The Princess And The Maverick Vol 2

by SORARULES23

More than a year after Rapunzel and Orion left Corona for separate journeys. Both the Princess of Corona and the Maverick have returned with new friends. Nee challenges to face. Worlds to see. A Kingdom to defend. All the while preparing for the biggest challenge they'll ever face that is soon to come. (A sequel to The Princess And The Maverick: What If?)

15. The King And Queen Of Hearts

WE'RE BACK FOLKS!🎉🎉🎉

I hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving!

"The author didn't . He doesn't even like turkey. Or half the menu of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner." Maverick snickered.

OH SHUT UP!😡

Though that's actually true. I always believed the meal is overrated and the turkey everywhere is dry and smells funny. But maybe it's just me. Still there's nothing wrong with having an indifferent opinion of popular belief.

That's why I'm giving both Wish and the Marvels a 6.9 out of 10. Slightly above average but still, not as bad as what the critics are overreacting about. They're just fine for what they are.

"Meh." Maverick shrugged.

But that short film Once Upon A Studio. That gets a 10 out of 10!

Just don't expect me to put Wish in any of my stories. Unless Kingdom Hearts 4 comes up with anything. Maybe the film will eventually sink in and my mind might change. But for now, I 'WISH' we had better for the 100th anniversary for Disney.

But I might have the world of James Cameron's Avatar visited later on. Especially since I'm having so much fun with the video game Avatar Frontiers Of Pandora. 😁

Also just as a hint for this chapter. (Especially since it's based on the Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure episode of the same title.) Has anyone ever seen that Conan O'Brien video with Deadpool in it?

"Hint Hint." Maverick mused.

Anyhow. Before we dive in. Let's respond to our comments…..Just one? Common people! Talk to me! Share your thoughts! It's too quiet around here!

RustyPete12: Thanks Pal! I'm glad all of those different cameos I've added paid off. At first I thought it was going to be crowded. But I took advantage of the ToonTown world Roger Rabbit set up and just went further with my own spin. And I'm sorry to hear that you've had a rough time last October. I hope all is well with you now. 😊👍

Alright! Now that we're all here!

LET'S GET DANGEROUS! 😎

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The King And Queen Of Hearts.

Evening at Castle Corona...One year and a half ago...

The guards allowed for two young figures to walk out of a rich looking carriage. And they parked it for them. The two young guests were in fact. A fourteen year old Orion Forge. And his girlfriend Friday. Who of course was in her human form.

Orion Forge was wearing a black business suit while his girlfriend Friday was in a simple dark blue dress that didn't look too pretentious but not so casual either.

"I bet you're wondering, why are we back here? Shouldn't we be reading about you kicking ass and taking dat ass? Well let's just say my Author forgot to write this particular scene during the first story. And he thinks he can remedy that by writing it as a semi-relevant flashback." Orion said to the readers.

Then they walked up to the front entrance where Rapunzel, who was wearing her original purple and pink dress with her feet bare as usual and Pascal was on her shoulder. Along with Cassandra who was wearing her Lady-In-Waiting dress.

"Orion. Friday." Rapunzel said as she ran over and pulled the two into a hug. "I'm so glad you two could come here to visit."

"Well technically I, I mean the Mav Man visited last week to help your Mom get rid of that little Gremlin with the raddle." Orion remarked as he and Friday hugged her back.

He was referring to the Uumlaut. The present Rapunzel's Aunt Willow left for Arianna's birthday. Maverick definitely earned a fan of Rapunzel's mother that day when he got rid of it and put it somewhere else.

"Oh yeah...hehe...But Aunt Willow comes over. Make sure you tell her that it got adopted." Rapunzel muttered nervously.

"Noted. Hey Cass. Are you still keeping a leash on Princess Sunscreen here?" Friday greeted Cassandra as they walked up to the entrance.

"Yes. But she keeps either slipping out of it or tugging me along." Cassandra said with a smirk.

Orion looked at the Readers.

"Yeah we all miss Cass Effect. If anyone has any ideas on bringing her back early. Let my distracted Author know. Or let my Lord and Savior Spyro know." He mused while breaking the fourth wall.

"Oh come on, Cass. I haven't been causing any trouble." Rapunzel said with a slight pout.

"Not lately." Cass shrugged with a grin as they were walking in.

Once they made it to the dining room. They saw how large it was. With ten chairs and King Frederic's favorite vase as the centerpiece. And sitting at the head of the table was King Frederic and Queen Arianna.

As the appetizers were already being served.

"Mom. Dad." Rapunzel said in greeting while giving them both a hug. "Let me introduce you to our two guests. Orion Forge and Fara' Dei."

"You can call me Mr Forge. Soon to be CEO of the Forge Foundation." Orion added with a grin before he looked at the Readers. "Or at least that's what I think Multicorp was originally called. Ugh. Going over last chapters to find a name you forgot is a Blues Clues headache waiting to happen."

"Well, it's a pleasure to finally meet you, Orion." Frederic smiled and nodded.

"Very. And I must admit. When I heard of how large your business was, I honestly was expecting someone much older, not someone who's four to five years younger than my own daughter." Arianna said with a kind welcoming smile.

" I get that reaction a lot. My first meeting with the chairman of the board was 'Hey Son. You're in the wrong room. The nursery is down the hall'." Orion stated nonchalantly as one of the dining attenders pulled out a chair for him next to Rapunzel's chair. "Thanks."

"Normally those much younger than us would be employed for smaller businesses. Like the newspaper." Friday said in her Kree accent.

The King and Queen could tell only by her human tan skin that she's foreign. But Corona's royal family has no ounce of prejudice. They welcome all aces.

"Yes. You do raise quite a point, young lady." Frederic said.

Friday took a seat next to Orion. As Cassandra sat by on the other side of the table to face Rapunzel.

"Where's Fitz? Is he still sore about that Timberlake sideburns remark?" Orion asked Rapunzel.

Cassandra still snickered remembering that joke.

"No he's not." Rapunzel said with a giggle. "He and Lance took a raincheck. Tonight's Poker night at the Snuggly Duckling."

"Great. I'm gonna earn an extra 2% in their beer brand." Orion quipped.

"So, Orion, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself?" Arianna asked him.

"Where do I start? Well. I started off orphaned as a minimum wage beachcomber who discovered the benefits of indoor plumbing. So I traveled the world and shared my ideas, and started picking up where others left off. All the plumping that you all now have. All me." Orion stated as he slowly ate some of the appetizers.

He left out the part about his wealthy family. How else would he be experienced with proper table manners? Which he was doing expertly.

"That's quite impressive." Frederic said with a nod. "I take it this achievement of yours has made you quite wealthy."

"Filthy. Litteringly. Wealthy." Orion emphasized.

"We even bought a mansion over by the beach in Old Corona. You two should check it out whenever you have time." Friday said.

Rapunzel quickly swallowed her food and beamed. "Definitely! I've been there, Mom. Dad. You'll love it. It's breathtaking." She gushed.

"That sounds like a lovely idea." Arianna said at the offer. "We might just do that after our upcoming anniversary."

From then on. Orion became a regular visitor to the castle. Until Rapunzel had to cover for his disappearance saying he's on a business trip. Then after the defeat of Lash and the Dark Mongers. Orion and Friday became members of the family.

Things were always going to go up for Orion when it came to Rapunzel's family. That's why in the current present. He's working to bring them back. With their memories.

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Present day...Down in the Kingdom of Equis...

For those of you who don't know. King Frederic always had a rival who always seemed to have got on his nerves with childish pranks. Even after the little shrimp became King Of Equis.

King Trevor of Equis. (Not to be confused with GTA V's royal mod Trevor). Had a prank that got on Frederic's nerves a year and a half ago when he sent spies to paint Frederic's statue. But Trevor was given a taste of his own medicine one day when Frederic and Eugene broke in to steal the royal seal of Equis. Only it turned out to be a royally owned pet seal named Trevor Jr, and not a ring that seals contracts.

Eugene came up with a better idea when they got caught by having King Trevor tied to his own statue in his underwear and dressed as a royal fool. With his statue painted. Not to mention Trevor's dance off against Hookfoot was tarnished during Rapunzel's journey to the Dark Kingdom.

Nowadays King Trevor still continues to rule over Equis despite his reputation.

At this moment, a man dressed as a ninja was racing towards the castle. And when he got there, he was met with two guards that quickly let him pass through to see King Trevor, with news that would bring a sinister smile to the king.

"I bring news from Corona." The man said as he knelt before his king, a scroll held out in his hands. "The King and Queen have returned. But rumor has it that their memories are lost. And that may include their love for each other."

"Is that so?" King Trevor took the scroll and opened it, looking over its contents before folding it up again with a devious smirk. "Foolish Frederic. You may have won Arianna's affections all those years ago. But you cannot hold a rainbow in your hand forever."

"Ore! Ore! Ore!" Trever Jr, the seal, sounded right behind him while next to his mate.

"Yes, sweet boy! We're off to Corona!" Trever declared before walking out of the room.

Trever Jr. Looked sad at being apart from his mate, before giving her a kiss and hopping after the King, who was beginning to form his dastardly plans. Hanging up above King Trevor's throne room was also a large portrait of Queen Arianna and King Frederic standing together. In each other's arms. Only Frederic's face was cut out and replaced with Trevor's face.

It's obvious that Trevor in the past had tried to win over Arianna's affection when he and Frederic were younger. Trevor of course failed and had to live with it.

Now it's time for round two.

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Meanwhile down at the Mav Club...

After Frederic and Arianna woke back up. Rapunzel and Orion were worried when they didn't show any signs of remembering anything. Rapunzel was worried the most.

Orion had called in Kara for an explanation while Frederic and Arianna were in the Mav Club medical wing. They were following Hoshi and Kara's soft instructions as they were going through a physical exam. Just to make sure everything else was functioning. Their visions. Touches. Reflexes and health.

While outside the medical wing. Kara stood to talk to Rapunzel and Orion.

"Understand that their chain of memories are not gone. They have been fixed and woven back together. But they haven't reconnected to their hearts yet." Kara explained.

"So it's like a memory card that hasn't been plugged back in after being fixed." Orion figured.

"Is there anything we can do?" Rapunzel asked with great concern.

"In order to fully reconnect their hearts and memories. You have to reconnect the core of their memories. Which is the love they have for each other." Kara stated.

"Yeah that's waaay outside my expertise. I can't think of any spell or potion that can get a married couple horny let alone back to first base." Orion pointed out with a little wit.

"That's a bit more than I needed to know, Ryan." Rapunzel said with an unamused look before she expressed to Kara with a smile. "And Kara, you did your best. And besides, I have another method up my sleeve. Don't get me wrong. The power of magic is impressive. But it is nothing, compared to the power of love."

Rapunzel had a passionate air when she said that last part.

"Ugh...That hurts my ear drums! They're allergic to mush and gush!" Rocket echoed from the armory.

"Don't worry, Rocket! You can sit this one out!" Rapunzel echoed back.

Since they were just about to come upon the Day Of Hearts. This would be the perfect opportunity to reignite the love the King and Queen have for each other.

And Rapunzel had it all planned out.

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Later at the Day Of Hearts Festival...

In case anyone missed Season 1. Herz Der Sonne's journal. The same journal that holds Corona's secrets, the same secrets that were made in King Der Sonne's time, as well as acts as a map to the underground tunnel system, which were placed under the kingdom during its time of war with Saporia. It also holds the king's feelings of love towards the leader of Saporia, General Shampanier. When she saw his confusion in the journal, during their battle, Shampanier realized that she felt the same way towards the King of Corona. This is why it plays a part in a Coronian holiday that celebrates the ending of the war and the merging of the two kingdoms when Der Sonne and Shampanier married each other, which would forever be known as the 'Day of Hearts'.

It was also the same day Cassandra tried to date the Saporian Separatist Andrew as a trap to earn her father's respect. Which she succeeded just not how she planned since Rapunzel was in the way.

But also the one who helped Cassandra win.

Now it was about bringing Rapunzel's parents back together. She walked Frederic and Arianna together while Friday and Orion were walking with her. Eugene was with her as well. While the rest of the team were around enjoying the festivities.

"The Day Of Hearts was always your favorite day of the year because it was the day you proclaimed your love for one another by signing Herz Der Sonne's Diary." Rapunzel gushed, leading her parents to a podium where the diary was, before looking towards her parents. "Remember?"

Both her parents looked towards each other with Eugene standing between them. Unfortunately, the two shrugged.

"You guys!" Rapunzel mused as she grabbed her parents' arms and pulled them together. "It's the day of Hearts! Not the Day Aparts!"

She then pushed the to to walk towards the podium.

"You know, speaking of Signing Books, I know one couple that hasn't committed their love to paper." Eugene said to Rapunzel with a smirk.

"Aww, Eugene!" Rapunzel cooed at his words.

It was obvious Eugene was referring to him and Rapunzel. But Orion couldn't help but be a sibling tease.

"Oh no, me and Friday's name is already in there." Orion humorously assured as he turned the page and pointed. "Right there next to Spike and Rosebud's name. Santa and Carol's name. And even my female lesbian clone and her leash's name."

