[neighs]
[magical music playing]
Finally, my favorite time of year!
♪ Winter Solstice time is here ♪
♪ A time to celebrate It's swizzle-tastic ♪
♪ It's our favorite time of year ♪
♪ You can feel the air is full of magic ♪
[all] ♪ So let the festive joy Ring loud and clear… ♪
Let me hear you!
♪ Sing our song of Winter Solstice ♪
♪ The sun reborn, its light will warm us ♪
♪ Bring the light to darker nights Let's celebrate this Winter Solstice ♪
♪ Craft our wooden toys with care ♪
♪ Make a scrumptulicious feast to share… ♪
Yum-yum!
♪ Make a Solstice wreath for the stable ♪
♪ Light the candles on the table… ♪
Come on, gang! Let's keep it up. Zippity-zip. We got work to do.
Dwerpins unite!
♪ Sing our song of Winter Solstice ♪
♪ The sun reborn, its light will warm us ♪
♪ Bring the light to darker nights Let's celebrate ♪
♪ Winter Solstice Eve is here ♪
[humming happily]
I can't wait for tomorrow!
My brothers told me about the Solstice fun they had at Unicorn Academy.
-But it's finally our turn! -[neighs]
[magical chiming]
Those ornaments are glittery-gorgeous, you two!
Aah! Decorating is my favorite part of Solstice.
I thought the Solstice carols were your favorite part?
I love everything about Solstice.
The feast, the songs!
-Breathe, Ava. -The chill in the air! Winter's arrived!
-But none of those compares to presents! -Remember breathing?
[gasps]
[panting] I did that thing again where I forget to breathe.
-Hadn't noticed. -[neighs]
-I'm just really excited for the presents! -Ugh.
[Ava] The Dwerpins hang wreaths for the unicorns,
and they carve cute wooden unicorns to leave under the bed for us.
I hope I get a yellow one tomorrow that matches this sweetie.
-[neighs] -What's your favorite part of the holiday?
That it's based in science.
It's when the Earth tilts furthest from the sun,
making the shortest day of the year.
Uh…
Also, cream puffs at the feast.
I'm pumped about the day off.
No school, just a whole day with my best friends. [chuckles]
Who could want more?
Me. I'm with Layla. I'm all about that feast.
-Found more lanterns. -[Ava] Whoo-hoo!
-Storm, think you could lend a horn? -[whooshing]
[Rory laughs] Easy-breezy.
That's the last of the decorations. Now we're only one sleep away! [laughs]
-♪ Solstice is tomorrow… ♪ -[neighing]
♪ Can't wait for the presents ♪
-[chuckles] -Ugh! Puh-lease.
My family celebrates Solstice every year. It's like any other day.
Actually, it's worse. Way too many ridiculous expectations.
I will not have this nay-saying. Not on the eve of the best day of the year.
Tell her, Sophia.
[neighs]
Yeah. Should be fun. But I've never actually done Solstice.
It's a Unicorn Island thing, and my dad kept all that secret, remember?
-Oh! -[neighs and snorts]
Clearly, none of you get it, so there's only one thing to do.
I will give you the perfect Solstice and make you all love it as much as I do.
Go to bed so the Dwerpins can deliver presents!
Lovin' it already.
[cicadas chirping]
[gentle music playing]
Uh…
Uh, now is it morning?
How about now?
[yawning] How about
now?
[snoring]
[cheerful music playing]
That's the last of 'em, Timble.
Thank you, friend.
And a wondrous Winter Solstice Eve to you.
[neighing]
[suspenseful music playing]
One delivery of… [grunts] zippity-top priority
en route to Unicorn Academy.
All aboard!
[laughs] All are aboard.
Ooh, the kids'll be so excited to see these in the morning.
[magical chiming]
[soft clicking and whirring]
[gasps]
[gasp echoing]
-[Ava shrieks] -[yelps] Huh? Uh…
Happy Winter Solstice! [squeals]
I can't wait to see which color unicorn the Dwerpins left for me. Come on, yellow.
[yawning]
Nothing under our beds! Not panicking.
-What? -Not here.
-Not here either. -Oh!
-Nothing! -Hey, watch it!
[gasps] Oh! Okay, now I'm panicking.
Aah! Code red! Winter Solstice emergency!
