Hi guys! I'm back with a new chapter for you! This one will focus on Mal and Jay, since she has a lot of trust in him (or as much trust as a villain could have).
Ember411: I'm not sure if they'll remember all of this once they return back to normal, but probably not. I'm not planning on turning them back anytime soon, mainly because I'm obsessed with this story and don't want to ever end it.
Gokartgirl: I took your suggestion about having them tell Mal about choosing good, so I hope you like this chapter.
Pinksakura271: They sort of believe her, but they know that she's a good liar, so yeah. Don't worry, something will slip eventually :). This chapter will be mostly Mal, so we will find out her reaction. Ben will not be in this chapter because it's going to be more of a Mal/Jay sibling bond, so Jay will probably ask why she wants to be evil (even though he technically knows already). Don't ever be sorry about questions; I love answering them!
Disclaimer: I do not own Disney's Descendants or any of its characters, just this story.
Note: This chapter takes place right after Chapter 10: Stubborn Kids.
Chapter 11: Why Are You Good?
Jay's POV:
After my little chat with Evie, I decided to go and see what the malicious little fairy was up to. I found the door open, and little Mal was on the bed. "What do you want?" she groaned at the sight of me.
"Nice to see you too," I replied sarcastically. "I was just checking on you."
"Why? You've never been this nice to me." She grimaced saying the word nice as a characteristic of myself.
"Well, I care about you, Mal. You're like a little sister to me," I sat on the bed, stroking her thin, soft, purple hair.
"Again, why? Your father is going to be livid if he finds out," she commented.
"He's not going to find out. We're in Auradon," I reminded her.
"Oh, yeah. Well, what trouble are we going to cause?" she asked eagerly. "May I suggest doing something to Lonnie, Audrey, and Evie?"
"We aren't causing any trouble, and we are most certainly not doing anything to those girls," I scolded.
"What happened to you, Jay? You used to love having fun with me, but now you're acting like these Auradonians: soft and considerate. What happened to being cold hearted and a thief?" I could tell she was genuinely upset and disapproved of me choosing good. Wait, I thought, does she even know that we chose good?
"Mal, there's something you need to know. We aren't evil," I didn't know how to tell the five year old daughter of Maleficent this, so I just said it. Apparently, this was not the right approach. In fact, it lit a fire inside of her.
"Jayden! You know darn well that we are the most rotten villains in the universe!" she snapped. "Wait until your father finds out. You'll regret letting those words even enter your brain!"
"Maleficent Bertha do not speak to me in that tone, understand me?" I scolded. I saw fear enter her eyes as she pulled herself into the tightest ball she could, trying to hide. Why? Only her mother calls her by her full name, and that's when she's beyond livid. After being called her full name, Maleficent usually beats her, so I could tell she was worried I was going to do the same.
"D-don't hit m-me. P-please," she pleaded in a whisper.
"Don't worry. I would never hit you," I ensured. She then did something that I never expected: she came out of her little ball and hugged me. She whispered "Thanks, Jay," in my ear.
After a few minutes, she asked, "What do you mean that we aren't evil?"
"Well, King Ben had the four of us: you, me, Carlos, and Evie, come here. He knew that we had potential to choose good and abandon our ruthless, cruel ways. It took some time, but we all decided to switch sides," I informed.
"Why? Look what they did to us. They banished our parents to a prison where they can never escape from, forced all their offspring to live there, fed us trash, and made us live in squalor. I don't know about you, but that's not how I want to live my life," she crossed her arms and looked away.
"Look, Mal. I know that it's hard to understand now, but good always defeats evil in the end."
"Not with me. When I take over, it'll be with evil," she declared, emphasizing the word evil.
"Why are you good Jay? Why did you abandon your whole life to join our enemies?" she interrogated me.
"Well," I had to think. I knew that choosing good was the right thing to do, but I never actually thought about why I switched sides.
"Well?" Mal asked, growing impatient. When I still had no response, she continued, "Exactly. You have no reason whatsoever to be on Auradon's side. You grew up with villains, you were raised by a villain. You are a villain Jay."
I thought about that. Was Mal actually right? Am I a villain who could never actually have the goodness inside? No, I denied, I'm not a villain. Everyone can change. You cannot be born evil, for evil is created, and therefore can be destroyed as well. All villains were "good" at one point. Take the Evil Queen for example: she wasn't always called the "Evil Queen". Her magic mirror told her that her stepdaughter was the fairest of them all, which changed her. She used to love Snow, until that mirror got involved. "No Mal," I finally spoke. "You're wrong about this one. I'm not a villain."
"Say what you want," Mal scoffed. "But remember this: who you really are isn't going to change."
It already has, sweetie, I thought. Who you really are is going to change, too. "Why do you want to be evil?" I suddenly blurted out of nowhere.
Mal's POV:
"Why do you want to be evil?" Jay suddenly asked. Is he really asking that? He's Jafar's son; he's one of the baddest kids that the world has ever seen.
"Our parents taught us that. Evil will rise again," I declared.
"Our parents taught us that, I'll admit that, but is it really what you want to do? Your mother cannot get to you here at all, so you're free to make whatever choices you choose," Jay informed.
"Hmm," I thought about it. Could it actually be true? My mother can't influence me here? "Alright, I'll consider being good," I sighed.
I'm not doing anything until I finish with Evie, I added mentally.
That's all for now! Sorry that it was so short, but I hope you enjoyed. I think I captured the brother/sister bond pretty well, but I want to know what you think, so leave reviews :)
Mal and Evie are having similar thoughts, and they're telling similar lies. What could they be up to? Leave reviews with your ideas.
I'll be spreading out my chapters a little bit more so that I have more time to see all of your ideas, so I'll probably do weekend updates and maybe some during the week.
Evil Dreams
