Sofia the First S3 E28

## Plot

In Royal Prep's auditorium, the kids are competing in a band competition. The Junior Knight Academy scores 26 out of 30. They were given two 9's, but Baron Von Rocha, and the most famous and talented musician in all the kingdoms, gave them an 8. That's still a really good score though. Vivian has been to every one of Von Rocha's magical music concerts. The Royal Prep band consists of her, Sofia, James, Amber, and Khalid. Amber plays the flute, James plays the drums, Sofia plays something called a hurdy-gurdy, Khalid plays the bass, and Vivian plays the mandolin, obviously. Von Rocha notices how talented she is. The band is given an 8, a 7, and a 10. However, Von Rocha messes up and accidentally writes a 01 at first. Still, that's 25 out of 30. Westloch wins third, Royal Prep wins second, and the Junior Knight Academy comes in first. The others are happy that they got second. Von Rocha has a pet bird named Piccolo. He saw how his magic almost failed him. He has to replenish it, and says that Vivian will be the key. Yeah, he's evil. He tells the band that Vivian is a singular talent, and he wants to teach her the art of magical music. Vivian wants to learn, but she says that the band sticks together, so he'll have to teach all of them. He agrees, reluctantly. His magic falters a few times during a song. The kids are excited to learn and have fun. He says Vivian is clearly the star, and places her in the center. She says she isn't though, because they're all in the band together. He says that she has the most natural talent, and can't have any distractions from her solo. He devotes the rest of class to her practicing it, which means the others don't have anything to do. Sofia helps Piccolo get some sheet music out of a folder. She explains that her amulet lets her talk to animals. He used to be a singer, but his songbird voice is gone. The baron told him that he's working on a spell to get it back though. The other kids can clearly tell that he only wants to teach Vivian. She talks to him about her solo. She sees that her friends feel left out, and doesn't want to hurt their feelings. He says that her friends are holding her back. She agrees to do the solo. Von Rocha is changing her attitude so she'll drive away her friends and she can learn the solo. Once she plays it, it will cast a magic spell that will give him all of her musical talent. It's revealed that he did the same thing to Piccolo's talent, though he says he "borrowed" it. He says he'll return Piccolo's singing voice once he has Vivian's talent. However, he obviously won't do it. I honestly think this whole plot would make more sense if he actually out Vivian under a magic spell to change her behavior. At practice, Vivian messes up the solo, and blames it on the others talking. They were just wondering when they'd get to play. Sofia adds a spin to her and Vivian's special move, and it cheers her up. It's their favorite part of being in the band. However, Von Rocha tells Vivian that it's a distraction. She yells at Sofia, and says they're done with silly dance moves. At home, Sofia tells her mom about her and Vivian having a fight. She isn't sure she wants to be in a band with her anymore. Miranda says that people can choose to play alone, or they can play with others and make an even more beautiful sound. Sofia and Vivian have been friends for a long time, and friends should stick together. Sofia agrees to give Vivian one more chance. At practice, Vivian changed her uniform to bright red to stand out even more. The others will be playing in the far back in a corner. There's one more thing, but Khalid, Amber, and James have heard enough, and quit the band. Sofia tells her that she's being selfish, and a terrible friend. Sofia quits too, saying that now that the band has a big star, it isn't fun anymore. Von Rocha gets Vivian to play the entire solo correctly, and takes her talent. She says it's like she's forgotten how to play. It turns out that the baron did write a piece of magical music to give Piccolo back his singing voice, but changes his mind. Piccolo takes the sheet music and tells Sofia what happened. They see Vivian. He's stolen talent from many people, not just her and Piccolo. Sofia needs to play the sheet music in front of Von Rocha to give everyone their musical talent back. He's too powerful to her to face alone though. Piccolo tells her the secret of magical music. When you play together as a group, the magic is far more powerful than any one person playing alone. Sofia convinces the other members of the band to help. They tell Vivian what happened and confront Von Rocha. Merryweather comes in, and they tell her what happened. She loses her wand, but she helps by playing a tuba. They finish the piece, and all the talent goes back where it belongs. He says they haven't seen the last of him, but Vivian casts a spell that throws him out of Royal Prep. The others rejoin the band.