A/N: Would say I'm sorry for the cliff hanger, but honestly, I'm not. I felt it was necessary to this story that I created some kind of attention keeper, for lack of a better description. I didn't do it for to torture you guys, but rather, to keep the story interesting, and for my own sake. This is my story, and I felt the cliff hanger was the best thing for it. Anyway, there is another Author's note at the end, but I know you are DYING to find out who the visitor is. So without delay, here is Chapter 11, titled Real Power.


"What, no hug and kiss for your dad?"

"You lost the right to be my dad a long time ago. Yes, you are my father, but you are no dad," Mal spat.

"Oh Mal, how can you say such a thing?" Dr. Facilier asked, feigning sadness.

"You abandoned me and left me at the hands of my mother. You saw me at school everyday, as you were the headmaster, and you knew what she was doing to me. You did nothing! You let her torture me! You saw the red gashes on my arms and the bruises on my face and you never said a word! You didn't even acknowledge me! What kind of father stands by and lets his daughter endure pain and suffering? I thought a father was supposed to protect his children!"

"Mal Pal…" Dr. Facilier started, but she cut him off.

"You have no right to call me that any more. That nickname should never pass your lips again. It is reserved for the real father figure in my life. You are just a man to me now."

"Who, Beast? He is hardly a man. He is more beast than man."

"He is more of a man than you ever were!"

"Mal, you have to understand, your mother forbade me from seeing you. You know how you were conceived: a one night stand. I know you don't want to hear that, but it is true. When your mother got pregnant she banned me from being anywhere near you or her. You know she had complete rule of the Isle. I would have been killed for disobeying her!"

"You are such a coward! You could have fought for me! You could have saved me, but you didn't! You were too much of a coward!"

"I'm fighting for you now!"

"It's too late for that!"

"I don't think you understand, Mal. I'm about to wage a war on Auradon, for you, and your friends from the Isle. Evil will rule this land again. I'm doing this for you! I want you by my side! Under my rule, you'll get everything you've ever wanted."

"You don't even know what I want! I already have everything I want and more! There is nothing in this world you could give me that would make me any happier!"

"Not even the power to rule this world?"

"I don't need power! I don't want it! I want Ben and the people I love!"

"Ben is no good for you. He's corrupted you."

"You are so wrong about that. He's everything to me. I'm everything to him. We have given each other everything we are and everything we have."

"You don't mean everything do you?"

"Yes I do. I've given him my heart, my soul and," Mal gulped before she allowed the words to leave her lips,"my body."

She didn't want to tell him that, but he had to know. This was the only way he would understand the magnitude of their relationship.

"No. No, no, no, no, no. You couldn't have. Mal, no. This can't be. He's taken away your innocence," Dr. Facilier uttered softly.

"I lost my innocence the moment Mom forced me to kill that cat."

"That's not what I meant. I mean… you're just so young. You're my little girl. I can't believe he forced you to do that! I'm going to kill that boy!"

Suddenly, Dr. Facilier lunged at Ben's frozen form, but Mal got in his way before he could hurt him.

"He didn't force me! It was a mutual decision! We both wanted it! It is none of your business anyway!"

"Mal, whether you like it or not, I am your father. I love you. It makes me so mad that he hurt you! I don't want you to go through any kind of pain."

"You're kidding right?" Mal scoffed,"Ben has shown me more love in a single moment than you and mom have in my entire lifetime. The only one's who have ever caused me any pain were you and mom, so don't you dare say you don't want me to feel pain. You could have stopped it, but you didn't. Instead, I had to defeat mom on my own! I shouldn't have had to fight my own mother, but I did, because I had to. If I hadn't, who knows how many more people mom would have hurt, or worse. She could have killed me then too for fighting her, but I wasn't afraid to fight her. I found the strength to stand up to her, unlike you. And honestly, I'm surprised she didn't kill me awhile ago. Had Ben not brought me here, I could have been dead, no thanks to you. Ben saved my life! He loves me more than you ever could!"

"Impossible. I'd do anything for you!"

"Except be there for me when I need you. You were never there for me when mom beat me and tortured me."

"Neither was Ben."

"That was because he didn't know it was happening, but you did! You could have done something about it. At least now he is here for me when I need him. Whenever I have a flashback or night terror, his arms are there to comfort me. Not once had you ever held me and told me I was safe!"

