The Great Pretender
As a new day began at Royal Prep, Prisma and Twitch (in the form of a rat) watched the student enter the school.
"Here we are, Prisma." Twitch declared. "Call Vor."
"Yoo-hoo!" Prisma opened the Locket of Vor. "Oh, little locket?"
"What is it you desire, Prisma?" The face within inquired.
"We came to this school, just like you said." Prisma declared. "Now, where exactly is the next of the Wicked Nine?"
"It can be found in the study of the fairy headmistresses." The locket told her. "It is well-hidden, but I know you can find it."
"I heard we have a guest teacher today in alchemy class." Sofia announced as she, Madeline and Hildegard walked by, forcing Prisma to hide.
"Really?" Hildegard asked. "Whoever could it be?"
"Oh, what rotten luck!" Prisma scowled. "That rosy, nosy princess Sofia and princess Madeline go to this school! ...I suppose they will be in class for a while..."
"Giving us time to nab the wicked trinket." Twitch declared. "Bingo!"
Prisma and Twitch slipped away quietly.
Shortly after, the students were assembled for alchemy class.
"Curious who your guest teacher will be today?" A voice asked.
A cloud of smoke appeared at the front of the room, revealing Merlin.
"It is I, Merlin!" He smiled. "Greeting, children! As you enter your final semester here at Royal Prep, it is time to dream bigger dreams!" He waved his hands, creating sparks of magic. The sparks landed on the students' desks, becoming books. "Shoot for higher stars! So for the rest of the school year, you will be doing advanced alchemy!"
"Turn sawdust into gold dust, invisibility potion..." Madeline read her book. "Wow!"
"Yes, 'wow'." Desmond declared. "But also 'whoa'. They're not easy!"
"True, Desmond." Merlin nodded. "So you'll need to find an animal helper to assist you for the rest of the school year."
"An animal helper?" Sofia repeated.
"All the top wizards have one." Merlin smiled. "Even me."
At that moment, a window opened, and an owl flew into the classroom, carrying a test tube.
"They help you fetch ingredients, stir potions, unscroll scrolls... and lots of other useful things." Merlin announced, taking the test tube from the owl. "Why, thank you, Archimedes." He poured the contents of the test tube into a beaker resulting in a burst of rainbow smoke.
"Can my pet mink Lulu be my animal helper?" Hildegard asked.
"Mink, monkey or magenta mongoose!" Merlin chuckled. "As long as they are focused and hard-working, any animal will do!"
"I definitely want Clover to be my helper!" Madeline smiled.
"Mine too." Sofia nodded. "I'm sure Merlin won't mind if we share him."
"Your first potion is due tomorrow." Merlin told the class. "You and your animal helper will make it right here in class. So take a gander, and choose your first advanced alchemy project."
"Hmm, what should Clover and I make?" Madeline pondered.
"And Clover and I." Sofia added.
Meanwhile, Prisma hid and watched as Merryweather flew out of the study. Then she and Twitch snuck inside.
"Made it." She opened the Locket. "Now, Locket, exactly what kind of object are we looking for?"
"A spinning wheel." The Locket answered. "The very one on whose needle Sleeping Beauty pricked her finger on."
"Okay, let's find it." Prisma told Twitch. "Then I can gather the rest of the Wicked Nine, and drain their magic to become so, so powerful!"
Prisma and Twitch looked around, but saw no sign of the wheel.
"But in what nook or cranny could a spinning wheel be hidden?" Prisma asked the Locket.
"It is not in this room." The Locket declared. "It is behind it. That wall, to be specific."
"Behind here?" Prisma looked at the wall in front of her. "I don't see a door."
"But you will, once you light that candle." The Locket instructed. Prisma spotted a candle in a holder nearby. "Once you light that candle, a secret passageway will be revealed."
"Well, here goes..." Prisma grabbed a light candle and brought it over to the unlit one. "This is so exciting!"
Prisma lit the candle, but it immediately went out. She tried again, with the same results.
