Episode Three: "Fern Has a Clipboard and Dewdrop Has a Bruise"

Fern and Dewdrop officially introduce themselves. Fern is brisk, efficient, and treats the situation like a project management exercise. Dewdrop is enthusiastic and immediately crashes into a flower. They explain the crystal system in more detail and reveal that the first crystal — the Root Crystal — is right here, under The Big Red, but it's guarded by an earth-sprite who is currently asleep and must be woken politely (last person who tried shouting woke up with worms in their shoes for a week). The episode is largely about the group forming and characters getting to know each other, with lots of comedy. Nibbler refuses to admit he's enjoying himself. Danica names the earth-sprite "Gerald" before they've even met it. The girls start to notice that the plants in the garden seem to lean slightly toward Scarlett when she talks — but nobody mentions it yet. By the end, they're at The Big Red, and there's a soft glow under the roots.