All language subtitles for Princess.2008.720p.WEB.h264.en

( birds chirping )

Young man: WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS
TO BE SELF-EVIDENT...

BABIES CRY, THE SKY IS BLUE,

AND AT SOME POINT
IN HER LIFE,

EVERY GIRL HAS WANTED
TO BE A PRINCESS.

BUT I NEVER EXPECTED
MY JOURNEY

TO TAKE ME ON THE ROAD
TO ITHACA.

( doorbell rings )

HEY!

THERE HE IS, KING
OF THE COUCH TOURS!

GIMME THIS. SOPHIE!

OH, SOPHIE,
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

( chuckles )

WELL, I'M FORMIDABLE,
AT LEAST.

HI.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU GUYS DOING THIS.

AIN'T NO PROBLEM.

HERE, LET US SHOW YOU
YOUR TEMPORARY ABODE.
COME ON.

SHOW ME THE WAY.
( grunts )

WE'RE STILL REMODELING.
YOU GET THE NURSERY.

NOW, I LOVE YOU, WILL, BUT
MY DUE DATE IS YOUR OUT DATE.

WHEN IS THAT?

IN TWO WEEKS,

WHICH IS WHEN
THE BABY GETS YO' CRIB.

THAT'S THE PLAN THEN.

THIS IS PERFECT.

I THINK THIS MATTRESS

IS GONNA BE A LITTLE
TOO SHORT FOR MY LEGS.

WELL, THIS IS FOR THE VIP GUEST.

YOU GET THE PULL-OUT COUCH.

SPEAKING OF PAINTING,

WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO YOUR ART, WILL?

YEAH, THOSE BACKWARDS
PAINTINGS OF THE ALPHABET

DIDN'T GET YOU
INTO THE LOUVRE?

THAT'S NOT FUNNY!

NO, I DESERVE IT.

I DIDN'T SELL
A SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

THEY ALL SUCKED.

HEY, YOU'RE JUST DOING
SOME SOUL-SEARCHING.

THIS IS NOTHING BUT
A TEMPORARY SETBACK.

IF BY TEMPORARY
YOU MEAN THREE FAILED
CAREERS IN FOUR YEARS...

THREE? WHAT AM
I FORGETTING?

THE VINEYARD IN NAPA.

OH, YEAH, YEAH.

AH, YES.

THE CHARDON-NOIR.

WHAT ABOUT THE GREAT AMERICAN
NOVEL YOU WERE WRITING?

YEAH. YEAH, I'M STILL
WORKING ON IT.

WELL, HONEY, NOT EVERYONE
CAN BE A WUNDERKIND
DOT-COM GENIUS,

GET LUCKY, SELL THEIR WEBSITE
FOR A GAZILLION DOLLARS
AND RETIRE YOUNG.

LIKE MY INCREDIBLY
MODEST HUSBAND.
WHO KNEW?

GO, GO, GO.

HEY, WE GOT THE PRINCETON ALUMNI
DIRECTORY IN THE MAIL LAST WEEK.

AFTER YOUR NAME, IT JUST SAYS
"WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN."

THAT'S REALLY WHAT
IT SAID ABOUT ME?

YEAH.

"WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN"?

GREAT, LOUIS.

IT'S FANTASTIC!

YOU'RE ME HERO!

WOW.

I COULD NOT HAVE
UNDERACHIEVED MORE.

I AM NEVER LEAVING
YOUR NURSERY. THAT'S IT.

OH! WE GOT AN INVITATION
TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES BALL!

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S ONE OF THE SOCIAL
EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

IT'S HELD ON THE GROUNDS
OF THIS CASTLE

OWNED BY A PRINCESS.

SHE'S, UM, WELL, SHE'S
KIND OF HARD TO EXPLAIN.

YEAH. THE WOMAN'S
DERANGED.

I THINK SHE'S AWESOME.

SHE CALLS HERSELF
PRINCESS ITHACA,

AND SHE'S SORT OF
AN ECCENTRIC LOCAL LEGEND.

HONEY, SHE'S A FREAK.

THIS IS WEIRDLY FASCINATING.

IT SOUNDS LIKE
IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

WHAT IS SHE A PRINCESS OF?

NO ONE KNOWS.

PEOPLE SAY SHE'S BEEN CONFINED
INSIDE THAT CASTLE

HER WHOLE LIFE.

SHE'S ONLY SEEN
ONCE A YEAR AT THIS BALL.

YEAH, THE MOM WAS
A KOOKY PRINCESS, TOO.

THE STORY IS
SHE WAS HOME SCHOOLED.

HER MOTHER EVENTUALLY DIED
AND LEFT HER THIS CASTLE.

BUT SHE NEVER GOES OUT
INTO TOWN, NEVER.

NEVER. YOU KNOW, NOT EVEN
FOR TOILET PAPER, ANYTHING.

( laughs )

I WISH I COULD GO,

BUT I AM WAY TOO HUGE
TO PUT ON A FORMAL DRESS.

HONEY, THAT IS NOT TRUE
AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU LOOK GREAT!

WE NEVER GO ANYWHERE ANYMORE.

EVERYTHING'S CHANGING.

SHE GAVE ME SOME CHICK BOOK

SO I COULD HAVE
A SYMPATHETIC
PREGNANCY WITH HER.

IT SHOWS YOU EVERYTHING
THAT CAN HAPPEN
TO YOUR WIFE'S BODY.

IT'S HORRIBLE.

( chuckles )

HEY, YOU GUYS SHOULD GO
TO THIS CHARITY THING.

IT'LL BE GOOD FOR THE BOTH
OF YOU TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

LET'S DO IT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

BECAUSE TWO GUYS GOING
TO A PRINCESS BALL TOGETHER,

THAT'S NOT GAY AT ALL.

COME ON! IT'S
A PRINCESS BALL...

IT'LL BE WEIRD.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS
REALLY ENTICING.

COME ON, MAN, I HAVEN'T
BEEN ANYWHERE BUT STORES

CALLED, YOU KNOW,
TINYVILLE AND FETUS TOWN

FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

PLEASE?

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
PRINCESS BALL IT IS.

♪♪

♪♪

WELCOME, SIR.

THANK YOU.

SO NO ONE'S
EVER BEEN INSIDE?

NO. ( sighs )
KINDA FUELS
THE MYSTERY.

SO WHO DOES ALL
THE LANDSCAPING AND SETS
UP FOR THE PARTIES?

OH, A BUNCH OF OLD WOMEN
WORK FOR HER.

YEAH, I'M TELLING YOU,
IT'S LIKE A CULT.

YOU NEVER SEE ANYONE
UNDER 70 GO IN.

AND NO MEN,
NEVER ANY MEN.

WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE?

WELL, PEOPLE CATCH A GLIMPSE
OF HER UP THERE SOMETIMES.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF RUMORS
ABOUT WHAT GOES ON INSIDE.

LIKE WHAT?

OH, THAT SHE BURIES THE OLD
WOMEN UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS.

OR THAT SHE'S FILTHY RICH
AND HAS A ROOM FILLED
WITH LOOSE DIAMONDS.

OR TAXIDERMY.

WHAT?

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE
ENDANGERED SPECIES THING.

( classical music playing )

WOULD YOU LIKE
AN HORS D'OEUVRE?

YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF A PLAN?

FOR YOUR NEXT DEATH-DEFYING
CAREER MOVE, I MEAN?

I'M CURRENTLY PLAN-LESS,
UNFORTUNATELY .

DUDE, YOU CAN'T STAND
ON THE GOVERNMENT CHEESE LINE.

WHAT'S YOUR BOOK ABOUT,
ANYWAY?

I HAVEN'T EXACTLY
STARTED WRITING IT.

APPARENTLY, YOU ACTUALLY NEED
TO HAVE LIFE EXPERIENCES

BEFORE YOU CAN START
WRITING ABOUT THEM.

COME ON,
LET'S GET A REFILL.

YOU'VE STILL GOT THAT,
UH, TRUST FUND, RIGHT?

YOU MUST HAVE SOME
INCOME-PRODUCING
INVESTMENTS FROM THAT.

CASHED 'EM ALL IN.

GOT ABOUT 50 GRAND LEFT,

WHICH I THINK I MAKE LAST...

ANOTHER THREE YEARS,
MAYBE.

BY MOOCHING OFF
GOOD FRIENDS LIKE ME?

TWO MORE.

PRETTY MUCH.

I JUST HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.

THERE'S SOMETHING,
I CAN FEEL IT.

MMM.

HOW ABOUT YOU? EVER FEEL
LIKE YOU HAVE NO CONCEPT

OF WHAT TO DO WITH
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

NO, NEVER.

