Finally! A decent longer chapter! Yay me!
Ashlierthw: lol, I thought that chapter would throw people off. I giggled while writing it... hee hee! XD
dreaminsapphire: If I ever played charades with the Tangled characters... Eugene would NEVER be on my team.
Lulu: I see what your saying. In my mind, Adele has long straight black hair, brown eyes and her features are different then Gothel's... maybe their fraternal twins! Sorry... guess I should have thought it over better. lol. And your english is good, considering it's not your 2nd language. :)
Okay, I do not own Tangled... if I did we'd have a huge party and invite all you guys! XD
Eugene was having a terrible nightmare. It wasn't about Gothel killing him and it wasn't about the fight him and Rapunzel just had… it was about Adele. Or at least someone that looked like Adele…
Ten-year-old Eugene Fitzherbert was coming home from school one day. He had a great day and was anxious to get home and talk to his parents about his good grade he got in English. When he got back, he had this strange feeling that something wasn't right…
He slowly opened the door and found the house to be silent.
He looked around and called out, "Dad… Mom I'm home!"
There was no answer. He gulped and walked around the house. He noticed in the kitchen that the dishes from this morning were still not washed… which was odd because his mom couldn't stand messes.
Suddenly he heard a sound coming from upstairs. It was a sort of a 'thud' sound. Eugene gasped and raced upstairs. He reached his parents room and threw the door open. What he saw before him made is heart start racing out of control. His parents were on the floor… covered in blood. And standing in front of them was this tall woman with straight black hair and a dress that glowed like the sun. In her hand was a dagger, with fresh drops of blood on the blade.
He whimpered out loud, making the woman turn and face him. Her eyes looked dark and angry.
She smiled at the boy, "Don't be scared of me little boy… I did what had to be done."
He fell to his knees, "Mommy… daddy…"
The woman walked closer to him, "Don't worry young one, things will all be revealed in the end, until then remember this… everything actions people do have consequences in the end. Sadly your parents had to learn the hard way…"
She motioned over to Eugene's dead parents, "… but you have a chance now to be rid of them and live your own life. You'll thank me sometime for this boy."
Eugene's tears were falling down his face as he heard her speak. He looked up at her with his glistening eyes, "But… but why?"
She leaned in closer, "You will learn that there are more questions then answers in this world… you will learn…"
And without another word, she wielded the knife and sliced at Eugene.
Eugene now awoke, covered in sweat. That dream, he thought, it seemed so real… wait a moment! Him as a boy, his parents death, the lady that killed them, she looked exactly like… like…
He has a sudden flashback of yesterday, of when Pascal trying to tell him something. The sun, the singing, bright golden hair… Rapunzel… Adele… that haunting song,
Flower gleam and glow… let your power shine…
Wait! He could hear that song being sung right now. But by whom?
Heal what has been hurt… change the fates design…
It wasn't Rapunzel's voice, so it must be…
What once was mine.
Adele! She knows about the healing power, or does she have the healing power? But how did she get it, and why did she have it?
He couldn't hear the voice anymore so he jumped right out of bed, stuck some clothes on and went out of the room. He looked all around but didn't see anyone… except for the little frog… er chameleon on the floor eating some strawberries.
Eugene ran over to Pascal, "Pascal! Buddy, I need to know something!"
Pascal looked up with a look that said, Can this wait? I'm trying to eat right now.
Eugene shook his head, "Look… remember when you were trying to tell me something last night?"
Pascal rolled his eyes, but nodded.
"Yeah… I'm very bad at guessing games… but listen! I think I got it this time."
Still not amused, Pascal motioned him to go on.
"Okay… here's my guess. You heard Adele singing the healing song Rapunzel used to sing, and… something on her body was glowing. And she was able to… heal herself and probably keep herself young… am I right?"
Pascal stared at him, mouth wide open.
Eugene chuckled, "I'll take that as a yes. So where's Rapunzel? I have to tell her right away."
Pascal motioned to downstairs. Eugene rewarded the chameleon with a light tap on the head.
"Thanks little buddy. See you later."
Eugene took off and flew down the hall, and down the stairs. He looked all around, but there was no sign of the royal family anywhere. He finally spotted someone, the Captain.
"Captain! Captain!" Eugene called, while running towards them.
The Captain rolled his eyes, "What do you want Rider? I'm very busy right now."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah… where is everyone? The King, Queen, Rapunzel?"
"Oh didn't you hear? They're giving their guests a tour of the town. They left just a few minutes ago."
Eugene nodded and awkwardly hugged the Captain, "Thanks a bunch. See you!"
The Captain's face turned red, as he swung a warning fist at the thief, "You'll pay for that Rider!"
This is perfect! Alone in a carriage, with the Royal Family. My plan will finally take wing. All I'll have to do is-
"Oh Adele! Isn't the kingdom beautiful?" Rapunzel exclaimed, while interrupting Adele's thoughts.
Adele nodded, "Oh yes Princess, you live in a lovely place."
And that was the truth. Adele thought out of all the towns and kingdoms she visited, Corona was the friendliest and well kept one. She was actually delighted to be invited by the Queen, to join them for a ride around the kingdom.
That's one thing that Adele could not fathom. She was a stranger to this place and nobody knew the whole story of her life, yet everyone has treated her kindly and respectfully. She's never been treated with this much kindness since… her sister was around.
That brought her back to why she can't allow herself to be friends with anyone in this kingdom. They all support the Princess, and the Princess is a murderer, so everyone in this kingdom in her eyes, were all murderers. She will not get herself caught up in this little game of theirs. She has her own to carry out.
The Queen looked over at Adele and smiled, "Perhaps you would like to see the woods? They are quite lovely."
Perfect, thought Adele, we'll be alone in the woods; no one will be able to stop me there.
She secretly patted a dagger hidden under her dress, "Why yes Highness, I'd love to see the woods."
Eugene wasn't able to find Maximus to ride, because they were using him to pull the carriage, so he had to run into the kingdom. He looked all over for the royal carriage but didn't see it anywhere.
Spotting a royal guard in the crowd, he made his way over to him.
"Sir! Sir! Where is the Royal Family?"
The guard pointed towards the gate, "I think they were heading into the woods. Why-?"
But Eugene already took off running towards the woods. He didn't know why, but he had this strange feeling that something bad was going to happen if he didn't find them soon.
Please let them be okay, he thought, please...
Uh oh... what's going to happen? And what's going on with Adele? I=Could she be having second thoughts! Hmm... I guess we'll find out soon... please review! XD