01x16 - The Princess Knight

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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 ♪

♪ 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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( squawking )

( grunting )

Ah!

FRANCISCO: Yes! Point!

Bravo! Another win!

( laughs ) Thanks, Abuelo!

I don't remember teaching
you that move.

I threw it in
at the last minute.

Elena, when I see you Fence,

it is like watching your mother.

She was quite the Fencer
in her day.

So I've heard.

Ready for another round, Gabe?

I promise I'll go easy on you.

Sorry, Princess, but I have
to head down to the arena.

Sign-ups start today
for the Swordsman's Cup,

and the Royal Guards are
helping set up the tournament.

I can't wait to see
all that great Swordplay.

Maybe pick up some new moves.

Let me walk you out, Lieutenant.

Oh! Gabe, don't forget your...

Thank you for teaching
Elena how to Fence.

And for letting her win.

What?!

You've been letting me win
all this time?

I... I... Uh...

It was my idea.

I don't want you to get hurt.

I'm not going to get hurt,
Abuelo.

Your mother was the best
Fencer in the kingdom,

and even she got injured.

You never told me that. How?

My Lucia entered
the Swordsman's Cup once.

She made it to the final round

against a knight
from Brazendell.

But she broke her wrist and
had to forfeit the match.

I would never forgive myself

if I let something
like that happen again.

Just because she got hurt
doesn't mean I will.

I cannot take that risk.

You are the Crown Princess
of Avalor.

But more importantly,
you are my granddaughter.

Please try to understand.

And you went along with this?

I'm sorry.
But I'm your Royal Guard.

I'm supposed to protect you.

I don't need to be protected.

I'll show you.
I'll show both of you.

What do you mean, show us?

I'm going to enter
the Fencing Tournament.

( laughs ) There is no way

your grandfather is
going to let you do that.

Ah! You're right.

So I'm not going
to let him know it's me.

I'll just pretend to be a knight

( muffled )
from a faraway kingdom!

You still sound like
the Crown Princess.

I don't need to talk. Just win.

That's going to be harder
than you think.

You haven't seen
who you're up against.

( Swords clacking )

They call him The Viper
because of his quick strikes.

They call her The Hornet

because her footwork's so good,

it's like she's flying.

They call him The Beast...

( growling )

because he...

OPPONENT: Whoa!

( Crash, cat yowls )

Yeah, I think I know why.

And that right there
is Sir Cassius.

What are you doing, Cassius!

You don't stop
in the middle of a point!

It's just practice, Father.

Well, you're practicing
bad habits.

Yes, Father.

Now get back in there
and win the point!

Sir Cassius is Brazendell's
defending champion.

Brazendell?

Didn't Abuelo say my mother
dueled a knight from Brazendell?

He's not a knight anymore.

He's Lord Elrod.

Point! That's more like it!

So, seen enough?

Yep. Where do I sign up?

( Sighs )

Welcome to the Swordsman Cup...

um... Sir Elezar!

Mm! Mm-hmm! Whoa!

This is not a good idea.

You saw the other Fencers.

I can b*at them.

Elena, you can't even b*at me

when I'm not letting you win.

Is that so?

GABE: En garde!

Point.

Let's go again.

- Point.
- Again!

En garde!

Point.

What was that?

I call it the "Leaping Stag."

I used that move to win the Royal
Guard Fencingmatch last year.

( Sighs )

I thought I was good.

But I'm not even okay.

Listen, you're better than okay.

But if you want to get
to Tournament level,

you have a lot to learn.

You're right.

So I'm going to need you
to teach me.

I want you to be my coach.

Your coach? ( Laughs ) No way.

Why not?

You're the best Fencer
in the Royal Guard.

You know all those great moves.

Plus, I trained you in Olaball.

The least you could do
is coach me.

If I coach you,

you're going to have
to train the way I trained,

and you're not going to like it.

I'll do whatever you say.
I promise.

All right. We start
tomorrow morning at five.

