Brace yourselves. Here's the climactic battle.
Mal had hoped that it would never come to this. She did what Ben thought could end this once and for all without the need for violence. Mal herself thought it was also the best way to end this fight. She tried using words to help her mother see that love is a beautiful thing to experience, but the villainess threw those words at her own daughter's face. Mal managed to cure her friends of the effects of the Middlemist Red, but now, they were standing in front of her mother in her dragon form. Even though she has beaten her mother like this twice before, she knows it's never easy.
"All in favor of hiding?" started Jane.
"I," said Audrey, Chad, Lonnie, and Doug at the same time.
"You guys want to abandon Mal?" questioned Jay.
"We're not fighters, Jay," said Audrey.
"Well I am," said Jay.
"I'm with you," said Evie.
The hero kids all stepped back as Evie and Jay joined Mal.
"What's the plan?" asked Evie.
"We need Carlos," said Mal.
"But he won't come. Not after what I did," said Evie, still feeling the guilt.
"Until he decides to show up, we have to keep mother from using that sundial," said Mal.
"What makes you think he'll show up?" asked Jay.
"Ben. I know Ben. He has a way with words. Whatever he said to Carlos, I'm 100% sure he'll come to his senses and come back to us," said Mal with confidence.
"I hope you're right," said Jay.
"Don't hope Jay," said Mal. "He will come back."
Maleficent takes flight and surrounds the temple with a ring of fire.
"Things just got a little hot," said Evie.
"Save the puns for later. Move!" said Mal.
The three teenagers all dived out of the way when Maleficent breathed fire at them. The hero kids all hid behind the trees and bushes. Maleficent sets the whole area on the fire, leaving only a handful of open spots.
"You forgot, mother. I got some fire of my own," said Mal. She extinguishes some of the fire around by absorbing it, then unleashes a fire blast at the dragon. Maleficent is staggered, but unharmed. She fires at her daughter, but the latter just jumped out the way.
"You need some new tricks, mother," taunted Mal.
Irritated, Maleficent dives down and tried to snatch Mal. Once again, Mal's reflexes save her. Maleficent turns her attention to the hero kids hiding. She burns down every tree around them. None were harmed, except for Lonnie. She was separated from the rest and her arm was caught in the fire. She manages to get rid of it, but she is trapped in a ring of fire.
"Mal! Help Lonnie!" cried out Ben.
Mal did what Ben said. She extinguishes the flames and saves Lonnie, but her mother landed right in front of them.
"Mal, let go," said Lonnie.
"She'll burn you," protested Mal.
"Trust me," said Lonnie.
Mal releases Lonnie and walks closer to her mother.
"Time for a little talk, mother," started Mal.
Maleficent refused to transform back to normal. She just gave Mal the stare. Mother and daughter engaged in yet another stare-off. While they were occupied, Lonnie was sneaking up from behind Maleficent, but with a sword. She quietly walks closer and strikes Maleficent. The dragon cried out in pain. She saw Lonnie and was about to whack her with her tail, but Mal pushes Lonnie and takes the hit.
Lonnie runs back to her friends.
"Where did you get that sword?" asked Doug.
"From a corpse not too far from here," answered Lonnie.
"And you just happened to know there is one?" questioned Ben.
"Just keep running," said Lonnie.
Evie and Jay are still trapped within the fire. Evie tried to get her mirror to work, but the magic was still neutralized. Jay, meanwhile, was trying to jump over the flame. He gets a running start and jumps over the fire and lands near Evie, only getting a little fire on his pants. He puts it out.
"How's it hanging?" quipped Jay.
"Still trapped by fire, and my mirror won't work," said Evie.
"Even if it does work, what are you trying to do?" asked Jay.
"Either find Carlos or use its light to distract Maleficent," said Evie.
"Lure her to you? That doesn't sound smart," criticized Jay.
Maleficent finally stopped cringing in pain. Mal ignites her hands and started punching the dragon in the face. Maleficent shrugs off the pain and whacks her daughter away. Mal struggles to get up, but her mother pins her to the ground. Maleficent gives Mal the stare again. Mal uses her stare. In the end, Maleficent is overwhelmed by her daughter's stare and stands back to recover from the daze.
Mal saw Evie and Jay. She waves at them and they look at her. Mal points to the temple. The narcissist and the ex-thief know she wants them to guard the temple. Jay grabs Evie's arm and the two jumped over the fire, getting burned along the way, but made it to the temple with only a few burn marks.
