Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 21: Operation: Sneak In!

Peacefully, sleeping in his shared room with Lance. Varian was dreaming of ham sandwiches and being the best inventor in the world until he was woken up by someone slamming the door open.

"Varian, wake up!" Soul shouted.

"AAAAAAHHHH- swjefbeasdf!" Varian screamed but, his scream was cut off short by the astrologer jumping on the bed and covering his mouth, placing a finger on her lips.

"Shhhh! Be quiet. You'll startle the shadow." She whispered, slowly putting her hand down from Varian's mouth.

"Why are you waking me up at this hour?" The alchemist whisper shouted.

"Have you forgotten? Today is Libra's peak. It's 11 pm. We have three more hours to get ready." Soul answered, getting off the bed.

"Why can't the Zodiacs have set their peak at like, 8 pm or something." Varian complained under his breath. "I'm assuming you have a plan so we can enter the temple?"

"Yes! I have been forming this plan for the past four weeks ever since Samuel said that only security personnel could enter the temple. I'm quite proud of it." Soul declared, putting her hands on her hips as she smiled widely.

The alchemist stared at the girl, not knowing if he should be scared, amazed, or both. 

"It involves trespassing, doesn't it?" He blankly asked.

"Yep!" She exclaimed.

"Oh, boy." Varian sighed. Facepalming.

"Now, help me wake everyone up."

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Huddled together in the living room, Soul and the gang went over the plan, one last time with Flick, Hoots, Ruddiger, and Pascal on the lookout for Samuel.

"Are you sure he won't eavesdrop?" Eugene doubted, looking at the staircase. "I still can't believe that he's not the real Samuel."

"That's why I'm letting my glow flies roam around. With this amount of light, no shadow would eavesdrop on us." Soul replied, gesturing to the hundreds of glowing butterflies flying around the house.

"I'm worried about that guy. Do you think he's alright?" Lance worriedly stated, thinking of his captured friend. Nobody answered, looking away from Lance.

"I- I'm sure he's fine, Lance. We should have faith. Samuel's a tough man. He can survive a thousand storms." Eugene comforted, putting an arm around his best friend, cheering him up.

"I promise we'll find and save him after we take the orb. Because right now, the orb is much more important. Especially, now that Zhan Tiri's shadow henchmen are also after the orb." Soul determinedly stated.

Varian coughed, grabbing the attention of his friends. "Correct me if I'm wrong but, if the shadows are after the orbs, shouldn't they be after us as well? More specifically, you?" He hypothesized.

"Right! That's why I am the official protector of the orbs." Soul answered, patting her satchel where the orbs are. 

"Woah, Woah, Woah! You are not risking your life, kid. You might get killed!" Eugene exclaimed. The man doesn't want to openly admit it yet, but Soul has somehow warmed up to him and even though they haven't spent much time together properly, he kind of sees her as a younger sister. But he isn't gonna tell her that, nope!

"Well, If I, who has magic, can get killed by protecting the orbs. How much more if you guys handle the orbs?" Soul defended. Eugene opened his mouth but closed it, seeing that she had a point.