A/N: Rapunzel is a slippery little girl, isn't she? If only her hair is. Ha, I remember how her hair use to get caught all the time. No wonder the movie was called Tangled, cause her hair is getting all tangled up. Ha ha ha.

World: The Blazing Kingdom

I fight off the Heartless that comes in my way. The Horsemans are getting tough since they shoot at distances and the horses they ride on and run while they're attacking. I stand in place, channeling time power at the tip of my Keyblade, then unleash Lethal Frame. In a flash, I'm at one place then I'm right past the Horseman with my Keyblade held out to my right.

What really happened was I froze time and during that time, I deliver multiple blows at the Horseman. When time continues, light slashes cuts the Heartless and destroys it.

I stand for a brief moment to rest after the battle. I'm still wondering in these woods at night looking for Rapunzel. These woods look alike at night. My chances of finding that girl are slim, unless she left a trail of her hair. Odds of that happening are...pretty high.

Just then, I hear a high-pitched scream. I can tell that's Rapunzel. I make a run for it, heading for the direction the screaming came from. I run for a minute until I arrive at my destination. To my worries and surprise, the Stealth Sneak has Rapunzel and Flynn cornered.

"Oh fiddlesticks." I summon my Keyblade and throw it at the Heartless. It hurts the Stealth Sneak, which earns its attention. I summon my Keyblade again, taking my fighting stance and attack the Heartless.

I start by using my Beast Charm. My form is my trench coat is sleeveless like they're ripped off, more muscular, razor sharp teeth and claws and Dual Wielding Keyblades. I make vicious brutal attacks on the Stealth Sneak. Stealth Sneak sure did take the hits pretty well, staggering from each of them. I cast Quakera, sending a rave underneath the earth, a trail of dust heading towards the heartless. Upon reaching it's target, three large earth spikes rise out of the ground from the Heartless.

Stealth Sneak does camouflage, turning invisible. Now the heartless is moving around. I stay on my guard, being aware of my surroundings. That thing could be anywhere. Stealth Sneak attacks me from all sides. I constantly cast Cura on myself to stay alive. Soon enough, the Stealth Sneak becomes visible and I continue attacking. I next do Howling Moon, roaring so fierce the ground shakes.

Stealth Sneak strikes at me, then it shoots its tongue at me. I continue attacking Stealth Sneak. I do Razor Rose, shooting several razor winds of rose petals. The Stealth Sneak sure didn't take that move very well. I reach my full power and do Enchanted Rose.

I summon large earth pillars all around me, with thorny vines wrapped around them that have roses blossoming out of them. The vines takes over the ground I stand. I plant my two Keyblades on the center, then I thrust them into the earth with full force, causing the vines and roses to explode unleashing thousands of thorns and sharp petals.

Stealth Sneak becomes destroyed. I turn to Rapunzel and Flynn, who are still armed against me. "Stay back! Don't make me...use this." Flynn says, holding the frying pan in front of him.

"Seriously?" I grab the frying pan and toss it aside. "I'm done playing these games. Hand over the girl!"

"I'm not going with a thief like you!" Rapunzel yells at me.

"Thief? I can ensure you I'm not a criminal." I say. "I'm only here to take you home."

Rapunzel is surprised to hear that. "Wha-what? My mother sent you to take me home?" Wow. It's impressive she figured that out. "I'm not going home! I'm going to see those lanterns."

"Lanterns? I heard it was floating lights." I say.

"Not really. It's actually some lantern thing the kingdom do for their lost princess." Flynn says.

"They appear every year on my birthday and I just...it feels like they're meant for me." It's surprising to hear that. "Tomorrow's my birthday and all I wanted is to see those lanterns up close."

I'm silent for a moment, just taking all over that in. "I see..." I turn my attention to Flynn. "But just what are you doing with this criminal?" I give Flynn a close look. "And frankly you look nothing like your wanted poster."

Flynn looks offended. "What?" I take out the poster in my pocket and show it to him. Flynn takes it, looking disappointed. "Oh man! They just can't get my nose right!" Flynn holds the poster next to his head, pointing at the picture. "I look NOTHING like this."

I just roll my eyes, turning my attention to Rapunzel. "He's my guide. He's going to take me to see those lanterns."

"Considering you've been attacked by the heartless twice, I can see he's doing a fabulous job." I say.

Flynn is offended to hear that. "Hey!"

"Anyways, I'll help you see those lanterns, IF I take you home to your tower afterwards." I say.

"That was actually the deal I made with Flynn." Rapunzel says. "So, what's your name?"

