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"NO!" Eugene cried out.

All eyes turned to him and he then remembered their taunts in the forest after he stopped them from dragging Rapunzel away. He gulped back his fear.

"The thief…" One woman with bright red hair growled.

The man beside her stepped forward, "Would you like us to destroy him now, my lord?"

"No!" Rapunzel pleaded with Tristan. He held up his hand to silence them all.

"No, my friends. That distresses my Rapunzel. He will live for now. Shall we continue with our plans, my love?"

She set her jaw and looked down submissively, "Just do it."

"Rapunzel, no!" Eugene shook his head and struggled once more, "Don't give your life away!"

A single tear fell down her cheek as she heard the brothers silence him, "Just do it."

Tristan grinned proudly and nodded to the others who walked closer to the stone slab. The dark man grabbed both of her hands and faced her. The witch with the curly red hair stepped forward and wrapped their joined hands with a thick rope.

Eugene's eyes widened when they began to chant. He realized that this was no ordinary marriage. They were being bound magically which meant it would be forever if nothing stopped it. He shouted objections through the dirty hand that held his mouth.

The ceremony continued despite his cries. Rapunzel stood and wept; trying to be strong for Eugene. At least he would be free. The chanting continued and a gleam began to illuminate from the rope around their hands. She opened her eyes when she felt Tristan grasp her fingers tightly.

The chanting stopped and she looked around, wondering if she was now his bride but noticed all the eyes were glaring out at the forest.

Tristan growled and unwrapped the rope, "Forgive me, my love. We will have to complete the ceremony at a later date. I believe your subjects are here. Let them bow down to us."

Rapunzel's face scrunched up in confusion and looked in the direction they were scowling. She almost laughed when she saw the magnificent Maximus and Pascal on the hilltop above them. They were soon joined by at least 50 guards from the palace. Then, flanking the guards were the Snuggly Duckling thugs with weapons in hand.

They all looked perplexed at the scene before them. The ruffians growled when they saw Rapunzel chained up to the stone slab.

"Good evening to you all." Tristan paced the slab as Rapunzel watched cautiously, "You have no doubt come to 'rescue' your sweet lost princess."

A wave of surprised gasps flowed through the air. The captain of the guard squinted his eyes at the girl as he tried to discern if this was the truth or another cruel prank. His aged eyebrows lifted in recognition and he turned to his men. He nodded in amazed silence. This had just become more than just a rescue mission. This was a mission to save the lost princess and bring her home to her parents.

Tristan saw their amazement. He grinned, "She is our princess now."

"Give us the princess now or you will all be arrested!" The captain shouted down at the coven.

Rapunzel watched the tension rise between the two groups.

The dark man beside her pulled her by the waist to him and wouldn't let go, "Bow down to us or you will all be killed!"

A deathly silence fell upon the worn graveyard. The guards and ruffians watched the captain for any sign of what to do next. He was just watching Tristan and looking for any signs of backing down.

The captain made a wave with his hand, "Arrest them, men."

Ten of the guards made their way down to the graveyard. Eugene watched the interactions and looked at Tristan. He was grinning with a sinister air. He knew something was up and started to struggle again. He retched his head to the side and freed his mouth, "Look out!"

The approaching guards jumped at his shout and prepared themselves for anything. The coven came to life and made a bigger circle around the two on the slab and started to throw multi colored bursts of lights at the guards. A few were hit and slammed to the ground. The others were quick to react and dodged the energy weapons. The rest of the guards and ruffians shouted a battle cry and ran down the hill to join their comrades.

Chaos overtook the graveyard. Spell after spell was cast and guards fell one by one. The members of the coven laughed evilly at their deaths.

The Stabbington Brothers were watching silently. They were terrified and decided to take the opportunity to flee from the situation. "Let's get out of here." One shouted over the commotion.

Eugene panicked, "Wait!"

The brothers stopped and looked at him.

"Please let me go."

They hesitated and turned to run.

"Please! Give me a fighting chance! Please."

They were at war with themselves and when they heard his last plead, the one with the eye patch quickly jumped up on the statue and cut the ropes that bound him. He pulled out a dagger from his belt and handed it to Eugene.

"Thank you." Eugene said sincerely. They gave him a nod and took off into the woods.

Rapunzel wanted to put her hands on her ears from all the shouting and noises of battle but she found she couldn't. She was too horrified with seeing all her friends being hurt by this coven. She watched as the guards and ruffians pulled out bow and arrows. They were warned not to hurt her but they took aim and shot at the coven.

Tristan saw this and jumped down from the stone slab to hold his hand up. He created a force field around his loyal coven and when the arrows hit the green mist, they were burnt.

