Princess Adventure Club
Princess Zooey, the newest student at Royal Prep, entered the lunch room, looking for a place to sit.
"Hey, hi there." She told Princess Penelope. "Is this seat taken?"
"Sorry, I'm saving it for a friend." Penelope declared.
"Oh, of course." Zooey sighed. She walked over to another group of students. "Can I sit here?"
"It's all yours." One of the students declared, as they all stood up. "We were just leaving for band practice."
"Oh... thanks." Princess Zooey said awkwardly.
As Zooey sat down, Madeline walked over.
"Princess Zooey?" She smiled.
"You know me?" Zooey asked.
"Not yet." Madeline shrugged. "But I remember when you toured the school. I'm Madeline. Would you like to sit with me and my sister?"
"That would be nice." Zooey nodded. "It's a little weird, being in a school."
"Why's it weird?" Madeline asked.
"Well, my family used to travel all the time." Zooey explained. "So I've just had private tutors until now."
"So this is your first day of real school ever?" Madeline asked.
"Yep." Zooey nodded. "I've crossed the Crystal Desert, ridden down lava rapids, and gone swimming with ice sharks in winter, but I've never stayed in one place long enough to go to school, or call someplace home, or, y'know, make any real friends."
"I'll make sure you meet everyone." Madeline smiled.
They reached the table where Sofia and several others were sitting.
"Hey guys, this is Zooey." Madeline smiled. "Zooey, this is my sister, Sofia."
"Hi." Sofia beamed. "Nice to meet you."
"And our friends." Madeline continued. "Hildegarde..."
"Welcome." Hildegarde smiled.
"Clio..."
"It's good to meet you." Clio waved.
"Kari..."
"Hey, there!" Kari grinned.
"...And Lakshmi." Madeline finished.
"Hello, Zooey." Lakshmi smiled.
"Nice to meet you all." Zooey declared, sitting down by Kari.
"I love your pin!" Kari gazed at the jewel-encrusted gold anchor on Zooey's lapel.
"Oh, thanks." Zooey smiled. "I found it when I was pearl diving off the coast of west Mervania. It was underneath an electric eel, so it was not easy to get."
"How did you do it?" Clio asked.
"For diving, you just need a special kind of-" Zooey started, only to be interrupted by Amber entering the room.
"You'll never believe what I found!" Amber rushed over, carrying a large rock. "A meteor!"
The others gasped in wonder.
"It's a rock that fell all the way from outer space!" Amber placed it on the table.
"Um, actually, it's called a meteor when it streaks through the sky." Zooey corrected her. "But once it lands on Earth, it's called a meteorite. So that's a meteorite."
Amber picked up the meteorite.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I'm Zooey." Zooey answered. "I'm new."
"Well, Zooey... please don't interrupt me again, okay" Amber said harshly.
"But... I didn't." Zooey insisted. "I was talking when you walked up."
"Excuse me, but I'm still talking." Amber growled. "Please wait your turn. Now, who wants to hold my meteor first?"
"Me!" Lakshmi held out her hand.
"Me!" Kari yelled.
"I do!" Clio added.
Zooey rushed to the other side of the room.
"Zooey, wait!" Madeline called, following her.
"Amber!" Sofia frowned.
"Oh, you can hold it too, Sofia." Amber smiled. "Just wait your turn. Lakshmi, you first."
"Sorry about that." Madeline told Zooey.
"I thought I was finally starting to make friends." Zooey frowned. "Until that Princess came up, interrupting me, and then blamed me for it. Who is she, anyway?"
"That's my sister, Amber." Madeline declared.
"Oh." Zooey sighed.
"She's usually friendlier." Madeline admitted. "Listen, Sofia and I were the new girls once too. And I know it's hard. But I promise it'll get easier."
"I don't know, Madeline." Zooey stood up.
Zooey: I've travelled around the globe
On hundreds of far-flung trips.
I've scaled towering mountains
And sailed on pirate ships.
I've outrun minotaurs
And leapt from runaway wagons.
Parachuted off cliffs,
gone wing-walking on dragons.
Yeah, all that and much more
I sure know how to do.
But when it comes to making friends,
I just don't have a clue.
Yeah, put me in a jungle
And I know how to thrive.
But in a Royal School,
How can I survive?
They went out into the gardens.
"You could host a slumber party." Madeline suggested.
"What's a slumber party?" Zooey asked.
"Or you could join a team." Madeline moved on.
"I don't know how to play any sports." Zooey admitted.
