The Birthday Wish
It was early morning in Enchancia. Sofia and Madeline were still asleep in their beds when Clover hopped over to them.
"Happy birthday, Sofia!" He called. "Happy birthday, Madeline!"
"Clover, it's a little bit early for shouting." Sofia sat up.
"Oh, okay." Clover nodded. "then tell me, is it also too early for... your birthday breakfasts in beds?" He threw over a couple of purple fruits, the stalks spinning like rotor blades.
"Are those Propellor Plums?" Madeline asked.
"Mm-hmm." Clover nodded. "Your favorites!"
"Oh, Clover!" Sofia smiled. "We only just woke up, and this birthday is already a-mazing!"
"You can say that again, Sof." Madeline agreed.
"Yeah, well, you know what they say: everything goes great on your birthday." Clover declared.
"Who says that?" Sofia asked.
"I said it." Clover grinned. "And I'm gonna sing it! Ha-ha! Where are my back-up birds?" Robin, Mia and Whatnaught appeared. "Hit it, Whatnaught!"
Whatnaught clapped two halves of a nut shell together.
Clover: It's your birthday, it's gonna be great
We got so much to celebrate
Gonna have a party, just you wait
Yeah, everything is gonna be great
All your friends
Mia and Robin: Yeah
Clover: Are coming over
Mia and Robin: Coming over
Clover: Robin and Mia, and your pal Clover
Mia and Robin: Us and Clover
Clover: Playing games all over the palace
Drinking punch from a silver chalice
You'll get all kinds of fun surprises
Gifts in all kings of shapes and sizes
The king and you will lead all the dancing
Show them how to do the Enchancian...
There was a knock at the door, and Baileywick entered, carrying two party dresses; one yellow and silver, the other blue and peach.
"The happiest of birthdays to you, princesses." He declared. "Behold, two gifts from Collete, the royal dressmaker."
"Baileywick, this is beautiful!" Madeline held hers, the blue and peach one.
"So's mine!" Sofia added.
"They are." Baileywick nodded. "Now, hurry up, you two. Your birthday party guests will be arriving soon."
"You're right, Clover." Madeline smiled. "Everything is going to go great on our birthday."
It's your birthday
Mia and Robin: Your birthday
Clover: It's gonna be great
Mia and Robin: Gonna be great
Clover: The sun is shining
Mia and Robin: Shining
Clover: it's gotta be fate
Mia and Robin: It's gotta be fate
Sofia and Madeline I love my new dress
Mia and Robin: You're new dress
Clover: It's greater than great
Mia and Robin: It's greater than great
Clover: Yeah everything
Sofia Madeline and Clover: It's gonna be great
Mia and Robin: It's party time
Clover: Yeah, everything
Sofia Madeline and Clover: It's gonna be great
Mia and Robin: Party, party time
Clover: It's your birthday
Sofia Madeline it our birthday
Clover: So everything
Sofia Madeline and Clover: It's gonna be great
It's gonna be great
It's gonna be great
"Don't you forget your breakfast!" Clover sent the propellor plums flying over.
The plums bounced around, splattering on Sofia's dress.
"Oh, no!" Sofia gasped. "My greater-than-great dress!"
"And it was brand new, too." Madeline frowned.
"Ooh, that's not so greater-than-great." Clover cringed. "Sorry, Sof. But don't worry, we'll scrub that stain out in a jiffy!"
Clover and Whatnaught grabbed some items from the dresser, splashing the dress with water from a pot of blush, then spraying it with perfume. But this only made the stain worse.
"Here, let me do it!" Mia offered.
Robin and Mia pulled at the dress, and Clover pulled back.
"Wait, that's just making it worse!" Sofia warned.
Ultimately, the dress tore open.
"Oh!" Robin gasped.
"Well, at least the stain is gone..." Robin noted.
"I guess so." Madeline nodded.
"See?" Clover smiled. "Come on, your big day is gonna be great!"
"I sure hope so." Sofia sighed.
As Sofia and Madeline went downstairs, Ruby and Jade entered.
"Happy birthday, girls!" They cheered.
"Ruby, Jade!" Madeline smiled.
"You're here already?" Sofia asked.
"We came early to help you set up your party." Jade explained.
