It was past midnight

Mal, Carlos, and Maleficent were getting closer to the Castle now, they could see the door

Maleficent: "Finally home"

Mal had stopped a couple of meters before, she was looking at something, she crouched down and touched it

Carlos: "Mal what is it?"

Mal: "Eddie" her voice didn't betray any emotion

Carlos got closer: "We'll bring him with us. We can bury him in the Forest"

They had decided to go visit Hades

Mal nodded

Mal and Carlos approached the Castle

Maleficent was gone

Mal: "Where did she go?" she was tired

Carlos: "I don't know"

Mal scowled: "I won't get killed again because of her"

Uma: "You won't, don't worry"

Mal smiled: "Uma?"

Uma: "Hello there, what are you two little shrimps doing here?"

Mal went to hug Uma, who hugged her back

Carlos: "We came to bring Maleficent back home, I suppose you have nothing to do with the fact that she is nowhere to be seen" he was smiling

Uma laughed: "I do actually. She killed Eddie and a lot of others" she looked at Mal and Carlos "But I guess you already know that"

Mal nodded: "Yep. We took her magic"

Uma: "How?"

Mal explained everything the faster way possible, it was late and they were in the streets, dangerous territory

Uma nodded: "Okay but she has to receive a prosecution"

Mal: "If we knew that you were waiting for her we would have brought her to your mother and sent to call you"

Uma: "Sorry Mal. I heard you talking about burying Eddie in the forest"

Carlos nodded

Uma: "Very sweet guys, we will help you"

Mal, Carlos, Uma, and her gang started to pick the bodies of the innocents

Uma: "Let's go to the Forest"

Jane was having problems to fall asleep

Evie noticed it: "Are you uncomfortable?"

Jane: "No, the bed isn't the problem. I can't help but think about what you told me"

Evie: "Jane, if you let it the guilt will eat you"

Jane: "I don't feel guilty anymore. I know it's not my fault... it's just... how can he live with himself?"

Evie smiled: "The King?"

Jane turned to her: "Yes. He destroyed so many lives... He killed so many people and yet..."

Evie: "I don't think he is as happy as we think. I think he has his demons, like all of us. The problem is that he is too stubborn to admit it"

Jane sighed

Evie: "Now sleep, or you will be tired"

Jane fell asleep, thinking about ways of helping the Isle

Mal: "Here"

Uma: "Are you sure?"

Everyone knew that Mal was the second person who knew every inch of the Forest

Mal nodded

It wasn't dark anymore, it was dawn now

Uma: "Let's start digging then"

After a few hours, the burial was done

Mal and Carlos watched the gravestone of Eddie

Not one of these innocents that Maleficent had killed had come back

Uma: "Now let's go back"

Mal shooked her head: "We are going to visit Him"

Uma nodded: "When you go back make sure to visit me first"

Carlos: "Will do"

They said goodbye

Mal: "Let's hurry up, I'm tired"

Evie woke her up

Jane: "What is it?"

Evie: "Your mom" she handed her the mirror

Jane: "Mom?"

FG: "Goodmorning dear. How are you?"

Jane: "Morning mom. I'm fine, what about you?"

FG: "Worried. Do you have news from Mal and Carlos?"

Jane shooked her head

Jay: "Tell Ben to stop worrying. Mal has survived years without you all"

Jane: "Did you hear Jay?"

FG smiled a little: "Yes, we did"

Jane: "Who are you with?"

FG raised an eyebrow: "With Ben, Belle and Adam"

Jane: "Oh.. right. Sorry, I'm still asleep"

FG smiled: "I'll see you later, sweetheart"

Jane: "Bye mom"

Jane turned to Evie, who was scolding her brother

Evie: "Let's go"

Jay: "Evie"

Evie: "Right. Jane... we aren't going to have breakfast, or lunch.. or dinner"

Jane was taken aback, then she remembered how Mal couldn't believe they would eat 3 meals a day

Jane: "Oh, not a problem. I'll be fine"

Evie and Jay looked at her, nodded and let the conversation drop

Mal and Carlos had finally reached the Cave

Everything seemed fine

Carlos went to the door and rang the bell

They were waiting for the door to open and let them in when Hades came from behind them

Hades: "What are you two doing here?"

The two teenagers jumped at the noise and turned around

Carlos smiled: "Hey dad"

Hades couldn't believe his eyes, his children didn't show up at his Cave very often, when they did usually they were beaten up a bit but what he was seeing was different

Carlos and Mal looked like they hadn't slept or eaten in days, they seemed sad and upset

Mal especially looked ready to puke

Hades: "What happened?"

Carlos: "Can we talk inside?"

