#citizens of old corona

[moondwellerthatdwells]

Found more stuff about the freak, translation I stayed up too late and came up with more

His name is Kain, Night, Kain Night(its not a serious name its a pun I wanted it to sound like Canine is it funny am I funny yet)

He's 17 in season 3, which makes him 15 in season 1, does not matter because he only appears in season 3

He lives in the forest close to old Corona, so he's not a Corona citizen. Yayy!!!

Apparently Varian and his family knows Kain, even before season 1. So you can say the mf dipped when his homie went mad and rage quit on the whole kingdom like 2 times, only came back with the milk 2 years later

I have an idea of what his red thingies on his skin are but I'm not telling you because im the coolest (I am not)

His personality? Haven't decide, but the outline is that he's one stupid, a bit aggressive and feral forest boy. Definitely more forest than boy

Here is me explaining about him to all of you but make it into Kain and Varian

[tangledbea]

I find it interesting how a lot of people act as if Rapunzel and Cassandra's friendship dynamic is inherently unhealthy because of their class difference, but if that was the case, wouldn't her relationships with Lance or Varian* or I don't know, Eugene also be considered unhealthy? Is it just that Cass is technically Rapunzels servant, or is it due to Cassandra's insecurities.

*I know theres the whole amber incident involving Varian, and that some people think there were class differences involved in that situation, but I think it was more just that there was an emergency, and they ended up both forgiving each other in the end so they are still friends

It's because Cassandra is her direct subordinate. It's not necessarily class difference, but power dynamic. Yes, technically speaking all Corona citizens are her subjects, including Eugene, Lance and Varian, but Cassandra's job is to serve Rapunzel, and no matter how much Rapunzel acts like they're on the same level, it's simply not the case, and it never can be.

Varian knows they're not on the same level (look at how he acts towards her in their earlier interactions), and the fact that Lance treats royalty like they're any old person is also made a point of. Even Eugene walks on eggshells around Frederic and (to a lesser extent) Arianna in season one. But Eugene also knew and fell in love with her before the princess reveal. The fact that he treats her as just Rapunzel and not Princess Rapunzel is probably a relief to her.

[almostangrything]

Is nobody gonna say anything about TTS S3 E9, Be Very Afraid?

Okay, so what I'm really getting at is Varian. Like, are we gonna talk about how this 15 (I think that's how old he was at the time) year old kid's worst fear? When he was examining the red rocks for the first time after finding Ruddiger (his beloved chonky raccoon whom he wasn't sure would be okay again) and all of a sudden he sees his father encased in the amber rocks again, pleading for help? And he still managed to get to Rapunzel. It probably felt like he was leaving his father to die before he saw other people (who all pretty much hated him, so he couldn't ask for help) running from nothing, and only then did he realize that what he was seeing wasn't real.

But it was real for Varian. His worst fear had already happened, and he didn't want to go down that route again, because he knew what laid at the end of that path; he had seen it. Yet he still accompanies Rapunzel to stop the rocks. It's his idea to use the solution that encased his father. He carries it around in his backpack. He climbs up, seeing amber rock below, ready to encase him (it's not real and is just his fear, but it's visible in a few shots). He is willing to use that solution to stop the rocks, despite knowing full well what could happen. He climbs the red rocks, just barely saving Corona in the nick of time. And during the process, he almost fell to his death. Many times. One time he actually did fall, but Rapunzel caught him. He saved Corona despite the citizens openly disliking and ridiculing him (for instance, Feldspar the cobbler saying something along the lines of "Don't you have a kingdom to overthrow?", and presumably his wife and even her infant, turning up her nose and crying at the sight of Varian respectively).

I think Varian deserves an award of some sort. Like, you can see how genuinely happy he is when Rapunzel hugs him after he stop the rocks. He needed more appreciation from other characters in the show.

[k3llyb3an]

citizens of corona today we face a danger like none before

a like justifiably mad 14 year old with an over bite

[stxrfaced]

SO I FINISHED TANGLED THE SERIES and I feel like saying some stuff!!! TW// Dark subject matters

I understand Varian's villain arc on as close to a personal level as it gets. I think I'm qualified to talk on this subject because, see, when I was 14 myself- my dad collapsed with what I thought was a stroke at the time.

We were arguing over how he sounded drunk and I just wanted to spend some time together on his weekend with me. I panicked so bad, I thought it was my fault for having made him go to theme parks with me frequently, knowing of his high blood pressure. I thought it was my fault for not achieving enough? I panicked, I called an ambulance, I was in absolute hysterics. They wouldn't come fast enough, so I was sobbing on the edge of my driveway HOPING a car would stop and take him hospital right away. I got comforted by some girl from school who I was pretty sure actually hated me up until that point, but no adults came to save the day.

I was on the phone to 999 on and off on my own phone, with the landline being used for the main call. I thought about what would happen if my dad didn't make it. I was pissed that the state of the NHS allowed for this to happen. I was 14, terrified, and angry. I thought if my dad died, I would do something drastic. I'd unalive myself, or I'd fight the government head on. Bonfire night core! It was a badly thought up plan, but what else could I do? The person on the other end of the line to me was horrible I think; she sounded so apathetic- like a kid just wanted their father to be okay, why be so harsh in your tone? But it's a job, a career- how many other crying children call every day? A lot I imagine! Well anyway, my dad came to, and he later got diagnosed with having a different condition after a mini stroke- but if he was having a full, normal sized blood clot in brain stroke- he would've died because the ambulance took too long.

For a while, I was bitter at the NHS- at the ambulance staff. My dad was clearly more important, why couldn't they help him FIRST? But as I grew up, I realised that's what everyone thinks. Why would my family be more important to a grandma with a failing heart? To victims of a car accident? It's the system's fault, not the helpless medical workers.

The same thing can be applied to tangled the series. Varian's villain arc stems from what he thought to be his father dying due to his own reckless actions and Rapunzel not helping. In the eyes of a kid, this is the ultimate betrayal- not realising that his situation was clearly more important. His situation was a priority. Couldn't she see that? Well, that's because she physically couldn't spend her time going to help Varian when the entire kingdom was on the line. Just like how a 999 operator has to work in a 'who called first' and 'how severe' order, Rapunzel had to work with what could prevent the most amount of deaths. It physically wasn't her fault, she couldn't let everyone else die for one person. If she didn't make that choice, everyone would've died. She didn't WANT this to happen to Quirin, but she couldn't stop it or else EVERYONE would've died. Varian wouldn't have understood that though; he was like 14-16, his whole world got shaken up negatively and now one of his only friends is actively refusing to help. Did she not care about him? Did she not care about his dad? Were they lesser citizens as they were from old corona? That was obviously not the case, but that's certainly what Varian was thinking as he got dragged out of the castle. Rapunzel wasn't in the wrong for not being able to help Varian- but Varian wasn't in the wrong for freaking out and going slightly insane after his entire life went to shit as a child.

I pride myself on always being intellectually above my age group, but it took time and actual, intentional reflection for my thought processes to change on the 999 operator who kept speaking to me on the phone when my dad was unconscious- unresponsive. I assume it took Varian even longer as his dad never semi recovered after a few hours. Varian went to jail, where he probably realised he lashed out at the wrong people. Whole heartedly though, just like how I still dislike the Gov't now- Varian had every reason to be mad at the King and the adviser who let the rocks in Corona get as bad as they got. He just took his frustration out on the wrong member of that Royal family. Remember, Rapunzel was 18- she was still a teenager too. Not as young as Varian, but she certainly wasn't a mature adult- ready to handle such a situation.

[cookiehusky799]

 To Become An Alchemist. (Reupload)

While spending time in Old Corona, Varian unfolds his story to Rapunzel of what made him love alchemy in the first place.

If this was a real episode, it will be in between The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Sone and No Time Like The Past.

Filler episode.

I tried my best to write the characters as they are in the show so please bear with me and I hope you enjoy it!

                             (Opening Sequence)

Open on Rapunzel saying goodbye to Eugene and Lance who are going to be in charge of the kingdom while Rapunzel and Pascal go to Old Corona to visit Varian.

Rapunzel: “Ok, now one more time. Can I trust you to look over the castle and my parents?”

Eugene: “ Of course you can count on us. Don’t worry, Sunshine.”

Lance: “Yeah, We got this!” Eugene glared at him.

Eugene: “That doesn’t mean you can eat all the food in the royal kitchen.”

Lance, chuckling: “ I wasn’t planning to do thaaaattt.” (Clearly he was planning it.)

 Eugene wasn’t convinced : “Lance, I know you too well. And don’t pester the cook to make you dishes either.”

Lance: “Oh, come on!”

Pascal on her shoulder squeakily laughed.

Rapunzel giggled: “Alright, you two. We’re going to head off now.”

She climbed up on Fidella. “ Let’s go, Fidella.” The mare gave a firm nod before galloping off to Old Corona. Eugene and Lance watched them leave.

Eugene gave a loud clap of his hands. “Alright, Lance. We have some duties to attend to.” Noticing no response from his friend, Eugene looked to where he had been standing. Lance was already gone. To the royal kitchen.

Eugene facepalmed. “Ugh. Really?”

Rapunzel, Pascal and Fidella made it to Old Corona. Passing by the citizens who lived in the village. “Whoa, girl!” Rapunzel called, pulling Fidella into a halt when they reached Varian’s house.

Fidella stopped, letting out a neigh as she did. Rapunzel dismounted off the mare. She petted Fidella before walking over to Varian’s house. “I betcha he’s doing a new experiment, Pascal. That he’ll need an extra set of hands for.” Pascal frowned at her then hold out one of his claws.

At this, the princess chuckled. “Of course, Pascal.You did tried your hand or should I say claw at alchemy with that mood potion. How can I forget?” Pascal squeaked proudly at himself. Rapunzel got to the door and knocked it. “Varian? Varian, it’s me!”

There was a sound of something dropping followed by hurried footsteps.

Varian opened the door: “Oh! Rapunzel….hi.” He wasn’t expecting her to visit.

Rapunzel smiling: “ Hi, Varian. I wanted to check in on you.”

Varian : “ But….aren’t you supposed to be the temporarily Queen?”

Rapunzel: “Yes, but I have Eugene and Lance to fill in for me.”

Rapunzel : “ May I come in?”

Varian got out the way so Rapunzel come in his house. “Yes! Yes! Sorry, you may.”

The two walked in Varian’s lab. Rapunzel noticed something on the alchemist hand.

