The Eagle and the Seagull

The Eagle and the Seagull
Season	1
Number	9
Original Title	Come l'aquila e il gabbiano
Alternate Title	As the Eagle and the Seagull (mistakenly in a title card)
Air date	November 5, 2015
Episode Guide
Previous	The Third Wheel
Next	Love at First Sight

The Eagle and the Seagull (mistakenly known as As the Eagle and the Seagull in a title card) is the ninth episode of the first season of the animated series, Sissi: The Young Empress. It was released on November 5, 2015.

Synopsis

Sissi and her family are in Bad Ischl. She leaves secretly with Ludwig in search of the secret cave. Inside, a message is revealed to her that she knows how to save her love story with Franz.

Plot

As every year, at the end of the summer, Sissi is on a vacation with her entire family in Bad Ischl, at the inn of Frau Margarete. Here, there is also Ludwig who promises to bring her into the cave of love which it is located on a high mountain, and that it seems to be just one of the places described in the book of the bracelet. Sissi hopes to find there something to win the magic that prevents her from kissing Franz.

Their plans are likely to be scuppers by Francis Charles, Franz's father who is also here on his vacation and he discovers himself which is very similar to Sissi, saying that they're both allergic to the rules of court! Meanwhile, Sofia succeeds to keep Franz away from Sissi and sends him away because a good relationship between France and Napoleon III. Also, he is to the rescue of Elodie, a noble and beautiful French girl who is kidnapped by ruthless brigands on the Italian border of the empire.

On the high mountain, trying to reach the cave, Sissi, Nut and Ludwig help a strange couple, Tristano and Isotta. Tristano is an eagle, and accustomed to fly in higher altitudes, and Isotta is a seagull which is because of love she wants to follow him but begins to suffer for the altitude. An impossible love that recalls in Ludwig his secret love for Sissi. Finally at the top of the mountain Sissi and Nut enter the cave of Love and what happens to them is pure magic.

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Media: Sissi: The Young Empress • Sissi Dress Up Characters: Humans: Sissi • Franz • Ludwig • Sofia • Duke Max • Louise • Nenè • Mary • Theodore • Ludwig Wilhelm • Spatz, Sofia and Mapperl • Sara • Grandma Ida • Johann • Anja • Marcus • Phillip • Carl • Gregorios • Chantal Animals: Nut • Lulu • Shadow • Flick • Pegaso Episodes: Season 1: "Pilot" • "A Revealing Dream" • "The Emperor's Ball" • "At Home Again" • "Promises of Love" • "Love Means" • "Who's Afraid of the Bad Wolf?" • "The Fire" • "The Third Wheel" • "The Eagle and the Seagull" • "Love at First Sight" • "Be Sincere" • "The Kiss" • "A Bitter Disappointment" • "The Lesson of Darwin" • "A Happy Place" • "Some Winter Ago" • "The Messenger Who Came from Far Away" • "Strange But True" • "The Night Before Christmas" • "The Guardian of the Memory" • "What Game Are We Playing?" • "A Plan to Win You Back" • "Friends Forever" • "The Great Reward" • "Love and Other Mysteries" Season 2: "Together Again" • "The Game of the Hawk" • "A Long Love Story" • "Appearances Are Deceiving" • "The Rebellious Horse" • "For Your Love" • "Once There Was a Cat" • "The Return of Sara" • "Old Enemies, New Intrigues" • "To Want is To Fly" • "The Masked Ball" • "Like Two Drops of Water" • "Who Pays Wrong?" • "A Monster of the Court" • "The Gauntlet" • "The Duel" • "The Disappearance of Nut and Shadow" • "Franz Against Johann" • "The Secret Name" • "The Lovers in Possenhofen" • "The Invisible Bracelet" • "Danger at the Palace" • "How to Become an Empress" • "Finally Married" Locations: Vienna, Austria • University of Vienna • Vienna City Hall • Possenhofen Castle • Schönbrunn Palace Objects: The Magic Bracelet See also: My Name is Sissi