Sofia the First S3 E12

## Plot

The Emerald Key is used to bring a ship to Hakalo. Roland, Miranda, and Sofia arrive, and are greeted by Lani, King Kamea, and Queen Halia. They were invited for a Fire Pearl ceremony. Throughout their history, young royals have gone on quests to prove that they're wise enough and strong enough to join the circle of leadership that rules their island. Tomorrow, Lani has to climb up Mount Hakalo and retrieve the Fire Pearl to prove that she's worthy. She's excited, but also nervous. She gets to pick one friend to be her guide, and she'd like it to be Sofia, which is why she and her parents were brought to the island. Sofia agrees, and Lani gives her a special bracelet she made, and a map. Lani admits to Sofia that she has magic powers. Everyone in her family has the power to control the weather. The ceremony is a test to see if she can use her powers to get the Fire Pearl. She trips over something, and thunder crashes. She runs inside. Her parents tell Sofia that when Lani gets upset, she loses control of her powers, which can cause terrible storms. To control her powers, she has to learn to control her temper. Mamanu is back, and like Miss Nettle, she also has a previously unseen and superfluous sidekick, Milo, a snake. It says a lot that even Mamanu thinks he's useless. Also, she can shapeshift into any animal now, like Kalshara from season 7 of Winx Club. This time, she wants to destroy Hakalo. She plans to make Lani's journey so difficult that when she loses her temper, she'll create a storm big enough to wash away the whole island. The next morning, Lani and Sofia head out on their quest. They reach the lava gates. Lani tries using wind to open the gates, but they don't even budge, which makes her frustrated. Someone has a short fuse. Sofia suggests using her powers on something else to knock the gates open. She uses a boulder to open the gates. They have to choose between two paths. One is easy, but longer. The other is shorter, but steeper. Lani trusts Sofia to make the decision. She picks the shorter path. Mamanu and Milo are spying on them. Mamanu transforms into a bird and causes Sofia to temporarily lose the map, which makes Lani yell at her, because it's the only one they have. As a beaver, Mamanu throws a broken bridge down a chasm. Lani's mood darkens, and so does the sky, but Sofia says she can use her powers on a totem pole to make a bridge. Mamanu transforms into a giant spider and attacks. Lani gets mad, and creates an earthquake to scare her off. However, this causes the totem pole to fall into the chasm. Lani says they shouldn't have gone this way, and asks Sofia why she made them take this path. She thought it was the best way, but Lani says it wasn't. Now they're stuck here, and she'll never get the Fire Pearl. Lightning strikes a nearby totem pole, and it starts raining. Back in the village, both sets of parents are worried about their daughters, but they can't interfere. Sofia and Lani are in a cave, with Sofia trying and failing to calm Lani down. She tells Lani to think about the things she loves, because that's what always calms her down. She tries it, and it cheers her up, which makes it to stop raining. They use the other totem pole to sled down the hill and over the gorge. Lani even creates snow. They're almost to the top of the mountain. Milo chases them, having been transformed into a giant three headed version of himself by Mamanu. Lani loses control of her powers, and the wind causes Sofia to lose the map, which Milo gets. Lani and Sofia fight, and Sofia takes off her bracelet and leaves. Lani tries to finish the quest herself, but winds up going in circles. She regrets what she said to Sofia, and apologizes for taking her anger and frustration out on her. Sofia accepts her apology, puts her bracelet back on, and agrees to be Lani's guide again. Lani creates hail, which causes Milo to drop the map, and Sofia gets it back. Mamanu freezes Milo for failing her, and implies that she did the same thing to lots of other useless snakes minions before this. She reaches the top of the mountain before Lani and Sofia and takes the Fire Pearl. Lani gets angry, and Sofia tells her to calm down and think sunny thoughts. It works, and the storm goes away. Mamanu throws the pearl in the lava, but Lani gets it anyways, because of course something called the Fire Pearl can survive lava. Mamanu fails at being genre savvy. It turns out that Lani can control volcanoes too. Mamanu charges at them as a boar, but Lani uses her powers to send her into the ocean. Lani and Sofia return to the village, and Lani is welcomed into the circle of leadership.