RaBunzel - Chapter Four (Finale)

Written by Chatears

Cover art by Chatears

Edited by Cimar

"What? No, no you're lying! Nicholas, h-he wouldn't leave me." Judith cried, taking a step back as the two large wolves moved forward with sneaky grins, revealing their sharp teeth.

"See for yourself," they smirked, causing Judith to look at where their paws were pointed. The gray doe felt her heart break into a million shards, a sharp pain in her chest as she watched the fox sailing a ship further and further from the shore. From her

"Nicholas!" Judith shouted, her voice cracking as tears poured from her large purple eyes filled to the brim with betrayal.

"Poor rabbit. Thought Wilde would stay because he gave you his word. You should've known by now, foxes are deceitful," Gary commented.

"Enough about Wilde, Gary. We need to discuss the rabbit, how much you think we'll get paid in exchange for the doe with the magic hair that keeps people young and healthy forever?" Larry asked, a smirk once again painting his gray muzzle.

The white wolf joined him, both growing wicked glints in their eyes. Judith finally put the pieces together, that they had no doubt find out about her hair from Nicholas and with an anguished cry the doe took off, pleading for mercy. Her heart pounding in her chest as the doe sprinted for the town with all her might.

Just as she saw the town lights coming into view she felt a tug at her hair, causing her to fall back. She turned and gasped as she realized her hair had gotten stuck to a oak tree's low hanging branch.

Pulling, the rabbit yelped as she stumbled back, the wolves howls reaching closer to where she sat. She struggled to get up and soon she was surrounded, her nose twitching in fear as she could not escape the two wolves.

A sharp clang rang through the air, followed by a pained whimper before silence filled the scene. Sitting up, Judith was startled to see her mother coming towards her, hooves open as if waiting to be hugged. The rabbit's eyes watered around the rims as she processed the sight before her. Clambering up, the amethyst eyed doe ran into the sheep's arms, the entire day catching up to her as she wept openly.

"M-mother," Judith sobbed hugging her closer in attempts of gaining comfort. The ewe rubbed between her ears gently as she whispered soothingly to her.

"C',mon, let's go home. I'll make your favorite," the sheep tried to sooth. The doe escaped the embrace as she took a small step toward the lake, amethyst eyes trailing along the open water in hopes of seeing a red fox heading towards her. Her hopes were dashed as minuted passed without sign of the vulpine and the rabbit had to force the lump in her throat down as she turned and walked back to her sullen looking mother.

"Yeah, let's go home," she muttered, head down and shoulders drooped.

Judith didn't think she'll hear from Nicholas Wilde again. He'd abandoned her for the price of glorious riches, and was probably rolling around with laughter at knowing he'd stolen the heart of a small grey bunny.

Imagine her surprise when one night, as Bellwether slept, she heard the sound of her name. Sitting up, the doe crawled out of bed and walked down the steps near her room. Through the open window the rabbit spotted a familiar face etched with worry.

"Judith there's no time to explain you need to come with me! Please, you're in danger!" he called in a loud whisper. A sudden pressure on Judith's throat caused her to choke in alarm, leaving her unable to reply as she was dragged from the window. Glancing behind her, she caught sight of grey-green eyes and white wool.

"Well Judith, it seems your fox found out our little secret," she chuckled menacingly. Judith started to ask what she meant when she recalled the mural of the missing baby doe princess with amethyst eyes and grey fur… The doe let out a squeak at the realization as she tried to break from the sheep's hold, her ears picking up the sounds of a distressed Nicholas now climbing the tower.

The rabbit let out a shout when she spotted the glinted metal of a knife held between the ewe's hooves. Turning to Nicholas who had appeared in the window, she jabbed a paw into Bellwether's stomach the fled for the vulpine.

"Are you okay, Judith!" Nicholas asked in worry as he held her. She made to reply when the sound of a groan reached her ears, the fox's body keeling over as he fell to his knees. Judith gasped in alarm doing her best to hold him up her purple eyes glazed over with concern. Her paws felt sticky and warm and when she pulled back, she cried out in alarm when she realized the substance she was covered in; Nicholas' blood.

"Look what you did, Judy. He's going to die along with our secret. Now be a good kit and come along with your mommy." The voice caused her to look back as she spotted Bellwether grabbing a chain and walking towards her. Judith ignored her, holding onto the fox who lay on his back, paws clutching his stomach.

"Nicholas! Nicholas look at me!" she begged, eyes watering around the rim and burning at the sight before her. She was pulled away by Bellwether, who dragged her without abandon. As Judith plead with her to let her heal Nicholas, her attention was shifted as she felt her golden hair being tugged. Before she could comprehend what was happening, a scream tore through the tower. As the doe looked, she saw Bellwether topple from the open window, screeching as she did so. It was only when she went to move that Judith no longer felt the weight of her heavy hair on her shoulders. Suddenly fearful, she turned and saw her hair had been cut and now decorated the tower floors.

Tears left her eyes as she spotted a now lifeless fox among the mess. Crawling to him, the doe pulled his body into her lap, her paws falling to the wound at his side. Putting pressure on it she hoped for the fox to wake as she tilted her ear to his heart, her own crumbling as she detected nothing but silence.

"Oh, Nick. Why did you leave me?" Judy cried, not able to mutter her fox's full name. Her lips found the fox's head as she pressed them to his soft and cold fur. Tears now soaking the red of his coat, the doe pulled back. She pressed one last kiss upon his paw before standing up to collect the remains of her hair and the cracked crown by her side. Life would no longer be the same, and as she walked away from the love of her life and all that she knew she promised herself Nicholas' death would be avenged.

As she turned, a golden light pulsed over the foxes heart, radiating out in a soft glow. As Judy reached the window ledge, her ears flicked up at a soft sound behind her.

"...Carrots..."

Judy sat up with a gasp, the helmet falling from its place on her head. She turned to her side spotting Nicholas who seemed barely awake and she breathed a sigh of relief. Getting off the seat she went into the arms of her love, holding him close as she tried to catch her breath.

"Carrots?" Nick questioned pulling back to look at the rabbit. While he had experienced the alternate reality too he knew it was a mere dream like reality and was able to put it aside from the world now, it seemed his wife could not. Kissing the top of Judy's head the fox leaned down so he could reach the doe as he pulled her into his arms fully encasing her in warmth.

"Don't ever leave me Nick. Please. I couldn't handle it if you left." The doe finally muttered after a long period of silence. Nick felt himself soften at the despair in her voice and nodded pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Never." And it was a promise he was willing to keep for as long as he lived.

A/N: That was super sad oh my god. I had an original plan where I was going to make you all laugh but then I listened to super sad music and that idea flew out the window lol. Thank you all for being such amazing readers and continuing to support me and if you wish to speak with me about anything including this announcement feel free to contact me on the following apps listed below :

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AAN: This is Cimar and I want to give a huge shout out to Taconny here (you'll always be that in my mind lol). She wrote a wonderfully fun story here. So please check out her site and her awesome stories! :D (As well as Drekk's for being such an amazing editor for these chapters too! His stories rock!)