( trumpets playing a fanfare )

♪♪

BY THE WAY, THAT'S
WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE.

( crowd murmurs )

WE CAN GO NOW IF YOU WANT.

CAN'T IMAGINE YOU'D
ACTUALLY WANT TO MEET

THAT TROLL-LIKE CREATURE.

MR. AND MRS.
WALTER DANFORTH.

GOOD EVENING.

YEAH, I'M NOT--I'M NOT SURE.
YOU CAN JUST GO WITHOUT ME.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
YOU'RE THE BACHELOR.

WHAT, ARE YOU ENCOURAGING ME
TO HIT ON HER?

YOU KEEP CALLING HER CRAZY.

WHO CARES?
LOOK AT HER!

GOOD EVENING.

Louis: ANY SINGLE GUY...

WHO COULD SECRETE A HORMONE
WOULD WANNA MEET THAT WOMAN.

I RECALL THAT YOU WERE
THE ONE WHO WANTED
TO COME.

OH, PLEASE.
JUST SUPERVISING YOUR
QUARTER-LIFE MELTDOWN.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.
HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HOW MANY GUESTS
DO WE HAVE?

ABOUT 150.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

THE DONATIONS ARE DOWN,

BUT WE'VE ALWAYS
FOUND A WAY.

NO, IT WON'T BE ENOUGH.

NANA, MAKE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

I DON'T LIKE THIS,
NOT ONE BIT.

IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS,
WE CAN'T HELP THEM.

NANA, MAKE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

( applause )

AS YOU WISH.

FRIENDS AND HONORED GUESTS,

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION,
PLEASE?

IN ORDER TO RAISE
THE MAXIMUM FUNDS

TO RESCUE OUR MANY ENDANGERED
ANIMAL SPECIES,

THE PRINCESS HAS REQUESTED

THAT I ANNOUNCE HER
UNPRECEDENTED OFFER

TO AUCTION OFF A SINGLE TICKET.

THE POSSESSOR OF THIS TICKET
WILL JOIN THE PRINCESS

IN THE LAST DANCE
OF THE EVENING.

HE OR SHE WILL ALSO
HAVE A PRIVATE DINNER

WITH THE PRINCESS
IN THE CASTLE.

( applause )

FANTASTIC.

VERY WILLY WONKA.

THE BIDDING WILL START
AT $1,000.

OKAY, SO A LITTLE BIT MORE
THAN A CHOCOLATE BAR.

I'LL BID 1,000.

( applause and chatter )

WE HAVE $1,000.
DO I HEAR $2,000?

2,000!

( applause and chatter )

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

5,000!

( applause and chatter )

5,000. A VERY NICE BID.

$10,000!

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL BID
AT $10,000.

I'LL BID 15,000.

( applause and chatter )

15,000. ANYONE ELSE?

25,000.

( applause and chatter )

WE HAVE $25,000.

I BID $50,000.

( applause and chatter )

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

THAT'S ALL
THE MONEY YOU HAVE!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE HAVE A VERY GENEROUS OFFER...

WAIT, MAKE THE DATE
FOR OUTSIDE THE CASTLE.

IN THE CITY.

WHAT?

JUST TRUST ME.
JUST REPEAT THE BID
FOR OUTSIDE THE CASTLE.

JUST GO! SAY IT! DO IT!

I BID $50,000, BUT ONLY IF
THE DATE IS FOR DINNER OUT,

IN THE CITY.

( crowd chatters )

THAT IS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE NEED THIS.

NO!

I ACCEPT.

( applause )

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A GENIUS!

THIS IS GONNA GET YOU IN
ALL THE LOCAL PAPERS TOMORROW.

OVER HERE.

IT IS?

YES.

I LOVE IT.
YOU DATE THE CRAZY PRINCESS

AND BECOME A LEGEND
BY ASSOCIATION.

WHAT?

YOU SEE HOW THE MEN
ARE LOOKING AT HER--

AS IF SHE'S PROOF ALONE
THAT THERE'S A GOD?

UH-HUH.

SHE'S A FAIRY TALE
VIRGIN PRINCESS.

WOMEN WANNA BE HER,
MEN WANT TO POSSESS HER.

SO?

SO SHE'S
THE ULTIMATE CONQUEST.

THE PUBLICITY ALONE IS GONNA
GET YOU A GOLDEN TICKET

TO ANY SOCIETY EVENT
YOU WANT.

IT'S A SILVER PLATTER FOR YOU

TO WEASEL YOUR WAY IN TO
SOME BUSINESS CONNECTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I-I-I JUST DON'T KNOW.

COME ON.

I'LL GO ANNOUNCE IT.

I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL BE
THE LAST DANCE OF THE EVENING.

( applause )

WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THIS LATER.

JUST DANCE WITH HER.
AND USE MY LINE.

WHAT LINE?

I KNOW WHO YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR.

I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T
FOUND HER YET.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE WOMAN
YOU THOUGHT YOU'D BE BY NOW.

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,
YOU'LL SEE HER IN MY EYES.

YOU HAVE TO BE
KIDDING ME.

HEY, WORKED WITH SOPHIE.

( music begins )

OKAY, YOU'RE ON, BUDDY.

MAKE ME PROUD.

( sighs )

YOUR HIGHNESS,
WOULD YOU CARE
TO DANCE?

( applause )

I DON'T BELIEVE
WE WERE FORMALLY INTRODUCED.

NO, WE WEREN'T.

I'M WILLIAM HUMPHREY,
BUT...

I'M NOT A PERSON
OF ANY CONSEQUENCE.

THAT'S A SURPRISE.

YOU STRIKE ME
AS THE KIND OF MAN

WHO WOULD BE FAMILIAR
WITH CONSEQUENCE.

( laughs )
I'M SORRY.

WHAT I MEANT WAS,

THE KIND OF PERSON WHO
MAKES SWEEPING GESTURES,

YOU MUST BE THE KIND
OF MAN WHO--

NOT THAT I'M JUDGING YOU
AS A PERSON.

WHAT I MEANT WAS...
( sighs )

LET'S JUST DANCE.

OH! I JUST
REALIZED I HAVEN'T
INTRODUCED MYSELF.

I'M NOT VERY GOOD
AT THIS, AM I?

YOU'RE DOING FINE.

I'M ITHACA.

IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU, WILLIAM.

IT'S MY PLEASURE.

I'M SORRY.

I-I DON'T SOCIALIZE
VERY OFTEN.

SO I'VE HEARD.

( both chuckle )

I'M ACTUALLY
NERVOUS, TOO.

IT'S MY FIRST FORMAL
DANCE WITH A PRINCESS.

I HEAR IT'S OVERRATED.

( mouthing )

I KNOW WHO YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR,

AND I KNOW YOU
HAVEN'T FOUND HER YET.

( gasps )

I KNEW YOU'D COME.

MEET ME HERE AT THE CASTLE
TOMORROW AT NOON.

( applause )

♪♪

( front door opens )

CHEERS.

SO?

I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST SPENT
MY LIFE SAVINGS ON A DATE.

I STILL HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT HAPPENED.

OKAY, TELL ME WHAT
SHE SAID, WORD FOR WORD.

SO I STARTED YOUR
CHEESY PICK-UP LINE,

MM-HMM.

"I KNOW WHO YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR AND I KNOW YOU
HAVEN'T FOUND HER YET."

GOOD.
FOLLOWED BY...

DUDE, I DIDN'T EVEN GET
THE SECOND PART OF IT OUT.

SHE CUT ME OFF.
SHE FREAKED OUT.

YOU THINK SHE'S ACTUALLY
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE?

YEAH! SHE THINKS YOU KNOW
WHO THIS PERSON IS.

I MEAN, THE GIRL'S COMPLETELY
SPUN, BUT THE POINT IS,

YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING
SHE WANTS.

YEAH, BUT I DON'T REALLY.

OKAY, SURE,
NOT TECHNICALLY. LOOK...

HAVE FUN, BUT BEAR IN MIND
THE PSYCHOTIC BREAK IS COMING.

IF IT GETS FREAKY,
USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.

I THINK MAYBE I'LL JUST
GET TO KNOW HER FIRST.

WELL, YOU GOT TWO WEEKS
TO GET OUT OF THE NURSERY

AND YOU JUST SPENT YOUR LIFE
SAVINGS ON A DATE.

TO MY GOOD FRIEND WILL.

MAY HE BE THE PROVERBIAL PEA

UNDER THIS CHICK'S
DEEPLY DISTURBED MATTRESS.

( both chuckle )

HI.

HI THERE.

HI.

MA'AM?

HELLO?

WELL...

IF IT ISN'T
MONEYBAGS.

