Tabaluga Tangled AU doodle dump because it's my favorite movie and I haven't seen it yet in the fandom! I also took inspiration from the Tabaluga and Leo Christmas Special for this.
In this AU Lilli is the princess kept locked away in the Ice Castle and Arktos is her Mother Gothel. Although Lilli doesn't know a lot about Greenland, she is fascinated by its culture and festivals and dreams of going there someday. One day, on her birthday, she asks Arktos if she can visit Greenland but he refuses like always which disappoints her. To make her feel better, Arktos steals the Jewel of Greenland to give to her as a birthday gift. Without the jewel, the super important one in a thousand years celebration can't happen so Tabaluga breaks into the Ice Castle to get it back and that's when he meets Lilli. Because Arktos fed her a lot of "scary dragon" propaganda she freaks out initially and whacks him on the head with a pan, but then she realizes he isn't a threat and they are able to have a talk. When Tabaluga explains the importance of the jewel, she promises to give it back if Tabaluga takes her to the festival. And of course they end up falling in love ❤️
I want to redeem Arktos in this AU. I don't want him to die like Mother Gothel because I love him too much lol. And he's different from Mother Gothel in a way. Unlike Gothel he doesn't keep Lilli locked so he can manipulate her and use her for her magic powers, I think he genuinly believes that he is protecting her. He truly cares about her even though he shows it in a bad way that ends up hurting her. I think Lilli would choose to leave and settle in Greenland with Tabaluga but maybe with time Arktos understands that what he did was wrong and she forgives him and is able to reconnect with him.

















