The Mystic Isles
In castle Enchancia, Ember was in her room, watching two servants work.
"Oh, isn't this fun?" She smiled. "There's only one thing I love more than decorating: re-decorating! Could you move the tapestry a bit higher?"
The servants complied.
"An inch to the right." Amber declared. "An inch and three quarters to the left... on second thought, please hang it in the other room."
The guards rolled up the tapestry and carried it away. Amber then noticed a tile with a strange symbol on the wall.
"Strange." She moved to investigate. "One pretty little tile, all alone on that wall..."
Amber put her hand on the tile. Suddenly, the whole wall spun around, pushing to a chamber on the other side.
"What in the world?!" Amber gasped. "Where am I? Is this... a secret passageway?" She walked forward, finding a staircase. "Stairs, leading under the castle?" She walked down the steps. "I can't believe this was here all along and I never knew about it. Oh, this would have been the best hiding place when I was little!"
Amber reached the bottom of the stairs, and continued on a stone pathway, which lead to a large chamber.
"Oh, wow." She gasped. "What is this place?"
Amber suddenly heard a loud noise, then footsteps.
"Footsteps?" She quivered. "Who could that be?" She ran to hide. "What do I do? What do I do?"
To her surprise, she saw Sofia and Madeline walk by.
"Sofia? Madeline?" She came out of hiding. "What are you two doing here?"
"Us?" Sofia frowned. "Amber, what are you doing here?"
"You're not going to believe this." Amber smiled. "I was redecorating my room when I found a hidden door behind a tapestry. And it led me here!"
"Well, you're not supposed to be here!" Madeline declared. "You need to go back."
"But what is all this?" Amber asked. "What are you two up to down here?"
"We... can't say." Sofia cringed... before she and Madeline's amulets started glowing.
"Girls, your amulets are glowing!" Amber gasped. Just then, the boat that would take Sofia and Madeline to the Secret Library drifted over. "Is that a boat? Wait a minute: your amulets glow, and then a boat appears? Did your amulets do that? Are your amulets magical?"
"Sorry Amber, but we really don't have to time to explain." Madeline frowned.
"Madeline's right." Sofia nodded, and she and Madeline got into the boat. "We really have to get somewhere, and you really have to go back."
"Is that so?" Amber joined them on the boat.
"What are you doing?" Madeline asked.
"You don't actually think I'm leaving now that I'm in this amazing secret passageway, and your amulets are summoning magical gondalas, do you?" Amber smirked.
"Amber, I'm asking you: please, leave right now." Sofia pleaded.
"No, Sofia." Amber said firmly. "I want to see everything, and I want to know everything, too."
"Guess we don't have a choice." Madeline sighed, as they started moving. "Somehow, our amulets decided that we were to become the new storykeepers. Now it's our job to make sure the stories in the Secret Library get a happy ending..."
Shortly after, they entered the Secret Library.
"So, your amulets glow, and lead you here to this... Secret Library, which is filled with stories that you need to finish?" Amber summarized.
"We don't know why." Sofia shrugged. "It just... happened."
Amber joined the girls on the seat.
"Here comes a book now!" Madeline pointed.
All the books in the library glowed, then one flew down, opening in front of the girls.
"'The Tale of the Crystal Masters'." Amber read. "That sounds incredible!"
The book entered the mirror, which started projecting images.
"High above the highest clouds, past the bluest moon, float the legendary Mystic Isles." The mirror declared.
"Mr Cedric told us about the Mystic Isles!" Sofia recalled.
"He said that all magic comes from there!" Madeline added.
"The Mystic Isles are made up of countless floating islands." The mirror continued. "Each one is home to magical creatures and objects."
"That must be the Isle of Centaurs." Sofia noticed, as images of the individual islands were shown.
"And that's the Isle of unicorns!" Madeline pointed.
"Unicorns?!" Amber squealed.
"For centuries, Crystals Masters on the Isle of Crystals have peacefully grown magical crystals for wizards everywhere to use in their wands, scepters, and amulets." The mirror revealed.
"I wonder if yours' came from there?" Amber told her sisters.
"Maybe..." Sofia mused.
"But one Crystal Master has a wicked plan to grow crystals on the other Mystic Isles." The mirror declared. "Doing this will drain all the magic from the creatures who live there, forever."
An image of a winged unicorn losing its wings was shown.
"Oh no!" Madeline gasped.
"Wait, where's the rest of the story?" Amber frowned.
"Remember?" Sofia asked. "It's our job as storykeepers to finish it. We have to go to the Mystic Isles to stop that Crystal master, and give this story a happy ending."
"Well, what are we waiting for"? Amber smiled. "Let's go do some story-fixing!"
"Story-keeping." Madeline corrected her.
"Amber... you can't go with us." Sofia declared.
"Why not?" Amber frowned.
"Because we're the storykeepers, not you." Madeline pointed out.
"So no-one else can have secret adventures and magical amulets but you two?" Amber scowled. "Is that it?"
"She didn't say that." Sofia retorted. "It's just... it could be dangerous. We can't let you go."
"Fine." Amber huffed. "I'll go back to my plain, old, very safe life, girls. All I want is to go to the Mystic Isles. To find an amulet of my own so I can have my own special adventures."
"I don't know, Amber..." Madeline frowned.
"It doesn't seem like a good idea." Sofia admitted.
"Think about it, girls." Amber urged. "Is it fair that you two are the only ones who have magic amulets and get to do all these special things?"
"I guess not." Madeline declared. "What do you say, Sof? Just this once?"
"Oh, all right, Amber." Sofia nodded. "You can come. This one time."
"Thank you." Amber hugged her sisters.
"As long as you remember: We're going to the Mystic Isles to give this story a happy ending." Madeline pointed out.
"Yes, of course." Amber nodded.
"Now, we just have to figure out how to get there." Sofia admitted.
There was a ringing sound, as the Library's Enchanted Elevator swooped down.
"Or maybe the Library's going to do it for us." Madeline smiled.
"What does that mean?" Amber asked.
"I think it wants to take us there." Sofia declared, as she and Madeline climbed on. "Come on!"
"Wait, what is this thing?" Amber asked, as she helped aboard.
"It's the Enchanted Elevator." Madeline revealed.
The Enchanted Elevator started flying upwards.
"How high does this thing go?" Amber frowned.
"Usually, it takes us up to the very top of the Secret Library." Sofia revealed.
The Enchanted Elevator flew out of the tree, and soared ever higher.
"Where is this thing taking us?" Amber yelped.
"Whoo!" Madeline cheered. "Well, it's definitely taking us somewhere!"
Shortly after, the Enchanted Elevator started to descend.
"That's funny." Sofia frowned. "We're landing."
"But why?" Amber asked. "The book said the Mystic Isles are up, not down."
The Enchanted Elevator landed by some giant dandelions.
"Look!" Madeline declared as they climbed out. "These are the same flowers that are on the Enchanted Elevator!"
"There must be a way to get to the Mystic Isles from here." Sofia surmized.
"Let's hope so." Amber declared, as the Enchanted Elevator floated back upwards. "There goes our ride."
With no other options, the girls started walking.
"What are we even supposed to be looking for?" Amber frowned.
"I'm not sure." Madeline shrugged. "Maybe a flying coach."
"Or a magical creature..." Sofia suggested. "Or a-"
A woman suddenly suddenly popped her head through the flowers.
"Oh, my!" she yelped. "I do hope I didn't startle you!" She glanced at Sofia and Madeline's amulets. "Oh, those crystals look familiar. They're magical, aren't they?"
"Uh... yes." Madeline nodded.
"How did you know?" Sofia asked.
"I know an awful lot about magic crystals." The woman revealed. "You see, I'm a Crystal Master. At least, I was one, once..."