THE PRINCESS IS WAITING
FOR YOU OUT BACK
IN THE GARDEN.

FOLLOW ME.

WHOA! IS THAT
A FOOTPRINT?

NO!

THAT WAS A GOPHER HOLE.

BIG FREAKIN' GOPHER.

YOU'RE HUNGRY,
AREN'T YOU?

( chuckles )

HI. OH, KISSES.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU'RE SO SWEET.

THERE YOU GO,
DARLING.

( chuckles )
YOU'RE ADORABLE.

HELLO.

HI.

THANK YOU
FOR COMING.

I THINK WE SHOULD BE
ALONE TO TALK, NANA.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE NOT LEAVING
THE PROPERTY, ARE YOU?

I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

GOOD. IF YOU SCREAM,
I CAN HEAR IT
FROM THE KITCHEN.

( laughs )

( both laugh )

I MAY BE GOING OUT
ON A LIMB HERE,

BUT I DON'T THINK NANA
PARTICULARLY LIKES ME.

SHE'S JUST PROTECTIVE.

SHE FACILITATES MY CONTACT
WITH THE OUTSIDE

AND PLACES HER
JUDGMENTS ACCORDINGLY.

SHE FACILITATES YOUR CONTACT
WITH THE OUTSIDE?

OH, OF COURSE.
AS YOU KNOW,
MY WORK IS HERE.

OF COURSE.

NANA WAS GETTING
SO WORRIED--

WE BOTH WERE--

THAT TIME WAS RUNNING OUT.

BUT YOU'RE HERE NOW.

YES, I AM.

I'M SO NEW AT THIS.

SO AM I.

GOOD POINT. MAYBE WE CAN
BOTH HELP EACH OTHER
FIGURE IT OUT.

MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

SURE.

I'VE BEEN HAVING
THESE DREAMS...

ABOUT HER.

IT'S AS IF I'M IN HER HEAD,
I'M IN HER HEART.

IS THAT NORMAL?

IS IT NORMAL
TO HAVE DREAMS?

YES. YES, DREAMS
ARE TOTALLY NORMAL.

SEE, YOU'RE ALREADY
HELPING ME.

SO, I ASSUME YOU'LL BE
GOING OUT LOOKING TODAY?

YES, LOOKING.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO
ASK YOU TO DINNER,

TOMORROW NIGHT...

IF YOU'RE FREE.

ARE--YOU MEAN FOR THE DATE?

YES.

FOR THE DATE.

OH.

BUT...I THOUGHT WE WOULD
JUST GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

OH, WE WILL.

BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE NICE TO GET TO KNOW
EACH OTHER FIRST.

BUT WE ONLY HAVE
A WEEK LEFT.

WHICH WILL BE
MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME.

TOMORROW NIGHT IT IS THEN.

FANTASTIC.

UM, I'LL PICK
YOU UP AT 8:00.

YOU'RE NOT AT ALL WHAT
I EXPECTED FROM A SEARCHER.

WELL, AREN'T WE ALL
SEARCHERS...

AT THE END OF THE DAY?

I'M OFF...TO SEARCH.

Louis:
SO THE TIARA'D ONE IS
DEFINITIVELY UNHINGED?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE JUST SEEMS
SO TRAPPED IN THAT CASTLE,

AND NANA'S
A TOTAL CONTROL FREAK.

SHE'S A LITTLE EAGER
WITH THE SHOVEL.

HONEY, YOU'RE NOT
HELPING ME LOOK.

YES, I AM. I'M DOING VERY
IMPORTANT RESEARCH BACK HERE.

WHAT IS THIS?

SHE SAID SHE'S
HAVING DREAMS,

ABOUT SOME OTHER GIRL.

AHH, LESBIAN
DELUSIONS.

PERFECT. YOU THINK
SHE'S ON SOMETHING?

NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

I THINK YOU NEED TO DECIDE
WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE

THE LION TAMER
OR THE TRAPEZE ARTIST,

BECAUSE THERE IS A CIRCUS
GOING ON IN THIS WOMAN'S HEAD.

I'M GOING OUT TO DINNER
WITH HER TOMORROW NIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING OUT WITH
THE PRINCESS TOMORROW?

OH, HOW ROMANTIC.

SPEAKING OF WHICH,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO

BORROW SOME MONEY.

I GOT A BETTER IDEA.

SOPH AND I GET
THESE ENDLESS CHARITY
DINNER INVITES.

TAKE HER TO ONE OF THOSE.

DON'T YOU THINK I SHOULD GET
TO KNOW HER ONE-ON-ONE FIRST?

SURE, AFTER A FREE MEAL.

I DON'T LIKE YOU LEAVING
THE GROUNDS WITH HIM.

THEY'RE HUNGRY.
CAN WE HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION LATER?

I DIDN'T LIKE THIS WHOLE DATE
THING TO BEGIN WITH.

IT'S NOT A DATE, NANA.

HE'S A SEARCHER.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

YES, I DO.
IT'S HIM.

I KNOW IT.

HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?

YOU SHOULD JUST BE
HAPPY HE'S HERE.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

WE'RE STILL
RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

( rumbling noise )

( sighs )

NANA, STOP WORRYING.

IT'S MY JOB TO WORRY.

( roaring noise )

IF HE IS THE SEARCHER,
I JUST HOPE HE KNOWS
WHAT HE'S DOING.

'CAUSE HE SURE DOESN'T
LOOK IT.

( Ithaca gasping )

( gasping )

YOU HAD THAT DREAM
AGAIN, DIDN'T YOU?

WILLIAM TOLD ME
IT WAS NORMAL.

I DIDN'T SEE HER FACE,
BUT NANA,

SHE'S SO SCARED.

YOU SHOULD STAY
IN TONIGHT,

NOT GO OUT INTO
THE CITY ALONE.

I WON'T BE ALONE.
I'LL BE WITH HIM.

HE SHOULD BE SEARCHING,
NOT ROMANCING YOU.

HE'S NOT.

HE'S--HE'S NOT AT ALL.

YOU CAN RELAX. THIS WILL
BE PAINLESS, I PROMISE.

I DON'T GET OUT MUCH.

IT'S ALL A LITTLE NEW.
I'M JUST--

A BIT NERVOUS?

ME TOO.

WOULD LIKE CHAMPAGNE?

OH, NO, THANK YOU.

ARE YOU SURE?

IT MIGHT HELP YOU
PRETEND THAT

YOU FIND ME SO CHARMING
AND ATTRACTIVE

THAT YOU DECIDED TO VENTURE
OUT OF YOUR CASTLE

FOR A DATE WITH ME.

WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT
CHARMING AND ATTRACTIVE?

YOU JUST WON AN AUCTION.
A DEAL'S A DEAL.

( laughs )

I'M GONNA HAVE
TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU.

JUST LOOK OUT FOR HER.

DID YOU MAKE
ANY PROGRESS TODAY?

TONS.

TONS.

( classical music playing )

( guests chattering )

SO, UM, YOUR HIGHNESS,

WHERE EXACTLY DO THE FUNDS
FROM YOUR ANNUAL EVENT GO?

I'M SORRY?

WE'RE ALL INTERESTED IN
MAINTAINING A PROPER BALANCE

OF THE SPECIES ON THE PLANET.

EXACTLY WHICH SPECIES ARE
OUR FUNDS PROTECTING THIS YEAR?

KAREN, I THINK
THE ANSWER TO THAT
WOULD BE RATHER OBVIOUS.

WELL, I MEAN, SPECIFICALLY.

BABY SEALS, WHALES?

I DON'T KNOW,
THE AFRICAN TIGER?

( stammers )

THE PRINCESS PERSONALLY
ASSURES THAT THE DONATIONS

GO TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES
IN THE FIELDS

OF ANIMAL CONSERVATION
AND PROTECTION.

ANY DONOR WORTH A DAMN
KNOWS TO DO THEIR DUTY

AND LEAVE THE REST
UP TO THE EXPERTS.

WELL SAID.

( guests agree )

WELL, WE ALL SAW FIRSTHAND
HOW YOU TWO MET.

ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC
INTRODUCTIONS I'VE
EVER SEEN, BY THE WAY.

BUT YOU MUST TELL US, WILLIAM,

HOW DID YOU CONVINCE
THE PRINCESS

TO COME TO OUR HUMBLE
LITTLE SOIREE?

DARLING, DON'T
EMBARRASS THEM.

WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY
OUR FIRST DATE.

THE DATE FROM THE AUCTION!

WELL, WE'RE DOUBLY HONORED.

I THINK I MAY HAVE
INTRIGUED THE PRINCESS

WITH SOMETHING I SAID
DURING OUR FIRST DANCE.