While they were busy, Rapunzel caught sight of movement on her left. She watched as the Stabbington Brothers freed Eugene and gave him a weapon. She knew now he was able to protect himself so she decided to experiment. She focused all her thoughts on defending the guards and ruffians. Energy began to build in her veins and grew stronger every second. When she opened her eyes, she saw a golden shield in front of her friends. They were stunned but forged on with this new protection.

Tristan's head turned slightly to glare at Rapunzel. He tried to send burst after burst to destroy it but she had leveled the playing field and her friends drew closer. Chaos ensued and everyone focused on the fight. Either defending or attacking, they all made sure to help their side of the fray.

The coven and Tristan noticed that the guards had stopped their attack and stared beyond them. Silence fell drastically and the evil group turned and gasped.

Before them, on the stone slab, Rapunzel and Eugene stood. They looked defiantly at the coven and Tristan. Rapunzel had placed herself with her back to Eugene holding a fistful of her hair in her hands. Eugene was behind her with the dagger tangled in her magic locks.

"No!" Tristan roared, "Don't Rapunzel!"

"Doesn't feel good, does it? Having everything you hold dear on the line?" Eugene said through his teeth.

"Please Rapunzel. You'll ruin everything! Everything I've worked so hard for and all the dreams I had for you and I." Tristan crept toward them slowly with his hands held up.

Rapunzel's face turned dark as she watched him advance. All others stood still and watched this powerful scene. The captain of the guards stood next to Maximus and silently goaded them on. He lost many men that night and they needed some kind of advantage.

The lost princess took a deep breath and said confidently, "Your dreams stink." With that, she and Eugene pulled at the same time and the dagger ripped through her hair. It cut near her waist and the rest fell to the ground while it turned brown.

"NOOOOO!" Tristan and the coven screamed in horror!

As the magic left Rapunzel's hair, the power was being seeped out of the coven. Their life forms were being sucked dry and their spirits were pulled from their bodies violently. Tristan was left unscathed and watched as his coven members were torn from this life. They screeched and moaned in pain, pulling at their skin and bones.

"What have you done?" Tristan screamed. He then fell on the ground in pain and felt several spirits that he had collected over the years leave his body. As the spirits flew away into infinite, he noticed one in particular hovering near him. Gothel… she floated in front of him with a smirk on her face. As quickly as she appeared, she floated away into the heavens.

The guards and ruffians rushed to finish the coven off. They swung their swords and wielded their axes at the near skeletons. They were finally destroyed. But as they were distracted, Tristan made an escape into the forest. Eugene saw this and took off after him. He felt the tree branches slap his face as he raced to finish his enemy. He came to a clearing gasping for breath. He searched frantically but couldn't find him.


Eugene made his way back to the graveyard in defeat and looked around. The guards and ruffians stood over the corpses of the coven and the captain of the guard stood near Rapunzel. The two lovers locked eyes and Eugene ran to her. He leapt up onto the stone slab and took her into his arms. They were so tightly bound together that the captain blushed at the display of affection. He returned to his men to let them alone for a moment.

"Are you okay?" Eugene placed her face between his hands.

"I'm alright." She hugged his chest, "Is it over? Did you find him?"

Eugene wrapped his arms around her shoulders and kissed her head, "No. But I promise I'll protect you from now on. He can't hurt us anymore."

The two gazed into each other's eyes softly. Eugene used his thumb to brush her hair out of her eyes and he traced his fingers over her features. The love between them was so powerful that everyone stopped to watch their embrace.

The captain cleared his throat, "I'm sorry Princess but we must be going. That sorcerer is still out there and we must get you to safety."

Rapunzel nodded. Eugene jumped down from the stone slab and held her at her waist to carefully pull her down. They looked at the chain she still had on her wrist.

"Let me." The hook hand thug stepped forward with his ax.

Within minutes, the pair was situated on Maximus's back holding each other. They were being led by the Corona guards to the kingdom flanked on both sides of them.

"Wait!" Eugene noticed something on the ground. He pointed to it, "There! The satchel has the princess's crown in it."

The captain of the guard frowned as he looked at the satchel. He picked it up and held it close. He had almost forgotten about Flynn Rider the thief. What would become of him and what was the Princess doing holding him so intimately?

He followed his men toward Corona after shouting at a few of them, "You men stay here and continue looking for the criminal."


Tristan watched them as they rode off from the top of a nearby tree. Tears clung to his eyes and he shook. He watched his beloved coven die off forever and his love had chosen to betray him. The amount of emotions built up inside him and he sobbed quietly. After a moment, he lifted his head as an evil captured him. His eyes grew even darker than they were before and he shook harder. He jumped down from the branches right in front of a palace guard. He caught the man by surprise but it was too late. Tristan snapped the young man's neck with his bare hands while still keeping his eyes set on Rapunzel and Eugene in the distance.

"See you soon." Tristan growled.


That's all I have for now. How did you guys like it? And yes, I know I cut Rapunzel's hair longer than they did in the movie but I love long hair.

Thank you so much guys!