03x16 - The Last Laugh

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♪ Elena, Elena ♪

♪ Of Avalor ♪

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♪ Elena of Avalor ♪

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*ELENA OF AVALOR* Season 03 Episode 16 Previously, on "Elena of Avalor"...

Elena, the prisoners have escaped.

There are others who would be all too happy to assist us.

We simply need to gather them and join forces.

We will defeat Princess Elena.

Episode Title: "The Last Laugh."

I'm up! I'm up!

Morning, Miss Turner.

Morning, Armando.

You ready? Let's do this.

What's all that?

Well, it turns out when Esteban was chancellor, he actually did real work.

So we're hunkering down for the next three days and catching up on all the paperwork.

Another glamorous day on the Grand Council.

Okay, last three requisitions.

Guard uniforms, kitchen supplies, and new signs for the port.

Approved, approved and approved.

Three stacks down, 30 to go.

Princess Elena, Naomi, I'm sorry to interrupt, but we have an unexpected visitor...

Nomes!

V?

I can't believe it's you. How long has it been?

Six years? When did you get here?

Just sailed into port.

They said I'd find you up here.

Nice digs.

Hey, I just work here.

Naomi's on my Grand Council.

I'm Princess Elena.

I'm Veronica. But you can call me "V."

What brings you to Avalor, V?

Nomes and I promised to meet back up on my 18th birthday.

Oh, right. I totally forgot.

V's birthday is tomorrow.

Oh, well, if you don't have any plans tonight, why don't you stay for a pre-birthday dinner?

Hm, let's see.

Dinner in a fancy palace, or cold beans and tuna?

Tough choice, but I think I'll stick around.

And ever since she pried that gator off my leg, we were pretty much inseparable.

Wow. That's incredible.

So how'd you two meet?

Uh, Naomi ran up to me and told me how to do my job.

Sounds like Nomes.

Technically, I told her not to let anyone tell her how to do her job.

And then I decided I couldn't do the job without her.

Well, hopefully you can manage without her tomorrow, because we have big birthday plans.

We do?

You forgot that too?

We're supposed to sail out to Isla de Sueños and dig up the time capsule we buried there when we were kids.

Oh, the time capsule.

Right.

Ooh, we're kind of in the middle of a big Grand Council catch-up session, so...

I'm sure you can make do without Naomi for one day.

Actually, we can't.

We're on a really tight deadline.

Hm..

Ugh, she's right.

Sorry, V.

Please don't be mad. Are you mad?

I can tell you're mad.

We always said we'd do this together.

It was your idea to begin with.

Can't it wait till after these meetings?

I'm only in Avalor for a day.

I ship out tomorrow at sunset.

Ugh!

Hey, it's okay.

We'll do it next birthday.

I'll go.

But what about...?

Like you said, it's just one day.

They can make do without me.

Now that's the Nomes I remember.

Let the birthday bash begin.

Morning, Miss Turner.

Miss Turner?

Naomi?

I'll be back by sunset!

Tell them to start without me!

Do you feel it, Nomes?

Nothing beats having the wind at your back, your best mate at your side, and untold adventures ahead.

♪ We used to borrow Papa's boat ♪

♪ And sail around the port ♪

♪ Fly pirate flags And walk the plank ♪

♪ And then we'd storm the fort ♪

♪ When our papas Came a-searchin' ♪

♪ We'd give them all the slip ♪

♪ Until that day In Breakers Bay ♪

♪ We almost wrecked the ship ♪

♪ We never set our anchor Our spirits, they ran free ♪

♪ As wild as wintery weather As swift as a summer sea ♪

♪ There is no finer thrill ♪

♪ Than to watch The mainsail bend ♪

♪ Having fun In the noonday sun ♪

♪ And chasing down the wind ♪

♪ When waves are breaking On the bow ♪

♪ I love the salt and foam ♪

♪ The more we leave The land behind ♪

♪ The more I feel at home ♪

♪ I miss the mighty ocean I miss the open sky ♪

♪ I miss the chance To hoist the sail ♪

♪ When you say ♪ ♪ Let her fly ♪

♪ Aye ♪

♪ We never set our anchor ♪

♪ Our spirits They ran free ♪

♪ As wild as wintery weather As swift as a summer sea ♪

♪ There is no finer thrill ♪

♪ Than to watch The mainsail bend ♪

♪ Having fun In the noonday sun ♪

♪ And chasing down the wind ♪

♪ We'll have fun In the noonday sun ♪

♪ Chasing down ♪ ♪ Chasing down the wind ♪

I still do not understand why we need this sorceress?

