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SKY: Dad?

It's me, Sky.

I've come to bring you home.

Is that you?

MASTER WILLOW: Jack fell down and broke his crown

and Jill came tumbling after.

♪ Once upon a time ♪

♪ Once upon a time ♪

♪ Once upon a time is how you begin fairy tales ♪

♪ This is a fairy tale ♪

♪ After all ♪

MASTER WILLOW: Come forward.

Elegant.

Beautiful.

[Applauding]

You are perfect, my young one.

You have chosen courage over fear.

[Applauding]

NARRATOR: Once upon a time,

in a faraway land known as The Kingdom of the Sky,

there was a beloved young girl who possessed a grace

that comes only from having a loving heart.

However, with the sudden death of her father, the king,

the heir was denied her childhood,

and as fate would have it, destined

to care for her adolescent brother

and the kingdom all alone.

As the months passed,

the melancholy beauty found herself unfit to reign,

and took shelter in the north tower of the castle,

securing all entries and windows.

Even with the persistent pleads from her handmaiden,

there was no convincing the stubborn queen-to-be.

[♪♪♪]

Now, you're probably questioning,

how did she stay nourished?

By tiptoeing.

Even a self-barricaded could not stand in the way

between the princess and the strawberry short pies.

Restless from months of hiding,

she ultimately chose fear over courage,

and decided to abandon her kingdom for the new life.

HANDMAIDEN: Geneva, open the door!

♪ Everything is changing ♪

♪ Like the seasons change the trees ♪

HANDMAIDEN: Princess, please, don't choose fear.

♪ The life I'd once imagined ♪

♪ Has drifted on the ocean breeze ♪

HANDMAIDEN: Geneva, what are you doing in there?

♪ Can't they see I've tried my best ♪

♪ But this life is not for me ♪

♪ If only I could run away ♪

♪ Then we could all be free ♪

HANDMAIDEN: Geneva!

♪ Just leave me be ♪

♪ Shut the door stop calling out my name ♪

♪ Just leave me be ♪

♪ I'm out the door, I'm setting a new stage ♪

HANDMAIDEN: Your Highness, please talk to me.

♪ I'm afraid it's no use ♪

♪ I don't want to be your queen ♪

♪ No 'cause queens are meant to give all ♪

♪ Why can't they see I have a different dream ♪

♪ It's time for me to take my place ♪

♪ From the palace to the sea ♪

♪ The choice is made it's time to fly ♪

♪ I just want to be free ♪

♪ Just leave me be ♪

♪ The time has come for me to run away ♪

♪ Just leave me be ♪

♪ No turning back I'm giving up this name ♪

♪ Out on my own ♪

♪ It's for the best I'm not what you deserve ♪

♪ To the unknown ♪

♪ One day you'll understand that I am not your girl ♪

To the people of Celestia,

by the time you read this letter,

I'll be gone from the palace square.

Please don't come find me.

I will be far, far away.

No longer your princess, Geneva.

NARRATOR: She was to depart the evening prior to her Coronation day,

when the royal queen Tiara was to be bestowed

upon the coming-of-age princess.

However, impending on her plan was a mysterious beam of light

which glimmered through her window.

The peculiar illumination became so powerful,

it shattered Geneva's window into glass splinters.

Magically appearing from the brilliance was

a ghastly, evil sorceress.

[Evil laugh]

Madame Mizrabel seized Geneva

and brought her far, far away from the kingdom,

her friends, and her family,

to a dark, secluded windmill

where nobody, not even a willing soul, would find her,

just as she once desired.

As the years passed,

the Kingdom of Celestia fell into despair,

as they grieved over their missing princess,

as she lived out her remaining years in solitude

with other rebellious children,

for all eternity.

[♪♪♪]

SKY'S MOTHER: I can't find my keys!

- Sky, did you see 'em? - Nope.

Sky, you shouldn't be eating all that sugar.

- It causes acne. - But I like it.

Can you make Brax waffles or something?

Oh, Brax.

Give me my phone.

I just prefer not to be trending on social this morning.

- It's for me. - Brax.

Give it.

BRAXTON: But I won't remember what you look like when you're dead.

[Dog barks]

They didn't just poof, disappear,

'cause I just had them in my hand.

What was it that you're looking for?

My keys.

- Mom. - Oh!

I'm losing it, kids.

Okay.

How do I look?

SKY'S MOM: Legit?

So legit.

So classy, at 06:00 am.

- Oh. - New skirt.

[Kisses]

Don't forget, we're celebrating Brax's birthday at...

- I'm on it. - Good luck.

Again.

[Sighs]

SKY: Don't do this, Mom.

Brax!

She promised me she'd be there.

She has to work late tonight.

You always stick up for her!

Mom is going through a...

Hey.

You are being a selfish brat.

Let me go.

What're you gonna do, walk home?

Hey, wait up.

Sorry.

BRAXTON: But who's gonna take me to school,

and take me to Scouts?

Who's gonna make me waffles and tell me stories?

SKY: Mom and I are gonna take care of you.

