00:00Long ago, in a quiet kingdom surrounded by forests and rivers, there lived a girl named
00:05Rapunzel.
00:07You may have heard of her before, famous for her golden hair that stretched like a ribbon
00:11of sunlight down the walls of a tall tower.
00:15But this is not just that tale.
00:17This is the story of what happened after she left the tower and stepped into a world she
00:23never imagined.
00:24Rapunzel had been free for some time now.
00:26She lived in a small cottage by the edge of the woods, with her chameleon friend Nibs,
00:32a clever little creature who liked to nap in teacups and change colors with his moods.
00:38Together, they had built a simple life full of quiet days, long walks, and Rapunzel's
00:44favorite hobby, inventing.
00:46Yes, inventing.
00:47You see, during all those years alone in the tower, Rapunzel had more than just time to
00:52grow her hair.
00:53She read books, sketched designs, and learned how to build things out of scraps and dreams.
01:00Clocks, gliders, tiny machines that whirred and clicked.
01:04Her cottage was full of them.
01:06One rainy morning, as Rapunzel sat tinkering with an odd-looking device made from gears,
01:11glass, and golden string, something strange happened.
01:15The room filled with a soft humming sound.
01:17Nibs squeaked and hid behind a teacup.
01:19The machine lit up, blinking and spinning faster and faster.
01:23Then bang.
01:24A bright flash of light burst from the machine, and everything went still.
01:29Rapunzel opened her eyes.
01:30Her cottage was gone.
01:32She was standing in the middle of a stone courtyard.
01:35But it wasn't her time.
01:37The buildings were taller.
01:38The air smelled of smoke and metal, and strange carriages rolled by without horses.
01:44A large metal bird flew across the sky.
01:47Nibs peeked out of her satchel and taunt purple with surprise.
01:51Where are we?
01:51Rapunzel whispered.
01:53Just then, a girl about her age walked by, wearing shiny boots and tapping on a glowing
01:58rectangle in her hand.
01:59She looked up, startled to see a barefoot girl with golden hair trailing down the cobblestone.
02:06Um, cool costume, she said.
02:08Are you filming something?
02:10Rapunzel blinked.
02:11I don't know what that means.
02:13The girl laughed.
02:14Okay, you're funny.
02:15I'm Raya.
02:16You look lost.
02:17And so began the most curious journey Rapunzel had ever taken.
02:21Through time itself, Raya brought her to a place called a museum,
02:25which was filled with ancient things from the past.
02:27Rapunzel wandered the halls wide-eyed, staring at stone tablets and old carriages,
02:34and even a cracked spinning wheel that looked just like the one from her tower.
02:39She touched it gently and whispered.
02:42I remember this.
02:44That night, Raya took her home to a small apartment filled with glowing lights and strange sounds.
02:50Machines that played music, boxes that showed moving pictures, and buttons everywhere.
02:55Rapunzel was fascinated.
02:56But deep inside, she felt something tugging like her heart was stretched across time.
03:01She missed the forest.
03:03She missed the quiet.
03:04She even missed her teacups.
03:06Why did the machines send me here?
03:08She wondered aloud, watching city lights flicker outside the window.
03:13Nibs curled up in her lap and blinked sleepily.
03:15The next day, Raya took Rapunzel to her school,
03:18a place filled with children learning from glowing boards and talking computers.
03:22Rapunzel smiled.
03:24She remembered teaching herself with dusty books in her tower.
03:28Here, everyone learned together.
03:30She liked that.
03:32But then, something unexpected happened.
03:35As she touched one of the strange glowing desks, a spark zipped up her arm.
03:39Her hair glowed softly.
03:41The humming started again.
03:43The machine, whatever it was, was still with her.
03:46A small symbol blinked into her mind.
03:48A spiral of time.
03:50It was as if the machine had embedded itself in her very thoughts.
03:53She could feel it pulling her, guiding her.
03:56Not just to learn about this time, but to fix something.
04:00Something out of place.
04:01Later, as she walked through a garden behind the school,
04:05she spotted a statue of a woman, tall, regal, and crowned with flowers.
04:10Her own face stared back at her.
04:12Queen Rapunzel read the plaque.
04:15The young Invy...
