Italian Title: L'ospite inattesa
Air date: October 27th, 2010
Kate arrives in Pocketville unexpectedly and is met by Oristolfo and the Royal Guards. All the Pocketville citizens are flustered with her as it is considered rare for a human to step foot on the Pocket Kingdom. Oristolfo tries to talk with Kate, but all she could hear from him was barking. Turns out that Kate needed to wear the Friendship Heart, whose remaining half is still on the collar, on her wrist in order to hear the pets speak, though William doubts it at first.
When Kate, Oristolfo, and the Guards are in the throne room, they discuss about how she got to Pocketville and what to do now that Princess Ava has gone missing. As Danny mentions that only Ava can perform Friendship Ceremonies, and without the Friendship Heart nor the water for the fountain, there would be no more Ceremonies and Kate would be stuck in Pocketville. Oristolfo recommends they consult Evershell about this, but William tells him off for telling too much facts to Kate, whom they haven't trusted yet. As the Guards are left alone to discuss about what to do with their new visitor, Kate and Oristolfo spend time snacking in the castle kitchen until the Guards are ready to take them around town for a test, including choosing a new name for Oristolfo: Magic.
The first test was to show courage. Kate enters the Bear Inn to see a giant shadow of a bear, which she wasn't startled by at all. Turns out the shadow belonged to the bashful little bear cub who runs the Inn and has a talent for creating origami out of napkins. The Guards were all impresses, except for Balloon, who thought Kate needed another test to go through so she could really be proven trustworthy.
The second test was to show kindness and helpfulness. As the beavers struggled to move the water wheel and part of the wheel began to splinter, Kate decided to dive underwater to where she would move the rock out of the way so the wheel can move again. Once again, the Guards were impressed all except Balloon, who gave her one final test: to not give in to greed. She tricks Kate into thinking the pebble she was holding was a magical stone that would make her the monarch, but Kate refuses and tells her they have to be faithful to Ava even if she's gone.
That night, the Guards escort Kate and Magic to Ava's bedroom, where they would sleep in for the night. As Kate became more homesick than ever and longing for her parents, Magic stayed by her side and comforted her, while the Royal Guards watch them from a handheld magic mirror in the throne room.
Meanwhile in the Ever Grey Swamp, Eva and her lackeys build their camp in the hollow of a dead tree, while Ava is revealed to be on the streets of the Big City.
Tropes featured in the episode:
- Adoptive Name Change: Kate's dog Oristolfo takes on a new name, Magic.
- Big Shadow, Little Creature: The little bear cub who runs the Bear Inn has a gigantic, ferocious shadow.
- Downer Ending: Kate cries herself to sleep as she reminisces about her parents while Ava is sad and lost in the Big City, longing to get back to Pocketville. Both are homesick.
- Early-Installment Weirdness:
- Magic calls Kate by her actual name rather than his Affectionate Nickname for her, "Katie".
- Magic Mirror: The Royal Guards use a handheld mirror found on Ava's vanity to watch over Kate and Magic after they returned back to the castle.
- Mood Whiplash: Again with the bright ending theme playing straight after a sad scene.
- There's No Place Like Home:
- Kate is stuck in Pocketville for the time being and she worries she'll never see her parents again.
- Ava is lost in the Big City and now she needs Kate and Magic's help to get her home.
