Sapphire buys a pair of blue shoes for Jasper's upcoming party, but her fashion choice is questionable, and a miscast spell that makes her feet glow leads to teasing from her friends. When she goes to return the shoes, she finds a magic mirror pendant that speaks to her. The voice flatters her and tells her that she's special, leading her to ignore her friends even when their concerns are legitimate, blame them for a run-in with head cheerleader Coral, and grow condescending and power-hungry to fellow students and teachers.
Later that night, the mirror tells Sapphire that she's so special that only she can cast a powerful spell to free him from his prison. The other girls go to check on her just in time to see her cast the spell, and the mirror turns out to be Simon! Free from his banishment in the Shadow World, and with Snarf and an army of orcs at his side, he plans to invade Trollzopolis, but not before his orcs eat Sapphire. The others enter the portal and rescue Sapphire, who finds that her light-up feet turned out to come in handy—the orcs can't stand bright lights. Working together, they drive Simon off, and afterwards apologize to Sapphire, who apologizes to them in return—though Ruby can't resist one last joke about "Twinkletoes."
This episode contains examples of:
- The Dark Side: Simon's plan has Sapphire fall prey to this. Coaxed by a magic mirror, she grows narcissistic and power-hungry, deciding she didn't need her friends anymore.
