While asleep, Glory felt something soft when she crept her hands through the strange surface to find her fingers stink into the ground.

"Mmmmm...Ugh...wha?"

As soon as Glory opens her eyes, the ravenette widens her eyes and gasps. Astonished, Glory rises up to find herself lying on sand. She then dunks her hand to the sand as it fell through her fingers.

"Sand?...That means..."

She spun her head with her face contorted with a shock look when she finds herself in a desert.

"I'm in a desert...Which could only mean one thing.." She mutters as Glory spun her head to find some clues until her caught of a dark figure riding a horse. Glory squints her eyes at the ominous figure.

Could it be?...

She thought as Glory stands up from the sand and carefully saunters to the mysterious dark figure. Once she takes a closer peek, Glory can't believe what she saw. The moment she takes a closer look, the more she recognizes that man as the infamous vizier from one of her favorite Disney movies.

"Jafar...." She gasps to see one of her favorite Disney villains from Aladdin.

I know this scene...this was from Aladdin and this is where Jafar found the Cave of Wonders! But...Why am I dreaming about Aladdin now? Does this have to do with Jamil?

She ponders as Glory watched the vizier's horse strolling towards the thief.

"You're late." Jafar scorns gazing down at him with cold brown eyes.

"I had to slit a few throats but I got it." Gazeem stammers while trembling before him, but the horse walked pass him as Jafar let out a scoff.

"Trust me my pungent friend...I know my plans." He retorts as a white spark float pass him. Finally found the white spark, Jafar whips his horse.

"Quickly, follow that trail!" Jafar orders as his stallion lets out a neigh and gallops his way to the trail.

Now's my chance!

Glory thought as the ravenette chases after Jafar through the desert until he reaches his destination when large cave rise from the sands with Jafar smiling with satisfaction.

"The Cave of Wonders!" Glory gasps and soon Jafar lets out a low chuckle.

"At last, after all my years of searching. The Cave of Wonders!" Jafar marvels with a wide smirk.

"The Cave of Wonders!" Iago chants with him. Once the cave awakens, Jafar approaches the cave.

"Remember, bring me the lamp. The lamp is mine!" Jafar demands.

"Who dares to disturb my slumber?" The cave asked with an irritable look, but soon the dream ends with a cliffhanger; much to her annoyance as Glory let's out a sigh.

"Of course there's gonna be a cliffhanger at the end. Great." She sarcastically grumbles. But as soon as she turns back, Glory caught Jafar staring at her with a menacing evil smirk.

"Will meet again...."

Soon Jafar's face has contorted to Jamil while plastering his evil smirk frightening her.

"My sultana~...." He purrs before his eyes flash bloody red and starts hissing at Glory like a snake.
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"Aah!!" Glory gasps as she jumps from her bed panting heavily from the dream. She glance left to right to find herself in her room again and let's out a sigh.

That nightmare was way scarier than before...

Glory ponders, but soon widens her eyes to notice an envelope on her lap.

What the...since when there's an envelope on my lap?

She thought looking puzzled as Glory picks up the envelope and opens it up to reveal a letter.

"Hm? A letter?" She mutters as Glory opens the letter to read it.

Dear Glory-san,

Please help me. Jamil is taking advantage of Kalim. My dorm is in grave danger and I need you to help me stop Jamil from placing Kalim in jeopardy by tarnishing his reputation as dorm head. Save Scarabia and Kalim, please! I beg you, Glory Corbett. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Iman from Scarabia.

Right after reading the letter, Glory folds the letter and thought about what Vivi said.

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"A viper will strike underneath the sands in the desert."
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Vivi said about Jamil, yet Iman warns me about Jamil. Which means Kalim might be in trouble. This might be a risky move, but if I have the time, I'll head straight to Scarabia to see what's up.

Glory thought as she grips the letter in her hand and glance at Grim who is lying at the end of her bed snoring before glance back at the letter.

I better head back to sleep. Tomorrow is break so I have sleep well so I have to give gifts to them before they went home.

Glory thought as puts the letter on the end table and went back to sleep for the next day.

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The next day later, Glory woke up early as usual where she is sitting at the vanity mirror combing her hair until a knock came from the door. Glory spun her head to the door with a grin.