"Oh, fiddlesticks!" She growled. "What is going on?"
"I'm afraid it is the work of the fairy teachers, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather." The Locket declared.
"Aurora's guardians." Prisma noted.
"They must have put a protection spell on the candle." The Locket surmised.
"I'll use my Necessi-Key!" Prisma traced a magic line around the candle. "It can create a door anywhere!"
The outline faded away.
"Not here." The Locket announced. "The only way in is to break the protection spell."
"But how?" Prisma pondered.
"Oh, yes." Fauna's voice was heard, forcing Prisma to hide. "Wonderful idea to make dragonfire, Madeline."
"The alchemy book said dragonfire is the rarest fire of all." Madeline smiled as she and Fauna entered the room.
"Oh, yes, it is." Fauna nodded. "And it requires the rarest ingredient of all: Lightning Spark." She opened a drawer on the desk, and pulled out a bottle with lightning in it. "We keep it in here, should we ever need to make dragonfire ourselves. Here's a small bit of a 's all we have, but it should be enough."
"Thanks, Miss Fauna." Madeline smiled. "But Sofia and I will be sharing it..."
"I'm sure it will still suffice." Fauna assured her.
Once they left the room, Prisma and Twitch emerged from hiding.
"Dragonfire." Twitch mused. "That may be the key to breaking the protection spell!"
"Why, I think it just might be." Prisma smirked. She examined the candle. "This is dragonfire ash. I've seen it on the Isle of Dragons. Let's follow those princesses. Then, just when they make the dragonfire, we'll snatch it!"
Prisma and Twitch quickly slipped out of the room.
Back at the castle, Sofia and Madeline found Clover in the vegetable patch.
"Clover, guess what?" Sofia asked. "Madeline and I have to find an animal to help us with our alchemy class for the rest of the school year."
"And we've chosen you." Madeline added.
"Yo! That's great news!" Clover cheered. "Quality Sofia and Madeline and Clover time, here we come!"
"We'll get to do all this neat magic together." Sofia beamed.
"I'll stir a potion here, say a magic word or two there..." Clover nodded.
"It might be a bit harder than that." Madeline admitted. "But that's the right idea."
"Well, that sounds fun." Robin announced, as she and Mia landed nearby.
"Really, really fun." Mia added.
"Why can't we be your animal helpers?" Rex asked, as he and Whatnaught joined them. "Huh, girls?"
"Oh. Uh... we didn't think you guys would be interested." Sofia frowned.
"Does a bee make honey?" Robin asked.
"Does a duck quack?" Mia smiled.
"What I'm saying is, we're interested!" Robin announced.
"Really, really interested!" Mia nodded.
"Okay... well, what about this?" Madeline suggested. "Clover, would you mind if we hold tryouts for our helper?"
"It is only fair to give everyone a chance." Sofia admitted.
"Oh... alright." Clover said grudgingly.
"Really?" Madeline smiled.
"Really." Clover nodded. "I'm your number one bunny. I'll ace the audition anyway."
"Okay, great." Sofia grinned. "Everyone, meet in the gazebo later for tryouts."
The animals all rushed away.
Shortly after, there was a large line of various animals outside the gazebo.
"Guess word got out about tryouts." Madeline frowned.
"Yeah, looks like." Clover chuckled.
"Well, let's start the tryouts." Sofia declared. "Ready, Maddie?"
"Ready." Madeline nodded.
"Thank you all for coming out to our animal helper tryouts." Sofia told the assembled animals. "Your support is most appreciated."
"We're going to test your skills as you each help us make dragonfire." Madeline added. "Clover, you're first."
Clover jumped into Madeline's arms as she and Sofia started walking to the gazebo.
"Don't get too cozy, now." He told the other animals. "You won't be here long."
Once inside the gazebo, Sofia opened the book.
"Okay, first we add lava paste..." She read.
"Uh-huh." Clover nodded.
"And you add a scoop of dragon scales..." Madeline read.