Rapunzel: “What happened to your hand?”

Varian looked confused then realized what she’s referring to. 

Varian: “Oh, this?” He lifted his left hand which was bandaged and his good hand pointed to it. “I uh, it’s- it’s nothing.”

Rapunzel narrowed her eyes: “Varian.”

The alchemist sighed.

Varian: “ Ok, I sprained it when I fell down the stairs.”

Pascal cringes at the image. 

Rapunzel : “ You got to be more careful, Varian.”

Varian: “I know, Rapunzel. I know.”

He started to rub his arm.

Varian: “ I’m a bit of a klutz.”

Rapunzel: “ How come your up and about? You should be resting that hand.”

Varian put his good hand on his hip.

Varian indignated: “ I AM resting it. It’s called not using it. I promised my dad I don’t use my hand until it heals. He told me don’t lift anything heavy. Which I won’t be doing. Heh! Don’t wanna break anything else, right?”

Rapunzel didn’t find it funny. She was worried for him. The alchemist realized this wasn’t the time to joke about this.

Varian: “ I’m not doing any experiments today, but I got to clean up my lab. It can’t wait.”

Rapunzel shared a look with Pascal.

Rapunzel: “Do you want some help?”

Varian blinked.

Varian: “What?”

Rapunzel gave a warm smile: “I want to help you. Your doing some spring cleaning to your lab, you need extra hands for it.”

Pascal squeaked.

Rapunzel: “And claws.”

Varian : “Really? You…You don’t have to.”

Rapunzel walked over to him and placed her hand on his shoulder.

Rapunzel: “I insist. We’re friends, aren’t we?”

Varian chuckled. “Yeah. We are. Thank you, Rapunzel.”

Rapunzel followed Varian to where his dad keeps the cleaning materials.

Cut to Eugene and Lance.

Eugene dragged Lance out of the royal kitchen.

Eugene: “Congratulations, Lance. You just lost privileges.”

Lance: “All I did was make a meatball catapult.”

Eugene: “ That’s the worst part! Why on earth would you do that?”

Lance: “ I wanted to create a fun way to eat them. You never liked my ideas, Eugene.”

Eugene lets go with him: “ Your ideas get you into trouble!”

Lance stands up on his feet. He nervously rubbed the back of his head.

Lance: “ Yeah. That’s true.”

Eugene sighed. “Now we cleaned up the mess, let’s get started with today’s agenda.” Eugene pulls out the scroll Rapunzel gave him. 

Lance groans.

Lance: “But I’m already tired from cleaning up the kitchen.”

Cut back to Rapunzel, Pascal and Varian.

Rapunzel is sweeping the floor while Pascal helped Varian organize his flasks, beakers etc. The chameleon pick up an lab item to give to Varian and Varian, using his good hand, put it on the new shelves he got.

Varian: “Thank you too, Pascal. For helping me.”

Pascal nodded as he passed him another beaker.

Varian put it on the shelf. 

Varian: “You know, this is going a lot faster than I was expecting. Normally I clean my lab with my own cleaning up alchemy balls but um….”

He paused as Pascal raised an eyebrow at him.

The alchemist let out a nervous laugh.

Varian: “Theeyyy need more work. In fact, my dad told me to not use any alchemy to clean up the lab. And I’m like, Am I’m doing this right now?”

Varian sighed.

Varian : “ Yes, Varian. You are. Which is so weird tiding the lab…..the normal way.”

Pascal jumped on him and sat on his shoulder. He patted Varian with his claw, giving a reassuring smile.

Varian smiled back.

Varian : “Aw, thanks. You know, I always wondered what it’s like to be a chameleon. To blend in with your surroundings.”

Rapunzel: “He can change to look like people.”

Varian whipped his head to Rapunzel, a very surprised/ confused expression on his face.

Varian: “Wha…Huh?!”

Rapunzel went back to sweeping. So he looked down at Pascal. Pascal squeaked, jumping off his shoulder.

 Landing on the table, Pascal changed himself to look like….Varian!

The alchemist was taken aback by this. 

Varian: “ Whoa! Uh….*clears throat* F-Fascinating.” 

Pascal changed back to green. A smug look on his features. Then Pascal realize someone’s not here. He looked at Varian confused as he changed himself again into a raccoon.

Varian: “Where’s Ruddiger? I don’t know where he is. Might be eating apples like he always does.”

Cut to Fidella outside.

She was watching Ruddiger who was sitting by an apple tree stuffing his face with apples. The raccoon finished his whatever number of apples he was shooting for. He burped before looking at Fidella.

Ruddiger chittered his greeting to her and scampered away. The mare rolled her eyes while making a sound of an equivalent of a horse chuckle.

Cut back in Varian’s lab.

Rapunzel: “You sure have a lot of vials, Varian.”

Varian: *nervous chuckle* “Yeah, I’ve been doing a lot of experiments that I need new sets of equipment.”

Rapunzel stopped wiping the table.

Rapunzel: “Hey, Varian?….I was wondering. How did you become an alchemist?”

Varian accidentally dropped an flask, glass shatters on the floor. Pascal squeaked in surprise.

Varian: “W-What?”

He absentmindedly went to pick up the glass….using his bandaged hand.

Rapunzel : “Varian, stop!”

Varian: “Ow!”

He had jerked his hand too abruptly. Varian stand back up, clutching his hand.

Rapunzel rushes over and got up the glass off the floor with the dustpan and broom. After dumping it in the barrel, she checked on Varian.

Rapunzel: “Are you okay?”

Pascal climbed back on her shoulder. Varian hissed in pain, his eyes shut tightly.

Varian: “Still hurts.” 

Opening his eyes, his mouth shakily curve into a smile.

Varian: “I-I’m o-okay.”

Rapunzel: “How about we take a break for now?”

She went to grab two chairs. Rapunzel set them in the middle of the lab.

Rapunzel: “Here. You need to sit down.”

Varian let her guide him to one of the chairs. After the alchemist took his seat, Rapunzel take her place on the other chair. The princess watched the alchemist staring down at his bandaged hand, concern plastered in her features.

Rapunzel: “Varian?”

Varian looked up from his hand.

Varian : “ Yes, Princess?”

Rapunzel: “Do you….want to tell me how you became an alchemist?”

Varian averted his gaze away from her.

Rapunzel: “ You don’t have to if you don’t want to.”

Varian : “No, it’s not that. No one has ever asked that question. So…your the first.”

Varian: “Now that we’re friends again, I feel like you need to know what made me love alchemy.”

The alchemist took a deep breath.

Varian: “Oh, boy. Here we go. The reason I became an alchemist is my mother.”

Rapunzel: “Your mom?”

Varian nodded.

Varian: “She was an alchemist herself. My dad keeps saying that I take my personality from her so I inherited most of traits from my mom. I-I barely remember her. (voice crack on remember.) She’s not….you know, gone. Dad said she has to do something really important. It sounds like a quest. Sometimes I miss her from time to time and I hope she would come back home.”

Rapunzel: “Do you still hang on to that hope?”

Varian: “ Uh-huh.” (he said it sadly.)

Varian: “ Rapunzel….remember I said I wanted to make my father proud? Well, I-Iwanted to do the same for my mother. That’s why I became an alchemist. To carry on her legacy and memory.”

Pascal squeaked an aww sound on Rapunzel’s shoulder. The princess smiled.

Rapunzel: “That’s really sweet, Varian.”

The alchemist didn’t smile back.

Varian: “Rapunzel?”

Rapunzel: “ What is it, Varian?”

Varian nervously glance at her.

Varian: “Have…Have you tried making your parents proud?”

Rapunzel was taken aback by the question. At first she thought of Gothel, but she pushed it away. She wasn’t really her mother at all. During her first day in the castle, Rapunzel tried to make a good impression to not only her parents, but her citizens of Corona.

Then she realized that her and Varian have a lot in common.

Rapunzel: “ Yes, Varian. I have. My first day back in the castle didn’t….go completely well.”

Varian: “Oh. I’m sorry to hear that.”

Varian: “Heh. I guess we have a lot of things in common. Crazy, right?”

Rapunzel chuckled.

Rapunzel: “It is. Varian, what’s your mother’s name?”

Varian’s smile faded as he tried to remember what her name is.

Varian : “Uh…um…I think it’s uh…U-Ulla? Is that what Dad said? Yeah, that’s right. Her name is Ulla.”

Rapunzel stood up from her chair and placed her hand on his shoulder.

Rapunzel: “Don’t worry, Varian, Your mother will return.”

Varian smiled at her.

Cut to Eugene and Lance.

They were in the throne room taking the citizen’s request. Well, Eugene was and Lance is holding the scroll. (Their not sitting on any of the thrones mind you.)

Lance: “ Remind me why I can’t help with this?”

Eugene: “ Because I don’t trust you with giving choices with everyone.”

Lance glared at him.

Eugene: “ Don’t give me that look. I gave you the easiest job.”

Lance deadpanned: “ I appreciate it.”

Eugene rolled his eyes.: “You’ll thank me later.”

They are almost done, surprisingly there wasn’t very much people in line. It was a rather short line. A farmer walked up to them.

Eugene: “ State your issue.”

Farmer: “ Where’s the princess?”

Eugene: “ She has to do something important in Old Corona but she’ll be back.”

Farmer: “ Me and another farmer cannot tell which sheep is whose.”

Eugene: “ Didn’t Rapunzel took care of the whole sharing the same pasture thing?”

Farmer: “ Yes. But now we still can’t tell our sheep apart.” (He said it with a hint of anger.)

Eugene sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

Eugene: “Look, buddy. I’m sorry it didn’t go the way you wanted but that doesn’t mean you can still hold a grudge to Rapunzel. In her defense, she wasn’t trained properly at the time. So I would watch my mouth if I were you unless you want an guard to kick you out.”

Farmer: “ Oh, I’m so sorry! I didn’t know.”

Eugene smiled. He tried to think of how to solve his problem.

Lance: “ Eugene? I think I have an answer.”

Eugene: “ You do? What is it?”

Lance looked at the farmer.

Lance : “ How about you label your sheep so you can tell your guys sheep apart?”

Farmer: “ That’s not a bad idea. But how I’m going to label them without harming my sheep?”

Eugene: “ Just use paint. So when you go to shave them, it doesn’t harm the sheep and the paint comes off the wool while you wash it.”

Farmer: “ Thank you so much! We’re going to try that right now!”

The farmer left the throne room.

Eugene turned to Lance.

