Shorter chapter because I have writer's block, and I can't think. Thanks for waiting patiently, I apologize for only giving you guys a short chapter, but I hope it is still a good one.

I don't own Descendants, only my OCs.

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Heidi landed back in the Fairy Cottage and blinked in surprise when she saw that Audrey was not there. Where could she be? I just came from our house so she can't be there... The goddess thought while she tried to find any sign of where the princess might be.

She heard a "poof!" next to her, and she looked over her shoulder. "Hermes." She acknowledged the god before going back to her search.

"At your service!" Hermes said with a grin as he floated a little bit higher.

"Since you are here, can you locate Audrey? Normally I'd be able to find her, but I can't track her necklace in this form." Heidi looked up and placed her hands on her hips. "And I can't think of anywhere else she'd be."

Hermes gave her a mock salute before zipping out the open window.

Heidi held up her hand and shook her head. "Five, four, three, two…"

Before she could even reach one, Hermes zipped back through the window and skidded to a stop. He brushed off a bunch of leaves that had somehow landed on him and looked at her. "I found her. She's spying on those VKs from another area. It reminded me of a...safe house."

Heidi blinked at the word and tilted her head. "A safe house?"

Hermes nodded as he began floating again. "I overheard her mentioning how this place wasn't safe anymore. Something about the VKs almost finding out where she might have been hiding." He rubbed his chin. "That Scepter is messing with her mind, big time. The kids are just now finding the signs of the king turning into a dog."

Heidi sighed and shook her head. "I was afraid of that. The Scepter is telling her what to do. It probably told her to leave this place and find another area to watch from."

"Ahh, gotcha. Anyway, you want me to lead the way?" He asked and pointed his finger at the window.

Heidi floated into the air and flew towards the window. "Go ahead; I can keep up in this form."

Hermes chuckled and grinned widely before zipping out the window. Not even a second later, Heidi zipped after him. She flew high into the sky and caught up with him as she heard a booming sound from the speed the god was going.

Hermes laughed when he saw her keeping up with him. "Hey! It's the first time I've ever seen you keep up with me! You should learn how to summon this form so you can always keep up with me!"

Heidi shook her head in amusement. "Find me someone who knows how to do this, and I'll do it, okay?"

Hermes gave her a thumbs up before looking at the ground. "Going down!" He stopped and began descending to the forest at a fast rate.

Heidi followed him down and noticed something odd. "Wait, the safe house is in the Summerlands?"

Hermes shrugged as he landed on the forest floor. "Yep. It seems the princess wanted a remote place to hide out in."

Heidi raised an eyebrow as she saw a bear in the distance. "Remote is an understatement. This looks like one of the unmarked areas of the Summerlands."

Hermes nodded as he began walking down a forest path. "Not unmarked enough, there's a path that's been recently created."

Heidi floated after him and narrowed her eyes as she saw small blue fires near the edge of the path. So she is nearby. I still need to figure out how she's using my ember; last time I checked, it shouldn't work for anyone except family.

They arrived at the safe house, and Heidi tilted her head. "I never thought I'd see Audrey pick a log cabin to sit in. Cottages are one thing, but this is…" She shook her head and placed her hands on her hips. "Something else."

Hermes chuckled. "Must be the Scepter then. Audrey seems like a stereotypical princess, and those ladies don't normally relax in a hunting cabin in the roughest part of the Summerlands."

Heidi smirked and looked at the ground. "I guess you could say she is a stereotypical princess in pink." She mumbled before looking back up at him. "Turn invisible and follow me in."

Hermes gave her a nod before turning invisible. Heidi's eyes narrowed and flew in through an open window and went to where a fireplace was. In the center of the room was Audrey, and before her was the Scepter. The Scepter was floating midair and had a bright blue aura surrounding it. From her position, Heidi could see that Audrey was trying to do something with her ember and was communicating with the Scepter within her mind.

"What's she doing?" The goddess asked aloud.

'I think she's trying to put your ember in the Scepter, y'know, take up its power to a whole 'nother level?'

Heidi flinched at the voice that entered her head, and she scowled. 'Hermes, a warning would be appreciated! How the hell are you doing that?'

'Trade skill?' Hermes answered innocently, the tone of his voice reminded Heidi very much of a mischievous child.

