Two chapters in one day? Well they are short O_o

Enjoy this Saturday's update!

I just badly wanted to get to Chapter 10 :)

"Thank goodness!" Eugene sighed as he and Rapunzel opened the gates to the entrance of the dungeon. "I'm so happy we finally found our way back"

"Uh huh..." Rapunzel grumbled, her arms still crossed after all this time. "After having to go through at least a hundred pathways...".

"It wasn't so bad! Now come on. We need to get back to Felicia, Annaleia wouldn't even think about finding us down here anyways"

"Your not going anywhere..." whispered a hush voice

"Wha-?"

At that moment, the torches on the walls of the stairway leading to the halls of the upper palace flickered out. The orange flames where then replaced with blue ones.

"E-eugene!" Rapunzel squeaked as she clutched on to her companion.

"It's okay Rapunzel" Eugene said and held her close to his body. "Everything will be alright"

A white blur then appeared at the top of the stairway. The blur soon transformed into a girl though. Her skin was a whitish color, her eyes as black as night, and she had blood dripping from her forehead. She wore a shredded nightgown, there was blood splattered on it, and she was carrying a black rose and was barefoot.

"Rapunzel..." she whispered, extending out one of her hand.

"W-what do you want from me?" Rapunzel whimpered, tightening her grip on Eugene's shirt

"Catherine..."

"What are you-?"

"Daughter... Mother... Two... Shall... Unite..."

"Wait a second... Are you implying that Catherine is Rapunzel's mother and that they will one day-"

"Thou should seek thy mother Rapunzel... Thou art the only one that can saveth her"

"Why don't you ever let me finish my senten-" Eugene said, only to be cut off again

"Hurry Rapunzel. Hurry."

The ghost girl then dissapeared and Eugene sighed "Well-"

"Hurry" her voice echoed once more. The flames then turned orange once more as Rapunzel pieced the puzzle together. Though she may not have understood much of the "thee" and art" language but she was certain that they meant "You should seek your mother Rapunzel... You are the only one that can save her". 'Daughter... Mother... Two... Shall... Unite...' was a pretty clear message too.

"W-wait..." Rapunzel murmered as she loosened her grip on Eugene's shirt "Does this mean...?"
"Yes blondie!" Eugene beamed, straightening his shirt "You're the Lost Princess"

Her thoughts spun around her. So does that mean... All her life... Mother Gothel was lying to her?

"How could Gothel lie to me!?" she burst

"Who's-?"

"She just plays me like I'm her puppet or something!"

"What-"

"Why would she do that to me...?" Rapunzel whimpered, tears already rolling down her eyes.

"Because she-"

Before Eugene could be cut off once more, Rapunzel had already sped off to see Catherine.

William cackled as he faced Leo, who's clothes were already soaked with blood after all the slaughtering William has done.

"This is what you get!" he yelled and slashed another cut on Leo's face. "She was mine! All mine!"

Leonard was tied to a chair with chains, his legs were immobile as William also locked them in, so he had no way of escaping.

God... Please have mercy on me... I don't want to leave my wife... My people... My duty... he thought silently in his head

William lashed his dagger once more, this time it was on his shoulder, and it was a deep one.

"I won't stop until you have bled to death. You will have to feel what I have suffered for those years, when my father kept beating me and screaming at me to go and find an eligible maiden to call my own" William said "Then, and only then will I be happy"

30 minutes later...

"I can't believe he's gone..." Catherine whispered "Why do I have to lose all my loved ones in life? First it was my parents, then my daughter, and now my husband"

Felicia sat next to her, holding her hand in reassurance of her dear friend.

That wretched William... I will slit his throat once I'm done here... Maybe even behead him to finish the deed she vowed grimly

Catherine then let go of her Felicia's reassuring touch and put both of her hands in front of her face, crying in final defeat. William had won. She had lost.

"Felly!" cried Eugene as he and Rapunzel burst into the room.

Felicia only eyed him disapprovingly, trying to remind him of his manners. "Well, forgive me if I withold my enthusiasm to use my manners at the moment, but this is important!"

"What could be more important now than the death of the king?" she hissed

At this, the two children stared at each other in surprise. "The king is dead!?" they asked in unison.

"Yes... William told us..."

"Since when did-"

"Catherine!" Rapunzel cried first and immediately rushed to the queen's side. "Look, I found out something..."

Catherine then put her hands away from her face "What could be more important than this!?" she sobbed "Everyone I love is dead..."

There was a minute or two of complete silence before anyone responded "Not as important as knowing that I've found the Lost Princess?" Rapunzel said.

"That's impossible" she replied "My daughter is as good as dead...". Catherine lost all hope of finding her daughter as soon as she had heard that Leonard died. Without him all the faith and belief that the Princess would be found with the help of the lanterns was gone. She felt like she had no more purpose in life anymore, being a queen and serving her people meant nothing to her anymore.

"No she isn't"

"Yes she is" Catherine replied sternly.

"No she isn't!" Rapunzel protested.

"YES SHE IS!"

With all her might and bravery, Rapunzel just went straight ahead to her sentence "I'm the Lost Princess!"

Then the light of hope was lit once more. Catherine looked at the girl she once knew as just a commoner. Their green eyes both sparked in recognition.

There goes the part that most of you have been waiting for!

And yes, there will be an update for tomorrow for those of you

who are dying for an update after that cliffhanger :)