"Then maybe you could start a club?" Madeline suggested.
"Ooh, what kind of club?" Zooey asked.
"Well, you like going on adventures." Madeline pointed out. "How about an adventure club?"
"That's perfect!" Zooey beamed. "I'll start a Princess Adventure Club!"
"And I'll be your first member!" Madeline pledged.
"Welcome to the club." Zooey shook her hand.
Yeah, there's a whole lot in the world
That I know how to do.
And when it comes to making friends,
I've a chance at that now too.
Put me in a jungle,
Yeah I know how to thrive.
And in this Royal school,
now I might just survive.
Yeah,
when it comes to making friends
It's finally true.
I know how to
And that's because of you.
I know how to
All because of you
"Wait, do you think anyone else will want to join, Madeline?" Zooey asked.
"Well, I know Sofia will want to join." Madeline smiled. "But we won't know until we ask the others."
"Okay." Zooey nodded. "We can start during recess."
At that point, Sofia came out of the front door.
"There you girls are." She smiled. "What's going on?"
"How would you like to join the Princess Adventure Club?" Madeline declared.
"There's a Princess Adventure Club?" Sofia asked.
"Yeah." Zooey nodded. "I just started it. Do you want to join?"
"Sounds like fun." Sofia grinned. "Count me in!"
"Thanks, Sof." Madeline grinned.
"No problem." Sofia beamed.
Later, at recess, Madeline and Zooey were talking to Vivian and Kiara.
"So if you join the Princess Adventure Club, not only do you get to go on amazing adventures after school..." Madeline started.
"...You also get your very own gold carabiner." Zooey smiled, holding a gold handle-shaped object.
"What's a carabiner?" Vivian asked.
"It can clip onto anything." Zooey explained. "Plus there's a screwdriver on this end, and over here is a fan." She fanned herself.
"I'd love to join your club!" Vivian smiled.
"I'm in!" Kiara added.
"Great, super, thank you!" Zooey declared.
"Don't forget to take a parent permission form!" Madeline added, offering the forms. "That's two more members." She told Zooey. "Oh, there's Amber! I bet she'll want to join the club, too!"
Madeline made to wave Amber over, but Zooey stopped her, grabbing her hand.
"Wait." Zooey declared. "I don't want her in the club."
"But-" Madeline started.
"If she's there, she'll just turn it into the Amber Adventure Club." Zooey scowled. "And I will not be left out again."
Zooey let Madeline's hand go and walked away.
"Zooey, come back!" Madeline called.
"Wow." Vivian frowned. "What did Amber to her?"
"They got off to a bad start." Madeline sighed. "I know they can be friends. I've just got to convince Zooey to give Amber a second chance."
Some time later, the Club members, all dressed up in adventure gear, were gathered around Zooey's carriage.
"Welcome to the Princess Adventure Club's first adventure!" Zooey announced. "Climb aboard, everyone!"
The others climbed aboard.
"Where are we going?" Sofia asked.
"To the misty forests of Outer Marginos." Zooey answered.
"Ooh, sounds exciting." Madeline smiled.
"Uh-huh!" Vivian nodded.
"Let's adventure!" Zooey cheered.
The carriage took off into the sky. Some time later, the adventurers were at a vine-based zip line.
"We'lll be going fast, so keep your eyes open for mists." Zooey declared.
"What's so special about the mists?" Kiara asked
"Not just mists." Zooey declared. "It's twisty mist! You'll see..."
Zooey slid down the vine, cheering wildly/
Madeline took off after Zooey.
"Whoa!" She cheered.
"Alright!" Kiara swung from a vine.
"Hold on tight, Maddie!" Sofia called.
"There's some!" Zooey pointed to some twisting blue mist clouds.
"Amazing!" Sofia smiled.
"Awesome!" Madeline added.
"If you're quick, you can grab some in your canteen to take home." Zooey declared. "Watch."
Zooey opened her canteen, catching some mist inside. Everyone started catching blue mist.
"Zooey, this is so much fun!." Sofia smiled.
"I'm glad you think so." Zooey beamed.
"You know who else would think so?" Madeline asked.
"Who?" Zooey asked.
"Amber." Madeline smiled.
"I already told you, Madeline." Zooey growled.
"I know, but she's really great once you get to know her." Madeline urged. "Also, she is my sister, and you're my new friend, so it would be nice if you guys could be friends too."
"Okay, I'll think about it." Zooey sighed.
"Zooey, this is awesome!" Kiara whooped.