Ooh, can we make it seven?

I'm not really a morning person.

( Groans )

Five it is!

( Sighs )

( snoring )

( trumpet playing ) Huh?! Huh?!

Wha...?

We're burning daylight!
Let's go! Let's go!

Uh-huh.

Aah! Oh!

I'm okay.

( Sighs )

Why do I have to go up
all these steps?

If you want to be a great
Fencer, you need endurance

so you can outlast
your opponent.

( Sighs )

Ooh!

( laughs weakly )

(grunting )

You need balance
so you can stay on your feet.

Whoa! Whoa!

Ha!

Whoaaa!

Ha!

( Frustrated gurgle )

You need speed and footwork

so you can dodge and strike.

Hey!

Gabe!

Ow!

( Growls )

You're lucky I'm using mangoes.

My instructor used coconuts.

We've been at this all day.

When are you going
to teach me some sword moves?

You're not ready for a sword.

But the competition
is in two days!

And if it was a complaining
contest, you'd be ready to go.

Look, if you want to win,
you need to step up.

I am stepping up!

Then show me.

( Music playing )

ELENA: ♪ The climb to the top
is oh so steep ♪

♪ Got a lot to learn
to make that leap ♪

♪ But I'm gonna stay strong ♪

♪ And keep hangin' on ♪

♪ Each step that I take
it's hard to see ♪

♪ The finishing line
where I need to be ♪

♪ But I'm gonna stand tall ♪

♪ Even when I fall ♪

Aah!

♪ 'Cause I'm steppin' up ♪

♪ I am here to stay ♪

♪ No matter what they say ♪

♪ I'm gonna win the day ♪

♪ I'm steppin' up ♪

♪ Giving all I got ♪

♪ There's no way I'll stop ♪

♪ Until I reach the top ♪

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♪ Practice will make it
perfectly right ♪

♪ Gotta keep going,
keep up the fight ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm gonna push through ♪

♪ It's what I got to do ♪

( croaks )

♪ 'Cause I'm steppin' up ♪

♪ I am here to stay ♪

♪ No matter what they say ♪

♪ I'm gonna win the day ♪

♪ I'm steppin' up ♪

♪ Giving all I got ♪

♪ There's no way I'll stop ♪

♪ Until I reach the top ♪

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♪ I'm steppin' up ♪

♪ I'm steppin' up ♪

♪ I am steppin' up ♪

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Congratulations.
You're ready for a sword.

Yes!

Side step, side step!

Now lunge!

Strike!

Ha! Point!

Can I try
your "Leaping Llama" move?

It's "Leaping Stag."
And that move is too risky.

If you don't time it just right,

your opponent has
an easy strike.

You either win or lose.
No in between.

I want to try it.

All right.

En garde.

( Elena grunts ) Point!

Ugh!

See what I mean?

Let me try again.
I'll get the hang of it.

Let's stick
with the safer moves.

Now lunge!

Point!

There you go!

GABE: Okay, the tournament
rules are simple.

Tap your opponent
and you get a point.

You need three points
to win the round.

If you win, you advance.

If you lose, you're out.

Great. I'm ready.

Now let's see who
your first opponent is.

Rrarr!

I'm not ready.

All right. I have an idea.

The Beast is big,
but that can also make him slow.

So if you use your speed
and strike first,

you'll throw him off his game.

Lunge and att*ck.

Lunge and att*ck. Got it.

Wait. Your grandparents are
gonna be in the crowd.

So if you really wanna go
through with this,

you better make sure no one
finds out it's you.

In our first bout,

we have newcomer
Sir Elezar versus The Beast!

( Crowd cheering )

Don't blink. This fight
should be over fast.

Lunge and att*ck.

En garde!

Begin!

( Grunts )

Huh?

REFEREE: One point! Sir Elezar!

Rrr!

Yes!

Okay! Gabe was right!

En garde! Continue!

Rrr!

Two points! Sir Elezar!

Yes!

Sir Elezar is good.

