Angel: Here it is...the final part. I legit cried when I wrote the final word. I just wanna say that I had a lot of fun writing this story, and I will definitely miss it. Thank you to all of you who had ideas, who favorited, who followed, and who left reviews. And thank you to those who PMd me saying that Harmony was a great OC, I appreciate that. Pretty soon, I'll be releasing other stuff like the opening themes, an epilogue...and the Ever After short! The short will be uploaded before the epilogue, since Rapunzel and Eugene don't look that much older in it.
Zhan Tiri chuckles evilly, the three girls stepping forward. "At last...the power is mine. I've dreamt of wielding the moonstone and sundrop for centuries!" She laughs manically, only to get her arms snatched by the sisters' hair.
"I am all about people living out their dreams. But today, not so much!"
"You two may have been worthy adversaries once, Princesses," She smiles widely as she steps up to them. "But now you are nothing!"
She flicks her arm, throwing the two off her. "And you," She picks up Cass with her hand. "You lost before you even began, girl...just like your mother. Failed by your own ego."
"Leave her alone," Rapunzel stands up, gripping her hair. Harmony spins her hair like a lasso.
"I'm sorry if I gave the impression we were having a conversation," Zhan Tiri retorts, tossing Cass onto the floor.
"Cass!" Rapunzel runs up to her.
"You're a selfish demon, and I'm glad I never joined you," Harmony glares at the demon.
"Oh, but it's all thanks to you that I was around..."
The princess narrows her eyes. "Now watch as I finally deliver on a promise I made LONG AGO!" Golden rocks instead of black appear, pushing Harmony to the two women. She traps them inside the rocks. "Time to destroy Corona..."
And with that, she leaves and Rapunzel could only stare...
Zhan Tiri bursts through the wall, causing everyone to run away from the pieces of debris. "Okay, listen up!" Eugene turns to everyone. "I need everyone to get away from here as far as possible."
"But what about you, son?" Edmund asks him in concern.
Zhan Tiri emerges in front of them with a roar. "I'm going after Rapunzel."
"If Mona's with her, then I should come with you," Varian frowns in worry.
"No. She'd want you to be safe. Come on, Max," The horse runs forward.
"You're not doing this alone!" Lance pulls out a word. "I'm going with you."
"So am I!" Varian declares and Ruddiger runs towards the demon, who just laughs.
"We are not going down without a fight!" Catalina shouts while holding a wooden sword.
"That's right!" Arianna agrees with her. Frederic spins a frying pan in his hand.
"Our fight!" They shout in unison as they charge forward.
"For Corona!" Eugene yells as he and Max ride past the gold rocks. "For the princesses!"
"For Corona! For the princesses! For Corona! For the princesses!" Everyone chants as they all charge together. Zhan Tiri chuckles at them.
Rapunzel pulls at the vines in front of them, Harmony doing the same from the other side. "Cassandra, come on! We need your help."
Cass just sits there without saying a word. Rapunzel kneels in front of her as Harmony lets go of her hair. "Snap out of it, Cass!" Rapunzel holds her shoulders. "We gotta stop Zhan Tiri before it's too-"
"Too late?" Cass speaks up and Harmony drops her hands, staring at the woman. "Raps, Harmi, look around," She shrugs off Rapunzel's hands. "We failed, I've failed."
"You can't succeed in life without failures," Harmony sits next to her sister.
"No! You can do-"
"I can't do anything!" Cass gestures to where the moonstone was. "Why won't you just give up on me?! Can't you see what I've done? Look around you! This is all my fault!"
The two stare at her softly. "I've done terrible things! I almost killed your sister!" She suddenly reaches out and hugs them, and they return it. "All this time, I tried so hard to prove that I was more than everyone thought, but they were right..."
"...No, Cassandra," Rapunzel murmurs almost quietly. "No," Rapunzel hugs her tighter.
"They're wrong...and Rapunzel's helped me see that numerous times when I didn't want to believe it," Harmony looks up at her sister.
"Raps...Harmi...I am so sorry," She rests her head between their shoulders as she truly means it. If she hadn't wanted to try so hard, Harmony would've died. And that would've been on her. She felt so guilt-ridden deep down inside since that day...
Zhan Tiri laughs as Varian jumps away from her. She lands in front of the golden rocks, using to push them further. Old Lady Crowley steps backwards, holding a pitchfork.