"Patrick." I answered. "I guess we'll rest up for tonight then we'll head for the kingdom in the morning."

Rapunzel and Flynn gets some rest for the night, I just stay up keeping an eye out for any of the Heartless. All though I doubt any of them would be able to come and face me after taking out that large one back there.

As I stand guard, I hear rustling in the bushes. I'm on high alert, turning my attention to the direction of the sound. I slowly stand up holding my Keyblade out, I have a feeling it could be another Heartless. I slowly pace myself towards the direction of the sound, eyes locked on the bushes where I believe the figure is hiding. Another rustle happens, that's when I leap in and strike.

I have the figured beneath me, my Keyblade at it's neck...or her neck I should say. To my surprise, the figure is Gothel. "What the?"

"Oh! What are you doing? Trying to give a worried mother a heart attack?" Gothel says.

I get off of Gothel so she can stand up. "What are you doing here?" I ask. "Are you following me?"

"Oh heavens, no. I'm just...making sure Rapunzel is safe." Gothel says.

"Not very convincing." My Keyblade vanishes from my hands.

"Whatever. Anyways, now that we've found Rapunzel, I'll be taking her home." Gothel heads towards the camp, but shortly stops when I stand in her way.

"Sorry, but she's doing to the kingdom." I say.

Gothel is not very pleased to hear that. "What? She can't go there!"

"I'm afraid I have no choice. It's her birthday and she wants to see the lanterns, that's what the floating lights are." Hearing that worries Gothel even more. I can tell she knows something. "Are you hiding something?" I say leaning my face into her suspiciously.

"What? No! No! No! I'm just...concerned for her own safety." Gothel says.

"I don't think it's her safety. It's about...her hair isn't it?" Gothel is speechless, looks horrified. "I knew it...you are hiding something. The kingdom has something to do with Rapunzel, doesn't it? Well, I'm about to find out."

I turn and leave Gothel, returning to the camp. Gothel gives a mean look. "So you want me to be the bad guy? Fine!" Darkness coats Gothel. "Now I'm the bad guy!"

After my little chat with Gothel, I get some rest for the night. First thing in the morning the three of us makes our way towards the Kingdom. I haven't seen Gothel since that night and frankly I'm surprised she didn't try to take Rapunzel while we were all asleep. What is she up to...?

Heartless appears everywhere in the forest as we head towards the kingdom. Rapunzel and Flynn stays behind me as I take on the Heartless, one-by-one. The Heartless in this forest were no challenge. If anything, Flynn could have taken them out with that frying pan of his.

Soon enough, we made it all the way to the kingdom. It's a pretty big city, and I can see they are real interested in the sun. Seeing sun symbols everywhere. Hey, maybe this is why the world is called 'The Blazing Kingdom'.

While Flynn and Rapunzel are going to goof off around the kingdom, I've decided to do a little digging around, see what I can figure out if there's a connection between Rapunzel and this kingdom.

I just walk around the kingdom, asking people questions about Rapunzel. So far, they know nothing about her. Nothing familiar about Rapunzel to this kingdom. I think for a moment...maybe I'm getting the wrong idea.

"What's this lantern thing about?" I ask a citizen.

"Well, today's the birthday of the king and queens daughter, the princess." The citizen explains. That surprises me a bit, it's also Rapunzel's birthday. "But 18 years ago, she was taken away. So now, every year on her birthday, we all unleash lanterns in the sky in hope for the lost princess to return."

The date of the princess's disappearance doesn't capture if it's Rapunzel since I never learned her age, but the lanterns being released on her birthday does has some kind of connection.

"Is there any picture of this lost princess?" I ask.

"There's a memorial fountain. A picture of her as a baby is engraved in stone." The citizen tells me.

The lost princess as a baby. It's not much of an answer, but I guess it's the closest I've got. I go to this fountain somewhere in this kingdom. It was easy to spot cause there are a ton of citizens in line with a flower, as a gift to their lost princess. I look at the baby in the engraving.

The baby has long golden hair, long for her toddler age. I get a close look, she does bear a resemblance to Rapunzel. Could it be...

"Hey, Patrick!" I flinched and turn to see Rapunzel and Flynn. "Thanks for bringing us here."

Flynn notices my shocked expression. "You okay, man?"

"Ye-yeah. I'm fine." I say. "Flynn...did you ever think who could be this...lost princess?"

Flynn thinks for a moment then just shrugged his shoulders. "Not really. It could be anyone."

"Right...right. Well, I have a theory who it could be." I turn around, looking at the crown the princess is wearing. "But we need to get that crown."

