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You know why we stay up in this tower

R:  I know but...

G:  That's right, to keep you safe and sound, dear

Guess I always knew this day was coming

Knew that soon you'd want to leave the nest

Soon, but not yet

R:  But--

G:  Shh! Trust me, pet

Mother knows best

[Lights out]

G:  Mother knows best

Listen to your mother

R:  Agh!

G:  It's a scary world out there

Mother knows best

One way or another

Something will go wrong, I swear

Ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand

Cannibals and snakes... The plague!

R:  No!

G:  Yes!

R:  But--

G:  Also large bugs

R:  Agh!

G:  Men with pointy teeth, and stop, no more, you'll just upset me

Mother's right here, mother will protect you

Darling here's what I suggest

Skip the drama, stay with mama

Mother knows best

Ah, hahahaha...

Mother knows best

Take it from your mumsy

On your own, you won't survive

Sloppy, underdressed, immature, clumsy

Please, they'll eat you up alive

Gullible, naive, positively grubby

Ditzy and a bit, well, hmm vague

Plus, I believe, gettin' kinda chubby

I'm just saying 'cause I wuv you

Mother understands, mother's here to help you

All I have is one request

Rapunzel?

R:  Yes?

G:  Don't ever ask to leave this tower again.

R:  Yes, Mother.

G:  Uh, I love you very much, dear.

R:  I love you more.

G:  I love you most. [kisses R's forehead]

Don't forget it, you'll regret it

Mother knows best!

G:  Rapunzel! I'll see you in a bit, my flower.

R:  I'll be here.

---

F:  Uh, uh... Agh! Oh no. No no no no no no no no no no, this is bad,

this is very very bad, this is really bad...

They just can't get my nose right!

St:  Who cares?

F:  Well it's easy for you to say! You guys look amazing.

[Boxed in]

F:  Uh, all right, okay, give me a boost, an d I'll pull you up.

St:  Give us the satchel first.

F:  Uh? I just--I can't believe that after all we've been through

together, you don't trust me?

Ouch.

St:  Now help us up, pretty boy.

F:  Sorry, my hands are full.

St:  What? Rider!

[chase]

Capt: Retrieve that satchel at any cost!

Guards:  Yes sir!

[Maximus neighs, the other brown horses neigh in reply. F being chased]

Capt: We got him now, Maximus!

[chase, Capt knocked off, F rides on Maximus]

F:  Ya, haha! --Ooh!

[Maximus comes to adrupt halt, grunts angrily]

F:  Ugh! Come on, fleabag, forward!

[Maximus stares at satchel only, to snatch satchel]

F:  No!

[Maximus to snatch satchel]

F:  No! Stop it, stop it! Give it to me--give me that!--

[chase. F gets hold of satchel]

F:  Ha!

[branch breaks, both fall]

F:  Aghhhhh! [Maximus neighs in horror]

[Maximus searches for F, F hides & discovers tower, Maximus neighs in

distance, climbs it]

F:  [enters tower, pants.] Alone at last.

[hit by frying pan]

R:  Agh! [fearfully hides, approaches. F: no response]

[Pascal motions head]

[R moves F's head.]

[Pascal turns brown at pointy-teeth drawing]

[R finds F's teeth straight.]

R:  Oh. [Flicks F's hair, uncovering his face. Approaches.]

F:  Huh?

[R hits F with frying pan. R pants.]

[After some unsuccessful attempts, R eventually hides F in closet,

shutting it with a chair]

R:  Okay, okay, okay, I've got a person in my closet.

I've got a person in my closet.

I've got a person in my closet! Haha! Uh!

Too weak to handle myself out there, huh, mother? Well... hmm-hmm

...tell that to my frying pan--[accidentally hits herself with pan]

[discovers satchel & crown] Huh?

[R takes out crown. R hangs on forearm, Pascal shakes head]

[R uses as magnifying lens, Pascal shakes head]

[R wears crown, Pascal astonished before disapproval]

G:  [distant] Rapunzel!

R:  [gasps] Oh!

G:  [distant] Let down your hair!

R:  One moment, mother!

G:  [distant] I have a big surprise!

R:  Uh, I do too!

G:  Oo, I bet my surprise is bigger!

R:  I seriously doubt it. [pulls up mother]

G:  I brought back parsnips. I'm going to make hazelnut soup for

dinner, your favourite--surprise!

R:  Well mother, there's something I want to tell you.

G:  Oh Rapunzel, you know I hate leaving you after a fight especially

when I've done absolutely nothing wrong.

R:  Okay, I've been thinking a lot about what you've said earlier

(and)...

G:  I hope you're not still talking about the stars.

R:  'Floating Lights', and, yes, I'm leading up to that, and...

G:  Because I really thought we dropped the issue, sweetheart.

R:  No, mother, I'm just saying, you think I'm not strong enough to

handle myself out there.

G:  Oh darling, I know you're not strong enough to handle yourself out

there.

R:  But if you just--

G:  Rapunzel, we're done talking about this--

R:  Trust me--

G:  Rapunzel--

R:  I know what I'm saying--[puts hand on chair]

G:  Rapunzel--

R:  Oh, come on--

G:  Enough of the lights, Rapunzel! You are not leaving this tower!

Ever!

[R lifts her hand off the chair.]