Maybe they left our presents in the stable with the wreaths for the unicorns. Oh!
[whinnying]
[neighs]
Uh… where are the presents?
[neighs worriedly]
The unicorns didn't get their wreaths either?
Wait. If there's no presents and no wreaths,
does that mean
no feast?
[Ava whimpers]
Oh! What is happening?
[grunting]
Whoa. You okay there, uh…
Name's Frella, and no, I'm decidedly not okay.
Dwerpin Village was supposed to send a big Solstice delivery,
but the gondola never showed up.
-Uh, did that delivery include… -[Frella] The feast?
You bet your binkies it did. But don't worry.
I'm sure I can cook it all up again from scratch if you just give me, um…
[whimpers] How many hours in the day?
Oh, I can't believe it.
I just wanted us to have the best Solstice ever, and it's already a disaster. Oh!
It's okay. We still have the day off to hang out.
We can hang out any day. Solstice is supposed to be special.
[whimpers]
It should be special. Yes. I was gonna help deliver the gifts,
and then go home and spend Solstice with my family.
[sobs] It's tradition.
But the rest of the Dwerpins are already on holiday,
so it's up to me and myself to make this feast.
[wailing]
[magical whooshing]
I'd never make it up the mountain without the gondola anyway.
So the gifts were on the gondola, and it never showed up.
So the stuff is somewhere between here and Dwerpin Village, right?
Nowhere else it could be. [chuckles]
We just have to go find it ourselves.
I will make this Solstice perfect, so help me, unicorn gods.
Count me in. Why don't you come, Frella?
We could use a guide.
-We can give you a ride home. -But the feast.
Don't you worry your fuzzy little head. Our friends will cook while we're gone.
-Excuse me? -Say what?
What did we just walk into?
It wouldn't be Solstice without a feast. We want it when we're back with the gifts.
Thank you!
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!
So we just can't say no now, huh?
Oof! The cupboards are stuffed.
Everything you need to prepare the feast is in here.
Ooh! There's a book! Don't mind if I do.
Oof! Aah.
Let's go save Solstice!
Uh… can someone help me down?
[Valentina] Keep up. The gondola is this way.
-[Frella] This is really too kind of you. -We're happy to help you get home.
I know how hard it is missing someone at the holidays.
That's why I have to get home.
My brother, well, you see, he did a bad thing.
Rather than face the music, he ran away the first chance he got.
We keep hoping he'll return,
but we haven't seen fin nor fuss of him since.
I don't think my folks could take it if I didn't make it home for Solstice either.
Oh, I'm sorry, Frella.
[neighs]
There!
This is where the delivery should've come in.
-I don't see any Dwerpins. -No sign of the gondola.
The Dwerpins have never missed a delivery.
Something must be wrong.
We'll get you home and make sure everyone is okay.
Yes, and on the way, we'll find the missing presents.
[snorts]
-What? The Dwerpins would want that. -[neighs]
[gentle music playing]
[neighs]
[Ms. Rosemary] Hmm.
Buck up, girls. Rhapsody was sad about her missing wreath too.
-But it's still Solstice! -[neighs]
Yep, the darkest day of the year.
I've been dreaming about the Solstice Feast.
But now, what's even the point of today?
[sobbing]
[whinnies]
-That's a big ham. -[Layla] Don't forget the sparkle brine.
How could I forget when I have no idea what that means?
[snorts and whinnies]
I need one dinkle-dash of salt. What's a dinkle-dash?
One dinkle-dash is equal to four squeeze-spoons.
And a squeeze-spoon is?
Please hold.
Hey, cool kids.
-Hello. -Yeah.
Word is the Sapphires are getting the Solstice Feast back on track.
Uh, yep.
Oh, thank goodness.
The students are all so sad.
Like, an oppressive sadness. [chuckles]
I haven't dealt with this much negative energy
since Ravenzella took over.
That's a joke. But is it?
[neighs]
Well, none of that matters now that you're saving the day.
Uh, that's us. [chuckles] The day savers.
As long as someone can explain how to sparkle brine a ham.
You handle the cooking. I'll make sure the whole Academy knows
the Solstice Feast is back on.
Oh, you don't have to do that. That's okay.
Thank you. We really needed this.
[door opens]
-[door closes] -No pressure or anything. Whoa!
