The secret of the Moondrop

Chapter 2: Prison

Varian's POV:

The sun raised outside the walls of the castle, awakening its villagers and royalty, marking the beginning of yet another wonderful day in the happy kingdom of Corona...
Or was it?
Inside the deepest dungeons of the castle, at the highest level and most secure prison in the entire kingdom,Varian, a troubled fourteen-year-old got a few glimpses of sunlight through his cell's window.
He stretched his arms and got up from his uncomfortable bed, taking a piece of chalk he'd found and adding another line to the ones already drawn on the black wall.
12 days.
It had been almost two weeks since they threw him in that dark and stinky hole.
They had taken all his chemistry materials, the guards being instructed to take away any kind of glass or container whenever he'd finished using it.
Now all he had left was Rudiger.
And it wasn't as if he was much of a great company. The raccoon hadn't been as close to him since he'd mutated it.
So basically, he had nothing. No parents, no friends... only anger, and deep down, guilt.
But he couldn't accept the guilt, he couldn't accept the real reason of his dad being encased by the rocks had being his disobedience. That would break him, he had to keep it together.
And plan how to escape.
He wished he hadn't refused to be treated better than the other prisoners the first day, then he wouldn't be in the area of dangerous criminals, and at least he would have crayons and paper for his evil plans.
He had been so furious he forgot to think clearly.
"You awake, kiddo?"
Varian looked at the cell in front of him, there, a man with a ponytail sat in the exact same position as him. Andrew. The same guy that had once been Cassandra's boyfriend. Not that he cared.
"Nah, I just like sleeping with my eyes open"
"Sarcastic, I see" Andrew turned around "then I guess you don't want to know about the escape plan"
He arched a brow. "What escape plan?"
Andrew flashed his perfect smile.
"Lady Caine said she might be able to acquire some chemicals"
Varian's eyes widened. "Seriously? Wait, how are you going to get them? Never mind, I don't care. I'll need water, a container and any kind of alkali metal: potassium, lithium, sodium... or ammonium chloride and chloride gas, that will be harder to get but It'll cause a greater explosion..."
"Woah, calm down, kid" Andrew laughed. "I can tell you like explosions, but you aren't the one who will take care of this, too risky, we just need some ideas"
Now it was Varian's turn to laugh.
"Well, unless you want to kill everyone in this prison, you'd better let me handle the volatile chemicals"
Andrew shook his head. "I'm offering you a way of getting out of this prison, either you take it or I can just let you here to rot until the princess says so"
Varian clenched his teeth, he still got mad every time someone mentioned Rapunzel. It was her fault, he would get revenge and save his dad, whatever it took. Even if it insulted his scientists pride.
"Fine" he grumbled. "I'll help you"

Rapunzel's POV:

Adira had warned them some days ago, they were close to their destination. They were close to the Dark Kingdom, to reveal the secret of the moondrop and stop it from spreading.
It was her destiny, Rapunzel knew it. But then, why did it feel like they were going in the wrong direction? She had been feeling that way for some time, and the fact that she couldn't control the rocks anymore made her kind of nervous. As if something bad was about to happen.
"Hey, blondie, you okay?" Eugene asked right next to her.
She forced a smile. "Yeah, just a little tired, I guess"
She hadn't told him about her dreams, about how the opal may not be the moondrop anymore. And the song, the one with the same melody as hers but different lyrics.

Power shine and flow...
Lead me through the night.
Help me if I'm lost,
tell me what's wrong, what's right...

Heal me when I'm hurt,
shield from Fate's design.
Guide those who needs route,
tell me what's wrong, what's right...

..What's wrong, what's right?...

The whole song sounded as if something was supposed to guide her, but where?
Maybe it was the moondrop's versión of the song, the one that Gothel had magically written.
Rapunzel frowned in determination. Whatever all those dreams meant, she would find out.

Chapter end.
I know, this one was terrible.