02x03 - The Curse of El Guapo

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- ♪ In a kingdom old and grand ♪
- ♪ Elena ♪

- ♪ A princess bravely rules the land ♪
- ♪ Elena ♪

- ♪ With her family by her side ♪
- ♪ Elena ♪

♪ It's a wild and daring ride ♪

♪ Elena ♪

♪ Elena of Avalor ♪

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- ♪ Myth and mystery everywhere ♪
- ♪ Myth and mystery everywhere ♪

- ♪ Loyal friends are always there ♪
- ♪ Loyal friends always there ♪

- ♪ Magic shines from deep within ♪
- ♪ Magic shines from within ♪

♪ Let her royal reign begin ♪

♪ Elena, Elena ♪

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♪ Elena of Avalor ♪

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♪♪ m*llitary Drumming....

Atten-hut!

My fellow Avalorans,

today I am sad
to announce

that the brave leader
of our Royal Guard,

Captain Antonio Sandoval,

is retiring.

What? Retiring?

Captain Sandoval embodies
Avalor's best values...

Courage,
selflessness, and honor,

so we look to him
to nominate four guards

worthy of replacing him.

Captain Sandoval?

I am a man of few words.

Rico Villalobos!

Nice!

Miguel Léon.

Good job!

Andreas Sosa.

Oh! Excuse me.

And Gabriel Nuñez.

Whew!

Yes!

The four of you
will take part

in a skills competition
that begins today.

The first two candidates
to complete the course

will face off again tomorrow
to decide who will be

the new captain
of the guard.

Anything to add, Captain?

Captain?

Dismissed!

- Lieutenant Nuñez!
- Atten-hut!

May I have a word?

Of course,
Your Majesty.

Gabe! I'm so excited
for you!

Me too!
I can't believe it.

I'll be rooting for you!
As your friend.

As Crown Princess,
may the best guard win.

I'd have it
no other way.

Good luck tomorrow.

I hear it's
a pretty tough course.

Did you see them?

If Gabe makes captain,

it will only be
because he's Elena's friend.

If I make captain,
it'll be because I earned it.

Oh, the captain
of the Royal Guard

has always been from a
distinguished m*llitary family,

like me!

And never the son
of a baker.

Like you.

Hey, there's nothing wrong
with being a baker.

If you're making muffins!

But if you're
leading soldiers,

you should come from a
m*llitary family like mine.

This sword belonged
to my father,

Regimental Sergeant-Major
Hilário Villalobos.

Gabe, uh, what did
your father pass down to you?

Um, a spatula?

I don't need a fancy sword
to win the competition.

I can win
with this.

Aww...

What? This is standard issue!

We all have the same one!

Show us what you
can do with it, baker boy.

I will, Regimental
Sergeant-Major boy!

That sounded
snappier in my head.

Oh, you got him, baker boy!

- What?
- Ahh!

Wait, I was distracted.

Yes, by my incredible
fighting skills.

With this sword,
I am unstoppable.

Atten-hut!

Professor Mendoza
needs a package delivered

to Avalor's Museum
of Archaeology.

Any volunteers?

At your service,
Professor.

Okay.
Now, this is very important.

Go directly there.

Do not open it.

Protect it with your life.
Is that clear?

Perfectly clear.

All right, then.

Thanks, Gabe.

Smart move.

You don't need a good sword
to deliver packages.

Was it something I said?

Hey, Fuego.

I'm up for captain.

I know, right?

I just hope I have
what it takes.

Thanks.
But it won't be easy.

♪ It feels like
my whole life ♪

♪ Not one thing's
come easily ♪

♪ I struggle
and strive to keep alive ♪

♪ The dreams
that are teasing me ♪

♪ This baker boy has come
from a humble family ♪

♪ Got no fancy sword,
still I'm racing toward ♪

♪ A much greater destiny ♪

♪ I always thought
if I tried my best ♪

♪ Then I worked real hard ♪

♪ That even a guy like me
could be ♪

♪ The captain of the guard ♪

♪ But what if I give it
all I got ♪

♪ Yet I get out-sparred? ♪

♪ How can a guy like me
ever be ♪

♪ The captain of the guard ♪

♪ The captain of the guard ♪

Whoa, Fuego!

Check it out, Fuego!

If I was using
a sword like this,

there's no way
Rico could b*at me.

Hey!

What if I borrow the sword?

Just for the competition!

Then I'll bring it
right to the museum!

No harm in that, right?

