Ben and Mal were in his room
Mal: "So" she did a spin with the chair with the wheels "Let's say we bring in the younger kids first, where would they go?"
Ben searched for a document "Uh wait a second" he found the document "We have an orphanage, Merryweather, Flora and Fauna are in charge of it" he looked at Mal "What do you think?"
Mal hummed: "I'd like to see it, but I think it's a good idea"
Ben: "With "younger kids" what do you mean?"
Mal: "I mean those younger than 13 years old" she took the list "If the older finds out that the kids like it here, it would be easier for them"
Ben "Tell me the names, the age, and the parents so that I write them down" he took a sheet
Mal: "Okay, here's the list:
- Dizzy, daughter of Drizella, she is 12 years old
- Celia, daughter of Dr Facilier, is 11 years old
- Francine, daughter of Gothel, she is 9 years old
- Jian, son of Shan Yu, he is 13 years old
- Queenie, daughter of the Queen of Hearts, she is 10 years old
- Squeaky and Squirmy, the twins of Mr Smee, they are 8 years old
- Martina and Francesco, children of Mangiafuoco (Fire-Eater), she is 9 years old and he is 12 years old
And we are done"
Ben wrote them down: "Ok, perfect. These are the kids we bring first. What about the hospital?"
Mal: "I did the plant of the Isle, and where it should be built, between the Reformed Part and the SeaPart there is kind of a No Man's Land. We have to give it to the architects and workmens and..."
Ben: "Wait a second" Mal looked at him "What about those who live in the Evil Part? They can't go there"
Mal sighed: "Ben, the Auradonians can't go in the Evil Part to build, they would die either for the air or killed by someone"
Ben: "But..."
Mal: "Hey, we start with this then we will think of a solution for that too, ok?"
Ben nodded: "You are right"
Mal searched for a document: "Of course I am" she sighed "Now, let's get back to work. We have to update the list of villains and their kids"
Ben nodded: "Maybe you could divide them in the parts where they live?"
Mal: "Sure"
Ben's phone rang, he looked surprised but he answered: "Mom?"
Mal could hear the conversation but focused on her task and wrote down the list:
List of villains:
•Evil Part:
-Maleficent and Cruella (currently in prison)
-Yzma
-Frollo
-Mangiafuoco
-Prince John
-Gaston and children (dead)
-Captain Hook
-Gothel
•Reformed Part:
-Jafar and Grimhilde
-Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella with Dizzy and Martina
-Queen of Hearts with Queenie
-Mary and Francine (daughters of Gothel)
•SeaPart:
-Ursula with Uma and Gil
-Mr Smee with his sons
-Dr Facilier with Celia
-Shan Yu with children Liang and Jian
-Francesco (son of Mangiafuoco)
-Richard
•Forest:
-Hades
Mal was done in 30 minutes, Ben's call was over but he was looking at the wall in front of him
Mal noticed that he seemed rigid: "What's wrong?"
Ben: "Leah"
Mal sighed: "What did she do?"
Ben: "She went to Snow White's house because she had found out that Grimhilde and Jafar were there, they were having a lunch together... there were also Jasmine and Aladdin.."
Mal got up: "What happened?"
Ben looked at her with a worried expression: "She threw a knife at Grimhilde"
Mal was shocked, she opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out
Ben went to her and grabbed her by the shoulder: "Evie, Jay, Carlos, and my parents are already going to the hospital. FG is furious, she is at the hospital. Grimhilde isn't in danger"
Mal: "Where is Leah?" her voice was like ice
Ben sighed: "We don't know, she left too fast... Aurora and Phil with their guards are searching"
Mal looked at Ben with death in her eyes: "I'm gonna kill her"
Ben: "No, you won't. If you do that we won't be able to help the Innocents nor the Isle"
Mal: "I don't care"
Ben: "You do"
Mal sighed: "I need to punch something"
Ben: "Ok, I understand it, I'll call for a car and you conjure something to punch, ok?" he left the room
Mal nodded and conjured a punching bag and started to release her anger, she was punching the bag so hard her knuckles started bleedind, finally she did a roundhouse kick and the bag fell to the ground before vanishing
Ben came in the room and found his girlfriend on her knees bleeding, she was facing the wall, breathing heavily, her eyes were glowing, he could feel her anger
He was seeing her dangerous side now, the side she used to always show on the Isle, the side that kept her alive
Ben: "Mal?"