I don't like your waffles.

I can tell stories.

[♪♪♪]

I love you, Sky.

It's gonna be okay.

[♪♪♪]

I am so tired.

I can't do this without you, Dad.

I don't ever wanna leave this room,

ever again.

[♪♪♪]

♪ No amount of time can be enough ♪

♪ To share with you the love inside my heart ♪

♪ There is not a single thing on Earth ♪

♪ That could express the blessing that you are ♪

♪ I know that you're not leaving me behind ♪

♪ And I know this is not goodbye ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ Where all things are new ♪

♪ Just know that ♪

♪ I will be waiting here for you ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ With arms open wide ♪

♪ Waiting right here where perfect love resides ♪

[♪♪♪]

MS. MURPHY: Here, I'll write this pass.

Just keep this in your backpack.

Just don't tell anyone.

Sky?

Sky!

Oh, there you are.

- Are you looking for Brax? - Yeah.

Oh, such a dear, sweet child.

He has such nice things to say about his big sister.

- You. - Oh, yeah.

I knew that was what you were talking about.

Sky, when are you gonna get this sweater hemmed?

It's just awful and oh, look at that!

- I remember when I was a zero... - That's only been there a week.

Oh, I mean, zero like the size, like not, like, anything.

You know.

- Poor thing. - So, I know I'm early,

but the kids don't seem to be in the classroom.

Oh.

How is your mom?

Is she doing okay in that little cabin?

House? Chalet?

- Day by day. - Yeah.

And you?

The more you talk about it, the more people act weird.

MS. MURPHY: Oh, weird?

Just what's weird about something like that?

They don't wanna talk to you at all?

You look awful.

Have you been taking care of yourself?

I haven't been sleeping well, that's all.

HARRISON: Ms. Murphy, I love you!

Harrison! Ford!

Let it out.

They're such a hoot.

I think I love you.

Oh.

MS. MURPHY: Are you looking for Brax?

I believe there was a puppet show back in the auditorium.

You know, like dolls.

Just some kiddie things.

RED RIDING HOOD: It's me, Granny, Little Red Riding Hood.

GRANNY/WOLF: Oh! Come in, dear child!

RED RIDING HOOD: Okay.

But Granny, you don't look so good.

And your throat sounds so sore.

[Gasps]

Oh, and what big eyes you have.

Wow.

GRANNY/WOLF: Come a little closer so that I can eat...

[Clears throat]

I mean, hear you better.

RED RIDING HOOD: Okay.

Oh, Granny,

what big ears you have.

You ever feel like you're missing out on something,

you orange fluff?

Yes.

- Say what? - Always!

I thought so.

I have an identity crisis, okay?

I don't know if I'm a dog, cat, a fox, a rat!

[Chuckles]

[Sighs]

How can I believe in fairy tales,

when I know fairy tales aren't real?

Thanks for listening.

♪ Once upon a time ♪

No.

♪ Not once upon a time ♪

...because...

♪ Once upon a time is how you begin fairy tales ♪

♪ And this is not a fairy tale at all ♪

SKY'S FATHER: Princess, come out.

The show must go on.

The witch is gonna eat me!

Sweetheart, it's just a story.

SKY'S FATHER: Please come out.

You'll see.

Oh, you'll be great in the school play.

Daddy, can you come on the stage and sing with me?

- Oh, sweetheart, I'm... - Please?

They'll laugh at me if I'm all alone.

Do you wanna be on that stage?

If you're always in fear, you'll never know what awaits

for your imagination.

You have to be strong.

One day a knight in shining armor will become

your lucky prince,

and he'll give you this.

You'll always be my princess first.

Just look up into the light,

and everything else will disappear.

The light.

It will guide the way.

♪ Well, once not long ago ♪

♪ There was a little girl I used to know ♪

♪ And she dreamed her life could be a fairy tale ♪

♪ But her life was not a fairy tale at all ♪

Good night, sweetheart.

Night, Daddy.

[♪♪♪]

♪ Cinderella ♪

♪ Seemed to have it right ♪

♪ Repaying pain with kindness ♪

♪ Sure it earned her one great night ♪

♪ But at the stroke of twelve ♪

♪ The clock took it all away ♪

♪ And it was back to reality ♪

♪ As night turned into day ♪

♪ And what about Snow White ♪

♪ And her trusting heart ♪

♪ It's the same silly fantasy ♪

♪ That put her in the dark ♪

♪ And if Belle only knew ♪

♪ Of the beast that lived within ♪

♪ Then maybe I would not have believed the lies ♪

♪ That fairy tales began ♪

This is my life ♪

♪ Not a princess story ♪

♪ No great horse ♪

♪ Is galloping in ♪

♪ No white knight ♪

♪ In all his glory ♪

♪ Is coming to rescue me from the scary things within ♪

♪ So I saved myself ♪

♪ I'm not a damsel in distress ♪

♪ And I'm here to tell the truth and put fairy tales to death ♪

♪ Now I know I might sound crazy ♪

♪ I've loved fairy tales since I was young ♪

♪ But this life's not what I was expecting ♪

♪ There must be more from up above ♪

♪ You see my childhood was perfect ♪

♪ I guess now I'm a bit messed up ♪

I mean honestly

I'm still in love with fairy tales at my age

Really, Sky?