"Touch it and see what happens." Danielle threatened as she, Claire and Sarah walked by.

"I would but smoke and pink only goes well at BBQs." Orion quipped back.

"Do you just religiously have to be a killjoy?" Eugene deadpanned.

Rapunzel just giggled at the funny banter.

"Don't worry, Eugene. Of course we're gonna sign the book together." Rapunzel said while smiling at Eugene.

"Good. Good." Eugene smiled while walking up to Rapunzel, and giving her a playful flick on the nose. "I was just kind of worried with everything going on that we'd forget."

"Forget? Eugene, I love you too much to forget about something that important." Rapunzel smiled lovingly at him before turning their gazes towards her parents at the podium. "And my parents love each other too, which is why I'm sure that if they remember how it felt when they signed the diary, maybe it will bring back some memories."

Rapunzel walked closer to the podium.

"The mind may forget. But the heart always remembers." Rapunzel expressed to Eugene as Pascal climbed up onto his shoulder before Rapunzel turned back to her parents.

The Princess was hoping to spark a reminder of something precious inside her parents. After all, every perfect couple treasures the moments they express their love. Even the moment they discover it. Earn it. Fight for it. And declare it. The Day Of Hearts is a big example of that.

"Bringing up memories of love, huh? Feelings? Getting that heart pumping? Badump. Badump. Badump." Rapunzel playfully mimicked a heart beat against her father's chest.

"I'm sorry, Dear. What are you doing?" Frederic asked weirdly.

"She's hamming it in. But not in that Happy Madison kinda way. Be glad we left the fart jokes out." Orion quipped and whispered the last bit.

"You're right. You're right." Rapunzel said quickly before stepping back. "You should see for yourself. Just let the love wash over you two lovebirds."

Pascal then climbed onto Rapunzel's shoulder and started playing a romantic song on a little guitar he was holding.

"Sorry." Arianna said, cutting off the music, making Rapunzel and Pascal look crestfallen. "I just don't remember this."

"Neither do I." Frederic said as he closed the diary and put it back on the podium.

"That's why we're out here. Besides all the vendors with food high in saturated fats, aren't you getting any flashback? Callbacks? PTSD? Any How I Met Your Mother quotes?" Orion pressed on.

But the King and Queen shook their heads.

"But, if you can't remember falling in love," Rapunzel began with a sad look as she walked over to her parents. "Does that mean you're not..."

"Rapunzel. We do care about one another." Arianna said gently as she took her daughter's hands in hers. "But we are... We're such opposites. I want a life of adventure and excitement. And your father, well..."

Rapunzel looked over towards her father who was standing next to Eugene.

"Get a load of this beauty." Frederic said, holding up an egg towards Eugene. "I'm somewhat of a collector."

"Of eggs. I see that." Eugene smiled with a slight cringe.

"You too!?" Frederic exclaimed with a hearty laugh while wrapping an arm around Eugene's shoulder. "I know a fellow egghead when I see one!"

"Ugh." Arianna groaned at that before addressing her daughter again. "If we can't remember why we love each other, maybe we need some time to ourselves to figure it out."

Having said her piece, Arianna turned and walked away, leaving Rapunzel shocked and confused.

"Wait, what? What does that mean?" Rapunzel muttered with growing concern and dread as Pascal looked concerned.

Friday placed a hand on Rapunzel's shoulder while the Princess looked almost close to being distraught.

"If you start playing the ending to Mrs Doubtfire, I will fry your nuts into Hushpuppies." Friday calmly warned Orion who was putting up his gummiphone.

Orion in response put down his gummiphone. One thing was certain. They had to get them together soon. Or this will get out of hand.

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Later on In Eugene's bedRoom…..

Although one could argue that it's already gotten out of hand. Because when Eugene went to his bedroom. The same room he was sharing with Frederic since he and Arianna are not connected enough to sleep in the same room together. Frederic was already stacking and stocking his collection of a variety of eggs in his collection. All over Eugene's bedroom. It looked like a avian mating season came and left in the room.

"Would you look at what your father has done to my room?!" Eugene exclaimed as he, Rapunzel, Orion, and Friday looked around the room.

There were eggs all over the place. Eggs in drawers, eggs hanging from the ceiling by string, eggs in chests, eggs on the bed, and all different sizes. From your normal everyday eggs to eggs that are as big or bigger than watermelons.

"This is why I shop at IKEA. Because Ashley isn't pasture raised." Orion quipped as he looked around the room.

Just then, Frederic walked into the room with a crate full of more eggs.

"Hello Roomie." Frederic beamed, chuckling while giving Eugene an egg.

"Oh! Hahaha! Roomie! That's such a strong word." Eugene faked a laugh as Frederic walked into the room. "Well, make yourself at home your Majesty."

Rocket walked by the hallway and looked weirded from seeing all of the eggs.

"What's with all the cholesterol?" Rocket inquired.

"You don't wanna know." Friday muttered.

Rocket of course shrugged and walked away. He lives for ammo. Not for eggs.

Rapunzel, Eugene, Orion, and Friday quietly stepped outside of the room.

"Rapunzel, you have got to get your parents back together." Eugene whispered loudly to Rapunzel.

Rapunzel looked back into the room at her father before going back in.

"Uh, Dad. Don't you think that if you get to know Mom, your feelings would come back?" Rapunzel suggested, hoping he would listen.

But before he could answer.

"WOOOHOO!" Everyone heard Arianna and looked out the window to see her hang gliding around the castle, laughing and cheering as she flew.

"Is that my hang glider I got from our wedding?" Friday inquired.

Either Arianna asked to borrow it from Groot. Or Friday left it in the backyard again.

"She's a seeker of thrills. I, on the other hand, am an avoider of thrills." Frederic explained while they looked out the window, before turning away from the window. "How could I possibly win her heart again?"

"Dad. You two are meant to be together. It'll work out." Rapunzel said softly, putting an encouraging hand on her father's arm.

"ONE MORE TIME! WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!" Arianna cheered outside as she went for another lap on the hang glider.

Both Eugene and Rapunzel were blown away to see this side of the Queen. Normally she is a very calm and supportive. Maternal and composed but gentle. Where did she get this excitement to defy gravity from?

Maybe that's where Rapunzel got her adventurous side.

"I'm actually used to this side of her. Whenever I would take our folks on vacation they'd do two different things. Ari would go surfing. Fred would go shuffle boarding. Ari would go on the roller coaster. Fred would go to the ball toss game. But Fred would at least go and pet an alligator. Ari on the other hand would strangle the alligator." Orion went on while Eugene would wave his hands and signal for him to shut up. Orion then stopped by breaking the fourth wall. "I'm just moving this temporarily untimely plot device forward. You'll all thank me for making this chapter a little more longer."

Then Orion teleported out of the room. And Friday rolled her eyes as she walked out to give her husband a piece of her mind. "Idiot." She muttered as she left.

It's obvious that hearing details about Arianna being a total opposite and even seeing it was bringing the King down some more.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to be alone for the time being." Frederic said with a sad tone.

"Of course, Dad. I understand." Rapunzel said softly before walking towards the door and pushed Eugene out with her.

"Wait a minute. Now, now hang on! But this is my room!" Eugene exclaimed before the door to his room closed, the two now standing outside the closed door. "I mean, technically, he's the king. So they're all his rooms. But still-"

"Eugene! Focus!" Rapunzel urged while pulling him close by his coat before getting lost in her passionate speech. "We have got a match to make. A match that will spark the flames of Romance." Rapunzel pushed herself in closer. "And a romance that will burn brightly for all to see! Like... The sun!"

Eugene rolled his eyes with a smirk as he took her hand and dragged her away.

"Burning! In the heavens! Which all can see!" Rapunzel continued her passionate romance speech even as she was dragged away by Eugene who had a deadpanned look.

If Rocket was hearing this. He'd clean his own ears out with nitroglycerin.

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Later on at the Castle Meeting Room...

What usually is a place for planning out public events. And battle strategy. Is now being used to plan out how to get the King and Queen into each other.

Rapunzel had gotten her friends and family together inside the room. Which consisted of Eugene. Lance. Max. Pascal. Kiera, Catalina. Hoshi. Friday. Rocket. Groot. Drax. Orion. Yozora. Donald and Goofy. Everyone was given scrolls of her plan to get the King and Queen back together while she paced right in front of them.

"The Kingdom of Corona is in crisis." Rapunzel told her friends, with Eugene, Pascal, Lance, Maximus, Kiera, and Catalina standing in front of her, while the Guardians stood next to Rapunzel. "Pascal will give each of you a copy of my comprehensive plan to save it."

"Operation Royal Romance?" Lance read aloud as Rapunzel paced in front of them. "Uh, this is about setting your folks up on a date? You said the fate of the Kingdom is at stake!"

"Oh, it is Lance." Rapunzel said with a serious scowl as she stood next to an illustration board with an image of her parents looking at each other inside a heart.

"And cue the dramatic music." Orion muttered before pushing a button, playing Carl Orf - O Fortuna by Carmina Burana.

As the music played, Rapunzel flipped to the next page, showing a picture of the King and Queen, facing away from each other in a broken heart.

"If the King and Queen fall apart," Rapunzel spoke as she turned to the next page, showing an image of several green broken hearts with dead branches in the background. "Other couples will follow their lead. And soon," she then turned to the next page, as it showed Corona on fire with people holding spears at each other. "All of Corona society will crumble. And you know what they say. As goes Corona," rapunzel enunciated as she turned the next several pages. One with planet Earth. "So!" then the next page with Earth blowing up. "Goes!" then the last page of an empty space with stars, but no Earth. "The world!"

"The future of current Disney Studios, folks!" Orion said, breaking the fourth wall.

"Do you want that to happen, Lance!?" Rapunzel asked angrily, before she kicked her presentation down and pointed at the group in front of her with a death glare. "Do you!?"

"No! No no no no no no no no no!" Lance rapidly squeaked from under a table, with Eugene and Maximus cowering from behind it, Catalina and Kiera were holding each other looking scared, and Pascal was hiding in Eugene's hair.

"That's the spirit!" Rapunzel said with a big smirk, with her mood doing a total 180.

"Okay now that you vexed them. Mind if I mix in a few of my ideas?" Orion spoke up.

"Here we go." Yozora deadpanned as the guardians shared some looks.

"Thanks. But that won't be necessary. My plan is foolproof." Rapunzel said with a confident tone. "There's no need for added changes. I don't want this ruined."

"Come on, when have you ever known me to ruin anything?" Orion protested with a bragging tone.

"I am Groot. I am Groot…..I am Groot." Groot pointed several examples out while counting on his wooden fingers.

"Nobody asked you." Orion quickly said and wittingly suggested to Rapunzel. "Alright, we're optimistic, yes. I like your plan, except it sucks. So let me add to the plan. And that way, it might be flawless."

"Oh, so you think my plan has a flaw, huh?" Rapunzel said in an annoyed tone. "Prove it, then."

"First off. 'Operation Royal Romance'. Generic. Should be called 'Parent Trap'. Second. A carriage drive across the fields, then a romantic dinner at the Snuggly Duckling? I think a McDonald's would have more upper class than that place. That's why all us guys goes to drink under the duck." Orion snorted as he listed the plan.

"We drink inside the pub. Not under it." Drax corrected while everyone ignored him.

"I'd say we replace the first one with a gummi ship ride across the stars. And a visit to a five star restaurant in Twilight Town." Orion suggested.

"Or the Islands of Fate." Yozora suggested his home world.

"We'll rock paper scissors." Orion replied.

"Well, Mr. Let me tell you where your plan has flaws." Rapunzel said in a snarky tone. "First off, the Gummi ship ride idea could scare them and take their minds away from reconnecting with each other. Second, my carriage ride idea is closer to home which has many familiar sights to help them remember. And third, I already promised I would pay Attila and his friends at the Snuggly Duckling for their services."

"If I can make a suggestion, so that we don't lose the rest of the day doing election debates. Why just take turns with your plans. You do one and if it fails. Rapunzel does the next one." Yozora spoke up.

"I agree." Friday said.

"Me too." Hoshi added.

"Ok. I can go along with that." Rapunzel said before looking smugly at her brother. "So, what do say, little bro? Want to see who the best romantic is?"

"Don't worry. She'll see it real soon." Orion smirked as he teased and held up a penny. "Heads or tails on who goes first?"

"Tails." Rapunzel answered.

Orion flipped a penny and it fell to the floor and it landed ironically on tails.

"What the hell, Abe?!" Orion groaned.

"Yes! Looks like I'm up first!" Rapunzel beamed as she pumped her fist in the air. "Okay. There's no reason we can't teach these lovebirds to fly again. And NOTHING's gonna stand in our way."

As serious and exciting it was in the way she said those words. The Princess had no idea that she just jinxed her whole operation by saying that. Because someone else has plans for his own as well.

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Meanwhile across the ocean...

A large royal green ship was coming up over the ocean. The large white sails had a emblem of a certain someone's crown. And that said 'certain someone' had a golden statue of himself as the figure head mounted on the prow of the ship.

It's King Trevor's ship. Who else?

