Chapter 2
Guards came charging at Maleficent who flicked them all away with her magic and then transformed into a dragon. Everyone runs out of the room except for Uma, Matthew, Jane, the Beast and Belle. As Maleficent took to the air a giant tentacle wrapped around Maleficent's head. Uma, sitting on the throne with her hand in a glass of water, slammed Maleficent to the ground. Uma smiled "I see being a lizard all these years has made you weak," she said. A grunting noise came from Maleficent as she transformed back into her normal form. "Indeed, it has," said Maleficent. Uma hasn't let go of her and Maleficent said "Do you mind?".
"No, not until you tell me why you're here," said Uma.
"I want to see Mal," said Maleficent. Everyone looked at each other with awkward faces. Matthew broke the silence "Who is this?" he asked. Uma sighed and let go of Maleficent and said "Matthew, this is your grandmother. On your mother's side."
"Grandmother?" said Matthew looking at the Beast and Belle who nodded.
"Wait, me a grandmother? How long have I been a lizard?" Maleficent asked.
"26 years," replied Belle.
"And where's Mal?" asked Maleficent.
"18 years ago, today, she and her friends went to Mt. Olympus to help defend it from Cronos the Titan. They've been missing ever since," said Uma.
"Missing? At Olympus?" said Maleficent. Uma nodded. Maleficent turned and went to leave when Uma said, "Where are you going?". Maleficent stopped and said, "To Olympus."
"We tried, but only a god can give us permission to enter Olympus," said Uma.
"You didn't have me then," said Maleficent and she left.
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The return of Maleficent caused panic in Auradon as the people were wondering if she's going to seek revenge to what happened to her. Uma made a public address telling the people to remain calm and that they had everything under control. Meanwhile Matthew is talking to his grandparents about his mother's parentage.
"So, I'm related to the two most evil people in the world," said Matthew.
"Yes, but that doesn't mean we love you even less," said Belle. "Your mother was exactly what we needed to bring about true peace. She taught us that evil can become good, while good can become evil. True peace is about finding the right balance between those two."
"Would my grandmother find my parents?" Matthew asked. The Beast and Belle looked at each other and the Beast said "I honestly can't say. I don't want to believe that their dead, but it's been 18 years." Just then a guard came in the room. "Yes?" said Belle.
"Maleficent took back her staff," said the guard. "She's waiting for you at the bridge," he said, and he left.
"I knew we should have destroyed that staff," said Belle as they followed the guard out.
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Maleficent is standing at the bridge connecting to Auradon and the Ilse of the lost deep in thought. She heard footsteps behind her, and she turned around and saw Uma, Matthew, the Beast, Belle and a few guards in front of her. "You know I wanted to destroy the barrier in the first place. That's what brought my daughter here," said Maleficent.
"And we thank you for that," said Belle. "Without your daughter's help, we wouldn't have found true peace with the Isle," she said. Maleficent smiled at those words. "Peace? No such thing," she said. She pointed at the Isle and said "Someone out there is probably planning on destroying this kingdom. You can't assume that everyone is pleased with this arrangement," she said.
"Its not an arrangement," said Uma. Maleficent shrugged her shoulders and said, "Its none of my concern. Now tell me, who is coming with me?". Everyone looked at each other in confusion. "Going where?" the Beast asked. Maleficent sighed "To get my daughter and your son. To Olympus," she said.
"We told you, only a god can give us permission to enter," said Uma.
"Yes, I know that, but your forgetting that Matthew here is all grown up now," said Maleficent.
"What do you mean?" Uma asked. Maleficent sighed again in annoyance. "How are you ruling a kingdom?" she asked. "Are you forgetting that Matthew has god blood in his veins? The son of a demi-god and grandson of a fairy and an actual god. He can open the portal to Olympus no matter how thick his blood runs of that heritage," said Maleficent. She then spoke to Matthew. "Tell me, what powers do you have?" she asked him.
"Powers?" said Matthew.
"Yes powers. Can you turn into a dragon or do you have magic?" Maleficent asked. Matthew looked at the Beast and Belle before replying, "I haven't got any powers." Maleficent looked surprised. "Someone of that heritage doesn't have any powers?" she said. Matthew shook his head. "Hm, interesting. Guess you haven't found an opportunity to unlock them," said Maleficent. "No matter there'll be plenty of those when we go to Olympus," she said. Uma took a dislike to that. "He's the heir to Auradon, no way I'm putting him in that kind of danger," she said. "I'll be there to protect him don't worry," said Maleficent. Uma laughed at that, "Like how you treated Mal. I don't think so," said Uma. Maleficent was about to argue with Uma when Matthew spoke. "Uma, I want to go," he said. Everyone looked at him. "I want to help my parents," said Matthew. Uma sighed "Very well, but I'm going with you," she said. She turned to the Beast and Belle and said, "You don't mind looking after the kingdom?". Belle and the Beast both nodded, and Belle said, "We will look after the kingdom. We finally have a real opportunity to find everyone. We need to take it.".
"Very well," said Maleficent.
"So how do we get in?" Uma asked.
"Matthew come to me and hold out your hand," said Maleficent. Matthew nervously walked toward Maleficent with his hand outstretched. Maleficent then summoned a knife out of thin air and cut Matthew's hand with it. Matthew immediately pulled back and Uma grabbed Maleficent. "What the hell are you doing?" she asked.
"We need his blood to open the portal," said Maleficent. Uma let go of her and checked Matthew's hand. The cut wasn't that deep and already started to heal. Maleficent drew a round shape with the bloody knife in the air and said, "Open, gates to Olympus." A yellow light glowed along the circle and a portal opens. Inside the portal they see the home of the gods, Mt. Olympus. "That's it?" said Uma.
"The gods were never a creative lot," said Maleficent. The three of them stepped inside the portal and the portal closed behind them. Leaving the Beast, Belle and a few guards behind.