I had an idea with this when I heard it the other day on the radio. I was thinking to myself, this is the most perfectest Jackunzel song eva! So here it is, enjoy.
She watches the taxi driver pull away. She's been locked up inside her apartment a hundred days.
Rapunzel watched as the taxi drove off and felt a burst of excitement. I'm doing it! This is the best day ever!
Rapunzel had lived in Corona for her life, hardly ever seeing it because of her mother, who kept her inside of their apartment, homeschooled her and told her the world was dangerous. Now, eighteen and fresh to the world, Rapunzel left and moved to the countryside outside of Burgess.
Her house was what could only be described as a tower. It was long and thin and taller than the tree tops, allowing her to see all the way to tiny Burgess.
She says, "Yeah he's still coming, just a little bit late. He got stuck at the Laundromat washing his cape."
She's watching the clouds roll by they spell her name, like Lois Lane.
And she smiles, oh the way she smiles.
Jack watched the girl on the grass. She'd been there for an hour, staring at the clouds and smiling. That wasn't an odd thing to do at the park, it was just… that girl was so beautiful. Jack was sure he'd never seen her before.
Suddenly, the girl sits up and frowns at her phone. Her shoulders shake and she throws her phone across the way. It lands with a thunk into the pond.
Jack walks forward, "Are you okay?"
The girl looks up and smiles, "It was just my boyfriend, Flynn Rider. He stood me up again."
Jack sits down next to her, "My name is Jack."
"Rapunzel," She smiles, making Jack suck a breath. She just looks so beautiful.
"So why isn't this infamous boyfriend here?"
Rapunzel shrugs, "He got stuck at the Laundromat washing his so-called cape." Jack looks at her oddly and she explains, "He used to be my super hero, now… not so much."
She's talking to Angels, she's counting the stars, making a wish on passing cars.
Rapunzel pointed to an orange dot, "That's Mars."
Jack squinted, "That little dot?"
"Yes."
"It's so tiny, though."
Rapunzel rolled her eyes, "It's millions of miles away, of course Mars is that small."
The two were sitting on the roof of Rapunzel's 'tower'. They could see the city lights miles away. The stars blinked at them from above, watching the two. Rapunzel's chameleon, Pascal, sat above them.
"How many are you at?" Jack asked.
Rapunzel smiled, "Two hundred and twenty-nine." They had been counting the stars. Well, more like Rapunzel had been counting, Jack had been watching as her eyes flicked to each speck.
A shooting stars blazes overhead. Rapunzel closes her eyes and lets her wish fly away with the comet. She opens her eyes and watches it disappear.
"I remember never seeing a shooting star," Rapunzel whispers.
"You never saw one?" Jack asks.
Rapunzel shrugs sadly, "I never went outside, so I would sit at the window at night and wish on the cars going by."
Jack smiles, "Well, now you can see them all the time."
She's dancing with strangers, she's falling apart, waiting for Superman to pick her up in his arms.
Rapunzel giggles as the violin plays. She jumps to the middle of the square and dances with a little boy. They laugh as they circle the crowd. Then, before she knows it, people are dancing around her, smiles wide, hands clapping, laughter at every turn. The music comes to a climax and Rapunzel pulls in Jack.
"I- I don't know how to dance," Jack says.
Rapunzel laughs, "Just follow my lead. They twirl and laugh. Then stop when the music ends and everyone disperses.
Rapunzel and Jack laugh as they leave the square. A voice calls out to her, "Rapunzel?" The girl turns and faces her ex, Flynn Rider.
"Flynn…?" Rapunzel says breathlessly. "Wha-what are you doing here?"
"I came to take you back. I'm sorry I hurt you, it was stupid," Flynn rubs his hair.
"Flynn… we already broke up. Yes you helped me settle here four months ago, but we broke up two months ago… We're done," Rapunzel says. "Come on, Jack." Her voice sounds raw.
"No, I'm not going to let you go that easy, "Flynn grabs her arm, but Jack stands in front of her.
"Let go," Jack's voice is dark.
Flynn smirks, "Not until she comes with me." Fist connects with jaw, as Jack punches Flynn. Rapunzel backs away tears in her eyes. She turns and runs down a street, leaving Jack and Flynn to watch.
"Shit," Jack runs after Rapunzel.
He finally finds her up against a rock, sobbing her eyes out.
Jack kneels down next to her, "I'm sorry, Rapunzel."
"I can't keep waiting for him to come," Rapunzel mumbles.
"Who?"
Rapunzel sniffs, "My superman. He's out there. I know it, but he hasn't dropped by yet."
He stands on the corner trying to catch a glimpse. Nothings making sense
He been chasing an answer, a sign lost in the abyss. This Metropolis.