"I'm not cleaning that up," She murmurs under her breath. She runs forward to the demon.
"Have you come to watch me obliterate your kingdom?"
"Ha ha! You hear that, guys?" Eugene calls out while holding his sword in the air. "Lady Squidbottom here thinks we're calling it quits."
Max jumps and Eugene strikes at one of her tentacles. She throws her arm, sending more gold rocks to them.
"You do not know Coronans very well, now do you?" He mocks the demon.
"Coronans have always been the same—pathetic!" She replies with a smile.
"Come on, let's hit her with everything we've got! Charge!" Eugene raises his sword and they all charge again, even Milton. He hits at a tentacle with his horns, but they don't have much effect.
The ceiling crumbles around the three friends again, getting their attention. They separate from the hug.
"Cass..." Rapunzel speaks up. "I was thinking about when we first met. Do you know it was nearly three weeks before I heard you laugh for the first time?" Cass looks away as she remembers it clearly. "I guess there wasn't much to smile about, you know, after being put in charge of a free-spirited, flower child who painted smiley faces all over your things." She chuckles a bit.
"Or having to take care of another princess who would rather read books than live a life," Harmony smiles a little. Cass chuckles too, frowning.
"But that first laugh was so remarkable...because I knew you meant it," Rapunzel tells Cass.
"...What do you mean?" She looks to the older brunette.
"When you laughed. You had this look in your eyes...I don't know, it was like seeing you, the real you...for the first time," Rapunzel smiles softly. "And that's the Cassandra we became best friends with."
"For like 5 years, you took care of me, but you never warmed up to me as fast as you did to Rapunzel," Harmony smiles, leaning back. "Of course, I didn't make much of an effort either...but it was worth the wait," She hugs her knees.
"W-Why are you two telling me this?"
"Because..." Rapunzel has them join hands. "Even when I look at you now, after all that's happened, no matter what we've done to each other...I still see that look in your eyes. You're our best friend, Cassandra. And we will never give up on you."
"...Are you still mad at me for what I did?" Cass looks to Harmony, who closes her eyes with a deep breath.
"I'll admit, that it's still hard to imagine that you did that to me...but I could tell afterwards that you didn't mean it. After I saw that horrified look on your face before I fell unconscious...I knew that I'd forgive you, Cass. You helped raised me. That's not something I'd forget."
The three smile at each other.
Zhan Tiri lets out another laugh, slamming a tentacle down. Big Nose and Attila jump away from her. Ulf steps up to her and pretends to be in a box.
"Is this the best that Corona has to offer?" She teases, laughing again. The two pub thugs pull Ulf out of the way. Something gets thrown at her and she looks at the ground. "And what do we have here?"
Kiera and Catalina are throwing rocks at her. She reaches out to them. Catalina pushes Kiera out of the way out of instinct, Zhan Tiri grabbing her instead.
"Catalina!" Kiera cries out. Zhan Tiri holds up her fist, hearing a roar. Wolf Catalina moves away the fingers, howling. She rolls around the arm.
"Enough!" She throws Catalina onto the ground.
Hector and his rhino run up to her. The demon just laughs, sending golden rocks their way. They're so strong that not even the rhino himself can break through them.
Varian mixes two chemicals together, closing the beaker and shaking it. "Hey Zhan Tiri! Catch!" The beaker goes flying and it hits her. "Yes!" He pumps a fist with a happy smile, but the chemical seems to have no effect on her.
"You're only prolonging your own demise..." She growls at him and traps both of them with golden rocks. She does the same with Kiera and Catalina.
"You could have taken the form of a chimp, like your buddy, but nooo!" Eugene and Max charge towards her. "You just had to be whatever that is."
She attacks them with the rocks, Max running out of the way. He stops in front of a bunch, sending Eugene flying. She grabs him by the back of his vest, holding him upside down. "Okay, okay. I've got you right where I want you," He struggles to break free.
"I've grown tired of this. At last, Corona DIES!" She throws the man onto the ground, closing her eyes. "Wither and decay...end this destiny..."
"Oh no," Eugene murmurs at the decay incantation.
"Break these earthly chains, and set the spirit free!"
