Spike Hits a Home Run

"Spike Hits a Home Run" is the seventy-third episode of Butterfly Valley (1998 series) and the twenty-first episode of the third season.
==Synopsis==
Aside from dreaming of being an astronaut, Spike also dreams of being a professional baseball player. He longs to help his favorite team, the Crystals, win the World Series, but the trolls, disguising as a world-famous baseball team, show up at the stadium to ruin the game…
==Plot==
In Bluebell's house, Spike is watching TV in the living room. Bluebell walks downstairs and asks him what is he watching, to which he responded that he is watching a baseball exhibition game between the Butterfly Valley Crystals and the Butterfly Avenue Twinkles.
Meanwhile in Sideview Beach, the boys are playing baseball at Reed's Sports Complex, with the girls watching them.
Brad is the pitcher, while Sam is the batter and Chip prepares to catch the ball. Ernie, on the other hand, is also in Brad's team. Petunia, Jessa and Mackenzie are cheerleaders and Rose, Rhonda, Tammi and Celia are sitting on bleachers, cheering for the teams.
Brad throws the ball for Sam to hit it, but he misses and Chip caught it. Tammi and Rhonda is happy when Chip's team are in the lead, while Rose and Celia are upset because Brad's team has yet to score a point.
Meanwhile in the Great Troll Palace, King Boogieman and Queen Peregia are relaxing in the court, while the troll guards are playing baseball on the courtyard, with one of them trying to pitch the ball for his teammate to hit it, but he instead throws it through one of the windows.
Queen Peregia gets upset and blames the troll guards for breaking the window, then One of the troll guards reminds her that they are going to compete at the baseball tournament as an invited team. Peregia is delighted about the news and heads back to her throne.
The troll guards went to the practicing facility to capture the Crystals and substitute them with themselves. One of the troll guards suggests the name of their team to be the "Glooms" and the others like that name.
Meanwhile at the practicing facility adjacent to Commodore Park, a huge baseball stadium in Butterfly Valley, Spike was given a free lesson on how to play baseball. The teacher gives him a plastic bat, which he expected to be wooden, and tells him to practice hitting the baseball.
Meanwhile at Reed's Sports Complex, the teams came to a draw and Brad and Sam decide to switch position, but at the last minute, Sam throws the ball and Brad hits it. It turns out to be a home run and Brad's team won.
The troll guards and the Butterfly Trails Goldminers arrive at Commodore Park on buses and enter the venue. The attendants cheer for the teams as they step onto the diamond.
The attendants are shocked as they notice the troll guards instead of the Crystals on the field. The confused commentators think that the Crystals had changed over the last week.
Meanwhile at Reed's Sports Complex, the kids have finished the baseball game and pack up their stuff in their bags. The kids leave the complex, but the magic flower in Rose's pocken glows as Butterfly Valley is in danger once again. Rose picks up her magic flower and uses it to enter the Butterfly Kingdom with Petunia.
The twins are standing next to the Crystals' practicing facility and spot the captured players and their manager. Rose frees the players and Petunia points out their bus already parked at Commodore Park.
The twins went to gates of Commodore Park, but they're already locked and they head to the ticket counter, who reminded them that they are the last two people to enter the stadium for free, so they are able to ender without tickets.
The attendants began pelting food at the troll guards, before becoming a massive brawl, just when the twins arrive in time. Rose uses her telepathic spell to calm them down.
The troll guards decide to cheat their way to victory, but they are stopped by the twins, who decide to take them out from the stadium. The Butterfly Valley Crystals soon arrive to get their revenge on the troll guards.
The trolls challenge the Crystals for a quick exhibition game, as the Goldminers and the twins watch them.
One of the troll guards pitches the ball, but his teammate misses the ball and Olsen caught it. The team switch position and it was Johnson's turn to pitch the ball. Another troll guard wills to catch the ball, but it ended up being hit by Smith, causing the ball to fly up to the sky. The two teams are currently tied with 100 points each and the Crystals needed a few more points to win the game. Johnson pitches another ball to Smith, but he misses as it went up to the troll guard's mitt.
Spike, feeling worried about the Butterfly Valley Crystals losing to the troll guards, ran to the field from his seat to help them out. He asks permission to the Crystals' manager if he can do a home run and he allows him, so Spike borrows Smith's Baseball bat and Johnson throws another ball to him. The troll guards tries to reach the ball, but Spike hits it up to the sky. Another home run for the Crystals, the Goldminers and the Twins congratulate them as the spectators cheer loudly.
The Butterfly Valley Crystals are bestowed with the World Series trophy and they all went to the podium. Team captain Reese is about to lift up the trophy. but he asks Spike to help him do so and he did. The two pose to the camera, then Reese holds the trophy over his head and the head coach thank the twins for their help. Bluebell and her family went to the field and Bluebell congratulated them for winning the World Series in over ten years.
Rose and Petunia bid farewell to the butterfly fairies and Rose picks up her magic flower to return home with Petunia. The kids ran to them and Sam ask did they get any tickets to next week's Miami Marlins game against the Kansas City Royals. Rose replied that she and Petunia haven't got theirs yet, although Jessa brought them two additional tickets to the game and the twins are excited about the game.
The kids laugh and bid farewell to each other, before leaving the community park as the episode closes.
==Trivia==
*This episode was included in the VHS compilation video Butterfly Valley: Sports, Games and more!.
*This is the first episode to focus on sports, Baseball in particular.
*The stadium where the exhibition game Spike was watching is played at is the Rennbaucher Stadium, the home of the Butterfly Trails Goldminers, in Butterfly Trails.
*Rose and Petunia are revealed to be big fans of the Miami Marlins in this episode.
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