"Now close your eyes." Ruby urged.
Sofia and Madeline both closed their eyes, and were led down the corridor.
"So, we asked ourselves: what do you give the princesses who have everything?" Jade declared.
"Even Tizzy, my fairy godmother, was stumped!" Ruby admitted, as they led Sofia and Madeline outside. "Good thing Jade always comes through with her big ideas!"
"So we made, just for you..." Jade smiled.
As Sofia and Madeline uncovered their eyes, they saw the area around the gazebo decorated with balloons and party hats.
"All the balloons and party hats have your faces painted on them!" Jade pointed out.
"Because you're our favorite people!" Ruby added.
"I love it!" Sofia beamed.
"Me too." Madeline grinned. "Thank you!"
"Happy birthday, girls." Vivian appeared from behind the gazebo, Crackle flying beside her. "I came early to help too!"
"Me too!" Crackle added. She accidentally breathed out some fire, popping all the balloons around the gazebo. "Whoops!"
"Oh, no!" Ruby gasped.
"Our balloons!" Jade yelped.
"Sorry." Vivian apologized. "Crackle has the hiccups. But at least there's still one balloon left."
Crackle hiccuped again, popping the remaining balloon.
"Ooops!" She yelped. "Sorry, girls!"
"It's okay." Sofia declared. "We still have the party hats."
"That's right." Madeline nodded. "From here on out, I'm sure everything is going to be-"
"A tragedy!" Amber walked over.
"Hi, Amber." Sofia frowned. "What's wrong?"
"That dress, for starters!" Amber pointed to the tear in Sofia's dress. "Were you attacked by a herd of wild animals?"
"Sort of." Sofia shrugged.
"Don't worry." Amber sighed. "It's not as bad as the real tragedy: Your birthday cake."
"What's the matter with our birthday cake?" Madeline asked.
"Somebody stuck his fingers in it." Amber growled.
"I couldn't help it, Amber." James declared, as he walked out from behind the cake. "It's delicious." Rex licked his hand.
"This is a birthday party, James." Amber scowled. "Not feeding time at the zoo."
"Sorry." James repeated. He then turned to Sofia and Madeline. "But wait'll you see what I got you." He held up two gifts from behind his back. "Happy birthday!"
Sofia and Madeline unwrapped them to find they were two model flying carriages.
"They're fantastic, James!" Madeline smiled.
"I made them, and Cedric enchanted them, so they'll fly for hours!" James picked up Madeline's carriage and threw it into the air. The carriage flew around them.
"Whoa!" Ruby gasped.
"Wow!" Jade smiled.
The carriage flew into the distance.
"So... when does it turn and fly back?" Sofia asked.
"Um... I guess we didn't think about that." James admitted. "Rex, fetch!"
James and Rex rushed after the carriage.
"You can share mine, if you like." Sofia offered.
"Thanks, Sofia." Madeline smiled weakly.
"Happy birthday, Sofia and Madeline!" Roland and Miranda cheered as they joined them.
"Are you excited for your big- er, what is James doing?" Roland frowned, seeing james and Rex chase the model carriage.
"And what happened to the balloons?" Miranda asked.
"Mom, dad, everything is going wrong." Sofia declared. "Even the special dress Colette the dress-maker made me."
"What's wrong with it?" Miranda inquired. Sofia showed her the tear. "Oh, I'm sure no-one will even notice."
"Ahh, tragedie!" Colette screamed, then fainted.
"Who's that?" Vivian asked.
"That's Colette, the royal dress-maker." Ruby explained.
"Oh, you just got off to a bit of a rocky start." Miranda assured them. "There's still a lot of fun things coming up. Games, cake..."
"Our big father-daughter dance." Roland added.
"You'll see, sweethearts." Miranda promised. "It's all going to turn around. You'll have a great birthday."
"Baileywick, let the rest of Sofia and Madeline's guests in." Roland instructed.
"Right away, sire." Bailey turned to the large line of guests, and removed the velvet rope keeping them back. "Gifts go on the table to your left, and games are to your right."
Several kids rushed by, sending Baileywick spinning.
"Enjoy..." He groaned.
