Chapter 38

The group traveled for hours to reach the Kingdom. Throughout their travel, Rapunzel mostly hanged around with Erza and talked about their childhood. Erza then showed and explain to her the life that was around for a better understanding.

"I see. You lived in a tower when you were little?", asked Rapunzel.

"Yes.", said Erza sadly. "I couldn't stand staying in that tower. I just wanted to disappear."

"I'm so sorry.", said a guilty Rapunzel.

"Don't worry. Because after I left, I made such wonderful friends."

"After hearing your story, I wonder if it's the same as mine situation."

"I don't think so. Yes you lived in a tower throughout your life, but from what you told us you have a loving mother."

"Yeah, you're right."

After listening to them talk, Sora then said, "Wow. Erza musta have a rough childhood."

"Yeah. But she moved on from that.", said Gray.

"Now she the strongest female mage in Fairy Tail.", said Lucy.

"And I'm gonna beat her someday!", said an eager Natsu, which made everyone sigh.

"That reminds me.", said Lucy. "Flynn, why did you decide to help her?"

"I told you, I'm a nice guy.", said Flynn.

While walking, Lucy noticed a wanted poster on a tree. She then grabbed it and saw that the poster showed a description of Flynn's face, except for the nose.

"What's this?", Lucy asked suspiciously.

Flynn panicked after seeing the poster. He grabbed it out of Lucy's hand and ripped it up.

"Oh, that's just nothing important. Let's keep moving forward!", Flynn said with a smile as he ran up to Rapunzel, leaving a more suspicious Lucy.

After traveling through the forest, the group entered into a forest clearing and saw a giant white puffball at the center of the clearing.

Immediately, Rapunzel asked excitedly, "Oh, look. What is that? It's so fluffy!"

"What is that thing doing in the middle of the forest?", asked Gajeel.

Rapunzel went up to the puffball to examine it. She looked amazed at what she saw. She placed her hand on the puffball to feel it but when she touched it, something came out of it. It looked like a couple of small white dandelions came out of the puffball. When they landed on the ground, they then transform into black monsters with a yellow flower on their heads, making Rapunzel nervous. She then looked at the puffball and saw something black underneath it. It then jumped into the air and then grew some leaves on its sides for arms. Rapunzel now looked terrified.

"Heartless!", said Sora as he summon his Keyblade and ran up towards the monster. "Rapunzel, take cover!"

Listening to Sora, she then ran up to Flynn, grab him, and hid behind his back like a human shield.

Flynn looked surprised and nervous. He then smiled and sighed "All right. I hate to say it, but I'm lettin' you outta this deal."

"What?", asked a surprised Rapunzel.

"What are you saying?", asked an angry Lucy.

"It's way too scary out here for her.", explained Flynn. "Let's just turn around and take you home."

"Do not decide for her.", said Erza in a cold tone, making Flynn nervous. "What do you want to do, Rapunzel?"

"I am seeing those lanterns.", she answered with confidence, making Erza smile.

She then grabbed some of her hair and ran up to Sora.

"Oh, come on!", said an angry Flynn.

"Rapunzel?", question Sora when he saw her standing next to him.

"It's okay. I'm not afraid to face them.", she said without hesitation.

Sora was still unsure by her decision.

Erza came up to him and said, "I think she can handle it."

Rapunzel then wrapped her hair around a group of Heartless and threw them against the wall, impressing the others.

Sora then said, "Alright. Be careful, Rapunzel."

"I will!", she responded.

The smaller Heartless the jumped on top of each other until the largest puffball jumped on top.

"Look, they made a tower.", said Rapunzel.

The puffball at the top then started to fire needles from its head at everyone.

"Ice-Make:Shield!"

Gray created an ice shield in front of the tower, blocking all of the needles.

Erza charged at the tower and destroyed the middle part of the tower.

"Hey, Rapunzel!", shouted Natsu. "Care to help?"

"Oh, yes!", Rapunzel responded.

Rapunzel threw her hair into the air and made it wrap around a tree branch. She then grab Natsu's hand and both of them swung into the air using her hair as a swing.

"I'm gonna get sick!", said Natsu as he was about to barf onto Rapunzel's hair.

"Oh, sorry!", said Rapunzel as she threw Natsu at the tower.

Natsu then ignited his entire body.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

Natsu punched the tower down, burning all the puffball Heartlesses in the process.

While the group cheered at Natsu's victory, Rapunzel and Flynn were the only ones that were shocked and stun by Natsu's power.

