03x20 - Make Your Story Count

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A WORK BY CRIS MORENA

MARGARITA
MAKE YOUR STORY COUNT

[Margarita] Margarita! [chuckles]

-[theme music playing]
-♪ Mar, Mar, Marga, Margarita ♪

♪ Mar, Mar, Marga, Margarita ♪

♪ Mar, Mar, Marga, Margarita ♪

{\an8}♪ Mar, Margarita, she who needs nothing ♪

{\an8}♪ And grows alone, all alone
And in her petals love abounds ♪

{\an8}♪ There's plenty of love in her petals ♪

{\an8}♪ Mar, Mer, Mar-lin
Sounds good even in Latin ♪

{\an8}♪ And her love filled
The garden with daisies ♪

{\an8}♪ And an endless love ♪

-♪ Mar, Mar, Marga, Margarita ♪
-[theme music concludes]

[all cheering, applauding]

{\an8}[Máximo] Krikoragán needs
to embrace modernity.

{\an8}The people need to elect
their representatives.

{\an8}-They have the right, no?
-[soft music playing]

{\an8}In fact, you should consider
running for prime minister.

[chuckles]

I appreciate your trust, sir.

-I'll announce the decree.
-Yes. Think about it.

[Hans] I'll think about it, sir.
Excuse me.

[door opening]

-[Ada] Sir.
-Ada.

-The royal siblings are already asleep.
-Thank you, Ada.

-And Flor?
-[scoffs]

Flor, as always,
in her beloved nursery. [giggles]

She's convinced that the three seeds
we planted a few days ago

will germinate soon.

And so they will.
If they are watered with love.

Get some rest, Your Majesty.

-Thank you, Ada.
-[door opening]

-[expl*si*n]
-[people screaming]

-[tense music playing]
-[expl*si*n]

[indistinct clamor, screaming]

-[explosions]
-[glass shattering]

-[crowd screaming]
-Pio Pietro.

-Ada!
-[Ada] Sir!

Activate the evacuation plan
and get my kids out of the country.

-Yes! And you?
-I'm going to find Flor.

-Go.
-Yes.

[Bruna] Come on, let's go.
Let's go. Come here, sweetie. It's okay.

It's okay, honey. It's okay.

Are you okay? Is everyone okay?
Yes? Come on. Let's go.

Let's go! Hurry! Hurry!
Hurry up, please! Hurry!

Come on, Bruna!

[expl*si*n]

What are you doing, Pio?

-Lay down your weapons!
-[laughs] Ooh!

[laughs]

Now you want to be king, Máximo?

A king who wants
to establish a democracy?

No. On your knees.

As long as I am alive…

Krikoragán will continue to uphold
its long monarchical tradition.

From this moment on,

the crown will be passed over
to the House of Pietro.

Are you going to finish
what your brother couldn't, Erasmus?

[tense music continues]

I imagine that, after all this time

you've been wondering
why we chose to keep you alive.

It wasn't because Pio Pietro
loved you so much.

But because we always knew
that someday,

someday, your heirs would come
looking for you.

And now, I have the opportunity

to wipe out
the Cornwall de La Hoya lineage

once and for all.

What is the point of power
based on fear, Erasmus?

[laughs, inhales deeply]

Who said in those silly songs,
those dreadful songs,

that your story actually counts?

-Was it your mother?
-Don't you dare mention Florencia!

[laughs]

Florencia.

That's exactly what I'm doing right now.

Well, that's exactly
what I'm doing right now.

[music concludes]

-[crowd clamoring]
-[Borja] Let him go!

It's Merlin! They're taking him away!

-[Maika] Merlin!
-[Borja] Merlin!

-Let him go!
-Let him go!

-Freedom!
-[crowd clamoring]

-[Maika] Let him go! Merlin!
-[Borja] Merlin!

-[Maika] Merlin!
-[Borja] Merlin!

-[Maika] Let him go!
-[Borja] Let Merlin go!

Your mom and I worked in intelligence.

The names she embroidered on here
are the code names we used back then.

Your mom's name is Leila Krauen.

But we called her Kalajek
on special missions.