"What do you mean, 'once'?" Madeline asked.
"My terribly unkind sister Azurine took my crystal powers away." The woman declared. "She turned my beautiful Crystal self into the regular girl you see before you. I had to flee our home in the Mystic Isles, and now I'm trying to get back."
"Oh, we're heading to the Mystic Isles to stop a mean Crystal Master right now." Amber revealed. "That must be your sister!"
"You think so?" The woman asked. "Oh, do let me come with you! Then if I get my powers back, I can help you stop Azurine!"
"Well, we could always use another hand." Sofia admitted. "Sure, we'll take you with us."
"Thank you, thank you so much!" The woman smiled. "I'm Prisma, by the way."
"Princess Madeline." Madeline smiled.
"Princess Sofia." Sofia added.
"Princess Amber." Amber finished.
"This must be my lucky day!" Prisma smiled. "I've been wandering this field, watching and waiting for the unicorns."
"Unicorns?" Amber smiled.
"Yes!" Prisma nodded. "To come fly me back to the Isles!" She turned to Sofia and Madeline. "But now your amulets can summon them! You simply must ask."
"Really?" Madeline gaped. "They can summon unicorns?"
"You see why I want an amulet?" Amber squealed.
"Okay, I'll try it." Sofia declared.
"Me too." Madeline added.
They both held their amulets, and said "Please send some unicorns."
The amulets started glowing. The group heard some whinnying from above, and a trio of winged unicorns flew around them, sending the dandelion fluff flying. They then landed.
"Who summons the unicorns of the Mystic Isles?" A golden-maned female asked.
"Uh... hi." Sofia said awkwardly. "I'm Sofia, of Enchancia."
"I'm her sister, Madeline." Madeline added. "And this is our other sister, Amber."
"Do you wish for passage to the Mystic Isles?" The unicorn asked.
"Yes, please." Amber nodded. "...Wait! I can understand unicorns?!"
"Yes." Prisma nodded. "Every creature from the Mystic Isles can magically talk to others. Quickly, girls. Hop on!"
They all climbed onto the unicorns (Sofia and Madeline sharing one), and were carried into the sky.
As they passed through a cloud bank, they entered an area of dazzling sky.
"This is beautiful!" Sofia gasped.
"Oh, we're not there yet!" Prisma smiled. "We must climb even higher!"
They continued ascended, finally reaching the fabulous floating Isles. The sisters all gazed in awe.
"Welcome to the Mystic Isles!" Prisma declared. "Oh, it's so wonderful to be back!"
"So on all your story-keeping adventures, your amulets have been leading you to places like this?" Amber asked her sisters.
"We've never seen any place like this." Madeline admitted.
"Dragons!" Sofia pointed to a group of the fire breathers.
"That's the Isle of Dragons." Prisma revealed. "And that's the Isle of Wishes." She pointed to a snow-covered Isle.
"This place is amazing!" Sofia declared, as they landed on the Isle of Unicorns.
"Can we go to the Isle of Wishes?" Amber asked. "I'd like to wish for my special something. I'll give you a hint. It rhymes with 'pamulet'!"
"Maybe after we stop Azurine." Madeline frowned.
"Right, of course." Amber nodded.
"Oh, let's ride that unicorn there!" She pointed. "Yoo-hoo, unicorn!"
"Oh Amber, I'm afraid my sister will be watching the skies and would see flying in on unicorns." Prisma declared. "I'm afraid we must go in on foot.
"Oh. I guess you're right." Amber sighed.
"Look lively!" A blue-maned unicorn yelled as he rushed forward. "Clear yon path! Quick as a whip!"
The unicorn suddenly tripped, and tumbled into a tree, getting his horn stuck.
"Oh, my!" Prisma gasped.
"Are you okay?" Sofia asked.
"Fear not, kind maiden." The unicorn declared. "I was merely testing my new wings."
"New wings?" Amber asked.
"Flying unicorns receive their wings when they reach a certain age." The unicorn revealed. "Specifically, my age." He struggled to free himself, but couldn't. "Perhaps a touch of assistance?"
"Of course." Madeline nodded. She tried to pull the unicorn free, but failed. "You're really stuck!"
"Let me help, Maddie." Sofia offered.
Grabbing onto the tree, they pushed with their feet, freeing the unicorn and sending him flying.
"Oh, sweet freedom." He bowed to the girls. "Thank you ever so muchly. And to repay you for freeing me: By the magic of my horn, I, Skye the unicorn, vow to accompany you, you..."
"Princess Madeline." Madeline smiled.
"And Princess Sofia." Sofia added.
"Princess Madeline and Princess Sofia!" Skye continued. "And serve you both as your loyal and eternally devoted helper, now and forever!"
"We're heading to the Isle of Crystals." Madeline revealed.
"And like I said before, we can always use another hand." Sofia added. "...Or hoof. Come with us!"
"It shall be my honor, my ladies." Skye bowed.
"Wonderful." Prisma nodded. "Now, we must go, lickedy-split. We're in quite a rush."
"I shall lead you to yon path ahead!" Skye announced.
Skye tried to take flight, but he fell and tumbled to the ground.
"Perhaps... I should walk." Skye groaned.
"That's okay." Madeline smiled. "We can walk together. Maybe you can point out some of the sights along the way?"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" Skye nodded. "We shall walk! It will be my honor to give you a guided tour! Look all around, as we explore the magic of the Mystic Isles!"
Skye: Come with me
Right this way
Let's walk
No, let's run
For this is the place
Where all magic comes from
Every Isle that you see
Is called home sweet home
By all magical creatures
From Griffin to Gnome
Take it in
This is where all magic begins
Behold, the Isle of Wishes
Every dream is granted there
And on the Mermaid Isle
Girls with fins splash everywhere
Eyes up, the Isle of Dragons
Where those creatures roar with flair
And on the Isle of Centuars
Men are part horse
Women mare
The magic goes on for miles
The Magic of the Mystic Isles
Behold the magic of the Mystic Isles
"So did the dragons and mermaids from our world come from here?" Sofia asked.
"Or their parents did." Skye nodded. "You see, my princesses, if not for the magic here, there would be no magic anywhere."
Sofia/Madeline: We must do all that we can
To keep the magic here in this land
Amber: On these Isles there's gotta be
A rare enchanted jewel that's just for me
For me
Skye: Look left, the Isle of Memories
Go relive a deja vu
And if you like Flying Carpets
Have I got the Isle for you
Hey-ho, the Isle of Beanstalks
Tallest plants that ever grew
And on the Isle of Fairies
Cutest things that ever flew
All: The magic goes on for miles
The Magic of the Mystic Isles
Skye: Behold the magic
Sofia/Madeline/Amber: Yes, the marvelous and mystical
Skye: The majestic, magnificent Magic
All: Of the Mystic Isles
They reached a bridge.
"Okay, what's next?" Amber asked.
"All we have to do is cross this Isle. Then we shall reach the Isle of Crystals!" Prisma declared.
"Onward!" Skye urged. "Through the Isle of Dancing Deserts!"
They crossed the bridge, reaching an Isle filled with purple sand.
"I don't understand." Amber frowned. "How is this a Dancing Desert?"
"Its wonderful magic sands will show you anything you want them to." Prisma declared.
"Allow me to demonstrate." Skye declared. "Good sands... show me a dragon!"
The sand came to life, forming a dragon.
"Whoa!" Madeline gasped.
The dragon roared at them, causing Sofia and Madeline to leap back in fear.
"Back, oh sandy reptile!" Skye opened his wings to protect Sofia and Madeline. "You are frightening my Princesses!"
The dragon shrank back, then dissolved into sand.
"That's amazing!" Sofia beamed. "Can I see a castle?"
The sand formed a replica of Castle Enchancia.
