"Linkeo and Naviet"



"Linkeo and Naviet" is the sixth episode of the first season of Spylights and the sixth episode overall. It aired on July 14th, 2020. A strange person like Navi means that she likely attracts people who are just as strange. Enter Virgo and Aries, twin royalty from the planet Capricorn who are celebrating their birthday with a ball that Navi has been invited to. But Navi's rather complicated history with Aries in particular, leads Link to want to tag along to supervise. One thing leads to another and before either one of them know what's happening, a mysterious light is shining down on them both.

Synopsis
When Navi is invited to the royal birthday celebration of Princess Virgo and her lovesick brother Aries, Link decides to tag along to keep an eye on things. But his harmless attempt to protect his best friend finds them both on the dance floor, a mysterious light shining down on them, setting into a motion something that had long been considered nothing more than legend.

Plot
On a rainy day on the planet Capricorn, within the walls of the magnificent castle, Prince Aries, the heir to the throne of the kingdom meets in secret with Pluto. The two discuss a plan they've been cooking up to lure Navi into Pluto's clutches. As the two talk, Pluto persuades the prince to go along with what she has planned by informing him that Navi is currently living with another boy. Aries, clearly upset about this, begrudgingly complies.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Link and Navi work on English homework together. Studying Shakespeare, however, is not in Navi's skill catalogue and she expresses her frustrations at the complexity of the text to Link, who insists she must study great literature and poetry in order to understand things better. Navi explains to Link that her line of work was heavily reliant on fighting and taking down bad guys, emphasizing how different life on Taurus is compared to life on Earth. Link dismisses her complaints, stating simply that because she's on Earth now, she needs to fit into Earth way of life, handing her back the copy of Romeo and Juliet they'd been reading. At that precise moment, the mailman drops the letters through the mail slot. An overly excited Navi, dives to see the mail, completely abandoning the work she and Link had been doing. Much to both Link and Navi's surprise, there is a letter for Navi addressed from her friend Virgo inviting her to a birthday ball in celebration of her and her brother. Link comments on how fancy the parchment appears to be, with Navi explaining how Virgo and her twin brother Aries, are the prince and princess of the planet Capricorn, a close ally of Taurus located in the same galaxy. Navi recalls her childhood, spending time with Virgo and how close the two became until Link came along of course. The scene transitions to Navi cleaning her room as she readies herself for the ball later that night. Link helps Navi put her clothes away as the two talk. Curious as to why he hadn't heard of Virgo sooner, he asks Navi why she and the princess no longer hang out together. The memory suddenly hits Navi and she pauses, suddenly aware of her current situation. Before she can explain to Link her sudden hesitation, a fanfare plays outside followed by the sound of galloping horses. An irritated Navi, opens her balcony doors to find none other, than Prince Aries himself, taller, more poised, and handsomer than ever. Starstruck, Navi can barely react as Aries enters the room, greeting her with a kiss on her hand. Though Navi is taken aback by Aries' changes in appearance since she last saw him, Link is unimpressed. Aries casually brings up the topic of the birthday ball, asking Navi if she remembered the special occasion. Navi who is deeply unsure how to react to the situation, admits that she remembered Virgo's birthday but willingly chose to forget Aries existed. Aries ignores the obvious blow to his confidence and merely invites Navi to spend the night with him at the ball, openly upping his performance to persuade her. Aries then addresses Link, telling Navi that she may bring her "peasant friend" along with her for company. Insulted, Link defends himself against the attack, albeit rather weakly. Instantly threatened, Aries presses the conversation, asking Link to tell the prince more about himself. Link, seeing his advantage and Aries' jealousy, tests the waters by bragging about how Navi is living with him and not to cross him in his own house. Though rendered speechless at first, the infinitely more egotistical Aries notes how his long history with Navi and high status makes him a more worthy suitor for her, causing an embarrassed Link to deny any kind of romantic interest between the two of them. Aries ignores this, going on to state how Navi and himself have done a great many things together, but before he can elaborate, a mortified Navi smacks him in the stomach, threatening both boys that if they don't stop trying to one up each other, she'll teach them both a lesson. An awkward silence follows that Link chooses to break by telling Aries that he and Navi will be staying in for the night. Aries masks his rage and instead departs with a cordial request to see Navi there, despite the unpleasant reunion. As he pulls away, a dreamy eyed Navi watches from the balcony, unaware of Link's discomfort behind her as she watches Aries pull away.

Later that night, Navi helps Link into his suit as Link protests Navi's decision to attend the ball. Navi dismisses this, justifying her decision by reminding him that it's Virgo's birthday too, so she's therefore obligated to attend. Link presses on, bringing up how uncomfortable Aries made him and given his history with Navi, that they should both stay away from him as much as possible. Unfortunately for him, Navi again dismisses this, focusing instead on how handsome Aries has become, inadvertently telling Link she's not going to keep away.