♪ Pop can't you see I miss you ♪

♪ You taught me to have no fear ♪

♪ I'm sorry I keep complaining ♪

SKY'S FATHER: Princess, come out.

♪ I'm right here ♪

[Grunts]

SKY'S FATHER: Do you wanna be on that stage?

NARRATOR: She ultimately chose fear over courage.

SKY'S FATHER: You'll always be my princess first.

Just look up into the light

and everything else will disappear.

♪ Once upon a time ♪

[♪♪♪]

THUMPKIN: Thy Royal Highness!

I'm supposed to be strong for Brax.

Wake up.

Please!

Hello? Operator?

I know I have bad reception down here,

but if you can hear me get me the princess!

Thy Highness, if 't be true thy dead,

I'd greatly appreciate if thou could let me know

so I can regulate my depression for today.

She's gone!

It was just a matter of time.

Soon, it will be me.

And then, a royal inhale!

What?

[Taking deep breaths]

Hi.

This is called a wave.

What're you doing with that?

No-no-no!

[Grunts]

- That hurt! Ow! - Where's my brother?

How am I supposed to know?

Is this?

Is this some sort of a prank?

Thy Royal Highness,

do I really need to have to introduce myself, again?

Royal what?

[Clears throat]

The name is Thumpkin,

and that's with a "P", not a "B".

Very important.

She's getting closer!

What is this, a pettin' zoo?

THUMPKIN: Oh blimey, here we go again.

Get me outta here!

[Screams]

No one's allowed in here!

GIRL: Don't be afraid, come with me.

Thank you for coming back for an encore.

[Panting]

- Never confront the fourth wall - But...

- Trust me, don't try to fight it - Wait...

- Never confront the fourth wall - Says who?

Just trust, my girl, I've tried it

Okay, this is seriously confusing...

Okay, okay.

Allow me to take a moment to explain to you, Princess,

the delicacies that are intrinsically intertwined

innumerably and immeasurably

inside this thing we call "show."

Now listen carefully...

♪ Have you ever seen a door that's there ♪

♪ But really it's just a spoof? ♪

No!

♪ Or a starry sky that becomes a roof ♪

♪ When you have a closer look? ♪

No!

♪ Or perhaps a horse that splits in two ♪

♪ With two men stuck inside? ♪

A what?

♪ This is the place you find yourself ♪

♪ My dear it's a crazy ride ♪

Okay, I've gotta get out of here!

♪ Well, perhaps if you try to move down stage ♪

♪ Though center looks more your speed ♪

♪ But upstage could provide you ♪

♪ With the leverage that you need ♪

♪ There's of course stage left and then there's right ♪

♪ But there's just no up or down ♪

♪ But in your quest I say good luck ♪

♪ I mean to say break a leg ♪

[Grunts]

♪ I didn't mean literally, Highness ♪

Someone get me out of here!

♪ Nothing's as it seems, this is a place of dreams ♪

♪ Oh, to be or not to be ♪

What on Earth is wrong with you?

♪ That really is the question ♪

♪ Never confront the fourth wall ♪

♪ It's there but not you've got it? ♪

How did I end up here, anyways?

Just a little slip!

Of course.

And why do you keep calling me "Thy Highness"?

'Cause thou art Princess Geneva of Celestia.

[Scoffs]

And what're you, a dog?

- A cat? - Huh?

A fox? A rat?

Oy.

Identity crisis.

[Sighs]

"A period of uncertainty and confusion"

"in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure,"

"due to a lack of feeling accepted,"

"and/or needed in helping to contribute"

"to his/her society, and/or situation."

I'm a misfit who felt useless.

And because of that conundrum, I'm here with the rest.

But, why am I here?

Well, The Madame, of course.

The Madame?

[Roars]

Master Willow sets the rules.

- Master Willow? - Mhm.

He's the one in command.

Madame Mizrabel is just...

A witch?

Ta-da!

Oh. Yay!

I love campfire stories.

Well then grab some popcorn, you'll love this one.

THUMPKIN: As legend has it, before "Mizrabel",

she went by the name "Lohr",

a mysterious but beautiful young woman

who sold her soul to the spirits of the More Black Forest,

in exchange for the power to work black magic.

Black magic?

THUMPKIN: With her wicked husband, Hektor,

Mizrabel used these spells to take over

Celestia's neighboring kingdom, Kevawit,

turning its people against one another,

all out of fear that she would be dethroned.

Once the spirits realized the betrayal of using the magic

for fear and greed, the spirits found her

and...

[Gasps]

...just as Lohr was about to take her last breath,

Master Willow found her and offered her a second chance.

But this time, Willow would make sure

that her beauty would be no more,

thus preventing her from being any part of the outside world,

forced to be a servant to the master himself,

for all time.

