I'm sorry for a late chapter! But i think that this one is very eventful, so it should make up for it. Also, I did not come up with Naldora, my friend did. If she is reading this, I gave you credit! Anyway, read and enjoy! I do not own Tangled or Frozen.
"What do you mean you are of royal blood?" the King asked.
Eugene sighed. "I am the rightful heir to the kingdom on Naldora."
The Queen frowned. "You mean the kingdom across the sea? Didn't their King and Queen die not to long ago?"
Eugene nodded. "Yeah... those were my parents."
The Queen's hand flew to her mouth. "Oh, Eugene, I'm so sorry!"
Eugene smiled sadly. "It's fine. anyway, after they died, my Aunt and Uncle became King and Queen. They didn't like me or my sister at all so-"
"Wait." Rapunzel said. "You have a sister?"
Eugene froze as her realized what he said. He gave a fleeting glance to Natalie. "Um... yeah. Moving on, they had a grudge against my sister and I for some reason, so they gave us up. My sister and I ended up in different orphanages. I never saw her again. That was until.."
Rapunzel was bouncing up and down. "Until when? Who is your sister?"
Dylan was struggling to hold in a laugh. "Yeah, Eugene. Who is you sister?"
Eugene shot him a glare. "I can't get out of this one can I?"
Dylan grinned. "Nope. You messed up."
"A little help?"
"Your on your own, bud."
"Gee, thanks." Eugene turned to the others, who were waiting expectantly. "Natalie is my sister."
Under different circumstances, Eugene would have laughed at their expressions. Rapunzel and the King and Queen were staring at him, mouths hanging open. He could definitely tell the family resemblance.
Natalie, though, was just staring at the floor. He could tell she was trying to remember. "You weren't very old." he said. "You probably don't remember me."
Natalie shook her head. "No... I remember something. A voice..." she looked up at him. "You read to me. When we were little. Eugene... you are my brother!" She flung herself toward him to give him a hug.
Eugene sighed. "I missed you, Natalie."
When she pulled away, she tilted her head. "does this mean I'm of royal blood too?"
"Yeah." Eugene said. "But I wouldn't suggest going back to Naldora. Like I said, the King and Queen don't like us."
"Why not?" she asked.
"I never found out." Eugene said. The others seemed to have gotten over their initial shock.
The King cleared his throat. "Well then, Eugene. Your crimes have been cleared. You are of royal blood. You are fully eligible to marry my daughter."
Rapunzel looked up with a hopeful look in her eye and Eugene smirked. "So your saying...?" he asked.
"Your really going to make me say it, aren't you?" the King grumbled.
Eugene nodded happily. "Yep!"
The King sighed. "I give you permission to marry my daughter. You have my blessing."
Rapunzel gave an excited squeal and hugged her father. "Thank you so much!"
The King chuckled. "Your welcome! It's still early. The engagement ended the party at lunch time. You four go along and celebrate."
Natalie, Rapunzel, Dylan, and Eugene all but ran to the door. "Wait!." the King called. They all turned. "Just stay out of the tavern."
You could hear Eugene's whine about unfair Kings all the way down the corridor.
The friends decided to celebrate in the dining room. When they told Martha the news, she promised to make Rapunzel's favorite food for dinner (hazelnut soup). Since that wasn't going to be ready for a while, the friends all sat around the table. Natalie was examining Rapunzel's ring.
"It's beautiful." she breathed.
Rapunzel moved her hand so the diamond sparkled in the light. "I know. Apparently, it was your mother's. I hope you don't mind."
Natalie shook her head. "It's fine. You should have it."
There was a moment of silence before Rapunzel gasped. "Natalie! You and I are going to be sisters!" she exclaimed. they started talking sister stuff that sounded like gibberish to the boys.
Eugene groaned and put his head down. "Holiday's are gong to be awful." he mumbled.
Dylan heard him and laughed. They all talked for a while longer before the Captain burst into the room. "Dylan, I need to speak with you." he said.
Dylan looked at Eugene and shrugged. He stood up and followed his father.
When they were out of the room, Dylan asked, "What's this about?"
The Captain took a deep breath. "You know you can tell me anything, right?"
Dylan nodded. "Yeah. Why?"
"Well, so, I heard your conversation with Eugene." he said.
Dylan panicked, but quickly covered it up with a smirk. "You mean, I don't have a girlfriend? I don't see how that's such a big deal-"
"Dylan. Take your gloves off." the Captain stated.
Any trace of humor left Dylan's face immediately. "No."
"Why not?"
"I can't"
The Captain reached out and snatched the gloves from Dylan's hands. "I think you can."
Dylan reached out, but pulled his hands out and crossed his arms. "Give me back my gloves." he said, his voice shaky.
"Why should I? you wear these all the time, they probably need a wash." The Captain was trying to get him the tell the truth.
"No, I need my gloves! Give them back!" Dylan shouted. He started to panic, and for him, that was REALLY not good. He clenched his fists to keep away the ice.
At that moment, his friends ran into the corridor. "We heard yelling." Natalie said.
Eugene saw the expression and saw the expression on Dylan's face. "What are you doing to him?! Knock it off!"
