With the declaration, Jeremy triumphantly said, "Thank you, your highness! You've been very helpful!" Black magic swirled around him and his son before revealing their true appearances. Everyone took a step back at the sight of the warlock and brat.

Stefan's eyes instantly narrowed, "Jeremy."

"When's the wedding day, honey?" Ian teased.

"Where is Seth? What have you done with him?!" Stefan demanded.

Jeremy scoffed, "Who cares? You've already pledged your love to my son! And in doing so, you doomed him and the forest."

"Liar!" Stefan said. Amar quickly rushed to his best friend's side, giving the prince his sword. "Tell me the truth!"

"I am," Jeremy dryly commented, "You practically just killed him. Thanks for your contribution. I'll spare this portion of the world once I get the Magic Crystal."

Stefan felt like he had just been shot in the heart. His crush, his love, the boy made him actually want to settle down… was dead. And it was because of him. He refused to be the lies of the warlock and prepared to lunge at him.

"Oh please," Jeremy yawned and threw a burst of dark magic, knocking him and Amar off their feet. The warlock proceeded to turn into his bird form, Ian too. The guests were surprised once more and began to leave in a hurry from the tyrant.

"Bye-bye, sweetie pie!" Ian taunted before flying off with his dad.

Stefan weakly got up, his mother comforting him.

"Are you alright?" She asked. Stefan managed to get to his feet, gripping the hilt of his sword fiercely at the fact he had supposedly ended his crush's life.

"I'm fine, mom," he assured her.

"I find that hard to believe since there is a man who just turned into a bird and your 'guest' just… changed as well!" She exasperated.

"It's a long story, mother," Stefan admitted, "But I need to stop that man! He's dangerous… and he has my crush… my love trapped under some spell. I know you probably don't believe me but I need to save him!"

His mother was silent for a while before sighing, "Well, I saw the connection between you and the boy -despite him being an illusion- so…" she smiled, "Go get him."

Stefan nodded before hurrying after Jeremy and Ian.


Due to the sunset, Seth had reverted back to his human form but was still unconscious.

Which made him easier to spot in Jeremy's eyes within the topiary garden.

The warlock landed with Ian in tow before reverting back to their true forms. "What a pretty picture," Jeremy mocked as he snatched the crown of the Chosen One's head. The Magic Crystal's dullness made the warlock inwardly happy as he kept a stoic face.

The pain that was said to prevent him from ruling the entire Enchanted Forest was now nothing. Much like the Chosen One has been. Seth was never a threat to him or his son and with the crystal officially done, he could consume the Enchanted Forest to his own image.

"Let's see how brave you are without the crystal," Jeremy gloated to the downed boy.

"Daddy, aren't you forgetting something?" Ian interrupted his father's victory, rather impatiently.

Jeremy wasted no time to deliver his gift to his son. He removed the Magic Crystal from the crown. "All yours, my little sparrow… as promised." He handed the crown to his son, who immediately squealed in delight before placing it on his head.

"Oh, it's me, isn't it?" Ian squealed with delight as he finally got a 'proper' crown. Jeremy rolled his eyes before turning back to the downed Chosen One.

"A futile legend, wasn't it? You? Beating the likes of me? That was almost amusing," the warlock continued to gloat.

Ian was admiring the crown in all its glory, deciding which gem would go perfectly into it. But then he noticed Stefan standing over them in the reflection. "Daddy!" Ian exclaimed before Stefan landed on the ground, still in his tuxedo but swapped for his boots. He brandished his sword.

The warlock turned, repressing a groan at the interloper, and cackled, "Come to discuss your wedding plans, boy?!"

"Far from it," Stefan threatened as he saw Seth's unconscious body. He felt fear that what Jeremy said was true but he promised to avenge Seth. The human prince lunged at the warlock, sword first but through dark arts, the latter morphed the weapon into a feather.

"I believe it's your move," Jeremy said, slowly approaching the human.

Near the mansion grounds, the Enchanted forest residents arrived on an ornate carriage. Harrison sat with Brooklyn, Hannah, and Heaven in their fairy forms while Kayla and Holden pulled the carriage to rescue Seth. The two ungulates slow their speed as they come across the boy lying unconscious on the floor.

"I-i… is he?" Hannah somberly started.

"H-he can't be!" Brooklyn denied the possibility.

"But if the Magic Crystal's power is gone…" Heaven lamented.

Holden kicked himself, "It's all my fault. If we hadn't ran into the neighborhood-"

"Wait," Harrison exclaimed and stood up, "He's still alive!" With a flick of his wand, sparks of light surrounded Seth's body while Jeremy strode towards Stefan.

