Tiana, the leader of a rebellion against Lady Tremaine, learns about this and informs Cinderella, who has joined the rebellion, to see if she knows anything. Years later, Rapunzel, now known as Lady Tremaine, has Anastasia's coffin delivered to her house. While Anastasia remains perfectly preserved in the coffin throughout the years, Drizella grows up missing her and wishing she would come back but with every year that passes, she begins to resent her for taking up all of their mother's love and attention. (" The Garden of Forking Paths", "One Little Tear") Instead, Rapunzel imprisons Gothel in her own tower and vows to Anastasia that she will find a way to revive her someday. Disappointed that Rapunzel was not pure of heart enough to be the Guardian, Gothel theorizes perhaps someone else in her bloodline is more suitable, like Anastasia, and she reveals her intentions of keeping the girl's body in the tower. A distraught Rapunzel begs Gothel for help, and Gothel magically preserves her body with one breath left in it. While Rapunzel blames Marcus for her death, Ella blames herself for it. Anastasia's body is eventually retrieved, though she is already dead. The girls' combined weight causes the ice to give way, causing them to fall into the water, to which Marcus jumps in to rescue them, but as he is only able to grab one girl, he pulls up Ella first, much to Rapunzel's horror and panic. As the couple becomes distracted in their conversation, the snowman's hat is blown away by the wind, prompting Ella to go onto an iced-over lake to retrieve it, however, Anastasia goes to her stepsister's side upon seeing the ice beneath her is cracking. During a snowy day, Anastasia, Drizella, and Ella make a snowman together as Rapunzel and Marcus watch from nearby, with Rapunzel wistfully commenting how much the three girls truly look like sisters. ("One Little Tear", " Secret Garden")īy the time Anastasia is fourteen years old, and after one year of searching for Cecelia, Marcus gives up, believing Cecelia no longer loves him and welcomes Rapunzel back into the family. At Drizella's birthday party, Anastasia is present for the celebration, where a jealous Rapunzel overhears Drizella thank Cecelia for her gift and refer to her as "Mother", spurring her into cursing Cecelia's heart, which then forces the woman to run away to protect her loved ones. Marcus insists Anastasia adores her, but Rapunzel is saddened by how distant Drizella is with her, to which Marcus tells her to give her time since Drizella was very little when Rapunzel disappeared. After their father come to fetch them, Rapunzel expresses how her relationship with her daughters are not going well. Anastasia assures her they came to see her and not for the tea, and even asks Drizella to chime in agreement, however, Drizella reluctantly admits she is thirsty. While spending an afternoon with her daughters, Rapunzel notices she has run out of tea for them. When Cecelia comes out, Marcus explains moving on with his life and having a new blended family as he assumed Rapunzel was dead. Rapunzel is led by the lanterns to her the family manor, where she happily reunites with Anastasia by giving her a warm embrace and Drizella is all but ignored by her until Marcus appears, shocked to see that his former wife is actually alive. Despite Drizella coming up with the suggestion, she is skeptical anything will come out of it, while Anastasia is the one who releases the lanterns, not wanting to give up hope on their mother just yet. Some years later, Drizella comes up with the idea to light lanterns and release them into the night sky as a way to guide her and Anastasia's mother back to them. When Drizella opens her eyes, she sees a path of lanterns, which guides them home. Drizella worries they still cannot find their way home, but Anastasia takes her hands and has her close her eyes as she encourages her that they can do it together. (" One Little Tear")Īs children, Anastasia and her sister play hide-and-seek in the woods, however, Drizella panics when she cannot find her but eventually reunites with her after spotting a floating lit lantern nearby. In time, Marcus remarries Cecelia and his daughters become stepsisters to Cecelia's young daughter Ella.
Rapunzel strangely disappears, with only her cloak left behind, when in fact she becomes entrapped in a tower after making a deal with a witch to secure her family's survival. During a lean season where food is scarce, she and her family are traveling on a wagon when her mother stops by a garden to pick radishes to feed them. Anastasia is the daughter of Rapunzel and Marcus Tremaine, and older sister of Drizella.