Episode 9

**Episode 9** of Forever After is the ninth episode in the series.

## Summary

Robin and Tank begin the story of *Rapunzel*, and finds that the old lady inside the tower is more dangerous than they originally thought.

## Plot

As the magic powder fades away, Robin yelps as she finds herself in a forest, and is shushed by Tank as she freaks out at the sight of a very large Caterpillar. Tank shushes her again as he catches the Caterpillar, and Robin asks why he keeps telling her to be quiet.

Tank tells her they are in *Rapunzel*, and he had seen the Disney version with Mandy Moore where the male lead was a criminal. Robin is offended at Tank's lack of knowledge on Fairy Tales, and explains that no prince in the original fairy tales are ever involved in a fight with the police.

After Tank confirms that they won't be running from palace guards or a detective horse, Robin comments that he actually picked an easy story that didn't have killer plants, just an old woman who likes to garden. Tank points out there has to be a reason the story wasn't finished, and Robin says its probably because the tale needed someone who was an expert in romance. Tank protests, and Robin points out that not everything can be solved with violence and sometimes you need a 'different type' of sword, which grosses Tank out even more.

Tank goes back to the Caterpillar as Robin goes off to produce one swooning maiden, and says he'll give her one hour before checking in. Robin grumbles about the lack of map as she looks for where Rapunzel might be, and finds a tall tower growing out of a tree. She approaches, rambling about how she just needs to seduce a lonely girl into leaving with her, and cringes at how wrong that sounds, but pushes aside the morally ethical dilemma in favor of finishing the story. Arriving at the base of the tower, Robin finds long, blond hair waiting for her to climb, and is disappointed that she wasn't able to call for Rapunzel to let down their hair, but begins to climb up.

Meanwhile, Tank is playing cards with the Caterpillar, and is losing. While he isn't happy, Tank would rather play with the Caterpillar than watch Robin stumble around lost or playing kissy-face with Rapunzel.

    Back at the tower, Robin arrives at the top and enters the room with the charm turned on, but finds it empty. Except for Gothel, who has been waiting for the one who wooed her child. Robin points out that it was probably the last prince who did the story, but Gothel reaches into a small chest, pulls out some black powder, and throws it into Robin's eyes as she proclaims that the Prince Charming will never see Rapunzel again.

Robin's scream reaches Tank, who immediately leaves his game and a now sad Caterpillar behind. Reaching the top of the tower, Tank asks Robin if she is okay and where Rapunzel was. Robin asks if Tank was there, leaving Tank confused until he sees that Robin's eyes are now completely black, a sign of the blinding curse. Robin says that it doesn't hurt, but apparently Gothel was more of a witch than gardener than she thought.

Tanks says he's seen a blinding curse before, and the good news was that it's not permanent, but the only sure way to cure it is to end Rapunzel's story. The curse will stay with Robin, even if she goes to another story, so now, they have no choice but to finish the story of *Rapunzel.*

## Important Events

* Robin and Tank begin the story of *Rapunzel*
* Robin is cursed with blindness by Gothel

## Characters

Tank

Robin

The Caterpillar

Rapunzel (Character) (Mentioned)

Gothel

## Credits

*Written by Violet Matter*

*Storyboarding by Valery Yu*

*Art by Hannah Patten*

Backgrounds by Megan Roberts

*Lettering by Kylie Hunsinger*

*Copy editing by Kat Vendetti*

*Produced by Quinn Sosna-Spear and Wil Kennedy*