and defending its people for generations. But when a new great menace looms over Avalon, and with their teacher Merlin suddenly gone, the current three Jewel Riders are tasked with recovering the mystical Enchanted Jewels that controlled and kept in check the dangerous Wild Magic. Avalon's fate rests with the latest incarnation of the Jewel Riders: the 16-year-old Princess Gwenevere (Gwen) leading her friends Fallon and Tamara. Their jewels, besides their various unique powers, allow them to "ride" safely through the tunnels of a perilous dimension of the Wild Magic, as well as to communicate with their Special Friends ― the magic animals who each share a similar gemstone in their neck collars. The girls are often assisted by the Pack, an also teenage male trio of wolf-riding Knights of Avalon who wield the Forest Stones, and fight against Lady Kale, the depraved former princess of Avalon who has vowed to command all the magic and rule the kingdom no matter the consequences. An emphasis is set on the "power of friendship", which enables the Jewel Riders to overcome evil and to even ultimately befriend some of their would-be enemies. In the second season, the threat to Avalon is not over yet, and gets worse with an introduction of an even more dangerous adversary for the Jewel Riders to thwart. Instead of Crown Jewels, Gwen and her friends seek out another cache of magical gems while still struggling to keep off the forces of darkness and to contain the growing chaos in the magic. First season The story is set up during the two-part pilot episode "Jewel Quest". Princess Gwenevere, the young daughter of the current rulers of Avalon, Queen Anya and King Jared, is being prepared by Merlin for the day when she will meet a bonded animal friend to share their own themed Enchanted Jewels with. Gwen is yet to be given the magic of the royal Sun Stone, while her best friends Tamara and Fallon already wield the magic of the Moon and Heart Stones respectively. Gwen needs to search for such an animal and become the new leader of the Jewel Riders, and later succeeds in getting her Special Friend in Sunstar the flying unicorn. Meanwhile, outlaw Lady Kale, a hateful and power-hungry sister of Anya, gets ahold of the mysterious Dark Stone and uses it to overpower Merlin, sending him into the deadly Wild Magic.