The Fairy Games

The Fairy Games refers to an episode arc that encompasses the seventy-ninth, eightieth, eighty-first, and eighty-second episodes of Butterfly Valley (1998 series). They are also the first four episodes of the fourth season.
==Synopsis==
===Part 1===
The animal fairies are preparing for the animal world's biggest sports event, the Fairolympic Games, but the trolls also decide to participate at the event, just to ruin the fun of the animal fairies…
===Part 2===
The animal fairies took part in various events, including aquatics, rhythmic gymnastics and basketball, as the troll guards attemp to track them down, while Rose practices some new moves for her gymnastics routine in Orlando as her friends and relatuives cheer for her.
===Part 3===
The animal fairies went to compete in more sports, while Rose has completed her basic gymnastics training session. Meanwhile, more trolls have arrived in Koala Cape and snoop around a sporting goods store…
===Part 4===
The Fairolympics has almost come to the closing ceremony with the final soccer game. The two teams have yet to score a goal, but there's something miserable to the game, trolls of course! Will Rose and Petunia ever save the event from the trolls?
==Plot==
===Part 1: The Torch Relay===
At the ancient ruins near the city of Animapolis, the capital city of the Dove Kingdom, some dove fairies, dressed in togas, are performing a ritual about the sun god to bring in the energy of the sun rays, then a dove fairy lights up a wooden torch with a mirror that reflects the sunlight.
The dove fairy lends the flame to the first torch bearer, a kangaroo fairy, who then runs off to several cities in the Dove Kingdom.
Meanwhile in Cranberry City, the capital city of the Unified Commonwealth, the koala fairies, kangaroo fairies, emu fairies, magpie fairies, platypus fairies, and wombat fairies gather to watch the torch relay on a huge LED display.
Inside Bluebell's house in Butterfly Valley, Bluebell shows the tickets to the games to her family, who are surprised. Spike is excited to see the Baseball event. The family noticed a huge LED display showing the torch relay of the Fairolympics.
Moving on to Sideview Beach, Rose, Petunia, and their family are on their way back home when Rose noticed a flyer are participating at the seventh annual World Junior Games in Miami. Rose is assigned to participate at the rhythmic gymnastics and Petunia wishes her a good luck.
Meanwhile in the Great Troll Palace, the troll guards are exercising as King Boogieman coaches them and Queen Peregia checks if they're ready for the event.
One of the troll guards said that they're all fit for the event and the monarchs agreed with him. Once Boogieman reminded them that the event will start soon, the monarchs leave the court and the troll guards talk about their plans to ruin the games.
The other troll guards are painting some of the Rapier 3-69 jets to look like typical Airbuses, then one of them tells the others that they had to be split into two groups and they agree with him.
A troll guard straps some colored wristbands to indicate the group they'll be in and the troll guard who wear blue wrist bands hop into one of the jets and bid fare well to the other troll guards, who are wearing red wristbands.
Meanwhile in Sideview Beach, Rose and Petunia went to the community park to announce the baton relay of the World Junior Games to their friends. The kids are surprised about the news and Celia told the twins that her cousins Valentina and Hortense are two of the baton bearers, but the kids confused over the names.
Petunia asks Celia why does her family have such rare and exotic names and Celia responded that her family is very rich, including herself. The kids are puzzled by this.
Meanwhile at the Koala Cape International Airport, some of the troll guards exit the Rapier 3-69 jet and push it to one of the empty hangars. They sneak into Telestar Stadium and tried to douse the flame from the torch using a fire extinguisher, but their range is a wee poor, they accidentally splatter the flowers in a garden. A koala fairy gardener witnessed this and wipes off the foam with a small cloth.
The last torch bearer came to Telestar Stadium and puts the flame on a moving platform that sends it to the cauldron. The spectators cheer loudly as fireworks bursts up in the sky, thus signifying the start of the Fairolympics as the episode ends.
===Part 2: After the Opening Ceremony===
The kids and their family went aboard the airplane to Orlando and it flies over to the Orlando International Airport, then some taxi cabs take them to a famous amusement park called Wally D. World.
Petunia is excited to visit such amusement park like this, then the kids, except Rose, went to some attractions, including a dark ride called Hidden Treasures of the Temple, a big Ferris wheel, and a roller coaster.
The kids, along with their parents, soon went to the Wide World of Sports complex nearby. They greet Ms. Jill, who felt glad that her pupil Rose came into the dance studio in a good time. Ms. Jill guides Rose to the area where she will learn her gymnastics moves.
Meanwhile at an aquatics facility named "Aqua Domain" in Koala Cape, the first sport of the event is Diving and it started with a flamingo fairy climbing onboard, then she jumps off the diving board, performing some flips and falling into the pool. The spectators cheer loudly as she climbs back up.
Bluebell was impressed with her moves, then a moth fairy climbs onboard and jumps off the diving board. She performs some flips and twirls before falling into the pool.
Meanwhile at the Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Rose is practicing some gymnastics moves in the dance studio. Petunia came and watched her swing up and down. Petunia was impressed by Rose's new moves and remind her that the World Junior Games are coming up next week.