"I am so going to the hospital after this," said Evie.
The two enter the temple and made it to the room where the sundial.
"It's beautiful," said Evie.
"Too bad it's used for evil," added Jay. "So we just sit here while Mal protects the others?"
"You know she can do that by herself. It's Mal," said Evie.
Outside, Mal continues dodging fire blasts, tail whips, and scratches, trying to keep her mother from knowing Evie and Jay are in the temple. She fires a magic blast at her mother's eye. While Maleficent tries to recover, Mal hides behind a tree. She felt a hand touch her shoulder. It was Ben.
"Mal, I know you believe you can handle yourself, but you don't have to do this alone," said Ben.
"I'm trying to keep mom off Evie and Jay," said Mal. "I'm trying to stall her until Carlos shows up."
"Let us help you," said Chad.
"What?" Audrey reacted with confusion.
"Just tell us what to do, and we'll follow you," said Lonnie.
"Mal, we know that the fact you have magic makes you the only one among us who can match up against Maleficent, but no one can accomplish anything on their own," said Ben. "I believe Carlos will come, but until then, you need all the help you can get. None of us are magical, but we are your friends."
Mal began to smile. Her friends can tell it means she's saying yes.
"You guys got rope?" asked Mal.
"All of us do," said Ben.
"I need to get rid of all of this fire," said Mal. "When I give the signal, spread out and surround her."
"What's the signal?" asked Lonnie.
"Give me your sword," said Mal. "You'll know it when you see it."
Mal immediately gets out of her hiding spot and started using her fire magic to take out the rest of her mother's fire. Maleficent has already recovered from the pain in her eye. She saw Mal extinguishing all the fire she has created. The dragon breathes fire at Mal, but she shields herself with the sword. She rolls out of the way and charges towards her mother. She sticks the sword on one of her legs, causing Maleficent to roar in pain again.
"That's the signal," said Ben.
The hero kids all came out of their hiding spots and surrounded the dragon. They each threw their ropes over and across the dragon. Mal uses her magic to secure the ropes to the ground so her mother is tied down. Mal uses Ben's rope to shut the dragon's mouth so she can't breathe fire. Mal gives Lonnie back the sword.
"Are you sure that will hold her?" asked Lonnie.
"No," said Mal. "But I hope it will hold her long enough for our snowball to show up."
At the temple, Evie and Jay have been watching the action from the doorway, but stayed hidden.
"Wow," said Evie.
"Same here," said Jay. "Nice to know Mal decided to bring some back-up."
"Our Mal is back," said Evie. "I can't wait to get to out of nightmare island."
"We can't leave without Carlos," said Jay. "Also, we need to find Merlin."
"I know, but I hope we're finished here soon," said Evie.
Back outside, Maleficent tried to struggle out of her entanglement, but Mal's magic won't let her. She thought of the next thing. She begins transforming. The teenagers stood back as they watched Maleficent transforms to her human self. As soon as her transformation was finished, she no longer tied in ropes.
"That feels better," she said.
"So much for your idea," sassed Audrey, looking at Mal.
"That was meant to stall," reminded Mal.
"Don't worry, everyone," said someone, surprising everyone.
Suddenly, Maleficent is caught in a magical rope. The teenagers turned their heads and saw Merlin, along with Carlos. Mal walks up to Carlos and gives him a hard punch to the shoulder.
"Ow!" Carlos reacted, clutching his shoulder. "What was that for?"
"For running away like a crybaby," said Mal. Then, she gives the tech prodigy an unexpected hug. "And that's for coming back."
"Thank Ben," said Carlos. He looks at the young king with a smile, which tells him "thank you."
"I knew you had a way with words," said Mal to Ben.
Everyone looks at Merlin.
"Where were you?" asked Ben.
"At my cottage. Maleficent cast a force field to keep me in," said Merlin. "Luckily, your friend had the right tool for the job."
Carlos shows everyone his cube.
"What does it do?" asked Jane.
"Believe it or not, it can absorb magic, keep it contained," said Carlos. "One push of a button, and the force field was long gone."
"I may not be the sharpest sword in the armory, but don't you need to put the magic somewhere else to use it again?" wondered Chad.
