Keep on Dreaming!-JustAnotherFanGirl2004
Evie sat quietly in the portrait room. A shocked look of terror was plastered on her face. Tears had smeared her makeup from her eyes. Her hair a mess. Evie felt as if there were bruises covering her whole body. She was reliving the event that only happened moments ago, and the harsh voices in her head.
The laughing; it echoed in her mind;it bounced of the walls of her brain. Evie could feel the evil growing inside her. Her eyes had glowed a bright red light in the dark room. When it started the lights flickered and then shut off completely. She could feel her veins tighten. There had seemed to be another person in the room, but all Evie could see was a silhouette of a girl.
Then the yelling of different voices. Evie had ran her fingers through her blue hair. Her head could feel the burning scratches. Her mother's voice was the only one that was truly distinct, but there was also a younger girl's lower voice. The voice couldn't have belonged to Dizzy, because of her light, soft voice. There was mostly screaming but there was some words. Traitor, wicked, worthless were the only ones that Evie could remember vividly.
A sudden soft knock on the door made Evie come back to her senses. The sound of the door opening made Evie sit up on the floor. All she could see was the light of a yellow shaded lantern. Quiet footsteps made Evie alarmed, but she couldn't get the strength to move. "Evie?" a recognizable voice called to the girl.
"Carlos?" Evie looked up to see the light bouncing of the duplicate's freckled face,"What happened now?"
"Well all of the lights went out," Carlos bent down next to Evie,"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Evie said coldly.
"Anyway, I have been meaning to talk to you about something," his brown eyes looked so real and full of emotion,"Last night I was fading away. Not like..mentally but physically fading away from existence. There was one earlier in the night and then again closer to the morning."
Evie's emotions came back from the previous night,"I don't know anything about the first one, but I do know about the second one. Your real self was dying from a fire, that I started." She wondered when Carlos had another close call.
"You tried to kill me?" the duplicated looked at the blue haired princess.
"I didn't mean to kill anyone," Evie stared off into the distance as she hugged her knees.
"But seriously hurt them?" Carlos stared at her with a concerned look,"This isn't you Eves." Evie closed her eyes at the remembrance of her old nickname. He called her that for the first time at her birthday party that happened over ten years ago.
"I'm suffering," Evie let a tear escape from her misty eyes,"I'm suffering from my mother's past. It has truly taken over my life."
"How come you never said anything?" the double seemed to be more sympathetic.
"I did but I started to drown in my roots. I am the Evil Queen's daughter, there's no escaping it and others use that to their advantage," Evie recalled all of the hate used towards her and her friends.
"Well at least you're a rebel with a cause," Carlos said simply. Evie opened her eyes to the difference of attitude in the double.
"What's going on?" Evie looked to Carlos' double.
"I'm just acting the same way when we were on the Isle," Carlos said defensively.
"But you-" Evie cut herself off. "You're right. I do have a right to be evil."
"There ya go," Carlos smiled evilly,"Now you're more like yourself." The duplicate got up to his feet.
"I am aren't I," Evie grinned as she got to her feet. The two walked out of the dark portrait room. Evie felt like a switch had turned on in her mind. It felt like an old feeling had crawled it's way back into her mind. She was a rebel with a cause and had a right to be evil.
Deep in one of the many forests of Auradon, a black limo sat in park as the sun continued to rise. Inside, Dizzy, Ben, Jane, Jay, Lonnie, and Scales were sleeping in the back on the vehicle. In the two front seats, Mal and Carlos were sitting awake in silence. The sun shown through the clear windows beside them.
"Carlos?" Mal asked quietly.
"Yes?" Carlos said even quieter.
"Why are you so protective of Dizzy?" Mal looked over to her friend. Carlos sat silent for a few moments.
"Dizzy was never truly taken care of unless she did labor for her grandmother," Carlos began to explain,"Evie raised her to be the person she is today. I didn't spend as much time with her as Evie did, but I still felt as if I were like an uncle or something like that. I feel as if Dizzy contains some of Evie's soul. She's the only piece of Evie that I have left."
"Carlos I had no idea," Mal said quietly.
"She deserved to be taken care of," Carlos continued,"Dizzy has so much to experience here in Auradon and I don't want her to miss it."
"She won't miss it," Mal put a hand on Carlos' shoulder,"Evie's not going to change that."
"Can I ask you a question?" Carlos made eyes contact with Mal. She nodded in return. "What's going to happen if we can't convince Evie?"
"Nothing because we will," Mal answered quickly.
"Yeah but what if she's so deep we can't reach her," Carlos detested.
"Then we'll ask for more help," Mal insisted,"Evie will come back with us. I have no doubts. Friendship always win."
"I guess you're right," Carlos sunk back down into his seat,"I'm gonna try to sleep for just a little more."
"Me too," Mal reclined her seat to relax.
Later, everyone was awake and start their journey once again. Lonnie's ankle was less swollen a should heel soon. Jay was sat back at the wheel, with Carlos in the passenger seat. The heart necklace was glowing off and on, like it was running out of battery life. They day seemed to be passing by slowly and the sun stayed in the exact same spot every time Carlos looked up to the sky.
"I hope we get there soon," Jay said in a bored voice,"Then you and Jane won't have as much tension."
"What?" Carlos jumped up a little,"How did you know?" He was thankful for the soundproof wall between them and the others.
"Mal talks," Jay said simply,"But all she said was she did something to make you mad. Honestly dude, I never really saw you and Jane in a serious relationship."
"Who says were not together anymore?" Carlos questioned.
"Well you're definitely mad at her," Jay pointed out,"When you woke up, she wasn't all up around you. I think she is a little too protective of you."
"Since when have you become an official love expert?" Carlos raised his eyebrows.
"I've always been good with the ladies," the son of Jafar smiled,"and I've been in a good,strong relationship for about fifteen hours now."
"Finally made your move on Lonnie?" Carlos wondered aloud,"You finally manned up."
"Well I think having friendship first makes a relationship stronger," Jay admitted in defense.
"Oh like you were truly friends with Lonnie first?" Carlos asked sarcastically.
"I though she was under a spell and that was one time," Jay reasoned.
"Fine then what do you think I should do?" the DeVil boy asked the love expert.
"Do what you think is right. Only think about you," Jay advised. The words sunk into Carlos' mind. He remembered Mal's words of how he should take care of himself.
"Thank you, great love expert," Carlos laughed. Jay joined in. It had been awhile since Jay and Carlos had truly bonded. It had felt weird to laugh when they were on a serious mission, but it also felt right. It seemed that dark situations can bring you closer to others. It can bring the truth out about other's actions and emotions.
Evie sat on her throne, looking at her crown. She wondered why it was left here with everything else. Why had such a beautiful castle be abandoned without anything taken from it. She finally looked the door suddenly burst open. Mal's evil duplicate walked at a fast pace.
"No casualties!" the duplicate cried,"They're still coming to face us!"
"Leave them alone for just a little while," Evie curved a smile,"Let them think we have given up for the day anyway."
"Then can I play with them?" Mal asked smugly.
Evie nodded her head and place the golden crown back onto her blue hair. "Maybe we can ask Uma if she has anything in mind."