When Link's ride shows up, Navi shoves him outside onto the balcony so that she can finish getting ready. Once she's alone again, Navi consults Celeste about dress options for the evening. While Celeste initially suggests Navi dress in purple, Navi turns down her suggestion stating that because Virgo always dresses in blue, naturally, Navi should match her. After deciding, Navi changes into her outfit and proceeds to finish getting ready. On Capricorn, Link waits around the ball awkwardly for Navi to show up. He garners a few odd looks from the heavily alien population of the party as well as a few questions about his home planet. Navi enters the ball, turning heads all around, including Link's. For a moment, Link is smitten as Navi approaches him. Before he can speak with her however, Aries shoves him away, complimenting Navi on her appearance, making Navi uncomfortable. Virgo rushes up to say hello to Navi and the two embrace, sharing a happy reunion with one another while the boys look on. Aries once again, interrupts, not-so-subtly hinting to his sister that he had intentions to spend time with Navi alone. Virgo takes this opportunity to tease Aries about his relentless attempts to win Navi's affections, a motion that Aries retaliates immediately, demanding that Virgo leave him and Navi alone by introducing herself to Link. As Virgo and Link watch on in bewilderment, Aries leads Navi away to get some punch.

Once alone, Aries begins to try to get closer to Navi again, continually complimenting her and sitting close to her. Pluto, who has been communicating with Aries via ear piece, impatiently asks when he plans on putting their scheme into action. Navi notices Aries speaking to someone and confronts him about it. Flustered, Aries hastily explains tries to cover up his plans with Pluto by reminding Navi that tonight is their night to be together. But as the two attempt to enjoy each other's company, the presence of Link is clearly invading both of their thoughts. Navi addresses Aries' rudeness towards her best friend, stating that she'd rather that Aries try to get along with Link rather than be hostile towards him. Aries brushes this off, once again trying to take Navi's mind off Link, who he views as a threat, and to focus on him instead. Navi's discomfort boils over and she pulls away from Aries. The situation only gets worse when Aries angrily asks why Link is talking to Virgo who is clearly at a higher social standing than him. Fed up with the disaster of an evening she's had, Navi tells Aries to back off, reiterating that Link is just her friend and nothing more. Navi angrily storms away, intending to take Link back to Earth. Before they can find each other however, the stars begin to shift, causing a strange force to descend onto both of them. The force brings Navi and Link together on the dance floor, where the pair find themselves alone beneath a brilliant light. Caught up in the moment, Link takes this opportunity to dance with Navi, pulling her towards him, much to her surprise. As the music swells around them, the universe shifts, and the world disappears around them as they dance among the stars. As the music swells, Navi and Link direct their gazes to the sky.

Slowly the light fades, bringing the ballroom back to them. Link and Navi remain where they are for a moment longer, holding one another's gaze. Aries, filled with jealousy, signals Pluto to make her move. Large tentacles crash through the windows of the ballroom, frightening everyone. Pluto enters the room, cornering Navi and Link on the dance floor. Navi dismisses the Capricornian guards, standing her ground as Pluto taunts her. Though Navi is unsure of Pluto's plans, she does not take her gaze off the mastermind, not wanting to be fooled. Pluto approaches Navi, bringing up the topic of her family. Seeing that she's gaining the upper hand, Pluto pokes at this newfound sensitivity, rubbing it in the spy's face that her family values her sister over her, and that they just see her as a screw up, not capable of handling jobs outside of Taurus. Strange voices begin whispering to Navi as her emotions escalate, resulting in a violent outburst and surge of power as Navi loses control. Pluto stops her attack, locking eyes with Navi. For a moment, Navi can see a flicker of something else in Pluto but the mastermind disappears before she can process it. Link and Navi return to Earth where they linger on the balcony outside of Navi's room. The weight of the evening finally settles onto both of them, leaving behind a strained silence. Navi confesses that she should've known what Aries was going to try to do and therefore, she should have stayed with Link and Virgo. Link consoles her by telling her that given Aries' persistence, it's understandable why she was unable to refuse his advances. Navi laments, saying that him and Virgo were the people she truly wanted to spend the evening with. Link smiles to himself, the comment finally giving him enough courage to tell Navi he thinks she's beautiful. Navi is momentarily stunned by this comment, a blush settling onto her cheeks much to Link's satisfaction. Navi recovers, returning the sentiment by telling Link he looks "pretty dandy". As they prepare to go back inside Link's house, Navi decides that the evening wasn't a disaster after all. She pulls Link towards her, informing him in a sultry voice that she's glad she knows that he can dance. The two embrace.

The moment is cut short by Celeste opening the balcony doors, startling Link and Navi. Suspicious, Celeste wonders aloud if she should leave them alone, to which Link and Navi reply with a scrambled explanation. Although unconvinced, Celeste drops the topic for their sake.

Cast
Amy McDonald as Navi Callisto

Quinn Dzieginski as Link Cornell

Mo Augello as Celeste

Selena Chea Miller as Virgo

Chris O'Neil as Aries

Trivia

 * This episode marks the debut of Virgo and Aries as characters as well as Selena and Chris' debuts.
 * Several other animators would brought on to provide backgrounds and background characters and are credited as such.
 * Part of Link and Navi's dance sequence was rotoscoped. The reference used was a dance from Dancing with the Stars
 * Episode 6 is currently the longest episode at nearly 20 minutes in length.
 * The episode was released on the four year anniversary of Spylights