Eugene: “ Lance, that was some good thinking there.”

Lance chuckled.

Lance: “ Why thank you.”

Eugene: “ So I guess that’s the last of them.”

Shorty: “ Noooot exactlyyy.”

Shorty came in riding on Milton the goat.

Eugene: “ Shorty, what are you dong here?”

Shorty: “ Miltonnnn hasss aa requesssttt.”

Eugene: “ It’s a goat. I think you should leave right-”

Lance: “Uh, Eugene? You might want to look at this.”

Eugene: “ What’s wrong?”

Lance: “ Rapunzel said in the scroll if Shorty comes in for the Listening to Supplications, take his request.”

Eugene: “ Are you serious?”

Lance: “ Yup. And she put in parenthesis it might be a long one.”

Eugene took the scroll from him so he can look at it for himself.

Eugene groaned.

Eugene: “ She can’t be serious!”

Lance: “ We have to do what she says.”

Eugene: “ Alright, Finneee.”

Shorty jumped off the goat. He pulled out a scroll. A very, very, very long scroll.

Eugene and Lance both exchange worried looks at each other.

Cut back in Varian’s lab.

Varian is dusting off his Flynn Rider shrine while Rapunzel cleaned more of the vials.

Varian: “ Man, my shrine has gotten pretty dusty.”

Some dust tickled his nose.

Varian: “Ah…Ah….Ahcoo!”

Rapunzel: “Bless you.”

Varian looked back at her, a sheepish grin on his face.

Varian: “ Thanks.” *nervous laugh*

They both laughed.

Varian turned his attention back to his shrine.

He went back to dusting.

*growling*

Varian placed his duster down and put his hand on his stomach.

Rapunzel: “Whoa. What was that? Did you hear that, Pascal?”

Pascal nodded, squeaking.

The princess place the vials on the holder. Rapunzel look over to Varian, who still has his back turned.

Rapunzel: “Varian?”

Varian: “Gah!”

Rapunzel: “Sorry, I didn’t  mean to startle you.”

The alchemist turned to face her with his hands behind his back.

Varian: “ Y-Yeah, Rapunzel?”

Rapunzel: “Did you hear that noise?”

Varian: “ What noise? I didn’t hear anything.” (he said it quickly.)

Rapunzel noticed how nervous he was.

Rapunzel: “Varian-”

*growling*

Varian looked down at his stomach then flashed the biggest grin at the princess.

Rapunzel giggled.

Rapunzel: “ Is that your stomach, Varian?”

Varian groaned in embarrassment.

Varian: “Mm-mmph. Sorry.”

Rapunzel: “Hey, hey. It’s ok.”

Rapunzel came over to him.

She put her hands on Varian���s shoulders.

Rapunzel: “That’s just your stomach telling you your hungry.”

Varian’s eyes downcast to the right, not looking at Rapunzel. He was still embarrassed.

Rapunzel: “Are you hungry, Varian?”

Varian winced as the hunger pangs start to claw at his belly. He finally locked his blue eyes with Rapunzel’s green eyes.

Varian:” Heh. I guess I am getting a bit peckish.”

Rapunzel took her hands off Varian.

Rapunzel: “You know what? Me too. How about you, Pascal?”

Pascal squeaked in response.

Varian glanced at the clock on the wall.

Varian: “Yeah, it’s time for lunch. Let’s go to the kitchen.”

Rapunzel: “Lead the way and uh, watch that hand.”

Varian rolled his eyes.

Varian: “I will. Don’t worry.”

They made their way into the kitchen. Varian turned to Rapunzel.

Varian: “And here’s the kitchen. Where me and my dad create the best apple pies in Corona.”

Rapunzel ‘s eyes widened in astonishment.

Rapunzel: “Really? I didn’t know that.”

Varian beamed proudly.

Varian: “ Uh-huh. I help my dad make apple pies sometimes. Their the best!”

Rapunzel: “Where is your father anyway?”

Varian: “Oh, he’s out in the field. *sighs* Wish he was here though.”

Rapunzel saw the sad expression on his face.

Rapunzel: “Varian? Is everything ok with your dad?”

Varian: “Everything’s fine, Rapunzel. Sorry, I was just my dad to make sandwiches.”

Varian’s stomach growled loudly.

Pascal laughed on Rapunzel’s shoulder but then stopped seeing her and Varian staring at him.

Varian rubbed his stomach with his good hand.

Varian: “Yeah, Pascal. That’s-That’s my stomach growling.”

Varian whispering: “This is so embarrassing!”

Rapunzel: “There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, Varian.”

Suddenly, her own stomach began to rumble. Rapunzel nervously chuckled as she tried to play it off like it’s nothing but failing miserably.

Rapunzel: “See? Nothing to be e-embarrassed about.”

Varian laughed.

Varian: “We better start making our sandwiches. But there’s one problem: I can’t use one hand to make them.”

Rapunzel: “I’ll do it, Varian. Besides, your supposed to rest your hand.”

Varian lifted up his bandaged hand to check on it. He cradled it with his other hand.

Varian: “Well, then let me show you where the ingredients are first.”

Rapunzel, Varian and Pascal sat at the dinner table in the main room eating their sandwiches save for Pascal, who ate insects that Varian had in a jar for something. The alchemist had his sandwich cut into halves because it’s hard for him eat it whole with one hand.

Rapunzel: “Hey…Varian?”

Varian: “Hmm?”

Rapunzel averted her gaze from him. “From what happened with your dad,…do you still hate me?”

Varian put his half of his sandwich down. He was surprised.

Varian: “What? Why would I hate you?”

Rapunzel: “Because I didn’t come to check on you after you told me about the amber encasing your father. I’m so sorry, it was just that the stress of taking care my kingdom was too much for me to handle. A-And I wasn’t myself, and-”

Rapunzel cut off feeling a hand on her shoulder.

She looked to see Varian by her side, an concern expression on his face. The princess didn’t hear him get up.

Varian: “Rapunzel, please calm down. It’s okay.”

Rapunzel stared at him. “Your not mad?”

Varian sighed as he looked off to the side, regret within his features.

Varian: “ At that time, I was but it was because I denied the amber wasn’t my fault. Listen, I understand you were under a lot of stress at the time. For real, this time.”

Varian looked back at her. “ Rapunzel, don’t beat yourself up over this. That was in the past, this:”

He spread his arms out to emphasize his point. “Is the future. Stop living in the past and focus on the now.”

Rapunzel was in awe by his words. So was Pascal.

Rapunzel: “Varian…that’s- that’s really wise of you.”

Varian nervously rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed.

Varian: “Um…thanks?”

Rapunzel still feel guilty. Not a lot, just a little bit. Varian saw this and wanted to make her feel better.

Varian: “Come here, Princess. I think you need a hug.”

Rapunzel got out her seat and let Varian embrace her into the biggest hug.

Rapunzel: “Thank you, Varian.”

Varian: “Anytime, Rapunzel.”

They both pulled away.

Rapunzel: “Your like a little brother to me, Varian.”

Varian: “I-I am?”

The princess nodded, beaming.

Varian smiled: “And your like a big sister to me.”

They finished their lunch.  Rapunzel drank the last of her water.

Rapunzel: “That was good. Did you like your lunch, Pascal?”

The chameleon laid on his back patting his belly with a claw.

Rapunzel giggled. “I’m glad you liked it.”

*burp*

Rapunzel looked at Varian. ( the camera pans over to the alchemist who covered his mouth.)

Varian: “Opps. Heh, excuse me.”

The princess gave a amused look. “ That’s what you get for gobbling down your sandwich.”

Varian removed his hand from his mouth. “What can I say? I was hungry!”

Rapunzel: “Yeah, working in the lab can really work up your appetite.”

Varian: “You have a point there.”

Rapunzel: “Let’s hope you don’t get a tummyache.”

Varian gave a dramatic groan: “Oh, stop it. I’ll be fine.” (He did that sassy hand gesture as he said it.)

Rapunzel: “Uh-huh. Sure, Varian.”

Varian stuck out his tongue out in response.

They went back in Varian’s lab to finish up what’s left to clean.

Varian wipes his hand over his head. “Whew! We did it. My lab is all clean.”

Rapunzel: “Don’t forget organized.”

Varian: “Yeah, that too.”

Rapunzel glanced at the clock.

Rapunzel: “I better get back to the castle. Eugene is probably wondering when I’m coming back.”

Varian: “Really? Aw.”

Rapunzel chuckled: “Varian, you can visit me, you know.”

Varian: “I-I know. It’s just that….I enjoyed you and Pascal’s company.”

Rapunzel: “Me too, Varian. We can do this again next time.”

Varian smiled at her.

Suddenly, he remembered something. “Oh! Wait here! I uh….want to give you something.”

Varian went over to one of his shelves. He picked up a pair of goggles and raced back to her.

He tripped over his feet, but he caught himself before hitting the floor.

Rapunzel gasped: “Varian! Are you okay?”

She helped him stand up.

Varian chuckled nervously as he checked the goggles he was holding. Thankfully, their not damaged.

Varian: “Uh, I-I meant to do that.”

Rapunzel: “Are those for me?”

Varian: “ Yes, Rapunzel. They’re for you.”

He handed the goggles to her.

Varian: “I decorated them specifically to go with your nature streak.”

Rapunzel and Pascal looked at the goggles. Instead of brown, it’s lavender. And on one side there’s three drawings of birds, the other side is a pink flower painted on.

Rapunzel: “Varian…..this is beautiful.”

Rapunzel: “And you know my love of birds so well!”

Varian’s good hand reached his neck. “D-Do you like it?” He stared at her hopefully.

Rapunzel: “I love it, Varian!”

She hugged a surprised Varian.

Rapunzel: “Thank you!”

Varian chuckled as she pulled away. “Your welcome, Princess.”

Varian: “I was wondering maybe one day we can do an experiment together.”

Rapunzel: Of course, Varian. I would love to.”

She didn’t bring her satchel so Rapunzel put her goggles on her head.

Varian shyly started to mess with his own goggles.

“They look pretty on you.”

Rapunzel beamed. “Thanks. Well, we better go,”

Varian followed her to the door.

Opening the door: “Thanks for stopping by.”

Rapunzel walked out the door. She turned back to him.

Rapunzel: “We had fun even though it was just cleaning.”

Varian chuckled: “Yeah, it was. Have a safe travel.”

Rapunzel: “We will. Bye, Varian.”

Varian: “Bye, Rapunzel. Bye, Pascal.”