"Come in!" Glory chirped. As soon as the door opened, Rapunzel came in with a book in her hand.

"Morning, Glory. Ready study for your queen lessons?" Rapunzel asked and Glory bobbed her head.

"Yup! I'm all dressed so I'm ready!" Glory replied cheerily and the queen smiled warmly.

"Great. Let's get started, shall we?" Rapunzel insisted and Glory nodded firmly.

"Alright!" Glory beamed at her where they began starting their third lesson on queen duty.

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Downstairs, Eugene and Grim are at the kitchen eating sunny side eggs with bacon and a side of orange juice and canned tuna for breakfast while both of them discussed about themselves.

"So tell me Grim, what does it like to be a cat?" Eugene ask curiously.

"Eeh? I'm not a cat, I'm a wizard!" Grim retorts causing the brunette captain to go deadpan at his answer.

"Cats can be wizards too. Sides, you look like a cat, act like a cat, heck you're eating canned tuna at the table right now!" He points out making the gremlin's blood to boil from his veins.

"That's because tuna is my favorite food, you moron!" Grin snorts.

"See! That's my point! You are a cat and cats EAT tuna!!" Eugene bellows.

"And I told you for the last time, I am not a cat!!" Grim snaps back as both of them exchange daggers to one another.

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Meanwhile at Glory's room, Rapunzel is giving a lecture about the sundrop flower and tips of becoming a queen.

"The first thing you know of being ruler patience. Meaning you have to listen to your subject to know what the problem is and you gotta think before you make a decision. That's how I do it...and it's not that simple..." Rapunzel stated while cringing at her younger days right after she was reunited with her parents. Soon, she shakes her head and glance back at Glory.

"More importantly, the sundrop flower isn't just a flower with healing abilities. Back in my world, golden flower has been considered as the most powerful object in "the Seven Kingdoms" according to Corona's history. In the years after the flower was picked, the spot where the flower grows became a sacred and forbidden site, with a small pedestal in its place and large, indestructible thorn-like rocks surrounding it and that's when I came in." Rapunzel informs while Glory writes notes on her journal at her desk while Pascal is roaming around playing with her big eraser. Then Glory lifts her head to the brunette queen.

"What about the part where your blonde hair magically grew back after you touched the rocks that maxes your hair indestructible?" Glory ask curiously making Pascal stop playing her eraser with his eyes widen and turns his head to the queen where Rapunzel grimace and averts her eyes a bit.

"Yeah..." She mutters feeling awkward when Glory point this out for her. Notice her tense reaction, Glory drops her pencil and waves her hands at her.

"Oh sorry! I didn't mean to offend you! I was just really happy that you and the guys came to live with me and-!"

"No no, it's okay, I'm good." Rapunzel reassures waving her hand to her as she lets out a giggle with a grin.

"It's just it's been awhile that I'd talked about this. It's bringing me back memories when I was young..." She stated. Pascal softly croaks and turns to Glory, whom she responded with a distressed look.

"Oh right...." Glory understood when she mean since Glory watched the whole Tangled series from movie and the show.

She and her friends had faced a lot of obstacles during their adventure in Corona from Rapunzel's struggle to adjust her life in Corona from reunited with her parents, proving her overprotective father that she's her own individuality, rediscovering her sundrop powers after she touched the rock that grew long blonde her hair back, finding out the moonstone Opal, developing the black rocks, Varian's revenge and redemption, encountering Adria, Cassandra's betrayal, learning about Lord Demantius and meeting him for the first time as a monkey, Eugene reuniting and struggle to rekindle his estranged father, Cassandra struggling to find self worth in her life, and most importantly facing their biggest and scariest adversary yet, Zhan Tiri.

Glory smiled fondly at the scenes as they brought nostalgia back in her mind once more.

It was bittersweet journey for them to endure, but all of them were able to pull through at the end. And that's why Tangled is still and will be my all time favorite movie and show from my childhood. Hell, it made me the person that inspired me to be the strong person I am today. I'm so glad that I watched Tangled; it made me stronger than I ever was. Just like how my parents inspired me to become stronger and smarter like them.

Glory thought smiling fondly reminiscing one of her favorite movies and tv show when she was little. Then she opens her eyes and glance up at her tutor aka one of her favorite character from the series with a small grin.