A short time later, the kids were all playing games. Sofia and Madeline were playing volleyball with Ruby and Jade. Just as Sofia got the volleyball, Clover popped out of a bush.
"Hey, how's the party going?" He asked.
"Everything's turning around." Sofia smiled.
"Just like mom and dad said, the games are a big hit." Madeline declared.
"Especially Stick the Tail on the Dragon." Sofia added.
"Hey, watch it!" Crackle yelped. "Okay, the bad news is, someone just stuck a tail on me." She showed her rear, which had a second tail attached. "The good news is, it startled my hiccups away!"
"Crackle, look out!" Madeline pointed, as the model carriage flew back towards her.
"Ahh!" Crackle tried to evade the carriage, but it followed her.
James and Rex ran past, trying to get the carriage back.
"Almost got it, Madeline!" James declared.
Crackle crashed into a table, knocking over the contents. The carriage crashed into one of the regatta pinatas, then knocked over the cake.
"Our hats!" Ruby and Jade yelped.
"Madeline's toy!" James yelled, Rex having caught the model in his mouth, and was chewing on it..
"My cake!" Amber screeched.
"Our party!" Sofia groaned.
"Don't feel bad, girls." Roland comforted them. "We can still show them how it's done."
"Clear the floor, please." Baileywick requested. "It's time for the royal father and daughter birthday dance."
As they started to dance, Roland stepped on some cake.
Crackle suddenly hiccuped, turning a floating toy boat to ash.
"Guess my hiccups came back." She frowned.
Some time later, Ruby was sadly sitting the castle steps. Tizzy appeared behind her.
"Hey, there, Ruby!" She smiled. "Aw, did I miss the whole party? I got so caught up in trying to think of birthday presents for Sofia and Madeline that I lost track of time!"
"Yeah, the party's pretty much over." Ruby sighed. "It was a real disaster."
"Hmmm, anything I can do?" Tizzy offered. "I am your fairy godmother, but there's no rule against helping your friends."
Ruby saw Sofia trying to fix Madeline's carriage.
"Huh, I don't know, Tizzy." Ruby said, unsure.
"Well, let me at least try!" Tizzy flew over.
"I'm sorry your birthday didn't go the way you hoped, girls." Miranda approached her daughters.
"Thanks, mom." Sofia sighed.
"I guess it wasn't so bad..." Madeline shrugged.
"I managed rescue you some pieces of birthday cake." Miranda gave them two plates with slices of cake on them. "Why don't you make a wish?"
Unbeknownst to them, Tizzy was floating above.
"I wish... I wish we could have our birthday all over again." Sofia declared.
"Me too." Madeline added. "And this time, have a happy one."
"Now that is a birthday gift I can make happen! ...I think." Tizzy smiled. "I think I'll just check the old fairy spellbook..." She conjured up a book and examined it. "Oh, yes! Here it is!"
Tizzy waved her wand just as Sofia and Madeline blew out the candles.
"Just wait until tomorrow!" She said proudly.
The next morning, Sofia and Madeline were sleeping, when Clover once again entered the room.
"Happy birthday, Sofia!" He called. "Happy birthday, Madeline!"
"Ah!" Sofia yelped. "Clover, I said no shouting, please."
"Oh, okay." Clover nodded. "But did you say... birthday breakfasts in beds?" He held up two more Propellor Plums."
"It's not our birthday, silly." Madeline frowned. "That was yesterday."
"Yesterday, seriously?" Clover chuckled. "Have a couple of birthday Propellor Plums!"
"This is getting strange." Sofia mused.
There was a knock on the door, and Baileywick entered, carrying what looked like copies of party dresses.
"The happiest of birthdays to you, princesses." He declared.
"Baileywick!" Madeline smiled. "It's so good to see you!"
"Are those two more special dresses?" Sofia frowned.
"Two more?" Baileywick asked, confused. "No, these are your two birthday gifts from Collete, the royal dressmaker. Aren't they beautiful? Now hurry up and put them on. Your guests will be arrving soon."
"What is happening?" Madeline asked as Baileywick left. "Are we reliving the same birthday over again?"
"Happy birthday, girls!" Robin called, as and Mia joined them.
Once again, their animal friends helped them change into their new clothes.