"That looks just like our castle!" Amber smiled. "Ooh, look! There's my room!"
"I know this is all very magical, girls, but the magic will soon be gone if we don't hurry up and stop Azurine!" Prisma reminded them. "Sands, please show us the way to the Isle of Crystals!"
A wave of sand lifted them up and carried them across the desert.
"Wait!" Amber called, causing the wave to stop. "I didn't get to ask the sands for anything!"
"Neither did I, but I'm not complaining." Madeline pointed out.
"Show me a magic jewel!" Amber called out.
A large sand dune arose in front of them.
"Oh, there's nothing there!" Amber groaned.
"We really must press on anyway." Prisma urged.
"There must be some magic jewels over there, or why would the sand show it to us?" Amber made her way to the dune, and started digging through the sand. "Where are you, little jewels?" As the sand parted, she found a large orange jewel. "Oh! Soft, sparkly... I told you!" She called to the others. "I bet you're magical, just like Sofia and Madeline's amulets. I wish to be invisible!" Nothing happened. "Oh! I want to grow really big!" Still nothing happened. "Why won't this work?!" Amber angrily shook the jewel.
"Please, Amber!" Prisma pleaded. "We must be going!"
"Okay, coming!" Amber climbed back up the wave of sand.
The wave carried them to the edge of the Isle, where another bridge waited.
"Just over this bridge lies my beautiful crystal home!" Prisma announced.
"Can you give me the power to fly?" Amber asked her jewel.
"Um, can you give me the power too?" Skye added.
Once again, nothing happened.
"Ohh!" Amber groaned. "What is wrong with this jewel?" She started hitting it against the bridge. "Why?! Won't it?! Work?!"
The bridge started to crack and shake.
"The bridge!" Sofia yelped.
"Amber, what have you done?" Prisma gasped.
"Whoa!" Madeline yelped, as she fell through a crack.
"Madeline!" Amber yelped.
"No!" Sofia cried.
A winged man flew down and caught Madeline.
"We have to get off this bridge!" Skye urged. "Fast!"
The others tried to get off the bridge, but it fell apart. The winged man throw a multi-colored magic rope from his bracelet to catch them, and swung them back to the ground.
"Thank you." Madeline told the winged man. "You saved us."
Prisma pulled up her hood, hiding her face.
"Whoa are you?" Amber asked. "What are you? And where do I get a magic bracelet like that?"
"My name is Orion." The winged man revealed. "And I am a Wind-Walker, a protector of the Mystic Isles."
"A Protector?" Sofia asked.
"The Protectors keep everyone in the Isles from harm's way." Skye explained. "That is, of course, when I am not available!"
"Well, that broken bridge could have caused a lot of harm!" Amber declared. "You should talk to whoever built it."
"It's your magic stone that caused the trouble." Orion declared. "That is a Shatter Stone. If you strike something with it three times, this powerful rock will shatter it."
"But I found it in the sand, looking so harmless, and dazzling." Amber protested.
"Actually, Shatter Stones come from another Isle." Orion revealed. "We Protectors thought it safest to store them here, in the Dancing Desert. Sand cannot break, since it is already broken."
"Sounds like you have to leave the stone here, Amber." Madeline declared.
"Oh, fine." Amber sighed. She placed the Shatter Stone in a rising dune of sand, which carried it away. "Goodbye, shiny friend."
"Now, I must go." Orion announced. "There is a dangerous Crystal Master on the loose, and I must find her."
"We're looking for her too!" Sofia revealed.
"We're the story-keepers, and it's our job to stop her." Madeline added.
"Of course, the story-keepers." Orion smiled. "I wondered what you beings from the Ever Realm were doing here."
"The 'Ever Realm'?" Sofia frowned.
"That's what we of the Isles call your world." Orion declared.
"We are bound for the Isle of Crystals, my good man." Skye smiled. "To search for this villain!"
"I have just come from that Isle, and did not find her there." Orion revealed. "But please, keep a lookout. This Crystal Master poses a grave threat to our Isles. Be safe, my friends!"
Orion took off into the skies.
"I don't understand." Madeline frowned. "If Azurine's not on the Isle of Crystals, where could she be?"
"My sister is cunning." Prisma admitted. "She must have hidden from Orion, or tricked him somehow. I'm sure she's on the Isle of Crystals. We must hurry!"
"Ah, but wait!" Skye declared. "This bridge is gone!"
"Oh, Amber!" Sofia groaned.
"I just wanted a special jewel of my own!" Amber protested "Like your amulets!"
"We shall have to find another way there." Skye turned back to the Dancing Desert. "Noble sands! Please show us another way to the Isle of Crystals!"
A trail of sand starting moving across the desert, showing them the way.
"Oh. That looks really far away." Sofia frowned.
"Indeed." Skye agreed. "It appears we must cross yet another Isle before we get to the Isle of Crystals."
"We'd better hurry, then!" Madeline declared.
"Yes." Prisma nodded. "The longer we delay, the closer my sister gets to taking over the Mystic Isles!"
They climbed onto the sand dune, and were carried across the Isle of Sands. Soon, the crossed another bridge, reaching a new Isle, filled with trees.
"What Isle are we on now?" Amber asked. "The Isle of Mess?"
"This is the Isle of Rompkins." Prisma revealed.
Just then, several large humanoid creatures emerged from the trees and grabbed them.
"We got visitors!" One declared, holding Sofia and Madeline.
"Stay back!" Skye yelled.
"Visitors!" One Rompkin cheered. "We never get visitors!"
"Ooh, look at this one." The one holding Amber cooed. "Aw, how small!"
Once of the Rompkins kicked open a door, leading to a "room" in the forest.
"Come on in, visitors!" He smiled.
"Have a seat!" The second one declared, as the unwilling guests were planted by a table.
"We're so happy you came!" The first Rompkin smiled.
"We're happy anybody came!" The third added.
"Back! Back, I say!" Skye said boldly, leaping on the table. "Away from my princesses!"
"Off the table!" The second Rompkin lifted Skye up and put him back on the ground.
"Let's smash a toast!" The third Rompkin declared, as they pulled their guest closer.
"Unhand us, you brutes!" Skye growled.
"I am ever so sorry, big... fellows." Prisma laughed awkwardly. "But we have to leave. Immediately."
"It's true." Sofia nodded.
"We're on a really important journey." Madeline added.
"But you just got here!" The first Rompkin whined. "You have to stay!"
"No, we have to leave." Prisma insisted.
"Why does everyone always leave?!" The third Rompkin groaned.
The Rompkins all started crying.
"No-one ever wants to stay on our Isle!" The second Rompkin wailed, grabbing a tree and uprooting it. "Everyone's always scared of us!" He sat on the tree, crushing it. "Don't know why!"
"Nobody ever stays long enough to try this on." The first Rompkin held up a golden crown.
"Oh, what is that?" Amber asked.
"It's the crown of our queen." The first Rompkin revealed.
"May I see it?" Amber smiled.
"Amber, we have to go." Sofia declared.
"We really, truly, do." Prisma agreed.
"But you guys, look at this!" Amber put on the crown. "It's so wonderfully shiny!" She turned to the Rompkins. "Is this crown, in any way... magical?"
"Oh, smack!" The second Rompkin facepalmed. "We forgot to say 'once you put the crown on, you become our queen'!"
"Your queen?" Amber grinned.
"Double smack!" The third Rompkin facepalmed. "We also forgot to say 'once you're our queen, you're our queen forever'!"
"Wait, forever?" Amber gasped.
"Our queen forever!" The Rompkins started chanting.
"What are you talking about?" Amber frowned. "I can't stay here forever!"
"None of us can!" Prisma frowned.
The Rompkins closed all the doors.
"Oh no!" Amber yelped.
