Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Season 1

(In Rapunzel's dream-turned-nightmare)

Mother Gothel:
Hello, Rapunzel. Did you think I was gone forever? What's the matter, Dear? Aren't you happy to see your mummy? And look! Your hair has returned! Isn't it wonderful? Come now, dear. Let's get back to your tower, where you will be safe and secure. RAPUNZEL!!

Queen Arianna:
Fred, you haven't touched your food.

King Fredric:
I touched it. Look, I moved my eggs from there to here.

Queen Arianna:
It's been nearly a week. Just talk to her.

King Fredric:
You remember my last conversation with Rapunzel didn't go exactly as I had hoped?

Queen Arianna:
Fred, you confined Rapunzel to the walls of Corona under martial law. If that's a daddy-daughter conversation, I'd hate to see what a talking-too is.

Princess Rapunzel:
Come on, Cass! Those dreams are trying to tell me something! Ever since that night-

Cassandra:
Shh. Raps, I told you: We can't tell anyone about that night.

Princess Rapunzel:
Um, I think the secret's pretty much out.

Cassandra:
Yeah, yeah. Everyone knows the hair's back but if anyone knew I was the one who took you outside when it happened, I'd be sent to a convent. Literally, a convent.

Princess Rapunzel:
"Oh, please. Just Rapunzel. I need to ask you about my hair."

Varian:
Ah, yes. So, fantastical stories about your hair returning have spread throughout Corona. Some say it's magic but, personally, I don't believe that. Now as you probably guessed, I am a man of science. Not magic. Specifically, al.

Cassandra:
Alchemy. We know. Now listen here, kid! We need your help. But let me make something clear. Whatever happens here stays here! You got it!?

Varian:
Now, let's see exactly what this hair is made of.

(Sings the last two lines of the Sundrop Flower's healing incantation)

Princes Rapunzel:

Bring back what once was mine

What once was mine

"Better?"

Varian:
Yes- I mean no! Ow.

Rapunzel:
Huh. That used to work.

Varian:
Well, silver lining. We sure acquired some mystery about your hair: It no longer possesses its legendary healing power.

(A burst of yellow light emanates from the debris, revealing an unhurt Rapunzel and Eugene, in an orbicular shield of hair)

Eugene:
What the hair!?

Rapunzel:
Okay. The truth? Remember when I said I woke up with long hair? Well, I didn't. Cassandra snuck me out.

Eugene:
Ha! I knew it! She is gonna be in so much trouble!

Rapunzel:
She showed me these black rocks that began to glow. I know it's strange, but I think they're what made my hair grow back.

Eugene:
Back rocks that glow? Okay, we're back to weird.

Rapunzel:
And when I touched the rocks, they started chasing us.

Eugene:
Rocks chasing you? Okay, we're back to weird.

Rapunzel:
And when we got far enough away from them, they stopped growing.

Eugene:
You don't know what "boo" means, do you?

Princess Rapunzel:
Of course I do! It's a cheer like "hooray" or "yea", right? No? Then what does "boo" mean?

(Back in Rapunzel's room)

Cassandra:
It means someone hates you.

Princess Rapunzel:
Why wouldn't someone like me? What could I have done to this person?

Eugene:
"Rapunzel, who cares? Not everyone has to like you. Its part of life."

Cassandra:
"Eugene's right. I someone couldn't like you for any number of reasons. Like you have a stupid goatee that makes you look ridiculous."

Eugene:
"Uh, Cass, it's hard to take your insults seriously when you're holding that thing."

Monty:
"Your Majesty, you went through all of this just to win my favor?"

Princess Rapunzel:
"I know, I know. It's a little crazy, but just had to know why you booed me."

Monty:
"Fine. You wanna know why I booed?"

Princess Rapunzel:
'uh huh, uh huh!"

Monty:
"The seal."

Princess Rapunzel:
"Wait, the Goodwill seal?"

Monty:
"Yes, the Goodwill seal! You redesigned a perfectly good seal."

Princess Rapunzel:
"I'm sorry?"

Monty:
"Since you've returned, everything's changed. I mean, come on! A royal in bare feet? Pug Thugs in the castle? The list goes no. It's like you and your free spirit have a total disregard for tradition!! And then I realized that, well, maybe that spirit and to-heck-with-it attitude aren't so bad after all. I mean, you did inspire me to achieve my life's dream."

Princess Rapunzel:
"See? I told you that-"

Monty:
"But then, you put on this deceitful charade and made a complete fool of me!!"

Princess Rapunzel:
"Wait, so are we friends again?"

Monty:
"Of course not! And we never will be because I don't like you. Not everyone has to like everyone, Your Majesty."

Princess Rapunzel:
"You know what? Now that I'm thinking of it, I don't think I like you so much either. No, wait, wait! I know I don't like you. Not friends?"

Monty:
"Not friends."

Cassandra:
Listen, Raps, if you trying to find your defining activity, don't listen to this dud whose whole work history is being a two-bit hood.

Eugene:
Two bit hood!? Hold the pastry! I'll have you know Cassandra, Flynn Rider was a legend.

Cassandra:
Keyword being "was." And what is it you do now?

Eugene:
I uh, I do many...things. You know, important things, things so important you wouldn't even understand 'em. Sometimes I don't even understand 'em. Tell her, Blondie.

Rapunzel:
Hmm. What?

Rapunzel:
You're gonna become a royal guard?

Eugene:
It makes total sense, right? I try to have a normal job but I have trouble with authority! Being a guard I am the authority.

Captain of the Guards:
Ten fingers.

Stan:
Captain, that means Eugene was-

Captain of the Guards:
Don't you dare finish that sentence! Now go!

Cassandra:
Fitzherbert! (Rapunzel gasps)

Rapunzel:
(sighs) not again. (Pascal also had enough of Eugene and Cassandra's argument)

Eugene:
I don't know what you're so upset about! Oh, wait, know was the wrong choice of words. (Rapunzel sees her painting and holds it then tosses it on the other paintings and walks to the hall while being annoyed) I meant, I don't care what you're so upset about.

Rapunzel:
(sighs deeply) Hey, guys! Everything okay? I couldn't help but overhear a--

Cassandra:
Not only did you take my halberd without asking, you got your disgusting hair all over it!

Eugene:
How dare you! First of all, I did not touch your halberd. Second of all, what is a halberd? (Cssandra shows it to him) Oh! Oh, a halberd. Okay, fine, you got me, but check out this shave. Smooth as a baby's bottom.

Cassandra:
Try a monkey's.

Rapunzel:
Okay. Okay. (tells Cassandra and Eugene when walking between them) Everyone, let's take a deep, calming, cleansing breath. (inhales, exhales)

Eugene:
To be fair, I asked several times if I could use that thing.

Cassandra:
And I said "no" every time.

Eugene:
Which shouldn't matter, because we both know I don't listen to you.

Rapunzel:
Guys, come on. This is ridiculous. (tells Cassandra and Eugene)

Cassandra:
Eugene, a halberd should only be handled by a skilled warrior.

Eugene:
Hello! Skilled warrior! (referring to himself) (grabs Cassandra's halberd from her and show her that she is wrong about him being a pro) You forgot Flynn Rider has handled plenty of weapons. (King Frederic's favorite vase shatters) Oh. (sees that he shattered it)

Cassandra:
Ha! Way to go, Eugene. (Rapunzel sees her dad's favorite vase is shattered on the floor)

Eugene:
That-- that's a faulty halberd right there. (points to it) (Rapunzel runs to her dad's favorite vase that is shattered by Eugene)

Rapunzel:
Let's not panic! I mean, it is-- was my dad's favorite, irreplaceable, one of a kind, most favorite vase, but--

Cassandra:
Hey, I have an idea, Eugene. Why not just steal him another one? Oh! Oh, wait, wait. You can't! This is a one of a kind vase.

Eugene:
(chuckles) Of course you would pronounce it "vahz", Cassandra.

Cassandra:
Yeah, yeah, "vayce," "vahz." Either way, it'll be the first the king sees when he sits down for dinner tonight, or doesn't see.

Eugene:
You just love making me look like an idiot in front of the king, don't ya?

Cassandra:
Nope, you do a perfect job of that all on your own. (Rapunzel sighs and walks back to her bedroom)

Eugene:
Thank you. Wait a minute!

Rapunzel:
I can't take it anymore, Pascal. (tells him and he squeaks) I mean, why can't Cass and Eugene just get along? They're both caring, supportive, very considerable people... who somehow got us to clean up their mess. (Pascal squeaks) I bet they would be great friends if they just stopped fighting long enough to spend some quality time together. (Pascal grumbles) (Rapunzel gasps) Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! That's it! That's it! (has an idea) I will make them spend time together. Come on. (Pascal squeaks) (picks up her pet while she drops the broom to the floor then leaves)

Cassandra:
What's this? (sees the note) (Pascal turns around and chirps then leaves) (walks to the note and picks it up then opens it and smiles)

Eugene:
I'm telling you, Stan! (Stan is bored) The handlebar mustache is so passé. Today, it's all about the goatee. (Pascal walks to him) You know what I mean? (Pascal chirps while trying to have his attention) You see-- (turns and sees Pascal) Just a second frog, I'm making a point. (gives a note to Eugene) by Oh! Hey, easy! What? What? (takes the note) What is it? (sees the note) A note from Cassandra? If this is another eviction letter, I am going to lose it! (Pascal grumbles when he walks away) She does not have the authority for that! I checked! (sees the note again) Hmm, well, this ought to be interesting.

Eugene:
Okay, it's a grim place to offer an apology, but then again, this is Cassandra we're talking about. (turns around to see Cass inside a cell)

Cassandra:
I'm sorry. (Eugene yelps) Did you just say I was going to offer you an apology? (holds her note while walking to him)

Eugene:
Yeah! You said in your note you wanted to say sorry.

Cassandra:
I didn't write you a note. You wrote me a note. (shows the note) (door closes, locks) Huh? (Rapunzel is inside the dungeon twirling a key)

Eugene:
Hey! What are you doing? (asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Time for the game to begin. (tells Eugene and Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Game? What are you talking about? (asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Don't you see? I wrote the letters. They were merely a ruse to lure you both down here.

Eugene:
What? You can't just lock us in here. (Pascal grumbles)

Rapunzel:
(chuckles) Oh, I can, and I have, and I'm afraid your only way to escape is to work together, to solve a puzzle of my own design.

Eugene:
What puzzle?

Rapunzel:
Within these walls, you will find a series of strategically placed, increasingly difficult clues, each one more unfathomably perplexing than the last. Put them together, and you're free to go. (Eugene and Cassandra are shocked) Fail? And this prison cell will become your new home. (leaves) (cackles evilly) (returns with treats) Oh, and I made you guys cookies. (gives the basket to Cassandra) (leaves again)

Eugene:
What are we, twelve? (takes a cookie from the basket and holds the treat then bites it) (cookie crumbs rustling to the floor and one of it rolls into the hole to the floor of Stabbingtons' cell)

Cassandra:
Listen, this is all your fault.

Eugene:
Oh, please! (Sideburns picks up the cookie crumb from the floor) You know darn well that my only fault is that I have no faults!

Sideburns:
Recognize that voice? (asks Patchy) Sounds like our old friend.

Rapunzel:
(sighs) Say what you will, Pascal, but sticking those two together to work out their differences has its advantages. I mean, do you hear that? That is the sound of peace and quiet. Ha! I can finally hear myself think. I think I want to paint something. Ah! I like the way you think. (Pascal squeaks) (she is about to leave but she sees Pascal is mad) Relax. I'm sure Eugene and Cass are doing just fine.

Cassandra:
(grunts, groans) (sighs) (walks away from the bars and goes to the other bed) (Eugene eats a cookie and takes his pocket watch from his satchel then it is ticking, clinking) (Cassandra is bugged when Eugene ticks his watch and she turns around) So annoying!

Eugene:
I know! All these delicious cookies, and no milk? (picks up the basket of treats) No, wait, she packed milk! (finds the milk and drinks it)

Eugene:
Aah! (drank the bottle of milk)

Cassandra:
Unbelievable! (jumps off the bed and walks to Eugene then grabs the basket out of his hand) Did you eat all the cookies? (asks Eugene)

Eugene:
I'm not a pig, Cassandra. I ate all of your cookies. (tells her) I'm saving mine for later. (touches his satchel) (Cassandra is still mad at him and she shoves the basket at him) (basket thuds) (he holds the basket)

'Cassandra:
Huh! You are nothing but a self-serving, inconsiderate, arrogant freeloader.

Eugene:
Ah! (drops the basket) You know I could rattle off insulting adjectives describing your personality too, but to do so would imply that you actually have a personality, and I wouldn't feel right about doing that! (about to eat a cookie but Cassandra sees the coordinates)

Cassandra:
Hey, hold on, wait, don't-- don't eat that! (slaps the cookie out of Eugene's hand and holds the treat)

Eugene:
Oh! Go ahead, but it's got my milk drool on it.

Cassandra:
Quick! Let me see the others. (takes a cookie out of Eugene's satchel)

Eugene:
What are you doing?

Cassandra:
X6? Y15? I think these are coordinates for a grid! Rapunzel must have hidden the key behind a loose brick in the wall, and these cookies tell us which one. (she holds the cookie and shows a coordinate to Eugene and she runs to the wall then he holds his satchel)

Eugene:
So, just for clarification, I can eat the cookies now or no? (Cassandra checks the coordinates on the cookie to find a brick and pulls it out and she sees a spring)

Cassandra:
Yes!

Eugene:
That's it? That's just a rusty spring!

Cassandra:
And on your first guess too. Wait, there's more. (finds a paper) It's another clue. "This one is easy." "Just follow my lead." Follow her lead? How? (turns around and asks Eugene) She locked us in here this makes no sense.

Eugene:
That's because we're not supposed to follow her "leed." We're supposed to follow her "led". Hmm, different words, same spelling. Ah-ha! shows Cassandra and she jumps off the bed) (a pencil is shown and an arrow that Rapunzel drew on a wall pointing to the gear wedged between the wall and grabs it) Don't worry, kid. You're not the first person to match wits with this baby, and come off looking like a total chump. (points to his head)

Cassandra:
(sighs)

Eugene:
In fact, you might say making people look like chumps is kind of my spécialité.

Sideburns:
Patience, brother. (tells Patchy) Our time will come.

Cassandra:
Whoa. Whoa! (falls off)

Eugene:
Ow!

Cassandra:
Look! There's another clue. (sees another one of Rapunzel's clue wedged between Eugene's comb)

Eugene:
I've been looking for this! (glad to have his comb back and he sees a mirror while Cassandra sits on a bed to read the clue)

Cassandra:
This is your final clue, so pick up the pace. (Eugene walks to a mirror) "You'll find the last treasure in the same spot." "you find your face?" (turns and sees the mirror)

Eugene:
Hey there, looking good. (winks at his reflection but Cassandra turns the mirror around to see a cork) Hey! I was using that!

Cassandra:
Ugh, another useless item. (referring to the cork and throws it to the floor)

Eugene:
Ho, ho, ho. Well done! (claps) (Cassandra is mad at him) You've discovered the castle's junk drawer.

Cassandra:
Me? You were part of this too! (points to Eugene while he lays on the bed)

Eugene:
Oh, no! Don't stir me into your failure stew! I was fine to sit here eating X and Y cookies until Rapunzel gave up and let us out.

Cassandra:
And that's just like you, isn't it? Sit back and let things fall right into your lap.

Eugene:
What's that supposed to mean? (asks Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Oh, come on! You know exactly what it means!

Inmate:
Hey, Pretty Boy, Bowl Cut! Why don't you two scud buckets pipe down?

Cassandra:
Why don't you mind your own business?

Inmate:
Ooh! "Mind my own business." Is that some comeback, Lady-Frowns-A-Lot?

Cassandra:
(growls) (runs to the cell and tries to attack the person that insulted her)

Eugene:
Whoa, whoa, Cassandra. (holds her) Let me handle this. (tells her while she is mad)

Inmate:
Look at that! Fancy Boots has got something to say!

Eugene:
Name calling? Come on, we're better than that, aren't we? Sure, we can sit here and make fun of each other. Tease Cassandra for her chronic joylessness, or me for my uncommonly good looks, or you for your poor dental health and poor dental hygiene, tragic fashion sense, robust body odor, and what are clearly woefully misguided life-decision-making-skills, but do you really want to go down that road? (Cassandra smiles)

Inmate:
Mmm, I guess not. (Cassandra and Eugene smile at each other)

Rapunzel:
I can't believe how much I can get done with just a little quiet.

Eugene:
Some game, huh?

Cassandra:
Yep.

Eugene:
So, Cass, let me ask you something. What's your deal?

Cassandra:
What do you mean?

Eugene:
I mean, you know, other than being a venomous cobra woman who has to follow my girlfriend everywhere, I don't know the first thing about you.

Cassandra:
So?

Eugene:
So, as I see it, you always make fun of my past, it's only fair I know something about yours. Plus we have nothing but time.

Cassandra:
What do you wanna know?

Eugene:
I don't know, what are your hopes? Your dreams? Is there a venomous cobra man in your life?

Cassandra:
(laughing) Cobra man, no. Besides, I-- I don't have time for dreams.

Eugene:
"Don't have time for dreams?" Honey, you are hanging out with the wrong princess.

Cassandra:
My dad taught me at a young age to focus on the here and now.

Eugene:
Yeah, wow. Being raised by the Captain of the Guards musta been a real treat.

Cassandra:
He's a good man, and he taught me a lot. He showed me how to defend myself, how to take on responsibility, how to earn my keep. Besides, I don't remember my real parents, so, I got nothing to compare him to, anyway.

Eugene:
Yeah, I don't remember mine either. I used to imagine they were swashbuckling explorers searching the world for treasure, and once they found it, they'd... come back and get me. It's dumb, I know. How about you? I mean, you ever imagine what your parents were like?

Cassandra:
You know what? I don't really want to discuss this with you, Eugene. (goes to sleep)

Eugene:
Okay, fine. I'll just shut up then. You know, just when I think I start to see a glimmer of a speck of a pinprick of a soul, you flip your ice switch back on. (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Stop trying to pry into my life. (annoyed at Eugene)

Eugene:
I wasn't prying. Wait a minute, that's it, pry! (sits on the floor) We're supposed to build a jack with this stuff and pry the door open. (Cassandra sits on the floor and helps him) See, this piece faces upwards, and then you add this part to the top. Yes, brilliant!

Rapunzel:
Cass, oh, you've made it! (she and Pascal are excited and runs to Friedborg) See? Oh. I am so glad you and Eugene found a way to work to--

Eugene:
Alright, that should do it.

Cassandra:
Here, let me try. (picks up the jack and walks to the door)

Eugene:
No! No, no, no, that's too far! (runs to the door and tells her then he grabs onto it) Leverage Cassandra. It's all about the leverage.

Cassandra:
I know what I doing.

Eugene:
No, you don't!

Cassandra:
Cut it out!

Eugene:
You cut it out! The jack was my idea!

Cassandra:
Ugh, "my idea." "Me, me, me." It's always all about you.

Eugene:
Okay, let's make it about you then. "I'm Cassandra, and I can't stand Eugene, "because he's smarter than me, has better teeth, and doesn't use the word "vahz."

Cassandra:
Ugh! You're making it about you again!

Eugene:
That's because I'm far more interesting! (the juck fell apart to due Cassandra and Eugene fighting about who prys the door open) (items clanks to the hole)

Cassandra:
No! (runs to the hole alongside Eugene and they dive on the floor to try to retrieve the items back) (the items fell to the Stabbingtons' cell)

Eugene:
Oh, great! You lost my comb! That was the first thing I ever stole. (Sideburns snickering when he grabs Eugene's comb from the floor) I had it re-engraved and everything.

Sideburns:
(snickering) Looks like it's our lucky day. (he and Patchy grab the items for the jack and rebuild it)

Rapunzel:
Woo-hoo! Take that to the rose garden! (throws her cards to show Pascal then he grumbles while putting his cards on the bed and points to the clock) Yeah, you're right (sees the clock) It has been a long time. We-- we should check on them. (Pascal is annoyed) Don't give me that look. This... absolutely doesn't mean my plan didn't work, Pascal.

Eugene:
Ah, Blondie. Finally-- oh! (he and Cassandra see Sideburns and Patchy entering the cell)

Sideburns:
Hello, Rider.

Eugene:
That's unfortunate.

Cassandra:
Friends of yours? (asks Eugene when referring to Sideburns and Patchy)

Eugene:
Sideburns! Long time, no sneer! You look good! The moisture in the dungeon has done wonders for your leathery skin. Did you lose weight? (Patchy gives the halberd to Sideburns) Prison food, am I right? (Sideburns growls when he threatens Eugene with the halberd) (Eugene is scared) No, no I guess not. (Sideburns growling) (whistle blowing) (Sideburns and Patchy turn around when they heard a guard)

Sideburns:
Huh?

Guard:
The Stabbingtons' have escaped! (Sideburns and Patchy look at each other before abducting Eugene and Cassandra)

Sideburns:
Guess we're gonna need a couple of human shields, if we wanna get outta here. (he and Patchy are walking towards Eugene and Cassandra)

Eugene:
Ahh, thank goodness. Wait a minute. (grunts) (Patchy puts a bag on Eugene's head)

Cassandra:
(groans) (Sideburns puts a bag on Cassandra's head)

Eugene:
Let's rethink the sack thing, huh? (Sideburns and Patchy are running from the cell while carrying Eugene and Cassandra as hostages) It's wreaking havoc on my hair.

Cassandra:
Nice, Eugene. (Sideburns and Patchy are running to the exit of the dungeon but they see the Captain of the Guards and the other guards)

Sideburns:
Huh?

Captain of the Guards:
Hold it right there! Don't move. (tells Sideburns and Patchy and they put Cassandra and Eugene down and take the bag off their heads) Cassandra! (sees his adopted daughter and Eugene being abducted by Sideburns and Patchy)

Cassandra:
Dad. (sees her adopted father)

Sideburns:
Hmm, Dad. I'd call your men off if you know what's good for your precious daughter... Captain. (tells Cassandra's adopted father)

Rapunzel:
I hear voices. (runs into the dungeon) Sounds like my plan worked! (sees that Sideburns and Patchy holding her friends captive) Cass! Eugene! How did this happen?