G:  Ugh, great. Now I'm the bad guy.

[R sees her painting of the lights, then at her closet.]

R:  All I was gonna say, mother, is that, I know what I want for my

birthday now.

G:  And what is that?

R:  New paint. The paint made from the white shells you once brought

me.

G:  Well, that is a very long trip, Rapunzel. Almost three days' time.

R:  I just thought it was a better idea than... stars.

G:  Ugh.

You're sure you'll be all right on your own?

R:  I know I'm safe as long as I'm here.

G:  [kisses R]

I'll be back in three days' time.

I love you very much, dear.

R:  I love you more.

G:  I love you most.

[As soon as G vanishes, R rushes back to her closet]

R:  [deep breath] Okay.

[opens closet, F falls out]

Uh?

[examines F]

Hmm.

[R pulls chair. Pascal wakes up F.]

F:  Agh! Huh? Uh? [struggles] Is this hair?

R:  Struggling... struggling is pointless.

F:  Huh?

R:  I know why you're here, and I'm not afraid of you.

F:  What?

[R emerges]

R:  Who are you? And how did you find me?

F:  Aha.

R:  Who are you, and how did you find me?

F:  Mm-hm. I know not who you are, nor how I came to find you, but may

I just say...

Hi. How ya doin'? The name's Flynn Rider. How's your day goin'?

Huh?

R:  Ugh!

Who else knows my location, Flynn Rider?

F:  All right, blondie--

R:  Rapunzel.

F:  Gesundheit. Here's the deal.

I was in a situation, gallivanting through the forest. I came

across your tower and... ho, oh no... where is my satchel?

R:  I've hidden it, somewhere you'll never find it.

F:  It's in that pot, isn't it?

[A bang by frying pan.]

F:  Er, uh.  Huh? [realizes Pascal's tongue stuck in his ear]

Yike! [shakes off Pascal] Would you stop that?

R:  Now it's hidden where you'll never find it.

So, what do you want with my hair? To cut it?

F:  What?

R:  Sell it?

F:  No! Listen, the only thing I want to do with your hair is to get

out of it. Literally.

R:  Yi. Wait. You don't want my hair?

F:  Why on earth would I want your hair? Look, I was being chased, I

saw a tower, I climbed it, end of story.

R:  You're... telling the truth?

F:  Yes.

[Pascal distrusts]

R:  I know, I need someone to take me.

[Pascal motions]

R:  I think he's telling the truth, too.

[Pascal motions]

R:  (He) doesn't have fangs, but what choice do I have?

[F struggles]

R:  Huh. Okay, Flynn Rider, I'm prepared to offer you a deal.

F:  Deal?

R:  Look this way.

[F collapses with chair]

R:  Do you know what these are?

F:  You mean the lantern thing they do for the princess?

R:  Lanterns. I knew they weren't stars.

Well, tomorrow evening they will light the night sky with these

lanterns.

You will act as my guide, take me to these lanterns, and return me

home safely. Then, and only then, will I return your satchel to you. That

is my

deal.

F:  Yeah. No can do. Unfortunately, the kingdom and I aren't exactly

'simpatico' at the moment. So I won't be taking you anywhere.

[Pascal: get tough. R pulls F up]

R:  Something brought you here, Flynn Rider. Call it what you will:

fate, destiny...

F:  A horse.

R:  So I have made the decision to trust you.

F:  A horrible decision, really.

R:  But trust me when I tell you this.

[R tugs hair, F falls forward]

F:  Ugh!

[R catches chair]

R:  You can tear this tower apart brick by brick, but without my help,

you will never find your precious satchel.

F:  Hmm-mm. Let me just get this straight. I take you to see the

lanterns, bring you back home, and you'll give me back my satchel?

R:  I promise.

[F in disbelief]

R:  And when I promise something, I never ever break that promise.

[F in disbelief]

R:  Ever.

[Pascal nods. F looking at Pascal, then looks at R]

F:  All right, listen, I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave

me no choice. Here comes the 'smoulder'.

[R & Pascal: stern look]

This is kind of an off day for me. This doesn't normally happen.

... Fine, I'll take you to see the lanterns!

R:  Really?

Oops.

F:  You broke my 'smoulder'.

F:  You comin', blondie?

[R on window edge]

R:  Look at the world so close, and I'm halfway to it!

Look at it all so big, do I even dare?

Look at me, there at last! I just have to do it

Should I? No. Here I go...

[lands on grass]

Just smell the grass! The dirt! Just like I dreamed they'd be!

Just feel that summer breeze, the way it's calling me

For like the first time ever, I'm completely free!

I could go running, and racing, and dancing, and chasing

And leaping, and bounding, hair flying, heart pounding

And splashing, and reeling, and finally feeling

That's when my life begins!

[birds chirping]

I can't believe I did this.

*I can't believe I did this.*

I can't believe I did this! Haha.

*Mother would be so furious.* 

That's okay! I mean, what she doesn't know won't kill her, right?

*Oh my gosh, this would kill her.*

This is so fun!

*I am a horrible daughter. I'm going back.*

I am never going back! Woo-hoo!

*I am a despicable human being.*

Woo-hoo! Best. Day. Ever!

[sobs]

F:  Hmm-mm-m.

You know, I can't help but notice you seem a little at war with

yourself here.