"If we can't get out of here, we can't stop Azurine!" Prisma pointed out.
"We must attempt a daring escape!" Skye declared.
Madeline looked around.
"I have an idea." She declared. "Get their attention."
"Excuse me!" Sofia called. "Excuse me! EXCUSE ME!"
The Rompkins stopped.
"Hold it, boys." The first Rompkin declared.
Madeline stepped forward.
"Gentlemen, do you know why no-one ever wants to come to your Isle?" She asked.
"No, not really." The second Rompkin admitted.
"Not one clue." The first Rompkin added.
"Don't ask me." The third Rompkin shrugged.
"Because you're too loud and too rough." Sofia explained.
"We don't mean to smash so much, miss." The second Rompkin sighed. "It's just what Rompkins do."
"We know that, but why?" Madeline asked. "You should let your queen help you?"
"Wait, what?!" Amber gulped.
"Let our queen help us?" The first Rompkin asked.
"Yes." Sofia nodded. "Let your queen help you become calmer, daintier Rompkins."
"That's right." Amber smiled. "As you queen, I can help you. But you must follow our royal plan."
Sofia/Madeline: Step one of our Royal Plan
Is to do all that you can
To romp much more delicately
The Rompkins: Left, right we go
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Amber: Pinky up
You sip your drink
When you toast
Make a gentle clink
Then set your chairs down carefully
Rompkins: Sit down
Soft
Oh
Not in there
Oh no
Amber: You'll be at your Rompkin best
Following the Queen's request
Don't be brash
Rompkins: When you smash
Amber: Step light
Rompkins: It's more polite
Amber: Just act cute
Rompkins: Not like a brute
Amber: If you clang
Rompkins: Try not to bang
Sofia and Madeline handed out drinks. The first Rompkin gulped it down.
"Try again, Harrumph." Amber instructed. "Put the mug down gently."
Harrumph slammed the mug on the table, shattering it.
"Oh..." He groaned.
"Hmm..." Amber thought. "Oh! This time, imagine that the mug is a baby bird."
Harrumph gently picked up another mug, and placed it softly on the table.
"No bash!" He cheered. "I'm a gentlegiant now, thanks to my queen!"
Sofia/Madeline: Now that you are gentle guys
Your Queen is needed across the skies
She wishes you to set her free.
Rompkins: Go free
Boo hoo
"Well..." Harrumph sighed.
Rompkins: As much as it will break our heart
We'll allow you to depart
Harrump: We'll miss our Queen most terribly
Sofia Madeline and Amber: You are at your Rompkin best
When you heed your Queen's request
Amber: To set us free
Rompkins: Oh happily
Amber: Gotta go
Rompkins: We'll miss you so
Sofia/Madeline: Quite well done
Amber: And kinda fun
Rompkins: Now we can rest
Cause she's impressed
And we fulfilled our Queen's request
"Here you are." Harrumph sighed, opening the door. "You can go."
"Thank you." Sofia smiled.
"I guess this is goodbye, then." Madeline frowned.
"So long, big fellows!" Prisma waved.
"Fare thee well, friends!" Skye called.
"Goodbye, queen-queen!" Harrumph called. "Sniff, sniff! Good luck saving the magic!"
"Goodbye, Harrumph!" Amber waved. "I hope I see you again!"
"I hope I see you again, too." Harrumph wiped his eyes. "Crack! That's my heart breaking..."
Amber looked back sadly as the Rompkins waved goodbye.
Soon,they reached another bridge, and crossed it, finally reaching their destination.
"At long last, the Isle of Crystals!" Skye smiled.
"We made it!" Prisma beamed. "Oh, my beautiful crystal home! How I've missed you!"
"Oh, look at that!" Amber pointed, as a glassy butterfly landed on a ruby rose. "Is that a crystal butterfly? It is! I've never seen so much sparkle!"
"There's Azurine's farm!" Prisma pointed to a large crop of crystals, with a single woman within.
"But... where's the wicked Crystal Master?" Sofia asked.
"Yeah." Madeline added. "All I see is a farmer."
"That's Azurine." Prisma declared. "My sister may look sweet and innocent, but I promise you, she is not-" She spotted a golden silo in the distance. "That's where she locked my Terra Crystal!"
"What's that?" Sofia asked.
"The tool we Crystal Masters use to grow magic crystals." Prisma explained. "I must have it if I am to stop Azurine."
"Okay, then how do we get past her to get it?" Madeline asked.
"I shall fetch the Terra Crystal for my princesses!" Skye declared. He rushed forward. "Head down, hooves moving..."
Skye tried to take flight, but fell into a nearby river.
"Skye, are you okay?" Sofia called.
"I was not harmed... much." Skye declared as he climbed out of the river. "But perhaps someone else should get the Terra Crystal..."
A crystal bird flew overhead.
"I know!" Madeline smiled. "I'll use my amulet to turn into a bird! Then I can fly to the silo to get the Terra Crystal!"
"How clever!" Prisma beamed. "I just knew one of your amulets would save the day! Thank you, Madeline. An eternity of 'thank you's."
"Go for it, Maddie." Sofia smiled.
"I wish to be a bird." Madeline told her amulet.
Streams of light flew out of Madeline's amulet, turning her into a small, red bird. She flew over to the silo, making sure to avoid Azurine's notice, and flew into the silo through a hole in the top. The others waited, knowing Azurine was getting closer. Then Madeline flew out, carrying a green, wand-shaped crystal.
"Oh, thank goodness, she's got it!" Prisma smiled. "Here she comes..."
Madeline suddenly flew into a wall of crystals, dropping the Terra Crystals.
"Oh no!" Prisma gasped. "My Terra Crystal!"
"My princess!" Skye gasped.
"Madeline's trapped!" Amber yelped.
"Not for long." Sofia held her own Amulet. "I wish to be a bird."
Sofia turned into a purple bird, flew over, and tried to free Madeline.
"Sofia?" Madeline asked.
"Hang in there, Maddie." Sofia declared. "I'll get you free!"
As they tweeted, they caught Azurine's attention, and she walked over to them.
"Don't worry, my little friend." Azurine smiled at Madeline. "I will get you free and back to your fellow birds."
"Your sisters are in grave danger from my wicked sisters." Prisma told Amber. "Amber, I can protect them if you quickly fetch my Terra Crystal."
"Me?!" Amber quivered.
"If Azurine sees me here, all of this will have been for nothing." Prisma declared. "And if you get it, I promise I will make you your very own magical amulet, just as sparkly and shiny special as your sisters'."
"I'll be right back!" Amber nodded.
Amber started sneaking over to the Terra Crystal.
Meanwhile, Azurina freed Madeline.
"There you go." She smiled. "Be with your bird friend once more."
"Something's not right." Madeline frowned. "Would a wicked Crystal Master really be so nice?"
"Good question." Sofia mused.
"Let's go." Madeline urged.
As Amber found the Terra Crystal, Sofia and Madeline landed behind her, and said together "I wish to be myself again". They changed back to humans.
"Amber, wait!" Sofia called. "Something about this doesn't seem right!"
"But Prisma really needs this!" Amber declared, carrying the Terra Crystal back to Prisma.
"Wait, Amber!" Madeline yelled.
"And besides, she's going to make me my own amulet!" Amber returned to Prisma. "Here you are, Prisma." She handed her the Terra Crystal.
"No!" Sofia called.
"Oh, thank you, Amber." Prisma smiled as he reached for the Terra Crystal. "So very much."
"Don't!" Madeline yelped.
"I have my Terra Crystal back!" Prisma held up the Terra Crystal. "Crystallo!"
Blue light enveloped Prisma, transforming her into a pale-skinned, pink-haired version of herself in a blue dress.
"Wow!" Amber gasped.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Prisma twirled. "Crystallo!"