Captain of the Guards:
Stay back, Princess. (tells Rapunzel and tells his guards) Guards, lower your weapons. (Sideburns and Patchy are walking away with Cassandra and Eugene as their captives while Rapunzel, the Captain of the Guards, Pete, Stan and the other guards see this)

Eugene:
It's okay, Blondie, I'm working on a plan. (tells Rapunzel)

Cassandra:
Okay, Eugene, let's hear it. (tells him)

Eugene:
Uh, I, I, I can't say it now, cause they can still hear us. (points to Patchy)

Rapunzel:
Captain, they're getting away. (tells him while he watches the Stabbingtons walking away with Cassandra and Eugene as captives and leave) (suspenseful music) (the Captain of the Guards is mad when he sees his adopted daughter is abducted by Sideburns and Patchy)

Captain of the Guards:
Come on! (he, Pete, Stan and the other guards chase after Sideburns and Patchy then Rapunzel goes to the same direction) (he and his guards see a tunnel that Sideburns and Patchy crawl into with their captives then the Captain of the Guards, Pete and the other guards follow them via the tunnel)

Rapunzel:
We'll never catch up to them. (stop running when she sees the tunnel ans sighs) Wait, but thanks to Cass, I know where the corridor empties. Come on, Pascal! (tells him) (goes to the other direction) (Sideburns and Patchy are being chased by the Captain of the Guards, Pete and the other guards)

Captain of the Guards:
Over here! They went this way. Hurry! (Sideburns runs ahead of Patchy but he stops when he hears the guards chasing him and Sideburns) (Patchy sees the side of the wall and puts his foot on it to make a barricade)

Eugene:
Ho, hey! Probably not the best idea. (tells Patchy) (ceiling rumbling) (the guards are prevented from following Sideburns and Patchy)

Sideburns:
Time to get rid of the extra baggage. (tells Patchy then Eugene and Cassandra are grunting when Sideburns and Patchy put their captives down) Say "Sayanara." (tells Eugene and Cassandra then Sideburns give the halberd to murder their captives but Sideburns stops his brother) (Patchy grunts) Actually, I just got a much better idea. (grabs Eugene by the vest and Eugene yelps) Let's snuff out Rider but keep the Captain's daughter as a bargaining chip. You sit there like a good, little girl. (tells Cassandra) This will just take a second.

Eugene:
(yelps) (tries to run but Patchy prevents him from escaping)

Sideburns:
Hey! Where do you think you're going? (Sideburns and Patchy grab Eugene then turns him around) (Sideburns and Patchy drop the halberd then Cassandra sees it on the floor then sees Sideburns and Patchy then the halberd again)

Eugene:
Uhh...

Sideburns:
We've got a little score to settle. (Eugene looks at the ceiling and distracts Sideburns and Patchy by talking to them)

Eugene:
Guys, guys, hold on! You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Cassandra is useless. (muttering while backing away) Right there. I'm the princess' boyfriend. I come with a lot more leverage. (distracts Sideburns and Patchy)

Sideburns:
It ain't about leverage with you, Rider. (Cassandra looks at the ceiling) It's about revenge. (Cassandra puts the halberd right under Sideburns and Patchy to knock them out) We've been waiting a long time for this. (Cassandra stands up) Say goodnight. (tells Eugene)

Cassandra:
(clearing throat) (grunts) (kicks the halberd to make the ceiling drop onto Sideburns and Patchy) (ceiling rumbling under Sideburns and Patchy then they see it before it knocks them out)

Eugene:
Now that's how you use a halberd.

Cassandra:
Yep, it's all about the leverage. (agrees with Eugene) (hears the ceiling rumbling) (gasps and runs) Eugene! Come on, let's get outta here. (tries to run away from the debris alongside Eugene but they are trapped) (Eugene grunts) (Eugene and Cassandra panting as they sit on the floor)

Rapunzel:
Hello? Are you guys down there? (Cassandra and Eugene look at each other when they hear Rapunzel calling them)

Eugene:
Blondie? (he and Cassandra walk to the hole and see Rapunzel) (Rapunzel letting her hair down to let Cassandra and Eugene climb it) (he and Cassandra walk to Rapunzel's hair but he wants Cassandra to climb first before him then she smiles and agrees) (Rapunzel grunting, panting when she pulls Cassandra and Eugene out of the hole) (Rapunzel sighs)

Rapunzel:
(hugs Eugene) Oh! I am so glad you're both okay. (Rapunzel, Eugene and Cassandra hear a guard)

Guard:
There they are. (Eugene, Rapunzel and Cassandra look at the hole to see Sideburns and Patchy woke up and they are apprehended by Pete, Stan and the Captain of the Guard) (Sideburns groaning) (the Captain of the Guard sees his adopted daughter with Eugene and Rapunzel)

Captain of the Guard:
Cassandra, you okay? (asks his adopted daughter)

Cassandra:
I am now. (tells her adopted father while she puts her hands on Eugene and Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Eugene... I'm so sorry. (apologizing to him) I had no idea my game would lead to such a disaster. I really thought you guys would have fun.

Eugene:
Oh, look, you've had better ideas, but you don't have to apologize. It must be hard with both of us going at each other's throats all the time, so from now on, even though I have no idea what you see in her, I'll try to be nice to the dragon lady-- (Rapunzel is annoyed) I mean, Cassandra. (Rapunzel walks to the door and he smiles) (Rapunzel inhales, exhales deeply)

Rapunzel:
You ready? (asks Eugene)

Eugene:
(sighs) Uh, yeah, yeah. Okay, I can do this. I just gotta walk in there, and tell the scariest, most intimidating man in the world that I broke his favorite vase. He's gonna kill me. (tells Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
My dad's not gonna kill you! (tells Eugene) Ah, do you remember last month when the royal tailor accidentally tore his robe? My dad didn't kill him. Of course, he's got like a million of those robes, and only one of those vases exists in the entire world, and come to think of it, I remember seeing the tailor locked in the stockade.

Eugene:
Blondie, not helping. (grabs Rapunzel's arms and tells her)

Rapunzel:
Yeah, sorry. (apologizes to Eugene and stops holding her arms)

Eugene:
All right. (opens the door to see Cassandra and Rapunzel's dad) I just gotta face... the music? (Cassandra turns around and sees Eugene)

Cassandra:
I guess.

Eugene:
I just wanted to say that I really appreciate what you did. (thanks Cassandra and she turns around)

Cassandra:
I figured if you got kicked out of the castle, Rapunzel would be all mopey, and... I don't really do mope.

Eugene:
Ha ha, so... does this mean I can borrow your halberd? (asks Cassandra)

Cassandra:
(growls)

Eugene:
No halberd, okay, yeah, I'm okay with that. (Rapunzel hears Eugene and Cassandra's conversation from behind the door) (Pascal squeaks)

Rapunzel:
Yes! (Pascal high fives Rapunzel's hand)

Cassandra:
By the way, where is my halberd? (Rapunzel realizes that she is the one that threw it to the ceiling)

Eugene:
I don't know.

Cassandra:
Well, you had it last.

Eugene:
I did not. (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel and Pascal leave when Cassandra and Eugene are starting another argument)

Cassandra:
Oh, here go again. I can't believe you're gonna lie to my face.

Eugene:
I can't even look at your face.

Cassandra:
Why you-- (vase shatters)

Eugene:
Hahaha, missed me! You broke it this time! Ha!

Woman:
Challenge on the Brave? Looks like some kind of tournament.

Man:
(chuckles) Not just any tournament. I hear the fiercest fighters from all over are coming to compete! (Cassandra walks by and hears about the event from a man and a lady then a child bumps into Cassandra)

Woman:
Whoa! Let me tell you, whoever walks away champ will have earned the respect of every warrior in the seven kingdoms. (thrilling music) (Cass walks to the posters and proud to see it then starts training for the event and doing chores)

Cassandra:
Ugh! (sees the other three handmaiden giving her laundry to wash via washboard) (continues training) (sews a dress) (marching footsteps) (sighs) (continues more training) (Dwayne thwacks a purse from a lady)

Elderly lady:
Oh! Stop! Thief! (Cassandra walks by and turns around to hear a lady but Dwayne runs then Cassandra removes her headdress)

Pete:
Stay back! We'll handle it. (tells Cassandra then he grabs Dwayne to prevent him from escaping) (Cassandra walks away to train more)

Cassandra:
(rasps) Ha! (Owl hoots)

Girl:
Whoa! It's Princess Rapunzel!

Cassandra:
Huh? (Owl hoots) (she and her pet turns around and sees Rapunzel) (kids cheering and run to Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
(grunts, laughs) (hugs the three children) (Owl hoots) Wow, Cass. What is all this?

Cassandra:
Nothing. (chuckles) I'm warming up for the Challenge of the Brave this morning. It's just a competition to find the toughest warrior in all of Corona. No big deal.

Rapunzel:
Ooh! Sounds exciting. Where can I sign up?

Cassandra:
Yeah, like I said, no big-- Oh, sorry, what?

Rapunzel:
I wanna sign up!

Cassandra:
You mean compete?

Rapunzel:
Let's do it together!

Children:
Yeah, do it! That would be great! Do it! You could be princess, and the most "reveredest" warrior!

Rapunzel:
Aw. (chuckles)

Cassandra:
That would be fun, but I'm not so sure that's the best idea.

Rapunzel:
I'm brave. And I'm always up for a challenge. (puts her hand on Cassandra's shoulder)

Cassandra:
But the-- the thing is, the challenge is by invitation only, so you can't do it. Oh, man, ugh! Rules are rules. (Owl hoots)

Rapunzel:
Oh, okay. But you can always count on me to cheer you on.

Announcer:
Welcome to the Challenge of the Brave, where you will see skilled combatants from all the lands compete in a series of death-defying challenges that culminate in the main event! The ultimate melee! (crowd cheers) Only one will walk away with the respect of the seven kingdoms! Today's favorite is the world's most renowned warrior. Some say he's the meanest, most ruthless fighter the world has even seen! Wreck Marauder! (crowd cheering) (Hook Foot and the other competitors are scared and are also screaming when they hear the Wreck Marauder arriving at the event) (bees buzzing) (man screams, grunts and whimpers) (Wreck Marauder removes his mask)

Wreck Marauder:
Boo! (cackles) (man is scared and runs away screaming) (crowd gasps) Whose house is this? This is Wreck's house! (growls and toss the mask to the crowd and it lands on Shorty's face) (crowd gasps)

Eugene:
Yeah! That's my boy right there! (holds a foam finger) Wreck Marauder! (the crowd is mad at Eugene) I have seen that guy fight all over the world. He's undefeated! Challenge of the Brave (Pascal squeaking) Challenge of the Brave (Pascal chittering) Everybody, come on! (the crowd is still mad) (jumps off the bleachers) All right, the beard of the bees lady! (bee-bearded lady walks by) (bees buzzing) (Pascal takes one of the bees to eat but he gurgles, spits out the bee due to the stinger) Oh, yeah! How about these seats, huh? (asks a man) If I were any closer to the action, they'd be scraping my face off of Wreck Marauder's knuckles! (puts the man on the floor and puts the foam finger on a boy's face then pulls up a trumpet to blow but the crowd protecting their ears) (horn blaring) (Pascal is terrified)

Man:
Uh, sir? Some of the competitors are requesting we move you to a new seat. (tells Eugene)

Eugene:
Oh, you see that? Moving this super fan to the super fan section. (gives the trumpet to the man) Ha! I wish I could say this has been fun, but I respect you all too much to lie to your faces. (walks up the steps)

Male competitor:
She's just here, cause she's Rapunzel's lady in waitin'. (tells Hook Foot and the other competitors about Cassandra) (Hook Foot and other competitors laughing)

Rapunzel:
Hi! Hello! Good morning! How are you? (walks and greets the competitors) Ooh! Wow! Your teeth are so sharp! (sees the shuny teeth) (gasps) Hook Foot! (sees and runs to him) Why so mad? (asks him) Just do a dance, and give that smile a second chance. (tells him) (chuckles) (hugs him and he smiles)

Cassandra:
Probably not the best place for hugs, Raps. (walks to her and tells her then drags her away from hugging Hook Foot) What are you doing down here? (asks her) This is for competitors only.

Rapunzel:
I came to wish you luck!

Cassandra:
Thanks, but I don't need luck. I need to use this time to get inside of the competiton's head. You know, psyche'em out with some trash talk.

Rapunzel:
Trash talk? Like talk about garbage, literally? (doesn't get what Cassandra is saying)

Cassandra:
What? No, that's not even close. (sighs) Watch this. (walks to a competitor that ate meat) Hey, you! You do realize when they put the call up for the strongest warriors, they weren't talking about breath. Right? (the competitor belches) (she gags)

Male competitor:
Why don't you go back to the castle, lady-in waiting? (walks away) (guffaws)

Rapunzel:
Well, that wasn't very nice, Cass.

Cassandra:
Yeah. That's the point.

Rapunzel:
All right. I'll give it a shot. I guess. (pulls up both her sleeves up and storms angrily to a competitor that has tattoos) Excuse me, you? Yeah, you. Uh-huh. Prepare to be trash talked to. Look at you with those... decorative tattoos. Oh, wow. Sorry. I'm sorry, but those are amazing. And did you see the lettering on "Skull Kickr"? Wow. (admires the tattoos)

Skull Kickr:
What about it? (mad while his chest moves and asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Ah. It's lovely.

Skull Kickr:
Yeah, well, it-- it was my mother's name. (tells Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Your mom is really special to you, isn't she? (Skull Kickr nods and Cassandra facepalms) Well, I think she'd be really proud of the menacing goon you've become. (tells Skull Kickr)

Male competitor:
(whimpers) I'm gonna go see my mom! (Rapunzel and Skull Kickr see a competitor crying then leaves) (Cass is annoyed and Wreck Marauder growls when he walks by)

Rapunzel:
Whoa! Look at you! (sees Wreck Marauder) You're a big guy, aren't you? (Wreck Marauder growling)

Cassandra:
Come on, Rapunzel. (walks to Wreck Marauder and Rapunzel then grabs Rapunzel's hand to drag her away from him)

Wreck Marauder:
What do we have here? No one told me they were letting table scrapes compete. (Cassandra is mad at him) (he laughs)

Cassandra:
Scraps? (turns around) You're the one that's gonna walk out of this in pieces.

Wreck Marauder:
I look forward to makin' everyone who ever loved you cry their eyes out. (touch his eye and he snickers) (Rapunzel walks between him and Cassandra)

Rapunzel:
Whoa! (puts her finger on Wreck Marader's chest) Listen, mister, trash talk, is one thing, but that was just mean.

Cassandra:
Rapunzel... (tells Rapunzel to stop defending her)

Rapunzel:
Uh, Cassandra has feelings, you know? (puts her hands on her friend)

Wreck Marauder:
Aw, poor little baby. (about Cassandra) (he snickers) (Cassandra is mad)

Rapunzel:
And another thing, you should be-- (points to Wreck Marauder) (Cassandra grabs Rapunzel's arm)

Cassandra:
Okay. That'll do, Rapunzel. (drags her friend away) (Wreck Marauder and the other competitors laughing) (sighs) Listen. I have to warm up, so... (turns and sees Wreck Marauder and the other competitors) why don't you find Eugene in the stands? You can cheer me on from there. Way back there.

Rapunzel:
Yeah. Yeah, sure, okay. I got it. I got it. You need to focus. No distractions. (about to leave but turns around to hug Cass from behind) Oh! Sorry! I forgot a good luck hug!

Cassandra:
(grunts when Rapunzel hugs her) Eee! (annoyed)

Rapunzel:
Oh, right. It's not a place for hugging, I'm sorry. (pats Cassandra's head) Good luck! (the competitors laughing and walks away while they make Cassandra feeling down) (Rapunzel leaves to sit on the bleachers)

Announcer:
Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats! It's time to meet today's contestants! Give it up for Razorblade McDoom! (points to her)

Razorblade McDoom:
(growling) The Razor's gonna carve ya... like a turkey!

Eugene:
(holds the foam finger) (Rapunzel is walking the steps) Ha! McDoom! More like McDone For! (laughing) Am I right? (sits)

Rapunzel:
(panting) (sits next to Eugene)

Eugene:
Hey, Blondie, you got the deluxe seats, too, huh? You know, they put you up here so you can see all the action.

Rapunzel:
Really? It's kind of far.

Announcer:
Next up, the unstoppable Wreck Marauder!

Wreck Marauder:
(growling) (terrifying Razorblade McDoom and Skull Kickr) Wreck has three words for you! You're gonna get wrecked! (tells Cassandra)

Eugene:
Hey. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear that guy down there looks just like... Casaandra?

Rapunzel:
That is Cassandra! (puts her hands on Eugene) Wow! I've never seen Cass so nervous. (Cassandra is cracking her neck)

Eugene:
Ooh...

Rapunzel:
I guess I can't blame her. I mean, she worked so hard to get invited to this competition.

Eugene:
Invited? No, you don't need an invitation to compete. You just have to be dumb enough to do it. Like Cassandra. Ha-ha! Wooo!

Rapunzel:
Anyone can compete? (gasps) (smiles) We can do this together! (kisses Eugene) Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! (leaves to enter the competition)

Eugene:
Oh, oh, uh, hey, uh, Blondie, if you're making a snack run, I'm all about the popcorn! (tells Rapunzel when she walks down the steps)

Announcer:
And finally, the Iron Handmaiden, Caaasan-- (a lady whispering and giving him the newest entry then exits) Wow. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a last-minute surprise entry! (crowd gasps) Please welcome the Fearsome Follicle, the Heir with the Hair! The Maid with the Braid, Rapunzel!

Rapunzel:
(runs and enters the arena) (crowd cheering) (Pascal and Eugene are shocked)

Girl:
Yay, Rapunzel! (Cassandra is surprised that Rapunzel entered the event) Wow!

Rapunzel:
Cassandra! This is gonna be so much fun! (runs and hugs her)

Eugene:
Oh, blondie, what have you done? (he and Pascal are disappointed) (a man wearing a viking helmet sits next to him)

Man:
Did I not bring enough of the popcorn?

Rapunzel:
Good news, Cassandra. We can compete together! Isn't that great? Eeee!

Cassandra:
That is so great!

Announcer:
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the first event! The Gauntlet! (crowd cheering) (Skull Kickr walks to the first event)

Skull Kickr:
(thuds) (screaming when launched into the sky while Rapunzel and Cassandra see him fly) (clattering) (audience cheering)

Cassandra:
You're sure you wanna do this? (asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Sure do! (tells Cassandra)

Announcer:
Next up for The Gauntlet, Cassandra!

Eugene:
(panting) Excuse me. Comin' through. (tells the crowd) Emergency. Naive princess making life horrible decision. Pardon me. (walking down) (foreboding music) (Wreck Marauder blocks Cassandra from going to The Gauntlet then he twists a pipe into a knot and shows her)

Cassandra:
What's that supposed to be? (asks Wreck Marauder)

Wreck Marauder:
It's a knot. As in you're knot going to win. (laughs) (Cassandra walks to the other side of him) It's a thinker. (Cassandra dodges the swinging hammers)

Rapunzel:
Woo! Go, Cass! (crowd cheering)

Girl:
Way to go, Cassandra! Woo-hoo!

Announcer:
Next up, Princess Rapunzel! (Eugene sees that it is Rapunzel's turn to walk between the hammers but he puts his hands on his face) (crowd cheering)

Eugene:
Please don't get smashed. Please don't get smashed... (he and Pascal worried about Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
(humming while dancing around the hammers) (crowd cheering) (Eugene stops putting his hands on his face)

Eugene:
Oh, yeah! (laughs) (Pascal squeaks) (Eugene puts his hand on the lady's shoulder and tells her) That's my girlfriend right there! (akes his hand of the lady) (crowrd cheering) What? I wasn't worried, she's got this. Whoo!

Girl:
Yay, Rapunzel! Whoo! (crowd cheering) (Cassandra is unnoticed again) (Skull Kickr writes Rapunzel's name on his arm) (Cass is mad and Rapunzel runs to her)

Rapunzel:
Cassandra, did you see that? I told you I could handle myself. (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Nice dance, Rapunzel. (tells Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Uh, thanks?

Cassandra:
I'm not sure that routine will do much good against Wreck in the Dead Man's Circle.

Wreck Marauder:
(walks and made it to the second round) (hammers thudding)

Cassandra:
But, hey, maybe you'll get lucky again. (Rapunzel sees and is terrified of Wreck Marauder then Cassandra walks away mad)

Rapunzel:
That wasn't luck. (walks to the starting line alongside Cassandra and the other competitors)

Announcer:
Challengers! Prepare for the next event!

Cassandra:
(arrows thumping when she aimed them to the bull's eye due to her perfect skill and accuracy) Yes!

Rapunzel:
(doesn't know to aim an arrow to the bull's eye but she uses a guitar as a bow and made it to the third round) (crowd gasps)

Wreck Marauder:
(destroys the top of the bull's eye while Cassandra and Rapunzel see him) (the top of the bull's eye thudding) (crowd cheering)

Eugene:
(horn blaring) (a man and a lady protecting their ears) Yeah! (the same man that told him earlier to move to a new seat walks to him) (Eugene walks to another seat while carrying his horn)

Wreck Marauder:
(grunts while holding a net of rocks)

Cassandra:
(grunting when she lifts a net of rocks)

Rapunzel:
(uses her hair as a rope in a pulley to lift a bigger set of rocks than her friend) (crowd cheering) (Cassandra's jealousy of Raps grows)(the scoreboard is shown with Wreck Marauder, Cassandra and Rapunzel are the top three competitors) (Eugene, Pascal and a man cheering with the crowd) (Eugene's horn blaring then the same man wants him to leave the bleachers)

Rapunzel:
Wow! (jumps into the water) (splashes) (Rapunzel laughing when she splashes Skull Kickr and he splashes her while Cassandra groans as she falls into the water)

Cassandra:
Do you even know the rules? Aren't shoes required for the Log Roll? (asks the announcer if footwear is needed for an event and she takes the paper from him) Ugh, somebody check the Rulebook of the Brave! (the announcer walks to Cassandra and takes his paper from her then he walks away) (turns around and tells Hook Foot and the other competitors about Rapunzel) Guys! Am I the only one who has a problem with this? The Princess is making a mockery of this competition! (points to Rapunzel) (Rapunzel is stretching) (Hook Foot walks to her and he puts his hand on her while trying to comfort her)

Hook Foot:
Hey, it's okay, kid. When you're mad, do a dance! Give that smile a sec--. (tells Cassandra what Rapunzel told him earlier)

Cassandra:
Oh, go eat a turkey leg, Hook! (annoyed and tells him to leave and eat meat) (Hook Foot takes his hand off her and leaves) (turns around and angrily walks to Rapunzel while she stretches) Okay, listen, Rapunzel, this has gone far enough. (Rapunzel turns around) Let's call it a day.

Rapunzel:
(chuckles) I will call it a day. The day I won the championship. Boom! Trash talk!

Cassandra:
Let's see where you land after the Dead's Man Circle.

Rapunzel:
Yeah, okay, yeah. (she and Cassandra stare at each other) We'll totally see where we land after the Dead Man's Circle. And what is the Dead Man's Circle?

Cassandra:
It's the final event. And believe me, your little dances won't save you this time.

Rapunzel and Cassandra:
Hmph! (Rapunzel and Cassandra walk away opposite directions)

Hook Foot:
This is awkward. (about Rapunzel and Cassandra's argument)

Eugene:
I am beginning to question their definition of VIP seating. (doesn't like his new seat and puts his foam finger on the pig and goes off it) (pig grunts) (walks to the entrance and talks to the man told him to move seats) Hello, my good man. I'd like to forgo my VIP seat and re-enter the arena.

Man:
Your ticket, please?

Eugene:
Seriously? (pats himself to find his ticket) Oh! Oh, oh! It's in my wallet. Which I left inside the arena. (realized he didn't take his wallet with him before leaving the arena)

Man:
Well, then you have to buy another ticket.