"So," Stefan began to stall, seeing what he assumed are the fairies that Seth vaguely mentioned help the boy, "What are you afraid of? Come and get me, I'm right here!"

Jeremy grew a scowl, "This time, you'll be squealing like a pig!" He unleashed magic, attempting to strike the prince. Skillfully, the human rolled right behind the nearest object.

Or rather person.

Ian, who had been watching the fight, was hit with the mystical energy instead, turning into the pig. Much to his father's horror.

"My little starling!" Jeremy gasped in horror before rushing over to his son's new form. "Daddy's little dove…"

The sparks of magic managed to lift Seth up and transfer him into the carriage. He rested in Harrison's arms before Kayla took action, "Come on!" The two hoofed fairies took off in haste, down the cobblestone path that led to the forest. Hopefully, Seth would be able to recover by then.

It took Jeremy twenty seconds before realizing what had happened. "The boy!" It was all a ruse. He was about to chase after them but Ian was distraught.

"Daddy!" He snorted, "Make it- *snort* make it go away!" He whined. The spoiled prince didn't want to be stuck as a swine. "Make it go away, Daddy!"

Jeremy looked back and forth at his target and his son. It was becoming a hard decision.

"DADDY!" Ian shouted vehemently.

"Be quiet!" Jeremy snapped at his son. The Chosen One was far more important right now than reverting his own son back to normal. He was winning and would not like things to turn for him now. He morphed into his bird form and took off, leaving a snorting Ian at the mansion.

"Daddy, wait! I've got a serious situation here!"


Speeding through the woods as fast as they could, Kayla and Holden were galloping as fast as they could. The fairies looked back at Seth's unconscious form, hoping that he was alright.

"Will he be okay?" Brooklyn asked.

"It's hard to say right now," Harrison admitted, "But he's still breathing." The Forest Guardian then turned to see his brother, soaring angrily after them.

The sparks began to encircle the carriage, lifting it into the air to gain speed. The chase was near its end as they came across the waterfall. Holden managed to fire a concentrated blast of magic that opened the gateway and flew into it.

Having flown into the Enchanted Forest after them, Jeremy wasn't having any of it and fired his own dark arts practice that struck a tree. He managed to disorient the carriage, leaving the contraption to a mess.

Satisfied with his work, Jeremy landed and returned to his normal form, "Ah, much better. I don't like to rush around, it's bad for digestion," he mused before threatening, "Now for the boy…"

Holden, Kayla, Brooklyn, Hannah and Heaven stand defiantly before the warlock.

"Fat chance, bird-brain!"

"You want him? You have to fight all of us!"

Matthew, Natalie, Brandon, Camille, and Johnny also appear on the scene, ready to defend Seth.

"Ugh," Jeremy groaned, "Such nobility will just get you killed. Perhaps I should have obliterated you instead of the animal spells."

"Leave the boy," Harrison warned and floated with his hands alight of the white arts. "Your battle is with me."

"You're about that, brother," the warlock grinned.

The two siblings were at a stand-off before the Guardian prepared a blast. Unfortunately, Jeremy -with his experience- managed to fire first, turning Harrison into a mouse.

"Your highness!" Natalie gasped before cradling her.

"That tears it!" Heaven snarled before trying to pounce on the warlock. Brandon, Matthew, Camille, Holden, and Kayla charged with the wolf fairy, but Jeremy sent a wave of dark energy constructs and pinned them to the ground.

Hannah fired quills and Brooklyn picked up any stray acorns she could find, only for Jeremy's shield to bounce them off harmlessly. Now in fear, they slowly backed up as Natalie and Johnny held Harrison.

"This is truly becoming redundant," Jeremy dryly commented.

While struggling, Holden heard hooves getting closer. The unicorn fairy turned to see Stefan approaching on horseback, his bow on his back. The prince got off before notching an arrow and firing it at the warlock.

The warlock turned the arrow to ashes again, more annoyed that the human prince continued to interfere.

Seth finally managed to wake up before seeing the predicament. His fairy friends were either trapped in magical constructs or huddling in fear. Jeremy had Stefan on the ropes, the prince using his sword now. Seeing the prince here made the swan boy's heart flutter. He still cared about him.

"You don't know when to give up, do you, boy?!" Jeremy roared and made a fierce sphere of dark magic to throw. The sphere struck Stefan's hand, dropping the sword and recoiling in pain. Jeremy sent another blast that missed but toppled a tree. Stefan began running away as Jeremy pursued, intent on destroying the prince.