"Lucky for you, I am a sharp sword. I just need to transfer the magic somewhere else," explained Carlos. "I chose Merlin's wand."
"You took it while we were occupied with the fighting," guessed Mal. Carlos nodded.
"Wait, how did you even know Merlin was at the cottage?" asked Doug.
"I didn't. I was going to him to ask about what I should do next," said Carlos. "But after I rescued him, I decided to skip another lecture. Ben already gave me one, and it helped."
Everyone looks back at Maleficent, still tied up in Merlin's magical rope. Mal saw Evie and Jay watching from the doorway. She gestured them to come out.
"Hey, Carlos," greeted Evie.
Carlos refused to look at her, making Evie sad.
"Can't you just tell him the truth?" suggested Jay.
Evie didn't speak.
"Hello! What about me?" said Maleficent, capturing everyone's attention.
"You're going back to the Isle of the Lost," said Mal.
"Failed again," complained Maleficent with humor, pretending she's okay with losing. "I'll just have to try harder next time."
"There won't be a next time," said Mal. "You're finished."
"It's not finished until I'm either dead or ruling Auradon," said Maleficent. She looks at Carlos. "You. You've been almost as annoying as my daughter. You pushed my buttons and freed the only one who can stop me."
"If we're done talking, I think it's time to make sure she can't use magic to get out of this," said Carlos, looking at his cube.
"You're going to trap mom's magic inside. Can it handle that much?" asked Mal.
"We'll just have to find out," said Carlos.
However, before Carlos can activate the cube, Maleficent summons her scepter, and casts a spell on Merlin's wand. It removes the magic rope around Maleficent and ties up Merlin instead, causing him to drop his wand. Mal tries to grab it, but Maleficent shields the wand with a force field. She teleports inside the temple. Mal tried to free Merlin with her own magic, but the wizard remained tied up.
"Her magic is too powerful," said Mal.
"Don't worry about me," said Merlin. "Stop Maleficent before all of reality is doomed."
The teenagers ran inside the temple and found Maleficent standing next to the sundial.
"I'm glad you're all here for the big show," she quipped.
"Stop this mother, or I'll stop you," threatened Mal.
"Let me think about? No," replied Maleficent humorously.
Maleficent points her scepter at the gnomon, casting her spell. The roman numerals on the sundial begin to glow. The tip of the gnomon also started glowing and it began surrounding the sundial with dark magic.
"What's happening?" asked Chad.
"She's doing it. She's changing reality," said Mal.
Back in Auradon, in Castle Beast, Adam is reading a contract while Belle is watching the cooking channel on TV. Suddenly, the channel was replaced by emergency news. Snow White was on camera and behind her looks like a beam of light coming from the sky.
"Honey, I think you need to see this," said Belle.
"What's going on?" asked Adam.
"Urgent news," said Belle.
Adam gets up from the table and sits down next to his wife on the couch.
"This is Snow White reporting. As you can see, a beam of light is raining down from the sky, leveling the land it touches. But this isn't the only one. We're getting reports that beams of light are showing up pretty much everywhere in Auradon. Everyone is advised to keep their distance from the light. Who is causing this? I would bet my entire wallet that it's Maleficent. We can only hope that our beloved villain kids and our young king are doing what they can to stop this magical disaster. This Snow White reporting live, or to be more accurate, panicking live." Snow White immediately ran away from the light and the camera.
Adam and Belle only sat down, mouth agape. They looked out the window and saw a beam of light not too far from the castle. The royal couple is hoping that their son and his friends can find a way to stop this before Auradon is destroyed.
Back in the Temple of Waqie on the Forgotten Island, the kids can only watch in horror as Maleficent finally puts her plan into action.
"How long is this going to take?" asked Audrey.
"Since Merlin and the other first wizards stopped the evil wizard from using the sundial, we'll never know," said Maleficent. "We'll just have to wait."
"Which gives us enough time to stop you," said Mal.
"You can't destroy the sundial, and you know that, Mal," said Maleficent.
"But I can force you to stop the spell," said Mal. She starts lighting up her hands, ready for another fight.
"Is this what you really want, Mal?" started Maleficent, walking towards her daughter. "To be good?"
The other kids kept their distance, but Mal walks closer to her mother.
"I made my choice clear," said Mal.
"And yet you never changed," said Maleficent. "You only chose the path of good, but you're not being good at all."
"What makes you think that?" replied Mal with anger in her tone.
