Wow... another Kingdom Hearts parody of a Disney film from some random author. Yay! This is Twisting and Turning, a parody of Tangled. Mind you, while the end game will probably be roughly the same, the middle and journey towards the end result will be different, save a few points here and there which you absolutely cannot keep from anything based on Tangled.

DISCLAIMER: I, Skylar Windsong, have no ownership over Kingdom Hearts, the characters within said franchise as well as any other random Disney and Final Fantasy characters that might pop up. Should I own anything here, I wouldn't posting this here and Kingdom Hearts III would have been out already.

Prologue – Sunrise

This is the story of how I died… Okay. You got me. It isn't really. Sorta. This story isn't even mine. It belongs to a young girl called Naminé. But it doesn't begin with her. It starts when a young Fae called Yuna accidently condensed part of the sunrise into a small, gold and white lily.

This lily was rumoured to heal the sick, no matter what their ailment as well as return the old and withered to youth. But nobody could find the flower, not even Yuna, who as a Fae, could live for just about forever. However, one person knew where it was. A witch called Maleficent.

An old woman with white hair and skin so withered with age, it was almost green, approached a glowing flower. It was pure white except for a golden stem as well as small gold designs adorning the petals. The woman held her hands towards the flower and began to sing a song.

"Flower of sunrise gold,
Secret of life and wonder.
Oh power of the untold,
Save me from the yonder.

Light of days gone past,
Return what I lack.
Allow my blood to last,
Return what I yearn for back.

What I yearn for back."

The woman's hair turned black and her skin lost its withered and green state, yet was still quite pale. Satisfied at her regained youth, she covered the flower with a camouflaged basket.

That's all she needed to do. Sing and become young again through the flower's power. Maleficent aside, a kingdom sprung up very close to the flower. It slowly grew over the years. Because of the large number of Fae in the kingdom, bright flowers grew all over. The kingdom was therefore named Radiant Garden. Now, centuries since Maleficent first started using and hiding the flower, the greatest King and Queen the kingdom had ever seen were ruling. Their names were Terra and Aqua.

Queen Aqua fell pregnant. But at the same time she also fell ill. Really ill. Ill to the point where it looked like there was no chance left for her or the baby. The greatest healers, human and Fae alike were sent to care for the Queen, yet none could cure her. But one Fae had an idea of what to do…

"Excuse me!" a small Fae with brown hair in a white and blue dress piped up, the other healers and the King turning to her.

"Yes?" another Fae asked her.

"There's something that might cure the Queen. I haven't mentioned it before in case we found another cure. It's a magical white and gold flower. I made it centuries ago by accident. It has the power to heal the sick. I'm not sure where is anymore though," the first Fae (Yuna) said quietly.

The healers turned to each other and then looked at the King.

"What is your name?" he asked the small Fae.

"Yuna, my lord," she replied with a short curtsey.

"Well then Yuna, you shall help lead the search parties for this flower."

Led by Yuna, many of the kingdom searched for the flower in a desperate bid to save their Queen. Maleficent heard of the search and started to visit the flower more frequently, in order to prevent the searchers from finding it. She did not wish to share the gift of the flower with anyone. However, she was careless.

"What I yearn for back," the old woman finished, turning young again.

"I swear it was around here somewhere!" a small voice cried out from nearby.

Lights from Materia lanterns lit up the forest. Maleficent, knowing that the searchers were nearing the flower, hastily hid it and fled into the bushes. Yet as she ran, her own lantern knocked the basket off, exposing the flower. The bright glow attracted Yuna's eye and she led the searchers toward it.

"There it is! My flower!" the tiny Fae cried out.

The search party cried out in joy and under the careful instruction of Yuna uprooted the white and gold flower. Hidden from their eyes, Maleficent glared as they took away the magic flower that had kept her young for so long.

The healers carefully created a medicinal potion with the magic of flower. In the process, the flower lost all its power. When deemed ready, Yuna brought the potion to the Queen who weakly took a sip. No sooner than she had swallowed, her skin regained its colour and she sat up, feeling much healthier. The King stared open eyed as Queen Aqua was cured in front of him.

