(Here's the next chapter! Enjoy!)
"Then we have no time to lose!" Arianna said. She immediately started to unzip Idunn's dress to put the hospital gown on her.
"Still not asking permission to undress me? I see." Idunn giggled.
Arianna looked up and smirked. 'So, I see nothing's changed."
Harold left to quickly change into his surgical gear while the nurses prepped Idunn for surgery. They filled up fresh IV's and pulled Idunn's dress off to change her to a hospital gown. Arianna cut a hole in the gown so that the wood piece could stick out but Idunn could still wear the gown properly. The wood was covered in blood and Karl's handkerchief was left in Idunn's dress pocket. Idunn peered at it with a smile. She would have liked to meet him properly later.
Arianna interrupted Idunn's deep thoughts. "Something on your mind?" She asked.
Idunn stared at the handkerchief. "We should think about buying fish. Especially from Boat….forty seven." Idunn said.
"Boat forty seven?" Arianna asked. "Isn't that Captain Wilhelm's boat?" Arianna asked.
Idunn nodded weakly. "I am here because of them. You should reward them, most importantly Karl." Idunn lay back against the bed, launching into another coughing fit. More blood poured out of her mouth. It seemed never-ending. Idunn tried to speak, but the coughs were dominant. She began to turn blue in the face.
"IDUNN!" Arianna gasped. "Idunn!" She turned to her husband, King Fredric, who had just arrived.
Idunn tried to bow her head slightly as a sign of respect to the king, even between the blood pouring into her hands and the non-stop coughing.
"At ease, love." Fredric said gently, pushing Idunn's head back to the original position. He held her head up, despite her continuous coughing not to mention the blood now seeping down his hands.
It was too much for Idunn. Much to Arianna's horror, Idunn eyes began to roll back into her head and she dropped unconscious against the pillow, barely taking in air.
Arianna and Fredric looked at each other in shock. Arianna rested her hand on Idunn's chest. Her breathing was staggered. Her heartbeat was irregular. It was obvious that these moments would be the difference between her joining Adgar, or someday being able to join her girls.
"W-We need Rapunzel. We have no flower, like during her birth, but we have our daughter, and she may be the only thing standing between Idunn and death." Arianna said
"There is no way we can use Rapunzel to fully heal her! Her powers I'm sure cannot reach that type of power!" Fredric said.
"Any healing is better than no healing! Would you let my sister die, Fred?!"
"Of course not, my bärchen." (little bear in German) Fredric replied.
Just then, Rapunzel raced through the door, her once brown hair had magically grown back to a normal sized blonde hairdo.
"Father, you summoned me?"
Fredric said nothing, he motioned towards the unconscious Idunn, which was enough of an explanation for Rapunzel.
Rapunzel's eyes widened. She hadn't see her Aunt Idunn for three years, and this definitely wasn't how she expected the reunion to go. Rapunzel climbed onto the blood stained bed. She sat next to Idunn and with her mother's help, rolled Idunn over so she could properly wrap the hair under the queen. Rapunzel took one last look at her mother and her aunt before closing her eyes and singing:
"Flower, gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine
Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates' design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine
What once was mine."
A glowing light stretched through Rapunzel's hair while everyone stared on in anticipation.
Fredric held tightly onto Arianna's hand. "We can only hope and pray." He said, looking deeply into her worried eyes.
(That's it for this chapter! Thanks for reading! Reviews are appreciated!)