"When you thought I killed your blue-haired friend, you tried to avenge her by taking my life," reminded Maleficent. "If you're good, then why would you try to do that?"
"You know why. It's not me. It's what inside of me," said Mal.
"But what's inside of you is who you are, Mal," said Maleficent. "All you had to do is embrace it, but you keep rejecting it. How can you resist the darkness? It's impossible."
"Love is why," said Mal. "It's powerful. If you allow yourself to feel it, you will come to realize that being evil doesn't make you happy."
"Believe me, Mal. I would love nothing more than for the two of us to become family again," said Maleficent.
"But you want me to join you," replied Mal.
"True," responded Maleficent. "But you made it clear that you never want to return to a life evil. Not like it matters now. Once reality has been changed, you will be the daughter that I love."
"Earning my love by changing who I am? Don't you know how that sounds?" questioned Mal.
Maleficent didn't respond. She was too busy staring at the sundial. Mal was about to attack, but Maleficent turns around and zaps Mal in the head with a magic blast, knocking her own daughter unconscious. Evie, Jay, and Carlos immediately react. Evie sprays Maleficent in the face with sleeping perfume, causing her to faint. Jay grabs the scepter. After a few more seconds, Maleficent wakes up. By the time she did, Carlos activated his cube. The cube started to absorb Maleficent's magic, rendering her unable to move. Using all her strength, she moves her hand and calls her scepter back, which she uses to smash the cube into pieces. All the magic the cube absorbed was transfered right back to the villainess.
"You think you can stop me?" mocked Maleficent. She slams her scepter on the ground, sending a magical wave that causes everyone to faint.
Maleficent teleports herself to Carlos. She slaps him in the face, waking him up. "You've been like a pest, whitey. And like a pest, you have to be eradicated."
Carlos kicks Maleficent in the stomach and runs away, but Maleficent freezes Carlos in place. Maleficent walks slowly around Carlos, just aching to end him right there and now. She saw the blue rose inside his jacket, so she takes it out. "I think we need an audience."
Maleficent lifts the sleeping spell from Evie. She wakes up and saw Maleficent with a frozen Carlos.
"You know. I really should thank you," said Maleficent to Evie. "If you hadn't foolishly taken a trip to the Isle of the Lost for 'this'..." Maleficent tosses the blue rose at Evie. "... I would never be here."
"I got over my guilt a long time ago," said Evie.
"However, you know that such foolish actions come with consequences," said Maleficent. "I think it's time you suffer one of them."
Maleficent lifts the freezing spell on Carlos and holds him tight to ensure he doesn't escape.
"No. Please," begged Evie, knowing what Maleficent will do.
"I'm sorry, dear, but this pest here has to be squashed," said Maleficent.
Maleficent tosses Carlos to the ground and transforms into a dragon once again. Her roar started to wake up Mal. Evie runs towards Carlos, but Maleficent whacks Evie with her tail, sending her crashing to a wall. Carlos could only crawl back as Maleficent opens her mouth. As soon as Evie opened her eyes again, Maleficent breathes a ball of fire at Carlos, and this time, she successfully hits her mark.
"No!" screamed Evie.
Maleficent transforms back to normal and takes a look at Carlos. His eyes are closed, his body isn't moving, and he was on fire. As she returns to watching the sundial do its work, she decided to lift the sleeping spell on the other kids, wanting them to see Carlos' state.
Evie runs towards Carlos. She put out the fires on him, and tried to wake him up.
"C'mon, Carlos. Please, be alright," she begged.
Carlos opened his eyes and saw Evie. "Can't you just... leave me to... rest in peace."
"You are not dying, not while I'm here," said Evie.
"Does it make a difference? I'm already dead inside," said Carlos in a faint voice, turning his head away from Evie.
Evie knows he was talking about her outburst on him earlier. Trying to swallow the guilt, she looks at the boy and said, "Carlos, look at me."
The boy obeyed.
"Look at me in the eye, and tell me that I'm lying," said Evie. "I love you."
Carlos lets her words sink in. He takes a look at her face, her eyes. When she said those words, he could see the smile on her face and the sparkle in her eyes. It was the same look on her face when she first told him those words. He knows that she is telling the truth. His lips actually curved into a small smile.
"I love you, too," he said to her.