"Terra… I'm well again," she whispered happily.

Terra and Aqua embraced. However, the sense of calm that gripped them was short lived. She quickly pulled out of the embrace.

"Aqua! What's wrong?" Terra asked his Queen, worried.

"She's coming! Our baby is coming!"

The Queen had been healed but no sooner than she was, she as thrust into another emergency as her baby had decided to come. The healers worked through the night until the baby was born as the sun rose over the horizon. From the minute she was born it was clear she was special. Even as a new-born, the child had long golden hair. As the King and Queen held her, they could feel the magic coming from the baby princess. They named her…

Terra held a small baby girl in his large arms. Aqua laughed as the baby began reaching for the crown on his head. She took the child from her husband's arms.

"Have you decided on a name yet my love?" Terra asked, already deciding that Aqua should have the right to name the child.

"Her name is… Naminé."

You probably guessed that. To celebrate the birth of Princess Naminé, heir to the Radiant Garden throne, the King and Queen launched a kite into the air. Attached to the kite was a Materia lantern glowing brightly.

Naminé reached up with her tiny fists, trying to grab the kite her father was holding. Aqua laughed warmly as she held her daughter. She guided Naminé's toward the kite and placed it on it. Terra placed his left hand on top of his wife and daughter's. Together they launched the kite into the sky.

For that small window of time, there was nothing wrong with the world.

But of course, it would never last. As the castle slept, an old woman appeared at baby Naminé's window.

Maleficent, once again old, stepped into the nursery. She made her way to the peaceful princess, sleeping contentedly in her cot. The witch grabbed a hold of some of the girl's hair, careful not to wake the sleeping child. In her other hand, she held a knife.

"Flower of sunrise gold,
Secret of life and wonder…"

As the knife cut off a lock of the baby's hair, it turned from a golden blonde to a white blonde. The golden hair that was glowing beforehand stopped its magic and Maleficent became old once more. The witch stopped singing immediately. Her mind raced as she considered her next plan of action. She decided in a matter of seconds.

Naminé's cries woke Aqua and Terra who rushed to their daughter's bedroom, immediately sensing something was wrong. They were too late however. All they saw was a cloaked woman steal their daughter and with a flash of green light, both the witch and Naminé were gone.

Maleficent, now young, took a deep breath in and cast a spell, magically raising a tower.

Maleficent took Naminé to the borders of the kingdom, in a forest separating Radiant Garden from Enchanted Dominion. There, she created a magical tower and raised Naminé there. She had found a new flower and this time was determined to keep her.

King Terra and Queen Aqua sent many search parties out to look for their lost daughter yet were only met with failure. As the years went by, the hope of finding Naminé dwindled away. Three years after she was taken, the Queen had another child, Kairi. Kairi was told about her older sister from a young age. And every year, the red haired princess was given a great honour…

"Mama, why can't I play outside?" an eight year old Naminé asked her 'mother'.

"It's too dangerous for you out there Naminé," Maleficent answered.

"Is it time for me to launch the kite now Papa?" a five year old Kairi asked her father.

"Yes it is Kairi," Terra replied as he blinked back tears.

Aqua wasn't hiding hers as she lifted her younger daughter up. Kairi took hold of the kite and launched it into the sky while thousands of others followed. Kairi gasped at the glowing Materia lights, hoping that her big sister Naminé would see them light up the skies.

Naminé carefully snuck over to the main window of the tower she called home, her long hair trailing behind on the floor. She opened up the shutters and giggled in delight as she watched the floating lights decorate the sky.

Every year on Naminé's birthday, Kairi would launch a kite into the sky, which was followed by thousands launched from the citizens of Radiant Garden. The older princess, not that she knew it, would watch every year, always wondering why they chose to light up the sky on her birthday. Not knowing that she was the lost Sunrise Princess of Radiant Garden.

So whaddya think? The stage is set, let the fun and games begin! Cookies for anyone who figures out who was narrating the prologue! Also cookies for any reviewers (minus flamer) and anybody bothered to Fave/Follow.

And a brownie for anyone who realises what song the title of the fic is referencing!