On the other side of the ocean was the New World, a land of lush villages and beautiful mountains that kissed the sky.
This was the home of the Native American Indians. They were peaceful and lived in harmony, steady as the beating drum.
Their chief was proud and very protective of his tribe.
His medicine man, Feldspar knew everything and acted like the wisdom of the tribe. He was odd looking, but wad very wise indeed.
Among the tribe was Varian, the strongest and bravest warrior with the strength of the bear. He seemed friendly, but he never smiled and he was so... serious for a kid his age.
Then there was Rapunzel. She's quite naive, but that didn't stop her from having fun. She always stays among with her tribe and listens to her chief.
And of course, there's Cassandra, the daughter of the chief.
She often runs off into the forest and plays with her animal friends, Snowball, a sweet but protective white bunny and Rocky, a ever hungry raccoon. And sometimes, Cassandra will visit Grandmother Ruth, a sassy, but very motherly ghost who lives within a willow tree past the river bend.
What these innocent people didn't know was that their lives would soon change forever.
Recently, Cassandra has been having a strange dream.
One day, she was in the woods, trying to figure out why she is having these dreams. It was only then Rapunzel had called her up.
"Cass! Your father is back from fighting the Massawomecks, come down here!"
Smiling, Cassandra smiled and turned to her bunny friend.
"Hear that, Snowball?" she asked. "Father's back. Come on."
The rabbit cheered and followed Cassandra.
But, Snowball heard loud muching.
"Oh, no" he groaned. "Hungry Raccoon is at it again!"
He hopped over to a large berry bush where Rocky was digging through, stealing a basket full of berries.
Angry, Snowball threw the basket at Rocky, making him hiss at the bunny.
"Not funny, H.R.!" screamed Snowball.
"We don't go stealing nature's food!"
Rocky chattered as if to complain that he was hungry.
Growling, the two animals tackled each other and fought.
They were interrupted when they heard Cassandra's voice.
"Boys, quit your arguing and let's go!"
Snowball laughed nervously and ate the berries.
"Yes, ma'am" he answered.
Rocky chattered and ran off.
Cassandra returned to the cliff and shouted to Rapunzel.
"Hey, Raps, could you do me a favor?" she called.
"What's that?" asked Rapunzel.
"Throw your hair to me."
Rapunzel thought Cassandra was crazy, but she did was she was told.
She threw 70 feet of her golden hair to the cliff.
"Come on, Snowball!" Cassandra called.
Snowball came running to Cassandra and climbed onto her back.
Rocky tried to come along too.
"Sorry, Rocky, old pal" apologized Cassandra. "You can't come with me, Father won't allow it."
Whimpering, Rocky ran back into the woods.
Cassandra took a tree branch and slid down the hair as if it were a zip-line and she landed in Rapunzel's canoe.
"Wow" gasped Rapunzel.
"That was amazing, Cass. But what were you doing up there?"
"I was just thinking" replied Cassandra.
"Was it about the dream again? I mean what is it? Have you figured out what it means yet?"
"No, but I know it means something, Raps. I just don't know what."
"Ask your father about it. He is chief after all. He'll give you the answers you need."
"Maybe I should tell Dad."
Snowball nodded in agreement.
"All right, let's go" cheered Rapunzel.
The two girls then rowed their canoe, away from the cliff.
To be continued...