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Yeah!

Do what you wanna do

Be what you wanna be

Freedom's no mystery

Say what you wanna say

Tomorrow is another day

But here's the news

Nobody's stopping you

Do what you wanna do

Yeah!

Yeah!

Hey, you just

Hi, Donny.

Hey

Carter.

Right. How much?

Oh, no, no, no. No charge.
A deal's a deal.

Free bait in exchange for never
having to take the bus again.

Great.

Carter, talk to you
for a second?

Yeah.

So, did he ask you to that
homecoming dance thing yet?

Dad! Don't
embarrass me.

I'm your dad, it's my job.
Come home right after school.

We got a lot of work
to do around here.

Yeah.

What are you doing here?

Donny's driving us until I get my new ride.
Isn't that sweet?

That's sweet.
There's no room for me.

Sure there is.
Come on, climb in.

No, she's right. Brooke's already
wrinkling my after-lunch outfit.

No, I'm not!

Chelsea, this is high
school, not Vegas.

You don't need a costume change.

Right.

But you might wanna
think about it.

I'm sorry, Carter.
Hey, thanks for the bait.

See you.
Bye.

Do what you wanna do

Be what you wanna be

Freedom's no mystery

Say what you wanna say

Tomorrow is another day

I can't stand them.
They're such princesses.

You said that like
it's a bad thing.

Carter, they're teenage girls.
They're probably just jealous.

Yeah, I'm pretty
sure they're not.

It's Mason. Yes, sir.

No, sir.

Right away.

You're leaving again?

Two days, max. It's no big deal.
It's just a routine op.

Yeah, that's what
you always say.

Just be careful. Okay?

Always.

You and me, pal.

You and me, Dad.

Her Royal Highness,
Rosalinda Marie Montoya Fiore.

Princesa de Costa Luna.

And you're walking, and walking

as your adoring
subjects welcome you.

Dimitri, my coronation
is one month away.

Why do we have to practice now?

Ah!

The rehearsal is so that
everything will be perfect.

Princesa, what a beautiful
coronation dress you are wearing.

Who, may I ask, designed it?

You did, Mr. Elegante.

So I did.
I am brilliant, no?

Yes.

Thank you for
coming to help Rosalinda.

Now that my husband
has passed away,

only she can become
queen of Costa Luna.

But it is so much
for someone so young.

And I'm afraid that General Kane
will take advantage of that.

No, I'll be here, Sophia. I'll
protect her like she's my own.

I know you will, Major Mason.
I know you will.

Sounds like your music.

Turn to face your
subjects, Rosalinda.

Honored guests, family, friends,

I present to you Prince
Rosalinda Marie Montoya Fiore,

heir to the throne
of Costa Luna.

She is willing to be your queen.

If any person has
a reason to object,

let them come forward
and be heard!

I object.

The Princesa is too
young to be queen.

Costa Luna and Costa Estrella
are two tiny countries

who must unite and stand
together against the world.

Therefore, for the good of both our
countries, I, General Magnus Kane,

declare myself El Presidente
de la Republica de las Costas.

Seize them!

What?
The time is now.

Go now with Major Mason. Go now!

Hurry, my queen, we must go now.

Who are you? Where
are you taking me?

I'm here to protect you,
but you need to trust me.

But what about my mother?

She's going to meet us,
but we need to hurry.

Are you all right, Mama?
Yes, yes, darling, yes.

I knew General Kane would
try something like this,

so I made a plan to protect you.

You must trust Major Mason. You
must do everything he says.

Do you promise me
you will do that?

Yes, Mama, I promise.
We need to move.

Okay. Come on.
Mama, where are we going?

No, not we, mija.
You.

The General will say you
abandoned the country,

but I must stay,
so the people know

that you will return
when it's safe.

No! Not without you.

Here.

So, no matter what happens, you
never forget you are a princess.

Don't worry, mi reina bonita,
we will be together very soon.

We gotta go now.
Let's go.

Hurry up! Inside!

Go!

You will never find her.

And as long as she remains free,

there will be hope
in Costa Luna.

I could not agree more.

But the Princesa is only a girl, madam.
She will contact her mother.

And when she does, I will
bring her back to Costa Luna,

where she will rot with her
mother in a tiny dirt cell.

You will both become a tragic symbol of
futility to those who would defy me.

Take her away!

What is this place?

You'll see.

Door opening.

Door closing.

What Where am I? Is
this some kind of prison?

Not prison, protection.

Princess Rosalinda
Marie Montoya Fiore,

you are now in the safe custody

of the International Princess
Protection Program, the PPP.

I've never heard of it.

Nobody ever hears about us until
we're needed. Good work, Major.

Thank you, Director.

Level three. Security.

You'll be safe now, Princess.

How long am I staying here?

Until you're ready
for stage four.

Stage four?
What is stage one?

Extraction. That is
what brought you here.

Stage two?

Transition.

Transition to what?

Stage three.

Come inside, why don't you?

And I will explain everything.

Welcome, Rosalinda,
to the operational heart

of the Princess
Protection Program,

a top-secret agency funded by
the world's royal families.

We are actively providing
protection to 29 princesses,

all of whom have been threatened
in one way or another.

Chloe, may I?
Of course, Director.

This is Princess Chandra.