Inside the ship's cabin. Trevor Jr was in his large doggy bed, and he was busy bouncing and playing with a string blue crystal orb with spikes on the side, like it was a beach ball. However the orb wasn't a toy. Or his for that matter.

Because when he bounced the orb back up. King Trevor caught it.

"Careful, careful, Trevor Jr." King Trevor lightly scolded as Trevor JR pouted. "This rare sea crystal is to be a gift for my future queen."

Then King Trevor smirked sinisterly at his reflection on the orb.

"A wedding gift." Trevor beamed and squealed evilly.

Obviously he's going to use that orb as a special gem to win Arianna's affection. Or atleast just one of his plans. Which is disgusting to think about. But….Either Trevor is unaware about the Guardians of the Unknown living in Corona. Or he is aware and has the means to dodge them so his plans go well.

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Back down in the fields of Old Corona...

Because it was Rapunzel's turn first. She took the Queen out for a scroll toward the fields of Old Corona for one of her plans were already being set up. While Orion simply participated as an audience to watch when the plan would fail. But Rapunzel was determined to make this work, and she was looking forward to rubbing it in Orion's face.

"Rapunzel, where are we going?" Arianna asked as Rapunzel led her through a field of flowers towards a wall of leaves.

"Oh, you know." Rapunzel said as she pulled back the curtain of leaves to reveal Fidella and Maximus standing there, decorated with pink flowers. "I just thought you might enjoy a ride through the forest."

Fidella looked happy with the flowers on her head, while Maximus looked annoyed with the flowers around his neck forming the shape of a heart, while Frederic stood there, his back to them while looking towards the castle.

"Dad? What? Dad's here. What are the chances?" Rapunzel said excitedly, while trying to sound surprised by her father being there.

"Eugene led me..." Frederic said before noticing Eugene not there. "Wait, where's Eugene?"

Eugene, was in fact, hiding behind a tree with Lance, Kiera, Catalina, and Pascal.

"Mom and I were just going for a ride. But." Rapunzel said before faking a yawn. "Suddenly I'm just so tired."

Rapunzel then perked up.

"Hey, I know, since you just happened to be here, why don't you take my place?" Rapunzel suggested, pushing Frederic towards Arianna.

"Oh uh, I don't know..." Frederic said reluctantly, turning to walk away, only to stop when Rapunzel glared at him.

"Do it." Rapunzel hissed to him.

"Yes, I'd love to." Frederic started to say with a nervous smile as he turned around, only for his face to hit Fidella's, the horse glaring at him. "I love, horsing, around."

This earned a giggle from Arianna who was on top of Fidella, earning a smile from Frederic, who looked at Rapunzel before walking over to Maximus to mount him while Rapunzel moved to stand near the tree the others were standing behind.

"Now, to set the mood." Rapunzel said before whispering to Catalina and Kiera. "Red, Angry, the fireflies."

The two held up two jars, only to see that they were empty.

"Where'd our fireflies go?" Kiera asked, only for Pascal to hiccup and his stomach started to glow, making him smile nervously for eating them.

*Thud!*

They heard a groan and turned to see Frederic on the ground after failing to get onto Maximus.

Rapunzel and Eugene ran out to help him onto Maximus, only to fall off the other side, making Arianna cringe slightly.

"Just a moment." Frederic insisted before standing up and looking at his daughter with a downtrodden expression. "Oh, Rapunzel. I'm not sure about this. The galloping motion upsets my stomach."

Just then as Rapunzel was going to insist for him to try. The Maverick teleported next to Rapunzel while looking smugly.

"Replacing the carriage with horses to spice it up? Laaaame!" Maverick sang on a high opera note and then he whispered musingly to Rapunzel's ear. "If you surrender. I'll throw in a red Ferrari into your plan instead."

"Nice try. But I'm not backing down, Mr." Rapunzel whispered back with a determined look.

"Very well. I'll bide my time. I'll get this victory my pretty sissy Princess. And your little frog too! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!" Maverick did a perfect Wicked Witch Of the West impersonation before he puffed a neon cloud and disappeared.

"That kid probably has to eat soap just to keep a clean mind." Eugene remarked in a shutter at how crazy Orion is.

"Yeah, and this is one of his better days." Rapunzel said jokingly with a smirk before addressing her father again with a gentle tone. "Dad, Mom really loves riding. At least give it a try. For me?"

Seeing his daughter even giving him her puppy eyes, he gave in cracked immediately.

"How can I say no to you?" Frederic said before climbing onto Maximus. Arianna and Frederic shared smiles before Arianna snapped her reins and Fidella was off.

"Hahaha! Woohoo!" Arianna cheered as she rode off fast down the path, Maximus running fast behind them with Frederic holding on for dear life.

"Slow down!" Frederic exclaimed as Maximus caught up to Fidella.

"What's the matter? Can't keep up Freddie?" Arianna called out with a smirk and giggle before going faster.

Frederic looked determined now to keep up as they rode.

Meanwhile, Rapunzel and Eugene watched them ride off from the top of the hill.

"Well, looks like Operation Royal Romance is making good progress." Eugene said, smiling at Rapunzel.

"Hehe, Yeah!" Rapunzel said with a joyful giggle.

Just then. Yozora and Hoshi walked up from behind them to watch. They could see that Rapunzel's plan was going well so far. But it wouldn't hurt to check.

"Okay so...Who's winning?" Hoshi asked with a grin.

"Who else, but the Mistress of romance?" Rapunzel said smugly. "I've got this in the bag "

"Haha. How well is Orion taking it? Did he rip his hair out?" Yozora remarked

"Poor Ryan. He's still in denial." Rapunzel said smugly.

"I gotta say. This may be my second time celebrating the Day Of Hearts. But it's definitely more eventful than the last one." Hoshi exhaled as she admired how this day was going.

Just then Friday appeared with them and stood next to Hoshi.

"As soon as the re-courtship duel is over. Ryan and I plan to reenact our honeymoon." Friday mused.

"Thanks for the warning." Rapunzel said jokingly. "Just make sure you're in a noise canceling room so I don't get any noise complaints from all of Corona."

"Actually you're gonna need noise canceling earbuds and to stay safe in your bedroom." Yozora pointed out.

"Because almost every romantic couple, in Corona, on this night. They acts like it's Valentine's Day at Caligula's Palace." Hoshi cringed at the thought of an entire town doing the birds and the bees.

"We found out because Ryan could hear it." Friday pointed out.

"He could hear an entire kingdom having a double 'bang' up blast?" Eugene inquired.

"No just when he was close enough to certain people's house when he walked home from buying some more candy that evening. He ran home to the bathroom and cried out the Lord's Prayer in twenty different languages while pouring bleach down his ears." Friday emphasized as she cringed.

"Geez. It's a wonder how Corona's population isn't higher than it is now." Eugene said.

"Well, it's a time of love. And everyone is gonna express that love in some way." Rapunzel said with a shrug.

"That's also gonna include you two later. I hate to sound like my husband, but since you've both been a couple for what feels like season 3. You're gonna feel an urge to express it." Friday revealed.

"Oh you don't have to tell me. I've been trying not to give into my urges until after Mom and Dad are back together again, memories and all." Rapunzel smiled while Eugene silently blushed at Friday's words. Then she whispered in Friday's ear. "But I can assure you, I already have something special planned for me and Eugene later."

"My lips are sealed." Friday mused as she winked and walked off.

"Me and Zora already have plans of our own. Later, on our island." Hoshi timidly and quietly said to Rapunzel.

And in case anyone forgot. 'Zora' is the nickname ladies and best friends like to call Yozora. It's starting to catch on.

"Ooh, that's great." Rapunzel said to her before adding with a wink. "Hope you guys have a fun time."

"Thanks." Hoshi smiled cheekily before she and Yozora walked off.

Mostly to get back to the festivities. But also to let Eugene and Rapunzel talk in private.

"So, have you thought about when you and I might sign the book?" Eugene asked with a smile.

But before Rapunzel could answer….

"SLOW DOWN!" Both of them heard Frederic exclaim loudly and looked to see Arianna riding on Fidella fast while Frederic was still holding on for dear life on Maximus right behind her, only to end up not ducking in time as Maximus ran underneath a fallen tree, causing Frederic to collide with the tree and fall off while Maximus kept running.

"Oh, that looks bad." Rapunzel muttered as she, Eugene, and Pascal cringed before she got up from her seat. "Excuse me. I-I'd better jump in."

With that, Rapunzel ran down to help her father. As Rapunzel ran down the fast to check on her father. Frederic was sitting up as he winced a bit. Thankfully the ground wasn't too hard as the tree took his impact. But he was sore.

"Dad! Are you alright?!" Rapunzel asked out of worry as she knelt down to help him up.

Arianna came back over to on Fidella to check and see if Frederic is okay. Even Maximus came back looking worried.

"Frederic?" Arianna asked out of concern.

"I'm fine really. Just a little winded." Frederic assured as he stood up and dusted himself.

Maximus sighed in relief. For a moment there he thought he crippled the king. Just then Maverick flew over to them and handed Frederic a Hi-Potion tube.

"Here this should get rid of the sores." Maverick said as he handed Frederic the tube and he gratefully drinked it. And he instantly felt better.

'Good afternoon, everybody! This is TEC Caray, reporting live on the incident that ends the round of the Princess' attempt to wrap up Operation Royal Romance on the first round! How can we tell that we're live?!...Penis!' TEC imitated Will Ferrell's Harry Caray while acting like a radio sportscaster.

'You should've picked me to do this instead.' PRO deadpanned.

"And you should've picked tails!" Maverick said back before he said to Rapunzel. "But seriously Sis, you lost the first round. So let the Mav With The Mouth take the next spin."

"Alright then, little bro. Show me what you got." Rapunzel said with a smug and amused look.

"Well seeing how it's time for karaoke back at the 'Day Of Vascular Organs' Fair. How do you fine permanently wedded monarch fair with a good old fashioned shake?" Maverick asked the King and Queen.

"Huh?" Frederic and Arianna inquired.

"Can you dance?" Maverick deadpanned.

"Dance? Oh I love to dance!" Arianna beamed excitedly. "There isn't a dance I can't do!"

"Uh, I don't know. I'm not really much of a dancer." Frederic said nervously. "I honestly have two left feet."

"All good. I know how to deal with your lukewarm mix. By going for a certain group that even folks in wheelchairs danced to." Maverick remarked.

Let's just say the Author of this story has seen such a thing as a few folks in wheelchairs dance to this classic at the park before.

"I KNOW IT!" Maverick echoed at the details.

NO! ONE OF THEM WASN'T MY DATE! Ugh...Moving on.

---

Back over at the Day Of Hearts Festival...

There was a large heart color themed stage set up around the festivities as the attenders cheered as an audience. Everyone there was getting ready to dance as they all have gotten use to Orion Forge's 'foreign classic'. At least to them it's foreign. On stage. Orion Forge was dressed like Daryl Hall with his black Leather jacket and sunglasses. And he had his band back from the StarBurst days, like what they did during the Challenge Of The Brave performances.

He even hired Donald Duck's Nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie to do the extra instruments. Huey was on the electric keyboard. Dewy was on the Saxophone and Louise was playing the triangle.

And everyone got ready as Orion started up the tone to the famous song by Hall & Oates. Maneater.

"She'll only come out at night!~ The lean and hungry type!~ Nothing is new!~ I've seen her here before!~ Watching and waiting!~ Ooh, she's sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door!~ So many have paid to see what you think you're getting for free!~" Orion sang expertly as the band played and everyone below the stage danced. Most of them had a partner. "The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar!~ Money's the matter!~ If you're in it for love, you ain't gonna get too far!~"

Down below. Yozora was dancing like a pro from the era with Hoshi. And so were Mickey and Minnie. Even Donald and Daisy were dancing down there.

Rapunzel and Eugene were even down there dancing together. They had no trouble following the style since Rapunzel watched enough videos on how to dance to Hall & Oates.

"Woo! This is so much fun!" Rapunzel cheered as she danced with Eugene.

"Well, I highly doubt there's any kind of dancing you wouldn't find fun." Eugene said with a witty tone.

Just then. Orion summoned several hot dancers made of neon as they danced with him to the next verse.

"Oh-oh, here she comes!~" The band sang with Orion.

"Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up!~" Orion sang out perfectly.

"Oh-oh, here she comes!~" The band sang with Orion.

"She's a Maneater!~" Orion sang out perfectly.

"Oh-oh, here she comes!~" The band sang with Orion.

"Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up!~" Orion sang out perfectly.

"Oh-oh, here she comes!~" The band sang with Orion.

"She's a Maneater!~" Orion sang out perfectly.

Arianna was swinging into the rhythm as she felt the groove. While she was holding Frederic's hands who was dancing carefully.

"Having trouble, Freddy?!" Arianna mused.

"Uh...Only a little. I guess my spine needs to adjust." Frederic smiled nervously as he was doing his best to keep up.

"Well, I know how to help loosen you up." Arianna said with a smirk as she moved to dip Frederic. "A nice dip!"

"No, no dip! No dip!" Frederic humorously panicked.

Orion's eyes widened during the dance. As he jerked towards the Readers and Author. "Quick! Cut to the next scene!" He urged.

*Crack!*

"OUCH!" Frederic cried out.