[Gasps]

Oh! And I forgot to mention the best part!

Willow turned her husband Hektor into an Elgebrun Hawk Owl.

The end!

Wait.

So, I'm a princess, yeah?

Mhm.

I am a princess?

[Cheering]

- I am a princess! - Yeah.

- I am a princess! - All right, pull it in.

Reel it in.

Come on.

And so, good morrow,

to our waking souls,

which watch not one another out of fear...

For love, all love of other sights,

controls and makes one little room and...

Who are you?

And how did you get in here?

[Clears throat]

A new introduction may be in order.

Thy Highness, meeteth Cornelis, my partner.

Corny, meet Princess Geneva of Celestia,

as if you needed me to tell you that.

Hmm.

[Thunder rolls]

NARRATOR: Meanwhile, a few chambers away,

looking after the cache of children

Mizrabel struggled to keep her end

of the bargain with Master Willow,

and fought the urge to keep Celestia and the princess

all to herself.

[Grunts]

It's about to storm.

Marvelous!

Some excitement around this joint.

This windmill is as still as death!

Yes.

Ain't it grand?

I'm coming down with a cold.

I know it.

That's why my... my... my...

[Sneezes]

Silence, thy foul thing!

But, but Madame, I can't help the sneeze.

That's a biological thing...

My dear, faithful Hektor, have you ever had

something near claw's grasp and couldn't touch it?

Do you have any idea how hard it is

to wipe my beak with these things?

They're not practical when needin' to reach

for certain areas, if you know what I...

I'm hungry, Hektor.

I'm hungry for a royal heart.

MADAME MIZRABEL: A beating, royal heart.

HEKTOR: A princess heart?

Well certainly not that repulsive clod, Cornelis,

and his bag of pelage.

It's been torture having her flesh so close.

But, yet so...

so... so far.

[Sneezes]

I just can't stand it.

I want to her on my thriving dinner plate.

Is that so much to ask?

The only one who will be feasting

from a gold plate is Master Willow.

- Pardon? - HEKTOR: Think about it.

We've been at his beck an' call,

holdin' this mill up for how long now?

HEKTOR: And for what?

So one day he can rule Celestia?

Where does that leave us?

You're onto something, husband.

[Sneezes]

[Playing harmonica]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

♪ From this valley they say you are leaving ♪

♪ We shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile ♪

♪ For you take with you all of that sunshine ♪

♪ That has brightened our pathway the while ♪

♪ Then come sit by my side if you love me ♪

♪ Do not hasten to bid me adieu ♪

♪ Just remember the Red River Valley ♪

♪ And the cowboy that's loved you so true ♪

[Panting]

Huh?

[Chuckles]

I win.

[Groans]

How many times do I have to tell you, Princess,

never, ever confront the...

The fourth wall, yes, yes, I know.

Never again, I swear that...

D... don't swear.

THUMPKIN: No bad words.

This is a family-friendly tale.

Mhm.

And, need I remind you that we are all being held

against our will here.

And without an audience, I might add.

Then why aren't you two doing something about it?

Hmm.

Come what may.

Bat incoming!

Why?

I did a whole song and dance and everything!

She doesn't get the timing thing.

At least I'm doing something, unlike you two,

playing... whatever it is you're playing.

It's called, "Oh, Fiddlesticks."

"Oh, Fiddlesticks?"

Glad to see there's no lack of optimism in this chamber.

Are you not bored?

Don't you two wanna get out and experience the world?

Some adventure?

Mhm.

This is a fairy tale, after all.

The world you come from must be so dull.

I wouldn't say dull.

It is different.

Put yourself in my shoes.

[Sighs]

Yay, dress-up!

Can I be Cleopatra?

Can I be a knight?

What, may I ask, are you doing?

Well, you're obviously offended

that we didn't ask you to participate

in our little game, so, Princess,

I'm trying to remedy the situation

by playing whatever it is you want me to play.

But I might add, that I do not believe

that these are going to fit, and it stops at the shoes.

I'm not...

THUMPKIN: Can I be The Rock?

I just don't understand you.

THUMPKIN: Can I be a caveman?

So...

...you're the knight in shining armor?

No.

I'm an...

- THUMPKIN: Oh, no. - Yes?

An Alpaca herder.

There, I said it.

Go ahead and laugh.

An Alpaca herder?

[Giggles]

How does an Alpaca herder end up here?

No. No-no, you're laughing.

[Laughing]

I won't laugh.

I promise.

They're so cute,

and they've such infectious personalities.

They just...

...don't like me.

[Laughing]

PRINCESS GENEVA: I'm not laughing. Really.

[Snoring]

[Grunts]

[Gasps]

- Your Majesty! - What?

[Giggling]

My name is Cassidy.

Cassidy Lemon.

Mom and Dad used to call me Chickpea.

Nice to meet you.

This is Bear Claw.

[Roars]

No, he's nice.

You're the king, right?

I have, uh...

[Clears throat]

I've seen better days.

Me, too. Look at me.

