Blue Flames Rise

Chapter 3

Conner and Hadley were sitting in the royal limo as it drives across the golden magic bridge. Their eyes widened at the sheer amount of candy that is in front of them. Amongst all of the sweets, a glass bowl filled with fresh red apples sat. The partners glance at each other before grabbing at the food and shoving as much as they can into a mostly empty backpack.

"Why do you think Mal brought me over? You make sense… but Mal and I never got along," the demi-goddess pixie states before shoving sour gummy worms into her mouth. Her emerald eyes widen in delight as the delicious citric acid hits her tongue.

"Do you think she's figured out that you're sisters?" the tiger suggests as he lays down across his seat and stretches. A warm patch of sunlight came through his window and warmed his seat, making it the perfect place for a catnap.

As the limo drives through the barrier, Conner is forced to transform into a tiger. He was still a cub, but the size of one that is nearly halfway to being fully grown. He was on his side as his tail flicks back and forth. His maw opens into a large yawn as one of his paws covers his right eye.

Emerald eyes begin to glow yellow as magic awakens in the young half-pixie. A smirk plays on her lips as she puts a hand on the striped head of her pseudo brother. "You're so adorable as a tiger," she whispers as she pets the top of his head. She curls up against the striped purring pillow and falls sound asleep.

2 hours later…

The band plays on the front steps of Auradon prep as the limo pulls up front. Fairy Godmother stood next to the band smiling as Ben and Mal stood behind her. Mal was rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet not bothering to even try to hide her nervousness. Despite wanting to get to know her little sister, she also knows that Hadley has hated her for years. The purple haired pixie knew that things could either go extremely well, or she may have caused a war by bringing Hadley to Auradon.

Ben looks over at his true love and takes her small hand into his hand. "Everything will be fine. If you could change, so can she… I also have Hercules on speed dial if need be," he says giving her a kingly grin.

Mal gives Ben a small smile and squeezes his hand glad to have the comfort of her King. "Thank you."

The limo parks in front of the steps that the crowd is on. The driver gets put of his seat and walks over to the back door. As he opens the back door, an orange tail with black stripes falls out of the door. The tail flicks back and forth and soft growling can be heard as the sleeping cub dreams, which probably is of him chasing his own tail or something of the sort. Hadley was still curled up on Conner sound asleep, her dark blue hair covering her face.

"They're so adorable… we shouldn't wake them," Ben says smiling at the two VKs cuddling up to each other. He walks over to the limo and easily lifts the sleeping Hadley into his arms. She curls up against him, her black leather jacket hanging on her tiny frame making her look more like a child. "She's so tiny…"

"All of the food on the Isle is rotten. Every child is that small, chances of survival are very slim. Especially for Hadley, she's been stuck underground for most of her life," Mal explains as Carlos runs on over to greet Hadley and Conner.

"I can take Hadley, you should carry Conner," Carlos suggests as he takes the tiny daughter of Hades and Maleficent from the son of Beast and Belle. He grins as Hadley curls up against him and rests her head on his shoulder.

Ben picks up the cub and leans back as a paw almost hits him in the head. The cub yawns and slowly blinks awake being half over Ben's shoulder. Conner looks around at all of the new people and unmarked trees as his green cat eyes fill with curiosity. The tiger begins to squirm as he tries to sniff Fairy Godmother. He could smell the magic on her, something strange and unfamiliar to him. It must be investigated. "Careful!" Ben exclaims nearly taking a back paw to the face. He sets Conner on the ground and laughs as the cub bounds over to the adult fairy and sniffs her legs. Tiger ears twitch as a robin tweets in a tree close by. Conner starts to stalk up to the tree as his butt rises to prepare for a pounce. As he pounces at the tree, Mal's eyes glow green as she waves her right hand. Orange and black fur disappear as the figure of a tanned teenage boy takes his place.

Conner falls to the ground as his claws disappear back into his fingertips. "Please give me a warning next time. I was trying to catch myself a snack."

"I know you were…" Mal chuckles as she shakes her head at the slightly older teen's antics. "Hopefully you have control over your transformations now. Ben and I will give you a tour until you reach your dorm room. You're rooming with Eli, he agreed to show you around and help you with your schedule."

Mal and Ben take Conner towards the classrooms as Carlos carries the sleeping Hadley to the dorm she will be staying in.

Late that night…

Carlos was pacing back and forth in his and Jay's dorm room. Dude was laying down on his boy's bed watching the wooden floor wear down from the oil on the bottom of Carlos' bare feet. "What should I do? I never thought that Mal would actually bring her over…"

"Carlos, chill out. Why are you so afraid of Hadley?" Jay asks laying down on his bed wanting to go to sleep.

"Hadley and I… well… we were kinda… sorta… dating before we were brought to Auradon… for a year…"

Author's Note: I love cliffhangers. Deal. Also, thanks to the one person who reviewed! For those who want to know who plays Hadley and Conner, Hadley is played by Sabrina Carpenter and Conner is played by Tenzing Norgay Trainor.