"It's been a long ride for you guys to endure huh?" Glory ask curiously making Rapunzel giggle softly.

"Very. I'm quite surprised that you managed to come this far at an all-boys college. How was that going for you?" She asked making Glory snickered and curled her brows at the brunette queen.

"Is that really a question? Cuz imma about to rant if you don't mind, your highness." She teases making her giggle and smile coyly.

"No way. The stage is yours. Feel free to start the show." She insists with a coy smile and folds her arms. With curiosity peeks the little chameleon's interest, Pascal sits down with a big smile ready to hear the full story of her crazy days in Twisted Wonderland.

Glory giggles and smiled bubbly.

"Why certainly Rapunzel. It all started when-."

"FITZHERBERT!!!!"

Suddenly a loud screech came from downstairs along with a strong crash boom from downstairs making Rapunzel sigh.

"Oh no..." Rapunzel mumbles with a worried look and Glory became deadpan as a result.

Why am I not surprised to hear them getting at each other's throats that quickly?

Glory thought as another voice boomed from below.

"Get back here with my halbert!!!" Cassandra chides making Pascal covers his ears turning his whole body red in annoyance.

"Get over here you little demon!!!" Eugene screams.

"Catch me if ya can, human!!" Grim taunts.

"You take that back you vicious cat!" Eugene snaps.

"NEVER! EAT FLAMES FOOLISH HUMAN!!!" Grim sneers and that's when the final straw breaks when Glory widens her eyes and she stands up from her desk with grey eyes gleam with rage.

"OH F#*KING HELL NO! You are not going to burn my dorm while I'm at it, dumbass!!!" Glory rants as she pulls out her frying pan out of the blue and stomps out of the room freaking Rapunzel and Pascal out.

"Glory wait!" Rapunzel shouts as Pascal jumps to her shoulder and ran after the furious ravenette when they march downstairs to the lounge where both of them widen their eyes to see Eugene chasing Grim with a halbert while Cassandra follows after him.

"Eugene put down my halbert now!!!" Cassandra demands while chasing after Eugene.

"Stop running so fast you stupid cat!!" Eugene seethes.

"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU HUMAN! I AM NOT A CAT!!" Grim retorts.

"GRIIIIIIIIM!!!!" Glory shouts and threw her frying pan at the mischievous gremlin straight to the forehead causing him to get knocked out and falls flat to the floor shocking both Rapunzel and Pascal.

"Huh, she's doing my job Pascal." Rapunzel comments and the green chameleon nods in agreement.

"Haha!! That's what you get you-! Aah!!" Eugene winces and covers his head when Cassandra finally caught up to him and bonks his head and grabs her halbert in no time to waste.

"Eugene! How many times do I have to tell you, a halbert is not a toy to play with!" She scolds. Eugene turns to Cassandra with a frown and points at Grim, who is lying unconscious.

"Well he's the one that started! He was calling me a dumb human!" Eugene seethes.

"You couldn't just handle it in a mature manner instead of swinging my halbert like a crazy maniac?" Cassandra bluntly ask folding her arms.

"That's the only thing I could find in the lounge!" Eugene barks. Both girls sigh at their antics as Glory saunter to Grim and picks him up by the collar.

"You idiot! You must lost your goddamn marbles to think that you could shoot fireballs at Eugene! You could've burn the whole dorm down! Are you trying to get me homeless, jackass?!" Glory bellows with a tick mark throbbing from her head.

"Ughh...Alright I'm sorry, I won't used fireballs in the dorm. Great sevens, do you have to threw a frying pan at me? Guugh, my head hurts now thanks to you." Grim snarks.

"It's better then throwing my dagger at you." Glory dryly points out and Grim groans.

"Whatever." He replies and both Eugene and Cassandra sweatdropped at her temper.

And I thought Dragon Lady is the scariest...

Eugene thought.

Those boys weren't wrong about me and Glory. It's like I'm looking at a mirror...

Cassandra ponders. Soon they heard Rapunzel clearing her throat and strolls to them where the brunette takes a deep breathe and smiled cordially at them.

"Hey guys, mind telling me what just happened here?" Rapunzel politely.

