"Which room is she in?" Fauna asked when she and Merryweather arrived at the castle.
"She is in her bedroom," Merryweather answered, "But I don't know if we can go in the room yet."
"Why aren't we aloud in?"
"Because Aalina wanted privacy while Aurora was giving birth."
As Merryweather and Fauna continued to chat, they walked up the stairs to the sixth floor and headed towards Aurora's bedroom. When they got there, Flora was waiting outside the room pacing back and forth impatiently.
"Flora, has anything happen while I was gone?" Merryweather asked her.
"Not much," Flora reported, "Aalina let Phillip and the king and queen in, but other than that nothing else has happened."
"Did Aurora give birth to a boy or a girl? What does the child look like? What is the newborn's name?" Fauna asked excited.
"I haven't seen the newborn yet, Fauna. The child had only just been born a little while ago. By the way, what where you doing at Aalina's house, Fauna?"
"Oh, I was taking care of one of her children," Fauna answered.
Just then, Merryweather heard the door opened. She looked up to see Aalina. "You can come in now, but you need to be quiet, Aurora is resting," she said exhausted.
Merryweather, Fauna, and Flora came inside the room to see Aurora asleep on her bed with King Stefan and Queen Leah standing at her side. Phillip was sitting in a chair beside Aurora's bed holding a blanket with his and Aurora's first child. The Three Good Fairies quietly walked over to Phillip. They looked at the newborn. But to their surprise, there wasn't just one but two small baby girls sleeping soundly.
"She gave birth to twins?" Merryweather asked Phillip amazed.
Phillip nodded. "Yes, Aalina said it was really difficult to bring them out, since they are unusually small, but it is well worth it!" he said happily.
"Oh my God, they are so cute!" Fauna squeaked.
"What did you and Aurora decided to name them?" Flora asked.
"We haven't gotten that far yet," Phillip answered, "After these two were born, Aurora was super exhausted. I decided to let her rest awhile and when she woke up we would name them."
"Well, she won't get any rest if we all continue talking," Aalina interrupted as she took Phillip's daughters, "I'll watch over Aurora and the babies and call you when she wakes up."
As everyone walked out of the room and went back to their daily routines, Merryweather felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Fauna.
"We need to talk," she said solemnly.
So Merryweather fallowed Fauna, with Flora, and they walked across the hall towards Fauna's bedroom. Once inside Merryweather, who was the last one in, closed the door and asked, "What's wrong, Fauna?"
Fauna gave a heavy sigh. A cold silence filled the room. "I know where Maleficent is," she finally said.
"What? Where? Where is she?" Flora asked shocked.
"I believe she has somehow possessed Aalina's oldest daughter, Katharine," Fauna answered.
"You mean the girl you where taking care off?" Merryweather asked.
Fauna nodded grimly. Merryweather clutched her fists. That would explain the evil she felt when she was in that house. She didn't pay much attention to it before because she was overcome with happiness about Aurora's children to be concern about it.
"Should we warn Aalina about Katharine?" Fauna asked Flora, "I don't want anything to happen to her or the rest of her family…"
"No. Aalina would go ballistic if she found out that her daughter got possessed by an evil spirit, and may or may not return from its' evil clutches," Flora said.
"I have an idea, why don't we just go after Maleficent?" Merryweather said darkly, "Get rid of her once and for all before she gets to powerful to stop!"
Flora and Fauna stared at her.
"Merryweather, are you crazy? We can't just go up to her and attack. We could have chance of hurting or killing Katharine if we did that!" Flora exclaimed.
"But what if it's the only way? I don't want to hurt Katharine ether, but better to sacrifice one life, then to have the risk of millions of people!" Merryweather protested.
Flora glared at her. "No, we won't charge after her. That is final, Merryweather." Flora turned to Fauna. "Did Maleficent notice you at all when you where there?"
"No, she was sound asleep when I was there," Fauna answered.
"Did you see her staff anywhere?"
"No."
Flora's eyes lit up. "I think I know what to do!" she cried hopefully.
"What do we do then?" Merryweather asked grudgingly.
Flora cleared her throat. "I remember reading in the library about imprisoning evil spirits in objects, most of the time magical items which is the most effective way. Anyway, if we got Maleficent's staff we could place a curse on her and imprison her in her staff. It is a little risky to do if you're not a master of the dark arts, but it is worth a try."
"It's worth a try, but where is her staff?" Fauna asked.
"Probably in her castle in the Forbidden Mountains," Flora answered.
"Oh, not again!" Merryweather muttered as she remembered how horrible it was the last time she, Flora, and Fauna where there.
"When are we going there…again?" Merryweather asked.
"Well, we'll figure it out later, but for now let's just enjoy the moment of peace," Flora said.
Fauna smiled and she and Flora left the room leaving Merryweather alone.
Merryweather looked at the window and stared at the full moon. She closed her eyes. For all she knew, Maleficent could be waiting outside the castle, waiting to strike.
What if it's too late to go get the staff?
If all three of them left to go after the staff, what would happen to Aurora if Maleficent were to attack her? Merryweather opened her eyes. She knew what she must do. She would leave for the Forbidden Mountains tomorrow at dawn and hunt for the staff.
Alone.