"Did you really think a miserable human could stop me?!" Jeremy furiously said as he started to charge another fatal attack.

"Stefan!" Seth shouted and ran towards his crush. Stefan, for a brief moment, was relieved to see the swan boy on his feet again but then remembered a crucial detail.

"Seth, you don't have the crystal!"

The swan boy didn't care about that. He hoped that their love would be enough, even without the Magic Crystal, and rushed to embrace the prince before the two humans were struck by Jeremy's dark arts. Both boys landed on the ground, Seth landing on top of Stefan, and unintentionally intertwining their hands.

Jeremy couldn't hold back his grin and began to cackle, "Not a bad deal. I believe humans say: 'Two birds with one stone!' He spread his arms triumphantly and declared his long awaited 'destiny', "At last. The Enchanted Forest is mine! All mine!"

The warlock had succeeded and the fairies were in shock of the outcome. There was nothing they could do now.

Jeremy, in all his glee, didn't notice his little trophy of the Magic Crystal developing a small spark before glistening with pink magical energy once again. The warlock failed to notice it as he began to levitate in the air as the Magic Crystal resonated with its white arts and completely engulfed the villain.

"What?! What is happening?!"

"The crystal's powers!" Holden noticed.

"They're not gone!" Hannah shouted. The fairies began to feel the constructs weaken and freed themselves.

The pink energy swirls around Jeremy. He tries to free himself but the magic counteracts his dark arts, hurting him.

"How… can this… be!? No… No… NOOOOOOO!"

The decaying parts of the Enchanted Forest slowly begin to be cured, revitalizing the Enchanted Forest to its former glory. Jeremy's palace begins to shake and collapse, the fog lifts and reveals a sparkling lake.

Jeremy's body shined brighter and brighter before causing the warlock to perish within the burst. With the warlock's defeat, his spells wear off.

Including his magical transmutations.

The fairies regained their true forms, free of their animalistic traits. Simon morphed out of his worm curse and the elf clapped his hands, happy to be uncursed. Harrison returned to his human form and the restoration met the untainted land, fully restoring the forest.

"Look!" Simon exclaimed at the downed boys. Both were breathing, slowly waking up.

"The legend… It must be true love!" Kayla cheered.

"Two for one!" Holden joined in.

Seth's eyes fluttered open to see that he was on top of Stefan. Embarrassed, Seth quickly got off him, flushing red.

"Seth?" The prince stirred himself, realizing that his crush was still alive and grateful.

"Stefan." Seth said with a blush. Both humans stood up and shared hands. The prince gained a guilty look on his face, knowing that he had hurt Seth by accident.

"Jeremy… He tricked me. Fooled me into thinking that Ian was you. But he's not the one I love. You. You, Seth, are the one I love." Stefan admitted. This time with his entire heart to the right person. "If you'll have me."

Seth said nothing and embraced in a kiss with Stefan. Surprised at first, Stefan melted into it. Both boys were glad they finally got to share a moment together.

"So cute!" The girl fairies squealed. Natalie and Matthew fully embraced themselves, free from their animalistic traits. Johnny and Brandon high-fived each other. Holden had a triumphant look as the Enchanted Forest was cured from the warlock's reign.

"It's back to normal…" Harrison said with a gentle smile as the Enchanted Forest was flourishing once again. The Forest Guardian turned around and said, "Thank you, Seth. You are truly the Chosen One."

Having broken away from the kiss, Seth blushed from the praise. "You're welcome. I'm just glad Jeremy's gone and I don't turn into a swan anymore."

Harrison nodded, "Yes, with the curse gone, you are free to return to the human world." His tone turned to solemn, "Which means…"

"Which means I won't be able to see you again," Seth realized as the fairies shared glances.

"It's okay, Seth." Hannah started.

"You've done enough for us." Brooklyn said.

"Jeremy's gone." Heaven reminded everyone.

"And Ian could still probably be stuck as a pig." Kayla remembered.

"Serves him right." Brandon muttered, Johnny snickering at the mention.

"The Enchanted Forest and all its inhabitants won't ever suffer again." Simon declared.

"No matter what, you always have a place here." Camille stated.

"Human or swan." Holden finished.

Seth's eyes began to tear up. He had grown attached to all the fairies, Simon, and Harrison. It moved him to know he had friends who would be there for him. Stefan intertwined his fingers with Seth's right hand, causing the former swan boy to look at him.

"Don't worry. I think I have an idea…" the prince thought aloud.