Cassunzel

Cassunzel is the femslash ship between Rapunzel and Cassandra from the Tangled fandom.

Tangled: Before Ever After
Shortly after Rapunzel began to live life as a princess with her birth family, she befriends her handmaid Cassandra, since she is the one who helps Rapunzel to adjust royal life by teaching her all that she needs to know; as well as other things that she wouldn't have learned within her isolated tower. Along with making sure that Rapunzel is on time for her responsibilities. While Cassandra is loyal to King Fredric, who is overprotective of Rapunzel, she does care about the Princess and her happiness, which is why she goes against the rule of not allowing Rapunzel to cross over Corona's wall. Since Rapunzel wants to see more of the outside world and knew that sneaking her over the boarder wall, for a short time, would make her happy; despite Cassandra knowing that her action will get her in trouble. After allowing Rapunzel to enjoy her moment of being outside Corona's boarders, Cassandra takes her to the very spot that the royal guards had found the magic flower that saved the Queen while she was pregnant with Rapunzel; along with showing her the mysterious black rocks that sprouted out of the ground sometime later. After Rapunzel touches the rocks her long, blond hair grows back as the rocks began to chase them and while they were to get way from them, the girls knew that Rapunzel's sudden hair growth would raise questions that would get them in trouble.

When they got back the castle Cass, Rapunzel's nickname for Cassandra, has a quick joke about the hair style she could give her friend, hoping that Rapunzel's returned hair would turn brown again once they cut it to hide the evidence, only to learn the hard way that it can't be cut. No matter what they used to do it. With little choice Cass provides Rapunzel with a hair-net like wig to hide it. Cassandra helps Rapunzel to tuck her hair into it before giving her friend a pet talk about the coronation. After the secret of Rapunzel's hair was out and the two, along with Eugene, were able to save the King and a hand full of nobles from Lady Caine, Rapunzel doesn't tell her father that it was Cassandra's idea for her to spend some time outside Corona's boarders, to keep her friend from getting into trouble. As well as making sure that the blame of their actions are on her alone.

Season One
While Cassandra understands that Rapunzel's questions about her long, returned hair need to be answered, her fears of the punishment she'll receive, once the King or her own father learns that it was her who took Rapunzel over the wall that night, gets her to make Rapunzel swear to not breath a word to Eugene or anyone else about their midnight trip. Even though Rapunzel had already kept that fact from her father when she told him the half truth of it. After Rapunzel reassures her friend that she has no intention of getting her into trouble, Cassandra tells Rapunzel about a "wizard" she heard about called Varian and how his "magic" might be able to help them, before they make their way to the mainland village Old Corona.

Season Two/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Before Rapunzel begins her journey of following the black rock with her friends, Cassandra, Eugene, Pascal, Lance, Hook Foot and Shorty, the King had asked Cassandra to keep Rapunzel safe and she reminds her friend of this, along with the dangers they may come across on the way, since the world outside Corona isn't all fun and games, as they approach the first big city on their journey.

Season Three
One of the main reasons why Cassandra had betrayed Rapunzel are shown in the flashback prologue of "Rapunzel's Return", that reveals what Cass had seen in the mysterious room at the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow during "Rapunzeltopia". Being reminded of the night her mother left her all one her own, while she disappears with baby Rapunzel in her arms, is what the Enchanted Girl used to convince Cassandra that she would always be overshadowed by Rapunzel, no matter what she did for say. Which is why she took her Moonstone opal and declares that Rapunzel's destiny belongs to her. Despite being told all this by Cass when she explained her reasons and what she saw in that room, Rapunzel didn't care that Cass is Gothel's blood daughter, as in a way it makes them sisters, and she tells Cass this as Rapunzel tries to reason with her, but Adira intervening and Rapunzel asking Cassandra wait, prevented her from listening to the rest of Rapunzel's words, as she was tried of waiting, no longer views Rapunzel as a friend and has decided to cross the line that has kept her back. No matter the cost, as she used her use powers and weapon to destroy the bridge of Black Rocks Cass created to make her getaway. Failing to chase after Cassandra, as Rapunzel kept on trying to reason with her up until she sliced the black rock make bridge, left the blond haired horrified at the fact that her best friend is now her newest enemy. After Rapunzel and her friends returned to Corona and restored order to the kingdom, Rapunzel finally begins to open up about Cassandra's betrayal with Eugene.

As Rapunzel reflects on what happened between her and Cassandra at the Dark Kingdom, and how it let up to it, the mysterious Enchanted Child helps Cass to master the Moonstone's power by feeding the anger and envy she has for Rapunzel. Despite what a few people say about Cass and how her actions of betrayal towards Rapunzel is a sign that she isn't coming back, Rapunzel refuses to believe that fact or to let go of the friendship she has with Cassandra, as friends don't give up on each other.

Song
View From Up Here | Mandy Moore and Eden Espinosa

Crossing the Line | Mandy Moore and Eden Espinosa

Fanon
Cassunzel is the most popular femslash ship of the Disney Tangled fandom, a bit like how Honeygogo is seen as the main femslash ship of the Big Hero 6 fandom.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Rapunzel/Cassandra on FanFiction.Net
 * Rapunzel/Cassandra on FanFiction.Net

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WIKI
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