Forever Royal

"Forever Royal" is a television special of the Disney Jr. animated series Sofia the First. It premiered on September 8, 2018 and is the series finale.
==Plot==
Sofia and Miranda are riding in the Royal Coach to Dunwiddie Village. They arrive at the shoe shop that used to be their home before they moved into the castle. Inside, Miranda suprises Sofia with a lovely pink dress and matching shoes she made for her graduation from Royal Prep. Sofia loves it and changes into her new dress. Afterwards, the pair head back to Enchancia Castle. Sofia cannot believe today is her last day at Royal Prep. Miranda states that she cannot believe she went to Royal Prep or that she is a Queen, noting they have come a long way, to which Sofia sighs. When Miranda asks what's wrong, Sofia explains that the other students want her to make a speech at graduation and she does not know the right thing to say is on such a big day. Miranda assures her she will do fine. Roland, Amber, and James are excited about graduation and the Royal Family heads to the coach. Just as Sofia is about to enter the coach, however, Chrysta and Skye show up and tell her she needs to go to the Mystic Isles: Azurine has spotted Prisma on the Isle of Crystals. Sofia tells Amber, who agrees to cover for her. Sofia, Skye, and Chrysta then head to the Mystic Isles.
On the way, Sofia finds it odd that Prisma would go to the Isle of Crystals since the Wicked Nine are all in the Protectors' Castle on the Isle of Protectors. Sofia quickly realizes that her sighting on the Isle of Crystal is a decoy to lure the Protectors away while she obtains the Wicked Nine once they are unguarded. Chrysta assures Sofia that Garish was left behind to guard the Protectors' Vault, which has an unbreakable lock. Sofia reminds her that Prisma has her Neccesi-Key and might break into the Vault with it. Sofia, Skye, and Chrysta then head to the Protectors Castle where, sure enough, Prisma has broken into the Vault after having Wormwood and Twitch distract Garish. Prisma then sets in motion her plan to absorb the magic of the Wicked Nine. Using their Enchantlets, Sofia and Chrysta finally stop Prisma and recapture her. Sofia even gets her Nessci-Key back. Orion and Vega arrive with the other Protectors, who take Prisma away to imprison again. Orion notes that the Locket of Vor has been destroyed and hopes Vor is destroyed too. When Sofia asks who Vor is, Orion explains to her that she is an evil sorceress who tried to use her magic ring to conquer every single Realm eons ago. The Protectors stopped her and imprisoned her spirit inside her locket. They then divided up her Ring and sealed them inside the Wicked Nine. Sofia wonders if that was why Prisma was seeking the Wicked Nine. Vega reminds her that Prisma just wanted all of that power for herself. However, Vega also states that if Prisma had completed the spell, Vor would have been released. Sofia heads back to the EverRealm to attend her graduation.
At Royal Prep, everyone is wondering where Sofia is. Amber assures everyone that she is on her way. Sofia arrives on Skye and finds Desmond, who is afraid to give his speech as the valedictorian. Sofia pulls him to the stage and they give their speeches together, to everyone's joy. Back on the Mystic Isles, Twitch and Wormwood visit Prisma in her cell. Prisma is furious that she came so far just to fail. Suddenly, Vor's spirit appears before Prisma. It turns out that she did complete the spell and freed Vor. She hands Prisma her Ring. The second she puts it on, Vor enters Prisma and becomes flesh and blood again, taking Prisma's body as her own. Vor reveals that she was using Prisma to get what she needed to resurrect herself. Now that she is restored, she now plans to get her revenge on the Protectors and Sofia. Wormwood and Twitch pledge themselves to her. Vor turns Twitch into a black unicorn and the three villains fly to the Protectors' castle. Revealing herself, Vor then imprisons the Protectors.
