As children, Prince Derek and Princess Odette are forced to spend their
summers together by their widowed parents, who hope that the two will
eventually fall in love and marry, so their two kingdoms will be united.
As children and adolescents, Derek and Odette can't stand each other,
but as young adults they begin to see each other in a different light
and fall in love with each other. But one night things take a bad turn
when Derek unintentionally offends Odette, who then refuses to marry him
if he can't prove that he loves her for who she is and not just her
beauty. Odette and her father are then attacked by Lord Rothbart, a
vengeful sorcerer who was cast out of William's kingdom when he plotted
against the king. In the form of a beast, Rothbart mortally wounds
William, and kidnaps Odette then places her under a spell. Now it is up
to Derek to rescue Odette by showing his undying love. But will he be in
time?