"I couldn't have! Your mother would have killed me!"

"You said you'd do anything for me! Shouldn't that include standing up to mom so you could be in my life?"

"I'm sorry I wasn't there, but I"m here now."

"It's too late. I have Ben now. I want nothing to do with you. Stay out of my life and stay away from the people I love. I never want to see you again!"

Dr. Facilier began backing away, insulted by Mal's words. As he stepped back, he noticed Mal's painting. Seeing Ben with Mal in that way filled his body with rage. He had known about what they had been doing, as he had been spying on them. Still, no boy had the right to touch his daughter like that. He was going to kill that boy for being with Mal in such a way. Mal blushed profusely when she saw that he had noticed it. It was not meant for his eyes, or anyone else's but hers and Ben's. She didn't want anyone else to see her that bare and vulnerable.

"Mal, you're making a mistake!" he shouted angrily.

"I don't think I am! You are the one who is making the mistake in thinking that I'll ever align myself with you!"

"Suit yourself Mal. Just so you know, you can't save him."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going to kill that boy. He's changed you in ways that I never imagined. You lost your sense of evil. The only way for that to return is to kill him. I know you won't do it so I will. Not now though. I'll torture him physically for the things he's done to you. I'll beat him, whip him, burn him, and I'll cut him. I'll make him beg for mercy until I finally decide to kill him. Maybe I'll skin him alive or I'll cut him into tiny pieces. I could also burn him alive and watch as he screams in pain. I'll do the same to the rest of Auradon, but you'll have a front row seat to his torture session, whether you like it or not."

"You will do no such thing! You will leave Ben alone! You will not hurt this kingdom! It has done nothing to you and neither has Ben!"

"He hurt you when he touched you, corrupting you. And this kingdom imprisoned me on the Isle for decades. It shall pay for that!"

"Ben did not hurt me! How many times do I have to tell you, you did! You hurt me! Not Ben. You are the one who should be punished!"

"How can you say that! I did nothing wrong!"

"Did nothing wrong? Look at what you did in New Orleans! That was terrible! You should be dead for all of that! And look at what you didn't do! You didn't do anything to protect your own daughter! You let mom beat me, whip me, burn me, and cut me. You stood by idly and practically watched her torture me! What kind of father does that? I'll tell you what kind of father does that! A shitty one! One that only cares about himself and doesn't give a damn about his family. Heck, he isn't even a father. He's just a sperm donor. That is you. You are no father. You are definitely no dad. You're hardly a human being. You're just a sperm donor with no purpose in life!"

"How dare you talk to me like that!" Dr. Facilier bellowed, Mal's words enraging him to the point of insanity. He stepped forward and struck her, his hand leaving a red mark on her face. However, Mal never felt it. Instead, she grabbed his hand and twisted it, practically breaking it, bones cracking loudly. She kicked out his knee, making him fall to the ground face down. She then turned him over and put her foot on his throat, almost crushing it. She was mad now. There was no way she was ever going to deal with any sort of abuse ever again. She now had the strength to fight back.

"You are so pathetic," Mal hissed,"striking your own daughter when she defies you because you don't have the courage to fight her with your own words. Now that is a terrible father. You are no better than my mother. You are weak and cowardly, like my mother said, but she is too. Only a coward would take charge through the pain and suffering of others. You both say that you have this great power of magic, but really, it is a shield for you two to hide your weaknesses behind. The magic I have is nothing like that. I use it for good and to help others, not to hurt them. I could hurt you right now, killing you by pushing my foot even further into your throat, but I won't. Yes, I have a certain power over you right now because I control your life, but this isn't real power. Real power is finding the strength to do what is right and just, even when the wrong thing would feel so good. I have that strength now. I've found it thanks to Ben. You should be thankful for that or else I'd be crushing your throat right now."

Mal then released him, letting him gasp for the oxygen he was literally dying for. He stood up, his eyes wide in both shock and awe. He had never seen his daughter act so brave before. Heck, this wasn't an act. This was real. She was a force not to be reckoned with right now. She was outright scary, her eyes glowing bright green as they stared intensely at him. He had never been so scared for his life. Not even Maleficent had ever scared him that much. He wasn't going to let her see how scared he was though. He would not allow her to see how weak he was feeling. He thought she might take advantage of it.

