Mal and her friends walked up to the castle of Aurora and Phillip, Ben held Mal's hand and walked up the steps stopping only when the guards stopped them.
"halt, who goes there?" one of the guards stated as he looked at the others. Ben stepped forward keeping Mal beside him "Let Queen Leah and Aurora know we are here" the guard bowed his head "right away king Ben" they allowed the group to pass through the gate who made their way to an empty room to await the queen and her daughter. Mal paced the small room as she waited, occasionally looking up at the door which still remained closed. Ben stood up from a chair in the corner of the room and gently took his girlfriends hands in his
"Everything will be alright Mal, we are all here for you" Ben smiled as his golden eyes shimmered in the sunlight causing them to sparkle. Mal still didn't know much about love and as Ben uttered the words "I love you" Mal could only smile and blush slightly, She finally sat down after a little while and watched the others Carlos and Jane were sitting closely together and Lonnie and Jay were also together. Everyone had somebody except for Doug and it made her sad, If Evie were here she would be with him. Her mind was spinning until she heard voices coming from outside the door, three Fairies came flying into the room along with Queen Leah and Princess Aurora. Leah grimaced at Mal and crossed her arms, narrowing her eyes Mal shot a look back at Leah who quickly opened her mouth "what is That doing in my home?" Leah stated coldly as she spoke to her daughter, Mal felt her fists clench as she gritted her teeth in an attempt to not say anything wrong.
"Queen Leah, as you are well aware your granddaughter Audrey has been placed in the Dungeon as well as Prince Chad." Ben stated firmly ignoring the remarks from the woman, "My granddaughter is a perfect Princess, she would not do anything wrong and if she did so what surely it was those troublemakers who caused it" Leah snapped back causing Ben to look at Aurora who stood there silently staring at Mal with worried eyes, Ben sighed as he cleared his voice "We need you to help Mal gain her talisman by telling us your story" Ben spoke clearly
Leah snorted "Help that? I will do no such thing I want you all out of this castle at once!" Leah demanded as she stomped her foot like a spoiled child
"if not for Mal then do it for the girl who's life is in danger" Ben stated, Mal could feel Ben becoming very tense and upset.
"If the girl is anything like her mother she is better off…." Leah was cut off by Mal lunging at her, Mal's piercing green eyes glared at the woman as Ben and Jay attempted to get Mal off the Queen. Mal looked as if she was out for blood as Ben and Jay held her back from the woman who looked even more angry "As I was saying I request my granddaughter be returned home and for you all to leave" Queen Leah fumed as Ben stood firmly as he looked at Aurora and then back at Mal who was now being held by Jay. Ben pointed at Queen Leah "your granddaughter will not be released, she is there due to being an accomplice in the dissapearence of Evie, now you are going to cooperate or I will be forced to have you arrested for treason." Ben growled, Queen Leah's face dropped as well as everyone in the room who were both impressed and scared about Ben's reaction to Queen Leah and how she would take it. Queen Leah merely sat down as her daughter Aurora walked over to Mal kneeling in front of her, placing her hands in her own "You must be Mal" Aurora smiled causing Mal to fidget "Yes, and I want my best friend back" Mal snapped causing Aurora to nod her head
"I know you do honey, and I am terribly sorry for what my daughter has done. I am sure your friend is very lovely" Aurora looked up at the three fairies "Flora, Fauna and Merry weather will help us in this, they will place you into the story, you will not be seen or heard, but you can be harmed so please be careful" Aurora stood up and looked at Ben "She will be fine, but Maleficent was very powerful back then and I want her safe." Ben nodded
"I'm going with her" Ben sat beside his girlfriend placing his hand in hers "I wouldn't be able to live with myself if anything happened to her" Aurora nodded at the King and instructed everyone to gather around the two. "The reason you all must stay around them is so that they never lose sight of reality, knowing that your friends are here for you and that no amount of pain or hurt will change anything." The group nodded for now they understood why Aladdin and Roger had the others sit around them, it wasn't to make them feel bad it was to protect them. They all sat around Mal and Ben as Flora, Fauna and Merry Weather waved their wands while Queen Leah reluctantly began the story. Mal and Ben rubbed their eyes, they were no longer in the Castle but they were outside of it, in a forest. Mal and Ben jumped back as Prince Phillip and his horse ran past the couple followed by three fairies, Mal ran after them as Ben chased after Mal "Mal wait, Mal Watch out!" Ben said as a bolt of lightening hit a rock arch causing it to crumble on Prince Phillip who blocked the debris with his shield and fell down towards Mal. Mal jumped out of the way before a giant boulder crashed down on her, Ben helped Mal to her feet and they both ran to follow the Prince. They watched as another lightening bolt rang out destroying a stone bridge the Prince was about to pass over the prince fell but luckily the horse jumped onto a ledge and they continued their journey to the castle. Mal ran to the edge and using a spell caused a tree to fall creating a bridge. "C'mon Ben, we can't lose them!" Mal said as she balanced across the shaky tree bridge. Ben followed behind her and once they both were on solid ground they began to run as fast as they could. Mal and Ben watched as Prince Phillip was using his sword to cut through a forest of thorns, Mal began to have a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach as she followed the path the Prince has made. Ben tried his best to follow but he soon lost sight of Mal.