Back at Royal Prep, everyone is preparing to go home. Vivian is sad since they will be going to different schools. Amber tells her they will all still be friends and see each other. Everyone then leaves to go to the party. Clover comes up to congratulate Sofia, when all the sudden she gets a call from Chrysta. She informs her of Vor's release and the imprisonment of the Protectors. Sofia asks Amber to cover for her again and then heads to the Mystic Isles with Clover on Skye.
On the Mystic Isles, it is revealed that Vor has Chrysta under a mind control spell and her call was to lure Sofia into a trap. Vor plans to conquer the EverRealm starting with the Kingdom of Enchancia. Sofia, Clover, and Skye arrive at the Protectors' Castle. Orion and the other Protectors warn her about Vor's trap. Sofia and Clover stop in time, but Skye falls into the trap: a magical glowing barrier that keeps anything from getting out of it. Chrysta reveals the real purpose of her call earlier. Vega tells Sofia that Vor's goal is to spread evil everywhere she goes and is heading for Enchancia. Orion also warns her that Vor's going to seal the gate to the Mystic Isles and if she does not get through in time, she will be trapped in the Isles forever. With Skye trapped, Sofia turns herself into a Flying Unicorn and heads to the gate. Sure enough, Vor has cast a spell to seal the gates. Thanks to her Flying Unicorn form, Sofia gets through just in time. Sofia and Clover also find Vor just in time to see her conjure a legion of Crystal Soldiers. Sofia and Clover feel they can't handle this on their own and fly off to go get more help.
At Enchancia Castle, Baileywick and Cedric are getting the castle ready for the party. Miranda notices that Sofia is missing, only for Amber to state that she is running an errand. In return, James remarks that Sofia has been running a lot of errands lately. Meanwhile, Vivian, Desmond, Ruby, and Jade are on their way to the party at Enchancia Castle, when all of a sudden the quartet spots a pink unicorn. The unicorn is revealed to be Sofia when she changes back into herself, to everyone's shock. They ask her how she did that to which Sofia reveals the truth about her Amulet. She then tells them about Vor. The quartet agrees to help Sofia as she is always been there for them. In Dunwiddie Village, the group unleashes an ambush on Vor and her minions, while Clover and Crackle deal with Wormwood and Twitch. Vor overpowers them with her magic. Lucinda shows up to help, but Vor is still too powerful. Sofia urges her friends to go to the castle and warn her family. However, her friends insist her to do that as they still want to help. Unfortunately, after Sofia leaves, Vor easily subdues them with her hypnosis spell, forcing them to tell her where Sofia is going.
On her way back to the castle, Sofia tries to summon Minimus, when Vor appears right in front of her. Sofia uses her Enchantlet to lasso Vor's wrist, but Vor snaps the rope, causing Sofia to lose her balance and fall off the bridge. Luckily, Minimus arrives, catches Sofia on his back, and flies her to safety. They try to sneak into the castle to warn her family, but Vor begins placing her powerful curse over it. Seeing how badly they are outmatched, Minimus tells Sofia he knows a perfect place to hide, and the two make a hasty retreat. Watching the heroes fly into the distance, Wormwood volunteers to go after them, but Vor states it won't be necessary, as she intends for Sofia to hopelessly watch as she takes away everything she owns and loves.
Inside the castle, Vor and her army of Crystal Soldiers burst into the ballroom. Cedric tries to fight back, but Wormwood takes his wand, enabling Vor to take him and the Royal Family prisoners after ensnaring them in her hypnosis spell. She even forces King Roland to take his crown off for Vor to burn to cinders to signify the end of Roland's reign.