Evie grabs Carlos' face and puts her lips on his, kissing him passionately. As soon as she parter her lips from his, Carlos' eyes remained closed. He wasn't breathing. She placed her ear on his chest, hoping to hear a heartbeat, but there was nothing but silence within him. Evie's eyes began to water until tears rained down her cheek. Evie cried as she buries her head on Carlos' shoulder.
Everyone was finally awake. Mal finally recovers from her headache and saw Evie with Carlos. She walks closer to them. Evie looks up at Mal and gave her a look that told Mal the horrifying truth of what happened to Carlos. The other teenagers gathered around and Evie gave them the same look. Everyone hangs their heads and closes their eyes in mourning, saddened by the fate of Carlos.
Mal collapses to her knees, barely able to breathe from what happened to her friend. Full of anguish and grief, Mal lets out a long, loud scream, crying out in pain. Her scream echoed through the walls of the temple, and it could be heard by Merlin outside, who fears that something terrible has happened.
Mal screamed for as long as she could until she finally ceased. When she did, she hangs her head and the tears begin coming down from her eyes. Ben tried to comfort her, putting his hand on her shoulder, but she swats it away. Mal looks at her mother. The sorrow present on her face soon turned to anger. She stands up and walks closer towards the sundial.
"Oh, don't worry about that nuisance, Mal. When has he ever mattered to you?" started Maleficent. "If I recall correctly, you loved picking on him just like every other rotten kid on the Isle."
"He was my friend," said Mal, anger present in her tone. "I loved him like a brother."
"Loss is a unfortunate consequence of war, Mal," said Maleficent. "Once this is all over, you won't even remember him."
Jay walks towards Mal. "It's over, isn't it?"
Maleficent answers Jay's question instead. "It was over the second I brought down that force field. Treasure your last moments together, because while my daughter will have a special place in my world, the rest of you won't."
Mal was allowing anger and rage to cloud her mind again. She curls her hands into fists and gritted her teeth. She decided to voice out the realization that finally hit her after what happened to Carlos. "Every action you've ever taken results in pain and suffering. People get hurt. I save them from you. You'll just come back and try again."
"Well, don't worry Mal. I will succeed this time, so our constant struggles against each other will finally come to end. With you by my side," said Maleficent.
"No," said Mal under her breath. "No! I won't let you succeed!"
"What are you going to do?" teased Maleficent.
Mal closes her eyes and lets the anger flow within her as she begins covering herself in purple smoke. The smoke clouds almost the entire room. Once the smoke cleared, a dragon with purple scales appeared in front of them. It was Mal. Everyone was both shocked and astonished at what she did.
"I was wondering when you would give it a try," said Maleficent.
Mal wasted no time breathing fire at her mother. Maleficent jumps away from the sundial. Mal fired another blast, but Maleficent ran out the room. Mal chased her. Maleficent stops and turns around. She fires a magic blast at the ceiling, dropping rubble on Mal, temporarily stunning her.
"Fierce, cunning, and full of ferocity. If you used all that for evil, I'd be very proud," monologued Maleficent.
Mal comes to her senses and uses her strength to remove the rubble off her. Maleficent fires a magic blast at Mal, but it only staggered her a little. Maleficent tried to turn into a dragon to even the odds, but Mal interrupts her transformation by pinning her to the ground with her claws. After roaring at Maleficent's face, Mal removes her claws and sends out the biggest fire blast she can breathe. Maleficent tried to shield herself with magic, but the dragon fire was too much. Maleficent becomes engulfed with fire. After a matter of seconds, Mal ceased. Once the smoke cleared, all that was left was ashes next to a scepter.
Mal transforms back to her human self. She takes a look at what she just did to her mother. She was clearly in shock. Her eyes were wide open and her mouth was open. Her mother is nothing but ashes now, and it's all because of her act of revenge. She was willing to try to get her mother to turn over a new leaf, but losing her friend at her mother's hands made her second-guess herself.
Merlin, having been freed from his restraints because of Maleficent's death, retakes his wand and enters the temple. The ashes told him of what has transpired.
The other teenagers, except Evie, have been watching the whole thing. Ben walks towards Mal. She heard him. When she turned around and saw him, she quickly threw herself at him and buried her face in his shoulder, crying. Ben embraces her for comfort.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do," said Mal, grieving her mother.
"You made your choice," said Ben calmly, not at all mad with her.
