Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024)

[bunniefuu]

[Uma] This is Auradon,

the kingdom where all your
favorite fairy tales are true.

It was formed 30 years ago,
when Beast married Belle.

And how do you think they got
all those characters to coexist?

Simple.

By banishing the villains
to the Isle of the Lost.

That's where I grew up.

You might know my name.

Uma, daughter of the big,
bad sea witch, Ursula,

and a pirate queen
not to be messed with.

I helped Mal and
Ben free the isle,

and now that they're on the throne,
things are a lot more fair around here.

But they're sailing off with
Jay and Evie on a new adventure,

forming alliances
with distant lands.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

And guess who they left in
charge while they're gone?

[chuckles]

That's right. Villains rule.

And you can bet I'm gonna
shake things up around here.

Mmm.

Ooh. I've been to the principal's
office before, but never like this.

I made us tea.

Mmm.

[Fairy Godmother] Sit, please.

[Uma exclaims]

Oh, it's not an easy job, Uma.

But I hope you
find it fulfilling.

[Uma] Hmm.

I've run a crew of cut-throats
since I was sixteen.

I think I can handle a
few prep school kids.

Pirates!

[pirates chattering
indistinctly]

You just enjoy retirement.

I'm not retiring. I...

Are you sure you wanna
put that up there?

[pirate] Arrr!

I've been chosen as the new
president of Auradon University,

and to ensure a
seamless transition,

I have prepared a list,

- color-coded by priority.
- [Uma mumbles]

[♪ mellow music playing]

My first order of business
will be making sure kids

from all the kingdoms
are welcome to attend AP.

Oh, well, that's already
our school policy.

I said "all."

Even Wonderland.

Wonderland? [chuckles] No.

Oh, no.

Wonderland is hostile.

[Uma] I've heard.
Their queen's a tyrant.

The Queen of Hearts refused to
join Auradon when we united.

She raised an army and we had
to wall off the rabbit hole.

Oh, dear.

If only Queen Mal and
King Ben were here.

Well, too bad they're not.

And why do you think
Mal put me in charge

if she didn't wanna shake
things up around here?

[chuckles] No offense, Fairy G, but
you don't know Mal and Ben like I do.

I used to hate Mal.

I'm sure you've heard, but
you know what happened?

[♪ hopeful music playing]

We reconciled.

We saw the goodness
in each other.

When she and Ben finally
opened up the Isle,

they gave all villains
a second chance.

It's time Wonderland
got one too.

This is for Princess Red.

Are you sure?

It's what Carlos
would have wanted.

So don't do it for me.

Do it in honor of him.

[Fairy Godmother] Mmm.

Hey.

Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.

[♪ whimsical music playing]

[Uma] That's right.

Auradon may have brought down the barrier,
but they still left one VK behind.

Not on my watch.

So, I'm sending an invite...

[cackles evilly]

to the kingdom no one
dares to talk about.

[♪ mysterious music playing]

The one that lurks
right below the surface.

Wonderland, a dark world
of mystery and magic.

And its ruler, the
Queen of Hearts,

well, she's got a reputation
for being downright ruthless.

[male minister]
Subjects of Wonderland,

you have one minute to comply

with her Royal Majesty's
curfew, or else...

[Uma] Or else, it's
off with your head.

[♪ energetic music playing]

There's only one person who dares
to resist the Queen's orders.

And that's her
very own daughter,

Princess Red.

♪ I'm a rebel, I'm a menace ♪

♪ I'm a one-girl riot ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Slipping through the
shadows like I'm ultraviolet ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Hearts on the walls but
no love in these streets ♪

♪ Appetite for destruction ♪

♪ A girl's gotta eat, yeah ♪

♪ Devil on my shoulder
and it won't be quiet ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I'm on a path of destruction ♪

♪ This is gonna be fun ♪

♪ Set it off! ♪

♪ Go berserk! ♪

♪ Tonight I light it
up like fireworks ♪

♪ Burn it down ♪

♪ Till all they're
seein' now is ♪

♪ Red, Red, Red, Red ♪

Vandal!

[soldiers vocalizing]

♪ Soldiers at the ready ♪

[soldiers] ♪ Sir, yes, sir ♪

♪ The Queen's not
very friendly ♪

[soldiers] ♪ That's for sure ♪

♪ It's criminal how
you follow the crown ♪

♪ Fists in the air ♪

♪ Boots on the ground ♪

♪ I hear the sound and
it's getting loud ♪

♪ Yelling "Red, Red, Red" ♪

♪ I'm breaking in,
call the guards ♪

♪ Raise the alarm ♪

♪ Princess of hearts,
lit after dark ♪

♪ Off with their heads
Leave them for dead ♪

♪ Seeing "Red, Red, Red" ♪

[soldier] Seize her!

♪ I'm on a path of destruction ♪

♪ They gon' think I'm on one ♪

♪ Set it off! ♪

♪ Go berserk! ♪

♪ Tonight I light it
up like fireworks ♪

♪ Tear it down ♪

♪ Then paint this town
Red, Red, Red, Red ♪

♪ I don't want my life
ruled by some queen ♪

♪ Look into my eyes
See the fire in me ♪

♪ Burn it down ♪

♪ Till all they're seeing now
is Red, Red, Red, Red, Red ♪

♪ Up all night ♪

[soldiers] ♪ Right,
left, right ♪

♪ Never question orders ♪

[soldiers] ♪ Or
we'll pay the price ♪

♪ Protect the Queen's borders ♪

[soldiers] ♪ Remember
what she says ♪

♪ It's either off
with their heads ♪

[soldiers] ♪ Or it's
off with our heads ♪

♪ Get the girl, get the girl ♪

[soldiers] ♪ Get the
girl, get the girl ♪

[soldiers vocalizing]

♪ She's painting
our whole world ♪

[soldiers] ♪ She's
painting our whole world ♪

♪ She's painting
our whole world ♪

♪ Red ♪

[Red] ♪ I don't want my
life ruled by some queen ♪

♪ Look into my eyes
See the fire in me ♪

♪ Burn it down ♪

♪ Till all they're seeing now
is Red, Red, Red, Red, Red ♪

[soldiers vocalizing]

♪ Off with her head! Red! ♪

[soldiers vocalizing]

♪ Off with her head! Red! ♪

[soldiers vocalizing]

♪ Off with her head! Red! ♪

- [soldier 1] Where did she go?
- [soldier 2] She was just here.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[crane lift creaking]

[device whirring]

[Red yelps and screams]

Maddox!

Those guards could have dragged
you to the dungeon, Red.

- Phew!
- What on earth were you thinking?

That my mom's portrait
could use a little touch-up.

I am seriously worried
about you, Red.

I hope she likes it.

If you continue down this path, I
won't always be there to save you.

You know that, right?

Maddox Hatter, you
know you can't save me.

I'm a prisoner of
Wonderland. I'm a lost cause.

You are not a lost cause.

As your tutor, I'm in charge of
preparing you for your future.

- [scoffs]
- And as your friend,

I want you to have one.

What future, Mads?

I literally have the most
controlling mom ever.

She's never gonna let
me leave Wonderland.

I know it hasn't been easy growing
up with a mother that's so...

- particular.
- [Red scoffs]

[Maddox] But she
wasn't always this way.

It's true!

We're all products of our past,

and your mother's was
certainly unfortunate.

She just wants to turn me into
the next evil queen like her.

And I don't wanna be Queen.

I just wanna be in
charge of my own life.

But what I want
doesn't matter to her.

Oh, Red...

[♪ mysterious music playing]

I wasn't going to
show you this...

until you were a little older,

but I finished it.

Hmm!

My time machine.

It takes you to
the moment in time

that can give you what
your heart wants most.

If you really want a different life,
Red, I want you to have that choice.

But I should warn you,

when you alter the
fabric of time,

there can be some
unpredictable consequences.

- I think I can live with that.
- Everything could change.

You could lose your
mother entirely.

[sighs]

It's too dangerous.

Not yet.

When you're more mature.