-[Layla] Hmm? -Uh…
[Isabel sighs]
[wind howling]
Brr! Should have worn my hat.
These lame-o's would freeze up in the mountains without us.
Cinder, let's warm 'em up.
-[neighing] -[magical chiming]
[whooshing]
Oh!
-Aah. Nice. Thanks, Cinder. -Don't say we never gave you anything.
See? This is already going great.
-I know this'll be the best Solstice ever. -Oh! Doubt it.
The best Solstice was the time
Grandmamma accidentally drank winkle-wash instead of cider,
and she tried to yell at my dad for leaving it out, but then she…
-She started burping bubbles! -[neighing]
[laughing]
Ah, she was so embarrassed. She sent everyone home before her feast.
[all laughing]
My brother loved to pull jokes like that. [giggles]
He once disguised a pillow as a Solstice loaf.
My Pa had a real feathery fright trying to carve it.
[laughing and neighing]
[sighs]
When I was a kid,
we'd celebrate the first day of winter with the most epic snowball fight.
Once, my dad and I stayed up all night
making snowballs to ambush my mom and Marco--
Oh!
[whistling]
It's on! [grunts]
Ooh!
-[laughing] -[neighing]
Aah!
-[Valentina gasps] -Boom! Got you! [laughs]
[groans]
-[whinnies] -[laughs]
You're gonna pay for that!
[squeals] Whoa!
I wish the others were here. Oh!
You know Layla and Glacier would crush a snowball fight.
Uh, hello? There's a mysterious mystery ahoof, remember?
Comin' in cold! A-hoo!
Oof! Hey! You too?
Dwerpins are biologically incapable of turning down a snowball fight. [laughs]
It's in the blood.
[grunts]
-[shrieks] -[magical whooshing]
Okay, maybe this is my best Solstice.
[all laughing]
Uh-uh. I am not letting you settle for some sad, empty-handed Solstice.
We are finding those presents!
[sighs]
[Ava] We found those presents!
[Frella] The gondola! But why would Timble stop here?
Let's go check it out.
-[magical whirring] -[neighs]
[chiming]
[Dwerpin] Yoo-hoo? Anyone?
Jiminy Flipmouse!
-Timble! -Frella?
Oh swizzle-sticks, am I glad to see you!
Oh! [chuckles]
I was set to deliver goodies to the Academy,
when someone threw me for a loop!
Next thing, I was tied up in the middle of snow-where.
[magical whooshing]
Aah. Whew! Nice and toasty.
-[neighs] -[Ava] I'm glad you're okay, Mr. Timble.
Now let's get these gifts back to the Academy.
It wasn't just me that was taken.
When the gondola stopped, I heard the thief
lugging and chugging the Solstice stuff off.
You mean the food, the wreaths, my little yellow wooden unicorn,
it was all stolen?
[neighs]
Stealing Solstice? Ugh…
But… but that's the most un-Solstice thing I've ever heard.
I hope everyone in the village is okay.
Don't worry. We'll get you and Timble home.
You just lead the way.
That'll take us to Dwerpin Village.
Let's go.
[Timble] Whoa! [grunts]
[Ava] These tracks.
They look like someone very small was dragging something very heavy.
Like wooden unicorn dolls.
The presents are that way!
We promised we'd get Frella home.
And I promised you the perfect Solstice.
We can't let this holiday hoodlum get away with it.
[shouts] Show yourself, thief!
[echoing] …thief… thief… thief…
Maybe you should keep it down.
-Come back with our presents! -[echo] …presents…
-Ava, please, just come with us. -[neighing]
No way! We can't let this joy thief get away with this!
-…away with this… away with this… -[rumbling]
Oh, you really shouldn't…
[panicked neighing]
[gasping] Ooh! Oh…
Avalanche!
[neighing]
[dramatic music playing]
-Oh! -[neighs]
[Ava shrieks]
Ava!
[neighs]
Aah! [shrieks]
[Ava screaming]
[magical chiming]
[Ava shrieking]
Whoa!
Over here!
-[neighing] -[Sophia squeals]
[Valentina yells]
[Sophia] Oh! Where are they?
[rumbling]
[yelling]
-Leaf! -[Ava] Sophia!
[neighing]
[Ava screams]
-Hold on! -[snorts]
[neighing]
[magical tinkling]
Phew!
