Hey guys. Here's chapter three, sorry it took so long, I got a bad case of writer's block. :o

But this chapter introduces a character who will have a big presence in the upcoming chapters. ;)

Descendants – A Whole New World

Chapter Three: Now That I See You

Emily woke up the next morning to Bolt licking her, making her smile as she sat up. "Good morning to you too, Bolt." she said, stroking him. He let out a panting noise as she sat up, to see Penny packing a suitcase. "Going somewhere?"

"You do realise we're leaving for Corona tomorrow, right?" said Penny, looking at her, with a smile. "The festival's tomorrow night." Emily nodded, she had completely forgotten the date, before getting out of bed. "Are you going to be joining us or not?"

"I'll meet you there, probably head out this afternoon." said Emily, with her own smile, she had a Pokemon she had promised a proper gallop to. "I take it Theta and Carrie have already gone out?"

"They weren't here when I woke up an hour ago." said Penny, looking over at Emily. "I took Lupa and Cerberus with me when I took Bolt on his walk. You don't mind, do you?"

"Not at all." said Emily, as she clicked her fingers and a white smoke engulfed her for a moment. "Thank you. I hope they were good for you."

"They were actually better behaved than Bolt." said Penny, as she shook her head at the smoke. "They stayed by my side the whole time till we got to the park and the three of them played together." The smoke cleared to show Emily nodding, now in her normal clothes rather than her pyjamas. Penny shook her head and said "I think that's technically cheating."

"It's called using what you got." said Emily, with a shrug. "I'm gonna head out, found out my sister's also here so I'm gonna call her. Plus I kinda want to go into town and get some more of those croissants, they were amazing…" She blushed as she admitted that, making Penny smile. Before nodding. As Bella jumped into Emily's arms saying "Pika! Pikachu!"

"Good morning, Bella." said Emily, stroking Bella behind the ears. "I'm sorry I wasn't awake earlier. Guess I needed the sleep." Bella pouted slightly before climbing onto her shoulder as Emily made her way towards Lupa and Cerberus and began stroking them. "I'm so happy you were good for Penny." she said, with a grin. "I'm going out now, do you two want to come with me?" They both sat up with a "'Yena!" and a "'Doom!" making Emily smile as she made her way towards the door, with Lupa and Cerberus following.

"I can't believe you're here, Lee." came Annabeth's voice, as Emily sat on a bench in the castle courtyard, watching Lupa and Bella chase each other while Cerberus sat at her side. "We need to meet up, are you coming to camp anytime soon?"

"I'm not sure, Annie." said Emily, with a sigh. "I'm gonna be in Corona later today, there's a big festival tomorrow."

"Percy and I will meet you there then." said Annabeth, making Emily smile as she stroked Cerberus. "I'm so happy to hear your voice, Emily. Zeus wouldn't tell us where he had sent you when you disappeared last week. We didn't think we would ever see you again…"

"It's only been a week?" she asked, confused. Emily frowned, that couldn't be right at all. She had been on Pokearth for a while, hadn't she? "Seriously?"

"Of course." said Annabeth, as Emily stood up and began pacing. Cerberus tilted his head as he watched his trainer pacing. "Everything alright, Lee?"

"I… I swear I was on Pokearth for longer than that…" said Emily, with a frown. That couldn't be right, it couldn't have only been a week. "I travelled the entire world as well… It's only been a week?"

"Pokearth? You were on Pokearth?" asked Annabeth, making Emily smile slightly. "Percy is gonna be so jealous of you. Hades, I'm jealous of you! Have you got any with you?"

"I have yes." said Emily, thankful for the change of subject. "You can meet them when we meet up in Corona. We need to catch up anyway, I have some news…" She smiled. "You don't mind camping, do you? If I remember correctly, Corona has a great forest outside the city. Plus, I never thought I'd say this, but, erm, I miss camping. I did it all the time on Pokearth and it was fun…"

"Of course I don't mind camping." said Annabeth, as Emily sat back down, stroking Cerberus again. "I'll see if Percy wants to join me. Unless you just want this to be sister time?"