She sends a blue and yellow blast, and suddenly everything around her turns grey and black. The rocks turn black as the spell reaches the king and queen. They start looking pale as they grow weaker. Varian squeezes his eyes shut from his cage, feeling the effects as well.
"The spirit free," Zhan Tiri finishes, Eugene holding his side as he kneels. The colors change in Corona, the bridge leading to the crown cracking. Zhan Tiri laughs at what she's done, Eugene hanging his head. They are now in the clutches of her...
Rapunzel moves away a slab of rock. "There's gotta be something we can use to get out of here..."
Pascal and Daisy are crawling around trying to help. Harmony is inspecting the ceiling for any weaknesses. Rapunzel turns to the woman, who's doing no effort on her part.
"You know, Cass, if it makes you feel any better, when you grabbed the moonstone before Harmi or I could...there's a pretty good chance you saved our lives."
"What do you mean?" Cass turns to her.
"Well, we know that the sundrop and moonstone have to be reunited, but we still don't know what will happen when they actually are. And if I believe Adira..."
Cass groans at the mention of her name.
"It could be really bad for whoever puts them together. Like," She makes an explosion. "Bad. That could've happened to Harmi..."
"Well, I guess we'll never find out," Cass turns around, facing the wall. "Now that Zhan Tiri has them both."
"See, I refuse to believe it's hopeless."
"We're gonna get out of this. We have to, for Corona," Harmony looks at them both.
"Ha. There's a surprise," Cass smiles in amusement. Rapunzel runs her hands through her brown hair. Pasal and Daisy suddenly emerge with their journals, putting them in front of their owners. The two sisters take them into their hands, and the two pets smile. They smile back and wipe off the dust from the books. They open up to the pages where Cass took the moonstone. They flip back to when Rapunzel lost her memory, when they were both cursed, and their adventures on Tirapai Island like destroying the idol, Rapunzel eating that fruit...
Harmony bites back a laugh at that one.
Then it's meeting Adira, her feelings towards Eugene when she saw him practicing a proposal, Cass with her father, them with their mother, and the three ends standing together with smiles. They finally go back to the first page and see the quote that their mother wrote for them
Plus est en vous
Love, Mother
"It means there is more in you."
"Plus est en vous," The two sisters murmur in unison.
"What?" Cass turns to them in confusion. They look up at each other and smile.
"Plus est en vous means...there is more in you, Cassandra," Rapunzel stands up.
"In all of us," Harmony gestures to outside. Cass puts her hand to where the moonstone was, smiling. After all that's happened...their words are assuring. Especially considering all that she's done to them and their home.
Suddenly, a blue glow is coming from where the moonstone was, to her shock. They step towards her and she realizes what it is.
"Our first fight at my black rock tower..."
Cass slammed her hands together at the same time that Rapunzel fired back with a blast of her own. The two clashed together, resulting in the moonstone cracking.
Cass holds up the tiny piece that remains, which Zhan Tiri forgot about. "Our last hope...Cass, do you understand what this is? It's power. We can use it fight back against Zhan Tiri!"
"We can help the others!" Harmony bounces up and down a bit. "I hope they're okay."
"No...no, you two can use it to fight Zhan Tiri. Rapunzel, Harmony, these are your destinies." She puts the piece in her palm, holding it out to them. Rapunzel looks up at her and smiles. Both of them reach out to the moonstone and touch the piece. Once they do, a blue glow sparks from the piece, and causes the rocks to crumble. Rapunzel's hair glows gold again as Harmony's bangs are still blue. Their hair falls around them as the golden color from Rapunzel flickers. The turquoise bangs from Harmony are doing the same thing.
"Uh, these don't look like they're gonna last very long..." Rapunzel inspects their hair.
"One shard should do it," Harmony looks up at her in amusement.
"Well...then you better get a move on, Blondie and Brownie," Cass smirks at the two. They return the gesture and together, they run off. The woman stares after them with a smile.
Zhan Tiri crawls past the unconscious Eugene, a sadistic grin on her face. She looks at all the homes destroyed by black rocks.
"What have you done?!"
She turns around to the sisters, narrowing her eyes. The two have looks of horrors on their faces as they look at the damage she's done.
"She...she used the decay incantation on Corona...on everyone..." Harmony murmurs slowly.
"I am fulfilling my promise to Demanitus by destroying Corona," She crawls up to them. She gets smacked across the cheek not once, but twice, by their hair.