You do not yell in the mountains!
[energetic music playing]
-[Isabel] Hot pot coming through. -[Rory] Whoa!
[whinnies]
[Layla] Pre-heating the oven to 42 degrees perrymint.
Wait, what's the conversion rate on perrymints?
River, do you have a boil water feature?
-[neighing] -Why not?
[clattering]
-[magical chiming] -[rattling]
Why would Dwerpins keep stuff so high up?
[snorts and neighs]
[Rory straining] Ugh!
[whinnies]
[panicked neigh]
[shrieks] Ah! Uh!
No! Runaway ladder!
[shrieking]
-[splat] -Uh, five-second rule? [chuckles]
-[Isabel gasps] -[Rory] Whoa!
-Aah! -[whickering]
[Rory] Aah! Okay.
Oh no! Oh! Whoa!
-[panicked neighing] -[screams]
-[Layla] Whew! -[Isabel] Whoa!
-[neighing] -Uh…
[door opens]
The entire Academy is seated and ready for your delicious feast.
[magical whooshing]
Whoa!
[chuckles] Little messy, huh? Well, every chef has their process.
[squelching]
[rhythmic pulsing]
Uh, do hams normally pulse?
[party hooter honks]
-[Isabel] Ugh! -[neighing]
[wind howling]
-Dwerpin Village isn't far now. -[Ava] Heh…
Sorry about the minor setback there.
Oh, nothing a cup of cocoa can't fix.
Thanks, but once we drop you off and everything's okay,
we gotta get on the trail of the thief.
Are you seriously still thinking about the presents?
Well, yeah. Without them, Solstice is ruined.
Ugh! No, Ava. You ruined Solstice.
-What? -[laughs]
Now it feels like Solstice.
Excuse me for wanting to give my friends a perfect holiday.
Don't act like this is for us. You only care about the stupid gifts.
Yeah, because I want you to love Solstice as much as I do.
I wanted to spend the holiday with my friends.
Maybe if you hadn't been so intent on fixing everything,
we could have had a perfect day instead of… this.
[whinnies]
If you wanna give up, fine. But I won't stop until I save Solstice.
-Fine! -Fine!
[somber music playing]
Aargh!
We don't need them, Leaf. We'll find that thief all by ourselves.
[Fernakus shrieks] So I free Ravenzella
and betray Unicorn Academy one time,
and they toss me aside!
Empty! Like a bottle of winkle-wash.
But now, I'll take what's mine.
What I'm owed.
A delightfully dreamy Solstice!
[cackling]
How can Sophia think I'm being selfish?
Making sure she has the perfect holiday is so unselfish.
[neighs]
Ooh, I know. I'm cold too. And hungry.
This isn't exactly how I imagined spending Solstice.
We can't go back empty-handed.
I said I'd save the day, and I will,
by finding the thief and getting back the stolen gifts.
[whinnies]
[gasps] You found the trail? Way to go, Leaf!
We can still save Solstice!
[Fernakus cackling]
[wind howling]
[sniffs] What's that I smell?
[both] Cinnamon twizzles!
The signature scent of Dwerpin Village. We must be close.
[neighs]
[sighs] I can't believe Ava ditched us.
Actually, after how she was acting today,
I definitely can.
Relax. I know her flowers are missing a few petals,
but Ava was just trying to make Solstice not terrible for you.
She should know I don't care about feasts or presents
or wooden unicorn things.
[Frella] Ah-he-he-hem!
That Dwerpins work very, very hard on.
Uh, right. Sorry. They're great.
But I don't need stuff,
and I don't need another holiday missing someone.
This has taken a turn into woo-woo feelings vibes,
so we're just gonna, you know…
[sighs]
Aww! I know how you feel.
When my brother turned his back on us,
my feathers were so ruffled,
but I was also just sad.
You can only hope they'll see sense.
Ava will be back soon. I promise.
No one wants to be alone on Solstice.
[slurping]
Humans! Ugh.
Always ruining frosting with a cookie!
Bleugh!
[humming]
[gasps] Why, a festive wreath? All for me?
[laughs] Who needs a unicorn stall to hang this from when I can hang it, uh… here?
Yes! Top-notch.
And I don't have to share it with anyone. [giggles]
-[Ava] That way, Leaf! -[gasps] An anyone.