I know you're frustrated, Red, but
I'm trying to look out for you.

I care about you very much.

[♪ soft music playing]

- Thanks, Mads.
- Oh.

At least someone
still does. [scoffs]

[♪ menacing music playing]

[Jack of Diamonds]
Search the castle!

Well, if the Queen finds out
I'm harboring a fugitive,

I'll be in some serious trouble.

You best get out of here, Red.

- I dare you to make me.
- As you wish, Princess.

What'd I say about calling
me... [yells] Princess?

[sighs]

Mmm.

[Red screaming]

[breathing heavily]

[♪ mysterious music playing]

[Maddox] But I should warn you, you
could lose your mother entirely.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[both grunting]

- [King Charming] Where you going?
- [Chloe grunts]

[King Charming
grunts] Get back here!

[both grunting]

[Chloe] Gotcha now!

[both grunting]

[King Charming] No! No.

Got ya!

[King Charming grunting]

Bet you didn't see that coming.

Dad, that's cheating.

No.

That's delicious.

- [Chloe chuckles]
- Don't be so serious, Chloe.

We signed you up for Swords and Shields,
'cause it was supposed to be fun.

Well, yeah, it is, but when I'm out
there, I'm not just another competitor.

I represent Cinderellasburg.

You sound like your mother.

[Cinderella] Don't
listen to him.

Your father's never cared
about what other people think.

I don't have to. I'm charming.

Oh, that's debatable. [chuckles]

[♪ romantic music playing]

Dad.

Mom!

♪ So this is love ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ So this is love ♪

♪ So this is what
makes life divine ♪

♪ I'm all aglow ♪

[Chloe vocalizing]

♪ And now I know ♪

♪ And now I know ♪

♪ The key to all
heaven is mine ♪

Can you not?

You know, this is the first song

your mom and I ever danced to
back when we were in school.

[Cinderella chuckles] We
fell in love at Castlecoming.

Yeah, I know. You
tell me every time.

And I know you guys have a healthy
relationship and all, but come on.

And it's a good thing, too,

or we wouldn't have been able
to create this amazing family.

I know you packed last night,

but you think you might have
room for one more pair of shoes?

[exclaims] Mom! They're just
like yours! But even cooler.

- [chuckles]
- You earned them, Chloe.

You got straight A's last year.

And volunteered for the
Auradon Historical Society.

And the thing I'm most proud of
is that you're such a good person.

That's why you're
a great princess,

and why you'll
make a great queen.

[chuckles softly] These
are some big shoes to fill.

Are you gonna try
'em on or what?

[all chuckling]

[menacing music playing]

[male minister]
Her Royal Highness!

Her Grace!

Her Excellency!

Her magnanimous Majesty,

Empress of Wonderland,

the Queen of Hearts!

[all] Your Majesty.

[Queen of Hearts]
Who is responsible?

[Jack of Diamonds] We don't
know, Your Royal Highness.

[Queen of Hearts
grunts and sighs]

[exclaims]

I've doubled the guard,
tripled the patrol,

and personally offered ten
diamonds for any information

that leads to the
capture of the criminal.

[male minister]
Her Royal Highness,

Princess Red!

Oh. I see you couldn't be
bothered to dress for court.

I find that outfit... offensive.

I wish being me
didn't offend you.

[sighs] Sorry to rouse you
out of bed before noon,

but while you were sleeping,
the Royal Plaza was vandalized.

And this sorry
excuse for a soldier

failed to protect my portrait.

So, the question
is, what do we do?

Poke thorns in his eyes?

Off with his head?

[♪ menacing music playing]

Since you'll be queen one
day, I'll let you decide.

- It's up to me?
- Mmm.

Okay.

Well, in that case...

Off with his...

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

Hat. [chuckles]

[Queen of Hearts] Ugh!

You're such a disappointment.

You know, I was the
same way at your age.

Desperately wanting to be a
queen that everyone would adore.

But if I've learned
anything, it's this.

It's better to be
feared than loved.

Love ain't it.

Now, try again.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[breathing heavily]

For your crime,

you are sentenced to...

Get it right or I'll
show you punishment!

[Maddox] I beg your pardon!

Apologies for interrupting
court, Your Majesty.

[♪ whimsical music playing]

Royal Delivery.

[Uma] Dear Queen of Hearts,
Empress of Wonderland.

As the new principal
of Auradon Prep,

it is my honor to invite your daughter,
Red, the Princess of Wonderland,

to attend our school.

I hope you'll join us for
the Welcome Day ceremony.

If you accept, this invitation
shall serve as your key.

"From pirate to principal."

Another villain's gone soft.

Maybe you have a
future, after all.

If you go to Auradon Prep,
you get to leave Wonderland.

[chuckles]

It doesn't matter.

The only thing she hates more than Auradon
is the idea of me having my own life.

So, I'm pretty sure
that's gonna be a "no."

We accept!

[scoffs] Wait, hold on.

- Really?
- Mmm-hmm.

But you've always said
that Auradon is the worst.

Well, with my daughter there,
it might not always be.

[♪ hopeful music playing]

You're gonna let me go? You?

Pack your bags.

Am I hallucinating or did
my mom just grow a heart?

And put on something
respectable, for once.

Don't embarrass me!

Okay, half a heart.

They fit perfectly!

- I love them.
- There's my girl.

[Chloe] Thank you.

[Cinderella] It's so beautiful.

Are you sure you can't come?

I mean, we can visit Chad
at college another time.

He really wants me to come

- see him play tourney, so...
- [Cinderella] Mmm-hmm.

- Take care of your mom for me?
- I will.

Love you.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

[engine revving]

[♪ thrilling music playing]

So, how do we get
into the rabbit hole?

It's been locked for decades.

[engine revving]

- Mom, what are you doing?
- Oh, you have so much to learn.

[Queen of Hearts
chuckles] Finally.

[Chloe gasps]

[♪ thrilling music
continues playing]

[Queen of Hearts] Oh, Red,

I thought I told you to put
on something respectable.

[sighs]

[♪ pensive music playing]

[sighs]

♪ I'm just a girl ♪

♪ Arms open wide ♪

♪ Looking for kindness ♪

♪ Somewhere in your eyes ♪

♪ I'm looking for something ♪

♪ I may never find ♪

♪ All I want is love ♪

♪ What you want doesn't
exist Love ain't it ♪

♪ You say love ain't it ♪

♪ It makes me weak ♪

♪ But how'd I know if
I ain't felt it yet? ♪

♪ You say love ain't it ♪

♪ And I wish I could compete ♪

♪ With all the grief
that you've experienced ♪

♪ Love ain't it ♪

♪ And nothing's as sweet as when
you defeat all your enemies ♪

♪ I say, love ain't it ♪

♪ And fear is more important if
we're gonna rule for centuries ♪

- ♪ Oh-oh ♪
- ♪ Could it really be her? ♪

♪ They say there's
no one worse ♪

♪ No one's as mean Mean as
the Queen, mean as the Queen ♪

♪ She's been gone for years ♪

♪ But now she's appeared ♪

♪ So hide under your beds ♪

♪ Under your beds ♪

All right, here we go.

♪ Be careful what you do
Be careful what you say ♪

[Queen of Hearts] That's right.

♪ Or it'll be off with your
head Off with your head! ♪

Out of my way, pleebs!

♪ Be careful where you
go Don't make her upset ♪

Blah blah blah.

♪ Or else it'll be
off with your head ♪

- [Queen of Hearts] Bags, please.
- [guard] Yes, Your Majesty.

[exhales]

[woman] Name, please.

[sighs] You know who we are.

Bridget?

I didn't expect to see you here.

Ella.

[scoffs]

It's Your Royal Highness now.

Of course. You
must be very proud.

Um, hi! I'm Chloe Charming.

You must be Princess
Red of Wonderland.

I've always wondered what
it's like over there.

You should come sometime. I'll
introduce you to the Jabberwocky.

Fun! What's a Jabberwocky?

A monster that eats
annoying girls.

It's okay, baby.

