Imaginary Friends

Imaginary Friends is the 3rd episode in the series.

Plot synopsis
Ellie, a shy late arrival, tested an illusion spell on a story she wrote. It results in her believing that she created an illusory girl named Jessica, who is eerily similar to the main character of her story. She is delighted to have made a new imaginary friend. Jessica, however, is oblivious of Ellie's assumptions, and accidentally plays into the idea and the two start sharing stories and creating actual illusions that cause mischief all around the camp. It's only when the two get caught that Ellie realizes Jessica was real all along, and shares her interest in writing silly stories. Sonia befriends a real monkey that is definitely not an illusion but which aids in the mischief until she calms it down.

Appearances

 * Ellie
 * Jessica
 * Sonia

Notes & Trivia

 * Felicity Pickens, who worked as a script supervisor for the episode, wanted to name it "Mischief Mirage," but couldn't get enough support from other writers to see it through.
 * Elissa Boyle stated in a 2002 blog that, as a child, she had a very active imagination and entertained whole groups of imaginary friends, and that it wasn't until she was in middle school that she was convinced that any single one of the friends she made in her life was a real person.
 * The type of monkey depicted in this episode is a Capuchin, based upon the monkey in the hit TV series Friends.