"Too late." Orion deadpanned as everyone gasped.

---

Later on at Eugene's bedroom...

Maverick had Frederic laying flat and forward on Eugene's bed. As he sighed with relief while Maverick was expertly massaging his back. It's a good thing the only thing Frederic took off was just the coat of his royal attire.

Eugene and Rapunzel were in the room with Frederic. Arianna looked nervous for her husband. While Rapunzel just stood there with a smug little grin and her arms were crossed. Because her brother lost this round. That and she's confident in his skills to fix her father's back.

Eugene was just intrigued by what just happened.

"Honestly I'm just surprised that a back could make that noise let alone bend in that direction." Eugene remarked nervously.

"I discovered all 26 ways a back can bend with my own spine." Maverick remarked.

"Well, Mr. Hotshot. Looks like you've lost this round." Rapunzel smirked smugly with her arms crossed.

"Laugh it up, Sunny Delight. This failure is nothing compared to the time someone in my fan mail dared me to give Conan O'Brien a massage." Maverick snorted.

"You're kidding. You actually did that!?" Eugene asked with a gobsmacked look.

"The fan who sent the latter promised me an early access code to Mario + Rabbids Spark Of Hope. I wasn't gonna pass that up!" Maverick protested

'Oh oh oh! I wanna play the clip!' TEC beamed.

"Fine." Maverick deadpanned.

---

Inside of the clip…

Then tech projected the clip of Maverick fulfilling his dare. As Conan O'Brien was shirtless and on a massage table. With a towel over his waist. While Maverick was massaging his back and rubbing a soothing ointment into his tense muscles.

Which were actually a jar of panda tears. And new age music was playing in the background.

"Oh...Oh!...That's good...Thank you, you are such a fucking lifesaver. Oh yeah...Lower..." Conan exhaled as his neck was massaged. "Loooower...Oooh...Lower...Looower..."

As Maverick reached towards Conan's waist. He paused and did a double take. Before he asked something that caused the new age background music to stop instantly.

"Where's your ass?" Maverick asked looking confused.

Conan was too embarrassed and nervous to say it.

"WHERE IS YOUR ASS?!" Maverick exclaimed in a panicked tone. And then he called out. "MEDIC!"

"IT'S NOT MY FAULT!" Conan protested in a defensive cry.

"MEEEEDIIIIC!" Maverick screamed real loud while shaking his fists to the ceiling.

---

And then the clip ended.

While Arianna was completely weirded out by what she just saw. Rapunzel and Eugene on the other hand, could barely hold in their laughs.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, Ryan! You really are the craziest man I've ever known!" Rapunzel laughed so hard while holding her stomach.

Eugene was laughing so hard, he fell to the ground, holding his side where his spleen was.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OH! My spleen!" Eugene laughed as he rolled around on the floor. "I can't... I can't breathe!"

"I still got a free video game out of it. And seeing that we're both tied in points that count to negatory infinity. I'll pass the next round over to you and see how it blows." Maverick quipped to Rapunzel.

"Oh, I'm gonna make you regret that decision." Rapunzel said smugly. "Because I'm definitely winning the next round. After all, I rarely fail twice in a row."

"Meh you got the accolades to prove it. Not even a cheap direct sequel." Maverick snorted while breaking the fourth wall. "Tell you what. I'll raise the stakes, cause I love to mouth sack a challenge. I'll even send in Pinky and The Echo to help out."

By the Pinky and the Echo, he meant Claire and Danielle.

"Ooh, I'm liking my odds even more." Rapunzel said excitedly. "So, what kind of stakes are we talking here?"

"The kind that will make mine harder to succeed. Think of it as a penalty for failing hard at this round. Why, cause I'm a masochist who doesn't give two shits about feeling pain or wasting time." Maverick quipped and broke the fourth wall. "Kinda like Disney executives."

'Basically they'll be there to help you out.' PRO stated.

'And pull you out in case it gets stupid hairy!' TEC beamed.

"Well, in that case, I know just the place for the next round." Rapunzel said with a confident smirk.

"Payless? Oh I forgot." Maverick quipped about her being barefoot which made Rapunzel give him an unamused deadpan look.

Course seeing that the day was coming to an end. There's no better way to end such a special day than with a nice full course meal.

A romantic one at that.

---

Later on down at the Snuggly Duckling...

Rapunzel and Eugene were leading Frederic and Arianna who were riding on Maximus and Fidella. But on a steady pace so the King doesn't fall off again.

Thankfully Maverick's massage helped fix up his back. Now he felt brand new. But so far Arianna and Frederic haven't fallen back in love yet. And their memories haven't been restored. But on the brightside. They both know Rapunzel and Orion were telling them the truth about their life together and the children they have loved and cared for.

Still, they need to feel the love they had. It's not enough to just know about it.

Thankfully Rapunzel has help from Danielle and Claire. Who are both there in their keyblade uniforms. Walking with Rapunzel and Eugene, while they walked the horses.

"Are you for real about this place, Zel? I just highly doubt that a restaurant with booze fumes, crime scenes and a previously haunted episode would count as a Newlywed eatery." Danielle said out of concern. With a hint of breaking the fourth wall.

"Trust me, Dani. By the time this dinner is over, those two will be in love all over again." Rapunzel said confidently.

It's a good thing they're talking quietly. Because what Danielle says next could've shifted the course.

"Alright. We're almost here. Do you need us to read a script or anything?" Claire asked.

"No. Just follow my lead." Rapunzel whispered before talking to her parents in her normal optimistic tone. "I don't know about you two, but I am famished. Who wants a bite to eat? I know just the place."

In the distance was the Snuggly Duckling, the lights from the windows shining.

"Le Caneton Snugglet." Rapunzel said, leading them up to the door.

"It's actually Le Petit Canard Câlin." Danielle corrected her French which Rapunzel shrugged off.

Rapunzel opened the door and entered inside the Snuggly Duckling. Where everything was set up.

"Garson, your finest table please." Rapunzel said in a French accent.

All the Snuggly Duckling gang were there. Vladimir, Big Nose, Ulf, Attila, and Shorty, all standing around with bow ties made of bone, directing them towards a table with candles lit on top of a skull, and curtains with hearts on them close by.

A while later they had Frederic and Arianna sitting at the table, talking to each other. Like a date.

"The ocean? Exploring? Hahaha!" Frederic said with a laugh as Ulf walked over and mimed and mimicked opening a bottle of champagne. "Oh, not for me. No no no. I am a collector of eggs. You know it's the shape of them that gets me almost circular. But not quite."

Arianna just let out a slight groan while Ulf nervously slid away from the table.

"The egg collection? Really Dad?" Rapunzel muttered with a deadpan exasperated and annoyed look.

"No offense. But how the hell did these two ended up together in the first place?" Claire inquired weirdly at them.

"Puberty hijinx? Confusion?...Both?" Danielle inquired.

Rapunzel exhaled in exasperation as she decided to let out the big guns.

"Okay people, we have a four-alarm romantic emergency. Initiate Operation Entrée!" Rapunzel declared with a serious look which ended with a determined grin and a fist smack to her palm.

Then the Snuggly Duckling gang got to work.

With that. Attila led with preparing a meal fit for the King and Queen. With the others helping. Which consisted of a roasted chicken with a side of soap. Sandwiches. Baked ham and several other side dishes with hot bread on the side. Sounds like the menu at Boston Market.

Attila brought the dinner which was covered in a tray top to the table, but when he lifted the tray, Shorty was seen laying on the large, licking his fingers after eating all the food. Which was for the couple.

"Good morning. Bon appetit monomi." Shorty said drunkenly

Attila growled as he angrily grabbed Shorty and pulled him close.

"Do you have any idea how Long that took to bake!?" Attila barked in rage.

"I mean, I know how long it took to eat it." Shorty said before pecking a kiss at the top of Attila's helmet.

"Do you want me to kick the Mini Hobo's ass?" Danielle asked while cracking her knuckles.

"Nah. My hands are free." Attila sneered before reeling his arm back, ready to throw Shorty.

"Attila, no!" Rapunzel said too late as Attila threw Shorty, who smacked right into Vladimir's face.

"Watch where you're throwing that guy!" Vladimir said after grabbing Shorty off his face and holding him with his right hand.

"This is not the time to be throwing Shorty around!" Rapunzel said urgently as she moved to Vladimir.

"Actually, princess, it is." Vladimir said, gesturing over to the wall clock with an owl carving on top holding a sign that said '8:00 SHORTY TOSSING'. And it was exactly eight o'clock.

"Right on schedule!" Shorty drunkenly said before being thrown by Vladimir who then ran towards where he threw him, the Snuggly Duckling crew now starting to brawl and smash around, making Rapunzel hold a hand to her face as things were not going according to plan at all.

As everyone was fighting and items were flying around. Orion teleported into the room and walked up to Rapunzel.

"I think I figured something out." Orion figured as he looked at Frederic who was hiding under the table. And Arianna who was looking pumped while enjoying the fight.

"Let me guess. I lost the third round?" Rapunzel asked in a deadpan tone.

"No!...I mean you did, but that's not it." Orion stated as Rapunzel facepalmed herself again. "I think what's happened is that Fred and Ari AKA Queen Mom and Thy Father our King reverted back to their previous adolescent personalities with the loss of their memories."

"You mean to tell me Mom and Dad were exactly like this when they were around our age?" Rapunzel asked with a surprised tone.

"Probably more around your age. I mean I can kinda see where you get the hyperactive. Quirky and chatty demeanor." Danielle said to Rapunzel from behind.

"What she said and also because they gained their more mature traits and social confidence in their later years. Those experiences they've gain from those years are with their memories." Orion explained a little further.

"Okay? So what should we do then?" Rapunzel asked her brother.

"We're gonna have to share the next round, cause I think I got the one idea that always seems to work on these hard to crack through their amnesic glass. But first you better get our folks outta here and then- the ***k is he doing?!" Orion suggested and noticed something weird the Mime was doing.

As the Snuggly Duckling gang were fighting each other while tossing Shorty around. Ulf the Mime was busy fighting with no one. He was just punching the air in random directions while Frederic was hiding under the table looking scared to get attacked.

"Alright!" Rapunzel said as she moved over to her father with a nervous smile. "I think we should go!"

"Excellent idea." Frederic agreed with a shaky smile of his own.

"Not till I get an uncle out of this chump." Arianna said with a vicious smirk as she held Vladimir's arm with one hand and pulled on his horned helmet.

"Uncle! Uncle!" Vladimir cried out as Arianna applied more force.

"Okay Ari? Ari? Let go of the muscle bound victim." Orion tried to ease his adopted mother's raw adrenaline.

"Not until this sad clown apologizes for looking at me the wrong way!" Arianna said with a smirk as she applied even more force.

"Aaah! I was looking at Bruiser! He was standing right behind you!" Vladimir squeaked.

"Alright, enough. Let him go ram someone's red blanket." Orion insisted as he pried them loose.

Then Arianna took a deep brief as she stood up. Fixed the loose fringes in her air. Then she growled and did the unthinkable. She grabbed Vladimir's crotch with a strong grip!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Vladimir shrieked high like a girl at the raw pain of his groin.

"Eh. Tan hermosa es el infierno en la tierra." Danielle cringed and quipped.

Translation. 'So beautiful it's hell on Earth'. Even everyone else inside stopped briefly to cringe before resuming the fight.

"Hey hey hey! Ari. Hakuna his tatas. Right now." Orion persisted with a witty tone.

"Okay. Fine." Arianna said finally letting go before walking away. "Consider yourself getting off easy this time."

"Santa Maria. My pistachios." Vladimir squeaked and fell to the ground in pain.

Claire walked by and casted a healing spell on the poor guy. And he sighed in relief.

"Whew. Thanks." Vladimir sighed in relief.

"We'll take it from here, ladies. Enjoy the literal manslaughter." Orion said to Danielle and Claire who both had popcorn to watch the Snuggly Duckling folks duke it out.

"WEEEEEE!" Shorty cheered as he was tossed against and crashed into something that created dust.

But Rapunzel and Orion got Arianna and Frederic out of there fast. To pull off the one idea they both know would always work.

---

Down at the Coronian docks...

Rapunzel agreed that this idea would work. They both set up a boat ride at the one romantic spot near the spotlight of the Corona river. Rapunzel. Eugene, Orion and Friday stood from the pier to watch.

On the boat, with a light shining the way as it went, sat Frederic and Arianna, with Lance at the back, using a rowing pole to move them along as he was dressed in a striped shirt and hat.

"Welcome aboard! I will be your guide on this evening of enchantment." Lance said smoothly before picking up an empty tip jar. I also accept large tips in cash or gold bullion. Hahaha."

*Snatch!*

The jar was snatched from his hand by golden hair, making him turn back towards the dock to see Rapunzel glaring at him with a wave of her finger.

Lance just shrugged with a smirk before picking up a stringed instrument and started playing romantic music, two swans in the distance coming together to make a heart shape.

"All we do now, is wait for them to connect." Orion stated as they stood and watched.

"I don't know, guys. Those two have been well connected as a germaphobe in a swimming pool." Eugene said with a doubting tone.