Eugene:
But because the money is also in my wallet, which is still inside the arena--

Man:
No money, no ticket, no entry. (tells Eugene that he can't enter the arena without a ticket) (children laughing) (Eugene sees a souvenir shop) (children run) (Eugene and Pascal have an idea on how to purchase another ticket) (Pascal chitters)

Announcer:
Time for the final event! The Dead Man's Circle! (an elderly man pushes the cart of weapons then Cass and the other competitors put their weapons into the cart) Each warrior will battle to the finish, using the weapon of their choice! (Rapunzel tries to find a weapon then she sees a frying pan and holds it) (Cassandra crack her knuckles) (Rapunzel puts her frying pan into a cart) (frying pan clanks) (Cassandra turns and sees Rapunzel)

Eugene:
Get your princess wigs right here! (drags a cart of Rapunzel wigs while Pascal is sitting on one) (Cass sits on a bench) (he stops pulling the cart) Wow, Rapunzel's really killin' in there, huh? I mean, these things are sellin' like hotcakes! (referring to Rapunzel wigs) (turns around and takes a wig from the cart) You know what? This one's on the house. (puts the wig on Cassandra) (leaves with the cart to sell more wigs) (Cassandra throws the wig away after Eugene leaves with the cart) (Shorty removes his Wreck Marauder mask and the Rapunzel wig lands on his hair) (the frying pan clanks when fell off the cart while an elderly man wheels the cart and walks away then Cassandra sees it on the grass)

Cassandra:
Hey, you dropped the-- (tells the elderly man that wheels the cart but she puts it under the bench and walks to the final event)

Eugene:
One golden-haired wig for you! (puts the wig on the bee-beared lady) (Pascal climbs on Eugene) (her bees buzzing when she walks away) (bee-bearded lady's coins clinking when she gives Eugene her coins) (Eugene walks to the entrance again to purchase a ticket) Okay, one ticket, please. (coins clink) (the man points to the sign that says sold out) (Pascal chitters when he is holding a foam finger and a flag but dispose them when he is mad and Eugene is also dissapointed then Shorty walks by while holding a ticket)

Shorty:
I got one ticket. Anybody need a ticket? (Eugene turns around and tells him)

Eugene:
I need a ticket! (tells Shorty and gives him the coins)

Shorty:
Then let the bargaining begin. (Eugene and Pascal are worried about it)

Rapunzel:
Hey, I... I know today's been weird. I just-- I wanted to... I don't know, I guess... uh, I just wanted to say good luck. (about to hug her friend but stops) Right, right. Sorry, sorry, sorry. No hugging, gotta remember that.

Cassandra:
Raps, I just wanna-- (she and Rapunzel hear the announcer)

Announcer:
It's now time for the no-holds-barred-elimination round! (crowd cheering) Remember folks, once someone steps outside the ring, they are out! The last one standing is our champion! (crowd cheering)

Cassandra:
I just wanna say-- (Wreck Marauder steps between Rapunzel and Cassandra)

Wreck Marauder:
Are you ready for this? 'Cause it's gonna get ugly in here. (Cassandra is mad)

Announcer:
Ready! Set! Battle! (the competitors run and take their weapons) (foreboding music) (Rapunzel is searching for her weapon)

Rapunzel:
Oh, wait, wait, wait! Has anyone seen a frying pan? (sees the Wreck Marauder charging towards her) Whoa! (Cassandra and Skull Kickr are fighting) (Cassandra falls)

Skull Kickr:
Ha! (laughs) Looks like I got the drop on you! (thwacks) (Wreck Marauder eliminated Skull Kickr) (bell rings) (Wreck Marauder growls) (Rapunzel runs) (Cassandra fights Skull Ruffian)

Cassandra:
Hyah! (flips Skull Ruffian and he lands outside the circle) (bell rings) (Hook Foot, Razorblade Mcdoom and the unnamed competitor try to attack Wreck Marauder)

Wreck Marauder:
Is that all you got? (throws Hook Foot, Razorblade Mcdoom and the unnamed competitor off) (grunting) (bell dinging) You fools can't take on Wreck! (Cassandra walks behind him)

Cassandra:
(clears throat) (Wreck Marauder turns around to see her) (Wreck Marauder growling) (she and Wreck Marauder will fight and he grunts) (crowd gasps)

Wreck Marauder:
(grunts) Huh? (Rapunzel uses her dance techniques to avoid other competitors) (bell dings) (thuds)

Announcer:
Wow, what a poetic move by Rapunzel! (crowd cheering and clapping) (crowd chanting) Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Rapunzel! (Cassandra sees the crowd is cheering for Rapunzel and she is mad)

Wreck Marauder:
That chirpy little hairball is mine! (referring to Rapunzel)

Cassandra:
Not if I get to her first! (about Rapunzel) (arrow pins Wreck Marauder to a post) (thumps) (crowd cheering) (Wreck Marauder grunting while trying to pull arrows out then she walks to him) Hey, Wreck! Stick around. (runs to fight Rapunzel) (Rapunzel turns around) (arrow thumps near Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Uh, that was close. (Cassandra drops her bow and picks up a staff to fight against Rapunzel)

Cassandra:
Well, it looks like it's just you and me. (runs towards Rapunzel) (Cassandra grunting when she jumps to attack Rapunzel but the latter runs)

Rapunzel:
That all you got? (fights back with a staff) (Rapunzel grunting) (Cassandra grunting) (Rapunzel dodges) (Rapunzel and Cassandra continue to fight each other with staffs) Cass, what's gotten into you? (Wreck Marauder snickers when he is free from the post) (Cassandra grunting when she continues to fight Rapunzel) Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa! (Cassandra almost pushes Rapunzel out of the circle) Wait, stop! We're supposed to be friends! (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
A friend wouldn't be so oblivious, Rapunzel. You have no idea what this contest means to me. I mean, you're a princess, you've got nothing to prove. To you, this was just a fun way to blow off a Saturday, but to me, it was to show everyone that I am more than just your lady-in-waiting.(sighs) And just when I thought I might I get even the slightest bit of respect... (sighs) Never mind.

Rapunzel:
Respect? Cassandra, I respect you more than you could possibly imagine. I mean, I, I look up to you. Why do you think I wanted to enter this thing in the first place? You are my friend, and... as your friend, oh... I should've realized how important this was to you. (looks at her staff) I'm so... so sorry. (apologizing to Cassandra then drops her branch to surrender) (crowd cheering) (Wreck Marauder growling while he runs to attack Rapunzel)

Cassandra:
Look out! (protects Rapunzel) (Wreck Marauder's club thuds) (Marauder growling) (Cassandra slides under Wreck Marauder then she leaps up and goes behind him then he sees her from above and she knocks him out) (thuds) (Wreck Marauder groans) (she jumps off) (she trips Wreck Marauder) (he is shouting as he lifted into the air then he is thrown out of the circle) (Wreck Marauder thudding) (crowd gasps) (a butterfly lands on Wreck Marauder) (bell dings) (he thuds) (crowd cheering) Hey, Wreck! Looks like I'm not not going to win! (tells him) (chuckles) (winks and points to her head) It's a thinker. crowd cheering) (turns around) (bell dings) (Rapunzel sees Cassandra's foot is outside the circle) (crowd groaning) she also sees that her foot is outside the circle) (gloomy music) (Cassandra is disappointed that she wasn't the winner but she walks back inside the circle to congratulate Rapunzel as the winner by holding her hand up) (crowd cheering) Congratulations.

Rapunzel:
I didn't mean for this to happen, Cass. I just thought it would be fun to compete.

Cassandra:
(sighs) Doesn't matter.

Rapunzel:
I should've realized how important this all was to you. (the announcer walks to Rapunzel and gives her the trophy) I don't think I'm the one who deserves this. (referring to the trophy and gives it to Cassandra) (crowd cheering) (Hook Foot and the competitors walk to Cassandra) (Skull Kickr tattooed Cassandra's name on him) (Skull Kickr smooches then he shows his tattoos of Rapunzel's name and Cassandra's name on his triceps)

Girl:
Yay, Cassandra! Woo hoo! Ha-ha! Good job! (crowd cheering) (an unnamed competitor holds the trophy for Cassandra while Hook Foot lifts her up to carry her) (crowd cheering) (Hook Foot and the other competitors leave with Cassandra but she looks at Rapunzel then she jumps off)

Cassandra:
What, no hug? (she and Rapunzel hug each other then they walk)

Eugene:
How do you sleep at night, Shorty? (asks him while taking the ticket from him) Challenge of the Brave, here I come! (runs to the event) (Shorty is counting the coins) (thrilling music) (Pascal chitters when he and Eugene see that the event has ended. An old man sweeps the weapons while wiping sweat off his head with his rag) SHORTY, I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

Eugene:
You know I meant "hide in the vase", right? Princess Rapunzel, meet Lance Strongbow.

Lance:
How you doin'?

Cassandra:
Look, pal, I don't trust the guy.

Eugene:
Look, Cassandra, I know you'd like nothing better than let an old friend of mine embarrass me. And I hate to disappoint you, but my friend Lance is not "up to" anything!

(Pins Lance against the wall)

Eugene:
Okay, Lance! What are you up to?

Lance:
Up to? Me? You'd think I come all this way jut to tell you- Okay. I need help with a job.

Eugene:
This isn't a cave, it's a basement. We broke into somebody's house. Lance, you lied to me!

Eugene:
Let's just get out of here Arnwaldo.

Lance:
Don't call me Arnwaldo! Besides, don't you at least wanna know whose basement this is?

Eugene:
No. No, I don't.

Lance:
It's the baron's.

Eugene:
The baron? The baron-baron?

Lance:
You said we'd get him later.

Eugene:
That was eight years ago.

Lance:
Exactly. We waited eight long years for revenge. And I'm not letting till I settled the score. And now the score is settled. Let's get out of here.

Cassandra:
What do we have here? A plate of cheese and crackers. I wonder why?

Rapunzel:
Uh, it's because I am very hungry and very thirsty, thank you very much. (tastes some grapes) Mmm, so good. (Cassandra give her a strict look) Okay, fine. Yes, they're not home. But what is to say they're not out having fun?

Cassandra:
Oh, I never said anything about them not having fun. I'm just suggesting they're most likely stealing stuff while doing it.

Rapunzel:
[irritated] Okay, I have had just about enough, Cassandra. You know what? Let's go find Eugene, so I can show you that you were wrong. (drinks some milk) Hmm?

Cassandra:
[jokely] Okay, but when I'm proven right, you're gonna have egg on your face.

Rapunzel:
(rolls her eyes) Hoho! I promise you this, I will not have anything on my face tonight. (give Pete the plate)

Pete:
Princess, you have a milk mustache.

Rapunzel:
[off-screen] I know what I have Pete, Thank you!

Eugene:
That ring we stole belonged to the Queen; the same queen who took me in as part of her family. And as soon as she sees Rapunzel wearing it, she'll put two-and-two together and be furious or heartbroken. She's a tough read sometimes. But if I ask for the ring back, Rapunzel will know I lied to her earlier, and Cassandra will get the satisfaction of being right.

Rapunzel:
No. I can't let you that.

Eugene:
What? Why not?

Rapunzel:
Because I love you, Eugene. And I will forgive you, but I can't be sure they will.

King Fredric:
I thought that ring was gone long ago.

Queen Arianna:
I know. Isn't it great? Eugene found it this morning.

Masked man:
Okay, boys. Let's get to work.

Rapunzel:
It's the first time people see when they enter the castle, Dad. I mean, maybe we could remodel it or something, you know, make it warm and welcoming.

Frederic:
That archway is an important line of defense, Rapunzel. It is imperative it convey strength and security. (Eugene arrives at the table)

Eugene:
(mumbling) You want strength and security, here's what you do... (sits at the table next to Rapunzel) (King Frederic is unamused) Lion statues! Ooh, ooh, better yet... turn the archway into a giant lion's mouth! No, wait! Let's do the whole lion--

Frederic:
Thank you, Eugene. I'll take those suggestions under advisement.

Eugene:
Ahh, teamwork! Up high! (cleans his hands on his vest and gives King Frederic a high five) (chuckling) Your Majesty! (waits for a high five) (Rapunzel puts her hand on Eugene's shirt and pulls it because he is embarrassing her) (he sits) Right! You're eating. We're eating. Next time, then. Cool.

Eugene:
You know, blondie, you might wanna start coming up with lion designs for that archway. I think that idea got some real traction with your dad

Cassandra:
I'm sure the king loved your idea. You do realize he was just being polite, and probably didn't wanna call you a nitwit to your face.

Rapunzel:
Cass! If my dad didn't like Eugene's ideas, I think he would just say so.

Eugene:
Yeah. And he's never been shy about calling me names to my face before. (Pascal groans)

Cassandra:
Well, before you go and have your royal advisor nameplate made up, you should probably know that whatever the king wants to ignore an idea, he always says "I'll take it under advisement." (does air quotes)

Eugene:
Ha! Shows what you know! I clearly remember him saying "I'll... (remembers what Rapunzel's dad said to him earlier at the table)

Frederic:
Take those suggestions under advisement. (thunder cracking)

Eugene:
Oh, no! He does think I'm a nitwit!

Cassandra:
And there it is!

Eugene:
This changes everything! I cannot have a father-in-law who doesn't take me seriously!

Cassandra:
Why not? No one else takes you seriously. (Rapunzel walks to Eugene and fixes his collar then dusts his vest off)

Rapunzel:
That's not true, Eugene. My dad thinks very highly of you. (Cass shakes her head "no") Though, there are times you could be a bit more selective about the kinds of things you suggest to him. He is the King, after all. (Cass shakes her head "yes")

Eugene:
Et tu, blondie? (walks away from Rapunzel) Okay, you know what? It's fine. It's fine. I can fix this. Quick! Name things your dad likes, that I can pretend I also like to impress him! (bells sounding)

Cassandra:
The emergency alarm! (she, Rapunzel and Eugene hear the siren)

Rapunzel:
Equis? As in the kingdom next door, Equis?

Cassandra:
Mm-hm.

Rapunzel:
What's that got to do with my dad's statue? Why is it all messed up?

Captain of the Guards:
Your dad's lifetime rival, King Trevor of Equis, likes to play pranks on him. (tells Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
By just drawing a silly face on Dad's statue? (scoffs) I can't imagine any intelligent person finding this funny.

Eugene:
(laughing) (clears throat) (Rapunzel, Cassandra and the Captain of the Guards look at him) (he smiles)

Captain of the Guards:
Anyway, King Trevor always manages to thoroughly embarrass your father.

Frederic:
I can hear you, Captain. And yes, I am embarrassed. Embarrassed for him, really! The very idea of a grown man partaking in such infantile boobery!

Rapunzel:
I still don't get it.

Cassandra:
I'll explain later.

Frederic:
Trevor has been trying to lure me into partaking in his shenanigans since our youth. Well, I won't partake! Do you hear me, Trevor! I won't partake! (crows cawing and they are flying away)

Frederic:
I must partake! I can't take this embarrassment any longer! Ooh, I need a prank! I must show the people that, despite that sign's proclamations, Equis does not rule!

Captain of the Guards:
I agree, but how?

Frederic:
Yes, how? By striking against that which he holds most dear! The very symbol of his land!

Captain of the Guards:
You mean, the Seal of Equis? But, Your Majesty, the castle of Equis is impenetrable. In fact, only one man has ever successfully infiltrated its defenses. And he-- (Eugene whistling when he walks by the throne room but he walks back to the entrance of it)

Eugene:
You guys talkin' about me?

Eugene:
Blondie, great news! Your dad just asked me to steal the Royal Seal of Equis for him!

Rapunzel:
Stealing from Equis? (closes the book? (Pascal squeaks and facepalms) (slides down the ladder) That doesn't sound like a great idea. (opens the book to show Eugene then Pascal flips a page) Did you know that they have over a thousand guards on duty at any given time? (Eugene takes the book from her and closes it)

Eugene:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, but don't you see? (puts the book on the desk and Pascal climbs on the globe) It's the perfect way for me to prove to him I'm more than just some nitwit thief!

Rapunzel:
By stealing something?

Eugene:
No. (spins the globe) (Pascal squealing) By stealing something well. (spins the globe fast then stops it) (Pascal squeals, groans)

Rapunzel:
Hm.

Eugene:
Hey, come on, it's for the official royal prank! I'm pretty sure that makes it completely legal...ish.

Rapunzel:
Oh! Well, then let me come with you. (holds her bag) I'm pretty good at surprises.

Eugene:
Sorry, blondie, but I've assessed the situation, and this is a one-man job. Luckily, Flynn Rider does his best work alone.

Frederic:
Let's go, partner! (tells Eugene)

Eugene:
Wait! I'm sorry, you wanna come with me? (asks King Frederic)

Frederic:
Of course I'm coming with you. You think I'm in the habit of dressing like this? Though this new, dashing adventure suit I had made is quite slimming. I must witness Trevor's humiliation at first hand! (Eugene walks to him)

Eugene:
Ohh... yeah. See, um... (chuckles) The thing is, I was thinking you wanted, you know, me to do it alone. Uh, not that I wouldn't love to have you along. It's just, you probably have way more important--

Frederic:
This is a matter of national pride, son. Of course it's important. And I specifically said "we" would steal the Royal Seal of Equis, remember?

Eugene:
I do! I do re-- yes, you did say "we"! I thought you were using the royal "we," you know, being king?

Frederic:
Come on, let's do this! (tells Eugene) How'd you put it before? Teamwork! Up high! (puts his hand up and Eugene tries to give him a high five but he walks away)

Eugene:
Yeah. You know, when you say "Up high," you usually-- (King Frederic tosses a bag to him) Okie-dokie, never mind. (puts the bag on him and leaves with King Frederic)

Eugene:
So, Your Majesty, I've drawn up this map based upon the brilliant way I got into the Castle Equis before, to show you how this is gonna go down. (King Frederic stops hiding inside the foliage to see a map) All we need to do is borrow a couple of uniforms and waltz right through the front door. Eh?

Frederic:
We're not doing that.

Eugene:
We're not?

Frederic:
Eugene, as king, I've received top military. After studying this map, I can say certainty that what is required here is stealthy ingress. And this is the perfect spot to do it! (points to the drawing of one of towers on the map)

Eugene:
The northeast tower? The heavily guarded, impossibly fortified northeast tower? (asks King Frederic)

Frederic:
No one will expect it. (hides behind the foliage again)

Rapunzel:
' Mmph, what's so fun about pranks, anyway? (Cassandra carries a watering can and waters the plant inside the bedroom then walks to Rapunzel)

Cassandra:
Mostly, the look on the other person's face when they realize what's happening.

Rapunzel:
So, it's supposed to surprise people?

Cassandra:
Well, it's more like a joke. But, only the person responsible for it thinks it's funny. (Rapunzel walks away from her bay window)

Rapunzel:
Oh. So, like the jokes my dad tells.

Cassandra:
No. There's more to it than that. You need to get somebody to expect one thing and then do something unexpected instead. It's basically entertainment for morons. (Rapunzel picks a portrait of Pascal)

Rapunzel:
Hmm. Unexpected, eh? (puts an eye mask on Pascal while he is sleeping and snoring then puts a blanket on him as a prank) By the time, he wakes up, he'll be so rested he won't even know what hit him! (laughs) I can't wait to see the look on his face. (Cassandra removes the eye mask)

Cassandra:
Unexpected but not clever. (Pascal distressed squeaking)

Frederic:
All is clear. (Eugene also stops hiding from a fake bush) Just follow my lead. (tells Eugene) (hides inside the fake bush and walks to the tower) (two guards are walking by) (Eugene hides inside the fake bush and follows King Frederic but the former sees a door)

Eugene:
Your highness. (tells King Frederic and stops walking) (King Frederic walks by the door)

Guard:
Ohh, whew. (opens the door and exits) Huh? Hmm. (sees a fake bush with King Frederic walking by and the guard follows and starts attacking King Frederic with the halberd) (Eugene walks behind the guard but grabs him from behind) Aah! (Eugene is thwacking the guard) (guard groans) (Eugene wears the guard's uniform and the cap then takes the halberd) (Eugene sees two guards then he runs to King Frederic)

Eugene:
Oh, no, no, no. Oh, boy. Huh! (drops the halberd and runs towards the horse) (King Frederic walks forward then backwards) (horse whinnying when he pulls the reins) Get over... (King Frederic is behind the horse) (Eugene is smiling while standing in front of a horse like a statue and gives it a carrot) (chuckles nervously) Fellow guards. (waves to the guards when they are walking by)

Frederic:
Yes! (stops hiding) There. See? Easy. (turns around and sees Eugene wearing a uniform) Eugene, I thought I said the guard uniforms were unnecessary. (jumps out and walks stealth mode) Come on! Mm-hm? (chuckles) (Eugene turns around)

Eugene:
Oh, yeah, no, don't mind me. (takes the cap off) I'm just gonna scream into this for a little bit. (muffled screaming) (puts the cap back on his head and walks to the northwest tower) (the horse is chewing on a carrot that Eugene gave to it)

Eugene:
Ooh! (slips)

Frederic:
Quiet, Eugene. (tells him) (Eugene groaning and slams to the wall when he climbs up)

Eugene:
Okay. Just follow my lea-- (sees King Frederic trying to do a cartwheel)

Frederic:
(loud grunt) (fell on the floor then goes to the other side)

Eugene:
Really? (guards heard a noise) (sees the guards again)

Guard 1:
What was that?

Guard 2:
Better check it out. (he and the other guard are walking towards the noise but Eugene coins on the floor) (Eugene's coins clinking)

Guard 1:
This way! (he and other guard turn around then they walk the other way) (King Frederic climbs up)

Frederic:
They didn't spot me. A-ha! (referring to the guards) (gives a thumbs up then walks) Let's move out! (tells Eugene)

Eugene:
(groans while putting his hands on his face) You love Rapunzel, you love Rapunzel, you love Rapunzel! (follows King Frederic)

Pete:
All I'm saying is, if you bring a quiche to work, you should bring enough to share with your co-workers. That's-- Just--

Stan:
Yeah, but, you don't even like quiche!

Pete:
Yeah, but that's-- First of all, don't tell me what I don't like. (puts his hand on his nose and walks away while being mad at Stan)

Stan:
No, I know you don't like quiche.

Pete:
Okay, because I, like a lotta things, but you never point that out.

Stan:
(sighs) Uh-huh.

Pete:
You just tell me all the stuff I don't like.

Stan:
Yeah.

Pete:
Anyway, let's just this one done. (stops holding his halberd and walks to the other weapons then tells Stan) Okay, you start cleaning the spears, I'll work on the swords. (Stan stops holding his halberd) (cabinet doors rattling) (Pete and Stan turn around and they hear a noise) (rattling continues) (Pete and Stan are walking towards the noise while holding their halberds)

Rapunzel:
Ha! Gotcha! (stops hiding inside the cabinet while holding a rag and a sword)

Stan:
(screams) (the weapons inside the cabinet have been shined by Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Ha! I just polished all of these weapons before you could! You should see the look on your face! (tells Pete and Stan) (Stan is terrified while his halberd is clanking) (Pete is shocked) You've just been pranked! Or as it's soon to be called, Rapunzelled. (Stan falls backwards then Rapunzel and Pete see Stan on the floor) (Cassandra opens the door to the weapons room to see how Rapunzel's prank turned out)

Cassandra:
That was clever. But not funny. (closes the door and leaves)

Frederic:
Ah. The royal seal room. (he and Eugene walk to the entrance of the room) (will open the door) How do you like that, Eugene? (asks him) Told ya!