Hades nodded and opened the door to let them in

Mal went immediately to sit on her favorite armchair, his, and closed her eyes, she relaxed her body and fell to sleep in seconds

Hades turned to his son with a questioning look

Carlos: "Do you know what Maleficent did the other day?"

Hades nodded

Carlos: "She killed Eddie. Mal didn't take it really well, she practically summoned Maleficent out of the Isle. We took her to the Moors, to the Lake that took her magic, and yesterday we arrived at the Reformed Part to bring her back home" he sighed "We walked for 24 hours, we ate breakfast yesterday in Auradon... but the burial of Eddie... also the constant use of Magic these days..."

Hades nodded: "Go to your room and sleep, I'll bring Mal"

Carlos nodded his thanks

Hades picked up Mal and brought her in the room, he put her down near Carlos and let them sleep

He then proceeded to prepare something to eat for his children

Evie: "Let's go for a walk"

Jay nodded

Jane: "Fine by me"

They were walking around when a tall girl approached them

She was beautiful, but she didn't look like Evie, she resembled more Mal, she wasn't someone who wanted to be looked and admired. She clearly was a leader, she had a few knives on her and a sword

Evie was taken aback to see her but happy: "Uma?"

The girl named Uma smiled: "Hey there princess"

They hugged each other, Jay simply smiled

Jay: "Something wrong?"

Uma: "Not at all. I just got something" she pointed behind her

They saw what she indicating and began to worry

Evie: "Maleficent?"

Jay: "Uma, she was supposed to be with Mal and Carlos, did you see them?"

Uma: "Don't worry. I saw them, we crossed paths at midnight, they didn't look too well but anyway. I took in custody Maleficent for what she did, then we helped them burying the victims in the Forest. We split up, they wanted to visit Hades"

Evie nodded

Jay: "She is going to process her, isn't she?"

Uma nodded: "Mal told me about the Lake, but now Maleficent is human. They want to make her pay"

Jane had no idea who they were talking about

Evie and Jay nodded

Uma looked at Jane: "Who is this?"

Evie: "She is Jane, Fairy Godmother's daughter"

Uma: "What is she doing here?"

Jane: "I wanted to see what Auradon had done"

Uma smiled: "If you want to see what Auradon has done you should visit the entire Isle, but I understand the need to stay alive." She turned to Evie and Jay "The Evil Part is getting worse, the electricity almost killed Gil"

Jay: "What should we do?"

Uma: "Nothing. There is no way.." then she seemed to realize something "Mal and Carlos could use their magic"

Evie: "If they use magic now I'm afraid they could die"

Uma: "They can't"

Evie rolled her eyes: "It was a figure of speech"

Uma nodded: "Well. The villains from the Evil Part can't stay too much here or they faint. We don't go there but if something happens like the other day..."

Jane: "How did you know it?"

Uma: "The Isle"

Evie: "When someone innocent gets killed the Isle tells us" she looked up "Look the dome"

Jane looked up, she didn't see anything weird until she saw a cloud with letters and numbers

Jane: "That cloud"

She looked at Evie, who nodded

Jane looked up again: "You know how to read what it says?"

Evie, Uma, and Jay looked at her confused: "You don't?"

Jane looked at them: "No, I see numbers and letters but they don't mean anything in that order"

Jay: "She can't read it"

Uma: "It must be because she is from Auradon"

Evie: "Fascinating"

Uma and Jay rolled their eyes

Uma: "How is the Little Beast?"

Evie: "Nothing like the father"

Uma: "Really? The Beast couldn't corrupt his son?" her voice was pure venom "I guess the Queen had something to do with that"

Evie nodded

Uma: "Well, I have something for Prince Benjamin, it's a list of those who deserve the second chance he seems so ready to give us"

Jane noticed that when she nominated Ben, Uma didn't seem angry like when she was talking about Adam and Belle and remembered what Carlos had told them 'Ursula and Uma had called Ben with his real name'

Evie was reading the list and nodding: "I'll give it to him"

Uma nodded: "Thanks. See ya"

Once Uma was distant enough the trio turned to go back home

Jane: "Woah"

Evie: "Yeah" she was looking at the sky, worried

Jane: "What's wrong?"

Evie: "It's going to rain. Let's go home"

Once inside the house, Jane called her mother through the mirror and told her what Uma had said about Mal and Carlos

After a few minutes, it started raining, then a few screams could be heard from the distance

Jane looked at Jay and Evie

Evie: "Our rain isn't like yours" she showed her a little scar that looked like a drop on her forearm

Jane was horrified

Jay: "It's all right when it rains in the Evil Part..." he shivered

Jane was starting to think that the Isle of The Lost wasn't a prison, it was Hell

Mal woke up, she wasn't in Auradon, she wasn't in the Castle, in the apartment nor the Reformed Part

She started looking around and saw her brother

They were in the Cave

She got up and left the room

Hades was there, reading a book, when she entered the living room he put the book aside and looked up

Hades: "How are you?"