Chatana was the greatest sorceress of the ancient world.

Oh.

Long ago, she used her magic to conjure up creatures so powerful they nearly destroyed Vallestrella and Maru.

And if we free her, what is to keep her from destroying us?

The same thing that keeps me from destroying you.

We are stronger as allies.

Plus, I have something she desperately needs.

A tiara?

Chatana's golden diadem.

The source of all her power.

To get it back, she will do whatever we ask.

Ah!

Ha-ha!

Chatana will be the first member of our new force.

And when that force is assembled, Avalor will be at our mercy.

Ah, we are here.

And where is that, exactly?

Reveloa!

Is... is that her?

Chatana.

The winged sorceress.

The Maruvians imprisoned her and some of her creatures here for eternity.

But eternity never counted on me.

Huh? Despoloz!

What is that?

Ah!

Fiendish Maruvians.

The vault was booby-trapped.

I should have known.

Where are we?

Miles away from where we need to be.

Quick, teleport us back to the vault.

I cannot get us all the way back there in one jump.

Well, anything's better than walking.

Hm. This is true.

Ugh.

Elena, come quick!

It just appeared out of nowhere.

Is that Maruvian? What does it say?

I don't know. It's written in Old Maruvian.

I can only read classical.

We need Professor Mendoza.

She's in Cordoba doing research.

But Naomi's been studying Old Maruvian with her.

She could read it.

Princess Elena. Huh?

Oh, there you are. Is Naomi with you?

She went sailing with Veronica.

She what?

Whoo-hoo!

Ow.

Blister.

You got soft working in that comfy palace.

Har, har.

It's actually not that easy running a kingdom.

But do you love it?

Huh? When we were growing up, all we ever talked about was sailing.

We dreamed that someday we'd go out and see the world.

But it looks like you just want to stay in Avalor now.

So I just hope you love that as much as you used to love this.

There. Beneath those trees.

It looks like an ancient Maruvian outpost.

They hid it well enough.

Can you translate the inscription?

It's not that easy.

Old Maruvian is written with a system of runes, totally different from classical Maruvian pictograms...

Mateo! Right.

We should be able to look up the words in this Old Maruvian dictionary and translate it.

Okay, that one is...

"Nahua."

That means "Magic."

"Cencama."

"Word." Got it.

"Magic word."

"Momaqua."

"Escape." Wait, "magic word escape"?

Is that right? Yeah.

"Nahua cencama momaqua."

Ooh!

Hey, give that back!

I'll get it.

We are free, Pili.

Yeah, free to put the hurt on whoever did this to us.

Oh, I am bringing the heat, I tell you.

Quickly, Pili.

While Chiki-Chiki keeps them busy, we must find my golden diadem.

Then we will be unstoppable.

Speak for yourself. I'm already unstoppable.

Come back here, you little...

Boy, he's fast.

Hang on. I'll use a freezing spell.

Talact!

Mateo? What's so funny?

Princesa!

What was that thing?

A laughing gnome.

Whatever I said opened the vault and let him out!

Then say it again and let us out.

I don't remember all the words.

I'd have to look them up again.

But... but the dictionary's out there.

Naomi could read them.

Skylar, go find Naomi.

She went to Isla de Sueños with Veronica.

I'm on it.

Hey, remember where we buried the time capsule?

I didn't forget everything.

It's all there.

Octy!

My old necklace.

Hey, look what else is here.

The letters we wrote to ourselves.

"To be opened in 10 years."

"Dear Old Me." Wow, I was mean.

"Dear Old Me, by the time you read this, "here are the things I hope you have done.

Number one: own a practical sweater."

You were such a dreamer.

Ha, ha.

"Number two, sail the Seventeen Seas of the EverRealm."

Check.

"Three, climb the tallest mountain in Norberg."

Hey, I did that too.

Whoa, you've done everything on your list?