R:  [sniff] What?

F:  Now, I'm only picking up bits and pieces, of course. Overprotective

mother, forbidden road trip. I mean, this is serious stuff.

But let me ease your conscience.

This is part of growing up. A little rebellion, a little adventure-

-that's good, healthy even!

R:  You think?

F:  I know. You're way over-thinking this, trust me. Does your mother

deserve it? No. Would this break her heart and crush her soul? Of course.

But you

just got to do it.

R:  'Break her heart?'

F:  In half.

R:  'Crush her soul?'

F:  [squeezes grape] Like a grape.

R:  She would be heartbroken, you're right.

F:  I am, aren't I? Oh bother.

All right, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm letting you out

of the deal.

R:  What?

F:  That's right. But don't thank me. Let's just turn around and get

you home (/find your pan)--and your frog--I get back my satchel, you get

back a

mother-daughter relationship based on mutual trust and voila! We

part ways as unlikely friends.

R:  No! I am seeing those lanterns--

F:  Oh come on! What is it going to take to get my satchel back?

R:  I will use this.

[Ruffling sound in nearby thicket]

R:  [gasp] Is it ruffians? Thugs? Have they come for me?

[A rabbit hops out]

F:  Stay calm. It can probably smell fear.

R:  Oh, huh, sorry. Guess I'm just a little bit... jumpy.

F:  Probably be best if we avoid ruffians and thugs, though.

R:  Uh-huh, yeah, that'd probably be best.

F:  [pause] Are you hungry? I know a great place for lunch.

R:  Oh.

Where?

F:  Oh don't you worry. You'll know it when you smell it.

---

[Maximus searches for F, encounters G]

G:  Huh!

[Maximus frustrated]

G:  Uh, a Palace horse. Where's your rider? Rapunzel.

RAPUNZEL!

[Maximus puzzled, G runs to tower]

G:  Rapunzel, let down your hair!

[No response]

G:  Rapunzel?

[climbs hidden stairway to tower]

Rapunzel?

[searches the tower for R but failed]

RAPUNZEL!

[finds satchel, crown, poster of F. Wields knife]

---

F:  I know it's around here, somewhere.

Ah, there it is, the Snuggly Duckling.

Don't worry, very quaint place, perfect for you. Don't want you

scaring and giving up on this whole endeavour now do we?

R:  Well, I do like duckling.

F:  YAY!

[opens pub door]

F:  Garcon, your finest table please!

[R gasps]

F:  You smell that? Take a deep breath through the nose.

[sniff] Really let that seep in.

R:  Agh!

F:  What are you getting? Because to me,...

R:  Agh!

F:  ... that's part man-smell, and the other part is really bad man-

smell. I don't know why, but overall [Pascal hides] it just smells like

the color

brown. Your thoughts?

[R gasps, runs with hair]

Thug: That's a lot of hair.

F:  She's growing it out. Is that blood in your moustache? Goldie, look

at this. Look at all the blood in his moustache.

That, sir, that's a lot of blood.

Hey, you don't look so good, blondie. Maybe we should get you a

home. Call it a day.

Probably be better off. This is a five star joint after all, and if

you can't handle this place, well, maybe you should be back in your

tower.

[R gasps. Pub door shuts]

Vlad: Is this you?

[F moves aside Vlad's finger on poster]

F:  Aw. Now they're just being mean.

Hook: Ho, ho, it's him all right. Greno, go find some guards! That

reward's going to buy me a new hook.

Attila:  I could use the money.

Vlad: What about me? I'm broke.

[clamour]

R:  Please, stop!

F:  We can work this out.

R:  Please, leave him alone!

F:  Gentlemen, please!

R:  Give me back my guide!

Ruffians!

F:  [struggles] Not the nose, not the nose, not the nose!

R:  Put him down!

[Silence. Hook turns to her]

R:  Whoa! Okay, I don't know where I am, and I need him to take me to

see the lanterns because I've been dreaming about them my entire life!

Find your humanity! Haven't any of you ever had a dream?

[Hook approaches R threateningly, but stops just in front of her]

Hook: I had a dream... once.

[swings his axe over a boy, who then plays the accordion]

Hook: I'm malicious, mean and scary

My sneer could curdle dairy

And violence-wise, my hands are not the cleanest

But despite my evil look

And my temper and my hook

I've always yearned to be a concert pianist

[climbs stage]

Can'tcha see me on the stage performin' Mozart?

Tickling the ivories 'til they gleam?

Yep, I'd rather be called deadly

For my killer show-tune medley

--Thank you!

'Cause way down deep inside I've got a dream

Thugs:  He's got a dream! He's got a dream!

Hook: See, I ain't as cruel and vicious as I seem!

Though I do like breaking femurs, you can count me with the

dreamers

Like everybody else, I've got a dream!

[G arrives]

Big: I've got scars and lumps and bruises

Plus something here that oozes

And let's not even mention my complexion

But despite my extra toes

And my goiter and my nose

I really want to make a love connection

[in a boat with Shorty]

Can't you see me with a special little lady

Rowing in a rowboat down the stream?

Though I'm one disgusting blighter, I'm a lover, not a fighter

'Cause way down deep inside I've got a dream!

[swings Shorty]

I've got a dream!

Thugs:  He's got a dream!

Big: I've got a dream!