Ben got through the thorn's only too see the flames that licked the ground, he couldn't see Mal anywhere. He quickly climbed up a cliff to escape the flames and saw Mal in the distance as well as Phillip who was being attacked by a giant dragon. "Maleficent!" Ben exclaimed as the dragon snapped at the prince who nearly fell to his death. He looked around and saw Mal climbing the mountain as Prince Phillip threw the sword striking Maleficent in the chest and falling to her doom
"Mother!" Mal cried as she too fell with fear lacing her voice before silence filled the air,
"Mal!" Ben yelled as he watched his girlfriend fall to the rocky ground below, Ben searched for signs of his girlfriend. Once the smoke cleared there was no longer any sign of Maleficent but he saw his girlfriend's lifeless body laying there unmoving. Ben climbed down from his hiding spot and ran to his girlfriend, His eyes examined the girl's body and felt a rush of anger course through his veins. He looked up at the sky and screamed causing a swarm of crows to fly from the trees, His eyes glowed a bright yellow as his skin vanished replaced by fur, he grew about six feet tall and his teeth grew sharp as needles. He scooped his girlfriend in his arms and ran with her towards the castle, He had to save her but how, He saw Prince Phillip run up the stairs to the tower in the castle and followed. His girlfriend remained silent and this scared Ben, as they reached the top of the stairs he watched Prince Phillip walk over to the Sleeping Beauty and place a kiss upon her lips. Aurora woke and smiled at the Prince who saved her, Ben looked down at his furry paws holding his broken girlfriend in his arms
"What if she doesn't wake up, what if I never see her beautiful green eyes again" Ben's eyes began to water as the beast in him began to calm down he cradled her in his arms and brushed the purple locks out of her face, "I love you Mal" Ben said as he placed a kiss upon her lips as well hoping to wake her. Ben's head fell as Mal didn't stir, He had failed and now Mal was gone forever
"Mal, I love you and I'm here please don't leave us" He began to cry unaware that Mal had awoken and was staring up at him a smile on her face
"Ben" Mal said softly in a whisper as her hand caressed his cheek, Ben looked up and laughed the tears on his face dripping down his face.
"I love you too, Ben" Mal said kissing his cheek while Ben held her in his arms "I know what love feels like now" She whispered and as if by magic the two were back in front of their friends in Aurora's castle. Leah now stood beside her daughter and instead of a scowl was smiling with tears in her eyes, Aurora held out a box to the young girl and placed her hand over her heart.
Mal looked at the silver box which was engraved with spinning wheels and opened it pulling out a small spinning wheel, She read the inscription aloud "Love will always Find a way." Thank you your Highness, She said feeling the pain wash away as she looked at her friends and boyfriend who was now less hairy and was smiling at her. The group got up to leave but were stopped by Queen Leah who held her hand out to Mal "I'm sorry, I should have been more supportive of you Mal" Mal smiled and nodded "I forgive you, but your granddaughter is still staying in the dungeon until Evie is home safely then we will see what happens" The Woman nodded her head in agreement and handed her a small brooch "This will remind you of who you are when you forget what is dear to you" Leah said as she joined her daughter
"You come back anytime Mal" Aurora said with a bright smile, Mal nodded and ran towards her friends fastening the brooch to her jacket. Mal knew they were now getting to the truly hard part of their journey and there was no turning back now, They were off to save their best friend one way or another.