A Doctor Who and Tangled Crossover:

Confessions of a Princess – Chapter 4

Princess Rapunzel circled around the TARDIS controls in wonder and amazement. The Doctor watched her happily. In so many ways, he thought, Rapunzel seemed to remind him of Rose. Perhaps because, Rapunzel too had a heart for adventure and a big keenness to travel.

Rapunzel stopped circling around the controls of the TARDIS and then stood beside the Doctor, who glanced at her pixie-brown hair.

"Must seem weird that your hair's shorter. I wonder why it changed colour."

"It was because it got cut. It lost its power. I think the brown is a symbol of dying. To be honest, I preferred it blonde."

"Hold on."

The Doctor got his sonic screwdriver out of his tweed pocket and scanned it against Rapunzel's hair. In less than a second, Rapunzel's hair changed from brown to blonde and it grew at least ten metres, reaching the tips of her feet. However, it may be blonde again, but the Doctor was unable to recover the healing power that Rapunzel's gift consisted of. Rapunzel didn't mind, that her hair colour was all that could be recovered. She was just pleased she'd chosen to travel with the Doctor, her saviour.

"You know, I still can't believe the TARDIS has changed. Just like you, Doctor," Rapunzel said.

"Well, like me, the TARDIS is also a living thing," the Doctor mentioned.

Rapunzel took a step forward. Suddenly, she almost tripped and fell, but the Doctor managed to catch her before she had a chance to.

"Maybe I made your hair grow a bit too long," he said.

"Really," Rapunzel added sarcastically, with a small smile on the edge of her lips.

She untied a piece of ribbon from around her wrist and tied it on the end of her long plait once she had made it. Then Rapunzel twisted the plait around her head so it formed a large bun. She used another piece of ribbon and made sure her large bun of hair had been tightened securely. It had taken her time to do so, but Rapunzel was pleased she'd managed to apply a more practical style to her hair. Once she was done, the Doctor glanced in her direction.

"Do you feel better?" he asked.

"Yeah," Rapunzel replied, "It's more practical."

"Considering this is your second time in the TARDIS, but your first proper trip, where would you like to go?" the Doctor wondered.

"Oh! I…I really don't know," Rapunzel said.

"Well I'll just put it to 'random'," the Doctor told her.

So he did. Then the name of their destination flashed up on the TARDIS monitor; Barcelona – the planet Barcelona.

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Over time, as they soared through the skies, Rapunzel collected many photos of her adventures with the Doctor that flew by. She kept copies of the photos in her diary as well as writing about them. There were many kinds of tricky technology that she'd come across, but the Doctor had helped her to overcome the confusion. Throughout her travels with the Doctor, Rapunzel had always had a high spirit for adventure. Her travels with the Doctor had lasted for a year and Rapunzel's diary finally looked that old. It was complete, with no more pages left to write on. When the Doctor finally took Rapunzel home to the Kingdom of Corona, he set the date and year for the next morning. Rapunzel almost forgot it was possible. However, for her, she had been travelling in a time machine for the past year. For everyone at home, Rapunzel would've been gone in just the night.

The TARDIS materialised in Rapunzel and Eugene's bedroom, and from within the TARDIS, stepped Princess Rapunzel and her saviour, the Doctor. Then they heard a noise coming from the en-suite – Eugene! He was awake! Rapunzel panicked.

"He's gonna see you!"

"No he won't. Watch this."

The Doctor headed inside the TARDIS, turning it invisible. He then switched on the live broadcast.

"I'll stay quite, you distract him, Rapunzel."

Eugene came out of the en-suite and back into his and Rapunzel's bedroom. He was surprised to not only see Rapunzel wide awake, but with her hair scooped into a large blonde bun.

"Rapunzel…your hair…it's blonde again," Eugene stuttered.

"I found a cure," Rapunzel lied, "It's a shame I wasn't able to recover its magic to heal. When did you wake up?"

"7:30, and you seem like you've been awake for ages."

"Uh, only one…hour. You know, I'm hungry. Let's go get breakfast."

Eugene and Rapunzel headed downstairs and down to the castle's catering area. At breakfast and throughout the day, comments about Rapunzel's hair never went away. She was able to cope with the curiosity and questions, although she struggled concealing her secret about her 'overnight' adventures with the Doctor.

Late morning, Eugene came across Rapunzel's diary that he'd given her the previous night for her birthday. However, he noticed it looked old and tattered. That's odd? How could it possibly look that old in just one night? Eugene picked up the diary and flicked through the pages. It took him awhile, and still, he didn't smile. In fact, he was surprised and startled! Rapunzel, his wife, had run away in the night – with the Doctor! The Doctor. He'd come back, Rapunzel had travelled with him, and Eugene now knew everything – all the confessions of a princess! His princess.

A/N: Looks like the truth is out. Please keep the reviews up :)