Author's Note: Hey everyone! Thank you for everyone that's read Selene and favorited/followed it. And thanks for those that reviewed. Now I'm back with the sequel! I've been so busy with work, but I have been writing. Now that I finally have a free three-day weekend (yay for state holidays!) I can post the first chapter.

Chapter 1

Jay burst through the front doors of Auradon Prep, running past the statue of King Beast, his friends right behind him. He couldn't wait for them to catch up. She was there. She was off the Isle of the Lost and she was there with him.

The King's Council agreed to allow three new students to transfer from the Isle of the Lost. Carlos De Vil had suggested Harold and Jason Badun, aka Harry and Jace, cousins. They were sons of Cruella's sibling henchmen, Horace and Jasper. The cousins donned their t-shirt and Auradon reject sports coats with patches in places that were ripped or holey as opposed to for fashion purposes. The boys were almost carbon copies of their fathers and much like their fathers there was a significant difference in eight, roughly 18 inches.

The third student, Jay's suggestion, was Selene. She was the daughter of Stromboli, the crazed puppet master that had imprisoned Pinocchio for his own financial gain. She stood

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Auradon and King Ben stood in front of the school greeting the three new students when all the commotion happened. Ben looked back to see his friends running toward them. He attempted to hide his smile as Jay came to a halt next to him.

"Hey, Feisty," Jay said breathlessly after his run from the boys' dorms to the Beast's statue. A smile plastered on his face. He'd used his nickname for her like he always did on the Isle. Unlike their time on the Isle, this was the first time he'd used it in front of other people.

The girl he spoke to smiled back shyly, as she was used to talking to him in the privacy of her rooftop. She stood there, a head shorter than Jay, in her long sleeved, green shirt, tan pants, and simple beat up, old tennis shoes. Her jet black hair was pulled back, just at the top, leaving the rest of her pin straight hair to hang down her back. She was as he remembered her. Not frilly like the girls in Auradon, but not grungy like the girls of the Isle either. She was simple, practical.

It hadn't been that long since he last saw her before going through the catacombs, maybe a few months. He'd spent his summer in Auradon, with the other Isle transfer students, attending summer school to catch up with their peers. Not that they'd voluntarily go back to their parents and the Isle. But for Jay, those summer months felt like ages. Now it was a new year with new beginnings.

Selene was not used to others watching her every move and right now all eyes were on the both of them. She knew how to keep a low profile and she knew how to fake being evil when someone tried to test her, but she didn't need to be evil. Now that she was in Auradon, she needed to learn how to fake normal.

"Hi, Jay," Selene greeted back.

"Second wish granted," he stated. He felt a surge of energy and power within him that he'd never felt before. He did everything he could to keep himself composed, with only the big smile on his face revealing what was going on within him.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion at Jay's statement. It was an inside joke between the two. Something they'd discussed long ago that Jay never forgot.

Selene could feel her emotions getting the better of her and she did her best to keep the tears from appearing in her eyes.

She could see the limo driver take advantage of the situation to step up to Ben and and steal his attention for a second. He leaned into the Auradon ruler and whispered in his hear. She and Ben locked eyes for a second. Serious eyes meeting serious eyes.

"Thank you," Selene said turning her attention back to Jay, lightly playing with the end of her long sleeve shirt.

She had wanted to get off the Isle of the Lost all her life. Jay was her only friend and she knew he was the one behind her transfer. King Ben had brought over the children of the most infamous villains, not the D-list ones that could have done 10 to 20 years in prison with possible parole.

She hesitated before she took a few steps closer to Jay and wrapped her arms around his waist. She couldn't wait until they were alone like she had originally planned.

Harry scratched his head through is flat cap in confusion. He looked up at his taller cousin, who looked back down at him, exchanging an odd look. They turned their attention back to Selene. Not only was their conversation odd, but no one from the Isle thanked anyone, let alone hugged them.

Evie squealed with excitement and as the others looked on, happy for their friend. Freddie simply watched as the events unfolded, as she wasn't so used to all the affection just yet. At least she stopped shuddering and looking away.

Jay placed his hands at the small of her back. Selene could feel the discomfort just by them being there, but then Jay gave a light squeeze causing Selene to whimper and quickly pull away.