So, you knew her?

♪ I saw through her Cinderella
and I were classmates ♪

No way.

♪ I spent way too much time in
this place so, I had to escape ♪

Okay.

♪ The people here might smile but
they're two-faced and too fake ♪

Wait, you went to Auradon Prep?

♪ Nope, wasn't even
called that yet ♪

♪ Wow, that girl was super
rude What's her problem? ♪

♪ What's her deal? ♪

♪ Some people act mean at first
'cause they're too afraid to feel ♪

♪ It's survival, it's protection
That's why roses grow their thorns ♪

♪ Come on, whose side are you on? The
only one worse than her is her mom ♪

♪ Look, hon, back in high
school a mean prank was played ♪

♪ And ever since that fateful day
she was never quite the same ♪

- ♪ It's a shame ♪
- ♪ What happened? Is it okay to ask? ♪

♪ We came to celebrate the future,
sweetie not dwell on the past ♪

♪ Ha, ha, stand aside
The Queen's arrived ♪

♪ Look at them so innocent ♪

♪ Can't believe they let us in ♪

♪ Watch 'em pay the consequence
for being so dang insolent ♪

♪ Can't you smell their
cowardice? Soak it up, devour it ♪

♪ Treats are for the weak Let
me show you what real power is ♪

♪ Quick, Red, you gotta follow along
One day you'll be on the throne ♪

♪ Automatic, just
how I planned it ♪

What about what I want?

♪ They gon' fall like parachutes
They gon' crawl to me on all fours ♪

♪ What did they
ever do to you? ♪

♪ Red, what are
you arguing for? ♪

♪ I don't speak
politician, I'm a queen ♪

♪ Your submission's what I need
On your knees, kneel to me ♪

♪ Royalty, you should listen
or you'll wind up in a prison ♪

♪ You'll be living in
a dungeon underground ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Love ♪

♪ Let me show you what
real true power is ♪

♪ Ain't ♪

- ♪ It's when I say you only live ♪
- ♪ It, power ♪

♪ If I let you live ♪

♪ And you should take what
I give when I'm givin' it ♪

♪ And what I'm givin'
love ain't it ♪

♪ Love ain't it ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Love ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it, nah, nah, nah ♪
- ♪ Ain't ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Love ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Ain't ♪

♪ Love ain't it, oh, nah, nah ♪

♪ Love ain't it ♪

♪ Look into the mirror ♪

♪ It's our destiny ♪

♪ Rule a million years ♪

♪ With you right next to me ♪

♪ Swimming in their tears ♪

♪ Won't they taste so sweet ♪

♪ There's a new
dawn in Auradon ♪

♪ I'll take the crown and then put it on
I'll take the crowd and do what I want ♪

♪ You'll make me proud
When you take that throne ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Love ♪

♪ Let me show you what
real true power is ♪

♪ Ain't ♪

- ♪ It's when I say you only live ♪
- ♪ It, power ♪

♪ If I let you live ♪

♪ And you should take what I give ♪
when I'm givin' it ♪

♪ And what I'm givin'
love ain't it ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Love ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Ain't ♪

♪ Love ain't it, nah, nah, nah ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Love ♪

- ♪ Love ain't it ♪
- ♪ Ain't ♪

♪ Love ain't it, oh, nah, nah ♪

♪ Love ain't it,
love ain't it... ♪

Love ain't it.

[people chattering indistinctly]

- That's...
- The Looking Glass.

Yes. It shows the future.

Where you and I will rule
together side-by-side.

But I don't want that. I don't
wanna be anything like you.

You don't...

[whispers] You
don't have a choice.

We're more alike than you know.

[grunts]

[Fairy Godmother]
Attention, please.

Oh, parents and students,

it has been a great
privilege to serve you.

But the time has come for
another to take my place.

So please join me in welcoming
Auradon Prep's new principal.

[chorus] ♪ Uma, Uma ♪

♪ Uma, Uma ♪

♪ Uma-ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ This is all hands on deck ♪

♪ Calling out to
lost boys and girls ♪

♪ I'm gettin' tired
of the disrespect ♪

♪ We won't stop till
we rule the world ♪

♪ It's our time, we up next ♪

♪ Our sail's about to be set ♪

♪ They ain't seen nothing yet ♪

♪ Tell 'em who's in charge
so they don't forget ♪

- ♪ What's my name, what's my name ♪
- ♪ Uma ♪

♪ Say it louder ♪

- ♪ What's my name, what's my name ♪
- ♪ Uma ♪

♪ Feel the power ♪

♪ No one's gonna stop us ♪

♪ Soon the world will be ours ♪

♪ What's my name?
What's my name? ♪

♪ What's it? What's
it? Say it, say it ♪

[chuckles]

- What's my name?
- Uma!

[people cheering]

That's Principal Uma to you.

And you better get it straight,
or you'll be walking the plank.

- [crowd laughing]
- [Fairy Godmother] She's just kidding.

[chuckles] She's kidding.

[Uma] Now, I never got the
chance to go to Auradon Prep.

But as its captain,

I'm proud to be charting a new
course into a bright future,

beyond the old ways of
heroes and villains.

So, in that spirit I'd like to
welcome Princess Red of Wonderland.

[people cheering]

[♪ mysterious music playing]

Excuse me.

Hi. Do you mind?

I do, actually.

Hmm.

Mom, what are you doing?

Why, playing my favorite game.

[laughing]

♪ w*r ♪

[cackles]

[thunder claps]

[cackling continues]

Everybody, it's
going to be okay.

[Queen of Hearts laughing]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[grunts]

[card soldier] Citizens,
remain in the courtyard.

Oh, my God!

Mom, stop.

- [Queen of Hearts cackles]
- [Red] Wait!

[Queen of Hearts] Not so fast.

[Red] Mom!

Oop!

[both grunting]

[both grunting]

- Bibbidi-bobbidi...
- No.

[gasps]

[Uma screaming]

Let go of me! [grunts]

Calm down, you're all acting like
you've never seen a coup before.

[thunder rumbling]

[chuckles]

Mom, this is crazy.
Even for you.

Crazy that it's taken this long.

I have been waiting years to
be invited back into Auradon.

So, thank you, Red. You
finally did something useful.

I should've known this
was never about me.

Everything I do is for you.

That was my invitation.

My school. My life.

- Someday, you'll thank me.
- [scoffs]

Oh!

And we've already
seen the ending.

Spoiler alert...
[chuckles] We win.

[cackles]

[Cinderella] Stop it, Bridget!

You're better than this!

Let her through.

This is too far.

I know that what happened was hard
for you, but that was ages ago.

[♪ emotional music playing]

It feels like yesterday to me.

It was a stupid prank.

[scoffs]

Stupid, I could forgive.

Humiliating a girl
at her first dance,

turning me into a monster
in front of everyone.

Now, that's just cruel.

You're right.

You didn't care then.

You were off with your prince.

Ooh, but you will now.

You will all show me
the respect I deserve!

Get back!

Now kneel.

[crowd mumbling indistinctly]

I will never kneel to a tyrant.

[crowd gasping]

[Queen of Hearts] She's
denied a royal order.

What do we do about
that, darling?

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Look, all you have to
do is swear allegiance.

Is that so hard?

If it means compromising
everything I stand for, yes.

Who are you loyal to, Red?

These strangers...

or your mother?

Hmm?

Now make me proud, for once.

Come on, Bridget,

even your daughter
knows it's wrong.

She can't do it.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

- Treason.
- [gasps]

[thunder rumbling]

She's guilty of treason.

Exactly right, my dear.

And that means
off with her head!

[crowd gasps]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Shoo!

[crowd chattering indistinctly]

- Mom?
- It's gonna be okay, Chloe.

- Mom? Mom!
- I love you.

It's gonna be okay.

- Mom!
- Be brave, Chloe.

Mom? No. No!

I knew you had it in you.

Let her go!

You'll be a great
queen, after all.

Look at her. She's
enjoying this.

[woman] Like mother,
like daughter.