Why so blue?

I was able to squeeze in between the bars of my cell.

CHICKPEA: And I wanted to bring back some food for my friends.

Like, some strawberry short pies

or maybe some drinks or something like that.

I don't know. I thought I was bringing back Bavarian Cream,

but I was wrong.

Wrong?

Luckily, I took a sip before giving it to the others.

It was one of Madame's magic spells!

I do say, you're in good spirits,

considering the most irregular of circumstances.

Oh, yeah.

I try to stay positive.

You know how it is?

Although, I should've known better

when it started to talk to me.

Drink me, Cassidy Lemon!

Drink me!

Friends say it only lasts a few hours.

Although they also said slugs have four noses.

You see that ambitious Gulliver's Travelers over there?

[Gasps]

That 12-foot tall octopus man?

That 12-foot tall octopus man has something we want.

[Chuckles]

I like the way you think, Kingy.

I told you he'd help.

Did you know giraffes have no vocal cords?

THUMPKIN: She's gonna fall.

She's gonna fall.

Princesses never give up!

Whoopsie.

THUMPKIN: Oo, that looks like it hurt!

Hmm?

[Laughter in distant]

This is the way things work around here.

Nothing is ever permanent, 'til it is.

Let me go.

Let's say you do get out of here.

Then what?

You'll be a princess with absolutely zero ability

to reign while your father is still locked up

in this mill.

What, do you think Madame Mizrabel, or better yet,

Master Willow's just going to let him go

because Celestia's itsy-bitsy know-nothing princess

wants him to?

You say what?

What? What was it, "itsy-bitsy"?

My father.

He's alive?

[Exhales]

♪ No amount of time could be enough ♪

♪ To share with you the love inside my heart ♪

♪ There is not a single thing on Earth ♪

♪ That could express the blessing that you are ♪

♪ Just know that I'm not leaving you behind ♪

♪ Oh, my love, this is not goodbye ♪

PRINCESS GENEVA: If I hadn't been hiding behind that wall,

I could've saved him.

You said that, not me.

Come on, come on!

But yeah, you did kinda lock yourself in a room...

We're not leaving here until we find him.

I'm sorry, Geneva, but this isn't your tale to rewrite.

It's all in the timing,

and the timing on the stage is controlled by...

Willow.

How did you guess?

I am the Princess of Celestia,

and I'm asking you to help me find the king.

This is not a request.

I will either find and free my father,

or I will die seeking him.

[Gasps]

Faster!

He means business!

[Roars]

Wowwee!

[Roaring]

Wow.

Your Majesty?

[Laughter in distant]

Are they alive?

[Grunts]

Oh, sorry.

Something isn't right.

But, what is it?

Like your Bavarian cream, they're cursed.

But, why bananas, huh?

They're to entice the children into this horrid place.

CHICKPEA: Oh.

"Hiccups", "sleep", and "laughter."

But, what's a hoglet?

It's no time to laugh.

[Laughing]

I didn't laugh.

Oh, wowwee, wowwee!

[Roars]

Let me go, pig, please!

- You're not going anywhere. - Get away from her!

- Sit still. - Put me down!

See that shroud?

He has a little present for you, little gremlin.

Are you ready for something special?

[Screams]

[Laughter in distant]

THUMPKIN: Can you two lovely humans stop stepping on my paws?

[Sniffing]

That smell.

Well don't look at me when you say it.

[Sniffing]

It smells like...

Zungenwurst.

Tongue sausage.

Indeed.

Though at the moment I believe it to be coming from...

a gargantuan squabby nearby.

- A gargantuan squabby? - Yes.

They're fierce castle dwellers.

Indigenous to Celestia.

They usually keep to themselves, unless, that is,

they smell human blood.

[Gulps]

[Growling]

No! No-no!

[Growling]

Listen.

Oh, god.

It may have mercy on us here if it gets caught

in a giant squabby trap.

THUMPKIN: I vote we leave now!

- Is he scary? - Very.

THUMPKIN: Oh, I've always been a good animal.

I never wanted to hurt anybody!

Is he hungry?

He's malnourished.

PRINCESS GENEVA: Please let me see.

I'm a strong princess.

Let me at that squabby.

- No! - No, no!

[Sobbing]

PRINCESS GENEVA: It's so sad.

The poor thing is trapped in here.

CORNELIS: Don't be fooled by its 11-inch physique.

Are you serious?

How can anything be a threat that would fit in this box?

Wait!

You are not going to squash the squabby.

THUMPKIN: Please let him squash it.

Please.

Oh, we tried to warn you.

CORNELIS: Princess...

[Screams]

You-you...

No-no!

Don't squish me!

You grubby little...

[Groans]

That's using the ol' noggin'.

It hurt.

Oh. Well let's use these.

PRINCESS GENEVA: Go ahead, Punch 'N Judy.

But they're skeletons.

With how this is going,

I don't bethink we'll maketh 't five feet from our chamber!

You clod.

Do you wanna go back to wrangling Alpacas?

- No. - With the squeals?

