Vincent Gets Tangled with Rapunzel

chapter 13

Matches was still worried about the egg, but right now, she was fully concentrating on getting to the ball and setting things right.

"The sight up here is wonderful." Vulpix smiled.

"Sure, if ya like heights..." Spike chuckled.

Vincent shut his eyes and held his arms out briefly. "Think of the happiest things... It's the same as having wings... Think of Christmas, think of snow~..."

"What are you doing?" Spike asked.

"Pretending to fly..." Vincent then held Penelope again so he wouldn't fly or fall off.

"Ohh." Spike said, understanding.

"Yeah." Vincent said.

"Are we there yet?" Vulpix asked.

"Just about." Matches looked far ahead so she could tell Penelope where to land.

"Thank you." Vulpix said.

They eventually got to the castle the nameless young man had invited them to, but there were screams of horror rather than endless laughter or dancing heard.

"That... That can't be good..." Spike frowned.

"Wonder what's spooked 'em," Matches folded her arms. "Though, I have a pretty good idea."

"Gothel." Spike said.

Penelope and Matches then landed for the castle. There were sharp voices yelling, though Gothel's was the only one really recognizable.

"Come on, we gotta get inside." Vincent said.

"You guys go ahead, I'll wait here." Penelope offered.

"No way, Penelope, you're coming inside with us." Spike said.

"Oh, my... A-A-Are you sure?" Penelope was worried about the party-goers being among dragons.

"Yes, come along, we won't let anyone hurt you." Matches promised.

Penelope gulped, but she then followed the others inside.

While they entered inside, they overheard the conversation that was going on inside. Two men were arguing about a stolen daughter.

"You stole my daughter!"

"No, for the thousandth time, I never stole her!"

"No, I did." Gothel's voice said.

This shocked everyone, including Rapunzel.

"What?" one of the kings asked.

"She would've been my daughter if you had married me!" Gothel sneered. "I simply took what's mine."

"I-I-I can't believe it..." Rapunzel grew emotional.

"I can't believe that witch." Vulpix growled.

"You took Rapunzel?! Where is she, Gothel? Tell me, you monster!" one of the kings demanded.

"What's the matter?" Gothel started attacking this king before evilly laughing. "You'll never see her again!"

'Don't be too sure about that.' Vincent thought to himself.

The kinder and thinner king was arguing with Gothel.

Rapunzel finally had enough, she stormed out, making her appearance. "You kept me all my life 'cuz you hated my father?"

"How could you do that?! You heartless evil witch!" Vincent glared at Gothel.

"Rapunzel deserves to suffer as I did." Gothel sneered.