"The outside world is a dangerous place, filled with horrible, selfish people. You must stay here, where you're safe. Do you understand, flower?" asks Deb

"Yes Mommy" says Kathy

"But the walls of that tower could not hide year, on her birthday, the King and Queen released thousands of lanterns into the sky, in hope that one day, their lost princess would return." says Marlin

Flynn, Mother Gothel, the king and queen leave the stage. The curtains close and open to find Rapunzel and Pascal, who is Nemo playing hide and seek. When the game is over Rapunzel sings about her normal routine, after denying Pascal from going outside.

"7 AM, the usual morning lineup:Start on the chores and sweep 'til the floor's all clean,

Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and shine up Sweep again,

And by then It's like 7:15. And so I'll read a book or maybe two or three. I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery, I'll play guitar and knit, and cook and basically

Just wonder when will my life begin? Then after lunch it's puzzles and darts, and baking

Paper mache, a bit of ballet and chess. Pottery and ventriloquy, candle making

Then I'll stretch, Maybe sketch,Take a climb, sew a dress! And I'll reread the books if I have time to spare I'll paint the walls some more, I'm sure there's room somewhere. And then I'll brush and brush, and brush and brush my hair. Stuck in the same place I've always been.

And I'll keep wonderin' and wonderin', and wonderin', and wonderin' When will my life begin? Tomorrow night the lights will appear Just like they do on my birthday each year.

What is it like out there where they glow? Now that I'm older, mother might just let me go." sings Dory

In the meantime, Flynn is stealing the crown with his buddy and he finds a poster where his nose is wrong and he complains about it before running off with the crown. He stops to look at the scene and talks about his dream. Back at the tower Mother Gothel returns and Rapunzel quickly goes through the song so she can ask her "mother" what she wants to ask.

"So, mother, earlier I was saying tomorrow's a pretty big day and you didn't really respond, so I'm just gonna tell you, it's my birthday! Uh. Tada!" says Dory

"No, no, no, can't be. I distinctly remember: your birthday was last year. says Deb

"That's the funny thing about birthdays–they're kind of an annual thing! Uh.

Mother, I'm turning eighteen, and I wanted to ask, uh, what I really want for this birthday...

Actually what I really want for my birth–want for my birth–"starts Dory

"Okay, Rapunzel, please, stop with the mumbling. You know how I feel about the mumbling–blah-blah-blah-blah, it's very annoying, I'm just teasing, you're adorable, I love you so much, darling. Agh." says Deb

Pascal urges Rapunzel to continue on with what she wants to say.

"Agh, I want to see the floating lights." says Dory

"Uh-huh. What?" asks Deb

"Oh. Well, I was hoping you would take me to see the floating lights." says Dory

"Oo. You mean the stars." says Deb

"That's the thing.I've charted stars and they're always constant–but these–they appear every year on my birthday, mother–ONLY on my birthday. And I can't help but feel like they're... they're meant for me.I need to see them, mother, and not just from my window. In person.

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