Thugs:  He's got a dream!

And I know one day romance will reign supreme!

Though my face leaves people screaming

There's a child behind it dreaming

Like everybody else, I've got a dream

Thugs:  Tor would like to quit and be a florist

Gunther does interior design

Ulf is into mime, Attila's cupcakes are sublime

Bruiser knits, Killer sews, Fang does little puppet shows

Hook: And Vladimir collects ceramic unicorns

[to F] What about you?

F:  I'm sorry, me?

Big: What's your dream?

F:  No, no, no. Sorry boys, I don't sing.

[Swords point at F]

I have dreams, like you, no, really

Just much less touchy-feely

They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny

On an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone

Surrounded by enormous piles of money

[Thugs throw F up in the air]

R:  I've got a dream!

Thugs:  She's got a dream!

R:  I've got a dream!

Thugs:  She's got a dream!

R:  I just want to see the floating lanterns gleam!

Thugs:  Yeahh!

R:  And with every passing hour

[G sees R]

R:  I'm so glad I left my tower

Like all you lovely folks, I've got a dream

Thugs:  She's got a dream! He's got a dream!

They've got a dream! We've got a dream!

So our diff'rences ain't really that extreme--we're one big team--

Call us brutal, sick

Hook: Sadistic

Big: And grotesquely optimistic

Thugs:  'Cause way down deep inside we've got a dream!

Hook: I've got a dream!

Big: I've got a dream!

Thug Chorus: I've got a dream! I've got a dream! I've got a dream!

R:  I've got a dream!

Thug: Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

All: Yes way down deep inside, I've got a dream!

Yeahh! [cheer]

Greno:  I found the guards.

[F pulls R away]

Capt: Where's Rider? Where is he?

I know he's in here somewhere.

Find him, turn the place upside down if you have to!

[F: on seeing his former accomplices, gasps. Hook takes F & R to hidden

passage]

Hook: Go, live your dream.

F:  I will.

Hook: Your dream stinks. I was talking to her.

R:  Thanks for everything. [kisses]

Vlad: I believe this is the man you're looking for.

Shorty:  You got me.

Guard:  Sir, there's no sign of Rider.

[Neigh outside. Maximus opens pub door]

Capt: Maximus.

[Maximus sniffs, neighs at hidden tunnel]

Guard:  What's he doing?

[Capt shakes head. Maximus frustrated, opens up passage]

Capt: A passage. C'mon men, let's go! Conli, make sure those boys don't

get away!

[Guard points at St. St hits him to floor]

St:  Play it safe. We'll go get the crown. Mmm.

Shorty:  I got a dream, I got some dream, I... Oooooh, somebody get me

a glass, coz I just found me a tall drink of water.

G:  Oh, stop it you big lug. A-ha-ha-ha-ha. Where's that tunnel led

out?

Shorty:  Knife!

---

F:  Well, I've got to say, didn't know you had that in you back there.

That was pretty impressive.

R:  I know! I know.

So, Flynn, where're you from?

F:  Whoo-oo! Sorry, blondie, I don't do back-story. However I am

becoming very interested in yours. Now I, I know I'm not supposed to

mention the hair.

R:  Nope.

F:  Or the mother.

R:  Ah, ah.

F:  Frankly I'm too scared to ask about the frog.

R:  Chameleon.

F:  Nuance. Here's my question (though,): if you want to see the

lanterns so badly, why haven't you gone before?

R:  Uh. Huh, well... uh, Flynn... Flynn...

Capt: Rider!

F:  Run!

[F & R run, appearing at cliff at end of tunnel. St appear.]

R:  Who's that?

F:  They don't like me.

[The palace guards appear.]

R:  Who's that?

F:  They don't like me either.

[Maximus appears.]

R:  Who's that?!

F:  Let's just assume for the moment that everyone in here doesn't like

me!

R:  Here!

[R swings herself to nearby rock]

Capt: I've waited a long time for this.

[F smacks all guards with frying pan]

F:  Oh mama, I have got to get me one of these!

[Maximus draws sword]

F:  Ha!

[Maximus neighs, they duel]

F:  You should know that this is the strangest thing I've ever done!

[Maximus flicks frying pan out of F's hands]

F:  How 'bout two out of three?

R:  Flynn!

[R wraps hair around F's hand, pulls him, Maximus astonished]

R:  Flynn, look out!

F:  Whoa, whoa...

R:  Ngth!

[St miss F]

F:  Ha! You should see your faces because you look... [hits plank]

ridiculous.

[Maximus hits plank on dam to get to R]

F:  Come on, blondie.

Jump.

[Just before Maximus could catch her hair, R reaches ground. F & R escape

to cave]

R:  [just before they were closed in the cave] Aghhhhh!

[F picks up frying pan. F & R run to higher ground in cave. F dives and

surfaces several times]

F:  It's no use.

I can't see anything.

[R dives, F pulls her up]

F:  Hey, there's no point. It's pitch-black down there.

R:  This is all my fault. She was right, I never should have done this.

[sobs] I'm so... I'm so sorry, Flynn. [sobs]

F:  Eugene.

R:  What?

F:  My real name is Eugene Fitzherbert.

Someone might as well know.

R:  Hmm.

I have magic hair that glows when I sing.

F:  What?