Ben cleared his throat as the driver walked off, causing a distraction before Jay could form a proper question regarding her actions.

After getting everyone's attention he said, "Well, as I was saying. Welcome to Auradon! You see a few familiar faces already. Feel free to come to me or the others if you have any questions," he stated with a big smile on his face. "How about we head inside?"

"Are you okay?" Jay asked Selene in a whisper.

Apparently Ben's distraction wasn't enough. Jay didn't miss the way she coiled away from him and he wasn't going to let it go so easily.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she stated before following Ben and the others.

Ben led the three new students up the walkway where the other students were waiting and showed them the statue of King Beast just as he'd done with the original four transfers, and Freddie when she'd arrived shortly after them.

"That's so cool," Harry said when the statue transformed right in front of their eyes.

"Creepy," Jace stated, leaning over the hedge surrounding the statue, stretching out a lanky arm so he could reach up to poke the statue's foot. Under his fingerless glove covered hand he could feel the cold hard bronze surface. "But so cool."

Carlos blushed to himself as he remembered his first encounter with the statue. His former "lackeys," for lack of a better term, were a bit braver than he was on his first day.

As they entered the main foyer of the dorms, Ben said, "Feel free to hang out the rest of the day. Umm… Carlos, Jay, could you guys help Harry and Jace get settled in?"

"What about Selene?" Jay asked.

He had planned to be with Selene the whole day. He already knew what spots to show her on campus.

"We can do it," Evie pipped in excitedly, referring to herself and the other girls.

"Actually, I wanted to talk to Selene for a bit," Ben confessed.

"Ben, you promised," Jay started.

"I promised you a lot of things, Jay," Ben said. "And I've been good on all of them. You'll still have your Sunday with Selene."

Ben made to move around Jay, but Jay blocked his way.

"Well, where are you going?" Jay asked.

Ben looked at Selene. She knew what Ben knew and looked down in shame. Ben chanced a look at the other students as they were still there watching things play out. He caught Jace and Harry's eyes. They also knew what Ben knew. As any minion would do, they kept their head down, their matching flat caps covering their eyes. You never got involved with someone else's problems unless ordered to.

Taking a step closer to Jay, he said in a low voice, "There was some," Ben cleared his throat, "trouble on the Isle before they left."

Selene could just barely hear what Ben had said and was thankful for his discretion.

"What did he do to you?" Jay asked Selene worriedly in his normal tone.

She wished he'd been more discreet as Ben had been. She couldn't say anything, not in front of everyone. Jay looked at Harry and Jace. They still kept their eyes glued to the floor.

"Wherever you're going, I'm coming with you." Jay stated, looking right at Ben.

He wasn't going anywhere without Selene. Especially not after finding out there was "trouble" on the Isle. He'd helped patched her up before and he was more than willing to do it again.

"It's nothing," Selene whispered.

Ben and Jay stared at each other for a good minute. Jay wasn't going to budge and Ben knew it.

"Alright," Ben stated loud and clear, looking away from his friend. "You guys get situated, catch up, and all that," he said to the majority of the group. "The three of us are gonna go for a walk."

Carlos, Doug, Evie, Freddie, Harry, Jace, and Mal gave them weary glances, but did as told.

"Do you think it was her da-" Evie started to say, but was cut off by Freddie.

"Shh," she said and they all made their way up the stairs.

She tried to be quiet, but the three left standing in the foyer heard her.

"You told them," Selene stated accusingly once they were out of sight.

"Just what they already know," Jay said, not willing to lie to her.

"They know nothing about me."

"Everyone from the Isle knows that everyone else gets abused," Jay defended himself. "I never got specific."

"And your driver told you," Selene said to Ben this time.

"Driver?" Jay asked confused. "How does he know?

"I just want to be sure you're okay," Ben stated ignoring Jay, and leading them down the hall. "It wouldn't be right for a King to ignore the suffering of his people."

Selene let out an exasperated sigh as she and Jay followed Ben. "So, where are we going?" Selene asked.

"Nurse's office," was all he said.

Selene stopped in her tracks, the two boys stopping with her. "It's not that bad," she said nervously.