Later, back at Royal Prep, Vivian and Kiara were telling Hildegard and Clio about their trip.
"It was so much fun!" She smiled. "And look what we brought back!"
Vivian and Kiara opened their canteens, and the blue mist, in the shape of birds, came out.
"Whoa!" Clio gasped.
"Incredible!" Hildegard declared.
"What are they?" Clio asked.
"Does it matter?" Hildegard asked. "I want have them! Catch them Clio, hurry!"
Amber walked over.
"What's everyone talking about?" She asked.
"Zooey's Princess Adventure Club." Hildegard answered. "We have to join, Amber."
"Yes, we do." Clio agreed.
"Huh, a Princess Adventure Club..." Amber smiled.
Later at lunch, Hildegard and Clio walked over to the Club members.
"I heard all about your Club..." Hildegard started.
"Zooey." Clio whispered.
"Zooey." Hildegard nodded. "And luckily for you, I want to be in it."
"Me too." Clio declared.
"And me." Lakshmi added.
"Great." Zooey smiled. "Welcome to the Princess Adventure Club!"
Zooey handed them more gold carabiners.
"More members, more friends." Madeline smiled.
"You said it, Maddie." Sofia nodded.
"We'll meet after school tomorrow for the next Adventure." Zooey announced.
"Great." Lakshmi smiled. "See you tomorrow."
Zooey's smile became a frown as Amber approached.
"So, I heard you started a Club." Amber remarked.
"I'm sorry, the Club is full." Zooey smirked
"What?!" Amber gasped.
"It is?" Madeline asked. "Since when?"
"Since just now." Zooey declared. "Sorry."
"You don't sound sorry." Amber seethed as she walked away.
"You said you were going to let her in, Zooey." Madeline frowned.
"I said I'd think about." Zooey retorted. "And I did. Amber really wasn't nice to me, Madeline. And I don't want her in my Club!"
Zooey stood up and left the table. Madeline laid down on her tray.
"That could have gone better." Sofia declared.
"What am I going to do, Sofia?" Madeline sighed. "Zooey won't even give Amber a chance."
"Maybe you should just talk to Amber tonight after dinner." Sofia suggested
"I guess it's worth a shot." Madeline sighed.
That evening, Madeline walked over to Amber's bedroom.
"Ooh, you should use the crowbar." Amber's voice declared.
"Amber?" Madeline entered the room, finding a servant trying to open a crate.
"Your new friend isn't very friendly, Madeline." Amber huffed.
"The thing is, on her first day, she was sitting with all of our friends, then you came over and interrupted her." Madeline explained.
"She interrupted me!" Amber insisted.
"No, you interrupted her." Madeline said firmly. "You just didn't notice. And you made her feel really left out."
"I didn't mean to make her feel left out." Amber pouted. "And now she's leaving me out, on purpose!"
The servant jammed the crowbar in tight.
"Mallet, please." Amber requested.
The servant gave Amber a mallet, and she struck the crowbar with it, knocking the lid off the crate.
"But it doesn't matter now." Amber smirked. "Because I'm starting my own club: The Amber Adventure Club!"
"Really? Why?" Madeline gulped. "I'm sure you two could patch things up if you just talked to each other..."
"Oh, it's too late for that, Madeline." Amber reached into the crate. "I already had a dozen adventure tiaras made!" She pulled out one of them. "See?"
"Oh..." Madeline frowned.
"And my club is going to be a hundred times better than Zooey's club, with those precious little knick-knacks." Amber scowled. "I mean, what's so great about those gold cara-whatever's? They're just oversized paperclips! The Amber Adventure Club tiaras are far more fabulous than that!"
"They are nice..." Madeline admitted.
"Oh, I'm glad you like them." Amber smiled. "Because you are my first member!" Amber gave her the tiara.
"Oh... thanks, Amber!" Madeline said awkwardly. "I guess I can be in both clubs..."
"And Sofia, too." Amber nodded. "But you'll like mine better, right?"
Madeline laughed nervously.
"What's going on?" Sofia asked as she entered the room.
"Amber's starting her own club." Madeline declared.
"Yes, the Amber Adventure Club!" Amber nodded, holding up another tiara. "Madeline's already joined, and you will too, right?"
"Um... okay?" Sofia shrugged, taking the tiara.
"Terrific." Amber smiled. "I'll show Zooey who's club is the best..."
The next day, Amber walked into the Royal Prep grounds, dragging a cart full of adventure tiaras, Sofia and Madeline beside her.