"You can bring my future brother-in-law along with you." said Emily, with a smile. As Cerberus put her head on Emily's lap, so she wouldn't stand up again, as she continued "Are you still sticking with the same date or…"

"We're pushing it back till we find a new venue." said Annabeth, making Emily nod. "Are you up to helping us again? Grover's going to be joining us." Emily smiled as Annabeth continued "It won't be the same if you don't. And we'll be doing it at the weekends since both Perce and I have our last years of school."

"I'd love to join you, Annie." said Emily, looking around with a smile. As she noticed Ben walking towards her, with a smile of his own. "I gotta go, sis, see you later." She smiled as they both said their goodbyes, before she put the phone down and looked at Ben. "Hey. Didn't think I'd see you down here."

"Penny told me you were here." said Ben, as he sat down next to her. "I just wanted to check if you were coming with us to Corona."

"I'm gonna make my way there today." said Emily, looking at him, with a small smile. "My sister is meeting me there, possibly with her fiancé, so we can catch up."

"How are..." he started, only to shake his head, realising the answer. "You're gonna ride Beauty, aren't you?"

"She's been itching for a chance to go full gallop since we got here." said Emily, with a smile. "And I love the feeling of the wind in my hair."

"Fair enough." said Ben, with a nod. "So, how was your meal last night?"

"It was… It was good, I suppose," said Emily, with a small smile. "Learnt a lot about myself. Stuff Mom had kept from me for the past sixteen years… I wasn't even born in the universe I grew up in…" She took a deep breath as she told Ben everything she had learnt the night before. He listened with apt attention.

Half an hour later, Emily was taking a deep breath. "I just don't know how to feel… My father's always been a fictional being to me… I know him from films…" she said, looking at Ben, frowning. "I always felt drawn to him and never knew why… Obviously I do now…" She took a second deep breath before standing. "I'm sorry, I'm sure you didn't want to hear me moan…"

"I'm told I'm a good listener." said Ben, with a smile. "I didn't mind at all. You sounded like you needed the sounding board."

"I think what I need is time to clear my head." said Emily, with a shake of her head. "Do the King and Queen of Corona mind people camping in the woods?"

"Not that I know of." said Ben, with a small smile. "Cell signal is non-existent there though, something about the trees blocking it."

"Just what I need." said Emily, with a smile. She walked towards the side before turning to look at Ben and saying "Mimi and Dexie will be well looked after here, right?"

"Ms. Potts has already agreed to look after Mittens and Rhino, she can keep an eye on your friends as well." said Ben, with a nod. Emily nodded as she let Beauty out of her ball and knelt down to look at Lupa and Cerberus, taking two balls out of her bag. "You're talking like you're going to be going away for a while." said Ben, looking at her. As Lupa and Cerberus disappeared in red light. Emily looked at him with a smile before saying "You'll see me tomorrow, your majesty. I promise." as she slipped onto Beauty. With Bella settling in front of her. The Fire Horse took the two off in a flash leaving behind a frowning Ben. He couldn't help but think Emily was saying goodbye, even if she said otherwise. He sighed before walking off towards the castle.

Two hours later, Emily was getting off Beauty in a forest clearing, next to a small river. Making her smile slightly. "Thanks Beaut." said Emily, looking at her. Before reaching into her bag and letting out Robin the Decidueye and Shinobi the shiny Greninja. "Hey boys, can you scout the area. See if you can find a tower." said Emily, looking at the two. "Come straight back if you do find it." They both nodded before disappearing into the trees with a "'Ueye!" and a "'Ninja!" Emily smiled as she saw Bella tilt her head. "I know Bella, I shouldn't meddle but if I don't do something I'm gonna wallow." she said, looking at the Pikachu. "And the gods know how I get when I'm processing things… I tend to do..." She took a deep breath as she slipped onto the floor, Bella getting comfy on her lap. She looked down at Bella. "I shouldn't do this, should I? She'll be fine, Flynn will find her and he'll rescue her…"

"Or you could rescue her and be her hero." came a familiar female voice, with the same Estuary English accent as Emily, from in front of her. She looked up to see a very familiar girl standing there, making her gasp. As the girl said "Hey there."