"Yeah." Clover smiled.
"And a pinch of hurricane dust." Sofia finished.
"Got it." Clover declared.
"Ready?" Madeline urged. "Go!"
"Okay." Clover looked over the bottles of ingredients... and froze. "How do I know which one's dragon scales?" He looked more carefully. "Um... this one. This one looks more scaly. This one looks fried to me..."
Wormwood suddenly flew into the courtyard.
"Wormwood, are you trying out too?" Robin asked.
"I just came to see what the new generation of animal helpers has to offer." Wormwood declared.
"Gotta find the hurricane dust!" Clover fretted. "It could be this one, or may- or maybe that one..."
"So far, not so much, really." Wormwood smirked. He flew up to the top of the gazebo, perching himself there.
Meanwhile, Sofia poured in some lava paste.
"Clover, we need those ingredients." She urged.
"Right, right." Clover nodded. "I'm, uh..." He grabbed two random containers. "There! Ta-daa!"
"Are you sure you got the right ones?" Madeline asked.
"Of course I'm sure I got the right ones!" Clover chuckled nervously. "I'm pretty sure, kinda..."
Clover poured the contents of a purple bottle in the bowl, followed by a green beaker. The mixture started bubbling.
"Look! It's bubblin' soap!" He cheered.
"But wait..." Sofia looked at the book. "It doesn't say it's supposed to bu-"
A large green cloud exploded out of the bowl, alarming all the animals.
"Okay, that was... just practice." Clover claimed. "Take two!"
"Hey, what about us?" Robin protested. "Don't we get a turn?"
"Sorry, Clover, I don't think it's going to work out." Madeline admitted.
"We should let the other animals audition." Sofia sighed.
"But... but..." Clover stuttered.
"Doing well in alchemy class is really important to us." Madeline hugged him.
Sofia noticed Wormwood above them.
"Tell you what." She smiled. "We'll let you try out again later if you take lessons from Wormwood first."
"Ooh, good idea, Sof." Madeline smiled.
"From feather-face?" Clover scowled.
"From me?" Wormwood scoffed. "I think not!"
"Come on, Wormwood!" Sofia pleaded. "You've been Mr Cedric's assistant for a such a long time. You must have tons of great tips to give Clover."
"Please?" Madeline added.
"...Oh, I suppose I could share a brilliant pointer or two." Wormwood flew down to them.
"Alright, alright." Clover groaned. "If that's what it takes to get the helper gig, I'm in. So, do I call you 'professor feather-face'?"
"No, you don't." Wormwood growled.
As Wormwood and Clover departed, Prisma and Twitch watched from behind a hedge.
"Oh, that bunny did terribly." Prisma sneered. "Twitch, you should try out to be Sofia and Madeline's helper. You know so much about magic, I know they'll choose you!"
"Yeah!" Twitch nodded. "Then, once we make the dragonfire... swish! Nab! I'll be right there to steal it!"
"But wait!" Prisma frowned. "They saw you as a rat in Wei-Ling."
"Good point." Twitch admitted, turning himself into a weasel.
"Better, but we still have to hide that." Prisma pointed to the diamond-shaped marking on his chest. She took out a bandana and and wrapped it around his neck, covering the marking. "What a handsome weasel you are! Now, run along! Deceive those princesses! Shoo!"
Twitch scampered over to the line of animals.
Meanwhile, Clover and Wormwood were in Cedric's workshop.
"Now then, for lesson number one, I thought we'd start with somethng easy." Wormwood announced, pulling a lever.
A large drawer of bottles emerged, sending Clover flying.
"Whoa!" He yelped.
"Memorize each and every ingredient you'll need to make dragonfire." Wormwood instructed.
"Uh... that's starting off easy?" Clover frowned, looking at all the bottles.
"It is essential that an animal helper be capable of identifying ingredients and bring them to their master without delay." Wormwood declared. "Listen carefully." He pointed to three bottles in turn. "This is dragon scales. This, hurricane dust. And this is lava paste. Now you try."
