"How do you know they were taken? Who took them? And you the hell are you?" Rapunzel was so scared. Panic swelled inside her and she felt like she was going to explode. "Where are my brother and sister?"

The woman's face remained expressionless as she looked around. She seemed to be concentrating on something and didn't respond to Rapunzel's questions. Rapunzel go to her feet and stormed towards the woman. Since she was still wearing her ice skates, she was a little unstable, but she did her best to retain a confident stance.

"Answer me!" Rapunzel demanded.

The woman glanced down at Rapunzel. "I don't have time."

The woman walked passed Rapunzel and started walking towards the woods. Rapunzel stared after her in disbelief for a moment, then skated after her.

Rapunzel grabbed the woman's thin wrist and spun her around. "Hey! I need to find my brother and sister and you seem to know where they are. I-"

"I will save the boy and girl. Go home."

"No!" Rapunzel cried out, her voice rising an octave. She was shocked at the woman's command. "I have to find my brother and sister."

"I told you I would save them."

"I don't even know you. How can I trust you?" Rapunzel crossed her arms over her chest. "I can't."

"You have to." The woman in pink continued walking away.

"I'm coming with you!" Rapunzel called after her.

The woman stopped and glanced at Rapunzel over her shoulder. "If I tell you no, will you listen?"

"Nope."

The woman sighed. "Very well."

Rapunzel quickly took off her skates and put on her boots. "I just have to tell my mom-"

"There's no time," the woman told her. "We have to move now or we'll never catch up."

"But, my mom will be worried if I don't-"

The woman spun around. "Look. I'm leaving now- with or without you." To make her point, the woman spun on her heel and started walking away.

Rapunzel glanced back at the house, but then ran towards the woman. They walked through the woods for a while without talking. The woman stayed on full alert. Rapunzel had no idea who they were looking for and the more time that went on, the more anxious she became. She didn't know where they were going or even if this woman could be trusted. All she knew is that Jamie and Sophie vanished without a trace at the very moment this woman showed up. That was not a coincidence. This mysterious woman in leather was the only link Rapunzel had to her missing siblings and she didn't even know her name.

Rapunzel cleared her throat. "My name is Rapunzel," she prompted, hoping the woman would introduce herself as well.

The woman didn't say anything for a moment, but then looked at Rapunzel. Rapunzel noticed for the first time that the woman had purple eyes. "I'm Brier Rose."

"Brier Rose..." Rapunzel said slowly. "Who are we looking for?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Try me."

A cold wind circled around them. Rapunzel looked around and noticed they had gone deeper into the woods than she had ever been. The trees were tall and grew so close together that they completely blocked out the sky. There was a rustling around them and Rapunzel could swear she hear the faint sound of a horse in the distance. Brier Rose slowly pulled an arrow out of her quiver. She struck the tip against her bow and the tip instantly caught fire. Brier Rose stuck the flaming arrow into her bow and readied herself. For what, Rapunzel didn't know.

"Brier, who are we looking for?" Rapunzel repeated.

Brier Rose topped and aimed her arrow. Rapunzel looked ahead of her. There was a small clearing completely surrounded by trees. In the very center of the clearing was a broken wooden bed; just small enough for a child. Rapunzel couldn't help staring at it. It was the creepiest thing she had ever seen. Just what kind of person had her brother and sister? Brier Rose slowly walked forward and Rapunzel followed her. They stopped next to the bed and saw that there was a deep, narrow hole under the bed. Rapunzel's heart pounded in her chest. Were Jamie and Sophie down there? What was happening to them? All sorts of unspeakable horrors were running through Rapunzel's head. She had to fight to keep from crying and calling out there names.

"Brier, please," Rapunzel whispered. "Who has my brother and sister?"

Brier Rose looked at Rapunzel with pity. "The boogey man."

Rapunzel just stared at her. "Is that some kind of joke?" she spat, getting angry. "Jamie and Sophie could be in real danger and I've been following an insane woman who thinks the boogey man has them?"

"I know how this sounds, Rapunzel. But, it's the truth," Brier Rose told her. "Jamie helped the Guardians and Jack Frost-"

Rapunzel let out a frustrated growl. "I'm so sick of hearing about Jack Frost! He's not real! And neither is the boogey man."

"He's real," Brier Rose said flatly. "And his lair is down there."

Rapunzel rolled his eyes. "Of course it is; because the boogey man lives under the bed." She had meant that to be sarcastic, but she couldn't help realizing the truth in her words.

"I don't think he's here." Brier Rose blew out the flame on the tip of her arrow and then put it back in her quiver. She then used her bow to break one of the planks on the bed. "There's no black sand around here, so I don't think his nightmares brought the children here. But, we should check it out anyway. You coming?"

Rapunzel uneasily glanced down at the seemingly endless hole. The hole that supposedly led to the boogey man's lair. Rapunzel was pretty sure she didn't believe the boogey man had Jamie and Sophie, but someone did and she had to save them.

Brier Rose jumped into the hole and instantly disappeared in the darkness. Rapunzel took a in a shaky breath and jumped in after her.