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[bell tolling]

[horse nickers]

- Hey, what... what's going on?

Why are the bells ringing?

- Haven't you heard?

The king is dead.

- [gasps]

- Princess Beatrice, I'm so sorry.

Your father is gone.

- Mm.

And did he honor my request before he passed?

- No, Princess.

The law remains unchanged.

The throne will pass to your younger brother,

not you.

- But I'm the firstborn, Mumblin.

I should become queen.

But... but am I not fit to rule simply because I'm a girl?

- I am sorry, Princess.

But Byjovia will have a king,

not a queen.

- By rrroyal decrrree,

I hereby rrrule that all R's shall be rrrolled!

[giggles] What?

We can't have a little fun now that the thrrrone is yours?

- Oh, it's not mine yet, but it will be.

And that is when the fun begins.

[cackles]

[eerie vocalizing]

[upbeat music]

- ? Lotta people tellin' me what I should be ?

? But I wanna make my own destiny ?

- [growls] - ? Got a feelin' ?

? That it might be time for me ?

? To find my own way - [grunts]

- ? 'Cause I can feel it in my heart ?

? It takes a lot to be brave, but just a little to start ?

? Let's go take a million chances ?

? Let's go change our circumstances ?

? I'm gonna write my own story ?

? And the hero is me ?

- [sighs sadly]

- [sighs] This is all my fault.

I failed the king.

I failed Byjovia, and I failed all of you.

- If anyone failed, Max, it was me.

I couldn't protect Millie.

- Nor could I save my parents

from whatever terrible fate has befallen them.

What if they've been captured or worse?

- Max, what do we do?

- I... I don't know.

- Max?

[somber music]

? ?

[footsteps approaching]

[soft unsettling music]

- Come now, old friend.

Won't you open up for me?

For old times' sake?

[gasps] Aah! Aah!

[growls]

- Onward, my faithful steed. - [groans]

I have rrroyal duties to attend to.

- [neighs]

- Millicent, enough horseplay.

Come on. Come.

Open the spell book,

and we'll begin your sorceress training.

- Okay!

- [exclaims] - [winces, neighs]

[light orchestral music]

- [hums thoughtfully]

[laughs evilly]

- Wait, we're just gonna dive right in?

I don't even know the first thing about you.

[gasps] What's your story?

- That's not important.

- Ha, you would deny a rrroyal rrrequest?

- Stop this incessant imitation of my idiot nephew

and let's begin!

- Wait!

Gastley is your nephew?

- [sighs] Yes.

- So you're saying you are Gastley and Conrad's aunt?

- Yes.

- Wow.

So you were a princess? Well, that's it.

I'm not opening this book

till I hear how you became all evil and sorceress-y.

- Ugh, fine.

It began when I discovered the book.

But, uh, Mumblin, it isn't fair.

I should be queen.

It's my birthright.

- Yes, yes, well, maybe we can find

something else to fulfill you.

- What? What do you...

no, I don't want a hobby.

I want to rule! You're a wizard.

Can't you cast a spell and make me queen?

- A spell? Oh, heavens, no.

That would require powerful dark magic.

- What's wrong with that?

- It's forbidden.

- So you've never used dark magic?

- Never.

[chuckles] Well, we all experiment in college,

but those days are behind me.

Such books are off-limits.

- What books?

- Oh, no books in particular.

Now... now... now, come along, dear.

Come along, dear girl.

[laughs, hums]

- Beatrice.

Beatrice.

Beatrice.

[mysterious music]

[forcefully] Beatrice.

- That was when I saw it.

It called to me from across the room.

- Beatrice.

- And I knew I had found a way

to reclaim what was taken from me.

- Wait, the book called to you too?

Twinsies!

- Yes. Oh. [laughs]

Twinsies, aren't we?

So why don't you just open the book...

- Hold up.

If we're truly gonna be twinsies,

I need a new outfit.

Maybe a cloak or a pointy hat?

- Ugh! - Come on, let's go!

- [growls]

? ?

- The last I saw, Kevyn and the others were safe.

And now we're trapped here,

and Fendra's plan is almost complete.

- No thanks to him. - [chatters]

- Why is everyone looking at me?

How was I supposed to know the evil sorceress

I was colluding with would betray me?

- Well, you're not exactly the best judge of character.

- Such slander!

How dare you?

- [tuts] Fear not.

I would never stoop to his level.

Or would I?

[screams] [King Gastley yelps]

- Stop! Oh dear.

- Stop hitting... - Aah!