You mean my mom is Krikon?

Just like me.
Argentine, but of Krikon origin.

[sniffles]

Leila was the only woman
I ever fell in love with.

[tense music playing]

[Severino] We worked together
at the Krikoragán embassy

in Buenos Aires. We fell in love.

Deeply.

I wanted to build a life with her.

We loved each other very much.
Until she found out she was pregnant.

Are you pregnant?

To everyone else, it was probably obvious
that she didn't want a life with me.

But I was really looking forward
to the idea of us starting a family.

They sent me to Nicaragua on a mission.

And then, all of a sudden,

-she stopped answering me.
-[dramatic music playing]

Sometime later, I found out

she had left everything behind
to go with the ambassador.

The ambassador was Erasmus Pietro.

When the coup happened,
she returned to Krikoragán with Erasmus.

And I hadn't heard a thing from you.

I thought she brought you with her.

Later I found out she had left you…

at an orphanage.

Erasmus didn't want anything
to do with a child that wasn't his.

And I looked for you.

I looked for you a lot.

And when I found you,
I came up with this plan.

I thought you could have a different life.

And I wasn't wrong.

Look at who you are.
A person of integrity, beautiful, unique.

[sobs]

[sniffles] Do you know something else?
About her?

I didn't know until now.

Do you know where she is?

-[music concludes]
-[crowd clamoring]

If you want to take him,
you'll have to k*ll us first!

-If you're so brave, then face the people!
-We're not moving until you let him go!

{\an8}[in Krikon] Execute me right here
if you've got the guts.

{\an8}[in Spanish] You guys…
[coughs] …more than anyone,

know that my fight
was always for the people.

-I gave up my titles for you all.
-[sentimental music playing]

Because you, and you, and you

are also part of the people.

The enemy is not here among us!

The enemy is over at the palace!

[music intensifies]

You still have time to join us!
Come with us! Let's walk together!

Let's defeat this tyranny
once and for all!

{\an8}-[yells] Kurat Unaj, Krikoragán!
-[crowd chanting] Kurat Unaj!

{\an8}-Kurat Unaj!
-Kurat Unaj!

{\an8}-Kurat Unaj!
-Kurat Unaj!

{\an8}Kurat Unaj!

[music concludes]

Akaj taj men dupak Máximo Augusto.

-[in Spanish] Did you say Máximo Augusto?
-[suspenseful music playing]

Did you say Máximo Augusto?
Talk! Look at me!

[knocking on door]

-What are you doing here, Severino?
-I came to talk about our daughter.

-I don't have a daughter.
-[Severino] Yes, you do.

You have a daughter.
The one you abandoned.

What's she doing here?

I brought you this.
[breathes shakily] It's yours, right?

-Take them to the basement.
-[breathes heavily] No.

♪ Someone is in big trouble ♪

[laughs]

How ironic.

The queen of everything
will be queen of nothing.

Shut your mouth! Respect your queen.

Máximo.

I didn't think I'd ever see you again.

It's been a while, Delfina.

-And you haven't changed a bit.
-No.

I haven't changed at all.

Now I'm going to be the queen.

A whole life spent envying your sister.

To think that with just a little charisma
she won over the whole country.

You think that by marrying
this sinister creature…

you'll live your fairy tale?

-Don't speak to my wife like that.
-Let him be.

It's understandable.
It's not nice to lose, is it?

I understand you, you're very angry.

But there isn't room
for everyone in this story.

[Erasmus] All right, all right, all right,
all right. Let's get this over with.

-Get them out of here. Get them out!
-Let me go!

[Leila] I was very young.
I had my whole life ahead of me.

-[music concludes]
-And I gave it all up to follow Erasmus.

He told me I'd be his partner
when they took power. And I believed him.

That's why I left you.

-[sentimental music playing]
-Both of you…

left everything behind. [sniffles]

Everything. To follow the worst people.
Wicked… evil people.

[sniffles]

And in the end, you both ended up alone.

I think I had a life…

that was so much nicer…

than what I would have
with the two of you.