Last January, Major Mason rescued her
from a politically-motivated coup.

We have placed her where
no one will find her.

Let's just say she's a little
farther north than she's used to.

She is freezing!

Probably.
But she's safe.

Let's take a walk, shall we?

Please.

Chloe, report.

Princess 383 has had
a successful extraction.

She arrives at 0100 hours.

Princess 299 is still rejecting
all attempts at transformation.

And princess 107 is in
need of our services.

What about me?
Where are you sending me?

Nowhere yet.

First you must go through
stage three, transformation.

First, we start with the
hair and then the wardrobe,

until you are unrecognizable
as princesses.

No! Stop!

I do not know any of you people.

I want to speak with Major Mason.
I only trust Major Mason.

Is everything all right?

Take me back to my country.

Princess, I'm sorry, but General Kane
has taken control of your country

and assumed command
of its government.

But I must go back.

And you will.

As soon as we find a
legal way to remove him.

In the meantime, you have
to let us protect you.

But what about my mother?
Who's protecting my mother?

You are. As long as you're
in Princess Protection,

your mom will
be safe. Please.

General Kane is hoping
you'll contact her

so he'll know where to find you.

What if he does find me?

He'll make an example of you
by sending you to prison

or a work farm.

And Costa Luna will become part
of his own personal kingdom,

with its true royal family
nothing but a memory.

Bottom line,

if you care about your country,
and your mom's safety,

nobody can know
who you really are.

You may proceed.

Good work.

From now on, you are
no longer princess.

You are now Rosie Gonzalez,
an average American girl.

What happens now?

Stage four.
Relocation.

Where?

Somewhere where General
Kane will never think

of looking for the
Princess of Costa Luna.

Welcome to Louisiana, Rosie.

Over here.

Welcome to your new home.
For a while, at least.

Here, let me get the door.

Here you go, sweetie.

Thanks, Helen.

Hey, looks like someone's
back home again.

See you tomorrow!

Dad?

Dad?

Hello.
Hey.

Who are you?
Rosa Rosie.

Are you sure? 'Cause
you don't seem sure.

Rosie. I'm sure.

Okay. So, what are
you doing here?

Oh, Major Mason
gave me this room.

He did, huh?

Yes, he's been very lovely.

Lovely?

Of course, the suite is much
smaller than I'm used to,

but it will feel much larger once
I have that extra bed removed.

It's not extra, it's mine.

Will you excuse me for a second?

Yes. You are excused.

Hey, pal!

Don't pal me.

You You met Rosie?

Yeah. Who is she and
why is she in my room?

Well, I had to bring her here. The
director didn't give me a choice.

Okay. Just, you know,
a normal dad

would go to a foreign
country on a secret mission

and bring his daughter back
a T-shirt, not a person.

You should have warned me.

Carter, I didn't have a choice.
She doesn't trust anybody but me.

Yeah, I know the feeling.

Hey, what I do is complicated.

But if I thought for one second
it would hurt our family

Dad, I get it.

So, you're in?
Do I have a choice?

Good, 'cause I'm gonna
need your help.

She needs to stay here
for a while, undetected.

And in order for that to happen,

she has to blend in as a
normal American teenager.

Yeah, no, that's not gonna happen, Dad.
She's a princess.

Fine. Who do
I say she is?

Your cousin.

Carter, thank you. Now,
if we do our job right,

she'll be out of here and back
to her own country in no time.

Okay, so by Tuesday?

It'll be soon.
I promise.

Still you and me, pal?

No.

Come on. Come on. Come on.
No. No. No.

Is that right? You're gonna go
No!

in the water if you don't say yes.
Put me down.

Put me down.
All right.

You give me a headache.

Be nice.

Mmm-hmm.

You have made other
sleeping arrangements?

Look, the room is not yours.
It's ours. We share it.

Share?
Share.

I know that's probably a foreign
concept for a princess,

but what it means is that you
get one side of the room

and I get the other.

So stay on your side.

I don't want that.

That's good.

So I thought princesses had
designer clothes and stuff.

Well, she had to
leave all that behind.

But I was thinking you could, you
know, loan her some of your stuff.

Yeah, sure. Why not?

Thank you.
Now, go try again.

I will after this hand.

No, now.

And don't look at my cards.

All right, the kitchen's closing.
Last chance to eat something.

No, thank you.
I wish to sleep.

Okay.

You may help me prepare for bed.

I may?

Yes.

I need a nightgown. Preferably
silk, preferably pink.

Pink silk. Let me
see what I've got.

Here.

Huh?

May I use your restroom?

Yeah, upstairs,
first door on the right.

Okay, whatever.

What happened?

Come on!

Do they not have lizards
where you're from?

Maybe, but I never see them.
That is why we have Henry.

You have a royal
reptile wrangler?

Yes. And you should
get one, too.

Good night.

She's gonna be okay.

No. She's gonna
be a royal pain.

Good morning.
Hey.

Hey.

Juice?
Yeah.

All right. There you go.
Coffee done?

Good.

Don't be shy, Rosie.
Grab whatever looks good.

Bus is here. Sure you
don't want a ride?

Yeah, I'll be fine.
You coming?

Where are we going?

School. You're 16.
You go to school.

School. Of course.

Goodbye.

Morning, honey.
Hey, Helen.

