The Big News

"The Big News" is the twenty-fourth episode of Butterfly Valley (1998 series). It has an original plot not derived from any episode of the 1969 series.
==Synopsis==
Today, one of Rose and Petunia's friends' aunt has given birth to a baby! The twins are excited about it, so they decide to call their friends from Butterfly Valley to come over to see the baby, but things might get into an eggshell…
==Plot==
In the twins house, Rose and Petunia are reading a women's interest magazine in the living room. Petunia points out some dresses and Rose notices a picture of a mother holding a baby, then they hear a bell ringing from outside.
Rose opens the door and sees Brad and Jessa, who informed them that Mackenzie is having a baby cousin. The twins are shocked about the news and follow Brad and Jessa.
The kids head to Mackenzie's house and wonder where are her parents, then Mackenzie said they went to a date, so uncle Bruce and aunt Holly came to take care of her for today. The kids notice the baby Holly is holding. Rose wonders if the baby is a boy or a girl, then Holly told her the baby is a boy, then Petunia asks what is his name and Mackenzie said his name is Tobias, or Tobe for short.
Celia tries to play with Tobe, but he throws his rattle to her forehead, which ended up hurting her. Mackenzie reminded her that Tobe can rather be unresponsive if there's little care for him.
Rose whispered to Petunia that maybe the butterfly fairies could see the newborn baby. Petunia is about to say it's not a good idea to bring the butterfly fairies to the human world, but Rose cuts her line when she told her friends that she and Petunia will find something that Tobe likes and the twins went upstairs. Rose brings out the magic flower from her pocket and uses it to visit Butterfly Valley with Petunia.
The twins went to Bluebell's house to inform Bluebell and her family about Mackenzie's new relative. Rose knocks the door and Bluebell opens it. Rose tells Bluebell About one of her friends has a new baby cousin. Bluebell and her family are shocked and Rose asks them if they want to see the baby.
Bluebell repllied that she and her family would like to see the baby, but she also reminded the twins that butterfly fairies can only stay in the human world for three minutes, or they will become weaker, since the Earth' polluted atmosphere drains their magical powers. The twins didn't know about the fact, but Rose pleaded Bluebell to see the baby in real time and she reluctantly obligated.
Bluebell asks Spike to join her see the baby in the human world, but he refused to go to the human world because they would lose their magical powers from the Earth's atmosphere. Bluebell pleaded Spike to join her see the baby and he obligated, so Rose uses her magic flower to transport to Sideview Beach with them.
Once the twins, Bluebell and Spike left the house, the troll guards attempt to rob Bluebell's family. Owing to their children's disappearances, Aldith and Laine calls the police officers to arrest the trolls.
Meanwhile in Mackenzie's house, the kids are shocked when they notice Bluebell and Spike in the human world. Celia asked why did the twins brough the butterfly fairies to the human world, then Rose responded that they asked them to see the baby in real time.
Spike went to Mackenzie's kitchen to check if their's any food for him to eat, then he notice chicken meat, which horrified him. The twins give Bluebell a closer look at Tobe, who grabs her and cuddles with her, much to the young fairy's dismay.
Meanwhile in Butterfly Valley, the police officers have arrived and consult with Bluebell's parents. One of the police officers handcuffs the troll guards and sends them to the police car. Aldith tells the officer that Bluebell and Spike went missing.
Back in Mackenzie's house, Spike has finished eating Mackenzie's salad, then he notices the kids watching Tobe cuddling with Bluebell. He peeks through the windshields, seeing Tobe sleeping with Bluebell. Spike went to the living room and tries to get his sister out of Tobe's arm, but Tobe grabs him and cuddles with the butterfly fairies.
The butterfly fairy police guards try to find Bluebell and Spike, as their parents and Trent, who is crying, follow them.
After three minutes, Bluebell and Spike begin to lose their magic powers. Rose witnesses this and talks with the butterfly fairies. Bluebell says it's not a very good idea to bring butterfly fairies like herself and Spike to the human world.
Rose realizes this and went to Petunia, who is helping Mackenzie and her aunt get a bottle of milk. Rose tells Petunia to return Bluebell and Spike to the Butterfly Kingdom, so they sneak to the living room and try to get Bluebell and Spike off Tobe's arm, but he suddenly wakes up and cries loudly.
Mackenzie, her family and the other kids heard the noise and went to the living room. Mackenzie asks the twins what's happening, then Rose says she and Petunia try to get the two little butterfly fairies from Tobe and now he's crying.
Holly sings a lullaby to get Tobe back to sleep and Rose quickly snatches the two butterfly fairies. The twins went to Butterfly Valley using the magic flower and Bluebell and Spike reunite with their family. Aldith and Laine thank the twins for bringing their children back close to them.
The police officers came to remind Bluebell and Spike to never stand away from their parents again and they apologize to them.
Rose said to the police officers that she and Petunia wanted to bring Bluebell and Spike to see a baby in the human world. The police officers realize the twins' mistake and forgive them, Bluebell and Spike.
An already-arrested troll guard angrily tells the police officers to get him and his cohorts out from the car, but one of the officers points his gun to silence him.
Rose and Petunia bid farewell to the butterfly fairies and return to Mackenzie's house using the magic flower. They see Tobe crying again, since he misses them so much, then Rose brought two butterfly fairy stuffed dolls with Bluebell and Spike's likenesses.
Tobe begins to cuddle with the stuffed dolls and the kids are glad that he loves them. The kids soon bid farewell to Mackenzie, Bruce, Holly and Tobe as the rest of the family return from a date. Mackenzie runs to her parents and hugs them. The episode closes as Mackenzie's mother asks if anything's going well and she responded that it's all under control, especially with Tobe, and the Silverstone family laugh in pleasure.
==Trivia==
*This episode is included in the VHS compilation video The Best of Butterfly Valley, Vol. 8, albeit with the edited scene described below.
*This is the first time Rose and Petunia visit one of their friends' house.
*This episode reveals Mackenzie and her family's surname to be Silverstone, as the front door of Mackenzie's house has a plaque the reads "SILVERSTONE HOUSEHOLD 304" on it.
*For the first time in the 1998 series, the butterfly fairies went to the human world. However, they can only spend three minutes there and will suffocate if they pass the time limit.
**Ironically, in the 1969 series, they seem to have no signs of illness in the human world, meaning they an be there anytime they want.
*This is the second time, after "The Dragonfly Princess," where one of the main troll characters does not appear in the story aside from the troll guards.
**In this episode, both King Boogieman and Queen Peregia are absent, meaning this is the second time Boogieman doesn't appear in an episode of a TV series and also the first time Peregia doesn't appear as well. They weren't even mentioned at any point of the story either.
===Censorship===
*A scene where a troll guard yells at the police officers, only for one of them to point his gun at him was cut in later broadcasts, due to the depiction of a real firearm on children's television.
**However, that scene was retained in the Japanese dub, as well as when this episode was included in the Blu-ray box set Butterfly Valley: The 50th Anniversary Collection.
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