I don't own anything Tangled or Disney related. If I did, there would be a bajillion sequels of Tangled out on DVD. I apologize in advance if anything is confusing. I mean, they just switched bodies, what's not confusing? Please review!
Screaming. It filled the room and echoed off the pale white walls, bombarding Rapunzel's ears with the pain and helplessness of her own cry. Except it wasn't her screaming. It was her body, probably in her real room, with her limbs and thoughts being controlled by Eugene, who's body she was trapped in. She realized that if she got to Eugene, she could figure out what exactly was going on. First things first, she would have to do something about her state of nakedness.
Rapunzel grabbed a pair of dark brown trousers that had been flung over the white armchair next to the bed. She struggled to pull them on in her hurry, but eventually succeeded after such pulling and wiggling around. She flung open the closet doors and grabbed a heap of white fabric, hopefully a clean shirt.
It was a pair of underwear…used.
In disgust, Rapunzel threw it back behind her and pulled out a folded white shirt out from Eugene's top drawer. She quickly sniffed it to reassure herself that it was in fact, clean and yes, she could wear it. Satisfied, she pulled it on and ran for the door, almost stepping on the used underwear that she threw on the ground. Mental note: Tell Eugene to clean that up. She flung open the bedroom doors and to her surprise, only two guards were banging on the door and calling into it, trying to persuade her former self to come out. Being the Lost Princess, screaming would have surely called for more guards. Pushing away this thought and focusing on reaching her old room, she jogged towards the frantic guards.
"What's going on?" She called out, hearing the deep, worried voice of Eugene enter the morning air, over the sound of Rapunzel's screaming. The banging on the door subsided.
The guards jumped and quickly turned around, their grips on their spears tightening in anticipation of defending the Princess. When they realized it was just Eugene, they relaxed, sneering at Rapunzel…or rather, Eugene. A glint in their eyes suggested that this encounter was not going to end well.
"What do you want, Rider?" The first one spat out, looking Rapunzel up and down, probably trying to find something to use against her in an insult. She could feel his gaze as he took in the sight of her bedhead hair, wrinkled trousers and crumpled white shirt. Why did Eugene have to piss off every guard he met?
"Uhhh…" Rapunzel's mind blanked out in response to seeing the apprehensive look in their faces. She gestured to the door where she could hear herself talking. "Since my…girlfriend... is in there…," She hesitantly paused, stopped by the glares sent by the two guards. "I think that I…have a right to know…what's going on…yeah." She finished her sentence lamely…in Eugene's standards.
The guards looked at each other, having a silent conversation in their minds. "No." They agreed and nodded simultaneously.
"What?" Rapunzel said in disbelief, running her hands through her new, thick hair. Did all the guards really hate Eugene that much?
"No." They said again in the silent air. Rapunzel could feel the engulfing sensation of disbelief enter her mind, then exit as quickly as it came as anger took its place, sending its burning fire through her veins. She clenched her hands and gritted her teeth, trying to hold in all signs of the pain from digging her fingernails into her palm. She could feel a flurry of angry thoughts run through her mind, many of them including a few choice swear words learned from Eugene himself, just two days ago. The sides of her vision grew hazy and she could feel her heart beat faster and faster as her fingers twitched in the anticipation at an oncoming fight. She could handle herself in a fight against one person, but two guards who were trained in the Coronan army! She would need a little help. The rational part of her brain, which was very small, tried to make the rest of her realize this, but it was lost to the roaring of rage in her ears.
"Are you kidding me?" She screamed at the two guards who blinked in surprise at the sudden outburst, obviously uncharacteristic for Eugene. But this wasn't the time to go all noble! "I can't go into my own room because this is Eugene!" Before Rapunzel could filter her words, they were already fading into the tense atmosphere, leaving behind an awkward silence in which the three people stared at each other, Rapunzel in rage and the guards in confusion. The lack of response sent her crashing back down into the reality of the situation.
"What?" The second guard asked, stepping backwards. "Are you feeling alright, Rider?" He asked, letting his hate seep into the last word, finally finding Rapunzel's weak point in her defense.
"I'm fine." Rapunzel spat out, trying to seem calm. "But you, I think that you are a selfish, mean ruffian!" Rapunzel yelled and stomped toward her real royal bedroom, muttering the profanities that Eugene had taught her. She tried not to look at the curious stares that bore into her back as she approached the wooden ornate door.
She knocked three times on the door and called out, "I know you're in there. Open this door!" She couldn't help but let her worry and anxiety show in her tone. She could feel the smug glances behind her.
"We tried that already, Rider." The first guard said in a tone that made Rapunzel seem and feel like an idiot. He approached her right side and pushed her out of the way of the door, quickly taking her place. "It's not. Going. To. Work."
Rapunzel pushed right back, instantly feeling ashamed for doing such a terrible deed, but she really needed to get Eugene and figure this whole mystery out. "Listen. I don't have time for this, so back. Off." She stepped forward with each word, towering over the guard. Her breath puffed out with such a force, it ruffled the guard's mustache.
The door lock clicked loudly in the silence.
The guard looked at Eugene with disdain in his eyes and said, "Step back, sir." He turned towards the door and reached out for the doorknob.
"No." Rapunzel darted in front of the doorknob, blocking the guard. She crossed her arms and glared with irritation.
"Sir, this is me asking nicely. Step. Back." The guard spitted out through gritted teeth, obviously 'dropping' the 'good guy' routine for something more menacing. It wasn't working.
After trying to discreetly wipe her suddenly clammy hands on her sleevers, she decided to ignore them and she stood her ground and, as calmly as she could, said, "No."
The door creaked open and Rapunzel turned around, relieved to see herself after this whole mess with the guards. The frightened look of her face as Eugene-in-Rapunzel's-body took in the tense atmosphere of Rapunzel and the two guards. He quickly took Rapunzel's sleeve and pulled her into the room Before the guards could protest, he slammed the door, locked it with a satisfying lick, and jammed the door knob with a spare chair from Rapunzel's desk.
The banging from the guards continued for a minute while Rapunzel and Eugene stood in absolute silence. It quickly faded when the guards realized that any attempt to try to enter the room without the consent of the Princess would fail. Rapunzel listened to them walk back to their guard stations and the sound of Eugene's heavy breathing.
Once another minute had passed, Eugene turned on Rapunzel and screamed, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?"
A very bad cliff hanger, if it even is one. Well, I'm sorry for being late with this, but my teachers all conspired to give me projects all due within the same week, so I had my hands tied. Thanks for reading! Please review!
