Hi, Bella here! I love Tangled, and have had this idea stuck in my head for a while, so I thought I'd write it down! Enjoy!
I've got a dream! I've got a dream! I wish I could own Tangled!
Once Upon a Time, the beloved queen of Corona was ill, and she was pregnant, so everyone was desperately searching for a cure. Queen Arianna barely spoke to anyone, not even her husband King Frederick. One person she would befall her worries upon was Bertha, her Lady-In-Waiting and most trusted confidant. And so, Bertha realised more than anyone was dire the situation truly was, and worried about losing her closest friend almost every minute.
To help Arianna, Bertha would make strange and tasty concoctions out herbs and flowers which grew in the palace's kitchen-garden. But the plants were weak, and running out fast. Bertha was desperate, and one day she dared open the door to the privately owned, rather large, walled garden nearby. She was met with a welcome sight: Green, healthy and juicy herbs and flowers of all kinds. She grabbed as many as she could and went to see what she could make from them.
Arianna was thankful, and Bertha continued to steal what was not rightly hers to gain The Queen's praise. Until one day her luck ran out…
"What are you doing in our garden!"
Bertha gasped, almost dropping the parsley she had been collecting. Two large, thug like men were standing by the garden gate, glaring at her.
"What are you doing with our parsley!" One said, in a voice like fire.
"I'm so, so sorry… sir," She squeaked, "but I really need it, to help the queen!"
"We don't care! You are intruding on our land and now you shall pay!"
"But the queen is going to have a baby soon!" Bertha desperately appealed to the thugs.
"A royal baby, eh?" One suddenly got a menacing smile on his face, "Tell you what, We'll make you a deal."
Bertha nodded desperately.
"You can have as many herbs and plants for as long as you want, but when the queen has the child," he paused to stare into Bertha's eyes. He might as well have been staring into her soul, "You give the child to us."
Bertha gasped. Give the royal baby to a gang of thugs! She could never! But as she thought about the alternative, she decided she had no choice. "You have a deal."
"The night the child is born you will meet us here with the child. And you shall tell nobody of this."
Time passed and Arianna grew more ill. Just when Bertha was beginning to think that the deal would never get a chance to happen, a legendary 'flower of gold' was found and Arianna healed. The Queen gave birth to twins, but Bertha pretended that one child had perished. She then took that child and ran towards the garden, under the cover of the chaos.
"Here. This is the princess. Please take care of her."
"We shall try." He snatched up the child, less than kindly.
"Wait! Please tell me... what are you going to call her?"
The two glanced at each other with grins on their faces. Bertha began to think that they just weren't going to tell her. "Parsley," they interrupted her thoughts suddenly, "After the plant you stole." Then they gallop off into the night, before Bertha could object or say anything at all.
Eventually the other princess was stolen, leaving the kingdom dismayed, the Queen heartbroken, the King angry, and Bertha guilty. Had she made a terrible mistake?
So, what do ya'll think? If I added to this, it would mostly be about Parsley and her growing up, and adventures she has. I know that might mean it isn't exactly a Tangled fanfic, but it would take place in that universe. The chapters would be longer, but this is sort of an intro. Don't be afraid to review!