Chapter 24 - On the Horizon

Hey guys!

First I'd like to take a moment to tell you that Dizzy Spinning Endlessly is almost done! I'm not sure if this is good or bad news considering everything that has happened these past four months. I'm hoping you enjoyed this ride as much as I did and I'm so thankful that you've have stuck with me this long.

I plan for this story to have about 4 to 5 more chapters in it after this one where we find out what is happening to Mal, see the ball, and find out what Dizzy's wish will be!

Also, I would like to know what you guys would like to see me write next! My other story, If You're Alone Onstage, is also almost complete which means my main two projects will be done, which also means I need a new story to take up my time ;) So, should I work on Malevolence, start a brand new story, or try some original stories (these would be view-able on my Wattpad 'OneSunnyDays')? PLEASE let me know what you think!

I'd also like to ask you to review. I would really like to get this story to 100 reviews by the time this story closes out and I would really appreciate the feedback.

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Alright, onto the story!

Chapter 24

Lightning flashed against the red sky as the wind blew wickedly.

"So," said a voice, "this is it?"

"It- It can't be." Said another. "There has to be something we can do."

"There isn't. This is the end."

"There is one thing. I have to fight my mom."

"And I have no idea what it means."

Evie put a hand to her chin. "Was there anything else to your dream besides the voices?"

Dizzy sadly shook her head. "Nope. It's completely black."

"Hmm." Evie then sat back in her chair. "That is a strange dream, and to have it three times is a bit unnerving." She then shook it off and smiled at her friend. "It's probably just a coincidence, or maybe something you ate." She laughed playfully.

Dizzy shrugged. "I guess, but, it's just so odd."

Dizzy and Evie were currently sitting in Evie's room, waiting for Mal and the boys to show up. Evie sat at her work table, mending a dress for the ball the next night while Dizzy was working on a bracelet for the same reason. With all the craziness going on with Mal, it was hard to believe the ball was so close.

"How's Adella's dress coming?" Dizzy asked.

Evie stopped sewing for a moment and held up the dress. "Not too bad." She said with a smile. "It's definitely gonna make her look like a mermaid."

Dizzy laughed. "Good! She did want to look like her mom."

"The VK's are here!" announced Jay as he, Carlos, and Mal walked into the room.

"Hey guys!" Dizzy smiled.

"Did you find anything new?" Evie asked.

Mal shook her head.

"Nope." Carlos said, taking off his backpack and setting it to the side.

"No sign of Maleficent." Jay said, flopping into a chair.

Dizzy's eyes grew wide. "Wait, what?! Maleficent?"

"Oh, doesn't she know?" Carlos asked Evie.

Evie shook her head. "Sorry, I didn't get the chance."

"Huh? What are you guys talking about?" Dizzy asked, forgetting about the bracelet she was working on.

Mal sighed. She walked over to Dizzy and sat down next to her. "Dizzy, when I left Auradon to go to the Isle, I made a huge mistake." She said in a small voice. "I was hurt and confused, and I didn't understand how I could live here surrounded by all this good when all I wanted was to be me."

"But," Dizzy asked. "How was that a mistake?"

"Well, leaving wasn't the real mistake. When I gathered my things to leave, I took my mother from her cage and took her with me. She stayed in a box in my backpack but with everything went down with Uma, I forgot about her.

"So, what does that mean?" Dizzy asked.

"Maleficent is missing." Jay told her

Mal slowly nodded.

"M," Evie said. "It's not your fault, I told you that."

Mal nodded. "I know. I just- I just wish I never took her out of that stupid terrarium in the first place."

"Wait." Dizzy said. "What are we so worried about? I mean, isn't she just a lizard? Why are we so concerned about her?"

Mal took a deep breath. "Dizzy, do you remember my mother?"

Dizzy raised a brow, a bit confused by her question. "Of course, who doesn't?"

"No, I mean, do you remember the stories about her. Not about her being mean to children, not about her roaming the streets of the Isle with an evil glint in her eye. I mean the real stories. The ones where she burnt down homes, rampaged across the world, and where she cursed Sleeping Beauty, just because her parents didn't invite her to their daughters christening."

Mal stopped for a second and looked to Dizzy with a look of pure sincerity in her eyes. "My mother is evil, and even as that tiny lizard, she's still evil. And she will not stop until she figures out how to break that spell over her."

"Mal," Evie had stood from her seat and was now kneeling next to her friend. "What did Fairy Godmother tell you? She said that your mother shrunk to the size of the love in her heart, and you know as well as I do that it will take her a long time to love. And when she does, she won't be evil anymore."

"But, how do we know that's the only way?"

Admiia sat next to the window in Dizzy's room. While it was calm and peaceful outside, something was coming, but she just could not figure out what. She sighed.

Dizzy then entered, a bag full of stuff in her hands, but Admiia did not remove her eyes from the world outside. "Hey, Ad!" Dizzy greeted. "Boy, have I got a lot of stuff to finish before tomorrow! I don't know how I'll get it done in time." When her friend didn't respond, Dizzy set her things down and sat down next to her. "What's wrong?"

Admiia shrugged. "I-I don't know. I really don't know, but I can just feel something's going to happen."

"How?"

"I guess genies just have a sixth sense."

"That doesn't make any sense." Dizzy said.

"Well, neither does the 'three wish limit', but yet here we are."

Dizzy chuckled, "True." They were silent a moment before Dizzy asked, "Are you annoyed at me for not coming up with a wish yet?"

Admiia then turned to her friend. "Why would you ask that?"

Dizzy shrugged, "I don't know. I guess I've just heard Aladdin's story to many times. His Genie was so excited to be free and I guess I just assumed you'd be the same way."

Admiia smiled. "I guess in some ways I'm excited to be free, being able to go places by myself, not being attached to the bottle, hopefully be able to forget about my past, but, I think in some other ways, I'll miss it. I mean, having the power to do whatever someone wants-"

"You know, besides the genie rules." Dizzy laughed.

"True." Admiia conceded. "But, it just is something not everyone gets to experience, and even with what happened with my first two wishes, I'm glad I got to experience it."

Dizzy smiled. "Well, I hope I make your last wish make it that much better."

Admiia smiled. "What ever you wish for will make it so much better."