The Power of Twelve

* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3

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**The Power of Twelve** is the third Star Darlings TV special and is the first episode of Season 2 and the last episode of the Star Darlings animated series overall. It aired on November 27, 2016. It was also released on YouTube in 3 Acts: Act 1 premiered on December 2, followed by Act 2 on December 9 and Act 3 on December 16. Unlike the other specials, it is not a compilation, instead showing all 12 girls working together to save Starland from Lady Rancora.

## Cast

* Vega
* Sage
* Libby
* Piper
* Cassie
* Adora
* Lady Cordial/Lady Rancora
* Lady Stella
* Tessa
* Gemma
* Scarlet
* Ophelia (mentioned)
* Astra
* Professor Elara Ursa

## Synopsis

Starland is losing all power! The Star Darlings start putting all the pieces together, trying to figure out who is causing this Negative Wish Energy Crisis. Everything points to Lady Stella. But when they go to confront her, they realize that it’s actually Lady Cordial/Lady Rancora who’s behind it all. Now the Star Darlings must try and fight Lady Cordial. Will they finally take her down?

## Plot

### Part 1

Libby reviews their earlier missions, thinking that fulfilling wishes would help them save their home, but this turned out to be false. Leona's cuff broke, preventing her from receiving a Power Crystal, Starland is still losing power, and Gemma is their only remaining chance to complete their mission.

The only Star Darling left on Earth right now who can find and grant a wish in order to gather enough Positive Wish Energy to save Starland is Gemma. To remind Gemma of her remaining time to grant the wish, the other Star Darlings call her. In the meantime, the Star Darlings continue to add puzzling proof to Vega's Odd Wall. Scarlet tells that she was mysteriously replaced as a Star Darling by a girl named Ophelia. Ophelia's records were also discovered by Vega, proving that she was not worthy to be a Star Darling, while Scarlet had to travel to Wishworld in order to save her mission.

Additionally, a mysterious vase of flowers that contained Negatite was unexpectedly placed to each Star Darlings dorm, setting up huge conflict. Cassie explains that she thought the person who took her Star-Zap was also a hacker because all of her communications had been deleted by the time she recovered it. At addition, Cassie says that she discovered her Star-Zap in Lady Stella's workspace. Another hint comes from Piper's Star Kindness Day messages. She sent sweet messages to all the Star Darlings, but before they could be sent, Piper's messages were altered to sound dreadfully cruel. Additionally, Piper provides a vision of a person she has been seeing when meditating.

When Gemma finally calls, she informs the other Star Darlings that she unintentionally made a bad wish. To assist Gemma, Leona makes the decision to travel to Wishworld. The Bad Wish Orb is found by the other Star Darlings in the underground cave rather than at the Negative Energy Facility. Moreover, Vega discloses that the Bad Wish Orb was disguised as a Good Wish Orb by a masking material. The Wish Orb in the cave's well is destroyed by the girls using their wish energy. Suddenly, the lights go out.

### Part 2

There is no longer any light or power in Starland. As they create their own light, Scarlet helps to calm everyone down. With improved outcomes, Gemma and Leona return from Wishworld. While Leona's cuff is being mended, Gemma was able to grant a good wish. Professor Ursa and Lady Cordial arrive in to explain the Starland power crisis issue. As soon as they were gone, Gemma told Vega that she had never received a star-shaped keychain prior to her trip. Scarlet adds that she didn't receive a keychain either and that her mission wishes were granted without a hitch. Vega smashes her keychain out of curiosity and discovers Negatite inside. The keychain is swiftly destroyed when Scarlet kicks it into the well. With all of the evidence collected, Vega decides on a good theory of who might be behind the power crisis.

Afterwards, the Star Darlings show up at Lady Stella's office. She receives all of the gathered proof from them. The girls concluded that Lady Stella must be the person behind everything because she is implicated in every evidence. Lady Stella disputes the charge and argues that the evidence suggests she is the offender. She suddenly recalls Lady Cordial bringing in Cassie's misplaced Star-Zap, discovering that Piper's messages contained a computer virus, and having access to all of the dorms. Adding Ophelia to Scarlet's role, slipping the keychains onto the pupils' backpacks, and putting Gemma on a mission to grant ill wishes are all possible acts committed by Lady Cordial.

Lady Stella confirms the information despite Lady Cordial's attempts to disprove it. Before leaving, Cordial exposes her true self, attacking everyone with negative energy. Lady Stella goes after her, startling the Star Darlings. While the other Star Darlings assist one another, Sage, Libby, Vega, Leona, and Scarlet pursue Lady Stella in order to assist.

Lady Cordial discloses her true strategy for setting the Star Darlings up on missions to fail in order to gather enough Negative Energy to seize control of Starland at the Negative Energy Facility. She now intends to unleash all of the negative energy kept inside the negative energy facility in order to increase her power. Their battle intensifies, but Lady Cordial prevails and starts to deplete Lady Stella's energy.

### Part 3

The Star Darlings show up and attack Lady Cordial while she is still sapping Lady Stella of her energy. Scarlet throws a large boulder at Cordial while the other girls work together to build a massive shield to deflect her magic. Believing Cordial to be vanquished, she gets back up and transforms into Rancora, her true form. The girls make an effort to combat her using their abilities, but she proves to be too powerful. The Negative Energy container is then seen by the girls to be about to break. While Rancora knocks out the other Star Darlings, Sage is able to repair the container's flaws. When Vega attacks, the villainous character uses her to drain her of power.

The other Star Darlings are called to Sage's location by Lady Stella, who uses her power haphazardly. They come in time to offer assistance. Piper recognises Rancora from her vision as Adora treats the hurt girls. Vega is on the verge of death as Rancora drains her magic. In a flash, Cassie utilises her invisibility to launch a surprise attack on Rancora while Astra uses her speed to rescue Vega.

Vega cannot be healed by Adora, but the girls discover that they can use their Power Crystals to battle Rancora and save Vega. Together, the twelve Star Darlings summon enough Positive Wish Energy to vanquish Rancora using their Power Crystals. The girls then make use of their abilities once more to return Starland's light and power. Once Lady Stella has recovered, Libby recaps the battle before the girls leave to celebrate. Lady Stella watches the girls leave as she noticed Rancora's necklace on the ground. Lady Stella picks it up and the necklace begins to glow before it takes flight.

## Transcript

*Main article: The Power of Twelve/Transcript*

## Trivia

* Vivica did not appear nor was mentioned in this episode, but instead appeared on Vega's Odd Wall.
* The episodes appears to be based on *Gemma and the Ultimate Standoff*.

## Gallery

Sage activating her power crystalAdora and Leona activating their power crystalsThe Star Darlings floating in the air whilst using their power crystalsThe Star Darlings about to defeat RancoraColor Script of the final battle scene for The Power of Twelve.
## Songs

* Wish Now
* You Are Strong