R:  I have magic hair that glows when I sing! Flower gleam and glow,

let your power shine...

F:  [underwater, as R's hair glows] Whoa!

[F & R swim to remove the rocks and they escape]

[Both cough after surfacing]

R:  We made it.

F:  Her hair glows.

R:  I'm alive. I'm alive!

F:  I didn't see that coming.

R:  Eugene.

F:  Her hair actually glows.

R:  Eugene.

F:  Why does her hair glow?

R:  Eugene!

F:  What?

R:  It doesn't just glow.

F:  Why is he [Pascal] smiling at me?

---

St:  I'll kill 'im. I'll kill that Rider!

We'll cut him off at the kingdom, and get back the crown. C'mon!

G:  Boys!

[St turn to G]

G:  Perhaps you want to stop acting like wild dogs chasing their tails

and think for a moment.

[G holding satchel. St draw swords]

G:  Oh-ho, please, there's no need for that.

[G tosses satchel at St. St find crown]

G:  Well, if that's all that you desire then be on your way. I was

going to offer you something worth one thousand crowns, would have made

you rich

beyond belief and that wasn't even the best part, hoho, oh well,

c'est la vie. Enjoy your crown.

St:  What's the best part?

G:  It comes with revenge on Flynn Rider.

---

F:  So you're being strangely cryptic as you wrap your magic hair

around my injured hand.

Agh!

R:  Sorry. [sigh] Just don't... don't freak out.

[sigh]

Flower, gleam and glow

Let your power shine

Make the clock reverse

Bring back what once was mine

[Pascal: Look at your hand]

Heal what has been hurt

Change the fate's design

Save what has been lost

Bring back what once was mine

[Pascal: This is how it works.]

What once was mine

F:  [gasps in horror]

R:  (Please) don't freak out!

[F mouth wide open, R: ... please.]

F:  Arrrr. I'm-not-freaking-out-are-you-freaking-out-no-I'm-just-very-

interested-in-your-hair-and-the-magical-qualities-that-it-posesses-how

long has

it been doing that exactly?

R:  Uh, forever, I guess.

Mother says when I was a baby, people tried to cut it. They wanted

to take it for themselves. But, once it's cut, it turns brown and loses

its

power. A gift like that, it has to be protected. That's why mother

never let me... [sigh] That's why I never left the... hmm.

F:  ... You never left that tower.

[R puzzled]

And you're still gonna go back?

R:  No! Yes. Ugh! It's complicated.

Hah. So, Eugene Fitzherbert, huh?

F:  Uh, yeah. Well. I'll spare you the sob story of poor orphan Eugene

Fitzherbert, it's a little bit of a... that's a little bit of a downer.

[R gets close to F: I want to know more.]

F:  Huh.

There was this book, a book I used to read every night to all the

younger kids - 'The Tales of Flynnigan Rider'. Swashbuckling rogue,

richest man

alive, not bad with the ladies, either. Not that he would to brag

about it, of course.

R:  Hmm. Was he a thief too?

F:  Uh... well, no. Actually, he had enough money to do anything that

he wanted to do. He could go anywhere that he wanted to go. And, and, and

for a

kid with nothing, I don't know, I... Just seemed like a better

option.

R:  Hmm.

F:  You can't tell anyone about this, okay? It could ruin my whole

reputation.

R:  Ah. We wouldn't want that.

F:  Well, a fake reputation is all a man has.

R:  Hmm, hmm, hmm--

F:  Huh.

R:  Hmm hmm.

F:  Ahem. Well, I should, um... I, I should... I should get some more

firewood.

R:  Hey.

For the record, I like Eugene Fitzherbert much better than Flynn

Rider.

F:  Well, then you'd be the first... but thank you.

R:  [smiles] Hmm.

G:  Well! I thought he'd never leave!

R:  Mother!

G:  Hello dear.

R:  But I, I, I, I don't, uh... How did you find me?

G:  Oh, it was easy really. I just listened to the sound of complete

and utter betrayal and followed that.

R:  [sigh] Mother...

G:  We're going home, Rapunzel. Now.

R:  You, you don't understand. I've been on this incredible journey and

I've seen and learned so much.

I even met someone.

G:  Yes, the wanted thief, I'm so proud. Come on, Rapunzel.

R:  Mother, wait. I think...

I think he likes me.

G:  Likes you? Please, Rapunzel, that's demented.

R:  But mother, I...

This is why you never should have left

[R sighs]

Dear, this whole romance that you've invented

Just proves you're too naive to be here

Why would he like you? Come on now, really.

Look at you! You think that he's impressed?

Don't be a dummy, come with mummy

Mother...

R:  No!

G:  No?! Oh. I see how it is.

Rapunzel knows best

Rapunzel's so mature now

Such a clever grown-up miss

Rapunzel knows best

Fine, if you're so sure now

Go ahead, then give him this! [satchel]

R:  How did you...?

G:  This [crown] is why he's here!

Don't let him deceive you!

Give it to him, watch, you'll see!

R:  I will!

G:  Trust me, my dear

That's how fast he'll leave you

I won't say I told you so!

No, Rapunzel knows best!

So if he's such a dreamboat

Go and put him to the test

R:  Mother, wait--

G:  If he's lying, don't come crying,

'Mother knows best'! [vanishes]

[R looks at crown]

F:  So...

