Finale

The voice of the herald rang through the courtyard, announcing the
Arrival of His Royal Highness, Prince Phillip. King Hubert hurried to
Meet his son, and was shocked when Phillip said he had fallen in love
With a peasant girl, and she was the one he would marry, not Aurora
The Princess. "How will I ever tell Stefan?" asked King Hubert sadly
The sun was almost ready to set when the three fairies and Aurora
Slipped in a back door of the castle. They went up a circular
Stairway to a room where they would await the end of the day
There, they gave Aurora their last gift: a crown, the symbol
Of her royalty. The princess looked at herself in the mirror
And began to sob for her lost love. "Let her have a few moments
Alone," said Flora, and the three fairies stepped out into the
Hall. But the minute they left, the flames in the fireplace
Flared high. Out of them came a glowing, hypnotic ball of light
In a trance, Aurora followed the light as it floated up
A magic staircase, up to a tower room where Maleficent's
Magic spinning wheel gleamed in the sunset glow. "Touch
The spindle. Touch it, I say," ordered Maleficent from
The shadows. Aurora obeyed and fell like dead to the floor
The three fairies were sad at heart when they found
Her. As they wept, they heard the herald cry: "The
Sun has set. Make ready to welcome your princess!"
But Flora and Fauna and Merryweather knew the princess would not
Appear. They decided that the kindest thing they could do would be
To put the whole castle to sleep until she awakened. They waved
Their magic wands, sprinkling sleep dust in the air, and one by one
The king, the queen, and all their subjects fell into a deep sleep
Flora overheard King Hubert drowsily try to tell Stefan about his
Son, and realized that it was Prince Phillip who had fallen in
Love with Briar Rose, and he would be at the cottage that very night
Here was the true love that could awaken the sleeping princess
Quickly, the three fairies flew toward the cottage in the glen
But they were too late. Maleficent and her slaves had reached
There first. Already, Prince Phillip had been taken to the
Dungeon in Maleficent's castle, high on Forbidden Mountain. "
We can't go there." "But we must," said the three fairies bravely
There was great revelry in Maleficent's castle in celebration of her
Evil triumph. Maleficent taunted the prince, who was chained
Helplessly in her dungeon, and told him that the peasant girl
Was really the Princess Aurora, now asleep in the tower of
Her father's castle and there to remain for one hundred years
The three good fairies slipped into the dungeon and used their
Magic to free the prince from his chains. Flora armed him with
The Enchanted Shield of Virtue and the mighty Sword of Truth
For these weapons of righteousness will triumph over evil
The ravens spread the alarm that the prince was escaping, and all evil
Was loosed upon him. But neither lightning bolts nor falling cliffs
Could stop him. Maleficent conjured a thorn wall around King Stefan's
Castle. The Sword of Truth sliced it through. Maleficent turned
Herself into a flame-spewing dragon. The fairies' magic
Wands pointed out the dragon's heart. The prince threw
His sword and hit the mark. In agony of death, the dragon
Fell over the edge of the cliff and dissolved into the
Black shape of Maleficent's cape on the ground far below
Wearily, the prince mounted his horse and rode toward the castle
Then, with reviving strength, he hurried up the stairs to the
Tower room. With Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather guiding him, he
Approached the sleeping princess and gently kissed her. Aurora opened
Her eyes and smiled. Instantly, the whole castle awakened, too
King Hubert tried again to tell King Stefan that his son Phillip was
Going to marry a p... But at that moment, the trumpets blared. All
Eyes turned toward the grand stairway, where the prince and princess
Hand in hand, were descending smilingly. The three fairies watched
The tender reunion of Aurora, King Stefan, and the queen. King Hubert
Was delighted with this joyful turn of events, too. "Oh, we just love
Happy endings," sighed Fauna and Flora and Merryweather. "Don't you?"