A large growth of blue crystals emerged from the ground.
"It feels so wonderful, so... powerful to make crystals again!" Prisma cheered. "Now the magic of the Mystic Isles will be mine!"
"You said that was Azurine's plan!" Amber protested.
"Oh, did I say that?" Prisma smirked. "Do forgive me. I misspoke. It was my plan all along!"
"So then, the wicked crystal grower in the book... is you?" Sofia frowned.
"I'm sorry if I was a tad unclear." Prisma chuckled.
"Prisma?!" Azurine walked over to them."Prisma?"
"Hello, dear sister." Prisma declared. "Crystallo!"
Azurine was trapped in a crystal cage, and her wand flew into the sky.
"No!" Amber gasped.
"Why are you doing this?!" Madeline growled.
"Why?" Prisma repeated. "Oh, it's a really good story. Pull up a chair, and I'll tell you all about it. Crystallo!"
Crystal rose up under the girls and Skye.
Prisma: Back when we were just little Crystal Kids
My sister was always the star
Her talent was praised all across the Isles
But people said mine was sub-par
"Crystallo!" Prisma made a small gem emerge from the ground.
Prisma: And when sorcerers need magic gems
Who did they come to?
My sis
I felt so left out
How much it hurt
When I was just simply dismissed
But those days are over now
Cause I'll soon be known throughout the land
My crystals finally in demand
And when I make my big premiere
My power will be crystal clear
"Crystallo!" Prisma made some crystals grow around the girls.
Prisma: I'll use the magic of the Isles
To make new crystals grow
And if some creatures lose their charms
That's just the way it goes
So let's get on with the show
I'll soon be known throughout the land
My crystals finally in demand
And when I make my big premiere
Then it will all be crystal clear
My power will be crystal clear
Yes, it will all be crystal clear
"And I lived happily ever." Prisma finished. "Now be honest: wasn't that a great story?"
"You can't go through with it, Prisma!" Sofia yelled.
"Oh, of course I can, silly girl!" Prisma sneered. "Oh, and before I forget, here's the amulet I promised to you, Amber. After all, I owe it all to you."
"But I never wanted any of this to happen!" Amber protested, as a green amulet appeared around her neck.
"And now, friends, I'm afraid it's for you all to go." Prisma announced. "Crystallo!"
The ground opened up beneath the girls and Skye, dropping them down a pit.
"Wait!" Madeline cried.
"Toodle-oo!" Prisma taunted.
"Girls, grab on to Skye!" Sofia instructed. "He can fly us out of there!"
"Got him!" Amber grabbed Skye.
"Alas, my princesses, I still do not quite know how to fly!" Skye protested.
"Try, Skye!" Madeline urged. "You've got to try!"
"I can, I can..." Skye flapped his wings, to no avail. "No, I cannot!"
"Maybe if we try to together!" Sofia suggested.
"Good thinking, Sof!" Madeline smiled.
Holding their amulets, the sisters chorused "I wish to be a flying unicorn", and both transformed.
"Flap those wings, Skye!" Madeline urged, as she and Sofia tried to support him.
"I shall flap as I never flapped before!" Skye declared, flapping his wings.
"I wish to be a unicorn too!" Amber held her amulet, but nothing happened. "A flying bird? A dragonfly? Oh, it's not working!"
"It's okay, Amber." Sofia declared. "We've got this."
They dropped out of the isle itself, falling through the sky, and to another Isle below.
"Landings are tricky." Skye admitted. "Crease the knees, keep the wings outstretched and... ahh!"
Skye landed roughly in some bushes. Sofia and Madeline landed beside him.
"I wish to be myself again." Sofia and Madeline chorused, changing back to human.
"This is terrible, just terrible!" Amber groaned.
"Don't worry, Amber." Madeline declared. "We'll find a way to stop Prisma."
"No, not that!" Amber retorted. "This amulet doesn't have any magic at all!"
"That's what you're worried about?" Sofia scowled. "Prisma's going to take all the magic away from the Isles, and you helped her!"
"I made an honest mistake, Sofia!" Amber declared. "I thought Prisma was our friend. And so did both of you!"
"We told you not to give her the Terra Crystal." Madeline recalled. "But you just had to get a magic amulet for yoursefl."
"That's the thing!" Amber groaned. "It isn't magical! I want to fly! I want to grow big!" Nothing happened. "See? It doesn't have any power!"
"My good princesses, I fear we do not have time to waste discussing how Prisma got her Crystal back." Skye interrupted.
"That's right." Amber admitted. "We need to focus on what's important."
"Yes." Sofia nodded. "Like getting the Crystal back from her!"
"No, like getting out of here!" Amber retorted. "The four of us can't possibly stop Prisma!"
"We have to try!" Madeline shot back. "Sofia and I are the storykeepers, and we can't leave until we've given this story a happy ending!"
"And I say we need a happy ending!" Amber yelled. "We need to get back home while we still can!"
"Amber, stop thinking only about yourself!" Sofia frowned. "What about all those creatures who will lose their magic?"
"They have those... those Protectors to help them, don't they?" Amber glared. "Like that man we met. The one with the wings."
"You mean Orion?" Skye asked.
"Yes!" Amber nodded. "Isn't he supposed to take care of problems like this?"
"You're right, Amber." Madeline declared. "We have to tell Orion that Prisma got her Terra Crystal back!"
"And then maybe he can help us get home!" Amber added. "So how can we find him?"
"Through his Enchantlet." Skye revealed.
"That magic bracelet?" Amber asked.
"Yes!" Skye nodded. "All Protectors have them. It should alert Orion whenever someone is in trouble."
"Help!" Amber called. "We're in trouble!"
"Orion!" Sofia yelled.
"We need you!" Madeline added.
"I am normally quite brave, but I require assistance at this particular moment!" Skye announced.
Back on the Isle of Crystals, Prisma expanded the silo into a purple crystal castle.
"Isn't this lovely?" She told Azurine. "Far nicer than your plain old farmhouse."
"Prisma, I am begging you." Azurine pleaded. "Please don't harm the Isles!"
"Oh, but Azurine, I'm so happy with my plan!" Prisma smirked. "Crystallo!" She created crystal orbs with images of the other Isles within them. "There. I can see all the Mystic Isles, each one of them bursting with magic. Magic I can use to grow crystals more powerful than any you ever made!"
"But then the creatures living there will lose all their powers!" Azurine pointed out.
"True, true." Prisma admitted. "But just think how impressed all those sorcerers will be once they see the magic crystals I'll grow. Starting right... here, on the Isle of Unicorns!"
"No, Prisma, no!" Azurine yelled.
"Crystallo!" Prisma waved the Terra Crystal.
On the Isle of Unicorns, all the horns and wings vanished from the denizens.
Meanwhile, Sofia and Madeline's group were still seeking Orion.
"Orion!" Sofia called.
"Help, Orion!" Amber added.
Suddenly, Skye's wings and horn started fading.
"I feel funny..." He groaned.
"Skye, your horn!" Madeline pointed. "Your wings!"
Skye looked at his reflection in a puddle.
"Am I seeing things?" He gasped, as his wings and horn vanished completely. "Or rather... not seeing things?"
"It must be Prisma." Amber deduced.
"She's growing crystals on your Isle!" Sofia realized.
"Now I have lost my wings, before I've even learned how to use them..." Skye sighed.
"Don't worry." Madeline assured him. "We'll stop Prisma somehow."
"Maddie's right." Sofia nodded. "We'll get them back."
A winged person suddenly flew overhead.
"Oh, is that Orion?" Amber gasped.
"I believe it is." Skye nodded. "His Enchantlet must have alerted him to our troubles!"
Orion's wings suddenly vanished, and he fell out of the sky.
"Oh no!" Madeline gasped.
