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)
(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.
No, no you're not. Listen. Blondie, no matter what we're up against, I'm with you all the way.
I know, thank you, I just... (sighs) I think I need some time alone.
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)
Quit being so mean, 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)
You've always loved my voice! (Rapunzel runs to Pete and Stan)
Pete! What are you doing? Stan's your best friend!
I know, I can't help it! It's like... I have to say whatever's on my mind!
Oh, yeah? Well, you have cookie crumbs on your cheek. (points to Pete's cheek) (runs) (Stan sobbing)
Stan, wait! I'm sorry! (runs after Stan to apologize) (Eugene walks to Rapunzel)
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)
(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)
Dad, what it all this? (dancing with her dad)
Look, darling, I feel horrible about the way we left things, and, well, I'm hoping to make it up to you.
Oh, Dad, I'm so relieved to hear that-- (crackling) Ah! (people screaming) Oh! (crackling and rumbling) (panting) (groans)
VarianStop running, Rapunzel. (appears behind 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)
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.
(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)
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)
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)
(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?
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!
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?
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!
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)
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--
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!
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.
(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)
Blondie, what you doing? (asks Rapunzel while she hides the Journal) (Varian thumps as he tries to move forward but he bumps into Rapunzel)
Doing? Uh, I wasn't doing anything? (Pascal squeaks)
What do you got there? (tries to see what is behind Rapuzel's back)
What? (Varian thumps and grunts when Rapunzel gives him the Journal from behind) (nervous chuckle) Nothing! (Pascal squeaks)
Right... Okay. I know you want to be alone, but Cass and I, we-- (Pascal squeaks) (Rapunzel nervous chuckle) You okay?
(sighs) Eugene, how far would you go to find the truth? (asks Eugene)
Personally... not very far. Frankly, the truth's not all it's cracked up to be. Blondie, you sure you're all right?
Yeah, sorry. (sighs) I just, I've had a lot to process lately. I promise I'll talk when I'm ready, okay?
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)
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)
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)
Varian
Huh? (twangs) Oh! Whoa! Well, that's one down. (Pascal grumbles) (walks to another tunnel with Rapunzel that has booby traps) (thudding)
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)
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!
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)
(Pascal squeaks when he returns to his owner) Pascal, you did it!
Varian
I think I'm gonna be sick.
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)
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)
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)
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)
I'm gonna go with... run!
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)
(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)
Varian
Oh, it's a dead-end.
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)
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)
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...
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)
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)
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)
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)
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?
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)
(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)
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.
(gasps) Pete? Stan? How could you?
Varian
Oh, do you honestly expect me to be concerned about the welfare of Corona?
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!
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)
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)
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.
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)
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)
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)
(whispering) Varian's lab should be right above us. (climbs the ladder) (wood creaks)
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)
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)
(gasps) Mom! (her dad holds her when she is worried about her mom)
Let her go, Varian! Please! (begs him to let her mom go)
Varian
First, you're going to do something for me. (tells Rapunzel)
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)
Don't let up! (grunting) (tells everyone) (Maximus whinnies) (Eugene grunts) (Eugene jumps off Maximus and tries to destroy an automaton)
(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)
Good thinking. (tells Eugene)
Well, I'm a problem solver. It's what I do. (music tinkling) (mechanical clanking) (more automatons appear)
CECassandra and Eugene
Oh, come on!
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)
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--
Absolutely not. (takes his sword out)
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)
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)
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