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Chapter Two: Eugene
"Hey Blondie! I" Eugene stopped dead in his tracks. After Rapunzel was acting strange at breakfast, Eugene decided to stop by room to check on her and maybe talk to her to see what's actually going on in her mind. Eugene noticed Rapunzel not talking nor smiling at all since that morning. Her bedroom was empty. Then he noticed a strange green mask. "Uh, I wonder why she keeps a weird looking mask." Eugene said. Eugene was about to turn around and walk out, when for some reason he felt the urge to take the mask with him. And so he did so, walk out of Rapunzel's room, and went off to find Rapunzel.
Meanwhile Frederic and Nigel were discussing what to do with Varian. "Perhaps some therapy of some sort? Pottery, painting?" Frederic suggested before they heard a voice. "Painting?" They turn around to look at Rapunzel. "What is this about?" Rapunzel asked. "I was thinking of ways to help the boy. I was considering Attila and Monty but unfortunately I don't want to have history repeat itself though." Frederic joked. "I think painting sounds great! Can I be in the same class as him? Please!" Rapunzel begged. Frederic look heisted as he wasn't sure it was a good idea to have a bitter emotional unstable boy in the same room as Rapunzel. Nigel was about to protest when Frederic finally spoke "Of course. However, I highly suggest two guards in the same room as well." Rapunzel knew that her dad was trying so hard to allow Rapunzel as much freedom as possible. "Okay. Oh! Maybe Eugene and Lance might want to join too! They can help Varian like when they helped Red and Angry!" Rapunzel said cheerfully. "Sounds like a plan, I'll go alert Stan and Pete their new assignment." Frederic replied. As Nigel watched both the king and the princess walked away from him, Nigel felt angry at the king for becoming so soft for the princess and the princess herself forgiving those who don't deserve forgiveness. Nigel has always HATE Varian even before his downfall. To Nigel, Varian was an unwanted pest, a ticking bomb; all he brought was nothing but disaster. "You want to get rid of him for good, yes?" Spoke an unfamiliar female voice echo in the hallway. Nigel looked around only to find himself completely alone. "Yes?" Nigel replied. "Then why not do something about it?" The voice spoke again. Suddenly a wanted poster appears mid-air in front of Nigel. Nigel grabbed the poster to take a better look at it. It was a wanted poster of Varian only there was red writing that says "Wanted Varian: Especially DEAD!" "Reward: IMMORTALLY" "For crimes against-Nigel noticed a red x crossed out Corona-Hela". Nigel knew that even if he himself doesn't believe in things like this, he also knew that he would do anything for what he considered the greater good of Corona. Varian had threatened the royal family. With Varian dead, Corona would be safe. Plus as a bonus if Nigel really does become immortal, then he'll see to it that Corona will never fall for years to come. Nigel gave a sinister smile.
Around dinner, Rapunzel seem to be back to her normal self as she was discussing how exciting yet nervous it would be to take the same painting class as Varian. Eugene finishes his dinner and head back to his room. Eugene saw the mask sitting on his bed and could have sworn that the mask grinned at him as to say "Wanna put me on?" Eugene picks up the mask, turn it over, and slowly lift it to his face. Suddenly it latches itself on to his face. Then the tornado spin, Eugene's face was now green. "Hey you know what? I'm going to take over this castle and marry Rapunzel! All I need is a ship and some crew members!" Masked Eugene said. He zooms out of his room and went to gather Lady Caine and her crew. They then went to steal a ship but were found by the guards. "What the-Fitzherbert? Stop you're surrounded!" The Captain said. But Eugene got an idea! "HIT IT!" He said as he snapped his fingers. Soon there were spotlights on him as he was now wearing a blue shirt with filly sleeves, white pants, and a black hat with dangly ornaments. Eugene also had maracas.
"They called me Cuban Pete. I'm the king of the rumba beat.
When I play the maracas I go chick-chicky boom, chick-chicky boom
Yes sir, I'm Cuban Pete. I'm the crazed of my native street.
When I start to dance, everything goes chick-chicky boom, chick-chicky boom" Everyone including Lady Caine could just stand there wondering what the Hell Eugene was doing as he danced around.
