Sup guys. So I know I haven't updated in like a year so…. I guess this is overdue. I kinda get lazy.
Evie, along with the boys and Ben and Doug, of course, started to devise a plan. It took a few minutes to convince Carlos and Jay that Ben was in fact inside the beast's body, and then it became fascinating to Jay. Jay, of course, wanted to use Ben's new form for a tactical advantage during tourney matches. Ben had to spend several minutes explaining how it would be a bad idea, especially since it could possibly injure himself and his team. Jay still wouldn't let it drop but decided to be quiet so they could focus on the more pressing matter, which was Mal's stupid self-sacrifice idea, and how to stop it.
"Well if we were Maleficent we're would we make a magical fortress in Auradon?" Evie asked trying to figure out the puzzle of where they should start.
"The darkest corner of Auardon or not even in it," Jay said sarcastically thinking his friends would have thought of that at this point.
The group looked at Jay with wonder. "How could we not have thought of that!" Carlos exclaimed getting frustrated.
"Whelp, it's super easy, you just have to use that massive mind of yours." He elbowed Carlos, showing he was only teasing him.
"Well, I know she can't go back to her old fortress," Ben stated.
"Why?" Asked Carlos.
"It was turned into a museum of its own during the formation of Auradon. I can a list of castles and dark foreboding forests in Auardon for Fairy Godmother and we can use that to help with the search."
"Okay, Doug. The boys and will start planning what we need to do to stop Mal from making a stupid decision that'll bring the end of Auardon."
"K, Love ya, babe." As Doug walked out the door Carlos and Jay were making kissing faces and noises to mock her.
"You two seriously need to grow up sometimes."
"Can we get back on focus?" Ben asked.
"Sure," Evie said, she silently kicked both Jay and Carlos's shins.
"Ow," Both boys whined.
"Ok then, so when we find Mal what should we do?" Ben asked aloud.
"Well she's super stubborn" Jay pointed out, hoping for the praise he got the last time he pointed out the obvious.
"Wow, who would've thought." Said Evie, with excess sarcasm.
"Oh, my god how do you guys accomplish anything?" Ben said getting frustrated.
"I have no idea," Evie said agreeing.
"It was Mal." Carlos pointed out, "She made sure we didn't get off topic like usual."
"That makes so much sense," Ben said as he slowly began to give up. Then like clockwork Doug burst open the door the girl's dorm room.
"I've got the maps!" He exclaimed. He then walked to the small table the group was seated around and rolled the maps out so everyone could see. "Fairy Godmother also gave me a list of recent sightings of 'extreme dark energy' so I think we can use those to help narrow down the search."
"Great thanks, Doug," Evie said. When Doug sat down she gave him a kiss to show her thanks as well.
"Alright, guys let's narrow down all these options!" Ben exclaimed and the group started the tedious task. Several hours passed and the group still was working.
"I think I found," Doug stated, "It has to be in the Witchmoss Forest, towards the northern border of Auardon."
"Okay guys, let's go check it out," Evie said after thinking for a brief moment.
The group started packing small packs for themselves with some spare clothing for each traveler, the maps, a compass, some water bottles, and plenty of snacks and food. Carlos also made sure to grab enough stuff for Dude, since he would not be traveling without his new companion.
Mal hated walking. Especially since she had no idea where she was going. She was trying to sense where her mother's hideout could possibly be. She even exclaimed a few times, "I'LL BE YOUR LITTLE HEIR TO EVIL AND NONSENSE IF YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU ACTUALLY ARE!" It didn't help it just made her want to cry. She was promised a life without doing stupid evil things but her mother just had to go and escape. She was finally starting to settle down and let her guard down enough to truly love Ben and here she was sacrificing herself for the greater good of the world.
She just kept wandering around at least she was in the area she thought her mother would be in. It was a dark and scary forest, even if it didn't scare Mal, it fit the memo. She moved around the forest carefully making sure not to alarm any natural wildlife because for all she knew the could be like bears or weird poisonous plants or something. She just knew she didn't want to deal with that stuff right now. She just wants to align herself to evil, she thought, shuddering, and attempt to help her friends from the inside.
In Maleficent's true fashion she appeared in front of her daughter in her trademark green smoke. "Hello dear!" She yelled startling Mal. 'This is it', Mal thought to herself.
"Hi, Mother."
"That's all I get, may I remind you that you are coming to me for help."
"I'm coming here so that you can take the curse of off Prince Ben!"
"Ohhhhh... So you do love the boy," Maleficent in mockingly caring tone. "Too bad I cursed him. I guess that you haven't really learned that love is weakness Mal!"
"Mother!" She exclaimed attempting to plead with her. "I may love him but I am willing to sacrifice myself to evil for him."
"I used to be like you young and full of hope, but Mal, love only hurts you that's why you need me. To protect you from the heartbreak. Do you really think that the Prince would really choose you in the long term? You are just the daughter of one of the most hated villains what could you possibly offer him. When did you think this silly thing of yours was going to end." Maleficent then proceeded to show Mal a vision, a vision of the manufactured future Maleficent had created for this image. It was an image of Ben happy and in love, but not with Mal. Instead of Mal, in her place Audrey. Mal shed a single tear looking at the image trying not to show her mother weakness.
"Mal, without love you'll never feel this heartbreak. To remove any possibility of heartbreak from your future just take my hand and we will rule together, my daughter."
Mal looked at her mother's outreached hand, deep in thought.
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