Genetically made in a lab, Rapunzel’s hair was designed specifically for healing. Her hair had microscopic needles and technology that whenever they wrapped around a person they would pierce skin just enough to know where the damage was to target it.

Groundbreaking as it was, the only reason they needed a human for this type of treatment is because using robots for hair was near impossible. Hair was unique like that. They’ll always grow back and each strand was unlike others in terms of length, texture and even color.

The scientists kept Rapunzel in the lab for over 18 years wherein she learnt science was taken care of like a daughter by the head scientist, Mother Gothel.

Everything she could possibly want except going outside was granted.

It wasn’t enough though.

When Mother Gothel waa going away for a conference on the results of the healing hair an infamous sci-tech thief infiltrated the lab hoping nobody was there. The rumors of a revolutionary healing tech was in here and he was going to take it to sell to the highest bidder.

Little did he know there was and this person hit him with a frying pan she was going to use to cook eggs.

Securely tied to a chair, he was surprised to see a young girl with impossibly long golden hair glaring at him.

“How you doing sweetheart?” He started, putting on his signature smoulder that worked on other girls before.

He was promptly hit with a frying pan.

Once again waking up approximately 30 minutes later, the girl was busy braid her hair.

“Do you know how to get out?” She asked, handles expertly moving hair one after the other. Fascinating.

“If you’d let me go yes.” Flynn replied and Rapunzel strapped an old prison bracelet on his arm before cutting the ropes tied to him.

“Untrusting aren’t you?” Flynn replied getting deja vu of all the times prison bracelets like this shocked him to unconsciousness.

“Of intruders? Absolutely. Any funny business and I’ll press this button.” Rapunzel waved the remote for the bracelet in front of him.

He could almost grab it away if it weren’t for the 1 meter of space between them. Maybe she was a man hater that was why the smoulder didn’t work. His charm wasn’t universal he could accept that.

“Alright what do you want? A cut of the money when I sell the healing tech in here?” Flynn started, knowing what everybody wants anyways. Its what he wants to which is why he’s constantly risking his life.

“Help me get out of here.” Rapunzel said, serious.

“You mean you’re a prisoner here like me?” Flynn thought human experiments were illegal. Not that it’d stop mad scientists but surely ones who’d have conferences in front of the medical community.

“No.”

“You’re too young to be a scientist. To get into Gothel’s team you’d need to be 10 years into the game-“

“I know how the healing tech works. I can help you sell it. Let’s get out of here.”

Flynn was already sold on the word sell so he held put his hand for a handshake. “50-50 split then.”

Rapunzel side eyed him.

“40-60.”

“All you have to do is be a guide it’s quite unfair.”

“Let’s call it hazard pay as we can die trying to get out of here.”

“Good luck to you then.” Rapunzel made a show of pressing her button.

Flynn felt trauma rise up. “Alright! Alright! 30-60 last offer.”

He felt Rapunzel take his hand shaking it. Her hand was small against his and there was an excited glint in her green eyes as she said. “Deal.”

Such a shame was a man hater. He wouldn’t mind a romance with her.