Hi! I hope you all enjoy this first chapter, which is the beginning of the second part of my story: Harry Hook's Secret.

Disclaimer: I do not own Descendants 2

The first thing Harry did upon waking up was check on his friends. He let out a relieved breath after realizing they remained true to their word. Uma was curled up next to him, a sereine expression on her face. Gil was snoring lightly, sprawled out in a hammock from the storage room. Harry slipped out of bed quietly, careful not to disturb his sleeping lovers. He carefully applied his dark eyeliner and grabbed his hook before heading upstairs. There wasn't anyone on the deck, which was understandable since it was around two in the morning. While Harry knew he probably should have been sleeping, he decided he wasn't tired and sauntered away from the ship. He let his feet take him wherever and he wandered around the streets for awhile before stopping in front of Lady Tremaine's hair salon, Curl up and Dye. If little Dizzy Tremaine was working, this would be easy and if her cousin Anthony was at the counter, he would hook the guy for dumping his sister Harriet. He smirked before entering the building. Either way, it should be fun.

Turns out Dizzy was running the shop that day (or well, that night). "Hand it over, you runt." He ordered the little girl who unhappily complied with the older boy's demand. Harry was ready to leave when he heard a voice that belonged to someone he hadn't seen in a very long time. "Hi Harry." He pivoted with a Cheshire Cat like grin on his face. "Well, well, well." He said with his head cocked to the side. He wondered what Mal could be doing back here on the Isle. Wasn't she supposed to become a princess soon or something like that? "What do we have here?" He reached his hook out and ran it through her freshly cut hair. "I could hurt you," he whispered before she grabbed his wrist. He locked his gaze with hers and she stared back, unfazed by his threat. After taking the gum out of her mouth and placed it at the end of his hook, she replied matter-of-factly. "Not without a permission, I bet." Harry forced out a small chuckle as he backed off. He left, but not before bowing in an over dramatic fashion and knocking off as many items as he could from the front desk. Then, he was off, casually walking back to the ship.

Meanwhile...

Uma felt cold so she reached around the bed for a blanket but there wasn't one. She slowly opened her eyes. She saw Gil sleeping in the hammock and remembered they were staying with Harry. She glanced next to her, where her first mate was supposed to be, and felt her heart skip a beat. Harry was gone. Instantly, she jumped to her feet and rushed to wake Gil. "Harry's gone!" The boy's eyes shot right open. He hopped down and hurriedly got dressed. Uma paced nervously, waiting for Gil. They were about to get the rest of the crew and start searching for Harry but that wasn't necessary. He chose that moment to stroll back in the room, heading straight to the bed like nothing happened. "Where were you?" Scolded Uma while still hugging the boy tightly. Harry looked taken aback. "I was just out collecting from Curl up and Dye." He states innocently, handing his captain the cash he had tucked away in his pocket. Uma sighed. "Yes but you can't…" Harry interrupted her. "And you know who's back? The traitor! " Now that caught Uma's attention. If Mal was here, could that mean the others were back as well? She instructed Gil to get some food and to keep an eye out for either Mal's gang or Mal herself. She looked back at Harry, wanting to ask why he had wandered off in the middle of the night but the boy was already fast asleep. She smiled sweetly at her lover and lied down near him.

With Gil...

Gil snatched a few eggs from the stall while the vendor was turned the other way then hurried away. He bumped into someone who was about his age. It took him a second to realize it but Gil recognized the other boy. Was that the boy he saw on the TV at the chip shoppe? "Hey man, I know you," said Gil out loud. The other person pulled their hat down to cover their eyes and denied the comment. "Uh, no you don't." Two guys and one girl ran up from a nearby alley. "Yes, yes I do." Insisted Gil. "I'll give you a hint. My dad is quick, slick, and his neck is incredibly thick." The four other teens just stared at him incredulously. That's when Gil noticed a poster behind their heads. He gasped and pointed to the poster, then to the boy, back to the poster and back to the boy. Gil exclaimed excitedly: "Oh! You're King Ben!" The tallest boy tugged on Ben's shirt, pulling him away and the four teenagers broke into a run. Gil looked at them and added. "Evie, Jay, Carlos… Hey guys, it's good to see you again." He stood in the alley for a while as his brain processed what had just happened. "Uma's gonna love this!" He chuckled and made his way back to Pirate Cove, excited to share the news.

Later…

He's gonna be so much fun torturing! Thought Harry with excitement as he looked at the royal tied up in front of him. He couldn't wait for it to be noon when he could throw the boy into the shark infested waters below. He laughed wildly at all the possible options to injure the King. "Harry…" He heard his name and asked out loud: "Yes?" No one answered his question. Ben asked curiously: "Who are you talking to?" Harry snapped angrily. "None of your damn business, prisoner." The voice spoke up again, chillingly cold, pleading this time. "Harry, come on. It's me." He ignored the voice; there was no one there. He forced himself to stay focused on the king. He trailed his hook along the male's jaw line and chuckled when he tried to pull away. Gil arrived on deck at that moment. "Uma wants to see you." He informed Harry, gesturing towards the stairs. Harry nodded dutifully and pulled away from Ben.

