Original title
The Elephant Princess
Released
11/13/2008
Origin country
AU
Genre
Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production companies
ZDF, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
52
Alex Wilson thinks she is an average suburban girl living in Melbourne, until her 16th birthday when exotic visitor, Kuru, shows up in her backyard with a magical elephant, Anala. He informs her she is the heir to the throne of the magical kingdom of Manjipoor. With his help, the reluctant princess will master her magic powers and defend her royal inheritance against her devious cousin, Vashan, whilst balancing the pull of both worlds to find her true destiny.
At Alex's birthday party an exotic boy, Kuru, and elephant, Anala, appear in her backyard.
When Kuru explains Alex has been adopted, Alex is shocked to find it is true. Scared and upset she accidentally erases her family from existence with her magic. To bring them back, Alex has to decide what is really important to her.
At band auditions, Amanda and J.B. discover Anala – Alex's elephant. Alex tells them she is a magical Princess, but they don't believe her. To maintain their friendship she is forced to prove it and attempts a simple magic trick – which goes awry.
Kuru enrolls at Alex's school and is a social disaster! To protect him from certain humiliation by Trent and the school fencing team Alex resorts to magic to make him popular. It gets out of control, and Alex has to bring him back to earth.
When Kuru returns to Manjipoor and is trapped by Vashan, Kuru finds he needs to use a magic gift from Alex. It has unusual consequences for Alex however, when Marcus stays for lunch.
Infected by Vashan's magic, Alex accidentally creates a new girlfriend for J.B. when she practices her destroy spell. On the surface Asuza is a sweet teenager, but in truth she's the total opposite - so Alex must fix things before J.B.
Alex agrees to visit Manjipoor to meet Omar, but when Alex realizes it means being a Princess, she backs out. As a result, Kuru is fired. Alex has to make amends by going to Manjipoor and requesting Kuru be reinstated.
Amanda convinces Alex to make a discreet trip to Manjipoor, and J.B. travels too. They arrive in an enchanted forest and meet a family whose son is a mouse! Alex uses her magic to help them. Vashan senses her presence, and seeks desperately to locate her.
Wanting to know if Marcus is in love with her, Alex does magic and accidentally becomes a frog! To restore her to humanity, Kuru, Amanda and J.B. need to get Alex kissed by her one true love.
Vashan uses magic to transform Diva into a teenage girl and secretly send her into Alex's world to find out her weaknesses. Diva becomes 'Juliet' and disrupts Alex's life by attempting to reveal Anala. In the process she makes Anala very sick.
Diva (as Juliet) gets a lot closer to Kuru to fracture his close relationship with Alex. She steals the magic runes and Kuru and Alex have a major argument.
When Alex discovers that Zoe's only a minor player in her ballet recital, Zoe wants to pull out altogether. Unknown to Zoe, Alex lends her magic ballet shoes, and keeping the situation a secret from their parents, encourages Zoe not to give up.
Mothers Day makes Alex aware of how little she knows about her real mother, Queen Nefari.
Marcus asks Alex to go on their first date. When things go amiss, she uses 'time slip' magic to reverse time and make every moment of the date perfect. Alex decides to tell Marcus the truth about her, but there's a price to pay when it goes wrong.
It's the Royal Elephant Festival in Manjipoor, and Alex will attend as their Princess! But things get out of hand when she sneaks her friends into the function.
Marcus and Alex's closeness causes friction in the band when they form a duo to perform in a gig. With the chance of success, Alex breaks her own code and uses magic when they perform, facing a dilemma about the future of the band and her friends.
A masked Vashan causes havoc at the school's annual ball and a near fatal experience for Alex and Marcus, when he travels to their world for the first time.
Vashan returns to Alex's world and magically makes her the most famous rock singer on the planet. Alex quickly forgets who she really is. Only Kuru, returning from Manjipoor registers the change, and tries to convince Alex to return to her true self.
Amanda goes to Manjipoor and is mistaken by the common people for the Princess in disguise! At first, it's not such a bad thing, until Vashan arrives. Amanda is placed in danger, prompting Alex and Kuru to mount a rescue mission.
While making a music video, Marcus feels there is something going on between Alex and Kuru, and secrets the others share except him. Unexpectedly, the clip becomes helpful for Alex and Kuru when Omar is framed by Vashan for stealing Anala's jewel.
Alex feels pulled between two worlds when Marcus and Kuru get into a fight over her and Anala goes missing! Alex abandons an important recording session to search for Anala and is led to rediscover a childhood memory.
Alex decides to commit to being Princess of Manjipoor. Vashan ensures the job isn't easy, but Alex is determined. Her faith in Manjipoor is shattered however, when she learns a stunning truth about her past. Alex quits and vows never to return.
Kuru says his final goodbyes as Alex is no longer a Princess, his job is over. Free of his obligations he speaks freely of his disappointment in her, causing a fractured departure.
Diva makes her move and takes control in Manjipoor, wounding Omar in a fight. Kuru and Anala spirit Omar to Alex's world. Alex uses magic to help Omar, until Diva returns to capture him and Anala, leaving Alex and Kuru stranded in the Old World.
