Tangled

Contestshipping. Tiny bits of Oldrival, Poke and Ikari.

*Stretches* I'm so glad to be back. I hadn't been able to get inspired to write at all these past few months but I finally managed to finish this one.

We all know the story of Rapunzel with her long hair and a prince charming who rescued her. Well, turns our the prince wasn't really a prince and he wasn't so eager to rescue her after all. Also, Rapunzel doesn't seem to be scared to use her pan.

Last Time

Narrator

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"Human Speech"

"Song Lines"

'Pokemon Speech'

Thoughts

XOXOX- Scene Change

Chapter 1-Prologue- Magical Golden Flower

This, is the story of how I died...

A bird flew across the dense forest. Nearby, on a tree, there was a poster of a man. It was a black and white poster so one couldn't say anything about the color of the man's eyes or hair; however there was a mischievous glint in his eyes.

The man was smirking and his hair was slightly askew. He was clean shaven and it looked like he had on a dark colored jacket. He looked to be around eighteen or nineteen years; quite young.

But don't worry! This is actually a very fun story and the truth is.. well, it isn't even mine.

Above the Picture, 'WANTED' was stamped and under that 'DEAD or ALIVE'. Obviously, this guy was a dangerous criminal.

Under the picture there was a name: 'Derek Hadwinn'. Then, there was 'Thief' written under his name and at the bottom right, there was a royal seal.

The story, I mean; it's about a girl named May.

Around this one tree were many other trees, all of them filled with lush green leaves. Here and there a pale yellow leaf could be pointed out and one or two of the trees even had some kind of fruit.

Grass grew on the ground in green clumps and the occasional bush could be seen.

The scene was the picture of peace.

And it all starts with the sun.

XOXOX

The sun was shining high in the sky. It was a bright cheerful day, making even the rocky cliff look less dangerous.

Now, once upon a time, a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens.

A golden drop fell from the clear blue sky and landed on a ledge some way down the edge of the cliff. The ocean thrashed away below, some stray drops of water landing on the ledge.

And from this small drop of sun, grew a Magic Golden Flower.

The drop got absorbed into the earth as the soil glowed golden for a second before a beautiful golden stem grew from the soil.

It had the ability to heal the sick and injured.

The stem grew and grew and when it had reach about a foot tall, it flowered a single Golden Flower. The flower had six full golden petals and four small white petals on it.

Nighttime fell and a woman walked down the cliff, she had a lantern in her hand which glowed with a green eerie glow.

Oh, you see that old woman over there? You would wanna remember her. She's kinda important.

She had pure white hair and a hunched back. She wore a cloak over a dark maroon dress. She looked quite old: about seventy, at least. She walked towards the flower with an evil gleam in her eyes and leaned over it.

Well, centuries passed and a hop skip and a boat ride away, grew a kingdom.

Across the lake, on a relatively small island, time flew as more buildings -one after the other- were built. In the middle of it all grew a castle. The castle had huge towers and the roof tops were painted a mixture of Green and Red. The towers themselves were made of blue brick and seemed to stretch till the sky.

A flag was hoisted proudly on the highest tower and it waved cheerfully in the breeze.

The kingdom was ruled by a beloved King and Queen.

Inside the castle, on a wall there was a picture of the King and Queen.

The King, King Norman was handsome with jet black hair and wall shaped eyebrows. He had stunning sapphire orbs. He was clean shaven and looked quite young. He had a golden crown on his head with a Sapphire crystal. His clothes were fancy and adorned with jewels. King Norman had his arms around his wife.

The Queen was fair and beautiful. She had chocolate brown hair and deep violet eyes. She wore pearl earrings in her ears and had a pearl necklace around her neck. Her eyes were kind and caring. On her head was another crown, though smaller, it had an Emerald etched in it.

Behind the King and Queen there was a Beautifly. It was flapping above them both and was resting slightly on the Queen's head.

And the Queen, well, she was about to have a baby.

The queen was lying in her bed, her stomach was round and bloated while many maid servants were standing around the bed, ready to help were they could. The Beautifly was flying around helping with potions and medicine.

Then she got sick. Really sick. Really really sick... Well, you get the idea.

The King sat next to her, holding her hand as her face showed immense pain. The Queen's eyes closed slowly as her weakness began to show. The King worriedly tightened his grip on her hand. Not even Beautifly's potions were doing her any good.

She was running out of time and that's when people usually start to look for a miracle.

Hundreds of ships and sailing boats were sent out on a hunt with even more people and pokemon holding lanterns and lights. There were young women, men, children, Machoke, Machamp and the odd small pokemon as well.

They all wanted to help their queen. The boats docked on the other side of the lake, under the cliff where the flower grew.

Or in this case, a Magic Golden Flower.

The people and pokemon streamed up the cliff from the path, flashing lanterns here and there in hopes of finding the missing flower.

Aaaah! I told you she'd be important.

The old woman walked to a green leafy bush. She still had a lantern in her hand and had a cloak over her head.

You see, instead of sharing the sun's gift, this woman, Mother Marraine used it to keep herself young for hundred's of years!

She picked up the bush to reveal the golden flower, exactly in the same place as centuries ago. The bush was actually a cleverly crafted basket woven with plants to camouflage the flower.

And all she had to do was sing a special song.

"Flower gleam and glow." Marraine croaked as she bent down to the flower and took off her cloak.