Jack watches from across the street as Rapunzel and Flynn hold hands. She'd decided to get back with him, but since then, Jack had been left in the dust, it seemed. Now, here he was staring at them when he should forget about it. After all, today is important, he can't waste it on pining after a girl.
As Jack walks along, he thinks about how she's chasing something that is unattainable, Flynn's heart. He didn't care about other things, he would only end up breaking her heart and leaving her on a street corner. Jack should just keep them out of his mind and let things happen as they will.
But, why does it keep mattering to me?
He says, "Yeah she's still coming just a little bit late, she got stuck at the Five and Dime saving the day."
He says, "If life were a movie, things wouldn't end like this, left without a kiss."
Jack waits outside the movie theatre, waiting for her to show up. The movie has already started, so where is she? She's never late to anything.
Twenty-five minutes into the movie, Jack leaves. He pushes off from the wall he was leaning on and steps out to find his car.
Suddenly, the click of heels interrupts him, "Jack!" Rapunzel races up to him. "I'm sorry, I got caught up I work and…" Jack notices the tag sticking up on her neck, then realizes that her shirt is inside out.
"Work, my ass," Jack spits out. Rapunzel looks down and notices her shirt too.
"Jack! I'm sorry, okay? I'm dating someone," Rapunzel yells.
"But, you lied to me!" Jack yells back. He notices purple on her arm underneath her sleeve. "And what is this?" He reaches over and pulls back the sleeve to reveal bruises all up her arm and extending to her chest. "Rapunzel…"
She yanks her arm back and pulls down the sleeve, "It's not all that bad, alright?"
"Not all tha- That's abuse! He's hurting you and you still don't leave him!"
"Jack…" Rapunzel trails off. He opens the car door and slams it shut, driving away. Let things go as they will, Jack, and everything will be fine, a voice in his mind tells him. But that's not the way things should end, Jack thinks.
Still he smiles, oh the way he smiles.
He's talking to Angels, counting the stars, making a wish on passing cars. He's dancing with strangers, falling apart, waiting for superman to pick her up.
Jack sits in front of the headstone, his breath coming out foggy. The darkness surrounds him, making the fog look white and supernatural. When he left the movie theatre, he drove right here, determined to speak to her today.
"I miss you, Emma. I haven't seen you since last week, but it feels so long. Today is the day, though I guess you can tell. I haven't brought much, just a candle and a picture." Jack sighs, tears falling, before pushing the candle in the ground and holding the picture. He lights it, "Happy birthday, Emma."
The grass around them is lit with a ghostly yellow from the candle, the flame wobbles and bounces with each coming breeze. Jack pushes the dirt back from across the grave and puts the picture in the nonexistent hole, before piling the dirt on top of it.
Jack sits back, "Rapunzel, she's in trouble. She is beaten by her boyfriend and won't let me help her. If you were here, you would know what to do."
The breeze pushes back his bangs; he could imagine her saying, "Tell her the truth."
Jack closes his eyes, "What kind of truth?"
An imagined giggle floats through the trees, "You know."
A car speeds past the gate, it's headlights like a comet tearing through the skies. Jack closes his eyes and wishes hard. With a burst of wind, the candle blows out and the area darkens. Nevertheless, it is not too dark to see a smile.
She's waiting for superman to pick her up and take her anywhere, to show her love and flying through the air, save her now before it's too late tonight. Oh at the speed of light, and she smiles.
Rapunzel walks along the road, walking the eight miles to her house. The cars zoom past, making them look like comets. She wishes that she could be in a car, with her superman, flying along the road, seeing the world.
Her head throbs from the can Flynn threw at her when he found out that she'd gone to the movies with Jack.
Now she didn't have either of them. Why didn't she just go with Jack? Why didn't she just stay home with Mother? Why hasn't her superman come?
A shooting star streaks through the sky. Rapunzel closes her eyes and wishes. She keeps her eyes shut but smiles.
They're talking to angels, counting the stars, making a wish on passing cars, they're dancing with strangers, falling apart, not waiting for superman….
Jack barrels down the road. If he can find her, he can tell her. He can tell her everything. If he can just find her.
His old car groans over sixty-five, so he slows down and glances around the road.
A girl in a pink jacket emerges from the gloom and Jack slows to a stop behind her.
Jack hops out of the car, "Rapunzel!" She turns and runs back to him. She crashes into him with a hug. Jack pulls her head up and sees the tears swimming in her eyes.
"I love you," Jack whispers.
Without a hint of doubt, Rapunzel smiles, "I love you too, superman." She kisses him and wraps her arms around his neck. With the passing cars and all the stars in the sky, they seem to fade into oblivion.
…To lift her up and take her anywhere. Show her love, oh, and flying through the air. Save her now, before it's too late tonight. Oh, she has her superman.