"Alright this way" The three VKs cried out as they led everyone through the Isle. "Okay you're kidding me! You did not actually grow up here," the others except for Ben told Evie, Jay, and Carlos said in shock as they couldn't believe how horrible the Isle was.
It was shocking that their sister had actually grown up living like this. Evie just rolled her eyes trying to fall back into her Isle ways. "We did! Now come on we don't have time for a tour! We have to get Mal and her friends then get out of here," Evie told the others, but didn't get to finish when she saw Freddie who immediately ran towards her in panic.
"Evie!" Freddie exclaimed making Evie freeze up as it was obvious Freddie knew something. "What's going on," Evie asked Freddie who sighed. "I'm assuming you're here for Mal and those kids right!" Freddie asked Evie, making Evie fill with anger as she looked at Freddie thinking Freddie had them.
"What did you do to them Freddie! We're not here to play games! I swear if you!" Evie screamed out making Freddie roll her eyes as she pushed Evie back.
"I didn't take them! I would never do that to someone who looks after my sister for me! I tried to warn them though, but they didn't listen," Freddie rambled out making Evie fill with panic as she realized her worst fears were happening.
"She has them doesn't she!" Evie asked Freddie in fear. Freddie just sighed as she nodded her head sadly confirming Evie's worst fears. "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Why! You have got to be kidding me! I have to go back there!" Evie cried out hysterically causing everyone to worry as they didn't understand what Evie and Freddie were talking about.
"I'm sorry! I really tried to warn them!" Freddie told Evie as she was feeling so guilty especially seeing how broken Evie looked. Evie was always someone she had admired even if she would never admit it.
Evie looked after her sister both on the Isle and now in Auradon too. And she couldn't do the same for Evie. Evie just quickly composed herself as she knew they really didn't have time for this as they needed to get Mal and her friends back now as she knew her mother had them.
Before anyone could say anything else Evie just quickly looked at Carlos and Jay giving them a look that they immediately knew. Back when they lived on the Isle they had their own secret gestures and codes.
It was made to protect each other without anyone knowing what they were saying and the look Evie just gave them said everything they needed to know without her having to actually say it out loud.
They were going to the Evil Queen's "castle." The Evil Queen had Mal and her friends. "What's going on," Ben asked the three villain kids who just rolled their eyes as they didn't have time to waste explaining their secret codes to everyone.
"It doesn't matter! Come on it looks like it's gonna be a family reunion," Evie sarcastically told the others as she took a deep breath trying to stop the incoming panic attack from coming as she hated the place she grew up and now here they were going right back to it.
Once Evie was sure she was composed enough she quickly led everyone to her old home. "Okay now we're going to enter through here this is how I used to enter everyday," Evie told the others as she led them to the old window to her old room.
"Okay how are we supposed to…" Ava began, but stopped when Evie, Jay, and Carlos had already climbed up and were in the room. "Okay how did you do that!" April exclaimed in shock, making Evie, Jay, and Carlos roll their eyes as that was nothing and they had been doing that since they were literal kids.
"Like we said it's survival to be able to climb. Now quickly use this and climb up!" Carlos told the others as he threw down a rope for the others to climb up. Lola and Tessa just shrugged as they immediately climbed up into the room as Tessa was used to stuff like that and Lola just found it cool while Ben, Ava, and April were still in shock.
"You have to climb up! That's the only way in! If you go through the front she'll see you right away," Evie told the others in her panicky voice as she had grown up in that "castle" and knew all the best ways to get around without being seen. Plus she was feeling so uneasy being back in the house that had caused all her childhood trauma.
Ava just rolled her eyes as she took a deep breath and then climbed up along with April leaving just Ben. "Ben you have to climb up! There is no other option!" Evie screamed out to the king who was just looking up at the window in fear.
"That's way too high up!" Ben yelled out making Jay roll his eyes. "Dude this is nothing! Stop being a wimp! Now climb up or we leave you behind because our baby sister is probably in danger right now! And you're our friend, but family comes first!" Jay angrily told Ben as he was getting frustrated with his friend.
He knew Ben was from Auradon, but Ben had insisted on coming; they were fine with him staying back for this exact reason. Ben just gulped as he started to climb up, but started to freak out when he felt himself start to slip.
"I'm gonna fall! I'm slipping!" Ben cried out in panic as he was about to lose his grip, but just as Ben thought he was a goner he felt a hand grab him as he felt himself regaining his grip and climbing up into the room.
Ben blushed as soon as he realized that the hand that pulled him up was Evie's as he couldn't help but get butterflies in his stomach. "Evie you saved me," Ben asked Evie who blushed a little before getting stern again as she remembered what they were there for.
"Yeah well I'm not gonna let you die! Now come on let's go rescue Mal and her friends! Everyone do what I do! Trust me I know all of mom's hiding spots!" Evie told the others as she started to lead them through her old home taking a deep breath as she tried to push away all of her haunting memories, but Evie froze when her eyes landed at the very spot she had been forced to stand in while she watched her mom and Maleficent steal Mal away as a newborn.
As all of the memories came flashing back. "Evie come on!" Tessa told Evie who just kept staring at the same spot. "This is where I failed Mal the first time! I let Maleficent take her!" Evie screamed out as those memories kept replaying in her head and it was all she could think about.
Evie was brought back to reality though when she heard that haunting voice she never would have thought she would have to hear again. "Oh what a nice surprise! A family reunion with my worthless children!" The Evil Queen screamed out, making Evie freeze in fear before snapping out of it as she got closer to her mom forgetting the others were still in the room.
"I am not worthless! You're the worthless one rotting here in this junk you call a home! Now tell me where my daughter and her friends are!" Evie cried out no longer afraid of her mom anymore.
The Evil Queen just smirked as she looked at Evie. "I believe you mean my daughter and her friends," The Evil Queen told Evie, making sure to exaggerate the words my daughter trying to rub it in Evie's face.
Evie just got more angry as she looked at her mother who was trying to claim Mal was her daughter when Mal belonged to Evie. Evie had been the one to give up her teenage years to raise her baby sister. Mal was hers not their horrible mothers who had spent 16 years treating Evie like she was nothing.
"NO I MEAN MY DAUGHTER! YOU HAD A CHANCE TO BE HER MOM AND YOU BLEW IT! YOU GAVE HER AWAY TO MALEFICENT FOR A TITLE! AND YES MOTHER I REMEMBER THAT NOW! AND YOU WERE NEVER MY MOTHER! YOU WERE A MONSTER! YOU BEAT ME AND STARVED ME! YOU MADE ME FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT MYSELF AND YOU FORCED ME TO HOOK UP WITH GUYS! I AM NOT LETTING YOU DO WHAT YOU DID TO ME TO MAL! GIVE ME MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS BACK OR WE CAN DO THIS HARD THE WAY!" Evie cried out in anger as tears started to flow down her face and she didn't even care that she wasn't alone as she had been holding that in since forever and it felt like a weight was lifted to get it out.
Everyone else just watched Evie and The Evil Queen in shock as they didn't know how to react. They had heard stories from Evie about The Evil Queen and what she had done to Evie, but it was different actually seeing it for themselves.