Meanwhile, Sofia and Minimus have retreated to the Secret Library. Sofia discovers Vor's conquest in the distance and feels like all hope is lost. Suddenly, her Amulet glows blue. A book called The Tale of Princess Sofia is selected. The book goes through the pendulum and the Narrator tells Sofia her latest story:
:Once, there was a young girl named Sofia. She lived in the village with her mother, Miranda, and was happy, but missed her father, a sailor, who had been lost at sea. In the nearby castle lived King Roland II, who had wanted a family so badly he tried making a wish in a wishing well. The wish came true and twins were born. But the Queen fell gravely ill. The children were happy, but never knew what it was like to have a mother. Until one day, King Roland and Miranda fell in love and married. Sofia treasured her new family more than anything and she also became a Princess with the responsibility to protect her family, friends, and all those who dwelt in her Kingdom. So when the day came that the evil Vor took everything Sofia held dear, the young Princess was faced with her biggest challenge yet.
Sofia sadly notes she already tried to give this story a happy ending and she failed. The Narrator reminds Sofia that she is the Storykeeper. Suddenly, the pendulum then turns into a man who is revealed to be the Narrator—the first Storykeeper. He explains that he built the Secret Library centuries ago and filled it with several books that remained unfinished and that Sofia is one of the few who has been able to follow in his footsteps so magnificently. The Narrator then reminds Sofia that all she loves is in danger and only she can save them. However, he also explains that she must be willing to face this evil on her own and be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. He then disappears. Encouraged by the Narrator, Sofia decides to return to save her family. She tells Minimus that she must go alone to sneak in unnoticed. However, she tells him to go to the village to make sure their friends are alright and then to the harbor to wait for her, but she warns him to stay away from the castle. Minimus wishes Sofia good luck as she leaves the Library to rescue her family.
Reaching the castle, Sofia uses several clever methods to sneak inside without getting caught. First, she turns herself into a mermaid to swim back to the passageway in her room. She then enters her room with her shrinking ability. After that, she uses the Whichway Bow to find her family in Cedric's tower. Robin and Mia show up. After explaining what is going on, Sofia turns into a bird. After sending her bird friends to get help, Sofia flies into Cedric's tower. She manages to break the spell Vor cast on her family and friends, and breaks them out. When they get to the harbor, they board one of the Royal Yachts to escape. Roland intends to get his family to safety before returning to retake the kingdom, but Sofia tells her father she must stay, stating that "family" is not just those related to him, but also the entire kingdom. Roland agrees, but he still refuses to turn back because of the huge danger Vor possesses. But Amber sticks up for her sister, stating that as Enchancia's future Queen, she must protect her future subjects from any threat. Sofia turns into a Flying Horse and Amber rides her back to the castle with Minimus following. Motivated by Sofia and Amber's courage, Roland and Miranda have Baileywick reverse course and take them back to Enchancia to save their kingdom, and Baileywick already has the ship turning around to do just that.
When they arrive back at the castle, Minimus tells Sofia that Vor has all their friends under her mind control spell. Sofia and Amber, after remembering how Elena was trapped inside the Amulet of Avalor, decide to trap Vor inside it as well. The sisters sneak inside the castle to find Vor plotting to make her next conquest on Neverland, then the real world through the second star to the right to complete her conquest. Sofia activates the amulet's power to trap Vor inside, but Vor snatches her by the ankle, intent on dragging her inside with her. Amber grabs Sofia's hand to save her, but the force is too strong. The two sisters' hands break apart, and Sofia is sucked into the Amulet with Vor. However, with Vor trapped inside the Amulet, the effects of her magic get undone; the cursed barrier imprisoning Skye and the Protectors disappears and the people of the castle and the village are freed from the hypnosis spell. Cedric arrives with the rest of the Royal Family and subdues Twitch and Wormwood. Roland ask where Sofia is. Amber somberly tells them that she is trapped in the Amulet with Vor.
Inside the Amulet, Vor quickly gains the upper hand on Sofia and prepares to finish her off. But Sofia stands tall after seeing the spirits of the Disney Princesses who had been summoned in her times of need. They encourage her to be brave and strong for they all believe in her. With their support, Sofia lets the bright light of goodness in her heart shine on Vor, causing the evil sorceress to dissolve into nothingness, destroying her permanently and leaving Prisma, freed from her control, in her place. Truly grateful and guilt-ridden for what happened, Prisma apologizes to Sofia for everything she has done.