[crowd clamoring in distance]

[sniffles]

[door opening]

-[protestor 1] Feijir eimirs kalak.
-[protestor 2] Feijir eimirs kalak.

Did you hear?
Erasmus captured the royal siblings!

[Guillermina] I imagine seeing images
of what's happening in your homeland

-causes you great pain, Marquess.
-You have no idea, my dear.

The bloodthirsty regime
has reached unthinkable extremes.

But look at the glass as half full.
The siblings brought hope to the people.

And the revolution is imminent.

-[dramatic music playing]
-[crowd clamoring]

-[door opening, closing]
-[Emil] Hi, Blue.

Have you thought about it?

It's your last chance to save yourself.

Erasmus captured the Cornwalls
and is going to execute them.

[tense music playing]

After so much sacrifice…

the story of my entire life

will have been truly worth it.

Because every story deserves an ending.

Right?

Mm?

And today,

we're going to write…

your ending.

[breathes deeply]

[Emil] It's over.

The rebellion.

The League of Princes.

The attempts at revolution.

If you don't want to be seen
as traitor to the country, marry me.

I would never get married
to a puppet king like you!

I would rather die for the Cornwalls
than be your wife.

Come on! Come on! Come on!

-Come on!
-[Rayan] Come on! Come on!

-[Borja] Come on!
-[crowd clamoring]

I gave you a chance to live,
and you chose death?

[Merlin] We are the cry of a people...

-they cannot ignore!
-[crowd clamoring]

That palace doesn't belong to them.
It belongs to the people!

[crowd chanting] Freedom, Krikoragán!

You had the chance
not to be Erasmus's little pet.

Now the weight of history
will fall on you.

-Forward!
-[crowd clamoring]

[dramatic music playing]

Who wants to go first?

[suspenseful music playing]

Hmm.

-[crowd clamoring in distance]
-Hmm.

-[fence rattling]
-[crowd clamoring]

[groans]

[dramatic music playing]

[crowd clamoring]

-[groans]
-Sir! The siblings are in the basement!

-Your uncle will execute them!
-Come on!

If you don't want to choose…

I'll choose for you.

-[cries] No!
-No! No!

-[cries]
-No!

-[Margarita cries] No!
-[Máximo] Let her go!!

-Let her go!
-[Margarita screams] No, no!

-[Federico] Let her go!
-[Margarita crying]

[Federico] Let her go!

Let her watch her father die? Never.

{\an8}-I still have some humanity left.
-[Margarita cries] No!

{\an8}k*ll her!

-No!
-[Erasmus] Kurnishe!

-[crying] No, don't! Help me!
-[Erasmus] Komien!

[Merlin] Ada! Daisy!

-Go find Delfina!
-[Daisy] Okay.

[Merlin] Come on, come on, come on!

[crowd clamoring in distance]

[Ada] Over there! Over there! Over there!

-[crying] No, don't! No! Daddy!
-Komien! Komien!

-Komien!
-Mar!

-[indistinct yelling]
-[Erasmus] Komien!

-[Máximo] Don't k*ll her!
-[Erasmus] Kurnishe!

{\an8}-Komien! Give me that, imbecile!
-[crying, screaming]

-[Torino] No, no, no!
-[crying, screaming]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[Erasmus groans]

-Don't move!
-[Margarita sobbing]

-This is as far as you go.
-[sobbing]

It's over. It's okay.
It's okay, it's okay. You're okay.

-[cries]
-It's okay.

-It's okay, Mar.
-[cries, pants]

-It's okay.
-Where is Blue? Where is Blue?

-[cries] Let me go! Let me go! Let me go!
-[tense music playing]

[scoffs] Polo.

[breathes deeply]

Why are you here?

-[screams] Let me go!
-[grunting]

-[screams] Let me go!
-Emil!

-[Blue cries]
-Let her go!

[Blue grunts, pants]

Federico!

[Emil laughs, grunts]

-[Blue screams] No!
-[Federico groans]

[grunts]

[Federico groans]

[screams, grunts]

[Federico grunts]

[grunts, groans]

-[Federico grunts]
-[Emil groans]

You wanted to be a Cornwall de la Hoya?

