Angel: Well...final season, everyone.
I just wanna say that personally, and this is solely my opinion, that there isn't enough to really prove that the moonstone is connected to Varian. I've heard that the blue streak in his hair was an alchemic accident. I mean, we saw him as a baby in a photo without the streak, so I'm guessing that he gained the streak after his mother died. Yes, the streak disappeared when we saw him as the Royal Engineer, but then it's back when he's in town with everyone. If he really was connected to the moonstone, then the streak would've been gone permanently since the moonstone is gone at the end. That's just me, you guys can take it or leave it. I feel like Cass has more of a reason to use it than he does, anyway. Maybe in an alternative universe where he takes it out of anger for his father. Maybe.
Jesus, some people want Harmony to take it, and then Varian. What is up with that XD Are these trends I don't know about?
Some words might be omitted or misspelled in this season. The last season wasn't released on Disney + until yesterday, so I'll be going back to certain episodes and fixing them at some point. Because of that, please don't be alarmed if two-part episodes are suddenly changed on where they end, because I had to guess on where they ended. I won't go back and fix every episode, just mostly the specials and just a few regular ones. And I'm only fixing the minor mistakes, no plot points will be changed. I already have someone asking me multiple times to change this story (which I'm not doing). People might be unhappy with the story, and that's fine. Either way, it's not gonna get me to rewrite anything XD I'm already done writing this! When the story ends, let me know the mistakes I made in season 3, politely. It'll really help since it took over a month for this season to be released on the app XD
Harmony: Previously on Tangled...
"It's like the rocks, your rocks, want us to follow them..."
"Trust me, Raps. The real world isn't all fun and games," Cass warned, looking towards the road up ahead.
"Where is it taking us...?" Rapunzel touched a black rock.
"To fulfill your destinies," The sisters turned around to Adira.
"I wanna let you know that you're not alone in this," Varian held Harmony's hand.
"My pupils betrayed me and summoned my old nemesis, Zhan Tiri. I knew the research I had written about the sundrop and moonstone was valuable, dangerous, in evil hands. So I tore the scroll and hid the pieces."
The four pieces of the scroll came together.
"Wither and decay, end this destiny," Harmony recited in front of the Great Tree. "Break these earthly chains and set the spirit free..." Her hair turned 70 feet long and black, her eyes black as well.
"What is this place?" Rapunzel walked up to the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow.
"It's called the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow," Matthews told the group.
A door opened near Cass, who was looking for the sisters.
"Cassandra..."
She pulled out her sword and walked up to the door. "Rapunzel, Harmony, is that you?"
The door closed behind her.
The house completely disappeared and Cass stepped out of the door. "Cass! Are you alright? Wait, where were you?"
Cass took her hands back. "I'm fine, Rapunzel..."
Eugene opened up the gem Vigor gave him to find a slip of paper. He opened it up. "At the end of Rapunzel and Harmony's journey...one of their party shall turn against them."
They reached out to the moonstone, but Cass grabbed it instead.
"You have to be careful who you trust..."
The two looked at Cass in horror for her betrayal.
Cass opened her eyes once she was through the door, Owl on her shoulder.
"Cassandra..." The voice whispered again. "Cassandra..." She was standing in a field. "There you are, Cassandra."
She turned to see the ghost girl...the same one that Harmony spoke to when she was young. "I'd nearly given up on you..."
"Who are you?" Cass asked in confusion.
"A friend...or at least, I'd like to be. I'm surprised you don't remember me. After all, we shared a former friend: Princess Harmony."
"Wait..." Cass blinked at her. "So when Harmi said that she heard a voice, she was telling the truth. You were the one talking to her! And I took out my anger on her for my hand..." She felt so guilty for yelling at the girl now...
"Come." The ghost girl flew forward.
"Wherever you're taking me, it better have a blonde princess and her little sister." She had to find Harmony and apologize. Owl tilted his head at her. Cass pushed past leaves as the ghost girl pointed up ahead.
In the distance was a little cottage surrounded by water. "This place...it feels...familiar..."
They phased inside, to the shock of Cass. "Wha...?" She looked around at the furniture, fireplace...and a tiny little doll. Cass stepped up to the window, and turned around. A little girl with long black hair in a little green peasant dress was holding a music box.