Mal looked at him: "What?"
Ben got closer to her, slowly, like he was approaching a dangerous animal: "You have to come back to me"
Mal frowned: "I'm here"
Ben smiled and sat down: "No, this isn't you"
Mal huffed and got up, she looked at him, eyes still glowing with fury: "This is me, Benjamin. Just because I chose to be good, you expect me to be what? Like Jane when I came here?" her voice was threatening "I'm the daughter of Maleficent and Hades! I'm practically a demon of magic! You cannot tame me! I will never, never, be a princess" she growled the last part, the walls of the room seem to shake, her eyes were a deep green, her horns and wings came out, they were black and purple, they seemed to shine
Ben could feel her magic: "I don't want to tame you, I don't want you to be a princess, I never did. I love you for who you are" he got up too "Even if you are practically a demon, even more because you are a demon. And I don't care if you want to go punch Leah, you know what? I'll help you. I started to fell in love with you when you were on the Isle, when you hadn't yet"
Mal looked at him in the eyes while he was talking
Ben was about to say something else when she decided she had enough, she grabbed him by the face and kissed him fiercely
Ben was surprised, it took him a moment to realize what was happening, then he closed his eyes and hold her by the waist, her hands went in his hair and he hold her more close
Then she pulled away, her eyes still closed, Ben opened his, they were both breathing heavily
Ben: "What was that?"
Mal opened her eyes and looked at his, they were shining with passion and desire
Mal: "A kiss"
Ben smirked: "I know that. Why did you do it?"
Mal frowned: "I don't understand, didn't you like it?"
Ben: "No, I loved it. Whenever you want we can do it again. I just... you were about to eat me a few moments ago and then you kiss me..."
Mal sighed and took a step back, she turned towards the window: "I was angry, I said awful stuff and you didn't attack me... You know, every night I wake up in the middle of the night and I check on my brother, on Evie, on Jay, on you... and then I can't go back to sleep" she turned towards him "If that had happened on the Isle, the other person would have attacked me. We would have fought. That" she pointed at the point where she was a few minutes ago "That could have ended up with the death of someone" she turned again to the window
Ben whispered: "Mal.."
Mal turned to look at him, upset: "Mal nothing, Benjamin! I was about to attack you and you told me you love me! I'm a monster!" she sobbed "I shouldn't be here... you deserve so much more"
Now it was Ben's turn to get angry, his eyes glowed a dark brown and growled "YOU ARE NOT A MONSTER!"
Mal took a step back, her eyes wide open, Ben's beast side never got the better of him, it happened only once in their dreams, he had told her that his father had helped him learn to control it
Ben was breathing heavily, he seemed somehow higher, his body seemed bigger
Mal didn't get scared easily but she had been through a lot of trauma, a lot of violents men and women, when she had met Ben she thought she was safe with him... but seeing him this angry..
Mal shook her head, she had to do something: "Ben?"
Ben growled
Mal went closer to him, her hand was trembling when she raised it to caress his face, Ben huffed, his eyes were darker then usual, she scratched his cheek and he closed his eyes and purred like a cat, she smiled and kissed him lightly this time, then she pulled away
Ben opened his eyes and sighed: "It seems like you really want to kiss me today"
Mal smiled: "I actually do" her smile dropped "You okay?"
Ben nodded: "Yes, I'm sorry. Did I scare you?"
Mal: "Just a little"
Ben frowned: "Your hands are shaking"
Mal looked at them: "Oh"
Ben simply looked at her while she took a deep breath with her eyes closed
Mal: "We should go"
Ben nodded, Mal went ahead but he stopped
Mal turned to him: "What?"
Ben: "I'm sorry. Really" his eyes were watering
Mal sighed, the same thing had happened in the dream: "Ben..."
Ben started crying, Mal's heart ached
Ben: "I scared you" he sobbed "I was supposed to be your safe place..."
Mal shook her head and started crying too: "Ben, stop"
Ben sat on the bed and hold his head in his hand
Mal ran to him and knelt down: "Ben, please don't do this to me. I hate seeing you cry"
Ben: "I don't know how to stop" he kept sobbing
Mal whispered: "Please stop, I love you"
Ben stopped and raised his head to look at her, his eyes were red and puffy: "What?"
