Lei and her friends are being pushed out of the public skatepark by a crew of older boys, but Lei does not want to ask for help from her older brother who has a temper, so despite her out-of-date skateboard and her friends' reluctance, she challenges the bullies to a skate off.
The King summons Thud and Blunder, a pair of nine-year-old knights, and sends them to Castle Kidnapt to "rescue" the five-year-old princess from the castle overrun by ogres--however it seems that it is the ogres who need rescuing.
Carlos Ramirez, usually his team's high scorer, develops performance anxiety when he learns that his uncle, a professional soccer player, will be in the stands watching when Carlos' team plays the best team in the state.
When Tou Yang's football team plays the team from his former school, where he was picked on for being small, he struggles to remain focused and use his skills against Darren, who still wants to bully him.