Jay marched off toward the forest needing to getaway. He couldn't handle school right now, he couldn't even handle his friends. Hell, he couldn't handle Auradon right now either. The promise of familiarity that the isle gives is tempting to Jay still. He knows that place like the back of his hand, it's home. He shakes those thoughts from his head as he enters the forest, Mal giving up on following him as it seems he isn't headed back to the Isle. Jay just wanders drifting through the trees not thinking, he can't think it hurts too much. Carlos is mad at him all because of that stupid pretty-faced prince. He grimaces and keeps going letting a fog fill his brain as the scents of the forest fill his mind. He does until he hears movement and sees light. Jay carefully sneaks to a nearby tree avoiding making noise. He comes upon the camp of the three pirates. Gil is lounging asleep, Harry is busy eating some fruit, and Uma is brooding. Jay observes them for a minute before he gets an idea, it isn't a good idea, but he doesn't particularly care.

Stepping out into the small clearing Jay holds his hands up showing surrender as Uma and Harry shoot up, one hand on her mother's necklace and the other on his sword. "I can help you guys. You guys wanted to leverage me for the wand, right? What if I can help you get something else to trade for the wand?" Jay speaks slowly, not even thinking anymore, the hurt in his heart is speaking for him.

"Why would you help us?" Uma looks at him untrustingly, rightfully so. Not long ago he was their captive, knocked out and beaten up. It didn't really make a lot of sense honestly.

"We would be helping each other. You get the wand and I get someone out of the way." Jay smiles at the words as they leave his lips, his head is screaming for him to stop but his heart is bleeding out this plan from its wounds and it won't let him think, the pain is overwhelming. Carlos rejecting him and siding with someone he met not that long ago. It boils his blood so hot his face tints slightly red. Uma examines him for a long second not taking her hand off of her mother's necklace.

"Alright. Who do you plan to bring to us that is worth the wand?" Uma raises her brow at him curiously. The words spill from his mouth like blood, but it feels so good to his aching heart.

"The Crown Prince of Auradon. Benjamin Beast. He is worth the price of that wand, he has some really powerful magic spell cast on him, I assume by fairy godmother herself, If you threaten to remove the spell, his life for the wand, no one would be able to stop you. Even Mal seems careful about whatever stupid spell is." Jay sounded to pleased with himself and Uma could sense it. He wanted this almost as badly as she wanted it. Looks like her luck is changing.

"Alright, but how are you going to get the prince to come to us so we can take him hostage?" Uma questioned still not fully satisfied. She was playing this safe, all her plans had been working perfectly until someone else messed them up. She wouldn't let that happen this time.

"Ben and I got into a fight if I text Carlos telling him I want to apologize to the prince by the forest, knowing how goody-goody all these damned Auradonians are he will come running. Then you guys pop out from behind the trees and kidnap him. You get him out of the way and Carlos won't hate me anymore. This prince is spoiling our relationship, it's his fault and I want him gone." Jay couldn't help but feel rage at the very mention of Ben's name, that wound was still so fresh he could practically taste blood from his wounded heart. Uma was like a shark to it, sensing his pain and grinning at its weakness. This was good, it wasn't the best plan, but it was better than anything she had thought of so far.

"Alright. You get him down here and we take care of him for you." Uma cackled with glee, she loved how pathetic Jay looked all heartbroken and filled with bubbling emotions. Auradon had really done some damage to him and she was bathing in his sorrow. It was a balm to her anger for her failed plans before. Jay whipped out his phone texting Carlos.

"Hey, I wanted to say I'm sorry for everything that happened. I was hoping you could tell Ben to meet me in the forest so I can apologize to him. I just want somewhere quiet away from people after the cafeteria you know. Please 'Los." Jay texted and for the first blip of a moment something about all this finally felt wrong, he was lying to Carlos, but his heart spoke up again reasoning that it was for his own good. Besides, villains lie it's what they do. Jay shook the thoughts from his head and lead the pirates to the edge of the forest to wait. Jay got a text back from Carlos only replying. "K." He needed this to work, it had to work.

The group waited around for what felt like an eternity before they saw Ben and Carlos walking down the hillside towards the tree line towards Ben. Jay hissed in frustration, Carlos wasn't supposed to come too. Shit, shit, shit. Uma didn't seem to care though as the two approached, Carlos speaking first.

"You wanted to apologize?" He said looking into Jay's eyes. Jay frowned and sighed.

"I am really sorry… for this." Jay tackled Carlos to the ground and before Ben could react Uma, Harry and Gil leaped from the forest taking hold of Ben and dragging him into the forest while Carlos could only struggle and squirm.

"Jay! What the fuck! They got Ben! Let me go! Jay?" Carlos slowed down as recognition of what was happening came to him. Jay helped them take Ben. JAY HELPED THEM. Those words screamed in his head as he wrenched himself free with a strength, he didn't know he had, slugged Jay across the face, knocking him hard enough to slip out from underneath him and run after the pirates into the forest leaving Jay clutching his face on the ground. Once Carlos got to the clearing, the Trio of pirate stood, one holding a sword to Ben's throat while Uma held his head up by his hair, fingers clutching her mother's necklace.

"One step closer and your prince is toast. If you want to see him alive bring us Fairy Godmother's wand. If you don't, we will remove this insanely powerful spell from him." Panic rose in Ben's eyes and Carlos knew this was bad, worse than he had imagined, they had no idea what would happen if they removed that spell.

"Fine but I need time…" Carlos croaked not sure what else to say, fighting the angry tears at the corner of his eyes. Uma nodded and sighed annoyed but understanding.

"Fine, If you don't have the wand within the next two days, Princey here will be sleeping with the fishes, understand?" Uma narrowed her eyes on him, and he nodded reluctantly. He gave Ben an apologetic look, but Ben smiled and nodded slightly. Carlos turned around and headed back out of the forest, leaving Ben with the Trio of pirates.