Elena of Avalor S1 E13

## Plot

While on their way to pick up Elena, Skylar's antics cause Migs, Luna, and himself to be late. Elena was invited to a jaquin ceremony by the elders. Every year, they choose a new Navagera to train young jaquins so they can become future protectors of Avalor. Skylar wants to be picked, but Migs and Luna don't think that he can do it. They see him as too irresponsible and childish. The jaquins of Avalor live on Mooncliff Mountain. Elena meets with their leader, Chief Zephyr. Since they both protect Avalor, she wanted to get to know the jaquins and their ways better. The jaquins have repelled many enchanted beings, including menacing sea creatures, and Troyo, a trickster coyote. Despite this, they couldn't stop Shuriki from invading Avalor. They hold a lottery to determine who the next Navagera will be. Migs was already a Navagera, so he won't be included in the lottery. Chief Zephyr ends up picking Skylar's feather. Everyone else demands a redraw though, since they don't trust Skylar with the job. However, Elena makes a speech on his behalf. He may be reckless and careless, but he also helped overthrow Shuriki, and saved a village from lava. He's loyal, brave, and when it really counts, he shows up and gets the job done. Chief Zephyr decides to let the drawing stand. Skylar is the new Navagera. For his first task, he must go to the gateway of Vallestrella and pick up his jaquin trainees. Vallestrella is the home realm of the jaquins. Migs and Luna want Skylar to fly straight there and back, since he can get easily distracted, has young jaquins under his care who have never been to Avalor before, and won't have Migs around to bail him out if he gets into trouble. Skylar decides to just do what Migs would do. He meets his trainees. There's Ciela, the girl of the group who likes to learn. She's like a young, female Migs. There's also Avión, who second guesses himself and gets nervous easily. He's like a pre character development Mateo. And finally, there's Nico. He's Skylar's younger brother. Their father is the king of Vallestrella, King Verago. He sent them there so they could grow up and learn how to be responsible. Which makes sense, since they're royalty. You know, princes. Anything they do could reflect badly on their dad. And Skylar is heir to the throne and next in line, so it'd *really* make sense for him to learn responsibility if he's going to rule Vallestrella and all of the jaquins one day. Nico sees Pueblo de Oro, which is home to the Noblins from the first episode. He wants to stop and see them, and is able to convince Skylar to do so. They're greeted by Jiku, who invites them to play a game of golden sun disk. They end up playing a lot more than they were supposed to, and wind up being super late. Migs, Luna, and Elena decide to look for them. Nico says that Skylar isn't fun anymore just because they have to go back. This, unintentionally or not, makes Skylar decide to keep playing with the Noblins. Ciela and Avión want to leave and fly to Avalor City, but they don't know how to get there. Troyo shows up and tells them that he knows a shortcut. He tricks them and they wind up in a cage underground. He's using them to get the jaquins to stay out of his way so he can be king of the jungle. Migs, Luna, and Elena find Skylar and Nico. They look for Ciela and Avión. They find their paw print tracks, and Troyo's mark. Troyo is a magical coyote who went around tricking people into doing bad things for him so he could rule the jungle. The jaquins kicked him out of Avalor years ago, but he snuck back in, and convinced Ciela and Avión to follow him. And all because Skylar just had to stop and have fun, and didn't watch them. Everyone is disappointed in him, especially Elena, since she believed in him and stood up for him when no one else did. They decide to look for Ciela and Avión without Skylar's help. He admits that it is his fault. He didn't stick to the plan, and hasn't been taking his Navagera duties seriously. It's time he grew up, which is what Migs said at the beginning of the episode. Skylar and Nico go after the others. They see them get captured by Troyo. Skylar wonders what Migs would do. The only way to beat a trickster is to out trick him. Which Skylar plans to do by thinking like Migs, but acting like himself. He and Nico re-purpose Troyo's trap so that it drops a wooden cage on him. However, he just flings it off. Skylar called in the Noblins for help. They wrap him up in vines. These can't hold him either, which is why Skylar's plan includes Jiku turning the vines to gold. They throw him out of Avalor again. Ciela and Avión apologize for going off with someone they didn't know. Everyone is freed by Skylar and Nico. Everyone is proud of Skylar, and they all fly back home.

## Review

This was a good episode. I really liked Ciela. And not just because she shares a name with an OC character I created for an Elena of Avalor fanfic who happens to be a foal, the daughter of Elena's horse, and close with Isa. She reminds me of myself when I was younger. Her voice is so adorably sweet! She was voiced by Jenna Lea Rosen. She's so smart and logical! Her name is Spanish for sky. I wonder if Migs or Luna or one of the other jaquins will get a focus episode in the future? Migs and Luna do, but theirs are in seasons 2 and 3.