"Crown?" Rapunzel takes out a satchel, reaching for something inside. "You mean this crown?"

I turn facing Rapunzel. To my surprise, the crown she's holding is exactly like the one in the picture. Flynn is pretty surprised too.

"My satchel! You had it all along!?" Flynn says.

Rapunzel and Flynn ends up getting into an argument. Flynn saying how he thought it was back in the tower and she had it all along while Rapunzel is defending herself saying she's afraid he'll bail her.

Had enough of this, I snatch the crown. "Oh for crying out. Gimme that!" I take a deep breath then I place the crown on Rapunzel's head. "Okay, now put this on and..." I put my hands on Rapunzel's shoulders, moving her right next to the picture of the lost princess. I step back turning my face at the two. "Yes...yes! That's it!"

"What's it?" Flynn asks.

I grab Flynn, holding him in front of me. "Look!" I make Flynn look back and forth at Rapunzel and the lost princess. "Don't you see? SHE'S the lost princess."

Flynn gasps. "You're right! She is!"

Rapunzel looks at the picture of the lost princess. "What? ...Well, it kind of does look like me but...I don't think I'm really..."

"Now it all makes sense." I say. "Your 'mother' is keeping you in that tower all these years to prevent you from learning who you really are. I'm also guessing that women is the one who kidnapped you."

"Okay...so what now?" Flynn asks.

I turn my attention to the castle. "We just need to get the king and queen to see Rapunzel. But first, we have to get into that castle somehow." I take a brief moment to think of a plan to get into that castle. "I've got it!"

For a plan, me and Rapunzel will act as two citizens who captured the criminal Flynn Rider. Flynn didn't like the plan but I talked him into it...by that, I mean threatened him.

Rapunzel and I walk up to the doors of the kingdom with Flynn tied up. The two guards blocks our path with their spears. "Halt! State your business!"

"We're here to see the king and queen to turn in this criminal, Flynn Rider." I say.

"That's the criminal all right, but we received no authorization about the thief being delivered to the king and queen." The guard says.

"But, we've spent all night capturing this guy. Please let us through." Rapunzel begs.

"Just show us the order agreement and we'll let you pass." The guard says.

"We...don't have the order agreement anymore. We lost it." Rapunzel says innocently.

"Then I'm afraid we can't let you pass, ma'am. I'm sorry." The guard says.

I walk up to the guard, grab him by the chest, lifting him off of his feet and glaring at him in a fit of rage. "Listen here you little nuisance! Do you have any idea what I've been through capturing this troublemaker!? I had to fight my way through a bar full of villains! Got caught in a dam that bursted nearly taking out my life! Battle against a giant chameleon and a penguin with a machine gun! Okay, I'm exaggerating about the penguin, but the point is, we've been through a lot and we didn't come all this way just because we didn't have the order agreement! I had to shove that thing down a bears mouth and say 'Here mr. bear! Why don't you eat this since we don't need it when we are fighting just to stay alive because of you!' We are delivering this man to the king and queen! So, let us through or I'm gonna give you an Atomic Texas Wedgie so severe your biscuits...no scratch that, your great-grandkids biscuits! Will! Burn! GOT IT!?"

The guard looks beyond nervious, overwhelmed in fear even. "Y-y-yes sir. Sorry sir. Let them pass!"

I let go of the guard and he allows us to enter the castle. We walk right in, making our way through the hallways heading towards the throne room where we believe the king and queen should be at.

"Did you really went through all that trouble just for us?" Rapunzel asks me.

"Yes, but it was really nothing...except for that dam part, I wasn't pleased facing it." I say.

In an empty hallway, we untied Flynn then make our way towards the throne room. As soon as we arrived at the throne room, we were prepared with what we're seeing.

The King and Queen are huddling in fear and the person in front of him, wielding a dagger pointed at them, is Gothel.

"Mother?" Rapunzel says completely shocked.

Gothel turns. "Oh hello, Rapunzel. I'm sorry you have to see this. All I'm doing is ridding the world of its dark evilness!"

"The only thing dark and evil is you!" I say. "I was right! You did steal Rapunzel when she was a baby!"

"So you figured it out. I expect that from the Keybearer." Gothel turns facing us. "Now if you excuse me, I must take Rapunzel to a place where no one can ever find her again!"

I stand in front of Rapunzel, shielding her. "If you want her..." I summon my Keyblade, making my stand to fight. "You're gonna have to go through me!"

Gothel chuckles evilly. "Such arrogance to believe...that you alone could defeat me!" Gothel reveals the darkness coating her. Flynn takes Rapunzel to the king and queen to keep her safe.

