Author's Note : Sorry for taking so long. Here's a continuation of the Wonderland plotline. Review and enjoy ! I don't own Frozen.
The queen knelt as the Ruby Crown was placed on her head. "With the bestowal of the Ruby Crown, I name you as the ruler of Wonderland. Are there any who oppose this ?", asked the Knave of Hearts. He waited in silence for a moment before continuing, "Then rise as the Red Queen of Wonderland", he said. The crowd applauded as she seated herself on the throne. They fell quiet as she raised her hand. "People of Wonderland! I would like to thank you for supporting my ascension to the throne. I hope to be a Queen you all can respect and look up to. The first thing I will do as Queen is to make sure Wonderland is as it should be."
"We shall weed out those who disturb the natural order of Wonderland. But that is talk for another day. For now, eat and drink and dance, for this is a joyous occasion !", she said. The crowd cheered. Musicians started playing. Unbeknownst to anyone else, Alice was currently at the party as well as the Duchess. The Duchess claimed she had a mission for Alice. Alice was currently about three inches tall and was hiding in the Duchess's headdress. "I don't see what's so bad about her", said Alice. "How about the fact that she murdered her way to throne ?", said the Duchess. "I don't understand", said Alice.
The Duchess sighed. "Wonderland shares a border with Looking Glass. Wonderland and Looking Glass have always been are two queens. One who wears the Ruby Crown and one who wears the Quartz crown. The Queen of Hearts used to wear the Ruby Crown, while Queen Mirany wears the Quartz crown. The Ruby Crown rules over the land of Woonderland, while the Quartz Crown rules over Looking Glass. There are two Duchesses. I am the Duchess of Looking Glass,while the Red Queen used to be the Duchess of Wonderland. Then one day she said that the Queen and King had fallen ill and appointed her queen. The spies of the White Queen saw the Red Queen imprisoning the King after she executed the Queen of Hearts", said the Duchess.
"Goodness", said Alice. She would have said more but she was interrupted as the Red Queen walked over to them. She was tall and had long hair."Enjoying the party ?", asked the Red Queen. The Duchess turned and curtsied as did Alice. "Yes of course, Your Majesty", said the Duchess. "Did Mirany send you ? I hope she likes what she sees. Deck is mine now", said the Red Queen coldly. "Mirany is watching and waiting", said the Duchess, just as coldly. "Tell Mirany that I want peace just as much as anyone else. I only want those who would disturb the peace, brought to justice", she said. "Then we have no quarrel", said The Duchess. "Of course", she said as she walked away.
"Now, that's she's gone", said the Duchess. She quickly unwrapped a handkerchief to reveal a small cake, labeled Eat Me. She carefully plucked Alice from her headdress and sat her in her palm."You are going to infiltrate the palace and bring us information", said the Duchess. Alice nodded as she pocketed the cake. "How shall I escape?", she asked. "When you are ready there will be sparrow a awaiting outside the window", said The Duchess. "Good luck", she added as she lowered Alice to the floor.
The sea air smelled wonderful, thought Elsa as they docked at Portia. Rapunzel was so excited. She had never been to the beach. After the negotiations, Elsa had promised to take her to the beach so that they could have fun in the sun. Elsa did not expect the negotiations to take long. Portia's fish trading would be improved by opening trade relations. As she stepped off the ship, a lanky man with gray hair appeared accompanied by guards. He bowed when he approached. "Your Majesty, I bid you welcome in the name of Prince Eric, ruler of Portia. I am Grimsby, the High Steward", he said.
Just then Rapunzel stepped off the ship. She looked a bit green as she wasn't used to the rocking of a ship. "Grimsby, this is my companion, Princess Rapunzel of Corona", she said. The man appeared to be flustered. "Oh my word, I had no idea that two royals would be visiting us", he said. "Don't worry, Rapunzel's not here for diplomacy, she is merely accompanying me", she said hiding a smile. "Oh of course", he said relaxing. "Right this way", he said. They made their way up to the castle. "So Grimsby, you said that Prince Eric was the ruler of Portia. If he was the ruler wouldn't he be the king ?", asked Rapunzel curiously.
"Well, King Gustav, Eric's father died ,some ten years ago when the Prince was eleven. The Lord Chancellor ruled as Regent,until three years ago where Prince Eric assumed the throne. By all logic, he should have been coronated as the King. However here in Portia we have a tradition where the King is coronated on his marriage day. Prince Eric still is unwed and until he takes a wife, he will remain a prince", he finished. "Interesting custom", Elsa remarked. They reached the castle. They entered the castle and made their way to their rooms. Their rooms were big and luxurious and had a view of the sea.
"I will come and fetch you when the prince is ready to see you", he said as he bowed low and exited. Elsa relaxed and was just about to lay down when Rapunzel burst into her room. "Elsa did you see the view? It was amazing! So how long are we staying here and when are you meeting with the prince and when are we +". Elsa placed a hand on her shoulder. "Breathe",she said. In some ways Rapunzel was just like Anna, easily excited. "I'm sure the prince will meet with me soon. Then we can go to the beach. Sound good ?", she said. Rapunzel nodded, green eyes shining eagerly. "What about Incarnate ?", asked Rapunzel.
"I don't know. There are some things that don't quite add up", she said. "Like what?", asked Rapunzel. "Well for one. Grand Pabbie said that he didn't know what the big threat is but he was the one who gave me the book where I found about Incarnate. "I think the best thing would be for me to get a couple more kingdoms and to call a Great Council of all the kingdoms", she said decisively. "There's just one problem with that", said Rapunzel. "I'm no master at geography. But it seems to me that there are a lot of kingdoms and calling them all to gather at the same place at the same time might be problematic", she said.
Elsa paced around the room. "We'll send invitations to the major kingdoms, Agrabah, Hanau, Ulstead, Prydain", she said. "I'm going to finish talking with Prince Eric and then I'll send word for them all to come", she said. Just then there was a knock at the door. When Elsa opened the door, Grimsby was awaiting them. "Your Highness, Prince Eric is ready to see you", he said."Okay, Rapunzel why don't you go wait down at the beach for me", she said. "I am ready to see the prince", she said as she followed Grimsby down the stairs.
Deep within the dungeons of Corona, Gothel was in a cell all by herself. She was their top prisoner. At first she was fearful. She could already begin to feel the effects of age. It got worse when she did magic. But then Rapunzel visited her. No one else knew about the effects of Rapunzel's hair or her rapid aging. Rapunzel had talked to her and Gothel responded in tears. She pretended to understand why Rapunzel had betrayed. Gods, it was so easy to toy with her emotions. Rapunzel began to cry. She then turned at left. At first nothing happened. Until one of the tears turned golden.
Awestruck, Gothel touched the tear and a sun bloomed on her hand and disappeared. She could feel her age disappearing. In the past she could always feel it in the back of her head, like a itch she couldn't scratch. Now it was gone. The energy buzz was unlike anything she had ever felt before. She summoned her cloak to her. It materialized almost instantaneously. She quickly collected the tears in a vial she pulled out of her pocket. She still had, what ?, decades before she needed another tear. She had played many roles in the past, but she had enjoyed being Rapunzel's mother.
She smiled. Now that she had her little problem fixed, she had bigger fish to fry. Throughout her long life, Gothel had learned many things which she had recorded in a series of notebooks back at the tower. She would collect those first and then put some plans into motion. And if she ran out of tears? She could always pay a visit to her daughter.