[fic] Tangled Tales ch1
Title: Tangled Tales, Chapter 1
Rating: T
Character(s)/Pairing(s): KingxQueen, eventual RapunzelxFlynn/Eugene and other characters.
Summary:Short stories that happen before, during and after the movie.
Disclaimer: I don't own this series in any way. Tangles belongs to Disney and Pixar. Art cover is done by *KanKung on deviantArt.
Kingdom’s Joy
The kingdom was euphoric for the first time in recent months. The happiness and joy was nearly palpable now. And it was all because of the new life that graced them all. The queen and king were finally able to conceive a sweet little princess, an heir to the throne and all in all, a small bundle of joy.
Everyone had been so worried about the queen’s welfare, her condition was well known and many feared for her life. The current monarchs were the favorites of the large majority of the population because of their kindness and concern with those less fortunate than them. The king reigned for many years alone, always refusing marriage until he’d find his chosen one, his One True Love. Said love had been an upper royalty member, the daughter of the Duchess Flourier, and when their eyes met over a masked ball, it was love at first time.
After much insistence and lovely meetings from the King - the girl was very stubborn when she set her foot upon it - she finally accepted his offer. The whole kingdom rejoiced in one of the most remarkable marriages of all time - the first one would be of their own daughter’s - and nothing could be better.
But the king was slightly older than the queen, and while many didn’t count this as a disadvantage at all for acquiring an heir since both loved each other very much, later on the doctors of the court would reveal the queen had a great probability of suffering child loss if she got pregnant. The news shocked the whole kingdom and doctors of every single area were brought to the queen, none finding a solution for the problem. Some even considered the idea of the king marrying again, which was highly improbable considering how much he loved his dear wife.
But the queen was stubborn - one of the many traits the king loved about her and had once hoped would pass down to their child - as she defied herself and the kingdom when she eventually became pregnant and decided, no, stated matter-of-factly, there was no alternative but to cherish her child more than anything else.
As predictable, the queen got sick and her situation worsened with the passage of each day, for the fear of the whole kingdom. When not a single solution was found in their land, many decided to search in yet unknown lands, be it soldiers of the royal guard, members of the monarchy or even the general civilians.
In one of their trips, one heard a tale of a golden flower that was able to cure bruises and even reverse the person’s time. All of the efforts were reunited in finding this one flower, which was believed to be in a very close land to the kingdom. The Searching Guard, so they were called, spent weeks scouring every bit of land, but they never found a single sign of the special flower. The villagers had no knowledge of the flower, and not even the recluse old lady who reportedly knew much about plants and their properties seemed to know anything about it.
But hope was to prevail and in one night they were able to find the golden flower, who shined brightly and strongly as the Guards gathered to retrieve it, all the time not daring to hurt a single petal. One thing they didn’t see, however, was the presence of a furious old lady. Nevertheless, the flower safely arrived at the kingdom and the doctors started preparing a solution at once.
The flower was gone, but the queen was once again healthy and in a few weeks, a healthy baby girl was born. When asked why she was blonde, considering the fact that no one of their family had been, they simply replied it was the flower’s presence, never once considering each had betrayed the other. And how could they when the child neatly resembled both of them?
The whole kingdom was euphoric to announce the first birthday of hopefully many of their new little princess with their tradition of lighting lamps all over the kingdom to celebrate the joyful occasion. Everything was perfect and they were all so happy. But like many things, it was not to last. But don’t worry, things will be resolved, albeit some years later, by a sly thief who wanted nothing more than a picture with his nose drawn right.
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A/N: I’ve recently watched the movie and I loved it. It is indeed a return to the classics while still maintaining the wit from modern films, in my opinion. This story will be 10 chapters long and it will display short stories from before, during and after the movie's timeline
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