[R gasps]

F:  Hey uh... can I ask you something? Is there any chance that I'm

gonna get super strength in my hand because I'm not gonna lie. That would

be

stupendous.

[on seeing R] Hey, you all right?

R:  Oh! Sorry, yes. Just, em, lost in thought, I guess.

F:  I mean because here's the thing. Superhuman good looks, I've always

had them--born with it, but superhuman strength? Can you imagine the

possibilities of this...?

G:  [to St] Patience boys. All good things to those who wait.

---

[Maximus locates F]

F:  Zzz.

[Sweat drops on F]

F:  Uh-uh?

[Maximus angry]

F:  Well, I hope you're here to apologize.

Aghhhh...!

[Maximus drags F away]

No, no, no, put me down! Let me go! Let--me--go--!

R:  Release--him--

[Maximus shakes F from side to side, R pulls F away, Maximus with F's

boot, runs to confront R]

R:  Whoa, whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Easy, boy, easy! Settle

down! Whoa, whoa! Easy, boy, easy.

Easy.

[Maximus stops]

R:  That's it.

[Pascal atop R's head: Put down.]

R:  Now sit.

[Maximus assumes sitting position]

R:  Sit!

[Maximus sits like a dog]

F:  What?

R:  Now drop the boot.

[Maximus stops]

R:  Drop it!

[Maximus drops F's boot]

R:  Aww, you are such a good boy! Yes you are. Ho-ho.

[Maximus wags tail]

R:  You're all tired from chasing the bad man all over the place?

[Maximus nods]

F:  Excuse me?

R:  Nobody appreciates you, do they?

[Maximus grunts]

R:  Do they?

[Maximus grunts]

F:  Oh come on, he's a bad horse!

R:  Oh, he's nothing but a big sweetheart!

[Maximus neighs delightedly]

R:  Isn't that right? Maximus?

F:  You've got to be kidding me.

[Maximus hits R]

R:  Look. Today is kind of the biggest day of my life, and the thing

is, I need you not to get him arrested.

[Maximus grunts]

R:  Just for twenty-four hours and then you can chase each other to

your heart's content, okay?

[F sighs, stretches out his hand. Maximus turns away defiantly]

R:  And it's also my birthday. Just so you know.

[Maximus reluctantly agrees. R hears distant bells, walks away; Maximus

hits F in chest]

F:  Oom!

[Maximus neighs delightedly]

---

[R's mouth: 'wow'. F & Maximus get into fight, Pascal: behave, then F &

Maximus simply beat each other once. R enters city but bumps into animals

and people

because her hair was stuck.]

R:  Oh, oh, sorry!

[F collects hair, Maximus gallops to catch up. F whistles to a group of

little girls, who then braid R's hair for her.]

R:  Thank you!

[Marketplace, R buys two pieces of fruit, but runs on quickly and the two

pieces of fruit falls upon the stallowner's hands. F buys food, R sees

mosaic of

the King and Queen and the lost baby princess.]

Girl: It's for the lost princess.

[R looks closely. The princess had golden hair and green eyes like her.

Dancing, and the whole day with F. F & R finally rejoin at end of dance]

Citizen:To the boats!

[F & R separate]

[F rows gondola with R and Pascal.]

F:  Hey Max!

[F tosses a bag of apples at Maximus. Maximus turns his nose away]

What? I bought them.

[Maximus eats two apples]

Most of them.

[Maximus stops eating]

R:  Where are we going?

F:  Well, best day of your life, I figured you should have a decent

seat.

R:  Hmm.

F:  You okay?

R:  I'm terrified.

F:  Why?

R:  I've been looking out a window for eighteen years, dreaming about

what it might feel like when those lights rise in the sky.

What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be?

F:  It will be.

R:  Hmm.

And what if it is? What do I do then?

F:  Well, that's the good part I guess. You get to go find a new dream.

R:  Hmm.

[palace, ... launch lanterns]

R:  All those days watching from the windows

All those years outside looking in

All that time never even knowing

Just how blind I've been

Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight

Now I'm here, suddenly I see

Standing here, it's all so clear

I'm where I'm meant to be

And at last I see the light

And it's like the fog has lifted

And at last I see the light

And it's like the sky is new

And it's warm and real and bright

And the world has somehow shifted

All at once everything looks different

Now that I see you

[F holding two lanterns. R sits]

R:  Hmm.

I have something for you, too.

[takes out F's satchel]

I should have given it to you before, but I was just scared. And

the thing is, I'm not scared anymore. You know what I mean?

F:  [refuses to take the satchel] I'm starting to.

[R smiles. Both launch their lanterns.]

F:  All those days chasing down a daydream

All those years living in a blur

All that time never truly seeing

Things the way they were

Now she's here, shining in the starlight

Now she's here, suddenly I know

If she's here, it's crystal clear

I'm where I meant to go

[F & R break into song]

F, R: And at last, I see the light

F:  And it's like the fog has lifted

F, R: And at last, I see the light

R:  And it's like the sky is new

F, R: And it's warm and real and bright

And the world has somehow shifted

All at once, everything is different

Now that I see you

[Pascal blushes]

F, R: Now that I see you.

[F was about to kiss R when he sees his former accomplices at nearby

shore]

R:  Is everything okay?

F:  Huh?