Actually, I don't own a practical sweater.

Okay, your turn.

Nomes? What's wrong?

"You will be the captain of your own ship."

Hey, life doesn't always take you where you expect.

I had one dream, V.

One dream.

I'm not the captain of my own ship.

Most days, I'm not even the captain of my own life.

Well, it's never too late to make your dreams come true.

Naomi!

Skylar? What are you doing here?

The Princesa's in trouble.

Big trouble? Does she have any other kind?

Good point. I got to go.

But I'll find you at the port before you leave.

Promise.

Okay, but I sail at sunset.

Elena! Mateo!

Naomi!

Get us out of here!

Hang on.

Okay.

"Nahua cencama momaqua."

It's the worst day of my life.

Uh, what's wrong with him?

He got hit with some kind of spell when we released a laughing gnome from this Maruvian vault.

It's called a Chiki-Chiki, and why would you do that?

We were trying to read the markings, and it just happened.

You read them out loud?

But the warning says not to.

What warning?

The warning that's written a mile high in the sky?

How were we supposed to know that?

You're the Maruvian expert, and you weren't here.

Could we settle this later?

Mateo's right.

First, we have to catch that gnome.

Well, you two can take it from here, right?

Wait. You're not coming?

No. You don't need me.

Just freeze it, llevaluq it back here, and seal it up.

I'm sorry, do you have somewhere you need to be?

I want to see V before she leaves.

Seriously? None of this would have happened if you'd just been here when we needed you.

It was just a council meeting.

I didn't know all this was going to happen.

When you joined the council, you made a promise to be ready for whatever comes along.

It's your responsibility.

All I wanted was one day to myself.

If that's so important to you, then fine.

Go! Come on, Mateo.

Let's go catch this shimmy-shimmy thing.

It's Chiki-Chiki.

Whatever-whatever!

Huh.

"Nahua cencama cazá."

They need a disempowering spell to stop him.

There he is!

Hey!

I... can't... aim.

I'll hold it steady. Tala...

Tala...

Hey, that's my scepter! No!

He'll put the laughing spell on you too.

Naomi?

Nahua cencama cazá.

Ha-ha! Looks like the spell worked after all, gnome.

Oh! Oh!

Oh, finally.

Oh, oh, everything hurts.

You got him!

Yup. Now let's get him back where he belongs.

And I wouldn't mind a ride this time.

That vault is way out in the jungle.

My poor Chiki-Chicki.

I will miss him dearly.

Eh, you can always make a new one.

Good point.

Come, we must find my golden diadem.

Chatana.

Who are you?

I am Ash, the greatest malvago who ever lived.

And I am Esteban, her...

Trainee.

She means partner.

No, I don't.

I freed you because I am assembling the most powerful force of dark wizards the world has ever seen.

And why should I help you?

Because I have this.

My diadem.

Ah, ah, ah. In due time.

Once we are victorious, you can rule Vallestrella for all eternity.

We will seal the portal between our worlds, and no one will ever intrude on your kingdom again.

Hm.

What do you think, Pili?

Well, she's clearly evil and rotten to the core.

And that one... Huh?

...may be even worse.

This is true.

Stand back, everyone.

Nahua cencama quazica.

That takes care of that.

Maybe you can still catch V before she leaves.

Where's her boat?

She's gone.

"For when you're ready to be the captain.

Love, V."

Hey. Hey.

Listen, you were right to be upset.

Being on the Grand Council is a big responsibility.

By joining it, I was making a promise to show up whenever duty called.

But today I learned that I don't want that responsibility anymore.

What are you saying?

I'm resigning from the Grand Council.

Why?

Because of this.

It's the letter that kid-me wrote to now-me.

"You will be the captain of your own ship."

When I was a kid, I wanted to sail the Seventeen Seas.

Explore the world.

Blaze my own trail.

And now that I'm grown up, I still want all that.

So you're leaving?

I'll be back someday.

Will you write?

Of course.

You better write back.

Well, then this isn't goodbye, amiga.

Just so long for now.

Best friends forever means forever.

No amount of time or distance could change that.

Here's the problem, though.

If you're going to be captain of your own ship, you're going to need a ship.

And I think I can help you with that.

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