[breathing heavily]

Hey, that's not
fair. Let her go!

- Oh, bless your heart.
- Let her go!

[Red] Wait.

[both grunting]

[♪ mysterious music playing]

[Chloe] What just happened?
Where did everybody go?

Whoa.

It works.

What works? Where are we?

Not where.

When.

Bibbidi... Bobbidi... Boo.

Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo. [gasps]

No. I wanted to speed-read, not
for my reading to speed off...

Hi. Excuse me, where
did everybody go?

Every-who?

All the royal families of
Auradon. They were here.

What's Auradon?

I gotta go catch my homework.

Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.

[Chloe] Everybody's
heard of Auradon.

And the only person who says
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo is Fairy Godmother.

Maybe she's not a godmother yet?

What do you mean?

Look around you.

Fairy Godmother sucks at magic.

Auradon doesn't
exist, which means...

Really? I thought
you were smart.

[Chloe scoffs]

We're back in time.

No.

[♪ mysterious music playing]

Wait.

No.

- How?
- This is a time machine.

[scoffs]

- You're joking.
- Does it look like I'm joking?

Why would you take
us back in time?

I didn't take you.

You just grabby-grabbed
your way in.

And this is not
what I had in mind.

I just wanted to stop my mom.

What about my mom? You
sentenced her to death.

Maybe not my finest moment,

- but I'm gonna fix it.
- How?

I thought the watch would take
me back a couple of minutes

so that I could steal
my mom's deck of cards.

Not a couple decades.

[Chloe] Well, we need to
go back and save my mom.

No, the watch sent us to
this time for a reason.

Give me that.

[♪ energetic music playing]

[Red] I don't need the help of
some princess goody two shoes.

I'll handle this myself.

♪ I'll tell it to you
straight to your face ♪

♪ There isn't any
time left to waste ♪

♪ My kingdom back home
needs to be saved ♪

♪ Give me the pocket watch
or you're getting slayed ♪

♪ You best behave ♪

Give me that watch.

You're out of your
league, Princess.

♪ I'm running out of hope
running out of time ♪

♪ I'll do what it takes
just to change your mind ♪

♪ Or we'll cross swords
hope not to die ♪

♪ We're on opposite sides
in the fight of our lives ♪

What're you gonna do now?

Run me through and
steal my watch?

I think there's a word
for that, actually.

It starts with a V... Oh, right.

Villain.

♪ Use your brains, going back
will just cause more pain ♪

♪ We agree we gotta
make a change ♪

♪ Defeat the queen above everything
You're on my side or you're in my way ♪

♪ You wanna leave, but I got to stay
There's a reason we're here today ♪

♪ For past, present and
future's sake, wait ♪

♪ Got too much at
stake to go home ♪

That's not true.

♪ Guess I'm gonna
do it on my own ♪

I'm here too.

♪ You're not gonna catch me if I
fall Got me runnin' on these walls ♪

♪ Dippin', flippin', somersaults
'Bout to risk it all ♪

♪ I don't need your help
'cause the watch is mine ♪

♪ If you hear me out then
you'll change your mind ♪

♪ Let's not cross swords
hope not to die 'cause ♪

♪ We're on opposite sides
in the fight of our lives ♪

♪ Change the future
in the past ♪

♪ We gotta move forward
where we're at ♪

♪ The moment is now,
but it won't last ♪

♪ We're on opposite sides
in the fight of our lives ♪

[Red grunts and sighs]

Let me ask you something.

♪ Why should I trust you? Your
mom just staged a violent coup

♪ For all I know, you're
gonna stab me in the back too

♪ Think what you want to,
boo I'm nothing like my mom

♪ Her power trip was way too
strong I knew that she was wrong

♪ Well, maybe we'll get along
Maybe we're not that different

♪ Maybe we need each other
to complete the same mission

♪ I'm glad you put your pride
aside to make the right decision

♪ We'll work together
until history is rewritten

♪ We might not be a
team But we gotta try ♪

♪ Did you change your heart
or just change your mind? ♪

♪ So cross our swords,
hope not to die ♪

♪ I'm kinda surprised Are
we on the same side? ♪

♪ Fight of our lives ♪

♪ The fight of our lives ♪

♪ We're on the same side ♪

So, you really
wanna stop your mom?

Yeah. I do.

Why?

If she takes over, you'll be
the next Princess of Auradon.

And if I'm the next
Princess of Auradon,

it's a matter of time before she
tries to turn me into her mini-me.

I'm not gonna let that happen.

Okay, I accept your mission.

"Mission"?

[bells ringing]

[♪ uplifting music playing]

- Hi!
- Hey, I'm Chloe...

Of course. Merlin Academy.

That's what Auradon
Prep used to be called.

Before Beast united the
kingdoms to create Auradon.

- How do you know all this?
- Well, I love history! Don't you?

Uh-uh.

[Chloe] No way. Castlecoming. That's
where my parents fell in love.

It's, like, the biggest
event of the year.

Sorry, I'm busy
changing history.

Okay, remember what your mom said about
being humiliated at her first dance?

This must be what she meant.

If someone did some
horrible prank to her...

Maybe that's what turned her
into a terrible dictator?

[scoffs]

That must be why the watch sent
us back to this moment in time.

It's before my mom
turns into... My mom.

Great. Now, how do we stop that?

By figuring out who's gonna do
the prank that ruins her life.

[bell ringing]

[people chattering indistinctly]

Late for class, ladies?

Stay right there.

Oh, my gosh, it's Merlin.

Actually, we're not students.

Well, we are, but we think
that we've been sent...

Sent from another
place. [chuckles]

We're transfer students.

Well, I'm Principal Merlin, so,
I should have received papers.

Now, yes, is it that one?

No. This one?

"Dear Mum..." No,
that's... that's not it.

Um, uh...

Well, then, that's...

Ooh, ooh! Ah.

That's... That's not safe.

It's not safe at all. Ooh.

Eh... Um...

I'm sure it'll
turn up eventually.

I founded this Academy to be an
educational institution for all.

But you must know that we have a
no-swords policy in the classroom.

I've transported it to the Stardust
Room, which will be your dormitory.

I'll settle you in after school,
but first let's get you to class.

I teach Honors
Alchemy in my office.

Right this way.

No, that's... Sorry,
it's this way. This way.

Follow me!

- The marble in these archways...
- What was that?

The Auradon Code of Conduct forbids
lying. Especially to teachers.

Good thing this
isn't Auradon yet.

[Merlin] There are no
swords in these stones.

Here we are.

Um, key, key. Where's the key?

Ah. [grunts] Yeah.

Here we go. Right. That's it.

[door creaks]

Let's do alchemy!

So, plants are still alive.

[liquid bubbling]

Flasks are bubbling.

Bubbling, bubbling.

All right, class,
let's get started.

We have two new
transfers here today,

so let's at least pretend
that this is an Honors class.

Um, Bridget and Ella,

split up and help
these two get sorted,

- won't you?
- [Ella] Hmm.

[Merlin] Here you are.

- Try not to burn it this time.
- Bridget?

- Yeah.
- Mom?

Um...

I mean, uh, Ella, hi.

Nice... Nice to meet you.

[chuckles]

Okay, new girl, let's dive in.

So, wait. You're Bridget?

Mmm-hmm. [chuckles]

Bridget from Wonderland?

Yup. That's me.

[Merlin humming]

Ah. There we go.

Okay, so...

[retches]

Oh, wow, those are gross.

Come on, these pods
don't drain themselves.

Could you pass the griffin-claw
please? I gotta stir this up.

I love your outfit, by the way.

Why are you talking like that?

[chuckles] Like what?

You just sound different.

I'm not quite sure I...

No, it's me. I'm... You're...

This is all just a lot.

Sorry, I just...

I never had to... Oh! Ew!

- [scoffs] Ew!
- You okay?

- Yeah. Sorry, I just...
- [Merlin] Keep the chatter down, please.

You're not what I was expecting.

You never worked with
someone who's not royalty?

Worried a commoner
might rub off on you?