WHAT WAS IT?

DO YOU REMEMBER, PRINCESS?

OH, WELL...

THE EVENING WAS
SO OVERWHELMING...

I THINK IT WAS...

I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.

IT WAS THE LAST DANCE
OF THE EVENING,

AND I PULLED
THE PRINCESS CLOSE

AND I WHISPERED
INTO HER EAR...

"RUMPELSTILTSKIN."

( group laughs )

IT SERVES US RIGHT
FOR BEING SO NOSY.

IT'S MY DEEP PERSONAL BELIEF,
PRINCESS,

THAT THERE ARE SOME SECRETS

THAT JUST DON'T BELONG
TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

( guests agree )

( indistinct chatter )

YOU KNOW, THE FABRICS THAT YOU
WEAR ARE ALMOST OTHER-WORLDLY.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
QUITE LIKE THEM.

THANK YOU.

NOW LOOK AT THAT.

HOMELESS PEOPLE
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

( grunts )

DRUNK. FIGURES.

PRINCESS!

YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

Photographer: PRINCESS!

SO...

THEY WERE A LITTLE NOSEY,

BUT THAT WAS FUN.

THANK YOU FOR
RESCUING ME TWICE TONIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE--

TO RESCUE PRINCESSES.

( chuckles )

LET ME GET THAT FOR YOU.

( door shuts )

SO...

( chuckles )

THAT DIDN'T
LOOK STUPID AT ALL.

( chuckles )

OH, AND NANA SAW THAT.

THAT'S GREAT.

DON'T WORRY.

SO I ASSUME YOU'LL BE GOING
LOOKING FOR HER TOMORROW.

YES.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU
COME WITH ME?

I THOUGHT SEARCHERS
ALWAYS WORKED ALONE.

WHY STAND ON FORMALITY?

NANA WOULDN'T LIKE IT.

THERE'S A SHOCKER.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WANT TO COME.

WHAT CAN SHE DO?
IT'S ALMOST MY
25th BIRTHDAY, RIGHT?

GREAT. MEET ME AT
THE WATERFRONT AT 1:00.

IT'S A DATE.

THAT WAS NOT
PART OF THE DEAL.

( door shuts )

HEY, HEY, YOU
AND THE VIRGIN PRINCESS
MADE THE SOCIETY COLUMNS AGAIN.

CHECK THAT OUT.

( chuckles )

SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

THIS WHOLE THING
FEELS LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

YOU WIN THIS GOLDEN TICKET
TO DANCE WITH HER,

THEN START
SQUIRING HER AROUND TOWN.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE
SUCH A FAIRY TALE.

I'M AFRAID MY WIFE'S GONNA BE
DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE, UH,
FREAKY BUBBLE BURSTS.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM.

ARE YOU SEEING HER TODAY?

YEAH, THIS AFTERNOON.

PERFECT. WE GOTTA BUILD ON
THIS PRESS YOU'RE GETTING.

CALL MY FRIEND AT THE PAPER.

HE'S PSYCHED;
I'VE ALREADY PREPPED HIM.

NO.

JUST DO IT.
THIS IS YOUR FUTURE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, IT'D BE EVEN BETTER
IF YOU COULD DIG UP

SOME KIND OF SCANDAL
AROUND HER THAT YOU
COULD BE IN THE CENTER OF.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I'M NOT DOING
ANYTHING LIKE THAT
AND NEITHER ARE YOU.

WHAT?

LOUIS, YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

( dials )

( phone ringing )

Woman: LIFESTYLE DESK.

YEAH, HEY,
STEVE LaROCHE, PLEASE.

LaROCHE.

YEAH, STEVE, HEY,
IT'S LOUIS JERGENS.

REMEMBER THAT FRIEND
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT?

YEAH, THE PRINCESS THING.

THIS COULD BE HUGE.

Man: HOT DOG.

THIS IS FUN.
I'VE NEVER DONE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE STAYED ON
CASTLE GROUNDS SINCE
I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.

YOU DO REALIZE THAT
THAT'S NOT NORMAL?

OH, NOTHING IN MY LIFE
HAS BEEN NORMAL.

BUT YOU KNOW WHY
I HAD TO BE PROTECTED.

OH, YEAH. SURE.

I GUESS NOT EVERYONE
GETS TO LIVE IN A CASTLE.

Girl: GOING TO A PARTY?
LOVE THE DRESS.

NOW, ALL THESE
PEOPLE STARING AT US,
THAT'S COMPLIMENTS OF YOU.

YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA
WHY PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU?

WHY DO YOU THINK?
BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN
OF CHILD-BEARING AGE?

( chuckles )
YES, I THINK
THAT'S PART OF IT.

BUT NOT ONLY ARE YOU
REMARKABLY BEAUTIFUL,

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU JUST
STEPPED OUT OF A FAIRY TALE,

LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR
OWN THEME PARK OR SOMETHING.

THIS IS HOW I'VE
DRESSED MY WHOLE LIFE.

THIS IS WHO I AM.

AND DOES THE WAY THAT
I'M DRESSED TELL YOU
ANYTHING ABOUT WHO I AM?

BECAUSE I CAN USE
ALL THE HELP I CAN GET.

HONESTLY?

YOU LOOK A LITTLE...LOST.

FOR SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T GET OUT MUCH,
YOU'RE AWFULLY PERCEPTIVE.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME ICE CREAM?

OH, YES.

TWO, PLEASE.

♪ HERE WE ARE ♪

♪ STRETCHED OUT LIKE
A PAIR OF SHOOTING STARS ♪

♪ ON ANY GIVEN DAY ♪

♪ LOVE COMES INTO PLAY ♪

( laughing )

YOU ARE VERY UNUSUAL.

HOW'S THAT?

MOST SEARCHERS ARE
USUALLY VERY OLD

AND NOT PARTICULARLY
GOOD-LOOKING.

WELL, I'LL TAKE THAT
AS A COMPLIMENT.

MY MOTHER'S SEARCHER
WAS 103 AND WAS SO WEAK
THAT HE COULDN'T SEARCH.

HE HAD TO JUST GIVE HER
THE INFORMATION SHE NEEDED.

WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE
WAS VERY LUCKY THAT SHE
GOT THAT INFORMATION.

WE'RE BOTH LUCKY.

I CAN'T IMAGINE
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
IF SHE HAD BEEN TOO LATE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

IT'S AMAZING HOW LITTLE
THE SEARCHERS KNOW.

MY MOTHER'S SEARCHER
DIDN'T KNOW MUCH EITHER.

YOUR MOTHER PASSED AWAY,
IS THAT RIGHT?

SHE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT
SIX YEARS AGO.

I'M SO SORRY.

THANK YOU.

SHE LED A FULL LIFE

OUT IN THE WORLD AFTER SHE
TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING SHE KNEW.

OF COURSE, SHE WASN'T
MY MOTHER IN THE USUAL SENSE,

BUT YOU KNEW THAT.

YES, OF COURSE.

( shivers )

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW, I JUST GOT
THE WEIRDEST FEELING.

YOU HAVE TO TRUST
YOUR INSTINCTS.

NO, IT WAS JUST NOTHING.
IT WAS--

WILLIAM, LISTEN TO ME.

DON'T YOU SEE? MAYBE IT'S
HER THAT YOU'RE SENSING.

OKAY.

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
HOW MUCH SHE NEEDS ME.

THAT'S WHAT
GAVE ME THE CREEPS.

THAT MAN OVER THERE--
IT'S THE SAME ONE WE SAW
AFTER THE DINNER PARTY.

COME ON, LET'S GO TO THE PARK.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE.

( ducks quacking )

( quacking continues )

HELLO THERE.

( chirping )

( chuckles )

PRINCESS!

Girl: PRINCESS!

Girls: PRINCESS! PRINCESS!

( chuckles )

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO LIVES
IN THE CASTLE ON THE HILL.

IS IT TRUE? IS IT TRUE?

IS WHAT TRUE?

DO YOU HAVE A ROOM
ALL COVERED IN DIAMONDS,

AND HUNDREDS OF DRESSES,
AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,

AND MAGIC WANDS
AND TRAMPOLINES?

I'M AFRAID I DON'T
HAVE ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

( girls sigh
disappointedly )

BUT I DO HAVE
A GIANT PILE OF RUBIES,

DRESSES THAT MAKE THEMSELVES,

AND A ROOM FILLED ENTIRELY
WITH CHOCOLATE AIR.

( chuckles )

SHE'S GOT A ROOM FILLED
WITH CHOCOLATE AIR.

Girls: WOW!

( all chuckle )

ARE YOU HER PRINCE CHARMING?

NO, JUST THE FROG.

( girls laugh )

OH, PLEASE.