Jiminy Flipmouse! Time to scamper.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ava gasps]
A cave? Classic baddie hidey-hole.
Ugh! They didn't even finish their cookie.
What kind of creep are we dealing with?
The thief's been here all right.
-And left. -[sniffs]
[neighs]
[cheerful music playing]
So a dinkle-dash is not equivalent to a tablespoon.
There's still time to turn this around.
Anyone know how to cook… anything?
Think. Holiday dinners. Family traditions.
Whenever I get homesick, all I can think about is my mom's macaroni.
Yes. Good! Macaroni. I like where this is going. What else?
Whoa, my dad makes the best bean dip.
But only on special occasions, so you spend the year just craving beans.
-Hah! It's nuts. -[Isabel] Okay. We've got this.
It won't be a traditional Solstice Feast, but we can still pull this off.
Now, let's talk desserts.
[Fernakus] ♪ Winter Solstice time Is here ♪
♪ A time to celebrate ♪
♪ It's swizzle-tastic ♪
Don't suppose you wanna join me for the harmony?
"We don't have the range for that."
"Maybe if you went home to spend the day with friends and family…"
[splutters] I'm having a perfectly lovely Solstice. Just me.
-[Ava] Fernakus? -[yelps]
-You're the one who stole Solstice? -[snorts]
Ava. Leaf?
Uh-oh. You're here to ruin my holiday, aren't you?
-[neighs] -Ruin your holiday?
-[Fernakus grunts] -Hey! Come back!
-Sorry, no. Goodbye forever! -[whinnying]
Jiminy Flipmouse. Whoo-hoo!
Ugh! Come on, Leaf! We can head him off.
[magical chiming]
[exciting music playing]
Whee!
I mean, stop, thief!
[charming holiday music playing]
[Sophia] Aww! Dwerpin Village is so cute!
-Aah! -[chuckles]
Oh, it's like something out of a fairy tale.
Ava would've loved it.
I'll spread the bad word about the Solstice delivery getting snatched.
It sure does shake the sugar from the eaves.
Things in the village look okay. That's a relief at least.
Stolen?
Mama and Papa will be distraught when they hear what happened.
Maybe you could show us around while we head to your place?
Of course!
We don't get many visitors up here, so it's a treat.
That's the Sugar Tavern.
Down there is Mrs. Mimsy's Darning School, next to the Snow Cone Shack.
You've got Pines and Twines, and Yarns by Yancey,
and over there is Fuzzy…
[dynamic music playing]
Mm-mm-mmm!
My mom says dancing makes the food taste better.
I know it's scientifically impossible, but I don't wanna take chances.
[magical tinkling]
Ooh-hoo-hoo!
I dare you to tell me you've had better bean dip.
Mmm! Uh…
These beans are great.
Dad's recipe, with a little magical flair.
Ooh! How about adding some cayenne?
Hey! You don't mess around with the Carmichael tradition.
Why not? We're already breaking every other tradition.
You're doing what?
Ms. Rosemary told us to check on the Solstice Feast.
But this doesn't look like Solstice.
Where's the cider cake? Where's the sparkle ham?
There's still some on the ceiling?
Hey, we're making food we know how to make from our family holidays.
-[snorts] -But… but tradition--
-Sometimes needs an update. -[yelps]
Then how about making mashed potatoes with the skins on?
Only if you help.
[slurping]
[warm music playing]
[whinnies]
[gasps] Mama!
Oh, thank goosenecks! We thought you weren't coming.
It's Frella, dear!
Ha-ha-ha! Frella! You came!
Fwelly! Welly!
Sorry I'm late. The gondola never came
because Timble was hogtied in the snow for hours
after all the gifts got stolen.
But my friends helped me get back home.
I'm Sophia. I've heard a lot about you.
And I'm Valentina Furi. You've heard a lot about me.
What's all this about hogs and gifts, hmm?
The Solstice delivery never made it to the Academy.
[giggling]
Someone took it!
No feast? No gifts?
Uh… what's the Solstice without gifts?
[snorts]
Well, Frella was pretty excited to spend time with her family.
Oh. Oh! And we're happy to see you.
We've got cocoa on the hearth,
and it would've been too much for just the three of us.
Three of you. So he's not here.
Bah! Your wiggy-wampus of a brother hasn't shown his face around here. [sighs]
But there's no time to worry about that. The day's almost gone.