No.

How many kids were
at your old school?

Uh...

One.

I was homeschooled too.

Until I came here.

So, you know, don't worry,
you'll get used to it.

Do you want a hug?

- Not really a hugger.
- [chuckles]

I've got the perfect thing
to make you feel better.

I made 'em this morning.

Keep those flasks
bubbling, please.

Fabulous Flamingo-Feather
Cupcakes.

[chuckles]

[Red] Flamingo feathers?

Don't worry. They don't bite.

Not like those gingerbread men
I made last spring. [giggles]

I won't be using
that cookbook again.

Try one.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[♪ pleasing music playing]

[chuckles] Whoa!

These are fabulous.

Ah, ah, ah.

Just one or there
can be side effects.

Now, ready to tackle
the assignment?

Why are you so nice?

[chuckles]

You get more with
sugar than salt.

[♪ dance music playing]

Come on.

♪ It's really not
a secret recipe ♪

♪ A little butter, flour,
sugar and a lot of positivity ♪

♪ Honestly, it
always works for me ♪

♪ That's why I got
enough to go around ♪

♪ For everyone I see ♪

♪ Sometimes I make mistakes ♪

♪ And sometimes
I burn the cake ♪

♪ But I still believe
it all will be okay ♪

♪ 'Cause the sun shines
a little more brightly ♪

♪ When you take things
a little more lightly ♪

♪ It's all gonna turn out nicely
with just a taste of your heart ♪

♪ It's likely you'll fall
into something spicy ♪

♪ Just mix it up you'll keep finding
that life is sweeter when you are ♪

Hey, Fay!

♪ Guess I'm here for a spell ♪

♪ Even though it never really
works out well for me ♪

♪ One wave of my wand
and it's whoopsie ♪

It's Jasmine and Aladdin.

♪ Call us Jaladdin ♪

♪ He's like a magnet ♪

♪ She's so attractive ♪

♪ It's all fantastic 'cause
we're flying high together ♪

♪ On a magic carpet ride ♪

[Bridget] Charming!

♪ That's just a name people know me by
Crowned prince isn't the way I ride ♪

♪ If you wanna roll together
it could be a vibe ♪

Okay.

That's my dad!

Oh.

♪ The sun shines a
little more brightly ♪

♪ When you take things
a little more lightly ♪

♪ It's all gonna
turn out nicely ♪

♪ With just a taste
of your heart ♪

♪ It's likely you'll fall
into something spicy ♪

♪ Just mix it up, you'll keep finding
that life is sweeter when you are ♪

So, you're friends
with everyone?

Oh, gosh, no.

My only friend is Ella.

But with time and a few
more treats, they will be.

[♪ intense music playing]

♪ Look for a hand
find a golden hook ♪

♪ Captain of the seas
I got 'em all shook ♪

♪ Son of Morgana, serpentine Morgie's
the name, better run and hide ♪

♪ Hades here from
the fiery depths ♪

♪ Sharp as a thorn,
I'm Maleficent ♪

♪ Now for the hottest
the goddess of darkness ♪

♪ Here she comes ♪

- ♪ Uliana! ♪
- ♪ Uliana! ♪

♪ I'm not your everyday villain
I'm taking souls for a living ♪

♪ Got a torturous mind
full of evil designs ♪

♪ I could grind up your
bones in a minute ♪

♪ Down in the darkest depths of the sea
The scariest things are scared of me ♪

♪ Say Uliana and
watch them flee ♪

She's Ursula's baby sister.

- Okay.
- Okay.

♪ The sun shines a
little more brightly ♪

♪ The dark is a
little enticing ♪

♪ It's all gonna turn out nicely
with just a taste of your heart ♪

♪ It's likely ♪

♪ We'll make it all
much more frightening ♪

♪ Just mix it up you'll keep finding
that life is sweeter when you are ♪

♪ Seeing things brightly ♪

♪ When you take things
a little more lightly ♪

♪ Just mix it up you'll keep finding
that life is sweeter when you are ♪

♪ When you are
sweeter when you are ♪

♪ When you are ♪

[chuckles]

Thanks.

Oh, sure.

Of course. Happy to...

For all of them.

I mean, flamingo feathers
are, like, super rare, right?

Hey!

- Give that back to her!
- I'm sorry.

I don't speak peasant girl.

I love your outfit by the way.

It is just so put together.

[all laughing]

[Morgie] That was wicked, Uli.

You said, "put together"
'cause it's not.

[mockingly] My name's Bridget

and I have to bribe people
with treats to be my friend

because I'm such a loner.

[laughing]

Hey! The Code of Conduct
prohibits theft and bullying!

Easy, lass.

I dunno where you come from, but here
we don't fight until after school.

- Meet me then.
- [scoffs]

You wouldn't stand a chance.

[snickers]

Listen, squid-face,

give the cupcakes back

or I'll rip that magic
tongue out of your throat.

Oh, girl. [scoffs]

I only wanted the feathers.

You can have the rest.

[villains laughing]

Wait! That's too many!

[chuckles]

Mmm. [chuckles]

You shouldn't have done that.

[scoffs and chuckles]

I'm sorry.

You are just jealous
of my fabulosity.

Okay?

You can't handle my... [gasps]

What was... [screeches]

What was that?

[shrieking]

[Hook] You all right, Uli?

You're looking a
little pink. [chuckles]

Shut up!

[squawking]

[panting]

What's happening to me?

[squawking]

Will someone help her!

Yeah, someone should help her.

[squawking]

Uli, I...

[screeches]

[♪ intense music playing]

- [screeches]
- [gasps]

- [screeches]
- [girls screaming]

- We... okay.
- Yeah.

Thanks.

- [Red] Wait.
- [student] Uli!

[♪ dramatic music playing]

- [Uliana squawking]
- [Bridget] I tried to warn you.

[Ella] Bridget, run.

[Bridget] Okay, okay,
we're almost there.

Hey there, darling!

- [Bridget] I'm sorry. Sorry, sorry.
- What?

I want to have a little
chat with your friend.

I'm sorry. I told
you to be careful.

Hey! Bridget!

Watch out!

[squawks]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[Ella] Come on.

[Uliana coughing and gasping]

Oh, my...

[Uliana] Where's Bridget?

So, pretty sure we just found
out who's gonna do the prank.

I don't know, maybe
that wasn't so bad?

I will destroy her!

Maybe it was.

[shrieks]

Tell Bridget this isn't over!

- [hisses]
- [laughing]

[Bridget] How's Uli doing?

I feel terrible.

- I should go apologize.
- Don't

She did it to herself.

And it serves her right.

She's always bullying us.

Ella, yo, that was amazing.

You ladies bested Uliana!

I don't think anyone's
ever done that before.

And that makes you
braver than I am.

And I'm a prince.

Though I don't really like
to push the royal angle.

Yet you always find a way.

You're the new girls,
right? I'm Charming.

That's debatable.

[Prince Charming] You picked
the right time to show up

because it's Castlecoming week.

Castlecoming is an
outdated, elitist tradition.

Does that mean you're not...

Squeezing into a super-expensive
dress and painful shoes?

No thanks.

[scoffs]

Well, if you happen
to change your mind,

[♪ soft music playing]

I'll see you there.

[Chloe] Hey, Ella.

He seemed pretty interested in
your plans for the festival.

Was I sensing some chemistry?

Uh, no.

Okay, yeah, everyone loves him,

and sure, he's gorgeous
and he seems nice,

but you know how royalty is,

well, except for you, B.

You're different.

I just wish someone was that
interested in going with me.

Everyone already
has plans, so...

Bridget, will you go to
Castlecoming with me?

But, you just said...

Yeah, I despise
everything it stands for.

But if we go as friends, maybe
it won't be totally awful.

[both chuckle]

We have to try on
dresses right now!

We only have two days.

[Ella] I can't, I
have to get back home.

- But maybe later.
- Okay.

[both chuckle]

- See you later. Bye!
- Bye.

[Bridget] Gonna find
the perfect dress.