"These two were fighting at the kitchen cuz Eugene called Grim a cat." Chauncey told her freaking Rapunzel out and shifts her eyes to see him and the two other ghosts, but sighs.

"Oh right, I almost forgot that you guys live here, but why chasing him with a halbert?" Rapunzel ask curiously curling her brows at her husband.

"Um cuz why not?" Eugene bluntly responds shrugging his shoulders and the ghosts nod.

"Yeah. Eugene started chasing after Grim with Cassandra's halbert." Langston stated.

"So that's what the fuss is all about huh?" Glory assumes as she saunters towards group while holding Grim in her arms.

"Mhm. These two were throwing insults at each other while chasing around the lounge nonstop and Cassandra have to deal with their silly goose chase." Hendrix the skinny ghost explains.

"Lemme guess. Eugene called him a cat, but Grim says he's not; even though he technically IS and acts like a cat." Glory guesses.

"Yup." Eugene and the three ghosts replied making Pascal sighs and facepalms at their idiotic antics and Owl only silently shakes his head at them.

"I'm not a cat!! How many ti-!"

"Grim you are a cat, shut up!" Glory snaps cutting him off making him pout and huffs. Then she sighs and turns back to the group.

"So did you ate anything yet Cass?" Glory ask curiously.

"Only a bowl of oats. How was the lecture with Raps today?" She asks curiously and she grins softly.

"It was good. Rapunzel is a great tutor thanks to Merlin. I even learned more things about the sundrop flower that I didn't even know about." Glory informs and Cassandra smiled.

"Definitely. I'm glad that you enjoyed her lecture, Glo. Hopefully, that wizard friend of yours will alright back there." She assumes, but Glory let's out a hearty chortle and smiles brightly at her.

"Don't worry about it Cass, Merlin called me and told me that he's packing his stuff, so I'm sure he'll be fine on his own. He's a tough man after all!" Glory reassures.

"Not to mentioned weird yet scary." Grim points out making Cassandra chortle softly at her.

"You got a point there." She agrees with a grin and spun to Rapunzel."

"By the way Raps, I'm glad that you came downstairs. Could help me cover up the last flower bed outside?" She asks curiously baffling Glory.

"Flowerbed?" Glory inquires with a puzzled look.

"Oh yeah, Cass told me about that three minutes ago at the kitchen." Grim said causing Glory to glance down at her gremlin friend still confused.

"Grim, what's going on? What does she mean by flower bed?" Glory ask curiously.

"Cassandra was outside covering up the flowerbeds with dark plastic bags that she found downstairs, so they could stay warm from the cold tonight." Hendrix explains.

"Yeah! And they even installed a fountain yesterday!" Chauncey chirps shocking the young ravenette as her jaw drops.

"A fountain?! We have a fountain?!?" Glory gasps as Rapunzel, Eugene, and Cassandra chuckle.

"Yup we have a fountain in our backyard." Cassandra told her.

"The fountain was my idea by the way." Eugene chimes.

"Heheh. Sorry Glory, I forgot to tell you that we have a sowed flower seeds under the soil yesterday. That way, it'll add a beautiful touch for the dorm." Rapunzel explains making Glory beam with awe.

"Like a garden? That sounds brilliant! Can I see it? Please?!" She pleads with puppy dog eyes making the trio chuckle at her adorable excitement.

"Sure. Follow me." Cassandra insists elating the ravenette.

"Sweet!!" Glory glees as she follows the swordswoman to the backyard. Once they arrived at the backyard, the flowerbeds are covered with black plastic bags just like what the ghosts said, but Glory is swooning with awe when she gazed at the fountain in the middle of the garden.

"Wow! The fountain looks gorgeous and the flowers on top of the three layers of the fountain adds a perfect touch for the esthetics!" Glory compliments as she lets out a squeal.

"Kyaaah! I can't wait for the flowers to bloom after winter! It'll be a great use for my photography skills!!" Glory chirps with Rapunzel and the others giggle at her cute and bubbly reaction.

"Thanks. Cass and I did the gardening yesterday when we found a bunch of flower seeds in the basement, so that gives me an idea of starting a garden." Rapunzel explains.

"Oh really? I didn't know we have flower seeds." Glory said with a surprised look.

