Chapter 8
I have magic hair that glows when I sing.


(Author's Note)

Flyianna reveals her true name, and Varian reveals that he has magic hair that glows when he sings.

(Poor Varian's over there like:)
(IT'S NOT MAGIC, IT'S ALCHEMY)
(THERE'S A SCIENTIFIC REASON FOR THIS, I SWEAR)

~ VarianLeAlchimiste


Greno suddenly came in, "I found the guards!"

Flyianna and Varian looked at each other with terror.

Greno was pushed out of the way by Captain Gothel, "Where's Rider, where is she? I know she's in here somewhere. Find her, turn the place upside down if you have to!" She yelled.

Hook Hand beckoned the two to follow him behind the counter, then he pulled a lever that revealed a door in the floor, which went into a tunnel. "Go, live your dream."

Flyianna nodded, "I will."

"Your dream stinks, I was talking to him." Hook Hand glared.

"Thanks for everything." Varian smiled brightly and then headed down into the tunnel with Flyianna and Ruddiger. Meanwhile, the other thugs were trying to keep the two safe.

Vladimir held up Shorty, "I believe this is the woman you're looking for."

Shorty, in a dress, held his hands up. "You got me!"

The guards went back to Captain Gothel, "Ma'am, there's no sign of Rider."

Fidella sniffed around; she caught a scent of the two.

The guards looked at her confused, "Fidella... What she's doing?"

Fidella found the door, looked at the lever, and pushed it with her nose, causing the door to open up. Captain Gothel saw the tunnel, then looked at her men. "A passage, come on men, let's go."

Gothel looked at one of her men, "Conli, make sure those boys don't get away." She pointed at the thugs and then headed down the tunnel with some of the other royal guards.


"Well, I've gotta say. Didn't know you had that in you back there, that was pretty...impressive." Flyianna walked along, holding a candle in her hand.

"I know!" Varian said excitedly, then paused and said it more calmly. "I know..."

After a moment of silence passed, Varian asked; "Sooo, Flyianna. Where are you from?"

Flyianna looked alarmed, "Whoa, whoa, sorry Blondie, I don't do back story."
She looked at Varian, "However I am becoming very interested in yours."

"Now I...I know I'm not suppose to mention the hair..." Flyianna carefully said.

"Nope." Varian looked at her.

"Or, the Father." Flyianna said, also carefully this time.

"Uh-huh." Varian nodded.

"Frankly I'm too scared to ask about the cat." Flyianna looked at Ruddiger.

"Raccoon." Varian blinked.

"Nuance. Here's my question, though, if you want to see the lanterns so badly, why haven't you gone before?" Flyianna shrugged and then asked her question.

"Uhh, hey, well..." Varian tried to explain, but he stumbled over his words.

Suddenly, the Stabbington Sisters appeared.

"Uh, Flyianna... Flyianna! Who's that?!" Varian gasped, his eyes widened.

"They don't like me." Flyianna sighed, The royal guards appeared next, "Who's that?" Varian asked. "They don't like me either." Flyianna rolled her eyes. Fidella appeared too.

"Who's that?" Varian asked yet again.

Flyianna shook her head, slightly frustrated between the people after her and the fact Varian asked her a bunch of questions, "Let's just assume for the moment, that everyone here doesn't like me." Flyianna crossed her arms.

Captain Gothel approached the two.
Varian quickly gave his frying-pan to Flyianna for self-defense. "Here."

Flyianna took it and glanced up to see Captain Gothel, "I've waited a long time for this." Gothel said, pulling out a sword. Flyianna proceeded to sword fight Gothel and some of the guards, but instead with a sword, she held Varian's frying-pan instead.

She knocked the sword out Gothel's hands and hit some of the other guards in the head with the frying-pan, then she looked at the frying-pan surprised. "Oh man, I have got to get me one of these! Ha ha!" Flyianna twirled it in her hand.

Flyianna proceeded to fight Fidella (who had a dagger in her mouth) with the frying-pan.

"You should know, that this is the strangest thing I've ever done!" She exclaimed, until she lost the frying-pan because it slipped out of her hand. "Uh, how 'bout two out of three?" She raised a brow and shrugged. Varian noticed she was in-trouble, "Flyianna!"

Angry and Red got ready to attack Flyianna, and Varian shouted; "Flyianna, look out!"
He grabbed a hold of his hair and grabbed Flyianna with it and swung her across the ravine.

Flyianna swinging from his hair, pointed at the Stabbington Sisters, "You should see your faces 'cause you look-" She then ran into the wall very hard. "Ridiculous..." Her voice cracked.

Varian pulled her up and they began running down the waterways, away from the Captain, the guards, Fidella and the Stabbington Sisters. They were stopped by a broken waterway and couldn't get across without jumping, suddenly the water rushed through the waterway and was going to wash them out, so Flyianna jumped on the rocks below.

"Com'on, Blondie! Jump!" Flyianna held her arms up to Varian.
Varian whimpered, and was frightened. He looked at the people after them, then at Ruddiger.

He quickly jumped to Flyianna, and they dived into the cave for safety.
Water rushed into the cave quickly and rocks crumbled and fell in front of the entrance.

The cave was now filling up with water really quickly...

Flyianna looked around, then she held her breath and dived underwater to try and see if she could find a way out... But she came back up, gasping for air and frowned. "It's no use, I can't see anything." She told him. Varian glared, held his breath and dived down.

"Hey! There's no point. It's pitch black down there!" Flyianna told him.

Varian didn't stay down as long as Flyianna did, he went back up for air and gasped loudly.

The water was still rising...

"This is all my fault. He was right, I never should have done this." Varian's eyes prickled with tears, though it was very hard to tell, thanks to the water from him diving.

"I'm so... I'm so sorry, Flyianna." Varian sniffled and his voice cracked.

Small silence ensued, but was stopped by Flyianna.
"Cassandra." She said with no context.

Varian looked at her, "What?"

"My real name. It's Cassandra Fitzherbert. You might as well know." She said calmly, but upset.

Varian blinked for a moment, smiled and then said; "I have magic hair that glows when I sing."

Flyianna, or should we say, Cassandra, now, raised her brow, "What?"

"I have... magic hair..." He paused, "I have magic hair that glows when I sing!" Varian suddenly realized that he could use it as a light source!

"Flower gleam and glow! Let your power shine!-"
And then the water hit the ceiling of the cave...

The cave lit up with a bright, yellow light, as Varian's long, blonde hair gleamed and glowed..
Cassandra looked around and saw an opening, so she quickly swam down and forcefully shoved the rocks out of the way. Then all the rocks collapsed forward and water busted out, sending the two down the river for quite a while...