[Ella] I better get home.

[sighs]

Two days until my
mom gets pranked.

It's not enough time.

It's gonna have to be.

I just... I can't believe
my mom was so sweet.

[plays random notes]

Tell me about it.

My mom's supposed to be the most
perfect, gracious queen ever.

Ella seems like she
can't even stand royalty.

Yeah, you know, the
craziest thing of it all...

[both] They were best friends.

Okay, well, now the question is, how
do we stop Uliana before Castlecoming?

First, we have to figure
out what she's planning.

Bugs in Bridget's dress?

Or... Or something with snakes?

So many good options.

[chimes sounding]

[Chloe] So, let's find
out more about Uliana.

You think my mom might know?

Maybe. Plus she's
closest to Bridget.

So, she'll know her weaknesses and
exactly how to stab her in the back.

[drum pounds]

You have some serious
intimacy issues.

Hmm.

[♪ intriguing music playing]

[Red] This is where
Cinderella grew up?

[Chloe] I hope not.

[bird squawks]

Whoa. This place is
not what I expected.

[knocks on door]

Um...

What are you guys doing here?

- We came to see you.
- [Evil Stepmother] Who's there?

[♪ tense music playing]

Just some girls from school!

Well, get back to
work or no supper!

[slams window shut]

Sorry, my stepmom is...

A total witch?

I get it, my mom never
let me have friends over.

Or have friends.

Really?

Okay, you guys can stay, but you
have to help me with my chores.

[Chloe] Oh!

Here you go. The
floor needs mopping.

And over there needs dusting.

[♪ playful music playing]

- [Chloe] You do all the house work?
- [Ella] Yeah, all on me.

Oh.

[Chloe grunts]

Hey, it's time to
lose the glass shoes.

These were from my mom.

They were a reward.

- A reward for what?
- For volunteering,

being good at school,
and being a good person.

I mean, does it really
count as being a good person

if you're getting
a reward for it?

So, Ella, that thing with Uliana
at school, it's pretty wild. Huh?

[Ella] Seriously.

Well, she's as bad as Ursula,
Uliana's older sister.

And the worst bully this
school has ever seen.

One time she turned all
the freshmen into frogs.

Now Uliana thinks she
has to be even meaner

to try and live up
to her reputation.

But why does Uliana
have it out for Bridget?

Bridget is so nice.

Exactly. Bullies
love an easy target,

and Bridget's weak.

You think Bridget's weak?

Hey, look.

Uliana is mean to everyone.

Most people just
stay out of her way.

But no matter how
nasty Uliana gets,

Bridget keeps trying
to be friends.

That's what Uliana can't stand.

Wait, so, you're saying Bridget's
strong because she's nice?

Bridget is the
strongest person I know.

[chuckles softly] She's kind,
even when people are awful to her.

You know how hard that is?

Never thought about it.

Say we wanted to find Uliana,
where do you think she'd be?

Probably the Black Lagoon.

- That's where all the VKs hang out.
- Ooh.

[gasps]

[Evil Stepmother] What was that?

Nothing, Stepmother!

[♪ intense music playing]

Quick, sweep it into the
fireplace. She'll never know.

[Chloe] It was an
honest mistake.

It was my fault.

But I'm very sorry, and it
won't ever happen again.

You let this stranger
into my house

and let her break
my beautiful things?

- Unacceptable.
- But I said I was sorry.

Well, sorry doesn't buy me
a new vase now, does it?

And furthermore,
you are grounded.

And tonight, you can
sleep in the barn.

Anastasia, Drizella!

It's time for your
dress fitting.

Ella, I'm...

I'm so sorry.

Sorry doesn't get me
ungrounded, you know?

Next time, don't
be such a princess.

But that was so unfair!

You know what's unfair?

[♪ emotional music playing]

My mom died when I was so
little, I barely even remember.

My dad got remarried
and then he died too.

And since then, this is
the only family I've known.

And no matter how good I am,
they still treat me like dirt.

[sighs]

Yeah, it's unfair...

'Cause life isn't fair.

Just leave.

We should give
her a little time.

So this is the Black Lagoon.

[creature howling in distance]

[people laughing]

[Hook] I thought you were
a beautiful flamingo, Uli.

[Uliana] Knock it off!

It's the VKs.

♪ I'm fierce, I'm feared You
know, I'm the baddest here ♪

♪ Pull up with my
crew, boo-hoo ♪

♪ You'll be wiping up more
than a puddle of tears ♪

♪ My competition, call her Urs
But her curses ain't the worst ♪

♪ I got potions, evil spells to
turn your life from bad to worse ♪

♪ Then there's that
desperate girl ♪

♪ Comin' for me tryin'
to mess with my world ♪

♪ Well, villainous
is how I live ♪

♪ She'll regret messin'
with the wrong sea witch ♪

♪ 'Cause I got a lifetime of
vengeance I'm savage to the bone ♪

♪ And anyone who crosses me
gonna wish they were never born ♪

[all cackling]

♪ They won't know what's coming
when I hit 'em with that ♪

♪ Revenge ♪

♪ They gonna start running
when I hit 'em with that ♪

♪ Revenge ♪

♪ Won't stop till I conjure up
a painful perfect punishment ♪

♪ I don't get mad, I get even ♪

♪ Gonna find the
perfect revenge ♪

♪ Gonna find that perfect ♪

♪ Perfect revenge ♪

♪ Find that perfect ♪

♪ Perfect revenge ♪

♪ Gonna find that perfect ♪

♪ Perfect revenge ♪

♪ Gonna find that perfect ♪

♪ Perfect revenge ♪

♪ Any suggestions? ♪

♪ Well, why don't you
make her walk the plank? ♪

♪ Darling, that's too easy ♪

♪ Prick her with a
thousand thorns? ♪

♪ And what? She'd fall asleep? ♪

♪ We could burn her to a crisp ♪

♪ Yeah, let's burn
her to a crisp! ♪

♪ No, it should be worse,
worse, worse than all of these ♪

♪ Revenge should be vicious ♪

♪ And whatever we do to
that poor unfortunate soul ♪

♪ Should be ten
times more cruel ♪

♪ They won't know what's coming
when I hit 'em with that ♪

♪ Revenge ♪

♪ They gonna start running
when I hit 'em with that ♪

♪ Revenge ♪

♪ Won't stop till I conjure up
a painful perfect punishment ♪

♪ I don't get mad I get even
gonna find the perfect revenge ♪

♪ Calling all spirits
of the Black Lagoon ♪

♪ Show me a recipe
fit for her doom ♪

♪ Toxically sweet with
a side of pure spite ♪

♪ I need the perfect
revenge that will bite ♪

♪ Perfect revenge ♪

♪ What's this? A book? That's it?
I asked for a painful punishment ♪

♪ But hold up, wait This
might be evil on a plate ♪

♪ So, I'mma serve her what she
deserves, what she deserves ♪

♪ And that's justice dressed
up like the sweetest dessert ♪

♪ Perfect ♪

[cackling]

♪ They won't know what's
coming when I hit 'em with that

♪ Revenge

♪ They gonna start running
when I hit 'em with that

♪ Revenge ♪

♪ Won't stop till I conjure up
a painful perfect punishment ♪

♪ I don't get mad I get even
Gonna find the perfect revenge ♪

♪ Gonna find the perfect ♪

♪ Perfect revenge ♪

♪ I'm gonna find that perfect ♪

♪ Perfect revenge ♪

We'll bake our own treat.

And turn her into a monster.

[cackles]

[Red grunts]

- What was that?
- [Chloe grunts]

[Red] Come on.

[both panting]

[Chloe screams]

- [monster screeches]
- [grunts]

[grunts]

[screeches]

[Red] You okay?

[Chloe panting]

Yeah.

Thanks.

You're no good to
me as fish food.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

We can still stop them
before Castlecoming.

- But that means...
- We got a book to find.

Where could that book be?

Who could we ask? Not Ella.

I still can't believe how
awful her family was to her.

I just... I don't understand how
someone could grow up like that,

and then turn
into, well, my mom.