"Do you recognize that child?"
Cass' eyes widened as the little girl took the doll. She did recognize the girl...
Because that was herself as a child.
The music box suddenly stopped playing and she smiled, walking up to the mirror.
"Wind, please," She held it up.
"Not now, darling. Mummy's in a hurry," The woman walked past the child.
"That's my..." Cass murmured in shock as the mother walked up to the mirror and took off the cloak.
Mother Gothel...
However, she looked much older.
"Mother, yes," The ghost girl finished for Cass. "It is."
"Are you going to see the castle? Can I come?" The little Cass asked her mother.
"Absolutely not, Cassandra! You know your place is here." She saw the little girl's pout and rolled her eyes. "Oh, stop with the pouting. It's very unbecoming." She kneeled in front of her daughter. "Now, Mother needs to rush off for just a teensy tiny moment. I won't be gone long, this cottage isn't going to clean itself, you know."
She chuckled as she walked up to the door.
"Mama?" Cass stepped over to her, holding up the music box. Mother Gothel visibly groaned.
"Must I do everything?" She reluctantly took the box and turned it, giving it to her daughter. She grimaced once she handed the box over.
"Thank you, Mama," Cass smiled up at her.
"Yes dear," And with that, she left the cottage. Cass turned around to her younger self, who put the music box on a platform, eyes sad.
Guess by now I oughta know my place
Do your humble duty with a smile, on your face
She started sweeping the floors.
Mother knows how much I love her
Little Cass stepped on a stool, blowing out a candle.
But she's always doing other things...
She held a tiny heart in her hands.
So I'll keep waiting in the wings
I craved so much
Older Cass started singing, a hand to the arch. She watched her younger self making up the bedroom.
And I kept on waiting
One glance, one touch
She touched the heart that was on the bed.
And I just kept on waiting
And when it came, it came with strings
Little Cass walked up to the window, sitting in front of it with a blanket wrapped around her. Older Cass joined her at the window.
So I kept waiting...in the wings
Both of them looked out to the sun as it started to set.
Later that night, Mother Gothel was riding a horse back to the cottage. In her arm was the baby Rapunzel, who cried as a strand of golden hair escaped from her blanket.
"Hush, child!" Gothel warned her.
"Princess!" The Captain called out from behind. Gothel gritted her teeth as they rode down the path. She stopped in front of the bridge that led to her home. She looked up ahead, Rapunzel still wailing. "The Princess!"
Gothel took the horse and hid behind some rocks.
The Captain stepped off as she peeked over the rocks.
"She went this way," They ran across the bridge, their voices getting the attention of Little Cass. She looked out the window to see everyone, a bit scared on what was going on. "Where is she?!" The guards stormed in. "Where is the princess?!"
Little Cass looked outside to her mother...holding Rapunzel. Gothel looked between the baby and her own daughter. Little Cass ran towards the door, where the guards stood.
"Mama?"
Gothel narrowed her eyes as she took a sword and sliced off the rope holding the bridge. Little Cass dropped the music box in shock. Her eyes widened in horror for what her mother had done. Without a second thought, Gothel took off on the horse in the opposite direction, leaving her behind...
"Mama..."
The Captain stood in front of the abandoned little girl, kneeling and taking off his helmet. "No one's going to harm you, little one. You're safe with me..." He placed the helmet over her head. Tears streamed down her face as she started to cry.
"I...I want my mama!"
And with that, the memory started to disappear. Cass slowly dropped onto the floor, heartbroken over what she just saw.
She reached out to the broken music box, kneeling sadly. The ghost girl appeared right next to her.
"I'm sorry that happened to you, Cassandra..." She turned around to face the woman. "Sometimes the most painful truths are the most difficult to remember."
Cass started to cry. She didn't even remember any of it until now... "You've always felt outshined by Rapunzel and Harmony, haven't you? And you always will...unless..."
Cass' face turned into hatred for them. They were the reason why she felt this way.
"Unless?"
Back in the moonstone chamber, the sisters are shocked to hear this news. "You saw all of this in the House of Yesterday's Tomorrows?"
"I saw everything, girls," She glares at them.
"Cass...if what you're saying is true, it means-"
"It means that I'm Gothel's daughter. And your destinies belong to me..."