"How is that possible!? I thought he was going to crash into it!", said a stun Rapunzel.

"That guy is a monster!", said a terrified Flynn.

"Relax.", said Erza. "He may have destructive power, but he still cares for others and enjoys having fun."

"Wow, that hair thing was awesome.", said Natsu as he came up to Rapunzel's face, making her a little cautious but surprised. "It's too bad I have motion sickness. If I didn't, I would enjoy riding on your hair."

"Um, thank you.", she responded nervously.

Suddenly, Natsu tripped on Rapunzel's hair and yelped, tumbling onto the ground while getting wrapped up in her hair. After Natsu crashed into a tree, Rapunzel's hair was in a giant knot while Natsu still had her hair around him. Everyone then started to laugh.

"You clumsy idiot!", said a laughing Gray.

"Shut up frosty and get me out of this!", shouted Natsu.

"Just burn it."

"No, then it will ruin her hair!", shouted Lucy.

After seeing this, Rapunzel started to giggle then laughed so hard she fell onto the ground.

"Why are you laughing!?", asked a stun Flynn.

"I'm sorry, but it was funny! First he was really tough and scary, then he turned into a clumsy person!", said Rapunzel as she came over to Natsu and got the hair off of him while Flynn began to calm down. "But, I need something to fix my hair since its in a knot. Mother always combed my hair so that it won't be ruined. It be hard to use my hair like this."

"Let me help.", said Lucy as she grabbed one of her keys.

"Open, Gate of the Giant Crab! Cancer!"

"Ebi!", said Cancer as he appeared next to Lucy.

"A human crab?", question a stun Flynn.

"Whoa, thats a lot of hair-ebi.", said Cancer as he took notice of Rapunzel's hair. "It was like that red-hair girl's hair, but this one is blond."

"Cancer this is Rapunzel.", said Lucy. "Her hair got knotted up and it be bad for her to use it. Can you fix it?"

"Sure thing-ebi. Your hair will be fixed in no time, Miss Rapunzel-ebi"

Rapunzel's entire air was then covered with water and soap. She looked so relaxed as Cancer was about to get rid of the knot.

"This feels so nice.", said a comfortable Rapunzel. "But, please don't cut the knot. Use a different method to get rid of it."

"Alright-ebi."

Cancer then spread his fingers through the knotted area and combed it, making it straight again.

"Oh, wow. It's straight again!", said a surprised Rapunzel. "Thank you."

"No problem-ebi. I will be returning now, Miss Lucy. Call me when you need me-ebi."

Cancer then disappeared, returning to the Spirit World.

"Thank you, Cancer.", said Lucy.

"Alright.", said Sora. "Since everyone is all set, let's continue to the festival.

"Yeah!", shouted everyone.

Back at Rapunzel's tower, a woman appeared inside the tower looking very worried. She had black curly hair, wore a maroon dress, and had a black cape with a hood on. She then looked around the room breathing heavily.

"Rapunzel?", she called.

"Rapunzel!", she yelled worriedly as she entered into Rapunzel's room.

She then ran back into the main room and open the curtains to show some light, but Rapunzel was not there. The woman began to panic and breathed heavily.

She must've left the tower!, the woman thought. Why did it have to be now?!

A sparkle of light then shine into the woman's left eye. Bothered by the light, the woman looked for the source and found that it was coming from inside the bottom step of the stairs.

The woman headed towards the stairs and pulled the surface of the bottom step off, inside was a brown bag. The woman open the bag, and pulled out a tiara with diamonds on top. The woman looked horrified and threw the tiara onto the ground and away from her.

She breathed heavily and tried to relax. She then grab the bag and searched it again. What she pulled out was a wanted poster that had Flynn's face on it, but it messed up his nose. It said: Wanted Dead or Alive. Flynn Rider Thief.

The woman looked furious at what she saw. So he took her. He must've want her power and took her from me!

Suddenly, someone said, "Missing someone?"

The woman gasped and turned around. "Who's there?", she asked cautiously. She saw a dark corridor appear in the middle of the room. A person came through the corridor, revealing to be a man wearing a black coat with long pink hair. The woman gasped and dropped the wanted poster out of fear.

"She's such a precious gift.", he said as if he feels bad for the woman while walking up towards her. "Allow me to assist you getting her back."

The woman looked terrified as her eyes widened. Suddenly, her eyes then turned to a maroon color.