Heidi rolled her eyes and shook her head. 'Liar. You probably learned how to do this so you could annoy the other gods.' She thought back, remembering that the messenger god could be a trickster when he wished.

'You wound me.' Heidi could practically see the wilted look on his face when he thought that.

'Oh hush. Now, what did you mean by "Putting the ember in the Scepter?"'

'Ah, right! Well, that Scepter must be talking with her, much like how we are, and it is telling her that she needs to place the ember on it somehow.' He paused, and Heidi could tell he was thinking of what to say. 'If she places the ember within the Scepter, she could be unstoppable.'

Heidi's eyes narrowed, and she frowned. 'I'll be able to call it back, right?'

'If you are awake by then, it should be as easy as whistling for it to return.' Hermes said, his tone serious and Heidi knew that he thought that the situation wasn't good.

The two gods were caught off guard when they noticed the ember float up before beginning to circle the Scepter.

'That doesn't look good…' Heidi thought, her frown deepening when she felt the combined magic coming from the two powerful objects.

'Feels even worse. Your ember was created to be more versatile than Hades and is, therefore, more powerful in the creative sense. Maleficent's Scepter...Well, since that lady was, probably, one of the most powerful Fae, you can see where I'm going with this.' Hermes explained with a sigh.

'In other words, we are screwed.' Heidi thought back, eyes narrowing as she saw the blue glow brighten as the ember sped up in its circling.

'Took the words right out of my mind.' Hermes thought with a chuckle.

Without warning, the ember suddenly slammed into the Scepter, and the room was filled with a blinding blue light. Audrey covered her eyes and took a step back while muttering something under her breath.

'Huh, she actually did it.' Hermes commented in surprise.

Heidi blinked the spots away as the light dimmed down. 'How the hell are you not blind?'

'You try looking at Apollo when he's wooing a woman; it's like staring at the sun itself.' The god jokes.

Heidi rolled her eyes before looking back at the Scepter. Its design was different now with the body of the Scepter being pitch black with long blue cracks scattered across it. The cracks glowed like a heartbeat and emitted a low melodic hum. At the top of the Scepter, the gem was no longer green and now resembled Heidi's ember in color.

Audrey cautiously removed her hand and approached it with an outstretched hand. "Wow…" She breathed, her voice full of awe. The princess grabbed it and gasped as a wave of powerful magic washed over her.

'Hermes, if my ember is combined with the Scepter, she can use it, right?' Heidi asked, a deep frown settling onto her face.

'Yep. She has full access to all the powers you have with it.'

'Fire and shadows along with Fae magic...If things weren't going to hell before they are now.'

Audrey closed her eyes as pink smoke began to surround her. "I am liking this." She chuckled before slamming the Scepter onto the ground, and the girl disappeared as soon as she did this.

Hermes turned visible again, and Heidi could now see just how nervous he actually was. "This is not good…" He muttered, shaking his head at what they had just witnessed.

Heidi landed on the floor and gazed at him. "What can we do?"

The god grimaced and looked up at her. "All we can do is wait until you wake up. There are only four people who can get that ember away from Audrey, and one of them is on the Isle."

"My brother is a chicken so he wouldn't be useful...I'm not sure if Mal has awakened enough of her godly half to summon it away, my father's ember only did so much," Heidi said with a frown.

"That leaves you unless we let Hades out of course," Hermes stated, waving his arm through the air as he talked.

"As much as I would love to do that, I can't do that in this form. Besides...wouldn't that make this situation only worse?" Heidi looked quite conflicted as she said those words as they betrayed her true feelings.

Hermes grinned, and mischief entered his eyes. "Oh, trust me, Hades could fix more than he'd break right now."

"Hermes...You can't." Heidi said, a serious look entering her eyes. "You would get in so much trouble."

Hermes laughed as a golden helmet appeared on his head. "Heidi, we have been over this, I don't ever get in trouble. Plus, if Hades did something good, it might prove that he doesn't deserve to be on the Isle."

"But we cannot guarantee that he will be good. There is always a possibility that he might do something. There's too much going on right now, Hermes." Heidi said firmly before flying away.

Hermes smirked and he folded his arms. "Ah, she'll thank me later for this." He said before zipping out the window and flying in the direction of the Isle.