~I do not own Descendants~
"Okay, so what actually is the plan?" Jay asks with impatience as him and Carlos race to catch up with Ben.
"That's for me to know, and you to find out," Ben says as he turns a corner. "I don't want to risk anything going wrong by telling you."
"You make it sound like you've had this idea in your head the whole time," Carlos says while eyeing Ben; Dude stays next to him as he rushes to stay with Ben and Jay, he was never the fastest.
"Not exactly, but the idea came suddenly and I know exactly how I want to execute it."
"Okay, but is this plan of yours something that we would go along with if we knew what it actually is?" Carlos asks, unsure if he should stop Ben now, or wait to see how this plays out.
"It's debatable," Ben shrugs as they arrive in front of the museum.
"Why are we here?" Jay question as he stares at the building.
"It's not important," Ben stops in front of the doors. "Actually, I need you two to do something else."
"What?" Carlos asks as Jay raises an eyebrow.
"Before I tell you, I need you to promise me something."
"Yeah, sure, whatever," Jay says while Carlos shrugs.
"You need to promise to let me go through with my entire plan, no interfering unless I say otherwise," Ben says in a serious tone. "You won't stop me, and you'll just let it happen until I'm done, then you can do what you please."
"Ben, I'm not so sure about helping you anymore," Carlos nervously says as he picks up Dude.
"Please you guys, you have to trust me," Ben pleads. "Besides, it's probably the only choice you have left."
"I don't know," Carlos strokes Dude in his arms.
"Jay?" Ben looks to the older boy, hoping he'll side with him.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt, would it?" Jay shrugs and him and Ben look at Carlos.
"I still don't know, but I really don't have much of a choice," Carlos sighs. "As long as it works and we get Mal back. It will work, right?"
"It should, hopefully," Ben whispers the last word under his breath. "Okay, so here's what I need you to do..."
Sitting alone in a quiet room tends to be boring, and that's exactly how Evie feels. After Ben, Carlos, and Jay left the room in a hurry, she had just sat in her bed, staring at her mirror. She's been using it to watch them, and when they split up, she decided to watch Ben.
Right now, he just walked into the museum and started discussing something with a security guard, but Evie doesn't really bother to listen in. She only sighs and continues to watch the boring conversation, feeling like it's never going to end.
After another minute, she decides to change the image to Carlos and Jay. She watches as they have just stopped running to talk to Snow White. She smiles at the two boys, and Carlos returns it while Jay gets right to the point. Evie sighs, more boring conversations, but maybe Ben is done talking now.
Fortunately, Ben has finished speaking with the security guard, and has started to rush through the building. What he's looking for is completely unknown to Evie, but it has definitely gained her interest.
Ben turns a corner and enters the room focused on Snow White and her story. He slows down for a moment and approaches the glass coffin in the center of the room, the main focal point of the whole exhibit. He stares at it for a moment and sighs, before turning to a different artifact: an apple, more specifically, a poisoned apple, with one bite already taken out of it.
No matter if it's in person or, in this case, a magic mirror, Evie would recognize the apple anywhere. It's the same one her mom had given to Snow White, in hopes of her never waking back up. Unfortunately for her mom, true love's kiss had brought Snow White out of that slumber, and if Ben is using that apple in his plan, Evie has no idea what could be in store.
Evie watches closely, gripping the mirror, as Ben approaches the glass case with the apple inside. He pulls out a key, unlocks it, and carefully pulls out the apple. Evie gasps when Ben closes and locks the glass case, apple still in hand, and walks out of the room.
Evie can only stare as Ben walks down the hallway, only stopping for a brief moment to glance at the exhibit featuring his parents. He tucks the apple in his coat pocket as he turns a final corner to the entrance way. He gives the keys back to the security guard before leaving the museum.
Ben takes the apple out of his pocket, playfully tosses it up in the air, and catches it with the opposite hand. He smirks and stares at the apple for a second, and his expression slowly changes into more of a sad one. With a sigh, Ben rushes toward the school.
The whole time, Evie is watches with her full attention. She figures that Jay and Carlos have no idea what Ben has in plan, and she personally isn't so sure, but Evie knows she has no other choice at the moment.
Slowly, Evie places the mirror down on her nightstand and turns so her legs are hanging off the edge of the bed. Carefully, she pushes herself up from the bed, only swaying or a moment when a rush of dizziness hits her. Evie quickly regains her balance and heads for the door, taking it one step at a time, and using anything in reach to keep herself balanced.
Evie reaches for the door handle with a shaky hand, and she gives it a quick turn. While gripping the doorframe with one hand, Evie pulls open the door. It gives a small squeak, and she involuntarily cringes at the sound.
Carefully, Evie moves down the hallway, using the wall for support the entire time. Since it's the weekend and there is no school today, most of the students aren't in their rooms, so there is a less of a chance of anyone seeing her and stopping her. No one could stop Evie right now, not when one of her friend's lives is at stake, as far as she knows that is.
As casual as she can, Evie walks down the steps and heads toward the exit. A few students pass by her, but none of them take notice of her present condition.
Realizing that she's almost home free, Evie gains a little more speed in heading for the door. She sighs and reaches out for the door handle, but another hand on it stops her from opening the door.
"Evie?" A guy's voice causes Evie to freeze in place and look up to face Doug. "Are you okay?"
"Doug! Oh, yeah, I'm fine," Evie tries to be as causal as possible.
"Are you sure, you don't exactly look it?" Doug looks over Evie, and takes notice of her pale and fragile form.
"Yes, I'm fine," Evie assures him as she uses her hand to remove his from the door handle. "Now, if you'll excuse I need to go stop someone from doing something incredibly dangerous and equally stupid." Evie grabs the handle and twists it.
"What?" Doug puts his hand on the door and holds it close.
"Hey!"
"What are you talking about? Whose life is in danger? I don't follow," Doug asks with confusion.
Knowing that he won't let her go, Evie's hand drops from the handle and to her side. She sighs and begins to explain the whole situation, leading up to where she is now.
"Wow, um...okay," Doug takes a step back in surprise as he takes it all in.
"Yeah, now you understand why I'm doing this," Evie starts to open the door again.
"Yes, but-" Doug quickly closes the door before Evie can open the door enough. "I also know that you should be resting, not running off."
"Doug, I know you want to help, but this is something I have to do."
"How 'bout this, I go warn Carlos and Jay, and/or stop Ben, while you go and rest like you should be." Doug suggests, but Evie doesn't move from the door.
"Doug, I have to do this myself, I mean you're welcome to come along," Evie sighs. "Please, Mal's my friend, and she's run off. And Ben, he's my friend too, and I need to stop him before he does this. Besides, it's my mom's apple, so I'm partially at fault here."
Not willing to argue, knowing that Evie won't cave, Doug gives in instead. "Okay, but I am coming with you."
"No argument there," Evie opens the door. "Now, let's go save our friend."
A/N: So, what do you think Ben's master plan is? I've been waiting to write the next chapter for so long, and now I can!
Thanks for reading! :P
