A/N: I hope you enjoy this next chapter. And remember I'm open to any available suggestions.
Stephan looked at the place in disgust, but when he recognized the two very familiar horses, he decided to step inside to take a look.
Rapunzel and Alexandra hid in back of the bar. If Stephan saw them who knows, what he would tell their parents. While everyone else pretended like nothing happened as Stephan came in through the door.
He walked around disgusted at the sight of all these thugs. He was amazed on how they could freely walk the Kingdom streets and even get admiration for it. And to add to the grotesque scenery, Stephan spotted a certain ex-thief among group of thugs. One of them had a very large nose and a rough face, but a lovely woman stood by his side, another was wearing a large iron mask and an apron tied around his waist and one of them was about as tall as a building. In fact, each thug had traits that made Stephan even more disgusted, and he wouldn't have it one bit.
"So our infamous rogue hangs among his colleagues."
Eugene noticed Stephan, arms crossed and a wicked smile ran across his face.
"You do realize that Rapunzel hangs around here too?" he pointed out deliberately.
Stephan scoffed at the remark. "I am fully aware of princess Rapunzel's activities and her story. Though it is surprising how her parents permit her time here."
"Hey!" Hook-Hand spat. "We're not as bad as we seem."
"Of course not." Stephan waved his hand in front of him like trying to swat a fly. "You're much worse."
"You do realize we helped save the princess' life," Big Nose explained.
"I'm also aware of her story. And frankly singing thugs, with dreams, seem a bit far fetched."
"Oh! And why's that?" asked Attila.
"Because thugs don't have dreams. They crush dreams." Stephan huffed menacingly.
Everyone seemed offended by that remark and wanted nothing more than to beat him up. But they managed to contain their urge for both princesses sake and also to prove him wrong.
"It's no wonder that the Stabbington Brothers escaped." Stephan carefully observed his surroundings.
Rapunzel and Alexandra were listening to every word biting their lips. Hard to believe this was the same charmer that tried, to woo Rapunzel, at the ball.
"Hey!" Eugene shot. "We had absolutely nothing to do with that."
Stephan turned to face Eugene, glaring at him viciously. His eyes narrowed with anger.
"Such a shame that the princess favors you," Stephan hissed.
"And what's that suppose to mean?" Eugene questioned angrily.
"It means Flynn Rider that my fiancée is completely clueless to what is to come."
When Rapunzel heard the word "fiancée" she got quite a shock. It made no sense to her, considering that he never propsed, and even if he did she would never say yes. Her heart belonged to only one man: Eugene. And nothing could change that. Alexandra, on the other hand knew exactly what he was talking about and she also knew that Rapunzel wasn't going to like what she was going to hear.
"You're not engaged," Eugene pointed.
"No," Stephan replies. "However with the Kingdom's economy at risk she has no choice."
"The economy's fine," Eugene blurted out.
"Not your Kingdom. Ours. And of course your Kingdom has a safety risk. What with all these thugs walking around freely."
Vladimir seemed to be the most offended of all because he nearly tried to ram the spoiled prince. But Stephan was quick enough to avoid the collision, sending Vladimir straight towards the door.
"Either way," Stephan began, "she has no choice. Just like my ignorant sister." And with that Prince Stephan slowly walked out the door mounted his steed and ran off to who knows where.
Alexandra and Rapunzel climbed out of the bar, while everyone was still recovering from the confusion of Stephan's words. Nothing made sense at that moment, except to Alexandra. And what she was about to explain was going to shock Rapunzel the most.
A/N: This chapter may be a bit shorter than my last ones, but enjoy.