"Someone gave Gothel a child?" Harmony gags at the thought to herself.
"Cass...we are friends," Rapunzel steps up to her, Eugene and Harmony staying behind. "In fact, being Gothel's daughter, that—that makes us closer than friends. It makes us sisters!"
Cass just laughs at the thought. "Sisters?! My own mother chose you over me! My whole life, I've been cast aside for you. No more. And I'm done listening to someone younger than me."
The doors open right behind them. "So, what did we miss?"
"Lance, not now," Eugene whispers to them.
"It's a bad time," Harmony looks over her shoulder and then they see Cass.
"Cassandra, please. Let me help you," Rapunzel slowly approaches her.
"Stay back!" Cass creates black rocks in front of Rapunzel. She narrows her eyes, stepping around them.
"Cassandra, you've got to give Harmi the moonstone! It is too dangerous. The whole world is at st-"
"I said stay back!" Cass screams at her, knocking Rapunzel all the way towards Eugene and Harmony.
"Rapunzel!" Harmony bends down to her, Eugene picking her up.
"Cassandra!" Eugene yells at the former friend. Pascal and Daisy glare at her as Harmony clenches a fist. She slowly gets onto her feet to face Cass. She looks at the moonstone and then at the rocks.
"Cass, either give me the moonstone or I'll TAKE it!" Harmony grits her teeth at her.
"Make me," Cass challenges back. "The only reason why you're here is because we took pity on you."
"Stop it," Harmony warns her, refusing to believe that.
"You think you're the one who was cast aside? During the storm, everyone pushed you aside for your age. But in reality, they did it because they were afraid of what you might do to them. You're just lucky that only a few people actually cared, but no one noticed how I was feeling!"
"That's it!" Harmony pulls out her bow and arrow as she and Adira charge forward. Adira slices black rocks for the girl, kneeling. Harmony jumps onto her back and leaps into the air, flying towards Cass and ready to fire. Cass simply knocks the girl back with a black rock, Adira cutting through them to touch her arms.
"Release the moonstone, Short Hair. You don't know what you're dealing with," Adira spits at her.
"Neither do you!" With a powerful blast, she knocks back Adira to a black rock.
"Adira!" Lance runs up to her. "Breathe easy. Your Lance is here."
Her sword falls into the hands of Cass, who puts it onto her back, creating a sheath for it. She rushes up to the group.
"Oh no you don't!" Eugene stands up to face her.
"Eugene, no!" Rapunzel calls out. Cass simply runs past him, a black rock hitting him. He falls onto the ground. "Cassandra!" Rapunzel watches her run past, black rocks forming near her. "Wait!" She chases after the girl. Harmony gets onto her feet and scrambles after them.
Cass runs into the hall, not even looking back. The two stand in front of the doors. "Cass!" Rapunzel shouts at her. She comes to a stop as the two stand there.
This has to stop now
Whatever it is that you're going through
Cass might have discovered the truth, but this was definitely not the best way to deal with it. The truth and her emotions are colliding, and soon, she might do something to her sister that she might regret.
We'll fix it together—us and you
Just like we've always done
The two hold out their hands, and she opens her eyes.
No!
This has to stop now
She whips around to them with a glare, narrowing her eyes.
This thing where you think that you've been my friends
Their eyes widen at the accusation, hurt that she's even saying this.
And don't even hear how you condescend
The way you've always done
The two glance at each other, nodding.
Cassandra, listen
Please hear us
Despite what she's done so far to them, Harmony gives Cass a pleading look. She was still her friend no matter what...
I'm listening
We know it isn't true
The two sisters are just a few feet away from her.
Isn't it?
Just look into our eyes now
They step closer to Cass.
Well?
We know you feel it too
She stares into their pleading eyes.
Perhaps I do
She looks away from their gazes.
Cassandra, listen
I'm listening
We swear it's not too late
Rapunzel holds out a hand.
So before another line gets crossed
And everything we've had is lost
Just wait...
They're close enough to touch her and Cass gets defensive over the last line.
Wait?
Electricity sparks from her.
No, I won't wait.
She creates black rocks in front of them. "Cass!"
Harmony gasps at the rocks all around them. Cass runs off and Rapunzel's eyes widen sadly. They're now trapped in the black rocks.