Whoa!
Who's this, now?

That's just my cousin.

You don't say.

Hello.

Well, aren't you a cutie?

I am Rosie.

And I am late. Go ahead and
grab a seat, quick as you can.

Call attempted.
Scrambling signal now.

PPP link established.

This is the director. What
is your situation report?

Princess 379 is in position.
Stage four is complete.

She's safe, then?

That's affirmative,
absolutely safe.

The girl can't help it

The girl can't help it

The girl can't help it

Could this be the queen?

Obviously not, Ed.

Maybe this is the queen.

Well, technically, no.
Not yet, anyway.

Nice. Honest.
I like it.

I'm Ed, by the way.
And you're

Rosie.
Rosie.

I'm making a documentary.

Listen, The rocky path
from humble peasant

to homecoming queen.

The queen of homecoming?
What is this homecoming?

You don't You've never
heard of homecoming?

No. We have no such
thing where I am from.

Really? Where's that?

Oh, um That's
from Iowa. She's

What are you doing?

I'm going to school.
Bye, guys.

Yes, and you're supposed to act
like a normal American girl.

You're supposed to blend in.

I'm trying.
Well, try harder.

There she is, Princess Carter.

Sit down.

Bossy, bossy.

Sit.

I like bossy.

Excuse me, may I have this seat?

I'm sorry, I think
it's school property.

Yeah, sure.

Thank you very much.

What? She's hot.

This must be our new student,
Carter Mason's cousin.

Where are you,
my little princesa?

Ah!

Sophia. Thank you
for joining me.

Any news from Rosalinda?

No. And there
will never be.

Now, now, now, now. We
must not be so negative.

Perhaps Perhaps we should think
happy thoughts. Shall I begin?

I am picturing
a dashing young general.

And he is He's
sitting on a throne.

Royal subjects shower him
with adoration.

And what do you know? They
have crowned him their king!

You will never be the king of Costa
Luna, not as long as I'm alive.

You are ruining my happy thoughts.
Take her away.

What you see is what you get
When you're looking at me

I'm gonna tell it like it is
Most definitely

I can tell by the way
you look me in the eyes

That you're not like
the other guys

Hey, no cutting!

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey!

Back of the line.

Pardon?

That's the rules.
No cuts.

Of course.
Then I will not cuts.

Hey, Rosie, come on up with me.

Well? You gotta
pick something.

Oh!

Mystery meat.

Then I will have one of those.
What is it?

A hamburger?

Next.

Am I missing something here?

Got to say the signs
are clear as mud

True confession. Are you
gonna eat that nasty food?

When I laugh
I taste the tears

Sometimes I wish
I'd just disappear

I'm so confused,
misunderstood

I can't be free

Is it just me
who feels this way?

Trying to be where I am
So out of place

Can't I just wait
to see what's right?

'Cause it looks like
we're all just flying blind

Check her out. Who
does she think she is?

I know. She thinks
she's Carter's cousin.

Ow!

Oh, was that your leg?
I'm sorry.

She may be a loser like her
cousin, but she's dangerous.

Really? Why?

Are you serious?
Look at her.

I know.
Totally love the hair.

Ow!

What are you doing?

Eating a hamburger. Have
you ever tried one?

Yes. And FYI, they have
hamburgers in Iowa.

Oh!

Right.

You're supposed
to be blending in.

I am blending.

Speaking fluent French in class?

And eating hamburger like you're
having tea with the Queen?

Well, how else
should it be eaten?

Like this.

The works.

There you go.

Mmm-hmm.

Stop.

Now.

Like this?
It's perfect.

Can I have your attention, please?
I have an announcement to make.

Can we sit down and
settle down, please?

On Monday, we'll be
taking nominations

for the homecoming court.

These nominees must be girls
of exemplary character.

Kind, intelligent, honest,
charitable members

of the Lake Monroe community.

Now, the three girls
with the most votes

will become your
homecoming princesses.

There's more, there's more.

On Friday night,
at our annual dance,

one of these lucky girls
will be crowned

your homecoming queen
of Lake Monroe High.

Yeah!

Thank you.

You vote for royalty here?

We're a democracy.
We're into voting.

So then, anyone can be a princess?
Even you?

Theoretically.

Excuse me, everyone. May
I have your attention?

What are you doing?
Sit down! No, no.

I would like to
nominate my cousin,

Carter Mason, to be your queen.

I think that she would
make an excellent ruler.

Carter?

Yeah, right.

Carter. Carter!

Carter?
That's hilarious.

Was that for real?
Wow!

Oh, man.

Looks like I'm the queen.

Carter!

Carter!
Leave me alone.

I order you to stop.

You order me?
You order me.

I order you to take a long
walk off a short pier.

You cannot order
me to do anything.

Wanna bet? You're
in my kingdom now.

Okay, hey, hey, hey.
Whoa, whoa.

Whoa, what's going on?

Dad, she can't do it.
She can't act normal.

I am normal.
Really? Okay.

So, a normal person who has
never seen a hamburger before

can order one in six languages?

Really? You did that?

I always speak to my staff
in their native tongue.

They're not your staff.
They're lunch ladies, okay?

Dad, can't you see that
this isn't gonna work?

Carter, it's gonna work, okay?

We just have to give
it a little time.

It'll work.

