Elena of Avalor S3 E3

## Plot

At sunset, Migs and Chief Zephyr go over the schedule for the next day. Tomorrow is the Ascendance Ceremony, where Zephyr will step down and retire, and appoint someone else to lead the Avalor jaquins. Migs really wants to be chosen. Zephyr tells him that tomorrow will be about the new chief, not him, so he doesn't want any fuss. Migs flies back to the palace and tells Elena, Skylar, and Luna that the surprise party they were planning for Zephyr is off. Luna is mad, because she only came back to Avalor for the party. I guess this confirms that we'll only see her again during special occasions like this, or maybe if an episode takes place in Vallestrella. Elena tells Migs that when someone says not to make a big fuss, they usually want a huge fuss. Migs is worried that if he screws up, Zephyr won't choose him to be the next chief. Elena tells him that he has nothing to worry about because he's already proven himself. The next day, Dulce is sick, so Migs has to take the kids with him to the ceremony. They're definitely a handful. Or should I say a paw-ful? Migs jokingly threatens to throw them into Grotto Metamo if they don't behave, but even they know that it's not real. Again, these characters should really know better at this point. Zephyr opens Commanders Rock and uses magic to place a statue of himself along all the others. The kids are bored and hungry, so Migs gives them some melons. Mingo can't open his, so Migs does it for him, but Mingo fights him for it, which results in Chief Zephyr getting melon juice on his head. He tells Migs that he'll wash it off in the stream and then continue the ceremony. Migs is worried that he won't be chosen to be the next chief if he can't even control his own children, which the kids overhear. While Zephyr is outside, he's captured by Troyo. After his last solo scheme failed, he was stranded on a deserted island by the Noblins, but now he's back, and he wants revenge. He plans to take Zephyr to the shapeshifting cave of Grotto Metamo in Vallestrella and turn him into a butterfrog. While Troyo drags him away, Zephyr leaves tail prints in the ground. Elena, Migs, Luna, Skylar, and the kids look for him. The kids find Troyo's mark, but Migs doesn't take them seriously. Elena finds the mark and points it out to everyone. Migs tells Luna and Skylar to search the area while he, Elena, and the kids go to Pueblo de Oro and ask the Noblins if they've seen Troyo. Mingo finds the trail of Zephyr's tail prints, and after Migs doesn't take him seriously and scolds him, he decides to follow them and rescue Zephyr himself so he can make Migs chief. Estrella and Zoom tell Migs and Elena about what he did. Troyo takes Zephyr to Vallestrella, and decides to make himself king there instead of king of the jungle. Mingo keeps following them. Migs sees the tail prints and confirms that they're Chief Zephyr's, which means that Mingo is heading straight for Troyo. They reach Grotto Metamo, and Troyo angers and annoys a butterfrog by blocking his sunlight. The butterfrog flies off and vows to make him pay for that. Mingo catches up to them and steps on a twig. Troyo notices him and ties him up too. Mingo was able to grab onto some anoki berries with his tail. Migs, Elena, Estrella, and Zoom catch up to them. They reach the cave. There are too many tunnels to search. Migs thinks it's all his fault. When he tries to be a good father, he fails at being a leader, and when he tries to be a good leader, he fails at being a father. Elena tells him that it is possible to balance spending time with family and ruling. She knows because she's watched him do it. He's a role model for the guardians and his kids. They find a trail of anoki berries from Mingo and follow them. Before Troyo can turn him and Zephyr into butterfrogs, the angry one from earlier comes back and *licks* Troyo's open eye. Ew! So gross! This causes him to drop Chief Zephyr, who slides down to Elena and Migs. Migs sees that Mingo has one anoki berry left, and tells him to blast Troyo with it by chewing it and spitting it out. Still super gross. Troyo is sprayed in his other eye, and he lets go of Mingo. Estrella and Zoom save him. The butterfrog trips Troyo so he falls into the tree's roots, and turns him into a butterfrog permanently. Zephyr is okay, and thanks the others for their bravery. Migs is glad that Mingo is okay, and cuddles with his kids. Aw! Back at Commanders Rock, Zephyr says that the day was a complete disaster, so he's decided that their next leader will be… Migs. As a father, he's learned how to juggle a million things at once, with a combination of wisdom, kindness, and patience. When they leave, they reveal the surprise party they had planned for Zephyr, with a band, confetti, a golden crown of leaves, and even fireworks. He reminds Migs of what he told him, but Migs says that his first order as chief is to make a big fuss over him, and Zephyr accepts.