♪ I always thought
if I tried my best ♪

♪ And I worked real hard ♪

♪ That even a guy like me
could be ♪

♪ The captain of the guard ♪

♪ And now with this sword
I'll pass the test ♪

♪ And I'll earn my star ♪

♪ That's when a guy like me
is sure to be ♪

♪ The captain of the guard ♪

♪ The captain of the guard ♪

♪ The captain of the guard ♪

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Whoa.

That's more like it!

Every great soldier
needs a great sword!

Whoo! Ha!

Ha ha ha!

This sword
makes me feel like I'm...

the strongest,
most handsome,

unstoppable soldier
that ever lived!

El Guapo!

Fall in!

Where's Gabe?

I don't know.

Oh, here he comes.

Ha ha! Yah-ha!

Hey, looks like Gabe
got a new sword.

All right,
Lieutenant Nuñez!

Nuñez? No, no, no.
Call me...

Guapo.

Guapo?

Doesn't "guapo"
mean "handsome?

Yes?

Well, he does
have a point.

Guapo? Why'd I say that?

Cool sword!
How many empanadas

did your father
have to sell to buy it?

Atten-hut!

On your mark...

get set...

go!

It's Guapo time!

Wah!

I smell victory for Guapo!

Sure it's not
your socks, Guapo?

How dare you?

Un, dos, tres!

Ha ha!

Ha ha!

Gracias!

Ooh...

Rico, are you all right?

What are you doing?

Keep running!
Yah! Stop! Aah!

Whoa! Aah! Whoa!

Thanks for the help, Gabe!

What? You made it
to the next round.

Princessa, why don't you save
everyone's time

and make me captain now?

Well, because
the competition

isn't over,
Lieutenant Nuñez.

Of course. I understand.

So now I will go practice
my victory speech for tomorrow!

The incomparable tenor
El Guapo!

Uh, what's gotten
into Gabe?

I don't know,
but I don't like it.

Neither do I.

That is definitely not

how a captain
of the Royal Guard acts.

I need to talk to him.

Ooh, good grab, Fuego.

Oh! Why was I
acting like that?

And talking like that!

Huh?

How'd it do that?

Because this sword

is enchanted with the spirit

of the brave
and handsome El Guapo!

El Guapo? So that's why I said
all those terrible things!

I gotta get rid
of this sword.

Huh?

This is gonna be harder
than I thought.

Yah!

Oh! Argh!

That's it!

I'm... taking you...
to... the museum!

Gabe?

Mm! Princess Elena!

I need to talk to you.

Yes, of course!

Right after I run
a quick errand.

- So sorry!
- But...

Ahh. I should've brought you
here to begin with.

No! I am not
putting down this sword!

Oh, yes, I am! Ha!

- No!
- Let go!

I'm glad
that's over. Ha!

I feel like me again!

Hyah!

Professor Mendoza!

Avoid eye contact.

Oh! Lieutenant Nuñez!

Oh, Professor Mendoza!

I didn't see you there.

Thanks again for delivering
that package for me.

You're welcome!

I didn't want
to alarm you yesterday,

but now I can tell you the package
contained a cursed sword.

You don't say!

That's why I kept insisting
you not open it!

Which I didn't.
Open it. Even a little bit.

The sword once belonged
to a vain, aggressive general

named El Guapo.

If anyone is foolish enough
to pick up the sword,

they'll start acting
like El Guapo!

And what's more,

once the sword
finds a new owner,

it won't leave their side.

- Can the curse be broken?
- Ha! Well, if it can,

nobody's figured out how!

That's why I wanted it
sealed up

in a special glass case
in the museum.

Uh-oh.

Lieutenant Nuñez!

Shh!

I beg your pardon!

Ride, Fuego!

Ah-ha! I'm Guapo again!

No, I'm Gabe!

Guapo!
Gabe!

Guapo!

Fuego,
take me to Mateo!

Hurry!

So then
I picked up the sword...

and became the most
amazing warrior who ever lived.

Because the sword is
cursed, it changed my personality...

to a better one!

- Help!
- I've read about cursed objects,

but never seen one up close.

This is fascinating!

Mateo!

Okay, okay.
I can try.

But breaking this type
of curse is tricky.

The potion takes hours to brew,
and even then it might not work.

Please try...
to forget I even came to you.

Mind your own
business, Guapo! I am!

Um, can you two
take it outside?

I need to concentrate.

We'll be at...
I mean, I'll be at the barracks.