But if we gather the village,
we can still cobble together something for the unicorn riders.
If you don't need our help, I'll see if the shops have anything in my size.
Actually, I have just the job for those extra inches of yours.
[sighs]
[exciting music playing]
[Ava] Oh! Get back here!
[Fernakus yelps] Oh!
[grunts] Fernakus, that stuff was for the unicorn riders,
and you know it.
Only someone as awful as you could do something this… awful!
First, you team up with Ravenzella to destroy Unicorn Island…
She went a bit further than I expected.
[grunts] And now you're stealing Solstice.
Yes! Don't I deserve to have a happy holiday too? [yelps]
-[neighs] -[Fernakus yelps]
Not if it means ruining everyone else's.
[neighing]
-[Fernakus] Hah! -[snorts]
[shouts] Ugh! You're so rotten, you don't even remember what good is.
You don't think I know that?
The Academy, the Dwerpins,
everyone knows I'm rotten.
-[gasps] Whoa! Whoa! -[whinnying]
[scoffs] Sorry that people are mad at you for almost destroying Unicorn Island!
-[neighs] -But stealing won't make them like you.
If they don't want old Fernie around, I don't wanna be around them.
Who needs to go home for Solstice when I can just take it all for myself?
[neighing]
[Ava] I made a promise.
I'm not leaving here without that stuff!
[laughs] You're not leaving here with it either.
[magical chiming]
[yelps]
[grumbles]
No, I'm not!
[grunts] How is he so strong?
[both straining]
-Let go! -No! You let go!
I need those presents!
Well, so do I!
[rumbling]
[both straining]
[magical chiming]
-[neighs] -[Ava] Huh?
[Fernakus yells]
[grunts]
Whoopsie.
[gasps]
I don't have boughs to make a wreath,
but… but maybe a rider could do something festive with this.
Uh, it'll have to do.
We don't have time to get strict about what presents we give the students.
How about a volleyball, then?
Good thing you brought those long arms of yours.
It's been years since we've seen the bits and bobs lost up there.
Ugh!
You don't have to worry about getting new gifts for everyone.
You shouldn't have to waste Solstice working.
There's, like, ten sets of keys here.
Oh, it's no waste at all. For us, Solstice is about being with family.
-[whickering] -And here we are, together.
At least, some of our family.
[poignant music playing]
That's a great tradition.
Without my dad, the holidays never felt right.
The gifts, the decorations, the songs,
they don't make up for what I want most, for everyone to be together.
That would be the perfect Solstice.
[Valentina] Uh, someone missing a cribbage set?
[sighs]
[spluttering]
Are the presents okay?
The presents? What about us?
Fernakus, we almost got blown up by a geyser over wooden unicorns.
Hey, if you don't want it, gimme. [grunts]
How'd I get so carried away?
I was chasing presents when I could've spent the day with my friends.
[sighs]
And now the day is almost over.
But it's not over yet.
Come on, girl. I hope there's still time to make things right.
W… wait! Uh, what about all the stuff?
We don't need it!
Well, good. More for me!
[energetic music playing]
[groans]
[baby] Aah! Aah!
-[neighs] -[babbling]
[giggles]
[chuckling]
It's the thought that counts, right? [chuckling]
Who taught you that?
Hah! They make a fuss over sparkle hams and cider cakes,
but the wooden unicorns are my favorite part of Solstice.
Ugh. I spend 24/7 with unicorns.
-How am I so bad at this? -[whinnying]
Yeah, we've gathered what we can. Uh, how are the wooden unicorns coming?
[Timble] Uh… think the riders can share these three among themselves?
[Sophia] Four!
-Three. -Oh.
Gah! Who are we jesting? Nobody's gonna want this stuff.
-[squeaking] -Oh!
This thief really botched it up.
One bad apple and the whole day is rotten.
Oh, you sound like Ava. Seriously, we'll be fine.
-The presents don't matter. -[all gasping]
Don't matter? These gifts are a tradition that goes back generations.
Ages ago, there was a blizzard in these mountains.
The Dwerpins got lost.
It could've been the end.
But the unicorn riders protected them
just like you protect this island's magic now.
They were a light in the darkness,
leading the Dwerpins out of the blizzard and back to the village.
