Vincent Gets Tangled with Rapunzel

chapter 1

Akito, Estelle, Vincent, and Felicity were meeting up today. They were going to start their art classes with Barbie. Mo had to drive into town today anyway, but on the way, she decided to drive the kids to their first art class where the Roberts sisters would be waiting for them. Estelle was of course the most excited because she saw Barbie as the older sister she had always wanted and always looked forward to spending time with her and Kelly, especially when they did the Nutcracker Suite together around Christmastime.

"Are we there yet, Mom?" Estelle asked excitedly.

"Almost there, it won't be that long now." Mo promised with a smile for them.

"Merci for inviting me." Felicity told her cousins.

"You're welcome, Felicity." Akito said.

"I'm so excited, we're going to be painting..." Vincent sounded more excited about painting than seeing Barbie or Kelly, but he was still eager to get to Barbie's place.

Mo turned the car and the car seemed to slow down and she parked on the side of the road. There was the younger girl with her blonde hair in a high ponytail and she appeared to have overalls on.

"There's Kelly!" Estelle happily pointed.

Mo smiled once she stopped the car and allowed the kids to go out and have fun. "Have a good time, kids!" she told them. "Oh, and if it's not too much trouble, have Barbie call me when you're about done so your father or I can come pick you up."

"We will, Mom." the Fudo siblings smiled.

"Merci again, Tante Mo." Felicity said once she got out.

Mo honked her horn with a wave and she drove off to let the kids have their fun.

Kelly smiled and came over to her friends. "So good to see you guys."

"Where's Barbie?" Estelle asked.

"She's setting up inside, come on." Kelly said, then led them into her and Barbie's home.

They then began to follow Kelly inside the house to meet up with Barbie. The kids smiled. The house looked very rich and grand all around, almost like a mansion, but still not as big.

"Wow, Kelly, you have a wonderful house!" Akito beamed.

"Thanks." Kelly smiled back.

"You and your sisters must be lucky to have this whole entire house." Vincent said.

"I'll say, I just hope when I grow up and get married I have a just as nice house." Kelly agreed as she led them to her home's art studio.

Barbie was setting up art supplies everywhere and even brought out some of her own art projects to use as inspiration for her new 'students'.

"Hi, Barbie!" Estelle greeted with a smile.

Barbie looked over and smiled. "Hello, everyone."

Estelle hugged Barbie and stepped back. "You remember Felicity, but these are my brothers, Akito and Vincent."

"Hi." Akito waved.

"Hello." Vincent added.

"It's nice to meet you both." Barbie smiled.

Vincent then overheard a little song being played and where he could only hear it. 'What is that song?' he thought to himself.

"Would you all like to paint?" Barbie asked. "I'm in a painting mood."

"Painting mood?" Felicity tilted her head slightly.

"That means she feels like wanting to paint." Estelle explained.

"Ohh." Felicity said, understanding now.

"I've taken a liking to painting..." Vincent agreed, though still heard the tune.

"Yeah... Why not?" Felicity agreed to painting.

When it was decided that everybody would like to paint, Barbie handed loose jackets and smocks to her guests so they wouldn't get paint on their clothes.

"Thank you, Barbie." The kids smiled.

"Now time for each of you to choose your paint brushes." Barbie smiled.

Estelle found a paint brush with a pink handle and happily took it. Akito took a red one and Vincent took a green one. Felicity saw a black one, so she took it.

"I really hope you all enjoy this," Barbie smiled fondly to the kids. "I'm just as excited as you are... There's a stand for each of you."

Each of the kids then went to each stand. This was so exciting.

Barbie already got to work and painted with ease. "All right, whenever you guys are ready." she told them.

"Okay, ready, Freddy!" Kelly said once she got to her blank canvas with her paint brush dipped with yellow paint, then paused and went into a deep think. "Um... Barbie?" she called for her older sister. "What am I supposed to paint?"

"Same here, what are the rest of us suppose to paint?" Akito asked.

"That's up to you all." Barbie replied as she painted with no trouble at all.

"Us? But what if we don't have any good ideas?" The kids asked.

"Each of you have wonderful ideas, your ideas." Barbie smiled.

"Can't you just tell us what to paint?" Kelly asked.

"And take away the best part?" Barbie walked over and knelt down to their height. "Guys, you can create everything you can imagine. Felicity, isn't your mother an author?"

"Oui, but Maman is more imaginative than I ever will be..." Felicity pouted. "What if we hate our ideas?"

Barbie had an idea and thought this might cheer them all up a little bit. "You know, you all remind me of a story," she then walked over to the sofa after getting the paint off her brush. "It's about a girl whose painting saved her life... But, you probably don't wanna hear it..." she then added as a joke, knowing they would want her to go on and tell the story.

And where she was right, they did indeed want to hear the story, but before Vincent could join them to listen to the story, he heard that song again and where he looked to the painting next to Barbie's canvas. Kelly sat closer next to her sister.

"Once, long, long ago, in the time of castles, kings, and magic there was a secret manor deep in dark forest. The woods were whispered to be full of monsters and dragons," Barbie started to narrate. "And even if you were brave enough to go into the forest... You couldn't see the manor."

"Why?" Kelly, Akito, Estelle, and Felicity asked.

Vincent walked up to the painting and where his paint brush glowed brightly.

"Huh?" Vincent said, confused, as soon as he noticed.

The others seemed oblivious to what was going on with Vincent.

"It was concealed by a magic wall which kept intruders out," Barbie explained. "And more importantly, kept a young girl hidden inside."

Vincent held his paint brush close as he looked to the painting, the clouds seemed to glow as well and flash in his eyes. "W-What's going on?" he asked before he vanished along with his paint brush.

It appeared he was going to be transported into the world that Barbie was telling his twin siblings and cousin about.

Meanwhile, in a forest, there was a portal coming up and there came out a familiar purple dragon wearing a backpack.

"Watch your step, my dear." the young dragon held out his hand.

There came a familiar green dragon who took his hand and stepped out of the portal with him.