AND SIGN THIS ONE, TOO.

( excited clamoring )

( shutters snapping )

COME ON, GUYS, BACK OFF.

( snapping continues )

JUST BACK OFF.
COME ON, BACK OFF.

( snapping continues )

Girls: BYE.

BYE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR PROTECTING ME.

YEAH, IT'S GETTING
TO BE A HABIT.

WHY DON'T YOU COME AND
HAVE DINNER AT THE CASTLE
TOMORROW NIGHT?

I MEAN, YOU ARE THE SEARCHER,
AND YOU HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN
IN OUR HOME.

I'D LOVE TO.

WONDERFUL.
SO TOMORROW NIGHT
AT 8:00.

WE'LL CELEBRATE
WHAT'S TO COME.

LOOK, TELL ME YOU DIDN'T CALL
YOUR FRIEND AT THE PAPER.

NO, WHY?

BECAUSE WE WERE
SWARMED BY PAPARAZZI.

REALLY? THAT'S WEIRD.

LOOK, LOUIS,
ITHACA IS AMAZING.

I'VE BEEN WALKING
AROUND FOR HOURS
JUST THINKING ABOUT HER.

I WISH I COULD FIGURE HER OUT.

NO ONE CAN FIGURE HER OUT, MAN.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

( floor squeaks )

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M SORRY, I WAS JUST...

HOW'S THE SEARCH GOING?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND HER
BY FOLLOWING ME.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT ITHACA.

THE DEAL WAS ONE DANCE
AND ONE DATE,

NOT STALKING PRIVILEGES.

KEEP YOUR GRUBBY HANDS
OFF OF THAT.

DO NOT TOUCH THAT!

( sizzling sound )

AAH! AAH!

MM!

BETTER WIPE YOUR FINGERS
UNLESS YOU WANT THIRD-DEGREE
BURNS IN THE MORNING.

NANA, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT
YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PRINCESS

AND MY QUEST.

WHY DON'T YOU STOP
THIS GAME YOU'RE PLAYING?

TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF A PRINCESS.

I MAY NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE,
BUT I KNOW WHO YOU AREN'T.

SO NANA IS
TOTALLY ON TO ME.

SO THE OLD LADY
FINDS YOU REPELLANT.
BETTER HER THAN THE PRINCESS.

( sighs )
BUT WHAT WAS IN THOSE JARS?

WHO CARES?
YOU'RE OVER-ANALYZING THIS.

LAST WEEK YOU'RE DEPRESSED,

THIS WEEK YOU'RE DATING
A PRINCESS WITH A ROCKING BODY.

LOU--LOUIS, THIS ONE FITS UP
TO THREE INFANT CAR SEATS.

THAT'S EXCITING, HONEY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO RIDE IN THAT

INSTEAD OF MY RARE CAR
THAT MAKES GROWN MEN WEEP.

OH, THERE'S GONNA
BE A LOT OF CRYING
IN THE MINIVAN, TOO, HONEY.

HUH.

OKAY, STAY WITH
MY QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS.

WHAT ABOUT THE HOMELESS GUY?
WHAT IF HE'S FOLLOWING HER?

THEN RESCUE HER!
THAT WOULD MAKE
A GREAT PRESS RELEASE.

PEOPLE LOVE STORIES ABOUT
PRINCESSES BEING RESCUED.

WELL, MAYBE SHE'LL RESCUE YOU.

SWEETIE, SWEETIE, OKAY,
SO THIS ONE HAS EASY-WIPE SEATS.

IT'S GOOD FOR LEAKY DIAPERS
AND BABY PUKE.

( chuckles )

WHO NEEDS BUTTERY
IMPORTED LEATHER WHEN YOU
CAN HAVE EASY-WIPE VINYL?

OOH.

WHAT IF HE'S THE ONE?

WHO?

THE HOMELESS GUY.

WHAT IF HE'S THE ONE
THAT SHE'S BEEN WAITING FOR?

THE SEARCHER THAT
SHE THINKS I AM?

I'M THE IMPOSTER,
AND NOW HE'S AFTER ME.

IRRATIONAL PARANOIA, CHECK.

I'M JUST STARTING
TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING
REAL IS GOING ON HERE.

LOOK, WILL, WHY DON'T YOU FOCUS
ON BECOMING RICH AND FAMOUS

INSTEAD OF CREATING ALL
THESE DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS, HUH?

I GUESS I AM BEING
A LITTLE PARANOID.

JUST A LITTLE.

( panting )

( grunts )

( roars )

( gasps )

LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH.

( children giggling )

THIS WAY.

MR. WILLIAM HUMPHREY.

WILLIAM!

I'M SO EXCITED
TO HAVE YOU HERE.

OH, THIS IS CALA. SHE'S
BEEN STAYING WITH US, AND SHE
REALLY WANTED TO MEET YOU.

I'M WILLIAM.
IT'S A PLEASURE.

WOULD YOU LIKE
A GLASS OF WINE?

I'D LOVE ONE, THANKS.

GOOD, LET'S BE FESTIVE.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE'LL GET FOR DINNER?

I'VE BEEN ILL,
SO I'LL JUST BE
HAVING THIS SHAKE.

IT'S FULL OF LOTS
OF GOOD THINGS--

MINERALS, SEAWEED, PLANKTON.

AND HOW LONG HAVE
YOU BEEN LIVING HERE?

JUST A MONTH.

I CAN LEAVE AS SOON AS
I GET MY STRENGTH BACK.

THERE YOU GO.

IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME, CALA.

YOU NEED TO GET SOME REST.

GOOD NIGHT, WILLIAM.

GOOD NIGHT.

UGH!

HORS D'OEUVRES?

( frogs croaking )

MM.

NOT A FROG MAN?

MM. NOT TONIGHT.

( croaks )

NO, I'M GOOD.

WE HAVE RAT BRAIN YAKITORI.

MM. ( chuckles )

AND YOU DO EAT EYE OF NEWT,
DON'T YOU? HMM?

NANA, HONESTLY,
YOU'RE POSITIVELY WICKED.

( chuckles )

SORRY.
IT'S HER IDEA OF A JOKE.

OH, WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE.
I MEAN, IF THERE'S ONE THING
WE KNOW ABOUT NANA--

THAT OLD GAL'S
GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR.

( chuckles )
SHE'S A LITTLE CRABBY
AND OLD SCHOOL,

BUT SHE HAS A GOOD HEART.

COME, LET'S GO SEE
WHAT'S FOR DINNER.

( laughing )

THIS IS DELICIOUS.

NANA'S AN AMAZING COOK.

AND WITH THAT PERSONALITY,
HOW IS SHE STILL SINGLE?

( chuckles )

I TAKE IT SHE TRIED
KISSING THOSE FROGS

AND NEVER TURNED UP
WITH A PRINCE.

( chuckles )

NANA SAYS FAIRY TALE PRINCES
ARE A MYTH.

THEY'RE RIGHT UP THERE
WITH TRUE LOVE.

OH, SEE,
I BELIEVE IN TRUE LOVE.

NOW, WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT
OF ANYTHING IF WE DIDN'T?

WELL, HAVE YOU EVER
EXPERIENCED IT YOURSELF?

WELL, NO.

THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW IT EXISTS?

WELL, SOMETIMES YOU
JUST HAVE TO GO ON FAITH.

MY LIFE'S WORK
IS THE ONLY FAITH I NEED.

SO NANA IS YOUR GRANDMOTHER?

NO, SHE WAS
MY MOTHER'S CARETAKER.

NOW SHE'S MINE.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?

MM. I DON'T SEE THEM
MUCH ANYMORE.

HOW SAD FOR YOU.

( crashing sound )

PRINCESS!

PRINCESS, I--I NEED YOUR
ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY.

CAN I HELP?

NO.

NO, I'M SURE WE CAN HANDLE IT.

EXCUSE ME.

COME QUICKLY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IN THE KITCHEN,
IT WAS SO SUDDEN.

( banging sounds )

( children giggling )

( children gasp )

WHAT WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S SOMETHING HERE.

( children laughing )

Ithaca: HE'S BETTER.

Nana: HE WOULDN'T CALM DOWN.

HE'S OKAY NOW, HE'S RESTING.

( sighs )
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

LET ME SEE YOUR ARM.

IT'S FINE. IT'S NOTHING.

BUT HE ATTACKED YOU.
HE DREW BLOOD.

HE DIDN'T MEAN TO.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

WILLIAM CAN'T
SEE YOU LIKE THIS.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO HIM.

NO, WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN

IS HE NEEDS TO BE
OUT THERE SEARCHING.

NANA, PLEASE.

