Hey everyone! Short chapter today because I am currently stuck with writer's block. It's incredibly annoying...I'm trying to get over it with another story, so if you see me writing that it's not because I gave up on this one. I'm simply struggling. Horribly so. Hopefully, that isn't too obvious in this chapter, I've been told when I right under a block it's...iffy, so I apologize if this sucks.
808VietGirl - Destructo Kirby for the win! Kirby is, basically, four times his normal size when they are stampeding, and he is still quite the cutie! As for Heidi getting her shit together? Well, you'll find out in this chapter.
Emmettluver2010 - Audrey certainly knows how to bond with animals, if only she did it without the city-wide rampaging. Heidi will be upset, as you will later find out in this chapter, but not in the way you think.
MaliceMalAmyMalevFaery - Same, I love evil Audrey! I feel like Audrey was still pretty soft as an 'evil villain' in D3, so I'm trying to make her truly evil. Make her fit that title of villain!
I don't own Descendants, only Heidi.
"A little bit more to the left."
Audrey watched as her newest minion, Chad, struggled to adjust the statue of her mother and father. The princess rolled her eyes, "Chad!"
Chad jumped, looking terrified at the fact that she yelled at him. "Y-Yes Audrey?" He asked as he shook from the terror within him.
"You were pushing it to the right; I said the left!" Audrey said irately, tightening her hold on the Scepter before aiming a beam of magic at the statue, "Do I have to do everything myself?"
She positioned it the way she wanted it and gazed around at what she was going to call her, "Garden of the Fallen." The pinkette hummed thoughtfully, "I wonder if the Sultana would be able to fit me in. I need to...discuss something with her and Aladdin." She said darkly, smirking and chuckling as her eyes glowed pink.
Kirby, who was now in his puppy form, looked up at her in curiosity.
She looked down at the puppy before looking at Chad, "I am going to be making a brief visit to Agrabah, trim this garden, and make sure it looks perfect." Audrey told him, looking up at the statue of her parents.
The fear and shock etched into their features were just beautiful, and she felt the smile appear on her face as she remembered their terrified cries before she turned them to stone.
Chad gave her a shaky nod at what she said, "G-Got it."
Audrey snapped her fingers, "Kirby, we leave."
Kirby barked at her and allowed himself to be picked up as Audrey closed her eyes.
"Time to bring Hell to Agrabah."
The gem on the Scepter glowed before the two disappeared with a 'crack!'
Heidi flew after Mal and the others as they left the Isle. They all looked so...stressed, almost as if something horrible had happened.
What could've have happened? I saw nothing out of the… Her eyes widened, realizing something as she nearly stopped flying for a moment.
Who was the one person who would never leave her side if she was in a coma?
Audrey.
When she opened her eyes, Heidi only saw her body on the bed. Kirby was lying on her stomach and seemed pretty content to stay sleeping. Audrey, however, was nowhere in sight.
The goddess closed her eyes, fearing what might have happened to her. What if she's in trouble? Oh, my gods...And I can't do anything! She felt like screaming and flying back to her body.
She wanted to beg for someone to shove her back into her vegetable of a body.
Above all things...She wanted, no, she needed to find Audrey.
With that thought in mind, she rocketed towards Auradon as she flew faster than ever before.
…
What she saw upon entering Auradon only proved her fears.
She felt herself stop breathing as she saw a castle burning in the distance, the blue fire consuming it entirely.
Heidi knew that castle. That was the castle that Audrey's parents lived in. The castle that stood proudly over Auroria and announced its royal presence to the world.
The castle that would soon be nothing more than a burnt husk of its former self.
Heidi's eyes shook as she looked at the raging blaze. Blue fire? Who would have blue fire-Oh no. She frowned as she closed her eyes. Someone had her ember, and they were using it to its full use. She knew the capabilities of her ember and, much like her fathers, it could easily be used for widespread destruction.
It appeared that whoever had her ember was well aware of this and happily used it to light most of Auradon City on fire.
There is going to be so much cleaning up to do. This is insane… She thought, flying lower so she could get a closer look.
That's when she saw yet another shocking sight.
Statues littered the streets while countless Auradonians were passed out in strange positions. Almost as if they had fallen asleep mid-step.
Once she took it all in it was a sight she would never be able to forget. The feelings of fear, horror, and grief ascending from the city in waves that nearly brought tears to the goddess's eyes.
Who could have done such a horrifying thing?
Heidi shivered at the thought of someone so evil running around with her ember, How could this have happened? My body is safe in the house, and Kirby is guarding it.
She closed her eyes as more dread filled her. She knew she had to do something...but what could she do as a freaking astral projection?!
Nothing. There is nothing I can do. Hermes said this is good for spying on people, not actually doing anything to them. She growled as she descended to the streets.
Even though everyone around her was incapacitated, she still felt the terror attached to them. There was so much despair radiating around her was nearly suffocating as it set off her empathy and caused her head to pound.
She could hear the screams that were attached to their unconscious and stone bodies. They echoed all around her as if they were trying to tell her something.
Au-NO!
P-Please P-Prin-AH!
W-Why is she doing this? NO STO-!
Heidi winced as she opened her eyes, "Please…" She hissed out, holding her head as she practically saw the emotions leaping at her, "PLEASE STOP!" She cried, expelling a large amount of magic from her body.
The wave sent the emotions flying back to the bodies, silencing their screams and allowing Heidi to breathe again.