"These are the same dresses." Sofia noted, as they looked in their wardrobe mirror. "With no stain, or rip!"
"Why would there be a rip?" Clover asked.
"Because of the Propellor Plum." Madeline answered.
"Thank you for reminding me." Clover smiled. "Don't forget your breakfast!"
"Clover, no!" Sofia yelped.
Once again, Clover sent the flying fruit over, but this time, Sofia protected her dress with the wardrobe door.
"I changed it, Maddie." She realized. "I changed what happened!"
"We are living the same day all over." Madeline noted. "But you made it better."
"Thanks for the help, guys." Sofia told the animals. "But I think me and Madeline need a moment to ourselves."
"Gotcha, princesses." Clover nodded. "You gotta get ready for your birthday, cuz it only happens once a year!"
Robin and Mia flew out of the window, and Clover and Whatnaught scampered through the secret passageway.
"I'm not so sure about that anymore." Madeline frowned.
Tizzy suddenly appeared.
"Ahh!" Sofia and Madeline yelped.
"Hiya, girls!" Tizzy waved. "Are you enjoying your second chance birthday?"
"What do you mean?" Sofia asked.
"You both made a wish to do your birthday over again." Tizzy reminded them. "And I granted it."
"You mean we really get to do our birthday over again?" Madeline asked.
"Every single minute of it." Tizzy nodded. "But this time, it can be a happy birthday."
"Oh, I hope so." Sofia beamed. "Thank you, Tizzy! Thank you!"
Tizzy curtsied, then disappeared.
"Second chance birthday, here we come!" Madeline cheered.
Moments later, they went downstairs to see Ruby and Jade arrive.
"Happy birthday, girls!" Ruby and Jade cheered.
"Ruby, Jade!" Madeline smiled, knowingly repeating her words from yesterday.
"You're here already?" Sofia echoed.
"We came early to help you set up your party." Ruby explained. "Now close your eyes."
"So, we asked ourselves: what do you give the princesses who have everything?" Jade declared.
"Even Tizzy, my fairy godmother, was stumped!" Jade admitted, as they led Sofia and Madeline outside. "Good thing Jade always comes through with her big ideas!"
"Wait, let me guess." Sofia smiled. "You painted our faces on all the balloons and party hats?"
"Wow, that was a really good guess." Ruby admitted.
"It just... came to me." Sofia shrugged.
"Thank you." Madeline declared.
"Happy birthday, girls." Vivian waved. "I came early to help too!"
"Me too!" Crackle added. She hiccuped again, popping all the balloons around the gazebo. "Whoops!"
"Oh, no!" Ruby gasped.
"Our balloons!" Jade yelped.
"We forgot about Crackle and the balloons." Sofia groaned.
"Sorry." Vivian apologized. "Crackle has the hiccups. But at least there's still one balloon left."
"The last balloon!" Madeline yelped. She pulled the balloon to safety before Crackle hiccuped again.
"Whoa, nice move." Vivian smiled.
"You saved our last balloon!" Ruby cheered.
"You know what they say: everything goes great on your birthday!" Madeline smiled.
"Good work, Maddie." Sofia whispered. "Now, if we can just stay on our toes, this day will be-"
"A tragedy!" Amber interrupted again.
"Amber." Madeline recalled. "You're worried about-"
"Your birthday cake!" Amber finished.
"Right, because-" Sofia nodded.
"Somebody stuck his fingers in it!" Amber pointed at James.
"I couldn't help it, Amber." James declared. "It's delicious." Rex licked his hand.
"Missed that one." Madeline whispered.
"But wait until you see what I got you." James held up the gifts.
'Uh-oh." Sofia gulped.
"It's fantastic, James." Madeline held her model. "But I don't think you should-"
"I made it." James smiled. "And Cedric enchanted it so it would fly for hours."
"Wait, I've got an idea!" Sofia stepped in and grabbed the carriage and placed both under a serving dome. "I'll, um... Put it under here with my carriage, so it doesn't, you know, accidentally fly into one of the regatta pinatas and knock over Amber's cake!"
"Like that'll ever happen." James snorted.
"Quick thinking, Sof." Madeline smiled.
"Thanks, Maddie." Sofia grinned.