My battle against Gothel begins.

I make the first few strikes, then cast Thundara. Gothel strikes at me with her dagger, then summons three Soldiers. How interesting, she can control the Heartless. I focus on the Soldiers, doing Sonic Blade. I rush right through the Soldiers. For the final blast I aim at Gothel, for all the Soldiers are wiped out.

"You think you're clever?" I enter Fever Pitch. Gothel casts two dark orbs. "You're wrong!" The orbs rushes towards me. Next, I do Ars Arcanum. Gothel staggers from my flurry attacks. When Ars Arcanum ends, I cast Ruinra then Watera. Gothel casts Blazing Nova, releasing a nova of flaming energy.

I reach my full power and unleash Fever Pitch. Gothel isn't too happy. "I did not live for centuries just to die!" Gothel tosses her dagger in the air and it floats in dark magic. The dagger multiples into hundreds then Gothel causes them to rain down on me. I only deflected and dodged the first few then I get hit by the rest. Luckily I survived it and I cast Cura to heal myself.

I use my Elsa Charm, activating my D-linking. I strike at Gothel with my frost attacks. Gothel summons two Defenders and a Phoenix, a Heartless in the form of a flaming bird. I cast Blizzarga at the Defender, then do Snownado, channeling a tornado of ice and snow. The Phoenix does its fire breath on me until the Snownado defeats it. Gothel attacks me but I block it then I counterattack with Freeze, freezing that women completely solid.

I focus on the last Defender, striking with my icy attacks. The Defenders attacks me with a sweep, only I dodge back and cast Triple Blizzarga at it. Now it's just Gothel and I, so I finish her off by unleashing Let It Go.

In the end, I knock Gothel's dagger right out of the hands. The dagger lands right in front of Flynn and Rapunzel. Gothel looks at me with worry and fear. She backs up as I walk towards her, until Gothel stumbles and falls back. I stand in front of her, pointing my Keyblade at her.

"No! No! No! ...Okay! Okay! I get it!" Gothel shields her head in her arms, cowering. "I'll give Rapunzel back to her real family! I'll go somewhere far away and never return! You'll never see me again!" I just raise an eyebrow hearing that. Should I believe her? Gothel gives a silent chuckle and evil grin. She sweep kicks, knocking me down. Gothel stands on top of me, pulling a dagger out of her dress. "You are so gullible! Just what I expect from a Keybearer!" Gothel holds the dagger above my chest, pulling it back over her head.

"Hey Gothel!" Gothel turns her head to see Flynn. Only she becomes horrified at what she's saying. Flynn Rider grabbing hold of Rapunzels hair and in a single slice, cuts it off with the dagger.

Gothel drops the dagger out of her hand, luckily it wasn't falling on me. "NO!" Rapunzels hair turns brown, and all that cut off hair turns brown as well. Gothel grabs what remains of the golden hair in attempt to save the magic, only the hair in the arms turns brown as well. "No! No! No!" Gothel drops the hair as she starts to weaken. She notices her arm turns old. "What have you done?" Gothels entire body turns old, and her hair turns white. "What have you done?!"

I get back on my feet, grab Gothel by the cloak and then toss her right out of the nearest window. It even shattered the window. Gothel falls right out of the castle screaming 'No!' Gothel dies as she falls. Her cloak flaps through the winds in the fall and crashes to the ground, releasing all that's left of Gothel: A pile of dust.

When that was done, Rapunzel was reunited with her mother and father: the King and Queen. They were happy that their lost princess has returned. Rapunzel explains to them about Flynn helping her out to the kingdom. Long story short: The criminal charges of Flynn Rider were dropped.

Nighttime soon falls and as a celebration for Rapunzel's return, they unless a thousand lanterns in the sky. Flynn and I are in the crown, and we release lanterns of our own. Flynn and I look at Rapunzel at the terrace of the castle. Even far away we could see how happy she is.

"Looks like Rapunzel's dream has come true." Flynn says.

"I'd say it's a lot more then that." I say. "Well, I should get going."

I walk away, only to be stopped by Flynns talk. "Wait? You're leaving?"

I turn to face Flynn. "I have to. I'm looking for someone, who left me a long time ago...and I have to find her."

"Oh...I see." Flynn walks up to me. "Here, take this." Flynn hands me a Rapunzel Charm. "I wish you best of luck on your journey."

I pocket the charm. "Thanks. Tell Rapunzel best of luck with her real family."

After that, I make my leave, continuing my journey.