Once Gothel had left the small clearing through the tunnel, Rapunzel whipped her hair back inside the tower, grabbed her frying pan and cautiously approached her closet. She removed the chair and stepped back keeping the chair between her and the wardrobe. Using her hair, she grabbed the door handles and opened the doors.

As soon as the doors opened, Eugene fell out of the closet, landing on his face, jolting him awake. Although awake, he was still rattled. It took a bit before he realized the doors had been opened. Eugene lapsed into unconsciousness once more. This caused Rapunzel to mutter to herself. She then wasted no time moving him to the chair and then tying him to the chair with her hair.

Rapunzel looked over to Pascal which caused him to climb up the chair to Eugene's shoulder. Pascal attempted to wake him up by growling, glaring, smacking with his front paws and even hitting and poking him with his tail all to no avail. Finally, he flicked his tongue out and stuck it in Eugene's ear, causing him to bolt upright and let out a small exclamation. Looking around, Eugene quickly assessed the situation.

"What? Huh? Where am I?" he rambled, while struggling to get out of the hair wrapped around him. Glancing around, he attempted to figure out where he was and who had tied him up. Following the golden hair he was wrapped in, he traced it back to the source but was unable to see anything in the shadows. It was now he realized what he was actually wrapped in. "What? Is this … hair?"

"Struggling, struggling is pointless."

"Huh?"

"I know why you're here, and I'm not afraid of you." Rapunzel stated as she crept slowly and cautiously towards him, brandishing her frying pan as a weapon.

"Wha-what do you think I'm here for? And why would you be afraid of me? I don't hurt people."

Not wanting to explain about her hair, Rapunzel ignored the first question, but decided to answer the second one.

"My mother warned me about ruffians and thugs like you."

"Wait, what? Who are you?"

Ignoring his question again, Rapunzel stepped into the light. "Who are you? And how did you find me?"

"Uh-um," Eugene stuttered, staring at her, somewhat overcome by her beauty.

Holding the frying pan up like a baseball bat, Rapunzel asked again. "Who are you? And how did you find me?"

"Who am I? Who are you? I have no idea who you are. I was just taking a stroll in the forest. Saw a tower and climbed it. End of story."

Rapunzel glanced over at Pascal, who glared and mimed punching him.

"So, who exactly are you?" Rapunzel asked again.

Before Eugene could respond, they heard a sound coming from just under the window, followed by a muffled curse. Rapunzel turned and headed to the window.

"Flynn?" Eugene whispered, almost to himself. "Is that you?"

Rapunzel spun around. Before she could say anything though, another thud was heard, followed by a loud curse. Spinning around again, Rapunzel went back to the window and looked down.

"Oh, great," she muttered to herself. "Someone else just found my tower."

Eugene was positive he knew who it was, he hadn't heard it often, but he had heard his brother curse often enough. Struggling to release himself from the hair again, Eugene glanced around as another curse rang out.

"Flynn, are you ok?" Eugene asked. "Do you need help?"

"Eugene, is that you?" Flynn looked up, hoping to see his brother's face but seeing nothing other than a seemingly endless expanse of brick wall. "Yes, I could use some help, I'm slipping. I don't know how much longer I can hang on. My foot got caught on a vine. I'm barely hanging on now."

Eugene barely stopped himself from screaming.

"You have to help me save him. Or at least let me go so I can."

"I have to? I don't have to do anything for you."

"Fine, you're right, you don't. Just, please let me out. I have to help my brother before he falls. We don't have any other family. I can't let anything happen to him. Please."

"I'm not going to let you out, but I won't let him die. But, you have to help me do something once he's safe."

Eugene was getting desperate. He would agree to anything before he would let something happen to Flynn that he could have prevented.

"Fine, whatever. Please help him."

As soon as she had his agreement to help - under duress as it was, she turned back to the window. Leaving Eugene tied up in the middle of her hair, she lowered the ends down to Flynn.

"Just grab on, once you have a good grip, holler and I will pull you up."

"Ok, got it," Flynn responded.

"Here it comes," Rapunzel answered, throwing her hair out the window to Flynn. Flynn grabbed it as soon as he could reach it and quickly wrapped it around his hands.

"Ok, Blondie, ready. You can pull me up now."

Before long, Flynn was in the tower safe and sound. As soon as Flynn was in the tower, Rapunzel grabbed the chair again to stabilize it before it fell over.

Flynn was the first to speak. "Hey, Eugene, are-?"

"Now, who are you?" Rapunzel asked him, cutting off his question. "And how did you find my tower?"

"My name's Flynn Rider. And that's my brother, Eugene, you have tied up in your hair. Speaking of which, why exactly did you tie him up in the first place?" Flynn answered before Eugene could speak.

"Oh, um, HE broke into my tower. I don't trust him. So, I tied him up until I could figure out who he was and how he found me."

"If you care about the truth, I stumbled on the tower when I was trying to get away from the guards. I didn't think there was anyone up here. I just wanted to get away." Eugene answered quietly.

"So, there you have it. Let him go and we will leave you alone."

"I don't think so. I'm prepared to make you a deal," Rapunzel stated as she walked over to a set of drapes hanging over her fireplace. "Do you know what these are?" Rapunzel asked, pointing to the lights she had painted on the wall.

"You mean the lantern thing they do for the princess?" Flynn asked.

"Lanterns? I knew they weren't stars," Rapunzel muttered. Then louder, "Well, tomorrow evening they will light the night sky with these lanterns. YOU will act as my guide. Take me to these lanterns and return me home safely. Then and only then will I return your satchel to you."

"Yeah, no can do. Unfortunately, the kingdom and I aren't exactly simpatico at the moment, so I won't be taking you anywhere." Flynn responded.

"Hmm." Rapunzel murmured. "Something brought you here, Flynn Rider. Call it what you will, fate…destiny…"

"A horse." Flynn responded drily.

"So, I have made the decision to trust you," said Rapunzel.

"A horrible decision, really." Flynn replied.

"But trust me when I tell you this. You can tear this tower apart, brick by brick, but you will never find your precious satchel."

"Wait, you have the satchel? Eugene?"

"Um, yeah she does. She kinda knocked me unconscious with that frying pan she's carrying." Eugene responded, slightly abashed.

"Wait, you hit him with a frying pan? Just who are you? Why would you do that?"

"It was the closest thing I could find to knock him unconscious. I didn't know who he was or how he got here. So, I knocked him out. Well, what's it gonna be? Are you gonna take me to see these lanterns or not? I won't return that satchel to either of you until I get to see them."

"So, if we take you to see these lanterns and bring you back home, you will return the satchel to us? No questions asked?" Flynn asked.

"I promise, and when I promise something, I never, ever break that promise. Ever."

"Tell me your name. There's no reason to take you anywhere before we even know who you are." Flynn's response was cutting and direct.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. My name is Rapunzel. And you don't really have a choice. I won't return your satchel until you do."

"Ok, fine, we'll take you to see the lanterns," Flynn responded. "Now will you untie my brother?"