"Uh... dragon... thing-a-whatever, and hurricane... stuff-a-maguff!" Clover pointed.
"No!" Wormwood said sternly. "This is hurricane stuff-a-maguff- Oh, you've got me saying it! Hurricane dust!"
"Come on, it's too hard!" Clover groaned. "I'll never get all this!"
"Here, use this rhyme to remember." Wormwood instructed. "Dragon scales are shaped like snails, hurricane dust is red as rust-"
"Can you start over"? Clover asked. "I already forgot the beginning."
"Star pupil, you are not." Wormwood scowled.
Back by the gazebo, the tryouts continued.
"Okay, Rex, your turn!" Sofia declared, causing Rex to rush over to her. "Now, please fetch the dragon scales."
"Oh, like a game!" Rex smiled. "Ready, set, go!"
Rex ran over to the table and grabbed the packet of dragon scales in his mouth. He then ran back to the girls.
"That's right." Madeline nodded. "Wow, good job, Rex." She tried to take the packet, but Rex wouldn't let go. "What are you doing?" She struggled.
"New game, new game!" Rex chuckled. "Tug-o-war!"
Sofia tried to help Madeline, but they were still unable to free the dragon scales. The two girls looked at each other, and silently came to a decision.
"Rex, we're worried if we choose you as our helper, you'll just play games all the time." Sofia admitted.
"Yeah, sure would!" Rex ran around excitedly. "Games, games, games! Boy, does that sound fun!"
"Sorry, Rex, but it's not going to work out." Madeline told him.
Rex dropped the dragon scales and sadly walked away.
"I really hope we find an animal helper in time for school tomorrow." Sofia sighed.
"Me too." Madeline agreed. "Alright, who's next?"
Meanwhile, Clover and Wormwood were still on the first lesson.
"Try the rhyme again, from the top." Wormwood urged.
"When will it sink into your bird-brain?" Clover groaned. "There's no way I can learn this!"
"There is, if you just focus and repeat after me." Wormwood declared.
Wormwood: Dragon scales are shaped like snails
Hurricane dust is red as rust
Lava paste has an ashy taste
Dry quicksand crumbles like pie crust
Clover: The snails are scaly?
Wormwood: The scales are snaily
Clover: The paste is rusty?
Wormwood: No, the dust, see?
Clover: It's making me so headache-y
Wormwood: Learn this rhyme, it's worth your time
Soon you'll recite it on a dime
You'll be a helper most sublime
But only if you get the gist and learn this rhyme
Hornet wax won't stain, relax
Mercury mist drifts in a twist
And this grass, it's sassafras
Frog slime flips just like flapjacks
Clover: So uh, the wax is grassy?
Wormwood: Lets' not get sassy!
Clover: The slime is misty?
Wormwood: The mist is twisty
You're making me so headache-y
Learn this rhyme, it's worth your time
Soon you'll recite it on a dime
You'll be a helper most sublime
But only if you get the gist and learn this rhyme
"Uh, okay." Clover nodded. "Let's see if I have this straight..."
Clover: Wax is here and dust is there
Wormwood: No, wax is here you silly hare
Clover: Quicksand flips and frog slime flakes
Wormwood: Frog slime flips for goodness sake!
That's it! Lesson over!
Because you refuse to get the gist
And learn this rhyme
Wormwood closed the door, and dragged Clover out of the workshop.
"Wait a minute, Wormwood!" Clover protested, just before Wormwood closed the door on him. "Come on, you can't quit on me! How will I learn to be Sofia and Madeline's helper?"
"I suppose someone else will get the joy of teaching you." Wormwood said from behind the door.
"Who else is their?" Clover asked. "Come on, Wormwood... What am I gonna do now?"
When Clover returned to the gazebo, tryouts were still ongoing. He spotted Twitch's weasel form helping the girls out.
"That's lava paste, of course." Twitch announced. "Measured to a 't'." He added it to the bowl.