Eugene:
Ooh! (Frederic slaps him on the back then the cap fell off) (his hair has a leaf and a twig)

Frederic:
Flawless plan. (Eugene removes the twig from his hair and uses it to open the door) (Eugene pushes the door open then he and King Frederic enter the room) Ahh. Behind that curtain lies the Royal Seal of Equis. (pulls the curtain) Oh-ho-ho, sweet revenge! (he and Eugene sees Trevor Jr.) (Trevor Jr. barking)

Eugene:
It's a seal. (shocked that isn't an official seal)

Frederic:
Indeed. The Royal Seal... of Equis! (Trevor Jr. barks)

Eugene:
It's a seal seal! Not a royal seal!

Frederic:
It is a seal seal owned by a king. Thus, a royal seal. (tells Eugene) (walks to Trevor Jr.) (Trevor Jr. barks) Hmm?

Eugene:
You have got to be kid-- (annoyed at King Frederic) You... You know what? You know what? At this point, never mind! (walks to Trevor Jr.) Just grab your and let's get outta here. (Trevor Jr. barks) (grunting while trying to push Trevor Jr.) (groans) (King Frederic grunts) (gasps) (King Frederic chuckling) Wha...What? What? What are you doing? (asks King Frederic)

Frederic:
Leaving a calling card, so Trevor knows it was I who did this. (holds a paintbrush while at King Trevor's portrait and turns around) What should I paint, hm? Eye patch? Stink lines? Perhaps a tear, representing his imminent humiliation at being bested by me.

Eugene:
No! None of those things should you paint! (grunts) Gah! Let us go now! (tells King Frederic) (Trevor Jr. barking sadly) (barking in distance) (two of King Trevor's guards hear Trevor Jr. and they run to the royal seal room) (seal barking) (Eugene and King Frederic are going to be caught by King Trevor's guards) (Eugene sees the ceiling) Oh, I'm gonna need your grappling hook. (guards open the doors but they see no one is inside the room then they walk inside) (foreboding music) (Eugene, King Frederic and Trevor Jr. are on the chandelier)

Frederic:
You're the expert. (tells Eugene) What are we going to do now?

Eugene:
Oh, oh, so when you say "we," do you still mean the royal "we," which is actually you telling me how to fix this?

Frederic:
Well, no. I'm saying "we" as in us. (a screw is dropping to floor) (the guards are still searching the room and they are looking up)

Eugene:
Is that the royal us, because it still sounds like it's just me.

Frederic:
I asked you to come so that "we" could get the seal.

Eugene:
Okay, okay, so now I'm confused. You said "I" and "we" in the same sentence, which I'm finding means the same thing. Not to mention the fact that I couldn't get the proper definition of seal from you! (the chandelier falls) (he and King Frederic yelling) (chandelier crashing to the floor) Huh?

Frederic:
Uh-oh. (he and Eugene are surrounded by five guards)

Eugene:
(laughs) Uh, hey, guys. Hey, you guys. Would you believe that we're the chandelier repairmen? (laughs) Repairing it in the middle of the night? 'Cause this thing is broken. (Trevor Jr. barking)

Eugene:
(sighs)

King Frederic:
Well... (sighs) this prank has gone horribly awry.

Eugene:
Listen, I'm sorry I lost my cool. It's just, this whole prank was my big chance for you to get you to take me seriously. (sits on the floor)

King Frederic:
Take you seriously?

Eugene:
Yes. And I was getting frustrated when I wasn't able to do that. I know. It was dumb. (King Frederic walks to Eugene then he puts his hand his shoulder) (King Frederic sits next to him)

King Frederic:
You know, there are many things I fail to take seriously. Eugene, son... you brought my daughter home to me after 18 long years. If there's one man in the whole world that I take very seriously... it's you.

Eugene:
(touched) Wow. Thanks, Your Majesty. Can I ask then, why-- why didn't you listen to my ideas?

King Frederic:
You know, I suppose sometimes I let good ones slip through the cracks. I should've given your plan more consideration.

King Trevor:
What you should have done was stayed in your own kingdom, Fredric! (walks to the cell alongside his pet)

King Frederic:
Trevor.

King Trevor:
Your efforts to abscond with my sweet Trevor Jr. were comical at best.

Eugene:
Oh. Yeah? I don't think your seal's too happy there. (tells King Trevor) (Trevor Jr. whimpering)

King Trevor:
Of course he's not! (hugs Trevor Jr.) The poor little darling is traumatized by what you did to him!

King Frederic:
All right, Trevor. You've had your laughs. Now, release us.

King Trevor:
Oh, I'll let you go, but not I parade you through town in nothing but a jester's hat, proving once again that Equis is superior to Corona! For now, I leave you here to wallow in the stench of your own defeat. (chuckles) (walks away alongside Trevor Jr. and closes the door)

King Frederic:
(sighs) Trevor's right.

Eugene:
Oh, come on, you don't smell that bad. (gives King Frederic a friendly punch) Plus, it's mostly seal.

King Frederic:
I meant, I deserve to wear nothing but a jester's hat. (sits while feeling down)

Eugene:
Uh, Your Majesty? What the heck does King Trevor know, anyway?

King Frederic:
Once again, he showed himself to be the accomplished prankster. (Eugene walks to him and picks him up)

Eugene:
Accomplished? His prank wasn't even funny! I mean, I laughed, a little. But still, all around, not that funny.

King Frederic:
Yes, that's true. His pranks are always more grating than they humorous.

Eugene:
Totally grating. Hey. Hey. That's it! (has an idea and walks to the drain)

King Frederic:
What's it? What are you doing? (asks Eugene)

Eugene:
I'm gettin' us outta here. (holds the drain and removes it) (drain clanks) The question is, are you willing to try it my way? (turns around while holding the entrance to the drain and asks King Frederic)

Rapunzel:
Ha! Gotcha! You should see the look on your face! (Maximus whinnying, clapping) (Cassandra opens the stables door) (Maximus bites an apple then runs the other side) (Rapunzel walks to the entrance and asks Cassandra about the prank) Did you see the look on his face? He expected one apple, but then he got a whole bunch! (the head of the Maximus statue fell to the floor) Best. Prank. Ever. (Maximus eats one of the apples) (Maximus whinnying)

Cassandra:
Funny, but not mischievous. (she and Rapunzel see Maximus scooting on the floor while eating apples)

Eugene:
Will you just listen, Your Majesty? (a guard wakes up) There's no way you'll escape that way! (other guard wakes up) (guards enter the cell)

Guard 1:
Hey! What's goin' on in there?

Eugene:
Fellas! Would ya look at that? The king, he escaped without me. I don't know if I'm more impressed or insulted, you know what I'm sayin'?

Guard 2:
Open the door! (tells the other guard) (the two guards run inside the cell to see that King Frederic escaped) Oh, no, King Trevor's gonna have our necks for this. (King Frederic stops hiding on the ceiling)

King Frederic:
Lose something? (asks the guards then they see him) (swings while knocking the guards unconscious) (thwacks)

King Frederic:
Quickly, if we go back the way we came, he might not see us. (tells Eugene)

Eugene:
Wait. (removes the cap and sees the library) (takes a halberd from King Frederic and walks to the library) Follow my lead. (tells King Frederic) (King Frederic sighs deeply and walks after Eugene) (Eugene and King Frederic are spotted by King Trevor)

King Trevor:
Well, well. (King Frederic turns around) It appears someone hasn't learned their lesson yet.

Eugene:
Okay, okay, look, you got us. This one is completely our fault. (elbows King Frederic)

King Frederic:
Ooh! Yes! Uh, we wanted to pull some sort of prank, so that all this wouldn't be in... vain.

King Trevor:
Uh, really? And, and what were you gonna do in there, pray tell? (points to the door behind Eugene and King Frederic)

Eugene:
Well I thought it'd be funny to slip into the library and rearrange the periodicals. Historians hate that.

King Trevor:
That is the worst idea for a prank I have ever heard! And in true Coronan fashion, you would've failed! Again! (points the other door) That's the real door to the library!

Eugene:
Uh, no, nope. No, it's not. (checks his map) I'm pretty sure this is the library. (points to the door behind him) (King Trevor facepalms)

King Trevor:
You imbecile! This is my castle! I know where my library is! (Eugene turns around)

Eugene:
Meh! Agree to disagree. (King Trevor puts his hand on Eugene)

King Trevor:
I'll prove it. (walks between Eugene and King Frederic to open the door) (Eugene and King Frederic turn around) You see-- (trap door opens and he falls into it) (he screams and thuds) (Eugene sees the trap door after King Trevor fell into)

Eugene:
(laughs) Forgot about your own top-notch security for a second, didn't ya? (tells King Trevor after he fell into the trap door)

King Frederic:
Well played, Eugene! Very well played! Up high. (chuckles) (gives Eugene a high five)

Eugene:
(gasps) (gives King Frederic a high five) Yeah!

King Trevor:
Let me up, Frederic! There's spiders down here! Spiders! Ah! One just touched me! (Trevor Jr. barks) Trevor Jr., are you clapping? (Eugene puts his map away) Those had better be claps of sorrow!

King Frederic:
Would you look at that. (Trevor Jr. claps) I've finally humiliated Trevor!

Eugene:
Oh, Your Majesty! We have not yet begun to humiliate that guy. (referring to King Trevor)

Eugene:
(groans) (he and King Frederic smile at each other) Ahh.

King Frederic and Eugene:
Huh? (they see the archway has been painted by Rapunzel)

Eugene:
Oh, my. (Rapunzel appears)

Rapunzel:
Gotcha, Dad! (laughs) Oh, man, you should see the look on your face right now.

King Frederic:
Well, I suppose it's fine. As long you girls repaint the archway. By nightfall. (tells Rapunzel and Cassandra)

Rapunzel:
(laughs) Obviously, Dad.

Cassandra:
Of course, Your Majesty. (King Frederic walks away) Well, Raps, you finally figured out this whole prank thing. (tells Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Yes!

Cassandra:
It was unexpected, clever, funny, and mischievous, but you overlooked one thing of the most important parts of any good prank. (points the archway) (tells Rapunzel) You didn't think it through. (tosses a paintbrush to Rapunzel) We both still have to repaint the archway by nightfall, remember? (Rapunzel gives her the paintbrush)

Rapunzel:
Sorry, but I've got princess duties to attend to. Looks like you're gonna have to do all by yourself. Still believe I didn't think it through? (starts to walk away after telling Cassandra) (Cassandra pulls both of her sleeves up and puts the paintbrush inside the paint) (starts repainting the archway) Kidding! (returns to the archway after pranking Cassandra) (Cassandra drops the paintbrush after she is terrified then she picks it up) You just got pranked! (points to Cassandra) Ha-ha! I totally got you! You should've seen the look on your face! (puts her hand out)

Cassandra:
I just got Rapunzelled. (gives Rapunzel the paintbrush to start repaint the archway) Well played, Raps. Very well played. (Eugene walks to the archway holding a paintbrush and a bucket of paint to help Cassandra and Rapunzel) (Cassandra holds her paint bucket while Eugene puts his paint bucket on the floor then he holds the paint bucket for Rapunzel)

Captain of the Guards:
Well, Your Majesty, did you do it? Did you get the seal? (asks King Frederic)

King Frederic:
Unfortunately, no, Captain. However, Eugene came up with something far better. (tells the Captain of the Guards while walking away)

King Trevor:
Curse you, Frederic! Frederic, curse you!

Cassandra:
(muttering) Don't see why the lady-in-waiting has to help set up for this thing. (sees two guards) Dumb science expo's for dorks, anyway.(groans)

Varian:
Who's ready for the expo? (Cassandra turns around and sees Varian then he waves to her)

Varian:
Hey Cassie! Hey, you wanna see my new invention? (asks her) Rumor has it, it is a shoo-in for the first prize in the contest. (whispers) I started the rumor. (tells her)

Cassandra:
Oh. Hey, Varian. First off it's Cass not Cassie. Secondly, I'm slammed so--

Varian:
Oh, yeah, I-- I hear ya. Hey, did I tell you that my invention can create an entirely new element? I call it-- (Stan appears)

Stan:
Cassandra!, I thought you should know, the Captain is short on guards for the expo. This could be your big chance! (tells Cassandra) (she smiles while sliding down the ladder)

Cassandra:
Come on, let's go! (leaves with Stan while Varian sees them running to the castle) (Owl hooting when he holds the rope after it unties) (Varian hears Owl trying to hold the rope and he runs to the ladder and climbs it to help Cassandra's pet then he takes the rope from Cassandra's pet and ties to the pole)

Rapunzel:
Cassandra! Lookin' good! (Varian hears Rapunzel then he sees her and Eugene) You should see some of the inventions on display. Look at these crazy goggles. (turns the lens on) Oh. Hi, Varian! (removes the goggles from her head and sees him then he smiles) (Varian climbs off the ladder and jumps to the ground and turns around) I haven't seen you since we...

Eugene:
Since your last invention almost killed us. (completes Rapunzel's sentence) So glad you're here. With looks like another invention.

Varian:
Please, I wouldn't miss a chance to promote the merits of alchemy. And wait until you see my invention. I think, uh, everyone at the expo will be impressed. (tells Rapunzel and Eugene) (chuckles) Cassandra's gonna be here, right? Not that I'm doing this for Cassandra! (Varian reveals his crush on Cassandra to Rapunzel and Eugene when Varian blushes) (chuckles) But, yes, she's gonna be there, right? (asks Rapunzel and Eugene)

Captain of the Guards:
No, no, no! We'll need men here! We'll put guards here, and... Does this mean we're out of real guards, too?

Pete:
Um...

Captain of the Guards:
Blasted! This exposition of science is just spreading our ranks too thin. (Maximus grunts) We need more guards!

Pete:
(clears throat) (he sees Cassandra) (door closes) (Maximus grunts)

Captain of the Guards:
I'll need the room. (Pete, Stan and Maximus exit) So, you want your first guard assignment. We've talked about this, Cassandra. I just don't know that you're ready. (tells her)

Cassandra:
Dad, I've been training with the guards since I was six. I know castle procedures and protocol better than anyone, so if there's any other reason why you feel I'm not ready besides me being your daughter, I'm all ears. (tells him)

Captain of the Guards:
Very well. But...

Cassandra:
There's always a but.

Captain of the Guards:
Your lady-in-waiting duties come first. Only after you've finished those, including setting up for the expo, may you help. Are we clear?

Cassandra:
Crystal. (Sees her long list of chores and groans)

Rapunzel:
Come on, come on, come on! (pulling Eugene) (gasps) Ooh. Oh, whoa. Wow. Whoa! That makes flipping flapjacks look like a piece of cake! (laughs) Or should I say pancake?

Eugene:
I wouldn't. Whoa!

Stilt Inventor:
Ladies and gentlemen, forget everything you know about spring-loaded stilts!

Rapunzel:
Done!

Eugene:
Uh, great?

Shorty:
Mmm! Fresh from this goat's body and into my tummy. (Everyone groans in disgust)

Fernanda Pizazzo:
Attention, science lovers! I am the one and only Fernanda Pizazzo! Yes. Thank you, thank you. You may ask yourselves what revolutionary, stupendous invention lies behind this veil? You're about to find out when revered master scientist, and handsome morsel, Dr. Alcott St. Croix arrives to name my entry into this contest first prize!

Rapunzel:
(gasps) This is all so inspiring! I'm gonna go invent something right now! (squeals) (tells Eugene) (leaves)

Eugene:
Should've see that comin'.

Varian:
There you are, Cass-not-Cassie. We, uh, we didn't finish our conversation from earlier. (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
I did.

Varian:
(chuckles) Oh, you! Seriously, I'm getting ready for the expo, and I think you'll be pretty impressed with my invention, yeah. The only thing is, when I present it to Master Dr. St. Croix, it's gonna take two people to operate it. Hey! Wanna be the assistant for my demonstration? (asks her)

Cassandra:
Assistant? What? Assis-- No. Look. (accidentally spills grape juice on the tablecloth and gasps) No! I can't catch a break today. (leaves with the cup of grape juice and the pitcher) (Varian pours salt and drops of water from the flowers' stems over the stain, making it disappear then he puts the flowers back into the vase and he puts the glass tube of salt then Cassandra brings a rag to wipe the table cloth). Varian, thanks for stopping by, but I, wha--? Huh? The stain. It's gone! But how? (asks)

Varian:
Oh, simple. Grapes are acidic, by combining the alkalinity from the flowers' barley grass with rock salt, I was able to stop the stain's adhesion. Alchemy! (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
So, you've got a knack for this kind of thing. Any chance you'd want to...

Varian:
Help you? Yes! I, I mean, I'd-- I'd love to. Hey! If, If I help you, you can help me and be my assistant! It'll only take a minute! (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Um... deal. (agrees)

Varian:
Great! We-- We can be, uh, co-ladies-in-waiting. A-ha! (Cassandra gives him a pile of laundry)

Cassandra:
Let's not put a label on it. (tells Varian while she dusts her hands off then walks away) (a rag falls on the ground)

Varian:
Aah! Ah! Yah! (extinguishing the flame)

Rapunzel:
Okay, so for my first invention, I wanted to start off with something small and simple.

Eugene:
Uh, can he take his tiny little claws off my eyes now? (asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Oh! Yeah! Pascal? (tells him)

Pascal:
(squeaking) (removes his claws from Eugene's eyes)

Rapunzel:
I give you the Hey-Hey! When I was in the tower, I devised a way to play catch by myself using a ball and string. Now, I believe, I've perfected that design. How does it work? Glad you asked. It's powered by potential and kinetic energy. Science. Hey-Hey! Hey-Hey!

Eugene:
Huh. Rapunzel, that's really amazing, but it's already been invented.

Rapunzel:
Hmm. Okay. (holds her invention while feeling down then puts it on the table) I guess I'll chalk that up to being locked in a tower for 18 years. Good thing I have lots more amazing ideas where that came from. (leaves)

Cassandra:
Huh, look at that. (Varian sees her) You make a pretty good co-lady-in-waiting after all. (tells Varian)

Varian:
Oh, really? You sure you wanna put a label on it? (asks Cassandra) (he remembers what she said to him at the courtyard)

Cassandra:
Okay, so I could've been a little nicer earlier. It's just, today's kind of a big deal for me. (tells Varian while she climbs the ladder to put the bucket on the ladder)

Varian:
Oh, you're talking about getting that guard assignment from your dad. Aren't you? (asks Cassandra)

Cassandra:
No matter how much I want it or how hard I work, his standards for me are higher than they are for anyone else.

Varian:
Yeah. My dad's kind of hard to impress too. Dads. Am I right? Huh? (tells Cass and relates to her then she smiles at him) (bell chimes)

Cassandra:
(growls) Who am I kidding? (walks away from Varian) None of it matters anyway. It's already noon and I still have to make up all the guest rooms. (two guards walk by) (Varian walks to her)

Varian:
Hey! I-- I have an idea. I'll finish your chores for you, so then you can do your guard duty, and then maybe you can take a few minutes to be my assistant? (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
You sure you can get all this done? (asks Varian)

Varian:
Yeah. No problem. It's the kind of thing friends do, right? (tells Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Right! Friends. (agrees with Varian)

Rapunzel:
Carrots, celery, cucumbers. What do these have in common?

Eugene:
Uh, I don't eat them. No, wait. Don't tell me.

Rapunzel:
We chop them! But knives can be really dangerous! That's why I invented the Safety Slicer! Just load it up, and Slice! Voila!

Eugene:
Ooh! That seems a little extreme, right? I mean, for produce? Besides, I think they have something like that already.

Rapunzel:
Really? This too? Oh! How am I supposed to know everything that's ever been invented?

Eugene:
I don't know, maybe something a little more practical?

Rapunzel:
Practical. Okay. Sure. Automatic laundry cart?

Eugene:
Now that I have not seen. (shrieks)

Rapunzel:
Uh, Varian? What are you doing? (asks him)

Varian:
(grunting) Ugh! Hey, Princess. I'm helping Cass with her work so she can pull guard duty. (tells Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
But shouldn't you be setting up your exhibit? (asks Varian)

Varian:
Oh, theoretically, but I am presenting second to last, so I figure that'll give me a few extra minutes to get ready. (chuckles) Plus, I just have that one room left right there. Oh, and that room. Oh, that-- that one, too. Also-- Also that one.

Rapunzel:
Look, Varian, I know you really like Cass, but I think--

Varian:
Don't worry. Cass agreed to be my assistant during my presentation, so, ya know, I got everything under control. On to the next room!

Rapunzel:
Oh, Varian, that is not a room, that's a...

Varian:
Oh, that's a-- (yelling) (thudding)

Rapunzel:
...staircase.

Captain of the Guards:
Master Dr. St. Croix, welcome! It is a pleasure to have you with us!

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
I imagine it would be. I assume you are to be my personal security detail.

Captain of the Guards:
Um, unfortunately, no, but I have chosen my very best man for the job.

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
Mm-hmm.

Varian:
(grunts, sighs) (puts the laundry inside the chute)

Cassandra:
Wiped out? (asks Varian)

Varian:
Who? Me? No. Just fainted. Uh, I mean, fin-- I finished.

Cassandra:
Finished? Wow. Varian, I'm impressed.

Varian:
Oh, it was no big deal. Now, um, if you'll excuse me, I have a contest to win. Assistant?

Cassandra:
Remember, you said it would only take a minute, I'm on duty.

Stan:
(shattering) Ow! My back! I went to get Master St. Croix a drink and slipped on the floor! What kind of monster would leave a wet floor where people could slip on it?

Captain of the Guards:
Uh, Stan, what happened?

Stan:
(bones crack) Oh! My back!

Captain of the Guards:
We need someone to replace him as Master St. Croix's detail. Pete! On the double!

Pete:
On my way! Whoa! (thuds) Ow! My back! Why is the floor so slippery?

Guard:
Hey, Pete, are you okay Whoa!

Captain of the Guards:
(sighs) Cassandra, are you up for this?

Rapunzel:
Uh, Cassandra, don't you have somewhere to be during the judging?

Cassandra:
I'll do it.

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
One of you will walk away with the greatest prize in all of sciences: my approval. As for the rest of you, may the universe show mercy (crowd gasps) on your wretched souls. Good luck. (crowd murmuring) (scattered applause)

Varian:
You ready? Because a certain alchemist could use his assistant.

Cassandra:
Listen, Varian, I'm really sorry, but things have changed. I can't help you anymore. I'm St. Croix's personal

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
Hello? Security detail? I have moved my person in this direction.(grunts)

Varian:
A personal security detail. Must be a big deal. Don't worry about me. I am sure I can find another assistant in the next five minutes.

Cassandra:
(sighs)

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
Let the judgment begin! (cheers, applause) (goat bleats) Can it milk a cow? - No, sir! - Next! (goat bleats)

Rapunzel:
Okay, Pascal, we've had some missteps, sure, but I think this one is the winner.

Eugene:
You've got it in the bag, Blondie.

Rapunzel:
Showtime!

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
Next!

Crowd:
(cheers and applause)

Rapunzel:
Dangerously wet hallways. Cold, wet clothes. Wet hair that takes forever, and I mean, forever, to dry. All of those things are yesterday's problems. Say hello to the Mega Dry! Assistant?

Eugene:
I'm all about the wet look.

Rapunzel:
The Mega Dry uses cutting-edge equine technology to release a powerful, focused stream of air. The result? What used to take hours to dry, now takes seconds.