"We have that under our basement for years, but neither of us don't use it cuz we're not good at gardening." The skinny ghost informs.

"I did the pavement when I found cement and bricks in the basement as well and I gave me an idea to make flowerbeds and sidewalks, so I asked the ghosts to help me out." Cassandra told her.

"Sounds like a lot of work." Grim comments.

"It was a lot of work and my back was sore from slathering cement on the ground...." The short ghost mutters letting out a sigh.

"But it was fun!" The chubby ghost chirps with a grin.

"And I was in charge of the fountain." Eugene informs.

"Yeah, I was gonna ask you guys that. Where did you guys bought the fountain from?" Glory ask curiously.

"It was at Sam's house. I went to his shop yesterday to find something cool for the garden while you guys were gone for lunch until I spot a large box of that contains pieces of the fountain. I walked up to him and said "Sir, I want to buy this!" and he said "Okay!! That'll be 100 madol". And I was like "WHAAA!? That much? Also what's a madol?". But while I was panicking out of my mind, this young guy with silver-grayish hair and lavender eyes, and he's has pretty eyes by the way, came up to me and bought the box for me. And I was like "Dude, you don't have to do that", but he says, "I have too, I'm just being nice. Please bring madol next time you come here.". And afterwards, he left and I left too. The end." Eugene informs with a witty smile.

"Silver-grayish haaair-. Wait. You've met Silver?" Glory ask curiously making Eugene curls his brows at her.

"Is that what his name is?" He ask looking puzzled.

"He's in the dorm as Malleus and Lilia." Grim informs with a blank look. Immediately, his mind clicks and Eugene snaps his finger.

"Aaah yeah! I get it now! That guy was wearing the same green band thingy around his arm yesterday! I have to say and this is gonna sound weird for me, but that dorm head of theirs is one handsome fae. Like...those horns though." Eugene remarks making Rapunzel laugh and playful smacks his arm.

"You sneaky dork!" Rapunzel chitters and he chuckles.

"Just saying. I mean come on, have you ever seen a faery this tall before?" Eugene ask curiously as Rapunzel chuckles.

"Nope. You have a point there, Eugene." She giggles.

"Speaking of faery, is Malleus your boyfriend?" Cassandra ask curiously making Glory turn red, but keeps her cool on tact and flail her hand at her.

"No! Definitely not! We're just close friends, that's all!" Glory reassures them looking flustered.

"Suuuuure~." Eugene and the ghosts teases with sly smirks and arms fold to their chests. Glory lays her hand on her temple sighing at their teasings, Rapunzel giggles softly at them, and Cassandra rolls her eyes at their antics.

"Alright you guys, that's enough. Let her breathe." Cassandra ceases them.

"Right, sorry." Eugene apologizes with a grin and the ghost chuckles and smiles before the short ghost wanders to the ravenette.

"By the way, shouldn't you be preparing your gifts for the boys that you're about to give today?" He reminds her and the chubby ghost floats towards her to the right.

"Yeah, you don't want to make your boyfriends waiting for you. Hehehehe." Chauncey chortles. Then the skinny ghost floats towards Glory.

"Not to mention that your fall term comes to an end today, you can't lose motivation on the last day. Buck up." Hendrix reassures and Glory chortles and smiles brightly at them.

"Don't worry guys, I have tons of energy to get motivated, so you can count on me!" Glory beams with grey eyes glimmer with confidence and the Rapunzel gang trio chuckles and Eugene leans to the girls' ears.

"So like both of you girls." Eugene whispers making them giggle.

"Definitely." Rapunzel giggles and Pascal croaks with glee.

"Can it, Fitzherbert." Cassandra snarks while chortling.

"Determined as always, but what are you going to do in the winter holiday?" Langston asks curiously.

"Hmm well everyone is going home except us cuz both me, Grim, Rapunzel, Cass, and Eugene are both from another world so we're going to be staying at the dorm." Glory said.

"And we all unpacked our stuff in our rooms yesterday, so we might as well lay back and relax for the whole winter." Cassandra informs them.

"Anyways, let's go back inside." Rapunzel assures and all of them nod and went back inside the dorm.

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Once they arrived back at the lounge, Grim ask the ghosts about the winter holiday that they've mentioned.