As they rushed over to help, Harrumph emerged from the trees, catching Orion.
"Ker-slam!" He declared.
"Oh, Harrumph!" Amber smiled. "You saved him!" She hugged Harrumph. "You're a great, big hero!"
"It was easy because he's so small!" Harrumph smiled. "And now, I will put him down!"
"Mm-mm-mm!" Amber waved her finger.
"I mean... set him down. Gently." Harrumph cringed. He softly lowered Orion to the ground. "There you go, tiny Protector."
"It appears you were doing the protecting this time, my friend." Orion admitted. "I am forever grateful."
"You shouldn't swoosh around up in the sky if you don't have wings." Harrumph declared.
"I had wings but a moment ago." Orion frowned.
"It's Prisma." Sofia revealed. "She got her Terra Crystal back, and she must've grown crystals on your Isle!"
"Just as I feared." Orion frowned.
"But the Protectors can stop her, right?" Amber asked.
"Our only chance is to destroy her Terra Crystal." Orion revealed. "Doing so will undo all the damage she's caused."
"But... but... but... Terra Crystals are impossible to break!" Skye protested.
"No, it can be done." Orion declared. "With the right magic. We must hurry and reach the other Protectors before Prisma drains the magic from all of us."
"The other Rompkins are over there, through the woods." Harrumph declared. "They have wagons that can zoom you faster than your teeny-tiny legs!"
"Um, thank you, friend." Orion nodded. "I am indebted to you once again."
"Wait, Mr Orion!" Madeline yelled. "We want to help."
"What can we do?" Sofia added.
"That is a brave offer from two brave girls." Orion admitted. "But Prisma is too powerful, even for the storykeepers."
"That's what I've been telling them!" Amber declared.
"This is a job best left for the Protectors of the Mystic Isles." Orion announced.
"See, girls?" Amber smiled. "The Protectors don't even want our help. We should just go home and stop worrying about the Mystic Isles. I'm sure everything will be fine from now on."
As Amber walked away, Harrumph followed, holding an umbrella above her. Suddenly, a large blue crystal burst out of the ground in front of them.
"She's growing crystals here!" Amber gasped.
More crystals sprang up around them.
"I shall protect you, my princesses!" Skye leapt forward.
"Uh... watch out, queen-queen!" Harrumph followed. He forced all the crystals back into the ground, then gave a thumb's up.
Just then, there was a puff of smoke, and Harrumph shrank to the size of a dog.
"Harrumph?!" Amber gasped.
"I'm... teeny!" Harrumph wept.
"Oh, Harrumph." Amber sighed.
"This isn't right." Sofia frowned.
"We can't let Prisma do this to our friends!" Madeline added.
Unbeknownst to the group, Prisma was watching through one of her crystals.
"Isn't that adorable?" She smirked. "Those dear girls think that just because they escaped my crystal vortex, they can somehow stop me?" She laughed. "That really makes me giggle!"
"Laugh all you want, Prisma." Azurine scowled. "But I think maybe those girls can stop you!"
"With what?" Prisma smirked. "A sister who thinks only of herself? A unicorn who can't fly? A giant who's downright tiny? I almost feel sorry for them."
Back on the Isle of Rompkins, the group were still moving. Harrumph tried to move a log, but couldn't.
"This would've been easy, back when I was the big wig..." He started crying again.
Skye helped him over the log.
"Wait, girls!" Amber stepped in front of Sofia and Madeline. "Going back to face Prisma is not a good idea!"
"Amber, look at Harrumph." Sofia declared. "Can't you see how unhappy he is? Don't you want to help him?"
"Of course I do!" Amber nodded. "It's just..."
"Just what?" Madeline asked. "The Rompkins need you. You're their queen, and they need you! You know it's the right thing to do!"
"I want to help him!" Amber admitted. "To help everyone here, but... I'm not sure I can. I'm starting to think there's a reason you get to be storykeepers, and have special amulets, and I don't."
Amber: Every day I watch
You give your all to those in need
Every place we go
You make things better with your good deeds
You're the ones who save the day
Of that, there's no doubt
You're so strong, natural heroes
Inside and out
But that's not who I am
Though it makes my heart break
That's not who I am
I don't have what it takes
So today I caused
Nothing but trouble
Can't you see
Every place we've gone
I've been thinking only of me
I'm the one who let harm come to all our new friends
I was wrong to think that I'm brave
It was all just pretend
Cause that's not who I am
Though it makes my heart break
That's not who I am
I don't have what it takes
"But that's not true, Amber!" Sofia declared.
"Sofia's right." Madeline agreed. "There have been so many times we've seen you do the right thing."
"You have?" Amber asked.
"Yes!" Sofia nodded. "You saved dad and James from the Jade Jaguar!"
"You went after mom when you thought she was taken by Sealians!" Madeline recalled. "You even helped fix Clio and Hidegard's friendship."
"I guess there was times when I put others first." Amber realized.
"Yes." Sofia smiled. "You do have it in you, Amber!"
Sofia/Madeline: You're the one we've counted on
To stand by our side
You're so strong, a natural hero
When you reach deep inside
Cause that's just who you are
We all make mistakes
That's just who you are
You got what it takes
Amber: Yes, that is who I am
I'll fix my mistakes
And I'll come through
Do all I'm meant to do
Cause that is who I am
"So you'll stay?" Madeline asked.
"I will." Amber nodded. "I'm going to help our friends! And I promise this time that I won't get distracted by amulets or magical stones!"
"Stones..." Sofia mused. "That's it, Amber! The Shatter Stones!"
"From the Dancing Desert?" Amber asked.
"Yeah. They can shatter anything, remember?" Madeline smiled. "If we can get one, we can use it to shatter Prisma's Terra Crystal!"
"Orion said that would stop her!" Amber recalled. "And undo the damage she's done!"
"I will grow big again?" Harrumph asked.
"And I will regain my wings!" Skye smiled.
"Skye, which way to the Isle of Dancing Deserts?" Sofia asked.
"Ah, follow me, my princesses!" Skye grinned.
"Ah, that's a clever plan." Prisma smirked, eavesdropping. "It just might work. Unless a certain someone decides to, I don't know... turn the Isle of Dancing Deserts into my own personal Crystal farm. Crystallo!"
As the group reached the Isle, large crystals began bursting out of the sands.
"It's Prisma!" Madeline declared. "She's taking away the magic of this Isle!"
"We're too late!" Amber yelped.
"Noble sands, I beseech you!" Skye called. "Do you have enough magic left to tell us where the Shatter Stones are?"
A dune started to rise up... then collapsed.
"Oh, it's no use!" Amber groaned. "And even if we could find the stones, the crystals probably took their magic too."
"Wait,I just remembered." Sofia declared. "The crystals may have drained magic from this Isle, but Orion told us the Shatter Stones aren't even from here."
"Oh, that is correct!" Skye nodded. "He said they were from another Isle!"
"So maybe Prisma hasn't gotten to the Shatter Stones home Isle yet." Madeline surmised.
"And they still have their magic." Sofia smiled. "We've got to find one!"
"Oh, those dunes over there!" Amber pointed. "That's where I found the stones before."
"She's right, you know." Azurine told the watching Prisma.
"I know, I know." Prisma growled. "I just can't remember which Isle those Shatter Stones came from. Was it the Isle of Miracles? No, no, that's not it... Ah! I must stop them from reaching those stones. Crystallo!"
Back on the Isle, the group rushed forward.
"We're almost there!" Madeline declared.
Suddenly, sharp crystals rose up, right in their path.
"Prisma must know we here!" Amber gasped.
"Keep running!" Sofia urged.
The group ran faster, evading more crystals. Harrumph jumped through a small gap in one formation.
"I guess being small isn't all bad." He grinned.