"The senoritas they sing and they swing with terampero
It's very nice, so full of spice
And when they dance in they bring a happy ring that era keros
Singin' a song, all the day long
So if you like the beat, take a lesson from Cuban Pete
And I'll teach you to chick-chicky boom, chick-chicky boom" Eugene waved his fingers at Lady Caine and soon she was singing!
"He's really a modest guy, although he's the hottest guy
In Havana, in Havana." Lady Caine singed.
"Si Senorita, I know that you would to chicky-boom-chick" Soon everyone except the Captain and Lance started singing.
"It's very nice, so full of spice
I'll place my hand on your hip, and if you will just give me your hand." As Eugene receive a double slap in the face from a pissed Lady Caine.
"Then we shall try-just you and I. I-yi-yi!
So if you like the beat, take a lesson from Cuban Pete
And I'll teach you chick-chicky boom, chick-chicky boom, chick-chicky boom!" Soon everyone was dancing with Eugene as if he was making them by magic. Though Lance wanted to join for the fun because that's what Lance does but Captain Reel him back to reality. "You start dancing and it's off to the gallows." The Captain threatened. "WOW! Shake your booty, Daddy! See ya!" Eugene said as he zoomed off. Although, the guards managed to around up Lady Caine and her crew, the Captain never felt embarrassed in all his life until his men were forced to dance because of Eugene.
The next day, the guards bust through Eugene's bedroom door and arrest him! Lance knew he had to do something to prove his friend's innocence. Lance knew Eugene had been reformed and there was no way he could just suddenly go back to his life of crime. "Come on Lance! Think! Eugene depends on you!" Lance said to himself. Then he had an idea. Lance broke into a run to find the one person who can prove Eugene's innocence.
Meanwhile in the painting therapy, Rapunzel was nervous as she waited for Varian to show up. There were a million things racing through her mind. Raounzel knew the last time she saw Varian; he tried to not only crush Cassandra and her mother to death but also Rapunzel herself. She was startled by the door opening, there stood Varian. Yes he still had bitterness and hatred in his eyes that burn with a fiery passion. But he also looked very tired as Rapunzel noticed dark bags under his eyes plus he looked slightly pale and thin. Stan and Pete assured her that Varian had something to eat despite looking thin. Soon the painting therapy started. But mid-way through her painting, Rapunzel noticed Varian was too quiet. Yes she had expected the worse like his snarky comments or threats or even yelling. But Varian just looked at his canvas as in a trance and not even painting anything. "Varian, how are you?" Rapunzel asked gently. Varian looked at her with tired eyes. "I don't know. I'm not in the mood to paint." Varian replied in a tired voice. "What's wrong? If you don't mind me asking?" Rapunzel asked. Varian heisted before answering her question. "I had another nightmare." Varian whispered but loud enough that everyone can hear. "What happened in your nightmare?" Rapunzel asked. "It's hard to explain." Varian replied. Then Rapunzel thought up an idea. "Try painting it!" But Varian, Pete, and Stan looked like she had lobsters crawling out her ears. "Please just try!" Rapunzel asked. Varian rolled his eyes out of annoyance. "Fine! But just to warn you…it's kind of graphic." Varian replied in a tired voice. An hour later, Varian was done painting. Rapunzel, Stan, and Pete looked at his work. All of their blood ran cold…in Varian's painting was a tall black-haired woman with pale skin and with one piercing green eye and the other was completely black with a green pupil. Her black lipstick colored lips was curved into a sinister grin. She looks like the most terrifying woman Rapunzel had ever seen, even more terrifying than Mother Gothel. There were skeletons surrounding her and a giant black wolf attacking innocent people. There was fire and destruction. It almost looks like an apocalypse of some kind. All taking place on a rainbow bridge. "In my nightmare this woman would stand over my bed, looking down on me. I couldn't move or even scream for help. Sometimes I refuse to even go to bed not knowing if she might come back. I always beg my dad to let me sleep in his room." Varian explained remembering his terrifying nightmare. Rapunzel felt scared for Varian's well-being. But something tells her that whoever this woman was that torments Varian, must be someone who knows Varian. But when she asks Varian, he told her that he has no idea who she is or what she wants from him. Suddenly Lance burst through the door! "Princess! Eugene is in trouble!"
To be continued…