Preparing
for tomorrow's victory!

There you are.
Do you have the potion?

It took me all night,
but yeah.

I will
never drink that!

Oh, yes, I will!

Now, remember,
if this potion works,

you can't pick up
that sword again,

or the curse will return.

Wait, so I can't get rid
of El Guapo and keep the sword?

But if I don't use
this sword,

I might not become
captain of the guard.

If that's
so important to you,

then maybe you
should stay El Guapo.

The choice is yours.

I have to drink it.

"Special delivery
to baker boy"?

"Never compete
on an empty stomach."

Rico!

Guapo would show Rico!

Gabe! Finally!

I've been looking
all over for you!

Hey, Elena, what's up?

That's what
I wanna know!

You haven't been acting
like yourself.

I've been
acting better, no?

Mm, no.

Yesterday you cut Rico off

and didn't even stop
to help him!

Um, why would I?

Gabe, the captain of my father's
Royal Guard used to say

the Royal Guard
is a brotherhood,

and whenever
one guard falls,

another must pick him up.

Yes, in battle,
but this was a race.

It doesn't matter.

If you want to be captain,
you have to be

a great soldier
and a great person.

Yes! I am the best person!

I-I mean, I try my best.

Well, you may want
to try harder.

I...

Look, you have to understand

why I haven't been acting
like myself lately.

Speak for yourself!

That's what I'm trying to do!

Oh... kay.
Uh, what's going on, Gabe?

This sword was in the package I was
supposed to deliver to the museum.

Then what are you
doing with it?

I... borrowed it.

But it's enchanted,

and now I'm cursed
with the spirit

of the general
who owned it.

The incomparable General Guapo!

Ha ha!

Uh, you're cursed?

But why would you even take
the sword in the first place?

I guess I wanted to prove
that the son of a baker

could be captain of the guard,

and I couldn't win
unless I had a great sword.

Gabe, a sword doesn't
make the soldier.

The solider makes the sword!

Huh. You're right.

Uph! What kind
of nonsense is that?

She means
I don't need a fancy sword,

and I certainly don't need El Guapo
making me act like an obnoxious fool.

Fool?
Who are you calling a fool?

This curse
ends now with Mateo's potion.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

I won't let you do it!

Come on!

Just...!

I won't let
you do it!

Please! Huh! Come on!

Oh, um...

El Guapo, I hear
you're a great swordsman.

The best that ever lived!

Do you think you can cut
that crate in half?

Of course!

Mm!

Quick! Drink it now!

Ah!

Thanks, Elena.

What treachery!

Well, is the spell broken?

Yep, it's just me in here.

Then we'd better hurry.

The competition's
about to start.

Congratulations,
lieutenants.

You've made it
to the final round.

The winner becomes
the next captain of the guard.

Captain Sandoval,
I hope your replacement

shows the same honor
and integrity that you do.

Yes.

He really is
a man of few words.

"Yes."

On your marks...

You going to trip me
like last time?

- What?
- Get set!

It was an accident!

Go!

And it wasn't really me!

Huh! Smelled like you!

- Come on, Gabe!
- Do it, Rico!

You got it, Villalobos!

Whoa-ow!

Rico fell!

You got this, Gabe!

- You okay?
- What are you doing?

You could've won!

When one Royal Guard falls,

another must pick him up,
no matter what.

We're crossing
that finish line together.

That was an amazing display
of camaraderie.

But, since you both crossed the
finish line at the same time,

Captain Sandoval and I
must discuss

which one of you
to promote.

Permission to speak,
Princess Elena.

Go on,
Lieutenant Villalobos.

I know I speak
for all the guards here

when I say Lieutenant Nuñez
should be the new captain.

What?

He could've won,
but he came back for me instead,

because that's the kind
of man he is,

a man of honor,

and it would be our honor
to serve under him.

What do you think,
Captain?

They have chosen well.

Whoo-hoo!

Okay, then.

Gabe... I mean, ahem,
Lieutenant Nuñez,

I hereby name you captain
of the Royal Guard.

I present you
with your captain's sword.

Uhh...

This one's not cursed.
Mateo checked.

All good!

Congratulations.

And, uh, sorry about all that
baker boy and empanada stuff.

That's okay,
because my first act as captain

is to tell you to clean up
those empanadas,

Lieutenant Villalobos!

No, seriously,
clean it up.

Gabe, I'm really proud of you.

Thank you for reminding me

that the sword
doesn't make the soldier.

The soldier makes the sword.

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