No, stop it.

- I can hear them. - Stop. No-no, stop.

[Mimics alpaca cry]

No! You're tormenting me.

CORNELIS: Stop it, you're being a bully!

You are an evil, evil woman.

See? Was that so bad?

No, not at all.

[Grunts]

Madame Mizrabel.

The king attempted to escape.

But don't worry.

We got him, and his little pet.

Look how blue she is.

You got into my potions,

sweet little tot?

Looks as if you found the Garden of Children, as well.

[Laughter]

No! No!

[Laughter]

CHICKPEA: Don't hurt him.

Please spare my life.

[Laughing]

- Chain her and leave! - No.

So, what are you going to do?

What am I going to do?

Let me tell you, my dear.

♪ When I'm queen my crown won't be my only virtue ♪

♪ I have skills this world has never seen before ♪

♪ I shoot fire from my eyes, from my fingers blades of ice ♪

♪ But does he care about these things ♪

- Oh what a bore... - What a man...

Yeah. Wait, what?

♪ The time for waiting on his whims is wasteful ♪

Please, let me go!

♪ With me in charge we'd have it all by now ♪

♪ He's a waiter he's a weakling ♪

- Master Willow? - More like wimp.

♪ The time has come to take it all ♪

But how?

Well my darling, listen closely

♪ A dabble of doubt ♪

♪ A pinch of trepidation ♪

♪ A dose of dread ♪

♪ And a sprinkling of suspicion ♪

♪ That's all you need to take over a kingdom ♪

Marvelous!

♪ No, no, no, it's Mizrabel ♪

What else?

♪ A portion of panic ♪

♪ A teensy bit of terror ♪

♪ A fleck of fear ♪

♪ Then you mix it all together ♪

♪ That's all you need ♪

♪ To make 'em all surrender ♪

♪ Magnificent!

♪ No, no, no it's Mizrabel ♪

You're so smart.

♪ Yes, well, that's because ♪

♪ I'm demented ♪

♪ I'm tormented ♪

♪ I'm completely malcontented ♪

♪ I'm relentless ♪

♪ Somewhat senseless ♪

♪ And quite possibly atrocious? ♪

♪ Do you really think I'm evil ♪

♪ Just because her heart I crave ♪

♪ A little gore, a little blood ♪

♪ It's just a little price to pay ♪

♪ When her heart is in my hand ♪

♪ The recipe will be complete ♪

♪ The one that Master Willow ♪

♪ Couldn't bring himself to eat ♪

♪ The princess oh so radiant ♪

♪ She'll be the final ingredient ♪

♪ Soon all will be subservient ♪

♪ Have you heard a plan more brilliant ♪

Well?

- Um, it's magical. - No.

- Majestic. - No.

- Monumental? - No.

- Magnanimous! - No.

No! No! No!

♪ It's Mizrabel ♪

♪ It's Mizrabel ♪

♪ Mizrabel ♪

♪ It's Mizrabel ♪

MADAME MIZRABEL: Oh Hektor, smile.

You look miserable.

THUMPKIN: How many steps are there?

The sun is out.

Corny, we don't have time for this.

Just trust me.

You'll wanna see this.

THUMPKIN: Not really.

CORNELIS: This is your home.

What are those glowing...

CORNELIS: Celestia fairies.

Well, Branchen fairies.

Without the guidance of the kingdom,

they've become endangered.

There, those dots near the northern main gates,

those are your people.

Close your eyes.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

SKY'S FATHER: The light will shine bright on Mom and Braxton, my love,

just like in those fairy tales I read to you as a little girl.

I will never allow fear, or even a witch, to harm you.

This is our kingdom, our fairy tale.

♪ Eyes closed ♪

♪ Lost in a memory from long ago ♪

♪ Someone else's daydream ♪

♪ But it feels so familiar ♪

♪ Like the fairy tales ♪

♪ That once filled my heart ♪

♪ Each face, like a shadow or a ghost ♪

♪ That I can't quite place ♪

♪ But I know that I know ♪

♪ This is where I belong ♪

♪ It's my home ♪

♪ A little girl dressed in blue ♪

♪ The color of the eyes I once knew ♪

♪ This is my life ♪

♪ Not a picture of a fairy tale ♪

♪ This is my life

♪ It's not perfect but that's how I know it's real ♪

♪ I remember this girl ♪

♪ So brave, so kind, so true ♪

♪ I remember this girl ♪

♪ She was raised to be just like you ♪

♪ This is my life ♪

♪ This is my home ♪

♪ This is my life ♪

♪ This is mine ♪

PRINCESS GENEVA (VO): Will it remember me when I return?

CORNELIS: Just like its people, Celestia remembers.

I may not have a headstone

in the royal square like the princess,

but I, too, have loved ones out there.

You'll see your parents again.

I promise.

My parents are the ones in the seats.

[♪♪♪]

THUMPKIN: Bat incoming!

CORNELIS: Why are we going this way?

PRINCESS GENEVA: You said Mizrabel lives down here.