"You're really good at this." Sofia declared. "You'd make a great animal helper."
"It's just... we don't really know you, Mr weasel." Madeline added. "We'd feel more comfortable with someone we're already friends with."
"But everyone likes me!" Twitch protested. "And I'm a gem of an animal helper!"
"Sorry, but Madeline's right." Sofia declared. "The answer's 'no'."
"Your mistake." Twitch scowled as he scampered away. "Good luck with these chumps."
"Hey, hey, hey, hey!" Clover stopped him. "Yo, how do you know all that magical ingredient and animal helper stuff?"
"Practice, that's how." Twitch snorted. "Years of practice."
"I just wasted all this time trying to learn a really hard potion-making rhyme." Clover groaned. "I need something easier, and I need it fast! I was... kinda hoping you would... give me a few quick tips, y'know?"
"You know, it may have taken me years to learn everything, but for you, there may just be a quicker way." Twitch suddenly vanished.
"Yo, where'd you go?" Clover frowned. Twitch reappeared as a chameleon. "Whoa, how'd you do that? Are you magical, or somethin'?"
"Or something." Twitch smirked. "And that's the key to my plan. I can hide out of sight at the audition, and whisper to you exactly how to make the dragonfire."
"How will I hear you if you whisper?" Clover pointed out.
"I'll stay real close." Twitch answered. "Close enough so I can steal- uh, so you can hear everything I say!"
"Wow, you'd really do that?" Clover smiled. "Why?"
"Cause I've got a hunch you've got the chops it takes to be a great animal helper." Twitch lied. "I mean, really, really great."
"Whoa, you really think so?" Clover grinned. "Thanks. let's go!"
Shortly after, Clover was back in the gazebo.
"Okay, Clover, now I will need some lava paste." Madeline instructed.
"Lava paste tastes like... how'd that rhyme go again?" Clover frowned as he looked around.
Twitch appeared behind the bottles.
"Don't hurt your brain remembering it." He declared. "It's the last pouch on the left."
"Oh, this?" Clover picked up a pouch. "Here it is." He gave the pouch to Madeline. "Last pouch on the left. You're welcome."
"Now, get the dried quicksand." Sofia instructed, as Madeline added the lava paste.
"It's the big pouch, chop-chop!" Twitch whispered.
Clover got a measuring spoon full of the quicksand and gave it to Sofia.
"That's it, Clover!" Madeline smiled, as the mixture created a light green cloud.
"Now all we need is the lightning spark." Sofia held up the bottle.
Sofia added the spark. The mixture created a purple cloud of smoke, with a purple flame following.
"Whoa!" Clover gasped. "Did we do it?"
"That's dragonfire, all right." Madeline nodded, as the animals cheered.
As Clover and the girls bowed, Twitch crept over to the bowl.
"Come to me, dragonfire!" He grabbed the bowl. He tried to push it, but it wouldn't budge. "Like... a ton of... bricks!" He groaned, collapsing from exhaustion.
"Wow, Clover, you did great!" Sofia beamed, as she placed a lid on the bowl. "Lessons with Wormwood really paid off!"
"Uh, yeah!" Clover said awkwardly. "It-it-it was hard work, but it was worth it!"
"Sure was!" Madeline nodded. "You can now be our helper!"
"I can? Aw, yeah!" Clover started dancing. "Sofia, Madeline and Clover, together again!"
"Yep!" Sofia smiled. "Starting with making dragonfire for Mr Merlin tomorrow!"
As the others left, Clover hopped over to Twitch.
"Yo, buddy, you're gonna help me at Sofia and Madeline's school tomorrow, right?" He asked.
"You kiddin'?" Twitch smiled. "I wouldn't miss it for all the magic in the Ever Realm!"
As Clover hopped away, Prisma came out of hiding.
"Twitch!" She yelled. "What happened?"
"A little glitch in my plan." Twitch admitted. "But don't worry, I'll get the dragonfire tomorrow. You can count on this wicked chameleon!"
