Under Starglow Lake

I wish you could've seen it, Dad. That dragon had nothing on Layla.

And you would have loved Wildstar lighting up that room to save Rory. Ha.

Creepy grim magic rat-bug thing? Not a problem.

I wish I was having these adventures with you

instead of just seeing you in my dreams.

- -

Yeah, we'd better go back.

-Hyah! - Everybody run for your lives!

Huh? Rory?

Oh no! Ravenzella! She's back!

-Huh? -

Hyah!

Dude, where'd she go?

-Where's Ravenzella? -We thought we saw something up there.

Where's Rory? I heard him yelling.

Probably already captured, if I had to guess.

Captured? What do we do? Oh man.

No. This isn't happening. It can't be happening. We stopped her.

Riders, be ready!

Show yourself, Ravenze--

- - What?

Oh, come on!

Rory?

No one will be mad if I kick him right now, right?

Only if you give me a turn.

Come on. It was a joke. You should have seen your faces.

Maybe not your face, Ms. Furi.

You can come out now, Storm.

I thought these weather patterns seemed unnatural.

Awesome prank, right? I put it in my top ten best.

Maybe even top five for special effects.

Rory Carmichael.

This is the last straw. I've come to expect pranks from you,

but to cause all this panic in your classmates for a cheap laugh?

I-I thought we could use some fun after all the grim dark lately.

Your disciplinary record grows longer every week.

Filling a classroom with incessant swelling jelly?

Unleashing koi worms into the vents?

Covering the unicorn saddles in eternally-sticking slime?

Thought I'd be stuck to Leaf until we graduated.

Not that I completely hated the idea of that.

I've given you so many chances, but it's clear to me

you are not serious enough to continue as a student at this academy.

Serious? I can do that. Check it.

- -

It pains me to do this,

but, Rory, you are hereby expelled from Unicorn Academy.

What? Expelled?

But, but Ms. P--

Pack up your things. You'll be leaving first thing in the morning.

For now, everyone get to bed.

Oh! Rory, Sapphire Dorm won't be the same without you.

Dibs on his room. I need a second closet.

Guess we won't be having any more late-night study parties.

This is the one time you should've reined it in, dude.

Guess you'll have to make enough trouble for the both of us now.

Sophia.

The others must be in class.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I took it too far this time.

They're gonna cart my butt out of here any second.

This might be the last time I get to… to…

I'm sorry I let you down.

You don't think I could? Now, that sounds like a challenge.

You goof.

I'll miss you too.

Wait, Storm. That looks way not right.

Ugh. Who got berries in the water?

Old, super rotten berries?

Whoa!

Those aren't berries. That's grim magic.

Grim magic!

In the stables. Grim magic.

Mr. Carmichael, I thought I made myself clear about your pranks.

It's not a prank. There's seriously grim magic in the stables.

Storm and I both saw it. She almost drank it.

I would not joke about that. Please, Ms. P.

Lead the way.

See? I hate to say it, but I told you.

But how did grim magic get in here?

Watch out!

-Everyone, back away. -

Ms. Wildwood, what's wrong?

Well, the girls here

were about to let their unicorns have a rest after training, but…

Oh no.

This is worse than I thought.

Grim magic has infected our water supply.

It's tainted the well in the stables.

I found that. While being 100% serious, I might add.

It seems the contamination is spreading.

Under no circumstances should the unicorns have any of the infected water to drink.

-But without the Starglow water-- -They'll lose their magic.

And unicorns without their powers versus grim magic…

Unicorn Island would be destroyed.

We can't let that happen.

We've all seen the damage grim magic can cause.

But without Ravenzella to control it, it can be stopped.

-Ready. -Let's do this.

-We've got this. -Totally.

I know you want to help,

but this is a matter for experienced unicorn riders.

We've got plenty of experience.

And you've performed brilliantly.

However, it's my job to make the decision that best protects you all.

Ms. Wildwood, please bring your students to the grand hall.

You can continue lessons inside.

-Inside? -Inside?

We can't waste the unicorns' magic with field training

until we clean up the water.

You heard the lady. Get along.

-Right behind you, Ms. Wildwood. -Not you, Mr. Carmichael.

You're to wait at the stables until I return.

Oh. Right.

We can't just hide inside while unicorn magic is at risk.

Come on, girl. We've gotta help. It's what Dad would've done.

Ava, can you cover for me with Wildwood?

I just realized I, uh, left the cap off my winklewash. I don't want it spilling.

Oh, yeah, no one wants a soapy stable,

especially when there's no water to rinse it off with. I got you.

Ha.

What? This could get dangerous. Now come on. This island needs us. Hyah!

Whoa! It's okay, girl.

Let's see if we can clear the water before the grim magic gets too far.

Uh,

or not.

- -Weird. It's swimming upstream.

-Where is it trying to go? -

Right. Doesn't matter. 'Cause we'll be there to stop it.

- -Ha!

Huh?

Whoa! Friendly fire, friendly fire!

Rory! What are you doing here? Besides wasting Wildstar's magic.

You're the one who snuck off to fight evil alone.

-We thought you could use some backup. -Right. Let me guess.

You save me, you're a hero, and suddenly you're not expelled anymore?

I mean, we had nothing else to do.

Okay, yes, hero-ing it up would improve my chances of being un-expelled.

But only if you need saving, which… obviously not.

Exactly. We don't need your help.

Well, if you change your mind, we'll just be right here,

looking to get back on your good side.

Or even just your neutral side at this point. Sheesh.

I know you're worried about the grim magic,

but Ms. Primrose will take care of it.

Saving the day is what the unicorn riders do,

and that's what I gotta train you up to do too.

Without ridin'.

All right!