Chapter12: The Coronation

D-Day has arrived, and we were all nervous especially Mal. We went over the plan a hundred times. Evie, Mal and I got ready together as always, a ritual that we have grown to love. Evie designed our dresses of course; she was a genius and they were beautiful. Evie was wearing a bright blue gown that was strapless and had layering of tulle. She added a small matching blue cape with a collared neck and a tiara. She looked absolutely stunning. Mal had a very similar style dress only hers was lacier and lilac in color. Her hair was pulled up into an elegant bun, she looked like a princess. I was wearing a long sleeve cream colored dress with an open back. There was beading all over the sleeves and torso of the dress that faded into the bottom of the dress. My hair was braided into a halo braid that went around my head. Together we walked to where the coronation will be held. Neither one of us said a word, we were all too nervous and were focused on the plan.

Once we got to the venue, we parted ways with Mal. Everyone was dressed up in their finest gowns and were beyond excited. This was such a big deal that it was televised so our parents had to be tuning in. Mal looked stunning on carriage ride with Ben. Once arrived and meet the King and Queen at the top of the stairs, we were instructed to file inside to our designated seats. We made our way up to balcony and were so nervous we didn't say a word, we just exchanged looks. Glancing down at the crowd I noticed a familiar red-haired boy. PJ turned his head and instantly smiled when he saw Hadley in the balcony looking more stunning than he could imagine. The two smiled at each other and turned their gazes to Ben as he made his entrance.

Ben walked in nervous but ready and we all bowed to him. Fairy Godmother greeted the King and Queen and took the King's crown and put it on a kneeling Ben. Both of his parents were so proud. Fairy Godmother was given the wand from Belle and stood in front of Ben "do you solemnly swear to govern the people of Auradon with justice and mercy as long as you shall reign" "I do solemnly swear" Mal looked so nervous she was going to cry. With the wand Fairy Godmother started to knight Ben "it is my honor and my joy to bless our new king"

Out of nowhere Jane grabbed the wand out of her mother's hands and the whole crowd gasped. "Child what are you doing?!" "if you won't make me beautiful then I will have to do it myself!" Jane could not control the magic and sparks were being sent everywhere. If someone doesn't do something someone will get hurt. Mal ran up and ripped the wand out of Jane's hands. At that point we knew it was our signal to run downstairs. Ben ran in front of Mal "Mal give me the wand" "stand back" "it's okay" "Ben I said stand back" "I told you so" Audrey of course had to say something and Mal turned to look at her with the wand and Audrey yelped and jumped back in fear.

By this time, we were at Mal's side "let's go" "revenge time" Jay and Carlos spoke up as soon as they were by Mal. PJ looked at me disappointed and that made me feel a guilty pit in my stomach. Ben looked from Jay and Carlos to Mal "You really want to do this?" "we have no choice Ben. Our parents-" "your parents made their choice. Now you make yours" Mal took time to think and look around at everyone "I think I want to be good" "you are good" "How do you know that?!" "because because I'm listening to my heart" "I want to listen to my heart too" Mal turned to face us "and my heart is telling me that we are not our parents. I mean Jay, stealing things doesn't make you happy tourney and victory pizzas with the team makes you happy. And you Carlos, scratching Dude's belly makes you happy who would have thought. And Evie you do not have to play dumb to get a guy you are so smart. And Hadley you are my sister and I love you. And I don't want to take over the world with evil it doesn't make me happy. I want to go to school and be with Ben. Because Ben makes me really happy. Us being friends makes me really happy. You being my sister makes me really happy not destroying things. I choose good you guys." We all put our hands together and were in agreement "I choose good!" "so just to be clear we don't have worry about how really mad our parents are going to be. Cause they are going to be really, really mad" oh Carlos. "your parents can't reach you here" "okay then. Good" we all smiled at each other. It felt good to take a stand.

Jane must have accidently broken the barrier when she was trying to control the wand because in no time my mother showed up to crash the party. "I'm baaaaaaack!" "go away mother" "hahahaha funny. Wand me. Chop chop." With that Mal tossed the wand to Fairy Godmother "bippity boppity.." "boo!" Maleficent managed to freeze the room except for the VKs. She sauntered up to the Fairy Godmother and snagged the wand "let's see what first oh this" with a flick of the wrist Ben's ring came off of Mal's finger and onto the wand "perfect fit!" Mal looked crushed "falling in love is weak and ridiculous" a tear started to roll down Mal's cheek "it's not what you want" "you don't know what I want. Mom have you ever once asked me what I want? I'm not you" "well obviously. I have had years and years and years of practice being evil you will get there" "no I will not, and I really wish you would have never gotten there yourself. Love is not weak or ridiculous its actually really amazing" "I know one thing young lady you have no room for love in your life"

"And now I command wand to my hand!" the wand flew out of mom's hand and into Mal's "it worked!" "hardly think so this is all so tedious and very immature give me the wand give me the wand!" "hold on Mal maybe good is more powerful than evil" "oh please you're killing me" Jay tried to grab the scepter but was no match for Maleficent as she flung him away. "ENOUGH you all will regret this" and with that Maleficent turned into a dragon. "Magic mirror shine your bright light" the light from the mirror was grand and manage to make mom land in front of us. "Leave my friends alone this is between you and me mother. The strength of evil as good as none when it stands before 5 hearts as one. The strength of evil as good as none when it stands before 5 hearts as one" I put my hand on Mal's shoulder "you can do this Mal" "the strength of evil is as good as none when it stands before 5 hearts as one" both mom and Mal's eyes were green. In a flash of green smoke mom shrank down to a tiny purple lizard. Mal and I looked at each other shocked and Fairy Godmother unfroze. "what did you do?" "I don't know" "no no no your mother did. She shrank to the size of the love in her heart that's why she's so itty bitty" "is she gonna be like that forever?" "well forever is a long time you learned to love so could she" "I believe this belongs to you" Mal handed back the wand. Fairy Godmother handed Ben's ring to Mal "and I believe this belongs to you" "you have all earned yourselves an A in Goodness Class. Bippity boppity boo!" and with that everyone unfroze. Ben went from charging full force in beast mode to sweeping Mal up off her feet "how about next time I rescue you okay?" "yeah let's let there not be a next time".

A guard brought over Beast's enchanted jar thing and covered mom. Mal and I both yelled at him together "hey that's our mom be careful". Our laughter ended when we both gave each other a well needed and long overdue hug. "I meant what I said earlier you're my sister and I love you" "I love you too sis" "this is a summer of reconnecting, so you better be ready" "I'm looking forward to it. The real question here is what are we going to do about mom" "that's a thought for another time, we got a party to get to and you got a lost boy to talk to". Hadley turned to look at PJ "you look stunning, Hadley" "you're not so bad yourself" "looks like you and Mal are better" "yeah I never thought we would get to this place" "well I'm glad you're staying and you know not taking over the world" "I feel the same way". And with that the two kissed and instead of running Hadley deepened the kiss. The two hugged and for the first time Hadley was truly happy.

At least all the boring parts of the day were over, and we can all enjoy ourselves with the after party. There were fireworks, music and dancing all night long. I don't think my feet have ever hurt this bad before, PJ had to carry me all the back to the dorms. I think we were all looking forward to summer here in Auradon; it's going to be a summer like no other.