Varian watched her leave on Fidella. He smiled to himself. Suddenly, he heard one of his breakers shattered on the floor.

Varian huffed as he closed the door.

“Ruddiger!”

(Ending Credits)

[goofy-episode]

y'all ever think about the other citizens of Old Corona post-Queen-for-a-Day? I mean, I know they moved somewhere else to escape the black rocks, but don't you think they'd have wondered why Quirin and his son didn't come too? Quirin was the leader of their community, after all.

What I'm saying is, I know we always picture Varian as completely alone for the weeks between QFAD and The Alchemist Returns, but I can't help but think that his fellow villagers would've asked what happened to his father, and I can only imagine how much of the truth he would've hid from them.

(also if anyone's read any fics or anything that explore this, feel free to share!)

[lilithism1848]

Atrocities US committed against LATINO PEOPLE

On June 14th, 2019, an off-duty cop, Salvador Sanchez, in Corona, CA, shot and killed a mentally ill man, Kenneth French,, as well as shooting his family 8 times, while his family was with shopping for fathers day at a Costco. “I begged and told him not to shoot,” his father Russell French said. “I said we have no guns and my son is sick. He still shot.” Sanchez then fired at least eight rounds, striking all three family members. A man inside Costco stood and prayed over Russell French as he lied on the ground bleeding, he said. Kenneth French was shot twice in his back, Galipo said. There were also two gunshot wounds in his armpit and shoulder area. After the shooting, Corona Police said Sanchez was assaulted “without provocation” before Sanchez opened fire. He was placed on administrative leave days after the shooting, into which the LAPD is conducting an internal investigation.

On Feb 7th, 2019, a US border patrol officer shot and killed 21 for old Mendivil Perez, an American citizen, in Nogales, AZ. More than six months later, CBP won’t name the officer who fired his gun, or explain why he fired, or acknowledge the killing.

In early June, 2019, several reports of abuse surfaced about the US’s migrant prison camps, run by US customs and Border Patrol. One such facility, named “The Dog Pound”, by border patrol agents, had no running water, no tarp or safety from the elements. A group of prisoners were held in a single cell for 30 days without shower or clothes changes, in 100 degree temperatures. There is severe overcrowding in the El Paso camp, with as many as 76 migrants packed into a tiny cell designed for a maximum of 12 people. A number of children have died while being held, including one baby born in an overcrowded cell. The mother was never taken to a hospital. 4 toddlers in a Texas facility were so ill and neglected, that a lawyer intervened to force the government to hospitalize them. Children are often taken from mothers, due to the horrible conditions in the camps. In several Rio Grande Valley facilities, migrants were not provided soap, toothbrushes, and were sleep-deprived. Health and Human Service says it is past capacity with over 13,000 kids in its care at the moment. A mole exposed a Facebook group containing 9500 border patrol agents, with incredibly racist and sexist rhetoric, including threats against US rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was planning a visit to the camps.

On January 29th, 2019, Tempe Arizona police shot and killed a 14 year old, Antonio Arce. He was shot in the back between his shoulder blades while running away. Police at first delayed, then released a small section of the bodycam footage, intentionally cut right before seeing the body, 3 days after the shooting. After backlash over the shortened video, they held a private showing to select reporters, barring any cameras or recording devices, seemingly showing Arce with the orange-tipped airsoft gun found near his body. They’ve refused to release that video to the public, leading many to believe it to be doctored, with police planting an airsoft gun on him after the killing as a justification. The original video has no such airsoft gun. The officer who murdered him is currently on administrative leave.

On Nov 25, 2018, US customs and border agents fired tear gas at hundreds of Central American migrants on the US border. “We ran, but when you run, the gas asphyxiates you more,” Honduran migrant Ana Zuniga, 23, told the Associated Press while cradling daughter Valery, 3, in her arms. The use of tear gas is banned in warfare, while its use for riot control is internationally accepted. Protesters and amnesty seekers would have more rights and protections if they simply declared war on the US government.

In May 2018, at a California press conference regarding Sanctuary cities, Trump, referring to Mexican immigrants stated: “These aren’t people. These are animals”.

Starting in April 2018, the Trump administration began a policy of separating families who attempt to cross the border. Separated children have been housed in a number of newly constructed tent facilities, such as one in Tornillo, TX. Another facility in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the same military prison that held Japanese and Apache civilians, will hold south american migrants. Andrea Pitzer, the author of “One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps” writes, “While writing a book on camp history, I defined concentration camps as the mass detention of civilians without trial, usually on the basis of race, religion, national origin, citizenship, or political party, rather than anything a given individual has done. By this definition, the new child camp established in Tornillo, Texas, is a concentration camp.” Recently it has been found that the Trump administration has been drugging children without consent. Children as young as 14 were abused at a Stanton VA ICE facility. “Whenever they used to restrain me and put me in the chair, they would handcuff me,” said a Honduran immigrant who was sent to the facility when he was 15 years old. “Strapped me down all the way, from your feet all the way to your chest, you couldn’t really move. … They have total control over you. They also put a bag over your head. It has little holes; you can see through it. But you feel suffocated with the bag on.”

Throughout 2018, I.C.E. started another wave of deportations, breaking up hundreds of families, and mandated the legal separation incoming parents from their children (presumably to deter future asylum-seekers). ICE arrested 114 people in Sandusky OH. Trump and Jeff Sessions have ramped up a trend of forcible deportations started by Clinton and Obama. Between 2016 and 2017, apprehensions of undocumented immigrants jumped by a third. In 2017, President Trump deported more than double the number of noncriminals than Obama had the previous year. Those deported include a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy in San Antonio; a grandmother described as the “backbone” of a Navy veteran’s family; a father of two in Detroit who had lived in the U.S. since he was 10 years old. A major consequence of this new policy has been an explosion of fear among immigrant communities “When everyone’s a target, no one is safe,” says Luis Zayas, dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. He cites instances of ICE agents arresting people who had just filed paperwork for a green card, left church or dropped off their kids at school. “The arrests feel arbitrary, and that’s different,” he says. “The fear is worse now than I’ve ever seen it.”

In July 2017, police shot Ismael Lopez, a Mississippi car mechanic, in the back of the head at his own home, killing him. While the police say that he was holding a weapon, his guns were nowhere near his dead body, and police also killed his dog, and bullet holes were found from police shooting through the front door. No officer has been charged.

The United States Department of Homeland Security rescinded DACA, or Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, a program which protects ~ 800,000 minors from being deported, on June 16, 2017, while continuing to review the existence of the DACA program as a whole. The DACA policy was rescinded by the Trump administration on September 5, 2017, but full implementation of the rescission was delayed six months to give Congress time to decide how to deal with the population that was previously eligible under the policy.

Beginning in May 2017, ICE began another wave of deportation targeting Mexicans. Hugo Mejia and a coworker, Rodrigo Nuñez, were imprisoned by ICE officials, despite living in the US for 17 years, and having clean records.

Beginning in 1994, sheriff Joe Arpaio opened up a “tent city”, outside of phoenix, a facility which he called, his own “personal concentration camp”, used to house prisoners, in terrible conditions. In 2011, inmates complained that fans near their beds were not working, and that their shoes were melting from the heat. During the summer of 2003, when outside temperatures exceeded 110 °F (43 °C), Arpaio said to complaining inmates, “It’s 120 degrees in Iraq and the soldiers are living in tents and they didn’t commit any crimes, so shut your mouths!”. Arpaio reinstuted chain gangs (for female prisoners as well), forcing people to work 7 hours a day, 7 days a week. Arpaio also entrapped 18-year-old James Saville into an assassination attempt against himself. Saville’s attorneys eventually discovered that MCSO detectives had bought the bomb parts themselves, then convinced Saville to build it even though he was not predisposed to commit such a crime. On July 9, 2003, a Maricopa County Superior Court jury acquitted Saville, finding that the bomb plot was an elaborate publicity stunt to boost Arpaio’s reelection bid. On April 4th, 2017, newly elected Phoenix sheriff Paul Penzone finally closed it down due to public pressure, after 23 years of operation. Trump pardoned sherriff Arpaio in August 2017, after holding a rally in Phoenix AZ in which police tear-gassed protesters.

On March 25th-27th, 2017, ICE agents arrested 84 immigrants in Oregon and Washington. Many arrested had no criminal background. Oregon Governor Katie Brown complied with ICE, but received vitriolic responses when she tweeted in support of immigrant families.

On March 27th, 2017, ICE agents in Chicago broke into the home of Felix Torres, and shot him while he and his family slept in their home. After speaking with Torres’ daughter, the People’s Response Team added that “no members of the family are undocumented, and the family has lived in the home for at least 30 years.”Carmen Torres said, “They didn’t say anything. They just came in and pointed pistols in our faces and dragged us out,” DNA Info reported. “It’s a lie when they say he was holding a gun. He doesn’t even own a gun,” she said. “They shot my dad. They shot him, and I don’t know why.” He is in critical condition.

In early 2017, ICE began a campaign of arrests and deportation of undocumented immigrants. 700 People have been arrested so far.

In the present day, ICE (U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement), the police tasked with immigration enforcement, operates over 500 prison camps, holding over 34,000 undocumented people deemed “aliens”, 20,000 of which have no criminal convictions, in the US system of immigration detention. The camps include forced labor (often with contracts from private companies), poor conditions, lack of rights (since the undocumented aren’t considered citizens), and forced deportations, often splitting up families. Detainees are often held for a year without trial, with antiquated court procedures pushing back court dates for months, encouraging many to accept immediate deportation in the hopes of being able to return faster than the court can reach a decision, but forfeiting legal status, in a cruel system of coercion. After the creation of DHS and ICE, the budget for immigration enforcement doubled from $6.2 billion in 2002 to $12.5 billion in 2006 under Obama.

In 1996, in response to increased immigration from countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala ravaged by US imperialism and authoritarian dictatorships, the US passed the Anti-Terrorism and effective Death Penalty Act, allowing deportation of any immigrant ever convicted of a crime, no matter how long ago or how serious. Lawful permanent residents who had married Americans and now had children were not exempt. The New York Times reported in July that “hundreds of long-term legal residents have been arrested since the law passed.” 

By 1984, during the Reagan-era of social services and welfare cutbacks, 42% of all Latino children and one-fourth of the families lived below the poverty line.

