"Surprise"

Chapter 7

By Alltangledup95

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my ideas the rest belongs to Disney…

Eugene was taken aback, why was Matthew thieving? Had he really gone down the same road he had from when he was Flynn Rider?

The men were still holding tight to Eugene, Matthew was just as surprised as Eugene was to see him. "Let him go," Matthew called to his men then continued, "and leave us alone for a while I would like to talk to him alone. The men passed confused looks, but followed their orders all the same, and stepping into the woods left Matthew and Eugene alone.

At first they stood there awkwardly neither one knowing what to say to the other, it had been 10 years since they had seen each other last. That was during Eugene's days at the orphanage, before he reverted to a life of crime.

"So I see you're doing pretty well Eugene," Matthew begins awkwardly.

"That's a recent development, you see I was the wanted thief Flynn Rider, but now I've changed my life around."

Matthew burst out laughing, "I always thought that was you on those wanted posters! But the nose always threw me off! Well I guess you can see I turned to a life of crime too. It was just so hard to be on my own after the orphanage no one is there to help you or lead you in the right direction."

"I know what you mean, it was a rough few years for me, but then I met this amazing girl and I'm still not quite sure whether I rescued her or she rescued me," Eugene smiled and gave a laugh then continued, "well anyway it turns out she was the lost princess of Corona, and we fell in love. So she and I were married two years ago and I gave up my life of crime. She was the first person to ever really believe in me. Rapunzel is pregnant now, and that's why I'm on my way to Cassiopeia to get some radishes, she's been craving them like crazy."

"Why are you all alone on this quest?" Matthew asks and Maximus gives an annoyed huff. "You have to know that these roads can be dangerous."

"Yes, I know and that's why I'm traveling alone, I thought a whole entourage would draw more attention. And besides it would make the journey longer," Eugene replied.

"That's true, but still you shouldn't go alone, I'll accompany you. I owe you one after all," Matthew smirked at Eugene.

Eugene knew exactly what the other man was talking about. During their time in the orphanage, Eugene had stood up for Matthew when he was picked on by a bully.

Eugene was in a way a protector of the other kids, he was one of the oldest in the group, and some cruel kids had picked him when he was younger.

One day the kids were all playing outside, the woman in charge of the orphanage was busy tending to a little girl who had fallen and scraped her knee. She was too busy to pay attention to the bullying taking place.

The previous day the king and queen of Corona had made a special trip to the orphanage, to surprise the kids with some toys for the upcoming holidays. Little Matthew had received a handsome toy soldier with a red uniform and gleaming gold buttons. He was happy that he hadn't been forgotten amongst all the other kids, and was grateful for his gift.

Matthew had decided to take it outside that day to play, where he could build trenches for his soldier to hide in like real ones did. That was Matthew's hope to be a brave and loyal soldier to the kingdom of Corona one day. As Matthew began digging his first trench an older boy named Daniel approached him.

"What's that you got there Matty?" the boy asked in a taunting voice. Daniel was the bully of the orphanage and liked to pick on the other kids. Matthew decided to ignore him and kept on digging his trench. Daniel was jealous that Matthew had gotten such a nice gift from the royal couple when all he'd gotten was a dumb book he couldn't even read.

The jealous boy snatched away the soldier while Matthew cried out in protest. Matthew demanded that he give it back, but Daniel towered over him in height and held the toy out of the boy's grasp. The scene didn't go unnoticed by a young Eugene Fitzherbert. Eugene had made it his business ever since he read the Flynn Rider books to help out the other kids and to protect them from bullies like Daniel.

Eugene walked over with his chest puffed out and his "tough guy" look on his face. "Give it back," he demanded in the sternest voice an eight year old could muster. Eugene was the same age as Daniel so the boys were equal in height.

"Oh yeah, who's gonna make me?" the boy shot back.

Eugene glanced at Daniel and at him winked before saying simply, "Me." And with that he punched Daniel in the nose. In shock and shame the boy dropped the toy and ran away to cry in the corner. Eugene smiled smugly, and then he bent down to retrieve the soldier. "I think this is yours," he said to Matthew.

"Thanks," he replied with awe, "my name's Matthew."

"I'm Eugene, that's a pretty cool trench you're building, mind if I join you?"

"Of course you can!" shouted an enthusiastic Matthew.

For the rest of the time they lived in that orphanage, Eugene and Matthew were inseparable.

AN- Well there you go guys! Finally another chapter! Sorry its so short, but I felt it was a good spot to leave off. And I really wanted to give you guys a chapter! I actually didn't really intend to have chapters tie into each other like this, it was supposed to be more of a one-shot type deal. But I like where this is going so I'm just going to go with it for now! There will either be one or two more chapters tied in like this and then it's back to one-shots! I'm completely obsessed with the new movie Frozen, so I think I'm going to do a Tangled/ Frozen crossover after I wrap this all up! Thanks for your support you guys it means so much to me! Thank you for all my wonderful reviews, favorites, and follows! Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Sorry if there are any grammatical errors or typos!