"Roe… Rose?" asked Emily, looking at her, taking a deep breath as she stood up. "Is… Is it really you?" She tentatively made her way over to Rose and reached out to cup Rose's cheek. Only for her hand to go through it and causing Rose to disappear. Emily sighed as she said "Of course you're not real, I'm not that lucky."

"I'm as real as you want me to be, Em." came Rose's voice, from behind her. Emily turned to see Ghost-Rose standing by Beauty. Bella was sat on top of Beauty, looking at Emily like she was mad. Obviously she couldn't see Rose. "Why am I seeing you now? It's been years since…" She took a deep breath. "Since that day…"

"Obviously you need me more now." said Rose, looking at her with a small smile. "Something's obviously on your mind."

"I… I found out my father's a guy from the films we love so much." said Emily, sinking to the ground, tears forming. "And that I was never born in the universe we lived in… My whole life was a lie, Roe…"

"Not all of it, Em," said Rose, with a smile as she appeared next to Emily, sitting down. "We were in love, that wasn't a lie. Your friendship with Oscar and Carrie weren't lies either." Emily took a deep breath as Rose continued "The only lie was how and where you were born, and that's not your life."

"I know, Roe, I know… But…" said Emily, with a small smile. "I just… mum lied to me for so long. Every time I asked about my father she told me he was a librarian who died a long time ago… I just don't know if I can trust her now."

"She's a goddess, Emily," said Rose, looking at her, with a raised eyebrow. "Of course you can't trust her. You learnt that lesson a while ago." Rose smiled, before standing up. "She's still your mother though. And as far as you know, Thor doesn't know of your existence either. It's not your fault your mother chose not to let you live in your home universe."

"You're right," said Emily, with a small smile as she stood up. "Of course you're right. You're always right… Even in my imagination you're always right." She chuckled, as she heard a rustling in the nearby bushes, and both Robin and Shinobi appeared. "Decid!" said Robin, looking at Emily. At the same time as Shinobi said "Gren!"

"You found the tower?" asked Emily, with a smile. They both nodded, making Emily grin. Before she turned to look at Rose. Only to find Rose had gone. She let out a small sigh, before turning to Robin and Shinobi. "Show me." Bella jumped onto her shoulder as she pulled out Beauty's ball and returned her.

Emily let out a smile as she looked up at the tower she recognised as Rapunzel's, a few moments later. She had returned Robin and Shinobi to their balls as soon as they had arrived in the clearing. "'Chu?" asked Bella, looking at Emily. "Pika?"

"Yeah, it is very high up." said Emily, with a small smile. "But you know me, Bell, I'm nothing if not resourceful." Before reaching into her bag and pulling out a ball. She pressed the button on it and Galewing the Pidgeotto appeared out of the red light. Emily smiled as she said "I need you to fly us up to that window, Gale." Galewing nodded as Bella jumped onto his head and Emily climbed onto his back.

She took a deep breath as she slipped into the main room of the tower, before she felt a woosh of air from behind her. She turned with precision and managed to stop a frying pan from hitting her. She raised an eyebrow as she saw the frying pan was being held by a tendril of blond hair. Emily couldn't help but smile as she returned Galewing to his ball, all while trying to follow the hair to find the owner. Which was quite the feat considering how long the hair was. "I don't bite, whoever you are," said Emily, with a smile. She already knew who the owner of the hair was, but it was better if she didn't say anything. "I love your hair."

"What do you want?" came a deep female voice, from somewhere within the room. "Why are you here?"

