Episode 18

**Episode 18** of Forever After is the eighteenth episode in the series.

## Summary

Robin and Tank race against time to keep Aurelia from going to the Sea Witch to become human.

## Plot

Aristina pulls a map that leads to the Sea Witch's lair from the rubble of the Prince Damir statue, having believed that Aurelia would not find it in the statue because she would have to break it. Aristina gives the map it to Robin and Tank, who realize that Aurelia must have gotten her directions elsewhere, and asks them to bring her sister back home.

Tank and Robin follow the map past a shipwreck that has an octopus and a couple sharks nearby, stopping outside the entrance of the Sea Witch's lair. Tank asks if Aurelia really went there, and Robin replies that a desperate girl does surprising things. As Robin starts forward again, Tanks stops her, asking why they were trying to stop Aurelia when that was how the story goes, suggesting that they should let her get legs like what she wants.

Robin cuts Tank off, demanding to know why it had to be like that and if they could learn without being horrified. Tank isn't sure and Robin declares she would give Aurelia a happy ending, one that wouldn't involve her throwing herself into the ocean and turning into seafoam.

Tank is shaken by Robin's reveal, and she explains that once the mute sea maid arrives at the palace, the prince treats her like a pet before marrying a princess from a neighboring kingdom. Aurelia is given a choice: kill the prince with a magic knife her sisters give her and regain her tail, or die. Aurelia, not ever wishing to kill the prince, chooses death, with her sacrifice earning her a soul.

Meanwhile, Aurelia gives herself a pep talk, to ask the Sea Witch for human legs, telling herself that she didn't need her tail, that she wasn't a child anymore and needs to grow up. Almost at her goal, Aurelia overhears Tank comment that she was just a kid, and Robin agrees that Aurelia has her whole life to learn and grow, and to find happiness and love. Robin confesses that while she wasn't sure whether or not she believed in souls, she fully believed that there was no way that someone as full of heart and faith as Aurelia didn't have one.

Aurelia is touched by Robin's words, and her vow to give the sea maid a real happy ending. Tank declares that he wholly agrees right before Aurelia reveals herself, still with her tail, much to their relief. Aurelia admits she couldn't do it, and Robin comments that many human girls would want her tail, herself included when she had been human.

Aurelia is surprised as Robin explains that she had spent hours pretending to be a mermaid, building dreams on top of fantasies, and goals on top of the dreams until her own life felt like failure.

Aurelia points out that Robin had become a mermaid, and Robin points out that she had lost her family, who she had taken for granted, in exchange. Robin wants Aurelia to be happy, and when Aurelia asks why she cared so much, Tank explains that caring about the happiness of other people is part of living and one of life's key secrets, thinking of his younger brother. Aurelia wants Prince Damir to be happy, and wants to know if he will care if she is happy, and Robin points out that he is no Prince Charming if he doesn't.

Tank tells Aurelia to forget about Damir for a second and focus on what she wants, to not think about it, but to just say the first wish that comes into her heart. After a brief pause, Aurelia voices her desire to see the human world.

## Important Events

* Robin tells Tank the tragic ending of 'The Little Sea Maid'
* Aurelia decides to not get a tail, her desire to see the human world stronger then her desire for legs

## Characters

Aristina

Robin

Tank

Aurelia

Damir

Damir's Bride (Cameo)

Kesten (Cameo)

Sea Witch (Mentioned)

Robin's Parents (Cameo)

Tank's Brother (Cameo)

## 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*