"Happy birthday, girls!" Roland and Miranda chorused.
"Hey, nice balloon." Roland noted.
"And your dresses both look do lovely." Miranda smiled.
"Don't they?" Madeline beamed. "Sofia dodged the plums."
Roland and Miranda looked at each other, confused.
"So, Baileywick, shall we let in our guests?" Sofia suggested.
"That's just what I was going to say." Roland declared.
Baileywick let the guests in. Shortly after, the games commenced.
Once again, Clover popped up during the volleyball game.
"Hey, how's the party going?" He asked.
"Well, we kept our dresses in one piece, saved one of Ruby and Jade's balloons, and stopped James's carriage from knocking over the cake and ruining the dancefloor." Madeline declared as she returned the ball.
"So yeah, it's going great!" Sofia beamed.
"Right..." Clover said awkwardly.
"Girls, are you ready for our dance?" Roland asked.
"Absolutely." Madeline nodded.
"Let's do it." Sofia agreed.
The three of them stepped onto the dancefloor.
"And now, the royal father/daughter birthday dance." Baileywick announced.
The guests applauded as Roland, Sofia and Madeline began to dance. Meanwhile, James got Madeline's carriage from under the dome.
As the dance continued, Roland accidentally stepped on Sofia's's dress, ripping it.
"Oh, no!" Madeline yelped.
"It ripped again!" Sofia groaned.
"Ahh!" Colette screamed. As she fainted, she felt against James, who flung the carriage into the air.
"My carriage!" James cried. The carriage flew off, Rex giving chase. "Look at it go!"
"No, watch out!" Madeline yelped.
As the carriage flew around, it once again hit the regatta pinata, then it crashed into the cake, followed by Rex.
"Our hats!" Ruby and. Jade gasped.
"Madeline's toy!" James gasped.
"My cake!" Amber cringed.
"Our party... Again." Sofia sighed.
Crackle hiccuped, destroying the last balloon.
"Oops." She frowned. "Still got those hiccups."
That evening, Sofia and Madeline were sitting by their mirror when Tizzy appeared.
"Hi, Tizy." Madeline said quietly.
"So, how was birthday number two?" Tizzy asked.
"It was okay." Sofia sighed.
"Didn't you have fun?" Tizzy frowned.
"Sort of..." Madeline declared.
"Kind of..." Sofia stated.
"Not really." They said together.
"Oh no." Tizzy gasped. "So you had two bad birthdays in a row? I'm sorry, girls."
"That's okay." Madeline said kindly. "We're just glad it's over."
"Yeah, we're sorta getting tired of birthdays." Sofia added as they got into bed.
"Well, I'm sure tomorrow will be better." Tizzy assured them.
"At least it'll be different." Madeline shrugged.
Sofia and Madeline both fell asleep, and Tizzy disappeared.
The next morning, Clover once again woke them up.
"Happy birthday, Sofia!" He called. "Happy birthday, Madeline!"
"Clover!" Sofia yelled. "Please stop doing that!"
"But it's your birthday!" Clover smiled.
"Again?!" Madeline gasped.
"Now, who wants their birthday breakfast-in-bed?" Clover threw them the Propellor Plums.
"This doesn't make sense." Sofia frowned.
"Then I'll sing it!" Clover started dancing.
"Clover. Clover?" Sofia grabbed Clover. "Stop."
"But don't you want to hear a song about how great your birthday's gonna be?" Clover asked.
"I know we just woke up, but it already feels like we've had more than enough birthdays already." Madeline declared.
"Can we meet you downstairs?" Sofia put Clover down by the secret passageway.
"Sure thing." Clover smiled as he entered the passageway. "After all, today is your big-!"
Sofia closed the panel in his face.
"Tizzy!" Madeline called. "Tizzy, where are you?"
There was a familiar knock at the door, and Baileywick entered.
"The happiest of birthdays to you, princesses." He declared. "Whoa!" He stumbled as the girl grabbed the dresses.
"Thanks, Baileywick." Sofia said quickly. "They're beautiful dresses."
"Can you tell our guests we'll be with them soon?" Madeline asked as they pushed Baileywick toward the door.
"Of course." Baileywick said awkwardly. "Birthdays can be so frantic..."
