What if Rapunzel wasn't the King and Queen's only daughter? What if it was her twin sister who had 'the magic glowing hair'? What if it was her sister who was taken by Gothel? What if it was her sister who ended up on an adventure quest with Flynn Rider? And what if Flynn rider ended up falling in love with her?

We were strangers starting out on our journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are and I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

Anastasia - At The Beginning

Prologue: Beginnings Start Somewhere...

This is a story about a girl named Raine and it starts with the moon. One upon a time a single beam of bright moonlight penetrated the midnight black sky and shone down on to the earth and it was there where the most beautiful, pure flower bloomed. The flower had the ability to heal the sick and injured.

Centuries past and a strong and powerful kingdom began to grow. The kingdom was ruled by a beloved King and Queen who were about to have a child. This child would be the Princess of the lands and everybody in the kingdom was filled with excitement at the prospect of an addition to the beloved royal family. However after the birth of this child something strange became known. The Queen was not only to have one child…but two. The first birth had weakened the Queen so greatly that it was uncertain if she or the second child would survive a second birth. This devastated the King and his people and so they began to search for what seemed like an impossible miracle. But they say that even in the darkest darkness there will always be a small light, a glimmer of hope, a light shining through however small it may be…and that is what they found.

A magic glowing snow-white flower. This flower had already been found by Mother Gothel who had hoarded its healing powers and used them for her own personal gain for hundreds of years to keep her young and all she had to do was to sing a special song.

Flower gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine.

Heal what has been hurt
Change the fate's design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine,
What once was mine...

Unfortunately for her the flower was discovered by the palaces guards and soldiers who brought it back to the Queen in all haste. The magic of this flower healed the Queen after she had drunk a potion containing its magic.

Another healthy baby girl, a princess was born and was named Raine. She too had large beautiful round eyes like her sibling but her eyes were dark, mysterious, stormy shade of blue, like the waters after a storm whereas her twin sisters were bright green emeralds. From Rapunzel's head grew golden hair which was in contrast to the long dark raven hair that grew from Raine's.

The King, Queen and the entire kingdom adored the two young, beautiful princesses and their hearts burst with pride when they considered their future destinies. Seen as they were both the same age it was decided that one day they would both become joint Queens of the kingdom. Even though the two princesses were completely different even as babies they had a special bond with each other.

The King and Queen cemented this bond by gifting Rapunzel with necklace with half a golden sun charm on and Raine with a necklace with half a silver moon on. When joined these two necklaces represented the bond and destiny the two shared. In order to celebrate the births the King and Queen launched two flying lanterns into the sky. And for that one moment…everything was perfect.

However Mother Gothel did not celebrate with the rest of the kingdom. Furious at her losing the magical flower she sought revenge on the royal family. She had received word that it was the child, Raine, who had long dark raven black hair who had been the child who had received the magical powers of the moonbeam flower.

One night she crept into the room where Rapunzel and Raine were peacefully sleeping. She reached forward with her ancient, aged hand whilst singing and cut a lock of brilliant white shining hair off Raine, satisfied with her work she smirked as she brought the lock of hair towards her. She gasped in shock however when the previously glowing white piece of hair suddenly dulled and returned to being jet black. Her anger intensified she decided that in order to stay young she must take the child and keep her for herself. She snatched the child from her cot but not before Rapunzel burst out with loud crying, sensing something terrible was happening to her sibling. Gothel glared furiously at Rapunzel before sweeping from the room, her dark cloak billowing as she walked into the equally dark night.

The King and Queen ran into the children's room after being awoken by Rapunzel's cries. However they were too late as they only glimpsed Gothel's cloak billowing out behind her as she cruelly took their child.

The kingdom searched far and wide for the princess…but to no avail, she was lost. But deep within the forest in a hidden tower Gothel raised the child as her own. Gothel had found an alternative magical source to keep her young but this time she was determined to keep it for herself. Raine often questioned why she was not allowed to go outside and explore the wonders that it held but Gothel would reply that the outside did not hold wonders, only pain, evil and suffering and that in order to keep Raine safe she must remain in the tower. Raine would reply that she understood but deep down she didn't. She, even at this young age, believed that everything dark had a light. Sure, the outside world could be bad but it could be a wondrous place filled with bright things as well. And for Raine, bright outshone darkness. She obeyed her mother despite this although she often hoped to herself that one day she could be in the outside world not view it from the prison of her tower.

The King and Queen were distraught at the loss of one of their beloved children. Although Rapunzel didn't fully understand what was happening, she did know that her sister was gone and that upset her greatly. The King and Queen placed Raine's crown in a safe box and protected the jewelled treasure with guards. Her crown held pearls and rare, beautiful dark jewels and the entire kingdom couldn't help but hope that one day the lost Princess would wear the crown. The King and Queen were further upset by the fact that Rapunzel would never really know her twin sister. However deep inside Rapunzel a bond that could not be severed was held and she would always remember her sibling. The kingdom did not abandon hope just as they had not when the Queen had taken ill. Once every year on Rapunzel's and Raine's birthday they would release the glowing lanterns in hope that their lost treasure, their child, their princess, would return.

Even though she mostly obeyed her mother Raine could not stop herself from gazing out the window once every year on her birthday to view the beauty of the sky as thousands of bright shining lights appeared, floating around the sapphire sky. Raine didn't know what they exactly were but she couldn't help but think they were calling out to her.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and like the storyline. I'm sorry for any mistakes or if you think this story may be boring but I will try my best to make this story interesting and enjoyable to read. No characters have been formed yet as this are only the prologue but in the next few chapters I am going to try and form these characters properly. You'll get to see personalities soon. Please review, it would mean a lot to me. xxx