It's gonna be
a scorcher again today

Hey, Ernie.
Hi, Carter.

Hello.
Oh, great.

Good morning, Carter.
What are you doing?

Chores.

Chores?
I do not understand.

No, of course not.

Perhaps I could learn this
chores. You could teach me.

You know, that's the
best idea you've had.

What must I do?

We'll start you off
easy. Inventory.

Inventory?
Counting.

You count what's in here, and
put it in here. Have fun.

Oh! And when you're done, there's
a whole other shelf, too.

One.

Everything okay?

Yeah. Just peachy.

You got the bow?
Uh-huh.

Stay above that line.

What line?
Right there.

Okay.

Carter, what's Rosie
doing in the bait shop?

Chores.

Dad.

Rosie!

Are you okay?

I'm all right.

I think I need to bathe.

Carter, why don't you go on
in and clean this up, okay?

Why me? She's the
one who did it.

Come on, pal.
I'll help you.

All right, it
It's not funny.

Yes. Come on.

You know it's a little funny.
All right. Here. Go.

You wanna laugh, too.
No, I don't wanna laugh.

Yes, you do. This is serious.
Come on.

What do you want
for dinner tonight?

Pizza.

Pizza? We had
pizza last night.

How about
How about burgers?

How about this?
Pizza and burgers.

Pizza and burgers.
Yeah. I wanna do both.

One as an appetizer,
or just together?

I don't know.

I didn't know we still
had all that stuff.

What's all this?

A proper dinner.

To thank you for helping
me clean up the mess

that I made in
your shop of bugs.

It's bait.
I'm aware.

Okay.

Here. Let me.
No, no.

Thank you, but tonight,
I serve you.

Well, I'm not gonna
say no to that.

It is for you.

For me?
Mmm-hmm.

To wear. Okay. Fine.

Come on, Carter.

So, you cook? I thought you
had servants for that.

Actually, my mother
grew up a peasant.

So she taught me
many family recipes.

Wow!

Yeah, that sounds kind of fancy.

Why don't we just order pizza?

No, it's chicken and rice.

Fantastic.
Bring it on, Rosie.

You know, I haven't had a real
home-cooked meal since

Forever.

Right.

Let's dig in!

How do you like it?
That

That is really, really good.
Gee, I had no idea you can cook.

Thank you.

This is terrific.
You're wonderful.

Thank you. Would
you like a roll?

You made rolls, too?
Yes.

I had no idea.
Yes.

Wow!

Must be nice to play
peasant for a day.

Would you excuse me?

You do not know me, Carter.

What's the big deal?

You'll be back
with your servants

and your personal chef and
private tutors soon enough.

How much did your father
tell you about me?

Other than the obvious, I think
we're on a need-to-know basis.

I think you need to know that my name
is Rosalinda Marie Montoya Fiore,

and I am a royal princess.

No kidding.

I am from a small island
nation called Costa Luna.

Never heard of it.
It is not on most maps.

It is very small, very
unimportant to large countries,

but very important to me.

When my father died,
he left Costa Luna to me.

You don't have to tell me

One month before my coronation,
our palace was attacked.

Your father was very brave.

He risked his life
for you, I know.

That's his job. He rescues
poor, oppressed princesses.

Did he tell you we had to
leave my mother behind?

The man who invaded Costa Luna
now holds her as a hostage.

I didn't know.

They told me my becoming
Rosie Gonzalez

was the only way
to keep her safe.

Stop. It's okay.

Carter, whatever I did to make you
dislike me, I am truly sorry.

I will try to blend in.
I will try to be from Iowa.

It is the only way to
save my mother's life.

Let's just start over.

I would like that.

But you need to lighten up
on this princess stuff.

It's really annoying.

Absolutely. Please, I only want to
be this typical American teenager.

You know what? I think
we can arrange that.

I love this place!
What is it?

It's a bowling alley.
That's bowling.

Just do what I do

and don't draw any attention
to yourself, please.

Right.

Thank you.
Sure.

Carter! How you doing?
Hi, Ed.

Hi. How you
doing, Rosie?

I'm well, thank you.

What'll it be?
Bowling, please.

No kidding.

Five-and-a-half
coming up.

Thank you.
Sure.

What size?
Excuse me?

Your feet. What size?

I do not know. All of my
shoes are made for me.

There's a shock. Just
get her some shoes.

Okay.

Your Highness.

Why, thank you, Edward.

It's Edwin, actually.

Edwin. That is
a wonderful name.

Thank you. It's been a
pleasure serving you, milady.

All right.
Thank you, Romeo.

Okay.

You're not blending in.
Pick a ball.

Did you see that?

Yeah. Nobody ever
does that for us.

They do now.

Your shoe's untied.

Don't trip.

Oh!

Careful there.

Donny, you don't have
to carry that for her.

She can do it herself
like a normal person.

So I'll just take this.

Whatever you say

Carter.

Right.

So, Donny is your boyfriend?

What? No, no.
He's just a friend.

But he is very special to you.

I see the way you look at him.

It's the same way
that Ed looks at you.

Okay, you're obviously not from
here, so just bowl. You first.

How do I win?

You win by knocking
down those white pins.

Okay, I'm ready.

What?

You may fire at the target.

You may fire it yourself.

Impossible.

Nice shot, Rosie!