She panted, having expelled more magic than she meant. "What the hell happened?" She asked aloud, searching for an emotion she could look into.
The goddess walked over to the statue of a young boy, seeing that his emotion was confusion instead of fear or grief.
There shouldn't be as much screaming; I can work with confusion. Heidi thought as she looked the statue over.
She placed her transparent hand on the boys head as her eyes glowed she closed them as her breathing slowed.
…
When Heidi opened her eyes, she saw...Auradon City looking like it had the day before. Everyone was chatting happily, blissfully unaware of the horror that would soon be upon them.
It was if someone snapped their fingers.
Out of nowhere, a massive creature came charging down the street — a massive three-headed creature.
The goddess's eyes widened, That's Kirby! She recognized the golden collars from a mile away; she was the one who made them for him after all.
Atop Kirby's back was a woman with bright pink hair and blue streaks, her eyes glowed a brilliant pink as she lifted a scepter into the air.
"You all think Mal would make such a great queen? Huh?! Well, guess what?!" The scepter glowed as she snarled at them, "You are WRONG!" She screamed, her voice full of anger as Kirby lit himself on fire.
Immediately, people began falling unconscious as the scepter fired off rays of green magic. Everybody started screaming as they tried running from the woman, fear etched onto their faces as several cried.
Heidi's breath caught as she recognized that voice.
The voice of the princess who kept her going through her time.
The voice of the woman she loved.
Audrey.
...
Heidi gasped as she was forced out of the memory, stumbling back slightly as she stared at the statue in horror.
This can't be right...Audrey would never do this.
She whipped around as the screams started again, their voices haunting her with each mention of Audrey.
I-Is that Audrey?
Why is a princess like Audrey doing this?!
I'M SORRY!
She slammed her hands over her ears, No...No...My Audrey would never do this. She would never go to such extremes...That isn't Audrey. She thought, feeling tears going down her cheeks as she felt like letting out a cry.
Just as she was about to explode, a hand touched her shoulder.
The screams instantly silenced as her head stopped pounding. A feeling of calmness washed over her as her breathing slowed down.
She slowly turned around, eyes widening as she saw who it was. "Hestia?"
The goddess looked at her in concern, her fiery eyes examining the scene, "What has happened here?"
Heidi didn't appear to hear her, "Hestia...how, can you see me?" She asked in shock, looking her over as if she'd find the answer that way.
"Hermes has filled me in on your condition and has sent me to assist you, do you know what happened?" Hestia looked at the younger goddess, her eyes narrowing while her frown was tight.
Heidi looked to the ground, "I think...I think my girlfriend did this." She whispered, her voice cracking as she held back a choked cry.
Hestia's eyes widened as she heard that. Her gaze soon landed on a statue, "She did not do this alone." The goddess informed her as she closed her eyes in thought, "Do you know if she was holding a weapon?" She asked, opening her eyes and directing her gaze to meet Heidi's.
Heidi blinked in confusion, "A weapon?" She looked away, her eyes narrowed in thought before she took a deep breath, "I saw a Scepter with a green gem, it sent out a sleeping spell along with a bunch of green blasts. I think it may have been magic." She said slowly, thinking back to what she saw in the boy's emotion.
Hestia nodded, her frown deepening as she thought about the description. The goddess knew of one magical weapon that fit Heidi's description and had the abilities to cause this level of chaos.
"The Scepter belonged to Maleficent," Hestia concluded, walking to a nearby statue of a horrified young woman and running her hand over it. "Much of Maleficent's anger is still sealed within the Scepter, and as soon as the girl touched it, it all went into her." She turned around to face Heidi, "It would be most accurate to say that the girl is being influenced by the Scepter."
Heidi's eyes widened dramatically, "Audrey is...being controlled by Maleficent's rage?" She asked, quickly approaching Hestia, "That means this isn't her fault!"
Before the bluenette could laugh in relief, Hestia shook her head. "Not quite. The reason she is being influenced is because she was feeling the same anger and rage the Scepter feels. It found a kindred spirit in her, and she found the idea of causing chaos that way too good to pass up. The only thing the Scepter has done is suggest what she should do and give her a gentle push while riling up her anger." She placed her hand on Heidi's shoulder, "This is her fault too, for she fell to her anger and hatred. If she hadn't, she wouldn't have sought the Scepter. I'm sorry, Heidi."
Heidi froze as her eyes shook. I...I couldn't stop her hatred...This is all my fault.
Hestia noticed this and quickly enveloped her in a hug, "It is not your fault, do not blame yourself for this." She whispered calmly as she pulled away, keeping Heidi's hands in hers. "You cannot change the past; all you can do now is prevent an unfavorable future."
Heidi sighed, looking at Hestia in sadness as she let her hands fall to her side."But how can I do that? I'm a ghost-thing." She gestured to herself and floated before doing a twirl mid-air.
Hestia rubbed her chin in thought before nodding, "I will contact Apollo to see if he could heal your body. Until then, Hermes will come if you call him seeing as he is the only one who can communicate with you." She stated as she closed her eyes.
Heidi nodded in agreement before pausing and raising an eyebrow, "Wait...Then how are you communicating with me?" She asked the goddess, her voice laced with suspicion.
Hestia offered her a small smile, "It would be wise to ask Hermes that." She chuckled before she disappeared in a column of fire.
Heidi looked at where Hestia was standing; her eyes halved as she shook her head, "I swear, sometimes I get a straight answer, other times I get that." She muttered while folding her arms.