Alex studies and uses all her magic to break the barrier between the two worlds to rescue Omar and Anala. It's unprecedented! But weakened by her journey, she's no match for Diva who uses magic to defeat Alex and steal her powers.
Her magic stolen by Diva, Alex is regular Alexandra Wilson again. But when Kuru frees her from captivity, she leads a rebellion and fights a climactic battle to overthrow Diva.
As Alex settles into a new school in the real world, trouble is brewing in Manjipoor where she meets two childhood friends of Kuru's - Caleb and Zamira. Through them, the force of Dark Magic is released, and they restore Diva to her former self.
The band lines up their first gig at a popular local club but run into trouble with Taylor's jealous girlfriend, Veronica. Meanwhile Diva recruits Caleb and Zamira in her quest to unlock the secrets of Dark Magic and get revenge on Alex.
Diva uses this chance to raid the Palace and try to steal The Book, where Dark Magic secrets are contained. After Caleb is injured in a showdown between Diva and Alex, his life hangs in the balance.
Learning Diva is after The Book, Alex takes it and Caleb to the real world for protection. When Caleb kisses Alex, she tries to convince herself it was nothing, but deep down she's falling for him - unaware he's working for the enemy.
When Alex backs away from a relationship with Caleb, he steals The Book from its hiding place and prepares to betray her by taking it to Diva and Zamira. But ultimately, his loyalty lies with Alex, not Diva.
Alex turns Amanda into her double to distract Caleb while the real Alex goes on a dangerous solo mission to West Manjipoor to find out more about The Book. Alex learns that The Book and the Elephant Temple Ruins are linked.
When Caleb goes back to Manjipoor he is faced with Diva's threats to Alex. In an effort to protect Alex, Caleb absorbs some Dark Magic which gives him super strength.
When rival student Veronica steals Alex's song, Alex tries to help rather than let her get expelled. Meanwhile, Zamira charms Kuru in an effort to drive a wedge between him and Alex, as part of her plan to gain control of Dark Magic.
In another effort to protect Alex, Caleb gains more Dark Magic, giving him the power to jump between worlds at will. When he uses his powers to help Alex without her knowing, he raises Diva's suspicions, but manages to keep his secret.
Taylor learns all about Alex's secret life when he winds up in Manjipoor and is taken prisoner by Diva, who tries to use him as a bargaining chip to get The Book. Alex is ready to give Diva The Book when Caleb uses his powers to save Taylor.
Taylor learns all about Alex's secret life when he winds up in Manjipoor and is taken prisoner by Diva, who tries to use him as a bargaining chip to get The Book. Alex is ready to give Diva The Book when Caleb uses his powers to save Taylor.
Diva sends Zamira to reveal Caleb's secrets to Kuru and the two get into a fight. Alex is preparing for Caleb's arrival in the real world but is growing suspicious.
Alex tries to destroy The Book but Diva gains the power to jump between worlds and gets The Book. Caleb stops Diva from hurting Alex, but this doesn't make up for his betrayal.
In an attempt to cut off Diva's power, Alex tries to close the vault, but her magic isn't powerful enough.
Alex's band are about to lose their gig until Caleb uses Dark Magic in an attempt to help, but it only makes her angrier at him. When Diva pressures Zamira to read The Book, she goes to Kuru for comfort.
When Veronica inadvertently records footage of Caleb disappearing, she has him at her mercy. But with the help of Alex, Amanda and Taylor, the footage is destroyed and his secret is safe.
Alex and Taylor plan a surprise party for Amanda's birthday. But the party is crashed by Zamira, who believes that Alex's mother killed her and Caleb's mother.
Zamira gets to a block in The Book which only Alex can unlock. After giving Dark Magic to some new West Manjipoor recruits of hers, Diva comes to the real world. But Alex refuses to help Diva and Caleb gets hurt protecting Alex.
When Alex reads the locked section of The Book, she and Zamira learn the truth; that Diva killed Zamira and Caleb's mother. Meanwhile, Caleb uses his powers for good by helping Kuru escape trouble.
Zamira is against Diva, but that doesn't mean she's with Alex. Veronica gathers new evidence against Alex and Caleb about their secrets, but before she can expose them, Alex tells her the whole truth.
After Zamira is threatened, Caleb begins a dangerous journey. Meanwhile, Veronica starts treating Alex like a Princess. Even though Alex is a Princess, the 'nice Veronica' routine is just too much.
When Diva's plans put Amanda and Alex in danger, Taylor saves Amanda and they realise their deeper feelings for each other. But after taking too much Dark Magic, Caleb loses control and cannot help Alex.
Alex invites Caleb to the end of year music night. Caleb can no longer control his Dark Magic. The vault of Dark Magic now controls him and can transport him anywhere against his will.
The vault claims more control over Caleb as he loses the ability to jump and becomes prisoner to Diva. While Alex is desperate to help him there isn't a lot she can do, except wonder why Diva wants Caleb now that he's powerless.
Alex, Diva and Caleb learn that the vault of Dark Magic is the barrier between the two worlds and returning Dark Magic to the vault will destroy it.
Diva's plan to break the barrier is coming together as she prepares to sacrifice Caleb to the vault of Dark Magic. But Alex won't let it happen.
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