"So what's a winter holiday?" Grim ask curiously.

"It's what they call that big break you get from the winter." The short ghost Langston told him and Glory nods.

"And you get to do fun things during the winter break." Glory explains.

"Eeh? Like what?" Grim asks curiously.

"Simple really. People do tons of fun in the winter like snowball fights, building a snowman, hike, and toboggan!" Rapunzel explains cheerily.

"Toboggan?" Grim ask looking confused.

"It's where people go to the hill and ride all the way to the ground with a sleigh."  Glory explains exciting the gremlin.

"Eeh!? Really!?! Do you humans do that in your world?" Grim ask curiously with eyes sparkle in excitement.

"Some people do, some people don't." Glory replies.

"But it's really fun!" Rapunzel chirps and Pascal croaks with a grin.

"Cool! What else do they do?" Grim asks curiously yearning to learn more about the holiday as if he's like a five year old child.

"Well not all people love to go outside building snowmen or snowball fights. If people prefer to relax, then they would sit back and relax near the fireplace drinking delicious hot cocoa." Glory explains.

"Hot cocoa? What's that?" Grim tilts his head curiously.

"It's a hot beverage when people drank it during the cold season. It's quite good if you try it, but I would let it cool down until it's warm, you want to burn your tongue." Cassandra advises.

"It's hot, but it's so warm and refreshing!" Eugene chirps peeking through excitement from the Grim.

"Fgnya!! Really!? I wanna try that after school!" Grim cheers with his eyes sparkling with awe grinning widely like an impressionable child.

"And with breaks, kids usually go home to celebrate New Year's with their families and have a big feast!" The short ghost Langston explains.

"Waaaaah even better! Hot cocoa, riding a sleigh, snowball fights, building a snowman, and a feast? That's amazing!" Grim glees with joy acting like a excitable child.

"Oh yeah, with roasted turkey and gingerbread house...Well, none of us can eat that." The skinny ghost Hendrix informs.

"Aaah Riiiight cuz the three of you are ghosts. Gotcha." Eugene understood.

"Indeed. Us ghosts usually make our way back to the other side to see our families too." Langston told them.

"And some of them never return to the side! Heeheehee." The chubby ghost Chauncey explains letting out a chuckle.

"Eat and be merry with family...." Grim mutters as he tilts his head curiously.

"Grim, do you have a family?" Glory ask curiously and the tiny gremlin folds his arms.

"My family...? Hmmm, I don't really remember." Grim replies baffling Glory and the gang.

"What?" Glory and Rapunzel gasped with Pascal blink his eyes in shock.

"You don't remember having a family?" Eugene ask curiously.

"No. When I came to, I was by myself and starving." Grim stated widening their eyes.

"You were homeless?" Glory ask with a shock look and he nods.

"I don't really have a home. It was really freezing and I was just waiting around for someone..." Grim mutters.

"Any luck? What happened next?" Eugene ask curiously and Grim shakes his head.

"Not really...what happened after that? I can't remember..." Grim mumbles, but perks a smile.

"Well, the past is in the past, y'know! Can't changed it so I'm all about the future! I'm on my way to becoming a great and wealthy wizard! Bahahaha!!!" Grim boastfully cackles causing Glory and the gang to sweatdrop.

Boastful much?

They all thought as one of the ghost chuckle at Grim.

"You've had your own share of tough times." Langston compliments.

"Since Grim doesn't have a home and all of you are from another world, you guys can spend the holiday curled around the fireplace with us." Hendrix suggests.

"Hehehehe thanks guys." Glory giggles with a grin.

"Thank you so much! I'll definitely cook some delicious food and baked cookies for all of us to share!" Rapunzel chirps.

"That would be amazing Rapunzel! I can't wait!!" Glory beams with a bright smile.

"Nyaha! A holiday and I get a feast, sign me up!" Grim chirps pumping his fist to the air.

"Haha! Can't wait for the holidays!" Eugene chuckles with a smile.

"What do you say, Cass?" He ask as he turns his head to Cassandra, but caught her staring in space.

"Um...Cass?...Cass?" Eugene calls her name and while he's calling her name, Cassandra stood silently after hearing Grim's ominous background when she reminisces back to her own childhood.

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"Mama?..."