"The Shatter Stones were by these dunes." Amber announced as they reached their destination. "I'm sure of it."
"Search the sand." Madeline instructed.
As they started digging through the sand, a ring of crystals formed around Amber, trapping her.
"Sofia! Madeline!" Amber called.
"Amber!" Sofia and Madeline yelled.
"My princess!" Skye gasped.
More crystals formed into cages around them.
"My queen-queen!" Harrumph rushed forward.
"Harrumph, stay close!" Amber urged. "Sofia, Madeline!"
"We're here!" Sofia declared.
"We all are!" Skye added.
"Okay..." Madeline tried pushing against the crystals, to no avail. "Harrumph, can you break the crystals?"
"Break!" Harrumph shoulder-charged the crystals. "I said 'break'! Curse this teeny body..."
"Turn back!" Skye declared. "I shall use my horn to free us from this trap!"
"But Skye, you don't have a horn!" Sofia yelled, too late to stop Skye from ramming headfirst into the crystals.
"Ow!" Skye groaned. "That might have worked better if I still had a horn..."
Amber tried to push the crystals down, but had no luck.
"This is impossible!" She frowned.
"Well, that little problem is taken care of!" Prisma laughed. "Back to the fun stuff! Like growing crystal charms on the Isle of Trolls! Crystallo! And magic medallions on the Isle of Witches! Crystallo!"
"There must be a way." Azurine whispered. "Please, girls. Find a way..."
"We can't get out!" Madeline groaned.
"We won't be able to give this story a happy ending!" Sofia sighed.
"But girls, you always find a way!" Amber declared. "...Don't you?"
"Yes, but... without a Shatter Stone, we're trapped!" Madeline admitted.
"Because of me." Amber pointed out. "Ohhh! If only I hadn't wanted a magic amulet so badly! Now we're stuck here!"
Sofia looked at the sands beneath her, seeing them moving.
"Amber?" She called. "This story isn't over yet."
"Just admit it, Sofia." Amber sighed. "This story is over."
Following Sofia's lead, Madeline looked at the sands.
"Sand, we're close to the Shatter Stones, aren't we?" She asked. "If you have any magic left, please show us one!"
The sand shifted over to just outside their cage, glittering brightly.
Sofia and Madeline held their amulets.
"I wish to be small!" They announced.
They shrank down, and walked through a small gap in the crystals. They returned to normal size, ran over to where the sand was glittering, and dug up a Shatter Stone. Sofia then started banging it against the crystals, which shattered on the third hit.
"Sofia?!" Amber gasped. " Madeline? How did you-?"
"Look what we found in the sand!" Sofia held up the Shatter Stone.
"Now we can get Prisma!" Amber smiled.
"See?" Madeline grinned. "The story's not over yet!"
"Way to go!" Azurine cheered.
"What was that, sister?" Prisma called from across the room. "Do you have something to tell me?"
"What? No!" Azurine declared. "I was just, uh... admiring the beautiful glass slippers you grew over on the Isle of Music!"
"Can you even see those from so far away?" Prisma frowned.
"Yes, they are that good." Azurine smiled. "I have to admit, you truly are the most talented Crystal Master."
"Oh, that is so sweet of you to say." Prisma smirked. "See how well we get along when I'm in charge? Oh, and you're right. This is a particularly gorgeous batch."
"Hurry girls, hurry." Azurine whispered.
Meanwhile, the others arrived outside the silo.
"It looks so different." Amber frowned.
"Prisma must be in there." Madeline declared.
"But how do we get close enough to use the Shatter Stone?" Harrumph asked.
"Maybe one of you can distract Prisma while me and Madeline sneak inside?" Sofia suggested.
"I humbly volunteer my services, miladies." Skye offered.
"No, Skye." Amber stepped forward. "I caused this mess, and I'm going to fix it. I even have a plan."
They all sneaked into the silo.
"Whoa." Madeline gasped.
A golden staircase spiraled up to the top.
"That's a lot of stairs." Harrumph gulped.
"Come on." Amber whispered.
At the top, Prisma was still doing her wicked deeds.
"Oh, the wizards will be so impressed with these magic rings!" She grinned. "I know I am!"
The others peeked into the room.
"I'm going to distract Prisma." Amber whispered to her sisters. "When she's not looking, you two go get Azurine."
"Right." Sofia nodded.
"You can count on us." Madeline declared.
Amber walked over to Prisma.
"Oh, there you are!" She announced. "The supposedly best Crystal Master in the land."
"Amber?" Prisma frowned. "How did you get here?"
"I have some complaints about this amulet you made." Amber declared.
"Now's our chance!" Sofia whispered.
"We're going to free Azurine." Madeline told the others. "You two, stay here."
Sofia and Madeline sneaked over.
"We cannot stand idly by while our princesses face danger." Skye told Harrumph. "We must go protect them!"
"Good idea, but shush!" Harrumph grabbed Skye's tail. "Be dainty, like them!"
Skye nodded, and they tiptoed forward.
"Huh. I must admit, I thought if anyone could escape my crystal trap, it'd be your sisters." Prisma told Amber.
"Well, it was me." Amber scowled. "I just had to show you that this amulet is defective. You said it would be magical, but it doesn't do anything. I haven't gotten one special power!"
"I never said I would give you a special power." Prisma shrugged.
"Why?" Amber asked. "Because you can't? Oh, because you're not talented enough?"
"Ha!" Prisma laughed. "I am the most talented Crystal master there ever was!"
"Prove it." Amber held up her amulet. "Give this some real magic."
"Alright then." Prisma waved her Terra Crystal. "Crystallo!" Amber's amulet started glowing. "There! Now it glows. Isn't that nice?"
"It glows?" Amber sneered. "You expect me to be impressed with a glorified nightlight? My sisters' amulets can turn them into unicorns!"
"Settle down!" Prisma growled. "I was just getting... warmed up! Crystallo!" There was another flash of light. "There. I know how much you care about your appearance, so now you can conjure up a mirror whenever you like! Go on,try it!"
"I wish for a mirror." Amber declared.
The amulet glowed more brightly, and a full-sized mirror appeared in front of her.
"Now are you satisfied?" Prisma asked.
"Hardly!" Amber snorted. "I mean, I already carry thirty-three mirrors. Maybe I should talk to your sister over there. I'm sure she can do better."
"Don't be silly." Prisma led her away. "I can do much more than Azurine. Watch! Crystallo!"
Amber's amulet glowed more brightly than ever. Sofia and Madeline used the blinding glare to sneak over to Azurine's cage.
"Princesses, let me out!" Azurine whispered.
"Okay, get ready." Sofia held up the Shatter Stone. She struck the cage three times, causing it to shatter in a burst of light.
"What's this?" Prisma gasped.
Azurine picked up her wand.
"It's not too late, Prisma." She urged. "Hand over your Terra Crystal."
"No thank you." Prisma smirked. "I think it's time we find out which one of us is truly the best Crystal Master. I have a hunch it's meeee! Crystallo!"
A group of razor sharp crystals appeared, and flew at Azurine.
"Crystallo!" Azurine waved her wand, creating a crystal shield that protected her.
"That was impressive, dear sister." Prisma smirked. "Let me freeze this moment, so we can remember it forever. Crystallo!"
Prisma fired several bolts of magic. Azurine dodged most of them, but one destroyed her shield.
"Crystallo!" Prisma yelled.
Azurine's wand hand was encased in a large crystal.
Madeline ran to Prisma, carrying the Shatter Stone.
"You two again?" Prisma scowled.
"That's right." Madeline nodded. "Sofia, you go left, and I'll go right."
"We have a Shatter Stone!" Sofia announced.
"Oh, keep that thing away from me!" Prisma yelped.
