AN: This story starts where they are walking into the school and Ben claps at the statue.
All Carlos knew for sure was that there was a clap, then the statue's face changed. It changed into a beast and he leaped into Jay's arms, yelping.
"'Los! It's not real." Jay whispered loud enough for only him to hear, but despite the comfort, Carlos felt himself subsiding into the darkness. Then it stopped. He knew why, and that it wouldn't last... no matter how hard he concentrated, but at least he was okay for the moment he was okay. He pushed himself out of his friend's and brushed himself off, tuning into what Ben was saying,
"... just a statue. My dad wanted to show anything is possible."
"You're afraid of the statue?! It's a beast! Shouldn't you just want to skin it or something?" Audrey jeered. Carlos could feel his grip loosening as he began to fade, but he took a breath and calmed down. As long as he stayed concentrated, they wouldn't know. Before any of his friends could say anything, Ben scolded her with a(still somehow polite) "Princess". Then he turned to the newcomers,
"I apologize. If I'd have known, I would not have done that." Carlos just muttered "Whatever." and barely paid attention as they kept going and Mal made some joke about it shedding or the couch or something. To say he was relieved when they got to their rooms and he shut the door behind him was an understatement. From a bed of his very own, to their own TV, the room was amazing. And just as Jay told him he was leaving to do something(probably steal), he finally couldn't hold the panic back anymore. He'd learned how to use his magic to keep himself temporarily calm, but when the panic did come, it came with a fury. Flashbacks made him completely unaware and he would either freeze, or scrunch himself up into a small ball. He knew his breathing was becoming less and less steady, as his heart began to beat faster, by the time it got to that point, Carlos never cared. He was too far gone.
"I... 'Los?" Jay barged back into the room hours(abut a minute) later. Carlos could hear the disappointment in his voice, and he didn't blame his friend. Carlos was a mess, he'd be disappointed in himself too. Villians shouldn't feel fear. They should hardly feel at all, but he couldn't help it, as he slipped further and further away from reality. If Jay didn't do something soon, he knew Carlos would pass out and or puke. And neither were a good way to start school in the new land,"Carlos! It's me, Jay. You need to calm down okay?... Carlos?" He didn't answer(unless you count muttering under your breath, barely audible, answering). It took him a while to understand, but he finally realized the boy was apologizing, repeatedly and frantically. The worst part was that when he walked over to snap him out of it and touched him on the shoulder, he flinched so violently that he threw himself back into the wall. At some point, he began to calm down and slow his breathing, before passing out. Jay wished he could have done something, but he knew that he had no choice but to leave him alone. At least school didn't start until the next day and they were pretty much going to be left to their own devices until then. He stayed in the room to keep an eye on his friend and grabbed one of the laptops that were in the room.
All this was caused by a stupid statue.
Later Carlos refused to talk about what had happened other than to apologize about being so frightened of the statue. He didn't even acknowledge Jay when he told him not to be. He just got up and began to play a video game on the TV in their room until the girls came into their room later.