Since then, the gifts have been our way of thanking you unicorn riders.
Solstice is the darkest day of the year,
so we try to bring the unicorn ri… uh…
…the unicorn riders some light, like they did for us.
Oh! I had no idea.
[chuckles] Ava was right. These really are special.
Oh, she'd love this if she were…
[Ava] Sophia!
…here?
[yelling] I'm sorry!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
-I'm sorry! [gasping] -[Valentina] Ava!
Volume adjustment!
[quietly] Sorry.
-[gasps] Who is that? -[baby chuckles]
Hi, little baby-boo. [giggles]
Ava, are you okay?
No, I'm awful.
I was a present-hungry maniac and a bad friend.
Sophia, I wanted to give you the best Solstice ever,
but I tried so hard, I just ruined it.
You did get kinda carried away.
But I'm sorry too.
Solstice is amazing, and I get why you love it.
We actually had an okay time.
Best Solstice ever!
So I didn't ruin everything?
I'm just glad you're here now.
Aww! A yellow rhino!
Soph! [laughs]
I'm sorry I wasn't able to get the other stuff back.
-It wasn't your fault. It was-- -[all gasp]
[all] Fernakus?
[neighs]
What are you doing here?
Well, I just wanted to
bring back the gifts that I, uh, borrowed.
[shakily] Some are a bit, uh… "smithereensed."
But maybe no one'll notice.
How dare you come back here. Have you no shame?
I… I know I did a terrible thing.
A lot of terrible things.
But if you'll just listen.
-Please. -Huh.
Hey! Look, Fernakus is no saint. You have good reason to be mad at him.
He lied to us, he helped Ravenzella escape,
he almost let grim magic destroy the whole island.
I didn't know what she was going to do exactly, but…
uh… carry on.
[Ava] He didn't have to come back here,
but he came home because Solstice is about being together.
My friends forgave me.
Can't you all forgive Fernakus?
Hah!
Uh… Papa.
-[both neigh] -Papa?
How can we? After what he did.
Papa, you said! You said Solstice is about family.
My brother's been in a dark place for a long, long time.
But now he's back.
It's just like the story she told me.
A unicorn rider led me home.
[emotional music playing]
Baby! Baby! [chuckling]
-[neighing] -[Timble] Okay, folks.
-Enough dillydallying. -[snorts]
We've never missed a Solstice delivery to the Academy,
and I don't intend to now.
[energetic music playing]
Next stop, Unicorn Academy. Ha-ha!
[giggles]
Gotta go. They need hands to deliver gifts,
and I'm sure those kids need help with the feast. [laughs]
But we… we've got so much time to make up for.
I'll be back soon.
[sighs]
Looks like you'll get to have your perfect Solstice after all.
But their family should be together today.
[magical tinkling]
[emotional music playing]
No. I won't ruin Solstice twice.
Wait for us!
[cheerful music playing]
[neighs and slurps]
[whinnies]
So, what do you think? New Solstice tradition?
I'm so in.
[door bangs open]
Okay, new plan!
A new, new tradition? Huh! Sweet.
[celebratory music playing]
[magical whooshing]
Yay!
Whoo-hoo!
[whinnies]
Now everyone can celebrate the holiday together.
-Bon appétit. -Ooh!
-[neighing] -[laughing]
[snorts]
[baby chuckling]
For you, half a wooden unicorn.
For you, the other half of the wooden unicorn.
And for you, an old volleyball.
Best Solstice ever.
[whinnies]
I know it's been a while, Fernie, but wanna do the honors?
[baby giggles]
[inhales deeply] Oh!
♪ Winter Solstice time is here ♪
♪ A time to celebrate It's swizzle-tastic ♪
♪ It's our favorite time of year ♪
♪ You can feel the air is full of magic ♪
♪ So let the festive joy Ring loud and clear ♪
♪ Sing our song of Winter Solstice ♪
♪ The sun reborn, its light will warm us ♪
♪ Bring the light to darker nights Let's celebrate ♪
♪ Winter Solstice time is here ♪
♪ Follow your heart ♪
♪ Straight to the stars ♪
♪ Your bond already shows ♪
♪ The magic glows Our friendship grows ♪
♪ So follow your heart ♪
♪ Straight to the stars ♪
♪ The magic glows Our friendship grows ♪
♪ So follow your heart ♪