The Night Is Young - Episode 10

The Night Is Young - Episode 10 is the tenth episode of the The Night Is Young animation series in SapphireFoxx. It was released on July 17, 2023.
== Synopsis ==
 “The Pink Knight has been on a roll lately around campus. While taking down bad guys in droves, Jessica hopes that she can to prove herself to Alistair to become his fourth apprentice.”
== Production ==
* Producer: Sam Mokler
* Writers: Christina Polk, Sam Mokler
* Animators: Mimi Alves, Hector Amavizca
* Artist: Gabriel Carroll
* Lead Animator: Mimi Alves
=== Cast ===
* Jessica – Leslie Burk
* Isabelle – Sarah Wiedenheft
* Chris – Matt Shipman
* Alistair – Ricco Fajardo
== Plot ==
Jessica (The Pink Knight) confronts the hooded figure on the roof demanding to know who they are. They don't say anything, so she tries to bind them with magic, but the figure is able to quickly break the chain and teleport away. Jessica is concerned but finishes adding the new memory alter to her ward sphere and head home thinking how she'll have to keep an eye out and be extra careful from here on out. 
Two days later Jessica and Chris are having their weekly sparing match with Isabelle in the gym again. Jess ties the match 2 to 2 and Chris is impressed that she's improved so much over the last couple months and asks her what she's been up to lately. She claims she's just upped her magic studying and is eager to finally beat Chris. Isabelle playfully mentions how she seems to want to impress somebody and how she's been spending a lot of time out late over the past month. Jess loses the next round distracted by what Isabelle said but is quick to insist on round 6. Chris playfully mocks her for probably being out all-night partying. Jess however says how she's really calmed down since her early college days. In the match Chris knocks Jessica's bow staff away but she retaliates with the same tier 4 spell she used on the cloaked figure and wins the round. Both Chris and Isabelle are surprised as that spell is a few too many steps ahead in their training and Isabelle asks her about skipping ahead. Jess hesitantly admits she may be reading ahead a bit but points out Isabelle did it all the time before she met Alistair. Chris wonders how he was supposed to counter that if it's a step ahead, but Isabelle says there's an easy way to get out of it. She has Jess use it on her and demonstrates how to break free and Jess is quick to recognize the style and asks Izzy where she was two nights ago. Seeing she's caught on Chris and Izzy look at each other and Chris turns out the lights. Jess conjures a flame to see and finds Isabelle has dawned her Mana Armor and reveals she is the cloaked figure who's been watching her. Chris reveals he's known as well and they explain Alistair told the two of them about her Pink Knight career. As the siblings step up their sparing for the next round Isabelle explains how Alistair was worried Jessica may be going a bit too far so he told her and Chris to peak in and keep an eye on her. After she caught her two nights ago he said it would be okay to let her in on a few more secrets. Isabelle's been evaluating her from a distance and knows that Jessica's been pushing herself more and more intent on impressing Alistair. She admits she wants in on the secrets and to learn advanced magics like the others, but Chris playfully says how it took him a while to prove himself and she'll have to earn an apprenticeship. Jessica gets a bit more driven and conjures two stone constructs and after a few more moves manages to win the final round and breaks Chris' winning streak. While Jess praises herself a bit hoping that winning against one his apprentices gets Alistair's attention the man himself appears behind her in the stands. She is surprised but also grateful he's been considering her. While he says how she has impressed him and gotten his attention she hasn't quite reached the point of earning an apprenticeship yet. However, with her skills improving and her drive to better herself clear Alistair says she's earned the right to be let in on a few more secrets. Namely who he really is and where he lives. Chris and Isabelle congratulate Jessica but say they both have a date night planned and leave the two of them to talk. Before they go however, they both say how they are proud of Jessica's Pink Knight Career and how she's making a difference. The couple then teleport away, and Alistair takes Jessica's hand saying its time to show her the Island and tell her more about his mission. 
== Trivia ==
* While it's been heavily implied in previous animations this is the first one to confirm that Chris is Alistair's 3rd apprentice and despite his slip up shown in "Rookie Mistake" he was accepted into the position.