The next day, alchemy class was underway. Desmond, alongside a mouse helper had just finished demonstrating his project: a tiny tornado.
"A delightful demonstration of the tornado potion, prince Desmond." Merlin declared. "Kudos to you and your helper."
As Hildegard and Lulu walked up to the front, Clover looked around nervously. He spotted Twitch on the wall, camouflaged, and smiled.
"Colorificus changeo!" Hildegard waved a wand at Lulu, turning her pink.
"Most well done, princess Hildegard!" Merlin smiled as the class applauded. "You and your animal helper!"
"Thank you, Mr Merlin." Hildegard nodded.
"Next up, princess Sofia and princess Madeline." Merlin instructed.
"Okay, here we go." Madeline whispered.
Twitch followed them as they made their way to the front of the class.
"And what will you be demonstrating today?" Merlin asked.
"Our animal helper, Clover will be helping us try to make dragonfire." Sofia announced, as Madeline took out the equipment.
"Complicated, but impressive." Merlin declared, as Twitch climbed into their bag.
"Let's hope so." Madeline declared. Turning to Clover, she asked "You ready?"
"Let's get cookin'!" Clover nodded.
"Okay, you get the dragon scales." Sofia instructed.
"Dragon scales..." Clover went over to the bag. "Are shaped like-"
"Forget the rhyme!" Twitch held up the right pouch. "Just take this pouch here!"
"Right." Clover grabbed the pouch and brought it over.
"Good." Madeline added the scales. "Now, the hurricane dust."
"Right away." Clover smiled.
"This red pouch." Twitch held up the pouch. "But not too much!"
Clover gave the pouch to the girls.
"Good job, Clover!" Sofia smiled.
Clover looked down, full of guilt.
As the hurricane dust was added, purple smoke rose up.
"Purple smoke!" Madeline smiled. "We're almost there!"
"Now, the most important ingredient of all: lightning spark!" Madeline declared.
Clover handed them the bottle, and the contents were added to the bowl. Just as it did the day before, purple flames rose out of the bowl.
"We did it!" Sofia cheered.
"Yes!" Clover smiled.
"Yes!" Twitch grinned.
"Just brilliant!" Merlin chuckled. "Literally!"
Twitch leapt up and turned into a hawk. he snatched up the bowl in his talons.
"Hey!" Clover yelped, as Twitch carried the bowl out of the classroom.
"Oh no!" Madeline gasped.
"Swirling sorcery!" Merlin frowned. "What just happened?"
"I don't know." Sofia admitted, putting the ingredients back in the bag.
"But don't worry, we'll find out!" Madeline added.
As the girls and Clover ran outside, they saw Twitch flying around a corner.
"There it is!" Sofia pointed.
"Told ya I wouldn't let ya down!" Twitch flew into the study, where Prisma was waiting.
"This is no time to brag!" Prisma scowled. "Hurry!"
Prisma lit her candle with the dragonfire, then lit the special candle. The wall vanished, revealing a stairway.
"To the spindle!" Twitch declared. "Nothing can stop us!"
"Then it will be one Wicked Nine down, eight more to go!" Prisma smirked.
As they walked up the stairway, Sofia and Madeline entered, spotting them. As they made to follow, the wall returned.
"Wait!" Madeline hit the wall. "Open up!"
"That was Prisma." Sofia frowned. "She's after one of the Wicked Nine. We heard her!"
"The bird was working with her." Madeline noted... then gasped. "It had a diamond patch, just like the rat in Wei-Ling!"
"What was that bird doing in class anyway?" Sofia questioned. She noticed Clover backing away. "Clover? You know something?"
"You have to tell us!" Madeline urged.
"Okay, fine." Clover sighed. "He was hiding and whispering to me how to make the dragonfire."
"Why?" Sofia frowned. "You said lessons with Wormwood went great!"
"It was too hard to remember everything, so... I had to take a shortcut!" Clover declared.
"You were cheating?" Madeline gasped.
