Shadow

On Thalia's birthday, Salmacis, the Spirit of the Well, predicts that Thalia will first betray and then save the Meadowlands. When Thalia loses her necklace, the evil traitor Phaedon takes it to Lord Kann's fortress where it is filled with a poisonous liquid. Daiman unsuspectingly takes it back to Thalia. Menel, the leader of the fairy council, inadvertently unleashes the poison upon the sacred well. Salmacis vanishes, fulfilling the first part of the prophecy. Continued in Episode 2 "The Invasion".

Suspected of treason, Thalia is locked up in her room while the Elf army invades her village. Daiman manages to steal the last drop of Snakehammer's antidote and fighting against the odds, is able to save Salmacis from certain death. Thalia escapes and together with her brother Rowan, she upsets a hornets' nest, to help chase away the elf army. The second part of the prophecy comes true as well.

One day, the Elf inventor, Snakehammer, is hit by a falling chestnut and loses his memory. The trolls "adopt" him - in return, he constructs an enormous machine, which paves the way to erecting a new city, "Trollopolis". Thalia and Daiman's efforts to stop Snakehammer and his machine fail miserably, but when Snakehammer regains his memory, he realizes that he must quickly reverse the machine to save the Meadowlands.

When elf leader Lord Kann becomes seriously ill, Phaedon speaks of Fala's abilities as a healer. Daiman kidnaps Fala and takes her to the fortress, with Thalia and Rowan secretly following in pursuit. When Fala hears that Snakehammer is the one treating Lord Kann, she realizes that she must help. Lord Kann recovers and immediately imprisons all three fairies. A clever plan devised by Daiman helps the fairies narrowly escape from the fortress.