- [groans]

[gasps] Hey, look. [wind whistles]

- Ooh! - Huh.

Maybe we're not trapped here after all.

- Let's go.

- Well, I'm not going anywhere.

- [squeaking furiously]

- [gasps] Aah!

Coming!

[Fendra groans]

- So come on. What happened next,

after the book got all...

[creepily] "Open me, read me, do dark magic"?

- Ughhh!

[sighs dramatically] Uh, it kept calling to me,

each time louder than the last,

until the day my brother was crowned in my place!

- Princess?

Princess, are you in here?

Now, I know you're upset,

but it's time for your brother's coronation.

You should be by his side.

[gasps]

[chilling music]

No.

[grand music]

- A new king. What a glorious day.

- Indeed, though I heard

his sister wanted the throne for herself.

[laughs] Imagine.

- They don't want you.

They'll never want you.

They want a king.

[magical twinkling, whooshing]

- [gasps]

[spooky music]

? ?

- But you have a choice.

You could be so much more.

- [gasps]

- [echoing] It's up to you.

Who do you want to be?

? ?

- I'll show them.

I'll show them all!

[dramatic vocalizing]

[grunts]

[sinister music]

? ?

[somber music]

? ?

[townspeople murmuring excitedly]

As their celebrations continued,

I fled the kingdom.

? ?

[bird cawing]

? ?

And I made myself a new home.

[whispers indistinctly]

[eerie vocalizing]

[chilling orchestral music]

? ?

[door creaks shut]

[birds cawing]

? ?

The book revealed its dark secrets to me,

and I became the sorceress you see before you,

so powerful that I can finally reclaim

what was stolen from me!

- So...

what do you think of my new cloak?

- It's enchanting.

Now, you've chosen an outfit. You've heard my story.

Time to open that spell book and get to work.

- Yeah, yeah, we'll get to that.

But first, cackling lessons.

Oh, you're so good at it.

You gotta teach me.

- Or we could open the... aah!

- [cackles]

[dark music]

- Max, wait!

- Okay, uh, let's... let's head east.

Now that you're a goose, we'll need to rework the show,

so I guess I'll have to learn some of the musical numbers.

- Max, what? What... what... what are you saying?

- I'm saying our quest has failed, Uncle Budrick,

so let's just get out of here.

It'll be just like before. You and me, the open road.

- Uh, you and me?

The open road?

Uh...

[gentle music]

Max, I've always dreamed of you and me performing together,

but you can't run away like this.

You're not meant to be a troubadour.

No, no, I've always known that, and you know it too.

You're meant to be a knight!

Isn't that what you've always wanted?

- You knew?

- Of course I knew, Max.

I saw your eyes light up every time

I sang about knights and all their heroic adventures.

- I'm no knight.

Look at everything that's happened.

Even the dagger has given up on me.

See? - But what about Simon?

What about Kevyn?

- I... they're better off without me.

Everyone is!

- Okay, we'll hit the open road.

But if you're gonna handle the musical numbers,

you'd better learn this new song I wrote.

- Ugh, Uncle Budrick,

can't we do this some other time?

- ? Once upon a time in a land right in front of my eyes ?

? I saw a hero find their truth ?

? And rise to the occasion ?

? Believe in things worth savin' ?

? Fight an evil regime ?

? And inspire this old goose to sing ?

[soft sweet music]

? This is the ballad of Max ?

? These are the facts ?

? She's fearless and courageous ?

? Her bravery's contagious ?

? Embarking on a dangerous quest ?

? With insurmountable odds ?

- And she fails miserably.

- ? Sometimes defeat is just another way to win ?

? When she followed her heart, she rescued a dragon ?

? Refused to let a prophecy define her fate ?

? ?

? All of my life I've written songs ?

? To tell people a tale and I fail ?

? I get paid in rotten apples and kale ?

? But now I look at you ?

? And I see what to do ?

? If you really wanna save somebody ?

? Don't write them a song ?

? Listen to the one that plays in their heart ?

? And do your best to sing along ?

I hear your song, Max.

We all do.

It's up to you how it ends.

? This is the ballad of Max, these are the facts ?

? She's fearless and courageous ?

? I know that she can save us ?

? She's the strongest and the bravest knight ?

? The land has ever known ?

? She faced plants that tried to eat us ?

? But nothing could defeat us ?

? So even if we're lost ?

? I know she won't retreat ?

? 'Cause even though she's down ?

? She's always been a fighter ?

? Zombies and trolls, and, oh, God, an ice spider! ?

? And as I sing her tale ?