Crowd:
(audience exclaims)

Eugene:
Well, hello. Aah! - (stammers)

Rapunzel:
I think I still had it calibrated for my hair.

Cassandra:
(laughing) (clears throat)

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
Next.

Varian:
(sighs) Behold! The power of alchemy! (audience laughs)

Shorty:
Where's the opening? Aha! Oh-ho! The power of ag, uh of, uh, that guy! (quietly) Go. Do the thing. (tells Varian)

Varian:
(clears throat)

Shorty:
Oh, yeah!

Varian:
I give you, the Elemental Remogrifier! (gasping) (cheers and applause) Assistant? (Shorty pours the sand inside of Varian's invention) Here we go. The rotation causes friction, which heats the sand, while the counter-centrifigual force promotes particle compression. The end result? Fifty pounds of sand turns into this. I call this new element Cassandrium. (Cassandra gasps when Varian named an element after her)

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
However, considering your assistant nearly lanced my nasal cavity, I've no choice but to disqualify you. Next! (crowd groans)

Varian:
Flair? What does that have to do with

Cassandra:
Sir, with all due respect, you can't disqualify him because of his assistant.

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
You stick to guarding, I will stick to sciencing. Got it? Hmm?

Fernanda Pizazzo:
Everybody at this expo make some noise! This is the momensational moment you've all been waiting for. But first! (booming) I give you chocolate! - (crowd cheering)

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
Now this is science!

Fernanda Pizazzo:
Jaws, prepare to drop. Larynxes, get ready to scream, and eyeballs, how about you take a good look around, because once I unveil my marveltacular creation, the world will never look the same! I give you the Fantasphere! (crowd gasps) (gasps) How'd she do it? Oh my gosh! It's awesome! (gasping) (cheers, applause)

Varian:
But what does it do?

Fernanda Pizazzo:
Uh The real question, kid, is, what doesn't it do? Now, here, have some chocolate and shut up.

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
It's luster is glorious! (gasps) I see no need to continue this contest! (gasps) (cheers) (cheers applause)

Cassandra:
You should've won.

Varian:
It doesn't matter. The truth is, all I really wanted to do was impress you. I thought if I showed you what I was capable of, you might see something in me. Something special. I was just being dumb.

Cassandra:
But you did impress me. Varian, you're a great kid. You're smart. You're compassionate. You're unique.

Varian:
Thanks, for saying that.

Cassandra:
Oh, it looks like St. Croix liked your invention after all.

Varian:
Master St. Croix! No! No! Don't! You're You're building too much pressure!

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
Back off, boy! I'm a scientist.

Varian:
Don't!

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
(grunts) Somebody do something! Double disqualified!

Varian:
You chose me!

Cassandra:
Don't flatter yourself, kid. Now come on, we've got a job to do!

Varian:
Oh, this is bad.

Cassandra:
How bad?

Varian:
Introducing counter-centrifugation to the magnetism could result in well, that! Its angular momentum is rapidly approaching critical velocity. Once that happens, it'll suck up everything in sight. Us! The castle! Everything!

Shorty:
You're welcome.

Cassandra:
Okay, so, very bad. How do we stop it?

Varian:
There's only one way to stop it. I gotta get close enough to pull the hand brake!

Cassandra:
Where do you think you're going? You're gonna need an assistant!

Varian:
(chuckles) Whoa! Cassandra! Help! (grunting) (zapping) (grunting) I can't get close enough! The vortex has gotten too strong. We need an equally powerful wind source to counteract it!

Rapunzel:
The Mega Dry! The Mega Dry can generate that kind of wind speed and blow against the vortex!

Eugene:
Yes!

Varian:
He needs to create a counter-pole to the vortex's critical velocity!

Rapunzel:
Max, he means you have to run backwards! (grunts) It's working!

Varian:
Hold on, Cass! (grunts)

Rapunzel:
Woo-hoo!

Big Nose:
Yeah!

Rapunzel:
We did it!

Eugene:
Blondie, hands down, your best invention yet! (kisses)

Shorty (muffled):
Pardon me, I believe I've been folded in half.

Master. Dr. St. Croix:
(St. Croix groans) You! (whimpers) Neck hurts.

Fernanda Pizazzo:
Ooh! Master St. Croix, this still counts as a win, right? No take backsides?

Cassandra:
I believe this was meant for you. (picks up the first prize ribbon from the ground then puts it on his apron and he smiles)

Varian:
And, um, this was meant for you. (gives her a Cassandrium necklace then she wears the present)

Cassandra:
Thanks. And, Varian, about putting my own ambition in front of our friendship, I'm sorry. (apologizing to him)

Varian:
It's It's okay, Cassandra. (forgives her)

Cassandra:
Hey, call me Cassie. (Varian smiles)

Varian:
Well, I guess I should start cleaning this mess up.

Captain of the Guards:
Cassandra, you helped prevent what could've been a disaster for all of us. Well done. And I have another assignment for you.

Cassandra:
You know what, Dad? I'm gonna set this aside for now. I think my friend needs my help.

Captain of the Guards:
Well, as Captain of the Guard, turning down an assignment doesn't bode well. But as your dad, I'm proud of you.

Varian:
Wow. You turned down your dad? For me?

Cassandra:
I'll find a way to make it up to him. Besides, it's not every day you get an element named after you.

Varian:
I actually got the idea after discovering a cluster of these strange black rocks by my village.

Rapunzel and Cassandra:
Black rocks?

Varian:
It was amazing. They just kind of sprouted up here a couple weeks ago. I never seen anything like it.

(The rock spikes suddenly grow pale blue, as Rapunzel's hair glows a bright yellow)

Varian:
Amazing. The rocks are demonstrating an actual physical response...to you. (points to Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Shh. Varian, I need you to promise to keep this between you and me, okay? And them.

Varian:
Why? (asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Because my dad has forbidden me from talking about these rocks to anyone. We collectively are going to figure it out.

Varian:
You can count on me.

Cassandra:
Okay, this double date needs to end now! You guys are totally embarrassing me.

Rapunzel:
We are? Sorry. We didn't mean to.

Cassandra:
I know, Raps. But could please stop talking about my muscles or my fighting skills? I want Andrew to see a different side of me. And when we get down I'd like to be alone with him.

Eugene:
But it's mostly your fault.

Rapunzel:
What?

Eugene:
Okay. I'm the last person to defend Cassandra, but not everyone is as open with their feelings as you are. Cass just keeps things more to herself and if you want to be her friend, which is something I will never ever, ever understand, you're going to have to accept that and back off a bit.

Rapunzel:
Cass is gonna be devastated when she learns the truth about Andrew.

Eugene:
Yeah! The only guy who can mess with Cass is me!

Cassandra:
Sorry, Sweetie, but the book stays here!

Andrew:
How did you-?

Cassandra:
I knew you were a fraud from day one. You misspelled bibliophile in your letters, dud. I was only playing along until I could see what was angle. And from where I'm standing, your angle was just so out Andrew. If that's even your real name.

Andrew:
Uh...it's Hubert.

Cassandra:
Great. Since the Exposition was my chance to prove to my dad I have what it takes to be a royal guard. But you messed that up, Rapunzel!

Rapunzel:
Well, maybe if you had told me what you up to, I wouldn't have messed it up.

Cassandra:
I couldn't count on you not letting anything slip!

Rapunzel:
Hey, I can keep things to myself.

Cassandra:
Oh yeah? like the time you told Eugene about the time we snuck out!?

Rapunzel:
How did you...?

Cassandra:
Or when your told your dad about those rocks I showed you!?

Rapunzel:
I had to! He was gonna-

Cassandra:
Or when you told your mom who ate her last chocolate truffle!?

Rapunzel:
Hey, I had to say something. The guilt was bad enough.

Cassandra:
Look, Raps, you're my best friend, but you're a sharer. It's in your nature, and I respect that. But you have to respect there are things I keep to myself!

Rapunzel:
Even if those things have life-threatening consequences?

Cassandra:
Okay, for the record, nobody's life was threatened until you showed up.

Rapunzel:
Okay, let's make a deal: I respect you keeping things to yourself if you respect that when something's bothering you, I'm gonna wanna help.

Rapunzel:
Nothing makes me happier than a dream coming true. Especially when that dream belongs to a dear friend like Attila. I am pleased to welcome Attila the Bun bakery to Corona.

Attila:
My mom always said that you can only get what you want out of life by using the three Cs: Crime, Carnage and Crime. But thanks to Rapunzel, who helped make all this possible, I learned there's a fourth C: Kindness.

Cassandra:
Uh, "kindness" doesn't start with-

Eugene:
Shh.

Crowd:
Uncle Monty!

Monty:
Hiya, Kids!

Monty (coldly):
Rapunzel.

Rapunzel (just as coldly):
Montgomery.

Monty:
I just came to wish my new neighbor "Good luck." Had to be one of his first customers.

Princess Rapunzel:
I was up all night, and I think I found some neat, bell-free ideas to help Attila the Bun.

Eugene:
Wow, You are really committed to this.

Princess Rapunzel:
I'm just tired of cutting ribbons, and hosting parties, and making appearances.

Eugene:
Well, Blondie, a state person's work is never done.

Princess Rapunzel:
Being a state's person is fine, Eugene, but I want to do things that really matter to the people of Corona, like helping Attila.

Princess Rapunzel:
"Now, to get people's attention."

Attila:
"Rapunzel no! Not bells!!"

Big Nose:
"Milton hates bells."

King Fredric:
"Rapunzel, I'm proud of how you represented Corona today."

Princess Rapunzel:
"Thanks, Dad."

(Casts the healing incantation of the Sundrop Flower via her hair)

Young Princess Rapunzel:

Flower gleam and glow

Let your power shine

Make the clock reverse

Bring back what once was mine

Heal what has been hurt

Change the Fates' design

Save what has been lost

Bring back what once was mine

What once was mine

Young Princess Rapunzel:
"Don't be afraid, Mr. Frog. You're safe now. Here. It's yours. It's a gift."

(Hands little Pascal a purple button)

Young Princess Rapunzel:
"All alone, huh? So am I. Most of the time. If you want, you can stay with me, then neither of us will be alone ever."

Princess Rapunzel:
"Hmm. Perfect. Good night, Pascal. You'll always be my best friend."

Princess Rapunzel:
Nice move, Pascal. I didn't even see that coming.

Cassandra:
What was that?

Princess Rapunzel:
What was what?

Cassandra:
Congratulating your opponent? Chess is war, Rapunzel. And your opponent is the enemy. First rule of a game of Chess is getting in your opponent's head. Now give me your game face!

Princess Rapunzel:
Game face!

Cassandra:
I don't know, Pascal. That's more confused face.

Princess Rapunzel:
Game face!

Cassandra:
We'll work on that later. Now I want you to look at this board with only one strategy: No mercy.

Princess Rapunzel:
Not now, Pascal. I'm "no mercy-ING" my opponent.

Princess Rapunzel:
How's this?

Eugene:
It's a good likeness, but why does he look so terrified?

Princess Rapunzel:
Because he's so lost, and alone, and frightened without me. He ran away and it's all my fault. I been so busy with other things that I've neglected our friendship.

Eugene:
Come on, Blondie. You'll find him. He couldn't have gotten far. He's tiny.

Cassandra:
Where are going!?

Princess Rapunzel:
The tower!

Eugene:
The tower! The tower-tower!? Okay, we have to start voting on decisions like these!

Cassandra:
Whoa. So this is where it all happened.

Rapunzel:
Yeah. This is the first time I've been back since...

Eugene:
Rapunzel, you don't have to go up there alone.

Princess Rapunzel:
Yes, I do. I owe it to Pascal.

Eugene:
Yeah, it's probably good I stay down here. I have a strict rule about dying in the same place twice.

Princess Rapunzel (to herself):
Okay, you got this. Don't be afraid Rapunzel. It's just a tower.

Princess Rapunzel:
Oh, buddy. I know why you came here. Life was so simple when it was just the two of us, but that doesn't mean I don't love you. That will never change. No one could ever take your place in my heart...or on my shoulder.

Princess Rapunzel:
It wasn't the same without you here. Good night, Pascal. Uh uh, I don't think so. Here is better; right by my side.

Princess Rapunzel:
"Everyone is so terrified of this Silent Striker. So, Pascal and I have found a fun way to help catch him."

Cassandra:
"Uh, Raps, maybe you should leave it to the pros."

Captain of the Guards:
"They're...children?"

Fredric:
"We can't put children in jail."

Angry:
"We have enough money to get out of Corona. We can start over."

Red:
"Everyone turned their backs on us- Everyone. Everyone but them."

Lance:
"You sure about letting them go?"

Eugene:
"They'll be back. When they're ready."

King Fredric:
I'm afraid Rapunzel has a knack for getting into trouble.

Ruth's Spirit:
Listen up! The legend's wrong, Rapunzel. We all have dreams. All I wanted was for them to hear my song.

Rapunzel:
So you weren't a barbarian?

Ruth's Spirit:
Oh no, I was a barbarian, but I never disappeared to go on rampages. I was hiding away in here, practicing my music. My only dream was to write a rabble, rousing shintae, and sing loud at the pub. But I was afraid no one would listen.

Rapunzel:
"Listen up" means "listen to your song."

Ruth's Spirit:
It ain't just a club, Rapunzel.

Rapunzel:
Guys, Ruth wasn't as bad as we thought. This isn't just a club. It was her secret song, but she was afraid to show it. And so we all have to play it.

King Fredric:
Rapunzel!

Rapunzel:
Dad.

King Fredric:
I was so worried about you. I love you so much. You mean everything to me.

Rapunzel:
I love you, too, Dad.

Princess Rapunzel:
Is this were for a popularity contest, you would come in first place.

Captain of the Guards:
Meet the newest horse of the Royal Guard.

Princess Rapunzel:
Those two are partners!

Willow:
There's my older sister!

Queen Ariana:
Willow. I didn't know you were coming.

Willow:
And miss your birthday?

Queen Ariana:
Well, you have missed the last six, but who's counting?

Willow:
Has it really been that many? (to her brother-in-law) Big Fred! You're looking smart. So, where's my long-lost niece?

Princess Rapunzel:
You never wear shoes, either?

Willow:
I've always said: "How can you know your way in the world if you can't feel the ground beneath your feet?" Oh, my. Rapunzel, these are amazing!

Princess Rapunzel:
Huh. Thanks, Aunt Willow.

Queen Ariana:
Yes. Rapunzel is quite the artist.

Willow:
Obviously, Ari. But his one says so much.

Princess Rapunzel:
Sometimes when I paint, I tell myself I'm not painting a picture, I am-

Princess Rapunzel and Willow:
Painting a story!

Princess Rapunzel:
Right! My gosh, yes!

Willow:
But the most dangerous thing that happened to Ari and me-

Shorty:
Ooh. "Ari."

Willow:
I had this idea to build a cape/kite. I was 98% sure it was gonna work.

Attila:
What about the other 4%?

Willow:
That's what big sisters are for.

Queen Ariana (frustrated):
Would you just give it a rest!?

(Throws the rattle down the cliff)

Princess Rapunzel:
Mom! Aunt Willow!

Queen Arianna & Willow:
What!?

Princess Rapunzel:
We've got a problem.

Willow:
Are you sure this doesn't hurt?

Princess Rapunzel (strained):
No. I'm OK. Just hurry. Eugene and Lance are down there!

Princess Rapunzel:
Goodbye, Aunt Willow. Please come back soon.

(Willow turns to her elder sister)

Willow:
That was a heck of a plan, Dariana.

Queen Ariana:
It wouldn't have worked without your harebrained cape kite.

Princess Rapunzel:
She did promise to take care of that Umlaut for us.

Queen Ariana:
WILLOW!

Princess Rapunzel:
I am so excited for you guys. Take good care of them, Max.

Fredric:
Maybe we should stay here. We have plenty of anniversaries to come, you know.

Princess Rapunzel:
People of Corona got a problem? Consider it solved.

Rapunzel:
Loyal subjects of Corona! As your temporary queen, I officially declare today...a "Snow Day"!

Princes Rapunzel:
How am I ever gonna do this?

Eugene:
Relax. Your parents will be back soon.

Varian:
Rapunzel! My dad's in danger, you...you're the only one who can help! Please! You have to come to Old Corona with me! Now!

Rapunzel:
Varian, what's wrong?

Varian:
Please, please, the rocks...they're--they're encasing my dad!

Princess Rapunzel:
Encasing? Wh--what are you saying?

Varian:
Come! Come! See for yourself. You can help! I I know you can! You have a connection to these rocks!!

Princess Rapunzel:
Varian, it's a state of emergency here! I'm sorry...I-I-I can't help you! Not right now.

Varian:
No! No, no, no, no! Listen to me, my dad doesn't have much time! You are the only one who can help...Rapunzel, please!

Guard:
Your Majesty, please. Whatever the boy's problem, it must be set aside. The storm's growing stronger by the second.

Varian:
No!

Guard:
We need you to make a decision.

Varian:
No, no, no, please! Please, Princess, you--you promised you'd help me! You promised! Rapunzel! (panicky) Princess! My dad needs help!

(He gets dragged out by the guards.)

Princess Rapunzel:
No! Don't hurt him!

Varian:
Rapunzel! You promised! You promised!!!!

Princess Rapunzel:
Maximus! What happened!? Are you okay!!? Where...? Maximus, where are my parents?

Captain of the Guards:
There's been accident on the mountain.

Princess Rapunzel:
Accident?

Captain of the Guards:
Rapunzel, I think your parents are in grave danger.

Princess Rapunzel:
I hope I'm making the right decision.

Cassandra:
You're not, Raps. You're making the only decision.

King Fredric:
Eugene, please. Take good care of Rapunzel.

Eugene:
We are going to get you out of here! Besides, you should know by now that Rapunzel doesn't need anyone to take care of her!

Eugene:
Hey! Celebratory cupcake, huh?

Rapunzel:
No. Uh, no, thank you.

Eugene:
Hello? Blondie? Come on. You kicked butt and saved the day. What are you upset about?

Rapunzel:
Eugene, today, I turned my back on a desperate friend in need. I sent the man I love to face possible death, and then did the same to my oldest friend. I entrusted the entire welfare of Corona to a fairytale. In a lot of ways, today was the most difficult day of my life.

Eugene:
Sweetheart, what are you saying?

Rapunzel:
I'm not sure I want to be queen.

Eugene:
Hey, Rapunzel, I know today was overwhelming and I can't say I wouldn't be feeling the same way. But you becoming queen is a long time away. Just know that when that time comes, no matter what you decide, I will be right here with you.

Rapunzel:
(smiles, hugs him) "Thank you for bringing my parents home."

Eugene:
"Hey, you got it."

Princess Rapunzel:
"Dad, what's going on? What's with all this art?"

King Fredeeric:
"I have a little surprise for you: The gallery of the seven kingdoms!"

Princess Rapunzel:
Wow. Really!? You're actually doing this?"

King Fredric:
"We already have. And in the spirit of artistic expression, I asked the citizens of Corona to contribute their art work as well."

Princess Rapunzel:
This is amazing."

King Frederic:
But first, I would like to demonstrate a mural from Corona's most celebrated artist: Princess Rapunzel!

Princess Rapunzel:
Dad, I'm speechless.

King Frederic:
Oh, it was nothing. After the events of the great storm, and the judgement you demonstrated, I'm ready to let this kingdom know more of your good ideas. Now get painting!

Cassandra:
Sounds like painter's block.

Princess Rapunzel:
Painter's block? You mean like writer's block?

Cassandra:
Yeah. You're just having a hard time being creative, is all.

Lance:
What the Princess needs is a way to punch through the painter's block.

Eugene:
Or what she needs is a little inspiration.

Princess Rapunzel:
That's it! Come on, Pascal! Let's go find some real inspiration.

Sugracha the Eternal:
Well, dear, making difficult choices is a part of life. (starts tapping her ram-skull cane to hypnotize Rapunzel)

Princess Rapunzel:
Making difficult choices is a part of life. (talks in a monotone voice after hypnotized then she turns and she frowns as she turns towards Sugracha the Eternal)

Sugracha the Eternal:
There. Isn't that better? (takes the paintbrush with the green paint from Rapunzel and gives her the paintbrush with the purple paint) (Rapunzel smiles a bit when she is given the paintbrush with purple paint then she frowns again when she turns towards the easel)

Princess Rapunzel:
Much better. (speaks in a monotone voice again) (frowns again and continues to paint due to being put into a trance)

Xavier:
"What? I was only trying to help Max and Pascal teach you all a lesson."

Princess Rapunzel:
"So that's why I'm less cheery, Eugene's a wimp and Cassandra-"

Cassandra:
"Best opposite day ever!"

Princess Rapunzel:
"Dad, no!! you're not thinking clearly!! This is all a huge mistake!!"

King Fredric:
"Guards! Take the princess and her friends and throw them in dungeon!"

Varian:
"Wow. What do we have here?"

Princess Rapunzel:
It was just like the dream I had after my coronation, only more intense. It was like it was trying to tell something.

Cassandra:
Tell you what?

Princess Rapunzel:
I don't know. The rocks, my hair, Varian- It's like they're all connected and I need to find out how.

Eugene:
Sorry to interrupt here, but is anyone else a little concerned as to how Rapunzel woke up suspended in midair?

Princess Rapunzel:
Eugene, was I saw meant something.

Eugene:
OK, let's say it did. But what if it was a warning? Telling you to stay in the castle, where you're safe? We got it pretty good here, right? Why don't you leave the mystery behind these rocks alone.

Rapunzel:
No, I can't. I need answers and I think I know where to start looking.

King Fredric:
I made it clear that we were not to discuss magic or glowing rocks.

Princess Rapunzel:
Has anyone ever been to Old Corona recently? I'm worried Varian is in trouble.

Nigel:
Your Highness, Varian is dangerous. Have you forgotten the boy attacked you during the storm?

King Fredric:
Nigel. (to his daughter) Come with me.

Princes Rapunzel:
The kite! It's just like the one from my dream! There's a note- from Varian:

Rapunzel, I need you help now more than ever

I may discovered the mystery of the rocks

Find the bronze graph-tic in my lab

But be careful

They are watching and will do anything to stop you

Cassandra:
Who are "they"?

Eugene:
It's always something with that kid.

Eugene:
What do you wanna do?

Princess Rapunzel:
I'm sorry, Dad. We gotta go to Old Corona.

Rapunzel:
So far, everything in my dream has come true- there's no question now. These rocks- they hold a secret and somehow...I- I'm connected to it, maybe even responsible for it.

Eugene:
What do you wanna do?

Princess Rapunzel:
I'm sorry, Eugene. I've already let Varian down once. He wants us to get that graph-tic and that's what we're gonna do.

Princess Rapunzel:
Oh no. It's Varian's father.

Eugene:
Blondie, you OK?

Princess Rapunzel:
Maybe you were right. Maybe my dream was telling me to stay in the castle, where I belong.

Casandra:
Rapunzel, what are you talking about?

Princess Rapunzel:
I touched those rocks and now this.

Eugene:
Oh, come now. We don't know if any of this is your fault.

Princess Rapunzel:
We don't know that it's not.

Cassandra:
Slow down, Rapunzel! Your hair touches these things and we're goners!

Eugene:
Yeah! What she said.

Princess Rapunzel:
We don't have much time before he gets free!

Cassandra:
Who was that?