YOU'RE FALLING FOR HIM,
AND IT'S DANGEROUS.

I AM NOT.

OF COURSE I'M NOT.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.

YES, YOU ARE.

THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT HIM
THAT FEELS RIGHT TO ME.

NOTHING.

I'M TELLING YOU
IT'S DANGEROUS
TO HAVE HIM HERE.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I'M GOING DOWNSTAIRS
TO SEE OUR GUEST.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

( banging sound )

( heavy breathing )

HELLO?

IS SOMEBODY THERE?

( heavy breathing continues )

( growls )

( growls )

( growls )

OKAY, OKAY,
I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE, MAN--

( growls )

STOP--STOP GROWLING.

EASY. EASY, KITTY.

CREATURE. THING.

WHATEVER YOU ARE.

LOOK, I'M NOT--
I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

( growls )

UGH!

( growls )

LET HIM GO!

( gasping )

WILLIAM, I CAN EXPLAIN.

LOOK, I DON'T CARE
WHY THAT THING IS DOWN HERE.

HE DIDN'T MEAN TO.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME.

WILLIAM, WAIT.

ALL OF YOU,
JUST STAY AWAY FROM ME.

WILLIAM, PLEASE.

WILLIAM.

Man on radio: ANDERSON LOOKS
TO RETIRE THE SIDE HERE TONIGHT
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH.

IT'S BEEN A STRONG SHOWING
FOR THE YOUNG BUCK ANDERSON.

( doorbell rings )

HONEY, CAN YOU GET THAT?

SURE, BABY.

HERE COMES THE PITCH.

ANOTHER
97-MILE-AN-HOUR FASTBALL.

HOLY...

I'M SORRY TO DISTURB YOU.

I REALLY NEED TO
SPEAK TO WILLIAM.

OH.

HI.

OH, HELLO.
OH, COME IN, PLEASE.

YEAH, SORRY.

SORRY ABOUT THE MESS. UGH.

CAN I GET YOU A CUP OF COFFEE
OR A BUNDT CAKE?

UH, NO, THANK YOU.

CHICKEN WING?

WILL SHOULD BE BACK
ANY MINUTE.

YEAH, HE'S BEEN ROAMING
AROUND HERE LIKE A ZOMBIE.

FIGURED SOMETHING HAPPENED
BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU,

BUT HE WOULDN'T
TELL US A DAMN--

UH, HONEY, PANTS.

OH, RIGHT.

PRETTY SOON, I'LL BE
DRESSING TWO BABIES.

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE
HAVING LIFE INSIDE YOU?

IT'S GREAT...
AND WEIRD.

DO YOU WANNA FEEL
THE BABY KICK?

YES.

( chuckles )

OH!

( chuckles )

HAVEN'T ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS
HAD CHILDREN YET?

YES, BUT NOT HUMAN FRIENDS.

( door shuts )

WILLIAM.

YOU'RE HURT.

I AM SO SORRY.

WE'LL JUST, UM, GO...

( chuckles )
NOT HUMAN FRIENDS?

HOW'D YOU GET HERE?

I TOOK MY FIRST CAB EVER.

NANA NEVER WOULD
HAVE DRIVEN ME.

GOD, I FEEL TERRIBLE
ABOUT EVERYTHING.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH. YES.

I'M FINE, EXCEPT FOR
THIS BRUISE THAT RUNS
FROM MY NECK TO MY ANKLES.

LOUIS THINKS IT'S THE LONGEST
TRAIL OF HICKEYS IN HISTORY.

I NEVER SHOULD HAVE
BROUGHT YOU INTO THE CASTLE.

HE WAS ONLY TRYING
TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

WHO? THE MAN-MONSTER THAT I
ENCOUNTERED IN YOUR BASEMENT,

OR THE GIANT SQUID?

BOTH.

BOTH.

BUT HE'S NOT A MONSTER,
HE'S A MANTICORE.

A MANTICORE?

YES, THAT NOISE WE HEARD
DURING DINNER WAS HIS
UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL.

HE WAS FOLLOWING ME.

HE WAS LOST AND DISORIENTED,
BUT HE COULDN'T APPROACH,

NOT WHILE YOU WERE WITH ME.

THEY KNOW THAT IF
THEY REVEAL THEMSELVES,
HUMANS MIGHT TRY AND KILL THEM.

THEY?

( chuckles )
WHO--WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
THE THINGS THAT GO BUMP
IN THE NIGHT?

NOT ALL OF THEM.

SOMETIMES IT'S A UNICORN,
SOMETIMES A PIXIE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES,

AS IN "MYTH," AS IN
THEY DON'T EXIST.

YOU'VE MET THEM,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

COME ON.
THAT'S ONLY IN FAIRY TALES.

WHERE DO YOU THINK
THE STORIES COME FROM?

THEY'VE BEEN AROUND
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,

BUT THEY RARELY
SHOW THEMSELVES.

UNTIL THEY JUST POP UP
IN YOUR BASEMENT.

THEY HAVE AN INSTINCT
WHEN THEY'RE HURT,

TO COME TO ME
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

SO YOU'RE...

YOU'RE LIKE A DOCTOR
TO THESE CREATURES.

OF COURSE, I'M THE HEALER.

THEY LISTEN TO ME.

HE DID LET YOU GO
WHEN I TOLD HIM TO.

SO IF I'D JUST ASKED NICELY...

NO, I'M THE ONLY ONE
WITH THE POWER
TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.

AND CALA. DON'T TELL ME.
SHE'S, UM...

MER-PERSON, YES.

MER-PERSON.

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
I CAN'T DO IT.

OF COURSE YOU CAN.
YOU WERE CHOSEN.

NO, ITHACA, I WASN'T
CHOSEN FOR ANYTHING.

I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT--

COME BACK TO
THE CASTLE WITH ME.

LET ME SHOW YOU EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME,
ITHACA.

I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT I'M--

WILLIAM, PLEASE,
I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS.

COME WITH ME AND MEET THOSE
WHOSE LIVES YOU'RE SAVING.

Ithaca: DON'T BE SCARED.
NOTHING'S GOING TO KILL YOU.

OH, THAT'S GREAT.
NOTHING'S GONNA KILL ME.

WHAT ABOUT BLUDGEON,
MAIM, OR GNAW ON ME?

NONE OF THE ABOVE,
I PROMISE.

WHO ARE THOSE LADIES
WHO DO THE GARDENING?

THEY'RE WOOD NYMPHS.
THEY LIVE HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

BUT TO HIDE THEIR AGELESS
BEAUTY, THEY ONLY SHOW THEIR
YOUTH INSIDE THE CASTLE.

SO WILL YOU LIVE
HUNDREDS OF YEARS?

I'M MORTAL, IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING,

AS IS NANA.

I'LL AGE AND DIE
JUST LIKE YOU.

THEN HOW DID YOU...

IT'S NOT A JOB YOU CHOOSE.

YOU'RE BORN INTO IT,
LIKE A MANTLE THAT PASSES DOWN.

WE'RE ALL ORPHANS
FOUND BY THE SEARCHERS.

SO THE WOMAN THAT YOU
CALL MOTHER, SHE WAS...

THE LAST PRINCESS, YES.

SHE RAISED ME AND TAUGHT ME
EVERYTHING SHE KNEW.

IT'S PRETTY SCARY
WHEN YOU FIND OUT

THAT THE MONSTERS
IN YOUR CLOSET
AS A CHILD ARE REAL.

YOU MUST'VE MISSED OUT
ON SO MANY THINGS,

DEVOTING YOUR LIFE TO THIS.

THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE...

WHAT?

MEN?

ACCORDING TO NANA,
I'M BETTER OFF
WITHOUT ALL OF THAT.

PRINCESS, YOU'RE BACK.

IT'S HAPPENED.

THERE'S SOMEONE
YOU NEED TO MEET.

COME WITH ME.

( baby cooing )

SHE WANTED YOU TO BE
THE FIRST ONE TO HOLD HER.

( cooing continues )

( giggles )

( chuckles )

YOU'RE THE ONE, AREN'T YOU?

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROTECTING.

I REALLY NEED TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING.

SO WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO TELL ME?

I'M NOT THE GUY
YOU THINK I AM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

AT THE BALL--

YOU CONFUSED ME
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
I'M NOT THE SEARCHER.

I--I JUST WENT ALONG WITH IT.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

I WAS SO DRAWN TO YOU.

AND I WAS DRAWN TO YOU.

BUT WHEN THIS ALL STARTED,
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU
REALLY WERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

I'M SORRY I LED YOU ON.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

ITHACA, I'M NOT HIM.

THEN WHO ARE YOU.

I'M NO ONE.

MY LIFE WAS GOING NOWHERE.