Mal was surprised too, but repeated it: "I love you" she smiled and a surprised laugh came out of her "I love you!"
Ben smiled: "You do?"
Mal nodded and laughed, she threw herself in his arms and they fell back on the bed, they were both laughing and crying
Belle came in the room almost running, she was about to say something when she saw the two teens on the bed laughing and sobbing: "Ben? Mal? Are you alright?"
Mal and Ben got up from the bed, when Belle saw tears on both their faces got worry
Belle: "Did something happened?"
Mal shook her head and a watery laugh came out of her: "No, I just.. I just realized something"
Belle: "Can I know it too?"
Ben shook his head: "It's a secret"
Mal chuckled and Belle smiled
Belle: "Fine, now come with me"
They finally went to the hospital, Mal's mood changed again
Mal: "How is she?"
Belle: "The wound isn't deep, she isn't at risk... but" she looked at Mal "She got really scared"
Mal nodded. They arrived and went immediately to find Grimhilde and the others, when Mal entered the room she ran towards Evie that was sitting on a armchair near an empty bed
Mal: "Blue?" her voice was almost childlike
Evie looked at her friend: "She is okay... she is getting a few tests done... where were you?"
Mal: "I'm sorry, some stuff happened.." she let Evie saw what had happened in Ben's room
Evie nodded and smiled: "Yeah, I want her dead too"
Belle looked confused and concerned
Ben: "They are talking about Leah. Which reminds me, did you find her?"
Belle shook her head, Jay, Carlos, and Jafar came in the room
Mal got up and went to hug Jay, who hold her tightly
Jay: "Where have you been? We needed you"
Mal: "I'm so sorry" she pulled back
Jay: "It's okay, you are here now"
Mal also hugged Jafar and then took her brother's hand
Carlos: "They finished their tests, they are bringing her back here"
Adam came in: "They found her"
Mal and Carlos took a step forward: "We would like to speak with her"
Evie and Jay went near the twins and nodded
Jafar: "Yeah, I'd like to talk with that.. woman too"
Adam: "You can't. She will be brought at the Castle and the Council with a jury, during a trial"
Mal: "We can talk to her before the trial. 5 minutes will be more than enough"
Ben: "I think you should be at the trial and talk to her while you are there"
Adam looked at his son: "You are the King and head of the Council now. It's your decision"
Ben: "Oh right. Then you will be there"
Evie: "What do you mean with the trial?"
Belle: "I thought you had trials too"
Jay: "I think they are a bit different than yours"
Ben: "Well, there's a jury, the suspect and who will defend him, then there is the part against him and finally a crowd"
Mal: "And we would be the part against?"
Ben, Adam, and Belle nodded
Jafar: "No, I want to talk to her privately"
The vks shared a look and nodded
Evie: "Us too"
Mal looked at Ben: "Ben, trust us. We just want to talk"
Ben looked at Mal for a few seconds, then sighed: "Fine" he turned to Adam "Let me know when she arrives at the Castle"
Adam simply nodded and left with Belle to go home, Grimhilde came a few minutes later and she was clearly upset
Grimhilde: "I don't understand. I met the woman like once, and we didn't even talk. Why would she do that?"
Mal and Carlos were pacing back and forth in sync
Evie: "I don't know. But we'll find out. There will be a trial" then she turned to look at Mal and Carlos "And more importantly, we will talk to her"
The next day
Mal and Carlos were sleeping on the floor, Jay and Jafar were sleeping on an armchair, and Evie was sleeping in the bed with her mother
Ben opened the door and chuckled, the doctor came in too and smiled at what he saw
Jafar and Jay woke up first, then Grimhilde
Jay: "So?"
The doctor: "Grimhilde, you are totally fine. No damage. You can go home tomorrow morning, we want to keep you here for another day just in case. A nurse is coming to change the bandage in a few minutes" the he left
They all sighed in relief, Evie woke up next
Evie: "What did he say?"
They told her the results of the tests
Ben: "Should we wake them up?"
