Hi, I sure did give you such a cliffhanger! In this chapter, Elizabeth and Peter confront Gothel. During the confrontation, Eugene tells Rapunzel what happened to Peter. The chapter song is "Everybody's Fool" by Evanescence.
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Spirit's Return
Chapter 8 Confrontation
"Elizabeth, Peter, what's going on?" was what they heard their fake grandmother say. They were shocked to hear her voice now! Elizabeth wanted to know why Gothel kidnapped her and Peter. She remembered what her parents said about her mother being kidnapped and her using her hair for youth. She was curious about what happened to Gothel after her Mother's hair was cut. They looked at their grandmother for a second. Her hair was turning gray and white and her skin started to wrinkle; plus she looked a little faded. They realized something. When they cut her hair, Grandmother Gothel turned old!
"Are you guys alright?" asked Gothel. "Mom and Dad are alive," said Elizabeth. "Elizabeth, we've gone over this! You know I hate mumbling!" groaned Gothel. "Mom and Dad are alive! Aren't they?" asked Elizabeth. Gothel stared at Elizabeth. Oh no! She knows! Thought Gothel as she stared at her fake granddaughter in shock. "Did I mumble Grandmother? Or should we even call you that?" asked Elizabeth. Gothel stopped staring and started thinking if she lied again, Elizabeth might buy it. "Elizabeth! That's not true! Why would you think that?" asked Gothel nervously as she approached Elizabeth. "It was you! Peter was right! You're nothing but a liar!" exclaimed Elizabeth. "Everything I did Elizabeth, was to protect you!" said Gothel coolly. "From what? Mom and Dad?" exclaimed Peter.
"Your naïve mother and thieving father stopped me from getting what I want by killing me! Your father cut your mother's hair after I let your mother save his life!" scoffed Mother Gothel. Elizabeth and Peter stopped and thought for a moment. Their parents weren't murderers! They remembered that Gothel kidnapped their mother for her hair and they realized something! Their father cut their mother's hair because he wanted her to be free! He risked his life for her freedom! If he didn't do that, their parents would've never fell in love, their parents would've never got married, and more importantly, they would've never been born!
"I know what it's like for you to find out your parents are bad people, but that's how they are," said Gothel as she tried to touch Elizabeth. Elizabeth saw her hand and remembered learning self defense from her father. "No!" exclaimed Elizabeth as she grabbed Gothel's ice cold hand. "My father did that because he wanted my mother to be free from you! And if he never did that, neither me or Peter would've been born! So why don't you just go and die you lying deceiving old WITCH!" exclaimed Elizabeth as she kicked Gothel.
Gothel surprised by what just happened watched her two fake grandson and granddaughter walk away from her both of them giving ice cold stares at her that reminded her of Rapunzel when she found out she was the lost princess. Peter congratulated Elizabeth on standing up to Gothel. "You want me to be the bad guy? Fine, now I'm the bad guy," said Gothel coolly as she walked towards them in a manner that made Elizabeth and Peter scared.
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Meanwhile at the castle, Eugene was dreading this moment. He had to tell Rapunzel that Peter was kidnapped by Gothel. He wondered if Gothel had Elizabeth too. He hoped not. Not his precious daughter! The only person she could truly trust was him and he wasn't there. He made it to the throne room where Rapunzel, the Queen, and Janice were talking.
"Eugene!" exclaimed Rapunzel. "James!" exclaimed Janice. "Henry!" exclaimed Queen Anne. The three women hugged their husbands as the looked at the other men looking slightly jealous because Eugene, the Captain, and King Henry had women for them to love and they didn't (except for Big Nose). "Eugene, I'm glad you're home! How's- Wait! Where's Peter?" asked Rapunzel as she realized Peter wasn't among the men standing in the doorway. "You see, it's kind of a long story…" said Eugene nervously. "I don't care how long it is…tell me. I won't get mad," said Rapunzel. "That's what I'm afraid of," said Eugene quietly. "What happened to Peter? Did he get hurt?" demanded Rapunzel. Eugene shook his head. "Did he get lost?" asked Rapunzel. Again, Eugene shook his head. "Did he run away?" asked Rapunzel. "You're close," said Eugene. "Well, what happened?" asked Rapunzel. She wasn't playing games. She wanted to know what happened to her son!
"Well, he…" stammered Eugene before he was interrupted. "Rider, how long is it going to take you to tell the princess that your son was kidnapped?" demanded the Captain. Everyone in the castle was horrified. Queen Anne gasped, Janice fainted, and some of the guards standing in the throne room dropped their spears and it landed it on Lord Herbert's foot. "Ow!" exclaimed Lord Herbert. "No!" gasped Rapunzel surprised by what happened to her son. "How could you be so unfocused on your son? He got kidnapped!" exclaimed a guard. "Shut up!" said Eugene as he scowled at the guard. "Is there anything else you need to tell me?" asked Rapunzel still shocked. "Yes, Gothel kidnapped him," stuttered Eugene as he slapped his mouth shut for saying that.
Everyone was even more horrified. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a horrible husband, don't you think?" whispered the same guard who asked how Eugene could be so unfocused on Peter. "Shut up, will you!" exclaimed Eugene who was aggravated with the guard. "Look Rapunzel, you might hate me now, but I'm so sorry! If I was more focused on Peter, he wouldn't have got kidnapped," said Eugene nervously. "The men and I are going to search the entire forest for Gothel and our son and possibly our daughter!" said Eugene.
"No Eugene, you're not!" said Rapunzel. "What?" asked everyone confused. "You and the men are not going to search the entire forest," said Rapunzel. Everyone was confused. "Rapunzel…" said Eugene. "No, everyone is going to be searching the entire forest for Gothel and our children!" said Rapunzel. "What?" asked everyone. "But Rapunzel, why?" asked Eugene. "Because…if we all work together, we can find Gothel and Elizabeth and Peter! And we women are tired of searching the kingdom for Elizabeth only to find people that don't know where she is and imposters," said Rapunzel. Everyone started agreeing to the idea.
Eugene liked this about Rapunzel. She wanted to be involved in things she knows could be risky. Just as that happened, a nervous page rushed into the room. "Your majesties, a note was sent for you!" exclaimed the page as he handed them a piece of paper. The words on the note got everyone more horrified then before! "Dear Rider, congratulations! You found out where your son and daughter are! You and Rapunzel must come to where I'm hiding them. If you're curious where I've been hiding them, it is an abandoned old house where the dam used to be. M.G. P.S. I'm looking forward to getting revenge!"
DUN! DUN! DUN! What's going to happen? Find out in the next chapter! The more reviews, the closer Rapunzel, Eugene, and the others are going to rescue Elizabeth and Peter!