Meanwhile in Koala Cape, rhythmic gymnastics are on their way and it begins with a rabbit fairy performing seven somersaults, which impressed the judges. The spectators cheer loudly, them a crane fairy goes next, with the troll guards spying on her.
One of the troll guards chats with the others with his walkie talkie and one of them at the courtyard stated that they are almost ready for the event.
Back in Orlando, Rose has completed most of her skills for her gymnastics routine and it's now time to leave the dance studio, so the kids pack their stuff and went to a taxi cab that leads them to Tampa. Jessa is excited about her visit to her birthplace, which is St. Petersburg.
Meanwhile on the courtyard of the Great Troll Palace, the remaining troll guards are all "ready" for the Fairolympics, but they forgot to bring their gear. They decide to steal some sporting gears from a sports shop, so they hop into another painted Rapier 3-69 jet and fly to the Unified Commonwealth.
Meanwhile at the Sideview Beach International Airport, the kids and their parents enter the airplane and leave Sideview Beach as some people, including some of their relatives. The airplane soon flew to Miami as the episode ends.
===Part 3: The Games Advanced===
The airplane has arrived in Miami and people are exiting the airplane, including the kids and their parents. Rose and Petunia are excited to see the lovely overview of the city.
Meanwhile in Koala Cape, the games soon went to baseball, with the Butterfly Kingdom team about to win against the Kabuto Kingdom team.
Beetle fairy pitcher Suzuki throws the ball towards his teammate Tenki, but he misses and the butterfly fairy catcher Gordon caught it. The teams switch position and Reese throws the ball and Olsen hits the ball, sending it flying to the sky. The butterfly fairies celebrate as they thought the Butterfly Kingdom team won by 104 points, against the Kabuto Kingdom team's 90 points.
Meanwhile at another dance studio, this time in Miami, the kids are cheering for Rose, who is just about to practice more of her moves, then a young Australian gymnast Kerry Rowen came and greets the kids.
However, Chip began to fall in love with Kerry, much to the disgruntlement of the other girls.
Kerry shows her magic flower, which is a Golden Wattle. She reveals it to be the national flower of Australia, which surprised the twins. Rose then shows Kerry her magic flower, which is a magnolia. Rose explains to her that she and Petunia found it from a bush while they are finding the ball they were playing catch with at their backyard.
A lovestruck Chip pops up and clumsily flirts with Kerry, as she tires to push him away to get her attention to the twins.
At the Koala Cape International Airport, more troll guards arrive in Koala Cape with the painted Rapier 3-69 jet. They sneak into a grocery store, or if you're Australian, a supermarket, and ride on a shopping cart, or trolley as it was known in Australia.
Moving on to the cycling event, the animal fairies race around the velodrome as a yak fairy finished in first place. The yak fairy receives a gold medal as the spectators cheer loudly.
The troll guards have ended up at The Sports Depot supermarket. They sneak inside the store and checks if there's anybody there. The store turns out to be empty, so they decide to mess up with every stuff inside the store.
One of the troll guards found some golf clubs and he hits some golf balls around the area, destroying some stuff in the process.
The troll guards soon move on to the soccer section, where they play catch with one of the soccer balls, which soon bounces around the store, knocking down some equipment in another aisle.
Meanwhile at the Fishbowl Arena, the animal fairies went to the basketball finals between the Bee Kingdom team and the Dove Kingdom team. They are currently tied with 30 points each, but suddenly, Carson performs an impossible slam dunk maneuver, which leads to what seems to be a 31-30 win for the bee fairies, until Papadoupoules shoots the opposing hoop and thus, the dove fairies win.
The troll guards with blue wristbands came and greet the troll guards with red wristbands. One of the troll guards brought some equipment for the others to compete at the Fairolympics.
Back in Miami, Rose is done practicing her gymnastics skills and her friends applaud to her. Kerry felt proud of Rose and reminds her that the World Junior Games are coming up next week, which surprised her and the other kids.
The track-and-field events are on the way, with the butterfly fairy runner Harrison sprinting ahead of the other animal fairy runners, but however, a leafbug fairy eventually crosses the finish line, thus receiving the gold medal.
Rose and her friends went to a hotel named "Cambridge Heritage Suites" near downtown Miami. Bill tries to calculate the amount of people per room check in at the lobby. The families soon went to their own rooms as the episode ends.
===Part 4: The Troll Invasion===
The final sport of the Farolympics is association football, or soccer, as the final match at Telestar Stadium awaits between the Parrot Country team and the Rooster Country team.
The animal fairies are cheering for the teams as parrot fairy forward Piradinho kicks the ball to the goal, but suddenly, the troll guards arrive at the stadium and invade the pitch, scaring off the animal fairies. The koala fairy security guards came and try to evict the troll guards, but they knock them down.
Meanwhile in Miami, Rose is practicing some advanced gymnastic moves as the kids watch her. Petunia holds up a sign that reads "GO SISTER!!", but Celia tells her to put the sign down, because she's not at a baseball game.
A proud Kerry congratulated Rose, since she did a very beautiful routine, and Rose thanks Kerry for her appreciation.