"You know what? You're right. It's not like there was a time when a certain duo who were polar opposites that couldn't wait to get away from each other, despite becoming well acquainted. And then they came to a certain spot, and saw each other and came to the light..." Orion mused as he formed a tiny neon boat with a tiny Rapunzel and tiny Eugene looking at all of the tiny floating lanterns.

"And at last we see the liiight~" Tiny Rapunzel and Tiny Eugene sang with chipmunk voices.

Eugene looked exasperated while Rapunzel stifled a giggle at this. It was way too obvious that Orion was referring to them.

"You know. Ralph and Vanellope! Or was it Aladdin and Jasmine? No wait! Han Solo and Leia!" Orion teased as he gave his false answers.

'Or was it Jack and Rose?' PRO pondered teasingly.

'Samwise and Frodo!' TEC beamed a wrong answer.

"I think we get the point." Rapunzel said with a giggle before leaning close to Eugene. "The soft glow of lanterns. Music. Oh, it's a recipe for love."

"Ehe. I mean it's also kind of our thing." Eugene said with a smirk.

"Oh come on. It's still our thing." Rapunzel said while still smiling at him.

"Sure, yeah. It's just also their thing now too." Eugene said, Pascal making a squeaking sound as Eugene and Rapunzel leaned against each other as they watched the King and Queen from the docks.

"Technically it was my thing first. Me and Friday's first kiss was when we left our island. On a boat." Orion pointed out. "And that happened six years ago. So you all owe us 300$ for copyright infringement."

'So it was Jack and Rose!' TEC gasped in shock.

"Yeah, why don't you take that up with my attorney." Rapunzel said humorously while they watched Frederic and Arianna.

"You don't have one." Eugene deadpanned.

Meanwhile out at the water. Frderic and Arianna had each other while the others watched from a distance. Which was the perfect time for them to connect. So far they've been too busy trying to shove in each other's interests. Maybe it's time that they find some common ground.

"You know, I'm most excited to retrieve my memories, so I can remember more about Rapunzel." Frederic said as he and Arianna gazed at her before they looked back at each other. "She is so determined and strong. She must have gotten that from you."

"She's also thoughtful and responsible. She must have gotten that from you." Arianna said.

"But then there's Orion. I've heard about all of the sacrifices he's made for our home, our family. And yet we remember so little about him." Frederic said while thinking.

"Both our children have good hearts." Arianna said before smirking. "And on top of that, Ryan is my kind of Crazy."

"Don't forget the baby!" Orion echoed from the pier.

"Oh yes. We also adopted the little one, Varian, right?" Frederic briefly recalled

Rapunzel mentioned.

"Oh he's just so adorable!" Arianna beamed with a big smile. "I want to be able to remember holding that beautiful little boy in my arms for the first time again."

"So do I. I feel like every time we've held him. It feels like something was given back to us.

Something...That's been lost for years."

Frederic said as he was feeling something. A familiar emptiness. Even the Queen felt it. The feeling they had when they missed out on Rapunzel growing up.

"We may not remember much. But this is what I do know." Arianna said while holding his hands. "Our family knows how to restore what was lost, especially something that shouldn't be forgotten. And I have faith that they will."

Frederic smiled at her and took her hand in his. The two stared at each other and drew closer to each other, eyes closing as they were about to-

*CRASH*

"WOAH!" Frederic cried out as a large ship bumped into their boat, knocking Frederic off and into the water.

That ship turned out to be King Trevor's royal ship hailing from Equis. As if his timing couldn't be any better

"I'm so sorry to BARGE in unannounced!" King Trevor said in a condescending tone from atop his ship, revealing it was he who bumped into them, and most likely on purpose.

"Help! I can't swim!" Frederic cried out, trying to stay above water.

"A man overboard!? Have no fear! Feeble water bug!" King Trevor exclaimed dramatically while jumping onto the tail of his ship while removing his cape, while quietly murmuring the last part. I shall save you!"

King Trevor then dove into the water.

"Thank God he didn't strip down to his trunks." Orion said with a cringe.

Bubbles came from the water as Arianna and Lance looked on towards the water in concern before King Trevor came above water with Frederic hoisted behind him before he swam to the docks jumping and diving into the water like a seal until they landed onto the docks.

Rapunzel, Eugene, and Orion quickly moved to Frederic's side to make sure he was ok as King Trevor moved to the end of the dock, propping a leg on a post dramatically as his clothes poofed on their own.

"Okay, I'm confused. Who's Saint Louis with the poorly drawn pencil chin?" Orion asked Rapunzel and Eugene.

"King Trevor." Rapunzel muttered with disdain as she and Eugene glared at him.

"Princess Rapunzel! I'm delighted to be in your presence again." King Trevor said with a pompous tone while Rapunzel glared and groaned at this development.

Just as the royal family was about to be restored to its fullest. King Trevor had to show up. But is he willing to take on Princess Rapunzel. The Maverick and the Guardians to have his way?

---

Later at Castle Corona...

King Frederic was returned to one of the parlor rooms to sit in a comfortable chair. In front of a fireplace while wrapped in a blanket. As Rapunzel served a tray of soup to her father.

While Arianna was practicing her fencing from behind. Like a knight who loves the fight.

"This will warm you right up, Dad." Rapunzel assured with a smile as she placed the soup tray in front.

"Oh, thank you." Frederic breathed in gratitude.

But then Trevor entered the room while obviously faking concern.

"Oh! How is he? Has he improved? Oh, mournful day! Poor fragile Francis has come down with the sniffles. Oh, and sed how he shivers!" Trevor shook the king's shoulders with hammy stage acting as he poses like a woman in a Shakespeare play. "Alac!" Why must bad things happen to good people?!"

The Trevor posed trying to flex his fake muscles. "If only my strong capable arms could've shielded him from the water's chill!" He dramatically stated.

Then Orion teleported into the room. With his skin mod on to hide his red skin. Especially since Trevor didn't look at Orion while it was dark outside.

He came in with a elixir vial.

"Calm down, Ham Sandwich. This will make him better." Orion assured with a bit of sarcasm as he gave Frederic the elixir and he dranked it.

"Oh...wow. My nose is open again." Frederic smiled as he felt much better.

"Ohoho! I miracle has happened." Trevor faked happiness with his teeth gritting. Clearly he's mad that making him sick didn't work.

"If he walks outta here alive with his kneecaps straight, that's the real miracle." Orion muttered to Rapunzel.

"I just wonder who'll be the one breaking his kneecaps. Me or you." Rapunzel muttered to Orion while Pascal glared at King Trevor.

"Alas, I wish I could stay. But I'm taking Trevor Jr. See Serpent watching tomorrow." King Trevor said, purposely getting the attention of Arianna who was practicing her fencing.

"Sea Serpent watching?" Arianna asked with a curious and excited tone. "Really?"

"Yes. Majestic, beautiful they are." King Trevor said before walking up to Arianna. "You wouldn't want to join me, would you?"

"Would I ever!? I'd love to!" Arianna gushed excitedly.

Rapunzel and Pascal glared at King Trevor.

"Do you want me to send Drax in to decorate King Domino's ass?" Orion said as he was seeing red and daggers.

"As tempting as that sounds right now, I'm gonna have to decline. I think I have a cleaner idea." Rapunzel said before quickly stepping in between King Trevor and Arianna. "Um, excuse me, King Trevor? May I speak with you for a moment, in private?"

Rapunzel didn't wait for a response as she pushed King Trevor out the door, pulling her frying pan out as she did. And as soon as both were out of sight...

***BANG!***

---

Later inside Rapunzel's bedroom...

Trevor groaned as he slowly begain to wake up. And he saw that he was tied to a chair in Rapunzel's room. With Rapunzel's hair strands as the ropes. He gasped and looked around the room to see that it was dark. And Rapunzel's hair strands are everywhere.

"Huh? Wh-where am I?" Trevor asked as he frantically looked around.

"You got lot of nerve." Rapunzel's voice echoed as she moved through the shadows quickly, scaring him. "Trying to prank my Dad is one thing. But trying to woo my mother? You've sunk to a whole new low."

"Oh whatever could you mean? It is in my inability to woo a lovely married woman. A royal one at that." Trevor acted innocent with his hammy facade.

But the Princess doesn't buy it.

"Well, I honestly don't buy it. I can see through your act." Rapunzel said smugly while glaring at him. "But if you're so eager to prove me wrong, how about I introduce you to a friend of mine? Verem Rex."

With that, Verem Rex stepped out of the shadows, staring menacingly at King Trevor.

"Attempting to steal the Queen, was a bad move." Verem Rex said in a menacing tone.

"Oh! Uh...What shiny, silvery armor you got there, Fair Knight!" Trevor nervously complemented.

"Don't patronize me. We all know what you're really here for. Or have you forgotten all about the laws within your borders?" Verum Rex skeptically inquired.

"In case it hasn't click let King Skinny. Your present in the Church of Sainta Rapunzel and ArchBishop Maverick." Maverick spoke like a Black Southern Bishop as he walked around Trevor's chair and then he gently and briefly stroked and twirled his finger around Trevor's chin hair. "So confess your sins to Pastor Rex and see if you're worthy of atonement."

Trevor had to tell the truth. Because after all. The Maverick can always tell if someone is lying or not.

"Oh alright. It is true, long ago, I was naive enough to think that I could woo fair Arianna." King Trevor said as he grimaced and sneered at the last part. "But she remains married to Frederic and I respect the institution of marriage too much. Interkingdom law demands that I do."

Rapunzel and Verem Rex looked to Maverick for confirmation.

"He's clean. Mostly." Maverick said.

"Fine. But I'm watching you." Rapunzel said with a stern look while undoing the hair restraints.

"We all are. And I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding the exit." Verem Rex said before he, Maverick, and Rapunzel turned around and walked away, Pascal looking back and giving the I'm watching you sign with his hand.

But Trevor who left with a frown on his face, it slowly turned into a sinister grin. He couldn't believe that he's gotten out of that in one piece. Unfortunately for Trevor.

Verum Rex and Maverick are not idiots.

---

The next morning at the Castle yard...

Rapunzel was with her father. Eugene and Lance who were all sitting under the gazebo having breakfast together. While the Guardians were busy doing some morning routines around the Mav Club. Like training. Mission Preparations and other classified things. Or maybe certain members are just doing some other things back on thei home world.

But Donald and Goofy was there having breakfast with them. And keeping an eye on things for Verum Rex and Maverick. They did volunteer after all.

But as for the Princess. She was still skeptical about Trevor. Which she was right to be.

"Are ya alright there, Princess? You haven't even touched your food." Goofy asked out of concern.

"Trever says he respects Interkingdom law. But I know that he's up to something." Rapunzel said with an intense look. It's just figuring out what."

Frederic was more interested in glaring at Eugene who was about to break into his egg, only to smile nervously and use a napkin to polish it.

"Of course he is! Anyone with ears can tell!" Donald agreed with a cynical tone about Trevor

"But Donald. You don't have any ears." Goofy pondered as he scratched the top of his head.

Donald glared at his friend for being idiotic enough to say thatm considering that all ducks have holds on the side of their heads to hear. Like all birds do.

"Besides. Didn't Trevor leave?" Goofy asked.

"More like he invited Mom to go watch the sea Serpents on his ship. And because of Trevor's so-so sincere words, I am forced to obey royal protocol and decline a 'peaceful tribute' from a royal visitor." Rapunzel said with an annoyed look, using air quotes with her fingers when she said peaceful tribute and she pinched the bridge of her nose. "God, I hate that stupid rule."

"And he didn't invite your Dad?" Goofy said out of curiosity.

"He did. But...well. The sea makes me queasy. And even if I were to join them, how would I best Trevor? He has it all...a thirst for adventure, a barge, a pet seal. I haven't a barge...nor an adventure thirst. Nor a seal." Frederic said sadly with a hopeless tone.

"Nor do you have to sail a hundred miles out to see a couple of sea lizards, ha ha! Up high!" Eugene joked as he held his hand up to Frederic.

But all Frederic is turn around and frowned with his arms crossed.

"I don't get it." Goofy tilted at Eugene's joke.

Just then. Something dawned on the Princess. And since Maximus was near by. She had to inquire about what's on her mind.

"Wait. Max, may I see your Corona Law Handbook?" Rapunzel asked.

"Reigh." Maximus neighed, handing her the book with his teeth, though there was a dagger that was stabbed right through it.

Rapunzel removed the dagger and opened the book, looking through the pages. Maximus even used his hoof to turn a few pages to what she was looking for, making her eyes widen as she realized what was going on.

"Ugh! He's not taking her to see Sea Serpents. He's taking her outside the Interkingdom waters." Rapunzel said with urgency and anger.

"Uh, yeah. Cause that's where the Sea Serpents are." Lance said nonchalantly, not seeing the problem before asking about Frederic's grapefruit. "You gonna eat the other half of that?"

Frederic just handed the plate to him without opening his eyes while still having his arms crossed, while Eugene had a hand raised.

"No?" Eugene muttered to the king, but got no reply.

"Laws don't apply out there, not even marriage!" Rapunzel said urgently as she closed the law book. "He's going to try to marry my Mother!"