"Excuse me, I have an announcement!" She declared. "I am starting the Amber Adventure Club And everyone who joins gets a very special adventure tiara!"
"Ooh!" Clio gasped.
"La-la!" Hildegard smiled.
"Uh-oh." Madeline gulped, as Zooey walked over.
"Where are your tiaras, girls?" Amber asked.
"Oh... right here!" Sofia gulped, as she and Madeline put theirs on.
"I'll join your club, Amber." Kiara declared.
"Fabulous!" Amber grinned. "How about everyone else?"
"What are you doing?" Zooey asked.
"Starting my own club." Amber smirked. "The Amber Adventure Club."
"You're taking all my new friends!" Zooey glared.
"No, I'm just trying to get my friends to join my club." Amber retorted.
"You know what? I have a great idea." Madeline smiled. "Why don't you two join your clubs together?"
"Yeah, it'll be the One Big Happy Adventure Club." Sofia nodded, as she and Madeline pulled Amber and Zooey over.
"Doesn't that sound great?" Madeline asked.
"No!" Amber and Zooey said together as they pulled away.
"If you guys want to be in her club, you can't be in my club too!" Zooey yelled as she walked away.
"Zooey, wait!" Sofia called.
"And today, my club is going on the absolute best adventure yet." Zooey smirked.
"How great could it possible be if it doesn't come with its own tiara?" Amber asked.
"We are going to the diamond tidepools of Albini Island." Zooey declared.
"Wow!" Vivian gasped.
"Seriously?" Clio asked.
"Gasp of joy!" Hildegard smiled.
"And we're going to take my new hot air balloon hydrofoil to get there." Zooey added. "It's the kind of adventure no other club can offer."
"How dare you..." Amber growled.
"That really does sound fun!" Kiara admitted.
"I've always wanted to ride in a hydrofoil." Clio confessed.
"And I've always wanted more diamonds!" Hildegard added.
"What?" Amber gasped. "You're all choosing her club?"
"Sorry, Amber." Hildegarde shrugged. "Diamonds."
"But we'll do something else with you soon." Clio offered.
"What about you, girls?" Amber asked Sofia and Madeline.
"Madeline, we started this club together." Zooey declared. "You were my first member."
"I know, Zooey." Madeline sighed. "But I don't want to be part of a club that leaves out one of my sisters. I'm sorry."
"Sofia, how about you?" Zooey asked.
"Well, I've never been in a hydrofoil before..." Sofia shrugged. "Sorry Amber, I'm sticking with Zooey."
"You'd rather be in Zooey's club?" Amber growled.
"Sorry." Sofia apologized again. "I did join her club first. I owe it to her to stay."
"I'm glad one of us had an easy time choosing." Madeline declared.
"Well, come on along, Madeline." Amber declared. "We have big adventures to go on."
"I'm sorry, Zooey." Madeline apologized, as she followed Amber.
"I knew I could count on you, Sofia." Zooey smiled. "Let's go get ready for our adventure, shall we?"
"Okay..." Sofia nodded.
As Amber and Madeline entered the school, Madeline sighed.
"Oh, don't be disappointed, Madeline." Amber declared. "You and I are going someplace better than those rinky-dink tidepools."
"Where?" Madeline asked, as they entered a classroom.
"We are going there!" Amber pulled down a map. "Just above the Albini island is North Meekland, the site of the largest meteor shower ever recorded! And meteors-"
"Meteorites." Madeline corrected her.
"-Meteorites are so much better than boring old diamonds." Amber finished. "Been there, worn that!"
"That sounds like a good adventure." Madeline smiled.
"It'll be the best!" Amber smiled. "Now all we need to do is find a few more members."
"But everyone else is in Zooey's club." Madeline pointed out.
"Oh, I'm sure we can find a few Princesses somewhere." Amber said hopefully.
Later, Zooey and her club were getting on the hot air hydrofoil.
"Is that everyone?" Zooey asked, as Sofia and Vivian boarded.
"Yep, I think so." Vivian nodded.
"So, um... Madeline didn't change her mind, or anything?" Zooey sighed.
"Nope." Sofia declared. "Sorry."
"That's okay." Zooey smiled weakly as she turned a crank that moved the steps. "I still have a whole hydrofoil full of friends. It's just what I wanted." She turned to the pilot. "Alrighty, we're ready!"
"Hold on!" The pilot pulled a lever.
The balloon shook, causing the girls to laugh.