She remembered how she was outside noticing her mother across the other side of the bridge, but as soon as the guards chase after her, Gothel scowls and pulls out the sword from the bag of her steed. Then she swung her sword and cut the ropes destroying the bridge in process preventing the two soldiers from crossing the bridge. Confused, frightened, and disbelieved, Cassandra dropped her small box as the poor little girl widen her eyes in incredulity as she watches her own mother riding the horse as the stallion neighs and gallops away leaving poor Cassandra behind.

"Mama..." She mutters with hint of confusion yet sadness from her tone when she witnessed her mother abandoned her. Soon tears starts to water her eyes feeling pain inside of her chest. Then the captain of the royal guards saunters towards from behind and turns to the teary little girl to kneel down to her level and takes off his helmet. The captain gives young Cassandra sympathetic eyes.

"No one's going to harm you little one." He soothes her as the captain places his helmet on the little girl's head and gently lays his hand on her shoulder.

"You're safe with me." He reassures her. Confused, disbelieved, but also devastated, Cassandra starts to tear up and covers her eyes with her hands starting to bawl her eyes out. Heartbroken to see her abandoned by her mother, the captain has no choice but to gently lift her up and carries the whimpering Cassandra back to the castle.

"I...I...I want my mama!!" She weeps while being escorted by the captain and the royal guards after realizing that her biological mother abandoned her.
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While looking back, Cassandra clench her fists grimacing at her childhood after her mother abandoned her as a child and was taken in and adopted by the captain of the royal guards aka her adopted father.

...What did I do wrong mom?

She ponders as memories of Gothel swirl around her mind until her thoughts are snapped by a voice.

"Cass?...Cass?...Cass hey!"

"Huh?" Once she's snaps out of her thoughts and turns to Eugene and the others who stare at her with puzzled looks.

"You ok? You look like you seen a devil." Eugene dryly points out.

"Uh oh sorry, umm I was...thinking about Owl. Speaking of which, I should be checking if Owl's doing fine. See you." Cassandra lied as she saunters pass the baffled group and marches upstairs to her room leaving them puzzled.

"Well...that was weird." Eugene remarks.

"Is she okay?" The skinny ghost ask curiously.

"Did I say something that might offend her two minutes ago?" Grim ask with a puzzled look. Rapunzel shakes and shakes her head.

"No you didn't. It's just...Cass is struggling to regain her old life back as a redeemed person yet the past keeps haunting her...." Rapunzel mutters as grips her wrist sighing through her nostrils.

"Oh yeah, she said something about being abandoned as a child?" Grim ask curiously shocking the ghosts.

"She was what!?" The three ghosts gasps and Eugene sighs while ruffling his hair with a grimace look.

"...Yeah...we've known her for a while. Cass told me that she grew up without a mom and was look after by her adopted dad ever since she was a kid." He explains to them.

"That I knew too...." Glory mumbles remembering her last from the show.

"Damn, that actually sucks." Grim remarks crossing his arms and Rapunzel sighs.

"I know, but I don't blame her though...it's hard to have a life like that..." She stated before letting out a soft giggle and turns back to the group.

"Sorry, I got somber right there." She apologized with a smile, but neither of them are offended and Glory went up to her to place her hand on her shoulder.

"Hey don't worry about it. I know how you feel, and Cass is a nice girl. I'm sure Cass is going to redeem herself. I promise you that, Rapunzel." Glory reassures making her giggle.

"That I know, but thank you Glory. I actually needed that." Rapunzel thanked her and she smiled warmly.

"No probs, Raps. I'm a woman with promises after all." Glory assures her and stretch her arms out.

"Welp, better get changed and get ready for the gifts. You can relax at the lounge while I get changed. I'm out, we're off to class. Kay?" Glory reminds him.

"Okay got it." Grim complies.

"Thanks, see ya." Glory said and marches upstairs to change her clothes and get her gifts for the boys. Once she's gone, Rapunzel clasp her hands together with a smile.

"Welp, better prepare to bake some cookies for the rest of us!" She chirps and skips her way to the kitchen leaving Eugene, the ghosts, and Grim behind.

"Annnnd I'll be lying at the couch, relaxing and stuff." Eugene as he walks to the couch and flops down with a grin.