"How dare you?" Harmony grits her teeth before they charge together with a yell. The sisters jump into the air, wrapping one horn around with their hair each. Harmony and Rapunzel pull her down onto the concrete. Rapunzel gasps as she runs up to Eugene.
"Eugene!"
"Big brother..." Harmony murmurs at him in worry. Then she turns around and sees the others affected by the decaying spell.
"Vari!" She runs up to the boy, who gives no reaction. Pascal crawls onto Eugene, chirping up at Rapunzel. Eugene suddenly opens his eyes and touches Rapunzel's cheek.
"Sunshine..."
"...M-Mona..." Varian murmurs quietly and her eyes sadden at his state. Zhan Tiri looms over the two sisters.
"Do you honestly think you can stand up to my power?"
Harmony clenches a fist as she looks over her shoulder. She did this to all of them...but now, with the limited power that they have, they can stop her.
"We are NOT backing down!" Rapunzel hisses, gritting her teeth. Harmony runs up to her as Zhan Tiri raises a hand that has the sundrop. She slams it down, Rapunzel sliding out of the way. The demon attacks Harmony next, but she flips away. Their hair flickers again as they charge, jumping over her arms. They duck their heads as she swings her arms at them. She raises her fists to punch them, but their hair wraps around the two, protecting them.
Their hair falls down around them and she growls at the duo. She raises her hands to create floating gold rocks. They start spinning in mid-air, and she throws them. They hit the ground as the two run past. One of them stops right in front of them.
"And now, the sun finally sets on Coro-"
Something hits her from behind and she falls onto the ground. Cass is standing on her back, holding up a frying pan.
"Frying pans. Who knew?" She jumps down to the moonstone arm. "Quick, get the other hand!"
Rapunzel runs to the opposite side while Harmony joins Cass. "Remember what Adira said about the moonstone and sundrop coming together?"
Rapunzel grins at her and the two women join hands. Then they use their other hands to bring Harmony in. "Pull, guys!" They all pull together to bring them in close. "Pull!" As the two stones get closer, they start sparking in their respective colors. Just as they're about to touch, Zhan Tiri opens her eyes and pushes the three away from each other.
"She's too strong!" Cass grits her teeth.
"With both the sundrop and the moonstone, she's powerful," Harmony looks between Rapunzel and Cass. The demon roars at the trio.
"You're right," Rapunzel murmurs as they step back. "What did you say the number one rule of combat was?"
"Turn your enemy's strength into a weakness," Cass grins knowingly. Zhan Tiri charges forward with a growl, Rapunzel and Harmony throwing their hair at Cass. "Like old times, huh?"
Together, the sisters wrap an arm each around Zhan Tiri's arms.
"Sure, uh, I could do without the ancient demon monster, though," Rapunzel comments as she watches Harmony link her hair to hers.
"I know all of us could," She mutters under her breath. Cass pulls at both of their hair, while they're on the other side, pulling Zhan Tiri's arms away.
"Ditto!" They run around her so that they're behind her, pulling her onto the balcony.
"Is it your plan to keep me here forever?!"
"Nope," Harmony answers her as they step back.
"But that's kind of the point," Rapunzel adds in as Cass sees two sharp pieces of golden rocks nearby.
"Rapunzel! Harmony!" She stomps on them and they fly over Zhan Tiri's head. The two catch the rocks and Rapunzel puts her arm behind her neck. Harmony puts her hand behind her back and together, they cut off their hair. Rapunzel's is back to shoulder length while Harmony's is back to waist length. They release the hair at the same time, bringing Zhan Tiri's arms together to bring the two stones together. A blue and yellow glow comes from her, knocking the three of them back.
"No! No! No, no, no! NOOOO!" Zhan Tiri shouts as there's a huge explosion. All of the black rocks at the place where the sundrop flower was found disintegrate. Cass' fortress disappears and so do all of the rocks in Corona. Their particles gather around at the castle as the moon moves past the sun. A yellow-blue orb gathers around before forming into a gem. Suddenly, the sky has turned blue and everything has its colors again.
The two sisters stare at the gem. "It's beautiful," Rapunzel smiles softly. "Cass...we did it!" She doesn't get a response back, concerning her. "Cass? CASS!" She turns around and sees her lying on the ground. "NO!"