Oh, yes, uh, huh. Yes, of course. I just...

[rows R to shore]

I'm sorry, everything is fine. There's just something I have to

take care of.

R:  Okay.

F:  I'll be right back.

[F walks away with satchel]

R:  It's all right, Pascal.

F:  Ah, there you are. Huh. I've been searching everywhere for you guys

since we got separated. Hey, the sideburns just coming in nice, huh?

Gotta be

excited about that.

Hmm-mm. Anyhow, just wanted to say, I shouldn't have split, the

crown is all yours, I'll miss ya, but I think it's for the... best.

[F bumps into St (non-speaking)]

St:  Holding out on us again, eh, Rider?

F:  What?

St:  We heard you found somethin'. Somethin' much more valuable than a

crown.

We want her, instead.

[R sees a shadow]

R:  Uh. I was starting to think you ran off with the crown and left me.

[R sees the shadow split into two: St.]

St:  He did.

R:  What? No, he wouldn't.

St:  See for yourself.

[R sees F on yacht, sailing away]

R:  Eugene. [close-up on him sailing]

Eugene!

St:  Fair trade, a crown for the girl with the magic hair?

[R turns around]

St:  How much do you think someone would pay to stay young and healthy

forever?

[St takes bag to catch her]

R:  No, please--no! No!

[R's hair gets caught in log of wood. Beating sounds.]

G:  Rapunzel!

R:  Mother?

[R finds G, who brought down St]

G:  Oh, my precious girl.

R:  Mother.

G:  Are you all right? Are you hurt?

R:  Mother, how did you--

G:  I was so worried about you dear. So I followed you. And I saw them

attack you and--oh my, let's go, let's go before they come too.

[R saw F in distance. Tears well up. Then to mother: open arms.]

R:  [sobs] You were right, mum. You were right about everything.

G:  I know, darling. I know.

[yacht with F hits kingdom pier]

Guard:  Look!

The crown.

F:  Rapunzel. Rapunzel!

[apprehended by guards]

No, no, no, no, wait, wait, wait, guys, guys!

[Maximus sees F apprehended]

F:  --Rapunzel!

[Maximus sees foggy shore on the other side. Blank scene.]

---

Capt: Let's get this over with, Rider.

F:  Where are we going?

[Capt: stern look]

F:  [hand on his neck] Oh.

---

G:  There. It never happened. Now, wash up for dinner. I'm making

hazelnut soup.

[R head low]

G:  Huh. I really did try, Rapunzel. I tried to warn you what was out

there. The world is dark and selfish and cruel. If it finds even the

slightest ray

of sunshine, it destroys it.

[R finds sunburst on flag embedded in her bedroom wall murals]

R:  [realizes she was the lost princess] Agh! [knocks her dressing

table]

---

F:  [knocks down the two guards beside him, apprehends St] How did you

know about her? Tell me, now!

St:  It wasn't us. It was the old lady.

F:  Old lady... [apprehended by guards again] Agh! Wait! No! Wait! You

don't understand, she's in trouble! Wait!

---

G:  Rapunzel? [climbs stairs]

Rapunzel, what's going on up there?

[R gasps]

G:  Are you all right?

R:  I'm the lost princess.

G:  Oh, please speak up Rapunzel. You know how I hate the mumbling.

R:  I am the lost princess! Aren't I?

Did I mumble, Mother? Or should I even call you that?

G:  Oh Rapunzel, did you even hear yourself? Why would you ask such a

ridiculous question?

R:  It was you! It was all you!

G:  Everything that I did was to protect... you.

R:  [pushes away G] Ugh!

G:  Rapunzel!

R:  [descends stairs] I've spent my entire life hiding from people who

would use me for my power...

G:  Rapunzel!

R:  ... but I should have been hiding... from you!

G:  Where will you go?

--- He won't be there for you.

R:  What did you do to him?

G:--- That criminal is to be hanged for his crimes.

R:  [gasps] No.

G:  Now, Now. It's all right. Listen to me. Everything is as it should

be. [to pat R's hair]

R:  [apprehends G's hand] No!

You were wrong about the world.

And you were wrong about me.

And I will never let you use my hair again!

G:  Errgh...!

[mirror shatters, G pants, R walks away]

G:  You want me to be the bad guy? Fine. Now I'm the bad guy...

---

Capt: What's this? Open up!

Shorty:  What's the password?

Capt: What?

Shorty:  Nope.

Capt: Open this door!

Shorty:  Not even close!

Capt: You have three seconds.

One!

[guard on left hooked away]

Capt: Two...

[guard on right whisked away]

Capt: Three...

[Capt turns around to see F, gasps. Attila hits Capt with frying pan.]

F:  Frying pans! Who knew, right?

[3 bangs behind, chase, Ulf mimes to mislead, Vlad scares guards]

[F pants]

Hook: Head down.

F:  Head down.

Hook: Arms in.

F:  Arms in.

Hook: Knees apart.

F:  Knees apart. Knees apart?

[Vlad jumps]

F:  Why-- why do I need to keep my knees apart--

[F sent into air]

F:  Arrghhhh...!

[F saddles on Max just neatly.]

F:  Oh.

[Maximus neighs]

F:  Max.

You brought them here?

[Maximus neighs]

F:  Thank you.