There's a line between the winners and the losers
She spins around a black rock, walking and ducking from another one.
There's a line between the chosen and the rest
And I've done the best I could
She approaches another black rock.
But I've always known just where we stood
She presses her forehead against it. No more waiting for her time to shine, no more injuries, and no more them.
Me here with the luckless
The blue-haired woman stares at her reflection through the black rock.
You there with the blessed
She glares towards the opposite direction. Harmony narrows her eyes determinedly, creating black rocks to cut through Cass', which works. She didn't even think that she could break someone else's black rocks until now...she never thought that Cass would do any of this.
And that line between the beggars and the choosers
Rapunzel looks to her sister as she starts cutting through them as fast as she can. She has hope that her sister will get through them in time so that they can reach Cass.
Is a line you never let me quite ignore
Cass looks up towards a staircase.
How I've tried to jump that great divide!
She jumps up the steps towards the double doors.
But I've never got the chances you were given
Once she reaches the top, she looks back one last time at all the damage she's caused, both physically and emotionally.
You don't know how much I've been denied
The area around them is much clearer now as Harmony steps forward, flinging her hands around. More of her black rocks cut through.
Well, I'm not being patient anymore
I'm crossing the line!
She pushes open the doors.
And I'm done holding back
With her new power, she creates several black rocks.
So look out, clear the track, it's my turn!
She jumps onto a black rock, leaping off of it.
I'm taking what's mine
The sisters finally reach Cass, running after her.
Every drop
Every smidge
Cass jumps off the ledge.
If I'm burning a bridge, let it burn!
She creates a whole new bridge with black rocks, something Harmony couldn't do earlier.
But I'm crossing the line...
Rapunzel jumps, landing on the bridge. Harmony slides down and lands a few feet away. Rapunzel runs over as Cass crosses the opposite site.
And for us, if we're over, that's fine...
Cass holds up the Shadow Blade, alarming Harmony. "Rapunzel, no!" She holds out a hand to her sister, realizing what Cass was going to do.
"Cassandra, wait!" Rapunzel pleads one last time.
I'm crossing the line
And with that, she cuts off half the bridge. Rapunzel runs back to her sister as the bridge starts to crumble underneath her feet. She reaches her sister safely, hugging the teenage girl tightly. She starts to cry into Harmony's shoulder and the girl pulls her close. The blonde hair flies off the edge as Harmony comforts her sister. Usually it was the other way around, but now Rapunzel needed her now more than ever...
"Harmi...could that...have been you if you touched it?" Rapunzel slowly looks up at the girl, who looks to where Cass left. She narrows her eyes. She didn't know what would happen if she took it...but she knows that no matter what, her heart is always in the right place. Every time she thinks of things in the past that she should be angry towards her sister about...she thinks first of her home that she loves, her family, her friends...
And Varian.
It wasn't about whether or not she was evil that she questioned; it was whether or not she had more to lose if she ever resorted to having those negative feelings come back.
"...Rapunzel...no matter what, I will always be your little sister," Harmony finally speaks up. "That's something I always remember when I think about what's happened in the past. The reason why I don't let myself be like her...is because of you. I love you too much to hurt you. And...Cass, well...maybe she'll see that too."
Her eyes widen slowly at her sister's words. Rapunzel hugs her sister again and Harmony continues looking up ahead, patting Rapunzel's back. Everything that's happened on this trip has taught her something that will stay with her.
She'll never resort to resentment like Cass.
Max bandages Eugene's arm. "Gentle hooves, Max, gentle hooves," Eugene warns him, holding his arm.
"Don't mind him, Max," Rapunzel approaches them with a smile. "You're doing a great job," She hugs the horse, concerning Eugene. He looks up to Harmony, who bites her lip. "Alright~! Up and at 'im, everybody! The moonstone's gone, so no use sticking around this dreary place."
The trio look to each other weirdly at Rapunzel's...positive attitude over something that shouldn't be taken so well. One of her best friends has just left with the moonstone just like Demanitus said. And with that, who knows what would happen to Harmony or her powers? Rapunzel did know that this might affect her sister in the future, so why she was acting like this is beyond them.
"Uh, shouldn't she be a little, I don't know, upset right now?" Lance whispers to them.
