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"So what now?" I asked when we got back to the lair. Even though we got much needed information from Sawyer, we still had a lot of unanswered questions. The biggest one who was the Alpha male? We would have a name to go by but somehow the Alpha male was watching us and killed Sawyer before he gave us a name.
"Well obviously with Sawyer now dead we are going to need to find a different method of finding out who the Alpha male is." Ollie said "Eugene you said Rapunzel once had the magic to heal with her hair, the same powers that the Alpha male possesses to remain young?"
"She still does but it's now ran through her tears instead of her hair. She lost the power to heal with her hair after it got cut."
"Even better then." Ollie said "I may be going off on a limb and sound a little far fetch but what if, just what if, with her sharing the same powers of the pit she could feel a connection to it? Like she could track it down just threw sensing it with her magic."
"I've been married to Rapunzel for three years Ollie, and have known her for four. She has never sensed any other magic in this kingdom, I'm pretty sure if she did have the ability she would have found it by now."
"What if she hasn't pushed her magic to its limits though." Ollie said "She does not know this pit exist so she has had know reason to go searching for it. But what if she does know of it's existence then she can push to find it, then she can have the flower that is part of her body find the pit. They both possess magic from the sun, surely the magic can find each other."
"That's a little far fetched Ollie."
"This whole pit is far fetched but it's out there and we need to find it." Ollie said "We find the pit, we find the Alpha male. You need to talk to your wife, and try to get her to help us with this."
"One problem Ollie." I said "I am believed to be dead. Showing up now with no explanation would raise some eyebrows. Especially since the Alpha male Apparently is a employee for the king. The whole reason I joined you in this crusade was to keep Rapunzel safe. If I show up right now it would put her in danger."
"She is already in danger." Ollie said "Every minute the Wolf pack is roaming the streets her and the whole kingdom is in danger. I wouldn't be asking you to talk to her if I didn't believe it is for the best. Use your damn hood, go as the Archer. The whole damn reason you put on that hood was so you could hide your identity. Talking to Rapunzel is not a request, it's a direct order. Now obey it."
Did I want to see Rapunzel again, hell yes I did but not as the Archer, not as the thing I have now become. What if Rapunzel thought the Archer was a criminal, what if she attacked me and I had no choice but to defend myself. It would kill me to raise a arrow at her. Or even worse what if during a brawl my hood came off and she saw my face? What would she do then? God the mere thought of what could happen tonight made me scared, and start to question what I was doing. Still if Rapunzel could find the pit, then I had to take a chance. Even though I was scared out of my mind at the thought of what could happen when me and Rapunzel met face to face for the first time since I became the Archer, I suited up anyway and marched to the palace that I once called home.
I was standing on the roof of a building just outside the palace gates. From there I could see Rapunzel on the top floor of the palace in her room getting ready for bed. It was the first time I had seen her since I got shot off that building and presumed dead. Gosh she was just as beautiful as the day I lost her. And watching her there, changing out of her day clothes and into her night gown made me want to give up this vigilante business, march into the palace, let the kingdom know I was alive and give her the biggest kiss I ever given her. However, I couldn't do that yet, not with the Wolf pack still out there that is. When Rapunzel stepped out of view from the window I grabbed the a arrow and tied a note to it. There I aimed it for the closet door that we once shared and shot it through the open window. The arrow no doubtfully startled Rapunzel as she let out a small scream and turned to see what the noise was. I didn't stay around to see her fetch the note, just in case the guards reacted to the commotion I needed to get out of there.
Rapunzel saw the arrow sticking to the closet door and grabbed it and untied the note that was hanging from it.
"We need to talk." the note read. "Meet me by at the night club rooftop in the glades at midnight."
"What does the vigilante want with me?" Rapunzel thought. She was wondering if she should go or not considering the rumors going on about him. No doubt that the thought of being face to face with the vigilante was scary, but so was sharing a palace with a bunch of known murderers. She had to admit, she didn't know for sure if the vigilante was a threat or not, but so far he gave no reason for her to be afraid. So far he had only gone after people with a criminal record. But she also remembered what happened to Dan. The cops had found a arrow in his neck and said it was from the vigilante. Still she had a feeling in her gut that the vigilante, now matter how dangerous he was or what the law was saying about him, he could be trusted.
"Rapunzel, is everything all right in here." Queen Girda asked opening the door.
"Yeah everything's fine mother." Rapunzel said quickly slipping the note in her back pocket and hiding the arrow behind her back so her mother wouldn't see it.
"I heard you scream though?"
"Oh it's nothing I just saw a mouse run across the floor." Rapunzel lied.