In 1983, a mostly latino workforce lead the 3-year long Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983, in which the police, national guard, and Arizona governor assisted in one of the largest strikebreaking incidents of the 1980s, ending with the Phelps Dodge Corporation replacing most of the workers and decertifying the unions. Miners were subject to undercover surveillance by the Arizona Criminal Intelligence Systems Agency, to identify strikers engaged in violence, with the governor sending 325 National Guard soldiers to Morenci, and increasing the number of state policemen there to 425. Meanwhile, the local government passed injunctions limiting both picketing and demonstrations at the mine. The Arizona copper mine strike would later become a symbol of defeat for American unions.

From 1929 - 1954, the US implemented Mexican Repatriation, and Operation Wetback, a US law enforcement initiative under Eisenhower to curb Mexican immigration, in which over 1 Million Mexicans were arrested. After implementation, Operation Wetback gave rise to arrests and deportations by the U.S. Border Patrol that were civil rights violations, which resulted in several hundred United States citizens being illegally deported without being given a chance to prove their citizenship. From 1929 - 1939, ~400k-2 Million people were deported, 40-60% of them lawful citizens, and many of them children. About 1.1 Million people were deported in 1954 alone. A total of 750 immigration and border patrol officers and investigators; 300 jeeps, cars, and buses; and seven airplanes were allocated for the operation. Teams were focused on quick processing, as planes were able to coordinate with ground efforts and quickly deport people into Mexico. While the operation included the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago, its main targets were border areas in Texas and California. Overall, there were 1,078,168 apprehensions made in the first year of Operation Wetback, with 170,000 being rounded up from May to July 1954. In addition, many illegal immigrants fled to Mexico fearing arrest; over half a million from Texas alone. 

In 1951, the Los Angeles Police Department severely beat up 5 Latino and 2 white men, in an event called Bloody Christmas, leaving them with broken bones and ruptured organs, and covered it up. After pressure from the Mexican-American community, the LAPD opened up an internal inquiry, resulting in eight police officers being indicted for the assaults, 54 being transferred, and 39 being suspended.

[rhmis-user-2020]

My changes for Vat7k

I got a new idea for the fanfiction which develops Hugo to be imperfect but at the same time grew to have a complex and developed relationship with Varian, as well as giving Nuru and Yong more time to develop and show up in more chapters and such. I do stand by and accept your points and they can be valid and it makes me wanna change up the concept of Vat7k as a whole. Maybe include Varian's attributes of season 3's character and make him the former criminal of the town before he was a citizen of Corona and the rest of the seven kingdoms as well as me giving Nuru, Yong and Hugo to have different types of scientists to not copy Varian's:

Hugo: He would be an engineer, physistic and mineralogist but bear in mind that he can't be perfect so I put more emphasis on his criminal background.

And be like the engineer version of Eugene Fitzherbert. He would be a contrast to him because of their career differences and how they’d affect personality. Eugene is a lone thief in the past and therefore Hugo would be like the 2.0 of him, he steals for himself and for profit. He’s basically self-employed!

Yong: He’s mainly got experience with pyrotechnics, he’d be good for defence.

Yong's got a unique background in that he’s very into a specific type of chemistry which is probably different from Varian's. And Yong does have a background in mechanics and is useful in equations and he's a firecracker. He probably knows a bit about temperature science, which might be helpful for a specific task.

Nuru: Nuru's science is astrology, an old kind of astronomy and meteorology, that also includes airflow on the planet. She could probably fill in the team's role as navigator of the group.

Nuru has been studying princess things a lot of her life a lot of that stemming from the fact that she does know other kingdoms and placements, so I can add in geography as a form of her interests and if I create her some kind of background and story a little less sheltered she’d be a good cultural consultant which in turn she’d need to know about neighbouring kingdoms to do politics well and she’d also probably be a good communicator, she’d be good at convincing people to do things for the group.

And we just leave Quirin behind like that in most fanworks.

Donella is totally down for overthrowing the rich and if she was a mob boss alongside being the royal engineer then she could make a lot of connections and identify different targets, just sayin’… I have this idea of her being raised by a librarian/scholar/academic type person so she’s raised with a strong appreciation for knowledge. Ulla’s main goal in getting to the Eternal Library was to find out more about magic so Donella’s goal could have something to do with the economic divide in Iingvar, trying to decrease the poverty rates or Maybe that’s why she takes in Hugo, perhaps there are other kids who work for her in exchange for a safe shelter.

Cus of this, Hugo is a double agent.

Everyone just forgets Cyrus once in a while, I personally think that he and Donella met when she did the iron trial and did something that he feels indebted to her, not sure exactly what but you don’t gain loyal followers for doing nothing. He was definitely a young Hugo’s training dummy/babysitter/jungle gym and as Hugo got older it was more trying to get a reaction out of him.

I mean, Cyrus is stoic and doesn’t talk much and stays completely silent.

As he’ll often lend an ear but whether he’s actually paying attention is up for debate. When he does talk! I reckon he gives great advice and he is probably a good and supportive person to vent to.

And why do Varian's relatives have to have the same features as him?

Buck teeth

Big eyes

Freckles

Literally, these are meant to make Varian unique.

[twotangledsisters]

Do you have any political headcanons about corona and the rest of the Seven Kingdoms?

Oh, quite a few!

1.- I think Corona is a mostly wealthy kingdom which leads it to not knowing how to accommodate working/lower class citizens. Strict criminal laws, clear biases when it comes to accusations, plus the willingness to ignore the black rock problema in Old Corona... they're just farmers I guess?

2.- For some reason Koto has always been the magic kingdom in my mind and they're the ones funding places like the Spire so the art of magic doesn't fully die.

3.- Neserdnia's place in the ammendment is it exports animal goods. Including very exotic animal stuff, reminder Pascal's dragon egg came from there! Or at least came in a shipment from there.

4.- Bayangor is the kingdom with most traditions, culture, manners and such.

5.- Pittsford is the closest to a democracy having elections even if they always come out the same. Instead of a palace they just have a town hall. Not political but they're actually really chill when they're not talking to other bigger kingdoms.

6.- Ingvarr doesn't have a propper royal family, anybody can go challenge the current leader to a duel and if they win they get the throne!

7.- Meetings are never held in Galcrest cause it's just too cold for the other kingdoms. (wait... that's not political?)

8.- At some point in time animals were added into Corona law as citizens and thereby are held to the same legal standards. The event that warranted such changes? I'm unsure but I'd bet Demanitus had something to do with it.

9.- There's an ongoing feud between Corona and Ingvarr over who gets credit for Demanitus as he was born in Ingvarr and died in Corona. Why such a specific headcanon? Well, first of all Demanitus loves Corona..... too much. Usually people are more in love with places they moved to later in life than where they were born. Second of all, Ingvarr has that absolutely amazing invention in the Princess of the Crowns for battle and that seems like the sorta technology Demanitus would have a hand in.

Not saying he made that specific one! But rather he's part of the reason Ingvarr is so advanced.

10.- One of the seven kingdoms suggested Equis should be offered a chance to join but the vote needed to be unanimous and Frederic voted against purely out of spite for Trevor.

[lefemmerougewriter]

The Corona Blues: Cass the Space Pirate, Her Blue-Eyed Pirate Girlfriend, and Raps' Momentous Choice

Summary: After a mask mandate and lockdown are imposed in the Kingdom of Corona, in response to a contagious "invisible" virus spreading, citizens are restless and hostile toward Raps, as their sovereign. Varian vows to stay behind and help the citizenry, while Raps leaves. She wants to clear her head. Later, while her sketchbook dries, she wades into a stream and falls in thanks to tremors from a nearby spaceship landing. A decorated lieutenant, and accomplished space pirate, comes to save her. The woman has a familiar face, with her mahogany pigment shining in the sun. Its none other than Cass. After meeting Cass's new pirate girlfriend, the captain of a massive spacefaring vessel, Raps makes a far-reaching decision which will impact not only Cass and her girlfriend, but herself and the people of Corona thereafter.

Characters: Marika Kato, Rapunzel, Cassandra, Varian, Eugene Fitzherbert, Misa Greenwood, Kane McDougal, Coorie, Hyakume, Schnitzer, San-Daime, Luca

Friendships: Rapunzel & Pascal (former?)

Romantic pairings: Rapunzel / Cassandra (former?), Cassandra / Marika Kato

Words: 4000+

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36110716/chapters/136737880

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/1425409282-the-corona-chronicles-cass-the-space-pirate-her

Quotev: https://www.quotev.com/story/14508344/The-Corona-Chronicles/2

A/N: Sorry that it's been over two years since my last update! I really wanted to publish this a while ago, but a lot was happening in my life. There were preparations for a trip to Italy throughout 2022, even as I still wrote eight fics (like those in the High Guardian Space series) primarily at the beginning and end of the year. And then I moved into a new place in March 2023. With that on top of job stresses, it took until the end of last year for things to settle down. When I wrote the first chapter in December 2021, I had no idea about what was going to happen in the years ahead. I may end up writing a third part. This chapter sets the stage for a possible third part. As a reminder, in this story, Cass is a Black woman.

Work Text:

Back in the castle, Raps was pacing once again. She had locked the castle building and prohibited anyone from entering. She made a snap decision she'd go out into the city, among the people. She couldn't be cooped up forever. Varian wanted to know if she really wanted to pursue this course of action or not. "Are you sure about this?" She nodded. She needed to hear what the people had to say. She was their sovereign... after all. This made Varian very afraid. He had heard people's anger toward her. He realized she had to experience it first-hand. Both put their handmade masks. Varian wore a black cloth mask, with black straps. Raps wore a purple and yellow mask, with intricate designs, that she had colored herself. She would not be content with a single color, as she liked vibrancy.

As she walked out of the castle, and locked the door behind her, she got a taste of this anger first-hand. One onlooker heckled her. "Boo!" he shouted. He then pointed. "YOU got be the virus!" Unfazed by this clear lie, she continued moving forward. Varian used his alchemist staff to trap the person in amber. No dissent to the royalty would be allowed. Most in the town followed the posted ordinances, but some did not.

Those who refused to abide by the regulations had started to come together, loosely, into a grouping they called the Anti-Rapunzel Alliance, or ARA for short. Those who led the organization did not believe in any governmental system, state, or anything like that. They didn't even think of themselves as leaders, claiming the group was "leaderless," another lie that anyone could see through very easily. They called themselves anarkhists. They would always be a thorn in the side of Raps, especially after the passing of her parents a year prior from old age. The ARA had been annoying Raps for years. She was aware of their violent activities. She did not worry about them. She did not see them as representative of the people. That sentiment was accurate, even though their support was growing every day.