Eugene looks towards Harmony and then Rapunzel. "Hey!" The two walk up to her. "Sunshine, I couldn't help but notice you're kind of doing that...thing."
"That thing?" She asks cluelessly.
"You know, the thing where you act like everything's peachy when clearly it's..." They notice her big smile. Eugene clears his throat. "Sweetheart, what Cass did-"
"Yeah! That was bad," She agrees happily. "Anyway, moving on." She walks right past them.
"Uhh, what?" They're both left confused.
"What just happened?" Harmony sweats a little, as they did not expect that conversation to go that way...
"Okay, gang! We need to get out of here," Rapunzel steps up to the others, the two running after her. "Any ideas? Harmi, how bout that big brain of yours?"
"Uhh," Harmony glances to Eugene, honestly concerned about her sister right now. She must be really hurting if she's resorting to this part of her personality.
"Well, we could just fly off in that balloon," Shorty points to the sky.
"A balloon is a great idea!" Rapunzel chuckles, something approaching them from behind. She's honestly the only one who hasn't noticed. "If we had-"
Eugene taps her shoulder and she turns around to see a hot air balloon approaching them. "Wha-a balloon!"
It lands right in front of them. They stare at it, a bit alarmed. The basket shakes a little. "Careful," Rapunzel pulls out her frying pan as Harmony aims her bow and arrow at it. Nothing happens and then suddenly Ulf appears, pretending that he's walking up stairs. He sees them and 'opens up a window', waving to them.
"Ulf?!"
"That guy!" Shorty points to him.
"The mime?" Eugene chuckles as the two sisters hug him.
"I didn't know that you ballooned! How did you find us? What are you doing here? Did someone send you?"
"Why did they send you?" Eugene asks, getting elbowed in the arm by Harmony. "Specifically?"
"Yeah, answer that one!" Lance points at him.
"Stop it, you two. He obviously came for a reason," Harmony deadpans at the two men.
"Gentlemen...I believe I can be of some incontinence, as I am fluent in Ulf." He falls off Max, stepping up to the mime. Ulf starts acting as Shorty clears his throat. "There's trouble in Corona. Invaders from a foreign land! The people of Corona are scared. So Ulf followed the rocks here." He smiles up at the mime, who's frozen in place. He glances between him and the others for a few awkward moments. "...Now he's just standing still."
"Corona's been invaded?!" Harmony screeches in shock. When she was imprisoned in the castle, nothing like this had happened because her father had locked everyone up. Well...King Trevor didn't really count since he's a pompous jerk. At the back of her mind, she had no one that came to mind with this attack.
"Guys, there's trouble in Corona. We need to get back as soon as possible," Rapunzel narrows her eyes.
The flame ignites from the balloon.
"All right, chop chop!" Eugene calls out as he's helping carry supplies to the hot air balloon. "All aboard. This balloon isn't getting any hotter, people!"
Lance turns to Adira. "Are you sure you can't come with us?"
"My path has changed, and my destiny leads elsewhere...Not with you," She tells him.
"I know it hurts, but I want you to know that no matter how far away I am out there, I am never far away in there," He gestures to his heart and places a hand on her shoulder. She immediately grabs his arm and twists it, pressing him against the wall. "I forgot you don't like to be touched!"
Edmund turns to Eugene. "My son, I have dedicated my entire life to protect-"
"So you're staying or you're going?" Eugene interrupts him. He didn't really care, if he had to be honest.
"I must think of a way to soften this blow..."
"You're staying, I got it. I'll see you later. Oh, and I still don't forgive you for trying to kill my friend," Eugene jumps into the basket. Edmund smiles weakly at him.
"Bye Adira," Harmony smiles softly at her, Adira returning it. "I'd hug you, but you hate being touched."
"...I guess one won't hurt," Adira hugs the girl, who returns it happily.
"Oh come on!" Lance exclaims at this.
"So long, princess," Edmund bows to Harmony politely.
"Yeah, no, thanks a lot for giving me the moonstone as a newborn just because you wanted that duty on a complete stranger," She deadpans at him sarcastically. "Real grateful."
"Okay. Is that everybody?" Rapunzel looks to everyone.
"Oh, I certainly hope so, because it's tight," Eugene hugs himself, feeling a little claustrophobic.