Jay sarcastically: "If you want to die, sure go ahead"
Grimhilde scolded him: "Jay, you have to show respect. He is the King"
Jay looked at his mother and at Ben: "Nah, he is just the boyfriend of my little sister"
Ben chuckled: "It's fine, I don't want to be treated differently"
Mal and Carlos woke up, yawned and then stood up in a hurry: "What happened?" they looked at Grimhilde
Grimhilde smiled sweetly: "My little demons"
Mal and Carlos went on either side of her and she caressed their cheeks
Mal: "What did the doctor say?"
Grimhilde: "Tomorrow I can go home"
Carlos: "And the wound?"
Grimhilde: "It's fine. Nothing too serious"
Mal: "All right" she turned towards Ben
Ben nodded: "I already organized it all. You can come and talk to Leah"
Mal smiled at him: "Can we go now?"
Ben: "Yes"
Mal looked at the others who nodded
Jafar went near Grimhilde: "Love, we are going to talk with that woman and come back. You rest, Annabel will come soon"
Grimhilde nodded: "Be careful"
Jafar smiled and bent to kiss her on the head: "Always"
They all left the room and met FG at the front office, then they went to the Castle, they arrived within 20 minutes
They followed Ben to the west wing of the Castle, and arrived in front of a room
Ben turned to the group: "She is here, with a guard. The guard will go out, but I have to be there"
Mal nodded: "It's alright" her eyes glowed a little "We just want to talk"
Ben raised an eyebrow but opened the door, they entered the room, Leah was sitting on an armchair and there was a guard near the door, when she saw them she scowld immediately, the guard nodded at Ben and left, closing the door behind him
Leah: "What is the meaning of this?"
Mal smiled evilly: "We would like to talk you"
Carlos's smile was the same as his twin: "You scared, Leah?"
Leah laughed mockingly: "I'm not scared of two monsters like you. Ben is here. You can't harm me"
Evie took a step forward: "But we can scare you"
Jay: "And trust us, we can do it pretty well"
Ben sighed and looked at Jafar
Jafar: "I'm here to enjoy the show and check that they don't go too far"
Ben looked at Mal, she turned to him and he heard her voice in his head: Trust me.
He nodded and she winked at him
The vks went near Leah, who seemed to understand that Ben wasn't going to stop them, she opened her mouth to yell but Mal was quicker
Mal snapped her fingers and Leah's voice seemed to disappear: "I think you should shut up and listen"
Evie crouched down: "You threw a knife at my mom"
Jay: "She never talked to you. We want to know why you did it"
Carlos: "But first. You should know this, if you ever try to hurt anyone from the Isle again" he growled
Mal growled too: "You will regret it for the rest of your miserable life, understood?"
Leah opened her mouth to talk and finally words came out: "I'm not scared of you"
Mal: "Ben, can Carlos and I show her what we look like?"
Ben: "I don't think... you know what? do it. She will stop talking for a while"
Mal and Carlos smirked and their eyes started to glow even more, then the transformation began: Mal's wings and horns came out, her eyes were a dark green and you could see bolts of lightning in there and if you looked at them closely you could see all your nightmares, she was paler then usual; Carlos's wings came out and his hair turned to blue and was on fire, his eyes were a dark blue and you could see a fire in them, and if you looked closely you would feel terror in your heart, he was also paler then usual.
Leah was looking at the twins with an expression of pure horror
When Mal and Carlos talked their voices were cold and like steel: "Don't you dare hurt again someone from the Isle, or you will regret it, understood?"
Leah simply nodded, Mal and Carlos turned back to normal
Evie: "See? It wasn't that hard. See you at the trial, Leah"
Jay winked: "I hope you'll have nightmares"
Jafar didn't say a word and got out of the room, his children followed him, Carlos went after them, and Mal went to Ben, the guard came in
Mal: "Shall we?"
Ben chuckled: "We shall" he took her hand and they left with a goodbye at the guard
They went to Ben's study, they had to finish their work
Ben: "I completed the files and request and sent them. Within a week, the kids will come. We should go visit the orphanage"
Mal nodded and they left. The moment they arrived Mal felt at ease, Merryweather guided them in a fast tour of the facility and described it, and Ben explained her their ideas, she agreed to make some changes for the Isle kids. Mal told Ben the place was perfect, and it was decided. That orphanage was going to be a temporary home for the younger Innocents
The program begins
Hey there
Here you have a list of the villains and the Innocents kids
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