Princess Rapunzel:
I don't know, but it must have been who Varian was trying to warn us about. Whoa!

Eugene:
Is there any way to stop this guy!?

Eugene:
And this is where Mother Gothel fell to her doom. Um, guys, we have company.

Princess Rapunzel:
You have got to be kidding me!!

Princess Rapunzel:
Sorry, Eugene. Frying pans are great and all, but it's time for an upgrade.

Cassandra:
Rapunzel, what are you doing!?

Princess Rapunzel:
Letting down my hair.

(The three are protected by Rapunzel which has again erected a glowing orbicular yellow shield of hair)

Cassandra (impressed):
Did anyone see that!? Is that new?

Eugene:
Let's just say, it's really complicated.

(Revealed to be none other than her adopted father)

Cassandra:
Dad?

Captain of the Guards:
Princess, we had orders to take the scroll, to keep it from you.

Princess Rapunzel:
Who? Who ordered you?

Cassandra:
Answer her!

Captain of the Guards:
Your father.

(Shocked, Rapunzel looks at the scroll, which reveals that the mystical golden flower was made from a single drop of pure sunlight, and that the sinister rock spikes were made of from one single drop of moonlight)

Eugene:
Why would your father wanna keep this from you?

Princess Rapunzel:
I don't know. (firmly) But I'm gonna find out.

Maiden 1:
Good morning, Princess.

Guard 1:
Beautiful day.

Shorty:
Gesundheit, m'lady.

Princess Rapunzel (coldly) (slams the door) You lied to me. (Nigel and a guard walk away)

King Fredric:
Rapunzel, I just heard what happened in Old Corona. I, I assure you, my only intent was to protect you.

Princess Rapunzel:
From what? Your own men? It's time for answers, Dad. I want to know why you lied about Old Corona, and why you've covering up the fact that our kingdom is being destroyed by those black rocks. What are you trying to hide?

King Fredric:
I'm sorry, my dear. I did not want to lie to you. But you are not ready for the truth.

Princess Rapunzel:
Oh, Dad, we are beyond what I am and not ready for. People are in danger!

King Fredric:
Rapunzel! I am the king and I have the situation under control. (Rapunzel is still mad at her father then she starts to walk away)

Princess Rapunzel:
(sighs) You know, you are not the first person to lie to me and tell me I am not ready for the real world. (leaves) (slams door)

Eugene:
So, I guess it's a pretty safe bet that Corona won't be hosting a daddy-daughter dance anytime soon? (laughs) (Rapunzel and Pascal stop pacing and looks at him angrily) (Pascal squeaks) Yeah, sorry, not the time for jokes. (Rapunzel sits next to him)

Princess Rapunzel:
(sighs) I'm not sure what's going on, but I know Corona's in some kind of danger. And I feel like I'm the only one who wants to do anything about it.

Eugene:
No, no you're not. Listen. Blondie, no matter what we're up against, I'm with you all the way.

Princess Rapunzel:
I know, thank you, I just... (sighs) I think I need some time alone.

Eugene:
Understood. (about to leave) You know... Things do seem pretty dark right now, but if anyone can find a light, it's you. (Rapunzel smiles) I've got a feeling everything's gonna be okay. (hears Stan) (opens the door)

Stan:
Quit being so mean, Pete!

Pete:
Wait! All I said was your breath smells like tree-rot, you are a sub-standard croquet player, and previous instances where I asserted you had a lovely singing voice were patently false. (gasps) (Stan gasps and turns around)

Stan:
You've always loved my voice! (Rapunzel runs to Pete and Stan)

Princess Rapunzel:
Pete! What are you doing? Stan's your best friend!

Pete:
I know, I can't help it! It's like... I have to say whatever's on my mind!

Stan:
Oh, yeah? Well, you have cookie crumbs on your cheek. (points to Pete's cheek) (runs) (Stan sobbing)

Pete:
Stan, wait! I'm sorry! (runs after Stan to apologize) (Eugene walks to Rapunzel)

Eugene:
You've got enough on your plate, Blondie. Go get some rest. I'll handle this. (walks to the same direction as Pete and Stan)

Princess Rapunzel:
(sighs) (goes back to her room to sleep on her bed) (having a dream) (waltz music playing) (opens the door and walks into the throne room)

King Frederic:
Rapunzel, there you are!

Princess Rapunzel:
Dad, what it all this? (dancing with her dad)

King Frederic:
Look, darling, I feel horrible about the way we left things, and, well, I'm hoping to make it up to you.

Princess Rapunzel:
Oh, Dad, I'm so relieved to hear that-- (crackling) Ah! (people screaming) Oh! (crackling and rumbling) (panting) (groans)

Varian:
Stop running, Rapunzel. (appears behind Rapunzel)

Princess Rapunzel:
(turns around and sees Varian) (gasps) (Varian bends down to pick up Rapunzel's hair then holds her hair)

Varian:
Face your destiny, or all you hold in your heart will be in grave danger. (tells Rapunzel) (tense music)

Princess Rapunzel:
Uh... (Rapunzel wakes up and sees her glowing and it knocks the clock and her journal off the nightstands (Pascal squeaking) No, Pascal! (runs to grab her pet when he has tied up) (Pascal squeaks) Oh, Pascal! I would never do anything to hurt you. Come on.

Princess Rapunzel:
(sighs) I don't know, Pascal, I don't even know what to do anymore. (Pascal squeaks) Yeah, I know. There's always a way. I just have to find it. (ominous music) (distant thud) Did you hear something? Ahh! (Ruddiger chittering) Oh! Ruddiger! (glad to see Varian's pet) Where did you come from? (Varian thuds when he jumps on the boat) (Pascal squeaking)

Varian:
Shh. (sees if anyone followed him to the dock)

Princess Rapunzel:
Oh, Varian! Where have you been? (hugs him) I, I've been so worried about you.

Varian:
Yeah, uh, I had to lie low. (Ruddiger jumps to Varian's hands) A funny thing. The people of Corona aren't too keen on guys who attack their princess. (chuckles)

Princess Rapunzel:
Attack me? You, you mean during the storm? You came for help.

Varian:
And you got to see why I needed your help. (tense music)

Princess Rapunzel:
(gasps) Varian, I am so sorry. I had no id--

Varian:
You had to save the kingdom, you did what you had to, but you can help me now, Rapunzel. Do you have the scroll?

Princess Rapunzel:
The scroll! I, I got it, like you asked. I have no idea, what it is, but my dad was desperate to keep it from me. (Varian sighs)

Varian:
Now, it took me a while to translate this old language, but from what I can tell, those black rocks are actually some kind of-- of ancient darkness. Its destructive power can only be stopped by its counterpart... the sun-drop. Rapunzel! The... the flower!

Princess Rapunzel:
You mean the flower? The one that healed my mom, and gave me my hair? But... my dad said it was long gone.

Varian:
Hmm. Would you say your dad has been a really reliable source of information?

Princess Rapunzel:
Well, um...

Varian:
No, Rapunzel! No, it's still here. I'm sure of it. Your dad wouldn't throw something away that could wield that kind of power. A single petal from that could solve all our problems. That's all we need!

Princess Rapunzel:
Yeah, but even if the flower is here, I don't think we can just ask my dad to hand it over.

Varian:
Oh, I know we can't, which is why we have to steal it. (tense music)

Cassandra:
It can be hard to look away from shiny things, huh, buddy?

Eugene:
The royal chef just told me my ears were too big for my head.

Cassandra:
(laughs) What? No... It's just your head's too small for your ears.

Eugene:
No, no, seriously, people are acting really strange.

Cassandra:
Then you're gonna love this. (walks to the door) (Eugene walks to Cassandra then she opens the door)

Royal Chef:
Huh? I once dropped the king's éclair on the floor, but gave it to him anyway. Uh-oh! (put his hands on his mouth)

Nigel:
(in British accent) People are often impressed by my regal accent, but the truth is, (in American accent) I really sound like this. (put his hands on his mouth) Oh! (runs away) (Eugene closes the door)

Eugene:
Yeah, we might wanna look into this. (tells Cassandra)

Varian:
(grunts) Princess, what are we doing here? The flower would most likely be in the royal vault, and that is on the other side--

Rapunzel:
Other side of the castle, I know. But if we want to get past the vault security, our best bet is to use the underground tunnels, and Herz Der Soone's journal has a complete map of them. (opens the door and enters the Journal Room) (suspenseful music) (sighs) (regretting about taking the journal from the room) (closes the journal and carries it) (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel stops to see a portrait of her dad) (sighs) What am I doing? (Varian enters the room)

Varian:
You got what we came for. Come on, let's go!

Rapunzel:
Taking the journal, stealing the flower... Varian, these are all acts of treason.

Varian:
This may be my dad's only hope. This... may be Corona's only hope. Rapunzel, Corona needs our help.

Rapunzel:
(sighs) (Pascal squeaks) For Corona. Come on. (about to leave the Journal with Varian and Pascal) (Rapunzel and Varian run from the room to the hall but they stop running when Rapunzel sees Eugene walking by)

Eugene:
Blondie, what you doing? (asks Rapunzel while she hides the Journal) (Varian thumps as he tries to move forward but he bumps into Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Doing? Uh, I wasn't doing anything? (Pascal squeaks)

Eugene:
What do you got there? (tries to see what is behind Rapuzel's back)

Rapunzel:
What? (Varian thumps and grunts when Rapunzel gives him the Journal from behind) (nervous chuckle) Nothing! (Pascal squeaks)

Eugene:
Right... Okay. I know you want to be alone, but Cass and I, we-- (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel nervous chuckle) You okay?

Rapunzel:
Mm-hmm!

Eugene:
Rapunzel?

Rapunzel:
(sighs) Eugene, how far would you go to find the truth? (asks Eugene)

Eugene:
Personally... not very far. Frankly, the truth's not all it's cracked up to be. Blondie, you sure you're all right?

Rapunzel:
Yeah, sorry. (sighs) I just, I've had a lot to process lately. I promise I'll talk when I'm ready, okay?

Eugene:
Okay. (puts his hand on Rapunzel's face) Just let me know if you need anything.(walks away) (Rapunzel gives Varian the signal to run) Uh, Blondie? (turns around to see if Rapunzel is still there but notices that she left with Varian) Hmm...

Varian:
I found the entrance! Down here! (removes the lid) (jumps down and put his hands up to catch Rapunzel) (Varian and Rapunzel grunting) (Rapunzel opens the Journal) (Ruddiger chittering then thuds)

Rapunzel:
We have to go this way. (Ruddiger chittering) (Rapunzel, Varian and Ruddiger walk to a wrong path then they walk to another wrong path) Um... that way? (points another path then she, Varian and Ruddiger go to the correct path)

Varian:
Wow... Oh, oh! These tunnels despict an ancient technology of pre-Corona-era-- (screams) (Pascal whimpering) Uh... yeah, this way. (walks to the left direction)

Rapunzel:
We've gotta be careful. Herz Der Sonne's tunnels may have been long forgotten, but that doesn't mean they're not dangerous. They are lined with deadly booby traps.

Varian:
(scoffs) As you can recall, I know a thing a two about booby traps. (walks to the booby trap then steps on it)

Rapunzel:
Varian, watch out!

Varian:
Huh? (twangs) Oh! Whoa! Well, that's one down. (Pascal grumbles) (walks to another tunnel with Rapunzel that has booby traps) (thudding)

Rapunzel:
Uh-oh! (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel is trapped inside the tunnel with Varian, Ruddiger and Pascal then the walls move towards them) Huh... (rumbling) (Rapunzel screams while she tries to stop one wall from moving towards her, Varian, Ruddiger and Pascal) (Varian drops his alchemy to the ground and he goes to the wall to try to stop the other wall from moving) (Varian and Rapunzel grunting while they try to stop the walls from moving towards them)

Varian:
We're gonna get squished! (Ruddiger chitters and helps Varian to try to stop the wall from moving) (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel gasping) (cranking) (Rapunzel screams) (Pascal shrieks) (the walls are continuing to move toward each other) (Rapunzel picks up a bone that is near her feet) (tense music) (Rapunzel runs to the axle after she takes Varian's alchemy off the ground)

Rapunzel:
Pascal, wedge this into the axle to stop it from turning. Hurry! (Pascal throws the bone into the gears) (metal creaking) (Varian and Rapunzel stop pushing the walls) (Pascal squeaks when he notices the axle stopped moving he gives a thumbs up) Oh! Good. Now, go behind the wall to find some sort of release mechanism. (metal creaking) (Pascal is going to the wall) (Pascal notices the bone is crackling and he shrieks) (shatters) (the axle starts moving again then Pascal goes behind the wall) Pascal! (worried about her pet) Aah! (the walls are moving again then Varian, Ruddiger and Rapunzel try to stop the walls from squishing them)

Varian:
(grunting) Whoa!

Rapunzel:
Pascal, do something! (Ruddiger chittering) Hurry!

Varian:
Aah! Whoa! Whoa! (tries to stop the other wall from moving with his foot) (grunts) (the walls moving towards Varian, Ruddiger and Rapunzel)(Rapunzel squeals) (metal creaking) (the walls stopped moving then squishes Varian and Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
(Pascal squeaks when he returns to his owner) Pascal, you did it!

Varian:
I think I'm gonna be sick.

Man:
How dare you point out my obvious flaws with cutting accuracy? I'll box your ears! (mad a guard) (Hazel shoves Eugene to walk away from Faith)

Faith:
You take that back! I don't care how true it is! (mad at Hazel and follows her)

Royal Chef:
Let's see you speak your truths with a mouth full of strudel!

Cassandra:
This is getting out of hand.

Eugene:
Yeah, this reminds me of Xavier's mood potion. Only now, everyone can't help but tell the truth.

Man:
Out of my way, Big Ears.

Eugene:
(coughs) Except for that guy. He has no idea what he's talking about.

Cassandra:
If this is some kind of truth potion, we have to figure out how it got into the castle. Who was the first person you noticed being a little too honest?

Eugene:
Hmm...

Cassandra:
Okay, Pete. Let's start at the beginning. Walk us through your day.

Eugene:
And relax. Just tell us what happened.

Pete:
Well, I woke up confused, because my mouth tasted like beans, but I had no recollection of eating beans the day prior. Then I saw my cat, and I said, "Hello, Mr. Happy-Paws! Who's a fluffernutter?" (Eugene takes a chair from behind him and sets it down) Of course, he can't talk. (Eugene and Cassandra sigh)

Varian:
Tripwire. (tells Rapunzel) (he and Rapunzel step over the wire) (Pascal sees a spider then walks towards it) (Pascal squelches then Rapunzel warns her pet)

Rapunzel:
Pascal, no! (she and Varian see Pascal is going to eat a spider) I need you to carefully let go of that spider. (Pascal squelches forward) (Varian and Rapunzel sigh) (Pascal sighs) (wire snaps) (Ruddiger chitters) (rumbling) (runs to Ruddiger and Pascal) Watch it! (grabs Ruddiger and Pascal before the rocks fall on the two pets) (sighs) Everyone okay? (put Ruddiger on the ground) We're getting closer to the surface. We don't want to alarm the guards. (tells Varian)

Varian:
Oh, I'm pretty sure they and everyone else have their hands full. (Varian snickers)

Rapunzel:
Huh? What do you mean? (confused then asks Varian) (Pascal squeaks)

Varian:
N... nothing. (turns around) Uh, it's just, um, they... have their hands full every day! (laughs) Corona, you know? (turns towards Rapunzel) (puts his hand the wall) Busiest kingdom on earth! (rumbles) Whoa! Whoa! Oh! (about to fall into a trap)

Rapunzel:
Varian! Hang on!

Varian:
Way ahead of you! (Rapunzel straining when she pulls Varian up) (rumbling) (he and Rapunzel see the ground to the other side is collapsing) What do we do? (asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
I'm gonna go with... run!

Pete:
I got into work, I high-fived Stan, and I noticed his hand was sweaty,(Cassandra growls and grabs Pete) (Pete gasps) Oh, boy! You are scary.

Cassandra:
Listen. We've been here for 30 minutes, and all you've been doing is boring us with useless information!

Pete:
Useless! I gave you my recipe for strawberry scones!

Cassandra:
That was the most useless part!

Eugene:
Okay, okay, okay. Let's try this. Can you recall anything out of the ordinary? Maybe something not soul-crushingly boring?

Pete:
Well, I did find the man in the bush who gave me purple cookies a bit peculiar.

Cassandra:
(scoffs) You think you might led with that? (Pete picks up a purple cookie that Varian gave him and everyone else at the castle)

Pete:
Everybody's been eating these things! (about to eat the cookie but Cassandra slaps it out of his hand)

Cassandra:
(slaps) Don't1 Someone may have laced them with some kind of truth serum.

Eugene:
Listen, Pete. What else can you tell us about the man in the bush?

Pete:
Well, let's see, his voice was kind of... squeaky? Oh, and... he was asking about the sun-drop flower, which the king has been secretly hiding in the vault ever since he used it on the queen.

Eugene:
Whoa, whoa, whoa! W-w-wait! The sun-drop flower!

Cassandra:
So... someone with a squeaky voice trying to keep a low profile used a potion to get information about a magical flower. Sound like anyone we know? (asks Eugene)

Eugene:
Varian. So, that's why Rapunzel was acting so peculiar. Come on, she might be in trouble! (he and Cassandra are going to the vault to stop Varian)

Rapunzel:
Come on, guys! This way! (tells Varian and Ruddiger to go closer to her then Varian and Rapunzel put their arms on each other) (Varian and Rapunzel hold on to each other and Ruddger is holding on to Rapunzel's hair) Whoa! (sees a door then she swings herself, Varian and Ruddiger to the other side) (Rapunzel and Varian grunting) (Rapunzel, Varian and Ruddiger jumped off each other when they made it to the other side) (Rapunzel panting as she ties her hair while she, Varian and Ruddiger are walking to the vault) That was too close. You are sure this flower is worth it, right? (asks Varian) It's Corona's only hope?

Varian:
It should be, but, uh, I'm not really concerned about Corona. (Rapunzel stops when Varian says that he doesn't care about the kingdom)

Rapunzel:
(gasps while she is suspicious of Varian's true agenda) You don't care about Corona? (Varian changes the subject by saying he cares about the kingdom)

Varian:
Uh, oh, I mean, of course, I'm concerned about about Corona. I love Corona. I just meant, right now... I'm really concerned about how it's gonna help my dad. (Pascal is also suspicious of Varian's true agenda) (Pascal grumbles) Corona, too! (walks backwards) (Rapunzel and Pascal look at each other after they noticed Varian's true agenda)

Cassandra:
Out of the way, boys. We need to get into the vault and get that sun-drop flower.

Guard 1:
Sun-drop flower? Why, whatever do you mean?

Guard 2:
Oh, I heard the sun-drop flower was... destroyed--

Eugene:
We know the secret. Let us in! The princess could be in grave danger!

Varian:
Oh, it's a dead-end.

Rapunzel:
No. This is it. We are right under the vault. (tells Varian that the vault is above and points to it) Do you see that trap-door? (asks Varian)

Varian:
Yeah, how do we get it open? (asks Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Hmm... (sees the pillars and counts them) One, two, three, four... five, six, seven... Seven pillars. (figured out how to open the trap-door) Huh. (mechanical whirring) (air hissing) (an automaton is awaken when it comes out of the wall to attack) (Varian and Rapunzel are happy to see that the trap-door is opened then they hear the automaton thumping behind them but they turn around and see it) (the automaton starts to walk towards Varian and Rapunzel) Uh, Varian? (backs away from the automaton while Varian is amazed at the automaton)

Varian:
Fascinating! I believe this is an automaton. (turns around and tells Rapunzel) A marvel of ancient technology, really. But to see one-- in person (an automaton starts to attack him)

Rapunzel:
Varian! Look out! (warns and takes him out of the way) (automaton thuds) (Rapunzel and Varian are hiding at the pillars from the automaton then Varian protects Rapunzel by attacking it with his alchemy)

Varian:
Don't worry, princess, I've got this. (protects Rapunzel by attacking the automaton with his alchemy when he runs towards it) (grunts) (his alchemy explodes) (grunts) (throws two more of his alchemies at the automaton then it slams into the pillar then it is rumbling and Rapunzel notices it) See? I told ya! I got this...

Rapunzel:
Uh, Varian? (notices that the automaton isn't defeated then Varian sees it before it knocks him to a pillar)

Varian:
(screams) (thuds) (falls on the ground and Rapunzel runs to him) (groans) Despite the excruciating pain and the fact I am about to pass out, the science at work here is spellbinding! (amazed of the automaton while Rapunzel helps him up) (automaton thumping when it continues to attack)

Rapunzel:
We're gonna need some kind of a plan if we're gonna defeat that thing. (runs to another pillar) Uh... hey, you! Um, metal-head!

Varian:
Automaton! (corrects Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Come and get it! (automaton attacks Rapunzel but she dodges) Distract him and draw him towards you! (tells Varian) (Rapunzel unties her hair whiile Varian throws his alchemy at the automaton) (the alchemy explodes) (tense music) (Varian runs away from the automaton then Rapunzel ties her hair to a pillar while holding her hair to trip the automaton) (pillar crackling) (two pillars rumbles on the automaton and it is defeated) (automaton is powering down) (Rapunzel and Varian are climbing on the pillars)

Rapunzel:
Come on, let's go! (her hair whooshes when it cranks to pull the ladder down and Rapunzel climbs up to the royal vault followed by Varian)

Varian:
Hmm... (sees the timing cylinder on the back of the automaton before climbing the ladder)

Guard 1:
Sorry, strict orders from the king. No one is permitted beyond this point.

Eugene:
Let's ask ourselves a question, shall we? Whose wrath would you rather face, the king's, or hers? (points to Cassandra cracking her knuckles) (the guard is scared of Cassandra and gives the key to her and Eugene)

Rapunzel:
There it is! (walking to the sun-drop to see it) The flower! (tense music) (Varian walks up to steal the flower) (Rapunzel notices that Varian grabs the flower and puts it inside his satchel then starts to walk away) Varian! Wait, wait, wait! You said... (Rapunzel grabs Varian's bag to prevent him from leaving) you were just gonna take one petal. (Varian turns around)

Varian:
But what if one petal's not enough to harvest what I need?

Rapunzel:
Varian.

Varian:
What difference does it make? It's just sitting here, rotting anyway! (grabs his bag pulls it away from Rapunzel then she sees the flackon that contained Xavier's mood potion) (flackon clatters to the ground and Rapunzel picks it up)

Rapunzel:
(gasps) That flackon... (holds the flackon but Varian grabs it from her puts it back inside his bag) That had Xavier's mood potion in it. Varian, that potion is dangerous, You shouldn't be fooling with it!

Varian:
There was just one drop left, but it was enough for me to replicate and modify. I had to be sure the flower was here. (reveals his true agenda and tells Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
So, you made a truth serum and gave it to everyone? (asks Varian)

Varian:
(laughs) You'd surprised what people will tell you for a cookie.

Rapunzel:
(gasps) Pete? Stan? How could you?

Varian:
Oh, do you honestly expect me to be concerned about the welfare of Corona?

Rapunzel:
But you said you--

Varian:
Rapunzel... I used you! I begged you and this kingdom for help! Everyone turned their back on me! It has to be this way!