Sofia's friends, the Three Good Fairies, and the Protectors arrive at the castle. When Amber reveals what has happened, Cedric summons his parents and, with everyone's help, casts a spell that frees Sofia and Prisma, who surrenders willingly to the Protectors and Wormwood is scolded for his betrayal. A relieved Miranda hugs her daughter. Sofia assures everyone that Vor is gone for good and won't threaten the EverRealm ever again. Orion declares Sofia the official Protector of the EverRealm, and he and the other Protectors award Sofia her new Protector uniform. Cedric gives Sofia back her Amulet. Roland proudly reclaims his throne and kingdom, and thanks Cedric for his help in saving his stepdaughter and tells him that, from now on, he will be called "Cedric the Great", much to his delight. As everyone goes inside for the graduation party, Sofia and Amber embrace each other. Amber tells Sofia that she will make a great Protector and Sofia tells Amber that she will make a great queen, dubbing her "Amber the First", which Amber likes. The two sisters then go inside to join the celebration and live happily ever after.
==Cast==
*Ariel Winter as Princess Sofia
*Darcy Rose Byrnes as Princess Amber
*Wayne Brady as Clover
*Travis Willingham as King Roland II
*Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda
*Nicolas Cantu as Prince James
*Tim Gunn as Baileywick
*Eric Stonestreet as Minimus
*Jess Harnell as Cedric the Sorcerer
*Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Chrysta
*Paty Lombard as Vor
*Megan Hilty as Prisma
*Andrew Rannells as Skye
*Colin Salmon as Orion
*Ming-Na Wen as Vega
*Jeff Bennett as Twitch
*Jim Cummings as Wormwood, Goodwyn the Great
*Meghan Strange as Robin
*Ashley Eckstein as Mia
*Isabella Acres as Jade
*Diamond White as Ruby Hanshaw
*Merit Leighton as Lucinda
*Sabrina Carpenter as Princess Vivian
*Harley Graham as Princess Clio
*David Sobolov as Garish
*Aden Schwartz as Prince Desmond
*Bonnie Hunt as Aunt Tilly
*Russi Taylor as Fauna, Winifred the Wise
*Barbara Dirickson as Flora
*Tress MacNeille as Merryweather
*Hugh Bonneville as The First Storykeeper
*Ellie Kemper as Crackle
==Songs==
*"A Big Day"
*"Royal Prep"
*"Get Wicked"
*"For One and All"
*"On Your/My Own"
==Gallery==
==Goofs==
*When Sofia and her mother are going from Dunwiddie back to the castle, she wears the crown which Cedric later gives her for her graduation.
*At one point during the song when Sofia eats the pie, she picks it up with her fork, but when it cuts to Clover then back to Sofia, the piece of pie is gone and Sofia just eats the fork with nothing on it.
*The bottom half of Vivian's dress changes to white during Sofia's speech.
*During the graduation song, Prince Frederick's coattails and Prince Jin's kilt are not present as they climb the stairs onto the stage.
*Vor wears pants during some shots on the cotton's field.
*Crackle's ears are missing after Sofia turns from flying unicorn to human.
*Desmond is wearing his graduation outfit in his first frames in Dunwiddie.
*Lucinda's cape and hat turn to white during Dunwiddie's battle.
*In the scene where Vor's army enters the ballroom, Amber is seen wearing her signature gown and tiara. When Sofia finds her family in Cedric's workshop, Amber is then wearing her graduation gown and tiara.
*During The Tale of Princess Sofia flashback, Sofia appears in her bedroom wearing her first princess outfit, her pink Amulet and her Enchantlet.
*Sofia's hands go through Cedric when they met at the last time.
*Vivian and Lucinda have pink shadows when they walk to the Enchancia castle at the end of the film.