[Maximus smiles, motions to go]

F:  No really. Thank you. Uh. I feel maybe this whole time we've just

been misunderstanding one another, and we're really just--huh---

[Maximus frustrated]

F:  --Yeah, you're right, we should go.

[escape scene]

F:  Max...

Max...

Max! Waaahhh...

[Maximus neighs]

F:  Okay Max, let's see how fast you can run.

[Maximus neighs in reply. They reach the tower.]

F:  Rapunzel? Rapunzel, let down your hair!

[attempts to climb on his own when R's hair falls from window. F

climbs it.]

Rapunzel, I thought I'd never see you again. Huh? [for R was

chained and gagged.]

R:  [gagged] Mm-mm, mm-mm!

[F is stabbed by G, wrenches]

R:  Mm-mm! Mm...

G:  Now look what you've done, Rapunzel.

[F struggles]

R:  Mm...

G:  Oh, don't worry, dear. Our secret will die with him.

[F struggles]

R:  Mm-mm, mm...

G:  And as for us, hmm! We are going where no one would ever find you

again!

R:  Mm-mm!

[Pascal bites a piece of G's dress, G shakes it off]

G:  Rapunzel really! Enough already! Stop fighting me!

R:  No! I won't stop. For every minute of the rest of my life I will

fight! I will never stop trying to get away from you! [catches breath]

But, if you let me save him, I will go with you.

F:  [struggling] No! No, Rapunzel!

[Pascal reawakens]

R:  I'll never run, I'll never try to escape. Just let me heal him, and

you and I will be together. Forever, just like you want. Everything will

be the

way it was. I promise.

[Pascal: Huh?]

R:  Just like you want.

[catches breath] Just let me heal him.

[G approves, chains F]

G:  In case you get any ideas about following us. [leaves F to R]

R:  Eu--Eugene!

[F coughs, wrenches]

R:  Oh, I'm so sorry. Everything is gonna be okay--

F:  No, Rapunzel--

R:  I promise you. You have to trust me--

F:  No--

R:  Come on. Just breathe--

F:  I can't let you do this.

R:  But I can't let you die.

F:  [cough] But if you do this, ...

R:  Shh, shh, shh...

F:  ... then you...

R:  ... shh, shh...

F:  ... will die.

R:  Hey. It's gonna be all right.

[F forces a smile. R is about to sing the incantation]

F:  Rapunzel, wait... [approaches R, slices off Rapunzel's hair with a

broken shard of mirror]

R:  [hair turns dark brown from cut ends to roots] Eugene, (what...?)

G:  No!

[R's golden hair turns dark brown quickly along its length.]

G:  [tries to wrap herself around remaining golden hair] No, no, no...

[hand ages] no! What have you done? What have you done? [hair turns

white] No!

[Pascal pulls a length of hair, tripping G who falls from the tower. R

stretches her hands as if to stop it from happening.]

G:  Arghhh!

[G and her dress turns to dust before her cloak hits the ground. R

returns to F.]

R:  [catches breath] No, no, no, no, no, Eugene.

[F coughs]

R:  Oh. Look at me, look at me, I'm right here, don't go, stay with me,

Eugene--flower gleam and glow, let your power shine, make the clock

reverse,

bring back what once was mine--

F:  --Rapunzel.

R:  What?

F:  You were my new dream.

R:  [sobs] And you were mine.

[F breathes his last. Tears well up in R's eyes.]

R:  Heal what has been hurt. Change the fate's design. Save what has

been lost. Bring back what once was mine. What once was mine.

[R sobbing, a tear falls on F's cheek and revives him]

F:  Rapunzel.

R:  [gasps] Eugene.

F:  Did I ever tell you I've got a thing for brunettes?

R:  [gasps] Eugene!

[R embraces F, then kisses him]

---

[royal family reunion, F pulled into embrace]

F:  Whoa!

[King, Queen, R and F hugging]

F:  Well, you could imagine what happened next.

The kingdom rejoiced, for the lost princess had now returned. The

party lasted an entire week, and honestly I don't remember much of it.

[Hook plays the piano]

F:  Dreams came true all over the place. That guy went on to become the

most famous concert pianist in the world, if you can believe it.

[Big was hit by Hook's hook. His helmet ended up on a woman's head]

F:  And this guy? Well, he eventually found true love.

[Ulf miming]

F:  As for this guy, well, I assume he's happy. He's never told me

otherwise.

[Guards raise frying pans to Maximus.]

F:  Thanks to Maximus, crime in the kingdom disappeared almost

overnight...

[A guard hurriedly presents a green apple to Maximus]

F:  ... as did most of the apples.

[Pascal changing colour]

F:  Pascal--never changed.

[R picks up Pascal]

F:  At last, Rapunzel was home and she finally had a real family.

She was a Princess worth waiting for. Beloved by all, she led her

kingdom with all the grace and wisdom that her parents did before her.

And as for me, well, I started going by Eugene again. Stopped

thieving and basically turned it all around, but I know what the big

question is, hah.

Did Rapunzel and I ever get married? Well I am pleased to tell you

that after years and years of asking, and asking, and asking, I finally

said yes.

R:  Eugene.

F:  All right, I asked her.

R:  And we're living happily ever after.

F:  Yes we are.

[Shorty raised by lanterns, nodding.]

---THE END---