You done already, Carter?

Yeah. Our lane's getting
a little crowded.

You don't really like
your cousin, do you?

No, it's It's just She can
be sometimes, you know, a

Princess.
She could win it all.

She is getting really popular.

The vote is on Monday.

We can't let her get more
popular than we are.

There's only one thing to do
in a situation like this.

Excuse me! Excuse me! Roe!
Excuse me! Excuse me! Roe.

You are such a natural.

Will you show us how
to bowl like that?

Of course.
But my name is Rosie.

Oh! Roe's our
nickname we gave you.

We give all of our friends nicknames.
She's Chels.

And she's Brookie and you're Roe.
You're one of us now.

Carter?
What?

Why do you care so much
for this boy Donny?

Who says I care for him?

Fine. I've been totally in love with
him since, like, the third grade,

when he kissed me under
the basketball hoop.

Is that what you want to hear?

He is quite beautiful.

Much like a prince.

I wonder if he is beautiful
on the inside as well.

Shall we bowl again tomorrow?

I can't. I'm working
at the bait shack.

I've never worked before.
Is this normal?

Yes. Lots of kids
have jobs.

Then I will help you.
You can't.

Why not?
Because it's mine.

You can't have
everything that's mine!

Well, just Want a job so bad?
Just go get one yourself.

All right.

Good night, Carter.

Thank you for giving
me this job, Chelsea.

No prob, Roe. Daddy owns, like,
17 Udderlys all over the South.

He's the King.

Your father is a king?

Of frozen yogurt.
One more thing.

You have to wear this.

So these are the frozen
yogurt machines.

You just pull the lever
and when it comes out

you just put a little swirly on
top and you're good to go, okay?

Swirly?
This is gonna be great.

And all your friends will
be here to support you.

We all want you to succeed
at your first job.

Thank you so much.
Uh-huh.

Ed!

Here she is, folks,

a future homecoming princess
of Lake Monroe, Louisiana.

Who is this natural
beauty, you ask?

Will you go away?
I'm working.

This is Carter Mason.

Secret identity?
Bait Girl.

So confident of
her innate royalty,

she is completely
unafraid to handle

whatever disgusting creature

Hey!

Isn't that Not on
my camera, please.

Then turn it off.

No.

Today's my last day to get
the before footage.

The princess vote is tomorrow.

Well, then go shoot
Chelsea or Brooke.

Nah. I've got tons
of them already.

They pay me to film them.

Is that why you're doing this?

'Cause of the money?

Absolutely.

I'm the only senior guy in Lake
Monroe who doesn't have a car.

Figures.

You really hate this whole
princess thing, don't you?

I don't hate it exactly.
I just think it's shallow.

Girls like Chelsea and Brooke,
all they care about is shoes.

Like wearing the right
clothes makes them superior.

I just want to do something
more important with my life,

like my dad.

Yeah, yeah, he does
sell some sick bait.

Right.

So, speaking of princesses,
where's Rosie?

How should I know?

I think I just found her.

Hey, I've been waiting
here for, like, 10 minutes.

I haven't got all day!

Just a second.

Hold on.

Oh, no!

It's not brain science!

Come on, what are
they paying you for?

I've been waiting
for, like, ever!

Come on, Chels. She's dying in there.
Help her out.

You're absolutely right.
Brookie, we should go in there.

Oh, Chels. If only
our pedicures were dry.

Fine.

Bull, will you do me
a huge favor?

Yeah. Yeah.

Wait. How do I
know it's the right one?

It's big. It's red.
Can't miss it.

I can't believe it.
This is ridiculous!

I want my yogurt, okay?

You need some help, or what?

Hello?

I have to go!

Oh, no!

What are you doing?

Are you okay?
Come here, Rosie.

You said to get a job.

Not this one!
This job's for losers.

Trust me, I've had this job.
The bait shop is a step up.

Hey, check it out.

What is happening?

Chelsea set you up.

She invited all those people to come
watch you make a fool of yourself.

Carter, it's okay.

I am not a fool.

And she cannot make something
out of me that I am not.

Rosie, we have to do something.

I will turn the other cheek, because
that is what princesses do.

Your father,
the King of Yogurts,

would be very
disappointed in you.

Yeah, well, I'm not a princess.

She can't be a princess!

Don't freak,
but she kind of can.

I've just been texted,
like, 10 times.

Everybody thinks
she's pretty cool.

Tomorrow, when the whole school
votes for three princesses,

she could be one of them.

And if she gets enough votes

Don't say it.

she could
become queen.

No, I'm the queen!
It's my destiny!

That's kind of iffy now.

I'd rather eat carbs than
see her wearing my crown.

We have to stop her.

How?

If she never becomes a princess,
she can't be the queen, right?

I'm not sure where
you're going here.

Grab your cell. We've got a
whole lot of texting to do.

So, it's a skill that most Americans
master in, like, the third grade,

but it's never
too late to learn.

I am ready to try.

Good luck.

Nice.

Okay, next we'll
work on slouching,

eye-rolling and talking
back to my dad.

If Mr. Elegante could see me right
now, he would be so mad at me.

Who's Mr. Elegante?

My royal dress designer.

You're kidding, right?

No. He is a close
family friend.

If there were ever an emergency,

he would be the first
I would call.