On that note. Orion teleported into the empty seat next to Rapunzel. As he was leaned back into it. Eating a cherry Yoplait Yogurt with a spoon.

"I was waiting for you to figure it out, cause I did last night. That's why I made some age appropriate precautions." Orion quipped as he ate another spoon full.

The Princess' brother is always one step ahead.

"Age appropriate-" Rapunzel started before her eyes widened in surprise and understanding. "Are you serious?"

"Do you really think I'd our Queen Mum at risk with that asshole who's small enough to fit through a rape whistle? I literally spent half of the night preparing for this. I even had Rocket help me. Finish it up." Orion revealed with a little wit.

"I don't even wanna know what kinda whistle that is. I only did the cleaner crimes back in our day." Lance cringed.

"Uh, actually, Rocket got too sleepy. So he asked me to finish it up for him." Goofy said to the group. "I even helped switch Arianna with decoy like Orion asked."

Everyone froze. Except Frederic who was inspecting his egg. As if anything else was on his forgotten mind.

"Goof?" Orion asked.

"Yeah?" Goofy answered with a smile.

"Where's the Queen?" Orion carefully asked.

Just then Arianna walked over to them. Wait. Goofy really did pull it off?

"Is everything okay?" Arianna asked them as she saw how worried they are.

"Mom! You're here!" Rapunzel exclaimed as she ran over to hug her mother. "Oh thank God."

Even Orion got up to hug her.

"You do not wanna know what we were thinking." Orion said in a sigh of relief.

"Oh I'm not really Arianna, my Dear." Arianna said optimistically.

Which made Rapunzel and Orion freeze.

"Excusez-moi?" Orion inquired.

"Oh wait. Was I supposed to switch withthe decoy before or after she got on the boat?" Goofy pondered as he was zoning off.

"We're hugging the decoy!" Rapunzel gasped with her eyes widening. "Can we panic now?"

"Gooooooofy?!" Donald grit his teeth as he began to steam up in anger.

"Oh yeah! Also your decoy was glitching after Groot tripped over it. So Groot called a friend of his from the Muppets hometown to help. Ahyuck!" Goofy beamed as he remembered something.

"Then who's this?" Eugene inquired as Rapunzel and Orion backed away.

Arianna smiled as she pulled out her mask. And everyone gasped as the disguise fell off. It wasn't Arianna.

IT'S BARNEY THE DINOSAUR!

"Ha, Ha, Hee! Hey everybody! I'm so happy to be here!" Barney beamed.

Orion's heart dropped.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" Orion screamed in a high pitched hilarious scream of terror. Before he flew into his mansion and locked the doors.

Barney was the one childhood icon that Orion dreaded the most. He has horrible memories concerning him and the toys that would talk at night.

"This is not happening. This can't be happening." Rapunzel muttered while rubbing her forehead to get rid of a headache.

"YOU IDIOT!" Donald screamed before he ran over and wrapped his hands around Goofy's neck. "I'M GONNA STRANGLE THE EVER LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU, YA BIG PALOOKA!"

Just then. Yozora and Hoshi came out from the secret Mav Club entrance which slid open from under a bush near the fountain. They had gotten Orion's immediate emergency text as they ran over. And they saw what was happening.

"Hoshi. Let's hussle. First off. Put the big purple idiot somewhere less destructive." Yozora said in a rush.

"Got it." Hoshi nodded as she pulled out her keyblade.

"Ha Ha oh?! What game is this?!" Barney asked in excitement.

"It's called. DEEP FREEZE!" Hoshi shot a Blizzaga spell on Barney to freeze him solid in a block of ice.

He'll be less destructive that way.

"It's safe to come out now!" Hoshi called out to Orion from the Manson.

Then Orion teleported and exhaled in relief. "Oh thank Crispy Crunchy Christ." he said.

When he found out the very same purple fluffy demon that haunted him in his sleep at four years old was real. It's been game over ever since.

"Rapunzel, I've got us a ship down at the docks! But we gotta go now before Trevor gets away!" Yozora said in haste as everyone got up.

"We've got to catch that boat!" Rapunzel exclaimed as she and everyone got up and made a run for the docks.

Although Frederic came back a second later and grabbed all the eggs on the table before running to catch up with the others.

While Barney was still frozen solid in the block of ice. How Groot invited the scourge of Orion's childhood is beyond them.

But then again. Orion told Groot to have a contact who's available to wear a disguise in case a decoy ever short circuits. Especially with a plan like this. It's hard to get mad at a tree with a good heart. Even if he can mess up.

If anything Orion blames himself. He should've been watching the whole thing. Maybe did everything himself. But it doesn't matter. He's gonna try to remedy this. They all are.

---

Later on board Trevor's ship...

Arianna was right there. On the top deck of Trevor's ship. Enjoying the sight as she was watching the Sea Serpents swimming and emerging from the water, like lizards trying to be like dolphins.

Trevor was standing next to Trevor Jr, his seal. As he marveled at the sight of how beautiful the Queen was.

Magnificent, isn't she?" Trevor asked while he placed a hand to his heart. "Sorry, I was talking to myself. About you."

Obviously a flirt. He even high-fived Trevor Jr. Talk about gross. But Arianna didn't seem to catch on yet.

"Speaking of magnificence, Trevor Jr, fetch my precious sea crystal. I discovered this not long ago on a snorkeling expedition." Trevor said with a desperate passion as he was handed the same large blue crystal from earlier. "You like it. I can tell. And it could be yours, if you were to become my queen."

Arianna's heart sank as she was beginning to feel uncomfortable with what Trevor was implying.

"Your queen? I-I don't understand," Arianna said as she was backing away. While looking uncertain.

"Oh, Arianna, don't you see?We've so much more in common than say, you and boring Frederic." King Trevor declared as he approached Arianna who was backing up still.

And the Sea Serpents were swimming a little too close to the edge of the ship.

"Frederic isn't boring at all!" Arianna defended Frederic. "He's well-read and has a knowledge of rare eggs and, I find him fascinating."

"Fascinating!? Ha!" King Traver laughed before dramatically holding his cape in front of him. "So it's a grand romantic gesture you want, eh?"

King Trever then dramatically pulled his cape back revealing him to be holding Herz Der Sonne's Diary, making Arianna gasp.

"Is that the-" Arianna said , holding a hand out. "No."

"Herz Der Sonne's Diary!? Mui! Mui it is!" King Trevor exclaimed hysterically and dramatically before turning to the page with Arianna's and Frederic's signatures. "I thought we could sign it to commemorate this day."

King Trevor then ripped Arianna and Frederic's page from the book and crumpled it up before tossing it away, making Arianna silently gasp.

"Forget that nonsense!" King Trevor said before walking up to Arianna and dropping to one knee with the book in his left hand and a quill in his right hand. "What do you say, dearest Arianna?!"

"Uh...Trevor. I think you have the wrong idea. I'm-" Arianna quickly said as she bagged against the railing.

But then suddenly from behind. The Maverick. Verum Rex. Shift and Swift landed as they pointed their keyblades at Trevor. While Maverick had a neon stun pistol pointed at him.

"Step away from Queen. Right now." Verum Rex threatened.

"Don't you come any closer!" King Trevor exclaimed while holding up Herz Der Sonne's Diary. "Or I will destroy Herz Der Sonne's Diary!"

"That's not the real diary, King Spam Alert." Maverick remarked.

"What the heck are you talking about?" King Trevor inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"We made a copy and switched it out on the display you swiped from." Shift grinned as their weapons were still pointed.

"Also Ari? I'm very sorry. You were supposed to be switched by a hired or artificial decoy but our staff crew fucked it up bit." Maverick said to the Queen.

"That's okay. I at least got to see some of those Sea Serpents." Arianna said assuringly.

"Uuuuugh! Seriously?! I go to all this trouble to bring us here! Pour my heart out! Even wrote a poem which I lost on the way here! And this is what I get?!" Trevor raged and threw a fit before he composed in anger. "FINE! TREVOR JR! Send in the Navy Seals" He ordered with his fist balled in front.

The Navy Seals are not exactly the ones you would expect. But they're an elite troop of seals that were trained by both Trevor and Trevor Jr.

"OOOORC ORC ORC ORC!" Trevor Jr echoed out.

And then suddenly a group of seals in black spy leather suits and goggles came up by the dozen. And they surrounded the Guardians. Highly trained seals in combat as if they are human. Yes. He is serious. They all gave Trevor a deadpanned look.

"Is this for real?" Swift inquired cynically. "You're that desperate that you called in a circus act?"

"Ah. But these seals are trained beyond that of human skill." Trevor smirked as he gestures for them to demonstrate.

All of the Navy Seals did some combat flips and air tricks before they posed. One launched at Verum Rex first who dodged and counter attacked with a slash of his keyblade. Knocking the first seal into the water.

Then Swift sped up and dashed into eight more of the seals to knock them off the ship and into the water.

Shift then shot three bolts of electricity into five of the seals. And Maverick shot a neon blast at three of the rest.

Then they smirked at Trevor and Trevor Jr who both dropped their jaws.

"Do we look human to you?" Verum Rex inquired.

"You're freaks!" King Trevor yelled angrily. "Disgusting, appaling freaks! Every last one you!"

"OH SHUT UP!" They heard Arianna shout angrily before being punched in the face by her, knocking him to the ground.

***PUNCH!***

"No one messes or insults my family!"

"We were waiting for you to do that." Shift smirked.

"Alright. The ship is clear." Verum Rex said as he used the Gummiship's teleporter to summon the others.

Rapunzel. Eugene. Lance. Donald. Goofy. Maximus and Frederic appear onto the ship as they've been watching from the Gummiship's monitors the entire time.

"Mom!" Rapunzel cried out joyfully and ran up to her and hugged her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Rapunzel, don't worry." Arianna said, hugging her back.

"Alright PRO. TEC. Get us out of here." Shift requested from the A.I.s.

'Uhhhhhhhh...' TEC couldn't say.

'We can't. We're picking up some kind of strange interference. A dark energy that's blocking communications back to the Gummiship's teleporter.' PRO stated.

"Oh for the love of, what now?!" Donald exhaled in frustration.

Then suddenly as the waters around the ship began to pick up and rush. Suddenly a large purple gigantic Sea Serpent emerged and angerly glared and growled at everyone on board.

"REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIH!" The Sea Serpent' roars echoed before it submerged.

"You still have those mods on your pan, right?" Swift muttered to Rapunzel.

"Always!" Rapunzel said, shifting her frying pan into a space assault rifle. "Locked and loaded!"

Then Maverick tossed two neon assault rifles to Eugene and Lance who caught them and stood in their defense poses. While he formed some neon horse armor around Maximus.

Donald and Goofy stood back to back with their weapons ready. While Frederic and Arianna got in the middle of the ship and stood behind the team. As Frederic held Arianna close to protect her.

Then suddenly. Sprouting out of the water were five large dark blue Sea Serpents with red eyes and sharp teeth.

"What are these Sea Lizard's problem?!" Eugene exclaimed.

"Those aren't Sea Serpents." Verum Rex's eyes widened as he saw the Unversed emblems in the front of their chest.

"THEY'RE UNVERSED! GET DOWN!" Shift exclaimed as everyone ducked.

Then...

*THUNDER!*

Shift summoned a barrage of lightning to strike down at them. But it barely damaged them as they began to knock against the ship. Causing Donald and Goofy to stumble. As well as Maximus. And the King and Queen.

Verum Rex leaped high into the air as he spun in a freeflow motion as he used Air Sonic Strikes to impale and stab through two Unversed Serpents.

Maverick dashed into the air and grabbed one by the neck and used it as a whip to fling and snap against three more Serpents, before the one he grabbed retaliated and slapped its tail against Maverick to make him grunt and tumble into the water.

Swift was dashing across the waters to distract the Unversed Serpents. Which worked on some. As Rapunzel, Eugene and Lance were shooting down at the ones that were distracted. They managed to take down at least three. But a few more Unversed Serpents kept sprouting up.

Suddenly as the ship was being bashed against. Frederic stumbled as he pushed Arianna to safety and he fell off the edge.

"Dad!" Rapunzel yelled in terror.

"Help!" Frederic cried out as he struggled to stay above the water.

"Frederic!" Arianna cried out before jumping and diving into the water, the two of them emerging from the water with Arianna helping Frederic stay afloat. "I gotcha."

"Arianna. Thank you." Frederic said, smiling at Arianna.

"They do love each other very much." King Trevor muttered as he watched them from the ship.

"I know! Isn't it Beautiful!?" Lance cried right next to him, moved by it all.

Just then. Maverick teleported down and took the King and Queen's hands and teleported them back safely on the ship.

But then a Unversed Serpents sprouted out and bites down on Maverick's head and tossed it into the air. Making Frederic and Arianna gasp or scream in horror

"I JUST GOT THIS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!" Maverick screamed as his head was thrown into the sky.

Then the Sea Serpent sprouted back out of the water and wrapped its tail around Frederic and Arianna and snatched them into the air.

And with the other Guardians too busy taking on the many Unversed Serpents that kept appearing rapidly. They couldn't break off to save them. Verum Rex tried but he was smacked in the air by the tail of one of the Unversed Serpent and he fell into the water.