The two run up to her. "Cassandra..." Rapunzel lets out a cry as she holds her friend's cheeks. "It can't end this way...you can't leave...I won't let you." A tear falls down onto Cass' cheek and it rolls away.
"Having the other half of the moonstone...and then eventually getting mine...it was getting to be too much for her," Harmony reveals, closing her eyes. "No person had ever equipped the moonstone for a long amount of time before...that's why she had pale skin. It was slowly..."
She opens her eyes as she couldn't finish that sentence, tears streaming down her face. It killed her...it killed Cassandra...if Harmony really had taken it, she would've been dead a long time ago.
She'd rather have that than this...
Rapunzel looks up at the unified gem. "I'm bringing you back. Harmi, are you with me?"
Harmony nods slowly and they stand up. Together, they approach the ultimate power and reach out to it. A defensive blast knocks both of them onto the ground.
"Rapunzel, don't," Eugene calls out weakly. "The power, it's too much."
"I'm willing to take that chance," Rapunzel stands up again.
"All of us had banded together. Kept our spirits up," Harmony slightly shakes as she gets up again. "Fought for this kingdom even when we were battered and weak! I am not letting all of that go to waste! Even if it ends in us meeting our demise, I'm not changing my mind."
"She's right. We did not fight so hard to bring our friend back, only to lose her now," Rapunzel steps forward with her sister, the two holding hands.
"Flower...gleam and glow," They recite together, holding their hands out to the gem. They manage to grab it in their hands. "Let your power shine..." The lights surround the two as they hold up the gem together. "Make the clock reverse...bring back what once was mine. Heal...what has been hurt. Change the fate's design."
The power begins to spread towards Cass. "Save what has been lost."
Slowly, Cass starts to breathe again, opening her eyes. She slowly sits up to look at them. "Raps? Harmi?"
They open their eyes to see her, smiling. They turn around to all their friends that are unconscious on the floor. "Bring back what once was mine..."
They squeeze their eyes shut. "What once..." They open their eyes as Rapunzel's are gold, and Harmony's are blue. "Was mine." Their bodies are lifted up into the air as they have while silhouettes. "What once...was mine."
It spreads to everyone, who start to wake up. They raise their hands in the air and a huge blast is sent into the sky. However, it doesn't go up into space to be lost forever.
The yellow and blue light surround Harmony, lifting her up into the air. "Huh? What's going on?"
When it stops, Harmony lands on the ground. Her hands glow as her bangs are now golden yellow/blue and she stares at them in confusion.
"What? Rapunzel, what did you do?"
"I gave it all to you..." Rapunzel murmurs to her. "Harmi, I may not have these powers anymore, but...you've grown up so much. I think you're finally ready to use them for the good of Corona. I believe in you. Use them wisely."
"...Rapunzel," She laughs in awe, sniffling. The ultimate power...that she'll use for good...she gave it up to her just like that... She jumps forward and hugs her big sister tightly, who returns the gesture. Rapunzel suddenly falls onto the ground. "Punzie!"
Pascal scampers up to her, shaking her shoulder. Daisy flies around her...then Pascal flings his tongue into her ear, waking her up immediately.
"Gah! Oh, so that's how that feels. Ugh."
Harmony smiles widely in relief, Eugene sliding up to her in a hug. "You did it, sunshine..."
"Heh..." She smiles up at him. "We did it..." Pascal nuzzles her cheek and she smiles.
"Mona!"
She turns around, only to get a huge hug from Varian.
"Vari," She smiles, hugging him back. He pulls back and plants a kiss on her lips, causing her to blush. The others see them and smile at the moment. Varian pulls away from her a few moments away later. "W-What was that for?"
"Mona, you saved my dad when Cassandra activated the Mind Trap!" He reveals with a happy smile. "When we were there in the pumpkin patch, your presence was enough to delay the effects temporarily!"
"I...I did?" She smiles bashfully, moving a bang away from her face.
"Well, you didn't know you did until now," He chuckles at her, smiling. "You're amazing! And...what happened to your hair?"
"Well...I now have the ultimate power from the moonstone and the sundrop," She reveals slowly, smiling at her sister. "I wanted to use the moonstone for good, and now that I have both...I can finally do that. Isn't it great? Or do I look weird?"