Selene had never been to a nurse or a doctor. She always patched herself up with the exception of the handful of times Jay did it for her.

"It's just precautionary," Ben looked over to his friend. "Jay, help me out here."

Jay hesitated. History told him she'd be okay. But Ben was the King, his friend, and he was just playing it safe.

"You saw the way she flinched away just by you hugging her," Ben said, trying to get Jay to see reason.

Selene guessed she wasn't as discrete as she thought.

"He squeezed me a little," Selene said trying to get out of going to the nurse. "It was just a little pain and I backed away because I wasn't expecting it. It was a jerk reaction."

Jay let out a sigh. "I know you don't want to," he said to Selene. "But it'll be okay."

Ben smiled at his friend. "And if it isn't bad, you'll be in and out, no problem. Then you two can have the rest of your Sunday all to yourselves."

They approached the nurses office. There was a sign on the door indicating that the residential nurse would be "Back in 15 minutes."

Selene let out a sigh of relief. She wouldn't have to see a nurse.

Despite the sign, Ben proceeded inside. "We'll just use Baymax until Nurse Hamada returns."

"What's a Baymax?" Jay and Selene asked together.

The three students walked into the nurse's office and Ben closed the door behind them. He looked around the empty room. There was a couch to their left, a small desk to their right, and passed the waist high wooden separator were a couple of beds, a medicine cabinet, and what looked like another office.

"Ow?" Ben said, not exactly sure what to do to activate the robot.

Selene gasped and reached for Jay's hand as a white marshmallow man started inflating behind the desk. It was just slightly taller than six feet in height. It stepped out of it's charging station and walked over with a slight waddle to the three teenagers.

"Hello," it greeted. "I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion. I heard a sound of distress. What seems to be the trouble?"

Despite the robotic voice it was in a tone that didn't seem intimidating. It was soothing and friendly.

"That's awesome," Jay said amazed, but still partially blocked Selene to protect her.

"Selene is a new student and I wanted her to be looked over," Ben said to Baymax. "Could you please run a preliminary diagnosis while Nurse Hamada is away?"

"Yes," Baymax answered robotically. "Please come out and I will scan you for injuries."

Selene hesitated.

"I'll be right here," Jay assured her.

Sure, now he whispers, Selene thought as she stepped away from Jay so the robot could get a good view of her. She braced herself for the scan. She watched as a beam of light roamed over her from head to toe and back again.

"Scan complete. There is breakage of the local capillaries and leakage of red blood cells. Clotting to major and minor abrasions in the Scapula, Thoracic, Lumbar, and Pelvis areas."

"In layman's terms, Baymax?" Ben requested.

"Diagnosis: Cuts and bruises along the back." Baymax took a step toward Selene. "On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your pain?"

She chanced a glance at Jay. He simply looked down at his shoes, clearly upset. "Um… five?"

"Does it hurt when I touch it?" Baymax asked attempting to go around Selene to place a hand on her back.

Selene moved out of the way. He looked like a marshmallow, but she wasn't sure how much pressure he'd apply. She'd rather not be in any pain, so she moved away from the robot. Jay caught her by the wrist, hugged her to him doing his best to avoid touching her back, shielding her from Baymax.

It was just then that Nurse Hamada entered the room. She had her hair up in a neat bun and wore a red blouse with simple jeans and running shoes.

"Oh!" She exclaimed, surprised. "Patients. Thank you Baymax, you've been a real help. Please print out your diagnosis and I will take it from here."

Baymax stopped his advances to Selene just as the printer started up.

"So, what's the problem, King Ben?" Nurse Hamada asked as she slipped on her lab coat. "Upset stomach? Fever?"

Ben looked to Selene, still in Jay's arms, but she couldn't find her voice.

"There was an incident," Ben said. "Right, Selene?"

Selene nodded and subconsciously grabbed onto Jay's vest. Nurse Hamada walked over to the printer, placing her reading glasses over her big brown eyes, to read over the print out.

"Bruising," Selene stated. "Maybe some wounds."

Jay tightened his grip on Selene's waist.

"Oh dear," Nurse Hamada said finally looking over to Ben and the two students holding onto each other, clearly worried for her patient. "Come here, dear. You two stay there. You can wait if you wish."