"Everyone ready?" Rapunzel pulls on the string. "Then..." They take off, Harmony waving to Adira with a small smile. Rapunzel looks back to the place where everything that could go wrong happened...She then looks at the broken bridge and looks up ahead. "Corona, here we come!"
"Ha ha! This is great!"
They disappear behind a cloud. "Hey, huh, guys? Corona is the other way," Rapunzel informs them.
"Of course, I knew that," Lance says innocently.
"I was saying 'what a view' before we turn around and go the other way!" Eugene exclaims and there's a pause from Harmony.
"...You didn't know, did you?" She asks knowingly.
"No I did not," He says quietly, causing her to laugh. She looks towards the skies. She couldn't wait to see Varian again, but...
Man, did she have a lot to tell him...
Harmony crosses her arms in thought over what Cass said. They might be similar, but the teenage girl is nothing like the way Cass is now. Someone places a hand on her back and she looks up to see Eugene smiling softly at her.
"Brownie, you know that what she said isn't true, right? We all love you, and we had some great memories together."
"I know...and I'll never forget what's happened before," Harmony closes her eyes. "But to be angry towards my sister, or anyone for it...that's not me. I don't regret going on this adventure with you guys, or for my choices during the storm."
"That's what I like to hear," He ruffles the top of her hair, causing her to smile.
Cass steps away from black rocks, Owl joining her side. She looks up at the balloon, and vows silently to herself that when she saw them again...
She won't hold back.
The balloon reaches blue skies as they pass by every single place they've been. Harmony looks through her journal, making sure she got everything before she showed Varian. Rapunzel beams as they point up ahead to Corona at last...they land in the middle of the village, cheering for a safe return.
"Finally!" Eugene jumps out first, opening the door for the girls. "No offense to any of you people, but we have been together for way too long, and I need a break from your faces...except for you, of course, Rapunzel."
She sighs in relief as she steps onto the cobblestone. "I can't believe how much I missed home!"
Harmony steps after her.
"Home!" She runs past the shops. "Ah, how I've missed everything so much! I've missed the bookstore, ah! And I missed the fountain!" She moves her hand into the water. "Oh, I missed the sweet shoppe and bakery! Yum."
"You know what I missed about Corona? The people!" Lance gestures to everything around them, except that there are no people around. "In fact...I'm still missing the people..."
They look around as Corona is basically a ghost town. Dust flies by as the horses stare at them. "Yeah, that's weird...hello! Hello?"
Rapunzel's voice echoes throughout the village.
"You'd think they'd be happy to see us," Harmony places her hands on her hips.
"It's kinda spooky," Lance cringes a bit.
"Hello! People? People?"
"Is anybody here?"
Max sniffs around and they look up to see Feldspar running by. He slips and falls, dropping some emeralds.
"Oh dear, oh dear!" He looks scared for his life as he picks them up. "Woe is me! I'll never meet my quota!"
"Feldspar!" The two princesses help him. He looks up and sees them.
"Princesses!" He recoils back in shock. "Oh, thank goodness you two are back!"
"Where is everyone?" Rapunzel looks around town.
"Oh, it's awful! It's just...awful! Everyone in Corona has been forced to quarry, mining these pesky green minerals! Oh, oh! I've gotta get this in by nightfall," He scoops up the gems and puts them into his bag.
"Did you know about this?" Rapunzel asks Ulf, gesturing to Feldspar. He nods regrettably, pointing to Shorty. "Shorty!"
"What? I thought his story dragged, so I took the artistic license to make some judicious cuts. I stand by that choice," He crosses his arms defensively, Fidella snorting in disapproval.
"What-but you—ugh, never mind," Harmony scoffs at him.
"I don't believe it," Rapunzel speaks up. "We're going to the castle to speak with our father."
They start to leave. "Well, I'm not sure what good that will do. Your father is the one who gave the order."
Harmony's eyes widen as she stops.
"What?!"
"Why would Papa do that?" Harmony looks up towards the castle. There must've been a mistake; he knows that they weren't going to be gone forever, like he thought with Rapunzel. What possible reason could he have for doing this?
The two sisters step into the throne room and see their parents sitting there.
"Mom! Dad!" They exclaim, running across the room. "Oh, you guys!" Rapunzel hugs her mother tightly, Harmony doing the same with her father. "We have missed you so much!"
