Maleficent's POV

I wake up to the brat's annoying cries just like I do every morning. "HADES!!! THE BEAST IS CALLING OUT FOR YOU!!!" I try to urge him to hurry up and get her bottle ready because all her crying is giving me a migraine. "HADES!!! YOUR SPOILT BABY WANTS HER DADA!!!" I yell again but I get no reply. That's weird. He just went to the market last week so he wouldn't have gone so soon. I get up from the bed and after taking a glance at Mal, head towards the living room to find Hades.

After an unsuccessful search, I head back up to the room. "Mal," I try to use the sickeningly sweet tone Hades uses with Mal, "where's Dada gone?" I ask her even though it's pointless as there is no way an almost one year old will be able to comprehend what's happening in the world around her even if I spelled her.

However, Mal surprised me by stopping her crying and looking at me with tear filled eyes. "Dada gone." She echoed softly before repeating it again and again, getting louder each time she said it. At that moment, I truly knew Mal understood what I was saying.

"Dada left?" I asked her and she cried louder, stretching her arms out towards me, asking me to carry her. I rolled my eyes but picked up her small frame and put her on my hip as we made our way out of the room.

Once we got to the living room, I sat Mal on her chair and looked her straight in the eye. By now she had stopped crying and I knew she understood what's happening. "From now on, there are going to be a few changes around here." I start and bang my hands against the table to make sure I have her full attention. She however, decides to copy me and repeatedly bangs the table, her uncoordinated limbs moving about in an unintelligible rhythm that makes my head pound.

I hold her hands together and she seems to get the message, immediately pulling her arms away and placing them by her sides. I smirk and stare directly at her, daring her to break the eye contact. She doesn't and I'm impressed. Maybe she's more than just a dumb baby after all.

"Mal. From now on, you are no longer a baby. You will learn how to fend for yourself, potty train yourself and make your own food. I don't care how you learn, how you steal, or what you do as long as you make sure you're here every day by 3pm for your magic lessons. You are a fairy and seriously behind. If you know what's good for you, you'll do as you're told." Mal silently nods and doesn't move. I quickly grab a breakfast for myself and move to the living room where the tv is. Where on the isle could Hades be and how could he have left me to raise a child alone.

Mal's POV

Dada?

Why did you have to leave me?

Mommy is mean.

How could you have left me with her?

Don't you love me anymore Dada?

I really miss you.

How am I supposed to do things without you Dada?

I wish you didn't leave me.

I wish you still loved me.

You wouldn't have left me if you loved me would you?

At that moment, I realise Dada doesn't love me anymore. Why else would he leave me? I decide that he doesn't exist anymore. All those memories of the past were fake, all childish ideas and imaginations of how a father should be. Now as far as I'm concerned, I don't have a father. I only have a mother that I'm going to try my best to impress. Starting by getting out of this chair.

I wiggle myself out once I get two feet in the same hole seeing as I'm small enough to slip through one of them. As soon as my arms fall through however, I hit the floor. I ache all over but I know I can't cry. Mommy says villains never cry. So I'm going to be the baddest villain of them all but not crying to make mommy proud. From this moment on, I shall never she'd another tear. Tears are for babies and weaklings, and I am neither of those.

Once the pain is gone, I try to stand. As I get up, I hold the wall, trying to stay upright and get my feet to walk properly. I've always been able to do it with Dada- Nope, not Dada. I've always done it by myself so I don't see why now should be any different. I eventually get to the box where I see the food kept but as I look up, I realise the handle is too high for me to reach.

I want to give up but like mommy says, villains are not quitters. I study the box and realise there is a small hole in it just big enough for my hands to slip through. I wedge my hand into it until it is free from the hole and push the door open from the inside. Once it's open, I'm immediately blasted with cold air that sends me shivering but I have to be strong. I look into it and find a bowl of my cereal on the top shelf.

I look left and right to make sure mommy's not looking and try to climb up to it. I get to a few shelves before it gets even colder and I feel my skin start to tingle from the cold. I ignore it however and continue my climb for food. Finally, I reach my glorious food. Just as I'm about to get it down however, the door slams shut and I am stuck in darkness. I almost want to call out for Dada but he doesn't exist anymore and he never will.

I begin to shiver. I feel my limbs go numb and my teeth start to chatter. I think I was just about to black out when I hear footsteps and the door opens.

The door opened to reveal Brock, the big giant meanie who keeps sitting on me because he doesn't exactly know what the word "babysit" means. Once the door is wide open and it looks like he is about to put something in this cold box, I will my limbs to move and I manage to jump on him, steal his food and knock him to the ground. For a kid who can't actually walk yet, I feel pretty good.

Hearing the commotion, mommy turns around from her chair and finds me sitting on Brock with a smirk on my face as I eat something I've never tasted before. It's slightly yucky but it's the first grown up food I've ever eaten and its so good. Mommy quickly gets up from the chair and holds me at an arm's length while looking me up and down.

"Did you do this?" She asked shocked and I couldn't help but smile because somehow, I can never get the words to leave my mouth. All that comes out is a pile of garbles. Her frown changes to a smile and I clap my hands at that because she's finally smiling and it's the prettiest thing I've ever seen.

"My baby! Maybe you're mommy's bad little girl after all." She's bursting with joy and I can't help but clap along as I fumble to repeat her words.

"Mommy." Her face breaks out into a wider grin.

"Mommy's bad girl." She cackels and tickles my chin. I love this feeling of love she's giving me and will do whatever it takes to get it again.

"Yes you are Mal, you're mommy's bad girl." I smiled. I will be the evillest little girl in the world and make mommy proud. And also so she won't leave me.

Pain and Panic POV

As soon as Hades gave us our assignment, we rushed over to watch the little girl and wow, can we say she's strong. We mean, she's stronger than Hercules was when he was probably over 20 times her age. Hades is going to love this.

We had to look for a few days before we finally found his house but man is it hard to get to. As soon as we arrived to Hades house, we carefully walk in, making sure not to get in the way of the three headed dog that Hades managed to find.

We thought when Hades saw us, he was going to be pleased but instead he looked so angry it was like he could throw us all the way to the pits of the underworld with a little push. "What are you fools doing here?!" He yelled and we started to panic. "You should be watching my daughter and make sure no harm comes upon her. That not a single hair on her head is harmed!"

"We just came to tell you how your daughter is, sir." A wicked grin started to spread over his face and immediately we started to imagine all the pain and suffering we were in for.

"Well then, OUT WITH IT!!!" We could tell Hades was getting angrier by the second but I guess with a daughter like Mal, it's understandable because she has so much power in her it's like a pint-sized grenade ready to explode at any time.

We quickly relay all that has happened a few days ago to Hades and watch as his smirk grow. His eyes bean with pride and joy but they abruptly turn back to hold the flames of death when we tell him we only watched her for a day.

"IT'S BEEN FOUR DAYS SINCE I TOLD YOU TO LOOK AFTER HER AND YOU ONLY WATCHED HER FOR ONE?!" We gulped and shook where we stood. "GO BACK TO YOUR POSITIONS AND ONLY COME BACK WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO TELL ME, LIKE IF SHE'S SERIOUSLY HURT OR SHE'S PASSED A HUGE MILESTONE OR..." He pauses for a breath before continuing, and even after, his voice is softer. "Or dying."

We nodded and quickly scrambled to leave Hades' lair. We were shocked to not find the dog but utterly relieved. As we were walking out however, we heard Hades softly mumble "That's my girl."

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