Madeline ran around Prisma, and struck her Terra Crystal once.
"Crystallo!" Prisma yelled.
A large crystal rose up below Madeline, raising her up.
"Sof!" Madeline threw the Shatter Stone to Sofia.
Sofia caught the Shatter Stone, and hit the Terra Crystal.
"That's two!" She announced.
"Crystallo!" Prisma encased Sofia's leg in crystal.
Sofia fell, dropping the Shatter Stone. The Stone fell down a floor grating.
"Sofia! Madeline!" Amber gasped.
"The Stone!" Azurine yelped.
Harrumph sneaked over to the grate, and jumped down it.
"Oopsies!" Prisma smirked. "Looks like you lost your little rock! My hunch was right. I win at being the best Crystal Master!"
"Queen-queen, catch!" Harrumph popped out of the grate, throwing Amber the Shatter Stone.
"What?" Prisma froze as Amber picked up the Shatter Stone. "Oh Amber, I'm sorry I have to do this. Crystallo!"
"I wish for a mirror!" Amber held up her amulet.
A mirror appeared in front of Amber, deflecting Prisma's spell back at her.
"Ahh!" Prisma yelped, as most of her body was trapped in crystal.
"Amber, we've already tapped the Terra Crystal twice!" Madeline declared.
"Just once more, and it'll shatter!" Sofia added.
"Wait!" Prisma pleaded. "If I lose my magic, you lose yours!"
"What do you mean?" Amber asked.
"If you smash my Terra Crystal, everything I've created with it will disappear!" Prisma explained. "Including your amulet. It has even more magic than your sisters'!"
"Don't listen to her, Amber!" Madeline called.
"Think of the Rompkins, the unicorns." Sofia added. "All our friends on the Mystic Isles!"
"Our sisters are always telling us to think of others first." Prisma told Amber. "But what about what we want? Doesn't that matter? Now give me the Shatter Stone, Amber!"
Amber lowered the Shatter Stone.
"Okay. I'll give it to you." She declared.
Prisma smirked widely. But then, Amber struck the Terra Crystal, shattering it. Everything Prisma had created with the Terra Crystal vanished, and Prisma reverted back to her former self.
"No!" Prisma wailed. "My beautiful crystals!"
Skye's wings and horn returned.
"My wings!" He smiled.
Harrumph returned to his normal size.
"I'm big me again!" He cheered.
"This... This can't be happening!" Prisma protested.
"It should not have come to this, sister." Azurine declared. "But now, I must take you to the Protectors."
"Azurine, please!" Prisma begged.
"I'm sorry, Prisma." Azurine said firmly.
"No!" Prisma yelled. "I got away from you once before, and I can do it again!"
Prisma kicked up some crystal dust, blinding the others, and rushed out of the room.
"After her, Skye!" Sofia climbed on the unicorn's back.
"Let's get her!" Madeline joined her.
"Cling tight, my princesses!" SKye declared.
Prisma ran down the stairs and out of the silo, Sofia, Madeline and Skye following.
"Faster, Skye, Faster!" Sofia urged.
"We are gaining on the evil-doer!" Skye announced, unaware that he was rising into the air.
"Not only that, Skye." Madeline declared. "You're flying!"
"What?" Skye looked down. "The ground is no longer touching my hooves? I am! I'm flying! Look at me, look at me, I'm flying! And not only that, we have caught up to the evil-doer. Hold on, my princesses!"
Skye flew through some vines as he closed in on Prisma, who had reached the edge of the Isle.
"Halt, in the name of the Protectors!" Skye ordered.
Prisma tilted over the edge of the Isle.
"No!" She fell over the side, but grabbed the edge.
Sofia threw one of the vines Skye and flown through. Prisma grabbed the vine, and Sofia and Madeline pulled her back up. As Sofia and Madeline dismounted, they heard a fanfare.
"Princesses, I must inform you that we are not alone." Skye declared.
A group of winged people, including orion, descended upon them.
"It's Orion!" Sofia gasped.
"And the Protectors!" Skye smiled.
"Right on time." Madeline grinned.
"Greetings, princess Sofia and princess Madeline." Orion smiled. "Excellent work. We will take custody of your prisoner now."
"Prisoner?!" Prisma scowled. "I am nobody's prisoner! I am the greatest Crystal Master who ever lived!"
"That's debatable." A winged women, Vega declared. "What is certain is that you will never again harm the Mystic Isles. Take her away."
One of the winged people wrapped Enchantlet rope around Prisma's wrists.
"Let go of me!" Prisma struggled.
A winged unicorn flew down, carrying a prison carriage. Prisma was dragged over to it.
"This is all your fault, princesses!" She glared at Sofia and Madeline. "And don't think I won't remember it!"
The carriage door was closed, and the unicorn carried it away.
"Sofia, Madeline, your time as storykeepers has taught you so much." Orion declared.
"Yes, we all witnessed your capture of the Crystal Master." Vega added. "Very impressive."
"Well, we couldn't let her harm all the good creatures here." Sofia declared.
"Not on our watch." Madeline grinned.
"Princess Sofia. Princess Madeline." Orion announced. "Because of your selfless actions and the skills you have demonstrated here today, we would like to invite you both to join our ranks and become Protectors."
"Us?" Sofia gasped.
"Really?" Madeline gaped.
"Huh." Skye mused. "Non-magical creatures have never been Protectors before."
"That is precisely why we are interested in these brave girls." Vega announced.
"We have long searched for a protector who could help us with problems that arise outside of the Mystic Isles." Orion continued. "And now it seems we have two."
"So you're saying we could become Protectors, back home in Enchancia?" Sofia asked.
"Yes, the Protectors of the Ever Realm." Vega nodded.
"That is, if you accept." Orion declared.
"You don't have to ask me twice." Madeline grinned.
"In other words, it would be our honor." Sofia curtsied.
"Good." Orion smiled. "Now, return to your kingdom."
"When the time is right, we will begin your training." Vega revealed.
"There will be much for you to do, and for you to learn." Orion declared.
"Can't wait!" Madeline beamed.
"Thank you, Mr Orion." Sofia smiled, as they both got on Skye.
Skye took off into the air.
"Congratulations, my princesses!" He grinned. "I suggest we celebrate with some... loop-de-loops!" He looped in the air.
Some time after, Sofia and Madeline shared the news with Amber, who was once again wearing the Rompkin crown.
"You're going to be Protectors?!" Amber gasped. "I'm so happy for you, girls! And for them. They're lucky to have you."
"We're proud of you!" Madeline grinned.
"It can't have been easy, giving up your amulet." Sofia acknowledged.
"The strange thing is... it was easy." Amber admitted. "I don't miss it. Not the way Harrumph would've missed being a Rompkin, or Skye would've missed his wings."
"We knew you had it in you, Amber." Madeline smiled.
"Now I know it too." Amber nodded. "Thanks, girls."
A drop of water splashed on Amber.
"Drip, drop." Harrumph sniffed. "Those are my tears falling, because I will miss you."
"Me too, Harrumph." Amber sighed. She took off her crown. "I suppose I have to give this back, since I'm leaving, and all..."
"No, you can keep the crown." Harrumph told her. "You will always be my queen-queen, and my friend."
"Crack." Amber smiled. "That's my heart breaking."
Amber hugged Harrumph.
"For my queen." Harrumph put the crown back on Amber's head.
"Skye, can you lead the way home?" Sofia asked.
"Most assuredly." Skye nodded. "But if you do not mind, I'd prefer to do it... Airborne!" He took off into the sky. "This way, my princesses!"
"Can we take the scenic route?" Amber asked.
"Splendid idea." Skye nodded. "We can stop by the Isle of Fairies. Ooh, ooh! Or how about the Isle of Wishes? And I must show you the Isle of Mermaids..."