Must be nice to be a queen.

Actually, it's not all about the
dresses and crowns, Carter.

My mother told me that my father
never called himself king.

To our people, he was
father, brother and friend.

I hope to be like him when
I am Queen of Costa Luna.

Father, brother

No!

I want to make a difference.

To do something more
important with your life?

Yes.

You know, you're different than
I thought a princess would be.

I hope that is a good thing.

Yeah, it is.

Thank you for helping me today.

A princess is never sure
who her true friend is.

Today, I am sure.

Me, too.

I'll give myself
this one and this one,

for bravery and honor.

A thief has no honor.

Sophia! Come in,
come in, come in.

We have a great deal to discuss.

Do you think it's too much?

I want to look my best when I
announce my engagement today.

Who could be so unfortunate
as to become your bride?

Well, as a matter of fact,

she is standing right
here in this room.

That's ridiculous. I will
never marry you. Ever.

Of course you won't.

But Rosalinda
will not know this.

She will see the announcement,

assume you are doing
it to protect her,

and come racing back
to her mother's side

just in time to
join you in exile.

The people of Costa Luna
will never accept that.

The same was said for the people
of Costa Estrella 20 years ago,

and look what happened.

Hmm.

Take her back to her cell.

Oh, and bring me my
hair and makeup team.

We must touch up this gray
before I go on camera.

Yeah.

Sorry.

Wait, where's everyone going?

Good morning, students.

The votes for your
three homecoming

We must hurry, Carter.

Okay, you're way too
into this princess thing.

Now, I'd like to
announce the winners.

And your princesses
are Chelsea Barnes!

Thank you! Thank you!

Carter Mason!

Carter Mason.

And your third and
final princess is

Rosie Gonzalez!

Thank you. Thank you.

What happened?

I don't know!

We texted everyone
in the school.

They were supposed to vote
for Carter instead of Rosie,

not Carter and Rosie.

This is all your fault.

How is it my fault?

If you were more popular, you'd
be the princess, not her.

I am popular!

This is not good, okay? Me being
a princess is not normal.

Hey, there.

Hey, Rosie, can I talk to you?

Me?
Her?

Yeah.

So, you know there's the homecoming
dance and everything, and

Will you go to the
dance with me, Rosie?

Me?
Her?

Yeah. I want you to be
my date for the dance.

Donny, that is very
kind of you, but no.

Will you excuse me?

Uh

Sure.

That was the most humiliating thing
that has ever happened to me.

And I've been humiliated a lot.

What was I thinking? A guy like
Donny would never go out with me.

Then he is not worthy of you.

Yeah, you can say that 'cause
you're all high and royal.

But I'm just
a girl who sells bait.

No.

You are so much more.
You are a princess now.

Yeah. Trust me,
I am not a princess.

Yes, you are.

You just do not
feel like one yet.

When I came here, you taught me
how to act normal, not royal.

Now it is my turn to teach you.

You think that being a
princess is superficial.

Yeah, I guess.

That it is about what you
wear, and how you look.

Well, it is a little bit
about how you look.

But more importantly,

it is about what you have to offer
the world and who you are inside.

Come on, Carter. Let's go
find your inner princess.

You come from here
I come from there

You rock out in your room
I'd like a world premiere

We're more alike than
anybody could ever tell

Ever tell

Friday we're cool
Monday we're freaks

Sometimes we rule
Sometimes we can't even speak

But we kick it up
Let loose and LOL

LOL

It may seem cliched for me to
want to say that you're not alone

Not alone

And you can call me uncool But
it's a simple fact I got your back

Yeah, yeah, yeah

'Cause we're one
and the same

We're anything but ordinary

One and the same

I think we're
almost legendary

You and me, the perfect team

Chasing down the dream

We're one and the same

One and the same

We're anything but ordinary

One and the same

I think we're
almost legendary

You and me, the perfect team

Shaking up the scene

We're one and the same

You're just so good
with everybody.

Kids, old people, you're
probably even good with dogs.

That is true.

You're so much more generous
than I thought you'd be.

It is a princess's
job to help people.

I guess I never
really thought about

what it really means
to be a princess.

Like this.

I can't believe you
actually have to do this.

Oh, no, you don't.

Wait, then, why am I doing it?

Because it is funny.

What? I hate you!

You do?
No, no, no. No.

No, I didn't mean it that way. I
didn't mean I hate you I hate you.

I meant I hate you, like,
you're my best friend.

Oh!

Well, then, I hate you, too.

And that dress is ugly.

It is?
No!

It is beautiful.
And so are you.

Look.

You're becoming a
princess on the inside.

And now you look like one, too.

Excuse me, I have this lame reading
assignment for Spanish class.

Do you think that you have
something that's really easy

with lots of pictures?

Oh! Cool.

Princess Rosalinda?
No way!

It's Mason. What's going on?

General Kane's
announcement of his engagement

to dona Sophia Montoya

has popped up in several
tabloid magazines.

The story is contained so far,

but I would be lying to say
I was not concerned.

She'd never agree to marry him.

I was not suggesting
she would, Major.

General Kane's doing this
to draw Rosalinda out.

He knows she won't allow her
mother to be forced into marriage.

Absolutely.

So, it is imperative that we
keep this from Rosalinda.

Yes, ma'am. I agree.