CORNELIS: Don't take me so literally.

[Chuckles]

[Growling]

Yes, I heard it too, thank you very much.

PRINCESS GENEVA: What's this?

CORNELIS: I don't know.

I never came here before.

But if I were to guess,

I would say it's nothing good.

THUMPKIN: I second that motion.

[Kid singing]

Oh!

[Screams]

Hello in there?

Princess, are you sure you want to put your arm in there?

I'm just trying to be cautious.

I am Princess Geneva.

Can you step into the light, little voice I hear?

THUMPKIN: It's just a little girl.

Gimme a hand, and a paw.

Princess.

We can't just leave them here.

Hate to be a pessimist,

but I knew as soon as I saw you yanking on these bars,

something horrible is going to happen.

You my mommy?

[Screaming]

PRINCESS GENEVA: Oh no, Corny!

Oh, no!

[Overlapping speech]

Use your weight and smash it against the wall!

I am not your mother!

Use your weight and smash it against the wall!

I have a wonderful idea.

- Yeah? What's that? - You help me!

[Growling & grunting]

You want me to punch it?

[Growling]

I never punched anything in my life!

- Prince, let me handle this. - I'm so sorry!

No, don't stop running, Thumpkin!

Don't you stop!

[Overlapping speech]

Don't stop!

I'm trying to unravel this situation!

Wow.

[Screams]

You my mommy?

CHICKPEA: Are you Princess Geneva?

I am.

She lives down there.

Spit it out, you bumbling baboon!

CHICKPEA: See the keys?

CORNELIS: Nothing to see here.

It's just 15-foot monsters with 100-foot tentacles.

They have to be hiding around here someplace!

I don't think she's very happy that we're missing.

CHICKPEA: We have to find the keys!

CORNELIS: Okay, slowly open the door.

Remember, non-conspicuous.

SQUID HOGLET: Yeah, it wasn't entirely our fault.

- SKULLY HOGLET: Yes, we-well... - Cover your mouth.

One at a time!

- I can't concentrate. - It must be the bananas.

SQUID HOGLET: What my slimy simpleton of a partner is trying to say is

we weren't completely in control of the...

- Can you do it, Thump? - Mhm.

SKULLY HOGLET: Yeah, exactly what pig brains over here said.

SQUID HOGLET: Who are you calling pig brain?

He's the smallest.

I don't want anything to happen to you, old chum.

We have his back.

Let me be useful, Corny.

You gotta believe me.

I can do it!

I've been praying my whole life for this moment.

My chance in the spotlight.

The whole world will say, "Thumpkin, you did it.

You saved the day!"

You're chewing the scenery a little bit, aren't you?

[Chomps]

Don't.

We'll give them a taste of their own medicine.

We'll ghost it up.

I need my motivation.

What's my motivation, Corny?

Yeah-yeah-yeah.

Action!

You were the Madame's butler, Otto.

After returning home one stormy evening

where she was unsatisfied with your schnitzel...

- My schnitzel? - Your schnitzel.

She decided to do you in.

[Gasps]

Now, you have returned to get revenge for your murder,

and her critique of your unsatisfactory

cylindrical minced and seasoned skin!

[Screams]

Boo.

That ain't gonna work.

Give him a break.

It was his first try.

Oh, it's dark in here.

I'm allergic to darkness!

Try again.

Boo.

Whatever, we're running out of time.

- Go. - All right, I got this.

What do you mean you can't find her?

SKULLY HOGLET: They were all gone...

How did she escape the chamber in the first place?

Okay, here we go.

SQUID HOGLET: Like I said before, Madame, it wasn't entirely our fault.

Here we go.

Oh.

[Overlapping speech]

- Look guys, I got 'em! - Get over here!

Dear wife, I don't remember you saying,

"I take this owl to be your lawfully-wedded husband!"

Hunt down that girl and bring her to me.

I'm going to feast upon her heart in front of all of you!

Oh, schnitzel.

Uh-oh.

[Indistinct speech]

Who goes there?

THUMPKIN: Um...

[Laughter]

My name is Otto!

I come back to suck your blood!

I come back to suck your blood!

No bad words.

Boo.

[Screams]

THUMPKIN: All right, come on, kids, come on.

- Single file. Let's go. Come on. - Follow me. Come on, girls!

NARRATOR: Geneva, Cornelis and Thumpkin

ran straight to the captured children,

unlocked those doors,

and vanished deep into the pit of the mill.

Master Willow won't take this lightly, you know.

NARRATOR: The old witch didn't howl, roar, or shriek,

as she knew the princess would not be leaving

without finding her beloved father, the king.

CORNELIS: Princess, she will eventually come find us.

That's how fairy tales work!

Oh, God.

Well, hello, little one.

Princess, we have to move!

You know how to get home?

CORNELIS: Geneva.

You go straight home to your parents.

[♪♪♪]

Know that there's a strong girl inside.

If you find the king, please tell him,

Chickpea says thanks.

[Roar in distant]

[Whimpers]

Go home, all of you.

Go home, all of you.