I WAS LOST.

BUT NOW I THINK--

NOW I KNOW, ITHACA,

THAT I AM FALLING
IN LOVE WITH YOU.

THAT DAY AT THE WATERFRONT,

YOU STILL HAVE THE INSTINCT.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY INSTINCT.

I DON'T KNOW WHO
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

DO YOU REALIZE THAT I ONLY HAVE
TWO DAYS LEFT TO FIND HER?

ALL OF THESE CREATURES
WILL BE COMPLETELY HELPLESS.

THE SICK ONES WILL DIE,
OTHERS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS.

WELL, LET ME HELP YOU.
I WANT TO HELP YOU.

YOU CAN'T HELP ME.

I FINALLY REALIZED
WHO YOU ARE.

YOU'RE A PERSON WHO
TAKES ADVANTAGE OF INNOCENCE
WITH MANIPULATIONS AND LIES,

AND YOU DON'T CARE WHO GETS HURT
OR EVEN DIES IN THE PROCESS.

AND YOU THINK YOU'RE
FALLING IN LOVE WITH ME.

YOU DON'T BETRAY
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE.

( door shuts )

I MADE YOU FAMOUS. HUH?

NO.

"HER PRINCE HAS COME.

"THE RUMOR-PROVOKING PRINCESS
ITHACA HAS BEEN ON THE TOWN

"WITH WILLIAM HUMPHREY,
PICTURED,

"WHO WAS A GENEROUS DONOR

AT THE PRINCESS'
ANNUAL BALL THIS YEAR.

THE COZY PAIR HAS BEEN SEEN
CANOODLING AROUND THE CITY,"

MY WORD, "AND IT LOOKS
LIKE CHILDREN ARE ALREADY
ON THEIR MINDS."

HUH? YOU'RE WELCOME.

NOW, TELL ME,
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CASTLE?

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU DID THIS, MAN.

COME ON, YOU KNEW
I WAS GONNA MAKE THAT CALL.

NO, I DIDN'T. IN FACT,
I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO IT.

YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE.

WELL, SOMEONE HAD TO
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE.

OH, LIKE YOU'RE
TAKING CONTROL OF YOURS?

YOU JUST HAVE ME
AS SOME LITTLE PET PROJECT,

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
ACTUALLY DEAL WITH THE FACT

THAT YOUR CHILD IS COMING
INTO THIS WORLD.

WHAT?

YOU SHOULD BE THANKING ME.
MY PLAN IS WORKING.

I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING
TO HELP YOU, DUDE.

YOU WERE IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.

MAYBE MY FAILURES
PUT ME EXACTLY
WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE.

( scoffs )
WITH A DERANGED PRINCESS?

DO NOT EVER
CALL HER CRAZY AGAIN.

I'M IN LOVE WITH HER.

YOU LET YOURSELF
FALL IN LOVE WITH HER?

YES.

AND NOW SHE'S NEVER
GONNA SPEAK TO ME AGAIN.

AND IT IS SO MUCH
WORSE THAN THAT.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

Nana: I TOLD YOU
WE COULDN'T TRUST HIM.

NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

BUT WHAT IF THERE'S A CHANCE
IT COULD STILL BE HIM?

HE WAS DRAWN TO ME, TOO.
HE SAID HE WAS.

THEN WE ARE TRULY LOST.

NOW IT'S UP TO ME.

I TAKE IT THINGS WENT REALLY
BADLY WITH THE PRINCESS?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME
IF IT'S TOO PERSONAL.

LET'S JUST SAY I'M NOT
THE GUY SHE'S LOOKING FOR.

OH, WILL.

I'M SORRY IF IT
WASN'T MEANT TO BE.

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT?

THAT THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE?

SURE. DON'T YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

WILL, YOU'RE JUST A KNIGHT
WITHOUT A QUEST RIGHT NOW,

SO FIND YOUR QUEST.

IF IT'S THE PRINCESS,
THEN GO AFTER HER.

I THINK IT'S JUST
A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE FOR THAT.

I'M SORRY IF I'M BEING
TOO HONEST, WILL,

BUT YOU'VE DONE THIS FOR
AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU.

IT'S ALWAYS WHEN THINGS
GET TOO HARD OR SOMETHING
DOESN'T WORK OUT, YOU--YOU RUN.

BUT YOU'RE JUST
RUNNING FROM YOURSELF.

STOP.

TAKE A LOOK DEEP DOWN,
AND YOU WILL FIND OUT
WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.

♪ SO MANY THINGS
TO DO AND SAY ♪

♪ I CAN'T SEEM
TO FIND MY WAY ♪

♪ BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW ♪

♪ OH, WHY DO I
REACH FOR STARS ♪

♪ WHEN I DON'T HAVE WINGS ♪

♪ TO CARRY ME THAT FAR? ♪

♪ I GOTTA HAVE ROOTS ♪

♪ BEFORE BRANCHES ♪

♪ TO KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ BEFORE I KNOW
WHO I WANNA BE ♪

♪ AND FAITH TO TAKE CHANCES ♪

♪ TO LIVE LIKE I SEE ♪

♪ A PLACE IN
THIS WORLD FOR ME ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I DON'T
WANNA FEEL ♪

♪ AND FORGET
THE PAIN IS REAL ♪

♪ PUT MY HEAD IN THE CLOUDS ♪

♪ OH, START TO RUN
AND THEN I FALL ♪

♪ THINKING I CAN GET IT ALL ♪

♪ WITHOUT MY FEET
ON THE GROUND ♪

♪ GOTTA HAVE ROOTS
BEFORE BRANCHES ♪

♪ AND KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ BEFORE I KNOW
WHO I WANNA BE ♪

♪ AND FAITH TO TAKE CHANCES ♪

♪ TO LIVE LIKE I SEE ♪

♪ A PLACE IN THIS WORLD ♪

♪ FOR ME ♪

( banging sound )

( manticore roaring )

Nana: STOP THAT,
YOU'LL HURT HER.

( roaring continues )

YOU HAVE TO CALM DOWN.

( glass breaking )

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.

( glass breaking )

( roaring )

( glass breaking )

( loud knocking )

PRINCESS.

( knocking continues )

NANA, WOULD YOU
PLEASE LET ME INSIDE?
I NEED TO TALK TO ITHACA.

GO AWAY,
YOU SPECIES EXTERMINATOR.

WAIT, WAIT,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS HAPPENING?

THEY'RE OUT OF CONTROL.

NANA, I NEED TO TALK TO HER.

SHE WENT OUT TO SEARCH
ON SOME FOOL'S ERRAND

FOR A YOUNG GIRL WITH BRAIDS
AND A BEETLE TATTOO.

SHE DIDN'T
COME HOME LAST NIGHT.

SHE WENT OUT BY HERSELF?

YES.

PRINCESS' HEART
IS FRAGILE,

BUT IT'S ALSO
VERY BRAVE AND STRONG.

SHE HAS NO IDEA
HOW TO FIND THIS GIRL ALONE,

BUT SHE HAD TO TRY.

HOW LONG DO WE HAVE?

UNTIL SUNRISE TOMORROW.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS?

ITHACA TURNS 25 TOMORROW.

SHE WILL LOSE HER POWER,

AND THIS PRINCESS--
THIS YOUNG GIRL--

WILL NEVER GAIN HERS
UNLESS SHE'S INSIDE
THE CASTLE.

NANA, WHAT IF I AM HIM?

WHAT IF I'M THE SEARCHER?

GO! SEARCH!

STOP! I NEED TO
TALK TO YOU!

IT'S A COP!

RUN!

( people laughing
and applauding )

HEY, GUYS, I'M LOOKING
FOR A GIRL.

SHE'S GOT BRAIDS
AND A TATTOO OF A BEETLE.

AND I NEED TO FIND HER
SOON,

OR SOMETHING TERRIBLE'S
GONNA HAPPEN.

BUMMER, DUDE.

( all laughing )

LOOK, GUYS, YOU'VE EITHER
SEEN HER OR YOU HAVEN'T.

I'M NOT GONNA HURT HER.
I'M TRYIN' TO HELP.

SOMEONE NEEDS
HER...DESPERATELY.

YOU'RE NOT FROM
CHILD PROTECTION?

NO. I'M JUST...A FRIEND.

I'LL HELP YOU,

IF YOU TELL ME WHY SOMEONE
NEEDS HER SO DESPERATELY.

BECAUSE SHE IS
THE RIGHTFUL CARETAKER

OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL REALM.

( giggling )

AWESOME.

PHOENIX HAS A TATTOO
OF A BEETLE.

SHE'S SITTING OVER THERE.

Boy: GOOD LUCK
WITH THAT REALM!