"Still figuring out these gears, Princess." The pilot declared.
"I think this is the right one." Zooey pulled another lever.
The strap linking them to the ground exploded lightly, and the balloon rose up into the air. As they soared away, Zooey saw Madeline and Amber, recruiting some other members.
"You are now official members of the one and only Amber Adventure Club!" Amber announced.
"I'm in a club! I'm in a club!" The young Prince Chad cheered.
"Now, your Amber Adventure coach awaits." Amber declared.
"Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh-" Chad tripped.
"Ohh." Amber groaned.
"Am I still in the club?" Chad asked.
"Of course you are, Chad." Madeline put his Adventure Crown back on. "Now let's go see those meteorites."
Some time later, the hydrofoil neared its destination. Zooey spied it through binoculars.
"Look, we're here!" She smiled. "Take us in, please."
"Aye, aye, captain Zooey." The pilot turned the wheel, and the balloon started to descend. As it landed, the passengers stumbled as the craft scraped into the sand. The pilot was the first to disembark, followed by Hildegard.
"Diamonds, here I come!" She smiled.
Zooey was still on the deck.
"Zooey, are you sure you're okay?" Sofia asked.
"Oh, yeah!" Zooey smiled. "Really excited for this adventure! It's just... I wish Madeline were here, that's all."
"Yeah, it would be nice if Madeline and Amber were here." Sofia sighed.
"Why does everyone want Amber to be here so badly?" Zooey stormed off the hydrofoil.
As they got off the craft, a lever suddenly tilted, and it started up again. Its tethers came loose, and the hydrofoil started to drift away.
"Grab on!" Zooey told the others, as she grabbed a tether.
The others all grabbed a tether, struggling as the hydrofoil began to rise.
"We're just not strong enough!" The pilot groaned.
"What are we going to do?" Hildegard panicked, as both she and Clio rose up with it. "What are we going to do?!"
Both Hildegard and Clio fell to the ground.
Zooey's tether slipped out of her hands. The pilot was still hanging on, but was pulled over the water.
"Whoa!" He yelped, as he fell in.
The hydrofoil drifted away.
"Don't panic." Zooey declared, pulling out her carbiner. "We can still catch it!"
Zooey fired a grappling hook at the craft, but it fell short.
"It won't reach!" She groaned. "The hydrofoil is too high!"
"Ohh!" Hildegard despaired.
"Now what?" Vivian asked.
"I'll go look for help." The pilot declared. "Maybe there's a village on the far side of the island."
The pilot set off on his search.
"I'm so sorry." Zooey told the others. "But at least it's a real adventure now." She chuckled awkwardly.
Meanwhile, the Adventure Carriage flew across the sky.
"What's that?" Madeline looked over the side.
"What?" Amber asked.
They saw Zooey's hydrofoil below them.
"It's coming our way." Amber noted. "What is it?"
"It's Zooey's balloon!" Madeline realized. "...But they're not in it. Where are they?"
"Is that them on the island?" Chad pointed.
"Wait, it is them!" Madeline nodded. "We have to help them!"
"Do we?" Amber huffed. "Really?"
"Amber, Zooey's in trouble." Madeline declared. "And so are Sofia and the others! Maybe you can be the bigger Princess here and help her, even though you two aren't getting along?"
"Ohh..." Amber groaned. "Alright, I'll help."
"Thank you." Madeline smiled.
"Coachman, please take us to Albini Island." Amber instructed.
"Yes, milady." The coachman snapped the reins. "Hyah!"
The carriage descended.
Down on the island, Zooey was pacing, while the others were sitting on some rocks.
"We're never going to get home." Hildegard fretted. "We're never going to get home, we're never going to get home!"
"Look!" Kiara pointed at the carriage. "It's Madeline and Amber!"
"What?" Zooey gasped.
"They're flying right toward us!" Vivian smiled.
"Oh, thank goodness!" Kira beamed. "We're saved!"
The carriage landed on the beach. The flying horses had trouble catching their footing on the sand.
"Run for cover!" Zooey urged.
As the carriage bumped past them, one of its wheels came off.
"Maddie!" Sofia smiled.
"Amber!" Clio cheered.
"We are so happy to see you!" Hildegard declared.
"What are you doing all the way out here?" Zooey asked.
"Oh, don't worry." Amber sneered. "I'm not trying to get into your club."
"We saw your balloon, and thought you might need help." Madeline declared.
"Oh, thank you." Zooey nodded. "But... can we all fit in your coach?"