She was jeered and booed as she walked through the city. People did not feel she had done enough to protect them from what was being dubbed the "Corona-Ailment," or ca for short. She shared their sentiments since she did not know if she had done enough or if more could be done. She wracked her brain with these questions every day. The ca crisis was always at the top of her agenda. She was exhausted, tired of running the city, and the kingdom, almost entirely by herself. She wished that Eugene had been there, as he had gone on a voyage to one of their allies across the sea, specifically to Avalor. Instead, she had to do this without him. She sighed.

The viciousness and nastiness toward her by those in Corona had deeply affected her. Varian expected this would happen. This is why he hoped she'd decide to stay inside the castle. This belief was misplaced. If he had known Raps as well as he thought he did, then he'd be aware that she liked to take risks, no matter the costs. Some people in her position would cry. Her emotional strength allowed her to weather heavy criticism, at least in this case. Sometimes Pascal would help her through this. She couldn't even rely on him this time. She had left him in her room, letting him sleep away without bringing him with her.

She turned to her trusty confidante, her royal science advisor, and royal scientist. "You can go back to the castle, Varian. I want to be alone." He didn't want to leave. He felt obligated to help her, especially since he had caused so much trouble for her in the past. Back then, he almost overthrew the government. Even still, she justified her response, at the time, noting that she only pushed away his pleas for help because of pressing demands on her as the royal queen of Corona. She couldn't spare anyone back then. "I…want to stay," he remarked. She shook her head. She wouldn't let him do that. "LEAVE!" she shouted and pointed back at the castle. She glared into his eyes. He cowered and turned around. He did not want to cross her. He realized that giving her some space was the right thing to do.

As he crossed the bridge and walked toward Corona, and the royal castle, Raps went the opposite way. She had to clear her head for a bit. She wanted to sit by the stream and watch the water cascading across the rocks. That always calmed her down, even when times were tough. It made her feel better about herself. She found a nice spot: a rock which overlooked a bubbling stream. She then pulled out her watercolor paints and sketchbook. Every day, week, and month, she believed that her art had improved.

In the past, she had disguised herself as "Robin Rap," putting on a mask, fake wig and beard, and a robe with a hood. She secretly set out art displays in the street during the night. This led to curiosity and excitement from those across Corona and the nearby lands. However, since ca had begun spreading, she hadn't taken on the persona, perhaps contributing to lower spirits among the populace. It made them more prone to feelings of utter despair, hopelessness, and anger toward her. Not everyone in Corona liked her as the monarch, in part due to her gender. Others saw it as a step forward to have a break from a line of male rulers which went back eons.

She yawned and stretched, leaving the sketchbook out to dry. If she put it away now, it would ruin not only the page she had sketched but also others inside the book as well. She walked into the stream bed and sensed the cold-water coursing through her toes. She wished she could stay here all day. This place of bliss would not last forever. Out of nowhere, tremors from something far away, shook the ground. It caused her to shake. The reverberations came ever closer, becoming so strong that she lost her balance and fell into the streambed.

She complained. "Fuck! My dress is all wet now…UGH!" she yelled. Trying to regain her balance, she slipped on a rock, and hit the stream with a thud. She began to cry. Even a queen could be taken down by something as small as a rock with moss on it. "Help! Won't someone please help me!" she shouted into the distance. She half-believed that no one would lift a finger for her. She resolved to give it five minutes, then she'd crawl out of the stream on her own. It was a time like this that she wished Eugene had been there, or anyone else who could be just as loving. The latter seemed very unlikely.

She sat as the water passed around her, through her soaked clothes. She grumbled and had given up. Suddenly, a woman dressed, in a what looked to be a fancy lieutenant's uniform, with epaulets on the shoulders, and a sword on the belt, approached her. She outstretched her hand, its mahogany pigment shining in the light. "Let me help you, Ma'am," the voice bellowed. Raps looked up. It was none other than Cass, whose mahogany skin almost sparkled. She blushed. She was surprised that Cass was there and even more embarrassed that she had to be helped out of this... unfortunate situation. Perhaps they could start again, with a healthier relationship. After all, Cass was an independent woman now. Raps had no power over her, unlike in the past, when she has been employed as a lady-in-waiting, a servant, and handmaiden all-in-one. It was a master-servant relationship. Cass had obliterated that when she subsumed the Moonstone's power into her own body, wanting to determine her own destiny. Although her motives were justified, her actions could be extreme and destructive, thanks to Zhan Tiri's mental manipulation.

"Cass…is that you?," Raps asked inquisitively. She nodded. "Yes, and I'm here to save you…princess, I mean...queen." She pulled her out of the riverbed and onto the dry land. Cass chuckled. "I didn't know you’d get so wet before you saw me…that must have been quite an experience." Shamefaced, Raps pounded against Cass, clearly annoyed. Her face was the color of a ripe tomato. "Come on, that’s not fair…," she said. They had a good laugh together and Cass helped Raps get up. Looking at her clothes, she remarked, "That's quite a look for a member of the royalty…what would the people of Corona think if they saw their queen drenched to the bone?" This comment got to Raps too, who pouted in response.

She quickly regained her composure. She grabbed her now-dried sketchbook and smiled. Before she could say anything, Cass interjected. "I'll bring you to my ship…there's some dry clothes there." She nodded curiously. Her...friend now had…a vessel…under her command? She thought that Cass would be some lone wanderer, or something. At least that's what she expected. Even so, she did not know what was in store for her. Originally the plan had been to bring a fleet of medical ships to the surface. Marika had called them back to the starship, saying that she and Cass would survey the situation first, then report back.

They reached the dinghy, sitting in a nearby field, with the cockpit closed, so no miscreants got inside. She saw a pinkish orange-haired woman dressed in space pirate regalia leaning against the ship. "Hey, Cassie," she began. Pointing at Raps, she asked, "who's that you have there?" Raps started to say something. Cass spoke first. "This is my friend…Rapunzel Fitzherbert, you know, from Corona, whose distress call we got on the Bentenmaru." Marika understood but was confused. Was this woman really a queen? She didn’t get the vibe from her at all. Perhaps it was the wet clothes. "Nice to meet you, Ms. Fitzherbert. I'm Marika Kato, the captain of the Bentenmaru…and I’m Cass’s friend." Cass rolled her eyes. "Girlfriend. She's MY girlfriend." Raps was surprised. In a year's time she had gotten a girlfriend and...her own ship to command! Cass had been busy... in her estimation.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Kato. You can call me…Rapunzel or Raps. I'm not really about all these formal titles." Marika chuckled. She shook Raps' hand. "Nice to make your acquaintance too. Cassie told me about you…in fact, she's the one who pushed us to come here." That was only half-true. Cass and Marika had jointly agreed to come there, not one of them deciding it on their own. Knowing that Raps probably had feelings for Cass, she thought it would be better this way, since it could allow them to reconnect better. Although Cass knew that Marika wasn't being entirely truthful, she let it slide, this time. "Yeah, that’s what happened," she said sheepishly. After that, Cass opened up the cockpit of the dinghy, and showed her where the spare (and clean) clothes were. She even got her a bag for her wet clothes, which she'd dry later. Since Cass had left, Raps had started doing more tasks by herself, without servants.

It's awkward to be with a girl you once loved and... their new girlfriend. So, she tread very carefully. She didn't want to cause any problems for Cass or for herself, for that matter. Even so, she couldn’t stop herself from blushing. And Marika noticed. She watched Raps like a hawk. Although she had only been with Cass for about a year, she could be somewhat jealous, especially since Cass was her first girlfriend. Surely, at the academy, girls had fawned over her, like no one's business. Once she helped her friend get together with her lover, also a girl, on a mission that involved the entire Bentenmaru crew. It was a huge endeavor, to say the least. All of this colored what was happening at the present.

Raps eased the tension pretty quickly. She decided to confide in them about what was going on. "I'd like to get away from here, away from it all...things are not going well in Corona." Cass was surprised. What could have gone wrong? She was unsure. "There's this contagious virus that’s spreading...and people are getting restless. No one is helping me combat it...at all." Her latter statement was somewhat untrue, as Varian had done his part to help her. This made Cass and Marika even more curious. Rather than Cass getting in a word, Marika asked a question. "So…can we catch this virus?...I don't wanna make my crew sick." Raps moved her head from side-to-side. She had to tell the truth. "I guess so. The number of cases have been rising...it's not that many yet. I mandated a lockdown and that everyone wear cloth masks to protect themselves. It has made people very angry at me. Even Varian refused to leave."

She stamped her foot on the ground and gritted her teeth. This situation had brought back her fears about being a ruler. She didn't think there was anything else she could do. Perhaps it would be better if she wasn't there at all. She grabbed Marika's hand. "Can you please take me with you into space?" she pleaded. "I really don't want to be on this planet anymore. I have to get away." Marika wasn't sure this was a good idea. She looked toward Cass. She needed her approval before agreeing to Raps' request. Cass asked Raps directly, "Are you sure you want to do this? If we take you with us, we might not be back for a while." She nodded.

They all packed themselves into the dinghy's cockpit. Although most dinghies were single-person, this one had seats for up to three people. Marika closed the visor and told everyone to strap themselves in. Raps and Cass easily followed her instructions. Pressing some buttons, the engine began to roar, and the ship quickly took off. The landing wheels retracted and they went soaring through the sky. Raps was amazed. As they flew up through the air and above the trees, their ship passed by the island kingdom of Corona and over the Bay of Corona. A small schooner arrived in the island’s port. A young twenty-six year-old man, with light skin and short brown hair, was aboard.

Cass turned to Marika. She asked, "you wanna play THAT song?" She smiled. That was fine with her. Pressing a button, a tray came out of the console. She pulled out a transparent plastic case, adorned with a paper cover of a black-haired and pink-skinned woman wearing a black t-shirt, black-pants, and holding a guitar with a black strap around her body. A black heart was behind the woman and two words stood out on the cover: "Bad Reputation." This three-part case, made from a synthetic polymer, had liner-notes, and a back card. The two sides were hinged together. She carefully pulled out a reflective thick thermoplastic disk. It was adorned with images of the same woman, but in a circular fashion. The disc itself the following words: "Bad Reputation – Joan Jett – 2012 Re-Issue." Cass had picked it up when she and Marika went to a flea market, as some called it, during their travels.

