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Kyra and the Bureau escape from Magnus Sorenson with the Purple Lotus plans, but they seem to offer no hope until Kyra has a vision of what she alone must do. As the Purple Lotus continues to drain elf and fairy magic, Kyra and the Bureau risk everything in a desperate attempt to destroy the Lotus. But with the existence of magic revealed to the whole world, things can never be the same.

An old journal written by early 20th century Temple-seeker Magnus Sorenson leads Kyra and Darra to Thailand. After overcoming magical obstacles, Kyra and Darra find another Cobra Statue which delivers the Second Key to Kyra. Though Imogen knows Tayla is the graffiti artist, she keeps it from the Bureau and visits Tayla at her home where she learns why Tayla has no love for the magical world.

Following clues in Magnus’ second journal, Kyra and the Bureau jump to Vietnam where Kyra uses Orb magic to reveal a Cobra Statue. The Third Temple Key is gone but the statue comes to life and chases them back to the Library where it smashes Ladder before cornering Kyra and giving her a vision. Maxwell warns Kyra to give up the quest but Kyra refuses – she has to know why this is happening to her.

Jealous of his friends’ magic, Peter borrows a tuxedo that gives him superspeed, and also releases a rogue diving suit that mistakes Peter for its enemy. Peter flees to school to find Kyra, but the suit follows, creating mayhem and endangering the magical secret until Kyra and Peter lure it back to the Library. Ruksy’s magic imprisons the suit, but Peter has broken Ruksy’s trust and she dumps him.

Maxwell is unable to help Kyra understand her connection to the Temple keys so they seek Apinya’s help. Under Apinya’s guidance, Kyra has a vision of the Temple, the Cobra and the keys but things turn scary and Kyra decides to abandon Orb Magic. To improve her chances of a job with the DMI, Imogen wagers with Lily that she can acquire a fairy ability and Lily takes the bet to gain an elf skill.

Professor Maxwell allows Tayla to attend magic school for a day, but when Tayla cracks a magical mirror, she creates a malevolent doppelganger bent on destroying the Bureau, so she won’t be sent back into the mirror. Peter manages to warn Kyra, who is looking after her sickly stepfather, and she races to the rescue. Watching the Bureau put things right begins a change in Tayla’s attitude.

When Tayla loses a magical compact at school, Kyra’s friend Mathilda finds it and her wishes start coming true. Mathilda suspects the existence of magic so Kyra has to enlist the Bureau to convince her otherwise. With the café in danger of closing, Peter persuades his friend Ben to play guitar and sing. Ben is a hit and Lily gets a crush on him, but her attraction causes an embarrassing reaction.

Darra rescues Kyra then explains his quest to find the legendary Temple of the Purple Lotus. Kyra agrees to help Darra find the Three Keys to the Temple, and when they return to the warehouse the Cobra Statue offers the first Key to Kyra. Meanwhile, the Bureau continues to search for the magical graffiti artist and Imogen is intrigued by Tayla, the prickly new fairy waitress at the café.

Kyra coaches the class for Magic School Sports Day in order to avoid a humiliating third defeat by their rivals, the Crowther School. Maxwell magically examines the two Temple keys which causes a chaotic magical disruption at the sports event, with Kyra at the centre. Kyra is blamed for the chaos but the disruption gives her a vision of the Temple of the Purple Lotus.

When Imogen begins to suspect that Apinya is not who she claims to be, she and Lily set out to prove it and discover Apinya has a connection to the Bangkok warehouse where Darra and Kyra found the First Key. Kyra invites Darra to lunch so he can get to know her stepfather, and while looking at some old family photos, Kyra makes an astonishing discovery about her Triling heritage.

Despite the Bureau’s protests, Maxwell takes responsibility for the damage to the Library and is suspended from teaching. His replacement is Doctor Apinya, a distinguished magical archaeologist, who takes a keen interest in Kyra. To resurrect Ladder, Lily, Ruksy and Peter venture into the fairy tale book to secure enchanted wood and fall foul of the Witch of Crow Crag.

The Bureau attempts to capture a bug whose bite causes the victim to tell the truth, but the bug bites Lily who is on her first date with Ben. Peter and Ruksy must pretend they are back together in order to prevent Lily from revealing that she is a fairy. Kyra is refused permission to testify at Maxwell’s hearing before the DMI. Maxwell is removed from teaching and Apinya is made permanent.

Peter macht einen Video Clip, um Bens Musik zu bewerben, doch als er keinen Erfolg hat, spricht Lily, die immer noch für Ben schwärmt, einen Zauber über den Clip aus, der jeden verzaubert, der ihn sieht. Plötzlich singt und tanzt jeder in River City zu Bens Musik, der Club und Professor Maxwell eingeschlossen.

Peter ist neidisch auf die Magie seiner Freunde, leiht sich einen Smoking, der ihm Super-Geschwindigkeit verleiht und befreit außerdem einen abtrünnigen Taucheranzug, der Peter fälschlicherweise für seinen Feind hält. Peter flieht in die Schule, wo er auf Kyra trifft, doch der Anzug folgt ihm, verursacht Chaos und gefährdet das magische Geheimnis.

Professor Maxwell erlaubt Tayla einen Tag in der magischen Schule zu verbringen, doch als Tayla einen magischen Spiegel zerbricht, kreiert sie einen böswilligen Doppelgänger, der darauf versessen ist, den Club zu zerstören, damit er nicht in den Spiegel zurückgeschickt wird. Peter schafft es, Kyra, die sich um ihren kranken Stiefvater kümmert, zu warnen und sie eilt zur Hilfe.

Ein altes Tagebuch, geschrieben von dem Tempel-Sucher des frühen 20ten Jahrhunderts, Magnus Sorenson, führt Kyra und Darra nach Thailand. Nachdem sie magische Hindernisse überwunden haben, finden Kyra und Darra noch eine Kobra Statue, die Kyra den Zweiten Schlüssel übermittelt.

Als Imogen beginnt zu vermuten, dass Apinya nicht ist, wer sie vorgibt zu sein, beschließen sie und Lily das zu beweisen und finden heraus, dass Apinya eine Verbindung zu der Lagerhalle hat, in der Darra und Kyra den Ersten Schlüssel gefunden haben. Kyra lädt Darra zum Mittagessen ein, damit er ihren Stiefvater kennenlernen kann.

Kyra trainiert die Klasse für den Magische Schulen Sport Tag, um eine demütigende dritte Niederlage gegen ihre Rivalen, die Crowther Schule, zu vermeiden. Maxwell untersucht die zwei Tempel Schlüssel auf magische Weise, was eine magische Störung bei der Sportveranstaltung verursacht, in dessen Mittelpunkt Kyra steht.

Da Apinyas wahre Identität aufgeflogen ist, werden Maxwell und die zwei Schlüssel gefangen genommen und in die Lagerhalle in Bangkok gebracht, wo Kyra endlich, mit Hilfe ihrer Orb-Kräfte, den Dritten Schlüssel ausfindig macht. Während der Club versucht Maxwell zu retten, erlangen Kyra, Imogen und Tayla den Dritten Schlüssel.

Die Entdeckung eines Zeitreise Apparats ermöglicht es Kyra und Darra in der Zeit zurückzureisen, um Magnus zweites Tagebuch zu stehlen. Doch sie werden gefangengenommen und Magnus erfährt, dass Kyra ein Dreiling ist, so wie er selbst.