Nurse Hamada led Selene through the wooden divider, clearly keeping the reception and examining areas separate. She sat Selene onto a bed and they disappeared from sight as she pulled a curtain to give them privacy.

"Go on, dear, show me," the boys heard Nurse Hamada instruct. A few seconds later they heard her gasp.

Jay made to move toward Selene, but Ben stopped him. They'd done enough meddling for the time being.

Soon, Nurse Hamada came around the curtain. She didn't have her cheery disposition anymore. It was strict and serious as she gathered a few items from her medicine cabinet. The boys would only hear whispering now, but nothing they could actually make out. They could hear Selene let out gasps of pain as Nurse Hamada cleaned out her wounds.

It was driving Jay mad. Stupid privacy regulations. He was her… he didn't know what he was. Her friend? The closest and only one so far.

"I sent two of my men to pick them up from the Isle this morning," Ben said, deciding this was the best time to fill Jay in. He needed a little distraction from what was happening behind the curtain. "It's a good thing I did, too."

Jay remembered just the one driver that had delivered them to Auradon on their first day.

"They waited on Selene for a while. That's why they were late. They decided to drive over to the Marionette Shop. It took the four of them to stop Stromboli."

"Four?" Jay asked.

"My two men, Jace, and Harry," Ben explained. "Apparently her clothes were ripped to shreds from the whip Stromboli used on her. Some people came by after, I guess they were Anti-Heros. They helped to restrain him while they waited for Selene to clean up and change her clothes."

Jay used both his hands to rub his face as if it would keep the image out of his head.

"It's alright to cry," they heard Baymax say.

Jay thought the robot was talking to him, but when he looked over he could see that Baymax had moved over to the covered bed Selene was laying on. He was too big and the curtain too small to hide his large form.

"Crying is a natural response to pain."

"She's really strong, Jay," Ben praised Selene. "I probably wouldn't be able to move for months if that happened to me."

Another gasp of pain from Selene came from behind the curtain.

"There are others like her," Ben stated. "Others like you and Mal and everyone that came over from the Isle. There has to be something done about this."

"You have been a good girl. Have a lollipop." The two boys could see Baymax holding out a red lollipop out to Selene.

"Thanks," they heard Selene sniffle.

"Are you satisfied with your care?" Baymax asked.

"He can't power down until you tell him, 'Yes,'" Nurse Hamada said.

"Oh… okay," Selene said. "Um, yes, I'm satisfied with my care."

Then, Baymax waddled over to his charging station and began to deflate and power down.

"Now," Nurse Hamada said as she led Selene back to the two boys. "I want you to come back in a couple days so I can check on your back. Here is some Ibuprofin. It'll help with the pain. Instructions are on the bottle. Follow them exactly. I don't think you'll need them, but here you go, just in case." She handed over a small bottle only partially filled.

"Thank you," Selene sniffled again holding the bottle and lollipop in her hand.

"You may go now, but Ben, I want you to stay," Nurse Hamada instructed.

Ben nodded goodbye to the two students and walked to a back office with the nurse.

"That poor child," she said as she secured the door shut. "I've never had to deal with this before, but there are regulations and procedures regarding child abuse. Even if it's simply suspicion, if there is a hair of a fraction that a student is being abused I need to report it. And that girl… "

"It's a different situation here," Ben stated. "She's already away from her father. The students from the Isle of the Lost have the privilege to return, but it's not mandatory. They have permanent residents here at Auradon Prep until they graduate, if they wish."

"Mm," she hummed in agreement. "But I feel there needs to be some repercussions for his actions."

"There'll need to be a full trial," Ben explained. "I'm not too sure Selene will be willing to participate. Besides, Stromboli's already living on the Isle. What other punishment could we implement? Now that Selene's no longer under his care, there's a bigger picture here that I need to address. That's why I brought her in. I need records, evidence, and witnesses for when I figure out how to approach this."

"You've been doing your research, I see."

"I am the King now and the Isle and its inhabitants comes under my jurisdiction."

Nurse Hamada looked at Ben closely. "There are others on the Isle then?"

Ben knew it wasn't a real question. He simply gave her a singular nod and said "Thank you for your time, Nurse Hamada."