Rapunzel:
I defied a direct order from my father, the king, because I trusted you. We both broke the law. (Rapunzel sighs) Give me the flower, Varian. We can find a way to fix all of this- the rocks, your dad, everything. I promise you. I promise. (Varian starts to regret his actions and begins to trust her) Just... this is not the way. Please. (doors rattling) (Varian hears the doors are going to open but he changed his mind about trusting Rapunzel)

Varian (cold and sarcastic) Sorry, Princess, but I know firsthand how well you keep promises. (turns around) (doors rattling) (Eugene, Cassandra and the guards are at the vault) (Eugene points to Varian)

Eugene:
There he is! Get him! (Rapunzel and Pascal are sad of Varian's betrayal) (Varian takes his alchemy from his bag and he throws his alchemy to the ground then he escapes) (explodes) (smoke hisses) (tense music) (Rapunzel coughing) Rapunzel, are you okay? (he runs to her)

Rapunzel:
I'm fine. Varian! (she noticed that Varian escaped the castle to avoid being captured by the guards)

Eugene:
The royal medics say the effects of the potion will wear off on their own. eventually. Everything's gonna be okay. (comforts Rapunzel)

Rapunzel:
Really? I broke the law, I stole from my own father and committed treason! (sighs) And you know what the worst part is? I let the most powerful object in all of the land fall into the hands of... I don't even know what he is anymore. But I know we haven't seen the last of him. (referring to Varian) (tense music)

Varian:
Work! Work! Please, work! (Upon learning that the petals of the Sun-Drop flower no longer possess any healing magic) No... No, no, no! (pushes his drill aside due to his anger and frustation) No! (throws his papers to the ground) This is useless! (slams his fist on the desk) It- It's like it no longer holds the Sundrop's power! (Recalls what Rapunzel had told him earlier)

Princess Rapunzel:
You mean the flower? The one that healed my mom and gave me my hair? (Varian also recalled what he said at the end of Great Expotations)

Varian:
The rocks are demonstrating an actual physical response... to you. The Sun-drop isn't... the flower anymore. (sees the flower and picks it up after realizing the power isn't the flower) (holds the flower then crushes it to bits and dusts off an illustration of Rapunzel) (rustles) (thuds) It's Rapunzel.

Stan:
Move it to the left.

Pete:
Wait. Your left or mine? (asks Stan)

Stan:
Mine. No, yours. No, wait a minute. They're the same!

Eugene:
Princess? (knocking on door) Happy birthday! Hey. How you doing?

Princess Rapunzel:
(sarcastic) How am I doing? Okay. Let's see, um... I found out my father's been lying to me for months, a secret squad of guards, hunted us down in the dead of night, oh, I destroyed my childhood home, and most recently, I committed treason by helping an extremely unstable alchemist steal the most powerful object in the seven kingdoms! (pause) But enough about me. Let's talk about you. How are you doing? (sighs) Sorry.

Eugene:
No, no. It's okay. But hey, I know what will cheer you up. (Rapunzel smiles) Present room. (Eugene takes her to a room with presents while he puts his hands on her eyes then the guards open the door and Eugene removes his hands from Rapunzel's eyes) (Pascal squeaks) (Eugene laughs)

Princess Rapunzel:
Goodness! These are all for me? (walks inside the throne room to see lots of her presents)

Eugene:
The people love you! Oh, I am good at this! Look, look! (box rattles) It's a set of paintbrushes! (box clinks) Somebody got a new necklace. And this is...(shattering).... clearly something that shouldn't been shaken. (Pascal points to a present) Oh, that one next? (fabric rustling) Come on, socks? She doesn't wear shoes people! (Rapunzel is walking to her other presents)

Princess Rapunzel:
"Wind me"? (cranks the music box) Kinda creepy. Oh, hi! Oh! Friedborg. You startled me. Wait, is it time for my fitting? Where's Cassandra?

Eugene:
I haven't seen her all day. See? Things aren't so bad after all. (Rapunzel gives Eugene a stern look)

Princess Rapunzel:
No. Come on. We should find her. (tells Eugene that they need to find Cassandra)

Eugene:
Friedborg, keep up the... (clears throat) Keep it up. (follows Rapunzel) (Friedborg walks away while holding Belle's dress) (ominous music)

Girl 1:
Run! (three girls run away from the black rocks) (rumbles)

Princess Rapunzel:
Cass? What are you doing? (asks Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Haven't you heard? This is my new assignment. (tells Rapunzel) (grunts) (Rapunzel and Eugene enter the stables)

Princess Rapunzel:
What are you talking about?

Cassandra:
Seems like your dad found out that I was the one that snuck you out of Corona before your coronation. And, well... (groans) here we are.

Princess Rapunzel:
That's impossible! How would he even know? The only possible way he could found out is if... he read my journal. (realized that her father read her journal) (Cass turns around) (sighs) Okay. Don't worry, Cass. I am going to get you out of this. (about to leave)

Eugene:
Hey, but in the meantime... at least you have stable employment. (sits on the hay while joking about Cassandra's new job) (laughs) (Cassandra and Rapunzel are mad at him for making that joke) Okay. Not, not great timing, but different room, different circumstances, that would've killed.

Cassandra:
Don't waste your time, Raps. This is just temporary. I'm being sent to a convent tomorrow.

Princess Rapunzel:
My dad has gone too far. (angry) You shouldn't be punished for something I-- (crashing) (Rapunzel yelps)

Eugene:
Friend of yours? (asks Rapunzel)

Princess Rapunzel:
An automaton? Varian and I fought one like-- Varian.

Cassandra:
How did it get past the guards?

Eugene:
That's a good question, but I'm guessing it's not here for the party. (shouts)

Princes Rapunzel:
Eugene, wait, wait, wait! He's incredibly-- (Eugene thuds) (Eugene groans) Strong.

Eugene:
Nope, got it. No need to finish that thought. (thuds) (Eugene grunts) (Cassandra runs towards the automaton to fight it) (sword clanging) (cranking)

Princess Rapunzel:
Cass! (Cassandra runs from the automaton) (thuds) (crackling) (Eugene grunts) Pascal, the banner. (Pascal squeaks then climbs up and tosses the banner to Rapunzel) Hey, Tick-Tock! Over here! (automaton thudding) (panting when she runs between the legs of the automaton to tie it a couple times)

Cassandra:
No, no! This way! Come get it!

Princess Rapunzel:
Cass! (throws the banner to Cassandra) (Cassandra begins to tie the banner to the automaton)

Eugene:
Wait, wait, wait! (runs to the automaton) No, step this way! (the automaton rips the banner) (Cassandra gasps when she sees the timing cylinder) (Rapunzel gasps when the automaton is going towards her to attack) (Cassandra stops the timing cylinder with her sword) (metal grinding) (Rapunzel sees that the automaton stopped attacking her then it is powering down and shuddering and it shuts off) (music timing cylinder grinding) (Cassandra sighs) (Cassandra runs to the front of the automaton to help Rapunzel and Eugene push it out of the castle)

Princess Rapunzel:
And push. (she, Eugene and Cassandra straining when they are pushing the automaton outside)

Eugene:
Heads up. (warns the people) (the automaton is falling from the tower to the ground) (whistling) (crashing) (bell ringing)

Shorty:
Congratulations. You win a magical fish. (belches) Oh, that's right. I forgot I ate the magical fish. (Rapunzel, Eugene and Cassandra see the automaton at the bottom) (Pascal squeaking) (Rapunzel grunts)

Captain of the Guards:
Our first priority is getting to bottom of who was responsible for this attack. (Rapunzel slams the doors open and the Captain of the Guard, King Frederic and Nigel see Rapunzel)

Princess Rapunzel:
There's no question who's behind it. (enters the throne room) The question is... what was Varian after?

King Fredric:
That boy is dangerous. And I assure you, he will pay dearly.

Princess Rapunzel:
Listen, Dad. He is up to something. And we need to get the bottom--

King Fredric:
We needn't do anything. The situation is being handled, Rapunzel.

Princess Rapunzel:
You can see I might have a little trouble taking you at your word... Your Majesty.

King Fredric:
Rapunzel. I know these past days have been... strained, to say the least, but... more important than any of our disagreements, more important than anything at all, is your safety. So in light of this vicious assault, it is with heavy heart that I make this decision. Until the threat of Varian has been neutralized, you are to remain under constant surveillance in the most secure room in the castle. (door thuds) (Rapunzel gasps) (tense music)

Eugene:
How is what you're doing to Rapunzel any different than what was done to her for the first eighteen years of her life? (bites his lip)

Nigel:
Remember yourself, Fitzherbert. You are--

Fredric:
Nigel. Eugene, son, I realize how this situation might appear, but... you must trust that I have no choice.

Eugene What? Of course, you have a choice! You're the king! You cannot keep her up there!

Fredric:
I'll do whatever I must to keep Rapunzel safe from harm. (tense music) (Eugene turns around)

Eugene:
(speaks softly) And so will I. (walks away)

Rapunzel:
(sighs) Mom! (glad to see her mom and runs to her then hugs her)

Arianna:
I'm so sorry. I tried to talk him out of it, but you know your father can be... immovable.

Rapunzel:
What is Dad so afraid of? Why is he doing this to me?

Arianna:
Rapunzel, in the two decades you were gone, not once did your father sleep through the night. Your absence haunted him every minute of every day.

Rapunzel:
Are you saying that makes this right?

Arianna:
I'm asking you to consider that despite how rash and drastic his actions may seem, or how much you disagree with them, they come from a place of love. (bites her lip) (Pascal squeaks) But I agree with you. This isn't right.

Monty:
Oh, sugar! The king must be told! Oh, oh, oh! We have to tell the king.

Old Lady Crowley:
Don't look at me. I'm on my lunch. (tells Monty) (eating lunch with a pig) (pig snorting) (munching)

Captain of the Guard:
(Owl hoots) You should know the decision to send you off brings me no pleasure. Perhaps after this threat has been quelled, and some time has passed, we can... revisit the arrangement. (Owl hooting) Until then, of course... I'll come to see you when I can. (Cassandra sees a picture of her, Rapunzel, Pascal, Owl and half of Eugene)

Cassandra:
Dad, all I ever wanted was to be like you. (turns around) I wanted to be a royal guard, and serve my kingdom. I, I wanted to make you proud.

Captain of the Guard:
Honey...

Cassandra:
There was a time in my life where I would have done anything, gone to any lengths to keep from disappointing you. (zips up her bag and pets Owl goodbye before leaving) (Owl hoots) The last thing I ever expected was for you to be the one to disappoint me. (tells her adopted father and walks away feeling down while her adopted father turns around to see her leaving her room) (Owl hoots sadly) (Captain of the Guard groans)

Princess Rapunzel:
Pascal? (Pascal squeaks) (picks him up) (smooches him) We're getting out of here.

Eugene:
Uh... quick question. (holds Rapunzel's plan while he and Hook Foot see it before they are going to be launch to the roof) I'm not sure that I see the part of Rapunzel's escape plan that specifically says... I have to be the one who gets launched from a catapult. (Vladimir is holding the wheel to turn and turn until the catapult can be launch high enough)

Cassandra:
Keep looking flyboy. It's there.

Eugene:
I'm sorry. Weren't you supposed to be halfway to a convent by now? (asks Cassandra)

Cassandra:
Yeah. Just my luck. Must've taken a wrong turn somewhere. (tells Eugene)

Pete:
Oh, okay. Whoa. (Lance grunting) (Pete takes one of the presents from Lance)

Lance:
Present delivery for the princess! (telling Pete and Stan)

Pete:
Sorry. No one goes in or out. (tells Lance)

Stan:
Lance, I know what you're trying to do. Frankly, I don't blame you. We don't wanna see the princess locked up either.

Lance:
(gasps) Wait! Are you insinuating that I am trying to break the princess out? Well! I'm just embarrassed for both of you.

Pete:
Well, Stan said it, so...

Lance:
I assure you, there's nothing but gifts in these packages. (putting the presents on the ground then tells Pete and Stan) Have a look. (Pete is shaking the present that he is holding to find out what is inside it) (upbeat music) (Pete and Stan are opening the presents) (Rapunzel opens the door to see if Lance has Pete and Stan distracted with presents then Lance winks at Rapunzel then she closes the door) (Stan holds a nightgown and Pete holds a music instrument)

Pete:
(gasps) An accordion? I have always wanted to play one of these.

Lance:
Well, what's stopping ya? (asks Pete)

Pete:
Stan, wasn't I just saying-- (starts playing the accordion)

Stan:
He was just saying that.

Pete:
I was just saying-- We wanna start a band called "The En Gardes". You know? Do you get that? (asks Lance) (Rapunzel sees that Pete and Stan are distracted then gives Pascal a thumbs up) (Pascal squeaking when he goes outside to give a signal to Cassandra)

Cassandra:
That's our signal. (sees Pascal with a telescope then jumps off) (Eugene checks the note and sees that he doesn't have to be launched)

Eugene:
Ha! I knew it! There's nothing here that says "I have to--"

Cassandra:
Oop! My mistake! (about to launch Eugene and Hook Foot)

Eugene:
Wait! No! (turns around and sees Cassandra slicing of the rope with her halberd) (rope snaps) (catapult cranks) (Eugene screaming)

Cassandra:
Man, that felt good. (Eugene and Hoot Foot screaming)(Eugene and Hoot Foot thud on a dome then Eugene points the bow to the top of the dome while Hook Foot holds the rope that is attached to the bow then Eugene aims an arrow) Are you ready? (asks Hook Foot)

Hook Foot:
Nope. Not in any way. (tells Eugene)

Eugene:
I'll take that as a yes. (tells Hook Foot then Eugene puts the grappling hook and picks up the rope and runs with Hook Foot) (tense music) (Eugene and Hook Foot swing as they tie the rope around and around the tallest tower while holding onto the rope) I am not loving this plan! (thuds) (groans) (Eugene and Hook Foot slammed to the side of the wall)

Pete:
(discordant music playing)

Lance:
(coughing) You sure you haven't accordion-ed before? (asks Pete while he continues to play the accordion)

Pete:
(laughs) Right? It's just coming out of me! (tells Lance)

Stan:
Sounds great, Pete! (tells him)

Eugene:
(straining) That was a lot more painful than I expected. (he and Hook Foot are groaning when they fell on the ground) Hook? (asks Hook Foot)

Hook Foot:
Hook. (hands his hook to Eugene and he hangs it on the bars) (gives Eugene rope then he walks to the edge and throws the rope to Big Nose, Ulf, Vladmir and Maximus then they grab the rope) (Maximus chuffs) (has rope tied around his waist) (Maximus, Vladmir and Big Nose are pulling the rope while Ulf is miming it) (all grunting) (Maximus neighs) (Eugene and Hook Foot are watching the window cracking) Seriously? (asks Eugene) This is the whole reason you needed me? Couldn't you have just used a regular hook? (annoyed at Eugene) (wall crackling)

Eugene:
Um... possibly, but probably best not to overthink it. (tells Hook Foot) (bars clank open) (Hook Foot is mad at Eugene)

Hook Foot:
(screams) (falls off from the tower)

Stan:
Wait, did you hear something? (asks Lance)

Lance:
Only musical genius! (laughing) (referring to Pete)

Shorty:
I got him, I got him. (Maximus pulls the cart with teddy bears while Vladimir pushes it to catch Hook Foot) (Hook Foot thuds) (toys squeaking) (holds a teddy bear) I got him. I'm the winner! (Maximus whinnies) (Hook Foot wakes up and sits) (bars thudding then it fell over Shorty)

Eugene:
Hey, Blondie. (greets Rapunzel before he entered her room with Pascal on his shoulder)

Rapunzel:
(gasps) Eugene! (glad to see him and she runs to him)

Eugene:
I've come to rescue you from a tower... again. (tells Rapunzel then they hug and they hold hands) (Pascal squeaking) (Rapunzel grabs Eugene's hand then they go outside) (Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso then she holds her hair while she and Eugene are on the balcony)

Rapunzel:
Ready? (asks Eugene) (Pascal squeaks) (jumps alongside Eugene then he holds her when they are walking off the tower sideways to the ground) (her hair rustles) Thanks, guys! (telling everyone)

Lance:
Well, listening to Pete play for that long wasn't easy, (making his ears aren't full of ear wax) but, uh, ha! I took one for the team.

Hook Foot:
Oh, man. That sounds really rough. (tells Lance after walking to him) I feel sorry for you. By the way... (shouting) I fell out of a tower!

Rapunzel:
Okay, everyone, I'm not sure what Varian is planning, but we really have to-- (Pascal squeaks) (tense music) (whooshing) (wind howling) (Pascal squeaks) (Eugene, Rapunzel and Pascal coughing)

Eugene:
What is this?

Shorty:
I do beg your pardon. I must be magical-fish intolerant.

Varian:
Hello, Corona.

Rapunzel:
It's Varian.

Cassandra:
Where is his voice coming from?

Varian:
Something dark is coming for you. Our king has refused to acknowledge it. (Pascal squeaks) In the hopes of keeping his secret, he has lied to you and vilified me. (Captain of the Guard, King Frederic and two guards run to the location of Varian's voice)

Frederic:
Captain! Get more men!

Captain:
On it, sir. Three details from the West Hall are on their way.

Varian:
In a matter of days, Corona, this island, and the castle itself, will be overcome by this growth. It has already taken over the outskirts of the kingdom. The key to stopping this destruction is Princess Rapunzel herself. (Eugene looks at Rapunzel and he walks to her then he holds her and she looks at him sadly while being protected by him) (Pascal squeaks) I have asked for help and have been ignored. I will not be ignored any longer. And to make sure I have your attention, I've developed a new serum, and created something special for you all. (Ruddiger low growling)

Rapunzel:
Uh, guys? There's... something in the fog. (Ruddiger low growling) (Ruddiger screeches) (Ruddiger snarls) (Maximus whinnies) (Ruddiger growling) (Varian revealed that he turned Ruddiger into a larger version of himself when he poured his new serum on his pet to be a distraction while Varian easily infiltrates the castle to abduct Queen Arianna)

Guard:
(thuds) Whoa!

Hook Foot:
(stuttering) What is that? (Ruddiger snarling) (guard 1 yells) (Eugene sees Ruddiger inside the fog then Eugene turns around)

Eugene:
Well, whatever it is, it's fast. (Ruddiger appears behind him)

Rapunzel:
Watch out! (warns Eugene)

Frederic:
What? Rapunzel? (worried about his daughter) (Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso to tie around Eugene's hand to pull him away from Ruddiger) (beast snarling when it tries to hurt Eugene)

Eugene:
Whoa! (Rapuzel puts him on the ground next to her)

Frederic:
Find the princess! Get her to safety! (tells the guards behind him)

Captain of the Guard:
You heard him, men! Get the-- (turns around and tells his guards) (Ruddiger growls when he grabbed the Captain of the Guard) (beast roaring) (Cassandra, Eugene, Rapunmzel, Pascal and Lance see that the Captain of the Guard is thrown to the ground) (thuds) (clangs)

Cassandra:
Dad! (worried about him) (Ruddiger growls) (Rapunzel and Eugene see Ruddiger) (Ruddiger roars then runs away from Rapunzel and Eugene)

Lance:
Oh, I liked it so much better when it was invisible! (talking about Ruddiger) (Cassandra checks her dad after he was hurt by Ruddiger then she lifts her dad up) (somber music)

Captain of the Guard:
Cassandra, listen. (groans) About earlier, I--

Cassandra:
Dad, I want you to know that I've never been disappointed in you.(hugs him while apologizing) I'm sorry. (tells her dad to rest) Sit tight, soldier. I got this. (picks up a halberd) (turns around to tell the other guards) Give me four men covering the south gate. (points to a direction) Four at the north. Nothing in, nothing out. (her dad sees his adopted daughter giving orders to the guards then he smiles) Containment, people. (runs with the guards)

Eugene:
It's like he's playing hide-and-seek. (Rapunzel sees that Ruddiger is unable to be found)

Rapunzel:
Then, he just picked the wrong game. I think I've got an idea. Max? (Maximus whinnies when he pops up from behind Ulf and Hook Foot) You're on. (tells Maximus then he pushes Ulf to the left and pushes Hook Foot to the right) (Maximus snorts)

Frederic:
Captain! Get more men! (Queen Arianna sees everyone from the window) (Varian is wearing his gray bauta and his black and gray coat when he appears behind Queen Arianna)

Varian:
Hello, Your Majesty. (Queen Arianna gasps while he greets her then she turns around and he releases a potion before he abducted her) Sleep. (smoke hisses) (tense music) (Maximus runs and Ruddiger appears to chase him) (rumbling) (Ruddiger growls when he catches up to Maximus) (Ruddiger roars while trying to catch Maximus but Ruddiger falls then Maximus runs back)

Rapunzel:
Pete, Stan, drive him to the right. (Pete and Stan are running while they are carrying torches)

Pete:
Your right or my-- (confused)

Stan:
This way Pete. (tells him) (he and Pete are running towards Ruddiger) (Ruddiger is running while Pete and Stan are driving him to the right)

Rapunzel:
Hook Foot, Lance, now! (she jumps over the barrel then runs) (Ruddiger snarls) (Hook Foot and Lance are driving Ruddiger to the left) (crackling) (Ruddiger runs away from Lance and Hoot while chasing him when they are carrying torches) (Ruddiger growls while he runs but Rapunzel catches up to him) Trampoline! (Attila, Ulf and two guards are holding the trampoline then Ruddiger yelps he is thrown back and he crashes to a ball pit)

Lance:
What is-- (walks up to Ruddiger) (Ruddiger roars) (Lance yelps and runs to Cassandra, Pete and Stan) (Cassandra is mock growling Ruddiger then Lance is whimpering and runs away from her)

Rapunzel:
Why would Varian do something like this? (walks to the trapped Ruddiger) What's happening? (she and Eugene see that Ruddiger is about to transform back to his true form after being trapped) (Varian's new serum is crackling then Ruddiger is back to normal while Rapunzel and her friends see Varian's pet) (Ruddiger chitters) That's Ruddiger!

Cassandra:
Varian's raccoon. (walks to Ruddiger then she bends down and puts her hand out then he runs toward the gate but he runs to the left to take an apple from the bucket before running back to Old Corona) (Maximus sees Ruddiger is taking an apple and he neighs angrily then Lance puts his arm around Maximus)

Pete:
Rapunzel! You did it! (all cheering) (Cassandra and Eugene are proud of Rapuzel) (King Frederic is proud of his daughter) (a guard runs outside of the balcony to tell Rapunzel and King Frederic that Queen Arianna is abducted)

Guard 1:
Princess Rapunzel, King Frederic! (tells everyone) It's the queen. She's gone. (tense music)

Rapunzel:
Varian. (angry at him for abducting her mom)

Cassandra:
Dad (sees that he is hurt while two guards are carrying him to go inside)

Frederic:
Varian must be hiding in Old Corona. I shall launch a full-scale attack.