Frederic stares at them weirdly. "Um, Frederic?" Arianna asks in alarm.
"Dad!" Rapunzel hugs her and Harmony hugs her mother.
"Young ladies, please."
"Young ladies?" They ask in unison, looking to each other.
"Dad, what's going on?"
"Why are the citizens mining crystals and why are you calling us that?" Harmony raises a brow.
"Ooh, this is awkward..." Lance rubs his neck. Rapunzel then notices something on Frederic's chest.
"That medallion, it's-it's-"
"Saporian."
They turn around to see Andrew standing there at the doors. "Hey Raps, Harmi," He greets, waving to them. "Nice to see you again."
His allies appear right behind them. "Okay, one thing you should know, you don't get to call us that," Harmony glares at the man.
"I'm gonna be completely honest. Like, I remember you, but I don't remember you," Eugene states to him. "Does that make sense?"
"It's me, Andrew," He gestures to himself. "I nearly single-handedly felled Corona? ...I took you for a ride in a hot air balloon?"
"Oh, less-attractive-than-me-guy with the man-bun! Yes, I remember you now," Eugene places his hands on his hips.
"I've taken over Corona. Or as we now refer to it, New Saporia!" He holds up a sword.
"Long live New Saporia!" The others declare.
"I'm sorry, what? You, man-bun guy and your flower children, took over Corona?" Eugene chuckles at this news. "This will only take a minute-"
Something is thrown in front of him, covering him in pink dust.
"Eugene!" The sisters run up to him, and he finds himself trapped in goop.
"What the goop?" He tries to break himself free. Harmony stares at it and gasps.
"Wait...I've seen this before..."
"Oh, we didn't do this alone. You might recognize my former cell-mate for a month. And I'm sure you know him very well, Princess Harmony."
They look to the archway...to see him step out of the pink smoke. He lifts up the goggles.
"Welcome home, princesses!" He greets them. They gasp at the sight of him.
"Varian...?" Harmony whispers slowly. He's wearing a bad boy outfit, which is a black coat with red outlines, a red bandana with a sharp teeth design, gray vest, brown belt and straps that can carry his chemical orbs, red gloves with metal straps, tan pants, and gray-and-black boots.
"Mona!" Varian actually smiles for once at the sight of her, surprising the Saporians. He runs up to her and plants kisses all over her face.
"Varian...what happened?"
"So, I see you've met my new friends," He smiles over his shoulder to the group.
"Ah, Varian, my most trusted advisor," Frederic greets him.
"Varian?! Mom, Dad, uh, he's our friend! A-And we trusted him, remember?"
Varian laughs at they glare at him.
"No, no. They don't."
"They don't remember?" Rapunzel asks slowly. One of the Saporians holds something that they've seen before and they both gasp. "That's a Saporian Wand of Oblivium! You have erased their memories!"
"Oh, me?" Varian asks innocently. "Oh, ho! No, not really. Actually, as you know, I'm all about the science, but uh, Clementine here, she added a bit of...uh, texture!"
"Magic," She waves a hand.
"Yes, today the king and queen. Tomorrow, Corona."
Their eyes widen at him in horror. "I'm synthesizing the wand's power into a gas that will erase the memories of everyone in Corona! And I named it Quirineon, so no one will forget they turned their back on my father! So, did you come back to free him?" He holds her hand in both of his, eyes filled with hope. She stares at him as if she's looking at another person. This...this isn't her Varian...he has that sweet personality, but he's obviously still emotionally damaged. How could he have changed so rapidly from the time he left to when she got back?
"I-I did," She holds up the scroll nervously, Eugene eyeing them. "But Varian, I...I didn't expect you to-"
"Oh, I know. I just held down the fort for you while you were gone. And...I can't thank you enough for what you did. You're the only one I can trust after all," He leans and kisses her cheek happily. Her eyes turn sad as she stares at him. This was the last thing she was expecting to see when she returned...he's still broken. He's not that budding alchemist or sweet boy she hung out with before everything...
"But once the people are affected by this gas, they will forget that they turned your back on your father..." Eugene points out slowly.
"Yup, that's some flawed logic right there," Lance agrees with him.
"No! Y...So? You know what I mean!" He points at them.