( Chuckles )

He's about to find out
what happens

when you poke a beast
too many times.

En garde! Continue!

Rrr!

Unh! Whoop!

REFEREE:
Three Points! Sir Elezar!

Sir Elezar is the winner!

( Cheering )

Sir Elezar is very impressive.

Lieutenant Nuez,
have you seen Elena?

Uh, let me go find her.

( Excited shout )

I b*at The Beast! Three-zip!

Yeah, but we have to talk
about your next opponent:

The Viper.

( Crowd cheering )

Yes. Thank you.

Sir Cassius
just b*at The Hornet.

That's great, but you need
to focus on The Viper.

If I could b*at The Beast,
I can b*at The Viper.

Yes, but not the same way.

The Viper is quick,
so you need to hang back.

Don't att*ck. Use your
footwork to wear him down.

He's used to winning fast,

so you have to play it
safe and wear him out.

Don't worry. I got this.

REFEREE: Round two.
Sir Elezar versus The Viper!

En garde! Begin!

What are you doing?

I said play it safe.

( Cheering )

One point! The Viper!

( Sighs ) He's really quick.

En garde!

Continue!

( Gasps )

REFEREE: Two points! The Viper!

I'll be right back.

( Chuckles )

Looks like Sir Elezar is
about to get snakebit.

Ele... Sir Elezar!

I told you to play it safe.

Be patient. Use your footwork.

Right. Play it safe.

Not my strong suit, but okay.

REFEREE: En garde!

( Neck cracks )

REFEREE: Continue!

Aah!

( Cheering ) Yes!

One point! Sir Elezar!

En garde!

Continue!

Come on, come on.

Aah!

REFEREE: Two points! Sir Elezar!

The Viper looks tired.

( Panting )

One more point.

Move those feet.

REFEREE: En garde!

Continue!

( Grunting )

Aah!

Yeah!

Sir Elezar wins!

( Cheering )

Bravo!

Whoo-hoo!

Ahem!

( Manly voice ) Yeah.

Tomorrow, Sir Elezar
will face Sir Cassius

in the final round
of the Swordsman's Cup!

Hmm.

Come along, Cassius.

It's time I teach you
a few new moves.

Sir Elezar! Outstanding
performance today.

We would like to invite you
to the palace

for tea this afternoon
as our guest of honor.

( Grunting ) No!
( Francisco laughs )

A man of few words, huh?

I will take that
as a yes! ( Laughing )

Lieutenant Nuez, please escort
Sir Elezar to the palace.

Tea at the palace? Seriously?

I grunted "no!"

You can't keep this up.

You have to tell him the truth.

If I do, he'll never
let me Fence in the finals.

I've come too far.
I can't stop now.

MAN: Sir Elezar!

You're the best!

Ooh! Uh, sign my pennant!

Oh, no. Come on.

Sneak out the back.

I'll pull the carriage around.

Is Sir Elezar coming out?

Sir Elezar went that way!

Come on! Let's go talk to him!

SIR CASSIUS: You saw
Sir Elezar duel The Viper.

He's the best
I've seen in years.

What you need is an advanced
technique to b*at him.

I used it against a particularly
formidable opponent years ago.

Princess Elena's mother.
Queen Lucia.

When our swords crossed,

I knocked the bell guard
against her wrist. Like this.

Isn't that against the rules?

Only if the referee thinks
you did it on purpose.

It will weaken Sir Elezar,
and you'll win the bout.

In my case, Queen Lucia broke
her wrist and had to withdraw.

( Chuckles )

SIR CASSIUS:
But it was cheating.

I don't want to cheat.

You don't want to be the
first person in our family

to lose the tournament, do you?

A winner does
what it takes to win.

( Sighs )

Yes, Father.

( Angrily ) Ohh!

What took you so long?

I'll tell you later. Let's go.

Welcome! Welcome!

We're so pleased
you could make it, Sir Elezar.

This is my wife, Luisa.

It's so nice to meet you.

