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The night Rapunzel returned, Madeline was fast asleep when she had a nightmare. It was a bad nightmare of the night her sister was taken, only she was able to witness it.
Madeline heard crying from Rapunzel’s room. Quick on her feet, she rushed to see Gothel holding Rapunzel.
“Hey! Let her go!” Madeline ordered angrily.
“And why should I listen to you, dearie?” Gothel asked with a cackle.
“I am Princess Madeline of Corona. My father is the king and he will make you leave!” Madeline yelled with anger. “Let go of my sister!”
“I don’t think so” Gothel smirked. She opened the window and before Madeline could grab her, she jumped out the window.
“No!” Madeline called, “Rapunzel!”
“NO” Madeline screamed in the middle of her sleep. Arianna & Frederic hurriedly rushed into their youngest daughter's bedroom.
“Madeline!” Arianna said as she rushed to her side. “Maddy, Madeline, baby, it’s okay. It was just a dream” Arianna said in a soothing voice.
“So- Someone took ‘Punzel! She promised we’d be together..” Madeline said between sobs.
“Baby, your sister is asleep in her room” Arianna reassured her. “It was just a bad dream”
“Promise?” Madeline asked as she pressed her head against Arianna’s chest.
“I promise baby” Arianna replied.
“C-can I see her?” Madeline asked.
“Tomorrow sweetie” Frederic said. “Do you want us to stay with you?”
“Yes please papa” Madeline replied as she sniffled.
“It’s okay sweetheart. Papa is here” Frederic said as he wrapped his arms around her.
Meanwhile in Rapunzel’s room.
Rapunzel heard crying from Madeline’s room.
“Madeline!?” Rapunzel called. She ran to her little sisters room and saw a hooded woman holding her sister. Only Madeline was a baby.
“Who are you?!” Rapunzel shouted. “Let my little sister go!”
The woman cackled and turned around, still holding Madeline in her arms. She removed the hood.
Rapunzel gasped, “Gothel!”
“Hello, Punzel” Gothel smirked. “Such a cute little sister you have here”
“You’re supposed to be dead!” Rapunzel said, her eyes watering.
“Ah. But I’m not. Now shhh, you wouldn’t want to wake your baby sister”
“Let her go!” Rapunzel yelled.
“I’m afraid I cannot do that, dearie” Gothel smirked again. “So long,” she said as she jumped out of the window just as Rapunzel was about to grab her.
“NO! Madeline!” Rapunzel cried. “Guards! She took Madeline! After her!”
The guards chased and chased Gothel, but there was no luck.
“We couldn’t get her, your majesty.. she’s gone” The guard said.
“Gone?” Rapunzel asked. “No…” she fell down to her knees and began to sob loudly.
“Madeline!” Rapunzel cried as she jolted up. She began to pace her breathing and looked around her. ‘ I’m home.. ’ she thought to herself as she tried to calm down. ‘ Everything will be okay.. it’s all over now’
Rapunzel snuck out of bed and tiptoed into her sisters room. She saw Madeline asleep. Her mom and dad by her.
“Whew” she whispered. Madeline stirred awake and caught a glimpse of Rapunzel.
“Punzel?” She asked. Madeline said it half awake. She managed to sit up. “Is that you”
“Hey Madeline” Rapunzel ran over. “I’m sorry to bother. I had a nightmare about you”
“I had a nightmare about you too” Madeline said as tears trickled down her face. Rapunzel hugged her and wiped the tears away. Being caring came natural to Rapunzel, and being there for her little sister came to be simple.
“Shhh, it’s okay baby, it’s over now. Isn’t it? I’m here with you now, aren’t I?” Rapunzel asked.
“You’re right” Madeline whispered as she hugged her. “I love you”
Rapunzel kissed her head, “I love you too my angel” she said, “Will you be okay if I leave? Or do you want me to stay?”
“C.. can you stay?” Madeline asked.
“Of course. Anything for you sunshine” Rapunzel said sweetly. She squeezed into Madeline’s bed and wrapped her arms around.
“I… I love you, Punzel” Madeline mumbled once more.
“I love you more than anything in the world, Madeline” Rapunzel mumbled back. Soon enough, the two princesses fell asleep.
Frederic woke up and noticed Rapunzel asleep with Madeline. His heart swelled with joy.
“Arianna, look” he whispered. Arianna woke up a little bit and looked over, she smiled.
“Aren’t they sweet?” Arianna said. “Reminds me of Willow and myself”
“We better let them sleep” Frederic said as he kissed his eldest and youngest foreheads. Arianna nodded as she placed a blanket over them. She also kissed their foreheads.
“I never, ever want to lose either of them again, Freddie” Arianna said.
“We won’t Ari. I can promise you this” Fred replied.
The King and Queen smiled once more at their daughters before they left the room.