"YOZORA!" Donald and Goofy yelled.

"I got him!" Shift ran to the water and jumped in after him.

But Frederic and Arianna were still in danger as the Sea Serpent held them up in its tail.

"Mom! Dad! No!" Rapunzel cried out in terror at seeing her parents in danger.

"Arianna, if this is the end, there's nobody else I'd rather be with." Frederic said to her with a small smile.

"Oh, me neither, Frederic." Arianna said with her own small smile.

As the Sea Serpent opens its mouth to eat them, the two share a brief loving kiss.

And just when the Serpent was about to bite down, Rapunzel's hair flew out and snared his mouth, shutting it.

"Watch your mouth!" Rapunzel snapped at the Serpent.

But the Serpent pulled its head back and pulled Rapunzel with it.

"Rapunzel!" Eugene cried out as Rapunzel was thrown in the air, her hair wrapping around the Serpent's mouth. "Let go!"

"I can't!" Rapunzel called back as her hair wrapped around the Serpent's mouth before landing on top of its mouth, all dizzy.

Eugene quickly ran to the wheel and moved the ship towards the Serpent.

The Serpent's tail uncoiled, releasing Frederic and Arianna who landed on Maximus, with Arianna in Frederic's lap.

"Seal team!" King Trevor exclaimed as he sat on Trevor Jr. "Strike, and Strike true!"

With that command, Trevor Jr leaped from the ship and slid up the Serpent's back before reaching its head where King Trevor grabbed Rapunzel and pulled her free from the Serpent.

After she was free, the Navy Seals then began swimming around the Serpent at a fast pace, creating a strong whirlpool, and sucked the Serpent in and down under the water.

"Yeah!" Lance cheered as Rapunzel made it back onto the ship and got a hug from Eugene.

Just then as the headless Maverick was walking up with his arms out. As if he was looking up to catch something. They looked up to see Maverick's head falling out of the sky after being thrown up.

"Don't publish any typooooooooooooos!" Maverick echoed from the sky before his head landed.

But not in his arms. But back together on his body as his severed head instantly healed.

"LET'S GO AGAIN! LET'S GO AGAIN!" Maverick chanted with his hands up. "LET'S GO A- Hey nice ass."

Maverick looked down to notice his butt was in front.

'That's your ass, idiot.' PRO deadpanned.

In other words. Maverick had his head on backwards. He must've fallen on the wrong side of his body.

"Shit." Maverick groaned in exasperation.

"Uh, Ryan? Do you need your help getting your head back on straight?" Rapunzel asked hesitantly with a weirded out look.

"Nope I got it. But cover your ears." Maverick assured and warned as he formed a neon machete.

Rapunzel does so. And so does Frederic and Arianna. Even Pascal. They even closed their eyes. Knowing it wouldn't be good.

Then Maverick took his head and did a hard snap. And slashed his machete across his own neck

***Crack!***

***SLICE!***

"Holy shi- That's not right!" Eugene exclaimed in horror at the sight.

"Ugh...My brain hates my ears and eyes for what they've witnessed." Lance grimaced and gagged a bit.

Then Maverick's head was put back in place. On the right side this time. And he exhaled in relief.

"Much better." Maverick sighed.

Just then Shift finished off with blasting the last Unversed Heartless with lighting bolts. Swift came back out of the water. Holding Verum Rex. And they landed back onto the ship with Goofy and Donald checking up on them.

But then suddenly. The Sea Serpent sprouted back up out of the water in anger. Alone this time. But looking for more.

"Now let's get out of here!" Rapunzel delcared as she ran for the wheel only to gasp and see the Serpent wrap around the ship multiple times, destroying the sails before looking at them all with angry eyes and growling.

"If anybody knows how to make her stop, all suggestions are welcome!" Rapunzel exclaimed to the group as they all backed up.

"I don't know what's wrong with her! They're not known to be aggressive." Arianna said.

Then the blue spiked crystal orb fell to the ground, catching Frederic's attention, making him pick it up and look at it, before his eyes widened.

"What?" Frederic muttered as he looked between the orb and the Serpent, as he began to think what the problem was.

Even Verum Rex looked and could sense something was off about that orb. As Maverick was about to send out strings of fire from his hands.

"Orion, wait!" Frederic called out as Maverick and the other Guardians stopped.

Then the King began to approach the Sea Serpent. With no means of defense as he was holding the orb in his hands.

"Dad! What are you doing!?" Rapunzel called out to her father.

"She doesn't want us. She wants this!" Frederic exclaimed while holding up the orb, it shining in the sun, the Serpent's eyes on it.

"My see crystal!" King Trevor exclaimed from the water with an outstretched hand.

"It's no crystal! It's a Serpent egg!" Frederic called back.

The serpent grabbed the egg with her tongue and brought it into her mouth. She gave Frederic a huff from her snout before she quickly dived back into the water, unwrapping from the ship as she swam away.

"Oh, Frederic!" Arianna said as she ran up to Frederic and hugged him. "You were so brave!"

She gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

"Well, uh. You know me. I'm very brave." Frederic said bashfully while rubbing the side of his head.

Rapunzel giggled at this and leaned into Eugene, letting him wrap an arm around her as the two smiled.

Even the Guardians admired the scene. Maverick was confident on what happened next.

"Didn't Zeus once tell us that a Sea Serpent heart calls to the stars?" Shift asked as a reminder.

"So the Sea Serpent attacked because it...She thought we were child traffickers." Verum Rex figured

"And her massive anger summoned the Unversed. Her feelings called to the unknown for help." Swift realized.

"So uh...No hard feelings about messin up the switch? Ahyuck." Goofy gulped nervously as he asked.

"Honestly. I made crappier mistakes. And at least Donald strangled you straight. And more so even off screen. I can't top that." Maverick shrugged and broke the fourth wall.

"Hmph." Donald snorted as if to say 'I'll do it again if I have to'.

But either way. Trevor's plot is undone and Frederic and Arianna are reconnecting. That's what matters.

---

Later on at the docks...

King Trevor's ship dropped everyone off. And thanks to the Sea Serpent's anger passing. No other Unversed was summoned. And Maverick was able to reconnect their link to the Gummiship and Mav Club again.

"I think we all know what happens next." Verum Rex gestures at the King and Queen.

"And I'm so happy for it." Rapunzel said before looking at her parents. "It's so good to see you two together."

Rapunzel shared a loving look with Eugene.

"So long, Corona!" King Trevor called from his ship. "I believe this belongs to you."

King Trevor then tossed Rapunzel the copy of Herz Der Sonne's Diary. Though she was unaware that it was a copy.

"Ya know? Maybe that guy does have a heart." Eugene said with a smile before it fell as Rapunzel opened the journal and water came out, but sadly all the pages were damaged.

"Oh no!" Rapunzel gasped with a frown. "Herz Der Sonne's Diary! It's destroyed!"

"Then again, snakes have hearts too." Eugene muttered with a cringe.

"Calm down, Zel. This isn't the real diary. It's just a prop for the tourists." Maverick said as he took the soaked book and showed the 'Made In China' label at the back.

"Oh, thank God." Rapunzel sighed in relief. "My heart almost stopped for a moment."

"Uh, question. Was this really made in China?" Eugene inquired.

"I own twenty percent of the I.T. stock in Shanghai. And I own three casinos in Harbin. So I know some good artists there. Even an old lady who knows how to give a nose job." Maverick stated and teased.

Lance chuckled in the background.

"What is it with people and my nose?!" Eugene exclaimed in frustration.

"Don't know. Maybe you're Jewish. Own it, Zach Levi." Maverick teased as he broke the fourth wall.

"Merci beaucoup and toodleoo to you, buffoons!" King Trevor sarcastically bid everyone farewell. Before he dove expertly into the water.

"The ***k?" Shift inquired.

Then King Trevor reemerged on top of Trevor Jr. Surrounded by the Navy Seals as they swam off in the distance. While King Trevor was posed on top like he's maybe George Washington crossing the Delaware or something.

"Well if he doesn't want this boat, then..." Shift shrugging and held her hand out to strike the empty Equis ship with a large bolt of lighting. Sinking it instantly.

***LIGHTNING STRIKE!***

Maverick exhaled like he was in ecstasy. As his mask eyes rolled back. "I love it when she cleans house...And rough." He breathed humorously.

"Save it for the bedroom, little bro." Rapunzel muttered to him with an amusing eyeroll. "So, Mom, Dad, do you guys remember anything yet?"

The King and Queen looked at each other. And while they could feel each other. They couldn't remember anything else. Besides what happened after their memories were wiped.

"I um...I'm afraid not." Frederic said honestly.

"I can't either. Is this something that's supposed to happen later?" Arianna admitted and asked.

The other Guardians shifted back into their normal forms as Verum Rex answered

"I'm not sure." Verum Rex said as he shifted back into Yozora who looked concerned. "It should've happened by now. You don't have any flashes or recalls to anything important?"

"I'm sorry. But I'm drawing a blank." Frederic said.

"Yeah, so am I." Arianna said.

"But... All those memories." Rapunzel muttered with a heartbroken tone.

To lose all of the times they had before she went off on her journey. All the time they spent with Varian and giving Orion a family. Those memories meant the whole Multiverse to Rapunzel. Orion was starting to feel the same.

"Oh, honey. It's okay." Arianna said reassuringly to Rapunzel with a hand on her cheek. "We can make new ones. The important thing is that we're all safe, and we have a daughter and two boys we love so much."

"And I can't think of anything more wonderful." Frederic smiled at Rapunzel and Orion.

Rapunzel smiled at this. Even Orion. They all could tell that everything is going to work out regardless of what's missing.

'She was referring to me and TEC' PRO teased at the 'two boys' reference.

"Dream on." Orion snorted.

'Suzy Selfish!' TEC spat.

"I think it would be a good time to tell you. Back during Last year's Day Of Hearts. Your father and President Mickey both gave a speech about the best memories are not just what we hold on to. But the ones that we're going to make. And we all suggested that your journal should take Herz Der Sonne's place." Yozora smiled as he revealed.

"What?...Really?!." Rapunzel said with a big smile.

And everyone nodded. On that note. They all left to head back to the castle. And once there, Rapunzel got her diary ready to start something new with the family she wouldn't trade for anything. Memory or none.

---

Later at the Castle Portrait Room...

Frederic. Arianna. Eugene. Orion and Friday were all there to watch as the Princess was walking up to the podium to have her journal take of Herz Der Sonne's diary.

They would still have the real one as a past relic. But this was about building a bright future. Regardless of anyone's dark past. And no memory is truly needed to make something new. History keeps us from repeating past mistakes. But tomorrow teaches us how to avoid new ones. And to build a new foundation.

Rapunzel learned this well.

"I had a speech written out for you. But I burned it because my brain dead A.I. 's stole some lines from the Killing Joke." Orion remarked as he stood behind Rapunzel while next to Friday.

'Don't blame us. Blame Hollywood.' PRO protested.

'They tried but Sag-Aftra kicked their prison wallets!' TEC beamed.

"Boys...We're surrounded by em." Friday scoffed.

"Awe don't be like that, you married him after all." Rapunzel said with a smirk before addressing her parents. "You may not have your memories. But you have each other. So I made a new book of hearts."

Rapunzel held up her journal.

"Oh, Rapunzel. It's beautiful." Arianna said as she took the book, before opening it to a blank page.

"Oh, that's not your page." Rapunzel said before smiling at Eugene. "It's ours."

Eugene smiled lovingly at her before walking up to her. And the two signed their names together in the book.

After they were finished, the two held each other and kissed as Pascal played a romantic song on his little guitar.

"Reminds me of when we were young." Frederic said with a smile on his face, earning a giggle from Arianna.

"Oh, I know. We were such opposites." Arianna said.

"Hahaha. Yes. We-" Frederic said before he and Arianna froze in realization of what they just said. "Did we just-?"

"How did we-?" Arianna said at the same time, both of them smiling at each other.

Everyone was looking at them when Rapunzel gasped and went up to them.

"You remembered something!" Rapunzel exclaimed happily before hugging her parents. "Your memories are starting to come back!"

"I guess, the heart always remembers." Frederic said as he hugged his wife and daughter close.

"Wait. You remember everything? Nothing left out?" Friday asked out of surprised. And just to be sure.

"We just wanna make sure we're not jinxed by a cruel plot twist." Orion added as Rapunzel finished the hug.

"Yes. I think... No. I know I remember, everything." Frederic said with a big smile.

"So do I. It's all coming back to us!" Arianna said happily.

"Oh that is honest to God relief! Does this mean we can get all the eggs out of my room?" Eugene said happily and humorously.

"Can you put all my collection in your lair?" Frederic asked Orion quietly.

"Aye my Lord." Orion quipped as he mimicked a dark medival voice.

"Also I hope this doesn't ruin the moment. Because you missed a lot. And we've made a few new recruits." Friday remarked.

"You see, Eugene, Lance, and I are now Guardians too, along with a few others." Rapunzel said with pride. "Drax! Rocket! Groot! You can come in!"

"We heard ya! No need to shake the ceiling!" Rocket echoed as they came in.