Major, has she made any enemies?

Anyone who might want
to expose her identity?

Not that I know of.

Let's move that throne here.

No. No, actually,
there.

Oh, I know.
Up there.

And let's hang some
lights directly on it.

That might be too harsh
on my skin tone.

We should hire
a lighting designer.

The budget's gone, Chelsea.
What you see is what you get.

Okay, okay. I know!

A follow-spot
just on me.

Maybe light pink,
or golden like the sun.

It's great to be queen.

You're not queen yet.
Carter could win,

or Rosie.
Can it, Muffy.

My name's Margaret.

Not anymore.

Hey, Chels.

Don't call me that.

You lost that right when you lost
your princess crown to Bait Girl

and her strangely formal cousin.

Well, what if we could get Rosie

to drop out of
homecoming altogether?

She would never do that.

She might.

She's not who she says she is.
She's Princesa Rosalinda.

It's in Spanish.

What does the article say?

I'm not sure.

What? I'm pretty, not smart.
Okay, let me try.

It's about Rosie and her mom.

One of them has fled the country
and one of them is in prison

or a paper bag.

I get those two mixed up.

No biggie.
Good work, Brookie.

Thanks, Chels.

I have the perfect plan.

Hey, girls.

Hi, Mr. Mason.
Is Rosie home?

Maybe. What's up?

Up?

Well, we're planning a little
princess surprise for Carter.

To congratulate her.

Yeah. It was
Rosie's idea.

She's in her room.
Go on in.

I've never heard of Costa Luna.
Have you, Brookie?

No, Chels.

I do not know what you
are talking about.

We know all about you and your mother.
And the paper bag.

What?
Poor Princess Rosalinda.

Did you hear she's in hiding?

You do not understand.

I understand that
you lied to us.

Only to protect my mother.

From the paper bag?

No.

Look, I will give you a
reward for keeping my secret.

We know you will.

You do?

And we already
have it picked out.

I don't understand.

Yeah, me either.

You're gonna turn in
your crown, Princess.

You're going to tell everyone
that there is, and only will be,

one true homecoming queen,
and that's me.

That's good.
Fine.

You may take my crown,

but you will not take Carter's.

She's no threat to you, Chelsea.

Fine.

Let Bait Girl play
princess for one night.

She just won't look like one.

Have fun at the dance!

Look at what
Chelsea and Brooke

What's wrong?

I have to leave, Carter.

Leave? Leave where?

Back to my country.

General Kane is forcing
my mother into marriage.

Father's never gonna
let you go back.

He'll never know.

Yeah, but I know. And I'm not
gonna let you go back, either.

Carter, you have to
stay out of this.

I have a duty to my people.

And this is something that
you'll never understand.

I've loved living
here in Louisiana.

And I wish my life could
be like this every day.

But this is not reality.

I mean, you think my life as a
princess is some fairy tale?

This here is a fairy tale!

And I cannot hide here anymore.

Soon I will be
Queen of Costa Luna.

My country needs me.

You're right.
They do need you.

They need you to lead them,
and to protect them.

And that's something
you can't do from jail,

which is exactly where you'll end
up if you go back to Costa Luna.

No way am I letting this happen.

Hola, this is Elegante.
Who is this?

That's not important.

All that matters is I'm a
friend of Princess Rosalinda,

and she's about to make
a very big mistake.

My princesa?
What mistake is this?

She wants to come home.

No, no, no, no, no,
she must not.

It's too dangerous.

I know.
But I have a plan.

And I'm gonna need you
to listen very carefully.

I will do anything for the Princesa.
Anything.

Okay, to start with, I'm
gonna need two dresses.

You okay?

I'm going to miss this place.

I'm going to miss you, Carter.

I can't believe I'm saying this,

but I'm going to miss you, too.

Rosie, can you do me a
big favor before you go?

Anything.

You said it is a princess'
job to help others.

It is.

Well, the dance
is on Friday night,

and there's some people
that I want to help.

I want to make this night special
for them, for all of us.

Will you please stay until then?

For them, please.

That's it, keep your chin up.

What in the

Okay, stay there,
that's perfect. Very good.

Morning, Dad.
Morning. What the

What are you girls up to?

Just having some friends over from school.
Is that okay?

Yeah, yeah. It's fine.
What's in the box?

Homecoming stuff.
No biggie.

Hmm.

And you are sure about this
homecoming dance, Sen Elegante?

Absolutely.

I feel, in one way,
I'm betraying my queen,

but I thought you
should know, General.

It's for the good of Costa Luna.

You did the right thing
by coming to me, senor.

Fuel the jet!

Tell the pilot we will
be flying to Louisiana.

A lovely color.
Lovely indeed.

Caribbean blue, General.

To complement Princess
Rosalinda's skin tone.

Well, back to work. You
have a dress to finish.

Two, actually.

Where did you get them?

Well, you said to call Mr.
Elegante if I had an emergency.

And I think that this
is a fashion emergency.

Carter, you are brilliant.

This one is yours.

He says you look best in pink.

And this one is mine.
It's Caribbean blue.

Thank you, Carter. This is a
night I'll always remember.

I hope so.

Are you guys ready? 'Cause
it's getting kind of late.

Come on in, girls.

Helen's House of Beauty
is open for business.