The troll guards begin to play their own game of soccer at Telestar Stadium. One of the troll guards in the red team kicks the ball to the goal net, thus scoring a goal, and his teammates celebrate with him, while the animal fairies are freaking out.
Meanwhile in Miami, Kerry's magic flower suddenly glows, signaling her that the Unified Commonwealth is in danger. Kerry said that she needed the twins' help, so they join her to save the Commonwealth.
The girls arrive to stop the troll guards. Rose and Petunia try to attack the troll guards, but they got hit back. Kerry, feeling worried about the twins, determines to defeat the trolls herself, so she kicks one of the troll guards to the chest, causing him to drop his spear. Kerry caught it and finishes off the troll guards.
Rose and Petunia noticed that Kerry had defeated the troll guards by herself. They get up and thank Kerry for her help. The girls soon enter the stadium and find out that the troll guards are attacking the animal fairies. Rose and Petunia try to stop the trolls, but they begin to chase the girls off the stadium, only for Kerry to fight them back, much to the twins' surprise.
The animal fairies thank the human girls for saving the games and the soccer match resumes.
The troll guards retreat from the stadium and return to the Great Troll Palace. They report to the monarchs that they failed to ruin the Fairolympics, which upsets the monarchs.
There is a penalty involved, where rooster fairy striker Dujardin successfully kicks the ball to the goal. The Rooster Country team won the match and the spectators cheer loudly. The Rooster Country team's manager thank the human girls for saving the match, but they don't understand what he is saying, as he's speaking in French, although Rose gleefuly responded to him.
The human girls bid farewell to the animal fairies and Rose uses her magic flower to return to Miami with Petunia and Kerry. The kids ran to the girls and felt glad that they came back to Miami. There's still some time before the World Junior Games begin, so the girls went to the Fort Lauderdale Sport Complex, one of the venues of the forthcoming event.
Now back in Koala Cape, the animal fairies watch the closing ceremony, with the flame in the cauldron finally extinguished as the episode ends.
==Trivia==
===All parts===
*All four episodes are created to commemorate and have aired during the 2000 Summer Olympics, which was held in Sydney, Australia.
*These are the second four episodes to focus on sports, after "Spike Hits a Home Run."
*The first three parts do not feature Rose and Petunia visiting the Butterfly Kingdom, marking the first time that they didn't do so since "Promise Makes Perfect."
*Australian singer Nikki Webster voiced Kerry Rowen in the last two parts.
===Part 1===
*This is the final episode to be written or co-written by former head writer Stan Wolstein, as he left the crew from writing episode when this episode aired.
*This is the first episode to air on Saturday and Monday morning, since the 1998 series moved to new timeslots on WAM! and the Family Channel, respectively.
*The way the torch bearer lights up the cauldron is similar to the way boxer Muhammad Ali lights up the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia (the state in the United States, not the Eurasian nation).
*This is the first episode where the story concludes some where other than in Sideview Beach or Butterfly Valley, but rather in Koala Cape.
===Part 2===
*The second part of this episode arc was included in the VHS compilation video Butterfly Valley: Sports, Games and more!.
*The airplane in this episode resembles a Boeing 737.
*Wally D. World is a parody of Walt Disney World, a real-life amusement park located neat Orlando, Florida.
*This marks the writing debut of Mark Mullock, who will later become the head writer of the remainder of the 1998 series, replacing Stan Wolstein after his departure from writing episodes.
===Part 3===
*The Rapier 3-69 jet from "Butterflies in Space" returns in this episode.
*This marks the tenth time Rose, Petunia and their foreign friend (in this case, Kerry) discuss on their magic flowers.
*Several scenes where Chip and Kerry are seen together in one shot were removed in many international airings, since children should not do such thing in real life due to the sexually-suggestive content, especially when Chip interrupts the girls' conversation.
**However, the original uncensored version of this episode, with those scenes included, appears on the Blu-ray box set Butterfly Valley: The 50th Anniversary Collection.
===Part 4===
*The fourth and final part of this episode arc was included in the VHS compilation video Butterfly Valley: Going Active.
*This is one of the few times where Rose did not use her magic flower to enter the Butterfly Kingdom, since Kerry uses her magic flower to enter the Unified Commonwealth.
**However, Rose did use her magic flower to return to Miami with Petunia and Kerry.
*The soccer (football) match between the Parrot Country and the Rooster Country is a reference to the 1998 FIFA World Cup final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France.
**Additionally, the Rooster Country team winning the match is a reference to the French team's victory at the aforementioned World Cup final and the 2000 UEFA Euro final at De Kuip in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
*It is rather strange to see Rose and Petunia being knocked out by the troll guards, despite the fact that the twins' magic powers can easily defeat such weak enemies.
*This is the second episode where the story concludes some where other than in Sideview Beach or Butterfly Valley, but rather in Koala Cape.
*"Angel of Your Heart" by Human Nature is heard in the closing credits, instead of the usual background music, marking the second time this occurred, after "O Pigeon, Where Art Thou?" from the third season.
**"Angel of Your Heart" would later be included in the album The New Adventures in Butterfly Valley: More Songs from the Show.
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