"Thank you for not killing me," he breathed,"you absolutely could have."

"I wasn't going to. That isn't the person I am anymore."

"Not now anyway. I'll be back for you, but next time with a way to bring you to my side. This isn't over."

"No, we're just getting started here. I will end you. Now, get out of my sight before I decide to actually kill you!"

Dr. Facilier didn't think twice. He vanished into thin air instantaneously. The moment he was gone, the world began to move again. Ben looked over to Mal, wondering how she had suddenly ended up on the other side of the room. That was when he noticed the red handprint on Mal's face.

"What the hell just happened?" he asked angrily. Who had just laid a hand on his fiancée? He was going to kill them.

"You're not going to believe it," Mal told him quietly.

"Try me."

"We just had a visit from my father. He stopped time except for him and I."

"Wait he's here? Did he do this to you?" Ben asked as he lightly touched the red mark on her face.

"Yes, he is here. And yes, he made this mark, but I've dealt with worse before. Besides, I never felt it. Heck, after he did that, I almost broke his hand and knee. I almost killed him."

"You should have. He hurt you."

"That isn't the kind of person I am anymore. You should know that."

"I do. I just hate that he hurt you."

"I'm over it. I'm more concerned with the fact that he threatened your life and the kingdom."

"He didn't threaten you did he?"

"No. He just threatened you. He saw the painting. He knows what we've been up to. He absolutely hates you right now. He said he was going to force me to watch him torture and kill you."

Ben blushed, but not in embarrassment, but in anger. No other eyes were meant for that painting. No one was supposed to see Mal in that way except him. If Mal wasn't going to kill Dr. Facilier, he certainly might. After what Dr. Facilier just did to Mal and after he saw that painting, Ben was livid.

"I'll never let him have the chance to hurt me. I will find him before he knows what is coming," Ben said sternly.

"We will find him, together. We better do it soon or else the entire kingdom is in danger."

"There is no time to waste. Come on. Let's go to lunch with my parents and we'll fill them in. They may know what to do."


A/N: Hope you enjoyed seeing Mal find more of her inner strength! I know I did!

I know you guys probably don't care, but I am done with school for the semester. I'm on summer break. I must say, this was a tough semester. I thought I had it rough when I took Microbiolgy, Spanish Composition, Precalculus, and Anthropology last semester. Yes, I only took two classes this semester, but I originally had three and had to drop one. I had to drop Statistics, and boy was that tough; too many damn word problems that I couldn't understand. I also had Trigonometry, which I barely scraped by with a B-, but that took everything I had. I honestly barely had time to write this story. I can't afford to do that terribly again. Thank goodness I had one easy class, that being Human Sexuality. I know, odd class choice, but it was either that or a drug course. Thank goodness it was an easy A. Next semester is going to be rough though. I am taking Inorganic Chemistry, Calculus with Analytic Geometry, Introduction to Health Careers, an Acting Course, and a weekly seminar that will kick start my undergraduate research. You are all welcome to come to my funeral.

I also have a fairly busy summer ahead. I'm continuing my Martial Arts training, which I have been doing for the past 13 years or so. I'm also starting personal training so I can get in better shape. Not to mention I got a puppy in early January that I am training to be my service dog, as my current one is retiring soon. I also typically travel in the summer. This year, I'm probably going to see my grandparents in Florida and to Michigan with my best friend. I am for sure going to Comic Con International in San Diego for the third year in a row. I really enjoy my time there. I've met and seen countless famous folks and collected items related to my numerous fandoms. I know this is all seems irrelevant to this story, but you need to know because I may fall behind in my writing when I travel, so be prepared.

I also have to say how thankful I am to each of you for reading this story. I also love all you people who actually take the time to review. It means a lot. And infinite thanks to my early Beta, Misstressterrible, and to my current, Death of a Dark Angel. Their support made this story possible. As shocking as it is, this story began in late November 2015, only a few weeks after the Descendants movie premiered. I wanted this story ready before I published it, and the wait for publication was worth it. I just hope this story continues to grow with more readers. I want to share my work with the world, so tell your friends about this story if you'd like. Anyway, sorry for my word puke, but I just wanted to put all of this out there! Hope you enjoyed this Chapter! Again, please review!