The rest of the Guardians entered in as well. Yozora. Hoshi. Donald. Goofy. Rocket. Drax, Lance and Groot. Even Kiera and Catalina came in.

"I am Groot?" Groot asked if he was remembering while he opened his arms for Arianna to come over and hug him.

"Yes, Groot." Arianna smiled and went over to hug the big tree. "We remember everything."

Groot smiled and hugged her back. "I am Groot." He said softly in relief.

"Also that's Drax The Destroyer. Slayer of Ronin The Accuser. BTW. His kind are completely literal. So any metaphors you might make will go over his head." Friday introduced.

"Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast, I would catch it." Drax corrected.

"See what I mean?" Friday muttered.

"Greetings, Drax." Frederic said with a friendly smile. "It's nice to meet you."

"Thank you so much for looking after our children." Arianna said kindly.

"I look after the Multiverse. Not just children. But you are welcome." Drax nodded with a small smile.

"And that's Rocket formally known as Ruddiger." Orion gestured to the talking Raccoon.

"Achem?" Rocket hinted with a clear throat.

"Also known as Rocket Not-A-Raccoon." Friday sighed in annoyance.

"Achem?!" Rocket inquired some more with his arms crossed.

"Also a bona fide super genius and wizard with explosives." Orion deadpanned with an eye roll.

"Thank you." Rocket said smugly.

"I'm still taking the damages we took today out of his paycheck for screwing up the decoy bait n switch plan." Orion added.

"Well jokes on you, Forge! You all barely got a scratch! And besides it was the Goof moron's fault he read the instructions wrong!" Rocket protested.

"I could barely read his handwriting." Goofy said in defense.

"It's fine, Goofy. Let's all just relax." Hoshi said to ease the tension.

"This is what most of our conversations are like on the ship." Eugene said in exasperation.

"Well, he certainly is a lively one, isn't he?" Frederic said with a smirk.

"Yep. He definitely fits in nicely with this team of insanity. I like it." Arianna said with a smirk of her own.

"And you both remember Kiera and Catalina. Formally known as Red and Angry, the Silent Strikers." Friday gestures at Kiera and Catalina.

"I'm pretty sure if they remake the TV Show too. We'll have to rename them Tia and Tamera." Orion said to the Readers to make fun of a Tangled Remake.

"We're more like reserved members actually." Kiera stated while she checked her nails, acting smooth.

"Plus I now have this." Catalina said as she demonstrated.

She growled and grew her fur. Claws and tore through her clothes as she turned into the ten foot human wolf known as the Howler. And she looked down and sulked.

"Darn it. I tore my cloths again." Howler sulked.

"She got cursed. But killed it, and she kept the power for free." Eugene explained witty-like. "It involved something about Pirates, Norse mojo and a few wardrobe changes."

"Well, there are many surprises that we missed." Frederic said with surprise.

"You're telling me! I feel like I missed a lot of fun!" Arianna exhaled in exasperation.

"You have no idea." Yozora remarked.

"But I'm sure there's plenty more where that came from. Faces and places to either meet or blow up." Rocket shrugged.

"What he says." Donald gestured with a deadpanned look.

"Ahyuck!" Goofy chuckled in agreement.

"But there's one more familiar face who couldn't wait to see you again." Orion grinned as he and Rapunzel lead Arianna and Frederic to one last place.

A certain someone was being taken care off by the Castle staff and maids that Orion and Rapunzel hired to take care of their youngest adopted sibling.

---

Up in the Castle Nursery...

Baby Varian was on the floor wearing a simple set of clothes. Some brown pants and shoes with a t-shirt that reads 'I'm the Queen's prized possession'.

He was busy drawing with crayons in different pieces of paper. Which were hard to make out. Mostly circles and irregular shapes. But what do you expect from a two year old? Just then Rapunzel walked inside.

"Hey there, Vari Sweetie." Rapunzel smiled and smoke softly in a sisterly tone as she walked in and over to him. "What are you drawing there?"

Varian had this adorable smile as Rapunzel sat on the floor next to him and he picked up a piece of paper to show her what he drew. Which was a bunch of circles and scribbles.

"Oh wow, Varian. These look great." Rapunzel beamed while looking at the drawings. And gasped amusingly at one that looks kinda like her. But it's greatly under the details. Mostly just a yellow scribble with a pink dress. "And is that one of me?"

"Yeah." Varian chimed and nodded as he pointed at her.

Then as Varian placed more pieces of paper aside. Rapunzel proceeded to pick Varian up in her arms and walk over to the door.

"Guess what? I've got a surprise for you." Rapunzel said before opening the door, letting Frederic and Arianna inside. The moment they walked in. the baby's eyes lit up.

"Awww, there he is." Arianna cooed at the sight, walking over to the two with Frederic right behind her.

"Mama!" Varian chimed in excitement with a big smile as he reached for her.

It's only been about four to five weeks since they've. Clearly he remembers her well. And his daddy.

"Oh, baby." Arianna gushed as she took Varian into her arms. "That's right. It's your Mama. I've missed you so much."

Varian hugged his Mama back. Picking up on all of the warmth they left out on. He even saw Frederic coming in and he squealed. "Daddy!" He reached for him.

"Hello Varian." Frederic said, reaching out to gently ruffle his son's hair. "You're getting bigger every day."

"You only missed a few inches, King Flintstone." Orion patted his adopted father's back.

"You also missed potty training." Rapunzel said enthusiastically. "I taught him while you two were asleep."

"Oh, thank God." Frederic sighed in relief.

Everyone shared a brief laugh at this.

Seeing how the day consisted of planning. Fighting and a bit more planning. Orion took everyone out to eat the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. And Rapunzel made sure everyone got leftovers in their desserts. But after everyone came home. It was time for bed.

---

Later that night in Rapunzel's bedroom...

Eugene was relieved to have his bedroom back in order. But first he wanted to go and check on his special lady. He knocked on Rapunzel's door. And she came and opened. To show that she was in her blue nightgown and barefoot as always.

"Hey Blondie! Just wanted to check on you, you smell good I noticed, and...Wait. Where's Pascal?" Eugene greeted and inquired.

He noticed that Pascal wasn't on her shoulder or in his hanging makeshift bunk over Rapunzel's bed. From the smirk on Rapunzel's face. Something told him he was about to get an answer.

Rapunzel responded by pulling him into the room and closing the door before kissing him passionately.

"Pascal is sleeping over at Ryan's mansion for a movie night with Groot." Rapunzel said before smiling seductively. "So tonight, we have the room all to ourselves."

Eugene was shocked but didn't resist the kiss until Rapunzel pulled away so he could breathe let alone talk.

"Ah...Woah there Blondie. I didn't think you had this in you already." Eugene smiled nervously.

"Are you kidding? I've been wanting to do this for so long." Rapunzel said in a flirtatious voice as she took a step back and started to playfully pull down her nightgown. "Besides, this is traditional on the days of Hearts. In fact, most of my family tree did this, with half of them out of wedlock."

Eugene started to sweat as his eyes widened at what he saw.

"Oooooh mama! I uh...Wow! I might be a little outta practice." Eugene remarked with a mix of an amazed and nervous tone.

Rapunzel replied by grabbing Eugene and pushing him onto the bed.

"Don't worry. I borrowed some of Friday's birth control pills. So you and I can have as much fun as we want." Rapunzel said before fully removing her nightgown, standing completely naked before her boyfriend. "So, let's have so much fun."

Eugene gawked for a moment before he slapped himself and exhaled before he settled with forming his trademark smolder.

"Well. In case I don't survive. I might as well die happy." Eugene joked as he quickly took his vest and shirt off with his gloves.

Rapunzel squeaked in excitement before she pounced on him, straddling his lap.

"Hehehe. That's the spirit. I'm all yours." Rapunzel smirked before their lips met in a fierce kiss.

Eugene wrapped her arms around her bare back and tried his best to match her energy. Sure her hair was still in the long single braid. But something told them it was going to be loose everywhere real soon. Not that they cared.

Yeah. You're right. This is cringe worthy. Let's go check on Orion.

---

Meanwhile in Orion's bedroom...

Orion was already in bed, not wearing a single article of clothing. With Friday who was completely nude as well. Both were under the covers as she was laying up against his bare muscular chest.

"I believe this is the part where I say, was that as good as last year's Heart Pump Day?" Orion quipped as her wrapped his arm around his wife.

"It was amazing, Sweetie." Friday said in a sleepy tone as she cuddled up to her husband. "I love you so much."

"I love you too, Baby." Orion said quietly as he kissed the side of her head and allowed her to fall asleep after a good night they just had.

Then Orion looked at the Readers.

"If it weren't for the fact that I had SpongeBob and Bugs Bunny in my last chapter. Not to mention Rainbow Connections. I would gladly let you watch. But this is T-Rated story so STOP LOOKING YOU PERVERTS!" Orion barked at the readers and scrolled the page down. "But just so you're not closing out empty handed. Go and see the nice gift I left for King Tennessee Tuxedo."

The mischievous smirk on Orion's face means that it's worth every view.

---

That night at King Trevor's Throne room...

King Trevor walked in looking disappointed that his plans didn't go according to how he figured. His long time rival Frederic now has his beloved Queen back. And Trevor is once again alone with no one to love except for his subjects and his seal Trevor Jr.

But as he entered his throne room. He saw a giant present box wrapped up in purple and green with a large bow. The present was bigger than Trevor. Probably too big to fit on a dining table.

"Oooh! Someone left me a present!" King Trevor exclaimed excitedly and walked up to the present and saw a note on it.

"Dear King Trevor. Happy Day Of Kidneys. Or whatever your Kingdom's version is called. Just so you're not home empty handed. I had this gift in kind so you're not left with little to know excitement after the day you've had. Sign Mavy Maverson." King Trevor read allowed.

Then Trevor who was totally oblivious of where this gift came from didn't care who this Mavy Maverson was. He simply tossed the note away and did a happy ballerina's spin.

"Oh joy! Whoever you might be, Mavy Maverson. How you have made me so happy with your tribute! I hope to one day give you a hug of many hugs!" King Trevor declared graciously and then squealed. "Or perhaps whatever's inside!"

Then as he ripped it open. What was inside finally revealed itself to Trevor. Who's big exciting smile slowly dropped to a confused jaw drop expression.

"Huh?" King Trevor inquired.

The gift inside turned out to be none other than Barney the Dinosaur?! Well. Maverick had to dump him somewhere. As Barney stood up and looked stupid and giddy as ever.

"Ah Hahaha hee! Did someone say HUG?!" Barney beamed as he laughed with his dump voice.

"WHAT THE?!" King Trevor exclaimed in shock and terror.

Then Barney wrapped his arms around King Trevor who was choking and struggling to get out.

"I love you~ You love me~ We're a happy family~ With a great big hug~ And a kiss from me to you~ Won't you say you love me too?~" Barney sang those dreaded lyrics that haunted the ears of many adults and parents alike. As King Trevor struggled to get out of his big hug.

Trevor was already screaming before Barney finished the song.

"No! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" King Trevor echoed throughout his castle. Even throughout his kingdom. "CURSE YOU MAVY MAVERSON! WHOEVER YOU MIGHT BEEEEEEEEE!"

Then the Maverick who was leaning back on a rooftop nearby to hear. Smirked at the readers.

"Ain't I a stinker?" Maverick mused.

Yes you are Maverick. Yes you are.

---

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS! 🎉🎉🎉

Yep! The King and Queen are back. All of their memories. I know that Herz Der Sonne journal was destroyed in the episode, but I figured someone as insightful as Orion would take precautions to keep something so sacred safe. So I figured going this route while keeping the ending but for a different pattern would work.

"Not that it worked for Disney Remakes." Maverick quipped. 😏

True.

Also I hope everyone enjoyed the Hall & Oats tribute. The Conan O'Brien Deadpool reference. And the Heartless Sea Serpents.

"Also before everyone leaves." Maverick smirked and called out. "Barney?!" 😈

"Hahahooo! Yeaaah?!" Barney the Dinosaur beamed as he showed up.😁

"I hate you, you hate me~ Let's get together and kill Barney~ With a two-by-four and we'll put it down his pants~ Pull the trigger, watch him dance~" Maverick sang humorously as he shoves a two-by-four up Barney's ass.😵 💫

"Wooahhaha! Golly that's sure a interesting spin! Wait. What's that I'm feeling?" Barney chuckled and asked.

"It's called pain, Smiley." Maverick sneered and looked at the Readers. "This goes out to all you suffering parents."😉

***GUNSHOT! BANG!***💥💥

"HAHAHAOOOOO!" Barney danced as he was lit on fire from the two-by-four shot and then….He exploded.

***BOOOOM!***🔥🔥🔥

Wow. That's harsh. I thought the Maverick doesn't kill people.

"That purple piece of Godzilla droppings ain't people." Maverick snorted.😏

"I'm Okay!" Barney echoed from a distance.😆

"See what I mean?" Maverick muttered.😒

Anyway…..Thank you all so much for reading! Don't for get to fave and fellow and PLEASE LEAVE SOME COMMENTS DOWN BELOW! LET'S ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!

Okay?

Also thank you Spyro101 for that hilarious parody I just used.

And as always Disney/Square Enix fans!

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