the jewel room, where you belong." He smiled.
"We'll make sure he does, your majesty." Constable Myers declared.
Roland started tickling the baby griffin.
"Oh, that tickles!" The baby griffin chuckled.
"I heard him!" Madeline gasped.
"Heard who?" Roland asked.
"Um, no-one." Madeline replied.
Madeline spotted the animals, just outside the room.
"Excuse me." She smiled. "I'll be right back."
"Okay." Roland said, confused.
As Madeline passed by, Cedric was working on his damaged flying sled.
"Hey, dad." James piped up. "You think Cedric would give me a ride on his flying machine?"
"I don't know, James." Roland shrugged. "From the look of it, he's still working out a few kinks."
"Merlin's mushrooms!" Cedric groaned.
Outside the ballroom, Madeline found the animals under a table.
"I got my amulet back!" She cheered. "Say something! Anything!"
"Well... you really gotta better at charades, kid." Clover smiled. "We tryin' to tell ya all about the griffin, but-"
Madeline hugged Clover.
"Oh, Clover!" She beamed. "I missed you all so much!"
"Oh, us too." Mia smiled.
"It's so good to hear your voices again." Madeline sighed.
"Aww..." Clover smiled. "I don't know what we'd do without you, kid."
"Me neither." Madeline put Clover down. "I've got so much to tell you about."
"Us too." Robin agreed. "It's been quite a day."
"I have an idea." Clover suggested. "Let's all talk over dinner."
"I'm sure dad won't mind a few extra guests." Madeline smiled.
The friends walked (And flew) down the corridor together.