Gil walks up to the prisoner and asks him. "You okay? Harry's just going through some troubles. He's not always like this, you know?" Ben listened to Gil speak, intrigued. "Troubles?" He repeats and Gil nods. "Yeah. It's not easy to live here." Ben didn't live on the isle but he understood. What he had seen in a single day was pretty horrible. He couldn't imagine what these kids had seen in a lifetime. "Harry…" Gil trailed off, eyes darting from side to side to see if there was anyone nearby. "You can't repeat this. Do you swear?" Ben leaned in as much as he could with the ropes binding him to the pole. This could be helpful information for him. As he had recently realized, the people on the isle were his subjects just like the ones who lived on the mainland. He needed to gather as many facts about the isle as possible so that he could (assuming he made it out alive) change the isle for the better. Gil explained: "We don't really know what he has but it makes him see and hear things." Ben raised an eyebrow. "You mean hallucinate?" Gil blinked at him. "Uh, yeah, probably. Anyway, if you take that and look at how he was raised by Hook, it's obvious why he ended up a little crazy." Ben leaned back, shocked. He knew things on the isle were far from easy but not to this point. Gil left, leaving Ben to think about his words. From what he heard, the king thought Harry probably had some sort of mental illness that would've been diagnosed and treated immediately in Auradon but that was completely unknown on the isle. Ben felt determined to help Uma and her crew escape this prison.

At noon…

Finally, the sun reaches its highest point for the day and Gil calls out from the crow's nest. "Hey guys! They're here!" Mal walks ahead of her friends and steps onto the gangplank. Uma stops her. "Hold up. Too easy. Why don't you give it a test drive?" Evie and Carlos shot each other panicked looks. Uma chuckled. "We wanna see it work." Mal replies coldly. "You always were quite the drama queen." Uma threatens: "Oh and nothing too big or else Ben is fish bait." Mal turns around for help from her friends and Carlos jerks his head slightly towards the left, not so subtly telling her to look over there. She turns and smiles when she notices Dude the dog. She pretends to spell him and when he starts barking up words, the pirates all laugh. Even Uma appears to be holding back a chuckle before ordering forcefully: "Give me the wand!" Mal shouted back: "Give me Ben!" For a moment the girls simply faced each other angrily before a smile broke onto Uma's face. She motioned towards her first mate. "Harry, bring him over."

He slowly starts pulling Ben back towards the ship. His eyes suddenly go wide and he freeze, all senses alert. "Harry! I said bring him over," repeats Uma in a frustrated tone. The boy doesn't seem to hear her as he stares off blankly. Ben seems worried as he looks towards Mal with fear in his eyes. "Harry!" Exclaims Uma, angrily this time. He can hear his name being called but the sound is distorted, like he is under water. A boy with messy brown hair and wearing a mischievous smirk on his face was sitting on the railing. Harry recognizes his brother and asks with a mixture of wonder and hope in his voice: "Thomas?" The kid suddenly tumbled backwards into the sea. "Thomas!" Yelled Harry in horror as he let go of Ben, letting him fall into the shark infested waters. Everything else happened in a blur.

Carlos dove in without hesitation to rescue the king. Mal and Uma started dueling right there on the hang plank. Evie and Lonnie started exchanging blows with the rest of the pirate crew. Harry ignored them all as he rushed towards the railing his brother fell from. Jay ran after him and managed to cut him off. Harry swings his sword at Jay's head, which he ducks easily enough. Jay answers by attempting to strike his opponent at the leg, then the head, then the chest. Harry parries he first few blows and backs away from the last. With an angry snarl he throws himself at Jay. He uses his hook to block the Arabe boy's sword and slowly pushes it down, a crazy look on his face as he gets ready to bring his sword down. Jay unexpectedly pulls his sword back and pushes Harry so that he misses and swings his weapon into the railing. Harry tried to pull it back but it's stuck. Jay kicks Harry in the stomach, making him double over before kicking him to the ground. While Harry was getting up, Jay grabbed his hook. Harry looked at in with a wild expression, throwing his sword to the ground and holding out his hand expectantly. Jay simply laughed and throws the hook into the water before running away. Harry grabs his sword and jumps down to look for it and to find his brother.

The group from Auradon somehow managed to gain the upper hand and escape the pirates with an unconscious Ben. Gil dives in after Harry and tries to swim him back to the ship. Harry throws kicks and punches in the water, angrily yelling at his friend. "Stop it! I can't just leave him here!" He had his hook in one hand so Gil ignored his crazy comment and tightened his grip on him to make sure he didn't slip. "Hey!" He called, shifting a little to avoid another kick. Uma joins him and helps bring Harry out of the water. Harry glares at Gil with fury on his eyes before standing up and walking away. Gil shaked his head sadly.

"Harry!" Called Uma, making him pause and look back. "Can you tell me why you pushed Ben in the water?" Harry stayed silent, his eyes fixed on a point over Uma's head. "Harry? Harry!" She snapped her fingers in front of his face but he didn't react. She looked back to see what he was staring at and was surprised to see a shadow flash by. Worried, she placed her hand on the hilt of her sword. The wind picked up and the word 'Harry' was whistled in their ears. Her first mate looked up, in some sort of trance. 'Come.' Whispered the wind again. "Harry? Harry!" Yelled Uma. He ignored her calls, suddenly leaping off the boat and running away. "Harry!" Screamed Uma, looking around desperately. The barrier was about to close. She hesitated one last time and finally dove into the water. "I'm doing this for you my love." She thought as she held her breath and swam under the closing barrier.

Just want to say thank you all for reading, as always, and a special thanks to the wonderful RosalinaBeck3150 for reminding me people want to read this story (because honestly, I almost didn't post it).

Any questions, thoughts, comments? Reviews are always very appreciated!