Carlos and Jay were hurrying towards the limo when they were stopped by an elderly man. He was wearing a green vest over his red shirt.
"Carlos." The man called.
"P-pro-professor Callaghan!" Carlos breathed out.
It's been years since Robert Callaghan was sent over to the isle from his cell in San Fransokyo. It was a miracle work that his daughter wasn't sent to the isle with him.
"When you go back to Auradon." The disgraced professor handed Carlos an envelope. "Can you give this to Abigail?" He asked. "To my daughter."
"Carlos." Jay called out. "We need to move."
"Y-yeah." Carlos stuttered out. "Sure." He immediately pocketed the letter and ran to catch up to Jay.
Robert was left standing alone as a smile graced his face.
"So C." Jay started as he started the car's engine. "How'd you know Professor Lunatic?" He asked.
"Hey!" Carlos replied indignantly." Professor Callaghan isn't a lunatic." He defended.
"Really?" Jay questioned as he drove the limo. "Cause I've heard rumors." He chuckled.
"You always hear rumors Jay." Carlos retorted as he elbowed the driver.
"As I was saying." Jay resumed his train of thought. "I've heard that he's way worse than your mother." He continued. "Like abusive worse."
"And my mother wasn't?" Carlos rolled his eyes. "But no, he's actually the only sane person in the isle, us four included."
"Hey!" Jay reacted with indignation.
Jay and Carlos chuckled at Carlos's words. Their foursome were the people ruling the isle, well Mal was and the other three were more or less glorified lackeys.
"How so though?" Jay asked.
"Let's just say none of my scars came from Professor Callaghan." Carlos stated. "He never lifted a finger against me."
"No way!" Jay stated in disbelief. "Dude you were told stay after his classes." He explained. "And you know how the teachers of Dragon Hall are!"
"Well yeah." Carlos agreed. "But he's different." He added. "Before I met you guys, Professor Callaghan was the one making me safe from my mother." He admitted. "Every time people can't find me, I'm hiding inside Professor Callaghan's quarters."
"Wait, so when we were trying to find you that one time, you were actually hiding with Professor Lunatic?" Jay exclaimed. "Nice!" He applauded. "No one would think you'd go to Professor Lunatic for help." He chuckled. "He's one of the most feared teachers on the isle after all."
"Well people were killed over misinformation before." Carlos chuckled. "In my case, I survived." He continued.
"We're here." Jay stated as he stopped the car. "Let's go!" He continued as he unbuckled his seatbelt."
"Yeah." Carlos nodded as he did the same and followed Jay.
A few hours before Cotillon started. Carlos had successfully asked Jane to be his date for the event, finally. He was about to put on his white button-up shirt when Jay went inside their room, his scars visible to the other.
"Are you really sure none of those came from Professor Callaghan?" Jay asked.
"No." Carlos answered. "He's the nicest person in the isle." He added. "What did you hear about him anyway?" He asked. "To make everyone conclude that he was worse than my mother." He explained.
"Well." Jay began as he stripped off his Swords and Shields attire. "People say that he was arrested in the isle after he took his daughter hostage." He shared.
"That certainly explains things." Carlos chuckled. "Don't tell anyone, but he intended that to happen." He added.
"Then people were right!" Jay exclaimed. "He's really as bad as Cruella, maybe even worse."
"No, it's not." Carlos immediately corrected. "Professor Callaghan was completely sane when he did that." He explained. "It was to save his daughter from being sent to the isle." He added." He had heard that my entire family were sent to the isle just for being related to my mother." He continued. "To save Abigail from that fate, he made his daughter into a victim of a crime." He added. "His crime."
"Clever." Jay praised.
"Where do you think I got my skills from?" Carlos raised his eyebrows.
"No way." Jay exclaimed. "He tutored you privately?!" He questioned.
"That and also taught me how to invent things." He proudly answered. "I was just a fast learner."
"What was he and his daughter were supposed to be in anyway?" Jay asked.
"Arson, manslaughter, damage to property, attempted murder." Carlos enumerated.
"Seriously?" Jay exclaimed. "That's a lot!"
"I don't know about that tho." Carlos continued. "I feel like Professor Callaghan isn't telling me the whole story." He stated.
Jay gave off a non-committal sound as he began to tied his hair in a bun and wear his leather jacket Evie made for him for Cotillon.
"I'm guessing you're going to deliver his letter to his daughter after Cotillon." Jay asked.
"Yeah." Carlos nodded. "It's the least I could do for him." He explained.
Evie had just requested to let the other Villain Kids get to Auradon.
Carlos can't say he disagreed with Evie's sentiments, after all a lot of the kids in the isle need saving. He didn't want any young kids to experience what the older people experienced, he certainly didn't want any kid experience what he did.
"Speaking of requests." Carlos opened. "Can I go to San Fransokyo?" He asked.
"Sure." Ben approved. "Can I ask why?"
"I just want to give a letter to someone there." Carlos answered. "It's the least that I could do for them."
"Okay." Ben nodded. "When would you want to leave?" He asked.
"Can I go to tomorrow?" Carlos asked.
"Tomorrow it is then." The king nodded.