"Eugene, stay out of this." Dylan said through gritted teeth. It started to snow.
The Captain smirked. "So you do have powers."
Eugene snarled. "Shut up! Can't you see that you are causing this?"
The Captain glared at him. "I don't have to listen to you. Your crimes may have been cleared, but you are still a filthy, petty little thief!"
It started snowing harder, but no one noticed. Finally, Dylan couldn't take it anymore. "SHUT UP!" A blast of ice shot out of his hand. It landed right in front of the Captain, putting a frozen wall between them.
Dylan stared down at his hands, horrified. He looked up and his friends could see the fear in his eyes. With one last look at the wall, he ran off down the corridor. When he was out of sight, the wall collapsed, revealing the Captain, frozen in shock (not literally).
"I-I should go after him." he said.
He took a step forward, but Eugene blocked his way. "You've done enough!" he growled. He turned to Rapunzel and Natalie. "Make sure the Captain of Idiocy over here doesn't say anything. Also, try to clean up these ice shards. I'll go find Dylan."
"Eugene?" Natalie said. "Try his room. It's where he goes when he's upset."
Eugene nodded and picked his way through the shards, hoping he remembered the way to Dylan's room.
"Dylan?" Eugene knocked softly on the door. "Dylan, it's me, Eugene. Open up." There was no answer. Eugene was contemplating picking the lock when there was a soft click.
"It's open" Dylan said.
Eugene opened the door and stopped at the sight before him. Dylan was curled up in a fetal position, a blanket wrapped around him. He was rocking slightly back and forth and his head was between his knees. "Dylan?" Eugene said quietly.
Dylan looked up and Eugene almost broke down. His eyes were red and puffy, tear streaks on his face. He looked like the scared little kid that Eugene had first met. The kid who was terrified of himself and what he could do. "Dylan..." He took a step forward.
"I wouldn't, if I were you." Dylan said. His voice was quiet and raspy. "In case you haven't noticed, it's snowing. I don't want to hurt you."
In fact, it was snowing, but Eugene didn't care. He was focused solely on Dylan and making him feel better like he did at the orphanage. Although this time, Eugene didn't think a bedtime story would cut it. He sat next to him anyway.
Eugene noticed that Dylan moved away from him a little bit, but he brushed it off. "Dylan? Are you okay?" Eugene mentally slapped himself. Of course he wasn't okay! He wouldn't be here if he was!
"Sorry." he said. "I'm not very good at-"
"It's alright." Dylan said. "I get it. I'm just mad at myself."
"Why are you mad at yourself? You didn't do anything wrong! If you want to be mad at someone, be mad at the Captain! He was the one who provoked you!" Eugene exclaimed.
Dylan sighed. "I know, but I'm the one who froze everything! I've spent years practicing to hold it in and I've always succeeded! When the guards taunted me because I was always so young, I didn't react! And now... I feel like I've failed. I thought that I was getting better, but, I guess not. I-I am a monster." When he finished his rant, he put his head back down, his shoulders shaking with silent sobs.
Eugene didn't know what to do, so he placed his hand on Dylan's back, rubbing circles like he did when they were younger and Dylan had to calm down. It seemed to help a little. I mean, the ice covering covering the walls started to disappear, but it was still snowing.
"Dylan." he began. "I've known you for a long time and one thing is certain, you are not a monster. I was with you when you were discovering all you could do. One thing that I have learned about you is that you are strong. You will find a way to beat this."
Dylan looked up again. "You mean you want me to get rid of it? To change who I am?" He sounded angry. Ice started creeping back up the halls.
Eugene shook his head. "No! Of course not! Just find a way to control it." After a pause, he said, "What causes it? Like, what makes you lose control?"
Dylan tilted his head. "I guess my emotions. I thought you knew that."
"I know that, but what emotion is the strongest?" Eugene asked.
Dylan thought for a moment before he said, "Fear. And anger. But mostly fear."
Eugene nodded slowly. "Okay. Now think of the opposite of those. Let's see there's happiness, fun, love... LOVE!" he shouted the last word, causing Dylan to jump and cover his ears.
"Hey! You don't have to shout! what does love have to do with anything?"
"Love is the opposite of fear and anger. As long as you have love, you will always have the upper hand!" Eugene looked extremely proud of himself for figuring that out.
Dylan sat up with an excited look on his face. "Do you think it will work?"
Eugene laughed. "I think it's working now."
Dylan looked around and gasped. the ice on the walls had disappeared completely, but... "It's still snowing." he said.
"Focus. Focus on love and it should go away." Eugene urged.
Dylan closed his eyes and concentrated. He raised his hand and held his palm out. The snow stopped abruptly, leaving a cold blanket covering the floor. Dylan made a fist and the snow on the floor disappeared. There was nothing left. Not even a chill. He opened his eyes to see Eugene beaming at him. "I did it!" he exclaimed.
Eugene laughed. "I told you that you could!"
He hugged Eugene (In a very manly way) and said, "Thank you!"
"Your welcome. Anything to help a friend." Eugene said. "Do you feel okay enough to go join the others and beat the crap out of the Captain?"
Dylan laughed. "Yeah! Let's go."