"No matter what you look like, we'll always love you," He replies, touching her cheek with his hand. "Me most of all."
She smiles and they share another hug.
Rapunzel hugs Eugene, Cass stepping up hesitantly. She wasn't sure if she should say anything or leave. She had done terrible things to all of them...
Eugene holds out a hand with a smile, and she sees the gesture. She takes it and he pulls her into the hug. Harmony steps over and they open their arms so she can join in too. Everyone watches the moment between them.
Eugene looks out to the sun, covering his forehead. "You know, I'm not gonna lie...the massive hole in the room really does open up the space. I mean, sure, it could get chilly in the winter, but that's what blankets are for, am I right?"
Pascal gives him a thumbs down and raspberry for his answer. Daisy simply shakes her head.
"I'm not a big fan on skylights. Not after what happened to the Rooster," Harmony deadpans next to Rapunzel. Varian is holding her hand.
"Ehhh, I think I agree with her when I say we'll put the walls back up," Rapunzel states, holding her boyfriend's hands.
"You're the boss, sunshine."
"Well, that's right, Eugitles."
"Ehh..." Eugene shakes his head as Harmony cringes.
"Yeah, yeah. You're right. I'll keep working on the nickname," Rapunzel smiles a bit.
"G-Bug is better," Harmony giggles, getting a glare from Eugene. Cass chuckles as she's standing in the doorway.
"Oh, I could come up with a couple of choice names for him." She has a new outfit with a black cape, and a green tunic with a light blue purse along with red lipstick on.
"Well, would you look at that?" Eugene takes the two pets into his hands. "Cassandra's back to normal: dark and icy as ever."
Rapunzel and Harmony smile as it feels like they're back to normal again. Varian kisses his girlfriend's cheek before leaving the room. Eugene turns to face her. "But Cass...you were worth fighting for."
"I, uh...I missed you too, Eugene," She smiles at him and he smiles back. "Look after 'em, you two," She nuzzles the pets' cheeks with her fingers. "Something tells me they're gonna need it."
Eugene follows Varian out and she turns to face the sisters. They just stand there, enjoying the moment for a bit.
"Any idea where you're headed?" Rapunzel asks her after a few seconds.
"You know, someone very wise once told me there's more in me," Cass steps up to them. "And it's telling me I need to go out there, and find my own destiny." She smiles at the environment outside the hole: the mountains, the water, and the sun...
"It's funny," Rapunzel holds her arm. "This whole time, I believed your place was here in Corona, with us...but, as much as I hate to let you go...I know you're right."
"Because we support you and your decisions," Harmony smiles at her.
"...I love you, guys."
"We love you too, Cass," The sisters say in unison and they all hug, smiling. They let her go and she walks up to something.
"Speaking of destinies..." Cass lifts up a piece of debris to reveal their crowns. She tosses them to their owners and they look up at her in surprise. "What are you two waiting for?"
She goes over to the door, where she meets her father, who has grown his beard back. They share a hug and she looks at them one last time before they leave. Harmony looks at her crown as Rapunzel steps up to her mirror. Harmony joins her side.
Is this life happily ever after?
They slowly put their crowns on their heads.
Is this who we have always been meant to be?
They look at the family portrait where Rapunzel had her blonde hair, and Harmony was standing next to her.
I can tell now, we're different somehow, than what we were before
And maybe at last...this is really us
They spin around in the throne room, sitting at their seats. Pascal and Daisy appear, nuzzling them. Rapunzel takes a deep breath, standing up. She grabs her sister's hands and helps her stand. They giggle, spinning around happily.
After all that we've done we've seen and been through
The sisters spin around in the air, catching their pets.
After all of the choices, both right and wrong
They do a split in the air, throwing up the two small animals. They soar into the air.
Through the doubts, fears, the joy and the tears
They can just imagine themselves fighting Lady Caine's henchmen, holding up the box of kittens, and the girls with Lance and Eugene after they were caught.
All that and so much more
We've somehow come back to where we belong
They see themselves helping their friends, celebrating Eugene's real birthday...
And now there's no boundaries
They start doing cartwheels in the hall.
No limits
No bars
Now there's no tower
They open up the doors to the balcony, where their parents are waving.
No wall
The two turn around and smile at their daughters.
Now life's wide open from here to the stars!
They hug their father before they share a group hug.
