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Rapunzel, Hermione, Isaac, Tobias, Gale, Nico, Edith and Coco remaining.

Rapunzel POV

"All hail Edith, Daughter of Ares."

My mouth has dropped open. Edith is staring is fascination at the spear. Nico has clambered to his feet and is looking down at her with a stunned expression. "You look nothing like Clarisse."

"Who's Clarisse?" The question is out of my mouth before I realise what I said and he turns to me. Those eyes scare me a little, I swear that if you looked into them for long enough, you would finally reach the depths of the darkest part of eternity...

"Clarisse is the head councillor for the Ares cabin at Camp Half-Blood." I am lost at the words 'head councillor' but I nod anyway.

The cage creaks as it comes to a rest. One of the sides drops down to create a rickety bridge into the tower. I don't want to go in, I've just found my freedom, but I must. I wind my hair up and gather it in my arms. Gale and Four have already crossed and are waiting for us. Edith runs after them. Coco groans and follows.

Hermione is guiding Isaac across when the first gust of wind comes. Nico clings to the side of the cage and I stumble over. The wind gets stronger and Hermione only just leaps into the tower, dragging Isaac with her. The planks of wood fall and I start to slide towards the open edge of the cage.

"No, no, no..." I mutter frantically, trying to pull my hair back into the cage, but I'm still sliding. The cage tilts forwards and I scream as I pitch forwards, about to fall, arms flailing-

Then a hand grabs mine. I turn to see Nico holding onto the cage with one arm and me with the other.

"Rapunzel, when I pull you up, you need to use your hair to swing over to the tower. See that hook above the doorway?" He shouts over the gale. I do see it, but I need to know he'll get out too.

"What about you?" I yell back.

"I'll be fine." He hauls me up and we cling to the wood. Gale and Four are leaning out, trying to catch hold of the cage, but we are swinging to widely. If they were to grab us, they would be dragged along too.

I fumble with my hair until I've created a loop. I look over at Nico, who yells something up at the sky. I'm sure I heard the word 'Zeus' in there somewhere. I throw my hair and it catches on the hook. I let the cage swing back, then gather up my hair and leap. There is wind stinging my eyes, so I shut them.

I almost smash into the side of the tower, but Gale and Four grab me and drag me in. I turn, heart in mouth as Nico swings around. He seems to be judging when to leap. I hastily unravel my hair from the hook. Then he leaps. It's too short. He falls and I give a cry, but when I look down, I see that he's caught hold of a ledge about fifteen feet down.

I let my hair down, but he either can't or won't grab it. He looks up.

"Punzie..." I think that's what he says. But it can't be, I must have heard wrong. I am only called Punzie by Jack. Or Hiccup. Merida calls me Rapunzel and Flynn calls me Blondie.

I drag up my hair and throw it down again. This time, I make it wrap around his wrist. He looks up in surprise and I pull. Hermione and Coco run to help, but really, I'm fine.

We drag him up to the ledge and pull him in. Nico looks at me in shock. The others get up and drift off, but I remain.

"Thanks." I hear a faint whisper and smile as he walks in. Then the door slams behind us.

There are various swears from everyone. Nico curses in a different language.

"Swish and Flicker." Hermione mutters. Gale swears normally, but Four says something about Erudites.

"Unfortunates. You have been brought to this tower for my amusement. You will work your way down to the bottom, but one person must remain behind on each floor. Trapped."

We look around at each other. I can almost hear the Voice smiling as she continues. A tray shoots from a wall next to us and I almost jump out of my skin.

"When I tell you to, you will place your weapons in the tray. In case you are hesitant..." A pair of metal hands grab Coco and Edith. Edith drops her sword in surprise. A blade is at each of their throats.

"Gale, your pen-knife." He takes it out of his pocket and drops it in.

"Tobias, your gun." I look around. No-one was called Tobias. Finally, Four sighs, takes a gun from his belt and drops it into the tray.

"Your name is Tobias?" Hermione says.

"No, it's Bob." Wow. I didn't know people could be as sarcastic as Hiccup is.

"Nico, please could you put Edith's sword in the tray." He picks it up and slides it in.

"Miss Granger, your wand?" She looks like she's debating it, but Nico takes a threatening step towards her and she drops it in hurriedly.

The hands release Edith and Coco, who stumble away from the wall.

The tray slams shut and a trapdoor in the middle of the room drops open. I stare at it. It's a hexagon, the same shape as the one in the middle of my old tower at home-

No. I tell myself firmly. I will not think of that.

Four looks at us. "I'm used to jumping off of buildings." He says, before leaping down. We hear a slam and a curse, but then he calls up that it's okay to jump. Gale follows him, then Hermione.

Edith drops down after them and I am about to follow, when I see Isaac looking around in confusion.

"Come on." I take his arm and lead him to the hole. He falls through it and slams into the floor below. I wince and look at Coco and Nico.

Coco looks from me to Nico, then a smirk spreads across her face.

"I'll leave you two alone." She drops down and I'm about to follow and slap her, when Nico grabs my arm.

"Rapunzel, thank you."

Then he jumps and I'm left wondering if I imagined it.

Another chapter done! I just realised that Trapped Ever After spells TEA. That will keep me amused all evening.

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