Aurora and Phillip

*Sleeping Beauty*

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Aurora first meets Prince Phillip when she is a baby. They are betrothed to each other by their parents so that when they are old enough to get married, their kingdoms can peacefully be united. However, when Phillip first meets Aurora as he presents, he is not all impressed and does not seem satisfied that he would one day marry her. When the evil fairy Maleficent arrives at Aurora's christening and curses her to die on her sixteenth birthday by touching the spindle of a spinning wheel, one of the three good fairies, Merryweather is able to soften the curse, but they make a deal with Aurora's parents to take her into the forest to raise her for her own safety. This also causes the betrothal of Aurora and Phillip to be postponed until Aurora would return home once she is completely safe from Maleficent's curse.

Sixteen years later, while Aurora is out picking berries, her singing catches the attention of Phillip who is out in the forest, riding on his horse, Samson. Phillip, enchanted by Aurora's singing, tries to follow her voice, but fails after accidentally falling into a creek and getting soaked in the process. As Aurora walks through the forest with her animal friends, she reveals to them how upset she is over the fairies being protective of her as she dreams of meeting someone new and eventually finding love.

To make Aurora feel better, a few of animals, including an owl, a squirrel, a cardinal, a bluebird, and two rabbits notice Phillip's cape, boots, and hat, and steal them where they dress up as a prince so they can encourage Aurora to not give up on her dreams. As Aurora dances and sings "Once Upon a Dream," Phillip follows the animals and upon seeing them wearing his cape, boots, and hat, while playing with Aurora, he realizes they only took his apparels to make her happy. Enchanted with Aurora's singing and beauty, Phillip pulls the animals aside so he can join Aurora in singing and dancing while getting to know her. However, when Phillip reveals his presence by joining in her chorus, Aurora gets startled and feels bashful while trying to leave as she knows she is not supposed to be around strangers. Though Phillip insists they have met before, Aurora tries not to get acquainted with him, but when he starts singing to her, she got comfortable with his presence and starts dancing with him. While dancing with Phillip, Aurora eventually falls in love with him while not knowing he is her betrothal. When Phillip asks for her name, Aurora is tempted to tell him, but still remembering she wasn't to speak to strangers, she does not tell him. However, before Aurora leaves, rushing to get back to the cottage, she tells Phillip where she lives and asks him to meet her there later that night, so she could introduce him to the fairies and get to know him more.

After arriving at the cottage and being given a surprise birthday, Aurora excitedly tells the fairies she met Phillip where she happily daydreams her time with him while singing and dancing to herself. However, Aurora becomes confused when she notices the fairies are not happy, but concerned for her. She then becomes shocked to hear that she has been betrothed and learned of her true identity as a princess. Upon hearing from the fairies that they plan to take her back to birth parents, Aurora becomes upset and insists on staying at the cottage as she promises to meet Phillip, though she is still unaware he is actually her betrothal. As the fairies also do not know Phillip is actually Aurora's betrothal either, they tell her she could never see Phillip again, making Aurora feel heartbroken as she bursts into tears and runs up into her bedroom, crying.

Later, Aurora sadly goes with the fairies to King Stefan's castle where she prepares to reunite with her parents as the kingdom celebrates her birthday. After the fairies gift her a crown and placed it on her head, Aurora looks at her reflection in a vanity mirror and still believing she could never see Phillip again as she is betrothed, starts crying again. Meanwhile, as the fairies leave Aurora alone so they can give her time to grieve, a heartbroken Aurora does not notice Maleficent arriving at the castle where the evil fairy takes an advantage over Aurora's sadness and feelings for Phillip. This causes Aurora to be hypnotized by Maleficent where she then falls victim to the evil fairy's curse, much to the fairies' horror and disbelief.

After Aurora is put into a deep slumber, the fairies put everyone in the kingdom to sleep until they can find a way to wake Aurora up. Eventually, the fairies discover Phillip being the boy Aurora had met in the forest all along after Flora overhears King Hubert attempt to tell Stefan about how Philip intends to marry a peasant girl before falling asleep. The fairies then go out to search Phillip, who may be the one capable of breaking the curse and save Aurora, Stefan, Hubert, Leah and the entire kingdom from their slumber. However, he ends being captured by Maleficent, who ambushes him at the fairies' cottage due to his arrival to meet with Aurora due to their plans to meet with each other.

While imprisoned by Maleficent at the Forbidden Mountain, Phillip is told of Aurora's true identity by the evil fairy and tries to attack her in a fit of rage when Maleficent revealed how she intends to keep Philip imprisoned until he grows into an old man so he and Aurora would unable to be together, only to be prevented due to being chained to the cell's wall. However, the three good fairies come to Phillip's rescue and help him escape from the Forbidden Mountain, so he can find Aurora at Stefan's castle and save her from Maleficent's curse. Though the enraged Maleficent does everything in her power to prevent Phillip from saving Aurora by becoming a large dragon, he is able to kill her by plunging his Sword of Truth into her heart.

Shortly after Maleficent's demise, Phillip arrives at Stefan's castle and manages to successfully find Aurora sleeping up in one of the castle's towers. Once he approaches Aurora, he gives a kiss which is true love's kiss, thus waking Aurora up and breaking the curse just in time. Once Aurora wakes up, she smiles as she is happy to see Phillip once again while becoming even more happy when she learns that her betrothed and her love are the same person.

After being reunited with Phillip, Aurora heads downstairs to the castle's throne room with Phillip, arm in arm, where they meet with their parents, who are also awake from their slumber, along with the other castle residents. Aurora and Phillip then share a dance together before they share another kiss. Sometime later, Aurora and Phillip get married, living happily ever after together.