Winx Club - Episode 301

The Princess' Ball
Production code	301
RAI title	The Ball of the Princess
Cinelume title	The Princess' Ball
First aired (Italy)	January 29, 2007
First aired (USA)	September 30, 2006 (4Kids) November 7, 2011 (Nickelodeon)
Previous episode	The Ultimate Power Couple
Next episode	Beauty is a Beast

The Ball of the Princess is the first episode of the 3rd season of Winx Club.

Synopsis

Some days after the Last Battle with Lord Darkar (possibly the day after the Battle with Darkar since the last episode of Season 2 supposedly takes place on the last day of the Alfea school year, while the first episode of Season 2 takes place on the first day of holidays), vacation is about to start, but is much shorter than usual. The girls are packing to leave, except Musa and Layla who were going to go to the beach together. Bloom and Sky recently had an arguement.

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Brandon rescueing a girl while the Winx holds the wave back.

When Stella is about to leave for vacation, a Solaria messenger arrives and announces that there will be a princess ball for Stella. Her father, King Radius, tells her there will be a surprise that will make her happy. Stella assumes that her parents will get back together and is very happy. She invites the Winx to her Princess Ball. She gets the Winx to help her find a new dress in Magix.

The Winx are at a pizza place, when they meet Chimera and her two friends from Beta Academy. Chimera snatches the pie and Stella argues saying it was her pie. They fight over it. Bloom tries to get every to get along and tries to introduce herself. Chimera makes fun of Flora and Stella in angered. Chimera and her friends leave.

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Musa wants to help but Layla must go to Andros alone

The girls break up, Layla and Musa to the beach, Tecna and Flora to check out the rest of the mall, and Bloom and Stella to see the dresses. Bloom and Stella encounter Chimera again when Stella finds her perfect dress. They both race to the store. Chimera beats them. Stella demands to the cashier why Chimera got the dress and she didn't. The cashier told Stella that Chimera was going to be the princess of Solaria.

They all meet back at the beach. Musa has a new hairdo, longer pigtails. The specialists arrive and greets the Winx. The ocean nearby starts acting weird, and Layla notices it. When an enormous wave hits, the Winx and the specialists save all the people in the water. A mermaid from Andros appears and tells Layla that Andros is in trouble. Layla leaves to Andros.

Meanwhile, throughout the episode, the Trix were sent to the Omega Dimention. Icy was able to break out of her cell and break Stormy's and Darcy's. They encounter a wizard, Valtor, who sentenced to etrinity. Icy break his cell and he vowed to get all his powers back from before. He takes the power of Andros, and transforms all the mermaids nearby into creatures.

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Valtor is introduced

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Using a morfix surfboard, Lalya is able to save a little girl.

Major Events

• Stella receives news of her Princess Ball.
• Stella meets Chimera and 2 girls from the Beta Academy for Fairies.
• Icy, Darcy, and Stormy are freed.
• Icy, Darcy and Stormy free Valtor.
• Valtor invades Andros.
• Musa's hair extended

Debuts

• Chimera
• Valtor
• Mermaid Sentries
• Mer-monsters

Characters

• Stella
• Bloom
• Flora
• Layla
• Musa
• Tecna
• Miss Faragonda
• Sky
• Brandon
• Riven
• Timmy
• Helia
• Icy
• Darcy
• Stormy
• Valtor
• Lockette
• Amore
• Chatta
• Tune
• Digit
• Piff
• Chimera
• Mermaid Sentries
• Mer-monsters

Trivia

• Liza Jacqueline (Bloom), Sean Schmell (Valtor) and Rebecca Soler (Tecna) did voice work for the 20th anniversary edition of the anime "Outlanders"
• Rebecca Soler replaces Dani Shaffel as Tecna for season 3.
• The rockstar outfits Bloom and Stella tried on bear striking resemblance to Jem of the 80's show Jem and the Holograms.
• Soler's "Tecna" voice was used for another 4kids/Rainbow joint production "Huntik: Secrets and Seekers" as the female protagonist Sophie Casterwill.

4kids Voice Cast

• Liza Jacqueline = Bloom
• Christina Rodriguez = Stella
• Kerry Williams = Flora
• Dan Green = Sky
• Frank Frankson = Brandon
• Michael Sinterniklaas = Riven
• Lisa Ortiz = Musa, Icy, Digit
• Vashty Mompoint = Layla
• Sean Schmell = Baltor
• Caren Manuel = Darcy
• Suzy Myers = Stormy
• Marc Thompson = Professor Avalon
• Sebastian Arcelus = Timmy
• Rebecca Soler = Tecna (Replacing Dani Shaffel)

Nicks voice cast

• Molly C. Quinn = Bloom
• Amy Gross = Stella
• Alejandra Reynoso = Flora
• Morgan Decker = Tenca
• Romi Dames = Musa
• Keke Palmer = Aisha
• Unknown = Icy (possibly Hynden Walch)
• Jennifer Cody = Darcy
• Kimberly Brooks = Stormy
• Joshua Keaton = Valtor
• Unknown = Chimera
• Matt Shively = Sky
• Adam Gregory = Brandon
• Sam Riegel = Riven
• Charlie Schattler = Timmy
• David Faustino = Helia
• Dee Bradley Baker = Kiko
• Unknown = Lockette
• Unknown = Amore
• Unknown = Chatta
• Georgina Cordova = Digit
• Unknwon = Tune
• Georgina Cordova = Piff
• Unknown = Glim
• Unknown = Zing

Quotes

Whoa! What are you made of, gumdrops and sugarplum pie?

- Chimera

Hey, don't diss my girl Flora!

- Stella

Yeah? Or else what?

- Chimera

Uh, let's go find that dress now, Stell. Nice to meet you, beta girls.

- Bloom

Good luck shopping. Oh, and that preteen-meet-goth look is very appealing on you. I suggest you stick with it. Aah!

- Stella

Snap!

- Tecna

Tecna!

- Bloom

What?

- Tecna

Nice one, Tec.

- Stella

Thanks.

- Tecna Too late! It's mine, and it's beautiful!

- Chimera

I'm the princess of Solaria and that dress was supposed to be for my princess ball!

- Stella

That's strange, she told me she was the princess of Solaria.

- Cashier

Huh?!

- Stella

Are you sure?

- Bloom

Well, not yet. But she told me she's going to be soon.

- Cashier