"I'm afraid not." The coachman declared. "Five is the maximum royal occupancy. And no-one will be riding in it until I fix this wheel." He held up the damaged wheel. "Hmm, does anyone have a screwdriver?" Zooey's club members all held up their carabiners, screwdrivers popping out of them. "Oh, thanks." The coachman took Vivian's.
"Zooey, if I bring you out to your balloon, can you fly it back here?" Madeline asked.
"I think so." Zooey nodded. "But how can you get me out there?"
"I'll fly you over on one of the horses." Madeline declared.
"Then you can lower me down to the balloon." Zooey smiled. "but I don't think you can do it on your own."
"I'll go too." Sofia declared.
"So will I." Amber nodded.
"You?" Zooey asked. "You'll help me?"
"Yes, it looks like I will." Amber nodded awkwardly.
"Thank you." Zooey smiled. "I... don't know what I would have done without you. All of you."
Sofia, Madeline and Amber all mounted a flying horse (Zooey riding with Madeline).
"Hyah!" They chanted, and the horses took off.
"Good luck! Vivian called.
"You can do it!" Clio cheered.
"There's no way they can do it." Hildegard frowned.
"Over there!" Zooey pointed. "I see it! We have to catch it before it disappears into those clouds! We need to go faster, it's getting away!"
They flew towards the balloon.
"Fly on the trade winds, it'll give us a boost!" Zooey instructed.
"Right!" The others nodded.
They moved in closer.
"Be alert." Zooey declared, wrapping some rope around the horse. "These winds can shift in an instant."
"Don't worry." Madeline replied. "We've got you."
"I know." Zooey nodded. "I've just got to adjust this there." She put the rope through her carabiner, and threw the other end onto the balloon.
"Fly steady." She told Madeline." I'm going down!"
"Be careful!" Madeline urged.
"Always." Zooey nodded.
Zooey slid down the rope, landing on the balloon.
"I'm on!" She smiled... before losing her grip. "Ahh!"
"Hang on!" Amber directed her horse below. "I've got you!"
Amber clipped the rope onto the balloon, stopping Zooey's fall.
"Are you okay?" Sofia asked.
"Yeah, I think so." Zooey climbed back up.
"Oh Zooey, be careful!" Amber called.
"I will!" Zooey replied. "Thanks, Amber!"
Zooey climbed up to the deck, using her carabiner as a handhold.
"I'm onboard!" She smiled. "Thanks! You can let go!"
Madeline let go of the rope.
"That oversized paperclip sure comes in handy." Amber admitted.
Zooey turned the wheel, directed the balloon back towards the island. The others were still sitting on the beach.
"Oh, we're doomed!" Hildegard groaned.
"They're coming back!" Clio pointed.
"They did it?" Hildegard gasped. "I knew it all along!"
The hydrofoil landed in the water, as the flying horses landed on the beach. Meanwhile, the pilot dragged over some logs.
"Good news, I found enough wood to make a raft!" He announced.
"The wheel's all fixed." The coachman declared. "I've saved the day!"
They looked over in surprise as the kids cheered at the recovered hydrofoil.
"Alright, who's ready to see those tidepools?" Zooey asked.
"I am!" Vivian smiled.
"Count me in!" Clio nodded.
"It's about time!" Hildegard declared.
The club members moved onwards
"Amber?" Zooey walked over to her. "I'm sorry I didn't let you into my club. I... I was just afraid that if you were around, no-one would pay attention to me."
"I understand." Amber smiled. "And I'm sorry if I was rude."
"You were." Zooey said bluntly.
"Well, I'm sorry." Amber repeated.
"That's okay." Zooey pulled out a carabiner. "So... would you like to be in the Princess Adventurer Club?"
Amber examined the carabiner.
"It's a fan, see?" Zooey pushed a button, causing a fan to pop out.
"Oh!" Amber gasped, fanning herself. "Well, this is a handy little knickknack!"
"Welcome to the club." Zooey smiled.
"Actually, I had a better idea." Amber declared, offering Zooey the gold emblem on her hat. "Why don't we join our clubs together?"
"I'd love that." Zooey accepted.
"We'll be one big, happy Adventure Club!" Madeline smiled.
"What could be better?" Sofia asked.
"Diamonds, everywhere!" Hildegard gasped, as the other went through the tidepools. "And they're all for me! ...Uh-uh, Clio, that one's mine!"
"Hildy!" Clio complained.
Madeline, Sofia, Amber and Zooey joined them all in exploring.