The Exploration

"The Exploration" is the fifty-second episode of Butterfly Valley (1998 series) and the twenty-sixth and final episode of the second season.
It and the previous episode commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Butterfly Valley franchise.
==Synopsis==
After the trolls managed to successfully kidnap their friends thanks to a brand new trap they've set up in forest, Rose and Petunia have to find a way to rescue them, but they must fight the trolls before they ever finish the kids off, including the twins themselves…
==Plot==
Continuing the events of the previous episode, the twins enter the Great Troll Palace to interfere with the trolls.
King Boogieman and Queen Peregia greet them, then Rose demands them to release their friends and Petunia gives the monarchs a thumbs down while blowing a raspberry.
King Boogieman orders the troll guards to attack the twins, but they've got the upper hand and they use the soundwave spell. The troll guards, dazed from the spell, retreat as the twins head another room, where the troll guards are preparing to prosecute their friends.
Rose and Petunia explore some rooms in the Great Troll Palace, including the computer room and the insect collection room, before they notice their friends being held hostage by the trolls.
The kids, who are strapped in ropes, are glad that Rose and Petunia are rescuing them from the trolls. The twins remove the ropes from their friends as the troll guards watch them. The kids thank the twins for rescuing them, then Rose tells them to stand back as she and Petunia began to battle against the troll guards.
The troll guards fire some arrows, but the twins dodge them, then Petunia kicks one of the troll guards from behind, causing him to drop his lance. Rose picks the lance up and thanks Petunia for providing her with it. The twins finish off the troll guards and escape with their friends from trolls.
The kids return to Butterfly Valley from the Great Troll Palace, then several young butterfly fairies, including Bluebell and Spike, came and ask if they are okay from the trolls. Petunia responded that everything is okay as long as the trolls clean their filthy palace.
Princess Butterfly and the butterfly fairy royal guards came and are informed about the trolls kidnapping the kids and thank the twins for rescuing them.
A few minutes later, the kids are bestowed with silver flowers of bravery, then Rose gives out a speech about her experience in discovering new places and the relationship of the Butterfly Kingdom and the United States in front of a million butterfly fairies. The speech was shown throughout TV and radio stations across the Butterfly Kingdom and the United States via satellite.
The kids soon bid farewell to the butterfly fairies and return home using the magic flower. Rose asks about the revelation on the Butterfly Kingdom. Celia responded that Butterfly Valley is such a beautiful place to visit. The twins brought some magic flowers for their friends, but they already knew that Celia already gave them one, to visit the Butterfly Kingdom whenever they want to. The sky suddenly turns dark and the kids leave home as the episode ends.
==Trivia==
*This episode and the previous one form a two-part episode arc involving the kids exploring the Butterfly Kingdom. They also celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Butterfly Valley franchise.
*This episode first premiered in Canada as part of a back-to-back marathon with "Let's Discover" on the Family Channel.
*This was considered to be the best episode of the 1998 series by many critics and fans, mainly due to the moment where Rose and Petunia rescue their friends from the trolls and Rose's speech concerning the relationship between the Butterfly Kingdom and the United States.
*This was intended to be the final episode of the 1998 series, but it was announced that the series got renewed for four more seasons.
*This is the first time Rose and Petunia's friends enter the Troll Kingdom, as the twins themselves had entered it a few times, notably in "Welcome to Butterfly Valley."
*This marks the final time the Sideview Beach Kids appeared as an eight-piece group, since the third season premiere introduced one more character to the group.
*The scene involving Rose and Petunia fighting against the trolls is reused as a flashback in "Graduation Day" from the sixth season.
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