And we're happily ever after, after all
Pascal and Daisy hug them too.
And so, here we are, at long last...the real happily ever after.
For everyone.
Rapunzel and Harmony wave to the crowd.
Rapunzel and Harmony actually became co-queens of Corona once their parents stepped down.
And let's not forget how Captain Eugene Fitzherbert ran the tightest ship Corona has ever seen.
Let's not forget Max.
Yup, I can't take all the credit, sunshine. I do have my by-the-book right-hand horse to thank.
The two fist bumped after Max saw Stan was wearing a hankerchief.
Varian became the royal science nerd-
Rapunzel clears her throat as Varian is in his lab, throwing a wrench to his father, who now supports his experiments.
Expert.
Eugene, he's the most trusted Royal Engineer! And thanks to him, Corona was the first of the seven kingdoms to have hot, running water.
Varian turns the wheel and smoke comes out.
And let me tell you, people, the body and bounce a hot shower can give a head of hair is totally worth-
The machine explodes, but Varian laughs.
The occasional explosion!
Quirin laughs along with him, wrapping an arm around his son.
I couldn't be anymore proud of him. And we officially adopted Catalina and Kiera a few years later.
Catalina and Kiera run around the castle courtyards. Harmony and Varian watch them with a smile.
If you can believe this, Lance and Adira are now a couple!
Which we were all thrilled about.
Lance and Adira hold hands with a smile.
Even after she found out his legal last name...was Schnitz.
But she didn't care.
As for my dad, he was so inspired by the royal sisters' spirits, that he decided to return home to rebuild the Dark Kingdom. And, we never lost touch again.
Edmund, Hector, and Adira stand on a hill that looks over to the kingdom. Adira smiles at the two, wishing them luck before she leaves for Corona.
Cass is riding on Fidella.
In a way, everyone found exactly where they were meant to be.
She looks up ahead to the environment in front of her, Owl flying over her. "Yah!" She snaps the reins and Fidella runs off.
Rapunzel, Harmony, and Eugene are lifted up by the people, who cheer. The couple hold hands before they're thrown into the air. The couple land in the middle of a circle and Harmony steps back with a smile. Varian holds her hand, smiling fondly.
Somehow at last we were all truly home
Living happily ever after
Living happily ever after
Varian and Harmony step forward, followed by Arianna and Frederic
Living happily ever after
Living happily ever after, after all
Everyone signs the last note together as their journals have finally been filled...
Ahem. Actually, wait a second, there's a little bit more.
"A lot has happened since the first time we were out here, huh?" Rapunzel asks casually. She and Eugene are on another boat ride. Harmony and Varian are hiding behind a few barrels on the dock.
"Has it? I hadn't noticed," Eugene smiles widely, causing her to laugh.
"So much has changed..."
"Well, I can think of one thing that hasn't," Eugene places his hand on top of hers. "I love you just as much now as the first time I laid eyes on you."
"Hmm, I feel the same way, Eugene," She smiles at him.
"Oh, and that reminds me, I brought you a celebratory cupcake," He turns around, smiling to himself.
"Eugene! You read my mind!"
Pascal hands him the cupcake, winking. He winks back as he turns to Rapunzel. "Look, Rapunzel, I don't know if you remember, but a while back, I made you a promise."
"Of course I remember," She says to his joy. "I asked you to be patient with me."
"And I want you to know that I intend to keep that promise for as long as you need," He hands her the cupcake. "But after everything we've gone through, I thought that now might be a good time to check in and see if..."
Pascal removes the cherry as the two teens cross their fingers. Rapunzel looks down and sees the ring, gasping. It's a golden bang that's surrounded in gems. She bites her lip, smiling up at him.
"Will you marry me...Rapunzel?"
"...Yes," She answers happily. "Yes!" She tackles him onto the boat. "Yes! Yes, yes!" She giggles happily and Eugene looks behind her.
"Guys, you can come out, she said yes!"
They put away the 'better luck next time' banner and hold up the congratulations banner. Rapunzel turns around and sees them, gasping.
"YEAH! Whoo hoo!" The two teens cheer as loud as they could so she could hear. Rapunzel giggles as Pascal swallows the cherry. Eugene puts the ring on her finger.
"I...love you, Eugene Fitzherbert."
"I love you, Rapunzel."
