Episode 11

**Episode 11** of Forever After is the eleventh episode in the series.

## Summary

Tank tells Robin the truth about his time in Forever After as a Prince Charming.

## Plot

The Wicked Witch teleports away, and Robin throws down her sword as she sits down in the sand, asking Tank what the Witch meant. Tank tells her he hadn't lied, but he hadn't told the whole truth either. Robin buries her face in her arms, believing the task to be impossible and that the Fates never meant for her to succeed, but Tank interrupts, telling her to not think that way because she could do it, the problem was with him.

Tank admits that he had been a Prince Charming once, and at the same time, Robin guesses that he was secretly working for the Wicked Witch, much to Tank's annoyance, and Robin tells him she thought he was doing a dramatic reveal and that he should continue with what he was saying.

    Tank lands on Robin's knees and explains that he was from the real world like her, and the wish he made was for his little brother, who he would do anything for. His brother was innocent, believed in magic, seen every Disney movie, and Tank wanted to be his knight in shining armor and save him from the life he had growing up.

    So one night, with his little brother asleep in his lap, and as Tank stared at the piles of overdue bills he had, he wished that he could be a real hero. The Fates heard his wish, and brought Tank to Forever After, and even though it wasn't what he thought would happen, Tank was willing to try since he believed he knew the stories well enough, but quickly found out that he didn't.

Tank tried his best to push through the discomfort, obstacles, and seriously weird things, but he never got it right. He ended up hiding from Card Soldiers in *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* and was unsuccessful in keeping the wolf out of Granny's cottage in *Little Red-Cap*, be threatened by Captain Hook in *Peter Pan* and fell from the beanstalk in *The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean*.

    Tank unable to be a Prince Charming, and returned his book to the Fates. Tank was only there now to help Robin because the Fates took pity on him, and Robin believes Tank meant that everyone who failed as a Prince Charming would be turned into a fairy. Tank hit Robin in the head with another poison apple he had taken from the story of *Little Snow White*.

Tank asks if Robin has any other questions, and she asks when she will get superpowers, and Tank says he doesn't have superpowers, just the strength and carrying capacity he had as a human, but not his size.

    Tank adds that the Fates don't turn Prince Charmings into a fairies if they fail, because most them die. The ones who abandon the quest to finish the stories settle in a peaceful story and eventually forget who they are. Tank had begged the Fates to make an exception since he wasn't ready to give up, even though he knew he wouldn't be the one to finish the stories, and they agreed, turning Tank into a Fairy Assistant. Until the stories are fixed and finished, Tank would never get back home, but he would rather live as a fairy than forget his little brother.

Robin comments that it's a relief, and Tank yells in disbelief, demanding to know if Robin understood that he gave up, that it was his fault she was here. Tank weeps as he explains that if he hadn't given up, maybe the Fates wouldn't have brought her to Forever After. He admits that he only told himself that he could be more useful supporting someone else, however the Wicked Witch was right and he had just passed the duty onto the next Prince Charming.

    Robin asks if it was Tank though if it couldn't be done, and Tank says it was because he didn't think he was the one to do it. Tank apologizes, and several of his tears drip into Robin's eyes. Robin freaks out, but stops once she realizes that can see again, and stands up feeling overjoyed and reborn, but quickly grows tired of staring at all the sand.

    Tank is confused as to how Robin can see again, and Robin checks the Book, finding that the story had changed a little, since in the original story, Rapunzel's tears gave the prince his sight back, but apparently, anyone's tears would have worked. Tank is upset at being referred to as "Faithful Lackey", but is more baffled that the story could change. Robin isn't too concerned with how it happened, but is thankful they defeated Gothel's blinding curse.

Now all Robin and Tank have to do is find Rapunzel, and give them their happily-ever-after. As they start off again, Tank tells Robin that he's glad that the Fates chose her. Robin smiles, and tells Tank that it's time to go be heroes.

## Important Events

* Tank's backstory is revealed
* Tank's tears cure Robin of Gothel's blinding curse

## Characters

Wicked Witch

Tank

Robin

Tank's Brother

The Fates

Queen of Hearts' Soldiers

Captain Hook (Cameo)

Sangria (Cameo)

Gothel (Mentioned)

## Credits

*Written by Violet Matter*

*Storyboarding by Valery Yu*

*Art by Hannah Patten*

Backgrounds by Megan Roberts

*Lettering by Kylie Hunsinger*

*Copy editing by Kat Vendetti*

*Produced by Quinn Sosna-Spear and Wil Kennedy*