Putting the disc in, she pressed another button. The tray retracted. She pressed a third button, looking like a small rightward facing arrow. It had one small word: "Play." Like magic, the music began playing out of speakers, although Raps wasn't sure from where, as any speakers seemed invisible. Cass and Marika began singing along. Raps started to get in the mood of it too.

"I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation / You're living in the past, it's a new generation / A girl can do what she wants to do / And that's what I’m gonna do!"

As the song began playing, they all sang along. Their voices were so loud that people could hear them on the island below. One of those people was the brown-haired man whose boat had arrived on the island's docks: Eugene Fitzherbert. His light brown eyes spotted the dinghy flying through the sky. He saw a woman with blonde hair inside. He was taken aback. "Blondie?" he asked confusedly. He wondered why the woman he loved was speeding away from the planet at a high rate of speed. He didn't even recognize Cass, nor he did know who the other woman inside the ship (Marika) was. People across Corona, including Varian, looked up at the sky in amazement.

In no time at all, the dinghy made its way through the atmosphere and into outer space. It came close to a massive starship, which was painted in a mix of black and magenta colors. The vessel had a cylinder-shaped main body and a coned bow, a design often used with rockets. The ship's emblem and name were on the side: Bentenmaru. There were four fins on the rear. As they came closer, Marika spoke into a receiver. "We’re coming back. Our mission has concluded. No need to bring any additional ships at this time. And we have one new passenger." A woman with little tone in her voice answered: "Affirmative."

This was Luca. She often did not interact with her fellow crewmates and only commented on her work. Her voice's tone usually remained the same unless when she was really stressed out. At times, she could irritate crewmates by saying she saw something but when she was asked about it, she wouldn't reveal it. Other times, she claimed she saw something but when asked, she said she told them nothing. Her attitude differed from the friendly and supportive medic (Misa), the laid-back and friendly helmsman (Kane), the fairly friendly and often amused radar/sensor specialist (Hyakume), and the fairly relaxed electronic warfare specialist (Coorie).

Soon after docking, Marika jumped out of the ship, followed soon by Cass and Raps. She brought them to the vessel's bridge, which had two levels. They entered through the upper level. The lower level had the steering wheel and consoles where crew members could steer the ship; examine radar, sensors, and engines, or conduct so-called "electronic warfare." During battles, the upper level lowered, and shutters blocked out the windows, with the view outside the ship shown on a visual display on the ceiling. That wouldn't be happening... this time. Marika spoke first. "I'd like to introduce our honored guest, Queen Rapunzel of Corona." Misa smiled. Kane remarked, "this might be nothing like your home, Miss...however, we'll treat you well, don't you worry." Hyakume laughed. He was just as friendly toward her as Misa and Kane. "This isn't the first time we’ve transported royalty, but hey, why not another royal?"

Coorie looked up from her screen. She turned toward Raps in a friendly manner. The other crew members were unsure about their new guest. Schnitzer remained stern and serious as always. San-Daime, often worrisome and pessimistic, was anxious. "Are you sure this is a good idea? Won't someone come to get her...and we'll be in trouble?" Cass put them at ease. They listened to her. After all, she was the lieutenant and she was close to Marika, who they deeply respected. "It's fine. Don't worry about it. This was her choice to come here and we should honor that." Everyone seemed to accept that reasoning. Raps interjected jubilantly. "Thanks everyone. I'm glad to be here." She had one more thing to say, something which would surprise them all.

"I have two more requests, if you'll indulge me." They were listening intently. This would be hard to explain. "I assume you have weapons on this vessel, right?" They nodded in agreement. "Well, I'd like you to destroy a stone bridge for me. It''s the last thing I'll do for Corona. Then, I'd like to send a message to Corona...through that radio thing." They agreed to both requests. They seemed easy enough to execute her requests. Walking down the stairs, she came close to Hyakume, skilled at radar and sensors. After guiding him to exact location of the target, he sent her over to Schnitzer, the ship's tactical officer. He was standing-in as the gunner. Usually they had other gunners, but not on this mission. He maneuvered the front-pulse weapon into position. He pressed a button and a powerful blue laser beam fired from the ship’s nose. It traveled at supersonic speed. It hit the bridge's middle with almost exact precision.

The weapon unintentionally ignited dynamite which some angry citizens had set as part of their plan to overthrow the government. The bridge exploded into a million pieces, with stone flying every which way, including into the island kingdom. Some people could barely escape the falling stone. Even the ARA, undoubtedly seen as the culprits whether they were involved or not, was worried about the results of this explosion.

A static crackle filled the air. A voice began speaking to the surprise of the citizens:

"Hello, this Queen Rapunzel. As you can see from the recent explosion, I am cutting off the kingdom of Corona from the mainland. I cannot let this virus spread any further. This is for your own good. As my last act as sovereign, I am appointing Varian as my successor. I believe in him and hope that you all put your trust in him. Thank you."

Everyone in Corona was surprised. Wasn't Eugene next in line? Has she abandoned them? Did she have any loyalty to her subjects? All these questions, and others, rattled in the minds of the citizens as a riot began to break out. People grabbed torches, pitchforks, and any weapon they could find, throwing them in royal buildings. They approached the castle in huge numbers. This unorganized demonstration was not the work of the ARA. It stemmed from the fury of the citizens. The royal guards tried to hold people back. They could barely hold the line. Varian came out of the front doors. Although he knew the citizens were angry, he remained dumbstruck in this situation. He didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, Eugene stepped forward. He believed this was the time for a strong-hand, decisive leadership. He wasn't sure Varian could do this. Coming close, he whispered into Varian's ear, "kid, let me take this." He responded in a low-pitch that only Eugene could hear. "I didn’t want this responsibility anyway, so take it." He closed the door and walked back inside. Eugene addressed the hastily assembled crowd. "I talked with Varian. I'm the one in charge now. I’m sorry that Rapunzel left us behind. I will lead us back to glory." What he said next he came up with on the spot. It was totally spontaneous, at least it appeared. "As my first act, the mask mandate and lockdown are hereby ended. Let us make Corona great again!" The crowd cheered wildly. Masks were pulled off and burned by their torches. People began chanting "Eugene! Eugene! Eugene!" He did not know what he was getting himself into.

Back on the Bentenmaru, Cass led Raps to a spare cabin. "You can sleep here, Raps. See you tomorrow morning." She smiled. Everything was going as she had hoped. While she would have liked Pascal there with her, she wanted to start fresh, at least this time. He would be better without her. In fact, he would have questioned her rash decision. Perhaps her view would change in the future. For now, she needed to get away from it all, and that included Pascal. She was ready and willing to become a space pirate, just like Cass had done years ago. However, there would be some awkwardness since it had been so long since she and Cass had been together.

It was hard to say what remained next for Corona or for Cass, Raps, Marika, and other crew members on the Bentenmaru. But it would surely be written in the stars.

[intotheunkncnws]

𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐫   —   INTRODUCTION

inspired  by  :  elsa ( frozen  ) / added inspo ! , dani clayton (  the haunting of bly manor ) , elphaba (  wicked  )  , meg march (  little women  )  , wanda maximoff (  marvel  )

full name. elsa mathilde arnadalr. faceclaim: l.ucy b.oynton ( future : r.achel m.cadams ) dob. december 22 ( winter solstice ) zodiac. capricorn occupation. crowned queen of arendelle / unemployed in elias. birthplace. arendelle, norway. orientation. lesbian song. porcelain - marianas trench. film. the polar express  education. secondary school. temperament. melancholic ( analytical, quiet, avoiding ) mbti. infj ( sensitive, private, thoughtful,  ) alignment. neutral good abilities. ice & snow magic / fifth spirit of the enchanted forest hogwarts house. ravenclaw emoji. ( ❄️ )

present 

elsa fled to elias after her coronation. after a heated argument with her sister her powers were revealed to the citizens of corona.

since coming to elias she made friends with hades. elsa was unaware of his alliance with malfiencet. even when the monsters attacked she still sided with him finding a kinship in both of them being misunderstood. the god helped her with her powers. hades helped elsa realize there was beautiful in her magic not shame. she grew confident enough to remove her gloves.

her friendship with jack has also made her feel less alone in the world given his own ice powers.

her powers are still hidden from those she’s not close to. while elsa is more comfortable with her ice magic she still fears how others will react to her.

there is still so much she has yet to see and do after being hidden away for years. for the first time in her life she’s happy. as much as anna wants her to return to arendelle and be queen, elsa is content with the life she’s forging in elias.

since elsa was isolated for so many years and the gates of the kingdom were closed no one would know of her royal status unless they were royal themselves or lived in norway.

as for the mickey vs maleficent debate ??? because of her connection with hades … girly might side with maleficent

past

tw: elsa’s past mentions parental death & trauma.

born on the winter solstice to king agnarr and queen iduna, Elsa, was gifted with magical powers—the ability to control ice and snow—as a reward for her mother’s heroism when saving agnarr when they were teenagers. these powers would not manifest until she was three. Iduna was unaware of the origins of Elsa’s powers, but believed that they were born out of love and thus a gift rather than a curse since she was born from the union of an Arendellian and a Northuldran. She accepted her daughter’s uniqueness and correctly believed that Elsa was a gift from the forest’s spirits and born with her powers for a reason.

for years elsa used her powers mostly to entertain her younger sister anna. the two were close as can be. all was well until one night when elsa was merely eight years old she accidentally struck anna while playing with her. she struck anna in the head and knocked her out cold.

her parents sought help from the trolls. paddie, the shaman was able to cleanse anna of the magic, which included memories of elsa’s magic.

elsa was traumatized by the events. she almost killed her beloved sister.  after that night elsa was locked away in her room to keep herself safe but also anna. her father gifted her gloves that helped suppressed her powers. that’s where her mantra “conceal, don’t feel, don’t let it show” came from. for years elsa was distanced from others but instead of powers getting under control suppressing them only made them more unruly.

despite wanting elsa to conceal her powers, agnarr was optimistic that his daughter’s would learn to control her powers. her isolation was only temporary, however, the king and queen would never see the day elsa left her room. on the way to the celebration of the return of the lost princess in corona, the king and queen died. their ship was sunk due to extreme weather. distraught by their death, elsa lost control of her powers. she didn’t attend their funeral and after that elsa further isolated herself from anna.

three years after their passing elsa came of age to become queen of arendelle. it was the first time the gates would open to the public. it was the first time elsa would interact with anyone outside of her parents since she was eight. it wasn’t just the kingdom of arendelle but other neighboring kingdoms.  

