It had been a month since the birthday party turned kidnapping happened. Rapunzel had started the week feeling sick to her stomach. She couldn't think of anything strange she'd eaten, but then again maybe this underground diet was just getting to her. She was sick of eating soup everyday, but what was she going to do about it. That was her mood about everything these days. She was stuck down here so what was she going to do about; nothing. There was nothing she could do. Rapunzel felt defeated. Rapunzel's stomach problems got worse during the week and she was starting to toss her breakfast every morning. She didn't want Gothel to notice so she tried to wait until Gothel left for the day to toss it. One day it just came up way to fast and Gothel hadn't left the tree yet. Rapunzel washed herself off and sat down on her bed. Gothel was the first to speak.

"So how long has that been going on?"

"What…what do you mean? I must have a stomach bug or something. I'll be fine, replied Rapunzel.

"Oh come on I am no fool. I can tell you've been sick this week and last week. A stomach bug doesn't stay that long."

"How can you tell I'm sick?"

"Whether or not you like it, I did raise you and you were sick a few times in 18 years."

Rapunzel looked down at her feet. Dang it. She's right. She did know me for 18 years and of course I had some sick moments growing up.

"Well… what do you think is wrong with me?" asked Rapunzel. She might as well have Gothel fix her up.

"Nothing is wrong necessarily. And this won't go away for quite some time."

"Could you just tell me for once what's wrong with me without all these hints!"
"And moody. That'll be the hormones."

"Look, I'm really not in the mood here. I've done everything you've asked. Can you please just tell me?"

"Alright Rapunzel, but don't get mad at me. It's not my fault…."
"Ok…."

"You're pregnant."

"What!? Pregnant? I can't be…" Rapunzel thought for a moment and was shocked. The throwing up, that's morning sickness. The mood swings and depression was the hormones. Oh man…

"But… what …why now!"

"I said don't get mad at…"

"Of course I'm mad at you! You took me away from my family, from my husband and now I'm having his baby!? You have good timing Gothel, I must say!" Rapunzel was just yelling to yell right now from the shock of it all. She ran her fingers through her hair just like she used to do….her hair! Oh no no no no no. Mom drank the golden flower while she was pregnant with me and I just did the same thing without knowing!

"No no no no! What did you do!?"

"I told you I didn't do…"

"You gave me that golden flower to drink! It brought back my golden hair and it might give my baby the same thing! I never wanted my child to have the power I had!"

"Oh Rapunzel you're being over dramatic. Who wouldn't want that power?"

"Me! I don't want it and I don't want my child to have it! Now I'll be up worrying someone will want her…or his power for selfish reasons! Someone else might steal this baby!"

"Rapunzel how will the baby get stolen if it is underground with us?"
"You… you won't let me give the baby to Eugene?"

"Why would I do that?"

"So the baby won't have to grow up underground like I had to grow up in a tower!"

"Oh Rapunzel what was so bad about that?"

"Everything! I was so naïve! And you…you made me feel so stupid about the world, about me! You never made me feel good about myself and who doesn't let their daughter go outside for just a few minutes a day?"

"Everything I did was to protect you."

"No. It was to protect my power. And I will not let my child grow up the same way I did!"

"Well good luck with that because you are never leaving this hole!" Gothel walked away and sat on her bed. Rapunzel turned around and thought to herself: That's what you think. The fight to be free was back inside her and Rapunzel was determined to help Eugene find her and their child.