"You have no idea." Sofia frowned after Baileywick closed the door. "Tizzy!"
Tizzy appeared in front of them.
"Hi, girls!" She smiled "What's happening?"
"Our birthday is happening." Madeline scowled. "For the third time!"
"That's strange." Tizzy frowned.
"We thought your spell would only give us one do-over." Sofia declared.
"So did I." Tizzy admitted. "Huh. But to be honest, I didn't read the spell book that closely." Sofia and Madeline glared at her. "Maybe I should do that now..." She conjured up the book and started reading. "It says here, you'll magically keep re-living the same day over and over until you have a truly happy birthday."
"A truly happy birthday?" Madeline repeated.
"That's the only way to break the spell." Tizzy made the book vanish.
"Well, yesterday we avoided most of the problems." Sofia declared. "Then... everything fell apart at the end!"
"Huh, that's rough." Tizzy mused.
"I guess we just have to avoid every single problem if we want to break the spell." Madeline mused.
"Well, in my experience, it's hard to avoid every problem." Tizzy pointed out as the girls went to get changed.
"Not for us, not today." Sofia declared. "Because we've had practice."
"We may not be able to get it all right in a single try, or even a tenth try." Madeline added. They opened the wardrobe, now in their birthday dresses. "But in the end, we'll stop everything bad from happening, and have a perfectly trouble-free birthday."
"Oh, happy birthday!" Tizzy cheered.
"Right, happy. Like Maddie said." Sofia nodded.
"But do you girls really think you can stop every bad thing from happening?" Tizzy asked.
Clover returned.
"Oh, hi, Tizzy." He smiled. "Hey, girls, I forgot to give your breakfast Propellor Plums. Catch!"
Clover threw the Propellor Plums over, but Sofia and Madeline caught them easily.
"Just watch us." Madeline grinned. "Let's go, Sof."
"Right behind you." Sofia nodded.
Sofia and Madeline ran out of the room. Tizzy then disappeared.
Outside, Sofia and Madeline were able to save the balloons from Crackle's hiccups, but one hiccup scorched Sofia's dress.
The next day, after Clover awoke them again, Sofia grabbed a metal tray to deflect Crackle's firey hiccups. Unfortunately, the day still repeated.
The next time, Madeline tied a string to the carriage to hold it as it flew. But it dragged her around, causing her to crash into the cake. The day after that, Madeline directed it to the volleyball court, where it bounced between the three nets.
But still, the days repeated. When Jin sent a volleyball over to where Sofia, Madeline and Roland were about to dance, Rex gave chase. Sofia deflected the ball, and threw Rex something to chew on.
That evening, Sofia and Madeline returned to their, and dropped onto their beds, exhausted. Tizzy then appeared.
"Oh, girls." She declared. "How dd birthday number thity-seven go?"
"Perfect." Madeline sighed. "Finally."
"We kept everything from going wrong." Sofia smiled weakly. "Now the spell will end for sure."
"But did you have fun?" Tizzy asked. "Girls?"
Both Sofia and Madeline had fallen asleep. Tizzy used her magic to tuck them in, then disappeared.
The next morning, Clover once again jumped onto Sofia's bed.
"Happy birthday, Sofia and Madeline!" He cheered.
"Ahh!" Sofia woke up. "Clover, no!"
Clover was thrown back when Sofia sat up.
"Yes!" He retorted.
"But why?!" Madeline groaned. "We made everything go right!"
"Ohhh!" Sofia moaned. "We're trapped in a birthday wish forever!"
"That sounds awful." Clover frowned. "Because everything should go great on your birthday!"
"It's impossible, Clover." Madeline sighed. "According to the spell, we'll keep reliving our birthday until we're truly happy."
"And how are we supposed to be truly happy when everything goes wrong?" Sofia asked. "And even when we work really, really hard and make everything go right, it still doesn't reverse the spell."
"I know, right?" Madeline jumped on her bed in anger. "How happy do we have to be?"
"We're happy, okay!" Sofia yelled. "We're happy!"
They both fell back on their beds, pulling pillows over their faces.
"If that's what happy looks like, I'd hate to see sad." Clover declared.
Baileywick entered the room.
