Sofia the First S3 E6

## Plot

Aunt Tilly visits the castle and asks Sofia if she finished the book she gave her in the previous episode. She finished chapter 12, and Tilly tells her that chapter 17 is her favorite. When Sofia gets to that chapter while reading the book in her room, she finds a smaller blue book inside it. Clover comes in through his hole. There are secret passageways all over the castle like that one. The amulet turns blue, which it's never done before. Sofia shrinks and goes through the hole. She becomes normal sized again, and her amulet guides her through a tunnel. It takes her to a river under the castle, where she gets on a magic boat shaped like her tiara. During the ride, she sees many things relating to various fairytales, like the dwarfs' cottage from *Snow White*, the pumpkin coach and glass slippers from *Cinderella*, the spinning wheel from *Sleeping Beauty*, the boat in the lagoon from *The Little Mermaid*, the rose from *Beauty and the Beast*, the sentient carpet from *Aladdin*, the magic leaves from *Pocahontas*, the cherry blossoms from *Mulan*, the New Orleans swamp setting from *The Princess and the Frog*, Rapunzel's tower, her long blonde hair, and the lanterns, from *Tangled*; the stones similar to the famous Stonehenge, the target with two arrows in it, one split in half; and Merida's bow from *Brave*. Sofia also sees snow from *Frozen* too. So many references! The tiara boat drops her off at a set of stairs. She puts the blue book inside a locked gate, which makes it open. Her amulet stops glowing. She enters a giant library. She gets in a magic elevator that takes her up to the top, revealing that she's in a giant tree, pretty far from the castle. Tilly is also in there, and tells Sofia that she's in the Secret Library. She first found this place thirty years ago. They have to see if Sofia has what it takes to be the next Storykeeper. Most of the books here don't have endings, and it's up to the Storykeeper to finish them. Aunt Tilly is the Storykeeper. Sofia was chosen to be her successor because she has the Amulet of Avalor, just like Tilly used to. The library magically picks Sofia's first story: "The Tale of Wildwing Valley." The book enters a magical blue portal thing, and a narrator tells them the story. There was a flying horse named Mazzimo, who served a royal family, but wanted to be wild. He decided to go to Wildwing Valley, a hidden land where enchanted creatures roam free. He said goodbye to his parents and little brother, who liked living at the castle, and didn't understand why he was leaving. It turns out that his little brother is Minimus. On his way to Wildwing Valley, Mazzimo was captured by the knights of Borrea. He was taken to the castle of Prince Roderick against his will, where he remains to this day. It's up to Sofia to free him and get him to Wildwing Valley. She's not sure she can do it, or even where she should start, so Tilly agrees to come and help her this one time. Sofia tells Minimus what happened. Tilly introduces her to her horse, Athena. They reach Prince Roderick's stables. Sofia and Minimus will search one end, and Tilly will search the other. They find Mazzimo. Minimus is mad that he took off and left them. The stable is really nice. Another female flying horse named Tempest agrees. Sofia can't get the lock off the stall, and Tilly arrives. And so does Prince Roderick and his steward, Gavin. Sofia and Tilly explain that Mazzimo wants to be free, but Roderick doesn't buy it. They captured him three months ago. Only three months? Really? Because that timeline of events makes no sense. Sofia and Tilly free Mazzimo and fly for it. Wildwing Valley is just past the gorges. They try to lose Roderick and Gavin, who are chasing them on Tempest and Ellegra. Minimus is so angry at Mazzimo that he doesn't notice where he's going, and abruptly stops to avoid hitting a tree. Sofia falls off, and Tilly saves her, but she drops her bag. Minimus and Mazzimo are captured, and Roderick decides to keep Minimus to teach Sofia a lesson. She wonders how they're going to get them back, since Roderick has a sword, and all they have is an umbrella. She decides to land and look for Tilly's bag to find something else. She can't find it, and says she can't do any of this. Her amulet summons Merida to help, who fires an arrow to get her attention. She tells her that she doesn't need Tilly's bag. What she needs can only be found inside her: The belief that she can save her friends herself. Sofia is still getting used to being a princess, and wonders how she can finish all the stories in the library if she can't even finish this one. Merida tells her that everyone has doubts, but we also have the power to wipe those doubts away. Sofia just has to believe in herself and what she can do. She gives her her bow, and Sofia cuts the first arrow in half in a shout out to *Brave*. Also, the forest backgrounds are beautiful. Also squared, allusion to Superman, of all things. Also cubed, Merida stands next to Tilly, who is voiced by Bonnie Hunt, who is known for her Pixar and Disney roles, like Sally from the *Cars* franchise, or Bonnie Hopps from *Zootopia*. Sofia takes off on Athena. Mazzimo tells Minimus that leaving home was the hardest thing he's ever done, because he loves him. Minimus finally understands how he feels. They apologize to each other and make up. Aw! Horse nuzzle! Tempest feels bad about taking them back, but Ellegra, Gavin's horse, says that they have to do what the prince commands. Sofia sneaks up on them and jumps onto Minimus with Tilly's umbrella. Athena heads back to get Tilly. Sofia frees Minimus. Roderick says she can keep her horse as long as he keeps his, and tells her to go home before someone gets hurt. He threatens to chop the umbrella in half, but she says he won't get the chance. Then she lunges at him and attaches the umbrella to part of his outfit, and he floats to the ground. Mazzimo is freed. Tilly shows up, and she found her bag. They agree to let Tempest, who has had enough of Roderick, come to Wildwing Valley with them. Ellegra sees them and decides to come too. Mazzimo asks Minimus to stay in the valley, but he just wants to go home. They're still brothers though, and they love each other. Aw! Minimus promises to come back and visit sometime. Back at the Secret Library, Sofia has finished her first story! She's officially made the Storykeeper.