-Let's see you fight like one.
-[grunts]

[Federico grunting]

[grunts]

-[music concludes]
-Take him away!

-Let me go!
-[Margarita] I don't think stories end

when the bad guys pay
for their evil deeds.

Are you okay? Are you okay, Fede?

[Margarita] I think it's unfair
for a story to end

just when a great love story
is just beginning.

-[soft music playing]
-[crowd clamoring in distance]

[crowd cheering]

Damn it!

[spits] May God hold you accountable!

Severino, my love!
Help me out of this mess!

-Call my lawyers!
-There's nothing I can do.

-Lock them up.
-You think you're a hero,

but you betrayed your own blood, Merlin!
Your own blood.

When you go to sleep, you won't forget
that you're your father's m*rder*r.

And that your mother suffered
horrific t*rture because of you.

Calm down, calm down, Merlin. Calm down.

Erasmus will pay for all he did
to this country. Take him away.

Wait.

And you too, Delfina.

You will get your punishment as well.

But the worst of it
you'll carry on your conscience.

[dramatic music playing]

[Ada] What?

-When? Máximo! [cries]
-[soft music playing]

-You're alive, you're alive!
-Ada! [laughs]

I'm sorry, sir. I'm sorry.

-What?
-I failed you.

How did you fail me, Ada?
I'll always be grateful to you.

I asked you to keep my children safe,
and look at them.

-They're safe, sound, and wonderful.
-Yes.

You took them years ago.

And today you brought them back.
You brought them home.

Your Majesty.

Thank you, Ada.

[Margarita] Some endings, inevitably,
lead to new beginnings.

-[uplifting music playing]
-[all cheering]

[Yamila] The Pietro regime has fallen.
And not only that.

But Máximo, the king,
the siblings' father…

is alive.

And…

your life has changed.

-You're a princess.
-[chuckles softly]

You have your dad.

-And your two brothers.
-How many times must I tell you?

I have two more brothers.

-Because I already had one.
-[sobs]

You are my first brother.

-[sighs] There are four of us.
-[chuckling]

Well, no, actually there are like…

like, nine?

-Can't forget Torino's sisters. [chuckles]
-That's right.

We're a huge family, Pipe.

-[sobs]
-And you…

you're a Cornwall de La Hoya.

-[sighs]
-[chuckles]

-I'm going to help Borja. Bye.
-Okay. Bye, bye, bye

Who would have thought

that the story of these two nobodies
would end up so intertwined?

It almost seems like a fairy tale.

Yeah. Mine turned out
to be a tiny, tiny bit bittersweet.

But now I know who I am.
I know where I come from.

And I'm ready to start
building my own story.

Would you like to write
that story with me, Sol?

Don't ask me and just kiss me, Andrés.

[Margarita] After all is said and done,
a story is always just beginning.

-This young man…
-[Máximo clears throat]

…turned out to be just like you.

A little bit of a troublemaker.

-A real sleepyhead.
-[chuckles]

But luckily, it looks like
he found his perfect match.

Hey, Dad? I'd like to introduce her.

She's always been Daisy,
but her real name is Sol.

My sister and namesake.

Another princess in this story. [chuckles]

Princess.

Thank you for keeping
this family's story alive.

You'd better take
good care of this princess.

[all laughing]

-Yeah?
-[Federico] Dad.

I'd like to introduce you to someone.

This is Blue.

My…

-Your what?
-…girlfriend.

Wait, stop. You're going to scare her
with these old-fashioned formalities.

Come on, Fach, please.

-Certisimo! Grazie.
-Grazie.

We may very well now be

the Royal Family of Krikoragán.
Yeah, pretty posh.

I'm thinking we really need
to start dusting off

those royal antiquated traditions,
ti prego.

-That's what we're working on, baby.
-[chuckles]

-Ada.
-Your Majesty.

-[chuckles]
-Come with me, I'll fill you in.

-Of course, sir.
-Let's go.

-[chuckles]
-Shall we go see the garden?

Mm. [chuckles]

Did I say something wrong?

Introducing me to your dad
as your girlfriend on our first date

is a bit much, Fede.