"I saw a tower, couldn't resist having a look," said Emily, looking around, still searching for Rapunzel. "I didn't realise anybody lived here, sorry. It looks abandoned from the outside." She let out a small smile as she finally saw the young girl hiding in the corner. "My name's Emily, by the way."

"You need to leave," said Rapunzel, from the shadows, making Emily frown. She had only just got there, there was no way she was leaving yet. "Mother's gonna be back soon, she doesn't take kindly to strangers in the tower."

"I'm sure I'll be fine." said Emily, with a smile. She wasn't missing an opportunity to meet Gothel, even if she wasn't a big fan of the woman. "I'm very good with mothers."

"Pika!" said Bella, nodding. "Pikachu!"

"I…" started Rapunzel, looking at Emily, frowning slight. As a green lizard walked out of Rapunzel's hair and nuzzled into her. Rapunzel looked down at him as they heard a female voice shout "Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" Emily frowned, that voice was a lot more intense in-person, as she watched Pascal burrow into Rapunzel's air while Rapunzel was trying to get her to hide by opening a wardrobe door. And was looking at her with pleading eyes. Emily let out a small smile before nodding and slipping into the wardrobe. "Pika?" asked Bella, as the door shut. Emily just put her finger on her lip and shushed Bella as they heard Rapunzel letting Mother Gothel up.

Emily frowned as she heard Gothel talking about the dangers of outside. Using familiar, to Emily, words. She continued to frown as she heard Rapunzel gasping. Emily rolled her eyes before pushing against the door and tumbling out. Landing on her back between Rapunzel and Gothel. Gothel was looking down at her with wide eyes, making Emily smile slightly, despite herself. "Rapunzel, who is this?"

"I'm Emily, and this is Bella." said Emily, standing up and brushing herself off. "I kinda thought getting out of there would be harder…" She let out a small smile. "Are you Rapunzel's mother?"

"Who are you?" asked Gothel, glaring at Emily. "Why are you here?"

"I've already told you my name," said Emily, looking at Gothel, with a smile. "As for why I'm here…" Her eyes turned stormy for a moment, before she shook her head and they returned to normal. "I wanted to ask about the mobile phone signal around here. Do you know why it's so bad? It kinda feels like it's being jammed or something… I'm pretty sure the forest's not dense enough to block signals naturally."

"I… I'm not sure what you're talking about," said Gothel, looking at her. "You need to leave. Now."

"All I need is a phone," said Emily, with a small smile. "I'm meant to be meeting my sister and I was gonna ring her when I found a clearing but the signal is non-existent and…"

"We do not have a phone here." said Gothel, sharply. "Leave. Now."

"Well, I suppose mother knows best," said Emily, with a smirk. "But I'm not leaving. Not without Rapunzel. I heard her plea to you, about how she wants to see the lights."

"They're stars," said Gothel, looking at Emily, daring her to disagree. "That's all."

"They're not stars," said Emily, with a smile. Before looking at Rapunzel. "Believe me, they're not stars. They're floating lanterns. Sent up every year on the birthday of the missing Princess." She smiled. "You want to see them up close, don't you?"

"More than anything in my life." said Rapunzel, looking at Emily. "Can you take me?"

"Out of the question!" said Gothel, reminding both of them she was still here. "I will not allow it!"

"Bella, use Nuzzle." said Emily, without turning around. Bella jumped off her shoulder and ran towards Gothel. As Emily looked at Rapunzel. "You want to come with me? Mother Gothel cannot stop us." She looked over at the woman in question, who was now twitching on the floor while yellow sparks came off her. "You have about five minutes to make your decision, Rapunzel. The paralysis will wear off then… For some reason it lasts practically forever on another Pokemon but when it comes to humans it doesn't last as long…" She shook her head, Rapunzel didn't really need to know that, as she held out her hand for Rapunzel. Who looked between the hand and Gothel. Before finally taking Emily's hand. "Take me to the lights, please," she said, grinning. As her hair flew out of the window. Emily grinned back, Rapunzel's was infectious after all, before leading her out of the window. With Bella jumping on her shoulder again. After giving Gothel a quick Thunder Wave for good measure out of her own accord. Even she didn't like the woman.