*In "The Mystic Isles: The Falcon's Eye", Sofia and Chrysta only brought the titular object, which was inside Shan Yu's sword, to the Isle of Protectors. They didn't bring the sword itself, but here, when Prisma is casting the spell to free Vor from the Locket, each Wicked Nine object flies out of a safe, including the sword.
*Garish says "How did she escape from her cell" when Prisma was not locked in the cell before the episode.
*If Prisma was locked up before the episode, how the Evil Queen's crown but not the Nesci-key had been recovered is unknown.
*It is unknown how Cedric still had a wand after Wormwood took it.
*During "For One and All":
**The inside of Sofia's mouth is white at one point.
**Amber and James disappear for one shot.
*Lucinda's Ravencatcher from "Cauldronation Day" doesn't have a owl on the end (the potion she made in the episode was supposed to make an owl on the end of the broom).
==Trivia==
*This is the sixth and final special in the series, following Once Upon a Princess, "The Floating Palace", "The Curse of Princess Ivy", Elena and the Secret of Avalor, and "The Mystic Isles".
*The Secret Library makes its seventh and final appearance in this special.
*Sofia's friends and family finally learn the entire truth of Sofia's Amulet.
*Several recurring characters can be seen in the audience during the graduation ceremony such as Miss Nettle, Cordelia the Conjuror, Calista, Sir Gillium and Constable Miles.
*Tilly reveals that she knows about the Mystic Isles and the Protectors.
*During the narration of Sofia's tale, King Roland's first wish to the Wishing Well was revealed that he wanted a family, and his late queen makes a brief appearance; said wish resulted in his wife falling deathly ill after giving birth to Amber and James.
**Sofia's birth father is also mentioned as well.
**It's implied that Sofia's father might have died at sea.
*This episode reveals what the Amulet of Avalor looks like on the inside.
*Inside the amulet, several symbols associated with each princess pass by Sofia:
**The Magic Mirror (Snow White)
**A crown (Aurora)
**A golden rose (Belle)
**The Pumpkin Coach (Cinderella)
**A frog (Tiana)
**A dragon (Mulan)
**A lamp silhouette (Jasmine)
**The Clan DunBroch emblem and bear prints (Merida)
**Autumn leaves (Pocahontas)
**The golden sun and hair (Rapunzel)
**A snowflake (Anna and Elsa)
**The Scepter of Light (Princess Elena)
*This is the first and only episode not aired with a title card, though the title card was later released on streaming services such as Disney's own Disney+.
*This is the second and final episode/special to have five songs, the first being the pilot Once Upon a Princess.
*Grand Mum appears in the finale, but has no lines due to Florence Henderson's death of heart failure on November 24, 2016.
*Princess Elena is indirectly mentioned by Sofia in this episode.
*Unless it appeared again at some point before this episode, Miranda is wearing the same dress, if not a similar one, she wore while in Avalor back in Elena and the Secret of Avalor for the entire episode, sans flashbacks to before and after she became Queen of Enchancia.
*Neverland is indirectly mentioned as the other world Vor intended to conquer.
*Princess Leena does not appear at the graduation in person.
*Sofia's final line is: "I'm just happy to be home."
*Amber has the final line of the series: "I'm happy you're home too, Sofia."
*When Sofia and Vor/Prisma were walking around inside the amulet, Craig Gerber said on a Twitter post they weren't technically walking because they were magical spirits. This explains why Princess Elena had trouble walking after being freed from the amulet.Gerber, Craig (April 8, 2019). "They are not flesh-and-blood mini-people walking around inside the amulet. They are magical spirits. They could have flown if they tried to. It's not the same as being in the real world.". Twitter. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
*Moral: The people you love and who count on you are worth any risk or sacrifice on your part.
==International premieres==
*November 25, 2018 (Brazil)
*February 11, 2019 (Japan)
*March 9, 2019 (Germany, Spain, United Kingdom)
==References==
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