? I know there's more to be told ?

? Yeah, you've lost the king, that stings ?

? But you've done plenty of "impossible" things ?

? The hero that you always knew you could be ?

? Will find a way to succeed ?

? I just listened to the song of your heart ?

? And I believe ?

? I believe ?

So what's it gonna be, Max?

Are you really gonna abandon this quest and run away?

Oh, that's what I thought.

- Do you really think I can do this?

- I know you can.

- You're a really good troubadour, Uncle Budrick.

And you're right.

We can't give up.

- That's the spirit, Max.

I have no idea how you got to be so brave.

- What do you mean?

I learned it from you.

You taught me to be kind and stand up for others.

You inspired me with your songs and your stories.

You showed me how to follow my heart.

- I did?

I guess you could say I took you under my wing, huh?

Under my wing, heh.

- I just hope I didn't get my sense of humor from him too.

Oh, who am I kidding? Of course I did.

Come on.

This song isn't over.

Byjovia needs our help.

? ?

- Simon? Kevyn?

Where are they?

- They gotta be here somewhere.

- No.

No, they're gone.

We can't do this without them.

Oh, Simon, you're still here.

- [laughs] Yes, of course.

I would never leave you guys.

You, Uncle Budrick, and Kevyn

are the only family I have left.

- Where is Kevyn?

- Wait, wait, he's not with you?

- Max, Simon, look.

[light curious music]

- Kevyn's gone.

He's headed back to Byjovia to find his parents, alone.

Ugh, I should have been here! - What is he thinking?

He can't make it back to Byjovia by himself.

Literally everything tries to eat him.

- Okay, don't worry. We'll catch up to Kevyn

and then we'll all go back to Byjovia, together.

We'll find his parents, we'll save Millie,

we'll rescue King Conrad,

and we'll stop Gastley and Fendra for good.

[soft chiming]

Huh?

[bright dramatic music]

- Now that's the Max I know.

- Okay, come on. Let's get moving.

- Max? - [timidly] Max?

- What is it? - Oh.

There's something we have to do first.

- [cackling]

[cackling echoes]

[gasps] Aw, yeah!

Feel that reverb, baby.

- Oh, great, great, great. Yes, wonderful.

Perfect, no notes.

Great cackle, but if you're truly serious

about becoming a sorceress,

you will open the book!

Now! - Cool your beans, lady.

Why didn't you just say so?

[soft mysterious music]

[creaking]

- [grunts]

- Yes. [exhales]

- Oh, yeah! - Yes.

[whispering] High fives all around.

- Uh... - [clears throat]

[dramatic music]

- [growls] - [gasps]

[all gasping, exclaiming]

? ?

[all groan]

- Fendra, how could you be so cruel

as to betray your king?

- Really, brother? - Hypocrite.

- Do you hear yourself?

- Oh, that's different. We're family.

- So is she!

Fendra's your aunt!

- [gasps] - Uh, I'm sorry.

What now? - Plot twist.

- You're Princess Beatrice?

Both: Yes.

- Father's sister?

Both: Yes.

Both: Who went missing on his coronation day?

- It should have been my coronation day!

[echoing] My coronation day! My coronation day!

But now, after all these years,

I will finally get what I deserve!

- And... um, uh, what... what... what were you thinking

about doing with us?

- I'll torture you until you beg for death.

- But I thought we were finally going to open the book

and start my sorceress training.

Okay, fine.

[glumly] Torture sounds fun too, I guess.

- No, no, no, no!

Open the book.

I'll deal with them later.

Guards, take them back to the dungeon,

and close up that escape route, or I will have your heads!

[insects chittering]

[soft despondent music]

? ?

- Thank you, Mumblin.

You gave your life to save us,

and we won't let it be in vain.

- Yeah. Thanks, Mumblin.

Hope you're enjoying your favorite dairy-free dessert

wherever you are now.

[both gasp]

[soft music]

- Oh, what's happening?

- Uh, there must have been some magic left.

- Oh, it's a miracle.

Mumblin's parting gift is to transform me back into a man!

[both gasp]

? ?

[mumbles]

What... what... what is it?

What? [honk-neighs]

I'm a horse?

- Uhhh... - Not exactly.

You're only sort of half horse, half goose.

A... hoose?

- What?

[honk-neighing]

- I guess Mumblin's parting gift

was to help us travel faster?

- Oh, I hope this doesn't mean what I think it means.

[dramatic music]

? ?

[door slams shut]

? ?

- Hang on, Kevyn.

We're coming.

- [neighs]

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