We must get Elena down here.

( Grunts ) No!

What Sir Elezar said was...

he wants to wait
to meet the Princess

until after he wins
the championship.

That's the spirit!

You got all that from a grunt?

Yep!

FRANCISCO: Please sit down.

Lieutenant Nuez,

take Sir Elezar's helmet.

( Grunting )

Uh, actually, Sir Elezar
likes to keep it on...

to maintain his focus.

It's one of his Fencingrituals.

He wears it
the whole tournament.

But isn't it hard to drink
tea with a helmet on?

Not if you have a straw!

A straw for Sir Elezar, please!

I wouldn't want to break your
impressive winning streak.

After all, you're facing
Sir Cassius in the finals.

His father, Lord Elrod,

( rattling ) defeated my daughter
in the finals years ago.

So we're hoping
you will b*at his son.

( Normal voice ) Oh, I will!

Uh! ( Sighs )

Elena?! Is that you?

( Sighs )

( both gasp ) ( cup shatters )

You are Sir Elezar?

I'm sorry, Abuelo,

but I thought it was
the only way

to prove to you
I'm a great Fencer.

That was never the point.

Your mother was the best,
and she still got hurt.

Abuelo, it was not an accident.

Lord Elrod injured her
on purpose.

- On purpose?
- He cheated?

Is that what you were
gonna tell me later?

Yes. I overheard him
talking about it.

That's why I have to fight.

And what if his son
tries the same move with you?

I'm ready for it.

I know you're just looking
out for me, Abuelo,

but you have to let me
stand up for myself...

And my mother.

She's right, Francisco.

We have to let her do this.

( Sighs ) If you feel you must.

Thanks, Abuelo!

Now go out there and win one
for our familia!

One final duel will determine

the champion
of the Swordsman's Cup!

Sir Elezar!

And Brazendell's defending
champion, Sir Cassius!

Don't blow this, Cassius.

Three points wins
the championship.

En garde!

Begin!

( Grunts )

One point. Sir Cassius.

He's good. But you can do this.

En garde!

Continue!

A little footwork.

REFEREE: One point. Sir Elezar.

( Cheering )

Yes!

Yes! Go Elen... Elezar!

Continue!

( Cheering )

REFEREE: Two points! Sir Elezar!

One more.

Cassius, go for the wrist.

( Chuckles )

REFEREE: En garde!

Continue!

Oh, no, you don't!

Aah! Ohh!

( Grunts )

Two points! Sir Cassius!

Aah! My ankle!

No! No!

( Wincing )

You missed. It's lucky
for you he tripped.

You okay? Sir Elezar,

you must continue
or forfeit the match.

Please just give him
a minute, will you?

You have one minute.
That is all.

Ow! Ow!

Well, it's not broken.

Elena!

ELENA: I know what
you're gonna say,

and I'm not about to give up.

I hope not. You've come
too far to quit now.

I just came to give you this.

Mami...

LUISA: Keep it close
to your heart.

It will give you strength.

( Sighs )
We cannot wait anymore.

It looks like you are the...
( cheering )

REFEREE: Whoever scores
the next point, wins the Cup.

En garde!

Continue!

( Both grunting )

She can barely move.

( Panting )

What am I gonna do?

I know.

att*ck, Cassius!

Unh! Ahh!

( Cheering )

I did it!

She did it! The Leaping Stag!

Sir Elezar is the winner!

Yes! Yeah! ( Laughing )

( exhales )

( crowd gasps )

MAN: Princess Elena?!

Princess Elena?!

It's the Princess!

( Cheering )

Elena!

Nice move.

I told you
I'd get the hang of it.

SIR CASSIUS: Congratulations!

What are you doing?

What you should
have done years ago.

Giving the trophy to the
person who deserves it.

You should go before I
challenge you to a duel.

Hmph!

Your mother would
be so proud of you.

( Cheering )

This is for you, Mami.

( Music playing )

♪♪

( Music playing continues )

( Music playing ends )