YOU'RE NOT HER.

EXCUSE ME?

YOUR TATTOO...I...

JUST HAD IT DONE LAST WEEK.

WHERE?

AT BODY ART ON MAIN.

THIS DUDE ASKED
THE SAME QUESTION
AS THAT WEIRD CHICK

IN THE CAVE.

OH, YEAH.
THAT ONE'S REAL POPULAR.

( bells jingling )

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

I WANNA HELP.

HAVEN'T YOU DONE
ENOUGH DAMAGE?

I'M SORRY, ITHACA.

I'M SORRY
THAT I LIED TO YOU.

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT YOU.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
YOUR WORLD EXISTED.

WHY SHOULD I TRUST YOU NOW?

I'M NOT ASKING YOU
TO TRUST ME.

I'M JUST ASKING YOU
TO BELIEVE ME.

YOU WERE RIGHT.

I AM THE SEARCHER...

AND WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

PLEASE. I WANNA HELP.

THIS IS IT.

STREET KIDS ALWAYS WANT
THE SAME ONES

THEY SEEN ON EACH OTHER.

IS THAT THE ONE?

YES, BUT IT LOOKED
DIFFERENT IN MY DREAM.

I GOT THE IDEA FROM
THIS GIRL,

CAME IN MAYBE A MONTH AGO.

REAL SKITTISH;
WANTED TO GET IT REMOVED.

THOUGHT IT WAS BAD LUCK
OR SOMETHING.

I TOLD HER, FORGET IT.
IT'S A BIRTHMARK.

AND THAT WAS
THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?

YEAH. REAL SAD EYES
FOR SUCH A YOUNG KID.

THE CALL HER JITTERBUG.

BUG FOR SHORT.

HANDS SHAKE
ALL THE TIME.

COME ON.

THANK YOU.

( dog barking )

( girl shrieks )

Guy: ANOTHER NIGHTMARE?

GO IN THE OTHER ROOM.

I'M OKAY. I WON'T MAKE
ANY MORE NOISE, I PROMISE.

I AM SICK OF LOSING
SLEEP OVER THIS.

GO!

I DON'T WANNA
BE IN THERE ALONE.

I SAID GO.

I THINK I SAW HER
AT THE WATERFRONT TODAY,

BUT I CAN'T BE SURE.

THAT FEELING
I GOT AT THE PIER--

IT WAS SO STRONG.

YOU SAID IT WAS SCARY

WHEN YOU REALIZED
THE MONSTERS YOU SAW
IN YOUR CLOSET

AS A CHILD
WERE REAL.

THEIR INSTINCT IS TO FIND
THE CURRENT HEALER,

BUT SOMETIMES,
THEY GET CONFUSED.

SINCE SHE'S THE NEXT ONE,
SOME OF THEM WILL BE
DRAWN TO HER

ON THEIR WAY TO FINDING ME.

WE'LL FIND HER.
I PROMISE.

WE HAVE TO.

OTHERWISE,
SHE'LL LOSE HER GIFT,

AND SHE'LL NEVER KNOW
WHAT SHE WAS MEANT TO DO.

HER DESTINY WILL BE LOST.

GO AWAY, GO AWAY.

GO AWAY, GO AWAY,
GO AWAY.

GO AWAY, GO AWAY.

TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW
IN YOUR DREAMS.

NOT MUCH. THERE WAS
A SIGN THAT SAID HEAT.

THAT'S ALL.

COME ON.

WHERE?

I JUST HAVE AN INSTINCT.

YOU TOLD ME I SHOULD
TRUST THEM, RIGHT?

( whispering
and whimpering )

( tapping sounds )

( manticore roars )

( all muttering angrily )

( Jitterbug screams again )

SOMEBODY SHOULD GO IN THERE.

Guy: NO WAY!

I'M NOT GOIN'
IN THERE.

( manticore roaring
and shrieking )

LOOK. THOSE BIRDS.

BIRDS NEVER
FLOCK AT NIGHT.

AND THOSE DOGS.

( gasps )
THAT'S IT!

THAT'S WHAT I SAW
IN MY DREAM.

( terrified shrieking )

COME ON.

PLEASE HELP! PLEASE!

( growling )

PLEASE GO AWAY.

( screams )

HELP ME, PLEASE.

OH, MY GOD!

( screams )

WILL, DON'T!

LEAVE HIM ALONE!

PLEASE HELP ME!

I'M LOSING THEM.

MY POWERS AREN'T
STRONG ENOUGH NOW;
HE CAN'T UNDERSTAND ME.

( screaming)

I HAVE DREAMED ABOUT YOU.

I'VE DREAMED ABOUT
YOU, TOO.

IT'S ALL UP TO YOU NOW.

YOU HAVE TO TRY
AND STOP HIM.

HE CAME TO YOU
TO BE HEALED.

IT'S YOUR GIFT.

YOU HAVE TO COMMAND HIM
TO STOP.

I CAN'T.

YOU CAN!

YOU HAVE TO TRY!

HE'S JUST
AN INJURED ANIMAL.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE,

BUT IF YOU DON'T
STOP HIM, HE MIGHT.

COME ON.

DON'T HURT HIM.

I SAID DON'T HURT HIM!

I CAN'T DO IT.
I'M SORRY.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

YOUR GIFT ISN'T
STRONG ENOUGH YET.

PLEASE...LET ME HELP YOU.

Will: ITHACA! ITHACA!

WE HAVE TO GET HER
OUT OF HERE.

FOLLOW ME.

Jitterbug: THIS WAY!

( manticore continues
shrieking and growling )

COME ON.
I HAVE TO GET YOU HOME.

THE SUN'S COMING UP.

Will: NANA!

YOU FOUND HER!

WHAT HAPPENED?

OVER HERE.

QUICKLY.

( horse whinnies )

WILL SHE BE OKAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

NOW GO BACK TO YOUR ROOMS
UNTIL I HAVE A CHANCE

TO COME IN
AND INTRODUCE MYSELF.

GO ON. YOU HEARD ME!

( whines )

WHAT ARE YOU
WAITING FOR?

JITTERBUG.

CALLIOPE.
THAT'S MY NAME.

YOU DID IT.
YOU STOPPED THEM.

THANK YOU...PRINCESS.

NO.

IT'S MY FAULT.

SHE SAVED ME WHEN
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
SAVING HER.

SHE'S BEEN SAVING ME
EVER SINCE WE FIRST MET.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT.

I'M SO SORRY...

ITHACA.

( inhales
and exhales deeply )

ITHACA?

THE PRINCE KISSES THE GIRL
AND HEALS HER.

ISN'T THAT STRAIGHT
OUT OF SOME FAIRY TALE?

WHERE DO YOU THINK
THOSE STORIES COME FROM?

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
FIT IN HERE QUITE NICELY.

AND WE'RE NOT GONNA LET
ANY JERK WITH 50 GRAND

BUY A DATE WITH YOU.

SO WHAT HAPPENS
TO THE SEARCHER

NOW THAT THE NEW PRINCESS
IS SAFELY INSIDE THE CASTLE?

DOES HE JUST HAVE
TO GO BACK TO
HIS USELESS OLD LIFE?

NO.

THE SEARCHERS
ALWAYS END BADLY.

YOU'RE TO WANDER
THE DESERT FOR YEARS

UNTIL YOUR MIND IS GONE.

I'VE BEEN THERE,
DONE THAT.

( chuckles )

THERE IS ONE OTHER OPTION.

I'LL HAVE TO START BELIEVING
IN TRUE LOVE.

WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS
TO BE SELF-EVIDENT.

BABIES CRY,

THE SKY IS BLUE,

AND AT SOME POINT IN HER LIFE,

EVERY GIRL HAS WANTED
TO BE A PRINCESS.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO NOW?

FIGURED I'D HANG OUT HERE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

FINALLY START WRITING
MY NOVEL.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

IT'S SET IN THE WORLD
OF MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT MIGHT
MAKE PEOPLE START TO WONDER
ABOUT US?

NO. EVERYONE KNOWS
THEY DON'T EXIST.

Woman: PRINCESS!
PRINCESS CALLIOPE!

CONGRATULATIONS.

I'LL TELL THEM
ALL ABOUT YOU.

THANK YOU.

OH!

♪ GOTTA HAVE ROOTS
BEFORE BRANCHES ♪

♪ AND KNOW WHO I AM ♪

♪ BEFORE I KNOW
WHO I WANT TO BE ♪

♪ AND STAY
TO TAKE CHANCES ♪

♪ TO LIVE LIKE I SEE ♪

♪ A PLACE IN THIS WORLD ♪

♪ FOR ME ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ OH, YEAH ♪