"I can't let you get away with this!" Rapunzel declares to him. "Hey, guys! Let's send these Saporians back where they came from!" She lets out her hair.
Pascal punches his fists.
"I am tired of people going behind my back today!" Harmony grits her teeth at Varian.
"I thought you might say that. Saporians!" Andrew holds up his sword, the two sisters running up to them. Varian throws down a chem ball, and they're surrounded in purple smoke.
"Oh! They got the alchemy!" Lance exclaims nervously. Max neighs and runs up to the black-haired female. She throws a tiny blue ball, encasing Max in a bubble. Shorty flies right past her, grabbing a sword from a Saporian.
"Thank you!"
Rapunzel snatches him with her hair, throwing him away. Eugene smiles at her as he lands into a planter box. He clashes swords with Andrew.
"Have to admit. I'm relieved that I have to fight you and not Cassie. Where is my old flame, anyway?"
"Sensitive subject!" Eugene pushes him away and ducks from the sword. Max floats above all of them.
"Oh, I've got more tricks up my sleeve," Varian wiggles his hands.
"How could you do this to me again?!" Harmony demands to him. "After everything I've done for you?!"
"Fight now, arguing later! Bring it!" Rapunzel whips her hair, Pascal sliding onto it. Varian throws three chem balls, but Harmony fires at all three of them, and they explode between the two and the boy. Daisy grabs Pascal and flies towards him. Unfortunately, goop from the chem balls fell onto Rapunzel's hair. Harmony tries to help her sister free, to no avail.
Pascal sticks his tongue into his ear. "Pascal, get off me!"
Daisy flaps her wings into his face and he waves his hands around. "Don't you see? I'm doing this for you, Mona!"
"You think I wanted this?!" Harmony gestures to everything around them.
Lance battles with a Saporian as Ulf is dealing with Clementine. He mime fights the smaller woman, who gives a deadpan look. She just shrugs at him.
While Daisy is distracting Varian, Pascal snatches a yellow chem ball from him. "Hey! Get back here with that!" He throws an ice one and Pascal slips on the floor.
"Pascal!"
Varian holds him up, holding a green one. Max manages to float to the top, popping the bubble. Varian runs out of the way as Max lands where he was standing. He looks to his hand to see that Pascal is not there. Max neighs, chasing after him.
Pascal runs towards the girls. "Please don't hurt him, Max," Harmony calls out after the horse, since he's strong enough to defeat Varian on his own.
Eugene and Andrew continue sword fighting, until Eugene's sword flies out of his hands. Andrew swings his sword at Eugene, but Lance dodges it. He stands protectively in front of his friend, knocking him back a bit.
"So," He pushes Lance away with his foot. "You wanna play rough, huh?" He removes the hair ties as his long locks fall out and he winks.
Lance and Eugene stare in shock. "So...much...volume..."
"Look at that sheen..."
Andrew throws the hair tie at Lance, who tosses it back.
Varian throws a green chem ball, putting Max into a daze. The sisters continue pulling at the hair when Pascal sets Rapunzel free. They smile softly at him.
"Good job, Pascal," She nuzzles his forehead and Daisy chirps at her. "Oh, I didn't forget you," Rapunzel kisses Daisy on the top of the head. They look towards the Saporian group as they close in on their friends. They join the group.
"Varian!" The boy joins the Saporians. "Tell them to stand down!" Rapunzel narrows her eyes at the boy.
"You know that this isn't right," Harmony gives him a pleading look.
"Never! I have to do this to make things right!" He gestures to himself, surprising all of them. When they got back, they didn't ever think that he'd resort this far just to earn forgiveness. Andrew holds a hand in front of him.
"Why would we, when we have the upper hand?" Andrew smirks, holding up a bomb. Varian's eyes widen at it, realizing what he's planning to do.
"Wait, no! Don't throw that one!"
He tries to stop Andrew out of fear for Harmony. The man tosses it at them anyway and they scatter. It hits the wall and explodes into green smoke, leaving only a hole in the wall.
"Mona!" Varian rushes up to the hole, looking towards the ground only to see rocks.
"Powerful stuff, kid," Andrew nudges him. "This is gonna be fun. Come on..." He leaves, but Varian still lingers. He needed to see for himself that Harmony was okay, but he can't see anything...