OTA, Multiple threads okay
To say that everything ached would be an understatement. She didn't hurt, no, she couldn't remember falling or being knocked out or anything of the sort. But she did most definitely ache, and it took several minutes for Rapunzel to stop being dizzy and disoriented long enough to push herself to stand. The area she was in was covered with trees, which wasn't all that unusual, given that the last thing she remembered was Flynn leading her off into the forest. But the fact that it was darker than she remembered it being was worrying, and she frowned as her eyes went wide and she turned around to take in all of her surroundings.
As her mind quickly caught up with the oddness of her situation, she let out a gasp and cupped her hands to her mouth.
"Pascal!"
She shouted out as loud as possible for her friend, and when he didn't show up at first she tried at least six more times. She was about to take off running in a direction that she thought he could have possibly gone in, when she saw his little green form laying in the grass.
"Oh, Pascal..." She whispered, and ran over to the lizard's side. Gently, she picked him up and cupped him in her hands, and held him close to her chest. He was breathing, so she knew he would be okay. But whatever had caused her to fall asleep had done the same to him, and that made her wonder where exactly Flynn was. He had been right at their side, after all, and if they had both been asleep then surely her guide was somewhere nearby.
... right?
"F-Flynn?" She timidly called out the man's name, her voice cracking just a little. She was honestly horrified of the idea of him not being close by, or him not responding to her. What were they going to do if that was the case? She didn't have any idea where in the forest she was, so she couldn't be sure how to get back home! And if Mother came back and she wasn't there -
Oh, she really didn't want to think about what would happen then. She'd be lucky if she was allowed out of her bedroom to walk around the tower.
"Flynn!" She shouted this time, panic obvious in her voice. She went into a state of alarm and didn't think about where her feet were taking her, she just quickly moved about the little opening she had woken up in. About the third circle, she managed to trip over something she hadn't noticed laying right out in the open. As her toe hit the hard, metal surface she took pause and resisted the urge to cry out in pain.
She recognized the feel of that!
"Ah! My frying pan!!" She was lucky to have that, at least. Crouching down, she used a great deal of strength and effort to hold the sleeping lizard in one hand, and the handle of the pan in her other. Having a weapon gave her a little burst of confidence, even if it was probably fleeting, and she took a moment to have another look around.
"Flynn, you can come out now!"
Where was he? He wasn't being a very good guide right now, and she had the sinking feeling that getting to the lanterns now was going to be pretty darned difficult.
As her mind quickly caught up with the oddness of her situation, she let out a gasp and cupped her hands to her mouth.
"Pascal!"
She shouted out as loud as possible for her friend, and when he didn't show up at first she tried at least six more times. She was about to take off running in a direction that she thought he could have possibly gone in, when she saw his little green form laying in the grass.
"Oh, Pascal..." She whispered, and ran over to the lizard's side. Gently, she picked him up and cupped him in her hands, and held him close to her chest. He was breathing, so she knew he would be okay. But whatever had caused her to fall asleep had done the same to him, and that made her wonder where exactly Flynn was. He had been right at their side, after all, and if they had both been asleep then surely her guide was somewhere nearby.
... right?
"F-Flynn?" She timidly called out the man's name, her voice cracking just a little. She was honestly horrified of the idea of him not being close by, or him not responding to her. What were they going to do if that was the case? She didn't have any idea where in the forest she was, so she couldn't be sure how to get back home! And if Mother came back and she wasn't there -
Oh, she really didn't want to think about what would happen then. She'd be lucky if she was allowed out of her bedroom to walk around the tower.
"Flynn!" She shouted this time, panic obvious in her voice. She went into a state of alarm and didn't think about where her feet were taking her, she just quickly moved about the little opening she had woken up in. About the third circle, she managed to trip over something she hadn't noticed laying right out in the open. As her toe hit the hard, metal surface she took pause and resisted the urge to cry out in pain.
She recognized the feel of that!
"Ah! My frying pan!!" She was lucky to have that, at least. Crouching down, she used a great deal of strength and effort to hold the sleeping lizard in one hand, and the handle of the pan in her other. Having a weapon gave her a little burst of confidence, even if it was probably fleeting, and she took a moment to have another look around.
"Flynn, you can come out now!"
Where was he? He wasn't being a very good guide right now, and she had the sinking feeling that getting to the lanterns now was going to be pretty darned difficult.