Episode 18

## Chapter Link

Ep.18

**Episode 18**, titled "**Initiation**", is the 18th episode of Cursed Princess Club.

## Synopsis

*Princess Gwendolyn goes into the Haunted Forest for her initiation to the Cursed Princess Club. What terrifying, despicable, and miserable trials will she face?*

## Characters

*Characters are linked in order of appearance. First appearances will be in bold.*

* Princess Gwendolyn
* Miss Agatha (flashback)
* Princess Lorena
* Princess Maria
* King Jack
* Prince Jamie
* Beckett
* Elderly Foot Guard
* Prez
* Saffron
* Jolie
* Monika
* Thermidora

## Music

CPC OST vol. 2

* Track 03 "Ruminations"
* Track 04 "Twilight Initiation"

## Location

Pastel Palace

* Hallway
* Living room

Haunted Forest

* Huge tent somewhere near the Cursed Princess Club

## Story

The episode begins at sunset inside the Pastel Palace, where Princess Gwendolyn is reading her invitation from the Cursed Princess Club. The message says that, if she accepts the invitation, to come to their secret location at twilight on Friday. Gwendolyn has been forced to go, and a flashback from the previous episode shows why: the invitation was inconveniently delivered to her in the middle of a lesson, and her teacher thought it was from the Cosmopolitan Princess Conservatory, an ultra-elite school for princesses. She circled the "Yes" option, and Gwendolyn couldn't stop her, because if she did, she would expose the Cursed Princess Club. She sighs and says "What have I gotten myself into..?"

In the next scene, Gwen enters the palace's living room, where the rest of her family is having board game night. She apologizes for not being able to play due to the C.P.C. initiation and gives them some cookies to enjoy. After standing around for a bit and listening to her family's misassumptions about the Cursed Princess Club, Gwendolyn says goodbye to them and sneaks out of the palace. Avoiding the guards, she enters the Haunted Forest and finds Prez, Saffron, and Jolie (without her eye mask) waiting for her in front of a covered tent. Prez is excited that Gwendolyn 'decided' to join the club, and tells her they have some "prerequisites" for her before she officially becomes a member. First, Gwendolyn needs to learn about the club's "five sacred commandments". These commandments conveniently follow the acronym "PANDA", and to help Gwen remember this, they show her a panda keychain named "Princess Panda". After Jolie clips it to Gwen's backpack, they explain the commandments:

* **P -** Prince Charming is not necessary for a happily-ever-after! (Princess Panda: *Build your own happiness, sis.*)
* **A -** Assist others! Try our best to help other and the community when we can!" (Princess Panda: *A charitable princess is a sexy princess.*)
* **N -** Never tell anyone about the Cursed Princess Club." (Princess Panda: *For your own safety and the safety of the other princesses!*)
* **D -** Don't go near the barn. (Princess Panda: *Just don't, ok?*)
* **A -** Again, don't go **anywhere** near the barn.

Gwendolyn is concerned about what might be in the barn, but she vows to obey the Cursed Princess Club's commandments. Prez then happily explains the next trial to her: the "all-night trial", which is "a test some consider grueling, ear-shattering, extremely invasive, and mortifying". She also says it's "a wonderful tool for measuring one's character and perseverance", though, and tells Gwen that if she still remains after dawn, the other members of the club will judge whether she has passed or not. Gwendolyn is terrified and starts getting ready to leave. Before she can, though, Jolie and Prez remove the cover on the tent behind them and yell "It's time for a SLUMBER PARTY!!!!", leaving Gwen confused.

## Episode credits

* Art, writing and music by LambCat
* Edited by Eunice Baik

## Gallery

Miss P.A.N.D.A keychainThe board game night of Pastel Kingdom royal familyPrez clapping her hands to begin 'the trialSlumber Party!
## Trivia

* The Pastel family has board game nights where one of the family members picks the game.
	+ It is later revealed that this tradition started with Jack and his wife when they were younger.
* The game they play is called "Thirsty Thirsty Princesses", which is based on a real tabletop game named Pretty Pretty Princess.