Rapunzel woke up to the sun shining on her face. She smiled and looked over at Eugene, who was still asleep. She touched him. "Wake up, Eugene. It's time for me to go home."

Eugene opened his eyes. "Rapunzel!" he said. He stood up and stretched. "Let's go!"

Rapunzel smiled and followed Eugene as they began walking. But she was confused when she saw the bridge to go back into the town. "Eugene, we're going the wrong way," she said.

Eugene looked at her. "I have to do something in town. Don't worry, it won't take long," he said.

Rapunzel smiled. "Okay, I'll come with you," she said.

Eugene walked into town with Rapunzel behind him, making sure no guards saw him. Thoughts were tumbling around in his mind. Rapunzel was the lost princess, he was sure of it. As soon as he'd seen that short brown piece of hair, he'd been sure.

The only person who had long blonde hair and a short piece of brown hair behind her ear was the lost princess. It was like a birthmark, kind of. Only the princess had it. And he couldn't let her stay lost.

He had to return Rapunzel to her family. He was sure that they would be overjoyed to see her again. And they couldn't kill him if he found their lost princess.

He stopped at the entrance to the castle. Guards surrounded it. One of them laughed. "It's Rider, come to turn himself in!"

He frowned. "I have important business to do," he said. "Let me in so I can speak to the king and queen."

They all laughed. "Sure, go on in," they said. "And take your pretty girlfriend too."

Rapunzel wondered why they were going inside the castle. She thought Eugene had to do something in town, not in the castle. But she followed him up to the biggest room in the castle, where he knocked on a door.

The door opened, and there stood the king, just as he'd looked in the mosaic. Rapunzel had the sudden urge to run as far away from him as she could. Instead, she held Eugene's arm tightly.

"Flynn Rider," the king's voice boomed. "Who let you in? Have you come to return the crown, or to turn yourself in?"

Eugene stood up straight. "I have come to return your lost princess."

The queen came to the door then, looking just like she had in the mosaic. As much as Rapunzel had wanted to run away from the king, she felt a strong longing to run to the queen and hug her.

"You found Princess Sybil?" the queen asked. She looked sad, Rapunzel realized.

Eugene nodded and pushed Rapunzel forward. Rapunzel suddenly was in the room, and she saw a third figure. It was a girl with brown hair who looked like she was fourteen. Princess Aster.

Rapunzel looked around. "I'm the lost princess?" she asked.

Suddenly she had a memory. She was three years old, and Aster had just been born. She was standing by her mother, the queen, as they showed the whole kingdom.

She smiled. "I am the lost princess!" she cried. She smiled wide. She had found her real family. Everything was going to be all right.

The queen walked over to her slowly and touched her face. A tear came out of her eye, and she hugged Rapunzel. "My daughter," she said. Then she was crying hard.

Rapunzel hugged her back. The queen was still crying, and Rapunzel felt that she wasn't crying from happiness, but sadness. She wondered why as the princess Aster came over.

"My sister," she said, and joined the hug.

The last to join the hug was her father, the king. Rapunzel smiled as she was surrounded by love.

Then the hugging stopped, and the king looked at Eugene.

"My reward," said Eugene.

The king laughed. "You'll get your reward. Guards!"

The guards ran into the room and grabbed Flynn. He looked shocked. "What's this?"

The king smiled. It wasn't a kind smile. "Just because you found my missing daughter doesn't erase the fact that you stole the crown," he said. "Your prize is the gallows." He turned to the guards. "Put him in a prison cell. He is to be hanged tomorrow."

Rapunzel screamed. "Eugene! No!"

He was led away, and Rapunzel fell to the floor in tears. Everything was not alright. The one she loved, the one who loved her, was going to die tomorrow.