Stan:
Sir, we got hit pretty hard. Everyone's gonna be okay, but we won't be launching a full-scale anything for some time. (tells King Frederic)

Frederic:
(shouting) Then we'll hit him with whatever we have! (angry at Varian)

Rapunzel:
Dad! You can't beat Varian with swords and fists. So far, we've played right into his hands. You know he never meant to capture me! He, he sent that automaton to make you think that was his plan. And then he used his... monster to pull security away from his real target. Mom. (her dad calm down) So, (sighs) whatever you think you're gonna throw at him, he'll be waiting. (tells her dad) (tense music)

Frederic:
We attack Old Corona within the hour. (tells everyone before he leaves) (Eugene walks to Rapunzel to comfort her)

Varian:
Don't worry, Your Majesty. You are merely bait to lure the Princess here. (rustles the dust of his drawing of Rapunzel) Only the magic of her unbreakable hair can shatter the amber and free my father. I tried asking for help in a civil manner, but was denied by everyone in Corona. (walks to a sheet and sits on the amber) So, unfortunately, this is my only remaining recourse. (goes to the other side of the amber to remove the sheet from the amber that his dad is encased inside to show Queen Arianna) (Queen Arianna gasps when she sees Varian's dad is encased inside the amber while Varian has a frown when he sees his dad still encased inside the amber and he touches it)

Arianna:
Oh! And after you've freed your father? (asks Varian)

Varian:
(chuckles) After? Oh, well, I'm afraid Corona will pay for turning their backs on me. And that's when you should start worrying, Your Majesty. (tells Queem Arianna) (Queen Arianna gasps)

Frederic:
And now, I have failed you too, Arianna. (upset) (Rapunzel enters her mom and dad's bedroom)

Rapunzel:
Dad?

Frederic:
(sniffles) Rapunzel. I thought I made it clear-- (Rapunzel sighs and hugs her dad then he hugs her back) (whispers) Thank you.

Rapunzel:
She's gonna be okay, Dad. We'll get her back.

Frederic:
This... this is all my fault. (blames himself)

Rapunzel:
Dad, no. No, it's Varian and those rocks, and--

Frederic:
No. No, Rapunzel. You were right. (sees the picture again) I have been keeping something from you. As you know, the night you were born, your mother fell deathly ill. I was desperate to do anything to save her, and you. So, I sought the miracle of Sun Drop Flower. But what I've never told anyone was that there was more to the story. You see, earlier that night, I was warned. Warned that taking the Sun Drop Flower would reap unimaginable consequences. That by removing the light... I'd be awakening a darkness. But, I had no choice. I've known about these black rocks all along. At first, I didn't wanna believe that they were the results of my actions. And when that became impossible, I chose to ignore them. And I expected everyone else to do the same.

Rapunzel:
Including me.

Frederic:
Yes, yes. Especially you. But the truth is, the rocks are destroying Corona. And you... You are connected to them somehow, I am responsible. No king... would ever put the welfare of his family before that of his country. (Rapunzel holds her dad's hand)

Rapunzel:
But a father would. (Rapunzel's dad smiles at her then they hug before letting go) Now... let's find a way to save our kingdom. (tense music)

Man:
The rocks are getting closer!

Feldspar:
Oh! Oh, we're doomed! Doomed!

Old Lady Crowley:
Pipe down, Feldspar. (in ominous voice) We're doomed, I tell you.

Frederic:
People! (indistinct shouting) Citizens, please, listen to me! (loud whinnying, neighing) I will not lie to you any longer. Corona is in grave danger. The queen has been taken. Over half our royal guard lie wounded. And these black rocks draw ever closer. (indistinct shouting)

Eugene:
Uh, sir, hi, yeah. If there's a "but" in this speech, you probably wanna cut to it... right now. (tells King Frederic then Rapunzel holds his arm)

Frederic:
But I look at you, and I don't just see subjects. I see friends, family, strong, brave individuals who have stood by each others' side, and have never, ever backed down from a fight. Today, we face a danger like none before. As your king, your friend, and as your brother, I ask you to fight one more time. For Corona! (crowd chanting) For Corona! For Corona!

Old Lady Crowley:
What do you ask of us, Your Majesty? (asks King Frederic)

Frederic:
As was so insightfully pointed it out to me, we've been playing straight into Varian's hands, and now, he's expecting a full-out attack on Old Corona.

Stan:
So, what's the plan, Your Majesty? (Rapunzel puts her finger on a model of Varian's home)

Rapunzel:
We launch a full-out attack on Old Corona.

Pete:
But we'd be giving him the upper hand.

Rapunzel:
Yeah, well, we're let Varian think he still has the upper hand. And while we distract him with the assault, I am gonna sneak around the back using the underground tunnels and rescue the queen. (her dad puts his hand on her shoulder)

Frederic:
We are going to to rescue the queen. (tells Rapunzel then she smiles)

Stan:
With all due respect, Princess, Varian only wants you. Once he sees you're nowhere to found, won't he realize that our attack is just a diversion?

Rapunzel:
Probably. That is what he is for. (Shorty is Rapunzel's decoy for the assault)

Shorty:
I got this. (walks into the strategy room disguised as Rapunzel to fool Varian) Ready, Caspal? (gibbering)

Cassandra:
Keep an eye out, everyone. It's too quiet for my liking.

Shorty:
I can fix that. (clears throat) (sings off-key) I got the wind in my hair.

Eugene:
Can it, half-pint. (annoyed with Shorty's singing voice then he takes Caspal off Shorty's shoulder and put it into his mouth to silence him)

Shorty:
Ow! (munches) (Maximus snorts)

Varian:
What a happy family reunion this will be. (Queen Arianna gasps and he turns around to face her with an evil grin) For both of us. (tense music) (Rapunzel, Pascal and King Frederic are at the underground tunnels and they are walking underneath to Varian's lab)

Rapunzel:
(whispering) Varian's lab should be right above us. (climbs the ladder) (wood creaks)

Frederic:
Ah, careful. (holds the ladder for Rapunzel) (wood creaks) (Rapunzel reached the top of the ladder and opens the hatch) (hatch creaking) (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel peeks around the lab) (tense music) (then Rapunzel and her dad enter the lab) (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel and her dad walk towards a dummy Varian at the window that Varian himself had placed) (tense music intensifies) (King Frederic grunts when he grabs the dummy Varian) What? (drops the dummy to the ground and points to it) What is this? (Rapunzel gasps) (mechanial whirring) (Rapunzel and her dad sees the trap that Varian placed) (then Varian's chemical balls are released from the traps on both sides) (smoke hisses then balls trap Rapunzel and King Frederic with goop) (Rapunzel grunting while she tries to free her feet) (Varian laughing evilly when he shows up with his hair is covering his face)

Varian:
Welcome back... (Rapunzel gasps) Rapunzel. (greets her to his house while he revealed his evil smile after he lifts up his hair to show his face) (Rapunzel, her dad and Pascal are mad at Varian) (Pascal squeaks)

Lance:
Maybe Rapunzel was wrong and we... (Cassandra jumps off Fidella) overestimated the little guy. (referring to Varian) (Eugene jumps off Maximus while Cassandra walks a few steps away if she sees anything)

Eugene:
You don't know Varian very well, do you, buddy? (asks Lance) (music playing)

Cassandra:
Shh! (turns around) Listen. (ominous music playing) (she, Eugene, Maximus, Lance and the kingdom army hear a noise) (rumbling) (an automaton appears from the ground) (cranking)

Eugene:
Oh man, not this guy again! (referring to an automaton that he, Rapunzel and Cassandra fought inside the castle)

Cassandra:
Okay, everyone. This thing may be tough, but we got him outnumbered. (more automatons appear then Eugene, Lance and Maximus see them)

Eugene:
Uh, Cass... are you sure about that? (he asks Cassandra then she notices more automatons then she turns around to see them) (an automaton also appears behind Lance, Eugene, Maximus, Shorty, Monty and the two guards)

Cassandra:
It's an ambush! (turns around to tell everyone)

Frederic:
Varian, I demand you release us, and tell me where the queen is. (Varian took Pascal from Rapunzel to put Pascal inside a cage and he walks while carrying the cage Pascal)

Varian:
Your Majesty, I know it's hard for you, but for the first time in your life... (Pascal squeaks sadly when Varian puts the cage on his desk) ... you are in no position to demand anything. (angrily tells King Frederic) But in the spirit of compromise, how 'bout I meet ya halfway. (walks backwards to the curtain to reveal Queen Arianna from behind it) (Queen Arianna gasps)

Rapunzel:
(gasps) Mom! (her dad holds her when she is worried about her mom)

Arianna:
I'm okay, Rapunzel.

Rapunzel:
Let her go, Varian! Please! (begs him to let her mom go)

Varian:
First, you're going to do something for me. (tells Rapunzel)

Frederic:
What do you want? (asks Varian)

Varian:
Oh! So now you care about what I want. (laughs) All it took was threatening the things you love the most. (walks to Queen Arianna to grab her shoulder to pull her towards him when he bends down behind her then he glares at Rapunzel and King Frederic) (tense music)

Cassandra:
Don't let up! (grunting) (tells everyone) (Maximus whinnies) (Eugene grunts) (Eugene jumps off Maximus and tries to destroy an automaton)

Eugene:
(grunts) They've shielded their timing cylinder. (he realized that Varian protected the automaton's timing cylinder from attacks then Maximus comes to help when automaton attacks) Max, split up! (he and Maximus go separate ways) (an automaton rumbling when it runs after Eugene but he jumps over the black rocks while automaton is rumbling when it runs towards him) Man, these things are almost as tough as-- (Eugene has an idea when he sees his reflection via the black rocks) Ah-ha! (runs back to tell everyone to skewer the automatons on the black rocks) Guys! The rocks! Use the rocks! (Vladimir yelling when he charges past Pete and Stan while Vladimir is carrying Attila on his back and he is growling then throws Attila towards the three automatons) (three automatons clanking when they are skewered to the black rocks and they explode) (Feldspar throws a shoe at the automaton and it thumps then it turns around to see him) (the automaton starts to attack Feldspar but Maximus saves him from being attacked by kicking it to a pile of black rocks) (automaton thuds and explodes)

Cassandra:
Good thinking. (tells Eugene)

Eugene:
Well, I'm a problem solver. It's what I do. (music tinkling) (mechanical clanking) (more automatons appear)

Cassandra and Eugene:
Oh, come on!

Frederic:
What are you going to do, Varian? (asks Varian while he wheels his drill)

Varian:
Yeah, I'll... I'll spare the you the details about the Sun Drop and darkness, blah, blah, blah, and get to the good stuff. (pulls the sheet off his drill then walks to the black rocks and taps it) Unbreakable. (clanking) (walks behind Rapunzel and holds her hair) Unbreakable. (walks away from holding Rapunzel's hair) To put it plainly, with assistance from my drill, Rapunzel's hair should be able to shatter the amber and free my father. (walks away from Rapunzel and her dad)

Frederic:
What do you mean "should"? (puts his arm out to protect Rapunzel while asking Varian)

Varian:
Oh, I suppose it's just as likely the amber shatters Rapunzel. (walks to the amber that encased his dad) I mean, the properties--

Frederic:
Absolutely not. (takes his sword out)

Rapunzel:
It's not your choice, Dad. (tells her dad)

Varian:
She's right, Dad. (walks to King Frederic and tells him that Rapunzel is correct then King Frederic is mad at him) Oh! And I almost forgot, we're, uh, kinda on a time crunch here, so, I'm gonna need to speed things along. (walks backwards to take the cork off his amber solution and pours it on a black rock next to Queen Arianna to encase her inside the amber) (the amber solution is crackling on a black rock and turning it into amber while Rapunzel and her dad watch as the amber is reaching Queen Arianna) (Queen Arianna gasps)

Rapunzel:
Varian, stop! (doesn't want him to encase her mom inside the amber then she complies)

Varian:
Well... (walks to Rapunzel and frees her from the goop while bending on one knee) (chemical ball fizzling) Shall we get started? (asks her)

Eugene:
Lance! Let's give 'em the old "Bob and Weave".

Lance:
On it! (holds a bat to swing the automaton to the ground and it thumps and powering down then Eugene jumps off)

Eugene:
Ha! Still got it! (the automaton explodes) (an automaton runs after Maximus) (Maximus sees a leg of the automaton that was skewered and pushes it to the automaton) (clangs) (the automaton that was running after Maximus falls on the black rocks and explodes) (Cassandra runs on the automaton and jumps up then jumps back down to destroy the timing cylinder with her sword) (the automaton's timing cylinder shatters and powering down then explodes)

Rapunzel:
Varian, if this doesn't work, and something happens to me, please... please let my mom go. (begs him to release her mom)

Varian:
I can't make any promises, Princess. (tells Rapunzel when he puts his goggles on his eyes) (cranking) (drill whirs)

Rapunzel:
(gasps, screams and holds her hair) (Rapunzel groaning) (her dad is worried about her) (Varian is trying to cut the amber with Rapunzel's hair and his drill) (Rapunzel sees her hair glows when it reacts to the amber) (whooshing) (Varian tries two more times to cut the amber with his drill and Rapunzel's hair but it failed four times)

Varian:
(screams) What? (takes his goggles off his eyes) Why? (drill whirs) (tries to cut the amber again) (Rapunzel groaning and falls while Varian tries again for three more times) (Pascal squeaking while trying to leave the cage but Ruddiger appears)

Frederic:
Stop it! She can't take anymore! (tells Varian) (Rapunzel groaning and faints on the floor)

Arianna:
Rapunzel! (worried about her) (Varian tries to cut the amber two more times until the drill powers down) (drill stops)

Varian:
I just... I, I don't understand! (starting to have a breakdown to failure) Why won't it... (runs to the amber) Her hair! It... it should've cut through it! Why didn't it work? (continues to have a breakdown of his failure) (Ruddiger chitters when he frees the caged Pascal) (Ruddiger tosses a chemical to Pascal's mouth and he runs to Rapunzel's dad to free him from the goop then it is fizzling away while Pascal runs to Rapunzel to check on her)

Frederic:
Arianna! (tosses his sword to his wife the she shatters the chains before the amber is encasing her) (Rapunzel's parents run to her) Rapunzel.

Arianna:
Rapunzel! (Rapunzel hugs her parents)

Varian:
(lamenting his failure while crying) No! No! I wasn't wrong! It's not my fault! (turns around to see Rapunzel and her parents hugging each other) None of it is! (glares angrily at Rapunzel while blaming her when his sanity is now pushed over the limit) It's her fault. (still bent on having revenge on Rapunzel)

Frederic:
Rapunzel, are you okay? (asks his daughter)

Rapunzel:
(sighs) Yes, I will be. (tells her dad) Varian. (sees that Varian is gone) Oh, where did he go? (her parents turn around to see he is gone) (rumbling) (Pascal squeaks, screams while he notices the ground shaking) (Pascal squeaks) Whoa! (rumbling) (she, her parents and Pascal see Varian again)

Varian:
(bursts out from the ground while inside a giant automaton) Sorry, Princess. We were in this together, but if I can't have a happy ending, then neither can you! (angrily tells Rapunzel) (Varian shouts when he attacks Rapunzel and her parents but they run away from him) (rumbling)

Eugene:
All right! Who's next? (he sees Rapunzel and her parents walk outside of Varian's home) (sword clangs) Rapunzel! (worries about her) (clanking) (rumbling) (Varian walks outside of his home) (Rapunzel screams when she and her dad run away while her mom runs the other way) Sorry, buddy, but there's a line. (tells Varian when he sees Varian inside his giant automaton) (Eugene points to the automatons behind him) (Cassandra screaming when jumps to attack Varian with her sword but he grabbed her with one of his robot hands) (Cassandra's sword falls to the ground when Varian grabbed her) (Varian's giant automaton thuds while Cassandra is mad at him) (Cassandra groans) (Varian lifts his giant automaton's hand to greet Cassandra spitefully)

Varian:
Hello Cassandra, I always knew I can sweep you off your feet.

Arianna:
Let her go, Varian! (tells him but he grabs her)

Frederic:
Arianna! (worries about her after Varian grabbed her)

Rapunzel:
Mom! (also worries about her after Varian grabbed her) (tries to attack him with her frying pan and he notices it coming at him but it clangs to the ground) (tense music) That's enough, Varian. (tells him while she bites her lip while walking down the stairs)

Varian:
It's not enough until you endure the same amount of pain and agony I have! (walks to Rapunzel) (tells her to feel the same suffering as him)(bites his lips when controlling his giant robot to crush Cassandra and Queen Arianna while holding them as hostages) (Varian's giant automaton cranks) (Queen Arianna groans)

Frederic:
Arianna. (worries about her) (he, Eugene, Lance and Rapunzel see Varian is crushing Queen Arianna with his giant automaton and Cassandra groaning when Varian is also crushing her with his giant automaton to make Rapunzel suffer) (Rapunzel is horrified) (Cassandra and Queen Arianna are groaning when they are still being crushed by Varian) (black rocks rumbling and crackling when they appear from the ground)

Eugene:
What's happening? (he, King Frederic, Cassandra, Varian and Queen Arianna see that the black rocks are going towards Rapunzel) (more black rocks rumbling and crackling appear from the ground to surround Rapunzel while Eugene and King Frederic see this)

Eugene:
Rapunzel! (worried about her when she is surrounded by the black rocks) (Rapunzel opens her eyes after she is surrounded by black rocks the she sees her hair is going to touch the tip of the rocks) (wind whistling) (whirring, chimes) (black rocks warbling when they sprout away to skewer some automatons) (black rocks rumbling) (automatons cranking) (Rapunzel has a flashback of what her dad and Varian said to her)

Frederic:
Rapunzel, you are connected to them somehow.

Varian:
Stop running, Rapunzel. Face your destiny. (heroic music) (Varian walks to Rapunzel while still holding Cassandra and Queen Arianna as hostages) (Rapunzel walks to summon the black rocks and controls them) (heroic music continues) (Eugene and King Frederic are watching) (Varian is shocked when he sees Rapunzel controlling the black rocks while he is inside his giant automaton) (Rapunzel breathes deeply while holding the black rocks then she screams and her hair is glowing) (zapping) (Eugene, King Frederic, Maximus, Vladimir and Attila close their eyes due to the bright light) (black rocks destroyed the remaining automatons while Varian's giant automaton is pushed back then falls to release Cassandra and Queen Arianna) (robot powers down)

Frederic:
My darling. (he runs to his wife after being worried about her then he holds her while she puts her hands on him to hug)

Eugene:
Rapunzel! (worries about her when she holds the block rocks) (black rocks rumbling and crackling) (Varian sits up from the inside of his giant automaton to continue to fight Rapunzel) (Varian grunts and starts his giant automaton) (mechanical whirring) (Rapunzel skewers the remaining automatons) (black rocks rumbling) (automatons cranking) (Varian grunting when violently charges toward Rapunzel in anger) (tense music) (the black rocks destroyed the two legs of the automaton the black rocks also destroyed the arms of the giant automaton) (tense music intensifies) (Varian tries to grab Rapunzel but the black rock stopped him) (Varian screams when he continues to attack Rapunzel while he bites his lip) (a black rock skewers Varian's giant automaton and it powers down) (Lance, Cassandra, Pete, Stan, Ulf, Attila and Maximus see that Varian is defeated by Rapunzel) (Maximus neighs)

Varian:
No! (much to his fury) (Rapunzel is feeling down when she sees Varian in his fury after being defeated) (uplifting music) (black rocks rumbling and crackling then Rapunzel sees they are breaking a hole in the wall) (King Frederic, Queen Arianna, Lance, Cassandra and Maximus also see the black rocks are breaking a hole in the wall) (rumbling and crackling stops) (Rapunzel stops holding the black rocks) (Rapunzel's whirs)

Eugene:
Rapunzel! (runs and catches her when she is about to collapse) Blondie. (Rapunzel wakes up and smooches him on the lips)

Rapunzel:
Hi. (greets him)

Eugene:
(laughs) We have got to start finding better ways to spend your birthdays. (uplifting music) (Cassandra, Lance, Queen Arianna and King Frederic are seeing the hole in the wall that black rocks made) (Rapunzel and Eugene also see the hole that the black rocks made) (Rapunzel realized that this is her destiny) (uplifting music continues)

Varian:
I will make you proud of me, Dad... (Ruddiger tries to cheer Varian up) (ominous music) (Stan closes the wagon) ...if it's the last thing I ever do. (still vows to make Quirin proud) (the wagon is pulling Ruddiger and the arrested Varian to the dungeon)

Rapunzel:
Don't be too hard on him, Dad. (about Varian after he is arrested)

Frederic:
I'll be sure to do everything I can to get him help. (about the arrested Varian) As for Quirin, I'll not give until I find a way to free him. (tells his daughter) (Rapunzel turns to look at the opening the black rocks have made in the brick wall) (Pascal squeaks)

Rapunzel:
It's like the rocks want us to... follow them. (noticed that the blacks have made a path for her and Pascal)

Frederic:
I think you're right. At first, I believed the rocks' purpose was to destroy Corona. I was wrong. I can see now that they're pointing in a direction. Pointing you in a direction. I only regret that it has taken all this to convince me that I should be doing the same. Rapunzel, when you were returned to us, I swore I would never let anything ever happen to you again.

Rapunzel:
But, Dad, we talked about this. I don't-

Frederic:
I know, I know. You're right. This past year, you've showed me that there is so much more in you than could have ever imagined. I've just been too afraid to let you go. But this path is yours to follow. (points to the black rocks) And if you ever lose your way... (lanterns appears while they float in the sky) (smiles at his daughter) (uplifting music) (Rapunzel, Pascal, Eugene, Cassandra, Lance, King Frederic, Queen Arianna, Old Lady Crowley, Monty and Maximus see the lanterns) (uplifting music continues)

Rapunzel:
Thank you, Dad. (hugs him) I love you so much.

Frederic:
And I love you, too sweetheart. (her mom hugs her too)

Arianna:
Find your destiny, Rapunzel.

Eugene:
I'll take care of her, Your Majesty. (tells King Frederic)

King Frederic:
Eugene, you should know by now, Rapunzel doesn't need anyone to take care of her.

Eugene:
(chuckles) Touché.

Season One (2017-2018):
Before Ever After is considered the two-part premiere of the show

Varian:
Any moment now, "Your Highness".

Believe me, I know I've sunk pretty low But whatever I've done you deserved Arianna:
Varian... Varian: Quiet! I'm the bad guy, that's fine It's no fault of mine And some justice at last will be served Arianna: Please, listen!

Varian:
Now it's time to step up Or it's time to back down And there's only one answer for me And I'll stand up and fight 'Cause I know that I'm right And I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready Ready as I'll ever be

(Captain is groaning) Eugene:
Cap, are you sure you're up for this? Captain: Actually, I don't think I am. I'll only slow you down. Pete: But how are you gonna lead the assault? Captain: I'm not. She is.

Cassandra:
Now it's time to rise up Or it's time to stand down And the answer is easy to see And I swear by the sword If you're in, get on board Are you ready? Eugene: I'm ready Pete & Stan: We're ready Crowd: We're ready Cassandra: Ready as I'll ever be

Rapunzel:
There you are! Frederic: Yes, yes. I just had to make a stop in the kitchen. I'm told you're pretty handy with one of these. Rapunzel: Heehee... I sure am.

Frederic:
Are you quite sure we can do this? Rapunzel: Together we will, guarantee...

Varian:
I'll make them hear me Crowd: Now it's time to redeem Or it's time to resolve Cassandra: Prove they can trust me Crowd: And the outcome will hardly come free Rapunzel: I'll save my home and family

Crowd:
Now the line's in the sand And our moment's at hand Eugene: And I'm ready Cassandra: I'm ready Rapunzel & Frederic: I'm ready

Varian:
Ready as I'll ever be...