Gretta refuses to attend the Woodside High Sweetheart's Dance for fear of it being ruined like her coming-of-age ball. Meanwhile, Baldric dives headfirst into party planning with the students of Woodside. But on the eve of the dance, an angry ghost with a grudge against Gretta makes its presence known.
Dwight, Gretta, and Zeke investigate the dozens of mysterious holes that are being dug in Woodside for no apparent reason. Clues lead them to Mr. Dale, who is in shambles and about to crack. Hexela and Baldric track a Tovenar and learn that the end of the world is nigh. Dwight and Gretta go with Mr. Dale to the Swine & Slosh Tavern to retrace his steps.
Gretta is confronted by Militsa, a princess of the Severians who has set out to free her tribe from the rule of the Rogemorians. Gretta refuses Militsa’s request on the grounds of tradition. But after Militsa steals a Severian artifact from Gretta’s house, Dwight, Gretta, and Baldric search for the Severians to get answers.
Dwight, Gretta, and Baldric make Biffels (a Rogemorian cream puff) for Gretta’s cultural history presentation in Mr. Hammond’s class, but chaos ensues when they discover that the recipe is not scalable. Macklyn the Fox returns from his travels with grave news about a being known only as the memory thief.
Agnet has survived her ordeal and stumbles across her lost love, Jacopo, still hiding from the Tovenars in a cave. Agnet pulls Dwight, Gretta, and Chlodwig into her scheme to get married the very next day. But throwing a wedding together in less than 24 hours is a challenge, especially when the wedding venue is the Swine & Slosh tavern, recently condemned by the health inspector.
Jacopo is the new owner of the Swine & Slosh tavern, and after taking money from several elderly women as an investment, he has invited the very popular Forks Up! food review show to come grade the restaurant. Now Dwight must schmooze Nick Reeves, the host of Forks Up! to keep the Tavern from going under and keep the women from losing their money.
When Gretta gives sanctuary to elven princess Pridwyn, Pridwyn decides she wants Dwight as her Champion. With the help of her butler, Pridwyn places Dwight under a spell to turn him into an elf Champion. Gretta must use all her wits if she’s to break the spell and keep her Champion where he’s meant to be.
Deep in the forest of Woodside, Baldric and Hexela discover a stone soldier that leads them to a witch's lair. When they find the witch’s remains, Hexela contacts the witch’s spirit and uncovers a murder mystery. Meanwhile, Gretta receives a mysterious package. Unable to resist opening it, she instantly finds herself teleported onto a stormy ocean.
Baldric's brother, Brodogg, drops by Gretta’s house unexpectedly and convinces Baldric to train him in magic. At the same time, Dwight and Gretta are at the mercy of their RealBaby parental-training dolls for a school project. During a sleepless night of fake baby watching, Gretta discovers Brodogg might have other motives for showing up.
Dwight’s teacher appreciation brunch turns disastrous when a mysterious creature tears up the venue. But when Dwight and Gretta search for answers, they find all the witnesses are missing memories of that day. Zeke, the school reporter, may be Dwight and Gretta’s only hope for getting to the bottom of the mystery.
Macklyn helps Dwight, Gretta, and Baldric find ingredients for a counter spell to stop the memory thief and pledges to bring reinforcements to aid in the fight. Dwight and Gretta are forced to confront their past together. Hexela returns with news about the stone soldiers and who is trying to bring them back.
Dwight in left reeling in the absence of the Rogemorians. But when he sees an emergency signal while on a field trip, he realizes his time with his friends may not be over. Yet danger is looming over Woodside: Ragana is still determined to raise an army of stone soldiers and build a new Rogemore in the 21st century. It’s up to Dwight to stop her.