I mean, how can one
person change so much?

Tell me about it.

My mom changed her
entire personality.

It's like everything she does now is
to make people afraid of her and...

And to hide the fact that
she used to actually be nice.

Well, whatever we do, we have to
make sure that she stays that way.

My mom's life depends on it.

Think about it.

What if your mom had grown
up to be like Bridget?

You mean completely clueless?

Or kind, generous
and open-hearted.

She wouldn't have
become a tyrant.

[chuckles] Yeah, I could eat what
I want, and sleep when I want,

and wear what I want,
and be what I want.

I'd be free of my mom, and her
rules, and her judge-y face.

She might not be judge-y at all.

She might be loving and kind.

It doesn't matter. It's not
like I actually care about that.

I think maybe you do.

Speakin' of Bridget...

[watch jingling]

What if the watch brought us back
here because what you really want

is a mom who can love
you the way that you are?

A mom more like Bridget.

She'd probably still
be making cupcakes.

[Red] That's it. We should ask
Bridget about the cookbook.

[chuckles]

[Bridget] Mmm-hmm. Perfect.

[woman singing over headphones]
♪ Aces up my sleeve ♪

♪ I got tricks that
you've never seen ♪

♪ I hope you bet on me ♪

[music stops]

Oh, hey, guys!

I'm just practicing my signature
dance for Castlecoming.

Come on.

I call it, "The
shuffle of love."

[chuckles]

[♪ pop music playing]

♪ First, once you
stepped inside ♪

♪ Feel the beat of your heart ♪

♪ Show me your,
show me your cards ♪

♪ Then you throw your hands up ♪

♪ Now take it side to side ♪

♪ Lean back like
that and glide ♪

♪ Then do whatever you like ♪

♪ That's the shuffle of love
Shuffle of, shuffle of... ♪

Oh!

I keep messing up that last bit.

But it's okay, I'll get there.

[music stops]

Let me clean this up real quick.

[♪ pleasing music playing]

[Chloe] Wow, your room,
it's so wonderful.

Oh. Yeah, thanks.

It reminds me of home.

Where I come from, there's
a rule against all of this.

Who's against fun?

Our Queen.

AKA, my mom.

[Bridget] Oh.

She also hates my
style, the way I think,

you know, everything about me.

I'm sorry, Red.

I can't imagine having
a mom like that.

[♪ sentimental music playing]

She's the only one
I've ever known.

Well, if I was your mom,

I'd love to have a daughter
who thinks for herself.

[chuckles softly]

[Red] Is that The Looking Glass?

[Bridget] Oh. Yeah.

You've heard of it?

Uh, I've read about it.

It was a gift.

It's been in the Wonderland
royal line for ages.

What's it do?

It shows you the future.

- Have you looked?
- No, no, no, no.

I love surprises.

I mean, why would I
wanna spoil the future?

I'm sure it'll be
wonderful. [chuckles]

Anyway, we were hoping you might
be able to help us find a cookbook.

Yeah. Well, then you've
got the right girl!

I mean, I have
every cookbook ever.

Even The Sorcerer's Cookbook?

Hmm. Let me look.

[music resumes]

♪ Shuffle of Shuffle of love ♪

♪ Shuffle of The
shuffle of love ♪

♪ Shuffle of Shuffle of love ♪

♪ The shuffle of love ♪

What are you doing?

Checking how things
are going back home.

- [King Charming] Let me go.
- [Queen of Hearts] Oh, Charming.

So nice to see you again.

[King Charming] Where is she?

Where's Cinderella? [groans]

[Queen of Hearts] Why?

[♪ emotional music playing]

- [King Charming] No.
- Are you looking for these?

What have you done?

[shattering]

- [Queen of Hearts] Not so funny now, am I?
- [King Charming] No.

What...

No...

- [Queen of Hearts cackles]
- [King Charming] No!

- No!
- [Queen of Hearts cackles]

Okay, so... not good.

- [music playing indistinctly]
- [music stops]

That's weird, yeah, I
thought I had them all.

Well, except the banned ones.

Where would we find
the banned ones?

[Bridget] We don't.

They're dangerous.

That's why Principal Merlin
locked them up in his office.

And enchanted them so no troublemakers
can get their hands on them.

[♪ quirky music playing]

Now that we know where the book
is, I think the solution is clear.

For sure.

There's only one option.

Yeah.

It's time to tell
Principal Merlin.

We need to come
clean. He can help us.

No. Help us?

You think he'll hand over a
banned book because we asked him?

Do you have a better idea?

Yeah. We do it ourselves.

We break in and steal it.

That's what Uliana's gonna do.

Unless we get there first.

You wanna break in to
the Principal's office?

It's enchanted.

And Castlecoming is tomorrow.

We only have one shot to get this
right. And your idea is to steal?

And your plan is to
go tell the teacher?

You're such a goody-goody.

I'd rather be a goody-goody
than a bad person.

- You sound like your mom.
- Thank you.

How'd that work out for her?

Wow.

You know, you are evil.

Just like your mom.

[thunder claps]

Yeah, maybe...

But I'm gonna get us outta here.

[sighs]

Hey.

Can I talk to you
about something?

- [Ella grunts]
- Normally, I'd talk to my mom

when I have a problem,

but she's far away
right now. So...

Say you have a friend...

Well, not a friend, but, someone
you know who's a bad person.

And how do you know
they're a bad person?

'Cause she says so herself.

Bad people don't think
that they're bad.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

Trust me, I live with one.

What if she keeps pushing
you to do something bad,

but she says it's
for a good reason?

♪ Right and wrong
Cruel and kind ♪

- ♪ Who's to say ♪
- ♪There's a code that I believe in ♪

♪ Every choice
you're gonna find ♪

♪ There's shades of gray ♪

♪ There are rules for a reason ♪

- ♪ Robin Hood ♪
- ♪ Yeah? ♪

- ♪ Awesome guy ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪

- ♪ You'd agree? ♪
- ♪ But he stole for the poor ♪

♪ So you could then cross
that line theoretically? ♪

♪ I don't know you anymore ♪

♪ The decision's
always up to you ♪

♪ When there's only
one thing left to do ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands dirty ♪

♪ Just jump headfirst
into the mess ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands dirty ♪

♪ Give it your worst ♪

♪ Give it your best ♪

♪ Bad and good
Shouldn't and should ♪

♪ Isn't always black and white ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands
dirty to get it right ♪

- ♪ All right?
- ♪ All right ♪

♪ Okay, but there are some universal
truths you must recognize ♪

- ♪ Like? ♪
- ♪ Valiant knights ♪

♪ Pure and good, guaranteed

♪ That depends on what
they're fighting for ♪

♪ Creepy witches

♪ Selling potions
for evil deeds ♪

♪ She could have kids
she's providing for ♪

♪ If you're good good
things will come to you ♪

♪ That broken vase
shows that's not true ♪

- ♪ That's not fair ♪
- ♪ But that's how it's going ♪

♪ You're a nice girl but
your princess is showing ♪

♪ Life's a complicated
game, it seems ♪

♪ Sometimes you can't
afford to play it clean ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands dirty ♪

♪ Just jump headfirst
into the mess ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands dirty ♪

♪ Give it your worst
Give it your best ♪

♪ Bad and good
Shouldn't and should ♪

♪ Isn't always black and white ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands
dirty to get it right ♪

- ♪ All right? ♪
- ♪ All right ♪

♪ But just how far do you go? ♪

♪ How much do you compromise? ♪

♪ Oh, tell me how do you know ♪

♪ Where do you draw the line? ♪

♪ There's nothing
I wouldn't do ♪

♪ If my heart tells
me it's right ♪

♪ If it's for someone I love ♪

♪ If it's to save a life ♪

♪ To save your life... ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands dirty ♪

♪ Just jump headfirst
into the mess ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands dirty ♪

♪ Give it your worst
Give it your best ♪

♪ Bad and good
Shouldn't and should ♪

♪ Isn't always black and white ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands
dirty to get it right ♪

♪ Gotta get your hands
dirty to get it right ♪

- ♪ All right? ♪
- ♪ All right ♪

- It looks beautiful. [chuckles]
- [Ella] Nice weeding, Princess.