The two smile at each other and share a kiss in the moonlight. Varian and Harmony smile happily as they drop the banner.
"I'm so happy for them," Harmony walks away with Varian, who holds her hand.
"Me too," He glances over his shoulder, grinning widely. "Makes me think when we'll tie the knot."
She blushes deeply as they keep walking. He chuckles at her face, squeezing her hand. "Gotcha. We're still young. But if I were to propose, I'd definitely do it more personal."
"Stop teasing!" She pouts, pushing him away. He laughs and then chases after her. Harmony squeals and runs off. It's not long before he hugs her from behind, tickling her sides. "Vari!"
"I love you, Mona," He kisses her cheek and she hums.
"And I love you, Vari..."
She knew that tonight, that he'd be the one forever and always...and he felt the exact same way about her.
Angel: Well...this is the end of the special...But here are some fun Harmony facts!
Harmony's name wasn't almost Harmony. I was gonna go for a name that was associated with the moon. I was first considering Luna, then Aria, but nicknames for her wouldn't have worked as well if I went with either one. So I decided to go with Harmony because of the music in this show, which I love. Hint, those two names did get spoken by Eugene in Forest of No Return as a reference to the possible names for Harmony!
For her birthday, I wanted to pick an October date because the month associates with Halloween, and she had the moonstone's power. I was gonna pick The Way of the Willow for her birthday, but Arianna had her birthday then, so that was obviously not the right choice XD Max's Enemy wouldn't have fit since there was already so much focus on Max and Axel's rivalry, and with Lady Caine. And with Big Brothers of Corona, she was already sick in bed so that would've sucked. So I finally decided to go with October 8th, aka the air date for The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth.
At first, I was going to have Harmony be a resident of Old Corona like Varian when I first thought about writing this story. She also wasn't going to be Rapunzel's sister. But several people had already done the peasant aspect with this show, and I wanted to do something different. I went with her being a princess from Corona because it's different from Varian's economic status, but also so that it shows just how different the two are outside of having the same hobbies. Kind of like Titanic XD And with that choice, a sister was born!
Blue is Harmony's color scheme instead of purple like her sister because it's associated with intelligence, knowledge, calm, and concentration. I almost considered the color of the moon, but thankfully didn't go through with it. Plus her father wears blue, so they match.
The reason why Harmony's hair was never fully blue was because of how long she had touched the moonstone and because she never had its full power. I had to hint it at somehow without it being super obvious, which is why I went for just her bangs. She is so far the only person to not have a full change in hair color associated with the moonstone or the sundrop.
Speaking of hair color, I went with brown for hair and eyes so that she could match her parents even while Rapunzel had her blonde hair. This just shows how different looking the sisters are, and I just always felt it would've been weird if she looked exactly like Rapunzel since it wouldn't make sense for her to be a blonde if she's not the sundrop.
For her personality, I wanted her to be slightly similar to Rapunzel, but not to the point where she'd get along with her sister right away or where she'd be unfriendly because of the moonstone, you know, like Cass? She is a teenage girl, after all...since Rapunzel has a heart of gold, I knew right away that she'd help her sister become a different person. Whereas Harmony is more grounded, but accepts Rapunzel for who she is.
I don't know when Varian's birthday is, but I think that Harmony would be a few months younger than him, since she has her birthday later in the year. I'm mostly basing this fact on what the wikis on him say about his age from season 1 to season 3. As far as I know, he was 6 in No Time Like the Past and 5 in You're Kidding Me.
Even before I was planning this story out, I was never planning for her to take the moonstone at the end of season 2. I wanted people to see Harmony as a reluctant person of the power that she had, in opposite of Rapunzel. Plus, if she had taken it, certain storylines would have been cut and/or missed out. I definitely would've skipped No Time like the Past, Day of the Animals, and Islands Apart.
I had no clue at first what to do for a pet. I knew it had to be something different than from the ones we see, but something common, especially for the time period in which the universe is set in. So I went for a duckling and named her Daisy for reference to Daisy Duck!
She is 5 feet and 2 inches tall at the start of the story, and I think besides Shorty, she is the shortest out of the main characters. I didn't want her to be taller than everyone because that'd just look weird. She did grow one inch during the trip, but she'll always be shorter than Varian XD
And finally, for her future, well…stay tuned!