the night was going well. elsa even reunited with anna. all the worries she had began to melt away that is until her sister asked for her blessing to marry prince hans of the southern isles. elsa insisted that anna could not marry a man she just met. the two begin to argue until elsa says the party is over and the gates be closed immediately. of course anna only continued to push which not only made elsa anxious she grew overwhelmed with frustration to the point she accidentally unleashed her powers on anna and the guests. horrified by what she had done and fearing how people would react to her, elsa fled arendelle until she found herself in a city called elias.  

future

elsa hasn’t had her ‘let it go’ moment yet so i would like to see that. she’s grown more confident yes but she hasn’t let go of anything. she still harbors a lot of anxiety and has yet to let her powers be seen to the public.

in the future, i want elsa to find out about the enchanted forest and her being the fifth spirit. eventually she’d be called forth to Ahtohallan and have her show yourself moment.

she would discover the truth about her parents, her family’s past and ties to the enchanted forest and know that her parents did love her. she would want to help bridge the Northuldra and the Arendellians.

i want elsa to heal from her trauma and realize she is not the monster she believes she is. she was a mere child who should have been given guidance instead of hidden away. she didn’t know any better.

like in frozen 2, she would give arendelle over to anna and leave to protect the enchanted forest. there she would find a sense of self and freedom.

i would hope she mends her relationship with anna. her mother knew that if anyone could help elsa with her powers it was her sister. healing will allow her to create a family of her own and hopefully do better for her kids than what she was given.

she has two children in the future: tzeitel, her daughter gifted by the water spirit and lachlan, her son gifted by the fire spirit. 

taken connections

agnarr arnadalr & iduna arnadalr/ parents, deceased .

anna arnadalr / sister .

cassandra jager / girlfriend .

hades vasilikas / mentor .

jack frost / friend .

meg dimitriou / it’s complicated .

kit charmont / ex-betrothal, best friend .

victoria everglot / roommate .

nala omita / friend .

wanted connections

hans & kristoff are both open !

friends : friends are always welcomed and wanted ! [ open ]

enemies : i mean why not [ open ]

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[tangledbea]

Who named Rapunzel? If it was the king or the queen, why Eugene couldn't recognize her by the name? And why Gothel kept this name?

If it was Gothel, then why the king and the queen kept the name? Doesn't it mean "lettuce" or something?

According to the series, it was canonically her parents who named her. We know this for two reasons:

In Tangled: Before Ever After, when Fredric is remembering the night she was kidnapped, he calls out her name in his memory.

In the season 3 episode "No Time Like the Past," we see missing posters of her up around Corona with her name on them.

I have headcanons that go way back to before the series existed about her name, so strap in, because this is a kind of involved answer.

First, I'll address the meaning. Rapunzel is not lettuce. Rapunzel is another name for the rampion plant which, yes, has edible leaves and roots and can be used as a salad green, but more closely resembles a radish than lettuce. However, it is also the name of the plant's flower, and just like how Rose, Daisy, Lily, Hyacinth, etc are all names, why not Rapunzel? Furthermore, Disney's Rapunzel was not named after the rampion flower, specifically. She was named after the Sundrop flower that saved her and the queen's life.

Here is what the rapunzel flower looks like:

And here is what the Sundrop flower looks like:

Notice how the center of the Sundrop flower essentially contains a rapunzel flower. This was deliberate on the part of the artists who designed it. Rapunzel was named after this flower.

As for why Gothel kept the name, I have a headcanon for that.

Back in the day, in ye olden tymes, babies were often not named until they were Christened, which didn't really happen until the parents were relatively sure the kid would survive. Now, Corona doesn't appear to be a Christian nation (it appears to be a sun-worshiping one that has the trappings of Christianity, if you ask me, but that's neither here nor there), and the king and queen clearly named their baby. So my headcanon is that the night they lifted the lantern was not the day she was born. I mean, look at that baby. She has the wiggliness and personality of a three-month-old, at the youngest. I think the lantern lifting was their version of her Christening, when her name would be revealed to the people. Up until then, I headcanon she was called Baby Princess by the citizens. Now, since the people only knew her name for one night, they sort of defaulted to calling her The Lost Princess after she was kidnapped.

My headcanon goes on to say that Gothel either didn't know the baby's name and also named her Rapunzel after the flower that she now embodied, or else she did know her name and figured that the girl was never going to see this kingdom again, so was too lazy to come up with anything different when it already suited her perfectly.

Eugene is, canonically to the series, not raised in a Corona orphanage. He's raised in a Vardaros orphanage. If the citizens were by and large calling her The Lost Princess, then that's the name that would spread to other kingdoms and territories. Then, by the time Eugene was doing that job in Corona that was happening in "No Time Like the Past," he wasn't looking at "lost baby" posters around town, just keeping an eye out for the guards (and other things worth stealing). He wasn't consciously aware of the posters, he didn't hear anyone referring to the Lost Princess as Rapunzel, he didn't know that was the princess' name.

All of this is a long way to say that the series actually complicated things by having the king and queen name her Rapunzel. If it had been Gothel, I wouldn't have had to come up with a convoluted headcanon to explain it all.

[the-writer1988]

Upcoming Tangled Fics

Trip of Disaster - Varian and Eugene are on a camping trip when disaster strikes when they are captured by Bandits. It's up to Varian and his alchemy skills to get them out of it!

The Letter In The Lantern - What if Rapunzel found a letter in the lantern during the lantern ceremony and realised that she could be the Lost Princess?

A Royal Wedding - A five-chaptered story dealing with the aftermath of Rapunzel and Eugene's engagement and the build-up to their wedding.

Uprising - What if the citizens of Old Corona rose up against the Royal Family? Dark AU of Secret of the Sundrop.

A fic co-written with @twotangledsisters It's a secret.

If anyone would like to know a bit more about any of these fics, please either comment or send me an ask!

All of these are in progress and will be posted.

[nerdasaurus1200]

TIME FOR THE BROTHERHOOD ASK GAME! ⚔️🌑🛡️

1. Who is your favorite brotherhood member and why?

2. Who do you think is the oldest?

3. Who do you think is the youngest?

5. If Adira had an animal companion, what animal should it be?

6. What are some post series headcanons you have?

7. What are some pre series headcanons you have?

8. Who do you think would be better with kids?

11. How do you think they met?

12. What have you named Hector’s animals in your mind?

13. What is an unpopular opinion you have about the brotherhood?

14. Do you think the brotherhood should continue with new members?

15. What are somethings you wished we could have learned about the brotherhood in the series?

17. When did you enter your brotherhood phase?

18. What is a cool headcanon that you liked from someone else?

19. Favorite brotherhood fanfic?

Oooh this’ll be fun!!

1. Who is your favorite brotherhood member and why?

I think my favorite is either Quirin or Edmund, cause they’re both great dads that do everything for their sons. And I love how charmingly awkward Edmund is, and how Quirin clearly has a lot of authority snd respect in Old Corona but is still a very humble man.

2. Who do you think is the oldest?

I wanna say Quirin but not by much cause he seems to be the grayest one of the bunch but I feel like they’re all within at most five years of each other.

3. Who do you think is the youngest?

Probably Hector. He strikes me as 49 at the oldest.

5. If Adira had an animal companion, what animal should it be?

Oooh…Probably something that doesn’t need to be stationary and doesn’t require a lot of outside care. Like, it can go off and be on its own and it doesn’t have to rely on her for a lot. So in that case maybe a monkey….or a bird of some kind.

6. What are some post series headcanons you have?

-Edmund always invites Cass over for holidays

-Quirin occasionally helps with the rebuilding and sometimes sends Varian on missions to escort Dark Kingdom citizens

-Hector spends his time training young soldiers

7. What are some pre series headcanons you have?

-The brotherhood all grew up together

- they were named Eugene’s godparents when he was born

8. Who do you think would be better with kids?

I wanna say Quirin, mostly cause he’s had the most experience with kids.

11. How do you think they met?

I actually like to think they grew ip together from birth and were essentially raised together by Edmund’s father, so they’ve always known each other.

12. What have you named Hector's animals in your mind?

Oooh oh god what was it….oh yeah! Once in an rp I named the Rhino Hephaestus and the Binturongs Aries and Athena and those names have just stuck in my head ever since

13. What is an unpopular opinion you have about the brotherhood?

I’m not really sure if this counts as unpopular or not but none of them are as right about anything as they think they are. They need to get over themselves and listen to each other more.

14. Do you think the brotherhood should continue with new members?

Absolutely I do. Every now and then I toy with the post series idea of Varian and Eugene joining the Brotherhood.

15. What are somethings you wished we could have learned about the brotherhood in the series?

I wanted to see what their childhood was like. I feel like they had a very interesting but tragic childhood. And I really wish we could’ve gotten to see Vedis cause I’m 80% sure he was gonna be in the show but then got scrapped.

17. When did you enter your brotherhood phase?

I’m not sure I really have, unfortunately. XD But I’ve always been fond of the brotherhood.

18. What is a cool headcanon that you liked from someone else?

I like the headcanon that some people have that Adira is autistic.

19. Favorite brotherhood fanfic?

I don’t read many brotherhood fanfics but I’d have to say Incarnate and Moonrise.

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stupid question, but what are the TV stations in Goldport?

If a question has to make me think about something I hadn’t ever thought of before, it’s not a stupid question. This is a fun one! I’m definitely not gonna go over all of them because big city = multiple broadcast stations = literally hundreds of options to pick from in certain parts of the city

Arguably the most popular is GPNT, or Goldport News Today, which is regarded as one of the most accurate news stations in the continent of Corona… by upper/middle class. People in the lower ranks of society would find certain events they heard about/witnessed not even covered by the airbrushed hosts. Most “lower-class” citizens prefer to get their news from the newspaper.

Keystone Pictures has it’s own channel- KPR- it’s basically the in-universe equivalent of hallmark. Want a manufactured feel-good story as bland as white bread? You’ve also got more generic three-letter stations like CTS, CNC, GBS that play movies and shows on a schedule, and GWR, Goldport Weather Radar, for the 24-7 weather watch program.

There’s sports of course, american football, normal football, baseball, boxing and wrestling are the most popular sports in the city. Boxing and Wrestling share are the only ones that don’t share a channel- the other sports are covered either by GSB or SNCS. BRC picks up boxing and will play reruns of old matches when not broadcasting new ones, and wrestling is picked up by GBS.

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