"Haha can't wait for the holidays to start!" Grim cheers.

"Same here!" The three ghosts agreed with wide grins.

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****Her pre-winter break outfit^****

Meanwhile at the classroom, a lesson has lectured by the science teach Crewel himself when he discusses about the holiday break.

"Listen up, puppies. I'm sure you're all looking forward to spending your vacation at home...But every year there are those who spend the entire time playing around and forget their homework!" He rants making Glory sweatdrop.

I mean...I understand, but not all of us forget our homework during the break.

Glory thought as she kept her ears open for her to hear his lecture.

"There will be plenty of discipline awaiting those puppies who can't be bothered to do their assignments. Special permission to use Mirror Chamber has been granted for you to travel home. Get your things and report to the proper mirror!" Crewel informs.

"Alright!" They all complied.

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Right after class ended, everyone in this room are chattering with Glory chatting with her friends Deuce and Ace, but unsurprisingly some students are keeping their distance from Glory. But neither of them aren't surprised by this.

"Pew, we're finally released from the shackles of our student life!" Ace cheers.

"As expected of Night Raven College, they don't hold back on the homework." Deuce mutters.

"Well college is college. They always get you work load of homework." Glory remarks.

"True." Grim agrees.

"Oh yeah, Glor, you still haven't found a way to get back to your world, right?" Ace ask curiously.

"He's still working on it, but I have a feeling that he's doing more than just 'work'...." Glory mutters feeling skeptical about Crowley.

"Yeah something's off about that birdbrain that I can't even understand!" Grim chides laying his paws on his hips.

"I guess that means you two will both be at school for the holiday." Deuce guesses and Glory and Grim nod with grins.

"Yup. Rapunzel and the ghosts are putting up a feast tonight." Glory told them.

"And it's going to be fun, y'know!" Grim chirps with a wide smile and both Deuce and Ace smiled warmly at them.

"Gotcha. With the ghosts and Rapunzel's gang here, I guess you guys won't be lonely at all." Ace said with a grin.

"Yup. It'll be one hell of a winter feast!" Glory chirps with a grin, but soon something popped from Deuce's head when he remembered something.

"Wait. If the school is closed for the holiday, doesn't that mean the cafeteria and student store will also be closed?" Deuce assumes causing both Glory and Grim to froze when he said that.

"Welp...sh#t." Glory curses.

"Ffgna! You're totally right. How are we supposed to have our feast?" Grim ask as Glory slightly tilts her head and lays her hand under her chin letting out a soft hum.

"Hmmm...I don't wanna go hungry over the break. Hell I forgot to tell Rapunzel and the others about the cafeteria, but I think we should go ask about Crowley on what to do." Glory suggests and Deuce nods to agree with her.

"That's a good plan. You should probably check with the headmaster as soon as possible." Deuce agrees.

"Yeah. Let's head over to the Mirror Chamber since the Headmaster has to be there to give his approval." Ace advises and they all nod.

"Right, but first...."

Soon they are all surrounded by Glory's fan boys who are ogling at her.

"Glory-chan~."

All of the fan boys are fawning and admiring Glory from afar making Glory and her friends sweatdrop from the attention they received.

"First we need to get rid of these fan boys first, so LET'S GET MOVING GUYS!!!!" Glory shouts as she got up from her seat with Grim climbing to her shoulder and runs off with Ace and Deuce following after her. 

"Got it!" Deuce firmly complies while running beside her.

"Oi don't forget about me! I'm not dealing with these idiots too!!" Ace rants while running with Glory, Deuce, and Grim where they are soon being chased by the entire fan club.

"GLORY-CHAN WAIT FOR US!!!!" They all shout as the pain in the ass goose chase began with the first day of their winter break.

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Heya guys, and oh boy, that was the longest chapter that I've ever done but thank god I'm done with this chapter of episode 4-1! Now before we get to the next chapter of Reincarnation of Mother Gothel, I would like to show you a fan art of Glory that a follower drew and send me this morning. Here it is:

Shout out to Hikari_kim2  for sending this lovely drawing of Glory. She looks so cute and pretty! ❤️👸🌙🌞

Now that's out of the way, Onward to the next chapter of the Scarabia arc!! 🕌🐍🧞‍♂️