As soon as Emily reached the bottom of the tower using Rapunzel's hair, she brought Beauty out of her ball. Rapunzel's eyes went wide as she saw the Flame Horse Pokemon. "Is that… Is that a horse?" asked Rapunzel, looking at Beauty. As her hair flowed down the side of the building. "Is it on fire?"

"Beauty's a special horse, and yes, she's on fire," said Emily, looking at Rapunzel with a smile as Bella jumped onto Beauty's head.. "But don't worry, she won't burn you. Her fire's not hot to the touch, unless she wants it to be." Rapunzel looked slightly relieved, as Emily continued "Mind if I do something with your hair? It's a bit long for riding… It might get caught in Beauty's hooves." Before Emily could use her own magic, Rapunzel's hair began braiding itself and Rapunzel looked pleased with herself. Pascal quickly scurried out of his burrow in her hair and looked unhappy as he perched on her shoulder. It took a few moments before it was finished completely and Rapunzel had braids of hair wrapped around her body almost like belts. "That would make for some excellent rope…" said Emily, without thinking. Before shaking her head, with a slightly blush, she hadn't meant to say that out loud. She quickly climbed onto Beauty's back and then helped Rapunzel on. Rapunzel smiled as Emily told Beauty to go. She started heading into the forest with the two girls on her back.

They rode mostly in silence, with Rapunzel holding tight onto Emily while two of the belt-like hair tendrils were wrapped around Emily's waist. Pascal had quickly joined Bella at the front of Beauty, and looking around in awe. Rapunzel was doing the same, so enamoured with everything around them. Emily was just smiling as she watched the expressions on Rapunzel's face, there was something endearing about seeing somebody experiencing the world for the first time. Every now and again, Rapunzel would ask what something was, and Emily would answer as best as she could. Till they reached the edge of the forest and saw Corona.

Rapunzel's eyes lit up with awe as she spun around in the town square of the City of Corona, which was currently decked out in banners for the Festival of Lights. Emily couldn't help but smile, Rapunzel's smile was once again infectious, as she watched. "There you are!" came a familiar female voice, from behind Emily. She made sure to keep Rapunzel in her eye-line as she turned to see her sister walking towards her. "I thought we were meeting in the forest."

"We were, Annie, but something came up," said Emily, with a smile, as she discreetly motioned over to Rapunzel. "And before you ask, yes, that is Rapunzel. Though she doesn't know I know who she is." Annabeth smiled and nodded as Emily continued "Don't judge me but I just saved her from Gothel… Bella paralysed her for me." Annabeth gave her a glare causing Emily to put her hands up and said "Hey, Gothel's a bad woman. How should I have gotten Rapunzel out from under her?"

"This place is amazing!" said Rapunzel, looking at Emily as she walked over, while Annabeth was shaking her head. "I can't believe Mother didn't want to let me come here!"

"Yeah, this place is amazing," said Emily, with a smile as she looked at Rapunzel, thankful the spotlight had moved off her. "The festival isn't till tomorrow night so I was thinking we should try to find a hotel or inn… Whatever they call them here. It changes per state I think…"

"It's an inn," said Annabeth, with a smile. "I passed one earlier when I was looking around. When I couldn't find you in the forest. There's also a pretzel stand right next to it."

"What's a pretzel?" asked Rapunzel, looking at Emily. "And who's your friend?"

"Rapunzel, this is Annabeth, my sister," said Emily, with a smile. "And pretzels are amazing, we have to get some." She turned to look at Annabeth. "Can you show us the way?" Annabeth smiled and nodded, before leading the two out of the town square.

I hope you liked it, I have plans for Rapunzel. ;) And this isn't the last we've seen of Rose, believe me. :)

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