I knew you'd have the answer.

Thanks.

- [thunder rumbling]
- [rain pattering]

Coast is clear.

Not yet.

[Red panting]

[♪ mysterious music playing]

[thunder claps]

What are you doing here?

Getting my hands dirty.

[scoffs] You're gonna break
into the Principal's office?

It's for a good cause.

Oh.

And you're already justifying
your crimes? Love it.

[chuckles softly]

[♪ whimsical music playing]

- [thunder rumbling]
- Morgie, honey, you keep lookout, okay?

If you see Merlin
coming, give a signal.

Should I do a wolf howl?

Or like a dog howl?

I can do different dogs.

[Red sighs] I'll check up there.

Wait. I think I see it.
The big one with the claws.

[Red strains]

[owl hooting]

[Red straining]

[♪ mysterious music playing]

Almost got it.

Oh, boy.

- Run!
- [Chloe] Move.

[owl hooting]

Let's go.

[Chloe] Oh, no. The owl,
he's gonna tell Merlin.

[grunts]

[owl hooting]

[grunts]

[gasps]

[Chloe] Red, I can hold them.

Grab the book!

[Red grunts]

No!

- [hoots]
- [grunts]

Red!

[♪ heroic music playing]

Hey!

[thunder crashes]

[Chloe] They're disappearing.

[Red grunting]

[Red] I think I can make it.

[wind rustling]

Oh, no!

[unsheathes sword]

Red, watch out!

[Red gasps and yelps]

The owl, he got the book.

[owl screeches]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

- [grunts]
- [owl screeches]

- [owl screeches]
- [shoe shatters]

[♪ triumphant music playing]

[Red strains]

- [Chloe] We got 'em.
- [both panting]

Are you okay?

Those were from your mom.

It was time to lose
the glass shoes.

[footsteps approaching]

Wow.

What a performance.

[chuckles]

Well...

I'll be taking that.

[chuckles]

[Red] Hey, get your
slimy suckers off that!

- Aw!
- I don't think so.

[♪ serious music playing]

It's over.

There's too many of them.

Mmm-mmm-mmm.

Hmm.

Finally.

[chuckles excitedly]

Let's see what kind of
mischief you've got for me.

[Hook] I can't move.

[laughs]

[♪ playful music playing]

[VKs grunting]

[Uliana groans]

[both laughing]

Hex yeah!

- [Hook grunts]
- Hmm.

- [body thuds]
- [Uliana yelps]

[Hook] Hey.

No. Stop.

New shoes? My treat.

Nice.

[chuckles]

How did you know that
was gonna happen?

Bridget said that Merlin
enchanted the cookbook

so it doesn't fall
into the wrong hands.

Oh. Right.

You should probably
open this then.

These are definitely
the wrong hands.

No.

- You do it.
- [scoffs]

Um...

I'm evil like my mom, remember?

You're nothing
like your mom, Red.

You're your own person.

You're a good person.

[♪ sentimental music playing]

No.

Chloe, I lie.

Cheat.

I steal.

I'm a lost cause.

Well, you also just
stood up to a bully.

And you risked your
own life to save mine.

And right now, you're
saving Auradon.

I thought that being good was
about following the rules.

But turns out, it's a
lot more complicated.

You do so much good, Red.

I'm sorry it took me
so long to see it.

You got this.

[sighs] Okay.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[♪ soft music playing]

[both chuckle in relief]

Told you.

[Merlin] Blasted owl.

Ooh, Archimedes better
be right this time.

[howls]

[barking]

Right quick!

[meows]

[continues barking]

Wait, how did you know?

Yeah, I was, like,


I could've been perma-frozen,
and you were only 80 percent?

- [chuckles nervously]
- [Merlin sneezing]

Rain, rain, rain.

Stupendous. Now
I'm getting a cold.

Where's the key? Blasted owl.

[VKs yelping and groaning]

[VKs groaning]

Oh, hello, down there.

[thunder rumbling]

Well, I hope you
enjoy detention,

since you've just
signed up for years.

[all groan]

[laughs] Did you see Uliana's
face when she opened up the book?

She was like... [groans]

I wish I could see her while she's stuck
at home on the night of Castlecoming.

- I bet she's like... "Hmm!"
- [laughs]

Wait, are we sure that
she won't be there?

Uh, yeah. The VKs are gonna
be in detention forever.

And even if they could
go to Castlecoming,

with no cookbook, there's no
way they can do the prank.

- We did it.
- [exclaims excitedly]

We can go back.

We can go home.

Yeah.

But what if we go back and
my mom is still... My mom?

[♪ sentimental music playing]

Even if she is, you're
not gonna end up like her.

And this?

This is proof.

You saved my mom's life.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Here.

This belongs to you.

Ready?

Ready.

[whooshing]

- [Queen of Hearts] Off with her head.
- [Chloe] Mom!

[Cinderella] I will
never kneel to a tyrant.

- First dance.
- [Fairy Godmother] Bibbidi-bobbidi...

[Red] It's my life!

[Uma] What's my name?

- [pirates] Uma!
- [crowd applauding]

[Uma] That's
Principal Uma to you.

And you better get it straight,
or you'll be walking the plank.

She's just kidding. [chuckles]

She's kidding.

Now, I never got the chance
to go to Auradon Prep.

But as its captain,

I'm proud to be charting a new
course into a bright future.

Excuse me.

Do you mind?

[Queen of Hearts]
I do, actually.

Mom, what are you doing?

[Queen of Hearts] Why,
playing my favorite game.

[♪ mellow music playing]

Hearts!

[woman] Oh, I love bubbles!

[Queen of Heart sighs]

I love it.

I'm so sorry, I
couldn't help myself!

I'm just so excited for
my daughter to be here.

[crowd] Aw!

- [Chloe gasps]
- [Red chuckles]

[Uma] Well, nothing I
say is gonna top that.

So, have a great year,
y'all. [chuckles]

[all applauding]

You saved our moms.

You changed history.

No, we did it.

[chuckles]

[vocalizing]

♪ The sun shines a
little more brightly ♪

♪ When you live life
a little more kindly ♪

♪ I know without even trying ♪

♪ You'll stay true
to your heart ♪

[both] ♪ It's likely ♪

♪ You'll get to try
something spicy ♪

♪ Our differences are uniting ♪

♪ 'Cause life is
sweeter when we are ♪

♪ Yeah Life is
sweeter when you are ♪

You know, Mom, you actually
are really wonderful.

[both chuckling]

♪ The sun shines a
little more brightly ♪

- [laughs]
- [♪ dance music playing]

♪ Sun shines a little
more brightly ♪

♪ The sun shines a
little more brightly ♪

♪ When you take things
a little more lightly ♪

♪ It's all going to turn out nicely
with just a taste of your heart ♪

♪ It's likely You'll fall
into something spicy ♪

♪ Just mix it up you'll keep finding
that life is sweeter when you are ♪

♪ Life is sweeter when
you Sweeter when you are ♪

[Chloe] Mom!

[Cinderella] There she is.

♪ Life is sweeter when we are ♪

[Uma] Aw! What a
sweet, happy ending.

Everybody got what they wanted.

But getting what you
want can be dangerous.

Especially when you mess
with the fabric of time.

[♪ dance music playing]

You didn't think that was the
end of this story, did you?

[chuckles]

♪ First, once you've
stepped inside ♪

♪ Feel the beat of your heart ♪

♪ Show me, show me your cards ♪

♪ Then you throw your hands up ♪

♪ Now take it side to side ♪

♪ Lean back like
that and glide ♪

♪ Then do whatever you like ♪

♪ That's the shuffle of love ♪

♪ Shuffle of Shuffle of love ♪

♪ Shuffle of Shuffle of love ♪

♪ The shuffle of love ♪