Mal: "I'm fine, no need to fake any worry"

Hades sighed, he was used to it: "I'm not faking it, you crashed in here, sat on the armchair and practically fainted"

Mal: "I was very tired, I've been using a lot of magic"

Hades: "Are you hungry?"

She shook her head

Hades: "I have enough food for all of us"

She looked at him and then nodded

He went into the kitchen and brought 3 plates, he had heard Carlos too

Carlos entered the room and sat at the table: "Food"

Hades rolled his eyes

They sat in silence and ate their food

Hades: "You two feel better?"

They both nodded but Mal was still very pale

Hades knew any attempt to talk to his daughter would be useless, but he had to try

Hades: "Mal, are you using magic right now?"

Mal nodded

Hades: "Stop, or you won't be able to rest"

Mal: "I can't. It's our only way out"

Hades: "Let me take it then"

Mal looked at him

Hades: "Let me take so you can rest, then when you leave you'll take it again"

Carlos intervened: "Do it, or I'll tell him"

Mal: "You are going to tell him anyway" she looked at Hades "Fine"

Hades nodded and felt the magic transfer, his hair glowed a little

Mal: "Thanks.. father"

Hades smiled, she usually called him with his name, this was better, not like 'dad' but better than nothing

Hades: "It's nothing, Mal"

Carlos: "Dad, do you want to know about Mal's boyfriend?"

That captured his attention

Hades: "Boyfriend? Who is this lucky guy?"

Carlos laughed

Mal: "He isn't my boyfriend"

Carlos: "Yet. His name is Ben, he is the Crown Prince"

Hades gasped: "The son of the Beast?" he turned to look at Mal

Mal: "He isn't like his father"

Hades: "Bummer"

That made Mal smile

Then Hades remembered something from a long time ago, Mal had already talked about a Ben

Hades: "Wait a second. Is this the Ben from your dreams?"

Mal was shocked: "You remember?"

Carlos was shocked too, he was looking at Mal: "You talked about him with Dad?"

Hades was looking at Mal: "Of course I do. Ben was the only thing that made you smiled after your mother... after that night"

He was talking about one of the worst nights on the Isle

Mal smiled a little: "I didn't think you would remember it" she wanted to say something else but she stopped herself

Carlos, sensing that it was his presence what stopped his sister, got up: "I'll go for a walk"

Mal watched him until he was out

Mal: "Hades... Father, I need your help" she seemed so lost, like a little girl

Hades wanted to hug her but refrained himself: "What's wrong?"

Mal: "Mother"

Hades: "What did she do?"

Mal: "It's something she said. About me not being able to be with Ben...because he is too human for me" she was whispering now "She said it like..." she looked at him "Is it true?"

Hades couldn't believe it, Mal asking for help... this boy must truly deserve her attention: "He is the son of the Beast, but he was born after the curse broke. He probably got something of it... did you notice if he is particularly strong or fast?"

Mal nodded: "He also has sharp ears"

Hades nodded: "So there are some traits of it.. but I can't know for sure... The thing is you dreamt about him..."

Mal blushed: "Actually.. we share dreams"

Hades had never seen his daughter blush, he was so surprised that he understood what she had said after a good minute: "You share dreams?"

Mal nodded

Hades: "There is something you aren't telling me"

Mal rolled her eyes: "I wanted your opinion without this information first, because once I tell you this you will tell me to forget what Mother said..."

Hades: "What is it?"

Mal: "True Love"

That was too much

First, his children there, Maleficent without magic, his daughter accepting his help and calling him 'father', asking for his help, blushing, and now this

Hades: "True Love?"

Mal nodded

Hades: "This day is a constant plot twist"

Mal laughed a little: "You would love Belle's library"

Hades: "You call her Belle?"

Mal: "Well in my head yes.. once I said it out loud to her"

Hades: "I guess the True Love Factor changes everything. It's magic, and you are bonded. You won't hurt him. I guess this explains the part of the curse 'their death will hurt in a very deep and disastrous way'... you know what True Love implies"

Mal nodded and seemed to relax, she looked him in the eyes and for the first, he didn't saw any hatred in them

Mal: "Thanks again"

Hades nodded: "When do you leave?"

Mal: "Tomorrow at dawn, now it's too late. I don't want to walk during the night again"

Hades: "Fine by me. I like having you two around"

The day proceeded and Hades couldn't be any happier

Carlos and Mal told him about Auradon and Mal told him that she wasn't the only one to care about someone, the school and everything else

Then they went to sleep, they needed to rest properly for the walk

Hey you guys

I hope you are liking the story so far, I didn't expect it to be so long

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