Legendary Summer

Huh? Huh?

She's going for Unicorn Island!

Ava!

Huh?

Glacier's magic, she took it all!

- -

-I'm so sorry. -

What have I done?

As much as I try to be, I'm not perfect.

I've made mistakes.

When I stayed up all night reading, then slept through my own birthday party.

Or when I brought a possum home to test its spatial reasoning

and it ate our couch.

But this time,

my mistake put the entire world in danger.

- -Glacier, check this out.

Together, Faraday and her unicorn Sparkle made hundreds of discoveries

across Unicorn Island.

From the magical properties of Starglow Lake,

to the invention of Winklewash,

Faraday documented it all in the Sparklebook, named for her unicorn.

I love this story.

That could be us this summer, Glacier.

Maybe we'll discover something great just like Faraday and Sparkle did.

- -Hm.

Yeah, I don't think Glacierbook rolls off the tongue,

but I'm willing to hear your case.

There you are.

Come on, you're missing the party!

- -

Oh, not fair!

You're right. It's not fair how good we are.

-Ha! - Mm-mmm.

- -Mm, keep up the good work, Storm.

Ooh, excellent touch, Leaf.

Man, I'm really gonna miss this place over the summer. Especially you, Wildstar.

It'll be great to be back with my family.

Dad said he's making tamales for my welcome home dinner.

How about you, Layla? Excited for vacation on Unicorn Island?

Excited doesn't cover it.

I wanna be just like my hero, Faraday.

But to be as perfect as she is, we needed the perfect plan.

So we'll work for Mr. Tansy this summer,

be the best research assistants this academy's ever seen.

Then it's a hop, skip to becoming real scientists,

discovering something amazing,

and getting our own chapter in the Sparklebook.

So, you volunteered for summer school?

You know it.

Hey, Ava's staying here too.

Only till my moms get back from their cruise.

Then I have to trade my perfect baby angel unicorn for…

…my brothers.

- - Heads up!

Come play. I need a real challenge.

Hey!

Yes!

Come on, Layla. We've only got a few more hours together.

Don't get into too much trouble without me, Storm.

Actually, you probably get in more trouble with me.

Come on. It's just a couple of bags.

Be back soon, dude. I'll bring you some doughnuts.

You're gonna love 'em.

-Keep an eye on Wildstar for me? -Of course.

- -And make sure Layla has some fun, okay?

- -We're on it!

-I'll tell Dad you said hi. -

But I'm gonna miss you so much.

Bye.

Goodbye!

- -Later!

It's officially summer vacation.

I've tried to imagine all the amazing discoveries we're gonna make,

but I can't because we haven't discovered them yet.

We're gonna be a legendary team,

just like Faraday and Sparkle.

Uh, I… I don't usually take on assistants,

but with just Ms. Primrose and myself on duty this summer,

I… I… I could use the extra hands.

- -And hooves.

Besides, I know this will be a valuable learning experience for you,

just as it was for me.

You were a research assistant?

Oh yes.

Leviora and I assisted Professor Faraday when I was a kid.

F-F-Faraday? The Faraday?

The very one.

You know, I see something of her in you.

I wouldn't trust just anyone with this work,

but I knew you'd be the perfect mind for the job.

Thank you. I won't let you down.

Then I hope you're ready for some fun,

because this summer, we'll be

cataloging!

-Cataloging? -

As in organizing stuff that someone else discovered?

Precisely.

There are several items to gather for the Academy's collection.

Moonberries, gigglewarts, bobgobblers.

And with you handling this, I can focus on research.

Great.

Layla, Glacier. Settle a tie.

What's worse?

Being forced to share a stall with a grimlin,

or only getting to eat oatmeal for the rest of your life?

I don't know, Ava. The third thing?

Out of two?

- -Long day of sciencing?

Science? I'm just running errands.

We're not gonna have the chance to discover anything this summer.

By my age,

Faraday had already uncovered a whole new genus of butterbird.

Wow. She sounds pretty amazing.

Yeah. She was.

So I have to be too.

Faraday and Sparkle wouldn't let busywork hold them back,

and no one can stop Glacier and me from exploring while we catalog.

Yay! Go you.

Hey, Ava. What are you doing tomorrow?

Mr. Tansy wants moonberries.

Since you and Leaf are the experts, I thought you could find them.

So we're like research assistant assistants?

Think of it more like you're our plant pals.

Plant pals? You can count on us.

And, Glacier, that means we have time to do our own research.

This striping seems like an unusual pattern.

What if it's a new kind?

Nah, that's just a seasonal variety of tiger lilies.

Okay, the humidity here is about right for moonberries.

Leaf, how about an eye in the sky?