Princess Power!
Chapter 7: To Battle!
Well, even though the boys had a pretty good plan, it still couldn't withstand Gothel's sorcery. On the other hand, this is just a good excuse to kick butt.
Merida, Rapunzel, and the others stared in horror as Gothel and Mordu floated out of the pit and landed on the floor.
"Did you really think that you could stop me? You are all fools!"
"You'll never get away with this!" Merida yelled in retaliation.
"Try me."
With that, she swept Rapunzel up into the air. As the girl screamed with fear, she managed to raise enough of a commotion so the Lords could hear them.
"Ay, what do you think that is?" Lord Macintosh asked.
"I don't know, but don't you think it has something to do with our sons' assignment? I thought that it seemed a wee bit suspicious that the princess wouldn't tell them what it was," Lord Dingwal, the shortest of the bunch, said.
Suddenly, a figure soared up into the night sky, drawing the attention of the Lords. It was the sight of a girl trapped in the arms of a woman, the former screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Witch!" the clans screamed, as they charged toward the castle.
As the clans charged forward, Gothel merely waved her hand and caused a section of the ground to open up in front of them. As they came to an abrupt halt, Gothel rose above them and soared above the trees, Rapunzel screaming all the while.
As Merida rushed out, she dashed to the stable and mounted Angus, rushing him in the direction where Gothel had disappeared. Unfortunately, she hadn't reckoned on Mordu tracking her down. To her surprise, a shove from the left knocked her off Angus. As she landed on the ground with a thud, she backed up slowly as Mordu advanced on her, growling menacingly. As Merida reached for the arrows on her back, a green streak leapt over Mordu's eyes, causing him to whip his head around in confusion. Just as Merida got over the shock of Pascal appearing out of nowhere, it only got weirder as Eugene leapt onto the great beast's back. As Mordu roared with fury, Eugene yelled,
"I've got this big brute. Go help Rapunzel!"
Not bothering to distract him in saying that that was a crazy idea, Merida jumped back on Angus and rode off to where Gothel had disappeared. Just as she came out into the open, the clans came thundering out of nowhere, nearly bumping into her.
"Where did Gothel take Rapunzel, Merida?" Fergus asked, with the clans all staring at him in confusion.
"Now, wait just a second, here. Are you telling us that you knew about this the entire time?" Lord Macintosh asked with suspicion.
Split seconds later, Eugene, Pascal, and the boys came strolling out of the woods.
"Well, we trapped Mordu. Now, we've got to get to Rapunzel, fast." Eugene said, in a worried tone.
"Well, where are our sons?" Lord Macguffin asked.
They didn't even have to answer, as the three sons charged out of the forest, tripping over each others' feet. As they reached the group, they all started gibbering and waving their arms frantically.
"Whoa, slow down. You aren't making any sense, lads. Now, what did you want to tell us?" Fergus asked, in exasperation.
"We spotted that witch, Gothel, taking Rapunzel over the trees. She was heading for a cove, past Mordu's old castle." Macguffin Jr. replied, in one of his rare moments of actually making sense.
Since the clans weren't known for dawdling, they all started to charge for the castle, screaming at the top of their lungs. Merida was already in front of the group, urging Angus to go faster, hoping that they would get to Rapunzel in time.
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As Gothel landed in the cove, she threw Rapunzel to the ground.
"What do you want with me?" Rapunzel asked, hoarse from screaming.
"For what I deserve. Surely, you, of all people, would know that. No one keeps from me what I deserve, and the light that you possess is what I deserve."
"The light?"
"The power that coursed through your hair, you stupid girl. After you thought that I was destroyed, I just barely managed to come back. The power that you possess is the only way that I will be able to stay youthful. And, if I can't take it now, I might as well take you with me."
The next moment, the deep sound of a horn blew across the water. Squinting into the distance, Gothel cursed, as she realized that Rapunzel's father had arrived. No doubt wanting to retrieve his daughter and her husband and bring them back home. That's when an idea hit her. This was just a blessing of fate. Now, she could get the light and kill the king of Germany. Not only would she be immortal, but she would also be the ruler of an entire country. Nothing would stand in her way.
With a wicked chuckle, Gothel though to herself,
"If it's a fight that they want, it's a fight that they'll get."
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As the boats from Germany were pulled on shore, King Markus walked up to Fergus and greeted him. Merida knew that they would have to tell the king about Rapunzel. No doubt Gothel had seen their ships come in. If that was the case, there was no time to lose.
After Fergus had informed the king of what was happening, Markus started to rally what little guard he had brought along. Of the royal guard, there was a white steed, who looked like he was in charge. Angus rolled his eyes as he realized that this was the horse that Pascal was always talking about. From what he had heard, Angus thought that Maximus was a pompous steed, expecting everyone to follow his orders, whether horse or human.
As Angus reluctantly got acquainted with Maximus, the rulers were making a battle strategy. They came to the conclusion that they could sneak along the top of the cliffs surrounding the cove and gradually sneak down for a surprise attack. It took a while for the Lords to agree to this, seeing as how they were more used to the direct approach. When everyone had agreed to the plan, they began to quietly approach the cove, jumping at every noise that was made. Since the Lords were always used to making noise, they weren't used to the dead silence of the forest, which made them more than a bit nervous.
As they peered down into the cove, they were shocked to discover that no one was there.
"Well, where did they go?" a German soldier stuttered in fear.
That's when a slight noise brushed through the air near to Merida's ear. She quickly turned around, readying her bow, and was staring straight at the frightful face of the witch. Split seconds later, Merida was hoisted into the air, gasping in shock, and was floating straight beside Gothel, who had a sickening grin on her face.
"Now, are we going to do this the easy way, or the hard way?"
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Well, what's the "army" going to do about this situation? This definitely wasn't in the plan. Well, find out in the next chapter.