-To think I was going to propose to you.
-[soft music playing]

[both chuckle]

You're getting married
without inviting me?

Hans! You came!

Of course! It's the most important day
of your life!

You've brought your family together.

You're a great man.

I did the best I could.

[chuckles]

{\an8}[ominous music playing]

{\an8}[Margarita] And there are stories
that end where it all began.

What good did all that betrayal do?

Look how your little fairy tale ended.

[breathes heavily, sniffs]

-[music concludes]
-I love you guys. Take care.

See you.

[chuckles] Those were my siblings.
They're blown away by everything.

[chuckles] And how could they not be?
Their brother is a full-fledged hero.

I'll settle for not being
the villain of the story.

[soothing music playing]

Thank you, Rey.

You risked everything for us.

For Merlin, for my brothers, for me.
Thank you.

It must've been hard being alone,
everyone pointing at you.

And I would do it all over again, Mar.

You changed my life.

You were the first who trusted me.

And I love you.

And I know that you love Merlin.

That doesn't stop me from loving you.

You are my measure of love, Margarita.

[Margarita] Stories written with love
are stronger than fate,

-time, distance, or the stars.
-[music concludes]

Thank you.

If someone told me
a year ago that a Pietro

was going to lead the Revolution,
I wouldn't believe it.

You did a great job, Maika.

I'm more mature, alert, and clear-headed.

-Thank you.
-Not to take credit away, but…

it was all your doing.

Now that you don't have a title,
I'm going to give you one.

You'll be the rebel
who will live forever in my heart.

-Come in, Mar.
-Sorry, I didn't mean to…

I was about to celebrate with the League.
I'll leave you.

Mar.

Thank you so much
for all you've done for this land.

It's an honor to have you as princess.

[sentimental music playing]

I thought you weren't coming.

I know you have a lot of responsibilities.

-Now my place is here.
-Hmm.

So, how does this story end?

You never know how these stories end
until they're over.

Well, not even then.
Sometimes there are spin-offs.

What matters is making it count.

[chuckles softly]

You…

are the most incredible, brave…

and sweetest story I've ever lived.

The best thing that can happen to us
in this life is to feel loved.

[whimsical music plays]

And I feel very loved by you.

I feel the same, Mar.

[Margarita]
Telling a story is an act of love.

But sharing the story with others,
is an act of magic.

[smooches]

{\an8}SOME TIME LATER

-[music concludes]
-[birds chirping]

-[chuckles]
-[gasps]

[chuckles]

But I don't get it.

-How is this possible?
-Don't try to understand the magic.

Look. These are the three seeds
we planted with Flor.

One seed for each of you.

You think, finally,
we've turned into trees?

[chuckling]

I feel like our Mom is here.

This hug between us four,
is actually five.

I will never tire of looking for her.

Never.

If this story taught me anything…

it's that life…

is full of magical surprises.

-[sentimental music playing]
-But I'm going to handle that.

You guys… live your lives.

And be happy.

♪ We know that you know
That the years of your absence ♪

♪ Made your seeds ♪

♪ Sprout with greater strength ♪

-♪ We learned to live ♪
-♪ With a wounded heart ♪

♪ Without you by our side
But with your love so alive ♪

♪ And in essence ♪

♪ And with your eternal presence ♪

♪ Love, plants your princess ♪

♪ Courage, your great warrior ♪

♪ Fire, your being of light ♪

♪ Your seeds, your greenhouse ♪

♪ In every being that remembers
You will live ♪

♪ In every song that plays
You will sing ♪

♪ In every space of the sky
You will fly ♪

♪ And in every corner of the world
You will speak ♪

♪ Love, your princess sows ♪

♪ Courage, your great warrior ♪

♪ Fire, your being of light ♪

♪ Your seeds, your greenhouse ♪

-[music concludes]
-[indistinct chatter]

-Do we have it?
-[Yamila] My love!

Polo, we're ready. Are you guys?

Almost,
they're finishing up the connection.

Are you going to stay there?
Are you coming back? What's your plan?

Yamila, my life is there.

-If there's still someone waiting for me.
-Of course. I'm waiting for you.