Okay.

Oh, this is a great
color on you.

How do I look, Dad?

I think we have a problem.

I may have to stop
calling you pal.

All right, I gotta grab this.
You girls gonna be okay?

Yeah, we'll be fine.
Go ahead.

You sure?

Of course.
We're not kids.

All right. Well, have a good time.
And be careful.

Mason.
Helen.

All right, Your Highnesses.

Time's a-wasting. The dance
starts in 10 minutes.

Masks? No one said
anything about masks.

Come on!

Hey! Hey!

I'm stuck! Open the door, Donny.
Hello?

Donny. Donny!

Come here, come here.

You okay?
Get off!

Okay, freshman, I think I
can take it from here.

No.

Carter, what's the problem?

I thought we had,
you know, something.

Actually, we don't.

Okay, what's up?

Isn't this what you've been waiting
for since, like, third grade?

Before I put on this dress, you
couldn't even remember my name.

I might be a princess tonight,
but I'll always be Bait Girl.

And I'm proud of that.

Carter, you're making
a big mistake.

No, Donny.
I don't think I am.

You deserve better
than him, Carter.

I know. Too bad it took
this long to realize it.

Guys!

What happened to you?

Shut up and fix me.

Did you get me a crown?
Who cares?

In a few minutes,
it won't matter anyways.

I'll be named queen and
this will all be over.

I thought we were
in this together.

We are. Lip gloss.

No.

What?
I said no.

You can't use my
lip gloss anymore.

But I have to look pretty.
I'm a princess.

Yeah, a terrible one.

A princess is supposed to be a
girl of exemplary character,

a role model. But you,

you're not even kind, honest
or charitable in any way.

You're not even nice.

I don't think I want to
be your friend anymore.

Brookie

Don't call me that.

Carter, Rosie, I just wanted
to thank you for tonight.

I never thought I
could look beautiful.

Or feel beautiful,
for that matter.

Margaret, you are beautiful.

And thanks for not
calling me Muffy.

No problem.

I love this song!
Let's go dance!

Well, why don't you two go ahead?
Be princesses.

Okay!

There you are!
Finally!

You don't understand, miss.

I'm the Security. I know.
You're late.

And what is with the uniforms?

No one's wearing
berets this year.

Just stay out here and make
sure no one gets in that dance,

unless they're students
from Lake Monroe. Got it?

Got it.
Enjoy your evening.

Okay, everybody, he's about
to announce the winner.

Let's put on our masks.

Princesses everywhere.

Caribbean blue.
Beautiful indeed.

Come with me now, Princesa, and no
harm will come to your friends.

Can I have your attention, please?
I hold here in my hand

the name of our 2008
Lake Monroe Homecoming Queen.

And the winner is

Princess Rosie Gonzalez.

Rosie, are you out there?

Thank you.

Since I've been here, I've
learned many wonderful things.

Most importantly,

I've learned about friendship
and loyalty and trust.

And that those are not
things that are just given,

but things we must earn.

So I want to thank Carter Mason

for teaching me these things.

And for being my friend.

Carter, where are you?

That was so beautiful, Rosie.

Thank you. But I
need to find Carter.

Hold it right there, Princess.

My crown.
Hand it over.

Chelsea, please

You're not going anywhere

until I get that crown.

No!

Sorry.

I am so getting
you back for this!

General Kane!

Well, it appears as if everyone
wants to be a princess.

Unfortunately, it is time
for the masquerade to end.

What are you doing? The
plan was working perfectly.

This was a very brave plan.

But this is my fight, not yours.

You don't have to go with them.

Enough!

As the Princesa so
eloquently pointed out,

this is not your fight.

General Kane.

Good to see you again.

What is the meaning of this?

You are interfering
with official business

of the sovereign
land of Costa Luna.

Maybe this will
fly in your country,

but, here,
it's called kidnapping.

We're turning you over to the
international authorities.

Get him.

No, let me.

I'm going to enjoy this.

How does it feel to
be brought to justice

by a 16-year-old girl,
General?

Not so hot.

I can't believe you
would do this for me.

That's what princesses do.

They do it for each other.

And you are truly a
princess now, Carter Mason.

You rightfully deserve this.

Hold it! Nobody moves!

Nobody goes anywhere.

I'll take that.

Let her go. She needs
it way more than I do.

All right. Come on.
Hey, guard.

You got him?

Oh, I'm in so much trouble.

What were you thinking, Carter?

I was thinking
I'd be perfect bait.

Get it? I'm Bait Girl.

Why didn't you just come to me?

Dad, you would have
never let me do it.

You're lucky I was here.

I knew you would be.

You're always there for me.

You rescue princesses.
That's what you do.

You and me, pal.

You and me, Dad.

I present to you

Queen Rosalinda Marie
Montoya Fiore

of Costa Luna!

Long live Queen Rosie!

Long live Queen Rosie!

You had your dreams,
I had mine

You had your fears,
I was fine

You showed me
what I couldn't find

When two different
worlds collide

When two different
worlds collide

Ladies, you're here.
Excellent.

Are you ready for
your next assignment?

I am.
Me, too.

But can we go somewhere
a little bit warmer?

My feet are still frozen from
that walk through Helsinki.

Carter, you can be
such a princess.

Something wrong with that?

Door opening.