"Let your powers shine." The flower started to glow an even brighter golden.

"Make the clock reverse." Her voice was getting slightly sweeter, as a few pollen grains drifted from the flower.

"Bring back what once was mine." She inhaled deeply as she sung. Slowly, her hair started turning black.

"What once was mine.." She repeated the last line almost lustfully as a burst of golden pollen landed on her face, turning her hair back to completely black and removing all the wrinkles from her skin.

Alright, you get the jest. She sings to it, she turns young. Crazy right?

Suddenly there was a sound of people shouting and Marraine quickly covered the flower with the basket again and grabbing her lantern, she dashed back up the cliff.

Fortunately (or unfortunately) while she was leaving, her lantern hit the basket toppling it off and revealing the flower.

Just as she managed to jump into a nearby cave, the first of the searchers came and they immediately spotted the flower, gleaming golden on the cliff.

"We found it!" One bellowed as more came running up behind him.

Two soldiers climbed down to the flower and dug around it and carefully uprooted the magical plant.

Marraine watched with narrowed eyes from behind her bush as her beloved flower was taken away by the soldiers to heal the queen.

XOXOX

Once the flower reached the castle, it was put into a cup containing water. The flower dissolved into the water, making the water golden.

The King carefully made the queen drink the golden drink.

The magic of the Golden Flower healed the Queen.

A baby girl was lying down in a cradle in the castle, she had golden hair up till her lower back. She was dressed in a baby blue dress and had stunning sapphire eyes.

A healthy baby girl was born, a princess with beautiful golden hair.

Above the baby's cot there was the picture of the sun and many pokemon were hung from the sun, a beautifly, an eevee, a bulbasaur, a squirtle, but closest to the princess, there was a cute little torchic.

I'll give you a hint: that's May.

Caroline and Norman smiled down at the baby as Caroline gently picked her up. Baby May laughed and jumped about in Caroline's arms. Both parents smiled delightedly.

The King then got out a crown and gently placed it on her head. The crown had three big stones and a intricate design of diamonds below them. The biggest stone was a Sapphire and the other two were Emeralds. May laughed cutely as the crown slipped off on her face. It was too big for her yet.

To celebrate her birth, the King and Queen launched a flying lantern into the sky.

Norman and Caroline simultaneously released a lantern with a picture of a sun on it. May was in Caroline's arms happily laughing at the flying lantern. The lantern floated up higher and higher into the sky as the King and Queen watched it proudly, surrounded by their subjects.

And for that one moment, everything was perfect.

Caroline leaned her head on Norman's shoulder as he put his arms around his wife. May was sleeping in Caroline's arms and the family was enjoying the sunlight together.

And then that moment ended.

XOXOX

The window fluttered in the breeze. Somehow it had been left open. A shadow approached the sleeping princess.

"Flower gleam and glow." A bony hand reached out to May's golden hair.

"Let your powers shine." The old lady chanted picking up a strand of May's hair as it glowed a shiny golden. She held a pair of scissors in the other hand.

"Make the clock-" She had grown young again. She brought the scissors to the glowing hair and cut it off, it immediately turned brown. "- Huh!" The strand, all the way to May's head turned brown.

She turned old again as May started crying.

Marraine broke into the castle, stole the child and just like that- Gone!

The King and Queen jumped up as they heard May cry. They spotted Marraine on the balcony with May in her arms and before they could react she had thrown her cloak over her and had vanished.

The Kingdom searched and searched but they could not find the Princess.

A huge tower was standing near a beautiful waterfall. The tower was made out of stone and had a single room on the top. It was surrounded by forests and lush greenery. A few pokemon played in the ground and a small stream weaved through the clearing. The tower was situated between two cliffs.

For deep within a forest, in a hidden tower, Marraine raised the child as her own.

Inside the topmost room of the tower, May was sitting on a stool, her hair glowing golden. Marraine sat behind her on a chair, brushing her hair as May recited the little poem.

"Make the clock reverse." May recited in a sweet voice. She was about four or five years old by now.

"Bring back what was once mine." She finished on a high note as Marraine brushed her hair.

"What once was mine.." Marraine's hair turned jet black as the wrinkles completely left her skin.

Marraine had found her new Magic Flower.

She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath as her hair shimmered.

But this time, she was determined to keep it hidden.

She started to brush May's hair again which was now up till her legs.

"Why can't I go outside?" May asked in a sweet baby lisp.

"The outside world is a dangerous place." Marraine told the princess, "Filled with horrible, selfish people. You must stay here, where you're safe. Do you understand, flower?"

"Yes mommy." May sighed as she watched the logs burn in the fireplace.

Some months later, May crept down the stairs from her bed room to the main room and her hair was now twice as long as she was.

But the wall of the tower could not hide everything.

May crept past her sleeping godmother as she tip toed to the window. She opened the window as she gasped at the sight.

Each year on her birthday, the King and Queen released thousands of lanterns in the sky in hope that one day, their lost princess.. would return.

May sighed as she sat at the window and watched the pretty lights in the sky. Her sapphire orbs gleamed in the light as she watched the lights fly higher and higher.

END

And I'm BACKK and ready to roll. Hopefully by the time I finish putting up this story, I'll have the next one ready to go. It's been a long time. A lot has happened and there is a lot I would have undone but now the past can't be changed and we have to live with the future we created.

Hope you enjoy the story and don't forget to review!