Yeah, Franco. I see them
and I still can't believe it.

They're so big, so lovely, and so royal.
We'll talk later, okay?

Bye, bye.

Where's my little girl?

-No?
-No.

[door bangs]

Laugh at me.

I'm so sorry your story ended this way.

I'm certain it could've been different.

It was so easy.

I held out hope until the very last day.

I hoped that…

you'd turn on a little light.

Or that you'd show a sign of remorse.

The only thing that I regret…

is not having taken it upon myself

to get you on that boat.

I know…

that behind all of that jumble
of resentment that you have…

you love me a little.

And that underneath all that hatred…

you had for my mother…

there was a little bit of…

actual love.

Or admiration.

[mellow music playing]

I love you too, Delfina.

[sighs] That's why I brought…

one of the most important things I have.

My thistle.

It was a great companion to me.

[inhales deeply]
Maybe now, it can be there for you.

You have a lot to learn from thistles.

Thistles take care of their own.

And you didn't take care of me.

So, make the most of this time

to cut out all those hateful weeds
that have taken root in your heart.

I know it, and you know it too.

That behind all this…

there's a Delfina who dreamed…

of being an artist.

-[music stops]
-[kisses]

[music resumes]

[exhales]

[sobs]

[Margarita] Sometimes,
it's just about going back to that,

-"Once upon a time."
-[sobs]

[Margarita] Let hope do its work.

[music concludes]

Just like in fairy tales,
the most anticipated moment arrived.

We're having a wedding!

-No, a coronation, Yamila.
-[playful music plays]

[crowd cheering, whistling]

[Máximo] I want to thank everyone

for joining us on this long journey

and to tell you…

that history is written by the people.

Starting today…

this nation will be a democracy.

The only guarantee of progress
and development.

[cheering]

It will be you who will,
from this moment on,

-decide the fate of Krikoragán.
-[crowd cheering]

Now it's my turn.
You know I'm a chatterbox. [chuckles]

Over the years, Krikoragán has had
several princes and princesses.

But I'm totally sure that two of them

are going to live forever
in all your hearts.

They showed everyone their courage,

bravery, and lots and lots of love.

Daisy, Merlin, come here.
This story belongs to you too!

[crowd cheering]

[Margarita chuckles]

[cheering]

As my father just said,

my friends, this family is not
and never will be

out of touch from the people.

These royal siblings will remain
with the people.

We'll be inside your hearts, forever.

We'll be standing beside you all,
making our story count.

-[crowd cheering]
-[uplifting music playing]

♪ There's a story
That the wind brought me one day ♪

♪ That teaches me to laugh
That makes me want to live ♪

♪ Where fairies exist
And there are no sad hearts ♪

♪ And in April ♪

♪ Colorful flowers bloom in my garden ♪

♪ Colorful flowers bloom in my garden ♪

♪ There's a story, here a feeling lives ♪

♪ That will never die ♪

♪ That stays with me
Where sorrows cannot reach ♪

♪ Where there are only good people ♪

♪ And that's how it is ♪

♪ It's a story we can share ♪

♪ It's a story we can share ♪

♪ Make your story count ♪

♪ Turn your dreams into hope ♪

♪ And let spring peek through ♪

♪ In the streets of your heart ♪

♪ Make sure your angel never leaves ♪

♪ That he watches over
The child within you ♪

♪ And when you grow up, never lose it ♪

♪ Because you'll lose your heart ♪

♪ There's a story
That grandmothers used to tell ♪

♪ That I can tell you, so you can sleep ♪

♪ Where evil is punished ♪

♪ And the good always win
And that's how it is ♪

♪ Those who dream
Are happy until the end ♪

♪ Those who dream
Are happy until the end ♪

♪ Make your story count ♪

♪ Turn your dreams into hope ♪

♪ And let spring peek out ♪

♪ In the streets of your heart ♪

♪ Make sure your angel never leaves ♪

♪ Let him watch over
The child within you ♪

♪ And when you grow up, never lose him ♪

♪ Because you'll lose your heart ♪

[music concludes]

THE END

[upbeat music playing]

[music concludes]