Mal lifts her head and looks at Ben in the eye. "You're never going to be mad at me, are you?"
"We all have a choice," said Ben. "Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse."
"Um, guys," called Audrey, pointing at the sundial.
The sundial was still doing its magic. Mal saw that her mother's ashes are beginning to levitate in the air.
"The sundial is still changing reality," said Mal. "Once it's complete, my mom will be back from the dead."
"Merlin, is there any way to stop it?" asked Ben.
"I don't know," said Merlin. "Since the sundial cannot be destroyed, I'm afraid we're all out of hope."
Mal looked carefully at the sundial. Dark magic was all over it. She can sense it. She saw that the dark magic was emanating from the gnomon. That is where her mother directed her scepter to when she started casting her spell. This gave Mal an idea, but she frowned to herself at the cost that will come with it.
"I know how to stop it," said Mal.
"How?" asked Merlin.
Mal didn't say a word. She just walked towards the sundial. She looks over at Evie, still grieving beside Carlos. "E, just promise me you'll always remember this. The past is past. Forgive, forget."
From these words, Ben knew what Mal's action will cause. He rushes towards her and grabs her arm, stopping her.
"Mal. Don't," he pleaded.
Mal responded by giving the young king what he's always wanted. Their first kiss. She savors every second of her lips on his. Her first time experiencing what she believes is the ultimate act of true love. As soon as her lips parted from his, she says the three words for the first time to the young king. "I love you."
Mal continues walking towards the sundial, but Ben didn't stop her. Experiencing his first kiss and hearing Mal's confession of love left him speechless.
Mal is now standing on the sundial. She still sees the dark magic all over it. She knows that it has to end, no matter the cost. She charges her hands with as much dark magic as she can create. She puts both of her hands on the gnomon, causing it to suck up all the dark magic. Mal tries to keep the dark magic contained within the gnomon by keeping her hands on it.
"My child, that is too much dark magic to contain!" exclaimed Merlin. "Once the gnomon breaks down from overload..."
"The sundial will be destroyed," finished Ben.
The gnomon of the sundial is failing to contain all the dark magic. The gnomon explodes, sending a beam of light bursting through the roof and into the skies. As soon as the light disappeared, everyone can see the sundial in cracks and the gnomon in pieces, but Mal was nowhere to be seen.
Once more, everyone present in the room is in grief. They have already lost one of their own. They have lost someone else they care about. Evie can barely move from witnessing her true love taken away from her and her best friend sacrificing herself.
"It's over," said Jay.
"Sometimes, my boy, you must accept what life gives you, even if it's hard to," said Merlin. "Besides, she made her choice."
"We all have a choice," added Ben.
Back in Auradon, all the beams of light were starting to disappear. The lands they have touched, however, left craters and damaged property. Almost every person in Auradon began to cheer because the chaos is over.
In Castle Beast, Adam and Belle have turned back to the news channel, where Snow White is reporting.
"Good news. It seems that the mysterious beams of light coming from the sky have vanished. There might have been some damage and destruction caused from this unforeseen event, but we can all rest at night knowing that whatever this disaster-to-be has been stopped. Was it caused by Maleficent? Did our four villain kids stop her again? If they did, then we owe them a big thank you. This is Snow White, signing off."
Adam and Belle smiled. They know that the crisis is over. All they can do now is wait for their son to return home and welcome him back with open arms.
Back in the Forgotten Island, all the teenagers have exited the temple, with Evie carrying Carlos' body. Merlin picks up Maleficent's scepter and quickly approaches the young king.
"I believe you should take this," said Merlin, giving the scepter to Ben.
"But it'll be safer with you. You can make sure it never falls in the wrong hands," said Ben.
"But Maleficent isn't, or 'wasn't', my business, she was yours," said Merlin.
Ben takes hold of the scepter. "We'll keep it safe."
"Despite the tragedy faced today, it was nice to be around company again," said Merlin. "Maybe I'll consider moving to Auradon."
"When you do, send a letter to Castle Beast. I'll be there," said Ben.
"Well, so long, young man," said Merlin.
After some heartfelt goodbyes, Merlin transports himself back to his cottage. Ben takes out his phone and calls Jordan. He makes his second wish. Jordan magically transports the young king and his friends back to Auradon.
I can understand if you're saddened by the tragedy in this chapter, but I hope you won't leave this story because of it. There's one more chapter left.