"I just wanted to spend more time with you." Clover muttered. "But I know it was sneaky and wrong. I'm really, really sorry, girls."
"They must have needed the dragonfire to open the secret passage." Sofia guessed. "How are we going to stop them?"
"Can't you just make more?" Clover suggested.
"We can." Madeline nodded. "But we can't do it alone."
"Don't look at me." Clover frowned. "All I know how to do is mess things up."
"Come on, Clover." Sofia picked him up and put him on the table. "Wormwood must have taught you something."
"Dragon scales are shaped like... oh, I don't remember!" Clover groaned.
"You can do it!" Madeline urged. "Think!"
"Dragon scales are shaped like... snails!" Clover remembered, pulling out the right pouch. "And hurricane dust is red as rust!" He pulled out another.
"That's it, Clover!" Sofia beamed.
Meanwhile, Prisma and Twitch reached the top of the stairs, entering a room with a pipe organ.
"Locket, the spinning wheel's not here!" Prisma frowned. "Just this... organ?"
"I see it, behind the wall." The Locket announced. "But it is guarded by another protection."
"Another one? Ohh..." Prisma sat on the organ, playing a note. In response, a brick in the wall disappeared. Prisma pressed another key, and another brick vanished. "We must have to play a certain tune to get to the hidden spindle!"
Prisma started pushing keys, but no other bricks vanished.
Down below, the girls and Clover succeeded in lighting the candle.
"We have dragonfire!" Clover smirked.
"Good job, Clover." madeline smiled as they rain up the stairs.
Meanwhile, both Prisma and Twitch kept trying keys. As Twitch danced on the keyboard, another brick vanished.
"Twitch, play that again!" Prisma declared.
Twitch kept dancing, making more bricks vanish.
"Again!" Prisma ordered.
Once enough bricks vanished for Prisma to fit through the gap, she and Twitch passed through, ran up another flight and stairs, and found the spindle in another chamber.
"Oh, the spindle!" She grabbed it. "I've got it!"
"Now give to us, Prisma!" Sofia odered, she, Madeline and Clover having followed.
"Princess Sofia and princess Madeline." Prisma scowled. "Why would we ever give it to you?"
"Because otherwise, we'll have to take it." Madeline retorted.
Prisma held up the spindle, out of their reach. But Clover climbed up her back and tried to grab it.
"Toss it here!" Twitch urged.
Prisma threw the spindle to Twitch, who failed to catch it.
"No!" Sofia yelled. "Clover, get the spindle!"
"Twitch, you get the spindle!" Prisma ordered.
Both Clover and Twitch went after the spindle. Just as Twitch was about to grab it, Clover grabbed him, and the spindle dropped down the stairs. They all rushed after it, but Clover managed to get it.
"Got it!" He called.
"Now take it to the fairies, quick!" Madeline urged.
"No!" Prisma yelled, as they reached the brick passageway.
"The only way out of there is through the fairies' office!" Sofia declared, as she and Madeline blocked the way.
"You're going nowhere!" Madeline added.
"Don't be so sure, girls." Prisma held up the Necessi-Key. "Remember this?"
"The Necessi-Key!" Sofia gasped.
"No-one can catch me!" Prisma traced a door on the wall. "Least of all you, princesses." A gap appeared in the wall. "Come along, Twitch!"
Twitch, back in rat form, followed Prisma through the gap before it vanished.
Later, they were back at alchemy class.
"Can't believe they got away." Clover groaned.
"Well, at least they didn't get the spindle." Madeline noted.
"Thanks to you, Clover." Sofia beamed.
Merlin appeared at the front of the class.
"Children, I would to compliment all of you on your wondrously wonderful displays of advanced alchemy." He announced. "And we have a special prize for the most wondrous alchemists, and their wonderful animal helper." He conjured up three medals. "princess Sofia, princess Madeline, and Clover!" The medals appeared around Sofia, Madeline and Clover's necks.
The class all applauded.