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)
But what if one petal's not enough to harvest what I need?
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)
(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!
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)
So, you made a truth serum and gave it to everyone? (asks Varian)
(laughs) You'd surprised what people will tell you for a cookie.
(gasps) Pete? Stan? How could you?
Oh, do you honestly expect me to be concerned about the welfare of Corona?
Rapunzel... I used you! I begged you and this kingdom for help! Everyone turned their back on me! It has to be this way!
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)
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)
I'm fine. Varian! (she noticed that Varian escaped the castle to avoid being captured by the guards)
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)
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)
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.
Princess? (knocking on door) Happy birthday! Hey. How you doing?
(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.
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)
Goodness! These are all for me? (walks inside the throne room to see lots of her presents)
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)
"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?
I haven't seen her all day. See? Things aren't so bad after all. (Rapunzel gives Eugene a stern look)
No. Come on. We should find her. (tells Eugene that they need to find Cassandra)
Friedborg, keep up the... (clears throat) Keep it up. (follows Rapunzel) (Friedborg walks away while holding Belle's dress) (ominous music)
Cass? What are you doing? (asks Cassandra)
Haven't you heard? This is my new assignment. (tells Rapunzel) (grunts) (Rapunzel and Eugene enter the stables)
What are you talking about?
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.
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)
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.
Don't waste your time, Raps. This is just temporary. I'm being sent to a convent tomorrow.
PRPrincess Rapunzel
My dad has gone too far. (angry) You shouldn't be punished for something I-- (crashing) (Rapunzel yelps)
Friend of yours? (asks Rapunzel)
PRPrincess Rapunzel
An automaton? Varian and I fought one like-- Varian.
How did it get past the guards?
That's a good question, but I'm guessing it's not here for the party. (shouts)
Eugene, wait, wait, wait! He's incredibly-- (Eugene thuds) (Eugene groans) Strong.
Nope, got it. No need to finish that thought. (thuds) (Eugene grunts) (Cassandra runs towards the automaton to fight it) (sword clanging) (cranking)
PRPrincess 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)
No, no! This way! Come get it!
PRPrincess Rapunzel
Cass! (throws the banner to Cassandra) (Cassandra begins to tie the banner to the automaton)
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)
PRPrincess Rapunzel
And push. (she, Eugene and Cassandra straining when they are pushing the automaton outside)
Heads up. (warns the people) (the automaton is falling from the tower to the ground) (whistling) (crashing) (bell ringing)
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)
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)
There's no question who's behind it. (enters the throne room) The question is... what was Varian after?
That boy is dangerous. And I assure you, he will pay dearly.
Listen, Dad. He is up to something. And we need to get the bottom--
We needn't do anything. The situation is being handled, Rapunzel.
You can see I might have a little trouble taking you at your word... Your Majesty.
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)
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)
Remember yourself, Fitzherbert. You are--
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!
I'll do whatever I must to keep Rapunzel safe from harm. (tense music) (Eugene turns around)
(speaks softly) And so will I. (walks away)
(sighs) Mom! (glad to see her mom and runs to her then hugs her)
I'm so sorry. I tried to talk him out of it, but you know your father can be... immovable.
What is Dad so afraid of? Why is he doing this to me?
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.
Are you saying that makes this right?
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.
(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)
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.
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)