"But I see a hole in your closet door?" Girda questioned.
"I jumped when I saw the mouse and accidentally smashed a whole in the closet door." Rapunzel lied again, hoping that her mother would by it.
"Well, just as long as you are OK." Girda said
"Goodnight mother." Rapunzel said
"Goodnight dear." Girda said closing the door.
Rapunzel obeyed my request and met me on the rooftop of the nightclub. My back was turned toward her and I hid in the shadows as much as possible so I wouldn't risk her noticing my face. As I slowly turned to face her I could tell by her facial expressions that she didn't one hundred percent trust me.
"Drop the bow." Rapunzel said. "If I am going to trust you, then I need to know that you won't turn on me. Drop the bow."
I obeyed Rapunzel's wishes. It was important that I get her on my side, so I needed to earn her trust.
"What is it that you want with me?" Rapunzel asked. "Why did you call me here?"
"I need your help with something." I said, disguising my voice with a deep growl.
"How can I possibly help you?" Rapunzel said "You are a crime fighting vigilante wanted by my father and I am just a princess?"
"It has to do with the magic that you possess from that flower." I said
"How do you know about the magic I possess?" Rapunzel asked
"I make it my business to know about the people in this kingdom. I need to know who I can trust and who I need to should be weary with. So trust me Princess I know a lot about you and your royal family. I know that you were held captive the first eighteen years of your life by a woman that you thought was your mother until you got rescued by a reformed thief. I know that your hair contained magic from a magical flower. And I know that even after your hair was cut that you still have the magic contained in your tears."
"So what about my magic are you interested in?" Rapunzel asked.
"I have reasons to believe that the leader of the Wolf pack may be dealing with the same magic that you possess."
"Your going after the leader of the Wolf pack?" Rapunzel asked
"Yes, and we believe he has a pit that contains the same magic from the sun that your hair possessed."
"So what does that have to do with me?" Rapunzel asked
"We were wondering, with you sharing the same type of magic if you would be able to sense the location of the pit, if your magic could track down the location and lead us to the Alpha male."
"I've had this magic all my life and never once have I sensed any other magic around me." Rapunzel said.
"That's because you never knew there was more magic out there like yours before."
"I don't know if I will be able to help. My father believes your a criminal." Rapunzel said
"What do you think?"
"Honestly I don't know. I want to believe that you are trying to save the kingdom but still you have killed people, those Wolf pack members at the old warehouse, than Dan Mattherson."
"I Didn't kill Dan," I said "Alpha Male sat up that murder to get the law off his trail. And those Wolf pack members drew on me and I responded with self defense. I am not a danger to you or the citizens on this kingdom. I don't expect your father to believe me, but I hope you will. Because I need you if we are going to stop these guys."
"I'll see what I can do." Rapunzel said, still a little uneasy about the fact of working with a wanted vigilante.
"I'll see you around Princess." I said, before picking up my bow and shooting a arrow at a nearby building and gliding toward it, leaving Rapunzel there on the rooftop to ponder her thoughts. As I glided to the next building and turned around to look at her, it pained me so much that I couldn't unmask myself there in front of her and let her know that I was alive. All I wanted to do is one up to her and give her the biggest kiss I ever gave her but I knew I couldn't at this time. Not until the mission was complete, not until I knew that the Wolf pack was know longer a threat.
After the confrontation with the Archer Rapunzel walked back to the palace and walked up to her room. As she lay in her bed she was thinking heavy on what the Archer had told her. Could he be trusted, was what he said about there being a magic pit out there true? She didn't know but for some odd reason he trusted her. She just wasn't quite sure if she could trust him yet or not.
As she was pondering on what to do about the Archer she picked up the picture of her and Eugene from off her dresser and looked at it. Then as she looked at the picture she noticed something and her eyes widened. The bottom half of the Archers face, the part that wasn't covered by the Archers hood and mask, was exactly identical to Eugene's. Curiosity consuming her she ran to her desk, got a pencil and paper and was sketching a drawing of Eugene's face. Then after she was done sketching his face on the paper she added the mask and hood. Then she grabbed a police sketch of the vigilante in the black hood and held it next to the drawing of Eugene in the hood, her eyes widened, it was a perfect match.
"Oh my God!" Rapunzel gasped "Eugene?!"
If you thought that was a big twist just wait till you see what I got in store for the next chapter. Next chapter really won't have any Eugene in it but will instead focus on Rapunzel and dealing with the information that she has been given as well as working with Merida and the Death Force. It's still a really good chapter and will put some things in play so make sure you come back for that. Till then, leave a review and I'll catch you later.