Flynn's POV:

CRASH!

"Holy sh-!" I almost scream in pain. My left leg hurts like crazy! It's probably broken or something. It's good thing I landed in this bush, otherwise I think I might have died! I know I can't stay here or someone will see me in the morning, so I muster up all my strength and push myself upwards. I limp away from the castle on my good leg, and make my way into the woods behind it.

"Man! How am I supposed to get that crown with this leg?" I mutter frustrated. I sit on a huge rock, prepared to take a look at the damage when out of nowhere...

"Hey! Who's out there?" says a familiar voice in the distance. Footsteps coming from my left get louder and louder. I squint my eyes and slowly make out the shape of a small man with a beard holding a huge amount of wood.

"Chuck?" I ask as the man gets closer

Chuck sees me and immediately grins, "Well, looky' here! It's Flynn Rider!"

Oh no, I can't deal with him now! I got to get that crown and I can't afford any distractions, "Umm... What are you doing here?" I say to him.

"I had to collect some fire wood, so Red could make dinner!" He replies, "Say, where'd you head off to after the announcement?"

"Oh! That. Well. I- I got lost in the crowd! Yeah, that's it! That thick, thick crowd!" I say, trying to sound smooth, and failing at that.

Chuck walks closer and eyes me suspiciously, "What happened to your leg?"

Shoot! I forgot about that! I look down at my leg in all its gore. A million ridiculous explanations run through my mind, and somehow, I end up saying the lamest one, "I fell."

"You... fell?"

The second the words escape my lips, I wish I could take them back. I try to redeem myself, "I fell down some stairs..." Pathetic, Chuck seems to think so too, but he dismisses it and puts his grin back on.

"Not to worry, Flynn my boy! Come back with me to my place! Red and I will fix you up!"

Once again, a million excuses for me to not go with him rush through my head. But what harm could it really do? I'll let them fix me up and leave when they're done! I look back at Chuck, who seems to have frozen until I give him an answer.

"Why not!" I reply.

"Yeehaw! Com'on then Rider!" He takes my arm and yanks me out of the forest, ignoring my yelps of pain. While I'm trying my best to stay on my feet, Chuck is chatting the night away! He tells me about the fish he's caught, the time he wrestled a seaweed monster, which turned out to be Red. I'll admit, it was kind of fun and it distracted me from my leg pains. Red and Chuck's place was all the way on the other side of the kingdom. It was a tiny little hut at the end of Corona.

"It ain't much, but it's home sweet home!" exclaims Chuck as we walk inside.

All the furniture is really small and cute. It gives a warm vibe of home. I've never really felt that vibe before, but I like it. Red is standing in a tiny kitchen chopping up some carrots. When he hears the door swing open, he turns to me and Chuck and gives us a big grin.

"You found Fylnn!" He exclaims coming over to take the wood from Chuck, "What's wrong with your leg Rider?"

"He fell," says Chuck, "could you help me clean it up?"

"Shoot! O' course!"

"It was a pretty bad fall, it probably looks really bad." I warn them both

"Please, boy! Give us some credit!" says Chuck

"There ain't nothin' too gory for us!" says Red

I close my eyes prepared to feel the wind on my leg when they fold the pant sleeve up, when I hear two girls scream. I open my eyes to see that Red and Chuck are frozen in the corner of the room, looking at my leg in horror. I raise my eyebrows at the supposed fearless fishers. They notice that I've opened my eyes, so they attempt to straighten up and try look like they weren't shaken.

"Huh, I'll get the- the, remedies..." Red babbles rushing to the kitchen

"I'll help you buddy!" Chuck says staggering after him

I roll my eyes at the two 'brave fishermen' freaking out over my wound in the kitchen. I look down and check it out. It's repulsive, but I've had much worse. They come back arguing over who should wash it. In the end, they both end up doing it. At first the pain is immense, but it subsides as the blood washes off. They take out a big white cloth and tie it over the wound. After a few minutes of just staring at my leg, Red speaks up.

"It ain't broken, but I don't think you should walk around for the next few hours."

"I'll go get you a pillow and blanket! You can sleep here tonight!" exclaims Chuck

I shake my head. I need to get out of here tonight! "Guys, this really isn't necessary!"

"Nonsense! That's what friends are for!" smiles Red, "I'll go get the soup started."

Without realizing it, I smile back. It's nice of them to do this for me. No one ever does anything nice for me. I guess that's because I've never done anything nice for anyone. I'll have to give them a few jewels when I get that crown tomorrow. Chuck comes back and hands me a pillow and blanket, shortly followed by Red who gives me a bowl of hot chicken soup. It's good too. I thank them both for everything they've done for me and promise to repay them (in cash, but that'll be a surprise!). We all chat while eating. When we're finished, Red and Chuck head to their rooms for bed. I fluff my pillow and spread my blanket, closing my eyes, prepared for a good sleep.

Okay People, good news! In the next chapter... Rapunzel and Flynn officially meet! Are you as excited as me! Don't forget to REVIEW! I'll try to post Chapter 5 in about 4 days! :D