"The happiest of birthdays to you, princesses." He declared.
Sofia and Madeline both groaned.
"Are you alright?" Baileywick asked.
"We're fine, Baileywick!" Madeline said, her voice muffled by her pillow.
"We'll be down in a minute!" Sofia added.
"I'll let everyone know..." Baileywick placed their dresses on their beds and left the room.
"Hey, girls, I wish there was something I could do." Clover admitted.
"We may as well give up." Madeline groaned.
"Give up?" Clover frowned. "Not on my watch."
Shortly after, Robin, Mia and Whatnaught were helping them change.
"It's no use, guys." Sofia declared.
"We tried everything." Madeline added.
"Cheer up, girls." Clover urged. "You have to look on the bright side. Like you get to start your birthday with a couple of dee-licious breakfast!"
Just like the first, the Propellor Plums flew around, until one splattered Sofia's dress.
"Again?!" Sofia groaned.
"Whoops. Clover cringed. "Sorry."
"Wait a minute." Madeline realized. "There may be a bright side to this after all. Get more plums!"
Clover hopped away.
"More plums?" Sofia frowned. "Why?"
"You'll see." Madeline declared, as Clover returned with more plums. "Now smush one on the dress!"
"Say what now?" Clover frowned.
"Seriously?" Sofia gaped.
Madeline grabbed a Plum, and smeared its juices on her dress.
"See?" She smiled. "Just like this."
"Oh, I get it now." Sofia declared. "If we want to be truly happy and undo this spell, we need to have some fun with our dresses first!"
"That's right." Madeline nodded. "Clover, when you're ready."
"Okay..." Clover threw more plums at the dress, while Sofia and Madeline splattered some more. "Hey, polka dots!" He chuckled. "Those don't look half bad!"
"Let's finish the other halves!" Sofia chuckled.
Outside, Baileywick approached the guests.
"Everyone, I was just in princess Sofia and princess Madeline's room, and we may have a problem." He announced.
Sofia and Madeline emerged, their dresses covered in polka dot stains.
"Ahhh!" Colette screamed. "What have you done to my dresses?"
"We had some fun with them." Madeline declared.
"Do you like them?" Sofia asked.
"Like them? I love them!" Colette smiled. "Plum polka dots, a new fashion trend! C'est magnifique!"
"Those are some fun birthday dresses, girls." Miranda grinned.
"Well, it's gonna be one fun birthday party." Madeline announced.
"Wait'll you see what I got you!" James gave them his gift.
Both girls opened their gifts.
"Flying carriages!" Sofia smiled. "Thanks, James."
"Thank you!" Madeline added.
"I made them, and Cedric enchanted them, so they'll fly for hours!" James picked up Madeline's carriage and threw it into the air.
The crowd scattered as the carriage flew toward the gazebo.
"It's heading for the pinata regatta!" Vivian pointed.
"Oh, no!" James gasped. "Rex, fetch!"
Rex chased after the carriage, which crashed through the pinatas, party hats, and the cake before Rex finally caught it.
"Our hats!" Ruby and Jade yelped.
"Madeline's toy!" James yelled, trying to get it out of Rex's mouth.
"My cake!" Amber screeched.
"Our party!" Sofia gasped. "...You know what? It's okay."
"Sofia's right." Madeline smiled. "Because no matter what happens, it's still going to be a great birthday."
"Because we have all of you here." Sofia grinned.
The guests applauded.
The next morning, Clover leapt onto Sofia's bed.
"Happy birthday, Sofia and Madeline!" He cheered.
"Ah!" Sofia yelped. "Really?"
"How can that be?" Madeline asked.
"It's time for birthday breakfast in bed!" Clover said... before laughing. "I was just kidding. You broke the spell! Yay!"
"Oh, Clover." Sofia smiled. "Is it really tomorrow?"
Both girls got out of bed and walked over to the window.
"Look, it is different!" Madeline grinned. "It's raining!"
"Yeah, bummer." Clover shrugged. "Looks like we're stuck inside today."
"Cheer up, Clover." Sofia declared. "All you really need to have a happy day is to look on the bright side."
Madeline opened the window, and all three of them looked up to see Tizzy floating above them, carrying an umbrella and smiling.