Come on, girls, this way!

Follow me, you guys.

I know how to get home.

[Cheering]

[Screams]

No more hiccups.

- Dance. - Dance?

- It'll distract 'em. - How?

Trust me.

THUMPKIN: Yeah, show 'em what you got, Corny.

[Laughs]

This is my sword!

There are many like it, but this one is mine!

Where's my father, you... you...

you... you witch?

[Taking deep breaths]

Come on, come on!

CORNELIS: I swear by this sword!

You make one more move and it will be...

It may be big and all that, but he knows how to use it.

[Taking deep breaths]

- Thank you, Princess. - You got it.

Thump!

Come on, buddy, wake up.

- Daddy! - MASTER WILLOW: Silence.

- Princess. - PRINCESS GENEVA: Daddy.

MASTER WILLOW: Come forward.

You betrayed my trust.

The princess, she escaped.

- And I just... - MASTER WILLOW: I gave an order.

Yes, Master. You did.

MASTER WILLOW: At your own accord, you've chosen fear over courage.

Please, Lord, I was just trying to...

MASTER WILLOW: The princess, on the other hand, has shown much valor.

Princess?

I am going to grant you a bargain,

a moment to preserve yourself and your father.

- I'll do anything. - Geneva.

MASTER WILLOW: Sing for me.

I, I...

Princess.

MASTER WILLOW: Sing!

Would you be so kind as to allow me to hold my father?

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

Master, may I please have a moment with my daughter?

Please?

What am I supposed to do, Daddy?

How can I make you proud?

If you're always in fear,

you'll never know what awaits for you in your imagination.

[Crying]

You have to be strong, a strong princess.

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay to cry.

Now, it's time for you to sing, and go home.

You may always return when you're ready.

When you need to.

But what about you?

[♪♪♪]

♪ No amount of time can be enough ♪

♪ To share with you the love inside my heart ♪

♪ There is not a single thing on Earth ♪

♪ That could express the blessing that you are ♪

♪ I know that you're not leaving me behind ♪

♪ And I know this is not goodbye ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ Where all things are new ♪

♪ Just know that I will be waiting here for you ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ With arms open wide ♪

♪ Waiting right here where perfect love resides ♪

♪ And when I'm feeling lost and all alone ♪

♪ I will just look up and then I'll know ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ Those days you feel your world is crashing down ♪

♪ And the pain's more real 'cause I am not around ♪

♪ Don't let your heart be sick with grief, my love ♪

♪ Just close your eyes and know my love's enough ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ Where all things are new ♪

♪ Just know that I will be waiting here for you ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ With arms open wide ♪

♪ Waiting right here where perfect love resides ♪

♪ And I know that it hurts ♪

♪ And you don't understand ♪

♪ But I promise you this ♪

- ♪ I'll be happy again ♪ - ♪ You'll be happy again ♪

♪ And I want you to fly ♪

♪ And to touch every star ♪

- ♪ You won't leave me behind ♪ - ♪ I won't leave you behind ♪

♪ I'll be right where you are ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ Where all things are new ♪

♪ Just know that I will be waiting here for you ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ With arms open wide ♪

♪ Waiting right here where perfect love resides ♪

♪ And when I'm feeling lost and all alone ♪

♪ I will just look up and then I'll know ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ I'll see you again ♪

♪ I'll see you ♪

[Screaming]

I'm a proud bird of the owl African tribe!

Let's put it this way.

I'm an endangered species!

[Screaming]

We almost lost you.

It won't be the same without thou.

I'll be back again one day.

On thine own time.

[♪♪♪]

You're not a dog.

You're not a cat.

You're not a fox or a rat.

You're you.

[♪♪♪]

Farewell, it's been fun, Princess.

The wall is broken.

Just don't forget about me.

Never again.

[Thumpkin coughs]

[Clears throat]

Sorry, I just...

this kind of flew off when you...

Well...

[♪♪♪]

[Kisses]

[Chuckles]

So, how do I get back again?

Oh.

[Clears throat]

You gotta be kidding me.

Just try not to hit your head too hard this time, Princess.

- Corny. - We haven't found another way.

This is ridiculous.

[Groans]

Even if I wanted to slip, which I...

[Gasps]

Whoopsie.

♪ Once upon a time ♪

♪ Once upon a time ♪

JANITOR: Come on, wake up.

Wake up, will ya?

Come on.

Come on, you okay?

You okay? Come on, wake up.

That's right.

Oh, thank god.

SKY'S MOTHER: They just think it's exhaustion.

SKY: Sorry I yelled at you, Brax.

I'm gonna be home every day by 5:00.

Weekends are off-limits.

We're just gonna have to compromise.

We are gonna make it work.

The three of us.

SKY (VO): Can I just check one thing?

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

The four of us.

[♪♪♪]

NARRATOR: And, although the precious family was longing

for their beloved father,

his spirit forever found ways to nurture his loves from afar.

The end.

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THUMPKIN: I did a whole song and dance and everything.

She just doesn't get the timing thing.

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